Joanne Alger

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They were from the area of Devonshire, England known as Newton Ferrers.</div> <bR> <div>      Thomas Alger was one of the men spoken of in a letter from John Winter to Robert Trelawney written on October 7, 1640. Winter states that certain men ''did know the river of Casco before your patent was granted."  It was also reported that "Thomas Alger of Newton Ferrers, which dwelt at the house in Casko about 10 years since." [Trelawny Papers 250:251]</div> <bR> <div>      That house was probably built by Christopher Levett in 1624, and Alger was one of the inhabitants in 1630. The others were Edmund Baker and Nicholas Rouse.</div> <bR> <div>       Another John Winter letter to Trelawny written on the same date, October 7, 1640 at Richmond's Island states that Thomas Alger was employed by Trelawny "the first yeare" on his plantation from March 2, 1633 to June 18, 1634. Winter at that time was not sure if Thomas was still living.</div> <bR> <div>      Many of these eary plantations were met with hostility from the French traders and their Indian allies. In 1624 it was stated that Thomas Alger was one of those who had escaped death and was at present on the plantation of Christopher Levett at Casco on the coast of Maine. There were four Alger brothers in Maine at that time, Andrew, Arthur, Tristam and Thomas.  They were the sons of Arthur Alger of Dunston, Norfolk, England. </div> <bR> <div>       Andrew served as the caretaker on Richmond Island in 1632. </div> <div> On July 21, and 30th "Thomas Allgar" witnessed livery of the Trelawny patent to John Winter.</div> <bR> <div>      In an account of business activities at Richmond Island, dated about June 1634, there was paid to "Tho. Alger, 40 shillings besides the fish at £7.</div> <bR> <div>      By 1640, Thomas was in Roxbury,MA. He married about that time. The name of his wife is not known. He had at least one child, John Alger. </div> <bR> <div>      The family later removed to Watertown and then to Taunton, MA by 1665.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Generation Two</div> <div> John Alger and  <A NAME="hannah_baker"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Hannah Baker</div> <bR> <div>      John , son of Thomas Alger was born in Boston, MA in 1641. He was a blacksmith by trade.</div> <bR> <div>      On November 2, 1656 in Boston, he married Hannah Baker, the daughter of Alexander Baker. </div> <bR> <div>      They had one child, John Alger, Jr.,who was born on August 13, 1679 in Boston.</div> <bR> <div>      Hannah died before 1681 and John married Sarah Mylam, the daughter of Humphrey Mylam. Sarah became the step mother of John from the age of  two.</div> <bR> <div>      Sarah and John had six children, Samuel 1682, Samuel 1684, Hannah 1686, Mary 1688, Hannah 1690 and Elizabeth 1691. Samuel 1682 and Hannah 1686 died young.</div> <bR> <div>      In 1698, John sold his estate in Boston for £220 and  removed to Bristol, RI.</div> <bR> <div>      He died in January of 1717.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Generation Three</div> <div> John Alger and  <A NAME="joanna_king"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Joanna King</div> <bR> <div>      John, the son of John Alger was a blacksmith as was his father.</div> <bR> <div>      He was born on August 13, 1679 in Boston, MA.  On April 9, 1702, he married  Joanna King, the daughter of Thomas or Phillip King of Dighton, MA.  John was 23 and Joanna was 17 when they married in Taunton, MA.</div> <bR> <div>      John and Joanna had eight children.  They were Hannah, Preserved, John, Mary, Amity, Mallison, Joshua and Joanna. Their daughter Joanna Alger was our ancestor, and the last of the Alger name in our family tree. She married John Brayley.</div> <bR> <div>      In 1720, John Alger and his wife Joanna sold their estate in Dighton, MA to Nathaniel Fisher for £210.</div> <bR> <div>      They then removed to Swansey, MA.</div> <bR> <div>      John died in 1750. The date of Joanna's death is unknown.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Will of John Alger of Swansey</div> <div> Probated November 6, 1750</div> <div> Volume 12, Page 423, Bristol County, Massachusetts</div> <bR> <div> I, John Alger of Swansey In the County of Bristoll in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in N<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Caslon Book Italic WF" >w</FONT> England, Blacksmith, being somehat Infirm and Indisposed In Body but of a found and well Disposing mind and memory Praise be therefore Given to Almighty God, but calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, well knowing that it is Appointed for all men once to die, Do make and Ordain this my Laft will and Testament</div> <bR> <div> Viz:</div> <bR> <div> Principally and first of all I recommend my Soul into the hand of God, that God that gave it and my Body I Commit to the Earth to be decently Buried at the Direction of my Executor hereafter Named and to such Temporall Estates which has pleased Almighty God to Bless me with in this Life, I Give and Dispose thereof in the following Manner</div> <bR> <div> Imprimus</div> <bR> <div> I will that all my just Debts and funerall Charges be paid and Discharged by my Executor hereafter named</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> I Give and recommend to my son Joshua Alger My Executor, Joanna my well Beloved Wife to be by him nurtured and Cherished, Supported and Maintained with all things needful And keeping both in sickness and in health During her naturall Life which is hers of her Third or Dowery</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> I Give and Bequeath unto my son John Alger one shilling Lawfull Money of New England</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> I Give and Bequeath unto my son Preserved Alger one shilling Lawfull Money of New England</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Wife of Annaniah Gifford, one shilling Lawfull Money of New England</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mallison Wife of Benjamin Butterworth, one shilling Lawfull Money of New England</div> <bR> <div> Item </div> <bR> <div> I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Amity Wife of Abel Sebe, one shilling Lawfull Money of New England</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Alger, one shilling Lawfull Money of New England</div> <bR> <div> Item</div> <bR> <div> All the rest and residue of my Estate Both Real and Personall, I Give and Bequeath unto my son Joshua Alger his heirs and Assigns forever who I Also Nominate Constitute and appoint my Whole and Sole Executor       and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and my Seal this sixteenth Day of June Anno Domine 1750</div> <bR> <div> signed Sealed Published Pronounced and      by the sd John Alger to be his Laftd Will and Testament</div> <div> In Witness  George Terry,      Luther,         Hart</div> <div>                                              John Alger   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Generation Four</div> <div> <A HREF="id106_joanna_alger.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rachel Braley"><U>Joanna Alger</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>