William CLEAVES

Abt 1650 - 1715  (65 years)

• Name	William CLEAVES
  Birth	Abt 1650  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jan 1714/1715	Beverly, Essex Co, MA   [2]
  Person ID	I3612	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret COREY
  Marriage	18 May 1683	Marblehead, Essex Co, MA   [3]
  Children	1. Hannah CLEAVES,   b. Mar 1688, Beverly, Essex Co, MA d. 9 Apr 1688, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 0 years)   2. Ebenezar CLEAVES,   b. 13 Oct 1691, Beverly, Essex Co, MA d. 1760, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 68 years)   3. Capt. Benjamin CLEAVES,   b. 23 Oct 1693, Beverly, Essex Co, MA d. 1775 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Martha EDWARDS
  Marriage	Abt 1675  [4]
  Children	1. John CLEAVES,   b. 1676, Beverly, Essex Co, MA d. 14 Sep 1753, Beverly, Essex Co, MA (Age 77 years)   2. Eleanor CLEAVES,   c. 24 Jul 1681, Beverly, Essex Co, MA   3. Martha CLEAVES,   b. c.1681, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 13 Feb 1725 (Age ~ 43 years)
  Family ID	F4429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S136] Dorothy Steels Lotito, Lotito, Lotito Genealogical Collection", ((Salt Lake City, UT: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958)), FHL US/CAN Film Area 0163998. [S4259] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 2 vols., ((Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906 - 1907)). p. 402. (First Parish Unitarian Church record) [S4259] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 2 vols., ((Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906 - 1907)). p. 87 [William is incorrectly named as "Clements" in the extract] [S4490] Donald S. Kenny, "Martha Edwards, First Wife of William Cleaves of Beverly, Massachusetts: A Correction to Torrey's New England Marriages", NEH&GR, Vol. 155, Apr 2001, Martha Edwards.