another Mary

Timeline

1. Spanning the 9 years from 1618, to 1627

   Seven children born to Jonathan and Grace

   The list contains two children named Mary; individual birth dates are not given.

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2. 1633

   Family sails to Boston in Jonathan's ship

   Jonathan was 39. A later sentence describes the 1636 move as six years after landing, inconsistent with this arrival year.

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3. In 1636, six years after landing in America

   Family moves down the Charles River

   The destination is described as 40 miles down the Charles River. The stated elapsed time conflicts with the 1633 arrival.

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Stories mentioning another

• Across the Atlantic to a Lasting Family HomeThe family traces its line to Mr. William Fairbanks in Yorks in 1445, then recounts Jonathan Fayerbanke's marriage to Grace Smith Lee, their seven children, and their voyage to Boston in his own ship in 1633. Jonathan moved to Contentment in 1636, built the enduring Dedham house, acquired land, joined the township covenant and eventually the church, and prospered as a farmer. The house is described as America's oldest standing timber frame dwelling, a National Landmark continuously owned by the family and never mortgaged, with replicas including one at Boston Commons. The passage also describes the wider family's political activity, Patriot and Union service, and slaveholding by some landed members. It retains inconsistent arrival chronology and contradictory wording about Jonathan's death relative to Grace's.

Referenced in

• History of the Guild Family — EARLY HISTORY OF THE FAIRBANKS FAMILY