Lydia (Hoyt) Emery (abt. 1767 - 1849)

Born about 1767 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Sargent — married 20 Jul 1794 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 15 May 1849 at about age 82 in Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Lydia Hoyt was the daughter of David Hoyt and Judith Currier of Amesbury, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2]} She was born about 1767, based on her age of 82 at her death in 1849. ^{[3] [4]}

She married Jonathan Sargent at Amesbury on July 20, 1794 at Amesbury. ^[5] Jonathan was born there on on January 18, 1771, son of Thomas Sargent and Sarah Clement. ^{[6] [7] [1]}

Her father, David Hoyt Jr. wrote his will on December 10, 1796, and among his legacies, he left daughter Lydia Sargent, wife of Jonathan Sargent, $4.00, to be paid by her brothers Moses and William, once William reaches age 21. ^[2]

Jonathan Sargent, yeoman of Amesbury, died of a fever on March 20, 1814. ^{[6] [8]}

He died intestate and on June 8, 1814, his widow Lydia requested the court to have Jacob Brown appointed administrator, and on October 17, 1815, the court at Haverhill approved Jacob Brown and an allowance of up to $100.00 and personal items as she chooses, from his estate, as necessities. The court also ordered a public sale of Jonathan's personal estate. ^[8]

His personal estate was inventoried on June 27, 1814 and was assessed at $315.05. On October 17, 1815, Jacob Brown administrator submitted a list of Jonathan Sargent's debts to the court that amounted to $340.78, including taxes owed, funeral and grave expenses, doctor visits and other debts. Among the debtors were:

• Lydia Sargent, now Emery
• brother Seth Sargent ^[8]

On March 7, 1815, Jacob Brown notified the court, that Thomas Sargent, minor aged above 14 years, son of Jonathan Sargent, deceased, had chosen Moses Sargent 4th, of Amesbury as his guardian. ^[9]

On June 27, 1820, the court ordered that a balance of $12.44, remaining be paid to son Thomas. Thomas Sargent, only child and heir to Jonathan's estate, having reached full aged submitted his approval of the accounting (undated). ^[8]

On June 30, 1820 Jacob Brown submitted an additional account of the estate. ^[8]

After Jonathan Sargent's death, widow Lydia married second, Micheal Emery on March 23, 1815, as his second wife. ^{[6] [3]}

Lydia died May 15, 1849 aged 82 ^[3] at Sanborton, New Hampshire. ^{[4] [10]}

Child

1. Thomas Sargent born on Lydia, February 13, 1799. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hoyt, David Webster. Hoyt Family: A Genealogical History of John Hoyt of Salisbury, and David Hoyt of Deerfield, (Massachusetts,) and Their Descendants: with Some Account of the Earlier Connecticut Hoyts, and an Appendix, Containing the Family Record of William Barnes of Salisbury, a List of the First Settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury, etc., C.B. Richardson, Boston, Massachusetts, 1857, p. 50: 72
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Case 14112: p. 1-11: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Emery, Rev. Rufus, compiler. Genealogical Records of Desendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Mass. 1590-1890, E. Cleaves, Salem, Massachusetts, 1890, p. 38
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKB-Y79 : 10 March 2018), Lydia Emery, 15 May 1849; citing Sanbornton, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,075. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XMQ-7VS?i=786&cc=1601211&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AFSKB-Y79
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GTYB : 18 February 2020), Jonathan Sargent and Lydia Hoit, 20 Jul 1794; citing Marriage, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-W71Y?i=567&cc=2061550&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ29G-GTYB
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1913, p 218: 227: 471: 583
7. ↑ Sargent, Edwin Everett. Sargent record : William Sargent of Ipswich, Newbury, Hampton, Salisbury and Amesbury, New England, U.S., with his descendants and their intermarriages, and other Sargent branches, Caledonian Co., St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 1889, p. 27
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} Case 24638: p. 1-19: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
9. ↑ Case 24705:p. 1-4 : Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2020), memorial page for Mrs Lydia Emery (1767–16 Apr 1849), Find A Grave Memorial no. 53145671, citing March Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Team White Sage (contributor 47147473) .