Richard
Sparrow
III
Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Sparrow
and Mercy (Cobb) Doane
Brother of
Rebecca (Sparrow) Mayo, Mercy (Sparrow) Young, Sarah (Sparrow) Freeman, Hannah (Sparrow) Cook, Elizabeth (Sparrow) Doane, Mary (Sparrow) Smith, Priscilla (Sparrow) Snow and Jonathan Sparrow
Husband of
Hannah (Shaw) Sparrow
— married
26 Sep 1723 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Isaac Sparrow, Rebecca (Sparrow) Hopkins, Hannah Sparrow, Hannah (Sparrow) Hamilton and Mercy (Sparrow) Higgins
Died
at age 71
in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Name
- Richard Sparrow
Birth
- 10 NOV 1702 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Marriage
- 26 Sep 1723 Massachusetts
Children
Richard and Hannah (Shaw) Sparrow had the following (5) children:[1]
- Isaac, born 4 April 1725; married Rebecca Knowles
- Rebecca, born 27 January 1726/7; married Joshua Hopkins
- Hannah, born 5 Marcy 1730/1; died 26 August 1736
- Hannah, born 7 August 1737; married Daniel Hamilton
- Mercy, born 27 June 1739; may have married _____ Mayo
Death
- 5 JUN 1774 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial
- Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Sources
- ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 124
- Shaw, Jonathan A., John Shaw of Plymouth Colony, Purchaser and Canal Builder, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 430.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2021), memorial page for Richard Sparrow (10 Nov 1702–5 Jun 1774), Find A Grave: Memorial #50985714, citing Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by happi (contributor 47230744) .
- Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- AGBI: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA
- Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
- Cobb, Philip Lothrop. History of the Cobb Family (Cleveland, 1923)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Donna House
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup X2b4, FTDNA kit #480439
-
~2.34%
~6.25%
Sara (Hopkins) Howard :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.17%
~3.12%
Dianne (Howard) Farquharson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JN6833213 [compare], Ancestry member Diannefarqu
-
~0.39%
Laura (Baker) Lacey :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Lee Rand :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
~0.78%
Suzanne (Chambers) Evans :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GD739964C1 [compare], yourDNAportal SUZfada00d2, Ancestry member Suzannedelasalle2
-
~0.39%
James Freeman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch J31415926 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Carolyn (Rogers) Byrom :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal CAR2c778cbd, Ancestry member carolynbyrom
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Joyce (Blanton) Luker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member deblwalker
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