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Capt. Joseph Wadsworth 1636–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 March 1689

Death Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Christopher Wadsworth

Mother: Grace Cole

Spouse(s): Mary Wait

Children(s): Elisha Wadsworth, Mehitable Wadsworth, Samuel Wadsworth

Capt. Joseph Wadsworth was born in 1636 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Christopher Wadsworth And Grace Cole. Capt. Joseph Wadsworth married Mary Abigail Wait, and had children including Elisha Wadsworth, Mehitable Wadsworth, Samuel Wadsworth. Capt. Joseph Wadsworth passed away in 1689 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Joseph Wadsworth was born in 1636 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Christopher Wadsworth And Grace Cole.
  • Capt. Joseph Wadsworth married Mary Abigail Wait, and had children including Elisha Wadsworth, Mehitable Wadsworth, Samuel Wadsworth.
  • Capt. Joseph Wadsworth passed away in 1689 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Wadsworth
1609–1677
Birth Location: Heplonotall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Grace Cole
1607–1688
Birth Location: Heplonotall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wait
1642–1723
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elisha Wadsworth
1669–1741
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mehitable Wadsworth
1664–
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Wadsworth
1659–1759
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Capt. Wadsworth's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Wadsworth
1636–1689
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Christopher Wadsworth
1609–1677
Heplonotall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace Cole
1607–1688
Heplonotall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Wadsworth
1589–1650
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Elyne Ferrer
1588–1664
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Collier
1587–1667
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wadsworth
1536–1625
Agnes Shawe
–1593
Hugh (Farrer)
1550–1620
Sarah Corte
1553–1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Averods
1518–1590
Margaret Lacy
1522–1590

Capt. Wadsworth's Descendants

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Capt. (Joseph) Wadsworth (1636–22 March 1689) m. Mary (Abigail) Wait (1642–24 Nov 1723)
  1. 1. Elisha Wadsworth 1669–1741
    1. 1. Capt. (Wait) Wadsworth 1714–1799 m. Abigail Bradford 1728–1768
      1. 1. Wait Wadsworth 1754–1840 m. Jerusha (Bartlett) Robinson 1753–1799 m. Priscilla Stetson 1770–1858
        1. 1. SYLVIA WADSWORTH 1781–1825 m. NATHANIEL HOLMES 1775–1821 m. Ziba Hunt 1780–1815
        2. 2. Waity Wadsworth 1797–1880
        3. 3. Jerusha (Jeanne) Wadsworth 1789–1881
        4. 4. James Wadsworth 1792–1879
        5. 5. Matilda Wadsworth 1776–
        6. 6. Lucinda Wadsworth 1785–1855
        7. 7. Robert Wadsworth 1774–1850
        8. 8. Caroline Wadsworth 1802–1812
        9. 9. Lewis (Lumber) Wadsworth 1804–1879
        10. 10. Jane (Stetson) Wadsworth 1809–1894
        11. 11. Caroline Wadsworth 1812–1904
      2. 2. Abigail Wadsworth 1749–1779
      3. 3. Capt. (Joseph) Wadsworth 1750–1824
      4. 4. Ahira Wadsworth 1751–
      5. 5. Seneca Wadsworth 1753–1825
      6. 6. Robert Wadsworth 1757–1760
      7. 7. Eden Wadsworth 1759–1818
      8. 8. Beulah Wadsworth 1762–1783
      9. 9. Celenah Wadsworth 1763–1848
      10. 10. Elisha Wadsworth 1765–1786
      11. 11. Zenith Wadsworth 1766–1832
      12. 12. Wiswell Wadsworth 1768–1854
      13. 13. Cynthia Wadsworth 1756–1827
    2. 2. Patience Wadsworth 1706–1782
    3. 3. Fear Wadsworth 1709–
    4. 4. Alice Wadsworth 1697–1791
  2. 2. Mehitable Wadsworth 1664–
  3. 3. Samuel Wadsworth 1659–1759

Capt. Wadsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Capt. Joseph Wadsworth in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1689
22 March 1689
Age 53
Death of Capt. Joseph Wadsworth in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1689
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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