James Noyes

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James Noyes
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[Rev. James Noyes]
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Rev. James Noyes, a founder and for some twenty years the teacher of the church at Newbury, Massachusetts. Born at Cholderton, Wiltshire, in 1608, probably a son of William Noyes, the rector there, he studied at Oxford and in 1634 came over in the Mary and John with his wife, Sarah Brown, and his cousin Thomas Parker. He died at Newbury in 1656. Father of Rev. Moses Noyes, the first minister of Lyme.
born
date
1608
place
Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy, vital-records-newbury]
note
"b. Choulderton, Wilts, Eng., 1608" (from his gravestone, as noted in the Newbury records).
died
date
22 Oct 1656
place
Newbury, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-newbury, book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
note
"Oct. 22, 1656. [a. 48 y. G. R. 2.]" (Newbury VR 2:674).
residences
date
1634
place
Medford, Massachusetts
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documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
note
Preached first at Mystic (Medford), where he was made a freeman on 3 Sept 1634.
date
1635
place
Newbury, Massachusetts
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documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
note
Went with Thomas Parker in 1635 to found the church at Newbury, where he was its teacher for over twenty years.
events
what
Matriculated at Oxford
date
1627
place
Oxford, England
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
note
At Brasenose College; left without a degree when his cousin Thomas Parker called him to teach the Free School at Newbury, Berkshire.
what
Sailed on Mary and John
date
1634
place
Southampton, England
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
note
Sailed early in 1634 with his wife Sarah Brown of Southampton, his brother Nicholas and Thomas Parker, preaching by turns on the voyage.
father
id
william-noyes-1568
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy]
mother
id
anne-parker-1575
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy]
note
Her will of 1655 gives "one shilling to each of my sons, James and Nicholas, now in New England."
spouses
id
sarah-brown-d1691
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compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy]
married
date
1633
place
England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
note
"not long before he came to New England"; Noyes (1889) has 1634, the year they sailed.

Rev. James Noyes, teacher of the church at Newbury, Massachusetts, and one of its founders. Born at Cholderton in Wiltshire, where his father was rector, he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1627, but left without a degree when his cousin Thomas Parker "called [him] from Brazen Nose College in Oxford, to help him in teaching the Free School at Newbury," in Berkshire. Unable to "comply with the ceremonies of the Church of England," he married Sarah Brown of Southampton and early in 1634 sailed in the Mary and John with her, his younger brother Nicholas and Thomas Parker: "on the sea Mr. Parker and Mr. Noyes preached or expounded, one in the forenoon, and the other in the afternoon, every day during the voyage" (source).

He preached first at Mystic (Medford), where he was made a freeman on 3 Sept 1634, and in 1635 went with Parker to found the church at Newbury, where he was its teacher "something above twenty years." His nephew Rev. Nicholas Noyes wrote of him for Cotton Mather's Magnalia: "He was very learned in the Tongues, and in the Greek, excelled most. He was much read in the Fathers and the Schoolmen ... He was as religious at home as abroad, in his family and in secret, as he was publickly." His catechism was still used at Newbury a generation later. "He had a long and tedious sickness, which he bore patiently and cheerfully; and he died joyfully, in the forty-eighth year of his age, Oct. 22, 1656" (source). The family homestead at Newbury, built in 1646, was still owned and lived in by Noyeses in 1889 (source).

Their children, born at Newbury: Joseph (1637), James (1640), for over fifty years the minister of Stonington and a founder of Yale; Sarah (1641); Moses (1643), the first minister of Lyme; John (1645); Thomas (1648); Rebecca (1651); William (1653); and Sarah (1656), who married Rev. John Hale of Beverly and was herself accused of witchcraft in 1692. His nephew Rev. Nicholas Noyes, minister at Salem, took part in the witch trials of that year.

Research: Notable connections of Patricia Hatten (1940-2009): the paternal Hatten line.

  1. ---
  2. name: James Noyes
  3. aka: [Rev. James Noyes]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Rev. James Noyes, a founder and for some twenty years the teacher of the church at Newbury,
  8. Massachusetts. Born at Cholderton, Wiltshire, in 1608, probably a son of William Noyes, the rector
  9. there, he studied at Oxford and in 1634 came over in the Mary and John with his wife, Sarah Brown,
  10. and his cousin Thomas Parker. He died at Newbury in 1656. Father of Rev. Moses Noyes, the first
  11. minister of Lyme.
  12. born:
  13. date: "1608"
  14. place: Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
  15. basis: compiled
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy, vital-records-newbury]
  18. note: '"b. Choulderton, Wilts, Eng., 1608" (from his gravestone, as noted in the Newbury records).'
  19. died:
  20. date: 22 Oct 1656
  21. place: Newbury, Massachusetts
  22. basis: documented
  23. confidence: proven
  24. sources: [vital-records-newbury, book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
  25. note: '"Oct. 22, 1656. [a. 48 y. G. R. 2.]" (Newbury VR 2:674).'
  26. residences:
  27. - date: "1634"
  28. place: Medford, Massachusetts
  29. basis: documented
  30. confidence: probable
  31. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
  32. note: "Preached first at Mystic (Medford), where he was made a freeman on 3 Sept 1634."
  33. - date: "1635"
  34. place: Newbury, Massachusetts
  35. basis: documented
  36. confidence: proven
  37. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
  38. note: "Went with Thomas Parker in 1635 to found the church at Newbury, where he was its teacher for over twenty years."
  39. events:
  40. - what: Matriculated at Oxford
  41. date: "1627"
  42. place: Oxford, England
  43. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
  44. note: "At Brasenose College; left without a degree when his cousin Thomas Parker called him to teach the Free School at Newbury, Berkshire."
  45. - what: Sailed on Mary and John
  46. date: "1634"
  47. place: Southampton, England
  48. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
  49. note: "Sailed early in 1634 with his wife Sarah Brown of Southampton, his brother Nicholas and Thomas Parker, preaching by turns on the voyage."
  50. father:
  51. id: william-noyes-1568
  52. basis: compiled
  53. confidence: probable
  54. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy]
  55. mother:
  56. id: anne-parker-1575
  57. basis: compiled
  58. confidence: probable
  59. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy]
  60. note: Her will of 1655 gives "one shilling to each of my sons, James and Nicholas, now in New England."
  61. spouses:
  62. - id: sarah-brown-d1691
  63. basis: compiled
  64. confidence: probable
  65. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants, book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy]
  66. married:
  67. date: "1633"
  68. place: England
  69. basis: compiled
  70. confidence: probable
  71. sources: [book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants]
  72. note: '"not long before he came to New England"; Noyes (1889) has 1634, the year they sailed.'
  73. ---
  75. Rev. James Noyes, teacher of the church at Newbury, Massachusetts, and one of its founders. Born at
  76. Cholderton in Wiltshire, where his father was rector, he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, in
  77. 1627, but left without a degree when his cousin Thomas Parker "called [him] from Brazen Nose College
  78. in Oxford, to help him in teaching the Free School at Newbury," in Berkshire. Unable to "comply with
  79. the ceremonies of the Church of England," he married Sarah Brown of Southampton and early in 1634
  80. sailed in the *Mary and John* with her, his younger brother Nicholas and Thomas Parker: "on the sea
  81. Mr. Parker and Mr. Noyes preached or expounded, one in the forenoon, and the other in the afternoon,
  82. every day during the voyage" ([source](/files/sources/book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants/)).
  84. He preached first at Mystic (Medford), where he was made a freeman on 3 Sept 1634, and in 1635 went
  85. with Parker to found the church at Newbury, where he was its teacher "something above twenty years."
  86. His nephew Rev. Nicholas Noyes wrote of him for Cotton Mather's *Magnalia*: "He was very learned in the
  87. Tongues, and in the Greek, excelled most. He was much read in the Fathers and the Schoolmen ... He was
  88. as religious at home as abroad, in his family and in secret, as he was publickly." His catechism was
  89. still used at Newbury a generation later. "He had a long and tedious sickness, which he bore patiently
  90. and cheerfully; and he died joyfully, in the forty-eighth year of his age, Oct. 22, 1656"
  91. ([source](/files/sources/book-noyes-1904-noyes-descendants/)). The family homestead at Newbury, built in
  92. 1646, was still owned and lived in by Noyeses in 1889
  93. ([source](/files/sources/book-noyes-1889-noyes-genealogy/)).
  95. Their children, born at Newbury: Joseph (1637), James (1640), for over fifty years the minister of
  96. Stonington and a founder of Yale; Sarah (1641); [Moses](/people/moses-noyes-1643/) (1643), the first
  97. minister of Lyme; John (1645); Thomas (1648); Rebecca (1651); William (1653); and Sarah (1656), who
  98. married Rev. John Hale of Beverly and was herself accused of witchcraft in 1692. His nephew Rev.
  99. Nicholas Noyes, minister at Salem, took part in the witch trials of that year.
  101. Research: `research/hatten/Hatten_Philbrick_Marvin.md`.
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