The Hannums of Massachusetts and Their English [Dorset] Forebears by William Hamilton Hannum ~ Genealogy ~ Northampton

Title: The Hannums of Massachusetts and Their English Forebears and Their Descendants Who Removed to Central and Western New York, Ohio, Illinois, and Points Beyond

Author: William Hamilton Hannum (1863-1956) and William Hamilton Hannum (1933-)

Description: Hardcover in cream-colored cloth with blue lettering on spine and front cover. Light wear on a few pages, else fine. Clean and unmarked. 118 illustrations, mostly from photographs, including frontispiece portrait of the elder author. xxii + 598 pages.

An rigorously researched genealogy on the Hannum/Hannam/Hanham family. The point of reference for this volume is William Hannum (abt 1613-1677), who sailed on the 'Mary and John' from Plymouth, England on 20 March 1630, landing on May 30th at what later became Dorchester, Massachusetts. William and his family settled at Northampton, Massachusetts. The first 79 pages are devoted to the Hannums of the West Country of England (i.e. Dorset and Somerset). Although the authors were certain that these families were inter-related, and laid a foundation for further research, they could not establish a linkage with certainty. Some speculation has been for an origin at Dorchester in Dorset.

Contents: Preface.
1) Early Hannams of Wessex [primarily in Dorset and Somerset].
2) Early Descendants of William Hannum in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
3) Descendants of Eleazar Hannum (1707-1786) by his first wife: Martha Root (1710-1740).
4) Descendants of Eleazar Hannum by his second wife: Dorothy Danks (d. 1762).
5) The Descendants of Moses Hannum (1719-1802).
6) The Descendants of Aaron Hannum (1722-1776).
7) The Descendants of Gideon Hannum (1727-1786).
8) The Descendants of Samuel Hannum (1692-1780).
Appendices: First Charter of Virginia; list of Hannums in Military Service.
Name and place indexes.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine

Publisher: Gateway Press, Inc.
Place: Baltimore, MD
Year: 2002

Keywords: genealogy, Hannum, Hanham, Hannam, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Northhampton, Belchertown, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wessex, Somerset, Dorchester, Dorset, England, Mary and John, 1630, William Hannum, Eleazar Hannum, Aaron Hannum, Gideon Hannum, Samuel Hannum,