Edward Dillingham, Sr.

Sources confirm his birth, parentage, marriage, children and lineage.

American Genealogical Biographical Index; Vol. 43, p. 500. Data at: Ancestry.com:—

Name: Edward Dillingham
Birth Date: 1665 – Massachusetts
Reference: General Column of the "Boston Transcript"; 1906-1941. (The Greatest Single Source of Material For Gen. Data For the N.e. Area and For the Period 1600-1800. Completely Indexed in the Index.): 18 Mar 1918, 6909; 12 Jun 1918, 6909; 10 Aug 1931, 2154; 14 Feb 1934, 7735.

Note: Marriage sources agree on the marriage and place of marriage.One source does not concur on the date, which is listed last.

Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 @Ancestry.com:—

• Name: Breard Dilling [Edward Dillingham] [Edward Dillingham]
• Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1695
• Marriage Place: Sandwich, Massachusetts
• Spouse: Abigail Pye [Abigail Nye]

U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 @Ancestry.com:—

• Name: Edward Dillingham – Gender: Male – Birth Year: 1665
• Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1695
• Marriage Place: Sandwich, New England
• Spouse; Abigail Dillingham – Birth Year: 1678

The Genealogical Advertiser, Vol. IV "Sandwich County Records", p. 101.

• “Edward Dillingham and Abigail Nye Both of Sandwich were maryed ֆ Justice Skeff the 26th day of Septembʳ anno: 1695.”

American Marriage Records Before 1699 @Ancestry.com:—

• Name: Edward Dillingham
• Spouse: Abigail Nye
• Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1678
• Marriage Place: Sandwich, Massachusetts
• Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.

An American Ancestry, by Anne and, Abbie French. @Google Books:—

• Pg.18— DILLINGHAM, __1Edward, Of Bitteswell, Co. Kent, Leicestershire. m. Drusilla __ (she d. Feb. 6, 1656). d. 1666. .... He left two sons, his only daughter having pre-deceased him in 1650.
  • 2Henry Dillingham, son of 1Edward, was born about 1627. He had eight children, of whom only the names of 3Dorcas, who married Ralph Earle in 1692, and 3Edward have been preserved.
    • 3Edward Dillingham was admitted freeman in Sandwich in 1691.
    • He married Abigail Nye in 1695, and had eight children, as follows:
      • 4Hannah, b. July 12 1696,
      • 4Abigail, b. Feb. 16, 1697,
      • 4Simeon, b. Sept. 24, 1700, m. Elizabeth Bourne, May 26, 1726.
      • 4Edward, b. March 12, 1704.
      • 4Mary, b. Oct. 22, 1705.
      • 4Experience, b. March 9, 1707.
      • 4John, b. Nov. 14, 1710.
      • 4Deborah, b. June 17, 1716.

Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, Vol. III, "Hudson-Mohawk Family Histories". @Ancestry.com:—

• THE DILLINGHAM FAMILY, an old and honored one in England, was trans- planted to America at an early date in the history of Massachusetts. From that state many worthy sons and daughters have gone forth and won distinction in other states. Governors, United States senators, representatives, professional and businessmen of more than local fame have added lustre to the family name.
• (I) EDWARD DILLINGHAM, American progenitor, came from Bitteswell in Leicestershire, England, to Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1636. In 1637, he was one of ten residents of that town to receive a grant of land from the general court. The tract was in Sandwich, and the pioneer ten were soon joined by many others from Lynn, Duxbury and Plymouth, Edward Dillingham was appointed April 16, 1641, to divide the meadow land in Sandwich, of which eight acres were awarded to him.
• On September 27 of the following year, he was chosen deputy from Sandwich to the general court at Plymouth, and in 1643 was on the list of those liable to bear arms in Sandwich. In 1647-48 he was one of those who made an inventory of the estate of James Holloway and George Knot. He was appointed in 1654 an associate of Richard Bourne to act on behalf of the town in a contract with Thomas Dexter for building a mill. At the same time, he was appointed a committee to frame a petition to the general court for a grant and assistance in the purchase of Mohamet. On May 18 of the next year he, with Thomas Dexter, were appointed to make a rate that would suffice to bring the town out of debt. He was one of those who signed an invitation to a clergyman to settle at Sand- wich, and in 1658 he was a member of a committee to determine the true boundary of the land of every inhabitant in Sandwich. In that year he was sued by an Indian because of in- jury to the latter, caused by Dillingham’s horse. He died in 1667. His will was made the previous year and probated on June 1, immediately succeeding his death. It would appear from matters mentioned in his will, that he had taken cattle and horses from several former neighbors to be kept for a portion of their increase. He married Drusilla, who died February 6, 1656. Children of record: Henry, John, and a daughter, Osiah.
  • (II) Henry, eldest son of Edward and Dusilla Dillingham, was born in 1627, in England. His life from 1630 (the date of the family immigration) was spent in the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts. His name is on a list of those able to bear arms in 1643, and in 1652 he was one of those appointed to lay out the most convenient road from Sandwich to Plymouth. In 1659 he was fined two pounds ten shillings for refusing to serve as constable, and three years later was fined fifteen shillings for refusing to assist the marshal in prosecuting the Quakers. In the same year, October 2, he was fined ten shillings for attending a Quaker meeting. He is recorded in Sandwich, February 23, 1675, as having a just right to the privileges of the town. From this, it appears that his leaning toward the Quakers had been condoned. In the same year he was made one of the councils of war. On a list made July 15, 1678, he is recorded as one of those who had taken the oath of fidelity, and June 25, 1702, he is listed as one of the freemen of the town of Sandwich. This shows that he was a member of the Orthodox church. He married, June 24, 1652, Hannah Perry, who died June 1673. Children: Mary, EDWARD (2), John and Dorcas,
    • (III) EDWARD (2), son of Henry and Hannah (Perry) Dillingham, was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, where he passed his life and died March 29, 1739. He married, September 26, 1695, ABIGAIL NYE. Children: Hannah, born July 12, 1696; Abigail, February 26, 1699; Simeon, September 24, 1700; Edward (3), see forward; Mary, October 22, 1705; Experience, March 9, 1708; John, November 14, 1710; Deborah, June 7, 1716.
    • ““ (IV) Edward (3), second son of EDWARD (2) and ABIGAIL (NYE) DILLINGHAM, was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and resided there all his life. He married Elizabeth ——. Children: Cornelius, born May 25, 1723; Sylvanus, November 17, 1725; Stephen, April 23 1727; Remember, December 17, 1730; Ignatius, see forward; John, June 11, 1738.”…

U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current for Edward Dillingham:—

• Gender: Male
• Birth Date: 21 Nov 1665
• Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts <— Note: FAG provides no evidence provided for place.
• Death: 29 Mar 1739 – Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
• Burial/Cemetery: Old Town Cemetery, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
• Headstone Image: Y
  • Children
  • Simeon Dillingham
  • Experience Dillingham
  • John Dillingham