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From: "David C. Piatt" <>
Subject: Re: [PIATT] all the Elizabeth DUNHAM!!
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 17:21:00 -0400
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I understand that Dinah PYATT was Jonathan MARTIN's third wife, do you know
if Elizabeth DUNHAM was his 1st or 2nd, and do you have the name of his
other wife?

David C. Piatt
Shelby Twp., Mich.

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Subject: [PIATT] all the Elizabeth DUNHAM!!


> Oh, boy, you opened a barrel of Elizabeths!
> I once did a printout from the IGI of Elizabeth DUNHAMs and it took
> SEVERAL pages. This was in an attempt to help determine the parentage of
the
> Elizabeth DUNHAM who married Jacob MARTIN, my 5th great grandparents.
Hasn't
> helped, YET!!
> Here are just a few that we have -- from our MARTIN history, compiled
by
> Louise MARTIN MOHLER:
> "Elizabeth DUNHAM, Jacob's wife (yes, s/o Jonathan MARTIN), has been
given
> various parents and at this point we are not sure just exactly who her
> parents were. We do know she is not the dtr. of Edmund DUNHAM and Dinah
FITZ
> RANDOLPH. She had been previously listed as the dtr. of Edmund DUNHAM and
> Mary DUNN and now we find that has never been substantiated. There are a
> number of Elizabeth DUNHAMs to choose from which makes it more difficult.
> Jacob's father, Jonathan MARTIN married Elizabeth DUNHAM, his uncle
Jacob
> PIATT/PYATT married Elizabeth DUNHAM and Jacob himself married an
Elizabeth
> DUNHAM (as written above).
> Benajah DUNN married Elizabeth DUNHAM d/o of Edmund and Dinah FITZ
> RANDOLPH."
> Too bad some of them didn't go by distinctive name, as Big Elizabeth,
Red
> Elizabeth... men did, why not the gals!? (^.^)
> Well that's my two cents worth, if it helps anyone.
> Best to all,
> Caral MECHLING BENNETT
>
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