Family of David DONHAM alias Singletary and Mary ILSLEY

See also

David DONHAM's other families: with Unknown UNKNOWN (1674?- ) and Sarah DENNIS (1678- )

David DONHAM's parents: Jonathan DUNHAM alias Singletary (1640-bef1724) and Mary BLOOMFIELD (1642-1705)

David DONHAM's siblings: Esther DUNHAM alias Singletary (1659-1690), Mary SINGLETARY (1661-bef1664), Mary SINGLETARY (1664-aft1707), Ruth DUNHAM alias Singletary (1666-1750), Eunice DUNHAM alias Singletary (1668-1684), Jonathan DONHAM alias Singletary (1672-1706), Nathaniel DUNHAM (1677-1678), Nathaniel DONHAM alias Singletary (1679-1727) and Benjamin DUNHAM alias Singletary (1681-1715)

Mary ILSLEY's parents: John ILSLEY (1641-1707) and Ann ANNORA (1654- )

Mary ILSLEY's siblings: Rebeckah ILSLEY (1673- ), John ILSLEY (1675-1715), David ILSLEY (1677-1681), Jonathan INSLEE (1689-1744) and Joseph ILSLEY (1693-1711)

Family of David DONHAM alias Singletary and Mary ILSLEY

Husband:	David DONHAM alias Singletary (1674-1753)
Wife:	Mary ILSLEY (1680-1750)
Children:	Joseph DUNHAM (1700-1771)
	David DUNHAM Jr (1705-1758)
	Daniel DUNHAM (1715?-1739)
Marriage	btw 1697 and 18 Aug 1699	New York City, New York ¹

Husband: David DONHAM alias Singletary


	David DONHAM alias Singletary, "Musketman8"

Name:	David DONHAM alias Singletary ^2,3,4
Sex:	Male
Father:	Jonathan DUNHAM alias Singletary (1640-bef1724)
Mother:	Mary BLOOMFIELD (1642-1705)
Birth	10 Mar 1674	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ^2,5
Civil (1)	Sep 1697 (age 23)	convicted of fathering illigitimate children with two women; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA ⁶
Religion	btw 1707 and 1708 (age 32-34)	Church of Christ Member ⁷
Civil (2)	1708 (age 33-34)	Detained the daughter of William Ellison, deceased; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA ⁸
Military	1715 (age 40-41)	Militiaman in Col. Thomas Ffarmer's regiment; Middlesex, New Jersey, USA ⁹
Death	1753 (age 78-79)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ²

Wife: Mary ILSLEY

Name:	Mary ILSLEY ^1,10
Sex:	Female
Father:	John ILSLEY (1641-1707)
Mother:	Ann ANNORA (1654- )
Birth	13 Apr 1680	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey
Religion	btw 1707 and 1708 (age 26-28)	Church of Christ Member ⁷
Death	2 Feb 1750 (age 69)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey

Child 1: Joseph DUNHAM

Name:	Joseph DUNHAM ^11,12,13
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Elizabeth Mary UNKNOWN (1705-1771)
Birth	7 Oct 1700	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ^11,12,14
Will	20 Oct 1759 (age 59)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA ¹⁵
Religion	6 Dec 1769 (age 69)	a charter vestryman of the Trinity Church; Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Death	Dec 1771 (age 71)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ¹¹

Child 2: David DUNHAM Jr

Name:	David DUNHAM Jr ^16,17
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary FREEMAN (1702-1784)
Birth	1705	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ¹⁶
Death	13 May 1758 (age 52-53)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ^16,18
Record Change	18 Mar 2001 (age 295-296)

Child 3: Daniel DUNHAM

Name:	Daniel DUNHAM ^11,19
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary DENNIS (1712?-1750)
Birth	1715 (app)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ^9,11
Death (1)	1739 (age 23-24)	Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA ^9,11
Death (2)	1739 (age 23-24)	Elizabeth(town), Union, New Jersey

Note on Husband: David DONHAM alias Singletary - shared note

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and from MORES Family, p. 667

1716, Dec. 19. -- Moores, John of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., cordwainer, will of.

Wife _____. Children -- Robert, Benjamin, John, Thomas, Samuel, Mary, Sarah. Farm of 6 acres, bought from father-in-law, Robert Wright, 6 acres adjoining bought of Jonathan Dunham, 19 acres adjoining David Dunham, 4 acres on the Roway road, home farm of 44 acres of upland, and other real property. Personal estate (3 negro slaves). The wIfe executrIx, to be followed on her death by son John. Witnesses -- Charles Peters, Joseph Grant, Penelope Landress. Proved 4 Jan 1716/17. Inventory of personal estate

(L402.18.3, including two negro men L80, a negro woman and child L40) made 15 Jan 1716/7. (N.J. Arch.. 23:326.)

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 14 Apr 2001, E-mail Manuscript

Call Number:

Media: Manuscript

Text: David

b 10 Mar 1673/74 Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ

d abt. Jan 1750/51 Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ

Title: Lloyd Dunham's SINGLETARY-DUNHAM Lineages

Note: First Line:

Richard Singletary (1) and possible first wife.

Jonathan Dunham (2) Singletary/alias dunham

David Dunham (3) married Mary Ilsley

David Dunham (4) married Mary Freeman

Isaac Dunham (5) b. abt. 1759 married Ann Gage/Gach

Second Line:

Richard Singletary (1) and possible first wife

Jonathan Dunham (2) Singletary/alias Dunham

David Dunham (3) married Mary Ilsley

Daniel Dunham (4) married Mary Dennis

Daniel Dunham (5) married Catherine Campbell

Daniel (5) is my 5 gr. grandfather and was born in 1730.

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Title: Descendants of Jonathan Dunham

Author: Jacqueline DOUGHERTY at Tazdough@aol.com

Publication: 13 March 2001

Note: Internet Correspondence and Mail: Descendancy Chart

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Repository:

Note: Audrey (Shields) Hancock

Call Number:

Media: Letter

Text: Died 1758.

Title: Re: #414 David E. Dunham b Jan 1775 NJ

Author: MAHONY, Gratia Dunham

Publication: FTM GenForum: DUNHAM Family Genealogy Forum at http://genforum.genealogy.com/dunham/all.html

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 16 Apr 1999, Message #414

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Title: Re: Dunham Family (New Brunswick, Canada and Mass)

Author: STOTT, Greg at gstott@xcelco.on.ca

Publication: FTM GenForum: DUNHAM Family Genealogy Forum

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Repository:

Note: Internet 16 Oct 1998, Message # 216

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Text: "Isaac's paternal grandparents were David Donham (1674-c.1750) and Mary Illsley (1680-1715)."

Title: History of the Dunham-Donham Family in America--Founded 20 Mar 1997

Author: STREETER, James A. at james@rootsquest.com

Publication: Internet Web Page

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Repository:

Note: http://www.rootsquest.com/~sirjames/dunham/dunham1b.htm

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Text: David DUNHAM d about 1750-1751.

Title: DUNHAM-SINGLETARY GENEALOGY, Descendants of Richard Singletary Of Salem, Newbury, and Haverhill, Massachusetts And Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Mas

Author: DUNHAM, Kenneth Royal

Publication: Royal Press, Rochester, NY, 1987

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Repository:

Note: Private Collection of Audrey (Shields) Hancock

Call Number:

Media: Book

Page: p. 29

Title: Dunnam Genealogy

Author: DUNNAM, James T. at jdunnam@ao.net

Publication: WorldConnect Project at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Note: See also:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pastor/

DUNNAM FAMILY GENEALOGY

Second Page

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 26 April 2000

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Title: Lineage of Beatrice (Dunham) Webb

Author: WEBB, Bea (DUNHAM) at beaw@gtlakes.com

Publication: E-mail to ASH

Note: Joseph m #1 Mary ??? and #2 Anna WOOD

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 7 Jan 2003, E-mail to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Title: Researcher: Peg Rufner at Rufpeg@aol.com

Note: This is my family who came to Lebanon, Warren, OH before 1800. David [LOLLAR/LOHLER/LOHLAR/LAWLER] died and the Warren Co. Probate court made Phebe and her brother Joseph [DUNHAM], who, also, lived in Warren Co., the guardians of all her children.

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 31 Mar 2001; 21 Jan 2003, 22 Jan 2003 (GEDCOM) E-mail to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Title: Descendants of Richard Singletary

Author: David Lee Dunham at DelcyD@aol.com

Publication: Nov. 2002: 20 pages

Repository:

Note: Sent to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Manuscript

Title: Researcher: Peg Rufner at Rufpeg@aol.com

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 31 Mar 2001; 21 Jan 2003, 22 Jan 2003 (GEDCOM) E-mail to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Page: GEDCOM

Text: Indicates born at New York City, NY.

Title: Researcher: Peg Rufner at Rufpeg@aol.com

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 31 Mar 2001; 21 Jan 2003, 22 Jan 2003 (GEDCOM) E-mail to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Page: GEDCOM

Text: Died 1758.

Title: Descendants of Richard Singletary

Author: David Lee Dunham at DelcyD@aol.com

Publication: Nov. 2002: 20 pages

Repository:

Note: Sent to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Manuscript

Text: Died 1751

Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ

Title: Lineage of Beatrice (Dunham) Webb

Author: WEBB, Bea (DUNHAM) at beaw@gtlakes.com

Publication: E-mail to ASH

Note: Joseph m #1 Mary ??? and #2 Anna WOOD

Repository:

Note: Internet, 14 Apr 2001, E-mail Manuscript

Call Number:

Media: Manuscript

Text: David & Mary

m Bet. Aug 16-18, 1699

Title: Researcher: Peg Rufner at Rufpeg@aol.com

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Repository:

Note: Internet, 31 Mar 2001; 21 Jan 2003, 22 Jan 2003 (GEDCOM) E-mail to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Page: GEDCOM

Text: Married 18 Aug 1699 New York City, NY.

Title: Descendants of Richard Singletary

Author: David Lee Dunham at DelcyD@aol.com

Publication: Nov. 2002: 20 pages

Repository:

Note: Sent to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Manuscript

Text: Married 16 Aug 1699 New York City, New York

Title: Descendants of Jonathan Dunham

Author: Jacqueline DOUGHERTY at Tazdough@aol.com

Publication: 13 March 2001

Note: Internet Correspondence and Mail: Descendancy Chart

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Repository:

Note: Audrey (Shields) Hancock

Call Number:

Media: Letter

Title: WorldConnect at Ancestry.com

Repository:

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Text: "Dunnam Genealogy"

Apr 26, 2000

James T. Dunnam at jdunnam@ao.net

Title: Researcher, 2003, Gratia Mahony at gratia@charter.net

Publication: Manuscript, GEDCOM from Nathaniel Dunham, wf Joanna Thornell

Repository:

Note: Internet, WORD Document, 13 January 2003, E-mail to ASH

Call Number:

Media: Electronic

Text: Married between 16-18 Aug 1699 New York City.

(Source: Internet, 15 Apr 1999, E-mail: Gratia S. MAHONY at gmahony@bts.sk)

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Sources

¹	Edmund West, comp, "Family Data Collection - Marriages" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001;). Text From Source: Online publication - Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
	www.ancestry.com.

²	Edmund West, comp, "Family Data Collection - Individual Records" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000;). Text From Source: Online publication - Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.
	www.ancestry.com.

Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). pp. 541-542.
Text From Source: 19. DAVID DUNHAM (Mary3 Bloomfield, Thomas2,1), b. Woodbridge 10 Mar 1674 (VR); d. betw. 1750 and 1757, as only one David Dunham (his son) subscribed to the building of the stone bridge at Woodbridge in 1757 (Monnette, p. 820). He m. N.Y. City 16 or 18 Aug 1699 Mary Ilslee (New York Marriages Previous to 1784, p. 585 records his name as Denham or Donham). She was b. Woodbridge 13 Apr 1680, d/o John2 Ilsley (William1) and Ann ____ (VR). David lived near Jonathan Dunham and John Moores. Dec 19, 1716 John Moores of Woodbridge made his will and mentioned "6 acres adjoining bought of Jonathan Dunham, 19 acres adjoining David Dunham" (N.J. Arch., 23:326). Records of David Dunham and Mary Ilslee have been confused with records of his son, David, who m. Mary Freeman.

David Dunham, Sr., and his brother, Jonathan, Jr., were mentioned in the will of their uncle Thomas Bloomfield, Jr. In this wIll he was called "cousin David Dunham, son of brother-in-law Jonathan Dunham." (N.J. Arch. 21:43-4.)

1695-6 -- David Dunham and his father, Jonathan, were on the coroner's jury to determine the cause of death of Ebenezer Ford, which was decided "by natural causes" (N.J.Arch., 23:168-9).

1714 -- John Moore was indicted for bruising ye body of David Dunham & pleaded not guilty (Minutes of the County Court, cited by Monnette, p. 540).

1715 -- Indictments against the following, viz: John Moores for forcibly carry away railes belonging to David Donham to which he pleaded guIlty & was fined 6 shillings & 8d. (ibid).

1715 David Donham, Nathaniel Donham and Benjamin Donham were on the list of the Militia Regt. under the command of Col. Tho. Ffarmer (ibid. p. 219).

1748 -- David Dunham, David Dunham, Jr., Joseph Dunham, Jonathan Dunham, Jonathan Dunham, Jr., were on the list of Freeholders of Woodbridge (Monnette, p. 357).

1750 -- David Dunham, David Dunham, Jr., Joseph Dunham, Jonathan Dunham, Jonathan Dunham, Jr., were on the list of freeholders of Middlesex Co., N.J., Woodbridge (ibid., pp. 379-80).

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

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George J. Miller, "Ye Olde Middlesex Courts" (Heritage Books, Inc. 1986). pp. 48-49.
Text From Source: David Dunham .of Woodbridge was indicted for having an illegitimate child by a woman of the same place there in the September, 1697, term. The jury found him guilty and the court ordered him to pay five pounds, to be carried to the whipping post and receive ten lashes on his bare back, and ply two shillings every week for seven weeks for the support of the child. At the same court another woman charged the same man with the same offenee and the court ordered the same punishment in the second case. Since he did not carry out the order of the court, the sheriff was ordered to compel him to do so a year afterwards.

⁵	Reverand Joseph Dally, "Woodbridge and Vicinity" (Name: A.E. Gordon; New Brunswick, N.J.; 1873;). p. 327. Text From Source: David Dunham the Son of the aforesaid Jonathan and mary his wife was Born March ye 10th Anno. 1674.

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George J. Miller, "Ye Olde Middlesex Courts" (Heritage Books, Inc. 1986). pp. 48-49.
Text From Source: David Dunham of Woodbridge was indeicted for having an illigitimate child by a woman of the same place there in the September, 1697, term. The jury found him guilty and the court ordered him to pay five pounds, to be carried to the whipping post and receive ten lashes on his bare back, and pay two shiilings every week for seven weeks for the support of the child. At the same court another woman charged the same man with the same offence and the court ordered the same punishment in the second case. Since he did not carry out the order of the court, the sheriff was ordered to compel him to do so a year afterwards.

⁷	Reverand Joseph Dally, "Woodbridge and Vicinity" (Name: A.E. Gordon; New Brunswick, N.J.; 1873;). page 168.

⁸	George J. Miller, "Ye Olde Middlesex Courts" (Heritage Books, Inc. 1986). pp. 52-53. Text From Source: In 1708 Thomas Pike complained that David Donham was detaining the daughter of William Ellison, deceased. The court compelled him to turn her over to Mr. Pike as Executor of Ellison's estate.

⁹	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). p. 542.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

¹⁰	Ibid. pp. 541-542.

¹¹	Ancestry.com, "One World Tree (sm)" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;). Text From Source: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
	www.ancestry.com.

¹²	Edmund West, comp, "Family Data Collection - Births" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001;). Text From Source: Online publication - Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
	www.ancestry.com.

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Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). p. 542.
Text From Source: 51 i Joseph Dunham, b. Woodbridge 7 Oct 1700 (VR); d. Dec 1771.
1759, Oct 20. Donham, Joseph, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.; wiIl of. WIfe to have the use of land. Son, Daniel, 1/6 of my lands, joining the 1/2 acre where he lives. Rest of estate to be sold. Daughter, Sarah, a prayer book. Youngest daughters, Abigail and Phebe, £25. Youngest sons, James, Joseph, Elisha, Moses and Jonathan, rest of my money. WIfe to bring up my young children Executors - friend, Ebenezer Foster, and sons, Joseph and Elisha. Witnesses - Jonathan Campbell, Amos Donham, NathanIel Fitz Randolph. Proved 27 Dec 1771, by Isaac Donham, brother to Amos Donham, one of the witnesses. (NJ Arch., 34:147.)
[NOTE: Isaac and Amos Dunham were his nephews, sons of his brother David Dunham, Jr. and Mary Freeman.]
Children: Daniel; Sarah m. John Gage; Abigail m. Samuel Jacques; Phebe; James m. and had Josiah who in 1727 was vestryman of Trinity church, Woodbridge; Joseph, possibly the Joseph Dunham b. 1735, d. 1790, m. Hannah Conyer and was a Private from N.J. in Rev. War (DAR Patriot Index); Elisha b. c1732; d. Feb/Mar 1783, m. Elizabeth4 Freeman (John3, Henry2, Ann1); Moses; Jonathan. (Dunham, p.47.)

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¹⁴	Reverand Joseph Dally, "Woodbridge and Vicinity" (Name: A.E. Gordon; New Brunswick, N.J.; 1873;). p. 626. Text From Source: Joseph Dunham Son of David Dunham and Mary his wife was Born Octr ye 7th 1700.

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"New Jersey Archive". v. 34, p. 147.
Text From Source: 1759, Oct 20. Donham, Joseph, of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co,; will of. WIfe to have the use of land. Son, Daniel, 1/6 of my lands, joining the 1/2 acre where he lives. Rest of estate to be sold. Daughter, Sarah, a prayer book. Youngest daughters, Abigail and Phebe, £25. Youngest sons, James, Joseph, Elisha, Moses and Jonathan, rest of my money. WIfe to bring up my young children.
Executors -- friend Ebenezer Foster, and sons, Joseph and ElIsha.
WItnesses -- Jonathan Cambell, Amos Donham, NathanIel Fitz Randolph.
Proved 27 Dec 1771, by Isaac Donham, brother to Amos Donham, one of the wItnesses.

¹⁶	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). pp. 18-19.
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

¹⁷	Ibid. pp. 542. Text From Source: 52 ii David Dunham, Jr., b.c1703-05; d. 13 May 1758 age 55 (Woodbridge VR) or age 53 (gravestone); bur. Woodbridge Presby. Cern.; m/1 ______; m/2 Mary3 Freeman (Henry2, Ann1), b. 5 Jun 1702. See Freeman.

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"New Jersey Archive". ser 1, vol 32, p 95.
Text From Source: 1758, Jane 5. Donham (Dunham), David; of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., yeoman. Int..
Adm'x—Mary Dunham, widow.
Bondsman —Isaac Freeman, of Woodbridge, yeoman.
Witness—Thomas Bartow.
Lib. F, p. 526.

1758, June 13. Inventory, £303.12.6, incl. 3 Bibles and other Books, 18s.; 2 silver spoons, 16s.; made by Samuel Barron and Nathaniel Fitz Randolph. Lib. F, p. 526.

1761, June 23. Account, by the Adm'x, Mary Dunham, who charges against it £43.15.3. as the widow's third, and £30. as "a legacy left me by my mother," in all £253.10.7.

¹⁹	Patty Barthell Myers, "Ancestors and Descendants of Lewis Ross Freeman" (Name: 1995;). p. 542. Text From Source: 53 iii Daniel Dunham, b. 1715; d. Elizabethtown, N.J., 1739. (Brunton, p. 23,)
	http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH12,35923.

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