Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Philip Hohn 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1800 - (Brewster, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: After Feb 1875
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Nancy Wiley (29 Jul 1792 - 21 Apr 1844) 1 
       Marriage: 5 Apr 1838 - South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
         Status: 

2. Sarah K (1801 - 10 Feb 1875)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Solomon Holbrook (1776-1807)
         Mother: Thankful Rich (1779-1804) 3



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Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1647
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Pierce (Cir 1649 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Holbrook 
      Sex: U
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Oct 1860 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (1824-1881) 5 6
         Mother: Mercy Atwood Higgins (1828-1893) 7



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Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1869 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1869 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet 8
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Martin D Holbrook (1846-1921) 9
         Mother: Betsey Jane Young (1850-1916)



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Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Apr 1868 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 May 1868 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: cyanosis

Parents 
         Father: Martin D Holbrook (1846-1921) 9
         Mother: Betsey Jane Young (1850-1916)



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Aaron Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1800 - (Maine)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Holbrook (1768-1838)
         Mother: Sarah Higgins (1764-1830)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Anthony (Est 1815 -       )
       Marriage: 15 Nov 1835 - Bath, Maine
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joseph E Holbrook (1838-1906)
                2. John Henry Holbrook (1836-      )
                3. Lucy Deborah Holbrook (1841-      )



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Abba Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1848 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Est 1851 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (1824-1881) 6 12
         Mother: Abigail (1825-1850)



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Abbie F Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1848 - Boston, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Franklin Holbrook (1822-1863) 14 15
         Mother: Abigail Doane Baker (1825-1862) 14
Spouses and Children 
1. *George E Lant (1848 -       ) 13 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Flora Holbrook Lant (1875-      ) 13
                2. George W Lant (1880-      ) 16
Notes
Marriage Notes (George E Lant)
1880 US census, Wellfleet
George E Lant, 32, b NY, sailor
Abbie F Lant, 32, b Mass, keeping house
Flora A Lant, dau, 5
George E Lant, son, 2m
Thomas F Holbrook, 29, single, sailor, bro-law
Henry W Holbrook, 26, single, sailor, bor-law

Sep 1884 - family moved to Fall River
1893 of Fall River

picture Abby A Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Feb 1856 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (1824-1881) 6 12
         Mother: Mercy Atwood Higgins (1828-1893) 7



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Abby Ella Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Aug 1851 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: 31 Jul 1853 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: lung fever 20

Parents 
         Father: Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (1824-1881) 6 12
         Mother: Mercy Atwood Higgins (1828-1893) 7
Notes
Medical:
age 1-11-15
Abby Ella Holbrook

picture Abial Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 May 1745 - Eastham, Massachusetts 22
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Holbrook (1713-Est 1760)
         Mother: Margaret Doane (1711-Cir 1808)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Anthony Murray (Est 1745 -       )
       Marriage: 27 Oct 1767 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 23
         Status: 



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Abiezer Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Cir 1652 - Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay
        Baptism: 
          Death: Jan 1672 - Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain John Holbrook (1617-1699) 25
         Mother: Elizabeth Bicknell (Cir 1624-1688) 26



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Abiezer Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Aug 1741 - Eastham, Massachusetts 27
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1780 - St. Pierre, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Abiezer Holbrook (1718-      )
         Mother: Hannah Treat (1719-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Snow (3 Nov 1743 -       )
       Marriage: 14 Jan 1762 - Georgetown, Maine
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Holbrook (1768-1838)



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Abiezer Holbrook 
      Sex: M
AKA: Habijah Holbrooks
Individual Information 
          Birth: 16 Sep 1718 - Scituate, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Holbrook (1686-1741) 28
         Mother: Sarah Chittenden (1687-      ) 29
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Treat (4 Mar 1719 -       )
       Marriage: 28 Jun 1739 - Eastham, Massachusetts 30 31
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abiezer Holbrook (1741-1780)
                2. Captain Jesse Holbrook (1743-1791) 32
                3. Jonathan Holbrook (1745-      )
                4. Elisabath Holbrook (1748-      )
                5. Lucy Holbrook (1750-      )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Hannah Treat)
Intentions were registered June 1, 1739 in Eastham.
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picture Abigail Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Jun 1724 - Mendon, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 1805 - Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Joseph Young (11 Sep 1722 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Abigail Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 11 May 1675 - Scituate, Plymouth Colony 33
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 Mar 1761 - Coventry, Connecticut 34
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Holbrook (Cir 1648-1731)
         Mother: Abigail Pierce (Cir 1646-1723) 35
Notes
General:
ca 1695 Abigail married Thomas Porter, son of Thomas Porter (ca 1641-17 Dec 1672) & Sarah Vining (ca 1648-3 Feb 1718/9). Born on 3 Feb 1672/3 in Weymouth, MA. Thomas died bef 10 Sep 1748 in Taunton, MA. Occupation: Cordwainer. 34

picture Abigail Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Sep 1782 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 36
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Jun 1852 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: David Holbrook (1750-1831)
         Mother: Hannah Hopkins (1756-1822) 37
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Henry Doane (1779 - 26 Feb 1817) 38 
       Marriage: 2 Dec 1802 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 39
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Hope Doane (1807-1856) 40
                2. Henry Doane (1808-1811) 41
                3. Hezekiah Doane (1811-1866)
                4. Hannah Doane (1813-1836) 42
                5. Henry Doane (1816-1817) 41
Notes
General:
"Abigail, wife of Henry Doane.
died June 19, 1852, æt. 69 yrs. 9 mos.
'Farewell, she is gone and no more shall we meet
The mother whom oft it pleasure to greet
The spring may return and the flowers may bloom
But never shall we meet her this side of the tomb.' " 43
Medical:
death records not seen in Wellfleet VR
Marriage Notes (Captain Henry Doane)
tentative:
1850 Wellfleet census
household 148, Seth & Abigail Baker:
Abigail Doane, 69

picture Abigail Holbrook 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Apr 1724 - Scituate, Massachusetts 33
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 7 May 1724 in Scituate, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: John Holbrook (1686-1741) 28
         Mother: Sarah Chittenden (1687-      ) 29
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jeremiah Bickford (15 Feb 1720 -       )
       Marriage: 1740 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jemima Bickford (Est 1745-1820)
                2. Abigail Bickford (Est 1749-After 1803)
                3. Ruhamah Bickford (Bef 1755-1803)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Jeremiah Bickford)
daughters Hannah, Jemima, Ruhamah, Abigail, Martha, Sarah

picture Albert F Holbrook 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Jan 1858 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 44
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (1824-1881) 6 12
         Mother: Mercy Atwood Higgins (1828-1893) 7
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Sources

1 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52. the children of Elisha and Betty Wiley.

2 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:592. Marriages.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:16. Josiah & Jerusha (Cole) Rich family.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 3. unnamed.

5 Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), p 360. This is a major source, which seems accurate.

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:126. the children of Robert H. and Larana Holbrook.

7 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:128. the children of Josiah R and Nabby Higgins.

8 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), row 43, lot 148. Henry A. and Martin D. Holbrook families.

9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 13.

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 13 (unnamed).

11 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 11.

12 Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), p 360.

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 20.

14 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), lot 123. Thomas F. & Abby D. Holbrook family.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:121. the children of Thomas junr and Mary Holbrook.

16 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 25.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 47.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 28.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:87. frequently differ from other records

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:87.

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

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

23 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:522, Marriages.

24 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 7960.

25 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 5655.

26 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 2196.

27 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 115.

28 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 19789.

29 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 10984.

30 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 148 (MD28:182).

31 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 103 (MD19:103).

32 Frank Dyer, "Descendants of William & Mary (Barrett) Dyer of Rhode Island" (Rootsweb files will_riged, spragueged).

33 Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Vol. 1, Births (1909. Boston: NEHGS), 183.

34 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/).

35 David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/), 13317.

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:36. David & Hannah Holbrook family.

37 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 102:261 (1948).

38 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:232. Deaths.

39 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:553. Marriages.

40 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 16.

41 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:93 Henry & Abigail Doane family.

42 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), row19, lot 83. Jesse Y. Baker families.

43 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 20.

44 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 52.

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