Gersham SAMPSON

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• Baptism: 30 Jul 1721

Gersham married Bethia CLARK on 02 May 1727 in Middleboro, Massachustts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Hazadiah EDDY on 29 May 1695 in Middleboro, Massachustts. Hazadiah (daughter of Obadiah EDDY and Bennet ELLIS) was born on 10 Apr 1672 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died before 17 Dec 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Obadiah Eddy and Bennett Ellis

Samuel married Hester DE LA NOYE about 1669. Hester (daughter of Philip DE LA NOYE and Hester DEWSBURY) was born about 06 Mar 1640 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 1735 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Centre St. Cem.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Hester Delano

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It is probable that Bennett, the wife of Obadiah was Bennett Ellis dau. of John Ellis and his wife Elizabeth Freeman, dau. of Edmund Freeman. the ellis family were of Sandwich where obadiah spent his youth. Bennett Ellis was b. Feb. 27, 1649, which is four years later than Obadiah was born and she had a brother Joel Ellis. Note that Obadiah named a son Joel. Obadiah during the rest of his life had many dealings with the Ellis family and a Joel ellis witnessed the codicil to his will.

Obadiah learned the trade of a shoemaker. It is likely that he was apprenticed to someone living in Sandwich, for the fist record found suggests that he was living in Sandwich at the time that he was fifteen or sixteen years of age.....

It is probable that as soon as Obadiah married, he settled on these lands which became incorporated into the town of Middleboro. His name first appears in town affairs as a member of the Grand Inquest in 1673, and in 1679, and in 1681 he again held this position. In 1675 and 2692, he was surveyor of highways and in 1679, 1681, 1683, 1689, he was constable. In 1690 and 1694 he was one of the Selectmen of Middleboro. Among the officers of the towns in the Old Colony, none were of more importance than the selectmen. They were given large discretion and until the Revolutionary War, had almost entire management of the civil affairs. These offices were filled by the most influential and able men.

When King Philip's War broke out in 1675, Obdaiah and his family were living in Middleboro. They took refuge in the fort. When this was abandoned, they went to Plymouth. A list of men in the fort was obtained from an old Eddy Note Book " quoted from Mercy Bennett, whose grandfather was on the list and she had the information from him." (Hist. of Middleboro, p. 34) They remained in Plymouth until the trouble was over. Obadiah was one of the first to return to Middleboro. His home, like all other houses in Middleboro prior to King Philip's Was, had been built of hewn logs. This had been burned by the Indians, but nothing daunted he set out to rebuild it, not far from the site of the original house. An araticle in the eddy Genealogy of 2881 thus describes the location: "He lived in that part of Middleboro, now Halifax, near Winnetuxet River. It was hard by two appletrees in the field back of Nathan fuller's house." The hearthstone of that old house was taken fro the cellar and is now part of the foundation of one of the houses in Eddyville, built by one of his descendants.

Obadiah was admitted a Freeman June 3, 1683, but did not take the oath until 1688. In 1683 he was one of those chosen to lay out a road from Middleboro, Bridgwater, and other places toward Boston and in 1687 he was one of twelve men chosen as a jury to decide cases arising from the laying out of highways. Since all records of previous times had been burnt in King Philip's War, questions of boundaries and ownership arose.....

In 1694 the First Church of Middleboro was organized. For several generations this was one of the largest and most influential in the colony. In the founding of this Obadiah had his part and was one of its staunch upholders as long as he lived. The church still stands and has recently received extensive repairs. Every summer on "Forefather's Sunday" a great audience fills the building to commemorate the families who were its founders....

Obadiah married Bennet ELLIS about 1668. Bennet (daughter of Lieut. John ELLIS and Elizabeth FREEMAN) was born on 27 Feb 1648/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of John Ellis and Elizabeth Freeman (daughter of Edmund Freeman)