Bethiah Betty Waterman

Female Abt 1664 - 1742  (~ 78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bethiah Betty Waterman was born Abt 1664 (daughter of Nathaniel Waterman and Susanna Carder); died 23 Jul 1742, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    The 8 Dec 1737 will of Bethiah Holden of Warwick, widow, mentions her deceased husband, Maj. Randall Holden Esq. of Warwick, and children John (eldest), Randall, Susannah, Waite (w/o William Holden of Wa., Esq.), Mary (w/o Thomas Rice of Wa., Esq.), and Frances (w/o Mr. Low); also grandchildren Anthony, Mary, & Frances Low.

    Bethiah married Randall Holden, Jr. 27 Jan 1687/88. Randall (son of Randall HOLDEN and Frances DUNGAN) was born Apr 1660, Warwick, RI; died 13 Sep 1726. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Holden was born Abt 1689; died Between 1748 and 1749.
    2. Susannah Holden was born Abt 1691.
    3. Randall Holden, III was born 2 Feb 1693/94, Warwick, RI; died 24 Aug 1765; was buried 26 Aug 1765.
    4. Waite Holden was born Abt 1697.
    5. Mary Holden was born 19 Mar 1698/99; died 11 Apr 1738; was buried , Cemetery 68, Warwick, RI.
    6. Frances Holden was born Abt 1705; died 5 Oct 1732; was buried , Brayton Cemetery, Apponaug, RI.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nathaniel Waterman was born 20 Aug 1637, Salem, MA (son of Richard WATERMAN and Bethia WAITE); died 23 Mar 1711/12, Providence, Providence Co., RI.

    Nathaniel married Susanna Carder 9 May 1662, Providence, Providence Co., RI. Susanna was born Abt 1640. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susanna Carder was born Abt 1640.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin Waterman
    2. 1. Bethiah Betty Waterman was born Abt 1664; died 23 Jul 1742, Warwick, RI.
    3. Nathaniel Waterman, Jr. was born Abt 1668, Providence, Providence Co., RI; died 14 Jun 1725, Providence, Providence Co., RI.
    4. Richard Waterman was born Abt 1675.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard WATERMAN was born Abt 1590, England; died 26 Oct 1673.

    Notes:

    The following notes are paraphrased from the book "Descendants of Roger Williams" by Dorothy Higson White:

    When Richard Waterman arrived in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 29 June 1629, his reputation as a skillful hunter had preceded him. In addition to helping supply the people with good venison, he was appointed to inspect canoes by the Court at Salem, and he also served on a Petit Jury in 1636. Richard agreed with many of the ideas preached by Roger Williams, concerning religious and civil liberty. Because of this, he was among a group of eighteen or more men who were asked to leave the colony, along with their families.
    "Providence Town Records quote Roger Williams in 1661 as having declared that in 1634 and 1635 he made treaties with the Narragansett Indians and bought land he called Providence 'for a shelter for persons destressed for Conscience.' He communicated this fact to his 'loving friends, John Throckmorton, William Arnold, William Harris, Stuckley West(cott), John Greene Sr., Thomas Olney Sr., Richard Waterman, and others who desired to take shelter with him. Roger Williams generously shared his purchase of land with twelve" others, who along with Roger are called The Original Proprietors of Providence. Several of them were baptized or re-baptized in the new colony and are co-founders of the First Baptist Church in America, an active congregation to this day.
    Richard Waterman was one of the signers of the Compact of Providence of 27 July 1640, proposing a form of government. He also served on the Providence Committee of 18 May 1647 to form a government under the Charter that Roger Williams had brought back from England. At one point he was arrested and jailed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony over a border dispute, and found to be "erronious, hereticall, and obstinate."
    There is some question as to whether Richard and family relocated to Warwick. He, along with Samuel Gorton and ten others, was one of the purchasers of the "Grand Purchase," the area which is now Warwick, West Warwick, and Coventry. This was bought from Myantonomy (Miantonomo) on 12 January 1642.
    Of the men named as The Original Proprietors of Providence, we -- meaning Grandpa Norman Remington and thus I and my children -- are direct descendents of at least five them: Roger Williams, Richard Waterman, Stukeley Westcott, Thomas Olney, and John Greene. We are descended from the Watermans through the Whitford line.
    (Read more about Richard Waterman's adventures and accomplishments in the above-mentioned book, pages 2-3, available online from the Roger Williams Family Association; also see other books and web sites to learn about Rhode Island's fascinating history.)

    According to "The History of Warwick" by Oliver Payson Fuller, Cowesett farm #8 belonged to Richard Waterman, one of the 12 original purchasers of Warwick. As nearly as I can determine, this would be on the southwest corner of Route 3 (Cowesett Rd.) and Route 2 (Quaker Lane). Farm #3, on the opposite corner (northwest of the four corners), originally belonged to Robert Potter, but was purchased from his heirs in 1707 by Israel Arnold of Pawtuxet. A portion of this was purchased by the Remingtons, and in 1875 "is now owned by heirs of Jonathan Remington." The next plantation eastward also belonged to the Remingtons.

    Richard — Bethia WAITE. Bethia died 3 Dec 1680. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Bethia WAITE died 3 Dec 1680.

    Notes:

    "The Fenner Family" gives her name as Bethia Rice.

    Children:
    1. Wait Waterman
    2. Mehitable Waterman was born 1626, Salem, MA; died 3 Dec 1683, Providence, RI.
    3. 2. Nathaniel Waterman was born 20 Aug 1637, Salem, MA; died 23 Mar 1711/12, Providence, Providence Co., RI.
    4. Resolved WATERMAN was born Jul 1638, Providence, RI; died Aug 1670, Warwick, RI.