(I) John Trumbull, a cooper, came from Newcastle-on-Tyne to New England, and settled in Rowley, Massachusetts, in 1640. He was in Roxbury as early as 1639, and was a member of the Apostle John Eliot's church. He shortly removed, however, to Rowley, and his homestead was in the heart of that village, fronting on the common. He taught the first school in the town, was a freeman, May 13, 1640, selectman in 1650 and 1652, town clerk 1654 to 1656, and died in 1657. He was buried May 18 of that year. He married in England, in 1635, Eleanor Chandler, and brought his wife and a son John with him. Her name appears in the New England records as Ellen. She died about 1648-49, and he married (second) in August, 1650, Ann, widow of Michael Hopkinson, of Rowley. She survived him and married (third) March i, 1658, Richard Swan, as his second wife. She died in Rowley, and was buried April 5, 1678.
Children of first wife : John
Hannah, born December 14, 1640 Judah, April 3, 1643 Ruth, February 23, 1645 Joseph...
Children of second marriage
Abigail, born October 13, 1651 Mary, April 7, 1654.From: New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Founding of a Nation, Vol 5. by The American Historical Society