A Maine Family's History - Davis / McDowell

Lyford / Leyford / Leyfer

John LYFORD, Rev. born circa 1590 Laughgaid Armagh Ireland died after 1634, graduate of Magdalen College AB 1597, AM 1602; minister at Leverlegkish, Laughgaid Armagh; came to N. E. in 1624, preached at Plymouth, Hull, Cape Ann & Salem & finally Virginia; for mutinous conduct he was banished from Plymouth colony; sailed in 1627 to Virginia and died soon after arrival

Spouse: Sarah Ann OAKELEY born circa 1586 died 6/23/1649 Hingham MA; she married (2) Edmund Hobart/Hubbard of Hingham but did not have any children by him

Children: Ruth married James Bates 4/19/1643; Obediah died Ireland; Mordecai born 1625 of Hingham 1642; Martha married Samuel LINCOLN [descent through Smith / Glidden line see below]

Ruth LYFORD died 3/9/1690 Hingham MA

Spouse: James BATES married 4/19/1643 Hingham [AMR]

Children: Hopestill born 12/12/1644 died same Scituate; Clement chr 10/19/1645 died young Scituate; James; John born 1649 Scituate died 6/7/1690 Hingham; Ruth chr 9/2/1651 Hingham; Joseph chr 10/20/1653 Hingham; Benjamin born 7/15/1655 Hingham; Solomon born 8/23/1657 Hingham; Rachel married Caleb Lincoln

Martha LYFORD

Spouse: Samuel LINCOLN weaver, mariner, probably came from co. Norfolk ENG 1637, apprentice of Francis Lawes, died 5/26/1690; settled Hingham MA 1637, lived some time at Salem

Children: Samuel Cornet baptized 8/25/1650 died 1720-1, carpenter married Deborah Hersey; Daniel baptized 1/2/1652-3 died 4/29/1732 married Elizabeth Lincoln, daughter of Thomas "husbandman" Lincoln and Margaret Langer; Mordecai born 6/19/1655 died 7/9/1655; Mordecai born 6/14/1657 died 11/12/1727 married (1) Sarah Jones [great-great-great grandparents of Abraham Lincoln] (2) Mary Gannett; Thomas born 9/8/1659 died 11/13/1661; Mary born 3/27/1662 died 3/1752 married Joseph Bates; Thomas born 8/20/1664 died 4/2/1715 married Mehitable Frost; Martha born 2/11/1666-7 died 2/12/1740-2 unmarried; Sarah born 8/13/1669 died 8/30/1669; Sarah born 6/17/1671 died 11/28/1743 unmarried; Rebecca born 3/11/1673-4 died 2/4/1757 married (1) John Clark (2) Israel Nichols

Sarah married 2 or 3 Edmund Hobart (Hubbard). Oakley was name when married Edmund. It was either maiden name she reverted to when John Lyford died or surname of 2^nd husband. Edmund married 1^st to Margaret Dewey

Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families pg 180: LYFORD John came over 1624 with probably wife Ann and children Ruth married James Bates; and Mordecai. He removed to Nantasket, thence to Cape Ann and finally to Virginia.

Gen Reg of the First Settlers of NE pg 185: LYFORD, John came to NE in 1624, preached at Plymouth, from whence he went to Nantasket [Hull] and from thence to Cape Ann in 1625. For mutinous conduct, he was banished from Plymouth colony. He sailed in 1627, with some of his people to VA and d soon after. Prince, i. Annals, 148, 152, 154, 169. The name of Lyford exists in NH where are two magistrates bearing it. MORDICAI was of Hingham in 1642. pg 346 for Mordicai, read Mordecai.

Pioneers MA pg 296: LYFORD, Rev. John, went from Eng to Ireland about 1620; came to Plymouth in 1624. Proved wicked & treasonable. Rem to Nantasket, then to Cape Ann with Conant [Hub] thence to Va; d bef 10/10/1634, when his worthy widow Sarah m Edmund Hubbard, Sen. of Hingham. His ch Ruth & Mordecai receipted in 1641-2 for legacies left them in the will of their father. Ruth m 4/19/1643 James Bate [B] [Suff De I 27]. His son Obediah, clerk, d in Ireland & Mr. Hubbard was chosen guardian 8/6/1639 of Mordecai then 14 yrs old, who was to receive property which Obediah had left. Their mother sarah "widow of John Lyford, clerk" dec and wife of Edmund Hubbard, planter, ae about 53 yrs," testified. [L]

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 138: Bates, JAMES, Hingham, eldest s. prob. of Clement of the same, m. 19 Apr. 1642, or 3, Ruth Lyford, that may be conject. as d. of Rev. John, left by him when he went to Virg. had John, b. 1619 at Scituate, where he liv. some yrs. but ret. to H. had Benjamin. bapt. 15 July 5, perhaps others; and d. 5 July 1689. He petitn. the Gov. and Assist. for relief on acco. of two s. prest into the serv. against the Ind. His wid. d. 9 Mar. foll. Deane thot. him s. of James of Dorchester, but so do not I. His d. Rachel m. 8 May 1684, Caleb Lincoln.

Gen Dictionary of NE CD#169: LYFORD JOHN, Plymouth 1624, came that yr. prob. in the Charity with Edward Winslow, bring.
w. and ch. prob. four, soon bred disturbance, and was forced to leave; went to preach to the fishermen at Nantasket, and next at Cape Ann, and thence, Felt thinks, he accomp. Conant, 1626, to Naumkeag; but a. 1627 rem. with some adherents to Virg. and there d. soon, it is thot. A reasona. conject. is, that be l ad w. Ann and ch. Ruth and Mordecai left at Nantasket, and that his wid. Ann, wh. d. July 1639; had m. Edmund Hobart of Hingham. Ruth, in 1641, and Mordecai, next, yr. give to him discharge, as their stepfather, of certain tobacco and other chatters, in the will of their f. John, giv. to them. Ruth m. 19 Apr.
1643 James Bates. MORDECAI, Hingham 1642, s. of John, of whom I would gladly kn. more.