Janes, Bathsheba (Barsheba)

Notes:

Name:
Named in her father's will.

Bathsheba married Johnson, Marverick on 1 Oct 1730 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 1691 - 1705, Northampton, Massachusetts; 24 Apr 1691, Abel Jeanes was granted a home lot in Northampton. 25 Aug 1705, Abell Janes and Mary his wife of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay sold for 215 pounds to Nathaniel Dwight of the same place the house and land where they now live in Northampton and several other parcels of land. Witnesses: William King, Samuel Allen and Joseph Hauley. Recorded 16 May 1738.
• Relocation: Prob 1706, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; After the sale of his home and lands in Northampton, Abel moved to Lebanon.
• Property: 20 Mar 1716, Northampton, Massachusetts; Abel Janes of Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut executed a quit claim deed surrendering his rights to Samuel Janes and Jonathan Janes in lands in Northfield, Massachusetts "that did formerly belong to My Honored Father William Janes Deceased and my Brother Joseph Janes Deceased". Witnesses: Obadiah Newcomb, William Clark. Recorded: 24 Sep 1734
• Will: 16 Sep 1718, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; Abel named the following heirs: Wife Mary Son William Son, Noah Daughter Mary King Daughter Ruth Chapin Grandson Waitstill Strong son of his daughter Sarah Strong (deceased) Daughter Elizabeth Phelps Daughter Mindwell Janes Daughter Rachel Janes Daughter Barsheba Janes Grandson Noah Chapin

Abel married Judd, Mary on 24 Nov 1679 in Northampton, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Relocation: Abt 1640, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticutt; It has been written that William arrived in Boston on the ship Hector in 1637 with the rest of the company led by John Davenport and Theophilous Eaton who went on to found the Colony of New Haven. This does not appear to be true, as there were no Jeanes or Janes on the passenger list of the Hector. He was, however, an early, though not original, member of the New Haven Colony.
• Property: 1639-1648, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticutt; William's lot was at the corner of present day Chapel and Church Streets kitty corner to the market, now the New Haven Green. It is shown on a reproduction of the 1641 Brockett map of New Haven (below). He sold the property to John Meggs (Meges, Meigs), a tanner and currier (leather finisher), in 1648. Meggs was involved in two lawsuits over the poor quality of his leather and shoes made from it. The town gained ownership of the property in 1658, and Meggs moved to Guilford, Connecticut.
• Relocation: Abt 1655, Northampton, Massachusetts; William and his wife and all his children moved to Northampton. He was active in town affairs. On 13 Feb 1656 William was appointed Land Recorder, a position he held for many years. Later he was appointed schoolmaster for one year.
• Property: 1657 - 1664, Northampton, Massachusetts; William received a home lot (2 acres) 5 Dec 1657 and several other parcels totaling about 34 acres. Parts or all of many of these were sold or traded for other land. He sold (alienated) small parcels of land to his children Ruth, Joseph and Ebenezer. He also donated 4 acres to a pool of land to be used by Mr. Mather, the town's clergyman, to attract new people to the town.
• Relocation: 1670-1675, Northfield, Massachusetts; 1669: A committee appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to layout a new plantation (Worcester) reported that two other places were also suitable for new towns. 1670: A party from Northampton, which included William Jeanes, examined one of the sites (called Squakheag, later Northfield) and found that the natives were willing to sell the tract. 1671: The members of the same party with others bought the tract from the natives. A group of 33 men, including William Jeanes and his sons Joseph and Abel, petitioned the General Court to purchase a plantation at Squakheag. Although the Deputies approved, the petition was denied by the Magistrates for unknown reasons. 1672: The petitioners tried again, and the settlement at Squakheag was approved. A committee was sent to Squakheag to lay out the township. 1673: Settlement began in the spring. Apparently few of the settlers built on their home lots, but instead put up closely spaced, thatch-covered huts (including one for worship) surrounded by a stockade. 1675: War with the Native Americans began in central Massachusetts on 2 Aug with an attack on Brookfield, perhaps 50 miles southeast of Squakheag. On 2 Sep the Native Americans attacked Squakheag and killed 8 including two of William Jeanes' sons Ebenezer and Jonathan (ages 16 & 14). On 4 Sep a rescue party from Hadly was attacked as it approached Squakheag and 21 more were killed. The settlers were finally rescued by a larger force and returned to their former homes in Northampton and Hadley. William Jeanes never returned to Northfield, but others did when Northfield was resettled in 1685.

Notes:

Name:
Abel identified William as his father in a deed.

According to Savage, William always spelled his name Jeanes, but his descendants spelled it Janes.

Birth:
A reasonable and commonly used birth year, but undocumented.

William married MaryEngland. Mary was born in England; died on 4 Apr 1662 in Northampton, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]