(Citing Truro Town Records): David , b. ---, m. (1) Mary Cooke 24 Apr 1718, m. (2) Martha Mayo, d/o Samuel Mayo of Eastham, int. 29 Apr 1720.
↑ I am not sure I agree with this interpretation, though I go along with it. In Source:A history of Chatham, Massachusetts : formerly the constablewick or village of Monomoit, with maps and illustrations and numerous genealogical notes, p. 149, it says "Mr. Vickery [David's father] left a widow and seven children, the oldest being of age." The source for this statement is not stated, but by context, this would appear to refer to the father's death in 1702, not to the estate partitioning in 1706. Further, after Mrs. Vickery dies, in 1706, the author says separately that the property is assigned to the two sons, which suggests David might have been of age by that time? Or does the word assigned mean only that it was reserved for him upon coming of age? To resolve this, we may need to find a more detailed transcription of the probate documents.
↑ In 1714, in the final settlement of the father's estate, the entire property was given to Jonathan, David apparently having gone to sea and being presumed missing. Some sources assume he died at this point. However, it appears he returned, as there are no other likely candidates to be the David whose family records appear in Truro 1718-1727, and then appears to relocate to Eastham. (Certainly not his nephew David, the choice of Source:The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, p. 143:341. This nephew was born 1707 even according to this source and would have be too young to have a child in 1718 or marry again in 1720 and have more kids.)
