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Category: genealogy

Thomas and Susan French of Ipswich, and their Sons and Daughters

June 22, 2025July 16, 2025 Gordon Harris2 Comments
House lot of Thomas French of Ipswich

The largest contingent to arrive in Ipswich from the same village were 15 men and women from Assington, Suffolk, including Thomas French and his family.

Posted in genealogy, Leaders, PeopleTagged homes, Thomas French

My Ipswich connections

August 3, 2023January 29, 2026 Gordon Harris25 Comments

"I suspect that thousands of New Englanders have their roots based in Ipswich. Is it possible that I was drawn here by deeply ingrained ancestral memories?" By Thomas Palance

Posted in Commentary, genealogyTagged palance

Moses and Aaron Pengry and Their descendants

September 7, 2021November 17, 2024 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Aaron Pengry

Two brothers, Moses and Aaron Pengry both resided in Ipswich by 1641. and were active in town affairs. The surnames of their descendants are alternatively spelled Pingree, Pengre, Pengrey, Pengry, Pingre, Pingrey, Pingry.

Posted in genealogyTagged home, homes, pengry

Homes of the Descendants of John Baker of Ipswich

August 11, 2021March 15, 2024 Gordon Harris7 Comments
John Baker house, South Green in Ipswich

John Baker owned, by grant, a large lot on the north side of East St. between North Main and County St. To his son Thomas, he conveyed the house where he lived and the remainder of his land, June 14, 1698 (35: 44). John Baker the settler was apparently a man of property, his name… Continue reading Homes of the Descendants of John Baker of Ipswich →

Posted in genealogyTagged Baker, homes

Land Grants & Homes of the Early Settlers of Ipswich

August 11, 2021December 22, 2025 Gordon Harris3 Comments
Ipswich MA settlers maps

Photos of houses and tombstones of the early inhabitants of Ipswich and their descendants, with maps of the lots granted to the settlers.

Posted in genealogyTagged frontpage

Homes of the Descendants of Daniel Rindge and Mary Kinsman of Ipswich

August 4, 2021January 7, 2025 Gordon Harris3 Comments

Daniel Rindge (aka Ringe) was in Ipswich, in 1648. He married Mary Kinsman, the daughter of Robert Kinsman who came to Ipswich in 1635.

Posted in genealogyTagged homes, Kinsman, Rindge, Ringe
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