The children of Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy were: JOHN, born Dec. 25, 1637; died May 27, 1715. Zachariah Eddy, born 1639, died 1717, married Alice Paddock, May 7, 1663. She was born Mar. 7, 1640, and died Sept. 24, 1692. He resided in Plymouth, Middleboro, and Swansea. The children of Zachariah and Alice (Paddock) Eddy were: ZACHARIAH, born Apr. 10, 1664; died 1737. JOHN, born Oct. 10, 1666. ELIZABETH, born Aug. 3, 1670. SAMUEL, born June 4, 1673. EBENEZER, born Feb. 5, 1675. CALEB, born Sept. 21, 1678. Zachariah, son of Zachariah and Alice Eddy, was born Apr. 10, 1664, and died in 1737. He married Mary Baker, Feb. 13, 1683. She was of Swansea, and they moved to Providence, R. I. The children of Zachariah and Mary (Baker) Eddy were: ALICE, born Nov. 28, 1684; died Sept. 24, 1692. ELEAZER, born May 16, 1686. JEMIMA, born Aug. 5, 1688. ZACHARIAH. born Sept. 13, 1691. ALICE, born Jan. 5, 1694. Zachariah, son of Zachariah and Mary Eddy, was born Sept. 13, 1691. He married Eunice Their children were : SAMUEL. ZACHARIAH. JOSHUA. BENJAMIN. JOSEPH. WILLIAM, born July 26, 1751; died Sept. 4, 1835. PATIENCE. ELIPHALET. William Eddy, son of Zachariah and Eunice Eddy, was born July 26, 1751, in Providence, R. I., and died Sept. 4, 1835. He married Nov. 11, 1771, Hulda Ide. She was born June 11, 1754, in Rhehobeth, Mass., and died Aug. 12, 1788. His second wife was Berthia Hayes. She was born Oct. 1, 1751, and their marriage took place May 12, 1789. She died Sept. 30, 1837. The children of William and Hulda Eddy were :— WILLIAM, born Mar. 24, 1773; died July 22, 1805. JOHN S., born Apr. 2, 1780; died July 29, 1866. The children of William and Berthia (Hayes) Eddy were: JOSIAH, born May 3, 1790; died Aug. 5, 1820. MARGARET SNOW, born Nov. 12, 1794; died May 6, 1871. Margaret Snow Eddy, daughter of William and Berthia (Hayes) Eddy, was born in Providence, R. I., Nov. 12, 1794, and died May 6, 1871, in New Haven, Conn. She married John Ferguson of Duns, Scotland. He was born Dec. 9, 1788, and died Nov. 11, 1858, in Whately, Mass. This poem was given to me by a fellow apprentice on the 22d of March, 1806, about the time of my departure from my native country to America, to which country I expect never to return. JOHN FERGUSON, JUN. PRESENTED BY SANDY LAWRIE, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland. Dear Sir, this is a kind memento Which he has composed and sent you A lang farewell unto you, Johnnie, Still may your way be straight and bonnie An my Gude blessing light upon ye Lang hae we been twa comrades dear, While ye in midst of life's carrier Weel, since ye will nae langer stay, While ye're alive. An when ye cross the raging Ocean, I will you mind in my Devotion, And plead your cause wi' great emotion 'Till ye arrive Like Israel in the land of Goshen, Like them to thrive, Finis. So when ye're safe a yont the sea, Then heave a sigh and think on me Think on the monny tiresome days Whars cursed spite Aft Girn'd (to multiply our waes) And think how aft a down the stream Made our young hearts wi' love right keen But all our pranks baith late an air Yet ye'll keep this, wi tentie care An when on it ye chance to read Let auld lang-syne run in your head Then send your thoughts wi rapid speed And wi a heart frae envy freed, You'll think on me. |