John Staple

1610 - 1683  (73 years)

• Name	John Staple
  Birth	1610	Chard Parish, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1683	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I11320	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Staple,   b. Between 1598 and 1623   d. Between 1648 and 1711 (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Between 1641 and 1671  [1]
  Children	1. Abraham Staples,   b. 1638, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 20 Oct 1703, Mendon, Worcestor, Massachusetts (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Staples,   b. Between 1631 and 1660   d. Between 1637 and 1739 (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joseph Staples,   b. 19 Feb 1641, Weymouth, Massachusetts d. Between 1642 and 1731 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Rebecca Sumner Staples,   b. 27 Mar 1639, Weymouth, Massachusetts d. Between 1640 and 1733 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Sumner Staples,   b. Abt 1645, Weymouth, Massachusetts d. Between 1646 and 1739 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] John was In Dorchester by 1639. It is belived that he had been in a group of Puritans who moved out to Weymouth from Boston and Dorchester in 1636. The land assigned to John was in what is now known as North Weymouth, ten miles to the south of Boston and three miles east of Quincy. John Staple's will, probated August 2, 1683, does not mention his wife; she must have died earlier. It is interesting to note that his daughters shared equally with his sons (a very uncommon practice in 1681).

  
  

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