Mackintosh, John

Published: 27 Feb 2020 Updated: 28 Feb 2020
Researchers: Teresa Rust, Jeannette Wentworth
Editor: Teresa Rust

John Mackenthow, “Scotch Prisoners Sent to Massachusetts in 1652, By Order of the English Government,” Volume 1847, page 378.¹ (Same as John McIntosh/Mackintock???)

Name Variations: Mackenthow, Mackintock, Mackintosh, Makentosh, Makintock, Macintosh, Mcintosh

Similar names on the prisoners lists:
Toish, John. (IWI), Braintree, MA, Block Island, RI Dunbar List
Mackendocke, Daniell. SD, NEHGR [MacKintock?] John and Sarah List
Mackenthow, John. SD, NEHGR, Dedham, MA John and Sarah List
Mackontoss, William. SD, NEHGR, Braintree, MA, Block Island, RI John and Sarah List
Macktentha, Cana. SD, NEHGR John and Sarah List

First Generation in the New World

1. JOHN¹ MACKINTOSH, was born in Scotland and died at Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts on 22 Aug 1691.² He married, first, at Dedham, on 05 Apr 1659, REBECCA METCALFE,³, the daughter of MICHAEL METCALFE, she died on 08 Dec 1667.⁴ He marries, second, before 1672, JANE (_____). Named in his will in 1691.⁵

Biographical Notes:
1. “He may have been, as were most of the Scotch who came to Massachusetts 1650-1660, a soldier and prisoner of war taken by Cromwell and sent to the colony.”⁶
1. At Dedham on 01 May 1664, John and wife of John Makentosh received into the church.⁷
2. A Thomas METCALFE is mentioned in his 1691 will.⁸

CHILDREN of JOHN and REBECCA (METCALFE) MACKINTOCK:
2. i. JOHN² MAKINTOCK, JR., (John¹), born at Dedham on 15 May 1664⁹ and died at Dedham in November 1690.¹⁰, Cutter says he died in November 1683, must verify this date!⁶

2. ii. WILLIAM² MACKINTOSH, (John¹), was born presumably in Dedham and baptised 25 Nov 1665.¹¹ Mentioned in will, dated 13 Aug 1691.¹²,⁶

CHILDREN of JOHN and JANE (_____) MACKINTOCK:
2. iii. RACHEL² MACKINTOSH, (John¹), born in Dedham on 11 Feb 1668.⁶ Mentioned in will dated 13 Aug 1691.¹³

2. iv. SAMUEL² MACKINTOSH, (John¹),was born at Dedham on 21 Nov 1672.¹⁴, probably died young.⁶

Second Generation

Children of John and REBECCA (Metcalfe) Mackintock:

2. i. JOHN² MAKINTOCK, JR., (John¹), born at Dedham on 15 May 1664⁹ and died at Dedham in November 1690.¹⁰, Cutter says he died in November 1683, must verify this date!⁶

2. ii. WILLIAM² MACKINTOSH, (John¹), was born presumably in Dedham and baptised 25 Nov 1665.¹¹ Mentioned in will, dated 13 Aug 1691.¹⁵,⁶ He married EXPERIENCE HOLBROOK. She died 29 Aug 1714.¹⁶

Children of William² and Experience (Holbrook) Mackintosh:
3. i. JOHN³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), born 25 Apr 1694 and died young.⁶
3. ii. REBECCA³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 11 Aug. 1696.⁶
3. iii. WILLIAM³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 16 Jun 1700.⁶
3. iv. JOHN³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 26 Sep 1704, joined church at Dedham, 31 Dec 1727.⁶
3. v. MOSES³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 01 Sep 1708.⁶
3. vi. JOANNA³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), married 24 Jun 1729, JOHN MACKWITHE.⁶

Children of John and JANE (_____) Mackintock:

2. iii. RACHEL² MACKINTOSH, (John¹), born in Dedham on 11 Feb 1668.⁶ Mentioned in will dated 13 Aug 1691.¹³

2. iv. SAMUEL² MACKINTOSH, (John¹),was born at Dedham on 21 Nov 1672.¹⁴, probably died young.⁶

Third Generation

Children of William² and Experience (Holbrook) Mackintosh:

3. i. JOHN³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), born 25 Apr 1694 and died young.⁶

3. ii. REBECCA³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 11 Aug. 1696.⁶

3. iii. WILLIAM³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), was born at Dedham on 16 Jun 1700¹⁷ and died at Dedham on 09 Sep 1724.¹⁸ “… Joanna Mackintosh widow, John Mackwithy Husband’s…[friend?]…of Dedham & Samuel Lyon of Roxbury, Massachusetts all in the County of Suffolk.”¹⁹ He married at Dedham on 07 Jun 1721, JOANNA LYON.²⁰,²¹

4. i. WILLIAM MCINTOSH, (William³, William², John¹), was born at Dedham on 05 Jun 1722²² and died 03 Jan 1813.⁶ He married, ABIGAIL WHITING.

<p”>5. JEREMIAH MCINTOSH, (William, William³, William², John¹),⁶
5. EBENEZER MCINTOSH, (William, William³, William², John¹), was born in 1764 and died in 1834. He married at Dedham on 29 Nov. 1789, JEMIMA MILLS.²³

3. iv. JOHN³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 26 Sep 1704, joined church at Dedham, 31 Dec 1727.⁶

3. v. MOSES³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), 01 Sep 1708.⁶

3. vi. JOANNA³ MACKINTOSH, (William², John¹), married 24 Jun 1729, JOHN MACKWITHE.⁶

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NOTES:

“John, the son ot William & Exsperience Makintosh, was borne Aprell 25, 1694.”²⁴

FROM: https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/713
In 1652, when Cromwell’s prisoners arrived, the managers of the iron works were greatly in need of cheap labor and they secured a large number of the Scotchmen and sent them to the Lynn and the Braintree plants. John Mackintosh was sent to Lynn, while William Mackintosh went to Braintree. John, under the name Toish, made a deposition at Lynn, January 25, 1654, aged abouttwenty-four.

After the failure of the iron works, John Mackintosh probably was sold to some one residing in Dedham or vicinity. Both appear to have changed their surnames to Tosh or Toish when sold as redemptioners, and William retained the surname Tosh after he regained his freedom, but John went back to the original spelling.

On April 5, 1659, which would be after a sufficient period had elapsed to permit the removal of his disability as a redemptioner, John Mackintosh was married in Dedham to Rebecca Metcalf, daughter of Michael Metcalf. It is the career of one of John Mackintosh’s descendants which interests us.

Briefly stated, the second generation from John Mackintosh is represented by William (baptized November 25, 1665) and his wife Experience (Holbrook) Mackintosh.

The selection of William as a name is presumptive evidence of close relationship between John and the before-mentioned fellow-prisoner William. William Mackintosh of the second generation had several children, including a son named Moses, born September 1, 1708, in Dedham, who married Lydia Jones in Dorchester, August 5, 1734.

This Moses Mackintosh was the father of Ebenezer Mackintosh of Boston, who has come down in local history mostly under the surname Mackintosh, with the subtitle of “The Rioter,” but occasionally as “Captain” Mackintosh, though he is also known as “Mackintosh the shoemaker.” The given names Moses and Ebenezer show the New England influence which selected names from the Bible.

Not much is known of Moses Mackintosh, father of Ebenezer.

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2. “John Mackintosh, deceased August 22, 91.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13325/25/238994279 [↩]
3. “McINTOSH/MACKINTOCK, John & 1/wf Rebecca METCALFE (1635-1667); 5 Apr 1659; Dedham {Mott (,1) 24; Metcalf 17; Holmes (,3) 345; Goodwin: Gen. Notes 158; Reg. 6:173; Whipple-Hill 88; Richards 18}“New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21175/985/426895301 [↩]
4. “Rebecca Makintock, deceased 8 Decembr., 1667.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13325/10/238993396 [↩]
5. “...I give to my beloved wife Jane Mackintosh…”Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/1888-co3/69454056 [↩]
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7. “Also The wife of John Makentosh was received in ye same day. [1d 3m 1664]“Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/46067/36/1320153405 [↩]
8. “Thomas Metcalfe” Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/1888-co3/69454056 [↩]
9. “John, the Son of John & Rebecca Makintock, was borne 15th May, 1664.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13325/9/238993317 [↩] [↩]
10. “John Mackintosh, jun.r, deceased Nouember __.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13325/21/238994167 [↩] [↩]
11. “william ye sone of our sister Makentosh was baptised 25d 12m [16]65.”Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/46067/38/1320153444 [↩] [↩]
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13. “…I give to my beloved Daughter Rachel Mackintosh…”Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/1888-co3/69454056 [↩] [↩]
14. “Samuell, the Son of John & Jane Mackintosh, borne 21 of ye 9 mo.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13325/13/238993663 [↩] [↩]
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16. “Experience, the wife of William Makintosh, deceased August 29. 1714.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13325/40/238994979 [↩]
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19. “…Joanna Mackintosh widow, John Mackwithy Husband’s _____ of Dedham & Samuel Lyon of Roxbury, Massachusetts all in the County of Suffolk.” Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48704/4984-co3/69476815 [↩]
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23. “Novemr 29, 1789. Mr. Ebenezer McIntosh to Miss Jemima Mills, both of Needham. [Married by the Revd Mr. Thomas Thacher].” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13325/205/239008414 [↩]
24. “John, the son ot William & Exsperience Makintosh, was borne Aprell 25, 1694.” Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13325/26/238994539 [↩]