Mayhew A Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Aug 1834 - Chilmark, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: After 1870
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Francis N Luce (1804- )
Mother: Bathsheba Skiff (1810- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Susan M Look (1839 - )
Marriage: 9 Sep 1860 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Status:
Nellie Griffith Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: May 1867 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 16 Jun 1875 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Burial: in Vineyard Haven cemetery
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Warren Luce (1819-1907)
Mother: Almira N Crowell (1824-1907)
Remember Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Nov 1669 - Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: 31 Jan 1739 - Chickemmoo (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Burial: in West Tisbury Village Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 16 Nov 1669 in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (Abt 1640-1688)
Mother: Remembrance Litchfield (Abt 1642-After 1708)
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel Merry (16 Nov 1669 - )
Marriage: 1688
Status:
Notes
General:
Gravestone:Marriage Notes (Samuel Merry)
Here lyes ye Body
of Mrs. Remember
Merrey Wife to Mr.
Samuel Merrey
Who Died Janry. 31
Anno Domi 1739
Aged 69 Years.
Children
John MERRY b: 17 Sep 1689 in Chilmark, Dukes Co., Ma
Hannah MERRY b: 10 Jun 1692 in Chilmark, Dukes Co., Ma
Mary MERRY b: 23 Dec 1694 in Chilmark, Dukes Co., Ma
Elizabeth MERRY b: 15 May 1697 in Chickemmoo, Dukes Co., Ma
Abigail MERRY b: 14 Jun 1700 in Chickemmoo, Dukes Co., Ma
Miriam MERRY b: 8 Apr 1705 in Chickemmoo, Dukes Co., Ma
Joseph MERRY b: 17 Jan 1710/11 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes Co., Ma
Samuel MERRY b: 18 Dec 1702 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Remember Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Apr 1710 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Bef May 1754
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: William Luce (1680-1734)
Mother: Anne Crosby (1678-After 1734) 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Elisha Crowell (22 Apr 1699 - 31 Jul 1763)
Marriage: 28 Dec 1731 2
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Elisha Crowell)
Children
Benjamin CROWELL b: 15 Feb 1732/33 in Yarmouth or Tisbury
Anna CROWELL b: 28 Dec 1735 in Tisbury, Dukes, MASS
Elverton CROWELL b: 27 May 1743 in Tisbury, Dukes, MA
Deborah CROWELL b: 27 Nov 1746 in Tisbury, Dukes, MA
(luceends)
Reuben Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1732 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Jemima Butler (Cir 1735 - ) 3
Marriage:
Status:
Rhoda C Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1867
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: West Luce (1836-After 1880)
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Holmes Athearn Swift (1 Nov 1852 - 21 Nov 1910)
Marriage: 3 Feb 1883 - Tisbury, Massachusetts 4
Status:
Children:
1. Franklin Holmes Swift (1891- )
2. Doris Mitchell Swift (1900- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Holmes Athearn Swift)
assume children born in Tisbury
1910 Tisbury census ...sheet dwelling family
Swift, Holmes A. (56?)........8A 137 151 Main St
Swift, Rhoda C. (43)..........8A 137 151
Swift, Franklin H. (19).......8A 137 151
Swift, Doris M. (9)...........8A 137 151
Robert Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1667 - Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: Between 1711 and 1714 - Vineyard Sound
Burial:
Cause of Death: drowning
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (Abt 1640-1688)
Mother: Remembrance Litchfield (Abt 1642-After 1708)
Spouses and Children
1. *Desire (Est 1667 - )
Marriage: Cir 1688
Status:
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Desire NORTON b: Bet 1668 and 1670 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., MaMedical:
Married: Bet 1686 and 1688 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Children
Judith LUCE b: 22 Jul 1689 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Henry LUCE b: 28 Mar 1690 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Samuel LUCE b: 12 Apr 1692 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Jonathan LUCE b: 7 Jun 1696 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Desire LUCE b: 5 May 1700 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Mary LUCE b: 22 Jul 1701 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
Mercy LUCE b: 15 Dec 1703 in Holmes Hole, Tisbury, Dukes Co., Ma
(andrue)
drowned between Marthas Vineyard and NantucketMarriage Notes (Desire)
12. Judith,3 b. 22 July 1689; m. Jonathan Dunham 11 Feb. 1718-19.
13. Henry, b. 28 Mch. 1690-1.
14. Samuel, b. 12 Apr. 1692.
15. Jonathan, b. 7 Jan. 1696.
16. Desire, b. 5 May 1700; m. Joseph Burgess of Yarmouth.
17. Mary, b. 22 July 1701 ; m. Jacob Robinson (20) 20 Apr. 1724.
18. Mercy, b. 15 Dec. 1703; m. Shubael Luce (31) 14 Apr. 1724. 5
Rowland Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1776
Baptism:
Death: 1862
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Daniel Luce (1747-1814)
Mother: Elizabeth Merry (1751- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Daggett (1776 - 1807)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Eliza Luce (1801-1885)
Rowland Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Apr 1725 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 Oct 1767 - (Holmes Hole)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Butler (17 Oct 1726 - 3 Aug 1793) 7
Marriage: 1745
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Jesse Luce (1746-1815) 7
2. Daniel Luce (1747-1814)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Mary Butler)
other children
Jonathon LUCE b: 21 Apr 1749
Rhoda LUCE b: 21 Jun 1751
Rowland LUCE b: 26 Aug 1756
Thamosin LUCE b: 20 Sep 1758
Joshua LUCE b: 6 Dec 1761
Mary LUCE b: 25 Jun 1765
Samuel Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1687
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (Abt 1640-1688)
Mother: Remembrance Litchfield (Abt 1642-After 1708)
Sarah Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1715 - Edgartown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1751 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (1678-1743)
Mother: Sarah Look (1678-1743)
Spouses and Children
1. *John Crosby (13 Apr 1701 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Seth Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Oct 1713 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 14 Oct 1713 in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: William Luce (1680-1734)
Mother: Anne Crosby (1678-After 1734) 8
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Morton (16 Oct 1715 - )
Marriage: 14 Jan 1740
Status:
Children:
1. Hannah Luce (1751-1814)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Hannah Morton)
Children
Ann LUCE b: 6 MAY 1741 in Plymouth, MA
Ephraim LUCE b: 21 NOV 1742 in Plymouth, MA
Seth LUCE b: 18 AUG 1744 in Plymouth, MA
Ebenezer LUCE b: 12 JAN 1746 in Plymouth, MA
Crosbey LUCE b: 5 JUN 1749 in Plymouth, MA
Hannah LUCE b: 28 AUG 1751 in Plymouth, MA
Elizabeth LUCE b: 27 FEB 1754 in Plymouth, MA
Deborah LUCE b: 27 MAY 1756 in Plymouth, MA
(heidi_ho)
Alt. Marriage: Seth Luce Date: 14 Feb 1740 Notes: Seth, b. 14 Oct. 1713; res. T., rem. to Rochester (1736) and Plymouth (17W); m. Hannah Morton of Plymouth 14 Feb. 1739-40. Descendants rem. in Plymouth. 2
Shubael Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1780 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Betsey Smith (Cir 1783 - ) 9
Marriage: 1 May 1805 - Martha's Vineyard 9
Status:
Silvanus Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Sep 1706 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (1678-1743)
Mother: Sarah Look (1678-1743)
Stephen Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Sep 1714 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 13 May 1801 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Content Pressbury (Abt 1711 - 9 Sep 1773)
Marriage: 9 May 1735 - Tisbury, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
Father: Zephaniah Luce b: 16 FEB 1694/95 in West TisburyMarriage Notes (Content Pressbury)
Mother: Hope Norton b: ABT 1697 in Tisbury
Marriage 2 Rhoda Manter b: 6 MAR 1728/29 in Tisbury
Married: 29 DEC 1774
Children
Deborah Luce b: 27 NOV 1754 in Baltimore
Children
Jane Luce b: 8 MAY 1736 in Tisbury
Keturah Luce b: 18 FEB 1737/38
Elijah Luce b: 18 MAY 1740 in Tisbury
Timothy Luce b: 27 AUG 1742
Ezekiel Luce b: 5 FEB 1749/50 in Tisbury
Zephaniah Luce b: 5 APR 1752
Stephen H Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jun 1849 - Chilmark, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Francis N Luce (1804- )
Mother: Bathsheba Skiff (1810- )
Thankful Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1703 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (1678-1743)
Mother: Sarah Look (1678-1743)
Thankfull Luce
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Feb 1752 - Martha's Vineyard
Baptism:
Death: 29 Jun 1830 - Edgartown, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin Stewart (9 Apr 1759 - 10 Apr 1840)
Marriage: 1 Sep 1785 - Edgartown, Massachusetts 11
Status:
Thomas Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1679 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1 Apr 1727 - Holmes Hole (Tisbury), Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death: accident
Parents
Father: Henry Luce (Abt 1640-1688)
Mother: Remembrance Litchfield (Abt 1642-After 1708)
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Butler (3 Sep 1685 - )
Marriage: 1707 - Edgartown, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
resident West Tisbury, husbandmanMarriage Notes (Hannah Butler)
Died while wrecking a stranded vessel in Holmes Hole Harbor
Parson Holmes wrote of him
"He was a poor man and left a numerous family of small children behind him, and his wife, a poor, helpless woman."
His estate was administered July 1727 and divided among twelve heirs.
2
children, in West Tisbury
58. Thomas,8 b. (1708).
59. Malatiah, b. (1710); m El-- Harlon (?)
60. Jemima, b. (1712); m. John Luce 3 Jan. 1733-34.
61. Jane, b. (1713); m. John Long 7 Aug. 1735.
62. Daniel, b. (1714); prob. rem. to Amenia, N. Y.
63. Hepsibah, b. 1716; d. 26 Mch. 1791, unm.
., 64. Simeon, b. (1718) ; rem. to Norwich, Conn, bef. 1747 and later to Springfield,
Mass. (1762); m. (1) Hanna Bushnell; (2) Abiah Hough 14 Oct. 1752.
65. Abiah, b. (1720); m. Shubael Harding (1) bef. 1744.
66. Zaccheus, b. 1722.
67. Israel, b. 1723.
68. Keziah, b. (1724); m- Jonathan Hillman (15) 29 June 1749.
69. Barzillai, b. (1726); m. Deborah Bunker 4 Dec. 1755; res. N. 2
Thomas Luce
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1750 - Nomans Island (Chilmark), Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: in Nomans Island (Chilmark), Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Israel Luce (1719-1797) 12
Mother:
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