Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632)

M, #1056, b. 1561, d. 1656
Reference 8G Grf & more
Charts Pedigree starting with Jack (representing the grandchildren) - incorporates the branches below - largest chart (#1)
Pedigree starting with Jack (representing the grandchildren) - incorporates the branches below - largest chart (#2)
Pedigree starting with Jack (representing the grandchildren) - incorporates the branches below - largest chart (#3)
Pedigree for John Jewett Garland (#1)
Pedigree for John Jewett Garland (#2)
Pedigree for John Jewett Garland (#3)
Birth*1561 Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) was born 1561 at Ormsby, Norfolk, England.1 
Education*17 November 1581He was educated on 17 November 1581 at St John's, Oxford, England, matriculated. 
Education3 February 1586He was educated on 3 February 1586 at England recieved the BA degree. 
Marriage*He married Ann Bate. 
Marriage*2 March 1623/24Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) married Christian (__________) (Widow Weare) on 2 March 1623/24 at Abbot's Ann, England. 
Marriage*26 March 1627Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) married Helena (__________) (Widow Mason) on 26 March 1627 at Abbot's Ann, England. 
Immigration*1632Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) immigrated in 1632 leaving London the 9th of March and arriving at Lynn MA on 6th of June, "having in his company six persons, his relativea and friends, who had belonged to his church in Holland".1,2 
Event-Misc*6 September 1638He had the following event: "the General Court granted him permission to settle a town at Hompton" on 6 September 1638 at Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.2 
Residence*between 1647 and 1650 Between 1647 and 1650, Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) resided Portsmouth, Norfolk Co. (now Rockingham Co. NH), Massachusetts. 
Marriage*1650He married Mary Magdalene Beedle in 1650.2 
MovedTo*1651Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) moved in 1651 to England.  
Death*1656He died in 1656 at Hackney, London, England.2 
Burial*He was buried at New Churchyard, Allhollows Staining, England. 
Source*Source(s): Page 75+ #1.3 
Story*From the Batchelder correction, we extract the following additional sources for this "first minister at Lynn MA, of whom much has been written, which will not be duplicated here. For the best earlier accounts see" Rev. Stephen Bachiler, by Charles E. Batchelder in NEHGS Register, volume 46, page 46, 1892, and Stephen Bachilder, an Unforgiven Puritan, by Victor C. Snaborn, 1917.
     The 1898 book give scant information on 3 wives - unknown name for first wife, 2nd wife Helen, and 3rd wife Mary. The 1985 correction book give a little more, and includes a missed second marriage. Of the first wife, he says: "His first wife, the mother of his children, is unknown, even her first name. Rev. John Bate in calling Rev. Stephen's son his cousin furnishes the only clue I know, and that may be explained in several ways. It is possible Bate and Bachiler were brothers-in-law, or they married sisters".
     There is a lot of historical information to be found on Rev. Stephen in this book.
     In the NH Gen. Record article cited above there are listed more sources, and it also clarifies several errors. The article title is Rev Stephen Bachiler of Hampton: Some additional Information, by George Freeman Sanborn Jr. The following paragraphs are quoted from that article.
     ... That he was married a total of four times is now well known. Further evidence that his first wife and mother of all his children was probably a sister of Rev. John Bate, Bachiler's successor at Wherwell, Hampshire, was discovered by Charles Edward Banks in an English court record (Court of Requests, Public Record Office, London. REQ2/678/64, dated 2 Nov 15 Charles I [1639])...
     ... That Mr Bachiler returned to England in old age, after the collapse of his fourth marriage, has long been known. Reports that he died in Hackney, Middlesex, in 1660, aged 100 years, appeared in print, but were long ago disproved. [article goes on to show how the error came about, and that the incorrect information pertains to a Rev. John Bachiler].
     ... Nothing promising was found [regarding death of Rev. Stephen] until they searched Boyd's index to London burials and found several Stephen Bachilers. One of these appeared to be the correct one, and they wrote: "However, a 1656 entry at Allhallows Staining, London, states 'Steeven Batchiller, Minester, that dyed att Robert Barbers, was buryed in the new churchyard Octob 31th 1656.' John Good was parish rector 1654-1662, so this entry does not relate to a rector of the parish and would appear to be our client's ancestor."
     [After more about payment for the knell (tolling of the bell), it continues] ... Evidently, then, Rev. Stephen Bachiler was buried ... presumably aged above 90 years, as he had matriculated at St John's College, Oxford, on 17 November 1581, and would later give his age as 71 years upon his arrival in the Massachusetts Bay Colony aboard the William and Francis on 5 June 1632).
     ... It is ironic that Mr Bachiler was apparently buried just seventeen days after his fourth wife petitioned for a divorce in New England, alleging that he had gone to England many years since and married again [sources cited]. There is no evidence that he did in fact, marry again in England, and he could not have been there more than two years. It is not clear whether the divorce was ever granted.4 
SourceSource(s): The New Hampshire Genealogical Record #29, Volume 8 #1, January 1991, page 14. 
SourceSource(s): The Second Boat, Volume 16, Number 4, 1996-1997 series, pp 3-9. 
Note*10 May 1995Gwen & Guil Babcock visited the church of Holy Cross and St. Peter in Wherwell, Hants. England on 10 May 1995. 

Family 1

 Ann Bate
Marriage*He married Ann Bate. 
Children 1.Nathaniel Bachiler+ b. c 1590, d. 1645
 2.Deborah Bachiler b. 1592
 3.Stephen Bachiler b. 1594
 4.Theodate Bachiler (Immigrant 1630)+ b. 1596, d. 20 Oct 1649
 5.Samuel Bachiler b. 1596
 6.Anne Bachiler+ b. 1600
 7.Frances Bachiler b. c 1603
 8.Stephen Bachiler b. 1603
 9.John Bachiler b. c 1605
 10.William Bachiler b. c 1607
 11.Henry Bachiler b. c 1609

Family 2

 Christian (__________) (Widow Weare)
Marriage*2 March 1623/24Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) married Christian (__________) (Widow Weare) on 2 March 1623/24 at Abbot's Ann, England. 

Family 3

 Helena (__________) (Widow Mason)
Marriage*26 March 1627Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) married Helena (__________) (Widow Mason) on 26 March 1627 at Abbot's Ann, England. 

Family 4

 Mary Magdalene Beedle
Marriage*1650Reverend Stephen Bachiler (Immigrant 1632) married Mary Magdalene Beedle in 1650.2 
Last Edited 9 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S59] History of the Town of Hampton NH - 1638-1988, Joseph Dow , 1988 edition Volume II, pg 589.
  2. [S399] History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, Alonzo Lewis and James R Newhall : Lynn MA, 1865 SLC 974.45 H2l film 1421840 #9, pgs 159-164.
  3. [S58] The Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy, Frederick Clifton Pierce : Chicago, 1898 (reprint 1985).
  4. [S475] Batchelder/Bachilder Genealogy Through Rev. Stephen Bachiler's Son Stephen Bachilder (A correction of the work on this family by Pierce), edited by Carl Brage Compiled by Charles Batchelder , Lane Memorial Library: Hampton NH, 1985 http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/genealog/batchelder/index.htm
Close