The Birth of Nathaniel Warner

Often, if you are lucky when researching your ancestors in the 1600s, you can find an index that contains the birth dates of your ancestor but I always prefer to find the original record.  No matter how careful people are in transcribing from the original record to create the index there is still the possibility of errors or additional information that was not transcribed.

Recently I was able to locate the original birth record of my paternal 6^th great grandfather Nathaniel Warner. 

 

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Hatfield [Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony] Births 

Transcription:  

Nathaniel son of Lieutenant Daniel Warner and Martha his wife born 15 October 1690

 

Nathaniel was born to Daniel Warner and his second wife Martha Boltwood.  Daniel and his first wife Mary Whiting are believed to have had 6 children before her death.  Daniel and his second wife Martha Boltwood are believed to have had 11 children.  Nathaniel was the last child believed born to Daniel and Martha, the 17^th child born to Daniel.

Nathaniel’s father died two years after his birth.  His mother lived another 20 years after his birth.  I wonder...what lead Nathaniel to make his way from Hatfield, Massachusetts to Southold, New York?

If you have any corrections or additions or stories to share, I look forward to hearing them.

Enjoy the journey,

Debby