Nathaniel Wade (1750 - 1826)

Born 27 Feb 1750 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Foster) Wade — married 17 Jul 1777 (to 25 Dec 1785) in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Hannah (Treadwell) Wade — married 29 Oct 1788 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Died 26 Oct 1826 at age 76 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Biography

Nathaniel Wade, the son of Timothy Wade and Ruth Woodberry was born on 27 Feb 1749/50, in Ipswich, in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was baptized on 11 Mar 1749/50, in Ipswich.^{[1] [2]}

Marriage and Children

Nathaniel was married to Mary Foster, daughter of Col. Joseph Foster and Lydia Giddings of Gloucester, on 17 Jul 1777, by the Rev. Mr. Eli Forbes of the First Parish Church in Gloucester. ^{[3] [1] [4]}

Nathaniel and Mary had four children born in Ipswich: ^[1]

1. Nathaniel Wade, b. 3 May 1778, d. Dec. 18, 1843, Ipswich.^[1]
2. William Foster Wade, b. 3 Jan 1780.
3. Mary Wade, b. 2 Feb 1782.
4. Timothy Wade, b. 3 Sep 1785; d. 26 Nov 1785, Ipswich.^[1]

Mary Foster Wade died at the age of 28, on 25 Dec 1785, in Ipswich. ^{[1] [5]}

Nathaniel's second wife was Hannah Treadwell, daughter of Jacob and Martha Treadwell, whom he married on 29 Oct 1788, in Ipswich. ^{[1] [6] [7]}

Nathaniel and Hannah did not have any children registered in Ipswich.

Hannah died in Ipswich, May 4, 1814. ^[1]

Revolutionary War Service

Colonel Nathaniel Wade served with 12th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Nathaniel Wade is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A119773.

Nathaniel Wade is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 311346
Rank: Colonel

Nathaniel Wade is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A119773. He served as a Colonel in the Massachusetts Militia in the 12th & 17th Regiments. Pension Number: *S33234. His spouse: Mary Foster b: 1757 in Chebacco, Ipswich, MA. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Death

Col. Nathaniel Wade, Esq., died in his 77th year, on 26 Oct 1826, in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was buried in the South Cemetery in Ipswich. ^{[1] [12][13]}

Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 32477109 has picked up his baptismal date (11 Mar) instead of his birth date and has not corrected the year to match the Gregorian (New Style) calendar, so it reads 11 Mar 1749. He was born on 27 Feb 1749/50 (27 Feb 1750, New Style)

Probate

Since Nathaniel Wade had died intestate, his sons, Nathaniel Wade and William Foster Wade, petitioned on behalf of themselves and their sister, Mary, as the only surviving children of the deceased, to be made administrators of the estate. The petition was granted^[14] and they both signed the administration bond to begin probate on their father's estate on 7 Nov 1826. They gave their professions as housewright (Nathaniel) and gentleman (William). Standing as sureties for the bond were Joseph Hodgkins, Esq., and Samuel Wade (gentleman).^[15]

The real property of the estate was valued at $2,683.00.^[16] The personal property was valued at $807.12.^[17] After expenses and debts were deducted, each of the three surviving children (Nathaniel Wade, William Foster Wade, and Mary Wade) would receive $584.00.^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Ipswich - Births, p. 376 (accessed 31 Jul 2017)
3. ↑ Gloucester record, with record of intent to marry: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29P-9GTY : 13 July 2016), Nathaniel Wade and Mary Foster, 17 Jul 1777; citing Marriage, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,861.
4. ↑ Ipswich record: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH87-QWY : 13 July 2016), Col. Nathl. Wade and Mary Foster, 17 Jul 1777; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5L-KYT : 13 July 2016), Mary Wade, 25 Dec 1785; citing Death, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Ipswich - Marriages, p. 439 (accessed 31 Jul 2017)
7. ↑ They were "published for marriage" on 5 Oct 1788, in Ipswich: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH83-PWY : 13 July 2016), Col. Nathl. Wade and Hannah Treadwell, 05 Oct 1788; citing Marriage Notice, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.
8. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 21, 2017), "Record of Nathaniel Wade", Ancestor # A119773.
9. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
10. ↑ Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775
11. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
12. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records Project, Ipswich - Deaths, p. 700 (accessed 31 Jul 2017)
13. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 32477109
14. ↑ Petition for administration of estate, Nathaniel Wade, dated 7 Nov 1826: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, File No. 28636 (accessed 31 Jul 2017 - subscription required).
15. ↑ Bond of administration and inventory, dated 7 Nov 1826: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881 (accessed 31 Jul 2017)
16. ↑ Inventory of Real Estate, Nathaniel Wade: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, File No. 28636 (accessed 31 Jul 2017 - subscription required).
17. ↑ Inventory of Personal Estate, Nathaniel Wade: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, File No. 28636 (accessed 31 Jul 2017 - subscription required).
18. ↑ Settlement of the estate, dated 6 Feb 1829, Nathaniel Wade: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, File No. 28636 (accessed 31 Jul 2017 - subscription required).

• Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013). Volume: Militia Companies and Officers in the Lexington Alarm, p. 17, 67

• Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) (subscription required)

• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 236, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 35-6

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 16, p. 373

• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1910); Vol. 1, p. 376-7, Vol. 2, p. 439, Vol. 2, p. 700-1.

• Ipswich Antiquarian Papers (Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 1879) no. 1, Page 2.