The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Waterman · ◉ direct ancestor

♂Robert Waterman

Born 1681, Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America (unconfirmed). Died 1750, Sturtevant Cemetery, Halifax Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Robert Waterman (9 February 1681/82 – 16 January 1749/50) was a farmer of Plympton and Halifax in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He was the sixth great-grandfather of Frederic Roger Curtis (1928–2007), through his daughter Mary Waterman (1716–1750).

Early life

He was born at Marshfield, the son of John Waterman and Ann Sturtevant.

Marriages and family

On 19 March 1702, at Plymouth, he married Mary Cushman (1682–1722), a daughter of the Reverend Isaac Cushman of Plympton. The Plympton register enters eight children for them between 1703 and 1721: Isaac, Josiah, Thomas, Rebecca, Robert, Mary, Samuel and Anna.

After Mary’s death a memorial compilation records two further marriages, to Elizabeth Cushman at Plympton on 5 December 1723 and to Abigail Dingley at Marshfield on 18 June 1727, with a daughter Abigail by the last. The Plympton register confirms that he had a second wife, Elizabeth Cushman, and a third, Abigail, whose daughter Abigail was born on 5 March 1728/29. The dates and places of the two marriages, and the third wife’s surname, rest on the compilation alone.

Death

He died at Halifax on 16 January 1749/50 and was buried in the Sturtevant Cemetery there.

Family time line

◉ Robert Waterman 1681–1750
◉ Mary Cushman 1682–1723
Married 19 Mar 1702, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
○ Isaac Waterman 1703–
○ Josiah Waterman 1705–
○ Thomas Waterman 1707–
○ Rebecca Waterman 1710–
○ Robert Waterman 1713–
◉ Mary Waterman 1716–1750
○ Samuel Waterman 1718–
○ Anna Waterman 1721–

Recorded events

EventWhenWhereEvidence ?on record - the record itself, its image, or a transcript or printed copy of it has been read
from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so
not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet
Birth 9 Feb 1681/82 Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America not yet documented
Burial 1750 Sturtevant Cemetery, Halifax Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America not yet documented
Death
16 Jan 1749/50 (Old Style year 1749; 1750 New Style) - 'Died January 16th, 1749/50', Halifax VR
 16 Jan 1750 Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America on record
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Sources

  • Halifax, Mass. death register - Mr Robert Waterman Senior, 16 Jan 1749/50 — Death
  • Halifax, Mass. town list - the children of Mr Robert Waterman — about this person
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Robertt Waterman x Mary Cushman, Plymouth, 19 Mar 1702 — Marriage (Mary Cushman)

Borders as they stood about 1700 (they follow the event under the mouse), from the historical-basemaps project, the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (states and territories, 1783 on) and Natural Earth; the colonies and provinces are drawn along today's lines.

Line of descent

  1. John Waterman 1642–1718
    1. Robert Waterman
    2. Elizabeth Bourne 1615–1663
  2. Ann Sturtevant 1647–1720
    1. Samuel Sturtevant
      1. John Sturtevant 1596–1669
      2. Hannah Winslow 1596–
    2. Hannah (surname unknown) 1625–1716

Descendants

  1. Isaac Waterman 1703–
  2. Josiah Waterman 1705–
  3. Thomas Waterman 1707–
    1. Jonathan Waterman 1730–1764
      1. Robert Waterman 1759–1838
        1. Jonathan Waterman 1784–1835
  4. Rebecca Waterman 1710–
  5. Robert Waterman 1713–
  6. Mary Waterman 1716–1750
    1. Abigail Holmes 1734–
    2. Jonathan Holmes 1736–1806
    3. Charles Holmes 1741–1741 ✧
    4. Robert Holmes 1743–1817
    5. Mary Holmes 1745–
      1. Josiah Morton 1767–1842
        1. Lucy Morton 1798–
        2. Josiah Morton 1802–1883
        3. Levi S. Morton 1807–1894
      2. Mary Morton 1768–1816
        1. John Curtis 1792–1792 ✧
        2. Waterman Curtis 1793–1859
        3. Junia Curtis 1795–1809 ✧
        4. Truman Curtis 1804–1885 ⚭
        5. Electa Curtis 1811–1888
      3. Mehitabel Morton 1774–1846
        1. Sally Stanton 1794–1865
        2. Amos Stanton 1796–1883
        3. Lucinda Stanton 1800–1868
        4. Warren Stanton 1802–1874
        5. Eunice Stanton 1804–1877
        6. Belinda Stanton 1806–1885
        7. Robert Stanton 1808–1865
        8. Laura Stanton 1810–1872
        9. Eliza Stanton 1814–1814 ✧
        10. Lovina Stanton 1817–1877
      4. Abigil Morton 1780–
        1. Quartus Angell 1800–1842
        2. Stephen Angell 1802–1884
        3. Ira Angell 1803–1885
        4. Laura Angell 1805–1807 ✧
        5. Diadema Angell 1806–1831
        6. Jedediah Angell 1807–1809 ✧
        7. Laura Angell 1810–1854
        8. Mary H. Angell 1812–1867
        9. James Morton Angell 1817–1896 ⚭
        10. Henry A. Angell 1818–1889
        11. Minerva Abigail Angell 1820–1871
        12. Levi Angell 1823–1912
      5. James Morton 1782–
      6. Jonathan Holmes Morton 1790–
        1. Arvilla Morton 1814–1900
        2. Sarah Morton 1815–1898
        3. Jonathan Holmes Morton 1817–1897
        4. Charles S Morton 1820–1902
        5. Mary Christiana Morton 1822–1889
        6. William Leslie Morton 1825–1904
        7. Betsy Ann Morton 1827–1877
        8. Lovina A Morton 1829–1874
    6. Jedediah Holmes 1749–1829
  7. Samuel Waterman 1718–
  8. Anna Waterman 1721–