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Notes for John Tisdale
He came to Plymouth Colony before 1636.438
The first evidence of him in New England is a suit he brought against Stephen Hopkins in 1634 for assault. Hopkins, a Mayflower passenger, was said to have had a quick temper, and John won the case. Hopkins was fined 5 pounds and ordered to pay 40 shillings to John Tisdale in 1634.
He was admitted a freeman in September 1642.
“He incurred the displeasure of the Indians by his hearty espousal of every course of the English to keep them in subjection. As early as 1671, four years before the "Great War," his house was a rendezvous for the English troops and was thus in constant peril, and when the war came, in 1675, his property was destroyed and himself murdered. This is substantiated by the old colonial records:’John Tisdale was killed by Indians June 27, 1675.’”669
Nine houses in Taunton were designated "garrison houses" where settlers were to congregate in case of an attack. An alarm was sent out and Edward Babbitt was the first casualty. He was attacked by Indians and killed on 26 June 1675. The next day the Indians attacked John Tisdale's place, killing John and burning his house and the house of James Walker, his neighbor and brother-in-law. The Indians who perpetrated this deed were caught at Rehobeth with John's gun in their possession on 1 August 1675. They were tried 6 March 1677 for the murder of John Knowles, John Tisdale, and Samuel Adkins. The Jury found grounds of suspicion against two and acquitted one, but all three were sold into slavery as prisoners of war.
What a time of terror this was for the Tisdale family. Sarah, young Abigail, and Mary, Joshua and Joseph were homeless; John, living in Taunton had a wife and four small children; James, who was Constable of Taunton at the time, also had a wife and four small children; daughter Sarah with a toddler, was living in Scituate awaiting the birth of a second baby. Joshua and Joseph were later commended by the Court for their courageous defense and the care taken of their father's property.
It is not known where John Tisdale was buried. The Taunton record merely states "Killed by the Indians." Sarah, his wife died in December 1676 and no doubt was buried by his side.670
The first evidence of him in New England is a suit he brought against Stephen Hopkins in 1634 for assault. Hopkins, a Mayflower passenger, was said to have had a quick temper, and John won the case. Hopkins was fined 5 pounds and ordered to pay 40 shillings to John Tisdale in 1634.
He was admitted a freeman in September 1642.
“He incurred the displeasure of the Indians by his hearty espousal of every course of the English to keep them in subjection. As early as 1671, four years before the "Great War," his house was a rendezvous for the English troops and was thus in constant peril, and when the war came, in 1675, his property was destroyed and himself murdered. This is substantiated by the old colonial records:’John Tisdale was killed by Indians June 27, 1675.’”669
Nine houses in Taunton were designated "garrison houses" where settlers were to congregate in case of an attack. An alarm was sent out and Edward Babbitt was the first casualty. He was attacked by Indians and killed on 26 June 1675. The next day the Indians attacked John Tisdale's place, killing John and burning his house and the house of James Walker, his neighbor and brother-in-law. The Indians who perpetrated this deed were caught at Rehobeth with John's gun in their possession on 1 August 1675. They were tried 6 March 1677 for the murder of John Knowles, John Tisdale, and Samuel Adkins. The Jury found grounds of suspicion against two and acquitted one, but all three were sold into slavery as prisoners of war.
What a time of terror this was for the Tisdale family. Sarah, young Abigail, and Mary, Joshua and Joseph were homeless; John, living in Taunton had a wife and four small children; James, who was Constable of Taunton at the time, also had a wife and four small children; daughter Sarah with a toddler, was living in Scituate awaiting the birth of a second baby. Joshua and Joseph were later commended by the Court for their courageous defense and the care taken of their father's property.
It is not known where John Tisdale was buried. The Taunton record merely states "Killed by the Indians." Sarah, his wife died in December 1676 and no doubt was buried by his side.670
Notes for Sarah (Spouse 1)
She was the daughter of “Widow Walker” of Rehoboth.669
According to the passenger list, on 15 Apr 1635, "James Walker 15 years & Sarra Walker 17 years servants to Jo[h]n Browne a baker & to one W[illia]m Brasey linendraper in Cheapside, London," were enrolled at London as passengers list for New England on the Elizabeth.671
According to the passenger list, on 15 Apr 1635, "James Walker 15 years & Sarra Walker 17 years servants to Jo[h]n Browne a baker & to one W[illia]m Brasey linendraper in Cheapside, London," were enrolled at London as passengers list for New England on the Elizabeth.671