He was married to *Rebecca Hobart WFT Est. 1615-1646. From "The Doane, Emmons, Lindner, Roney and Stout Families", by Robert Harold Lindner, pages 95-96:

"Edward Bangs was a shipwright, who, if the information be true, was summoned to the 'Ann' to prepare her for the voyage to America. Edward, a stranger (not a member of the church), decided to sail with the 'Ann' and arrived in New England in 1623.

There has always been a question as to the number of times that Edward was married and the names of his wives. At least one historian surmises that Edward was married to a Rebecca _____ in England and that his wife and two children accompanied him on the 'Ann', but that all three died shortly after arriving in New England. In the land division in Plymouth Plantation in 1623, Edward drew four shares, indicating a wife and two children. Sometime around 1627, Edward married Lydia, dau. of Robert Hicks. Lydia evidently died about 1633 and he was married a third time to Rebecca Hobart around 1635....

While at Plymouth, Edward's homesite was located on Winter Street in that part of town called Chiltonville. Edward was an active and highly respected citizen. In 1626 he was a 'purchaser' in Plymouth.

As a shipwright, he superintended the building of the first vessel built at Plymouth, a bark of forty to fifty tons. He was also a land appraiser, a surveyor of highways (1647 and 1650), a storekeeper (he could draw and sell liquor), and keeper of the public house (tavern).

Edward was among those sent out from Plymouth in 1640 to survey and look over the site of Eastham with the idea of moving the colony there, and he was one of the first inhabitants of that town.

Mr. George D. Bangs, a descendant of Edward, said the following concerning him:

'Edward was held in high esteem as shown by the records referring to him as 'Mr. Bangs' the 'Mister' in those days being applied to yeomen [landowners] of the higher class -- men of considerable wealth, intelligence, and local influence.

In the records of his community service, he is shown to have been associated with leading men in Plymouth: Governors William Bradford, Edward Winslow, and Thomas Prence, and also with Capt. Miles Standish and others prominent in government affairs.

He was modest, not a seeker of glory, but an intelligent, upright, faithful, conscientious, public spirited citizen of the times, revered and trusted by his fellow men.

That our ancestor was tender and king, and held worthy to care for the welfare of the unfortunate, may be inferred from the fact that in 1658 he was designated with Nicholas Snow and Richard Higgins for 'oversight and disposal of poor children.'

On 26 Aug, 1916, a tablet was placed in the town hall in Eastham. It reads as follows:

'To the memory of Edward Bangs -- one of the original purchasers and first settlers of Nausett in 1644. As incorporator of the town renamed Eastham in 1651. The first treasurer of the town, holding that office continuously from 1644 to 1665. Chosen deputy to the general court and elected selectman in 1665 for two years. (Pratt's History of Eastham).

He came to Plymouth in the Anne in 1623 and was the founder of the American branch of the Bangs family. He died at Estham in 1677 or 1678, aged 86 years.

His life work is known by the record of his forty years of public service in the Plymouth Colony.

In appreciation of his character, his faithfulness to every trush and his high conception of duty as a member of the church and a citizen of the colony, this memorial is erected by the Edward Bangs Descendants 1916.' Children were: Joshua Bangs, Rebecca Bangs, Sara Bangs, Hannah Bangs, *Lydia Bangs, Bethia Bangs, Apphia Bangs, Mercy Bangs.

He was married to Rebecca (Bangs) before 1623 in England. Children were: Jonathan Bangs , John Bangs.

He was married to Lydia Hicks about 1627. Children were: John Bangs .

He was married to *Jane Chavis on 30 Jan 1585/86 in Panfield, County of Essex, England. From "The Doane, Emmons, Lindner, Roney and Stout Families", by Robert Harold Lindner:

"John Banges, b. Hempstead or Norwich, England, ca 1560; d. Hempstead, County Essex, England, 11 Feb. 1632; m. prob. Norwich 30 Jan, 1586/87 Jane Chavis, d. 'shortly after' the death of her husband.

Although it is believed that John Banges was born in Norwich, England, there is evidence that he had moved to Hempstead, County Essex, England, by 1596 or earlier. At this time, records show that he was a church warden at Hempstead, where he continued to be a resident for many years.

Gay Estey Bangs writes the following concerning John:

'He was of that hardy and self-reliant class of Englishmen, the yeomanry, that have always been the bulwark of Anglo-Saxon liberties. He was a member of the Church of England with puritanical leanings -- a man of education, and character as a layman to hold the position of church warden in the parish, which was also held by subsequent members of his family....'

'John Banges during his lifetime prospered as any man of discretion, and sobriety and energy might be expected to do, so that in his old age he was able to remember his children, and leave them well taken care of, each of his sons being left 40 pounds apiece, besides certain lands and houses to his wife....'

John Banges died at Hempstead 11 Feb. 1632 and was buried in the church yard there." Children were: *Edward Bangs, John Bangs, James Bangs, Sampson Bangs, Jonas Bangs, Joshua Bangs, Jane Bangs.

She was married to *Benjamin Higgins on 14 Dec 1661 in Eastham, Massachusetts. From "Richard Higgins and His Descendants", by Mrs. Katharine Chapin Higgins, 1918:

"Benjamin Higgins resided at Eastham, probably on lands which had belonged to his father at Pochet, now in East Orleans. On March 2, 1668-9, he was sued at Law by Peregrine White for damages of L16 for not paying a debt due him, the said White. The parties came to an agreement, and the suit was withdrawn. On June 1, 1675, he was one of the jury in a trial which had momentous consequences, and an account of it may be interesting. In 1662, Massasoit, Sachem of the Wampanoags, the faithful friend of the Pilgrims, with whom he had kept peace and friendship for forty-one years, was gathered to his fathers. Two sons survived him, Wamsutta and Metacom, to whom the names Alexander and Phillip had been given at their own request. Alexander succeeded his father as sachem, and his sudden death in 1662 gave the Indians suspicion that he had been poisoned by the English. His brother Phillip, then about twenty-three years of age and by nature less inclined than his brother to accept a position of dependence, succeeded him. A policy of conciliation might have won his good will, but the constant nagging to which he was subjected increased his resentment and nurtured in him a sullen distrust. The attitude and measures of Plymouth Colony were arbitrary and high-handed and were admirably adapted to bring about the very state of affairs they were intended to forestall. For a dozen years Phillip was intriguing and preparing for war. The least suspicion of intrigue could not long escape the notice of those Indian converts who kept the authorities well informed of all that went on. there had been living among the Wampanoags at Nemasket (near Middleborough) the daughter of whose chief he had married, an Indian convert of the Rev. John Eliot's, named Sassamon, a Natick, 'a cunning and plausible man', Hubbard calls him. This man had accompanied Phillip to Boston as interpreter after the death of Alexander and served him for some time after, but having, it is said, been found guilty of some offence, had again professed Christianity. Associated with Phillip on familiar terms, he claimed to have received the sachem's confidences, and betrayed them to the English under pledge of secrecy. His information was not at first much regarded, but Phillip, learning in advance of a summons, made hast to Plymouth to free himself from suspicion, and was allowed to return. In the spring of the following year (1675) the dead body of Sassamon was discovered in Assowomset Pond. An investigation led to the belief that Sassamon had been killed while fishing during the winter and his body thrown under the ice. Three Indians were arrested on the evidence of an Indian who claimed to have been an eyewitness of the affair. The three Wampanoags were convicted by a white jury to which had been added several friendly Indians, and executed, utterly denying their guilt, yet the last of them did confess that the other Indians did really murder John Sassamon, and that he himself, though no actor in it, was yet a looker-on. The trial and execution of the three Indians aroused the Wampanoag warriors to madness, and they at once began hostilities. Thus indirectly Benjamin Higgins was one of the immediate causes of the outbreak known in history as King Phillip's War. That he was a soldier in the contest is probably in general, and is proved by his inventory, which shows that he possessed the equipment of a trooper, and by the grant to his grandson, Jedidiah Higgins, of a share in Narragansett Township No. 7, now the town of Gorham, Me. These grants were made only to the direct heirs or descendants of men who had served in King Phillip's War....

An inventory of the estate of Benjamin Higgins, amounting to L85 in real estate and L206.06.00 in personal estate, was rendered June 19, 1691, and sworn to by Mrs. Lydia Higgins, administratrix, five days later. 'Memorandum: that Ichabod Higgins hath already had L10 and a piece of land on which his house stood, appraised at L9.' An agreement was made that Ichabod should have in cattle, bedding, boards, shingles and cash L20.05.00; Richard the loom and gears, 7 acres of land, a cutlass, cartridge box, cattle and cash L20.18.00; Joshua a gun, rapier cartridge box, bedding, wearing clothes, powder and bullets, saddle and cloth, cattle, sheep and cash L20.05.00; Lydia should have cattle, sheep, an iron pot, books, cloth and cash L20; Isaac a gun, ammunition, a cutlass, cartridgebox, bedding, clothing, cattle, sheep and cash L20.05.00; Samuel was to have a gun, sword, cartridgebox, a book, bedding, clothes, ammunition, cattle, sheep and cash L20.05.00; Benjamin was to have two-thirds of the housing and one-third of the lands and meadows; the widow to have her legal third part. She was living Feb. 13, 1760-7, when her brother, Joshua Bangs, willed to her one-eighth part of such personal estate of his as might remain after the death of his wife. Aug. 20, 1711, town of Eastham 'Laid out to widdow Lidia Higgins for her natural life and returns to the town, a parcel of land near the head of Namskaket on the Eastern side of the first lot which is the lot of Daniel Cole Sr.' The date of her death is unknown. She married (2) Nicholas Snow. Children were: *Ichabod Higgins, Richard Higgins, John Higgins, Joshua Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Isaac Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, Samuel Higgins, Benjamin Higgins.

He was married to *Margaret (Bangs) WFT Est. 1556-1579. From "The Doane, Emmons, Lindner, Roney, and Stout Families", by Robert Harold Lindner:

"Richard Banges, b. Norwich, England, ca. 1540; d. Norwich 1586; m. prob. Norwich ca. 1558 Margaret _______, b. prob. Norwich ca. 1540; d. St. Martens, Coslaney, England, 1592. She m. (2) Mr. James Kinge of Norwich.

Gay Estey Bangs wrote the following concerning the Banges family:

'There are records of the name Bangs, spelled various ways, going back through the centuries, the earliest record being that of one Thomas Bannges in the year 1297. The definite records that we may use to trace the source of the stream are in Norwich, England. Here in 1547, Richard Banges, whom it is believed to be the grandfather of Edward Bangs of Plymouth Colony, was made a freeman as a tanner.

Richard Banges prospered as a tanner, so that in 1569 he was owner of property in the parish of St. Mary and St. Martins of Coslaney, which he and his wife disposed of, possibly not all, in 1586 for 440 pounds, which shows him to be a man of some wealth for those days and he was called 'Richard Banges, gentlemen, and Margaret, his wife'.

The house in Norwich which Richard Banges and his family occupied was torn down in 1914. However, the Tudor Mantlepiece was found and placed in the museum in Norwich.

Banges children, all probably born in Norwich or the surrounding area:

John, b. ca. 1560; d. Hempstead, England; 11 Feb 1632
Robert
Edmund
Sara
Elizabeth" Children were: *John Bangs, Robert Banges, Edmund Banges, Sara Banges, Elizabeth Banges.

He was married WFT Est. 1519-1551. Children were: *Richard Bangs.

She was married to Joseph Atwood WFT Est. 1665-1698.

She was married to John Knowles on 28 Dec 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

She was married to Stephen Atwood in Jun 1676 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

She was married to Gersham Hall WFT Est. 1664-1689.

She was married to Gershom Hall [rev] in 1668 in MA. Children were: Samuel Hall, Edward Hall, Bethia Hall, Mercy Hall, Jonathan Hall, Edward Hall, Miss Hall, Mercy Hall, Jonathan Hall.

She was married to Edward Foster on 13 Jan 1762.

He was married to Mrs. Edward Bangs WFT Est. 1608-1641.

He was married to Lydia Hicks in 1633 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

He was married to Rebecca Hobart in 1635 in Eastham, Plymouth, Barnstable, MA. Children were: Pandora, Rebecca Bangs, Sarah Bangs, John Bangs, Jonathan Bangs, Lydia Bangs, Hannah Bangs, Joshua Bangs, Bethia Bangs, Mercy Bangs [twin], Apphia Bangs [twin].

She was married to John , Jr. Doane on 30 Apr 1662 in Eastham, Massachusetts.

She was married to John Doane on 30 Apr 1662 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

She was married to John Doane, Jr. on 30 Apr 1662.

She was married to Payne WFT Est. 1615-1648.

He was married to Hannah Smalley WFT Est. 1633-1673.

He was married to Jane Chavis Or Chaien on 30 Jan 1585/86 in Panfield, Essex, England. Children were: John Bangs, Edward Bangs, James Bangs, Sampson Bangs, Joshua Bangs, Jane Bangs, Payne Lydia Bangs.

He was married to Sarah WFT Est. 1657-1690.

He was married to Ruth Young Cole WFT Est. 1657-1690.

He was married to Mary Mayo on 16 Jul 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

He was married to Hannah Scudder on 1 Dec 1669 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

She was married to Nicholes Snow WFT Est. 1656-1687.

She was married to Benjamin Higgins on 24 Dec 1661 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

She was married to Stephan Henrick in 1670.

She was married to Stephen Merrick Or Myric on 28 Dec 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA.

She was married to Edward Bangs WFT Est. 1608-1641.

She was married to Jonathon Sparrow in 1654.

She was married to Jonathan Sparrow on 26 Oct 1654 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.

She was married to Thomas Howes in 1656.

She was married to Thomas Howes in 1656.

She was married to Thomas Howes, Jr. in 1656.

He was married to Harriett Huntsman WFT Est. 1868-1900.

He was married to Mary Fitch before 1653.

She was married to Ralph Hurst WFT Est. 1916-1948. Children were: Donald Hurst, Lawrence Gene Hurst.

He was married to Joyce Dornan Private.

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