Lydia (Tompson) Soule (1659 - 1741)

Born 5 Oct 1659 in Middleborough, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Soule — married 14 Dec 1693 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1741 at age 81 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Lydia, daughter of John and Mary (Cooke) Thompson, was born in Barnstable on October 5, 1659 and died in Middleborough on March 14, 1741/2. She is a descendant of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke. She is buried with her husband at The Green Cemetery in Middleboro: Find A Grave: Memorial #20706347 Lydia Soule

She married James Soule in Duxbury on December 14, 1693. James is the son of John and Rebecca (Simmons) Soule. He was born in Duxbury on October 4, 1659 and died in Middleborough on August 27, 1744. (NOTE: Middleboro Deaths erroneously lists his death as "Thomas Soule.")
The Will of John Tomson, dated 23 April 1696 [Plymouth Probate 1: 241-45]:
In it, he named sons:
Jacob
Thomas
Peter
and daughters:
Mary Tabor
Esther Reed
Elizabeth Swift
Sarah Tomson
Lydia Soul
Mary Tomson

Sources

Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations, Sixth Edition, 2011, p. 5, 16.

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDB-CXC : 10 February 2018), Lydia Tompson, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161968 V. 10, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 14, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 27, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0191968 V. 11.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-1TJQ : 3 November 2017), / in entry for Mary Soul Or Soule, 02 Oct 1694; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-1TJ7 : 3 November 2017), / in entry for Martha Soul Or Soule, 11 Apr 1696; citing Birth, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231.

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBX-QV8 : 3 November 2017), Lydia Soul, 14 Mar 1741; citing Death, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934231. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20706347