Joseph Latham Jr. (abt. 1745 - 1798)

Born about 1745 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

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Died 2 Apr 1798 at about age 53 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Joseph Latham, Jr. was born about 1745-6^[1] to Joseph and Hannah Latham in Groton, Connecticut.^[2]

He married Deborah Leeds, daughter of Jedediah and Elizabeth (Morgan) Leeds, perhaps around 1765.^[3]

Children:^[4]

• Joseph Latham, b. 1 February 1766
• Prudence Latham, b. 18 February 1768
• William Latham, b. 20 February 1770
• Jonas Latham, b. 20 May 1772
• Elizabeth Latham, b. 23 July 1774
• Ebenezer Latham, b. 6 November 1776
• Cyrus Latham, b. 16 January 1779
• Asa Latham, b. 6 January 1782
• Griswold Latham, b. 12 May 1784
• Robert Latham, b. 30 July 1786
• Darius Latham, b. 4 August 1790

Joseph's will, dated 3 January 1798 at Groton, names (paraphrased):^[5]

• wife Deborah
• son Joseph -- one dollar to be paid a year after my decease by sons William and Jonas
• son William -- whole farm lately purchased of Amos & Isaac Avery of Preston and William and Margaret Avery of Stonington, known as the Jonas Avery farm and more lately the farm of Jabez Avery with part of my homestead farm adjoining; two thirds of my saw mill in Groton purchased of Capt. Ebenezer Lester; he to pay debts and legacies
• son Jonas -- the rest of my homestead farm; one third of saw mill; yoke of oxen; he also to pay legacies
• son Cyrus -- £50 after four years
• son Asa -- £60 one month after age of twenty one; horse well worth £10
• son Griswold -- £20 one month after age of twenty one
• son Robert -- £20 one month after age of twenty one
• son Darius -- £30 one month after age of twenty one
• daughter Prudence Baley -- 20 s. one year after my decease
• daughter Elizabeth Spicer -- 20 s. one year after my decease
• Asa, Griswold, Robert and Darius to be taught or perfected in reading English, writing and ciphering well; in course of their minority to be taught some good and profitable trade, art or mystery
• witnessed by Amos Spicer, Thomas Hallet, and Amos Gere

Joseph died 2 Apr 1798 in Groton (now Ledyard), age 52.^[1] His grave site is near or on the land he received of his father by his will, adjoining Capt. Fanning's farm.^[2]

Notes

Some descendants of Joseph and Deborarh (Leeds) Latham may wish to consult The Ancestry of Arthur Wood Latham and of his wife Harriett May Phillips : with notes on allied families including Bennett, Heath, Leeds, Smith, Stevens, Wheaton, Wittlesey and Wood families of Connecticut or Massachusetts; Barnett and Cook families of New York; Buster, Famulener, Long and Shoop families of Ohio; and Evans family of England: https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/214038?availability=Family%20History%20Library .

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (13 December 2015), Joseph Latham, 1798; Burial, Ledyard, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Latham Hallet Cemetery; citing record ID 123985482, Find a Grave.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Meech and Meech, pp. 526-7; last will and testament of Joseph Latham, Sr. He bequeaths to Joseph (Jr.) some of his land near Capt. Fanning's mill and farm.
3. ↑ Jedediah Leeds named daughter Deborah Latham in his last will and testament. Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Hartford Probate Packets, Langworthy, Thomas-Lester, Jonathan, 1766-1875, images 1164-5.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Groton Vital Records 1704-1853, pp. 152-155, citing Groton 2:57.
5. ↑ Meech and Meech, pp. 466-8. Last will and testament of Joseph Latham, Jr.

• Meech, Susan S, and Susan B. Meech. History of the Descendants of Peter Spicer: A Landholder in New London, Connecticut, As Early As 1666. Boston: Gilson, 1911.