Joseph Edson (abt. 1679 - 1768)

Born about 1679 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Cary) Edson — married 7 Jun 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1768 at about age 89 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Joseph was the eldest son of Joseph Edson and Experience (Holbrook) Edson. His paternal parentage is supported by the estate records of his father, which refer to his eldest son Joseph.^[1] His mother's first name is supported by the birth records of his younger siblings Experience^[2] and Samuel,^[3] which included her name.

Joseph was probably born about 1679. His date of birth is estimated based on (1) the birth dates of his siblings Experience (1685)^[2] and Samuel (1687),^[3] (2) the fact his father's estate records state that Joseph was the eldest son and that Samuel was the fourth eldest son,^[1] and (3) the assumption that there was a two-year interval between the birth of Experience (1685) and the third eldest son (say, 1683), between the birth of the third eldest son (say, 1683) and the second eldest son (say, 1681), and between the second eldest son (say, 1681) and Joseph.

Since his parents lived in Bridewater, he was very probably born there.

Marriage and Children

Joseph married Lydia Cary on June 7, 1704 in Bridgewater.^[4]

Joseph and Lydia had the following children, all born in Bridgewater:

1. (probably) Sarah,^[5] b. say 1706, m. February 7, 1726/7 Scipio Hayward in Bridgewater^[6][5]
2. Hannah, b. January 16, 1708/9^[7]
3. Lydia, b. January 11, 1710/1^[8]
4. Joseph, b. November 18, 1712^[9]
5. Bithia/Bethiah, b. January 23, 1714/5^[10]
6. John, b. May 3, 1717^[9]
7. Daniel, b. April 21, 1720^[10]
8. David, b. April 28, 1722^[2]
9. Jesse, b. October 28, 1724^[9]
10. James, b. December 20, 1726^[10]

Will; Death; Burial; Estate

Joseph died in Bridgewater on August 26, 1768.^[11].

Joseph was buried in the Powder House Graveyard in what is now West Bridgewater.^[12] An image of his gravestone is attached to this profile.

No will or estate records have been found for Joseph.

^{[5] [1] [12] [6] [11] [4] [10] [2] [7] [9] [8] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Plymouth County Probate Records. Volume 3. pp. 122-128. Link to pages at familysearch.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume I - Births. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 101. Link to page at archive.org.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume I - Births. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 106. Link to page at archive.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 124. Link to page at archive.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Edson, Carroll Andrew. Edson Family History and Genealogy: Descendants of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., Vol. 1. Ann Arbor, Mich., Lithographed by Edwards Bros., 1969. p. 70. Link to shareable image of page at ancestry.com.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 126. Link to page at archive.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume I - Births. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 102. Link to page at archive.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume I - Births. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 104. Link to page at archive.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume I - Births. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 103. Link to page at archive.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume I - Births. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 100. Link to page at archive.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Vital Records of Bridgewater , Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Volume II - Marriages and Deaths. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916. p. 464. Link to page at archive.org.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #27859634