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Philemon Dalton (abt. 1590 - 1662)

Philemon Dalton
Born about in Dennington, Suffolk, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Son of and [mother unknown]
Husband of — married 11 Oct 1625 in Dennington, Suffolk, , Englandmap
Husband of — married before 1657 in Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap [uncertain]
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Died at about age 72 in Hampton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Philemon Dalton migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 2, p. 276)
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Biography

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Philemon Dalton was born in Suffolk, England.

Origin

Philemon Dalton was born about 1590, the son of George Dalton of Dennington, Suffolk, England.[1] His age was given as 45 in April 1635 on the passenger list of the ship "Increase."[2]

Philemon was one of several Dalton family members who became early settlers of what is now Hampton, New Hampshire. Reverend Timothy Dalton (abt.1577-1661) was his brother and Deborah, the wife of Jasper Blake (abt.1614-abt.1674), who was at one time believed to be his sister,[3] was in fact his niece, the daughter of his sister Sarah (Dalton) Everard who died in England in 1630. After Sarah's death, her husband Richard (Everard) Everett (1597-1682) came to New England and settled in Dedham.[4]

Marriages

Philemon married twice.

  • He married on 11 October 1625 at Dennington, Suffolk, England to Hannah "Ann / Anna" Cole.[1] She was certainly deceased by 11 November 1656 when Philemon made his will naming his wife, Dorothy.[1]
Mr. Anderson notes in this journal article that the linen weaver Philemon Dalton was married to a woman named Hannah. The maiden name of Hannah was not given nor was it known. The first clue to Hannah's family name appeared in Boyd's Marriage Index which gave a marriage of Philemon Dalton to an An/Ann Cole in Dennington, Suffolk, in 1625. Ann is a common nickname for the name of Hannah. Additionally, Mr. Anderson noted that Dr. Lucy Slater in Vol. 19, No. 1, of the Dalton Genealogical Society Journal had discovered the same marriage in the Dennington parish register which gave the full date: 11 October 1625.[5]
  • He married Dorothy (Unknown) as his 2nd on or before November 11, 1656.[1] His wife Dorothy, his son Samuel, his daughter Mehitable (probably Mehitable "Palmer" Samuel's wife), and Hannah are named in his will of November 11, 1656. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 for Philemon Dalton. All Counties Volume 31. [Ancestry citation added to sources.] After Philemon's death, she married on 25 November 1662, as her 2nd, to Godfrey Dearborn.[1]

Children

Children of Philemon and his first wife, Hannah:

  1. Samuel Dalton, b about 1629.

Immigration

The 1635 passenger list of the ship "Increase" gave names and ages of the Daltons who traveled on that ship: Philemon, 45; his wife Hannah, 35; and a son Samuel, 5-1/2.[5]

The family was living in Dedham, Massachusetts by 1637 and by 1639 removed to Hampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now in Rockingham County, New Hampshire).

Death and Legacy

Philemon Dalton died a few days after a tree fell on him. He died in Hampton on 4 June 1662.[6]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Anderson, Robert Charles. "Philemon Dalton," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, Vol II C-F. AmericanAncestors.org Vol II C-F, Page 277.
  2. Hotten, John Camden, The Original Lists Of Persons Of Quality (John Camden Hotten, 1874) Page 65.
  3. Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire. (Salem, MA: 1893) Archive.org Pages 602, 654.
  4. Sanborn, George. The Dalton Cluster, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2000) Vol. 154, Page 287
  5. 5.0 5.1 Anderson, Robert Charles. "Philemon Dalton of Hampton, His Wife, and A Clue to His English Origin," The New Hampshire Genealogical Society Record April 1992. Pages 109-110.
  6. Vital Records in Hampton Lane Memorial Library.




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SHIP INCREASE, of London, Robert Lea, Master. She left England 1635 latter part of April, arrived Boston end of Jul. Pages 148-151, passenger list

George Bacon43, Thomas Josselyn41, William Roscoe41, Thomas Page29, Samuel Andrews37, Thomas Blodgett30, Thomas Chittenden51, Samuel Morse50, Philemon Dalton45, John Davis29, Matthew Marvin45, Samuel Ireland32, William Payne37, Simon Stone50, Simon Ayers48, Thomas Kilbourne55, William Buck50, Abraham Fleming40, John Fokar21, Thomas Parish22, William Houghton22, James Britton27, William Potter25, Stephen Upson23, Henry Cross20, James Roger20, Richard Nun19, Thomas Barrett16, John Hackwell18, John Wyndell16, Isaac Worden18, Nathaniel Wood12, Elizabeth Wood30, Elizabeth Beard24, Aymes Gladwell16, Phebe Pearce18, Mary Teller16, Jane Rawlins30, Elizabeth Streaton19. My book, copy#67 of 787 numbered copies, Private Printing 1930, by Charles E Banks "The Planters of the commonwealth and the ships that brought them 1620-1640. (Philemon Dalton 45 linen-weaver, Mrs Hannah Dalton 35, Samuel Dalton 5, servant William White 14 page 149).

Made a small edit to "Marriages" second wife. Corrected wording, added to, and added source of estimated marriage date
posted by Eileen Bradley
Can these not be added to the bio, with the note in the change section instead of here?
posted by Chris Hoyt
Here's an inventory of land granted to Philemon Dalton in Hampton town records: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99K-QCNR?i=98&cc=1987741&cat=393772
posted by Chase Ashley
I think his mom might be a Ruth Parkhurst 1577 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA--Unknown Death. I cannot find any proof except for an unscourced family tree i was given.
Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635 - Great Migration, Vol 2, C-F. [Image 380] page 277-280.

Philemon Dalton-124, migration 1635 on the Increase to Watertown. B. 1590, son of George Dalton. Died, Hampton 4 June 1662. He m. (1st) Dennington, Suffolk, 11 Oct 1625 Anne Cole, ( her death was by 11 November 1656. He married (2nd) Dorothy __?__.

Child with first wife, Samuel, b. 1629; deposed 14 April 1668; m. by 1654 Mehitable Palmer (born Hampton 11 January 1654/5, daughter of Henry Palmer (1637, Newbury).

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Thank you!

M Cole, I think you are right. I added a couple of sources at the bottom of the list.
posted by Rick Pierpont
I believe that this is the same Philemon Dalton that settled in Watertown & Dedham, MA, and signer of the Dedham Covenant. Is that correct?
posted by M Cole