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Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
Deacon Medad Pomeroy |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1][3] |
19 Aug 1638 |
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Residence[1] |
1659 |
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States |
| Marriage |
21 Nov 1661 |
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesto Experience Woodward |
| Other[1][2][4] |
31 May 1671 |
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United StatesAdmitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay (as "Medad Pumrey"). |
| Marriage |
14 Sep 1686 |
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesto Abigail Strong |
| Marriage |
24 Jan 1704/05 |
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Warriner |
| Occupation[1][2] |
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Blacksmith. |
| Death[1][2] |
30 Dec 1716 |
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States |
| Burial[5] |
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Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 7 Medad Pomeroy, in Pomeroy, Albert Alonzo. History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family: Collateral Lines in Family Groups, Normandy, Great Britain and America; Comprising the Ancestors and Descendants of Eltweed Pomeroy from Beaminster, County Dorset, England, 1631. (Toledo, Ohio: Franklin Print. and Engraving Co., 1912-1922)
138-41.
"7 Medad Pomeroy (Eltweed), bapt. at Windsor, Ct., Aug. 19, 1638; freeman May 31, 1661; settled at Northampton, Mass., 1659; … In 1675, Medad Pomeroy was chosen Selectman, to which position he was re-elected twenty-seven times. He was first chosen Deputy in 1677, and was six times re-elected to that important position, his last service being in 1692. He was chosen County Treasurer in 1698, and was a number of times re-elected to that office, until the year of his death. It appears that in some years he held not less than six important town offices at the same time. … He … took an honorable part in the engagement at Turner's Falls, May 19, 1676."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Medad Pomeroy, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
3:451-452.
"Medad (Pomeroy), Northampton, br. of the preced. m. 21 Nov. 1661, Experience, d. of Henry Woodward, had John, b. 24 Aug. 1662; Joseph, 24 Dec. 1664, d. next yr.; Mehitable, 3 July 1666; Ebenezer, 30 May 1669; Joseph, again 26 June 1672; Medad, 19 June, 1674, d. soon; Eliakim, 10 Aug. 1675, d. next yr.; Mindwell, July 1677; Thankful, 31 May 1679; Mary, 15 Feb. 1684; and John, again, 30 May 1686, d. with his mo. 8 June foll. He m. the next 8 Sept. Abigail, d. of Elder John Strong, wid. of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncy, had Samuel, 16 Aug. or Sept. 1687, Y. C. 1705; and his w. d. 15 Apr. 1704. For third w. he had 24 Jan. 1705. Hannah, wid. of Thomas Noble the first of Westfield. He was a blacksmith, freem. 1671, many yrs. town clk, deac. and rep. 1677, 83, 4, 6, 90, and 2, and d. 30 Dec. 1716. Distinc. for public serv. attach. to most of the s. Samuel, the youngest, was min. of Newtown, L. I. join. the Presbyt. commun. and was active in extend. the influence of that name; as fully told in Riker's Hist. Joseph was f. of Rev. Benjamin, Y. C. 1733, of Hebron; Ebenezer, the Sheriff of Hampsh. one of his Majesty's Counc. for the Prov. foll. the trade of a blacksmith, as did his s. Col. Seth, a hero of the early day of our Revo. who, in his will, 1777, gave 'to my s. Quartus my bick iron, wh. his gr.gr.f. made 105 yrs. ago. He is the fourth smith in the fam. and Quartus is his name.'"
- ↑ Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1638-1925.
Medad Pomery son of Ellweed Pomery was baptized Aug 19th 1638 (Bk I Page Thirty)
- ↑ Paige, Lucius R. List of Freemen. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct 1849)
3:241.
- ↑ Deacon Medad Pomeroy, in Find A Grave.
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