Arrived in Boston on ship “James” out of Southhampton on 6/3/1635.
Settled in Newbury. He was a Sergeant.
Freeman 30 May 1660.
Selectman 1670-73.
Juryman 1675-76.
Tythingman and Way-warden.

From "Emery : four generations of the descendants of John Emery, Sen., of Newbury, Mass., and Anthony Emery of Kittery, Maine"

John Emery, sen., son of John and Agnes Emery of Romse} T , Hants, England, was born in England Sept. 29, 1597 ; he sailed from Southampton April 3, 1635, with his brother Anthonj’ in the ship James of London, William Cooper, Captain, their wives and one or two children each probably with them ; he landed in Boston June 3, 1635, and came soon after to Newbury where John, sen., had a town grant of half an acre for a house lot. John Emery was fined Dec. 22, 1637, by the town, twenty shillings for inclosing ground not laid out or owned by the town, contrary to a town order, and on Feb. 1, 1638, the town granted him that part of ground which was already enclosed. He was made freeman June 2, 1641, and recorded as one of the ninety-one freeholders of the town Dec. 2, 1642 ; in the same year he was appointed with three others to make a valuation of all the property in the town, for the purpose of proportioning each man’s share in the new division. On March 16, 1663, John Emery was presented to the Court at Ipswich by Henry Jaques, Constable of Newbury, for entertaining of travellers and quakers. May 5, 1663, his presentment for entertaining quakers was referred unto next Court. The next Court fined him four pounds, costs and fees for entertaining strangers. The evidence given in the case was u yt two men quakers wr entertained very kindly to bed and table & John Emmerie sliok ym by ye hand and bid ym welcome.” Also “that the witness heard John Emery and his wife say that he had entertained quakers and that he would not put them from his house and used argument for the lawfulness of it.” John Emery in May, 1663, petitioned the General Court for the remission of his fine. His petition was signed by the selectmen of the town and fifty of the citizens. The fine was not remitted.

He was also prominent in the case of Lieut. Robert Pike, refusing to recognize the authority of the Court to deprive him and his neighbors of the right of petition. In the famous ecclesiastical difficulties John Emery was a member of the Woodman party.

April 10, 1644, he had a grant from the town of twenty-two acres and five rods being his own and Henry Palmer’s portion of Divident land in the great field beyond the new town. He was selectman, 1661 ; fence viewer, 1666 ; grand juryman in the same year ; jury of tryals in 1672 ; appointed to carry votes to Salem in 1676. He was married, first, in England, to Mary who died in Newbury, April, 1649. He married, second, Mrs. Mary Webster ( nee Shatswell) widow of John Webster of Ipswich, Oct. 29, 1650. He died in Newbury, Mass., Nov. 3, 1683. His wife died April 28, 1694. He made his will May 1 , 1680, proved Nov. 27, 1683, in which he mentions his age as eighty-three years. The inventory of his estate was taken the same day, amounting to 263 pounds, 11 shillings. His wife made her will Aug., 1693, proved June 11, 1696

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THE WILL OF JOHN EMERY SEN.

This is the last will and testament of me John Emiy senior of Newberry in the County of Essex in New England who by the grace of God am at this tyme in my right mynd and tollerable composure of spirit notwithstanding my bodily infirmityes yet not knoweing how it may please the Lord to deal with me as to the tyme of my departure out of this world doe therfore commit my spirit to the Lord that gave it and doe desire that my body may be committed to the earth whence I was taken : (by desent buriall) in his good tyme and also commit and commend my deare wife and children to the gracious protection of our great creator and mercifull redeemer. And for my wordly goods I give and dispose in way and manner and to the persones as followeth which is according to my will and full intent in this eighty- third year of my age.

First. I the said John Emry doe give unto my daughter Ebenezer Hoag one acre and half of upland at the west end of my home lot joyneing to that parcel of land which I formerly gave her at the said west end of my land togither with this acre and half of land now mentioned I doe give to my said daughter Ebenezer and her posterity forever.

Item. I the said John Emry doe give and confirm unto my sone Jonathan Emry and to his posterity forever all my lands in Newberry both upland and meadow, togither with my freehold and rights of common in Newberry together with my houseing fenceing upon the said land with all thq priviledges and appurtenances belongeing to all and singular to every part and parcel thereof, the one half whereof 1 have formerly given him and doe now confirm to the said Jonathan and his heires forever, and the other half of the said premises I doe also confirm unto my said sone Jonathan upon condition and in consideration that the said Jonathan shall manadge and manure that one half of the said land both upland and meadow for the use and propper behooff of me the said Emery and my wife his mother so long as we both or either of us shall live : That is to say he shall at his own charge teil my upland according to our order we finding seed of such sort as we shall see cause and also laye it in the barn or house, harvesting of it and every thing thereto belongeing in due season and after it is harvested we to take the care of it for the threshing and what else is to be done to it, also to cut one half of the meadows and make and bring home the hay thereof for me and my wife. On the said land to lay half the dung which shall be produced by fodder growing on the said lands or medow on that part of the land wdiich he tilleth for our use and to make and maintain all fenses belongeing to the said lands and to repair the barn and houseing thereunto belongeing. And also the said Jonathan is to pay fifty pound in good and marchantable corn and neat cattell under eight yeare old to be payd at the dwelling house of me the said Emry according to my ol der by the said Jonathan or his heires in five yeares after my decease and the decease of my wife that is ten pound by the yeare. The which fifty pounds togitlier with my chattells & moveable goods I doe order and dispose of as followeth my will and intent is that Mary my wife shall have ten pound of the said estate to dispose of at her deceas to whom she pleaseth and my grandchild Mary Emerson I doe also give unto her ten pounds which shall be pd to her out of the said estate and my will is that my debts shall be all payd out of my stock and goods and that fifty pounds before expressed, and then my will and intent is that what is left of my said estate shall be equally divided between my six children and said Mary Emerson. 1 doe also appoynt my sones John Emry and Abram Merrell to be overseers of this my will and in case any of them dye before all the particulares therein mentioned be performed Then I appoy lit Joseph Boyle in hisroome as witness my hand May 1th 1680.

John Emry Sen.

This was owned and signed by John Emry senT to be his will as witness.
Joseph Pike. James I O. Odaway his mark.
Joseph Pike and James Odaway made oath in Court at Salem the 27 9mo. 1683.

That the within John Emry senior signed and declared the above written to be his last will and testament and was then of a disposing mynd to their understanding and that there is no latter will of his that they know of and these deponents signed thereto as witnesses.
Attest. Hilliard Veren cle.
Will proved the 27 9mo. 1683. Rec. (O. S.) B. 2 P. 50.