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John Milk of Salem

On 7 April 1662, John Milk was appointed cowherd for the town of Salem, Mass.
"The cows were sent to the common pasture, and a herdsman by the appropriate name of John Milk conducted the herd back and forth6..."
"The Cattle were to be kept all summer for 20 Pounds, one quarter of this to be paid in butter, one quarter in wheat, and the other half in Indian corn. During this same year, John Milk was chosen for the duty of chimney sweep, and his compensation was fixed at 4d a chimney where cash was paid, or 6d. where payment was made in barter. On 1 Apr. 1677 John Milk was warned by Harry West to appear before worshipful Mayor Hawthorne to take the oath of allegiance." (History and Genealogy of the Milk - Milks Family by Grace Croft 1952)

John Milk married Sarah Wesson (Weston) in Apr. 1665.
Children:

  • John Milk Jr., b. 8 Jan 1668/9 at Salem
  • Mary Milk, b. 22 Nov. 1670, m. John Wesson (Weston)
"Mr. Hale conveyed the John Milk lot to John Milk of Salem, Mass., Oct. 6, 1666."
John Milk built a house on the lot and lived there until his death in 1689. In his will he left the northern half of the lot and house to his son John, and the southern half of the lot and barn to his daughter Mary Milk, to be equally divided lengthwise.
His widow, Sarah, lived in the house.

On April 11, 1726, the southern half was conveyed to Joshua Hicks of Salem by John Wesson of Reading and wife Sarah, granddaughter of John Milk Sr., daughter of Mary Milk.

The northern half was conveyed by John Milk, and James Milk sons and heirs of John Milk Jr. to Joshua Hicks on May 13, 1734. (reference: Essex Antiquarian 2:174)


John Milk, Jr. (1668/69) - Second Generation

John Milk Jr., shipwright, married (1)Elizabeth Hempfield, daughter of Edmund Hempfield of Salem, on 20 Aug. 1689.
(2)Mary Scolly (Scolby) at Boston, 30 Oct. 1707, who subsequently married Francis Hudson in 1720.
Children of first marriage:

  • John Milk, b. abt. 1690, died young
  • Job Milk, b. abt. 1694, m. Abigail Devol
Children of second marriage:
  • John Milk III, b. 23 June 1708/09, m. Jane Marvin (Marvel)
  • James Milk, b. 31 Jan. 1710/11, m. (1)Sarah Brown; (2) Mrs. Mollie Deering
  • Mary Jane Milk, b. abt. 1713


Job Milk (1694) - Third Generation

Job Milk, b. abt. 1694, married at Little Compton, RI, Abigail Devol, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Audley) Devol.
Note: The association and acceptance by the Quakers of the time, imply that Job Milk and his family were probably Quakers. Although there are no known records of this, it is recorded that Phineas Chase, who lived close to Job Milk, and was father to two of Job's sons-in-law was a Quaker.7
Children of Job Milk and Abigail Devol:

  • David Milk, b. 3 May 1720; m. Rebecca Lawton
  • Desire Milk, b. 21 June 1721, d. 11 May 1725
  • Sarah Milk, b. 17 Apr 1723; m. Seth Chase
  • Job Milk Jr., b. 17 Apr. 1725; m. Amy Fish
  • Kesiah Milk, b. 8 Dec 1726; d. 13 May 1727
  • Jonathan Milk*, b. 9 Mar 1728; m. Mercy Trowbridge
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  • Abigail Milk, b. 1730-35; m. Nathan Chase
  • Mary Milk
  • Elizabeth Milk
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