- Veteran of King Philip's War
Biography
John Appleton was born 17 November 1622 in Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, England to Samuel Appleton (1586-1670) and Judith Everard (1587-1633) and died 4 November 1699 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Pricilla Glover (1634-1697) 3 October 1651 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
John came to America in 1635 with his parents Samuel and Judith (Everard) Appleton. He was a soldier in the King Phillip's War.
King Philip's War
King Philip's War (1675-1678) was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists and their Native American allies. The war continued in the most northern reaches of New England until the signing of the Treaty of Casco Bay in April 1678.
Marriage and Family
- John Appleton (1652-1724)
- Judith Appleton (1653-1741)
- Priscilla Appleton (1657-1743) - md Rev. Joseph Capen (1658-1725), a highly regarded Puritan clergyman of Topsfield, Massachusetts and builders of the Parson Capen House there.
- Samuel Appleton (1658-1693)
- Elizabeth Appleton (1658-)
- Joshua Appleton (1660-1660)
- Jesse Appleton (1660-1721)
- Isaac Appleton (1664-1747)
- Sarah Appleton (1671-1755)
- Mary Elizabeth Appleton (1673-1727)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Appleton (1652-1724) | 16 October 1652 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | 17 May 1724 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | Elizabeth Rogers (1661-1754) |
| Judith Appleton (1653-1741) | |||
| Priscilla Appleton (1657-1743) | 25 December 1657 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | 18 October 1743 Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts | Joseph Capen (1658-1725) |
| Samuel Appleton (1658-1693) | |||
| Elizabeth Appleton (1658-) | |||
| Joshua Appleton (1660-1660) | |||
| Jesse Appleton (1660-1721) | |||
| Isaac Appleton (1664-1747) | 1664 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | 22 May 1747 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | Priscilla Baker (1674-1731) |
| Sarah Appleton (1671-1755) | |||
| Mary Elizabeth Appleton (1673-1727) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Elizabeth Appleton (1616-1676) | December 1616 Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, England | 5 June 1676 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | Nathaniel Thomas (1606-1674) |
| Judith Appleton (1618-1629) | |||
| Martha Appleton (1620-1659) | |||
| John Appleton (1622-1699) | 17 November 1622 Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, England | 4 November 1699 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | Pricilla Glover (1634-1697) |
| Samuel Appleton (1624-1696) | 1624 Little Waldingfield, Suffolk, England | 15 May 1696 Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts | Anna Payne (1629-1656) Mary Lowell Oliver (1640-1692) |
| Sarah Appleton (1627-1714) | |||
Residences
Vital Records
Ipswich Gravestone
Inscription on stone "Here lyeth the body of Capt. John Appleton, decd. Novemr. 4th, 1699 in the 77th year of his age."
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