Ancestry: Laban Waterman

Laban is not a relative, but it is on his farm where Layton Newell most likely grew up, and he met his wife Marcy Winsor there.  About the only reference we have to Layton’s being in Rhode Island is the reference in Laban’s will.  He also had an infant son named Benoni which is where Layton and Marcy got the name.  It is likely Layton was living there in 1790 during the census as at that time it listed the males living there in total whether they were blood or not.

 

 

Born: 6/11/1753 in Johnston, RI

Married: 1/22/1786 Esther Eddy (1754-1/3/1830) in Johnston, RI

Died: 4/15/1795* (witness William Latham (neighbor), Laton Newell, Harding Harris)

Lived: Johnston, RI

Re-elected Captain, Second Company, Militia, Johnston, RI – May 1781

Captain, Second Company, Militia, Johnston, RI – June 1780

Lieutenant Second Company, Militia, Johnston, RI – June 1779

Ensign, second Company, Militia, Johnston, RI – May 1777

Enlisted, Second Company, Militia, Johnston, RI – Nov 1776 by Lt.Co. Capt. Asa Kimball , Col. John Sayles Jr.

Sons: Laban (1788-1790), Resolve (1794-1820-1842), Benoni (1792-1797)

Daughter: Betsey, Elizabeth (1786) Earl Knight

 

Father: John Waterman – will dated 3/3/1798

Wife: Mary

Sons: William, Laban, Job

Daughters: Amey, Hannah, Phebe, Elizabeth

 

1777 Census shows him as living in Johnston between ages 16-50 and able

1790 Census – Johnston RI – 3 males over 16 (would include Laton Newell), 1 male under 16, 4 females