Plymouth, Massachusetts, town vital records

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Record

Held by
Plymouth town clerk; printed transcripts (van Antwerp; The Mayflower Descendant)
Reference
Book 1 pp. 9, 13, 82-84, 128; Book 2 p. 369; pp. 291, 419, 612; intentions of 1818 (FamilySearch 3:1:3QHK-F31H-S1PL)
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What it says

Includes:

  • “The children of John Churchill & Rebeckah Churchill his wife: Elizabeth born the 7th day of Oct. 1687,” and her brothers and sisters (Book 1 p. 9); “John CHURCHILL married Rebekah DELLENO 28 Dec. 1686” (Book 1 p. 128).
  • “The children of Eleazer Churchell & Mary his wife” (p. 13); “Henery CHURCHILL married Mary DOTY widow 8 Feb. 1687/88” (MD 13:204).
  • The marriage of Joel Ellis and Elizabeth Churchill, 6 Apr 1710, and “The children of Joell Ellice and Elizabeth Ellice his wife: Joell born on the 21st of Feb. 1711/12; John born on the 18th of Sept. 1714.”
  • Edward Stephens and Mary Churchill, married 23 Dec 1708, and their children (pp. 82-83).
  • The children of Samuel Harlow and Hannah; of John Rider and Hannah (p. 84); of William Harlow and Mercy; William Harlow and Mercy Rider married 24 Feb 1714/15; Phebe Harlow, born 21 Oct 1728, to “William Harlow Jr. & Marsey.”
  • George Ellis and Experience Clark, intention 19 May, married 4 June 1792 (Book 2 p. 369).
  • “Richard BLACKMER & Nancy ELLIS both of Plymouth,” intention 1801 (p. 291); their children, 1801-1806 (p. 419).
  • “Gideon HOLBROOK & Mrs. Nancy BLACKMAN both of Plymouth,” intention 29 Nov 1818.

Also for the Stephens, Churchill, Harlow and Rider families:

  • In the family of Eleazer Churchill and Mary (p. 13) the printed text leaves every birth date blank except Stephen’s (Feb. 1684/5), and names the eleventh child Jonathan; the birth years usually given for the children come from The Churchill Family in America (1904). The death list has “Mary CHURCHILL, the wife of Eliazar Churchill, decd. Dec. 11th 1715” and “Eleazar CHURCHILL decd. March 8th 1716.”
  • “Edward STEVENS & Marcy SILVESTER both of Plymouth married April 3, 1729”; “Edward STEPHENS Jr. & Phebe HARLOW both of Plymo., mar. at Plymo.” (Rev. Nathaniel Leonard’s returns, c. 1746/7); “The child of Edward Stephens Jr. & Phebe his wife: Edward Stephens born Feb. 6th 1747/8.”
  • “The children of William Harlow Jr. & Marsey his wife”: Sarah 1715, Benjamin 1716, William 1718, Hannah 1719/20, Marcy 1721/2, Keziah 1723, Samuel 1726, Phebe 1728, Rebecah 1732, Seth 1736. “The children of John Rider & Hannah Rider his wife” (p. 84), with “Marsy, born Nov. 14, 1696.”
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