DJD-251-Israel-4

LINE OF DEACON JOHN DUNHAM OF PLYMOUTH

FORTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

251. ISRAEL 4 DUNHAM (Eleazer 3 Joseph 2 John 1) b. in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, October 1689, [1] d. 18 August 1726, “in 36th year”. [2] He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery at Plympton Green opposite the church. Israel m. 13 December 1713, JOANNA RICKARD, [3] daughter of Deacon John and Mary (--) Rickard. Joanna was b. in Plymouth, 22 September 1691. [4] Joanna’s father, John Rickard was the son of Giles Rickard who married Hannah 2 Dunham (John 1 Dunham). Joanna (Rickard) (Dunham) m.2 in Plympton, 10 October 1728, by Mr. Isaac Cushman, ELISHA WHITON.[5]

There are several deeds in which Elisha Whiton and Elisha Whiton Jr. are grantors to the sons of Israel 4 Dunham. [6] There is close association between the families of Rickard, Dunham, Tilson and Pratt.

Children of Israel and Joanna (Rickard) Dunham: [7]

369. i. SILVANUS 5 DUNHAM, b. 26 May 1714

370. ii. CORNELIUS 5 DUNHAM, b. in Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA, 12 August 1716; d. in Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, 21 Mar 1766; m. IN Plympton, 21 May 1741, PATIENCE BARROWS.

Children of Cornelius 5 and Patience (Barrows) Dunham: (Several children)

i. CORNELIUS 6 DUNHAM b. in Carver, Plymouth Co., MA, September 1748; d. 15 July 1835; buried at Curtis Cemetery, Pemaquid, Lincoln Co., ME; m. 10 March 1774, LYDIA ATWOOD; d. in Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, 5 June 1841

Cornelius 6 DUNHAM was a sea captain and a privateer during the Revolution. This is the Cornelius Dunham who purchased the sword of General Warren who died at Bunker Hill. (see article in DSFC Newsletter Vol. 9, Issue 2, 15 April 2012 The Sword of General Warren by Bruce W. Dunham).

Children of Cornelius 6 and Lydia (Atwood) Dunham

i. THOMAS 7 DUNHAM was b. in Plymouth Co., MA, 11 October 1787, (twin); d. thirteen days later (24 October 1787).

ii. ISAAC 7 DUNHAM was b. in Plymouth Co., MA, 11 October 1787, (twin); d. in North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, 25 Mar 1856; m. in September of 1811, ABIGAIL CARY (1789-1872)

Children of Isaac 7 and Abigail (Cary) Dunham: (six of which grew to adulthood)

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vi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 8 DUNHAM b. 1831

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References: Isaac Dunham, Light House Keeper By Gratia Dunham Mahony, Dunham Singletary Family Connections Newsletter Vol. 13, Issue 1. p. 15

371. iii. EBENEZER 5 DUNHAM, b. 5 February 1718/19

iv. SUSANNA 5 DUNHAM, b. 16 July 1721; d. Oct. 1763 in 42nd year of her age. m. 1 in Plympton, 31 Dec. 1741 DANIEL CROCKER, son of Deacon Abel and Mary (Isham) Crocker and brother of Rebecca Crocker who married Silvanus Dunham (#369 above). Daniel Crocker, m. 2 ABIGAIL ROBERTS and they moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, where he d. 24 March 1787. Daniel and Abigail (Roberts) Crocker had 11 children b. in Nova Scotia; Elijah, Lucy, Daniel, Abigail, Eleazer, Hannah, Lydia, Sarah, Deborah, Mary, Joseph.

Children of Daniel and Susanna 5 (Dunham) Crocker: all b. Plympton, MA [8]

i. REBECCA 6 CROCKER, b.; d.y.

ii. ABEL 6 CROCKER, b.; d. y. Infant

iii. HEZEDIAH 6 CROCKER, b. 1743; m. 7 March 1765, MICAH FOSTER of Pembroke

iv. PHEBE 6 CROCKER, b. in Plympton, 1746; d. in Carver MA, 5 March 1807; m. abt. 1766 ISAIAH TILSON; b. in Plympton, 5 Oct. 1744; d. in Carver, 30 May 1822

Children of Isaiah and Phebe (Crocker) Tilson:

i. Luther TILSON b. 12 Dec. 1766; d. 27 July 1827 in Sommerville, Butler Co. OH

ii. Calvin TILSON b. 24 Nov. 1769 Middleboro MA; d. 3 July 1852 Middleboro, MA

iii. Rebecca TILSON b. 29 Nov. 1771 in Carver; d. 5 Dec. 1843 in Beverly, Essex Co. MA

iv. Isaiah TILSON b. 22 Nov. 1773 in Carver; d. 10 March 1841 in Carver, MA.; m.1 5 Dec. 1802 in Carver Sarah Bradford; m. 2 21 Aug. 1820 in Carver Hannah Doten

v. John TILSON b. 11 Dec. 1775 in Plympton; d. Boston July 1830

vi. Daniel TILSON b. 5 June 1778 in Plympton; d. 1808 in Plympton.

vii. Hamblin TILSON b. 28 Oct. 1780 in Plympton; d. 16 Aug. 1850 in Plymouth, MA

viii. Timothy TILSON b. 25 Oct. 1783 in Plympton; d. Boston MA

ix. Eleazer Crocker TILSON b. 14 Nov. 1784 in Plympton; d. 1859 in Taylorsville, Smith Co. Mississippi

x. Anna TILSON b. 21 Oct. 1790 in Carver; d. 15 Oct. 1842 in Carver.

v. Rebekah 6 CROCKER (again) b. 1748; d. 8 April 1787

vi. Heman 6 CROCKER b. 1750 m. 13 Oct. 1774 Lydia Churchill

vii. Rhoda 6 CROCKER b. 1755 m. in Middleboro 20 Nov. 1777, Daniel Perry. Soon after marriage they moved to Woodstock, VT. [9]

viii. Roland 6 CROCKER b. 1757 m. in Concord, NH Mehitable Merrill [10]

ix. Susanna 6 CROCKER b. 13 Feb. 1762 m. 20 Nov. 1783 Lemuel Cole

x. Elijah 6 CROCKER b. 1763; prob. d.y.

372. v. James 5 DUNHAM, b. 9 December 1723

373. vi. Israel 5 DUNHAM, b. ca. 1725-6, not on Plympton VR,

References:

1. Plymouth VR p. 2.

2. Plympton VR p. 475.

3. Plympton VR p. 311.

4. Plymouth VR p. 15.

5. Plympton VR p. 311.

7. Plympton VR p. 94-5 (all except the youngest child Israel 5 Dunham).

8. Plympton VR p. 77-78

9. NEHGR Vol. 116:191.

10. Query in the Boston Sun, #3397.