John Blake
- Christened: 30 Aug 1618, Pitminster, Somerset, England
- Marriage (1): Mary Souther 16 Aug 1654 in Boston, Mass.
- Died: 25 Jan 1688/89, Boston, Mass. at age 70
 General Notes:
1642: Joined the Artillery Company
1658: Constable
1670: clerk of the market
1671: Dismissed from the church in Dorchester to join the Third Church, Boston
1672: surveyor
1679: one of the executors of the will of Governor John Winthrop.
1679: purchased land and buldings near the "great dock", no doubt where he carried out his business.
1686: a tithingman
Will left bequests to his widow (£200 and his estate 'if she continues a widow'); to his brothers William, James and Edward and their children. An inventory of the estate was never located. 758
Events
• Occupation. Merchant
John married Mary Souther, daughter of Nathaniel Souther and Alice, 16 Aug 1654 in Boston, Mass. (Mary Souther was born about 1633 and died 7 Jan 1693/94 in Boston, Mass..)
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