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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mendum-61 Jonathan Mendum] was born Kittery by 1650<ref>Witnessed a will dated 4 Apr 1664</ref> and died there abt 1693. He married Kittery 2 Mar 1672 Mary Barnes<ref>After Jonathan's death, Mary married John Woodman.</ref> and they had ''at least'' two children: Jonathan (c1673) and Dorothy (c1686).
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[https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mendum-61 Jonathan Mendum] was born Kittery by 1650<ref>Witnessed a will dated 4 Apr 1664</ref> and died there abt 1693. He married Kittery 2 Mar 1672 Mary Barnes<ref>After Jonathan's death, Mary married John Woodman.</ref> and they had ''at least'' four children: Jonathan (c1673), Robert (b 1682), David (b 1682) and Dorothy (c1686).
  
 
===Third Generation===
 
===Third Generation===

Revision as of 14:17, 12 April 2026

Status summary

As of April 12, 2026:

  • Unknown if patrilineal/Y-DNA line surviving. Anyone who believes they are a patrilineal/Y-DNA descendant of Robert Mendum is encouraged to take a Y-DNA test and contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

Paper trail

First Generation

Robert Mendum was born, presumably in England abt 1602 date, place and parentage currently unknown. He died Kittery, ME bet 1 May 1682 (will) and 16 May 1682 (inventory). He married twice, first by 1639 Mary ____ and second by 1658 widow Judith ____ (no ch.) By his first wife he had two children (Kittery): Sarah (c1647) and Jonathan (by 1650).

Second Generation

Jonathan Mendum was born Kittery by 1650[1] and died there abt 1693. He married Kittery 2 Mar 1672 Mary Barnes[2] and they had at least four children: Jonathan (c1673), Robert (b 1682), David (b 1682) and Dorothy (c1686).

Third Generation

Jonathan Mendum (II) was born Kittery abt 1673 and died there in May 1718. He married Kittery 20 May 1702 Sarah Downing and they had seven children: Patience, Robert, Mary, Alice, Dorothy, David and Joshua. It is currently unknown whether any of the sons were ever married.

  1. Witnessed a will dated 4 Apr 1664
  2. After Jonathan's death, Mary married John Woodman.

DNA results

At the present time it is unknown whether Robert Mendum has any surviving patrilineal/Y-DNA descendants.

References and External Resources

  • Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004), pp. 319-324.


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