Lydia LORING

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• Fact: Daughter of Caleb Loring

Lydia married Lieut. Zebedee CHANDLER on 8 Aug 1737 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Zebedee was born about 1712; died on 02 Dec 1777 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lydia CHANDLER was born on 23 Sep 1737 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jan 1763 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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Caleb Loring learned the trade of weaver, and was so called in lawsuit in 1698. he later became a physician, by what process of education records do not show. He made his home first at Plymouth. Bought a tract of land in 1697. Was chosen constable, that is tax collector and court officer, March 6, 1698-9. Had a grand of land fro the town July 31, 1699, "Eastward of the Road Neer New Streete and by the fence side which was sometime Mr. Nath: Clarks fence: to dig a well Not to exceed 5 foot into the lane from sd fence." This was a partnership with Mr. Little."
He was a member of a town committee the same year; a member of the Grand Jury in 1701/2 and in 1703 member of another jury.
He bought a farm of Stephen Bryant in the part of Plymouth which was set off and formed the own of Plympton four years later. This estate was on the east side of Jones River Book, where that stream crosses the highway in the north part of Plympton.
He was on a committee to recommend a plan for the disposition of the cedar swamp lands in 1704; one of the selectmen 1704-7, and constable again in 1706. December 31, 1707, one of a committee to build a new bridge over Jones River. In 1725, he with Dea. Isaac Cushman, petitioned the General Court of Plymouth colony protesting against the sale of certain lands by the town of Plymouth in which Plympton had a share; asking that their share might be paid over to Plympton for the support of a grammar school; but the petition was not granted.
Dr. Loring was one of the proprietors of a forge for the reduction of bog iron ore and a foundry; a local poet, with kind thoughts of the doctor both with different opinions of other members of the company, perpetrated this rhyme:

"Freeheart and Gripehard
And Cunning and Catch
Built them a forge
To make themselves rich."

The forge continued in operation a long time. Dr. Loring continues the same prominence in Plympton affairs he had had at Plymouth, being selectman, assessor, moderator, surveyor of lands and captain of militia at various times. He had considerable medical practice and was never secure from calls; so that he had a door cut in the wall of the meetinghouse close by his pew, so that he could come in and go out without disturbing the congregation in meeting time.

Caleb married Lydia GRAY on 7 Aug 1696. Lydia (daughter of Edward GRAY and Dorothy LETTICE) was born in 1677. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Edward Gray and Dorothy Lettice

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Her father was a very early settler at Plymouth, though not of the 'Mayflower' party; her other was his second wife, who outlived him and married second Nathaniel Clarke, from whom she applied for a divorce. Mrs. Loring, called "madame Loring" in the community, was a member of the church with her husband.