Abigail White

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• FamilySearch ID: MJS3-774
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 Dec 2000, SGEOR

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• FamilySearch ID: 99XN-KWD
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 Oct 1934, ALBER

Joseph married Lydia Copeland about 1679 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Lydia (daughter of Lawrence Copeland and Lydia Townsend) was born on 27 Mar 1642 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 8 May 1727 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LT44-WG6
• Initiatory (LDS): 19 Jul 1893, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: MVR3-VW3
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Feb 1922, SLAKE

Daniel married Hannah Ann Hunt on 19 Aug 1664 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Hannah (daughter of William Enos Hunt and Elizabeth Best) was born on 14 Feb 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; died on 25 May 1721 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LKKM-N6S
• Initiatory (LDS): 8 Dec 2016, DRAPE

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• FamilySearch ID: LV7M-W9J
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 May 1928, ARIZO

Lawrence married Lydia Townsend in 1639 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Lydia (daughter of Thomas Townsend and Mary Newgate) was born in 1618 in Chelmsford, Essex, England; died on 2 Nov 1661 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LT4W-BPJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Dec 1893, LOGAN

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• FamilySearch ID: LS6Z-HZ3
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 Feb 1897, SGEOR

Notes:

Mayflower - Pilgrim

Peregrine White (c. late November 1620 on the Mayflower (when anchore d a t today's Provincetown Harbor) - July 20, 1704) was the first known E ngli sh Child born to the Pilgrims in America. In 1620 his parents, Willi am Wh ite and his pregnant wife Susanna, with their son Resolved White an d tw o servants came on the historic voyage of the Pilgrim ship Mayflower . Per egrine White was born while the Mayflower lay at anchor in the harb or a t Cape Cod. In later life he became a person of note in Plymouth Col ony , active in both military and government affairs.

Peregrine White was an inutero passenger on the Mayflower, and was bor n o nboard the ship shortly after arrival in November 1620, while it wa s anch ored in Provincetown Harbor. He and wife Sarah lived out their liv es in t he town of Marshfield. He formally joined the Marshfield Church l ate in l ife, on 22 May 1696 at the age of 78. His death on 20 July 170 4 prompte d an obituary in the Boston Newsletter--the only known newspape r obituar y for anyone directly associated with the Mayflower's voyage:
Marshfield, July, 22 Capt. Peregrine White of this Town, Aged Eighty thr e e years, and Eight Months; died the 20th Instant. He was vigorous an d o f a comly Aspect to the last; Was the Son of Mr. William White and Su sann a his Wife; born on board the Mayflower, Capt. Jones Commander, in C ape C od Harbor, November, 1620. Was the First Englishman born in New-Eng land . Altho' he was in the former part of his Life extravagant; yet wa s muc h Reform'd in his last years; and died hopefully.

Peregrine married Sarah Bassett on 6 Mar 1649 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Sarah (daughter of William Bassett and Elizabeth Ann Tilden) was born about 1628 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died on 22 Jan 1711 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L4HS-HKK
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Mar 1928, ALBER

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• FamilySearch ID: M5MQ-GKC
• Initiatory (LDS): 30 Oct 1885, SGEOR

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The First settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was granted in Sa l e m, Mass in 1629, and many Englishmen invested or bought into the comp a n y. William Hunt, who married Elizabeth Best in 1630, was one of thes e . A ft er the birth of two sons (Samuel & Nehemiah), William & his fami l y se t sa il for America in 2 ships on May 12, 1635 in the Rev Peter Bu lk ley' s cong regation.

"No records have been found of this marriage or of the christening o f t h e ir sons, perhaps becauseby this time William & Elizabeth were Pur ita n s an d thus breaking the law when all of their christenings, marria ge , an d bur ial dates were not made & recorded in the State Church of E ngl and. "Fine s and pillory, mutilation and torture were remorsely resor te d to, to comp el conformity to the ceremonies of the established Churc h. " Con sequently, when they were done in any other church there were n o re cord s kept, o r if they were, they were kept secretly where they co uld b e eas ily and qu ickly destroyed if necessary."

After a month in Boston, the General-Court granted them land at Musket a q u id for a settlement; they would later purchase this land from the I nd i an s in order to acquire full title. This community was later know n a s Co nco rd, Massachusetts.

After a long & difficult journey, and a hard winter, they built ho m e s i n the spring. William chose Ponkawtasset Hill as the sit of his h om es tead. The home of only four rooms still stands. On June 2, 1641 Wil li a m and o thers left home to tae the Oath of Fidelity, making them Fre em e n and thu s allowing them to vote, make laws, and elect their own of fic ia ls.

In 1644, after nine long and difficult years, many became dishearten e d a n d left for other settlements or to return to England. William to o k thi s o pportunity to buy up (cheaply) these abandoned lands and so b ec am e a larg e and successful landholder.

On February 27, after 31 years of marriage, his wife Elizabeth (Best ) d i e d. In October or Nov 1664, Willaim married a lady who had been tw ic e wi do wed, Mercy HUrd Brigham Rice. She had also become a wealthy la ndw oner, an d William moved to her home in nearby Marlboro, Mass.

After three years of marriage with Mercy he died in Oct 1667, leav i n g a l arge estate to his three sons. His wife Mercy and daughter Eliz ab et h rece ived goods, but daughter Hannah was not mentioned in the wil l.

William married Elizabeth Best in 1630 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of John Best and Jane Robinsonne) was born in 1607 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died on 27 Feb 1661 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZBP-FPS
• Initiatory (LDS): 31 Mar 1916

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• FamilySearch ID: LV7M-W16
• Initiatory (LDS): 9 Jul 1998, DALLA

Lawrence married Susannah Ruth Hill about 1609 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. Susannah was born on 30 Apr 1592 in Nether Wyresdale, Lancashire, England; was christened on 30 Apr 1592 in Offord Cluny, Huntingdonshire, England; died in 1630 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LDH7-SPS
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Mar 1998, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: LC8D-1GJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Jun 1941, SLAKE

Thomas married Mary Newgate in 1613 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Mary (daughter of John Newdigate and Sarah) was born in 1598 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England; died on 28 Feb 1692 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 97CP-9SK
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Mar 1939, SLAKE