Theophilus Mayhew (abt. 1703 - 1752)

Born about 1703 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Tilton) Skiff — married about 1751 (to 1752) in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1752 at about age 49 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Theophilus Mayhew was born about 1703, presumably at Chilmark on the island of Martha's Vineyard of Massachusetts Bay (the birthplace of his siblings); he was a son of John and Mehitable (Higgins) Mayhew. He married first Hannah Freeman of Harwich, on Cape Cod, at Boston in late 1742; and following her death, married second, Sarah (Tilton) Mayhew -- widow of his cousin Benjamin; but he died shortly before their son, also Theophilus, was born in 1752.

Sources

• Birth, marriages (1) and (2), family, and death: The History of Martha's Vineyard, Volume III, Family Genealogies, by Banks, Charles Edward, Edgartown, MA: Dukes County Historical Society, 1966, page 306; scroll down to 61. John 8 Mayhew at: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-edward-banks/the-history-of-marthas-vineyard-dukes-county-massachusetts-volume-3-kna/page-24-the-history-of-marthas-vineyard-dukes-county-massachusetts-volume-3-kna.shtml

• Marriage (1; at Boston; NEHGS; intentions?): "Theophilus Mayhew & Hannah Freeman of Harwich Married on Nov. 27, 1742" -- Boston, MA: Marriages, 1700-1809. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006), Originally published as: Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing the Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751 (Vol. 28), Boston, Municipal Printing office, 1898. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 (vol. 30), Boston, Municipal Printing Office, 1903; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB174/i/7456/274/248393284 (subscription). See also (as recorded at Harwich, "Out of Town Marriages", showing 16 Dec., 1742; NEHGS): "Theophilus Mayo of Boston & Hannah Freeman of Harwich Married By Joseph Doane, J.P. on Dec. 16, 1742" -- Boston, MA: Marriages, 1700-1809. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006), Originally published as: Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing the Boston Marriages from 1700 to 1751 (Vol. 28), Boston, Municipal Printing office, 1898. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston, Containing Boston Marriages from 1752 to 1809 (vol. 30), Boston, Municipal Printing Office, 1903; https://www.americanancestors.org/DB174/i/7455/299/248670538 (subscription)

• Death: Massachusetts Vital Records Project, John Slaughter, Owner/Administrator; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Dukes/Chilmark/aDeathsM.shtml. Alt. transcript (NEHGS): "MAYHEW... Theophilus, Apr. 25, 1752, a. 49. G.R." -- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/11915/91/142954446 (subscription)