Joseph Pond Sr. (1704 - 1788)

Born 18 Apr 1704 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Templet — married 25 Apr 1734 in Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 2 May 1788 at age 84 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Joseph Pond was born in Wrentham, the son of John and Judith (Poole) Pond.^[1]

He married in Needham 25 April 1734 Mary Tremplet of Needham.^[2][3][4]

The Wrentham Vital Records record four children born in that town:

1. Martha Pond, b. 17 Jan 1734/5.
2. Molley Pond, b. 24 Sep 1737.
3. Joseph Pond, b. 8 Dec 1743.
4. Judith Pond, b. 8 Dec 1743.

Joseph died on 2 May 1788 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.^[5]

Research Notes

Two other men named Joseph Pond lived at Wrentham and married women named Mary.

One of them is this man's son Joseph who was born 8 Dec 1743, married Newland on 19 Feb 1767. They were the parents of four sons: Elian (1767), Oliver (1769), Darius (1771) and Joseph (1773). He died a month before the birth of his youngest son, on 21 Nov 1773.

The other Joseph married Mary Morse on 8 Nov 1759 and was the father of 8 children recorded in Wrentham: Joanna (1760), Eleonai (1762), Zebulon (1764-1764), Zebulon (1765), Bernard (1767-1823), Deidamia (1767), Alson (1771-1775), and Jacob (1773-1775). He died in 1804 aged 71 and was the son of Jacob and Abigail.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Birth, Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010771.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00032
   Joseph Pond birth 18 Apr 1704 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009599.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00027
   Joseph Pond marriage to Mary Templet on 25 Apr 1734 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Needham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009661.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00011
   Joseph Pond marriage to Mary Templet on 25 Apr 1734 in Needham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Marriage, Needham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009661.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00101
   Joseph Pond marriage to Mary Templet on 25 Apr 1734 in Needham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Death, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010771.
   FamilySearch (accessed 20 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00294
   Joseph Pond death 2 May 1788 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

• Vital Record of Wrentham, Massachusetts, Vol 1, p 111, Marriages, Pond: "Joseph, Wrentham and Mary Templet, Apr. 25, 1734 Joseph, Wrentham and Mary Templet, Apr. 25, 1734. ."

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH2J-L4S : 20 May 2022), Joseph Pond, 2 May 1788; citing Death, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010771.