William Sumner¹ (M)
b. 27 January 1604/5, d. 9 December 1688
Relationship=9th great-grandfather of Seth Alexander Moore.

Appears on these charts:

Moore Family Timeline
Ancestors of Seth Alexander Moore

Children of William Sumner and Mary (--?--)

William Sumner b. s 1626³
Joan Sumner b. s 1628³
Abigail Sumner b. s 1630, d. 19 Feb 1657/58³
Roger Sumner b. 8 Aug 1632, d. 26 May 1698⁴
George Sumner b. s 1634³
Samuel Sumner b. 18 May 1638³
Increase Sumner b. 23 Feb 1642/43³

Notes and Citations:

1. [S157] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1860-1862; reprint Rio Vista, California: American History and Genealogy Project, 2000). Online version used. Alphabetical by surname. [SUMNER] "WILLIAM, Dorchester 1636, came prob. with w. Mary, and ch. William, Roger, George, Joan, and perhaps Abigail, wh. d. 19 Feb. 1658, was made freem. 17 May 1637 had Samuel, b. 18 May 1638; and Increase, 23 Feb. 1643; very oft. selectman, and rep. many yrs. His w. d. 7 June 1676, it is report. and he perhaps d. Mar. 1692, aged a. 86. He is thot. to have been only ch. of Roger of Bicester in Co. Oxford, 12 ms. from the city of O. and could only be two yrs. old when his f. made nuncup. will 3 Dec. 1608, pro. 22 Mar. foll. as set out in Geneal. Reg. IX. 300."
2. [S371] "Ahnentafel of Elizabeth Joslin", 30 December 2003, Dennis J. Cunniff, to Thomas Clough (e-mail address).
3. [S443] Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts (Boston: Ebenezer Clapp, Jr., 1859; reprint Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com). page 86.
4. [S157] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown, 1860-1862; reprint Rio Vista, California: American History and Genealogy Project, 2000). Online version used. Alphabetical by surname. [SUMNER] "ROGER, Dorchester, s. of William the first, b. in Eng. freem. 1657, m. Mary, d. of Thomas Josselyn of Lancaster, formerly of Hingham, had perhaps Waitstill, as eldest ch. Abigail, b. 16 Nov. 1657, d. in few mos.; Samuel, 6 Feb. 1659; rem. to Lancaster, had there Mary; William, 1673; Rebecca; and Ebenezer, bef. ment. b. 28 May 1678 aft. his ret. to D. from the destruct. by the Ind. of his resid. at L. He bec. deac. of the ch. at Milton, and d. 26 May 1698, aged 66, so b. 1632. Waitstill is said to have m. bef. 1679, Manassah Tucker; Mary m. 10 June 1688, Israel Nichols; and Rebecca m. 27 [[vol. 4, p. 232]] Jan. 1697, Aaron Hobart; both of Hingham."