Individual Details
Obadiah Eddy
(Abt 1722 - 19 Sep 1756)
"In the autumn of 1755, in an expedition to Crown Point, were the following persons, either born, or residing at the time, in Norton:
"Samuel Eddy Eleazor Eddy, Nicholas White, Jr., Benjamin Balley, Joseph Mitchell, Seth Gilbert, Ephraim Briggs, John Cobb, Daniel Tiffany, Nathan Lawrence.
"The following were in the 'expedition against Crown Point:'
"Capt. Joseph Hodges; Ensign, Gideon Basset; Sergeants, Oliver Eddy, John Thayer; Corporals, George Braman, Obediah Eddy: Thomas Winchel, John Whire, Martin Dassance......
OBADIAH EDDY (Jr,in VR, to distinguish him from another Obadiah), b. abt 1722 (Age given on Muster Roll in 1756 is 34), d. 19 Sep 1756, at Lake George in French and Indian War. (per local history) m. 20 Jul 1744 LOIS HIX (also spelled Hicks), dau of JAMES and MARAH HIX of Rehoboth.
"Samuel Eddy Eleazor Eddy, Nicholas White, Jr., Benjamin Balley, Joseph Mitchell, Seth Gilbert, Ephraim Briggs, John Cobb, Daniel Tiffany, Nathan Lawrence.
"The following were in the 'expedition against Crown Point:'
"Capt. Joseph Hodges; Ensign, Gideon Basset; Sergeants, Oliver Eddy, John Thayer; Corporals, George Braman, Obediah Eddy: Thomas Winchel, John Whire, Martin Dassance......
OBADIAH EDDY (Jr,in VR, to distinguish him from another Obadiah), b. abt 1722 (Age given on Muster Roll in 1756 is 34), d. 19 Sep 1756, at Lake George in French and Indian War. (per local history) m. 20 Jul 1744 LOIS HIX (also spelled Hicks), dau of JAMES and MARAH HIX of Rehoboth.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1722 | Massachusetts, British America | |||
| Marriage | 20 Jul 1744 | Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Lois Hicks |  |  | |
| Death | 19 Sep 1756 | in the French and Indian War - British America | |||
| Probate | 31 Jan 1757 | Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Lois Hicks (1722 - ) |
| Child | Ephraim Eddy (1744 - ) |
| Child | James Eddy (1746 - 1815) |
| Child | Obediah Eddy (1751 - 1826) |
| Child | Considerate "Consider" Eddy (1753 - ) |
| Child | Rachel Eddy (1754 - 1833) |
| Father | Eleazer Eddy (1681 - 1739) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Randel ( - 1723) |
| Sibling | John Eddy (1701 - 1789) |
| Sibling | Caleb Eddy (1702 - 1778) |
| Sibling | Hannah Eddy (1704 - 1789) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Eddy (1705 - ) |
| Sibling | Charity Eddy (1707 - ) |
| Sibling | Joshua Eddy ( - ) |
| Sibling | Eleazer Eddy ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Obediah m/ Louis Hicks (Hix) July 20, 1744 Taunton (VR).also: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Probate
Title: H.L. Peter Rounds, C.G., Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Probate Records, 1745-1762, Book 2(Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1988)
31 JAN 1757 Norton, Bristol, MA
"Lois Eddy of Nort., widow, guard. of Obediah Eddy, James Eddy, Consider Eddy (son), Ephraim Eddy &.Rachell Eddy (all under 14), chldn. of OBEDIAH EDDY of Nort., dtd. 31 Jan. 1757 [125:117/8/9/20/1]." 1
"Appt. of Mrs. Lois Eddy. widow, &. Caleb Eddy, yeoman, both of Nort. to be adms. of est. of OBADIAH EDDY of Nort. dcd. intest., dtd. 31 Jan. 1757 [15:253]." 2
3 FEB 1757 Norton, Bristol, MA
Inv. of est. of OBADIAH EDDY of Nort., dtd. 3 Feb. 1757, pres. by Lois Eddy & Caleb Eddy, adms. Incl. note "from Mary Wife of Jonathan Eddy." Pers. est. 81-3-3; no real est. Apprs: John Crane, James Blake & John Briggs [15:297/8/9]." 3
6 JUN 1757 Norton, Bristol, MA
"Acct. of Lois Eddy & Caleb Eddy, adms. of est. of OBADIAH EDDY of Nort., dtd. 6 June 1757. Incl. money "Recd of the Province Treasurer Wages Due to him." Incl. itern for "Charges in Lying in of a Child after my sd husband Deceased." Mentions "Allowance for an Old Great Coat Cut up for ye Children" [15:443/4/5]." 4
9 MAY 1763 Norton, Bristol, MA
"Accts. of Lois Eddy, guard. of Considerate Eddy, James Eddy, Obediah Eddy & Ephraim Eddy, chldn. of Obediah Eddy of Nort., all dtd. 9 May 1763. Incl. cost of boarding & clothing Considerate for 4 yrs., for Rachel for 'about four Years before She was Seven years Old' & Obediah for 'about two years & half before he was Seven years Old' [18:191/193]." 5
Endnotes
1. Charles Eddy, M. D., Genealogy of the Eddy family (Brooklyn, NY: Nolan Brothers, , 1881), 19; digital images, American Libraries Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofeddyf00eddy : accessed 20 December 2014.
2. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 16 January 2015), Obadiah Eddy and Lovis Hix, 20 Jul 1744.