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John Humphrey (also spelled Humfrey or Humfry, c. 1597 – 1661) was an English Puritan and an early funder of the English colonisation of North America.He was the treasurer of the Dorchester Company, which established an unsuccessful settlement on Massachusetts Bay in the 1620s, and was deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company from 1629 to 1630.
Pages in category "Historical societies in Massachusetts" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. ... Massachusetts Historical Society; O.
The John Humphreys House, also known as Sir John Humphreys House, is a historic house museum located in Swampscott, Massachusetts.Although it was long thought to be associated with John Humphrey, an early deputy governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it was more likely built about 1700, based on architectural analysis.
He married Patience Dudley, the daughter of Massachusetts Governor Thomas Dudley. He became a freeman of Cambridge on April 1, 1634, and served on the first Constable's committee to execute land allocation in the establishment of Cambridge (so ordered Feb. 3, 1634).
Constables are elected at the municipal level, however state law governs constables and they have statewide authority, thus the title became "state constable". Constables are empowered to enforce both criminal and civil laws, Police officers are empowered to enforce criminal and traffic laws, Sheriffs are the chief law enforcement officer of ...
The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. The Massachusetts Historical Society was established in 1791 and is located at 1154 Boylston Street in Boston , Massachusetts, and is the oldest historical society in the United States.
Major-General Humphrey Atherton (c. 1607 – September 16, 1661), [1] an early settler of Dorchester, Massachusetts, held the highest military rank in colonial New England. [2] [3] He first appeared in the records of Dorchester on March 18, 1637 and made freeman May 2, 1638. [3]
Constables refused to travel to Wollomonopoag to make collections, assessments, and social judgement. [ 237 ] With the blessing of Dedham's Board of Selectmen, the General Court separated the new town of Wrentham, Massachusetts on October 16, 1673.