Jonathan Peterson

1674 - 1760  (86 years)

• Name	Jonathan Peterson
  Birth	1674	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Land/House	1732 (58 years)  [1]
  In 1732 he conveyed his Duxbury farm to his sons Jonathan and Reuben and his Pembroke lands to his son, John.
  Death	30 Sep 1760  [2]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. John Peterson   d. 1690   2. Joseph Peterson   3. Benjamin Peterson + 4. Jonathan Peterson,   b. 1674, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Sep 1760  (Age 86 years) ▻ Lydia Wadsworth,  m. 1701   5. David Peterson,   b. 1 Oct 1676   d. 30 Sep 1760  (Age 83 years)   6. Isaac Peterson   7. Martha Peterson   8. Mary Peterson   9. Rebecca Peterson
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Peterson,   b. 1620 to 1640   d. 20 Apr 1718 to 7 Mar 1719  (Age 98 years)  (Father)  Mary Bucket   d. 1677, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2386	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	John Peterson,   b. 1620 to 1640   d. 20 Apr 1718 to 7 Mar 1719 (Age 98 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Soule
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lydia Wadsworth,   b. 13 Feb 1678/79, Duxbury, Plymouth Colony d. 26 May 1756, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1701	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years - She : ~ 21 years and 10 months.
  Notes	Marriage Date: Brown (1916) states He married, after 23 Apr. 1700. [1]
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  +   1. John Peterson,   b. 22 Aug 1701, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ruth Delano  m. 21 Aug 1726 >   2. Hopestill Peterson,   b. 30 Jan 1703, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Joshua Delano  m. Yes, date unknow >   3. Jonathan Peterson,   b. 2 Sep 1706, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 May 1765, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   4. Reuben Peterson,   b. 8 Apr 1710, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Rebecca Simmons  m. 6 Jul 1732     5. Alice Peterson  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Lydia Peterson,   b. About 1713  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Peterson(1674 – 1760) 2John Peterson(1640 – 1719) 4 5 3Mary Soule 6George Soule( – 1680) 7Mary Bucket( – 1677)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1674 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 1701 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2251] Browne, William Bradford. "The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LXX, April 1916). [S1239] Pratt, Melvyn. Report to Eddy Family Reunion 1999, (Polo Alto, California: manuscript, 1999). [S910] Winsor, Justin. History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers, (Boston: Crosby & Nichols, 1849).