Born: ABT 1616 England or Scotland
Note: His origins are not known with certainty. According to research by John Charles Gile (American Ancestors.org, 2009), he may possibly have been baptised at Ilketshall, St. Margaret, Suffolk, England, on 30 November 1609, son of Richard and probably Margery (Jorden) Gylde.
Immigration: 1636
Note: He arrived in New England with his sister Ann Guild Allen and brother Samuel.
Occupation: Weaver
Marriage: 24 JUN 1645 to Elizabeth Crooke
Religion: 17 JUL 1640
Note: Admitted to the Church at Dedham, Massachusetts
Land Rec: 1640
Note: Purchased a home in Dedham, Massachusetts
Freeman: 10 MAY 1643
Military: Fought in King Philip’s War
Marriage: 31 JUN 1645 to Elizabeth Crooke in Dedham, Massachusetts
Birth of Son: 22 AUG 1646
Name: John Guild
Birth of Son: 17 NOV 1647
Name: Samuel Guild
Birth of Son: 29 NOV 1649
Name: John Guild
Birth of Son: 30 NOV 1653
Name: Eliezur Guild
Birth of Son: 21 DEC 1657
Name: Ebenezer Guild
Birth of Daughter: 18 JAN 1660
Name: Elizabeth Guild
Birth of Son: 25 MAY 1664
Name: Benjamen Guild
Will: 02 MAR 1638/39
Note: Roger Crooke gave daughters Mary, Rebecca, and Ruth the lease of a house in his undated will (proved 2 March 1638/9), he did not mention a daughter Elizabeth. Possibly Elizabeth had gone to New England. Elizabeth was of Roxbury at the time of her marriage, and transferred to the church at Dedham on July 4,1649.
Death: 04 OCT 1682 Dedham, Massachusetts
Burial: Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
Parents are unknown
Elizabeth Crooke
Born: possibly Roxbury
Note: Elizabeth’s sister, Rebecca, lived in Roxbury and Elizabeth transferred her church membership from Roxbury to Dedham after her marriage.
Baptism: 19 JUL 1618 at St. Clement Danes, Hammersmith, Middlesex Co, England
Note: Her origins are not clear. Some family traditions hold that she was an Anglicized Native American, but this has not been proven.
Death: 31 AUG 1669
Parents are unknown – possibly Roger and Sarah Crooke of Hammersmith, Middlesex Co, England.
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