Biography

Medad was born on 19 August 1638 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Eltweed Pomeroy and his wife Mary. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Experience Woodard, daughter of Henry Woodard and Elizabeth Mather on 21 November 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. ^[3] They had 7 children.

He married Abigail (Strong) Chauncey, daughter of Elder John Strong and widow of Reverend Nathaniel Chauncey, on 14 September 1686 in Northampton, Massachusetts. ^[4] They had one child, Samuel.

He married Hannah (Warriner) Noble, daughter of William and Joanna Warriner and widow of Thomas Noble, on 24 January 1705 in Northampton, Massachusetts. ^{[5] [6]}

Medad settled in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1659 and was granted tools and land to begin his trade as a blacksmith and gunsmith.

In Northampton, Medad was selectman (first elected in 1675 and re-elected twenty-seven times), representative to the General Court, Deacon of the church, town treasurer, town clerk, associate justice of the county of Hampshire and commissioner to the United Colonies. He also served in the militia during King Philip's War and took part in the Turner Falls Massacre.

In 1672, he brought his father, Eltweed Pomeroy from Windsor to reside with the family in Northampton. By 1686, he had accumulated a considerable amount of real estate in the town. He resided on an acre on Meeting-House hill where he lived until his death.

He passed away on 30 December 1716 in Northampton, Massachusetts. ^[7] Medad is buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 30 December 1716.^[8]

He appears on a Sons of the American Revolution application in 1928 through his son Joseph Pomeroy who is also listed. ^[9]

The anvil Medad used as a blacksmith survived in the family for many generations and eventually found its way into the Northampton Historical Museum, where it is on display today. ^[10]

Research Notes

If you are a descendent of Eltween Pomeroy and Medad Pomeroy connect with the American Pomeroy Historic Genealogical Association ^[11] As well as on their Facebook page. [4]

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a descendant of Medad Pomeroy through daughter Thankful Pomeroy:

1.Eltweed Pomeroy (bap. 1585-1673) & Margery Rockett (-1655) 2.Medad Pomeroy (1638-1716) & Experience Woodward (1643-1686) 3.Thankful Pomeroy (1679-1773) & Benjamin Lyman (1674-1723) 4.Joseph Lyman (1699-1763) & Abigail Lewis (1701-abt.1776) 5.Joseph Lyman Jr. (1731-1804) & Mary Sheldon (abt1731-1805) 6.Joseph Lyman III. (1767-1847) & Anne Jean Robbins (1789-1867) 7.Catherine Robbin Lyman (1825-1896) & Warren Delano Jr. (1809-1898) 8.Sara Delano (1854-1941) & James Roosevelt (1828-1900) 9.Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)

Sources

1. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Ancestry.com, Record for Medad Pomeroy.
2. ↑ Albert Alonzo Pomeroy. History and genealogy of the Pomeroy family. Higginson Book Co., 1922. [1]
3. ↑ Marriage: "American Marriages Before 1699"
   Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926
   Ancestry Record 2081 #7028 (accessed 11 October 2023)
   Medad Pomeroy marriage to Experience Woodward on 21 Nov 1661 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012), Ancestry.com, Record for Abigail Strong.
5. ↑ Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Source number: 650.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1. Record for Hannah Noble.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Record for Hannah Noble.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Record for Deacon Medad Pomeroy.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #17041655 (accessed 11 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Deacon Medad Pomeroy (19 Aug 1638-30 Dec 1716), citing Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101).
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Volume: 240. Record for Medad Pomeroy.
10. ↑ Historic Northampton Museum and Education Center [2]
11. ↑ [3]

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