| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Eighth Generation192. Joshua EDDY was born on 21 February 1681 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. He died on 13 November 1768 at the age of 87 in Gloucester, RI. Joshua is #84 in the Eddy Family in America, 1930. Zachariah Eddy gave Joshua land at Mattapoisett in Swansea, to which he added. He owned a lot of land on Shawomet Neck, which he sold in 1729 and moved to RI, apparently at his brother, Zachariah's, urging. He initially bought the Peter place, "100 acres of Wayunkheague," which land was east of the 7 mile line in RI and was his homestead, and three days later he purchased 150 acres east of the 7 mile line from Stephen Harding. This land was probably in Smithfield not far from the Glocester border. Joshua Eddy owned a lot of property in western RI (Smithfield, Gloucester, Scituate) and also in Salisbury, CT. His life was spent cultivating his farm and raising his large family of boys. They all grew up and married. He has more descendants than any other Eddy of his generation. See "The Eddy Family in America" p. 55ff for more about his lands. Hannah STEVENS and Joshua EDDY were married on 3 May 1708 in Swansea, Bristol Co., MA. 193. Hannah STEVENS was born on 30 April 1682 in Salisbury, Essex Co., MA. She died on 22 October 1757 at the age of 75 in Gloucester, RI. Children were:
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