Lydia M. Humphrey

Lydia married Lyman W. Remington 5 Mar 1857, Coshocton, OH. Lyman (son of Oliver Martin Remington and Sarah Sally Humphrey) was born 30 Dec 1832, Ohio; died 20 Mar 1910, Richland Township, Holmes County, OH; was buried , Union Grove Cemetery, Rt. 26, Richland Twp., Holmes Co., OH. [Group Sheet]

1. Mary Frances Remington was born 8 Mar 1858, Richland Township, Holmes Co., OH; died 1968; was buried , Union Grove Cemetery, Rt. 26, Richland Twp., Holmes Co., OH.

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According to one genealogy at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, William had 19 children by his three wives.

From Pam Amari: Bahmer in his "History of Coshocton County" in an article about Z. T. Humphrey (Zachery Taylor) born November 10, 1846, son of William and Elizabeth (McMahon) Humphrey says, "William Junior was born near Providence, Rhode Island and was a sailor on the ocean between Narragansett Bay and the West Indies for 12 years. After leaving the sea, he came to Coshocton County and engaged in farming until his death, January 28, 1865."

From Pam Amari, words by Delight Trent: "The History of Coshocton County, Ohio by Hill 1861 Tiverton Township, page 595 says: (Isaac Draper, first settler) The next settler of whom anything is known was William Humphrey who came to this township about 1812 from the vicinity of Fall River, Massachusetts. He was a brother of Squire Humphrey a prominent pioneer of New Castle Township and owned lots 19, 20 and 29 of section 3. He, William, brought his family and goods through the wilderness on a litter, made by strapping poles between two horses, placed one in front of the other. The cabin which he hastily put together for the shelter of his family and goods was without door, floor or chimney and often at night wildcats and coons would clamber over the roof and make night hideous with their squalling and screeching."

William married Margaret McMahon 19 Nov 1833, Coshocton Co., OH. Margaret was born 17 Apr 1815, Butler Co., OH. [Group Sheet]

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The following information is from Pam Amari, a descendant:
"William was an orphan and Nathan Monroe had the care of him; he bound him out to a man in Swansea, MA, but William was treated so badly that the neighbors wrote to Nathan Munro, who went over to Swansea and took him home and brought him up as one of his own. He later married Lydia, one of Nathan's daughters, at Seekonk, MA, Dec. 4, 1783. They moved to Tiverton, R. I., about 1787 and remained there the rest of their lives.

"William Humphrey, son of Jonas Humphrey and Mary Sharp, was the last child born to this family. Jonas died in 1759 and there is a will. Mary (Sharp) Humphrey married 2nd a Joseph Allen, uncle to Hannah Allen who married Nathan Monroe (parents of Lydia [Monroe] Humphrey. William Humphrey and three of his other siblings were orphaned, by his mother who married Joseph Allen. I think orphaned in this era means she gave them up to another family. William went to live with Nathan & Hannah Monroe, as well as Williams siblings Silence, Jonas and Sarah. I don't know what happened to Mary. William was sent by Nathan Monro to live with a person in Swansea. The neighbors in Swansea wrote Nathan and said that William was being mistreated, so Nathan went there to get him and thereafter William grew up in the Monroe household. These excerpts are taken from Lucy (Weber) Monroe, daughter of Harriet Humphrey. Harriet is Major
William Humphrey's daughter. Though there are no letters in "Lydia's Letters" from Lucy Weber, there are letters from Harriet Weber Dawley who is Lucy's sister. Lucy married William Smith Monroe. William Smith is Thomas and Lydia (Smith) Monroe's son and Nathan Monroe's grandson."

William married Lydia Munroe 4 Dec 1783, Seekonk, MA. Lydia (daughter of Nathan Munroe and Hannah Allen) was born 5 Jun 1760, Seekonk, MA; died 26 Sep 1843, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; was buried , William Humphrey Lot, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

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Lydia is the primary letter writer in the book "Lydia's Letters." I have two copies, and have donated copies to the North Kingstown Library and to the Newport Historical Society.

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At the time of their marriage, William & Lydia were both of Rehoboth.

Jonas — Mary Sharp. [Group Sheet]

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1730: MUNRO, Nathan, 29 Sep 1730; Vol. 1 p. 259, Bristol Birth

The RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 19, p. 279 & 280, says that Nathan Munro b 29 Sep 1730 Br, son of John & Hannah, is the one who married Sarah Kinnecut. However, a genealogy at Rootsweb has Sarah's husband as Nathan b 3 Oct 1730, son of Joseph & Mary (Bowerman) Munro. This birth is not in the VRs so I have not been able to verify it. Another online genealogy has Nathan, son of John & Hannah, marrying Hannah Allen rather than Sarah. Apparently there were two Nathans born around the same time.

From Bristol VRs: The Nathan Munro who married Mrs. Hannah Allen was "of Bristol." The one who married Mrs. Elizabeth Kinnecutt four years later was "of Warren." They both were married at Bristol by Rev. John Burt. And, another Nathan Munroe married Mrs. Catherine Bragg in 1756 at Bristol, by the same minister. No wonder all these Nathan Munros are confused by genealogists!

Did he died in 1793 or 1801?
MUNRO Capt. Nathan, Jr., Sept. 7, 1793, Br.
MUNRO Capt. Nathan, June 12, 1801, Br.

Nathan married Hannah Allen 21 Nov 1751, Bristol, RI. Hannah was born Abt 1734; died 30 May 1816; was buried , Newman Cemetery, East Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

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MUNRO Nathan, of Bristol, and Mrs. Hannah Allen, of Rehoboth; m. by Rev. John Burt, Nov. 21, 1751.