Ahnentafel #1033 - Judith Gater

Judith Gater

Baptized: March 19, 1589/90 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

Died: after 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Buried: Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, MA

Married: John Perkins, October 9, 1608 Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England

St. John the Baptist, Hillmorton
photo by A.R. Thomson

Immigration: Left England December 1, 1630 on the Lyon with her husband and five of her seven  children ranging in age from 7 to 22 The ship landed at Nantasket, Massachusetts on February 5, 1630/31, a voyage of 67 days. 

Records:

1631 - Boston, MA - Judith was admitted to membership in the First Church of Boston as member #108. 

1633 - Ipswich, MA - John Perkins moved his family to Ipswich from Boston. A distance of about 35 miles. 

1654 - March 28 - Ipswich, MA - Judith was appointed executrix of her husband's estate:

. . . all the rest of my estate of one kinde and other I do wholy leave to my deare wife Judith Perkins apointing and ordaining my sade wyfe the sole executrix of this my last will and testament desiring my sayde wife to dispose of the cattell above mentioned according to her discresion as they shall prove steeres or heyfers, as also to dispose of some of the increase of the sheep to ye children of my son Thomas and of my three daughters at the discresion of my sayde wife . . . 

Children:

John

Elizabeth

Mary

Ann

Thomas

Jacob

Lydia