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John Sparrow

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
Death: February 23, 1735 (78)
West Brewster, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Jonathan Sparrow and Rebecca Sparrow
Husband of Apphia Sparrow
Father of Rebecca Rogers; John Sparrow; Elizabeth Sparrow and Stephen Sparrow
Brother of Priscilla Gray; Mary Sparrow; Lydia Higgins; Apphia Sparrow; Elizabeth Freeman and 5 others
Half brother of Richard Sparrow and Patience Jenkins

Managed by: Van Souders
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About John Sparrow

Descendant of Elder William Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger and Mary Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay


http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hinxmaste...

Name: John Sparrow Sex: M Birth: 2 NOV 1656 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Death: 23 FEB 1733/34 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Burial: Orleans Cemetery Note:

   stone:
   HERE LYES Ye BODY OF
   MR JOHN SPARROW
   AGED 78 YEARS 7
   MONTHS & 20 DAYS
   DEC'd FEB'ry Ye 23D
   1734

Father: Jonathan Sparrow b: 26 OCT 1633 in England Mother: Rebecca Bangs b: ABT 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Apphia Tracey b: ABT 1663 in Duxbury, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

   Married: 5 DEC 1683 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Children

   Has Children Rebecca Sparrow b: 23 DEC 1684 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
   Has No Children Elizabeth Sparrow b: 19 JAN 1688/89 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 

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He and his brother Jonathan are mixed up in the following:

  • SPARROW, Jonathan
  • b. 30 OCT 1674 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • d. 30 AUG 1747 West Brewster, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: SPARROW, Jonathan
  • Mother: BANGS, Rebecca
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 1688
  • Spouse: MERRICK, Rebecca
  • b. 28 NOV 1668 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: MERRICK, William
  • Mother: HOPKINS, Abigail
  • Children:
    • SPARROW, Abigail
    • SPARROW, Joseph
    • SPARROW, Hannah
    • SPARROW, Rebecca
  • Family:
  • Marriage: ABT 1712
  • Spouse:SNOW, Sarah
  • Children:
    • SPARROW, Jabez
    • SPARROW, Sarah
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_2a.htm#256 ___________________________
  • TRACY, Apphia
  • b. ABT 1663 Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.
  • d. 15 DEC 1739 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: TRACY, John
  • Mother: PRENCE, Mary
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 5 DEC 1683 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Spouse: SPARROW, John
  • b. 2 NOV 1656 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • d. 23 FEB 1734/5 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: SPARROW, Jonathan
  • Mother: BANGS, Rebecca
  • Children:
    • SPARROW, Rebecca
    • SPARROW, John b. 24 AUG 1687 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
    • SPARROW, Elizabeth
    • SPARROW, Stephen
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_274.htm#70 _________________

[S10] Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., Smith and Smith, (1980, 1993. Baltimore MD), 17 (MD5:23).

[S10] Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., Smith and Smith, (1980, 1993. Baltimore MD), 96 (MD17:141) died 23 Feb 1734/5.

[S956] index to Orleans, Massachusetts cemeteries, (1970. Excel file at Orleans Historical Society, http://orleanshistoricalsociety.org/collections.html).

[S12] Cape Cod Gravestones, Robert Paine Carlson, (2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com).

[S10] Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., Smith and Smith, (1980, 1993. Baltimore MD), 24 (MD6:203).



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John Sparrow's Timeline

1656
November 2, 1656
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1684
December 23, 1684
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1687
August 24, 1687
1689
January 19, 1689
1694
September 6, 1694
Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1735
February 23, 1735
Age 78
West Brewster, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1933
May 23, 1933
Age 78
May 23, 1933
Age 78
October 17, 1933
Age 78