Joseph Dunham

1631 -

• Name	Joseph Dunham
  Birth	About 1631	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Dunham (1907) gives his birth date as 18 November 1637, but I cannot find where he found this date. [1]
  History	1658 (27 years)  [1]
  He took the Oath of Fidelity.
  Will	9 Mar 1702/03 (72 years)	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  He mentions his wife, Hester, and his sons: Eleazer, Nathaniel, Micaiah, Benaiah, and Daniel.
  Probate/Proved	16 Jun 1703 (72 years)	Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Samuel Dunham,   b. 1624, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 20 Jan 1711/12, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   2. Abigail Dunham,   b. 6 May 1627, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands + 3. Joseph Dunham,   b. About 1631, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Mercy Morton,  m. 18 Nov 1657 ;   Hester Wormal,  m. 20 Aug 1669   4. Rev. Jonathan Dunham,   b. About 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Dec 1717, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   5. Hannah Dunham,   b. 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Apr 1709, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) > 6. Persis Dunham,   b. 17 Jul 1635, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years) ▻ Benajah Pratt,  m. 29 Nov 1655 ;   Jonathan Shaw,  m. 15 Oct 1667   7. Benjamin Dunham,   b. 18 Nov 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   8. Daniel Dunham,   b. About 1639, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Feb 1677, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 38 years)   9. Captain Benajah Dunham,   b. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Dec 1680, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of John Dunham and Susanna Kaino)
  1. John Dunham,   c. 19 Feb 1614/15, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England d. 6 Apr 1692, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 77 years)   2. Humility Dunham,   b. About 1617   3. Thomas Dunham,   b. 1619/20, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d. 15 May 1677, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 57 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Deacon John Dunham,   b. 1588/89, England d. 2 Mar 1668/69, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 80 years)  (Father)  Abigail Balliou,   b. About 1600   d. 20 Mar 1698/99, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 99 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I994	Roy Line
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon John Dunham,   b. 1588/89, England d. 2 Mar 1668/69, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Balliou,   b. About 1600   d. 20 Mar 1698/99, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 99 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mercy Morton   d. 19 Feb 1666/67, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	18 Nov 1657	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 11 months - She : ??.
  Children	2 sons
  1. Eleazer Dunham,   b. About 1659, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Nathaniel Dunham,   b. Abt 1662, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Mary Tilson  m. 21 Jan 1691/92;   Elizabeth Pratt  m. 8 Dec 1714
  Family ID	F919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Hester Wormal,   c. 21 May 1648, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1715 (Age ~ 67 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1669	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years and 8 months - She : 21 years and 3 months.
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Micaiah Dunham,   b. About 1673, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Nov 1756 (Age 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Joseph Dunham,   b. About 1675/76, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before Dec 1732 (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Mercy Dunham,   b. About 1679/80, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1715 (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Benaiah Dunham,   c. 1683, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Feb 1766, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 83 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Daniel Dunham,   c. 1687, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Feb 1758 (Age ~ 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Esther Dunham,   c. 1690, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Joseph Dunham(1631 – ) 2Deacon John Dunham(1588/89 – 2 Mar 1668/69) 4 5 3Abigail Balliou(1600 – 20 Mar 1698/99) 6Thomas Balliou 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - About 1631 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 18 Nov 1657 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 20 Aug 1669 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 9 Mar 1702/03 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 16 Jun 1703 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S865] Dunham, Isaac Watson. Dunham Genealogy, English and American Branches of the Dunham Family , (Norwich, Connecticut: Bulletin Print, 1907). [S867] Mahony, Gratia Dunham. Dunham Line for Rob Roy, (Dayton, Ohio: manuscript, October 2008). [S866] Finter, RoseMari. "Six Nathaniel Dunhams of Plymouth and Bristol Counties, Massachusetts" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume LXII, 1987). [S1241] Hayward, Elijah. "Plymouth Colony Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume IX, 1855). [S1293] Damvelt, Marine S. letter: 1995-10-16, (16 October 1995). [S1294] Damvelt, Marine S. Dunham Family Groupsheets, (Kalamazoo, Michigan: Compiled 1995).