Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Elizabeth Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1716 - Plymouth, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1792 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Arey (1688-1773) 2
         Mother: Mary Mayo (1683-1777) 2 3
Spouses and Children 
1. *Moses Higgins (24 Mar 1711 - 20 Apr 1798)
       Marriage: 3 Jul 1735 - Eastham, Massachusetts 4
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Gideon Higgins (1738-1816) 4
                2. Elnathan Higgins (1740-1816)
                3. Aaron Higgins (1742-1812)
                4. Jesse Higgins (1743-1815) 4
                5. Azubah Higgins (1745-Bef 1768) 5
                6. David Higgins (1746-      )
                7. Phebe Higgins (1749-      ) 5
Notes
Marriage Notes (Moses Higgins)
A recorded daughter, Esther, born 7 Feb 1740, conflicts with Elnathan's birth, and is an obvious error in the original records for her birth to Joshua Higgins, which is also recorded corrrectly. 6

picture Elizabeth Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1767 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Jul 1807 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Oliver Arey (1742-1813) 8
         Mother: Mary Cole (1738-1811) 9
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Young (16 Sep 1769 - 8 Jun 1808) 10 
       Marriage: Dec 1794 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth Smith Young (1797-1876) 7
                2. Rebecca Smith Young (1799-1873) 7
                3. Joanna Cole Young (1802-After 1869) 7
                4. Sally Snow Young (1804-1885) 7



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Elizabeth Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1800 - (Nantucket)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Reuben R Pinkham (1800 - 1839) 12 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Deborah Pinkham (1816-1874) 12



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Eunice Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Apr 1758 - Eastham, Massachusetts 13
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Oliver Arey (1717-1760)
         Mother: Elizabeth Gould (1720-1797)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Benjamin Taylor (26 Oct 1752 -       ) 14 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Phebe Taylor (1777-      )
                2. Joseph Taylor (1779-      )
                3. Ruth Taylor (1781-      )
                4. Benjamin Taylor (1784-Bef 1802)
                5. Abigail Taylor (1786-Bef 1799)
                6. Jonathan Taylor (1788-      )
                7. Edward Taylor (1790-      )
                8. Simeon Taylor (1791-      )
                9. Zoheth Taylor (1794-1833) 15
                10. Richard Taylor (1796-      )
                11. Abigail Taylor (1799-      )
                12. Benjamin Taylor (1802-      )



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Experience Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1732 - Billingsgate (Eastham), Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 Feb 1807 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 18 19
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Richard Arey (1682-1737) 2 20
         Mother: Hannah Burgess (1701-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Capt. Simeon Newcomb 3rd (Abt 1723 - Bef 8 Mar 1786) 16 18 21 
       Marriage: 1 Apr 1755 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18 22
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Captain Lemuel Newcomb (1756-1821) 16 18 23 24
                2. Jemima Newcomb (1758-1823) 16 18
                3. Hannah Newcomb (      -      ) 16 18
                4. Captain Richard Newcomb (1770-1798) 16 18 25
                5. Deliverance Newcomb (1770-      ) 16 18
                6. Elisha Newcomb (1774-Bef 1829) 16 18
                7. Sabra Newcomb (1776-1854) 16 18 24
                8. Lydia Newcomb (      -      ) 16 18
Notes
Marriage Notes (Capt. Simeon Newcomb 3rd)
In the valuation of Wellfleet, 1770, Mr. Newcomb was put down: "2 polls, 1 house £1, 2 cows, 5 sheep, 1 swine." His widow, Experience, sold land in Wellfleet near the back side 8 Mar. 1786.

picture George Washington Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Sep 1780 - Chappaquiddick (Edgartown), Massachusetts 2
        Baptism: 
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Parents 
         Father: Elijah Arey (1752-1806) 2
         Mother: Anna Pease (1755-1807) 2
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Marchant (Est 1783 -       )
       Marriage: 27 Mar 1803 - Martha's Vineyard 2
         Status: 



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Hannah Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Jan 1803 - Eastham, Massachusetts 26
        Baptism: 
          Death: 7 Apr 1844
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Arey (1780-1804)
         Mother: Hitty Linnell (1783-      ) 26
Spouses and Children 
1. *David Godfrey Smith (Est 1803 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Hannah Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Jul 1782 - Eastham, Massachusetts 26
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Arey (1751-1810) 27
         Mother: Rebecca Sparrow (1756-1848) 28



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Hannah Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1768
        Baptism: 
          Death: 28 Jul 1769 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Timothy Arey (Est 1740-      )
         Mother: Susannah (Est 1745-      )
Notes
General:
"Here lies buried Hannah, daughter of Mr. Timothy Arey and Mrs. Susanna, his wife, deceased July ye 28th, 1769, aged 1 yr. 5 mos. & 1 day." 29

picture Hannah Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Jul 1789 - Vinalhaven, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Isaac Arey (1745-Abt 1800)
         Mother: Mary Crosby (1747-      )



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Hannah Lombard Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Oct 1828 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Captain Asa Packard Arey (1805-1839) 31
         Mother: Hannah L Newcomb (1808-1829) 32 33



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Happy W Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 3 Jun 1831 - Boscawen, New Hampshire
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Dec 1849 - Boscawen, New Hampshire
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Solomon Arey (1787-1846) 35 36
         Mother: Patty Hopkins (1789-1863) 35



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Heman Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Dec 1788 - Chappaquiddick (Edgartown), Massachusetts 2
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Parents 
         Father: Elijah Arey (1752-1806) 2
         Mother: Anna Pease (1755-1807) 2
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sally Worth (Est 1790 -       )
       Marriage: 5 May 1818 2
         Status: 



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Henry Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Cir 1776 - Chappaquiddick (Edgartown), Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: at Sea
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Elijah Arey (1752-1806) 2
         Mother: Anna Pease (1755-1807) 2
Spouses and Children 
1. *Cynthia Butler (1774 -       ) 2 
       Marriage: 
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Henry Francis Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 6 Nov 1833 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 37
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Brown Arey (1807-      ) 31
         Mother: Martha Holbrook Chipman (1812-1835) 38
Spouses and Children 
1. *Williamson (Est 1835 - After 1885)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Ida Florence Arey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1860 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1885 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet 39
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Waterman Holbrook Arey (1834-1875) 40 41
         Mother: Eliza C Sparrow (1837-1860)



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Isaac Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1793
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Brown (11 Jan 1795 -       ) 42 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Isaac Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1768 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Isaac Arey (1745-Abt 1800)
         Mother: Mary Crosby (1747-      )
Notes
General:
not in Truro VR, despite Rootsweb
Marriage 1 Deborah EAMES b: Abt 1780 in Marshfield

picture Isaac Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 31 May 1745 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Abt 1800 - near Vinalhaven, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 1800 near Vinalhaven, Maine

Parents 
         Father: John Arey (1714-Bef 1795)
         Mother: Deborah Lewes (1729-Bef 1757)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Crosby (14 Nov 1747 -       )
       Marriage: 12 Apr 1767 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Isaac Arey (Abt 1768-      )
                2. Ebenezer Arey (1769-1854)
                3. John Arey (1775-      )
                4. Lewis Arey (1771-      )
                5. Crosby Arey (Cir 1773-      )
                6. Joseph Arey (1777-      )
                7. Thomas Arey (1779-      )
                8. Mary Arey (1781-      )
                9. Deborah Arey (1784-      )
                10. Hannah Arey (1789-      )
Notes
General:
died at sea while rowing over to Isle au Haut to fetch Mary, a well known midwife 43

picture Isaiah Hatch Arey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Dec 1826 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 45
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Oct 1870 - Boscawen, New Hampshire
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Solomon Arey (1787-1846) 35 36
         Mother: Patty Hopkins (1789-1863) 35
Notes
General:
details NEHGR 87:26 (1933)
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Sources

1 Historical Records of Dukes County, Mass. (http://history.vineyard.net/dukes/index.html), http://history.vineyard.net/areyminier.htm. no inquiry responses

2 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha'a Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. in three volumes (Edgartown Massachusetts: Dukes County Historical Society. 1966).

3 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 43 MD8:94. Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

4 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 97 (MD17:143).

5 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 98 (MD17:144).

6 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 63 (MD15:144), 107 (20:95.

7 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:58.

8 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 86:404 (1932) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

9 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 75 (MD16:70).

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:23. the sons of Benjamin Young and Rebecca his wife.

11 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:545. Marriages.

12 Nantucket Historic Association (nha.org).

13 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 83 (MD16:197).

14 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 165 (MD32:68).

15 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

16 Rosemary West, "R.K. West's Master List" (Sept 2003. Rootsweb).

17 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 86:395.

18 John Bearse Newcomb, Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family (Elgin Illinois, 1874).

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:229.

20 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:265. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

21 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 1959 Vol. 113 p.153.

22 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 53 (MD15:55).

23 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:48. Lemuel & Lydia Newcomb family.

24 Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, Andrew Newcomb and His Descendants: A Revised Edition of "Genealogical Memoir" of the Newcomb Family by John Bearse Newcomb (New Haven CT, The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1923).

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:65.

26 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 172 (MD32:177).

27 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 86:405 (1932) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

28 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass
archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable), 9 Feb 1848.

29 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 47.

30 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:160. Asa & Hannah Arey family.

31 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:78. Reuben and Sarah Arey family.

32 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:87. John and Hannah Newcomb family.

33 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:105. John and Hannah Newcomb.

34 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 87:14 (1933) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

35 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 87:13 (1933) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:32. the children of Reuben Arey and Lydia (Ward) his second wife.

37 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:162. The son of Benjamin B. and Martha Arey.

38 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:70. Samuel and Rebecca Chipman family.

39 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), 158, row 57, lot 181 (Waterman H. Arey family).

40 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 87:24 (1933) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

41 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:135. The Children of Reuben Arey jun. and Jerusha his Wife.

42 Michael Brown, "Brown-Cooksey Families woven into the tapestry of America" (Rootsweb file lycenius).

43 M. Hershenson (2006 email).

44 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 87:26 (1933) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

45 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:99. Solomon & Patty Arey family.

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