Major William Humphrey, Sr.

Notes:

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

1. William Humphrey, Jr. was born 26 Nov 1784, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 28 Jan 1865, Tiverton Township, Coshocton Co., OH.
2. Nathan Humphrey was born 16 Feb 1787, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 13 Jan 1874, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
3. Squire Humphrey was born 20 Sep 1788, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 4 Apr 1843, Tuscarawas Co., OH.
4. Harriet Humphrey was born 10 Oct 1790, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 7 Feb 1870.
5. Sarah Sally Humphrey was born 25 Dec 1792, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 20 Oct 1863, Holmes County, Ohio; was buried , Remington Family Cemetery, Holmes Co., OH.
6. Lydia Humphrey was born 10 Oct 1794, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 19 Jan 1881.
7. Cyrus Humphrey was born 21 Nov 1796, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 25 Sep 1808, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI.
8. Hannah Humphrey was born 11 Dec 1798, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 13 Jun 1836.
9. Thomas Jefferson Humphrey was born 7 Jul 1801, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 1843.
10. George Washington Humphrey was born 15 Apr 1804, Tiverton, Newport Co., RI; died 21 Jul 1882.

Jonas — Mary Sharp. [Group Sheet]