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Joseph Dunham

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  1. 1.  Joseph Dunham was born about 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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

    Notes:

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

    Joseph married Mercy Morton on 18 Nov 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Mercy (daughter of Secretary Nathaniel Morton and Lydia Cooper) died on 19 Feb 1666/67 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Eleazer Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1659 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Nathaniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1662 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 4. Micaiah Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1756.
    2. 5. Joseph Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1675/76 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before Dec 1732.
    3. 6. Mercy Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1679/80 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died in 1715.
    4. 7. Benaiah Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened in 1683 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Feb 1766 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts.
    5. 8. Daniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened in 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1758.
    6. 9. Esther Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened in 1690 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eleazer Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about 1659 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: About 1682, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; Bathsheba Whiston, the daughter of John and Susanna (Hanford) Whiston. She was christened on 1 July 1660 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Bathsheba was living in March 1740/41 when a suit was brought by Samuel Kempton for assistance in the support of his aged mother-in-law, "Bathshua Donham", a widow, was settled. Issue: 1. Eleazer Dunham (1682-____) 2. Nathaniel Dunham (1685-____) 3. Marcy Dunham (1686-____) 4. Israel Dunham (1689-____) 5. Elisha Dunham (1692-____) 6. Josiah Dunham (1694-____) 7. Bathsheba Dunham (1696-____) 8. Susanna Dunham (1698-____) 9. Joshua Dunham (1701-____)
    • Military: 1699; He enlisted for three years in the Militia under Capt. James Warren.
    • Occupation: 24 Sep 1713; He was licensed to sell liquor.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunham (1907) gives the year of his birth as 1658.

    Name:


  2. 3.  Nathaniel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about 1662 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Offices Held: 1 Mar 1722/23, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was a Highway Surveyor.
    • Land/House: 31 Mar 1727; Nathaniel purchased land in Norton from his nephew, Elisha, son of Eleazer Dunham. The land was located to the east of Winnecunnet Pond, near the farm of William Wetherell.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunham (1907) gives his birth year as 1665.

    Nathaniel married Mary Tilson on 21 Jan 1691/92 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Ephraim Tilson and Elizabeth Hoskins) died in 1714 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Nathaniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1693 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. 11. Ephraim Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1694.
    3. 12. Mercy Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    4. 13. Ichabod Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1699 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    5. 14. Rebecca Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1701 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    6. 15. Lydia Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    7. 16. Lemuel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1705 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    8. 17. Mary Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1706 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jul 1777.
    9. 18. Isaac Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1708 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before 1737.
    10. 19. Manasseh Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1711 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Nathaniel married Elizabeth Pratt on 8 Dec 1714 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Micaiah Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died in Nov 1756.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1699; He entered for three years in the Militia under Capt. Warren
    • Married: 26 Jun 1701, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Lazell, the daughter of Joshua and Mary Lazell. She was born on 20 December 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joshua Dunham (1701-____) 2. David Dunham (1703-____) 3. Joseph Dunham (1705-____) 4. Abigail Dunham (1707-____) 5. Micaiah Dunham (1716-1756)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunham (1907) gives his birth year as about 1680.

    Name:


  4. 5.  Joseph Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about 1675/76 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before Dec 1732.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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-____)

    Notes:

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

    Name:


  5. 6.  Mercy Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about 1679/80 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died in 1715.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 1701; Joseph King .
    • Complier's Note: 25 Mar 2019; She married in 1701, but Mahoney (2008) says she was unmarried.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunham (1907) gives her birth year as 1660 and her mother as Mercy Morton.

    Died:
    She was unmarried.


  6. 7.  Benaiah Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was christened in 1683 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 8 Feb 1766 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1699; He enlisted in the Militia under Capt. Warren.
    • Married: 7 May 1708, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts; Sarah Covell, the daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Atwood) Covell. She was born on 13 April 1689. They were married by the Rev. Jonathan Dunham. She died in 1742. Issue: 1. Benaiah Dunham (1709-1802) 2. Mercy Dunham (1716-____) 3. Elizabeth Dunham (1722-____) 4. Ebenezer Dunham (1725-1799)
    • Religion: 22 Jul 1744, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts; Benaiah entered into full communion.

    Notes:

    Name:


  7. 8.  Daniel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was christened in 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1758.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1709; Sarah _____.
    • Moved To: say 1750, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

    Notes:

    Christened:
    Dunham (1907) gives is birth year as 1689.


  8. 9.  Esther Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was christened in 1690 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Last Full Review: 11 Feb 2021



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Nathaniel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 10 Jul 1693 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

  2. 11.  Ephraim Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1694.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 25 Dec 1725, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Annis Smith.
    • Married: 9 Dec 1729, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Bump.
    • Probate/Proved: 1 Mar 1756, Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts


  3. 12.  Mercy Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 28 Jun 1723, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Isreal Jackson. Isreal Jackson and Mercy Dunham filed marriage intentions on 1 May 1723 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


  4. 13.  Ichabod Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1699 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: 21 Jan 1727/28, Wells, York County, Maine; Ichabod and Mary Dunham were received into communion on 21 Jan 1727/28 in the Wells Church.

    Ichabod married Mary Crediford on 31 Mar 1726. Mary (daughter of Joseph Crediford and Rachel Bussy) was born on 13 Jul 1707 in Wells, York County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Jeremiah Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 21 Jan 1727/28 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    2. 21. Abigail Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 15 Jun 1729 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    3. 22. Lydia Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 11 Apr 1731 in Wells, York County, Maine; died in young.
    4. 23. Elkanan Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 16 Sep 1733 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    5. 24. Ebenezer Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 18 Apr 1736 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    6. 25. Daniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 30 Jul 1738 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    7. 26. Meribah Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 20 Jul 1740 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    8. 27. Lydia Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 26 Jun 1743 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    9. 28. Miriam Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was christened on 26 Jun 1743 in Wells, York County, Maine.

  5. 14.  Rebecca Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1701 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 1725; John Peirce. John Peirce and Rebecca Dunham filed marriage intentions on 22 May 1725 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


  6. 15.  Lydia Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

  7. 16.  Lemuel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 13 Apr 1705 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

  8. 17.  Mary Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1706 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jul 1777.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1726; John Billington.


  9. 18.  Isaac Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1708 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before 1737.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1728; Mary Wetherel. Sge was also known as Mercy Wetherel. After Isaac's death, in 1737 Mary, married Silas Williams.


  10. 19.  Manasseh Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1711 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Jeremiah Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 21 Jan 1727/28 in Wells, York County, Maine.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Joseph Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1750 in Wells, York County, Maine.
    2. 30. John Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1755 in Maine; died on 26 Nov 1827 in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine.
    3. 31. Amaziah Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1757 in Maine.
    4. 32. Daniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1759 in Maine.

  2. 21.  Abigail Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 15 Jun 1729 in Wells, York County, Maine.

  3. 22.  Lydia Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 11 Apr 1731 in Wells, York County, Maine; died in young.

  4. 23.  Elkanan Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 16 Sep 1733 in Wells, York County, Maine.

  5. 24.  Ebenezer Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 18 Apr 1736 in Wells, York County, Maine.

  6. 25.  Daniel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 30 Jul 1738 in Wells, York County, Maine.

  7. 26.  Meribah Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 20 Jul 1740 in Wells, York County, Maine.

  8. 27.  Lydia Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 26 Jun 1743 in Wells, York County, Maine.

    Notes:

    Christened:
    She was a twin.


  9. 28.  Miriam Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ichabod3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Joseph1) was christened on 26 Jun 1743 in Wells, York County, Maine.

    Notes:

    Christened:
    She was a twin.



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