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Rev. James Noyes Sr.
Born Oct 22, 1608 Chaulderton, Wiltshire, England
Died Oct 22, 1656 Newbury, Essex Co. MA
Emigrated May 1634 Boston MA
SPOUSE CHILDREN
Sarah Browne

m. 1632
England
b. 1610
Hartford CT
d. Sep 13, 1691
Newbury MA
Joseph

b. Oct 15, 1637
Newbury MA
d. Nov 16, 1717
James

b. Jan 22, 1639
Newbury MA
d. Dec 6, 1714
Preston CT
Moses

b. Dec 6, 1643
Newbury MA
d. Nov 10, 1729
Lyme, New London Co. CT
John

b. Jun 4, 1645
Newbury MA
d. Nov 9, 1678
Boston MA
Thomas

b. Aug 10, 1648
Newbury MA
d. Apr 24, 1730
Newburyport MA
Rebecca

b. Apr 1, 1651
Newbury MA
d. Oct 15, 1719
Newbury MA
William

b. Sep 22, 1653
Newbury MA
d. Mar 10, 1744
Newbury MA
Sarah

b. Aug 21, 1656
Newbury MA
d. May 20, 1697
Beverly, Essex Co. MA





Enrolled at Southhampton, England on Mar 26, 1634 as passengers for New England on the Mary and John.
James settled in Ipswich MA but moved to Newbury in 1635. In 1634, James was in Mystic, now Medford MA. He preached there and was made freeman on Sep 3, 1634. He was invited to become the preacher at Watertown, but declined, instead becoming one of the first settlers of Newbury MA, the settlement being named after the town in England where they founded the school.
Birth record of son James Noyes, born in Newbury MA in 1639.
The gravestone of Rev. James Noyes in the First Parish Burying Ground in Newbury MA reads:

Here lies the body of the
REV. JAMES NOYES
who was born in
Chaulderton, England, in 1608,
came to New England in 1634,
was chosen teacher of the
church in Newbury
as colleague with his cousin Parker
in 1635.
He died Oct. 22, 1656,
in his 48th y'r.
He was, sayd Mr. Parker, "a man of
singular qualifications, in piety
cradling[?]; and may be reckoned among
the greatest worthies of his day."

Sources:
Ancestry.com, Index of Obituaries 1704-1800, from: U.S. Newspaper Extractions, Provo, UT, p. 182.
"Joseph Richardson Family", Rockingham County NC History, entry #894, 1976.
Wequetequock Burial Ground, Stonington, New London Co. CT, findagrave, website.
Mass. U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988,database on-line, Provo, UT.
"Will of Jonathan Richardson", dated 5 Oct. 1772, proven May 24, 1773, Abstract of Bedford County, Va. Wills and Inventories and Accounts 1754-1787, pp 183-184.