Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Hannah Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 10 May 1785 - Gerry, Massachusetts 1
        Baptism: 
          Death: 16 May 1832 - Phillipston, Massachusetts 2
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Thatcher Rich (1739-1817) 3
         Mother: Hannah Lewis (1754-1823)



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Hannah Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Dec 1707 - Pamet (Truro), Massachusetts 4 5
        Baptism: 
          Death: 5 Nov 1755 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro 6
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Samuel Rich (1685-1752) 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Mulford (Cir 1687-1725) 4
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Cobb (13 Sep 1698 - 13 Jan 1749) 4 
       Marriage: 14 May 1724 - Truro, Massachusetts 4 8 9
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James Cobb (1725-1725) 4 9
                2. Elizabeth Cobb (1726-1784) 4
                3. Lois Cobb (1729-1775) 4 10
                4. Isaac Cobb (1731-1751) 11
                5. Ezekiel Cobb (1734-1763) 11
                6. Hannah Cobb (1737-1766) 11
                7. Dinah Cobb (1740-      ) 11
                8. Deliverance Cobb (1742-      ) 11
                9. Mary Cobb (1745-      ) 11
                10. Sabra Cobb (1747-1806) 11
                11. Labanon Cobb (1748-      )
Notes
General:
stone:

Here Lyes ye Body of
Mrs HANNAH COBB Wife
to Mr JAMES COBB
Who died Nov'br 5th 1755
in ye 46th Year of Her Age

Also in Memory of Mr Ezekiel
Cobb there Son died at Sea of ye
Small Pox May 3d 1763
Aged 28 years 12
Marriage Notes (James Cobb)
stone:

Here lyes ye Body of
Mr JAMES COBB
Who departed this Life
Jan'ry ye 13 1749 in ye
50 Year of His Age

Also in Memory of
Isaac Cobb Son of Mr James &
Mrs Hannah Cobb Who died at Sea
in ye Year 1751 Aged 21 Years 12

picture Hannah Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 21 Mar 1747 - Truro, Massachusetts 14
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Sep 1788 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Robert Rich (1703-1765) 16
         Mother: Lydia Collins (1712-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *Peter Lombard (23 Mar 1739 - 14 Jan 1765)
       Marriage: 11 Nov 1763 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 17
         Status: 

2. Isaac Smith (13 Nov 1743 - 14 Jan 1820) 18 
       Marriage: 12 Feb 1767 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Jesse Smith (1767-1813) 20
                2. Isaac Smith (1770-      ) 20
                3. Collins Smith (1772-1795) 20
                4. Sarah Smith (1774-1851) 20 21
                5. Israel Smith (1776-      ) 20
                6. Captain John Smith (1778-1816) 20 22 23
                7. Hannah Smith (1781-After 1850) 20
                8. Hezekiah Smith (1783-      ) 20



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Hannah Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 19 Apr 1740 - Truro, Massachusetts 13 14
        Baptism: 
          Death: 18 Dec 1794 - Truro, Massachusetts 12 13
         Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro 13 24
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: John Rich (1706-1779) 13 16
         Mother: Thankful Sears (1707-1782) 13
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elisha Snow (5 Apr 1736 - 30 Jun 1802)
       Marriage: 2 Dec 1762 - Truro, Massachusetts 13 25
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Snow (1765-1791) 13
                2. Elisha Snow (1767-1817) 13
                3. John Snow (1769-1822) 13
                4. Sarah Snow (1769-      ) 26
                5. Paul Snow (1776-      ) 26
                6. Jesse Snow (1778-      ) 26
Notes
General:
stone:
In Memory of
Mrs. HANNAH SNOW
wife of
Mr. ELISHA SNOW
died Oct'r. 18th 1794
In the 54th Year
of her Age 12

picture Hannah Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1738 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 18 Feb 1801 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 12 15
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Moses Rich (15 Aug 1735 - Bef 1801) 13 
       Marriage: Mar 1760 - Eastham, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Hannah Caroline Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Sep 1782 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 28
        Baptism: 
          Death: 10 Mar 1819 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 23
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Elisha Rich (1753-1836)
         Mother: Hannah Snow (1759-1822)
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Carlisle (Est 1779 -       )
       Marriage: 25 Feb 1806 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29
         Status:
Notes
General:
stone:
In memory of Hannah Caroline, daughter of Elisha & Hannah Rich, who died March 10, 1819 aet 37 years.
'Hark ye rebels come and list
The officers are now recruiting:
Will you still in sin persist,
And spend your time in vain disputing?
All your cavils are in vain,
For if you do not sue for favor
Down you'll sink in endless pain
To bear the wrath of God forever.' "

'Caroline' is not part of her name in the birth record. 28 30

picture Hannah Dyer Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 16 May 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 10 Sep 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts
          Death: Abt 1866 - Brooklyn, New York
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Joshua Rich (1752-1810) 32
         Mother: Mary Dyer (1754-1827)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joshua Atwood (16 Dec 1785 - 23 Feb 1823)
       Marriage: 22 Nov 1810 - Truro, Massachusetts 33
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Joanna Atwood (1812-      ) 34
                2. Hannah Atwood (1815-      ) 34
                3. Pamelia Atwood (1817-1842)
                4. Mary Snow Atwood (1820-1845) 34



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Hannah Gross Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 27 Jan 1803 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 35
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Isaac Baker Rich (1779-1813)
         Mother: Azubah Witherell (1787-1871) 36



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Hannah Harding Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 17 Aug 1816 - Truro, Massachusetts 37
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Freeman Rich (1783-1833)
         Mother: Mercy Snow Harding (1788-1825) 38
Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Harding Brown (30 Aug 1813 -       ) 39 
       Marriage: 15 Jan 1839 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 40
         Status: 



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Hannah Hopkins Rich 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 31 Aug 1827 - Truro, Massachusetts 43
        Baptism: 
          Death: 27 Dec 1907 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: pneumonia

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Rich Jr (1794-1871)
         Mother: Abigail Rich (1793-1853) 44
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Thomas Hopkins (19 Oct 1814 - 23 Mar 1898) 41 
       Marriage: 20 Nov 1856 - Truro, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elisha Hopkins (1858-After 1932)
                2. Captain Richard Baker Hopkins (1859-1932) 41
                3. Nehemiah Somes Hopkins M.D. (1860-1953) 45
                4. John L Hopkins (1867-1892) 46
Notes
Medical:
age 80-4
Hannah H. Hopkins
widow of Thomas Hopkins
b Truro
d/o Joseph Rich & Abigail Rich
d, i Wellfleet 47
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Sources

1 Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 37. "This township was originally parts of Templeton and Athol. It was incorporated; October 20, 1786, and named in honor of Elbridge Gerry; but dissatisfied with his measures after he became governor, the citizens, [on 5 Feb 1814], procured a change of name to Phillipston." Nason & Varney, 1890
The date of the name change comes from the Phillipston Town Clerk, 27 Apr 2009.
online

2 Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 114.

3 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:268. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278 , 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.

4 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:265.

5 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 7.

6 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #400.

7 Richard Thomas Holway, Holway-Rich Heritage. A history and genealogy of two Cape Cod families (1988. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press), 65.

8 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 55. by Rev John Avery of Truro.

9 Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 32:54.

10 Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, volume 5, series 3 (Boston. Massachusetts Historical Society. 1836.), 255-271, Memoir of Rev. Dr. Freeman.

11 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:266.

12 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

13 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:271.

14 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 29.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:229. Deaths.

16 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:264.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:519.

18 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 99 (MD17:146). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:521, Marriages.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:31.

21 Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 815.

22 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 2.

23 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:232. Deaths.

24 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #626.

25 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 89.

26 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:272.

27 Elizabeth Freeman, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions. Section Three. Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Asscociation), 1.

28 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:39. the children of Elisha Rich and Hannah his wife.

29 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:557. Marriages.

30 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), Lot 670, Elisha & Hannah Rich family.

31 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 138.

32 Frank Dyer, "Descendants of William & Mary (Barrett) Dyer of Rhode Island" (Rootsweb files will_riged, spragueged).

33 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 206. Rev Jude Damon.

34 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:103. Joshua & Hannah Atwood family.

35 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:87. Lot and Mary Hawes family.

36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:47. William & Ruth Witherell family.

37 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 221.

38 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:57.

39 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:105. The children of Stillman and Hannah Brown.

40 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:592. Marriages.

41 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 221. Thomas Hopkins & Hannah H. Rich family.

42 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 54.

43 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 256.

44 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 168.

45 Toney, Hopkins family notes (email 2009).

46 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 12.

47 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 55.

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