William Dexter^[1]

1630 - 1694  (64 years)

• Name	William Dexter  [2, 3]
  Birth	1630	Alton, Wilts, England   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1694	Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [7]
  Person ID	I15539	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Dexter, Sr.,   b. Between 1594 and 1606, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England d. Between 26 Oct 1676 and 9 Feb 1676/77, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Parkhurst,   b. 1609, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA d. England
  Marriage	5 Jan 1657
  Family ID	F5591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Vincent,   b. Abt 1634, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 1694, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1653	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts   [8, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Mary Dexter,   b. Jan 1654, Barnstable, MA d. 1729, Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA (Age 74 years)   2. Stephen Dexter,   b. May 1657, Barnstable, MA d. 1729, Barnstable, MA (Age 71 years)   3. Philip Dexter,   b. Sep 1659, Barnstable, MA d. 1741, Falmouth, MA (Age 81 years)   4. James Dexter,   b. May 1662, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 15 Jul 1699, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 37 years)   5. Thomas Dexter,   b. Jul 1665, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 31 Jul 1744, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)   6. John Dexter,   b. 22 Jul 1668, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 31 Jul 1744, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 76 years)   7. Benjamin Dexter,   b. 16 Feb 1670, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. Between 1730 and 1732, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F5581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  From Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America compiled by Warden and Dexter,p.11: "William...came to America with his father, and wis in Barnstable in 1650. He lived on one of two farms that his father bought. He took oath in Barnstable (Freeman) in 1657. He removed to Rochester about 1679 and died there in 1694. He was one of a party of thirty, which included such men as William Bradford, Kenelem Winslow, Thomas Hinckley and Rev. Samuel Arnold, who became the grantees of the town of Rochester. When he died he owned considerable land both in Barnstable and in Rochester which he gave to his children, as follows: James, Thomas, and John Dexter had the Rochester lands, while Stephen, Philip, and Benjamin Dexter has the Barnstable land. The children all went to Rochester except Philip, who moved to Falmouth, MA, and Stephen, who remained in Barnstable and who was the only one of the name in the town in 1703."

  
  

• Sources

  [S540] Jon Todd Gibson Case, jontoddgibsoncase. [S2826] William A. Warden and Robert L. Dexter, Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America, (The Blanchard Press, Worcester Mass, 1905 Reproduced by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass Order from WWW.Higginsonbooks.com), 9 (Reliability: 3). [S2902] Warden, William A. and Robert L. Dexter, comp., Warden, comp., William A., Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America:Descendants of Thomas Dexter, (Name: The Blanchard Press; Location: Worcester, Mass; Date: 1905;), p. 11-12 (Reliability: 3). [S2826] William A. Warden and Robert L. Dexter, Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America, (The Blanchard Press, Worcester Mass, 1905 Reproduced by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass Order from WWW.Higginsonbooks.com), 9,11 (Reliability: 3). [S2902] Warden, William A. and Robert L. Dexter, comp., Warden, comp., William A., Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America:Descendants of Thomas Dexter, (Name: The Blanchard Press; Location: Worcester, Mass; Date: 1905;), p. 11 (Reliability: 3). [S2837] Dexter Mailing List, (Dexter-L@Rootsweb.com), 3/11/2001 (Reliability: 3). [S2826] William A. Warden and Robert L. Dexter, Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America, (The Blanchard Press, Worcester Mass, 1905 Reproduced by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass Order from WWW.Higginsonbooks.com), 11 (Reliability: 3). [S2826] William A. Warden and Robert L. Dexter, Genealogy of the Dexter Family in America, (The Blanchard Press, Worcester Mass, 1905 Reproduced by Higginson Book Co., Salem, Mass Order from WWW.Higginsonbooks.com), 12 (Reliability: 3). [S2848] Torrey, Clarance Almon, Torrey, ed., Clarance Almon, New England Mariages Prior to 1700, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.; Location: Balitmore:; Date:1985;), p. 218, ISBN 0-8063-1102-9. (Reliability: 3). [S2870] Smith, Col. Leonard H., Jr., comp., Smith, Jr., comp., Leonard H., Vital Records of SoutheasternMassachusetts: Volume 3 - Barnstable and Sandwich, (Name: Owl Books; Location: Clearwater, Flordia; Date: 1982;), p. 21, F63 .V57. (Reliability: 3).