Lydia TATEM^{[1, 2]}

1764 -

• Name	Lydia TATEM
  Birth	After 1764  [3]
  	Lydia's birth date has been estimated by her need for a new guardian in May 1785, following her mother's death.
  Gender	Female
  orphan	20 Dec 1771	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	On 20 Dec 1771 in Norfolk Co, VA Lydia was named as the orphan of Nathaniel Tatem. Dinah Tatem, her mother, qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £500 was posted by Matthew Godfrey, Charles Mayle and John Nash.
  orphan	19 May 1785	Norfolk Co, VA   [3]
  	On 19 May 1785 in Norfolk Co, VA Lydia was again named as the orphan of Nathaniel Tatem. Dinah Tatem, her mother and legal guardian, had died earlier in the year. George Wilson qualified as guardian, and additional security in the amount of £100 was posted by Thomas Tatem.
  Person ID	I56743	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathanial TATEM,   b. After 1716   d. 1771 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Dinah NASH,   b. After 1734   d. 1784 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S170] Pamela W. McVey, compiler, McVey, Norfolk County, Virginia Will Book II 1772 - 1788., ((Virginia Beach, VA: by the compiler, 1986)). pp. 156-157: Dinah Tatem will. [S194] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Norfolk Couty, Virginia Will Book 1, 1755 - 1772., ((Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1986)), p. 125. Nathaniel Tatem will. [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)), p. 71.