John's ship went down returning from Martinique, France
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John Fillmore Sr
BIRTH: 1676 • Lancashire (now Manchester, Cheshire County), England
DEATH: BEF. NOV 1711 • at Sea
John's Ship did not sink. He along with many others were poisoned and died at sea according to Historical Records found:
Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Vol. II
Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, Vol. II
Memoir of Captain John Filmore (by Ashbel Woodward, M.D., of Franklin, Conn.)
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records
And many others!
(I) John Fillmore, or Phillmore, first of the name in this country, was a mariner, and was probably the ancestor of all the American Fillmores. He bought an estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and later, November 24, 1704, in Beverly, Massachusetts. Apparently between 1708 and 1711, while on a voyage homeward bound from the West Indies, his ship was taken by a French frigate, this being the time of Queen Ann's war. He was carried to Martinique, where he suffered the hardships of a close imprisonment. He was ultimately redeemed, but, according to the narrative of his son, he was poisoned by the French during the homeward voyage. The basis for this assertion appears to be the fact that nearly all of the prisoners died before reaching home. He married, June 19, 1701, Abigail, daughter of Abraham and Deliverance Tilton, of Ipswich, Massachusetts. His widow married (second) Robert Bell, and removed to Norwich, Connecticut, where she and her husband bought a tract of forty acres from John Elderkin Jr. Robert Bell died August 23, 1727, and Abigail, November 13, 1727. Children: John, mentioned below; Ebenezer, born in Beverly, baptized in Wenham, July 21, 1706; married Thankful Carrier, in Norwich, Connecticut; Abigail, born in Beverly and baptized 172in Wenham, died young.
All the above mentioned records all state John Fillmore died BEFORE 1711, when is wife Abigail was called a Widow. All but The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records, state he was poisoned by the French while at sea and never returned home. The The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records only states he died ante (before) 1711 but not where or how.
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John Fillmore Sr
BIRTH: 1676 • Lancashire (now Manchester, Cheshire County), England
DEATH: BEF. NOV 1711 • at Sea
John's Ship did not sink. He along with many others were poisoned and died at sea according to Historical Records found:
Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Vol. II
Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, Vol. II
Memoir of Captain John Filmore (by Ashbel Woodward, M.D., of Franklin, Conn.)
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records
And many others!
(I) John Fillmore, or Phillmore, first of the name in this country, was a mariner, and was probably the ancestor of all the American Fillmores. He bought an estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and later, November 24, 1704, in Beverly, Massachusetts. Apparently between 1708 and 1711, while on a voyage homeward bound from the West Indies, his ship was taken by a French frigate, this being the time of Queen Ann's war. He was carried to Martinique, where he suffered the hardships of a close imprisonment. He was ultimately redeemed, but, according to the narrative of his son, he was poisoned by the French during the homeward voyage. The basis for this assertion appears to be the fact that nearly all of the prisoners died before reaching home. He married, June 19, 1701, Abigail, daughter of Abraham and Deliverance Tilton, of Ipswich, Massachusetts. His widow married (second) Robert Bell, and removed to Norwich, Connecticut, where she and her husband bought a tract of forty acres from John Elderkin Jr. Robert Bell died August 23, 1727, and Abigail, November 13, 1727. Children: John, mentioned below; Ebenezer, born in Beverly, baptized in Wenham, July 21, 1706; married Thankful Carrier, in Norwich, Connecticut; Abigail, born in Beverly and baptized 172in Wenham, died young.
All the above mentioned records all state John Fillmore died BEFORE 1711, when is wife Abigail was called a Widow. All but The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records, state he was poisoned by the French while at sea and never returned home. The The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records only states he died ante (before) 1711 but not where or how.
John's ship went down returning from Martinique, France
________________________________________________________
John Fillmore Sr
BIRTH: 1676 • Lancashire (now Manchester, Cheshire County), England
DEATH: BEF. NOV 1711 • at Sea
John's Ship did not sink. He along with many others were poisoned and died at sea according to Historical Records found:
Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Vol. II
Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, Vol. II
Memoir of Captain John Filmore (by Ashbel Woodward, M.D., of Franklin, Conn.)
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records
And many others!
(I) John Fillmore, or Phillmore, first of the name in this country, was a mariner, and was probably the ancestor of all the American Fillmores. He bought an estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and later, November 24, 1704, in Beverly, Massachusetts. Apparently between 1708 and 1711, while on a voyage homeward bound from the West Indies, his ship was taken by a French frigate, this being the time of Queen Ann's war. He was carried to Martinique, where he suffered the hardships of a close imprisonment. He was ultimately redeemed, but, according to the narrative of his son, he was poisoned by the French during the homeward voyage. The basis for this assertion appears to be the fact that nearly all of the prisoners died before reaching home. He married, June 19, 1701, Abigail, daughter of Abraham and Deliverance Tilton, of Ipswich, Massachusetts. His widow married (second) Robert Bell, and removed to Norwich, Connecticut, where she and her husband bought a tract of forty acres from John Elderkin Jr. Robert Bell died August 23, 1727, and Abigail, November 13, 1727. Children: John, mentioned below; Ebenezer, born in Beverly, baptized in Wenham, July 21, 1706; married Thankful Carrier, in Norwich, Connecticut; Abigail, born in Beverly and baptized 172in Wenham, died young.
All the above mentioned records all state John Fillmore died BEFORE 1711, when is wife Abigail was called a Widow. All but The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records, state he was poisoned by the French while at sea and never returned home. The The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records only states he died ante (before) 1711 but not where or how.
________________________________________________________
John Fillmore Sr
BIRTH: 1676 • Lancashire (now Manchester, Cheshire County), England
DEATH: BEF. NOV 1711 • at Sea
John's Ship did not sink. He along with many others were poisoned and died at sea according to Historical Records found:
Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Vol. II
Genealogical and Family History of Central New York, Vol. II
Memoir of Captain John Filmore (by Ashbel Woodward, M.D., of Franklin, Conn.)
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records
And many others!
(I) John Fillmore, or Phillmore, first of the name in this country, was a mariner, and was probably the ancestor of all the American Fillmores. He bought an estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and later, November 24, 1704, in Beverly, Massachusetts. Apparently between 1708 and 1711, while on a voyage homeward bound from the West Indies, his ship was taken by a French frigate, this being the time of Queen Ann's war. He was carried to Martinique, where he suffered the hardships of a close imprisonment. He was ultimately redeemed, but, according to the narrative of his son, he was poisoned by the French during the homeward voyage. The basis for this assertion appears to be the fact that nearly all of the prisoners died before reaching home. He married, June 19, 1701, Abigail, daughter of Abraham and Deliverance Tilton, of Ipswich, Massachusetts. His widow married (second) Robert Bell, and removed to Norwich, Connecticut, where she and her husband bought a tract of forty acres from John Elderkin Jr. Robert Bell died August 23, 1727, and Abigail, November 13, 1727. Children: John, mentioned below; Ebenezer, born in Beverly, baptized in Wenham, July 21, 1706; married Thankful Carrier, in Norwich, Connecticut; Abigail, born in Beverly and baptized 172in Wenham, died young.
All the above mentioned records all state John Fillmore died BEFORE 1711, when is wife Abigail was called a Widow. All but The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records, state he was poisoned by the French while at sea and never returned home. The The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII Lineage Records only states he died ante (before) 1711 but not where or how.
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