Southworth, Constant

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Information from "The Great Migration Begins" (see source):Constant Southworth was admitted to Plymouth Colony as a freeman on 2 Jan 1637/38. He migrated to this country in 1628. He held many offices including Deputy (from Plymouth), 7 March 1653/4, 3 oct. 1659; colony treasurer, 7 June 1659- 3 June 1668;committee to supply towns and soldiers, 6 June 1654; committee to survey lands and settle ways,committee to oversee the building of a house of correction, committee to oversee the purchase of lands from Indians.

" On 6 October 1636 land was granted to Mr. William Bradford "for Constant and Thomas Southward, the land now in occupation of George Sowle' "

From Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England: Southworth, Constant, Plymouth, s. of Constant, or Thomas, b. 1615, was not brot. in the Ann 1623, by his wid. mo. when she came to m. Gov. Bradford, but came, it is presum. in 1628, whas made freem. of the colony and m. 2 Nov 1637, Eliz. d. of William Collier, resid. in Duxbury, was rep. in 1647 and 22 yrs. following and on the death of his brother Capt. Thomas, was chosen an Assist. till his own death 11 Mar. 1679, and once was a Commiss. for the United Colonies. (Although this source mentions the father of Constant as Thomas or Constant, all other sources I have seen have his father as Edward including the LDS Ancestral File which cites numerous contributers.) (Information provided by Kath Johnson, email:hole18@hctc.com, April 2000)

Constant married Collier, Elizabeth on 2 Nov 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. Elizabeth was born in 1616 in Saint Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England; was christened on 9 Mar 1619 in Saint Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England; died on 5 Apr 1670 in Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Southworth, Elizabeth