Lydia (Williams) Devereaux (abt. 1750 - aft. 1830)

Born about 13 Feb 1750 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Descendants

Died after 1830 after about age 79 in Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States

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Biography

Born: Lidia Williams, the daughter of Robertson Williams and Elizabeth, was born in East Haddam, Connecticut, on February 23, 1750. ^[1]

US Census Data: 1820: Nassau, Rensselaer, New York. 1830: Nassau, Rensselaer, New York.

1827 Deed In Rensselaer County Arising from Jonathan Devereaux' Estate:

By Instrument dated April 17, 1827, Seymour Devereaux; Elijah Devereaux; and Epaphroditus Devereaux and his wife Mitty, assigned several leases from Stephen Van Rensselaer to "our lfather Jonathan Devereaux, Junior", including a September 7, 1790 lease of 70 ac; a February 17, 1794 lease of 60 acres, and any other leases or rights "our father Jonathan Devereaux, died seized or possessed", whether real of personal, to Stephen Devereaux of Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, subject to a one-third interest in land owned and occupied by "our mother Lydia Devereaux".^[2]

1829 Inqusition for Taking of Land for Nassau Turnpike: The "Widow Deverix" was a party to a condemnation proceeding held on August 26, 1829 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York arising out of the acquisition of land for the construction of the Nassau Turnpike. She was awarded 6 cents for 15 chains of land in length and 4 rods in with on property in the Town of Nassau.^[3]

Research Notes

1820 US Census:^[4]

Name: Lydia Deverex [Lyblia Devere]

Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Nassau, Rensselaer, New York

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1

Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 2

1830 US Census:^[5] Name: Lydia Devericks. Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Nassau, Rensselaer, New York Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59 1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 1 Free White Persons - Females - 80 thru 89 1

From Originial ged.com:

None of the ancestry of Lydia Williams has been independently verified.

"I still haven't found documentation to prove that Lydia is the daughter of Robinson and Elizabeth Hurd Williams, but there is very strong evidence. Elizabeth was a 5th generation descendant of Thomas Rogers who was a passenger on the Mayflower and there are some who say that Robinson was a direct descendant of John Robinson who was a pastor of the pilgrims while they were in Leiden, Holland."

Sources

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-JGNY : 21 September 2019), Lidia Williams, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
• Herrick, C.A., Haight, C.F, A Genealogy of the Family Devereaux of the Line of Jonathan Devereaux, Born in Wethersfield, Conn. November 7, 1716, Edited and Published by Charles F. Haight, Lansing, Michigan (July 1929) Available on Archive.org
• Find A Grave: Memorial #202351726

1. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Lidia Williams, East Haddam Vital Records 1743-1857 Ancestry Record 1034 #515829
2. ↑ New York, Rensselaer, Deed Book 20, p. 36 Available here
3. ↑ Nassau Turnpike Inquisition, New York, Rensselaer, Deed Book 21, p. 184 Available here
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG8-Q7H), Lyblia Devere, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York,
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPD-ZND), Lydia Devericks, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York