Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Apr 1761 - Eastham, Massachusetts 2
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Henry Knowles (1729-After 1810) 3
         Mother: Mary Knowles (1730-1772) 3



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 11 Feb 1773 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 18 Apr 1773 - Truro, Massachusetts 4 5
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Paul Knowles (1728-1802) 6
         Mother: Mary Atkins (1737-1824) 6
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ephraim Lombard Wells (16 Jan 1769 -       ) 7 
       Marriage: 27 Oct 1791 - Truro, Massachusetts 8
         Status: 



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Dec 1770 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 16 Dec 1770 - Truro, Massachusetts 9
          Death: 1772 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Paul Knowles (1728-1802) 6
         Mother: Mary Atkins (1737-1824) 6



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Polly Knowles
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Sep 1806 - Truro, Massachusetts 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1 Feb 1879 - Truro, Massachusetts 11
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: gangrene senilis 11

Parents 
         Father: Jesse Knowles (1771-1846)
         Mother: Sarah Creed (1776-1816) 12
Spouses and Children 
1. *Silas Rider (5 Nov 1803 - 21 Oct 1871) 13 
       Marriage: 7 Dec 1826 - Truro, Massachusetts 14
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Silas Rider (1827-1827)
                2. Benjamin Rand (1846-1868)
Notes
Medical:
age 72-4
widow
parents Jesse & Sally Knowles
Marriage Notes (Silas Rider)
1870 US census, Truro
house 5, family 5
Silas Ryder, 66, carpenter, $586, male citizen
Mary Ryder, 63, keeping house

picture Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 25 Nov 1780 - Eastham, Massachusetts 15
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Knowles (1737-1810) 16
         Mother: Mary Brown (1741-1824)



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Polly Knowles
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Nov 1779 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Aug 1848 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Methodist cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Seth Knowles (1753-1821) 19 20
         Mother: Hannah Hatch (Cir 1756-1823) 17
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Nehemiah Smith (16 Jul 1776 - 13 Mar 1820)
       Marriage: 20 Dec 1801 - Eastham, Massachusetts 17 21
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Seth K Smith (1805-1878)
                2. Oliver Smith (1810-      )
                3. Benjamin B Smith (1814-1848)
                4. Nehemiah Smith (1816-1848)
                5. Smith (1818-1818)



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Molly Knowles
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Dec 1762 - Eastham, Massachusetts 22
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Oct 1816 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Seth Knowles (1722-1787)
         Mother: Ruth Freeman (1727-1812)
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Knowles (Jan 1756 - 1794) 23 
       Marriage: 1789 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (James Knowles)
13 Dec 1793 - "the constable was acquitted of James Knowles's taxes 'by reason of his long absence.' "
In 1798 Molly was an Orleans taxpayer. In a deed dated 12 Oct 1816 reservation was made of rights in a pear tree belonging to the heirs of Mary Knowles, late of Orleans, deceased. 24

picture Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Jul 1767 - Eastham, Massachusetts 26
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Willard Knowles (1737-1818) 27
         Mother: Marcy Snow (1737-1811) 28
Notes
General:
died young

picture Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1789 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Jun 1849 - Boston, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Nathaniel Knowles (1750-1825)
         Mother: Tamzin (1759-1837)



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Apr 1773 - Truro, Massachusetts 30
        Baptism: 9 May 1773 - Truro, Massachusetts 31
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Joshua Knowles (1730-1779)
         Mother: Mary Harding (1735-1801)



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Jul 1766 - Truro, Massachusetts 32
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Silas Knowles (1740-1833) 6
         Mother: Mary Freeman (1741-1790) 33



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 11 Jul 1784 - Truro, Massachusetts 34
        Baptism: 25 Jul 1784 - Truro, Massachusetts 31
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Joshua Knowles (1756-1822)
         Mother: Hannah Atkins (1759-1843)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Reuben Dyer (18 Mar 1778 - 9 Aug 1862)
       Marriage: 30 Sep 1802 - Truro, Massachusetts 35
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Reuben Dyer (1803-      ) 36
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Marriage Notes (Reuben Dyer)
1850 Census, New Sharon, Franklin County, Me., Roll 253, Page 119
Reuben Dyer, 73, M, Farmer, Real Estate $300, b. Mass.
Mary, 66, F, b. Mass.
Charles S., 29, M, Farmer, Real Estate $1700, b. Me.
Elizabeth Bennett, 22, F (Charles wife)

Children
Reuben Dyer b: 26 SEP 1803 in Truro, Barnstable, Ma
Atkins Dyer b: 2 DEC 1805 in New Sharon, Franklin, Me
Hannah Atkins Dyer b: 14 SEP 1807 in Truro, Barnstable, Ma
Mary (Polly) Dyer b: 28 SEP 1809
Daniel A. Dyer b: JAN 1812
James Dyer b: 1 MAY 1814 in Maine
Charles Small Dyer b: 9 NOV 1820 in New Sharon, Franklin, Me
Frances B. Dyer b: 3 APR 1822 in New Sharon, Franklin, Me
Mary (Mercy) Atwood Dyer b: 6 JUN 1823 in New Sharon, Franklin, Me
Joshua Knowles Dyer b: 20 SEP 1825 in New Sharon, Franklin, Me
(will_riged)

picture Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 May 1794 - Truro, Massachusetts 38
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Oct 1817 - Truro, Massachusetts 39
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Caleb Knowles (1766-1806)
         Mother: Jemima Paine Dyer (1765-1796) 37
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Collins (25 Aug 1780 -       )
       Marriage: 1816 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Caleb Knowles Collins (1817-1817) 39
Notes
Medical:
age 23

picture Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1815 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Zenas Gray (6 Apr 1811 -       )
       Marriage: 10 Jan 1837 - Eastham, Massachusetts 40
         Status: 



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 25 Apr 1813 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Joshua Knowles (1788-1867)
         Mother: Mary Atkins Knowles (1792-1869) 41
Spouses and Children 
1. *Atkins Smith Hopkins (17 Nov 1811 - 5 Jan 1878)
       Marriage: 16 Nov 1832 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joshua Atkins Hopkins (1835-      )
                2. Camilla K Hopkins (1839-1895) 42
                3. Thankful Williams Hopkins (1842-1920) 43
                4. Stephen Hopkins (1844-1859)
                5. Caleb Hopkins (1846-      )



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Mercy Knowles 9
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Jan 1727 - Truro, Massachusetts 45 46
        Baptism: 22 Jan 1727 - Truro, Massachusetts 9
          Death: Bef 1775 - Barrington, Nova Scotia 45
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Paul Knowles (1702-Abt 1775) 45
         Mother: Phebe Paine (1699-1748) 45
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joshua Atwood (27 Oct 1722 -       ) 47 
       Marriage: 27 Nov 1746 - Truro, Massachusetts 48
         Status: 



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Mary Knowles 
      Sex: F
AKA: Mercy Knowles
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1642 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1692 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Richard Knowles (1614-1675)
         Mother: Ruth Bowers (Cir 1616-Cir 1686) 49
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ephraim Doane (1638 - 1700)
       Marriage: 5 Feb 1668 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 50
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Patience Doane (1668-1675) 50
                2. Apphiah Doane (1670-      )
                3. Nehemiah Doane (1670-1674) 51
                4. Major Hezekiah Doane (1672-1752)
                5. Thomas Doane (1674-1756)
                6. Ebenezer Doane (1676-After 1711) 52
                7. Patience Doane (1682-After 1746)
                8. Ruhama Doane (1685-      )



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Mary Atkins Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 31 Jul 1792 - Truro, Massachusetts 53
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Mar 1869 - (Truro, Massachusetts)
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Zaccheus Knowles (1768-1814)
         Mother: Sarah Lombard (1774-1867)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joshua Knowles (9 Jul 1788 - 17 Jan 1867)
       Marriage: 2 Apr 1812 - Truro, Massachusetts 54
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Knowles (1813-      )
                2. Joshua Knowles (1815-1891)
                3. Zaccheus Knowles (1816-1881)
                4. Sarah Knowles (1820-      )
                5. Maria Knowles (1822-1904) 37
                6. Caleb Knowles (1824-      )
                7. Delia Collins Knowles (1826-1896) 55
                8. John Atkins Knowles (1828-1853)
                9. Betsey Lombard Knowles (1831-1859) 37



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Mary B Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1790
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1833 - Boston, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Amos Knowles (1730-1796) 56
         Mother: Mary Brown (Est 1760-1814)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain John Coombs (Est 1785 - 1825)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Mary Cassel Knowles 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Sep 1828 - Truro, Massachusetts 57
        Baptism: 
          Death: 18 Oct 1841 - Cambridge, Massachusetts 58
         Burial: in Snow cemetery, Truro
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Smith Knowles (1788-1836) 59
         Mother: Sarah Atkins (1791-1875) 60
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1 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 113 (MD24:90. 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, 113 (MD24:90.

3 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:19-20 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

4 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 88.

5 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 31. has transcription errors

6 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:18 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

7 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 148.

8 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 152. Rev Jude Damon.

9 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 31.

10 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 196.

11 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 310:20.

12 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #606.

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:55.

14 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 248 (Rev Jude Damon).

15 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 156 (MD31:177).

16 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 97 (MD17:142).

17 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:23.

18 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:15.

19 Rootsweb.com, bobferr (Bob Ferreira).

20 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:23 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

21 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw. numerous transcription errors

22 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:19.

23 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 114 (MD24:139.

24 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:19, 124.

25 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:21.

26 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 170 (MD32:173).

27 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:21 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

28 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 93 (MD17:79).

29 Charles Thornton Libby, "The Knowles family of Eastham" (1927-1928. NEHGR in 5 parts: vol. 79: 286-297, 379-392; vol. 80: 6-24, 119-130, 265-279.), 80:123.

30 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 118.

31 John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 32.

32 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 96.

33 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 19.

34 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 133.

35 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 204. Return of marriages made by Revd Jude Damon to Anthony Snow, Town Clerk.

36 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 183.

37 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association).

38 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 164.

39 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 223.

40 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), 122.. Rev Warren Emerson.

41 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 124 north. Joshua & Mary A. Knowles family.

42 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 126 north. Childs & Hopkins.

43 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 316.

44 Rootsweb.com.

45 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:17 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.

46 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 54.

47 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 36 (MD8:13).

48 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 51. by Rev John Avery pastor of the chh in Truro.

49 Rootsweb.com, justknappy. Shannon Knapp.

50 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 21 (MD6:13).

51 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 21 (MD6:13), April 1676.

52 Marilyn Maxwell Strout, "Descendants of James Maxwell and Christopher Strout" (2001. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~strout/geneal.html). unreferenced but generally plausible

53 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 161.

54 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 206.

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

56 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 100 (MD17:149).

57 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 256.

58 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 285.

59 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 144.

60 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 151, 162.

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