Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Abigail Forbes 
      Sex: F
AKA: Abigail Forbush 2
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Feb 1718 - Westborough, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: in Brookfield, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Zebulon Rice (27 Feb 1712 -       ) 1 
       Marriage: 27 Jan 1737 - Westborough, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Zeruiah Rice (1755-1832) 1
                2. Persis Rice (1737-1820) 1
                3. Adam Rice (1739-Cir 1816) 1
                4. Abigail Rice (1742-1848) 1
                5. Priscilla Rice (1744-      ) 1
                6. Enoch Rice (1747-1842) 1
                7. Levi Rice (1749-      ) 1
                8. Rachel Rice (1751-      ) 1
                9. Susanna Rice (1758-      ) 1
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Marriage Notes (Zebulon Rice)
Births of the first six children of Zebulon and Abigail, were recorded both in Upton and Westborough Vital Records. They also had a stillborn son recorded in Westborough, September 1754. Marriage record in Westborough shows the names Zebulum and Abigail Forbush.
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picture Daniel Forbes 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 23 Oct 1710
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Abigail Seavers (       -       ) 1 
       Marriage: 1 Nov 1734 - Newton, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Dinah Forbes 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Jul 1708 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1



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Rev. Eli Forbes 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 26 Oct 1726
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Dec 1804 - Gloucester, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lucy Parkman (23 Sep 1734 -       ) 1 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

2. Mary Parkman (14 Sep 1725 - 1776) 1 
       Marriage: Cir 11 Jul 1752
         Status: 



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James A Forbes 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 4 Nov 1872
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Nov 1936 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: heart disease 4

Notes
Medical:
age 64-0-7

picture Jonathan Forbes 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 12 Mar 1684 - Marlborough, Massachusetts Bay
        Baptism: 
          Death: 24 Mar 1768 - Westborough, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Holloway (5 Nov 1684 -       ) 1 
       Marriage: 2 Jan 1706 - Marlborough, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abigail Forbes (1718-      ) 1
                2. Mary Forbes (1706-      ) 1
                3. Dinah Forbes (1708-      ) 1
                4. Daniel Forbes (1710-      ) 1
                5. Jonathon Forbes (1715-      ) 1
                6. Patience Forbes (1720-      ) 1
                7. Phineas Forbes (1721-      ) 1
                8. Rev. Eli Forbes (1726-1804) 1
Notes
Marriage Notes (Hannah Holloway)
unproven parents
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picture Jonathon Forbes 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 3 Feb 1715
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1



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Mary Forbes 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 31 Dec 1706
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1



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Patience Forbes 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 26 Feb 1720
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1



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Phineas Forbes 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 4 Mar 1721
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Forbes (1684-1768) 1
         Mother: Hannah Holloway (1684-      ) 1



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Adam Ford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 8 Nov 1723 - Pembroke, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Jun 1803 - Pembroke, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 11 Jun 1802

Spouses and Children 
1. *Rebecca Smith (23 Jul 1739 - 12 Nov 1809)
       Marriage: 
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Notes
General:
Father: John FORD b: 18 MAR 1694 in Marshfield, Mass.
Mother: Mary CUSHING b: in Marshfield

picture Cora Margaret Ford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1913 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Kenneth Elwood Paine (27 Feb 1911 -       ) 5 
       Marriage: 2 Oct 1933 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 6
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth Paine (1941-      )
Notes
General:
1933 of Provincetown

picture Elizabeth Ford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 20 Mar 1740 - Wilmington, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Sep 1809 - Woolwich, Maine
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Rev Josiah Winship (28 May 1738 - 29 Sep 1824) 7 
       Marriage: 27 Mar 1780 - Woolwich, Maine
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Josiah Winship (1781-1781)
Notes
General:
Father: Cadwallador FORD
Mother: Mary JENKINS

picture George Ford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1832 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Notes
General:
1850 US census, Wellfleet:
George was a mariner, 18, staying at Thomas Holbrook's hotel, along with other mariners.

picture James Ford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1778
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef Jun 1850
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Deborah Rich (13 Oct 1779 - 21 Oct 1862) 8 9 
       Marriage: 26 Nov 1825 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Deborah Rich)
1830 US census Wellfleet
James Ford
1 m 20-30
1 f 20-30

1840 US census, Wellfleet
James Ford
(page 12)

picture James W Ford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1865 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
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General:
1880 census - stepson and farm laborer of Hosea A Dill in North Eastham

picture Joanna Ford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1641
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1681 - Mendon, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: William Ford (Abt 1604-1676)
         Mother: Anna Eames (1622-1692)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 John ROCKWOOD

picture John Ford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Aug 1659 - Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1684
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Deacon William Ford (Abt 1634-1721)
         Mother: Sarah Dingley (1639-1727)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Sherman (21 Feb 1668 - 8 Jul 1745) 11 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Captain Peleg Ford (1690-1769)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Hannah Sherman)
Children
Mercy FORD b: 14 OCT 1687 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Peleg FORD
William FORD
Hannah FORD
Sarah FORD

picture Judith Ford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1769
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Joseph Higgins (8 Jul 1766 -       ) 12 
       Marriage: 7 Apr 1789 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13 14
         Status: 



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Margaret Ford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1639 - Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: After 2 Mar 1664
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: William Ford (Abt 1604-1676)
         Mother: Anna Eames (1622-1692)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Zachariah Soule (Bef 22 May 1626 - Bef 11 Dec 1663)
       Marriage: 
         Status:
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Sources

1 Joan Sickles, "Ancestors of Esther Phoebe Betts," Oct 2002.

2 Glen Peters Wilson, "Direct Line Ancestry of Glen Peters Wilson" (Rootsweb, file gpw), Westborough VR, 1903. detailed and well-referenced

3 Glen Peters Wilson, "Direct Line Ancestry of Glen Peters Wilson" (Rootsweb, file gpw).

4 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1936.

5 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1911 births.

6 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1933.

7 Worral Dumont Prescott, Captain Samuel Reed and Mary Winship Reed (1953).

8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 4.

9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:39. the children of Elisha Rich and Hannah his wife.

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:577. Marriages.

11 Rootsweb.com, :2197461 (Gary Robinson).

12 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:28. the children of Capt. Joseph Higgins and Hannah his wife.

13 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.), 149. This is a major source, which seems accurate.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:540. Marriages.

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