"745 Capt. Jedediah Southworth6 [Constant5, Edward4, Nathaniel3, Constant2, Edward1], b. in Bridgewater, Mass., 6 Jan., 1745; d. 11 March, 1809; buried in Stoughton, Mass.; m. (1), 12 July, 1770, Mary Atherton, of Stoughton, Mass., who d. 30 Oct., 1785, dau. of Capt. Consider4 and Mary (Bailey) Atherton; m. (2), 20 July, ____, in Chesterfield, Mass., Mrs. Eunice Mills, of Chesterfield. When a little over twenty years he entered Harvard; after about two years he was obliged to leave on account of ill health. He was a private in Capt. William Briggs' company, which marched on the Lexington alarm from Stoughton, 19 April, 1775. He was ensign in Col. Joseph Read's regiment, Capt. William Briggs' company, camp at Roxbury. May, 1775, was promoted to second lieutenant. 1 Aug., 1775, commissioned captain; 21 Feb., 1775, in Col. Lemuel _____'s regiment. He fought through the war; after its close he was a member of the constitutional convention, is said to have objected to accepting it on account of the provisions in regard to slavery. He was somewhat of a poet; wrote for the newspapers. He moved to Stoughton, Mass., about the time of his marriage. In 1778 he sold land in Easton; in 1790 he lived in Chesterfield, Mass.; in 1801, he was resident of Canton, Mass., styled 'gentleman.' On his death his estate was insolvent."
