Lydia (Thorndike) Lovitt (1736 - 1819)

Born 30 Sep 1736 in Beverly, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Lovett — married 7 Dec 1758 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died Feb 1819 at age 82 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Lydia (Thorndike) Lovitt was a Massachusettsan.

Lydia was born September 30, 1736, the daughter of Jonathan Thorndike and Rebecca Dodge of Beverly, Massachusetts^[1]

On December 7, 1758, she married Andrew Lovett, the son of Capt Israel Lovett and Elizabeth Batchelder of Beverly^{[2] [3] [4]}

They lived in Beverly until 1766, when they emigrated to Nova Scotia along with the family of John Symonds, and settled in Yarmouth. They were grantees in 1767^{[5] [6] [3] [4] [7] [8]}

Their children included:

1. Abigail, born Oct. 27, 1759 in Beverly^[9], who married Joseph Pitman 2nd ^[4]
2. Henry, born June 4, 1761^[10], who drowned in Yarmouth Harbour, unmarried^[4]
3. Elizabeth, born, Apr. 21, 1763^[11], who married John Walker, son of John^[4]
4. Rebekah, baptized Oct. 19, 1766^[12], who married John MacKinney^[4]
5. Mary, baptized September 3, 1767, who died young^[4]
6. Lydia, baptized July 9, 1769, who married Stephen Durkee, son of Phineas^[4]
7. Deborah, baptized February 24, 1771, who married Obadiah Wilson^[4]
8. Hannah, born November 6, 1773, who married Ebenezer Crowell^[4]
9. Israel, born March 16, 1782, who married Sarah Bain, daughter of Capt Alexander^[4]

Andrew Lovett died July 10, 1806. His will was dated 21 March 1806 and proved July 16. The inventory was completed on October 11. He notes his widow Lydia, son Henry and daughter Rebecca who were deceased, and his heirs were Israel, Abigail, Elizabeth, Lydia, Deborah and Hannah^[4]

Lydia died circa 1819, and is buried in Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery^{[13] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Beverly, Volume 1, page 328, which states THORNDIKE (Thorndick, Thorndik) Lidia, d. Jonathan and Rebecah, Sept. 30, 1736
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Beverly, Volume 2, page 195, also found in NEHGS, which states LOVETT (Lovat, Loveitt, Lovet, Lovit, Lovitt) Andrew, and Lydia Thorndick, Dec. 7, 1758.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; pages 95-6 for Andrew
5. ↑ Campbell, John Roy. A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (J. & A. McMillan, Saint John, N.B., 1876)
6. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; a sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George S. (George Stayley); Topics Yarmouth (N.S.); Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Not in copyright;
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, 1767-1787 showing Androw Lovett; Yarmouth, Yarmouth County — 1773; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 443 no. 34
8. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives Census Returns, 1767-1787 showing Andrew Lovett; Yarnouth, Yarmouth County — 1793; Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 vol. 444½ no. 18
9. ↑ 'Massachusetts Vital Records Beverly/ Volume 1, page 210], also found on NEHGS, which states LOVETT (Loveit, Loveitt, Lovet, Lovitt) Abigail, d. Andrew and Lydia, Oct. 27, 1759
10. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Beverly, Volume 1, page 212, which states LOVETT (Lovat, Loveitt, Lovet, Lovit, Lovitt) Henry, s. Andrew and Lydia, June 4, 1761
11. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Beverly, Volume 1, page 211, which states LOVETT (Lovat, Loveitt, Lovet, Lovit, Lovitt) Elizabeth, d. Andrew and Lydia, Apr. 21, 1763
12. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Beverly, Volume 1, page 215, which states LOVETT (Lovat, Loveitt, Lovet, Lovit, Lovitt) Rebekah, d. Andrew and Lydia, bp. Oct. 19, 1766
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #113181021
14. ↑ Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia Cemetery listing, for Mountain Cemetery West, transcribed by Robert F MacKinnon, and filed at Nova Scotia Archives Record Microfilm #12073), which states LOVITT Lydia -------- 1819 Wife of Andrew 1st.

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