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posted Feb 2007, revised Oct2010

Intentions 1763-1770, Intentions 1776-1780
Marriages 1771-1775


Transcribed from Wellfleet town records, volume 1, published as page images. This transcription is as literal as I can make it, except dates were often entered with the numbers in the format 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, etc., where the superscripts are often shorthand symbols themselves. It is not always clear whether the women were Mrs or Miss.

The known marriage dates and places are bracketed, with Wellfleet noted as [W].
Nearly all marriages occurred in the bride's home town.

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Jan 25 1771. Mr Solomon Covell and miss Mary Baker both of Wellfleet [W, 14 Feb 1771]

Feb 22 1771. Mr Samuel Smith 3d and Miss Susannah Snow both of Wellfleet [W, 4 Mar 1771]

March 29 1771. Mr Thomas Brown and miss Mary Hopkins both of Wellfleet [W, 16 Apr 1771]

April 6, 1771. Mr John Holbrook and Miss Ruth Hamblen both of Wellfleet [W, 23 Apr 1771]

April 17th 1771. Mr Bays Bullard and miss Hannah Atwood both of Wellfleet. [W, 4 Nov 1771]

April 23d 1771. Mr Nehemiah Rich and miss Margaret Lewis both of Wellfleet [W, 29 Oct 1771]

April 24, 1771. Mr Eliphalet Holbrook and miss Mary Covell both of Wellfleet [W, 31 Oct 1771]
Augst 15th 1771. Benjamin Bullard and Ann Lombard both of Wellfleet [W, 3 Sep 1771]

Oct 17 1771. Mr Jesse Atwood and miss Hannah Dean both of Wellfleet [W, 5 Nov 1771]

Oct 18, 1781[sic] Mr Elisha Holbrook and Miss Priscilla Newcomb both of Wellfleet [W, 19 Nov 1771]
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Oct 31st 1771. Mr Isiah Holbrook and miss Tabitha Chipman both of Wellfleet [W, 14 Nov 1771]

Oct 31st 1771. Mr Joseph Wing 3d of Harwich and Miss Martha Brown of Wellfleet. [W, 28 Nov 1771]

Nov 23d, 1771. Mr Daniel Cole junr of Wellfleet and Miss Susanna Collins of Truro [Truro, Apr 1772]

Dec 16 1771. Mr Joshua Cook and Miss ann Rider both of Wellfleet. [W, 2 Jan 1772]

Dec 20 1771. Mr Stephen Wing of Harwich and Miss Sarah Pike of Wellfleet. [W, 5 Mar 1772]

Jan 10 1772. Mr Samuel Treat, jr of Truro and Miss Elisabeth Lombard of Wellfleet [W, 6 Feb 1772]

Jan 14 1772. Mr Barnabus Young jr and Miss Abigail Cole both of Wellfleet [W, 30 Jan 1772]

Jan 25th 1772. Mr William Chipman and Miss Betty Mayo both of Wellfleet [W, 3 Mar 1772]

Feb 29 1772. Mr Jonathan Rich jr of Truro and Miss Ann Hamblen of Wellfleet [W, 13 Apr 1772]

April 1st 1772. Mr Joseph Snow and miss Sarah Hamblen both of Wellfleet [W, 14 Apr 1772]

April 26 1772 Mr James Rich of Truro and Miss Elisabeth Hatch of Wellfleet [W, 9 Nov 1772]

June 27 1772. Mr Isaac Hopkins of Truro and Miss Lydia Newcomb of Wellfleet [W, 18 Aug 1772]

July 3d 1772. Mr Doct. Samuel Nutting of Wellfleet and Miss Elisabeth Farmer of Boston. [Boston, 17 Sep 1772]
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Sept 5th 1772. Mr Jesse Rich and Mrs Abigail Young both of Wellfleet. [W, 20 Sep 1772]

Oct 3d 1772. Mr John Gill and Mrs Hannah Mayo both of Wellfleet [W, 3 Jan 1773]

Oct 3d 1772 Mr John Rich and Miss Mercy Chipman both of Wellfleet. [W, 22 Oct 1772]

Oct 16th 1772. Mr James Hickman jnr and Mrs Experience Linnell of Eastham [Eastham, 7 Oct 1773]

Dec 12th 1772. Mr Collins Snow of Eastham and Mrs Hannah King of Wellfleet [W, 30 Dec 1772]
(Miss?)

Jan 16th 1773. Mr Samuel Brown junr of Wellfleet and Mrs Susanna Cole of Eastham [Eastham, 4 Feb 1773]
(Miss?)

Jan 16 1773. Mr Isaac Doane Holbrook of Wellfleet & Miss Lucy Doane of Eastham [Eastham, 31 Dec 1772]

Jan 23 1773. Simon Newcomb 3d of Wellfleet & Sarah Hopkins of Wellfleet [Eastham, 17 Feb 1773]

Feb 12 1773. Ephraim Smith and Elisabeth Harding both of Wellfleet [W, 4 Mar 1773]

Feb 13, 1773. Joseph Newcomb of Chatham and Phebe Pierce of Wellfleet [W, 16 Mar 1773]

March 16. Hincks Gross forbid the banns of Matrimony between Joseph Newcomb of Chatham and Phebe Pierce of the District of Wellfleet and says for reasons therefor that sd Joseph is "Non Compos" [They were married anyway.]
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April 17th 1773. Mr Lewis Cahoon & Mrs Ruth Snow both of Wellfleet. [W, 26 Oct 1773]

April 17, 1773. Mr Reuben Arey and Miss Elisabeth Smith both of Wellfleet. [W, 28 Oct 1773]

April 19 1773. Mr George Smith and Rebecca Hamblin both of Wellfleet [W, 27 Oct 1773]

July 8d 1773. Mr Benjamin Baker Barnstable and Miss Martha Atwood of Wellfleet. [W, 16 Dec 1773]

Sept 9th 1773. Mr Simeon Newcomb jr and Miss Ruth Stubbs both of Wellfleet. [W, 14 Oct 1773]

Oct 9 1773. Mr Solomon Higgins and Miss Abigail Pierce both of Wellfleet [W, 28 Oct 1773]

Oct 30 1773. Mr Asa Cobb of Truro and Miss Lydia Walker of Wellfleet. [W, 19 May 1774]

Jan 15th 1774. Mr John Awtood[sic] and Miss Rebecca Walker both of Wellfleet. [W, 16 Feb 1774]

Jan 29 1774. Mr William Atwood junr of Wellfleet, & Miss Sarah Salmon of Boston [Boston, 3 Apr 1774]

Feb 17th 1774. Mr Joshua Young junr and Wid Lucia Higgins both of Wellfleet [W, 10 Mar 1774]

March 9, 1774 Mr Joseph Freeman of Wellfleet and Miss Susanna Lambord of Truro [Truro, 4 Jul 1774] (Lombard)

Mch 10th 1774. Mr Joshua Harding of Wellfleet and Miss Thankful Lombord of Truro [Truro, 7 Apr 1774] (Lombard)
The foregoing were recorded by
    John Greenough, Dist Clerk
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March 12th 1774. Mr Thomas Paine of Truro and Mrs Anna Cook of Wellfleet [W, 19 Apr 1774]

March 17th 1774. Mr Jacob Higgins and Miss Mary
(Marcy) Holbrook both of Wellfleet. [W, 20 Oct 1774]

March 26, 1774. Mr Samuel Paine of Harwich and Miss Rachel Maker of Wellfleet [W, 20 Oct 1774]

April 1st 1774. Mr Charles Cole of Wellfleet and Miss Rhoda Cox of Malden [Boston, 1 Apr 1774]

April 8th, 1774 Mr James Hutting
(Hutton) and Miss Elisabeth Atwood both of Wellfleet [W, 26 Apr 1774]

April 16 1774. Mr David Cobb of Barnstable and Miss Lucy Bickford of Wellfleet [W, 16 Nov 1774]

April 27 1774. Mr Stephen Atwood and Miss Sarah Atwood both of Wellfleet. [W, 3 Nov 1774]

June 15th 1774. Mr Abner Howes of Boston and Miss Elisabeth Lewis of Wellfleet [W, 3 Jul 1774]

Sept 30, 1774 Mr Samuel Watts of Wellfleet and Miss Ziba Wiley of Wellfleet [W, 20 Oct 1774]

Dec 5, 1774. Mr William Brackett and Miss Sarah Hopkins both of Wellfleet [W, 14 Mar 1775]

Dec 24th, 1774. Mr Moses Young of and Miss Thankful Bickford both of Wellfleet [W, 12 Jan 1775]

Jan 20th 1775. Mr Benjamin Higgins jr of Eastham and Miss Jerusha Newcomb of Wellfleet [W, 9 Feb 1775]

Jan 24th 1775. Mr Joseph Snow and Mrs. Rebecca Young both of Wellfleet. [W, 9 Feb 1775]
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Feb 4th 1775 Mr Richard Arey of Wellfleet and Miss Sarah Bangs of Harwich [Harwich, 30 Mar 1775]

Feb 25th 1775 Mr Thomas Black and Miss Deborah Young both of Wellfleet [W, 23 Mar 1775]

March 14th 1775. Joseph Gibble and Rehumah George both of Wellfleet [W, 7 Sep 1775] (aka Cable, Keppel, Kepple, Gabel) (Ruhamah)
April 15th 1775. Mr Archelaus Smith of Wellfleet and Miss Sarah Doane Hopkins of Truro. [W, 20 Apr 1775]

May 16th 1775. Mr Elisha Doane jr and Miss Hannah Green both of Wellfleet [W, 28 Nov 1775]

June 9th 1775. Mr William Witherell and Miss Ruth Smith both of Wellfleet [W, 29 Jun 1775] (Mrs)

June 22d 1775. Mr Ephraim Covell and Mrs Sarah Vickery both of Wellfleet [W, 13 Jul 1775]

Augst 19th 1775 Mr James Newcomb and Miss Tabitha Nickerson both of Wellfleet [W, 6 Sep 1775]

Sept 2d 1775. Mr Cornelius Hamblen junr and Miss Ruth Brown both of Wellfleet
(2 Ruth Browns in a row. this one seems wrong)

Sept 2d 1775 Mr James Arey and Miss Ruth Brown both of Wellfleet [W, 20 Nov 1775]

Sept 16th, 1775 Mr John Witherell and Zuba Gross both of Wellfleet. [W, 12 Oct 1775]

Sept 16, 1775 Mr Joseph Ward junr of Wellfleet and Miss Martha Smith of Eastham [Eastham, 5 Oct 1775]

Sept 23d 1775. Mr Hezekiah Smith of Wellfleet and Miss Hannah Cook of Eastham [Eastham, 12 Oct 1775]
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Oct 7th 1775. Mr Stephen King and Miss Susanna (Joanna) Atwood both of Wellfleet [W, 14 Dec 1775]

Oct 7, 1775. Mr Samuel Atwood junr and Miss Jemima Arey of Wellfleet [Eastham, 6 Nov 1775]

Oct 7th 1775. Mr Reuben Rich junr of Wellfleet and Miss Hannah Gross of Truro [Truro, 2 Nov 1775]

Oct 20th 1775. Mr George Brown of Wellfleet and Miss Ruth Cole of Eastham. [Eastham, 6 Feb 1776]

Nov 11th 1775 Mr Elisha Rich of Wellfleet and Miss Hannah Snow of Eastham.
[Eastham, 21 Dec 1775]

Dec 2d 1775. Mr Robert Kemp and Miss Anna Paine both of Wellfleet [W, 19 Dec 1775]


Intentions 1763-1770
Intentions 1776-1780