The family of Zachariah Eddy 1638-1718

 Zachariah Eddy was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (possibly Savory) Eddy, born in 1638 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.  He married Alice Paddock, daughter of Robert and Mary Holmes Paddock, in 1663 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony.  After Alice died, he married Abigail Montgomery, the widow Smith, but had no children with her.  Zachariah lived most of his life in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts and acquired considerable land holdings there.  

Zechariah was their first born son, in 1664, in Plymouth Colony.  He was married twice, first to Mercy Baker, the daughter of Samuel and Eleanor Winslow Baker.  They had 5 children: Alice, who died young, Eleanor, who also died young, Jemima, Zachariah, and Alice again.  His second wife was Amphillis (various spellings) Smith, the daughter of Edward and Amphillis Angell Smith.  Their children are Anna, Elisha, Joseph, and Samuel..  I'll write more of this family in my next post.

John is left off many lists, but I did find a birth date for John that lists Sachariah (as spelled in record of Plymouth Colony) as his father, so we know there was a son John, born in 1666.  John first married Mary Hatch, the daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Hewes Hatch.  They are said to have had six children although I've identified only 5: Jeremiah, Thomas, Seth, Jean and Samuel.  He married secondly Hopestill Butterworth, the daughter of John and Sarah Butterworth.  Their children are Oliver, Charles, and Joseph.  

There is then a gap of about four years, when there may have been another child or at least another pregnancy.  Elizabeth was the first daughter born to the couple, in 1670.  She married Samuel Whipple Jr., the son of Samuel and Mary Harris Whipple.  Their children are Zachariah, Hope, Samuel, Zephaniah, Nathan, Daniel, Alice, Elizabeth, and Samuel. again.  

Samuel Eddy was born in 1673 and died young.

The next son, Ebenezer, was born in 1675.  He married Sarah Harding, whom I have so far been unable to trace.  Their children were Lydia, Ebenezer, Nathan, Phoebe, Mary, Benjamin, Sarah, and Stephen.  

Caleb was born in 1678.  He married Bethiah Smith, the daughter of David and Abigail Montgomery Smith.  Their children are Edward, Abigail, Elisha, Amy, Michael, Elizabeth, Bethiah and Ann. 

Next was Joshua, born in 1680.  He married Hannah Stevens, the daughter of Benjamin and Hannah Barnard Stevens.  They had 11 children, but only one girl to help with the chores for this large family.  The children are Benjamin, Jonathan, David, Nathaniel, Hannah, Zechariah, Thomas, James, Peter, William and John.  

Zachariah and Alice's last son was Obadiah.  He was born in 1683 and married Abigail Devotion, the daughter of John and Hannah Pond Devotion.  Their children are Constant, Ichabod, Alice, Mary, Abigail, Hannah, Job, and Azariah.  

Finally, there were two daughters, Alice who was born in 1684 and died in 1692, and Elinor who was born in 1686 and died the following year.  

This list gives Zachariah and Alice at least 58 grand children, although a few died young.  The Eddy family kept growing, along with the colony turned country that was their home.