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Descendants of George Soule

28. LT NATHAN⁴ SOULE (GEORGE³, GEORGE², ROBERT¹) was born in Dartmouth, Plymouth, MA, and died Sep 10, 1736 in Dartmouth. He married MARY GIFFORD Jan 12, 1704, daughter of ROBERT GIFFORD and SARAH WING. She was born 1683 in Dartmouth, and died Jan 1772 in Dartmouth.

Children of NATHAN SOULE and MARY GIFFORD are:

	i.	CONTENT⁵ SOULE, b. May 29, 1705, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	ii.	JOHN SOULE, b. Nov 20, 1707, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; d. Sep 1771, Dartmouth.
64.	iii.	GEORGE SOULE, b. Aug 15, 1709, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; d. 1793, Pawling, Dutchess, NY.
65.	iv.	CORNELIUS SOULE, b. Jan 16, 1711, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; d. Aug 1782, Tiverton, Newport, RI.
66.	v.	TIMOTHY SOULE, b. Apr 10, 1714, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; d. Apr 1770, Beekman's Precinct, Dutchess, NY.
	vi.	MARY SOULE, b. Oct 11, 1720, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; d. Nov 1, 1759, Dartmouth; m. JOSEPH DAVIS, Feb 8, 1749, Tiverton, Newport, RI.

29. MARY⁴ SOULE (GEORGE³, GEORGE², ROBERT¹) was born in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, and died Jun 17, 1729. She married JOSEPH DAVOL 1699, son of JONATHAN DAVOL and HANNAH AUDLEY.

Children of MARY SOULE and JOSEPH DAVOL are:

	i.		CHRISTOPHER⁵ DAVOL, b. Jan 27, 1700, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	ii.		LYDIA DAVOL, b. Apr 3, 1701; m. BARNABUS HARGELL.
	iii.		JOSEPH DAVOL, JR., b. Dec 15, 1703, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	iv.		MARY DAVOL, b. Jul 14, 1705, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	v.		HANNAH DAVOL, b. Apr 4, 1707, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	vi.		BENJAMIN DAVOL, b. Jan 26, 1709, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	vii.		JONATHAN DAVOL, b. Aug 4, 1711.

30. LYDIA⁴ SOULE (GEORGE³, GEORGE², ROBERT¹) was born in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA. She married WILLIAM BROWNELL, JR., son of WILLIAM BROWNELL and SARAH SMITON. He was born Aug 11, 1682 in Little Compton, Newport, RI.

Children of LYDIA SOULE and WILLIAM BROWNELL are:

	i.		DEBORAH⁵ BROWNELL, b. Oct 30, 1705, Little Compton, Newport, RI; m. CYRUS TALMAN, Apr 27, 1724, Little Compton; b. Nov 26, 1702, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	ii.		REJOICE BROWNELL, b. Jul 29, 1707, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. Mar 17, 1735, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA; m. BENJAMIN MACOMBER, May 25, 1730, Tiverton, Newport, RI.
	iii.		SARAH BROWNELL, b. Jun 26, 1709, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. Apr 26, 1756, Little Compton; m. SAMUEL IRISH, Mar 5, 1735, Little Compton; b. 1705, Little Compton.
	iv.		MARY BROWNELL, b. Jun 18, 1712, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. Nov 17, 1732, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	v.		WILLIAM BROWNELL, JR., b. Feb 2, 1715, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. Feb 2, 1715, Little Compton; m. PATIENCE MOSHER; b. Jun 29, 1724, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	vi.		MARTHA BROWNELL, b. Feb 1718, Little Compton, Newport, RI; d. Jul 6, 1735, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.
	vii.		BENJAMIN BROWNELL, b. Jun 24, 1720, Little Compton, Newport, RI.

31. JONATHAN⁴ PETERSON (MARY³ SOULE, GEORGE², ROBERT¹) was born in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. He married LYDIA WADSWORTH, daughter of JOHN WADSWORTH and ABIGAIL ANDREWS. She was born Bef. Feb 13, 1678, and died May 26, 1756 in Duxbury.

Children of JONATHAN PETERSON and LYDIA WADSWORTH are:

ALICE⁵ PETERSON, b. 1711, Duxbury; m. AARON SOULE, JR., May 5, 1727, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA; b. Dec 1705, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA; d. Jan 21, 1783, Pembroke, Plymouth, MA.

Notes for ALICE PETERSON:
She was a descendant of Pilgrim George Soule.

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LYDIA PETERSON, b. May 5, 1713, Duxbury; d. Nov 11, 1771, Pembroke.

32. ELIZABETH⁴ HASKELL (PATIENCE³ SOULE, GEORGE², ROBERT¹) was born Jul 2, 1672 in Middleboro, Plymouth, MA, and died Aft. Jun 1715 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. She married (1) THOMAS DRINKWATER Mar 6, 1692 in Middleboro. He was born 1652 in England, and died Jun 25, 1715 in Taunton, Bristol, MA. She married (2) JOHN DUDLEY May 2, 1717 in Dighton, Bristol, MA.

Notes for ELIZABETH HASKELL:
She was the granddaughter of Pilgrim George Soule. On Sep 10, 1711, she was willed her full share of her father's estate.

Notes for THOMAS DRINKWATER:
Some researchers believe he's a descendant of a Scottish branch of the family. This is a difficult tree to prove as records in America for the name Drinkwater are limited. John Drinkwater was a settler at Piscataway on Feb 13, 1703, when he appeared as a legatee in the Will of Henry Crosly, who divided his property between Elizabeth Slater, Samuel Slater, John Drinkwater, Dorothy Lexington and Jeremiah Colcord.

Thomas was probably born in England and came to America as a young man, settling in Taunton. The foregoing is sustained by several New England references that state Thomas Drinkwater married Elizabeth Haskell on Jul 2, 1672. This family connects with Francis Walker, likewise from Middleboro, who moved to Piscataway and Woodbridge before 1700, and it is a most formidable assumption that John Drinkwater of Piscataway was a son or brother of Thomas.

The Drinkwater family can trace its history to the distant past, both in America and England. The present generation can trace its ancestry through two separate lines, to the passengers of the first Mayflower.

The name Drinkwater seems to have emanated originally from Cheshire, England. Many members of the family distinguished themselves as soldiers, writers and poets; three have received and one declined the Honour of Knighthood; and two appear in the Dictionary of National Biography. The name occurs in its simplest form as early as 1273 when John Drinkwater of Stottesdon County, Salop, is named as an entry in the Hundred Rolls. The earliest known occurrence in Cheshire was in 1365 when Thomas was a defendant in a suit brought by John Boydell concerning tenements in Lymm. Thomas possibly came from Lakes of Derwent known as Derwentwater in the North of England.

The surname Drinkwater is thought to have originated as a nickname anciently applied to one of sober habits. The name also referred to "those too poor to drink ale, or sarcastically of drunkards, or in reference to diabetes." It is found in old English and early American records in the various spellings of Drynkwater, Drynkwatere, Drinckwater and Drinkwater, the last of which is that most commonly used in America today. Families bearing this name were established in England at early dates in Salop, Lancashire, Cheshire and London. One of the earliest references to the name appears to be that of John Drinkwater, living in Salop in 1273. A Richard Drynckwatere, possibly related to John, lived in the same county in 1309. Among the earliest records of the family in America are those of John Drinkwater, who emigrated from England and settled in Henrico County, VA, in 1637.

Reference:
Mayflower Vital Records - Mayflower Births and Deaths
Mayflower Vital Records - Mayflower Increasings
Mayflower Vital Records - Mayflower Marriages
Mayflower Vital Records - Deeds and Wills
Mayflower Ancestral Index - 16219

Children of ELIZABETH HASKELL and THOMAS DRINKWATER are:

WARREN⁵ DRINKWATER, b. Aug 8, 1700, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA.

Notes for WARREN DRINKWATER:
Although Mayflower records state Warren was born at Middleboro, MA, Rhode Island vital records claim he was born at Newport. Mayflower records have omitted Walter from their list of Thomas' children, saying "although the Drinkwater Family names the eldest son Walter, a diligent search has failed to find any reference to such a person." The 1991 addendum to this volume further explains that "Walter changed his name from Walter to Warren" which simply adds to the confusion. (He's called Warren at birth).

Files however, show there was such a person with two references to Walter and one to Warren taken from Plymouth County deeds: Aug 1, 1721, Walter Drinkwater of Freetown, (sold) two-ninths to James Rayment; Mar 16, 1722, Walter Drinkwater of Freetown, to Stephen Easton and Sep 17, 1723, Warren Drinkwater of Freetown to Thomas Croade. The files contain references to all eight of Thomas Drinkwater's children who deeded one-ninth of the share of their father's estate, with the eldest deeding two-ninths. The eldest appears to be Walter with no mention of Warren. So, from the records cited, there is a Warren born in 1700, a Walter in 1721, a Walter in 1722 and a Warren in 1723. The only explanation appears to be that Warren changed his name to Walter, it was recorded incorrectly in the records, or they were two separate men. William Coddington, Town Clerk recorded Warren's birth as May 29, 1723. There is no known marriage or children.

Reference:
The Strange Case of Warren and Walter Drinkwater of Freetown, MA - Ruth Wilder Sherman
Mayflower Vital Records - Deeds and Wills
Mayflower Vital Records - Mayflower Births and Deaths

68.	ii.	GEORGE DRINKWATER, b. 1702, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA; d. Dec 21, 1737, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME.
69.	iii.	JOHN DRINKWATER, b. Bef. 1706, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA; d. Aft. 1772, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME.
	iv.	ELIZABETH DRINKWATER, b. 1708, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA.
70.	v.	JOSEPH DRINKWATER, b. Nov 10, 1709, Taunton, Bristol, MA; d. Apr 17, 1784, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME.
71.	vi.	WILLIAM DRINKWATER, b. 1710, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA; d. 1758, New Milford, Litchfield, CT.
72.	vii.	SAMUEL DRINKWATER, b. Apr 25, 1711, Middleboro, Plymouth, MA; d. Dec 11, 1759, Dighton, Bristol, MA.
73.	viii.	PATIENCE DRINKWATER, b. Dec 10, 1713, Swansea, Bristol, MA.

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