DJD-279-Ephraim-4

LINE OF DEACON JOHN DUNHAM OF PLYMOUTH

FOURTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

279. EPHRAIM 4 DUNHAM (Joseph 3,2 John 1) born say 1722, died in Middleboro 25 Sept. 1750 age 28 years. Ephraim married in Middleborough 30 November 1741 MERCY TINKHAM, [1] daughter of Samuel and Mary (Staples) Tinkham. [2] Mercy was born in Middleborough 24 August 1726. [3] She married second 4 March 1756 Joseph Besse of Wareham. [4]

Mercy Tinkham was dau. of Samuel 4 and Mary Staples, Peter Tinkham 3 and Mercy Mendall, Mary Brown 2 and Ephraim Tinkham, Peter Brown 1 of the Mayflower. She was b. 24 Aug., 1726, d. 16 Feb. 1811, age 85.

Children of Ephraim and Mercy (Tinkham) Dunham: [5]

i. Mary 5 b. 18 April 1742, Midd. VR 1:75

418. ii. Philemon 5 b. 20 December 1744, Midd. VR 1:84

iii. Lydia 5 b. 23 March 1747/8, Midd. VR 1:91

References:

1. Midd. VR !:73

2. Mayflower Families-Peter Brown, Vol. 7 p. 28-9

3. Ibid.

4. Midd. VR 1:120

5. Mayflower Families-Peter Brown, Vol. 7 p. 96