To add to my previous answer - Dorcas Samson married Thomas Bonney Jr., the son of Thomas Sr. & Mary Bonney. This according to MF 20:1:6. Thomas Boney "Sr." of Duxbury, in his will dated 2 Jan. 1688/9, mentions wife Mary, unnamed children and son Thomas. The will of Thomas Boney (Jr.) of Duxbury, dated 29 July 1735 mentions dau Elizabeth the wife of Ephraim Norcutt; dau Mercy now the wife of John Curtis and her children by her former husband Nathaniel Delanoe, viz: Nathaniel Delano & his sisters Mercy, Lydia, Zerviah and Mary Delano. (Both wives of Thomas - Dorcas Samson and Sarah Studley died before the will.) Susan. www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan E. Roser" <roser@iprimus.ca> To: <MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <CelestialProse@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:43 PM Subject: Fw: [MFLR] Thomas Bonney & Dorcas Samson > Anna, > > Fortunately there is no controversy as to Dorcas Samson's marriage to Thomas > Bonney. She is called his wife in the will of her father, Henry Samson. > The MF Samson book fully recognizes this marriage and her descendants. > > Susan E. Roser > www.rootsweb.com/~canms/canada.html > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CelestialProse@aol.com> > To: <MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:30 AM > Subject: [MFLR] Thomas Bonney & Dorcas Samson > > > > There seems to be cosiderable controversy over whether Dorcas Samson, > > daughter of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson, was the wife of Thomas > Bonney, > > Sr. or Jr. The somewhat outdated Bonney genealogy that I consulted states > > that Thomas Bonney, Sr. married Mary Hunt and that Thomas Jr. married > Dorcas > > Samson, but there seems to be some controversy among Bonney descendants > about > > this scenario, with some claiming that there was only one Thomas, married > to > > both women, some claiming that there were two unrelated Thomas Bonneys, > some > > claiming that there was one and that one wife (or the other) was the > mother > > of all of his children, etc., etc., etc. > > > > I emailed my state's chapter of the Mayflower Society to see if they > accept > > any lines through Dorcas and Thomas, or had any information to sort out > the > > multiple theories, but never received a response. There don't seem to be > too > > many reliable secondary sources on this family, and the internet is full > of > > misinformation, so I thought this list would be a good place to start. I > > would appreciate any good discussion on this family, source referals, > > opinions, etc. > > > > FYI, my line comes through James Bonney who married Desire Billington and > > Abigail Bishop ~ incidently I have a proven Henry Samson line a few > > generations down from here! > > > > Many thanks, > > Anna > > > > ______________________________ >