Copson, Elizabeth

Elizabeth married Edson, Jr. Thomas on 1 Nov 1596 in Fillongley, Warwick, England. Thomas (son of Edson, Thomas and (Edson), Ellen) was born on 7 Sep 1568 in ,Fillongley, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 7 Sep 1572 in Fillongly, Warwickshire, England; died after 1649 in Fillongley, Warwick, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Snell, Richard. Richard (son of Snell, Richard and Joyce) was born on 19 Mar 1634 in Of Whitcare, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 5 Apr 1579; died in 1637 in , Fillongley, Warwickshire, England; was buried on 12 Jun 1637. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Hall, Jeffrey on 29 Sep 1638 in Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown, Amphillis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Y

Notes:

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Samuel Edson, Senior
[Plym. Co. Prob. I: 143] "Samuel Edson Senr Inhabitant of the Town of Bridgwater" made his will 15 January, 1688/9.

"Having already Disposed of moste of my Lands and a Great part of my Estate to my Children as By their Deeds Doth appear" I "Bequeath to my Eldest son Samuel Edson my Fowling peece and to my
other two sons Joseph Edson and Josiah Edson my musket Sword and Bandaleers."

"to my three sons Samuel Edson Joseph Edson and Josiah Edson to each of them a Draught chaine and also a Logg chain and all my wearing deaths to be Divided among them." "to my Loving Wife Susanna Edson all the Rest of my Estate Both Personall and Reall housing Lands Chattels and Cash all within Doors and without whatsoever I have not Otherwise Disposed of to be wholy at her Dispose During her naturall Life and what is Left at her decease and mine Either Housing lands Chattels or Cash: all without Doores to be Equally Divided among my three sons Samuel Edson Joseph Edson and Josiah Edson their heires and Asigns And all within Doores all my houshold Goods and Cash to be Equally Divided among my five Daughters Elizabeth Susanna Sarah Mary and Bethiah their heirs and assignes"
"my Loving Wife Susanna Edson to be my Executrix and my son Samuel Edson and my son Josiah Edson to be Joyned with her as Executors" "And I Doe .... desire Mr James Kieth John Kingman Senr and Thomas Snell of Bridgwater to be overseers of this my Last Will" The witnesses were John Field, John Ames and Samuel Kinsley. "John Ames and Samuel Kinsley two of The Witnesses" made oath to the will, at Plymouth, 20 September, 1692.

[p. 144] "The Inventory of Samuel Edson Senr who deceased the 19th Day of July 1692" was taken, 29 July, 1692, by Samuel Allen, Sr., and William Brett, and was sworn to by "Samuel Edson and Josiah Edson the Sons of sd Deceased" on 20 September, 1692. The total was £148, 14s., 8d. The real estate was: "house and Land" *£50, and there was £30 in "Silver money".
[There are no original papers in the files.]
Abstracts of Plymouth County Probate Records
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Mr. Edson built the first corn mill in 1662 and was a Deacon in the Puritan church between 1667 and 1692. In the year 1657 he was made a "freeman" and was a member of the Council of War (King Philip's War) between 1666 and 1676. He was made foreman of a jury to lay out roads 1667 and 1672. He represented the town of Bridgewater in the General Court at Plymouth 1676 and was appointed, with others, to settle the boundry line between Bridgewater and Middleboro and between
Bridgewater and Taunton. "Removed from Salem to Bridgewater, and was one of the first settlers
in that town; built the first mill there; m. Susanna (Orcott-see disclaimer to this), who d. 1699, aged eighty-one; he d. Bridgewater, 1692 aged eighty. They had eight or nine children . . Charles Adams:
Genealogical Register of North Brookfield p. 585, in History of North Brookfield, Mass 1887. Temples Modified Register.

Edson's Early in Bridgewater: " born in England, 1612; came over early to Massachusetts, resided in Salem 1639 (reference to town records and quote) and married Susanna (Orcutt) about 1637, (probably an elder sister of William Orcutt, who came from Scitutate and settled in Bridgewater before 1682) . . ." Other information gives Bridgwater land grants, etc.

Source:Charles Adams: Genealogical Register of North Brookfield p. 585,in History of North Brookfield, Mass 1887. Temples Modified Register.

Source:Lowell. Edsons, Early in Bridgewater. Thos. P. James, 1864. p. 4-14

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"Samuel, son of Thomas10 and Elizabeth (Copson) Edson,baptized in Fillongley, Warwickshire, England on September 5, 1613 married in Warwickshire, in 1638 Susanna Orcutt, born there in 1618."

Source: Jarvis Bonesteel Edson, of the city of New York. Edsons In England And America. Kinckerbocker Press,1903, 27 West 23rd Street, NY,NY. P 2
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Notes from Joel Thomas Orcutt:

Birmingham City Archives: W B Bickley, antiquarian [MS 3069/Acc1904-005 - MS 3069/Acc1922-003]
The contents of this catalogue are the copyright of Birmingham City Archives.
Rights in the Access to Archives database are the property of the Crown, © 2001-2003.
Bickley, W B, fl 1904-1933, of Birmingham
FILE - Marriage settlement. Nicholas Hill of the New-house in the parish of Kingsbury, co. War., husbandman and Thomas Snell the elder of Nether Whitacre, co. War., yeoman, and George Sherocke of Lea Marston, co. War., yeoman. A messuage, land and appurtenances in the parish of Lea Marston. (Please order number 569) - ref. MS 917/2080 - date: 4 October 1650

Marriage recorded Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire
March 1, 1638 "Samuel Edson and Susannah Bickley, both of Whittaker were married In this church by virtue of a license."

Note;
Whittaker (Whitacre) is a small parish adjoining Fillongley to the north east, about 1-2 miles from the birthplace of Samuel Edson.

Francis Cooke, Early Massachusetts & New England Families

Susanna was born In 1618 In Warwickshire, England. Mitchell, according to Savage, says all children of William Orcutt, including Susanna, are mention In his will of 1694. She died on 20 Feb 1699 In Bridgewater Massachusetts. The Second Torrey Supplement says he did marry a Susanna, but not Orcutt! Reference is John Brooks Threlfall, Great Migration Colonists, 1993.

She was married to Samuel (1) EDSON Deacon. Although Threlfall, now says this is incorrect, this small volume has him as born In England, 1612, residing In Salem 1639,( at Salem, Massachusetts, July, 1639) marrying Susanna Orcutt about 1637 (saying she is "probably an elder sister of William Orcutt who came from Scituate and settled In Bridgewater before 1682) and moved to Bridgewater about 1650. He is said to have died In 1692, aged 80 with his will dated jan 15, 1688-9, proved Sept 20 1692.

New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume IV
EDSON The surname Edson is derived from the personal name Ed, and is a shorter form of Edwardson, Edmondson or Edwinson, possibly of Addison. The first mention of the name of Edson, spelled In this way, is In the early American records relating to this family, and it is believed that the immigrant himself abbreviated his name upon coming to this country.

(I) Deacon Samuel Edson, the pioneer, was an early settler at Salem, Massachusetts, where he
was admitted an inhabitant In 1639, and was granted half an acre of land near Catt Cove, and five
acres of planting ground. In 1642 he was granted twenty-five acres of land at Mackerel Cove, and
two acres of meadow. About 1650 he moved to Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and he was called
an inhabitant of that town In a deed dated December 10, 1652. He died there In 1693, aged eighty
years. He and his wife are buried In the old burying ground, and one of the oldest headstones In the cemetery marks their graves. Deacon Samuel Edson and Rev. James Keith, of Scotland, the first minister of Bridgewater, were given grants after the fifty-four proprietors had taken their shares.
He erected the first corn mill In the town In 1662, on Town river. His will was dated January 15,
1688-89, and proved September 20, 1692. He was admitted a freeman In 1657. His home was on
the south side of the river, near his mill. He deeded the mill to his five daughters, according to a
deed recorded April 19, 1736. He was a good farmer, and possessed much mechanical skill. In
1660 he owned three rights In the town; In 1683 he had one right, having given rights to his sons.
He was well-to-do. He filled a number of town offices. In 1666 he was appointed a member of the
council of war; In 1676 he was representative to the general court, and In the same year served on
a committee to distribute the town share of the contributions for distress In the Indian wars. In November, 1672, he was on a committee which received the deed from Chief Pomonoho of the Titicut purchase "In and for the use of the townsmen of Bridgewater, joint purchasers with them." In December, 1686, he and Ensign John Howard and Deacon John Willis, agents of the town, received a confirmatory deed of the Indian Chief Wampatuck for the purchasers and the town, of all the lands previously conveyed to them by Massasoit. This deed was dated March 3, 1649. In 1667 he was foreman of a committee to lay out roads, and again In 1672. In 1680 he was on the committee to determine the boundary line between Bridgewater and Middleborough, and In the same year on a similar committee which decided the boundary between Bridgewater and Taunton. He was one of the first deacons of the church, from about 1664 to the end of his life. He was associated with very prominent men, and was influential In the town, church and colony. He is said to have been of large, athletic frame, of medium weight and sturdy constitution. He was grave and dignified In manner, keen and discerning In mental powers. Firm In his opinions, he was not obstinate, and would cheerfully admit the soundness of an argument, when convinced. It is said that he was rather inclined to listen and weigh evidence, and was not given to much speaking, but when he was heard In town seting his arguments carried weight and he usually won his point. "The strength and vigor of his intellect, the quickness of his perceptions, the extent and accuracy of his memory and the struggle of mental enterprise, supplied In no inconsiderable degree the deficiency of education. While he was thus respected for these attributes of mind and character, it was to his constant practice of the Christian virtues and the influence of his example that his preeminence was greatly due." He married, about 1637, In England, Susanna Orcutt, probably a sister of William Orcutt, who came to Scituate and settled In Bridgewater before 1682. "Her education and natural abilities were said to be fully equal to his, while In union with an expressive modesty of deportment and unaffected piety, gave to her person an elevated position and to her character a high rank among the matrons of the town," as an old genealogy says. "She exhibited a majestic figure, rather above medium height, an elegant and majestic mein, with a countenance happily combining graceful dignity and cheerful benignity." Children: Susanna, born In England, about 1638; Sarah, at Salem, about 1640; Elizabeth, at Salem, about 1643; Samuel, 1645; Mary, at Bridgewater, about 1647; Joseph, mentioned below; Josiah, at Bridgewater, 1651; Bethiah, about 1653.

Genealogy of the Families who Have Settled In The NORTH PARISH OF BRIDGEWATER & HISTORICAL SKETCH of NORTH BRIDGEWATER.
By Moses Cary.
Boston: Printed by Bannister and Marvin. 1824.
page. 10
"BENJAMIN EDSON, Was a descendant of Samuel Edson, who came from Salem, and was an early settler at Bridgewater. He m. an Orcutt; had six ss. Benjamin, Peter, William, Seth, Ichabod, and Ebenezer; and two ds. Joanna, and Abigail."

Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
by John Farmer
1829
page 93
“EDSON, SAMUEL, Salem, from thence to Bridgewater, where he was a deacon of the church; representative to Plymouth court 1676, d. 9 July, 1692, ‘. 80. Susanna, his widow, d. 20 Feb. 1699, ‘. 81. Five of the name of Edson, and probably his descendants, have been educated at Harv., Yale, and Dartmouth.”

History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, In Plymouth County, Massachusetts
including an extensive Family Register
By Nahum Mitchell. Boston:
Printed for the author by Kidder and Wright, 32 Congress Street. 1840

page. 153

EDSON
"--Dea. Samuel Edson and his wife, Susanna Orcutt, came from Salem. He was one of the first settlers In the town, and owned the first mill and probably built it; he d. 1692 age 80; she 1699, age 81. He had Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Bethiah. Susanna m. the Rev. James Keith.--Elizabeth m. Richard Phillilps of Weymouth.--Mary m. Nicholas Byram, Jr. 1676.--Sarah m. John Dean of Taunton 1663.--Bethiah m. Ezra Dean of Taunton 1678.--Benjamin Edson, who m. Sarah Hoskins at Plymouth 1660, was his son perhaps."

A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY of THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND,
SHOWING THREE GENERATIONS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE MAY, 1692,
ON THE BASIS OF FARMER'S REGISTER.
BY JAMES SAVAGE, originally pub. 1860

"EDSON, SAMUEL, Salem 1639, rem. to Bridgewater, there was deac. rep. 1676, d. 9 July 111692, aet. 80; and his wid. Susanna d. 20 Feb. 1699, aet. 81. He had Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, and Bethia. Susanna m. Rev. James Keith; Elizabeth m. Richard Phillips of Weymouth; Mary m. 1676, Nicholas Byram, jr.; Sarah m. 7 Nov. 1663, John Dean of Taunton; Bethia m. 17 Dec. 1678, Ezra Dean.

Samuel married Bickley, Susanna on 22 Mar 1639 in Sutton Coldfield, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England. Susanna (daughter of Bickley, Anthony) was born about 20 Feb 1618 in Over Whitacre, Warwickshire, England; died on 18 Oct 1699 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nephew of Samuel Edson of Salem

Thomas married Harris, Martha about 1684. Martha (daughter of Harris, Arthur and (Harris), Martha) was born on 8 Jan 1650 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA; was christened about 1647 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died after 1726 in Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source:by Jarvis Bonesteel Edson, of the city of New York. Edsons In
England And America. Kinckerbocker Press,1903, 27 West 23rd Street,
NY,NY. p. 2.
Source:by Jarvis Bonesteel Edson, of the city of New York. Edsons In
England And America. Kinckerbocker Press,1903, 27 West 23rd Street,
NY,NY. p. 2.

Susanna married Keith, Rev. James on 3 May 1668 in Lincoln, Middlesex, MA. James (son of Keith, Robert and (Keith), Unknown) was born in 1643 in Aberdeen, Scotland; died on 23 Jul 1719 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married Dean, John in 1663 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Phillips, Richard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Kingman, John in 1663. John (son of Kingman, Henry and Drake, Joanna) was born in 1633 in England; died in 1690 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Byram, Susannah in 1678. Susannah (daughter of Byram, I Dr Nicholas and Shaw, Susanna) was born in 1648 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1743 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source:by Jarvis Bonesteel Edson, of the city of New York. Edsons In
England And America. Kinckerbocker Press,1903, 27 West 23rd Street,
NY,NY. p. 5.
GEN: !John Arnold Byram, BYRAMS IN AMERICA: 1988 GEN: PARENTS:Dea
Samuel Edson and Susanna Orcutt of Bridgewater, MA
Source:by Jarvis Bonesteel Edson, of the city of New York. Edsons In
England And America. Kinckerbocker Press,1903, 27 West 23rd Street,
NY,NY. p. 5.

Mary married Byram, II Capt Nicholas on 20 Sep 1676 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Nicholas (son of Byram, I Dr Nicholas and Shaw, Susanna) was born in 1640 in Plymouth; died on 20 Sep 1727 in E Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hayward, Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dean, Ezra. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Byram, Nicholas on 3 Aug 1708 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Nicholas (son of Byram, II Capt Nicholas and Edson, Mary) was born on 11 Mar 1687 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
West Bridgewater Cemetary

Mary married Howard, Ephriam about 1688 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Keith), Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married Howard, Jonathan on 8 Jan 1689 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lathrop, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hunt, Unkown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Fobes, Bethiah on 20 Jan 1703 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Bethiah (daughter of Fobes, Edward and Howard, Elizabeth) was born on 11 Oct 1683 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Jan 1770 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Brother = Samuel Keith

Joseph married Fobes, Elizabeth about 1694. Elizabeth (daughter of Fobes, Edward and Howard, Elizabeth) was born on 20 Mar 1677 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Feb 1758 in W Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Timothy married Fobes, Hannah on 1 Feb 1709. Hannah (daughter of Fobes, Edward and Howard, Elizabeth) was born on 9 Feb 1686 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 May 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Washburn, Hannah on 18 Apr 1711 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of Washburn, Samuel and Packard, Deborah) was born in 1690 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Mar 1766 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Newcomb, Bethiah on 1 Dec 1698. Bethiah (daughter of Newcomb, John and Ruth) was born on 14 Nov 1673 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Harris, Desire in 1690. Desire was born in 1671; died in 1698. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
old burial ground

Henry married Howard, Bethiah in 1693 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Bethiah (daughter of Howard, John and Hayward, Martha) was born about 1671; died on 30 Apr 1755; was buried in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Mitchell, Mary on 1 Jan 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Mitchell, Jacob and Pope, Susanna) was born in 1674 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: (Kingman), Hannah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Mitchell, Thomas Curry on 1 Jan 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas (son of Mitchell, Jacob and Pope, Susanna) was born about 1667; died on 1 Sep 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Deliverance married Mitchell, Jacob on 1 Jan 1696. Jacob (son of Mitchell, Jacob and Pope, Susanna) was born in 1670; died in 1744. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married Latham, Capt. Chilton on 6 Dec 1699. Chilton was born about 1672 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Aug 1751 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susanna married Hayward, John Jr. in 1699. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Packard, Samuel on 24 May 1705 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source:John Arnold Byram, BYRAMS IN AMERICA: 1988 PARENTS:Dea Samuel
Edson and Susanna Orcutt

Samuel married Deane, Mary on 1 Jan 1707 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Deane, Benjamin and Wiliams, Sarah) was born on 15 Jun 1687 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Feb 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nicholas and Anne lived in Braintree, MA.

Nicholas married Snell, Anne on 3 Aug 1708 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Anne (daughter of Snell, Thomas and Harris, Martha) was born on 24 Feb 1685 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 24 Feb 1685 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Hayward, Hannah on 9 Dec 1714. Hannah was born on 6 Mar 1694; died on 11 Jan 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Perkins, Martha in 1724 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]