Joseph Sanderson (1713 - 1772)

Born 30 Aug 1713 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Parker) Sanderson — married 2 Jun 1737 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1772 at age 58 in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph Sanderson was born prior to his mother’s marriage to John Spencer in 1719. He died March 20, 1772 in East Whately, Massachusetts and was buried in East Whately Cemetery in East Whately.^[1][2]

The Biological Father?

The birth of Joseph Sanderson, son of Bethiah Kemp and Joseph Sanderson "as she sayeth", was recorded at Groton, Massachusetts as 30 Aug 1714 in Chelmsford.^[3] However, his biological father has been questioned over the years, and could be one of the following men:

• John Spencer, his mother’s husband, was not the father; the child would have been about 5 years old at their marriage.
• Joseph Sanderson, claimed by Bethiah to be the father, he is probably not the biological father. See WeRelate.
• William Lakin is the possible father. In 2018, y-DNA research genetic testing of descendants indicates that Joseph Sanderson does not match the Sanderson family. Instead he matches the Lakin family of Groton. William Lakin of this family was close in age to Bethiah, and lived in the same Garrison House in Groton.^[4] See transcript of interview at Extreme Genes.
• James Lakin is possible due to same y-DNA connection as his brother, William, but at 7 years younger than Bethiah, this is less likely.

Also see transcript of interview at Extreme Genes.

American Ancestors comment: "Born in 1713, Joseph Sanderson was the illegitimate son of Bethiah Kemp and [unknown] Lakin. Later, in 1714, based on Bethiah's testimony, baby Joseph was legally adjudged to be the son of Joseph Sanderson. Y-DNA evidence has since proved he was not the son of Joseph Sanderson, but was a biological son of one the Lakin men of Groton, MA (all of whom descend from William Lakin of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England). Source: "A 300-Year Secret Revealed: Identifying the Father of Bethiah Kemp's Son Joseph Sanderson". American Ancestors, Fall 2018, vol. 19, no.3, pp.50-52." https://www.americanancestors.org/

Marriage and Children

Joseph married Ruth Parker in Groton, Massachusetts, on June 2, 1737.^[5] Together they had twelve children and ten of them are named in Joseph's will:^[1]

1. Ruth, b. 1737, m. Jonathan Spafford;
2. Esther, b. 1739, m. Abel Dinsmore;
3. Joseph Jr., b. 1741;
4. Anna, b. 1742, m. Medad Harvey;
5. James, b. 1744;
6. Thomas, b. 1746;
7. Abraham, b. 1748;
8. David, b. 1750;
9. Infant, b. 1752;
10. John, b. 1754;
11. Asa, b. 1756;
12. Isaac, b. 1757.

The Kemp Family History, children List:

1. Ruth Sanderson, b. 6 Oct 1737, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

2. Esther Sanderson, b. 6 Apr 1739, Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, d. 25 Dec 1831, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 92 years)

3. Joseph Sanderson, b. 8 Mar 1740/41, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, d. 25 Dec 1831, Sangerfield, Oneida, New York, United States (Age 90 years)

4. Anna Sanderson, b. 7 Aug 1742, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, d. 13 Apr 1775, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 32 years)

5. Isaac Sanderson, b. 7 Apr 1744, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, d. Abt 1753, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 8 years)

6. Thomas Sanderson, b. 16 Mar 1745, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, d. 12 Mar 1824, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years)

7. Abraham Sanderson, b. 10 Jun 1748, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, d. 6 Feb 1824, Sunderland, Massachusetts, United States (Age 75 years)

8. David Sanderson, b. 15 May 1750, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

9. James Sanderson, b. 1752, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, d. 4 Aug 1818, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 66 years)

10. John Sanderson, b. 11 Mar 1754, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, d. Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

11. Asa Sanderson, b. 11 Apr 1756, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, d. 12 Dec 1842, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)

12. Isaac Sanderson, b. 9 Oct 1757, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, d. 10 Feb 1849, Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States (Age 91 years)

Research Notes

American Ancestors comment: Born in 1713, Joseph Sanderson was the illegitimate son of Bethiah Kemp and [unknown] Lakin. Later, in 1714, based on Bethiah's testimony, baby Joseph was legally adjudged to be the son of Joseph Sanderson. Y-DNA evidence has since proved he was not the son of Joseph Sanderson, but was a biological son of one the Lakin men of Groton, MA (all of whom descend from William Lakin of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England). Source: "A 300-Year Secret Revealed: Identifying the Father of Bethiah Kemp's Son Joseph Sanderson". American Ancestors, Fall 2018, vol. 19, no.3, pp.50-52. https://www.americanancestors.org/.

FamilySearch Note: Joseph, born on 30 August 1713 at Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. "Joseph was born out of wedlock in Chelmsford. While his mother Bethiah Kemp’s parents lived in Groton, it is likely she went to stay with relatives in Chelmsford to have the baby. This may have been done to hide her pregnancy from the Groton community. The birth was recorded in Chelmsford as occurring on 30 Aug 1713, identifying the child as “Joseph the son of Bethiah Keemp”. Bethiah Kemp named Joseph Sanderson, a single man residing in Groton, as the father. The following year 1714, Bethiah Kemp and Joseph Sanderson were brought to court where she testified that he was the father of her son. He denied it, but the court still named him as the father and ruled that he support the child. The court also fined Bethiah for her fornication offenses. In most bastardy cases of the period, the court almost always ruled in favor of the female accuser. After the trial, the birth was also recorded in Groton, stating: “Joseph Sanderson the supposed son of Joseph Sanderson and Bethaiah Kemp borne in Chelmsford August the 30th day 1714 as she sayeth.” [Note: he was born in 1713, but the clerk made an error probably due the current year being 1714]. Soon after the 1714 trial, Joseph Sanderson married Sarah Page. They remained married throughout their lives and named two sons Joseph (one died as an infant), indicating that they likely never accepted Joseph (1713) as a member of the family."

Does this belong on Joseph's profile? It is in the John Putnam Joseph Sanderson (Sanderson-439) profile:

Children listed on wife Ruth's profile: Ruth (Sanderson) Spafford, Ruth Sanderson, Esther Sanderson, Esther (Sanderson) Dinsmore, Joseph Sanderson, Joseph Sanderson, Anna Sanderson, Annah (Sanderson) Harvey, Isaac Sanderson, James Sanderson, James Sanderson, David Sanderson, Thomas Sanderson Deacon, Thomas Sanderson, Abraham Sanderson, Elijah Sanderson, David Sanderson, Unnamed Infant Sanderson, James Sanderson, John Sanderson, Asa Sanderson and Isaac Sanderson

Thomas-7679 22:19, 10 February 2020 (UTC) Removed Sarah Page as the mother as there are sources to confirm Bethia Kemp was the mother of Joseph.

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870: (Record of probated will of Joseph Sr. is available at Ancestory.com)

Ron Campbell (Campbell-25710) 13 February 2020: Added Bethia/Bethiah Kemp (Kemp-227 ) as mother of Joseph Sanderson (Sanderson-3649)

Ron Campbell (Campbell-25710) 15 February 2020: With Barb's authorization, I added William Lakin (Lakin-284), as Joseph's father. He can be removed by Barb or any "trusted" WikiTree member, if future evidence warrants.

Joseph was born in 1714. He passed away in 1772. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Crafts, James M. "History of the town of Whately, Mass., including a narrative of leading events from the first planting of Hatfield: 1661-1899." (Orange, MA: D. L. Crandall, 1899). Online at Archive.org, page 546.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 Dec 2018), memorial page for Joseph Sanderson (30 Aug 1714–20 Mar 1772), Find A Grave: Memorial #27109055, citing East Whately Cemetery, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101): headstone photo.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850." (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), page 206.
4. ↑ Stocker, Alexandra Esty (Sanderson). "A 300-Year Secret Revealed: Identifying the Father of Bethiah Kemp’s Son Joseph Sanderson." American Ancestors Magazine, Volume 19, Number 3 (Fall 2018), pages 50-52.
5. ↑ "Vital Records of Groton, MA to the end of the year 1849." Marriages, page 148.
6. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Mimi Huxley.

Joseph Sanderson BIRTH: 30 Aug 1713, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts DEATH: 20 Mar 1772 (aged 58) Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts BURIAL: East Whately Cemetery, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts MEMORIAL ID: 27109055

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915: Joseph Keemp, Birth: 30 Aug 1713, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Gender: Male, Mother's Name: Bethiah Keemp

Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783: Joseph Saunders, Military Service: 2 Oct 1770, Massachusetts, Military Rank: Sergeant

Parents: DNA confirmed: William Lakin, 2 Sept 1686-14 Apr 1755 and Bethiah Spencer formerly Kemp, 9 May 1683- 8 Dec 1780

Spouse: Ruth Parker, 1716–1780 (LDS Profile LWGS-8DY) Marriage: 2 Jun 1736, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

See also:

• Joseph Sanderson, 30 August 1713 – 20 March 1772 (LDS Profile LC2X-FKG)

• Bond, Henry, "Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston; to Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town." 1790-1859.” (Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co., 1855). Online at Archive.org, page 421: 8 children named.

• Kemp Family History "http://www.kempfamilyhistory.com/getperson.php?personID=I91524&tree=adkemp"

• Markham, William Morton. "A Genealogy of the Mortons, with Related Genealogies." (Ellsworth, Wisconsin: Halls Printing, Co., 1930). Online at Archive.org.

• American Ancestors, Fall 2018, vol. 19, no.3, pp.50-52." < https://www.americanancestors.org/

Acknowledgements

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• familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGV-QTY
• familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC2X-FKG
• https://search.ancestry.com/collections/4775/records/46143
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQZ-67BX-X?i=684&cc=2548057&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQGKK-B4CZ
• wikitree.com/wiki/Parker-6075

Sources: John Putnam (Sanderson-439)

↑ 1.0 1.1 Crafts, James M. "History of the town of Whately, Mass., including a narrative of leading events from the first planting of Hatfield: 1661-1899." (Orange, MA: D. L. Crandall, 1899). Online at Archive.org, page 546.

↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 Dec 2018), memorial page for Joseph Sanderson (30 Aug 1714–20 Mar 1772), Find A Grave: Memorial #27109055, citing East Whately Cemetery, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by the moo (contributor 46834101): headstone photo.

• findagrave.com/memorial/27109055

↑ "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850." (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), page 206.

↑ Stocker, Alexandra Esty (Sanderson). "A 300-Year Secret Revealed: Identifying the Father of Bethiah Kemp’s Son Joseph Sanderson." American Ancestors Magazine, Volume 19, Number 3 (Fall 2018), pages 50-52.

↑ "Vital Records of Groton, MA to the end of the year 1849." Marriages, page 148.