John Waterman: Our Family History

Generation: 1

John Waterman was born in Mar 1761 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died after 1710 in of, Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut.

John married Elizabeth Lothrop (or Lathrop) about 1705 in of, Norwich, New Haven Co, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Lothrop (or Lathrop), Jr. and Hannah Adgate) was born on 1 Nov 1679 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 5 Oct 1708 in Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Hannah Waterman was born on 28 Sep 1708 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 15 Aug 1758 in Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut; was buried in Norwichtown Burying Grounds, Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut.

Generation: 2

Hannah Waterman

(1.John¹) was born on 28 Sep 1708 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 15 Aug 1758 in Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut; was buried in Norwichtown Burying Grounds, Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut.

Notes:

She was born Hannah Waterman in Norwich, Connecticut circa 1708 to John Waterman and Elizabeth. Her first husband, Absalom King, was a wealthy merchant who had settled in the area. The couple had a daughter, also named Hannah. Not long after, however, King died at sea from small pox.

Hannah Waterman King married again, this time to Benedict Arnold III, descendant of an early governor of Rhode Island, also named Benedict Arnold. The Arnolds had six children. As was not unusual at the time, most of the couple's children died very young, many within months of one another due to a yellow fever outbreak, including Benedict Arnold IV. The future patriot and traitor Benedict Arnold V was born in 1741 and was named after his deceased older brother. Shortly thereafter, market downturns caused hardships in the family finances.

After years of heartbreak, Hannah Arnold died on August 15, 1758. She was buried in the Old Norwichtown Burial Ground. Hannah?s death fell hard on her widowed husband, Benedict Arnold III, who lingered some time and suffered with alcoholism and depression. He died in 1761.

Hannah Arnold was and is remembered in Norwich as a worthy woman and a model of "piety, patience, and virtue."[1] Her gravestone is still visible in Norwichtown Burying Grounds, yet no one knows who paid for it.
(wikipedia)

Hannah married Absalom King about 1730. Absalom was born about 1708; died before 1733. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Benedict Arnold on 8 Nov 1733 in Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut. Benedict (son of Benedict Arnold and Patience Coggeshall) was born about 1710; died in 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. (The) Benedict Arnold was born on 14 Jan 1741 in Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut; died on 14 Jun 1801 in London, Middlesex, England.

Generation: 3

(The) Benedict Arnold

(2.Hannah², 1.John¹) was born on 14 Jan 1741 in Norwich, New London Co, Connecticut; died on 14 Jun 1801 in London, Middlesex, England.

Benedict married Margaret Mansfield on 27 Feb 1767. Margaret was born about 1740; died before 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benedict married Margaret Shippen on 8 Apr 1779. Margaret was born in 1760; died on 24 Aug 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]