Zachariah Eddy, Jr.

Biography

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Zachariah Eddy, Jr. was born at Plymouth Colony (in the area south of Rehoboth which was incorporated as Swansea Township) on 10 April 1664. Swansea received their first charter in 1667[1] and his father Zachariah Eddy and Uncle Caleb Eddy are listed among the first 55 men granted admittance to the town 22 Mar 1669/70. [2]Here at this town he grew-up and lived until 1706.

In 1696, his father deeded to his name-sake property which contained a fuller mill. Probably at this time Eddy slacked off of his farming vocation and worked full time at the mill operation. Later deeds call him a fuller.

At Swansea, Bristol, Plymouth Colony on February 13, 1683/84, Zachariah Eddy married his first wife Mercy Baker.[3][4][5]

In 1703 he sold some land to Thomas Lewis. Eddy’s wife Mercy signed this deed on 11 October 1703. The next deed that is signed does not have his wife’s signature or mark. It is dated 1 May 1707. Thus sometime between 1703 and 1707, Mercy Eddy died at Swansea. It is believed that at this time in the spring of 1707 that Eddy moved to Providence, Rhode Island.

Sometime during the winter of 1707/1708, Eddy married a second time to the widow Anphillis (Smith) Whipple. Daughter of Edward and Anphillis (Angell) Smith.

On 4 May 1708, Zachariah was admitted as a ‘Freeman’ to the Colony of Rhode Island. On 5 June 1710, he was made waywarden. Between 1709 and 1716, Zachariah appraised a mare, treated fish, administered the estate of Zachariah Coman and appeared in court to have a road built to Connecticut.

By 1731, the Eddy’s had left Providence and settled in the frontier at Gloucester. His property lying on the line across both Scituate and Gloucester townships. He also had land near the Connecticut border.

His will was dated 25 February 1736/1737, and proved on 4 June 1737. In his Will he mentions sons and daughters and one grand-daughter Alice Jenk.

Family

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At Swansea, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay on February 13, 1683/84, Zachariah Eddy married his first wife Mercy Baker.[1][2][3]

Zachariah and Mercy (Baker) Eddy had five children, all born at Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

1. Alice Eddy - Born 28 November 1684. Died 24 September 1692.
2. Eleanor Eddy - Born 16 May 1686. Probably died young.
3. Jemima Eddy - Born 5 August 1688. Married to Stephen Harding on 21 April 1707. Removed to New London, Connecticut.
4. Zachariah Eddy - Born 13 September 1691.
5. Alice Eddy - Born 5 January 1694. Married on 21 May 1713, to Obadiah Jencks, four children. She died several years after 1759.

In 1703 he sold some land to Thomas Lewis. Eddy’s wife Mercy signed this deed on 11 October 1703. The next deed that is signed does not have his wife’s signature or mark. It is dated 1 May 1707. Thus sometime between 1703[4] and 1707, Mercy Eddy died at Swansea. It is believed that at this time in the spring of 1707 that Eddy moved to Providence, Rhode Island.

Children of Zachariah and Anphillis (Smith) Whipple Eddy were all born at Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.

1. Anna Eddy - Born 27 December 1708.
2. Elisha Eddy - Born 14 November 1710.
3. Joseph Eddy - Born 14 February 1713.
4. Samuel Eddy - Born 21 December 1715. Probably died young.

There are also two sons of Anphillis (Smith) and Noah Whipple who are believed to have assumed the Eddy name, they are Enoch and Daniel Whipple.

Research Notes

A Mercy Baker, daughter of Samuel Baker and Eleanor Winslow, born 2 Oct 1664 at Marshfield, Massachusetts.[5]

NEHGR 142:122 gives a Mercy Baker as the granddaughter of Rev Nicholas Baker of Hull and Scituate (and by inference the daughter of eldest son Samuel Baker who married Fear Robinson).

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son Zachariah Eddy by SmartCopy: Sep 24 2015, 8:54:46 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 16 2020, 3:33:50 UTC