Reverand John Yonges

M, b. 1598, d. 24 February 1672
FatherRev. Christopher Yonges b. 1545, d. 14 Jun 1626
MotherMargaret (?) d. b 5 Nov 1630
     John was born in 1598 in County Suffolk, England. John may have become the minister at St. Margaret's Parish in Reydon, County Suffolk, England, after the death of his father in 1626. John had received his B.A. degree from St. Catherine's in 1623. John married Joan Herrington on 23 July 1622 in Southwold Parish, County Suffolk, England.1 John married Joan Harris circa 1630 in County Suffolk, England. He and Joan were blessed with 4 children. On 15 May 1637, John & his wife, Joan, left his home in England aboard the ship, "Mary Anne", under the command of William Goose, bound for New England. Listed among the passengers were John Yonges aged 35 years, Joan, his wife, aged 34 years, along with their six children. IThe comissioners forbade them passage from Yarmouth. It is not known where they boarded the ship but probably at Ipswich. They arrived at the Boston harbor on the 20th of June..2,3,4 14 August 1637, John was granted land in Salem. Three years later, in 1639, John became paster of the church in Salem. As minister, he gathered a company together and in 1640, founded, with his group, Southold on Long Island, New York where the first church edifice in the State of New York was built, except for perhaps the Dutch Church in New York City. Southold Town Records state on the 28 October 1671 John gave certain lands to his son Thomas. Rev. John was well thought of & held in high regards as he was given large grants of land. "The choicest parcels & most desireable locations were uniformly selected for him. His village lot was the largest of all the lots & the most advantageously situated." He was revered and his loss mourned by all who knew him.5 John, brother of Christopher, was in Salem in 1637. He was a merchant.6 John married Mary Warren, daughter of Thomas Warren, after 1640 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Mary was first married to Thomas Gardiner. She brought to this marriage a daughter, Mary Gardiner.6 John died intestate on Wednesday, 24 February 1672 in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Mr. John Yongs Minister of the Word and First Settler of the Church of Christ in South Hold on Long Island Deceased 24th February in the Yeare of Our Lord 1672 and of His Age 74. He was buried at Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, in the Church of Christ in the Town of Southold.7

Family 1

Joan Herrington b. 1599, d. c 1628
Children

Family 2

Joan Harris b. c 1599, d. c 1639
Children

Family 3

Mary Warren b. c 1607, d. a 5 Nov 1678
Child

Citations

  1. [S294] Eugene Stratton, Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620 - 1691
    , page 518 - John married Mary, daughter of Thomas Warren of Southwold, England.
  2. [S264] Whitaker, History of Southold, 1640-1740, pages 18-19.
  3. [S739] Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Immigrants, page 35 - 15 May 1637 examinations of passengers of the "Mary Anne" of Yarmouth, Mr. William Goose; Rev. John Yonges of St. Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, minister age 35, Joan his wife age 34, six children: John, Thomas, Anne, Rachell, Marey, Joseueph for Salem to inhabit. This man was forbidden passage from Yarmouth and went not from Yarmouth.
  4. [S1756] Great Migration: Passengers of the Mary Anne of Yarmouth, 1637: In May of 1637, the Mary Anne was fitted out at Yarmouth by a merchant of the name of Payne for the conveyance of the persecuted Puritans to New England with William Goose as its master. It left in mid-May from Ipswich & arrived at Boston 20 June 1637. Passengers: John Yonges aged 35 years, minister from St. Margaret's, Ipswich, Suffolk, bound for Salem, [side lined: "This man was forbidden passage by the commissioners & went not from Yarmouth"], Joan aged 34 years, John, Thomas, Anne, Rachell, Marey, Josueph. - www.geni.com/projects/Great-Migration-Passengers-of-the-Mary-Anne-of-Yarmouth-1637/6456.
  5. [S296] Charles Henry Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From The Records Of The Colonies, Towns, & Churches, & Other Contemporaneous Documents.
  6. [S294] Eugene Stratton, Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620 - 1691.
  7. [S264] Whitaker, History of Southold, 1640-1740, page 18 - page 114 - Tombstone Inscription - Mr. John Yongs Minister of the Word and First Settler of the Church of Christ in South Hold on Long Island Deceased 24th February in the Yeare of Our Lord 1672 and of His Age 74.