Deliverance Perry
- Born: 10 Nov 1778, Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 70,139
- Marriage: John Bourne on 26 Nov 1801 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 15,139
Another name for Deliverance was Dilly Perry.
General Notes:
DELIVERANCE, b. 10 Nov. 1778; m. 26 Nov. 1801 JOHN BOURNE, b. in 1774, son of Thomas and Abigail Bourne. William Root Bliss, Colonial Times on Buzzard's Bay tells how Deliverance Perry set out on her bridal journey from the house of her father, Miller John, riding pillion behind her bridegroom, enroute to her new home on the north side of Monument River. When the bridal couple reached the ford the tide was high and they were obliged to wait "since Dilly did not like to wet her feet."
Children (surname Bourne), b. in Sandwich: 1. Abigail, m. Heman Phinney. 2. Hannah, m. George Gray. 3. Deliverance (called Delia), b. in 1810: d. in New Bedford, Mass., 23 May 1849 aet. 39; m. Ellis6 Perry, 4. Emeline, m. Moses Waterhouse. 5. Mary, b. in 1813; m. in 1834 Aaron Burgess. 6. John, b. in 1816; m. (1), Hannah Phinney; m. (2). Mary E. ---.
[Ezra Perry of Sandwich, Mass. (c. 1625-1689), By Lydia B. (Phinney) Brownson, of Buzzard's Bay, Mass., and Maclean W. McLean, of Pittsburgh, Pa., NEHGS 115 (1960)]
"Dilly" set out on her bridal journey from her father’s (Miller John) house, riding pillion behind her bridegroom John Bourne. When the newlyweds reached the ford, the tide was high and they were obliged to wait, "since Dilly did not like to wet her feet". Her daughter, also named Deliverance, was called Delia. [PERRY.TXT]
Noted events in her life were:
• Alt. Birth, 10 Nov 1784. 15
Deliverance married John Bourne, son of Thomas Bourne and Abigail Bourne, on 26 Nov 1801 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 15.,139 (John Bourne was born about 1774 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 15,139.)
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