James E. Puffer

Abt 1624 - 1692  (68 years)

• Name	James E. Puffer
  Birth	Abt 1624	Leicestershire, England
  Christening	17 Aug 1625	Leicestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jul 1692	Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  Death	24 Jul 1692	Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I2509	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	George Puffer,   b. 1600, Bedfordshire, England d. 27 Sep 1639, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Hoare,   b. 1604, Gloucestershire, England d. 18 Feb 1676, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Nov 1624	Leicestershire, England
  Age at Marriage	George was ~ 24 years and 11 months - Martha was ~ 20 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F2421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ludden,   b. 17 Dec 1636, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Jul 1700, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1656	Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 32 years and 2 months - Mary was 19 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Jane Puffer,   b. 17 Oct 1664, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States d. 2 Apr 1747, Providence, Rhode Island, United States (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  James was baptized in Earl Shilton on 17 August 1625, recorded as "Jaco bus Pougher fill[ius] Georgii." It is probable that he immigrated with his parents to New England, land ing probably in Boston for it was on February 24, 1640 that his father w as granted twenty acres of land at Mount Wollaston, afterwards called B raintree. He succeeded to his father's homestead in Braintree and lived there to t he end of his life. His farm was at Ship Cove, now called Quincy Neck, a nd he also owned land in what is now the town of Randolph. Though he fo llowed farming, he is also described as a boatman. James was baptized in Earl Shilton on 17 August 1625, recorded as "Jaco b us Pougher fill[ius] Georgii." It is probable that he immigrated with his parents to New England, land i ng probably in Boston for it was on February 24, 1640 that his father w a s granted twenty acres of land at Mount Wollaston, afterwards called B r aintree. He succeeded to his father's homestead in Braintree and lived there to t h e end of his life. His farm was at Ship Cove, now called Quincy Neck, a n d he also owned land in what is now the town of Randolph. Though he fo l lowed farming, he is also described as a boatman. James was baptized in Earl Shilton on 17 August 1625, recorded as "Jaco bus Pougher fill[ius] Georgii." It is probable that he immigrated with his parents to New England, land ing probably in Boston for it was on February 24, 1640 that his father w as granted twenty acres of land at Mount Wollaston, afterwards called B raintree. He succeeded to his father's homestead in Braintree and lived there to t he end of his life. His farm was at Ship Cove, now called Quincy Neck, a nd he also owned land in what is now the town of Randolph. Though he fo llowed farming, he is also de scribed as a boatman. James was baptized in Earl Shilton on 17 August 1625, recorded as "Jaco b us Pougher fill[ius] Georgii." It is probable that he immigrated with his parents to New England, land i ng probably in Boston for it was on February 24, 1640 that his father w a s granted twenty acres of land at Mount Wollaston, afterwards called B r aintree. He succeeded to his father's homestead in Braintree and lived there to t h e end of his life. His farm was at Ship Cove, now called Quincy Neck, a n d he also owned land in what is now the town of Randolph. Though he fo l lowed farming, he is als o described as a boatman.