Sarah Ranger
Abt 1708 - 1746 (~ 38 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Sarah Ranger was born Abt 1708; died 31 Aug 1746, Boston, MA; was buried , King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, MA. Notes:
Sarah "Here Lyes Ye Body / Of Mrs Sarah Nottage / Wife To Mr Josias / Nottage Died Aug. / Ye 31st 1746 In Ye / 39 Year Of Her Age / Also 5 Children."
Sarah married Josiah Nottage 15 Aug 1731, Old North Church, Boston, MA. Josiah was born Abt 1700; died Between 1755 and 1801, CA or MA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Thomas Nottage was born Abt May 1732, Boston, MA.
- 3. Josias Nottage was born Abt Mar 1733/34; died Apr 1811.
- 4. Susanna Nottage was born Abt Dec 1735, Boston, MA.
- 5. John Nottage was born Abt Aug 1738, Boston, MA.
- 6. Sarah Nottage was born Abt Aug 1740.
- 7. Amos Nottage was born Abt Sep 1742.
- 8. Nathanael Nottage was born Abt Jul 1744, Boston, MA.
Generation: 2
2. Thomas Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt May 1732, Boston, MA. 3. Josias Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt Mar 1733/34; died Apr 1811. Notes:
A Josiah Nottage constructed the Charles River Bridge between Boston and Cambridge in the 1790s. He also built in 1795 a bridge in Newark, NJ, across the Passaic River. He was considered "the country's premier bridge builder." (source: Google books)
Apparently he knew John Hancock:
Hancock, John, 1732-1793. A.D.s.; Boston, 15 Feb 1785. 1s.(1p.)
Order for rations for Josias Nottage.
Acquisition Information: *57JM-34(6) Bequest of Lee M. Friedman, 1957.
(Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA)
"Josias of Katherine Nottage" was baptized and/or accepted into membership at the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, on 13 Feb 1757. (See notes for Katherine)Josias married Katharine Lord 8 Jan 1756, Boston, MA. Katharine was born Abt 1739; died Abt Jul 1769. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Josias Nottage was born Abt Oct 1762.
- 10. Sarah Nottage was born Abt Nov 1764.
- 11. Sarah Nottage was born Abt May 1767.
- 12. Benjamin Nottage was born Abt Jul 1769.
Josias married Sarah Sprague 3 Oct 1769, Boston, MA. Sarah was born Abt 1741; died Jun 1795, Boston, MA. [Group Sheet]
Josias married Elizabeth Carpenter 14 Feb 1796, Boston, MA. Elizabeth was born Abt 1748; died May 1799, Boston, MA. [Group Sheet]
4. Susanna Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt Dec 1735, Boston, MA. 5. John Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt Aug 1738, Boston, MA. 6. Sarah Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt Aug 1740. 7. Amos Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt Sep 1742. 8. Nathanael Nottage (1.Sarah1) was born Abt Jul 1744, Boston, MA.
Generation: 3
9. Josias Nottage (3.Josias2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt Oct 1762. Notes:
This marriage record is confusing because the marriage intention says John Nottage. Also, there seems to be no distinction between Josias and his father. The marriage to Mary could have been a fourth marriage for Josias Sr.
Josias married Mary Dennett 27 Oct 1799, Boston, MA. [Group Sheet]
10. Sarah Nottage (3.Josias2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt Nov 1764. 11. Sarah Nottage (3.Josias2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt May 1767. 12. Benjamin Nottage (3.Josias2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt Jul 1769.