Josiah Kingman (1713 - 1759)

Born 9 Oct 1713 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Williams) Kingman — married 16 Nov 1737 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1759 at age 45 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kingman Name Study.

Descendant of PGM Migrant Henry Kingman.

Josiah was born in 1713 to John Kingman and Bethiah Newcomb.^[1][2]

Josiah Kingman married Mary Williams in 1737.^[1][3] They had the following children:^[1][4]

1. Josiah, born May 17, 1740.
2. Molly, born Sept. 7, 1742 ; married Frederick Pope of Stoughton.
3. Edward, born Oct. 8, 1744 ; married Sarah Newcomb of Norton.
4. Benjamin, born Dec. 25, 1746 ; married Martha Randall of Easton.
5. Martha, born March 16, 1750; married Ebenezer Robinson of Dorchester.

This family settled in East Bridgewater, and afterwards in Easton, Mass. Mr. Kingman was licensed to keep an "Inn" or house of entertainment on the old "Bay Road" in Easton, not far from and northeast of the late Ebenezer Randall's house. This house obtained some notoriety. It was one in which Washington stopped while on his route from Boston to New York. His widow continued the same for a time after Josiah's death in 1759. She died 1803, aged 85 years. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Kingman, Bradford, Descendants of Henry Kingman, Some early generations of the Kingman family. (Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son, 1912). p. 37, "--28-- JOSIAH KINGMAN⁴ (John³, John², Henry¹), son of John and Bethiah (Newcomb) Kingman, was born October 9, 1713, in Bridgewater, Mass. He married Mary, daughter of Josiah and Martha (Howard) Williams of Taunton and West Bridgewater, Mass., November 16, 1737. This family settled in East Bridgewater, and afterwards in Easton, Mass. Mr. Kingman was licensed to keep an Inn " or house of entertainment on the old "Bay Road " in Easton, not far from and northeast of the late Ebenezer Randall's house. This house obtained some notoriety. Was one in which Washington stopped while on his route from Boston to New York. The widow continued the same for a time after her husband's death. The father died July 19, 1759. The widow married Ephraim Cary, 1784. She died 1803, aged 85 years. CHILDREN OF JOSIAH AND MARY (WILLIAMS) KINGMAN : 1. Josiah⁵, b. May 17, 1740. 2. Molly⁵, b. Sept. 7, 1742 ; m. Frederick Pope of Stoughton. 3. Edward⁵, b. Oct. 8, 1744 ; m. Sarah Newcomb of Norton. 70 4. Benjamin⁵, b. Dec. 25, 1746 ; m. Martha Randall of Easton. 71 5. Martha⁵, b. March 16, 1750; m. Ebenezer Robinson of Dorchester. "
2. ↑ History of Bridgewater, p. 226, Mitchell, Nahum, Plymouth Colony Pages, "9. Josiah (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Josiah Williams 1737 and had Josiah 1740, Molly 1742, Edward 1744, Benjamin 1746, Martha 1750. He settled in E. B., but removed to Easton, and d., and his wid. m. Ephraim Cary 1784, and d. 1803, æ. 85.—Damon m. Polly Snell 1814.—Mara [sic, Martha] m. Wm. Phillips 1795.—Eunice m. George Williams, Jr., 1797.—Nancy of Mansfield m. Sprague Snow 1820." (Copied with permission, 1 May 2016)
3. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), 29 April 2016, Bridgewater Marriages, p. 223, "Josiah and Mary Williams, Nov. 16, 1737.*"
4. ↑ Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, p. 226, Plymouth Colony Pages (Used with permission, 30 Apr 2016) "9. Josiah (s. of John 2) m. Mary, D. of Josiah Williams 1737 and had Josiah 1740, Molly 1742, Edward 1744, Benjamin 1746, Martha 1750. He settled in E. B., but removed to Easton, and d., and his wid. m. Ephraim Cary 1784, and d. 1803, æ. 85.—Damon m. Polly Snell 1814.—Mara [sic, Martha] m. Wm. Phillips 1795.—Eunice m. George Williams, Jr., 1797.—Nancy of Mansfield m. Sprague Snow 1820."

See also:

• Kingman ONS website page for Josiah Kingman

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Schauman Skinner Tree_2011-05-21.ged on 22 May 2011.
• WikiTree profile Kingman-115 created through the import of Adele Schauman Skinner_2011-07-11.ged on Jul 11, 2011 by Adele Schauman.