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This volume commemorates the 250th anniversary of the founding of Old Yarmouth, Massachusetts, including the present towns of Yarmouth and Dennis. With fascinating historical accounts and photographs, readers can explore the rich history and culture of this important region, from its earliest days through to the late 19th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This book is a comprehensive genealogical study of the Howes and Mayo families of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, two of the most influential and important families in the region. It covers their origins in England, their migration to America, and their many contributions to society and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Filled with genealogical data, historical context, and personal anecdotes, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of Yarmouth or in genealogy more generally. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Thomas Howes of Yarmouth, Mass., And Some of His Descendants: Together With the Rev. John Mayo, Allied to Him by Marriage Thomas' Howes was first in Lynn and afterward settled in Yarmouth, of which he was one of the three original proprietors. He settled at Nobsousset on the north side of Cape Cod, Which afterwards became a part of the town of Dennis.(g) He was one of those in August, 1643, between 16 and 60 years of age, able to bear arms in Yarmouth.(h) He was one of the deputies from Yarmouth to the General Court at Plymouth for six years, commencing in 1652.(i) The tax of his widow (then also the widow of Gov. Prence) in 1676 to wards the charges of the late war was £1 38. ...
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