Josiah Waterman (abt. 1735 - 1795)

Born about 23 Feb 1735 in Hingham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful (Humphrey) Waterman — married 17 Jan 1758 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1795 at about age 59 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Josiah Waterman served with 2nd Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Josiah Waterman is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A122177.

Josiah Waterman is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 314363
Rank: Private

Josiah was born third of eleven children to Thomas and Mary Beal Waterman in early 1735 in Hingham, Massachusetts. His exact birth date is unknown but he was baptized on February 23, 1735 and typical Congregational christening practices of the time would indicate a birth between February 15 and February 21. It appears from his uncle Josiah's Will that Josiah was actually raised and considered nearly a son by this uncle; "to cousin Josiah, whom I brought up, and who now lives with me, all my houses, barns, homestead and lands in Weymouth, Hingham, Hull or Abington". This is most likely the reason he is given the suffix "junior" in many records even though his father's name was Thomas.

Josiah married Thankful Humphrey on January 17, 1758 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The couple resided in that town and records indicate they had seven children.

Josiah served during the American Revolution as a Private from MA, under Capts Asa White, Samuel Ward, and Col Solomon Lovell of the 2nd Regt MA.^[1]

Josiah died in Weymouth on January 16, 1795 about one month shy of his sixtieth birthday.

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 25 Oct 2023), "Record of Josiah Waterman", Ancestor # A122177.

• Genealogical Entry for Thomas Waterman (1701/2-1781), Lincoln, George, 'History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Vol. 3', Hingham, MA, 1893, pg. 279. https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofh03hing#page/279/mode/1up NOTE: Cites baptism 23 Feb 1735.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH6T-SHC : accessed 27 October 2015), Josiah Waterman, 1735; citing Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p280; FHL microfilm 423,520.

• Marriage Citation, Surname: Waterman, 'Josiah Jr. and Thankful Humphrey, Jan. 17, 1758.', Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, NEHGS, 1910, pg. 207. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofwe02weym#page/207/mode/1up

• Death Citation, Surname: Waterman, 'Josiah, Jan 16, 1795. a. 60. [pleurisy fever &c, C.R.I] [a. 59 y. 11 m., C.R.II], Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II, Marriages and Deaths, NEHGS, 1910, pg. 363. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofwe02weym#page/363/mode/1up

• History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p.362