HENRY LANCASTER II (1682 – 1709) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line.

Henry Lancaster was born in 1682 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. His parents were Joseph LANCASTER and Mary CARTER. He married Sarah BAGLEY 15 Jul 1703 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. Henry died in 1709 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

Amesbury, Essex, Mass

Sarah Bagley was born 27 Feb 1683 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Orlando BAGLEY and Sarah SARGENT.   After Henry died, she married Elisha Weed on 11 Apr 1713 in Amesbury, Mass.  Sarah died in 1724 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

Elisha Weed was born 15 Sep 1689 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. His parents were Ephraim Weed and Elizabeth Colby. Elisha died 25 Jun 1733 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

Children of Henry and Sarah:

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Children of Sarah and Elisha Weed

Sarah Bagley was one of a group of seven young women who in after galleries had been added to the meeting-house were granted the right to build a pew in the womae’s gallery.  Whether this hastened their marriage is no known, but history while commending their modesty records the fact that they soon began to disappear until the pew was finally empty.

Children

1. Judith LANCASTER (See Thomas JEWELL IIIpage)

2. Mary Lancaster

Mary’s husband William Curtis was born 1702 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

3. Sarah Lancaster

Sarah’s husband Jacob Worthen was born 21 Jan 1707 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass. His parents were Ezekiel Worthen and Abigail Carter. Jacob died 28 Apr 1791

4. Hannah Lancaster

Hannah’s husband John Jewell was born 20 Aug 1712 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.  His parents were John J JEWELL and Hannah PROWSE. John died 1805 in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire,

5. Orlando Weed

Orlando’s wife Sarah Webster was born 6 Jul 1721 in Salisbury, Essex, Mass. Her parents were John Webster and Sarah Greeley.

6. Bagley Weed

Bagley’s wife Elinor George was born 17 Jan 1730 in Amesbury, Essex, Mass.

Sources:

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=9903848

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=9903848&st=1