Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Matthias Rich 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 Jul 1791 - Truro, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 21 Mar 1864 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Rich (1752-1810) 2
         Mother: Mary Dyer (1754-1827)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Deliverance Pike (16 Aug 1796 -       )
       Marriage: 29 Sep 1814 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Captain Leonard Pike Rich (1815-1887)
                2. Mary Rich (1817-1874)
                3. Matthias Rich (1820-1914)
                4. Joshua Rich (1823-1832)
                5. John Rich (1826-1884)
                6. William Penn Rich (1830-1848)
                7. Lavina A Rich (1833-1904)



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Mattie S Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1865 - South Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1901
         Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Stephen Hopkins Rich (1828-1908) 3
         Mother: Martha (1832-1896)



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Mehetable Atwood Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 9 Nov 1835 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 May 1837 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Daniel Lombard Rich (1800-1877)
         Mother: Mehetable Atwood (1801-1879)



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Mehitable Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 25 Feb 1776 - Truro, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 14 Apr 1776 - Truro, Massachusetts 7
          Death: 27 Jul 1862 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Truro Congregational cemetery
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth 8, 23 Feb 1776 in Truro, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Richard Rich (1741-1817) 9 10
         Mother: Sarah Lombard (1747-1816)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jonah Atkins (13 Oct 1766 - 9 Mar 1816) 11 12 
       Marriage: 24 Nov 1796 - Truro, Massachusetts 11 13
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Isaiah Atkins (1797-1879)
                2. Sarah Rich Atkins (1799-      )
                3. Jonah Atkins (1802-      ) 11
                4. Ruth Atkins (1805-1879) 11
                5. Benjamin Atkins (1807-      ) 11

2. Jesse Knowles (24 Jan 1771 - 21 Nov 1846)
       Marriage: 30 Jul 1817 - Truro, Massachusetts 11 14
         Status: 



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Meletiah Rich 
      Sex: F
AKA: Milleytire Rich 15
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
        Baptism: 5 Jul 1778 - Truro, Massachusetts
          Death: 16 Dec 1860 - Truro, Massachusetts 16
         Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 1773

Parents 
         Father: Isaiah Rich (1744-1790) 17
         Mother: Joanna Paine (1745-1828)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Nehemiah Doane Mayo (20 Nov 1769 - 4 Sep 1829) 18 
       Marriage: 29 Nov 1798 - Truro, Massachusetts 19
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sally Mayo (1801-1847)
                2. Nehemiah Mayo (1803-1886)
                3. Melatiah Mayo (1805-1857)
                4. Elisha Mayo (1806-1831)
                5. Betsey Mayo (1809-      ) 20
                6. Rachel Paine Mayo (1811-      )
                7. Captain Ephraim Paine Mayo (1814-      )
                8. Joanna P Mayo (Abt 1816-      )
                9. Jane Higgins Mayo (1820-1845)
                10. Thomas Mayo (1822-1844)



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Melissa Ann Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 12 Sep 1842 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
        Baptism: 
          Death: 13 Jan 1905 - Roxbury, Massachusetts 23 24
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: chronic nephritis 23
Events
• Alt Death, 13 Sep 1905 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Rich (1798-1872) 25 26
         Mother: Mary Lombard Rich (1804-1874) 25 27
Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel H Hopkins (17 Aug 1842 - 29 Nov 1923) 21 28 
       Marriage: 15 Nov 1868 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Arthur Thomas Hopkins (1869-1942) 29
                2. Samuel Edson Hopkins (1872-      ) 30
                3. Florence Isabel Hopkins (1873-1948) 31
                4. Almira Lucy Hopkins (1882-1907)
Notes
General:
obit Barnstable Patriot, 23 Jan 1905, p4
Medical:
age 62-4-1
Marriage Notes (Samuel H Hopkins)
of Somerville 1901

picture Mercy Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 16 May 1754 - Truro, Massachusetts 32
        Baptism: 
          Death: 21 May 1798 - Truro, Massachusetts 33
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Matthias Rich (1726-1793) 10
         Mother: Mercy Paine (1729-1758)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jonathan Collins (1 Dec 1746 - 30 Sep 1827)
       Marriage: 1 Sep 1776 - Truro, Massachusetts 34
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ebenezer Collins (1778-1800)
                2. Gamaliel Collins (1783-1839)
                3. Mercy Collins (1786-1858)
                4. Sarah Collins (1788-1878)
                5. Lois Collins (1790-      )
                6. Jonathan Collins (1793-      )



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Mercy Rich 
      Sex: F
AKA: Massah Rich Mercy Russell
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Apr 1812 - Truro, Massachusetts 35
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 1810 in Truro, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Freeman Rich (1783-1833)
         Mother: Mercy Snow Harding (1788-1825) 36
Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Russell (1807 - 3 Oct 1841) 37 
       Marriage: 31 Dec 1833 - Truro, Massachusetts 38
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Freeman Russell (1834-      )
                2. Elizabeth Harding Russell (1838-      )
                3. Willliam Henry Russell (1841-1861)

2. Isaac Lincoln (1810 -       )
       Marriage: 2 Mar 1848 - Truro, Massachusetts 39
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ephraim Caleb Lincoln (1852-      )
                2. Ella F Lincoln (1853-1917) 40
Notes
Marriage Notes (Isaac Lincoln)
dau Mrs Edmund Rich, 1917 of Somerville

picture Mercy Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Aug 1704 - Eastham, Massachusetts 41 42
        Baptism: 
          Death: After 1743
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Rich (1680-1753) 43
         Mother: Mercy Knowles (1681-1745)
Spouses and Children 
1. *George Shaw (29 Dec 1695 -       ) 41 44 
       Marriage: 21 Nov 1724 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elkenah Shaw (1724-      ) 45
                2. John Holdershaw (1727-      )
                3. James Shaw (1728-      ) 41 45
                4. Mary Shaw (1731-      ) 41 45



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Mercy Rich 
      Sex: F
AKA: Marcy Rich 47
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1 Jun 1731 - Eastham, Massachusetts 46 47
        Baptism: 
          Death: in (Connecticut) 46
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Thomas Rich (1702-1750) 41 46
         Mother: Thankful Mayo (1704-After 1752) 46
Notes
General:
Mercy married Richard Morgan, Jr., of Middle Haddam, Conn., on 17 Apr. 1755. 46
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Sources

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

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

3 Hyannis Patriot (Hyannis, Mass.), 20 Apr 1908.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:135. The Children of Daniel L. and Mehetable Rich.

5 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 315. Daniel L. & Mehtable Rich family.

6 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:399. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

7 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), 48.

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

9 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:398.

10 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:268.

11 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:399.

12 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:267.

13 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 158. Rev Jude Damon.

14 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 227.

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

16 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 186.

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

18 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:272.

19 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 203. Rev Jude Damon.

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

21 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 139. Samuel H. Hopkins and wives.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:140. The children of Samuel and Polly Rich.

23 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1905. deaths.

24 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass
archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable), 23 Jan 1905.

25 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 173. Samuel & Polly. L. Rich family.

26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 16.

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

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

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

30 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 17.

31 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 462. Coles.

32 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 73.

33 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #586.

34 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 107.

35 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 208.

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:57.

37 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 294.

38 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 271.

39 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 390-1.

40 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 28, lot 4. Noah & Betsey A. Young family.

41 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:265.

42 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 33 (MD7:236). 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.

43 Rootsweb.com, wprokasy. Bill Prokasy.

44 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 9 (MD3:229).

45 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 83 (MD16:197).

46 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:273.

47 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 77 (MD16:75).

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