Individual Details
Zachariah Eddy
(7 Mar 1639 - 4 Sep 1718)
Zachariah Eddy
Birth 1639, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Birth Memo 1640?
Residence aft 1650, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Residence 1661, Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA
Reside Memo received deed of 100 ac of land in Narragansett from John Brown with his brother, Caleb Eddy
Land Purchase 24 Mar 1662, Plymouth County, MA
Purchase Memo land near Namassakett from Samuel Eddy, his father, to him and his brother Obediah, known as Capt Southworths purchase
Residence abt 1663, Providence County, RI
Undefined 1681, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Undefined Memo Zachariah and his brother Caleb were members of a jury called to view the body of William Makepeace who had been drowned.
Death 4 Sep 1718, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Burial Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Burial Memo Eddy Family Cemetery, Swan Finishing Company Parking Lot
Occupation farmer
Zachariah was bound out at the age of seven years to Mr. John Browne of Rehoboth. This Mr. John Browne was a man of importance in Plymouth, being the Governor's Assistant from 1636-1655. He was one of the original settlers and proprietors of Taunton and also of Rehoboth. A large tract of land called Wannamoisett was granted to him for his services to the government of Plymouth (Hist. of Taunton, p. 32). Mr. John Browne died in 1662, but in a deed dated Dec. 29, 1661, he left to "Zacariah Eedey now resident in my family" 1/3 of 150 acres in Narragansett betwixt Quidnisset and trading house of Richard Smith (Plymouth Col. Deeds, p. 103). Soon after the incorporation of Swansea, Zachariah Eddy was made Freeman of Swansea on May 29, 1670. The following year on May 11th, he was chosen waywarden and on June 5th, he was elected surveyor of highways.At the age of 7 yrs in 1646-47 he was bound by his parent to Mr. John Brown, a shipwright of Rehoboth, until he was 21 yrs. Zachariah Eddy children: (does not indicate by which wife) Zachariah b: Apr 10, 1664 d: 1737 John b: Oct 10, 1666 Elizabeth b: Aug 3, 1670 Marr: Feb 26, 1690 Samuel Whipple of Prov, RI (he b: 1669 Prov d: 17 Apr 1728 Groton, CT) They removed to Groton, CT prior to 1712 Samuel b: Jun 4, 1673 Ebenezer b: Feb 5, 1675 Caleb b: Sep 21, 1678 Joshua b: Feb 21, 1680 Obediah b: Sep 2, 1683 Alice b: Nov 28, 1684
Birth 1639, Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Birth Memo 1640?
Residence aft 1650, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Residence 1661, Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA
Reside Memo received deed of 100 ac of land in Narragansett from John Brown with his brother, Caleb Eddy
Land Purchase 24 Mar 1662, Plymouth County, MA
Purchase Memo land near Namassakett from Samuel Eddy, his father, to him and his brother Obediah, known as Capt Southworths purchase
Residence abt 1663, Providence County, RI
Undefined 1681, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Undefined Memo Zachariah and his brother Caleb were members of a jury called to view the body of William Makepeace who had been drowned.
Death 4 Sep 1718, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Burial Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Burial Memo Eddy Family Cemetery, Swan Finishing Company Parking Lot
Occupation farmer
Zachariah was bound out at the age of seven years to Mr. John Browne of Rehoboth. This Mr. John Browne was a man of importance in Plymouth, being the Governor's Assistant from 1636-1655. He was one of the original settlers and proprietors of Taunton and also of Rehoboth. A large tract of land called Wannamoisett was granted to him for his services to the government of Plymouth (Hist. of Taunton, p. 32). Mr. John Browne died in 1662, but in a deed dated Dec. 29, 1661, he left to "Zacariah Eedey now resident in my family" 1/3 of 150 acres in Narragansett betwixt Quidnisset and trading house of Richard Smith (Plymouth Col. Deeds, p. 103). Soon after the incorporation of Swansea, Zachariah Eddy was made Freeman of Swansea on May 29, 1670. The following year on May 11th, he was chosen waywarden and on June 5th, he was elected surveyor of highways.At the age of 7 yrs in 1646-47 he was bound by his parent to Mr. John Brown, a shipwright of Rehoboth, until he was 21 yrs. Zachariah Eddy children: (does not indicate by which wife) Zachariah b: Apr 10, 1664 d: 1737 John b: Oct 10, 1666 Elizabeth b: Aug 3, 1670 Marr: Feb 26, 1690 Samuel Whipple of Prov, RI (he b: 1669 Prov d: 17 Apr 1728 Groton, CT) They removed to Groton, CT prior to 1712 Samuel b: Jun 4, 1673 Ebenezer b: Feb 5, 1675 Caleb b: Sep 21, 1678 Joshua b: Feb 21, 1680 Obediah b: Sep 2, 1683 Alice b: Nov 28, 1684
Events
| Birth | 7 Mar 1639 | Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 7 May 1663 | East Bridgewater, Massachusetts - Alice Paddock | |||
| Death | 4 Sep 1718 | Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts | |||
| Burial | Eddy Burial Ground, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Alice Paddock (1640 - 1692) |
| Child | Zachariah Eddy Jr. (1664 - 1737) |
| Child | John Eddy (1666 - 1726) |
| Child | Elizabeth Eddy (1670 - 1718) |
| Child | Samuel Eddy (1673 - 1674) |
| Child | Ebenezer Eddy (1675 - 1726) |
| Child | Caleb Eddy (1678 - 1748) |
| Child | Joshua Eddy (1680 - 1768) |
| Child | Obadiah Eddy (1683 - 1747) |
| Child | Alice Eddy (1684 - 1692) |
| Child | Elinor Eddy (1686 - 1687) |
| Spouse | Abigail Montgomery (1655 - 1720) |
| Father | Samuel Fosten Eddy ( - 1687) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Savory (1607 - 1689) |
| Sibling | John Eddy (1637 - 1715) |
| Sibling | Caleb Eddy (1643 - 1713) |
| Sibling | Obadiah Eddy (1645 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Hannah Eddy (1647 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Eddy (1649 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Eddy (1649 - 1736) |
Notes
Burial
Grandson of Vicar William Eddye, (1560 - 1616),VICAR WILLIAM EDDYE, 1592 - 1616
ST. DUNSTAN'S PARISH CHURCH CRANBROOK, KENT, ENGLAND,
Vicar William Eddye's wife was Mary (Fosten) Eddye (1568 - 1611).
Zachariah was married May 7, 1663 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Ma.
Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Eddy (1608 - 1687)
Elizabeth Savory Eddy (1606 - 1689)
Spouse:
Alice Paddock Eddy (1640 - 1692)*
Children:
Elizabeth Eddy Whipple (1670 - 1718)*
Caleb Eddy (1678 - 1748)*
Joshua Eddy (1680 - 1768)*
Obadiah Eddy (1683 - 1747)*
Siblings:
John Eddy (1637 - 1715)*
Zachariah Eddy (1639 - 1718)
Caleb Eddy (1643 - 1713)*
Obadiah Eddy (1645 - 1727)*
Hannah Eddy (1647 - ____)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
To Honor and Perpetuate the Memory of Zachariah Eddy 1639-1718
One of the purchasers of Swansea Dec. 29, 1696. He set aside this spot, which is to lye and remain as a burying place for the families of said Eddy's and for such of their neighbors as the said Eddy's shall admit forever.
"To mark the resting place of his parents:
Samuel Eddy born in 1608, son of Rev. William Eddy, Viscar of St. Dunstan's Church, in Cranbook Co., Kent, England, and came on the "Handmaid" in 1630 to Plymouth, where he resided for fifty years. He died in Swansea, Nov. 12, 1687. Elizabeth died here on May 24, 1689, in her 82nd Year."
"To Record the names of his children:
Zachariah, John, Elizabeth, Samuel, Ebenezer, Caleb, Joshua, and Obediah.
This tablet erected by the Eddy Family Association, Inc. 1948."
Note: The cemetery is located on the old Eddy Farm once owned by Samuel.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial# 9257958.