Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture John Hurd

      Sex: M
AKA: John Heard 1 John Hord
Individual Information
          Birth: 17 Jul 1642 - Boston, Massachusetts Bay
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Kendrick (Est 1650 - Est 1696)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jacob Hurd (1695-Cir 1770)
                2. John Hurd (1688-Between 1770) 2
                3. Grace Hurd (1692-      ) 2

Notes
General:
In 1686, John, then living in Boston, received by deed 20 acres of land in Harwich. He removed to Harwich before 1689. On 2/12/1716/17John and Deborah created a life trust turning over all their property in Harwich and Eastham to their son-in-law Nathaniel Gould, husband of their daughter Grace.
Birth: 17 JUL 1642 in Boston
Residence: Boston 1686 Boston
Note: he was the eldest son of his father, John Hurd Sr. of Boston, and moved to Harwich between 1686 and 1689.
PROP: Harwich, MA 12 FEB 1716/17 Harwich
Note: Executed a living trust for their homestead with son-in-law Nathaniel Gould, husband of their daughter Grace. 3

picture John A Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 7 Feb 1817 - Charlestown, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Apr 1824 - (Charlestown, Massachusetts)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1789-      )
         Mother: Hannah B Skinner (Est 1791-1821) 5


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John A Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 20 Apr 1824 - Charlestown, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1789-      )
         Mother: Persis Hutchins (Est 1794-1879) 5


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Joseph Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 5 Feb 1717 - Harwich, Massachusetts 6
        Baptism: 28 Jul 1717 - Harwich, Massachusetts
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1688-Between 1770) 2
         Mother: Hannah Sparrow (1693-      ) 3


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Joseph Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 4 Nov 1746 - Harwich, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1826 - Orleans, Massachusetts 8
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1723-      )
         Mother: Tabitha Crosby (1726-1809)

Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Stewart (7 Oct 1745 - 1825) 9 
       Marriage: 23 Nov 1769 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Benjamin Hurd (1770-1841) 9
                2. Sally Hurd (1772-1812) 9
                3. Phebe Hurd (1774-      )
                4. Zenas Hurd (1776-1855) 9 10
                5. Eunice Hurd (1779-1857) 9
                6. Joseph Hurd (1781-Bef 1816)
                7. Luther Hurd (1783-1850) 9
                8. Alvin Hurd (1785-      ) 9
                9. Polley Hurd (1789-      )

Notes
General:
Joseph Hurd of Eastham, yeoman, sold to Solomon Sparrow of Eastham, "cordwinder," "a piece of Cleare land lying in Eastham ... in a neck of land Called Sampsons neck about five acors," in a deed dated 7 June 1787, acknowledged 1 March 1791, but not recorded ("Unrecorded Barnstable County Deeds," 96).

picture Joseph Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Jan 1801 - Eastham, Massachusetts 11
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1801 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Benjamin Hurd (1770-1841) 9
         Mother: Phebe Gould (1776-1835) 9


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Joseph Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Dec 1810 - Eastham, Massachusetts 11
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Benjamin Hurd (1770-1841) 9
         Mother: Phebe Gould (1776-1835) 9


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Joseph Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 31 Mar 1781 - Eastham, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Aug 1816 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Hurd (1746-1826) 9
         Mother: Mary Stewart (1745-1825) 9

Spouses and Children
1. *Lydia Taylor (22 Jun 1785 -       )
       Marriage: Apr 1807 - Brewster, Massachusetts 12
         Status: 


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Joshua Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Abt 1726 - Harwich, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Mar 1747 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1688-Between 1770) 2
         Mother: Hannah Sparrow (1693-      ) 3

Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Paine (1727 - 1765)
       Marriage: 2 Oct 1746 - Eastham, Massachusetts 13
         Status: 


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Joshua Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 7 Aug 1759 - Harwich, Massachusetts 14
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Jan 1807 - Orleans, Massachusetts 10
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1723-      )
         Mother: Tabitha Crosby (1726-1809)

Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth (Est 1762 - 1807)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Amala Hurd (1802-1805)

Notes
General:
**It is this genealogist's guess that the inscription is misread, that the age was 67, not 17."
Marriage Notes (Elizabeth)
gravestone:
"A rare double tympanum with two flying heads most likely by Nathaniel Holmes of Barnstable. It is very difficult to see the carved image and the inscription is obscured by lichen and unreadable." 10

picture Joshua S Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 13 Oct 1856 - (Orleans, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Jul 1895
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 10
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Seth Hurd (1816-1881) 15
         Mother: Annie L (1856-      )


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Julia H Hurd

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 16 Nov 1820 - Charlestown, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Hurd (1789-      )
         Mother: Hannah B Skinner (Est 1791-1821) 5


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Juliett Hurd

      Sex: F
AKA: Julia Hurd
Individual Information
          Birth: 8 Jun 1825 - Orleans, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Luther Hurd (1783-1850) 9
         Mother: Olive Linnell (1788-1855) 9 16

Spouses and Children
1. *Albert Nickerson (Cir 1809 -       ) 9 
       Marriage: 4 Nov 1864 - Roxbury, Massachusetts
         Status: 


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Captain Lafayette Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 8 Jun 1825 - Orleans, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 May 1849 - Lost At Sea 9
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 9 10
 Cause of Death: 

Events
• Alt Death 17, Jul 1849 Lost At Sea


Parents
         Father: Luther Hurd (1783-1850) 9
         Mother: Olive Linnell (1788-1855) 9 16

Spouses and Children
1. *Eunice F Snow (11 Sep 1828 -       ) 9 
       Marriage: 30 Nov 1848 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Status: 

Notes
General:
Jul 1849, lost at sea
Carmi Atkins, 50, widower
Lafayette Hurd, 24, married
Isaiah M Rogers, 18 single
Joshua Gross, single, 18
Heman Rogers, married, 27
Isaac F Knowles, 13, single
all born Orleans 17
Marriage Notes (Eunice F Snow)
1850 census
Eunice lived with her parents in Orleans

picture Levina Hurd

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 29 Oct 1823 - Orleans, Massachusetts 15 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Seth Hurd (1786-      )
         Mother: Levina (Est 1790-      )


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Louisa Hurd

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 23 Jun 1818 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1 Jun 1889 - Plymouth, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Luther Hurd (1783-1850) 9
         Mother: Olive Linnell (1788-1855) 9 16

Spouses and Children
1. *Seth Knowles (1817 - 13 Apr 1860) 9 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 


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Lurania Hurd

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Jul 1805 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Zenas Hurd (1776-1855) 9 10
         Mother: Salome Higgins (1779-1857) 9 10


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Luther Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1 May 1783 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 May 1850 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Hurd (1746-1826) 9
         Mother: Mary Stewart (1745-1825) 9

Spouses and Children
1. *Olive Linnell (27 Nov 1788 - Apr 1855) 9 16 
       Marriage: Mar 1808 - Brewster, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Polly Steward Hurd (1808-      ) 9
                2. Samuel Hurd (1812-      )
                3. Luther Hurd (1814-1865)
                4. Lydia Cobb Hurd (1816-1884) 9
                5. Louisa Hurd (1818-1889) 9
                6. Elizabeth Hurd (1820-1850) 9
                7. Olive L Hurd (1823-      ) 9
                8. Juliett Hurd (1825-      ) 9
                9. Captain Lafayette Hurd (1825-1849) 9
                10. Edward S Hurd (1827-Cir 1893) 9
                11. Priscilla Hurd (1830-      ) 9
                12. Benjamin Hurd (1833-      ) 9

Notes
General:
farmer 1850

picture Luther Hurd

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1 Jun 1814 - Orleans, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 13 Jun 1865 - Orleans, Massachusetts 10
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Luther Hurd (1783-1850) 9
         Mother: Olive Linnell (1788-1855) 9 16

Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth (Est 1817 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. George M Hurd (1846-1847)


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Lydia Cobb Hurd

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 11 Apr 1816 - Orleans, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1884 9
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Luther Hurd (1783-1850) 9
         Mother: Olive Linnell (1788-1855) 9 16

Spouses and Children
1. *Otis Baker (1812 - 1853) 9 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Sources


1. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 9 (MD3:229). 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.

2. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 9 (MD3:229).

3. Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

4. Roger D. Joslyn, compiler and editor, Vital Records of Charlestown Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1984. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society. Volume 1
1995. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society. Volume 2), 2:96.

5. New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 132:95.

6. Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 11. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

7. Ed Hanson, Joseph Hurd family (2000. http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurd/messages/686.html). references Eastham, Orleans and Brewster VRs, Mayflower Descendant and NEHGR

8. Stanly W. Smith, compiler, "Bill of mortality in the South Parish of Eastham, 1772-1828" (Mayflower Descendant [multiple sections]), 9:38. Notes of Revs Jonathan Bascom and Daniel Johnson. They listed only the year of death, and usually a name. The South Parish of Eastham became the town of Orleans in 1797.

9. Ed Hanson, Joseph Hurd family (2000. http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurd/messages/686.html).

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

11. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 183 (MD33:132).

12. George Ernest Bowman, editor, Vital Records of the town of Brewster, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (1904. Boston: Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants [online at Google Books and archive.org]), 16.

13. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 136 (MD28:82).

14. Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 133.

15. "Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts, births and marriages 1740-1841, from Orleans records" (2002. Holbrook Research Institute. files H01_02a - H01_02g), 159.

16. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e.

17. "Orleans, Massachusetts Births, Marriages Deaths, vol. 6, 1844-1850" (2002. Holbrook CD), 94.

18. "Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts, births by family 1628-1855, from Orleans records" (2002. Holbrook Research Institute. files H01_01a - H01_01g), 131.

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Sources


1 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 9 (MD3:229). 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.

2 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 9 (MD3:229).

3 Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

4 Roger D. Joslyn, compiler and editor, Vital Records of Charlestown Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1984. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society. Volume 1
1995. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society. Volume 2), 2:96.

5 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 132:95.

6 Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 11. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

7 Ed Hanson, Joseph Hurd family (2000. http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurd/messages/686.html). references Eastham, Orleans and Brewster VRs, Mayflower Descendant and NEHGR

8 Stanly W. Smith, compiler, "Bill of mortality in the South Parish of Eastham, 1772-1828" (Mayflower Descendant [multiple sections]), 9:38. Notes of Revs Jonathan Bascom and Daniel Johnson. They listed only the year of death, and usually a name. The South Parish of Eastham became the town of Orleans in 1797.

9 Ed Hanson, Joseph Hurd family (2000. http://genforum.genealogy.com/hurd/messages/686.html).

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

11 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 183 (MD33:132).

12 George Ernest Bowman, editor, Vital Records of the town of Brewster, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (1904. Boston: Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants [online at Google Books and archive.org]), 16.

13 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 136 (MD28:82).

14 Harwich Massachusetts vital records (http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html
pages numbers refer to "Vital records, town of Harwich, Massachusetts, 1694-1850" 1982. Harwich Historical Society), 133.

15 "Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts, births and marriages 1740-1841, from Orleans records" (2002. Holbrook Research Institute. files H01_02a - H01_02g), 159.

16 Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e.

17 "Orleans, Massachusetts Births, Marriages Deaths, vol. 6, 1844-1850" (2002. Holbrook CD), 94.

18 "Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts, births by family 1628-1855, from Orleans records" (2002. Holbrook Research Institute. files H01_01a - H01_01g), 131.


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