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Persis Dunham 1628–1701 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1628

Birth Location: Leyden, England

Death Date: 30 JUL 1701

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: John Dunham

Mother: Abigail Barlow

Spouse(s): Benajah Pratt, Jonathan Shaw

Children(s): Mehitable Pratt, John Pratt

Persis Dunham was born in 1628 in Leyden, England, the child of John Dunham And Abigail Barlow. Persis Dunham married Benajah Pratt, Jonathan Shaw, and had children including John Pratt, Mehitable Pratt. Persis Dunham passed away in 1701 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Persis Dunham was born in 1628 in Leyden, England, the child of John Dunham And Abigail Barlow.
  • Persis Dunham married Benajah Pratt, Jonathan Shaw, and had children including John Pratt, Mehitable Pratt.
  • Persis Dunham passed away in 1701 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dunham
1589–1668
Birth Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
JD
Abigail Barlow
1606–1669
Birth Location: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
AB

Spouses(s)

Benajah Pratt
1630–1683
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
BP
Jonathan Shaw
1645–1701
Birth Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
JS

Children(s)

Mehitable Pratt
1667–1712
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
MP
John Pratt
1669–
Birth Location: –
JP

Persis Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Persis Dunham
1628–1701
Birth Place: Leyden, England
Parents
John Dunham
1589–1668
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Abigail Barlow
1606–1669
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Thomas Dunham
1560–1587
Scrooby, Notts, England
Jane Bromely
1562–
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Thomas Barlow
1575–
Wicres, Nord, France
Anne Aime
1574–
Wicres, Nord, France
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Dunham
1526–
Elizabeth Wentworth
1536–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dunham
1498–1545
Benedicte Folsgambe
1499–1545
Thomas Wentworth
1478–1548
Beatrice Woodruff
1486–

Persis Dunham's Descendants

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Persis Dunham (1628–30 JUL 1701) m. Benajah Pratt (1630–17 MAR 1683) m. Jonathan Shaw (1645–30 JUL 1701)
  1. 1. Mehitable Pratt 1667–1712 m. Jonathon Shaw 1663–1729
    1. 1. Priscilla Shaw 1702– m. David Bosworth 1699–1746
      1. 1. Amaziah Bosworth 1726–1805 m. Tabitha Hartshorn 1726–1815
        1. 1. Zerviah Bosworth 1748–1820 m. Comfort Fillmore 1742–1814
  2. 2. John Pratt 1669– m. Margaret Kimball 1675–1759
    1. 1. Joanna Pratt 1690– m. John Cushman 1690–1760
      1. 1. Charles Cushman 1715–1791 m. Mary Harvey 1720–1810
        1. 1. Mary Cushman 1740–1828 m. Joseph Kellogg 1738–1828

Persis Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1628
1628
Birth of Persis Dunham in Leyden, England
Leyden, England
1701
30 JUL 1701
Age 73
Death of Persis Dunham in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: Leyden, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUL 1701
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
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