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Ebenezer Pinkham (1712 - 1762)

Ebenezer Pinkham
Born in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshiremap
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Husband of — married 27 Nov 1736 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshiremap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 49 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Mainemap
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Biography

Ebenezer was born in 1712. He was the son of Thomas Pinkham and Mary or Mercy Allen.

16b has his birth date as 14 Nov 1712. Received property from his father, Thomas, on 15 March 1736 or 37.[1]

He married Sarah Austin, the daughter of Nathaniel Austin and Catherine Neal.[2] They had the following children:

Nicholas, b. 1738. Nathaniel, b. 1740. Ebenezer, b. 1742. Mary, b. 1744. Andrew, b. 1746. Sarah, b. 1750. Elijah, b. 1750. Katherine, b. 1753. Stephen. Patience. Pheobe.

He passed away 1762 in Harpswell, Maine.

Name: Ebenezer Pinkham. Given Name: Ebenezer. Surname: Pinkham. [3]

Born 14 Nov 1712. Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. [4]

Died 6 Jan 1762. Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine. [5]

birth date [March 31 1712] and location and death date [Jan 8 1762] and location and "A sturdy, God-fearing man, whose excellent qualities have been handed down his very long line of descendants. He was a faithful preacher in the Friends' Church, and about 1750 his good work at Portland (then Falmouth), Me., is mentioned in history. Richard Mott Pinkham of Muscatine, Iowa, wrote of him, on Oct. 2, 1871: "My grandfather, Ebenezer Pinkham, with two of his brothers, emigrated from Dover, N. H., to Maine, but I have no knowledge of the date. Grandfather settled in Harps- well, Me., while his brothers Benjamin and Solomon settled further east, in the town of Boothbay, Me. My grandfather was one of quite a number who were converted to the doc- trines of the Friends through the influence of David Sands on his first visit to New England." Ebenezer Pinkham moved to Harpswell, Me., about 1750. On the map of the first settlers of that town in 1752, lots 37. 38 and 40 were owned by Mr. Pinkham, who without doubt was the ances- tor Ebenezer. This land was located on the extreme south end of Harpswell Neck, and was purchased of Joseph and Clement Orr, who afterwards settled on Orr's Island, Me. The old deed which Henry Gibbs gave to the Orr brothers thus describes this land: "The south east prong of a neck of land situate, lying and being in the County of York, in Casco Bay, commonly known by the name of Merriconeag Neck, containing by estimate 200 acres, and is 580 Poles in length as by the Proprietors' deed of the same to me, and being the date of the Third day of March, 1739, on record in the County of York aforesaid, and is bounded as followeth, viz: Eastward of the north on the land of Waite Webber, 98 rods; northerly upon Merrecaueage Cove between the land of Waite Webber and William Magrah about 30 rods, and northerly upon Merreconeage Harbor; easterly bounded upon the salt water; Westerly upon the Cove called Ash Cove; being the whole of said bounds, and being 580 Poles in length as aforesaid, as appears by the Plan hereto annexed." This land has become a part of one of the most famed summer resorts on the Maine coast, and its selection by Ebenezer Pinkham shows the clear foresight which has characterized so many of his name in their various quiet decisions and choice." in Sinnett [6]

Parents, birth date [31 May 1310] and location, spouse and marriage date [year either 1736 or 37] and location, and death date and location in Hollick [7]

Seven children: Nicholas, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Mary, Andrew, Sarah, and Catherine, and "Sinnett gives this couple four more children: Stephen, Elijah, Patience, and Phoebe. Ebenezer and Sarah removed to Merriconeag about the year 1750 and went to the Falmouth Meeting" in Hollick [8]

Sources

  1. Genealogical Record Sheets prepared by Pinkham-363 around 1980 in his possession. Each sheet has additional references.
  2. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
  3. Source: #S1763 16 Nov 2016 Ebenezer 556 Certainty: 3
  4. Source: #S1789 16 Nov 2016 Pinkham, Ebenezer, s. Thomas and Mercy (Allen)., 14 Nov 1712, Dover, NH. Family Search- Pedigree Resource File Certainty: 2
  5. Source: #S1789 16 Nov 2016 Pinkham, Ebenezer, 6 Jan 1762, Harpswell, ME. Family Search-Pedigree Resource File Certainty: 2
  6. Sinnett, Charles Nelson, Rev, 1908. Richard Pinkham of Old Dover New Hampshire, and His Descendants, East and West, Rumford Printing Company, Concord, NH, 334 pp, p 64. https://archive.org/details/richardpinkhamof00sinn/page/n333
  7. Hollick, Martin E., 2005, "The Pinkhams of Strafford County, New Hampshire (continued), The New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Number 85, Vol 22, No. 3, pp 116
  8. Hollick, Martin E., 2005, "The Pinkhams of Strafford County, New Hampshire (continued), The New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Number 85, Vol 22, No. 3, p 117.
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.

Unsourced family tree from Pinkham-522 shows Ebenezer and Sarah were married on Jan 27, 1737. He also shows that E & S settled in Merry Coneag, Harpswell, ME. He shows E's death date is Jan 6, 1762.

  • Source: S1763 Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire Noyes, Libby and Davis Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore, MD
  • Source: S1789 Misc. Sources




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Pinkham-459 and Pinkham-237 appear to represent the same person because: same name, exact same spouse, same father's name, similar mother's name, similar birth year, same birth location, same death year and location
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