Mary (Sharp) Dunham (1729 - 1783)

Born 31 Aug 1729 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah Dunham — married 14 Apr 1751 in Piscataway, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 26 May 1783 at age 53 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Mary Sharp was born on 31 Aug 1729 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, the daughter of William Sharp II and Rebecca Allen. Her siblings were: Sarah, Jemima, Hannah, Anthony, Abraham and Sylvester.

Mary married Elijah Dunham on 14 April 1751 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey. According to her FamilySearch profile #GDV1-TDR, their children were:

• Elijah Dunham II - 1752–1844
• Isabella Dunham - 1752–1779
• Joseph Dunham - b. 1754
• Phebe Dunham - 1755–1843
• Joseph Dunham - 1756–1834

Mary died on 26 May 1783 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Sources

"New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK6-NHS), Mary Sharp in entry for Elijah Dunham, 1751.

"New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5P-73L), Mary Sharp Dunham in entry for Isabella Dunham, 1752.

"New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZH4-92X), Mary Sharp Dunham, 1783.

"Find A Grave Index", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP3-TPTQ), Mary Sharp Dunham, ; Burial, Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, Saint Peters Churchyard; citing record ID 136793435, Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136793435/mary-dunham) - Direct Link. Birth date is wrong.

Dunham, Isaac Watson. Dunham genealogy: English and American branches of the Dunham family. Bulletin Press: Norwich, Connecticut, 1903. pages 290-291.

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Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Record for Elijah Dunham. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NJMarriages&h=60447&indiv=try.