LADD, LEWIS, PARKER, HAWKINS, BURLESON
Hello-
I am looking for any info on THOMAS GORDON LADD born
in RI 1784, maybe Kent Co., died 1856 in Madison Co.,
NY. His wife was ABIGAIL born in RI c1783, died circa
late 1860s in Madison Co., NY (looking for her maiden
name). They had a son JOHN born in RI c 1816-1818,
daughters MARY and LYDIA born RI circa 1820, and a
daughter PHEBE born RI in 1826.
I know according to deeds in Coventry and W Greenwich,
RI and censuses in NY that the family seems to have
moved from RI to upstate NY between 1828-1830.
According to a deed in Coventry, RI in 1810 THOMAS'
middle name was GORDON (relation to GORTONS?). In this
deed he was GIVEN land from ELIZABETH LADD LEWIS & her husband SOLOMON LEWIS. From the sounds of the deed, he may have been a relative of Elizabeth, possibly a son. All three principles in the deed are listed as living
in Voluntown, CT. In a previously found deed, Elizabeth bought the same tract of land from her father JOHN LADD in 1785, in which she was listed as a single woman. If Thomas is her son, he may have been illegitimate.
I found other deeds where THOMAS had dealings with
other Ladds of the JOHN/ELIZABETH LADD family members
(as per the Warren Ladd book on the Ladd family); sometimes selling to one another and as witnesses at other
times.
Some of the other family names mentioned in the deeds
as well as the Warren Ladd book are: LEWIS, PARKER, HAWKINS & BURLESON.
It seems pretty obvious that my THOMAS LADD is
well-connected to this wide-ranging Ladd family of RI,
but I am unable to prove how.
Thank you.
Bill Ladd
Cortland, NY