John Sibley and Rachel Pickworth

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Husband John Sibley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1603 - England 1
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           Died: 1661 - ? Salem, MA
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         Father: [Ancestor] Sibley (      -      )
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Wife Rachel Pickworth ¹

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Children

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1 F Sarah Sibley ²

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     Christened: 1642 - Salem, Essex Co, MA 2
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2 F Mary Sibley ²

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3 F Rachael Sibley ²

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4 M Capt. John Sibley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Mar 1648 1
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5 F Hannah Sibley ²

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6 M William Sibley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 8 Jul 1653 1
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7 M Joseph Sibley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1655 - Manchester, Essex Co, MA 1 2
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         Spouse: Susanna Follett (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 4 Feb 1683 3

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8 M Samuel Sibley ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Feb 1657 1
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9 F Abigail Sibley ²

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     Christened: 1659 - Salem, Essex Co, MA 2
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General Notes: Husband - John Sibley

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The first Sibleys in America came from England in the fleet in A. D., 1629, and settled in the town of Salem, Massa­chusetts. They were supposed to be brothers and their names were John and Richard. They both had wives.

He took the freeman's oath, September 3, 1634; is sixteenth on the list of members of the First Church of Salem. The Salem Church in those days had two ministers or spiritual leaders. One of them, designated as pastor, was the Rev. Samuel Skelton, M. A., the other one, designated as teacher, was, after the death in 1630 of the Rev. Francis Higginson, M. A., the illustrious Roger Williams, subsequently to be the founder of Rhode Island. The members of the Salem Church zealously championed the cause of Williams in his controversy with the govern­ment of the colony concerning religious tolera­tion. They continued to support their leader until they were at last forced into silence by threats of political disfranchisement.
John Sibley was selectman of Salem in 1636. He owned land at Winter Island Harbor, at Man­chester and also near the present village of Danvers. He was selectman of Manchester in 1645 and 1658. Possibly he served the community in other years and in other capacities, but the town records for a considerable portion of his lifetime are lost. He died an extensive landholder. He had nine children, four boys and five girls. His wife brought the inventory into court and: “Ye court doe order that ye estate be left in ye widoe's hands to bring up ye children till ye court take further notice.”

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 392.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 309.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 310.