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Dorcas (Unknown) Buss (abt. 1626 - 1709)

Dorcas Buss formerly [surname unknown] aka Jones
Born about in Englandmap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married before 8 Oct 1648 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 24 Dec 1674 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 83 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Dorcas Unknown was probably born in England about 1626

John Jones (died 1673) married prior to October 1648 (birth of 1st child) Dorcas _______. Widow Dorcas Jones remarried to William Buss (died 1697/8, his second wife) on 24 December 1674 at Concord, Massachusetts. His widow Dorcas (______) Jones Buss died in Concord on 22 November 1709.[1]

"Ensine William Buss & Dorcuss Jones maried 24. desemr. 1674" in Concord[2]

"mrs Dorcas Buss Relict Widow to ye Lt Wm Buss dyed Novembr ye 22d 1709" in Concord [3] [2]

Children of Dorcas and John Jones[1]

  1. Samuel (1648-1717/8)
  2. Ephraim (1650-1676/7)
  3. Elizabeth (1652-Stratford, Connecticut) m. step brother Joseph Buss
  4. Joseph Jones b June 8 1654; d. before 20 June 1682
  5. John Jones (1656-1726)
  6. Dorcas Jones (1659-1746)
  7. Rebecca Jones (1662/3-1712
  8. Nathaniel Jones (say 1665-1745/6) m. Mary Rediat.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Was Nathaniel Jones, Who Married Mary Rediat in 1696, a Son or Grandson of John 1 and Dorcas ( ) Jones of Concord, Massachusetts." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 163:105. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Concord (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010).
  3. ↑ Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1635-1850 (Published by the Town)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 74
  • (possible-but unverified, for use, if appropriate, as a pathfinder only-CAUTION) "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-V4WJ : 13 December 2015), Dorcas Jones Buss, 1709; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 123756986, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  • Source: S44 Title: Ancestral File (TM) Abbreviation: Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998 Repository: #R5
  • Repository: R5 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street City: Salt Lake City
  • Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988' Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths; page 24 (death)
  • NEHGS Register, Volume 163 (2009); page 105; (married John Jones 10/8/1648),

* Shattuck, Lemuel: :History of Concord, Mass."; Appendix III; Notices of Early Settlers and Distinguished Men; page 367 (Buss) and page 376-7 (Jones)





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Richard Flanagin Jr.
Dorcas (Green) Buss and William Buss had a son, Joseph, who died 2 Oct 1677, Because of their marriage date, he would have been young at death, See Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895) Page 20. https://archive.org/details/concordmassachus00conc/page/20/mode/2up .
posted by Richard Flanagin Jr.
Freeman-12283 Patty Freeman
Find a Grave has her born 1623
posted by Patty Freeman
Hayward Houghton II
I have changed birthplace to "probably England" as Concord did not exist in 1626.
posted by Hayward Houghton II
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
UNKNOWN-248741 and Unknown-9065 appear to represent the same person because: Similar data. If they are not the same person, please add details and sources to indicate the difference
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
B-404 Anne B
Lizzie, Thank you so much for this information. I've reviewed the information on Dorcas Green. She did immigrate in 1634 on the ship Francis. See Hotten John Greene sailed on the same ship, so they may be related. However, Anderson (Great Migration Series) doesn't commit to any particular relationship between John and Dorcas and finds no further records for either. So proof of her parentage does not exist.

New England Marriages prior to 1700 "Jones, John (-1673) & Dorcas ___?___ (-1709), m/2 William Buss 1674; b. 1648; Cambridge/Concord."

So I fear Dorcas is still unknown. Thanks.

posted by Anne B
Lizzey Bolt
Dorcas is my 10th Great Grandmother. In my research of her I found that her Maiden name was Green. Her father was John Green, as of yet I have not been able to find who her mother was. According to the U.S. and Canada,Passenger and Immigration List Index,1500's - 1900's Dorcas Green arrived in Massachusetts in 1635 at the age of 15. According to the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Index Dorcas and John were married in 1648.
posted by Lizzey Bolt
B-404 Anne B
Her maiden name was not Buss nor was it Jones. She was unknown. Disconnecting from Unknown Jones.
posted by Anne B
B-404 Anne B
Dorcas was not the daughter of this William, but his wife. Her LNAB at birth needs to be changed to Unknown. She needs to merge with another Dorcas, but the first step is to change LNAB
posted by Anne B
[Living McQueen]
UNKNOWN-135347 and Jones-24031 appear to represent the same person because: same person
posted by [Living McQueen]

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