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Samuel Sturtevant was likely born in England about 1620, based on his estimated age at the birth of eldest child. I have not found his origins. His last name is spelled in a variety of ways including Sturdevant. He was at Plymouth by 1640 when he was on a list of townsmen that was submitted decades later at the18 May 1688 Town Meeting. [Sturtevant] He is my 9th great-grandfat...


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William Swift was born by about 1596 in England, based on estimated age at marriage. He was from Bermondsey, Surrey, [Fiske] but I do not know if that was his birthplace or who his parents were. His last name is sometimes spelled Swyft. He is my 10th great-grandfather on my grandfather Arthur Washburn Ellis Davis’ side of the family.


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 Thomas Tobey was born about 1625, probably in England; I have not yet discovered his parents. His surname is also seen spelled as Toby and Tobie. In the 1640s he arrived Sandwich on Cape Cod, then part of Plymouth Colony. He is my 10th great-grandfather on my grandfather Arthur Washburn Ellis Davis’ side of the family.


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John Tobey was born Sandwich on Cape Cod about 1660, based on his being enrolled as a townsman of the age to vote in 1681. [Crapo] He was the son of Thomas and Martha (Knott) Tobey. [Barclay] His last name is sometimes spelled Toby or Tobie. He is my 9th great-grandfather on my grandfather Arthur Washburn Ellis Davis’ side of the family.


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Thomas Tobey was born February 1686/7 at Sandwich on Cape Cod, then part of Plymouth Colony. [Mayflower Descendant 29:74 (hereafter MD) citing Sandwich Vital Records] His parents were John Tobey and Jane whose maiden name is not recorded. Tobey is sometimes spelled Toby and Tobie. Thomas is my 8th great-grandfather on my grandfather Arthur Washburn Ellis Davis’ side of the fa...


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