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Dorcas Smith 1687–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1687

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Town Hill Burying Ground, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Benjamin Sr.

Mother: Jedidah Mayhew

Spouse(s): Benjamin Hawes, John Worth

Children(s): Jedidah Hawes, Experience Hawes, Benjamin Hawes, Samuel Hawes, Shubael Hawes, Shabale Hawes

In 1687, Dorcas Smith entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to Benjamin Smith Sr And Jedidah Mayhew. Dorcas Smith married Benjamin Hawes, John William Worth, and had children including Benjamin Hawes, Experience Hawes, Jedidah Hawes, Samuel Hawes, Shabale Hawes, Shubael Hawes. Dorcas Smith passed away in 1730 in Town Hill Burying Ground, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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  • In 1687, Dorcas Smith entered the world in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, born to Benjamin Smith Sr And Jedidah Mayhew.
  • Dorcas Smith married Benjamin Hawes, John William Worth, and had children including Benjamin Hawes, Experience Hawes, Jedidah Hawes, Samuel Hawes, Shabale Hawes, Shubael Hawes.
  • Dorcas Smith passed away in 1730 in Town Hill Burying Ground, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Dorcas Smith's Ancestors

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Dorcas Smith
1687–1730
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Benjamin Smith Sr.
1658–1720
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusettes Bay Colony, British America
Jedidah Mayhew
1656–1736
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, British America
Grandparents
John Smith
1614–1710
England
Thomas Mayhew
1620–1657
Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Paine
1625–
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Smith's Descendants

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Dorcas Smith (7 Jan 1687–1730) m. Benjamin Hawes (20 Feb 1683–Bef 28 Nov 1722) m. John (William) Worth (19 May 1666–1 Feb 1732)
  1. 1. Jedidah Hawes 1709–1764 m. Jabez Sherman 1700–1774
    1. 1. Benjamin Sherman 1734–1805 m. Deborah Delano 1739–1804
      1. 1. Jethro Sherman 1759–1847 m. Abigail Pearce 1767–1808 m. Sarah –1838
      2. 2. Abiel Sherman 1761–1837 m. Joanna Howland 1764–1830
      3. 3. Darius Sherman 1763–1838 m. Amy Reynolds 1764–1850
      4. 4. Sylvia Sherman 1764–
      5. 5. Urial Sherman 1765–1822 m. Paulina Hurd 1775–1844
      6. 6. Ezra Sherman 1767–1828 m. Deborah Howland 1768–1818
      7. 7. Shadrach Sherman 1769–1812 m. Diedama Howland 1769–1843
      8. 8. Mishall Sherman 1774–1832 m. Mischell Hurd 1774–1851
      9. 9. William Sherman 1775–1843 m. Chloe Howland 1779–1833
      10. 10. Benjamin Sherman 1779–1857 m. Amy Huxton 1783–
      11. 11. Deborah Sherman 1780–1861 m. Bradley Barlow 1770–1836
      12. 12. Sylvia Sherman 1765–1831 m. Jacob Carhart 1760– m. Justus Sheldon 1764–1796
        1. 1. Henry Sheldon 1786–1863 m. Sarah Myrick 1796–1830
        2. 2. Warren Sheldon 1788–
        3. 3. Shadrach Sheldon 1790–1853
        4. 4. Benjamin Sheldon 1792–1862 m. Sarah Haynes 1801–1860
        5. 5. Isaac Sheldon 1792–
        6. 6. Abraham Sheldon 1794–1831
        7. 7. Justus Sheldon 1796–1871 m. Elizabeth Corbin 1797–1857 m. Mary (�SPolly�T) Conlin 1810–1865
    2. 2. Fortunatus Sherman 1728–1803 m. Sarah Delano 1734–1802 m. Sarah Bennet 1734–1793
    3. 3. Henry Sherman 1730–1805 m. Ruth Akin 1731–1821
    4. 4. Deborah Sherman 1732–1808 m. Jonathan Hathaway 1729–1793
    5. 5. Experience Sherman 1735–1816 m. Wesson Tallman 1734–1811
    6. 6. Prince Sherman 1737–1818 m. Sarah Sherman 1739–1826
    7. 7. Jabez Sherman 1740–1776 m. Mary Birdsall 1745–1832
    8. 8. Abisha Sherman 1742–1812 m. Amelia Bassett 1743– m. Mercy Goodspeed 1749–1812
    9. 9. Elihu Sherman 1746–1817 m. Elisabeth (Hawes) Claghorn 1746–1813
    10. 10. Isaac Sherman 1747–1809 m. Elisabeth Church 1756–1836
    11. 11. Jedidah Sherman 1750–1828 m. Robert Hathaway 1747–1831
  2. 2. Experience Hawes 1706–1778 m. Shubael Claghorn 1695–1754
  3. 3. Benjamin Hawes 1712–1748 m. Sarah Salter 1712–
  4. 4. Samuel Hawes 1717–1776 m. Elizebeth Jenney 1716– m. Mary Newton 1722–1828
  5. 5. Shubael Hawes 1720–1722
  6. 6. Shabale Hawes 1722–1765

Dorcas Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1687
7 Jan 1687
Birth of Dorcas Smith in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1730
4 Aug 1730
Age 43
Death of Dorcas Smith in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1730
1730
Age 43
Burial of Dorcas Smith in Town Hill Burying Ground, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Town Hill Burying Ground, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1687
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Dorcas Smith, person ID LC8T-9KV.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1730
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Dorcas Smith, person ID LC8T-9KV.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Town Hill Burying Ground, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Dorcas Smith, person ID LC8T-9KV.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

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