Lydia Williams

Not the same as Lydia Faunce

Richard Cooke and his wife Grace had the following children:

3. Lydia Cooke bpt. 27 April 1679, Stonington, New London, Connecticut;[4] d. bef 7 January 1742 Connecticut.

Married 1) Samuel Leonard (Lennard, Lenard) - 1706 at Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Married 2) Nicholas Williams - Dec 5 1720 at Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States

Samuel LEONARD, only son of Samuel Leonard & Abigail Atwood, was born about 1683 in Bridgewater, and died on 11 May 1718 at the age of 35 in Preston, New London Co., CT. He was kidnapped by Indians in 1695. See Manning Leonard, pp. 51ff.

Children of Samuel Leonard and Lydia Cooke, born in Preston, New London Co., CT:

• 1. Ebenezer LEONARD, b. 17 Mar 1708/9; m. Esther Amos
• 2. Lydia LEONARD, b. 22 Sep 1707; m. Matthew Huntington
• 3. Samuel LEONARD, b. 18 May 1712; d. 24 Apr 1760; m. Lydia Stanton
• 4. Jane LEONARD, b. 5 Nov 1714; m. Daniel Williams, Jr.
• 5. Nathan LEONARD, b. 22 Aug 1717; m. Abigail Herrick

On 4 December 1716 Lydia and Samuel acknowledged the receipt of Lydia's portion of the estate of her father Richard Cooke of Norwich.[2]

Lydia's husband Samuel died on 11 May 1718, in Preston. His surname is "Leonardson" on the record.[3][6]

Lydia married, second, Nicholas Williams, on 5 December 1720 in Griswold, New London, Connecticut Colony.[7]

Nicholas had married, first, Dorcas Davison, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1705.[8] It seems that Dorcas may have died as the result of the birth of their son James, who was baptized on 5 October 1720. Lydia and Nicholas each had been left with very young children, so their marriage was at least in part one of necessity.

Lydia and Nicholas appear to have had one child together:

1. Israel (bp. 15 October 1721)[9]

Lydia's son Samuel chose Nicholas Williams as his guardian in 1729.[2]

Lydia (Cooke) (Leonard) Williams died sometime before 7 January 1741/2, when the sons and heirs of Samuel, Ebenezer and Samuel, deeded their portions of his estate to their brother Nathan.[2] The implication is that they did this soon after the death of their mother.

References

1. Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut (J.H. Beers & Co., 1905) Page 168 (document attached)
2. Please see Leonard Genealogy: https://archive.org/details/memorialgenealog00leon/page/56/mode/2up.... That record shows that her parents were unknown. (Steven Ferry, February 26, 2021.)
3. Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. Volume Name Chilton, James and More, Richard (Vol. 15) Page 54 < AmericanAncestors >; (document attached) Name Lydia COOKE Baptism 4/27/1679 Location Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States Original Text Father Richard Cooke Mother _____ Cooke. Married 1706 to Gen. 5: #53 SAMUEL LEONARD5 (Samuel Leonard4, Sarah Chandler3, Isabella Chilton2, James Chilton1)
4. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ68-NK4
5. WikiTree contributors, "Lydia (Cook) Williams (bef.1679-bef.1742)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cook-11027 : accessed 12 April 2024). cites
   1. Stonington First Congregational Church records, 1674-1925, v.1 p.28, FHL film 7833751, image 28 FamilySearch
   2. Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2728/i/48510/54/1415588515 NEHGS member site
6. 2Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 Preston, p.127 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13114/127/24758487 NEHGS member site
   1. Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896; page 36. < Archive.Org >
   2. Preston, CT: First Congregational Church Records, 1698-1898. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898 : together with statistics of the church taken from church records. Preston, Conn.: The Society, 1900. page 12; page 13; page 14; page 16; NEHGS member site
   3. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSC-NF12 : 15 April 2022), Samuell Leonardson, ; citing Death, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833262.
   4. "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PB-Y4V : 11 January 2020), Niclas Williams, 1720.
   5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYB-PLM : Thu Oct 26 00:50:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Nicholos Williams and Dorcas Davison, 7 Oct 1705.
   6. "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJN-PFZH?cc=2843390 : 15 April 2022), > image 1 of 1; compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
   7. Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, pages 55-57. < Archive.Org >
   8. Find a Grave Memorial # 103623556 https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103623556
   9. Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut (J.H. Beers & Co., 1905) Page 168