Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Levi Lincoln Thaxter



      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 2 Feb 1824 - Watertown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: May 1884
         Burial: in Kittery, Maine
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Celia Laighton (29 Jun 1835 - 25 Aug 1894)
       Marriage: 30 Sep 1851 - Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals
         Status: 


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Anna Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 31 Jan 1722 - Braintree, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *John Wild (2 Oct 1725 - 14 Oct 1750) 1 
       Marriage: 31 Jan 1746 - Braintree, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Anna Wild (1748-1835) 1

Notes
General:
Father: Richard Thayer , Lt. b: 26 JAN 1684/85 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma
Mother: Mary White b: 12 SEP 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma

Marriage 1 John Wild b: 2 OCT 1725 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma
Married: 31 JAN 1745/46 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma 2
Children
Anna Wild b: 8 AUG 1748 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma

Marriage 2 Elisha Niles b: 30 JUL 1719 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma
Married: 7 DEC 1752 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma 1

picture Anna Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 2 Oct 1773 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Mar 1849 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)

Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Reuben Rich (23 Aug 1748 - 24 Jul 1819)
       Marriage: 23 May 1802 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5 6
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Anna Rich (1802-1880)
                2. Thankful Rich (1804-1846) 7
                3. Eliza Rich (1809-      ) 8

Notes
General:
"Mrs. Anne, wife of Capt. Reuben Rich, died Mar. 3, 1849, aet. 75.
'Again we mourn, again we weep
An aged parent too has gone
To rest in an eternal sleep
To find an everlasting home.' " 9
Medical:
age 77
widow
Anna Rich
parents William & Susan Thayer 10
Marriage Notes (Captain Reuben Rich)
The Wellfleet family record implies high status for the Rich's: "The children of Capt Reuben & Mrs Anna Rich..." 8

picture Jerusha Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 18 Jan 1737 - Braintree, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 31 May 1809
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Randall Wild (9 May 1732 - 1780) 1 
       Marriage: 16 Dec 1755 - Braintree, Massachusetts 1
         Status: 

Notes
General:
Father: Richard Thayer , Lt. b: 26 JAN 1684/85 in Braintree, Norfolk, Ma
Mother: Sarah Ford b: 11 FEB 1691/92 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Ma
Marriage Notes (Randall Wild)
Children, in Braintree, Mass.
Asa Wild b: 25 FEB 1757
Levi Wild b: 23 AUG 1758
Randall Wild , Jr. b: 14 JUN 1760
Esther Wild b: 5 SEP 1762
Elisha Wild b: 4 APR 1764
Richard Wild b: 4 SEP 1765
Sarah Wild b: 26 APR 1772

picture Lillian A Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1889
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Fred S Sparrow (1886 -       )
       Marriage: 9 Oct 1937 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
         Status: 

Notes
General:
Lillian A. Thayer of Quincy, 1937

picture Marietta E Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1859 - Warren, Vermont
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *John J Kelty (1858 - 7 Nov 1906)
       Marriage: 12 Nov 1879
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Edith A Kelty (1890-Cir 1925) 12
                2. Cora Belle Kelty (1886-1970)

Notes
Marriage Notes (John J Kelty)
JOHN J.(2) KELTY, son of Peter and Mary Kelty, was born in Pasco, R. I., 1858; for many years he was driver of the Waitsfield stage; he died Nov. 7, 1906. He married, Nov. 12, 1879, Marietta E. Thayer of Warren, Vt., b. 1859. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. LAWRENCE A.,(3) b. Feb. 20, 1882; res. Montpelier, Vt.; m. June 24, 1908, Jessie E. Huse.
ii. CLAYTON J., b. Aug. 17, 1883.
iii. CORA BELLE, b. Apr. 22, 1886; m. Jan. 3, 1905, Clarence J. Kew of Middlesex, Vt.
iv. son, b. Apr. 16, 1888; d. same day.
v. EDITH, b. Nov. 5, 1890.
vi. PAUL C., b. Nov. 19, 1892.
vii. HAROLD.
viii. PHAROS THAYER, b. Aug. 7, 1899.
ix. KATHERINE MAUD, b. Mar. 27, 1903; dr June 11, 1903.
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picture Captain Nathaniel Thayer

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1780
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Charlotte Baker (Est 1780 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Rev Thatcher Thayer (1812-1894)


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Phebe Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 6 Apr 1780 - Truro, Massachusetts 14
        Baptism: 1781 - Truro, Massachusetts 4
          Death: 7 Oct 1867 - Scarborough, Maine 15
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)

Spouses and Children
1. *Elisha Newcomb (7 Jun 1776 - 2 Oct 1848)
       Marriage: 1796 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elisha Newcomb (1798-1872)
                2. Joseph Newcomb (1802-1872)
                3. William Thayer Newcomb (1804-1866)
                4. Captain Simon Hopkins Newcomb (1810-1888)
                5. Richard Newcomb (1811-      )
                6. Sylvanus Treat Newcomb (1813-1839) 16
                7. Phebe Susan Newcomb (1816-1898)
                8. Captain Jesse Rich Newcomb (1818-1907)
                9. Mary Ann Newcomb (1821-      )
                10. Rachel Thayer Newcomb (1826-1901)

Notes
Marriage Notes (Elisha Newcomb)
"Mr. Newcomb was a farmer, resided in Truro where his children were born. he was a man of enterprise, built a dwelling-house, a flake yard and packing sheds on the beach, known as Newcomb's Point, where he commended the fish business in 1832. His sons were nearly all engaged in fishing in early life but later became farmers. After Elisha's death his widow lived with her children in Scarborough."
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picture Rachel Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 2 Nov 1777 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)


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Susanna Thayer

      Sex: F
AKA: Susannah Thayer
Individual Information
          Birth: 25 Jun 1775 - Truro, Massachusetts 3 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Oct 1780 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)


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Susannah Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 12 Jun 1784 - Truro, Massachusetts 14
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)

Spouses and Children
1. *Simon Hopkins (7 Jun 1777 -       )
       Marriage: 26 Nov 1801 - Truro, Massachusetts 17
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Reuben Rich Hopkins (1810-1871) 18
                2. William Thayer Hopkins (1812-1880) 18
                3. Susanna Hopkins (1816-      ) 19
                4. Simon Hopkins (1819-      )
                5. Jonathan Hopkins (1823-      )


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Susannah Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 9 Oct 1780 - Truro, Massachusetts 14
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Jun 1784 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)


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Rev Thatcher Thayer

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 9 Dec 1812 - Boston, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Mar 1894 - Newport, Rhode Island
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Captain Nathaniel Thayer (Est 1780-      )
         Mother: Charlotte Baker (Est 1780-      )

Notes
General:
271. Thayer, Thatcher. S. of Capt. Nathaniel and Charlotte (Baker), b. Boston, D. 9, 1812. M. A., A. C., 1834; D. D., N. J. Coll., 1857.

Prepared Leicester Acad. Taught Mt. Pleasant Institute, Amherst, 1831-32; Hartford, Conn., 1832-33; tutor A. C., 1833-35; Andover T. S., 1835-37; ordained So. Dennis F. 13, 1837; p. there, 1837-41; Newport, R. I., 1841-73; p. emeritus, 1873-94; travelled and studied in Europe, 1841-43. Trustee Brown, 1860-94. D. Newport, R. I., Mch. 17, 1894.

Married May 8, 1850, Eliza D., da. of William Vernon, Newport, R. I. 20

picture Theodora Thayer

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 5 Nov 1766 - Braintree, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Jun 1848 - Braintree, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin Wales (5 Jun 1759 - 9 Feb 1838)
       Marriage: 27 Jun 1797 - Braintree, Massachusetts
         Status: 

Notes
General:
Father: Richard Thayer
Mother: Esther French

picture William Thayer

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 11 Nov 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts 4 21
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1803 4
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: drowned 4


Parents
         Father: Dr. William Thayer (Cir 1739-1794) 4
         Mother: Susanna Rich (1744-1830)


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Dr. William Thayer

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Cir 1739 - New Hampshire 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Oct 1794 - Truro, Massachusetts 4 22
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Susanna Rich (5 Feb 1744 - 19 Mar 1830)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Anna Thayer (1773-1849) 4
                2. Susanna Thayer (1775-Bef 1780) 4
                3. Rachel Thayer (1777-      ) 4
                4. Phebe Thayer (1780-1867) 4
                5. Susannah Thayer (1780-Bef 1784)
                6. Susannah Thayer (1784-      )
                7. William Thayer (1786-1803) 4


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Joanna Thember

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Abt 1584 - Brixton, Devon, England
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 May 1661 - Boston, Massachusetts Bay
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Peter Coffin (1580 - Bef 13 Mar 1628) 23 
       Marriage: 1608 - Brixton, Devon, England
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Governor Tristam Coffin (1609-1681) 23
                2. Mary Coffin (1621-1691)

Notes
Marriage Notes (Peter Coffin)
Children, all at Brixton, Devon
Tristram COFFIN , Gov. b: 4 MAR 1608/09
Joane COFFIN b: ABT 1611, Death: 2 OCT 1681 in England
Peter COFFIN b: 22 FEB 1612/13, Death: BEF 1628 in England
Deborah COFFIN b: ABT 1616, Marriage 1 William STEVENS b: ABT 1603 in Brixton, Married: 25 JUN 1640
Eunice COFFIN b: 22 MAY 1617, Marriage 1 William BUTLER
Mary COFFIN b: FEB 1620/21 in Brixton, Devonshire, England
Ruth COFFIN b: 10 SEP 1623, Death: 11 NOV 1623 in Brixton
John COFFIN b: 1625, Death: 1642 in Plymouth Fort, England 23

picture Dr Ernst Philip Theobald

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 2 Dec 1750 - Dornigheim, Frankfort, Germany
        Baptism: 
          Death: 6 Aug 1817 - Dresden, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Sally Rittal (7 Feb 1762 - 2 Oct 1846) 24 
       Marriage: 22 Feb 1781 - Pownalborough, Maine
         Status: 


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Mary Theobald

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Cir 1781 - Pownalborough, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Aug 1829 - (Dresden, Maine)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *George Houdlette (28 Mar 1779 - 2 May 1830)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 


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Nancy Theobald

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Cir 1789 - Pownalborough, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 Oct 1881 - (Dresden, Maine)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Francis Houdlette (24 Apr 1786 - 17 Mar 1845)
       Marriage: 4 Oct 1813 - Dresden, Maine
         Status: 

Sources


1. Rootsweb.com, spragueged (Frank Dyer).

2. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

3. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 121, 134.

4. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270.

5. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270 (says Truro).

6. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:553. Marriages.

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 113. David & Thankful R. Baker family.

8. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:80.

9. Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 51-52.

10. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 80. frequently differ from other records

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

12. 1920 US census, Waitsfield VT, roll T625_1875, page 7B.

13. Matt Bushnell Jones, History of the town of Waitsfield Vermont (Boston: George E. Littlefield, 1909.), Kelty. big history of Waitsfield, a focus on the Yankees, beautiful fold-out map

14. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 134.

15. Rosemary West, "R.K. West's Master List" (Sept 2003. Rootsweb).

16. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 214.

17. 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.

18. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 211.

19. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 221.

20. Robert S. Fletcher and Malcolm O. Young, eds, Amherst College Biographical Record of the Graduates and Non-Graguates. Centennial Edition (1821-1921) (1927. Amherst College, Amherst Massachusetts.
online at http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/genealogy/acbiorecord/menu.html).

21. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 138.

22. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), Jude Damon notes.

23. Rootsweb.com, :2564867.

24. Ernest Keene, "Keene and related Maine & New Brunswick families" (Rootsweb files ernest_keene, :3363695).

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Sources


1 Rootsweb.com, spragueged (Frank Dyer).

2 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

3 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 121, 134.

4 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270.

5 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270 (says Truro).

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:553. Marriages.

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 113. David & Thankful R. Baker family.

8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:80.

9 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 51-52.

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 80. frequently differ from other records

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

12 1920 US census, Waitsfield VT, roll T625_1875, page 7B.

13 Matt Bushnell Jones, History of the town of Waitsfield Vermont (Boston: George E. Littlefield, 1909.), Kelty. big history of Waitsfield, a focus on the Yankees, beautiful fold-out map

14 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 134.

15 Rosemary West, "R.K. West's Master List" (Sept 2003. Rootsweb).

16 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 214.

17 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.

18 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 211.

19 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 221.

20 Robert S. Fletcher and Malcolm O. Young, eds, Amherst College Biographical Record of the Graduates and Non-Graguates. Centennial Edition (1821-1921) (1927. Amherst College, Amherst Massachusetts.
online at http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/genealogy/acbiorecord/menu.html).

21 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 138.

22 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), Jude Damon notes.

23 Rootsweb.com, :2564867.

24 Ernest Keene, "Keene and related Maine & New Brunswick families" (Rootsweb files ernest_keene, :3363695).


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