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- LT. JONATHAN (2) DELANO, b. Duxbury 1647, d. Dartmouth, now New
Bedford, 23 Dec. 1720 aged 73 yrs. He was one of the original
proprietors of Dartmouth; in the confirmatory deed from Gov. Bradford
13 Nov. 1694 his share of abt. 800 acres was derived from his father,
Philip de la Noye, whose name is among the 36 shareholders receiving
their titles from the Indian Sachems, Wasamequin & Wamsutta. He was
chosen Deputy to General Court June 1689 and held many other offices.
Commissioned Lieut. by Gov. Hinckley 25 Dec. 1689; served in the
Indian War of 1675-6. He m. at Plymouth 28 Feb. 1678, MERCY WARREN, b.
20 Feb. 1658, d. at Dartmouth aft. 1727, dau. of NATHANIEL (2) and
SARAH (WALKER) WARREN, and granddau. of RICHARD WARREN of the
MAYFLOWER.
They had 13 children, the last being, THOMAS (3), the ancestor of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(Ellenwood-Wharton & 20 Allied Families, page 159)
LIEUT. JONATHAN DELANO,2 b. Duxbury, 1647; m. Plymouth, Mass., Feb.
28, 1678, Mercy, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Walker) Warren, b.
Plymouth, Feb. 20, 1658. He moved to Dartmouth, now Fairhaven, Mass.;
one of the first proprietors; his right, derived from his father to
800 acres of land, was purchased by the latter, with others, from the
Indian sachems, Wasamequin and Wamsutta, 1652. It is said that he
resided near the brook at Tusket Hill or Wasquatucket, where he built
a mill. He was constable, surveyor, commissioner and selectman; he
participated in the Indian battle at Mt. Hope, King Philip's
stronghold, under Capt. Benj. Church, Aug. 22, 1676; deputy, 1689;
com. lieutenant by Gov. Hinckley, Dec. 25, 1689. Both d. Dartmouth;
he, Dec. 23, 1720; she, after 1727.
(The Hamlin Family, page 149)
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