Her father was Elijah Amidon who was born in Connecticut. And then Jacob Amidon born 1764 in Connecticut and then Henry Jr and Henry Sr.
Henry Jr married Sarah Doubleday and he was in the Revolutionary War. The 1790 Census lists him Head of Household in Willington, Connecticut.
Now Henry Amidon Sr. was born in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts but died in Conneticut.Phillip Amidon or Amidowne is as far as I have got back on my line. I found a little info about him on Rootsweb.
Here it is:
Name: Philip Amidon
Sex: M ALIA: Philip /Ammidowne/
Birth: 26 JAN 1669 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts 1 2
Death: 15 MAR 1747 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts 3 4 2
Occupation: Farmer and cooper 2
ELEC: 1730 selectman at Oxford, Massachusetts 2 _
ELEC: 1735 constable at Oxford, Massachusetts 2 Note:
From Frank Best's: 6. PHILIP AMIDOWN (ROGER1) was born at Rehoboth, January 26, 1670. He resided at Rehoboth until after the death of his first wife, when he removed to Mendon, Massachusetts. In 1704 his minister's rate at Mendon was one shilling and he had a share in the sixth division of the lands there in 1713. In 1717 he removed to Oxford, Massachusetts, where he died March 15, 1747. He was a farmer and cooper. In 1720 he and his wife became members of the church at its organization in Oxford. In 1730 he served as Selectman and as Constable in 1735. He married, first, at Rehoboth, May 27, 1698, Mehitable, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Millard) Perry. She was born at Rehoboth, April 30, 1680, and died there July 4, 1699. He married, second, September 16, 1700, Ithamar Warfield, who survived him. She was born March 28, 1676, daughter of Deacon John Warfield, of Mendon, and his third wife, Hannah Randall.
Will of Philip Amidown: Will allowed M)iy 12, 1747. In the name of God, Amen, this sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fourty three, I, Philip Amidown of Oxford in the County of Worcester, in the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, yeoman, being advanced in years and in a weak and low condition. Do make this my last will & testament, as follows, viz: - First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my Creator, hoping in his mercy thro the merits Death & Passion and prevailing intercession of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour and my body I desire may be decentiy interred at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named in faith of the resurrection of it at the last day and as touching such temporal estate as God has betrusted me with (after my just debts and funeral charges are paid) I will and bequeath the same as follows: - That is to say Impr. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ithamar Amidown the improvement use profit and incomes of one quarter part of my farm whereon now I dwell in quantity and quality, as also my house which we now occupy, and the equal half of my barn together with all my moveables of the within doors as well as without to be possessed and enjoyed by her during her natural life, and at her decease the said quarter part of my farm house and barn to be to my son Ephraim Amidown his heirs and assigns forever as his and their proper estate and inheritance, and my moveable estate and goods to be distributed as hereafter expressed in this my last will and testament. Item, I give and bequeath unto my sons Henry Amidown, Roger Amidown, Ichabod Amidown, Philip Amidown and John Amidown to each of them three pounds in Good public bills of credit or good current lawful money of New England, each and every pound equal to six shillings and eight pence in bills of credit of the new tenor of the said province to be paid to each of them for their respective heirs and assigns before or at the expiration of one year after my decease. Also my carpenter's tools to be divided equally between them, my said sons and their respective heirs and assigns having already given unto my said sons their full part & portion of all my estate real & personal. Item. I give and bequeath unto the heirs of my son Ithamer Amidown three pounds of money as above specified to be paid to them their heirs and assigns at the expiration of one year after my decease. The said Ithamer Amidown having in his life time received his part & portion of my estate real and personal. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Chamberlain three pounds in money as above specified to be paid to her and the heirs begotten of her body at the expiration of one year after my decease and one moiety of my household goods after the decease of my said wife to be possessed and enjoyed by her and her aforesaid as above expressed. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Wheelock three pounds to be paid unto her her heirs and assigns at the expiration of one year after my decease in money as above specified and also the other moiety of my household goods after the decease of my said wife, having already given to my said daughters their part & portion of my estate. Item. I give, grant and devise unto my son Ephraim Amidown his heirs and assigns all my real and personal estate whatsoever together with all my buildings profits, incomes of my said real estate after the decease of my said wife Ithamar Amidown appointing and ordaining the said Ephraim Amidown sole executor of this my last will & testament and to pay all my just debts & legacies in manner as is above expressed. In witness whereof I, the said Philip Amidown have hereunto put my hand and seal the day and year first hereinbefore written. PHILIP AMIDOWN. (Seal) Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us by the said Philip Amidown and by him declared to be his last will & testament. BENJ. DAVIS, DUNCAN CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL. Worcester, ss, Probate Office.
April 20, 1747. The Revd. Mr. John Campbell and Duncan Campbell two other witnesses to this within instrument personally appearing made oath that they saw Philip Amidown the testator sign and seal and heard him publish pronounce and declare the same instrument to be and contain his last will and testament and that when he did so he was of sound disposing mind according to those deponants best deeming & that then with Benjamin Davis the other witness set to their names as witnesses thereof at the same time in said testators presence. Sworn before me John Chandler, Judg. Prob. Oxford, May 12, 1745. These lines may notify you that I am satisfied with the will of my husband, to witness my hand. her ITHAMER X AMIDOWN. mark The old homestead owned by Philip Amidown in South Oxford now belongs to Franklin H. Clark. The transfers being as follows: April 24, 1717, Joseph Chamberlain to Philip Amidown; December 15, 1743, Philip Amidown to his son Ephraim, three-fourths with a new house; November 2, 1793, heirs of Ephraim Amidown to Elisha Davis; 1795, Elisha Davis to Joseph Davis; January 10, 1807, Joseph Davis to Abijah Davis; 1810, Abijah Davis to Silas Fitts; May 6, 1868, executor of estate of Silas Fitts to Sylvanus Robinson; August 1, 1868, Sylvanus Robinson to Mary J., wife of Abel M. Chaffee, who took down the old house and built the present one; April 6, 1884, Mary J. and Abel M. Chaflee to George A. Kimball; June 16, 1885, George A. Kimball to Horace Shepardson; June 20, 1885, Horace Shepardson to Franklin H. Clark. The other quarter of the land owned by Philip Amidown is now owned by Lucinda Morse. CHILDREN. ( First wife.) • 9—Henry, born February 8, 1699. ( Second wife.) • 10—Roger, born February 6, 1702. • 11—Ichabod, born May, 1704. 12—Mary, born March 30, 1706. She married, July 18, 1728, Benjamin Chamberlain and resided in Oxford. • 13—Philip, born in 1708. • 14—Ephriam, born in 1710. • 15—Ithamar, born April 25, 1712. • 16—John, born May 19, 1713. 17—Hannah, born February 2, 1717. She married Samuel Wheelock, of Hardwick, Mass. Their daughter Mary, born 1738, married Caleb Cheney, of Mendon. They resided in Milford, Mass., where he was Town Clerk, Selectman, and served in the Revolutionary Army with, the rank of Lieutenant. They (Caleb and Mary Cheney) had twelve children, one of whom was an ancestor of Gen. A. B. Underwood, U. S. A. Father: Roger Amidon b: ABT. 1614 in France Mother: Joanna Harwood b: 10 OCT 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Marriage 1 Mehitable Perry b: 30 APR 1680 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts * Married: 27 MAY 1698 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts 3 5 2 Children 1. Henry Amidon b: 8 FEB 1699 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Marriage 2 Ithamar Warfield b: 28 MAR 1676 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts * Married: 16 SEP 1700 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts 3 5 2 * Event: Intentions of Marriage 30 AUG 1700 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts 5 2 Children 1. Roger Amidon b: 6 FEB 1702 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 2. Ichabod Amidon b: 1 MAY 1704 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 3. Mary Amidon b: 30 MAR 1706 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 4. Philip Amidon b: 1708 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 5. Ephraim Amidon b: 28 MAR 1710 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 6. Ithamar Amidon b: 25 APR 1712 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 7. John Amidon b: 19 MAR 1714 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 8. Hannah Amidon b: 2 FEB 1718 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Sources: 1. Title: Vital Records of Rehoboth, Massachusetts 1642-1896 Author: Arnold, James N. Publication: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., Providence, R.I. 1897 Note: If VR citation text and page # are present, they were transcribed by Ryan M. Amidon. Repository: Note: Ancestry.com Media: Book Page: pg 523 2. Title: Amidon.FBK Repository: Media: Other Text: Date of Import: May 14, 2007 3. Title: The Amidon Family Author: Best, Frank E Publication: 1904 Chicago, Illinois Note: A Record of the Descendants of Roger Amadowne of Rehoboth, Mass. Repository: Note: Ancestry.com Media: Book 4. Title: Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts to end of the year 1849 Publication: Rice, Franklin P., Worcester, Mass. 1905 Note: If VR page number and text are present they were transcribed by Ryan M. Amidon. Repository: Media: Book Page: pg 267 5. Title: Vital Records of Rehoboth, Massachusetts 1642-1896 Author: Arnold, James N. Publication: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., Providence, R.I. 1897 Note: If VR citation text and page # are present, they were transcribed by Ryan M. Amidon. Repository: Note: Ancestry.com Media: Book Page: pg 10
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