Edward Payson (1685 - 1763)

Born 26 Jun 1685 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Thankfull (Holmes) Payson — married 29 Oct 1712 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1763 at age 78 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Edward was born 26 June 1685 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts to parents John Payson and Hannah Unknown. ^[1]

Marriage

Thankfull Holmes married Edward Payson in Pomfret on October 29, 1712^[2]

Children

Thankfull and Edward Payson had, in Pomfret:^[3]

• Hannah, b. Jan 13, 1713-4, died Jan.. 18, 1722-3
• Sarah, b. March 17, 1715-6, the Sarah "Pierson" who married Thomas Mather in Pomfret on 7 Sep 1738,^[4] then the elder Rev. Phillips Payson of Walpole, as his third wife, the latter couple declaring their intentions in Walpole on 30 Dec 1792^[5]
• John, b. March 20, 1717-8, married Thankful How
• Judith, b. November 22, 1720, married Samuel Craft, Feb. 19, 1746-7
• Mary, b. August 28, 1722
• Hannah, b. May 26, 1724, died Aug. 31, 1743
• Jacob, b. June 27, 1727, died Nov. 22, 1743
• Esther, b. September 29, 1731, married Joshua Grosvenor, Jan. 31, 1750

Death

Edward Payson died 26 DEC 1763 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut^[6] Find A Grave: Memorial #70037647

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Volume: Roxbury-V1, page 271.
2. ↑ Barbour, Connecticut Town Marriage Records Pomfret, transcription pp. 188 and 232, original Vol.1, page 4
3. ↑ Barbour, Connecticut Town Birth Records Pomfret, transcription p. 232, original Vol.1, page 4-5
4. ↑ Barbour, Connecticut Town Marriage Records Pomfret, transcription pp. 131 and 150, original Vol.1, page 2
5. ↑ Norfolk, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Walpole, p. 159.
6. ↑ Barbour, Connecticut Town Death Records Pomfret, transcription p. 232, original Vol.1, page 4-5

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Pomfret, Page 145.

• Birth: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
  Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 34
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1034 #211420 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Judith Payson born on 22 Nov 1720 in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA.

• North America, Family Histories of daughter Judith Payson: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: The Crafts Family : A genealogical and biographical history of the descendants of Griffin and Alice
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2718713 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Name: Edward Payson; Gender: Male; Spouse: Thankful Holmes; Child: Judith Payson.

• Will: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
  Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #2756619 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Will of Edward Payson of Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, New England, granted probate in 1764.

• Will: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
  Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #333000 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Will of John Paison of Roxbury, Suffolk County, granted probate on 30 Sep 1718.

• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
  Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #70037647
  Ancestry Record 60525 #27892710 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Edward Payson burial (died on 6 Dec 1763) in South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America. Born in 1685.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #70037647 (accessed 6 January 2024)
  Memorial page for Edward Payson (1685-6 Dec 1763), citing South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jack Jr (contributor 47354182).