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About Tabitha Person

May 05,, 1660:: Tabitha Kendall is born in Reading,, Massachusetts. She is the 9th of 11 children born to Sgt.(Deacon) Thomas Kendall and Rebecca Paine,,, 10 girls,, followed by a boy(Thomas). Young Thomas dies in his 1rst year as did one of the girls.

To preserve the Kendall name,, each of the remaining daughters,, including Tabitha,, gave the name to their eldest son,, giving rise to the following verse by Lillie Eaton of South Reading::

                                                 She had 10 daughters;; and each one,,
                                                 When married,, christened her first son
                                                 Kendall;; and thus we may infer,, 
                                                 Why 'tis these names so oft occur.
                                            *************************************************** 

Xxxxxxx,, 1678:: Tabitha Kendall,, A18,, marries John Person,, A28. They go on to have 14 children,, the 3rd boy being Kendall,, with 2 Pearson names(James and John) being ahead of him in priority. In all,, 8 of the sisters give birth to boys and each names one of them Kendall,, all 1rst cousins!!

Jul. 17,, 1711:: Tabitha Pearson,, A51,, dies at Reading,, Mass. She is buried at the Old Burying Ground,, Wakefield,, Mass.,, Section B,, Row 14.

Tabitha Kendall Pearson - Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 22254994

Dec. 01,, 1714:: Husband John Pearson,, A64,, re-marries(the widow Mattha Goodwin)Lanthrop,, A62,, at Boston.

Jun. 21,, 1728:: Deacon John Pearson,, A78,, dies. He is buried at the Old Burying Ground in Lynnfield. He has a Memorial on the FindAGrave site,, No. 58939550.

Children:

  1. James Pearson 1678–1744
  2. Tabitha Pearson 1681–1769
  3. John Pearson 1682–1682
  4. John Person 1684–1710
  5. Rebecca Pearson 1686 – unknown
  6. Kendall Person 1688–1767
  7. Susanna Pearson Gould 1690–1757
  8. Mary Pearson 1692 - unknown
  9. Thomas Pearson 1694 – 1708
  10. Ebenezer Pearson 1696–1734
  11. Sarah Pearson 1699 - unknown
  12. Abigail Pearson 1700–1701
  13. Abigail Pearson 1702 – unknown
  14. Elizabeth Pearson 1704 – unknown

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22254994/tabitha-pearson

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Tabitha Person's Timeline

1660
November 5, 1660
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1678
November 28, 1678
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1680
October 16, 1680
Londonderry, County Derry, Ulster, Ireland
1682
December 6, 1682
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1684
February 17, 1684
Reading, Middlesex, MA
1686
April 12, 1686
Reading, Middlesex, MA
1688
May 3, 1688
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1690
August 10, 1690
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1692
November 10, 1692
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts