Conversations with a Cousin, Part Two: Family Group Sheet for Thomas Narramore

A "bare bones" post on the key dates in the lives of Thomas and Hannah (Smith) Narramore and their children.  There is no birth or baptism record for Ruth, the last child in the list, so it is not certain that she was in fact the daughter of Thomas and Hannah, although the participation of Rev. Cotton Mather in her marriage ceremony makes it seem likely.  Assuming this to be the case, the lack of a baptism record could be significant, as it is evident that Hannah had her surviving children baptized upon her entrance into membership at the Mather church, and had her two known children after that date baptized there as well.  One possible explanation for the lack of a baptism record for Ruth is that Hannah did not (or did not long) survive the pregnancy.  For this reason, I have put "possibly c. 1688" below as the date of Hannah's death.

Father:  Thomas Narramore

• parents unknown
• born c. 1640, probably in Devon, England
• married c. 1670, probably in Boston, Massachusetts to Hannah (Smith) Snell
• died c. 1690, probably in Boston, Massachusetts 

Mother:  Hannah (Smith) Snell

• Parents:  James and Joan Smith
• born c. 1643, probably in Weymouth, Massachusetts
• married (1) John Snell, who died November 27, 1668
• married (2) c. 1670 Thomas Narramore, probably in Boston, Massachusetts
• died unknown, but possibly c. 1688 in Boston, Massachusetts

 Children (some birth orders uncertain, all likely born in Boston, Massachusetts)

1. Hannah.  Born 9/23/1671.  Baptized 5/29/1681.
2. Sarah.  Born 9/26/1672.  Died before 1681.
3. James.  Born 5/4/1674.  Died before 1681.
4. John.  Born 1676 0r 1677.  Baptized 5/29/1681.  Probably in London in 1698.
5. Samuel.  Born circa 1680.  Baptized 5/29/1681.  Married (int.) Rachel Paul, daughter of John and Lydia (Jenkins) Paul, 4/7/1705 in Lynn, Massachusetts.  Died between 1750 and 1754 in Thompson, Connecticut.
6. Nathaniel.  Baptized 2/11/1682.  Probably died young.
7. Sarah.  Born 8/10/1686.  Baptized 8/15/1686.  Married John Nutt on 4/17/1718 in Boston, Massachusetts.
8. Ruth.  No birth or baptism record, but probably a daughter of Thomas and Hannah since she was married at Boston's Second Church on 6/17/1714 to Simon Mason.