William EDDY
COPIED FROM THE ARCHIVES BOOK 2 B C 65.
SETTLED IN WATERTOWN, MASS. 29 OCT 1630. JOHN EDDY, SON OF REV. WM. EDDY OF
CRAINBROOK , KENT, ENG. ARRIVED AT PLYMOUTH, MASS. IN THE "HANDMAID", CAPT.
GRANT , MASTER, 29 OCT 1630. HE LEFT PLYMOUTH PRIOR TO 6 FEB 1631-2 AND SETTLED
IN WATERTOWN. WAS ADMITTED FREEMAN 3 SEPT. 1634, SELECTMAN 1635/36/37. HE
APPLIED IN THE COURTS 15 DEC 1673, AGE 77, TO BE EXCUSED FROM TRAINING. SOME
OF HIS CHILDREN BORN BEFORE HE CAME TO WATERTOWN. HIS WILL, DATED 11 JAN.
1677/78. PROVED 16 DEC 1684, MENTIONS TWO SONS, SAMUEL AND JOHN AND FOUR
DAUGHTERS , MARY ORTON, SARAH MARIAN, PILGRIM STEADMAN AND RUTH GARDINER.
He married Mary Foster or Fostor 24 Nov 1587 at Crainbrook, Kent, Eng. . Mary Foster or Fostor was born at of Crainbrook, Kent, Eng. Abt 1552/65 daughter of John Foster or Fostor and Mrs. Ellen Mumm? or Munn? (Fostor) .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Mary Eddy
born Abt 1591.
Phineas Eddy
born Abt 1593.
John Eddy
born Abt 1597.
Eleanor Eddy
born Aug 1599.
Abigaile Eddy
born Oct 1601.
Anna Eddy
born May 1603.
Elizabeth Eddy
born Dec 1606.
Samuel Eddy
born 15 May 1608.
Zachariah Eddy
born Mar 1610.
Nathaniel Eddy
born Jul 1611.
Nathaniel Eddy
born Abt 1613.
William Eddy died 23 Nov 1616 .


