Person:Joseph Sanderson (5)

Joseph Sanderson, son of William Sanderson, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, August 28, 1680, and settled in Groton. He married there, Sarah Page, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Page. His estate was administered in 1736 by his widow Sarah.^[1]

Bethiah Kemp claimed that her illegitimate child Joseph (born 1714) was his son, and he was required to pay maintenance, but DNA testing has shown that this was not true.^[5]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Bond, Henry, M.D. Family Memorials. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston (1855): To Which Is Appended the Early History of the Town. With Illustrations, Maps and Notes. (Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company, 1855)
   I:421.

   Joseph Sanderson, b. Aug. 28, 1680; m. July 30, 1714, Sarah Page, in Groton, where he settled. His estate was admin. 1736, by his wid. Sarah.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Historical Society of Watertown (Massachusetts). Watertown Records. (Watertown, Mass.: Press of Fred Barker, 1894-1939)
   1:48.

   Jofeph Sanderfon Son of Willyam and Sary Sandorfon born the 28 of auguft (1680).

3.   Butler, Caleb. History of the town of Groton, including Pepperell and Shirley, from the first grant of Groton plantation in 1655: with appendices, containing family registers, town and state officers, population, and other statistics. (Boston, 1848)
   450.

   1714, July 30. Joseph Sanderson, Sarah Page [of Nashobah

4.   Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of the Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. (New York, New York, United States: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913-14)
   III:1597.
5. ↑ Stocker, Alexandra Esty (Sanderson), A 300-Year Secret Revealed: Identifying the Father of Bethiah Kemp's Son Joseph Sanderson, in American Ancestors. (Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
   vol 19, no 3 (Fall 2018): pp 50-52.