John Pers
- Born: Abt 1588, Norwich, Norfolk County, England
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth about 1607 in England
- Died: 19 Aug 1661, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA about age 73
 General Notes:
John and his wife Elizabeth, along with 4 children, "John, Barbre, Elizabeth and Judeth", accompanied by one servant, John Gedney, age 19, came to America on either the "John and Dorothy" of Norwich, or the "Rose" of Yarmouth. Some of his children must have come to this country before him and the above named were probably the four youngest of the family". John was listed as a weaver. He was admitted as a freeman in 1637/1638 and was a grantee of a lot in Watertown before 1644. He was interested in new settlements, especially in Sudbury and Lancaster. He was a grantee of land in Lancaster. There are two different death dates mentioned for him in sources indicated. Elizabeth died on March 12, 1666/1667. John's will was proved on October 1, 1661; hers on April 2, 1667.
John married Elizabeth about 1607 in England.
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