Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Capt. Ephraim DENNETT | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EPHRAIM b. 22 July 1718; m. 24 Feb. 1751 Mrs. Lydia (Waterhouse) Colby. [ref 33:348] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - child 1752: Jeremiah SAR #124812 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Lydia WATERHOUSE | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WATERHOUSE, Lydia, daughter of Timothy and Ruth (Moses)*; m. 1st 23 Aug. 1747 Capt. Spencer Colby; m. 2d 24 Feb. 1751 Capt. Ephraim Dennett, m. 3d Hon. John Plummer. [ref 22] *Ruth married(2) Joseph Meads - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lydia, daughter of Timothy Waterhouse and Ruth Moses; m. (1) Aug. 23, 1747, Capt. Spencer Colby, one of Sir William Pepperell's ship-masters; m. (2) Feb. 24, 1751, Capt. Ephraim Dennett of Portsmouth; m. (3) Hon. John Plummer of Rochester, who, when he first came courting, saw her in a leather apron washing wool in the spring at the Dennett house on Christian Shore, known as "The Bee-hive," and, supposing her to be a servant of Mrs. Dennett, inquired the way, only to be received by her in her finery somewhat later, with no acknowledgment of their first meeting. [ref 46:3-568] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - One of the ship masters employed by Sir. Wm. Pepperell was Capt. Colby, who married Lydia Waterhouse. More than ninety years ago she became a widow, and afterwards was married to Ephraim Dennett, and resided at the old mansion on Christian-shore. Years rolled on, and she again found herself a widow. Like a good housewife, in those days when no factories were in operation, she kept her flock of sheep, and attended to the various processes of converting their product into cloth; and her fame extended beyond the limits of the town. Near the house is a good spring which still flows on as of old. It was a time for wool washing. Laying aside the widow's weeds, dressed in a leather apron, a man's broad brim hat, and other apparel to match, she was washing her wool at the spring, when a stranger on horseback approached, and inquired for the residence of the widow Dennett. Nothing daunted, she pointed to the house, directed him to the front door, while she stepped round and entered the back way. He was not long in waiting before the lady of the house in comely apparel appeared. The gentleman introduced himself as John Plummer of Rochester. He had heard of her good reputation, said perhaps it was too soon to come a courting, but would ask the privilege in proper time of proposing himself to her favorable consideration. In due time Judge Plummer came again, and they were married. They lived happily together many years, and their grave stones in Rochester record the ages of each at about ninety years. Whether he ever inquired who it was he found washing wool at the spring, we have never been informed. If the events at the well where Rebecca was found were of sufficient importance to be perpetuated, there is certainly enough of the primitive simplicity in the meeting at that spring to keep it in lasting remembrance by the descendants of that respectable family. To us, whenever we pass the premises--or are reminded of its history by seeing the elevated old mansion even across the millpond, there ever appears the vision of the Judge on his horse, and the industrious widow disguised under her broad-brim and leathern apron. [ref 67:LXXV] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
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