Jonathan Gavitt

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1731 BIRTH: MASS,Essex-Salem: Jonathon Gavitt (Gavet) born 3 July 1731

1754 MARRIAGE: MASS,Essex-Salem: Jonathon Gavitt md Sarah Whittemore 22 September 1754.

RELIGEON: Gen of RI Families pg 468: "13. Jonathan Gavet... cabinet maker and turner... was one of the proprietors of the first house of the North Church, Salem..."

1806 DEATH: MASS,Essex-Salem: Jonathan Gavitt died 31 July 1806.

Jonathan married Sarah Whittemore 22 Sep 1754, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Sarah was born Abt 1731; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Child Gavitt was born Abt 1755, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died Abt 1755, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
2. Child Gavitt was born Abt 1757, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died Abt 1757, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
3. Child Gavitt was born Abt 1758, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Sarah Gavitt was born 1759, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died Aft 1773.
5. Jonathan Gavitt was born 1761, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Joseph Gavitt was born 1764, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 Mar 1817, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
7. William Gavitt was born 2 Jan 1767, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 8 Jan 1856, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
8. Mary Gavitt was born 31 Oct 1768, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 13 Dec 1849.
9. Elizabeth Gavitt was born 1770, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 Jan 1820, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
10. Deliverance Gavitt was born Abt 1773, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 14 Nov 1835.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 21 Jun 1700, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Notes:

1699 BIRTH: MASS,Essex-Salem: Joseph Gavitt born 22 December 1699m a mariner.

1725 MARRIAGE: MASS,Essex-Saem: Joseph Gavitt married Mary Williams May 20, 1725

1765 DEATH: MASS,Essex-Salem: Joseph Gavitt died in 1765


NOTES: History of Salem, Massachusetts Vol 2, pg 314: "Richard Sibley built his dwelling house, in 1663, on the SE corner of the lot of land upon which the the North meeting house now stands, on Essex Street. He died in 1676, and after the death of his widow, subsequent to 1700, the heirs released their interests to his son John. The estate passed to Joseph Gavett in 1758, and, in 1763, he moved the house to the westerly side of North Street, opposite Lynde Street. The estate remained in the Gavett family. [not sure which Joseph, but this one seemed likely, could be RIN 8012 or 8100-to ck out]

Joseph married Mary Williams 20 May 1725, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Mary was born 19 Dec 1699; died 11 Jun 1743; was buried , Burying Grounds, Salem, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1651 BIRTH: ENG,Isle Jersey-St Saviors: Philip Gavitt born 1651
c1650-51 BIRTH: France or Great Britain, Isle of Jersey-St Saviors's: Philip Gavitt born about 1650-51 [from Ancestral File 12-2006 - to check out]

1681 MARRIAGE: MA,Essex Co-Marblehead: Philip Gavitt md Hannah Macchone 6 Sep 1681

1713 DEATH of wife: MA,Essex Co-Salem: Hannah Macchone Gavitt died 1 Dccember 1713

1713 LETTER to son: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families pg 462: Letter 7 December 1713: "copied from original manuscript, which in 1909 was temporarily in the hands of the compiler of this article. The handwriting... is 'uncommonly clear,' and somewhat too steady for a man in his eighties:
"My deare Son Ezekiel, These few sad lines will give you to understand that youre deere Mother is dead. She was taken very sick the last thirsday of November, and diyed the first day of December bettweene eight of the clock, and nine, in the Morning else I thank God we are all well at present. If you are willing to be a helpe to me to transport me, and my tools, and bedin and such things as we have next April, or May, next insueing I shall indeavor to be ready for your coming then, and if it suite you after planting time, well, with a small sloop if you could conveniently...send me an Answer by the next post, you must post-pay this letter, and I will post pay yours only remember to make your superscription Thus To my beloved father Philip Gavet in Salem, to be delivere to him with haste. Then I shall know what you will do... so fare-well from your father, Philip Gavet"
[addressed] "To my beloved son Ezekiel Gavet I hope living at Westerly in Narragainset to be delivered to him with all the speed" "Sal 9"
According to a letter from a Mrs W. S. Gavitt of Ocean View, Washington Co, RI, dated 12 Feb 1882, Philip Gavet carried out the plan proposed in his letter, removed to Rhode Island, and with his son Ezekiel, built a house "on the Post Road from Newport to New London," on the site of which Mrs. Gavitt was living when she wrote and where she says that Philip died. Doubtless he is buried in one of the unmarked graves in "Gavitt ground (4)," mentioned by Denison in "Westerly and its Witnesses."

1714 DEATH: RI,Washington Co-Westerly: Philip Gavitt died 1714

NOTE: Rcd of Parish List of Deaths 974.45/S1 K2b pg 65-66: "598. Dec 13 [1801]. Notice of the death of John, son of Samuel and Mary Knapp. Fever abroad, 40 years. Married at 18 years. First mg 17 yrs. 2nd mg, 3 yrs. He was born in Portsmouth. His first wife was a Gavett of Salem; left 3 daughters. His 2nd wife a Dodd of Salem, has 1 son. He was on his passage from Batavia to Philadelphia in theBrig Harriet, Capt. Isaac Hagar."

The History of Salem, Mass. Vol 3 by Sidney Perley, 974.45/S1 H2ps 1928, 1988 reprint, pg 337: "Philip Gavett *6 lived in Salem as early as 1696. *6 "Philip Gavett 1 married Hannah _____; children: 1. Phillip 2 bapt 6-21-1696 2. Hannah bapt 6-21-1696; 3 Elizabeth... already have this part.
John Gavett 2; mariner; md Mary Carter Feb 1 1716-7; children 1. bap 11-201720; 2 Joseph 2 bapt 8-4-1723; 3 Sarah 3 bapt 4-9-1727; 4. Sarah 3 bapt 6-8-1729; 5. John 3 bapt 2--7-1730-1. JOSEPH GAVETT 2 joiner; md Mary Williams 5-20-1725; dd 1765; children: 1.___ son 3 bn 3-11-1725-6 2. Joseph 3 bn 2-17-1726-7; Samuel 3 bn 3-=24-1728-9 mariner; MADE COPIES OF THIS

HISTORY: Genealogies of Rhode Island Family from the NE Historical & Genealogical Register Vol I, pg 461-462: "The immigrant ancestor in New England of the family which forms the subject of this article was of French origin, and came to this country towards the middle of the 17th century, from the Island of Jersey, one of the Channel Island, off the northern coast of France. These islands have belonged to England for many centuries, being the only part of the former Duchy of Normandy which remained under the rule of the Engliosh kings after the close of the 100 Years' War. The population of the islands, however, is largely French, from Brittany, Artois, and other ancient provinces of northern France. There is a tradition that in the old church of St. Saviour, in Jersey, there are records of this family that date back into the 12th century. There are Gavets in France to-day, and writings by members of the family are listed in the catalogue of the Bibliotheque Nationale. In J. B. Rietstap's "Armorial General," second edition, Gouda, 1884, vol. 1, page 750, is the following description of a Gavet coat of arms:


www.newenglandancestors.org/nehgsr/disk5/1934/934C251.gif - pg 88/251: THE EUROPEAN ANCESTRY OF PHILIP GAVET OF SALEM, MASS. Compiled by Joseph Gavit of the New York State Library, Albany. "To the issue of the Register of Jan 1923 (v 77 pg 34-58) the present writer contributed an article entitled "Philip Gavet of Salem, Mass., and Some of His Descendants," ... In the introductory paragraphs of that article doubt was expressed as to whether the Philip Gavett who married at Marblehead, Mass., 6 Sept. 1681, Hannah Macchone was indeed the first immigrant. The statement in that article that Philippe or Philip Gavet, the immigrant ancestor of this New England family, was born on the idland of Jersey 2 May 1631, came to NE in 1647, and married there at the age of 24, that is, about 1655, was derived from the Bible of Joseph Gavet of Salem (no. 4 of the article in question), the youngest son of Philip and Hannah (Macchone) Gavett... But from data recently received from St. Saviour's Parish, Island of Jersey, and taken from the original records of that parish, as well as from the records of the Registry Office in Jersey, it is evident that the Bible record of Joseph Gavet of Salem, son of Philip and Hannah (Macchone) Gavett, either was misread or was an erroneous copy from an earlier record, that the first immigrant, Philip, was born, in all probability, in 1651, that he probably came to New England in 1676 or at any rate not later than 1681, and that he was in fact the Philip Gavett who married at Marblehead 6 Sept. 1681, Hannah Macchone. If he was born in 1651, he was in his 63rd year when his wife died, and was, therefore, not too old to move to Rhode Island and build a house there..." [more on the ancestry of Philip follows]

Philip married Hannah Macchone 6 Sep 1681, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Hannah was born 31 Oct 1659, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died 1 Dec 1713, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1659 BIRTH: MA,Middlesex Co-Cambridge: Hannah Macchone born 31 Oct 1659, daughter of John Macoone and Deborah Bush

1681 MARRIAGE: MA,Essex Co-Marblehead: Hannah Macchone md Philip Gavit 6 Sep 1681

1713 DEATH: MA,Essex Co-Salem: Hannah Macchone Gavitt died 1 December 1713

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1621 BIRTH: France or Great Britain,Isle of Jersey-St Saviors: Martin Gavey born 7 October 1621 [to chk this out] found in Ancestral File 12-2006

Martin married Elizabeth Macken Bef 1650. Elizabeth was born Abt 1625, Jersey; died 1696, Jersey. [Group Sheet]

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c1625 BIRTH: ...Jersey...: Elizabeth Macken born about 1625 [to ck this out] from Ancestral File 5 Dec 2006