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251. ISRAEL 4 DUNHAM (Eleazer 3 Joseph 2 John 1) born in Plymouth October 1689, [1] died 18 August 1726 “in 36th year”. [2] He is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery at Plympton Green opposite the church. Israel married 13 December 1713 JOANNA RICKARD, [3] daughter of Deacon John and Mary (--) Rickard. Joanna was born 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) married second in Plympton by Mr. Isaac Cushman10 October 1728 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. 12 August 1716, Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA; d. 21 Mar 1766 in Abington, Plymouth Co., MA; m. 21 May 1741, Plympton, Patience Barrows.
- Children of Cornelius 5 and Patience (Barrows) Dunham: (Several children)
- i. Cornelius 6 Dunham b. September 1748, Carver, Plymouth Co., MA; d. 15 July 1835; buried at Curtis Cemetery, Pemaquid, Lincoln Co., ME; m. 10 March 1774, Lydia Atwood, d. 5 June 1841 in Abington, Plymouth Co., MA.
- 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
- Thomas 7 Dunham was b. 11 October 1787 in Plymouth Co., MA (twin); d. thirteen days later (24 October 1787).
- Isaac 7 Dunham was b. 11 October 1787 in Plymouth Co., MA (twin).
- 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 where he died 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. Infant, Abel 6 Crocker b.; d. y.
- iii. Hezediah 6 Crocker b. 1743; m. 7 March 1765 Micah Foster of Pembroke
- iv. Phebe 6 Crocker b. 1746 Plympton; d. 5 March 1807 in Carver MA., m. abt. 1766 Isaiah Tilson; he was b. 5 Oct. 1744 in Plympton; d. 30 May 1822 in Carver, MA.
- 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.
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