Descendants of Henry Kingman

HENRY KINGMAN was born Abt. 1595 in Wales or England, and died June 5, 1667 in Weymouth, MA. He married JOANNA --- 1617 in Wales or England. She was born 1596 in Wales or England, and died April 11, 1659.

Notes for HENRY KINGMAN:
The following is from "The Kingman and Ordronaux Families" by Leroy Wilson Kingman:

"A Kingman memorial association was organized at the United States hotel in Boston, Mass., 8 Dec. 1888, of which Hosea Kingman, of Bridgewater, Mass., was chosen president. Under the auspices of this association there was a gathering of about four hundred of the descendants of Henry Kingman at Brockton, Mass., on July 8, 1890, the day being the two hundred and fifth anniversary of the landing of Henry Kingman in America. A reception in the morning was followed by a banquet at noon, with after dinner speeches, and in the afternoon a monument, erected to the memory of Henry and Joanna Kingman in the Union cemetery, was unveiled. The monument is of Westerly granite and is nine and one-half feet high and three feet square at the base. The monument and the ground on which it stands were the gift to the association of Rufus P. Kingman, of Brockton, Mass. The Union Cemetery is on Center St. which runs off of Montello (route 28). The second reunion of the Kingman family was held at Elkins Park, Brockton, Mass., July 8, 1891, at which about 200 members of the Kingman family were present."

Henry and family may have come to America on the "Hopewell" which was one of several ships that were making continuous runs to these shores around 1635. It is not known for sure what the name of ship was. "Hopewell" is only a possibility.

The following is from "Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts" by George Walter Chamberlain: "sailed from Weymouth in Dorsetshire on or near 20 Mar. 1634-35 in Rev. Joseph Hull's Company, and arrived at Dorchester, 7 June 1635. (Register, 25: 14.) He was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 3 Mar. 1635-6. (Ibid. 3: 94.) Seven lots were granted to him at Weymouth, viz., twelve acres". It goes on to say that: "He was 'lycensed to keepe the saide fferry at Waymothe' during the pleasure of the General Court, 3 Mar. 1635-36, and was to take twopence apiece for transportation of people, 12 Mar. 1637-38. Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, 1: 165, 225.) He was licensed to keep a house of entertainment at Weymouth, 6 June, 1637. (Ibid. 199.) He was a deputy from Weymouth to the General Court 2 May 1638, 27 May, 1652, and 26 May, 1657; and was one of a committee to lay out a highway from Weymouth to Dorchester, 25 Dec. 1648."

More About HENRY KINGMAN:
Burial: Unknown, Weymouth, MA
Occupation: Ferryman
REMARKS: Came to America with the Hull party.

More About JOANNA ---
Burial: Unknown, Weymouth, MA
Children of HENRY KINGMAN and JOANNA --- are:
i. ALICE KINGMAN, b. 1613, England; d. 1663, MA; m. --- BARNARD; d. Unknown.
ii. EDWARD KINGMAN, b. 1619, Wales or England; d. Aft. 1675.

iii. JOANNA KINGMAN, b. 1624, Wales or England; d. Aft. August 19, 1697.
iv. ANNE KINGMAN, b. 1626, Wales or England; d. Unknown.
v. THOMAS KINGMAN, b. 1628, Wales or England; d. 1705, Weymouth, MA.
vi. JOHN KINGMAN, b. 1633, England; d. 1690, West Bridgewater, MA.
vii. HENRY KINGMAN, b. 1638, Weymouth, MA; d. May 1660.
viii. BRIDGET KINGMAN, b. 1640, Weymouth, MA; d. Unknown; m. --- BARNARD; d. Unknown.