These research notes are provided as-is and contain supplementary working research.
Published-source statement
Anderson GMD (2025): arrival 1636, Boston/Braintree, origin Unknown
Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (2nd ed., 2025), p. 158, records John Gurney with an arrival of 1636 and New England residences at Boston and Braintree (Weymouth not listed), while leaving his English origin 'Unknown' — the standing published assessment of John's arrival and settlement.
Why this conclusion
- Depends on Evidence MBCR 1:331 gunpowder-fine remission (2 June 1641)Anderson's GMD assessment cites the 1641 Massachusetts General Court gunpowder-fine order (MBCR 1:331) among its six documentary bases for John — the cited-record relationship behind the published arrival/settlement statement.
Qualifications and conflicts
- Qualifies Finding Arrival window: 1638–early 1641Anderson's published 1636 arrival and Boston/Braintree settlement (Weymouth excluded) is the standing published estimate; the pre-1643 Weymouth grants, the 'of Weymouth' 1641 petition, and the post-1640 Great Migration falloff revise the window to 1638-early 1641 and locate his first residence at the Weymouth Anderson omits.
Sources
- Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640: A Concise Compendium. 2nd ed. Boston: NEHGS, 2025., 2nd ed., 2025, p. 158
Origin: Unknown; Migration: 1636; Residences: Boston, Braintree
Topic file location: Colonial arrival chronology
Technical details
- Research item:
G13-RI-000043 - Graph revision:
244 - Machine-readable JSON:
/assets/g13-graph/findings/G13-RI-000043.json
This is one research item from the John Gurney research graph; the fuller narrative treatment is in the linked topic above and the research library.