Lydia Fay

DO NOT CONFUSE WITH Lydia Ingersoll

The wife of Ingersole had just one child and died prior to her husband's second marriage in 1739.

The wife of Fay had many children and died prior to her husband's second marriage in 1760.

This Lydia WAS NOT the daughter of John Child and Hannah French, despite what is shown on several internet sites.

Lydia Child Fay is [NOT] the d/o of Joseph Child and his 2nd wife Ruth Church Maddock(s). Her full siblings were Abigail (b. Sept. 19, 1708) and Ebenezer (b. Jan 19, 1711/12). This Lydia married James Fay, of Westboro, Dec. 9, 1727. The info is from Henry Bond's "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . " (1860).

Henry Bond's "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . " (1860). Joseph Child married Ruth Maddock in 1705. Joseph had a daughter Lydia born June 2, 1706 who married James Fay in 1727. (page 157)

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Family

History of Hardwick MA
Archive.Org Starts Fay genealogy

James, b. 27 Dec. 1707

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"James, s. of John (2), m. Lydia Child of Watertown 9 Dec. 1727; she d. at Hk., and he m. Prudence, wid. of Ebenezer Whipple, pub. 13 Sep. 1760. His chil. were :

• Daniel, b. 1728;
• Lydia, h. 1730, m. Aniaziah Spooner 22 Feb. 1749-50, d. 10 Aug. 1817, a. 87;
• James, b. ;
• Lucy, b. , m. Jonathan Farr, Jr., 27 Oct. 1763;
• Mehetabel, b. , m. Benjamin Rogers 10 Sep. 1760;
• Reuben, b. 29 Nov. 1739 Westboro;
• Isaac, b. Grafton?
• Elizabeth, b. , perhaps m. Benjamin Ruggles 3d, 26 Nov. 1766;
• Hannah, b. 23 Feb. 1749, at Hardwick., m. James Rogers 23 Nov. 1768, d. 18 Oct. 1835, a. 86.

James the father owned land in Hardwick. as early as 1735, but prob. remained in Westboro until after 1739, when his s. Reuben was b. there; he then rem. to Grafton, and was there 25 Sep. 1746, when he bought of Benjamin Smith the farm in Hk., which became his homestead; and came here before 23 Feb. 1749, when his dau. Hannah was born.

References

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NW-F9G : 15 January 2020), Lydia Child, 2 Jun 1706
• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 AncestryImage Name Lydia Child Event Type Marriage Marriage Date 19 Dec 1727 Marriage Place Westborough, Massachusetts Spouse Name James Fay. “Lydia of Watertown, James of Westboro, in Watertown.”

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DO NOT CONFUSE THIS LYDIA WITH Lydia Fay

Many internet sites have Lydia Fay as the daughter of John Child and Hannah French. However, John's will was dated 6 Apr 1742 and proved 14 Dec 1747. His children Lydia and Mehitable were not mentioned in the will and had probably died before 1742. This could not be the Lydia who married James Fay because they had children born through 1756, and she died in 1758, according to https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5722066/lydia-fay.

• John Child was born on 5 Aug 1694 in Watertown. [Ref]
• Jonathan Child was born on 26 Apr 1696 in Watertown. [Ref]
• Sarah Child was baptised on 19 Nov 1704. [Ref, p. 154]
• Abigail Child was baptised on 4 Nov 1705. [Ref, p. 154]
• Isaac Child was baptised on 24 Mar 1705/6. [Ref, p. 154] Bond [Ref, p. 154] says that he is the Isaac who married Anna Adams of Watertown on 7 Dec 1727 in Watertown [Ref] and had three children recorded in Watertown.

1. Nathaniel Child was born on 31 Oct 1728 in Watertown. [Ref] He was baptised on 3 Nov 1728 in Watertown. [Ref] He died on 15 May 1731 in Watertown. [Ref]
   
2. Moses Child was baptised on 11 Apr 1731 in Watertown. [Ref]
   
3. Eunice Child was baptised on 12 Apr 1734 in Watertown. [Ref]
   

• Prudence Child was baptised on 18 Jul 1708. [Ref, p. 154] Prudence of Watertown married Allen Flagg of Watertown on 17 Nov 1737 in Watertown. [Ref]
• Lydia Child was baptised on 7 Oct 1711. [Ref, p. 154]
• Jonas Child was baptised on 14 Jun 1711. [Ref, p. 154]
• Ruth Child was baptised on 21 Aug 1715 in Weston. [Ref, p. 154]
• Mehitable Child was baptised on 13 Jan 1716/7 [Ref, p. 154] in Weston. [Ref, p. 397]

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https://archive.org/details/genealogiesoffam00bond/page/156/mode/2u...
Henry Bond's "Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts . . . " (1860).
Joseph Child married Ruth Maddock in 1705. Joseph had a daughter Lydia born June 2, 1706 who married James Fay in 1727. (page 157)

W/o James Fay Sr. and d/o John and Hannah (French) Child.

Children of James Fay and Lydia Child are:

1. Elizabeth Fay b: in Hardwick, MA.
2. Daniel Fay I,
3. Lydia Fay, b: 1730 in Westboro, MA; d: Aug 10, 1817.
4. Josiah Fay, b: Feb 04, 1731/32 in Westboro, MA.
5. James Fay II, b: Feb 09, 1734/35 in Westboro, MA.
6. Mehitable Fay, b: Jan 10, 1736/37 in Westboro, MA.
7. REUBEN FAY, b: Nov 20, 1738 in Westboro, MA; d: Oct 26, 1800 in Hardwick, MA.
8. Isaac Fay, b: June 23, 1742 in Grafton, MA; d: Jan 29, 1819 in Galway, NY.
9. Lucy Fay, b: July 23, 1744 in Grafton, MA.
10. Ebenezer Fay, b: July 12, 1746 in Grafton, MA.
11. Hannah Fay, b: Feb 23, 1748/49 in Hardwick, MA; d: Oct 18, 1835 in Hardwick, MA.
12. Mary Fay, b: Oct 28, 1756 in Hardwick, MA

Lydia's husband, James was a farmer, a bonesetter and a deacon of the 'separate church' until it removed bodily to Bennington, VT., in 1761. The separate church was duly organized after the following and similar votes were taken by the old church, viz., July 25, 1749, 'Voted that the church send to Rev. Edwards, Hall and Eaton to come and give their advice about the dissatisfied brethren in our church, viz., Samuel Robinson, James Fay, (and three others named), whether the church dismiss, or censure them as disorderly, etc. The council advised and the church voted to comply with the advice but James Fay (and two others named) declared non-compliance.
He and his wife Lydia united with the church in Westboro, July 7, 1728, and they, with their sons, James Jr, and Daniel, with his wife, Elizabeth Spooner, were among the original members of the 'Separate Church' of Hardwick at its organization in 1750.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 9 2023, 16:48:27 UTC