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Thomas
WATERMAN
(b.
30 November 1644
,
Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
19 June 1708
,
Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Thomas WATERMAN was born 30 November 1644 in Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Thomas WATERMAN was the child of Robert WATERMAN and Elizabeth BOURNE (BOURN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas WATERMAN and Lydia Ann? CHADWICK? (maternal) Thomas BOURNE and Elizabeth UNKNOWN
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Thomas married Miriam TRACY November 1668 in Norwich, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Miriam TRACY was born abt. 1648 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony). Miriam died 9 July 1732 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville). Miriam was the child of Thomas TRACY and Mary UNKNOWN (CONWAY) (LOCK).
Thomas WATERMAN died 19 June 1708 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
Details of the family tree of Thomas appear below.
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In tracing my family, I discovered that I am a direct descendant of Thomas Waterman (one of the founders of Norwich, CT) and his wife, Miriam Tracy. Their daughter, Lydia, married Eleazer Burnham. Lydia and Eleazer had a son, Eleazer, who married Mary Norman. Their son, Asa Burnham, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He married Lucy Huntington. Asa and Lucy had a daughter, Charlotte Maria...Read MORE...
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Miriam TRACY-- Date: November 1668 Place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Miriam TRACY was the child of Thomas TRACY and Mary UNKNOWN (CONWAY) (LOCK)
"Thomas (1644-1708) & Miriam TRACY (1648-); Nov 1668; Norwich, CT {McCormick-Hamilton 739; Granberry 335, 342; Backus Anc. 176; Reg. 23:204, 472; Hyde-Dana 40; LBDF&P 4:131; Waterman (1939) 21, 695; Snow-Estes 2:147; Thomas: Marshfield 40; Salem 1:426; Beckwith Gen. 13; Windsor CT 2:262; Cary Anc. 42; Wethersfield 2:709; Upton 161; Williams (,16) 163; Tracy (1900) 24; Waterman (1939) 2; Avery Anc. (1925) 80}"
1668 WATERMAN The maryage of Thomas Waterman with miriam Tracey was in Novemb Anno Doni 1668 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 Thomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY:
Thomas WATERMAN (b.September 1670, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 31 December 1755, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Elizabeth ALLYN 29 June 1691 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John WATERMAN (b.March 1672, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. abt. 1744, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Elizabeth LATHROP 5 November 1701 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Judith WOODWARD 22 September 1709 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Elizabeth BASSETT 10 April 1721 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.August 1675, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 24 June 1751, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. John FITCH 10 July 1695 in Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
Miriam WATERMAN (b.April 1678, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 22 September 1760, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
Martha WATERMAN (b.6 December 1680, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 18 March 1753, Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Reynold (Reinhold) MARVIN 30 June 1709 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)
Lydia WATERMAN (b.7 August 1683, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 22 December 1738, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Eleazer BURNHAM 20 November 1708 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Joseph WATERMAN (b.15 January 1686, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 28 October 1778, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Elizabeth WOODWARD 17 March 1717 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Anna WATERMAN (b.April 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England d. 21 December 1752, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Josiah DEWOLF 4 November 1713 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)
Miriam TRACY-- Date: November 1668 Place: Norwich, Connecticut Colony Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Miriam TRACY was the child of Thomas TRACY and Mary UNKNOWN (CONWAY) (LOCK)
"Thomas (1644-1708) & Miriam TRACY (1648-); Nov 1668; Norwich, CT {McCormick-Hamilton 739; Granberry 335, 342; Backus Anc. 176; Reg. 23:204, 472; Hyde-Dana 40; LBDF&P 4:131; Waterman (1939) 21, 695; Snow-Estes 2:147; Thomas: Marshfield 40; Salem 1:426; Beckwith Gen. 13; Windsor CT 2:262; Cary Anc. 42; Wethersfield 2:709; Upton 161; Williams (,16) 163; Tracy (1900) 24; Waterman (1939) 2; Avery Anc. (1925) 80}"
1668 WATERMAN The maryage of Thomas Waterman with miriam Tracey was in Novemb Anno Doni 1668 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 Thomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY:
Thomas WATERMAN (b.September 1670, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 31 December 1755, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Elizabeth ALLYN 29 June 1691 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
John WATERMAN (b.March 1672, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. abt. 1744, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Elizabeth LATHROP 5 November 1701 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Judith WOODWARD 22 September 1709 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
m. Elizabeth BASSETT 10 April 1721 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Elizabeth WATERMAN (b.August 1675, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 24 June 1751, Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. John FITCH 10 July 1695 in Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)
Miriam WATERMAN (b.April 1678, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 22 September 1760, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut ) Martha WATERMAN (b.6 December 1680, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 18 March 1753, Lyme, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Reynold (Reinhold) MARVIN 30 June 1709 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)
Lydia WATERMAN (b.7 August 1683, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 22 December 1738, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Eleazer BURNHAM 20 November 1708 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Joseph WATERMAN (b.15 January 1686, Norwich, Connecticut Colony d. 28 October 1778, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Elizabeth WOODWARD 17 March 1717 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Anna WATERMAN (b.April 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, Dominion of New England d. 21 December 1752, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. Josiah DEWOLF 4 November 1713 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)
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1644 Birth
30 November 1644
Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock)
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
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1668 Marriage / Partner
Thomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY November 1668, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1670 Birth of Child
Thomas WATERMAN was born September 1670, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1672 Birth of Child
John WATERMAN was born March 1672, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1675 Birth of Child
Elizabeth WATERMAN was born August 1675, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1678 Birth of Child
Miriam WATERMAN was born April 1678, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1680 Birth of Child
Martha WATERMAN was born 6 December 1680, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1683 Birth of Child
Lydia WATERMAN was born 7 August 1683, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1686 Birth of Child
Joseph WATERMAN was born 15 January 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1689 Birth of Child
Anna WATERMAN was born April 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Thomas Adgate Richard Edgerton Maj. John Mason Robert Allyn John Elderkin Dr. John Olmstead Stephen Backus Rev. James Fitch John Pease Lieut.William Backus John Gager John Post John Baldwin Stephen Gifford Josiah Reed Thomas Bingham Francis Griswold John Reynolds John Birchard Thomas Howard Jonathan Royce Morgan Bowers Christopher Huntington Nehemiah Smith Thomas Bliss Simon Huntington John Tracy John Bradford Samuel Hyde Lieut. Thomas Tracy Hugh Calkins William Hyde Ens. Thomas Waterman John Calkins Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell #genealogy #ancestry #familytree>
Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut -- The thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, Connecticut were:
Thomas Adgate
Richard Edgerton
Maj. John Mason
Robert Allyn
John Elderkin
Dr. John Olmstead
Stephen Backus
Rev. James Fitch
John Pease
Lieut.William Backus
John Gager
John Post
John Baldwin
Stephen Gifford
Josiah Reed
Thomas Bingham
Francis Griswold
John Reynolds
John Birchard
Thomas Howard
Jonathan Royce
Morgan Bowers
Christopher Huntington
Nehemiah Smith
Thomas Bliss
Simon Huntington
John Tracy
John Bradford
Samuel Hyde
Lieut. Thomas Tracy
Hugh Calkins
William Hyde
Ens. Thomas Waterman
John Calkins
Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell
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Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
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1708 Death
19 June 1708
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Sign in memory of the founders of Norwich - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
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1644 Birth 30 November 1644
Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock)
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Thomas, third son of Robert and Elizabeth Waterman was born in 1644. He was married to Miriam Tracy, of Norwich, in November, 1668. (Page 43.) They had eight children. Thomas was one of the original purchasers of Norwich, to which place he removed in or about 1660. His granddaughter Hannah (through son, John) was the mother of Benedict Arnold.
'THOMAS WATERMAN was nephew to the wife of John BRADFORD. Robert WATERMAN and Elizabeth BOURN, of Marshfield, were married Dec. 9, 1638. Thomas, their second son, was born in 1644, and probably came to Norwich with his Uncle BRADFORD. In November, 1668, he was joined in wedlock with Miriam, only daughter of Thomas TRACY. The Waterman house-lot was next to that of Major Mason, and the dwelling-house was built at a light turn of the town street, opposite the residence of the late Dr. Turner. It projected awkwardly into the highway, which now passes over the site. The old well that stood by the house, is under the street...' Source: HISTORY...Read MORE...
Thomas, third son of Robert and Elizabeth Waterman was born in 1644. He was married to Miriam Tracy, of Norwich, in November, 1668. (Page 43.) They had eight children. Thomas was one of the original purchasers of Norwich, to which place he removed in or about 1660. His granddaughter Hannah (through son, John) was the mother of Benedict Arnold.
'THOMAS WATERMAN was nephew to the wife of John BRADFORD. Robert WATERMAN and Elizabeth BOURN, of Marshfield, were married Dec. 9, 1638. Thomas, their second son, was born in 1644, and probably came to Norwich with his Uncle BRADFORD. In November, 1668, he was joined in wedlock with Miriam, only daughter of Thomas TRACY. The Waterman house-lot was next to that of Major Mason, and the dwelling-house was built at a light turn of the town street, opposite the residence of the late Dr. Turner. It projected awkwardly into the highway, which now passes over the site. The old well that stood by the house, is under the street...' Source: HISTORY...Read MORE...
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Waterman.
Thomas Waterman was nephew to the wife of John Bradford. Robert Waterman and Elizabeth Bourn of Marshfleld were married Dec. 9, 1638. Thomas, their second son, was born in 1644, and probably came to Norwich with his uncle Bradford. In November, 1668, he was joined in wedlock with Miriam, only daughter of Thomas Tracy. The Water man house-lot was next to that of Major Mason, and the dwelling-house was built at a slight turn of the town street, opposite the residence of the late Dr. Turner. It projected awkwardly into the highway, which now passes over a part of the site. The old well that stood by the house, is under the street.
A granite stone records in rude capitals the decease of this proprietor.
The inventory of Thomas Waterman amounted to £855.11.4. He had ten oxen, ten cows, and abundant household goods, showing a condition of thrift, comfort, and independence. He left three sons and five daughters. Elizabeth, the oldest daughter, married John Fitch, one of...Read MORE...
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
Waterman.
Thomas Waterman was nephew to the wife of John Bradford. Robert Waterman and Elizabeth Bourn of Marshfleld were married Dec. 9, 1638. Thomas, their second son, was born in 1644, and probably came to Norwich with his uncle Bradford. In November, 1668, he was joined in wedlock with Miriam, only daughter of Thomas Tracy. The Water man house-lot was next to that of Major Mason, and the dwelling-house was built at a slight turn of the town street, opposite the residence of the late Dr. Turner. It projected awkwardly into the highway, which now passes over a part of the site. The old well that stood by the house, is under the street.
A granite stone records in rude capitals the decease of this proprietor.
The inventory of Thomas Waterman amounted to £855.11.4. He had ten oxen, ten cows, and abundant household goods, showing a condition of thrift, comfort, and independence. He left three sons and five daughters. Elizabeth, the oldest daughter, married John Fitch, one of...Read MORE...
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
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1668 Marriage / PartnerThomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY November 1668, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1670 Birth of ChildThomas WATERMAN was born September 1670, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1672 Birth of ChildJohn WATERMAN was born March 1672, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1675 Birth of ChildElizabeth WATERMAN was born August 1675, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1678 Birth of ChildMiriam WATERMAN was born April 1678, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1680 Birth of ChildMartha WATERMAN was born 6 December 1680, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1683 Birth of ChildLydia WATERMAN was born 7 August 1683, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1686 Birth of ChildJoseph WATERMAN was born 15 January 1686, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1689 Birth of ChildAnna WATERMAN was born April 1689, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Thomas Adgate Richard Edgerton Maj. John Mason Robert Allyn John Elderkin Dr. John Olmstead Stephen Backus Rev. James Fitch John Pease Lieut.William Backus John Gager John Post John Baldwin Stephen Gifford Josiah Reed Thomas Bingham Francis Griswold John Reynolds John Birchard Thomas Howard Jonathan Royce Morgan Bowers Christopher Huntington Nehemiah Smith Thomas Bliss Simon Huntington John Tracy John Bradford Samuel Hyde Lieut. Thomas Tracy Hugh Calkins William Hyde Ens. Thomas Waterman John Calkins Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell #genealogy #ancestry #familytree>
Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut -- The thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, Connecticut were:
Thomas Adgate
Richard Edgerton
Maj. John Mason
Robert Allyn
John Elderkin
Dr. John Olmstead
Stephen Backus
Rev. James Fitch
John Pease
Lieut.William Backus
John Gager
John Post
John Baldwin
Stephen Gifford
Josiah Reed
Thomas Bingham
Francis Griswold
John Reynolds
John Birchard
Thomas Howard
Jonathan Royce
Morgan Bowers
Christopher Huntington
Nehemiah Smith
Thomas Bliss
Simon Huntington
John Tracy
John Bradford
Samuel Hyde
Lieut. Thomas Tracy
Hugh Calkins
William Hyde
Ens. Thomas Waterman
John Calkins
Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell
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Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
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1708 Death 19 June 1708
Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
Sign in memory of the founders of Norwich - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
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