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Captain Jonathan Sparrow, son of Richard Sparrow and Pandora Unknown
Rebecca Bangs, daughter of Edward Bangs
Hannah Prence, daughter of Governor Thomas Prence
In 1644 the Court granted land to "those that goe to dwell at Nausett [Eastham]." Jonathan was an early settler of Eastham and his name appears on a 22 May 1655 list of inhabitants. [FSE]
Samuel Smith and John Mayo of Eastham were charged with illegally catching mackeral on Cape Cod and called to court to defend themselves. In October 1686 their attorney, Captain Jonathan Sparrow, appeared in court and requested more time, which was granted. [RPC6, 203]
Children of Jonathan Sparrow and Rebecca Bangs:
i. Rebecca Sparrow married Thomas Freeman.
ii. Jonathan Sparrow married Rebecca Merrick.
Children of Jonathan Sparrow and Hannah Prence:
ii. Richard Sparrow married Mercy Cobb.
iii. John Sparrow
John was amitted an inhabitant of Eastham before 1675. [FSE]
iv. Elizabeth Sparrow married Captain Samuel Freeman on 5 February 1684. [FSE] Samuel married second Bashua Unknown. [FSE]
v. Patience Sparrow died on 28 Ocober 1745. She married first Joseph Paine. She married second John Jenkings of Barnstable on 28 November 1715.
Children of Hannah Prence and Nathaniel Mayo
i. Samuel Mayo married Ruth Hopkins. [thop]
References:
FSE. David Hamlin, "First Settlers of Eastham, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 6 (1852): 41–46.
ASG. Mrs. M.L.T. Alden, "The Snow Genealogy," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 102 (1948): 47.
RPC6. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of Plymouth Colony: Court Orders, Vol. 6, 1678–1691 (Boston: William White, 1856).
thop. Timothy Hopkins, "Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower and Some of his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 102 (1948): 46–60.
Last revised: 19-Dec-2022