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New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume IV page 2076
Obadiah, son of Joseph (3) and Martha (Brown) Jenckes, was born about 1690, and married, May 21, 1713, in Providence, Alice, daughter of Zachariah and Mercy (Baker) Eddy, born January 5, 1694, in Middleboro, MA, descended from William Eddy, A. M., a native of Bristol, England, who was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was vicar at St. Dunstan, in the town of Cranbrook, Kent, from 1589 to his death, November 23, 1616. He married (first) November 20, 1587, Mary, daughter of John Fosten, who died in July, 1611. He married (second) in 1614, Widow Elizabeth Taylor. His third son, Samuel Eddy, born in May, 1608, sailed from London, England, august 10, 1630, in the ship "Handmaid," in company with his brother John, and arrived at Plymouth, MA, October 29, following. He was made a freeman January 1, 1632, and resided at Spring Hill, at the end of Main street, Plymouth; was one of the original purchasers of Middleboro, and owned lands in various sections of the colony. He died in 1685. His wife's name was Elizabeth, and their second son, Zachariah Eddy, born 1639, resided in Rehoboth, Plymouth, Middleboro, and Swansea, dying September 4, 1718. He married, May 7, 1663, Alice Padduck, born March 7, 1640, died September 24, 1692. Their eldest son, Zachariah (2) Eddy, was born May 10, 1664, and settled in 1707, at Providence, RI. He married, February 13, 1683, in Middleboro, Mercy Baker, of Swansea. He had a second wife, Ann Phillis. His daughter Alice, born January 5, 1694, became the wife of Obadiah Jenckes, as above noted.
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