The GIDDINGS Family of Ipswich, Essex, MA
John Giddings 1 was the father of George Giddings, who was the father of John Giddings 2, who was the father of Job Giddings, who was the father of Sarah Giddings.
GEORGE GIDDINGS (b. abt 1610) of Ipswich
Parents: John Giddings 1 and Joan Purrier
George Giddings was born about 1610. He married Jane Lawrence by Apr 1635. [Ref]
George Giddings, age 25, and Jane Giddings, age 20, are on a 2 Apr 1635 list of passengers to be transported to New England on the Planter. Also on the list are Jane's mother, grandmother, younger siblings and her mother's second husband and family, as well as Thomas Carter (25), Michael Williamson (30) and Elizabeth Morrison (12), servants of George Giddings. [Ref]
George Giddings is on the 7 Sep 1638 list of freemen. [Ref]
George Giddings witnessed the 17 (12) 1638 will of Richard Haffeeld of Ipswich. [Ref]
George Giddings was on the grand jury at the 28 [probably Dec] 1641, 28 (7) 1652 and 30 Sep 1656 courts in Ipswich. [Ref] He was on the trial jury at the 28 Mar 1654 court in Ipswich. [Ref]
He is on a 19 Dec 1648 list of taxpayers in Ipswich. [Ref]
Joanna Tuttle called George her "beloved son" in 1657. [Ref]
Children of George Giddings and Jane Lawrence
JOB GIDDINGS (d. 1708) of Ipswich
Parents: John Giddings 2 and Sarah Alcock
Job Giddings died on 27 Feb 1708. [Ref] He married Sarah Butler.
Job was a tailor of Chebacco parish, Ipswich. [Ref]
His widow Sarah was granted one-third of his estate. His eldest son, Job, received one third. His daughter Sarah received one-sixth and his son John received one-sixth. [Ref]
Children of Job Giddings and Sarah Butler:
Parents: George Giddings and Jane Lawrence
John Giddings married Sarah Alcock
Children of John Giddings and Sarah Alcock:
Parents:
John Giddings married Joan Purrier.
Children of John Giddings and Joan Purrier:
Parents: Job Giddings and Sarah Butler
Sarah Giddings was born about 1704. She died on 14 Sep 1788 in Hampton, Windham, CT. [Ref][Ref says she was 84] She is buried in the South Cemetery in Hampton. [Ref] She married William Bennett 2 in Ipswich; their intention is dated 23 Dec 1721. [Ref]
Sarah Bennett is mentioned in her grandfather William Butler's will. [Ref]
A 1722 deed refers to Sarah, the daughter of Job Giddings, deceased, and wife of William Bennett, Jr. [Ref]
References:
Barbour Vital Records for Windham County Connecticut, Windham County, CT, USGenWeb Project.
Claypool, Edward, 'Bailey-Giddings-Butler,' Notes and Queries Section, New England Historical and Genealogical Register 59, 1905, 216-7.
Dow, George Francis, Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex
County, Essex Institute, 1911, online at
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/Essex.
Editors, Essex Antiquarian 4, 1900, p. 64.
Editors, "Notes," Essex Antiquarian 8, 1904, 189.
Editors, "Early Settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 6, 1852, 205-208, 243-254, 339-346; 7, 1853, 83 - , 357 -; 7, 1853, p. 357 - 360; 8, 1854, p. 49 - 54.
Editors, "Founders of New England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 14, 1860, 297 - 346.
Editors, "Will of Riard Haffeeld," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 3; 1849, 156.
Ferris, Mary Walton, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cuneo Press, 1931-1943. Online: Ancestry.com
Headstone Inscriptions for the South Cemetery, Hampton, Connecticut, Hale Collection, Windham County, CT, USGenWeb Project.
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
Wait, Luther, trans., "Ipswich Proceedings," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2, 1848, 50-53.