Joseph Waterman (1649 - 1711)

Born 1649 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Snow) Waterman — married about 1673 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, New England

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1711 at about age 62 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Joseph Waterman was born in 1649, based on his gravestone, in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony. His parents were Robert and Elizabeth (Bourne) Waterman^[1]. (The Marshfield records are incorrect, giving his birth year as 1639).

Joseph's father Robert died in 1652. His mother Elizabeth remarried the next year, to Thomas Tilden, and had one surviving child by him, a daughter Lydia. Elizabeth died in 1663, and Thomas married, second, Mary Holmes. Joseph would later raise Lydia's son Joseph as part of his family.^[1] Joseph and his two brothers were put under the guardianship of his uncle Josiah Winslow, and of Anthony Snow, whose daughter he would later marry.^[2]

Joseph referred to himself as a "house carpenter" and "yeoman" in deeds. He acted in various town capacities: selectman, surveyor, several juries, and constable. In 1673 he volunteered as one of four troopers that the General Court ordered raised from Marshfield.^[1]

Joseph married Sarah Snow, daughter of Anthony and Abigail (Warren) Snow, and granddaughter of Richard Warren of the Mayflower, by about 1673^[3]

Joseph and Sarah had children^[1][4]:

1. Sarah (1674-1758), married Solomon Hewitt
2. Joseph (1676/7-1715), married Lusannah Snow
3. Elizabeth (1679-1708), married Ichabod Bartlett
4. Abigail (1681-1729), married Kenelm Winslow
5. Anthony (1684-1715), married Elizabeth Arnold
6. Bethia (1687-1746), married Samuel Doggett
7. Lydia (1689/90-1750), married John Thomas

Joseph wrote his will on 6 August 1709, and he died 3 January 1710/11 "aged 62". His inventory was taken on 16 February 1710/11 in Marshfield.^[5], and the will was proved 12 March 1710/11. He mentions wife Sarah, sons Joseph and Anthony, Joseph Ryder "my sister's son which I have brought up", son Joseph Waterman and Kenelm Winslow, daughters Sarah Hewitt, Elizabeth Bartlett deceased, Abigail Winslow, Bethia and Lidia, and Mary Okesman "which I have brought up".^[1][6] The entire will and some additional background are printed in The Mayflower Descendant 24:4', pages 145-149.^[7]

Joseph has a Find A Grave: Memorial #20902180. His headstone reads:

HERE LYES ye BODY

OF Mr JOSEPH

WATERMAN AGED

62 YEARS DYED

JANUARY THE

(illegible) 1711

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} The Waterman Family, Vol. 1, Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, 1939, p.16, pp.28-29, pp.56-66 p.16; pp.28-29; pp.56-66 FamilySearch
2. ↑ Doggett, Samuel Bradlee, A history of the Doggett-Daggett family, 1894, InternetArchive
3. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Torrey v.3 p.1604) (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, by subscription, AmericanAncestors
   • Torrey's references: "WATERMAN, Joseph (1643, ?1649-1712, 1711/12, 1708?, 1715?) & Sarah [SNOW] (1651-1741, ae 90); by 1674; Marshfield {Reg. 4:318, 8:229, 23:204; MD 2:180, 183, 191, 8:177, 10:50; Moore Anc. 476, 576; Snow-Estes 2:147; Marshfield 40; Waterman (1906) 21; Roger2 21; Shurtleff 1:67, 85; Brewster 32; Winslow 1:98; Hamlin 203; Warren (#9) 10; Basset-Preston 261; Doggett 315; Waterman (1939) 28}".
4. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Marshfield, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016) , by subscription, [1] AmericanAncestors]
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-ZFXJ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 26-27 of 710; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-ZFCD?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-WWL%3A337883501 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 24-25 of 710; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ Mayflower Descendant: A Journal of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . 24:4 pp.145-149 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), by subscription, AmericanAncestors

Acknowledgements

• Waterman-620 was created by Jana Last through the import of LutherWaterman.ged on Jan 9, 2014.