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| Joseph Souther
Born: 31 Dec 1745 Died: 4 Apr 1827 |
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The reason we had to go to the 5th generation before assigning most colors is that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation Joseph Souther each had only one son that carried on the line. The 2nd generation, John had quite a few sons that carried on the line, thus he was given a color right away.
We also have some other color lines which haven't been proven to be connected to our line yet. They will be listed after the Joseph Souther descendants.
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John SOUTHER married first to Sarah BURRILL and they had 6 children: Elizabeth; Eunice, Loise; John, Joseph and Nathaniel SOUTHER. He married second to Mary PARKER but there was no issue of this marriage.
This line was a family "on the move"! Almost immediately the family headed north, first to Charlestown and then up to Haverhill. Several generations later they had headed west and for a long time resided in the Springfield, Illinois and Saint Louis, Missouri areas. There are descendants that live there to this day.
Today there are known to be 140 GREEN line Souther living in across America. The biggest concentrations are in California, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota and Washington.
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Joseph SOUTHER, married on 1 May 1769 in Cohasset, MA to Esther Town WORRICK. They had six children: Abner, Daniel, Nathan, Abigail, David and Lot SOUTHER.
This line remained on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the Town of Cohasset (of which part was once the 2nd precinct of Hingham). After more than 250 years, a few of the family moved to Maine.
Today there are known to be 72 ORANGE line Souther living across America. The biggest concentrations are in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and New Mexico.
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This line remained on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the Town of Hingham. After more than 250 years, a few the family removed from Hingham to Quincy, MA. They were known for their shipbuilding and the operation of the Souther Tide Mill.
Hannah Lincoln SOUTHER (John SOUTHER's granddaughter) married Emery SOUTHER of Boston. Emery is from the PINK line. This was the 1st SOUTHER/SOUTHER marriage.
The BLUE line also gave us "Our Hero", Francis Lincoln SOUTHER, the 1st victim of enemy fire to be killed in the Civil War from Massachusetts and possibly the Union.
The BLUE line is the second smallest of our lines. There are only 54 known living descendants in the BLUE line. Most reside in Massachusetts and Virginia.
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Daniel SOUTHER married 15 Apr 1784 in Hingham, MA to Grace SPRAGUE. They had nine children: Grace Ellen (1st SOUTHER born with a middle name), Daniel, Elijah, Sarah, Charles, Margaret, Joseph, Martin and Lucy SOUTHER.
This line remained on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the Town of Hingham. After more than 250 years, a few the family removed from Hingham to Maine. The family has long resided in Livermore Falls. Most of the family lives on SOUTHER Road on SOUTHER Tree Farm, owned and operated by Ernest Leroy SOUTHER, Jr. and his wife Melvina Wheeler (CLARK) SOUTHER.
Today there are known to be 373 PURPLE line Souther living in across America. This represents the largest line of SOUTHER. The biggest concentrations are in California, Massachusetts and Maine. (Massachusetts has the largest number with 145).
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Asa SOUTHER married first to Meriel TOWER on 21 Aug 1783 at Cohasset, MA. They had seven children: Isaiah, Job Tower, Merriel, Emery, Ebenezer, Merriel and Asa SOUTHER. He married second to Sarah WHITON on 29 Nov 1795 in Cohasset, MA. They had two children: Ezekiel and Laban SOUTHER.
This line remained on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the Town of Hingham. After more than 250 years, a few of the family removed from Hingham to Quincy and Boston, MA. Asa's son Emery would then marry Lydia Lincoln SOUTHER of the BLUE line.
We are proud to have John David SOUTHER, (Songwriter, Singer, Actor) in our family. You may see two of his biographies as links from the "Favorite Links" page.
The PINK line is the smallest line. There are only 41 known living descendants in this line. Most reside in California, Hawai`i and Texas.
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John SOUTHER of Boston, MA is the progenitor of this line. It has long been rumored that he is the brother of our Joseph SOUTHER, but to this date there is no proof! It is an enormous line with about 500+ living SOUTHER. The two largest concentractions are just across the state lines from each other at Seabrook, New Hampshire and in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
John SOUTHER was born circa 1640 in England. He married first to Hannah READ in Boston, MA on 11 Jan 1661. They had five children: Hannah, John, Mary, Rebecca and Sarah SOUTHER. After his first wife died, John married her sister, Mary R. READ in Hampton, New Hampshire. They also had five children: James, Isaac, Sarah, Robert and Rebecca SOUTHER.
This line has long inter-married with each other (SOUTHER/SOUTHER) as well as marriages over and over between the SOUTHER, DOW, EATON and FOWLER families.
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All of the RED line are descended from William L. SOUTHER, born circa 1803 in Exeter, Maine. He married Betsy FERRIN on 12 Apr 1827 in Alton, New Hampshire. They had five children: Joseph S., William T., Nathaniel, Alonzo Russell and Atwood Colby SOUTHER.
This line went up into Canada for a while and then came back to the United States and have long resided in the mid-western states.
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We have a lot of SOUTHERs in small groups that have not been successfully attached to our Family Tree. We want you attached, so if you are unsure or have never contacted me before, please do. I will do whatever I can to help you trace your line. Please E-Mail me........Now!
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Some where in some place and time we may all have a common ancestor. The SOUTHERs that have long resided in the southern states, especially if your roots are from North Carolina and Georgia, all seem to be of Germany ancestry and descended from Henry SOUTHER who arrived on these shores via the Virginia Colony. A Database of all of these Southers is nearing completion which will enable me to help you find these ancestors as well. If you are from this line of SOUTHERs and would like help tracing your family lines, or if you can provide a line of contemporary family members that I am missing, PLEASE contact me. We want you to know your family history......
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All of the Brown line are descended from Thadeus SAUTER, (1796-c. 1847) of Hirschau, Württemberg, Germany who emmigrated to American in 1832 where he and his family settled in Ohio. Of their 11 children, the last 4 were born in America and started using "SOUTHER" as the spelling of their name. Most of the research on this line of the family is attributed to researcher, Kenneth Lothair Souther.
Richard Dennis Souther
Souther Family Association
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