Jonathan Waldo (1729 - 1788)

Born 22 Mar 1729 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Whittemore) Waldo — married 23 Feb 1757 (to 20 Dec 1772) in Pomfret, Windahm, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1788 at age 59 in Canterbury, Connecticut

Biography

Jonathan Waldo was born at Pomfret, Connecticut on March 22, 1729, son of Zachariah and Abigail (Griffin) Waldo. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He married Abigal Whittemore on February 23, 1757 at Pomfret. ^{[1] [3]} Abigail Whittemore was born at Concord, Massachusetts on March 20, 1732, daughter of Nathaniel and Abigial (Blood) Whittemore. ^{[4] [2]}

Her father Nathaniel's will written on dated May 21, 1765, left bequests to his daughter Abigail Waldo, leaving her personal items as well as his lands at Lancaster. ^{[5] [2]}

On November 26, 1770, Jonathan Waldo and wife Abigail of Pomfret, sold to Nathaniel Whittemore of Harvard, tracts of land at Lancaster, given by our 'honored father Nathaniel Whittemore, late of Harvard' in his will. ^[3]

Abigail died at Pomfret, Connecticut on December 20, 1772. ^{[3] [6] [2] [1]}

After her death, Jonathan married second Joanna Mighill on April 2, 1773. ^{[3] [1]}

Jonathan died at Canterbury, Connecticut on December 21, 1788. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

After his death, his widow married Smith Johnson. She died on August 12, 1818, in her 76th year. ^[3]

Children by Abigail

1. Abigail born November 15, 1757. ^{[3] [1]}
2. Hannah born February 1, 1759. ^{[3] [1]}
3. Sarah born on March 13, 1761. ^{[3] [1]}
4. Louisiana born July 14, 1763; died on July 1, 17665. ^{[3] [1]}
5. Zachariah (twin) born December 26, 1764. ^{[3] [1]}
6. Jonathan (twin) born December 26, 1764 ; died January 3, 1765. ^{[3] [1]}
7. Louisiana born June 26, 1767; may have died young. ^{[3] [1]}
8. Jonathan born June 1, 1769. ^{[3] [1]}
9. Benjamin born February 21, 1771; died on March 16, 1771. ^{[3] [1]}
10. John born July 28, 1772. ^{[3] [1]}

Children by Joanna

1. Lucretia born on November 7, 1773. ^{[3] [1]}
2. Joseph Warren born on July 12, 1776. ^{[3] [1]}
3. Benjamin born on August 28, 1778; died on September 13, 1778. ^{[3] [1]}
4. Betsey Pierpoint born on August 11, 1781. ^{[3] [1]}

Research notes

Concord Births

Whittemore, Abigail, d. Nathaniel and Abigail, Mar. 20, 1732. (p.137)^[4]

Pomfret Marriages

Waldo, Jonathan, m. Abigail Whittemore, Feb. 23, 1757.

Waldo, Jonathan, m. Joanna Mighell, Apr. 7, 1773.

Pomfret Births

Waldo, Jonath(a)n, s. Zachariah & Abigail, b. Mar. 22, 1728/9.

Waldo, Abigail, d. Jon(atha)n & Abigail, b. June 17, 1757.

Waldo, Hannah, d. Jonathan & Abigail, b. Feb. 1, 1759.

Waldo, Louisanna, d. Jonathan & Abigail, b. July 14, 1763.

Waldo, Jonathan, twin with Zachariah, s. Jonathan & Abigail, b. Dec. 26, 1764.

Waldo, Zachariah, twin with Jonathan, s. Jonathan & Abigail, b. Dec. 26, 1764

Waldo, Louisiana, d. Jonathan & Abigail, b. June 26, 1767.

Waldo, Jonathan, s. Jonathan & Abigail, b. June 1, 1769.

Waldo, Benjamin Whittemore, s. Jona(than) & Abigail, b. Feb. 21, 1771.

Waldo, John, s. Jonathan & Abigail, b. July 28, 1772.

Waldo, Lucretia, d. Jonathan & Joanna, b. Nov. 7, 1773.

Waldo, Joseph Warren, s. Jona(tha)n & Joanna, b. July 12, 1776.

Waldo, Benjamin, s. Jonathan & Joanna, b. Aug. 28, 1778.

Waldo, Betsey Pierpoint, d. Jonathan & Joanna, b. Aug. 11, 1781.

Pomfret Deaths

Waldo, Abigail, w. Jonathan, d. Dec. 20, 1772.

Waldo, Jonathan, s. Zachariah, d. Dec. 21, 1788, at Canterbury

Waldo, Jonathan, s. Jonathan & Abigail, d. Jan. 3, 1765.

Waldo, Louisanna, d. Jonathan & Abigail, d. July 1, 1766.

Waldo, Benj(ami)n Whittemore, s. Jonathan & Abigail, d. Mar. 16, 1771.

Waldo, Benjamin, s. Jonathan & Joanna, d. Sept. 13, 1778. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19} Barbour Collection of Vital Records, Pomfret, Windham County Births, Marriages, Deaths 1705 – 1850 http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cowindham/records/barbour/barbourpomfretwxyz.htm
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} The Whittemore Family in America in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1953 p. 262-3
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20} Genealogy of the Waldo Family: A Record of the Descendants of Cornelius Waldo, of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900, Volume 1, Press of C. Hamilton, Worcester, Massachusetts 1902 p. 166-8
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
5. ↑ Case 65332: p. 1-16: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
6. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 52, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898 p. 226-7