Robert PIKE

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Robert "was a member of the General High Court, 1648, and for manyyears following. He became lieutenant, captain, and major in commandof the Essex regiments. he was an assistant in 1682,was one of theCouncil of Safety in the overthrow of Andros,1689, and also a memberof the Council in William and Mary Charter, 1691. His rapid advance topower and popularity was most marked, and by many he has been styledthe "Cromwell ofAmerica". "Founders of the MA Bay Colony," p. 37. See"LoyalDissenter: The Life and Times of Robert Pike," Roland L.Warren(Newburyport, MA: Parker River Researchers, 1992). "TheNewPuritan: ENG Two Hundred Years Ago, With Some Accounts of theLifeof Robert Pike," James Pike (1879). Robert brought twoindenturedservants back with him from his 1650 visit to ENG^. Came to America aboard the ship "James of London" which sailed fromSouthampton, 5 April 1635; arriving in Ipswich, Massachusetts 2 June1635.He spent part of his early childhood in Whiteparish and arrivedwith his father John G., his brother John, and three sisters: Dorothy,Ann and Israel. His family went first to Ipswich, but soon afterwardmoved to the newly settled town of Newbury, Massachusetts where helived until 1639 when he joined the colony which founded Salisbury,Massachusetts. It has been said that he was a man of much strength and of a robustconstitution. Tradition states that on the voyage to this country heasked the captain for an increase of rations. When questioned as tohis need for more food to keep up his strength; he took a large ironbar and bent it into a U form. This so surprised the captain that hisrequest was granted. (Pike records 1900-1901, page 10.) At the age of 21, 17 May 1637, he took the oath as freeman, justbefore the exciting election at which John Winthrop (1588-1649, q.v.)defeated Sir Henry Vane (1613-1662, q.v.) for governor, and is said tohave been of the Winthrop faction. On 3 April 1641, Robert married Sarah Sanders. Sarah was born inLangford, England ca. 1622, the daughter of Henry Sanders who was theson of Sir Edwin Sanders who died at the time of Henry VIII(1491-1547) of England. Her mother was Alice Coles. After Sarah's death in 1679, Robert married on 30 October 1684 Martha(Moyce) Goldwire, widow of George Goldwire. No children are recordedby the second marriage. When the Town of Salisbury was settled in 1638, Robert, then aged 22,was one of 60 odd pioneers who crossed the Merrimac. In the choice ofa house lot, fortune seems to have favored him with two acres in thecorner of the way to Hampton and the way to the Great Neck (latercalled the "Beach Road"). Here he built his home and where was born tohim a family of three sons and five daughters who reached matureyears. Together with others of the "commoners" he received allotments of landin all of the divisions, the chief of which was his pasture (laterreferred to as the "Pike Homestead" on the Old Ferry Road), 100 acresat Batt's Hill and a large division at Amesbury. This land he mostlydisposed of by deed or gift to his children during his life leavingonly a moderate estate at his death. His home and lot of three acreshe gave to his grandson Robert, son of Robert, the year prior to hisdeath. Robert the grandson in later years sold the property to hisfather-in-law, William Hook, Jr. and Robert the grandson moved toExeter. To his younger son Moses, he deeded his pasture where he later settledand which remained in the family for many years. He early took a prominent position in the militia being a Lieutenantat 32, Captain at 37 and Major when 41 years of age. During KingPhilip's War (q.v.) he was in command of all the forces of NorfolfCo., Massachusetts, and those located in the State of Maine (althoughMaine did not become a state until 1820 q.v.). As early as 1650 he waswhat would now be called a trial justice and in 1672 an assoociatejudge of the courts of Norfolk Co. In local affairs, a selectman from1661-1677 and on many responsible committees. In political life, amember of the General Court when 32 and of the Governor's Council from1682 to 1696, when having reached the age of 80 years he retired tothe private life of the farm and was ngaged in giving away to hisheirs the property which he had accumulated during his lifetime. Thelast ten years was passed in the quiet of his town, Salisbury, wherehe died December 12, 1706, at the age of ninety-one. No stone marksRobert's grave on the Old Beach Road. However, in the center of theCity of Salisbury, Massachusetts, has been erected a memorial plaqueto Major Robert Pike. The plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF MAJOR ROBERT PIKE (1616-1706) One of the first settlers of Salisbury, a leader in civil and military affairs. He stood far in advance of his time and having the wisdom and courage to proclaim witchcraft a delusion and to advocate religious freedom. Among Robert and Sarah's children, Sarah, who married Wymond Bradbury(son of Mary Bradbury who was accused of witchcraft; convicted but notexecuted. Robert Pike, Sarah Bradbury's father defended MaryBradbury).

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