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• Birth	1649  [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UPD	16 AUG 2009 13:36:26 GMT-5
  Died	Abt 1718  [2]
  Person ID	I4608	Alan Donald Vibber
  Last Modified	08 Dec 2009
  Father	Curtis Zaccheus,   b. Abt 1619,   d. 1682
  Mother	Joanna
  Family ID	F2005	Group Sheet
  Family	Looke or Look Mary,   b. 1654,   d. 12 Aug 1745
  Married	04 Dec 1672	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Curtis or Curtious Hepzibah or Hepsibah,   b. 28 Nov 1694, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F1869	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Sergeant John Curtis was born about 1649. In 1673, he testified that he was twenty-four. He married Mary Looke, daughter of Thomas and Mary Looke of Boxford, December 4, 1672.The lived in Topsfield and Curtis occupied a prominent place in local affairs throughout his life. He constantly occupied minor offices in the town. He became corporal of the local militia in 1690, and sergeant about 1711. Mary joined the Topsfield church in 1685 and John in 1714. John Curtis made his will on March 19, 1717/18, and it was admitted to probate on April 16 1718. He left his estate to his wife, Mary, sons Samuel, John, Thomas and Ephraim, daughters Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Gould, Hannah Gould, Rebecca Smith, Phebe Towne, Abigail Towne, Mary Kenney and Hepsibah Curtis. Samuel was named as his father's executor. John's widow, Mary Curtis survived until August 12 1745, when she died in Topsfield "in her 98th year". John and Mary had the following children: * John born Oct 11 1673, married Priscilla Gould. * Sarah born March 17 1675/6, married Samuel Smith. * Mary born December 27 1677, married Henry Kenney. * Elizabeth born December 15, 1679, married Zacheus Gould. * Thomas born December 2, 1681. * Abigail christened October 21, 1683, married Joseph Town. * Hannah born January 12, 1685/6. * Rebecca born January 20, 1687/8, married Samuel Smith * Phebe born March 2, 1689/90, married Nathan Town. * Ephraim baptized August 28, 1692. * Hepsibah born Nov 28 1694, married Daniel Felch. * Samuel born May 31 1698, married Hannah Dodge.

• Sources

  [S247] http://www.family-genealogy-online.com/tucker/curtis-family-genealogy.htm (Reliability: 2). [S247] http://www.family-genealogy-online.com/tucker/curtis-family-genealogy.htm (Reliability: 3). [S233] Essex Institute Historical Collections, Essex Institute, (Name: Essex Institute, 1918-1920;), 150 (Reliability: 3). [S244] Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, Topsfield (Mass.), (Name: Topsfield historical society, 1903;), 135 (Reliability: 3). [S244] Vital records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, Topsfield (Mass.), (Name: Topsfield historical society, 1903;), 164 (Reliability: 3).