FAIRBANKS
Ancestry

Debbie’s Direct Line:

Debra L. Markus ➤ Richard A. Markus ➤
Irma M. Stewart ➤ Julia I. Bass ➤ Lydia M. Dow ➤ Sally Metcalf ➤
Cyrus Metcalf ➤ Burgess Metcalf ➤ Mary Fairbanks ➤ Jonathan Fairbanks, Sr. ➤ John Fairbanks

Source Documentation Available Upon Request

[Note: this family needs a significant amount
of research to verify the lineage. Any assistance is appreciated.]

Mary Fairbanks – 9th great grandmother

Birth: 18 April 1622 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England, Kingdom of England (now United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Death: 10 March 1675/1676 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, England, Kingdom of England (now Massachusetts, USA).

Father: Jonathan Fairbanks, Sr.

Mother: Grace Smith.

Marriage: 2 March 1644 probably in England, Kingdom of England (now United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) to Michael Metcalf, Jr. (1620 – 1654).

Children:

  1. Michael Metcalf III  (1645 – 1693) m. Elizabeth Fuller (1647/1648 – 1732).
  2. Mary Metcalf (1646 – abt. 1675/1676).
  3. John Metcalf (1647/1648 – ?).
  4. Sarah Metcalf (1648 – 1718).
  5. Jonathan Metcalf (1650 – 1749).
  6. Deacon Eleazer Metcalf (1652/1653 – 1704).

    Jonathan Fairbanks, Sr. – 10th great grandfather

    Birth: About 1594 in Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England, Kingdom of England (now United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

    Death: 5 December 1668 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, England, Kingdom of England (now Massachusetts, USA).

    Father: John Fairbanks.

    Mother: Isabella Stancliff.

    Marriage: 20 May1617 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, Kingdom of England (now United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) to Grace Smith (1596 – 1673).

    Children:

    1. John Fairbanks (1617/1618 – 1684)
    2. Capt. George Fairbanks (1619 – 1682/1683) m. Rachel Adams (1651 – before. 1691).
    3. Mary Fairbanks (1622 – 1675/1676) m. Michael Metcalf, Jr. (1620 – 1654).
    4. Jonas Fairbanks (1623/1624  – 1674/1675).
    5. Susan Fairbanks (1627 – 1659).
    6. Jonathan Fairbanks, Jr. (1629 – 1711/1712).

      John Fairbanks – 11th great grandfather

      Birth: About 3 May 1547 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, Kingdom of England (now United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

      Death: 1625 in Thornton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, England, Kingdom of England (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

      Parents: unknown.

      Marriage: 6 August 1593 in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England, Kingdom of England (now United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) to Isabella Stancliff (1560 – ?)).

      Children:

      1. Jonathan Fairbanks, Sr. (abt. 1594 – 1668) m. Grace Smith (1596 – 1673).

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