Nathaniel Southworth (bef. 1648 - 1710)

Born before 1648 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Desire (Gray) Southworth — married 10 Jan 1672 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1710 after age 62 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Biography

He was born 05 MAR 1647/48 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

He married Desire Gray, as noted in his children's birth notices. The marriage is said to have been on 10 JAN 1670/71 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. They had at least the following children:

1. Constant 1674^[1]
2. Mary 1676^[2]
3. Ichabod 1678^[3]
4. Nathaniel 1684^[4]

Nathaniel Southworth died 14 Jan 1711 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts.^[5][6]

Probate

His will is dated 18 September 1708 and proved on 8 March 1710/11 in Plymouth. He mentions his children, Ichabod, Nathaniel, Edward, Elizabeth, and Mary Ryder. His inventory was taken on 24 February 1710/11 at Middelbury^[7]

Family from Mayflower Births & Deaths

Name: Lieutenant Nathaniel Southworth

Gender: Male

Relationship: Self (Head)

Spouse's Name: Desire Gray

Household Members:

Nathaniel Southworth Self (Head)

Desire Gray Wife

Constant Southworth Child

Mary Southworth Child

Ichabod Southworth Child

Nathaniel Southworth Child

Elizabeth Southworth Child

Edward Southworth Child

Nathaniel Southworth died 14 jan 1710 in Middleborough, Massachusetts.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Constant Southworth Event Type: Birth Event Date: 12 Aug 1674 Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Female Father's Name: Nathaniell Southworth Mother's Name: Desier Gray Southworth "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L1XH : 3 November 2017), Nathaniell Southworth in entry for Constant Southworth, 12 Aug 1674; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
2. ↑ Name: Mary Southworth Event Type: Birth Event Date: 03 Apr 1676 Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Female Father's Name: Nathaniell Southworth Mother's Name: Desier Gray Southworth "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L1FL : 3 November 2017), Nathaniell Southworth in entry for Mary Southworth, 03 Apr 1676; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
3. ↑ Name: Ichabod Southworth Event Type: Birth Event Date: 01 Mar 1678 Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: Nathaniell Southworth Mother's Name: Desier Gray Southworth "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L1V6 : 3 November 2017), Nathaniell Southworth in entry for Ichabod Southworth, 01 Mar 1678; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
4. ↑ Name: Nathaniell Southworth Event Type: Birth Event Date: 18 May 1684 Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: Nathaniell Southworth Mother's Name: Desier Gray Southworth "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L1KK : 3 November 2017), Nathaniell Southworth in entry for Nathaniell Southworth, 18 May 1684; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
5. ↑ Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 15. p. 7.
6. ↑ Name: Nathaniel Southworth Gender: Male Death Date: 14 Jan 1711 Death Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Father's Name: Constant Southworth Mother's Name: Elizabeth Southworth "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9N-VZD : 10 February 2018), Nathaniel Southworth, 14 Jan 1711; citing Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference P 292; FHL microfilm 1,993,524.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6SK4 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1702-1710 vol 2 > image 88-90 of 106; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #50606423

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