Daniel Dunham

Daniel Dunham of Edgertown Dukes, Mass, husband of Rebecca Norton, a son of Rev Jonathon Dunham & Mary Cobb

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Daniel Dunham
1677–5 March 1742 (Age 65)
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Daniel

When Daniel Dunham was born in 1677, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Rev. Jonathan Dunham, was 45 and his mother, Mary Cobb, was 40. He married Rebecca in 1702, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 5 March 1742, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 65, and was buried in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

Spouse

Daniel Dunham
Male
1677–1742

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Male

Rebecca
Female
1683–1783

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Female

Marriage
1702
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Children
(13)

Matilda Dunham
Female
1703–1787

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Female

Zephaniah Dunham
Male
1705–1783

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Male

Rebecca Dunham
Female
1706–1774

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Female

Sarah Dunham
Female
1709–1768

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Female

Daniel Dunham
Male
1711–1797

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Male

Persis Dunham
Female
1713–1773

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Female

Mary Dunham
Female
1715–1788

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Female

Eleazer Dunham
Male
1717–1753

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Male

Samuel Dunham
Male
1717–1779

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Male

Dinah Dunham
Female
1721–1760

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Female

Eleoran Dunham
Male
1723–Deceased

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Male

Capt Silas Dunham
Male
1723–1815

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Male

Jacob Dunham
Male
1727–1779

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Male
Parents

Rev. Jonathan Dunham
Male
1632–1717

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Male

Mary Cobb
Female
1637–1677

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Female
Siblings
(8)

Jonathan Dunham II
Male
1658–1711

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Male

Hannah Dunham
Female
1658–1722

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Female

Samuel Dunham
Male
1659–1689

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Male

Joseph Dunham
Male
1663–Deceased

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Male

Eleazer Dunham
Male
1665–1710

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Male

Samuel Dunham
Male
1668–1701

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Male

Gershom Dunham
Male
1672–1739

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Male

Daniel Dunham
Male
1677–1742

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Male

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Dunham-483 created 18 Jul 2012 | Last modified 25 Oct 2021

Daniel Dunham (abt. 1677 - 1741)

Daniel Dunham

Born about 1677 in Edgartown, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

Son of Jonathan Dunham and Mary (Cobb) Dunham

Brother of Jonathan Dunham, Eleazer Dunham, Hannah (Dunham) Pease, Samuel Dunham and Gershom Dunham

Husband of Rebecca (Norton) Dunham — married [date unknown] in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Father of Matilda (Dunham) Vincent, Rebecca (Dunham) Pease, Sarah (Dunham) Pease, Daniel Dunham, Samuel Dunham, Dinah (Dunham) Porter and Jacob Dunham

Died 5 May 1741 in Edgartown, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

Biography

Daniel Dunham was born about 1677 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Daniel married about 1701 or 1702 to Rebecca Unknown. No documents of Rebecca's last name have been found but it is suggested that her last name may be "Norton".

Daniel dies in about 1742 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. His will is dated August 1, 1741 and it was probated on March 17, 1742.

In Daniel's will, dated 1 Aug. 1741 Daniel names wife Rebecca, sons Jacob, Daniel “my right in the fishing creek in Edgartown, to be equally divided amongst my three sons Zephaniah, Daniel, and Jacob”, and he also names sons Silas, Eleazer, and Samuel, and daughters, Matilda Vinson, Rebecca Pease, Dinah Dunham, Sarah Pease, Persis Dunham, and Mary Curtis.

Children of Daniel and Rebecca Dunham are:

1. Matilda Dunham born about 1703 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Marries to Joseph Vincent.

2. Zephaniah Dunham born about 1705 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.. Marries on September 6, 1733 to Sarah Smith.

3. Rebecca Dunham born about 1707 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.. Marries on December 5, 1725 to Benjamin Pease.

4. Sarah Dunham born about 1709 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.. Marries on July 5, 1739 to David Pease.

5. Daniel Dunham was born on November 20, 1711 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts..

6. Persis Dunham born about 1713 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.. Marries November 10, 1739 to William Dunham.

7. Mary Dunham born about 1715 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Marries first to Caleb Parmalee. Marries second to Jacob Curtis of Colchester.

8. Eleazer Dunham born about 1717 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts..

9. Samuel Dunham born about 1719 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts..

10. Dinah Dunham born about 1721 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts..

11. Silas Dunham baptised on October 27, 1723 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

12. Jacob Dunham baptised on April 9, 1727 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts..

Sources

Death - FindAGrave. Find A Grave Memorial# 149446624. Memorial Created by glenstreet. Record added: Jul 18, 2015. Actual burial site has not been discovered.
Books and Publications - "The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Vol. 3. Authored by Charles Edward Banks, M.D., Asst. Surgeon General. Three Volume set. Referencing Volume 3, Page 154. Page 172 of the Online Book.
Books and Publications - "Dunham Family Newsletter Volume II-3 Supplement, Dunham-Singletary Family. July 15, 2005.
Source: Birth & Death: http://www.familysearch.org ancestral file
Notes on Sources

The source citation below was removed on 25 Oct 2021. The link is no longer valid and the book itself is not considered a reliable source for pre-1700 informastion. See G2G comments regarding the cited book for more details.

Books and Publications - "The Family Forest Descendants of Lady Joan Beaufort. Publisher: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc. Referencing Pages 443 and 557.
Acknowledgements

Thank you to Bryn Dunham, for creating Dunham-483

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