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     John Dunham speaks English.
     
      John Dunham of Scrooby Notts, weaver, went first to Leyden, Holland, circa 1618. John Dunham and three children (John, Humility, and Thomas) were listed as living in the Zevenhuysen section of Leiden on 15 October 1622 [NS][Dexter612], in a survey which was conveniently taken between the dates of John Dunham's betrothal and marriage to his second wife. Is supposed to have immigrated to Plymouth ca. 1630 with wife and several children. He was considered a first son, and received land in the first land division. In 1632 he was assigned land for pasturing his cattle, and was taxed for military service. In 1633 John, who had been a protege of Elder Brewster, his Scrooby neighbor, was made deacon of the Plymouth church, showing in what high esteem he was held. This was the second entry in the town records.
     
     
      In 1633 the town board lists his land on the southern boundary, and same year he was made a freeman. In 1638 he advertised cattle; he was a dealer. Was made deputy to the General Court 1638-64, served as a member of the Plymouth Military Co. 1643, on many important town committees, was one of those who revised the Colony's laws in 1650, and among the first purchasers of Dartmouth. In 1662 land was granted his son John as a first born of the early comers. His house was southwest of Plymouth, and adjacent swamp had an outlet called to this day Dunham Brook. He died at 81, a revered old man, his will witnessed by John Cotton, Thomas Cushman, and Thomas Southworth. (which may be seen in Mayflower Desc.) "Hee was an approued seruant of God, and a vsefull man in his place, being a deacon of the church of Christ att Plymouth." A granddaughter of John and Abigail married the grandson of John and Priscilla Alden, whose romance has fascinated Americans for over 300 years. His wife was living at his death.

Abstract Will:

      John Dunham

Will, 25 January 1668. To sons John (eldest), Benajah, Daniel, and son in law Stephen Wood; and wife Abigail. Witnesses Thomas Southworth, John Cotton, Thomas Cushman. Inventory, 16 March 1668, by Thomas Southworth and Thomas Cushman.

     
     
The nationality of John Dunham was English. John was born circa 1589 at Scrooby, county Nottinghamshire, England.^2,3,4 He was the son of Thomas Dunham and Jane Bromley. He married Susanna Keno circa 1614 at England or Holland.^5,6 John Dunham was present at John Dunham's christening circa 1615 at Leyden, Holland.⁷ He married Abigail Barlow on 22 October 1622 at Leyden, Holland.^5,8,9 John died on 2 March 1668 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^7,10

     Abigail was born.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Balliou. She married John Dunham on 22 October 1622 at Leyden, Holland.^2,3,4 She resided, at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, circa 1668.^5,6

     Nathaniel died. Nathaniel was born.¹ He married Mary Faunce on 21 February 1706/7.¹

     Mary was born on 30 March 1713 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Deacon Joseph Hall and Mary Faunce.

     Joanne died. Joanne was born.² Joanne was the widow of Edmund Tilson of Plymouth. She married Giles Rickard on 20 May 1662 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^3,4,5,6

     Widow of a Mr. Churchill. She married Giles Rickard on 25 June 1669 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^2,3,4

     John was born before 1637 at England.¹ He was the son of Giles Rickard and Judith Cogan.

      THE FAUNCE FAMILY
     by: James Freer Faunce, of Akron, Ohio
     
     
      Burke's "Landed Gentry", states that the County of Kent was the earliest home of the Faunce family in England. In the time of King Edward VI (circa 1550) the Faunces owned estates in the parishes of Rochester, Cliffe, High Halston and Aylsford, in Kent.
     
     
      Bonham Faunce of Cliffe (grandson of William Faunce of Greenwich), died in 1552 having married twice and left in addition to a daughter, a son Thomas Faunce.
     
     
      Thomas, the son, also married twice, and died in Cliffe in 1609, aged 84 years. He had three sons (one named Thomas by wife Alice) and three daughters. The last named Thomas Faunce entered the Navy while young and was present at the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588. He married Martha Baynard, daughter of John Baynard of Shorne and lived at St. Margaret's, Rochester, where he was mayor in 1609.
     
     
      The Children of Thomas and Martha included two sons, Robert and Thomas, of who it is said "Thomas joined the Pilgrim Fathers in America, 1640 and died at New Plymouth, age 99..." This is definitely an error, since Thomas, the Elder of Plymouth was the son of John Faunce who settled in Plymouth in 1623. Robert Faunce of Cliffe and St. Margaret's, Rochester, the elder of the two sons of Thomas and Martha (Baynard) Faunce, had three sons, Thomas, Robert, and George. Of these, the middle son, Sir Robert of Maidstone and Ildon, had a son who was knighted in 1660. After Sir Robert's first wife died he married at St. Leonard, East Cheop, London, 29 September. 1662, Elizabeth Head, daughter of Sir Richard Head, Baronet. At the time Robert was twenty-eight years old and Elizabeth nineteen. Thomas, the eldest son, of High Halston and St. Margaret;s, Rochester, married Martha Young. Thomas and Martha had among other children born at St. Margaret;s, Rochester, a son Thomas, who married Ann Daniele, daughter and heir of Captain. John Daniele of St. Mary's Hall, co. Kent.
     
     
      Other records state "John Faunce of Maloon, Snyle, married Cecelyne Eve in May, 1540 and Thomas Faunce married Margette, both from Snyle, on January 18, 1541.
     
     
      In an unsigned letter it is said that Oliver Cromwell was nursed by Alice Faunce and she was so kind and attentive to him that he presented her with a large portrait of himself. Charles II married a Faunce. The Faunce estate was in Rochester, England and covered 600 acres. The house was built in 1020.
     
     
      There is much more but none proves our line of descent. Among the other early, though fragmentary, records of the name in England are those of John Faunce of Buer's Gifford, co. Essex, yeoman, who married at St. Catherine, Creechurch, London, in 1579, Grace Warde of Horndon-on-the-Hill, co. Essex; Jonah Faunce of North Fambridge, co. Essex yeoman, who married at St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, London, in 1623, the widow Dorothy Ithell of Bradwell-Juxta-Mare, co. Essex. These merely list Faunces that lived at the same time as our John Faunce and may serve as a guidepost for someone else to trace and document this part of the family history.
     
      The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, by Sir B. Gurke, Vol. 1, pg 343, gives the Faunce family as Sharsted, co, Kent, England, and their coat of arms is described as:
     
     
      Arms-Argent. Three lions rampant sable, armed and langued gules, ducally gorged (collared).
     
     
      Crest- A demi-lion rampant sable, langued and gorged as in the arms between two wings argent.
     
     
      Motto-"No Tentes Aut Perfice"-translated mens "Either do not attempt; or accomplish" or "don't attempt anything unless you finish it".
     
John was born circa 1608 at Purleigh, county Essex, England.² He was listed on a passenger list in 1623 at sailing on the "Anne".³ He married Patience Morton circa 1633 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^4,5 John died on 29 November 1653 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

     Patience was born in 1616 at Leyden, Holland.^1,2 She was the daughter of George Morton and Juliana Carpenter. Patience immigrated to (an unknown value) on 10 July 1623.³ She married John Faunce circa 1633 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^4,5 Patience died in 1691 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^1,2

     George was employed at as a Merchant.
     
      George Morton was a merchant of a well-to-do Roman Catholic family of Harworth, near Scrooby, England, who organized the "Anne" and "Little James" company and died impoverished not long after landing. George Morton, merchant from York in England, accompanied by Thomas Morton his brother, and Roger Wilson his acquaintance, with Juliana Carpenter, maid from Bath in England, accompanied by Alexander Carpenter, her father, and Alice Carpenter, her sister, and Anna Robinson, her acquaintance."
      The Banns published 16 July 1612
      The marriage took place 23 July or 2 Aug 1612
     
      "Mr. George Morton was a pious, gracious servant of God, and very faithful in whatsoever public employment he was be trusted withal, and an unfeigned well-willer, and according to his sphere and condition a suitable promoter of the common good and growth of the plantation of New Plymouth; laboring to still the difficulties of these new beginnings; but it pleased God to put a period to his days soon after his arrival in New England, not surviving a full year after his coming ashore. With much comfort and peace he fell asleep in the Lord, in the month of June anno 1624"
^3. George was born circa 1585 at Austerfield, County Yorkshire, England.^4,5 He married Juliana Carpenter on 23 July 1612 at Leyden, Holland.^6,7 George immigrated to (an unknown value) in 1623. George died in June 1624 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^4,8

     Juliana was born before 17 March 1584/1585 (ch at Wrington [near Bath], England. She was christened on 17 March 1584/85 at Wrington [near Bath], England.^2,3 She was the daughter of Alexander Carpenter and Priscilla or Druscilla NN----. She married George Morton on 23 July 1612 at Leyden, Holland.^4,5 Juliana Carpenter of Wrington, near Bath, Somersetshire was a member of the Ancient Brethren. Juliana was thirty-eight years old when they landed in Plymouth.

Juliana, the oldest daughter, married George Morton in 1612. George formerly a merchant, had been one of he prominent Scooby Separatists and continued to be an influential figure while in Holland. Although not among the "Mayflower" contingent. he and Juliana and their children sailed for Plymouth on the "Anne" in 1623. Morton undoubtedly would have taken a leading role in the Colony, but the opporutnity escaped him when he died the following year. Their 7 year old son, Nathaniel, was taken into the home of Governor Bradford. In 1647 Nathaniel became Clerk of the Plymouth General Court, a position he held until his death nearly 40 years later. After George Morton died, Juliana remarried. Her second husband, Manasseh Kempton, had come over on the "Anne" at the same time as the Mortons. He was not a particularly active individual in Colony affairs, but he did serve on at least two committes appointed by the Governor. There were no known children by this second marriage.⁶
She was listed on a passenger list on 10 July 1623 at sailing on the "Anne".⁷ She married Manasseh Kempton by 1627.⁸ Juliana died on 19 February 1665/66 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^2,9

      Alexander Carpenter from Wrington,Somersetshire, England, was a Dissenter, and on account of religious persecution removed with his family to Leyden, Holland by 1611. His only son was probably William of Cobham.
     
      Carpenter Coat of Arms:
     
     
      Arms-Argent, a Grayhound passent, and Chief Sable.
     
     Crest:
     
     
      A Grayhounds head, erased per fesse Sable and argent
     
      The Coat of Arms, was granted to William Carpenter, as appears by the records of the Heralds College London, 1663, subsequently found on the Tombstone of Daniel Carpenter of Rehoboth, Ma, who was born in 1669.
     
     
      "Celerital-virtus fidelital" Speed, Courage, Fidelity.
     
Alexander was born circa 1546 at Wrington, county Somerset, England.^2,3 He was the son of William Carpenter and Abigail NN----. He married Priscilla or Druscilla NN---- before 1584.⁴ Alexander Carpenter was present at Juliana Carpenter's christening on 17 March 1584/85 at Wrington [near Bath], England.^5,4 Alexander Carpenter was present at Agnes Carpenter's christening on 5 September 1593 at Wrington, county Somerset, England.⁶ Alexander Carpenter was present at Priscilla Carpenter's christening on 3 September 1598 at Wrington, county Somerset, England.⁶ Alexander died circa 1612.⁴

     Priscilla was born in 1634 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Faunce and Patience Morton. She married Joseph Warren circa 1652 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.²

     Mary was born circa 1638 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Faunce and Patience Morton. Mary died on 4 October 1664 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹

     Patience was born circa 1641 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Faunce and Patience Morton. Patience died in 1697.¹

     Sarah was born circa 1643 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Faunce and Patience Morton.

     Thomas was born circa 1647 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of John Faunce and Patience Morton. Thomas died on 27 February 1745/46 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.²

     Elizabeth was born on 23 March 1648/49 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Faunce and Patience Morton.

     Mercy was born on 10 April 1651 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of John Faunce and Patience Morton.

     Peter was born on 19 May 1715 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Deacon Joseph Hall and Mary Faunce.

     John was born on 30 January 1716/17 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Deacon Joseph Hall and Mary Faunce.

     Hannah Miller was the daughter of John Miller.¹ She married Deacon Joseph Hall on 12 February 1689/90 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.² Hannah died on 23 August 1710.²

     Hannah was born on 20 February 1690/91 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     Priscilla was born on 28 March 1694 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     Margery was born on 24 February 1694/95 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     Joseph was born on 6 August 1697 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     Daniel was born on 18 July 1699 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     Jonah was born on 12 August 1701 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     David was born on 6 August 1704 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Deacon Joseph Hall and Hannah Miller.

     Priscilla was born on 10 March 1643/44 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Augustine Bearse. She married Deacon John Hall before 1662.² Priscilla died on 30 March 1713 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, at age 69.²