Record of children listed under "Old Dunstable."
"January 7, This morning the sixth daughter of
Captain Bancroft of Dunstable was Baptized by the
name of Mary Dandridge, the maiden name of General
Washington's lady. The child was dressed in buff
and blue, with a sprig of evergreen on it's hair,
emblematic of his Excellency's provincial
affection." Essex Gazette, 18 January 1776.
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