Born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Reed
and Elizabeth (Stammers) Reed
Sister of
Elizabeth (Reed) Wild, William Reed, Mary (Reed) Holbrook, Lydia (Reed) Mann and Ruth (Reed) Wild
Wife of
Elisha Thayer
— married
22 Jun 1807 (to 8 Jan 1835) in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Wife of
Simeon Dunbar
— married
20 Jun 1841 (to 22 Jan 1848) in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna (Thayer) Hayward, Elsander Thayer, Caroline (Thayer) Harvell, Emily (Thayer) Hanna, Jane (Thayer) Wales, Erastus Thayer, Danforth Thayer, Charles Thayer, Eliza A (Thayer) Capen, Elisha Thayer, John Henry Bass Thayer and Amanda Thayer
Died
at age 70
in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
On April 11, 1809, at Braintree, Massachusetts, Elisha Thayer of Randolph and Anna Reed published their intention to marry. (With no further evidence, it's assumed they married on that date.)[1]
Nancy's father William Reed left bequests for her and her sisters (by name) in his Will, signed on 8 November 1828, and probated on April 2, 1833. [2]
Anna's husband Elisha died in January 1835. He left the bulk of his estate to his wife Anna, and named her as his Executrix. Elisha had also given $1 to each of their 12 children. The Will was proved on 10 February, 1835 at Norfolk. [3]
Mrs. Anna Thayer of Randolph married Simeon Dunbar on June 20, 1841 at Brockton, Massachusetts. An intention to marry had been published. [4] Simeon, a Shoemaker, died from consumption January 22, 1848, age 66, at Brockton. [5] He was mentioned on a memorial with his first wife Parna in Union Cemetery, Brockton.[6]
Anna Dunbar, widow, daughter of William Reed, died (age 70) from typhus fever on 2 October 1859 in Randolph, Massachusetts.[7]
Anna was mentioned on a memorial in Union Cemetery, Holbrook, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, along with her first husband Elisha and a child who died in infancy.[8]
Sources
- ↑ Intention to Marry: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch ([1] : Sun Mar 10 16:36:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Elisha Thayer and Anna Reed, 11 Apr 1807.
- ↑
Probate:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
Probate Docket Books, and Record Books (1793-1916) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Norfolk County); Probate Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts
Ancestry Sharing Link • Ancestry Record 9069 #599375 (accessed 17 October 2021)
William Reed probate on 2 April 1833. In his Will, he mentioned his beloved wife, Bethiah, along with five daughters (Elizabeth Wild, Mary Holbrook, Ruth Wild, Nancy Thayer, and Lydia Holbrook). - ↑
Probate Papers, including Will:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991", database
Probate Docket Books, and Record Books (1793-1916) (Norfolk County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Norfolk County); Probate Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts
Ancestry Record 9069 #388921 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Will of Elisha Thayer of Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, granted probate on 10 Feb 1835, [per the document, not the index.] - ↑ Compiled Marriage Registers: "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850"(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).[ https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7669/290/22249212] p. 290.
- ↑ Compiled Death Records: "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850" (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).[2] p. 324. Simeon Dunbar ...
- ↑
Memorial for husband Simeon Dunbar:
"Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #121582743 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Memorial page for Simeon Dunbar (1783-22 Jan 1848), citing Union Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by family historian (contributor 46574868). - ↑
Death Register:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915", database
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
Ancestry Record 2101 #7349883 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Anna Dunbar death 2 Oct 1859 (age 70), daughter of William Reed, in Randolph, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
"Find a Grave", database with images
Find A Grave: Memorial #59553975 (accessed 19 March 2024)
Memorial page for Anna “Nancy” Reed Thayer (21 Jan 1789-2 Oct 1859), citing Union Cemetery, Holbrook, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Carol Bestick (contributor 46991759).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
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~1.56%
Pamela (Conant) Cinelli
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~1.56%
Robert Richards :
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~0.78%
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Mary (Brawley) Fuat
Mary (Brawley) Fuat
Reed-35631 and Reed-1919 appear to represent the same person because: Vitals match. Elisha Thayer is correct spouse. Clear duplicate that did not show up in potential duplicate list at time of profile creation.
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M Cole
Reed-5457 and Reed-1919 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse, birth and death dates.
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by M Cole
Rejected matches › Anna Reed (1788-)
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