John Dillingham (1630 - 1715)

Born 1630 in Cotesbach, Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Feake) Dillingham — married 24 Mar 1650 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 May 1715 at about age 85 in West Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

John Dillingham immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Dillingham, son of Edward and Ursula (Carter) Dillingham, arrived in New England with his parents and two siblings in 1632, aboard the ship, William and Francis. He was born about 1630, possibly at Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England, where many of his siblings were baptized. He died May 27, 1715, at Harwich, Massachusetts.^[1]

Name: John Dillingham^[2]

Sex: M

Birth: 1630 in Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England

Death: 27 MAY 1715 in Harwick, Barnstable Co., MA

Father: Edward Dillingham b: 06 DEC 1595 in Cottesbach, Leicestershire, England

Mother: Ursula Carter b: ABT 1600

Marriage: Elizabeth Feake b: ABT 1633 in London, England

Married: 24 MAR 1651 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA 1

Children:

1. Hannah Dillingham b: ABT 1652 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
2. Rebecca Dillingham b: ABT 1654 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
3. Sarah Dillingham b: ABT 1656 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
4. John Dillingham b: 1663 in Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA

Alternate Information:

Birth: 1630 in Bitteshame, Leicestershire, England.^[3]

Death: 21 May 1715 in West Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, America.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Alexander, Winthrop, A genealogy of the Dillingham family of New England, published 1943. Reference pages 18, 22
2. ↑ Stetson / Marcais Family Tree on RootsWeb - John Dillingham
3. ↑ Source: #S23
4. ↑ Source: #S23

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13517951/john-dillingham
• Stetson / Marcais Family Tree on RootsWeb - John Dillingham
• Source: S23 Descendants of Thomas Thorpe (Thorp, Tharp), Page 14.
• McCracken, George E., The Feake Family of Norfolk, London, and Colonial America, NYGBR (NYGBS, 1955) Vol. 86, Page 210.
  • His will is dated 15 Nov 1707. (Barnstable County Wills 3:223)

Research Notes: Question: Could there be a second John Dillingham that was born 1 May 1629 in Cotesbach, England and died as an infant on May 29, 1629 in Cotesbach, England that is being mixed in with this person? If so, perhaps this John Dillingham (who had children) has the wrong parents (those of the infant) listed.

Answer No, this is the correct John Dillingham, born in 1630 in Cotesbach, Leistershire, England and who emigrated to New England as a teenager around 1646. He married in Barnstable County, Plymouth Colony, in 1651 and died on May 27, 1715 in W. Brewster, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts Bay Province, New England. As per family research genealogy on RootsWeb and cited in Sources.