Grace Hildy Croft Christensen
Published: 1956
Total Pages: 378
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John Milk was appointed cowherd for the town of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1662. The same year he was chosen for the duty of chimney sweep. He married Sarah Wesson in 1665. They had two children, 1668/9-1670. He died at Salem, ca. 1689. His son, John Milk, Jr. (b. 1668/9), shipwright, married Elizabeth Hempfield in 1689 at Marblehead, Massachusetts. They had two sons, ca. 1690-ca. 1694. He married 2) Mary Scolly in 1707 at Boston. They had three children, 1708-ca. 1713. He died before 1720 at Boston. Descendants listed lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Utah, Iowa, Quebec, Ontario, Kansas and elsewhere. The surname is also spelled Milks. Also includes some other Milk/Milks families.