Joseph Dunham

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• Military: 1699; He enlisted in the Militia under Warren in 1669 for three years.
• Married: 19 Jun 1706, Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Bethia Chase, the daughter of Benjamin and Philipa (Sherman) Chase. She was born on 3 December 1686 in Freetown, Massachusetts. She was willed land in Middleboro of twenty acres and a homestead in 1731 in Taunton, Massachusetts. In December 1752, she conveyed land to two of her sons, Stephen and Josiah, in return for her support in old age. She was living on 13 April 1753 when she acknowledged a deed. Issue: 1. Hannah Dunham (1707-____) 2. Stephen Dunham (1709-____) 3. Caleb Dunham (c1711-____) 4. Josiah Dunham (c1713-____) 5. Joseph Dunham (1715-____) 6. Esther Dunham (c1717-____) 7. Ephraim Dunham (c1721-____) 8. Nathaniel Dunham (c1723-____) 9. Jonathan Dunham (c1723-____) 10. Phebe Dunham (c1725-____) 11. Mary Dunham (c1727-____)

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Birth:
Dunham (1907) gives his birth year as 1682.

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• History: 1658; He took the Oath of Fidelity.
• Will: 9 Mar 1702/03, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Hester, and his sons: Eleazer, Nathaniel, Micaiah, Benaiah, and Daniel.
• Probate/Proved: 16 Jun 1703, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
Dunham (1907) gives his birth date as 18 November 1637, but I cannot find where he found this date.

Joseph married Hester Wormal on 20 Aug 1669 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Hester was christened on 21 May 1648 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died after 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her baptism was recorded as 21 (3) 1648.

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• Occupation: say 1620; He was a weaver.
• Immigration: About 1630; He came from Leyden, Holland to Plymouth Colony.
• Freeman: 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• History: 2 Jan 1632/33, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was taxed 9 shillings,
• Ordained: 1639, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was ordained as a deacon.
• Military: Aug 1643, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was Listed as able to bear arms.
• Will: 25 Jan 1668, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Abigail, and his sons: John, Benajah, and Daniel.
• Inventory: 2 Mar 1668/69, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Complier's Note: 1907; Isaac Dunham (1907) puts forth the opinion that the John Goodman, who signed the Mayflower Compact was in fact John Dunham He believed that John did not wish to use his real name on account of previous activities against the crown. John Goodman supposedly died during the first winter, however his name resurfaced on several occasions up to 1638. The lot assigned to John Goodman was next to that of William Brewster, who was a life long friend of John Dunham. A nice theory but totally unsupported by fact and has been disproven.

John married Abigail Balliou on 22 Oct 1622 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Abigail (daughter of Thomas Balliou) was born about 1600; died on 20 Mar 1698/99 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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