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Families 'Round the Cape

Families 'Round the Cape is for members (cousins!) who have ancestral roots in Plymouth and the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts.

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Latest Activity: Feb 21, 2014

History of Cape Cod

In 1602 Bartholomew Gosnold named it Cape Cod, the surviving term and the ninth oldest English place-name in the U.S. Samuel de Champlain charted its sand-silted harbors in 1606 and Henry Hudson landed there in 1609. Captain John Smith noted it on his map of 1614 and at last the Pilgrims entered the "Cape Harbor" and – contrary to the popular myth of Plymouth Rock – made their first landing near present-day Provincetown on November 11, 1620. Nearby, in what is now Eastham, they had their first encounter with Native Americans.

Cape Cod was among the first places settled by the English in North America. Aside from Barnstable (1639), Sandwich (1637) and Yarmouth (1639), the Cape's fifteen towns developed slowly. It is in these fifteen towns on this small peninsula that many of the United States early colonial families settled, worked, and eventually (in some cases) spread out to other colonies.

Families 'Round the Cape invites you to share your genealogical findings, discuss topics of interest and history, and help us plot the trees of our common ancestors.

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Warren - Bumpus

Started by Peggy Rowe-Snyder Oct 13, 2013. 0 Replies

Hello,I am a descendant of Richard Warren (Mayflower)and Edward Bompasse (The Anne)I'm new to this group and mostly wanted to just check in.Say hello!   I'm always interested in discussing…Continue

Descendants of Humphrey TURNER

Started by James P. LaLone. Last reply by John Diefenbach Nov 20, 2011. 11 Replies

Attached is what I have on the first 6 generations (male lines) of the descendants of Humphrey TURNER. Additions. corrections greatly appreciated. I am also interested in the other early TURNERs who…Continue

Wing Family

Started by Mary Beth. Last reply by Spirit Baker Dec 5, 2010. 1 Reply

Do you descend from Reverend Stephen Wing and his wife Deborah (Bachiler) Wing?  And what's your line?  Mine is: Reverend Stephen WIng & Deborah BachilerDaniel Wing and Hannah SwiftDeborah WIng…Continue

Descendants of the Reverend Stephen Bachiler who founded the town of Hampshire, New England

Started by Mary Beth Jun 12, 2010. 0 Replies

Much has been written about Rev. Stephen Bachiler.  He came to the colonies in about the year 1632 and is recognized as the founder of Hampton, New Hampshire.  Many of his descendants spell the name…Continue

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Comment by William S Dean on September 4, 2010 at 3:42pm
My families are: DEAN/DEANE; TUNER; BUCKLAND/BUCKLIN; HYLAND; GARNER; COLE; FOXWELL; SHELLY; BOSWORTH; ALLEN; BACON; FREEMAN; PEPPER; NICKERSON; BASSETT; MAYO; AREY; WING; BOWDISH; PADDOCK; HOLMES; SAVORY; and EDDY (among others).
Comment by Spirit Baker on September 4, 2010 at 3:06pm
Hi Maggie, my family is Doane.
Comment by maggie on September 4, 2010 at 2:42pm
my cape family are COBB HINCKLEY BRADFORD
Comment by Spirit Baker on September 4, 2010 at 12:23pm
Thanks Linda, some of my family is on there also. You have stones and he has property and wills.
Comment by Spirit Baker on September 4, 2010 at 12:20pm
Thanks, I've found some info and attached it on my tree on Ancestry and still have to work on my family website and attach it there too, still looking,
Comment by Linda Gardner (linda01720) on September 4, 2010 at 11:39am
Along the same lines, here's a website I recently learned about:

http://www.capecodgravestones.com/

"17th, 18th & 19th Century Cape Cod Gravestones"

Gravestones Dated 1683 - 1880
in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Gravestone Records from the 15 Towns of Cape Cod

I don't know what the differences might be between the site William posted and this one.
Comment by William S Dean on September 4, 2010 at 10:45am
Were your ancestors in Barnstable from January 1683 to 1894? You may find their gravestone inscriptions in this great collection, provided online by the Sturgis Library: http://www3.websearchstudio.net/scripts/ws.dll?websearch&site=s...

Comment by Spirit Baker on June 23, 2010 at 5:59am
Thanks William, I may ask her to add a 3 cemeteries that I have finished in Acushnet, Bristol Co, MA and Lakeville, Plymouth Co, MA. I'm still trying to finish the oldest cemetery we have in the area. So much to do so little time.
Comment by William S Dean on June 22, 2010 at 8:01pm
The Dead in Salem

Are your ancestors buried in Salem, MA? Perhaps you'll find them listed here at the transcriptions from Old Burying Point or the Charter Street Cemetery.

http://www.gravematter.com/cem-ma-salem.asp

Other cemeteries are listed as well, particularly in New England: http://www.gravematter.com/

Local New England, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont history with emphasis on -- as they rightly say "The heart of the history of any New England town can be found in its cemeteries"
Comment by Spirit Baker on June 12, 2010 at 7:08am
A million thank you's William.
I see there is a Baker, interesting. During reading another one of your stories I saw a Barker. I forget if they had the same first name. Barker and Baker could be the same family line.
 

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