Thank you for sharing this reference, it illustrates my point that there's a lot of confusion about which Thomas Bonney married Dorcas Samson! :) But, I think I'll trust the Mayflower Society's research on this one, and go with Susan's information that Dorcas married Thomas Jr. Again, thank you ~ I appreciate your help! Anna odie58@chartermi.net wrote: > History of the Hayford Family > > Author: Otis Hayford > > Call Number: CS71.G419 > Bonney Family. > > Winsor's History of Duxbury, p. 228, says: "The name is generally spelled > Boney, also Boni and Bonney. Thomas, a shoemaker, 1640, had land northwest > of North Hill, and 30 acres at Namaseekit, died 1693, married Dorcas > Sampson, 2d, Mary (???), who survived him. Had Thomas. Inherited his > father's land at Duxbury, m. Sarah Shirley, July 16, 1695. The following > were perhaps children of Thomas (2d?): Mary, m. John Mitchell, Dec. 14, > 1695; Joseph, 1710, of Duxbury, drowned 1712. (Was it not Ebeneazer?) John, > Dux., 1710; James m. Abigail Bishop, 1695, was of Dux. 1710. William had > land at Namaseekit, 1694, died or removed before 1710." (Removed to > Plympton.) Mercy m. Nathaniel Delano, 1714, and Elizabeth of Pembroke m. > Samuel Delano, 1719. > > The earliest settlers of Duxbury (1631 to 1635) were John Alden, Capt. > Miles Standish, Jonathan Brewster, Thomas Prince, Collier, and later, John > Howland, Henry Howland, Henry Sampson, Thomas Bonney, Delano, etc. These > settlers promised the Plymouth Colony: "to removed to Plymouth with their > families in the winter time for the better defence against Indians, and to > repair to the worship of God." The town was incorporated July 7, 1637. It > received its name of Duxbury out of respect to Capt. Standish, from Duxbury > Hall, the seat of the Standish family in England. > > The bounds of Duxbury originally included what is now within the limits of > Duxbury, Marshfield, Pembroke, Hanson and Bridgewaters. Marshfield was > incorporated in 1640; Bridge-water, 1656; Pembroke 1711-12. > > Henry Sampson arrived at Plymouth, 1620, in the Mayflower, m. Anne Plummer, > Feb. 6, 1635-6. He d. Dec. 24, 1684. Moved to Duxbury and was admitted a > freeman, 1637. Had Stephen. John (inherited land at Dartmouth), Caleb, > James settled in Dartmouth. Elizabeth m. Robert Sprout. Hannah m. Josiah > > Holmes, 1665. (???) m. John Hammond. Mary m. John Simmons. Dorcas m. Thomas > Bonney. (See Winsor's Hist. of Dux.) Thomas Bonney was constable of Dux., > 1643-4; an office of high trust. At the same time, James Hamlin resided in > Barnstable, and John Phinney in Plymouth; all three were holding the same > town offices. > > 1640: Thomas Boney granted lands in Duxbury, 30 acres, on > Namaseekit river, Apr. 6, 1640. > 1643: Among the list able to bear arms (16 to 60 years) in > Dux., appears the names of Thomas Bonney and > Thomas Bonney, Jr. > 1646: The names of Thomas Bonney and Henry Sampson in > Dux., appear on list of freemen able to bear arms. > 1649: Joseph Bonney's heirs were land owners. > 1652: Thomas Bonney was resident of Dux., and surveyor of > highways. > 1661: Henry Sampson, constable. 1694, Town granted William > Bonney 30 acres, lying next to J. Boney. > 1698: Thomas Boney, member of town committee. > 1699: Thomas Bonney, Jr., granted land formerly granted > Thomas Bonney. > 1702: William, James and John Boney's farms all adjoining in > Duxbury. > 1702: Town granted James Boney land formerly granted William > Boney. > 1707: Every free-holder in Dux. was granted 20 acres of the > common meadows. In list of names is found: Joseph, > Ebeneazer, John and James Boney. > 1708: John Bonney was chosen grand juror. > 1712: John, Joseph, James, Ebeneazer and Thomas, residents > of Dux. > 1712: John Bonney appears as head of family in new town of > Pembroke. > 1712: Marshfield, Nov. 28, on Tuesday, 25th, six men going > off the Gurnet beach in a whaleboat at Dux. after a > whale, by the reason of the boisterousness of the sea's > oversetting the boat, they were all drowned. William > Sprague, Ebeneazer Boney and Thomas Baker were of > Duxbury. > 1715: John Bonney deeds 18 acres land. 1750, John Boney of > Pembroke on a committee to locate meeting house.