Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Marian Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Jul 1802 - Orleans, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Myrick (1777-1852) 2
         Mother: Lydia Hopkins (Est 1780-Bef 1823)



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Mary Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Dec 1765
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 May 1844
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Elkanah Freeman (1756 - 2 Oct 1834) 3 
       Marriage: 25 Oct 1785
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Captain Elkanah Freeman)
Sarah Myrick Freeman+
William Freeman+
Abigail Freeman+
Mary Freeman
Elkanah Freeman+
Barna Freeman
Harriet Freeman
Caroline Freeman+
Sophia Freeman
Frederick Freeman+
Edmund Freeman+
(Landers gen)

picture Mary Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Jun 1776 - Hampden, Maine 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Myrick (1744-      )
         Mother: Elizabeth Arey (1747-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Amos Doane (Est 1773 - 1842)
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Amos Doane)
children in Hampden
Isaac, m Lettice Higgins and Caroline Snow, d 1 Aug 1872
Daniel
Edward

picture Mary Abigail Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 6 Mar 1838 - Truro, Massachusetts 5
        Baptism: 
          Death: Cir 1911
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Freeman Myrick (1805-1869) 6
         Mother: Dorcas Newcomb (1804-1851)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Daniel Pierce (Cir 1839 - Cir 1909)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Mary Abigail Myrick 
      Sex: F
AKA: Mary A Merrick
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Apr 1841 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Sep 1923 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: senile debility 8

Parents 
         Father: Freeman Myrick (1805-1869) 6
         Mother: Dorcas Newcomb (1804-1851)
Spouses and Children 
1. *David Higgins Pierce (1 Mar 1837 - 1886) 9 
       Marriage: 30 Jun 1861 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Roberts Pierce (1862-1928) 10
                2. Pierce (1863-      )
                3. Mary Ann Pierce (1866-After 1930) 11
                4. David B Pierce (Cir 1868-      )
                5. James F Pierce (1873-1955) 12 13
                6. Henry W Pierce (1882-      ) 14
Notes
General:
probably the same person as the Mary Abigail born 1838.
Medical:
age 82-4-17
Mary Abigail Pierce

picture Mercy Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1781 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 7 Aug 1869 - Eastham, Massachusetts 16
         Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death: old age

Parents 
         Father: Isaac Myrick (1745-1829)
         Mother: Marcy Knowles (1755-1837) 15 17
Notes
Medical:
age 88
single
b Eastham
parents Isaac & Mercy Myrick 16

picture Mercy A Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1817 - New Salem, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 Nov 1841 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Elijah E Knowles (23 Feb 1811 - 2 Mar 1891) 15 
       Marriage: 1841
         Status: 



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Nathaniel Myrick 
      Sex: M
AKA: Nathan Myrick 18 Nathaniel Myrick
Individual Information 
          Birth: 22 Aug 1744 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: in (Hampden, Maine)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Myrick (1722-1754)
         Mother: Lydia Godfrey (Abt 1721-Abt 1765)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Gould (Oct 1743 - 28 Jul 1765)
       Marriage: 19 Apr 1764 - Chatham, Massachusetts 19
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joseph Myrick (1772-1822)

2. Elizabeth Arey (16 Feb 1747 -       )
       Marriage: 2 Feb 1769 - Eastham, Massachusetts 20
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abigail Myrick (1769-      )
                2. Joseph Myrick (1774-      )
                3. Mary Myrick (1776-      )
                4. Nathaniel Myrick (1778-      )
                5. Elizabeth Myrick (1781-      )
                6. Solomon Myrick (1783-1853) 21
                7. Reuben Myrick (1786-      )
Notes
General:
Nathaniel that married Hannah Gould may not be one who married Elizabeth Arey.
First town treasurer of Hampden, Maine.
Marriage Notes (Elizabeth Arey)
children presumably born in Hampden, alternatively in Eastham.

picture Nathaniel Myrick 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Jul 1778 - Hampden, Maine 22
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Myrick (1744-      )
         Mother: Elizabeth Arey (1747-      )



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Osborn Myrick 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 3 Jun 1816 - Orleans, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Aug 1816 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Myrick (1777-1852) 23
         Mother: Lydia Hopkins (Est 1780-Bef 1823)



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Osborne Myrick 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Aug 1818 - Orleans, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Jan 1892 - Rutland, Vermont
         Burial: in Provincetown, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Myrick (1777-1852) 23
         Mother: Lydia Hopkins (Est 1780-Bef 1823)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joanna Coan Mills (7 Feb 1819 - 26 May 1896) 25 
       Marriage: 13 Jan 1846 - Truro, Massachusetts 26
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. J Josephine Myrick (1846-1849) 25
                2. Joseph Myrick (1851-1864) 25
                3. Osborne Myrick (1853-1883) 25
Notes
General:
from stone:
Born in Orleans, Mass. Aug 27, 1818, was graduated from Middlebury College 1842, ordained Feb 1846. Pastor of Cong'l Church at Provincetown, Mass. 1846-1866. Pastor of Cong'l Church at Middletown Springs, VT 1866-1890

picture Osborne Myrick 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Aug 1853 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 Sep 1883
         Burial: in Provincetown, Massachusetts
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Osborne Myrick (1818-1892) 1 25
         Mother: Joanna Coan Mills (1819-1896) 25



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Peninnah Myrick 
      Sex: F
AKA: Pelenah Merrick 29 30 Peninnah Merrick Paulina Myrick 31
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Jul 1808 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 28
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 Dec 1863 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: apoplexy 27
Events
• Alt Birth 32, 29 Jun 1809 in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Heman Myrick (Est 1780-      )
         Mother: Peninnah Paine (1783-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lot Hall (Aug 1808 - 23 Aug 1886) 33 
       Marriage: 15 Nov 1829 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Alfred Hall (1832-1906) 31 34
                2. Mary Hall (1835-      ) 31
                3. Julia Hall (1837-1838) 31
                4. Lot Hall (1839-1900) 31
                5. Julia A Hall (1841-1912) 31 35
                6. Gideon Hall (1844-1881) 31 36
                7. Lydia Ann Hall (1846-      ) 31 37
                8. Daniel Myrick Hall (1848-1865) 30 31
                9. Sarah Elisabeth Hall (1851-      ) 31 32
Notes
Medical:
age 54-5
Marriage Notes (Lot Hall)
daughter Lydia's birth record has her parrents Lott & Mary Hall 37

picture Phebe Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Mar 1788 - Eastham, Massachusetts 38
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Myrick (1757-      )
         Mother: Thankful Linnell (1757-Bef 1793) 39



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Phebe Myrick 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Jun 1812 - Orleans, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Myrick (1777-1852) 23
         Mother: Lydia Hopkins (Est 1780-Bef 1823)



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Phebe Y Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1818 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1892
         Burial: in Congregational & Soldiers cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Isaac Doane (19 Jan 1805 - 1884) 15 
       Marriage: 20 Nov 1836 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Lydia Higgins Doane (1841-1922)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Isaac Doane)
Barnstable Patriot 21 Dec 1836
"Married in Orleans, by Rev Stillman Pratt, on Thanksgiving day, and all within an hour, Mr William Crosby of Brewster, to Miss Dorcas Mayo of O.; Mr Allen Knowles of Eastham, to Miss Mary R Knowles of O.; Mr Joseph Weeks of Harwich, to Miss Sally Ward of O.; Mr Isaac Doane of Eastham to Miss Phebe Y Myrick of Orleans."

picture Polly Myrick 
      Sex: F
AKA: Polly Merrick
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1782 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 29 Feb 1816 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Bridge Road cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Myrick (1755-      )
         Mother: Sarah Lombard (1754-1817)
Notes
General:
stone:

In memory of
Miss POLLY MYRICK
dau'r of Mr William &
Mrs Sarah Myrick
who died Feb'y 29, 1816
Aged 34 years

footstone
P. Myrick 40

picture Polly Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Dec 1786 - Harwich, Massachusetts 41
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Myrick (Est 1755-1828)
         Mother: Abigail Crosby (Est 1760-1836)



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Priscilla Myrick 
      Sex: F
AKA: Prissa Myrick 38
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 May 1782 - Eastham, Massachusetts 38
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Myrick (1757-      )
         Mother: Thankful Linnell (1757-Bef 1793) 39



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Rebecca Myrick 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1757 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 May 1840 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Elisha Mayo Esq (1739 - 7 Jan 1836) 42 
       Marriage: 25 Apr 1775 - Eastham, Massachusetts 43
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Zillah Mayo (1775-1856)
                2. Betsy Mayo (1778-1861) 43
                3. Elisha Mayo (1792-1875) 43
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Marriage Notes (Elisha Mayo Esq)
He appeared on the census of 1790 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA; lists 1 male over 16 and 3 females. Elisha was the Justice of the Peace for Eastham, MA and held many town offices. He was also a Representative from Eastham. 43
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Sources

1 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 34:135.

2 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 164 (MD32:67). 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.

3 Jerry Landers, Landers Genealogy (http://www.landersgen.com/landers/index.htm), Frederick Freeman, "Freeman Genealogy in Three Parts."

4 Joseph W. Porter, editor, The Bangor Historical Magazine (Bangor, Me: Joseph W. Porter), 6:246 (uncertain date). [also known as Maine Historical Magazine, online at Google Books]

5 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 308.

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), marriages 1859-1907, page 5.

7 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 337. David H Pierce & Mary A Myrick family.

8 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1923.

9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:136. The Children of David and Ruth F. Pierce.

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 5.

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

12 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 345. James T. Pierce and Ida E. Paine family.

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 18.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 27.

15 Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).

16 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 220:7 (Eastham).

17 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 120 (MD25:42).

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

19 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), 109, 490. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

20 Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), 2:124.

21 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 157.

22 Joseph W. Porter, editor, The Bangor Historical Magazine (Bangor, Me: Joseph W. Porter), 6:246.

23 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 164 (MD32:67).

24 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

25 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).

26 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 384-5.

27 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 5.

28 George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 27:128.

29 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 20, lot 5. Lot & Pelenah Hall.

30 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 19.

31 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:157. The children of Lot and Paulina Hall.

32 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 29.

33 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 31.

34 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 20, lot 4. Alfred & Sarah M. Hall family.

35 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).

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

37 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 11.

38 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:188.

39 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 117 (MD24:191).

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

41 George Ernest Bowman, editor, Vital Records of the town Brewster, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (1904. Boston: Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants [online at Google Books and archive.org]), 21.

42 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), 129.

43 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), 201.

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