Capt Joseph TISDALE, Jr.

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Capt. Joseph, Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Mary Leonard Tisdale, and great-grandfather of Col. Israel Tisdale, was born in Taunton in 1682. He married Ruth Reed, daughter of John reed, of Taunton, march 13, 1706, and was prominent among men of his time, taking an active interest in church affairs.

In Emery's "History of Taunton" we find that Capt. Joseph Tisdale, with other Taunton men, petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts for the incorporation of a new town on the western bank of the Connecticut Rive, under the name of Township No. One, or New Taunton. This territory, now Westminster, Vt., was about six miles square, and situated a few miles south of the present town of Bellows Falls. On learning that the territory was not in Massachusetts, nearly all the incorporators sold their interests.

Capt. Joseph Tisdale died August 8, 1739, and was buried in the family lot on "the Plain", Taunton. "His widow, with commendable spirit, imported a pair of gravestones, which now shadow his remains." She died August, 1748, aged 69 years.

Joseph married Ruth REED on 13 Mar 1706. Ruth was born about 1679; died in Aug 1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Bethiah TISDALE was born about 1710; died on 11 May 1759 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.
2. Simeon TISDALE

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He was apparently a favorite with his father, who bequeathed to him the homestead. He is said to have been a man of large possessions, and in 1705, was Representative to the General Court in Boston. August 16, 1681, he married Mary daughter of Major Thomas Leonard of Taunton. Major Leonard was a distinguished man of his day, and in civil and religious matters exercised commanding influence in Taunton.

After Joseph Tisdale's death his widow removed to Bridgewater, residing with her daughter Abigail until her death, in 1726.

Joseph married Mary LEONARD in Aug 1681. Mary (daughter of Thomas LEONARD and Mary WATSON) was born on 02 Aug 1663 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA; died on 01 Nov 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]