John Pickett

Abt 1629 - 1667  (38 years)

• Name	John Pickett  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1629	England
  Arrival	1648	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  FSID	1648	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Christening	19 Nov 1648	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LC2D-ZPY
  Death	16 Aug 1667	Barbados
  	Cause: At Sea
  	Event Description: At Sea At Sea
  Burial	16 Aug 1667	Barbados
  Person ID	I5505	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Piggott,   b. Abt 1605, Pulloxville, Bedfordshire, England d. 16 Aug 1667, Massachusetts, United States (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Ives,   b. 1606, Weston, Hertfordshire, England d. 1629, Massachusetts, United States (Age 23 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Brewster,   b. 3 Oct 1631, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 30 Apr 1677, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1651	New London, Connecticut, United States
  Age at Marriage	John was ~ 22 years and 3 months - Ruth was 19 years and 5 months.
  Married	14 Mar 1651	New London, Connecticut Colony, United States
  Children	+ 1. Mercy Pickett,   b. 16 Jan 1661, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 28 Nov 1725, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4491	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  John, a successful merchant, was the son of John Pickett Sr.,and Elizab eth Ives. He married Ruth Brewster about 3/14/1651, probably by Mr. Win throp. Unfortunately, there are no written records to substantiate the d ate. The Mayflower "Birth & Death" records do document the children of J ohn and Ruth. They had three sons and three daughters. Sadly, John died at sea, returning from Barbados. At the time of his de ath, his estate was sufficient enough to rank him as one of the wealthi est merchants in New London. Find A Grave Memorial# 118085785 From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118085785 John, a successful merchant, was the son of John Pickett Sr.,and Elizab e th Ives. He married Ruth Brewster about 3/14/1651, probably by Mr. Win t hrop. Unfortunately, there are no written records to substantiate the d a te. The Mayflower "Birth & Death" records do document the children of J o hn and Ruth. They had three sons and three daughters. Sadly, John died at sea, returning from Barbados. At the time of his de a th, his estate was sufficient enough to rank him as one of the wealthi e st merchants in New London. Find A Grave Memorial# 118085785 From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118085785 John, a successful merchant, was the son of John Pickett Sr.,and Elizab eth Ives. He married Ruth Brewster about 3/14/1651, probably by Mr. Win throp. Unfortunately, there are no written records to substantiate the d ate. The Mayflower "Birth & De ath" records do document the children of J ohn and Ruth. They had three sons and three daughters. Sadly, John died at sea, returning from Barbados. At the time of his de ath, his estate was sufficient enough to rank him as one of the wealthi est merchants in New London. Find A Grave Memorial# 118085785 From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118085785 John, a successful merchant, was the son of John Pickett Sr.,and Elizab e th Ives. He married Ruth Brewster about 3/14/1651, probably by Mr. Win t hrop. Unfortunately, there are no written records to substantiate the d a te. The Mayflower "Birt h & Death" records do document the children of J o hn and Ruth. They had three sons and three daughters. Sadly, John died at sea, returning from Barbados. At the time of his de a th, his estate was sufficient enough to rank him as one of the wealthi e st merchants in New London. Find A Grave Memorial# 118085785 From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118085785

  
  

• Sources

  [S410] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the town of Stonington. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, f rom its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New L ondon, CT, 1900, p. 486 [S410] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the town of Stonington. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, f r om its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New L o ndon, CT, 1900, p. 486