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'''John Sargent''' (24 December 1750, Salem - 24 January 1824) was an American [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] during [[American Revolution]]. <!---Not sure if this is the right John Sargent - He and Daniel Oliver were the first lieutenants of the second company of Ruggles's Corps, formed in July 1775.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/359219?seq=11&Search=yes&term=%22john+sargent%22&term=loyalist&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3D%2522John%2BSargent%2522%2BLoyalist%26dc%3DAll%2BDisciplines&item=1&ttl=9&returnArticleService=showArticle Wilbur H. Siebert, Loyalist Troops of New England, The New England Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan., 1931), page 118]</ref> --->
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| name = John Sargent
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| office = Member of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]
| term_start = 1793
| term_end = 1818
| predecessor = [[Joseph Aplin]]
| successor = [[William Browne Sargent]]
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| birth_place = [[Salem, Massachusetts]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1824|1|24|1750|12|24|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Barrington, Nova Scotia (community)|Barrington, Nova Scotia]]
| parents = [[Epes Sargent (soldier)|Epes Sargent]]<br>Catherine Winthrop
| spouse = {{marriage|Margaret Whitney Barnard<br>|1784||reason=}}
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| children = 4, including [[William Browne Sargent|William]], [[John Sargent (merchant)|John]], [[Winthrop Sargent (politician)|Winthrop]]
| relations = [[Daniel Sargent Sr.]] (brother)<br>[[Paul Dudley Sargent]] (brother)<br>[[Dudley Saltonstall]] (cousin)
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'''John Sargent''' (24 December 1750 – 24 January 1824) was an American [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] during [[American Revolution]] who was exiled to Canada where he became a politician.<ref name="Siebert1931">{{cite journal|last1=Siebert|first1=Wilbur H.|title=Loyalist Troops of New England|journal=The New England Quarterly|date=1931|volume=4|issue=1|pages=108–147|doi=10.2307/359219|jstor=359219}}</ref>


==Early life==
A [[Methodist]] merchant from [[Salem, Massachusetts]], he was the second son of Colonel [[Epes Sargent (soldier)|Epes Sargent]], by his second wife, the widow Katharine Browne (a descendant of Governor [[John Winthrop]]), brother to one distinguished Revolutionary war soldier, [[Paul Dudley Sargent]] and uncle to another, [[Winthrop Sargent]]. He is the very first signatory among the Salem Addressers of Governor [[Thomas Gage]] on his arrival in Salem in 1774, and thus during the American Revolution he was proscribed and exiled in the Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts in 1778. He went to [[Barrington, Nova Scotia]], where he had three sons and a daughter (having married the widow Margaret Barnard in Boston in 1784) and attended the [[7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|7th]], [[8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|8th]], [[9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|9th]] and [[10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|10th]] General Assemblies of Nova Scotia.
Sargent was born in [[Salem, Massachusetts]] on 24 December 1750. He was the second son of Colonel [[Epes Sargent (soldier)|Epes Sargent]], by his second wife, the widow Catharine Browne. He was a younger brother to [[Paul Dudley Sargent]], a distinguished Revolutionary War soldier, and the younger half-brother to Winthrop Sargent (1727–1793) and [[Daniel Sargent Sr.]] (1730–1806), a prominent merchant.<ref name="Sargent1920">{{cite book|last1=Sargent|first1=Winthrop|title=Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent|date=1920|location=Philadelphia|url=https://archive.org/stream/colonelpauldudle01sarg#page/n5/mode/2up/search/lafayette|accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref>


His maternal grandparents were Ann Dudley, daughter of [[Joseph Dudley]], and John Winthrop (1681–1747), son of [[Wait Winthrop]], grandson of [[John Winthrop the Younger]] and great-grandson of [[John Winthrop]], [[Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. Sargent's paternal ancestor, William, came to America from [[Gloucester]], [[England]], before 1678. Among his first cousins was [[Dudley Saltonstall]], a notorious Revolutionary War naval commander. Through his brother Winthrop, he was uncle to [[Winthrop Sargent]] (1753–1820), a major in the Continental Army who was appointed the first [[List of Governors of Mississippi|Governor of the Mississippi Territory]] by president [[John Adams]], and [[Judith Sargent Murray]], an early American advocate for women's rights, essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.<ref name="Sargent1920"/> Through his brother Daniel, he was an uncle to [[Lucius Manlius Sargent]], the author, antiquarian, and temperance advocate, [[Henry Sargent]], the artist who was the father of [[Henry Winthrop Sargent]], the prominent [[horticulturist]], and merchant prince [[Daniel Sargent (politician)|Daniel Sargent]] of Boston.<ref name="Sargent1920"/>
Sargent died in Barrington at the age of 73.


==Career==
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His sons [[John Sargent (merchant)|John]], [[William Browne Sargent|William Browne]] and [[Winthrop Sargent (politician)|Winthrop]] also served in the assembly.
Sargent, a [[Methodist]] merchant, was the very first signatory among the Salem Addressers of Governor [[Thomas Gage]] on his arrival in Salem in 1774,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution - 1910, Page 131 by James H. Stark. |url=https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=53260369|website=}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> and thus during the American Revolution he was proscribed and exiled in the Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts in 1778.<ref name="Sabine1778">{{cite web|last1=Sabine|first1=Lorenzo|title=Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts|url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/ma/statewide/loyalists.txt|publisher=Boston, Little, Brown & Company|accessdate=24 August 2017|date=1778|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224145542/http://files.usgwarchives.org/ma/statewide/loyalists.txt|archivedate=24 February 2009}}</ref>

Following his exile, he went to [[Barrington, Nova Scotia (community)|Barrington Township, Nova Scotia]], where he attended the [[7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|7th]], [[8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|8th]], [[9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|9th]] and [[10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia|10th]] General Assemblies of Nova Scotia.<ref name="biographi"/>

==Personal life==
In 1784, Sargent married widow Margaret ([[née]] Whitney) Barnard in Boston. Together, they were the parents of three sons, all of whom also served in the Assembly, and a daughter, born in Nova Scotia:<ref name="biographi"/>

* [[William Browne Sargent]] (1787–1853), who married Elizabeth Burbridge in 1819.
* [[John Sargent (merchant)|John Sargent]] (1792–1874), who married Sarah Wright Doane in 1818.
* [[Winthrop Sargent (politician)|Winthrop Sargent]] (1794–1866), who married Mary Jane Allison (1798–1867) in 1819.<ref name="Morrison1893">{{cite book|last1=Morrison|first1=Leonard Allison|title=The History of the Alison, Or Allison Family in Europe and America, A.D. 1135 to 1893: Giving an Account of the Family in Scotland, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the United States...|date=1893|publisher=Damrell & Upham|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofalisono00morruoft/page/191 191]|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofalisono00morruoft|accessdate=24 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Sargent died in Barrington at the age of 73.<ref name="biographi">{{cite web|title=Biography – SARGENT, JOHN – Volume VI (1821-1835)|url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3116|website=biographi.ca|publisher=[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography]]|accessdate=24 August 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=53260369 Address Presented to his Excellency Governor Gage, June 11th, 1774, On His Arrival at Salem. &mdash; signed by Sargent]
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/ma/statewide/loyalists.txt Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts, 1778]
*[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3116 John Sargent] in the ''[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography]]''


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Latest revision as of 22:04, 1 December 2024

John Sargent
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
In office
1793–1818
Preceded byJoseph Aplin
Succeeded byWilliam Browne Sargent
Personal details
Born(1750-12-24)24 December 1750
Salem, Massachusetts
Died24 January 1824(1824-01-24) (aged 73)
Barrington, Nova Scotia
Spouse
Margaret Whitney Barnard
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​
(after 1784)​
RelationsDaniel Sargent Sr. (brother)
Paul Dudley Sargent (brother)
Dudley Saltonstall (cousin)
Children4, including William, John, Winthrop
Parent(s)Epes Sargent
Catherine Winthrop

John Sargent (24 December 1750 – 24 January 1824) was an American Loyalist during American Revolution who was exiled to Canada where he became a politician.[1]

Early life

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Sargent was born in Salem, Massachusetts on 24 December 1750. He was the second son of Colonel Epes Sargent, by his second wife, the widow Catharine Browne. He was a younger brother to Paul Dudley Sargent, a distinguished Revolutionary War soldier, and the younger half-brother to Winthrop Sargent (1727–1793) and Daniel Sargent Sr. (1730–1806), a prominent merchant.[2]

His maternal grandparents were Ann Dudley, daughter of Joseph Dudley, and John Winthrop (1681–1747), son of Wait Winthrop, grandson of John Winthrop the Younger and great-grandson of John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sargent's paternal ancestor, William, came to America from Gloucester, England, before 1678. Among his first cousins was Dudley Saltonstall, a notorious Revolutionary War naval commander. Through his brother Winthrop, he was uncle to Winthrop Sargent (1753–1820), a major in the Continental Army who was appointed the first Governor of the Mississippi Territory by president John Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray, an early American advocate for women's rights, essayist, playwright, poet, and letter writer.[2] Through his brother Daniel, he was an uncle to Lucius Manlius Sargent, the author, antiquarian, and temperance advocate, Henry Sargent, the artist who was the father of Henry Winthrop Sargent, the prominent horticulturist, and merchant prince Daniel Sargent of Boston.[2]

Career

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Sargent, a Methodist merchant, was the very first signatory among the Salem Addressers of Governor Thomas Gage on his arrival in Salem in 1774,[3] and thus during the American Revolution he was proscribed and exiled in the Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts in 1778.[4]

Following his exile, he went to Barrington Township, Nova Scotia, where he attended the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th General Assemblies of Nova Scotia.[5]

Personal life

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In 1784, Sargent married widow Margaret (née Whitney) Barnard in Boston. Together, they were the parents of three sons, all of whom also served in the Assembly, and a daughter, born in Nova Scotia:[5]

Sargent died in Barrington at the age of 73.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Siebert, Wilbur H. (1931). "Loyalist Troops of New England". The New England Quarterly. 4 (1): 108–147. doi:10.2307/359219. JSTOR 359219.
  2. ^ a b c Sargent, Winthrop (1920). Colonel Paul Dudley Sargent. Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 August 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution - 1910, Page 131 by James H. Stark".[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Sabine, Lorenzo (1778). "Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts". Boston, Little, Brown & Company. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Biography – SARGENT, JOHN – Volume VI (1821-1835)". biographi.ca. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ^ Morrison, Leonard Allison (1893). The History of the Alison, Or Allison Family in Europe and America, A.D. 1135 to 1893: Giving an Account of the Family in Scotland, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the United States... Damrell & Upham. p. 191. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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