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My Snell Line
It was through checking through these books that I became suspicious about the two hoaxes below which connect the Mayflower generation with others which came quickly after.

Vital Records of Abington Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston 1912)
Vital Records of Bridgewater Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston 1912)
Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston 1912)

Births
1st Generation Zecariah Snell 1705

2nd Isaachar Snell 1732

3rd Mehitable Snell 1771
Abigail Snell 1772
Isaachar Snell Jr. 1775
Sarah Snell 1778
Hannah Snell 1781)

Marriages
1st Generation Zacariah Snell March 1731
Abigail Hayward
2nd Generation Issachar Snell November 1769
Sarah Hayward
3rd Generation Hannah Snell 1805
Oakes Tirrill

So far, so good. So where did the Snells come from?
Hoax 1
Supposed ALDEN line
I John Alden the Pilgrim came to Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620. Married Priscilla Mullins or Molines of the Mayflower in 1621 or 1622. She died between 1680-1687, before her husband.

Their Son was
II Zachariah Alden, born 1650. Died after 1699. Married Mary (Maiden name unknown)
[THIS ZACHARIAH IS A HOAX used by persons around 1900 to get into the DAR. There never was such a person.]

Their Daughter was
III Anna Alden born ----- Married Josiah Snell of Bridgewater, December 21, 1699 - Died 1705. Josiah Snell died 1753.

Anna Alden and Josiah Snell existed. Where Anna came from, probably even she did not know, since she insisted she was John Alden?s granddaughter but never proved it. In John's day, bastards were acknowledged and supported, listed in township records and included in the community. (The Scarlet Letter is also a hoax.)

Their Son was
IV Zachariah, born March 17, 1704. Died----. Married Abigail Haywood 1731. She was born August 30, 1702.

Their Son was
V Issachar Snell, born 1732. Married Sarah Haywood in 1769. He died June 30, 1820. She died in 1824.
Their Daughter was

VI Hannah, born January 1. Married Oakes Tirrill in 1805. Died in Brooklyn October------
Hoax 2
Supposed COOK line

I Francis Cook came over in the Mayflower- 1620-- leaving his wife Ester (a Waldron) (Maiden name unknown) and three children, Jacob, Jan and Ester, who followed three years later on the ship ANN -- 1623

Their Daughter was
II Jane - m. 1628 Experience Mitchell [ANN 1628] b. 1600 d. 1689.

So far all is true. HOWEVER, JANE DIED AND EXPERIENCE REMARRIED BEFORE THIS DAUGHTER WAS BORN! And no one knows exactly who the next wife was.

Their Daughter was
III Hannah Mitchell, m. Deacon Joseph Haywood of Bridgewater 1683/4

Their Daughter was
IV Abigail Haywood b. 30 Aug 1702
m. 1731 Zachariah Snell d. @1800.

Their Son was
V Issachar Snell, b. 1732. m. 1769 Sarah Haywood d. 30 Jun 1820. Sara d. 1824.

Their Daughter was
VI Hannah, b. 1 Jan m. 1805 Oakes Tirrill d. Brooklyn Oct

Favorite Links
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FortuneCity
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False and Faked Mayflower Genealogy
Check it, if you dare!

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The Salon
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