Jonathan Head Sr. (1738 - 1777)

Born 1 Sep 1738 in Little Compton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Little) Head — married 21 Oct 1760 in Little Compton, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 16 Dec 1777 at age 39 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Private Jonathan Head Sr. served with Massachusetts during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Head Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A053669.

Biography

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Francis Cooke and Richard Warren.

When Jonathan Head was born on September 1, 1738, in Little Compton, Rhode Island, his father, Joseph, was 33 and his mother, Bathsheba, was 21.

He married Ruth Little on October 4, 1760, in his hometown. They had seven children in 15 years.

He served as a Private in Captain William Hick's company, Colonel Pope's regiment from Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where he died in action. He drowned while swimming to deliver messages while on military duty in the American Revolutionary War.

He died on December 16, 1777, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 39.

When Jonathan Head was born on September 1, 1738, in Little Compton, Rhode Island, his father, Joseph, was 33 and his mother, Bathsheba, was 21. He married Ruth Little on October 4, 1760, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. They had seven children in 15 years. He died on December 16, 1777, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 39.

Sources

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Jan 29, 2020), "Record of HEAD, JONATHAN", Ancestor # A053669.
• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• North America Family Histories, 1500-2000
• Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• Daughter of the American Revolution application of Emily Head Olney (member #145107), Jonathan Head is her 3x great grandfather.
• Head family tree compiled by Randolph Chalfant Head in 1966, and in possession of Randolph Conrad Head.

• Thank You to Randolph Head.
• Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988;

Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1700-1850; North American Family Histories, 1500-2000.