Lillis Stetson (1726)

Born 25 Jul 1726 in Hanover

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Biography

Birth

Lillis was born in July 1726, probably in Scituate, Massachusetts. First Child and daughter of Benjamin and Lillis (Turner) Stetson - ^[1]

Marriage

Married Cousin Joshua Stetson ^{[A]</sup ( 8 July 1747 [2]}

Had at least, 3 Children ^[B]:

1. Lillis Stetson, b. Apr 1748,
2. Lucinda Stetson Bap. 29 Apr 1750
3. Joshua Stetson b. 14 Jun 1752; d. possibly in 1754? ^[3].

In 1761, the land that was given to her children, Lillis Stetson and Lucinda Stetson, by their great-grandfather, Samuel Stetson by his will was divided among the heirs.^[4]

Research Notes

• Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index #: 1-2-1-4-1

A. Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-3-8-2 - Family line would continue under his number.

B. In "The Descendants..." O.F. Stetson writes; We have no record of Joshua and Lillis after the birth of their son Joshua in 1752. Joshua, Sr., would then have been 39 years old and Lillis 26. Did they go to Rhode Island and have more children? ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 1, Pg 69.
2. ↑ Stetson: Vol. 1, no. 1 Pg 77.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Stetson:, Vol 1, No 1, Pg 78.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-6943 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 377-378 of 623; State Archives, Boston.

See Also:

• Stetson, O.F., Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933,