Isaac Lobdell (abt. 1637 - 1718)

Born about 1637 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Husband of Martha (Ward) Lobdell — married about 1656 in Hull, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1718 at about age 81 in Hull, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This is the profile of Isaac Lobdell who lived in Hingham and Hull, Massachusetts in the late 1600s.

Parentage

Isaac is generally presumed by genealogists to have been the son of Nicholas Lobdell who was living in Hingham in 1636-1648.^[1][2][3] As argued by Douglas Richardson in his 1978 TAG article about the origins of Nicholas Lobdell, prior to emigrating to New England in 1635 or 1636, Nicholas probably lived in Northam, Devonshire, where Richardson said the parish register entry for the baptism of one of Nicholas' daughters showed the name of her mother as Jane.^[2] As discussed in the profile for Nicholas' wife, however, further review of the Northam parish register entry and the corresponding entry in the bishop's transcripts indicates that her name may have been Jane, Jone or Ane. In any event, her maiden name has not been determined. In the absence of contradictory evidence, Jane/Jone/Ane is presumed to have been Nicholas' wife who died in Hingham in 1641^[4] and the mother of all of his children, including Isaac.

Date and Place of Birth

Isaac's date and place of birth is uncertain. Presumably because Richardson found no baptismal record for Isaac in the Northam parish registers and there is no gap for another child between the ones he did find or between the date of the last one and when Nicholas probably emigrated to New England, Richardson stated that Isaac was probably born in Hingham in 1637.^[2] One apparent difficulty with that date is that it would mean that Isaac would probably have only been about 19 at the estimated date of his marriage (1656). That concern is not fatal, however, since Isaac was probably orphaned by the early 1650s, and it was not unusual for men under 21 who were orphaned to be granted land and thus become marriagable. Based on the available evidence, Richardson's statement that Isaac was probably born about 1637 in Hingham remains the most probable date and place of birth.

Marriage

He married Martha Ward probably about 1656 at Hull.^[1][2]

Public Life

Isaac became a freeman 7 May 1673.

12 May 1670 - Isaac and wife Martha sold to John Lobdell for 39 pounds one single lot located at their home lot.^[5]

15 Mar 1702 - Isaac Lobdell of Hull, yeoman, and wife Martha, for love and affection, deeded to son Joseph of Boston, mariner, a "messuage (dwelling house with outbuildings) in Hull..." along with a Negro slave, Sambo, and other items, in exchange for him taking care of Isaac and Martha in their old age.^[6]

Death; Estate

Last Will & Testament

27 Mar 1710, proved 5 May 1718:^[7]

• left dwelling house to son Joseph
• to daughter Perry and her husband
• to daughter Marah and her husband
• to daughter Abigail Steel and her husband
• to daughter Rebecca Stubbs
• to granddaughters Anne Lobdell and Lydia Lobdell
• to my four grandchildren descending from my son Isaac

Son Joseph and son-in-law Perry named executors.

He passed away about 1718. He is buried at Hull Village Cemetery.^[8]

Children

Children^[9]

1. Isaac born Hingham 14 Jun 1657 (Lincoln says baptized 28 Jun 1694;^[10]) fought in King Philip's war and predeceased his father; married about 1679 Sarah Bryant.
2. Elizabeth, born probably in Hull about 1659; married at Scituate on 31 May 1681, William Perry
3. Samuel, baptized at Hingham 28 Apr 1661
4. Nicholas, baptized at Hingham 4 Oct 1663; died bef 28 Jul when his will was probated; married at Charleston 18 Aug 1687 Elizabeth Perkins.
5. Joseph, born probably at Hull about 1663; died there 2 Apr 1724/5; married at Boston 1 Sep 1692 Elizabeth (Price) Townsend.
6. Mary, born probably at Hull about 1666; died probably Boston 18 Dec 1744; married in Charlestown 4 Dec 1683 Jonathan Pierce.
7. Abigail, born probably in Hull about 1668; married (intention) Boston 25 May 1696 John Steel.
8. Rebecca, born probably Hull about 1670; died there 6 Aug 1743; married first abt 1690 Richard Stubbs; married second John Cox.

^{[4] [2] [3] [11] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Smith, Ethel Farrington. "Seventeenth Century Hull, Massachusetts, and Her People." New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 143 (1989) pp. 347-348. Link to pages at americanancestors.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Richardson, Douglas. "Nicholas Lobdell, Founder of the New England Lobdell Family." The American Genealogist. Vol. 54 (1978), pp. 35-36. Link to pages at americanancestors.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Lobdell, Julia Harrison. Simon Lobdell - 1646 - of Milford, Connecticut And His Descendants. 1907. pp. 353-354. Link to pages at archive.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Egan, C. Edward. "The Hobart Journal." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. CXXI January 1967. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1967. p. 13. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
5. ↑ Suffolk Deeds, vol. 6, p 190
6. ↑ Suffolk County Deeds, vol 24, p 17
7. ↑ Suffolk Co., Probate File 4023
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113641234/isaac-lobdell : accessed 08 June 2022), memorial page for Isaac Lobdell (1637–26 Apr 1718), Find A Grave: Memorial #113641234, citing Hull Village Cemetery, Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kurt Garner (contributor 48041981)
9. ↑ NEHGR 143:348 for detailed source info
10. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol III, p. 24.
11. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Vol. III. The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) p.24. Link to page at hathitrust.org.