John Josselyn aboard the ship "New Supply" 1638
From the Boardman Genealogy 1525-1895 by Charlotte Goldthwaite, page 159:
Samuel Boreman’s first appearance as a settler in New England is at Ipswich, Mass., where, in a list of inhabitants without date, he is called a cooper, and has land recorded to him, Aug. 22, 1639. He was no doubt in the country some time before this date, having very possibly arrived the preceding summer, when, as we learn from Governor Winthrop’s Journal, very many came over. Among the twenty ships which arrived that season, was one called the “New Supply, alias the Nicholas” of London, in which came Mr. John Josselyn, Gent., who kept a journal of this voyage, and also of one taken some years later, both of which were published in London in 1675 It is not only interesting, but curious, that Josselyn, who gives the names of very few on board, including those of not more than two or three of the 164 passengers, should have happened to mention among the latter one called Boreman; he says:
“Anno Dom. 1638, April the 26, being Thursday, I came to Gravesend and went aboard the New-Supply alias the Nicholas of London, a Ship of good force, 300 tons burthen, carrying 20 Sacre, and Minion, man’d with 48 sailors. The Master, Robert Taylor, the Merchant or Undertaker, Mr. Edward Tinge, with 164 passengers, men, women, and children.”
Further he says: “On the eighth day, one Boreman’s man, a passenger, was duck’d at the main Yards Arm (for being drunk with his master’s strong waters which he stole) thrice, and fire given to two whole Sacree at that instant.”
Samuel Boreman was the immigrant ancestor for my Boardman line. Mr. Josselyn’s journal is one of the main “proofs” of Samuel’s immigration. Of interest to me is the name “Josselyn” appears twice in connection with my mother’s Reed line. Joan or Jane Wentworth (b. 1529) was the daughter of Nicolas Wentworth (b.1500) and Jane Josselyn (b. abt 1509). She married Geoffrey Gates. Another Josselyn, Mary (b. 1568) daughter of Edward Josselyn (b. 1548) and Mary Lambee (b. 1550), marriedPeter Gates, son of Geoffrey. Both are ancestors of Betsey Gates, who married David Read, 13 Sep 1807.
I would be very interested to learn if the is any link between John Josselyn, the journalist aboard the ship, New Supply, and those who married Geoffrey and Peter Gates.
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