Samuel Eddy
M, (4 June 1668 - 6 August 1746)
| Father-Biological* | Samuel Eddy b. 30 Sep 1640, d. 22 Nov 1711 |
| Mother-Biological* | Sarah Meade b. 4 Jan 1643 |
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Last Edited=31 Mar 2024
Samuel Eddy was born on 4 June 1668 at Watertown, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5 He was the son of Samuel Eddy and Sarah Meade. He was a drummer-boy whom the Town of Watertown refused to pay in 1684.4
Samuel Eddy, age 25, married Elizabeth Woodward, age 29 , daughter of George Woodward and Elizabeth Hammond c 1633/34, on 7 December 1693 at Watertown, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,6,7 Samuel and Elizabeth joined the Watertown Church on 12 December 1697.1,7 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.4 Samuel Eddy was ordered and reimbursed by the town to keep James Holland, one of the town's poor in 1717.4 Samuel Eddy was listed as a proprietor on 14 January 1714/15 at Watertown, Massachusetts, who are in possession of the first granted house lots.4 Between 1719 and 1722 he was the Sealer of Leather for the Town of Watertown.4 He died on 6 August 1746 at Oxford, Massachusetts, at age 78.2,4,5,8
Samuel Eddy, age 25, married Elizabeth Woodward, age 29 , daughter of George Woodward and Elizabeth Hammond c 1633/34, on 7 December 1693 at Watertown, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,6,7 Samuel and Elizabeth joined the Watertown Church on 12 December 1697.1,7 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.4 Samuel Eddy was ordered and reimbursed by the town to keep James Holland, one of the town's poor in 1717.4 Samuel Eddy was listed as a proprietor on 14 January 1714/15 at Watertown, Massachusetts, who are in possession of the first granted house lots.4 Between 1719 and 1722 he was the Sealer of Leather for the Town of Watertown.4 He died on 6 August 1746 at Oxford, Massachusetts, at age 78.2,4,5,8
Children of Samuel Eddy and Elizabeth Woodward
- Ruth Eddy4
- John Eddy1 (6 May 1696 - 1762)
- Elizabeth Eddy4 (28 Jul 1697 - young)
- Sarah Eddy4 (21 May 1700 - 14 Oct 1779)
- Samuel Eddy+ (14 Aug 1701 - 4 Aug 1762)
- Elizabeth Eddy4 (29 Jul 1703 - )
- Ebenezer Eddy4 (9 Jan 1704/5 - 15 Dec 1768)
- Benjamin Eddy4 (30 Nov 1707 - 2 May 1799)
Citations
- Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston. Boston: ittle, Brown and Company, 1860.
- Daniels, George F. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, with Genealogies. Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892.
- Eddy, Charles. Genealogy of the Eddy Family. Brooklyn, New York: Nolan Brothers, 1881.
- Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America. Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930.
- Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
- Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Cambridge Historical Society, 1930.
- Woodward, Norma Slater. Descendants of Richard Woodward New England 1589-1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
- Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905.