Lydia (Unknown) Holbrook (1656 - 1745)

Born 1656 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Wife of Samuel Holbrook — married 1682 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 21 May 1745 at about age 89 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lydia was born 1656 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts and died 21 May 1745 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Marriage

1682 Weymouth, Massachusetts (Norfolk)

1680 abt Age: 24 Marriage to Samuel Holbrook Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts and they had 7 children. ^[1]

27 Jan 1704 Age: 48 Marriage to Deacon Joseph Allen in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[2]

Children

Elizabeth Holbrook FamilySearch Record: LHGQ-X34 1684–1763

Mary Holbrook FamilySearch Record: 9QYH-7TS 1686–1700

Samuel Holbrook Jr. FamilySearch Record: LHX3-Z9T 1688–1721

John Holbrook FamilySearch Record: LV96-YKM 1690–1762

Sarah Holbrook FamilySearch Record: LCRT-7H5 1692–1740

Joseph Holbrook FamilySearch Record: L5YW-52F 1694–1702

Abiah Holbrook FamilySearch Record: LQR9-J7D 1695–1765

Will

Will: S.P. 37-532 Will of Lydia Allen April 12, 1745 - June 11, 1745 "being weak in body through the decays of nature by reason of my age." To son John Holbrook £4 in bills of credit. To son Abiah Holbrook, same. To daughter Elizabeth Wales, same. To son William Hunt, same. To daughter Hannah Dyer, same. To grandsons, sons of Samuel Holbrook late of Boston deceased, viz. Samuel & Joseph Holbrook 40/ each. To grandson Nathaniel Wales 40/1. To all other grandchildren not mentioned 10/, all in old tenor. My apparel & household moveables to the children, 1/4 to son John Holbrook, 1/4 to son Abiah Holbrook & 1/4 to dau. Elizabeth Wales, 1/4 to children of dau. Sarah Hunt deceased. Son John Holbrook executor & to have all remainder. Witness: Samuel Noyes, James Clark, Richard Thayer.

Burial

There is speculation that Lydia was a Ford TAG and that she is buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Further investigation is warranted.

Sources

1. ↑ Sanborn, Victor Channing. Four Boston Families. Holbrook, Yendell, Vail, Whitman, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1904) Vol. 58 Page 305
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", online database with images, FamilySearch [1] : Wed Oct 25 17:05:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Allen and Lydia Holbrook, 27 Jan 1704.

See also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch http://familysearch.org : modified 19 November 2022, 19:53), entry for Lydia Holbrook PID [2]; contributed by various users.
• The FindAGrave memorial for Lydia Ford Allen is #61464634 and can be found at [3]
• TAG 15:51 says she MIGHT have been a "Ford".
• http://www.geni.com/people/Lydia-Allen/6000000003076395360