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Family of David DARLING and Huldah (w of David) DARLING
David DARLING b. 1768 Jan 124380 at Gloucester, RI4380. d. 1846 Oct 23840 at Adams, MA1774. bd. Southview Cem., North Adams, MA840.
Huldah (w of David) DARLING b. 1779~4493 at Rhode Island855. d. 1853 Jun 11855 at North Adams, MA4493. bd. Southview Cem., North Adams, MA840.
Married4478. The last will and testament4478 of David Darling mentions wife Huldah Darling, and daughter Polly "Veizie."
The 1843 will4478 of David Darling mentions wife Huldah; son Henry; son David; daughter Polly "Veizie"; daughter Sally Harrington?; daughter Rebecca Eddy; daughter Nabby? Ketchum; William Ketchum (in trust for the benefit of daughter Nabby?); and deceased sons George, Oliver, Andrew and William.
David Darling, married, age 78y 9m 12d, died1774 of typhoid fever. His parents are listed as David and Melissa Darling. His birth date is calculated from his age at death is Jan 13, 1768. Rhode Island Vital Extracts4381, Rhode Island Vital Records947, and Rhode Island Birth and Christenings4380 (from the image for the latter), have date Jan 12, 1768, which are preferred. His birth record4380 lists his parents as"David & Melea." The marriage record4380 for David Darling and "Melea Veazey" lists their fathers respectively as Ebenezer Darling and Eleazer Veazey.
The image of David Darling's headstone (Southview Cem., North Adams, Mass.) has his death date as Oct 23, 1846. That is preferred over Mass. Deaths1774 as the headstone information may more likely be from a family member.
The will4478 of David Darling mentions wife Huldah. The records for Adams, Massachusetts, also has a marriage3272 for a David Darling and Abigail Hogg (or Fogg), "both of Adams," marriage intention entered Aug 16, 1786. No indication has been found whether that David Darling is the same man of the will4478 herein referenced, or Huldah and Abigail are the same person, or David married Huldah second. Further, there is no clear indication when David and Huldah were married.
She is likely the Huldah Darling who, in 1850, resided511 in the household of Alexander Better in North Adams, Massachusetts.
Huldah Darling, "relict of the late David Darling, Esq.," died4493 in North Adams, MA, June 12, 1853, at age 74. The death records855 for North Adams record her death date as June 11 (preferred), and her birthplace as Rhode Island.
Child 3. Rebecca
The death record1774 for Rebecca Eddy indicates she was born ~1807 in Adams, MA, to David and Huldah Darling. A legal notice4476 to the heirs and next-of-kin of her brother David Darling mentions her husband Preserved Eddy.
Children of David DARLING and Huldah (w of David) DARLING:
1. | David DARLING4477 b. 1793~2825 at Massachusetts2825. d. 1853 Aug 95280 at North Adams, MA5280. | ||||
md. Clarissa DARLING | |||||
2. | Polly DARLING4478 b. 1796~4475 at Massachusetts4475. d. aft 18701887. | ||||
md. Benjamin VEAZIE | |||||
3. | Rebecca DARLING1774 b. 1807~1774 at Adams, MA1774. d. 1869 Oct 171774 at Adams, MA1774. |