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Rev Jonathan Dunham

Male 1632 - 1717  (85 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev Jonathan Dunham was born in 1632 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Dec 1717 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

    Notes:

    Life of Rev Jonathan
    He was the fifth child of Deacon John and Abigail Dunahm and was born in Plymouth in 1632 and died Dec 18, 1717. At an early date he became a missionary among the Indians, along the coast of Massachusetts, going as far north as Saco, Maine. In 1659 he went to Marth'as Vineyar and in 1694 he was ordained at Edgartown by Elder Gibson. He was a reasident of Plymouth ,Eastham and Middleboro, and an owner of real estated. In 1673 he was constable for Middleboro; in 1675 selectman; in 1689 deputy to the general court. He married first Mary De La Noye, daughter of Philip and Hester D Delano on 9 November 1655. She came over in "The Fortune" in 1621. Delano was a diret ancestor of President U.S. Grant. He married a second time to Mary Cobb, b 24 March 1637, the daughter of Elder Henry Cobb who came from England in 1629. Their children were Danie, Jonathan, Eleazer, Gershom, Samuel and Hannah.

    (taken from Hudson and Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, 1911)

    Rev Jonathan Dunham was the son of Deacon John Dunham and Abigail Barlow. He married first Mary Delano and then Mary Cobb, daughter of Henry and Patience (Hurst) Cobb. Children of Rev Jonathan Dunham and Mary Cobb Dunham were Hannah, Jonathan, Eleazer, Samuel, Gershom and Daniel Dunham. Rev Jonathan was a lay preacher at Falmouth, Cape Cod from 1679 to 1684. Matthew Mayhew, an agent for Edgartown, Massachusetts, negotiated with Jonathan in 1684 to come there at a salary of 35 pounds per year. He was not ordained until October 11, 1694 when he was installed as 'teacher' of the church at Edgartown. He preached there until 1711 when infirmities caused him to give up the pulpit. He died December 18,1717 and is buried in Tower Hill Cemetery, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes' County, Massachusetts.Epitaph on gravestone:
    HERE LYES YE BODY OF YE REVD
    MR. JONATHAN DONHAM WHO
    DIED DECEMBER 18TH ANNO DOMI
    1717 AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS
    PASTOR OF YE CHURCH OF CHRIST AT
    EDGARTOWN

    With Toil & Pains at first He Tell'd ye Ground
    Call'd to Dress GODs Vine Yard & ws faithful
    Found
    Full Thirty Years ye Gospel he Did Despen
    His Work Being Done CHRIST JESUS Cal'd Him Hence.

    Rev married Mary Delano on 29 Nov 1655 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born in 1635 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1656 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Rev married Mary Cobb on 15 Oct 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born on 24 Mar 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1677 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jonathan Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Daniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Mar 1742 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. 4. Hannah Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1658 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Nov 1722 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. 5. Jonathan Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1658 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1711 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. 6. Eleazar Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1665 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Oct 1710 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. 7. Samuel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1669 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Jun 1689.
    7. 8. Gershom Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1672 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Nov 1739 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. 9. Daniel Dunham  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1677 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1741 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jonathan Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1)

  2. 3.  Daniel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1656 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Mar 1742 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

  3. 4.  Hannah Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1658 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Nov 1722 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

  4. 5.  Jonathan Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1658 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1711 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

  5. 6.  Eleazar Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1665 in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Oct 1710 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

  6. 7.  Samuel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1669 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Jun 1689.

  7. 8.  Gershom Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1672 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Nov 1739 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

  8. 9.  Daniel Dunham Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rev1) was born in 1677 in Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1741 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.


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