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Andrew Burleigh1 (M)
b. 5 September 1659, #6851

Birth* 5 September 1659 Ipswich, Essex, MA1 
Marriage* 14 March 1681 Mary Conant; Ipswich, Essex, MA1,2 

Family   Mary Conant b. 14 July 1662, d. 23 November 1743
Child  1. Rebecca Burley+ b. 29 Mar 1683, d. 11 Nov 1775

Citations
  1. [S90] Genealogy of Cornelia Leonard Nevins, Handwritten genealogy, circa 1920 unknown repository.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDP-RB.

Mary Conant1,2 (F)
b. 14 July 1662, d. 23 November 1743, #6852
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Lot Conant3 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton4 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 14 July 1662 Beverly, Essex, MA1,2 
Marriage* 14 March 1681 Andrew Burleigh; Ipswich, Essex, MA1,2 
Death* 23 November 1743 Ipswich, Essex, MA1,2 

Family   Andrew Burleigh b. 5 September 1659
Child  1. Rebecca Burley+ b. 29 Mar 1683, d. 11 Nov 1775

Citations
  1. [S90] Genealogy of Cornelia Leonard Nevins, Handwritten genealogy, circa 1920 unknown repository.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDP-RB.
  3. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDM-XW.
  4. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDM-Z3.

Lot Conant1 (M)
b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674, #6853
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant2,3,4 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton5 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 1625 Nantasket, or Cape Ann, Norfolk, MA1,6 
(Witness) Event-Misc Fall 1626 Roger Conant; Founded, Naumkeat (Salem), Essex, MA, where he relocated with his family. More on Roger Conant's founding of Salem, MA may be found at:



From http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/

Roger Conant

CONANT, Roger, pioneer, born in Budleigh, Devonshire, England, in April, 1593: died in Beverly, Massachusetts, 19 November, 1679. He came to Plymouth in 1623, removed to Nantasket in 1625, and thence, in the autumn, to Cape Ann, having been charged by the adventurers in England with the care of that settlement. Some of the settlers became discouraged and left, and the rest finally removed to Naumkeag (now Salem), where Conant built the first house in 1626. In May, 1632, he was chosen one of a committee to confer on the subject of raising a general stock for purposes of trade, and in 1636 was appointed to examine and mark all the Salem canoes, then an important means of transport. He was a representative at the first court in 1634, and in 1637 was a justice of the quarterly court in what was afterward known as Essex county. He organized the first Puritan church at Cape Ann. In 1640, his son Roger, "being the first-born child in Salem," received from the town a grant of forty acres of land. In 1671 he petitioned the legislature to change the name of Beverly, "because (wee being but a small place) it hath caused on us a constant nickname of beggarly, being in the mouths of many."


From http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml

Salem's Founder
Who is that Cloaked Man?
Roger Conant
1592 to 1679

------------------------------------------------------------------------

According to records, Roger Conant was baptized in East Budleigh, Devonshire, England in 1592, the youngest of eight children. In 1623 he emigrated to Plymouth with his wife, Sarah and son, Caleb. However, he was uncomfortable with the strict Pilgrim society in Plymouth and moved his family to Nantasket in 1624. In the late autumn of 1625, Conant was invited by the Rev. John White and other members of the Dorchester Company to move to their fishing settlement on Cape Ann as their governor.

Still looking for more favorable conditions for a settlement, he led a group of people to Naumkeag, now Salem, in 1626, and continued as their governor. In 1627 a patent was solicited from England and it was obtained by a group led by John Endicott who arrived in Naumkeag in 1628. Endicott and the other settlers of the New England Company now owned the rights to Naumkeag. Fortunately for the peaceful continuity of the settlement, Conant remained in Salem and, despite what must have been a disappointment for him, acceded to Endicott's authority as the new governor.

Conant built the first Salem house on what is Essex Street today, almost opposite the Town Market. In 1639, his was one of the signatures on the building contract for enlarging the meeting house in Town House Square for the First Church in Salem. This document remains part of the town records at City Hall. He was active in the affairs of the town throughout his life. In 1679, he died at the age of 87.

This dramatic, cloaked statue of Roger Conant faces the Salem Common and stands atop a huge boulder brought from the woods near the floating bridge at Lynn. Artist Henry H. Kitson designed this heroic bronze statue for the Conant Family Association and the statue was dedicated on June 17, 1913.
6,7 
Marriage* 1649 Elizabeth Walton; Beverly, Essex, MA8 
(Witness) Event-Misc 1668 Roger Conant; Beverly, Essex, MA, Beverly (aka Bass River) separates from Salem to form a separate town. Roger Conant petitions court to change name to Budleigh (his petition is denied). Signers of this petition -- written by Roger Conant -- are included as witnesses below. The petition is dated 16716 
Death* 29 September 1674 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Family   Elizabeth Walton b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674
Children  1. Elizabeth Conant b. c 1651
  2. Lott Conant b. 16 Feb 1657, d. 10 Jan 1744
  3. Mary Conant+ b. 14 Jul 1662, d. 23 Nov 1743
  4. Sarah Conant b. 19 Feb 1666, d. 1 Nov 1750
  5. William Conant b. 19 Feb 1666, d. 1754
  6. Roger Conant b. 10 Mar 1668, d. 1744
  7. Rebecca Conant b. 31 Jan 1671, d. 5 Dec 1760

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDM-XW.
  2. [S111] Famous Americans, online http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/.
  3. [S90] Genealogy of Cornelia Leonard Nevins, Handwritten genealogy, circa 1920 unknown repository.
  4. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFX-TQ.
  5. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:1RN0-3Z6.
  6. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.
  7. [S114] Roger Conant, online http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml.
  8. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDM-Z3.

Elizabeth Walton1 (F)
b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674, #6854
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Rev. William Walton2 b. 13 September 1605, d. 6 November 1668
Mother   Elizabeth Cooke3 b. 1605, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 27 October 1629 Seaton, Devonshire, England1 
Marriage* 1649 Lot Conant; Beverly, Essex, MA1 
Death* 29 September 1674 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Family   Lot Conant b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Children  1. Elizabeth Conant b. c 1651
  2. Lott Conant b. 16 Feb 1657, d. 10 Jan 1744
  3. Mary Conant+ b. 14 Jul 1662, d. 23 Nov 1743
  4. Sarah Conant b. 19 Feb 1666, d. 1 Nov 1750
  5. William Conant b. 19 Feb 1666, d. 1754
  6. Roger Conant b. 10 Mar 1668, d. 1744
  7. Rebecca Conant b. 31 Jan 1671, d. 5 Dec 1760

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDM-Z3.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDN-BX.
  3. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDN-C4.

Rev. William Walton1 (M)
b. 13 September 1605, d. 6 November 1668, #6855

Birth* 13 September 1605 Seaton, Devonshire, England1 
Marriage* 10 April 1627 Elizabeth Cooke; Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorset, England2 
Death* 6 November 1668 buried at Ould Burial Hill, Marblehead, Essex, MA1 

Family   Elizabeth Cooke b. 1605, d. 29 September 1674
Child  1. Elizabeth Walton+ b. 27 Oct 1629, d. 29 Sep 1674

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDN-BX.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDN-C4.

Elizabeth Cooke1 (F)
b. 1605, d. 29 September 1674, #6856

Birth* 1605 Seaton, Devonshire, England1 
Marriage* 10 April 1627 Rev. William Walton; Holy Trinity, Dorchester, Dorset, England1 
Death* 29 September 1674 Marblehead, Essex, MA1 

Family   Rev. William Walton b. 13 September 1605, d. 6 November 1668
Child  1. Elizabeth Walton+ b. 27 Oct 1629, d. 29 Sep 1674

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDN-C4.

Roger Conant1,2,3,4 (M)
b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679, #6857
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Richard Conant5,6 b. 1548, d. 21 September 1630
Mother   Agnes Clarke5,7 b. 16 May 1548, d. 22 September 1630

Birth* 9 April 1592 East Budleigh, Devonshire, England, Conant Family history has date as 9 apr 1592. This is probably "old style", corresponding to Apr. 1593.2,3,4 
Baptism All Saints Church, East Budleigh, Devonshire, England5 
Marriage* 11 November 1618 Sarah Horton; St. Ann's, Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England8 
Occupation* 20 January 1620 St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, Middlesex, England, Christopher Conant, grocer, and Roger Conant, salter, both of the parish of St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, signed the Composition Bond of their brother, John for the "first friuts" of the Rectory of Lymington.5 
Christopher Conant
John Conant
Immigration* 1623 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA9,5 
Sarah Horton
Caleb Conant
Event-Misc* 1624 moved to, Nantasket, Plymouth, MA, Nantasket is also known as Hull, and is near Boston9,5 
Sarah Horton
Caleb Conant
Event-Misc 1625 moved to, Cape Ann, Essex, MA, where he was Govenor. Cape Ann was a fishing settlement run by the "Dorchester Company", and associated with the Rev. John White5 
Sarah Horton
Caleb Conant
Event-Misc Fall 1626 Founded, Naumkeat (Salem), Essex, MA, where he relocated with his family. More on Roger Conant's founding of Salem, MA may be found at:



From http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/

Roger Conant

CONANT, Roger, pioneer, born in Budleigh, Devonshire, England, in April, 1593: died in Beverly, Massachusetts, 19 November, 1679. He came to Plymouth in 1623, removed to Nantasket in 1625, and thence, in the autumn, to Cape Ann, having been charged by the adventurers in England with the care of that settlement. Some of the settlers became discouraged and left, and the rest finally removed to Naumkeag (now Salem), where Conant built the first house in 1626. In May, 1632, he was chosen one of a committee to confer on the subject of raising a general stock for purposes of trade, and in 1636 was appointed to examine and mark all the Salem canoes, then an important means of transport. He was a representative at the first court in 1634, and in 1637 was a justice of the quarterly court in what was afterward known as Essex county. He organized the first Puritan church at Cape Ann. In 1640, his son Roger, "being the first-born child in Salem," received from the town a grant of forty acres of land. In 1671 he petitioned the legislature to change the name of Beverly, "because (wee being but a small place) it hath caused on us a constant nickname of beggarly, being in the mouths of many."


From http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml

Salem's Founder
Who is that Cloaked Man?
Roger Conant
1592 to 1679

------------------------------------------------------------------------

According to records, Roger Conant was baptized in East Budleigh, Devonshire, England in 1592, the youngest of eight children. In 1623 he emigrated to Plymouth with his wife, Sarah and son, Caleb. However, he was uncomfortable with the strict Pilgrim society in Plymouth and moved his family to Nantasket in 1624. In the late autumn of 1625, Conant was invited by the Rev. John White and other members of the Dorchester Company to move to their fishing settlement on Cape Ann as their governor.

Still looking for more favorable conditions for a settlement, he led a group of people to Naumkeag, now Salem, in 1626, and continued as their governor. In 1627 a patent was solicited from England and it was obtained by a group led by John Endicott who arrived in Naumkeag in 1628. Endicott and the other settlers of the New England Company now owned the rights to Naumkeag. Fortunately for the peaceful continuity of the settlement, Conant remained in Salem and, despite what must have been a disappointment for him, acceded to Endicott's authority as the new governor.

Conant built the first Salem house on what is Essex Street today, almost opposite the Town Market. In 1639, his was one of the signatures on the building contract for enlarging the meeting house in Town House Square for the First Church in Salem. This document remains part of the town records at City Hall. He was active in the affairs of the town throughout his life. In 1679, he died at the age of 87.

This dramatic, cloaked statue of Roger Conant faces the Salem Common and stands atop a huge boulder brought from the woods near the floating bridge at Lynn. Artist Henry H. Kitson designed this heroic bronze statue for the Conant Family Association and the statue was dedicated on June 17, 1913.
5,9 
Sarah Horton
Caleb Conant
Lot Conant
Event-Misc 1668 Beverly, Essex, MA, Beverly (aka Bass River) separates from Salem to form a separate town. Roger Conant petitions court to change name to Budleigh (his petition is denied). Signers of this petition -- written by Roger Conant -- are included as witnesses below. The petition is dated 16715 
Lot Conant
Exercise Conant
Will* 1 March 1677 (This is the date will was written), Salem, Essex, MA, Beneficiaries are named as "witnesses"5 
Exercise Conant
Elizabeth Conant
John Conant
Sarah Conant
Death* 19 November 1679 Beverly, Essex, MA2,3,4 

Family   Sarah Horton b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620
Children  1. Sarah Conant b. 11 Sep 1619, d. 30 Oct 1620
  2. Caleb Conant b. 27 May 1622, d. 11 Nov 1633
  3. Lot Conant+ b. 1625, d. 29 Sep 1674
  4. Roger Conant+ b. 1626, d. 29 Sep 1674
  5. Sarah Conant b. 1628, d. 1659
  6. Joshau Conant b. 1630, d. 28 May 1659
  7. Mary Conant b. 1631, d. 1705
  8. Elizabeth Conant b. 1634, d. 29 Sep 1674
  9. Exercise Conant b. 24 Dec 1637, d. 28 Apr 1722

Citations


  1. From http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/

    Roger Conant

    CONANT, Roger, pioneer, born in Budleigh, Devonshire, England, in April, 1593: died in Beverly, Massachusetts, 19 November, 1679. He came to Plymouth in 1623, removed to Nantasket in 1625, and thence, in the autumn, to Cape Ann, having been charged by the adventurers in England with the care of that settlement. Some of the settlers became discouraged and left, and the rest finally removed to Naumkeag (now Salem), where Conant built the first house in 1626. In May, 1632, he was chosen one of a committee to confer on the subject of raising a general stock for purposes of trade, and in 1636 was appointed to examine and mark all the Salem canoes, then an important means of transport. He was a representative at the first court in 1634, and in 1637 was a justice of the quarterly court in what was afterward known as Essex county. He organized the first Puritan church at Cape Ann. In 1640, his son Roger, "being the first-born child in Salem," received from the town a grant of forty acres of land. In 1671 he petitioned the legislature to change the name of Beverly, "because (wee being but a small place) it hath caused on us a constant nickname of beggarly, being in the mouths of many."
  2. [S111] Famous Americans, online http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/.
  3. [S90] Genealogy of Cornelia Leonard Nevins, Handwritten genealogy, circa 1920 unknown repository.
  4. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFX-TQ.
  5. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.
  6. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFX-W3.
  7. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: 4JFX-X8.
  8. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:1RN0-3Z6.
  9. [S114] Roger Conant, online http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml.

Sarah Horton1,2 (F)
b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620, #6858

Christening* 19 September 1600 of, Budleigh, Devonshire, England2,3 
Marriage* 11 November 1618 Roger Conant; St. Ann's, Blackfriars, London, Middlesex, England2 
Death* 30 October 1620 Beverly, Essex, MA2 
(Witness) Immigration 1623 Roger Conant; Plymouth, Plymouth, MA4,3 
(Witness) Event-Misc 1624 Roger Conant; moved to, Nantasket, Plymouth, MA, Nantasket is also known as Hull, and is near Boston4,3 
(Witness) Event-Misc 1625 Roger Conant; moved to, Cape Ann, Essex, MA, where he was Govenor. Cape Ann was a fishing settlement run by the "Dorchester Company", and associated with the Rev. John White3 
(Witness) Event-Misc Fall 1626 Roger Conant; Founded, Naumkeat (Salem), Essex, MA, where he relocated with his family. More on Roger Conant's founding of Salem, MA may be found at:



From http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/

Roger Conant

CONANT, Roger, pioneer, born in Budleigh, Devonshire, England, in April, 1593: died in Beverly, Massachusetts, 19 November, 1679. He came to Plymouth in 1623, removed to Nantasket in 1625, and thence, in the autumn, to Cape Ann, having been charged by the adventurers in England with the care of that settlement. Some of the settlers became discouraged and left, and the rest finally removed to Naumkeag (now Salem), where Conant built the first house in 1626. In May, 1632, he was chosen one of a committee to confer on the subject of raising a general stock for purposes of trade, and in 1636 was appointed to examine and mark all the Salem canoes, then an important means of transport. He was a representative at the first court in 1634, and in 1637 was a justice of the quarterly court in what was afterward known as Essex county. He organized the first Puritan church at Cape Ann. In 1640, his son Roger, "being the first-born child in Salem," received from the town a grant of forty acres of land. In 1671 he petitioned the legislature to change the name of Beverly, "because (wee being but a small place) it hath caused on us a constant nickname of beggarly, being in the mouths of many."


From http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml

Salem's Founder
Who is that Cloaked Man?
Roger Conant
1592 to 1679

------------------------------------------------------------------------

According to records, Roger Conant was baptized in East Budleigh, Devonshire, England in 1592, the youngest of eight children. In 1623 he emigrated to Plymouth with his wife, Sarah and son, Caleb. However, he was uncomfortable with the strict Pilgrim society in Plymouth and moved his family to Nantasket in 1624. In the late autumn of 1625, Conant was invited by the Rev. John White and other members of the Dorchester Company to move to their fishing settlement on Cape Ann as their governor.

Still looking for more favorable conditions for a settlement, he led a group of people to Naumkeag, now Salem, in 1626, and continued as their governor. In 1627 a patent was solicited from England and it was obtained by a group led by John Endicott who arrived in Naumkeag in 1628. Endicott and the other settlers of the New England Company now owned the rights to Naumkeag. Fortunately for the peaceful continuity of the settlement, Conant remained in Salem and, despite what must have been a disappointment for him, acceded to Endicott's authority as the new governor.

Conant built the first Salem house on what is Essex Street today, almost opposite the Town Market. In 1639, his was one of the signatures on the building contract for enlarging the meeting house in Town House Square for the First Church in Salem. This document remains part of the town records at City Hall. He was active in the affairs of the town throughout his life. In 1679, he died at the age of 87.

This dramatic, cloaked statue of Roger Conant faces the Salem Common and stands atop a huge boulder brought from the woods near the floating bridge at Lynn. Artist Henry H. Kitson designed this heroic bronze statue for the Conant Family Association and the statue was dedicated on June 17, 1913.
3,4 
Living* 1666 mentioned in a deed.3 

Family   Roger Conant b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Children  1. Sarah Conant b. 11 Sep 1619, d. 30 Oct 1620
  2. Caleb Conant b. 27 May 1622, d. 11 Nov 1633
  3. Lot Conant+ b. 1625, d. 29 Sep 1674
  4. Roger Conant+ b. 1626, d. 29 Sep 1674
  5. Sarah Conant b. 1628, d. 1659
  6. Joshau Conant b. 1630, d. 28 May 1659
  7. Mary Conant b. 1631, d. 1705
  8. Elizabeth Conant b. 1634, d. 29 Sep 1674
  9. Exercise Conant b. 24 Dec 1637, d. 28 Apr 1722

Citations
  1. THis has her dying before her son Lot is born ...
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:1RN0-3Z6.
  3. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.
  4. [S114] Roger Conant, online http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml.

Mary Conant1 (F)
b. 1631, d. 1705, #6859
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 1631 of, Salem, Essex, MA1 
Death* 1705 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:7TTW-4X.

Sarah Conant1 (F)
b. 1628, d. 1659, #6860
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 1628 Salem, Essex, MA1,2 
Death* 1659 Salem, Essex, MA1 
(Witness) Will 1 March 1677 Roger Conant; (This is the date will was written), Salem, Essex, MA, Beneficiaries are named as "witnesses"2 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:XD6Q-3X.
  2. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.

Roger Conant1 (M)
b. 1626, d. 29 September 1674, #6861
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 1626 Salem, Essex, MA, FIrst white child born in Salem, MA1 
Marriage* 1644 Elizabeth Weston; Salem, Essex, MA2 
Death* 29 September 1674 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Family   Elizabeth Weston b. circa 1628
Child  1. John Conant b. a 1644, d. a 1677

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFZ-8X.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: JZBD2-F0.

Joshau Conant1 (M)
b. 1630, d. 28 May 1659, #6862
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 1630 Salem, Essex, MA1 
Death* 28 May 1659 England1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFZ-B9.

Elizabeth Conant1 (F)
b. 1634, d. 29 September 1674, #6863
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 1634 Salem, Essex, MA1 
Death* 29 September 1674 Salem, Essex, MA1 
(Witness) Will 1 March 1677 Roger Conant; (This is the date will was written), Salem, Essex, MA, Beneficiaries are named as "witnesses"2 
Living* 1679 unmarried2 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFZ-DM.
  2. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.

Caleb Conant1 (M)
b. 27 May 1622, d. 11 November 1633, #6864
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Christening* 27 May 1622 St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, Middlesex, England1,2 
(Witness) Immigration 1623 Roger Conant; Plymouth, Plymouth, MA3,2 
(Witness) Event-Misc 1624 Roger Conant; moved to, Nantasket, Plymouth, MA, Nantasket is also known as Hull, and is near Boston3,2 
(Witness) Event-Misc 1625 Roger Conant; moved to, Cape Ann, Essex, MA, where he was Govenor. Cape Ann was a fishing settlement run by the "Dorchester Company", and associated with the Rev. John White2 
(Witness) Event-Misc Fall 1626 Roger Conant; Founded, Naumkeat (Salem), Essex, MA, where he relocated with his family. More on Roger Conant's founding of Salem, MA may be found at:



From http://www.famousamericans.net/rogerconant/

Roger Conant

CONANT, Roger, pioneer, born in Budleigh, Devonshire, England, in April, 1593: died in Beverly, Massachusetts, 19 November, 1679. He came to Plymouth in 1623, removed to Nantasket in 1625, and thence, in the autumn, to Cape Ann, having been charged by the adventurers in England with the care of that settlement. Some of the settlers became discouraged and left, and the rest finally removed to Naumkeag (now Salem), where Conant built the first house in 1626. In May, 1632, he was chosen one of a committee to confer on the subject of raising a general stock for purposes of trade, and in 1636 was appointed to examine and mark all the Salem canoes, then an important means of transport. He was a representative at the first court in 1634, and in 1637 was a justice of the quarterly court in what was afterward known as Essex county. He organized the first Puritan church at Cape Ann. In 1640, his son Roger, "being the first-born child in Salem," received from the town a grant of forty acres of land. In 1671 he petitioned the legislature to change the name of Beverly, "because (wee being but a small place) it hath caused on us a constant nickname of beggarly, being in the mouths of many."


From http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml

Salem's Founder
Who is that Cloaked Man?
Roger Conant
1592 to 1679

------------------------------------------------------------------------

According to records, Roger Conant was baptized in East Budleigh, Devonshire, England in 1592, the youngest of eight children. In 1623 he emigrated to Plymouth with his wife, Sarah and son, Caleb. However, he was uncomfortable with the strict Pilgrim society in Plymouth and moved his family to Nantasket in 1624. In the late autumn of 1625, Conant was invited by the Rev. John White and other members of the Dorchester Company to move to their fishing settlement on Cape Ann as their governor.

Still looking for more favorable conditions for a settlement, he led a group of people to Naumkeag, now Salem, in 1626, and continued as their governor. In 1627 a patent was solicited from England and it was obtained by a group led by John Endicott who arrived in Naumkeag in 1628. Endicott and the other settlers of the New England Company now owned the rights to Naumkeag. Fortunately for the peaceful continuity of the settlement, Conant remained in Salem and, despite what must have been a disappointment for him, acceded to Endicott's authority as the new governor.

Conant built the first Salem house on what is Essex Street today, almost opposite the Town Market. In 1639, his was one of the signatures on the building contract for enlarging the meeting house in Town House Square for the First Church in Salem. This document remains part of the town records at City Hall. He was active in the affairs of the town throughout his life. In 1679, he died at the age of 87.

This dramatic, cloaked statue of Roger Conant faces the Salem Common and stands atop a huge boulder brought from the woods near the floating bridge at Lynn. Artist Henry H. Kitson designed this heroic bronze statue for the Conant Family Association and the statue was dedicated on June 17, 1913.
2,3 
Death* 11 November 1633 London, Middlesex, England, Caleb Conant returned to England (for his education?), where he died unmarried. Date of this tag is that at which a letter of administration for his estate was granted to his Uncle, John Conant.1,2 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:XCM6-RG.
  2. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.
  3. [S114] Roger Conant, online http://www.salemweb.com/guide/roger.shtml.

Sarah Conant1 (F)
b. 11 September 1619, d. 30 October 1620, #6865
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Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Birth* 11 September 1619 St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, Middlesex, Engalnd1,2 
Christening 19 September 1619 St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, Middlesex, England2 
Death* 30 October 1620 St. Lawrence, Jewry, London, Middlesex, England, Conant Family history has this as the burial date.1,2 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFZ-6L.
  2. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.

Exercise Conant1 (M)
b. 24 December 1637, d. 28 April 1722, #6866
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Father   Roger Conant1 b. 9 April 1592, d. 19 November 1679
Mother   Sarah Horton1 b. 19 September 1600, d. 30 October 1620

Baptism* 24 December 1637 1st Church Records, Salem, Essex, MA1,2 
(Witness) Event-Misc 1668 Roger Conant; Beverly, Essex, MA, Beverly (aka Bass River) separates from Salem to form a separate town. Roger Conant petitions court to change name to Budleigh (his petition is denied). Signers of this petition -- written by Roger Conant -- are included as witnesses below. The petition is dated 16712 
(Witness) Will 1 March 1677 Roger Conant; (This is the date will was written), Salem, Essex, MA, Beneficiaries are named as "witnesses"2 
Death* 28 April 1722 Boston, Suffolk, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:JBD2-CM.
  2. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.

Elizabeth Conant1 (F)
b. circa 1651, #6867
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Father   Lot Conant1 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton1 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* circa 1651 Salem, Essex, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:HT34-L6.

Rebecca Conant1 (F)
b. 31 January 1671, d. 5 December 1760, #6868
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Lot Conant1 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton1 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 31 January 1671 Beverly, Essex, MA1 
Death* 5 December 1760 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDP-W1.

Lott Conant1 (M)
b. 16 February 1657, d. 10 January 1744, #6869
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Lot Conant1 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton1 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 16 February 1657 Beverly, Essex, MA1 
Death* 10 January 1744 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:X7TH-5X.

Sarah Conant1 (F)
b. 19 February 1666, d. 1 November 1750, #6870
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Lot Conant1 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton1 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 19 February 1666 Beverly, Essex, MA1 
Death* 1 November 1750 Beverly, Essex, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDP-SH.

William Conant1 (M)
b. 19 February 1666, d. 1754, #6871
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Lot Conant1 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton1 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 19 February 1666 Beverly, Essex, MA1 
Death* 1754 Plymouth, Plymouth, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDP-TN.

Roger Conant1 (M)
b. 10 March 1668, d. 1744, #6872
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Lot Conant1 b. 1625, d. 29 September 1674
Mother   Elizabeth Walton1 b. 27 October 1629, d. 29 September 1674

Birth* 10 March 1668 Beverly, Essex, MA1 
Death* 1744 Concord, Middlesex, MA1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JDP-VT.

Richard Conant1,2 (M)
b. 1548, d. 21 September 1630, #6873
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Father   John Conant3 b. 1508, d. 30 March 1596

Birth* 1548 East Budleigh, Devonshire, England1,2 
Marriage* 4 February 1578 Agnes Clarke1,4 
Death* 21 September 1630 East Budleigh, Devonshire, England1,2 

Family   Agnes Clarke b. 16 May 1548, d. 22 September 1630
Children  1. Joan Conant b. 20 Jan 1579
  2. John Rev Conant b. 20 Jan 1580
  3. Richard Conant b. 21 Feb 1581, d. 3 Sep 1625
  4. Robert Conant b. 1583, d. 12 May 1638
  5. Jane Conant b. 9 May 1584
  6. John Conant b. 18 Mar 1585, d. 13 Apr 1653
  7. Thomas Conant b. 30 Apr 1587
  8. Christopher Conant b. 13 Jun 1588, d. b 1696
  9. Roger Conant+ b. 9 Apr 1592, d. 19 Nov 1679

Citations
  1. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFX-W3.
  3. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: 4JFX-ZF.
  4. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: 4JFX-X8.

Agnes Clarke1,2 (F)
b. 16 May 1548, d. 22 September 1630, #6874
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Father   John Clarke3 b. 1519, d. 6 April 1585
Mother   Anne Mayce4 b. 1523

Birth* 16 May 1548 Colyton, Devonshire, England1,2 
Marriage* 4 February 1578 Richard Conant1,2 
Death* 22 September 1630 East BUdleigh, Devonshire, England1,2 

Family   Richard Conant b. 1548, d. 21 September 1630
Children  1. Joan Conant b. 20 Jan 1579
  2. John Rev Conant b. 20 Jan 1580
  3. Richard Conant b. 21 Feb 1581, d. 3 Sep 1625
  4. Robert Conant b. 1583, d. 12 May 1638
  5. Jane Conant b. 9 May 1584
  6. John Conant b. 18 Mar 1585, d. 13 Apr 1653
  7. Thomas Conant b. 30 Apr 1587
  8. Christopher Conant b. 13 Jun 1588, d. b 1696
  9. Roger Conant+ b. 9 Apr 1592, d. 19 Nov 1679

Citations
  1. [S112] Unknown author, Conant Family History.
  2. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: 4JFX-X8.
  3. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: 4JFZ-1Q.
  4. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN: 4JFZ-2W.

Robert Conant1 (M)
b. 1583, d. 12 May 1638, #6875
Pop-up Pedigree

Father   Richard Conant1 b. 1548, d. 21 September 1630
Mother   Agnes Clarke1 b. 16 May 1548, d. 22 September 1630

Birth* 1583 East Budleigh, Devonshire, England1 
Death* 12 May 1638 Devon, England1 

Citations
  1. [S77] LDS FamilySearch, online http://www.familysearch.org, AFN:4JFZ-JB.


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