John Drinkwater (abt. 1703 - abt. 1772)

Born about 19 Mar 1703 in Middleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Staples) Drinkwater — married 23 Sep 1742 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died about 1772 at about age 68 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

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Descendant of George Soule.

This profile is part of the Drinkwater Name Study.

Biography

John Drinkwater
fourth son of Thomas, is the 2nd generation of this surname found in Colonial America.

John Drinkwater, fourth son of Thomas Drinkwater and Elizabeth Haskell, was born in 1703 in Plymouth Colony.

His mother, Elizabeth Haskell, was related to a passenger on the Mayflower - Patience Soule - daughter of George Soule Sr.

He married Elizabeth Staple/s in 1742.

"DRINKWATER, John, late of Freetown, and Elizabeth Staple, of Taunton; m. by William Sanford, Justice, Sept. 23, 1742."

Their children:

Welthe (1743- )

Abner (1744-1786)

Warren (1745-826)

Prudence (1747-1776)

Elizabeth (1748- )

Heirs of Thomas DRINKWATER. Plymouth Co. Deeds

<26:12> 18 June 1729, dau Elizabeth DRINKWATER of Freetown, one ninth of John DRINKWATER of N. Yarmouth <26:13> 10 Nov 1730, Joseph DRINKWATER of N. Yarmouth, one ninth to Samuel EDDY Jr. of Middleboro <27:114> 25 Apr. 1732, Samuel DRINKWATER of Dighton, one ninth to John DRINKWATER of N. Yarmouth. <27:115> 25 Apr 1732, John DRINKWATER of N. Yarmouth sells the one ninth to Samuel Eddy Jr. <3024> 10 Dec 1734, Patience DRINKWATER of Swansea, one ninth to Samuel Eddy Jr. <16:41> 1 Aug 1721, Walter DRINKWATER of Freetown, one ninth to James RAYMENT. <17:30> 17 Nov. 1722, William DRINKWATER of Newport, one ninth to James RAYMENT. <17:30> 12 June 1723, George DRINKWATER of Freetown, one ninth to James RAYMENT. <21:35> 19 Mar. 1723, John DRINKWATER of Freetown, one ninth to James RAYMENT. <24:147> 20 June 1729, John DRINKWATER of N. Yarmouth, one ninth to Samuel EDDY JR.

York Deeds, Volume XVII

Know all Men by these Presents that I Cornelos Hall of Falmouth in the County of York & Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman am holden & firmly bound & obliged unto John Drinkwater of Freetown in the County of Bristol & Province aforesaid Cordwainter in the Sum of Sixty Pounds lawful Money of New England to be paid to him the said John Drinkwater his Heirs Execr Admin or certain Attorney to the which payment well & truly to be made I bind my self my Heirs Excesr & Adminrs firmly by these Presents Sealed with my Seal Dated this Sixth Day of Janry in the Eighth Year of his Majesties Reign Anno Domini 1734. The condition of this obligation is such that if ye above

Sources

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-DBZM : 18 March 2018), Samuel Drinkwater, 1775. 21:59, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

• Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 for John Drinkwater 17:07, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

• Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 18:51, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Name: Elizabeth Stap

Gender: Female

Spouse Name: John Drinkwater

Spouse Birth Place: MA

Spouse Birth Year: 1706

Marriage Year: 1742

Marriage State: CT

• Mayflower Deeds & Probates. From the files of George Ernest Bowman, at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflowre Descendants, by Susan E. Roser. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore, MD. 671 pages.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 January 2017, 22:18), entry for John Drinkwater(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHV3-8FL); contributed by various users.

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=68017036&pid=393

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Drinkwater-185 was created by Lisa Edwards through the import of Edwards Family Tree.ged on Apr 9, 2014.