Born in Hingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Humphrey
and Susanna (Beal) Humphrey
Sister of
Delight (Humphrey) Sweetzer, Elizabeth (Humphrey) Hersey, Susannah (Humphrey) Stodder and Desire (Humphrey) Beal
Wife of
Josiah Waterman
— married
17 Jan 1758 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Jerusha (Waterman) Lincoln, Susanna (Waterman) Gould or Goold, David Waterman, Elizabeth (Waterman) Bates, Josiah Waterman, William Waterman and Thomas Waterman
Died
at age 84
in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2015
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Biography
Thankful was born fifth of six children to William and Susanna Beal Humphrey on February 23, either 1740 or 1741 in Hingham, Massachusetts. She married Josiah Waterman on January 17, 1758 in Weymouth, Massachusetts where the couple resided and had seven children. Thankful removed to Malden, Massachusetts at some point after her husband's death in 1795, probably to live with one of her children, and died there on March 27, 1824 at the age of 83 or 84.
Sources
- Genealogical Entry for William Humphrey (1690-1759), Lincoln, George, 'History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Vol. 2', Hingham, MA, 1893, pg. 362. https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofh02hing#page/362/mode/1up
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ3Z-JYS : accessed 27 October 2015), Thankful Humphry, 23 Feb 1740; citing HINGHAM,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 426,570.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH6T-VV3 : accessed 27 October 2015), Thankful Humphry, 23 Feb 1741; citing Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p31 M; FHL microfilm 423,520.
- Marriage Citation, Surname: Waterman, 'Josiah Jr. and Thankful Humphrey, Jan. 17, 1758.', Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, NEHGS, 1910, pg. 207. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofwe02weym#page/207/mode/1up
- Death Citation, Surname: Waterman, 'Thankfull, wid., March 27, 1824. a. 84. [old age. a. 83, in Malden C.R.I], Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, NEHGS, 1910, pg. 363. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofwe02weym#page/363/mode/1up
- History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p.362
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