John Eddy, of Tisbury

Plymouth Massachusetts To Martha's Vineyard Migration

John Eddy (Samuel, William),

• b. Dec. 25, 1637, at Plymouth;
• d. May 27, 1715, at Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, aged about 78 years (Tisbury Rec.)

Children:

1. Alice Hatch (born Eddy)
2. Elizabeth Lambert (born Eddy)
3. Sarah Manter (born Eddy)
4. Hepzibah Hatch (born Eddy)
5. Alice Eddy
6. Hannah Manter (born Eddy)
7. Beulah Coffin (born Eddy)
8. Benjamin Eddy
9. Abigail Trapp (born Eddy)

He married Hepzibah Doggett of Watertown, She was the daughter of John and Bathsheba (Fay) Doggett.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 22 2017, 2:43:16 UTC
• From: The Eddy Family in America page 28 ,John Eddy, b. Dec. 25, 1637.

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John Eddy (1637 - 1715)

John Eddy

Born 25 Dec 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Son of Samuel Eddy Sr. and Elizabeth (Unknown) Eddy

Brother of Zachariah Eddy, Caleb Eddy, Obadiah Eddy and Hannah Eddy

Husband of Hepzibah (Doggett) Eddy — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Deliverance (Owens) Fisher — married 1 May 1672 [location unknown]

Father of Alice (Eddy) Hatch, Sarah (Eddy) Manter, Elizabeth (Eddy) Lambert, Hepzibah (Eddy) Hatch, Amy (Eddy) Daggett, Hannah (Eddy) Manter, Beulah (Eddy) Coffin, Benjamin Eddy and Abigail (Eddy) Trapp

Died 27 May 1715 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts

00:14: AC Zoeller edited the marriage between Deliverance (Owens) Fisher (1655-1726) and John Eddy (1637-1715). [Thank AC for this]

Biography

John Eddy was born Christmas Day 1637, at Plymouth, son of Samuel Eddy and Elizabeth Savory. He married Hepzibah Doggett of Watertown. On Apr. 3, 1645, John was apprenticed by Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy to Francis Goulder and his wife Katherine of Hobbes Hole, Plymouth. They were near neighbors. John must have finished this apprenticeship in which he learned the trade of a blacksmith in 1658. John went to Marthas Vineyard and became the blacksmith of this new settlement. John Doggett, his wife's father, had purchased land in Martha's Vineyard, and one of her brothers was there. It seems likely that this was another inducement for the young man to go to the Island. The records of Edgartown show that he became one of its prominent men and took an active part in its life. He bought of John Doggett a plot of six acres for a homestead lot. In 1662 he was chosen constable and became a member of the train band. In 1679 he sold all his Edgartown properties to John Coffin, with the exception of some small divisions on the necks and moved to Tisbury. He was chosen constable of Tisbury in 1683, 1684, 1692; selectman in 1687, 1688, 1693, 1696, 1697, 1700; tithing man, 1699; besides acting in several minor capacities on committees appointed by the proprietors or freeholders. His last public office was held in 1711, when he was chosen surveyor of highways, being then in his 73rd year. In his later years, he and his wife lived with their daughter Hannah and her husband, John Manter. John Eddy's homestead was on the east side of the Old Mill Brook He died in 1715 at age 78 and is buried in the West Tisbury Cemetery. [1]

Research Notes

Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices

"April 3, 1644/1645; PCR 2: 82: Memorand: That Samuell Eddy hath putt his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell wth Francis Goulder, and Katherne, his wyfe, untill he shall accomplish the age of xxjtie yeares, (being seaven yeares of age the xxvth of December last past,) the said Francis, and Katherne, his wyfe, finding vnto the said John, their servant, meat, drink, and apparell during the said term, and either in the end thereof, or else at the day of the death of the said Francis, or of the said Katherne, his wyfe, whether shall last happen, to pay him five pounds in countrey pay; or, if it please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne, his wyfe, that they shall not be then able to pay so much, then to pay him so much as shall have left; And if it happen that both the said Francis, and Katherne, his wyfe, shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his pents shall thinke fitt; but if either if them doe liue out the said terme, tgen the said John to dwell wth the longer liuer of then vntill he shall accomplish tge age of xxjtie yeares, as aforesaid." [2]

The Eddy Family In America

Page 28:

Children, b. in Plymouth, Mass.:

+33 John Eddy, b. Dec. 25, 1637.

+34 Zachariah Eddy, b. 1639.

+35 Caleb Eddy, b. 1643.

+36 Obadiah Eddy, b. 1645.

37 Hannah Eddy, b. June 23 or June 27, 1647. Nothing more is known about her.

So far as the records show, John Eddy, born on Dec. 25, 1637 was the oldest child of Samuel and Elizabeth. There may have been and probably were other children born before this time, In the first years of his sojourn in the new colony, there was probably very little opportunity for Samuel to ply his tailoring trade, which in England at that time was so profitable. Instead it was necessary for this young man to wrest a living for himself and his family from the soil, a catling for which he doubtless had no preparation. For these reasons and perhaps for others Samuel and Elizabeth found life in the new country very hard, so that by 1638, they were rated among the ‘‘poore of the town.” In the spring of 1624 Edward Winslow returned from a trip to England and brought with him the first cattle introduced into the Colony, and a letter from James Shurley, one of the merchant-adventurers, presenting a heifer, with its increase, as a gift for the ben- efit of the poor of the town. Each year the “ poores stock " as it was called, was assigned to those who needed it.

These were the years in which Samuel and Elizabeth apprenticed their three older sons, as the following records show.

Menorand: that Samuel! Eddy hath put his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell with Francis Goulder. and Kathcrne. his wyfe. vntill he shall accomplish the age of Mjtie yeares, (being seaven yearcs of age the xxvth of December, last past) the said Francis, and Katheme. his wyfe, fynding vnlo the said John, their servant, meal, drink, and apparell during the said term, and either in the end thereof, or else at the term of the death of said Francis, or of the said Katherne. his wyfe. whether shall last happen, to pay him five pounds in country pay, or. if ft please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne. his wyfe. that they shall not be then able to pay so much then to pay him so much as I shall haue left: And if it happen that both the said Francis, and Katherne. his Wyfe shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his parents shall think fitt; but if either of them doe live out the said terme. the said John to dwell with the longer liuer of them vntill he shall accomplish the age of rxj tie yeares as aforesaid. Dated Apr. 3, 1645 . (Court Orders of Plymouth, Vol. II. p. 82.) [3]

Sources

↑ http://history.vineyard.net/eddy.htm
↑ Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices I, II, and III on Plymouth Colony Laws, Court Orders, and Descriptive Statistics; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/Galleapp.html#XII archived
↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica
Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices I, II, and III on Plymouth Colony Laws, Court Orders, and Descriptive Statistics; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/Galleapp.html#XII
Banks, Charles. The History of Martha's Vineyard (G.H. Dean, Boston, 1911) Vol. 2: Town Annals. Page 47
Find A Grave: Memorial #5845224 Burial: West Tisbury Dukes Co. Massachusetts
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https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica

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John Eddy (1637 - 1715)

John Eddy

Born 25 Dec 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Son of Samuel Eddy Sr. and Elizabeth (Unknown) Eddy

Brother of Zachariah Eddy, Caleb Eddy, Obadiah Eddy and Hannah Eddy

Husband of Hepzibah (Doggett) Eddy — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Deliverance (Owens) Fisher — married 1 May 1672 [location unknown]

Father of Alice (Eddy) Hatch, Sarah (Eddy) Manter, Elizabeth (Eddy) Lambert, Hepzibah (Eddy) Hatch, Amy (Eddy) Daggett, Hannah (Eddy) Manter, Beulah (Eddy) Coffin, Benjamin Eddy and Abigail (Eddy) Trapp

Died 27 May 1715 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts

00:14: AC Zoeller edited the marriage between Deliverance (Owens) Fisher (1655-1726) and John Eddy (1637-1715). [Thank AC for this]

Biography

John Eddy was born Christmas Day 1637, at Plymouth, son of Samuel Eddy and Elizabeth Savory. He married Hepzibah Doggett of Watertown. On Apr. 3, 1645, John was apprenticed by Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy to Francis Goulder and his wife Katherine of Hobbes Hole, Plymouth. They were near neighbors. John must have finished this apprenticeship in which he learned the trade of a blacksmith in 1658. John went to Marthas Vineyard and became the blacksmith of this new settlement. John Doggett, his wife's father, had purchased land in Martha's Vineyard, and one of her brothers was there. It seems likely that this was another inducement for the young man to go to the Island. The records of Edgartown show that he became one of its prominent men and took an active part in its life. He bought of John Doggett a plot of six acres for a homestead lot. In 1662 he was chosen constable and became a member of the train band. In 1679 he sold all his Edgartown properties to John Coffin, with the exception of some small divisions on the necks and moved to Tisbury. He was chosen constable of Tisbury in 1683, 1684, 1692; selectman in 1687, 1688, 1693, 1696, 1697, 1700; tithing man, 1699; besides acting in several minor capacities on committees appointed by the proprietors or freeholders. His last public office was held in 1711, when he was chosen surveyor of highways, being then in his 73rd year. In his later years, he and his wife lived with their daughter Hannah and her husband, John Manter. John Eddy's homestead was on the east side of the Old Mill Brook He died in 1715 at age 78 and is buried in the West Tisbury Cemetery. [1]

Research Notes

Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices

"April 3, 1644/1645; PCR 2: 82: Memorand: That Samuell Eddy hath putt his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell wth Francis Goulder, and Katherne, his wyfe, untill he shall accomplish the age of xxjtie yeares, (being seaven yeares of age the xxvth of December last past,) the said Francis, and Katherne, his wyfe, finding vnto the said John, their servant, meat, drink, and apparell during the said term, and either in the end thereof, or else at the day of the death of the said Francis, or of the said Katherne, his wyfe, whether shall last happen, to pay him five pounds in countrey pay; or, if it please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne, his wyfe, that they shall not be then able to pay so much, then to pay him so much as shall have left; And if it happen that both the said Francis, and Katherne, his wyfe, shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his pents shall thinke fitt; but if either if them doe liue out the said terme, tgen the said John to dwell wth the longer liuer of then vntill he shall accomplish tge age of xxjtie yeares, as aforesaid." [2]

The Eddy Family In America

Page 28:

Children, b. in Plymouth, Mass.:

+33 John Eddy, b. Dec. 25, 1637.

+34 Zachariah Eddy, b. 1639.

+35 Caleb Eddy, b. 1643.

+36 Obadiah Eddy, b. 1645.

37 Hannah Eddy, b. June 23 or June 27, 1647. Nothing more is known about her.

So far as the records show, John Eddy, born on Dec. 25, 1637 was the oldest child of Samuel and Elizabeth. There may have been and probably were other children born before this time, In the first years of his sojourn in the new colony, there was probably very little opportunity for Samuel to ply his tailoring trade, which in England at that time was so profitable. Instead it was necessary for this young man to wrest a living for himself and his family from the soil, a catling for which he doubtless had no preparation. For these reasons and perhaps for others Samuel and Elizabeth found life in the new country very hard, so that by 1638, they were rated among the ‘‘poore of the town.” In the spring of 1624 Edward Winslow returned from a trip to England and brought with him the first cattle introduced into the Colony, and a letter from James Shurley, one of the merchant-adventurers, presenting a heifer, with its increase, as a gift for the ben- efit of the poor of the town. Each year the “ poores stock " as it was called, was assigned to those who needed it.

These were the years in which Samuel and Elizabeth apprenticed their three older sons, as the following records show.

Menorand: that Samuel! Eddy hath put his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell with Francis Goulder. and Kathcrne. his wyfe. vntill he shall accomplish the age of Mjtie yeares, (being seaven yearcs of age the xxvth of December, last past) the said Francis, and Katheme. his wyfe, fynding vnlo the said John, their servant, meal, drink, and apparell during the said term, and either in the end thereof, or else at the term of the death of said Francis, or of the said Katherne. his wyfe. whether shall last happen, to pay him five pounds in country pay, or. if ft please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne. his wyfe. that they shall not be then able to pay so much then to pay him so much as I shall haue left: And if it happen that both the said Francis, and Katherne. his Wyfe shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his parents shall think fitt; but if either of them doe live out the said terme. the said John to dwell with the longer liuer of them vntill he shall accomplish the age of rxj tie yeares as aforesaid. Dated Apr. 3, 1645 . (Court Orders of Plymouth, Vol. II. p. 82.) [3]

Sources

↑ http://history.vineyard.net/eddy.htm
↑ Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices I, II, and III on Plymouth Colony Laws, Court Orders, and Descriptive Statistics; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/Galleapp.html#XII archived
↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica
Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices I, II, and III on Plymouth Colony Laws, Court Orders, and Descriptive Statistics; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/Galleapp.html#XII
Banks, Charles. The History of Martha's Vineyard (G.H. Dean, Boston, 1911) Vol. 2: Town Annals. Page 47
Find A Grave: Memorial #5845224 Burial: West Tisbury Dukes Co. Massachusetts
FSFTID 9NJ2-QLT
https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eddy-22

Profile last modified 18 Sep 2021 | Created 14 Apr 2010 | Last significant change:
18 Sep 2021

John Eddy (1637 - 1715)

John Eddy

Born 25 Dec 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Son of Samuel Eddy Sr. and Elizabeth (Unknown) Eddy

Brother of Zachariah Eddy, Caleb Eddy, Obadiah Eddy and Hannah Eddy

Husband of Hepzibah (Doggett) Eddy — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Husband of Deliverance (Owens) Fisher — married 1 May 1672 [location unknown]

Father of Alice (Eddy) Hatch, Sarah (Eddy) Manter, Elizabeth (Eddy) Lambert, Hepzibah (Eddy) Hatch, Amy (Eddy) Daggett, Hannah (Eddy) Manter, Beulah (Eddy) Coffin, Benjamin Eddy and Abigail (Eddy) Trapp

Died 27 May 1715 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts

00:14: AC Zoeller edited the marriage between Deliverance (Owens) Fisher (1655-1726) and John Eddy (1637-1715). [Thank AC for this]

Biography

John Eddy was born Christmas Day 1637, at Plymouth, son of Samuel Eddy and Elizabeth Savory. He married Hepzibah Doggett of Watertown. On Apr. 3, 1645, John was apprenticed by Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy to Francis Goulder and his wife Katherine of Hobbes Hole, Plymouth. They were near neighbors. John must have finished this apprenticeship in which he learned the trade of a blacksmith in 1658. John went to Marthas Vineyard and became the blacksmith of this new settlement. John Doggett, his wife's father, had purchased land in Martha's Vineyard, and one of her brothers was there. It seems likely that this was another inducement for the young man to go to the Island. The records of Edgartown show that he became one of its prominent men and took an active part in its life. He bought of John Doggett a plot of six acres for a homestead lot. In 1662 he was chosen constable and became a member of the train band. In 1679 he sold all his Edgartown properties to John Coffin, with the exception of some small divisions on the necks and moved to Tisbury. He was chosen constable of Tisbury in 1683, 1684, 1692; selectman in 1687, 1688, 1693, 1696, 1697, 1700; tithing man, 1699; besides acting in several minor capacities on committees appointed by the proprietors or freeholders. His last public office was held in 1711, when he was chosen surveyor of highways, being then in his 73rd year. In his later years, he and his wife lived with their daughter Hannah and her husband, John Manter. John Eddy's homestead was on the east side of the Old Mill Brook He died in 1715 at age 78 and is buried in the West Tisbury Cemetery. [1]

Research Notes

Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices

"April 3, 1644/1645; PCR 2: 82: Memorand: That Samuell Eddy hath putt his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell wth Francis Goulder, and Katherne, his wyfe, untill he shall accomplish the age of xxjtie yeares, (being seaven yeares of age the xxvth of December last past,) the said Francis, and Katherne, his wyfe, finding vnto the said John, their servant, meat, drink, and apparell during the said term, and either in the end thereof, or else at the day of the death of the said Francis, or of the said Katherne, his wyfe, whether shall last happen, to pay him five pounds in countrey pay; or, if it please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne, his wyfe, that they shall not be then able to pay so much, then to pay him so much as shall have left; And if it happen that both the said Francis, and Katherne, his wyfe, shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his pents shall thinke fitt; but if either if them doe liue out the said terme, tgen the said John to dwell wth the longer liuer of then vntill he shall accomplish tge age of xxjtie yeares, as aforesaid." [2]

The Eddy Family In America

Page 28:

Children, b. in Plymouth, Mass.:

+33 John Eddy, b. Dec. 25, 1637.

+34 Zachariah Eddy, b. 1639.

+35 Caleb Eddy, b. 1643.

+36 Obadiah Eddy, b. 1645.

37 Hannah Eddy, b. June 23 or June 27, 1647. Nothing more is known about her.

So far as the records show, John Eddy, born on Dec. 25, 1637 was the oldest child of Samuel and Elizabeth. There may have been and probably were other children born before this time, In the first years of his sojourn in the new colony, there was probably very little opportunity for Samuel to ply his tailoring trade, which in England at that time was so profitable. Instead it was necessary for this young man to wrest a living for himself and his family from the soil, a catling for which he doubtless had no preparation. For these reasons and perhaps for others Samuel and Elizabeth found life in the new country very hard, so that by 1638, they were rated among the ‘‘poore of the town.” In the spring of 1624 Edward Winslow returned from a trip to England and brought with him the first cattle introduced into the Colony, and a letter from James Shurley, one of the merchant-adventurers, presenting a heifer, with its increase, as a gift for the ben- efit of the poor of the town. Each year the “ poores stock " as it was called, was assigned to those who needed it.

These were the years in which Samuel and Elizabeth apprenticed their three older sons, as the following records show.

Menorand: that Samuel! Eddy hath put his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell with Francis Goulder. and Kathcrne. his wyfe. vntill he shall accomplish the age of Mjtie yeares, (being seaven yearcs of age the xxvth of December, last past) the said Francis, and Katheme. his wyfe, fynding vnlo the said John, their servant, meal, drink, and apparell during the said term, and either in the end thereof, or else at the term of the death of said Francis, or of the said Katherne. his wyfe. whether shall last happen, to pay him five pounds in country pay, or. if ft please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne. his wyfe. that they shall not be then able to pay so much then to pay him so much as I shall haue left: And if it happen that both the said Francis, and Katherne. his Wyfe shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his parents shall think fitt; but if either of them doe live out the said terme. the said John to dwell with the longer liuer of them vntill he shall accomplish the age of rxj tie yeares as aforesaid. Dated Apr. 3, 1645 . (Court Orders of Plymouth, Vol. II. p. 82.) [3]

Sources

↑ http://history.vineyard.net/eddy.htm
↑ Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices I, II, and III on Plymouth Colony Laws, Court Orders, and Descriptive Statistics; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/Galleapp.html#XII archived
↑ The Eddy Family In America by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY, A.B., A.M. Publication date 1930; Topics Eddy, genealogy, family; Collection opensource; Language English; Page 28 , 32-34, etc https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica
Servants and Masters in the Plymouth Colony, Appendices I, II, and III on Plymouth Colony Laws, Court Orders, and Descriptive Statistics; http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/Galleapp.html#XII
Banks, Charles. The History of Martha's Vineyard (G.H. Dean, Boston, 1911) Vol. 2: Town Annals. Page 47
Find A Grave: Memorial #5845224 Burial: West Tisbury Dukes Co. Massachusetts
FSFTID 9NJ2-QLT
https://archive.org/details/EddyTheEddyFamilyInAmerica