John Ladd (1737 - 1784)

John Ladd is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 232193
Rank: Patriotic Service

John Ladd performed Patriotic Service in New Hampshire in the American Revolution.

John Ladd is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A067764.

Biography

John was born 24 October 1737, in Unity, New Hampshire. He was the son of Daniel Ladd (1686-abt.1770) and Mehitable (Philbrick) Ladd (1693-1779).^[1]

John married Mary Moody of Brentwood, New Hampshire about 1760. The family was one of the first settlers of Unity, New Hampshire.^[2]

John supported the American Revolution by signing the New Hampshire Association Test. ^[3][4]

John died at age 40 on 15 March 1784, in Unity, New Hampshire, leaving a widow and nine children.^[5] He is buried in the Sullivan County Farm Cemetery in Unity, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.^[6] John's will, written 27 February 1784,^[7] mentions:

• wife Mary
• son John Ladd, Jr.
• son Josiah Ladd
• daughter Elizabeth
• the rest of my daughters when they reach 18 or marry

He appointed his wife and his brother Josiah Moody to be executors.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGF-C2D : 23 February 2021), John Lad, 21 Oct 1737; citing Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,013.
2. ↑ The Ladd Family: A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir of the Descendants of Daniel Ladd, of Haverhill, Mass., Joseph Ladd, of Portsmouth, R.I., John Ladd, of Burlington, N.J., John Ladd, of Charles City Co., Va. United States: author, 1890. Page 29-30 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ladd_Family/bWQtAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA29&printsec=frontcover
3. ↑ SAR Patriot database #P-232193
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 24 Oct 2021), "Record of John Ladd", Ancestor # A067764.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2J-XQ9 : 23 February 2021), John Ladd, 15 Mar 1784; citing Unity, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,090.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105870133/john-ladd : accessed 24 October 2021), memorial page for John Ladd (21 Oct 1737–15 Mar 1784), Find A Grave: Memorial #105870133, citing Sullivan County Farm Cemetery, Unity, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Debra (contributor 47324320).
7. ↑ New Hampshire. Probate Court (Cheshire County); Cheshire Vol 1-2, 1771-1793; Vol 1, Page 60; Ancestry Record 8996 #127827 * Ancestry Sharing Link

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and NH Author: Noyes, Sybil Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1972

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.