Judeth Straw
- Born: 11 May 1717, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
- Marriage (1): Obadiah Wells on 6 Sep 1736 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
- Partnership (2): Ephraim Currier
- Died: Bef 1749
 General Notes:
aka JUDITH STRAW
Paternity Drama In Colonial America by Melissa Berry 18 April 2023
On 25 March 1735 Judith Straw, daughter of John and Lydia (Sergeant) Straw and the niece of the above Dorothy Straw, accused Ephraim Currier of fathering her male child born in June 1734.
In the records, the son born out of wedlock to Judith and Ephraim was Ephraim Straw, listed with both parents \endash but next to daddy Ephraim it reads "as she saith," 10 July 1734.
Judith Straw (1717-1748) married Obadiah Wells, son of her aunt Dorothy Straw and Luke Wells, making her husband a first cousin. The couple had children, leaving descendants.
Ephraim Currier (1714-1758) was the son of Joseph Currier and Sarah Brown. He married Sarah Weed on 30 December 1738 in Amesbury.
per Genealogy of Ellen Straw Thompson of 1897
Judith is not mentioned in her father's (JOHN STRAW) Will of 1750 because she may have died sometime between 1742 and 1750. Obadiah was her first cousin ..the s/o her Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Luke Wells. Her youngest child Sarah was born 1742. Also Judith had a son by Ephraim Currier prior to her marriage to Obadiah and since the boy Ephraim was called Ephraim Straw it is unlikely they were married. She was about 17 at this time.
Other sources include VR of Amesbury, MA.
Genealology of Dick Wells of Arizona Notes: Judith was the daughter of John Straw and Lydia Sargent Straw and was not mentioned in her father's Will of 1750 for she died prior to this. She and Obadiah were first cousins. Judith's father John and Obadiah's mother Dorothy were brother and sister.
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Straw-79
Born May 11, 1717 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Judeth married Obadiah Wells, son of Luke Wells and Dorothy Straw, on 6 Sep 1736 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (Obadiah Wells was born on 27 Jun 1711 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts and died on 22 Dec 1777 in Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.)
• Alt. Marriage: Alt. Marriage, 1736.
Judeth had a relationship with Ephraim Currier. (Ephraim Currier was born before 1718.)
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