Elder Thomas Faunce, Sr.

Male Abt 1647 - 1746  (~ 99 years)


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  1. 1.  Elder Thomas Faunce, Sr. was born about 1647 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 27 Feb 1745/46 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 27 Feb 1745/46 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 13903903

    Notes:

    From FindaGrave:

    THOMAS FAUNCE was born in 1647 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. He died on 27 Feb 1746 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He married JANE NELSON on 12 Dec 1672 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony, daughter of William Nelson and Martha Ford. She was born on 28 Feb 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. She died on 08 Aug 1717 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    Children:

    i. PATIENCE FAUNCE was born on 07 Nov 1673 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. She died on 12 May 1779 in Dartmouth, Plymouth, MA. She married EPHRAIM KEMPTON on 02 Jun 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on 14 Nov 1674. He died in 1758.

    ii. JOHN FAUNCE was born on 16 Sep 1678 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. He died on 19 Mar 1766 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He married ABIGAIL BRYANT on 20 Nov 1705 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, daughter of John Bryant and Abigail Bryant. She was born on 30 Dec 1682 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. She died on 07 Apr 1770.

    iii. MARTHA FAUNCE was born on 16 Dec 1680 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. She died on 09 Sep 1745 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She married ISAAC DOTEN on 17 Mar 1703 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on 25 Oct 1678 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. He died on 15 Apr 1725 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    iv. PRISCILLA FAUNCE was born on 20 Aug 1684 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. She died on 08 Sep 1736 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    v. THOMAS FAUNCE was born on 18 May 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. He died before 26 Feb 1749 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) LYDIA BARNABY on 29 May 1718 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, daughter of Stephen Barnaby and Ruth Morton. She was born on 04 Sep 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1749 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) SARAH FORD on 12 Jul 1711 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She was born before 1695. She died on 03 Mar 1717 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    vi. JOANNAH FAUNCE was born on 24 Jun 1689 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colony. She died on 04 May 1758 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She married ICHABOD PADDOCK on 15 Oct 1712 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on 16 Jun 1687 in Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony. He died on 26 Aug 1750 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    vii. JEAN FAUNCE was born on 18 Nov 1692 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She died after 1735. She married (1) EBENEZER FINNEY on 18 Aug 1726 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on 23 Apr 1699 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 21 Sep 1745 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. She married (2) ABIAH KEITH in 1735 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on Unknown date. He died after 1735.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13903903

    Buried:
    Inscription

        Here lyes buried
        the body of
        Mr Thomas Faunce
        Ruling elder of the First
        Church of Christ in
        Plymouth deceafed Febr
        27th An Dom 1745/6 in
        the 99th year of his age.

        The Fathers where are they
        Blefsed are the dead who
        die in the Lord.

    Thomas married Jane Nelson on 13 Dec 1672 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. Jane was born on 28 Feb 1649/50 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 6 Aug 1717 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 6 Aug 1717 in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Joanna Faunce  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1689 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 4 May 1758 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 4 May 1758 in Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joanna Faunce Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 24 Jun 1689 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony; died on 4 May 1758 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 4 May 1758 in Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 29369948

    Notes:

    From FindaGrave:

    OF ENGLISH ANCESTRY

    A BIOGRAPHY OF JOANNA FAUNCE PADDOCK, by Larry Overmire (7th great grandson), Aug. 2008:

    Joanna Faunce was born in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, June 24, 1689, the sixth of seven children of Elder Thomas Faunce, Sr., and his wife Jane Nelson. Her grandparents John and Patience (Morton) Faunce immigated on the ship "Anne" in 1623.

    On Oct. 15, 1712, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 23-year-old Joanna married 25-year-old Ichabod Paddock, the son of Zachariah Paddock and Bethiah Hall. In the ensuing years, Joanna gave birth to nine children: Bethia, Priscilla, Jane, Joanna, Ephraim, Thomas, Zachariah, Patience, and James.

    Ichabod and Joanna moved from Yarmouth to Middleboro in 1722. He was a distinguished elder and deacon of the Church of Plymouth.

    Joanna died in Middleboro on May 4, 1758, at the age of 68 and was laid to rest in the Cemetery At the Green.

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29369948

    Joanna married Deacon Ichabod Paddock on 15 Oct 1712 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Ichabod (son of Zachariah Paddock and Bethia Hall) was born on 1 Jun 1687 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Aug 1750 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 26 Aug 1750 in Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Bethiah Paddock  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1714; died on 4 Sep 1731 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 4 Sep 1731 in Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    2. 4. Jane "Jennie" Paddock  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1717 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Apr 1795 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 18 Apr 1795 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Bethiah Paddock Descendancy chart to this point (2.Joanna2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1714; died on 4 Sep 1731 in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 4 Sep 1731 in Cemetery at The Green, Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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    • Group: Hall Direct Descendant
    • Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 142696147

    Notes:

    From Findagrave:

    dau. of Ichabod & Joanna (Faunce) Paddock
    __________________________________
    *in her 18th year

    Group:
    A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

    Group:
    Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142696147

    Bethiah married Lieut. Gideon Bradford on 8 Oct 1741 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Gideon (son of Lieut. Samuel Bradford and Sarah Gray) was born on 27 Oct 1718 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1793 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried after 18 Oct 1793 in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]