Family
By his first wife, Anne, he had two children: 1. Anne, baptised 21 September 1621. 2. Henry, baptised 13 May 1624, who married Ursula Maisters on 30 November 1647, and is described as a merchant. His second wife, Sarah, and son, Henry, survived him, and on 17 February 1652 petitioned the house for maintenance; the son got lands of £200 yearly value from the estates of certain delinquents, out of which the widow was to have £100 a year for life.
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