Samuel Eddy

1608 - 1687  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Samuel Eddy
  	to New England
  Christening	15 Sep 1608	Cranbrook, Kent, England   [1]
  Agency: St. Dunstan's Church
  Occupation	1617 to 1630 (~ 8 years)  [1]
  He was a tailor having been apprenticed out by his older brother, Phineas Eddy.
  Married	Abt 1629 (~ 20 years)	England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Elizabeth Savery Her last name was probably Savery, as Thomas Savery was refereed to as a brother-in-law by Samuel Eddy in a deed dated 20 February 1662. She was born about 1607 in England. She was "arraigned for wringing and hanging out her clothes on Lord's day, in time of publicke Exercise: fine 20s, but remitted." on 7 October 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She was "summoned for travelling from Plymouth to Boston on Lord's day. She answered that Mrs. Saffin was very weak, and sent for her, with an earnest desire to see her in her weakness. The court thought they saw not a sufficient excuse, and saw cause to admonisher her, and so she was discharged" on 1 May 1660 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 24 May 1689 in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. She was buried after 24 May 1689 in Eddy Burial Ground, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Eddy (1637-1715) 2. Zachariah Eddy (1639-1718) 3. Caleb Eddy (1643-1713) 4. Obadiah Eddy (1645-1722) 5. Hannah Eddy (1647-____)
  Probate/Proved	May 1630 (~ 21 years)	England   [1]
  His inheritance of £100 from his father's estate from which he probably paid for his passage to New England.
  Immigration	10 Aug 1630 (~ 21 years)	London, England   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  He and his family left on board the Handmaid, John Grant master. They spent twelve weeks at sea, reaching Plymouth, Massachusetts 29 October 1630, with her masts "spent" from the weather.
  Land/House	9 May 1631 (~ 22 years)	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony   [2]
  He purchased land from Experience Mitchell, then spelt "Midgehill".
  Legal	1633 (~ 24 years)  [2]
  His servant, Thomas Brian "was brought before the governor and assistants, for running away, (brought back by an Indian,) and whipped before the governor" in 1633."
  Freeman	1 Jan 1632/33 (~ 24 years)	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony   [1, 2]
  Information	1638 (~ 29 years)	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony   [1]
  Samuel and Elizabeth were listed in the town records as being among the "poore of the town."
  Military	1643 (~ 34 years)	Plymouth, Plymouth Colony   [2]
  He was enrolled among those who bore arms.
  Land/House	29 Nov 1652 (~ 44 years)  [1, 2]
  He was one of the 26 men who purchased from Sachem Wampatuck, the lands which now are much of Middleborough, Massachusetts.
  Moved to	Jun 1678 to Dec 1681 (~ 69 years)	Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  Death	12 Nov 1687	Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1]
  Burial	Aft 12 Nov 1687	Eddy Burial Ground, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Eddy Burial Ground, Swansea, Massachusetts   [1]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Nathanaell Eddy,   c. 30 Mar 1589, Staplehurst, Kent, England d. Before 1611, Cranbrook, Kent, England  (Age ~ 21 years)   2. Mary Eddy,   c. Sep 1591, Cranbrook, Kent, England   3. Phineas Eddy,   c. Sep 1593, Cranbrook, Kent, England + 4. John Eddy,   c. Mar 1597, Cranbrook, Kent, England d. 12 Oct 1684, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 87 years) ▻ Amie Doggett,  m. After 22 May 1619 ;   Joanna,  m. After 12 May 1666   5. Eleanor Eddy,   c. Aug 1599, Cranbrook, Kent, England bur. Oct 1610, Cranbrook, Kent, England  (Age ~ 11 years)   6. Abigail Eddy,   c. Oct 1601, Cranbrook, Kent, England d. 20 Mar 1686/87, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 85 years)   7. Anna Eddy,   c. May 1603, Cranbrook, Kent, England   8. Elizabeth Eddy,   c. Dec 1606, Cranbrook, Kent, England   9. Samuel Eddy,   c. 15 Sep 1608, Cranbrook, Kent, England d. 12 Nov 1687, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age ~ 79 years)   10. Zacharias Eddy,   c. Mar 1610, Cranbrook, Kent, England   11. Nathaniel Eddy,   c. Jul 1611, Cranbrook, Kent, England d. Jul 1611, Cranbrook, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of William Eddy and Sarh Tayler)
  1. Priscilla Eddy,   c. 10 Dec 1614, Cranbrook, Kent, England d. Before 1637, Cranbrook, Kent, England  (Age ~ 22 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Rev. William Eddy,   b. 1558 to 1564, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 23 Nov 1616, Cranbrook, Kent, England  (Age 58 years)  (Father)  Ellen Munn,   b. England d. England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16096
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Eddy,   b. 1558 to 1564, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 23 Nov 1616, Cranbrook, Kent, England (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Fosten,   b. Abt 1563, Cranbrook, Kent, England d. Jul 1611, Cranbrook, Kent, England (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Samuel Eddy(1608 – 1687) 2Rev. William Eddy(1564 – 1616) 4 5 3Mary Fosten(Abt 1563 – 1611) 6John Fosten( – 1574) 7Ellen Munn

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 15 Sep 1608 - Cranbrook, Kent, England Married - Abt 1629 - England Probate/Proved - May 1630 - England Immigration - 10 Aug 1630 - London, England Land/House - 9 May 1631 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony Freeman - 1 Jan 1632/33 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony Information - 1638 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony Military - 1643 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony Moved to - Jun 1678 to Dec 1681 - Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 12 Nov 1687 - Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Burial - Aft 12 Nov 1687 - Eddy Burial Ground, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S218] Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America, (Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930). [S1165] Eddy, Zacheriah. "Capt. Joshua Eddy", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [S1027] Savage, James. 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, volume II , (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S463] Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860). [S72] Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900).