52 Ancestors - Week 464: #741 Elizabeth (Tompkins) Ladd (1675-after 1729) of Little Compton, Rhode Island

Elizabeth Tompkins (1675-after 1729)  is #741 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #740  William Ladd (a1665-1729) in 1696 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their son, #370 Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), who married #371 Lydia Gray (1707-????) in 1731

*  their daughter #185 Elizabeth "Betsy" Ladd (1735-1814), married #184 Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) in 1755.

*  their son # 92 Joseph Oatley (1756-1815), married #95 Mary Hazard (1765-1857) in 1781.

*  their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872), married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.

*  their daughter #23 Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864), married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                        Elizabeth Tompkins[1–4]

*  Alternate Name:        Elezebeth Ladd[5-6]

*  Sex:                            Female

*  Father:                        Nathaniel Tompkins 1650-1724

*  Mother:                       Elizabeth Allen 1651-1714

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                           1675, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1-3]

*  Distribution:                 25 May 1724 (about age 49), father's will proved; Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Distribution:                 21 October 1729 (about age 54), husband will's proved; Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[6]

*  Death: after 21 October 1729 (after about age 54), Rhode Island, United States[6]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                   William Ladd 1665-1729

*  Marriage 1:                17 February 1695/6 (about age 20), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–2,4]

*  Child 1:                       Sarah Ladd 1696-1761

*  Child 2:                       William Ladd 1697-    

*  Child 3:                       Mary Ladd 1699-1734

*  Child 4:                       Priscilla Ladd 1700-    

*  Child 5:                       Joseph Ladd 1701-1748

*  Child 6:                       Samuel Ladd 1703-    

*  Child 7:                       Elizabeth Ladd 1704-    

*  Child 8:                       John Ladd 1706-    

*  Child 9:                       Catherine Ladd 1707-    

*  Child 10:                     Lydia Ladd 1711-1767

*  Child 11:                     Hannah Ladd 1712-    

*  Child 12:                     Ruth Ladd 1714-   

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

Elizabeth Tompkins was born in 1675, probably in Little Compton, Rhode Island, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Allen) Tompkins[1-3].

She married William Ladd (1665-1729), the son of Joseph and Joanna (--?--) Ladd, on 17 February 1695/6 in Little Compton[1-2,4].  They had twelve children, all recorded in Little Compton records:

*  Sarah Ladd (1696-1671), married 1736 William Enos (1696-????).

*  William Ladd (1697-????)

*  Mary Ladd (1699-1734), married 1723 Joseph Seabury (1678-1755).

*  Priscilla Ladd (1700-????), married 1720 --?-- Manchester (1685-????).

*  Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), married 1731 Lydia Gray (1701-????).

*  Samuel Ladd (1703-????), married 1729 Bersheba --?-- (1707-????).

*  Elizabeth Ladd (1704-????), married 1725 George Shrieve (1702-????)

*  John Ladd (1706-????).

*  Catherine Ladd (1707-????).

*  Lydia Ladd (1711-1767), married 1732 Samuel Seabury (1702-1768).

*  Hannah Ladd (1712-????)

*  Ruth Ladd (1714-????).

Her father, Nathaniel Tompkins, wrote his will on 30 May 1719, and it was proved on 25 May 1724 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court records (Little Compton was in Massachusetts at that time)[4]. He bequathed to Elizabeth:

"To daughter Elizabeth, wife of William Ladd, a cow."

The will of her husband, William Ladd of Little Compton was dated 13 August 1729; and proved on 21 October 1729 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court[6].  His wife Elizabeth was named as executrix.  After the legacies to his children were paid, he bequeathed all the residue and remainder of the estate to his wife.  

Elizabeth died sometime after 21 October 1729 when her husband's will was proved, perhaps in Little Compton[6]. There is no probate record for Elizabeth in Rhode Island probate records. There is a Find A Grave memorial for her, but there is no known burial location or gravestone. 

5.  SOURCES

1. Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir (New Bedford, Mass.: Edmund Anthony & Sons, 1890), page 289-290, #3958 William Ladd family sketch.

2. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), pages 389-390, William Ladd family sketch.

3. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 4, "Newport County : Births, Marriages, Deaths," page 177. Elizabeth Tompkins birth entry, 1675.

4. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), in Volume 4, Newport County Births, Marriages, Deaths, Little Compton Marriages and Intentions, page 38 (image 405 of 691), William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins marriage entry, 17 February 1696; accessed on "Rhode Island (U.S.) Vital Records Abstracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2023).

5. "Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Bristol > Tobey, Kesiah - Traffern, Joseph, images 614-623 of 1615, Nathaniel Tompkins estate papers, 1724.

6.  "Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Bristol County > Probate Records, Kirby, Thankful - Lake, Squire, images 968-973 of 1439, William Ladd Probate Papers, 1729 .

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1729 Will of William Ladd (1665-1729) of Little Compton, Rhode Island

This week's document for transcription is the 1729 will of William Ladd (1665-1729) of Little Compton, Rhode Island.

Bristol County [Massachusetts] Probate Records - Kirby-Thankful to Lake Squire, image 969 of 1439:

The transcription of this will is:

In the Name of God amen I William Ladd being in Good and

perfect Min and Memory praises be God for It doe Maike

And ordain this my preasent Last will and testament in maner

and forme following that is to Say first and principally I Commeted

My Soul Into the hands of all Mighty God hoping through the

Merits dethe and a passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and

free pardon and forgiveness of all My sins and to Inherit Ever lasting

Life and my bodey I Commit to the Earth to be deasently buried at the

discretion of My Executor hear after Named and as touching the

disposition of all Such temporal Estate as it haath pleased all mighty God

to bestow upon me I Give and dispose their of as followeth.

Item It is my will that all my Just debts and funeral Charges Shall be

paid and discharged.

Item I give unto My Son Joseph Ladd ------------------------ 00-05-00

Item I give  unto My Son Samuel Ladd ----------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Sary Ladd --------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Mary Seabury -----------------00-05-00

Item I give unto My  daughter presclar Manchester --------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Elezebeth ????? ---------------00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Catron Ladd ------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Lydia Ladd -------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter ruth Ladd ---------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My grandson nathanell Ladd } --------------00-05-00

  Son to my son William Ladd                         }

All he rest of My Estate whatsoever I give unto my Loving wif

Elezebeth Ladd Making her full and sole Executor of this my Last will

and testament

and I doe hearby revoke, disanull and make void all former wills and tes-

tament by Me here to for Maid.  In Witness whereof I the sd william ladd

to this My Last will and testament Set my hand and seall In the year of our

Lord one thousand Seven hundred twenty and nine and on the 13 day

of august.                                                       his

Signed Sealed and Delivrd               William X Ladd  {seal}

In the pressents of us                                   mark

Josiah Sawyer

Samuell Seabury

Benjamin Seabury

The source citation for this probate case file is:

 "Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 January 2023), Bristol County > Probate Records, Kirby, Thankful - Lake, Squire, images 968-973 of 1439, William Ladd Probate Papers, 1729 .

William Ladd was bon about 1665 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the son of Joseph and Joanna (--?--) Ladd.  He died after he wrote his will on 13 August 1729 and before his will was proved on 21 October 1729 in Little Compton.  He married 17 February 1695/6 to Elizabeth Tompkins (1670-after 1729) in Little Compton, Rhode Island.  They had twelve children:

*  Sarah Ladd (1696-1671), married 1736 William Enos (1696-????).

*  William Ladd (1697-????)

*  Mary Ladd (1699-1734), married 1723 Joseph Seabury (1678-1755).

*  Priscilla Ladd (1700-????), married 1720 --?-- Manchester (1685-????).

*  Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), married 1731 Lydia Gray (1701-????).

*  Samuel Ladd (1703-????), married 1729 Bersheba --?-- (1707-????).

*  Elizabeth Ladd (1704-????), married 1725 George Shrieve (1702-????)

*  John Ladd (1706-????).

*  Catherine Ladd (1707-????).

*  Lydia Ladd (1711-1767), married 1732 Samuel Seabury (1702-1768).

*  Hannah Ladd (1712-????)

*  Ruth Ladd (1714-????).

The will of William Ladd of Little Compton was dated 13 August 1729; and proved on 21 October 1729 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court (at the time, Little Compton was part of Massachusetts Bay Colony).  His wife Elizabeth was named as executrix.  He named as legatees each of his children, except John, and "my  grandson Nathaniel, son of my son William."  All of them were to receive either four shillings or five shillings. After the legacies were paid, he gave all the residue and remainder to his wife.  The witnesses to the will were Josiah Sawyer and Benjamin Seabury. The estate was appraised at 88 pounds, 14 shillings, 0 pence, by George Peirce, Samuel Tompkins, and William Hunt. No real estate was included in the inventory.

William Ladd is my 7th great grandfather through his son Joseph Ladd (1701-1748). 

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NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

Read other transcriptions of records of my ancestors at Amanuensis Monday Posts.

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52 Ancestors - Week 463: #740 William Ladd (a1665-1729) of Portsmouth and Little Compton, Rhode Island

William Ladd (a1665-1729)  is #740 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #741 Elizabeth Tompkins (a1670-after 1729) in 1696 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their son, #370 Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), who married #371 Lydia Gray (1707-????) in 1731

*  their daughter #185 Elizabeth "Betsy" Ladd (1735-1814), married #184 Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) in 1755.

*  their son # 92 Joseph Oatley (1756-1815), married #95 Mary Hazard (1765-1857) in 1781.

*  their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872), married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.

*  their daughter #23 Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864), married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                       William Ladd[1–5]

*  Sex:                           Male

*  Father:                      Joseph Ladd 1613-1683

*  Mother:                    Joanna --?-- 1630-1669

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                         about 1665, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–2]

*  Distribution:              24 July 1683 (about age 18), father's will proved; Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[3]

*  Death:                        before 21 October 1729 (before about age 64), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–2,5]

*  Probate:                     21 October 1729 (about age 64), will proved; Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[5]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                   Elizabeth Tompkins 1675-1729

*  Marriage 1:                17 February 1695/6 (about age 30), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–2,4]

*  Child 1:                       Sarah Ladd 1696-1761

*  Child 2:                       William Ladd 1697-    

*  Child 3:                       Mary Ladd 1699-1734

*  Child 4:                       Priscilla Ladd 1700-    

*  Child 5:                       Joseph Ladd 1701-1748

*  Child 6:                       Samuel Ladd 1703-    

*  Child 7:                       Elizabeth Ladd 1704-    

*  Child 8:                       John Ladd 1706-    

*  Child 9:                       Catherine Ladd 1707-    

*  Child 10:                     Lydia Ladd 1711-1767

*  Child 11:                     Hannah Ladd 1712-    

*  Child 12:                     Ruth Ladd 1714-   

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

The Ladd Family book [1] by Warren Ladd provides some information about the William Ladd family, as does Little Compton Families[2].

William Ladd was born about 1665 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the son of Joseph and Joanna (--?--) Ladd[1-2].

William's father, Joseph Ladd dated his will 12 April 1669, died testate before 24 July 1683, when it was proved in the Portsmouth, Rhode Island town records, according to  the Ladd book (which transcribed it)[3].  He bequeathed to sons Joseph,  William and Daniel:

"...That my son Joseph, at his mother's death or marriage, again, shall have my house and land, he paying, or causing to be paid, five pounds sterling apiece to his two brothers, if these surviving. viz.: my son William and Daniel, and what good or chattels shall remain of my estate, at the time aforesaid, to be equally divided betwixt my two youngest sons, and my two daughters, viz.: Mary and Sara..."

Wlliam married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Allen) Tompkins, on 17 February 1695/6 in Little Compton[1-2.4].  They had twelve children, all recorded in Little Compton records:

*  Sarah Ladd (1696-1671), married 1736 William Enos (1696-????).

*  William Ladd (1697-????)

*  Mary Ladd (1699-1734), married 1723 Joseph Seabury (1678-1755).

*  Priscilla Ladd (1700-????), married 1720 --?-- Manchester (1685-????).

*  Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), married 1731 Lydia Gray (1701-????).

*  Samuel Ladd (1703-????), married 1729 Bersheba --?-- (1707-????).

*  Elizabeth Ladd (1704-????), married 1725 George Shrieve (1702-????)

*  John Ladd (1706-????).

*  Catherine Ladd (1707-????).

*  Lydia Ladd (1711-1767), married 1732 Samuel Seabury (1702-1768).

*  Hannah Ladd (1712-????)

*  Ruth Ladd (1714-????).

William died before 21 October 1729 at age 64 in Little Compton[5].  There is a Find A Grave memorial for him, but there is no known burial location or gravestone. 

The will of William Ladd of Little Compton was dated 13 August 1729; and proved on 21 October 1729 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court[5].  His wife Elizabeth was named as executrix.  He named as legatees each of his children, except John, and "my  grandson Nathaniel, son of my son William."  All of them were to receive five shillings. After the legacies were paid, he gave all the residue and remainder to his wife.  The witnesses to the will were Josiah Sawyer and Benjamin Seabury. The estate was appraised at 88 pounds, 14 shillings, 0 pence, by George Peirce, Samuel Tompkins, and William Hunt. No real estate was included in the inventory.  The will says[5]:

In the Name of God amen I William Ladd being in Good and

perfect Min and Memory praises be God for It doe Maike

And ordain this my preasent Last will and testament in maner

and forme following that is to Say first and principally I Commeted

My Soul Into the hands of all Mighty God hoping through the

Merits dethe and a passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and

free pardon and forgiveness of all My sins and to Inherit Ever lasting

Life and my bodey I Commit to the Earth to be deasently buried at the

discretion of My Executor hear after Named and as touching the

disposition of all Such temporal Estate as it haath pleased all mighty God

to bestow upon me I Give and dispose their of as followeth.

Item It is my will that all my Just debts and funeral Charges Shall be

paid and discharged.

Item I give unto My Son Joseph Ladd ------------------------ 00-05-00

Item I give  unto My Son Samuel Ladd ----------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Sary Ladd --------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Mary Seabury -----------------00-05-00

Item I give unto My  daughter presclar Manchester --------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Elezebeth ????? ---------------00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Catron Ladd ------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter Lydia Ladd -------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My daughter ruth Ladd ---------------------- 00-05-00

Item I give unto My grandson nathanell Ladd } --------------00-05-00

  Son to my son William Ladd                         }

All he rest of My Estate whatsoever I give unto my Loving wif

Elezebeth Ladd Making her full and sole Executor of this my Last will

and testament

and I doe hearby revoke, disanull and make void all former wills and tes-

tament by Me here to for Maid.  In Witness whereof I the sd william ladd

to this My Last will and testament Set my hand and seall In the year of our

Lord one thousand Seven hundred twenty and nine and on the 13 day

of august.                                                       his

Signed Sealed and Delivrd               William X Ladd  {seal}

In the pressents of us                                   mark

Josiah Sawyer

Samuell Seabury

Benjamin Seabury

5.  SOURCES

1. Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir (New Bedford, Mass.: Edmund Anthony & Sons, 1890), page 289-290, #3958 William Ladd family sketch.

2. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), pages 389-390, William Ladd family sketch.

3. Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir, pages 287-289, #3956 Joseph Ladd family sketch.

4. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), in Volume 4, Newport County Births, Marriages, Deaths, Little Compton Marriages and Intentions, page 38 (image 405 of 691), William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins marriage entry, 17 February 1696; accessed on "Rhode Island (U.S.) Vital Records Abstracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2023).

5. "Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Bristol County > Probate Records, Kirby, Thankful - Lake, Squire, images 968-973 of 1439, William Ladd Probate Papers, 1729 .

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2023/01/52-ancestors-week-463-740-william-ladd.html

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1696 Marriage of William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins in Little Compton, Rhode Island

It's time to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1696 marriage record of  William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins in Little Compton, Rhode Island:

The marriage record is the second one in the L section:

The transcription of this death record is:

"11, 161  [LADD] William, and Elizabeth Tompkins; m. by Joseph Church, Justice, Feb. 17, 1696."

The source citation for this record is:

James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), in Volume 4, Newport County Births, Marriages, Deaths, Little Compton Marriages and Intentions, page 38 (image 405 of 691), William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins marriage entry, 17 February 1696; accessed on "Rhode Island (U.S.) Vital Records Abstracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2023).

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage of William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins. The original record is probably in a Little Compton, R.I. town record book that is not extant.

William Ladd (1665-1729), the son of Joseph and Joanna (--?--) Ladd, married Elizabeth Tompkins (1675-after 1729), the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Allen) Tompkins,  on 17 February, 1695/6 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.  They had 12 children.

William and Elizabeth (Tompkins) Ladd are my 7th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son Joseph Ladd (1701-1748) who married in 1731 to Lydia Gray (1707-????)

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52 Ancestors - Week 246: #371 Lydia (Gray) Ladd (1707-????) of Little Compton, Rhode Island

Lydia Gray (1707-????) is #371 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandmother, who married #370 Joseph Ladd (1701-1748)  in 1731 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, #185 Elizabeth Ladd (1735-1814) who married  #184 Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) in 1755. 

*   their son #92 Joseph Oatley (1756 - 1815) who married #93 Mary Hazard (1765-1857)  in 1781.

*  their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1791-1872), who married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.

*  their daughter #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864), who married  #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

 *  Name:                      Lydia Gray[1,3–6]    

*  Alternate Name:       Lydia (Gray) Ladd[2]

*  Sex:                           Female    

*  Father:                      Samuel Gray (1681-1712)    

*  Mother:                    Deborah Church (1676-1772)  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                       16 October 1707, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–2,4]    

*  Distribution:            2 April 1712 (age 4), father's will proved, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[3]    

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:              Joseph Ladd (1701-1748)    

*  Marriage 1:           25 August 1731 (age 29), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[5,7]    

*  Child 1:               Deborah Ladd (1732-????)    

*  Child 2:               Joseph Ladd (1733-????)    

*  Child 3:               Elizabeth "Betsy" Ladd (1735-1814)    

*  Child 4:               William Ladd (1737-1800)    

*  Child 5:               Lydia Ladd (1740-????)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

A book with information about the Samuel Gray family in Little Compton is: Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton

Historical Society, 1967), page 294, Samuel Gray sketch. Lydia Gray was born 16 October 1707 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, the daughter of Samuel

and Deborah (Church) Gray of Little Compton, as the 5th of seven children[1]. She is listed in the

Little Compton church records, but with only "1707" as the date[4]. However, the full birth date is

provided as Lydia (Gray), wife of Joseph Ladd in the Ladd section of the Little Compton town

records[2]. Lydia's father died 23 March 1712. He wrote a will dated 20 March 1712, which was proved 2

April 1712 in the Bristol County, Massachusetts probate court[3]. In the will, he bequeathed 100

pounds to his daughter Lydia. With five children under age 13, Deborah (Church) Gray married

again to Daniel Throop in 1713 as his third wife, so Lydia grew up in the Throop household.. On 25 August 1731, Lydia Gray married in Little Compton to Joseph Ladd, the son of William and

Elizabeth (Tompkins) Ladd[1,5-6]. They had five children, whose births were recorded in the Little

Compton town records: * Deborah Ladd, born 16 May 1732. * Joseph Ladd, born 18 August 1733. * Elizabeth Ladd, born 9 July 1735, died 27 November 1814, married 2 October 1755 in South Kingstown, R.I. to Benedict Oatloey (1732-1821). * William Ladd, born 16 October 1737, died 4 December 1800, married 22 December 1761 in Newport, Rhode Island to Sarah Gardner (1739-1807). * Lydia Ladd, born September 1740. Joseph Ladd died before March 1748, probably in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is not known

if Lydia married again. There are no burial records for Joseph Ladd or for Lydia, his wife. There are no probate records

for Lydia (Gray) Ladd in the Little Compton town council records or in the Bristol County,

Massachusetts probate court records. 

 

5)  SOURCES

1. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), page 294, Samuel Gray family sketch.

2. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People. (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), Volume IV, Newport County Births, Marriages, Deaths, page 134 (image 501 of 691), Lydia (Gray) Ladd entry.

3. "Probate Records, 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926" Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Court Records, on 199 FHL US/CAN Microfilm rolls; original records at Probate Registry, Taunton, Mass., Volume 3, Pages 88-90, Samuel Gray estate papers, on FHL Microfilm 0,461,882.

4. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 September 2018), Volume 8, Church Records: Member Lists, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, "United Congregational Church - Little Compton," page 15 (image 62 of 679), Lydia Gray birth entry.

5. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 4, Newport County Vital Records, "Little Compton - Intentions and Marriages," page 38 (image 405 of 691), Joseph Ladd and Lydia Gray marriage entry.

6. Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir (New Bedford, Mass.: Edmund Anthony & Sons, 1890), #3976 Joseph Ladd sketch.

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52 Ancestors - Week 245: #370 Joseph Ladd (1701-1748) of Little Compton, Rhode Island

Joseph Ladd (1701-1748) is #370 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #371 Lydia Gray (1707-????) in 1731 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter, #185 Elizabeth Ladd (1735-1814) who married  #184 Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) in 1755. 

*   their son #92 Joseph Oatley (1756 - 1815) who married #93 Mary Hazard (1765-1857)  in 1781.

*  their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1791-1872), who married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.

*  their daughter #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864), who married  #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                    Joseph Ladd[1–7]    

*  Sex:                       Male    

*  Father:                  William Ladd (1665-1729)    

*  Mother:                 Elizabeth Tompkins (1675-1729)  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                     19 October 1701, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–3]    

*  Distribution:          21 October 1729 (age 28), father's will proved; Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[4]    

*  Death:                   before March 1748 (before about age 46), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[6]  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:              Lydia Gray (1707-????)    

*  Marriage 1:           25 August 1731 (age 29), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1,5,7]    

*  Child 1:               Deborah Ladd (1732-????)    

*  Child 2:               Joseph Ladd (1733-????)    

*  Child 3:               Elizabeth "Betsy" Ladd (1735-1814)    

*  Child 4:               William Ladd (1737-1800)    

*  Child 5:               Lydia Ladd (1740-????)  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

Two books with information about the Joseph Ladd family in Little Compton are: a) Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir (New Bedford,

Mass.: Edmund Anthony & Sons, 1890), #3976 Joseph Ladd sketch[1]. b) Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton

Historical Society, 1967), page 390, #4. Joseph Ladd sketch[2].

The Ladd Family has this summary for Joseph Ladd of Little Compton, Rhode Island[1]:

"Joseph Ladd, of Little Compton, R.I., (son of William), married Lydia, daughter of Samuel and

W. (Church) Gray. He purchased, 25 July 1733, of William Richmond, of Little Compton, R.I.,

land and house for 200 pounds. He sold, 5 February 1744, the land and buildings he purchased of

William Richmond to John Bush. Lydia, his wife, signed the deed." The Wilbour book has this for Joseph Ladd of Little Compton, Rhode Island[2]:

"Joseph Ladd (William-2, Joseph-1), born 19 Oct. 1701 in LC. Residence: LC. "He was married 25 Aug. 1731 in LC by Richard Billings, Justice, to Lydia Gray, daughter of

Samuel and Deborah (Church) Gray, born 16 Oct. 1707 in LC. "He purchased 25 July 1733 of William Richmond of LC land and house for 200 pounds. He sold

this 5 Feb. 1744 to John Bush. "This family moved out of town about 1744." Joseph Ladd was born 19 October 1701 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, the son of William Ladd

and Elizabeth Tompkins[1-3].

In the will of his father, William Ladd (1665-1729) of Little Compton, Joseph Ladd was bequeathed

5 shillings along with each of his siblings. The will was written 13 August 1729 and proved 21

October 1729 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court records[4].

On 25 August 1731, Joseph Ladd married in Little Compton to Lydia Gray, daughter of Samuel

and Deborah (Church) Gray of Little Compton[1,5,7]. They had five children, whose births were

recorded in the Little Compton town records:

* Deborah Ladd, born 16 May 1732. * Joseph Ladd, born 18 August 1733. * Elizabeth Ladd, born 9 July 1735, died 27 November 1814, married 2 October 1755 in South

Kingstown, R.I. to Benedict Oatloey (1732-1821). * William Ladd, born 16 October 1737, died 4 December 1800, married 22 December 1761 in

Newport, Rhode Island to Sarah Gardner (1739-1807). * Lydia Ladd, born September 1740. Joseph Ladd died before March 1748, perhaps in Little Compton, Rhode Island[6]. There are no known

burial records for him. There are no probate records for Joseph Ladd in the Little Compton town council records or in

Bristol County, Massachusetts.  

5)  SOURCES

1. Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir (New Bedford, Mass.: Edmund Anthony & Sons, 1890), #3976 Joseph Ladd sketch.

2. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), page 390, #4. Joseph Ladd sketch.

3. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 4, Newport County Vital records, page 133 (image 500 of 691), Joseph Ladd entry.

4. "Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Bristol County > Probate Records, Kirby, Thankful - Lake, Squire, images 968-973 of 1439, William Ladd Probate Papers, 1729 .

5. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 4, Newport County Vital Records, "Little Compton - Intentions and Marriages," page 38 (image 405 of 691), Joseph Ladd and Lydia Gray marriage entry.

6. Robert S. Wakefield (compiler), Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Volume 18: Family of Richard Warren (3 Parts) (Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999), Part 1, page 200.

7. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families, page 391, Joseph Ladd and Lydia Gray marriage entry.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2018 to 260 Ancestors in 260 Weeks.

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Copyright (c) 2018, Randall J. Seaver

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