Batchelder, Nathaniel Jr

Birth Name Batchelder, Nathaniel Jr
Gender male
Age at Death 80 years, 16 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1630 Hackney, Middlesex, England    
Immigration before 1647 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony    
Death 1710-01-17 Hampton, Rockingham, NH    

Families

Family of Batchelder, Nathaniel Jr and Carter, Mary
Married Wife Carter, Mary ( * 1648-07-24 + 1688-12-16 )
  Narrative

To Choose a Wife

There is an unusual story about the method Nathaniel used to choose his second wife. He let his staff fall to the ground and then traveled in that direction. The staff fell toward the southwest, so Nathaniel went to Woburn and promptly proposed to Mary (Carter) Wyman. She initially expressed some reservations; pointing out he had a lot of children (eight living). He said he had never known a woman to object on that basis, and that he was going to Boston and would call again for her answer when he returned.[1]
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Batchelder, Mercy1677-12-01after 1720

Pedigree

    1. Batchelder, Nathaniel Jr
      1. Carter, Mary
        1. Batchelder, Mercy