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David Darling (1705 - 1784)

David Darling
Born in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Brother of , and [half]
Husband of — married 6 Jan 1732 (to 1737) [location unknown]
Husband of — married 9 Jun 1743 (to 1765) in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at age 79 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

David Darling was born in 1705. He died on 29 December 1784, aged 79, and is buried with his (second) wife Ruth (Samson) in Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [1]

He married Mercy Churchill on 6 January 1732 in Plympton.[2]

David is mentioned as the father of his son Samuel Darling, who was born 17 August 1735 in Plympton, Massachusetts. [3]

He married his second wife Ruth Sampson on 9 June 1742 in Plympton.

In 1751, his son Samuel (above the age of 14 years) made the choice of his father David to be the guardian of the estate that he inherited from Samuel's maternal grandfather, Samuel Churchill.[4]


Probate

The will of David Darling of Pembroke, yeoman was dated 14 February 1784 and proved on 18 February 1785 in Plymouth. He mentions his children, Samuel Darling, John Darling, decd., Benjamin Darling (executor), and Mercy Richardson, wife of Stephen Richardson (executor). His inventory was taken on 19 February 1785 in Pembroke.[5]


NOTE: only the father is mentioned on the birth record. David married Ruth Samson on 9 June 1743. He was married first, on 6 Jan 1732 to Mercy Churchill, who died in 1737. Mercy was Samuel’s mother.

Sources

  1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #142807683
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-9J5R : 24 November 2022), David Darling and Marcey Churchill, 1732.
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGP-B31)
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-FXKJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1749-1752 and 1848-1853 vol 12-12C > image 147 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6C99 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 522-523 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142807683/david-darling: accessed 25 October 2023), memorial page for David Darling (1705–29 Dec 1784), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142807683, citing Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).




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