Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Elisabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 3 Sep 1774 - Eastham, Massachusetts 2
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Deacon Richard Sparrow (1747-1811) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Hurd (1751-1795)



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Eliza Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Jun 1802 - Orleans, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Isaac Sparrow (1776-1843) 2
         Mother: Mercy Snow (1780-1846) 5



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Eliza C Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1837 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1860 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet 6
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Waterman Holbrook Arey (5 Oct 1834 - 15 Jul 1875) 7 8 
       Marriage: 1857 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ida Florence Arey (1860-1885)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Waterman Holbrook Arey)
Intentions filed in Orleans, May 5, 1857.
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picture Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 19 Jan 1689 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 10
        Baptism: 
          Death: 31 Aug 1722 - Eastham, Massachusetts 11
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: childbirth

Parents 
         Father: John Sparrow (1656-1734)
         Mother: Apphiah Tracey (Abt 1663-1739)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Timothy Cole (Est 1686 - 24 Apr 1760)
       Marriage: 4 May 1721 - Eastham, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Timothy Cole (1722-1723) 12



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Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Between Nov 1660 and 1666 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: Between 1688 and 1693 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, Est 1663 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony

Parents 
         Father: Captain Jonathan Sparrow (Cir 1629-1707) 14
         Mother: Rebecca Bangs (Abt 1636-Abt 1666) 15
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Samuel Freeman (26 Mar 1662 - 30 Jan 1743) 16 
       Marriage: 5 Feb 1684 - Eastham, Plymouth Colony 16
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Priscilla Freeman (1686-1764)
                2. Deacon Samuel Freeman (1688-1751)



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Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Mar 1723 - Eastham, Massachusetts 17
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Steven Sparrow (1694-      )
         Mother: Anna Mulford (1691-1772)
Notes
General:
Elizabeth was a twin with Stephen.

picture Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 12 Jun 1797 - Orleans, Massachusetts 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: 21 Jun 1829 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Deacon Seth Sparrow (1769-1838) 19
         Mother: Mary Arey (1772-1846)



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Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Sep 1793 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Jan 1850 - Winterport, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Abiather Knowles (18 Mar 1792 -       )
       Marriage: 21 Aug 1814
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Abiather Knowles)
unreferenced births

picture Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1780
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Rev Joseph Haven (Est 1780 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Rev Joseph Haven (1816-1874)



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Elizabeth Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Apr 1717 - Eastham, Massachusetts 21
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Dec 1793 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Richard Sparrow (1670-1728) 22
         Mother: Mercy Cobb (1685-      ) 23
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elisha Doane (3 Feb 1706 - 1 Aug 1765)
       Marriage: 14 Mar 1734 - Eastham, Massachusetts 24
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Rebecka Doane (1736-      ) 24
                2. Mercy Doane (1738-1740) 24
                3. Silvanus Doane (1740-      )
                4. Marcy Doane (1742-      ) 24
                5. Elisha Doane (1744-1805) 25
                6. Sarah Doane (1747-1786) 26
Notes
Marriage Notes (Elisha Doane)
Intentions were registered in Eastham, 22 Dec 1733.
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picture Elizabeth A Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 May 1870
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Sep 1938 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 28
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: coronanry thrombosis 28

Notes
General:
possible: age 51, widowed sister to Helena - 39, wife of Henry Kemp - 52, all b Mass., 1920 Boston census
Medical:
age 68-4-20

picture Emeline Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 26 Feb 1841 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 Jul 1896
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Seth Sparrow (1801-1862) 29
         Mother: Polly Rogers (1804-1851)



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Emeline Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 13 Sep 1820 - Orleans, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Isaac Sparrow (1776-1843) 2
         Mother: Mercy Snow (1780-1846) 5
Spouses and Children 
1. *Thomas S Snow (Est 1818 -       )
       Marriage: 30 Jul 1843 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Esther Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Aug 1794 - Eastham, Massachusetts 18
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: John Sparrow (1769-1852) 2
         Mother: Rosanna Smith (1775-Cir 1843)



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Eunice Sparrow 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 Dec 1756 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Sep 1818 - Sidney, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Isaac Sparrow (1730-Bef 1758) 30
         Mother: Mary Hopkins (1733-1812)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Dean Bangs (31 May 1756 - 6 Dec 1845)
       Marriage: 21 Aug 1780 - Harwich, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Polly Bangs (1781-1848)
                2. Captain Elkanah Bangs (1783-1863)
                3. Rebecca Bangs (1785-1856)
                4. Dean Bangs (1787-1852)
                5. Eunice Bangs (1789-1808)
                6. Bela Bangs (1791-1861)
                7. Isaac Sparrow Bangs (1793-1795)
                8. Susanna Bangs (1794-1863)
                9. Isaac Bangs (1798-1874)
                10. Edward Bangs (1801-1832)



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Frank M Sparrow 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1880 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Effie W Forrest (Est 1880 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ida Rachael Sparrow (1905-      ) 31
Notes
General:
1905 farmer, Eastham

picture Franklin G Sparrow 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 24 Mar 1854 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 32
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Jul 1855 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: brain fever

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Sparrow (1825-1894) 34
         Mother: Mary Rich Higgins (1816-1889) 35 36 37
Notes
General:
"Franklin G., son of Joshua & Mary R. Sparrow, died July 12, 1855, aet. 1 yr. 3 mos. 18 days." 38

picture Franklin W Sparrow 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 25 Jan 1857
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Jul 1857
         Burial: Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Sparrow (1825-1894) 34
         Mother: Mary Rich Higgins (1816-1889) 35 36 37
Notes
General:
"Franklin W., son of Joshua & Mary R. Sparorw, died July 30, 1857, aet. 6 mos. 5 days." 38

picture Fred S Sparrow 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1886
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Lillian A Thayer (1889 -       )
       Marriage: 9 Oct 1937 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 39
         Status:
Notes
General:
1937, of Quincy, Mass.

picture Freeman M Sparrow 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1848 - Chatham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Rebecca Olive Higgins (17 Aug 1850 -       ) 41 
       Marriage: 1 Jan 1868
         Status:
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Sources

1 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 178 (MD33:81). 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, 178 (MD33:81).

3 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 117 (MD24:190.

4 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 34:136.

5 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 166 (MD32:70).

6 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), 158, row 57, lot 181 (Waterman H. Arey family).

7 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 87:24 (1933) Richard Arey and some of his Descendants.

8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:135. The Children of Reuben Arey jun. and Jerusha his Wife.

9 Town Records of Orleans, Massachusetts (Holbrook CD), mf fiche 16.

10 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 24 (MD6:203).

11 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 67.

12 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 67. Death date recorded or transcribed as 4 May 1722, revised by genealogist.

13 George Ernest Bowman, "Capt. Jonathan Sparrow's Wives and their Children" (1912. Mayflower Descendant 14 (4): 193-202).

14 Alice A. Lowe, Nauset on Cape Cod. A History of Eastham (1968. Eastham [MA] Historical Society), 14.

15 Alice A. Lowe, Nauset on Cape Cod. A History of Eastham (1968. Eastham [MA] Historical Society), p 14.

16 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 24 (MD6:202).

17 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 56 (MD15:69).

18 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 189 (MD33:189).

19 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 162 (MD32:63).

20 D. Cross, Sparrow family notes (2008. email).

21 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 17 MD7:17.

22 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 7:280. First Settlers of Eastham, Mass.

23 Rootsweb.com, :a14220, referencing Hist. Cobb Family, 1907; Gen. Rec Plymouth Families.

24 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 96 (MD17:140).

25 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 96 (MD17:141).

26 Jean Mayo-Rodwick, Rev. John Mayo and his Descendants (2001), (Joshua6, Isaac5, Theophilus4, Thomas3, Nathaniel2, John1).

27 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, p 145 MD28:176.

28 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1938.

29 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 182 (MD33:89).

30 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 71 (MD16:30).

31 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 550:11 (Eastham).

32 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 2:40.

33 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:91. frequently differ from other records

34 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 39.

35 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 10.

36 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1889, p 32.

37 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:97. Henry Higgins & Hannah Harding family.

38 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 17.

39 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1937.

40 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.), 384. This is a major source, which seems accurate.

41 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.), 384.

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