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1. Citation Information: "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633," Volumes I-III:
"James PEMBERTON
Origin: Unknown
Migration: 1630
First Residence: Charlestown
Removes: Malden Estate: ...In his will, dated 23 March 1659/60 and proved 1 April 1662, "James Pemberton of Maldon ... being weak in body" bequeathed to "my son Edward Barlow all that my upland ground he now is resident upon containing four acres and to my daughter Mary his wife and to the heirs of their two bodies for ever"; to "my son Edward Barlow, his wife, my daughter, and their children aforesaid, my orchard plot and the fresh meadow thereunto adjoining containing one acre ... only one half part of the grass for hay for my wife during her life"; to "my daughter Sara £10"; "my dwelling house with all the land belonging to it being ten acres more or less, five acres of land in the great swamp, all my salt marsh ... with all other my estate whatsoever not before particularly disposed of I give one half part unto my son John ... the other half part I give unto my beloved wife Margit Pemberton during her life, and after her decease to my son John and his heirs"; "my wife and my son John executors"; "my friend Joseph Hills Sr." overseer [MPR Case #17117]... Death: Malden 5 February 1661/2. Marriage: (1) By 1633 Alice ____; "Alice Pemberton" was admitted to Charlestown church 31 August 1633 [ChChR 8]; she died after 1642 and before 1653. (2) By 1653 Margaret ____, named in his will. She deposed on 15 December 1662 aged about fifty years [Pope, citing Middlesex Files]. Children:
i James, bp. Charlestown 14 September 1633 [ChCh 45]; no further record.
ii Mary, bp. Charlestown 3 April 1636 [ChChR 46]; m. by about 1656 Edward (or Edmund) Barlow (at least two children born to this couple by 23 March 1659/60, date of her father's will).
iii Sarah, bp. Charlestown 30 December 1638 [ChChR 47]; m. Cambridge 30 October 1668 Samuel Gibson.
iv John, bp. Charlestown 24 April 1642 [ChChR 50]; m. by 1668 Deborah Blake [MA Arch 15:43]..."
2. The periodical "The Essex Genealogist," vol. 19, no. 4[Nov. 1999], "Research in Progress: Two James Pembertons," by Jeanette T. P. Barnard, pp. 206-10:
"...CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF DOCUMENTED FACTS CONCERNING JAMES PEMBERTON
James Pemberton of Charlestown and Maiden, b. about 1608 (Anderson) d. at Malden 5 Feb 1661/2 (Anderson; Inv. of Estate).
1630 Came with Winthrop Fleet in 1630 (Banks, Winthrop Fleet)
1630 Requested admission as Freeman, 19 Oct 1630 (MBCR, 1:80; Anderson, Savage) 1633 Wife Alice admitted to 1st Church, Charlestown (Charlestown Church Record)
1633 Son James bapt. 14 Sept 1633 (ibid., 45)
1633 Proprietor (Pope)
1634 2 acres of land (Wyman)
1637 At Hull in re property (date 1647 often given) (MCBR, 1:226; mentioned by Anderson, Corey, Savage).
1638 10-acre lot at Mystic side (Wyman); petitioned General Court Oct 14 (12) 1640 (Lechford, Pope, Corey, 66)
1640 Petition as above.
1642 Son John bapt. 24 Apr 1642 (Charlestown Church Record, 50)
1649 Petition of wife Margaret (Corey, 146)
Wife Alice (1) d. aft 1642, bef. 1653
Wife Margaret (2) b. abt. 1612 (deposition in 1662 at age 50); m. by 1653.
1656 Became Resident of Maiden (Corey; footnote, page 84)
1653 Controversy with Dexters referred to R. Keayne (Pope)
1659 A James Pemberton had property in Medford (Hist. of Medford; County record)
1661 Died at Malden, 5 Feb 1661/2 (Anderson; will; Inv. of estate)
Children by Alice, bpt. at Charlestown:
i. James, bpt. 14 Sept 1633
ii. Mary, bpt. 3 (2) 1636; m. Edward Barlow
iii. Sarah, bpt. 3 (10 1638; m. 30 Oct 1668, Samuel Gibson.
iv. John, bpt. 24 (2) 1642; m. at Gloucester, bef. 1668, Deborah Blake.
Note: Corey says the only surviving records of the town of Malden begin after the close of King Philip's War about 1678.
1661 John Pemberton permitted by Selectmen of Boston to keep an Inn at Winnisimet, 5 Nov (Chamberlain, 296).
1661 Feb. John Pemberton, tenant on Ferry Farm of Gov. Bellingham and keeper of Winnisimet Ferry (ibid., 663).
1662 After father's death in 1661/2, inherited his Malden property and probably moved to Malden.
1671 John Pemberton, Boston, put in stocks; took revenge by beating his wife (Corey).
1675/1676 Served in King Philip's War (Corey, 326)
1691 John Pemberton died.
1701 Administration named 2 sons, Ephraim and John, but not his wife (assumed to be dead?)
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