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John Dunham

b. 1588/89 · Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England  |  d. 2 Mar 1668 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Most distant known ancestor in this line

Events

Birth
1588/89 · Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Death
2 Mar 1668 · Eastham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Family 1

Spouse: Susanna Keno

Family 2

Spouse: Abigail Balliou (–1669) · m. 17 Oct 1619 · Leyden, Holland

Children:

  1. John Dunham (1620–)
    m. Mary
    Children: Mary Dunham (1642–1715); Eleazer Dunham
  2. Abigail Dunham (ABOUT 1626–17 Aug 1684)
    m. Stephen Wood (ABOUT 1620–10 Feb 1694) · 16 Nov 1644 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Abigail Atwood (1645–1684); John Wood (1646–1648); Hannah Atwood (1649–1729); Stephen Atwood (1650–1722); Eldad Atwood (1651–1707); Medad Atwood (1659–1717); Daniel Atwood (–1733)
  3. Persis Dunham (1635–)
    m. Jonathan Shaw (–BEFORE 30 Jul 1701) · 1683 · Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
  4. Jonathan Dunham (1636–18 Dec 1717)
    m. Mary Delano (1635–1656) · 29 Nov 1655 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Daniel Dunham; Jonathan Dunham; Eleazer Dunham; Gershom Dunham; Samuel Dunham; Hannah Dunham

Notes

Sources: 1. Susan Andrews. 2. The Hamblin Family a Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable Massachusetts, by Hon. H. Franklin Andrews, 1902. 3. Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton, 1986. 4. A History of Early Orleans by Ruth L. Barnard, pub. for the Orleans Historical Society, Orleans Mass., by William S. Sullwold, Taunton Mass. 1975. On page 23 John Dunham is listed as one of the "Second Comers to Nauset". 5. "Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657" by Meredith B. Colkert, pub. by General Court of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Cleveland OH 1975. 6. Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Begins 1620-1633" in NEHGS 1995. 7. The American Genealogist 30:143-155. 8. The American Genealogist 36:243-9. John Dunham arrived in Plymouth in 1632, after having spent a while in Leyden. His wife came a few years after, (she was still in Leyden as of June 1634).