Surname Saturday -- SKERRY (2 Generations) Massachusetts

A few generations of my New England Skerry line.  My direct lines are in green.  If you would like sources or wish to exchange information, please contact me.

Descendants of HENRY SKERRY

Generation No. 1

1.  HENRY SKERRY was born Abt. 1606 in Yarmouth, Co. Norfolk, England, and died December 30, 1691 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married ELIZABETH MOULTON Abt. 1633 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England, daughter of ROBERT MOULTON and MARY SMYTH.  She was born Abt. 1610 in Ormesby, Norfolkshire, England, and died March 06, 1692/93 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of HENRY SKERRY and ELIZABETH MOULTON were:

2.                i.    HENRY SKERRY, b. Abt. March 18, 1633/34, Yarmouth, Co. Norfolk, England; d. April 12, 1697, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

3.               ii.    ELIZABETH SKERRY, b. Abt. March 04, 1637/38, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. August 17, 1697, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

4.              iii.    MARY SKERRY, b. Abt. September 08, 1640, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. August 28, 1688, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

5.              iv.    EPHRAIM SKERRY, b. Abt. March 26, 1643, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. October 11, 1676, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                  v.    JOHN SKERRY, b. Abt. June 03, 1649, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Generation No. 2

2.  HENRY SKERRY (HENRY) was born Abt. March 18, 1633/34 in Yarmouth, Co. Norfolk, England, and died April 12, 1697 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married PRISCILLA LUNT November 09, 1665 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, daughter of HENRY LUNT and ANN LUNT.  She was born February 16, 1644/45 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died Aft. 1736.

     

Children of HENRY SKERRY and PRISCILLA LUNT were:

                   i.    FRANCIS SKERRY, b. November 25, 1666, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. 1734; m. MARY HODGES, Abt. February 19, 1714/15, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                  ii.    ANN SKERRY, b. June 14, 1669, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. JOHN SMITH, February 06, 1688/89, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iii.    PRISCILLA SKERRY, b. July 13, 1671, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    ELIZABETH SKERRY, b. Abt. 1678, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. July 1695, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

3.  ELIZABETH SKERRY (HENRY) was born Abt. March 04, 1637/38 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died August 17, 1697 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.  She married BENJAMIN FITCH February 27, 1663/64 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, son of ZACHERY FITCH and MARY FITCH.  He was born December 21, 1630 in St. Albans, Hartford or Hertshire, England, and died March 12, 1712/13 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of ELIZABETH SKERRY and BENJAMIN FITCH were:

                   i.    ZACHARIAH FITCH, b. November 24, 1666, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. April 16, 1684, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

6.               ii.    BRIDGET FITCH, b. November 01, 1669, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. May 02, 1723, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH FITCH, b. March 27, 1672, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    MARY FITCH, b. May 02, 1678, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

4.  MARY SKERRY (HENRY) was born Abt. September 08, 1640 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died August 28, 1688 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  She married (1) JOHN LUNT November 19, 1668 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, son of HENRY LUNT and ANN LUNT.  He was born November 20, 1643 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died September 17, 1678 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  She married (2) THOMAS NELSON May 13, 1680 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He was born 1635, and died 1712.

     

Children of MARY SKERRY and JOHN LUNT were:

                   i.    JOHN LUNT, b. October 22, 1669, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) RUTH (WOOD) JEWETT, October 26, 1696; m. (2) ANN RICHARDSON, March 18, 1734/35.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH LUNT, b. October 02, 1671, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iii.    HENRY TERTIUS LUNT, b. February 22, 1672/73, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. SARAH BRICKETT, January 01, 1700/01.

                 iv.    JUDITH LUNT, b. August 08, 1678, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

5.  EPHRAIM SKERRY (HENRY) was born Abt. March 26, 1643 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, and died October 11, 1676 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.  He married MARTHA MELLARD September 1671 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts. 

     

Children of EPHRAIM SKERRY and MARTHA MELLARD were:

                   i.    HANNAH SKERRY, b. July 11, 1672, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

                  ii.    MARTHA SKERRY, b. July 13, 1674, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. JOHN NEALE, Bef. December 29, 1694, Boston / Salem, Massachusetts; b. 1673; d. 1699.

                 iii.    ELIZABETH SKERRY, b. March 1676/77, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Generation No. 3

6.  BRIDGET FITCH (ELIZABETH SKERRY, HENRY) was born November 01, 1669 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died May 02, 1723 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.  She married JONATHAN POOLE December 03, 1692 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, son of JONATHAN POOLE and JUDITH POOLE.  He was born February 28, 1666/67 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and died May 28, 1723 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

     

Children of BRIDGET FITCH and JONATHAN POOLE were:

                   i.    JONATHAN POOLE, b. September 14, 1692, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. February 08, 1755, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; m. ESTHER FLAGG, April 02, 1714, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; b. October 17, 1695, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                  ii.    BENJAMIN POOLE, b. April 17, 1694, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. December 17, 1732, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) BETHIA MANSFIELD, July 16, 1715, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. October 04, 1694, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; d. November 09, 1720, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; m. (2) MEHITABLE (__) GIBSON, December 17, 1723, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

                 iii.    ZACHARIAH POOLE, b. April 25, 1696, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. May 16, 1698, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                 iv.    ELIZABETH POOLE, b. March 28, 1698, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; m. NICHOLAS BELKNAP, November 24, 1720, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; b. October 15, 1695, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

                  v.    SAMUEL POOLE, b. April 10, 1700, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. May 08, 1752; m. REBECCA WILLIAMS, December 11, 1729, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts; b. May 17, 1713, Wakefield, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                 vi.    WILLIAM POOLE, b. February 24, 1701/02, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                vii.    ZACHARIAH POOLE, b. March 25, 1708, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. February 20, 1776, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; m. REBECKAH WADE, September 18, 1729, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; b. January 28, 1712/13, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. March 18, 1773, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

               viii.    MARY POOLE, b. June 30, 1711, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. June 05, 1737; m. EPHRAIM WESTON, November 30, 1731, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; b. Abt. 1700.

                 ix.    JUDITH POOLE, b. April 29, 1714, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. September 08, 1717, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

                  x.    BRIDGET POOLE, b. Abt. 1719, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; d. May 02, 1723, Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.