Born in Marshfield, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Anthony Waterman
and Elizabeth (Arnold) Alden
Sister of
Thomas Waterman, Joseph Waterman, Zebulon Waterman, Jonathan Alden [half], Anthony Alden [half], Seth Alden [half], Josiah Alden [half] and Austin Alden [half]
Wife of
Michael Ford
— married
about 1738 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
Aaron Soule Jr.
— married
18 Dec 1775 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Michael Ford
Died
at age 75
in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2016
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Biography
In 1729, Orphan, between the age of 14 and 21, made the choice of Mr. John Thomas Jr. of Marshfield to be her guardian.[1]
Orphan Waterman married Michael Ford, son of James & Hannah (Dingley) Ford, about 1738 at Marshfield, Plymouth, MA Bay - their children were Seth, Sarah, James, Luce, Waterman, Michael II, Lydia, Elizabeth, Hannah & Ann After the death of husband Michael Ford, she married Aaron Soule, son of Aaron & Mary (Wadsworth) Soule, on 18 Dec 1775 at Pembroke, Plymouth, MA
Probate
Orphan Soule of Marshfield, widow died intestate and on 4 March 1793 Seth Ford of Marshfield was granted the administration of her estate.[2]
Her inventory was taken on 27 May 1793 in Marshfield.[3]
In 1795, her estate distribution was set out to, Seth Ford, Waterman Ford, Lucy Ford, Michael Ford, Elizabeth, wife of George Keith, Hannah, wife of Hezekiah Keen, and Anna, wife of Marlborough Ford.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-FHBN : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1724-1731 and 1838-1842 vol 5-5T > image 330 of 596; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-XWMY : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 487 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-73XR : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1791-1808 vol 32-33 > image 432 of 539; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-VHKJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1793-1804 vol 34-35 > image 402-404 of 545; State Archives, Boston.
- Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #77738113 (accessed 24 February 2022)
Orphan Waterman born on 21 Aug 1715 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. - Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
Source number: 711.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WBF
Ancestry Record 7836 #546108 (accessed 24 February 2022) - Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #177734891 (accessed 24 February 2022)
Orphan Ford marriage to Aaron Soule on 16 Dec 1775 in Marshfield, Massachusetts. - Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
Book Title: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations : Volume 1
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #145174 (accessed 24 February 2022) - Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 112
- MA Town & Vital Records, 1620-1988
- www.genealogyofnewengland.com
- Find A Grave: Memorial #82187653
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