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Lydia Waterman 1676–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 MAY 1676

Birth Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 25 JUL 1757

Death Location: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Waterman

Mother: Anna Sturtevant

Spouse(s): Benoni Shaw

Children(s): Benjamin Shaw, Margaret Shaw

The story of Lydia Waterman began in 1676 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Lydia Waterman married Benoni Shaw, and had children including Benjamin Shaw, Margaret Shaw. Lydia Waterman passed away in 1757 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Waterman began in 1676 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Lydia Waterman married Benoni Shaw, and had children including Benjamin Shaw, Margaret Shaw.
  • Lydia Waterman passed away in 1757 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Waterman
1642–1718
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Anna Sturtevant
1647–
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Benoni Shaw
1672–1751
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Shaw
1715–1792
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
BS
Margaret Shaw
1701–1756
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
MS

Lydia Waterman's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Waterman
1676–1757
Birth Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Waterman
1642–1718
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Anna Sturtevant
1647–
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Robert Waterman
1608–1652
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Bourne
1617–1663
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachesetts
Samuel Sturtevant
1622–1669
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ann Lee
1625–1697
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Waterman
1600–1628
Mary Bird
1598–1628
Thomas Bourne
1581–1664
Elizabeth Rouse
1590–1660
Robert Lee
1598–1663
Mary Atwood
1606–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lydia Chadwick
1572–1608
John Bird
1572–1624
Prudence Bragg
1571–1638
Bartholomew Bourne
1559–1624
John Cowper
1540–1609
Elizabeth Ironsides
1550–1626

Lydia Waterman's Descendants

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Lydia Waterman (9 MAY 1676–25 JUL 1757) m. Benoni Shaw (MAR 1672–5 MAR 1751)
  1. 1. Benjamin Shaw 1715–1792 m. Mary Atwood 1723–1808
  2. 2. Margaret Shaw 1701–1756 m. Elisha Lucas 1699–1756
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lucas 1727–1794 m. Francis Atwood 1728–1790
      1. 1. Philip Atwood 1758–1843 m. Sarah Robbins 1757–1817
        1. 1. Silas Atwood 1790–1882 m. Cynthia Wise 1790–
      2. 2. Jacob Atwood 1750–1807 m. Hannah Churchill 1747–1837
        1. 1. Jacob Atwood 1784–1817 m. Drusilla Churchill 1783–1870
    2. 2. Benomi Lucas 1730–1756 m. Elisabeth Wilkinson 1712–1758
      1. 1. Repentance Lucas 1750–1810 m. John (Le) Baron 1750–1836
        1. 1. Abizer (Le) Baron 1779–1843 m. Mary Coon 1781–1853
        2. 2. Alden (Le) Baron 1775–1850 m. Jemina Coon 1779–1858
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsey Le) Baron 1790–1865 m. Eason Matteson 1783–1848
        4. 4. John (Le) Baron 1785–1802 m. Amy Otis 1788–1802
        5. 5. Linus (Le) Baron 1772–1778
        6. 6. Lydia (Le) Baron 1772–1813 m. Samuel (E.) Hodges 1766–1850
        7. 7. Martha (Le) Baron 1781–1826 m. Pardon Crandall 1761–1798
        8. 8. Mary (Polly Le) Baron 1783–1788 m. William McMillan 1782–1847
        9. 9. Sally (Le) Baron 1801–1827 m. Iram Manchester 1796–1871
    3. 3. James Lucas 1715–1756 m. Ruth Murdock 1726–1769
      1. 1. James Lucas 1751–1851 m. Olive Johnson 1762–1848
        1. 1. Sally Lucas 1782–1880 m. Harrington Pratt 1799–1889
    4. 4. Sarah Lucas 1692–1723 m. Bartlett Murdock 1686–1723
      1. 1. Bartlett (Murdock) Jr. 1751–1796 m. Deborah Perkins 1755–1780
        1. 1. Sarah Murdock 1786–1817 m. Joseph (Shaw) Jr. 1782–1855

Lydia Waterman's Timeline

2 Records

1676
9 MAY 1676
Birth of Lydia Waterman in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1757
25 JUL 1757
Age 81
Death of Lydia Waterman in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1676
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 January 2019, 15:53), entry for Lydia Waterman(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2LM-FXH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Lydia Waterman Shaw, 1757; Burial, Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Lakenham Cemetery; citing record ID 36880343, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Donald Lines Jacobus, The Waterman Family, Volume 1, Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through Seven Generations (New Haven, CT: Edgar F. Waterman, 1939), 616-629, 691-694.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 January 2019, 15:53), entry for Lydia Waterman(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2LM-FXH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Lydia Waterman Shaw, 1757; Burial, Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Lakenham Cemetery; citing record ID 36880343, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 January 2019, 15:53), entry for Lydia Waterman(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2LM-FXH

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1757
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 22 January 2019, 15:53), entry for Lydia Waterman(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L2LM-FXH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Lydia Waterman Shaw, 1757; Burial, Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Lakenham Cemetery; citing record ID 36880343, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Donald Lines Jacobus, The Waterman Family, Volume 1, Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through Seven Generations (New Haven, CT: Edgar F. Waterman, 1939), 616-629, 691-694.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [6] Public Member Trees
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