Marriage/pension records indicate that Thomas Betterley and Lydia Warren were married at the home of Thomas Betterley, Sr. on Pleasant Street, near Haymarket Square, Boston, MA on 24 Dec 1772 by Rev. Wm. Walter, Pastor of Trinity Church. Those present included Mr. & Mrs. James Lovell (formerly Mary Warren, later Mrs. Phillips). Also present were Abigail Warren (later Mrs. Green), Hannah Hutchinson, Hannah Raymond, and Benjamin Coleman.

Rev soldier Thomas Betterley served from Worcester, MA under a Captain Lovell. Boston marriage records indicate that James Lovell was married to Polly Warren on 30 Apr 1772 by John Hill, Justice of the Peace. Mary and Polly are usually interchangeable. I assume this James and Polly were the Mr. and Mrs. James Lovell at the Betterley wedding. Was he also Captain Lovell?

Were Abigail (Warren) Green and Mary (Warren) Lovell sisters to Lydia (Warren) Betterley? There was a Lydia Warren of Watertown, MA baptized on 10 Oct 1752. She seems to be the only Lydia Warren in New England with a birthdate that matches my Lydia. The Watertown Lydia was the daughter of Samuel and Abigail (Wing) Warren and the granddaughter of Samuel and Lydia (Cutting) Warren. She had sisters Mary and Abigail and seven other siblings. Hmmm...you can see the similarities.

Any and all help on the Lovell/Warren/Betterley connection is most appreciated.