Please see downloadable Word document, above.
My mother, Elinor (Handy) Smith, was descended from Richard Handy of Sandwich, Massachusetts, an original settler on Cape Cod.
–– posted by Roger W. Smith
July 2022
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William Handy, Love Swain marriage record
William Handy-Love Swain marriage record
William Handy (1762-1856) of Sandwich, Massachusetts — sea captain, whaler, ship owner, farmer — was the grandfather of my mother’s grandfather Henry Thomas Handy (1845-1916). He served in the Revolutionary War.
He married Love Swain (1779-1857) on August 25, 1796 in Sandwich when he was 34 years old and she was about 17 years old. They had nine children. Love (Swain) Handy was a direct descendant of Daniel Swain, one of the founding purchasers of Nantucket.
Posted here is a copy of the marriage record, which I have transcribed as follows:
August 25th, 1796
William Handy and Love Swain both of Sandwich were married by Revd. Jonathan Burr.
Rev. Jonathan Burr was pastor of the First Church of Sandwich and preceptor of Sandwich Academy.
— posted by Roger W. Smith
May 2018
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See also my posts:
William Handy (1762-1856) of Sandwich, MA
“my Revolutionary War ancestor”
my Revolutionary War ancestor
The following is the text of an email of mine to a friend today.
— Roger W. Smith, April 18, 2017
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Scott —
My mother’s ancestral link to the Revolutionary War did not go back far.
Her great-great grandfather William Handy was a Revolutionary War soldier.
The line of descent:
Elinor Handy Smith, my mother (1918-1973)
her father Ralph E. Handy (1893-1947)
her grandfather Henry T. Handy (whaler; 1845-1916)
her great-grandfather Joshua Handy (1813-1887)
her great-great grandfather William Handy (1762-1852); the Revolutionary War soldier
All of the above named Handy males, with the exception of my mother’s father, were mariners. They all lived on Cape Cod.
William Handy joined the Continental Army in June 1780, when he was just shy of age 18. He enlisted in Massachusetts. Records indicate that during his service he was in New York state and New Jersey.
William Handy (1762-1856) of Sandwich, MA
Attached below as a downloadable Word document is an article about my mother’s ancestor William Handy (1762-1856), sea captain, whaler and, ship owner.
— posted by Roger W. Smith
November 2015
Ancestral connection between spouses: Ralph Ellis Handy (1893-1947) and Annie Congdon (Hart) Handy (1894-1972)
Posted above as a downloadable Word document is a brief article discussing the fact that my maternal grandparents Ralph Ellis Handy (1893-1947) and Annie Congdon (Hart) Handy (1894-1972) had a common ancestor.
— posted by Roger W. Smith
November 2015