KINSHIP RELATIONS
Kinship 1620-1640
Tinkham, Mary
Ephraim and Mary were married sometime before 27 Oct 1647, based on the land transaction with Henry Sampson on 27 Oct of this year. See "Legal Relations, Land Transactions 1641-1650".
Kinship 1641-1650
Tinkham, Ephraim Jr.
Ephraim Tinkham, the son of Ephraim Tinkham, was born. 5 Aug 1649.
Kinship 1651-1660
Tinkham, Ebenezer
Ephraim and Mary's son, was born. 30 Sept 1651.
Tinkham, Peter
Ephraim and Mary's son, was born. 25 December 1653.
Tinkham, Hezekiah
Son of Ephraim and Mary, was born. 8 Feb 1655
Tinkham, John
Son of Ephraim and Mary, was born. 7 June 1658.
Kinship 1661-1670
Tinkham, John
Son of Ephraim Tinkham, Sr. born. 15 Nov 1663.
Tinkham, Isaac
Born. Son of Ephraim, Sr. 11 Apr 1666.
SOCIAL RELATIONS
Neighbors 1661-1670
Barnes, John
Tinkham and Arthur Hathawey asked the Court's permission to live on the land of John Barned at Lakenham. 1 May 1665. See entry for Hathawey, Arthur, below.
Bryant, Stephen
"In answare vnto the desire of Stephen Bryant and Epharim Tinkham that some course might bee taken about some differences amongst theire naighborhood about the bounds of theire lands, the Court hauve ordered, that William Crow bee" sent to "measure and settle the bounds of the lands..." 3 Mar 1663.
Hathawey, Arthur
"Att this Court, Ephraim Tinkham and Arthur Hathawey desired liberty of the Court to goe vp with theire familes to liue on the lands of John Barnes, att Lakenham; to which the Court answered that they would not hinder them, but incase any just complaint should come of any inconveniency either respecting themselves or others that may arise, it was put to them, consider how difficult it would bee for them to pluck up and move remoue again, if they should therevnto bee nessesaryly required." 1 May 1665.
Social Relationships -- Other 1620-1640
Hatherley, Timothy (Scituate)
"Mr Timothy Hatherley hath turned over his seruant, Ephraim Tinckum, to dwell with John Winsloe, of New Plimouth, for the whole terme of yeares expressed in a certayne pare of indentures, and yt the says John Winsloe is to performe the conditions expressed in the sayd indenture." 23 July 1634.
"Ephraim Tinckhame is to have xxv acrees of land, due for his service by indenture. Affirmed by Mr Hatherly & John Winslowe, the indenture being lost." 27 Sept 1642.
Winslow, John
Took over Tinkham's indenture from Hatherly. 23 July 1634. See both entries for Hatherly, Timothy, above.
LEGAL RELATIONS
Land Transactions 1641-1650
Clark, Thurston
"Ephraim Tinckhame is graunted tenn acrees of vpland by Thurston Clark, and to be layd forth by those aboue named, and the rest of his land to be layd forth in some other place." 27 Sept 1642.
Sampson, Henry (Duxburrow)
Ephraim Tinkham and his wife, Mary, sold to Henry Sampson of Duxburrow, "all that Third pte of that Lott wch was formly the land of Peter Browne, deceased" for seven pounds. Tinkam reserved the right to use the fruit trees and the freedom to remove them from the land in due time. 27 Oct 1647.
Civic Duty 1651-1660
Cole, James Jr.
Ephraim Tinkham, William Harlow, William Shirtley, and James Cole, Jr. were named Surveyors of Highways for Plymouth. 3 June 1656.
Harlow, William
Ephraim Tinkham, William Harlow, William Shirtley, and James Cole, Jr. were named Surveyors of Highways for Plymouth. 3 June 1656.
Shirtley, William
Ephraim Tinkham, William Harlow, William Shirtley, and James Cole, Jr. were named Surveyors of Highways for Plymouth. 3 June 1656.
Civic Duty 1661-1670
Wood, Henry
Tinkham and Henery Wood were told to lay out the land of of Zachary Eedey. They did so, and Ephraim made his mark on the document. 5 June 1666.
Civic Duty 1671-1680
Crow, William
Tinkham, Lieutenant Morton, William Crow, Seargeant William Harlow, and Mr William Clarke were named the Select Men of Plymouth. 1 June 1675.
Harlow, Seargeant William
Tinkham, Lieutenant Morton, William Crow, Seargeant William Harlow, and Mr William Clarke were named the Select Men of Plymouth. 1 June 1675.
Morton, Lieutenant
Tinkham, Lieutenant Morton, William Crow, Seargeant William Harlow, and Mr William Clarke were named the Select Men of Plymouth. 1 June 1675.
Civic Duty 1681-1690
Faunce, Thomas
Tinkham (Jr. or Sr?), Thomas Faunce, Jonathan Pratt, and Elkanan Watson were named Surveyors of Highways for Plymouth. 9 June 1683.
Pratt, Jonathan
Tinkham (Jr. or Sr?), Thomas Faunce, Jonathan Pratt, and Elkanan Watson were named Surveyors of Highways for Plymouth. 9 June 1683.
Watson, Elkanan
Tinkham (Jr. or Sr?), Thomas Faunce, Jonathan Pratt, and Elkanan Watson were named Surveyors of Highways for Plymouth. 9 June 1683.
Court Cases 1661-1670
Winslow, Major (Marshfield)
'In reference vnto a horse in controuersy between Major Winslow and Ephraim Tinkham, the Court haue ordered, that the said horse bee forthwith deliuered vnto the said major, and to run vpon his ground untill the next October Court to bee holden att Plymouth aforsaid, causualties excepted, and then to cause him to bee brought to the Court, and that then all such euidences as can bee procured bee produced for the clearing vp of the right owner." 9 June 1665.
Court Cases 1671-1680
Churchill, Mary
Tinkham was called to the Court to testify in the case of Mary Churchill's pregnancy by Thomas Dotey: "In reference to the second time the facte abouenamed was committed, Sarjeant Ephraim Tinkham, haueing occation to speak with the said Thomas Dotey, went to the house of Joseph Churchill, expecting to meet with him there, and coming to the house, knocked att the dore; but noe body answared, and soe hee went in and stayed a while in the outward roome; and by some noise that hee heard in the house, conceued there was somebody within, although they answared not; but att length Mary Churchill came forth, and hee asked her if Thomas Dotey was in the house or noe; but shee did not reddily answare him, but after some pause shee answared that hee was in the house; soe hee desired to speak with him; and soon after, Thomas Dotey came forth, and soe the said Sarjeant Tinkham and hee went away together, and hee admonished the said Dotey to take heed least euill might come of such carriages, or to that purpose; and the said Mary Churchill, being examined, affeirmed that the same time the said Sarjeant Tinkham tooke them soe together as aforsaid, was one of the three times hee had carnall coppulation with her as abouesaid; and shee, being further examined, deneyed that shee euer had to doe with any other man." 17 Jan 1672.
Dotey, Thomas
Tinkham testified in the case of Mary Churchill's preganancy by Thomas Dotey. 17 Jan 1672. See Churchill, Mary, above.
Court Cases 1681-1690
Allen, Ebenezer (Dartmouth)
William Wood, George Soule, Nathaniel Soule, Jospeh Allen, Ebenezer Allen, and Sachariah Allen of Dartmouth sued what appears to be all of the other men of Dartmouth (including Tinkham (Jr. or Sr.?)) for 800 pounds for refusing to divide up the common land of Dartmouth. The action was nonsuited. 2 Mar 1686.
Allen, Joseph (Dartmouth)
William Wood, George Soule, Nathaniel Soule, Jospeh Allen, Ebenezer Allen, and Sachariah Allen of Dartmouth sued what appears to be all of the other men of Dartmouth (including Tinkham (Jr. or Sr.?)) for 800 pounds for refusing to divide up the common land of Dartmouth. The action was nonsuited. 2 Mar 1686.
Allen, Sachariah (Dartmouth)
William Wood, George Soule, Nathaniel Soule, Jospeh Allen, Ebenezer Allen, and Sachariah Allen of Dartmouth sued what appears to be all of the other men of Dartmouth (including Tinkham (Jr. or Sr.?)) for 800 pounds for refusing to divide up the common land of Dartmouth. The action was nonsuited. 2 Mar 1686.
Soule, George (Dartmouth, Duxburrow)
William Wood, George Soule, Nathaniel Soule, Jospeh Allen, Ebenezer Allen, and Sachariah Allen of Dartmouth sued what appears to be all of the other men of Dartmouth (including Tinkham (Jr. or Sr.?)) for 800 pounds for refusing to divide up the common land of Dartmouth. The action was nonsuited. 2 Mar 1686.
Soule, Nathaniel (Dartmouth)
William Wood, George Soule, Nathaniel Soule, Jospeh Allen, Ebenezer Allen, and Sachariah Allen of Dartmouth sued what appears to be all of the other men of Dartmouth (including Tinkham (Jr. or Sr.?)) for 800 pounds for refusing to divide up the common land of Dartmouth. The action was nonsuited. 2 Mar 1686.
Wood, William (Dartmouth)
William Wood, George Soule, Nathaniel Soule, Jospeh Allen, Ebenezer Allen, and Sachariah Allen of Dartmouth sued what appears to be all of the other men of Dartmouth (including Tinkham (Jr. or Sr.?)) for 800 pounds for refusing to divide up the common land of Dartmouth. The action was nonsuited. 2 Mar 1686.
Legal -- Other 1651-1660
Hoskins, William
Ephraim Tinkham made his mark, along with William Hoskins, as having taken Edward Dotten's inventory. 21 Nov 1655.
Dotten, Edward
Ephraim Tinkham made his mark, along with William Hoskins, as having taken Edward Dotten's inventory. 21 Nov 1655
Legal -- Other 1661-1670
.Cooke, Francis
Ephraim Tinkham and William Crow appraised the inventory of Francis Cooke, deceased. 1 May 1663.
Crow, William
Ephriam Tinkham and William Crow appraised the inventory of Francis Cooke, deceased. 1 May 1663.