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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. in Sommerville, Butler Co. OH, 27 July 1827
- ii. CALVIN TILSON b. Middleboro, Plymouth Co., MA, 24 November 1769; d. in Middleboro, 3 July 1852
- iii. REBECCA TILSON b. in Carver, 29 November 1771; d. in Beverly, Essex Co., MA, 5 December 1843
- iv. ISAIAH TILSON b. in Carver, 22 November 1773; d. in Carver, 10 March 1841; m.1 in Carver, 5 December 1802, SARAH BRADFORD; m.2 in Carver, 21 August 1820, Hannah Doten
- v. JOHN TILSON b. in Plympton, 11 December 1775; d. Boston, Suffolk, MA., July 1830
- vi. DANIEL TILSON b. in Plympton, 5 June 1778; d. in Plympton, 1808
- vii. HAMBLIN TILSON b. in Plympton, 28 October 1780; d. in Plymouth, 16 August 1850
- viii. TIMOTHY TILSON b. in Plympton, 25 October 1783; d. Boston
- ix. ELEAZER CROCKER TILSON b. in Plympton, 14 Nov. 1784; d. in Taylorsville, Smith Co., Mississippi, 1859
- x. ANNA TILSON b. in Carver, 21 October 1790; d. in Carver, 15 October 1842
- 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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