John
WATERMAN
(b.
1 March 1672
,
Norwich, Connecticut Colony
d.
31 December 1755
,
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
)
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John WATERMAN was born 1 March 1672 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony
John WATERMAN was the child of Thomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert WATERMAN and Elizabeth BOURNE (BOURN) (maternal) Thomas TRACY and Mary UNKNOWN (LOCK)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Elizabeth LATHROP 5 November 1701 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elizabeth LATHROP was born 1 November 1679 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Elizabeth died 5 October 1708 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Elizabeth was the child of Samuel LATHROP and Hannah ADGATE.
John married (2) Judith WOODWARD 22 September 1709 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Judith WOODWARD was born March 1682 in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Judith died 15 May 1720 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Judith was the child of Peter WOODWARD and Mehitable FISHER.
John married (3) Elizabeth BASSETT 10 April 1721 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elizabeth BASSETT was born 15 July 1694 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Elizabeth died abt. 1755 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Elizabeth was the child of David BASSET and Marie MELANSON.
John WATERMAN died 31 December 1755 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Family and Children of John WATERMAN
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Elizabeth LATHROP-- Date: 5 November 1701 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Elizabeth LATHROP was the child of Samuel LATHROP and Hannah ADGATE
Children of John WATERMAN and Elizabeth LATHROP:
Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.5 October 1702, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 5 January 1751, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Jonathan AVERY 16 April 1724 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Eleazer WATERMAN (b.22 June 1704, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1784, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Martha ADGATE 22 December 1731 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John WATERMAN (b.8 June 1706, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 23 April 1730, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
Hannah WATERMAN (b.28 September 1708, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 15 August 1759, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Absalom KING 11 August 1730 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Benedict ARNOLD 8 November 1733 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John WATERMAN married Judith WOODWARD-- Date: 22 September 1709 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Judith WOODWARD was the child of Peter WOODWARD and Mehitable FISHER
Children of John WATERMAN and Judith WOODWARD:
William WATERMAN (b.20 July 1710, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 7 November 1789, Norwich, Connecticut, USA )
m. Margaret TRACY 23 September 1734 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Samuel WATERMAN (b.27 September 1712, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 3 January 1742, )
Ebenezer WATERMAN (b.2 February 1714, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1783, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Elizabeth COMSTOCK 27 June 1749 in New London, Connecticut, USA
Peter WATERMAN (b.31 August 1717, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )
John WATERMAN married Elizabeth BASSETT-- Date: 10 April 1721 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Elizabeth BASSETT was the child of David BASSET and Marie MELANSON
1721 WATERMAN The marriage of John Waterman with Elizabeth Bafset was ye 16th Day of April: 1721: Marriage
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.
Children of John WATERMAN and Elizabeth BASSETT:
Mary WATERMAN (b.12 October 1722, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 13 November 1736, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
David Bassett WATERMAN (b.9 September 1725, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 26 September 1809, Salisbury, Connecticut, USA )
m. Anne BARTLETT 1746 in , Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.28 August 1730, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 1 September 1765, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Nathaniel BACKUS 22 September 1751 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Elizabeth LATHROP-- Date: 5 November 1701 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut Elizabeth LATHROP was the child of Samuel LATHROP and Hannah ADGATE
Children of John WATERMAN and Elizabeth LATHROP:
Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.5 October 1702, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 5 January 1751, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Jonathan AVERY 16 April 1724 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Eleazer WATERMAN (b.22 June 1704, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1784, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Martha ADGATE 22 December 1731 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John WATERMAN (b.8 June 1706, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 23 April 1730, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut ) Hannah WATERMAN (b.28 September 1708, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 15 August 1759, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Absalom KING 11 August 1730 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Benedict ARNOLD 8 November 1733 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John WATERMAN married
Judith WOODWARD-- Date: 22 September 1709 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut Judith WOODWARD was the child of Peter WOODWARD and Mehitable FISHER
Children of John WATERMAN and Judith WOODWARD:
William WATERMAN (b.20 July 1710, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 7 November 1789, Norwich, Connecticut, USA )m. Margaret TRACY 23 September 1734 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Samuel WATERMAN (b.27 September 1712, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 3 January 1742, ) Ebenezer WATERMAN (b.2 February 1714, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. abt. 1783, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Elizabeth COMSTOCK 27 June 1749 in New London, Connecticut, USA
Peter WATERMAN (b.31 August 1717, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )John WATERMAN married
Elizabeth BASSETT-- Date: 10 April 1721 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut Elizabeth BASSETT was the child of David BASSET and Marie MELANSON
1721 WATERMAN The marriage of John Waterman with Elizabeth Bafset was ye 16th Day of April: 1721: Marriage
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.
Children of John WATERMAN and Elizabeth BASSETT:
Mary WATERMAN (b.12 October 1722, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 13 November 1736, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut ) David Bassett WATERMAN (b.9 September 1725, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 26 September 1809, Salisbury, Connecticut, USA )m. Anne BARTLETT 1746 in , Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.28 August 1730, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 1 September 1765, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Nathaniel BACKUS 22 September 1751 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
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John Waterman was born in 1672 at Norwich, Connecticut Colony, the child of Thomas and Miriam (Tracy) Waterman and the grandchild of Robert and Elizabeth (Bourne) Waterman (paternal) and Thomas and Mary (Unknown) Conway Lock Tracy (maternal). John died in 1744 at Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony.
John married first Elizabeth Lathrop, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Adgate) Lathrop, on 5 Nov 1701 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Elizabeth, born 1 Nov 1679 in Norwich, Connecticut. Elizabeth died 5 October 1708 in Norwich, Connecticut.
John married (2) Judith Woodward on 22 Sep 1709 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Judith Woodward, born in Mar 1682 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Judith died on 15 May 1720 in Norwich, Connecticut.
John married (3) Elizabeth Bassett on 10 Apr 1721 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut. The couple had (at least) 3 children. Elizabeth Bassett, born 15...Read MORE...
A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family, 1884, pgs 57-58, Elizabeth (#94)
John Waterman was born in 1672 at Norwich, Connecticut Colony, the child of Thomas and Miriam (Tracy) Waterman and the grandchild of Robert and Elizabeth (Bourne) Waterman (paternal) and Thomas and Mary (Unknown) Conway Lock Tracy (maternal). John died in 1744 at Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony.
John married first Elizabeth Lathrop, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Adgate) Lathrop, on 5 Nov 1701 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Elizabeth, born 1 Nov 1679 in Norwich, Connecticut. Elizabeth died 5 October 1708 in Norwich, Connecticut.
John married (2) Judith Woodward on 22 Sep 1709 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Judith Woodward, born in Mar 1682 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Judith died on 15 May 1720 in Norwich, Connecticut.
John married (3) Elizabeth Bassett on 10 Apr 1721 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut. The couple had (at least) 3 children. Elizabeth Bassett, born 15...Read MORE...
A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family, 1884, pgs 57-58, Elizabeth (#94)
Birth
1672 WATERMAN John Waterman was borne in March An 1672 of Thomas Waterman and miriam Tracey Birth
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.
1672 WATERMAN John Waterman was borne in March An 1672 of Thomas Waterman and miriam Tracey Birth
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.
1701 Marriage / PartnerJohn WATERMAN and Elizabeth LATHROP 5 November 1701, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
He was 29 years old.
1702 Birth of ChildElizabeth WATERMAN was born 5 October 1702, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 30 years old.
1704 Birth of ChildEleazer WATERMAN was born 22 June 1704, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 32 years old.
1706 Birth of ChildJohn WATERMAN was born 8 June 1706, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 34 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildHannah WATERMAN was born 28 September 1708, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 36 years old.
1708 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth LATHROP died 5 October 1708, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1709 Marriage / PartnerJohn WATERMAN and Judith WOODWARD 22 September 1709, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
He was 37 years old.
1710 Birth of ChildWilliam WATERMAN was born 20 July 1710, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 38 years old.
1712 Birth of ChildSamuel WATERMAN was born 27 September 1712, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 40 years old.
1714 Birth of ChildEbenezer WATERMAN was born 2 February 1714, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 41 years old.
1717 Birth of ChildPeter WATERMAN was born 31 August 1717, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 45 years old.
1720 Death of Spouse/PartnerJudith WOODWARD died 15 May 1720, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1721 Marriage / PartnerJohn WATERMAN and Elizabeth BASSETT 10 April 1721, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
He was 49 years old.
1722 Birth of ChildMary WATERMAN was born 12 October 1722, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 50 years old.
1724 Marriage of ChildElizabeth WATERMAN married 16 April 1724, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Jonathan AVERY
1725 Birth of ChildDavid Bassett WATERMAN was born 9 September 1725, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 53 years old.
1730 Death of ChildJohn WATERMAN died 23 April 1730, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 58 years old.
1730 Marriage of ChildHannah WATERMAN married 11 August 1730, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Absalom KING
1730 Birth of ChildElizabeth WATERMAN was born 28 August 1730, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 58 years old.
1731 Marriage of ChildEleazer WATERMAN married 22 December 1731, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Martha ADGATE
1733 Marriage of ChildHannah WATERMAN married 8 November 1733, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Benedict ARNOLD
1734 Marriage of ChildWilliam WATERMAN married 23 September 1734, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Margaret TRACY
1736 Death of ChildMary WATERMAN died 13 November 1736, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 64 years old.
1749 Marriage of ChildEbenezer WATERMAN married 27 June 1749, New London, Connecticut, USA to Elizabeth COMSTOCK
1751 Death of ChildElizabeth WATERMAN died 5 January 1751, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John was 78 years old.
1751 Marriage of ChildElizabeth WATERMAN married 22 September 1751, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Nathaniel BACKUS
1755 Death 31 December 1755
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 83.
Hannah Waterman Arnold, wife of Benedict Arnold, mother of the famous traitor Benedict Arnold, daughter of John Waterman and Elizabeth Lathrop, died 15 AUG 1759 in Norwich. Buried in Old Burying Grounds, Norwich, New London, Connecticut.
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