Site Title - Bathia Rider

Bathia Rider

F, b. 20 September 1777, d. 13 April 1844

Father

Bathia was born on Saturday, 20 September 1777 in New York. Her name has been also spelled Bethia & Bathiah.^1,2 Bathia married Christopher Townsend, son of Christopher Townsend and Lydia (?), circa 1794 in Dutchess County, New York. Bathia departed this life on Saturday, 13 April 1844 in West Somerset, Niagara County, New York.³ On 13 April 1844, Bathia was buried at the Baptist Churchyard, West Somerset, Niagara County, New York.

Family

Christopher Townsend b. 22 Jul 1776, d. 23 Jun 1855

Children

Phebe Townsend b. 1 Jun 1795, d. 25 Nov 1873
Deborah Townsend b. 31 Mar 1797, d. 28 May 1872
Samuel Townsend+ b. 20 May 1799, d. 16 Oct 1873
Jefferson Townsend b. c Mar 1800, d. 25 Sep 1863
Matilda Townsend b. 8 Jan 1806, d. b 21 Sep 1870
Marilda Townsend b. 8 Jan 1806, d. 1 Feb 1882
Minor Townsend b. 28 Feb 1808, d. 11 Mar 1872
Betsey Ann Townsend b. 20 Oct 1814, d. 15 Sep 1905
Luther Townsend b. 7 May 1816, d. 1885

Citations

[S506] Note: 1790 US Census - Pawling, Dutchess County, New York, page 47:
- John Rider [24:5];
- William Rider [32:7];
- Samuel Rider [13:2]
[Note: Bathia is probably the daughter of one of these families. Quite likely she is the daughter of Samuel, since she names her first male child, Samuel. - KLM]
1800 US Census - Dutchess County, New York
- Eleazer Rider [21111:21111] page 173 - Southeast
- Simeon Rider [32001:1101] page 174 Southeast
- Isaac Rider [101:001 page 59 Pawling
- John Rider [30101:2121] page 58 Pawling
- William Rider [11101:0202] page 60 Poughleepsie.
[S1322] By Brent A. Schlottman, Additions to the First Five Generations of Descendants of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Massachusetts, page 66 - Bethiah Townsend was born Sept. 20 1777.
[S1322] By Brent A. Schlottman, Additions to the First Five Generations of Descendants of Edmund Weston of Duxbury, Massachusetts, page 67 - Bethiah Townsend died Apr 13, 1844.