Nathan Lord (1656 - abt. 1733)

Born 20 Jun 1656 in Kittery, York County, Maine

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Died about 1733 at about age 76 in Berwick, York, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

He was born on 20 June 1656 in Kittery, York County, Maine and was the son of Martha (Everett) and Nathan Lord, Jr.

Nathan Lord, III married on 22 November 1678 to Martha Tozier, daughter of Judith (Smith) and Richard Tozer, Sr.

The First Church of Berwick in York County, Maine was founded in 1702 and he was an original member and one of its first Deacons and an Elder from 1721 until his death. He was a man much respected and was prominent in Church affairs.

He made his last Will on 06 July 1733 and it was proved on 24 September 1733 in the probate court of Berwick, York County, Maine. His estate inventory was returned on 15 October 1733. ^[1]

Children ^[2]

1. Martha (Lord) Chick, b: 14 Oct 1679
2. Nathan Lord, IV, b: 13 May 1681
3. William Lord, b: 20 Mar 1682/3
4. Richard Lord, b: 01 Mar 1684/5
5. Judith (Lord) Hambleton, b: 29 Mar 1687
6. Samuel Lord, b: 14 Jun 1689; m: 19 Oct 1710 Martha Wentworth
7. Mary Amelia (Lord) Hodsdon, b: 29 Jul 1691
8. John Lord, b: 18 Jan 1693
9. Sarah (Lord) Roberts, b: 28 Mar 1696
10. Anne (Lord) Furbush, b: 27 May 1697
11. Abraham Lord, b: 29 Oct 1699.

Will

- to my well beloved wife Martha, one halfe of my real estate dureing her natural life and the one halfe of my personal estate forever to be disposed off by her will or other Instrument in writing as she sees meet

- to son Nathan, all my land on the south side of the way that leads to York called ye great Field

- to my son William, all my right, title, interest, claim & demand, to and in the land that was my brother, Abraham Lords

- to my son, Richard, twenty acres of land at Piles's brook

- to son Samuel, for whom I have done considerably already, two acres and halfe of marsh at Sturgeon Creek

- to son John, all that land now in his tenure and occupation where he lives which I formerly bought of Silvanus Nock and contains twenty five acres, be it more or less with all the appurtennces

- to son Abraham, all the land on the north side of the highway

- to daughters Martha Chick, Judith Hambleton, Mary Emery, Sarah Roberts, and Ann Furbuish, twenty pounds each

- to my granddaughter Elizabeth (Chick), wife of Noah Emery, 5 pounds;

- to the Church in Berwick, twenty pounds "to be laid out in communion service (communion ware) table, plate, etc."

- to my Minister, a gold ring to remembr me by after my decease

(being Rev. Jeremiah Wise, Pastor of the First Church of Berwick Maine)

- cousin William Lord

- Robert Knight (who married his brother Abraham Lord's widow)

I make and ordain my sons, Nathan and Abraham, (to whom I give and bequeath the remainder of my estate, both real & personal, to them, their heirs, and assignes, forever) to be the executors. ^[3]

- signed with his mark and a seal

dated: 06 July 1733

Probate: 24 Sep 1733

Inventory: £1876: 2: 2 returned 15 Oct 1733

appraisers: James Grant, Benj. Libby, and Joseph Chadbourn

Debts due the estate from Joseph Killgore, Robt. Gray, Ebenezr Hilton, Richard Chick, William Moore, Jno. Smith, Ichad Goodwin, John Cooper & Nathan Lord, Junr.

Research Notes

Nathan LORD gifted silver communion ware which is still used on high occasions at the First Parish Church of South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA. From the LORD family genealogical notes of Stewart Clarke who's great-grandfather, Isaac Purl Lord (1858-1942) was a direct descendant of Nathan, and spent many years researching the family.

Sources

1. ↑ York County Probate Records v4
2. ↑ "The Wentworth Genealogy" in 2 volumes by John Wentworth, LL.D., of Chicago, Illinois, USA; v1 p87 by Press of Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, MA in 1870; comprising origin of the name, the family in England and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the emigrant and of his descendants
3. ↑ Maine Wills 1640-1760 on MaineGenealogy.net

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970 compiled by National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution of Louisville, Kentucky; on ancestry.com citing APID#1,2204::255014; b: 1655; res: York County, Maine; d: 1733

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