Peter Dunbar

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 8 Sep 1668, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Notes:

Peter Dunbar (1668-1719) = Sarah Thaxter (1668-1725)
Samuel Dunbar (1704-1786) = Mary Hayward (1718-1793)
Asa Dunbar (1745-1787) = Mary Jones (1748-1830)
Cynthia Dunbar (1787-1872) = John Thoreau (1787-1859)
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), 3rd cousin 5 times removed to LD

Peter married Sarah Thaxter on 25 Mar 1691. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Thaxter and Abigail Church) was born on 16 Nov 1668 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died in 1725 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Abigail Dunbar was born on 4 Dec 1691 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 11 Apr 1750 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Notes:

He arrived in Hingham in 1650. He is called "a Scotchman" by the History of the Town of Hingham, not hard to believe given his surname. A farmer, he lived on Scotland Street, and it's easy to speculate that the street was named after him.

His Find a Grave page says that he was one of 150 Scottish prisoners of war deported to the New World on the Unity after the Battle of Dunbar, but while this is plausible, we know of nothing that confirms it.

Robert married Rose. Rose died on 10 Nov 1700 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]