Robert Lord

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name
Robert Lord
sex
male
access
public
summary
Town clerk of Ipswich and clerk of the court, made a freeman in 1635/6 and a deputy in 1638; he died at Ipswich in 1683, aged 80. His will says he and his wife, probably Mary Waite, had "lived comfortably together in a married condition almost fifty three years." Perhaps a son of the widow Katherine Lord, and probably the father of Robert Lord (d. 1696).
born
date
c. 1603
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-ipswich, court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
note
From his age at death, "a. 80 y.," and a deposition of 1662, "Robert Lord, aged fifty-nine years" (Essex Quarterly Courts 2:434).
died
date
21 Aug 1683
place
Ipswich, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-ipswich]
note
"Robert. Aug. 21, 1683, a. 80 y." (2:620). Will dated 28 June 1683, proved 25 Sept 1683.
residences
date
bef. 1636
place
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low]
note
Mollie p. 104: he and his mother Katherine came from Sudbury, where he owned yards, gardens and orchards in St Gregory's parish.
date
1637
place
Ipswich, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low, book-hammatt-papers-ipswich]
note
Mollie p. 104: came in 1636 with his wife Mary Waite and took a house lot on High Street, Ipswich.
events
what
Made a freeman, Boston
date
3 Mar 1635/6
place
Boston, Massachusetts
note
Admitted freeman at Boston on 3 Mar 1635/6; deputy for Ipswich in 1638.
mother
id
katherine-lord-fl1641
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[book-felt-1834-history-ipswich, book-hammatt-papers-ipswich]
note
Felt, Robert "appears to have been son of Widow Catharine Lord."
spouses
id
mary-waite-fl1630
married
date
c. 1630
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[will-robert-lord-1683]
note
In 1683 his will speaks of "almost fifty three years" of marriage. Mollie has 1630.
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[will-robert-lord-1683, book-hammatt-papers-ipswich]

He came to Ipswich about 1635, probably from Sudbury, Suffolk. Freeman 3 Mar 1635/6, at Boston; deputy 1638; town clerk of Ipswich and clerk of the court (Felt). Hammatt (p. 208) describes him as Town Clerk, Clerk of the Court and Register of Deeds "for many years." He was Representative in 1638 and selectman in 1661 "and many years after," and in 1645 he sat on the committee "empowered to grant houselots to the settlers." His High Street house lot was granted on 19 Feb 1637, next to Mr. Humphrey Vincent; Hammatt, writing in 1847, says the property "yet remains a possession of his descendants." He witnessed the 1653 will of Thomas Emerson (Probate Records of Essex County 2:36).

His will, dated 28 June 1683 and proved 25 Sept 1683, says of his wife, "with whom by God's good providence we have lived comfortably together in a married condition almost fifty three years," and leaves her all his estate during her life (Hammatt p. 208). It gives legacies to his sons Robert, Nathaniel, Thomas and Samuel, to his daughters Sarah Wilson, Susannah Osgood, Abigail Foster and Hannah Grow, and to the children of his deceased daughter Chandler.

Mollie's story of a Robert Lord, an Indian fighter who could never sleep on a feather bed again, is not about him; it apparently belongs to a Maine Lord. Nathaniel Hawthorne's grandmother Miriam Lord, who married Richard Manning on 30 May 1776 (Ipswich VR 2:301), may descend from him, as Mollie says (p. 106), as nearly all early Ipswich Lords do; that has not been traced.

Open questions

  • His father. The 1603 will of John Lorde of Redriffe, clothier, names "two houses in Sudbury," "father Anthony Lorde" and "brother Robert Lorde" (EIHC 17:73), which suggests Anthony Lord was Robert of Ipswich's grandfather, not his father as unsourced online pages have it. That brother Robert could be Katherine Lord's husband; not proved. The Great Migration sketch of Robert Lord has not been read.
  1. ---
  2. name: Robert Lord
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Town clerk of Ipswich and clerk of the court, made a freeman in 1635/6 and a deputy in 1638; he
  7. died at Ipswich in 1683, aged 80. His will says he and his wife, probably Mary Waite, had "lived
  8. comfortably together in a married condition almost fifty three years." Perhaps a son of the
  9. widow Katherine Lord, and probably the father of Robert Lord (d. 1696).
  10. born:
  11. date: c. 1603
  12. basis: documented
  13. confidence: probable
  14. sources: [vital-records-ipswich, court-records-essex-quarterly-courts]
  15. note: From his age at death, "a. 80 y.," and a deposition of 1662, "Robert Lord, aged fifty-nine years" (Essex Quarterly Courts 2:434).
  16. died:
  17. date: 21 Aug 1683
  18. place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: proven
  21. sources: [vital-records-ipswich]
  22. note: "\"Robert. Aug. 21, 1683, a. 80 y.\" (2:620). Will dated 28 June 1683, proved 25 Sept 1683."
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "bef. 1636"
  25. place: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
  26. basis: compiled
  27. confidence: probable
  28. sources: [typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low]
  29. note: "Mollie p. 104: he and his mother Katherine came from Sudbury, where he owned yards, gardens and orchards in St Gregory's parish."
  30. - date: "1637"
  31. place: Ipswich, Massachusetts
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low, book-hammatt-papers-ipswich]
  35. note: "Mollie p. 104: came in 1636 with his wife Mary Waite and took a house lot on High Street, Ipswich."
  36. events:
  37. - what: Made a freeman, Boston
  38. date: "3 Mar 1635/6"
  39. place: Boston, Massachusetts
  40. note: "Admitted freeman at Boston on 3 Mar 1635/6; deputy for Ipswich in 1638."
  41. mother:
  42. id: katherine-lord-fl1641
  43. basis: compiled
  44. confidence: possible
  45. sources: [book-felt-1834-history-ipswich, book-hammatt-papers-ipswich]
  46. note: Felt, Robert "appears to have been son of Widow Catharine Lord."
  47. spouses:
  48. - id: mary-waite-fl1630
  49. married:
  50. date: c. 1630
  51. basis: compiled
  52. confidence: probable
  53. sources: [will-robert-lord-1683]
  54. note: In 1683 his will speaks of "almost fifty three years" of marriage. Mollie has 1630.
  55. basis: compiled
  56. confidence: probable
  57. sources: [will-robert-lord-1683, book-hammatt-papers-ipswich]
  58. ---
  60. He came to Ipswich about 1635, probably from Sudbury, Suffolk. Freeman 3 Mar 1635/6, at
  61. Boston; deputy 1638; town clerk of Ipswich and clerk of the court (Felt). Hammatt (p.
  62. 208) describes him as Town Clerk, Clerk of the Court and Register of Deeds "for many
  63. years." He was Representative in 1638 and selectman in 1661 "and many years after," and
  64. in 1645 he sat on the committee "empowered to grant houselots to the settlers." His High
  65. Street house lot was granted on 19 Feb 1637, next to Mr. Humphrey Vincent; Hammatt,
  66. writing in 1847, says the property "yet remains a possession of his descendants." He
  67. witnessed the 1653 will of Thomas Emerson (Probate Records of Essex County 2:36).
  69. His will, dated 28 June 1683 and proved 25 Sept 1683, says of his wife, "with whom by
  70. God's good providence we have lived comfortably together in a married condition almost
  71. fifty three years," and leaves her all his estate during her life (Hammatt p. 208). It
  72. gives legacies to his sons Robert, Nathaniel, Thomas and Samuel, to his daughters Sarah
  73. Wilson, Susannah Osgood, Abigail Foster and Hannah Grow, and to the children of his
  74. deceased daughter Chandler.
  76. Mollie's story of a Robert Lord, an Indian fighter who could never sleep on a feather
  77. bed again, is not about him; it apparently belongs to a Maine Lord. Nathaniel
  78. Hawthorne's grandmother Miriam Lord, who married Richard Manning on 30 May 1776 (Ipswich
  79. VR 2:301), may descend from him, as Mollie says (p. 106), as nearly all early Ipswich Lords do; that has not
  80. been traced.
  82. ## Open questions
  84. - His father. The 1603 will of John Lorde of Redriffe, clothier, names "two houses in
  85. Sudbury," "father Anthony Lorde" and "brother Robert Lorde" (EIHC 17:73), which
  86. suggests Anthony Lord was Robert of Ipswich's grandfather, not his father as unsourced
  87. online pages have it. That brother Robert could be Katherine Lord's husband; not
  88. proved. The Great Migration sketch of Robert Lord has not been read.
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