William Gurley b. 1665 Inverness, Scotland d. 1 May 1687 Northampton, Hampshire, MA: Our Family History

1665 - 1687 (22 years)

Name	William Gurley [1]
Birth	1665	Inverness, Scotland
Gender	Male
Death	1 May 1687	Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Person ID	I6413	Cecilie Family
Last Modified	4 Oct 2004

Father	Lawrence Washington
Mother	Margaret Butler
Family ID	F3501	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hester Ingersoll, b. 9 Sep 1665, Northampton, Mass. d. 27 Nov 1705, Hotel Dieu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 40 years)

Marriage 1686 Northampton, MA

Children

1. Samuel Gurley, b. 17 May 1687, Northampton, MA

d. 23 Feb 1760, Coventry, CT

(Age 72 years)

Family ID F3151 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Feb 2009

Event Map

Birth - 1665 - Inverness, Scotland

Marriage - 1686 - Northampton, MA

Death - 1 May 1687 - Northampton, Hampshire, MA

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Notes

died as a result of accidental drowning in the Connecticut River, near Norhampton, MA..

Genealogical Notes First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts: William Gurley,

One of the First Settlers of Northampton, Mass. First Generation. William Gurley , (William Gurley , the first of the name, was brought into New England from Scotland ; as he said,-probably from Edinburgh .

He was born in the year 1665 , but left no record by which we are able to satisfy ourselves concerning his parents or relations. He was brought up in the family of the Rev. Mr. Solomon Stoddard , of Northampton . He died at the age of 22 years, having been accidentally drowned in Connecticut river , leaving an only child, a son, about one week old.

He is reputed to have been truly pious, and a sincere follower of Jesus Christ. Manuscript relating to the Gurley Family.) of Northampton, Mass , was married to Hester Ingersoll , daughter of John Ingersoll , of Westfield, Mass. , formerly of Hartford, Conn. , and Northampton, Mass. , 1684 . After his death, she was married to Benoni Jones , of Northampton , January 23, 1689 , by whom she had four children, viz: Jonathan , born January 4, 1695 , and died young. Benjamin , born 1696 , settled in Coventry, Conn. Ebenezer , born November 12, 1698 . Jonathan , born March 3, 1703 ; the two last, together with their father, were slain by the enemy, at Poscummuck , north end of Mount Tom, Northampton , May 13, 1704 .

(First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts)

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Sources
[S921] Goodwin, Nathaniel, First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New Orleans, LA: L. Graham & Son, printers, 1899.), red 1608 (Reliability: 3).