John Dunham (1705 - 1740)

Born 8 Jul 1705 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Drake) Dunham — married 23 Oct 1729 in Woodbridge, NJ

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1740 at age 35 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

John Dunham, son of Benajah Dunham and Dorothy Martin, was born on July 8, 1705 in Piscataway, New Jersey.^[1][2] He married Mercy Drake on October 23, 1728^[1] or 1729.^[2]

Transcribed, Will of.

1739, March 25. Dunham, John, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co., yeoman; will of. Wife,____. Son, Elijah. Other children, but no names given. Lands bought of Gedion Marlat and of executors of Richard Sutton. Executors—uncle Jonathan Dunham, brother Hezekiah Dunham, brother-in-law Samuel Dunn, Jun'r. Witnesses— Benajah Dunham, Edmund Dunham, Elizabeth Brimley. Proved Oct. 16, 1740. Lib. C, p. 355.

1740, Oct. 15. Inventory, £184.00.5 (the testator having deceased 13th of Sept., 1740) ; made by David Fitzrandolph, Edmund Dunham.

1740, Oct. 16. Bond of Jonathan Dunham and Samuel Dunn, Jun'r, as executors, the other executor named in will being deceased.^[3]

John was born in 1705. He passed away after 1739.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dunham, Isaac Watson. Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants Hartford, CT: 1907. p. 254
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fuller, Frances H. A Genealogy of Ensign Thomas Fuller of Dedham Massachusetts and His Descendants p.32
3. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey Wills https://archive.org/details/calendarnewjers00edgoog/page/n162/mode/2up?q=New+Jersey+Wills

• [1] Documents relating to the colonial history of the state of New Jersey, Calendar of New Jersey Wills. vol. 30 p. 155.

Acknowledgments

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• *Dunham, Isaac Watson. Dunham genealogy: English and American branches of the Dunham family. Bulletin Press: Norwich, Connecticut, 1903. pages 287.