Mary Dunham was born about 1640 at Plymouth, MA.
She was the daughter of John and Mary Dunham. She was not the daughter of Dorothy Day.
Her parents were apparently married before 2 June 1640.
At the Quarter Court held at Boston on 2 June 1640, John Dunham was fined 20 shillings for getting his wife pregnant before they were married: “John Downham for getting his wife wth child before marriage was fined 20ss” [Records of the Court of Assistants, Vol. 2, p. 94; Records of the Massachusetts Bay, Vol. 1, p. 297].
John Dunham, her father, was christened 19 Feb. 1614/15 at St. Mary, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. See The Great Migration, Vol. 1, p. 602.
John Dunham, her father, died 6 Apr. 1692 at Plymouth. His will is dated 2 Feb. 1691/92 and was proved 16 Apr. 1692.
In his will, John Dunham left a bequest to "wife Mary Dunham and to my Daughter Mercy Dunham my house I now dwellin" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He names "my wife & Daughter Mercy to be Executrixes" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He bequeathed in his will one shilling to James Hamlin and one shilling to his daughter, Mary Hamlin: To "my son James Hamlin one shilling and to my daughter Mary his wife one shilling" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
On 16 April 1692, "An inventory of the estate of John Dunham Senr late of Plimouth" was taken by Ephraim Morton, Jr. and Thomas Faunce [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. "Mary Dunham Relict widdow of John Dunham" made oath to the inventory on the same day [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
Mary Dunham, her mother, died 20 Mar. 1698/99 at Plymouth.
The location of the graves of her parents, John and Mary Dunham, is unknown.
MARY WIFE TO/
JAMES HAMLIN/
DIED APRIL/
Ye 19th 1715/
IN Ye 73/
YEAR OF HER/
AGE
She was the daughter of John and Mary Dunham. She was not the daughter of Dorothy Day.
Her parents were apparently married before 2 June 1640.
At the Quarter Court held at Boston on 2 June 1640, John Dunham was fined 20 shillings for getting his wife pregnant before they were married: “John Downham for getting his wife wth child before marriage was fined 20ss” [Records of the Court of Assistants, Vol. 2, p. 94; Records of the Massachusetts Bay, Vol. 1, p. 297].
John Dunham, her father, was christened 19 Feb. 1614/15 at St. Mary, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. See The Great Migration, Vol. 1, p. 602.
John Dunham, her father, died 6 Apr. 1692 at Plymouth. His will is dated 2 Feb. 1691/92 and was proved 16 Apr. 1692.
In his will, John Dunham left a bequest to "wife Mary Dunham and to my Daughter Mercy Dunham my house I now dwellin" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He names "my wife & Daughter Mercy to be Executrixes" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He bequeathed in his will one shilling to James Hamlin and one shilling to his daughter, Mary Hamlin: To "my son James Hamlin one shilling and to my daughter Mary his wife one shilling" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
On 16 April 1692, "An inventory of the estate of John Dunham Senr late of Plimouth" was taken by Ephraim Morton, Jr. and Thomas Faunce [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. "Mary Dunham Relict widdow of John Dunham" made oath to the inventory on the same day [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
Mary Dunham, her mother, died 20 Mar. 1698/99 at Plymouth.
The location of the graves of her parents, John and Mary Dunham, is unknown.
MARY WIFE TO/
JAMES HAMLIN/
DIED APRIL/
Ye 19th 1715/
IN Ye 73/
YEAR OF HER/
AGE
Mary Dunham was born about 1640 at Plymouth, MA.
She was the daughter of John and Mary Dunham. She was not the daughter of Dorothy Day.
Her parents were apparently married before 2 June 1640.
At the Quarter Court held at Boston on 2 June 1640, John Dunham was fined 20 shillings for getting his wife pregnant before they were married: “John Downham for getting his wife wth child before marriage was fined 20ss” [Records of the Court of Assistants, Vol. 2, p. 94; Records of the Massachusetts Bay, Vol. 1, p. 297].
John Dunham, her father, was christened 19 Feb. 1614/15 at St. Mary, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. See The Great Migration, Vol. 1, p. 602.
John Dunham, her father, died 6 Apr. 1692 at Plymouth. His will is dated 2 Feb. 1691/92 and was proved 16 Apr. 1692.
In his will, John Dunham left a bequest to "wife Mary Dunham and to my Daughter Mercy Dunham my house I now dwellin" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He names "my wife & Daughter Mercy to be Executrixes" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He bequeathed in his will one shilling to James Hamlin and one shilling to his daughter, Mary Hamlin: To "my son James Hamlin one shilling and to my daughter Mary his wife one shilling" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
On 16 April 1692, "An inventory of the estate of John Dunham Senr late of Plimouth" was taken by Ephraim Morton, Jr. and Thomas Faunce [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. "Mary Dunham Relict widdow of John Dunham" made oath to the inventory on the same day [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
Mary Dunham, her mother, died 20 Mar. 1698/99 at Plymouth.
The location of the graves of her parents, John and Mary Dunham, is unknown.
MARY WIFE TO/
JAMES HAMLIN/
DIED APRIL/
Ye 19th 1715/
IN Ye 73/
YEAR OF HER/
AGE
She was the daughter of John and Mary Dunham. She was not the daughter of Dorothy Day.
Her parents were apparently married before 2 June 1640.
At the Quarter Court held at Boston on 2 June 1640, John Dunham was fined 20 shillings for getting his wife pregnant before they were married: “John Downham for getting his wife wth child before marriage was fined 20ss” [Records of the Court of Assistants, Vol. 2, p. 94; Records of the Massachusetts Bay, Vol. 1, p. 297].
John Dunham, her father, was christened 19 Feb. 1614/15 at St. Mary, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. See The Great Migration, Vol. 1, p. 602.
John Dunham, her father, died 6 Apr. 1692 at Plymouth. His will is dated 2 Feb. 1691/92 and was proved 16 Apr. 1692.
In his will, John Dunham left a bequest to "wife Mary Dunham and to my Daughter Mercy Dunham my house I now dwellin" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He names "my wife & Daughter Mercy to be Executrixes" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. He bequeathed in his will one shilling to James Hamlin and one shilling to his daughter, Mary Hamlin: To "my son James Hamlin one shilling and to my daughter Mary his wife one shilling" [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
On 16 April 1692, "An inventory of the estate of John Dunham Senr late of Plimouth" was taken by Ephraim Morton, Jr. and Thomas Faunce [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160]. "Mary Dunham Relict widdow of John Dunham" made oath to the inventory on the same day [MD, Vol. 31, p. 160].
Mary Dunham, her mother, died 20 Mar. 1698/99 at Plymouth.
The location of the graves of her parents, John and Mary Dunham, is unknown.
MARY WIFE TO/
JAMES HAMLIN/
DIED APRIL/
Ye 19th 1715/
IN Ye 73/
YEAR OF HER/
AGE
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