William MOULTON
Biography

William Moulton, b. July 12, 1720, in Newbury; m. September 16, 1742, Lydia Greenleaf. Was a goldsmith, and resided in Newburyport until 1788, when he removed to Marietta, O., with his son Enoch (Edmond). They were among the forty-eight pioneers who made a settlement there in April, 1788. S. P. Hildreth, in his "Private History," speaks of William and his wife, Lydia; son, Edmond, and two daughters, Anna and Lydia, as being m. in Marietta at the time of the Indian troubles there in 1791. Mr. Moulton died about 1793.

"Next, old Mr. William Moulton from Newburyport, Mass., aged 70, with his leather apron full of old goldsmith's tools and tobacco. Close at his heels came his daughter, Anna, with the china teapot, cups and saucers. Lydia brought the great Bible. But when all were in, the mother was missing. Where was mother? She must be killed. 'No,' says Lydia; 'mother said she would not leave the house looking so. She would put things away and a little more to rights, and then she would come." Directly mother came, bringing the looking-glass, knives and forks, etc."— "An Indian Raid on Marietta," from "Lives of Early Settlers of Ohio."

Moulton Annals by Henry William Moulton
Editor Claribel Moulton
Publisher Edward A. Claypool, 1906



Learn more about the life of    William MOULTON.

Visit Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Discover the people who lived there, the places they visited and the stories they shared.