Lydia (Gray) Loring (1678 - 1771)

Born 12 Mar 1678 in Plymouth Colony, MA

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Loring — married 17 Aug 1696 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1771 at age 93 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lydia was born 12 Mar 1677/78 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.^[1] She was the daughter of Edward and Dorothy (Lettice) Gray. Her father was a very early settler at Plymouth, though not of the Mayflower party; her mother was his second wife, who outlived him and married second Nathaniel Clarke, from whom she applied for a divorce. Lydia married Caleb Loring on the 17th August, 1696 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, America.^{[2] [3][4]}

Mrs. Loring, called "Madame Loring" in the community, was a member of the church with her husband.

She died 28 Mar 1771 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, US^[5]

Probate

Lidia Loring of Plimton, widow died intestate and on 5 August 1771, Thomas Loring of Plimton was granted the administration of her estate.^[6]

Her inventory was recorded on 29 November 1771.^[7]

In 1774, an account of her estate by Thomas Loring was recorded which included funeral charges, gravestones, debts paid, lawsuit with the widow Loring, improvement of the farm, and administration fees.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The Loring Genealogy online. By Charles Henry Pope assisted by Catherine Peabody Loring; Murray and Emery Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1917. Book Page 22
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL9-ZZ1 : 4 December 2014), Caleb Loring and Lidiah Grey, 17 Aug 1696; citing reference p159; FHL microfilm 416,334. (EASy record)
3. ↑ Clarke, Augustus Peck. Clarke's Kindred Genealogies|Clarke's Kindred Genealogies (Harvard Print. Co., Cambridge, Mass., 1896) Page 78
4. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. Space:Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700|Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700]] (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKQ-YRCT : 11 July 2016), Lydia Gray Loring, 1771; Burial, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Hillcrest Cemetery; citing record ID 36725689, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. (With gravestone image on the Find A Grave site)
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-8H62 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 44 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-8HXT : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 60 of 827; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8H32 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 207 of 827; State Archives, Boston.

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