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James Dunbar, I

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: November 05, 1766 (71)
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Peter Dunbar and Sarah Dunbar
Husband of Experience Dunbar
Father of James Dunbar, II; Bettie Kingman; Josiah Dunbar; Jerusha Rickard; Mary Leonard and 2 others
Brother of Abigail Fobes; Sarah Alger; Leah Dunbar; Elisha Dunbar; Peter Dunbar and 4 others

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About James Dunbar, I

James Dunbar was related to a passenger on the Mayflower.

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James Dunbar (1694 - 1766)

James Dunbar

Born 15 Nov 1694 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Peter Dunbar and Sarah (Thaxter) Dunbar

Brother of Abigail (Dunbar) Fobes, Sarah (Dunbar) Alger, Leah Dunbar, Elisha Dunbar, Peter Dunbar, Samuel Dunbar, Josiah Dunbar, John Dunbar and David Dunbar

Husband of Experience (Hayward) Dunbar — married 31 Jan 1721 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Father of James Dunbar, Bettie Dunbar, Josiah Dunbar, Jerusha Dunbar, Mary (Dunbar) Leonard, Keziah Dunbar and Jesse Dunbar

Died 5 Nov 1766 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

James Dunbar was related to a passenger on the Mayflower.

Biography

Children

James and Experience (Hayward) Dunbar had the following (7) children:[1]

James, born 26 April 1721
Bettie, born 21 September 1722
Josiah, born 3 April 1725
Jerusha, born 7 July 1727
Mary, born 19 December 1730
Keziah, born 26 July 1738; died 11 November 1747
Jesse, born 18 April 1742
Sources

↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 322
Hing. Hist., ii-197
Source: S1 Abbreviation: GEDCOM file imported on 10 April 2015 Title: GEDCOM file submitted by Chai Mercaida research for Deborah Flavell GFR request. Imported on 10 April 2015. Subsequent Source Citation Format: GEDCOM file submitted by Chai Mercaida research for Deborah Flavell GFR request. Imported on 10 April 2015. BIBL GEDCOM file, Chai Mercaida research for Deborah Flavell GFR request. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE GEDCOM file submitted by Chai Mercaida research for Deborah Flavell GFR request. Imported on 10 April 2015. FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE GEDCOM file submitted by Chai Mercaida research for Deborah Flavell GFR request. Imported on 10 April 2015. FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE GEDCOM file, Chai Mercaida research for Deborah Flavell GFR request. TMPLT
Source: S2 Abbreviation: Ancestry Family Trees Title: Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.) Subsequent Source Citation Format: Ancestry Family Trees BIBL Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.) FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Ancestry Family Trees FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Repository: #R1 Page: Ancestry Family Tree TMPLT FIELD Name: Page VALUE Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=78244645&pid...
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Acknowledgments

Thank you to A Jones for creating WikiTree profile Dunbar-911 through the import of A Jones Family Tree Australia.ged on Feb 27, 2013.
Dunbar-1720 was created by Beryl Jacobs through the import of Flavell Family Tree 2.ged on Apr 10, 2015.
Thank you to Julie Baldwin for creating WikiTree profile Dunbar-1009 through the import of Jhoward.ged on May 31, 2013.
John A. Maltby Genealogies - Ezra Washburn - # 1259
Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Kidder & Wright, Boston, 1840) Page 150



On 9 Feb 1749/50 James Dunbar of Bridgewater, cordwainer, sold land in Bridgewater ot his son Josiah Dunbar. On the same date he sold land in Bridgewater to son James Dunbar Jr.

On 17 Sept. 1766 and 9 June 1767 James Dunbar of Bridgewater, yeoman, sold land in Bridgewater to son Jesse Dunbar. In the 17 Sept 1760 deed he reserved use of the premises for himself and wife Experience.

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James Dunbar, I's Timeline

1694
November 15, 1694
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1721
April 26, 1721
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1722
September 21, 1722
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1725
April 3, 1725
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1727
April 7, 1727
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1730
December 19, 1730
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1738
July 26, 1738
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1742
April 18, 1742
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1766
November 5, 1766
Age 71
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States