Saffin, John, 1632-1710

The original manuscript was sent by Cotton Mather with a letter to the Leverett family. This copy was made by the author for Mather.

From the description of An elegie on the deplored decease of that truly pious and religious matron, Mrs. Sara Leveret : relict of the late hon[or]able John Leveret, Esq., sometime governor of his then Majesty's colony of the Massethusets [sic] Bay in New England : manuscript, 1704. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612782428

Scituate, Massachusetts selectman; member Governor's Council; first probate judge for Bristol County; born in Devonshire, England.

From the description of Notebook, [ca. 1926]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775595

John Saffin (1632-1710) was a lawyer and selectman in Scituate, Mass., before moving to Boston, where he served as Representative (and Speaker in 1686) to the General Court, 1684 to 1686. Saffin moved to Bristol, R.I. (then a part of Massachusetts), in 1690, served as First Judge of Probate, 1692 to 1702, was appointed Supreme Court Judge in 1701, and became one of ten Massachusetts Counsellors under King William's Charter, 1692 to 1703.

From the description of Notebook, 1665-1708. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259778