Jonathan SPARROW

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Jonathan Sparrow 3rd
1695? 28 December 1790 (Age 95)
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Jonathan
When Jonathan Sparrow 3rd was born in 1695, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Sparrow, was 30 and his mother, Rebecca Merrick, was 27. He married Dorcas Vickery on 19 August 1721, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 28 December 1790, in his hometown, at the age of 95.

Spouse and Children

Jonathan Sparrow 3rd
Male
1695? 1790
?
Male


Dorcas Vickery
Female
1698? 1776
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Female

Marriage
19 August 1721
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Children
(7)

Dorcas Sparrow
Female
1722? 1798
?
Female


Jonathan Sparrow
Male
1726? 1769
?
Male

Benjamin Sparrow
Male
1727? Deceased
?
Male

Isaac Sparrow
Male
1730? Deceased
?
Male

Joshua Sparrow
Male
1735? Deceased
?
Male

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Name Meaning


English: nickname from Middle English sparewe 'sparrow', perhaps for a small, chirpy person, or else for someone bearing some fancied physical resemblance to a sparrow.
Dictionary of American Family Names ? Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Parents and Siblings

Jonathan Sparrow
Male
1665? 1740
?
Male


Rebecca Merrick
Female
1668? 1723
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Female

Siblings
(7)

John Sparrow
Male
1690? 1737
?
Male


Abigail Sparrow
Female
1691? 1740
?
Female


Jonathan Sparrow 3rd
Male
1695? 1790
?
Male

Hannah Sparrow
Female
1698? Deceased
?
Female

Joseph Sparrow
Male
1699? 1767
?
Male

+2 More Children

Sources (15)

Jonathan Sparrow, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Jonathan Sparrow in entry for Joshua Sparrow, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Jonathan Sparrow in entry for Phebee Sparrow, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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Jonathan Sparrow 3rd
1695? 1790
Dorcas Vickery
1698? 1776
Marriage: 19 August 1721
Dorcas Sparrow
1722? 1798
Jonathan Sparrow
1726? 1769
Benjamin Sparrow
1727? Deceased
Isaac Sparrow
1730? Deceased
Joshua Sparrow
1735? Deceased
Phebe Sparrow
1737? 1829
Solomon Sparrow
1739? Deceased
World Events (2)
1776
Age 81
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 ? The Declaration to the King
Age 81
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Jonathan married Dorcas VICKERY on 12 Oct 1721 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Dorcas was born on 13 Mar 1698 in Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in 1776 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Dorcas SPARROW was born on 4 Oct 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was christened in in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1798 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
2. Jonathan SPARROW was born on 2 Feb 1726 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was christened in in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 10 Oct 1769 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
3. Benjamin Baetty SPARROW was born on 7 Oct 1727 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, British Colony; died after 1810 in North Carolina.
4. Isaac SPARROW was born on 26 Nov 1730 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was christened in in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; and died.
5. Joshua SPARROW was born on 4 Sep 1735 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was christened in in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; and died.
6. Phebe SPARROW was born on 3 Jan 1737 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was christened in in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1829 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
7. Solomon SPARROW was born on 14 Feb 1739 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was christened in in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; and died.

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• FamilySearch ID: LC2N-NPS
• LifeSketch: ; Book: Mayflower Marriages from files of George Ernst Bowman at Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants, Susan R Roser, microfilm 11 of 18, This shows only the names of Jonathan Sparrow and Rebecca Merrick.

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Book: Mayflower Marriages from files of George Ernst Bowman at Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants, Susan R Roser, microfilm 11 of 18, This shows only the names of Jonathan Sparrow and Rebecca Merrick.

Son of Judge Jonathan & Rebecca (Bangs) Sparrow. Married Rebecca Merrick about 1690 in Eastham MA. Died 9 Mar 1739/40 in Eastham MA. Their child: Rebecca (Sparrow) Paine.

Jonathan married Rebecca MERRICK in 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of William MERRICK and Abigail HOPKINS) was born on 28 Nov 1668 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America; died on 5 May 1723 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jonathan married Rebecca BANGS. Rebecca was born on 1 Oct 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died before 19 Oct 1677 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Probate of Will of William Merrick: 29 Nov 1732, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America

William married Abigail HOPKINS on 23 May 1667 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. Abigail (daughter of Gyles HOPKINS and Catherine WHELDEN) was born on 12 Oct 1644 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died on 22 Apr 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; William was the oldest of the four brothers who reached Charlestown, arriving in 1636 into Massachusetts in the good ship James. Of his early life nothing is known. He was a farmer by occupation after reaching the Colony; what trade of vocation he had pur
• LifeSketch: ; William was the oldest of the four brothers who reached Charlestown, arriving in 1636 into Massachusetts in the good ship James. Of his early life nothing is known. He was a farmer by occupation after reaching the Colony; what trade of vocation he had pur
• Immigration: On the ship "James"; 1636
• Occupation: ; Farmer
• Arrival: 1636, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• MilitaryService: Between 1636 and 1642, Plymouth, British Colonial America; Lieutenant under Captain Myles Standish
• Occupation: 1647, Duxbury, Mass.; Constable
• Will: 3 Dec 1686
• Probate: 6 Mar 1689, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Am. Col.

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William was the oldest of the four brothers who reached Charlestown, arriving in 1636 into Massachusetts in the good ship James. Of his early life nothing is known. He was a farmer by occupation after reaching the Colony; what trade of vocation he had pursued in Wales is not known. That his instincts and tastes inclined him toward a military life appear in the fact that he served for six years after his arrival in the Colony, in the Colonial militia under Captain Myles Standish. He was spoken of first as an Ensign, and later as a Lieutenant. That he gave all his time and attention to his military duties seems to be indicated by the fact that he was not married until 1642, at the end of his six year term of service.

He appears to have had property both at Eastham and Duxbury. He was probably married at Eastham, but the destruction of a part of the first book of records of that town renders it impossible to determine this fact definitely. He certainly lived in both Eastham and Duxbury within the decade from 1637 to 1647, as some of his children were born at Eastham during that time, and yet he is reported as being a citizen of Duxbury.

The records relate that he was a citizen of Duxbury in 1636; was allotted 5A of land "next the Glade at Powder Point;" in 1637 he was allotted another 20A at Great Head; he was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater. He was Surveyor of Highways in 1646 and Constable in 1647.

He married at Eastham in 1642 Rebecca, whose surname is not certain. ("Tracy" is written in the margin next to Rebecca. That may be a good clue.) He became a legal voter in Eastham May 22, 1655, which is the time when he took up his permanent residence in that town, his other visits having probably been with his wife's family. He had ten children born to him by Rebecca, who died in 1668 in Eastham.

Paige, in his history of Hardwick, dwells upon the fact that William was so old as to seem rather the grandfather than the father of his own family.

William married Rebecca TRACY on 24 May 1642 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. Rebecca (daughter of Stephen TRACEY JR and Tryphosa LEE) was born about 1626 in Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died on 3 Dec 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried on 3 Dec 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gyles married Catherine WHELDEN. Catherine was born in Feb 1617 in Basford, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 6 Mar 1617 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 15 Mar 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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