John (Belden) Belding (1694 - 1758)

Born 22 Sep 1694 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deliverance (Lawrence) Belding — married 1 Dec 1715 (to 1752) in Hadley, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Dorothy (Morton) Graves — married 1753 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1758 at age 63 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John was the son of John Belding and Sarah Waite

His maternal grandparents were Benjamin Waite and Martha Leonard Waite

Listed as a Deacon

John married Deliverance Lawrence Belding (1693 - 1752)on Dec 1 1715 in Hadley, Mass^[1]

John and Deliverance's Children

1. Silas Belding 1716–1756 m) Hannah Billings
2. Eunice Belding Porter 1721–1776 m) James Porter
3. Reuben Belding 1726–1775 m) Elizabeth Pierce
4. Dorothy Belding Billing 1728–1787 m) Lieut. Elisha Billing
5. Submit Belden Scott 1732–1809 m) David Scott
6. Martha Belding Smith 1734-1802 m) Warham Smith

After his wife Deliverance passed away he married :Dorotha Morton Graves (1712 - 1800) in about 1753

John died in 1758 at the age of 63 he is buried at Hill Cemetery located in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts^[2]

Deacon John Belding wrote his Will on 4 Feb 1758 ^[3] and ^[4] and son Rueben executor Will is in probate April 11 1758

Dortha (Dorothy) widow of John Belding married Elnathan Graves a widow himself. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-LQDV : 10 February 2018), John Belding and Deliverance Lawrence, 01 Dec 1715; citing Marriage, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
2. ↑ Memorial
3. ↑ Will Page 1
4. ↑ Will Page 2
5. ↑ Dorothy Belding and Elnathan Graves

• A History of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in Three Parts: I. An Account of the ...By Daniel White Wells, Reuben Field Wells,p. 375

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 October 2020), memorial page for Deacon John Belding Jr. (22 Sep 1694–21 Mar 1758), Find a Grave Memorial no. 15357080, citing Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101) .

• Hampshire County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1660-1889. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives and the Hampshire County Court. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Will

• Book Title: Genealogy of the Graves family in America : three volumes : volume 1 : sketch of the family in England, Family of Thomas of Hatfield, Page 20