Birth: Edward Bangs was born in England about 1591.
Death: He died in Eastham between October 19, 1677, and
March 5, 1677/8, describing himself in his will as “aged 86years.”
Ship: Anne or Little James, 1623
Life in England: Edward has been tentatively identified
as the son of John and Jane (Chavis) Bangs of Panfield, Essex, who was
baptized on October 28, 1591.
Life in New England:
Edward Bangs came to Plymouth in 1623. In the land division of
that year he received four acres, causing some to believe that he had a
wife and two children at that time.The other three people may, however,
have been servants or other non-family members placed with him. Edward
lived in Plymouth until about 1644 when he and a number of others moved
to Nauset (Eastham). He was a freeman in 1633 and served in a number of
offices, including “layer-out of lands,” deputy, surveyor, treasurer of
Eastham, and on various juries and committees. In Eastham he was an
innkeeper.
Family:
Edward married Lydia Hicks by 1633 and possibly several
years earlier.They had one son and she died within a year
or two. He married (2) Rebecca _____ about 1635.They had
nine children. She was not mentioned in his will and apparently
predeceased him.
Child of Edward and Lydia Bangs:
- John was born about 1634, possibly earlier. He married Hannah
Smalley on January 23, 1660/1, in Eastham but there are no children
recorded. He died between January 27, 1702/3, and May 17, 1708.
Children of Edward and Rebecca Bangs:
- Rebecca was born about 1636. She married Jonathan Sparrow on October
26, 1654, in Eastham and had eight children. She died before October
19, 1677.
- Sarah was born about 1638. She married Thomas Howes, Jr. in Eastham
about 1657 and had four children.
- Jonathan was born about 1640. He married (1) Mary Mayo in Eastham on
July 16, 1664, and had twelve children. He married (2) Sarah _____ by
1719 and (3) Mrs. Ruth Young on July 23, 1720. He died in Brewster on
November 9, 1728.
- Lydia was born about 1642. She married Benjamin Higgins on December
24, 1661, in Eastham and had nine children.
- Hannah was born about 1644. She married John Doane on April 30,
1662, in Eastham and had eight children. She was still alive in 1677.
- Joshua was born about 1646. He married Hannah Scudder on December 1,
1669, in Eastham, but left no children. He died on January 14, 1711.
- Bethia was born on May 28, 1650. She married Gershom Hall by 1669
and had five children. She died on October 15, 1696.
- Mercy was born October 15, 1651. She married Stephen Merrick on
December 28, 1670, in Eastham and had five children.
- Apphia, her twin, married (1) John Knowles on December 28, 1670, and
had two sons. She married (2) Stephen Atwood Jr. by March 6, 1677, and
had three or four children.