Sarah (Thaxter) Dunbar (1668 - aft. 1720)

Born 16 Nov 1668 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Dunbar — married 25 Mar 1691 in Hingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 4 Jul 1720 after age 51 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Sarah, the daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Church) Thaxter, was born at Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 16 November 1668.^[1][2]

She married Peter Dunbar at Hingham, Massachusetts on 25 March 1691.^{[3] [4] [5]} Sarah and Samuel had 10 children: Abigail, Sarah, James, Leah, Elisha, Peter, Samuel, Josiah, John, and David.

Sarah died in 1725 and was buried in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay .^{[6] [7]}

Research Notes

A Sarah Dunbar found in the 1713 census in New Haven, Connecticut.^[8] Is there evidence that this is the same woman?

Sources

1. ↑ Hingham, MA: Vital Records, 1637-1845. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.) Hingham Vol. 1:5 (Link by $ubscription.) "Sarah, D. of Samuel Thaxter and Abagail, born Nov. 16 1668"
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #10856065 (accessed 1 January 2024)
   Sarah Thaxter born on 16 Nov 1668, child of Samuel Thaxter & Abagail, in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.
3. ↑ Hingham, MA: Vital Records, 1637-1845. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016. Vital Records of Hingham, Massachusetts, ca. 1639-1844. Hersey, Reuben. Mss 901. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections Department, New England Historic Genealogical Society.) Hingham Vol. 1:32 (Link by $ubscription.) "Peter Dunbar and Sarah Thaxter married Mar 24 1691."
4. ↑ Dunbar Family (Link via Wayback Machine at Archive.org, capture date 11 Aug 2007.)
5. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #147599 (accessed 10 March 2024)
   Sarah Dunbar marriage to Peter Dunbar on 25 Mar 1691 in New England, USA.
6. ↑ Burial: "Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #57949845
   Ancestry Record 60541 #2073473 (accessed 10 March 2024)
   Sarah Dunbar burial (died in 1725). Born on 16 Nov 1668.
7. ↑ Robert S. Wakefield, “Richard Church and His Descendants for Four Generations”, 1998, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, page 29.
8. ↑ Census: "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
   Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3032 #635995 (accessed 10 March 2024)
   Sarah Dunbar in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

See also:

• Mayflower Births and Deaths: "Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3718 #54829 (accessed 10 March 2024)
  Name: Sarah Thaxter; Gender: Female; Relationship: Wife; Spouse's Name: Peter Dunbar; Spouse Gender: Male;
  Household Members (Name) Relationship:
  Peter Dunbar Self (Head)
  Sarah Thaxter Wife
  Abigail Dunbar Child
  Sarah Dunbar Child
  James Dunbar Child
  Leah Dunbar Child
  Elisha Dunbar Child
  Peter Dunbar Child
  Samuel Dunbar Child
  Josiah Dunbar Child
  John Dunbar Child
  David Dunbar Child.

• Birth of child Sarah Dunbar: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
  New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #30272054 (accessed 10 March 2024)
  Sarah Dunbar born to Sarah Dunbar and Peter Dunbar.