Jonathan Bumpus, ca 1769 to 5 February 1847, of Wareham, Massachusetts,...
I wrote about Jonathan Bumpus in a 2013 blog post, at which time I had his parents as unknown since the information I previously believed about his parents being Thomas and Mercy (Stewart) Bumpus...
View ArticleZachariah Damon ca 1654-1730 and His Wife Martha Woodworth of Scituate,...
Zachariah Damon was born about 1654 at Scituate, Massachusetts, the son of John and Katherine (Merritt) Damon. His birth is not recorded, but the relationship is proven by father John Damon’s will,...
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Henry Merritt born circa 1593 probably Kent, England; died November 1653 at...
Henry Merritt was born about 1593, possibly at Tenterden, Kent, England, where his children were baptized. He was an early settler of Scituate, Massachusetts, which was first settled by a group...
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John Damon, born ca 1621 England, died before 3 October 1676 at Scituate,...
John Damon was born about 1621, likely in Kent, England, the son of John Damon and Hannah Gilson. His birth is often seen as 11 November 1621 [Damon], but I have not found a primary source for this. He...
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Thomas Tilden (1619-1705) of Tenterden, Kent and Scituate & Marshfield,...
Thomas Tilden was baptized St. Mildred’s Church, Tenterden, Kent on 19 January 1618/19, the son of Nathaniel Tilden and Lydia Huckstep. [French] I wrote about his parents here.In March 1634/5, when...
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Nathaniel Tilden (1583-1641) and His Wife Lydia Huckstep of Tenterden, Kent,...
Nathaniel Tilden was baptized 28 July 1583 at St. Mildred’s Church, Tenterden, Kent, son of Richard Tilden. [NEHGS Register, hereafter “NEHGR” 65:326] His mother’s name was Elizabeth whose maiden name...
View ArticleJohn Burgess (1710-1783) and His Wife Alice Baker (1716-1771) of Yarmouth...
John Burgess was born in the middle of October 1710 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, the son of John and Sarah (Nickerson) Burgess. [Yarmouth VR p 16] I wrote about John Sr here. His...
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John Howland (ca 1592 to 1672) of Fenstanton, England and Plymouth, Mass. and...
John Howland was born about 1592 (based on age at death), possibly at Fenstanton, Huntingdon (now Cambridgeshire), the son of Henry Howland and his wife Margaret whose maiden name is not recorded. His...
View ArticleSamuel Ryder/Rider (1688 to 1718) and His Wife Ann Eldredge of Plymouth,...
Samuel Ryder (commonly spelled Rider but I use Ryder for consistency) was born 26 July 1688 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, one of the twelve children of Samuel Ryder by his second wife Lydia Tilden....
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George Knott ca 1600-1648 and His Wife Martha of England and Sandwich,...
George Knott was born in England about 1600, a rough estimate, and migrated to New England before 1637. He was one of the founders of Sandwich, then in Plymouth Colony and now in Barnstable County on...
View ArticleJohn Vincent (ca 1603 to after December 1663) of England and...
John Vincent was born about 1603 in England, but I have not discovered his origins. His birth year is an approximation based on his having a child born about 1628. His name is also spelled Vinson in...
View ArticleRichard Kirby (circa 1603-1688) and his Wife Jane of England, Sandwich and...
Richard Kirby was born about 1603 in England. His Wikitree profile presents a theory that he was born Rowington, Warwickshire, the son of John Kirby and Martha Warde. That couple did have a son...
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William Swift (1627-1706) and His Wife Ruth of Surrey, England and Sandwich,...
William Swift was baptized 25 April 1627 at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Bermondsey, Surrey, England, son of William Swift and his wife Joan whose maiden name is not recorded. [Fiske] I wrote about his...
View ArticleJohn Burgess (ca 1659-1735) and His Wife Sarah Nickerson (1674-1723) of...
John Burgess was born about 1659 (based on his being eldest son of parents who married in December 1657), probably in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, the son of John and Mary (Worden)...
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Nicholas Snow (1663 to about 1754) and His Wife Lydia Shaw of Eastham,...
Nicholas Snow was born 6 December 1663 at Eastham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, the son of Mark and Jane (Prence) Snow. He was the grandson/great-grandson of Mayflower Passengers Constance...
View ArticleJohn Clark (before 1656 to 1727) and His Wife Sarah Smith of Beverly and...
John Clark (sometimes Clarke) was born about 1651, based on his being about age 30 in a 1681 deposition. [Records of New Plymouth Colony 6:75] I have not found his birth since his name is quite common,...
View ArticleJireh Swift, ca 1673 to 1749, of Sandwich and Wareham, Massachusetts, and His...
Jireh Swift was born about 1673 (based on age at death) at Sandwich on Cape Cod, then part of Plymouth Colony. His parents were William and Ruth (—?—) Swift. [The Mayflower Descendant (hereafter “MD”)...
View ArticleSamuel Sturtevant (ca 1620-1669) of England and Plymouth, Mass., and his wife...
Samuel Sturtevant was likely born in England about 1620, based on his estimated age at the birth of eldest child. I have not found his origins. His last name is spelled in a variety of ways including...
View ArticleWilliam Swift (born England ca 1596; died before Jan 1642/3 at Sandwich,...
William Swift was born by about 1596 in England, based on estimated age at marriage. He was from Bermondsey, Surrey, [Fiske] but I do not know if that was his birthplace or who his parents were. His...
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Thomas Tobey (ca 1625-1714) and His Wife Martha Knott of England and...
Thomas Tobey was born about 1625, probably in England; I have not yet discovered his parents. His surname is also seen spelled as Toby and Tobie. In the 1640s he arrived Sandwich on Cape Cod, then...
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