Zaccheus Mayhew

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Son of Thomas Mayhew and Sarah Skiffe

Husband of Susanna Wade, married 12 Sep 1713 in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Father of Sarah Mayhew, Thomas Mayhew, Elizabeth Mayhew, Anna Mayhew, Martha Mayhew, Zaccheus Mayhew, Nathaniel Mayhew, Lucy Mayhew, Nathaniel Mayhew, and Susanna Mayhew

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Biography

Zaccheus Mayhew was born to Thomas and Sarah (Skiffe) Mayhew in 1684.[1]

Zaccheus died January 3, 1760, in Chilmark, Massachusetts, in his 76th year.[2]He is buried at Chilmark Cemetery, Chilmark, Duke, MA

Zaccheus "was appointed justice of the Court of Common Pleas for this county in 1718 and sat on the bench with his cousin Paine (41) for over 30 years. He was also interested in military affairs and was Colonel of the County Militia as early as 1713 and he held the same rank during the French and Indian Wars until his death, which occurred 3 Jan. 1760. He also acted as agent for the Indians of the Island for many years and held local offices in the town." <[3]

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Zaccheus Mayhew (1684 - 1760)

Zaccheus Mayhew

Born 1684 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Thomas Mayhew III and Sarah (Skiffe) Mayhew

Brother of Sarah (Mayhew) Tilton, Abiah (Mayhew) Tilton, Bathsheba (Mayhew) Tilton and Zephaniah Mayhew

Husband of Susannah (Wade) Mayhew — married 12 Sep 1713 in Chilmark, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Father of Lucy (Mayhew) Eaton, Elizabeth (Mayhew) Bosworth, Sarah (Mayhew) Palmer, Nathaniel Mayhew, Zaccheus Mayhew Esq, Susannah (Mayhew) Roberts, Thomas Mayhew, Ann (Mayhew) Allen and Martha (Mayhew) Parker

Died 3 Jan 1760 at about age 76 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Profile last modified 4 Jul 2020 | Created 19 Jun 2015

Sources

↑ Banks, Charles Edward The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, published 1925. Reference Volume 3, pages 302, 304
↑ "Chilmark Deaths" Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Chilmark Volume 1, page 91
↑ Banks Vol. 3, Page 304
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/51128554/person/26426282459
Banks, Dr. Charles E. The History of Martha's Vineyard (G.H. Dean, Boston, 1911).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39432781