William Eastman (1718 - 1793)

Born 25 Aug 1718 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (White) Eastman — married 11 Dec 1744 (to 19 Nov 1752) in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1793 at age 74 in Granby, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts

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Biography

William Eastman, son of Joseph Eastman and Mercy Smith, was born in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts on 25 Aug 1718, died 20 Jul 1793 and is buried in the West Street Cemetery in Granby, Massachusetts.^[1]

He married first in Hadley on 11 Dec 1744 to Mary White and they had children:^[1]

1. Mary, b. 12 Sep 1745, d. 8 Apr 1817, m. Joel Lyman;
2. Mercy, b. 31 Dec 1746, d. 22 Jan 1746/7;
3. Mercy, b. 2 Feb 1747/8, d. 31 Dec 1752;
4. William, b. 10 Nov 1749, d. 20 Jun 1759;
5. Joseph, b. 14 Jul 1751, d. 26 Feb 1751/2;
6. a stillborn, b. 24 Oct 1752.

William married second to Elizabeth Moseley or Maudsley before Nov 1754 and they had children:^[1]

1. Joseph, b. 13 Nov 1754, d. 28 Oct 1820, m. Hannah Lyman;
2. Elizabeth "Betsey", b. 1 Dec 1756, d. 15 May 1843, m. Lucas Morgan;
3. Rachel, b. 15 Dec 1759, d. 3 Apr 1844, m. Eli Dickinson;
4. Lois, b. 8 Jul 1761, d. 28 Jul 1850, m. Eliakim Kellogg;
5. William, b. 20 Nov 1763, d. 23 Mar 1822, m1. Tamson Reed, m2. Sarah (Shepard) Curtis;
6. Abigail, b. c 1765, d. young;
7. Abigail, b. 26 Jan 1767, d. 3 Nov 1833, m. Seth Dwight;
8. Ruth, b. 30 Sep 1769, d. 18 Aug 1832, m. Dr. Daniel Coit.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Western Massachusetts Families in 1790." (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. (From various authors, Helen S. Ullmann, FASG, ed.) at AmericanAncestors.org.

See also:

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
• Find A Grave: Memorial #93357943
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHN-74H : 9 February 2018), William Eastman and Mary White, 11 Dec 1744; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 14,766, 186,152, 363,889.