Sylvanus
Rich
Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Rich
and Anne (Unknown) Rich
Brother of
Sarah (Rich) Remick, Richard Rich, Rebecca (Rich) Brown, Zaccheus Rich, Obadiah Rich, Priscilla Rich, Huldah (Rich) Harding and Joseph Rich
Husband of
Mary (Lumbart) Rich
— married
18 Sep 1740 (to 3 Jul 1755) in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Isaiah Rich and Huldah (Rich) Paine
Died
at age 34
in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2013
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Biography
Sylvanus Rich was born on 04 September 1720 in Eastham, Barnstable County, (then) Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Richard and Anna Rich.[1][2]
He married Mary Lumbart on 18 September 1740 in Truro, Barnstable County.[3]
Sylvanus died in his 35th year on 03 July 1755 and was buried in the Old North Cemetery in Truro where his gravestone still stands.[4][5][6]
Their children were assigned guardians Zaccheus and Joseph Rich, their uncles, in 1759 after their parents' deaths.[5]
Children born Truro:
- Isaiah, b. 5 Aug 1744; m. Joanna Paine 1767 at Truro.
- Huldah, b. 4 Jul 1747; m. Thatcher Pain 1767 at Truro.
Sources
- ↑ Evelyn Rich, Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 83( Jul 1929):264.
- ↑ Orleans & Eastham Records 1637-1853, p. 320, Richard & Anna Rich family record
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Barnstable > Truro > Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1709-1771 vol 1 > image 50 of 163; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Truro Town records, 1709-1783, p. 49. (Image of original record.)
- "Sylvanus Rich and Mary Lumbart ye 4th : married Septr ye 18 1740 :"
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 December 2019), memorial page for Sylvanus Rich (1720–3 Jul 1755), Find A Grave: Memorial #45072943, citing Old North Cemetery, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Nareen, et al (contributor 46613568) . (Includes gravestone photo.)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Evelyn Rich, Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his Descendants, NEHGR Vol. 83(Jul 1929):270. (AmericanAncestors.org by $ubscription)
- ↑ Truro Cemetery records
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvanus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvanus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sylvanus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sylvanus:
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~0.78%
Terry Naught
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Marjorie (Fish) Luce :
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~0.39%
Cheryl Fairbrother :
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~0.39%
~0.78%
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