Family: Deacon Jonathan Shaw / Persis Dunham (F14343)  ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]} 

• Male Deacon Jonathan Shaw

  
  

  Birth	SAY 1629	Plymouth, British America
  Death	Jul 1701	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  Burial
  Marriage	Aug 1683  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]	Plymouth Plantation, British America  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Other Spouse	Phebe Watson | F14379
  Marriage	22 Jan 1656/7	Plymouth Plantation, British America
  Father	John Shaw, Sr. | F14359 Group Sheet
  Mother	________ ________ | F14359 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Persis Dunham

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1635	Plymouth Plantation, British America
  Death	Aft 1 Oct 1702	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  Burial
  Other Spouse	Benajah Pratt | F14341
  Marriage	29 Nov 1655	Plymouth Plantation, British America
  Father	Deacon John Dunham, Sr. | F14342 Group Sheet
  Mother	Abigail Ballou | F14342 Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Prenuptial Agreement of Deacon Jonathan Shaw and his second wife Persis Pratt, August 1683 An agreement made Between Jonathan Shaw Senr Inhabitant of Lakenham in the Township of New Plymouth and Persis Prat Inhabitant of the same Place as followeth The afforesaid Jonathan & Percis upon this agreement & Intending of marriage the aforesd Jonathan doth Take her two youngest children namely Joseph and Daniel Pratt Even as his owne children to bring them up & doo for them in all Respects both soul and body as if they were his owne Naturall Children And if in case the afforesaid Jonathan does decease before his wife Percis aforesd then they are to Remaine with her their Naturall Mother to be at her disposing But if the afforesd Percis should first decease they they shall Either Remaine with him or Else be disposed of with the advice and consent of their Brethren Joshua and John Prat & the (illegible) And also if the afforesd Jonathan should first decease them he doth leave that lot of land whereon he dwelleth with the housing upon it namly about twenty acres with all the housing upon it to her his wife Percis for her livelyhood while she liveth and also such of (illegible) as may be comfortable & convenient for her confortable Sufficiency also half the fruit of the old orchard while she liveth & whatsoever remaining clothes she hath at her decease linnen or woolen she may dispose of them to her owne Children & whatsoever household goods that sd Jonathan had of his own when they came togather what of it doth Remaine at their decease shall be disposed of to his children & what doth Remaine of hers namly Percis that she brought with her shall be disposed of to her children & whatsoever the aforesd Jonathan & Pirces doth get Between them after they come together shall be Equally divided at our decease to them that did help to get it both his Children & hers.Plimouth August 1683 -- Wittneses Joseph Donham -- Jonathan Shaw Senr -- Eleazer Donham -- Percis Prat - P. - her markePlymouth (illegible) March 4th 1701/2 Before Wm Bradford Esq. Judge & then appeared Joseph Dunham & Eleazer Dunham as witness hereto Subscribed and made oath that they were present and saw the above named Jonathan and Percis Sign & declare this Instrument & declared to be their agreement.Attest Saml Sprague Register

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] NEHGS Register, 151:276, 00390. [S867] TAG, 30:145, 00863. [S259] NEHGS Register, 151:273, 00390. [S482] Torrey 1st, 598, 00395. [S1305] Dunham-Singletary Family Connections, Gratia Dunham Mahony; Joseph Dunham and his Sisters Hannah and Persis; 30 January 2006; 3, 00166. [S576] TGMSP, John Shaw, 00516. [S576] TGMSP, John Dunham, 00516.