Individual Details

Daniel Needham

(Abt 1746 - 8 Sep 1801)

He is likely the son of Daniel and Hannah (Allen) Needham born in Norwich in 1757. The family was originally from Salem.

Events

BirthAbt 1746
Marriage17 Feb 1783Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts - Mary Holt
Residence1800Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Will4 Mar 1801Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Death8 Sep 1801Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Probate6 Oct 1801Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Property

Families

SpouseMary Holt (1760 - 1833)
ChildMary "Polly" Needham (1784 - )
ChildJohn Needham (1786 - 1801)
ChildJoseph Parsons Needham (1788 - 1865)
ChildRachel Needham (1791 - 1887)
ChildSarah Needham (1798 - 1880)

Notes

Marriage

Daniel and Mary Holt of Willington, int. Feb. 17, 1783.

Will

Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)The will of Daniel Needham written 4 March 1801 includes a bequest of the widow's third to his wife Mary, and the equal division of the remainder of the estate among his four children namely Polly, Parsons, Rachel, and Sally.

Property

Daniel Needham is of Charlton in 1784 when he purchases property, Worcester, 110:630, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89ZH-KV1H?i=330&wc=MCBG-MMS%3A361612201%2C361841701&cc=2106411

grantor index 147:452, 453
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89ZH-JW35?i=111&wc=MCB2-GM9%3A361612201%2C361636001&cc=2106411

in 1802 widow Mary sells property to settle the estate
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZH-GDJ7?i=591&wc=MCBG-HWT%3A361612201%2C361887001&cc=2106411

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).

3. Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 16; Page: 504; Image: 511; Family History Library Film: 205617.

4. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts.

5. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

6. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts.