Joseph Eddy

She married first Joseph Eddy [SIC: Benjamin?] by about 1699. [1] [2] [SIC: at his age 15??]

She married second, Thomas Cole, at Boston on June 22, 1710. [3] [1] [2]

She had no issue. [1]

notes

Banks, Charles E. The History of Martha's Vineyard, Vol. II, George.H. Dean, Publisher, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911 (p. 50) Indicates a Benjamin [SIC: Joseph?] Eddy, son of John and Hepsibah Eddy, had a wife Hannah ___, and in his will at Boston, left wife Hannah executrix all his property and presumably the long term care of his parents in 1709, which she transferred to their grandson John Manter. (Dukes Probate I: 27) It is presumed in this text, that this Hannah that married Thomas Cole.

From http://history.vineyard.net/eddy.htm

Col. Banks states that John had provided for his declining years by an arrangement with his son Benjamin in 1706, by which all his property was given to this only son on attaining his majority in consideration of support during the remainder of his life (Dukes Deeds, II, 140). But this was destined to be broken by the early death of Benjamin in his 24th year. By a will Benjamin, who had married, required his wife as executrix to see that the agreement which "I have with my honored father and mother, John and Hepzibah Eddy touching their annual allowance shall be well and faithfully observed." (Dukes Probate, 1, 27). In the month following Benjamin's death, Hannah, the widow, evidently being desirous of being relieved of the support of the aged couple, transferred the entire property to John Manter, the husband of John's daughter Hannah (Dukes Probate, I, 27), in consideration of his assuming the "Agreement between John and Benjamin Eddy to the value of £9 annually for the support of John Eddy and wife living in one end of the house." John Eddy's homestead was on the east side of the Old Mill Brook abutting on the Mill Path on which it had a frontage of 160 rods. During the rest of his life John lived quietly. He gradually disposed of his several scattered possessions to his various children, so that when he made his will on Dec. 24, 1714 he had very little property to bequeath. He and his wife are buried in the West Tisbury Cemetery. The stones are in good condition and the inscriptions fairly legible.

His will is printed in full in Bulletin No. 16. It mentions wife Hepzibah daughters Hannah Manter, Beulah Coffin, and Abigail Eddy, grandson Samuel Manter, son-in-law John Manter.

• http://history.vineyard.net/cemetery/wt/wt21.htm "HERE LYES ye BODY OF BENJAMIN EDDY DIED MAY ye 19th 1709 IN THE 24 YEAR OF HIS AGE."

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