Jonathan Soule (abt. 1713 - aft. 1794)

Born about 1713 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Christian (Bosworth) Soule — married 29 Feb 1736 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, New England

Husband of Elizabeth (Rounds) Soule — married 31 Dec 1745 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Jonathan Soule, son of Sylvanus and Sarah (Slade) Soule, was born about 1712/3 in Swansea, Massachusetts.^[1]

Jonathan, a resident of Tiverton, Rhode Island, married first in Rehoboth, Massachusetts 29 Feb 1735/6 Christian Bosworth (1708-bef.1745) d/o Jonathan and Sarah (Rounds) Bosworth.^[1]

He married second, also in Rehoboth, Elizabeth Rounds on 31 Dec 1745, d/o John and Abigail Rounds.^[1][2]

4 Aug. 1738. Thomas and Jerusha Sayer sold 11 acres in Rehoboth to Jonathan soule of Swansea, joiner.^[1]

8 April 1745. Jonathan Soule of Rehoboth, house right for £50 to Elisha Mason of Swanzey 11 acres in Rehoboth & dwelling house, Apr. 8,1745. Wit: Amos Bosworth, Thomas Horton Jr.^[3]

Apr. 15,1752. Jonathan Soule & wife Elizabeth of Rehoboth "houseright" for £21 (Rec -1753) to John Dryer 10 acres in said Sowle's farm in Rehoboth, ^[4][1]

Mar. 16,1756. Jonathan Sowle of Rehoboth "houseright" & w. Elizabeth to David Johnson Jr. of Bridgewater a messuage in N.E. part of Rehoboth on S. side of Taunton Rd. & as my homestead land 50 acres, ^[5][1]

24 June 1771 Jonathan Soule of Tiverton, yeoman, for £9417/6 to Benjamin Sheldon of Tiverton, distiller, & Jonathan Sheldon of T., cooper, 34 of one share or 30th part of the highways, beaches, & conimans?? in Pocasset Purchase together with my dwelling house thereon standing. Wife Elizabeth gives up her dower Jun.24,1771. Witnesses: Peleg Tallman, William Osbrand, Walter Cook, Peleg Tallman.^[6]

Jonathan Soule of Tiverton, yeoman, bought land as above Apr. 2, 1765 (1-395) & J. S. husbandman, bot land Oct. 1, 1766 (1-410).^[7]

Providence Gazette (Providence, Rhode Island), 14 May 1767: Jonathan Sowle of Tiverton, his house burned.

Jonathan Soule of Tiverton, yeoman, bought land (1-456) Apr. 1768 and J. S. gent. bot land Dec. 25, 1767 (1-439).^[8]

He died after 9 Sept 1794, he and wife Elizabeth sold land.^[1]

Children:^[1] First 3 by Christian; 4 & 5 by Elizabeth. All probably born in Rehoboth

1. Hannah b. about 1737
2. Jonathan b c. 1739
3. David b c 1741
4. Sarah b c 1747
5. Sylvanus b c 1749

Source

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. "Mayflower Families in Progress." Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015.
2. ↑ Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, Vital Records, vol. 2, page 159: Elizabeth Round and Jonathan Soule,both of Rehoboth, married by Elder Samuel Maxwell, Dec. 31, 1745. Intentions, Oct. 26, 1745.
3. ↑ Bristol Co., Rhode Island, Deed Book 40, page 219:
4. ↑ Bristol Co., Rhode Island, Deed Book 39, page 81:
5. ↑ Bristol Co., Rhode Island, Deed Book 41, page 539:
6. ↑ Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, Deed Book 2, page 104:
7. ↑ Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, Deed Books
8. ↑ Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, Deed Books

• Bosworth Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Edward Bosworth Who Arrived in America in the Year 1634. (Mary Bosworth Clarke--1926), vol. 4. pages 452-3: Christian Bosworth, daughter of Jonathan 4 (Jonathan Jr. 3, Jonathan 2, Edward 1) and Sarah (Rounds), born in Rehoboth, Mass., May 16, 1708; married in Rehoboth, Feb. 29, 1745/6, Jonathan Soul (Soal, Sole, Soule) of Tiverton, R. I. --Jonathan 4 Soule, son of Capt. Nathaniel 3 (Nathaniel 2, George 1, the Mayflower passenger) and Hannah Soule born in Dartmouth, Mass., Mar. 3, 1711. He lived variously in Dartmouth; in Tiverton and Newport, R. I.; and in Swansea and Rehoboth, Mass. It seems he was thrice married (1) Dec. 3, 1731, Elizabeth Gifford, and (2) to Christian Bosworth as above; and (3) at Rehoboth Dec. 31, 1745, Elizabeth Rounds; both were of Rehoboth. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Rounds--possibly a cousin of Christian, his second wife. NOTE: Conflated biography: The Jonathan Soule who married Elizabeth Gifford was a different person.