Delano Lt. Jonathon

Lt. married Warren Mercy about 28 Feb 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. Mercy (daughter of Warren Nathanel and Walker Sarah) was born about 20 Feb 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA; died on 06 Nov 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jabez Delano letter to his brother, Jonathon, 1727.

A letter written by Jabez Delnao of Dartmouth to his brother, Jonathon, 1727 in which we learn something of his family, the sickness in town and of the Earthquake that had recently occurred.

Loving Brother:

We have recd. two letters lately from you, for which we thank you. wherin you have given us an accnt of your Condition & we are Comforted to hear it is better with you then we could expect, considering that divers reports of sickness in ye Country, & in your person, & by your letter in your fammely, had caused us to fear.

Brother I was Moved to write to you before now, both with in my self & from mother, but I put her off because of the sikness (that was in my famely of which through Mercy we have had a small share to what many of our Neighbours have had) but especially because of ye dangerous condition ye brothe, Nathll lay in for some time. I being greatly desierous that my letters might be ye messengers of Joy & not of sorrow to you. And now barother, as we have recd Comfort from your letter, we hpe these lines may be drawn forth to thankfullness unto God for all his Mercies.

And now I shall briefly touch on what is omitted in Brother Natll Letter; and first, of yee sickness; conceringing Brother Natll & you have an acct in his letter. Our eldest has had a long lingering illness but is pretty much recruted. I am poorly on't , myself from bin Considerabley ill, this 4 weeks, which makes me write with a trembling hand, the sickness has bin very generous in our town, of which there are four grown persons dead in our village; vis, Jonathan Hathaway, rose Spooner, Jemima Badcock & Amos Tabler's wife; but people are generally pon recovery, & it looks like a time of health.

Of the season (we have Indeferent good Crops.) We have had a great drought which lasted from Inglish mowing till about ye Middle of Sept. since which we have had extraordinary groing weather, till within this 4 of 5 weeks.

Of an earthquake, which was a week yesterday, about ten att night, which shook both ye Land & water, the islands & seas, at that degree that several doors where shook of ye Latch in our village, & tis said that at Nantuket ye harth stones grated one against another, and that Car, ye boat builder, Run out of his house got in to a boat for fear ye Island should sink.

Mother desierrd me to acquaint you that she Greatly desires to se you, and so we doe all. My love to all our friends. Farewell your Brother,

Jabez Delano, Novemr 6th 1727

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Jabez Delano letter to his brother, Jonathon, 1727.

A letter written by Jabez Delnao of Dartmouth to his brother, Jonathon, 1727 in which we learn something of his family, the sickness in town and of the Earthquake that had recently occurred.

Loving Brother:

We have recd. two letters lately from you, for which we thank you. wherin you have given us an accnt of your Condition & we are Comforted to hear it is better with you then we could expect, considering that divers reports of sickness in ye Country, & in your person, & by your letter in your fammely, had caused us to fear.

Brother I was Moved to write to you before now, both with in my self & from mother, but I put her off because of the sikness (that was in my famely of which through Mercy we have had a small share to what many of our Neighbours have had) but especially because of ye dangerous condition ye brothe, Nathll lay in for some time. I being greatly desierous that my letters might be ye messengers of Joy & not of sorrow to you. And now barother, as we have recd Comfort from your letter, we hpe these lines may be drawn forth to thankfullness unto God for all his Mercies.

And now I shall briefly touch on what is omitted in Brother Natll Letter; and first, of yee sickness; conceringing Brother Natll & you have an acct in his letter. Our eldest has had a long lingering illness but is pretty much recruted. I am poorly on't , myself from bin Considerabley ill, this 4 weeks, which makes me write with a trembling hand, the sickness has bin very generous in our town, of which there are four grown persons dead in our village; vis, Jonathan Hathaway, rose Spooner, Jemima Badcock & Amos Tabler's wife; but people are generally pon recovery, & it looks like a time of health.

Of the season (we have Indeferent good Crops.) We have had a great drought which lasted from Inglish mowing till about ye Middle of Sept. since which we have had extraordinary groing weather, till within this 4 of 5 weeks.

Of an earthquake, which was a week yesterday, about ten att night, which shook both ye Land & water, the islands & seas, at that degree that several doors where shook of ye Latch in our village, & tis said that at Nantuket ye harth stones grated one against another, and that Car, ye boat builder, Run out of his house got in to a boat for fear ye Island should sink.

Mother desierrd me to acquaint you that she Greatly desires to se you, and so we doe all. My love to all our friends. Farewell your Brother,

Jabez Delano, Novemr 6th 1727

Capt. married Allen Hatch Amy on 20 Jun 1704. Amy was born on 15 Jul 1684 in Falmouth, Barnstable County, MA; died in Jan 1762 in Tolland, Tolland County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jabez married Delano Mary about 08 Feb 1709 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA. Mary was born in 1683; died on 29 Apr 1716 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Peckham Jean on 04 Nov 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA. Jean (daughter of Peckham Stephen and Pope Mary) was born about 23 Jan 1702 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
12 Jan 1707/1708

Died:
22 Jan 1751/1752

Family/Spouse: Hibbard Prudent. Prudent was born on 03 Feb 1711 in Windham, Windham County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathon married West Susannah on 02 Nov 1743 in Coventry, Tolland County, CT. Susannah was born about 17 Jan 1717 in Lebanon, CT; died after 31 May 1758. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathon married Hammond Mary Abigail on 14 Nov 1734 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA. Mary was born in 1714; died in 1775 in Bristol County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Swain Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born on 20 Oct 1729 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ladd Anna Parker. Anna was born on 31 Oct 1734 in Haverhill, Essex County, MA; died on 11 Feb 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Baptismal in CR4

Will of Jonathon Delano, Jr. Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA

In the name of God, Amen.

I, Jonahton Delano, Junior of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol and province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Marriner, being weak in body but sound and disposing mind and in memory, thanks be to God. Therefore I do make and devise this my last will and testament in manner and form following vs first and principally, I commend my soul into the honor of God that gave it: and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried therein at the direction of my Executor. Herein after named and touching my temporal Estate wherewith God hath blessed , I give and dispose thereof as followeth. I will that all my last debts and funeral charges be paid out of my personal estate by my Executor.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Lydia Delano, all my personal estate that I have after my just debts and funeral charges are paid to be her and hereafter heirs and assigns for ever. I also give her the profit and improvement on one half of my farm where on my Honoured father and mother now live during the time she remains my widow. All which give her in lue of the right of dowry and prower of thirds and to inable her to bring the chld if she have one born of her body in nine month after a date of these ---?

Item: I give unto my Honoured father and mother: Jonathon Delano and Abigail Delano a profit and improvement of the other half of my farm aforesaid during their natural lives and they allowing my brother, Amasa to live with them.

Item: I give unto my child if my wife hath one born of her body in the nine months after the date of those present all my real estate in the township of Dartmouth to be to said child and to said heirs and ofsprings of the child forever excepting to profit and improvements as above expressed.

Item: Further my will is that if the child before expressed should have no lawful heir before it arrive to the age of twenty one years, not live it self to the age of twenty one years therefor my two brothers Amasa Delano and Stephen Delano to have the aforesaid real estae as the child was to have if it had lived to go to them, their heirs and assigns forever.

Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my Honoured father, Jonathon Delano of Dartmouth to be my Executor of this my last will and testament: Hereby revoking, disallowing and making void all former Will or Wills by me hereto fore made.

Ratifying and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in witness Whereof I have there unto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of July in the seventh year of His Majesties Reign, George, the third, King of Great Britten. 22nd of Domini 1767. Signed, Jonathon Delano, Jr.

Signed and Sealed, Published and Declared by the Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of

Signed:
James Smith
Job, Jab or Jabez Moffet ?
Abrham Shearman

At the bottom of the will is written " April 25th 1768 Proved"

Family/Spouse: Peckham Lydia. Lydia (daughter of Peckham James and HAMMOND Deborah P.) was born in 1749 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA; died after 1803 in NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]