Person:Joseph Plummer (14)

Watchers
  • HJoseph PlummerAbt 1759 - 1813
  • W.  Betsey Arnold (add)
m. 22 Jun 1794
  1. Betsey Plummer1797 - 1797
  2. Joseph Plummer1798 - 1798
m. 1 Apr 1806
  1. Elizabeth G. Plummer1807 - 1881
Facts and Events
Name[2] Joseph Plummer
Gender Male
Birth[3][4] Abt 1759 Maine, United States
Marriage 22 Jun 1794 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Betsey Arnold (add)
Marriage 1 Apr 1806 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Margaret Torrey
Death[1][3] 24 Jul 1813 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Massachusetts. Probate Court (Norfolk County). Probate docket books, and record books (1793-1916). (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970, 1987)
    Case 14686.

    Vol. 22, p. 524 10 Aug 1813: Letters of administration on "Joseph Plummer, late of Weymouth aforesaid, marriner, deceased" granted to "Margaret Plummer, widow, and William Wildes Marriner, both of Weymouth".
    Vol. 23, p. 242 13 Aug 1813: Inventory of Joseph Plummer, deceased, by James Humphrey, James Pratt, James Jones: personal: $500.50; real: $2745.00.
    Vol. 23, p. 245 9 Nov 1813: Margaret Plummer, widow of Joseph Plummer late of Weymouth Mariner deceased, allowed $300 and her apparel. Order to sell real estate to pay debts.
    vol. 24, p. 143-146 10 May 1814: Account of Margaret Plummer and William Wildes Administrators on the estate of Joseph Plummer late of Weymouth, ariner, deceased, allowed. Sale of real estate includes widow's dower, interest on amount to widow during her life, principal to daughter Elizabeth sole heir, by contract. Judge orders balance remaining to be paid to Elizabeth G. Plummer only daughter & heir at law of the deceased.

  2. Chamberlain, George Walter. History of Weymouth, Massachusetts. (Weymouth, Massachusetts: Weymouth Historical Society, under direction of the town, 1923).

    Vol. 3, p. 15: Children of Capt. Samuel Arnold and Mary Nash: Betty Arnold, m Weymouth 22 Jun 1794 Capt. Joseph Plummer of Boston, d. bef. 3 Jun 1806 when distribution of Capt. Samuel Arnold's estate mentions Joseph Plummer husband of daughter Betsey recently deceased [ see Vol. 13, p. 10.]
    Vol. 4, p. 472: Joseph Plummer of Weymouth, mariner, d. bef 17 Dec 1813, leaving daughter under 14, administration granted to widow Margaret and William Wildes, mariner on 10 Aug 1813.
    [Note: Chamberlain does not indicate any connection between these two.]

  3. 3.0 3.1 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910)
    Vol. 2, p. 314.

    PLUMMER, Joseph, [died] July 24, 1813, a. 54. [Capt. Joseph, consumption, CR1] [Capt. Joseph, a. 56, GR14]
    [Age 54 gives birth about 1759. GR14=North Weymouth Cemetery.]

  4. Birth location of Maine comes from death record of daughter Elizabeth G. (Plummer) Hardwick.