ANCESTORS
OF GEORGE EARL DUNHAM OF UTICA, N.Y.
7
JUL 1994
Page
9
TENTH
GENERATION
the
men who inventoried Governor Bradford's possessions at the time of his death.
Items in Plymouth records concerning John Dunham include:
1633---Assessed
9 sh. tax
1634---Oct.
1, on committee appointed by the Gov. and council to consider trade.
1636---Mar.
7, on list of freemen; June 7, on jury; Mar. 7, Grand Jury.
1639---May
15, Elected to Governor's Council to enact laws; June 4, Deputy to Court at
Plymouth.
1640---Oct.
5, Granted upland at the head of his lot.
1641---Sept.
16, Granted 3 acres upland and 8 acres of meadow.
1642---Sept.
27, Deputy at Court to consider war against Indians.
1643---On
list of those between 16-60, able to bear arms; this included his sons, John,
Thomas and Samuel.
1644---With
Miles Standish and one other to audit account of Thos. Prince.
1654---Deputy
for Plymouth to meet at Conn. for Conference.
This
record concerning John Dunham is also taken from the records: "He was a
man of strict honesty and sterling character, quite prominent in the growth and
prosperity of the Colony."
Deacon
John Dunham's inventory of possessions was made on 16 March 1668/9. ). Born,
1589, in Scrooby, Notts, England. Died, 2 Mar 1668/9, in Plymouth, MA.
Occupation: Linen-Weaver. Individual flags: DirAnc.
He
married, first, Susanna Kenney\Keno (LEYDEN 134, verso 1B, P. XLIX), -17 Oct
1619, in Leyden, Holland. Born, circa 1591 (??) in England?. Died, circa 1622,
in Leyden, Holland. Children:
i.
John (Jr) 12-1197 (SDM-, P22, ROTH, to Susan Williams, 14 Apr 1990) (John Jr.
immigrated with his father, Deacon John, and family from Leyden, Holland,
probably on the second Mayflower arriving at Plymouth in 1629. In 1641 he
became a freeman, was on a grand jury and was able to bear arms. On March 7,
1643 he was granted 30 acres northeast of Cook's Pond, and on January 19, 1647
was given six acres by his father. In 1659 he was granted land to be selected
at Sconsett. In 1660 he was granted 30 acres on the west side of the Nanskett.
The following year he was appointed Highway surveyor. In 1662 he was granted
land to be selected in Sconsett, and another 30 acres in 1674. His will was
made in Plymouth on February 2, 1691 and was probated in 1692. ). Born, circa
1616 (?), in Leyden, Holland. Died, 1692, in Wellsfleet, Easton, MA (John died
in his 77th year.). He married Mary ( Dunham ) (ROTH, to Susan Williams, 14 Apr
1990), circa 1641, in Plymouth, MA. Reference: SDM1.
ii. Thomas 12-2 (SDM-, Pp19, 25-26). Born, before 1621 (?), in Leyden, Holland (May have been born in Zevenhuyzen, Holland). Note 1: Aug 1643, in Plymouth, MA (On Plymouth Rolls as a Private or Non-commissioned officer.). Note 2: 1 Jun 1648, in Plymouth, MA (Will of Thomas Knott: "To Thomas Dunham if he marries my dau, Martha"). Immigration: 1629, in Plymouth, MA (Probably Mayflower, second voyage (No Passenger List)). He married (SDM-, Pp25-26) Martha Knott (SDM-, Pp25-26; MSR, P515), daughter of George Knott and Martha ( Knott ), circa 1628 (?), in Plymouth,
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