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Personal data John Anthony 

• He was born in the year 1607 in Hempsted, Suffolk, England.
• He died on July 28, 1675 in Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA, he was 68 years old.
• He is buried in the year 1675.
• A child of John Anthony and Sarah Thornton
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2022.

Household of John Anthony

(1) He is married to Susanna Potter.

They got married on September 13, 1637 at Portsmouth, Newport, RI, USA, he was 30 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Susanna Anthony  ± 1644-1719 

(2) He is married to Frances (Nmn-Joseph) Anthony.

They got married

(3) He is married to Elizabeth Banks.

They got married

Notes about John Anthony

   Sources: Some Rhode Island Descendants of Nathaniel Potter, 1989 (929.273,
P854c); Potter Families and Their Descendants in America; Historical Data of.
the Anthony (Anthonie) Family, 1595 to 1940, compiled by Estelle Henderson;
Genealogy of the Anthony Family from 1495 to 1904, compiled by Charles I.
Anthony; Anthony/Greene; 160 Allied Families; Ship Passenger Lists, National.
and New England (1600-1825); Immigrants to America Before 1750; The Albro
Family History; Ancestral Lines Revised; Founders of Early American Families;
Topographical Dictionary; R.I. Genealogical Register, Vols 1-2, page 164; NEHGR 31:416; The Great Migration, v1, p67.

   Ancestral Lines: John Anthony, born in Hempstead (sic), England, 1607 and
died in Portsmouth, RI, 28 July 1675. Married Susannah Potter, sister of Robert Potter of Newport and Warwick, RI, about 1640. They were ancestors of General Nathaniel Greene, Gilbert Charles Stuart, Governor and U.S. Senator Henry B. Anthony, and Susan B. Anthony. John Anthony lived in Hempstead (Hemel Hempstead), Hertfordshire, near London before he came to America on the barque Hercules, John Kiddey, Master, departing on or soon after 16 April 1634, having been left behind when the Mary and John sailed 24 March 1633/34 (NEHGR, 9:267). He settled in Portsmouth, RI, where he was an innkeeper. Made a freeman in Portsmouth 16 March 1640 and of the RI colony 14 Sept. 1640. He was a corporal in the Indian Wars in 1644 (Records of the Colony of RI, 1:27). He served as a Commissioner to the General Court in 1661 and as a Deputy in the General Assembly from 1666 to 1672. His will, dated 23 July 1675, was proved 21 Aug. 1675. All his children were probably born in Portsmouth.

   Migration: "As the name John Anthony does not appear in New England for many years after 1634, there is no assurance that this man did come on the Hercules." (Published in 1999.)

   RI Potters: John Anthony, married Susannah ?Potter?
   Henderson: John Anthony, born 1607, Hemstead (sic), England, first of the
American branch. Embarked, age 27, on 16 April 1634 in the ship Hercules, John Kiddy, master. Settled in Portsmouth, RI. Freeman of Portsmouth 14 July 1640, and also was a corporal in the military company. Married Susannah
Potter, who preceded him in death. Will proved 21 Aug. 1675.
   Chas. Anthony: John Anthony. Took the oath of allegiance and supremacy 24
March 1634 with intent to embark on the Mary and John, but was delayed and took passage on the ship Hercules. He had lived in the village of Hampstead, near London, and had been an innkeeper, as well as having other occupations. The original family name probably was spelled Antony, and is now so spelled by one branch in England. He died 28 July 1675. Will proved 21 Aug. 1675. (Much detail re Portsmouth life on pages 23 and 24.)
   Ship Passenger Lists: John Anthony, of six passengers left behind by the
ship Mary and John to "oversee the Chattle to pass in the Hercules..."
   Anthony/Greene: John Anthony Jr., born 1607, Hampstead, Somerset (sic),
England; died 28 July 1675, Portsmouth, RI. Married Susanna Potter, born about 1620; of South Kingstown, RI. Died 1675.  Later says he was born in London, Middlesex.
   Immigrants to America: John Anthony (Anthonie), name originally spelled
Antony as one branch in England still use. Born 1607 Hempstead (sic), England, son of John Anthony, a physician of London, and died 28 July 1675, Portsmouth, R.I. Sailed for New England 16 March 1641 in the ship Hercules and settled in Portsmouth. Admitted freeman 16 March 1641; deputy to General Court., 1666-72. Married Susanna Potter. More life info on pages 65 and 66.
   Albro: John Anthony, settled in South Kingstown, RI. Married Susanna Potter. He was a corporal in the Indian Wars and a deputy, Rhode Island Assembly. Ancestor of Susan B. Anthony.
   Founders: John Anthony. Came on the Hercules 1634. Portsmouth, RI, 1640.
Died there 28 July 1675. Innkeeper. Deputy.
   RIGR: Portsmouth Land Evidence, "2nd Book No. 1": John Anthony or
Portsmouth. Will dated 31 Jan. 1675. Proved 21 Aug. 1675 and receipts dated
31 Jan. 1675/6 to 20 Feb. 1677. Mentions: Sons John, Joseph and Abraham
Anthony; daughters Susannah Trip, wife of John Tripp, and Elizabeth Greene,
wife of James Greene.
   NEHGR: John Anthony. Came on the barque Hercules in 1634. In Portsmouth, R.I, in 1640 and died there 28 July 1675. Innkeeper. Deputy. Children: John, Joseph, Abraham, Susanna, Elizabeth.
   Dictionary: John Anthony. Came to New England from Hampstead Parish,
Middlesex. Arrived in Portsmouth, RI.
   [There is a Hampstead, Greater London, on my road atlas. Sounds like the
right name in the right location, Middlesex, and near London. Various Hempsteads are in Essex, Kent and Norfolk.]

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