David Dunbar (1711 - bef. 1781)

Born 27 Jun 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Hayward) Dunbar — married 16 Mar 1738 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mercy (Soule) Dunbar — married 21 Apr 1763 in Bridgewather, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 14 Aug 1781 before age 70 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

David Dunbar was born on 27 Jun 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony^[1]. He passed away before 14 Aug 1771, the date of probate,^[2], in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

In 1725, his brother Peter Dunbar was appointed his guardian.^[3]

David Dunbar married Susanna Hayward in 1738 in Bridgewater^[4]

Marriage Intention recorded 2 April 1763^[5] and David married Mercy Soule on 21 Apr 1763^[6]

Children

David and Susanna (Hayward) Dunbar had the following (6) children:^[7]

1. Susanna, born 31 May 1739
2. Lucy, born 25 August 1740; died 10 July 1741
3. John, born 19 March 1742
4. Lucy, born 19 May 1744; died 10 August 1760
5. David, born 26 May 1746
6. Jemima, born 24 December 1747

David and Sarah (Blake) Dunbar did not have any children.^[8]

David and Mercy (Soule) Dunbar had the following (5) children:^[9]

1. Rhoda, born 9 December 1763
2. Abel, born 26 April 1767
3. Mercy, born 11 August 1769
4. Silvester, born 10 January 1772
5. Walter, baptized 14 May 1775

Probate

His inventory was recorded on 14 August 1781 in Plymouth. ^[10]

In 1782, his widow, Mercy, now wife of John Fann (or perhaps Faxon) received her dower.^[11]

In 1788, his estate was set out to his children, Abel Dunbar, Sylvester Dunbar, and Walter Dunbar. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Provo, UT, USA. Text: "The children of Peter & Sarah Dunbar born in Bridgewater… David Dunbar was born June 27th Anno Dom 1711…
2. ↑ Mayflower Deeds and Probates, text: "Estate of David Dunbar, yeoman of Bridgewater MA. <Plymouth Co.PR> <28:195> Inventory of personal estate taken 14 Aug. 1781 by Adams BAILEY, Elijah SNELL & Jonathan BURR to the widow Mercy FANN now the wife of John FANN. <30:317> Division 21 Apr. 1784, of the remaining two thirds to sons Abel DUMBAR, Sylvester DUNBAR & Walter DUNBAR.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-F4PG : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 66 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ Vital Records of Bridgewater.
5. ↑ Image 472 of 1466, Town Records of Bridgewater
6. ↑ "1763 april 25th, David Dunbar & Mercy Sole both of Bridgewater"
7. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 325
8. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 325
9. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Silver Books, Volume Eighteen, Part 2, The Descendants of Richard Warren Through His Children Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth, 2011 Edition, Published 2016, Page 325
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6H81 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 127 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-6HDY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 173 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8Z52 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 191-193 of 639; State Archives, Boston.

• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Image 768 of Massachusetts Vital Records, Bridgewater 1641-1900, Jay Mack Holbrook, Holbrook Research Institute, Oxford, Massachusetts 1992. Available at Ancestry.com as Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Julie Baldwin for creating WikiTree profile Dunbar-1012 through the import of Jhoward.ged on May 31, 2013.
• Thank you to Susan Collins for creating WikiTree profile Dunbar-1215 through the import of susan collins 8 generations.ged on Oct 25, 2013.
• Dunbar-1723 was created by Beryl Jacobs through the import of Flavell Family Tree 2.ged on Apr 10, 2015.