Francis Wainwright

Francis Wainwright, born 1664, died 1711, a graduate from Harvard College 1686, was a merchant, office-holder, and soldier from Ipswich, Massachusetts.

He also served as town clerk, feoffee of the grammar school, representative in the Massachusetts General Court during several years, commissioner and collector of customs and excise, and was a member of the Artillery Company.

[8] The leaders of the expedition was severely vilified by the general public in Massachusetts, and anonymous letters were sent from Boston to them in the field, claiming they were cowards that deserved hanging.

The wedding was set to take place on July 31, 1711; he becoming sick on the 29th, and dying on the 3rd in his house, at ten in the morning: his bride-to-be staying by his side to the end.

[10] The Colonel left a considerable amount of money to his son Francis, who also inherited through his mother, a niece of Rev.John Norton, lands in Ipswich.