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Dorothy Crosby 1620–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 5 September 1686

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Crosby

Mother: Jane Sotheron

Spouse(s): William Sr

Children(s): Moses Pilsbury, Job Pillsbury, William III

Dorothy Crosby was born in 1620 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Crosby And Jane Sotheron. Dorothy Crosby married William Pillsbury Pilsbury Sr, and had children including Job Pillsbury, Moses Pilsbury, William Pillsbury Iii. Dorothy Crosby passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Crosby was born in 1620 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Crosby And Jane Sotheron.
  • Dorothy Crosby married William Pillsbury Pilsbury Sr, and had children including Job Pillsbury, Moses Pilsbury, William Pillsbury Iii.
  • Dorothy Crosby passed away in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Crosby
1575–1661
Birth Location: Bubwith, Holme Upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Sotheron
1581–1662
Birth Location: Holme on Spaulding Moore, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Sr
1605–1686
Birth Location: Hartington, Spaffs, England
WS

Children(s)

Moses Pilsbury
1645–1701
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
MP
Job Pillsbury
1643–1710
Birth Location: –
JP
William III
1656–1734
Birth Location: –
WI

Dorothy Crosby's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Crosby
1620–1686
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Crosby
1575–1661
Bubwith, Holme Upon Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Jane Sotheron
1581–1662
Holme on Spaulding Moore, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Anthony Crosby
1545–1599
Bursea, Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Alison Blanchard
1549–1600
Bubwith, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
William Sotheron
1545–1619
Holme On Spalding Moor, Yorkshire, , England
Constance Lambert
1560–1622
Holme On Spaulding Moor, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jannetta Bell
1512–1568
*John Southern\Sowtherne
1500–1547
Catherine Wylly
1535–1585
William
1530–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tharpe
1500–1525
Ralph Wylly
1509–1554
Dorothy Hodgson
1513–1554

Dorothy Crosby's Descendants

1.
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Dorothy Crosby (1620–5 September 1686) m. William (Pillsbury (Pilsbury)) Sr (1605–19 Jun 1686)
  1. 1. Moses Pilsbury 1645–1701 m. Susanna Worth 1642–1686
    1. 1. Amos (Rowley) Pilsbury 1683–1761 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stewart 1689–1764
      1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Pilsbury 1711–1787 m. Edward (David Polly) Jr 1699–1770
        1. 1. David ("Polley") Pauley 1733–1785 m. Agnes Adkins 1741–1798
        2. 2. Thomas Polly 1763–1855
        3. 3. Joseph (I Polley) (Polly) 1737–1815
        4. 4. Drury (Andrew Polley) (Polly) 1732–1782
        5. 5. James (Polley) (Polly) 1745–1833
        6. 6. Margaret (Mary Pauley) (Polley 1740–1771
        7. 7. Joseph (I Pauley) (Polley 1737–1815
        8. 8. Edward (Polley) (Polly) 1730–1770
        9. 9. Peter (Polley) (Polly) 1753–1818
        10. 10. Jonathan Polly 1765–
        11. 11. Margaret (Polley) (Polly) 1740–1771
        12. 12. Jesse (Polley) (Polly) 1750–1810
    2. 2. Caleb Pillsbury 1681–1759 m. Sarah Morse 1679–1758
      1. 1. Caleb (Pillsbury) Sr 1717–1778 m. Sarah Kimball 1722–1761
        1. 1. Micajah Pillsbury 1761–1802 m. Sarah Sargent 1763–1843
  2. 2. Job Pillsbury 1643–1710 m. Catherine ((Gavett)) Pillsbury 1650–1718
    1. 1. Josiah Pillsbury 1686–1761 m. Sarah ((Kelley)) Pillsbury 1700–
      1. 1. David Pillsbury 1737– m. Anna Pillsbury 1742–
        1. 1. Jonathan Pillsbury 1762–1833 m. Shuah ((Millikin) (Pillsbury)) Burton 1776–1864
  3. 3. William (Pillsbury) III 1656–1734 m. Mary ((Kenny)) Pillsbury 1659–1740
    1. 1. Deborah ((Pillsbury)) Eastman 1680–1752 m. Reuben (Whittier) Sr 1685–1722
      1. 1. Reuben (Whittier (Twin)) Jr 1717–1790 m. Mary ((Flanders)) Whittier 1721–1741
        1. 1. Reuben (Whittier) III 1742–1831 m. Abigail ((Putney)) Whittier 1751–

Dorothy Crosby's Timeline

6 Records

1620
1620
Birth of Dorothy Crosby in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1641
Jun 1641
Age 21
Dorothy Crosby was married in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts
1641
01 Jun or 29 Jul 1641
Age 21
Dorothy Crosby was married in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1641
1 Jun 1641
Age 21
Dorothy Crosby was married in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1641
29 July 1641
Age 21
Dorothy Crosby was married in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1686
5 September 1686
Age 66
Death of Dorothy Crosby in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun 1641
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Jun or 29 Jul 1641
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1641
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 June1641
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 July 1641
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1686
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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