Clymer Weir Cox Genealogy » JOHN BROMLEY (MA 1629) DUNHAM DEACON (1589-1669)

Personal data JOHN BROMLEY (MA 1629) DUNHAM DEACON 

• He was born on July 25, 1589 in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England.
• He died on March 2, 1669 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, he was 79 years old.
• A child of Thomas Dunham and Jane Bromley
• This information was last updated on September 12, 2023.

Household of JOHN BROMLEY (MA 1629) DUNHAM DEACON

(1) He is married to ABIGAIL (BARLOW) BELIEU.

They got married on October 22, 1622 at Leiden, Zuid, South Holland, Netherlands, he was 33 years old.

Child(ren):

1. SAMUEL BARLOW DUNHAM  1623-1711 
2. Abigail Barlow Dunham  1627-1684 
3. Joseph Barlow Dunham  1631-1703 
4. Jonathan Barlow Dunham  1632-1717 
5. Hannah Barlow Dunham  1634-1708 
6. Persis Barlow Dunham  1635-1701 
7. Benajah Barlow (NJ) Dunham  1637-1680 
8. Daniel Barlow Dunham  1639-1677
9. Susannag Barlow Dunham   

(2) He is married to Susan (Kaino) Kenney.

Marriage
Date: 17 Oct 1619
Place: Leyden, S. Holland, Holland

They got married on August 17, 1612 at Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, he was 23 years old.

Child(ren):

1. JOHN KAINO DUNHAM  1615-1692 
2. HUMILITY KAINO (MA) DUNHAM  1618-????
3. THOMAS (DENHAM) DUNHAM  1621-1689 

Notes about JOHN BROMLEY (MA 1629) DUNHAM DEACON

ANCESTOR OF WADE HENRY AND CYNTHIA HENRY (WILSON)
ANCESTOR OF CINDY COWLING
ANCESTOR OF BRENDA COX (MCLAUGHLIN)
THROUGH MOTHER Henrietta Tibbetts Twombly
ANCESTOR OF BRENDA COX (MCLAUGHLIN)
THROUGH FATHER EDWARD GLIDDEN COX
ANCESTOR OF SUZIE HOWARD (OATES)
ANCESTOR OF PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE
ANCESTOR OF MARILYN MAAS (WATTS) THROUGH MOTHER

Deacon John Dunham Sr.
Birth: 1587 Hertfordshire, England
Death: 2 Mar 1668 (aged 80œ81) Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown

Memorial #: 34796723
Bio: Born by about 1587, based on date of marriage, possibly son of Richard Dunham of Langford, Bedfordshire. Came from Leiden, Holland to Plymouth Colony in 1632. Died in Plymouth, 2 March 1668/9, aged about 80.
Married 1st, in Clophill, Bedfordshire, 17 August 1612 Susan Kaino, probably baptized Clophill 12 December 1586, daughter of "Thomas Cainehoe." She died by 1622.
Married 2nd, in Leiden, 22 October 1622[NS], Abigail Ballou, daughter of Thomas Ballou. She was living in 1669 when she was executrix on her husband's estate.Three children by first marriage, eight by second.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins.?Deacon John Dunham - The First American Dunham.

"An approved Servant of God and useful man in his place" - Plymouth Colony Records

John Dunham could be characterized as a religous rebel, a pioneer, an adventurer, and even as a family man, all of which would be true. In the case of John Dunham, there are many records from the Plymouth Colony that reveal John Dunham was a man of involvement. Beyond the Plymouth records we find that the "Father of American Dunhams", was certainly born in England. According to agreed upon recent research, John Dunham was most probably born in Pirton, Hertfordshire County, England.

John Dunham was born during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 œ 24 March 1603).

According to undisputed records, John Dunham married his first wife, Susan, on 17 Aug 1612 at Clophill, Bedford, England.

Based on his recorded date of death in Plymouth Colony [PCR 8:32] on 2 March 1668/69 at about 80 years of age, his birth year is estimated at about 1589.

John Dunham was a member of the Christian group known as the "Separatists".

John Dunham was known to have been one of the Pilgrims (Separatists) to emigrate from England and take up residence in Holland prior to the departure of the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1620.

John Dunham and his wife, Susan (Kenney), had three children, John Dunham Jr., Humility Dunham, and Thomas Dunham as they were listed in the Zevenhuysen/Zevenhuizen (Netherlands) Census on 15 OCT 1622.

John Dunham and his wife, Abigail, had eight children, Samuel Dunham, Jonathan Dunham, Abigail Dunham, Joseph Dunham, Hannah Dunham, Persis Dunham, Benajah Dunham, and Daniel Dunham.

The burial location of Deacon John Dunham is unknown.

More information can be found online at The John Dunham Society.
Family Members
Parents
Richard Dunham 1556-1624
Spouses
Susan Kaino Dunham 1586-Unknown
Abigail Balliou/Barlow Dunham 1600-1669
Children
John Dunham 1615-1692
Humility Dunham 1617-Unknown
Thomas Dunham 1619-1677
Samuel Dunham 1623-1711
Abigail Dunham Atwood 1627-1684
Joseph Dunham 1631-1703
Jonathan Dunham 1632-1717
Hannah Dunham Rickard 1634-1708
Persis Dunham Pratt 1635-1701
Benajah Dunham 1637-1680
Daniel Dunham 1639-1677
Created by: Linda Mac (47062703)
Added: 14 Mar 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34796723/john-dunham
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34796723/john-dunham : accessed 02 March 2022), memorial page for Deacon John Dunham Sr. (1587œ2 Mar 1668), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34796723, ; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) Burial Details Unknown.

John Dunham, Senior of Plymouth
A Short Biographical Profile
by Timothy Mayfield
University of Virginia, USEM 171, Spring 1997
Migration to Plymouth
John Dunham (Dunhame) arrived in Plymouth from Leiden, Holland in 1632 with six children and his wife Abigail. There is no record of his ever returning to Europe.
Family
John Dunham arrived in Plymouth with his second wife Abigail Barlow and six children. He fathered three children with his first wife Susanna Keno. His three children by her were John (b. 1616), Humility (b. 1618), and Thomas (b. 1619). Of these John and Thomas came to Plymouth. There was no further record of Humility after Holland. She either died or did not accompany her parents to the New World. He and Abigail had four children together before arriving in Plymouth. They were Samuel (b. 1623), Jonathan (b. 1625), Abigail (b. 1627), and Joseph (b. 1631). He had four more children while living in Plymouth. Hannah (b. 1634), Persis (b. 1635), Benajah (b. 1637) and Daniel (b. 1639). The fact that he had children and grandchildren named John and Jonathan made research confusing at times.
Job and Country
John Dunham was a weaver by trade. He had land for grazing cattle and sheep. On the inventory that was taken when he died a loom and weaving equipment was listed as well as cotton, sheep wool, and linen yarn. He was granted land several times by the town of Plymouth for grazing sheep. He was deputy from Plymouth for many years and served on law making committees. This indicates that he was a least moderately educated. Although he signed documents with a mark, books were listed in his inventory. These books were religious in nature. At the entry that marked his death in the court records, Dunham is referred to as a "deacon of the church of Christ att Plymouth." He was an important man.

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