Amie Doggett

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• Immigration: 10 Aug 1630, Port-Royal, Acadia; The Eddy Family left London on board The Handmaid, John Grant master. They spent twelve weeks at sea, reaching Plymouth, Massachusetts 29 October 1630, with her masts "spent" from the weather.

Amie married John Eddy after 22 May 1619 in England. John (son of Rev. William Eddy and Mary Fosten) was christened in Mar 1597 in Cranbrook, Kent, England; died on 12 Oct 1684 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
His burial year was recorded as 1622.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 10 Aug 1630, Port-Royal, Acadia; The Eddy Family left London on board The Handmaid, John Grant master. They spent twelve weeks at sea, reaching Plymouth, Massachusetts 29 October 1630, with her masts "spent" from the weather.
• Married: Abt 1640; John Marion, the son of Isaac Marion. He was born about 1619 in Stebbe, Essex, England. He became a freeman on 26 May 1652 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was a cordwainer and a shoemaker in Watertown. On 11 January 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, John Marion was mentioned in the will of John Eddy. He served in 1693 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He died on Wednesday 7 January 1705 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 12 February 1705 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John's gravestone inscription in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, reads: HERE LYES Y^e BODY OF JOHN MARION DIED JANUAY^e 27-1705 IN Y^e 86 YEAR OF HIS AGE Issue: 1. Mary Marion (1641-1642) 2. John Marion (1643-1643) 3. Elizabeth Marion (1644-____) 4. John Marion (1651-1728) 5. Isaac Marion (1653-1724) 6. Samuel Marion (1655-1726) 7. Sarah Marion (1659-____) 8. Thomasin Marion (1660-____) 9. Mary Marion (1663-____) 10. Joseph Marion (1666-____) 11. Benjamin Marion (1670-____)
• Moved to: Before 1652, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 15 Feb 1651/52, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Sarah and John Marion joined the First Church of Boston.

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Name:


Buried:
HERE LYES Y^e
BODY OF M^rs
SARAH MARION
WIFE OF Y^e LATE
MR JOHN MARION
DIED FEBRY Y^e 3^d
1709/10 IN
Y^e 85^th
YEAR OF HER AGE

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• Complier's Note: 1930; There is a possibility that this John is the John Eddy who settled in Taunton and was a carpenter. While he is not mentioned in the will of John Eddy Sr. and there is another son, John, both of these occurrences are not unusual in those days. There is however absolutely no proof.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 10 Aug 1630, Port-Royal, Acadia; The Eddy Family left London on board The Handmaid, John Grant master. They spent twelve weeks at sea, reaching Plymouth, Massachusetts 29 October 1630, with her masts "spent" from the weather.
• Married: say 1647; Thomas Orton. He was born before 1627 in England. He was a ships carpenter. Thomas Orton was appointed by the Selectman to ring the bell. On 11 January 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Thomas Orton was mentioned in the will of John Eddy. He died on Monday 19 May 1687 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Mary Orton (1648-____) 2. Sarah Orton (1649-1691) 3. Thomas Orton (1655-____) 4. John Orton (1657-____) 5. William Orton (1658-1659) 6. William Orton (1660-____) 7. Samuel Orton (1661-____) 8. Ebenezer Orton (1663-1694) 9. Thomas Orton (1665-1665) 10. Ann Orton (1666-____) 11. Abigail Orton (1668-____)
• Religion: 12 Apr 1650, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Mary joined the Charlestown Church.

Notes:

Christened:
Her christening year was recorded as 1625.

Name:


Religion:
Her admission date was recorded as 12 (2) 1650.

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth was recorded as 25 (6) 1634.

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• Married: 22 Apr 1656, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; William Baker, the son of Nathaniel Baker. He was a pump-maker in Boston. On 23 September 1651 William, married first, Mary Eddington,, daughter of Edmund Eddington, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The marriage date was recorded as 23 (7) 1651. They had three children: Mary, born 16 May 1652 and died at three months; John, born 14 December 1653; and William, born 19 October 1655.1,2 William's estate was inventoried on 17 June 1679 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Nathaniel Baker

Notes:

Married:
The marriage date was recorded as 22 (2) 1656.

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• Offices Held: 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Selectman.
• Complier's Note: 2001; Bond (1860) gives his wife as Sarah Woodward. Here he confuses the son of John's brother, Samuel with this John.

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was recorded as 16 (12) 1636.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 10 Aug 1630, Port-Royal, Acadia; The Eddy Family left London on board The Handmaid, John Grant master. They spent twelve weeks at sea, reaching Plymouth, Massachusetts 29 October 1630, with her masts "spent" from the weather.
• Occupation: say 1665, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a a cordwainer (shoemaker).
• Military: 1684; He was a drummer whom the town refused to pay.
• Offices Held: 1683/84, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a Tithingman. He was appointed again in 1693/94 and 1704/05.
• Religion: 1690, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Samuel and Sarah joined the Watertown Church.
• Religion: say 1691, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Samuel was very active in church affairs, serving on several committees. In the inventory of his estate was not only a Bible, but several books on Divinity.
• Offices Held: 1695/96, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Fence-viewer.
• Will: 6 Aug 1702, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his wife, Sarah, and his children: Samuel, Benjamin, Deliverance, Elizabeth, Ruth, Joanna, and Sarah.
• Offices Held: 1703 to 1711, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Town-Sealer of Leather.
• Inventory: 18 Dec 1711, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The inventory taken included a house and 30 acres valued at £150, along with two other parcels of land bringing the total to £272.
• Probate/Proved: 30 Dec 1711, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Birth:
His birth was recorded as 30 (7) 1640.

Samuel married Sarah Meade on 30 Nov 1664 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Gabriel Meade and Joanna) was christened on 4 Jan 1643 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died after 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: say 1662; Ezekiel Gardner. 2 He died before 9 February 1703. Issue: 1. Samuel Gardner
• Residence: 9 Feb 1703, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth was recorded as 11 (8) 1643.

Died:
She was not mentioned in her father's will and probably died young.

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• Occupation: say 1692; He was a turner.
• Married: 6 Jul 1693, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah Woodward, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Hammond) Woodward. She was born on 3 October 1674 or on 3 October 1675 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After John's death, on 1 December 1696 Sarah, at age 22, married Isaiah Whitney, at age 25, son of Thomas Whitney and Mary Kettell, in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was living in 1715 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Inventory: 4 Oct 1694, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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• Miscellaneous: 1684, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a drummer-boy whom the Town of Watertown refused to pay in 1684.
• Religion: 12 Dec 1697, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 12 December 1697 Samuel and Elizabeth joined the church in Watertown.
• Occupation: 1700; From a deed recorded in 1700, we learn that he was a cordwainer [shoemaker], like his father, and that he had some education since he was able to write his name.
• Proprietor: 14 Jan 1714/15, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 14 January 1714/15 his name appears on a list of those who are proprietors, who are in possession of the first granted house lotts in Watertown.
• Legal: 1717, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Samuel Eddy was ordered and reimbursed by the town to keep James Holland, one of the town's poor in 1717.
• Offices Held: Between 1719 and 1722, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Between 1719 and 1722 he was the Sealer of Leather.
• Last Full Review: 3 Jun 2020

Samuel married Elizabeth Woodward on 7 Dec 1693 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of George Woodward and Elizabeth Hammond) was born on 8 May 1664 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Aug 1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 3 Aug 1690, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Sarah joined the Watertown Church.
• Married: 15 Nov 1699, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thomas Coolidge, the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Bright) Coolidge. He was born on 24 April 1670 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was an inn-keeper between 1713 and 1737 in Watertown. After Sarah's death, on 15 January 1712/13 Thomas, at age 42, married Mary Smith, at age 45, daughter of John Smith and Mary Beers, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Lawson (1998) gives the site of the wedding as Boston. He served in 1726 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served as a Selectman again from 1733 to 1735. He left a will on 8 April 1734 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Wednesday 15 May 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His estate was probated on 30 May 1737 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Sarah Coolidge (1700-1721) 2. Tabitha Coolidge (1702-1794) 3. David Coolidge (1705-1772)

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• Religion: 29 May 1698, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Eddy joined the Watertown Church.
• Occupation: say 1706; He was a turner.
• Married: 7 Dec 1707, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Abigail Holden, the daughter of Justinian and Elizabeth Holden. She died before 7 December 1713 when her husband married her sister in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Married: 7 Dec 1713, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Grace Holden, the daughter of Justinian and Mary (Rutter) Holden as well as the sister of his late wife. She was born on 13 August 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 9 November 1714 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of childbirth. Issue: 1. Grace Eddy (1714-____)
• Married: 7 Nov 1716, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Phillips, the daughter of Theophilus and Mary (Bennet) Phillips. She was born about 1693. She died on Tuesday 25 September 1759 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Phillips (1717-1730) 2. Elizabeth Phillips (1719-1749) 3. Jonas Phillips (1722-1745) 4. William Phillips (1724-1724) 5. William Phillips (1725-1805)
• Moved To: 1723, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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• Religion: 17 Aug 1701, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Deliverance joined the Watertown Church.
• Married: 22 Dec 1719, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; William Webb. On 9 December 1718 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, William Webb was cautioned against settling from Medford to Watertown.

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• Married: 2 Apr 1700, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Allen, the son of Lewis and Mary (Sherman) Allen. He was born on 26 December 1674 or he was born in 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was a cordwainer and a farmer. After Elizabeth's death, on 14 August 1712 Ebenezer, at age 37, married Sarah Waite, at age 24, daughter of Thomas Waite and Mary (unknown), in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday 9 July 1770 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burial Field, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Elizabeth Allen (1701-____) 2. Ruth Allen (1703-____) 3. Abigail Allen (1705-____) 4. Josiah Allen (1708-____) 5. Phineas Allen (1710-____) 6. John Allen (1713-____) 7. Thankful Allen (1717-____) 8. Sarah Allen (1718-____) 9. Rebecca Allen (1719-1720) 10. Rebecca Allen (1720-____) 11. Ebenezer Allen (1722-____) 12. Elisha Allen (1724-____) 13. Mary Allen (1727-____)

Notes:

Died:
Bond (1860) gives her death as 19 March 1711/12 in Weston, Massachusetts.

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• Married: 15 Nov 1699, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ensign Jonathan Stone, the son of Deacon Simon and Mary (Whipple) Stone. He was born on 26 December 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. After Ruth's death, about 1703 Jonathan, married Mary _____. After Mary's death, on 15 November 1720 Jonathan, at age 42, married Hepzibah Coolidge, at age 39, daughter of Nathaniel Coolidge and Mary Bright, in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He served in 1724 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served again in 1727. He served in 1730 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as an Ensign in the militia. He died on Monday 7 January 1754 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jonathan Stone (1702-1725) 2. Hepzibah Stone (1722-1723) 3. Ann Stone (1722-____) 4. Moses Stone (1723-1790)
• Residence: Abt 1700, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; She and her husband were living at the Old Homestead of Deacon Simon Stone.

Notes:

Died:
Brown (1899) gives her death date as 7 October 1702.

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• Married: 14 Dec 1720, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Thomas Philebrown. He was born in Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. They were married by the Rev. Henry Gibbs. Joanna Eddy was Thomas Phillebrown's second wife. Issue: 1. Abigail Philebrown (1721-____) 2. Samuel Philebrown (1723-____) 3. Lydia Philebrown (1725-____) 4. James Philebrown (1728-____)
• Residence: 1723, Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Religion: Feb 1736/37; Joanna and Thomas were dismissed from the church in Boston to the church in Norton, Massachusetts.
• Religion: 1738, Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; Joanna and Thomas joined the church in Norton.
• Religion: 1746, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Joanna and Thomas joined the church in Boston.

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• Land/House: 1723, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He bought land on Brush Hill, Oxford, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: Abt 1726, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Will: 1 Jan 1762, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; He mentions his last wife, Patience.
• Probate/Proved: 20 Apr 1762, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Died:
She died young.

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• Married: 11 Jun 1730, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Peter Hurd. He died in 1750 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Peter Hurd (1735-____) 2. William Hurd (1737-1817) 3. Joseph Hurd (1738-1820) 4. Sarah Hurd (1740-1816) 5. Mary Hurd (1745-____)

Notes:

Birth:
Woodward (1982) and Daniels (1892) give her birth date as 9 May 1700.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: Abt 1728; Soon after his marriage, Samuel sold his holdings in Watertown to his brother, Ebenezer, and he and his wife, joined his brother, John, in Oxford, Massachusetts, living in that part which later became Auburn. Neither Samuel, nor Elizabeth, could read or write as all deeds are signed by a mark.

Notes:

Birth:
Woodward (1982) and Daniels (1892) give her birth date as 18 August 1701.

Died:
Eddy (1930) gives his death year as 1763.

Samuel married Elizabeth Bellows on 30 Jan 1727 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John Bellows and Hannah Newton) was born on 12 Feb 1700/1 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 5 Feb 1719, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Joshua Wheat. He was born in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 24 Apr 1732, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Ebenezer Eddy was listed as having a side gallery pew in the meetinghouse in the East Precinct of Watertown, Massachusetts on 24 April 1732.
• Offices Held: 1748, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1748 he was appointed a Constable in Oxford, Massachusetts. He served again in 1753 and 1763.
• Military: 11 Nov 1756; On 11 November 1756 he joined in the Crown Point Expedition and served for seven weeks.
• Military: 5 Jan 1759; He was as a member of Captain Edward Davis' Company, Col. John Chandler Jr.'s Regiment, which marched to the relief of Fort William Henry in August 1757. He was mustered out at Worcester, Massachusetts on 5 January 1759.
• Miscellaneous: Mar 1759, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Miscellaneous: 1762, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Upon his father's death in 1762, Levi Eddy, then 16 years of age, chose his uncle, Ebenezer as a guardian.
• Last Full Review: 26 Aug 2020

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Name:

Ebenezer married Ruth Ward on 4 Apr 1737 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ruth was born on 19 May 1710 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Dec 1768 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 1731, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a tailor.
• Married: 17 Nov 1733, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Truesdale, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hammond) She was born on 12 March 1709 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She and Benjamin Eddy filed marriage intentions on 13 November 1733 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died 15 November 1751 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Tabitha Eddy (1734-1736) 2. Elizabeth Eddy (1736-1737) 3. Tabitha Eddy (1738-____) 4. Benjamin Eddy (1739____) 5. Hannah Eddy (1741-1742) 6. Samuel Eddy (1744-____) 7. John Eddy (1745-1786) 8. Ward Eddy (1748-____)
• Offices Held: 1735, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He served as a Tithingman.
• Offices Held: 1739, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He served as the Hogreeve. He served as Hogreeve again in 1745.
• Offices Held: 1744, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Hayward.
• Offices Held: 1747, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Constable.
• Offices Held: 1752 to 1753, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Sealer of Weights and Measures. He served as the Sealer again in 1756 and 1758.
• Married: 12 Apr 1753, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Hannah Day. She was born about 1714 and she died 24 February 1794 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: 1757, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a member of the School Committee.
• Offices Held: 1758, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Highways, which office he served again in 1764.
• Offices Held: 1763, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Warden.
• Offices Held: 1764, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Surveyor of Wheat and Flour.
• Offices Held: 1766, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Overseer of the Workhouse.
• Military: 19 Apr 1775; He marched to the alarm (Lexington and Concord) though he was then 68 years old. He was a private in Capt. Amariah Fuller's Company. Between 9 December 1776 and 18 December 1776, he served with Lt. Joseph Craft's Company in the siege of Boston.
• History: 1777, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Benjamin Eddy lent the town of Newton £56 so that soldiers could be paid.
• Moved To: After 1794, Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Name:


Moved To:
He moved after the death of his second wife, Hannah Day.

Died:
Bond (1860), Woodward (1982), and Daniels (1892) give his birth as 1798 in Royalston, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: Her membership in this family is conjecture. She was received on 22 December 1728 into full communion in the First Church of Watertown.