Birth: Kenelm Winslow was baptized on May 3, 1599, in
Droitwich,Worcestershire.
Death: He was buried in Salem on September 13, 1672.
Ship: Unknown, 1631
Life in England: Kenelm was the son of Edward and Magdalen
(Oliver/Ollyver) Winslow of Droitwich, Worcestershire. He was a joiner
in New England, and would have received his training in England.
Life in New England: Kenelm Winslow first appeared in
Plymouth records on the tax list of March 25, 1633, and in the list of
freemen from the same year. He contracted with an apprentice, Samuel
Jenny, on January 6, 1633/4. He moved to Marshfield by 1643. From 1634
to 1657 he served the colony in various offices, including deputy for
Marshfield to the Plymouth court for many years.Kenelm was one of five
brothers (Edward, John, Gilbert, Kenelm, and Josiah) who came to New
England.
Family: Kenelm Winslow married Ellen (Newton) Adams, as
her second husband in June 1634 in Plymouth and had four children. She
was buried on December 5, 1681, in Marshfield.
Children of Kenelm and Ellen Winslow:
- Kenelm was born by about 1635. He married (1) Mercy Worden by 1668
and had eleven children. He married (2) Damaris Eames by 1693.
- Ellen was born about 1636. She married Samuel Baker on December 20,
1656, and had eight children. She was buried on August 27, 1676.
- Nathaniel was born about 1639. He married Faith Miller on August 3,
1664, in Marshfield and had nine children. He died on December 1, 1719.
- Job was born by about 1641. He married Ruth _____ by 1674 and had
thirteen children. He died on July 14, 1720.