Various spellings of Stanhope
Stanape, Stanup, Standhope, Stanhop, Stanop, and Stannup
Sudbury in Middlesex County, Massachusetts was incorporated in 1639 with a population of 476. A major battle of the King Philip's War was fought in Sudbury in 1676.
He married Hannah Bradish on January 1, 1684/85. Hannah was the daughter of Joseph Bradish and Mary Frost and was born on January 14, 1669. She was sister of the infamous pirate, Joseph Bradish, who commanded the Adventure.
Joseph and Hannah's children included:
Jonathan Stanhope (1687),
Susanna Stanhope (1685),
Joseph Stanhope (1690),
Jemima Stanhope Walker (1691), and
Isaac Stanhope (1696).
After Joseph died, Hannah married glazier Edward Marrett in Sudbury. Edward was the son of John Marrett and Abigail Richardson. He was born on August 2, 1670. The Marrett family lived in Cambridge on Brattle Street.
Hannah died on April 9, 1754 and her husband died two days later. They had both attended meeting on the previous Sabbath. They were both buried in one grave in the old burying-ground in Cambridge.
Here lyes ye body
of Mrs Hannah Marrett,
wife to Mr. Edward Marrett;
who died. April 9th. 1754.
in ye 85th. year of her age.
Here lyes buried ye body
of Mr. Edward Marrett;
who departed this life April 11th. 1754.
in ye 84th. year of his age.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
The use of the term ye to mean the derives from Early Modern English, in which the was written "þe," employing the Old English letter thorn: "þ."
Ye is also the plural of thou.
Apirate attacks and robs at sea. A privateer is a pirate with a commission from a government. Buccaneers were pirates in Caribbean in the 17th century.
