Some Descendants of Richard Waterman of Rhode Island

by June Shaputis

1. Richard Waterman born 1590, England/Wales, occupation wolf hunter, married by 20 Aug 1637, Bethiah (? Rice), born Abt 1600, England, died 3 Dec 1680, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, buried: Swan Point cem, Providence, RI, no tombstone. She was probably buried first on their land at the SE corner of Waterman and Benefit Streets in Providence, RI, then moved with husband and other relatives to Swan Point Cemetery. Richard died 26 Oct 1673, Providence, Providence, RI, buried: Swan Point cem, Providence, Providence, RI. He came to Salem, Mass. in 1629, settled Providence, RI.

Richard Waterman and Bethiah's descendants can belong to the First Families of Rhode Island. Robert Carter Arnold, 5 Jenckes St., Providence, RI 02906 ($30) Children:

2. i Mehitabel Waterman born 1628.

3. ii Nathaniel Waterman born 20 Aug 1637.

4. iii Resolved Waterman born 1638.

5. iv Waite Waterman born Abt 1640.

Second Generation

2. Mehitabel Waterman (1.Richard1) born 1628, Salem, Essex, Mass, married 1646, Arthur Fenner, born 1622, died 10 Oct 1703. Mehitabel died 1682, Providence, RI.

Children:

i Samuel Fenner.

ii Thomas Fenner born Sep 1652.

iii Sarah Fenner.

iv Arthur Fenner.

v Freelove Fenner.

vi Bethiah Fenner.

vii Phobe Fenner.

3. Nathaniel Waterman (1.Richard1) born 20 Aug 1637, Salem, Essex, Mass, married 14 May 1662/3, Susanna Carder, born Abt 1640, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, (daughter of Richard Carder and --- ---). Nathaniel died 23 Mar 1712, Providence, Providence, RI.

Children:

6. i Bethiah Waterman born 1664.

7. ii Richard Waterman born Abt 1665.

8. iii Nathaniel Waterman born 1668.

9. iv Benjamin Waterman born Abt 1672.

4. Resolved Waterman (1.Richard1) born 1638, Salem, Essex, Mass, married 1659, Mercy Williams, born Jul 1640, died aft 1705, md 2nd to Samuel Winsor in 1677. Resolved died 1670 Mercy: daughter of Roger and Mary Williams

Children:

10. i Richard Waterman born Jan 1660.

11. ii John Waterman born 1666.

12. iii Resolved Waterman born ca 1667.

13. iv Waite Waterman born ca 1668.

v Mercy (Mary) Waterman.

5. Waite Waterman (1.Richard1) born Abt 1640, Salem, Essex, Mass, married Henry Brown, born 1625, died 20 Feb 1703.

Children:

i Henry Brown.

ii Phebe Brown.

iii Richard Brown.

iv Joseph Brown.

Third Generation

6. Bethiah Waterman (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 1664, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, married 27 Jan 1687, Randall Holden, born Apr 1660, died 13 Sep 1726. Bethiah died 23 Jul 1742.

Children:

i John Holden.

ii Wait Holden.

iii Susanna Holden.

iv Randall Holden.

v Wait Holden.

vi Mary Holden.

vii Frances Holden.

7. Richard Waterman (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born Abt 1665, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, married 1 Apr 1697, Abigail Angell, born 2 Feb 1679, died pre 1742. Richard died 3 Aug 1774. Abigail: daughter of James and Abigail Dexter Angell

Children:

i Zuriel Waterman.

ii Richard Waterman.

iii Nathan Waterman.

iv Abigail Waterman.

v Neriah Waterman.

vi Amaziah Waterman born 27 Aug 1713.

8. Nathaniel Waterman (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 1668, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, married 09 May 1692, Mary Olney, born 1668, died by 1725. Nathaniel died 14 Jun 1725.

Children:

i Bethiah Waterman.

ii Nathaniel Waterman.

iii Joseph Waterman.

iv Sarah Waterman.

v Zuriel Waterman.

vi William Waterman.

vii Mary Waterman.

viii John Waterman.

9. Benjamin Waterman (3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born Abt 1672, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, married Mercy Sabra? Knight, born Abt 1676, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, (daughter of Robert Knight and Mercy Gorton). Benjamin died 11 May 1762, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island.

Children:

14. i Charles Waterman born 12 Mar 1705.

ii Benjamin Waterman born 1707, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, died 09 Oct 1760.

iii Mary Waterman born 1709, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. Married Pardon Sheldon in 1730

iv Job Waterman born 1711, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, died 30 May 1791. Married 1. Esther Aldrich

v Martha Waterman born 1715, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. Married Obadiah Brown

10. Richard Waterman (4.Resolved2, 1.Richard1) born Jan 1660, of Providence, RI, married Anne ? Waterman, born 1666, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. Richard died 28 Sep 1748.

Children:

i Mercy Waterman born 11 May 1702.

ii Richard Waterman born 30 Apr 1706.

iii Resolved Waterman born 20 Aug 1711.

11. John Waterman (4.Resolved2, 1.Richard1) born 1666, married Anne Olney, born 1668, died 1745. John died 26 Aug 1728. Anne: daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Marsh Olney

Children:

i Elizabeth Waterman.

ii Mercy Waterman.

iii Anne Waterman.

iv John Waterman.

v Benoni Waterman.

vi Resolved Waterman.

vii Phebe Waterman.

viii Patience Waterman.

12. Resolved Waterman (4.Resolved2, 1.Richard1) born ca 1667, married (1) Ann Harris, born 12 Nov 1673, died aft 1703, married (2) Mercy, died pre 1750. Resolved died 13 Jan 1719, Providence, RI.

Children by Ann Harris:

i Resolved Waterman born 1703.

ii Mercy Waterman.

Children by Mercy:

iii Joseph Waterman.

iv Wait Waterman.

v John Waterman.

vi Hannah Waterman born 13 Jan 1719.

13. Waite Waterman (4.Resolved2, 1.Richard1) born ca 1668, married 12 Feb 1685, John Rhodes, born 1658, died 14 Aug 1716. Waite died aft 1711.

Children:

i Zachariah Rhodes.

ii Mary Rhodes.

iii John Rhodes.

iv Joseph Rhodes.

v William Rhodes.

vi Phebe Rhodes.

vii Resolved Rhodes.

viii Wait Rhodes.

Fourth Generation

14. Charles Waterman (9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 12 Mar 1705, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, married 28 May 1729, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, Jemima Hawkins, born 30 Sep 1708, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, (daughter of Stephen Hawkins and Hannah Coggeshall). Charles died 17 Oct 1760, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, buried: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island. Jemima: Arnold's VITAL RECORDS OF R.I. - PROVIDENCE - Births p. 227 (1-337) married to Zephaniah Peck (2nd?)(1st?).

Children:

i Susannah Waterman born Oct 1730, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island. Married Christopher Angell

ii Amy Waterman born 24 Feb 1732, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island. Married ___ Russell

15. iii Abraham (Capt.) Waterman born 29 Nov 1733.

iv Gideon Waterman born 02 Nov 1735, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 06 Jun 1766. Unmarried.

v Martha Waterman born 28 Sep 1738, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 25 Feb 1804, md 11/8/1761. Married Rufus Hawkins 8 Nov 1761

vi Jeremiah Waterman born 12 Dec 1740, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 24 Sep 1780. Married Ruth Spiers

vii Lydia Waterman born Mar 1742, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island. Married Nathaniel Day Jr. 25 Jul 1762

viii James Waterman born 25 Feb 1745, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 25 Jul 1762.

ix Charles Waterman born 18 Jul 1747, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 18 Jul 1822. Married Sarah Brown

x Prudence Waterman born 30 Oct 1749, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 29 Sep 1781. Married Martin Thurber 8 Nov 1772

xi Waite Waterman born 12 May 1751, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, died 10 May 1822. Married Jonathan Sprague

xii Sarah Waterman born 17 Sep 1753, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island.

xiii Freelove Waterman born 29 Nov 1755, Johnston, Providence, Rhode

Island. Married Olney Winsor 30 Nov 1777

Fifth Generation

15. Abraham (Capt.) Waterman (14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 29 Nov 1733, Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, ref: tombstone, married Anne (Anna) Brown, born 1732, Glocester, Essex, Mass, died 19 Apr 1817, S Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, buried: First Branch, S Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, tombstone. Abraham died 16 Mar 1818, S Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, buried: First Branch, S Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, CT DAR PATRIOT.

His first deed in Royalton area was 20 Feb 1795 when he purchased 48 acres in Dutch (now District 2) adjoining his son William's 50 acres. He had been in the area since 1790, but not bought land. He was an active Baptist Church member. Both he

and Anne share a black/grey slate tombstone towards the back of the First Branch Cemetery on the right hand side after entering the main gate. He fought in the Revolutionary War while living in Plainfield, Conn.

Anne: History of Royalton, Vermont by Lovejoy p. 1016. Buried First Branch Cemetery. Her parents may have been John Brown and Ann Dexter.

Children:

16. i Abraham Waterman born 09 May 1756.

ii William Waterman born 1758/59, Glocester, Essex, Rhode Island, married Phobe (?Howe), born 1759, died 30 Oct 1842, Royalton, Vermont, buried: Havens Cem., S. Royalton, Vermont. William died 10 Mar 1845, Royalton, Vermont, buried: Havens Cem., S. Royalton, Vermont, tombstone. History of Royalton, Vermont page 1016 by Lovejoy. His headstone says "He was one of the first settlers of this town and was an officer of the revolutionary war; was wounded at the white plains." He and his wife had no children, but they raised his nephew, Calvin Wheeler. Havens cemetery is located in District # 2.

iii Thankful Waterman born 30 Oct 1760, Glocester, Rhode Island, died 22 Jan 1821, ?Plainfield, CT?. Married 24 Jun 1779 to Capt Philip Spaulding Jr.

iv Charles Waterman born 17 Nov 1761, Glocester, Rhode Island, died 09 Feb 1840, Oxford Pease, Butter, Ohio. Married Sarah Aplin in Cornish, NH 22 Apr 1790

17. v Gideon Waterman born 1764.

vi Christopher Waterman born Abt 1766, Glocester, Rhode Island, married 15 Oct 1793, Abigail "Nabby" Morse. Christopher died Bef 1796, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, buried: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. First listed in Royalton in 1791. Died by 14 Nov 1795 when his estate was in probate court. He and his wife had no children. Abigail: Daughter of Nathaniel and Molly Benton Morse.

vii James Waterman born 23 Dec 1768, Glocester, Rhode Island, died 06 Dec 1827. Had a grandson, Judge Eleazer Waterman of Brattleboro. Married 1. Mary (Polly) Lee.

18. viii Sally Waterman born 31 Jan 1771.

19. ix Dexter I Waterman born 1773.

Sixth Generation

16. Abraham Waterman (15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 09 May 1756, Glocester, Essex, Mass (RI?), married (1) 14 Nov 1822, Hannah Spaulding, born 1753, Killingly, CT, died 1 Jul 1808, Royalton, VT, married (2) by Nov 30, 1808, Mary Boardman, born 1777, died 28 May 1819. Abraham died 30 Dec 1842, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. Mary: daughter of Capt. Nath. and Esther Carver Boardman.

Children by Hannah Spaulding:

i Spaulding Waterman.

ii Martin Waterman.

iii Sarah Waterman born 1791, died 14 Aug 1883, Royalton, VT, buried: Dewey cem, Royalton, VT, unmarried.

iv Joseph Waterman. took freeman's oath in 1809

v Ezra Waterman born 28 Aug 1795, died 28 Aug 1872, Hartland, VT. md. Charlotte Spaulding and had children.

vi Eunice Waterman.

vii George Waterman. went west and all traces of him were lost.

Children by Mary Boardman:

viii Hannah Waterman died Ft Worth, TX, unmarried.

ix Laura Waterman born 3 Sep 1810. md. Alexander Phelps

x John Waterman born 6 Mar 1812, died 22 Jan 1892, Waitsfield, VT. md. Mary A Leach and had children.

xi Polly (Mary) Waterman died 1895, Lebanon, NH, unmarried.

xii Joel Waterman born 1818. md. Belinda Joslyn and had 6 children. To Ill. ca. 1844, settled in Chippewa Falls, Wis; moved to Fayetteville, Ark.

17. Gideon Waterman (15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 1764, Glocester, Rhode Island, married Abt 1772/3, in CT, Sally Lee, born 1768, died 1852, buried: 1st Branch cem, S. Royalton, Vermont. Gideon died 1848, buried: 1st Branch cem, S. Royalton, Vermont, tombstone. He moved from CT to Royalton ca 1799. Buried in First Branch Cemetery. Sally: daughter of Col. Lee of Bridgeport, VT

Children:

i Zebina Waterman born 1794, died Royalton, VT, md Asenath Robinson. lived mainly in Tunbridge, VT.

20. ii Benjamin Franklin Waterman born 20 Sep 1797.

21. iii Ebenezer Lee Waterman born 5 Jun 1798.

22. iv Superan Waterman born 1800.

v Britannia Waterman. married John Jones, father of Seth Jones of Royalton.

vi Ezekiel Waterman. Married and lived on the west side of the Green Mountains. Was in a VT regiment in the Civil War and was shot at Yorktown in 1862.

vii Eliza Waterman married Butler Tullar of Tunbridge, VT.

viii Gideon Waterman died Hoosick, NY. Married and had a family

ix Sarah Waterman born 1811, died 30 Feb 1870, Sharon, VT.

23. x William Waterman born 10 Dec 1813.

18. Sally Waterman (15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 31 Jan 1771, Killingly, Conn, married 27 Feb 1803, (Capt.) Bissell Phelps, born 1754, occupation conductor of team, died alive 1834, of Waitsfield, VT. Sally died 16 Apr 1871. (Capt.): of Waitsfield, VT. Pensioned 23 Apr 1834 at $320 yearly.

Children:

24. I Horace Phelps.

19. Dexter I Waterman (15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 1773, Killingly, Windham, Conn, married Betsy (Bethia) ------, born 1877, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. Dexter died 10 Apr 1872, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. Record of births of Pierce, Christopher, Dexter, Eliza, Prudence, and Mary are on file in Royalton Town Hall page 40 dated April 7, 1810. Listed in Royalton in 1807 when he made provisions for his parents until 1818. By 1821 he was in Tunbridge, VT

Children:

25. i Pierce Waterman born 18 Mar 1795.

ii Christopher Waterman born 29 Mar 1797, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, died 04 Feb 1846, md Betsy Robinson.

26. iii Dexter II Waterman born 15 Aug 1799.

iv Eliza Waterman born 9 Sep 1804, Royalton, Windsor,. Married 13 Mar 1827 to Luke Joslin

v Prudence Waterman born 02 Feb 1807, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont.

vi Mary Waterman born 20 Nov 1809, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont,. Married 28 Feb 1836 to Ezra Reed

vii Rachel P Waterman born 02 Sep 1814, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, died 15 Mar 1865. Married Horace Hunter 8 Feb 1838

Seventh Generation

20. Benjamin Franklin Waterman (17.Gideon6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 20 Sep 1797, Boston, MA, married ca 1822, Lucy Goelet, born 7 Nov 1807, Norwich, VT, died 25 Apr 1888. Benjamin died 20 Jan 1878. resided in NH and NY Lucy: daughter of Joseph and Mary Ogden Goelet

Children:

i Samantha Waterman born 11 Sep 1824, died 24 Jul 1889, Strafford, VT, married John C Blay.

ii Sarah Ann Waterman born 5 Jun 1826, died IA, married Henry Wilkins of NY.

iii Hortensia M Waterman born 24 May 1828, died 24 Jan 1831.

iv Albert F Waterman born 30 Apr 1830.

v Robert S Waterman born 24 Apr 1832.

vi Mary Elizabeth Waterman born 2 Mar 1834, died 4 Feb 1856, Northfield, VT, married Joseph Gilbert.

vii William Lysander Waterman born 18 Feb 1836, died 1892. Married in Maryland; enlisted in 1st VT Cav., 1861; after he was discharged, he remained in the south.

viii John Ogden Waterman born 15 Apr 1838, died 1864. Enlisted in 5th NY Cav., 1861; starved to death in Salisbury prison, NC, 1864

ix Charles E Waterman born 28 Mar 1840, married Alzina M Searls, born 7 Oct 1848, of Crown Point, NY, died 19 Nov 1894, buried: 1^st Branch cem, S Royalton, VT. Charles died 18 Dec 1904, E Bethel, VT, buried: 1st Branch cem, S Royalton, VT, tombstone.

x Eliza H Waterman born 2 Oct 1843, died Canada, md. William James of Crown Point, VT.

21. Ebenezer Lee Waterman (17.Gideon6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 5 Jun 1798, CT, married Polly Ann Tullar, born 4 Mar 1825, St Albans, VT, died 6 May 1898. Ebenezer died 24 Nov 1889. Moved to Roxbury, VT ca. 1846 and all of his children were born there except Arethusa Waterman.

Children:

i Arethusa A Waterman born 7 Aug 1847, md. Henry Dutton, Jr.

ii Almira Waterman born 1849, died Tunbridge, VT, md. 11 Nov 1871 Hugh Dickerman.

iii Melissa Waterman born 31 Oct 1851, died Northfield, VT, md. Gilbert Andrews.

iv Alverton Waterman born 9 May 1854, md Kate Mansfield. Moved to Burlington, VT

v Jollette Waterman born 7 Jan 1856.

vi Mariette Waterman born 15 Apr 1858, died Roxbury, VT, md Fred Erskine.

vii Addie Ann Waterman born 11 Aug 1861, died Aug 1861.

viii Henry Lee Waterman born 8 Oct 1864, died 5 Jan 1871.

22. Superan Waterman (17.Gideon6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 1800, occupation laborer, married Polly Smith. Superan died 14 Mar 1859, N Royalton, VT.

Children:

i Mary Ann Waterman died Enfield, NH. married Benj. King of White River Village, VT

ii Nancy Ann Waterman born 1824, died 4 Sep 1910, Sharon, VT. married ca 1846 to Ira Joyce of Batavia, NY who died in Sharon, VT in 1895

iii Aaron Waterman. married a West and had a family

iv William Waterman. went west and had a family

v Alic Waterman. married in Cincinnati

vi Ebenezer Waterman. went west and died without marrying.

vii Alice Waterman died Barnard, VT. twin of Ebenezer. Married John Abbott.

viii Harriet Waterman. married Charles Durkee

ix Eldred Waterman died of Cincinnati, OH.

23. William Waterman (17.Gideon6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 10 Dec 1813, married 27 Dec 1840, Mary Rowell, born 22 Feb 1816, Tunbridge, VT, died 9 Mar 1890. William died 1 Mar 1890. lived on his father's farm. Mary: daughter of Moses and Lucy Rowell

Children:

i James Henry Waterman born 20 Nov 1851, Tunbridge, VT. operated a grocery store in S Royalton for many years.

24. Horace Phelps (18.Sally6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born Waitsfield, VT, married Lucy Stowell. Horace died Londonderry, NH. Moved to Moretown, VT, then to S. Royalton, VT where he built the house later owned by Dom Blake, moved to Sharon, VT, Keene, NH and then to Londonderry, NH

Children:

27. i Rollin Horace Phelps.

ii Julia Phelps died 1909, Walpole, NH. Married 1. Charles Norton of Royalston, VT; 2. a Hunting. She had no children

iii Henry Phelps married Aramantha Parker, born of Sharon, VT, died Bellows Falls, VT?. Henry died was of Bellows Falls, VT, married Aramantha Parker of Sharon, VT.

28. iv Francis Bissell Phelps born 10 Dec 1851.

25. Pierce Waterman (19.Dexter6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 18 Mar 1795, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, married 7 Sep 1843, Rhoda M Howard (Metcalf), born 3 May 1809. Married 7 Sep 1843 to Rhoda M Howard Rhoda: Daughter of Emmons and Betsey Goddard Howard; divorced wife of Samuel Metcalf.

Children:

i Christopher Waterman born 7 Jul 1844, died 7 Jul 1849.

ii Dexter P Waterman born 2 Sep 1847, died 8 Jul 1866.

iii Mariah Waterman born 1 Jul 1852, died 12 Sep 1866.

iv Elizabeth Waterman born 1853, died 10 Jul 1881, md 19 Jan 1873, to Norman Moses.

26. Dexter II Waterman (19.Dexter6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 15 Aug 1799, Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, ref: tombstone, occupation farmer, married (1) 25 Aug 1824, in Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, Mary (Polly) E Severance, born Apr 1806, Schroon, Essex, New York, ref: tombstone, died 06 Dec 1868, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, buried: Shutesbury cem, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, lung fever, married (2) 18 Nov 1869, in Wendell, Mass, Sally (Porter) Pratt, died 31 Oct 1875. Dexter died 01 May 1880, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, buried: Shutesbury cem, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, consumption.

Take main entrance to Shutesbury cemetery which is about 1 mile west of Town Hall on Leverett Road on the left. Fishhook to back of cemetery to last road. He and Polly share a 4 sided tombstone with Benj. D. and Melissa Brizzee Waterman about 89 ft on the left side of road, stone nearest road. Consumption. D H Jones, 200 Triangle, Ahmerst, MA 01002 413-549-3700 may have Waterman, etc Shutesbury history. Lovejoy's History of Royalton, VT p. 1017 says he married Betsey Broughton?

Children by Mary (Polly) E Severance:

i Horton Waterman born 18 Aug 1825, Prescott, Hampshire, Mass, died 19 Sep 1871. Married 23 Nov 1849 to Sarah L. Pratt

ii Peter William Waterman born Abt 1828, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass. Married Susannah Oaks 7 Nov 1853. 2. Harriet Hemingway in 1855.

iii Hannah Waterman born Abt 1832, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass. Married Freeman Pratt in Shutesbury, Mass.

29. iv Benjamin D Waterman born 03 Nov 1833.

v Franklin D (L) Waterman born Abt 1837, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, died 01 Dec 1876. Married 30 Nov 1860 to Mary L Severance

vi Samuel Waterman born Abt 1839, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, died 1865, south during the civil war.

vii Mary Ann Louisa Waterman born 31 Jul 1843, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, died 25 Aug 1855, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass. Never married.

viii Danforth J Waterman born 21 Sep 1847, Royalton, Vermont, died 31 Oct 1910, Leverett, Mass. Married 8 Nov 1871 to Maria J (Davis) Baker in Shutesbury, Mass.

ix Martha E (A) Waterman born Sep 1851, Royalton, Vermont. Married 1. James Woodward 7 Feb 1869; 2. William Colburn 23 Feb 1875.

Eighth Generation

27. Rollin Horace Phelps (24.Horace7, 18.Sally6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) occupation Physician, married Lucy Metcalf, born of Sharon, VT. Rollin died Littleton, Mass. Graduate of Dartmouth Medical College 1862; practiced in Barnard, Sharon, and Littleton, Mass., where he died.

Children:

i --- Phelps.

28. Francis Bissell Phelps (24.Horace7, 18.Sally6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 10 Dec 1851, Moretown, VT, married 18 Sep 1871, in Sharon, VT, Hattie Georgietta Young, born 17 Sep 1853, Royalton, VT. Hattie: Daughter of George Sanford and Harriet Cook (Sargent) Young

Children:

30. i Annie Julia Phelps born 7 Oct 1882.

29. Benjamin D Waterman (26.Dexter7, 19.Dexter6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 03 Nov 1833, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, occupation farmer, married (1) 03 Nov 1852, in Wendell, Mass, Melissa (?Briggs) Brizzee, born Feb 1836, Shutesbury, Mass, died 22 Oct 1895, Shutesbury, Mass, buried: Shutesbury cem, Shutesbury Cem., Shutesbury, Mass, tombstone,

married (2) 20 Apr 1896, in Hinsdale, NH, Lillian Goodwin. Benjamin died 04 Oct 1914, Ayer, Ayer, Mass, buried: 1914, Shutesbury Cem., Shutesbury, Mass, tombstone. Death cert. on file at Ayer, Mass. Registered # 36. Died of dysentery.

His house still stands in 1994, is located about 2 to 3 miles above Shutesbury and about 1 mile south of Locks Pond Village, just above the junction of Locks Pond Road and the Town Road aka Wendell Road on the Locks Pond Road. The cemetery can be found about 1 mile west of the town hall in Shutesbury on left side of Leverett Road. Take main entrance and fishhook to back of cemetery by pines. Shared stone on left on last road with Melissa on front of stone.

Melissa: An A. L. Brizzee owned land near Locks Pond Village ca 1871. Could he be related? Wm. E. Randall, Shutesbury, MS (413)295-1253; D H Jones, 200 Triangle, Ahmerst, MA 01002 may have info on Shutesbury area history and people. Her parents were thought to be Henry Briggs or Brizzee and Lucina Pratt. She is buried in Shutesbury Cem. Has a tombstone with husband.

Children by Melissa (?Briggs) Brizzee:

i George Edward Waterman born 29 May 1854, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, died 28 Mar 1937. Married Jan 2nd-7th 1876 Amelia Stewart; 2. Josephine Moore.

31. ii Charles Henry William Waterman born 14 Apr 1856.

Children by Lillian Goodwin:

iii Fred Philip Waterman born 21 Mar 1910, New Salem,. Married 18 Sep 1936 to Marie A Desrosiers in Hubbardston, Mass.

Ninth Generation

30. Annie Julia Phelps (28.Francis8, 24.Horace7, 18.Sally6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 7 Oct 1882, married 25 Jun 1902, Henry Kneeland Brown, born of Windsor, VT.

Children:

i Mae Georgietta Brown born 29 Apr 1907, of Bellows Falls, VT.

31. Charles Henry William Waterman (29.Benjamin8, 26.Dexter7, 19.Dexter6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 14 Apr 1856, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, occupation farmer/lumberman, married 14 Apr 1875, in Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, Emma Jane Baker, born 16 Dec 1860, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, (daughter of John William Baker and Maria Jane Davis) died 14 Feb 1936, Ayer, Middlesex, Mass, buried: 1936, Woodlawn Cem., Ayer, Middlesex, Mass, Tombstone.

Charles died 06 Jan 1912, Ayer, Middlesex, Mass, buried: Jan 1912, Woodlawn Cem., Ayer, Middlesex, Mass. Birth rec 1856 Vol 3 p. 23 #21, marriage rec Vol 4 p. 14 #1, Shutesbury town hall; census rec; Mass vital statistics rec; 1900 Mass soundex; death cert in Ayer, MA town hall Vol 3 p 64 #1; died of interstitiae Nephritis.

Emma: birth cert Vol 3 p. 28 # 18 Shutesbury town hall; death cert Vol 4 p 45 #11 at Ayer MA town hall; married #2 Charles Craig. Died of Senile dementia, Acute Myocarditis, Arteric Sclerosis. Has a tombstone in Woodlawn Cem.

Children:

i Adella "Della" M Waterman born 1876, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, md. --- Jones.

ii Hattie E Waterman born 28 Dec 1879, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass.

iii Willie Waterman.

iv Henry W Waterman born Sep 1886, Mass, md. Blanche Fariar.

v Harry L Waterman born 01 Jan 1889, N. Leverett, Franklin, Mass, md. Elsie Craig.

vi Delbert R Waterman born 06 Apr 1892, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, died 22 May 1967, md 22 Sept 1910 Evangeline Lund.

vii Flora M Waterman born 07 Oct 1894, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, md 1 --- Murphy; 2. ---- Coldin.

viii Eva B Waterman born 30 Jul 1897, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass, died Aft 1975, md. --- Eisner (in Keene NH in 1975).

32. ix Gladys Marian Waterman born 16 Mar 1901.

x Mabel Helen Waterman born Lyme Center, Graffton, NH, died Age 12 years of pneumonia, died age 12, pneumonia.

Tenth Generation

32. Gladys Marian Waterman (31.Charles9, 29.Benjamin8, 26.Dexter7, 19.Dexter6, 15.Abraham5, 14.Charles4, 9.Benjamin3, 3.Nathaniel2, 1.Richard1) born 16 Mar 1901, Shutesbury, Franklin, Mass., married 02 Aug 1922, in Ayer, Middlesex, Mass., Harry Francis "Whitey" Murdock Sr., born 20 Jun 1903, Granger, Sweetwater, Wyoming, (son of Harry Murdock and Alice Marie Warren) occupation maintenance - police dept, died 21 Sep 1983, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, buried: 1983, Woodland Cem., Keene, Cheshire, New Hamp, US Army WWI vet.

Gladys died 18 Aug 1975, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, buried: 1975, Woodland Cem., Keene, Cheshire, New Hamp. Gladys md 2nd to Ernest Perreault, then remarried H F Murdock Sr; Keene NH. death cert; Keene Sentinel 18 Aug 1975 - lived at 606 Court St, had 11 grchild & 4 gr grchildren, sisters Eva Eisner & Flora Coldin of Keene NH survived her. 1^st marriage license filed at Ayer, Mass. Registered # 24; married at 7 Church Street by Minister of the Gospel Jas. T. Rider Jr. Harry: Waterman Family Vol. 3 page 215 at Sutro Library; letters to June Shaputis in 1982 from Harry F Murdock Jr. and William Lloyd Murdock; Keene NH death cert. lived at 34 New Acres Road, Keene, NH and at 46 Gilsum St, Keene, NH - came to Keene NH in 1919; employed by Dalbolt Inc. and later by the Keene Police dept. had 11 grandchildren, 8 great grchildren - Keene Sentinel 21 Sept 1983 pallbearers were Ora B Smith, John E Smith, DANIEL L MURDOCK, DONALD W MURDOCK Steven Polishan, Karl L Richardson. US Army WW1 Vet. Married Gladys twice.

Children:

i Harry Francis Murdock Jr. born 20 Jun 1923, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, occupation US Army WW2, married (1) 13 May 1943, in Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado, divorced 1946, Minnie June Ford, born 20 Jun 1927, Denver, Denver, Colorado, (daughter of Clarence Edgar Ford and Minnie Anna Burch)

married (2) 23 Dec 1955, in Pueblo, Colorado, 1982, Remarried 1982 in Keene, NH, divorced 1971, Dorothy Jean Filer, born 10 Sep 1932, Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, Dorothy: father: Edwin J. Filer (died Oct 1992 in Pueblo, CO); mother: Frances Dusenberry.

married (3) 1972, in New Hampshire, divorced 73, Nellie Eylle,

married (4) 3 Aug 1973, in Keene, NH, remarried 1974, because her divorce wasn't final 1st time, divorced 1976, Evelyn Louise Venette and remarried Dorothy Filer. In his early years, he worked for Airway Express.

ii Richard W Murdock born 14 Feb 1930, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, married 06 Aug 1955, in Keene, NH, Beverly Low Richardson.

iii Donald W Murdock born 22 Apr 1931, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, married 23 Dec 1950, in Keene, NH, Velma D. Richardson. Donald died 1991, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, buried: 1991, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Tombstone in Woodlawn Cemetery, Keene, NH

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