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Harry S. Pratt

by A. H. Gilbertson

26 February 2030 (draft) version 0.137

Table of Contents

...... Preface...... 6 Harry Stillman Pratt (1) ...... 7 Francis Lowell Pratt (2) and Mary Ann Brown (3) ...... 11 William Pratt (4) and Harriet Gilson (5) ...... 15 James R. Brown (6) and Eliza Ann Aldrich (7) ...... 18 James Pratt (8) and Sarah Newcomb (9)...... 23 Nathaniel Gilson (10) and Mary Eaton (11) ...... 25 Elisha Brown (12) and Hannah Richardson (13) ...... 27 Richard Aldrich (14) and Anna Maynard (15) ...... 29 Thomas Pratt (16) and Mary Green (17)...... 33 Samuel Newcomb (18) and Mary Bent (19) ...... 35 Nehemiah Gilson (20) and Abigail Lawrence (21)...... 37 Jonas Eaton (22) and Mary Wyer (23) ...... 39 James Richardson (26) and (probably) Mary Crisfield (27) ...... 40 Silas Aldrich (28) and Alice Collins (29) ...... 42 Levi Maynard (30) and Esther Savage (31) ...... 44 Samuel Pratt (32) and Betty Bicknell (33) ...... 46 John Green (34) and Mary Humphrey (35) ...... 48 Ebenezer Newcomb (36) and Sarah Wild (37) ...... 49 Ebenezer Bent (38) and Deborah Fairbanks (39) ...... 51 Isaac Gilson (40) and Dorothy Kemp (41) ...... 52 Nathaniel Lawrence (42) and Dorothy Chamberlain (43) ...... 53 Jonas Eaton (44) and Mary Emerson (45) ...... 54 Nathaniel Wyer (46) and Elizabeth Boylston (47) ...... 55 Perhaps: James Richardson Sr. (52) and Sarah Leathe (53) ...... 56 (Possibly) Edward Aldrich (56) and Dinah Aldrich (57)...... 57 Ephraim Collins (58) and Abigail Dow (59) ...... 59 David Maynard (60) and Anne Oak (61) ...... 61 John Savage (62) and Hannah Mason (63) ...... 62 Ebenezer Pratt (64) and Martha ----- (65) ...... 64 Benjamin Bicknell (66) and Susannah Humphrey (67) ...... 65

John Green (68) and Patience ----- (69) ...... 66 Jonas Humphrey (70) and Mary Neale (71) ...... 67 John Newcomb (72) and Elizabeth Everett (73) ...... 68 John Wild (74) and Sarah Hayden (75) ...... 69 Joseph Bent (76) and Rachel Fuller (77) ...... 71 Jonathan Fairbanks (78) and Deborah Guild (79)...... 72 Joseph Gilson (80) and Elizabeth Lawrence (81) ...... 73 Zerubbabel Kemp (82) and Mary Lacey (83) ...... 75 Nathaniel Lawrence (84) and Anna Scripture (85) ...... 77 Thomas Chamberlain (86) and Abigail Nutting (87) ...... 79 Jonas Eaton (88) and Mehitable Gould (89) ...... 81 Peter Emerson (90) and Anna Brown (91) ...... 82 Robert Wyer (92) and Ruth Johnson (93) ...... 83 Richard Boylston (94) and Mary Smith (95) ...... 85 (Possibly) David Aldrich (112) and Hannah Capron (113) ...... 87 (Possibly) Seth Aldrich (114) and Mary ----- (115) ...... 89 Ephraim Collins (116) and Esther Shortridge (117) ...... 91 John Dow (118) and Dinah Severance (119) ...... 92 David Maynard (120) and Hannah Wait (121) ...... 93 ①Nathaniel Oak (122) and Mary Holloway (123) ...... 97 Daniel Mason (126) and Experience Newcomb (127) ...... 99 Samuel Pratt (128) and Hannah Rogers (129) ...... 101 John Bicknell (132) and Sarah ----- (133)...... 103 Nathaniel Humphrey (134) and Elizabeth ----- (135) ...... 104 ①Joseph Green (136) and Elizabeth Whitman (137) ...... 105 Jonas Humphrey (140) and Mary Phillips (141)...... 106 Joseph Neale (142) and Mary ----- (143) ...... 107 John Newcomb (144) and Ruth Marshall (145) ...... 108 John Everett (146) and Elizabeth Pepper (147) ...... 109 Samuel Hayden (150) and Hannah Thayer (151) ...... 110 Joseph Bent (152) and Elizabeth Bourne (153) ...... 111 Jonathan Fuller (154) and Mary ----- (155) ...... 112 Jonathan Fairbanks (156) and Deborah Shepard (157)...... 113 Samuel Guild (158) and Mary Woodcock (159) ...... 114

Joseph Gilson (160) and Mary Cooper (161) ...... 116 Peleg Lawrence (162) and Elizabeth Morse (163) ...... 117 Samuel Kemp (164) and Sarah Foster (165) ...... 119 ①Lawrence Lacey (166) and Mary Foster (167) ...... 121 Enoch Lawrence (168) and Ruth Whitney (169) ...... 122 ①Samuel Scripture (170) and Elizabeth Knapp (171) ...... 124 Thomas Chamberlain (172) and Sarah Proctor (173) ...... 126 John Nutting (174) and Mary Lakin (175) ...... 127 John Eaton (176) and Dorcas Pearson (177) ...... 128 John Gould (178) and Abigail Belcher (179) ...... 130 Joseph Emerson (180) and Elizabeth Bulkeley (181) ...... 132 John Brown (182) and Anna Fiske (183) ...... 134 ①Edward Wyer (184) and Elizabeth Johnson (185) ...... 136 John Johnson (186) and Elizabeth Maverick (187) ...... 137 Thomas Boylston (188) and Mary Gardner (189) ...... 140 James Smith (190) and Mary Foster (191) ...... 142 Benjamin Collins (232) and Martha Eaton (233) ...... 143 Richard Shortridge (234) and Alice Creber (235) ...... 144 Joseph Dow (236) and Mary Watson Challis (237)...... 146 Ephraim Severance (238) and Lydia Morrill (239) ...... 148 John Maynard (240) and Mary Gates (241) ...... 149 Joseph Waite (242) and Ruhamah Hagar (243) ...... 151 ①Adam Holloway (246) and Hannah Hayward (247) ...... 152 John Mason (252) and Elizabeth Hammond (253) ...... 153 Samuel Newcomb (254) and Sarah Sheffield (255) ...... 154 Ninth Generation ...... 155 Tenth Generation ...... 185 Eleventh Generation...... 201 Here Lies: A Graveyard Guide ...... 202 First Arrivals ...... 204 Miscellaneous Facts and Superlatives ...... 206 What’s in a Name? ...... 208 Military Service ...... 209 1850 Census Information ...... 211

1860 Census Information ...... 213 1870 Census Information ...... 215 1880 Census Information ...... 217

Preface

I have been doing genealogy for around 30 years, and have recently embarked on the task of updating work that I’d started many years ago. I had written a book, mostly for my immediate family and siblings, Ancestors of Lowell Clark Pratt. One major flaw in that book is that although general sources were cited, it not include footnotes for each fact. In this edition, I have striven to provide the source for every fact.

The internet is both a blessing and a curse for those seeking to understand their family roots. The amount of information available online is astounding and provides a very convenient way to do research. However, there is a lot of misinformation as well. The ease of copying information has also meant that errors have been copied over and over. One of the reasons for wanting to publish my research is to dispel misinformation, which has persisted for many years.

A genealogist must be something of a detective. There are several mysteries in this Pratt genealogy, which I hope someday to solve. The first of these is the parentage of Elisha Brown. Although it seems quite plausible that he was Elisha Gatchell Brown, whose ancestry has been documented, this idea is only based on guesswork. Another likely but unproven idea involves Elisha’s wife Hannah Richardson. Was her mother Mary (Polly) Crisfield? And if so, were her grandparents James and Sarah (Leathe) Richardson?

I have decided to organize this book in “Ahnentafel” format. This means that, rather than including chapters on various surnames, each “chapter” is about one family (husband and wife with a list of their children), with links forward and backward in time. The numbering system is explained at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahnentafel

The book begins with my great-grandfather, Lowell Pratt’s father Harry Stillman Pratt, with successive sections going backwards in time. I have also written a draft of a book on his maternal ancestors, The Ancestry of Alice Maud Clark.

I consider this book to be a work in progress. I encourage people who may have corrections or additional information to contact me, and I will incorporate changes in future editions. However, please realize that I will need reliable sources for every fact.

This book is copyrighted and intended for personal use only. You may download a copy for your own use, but you may not publish or redistribute this book or portions of it. If you are not sure about appropriate use of the material, please contact me.

Also, please contact me at [email protected] with any suggestions, corrections and questions. --A.H. Gilbertson

Harry Stillman Pratt (1)

Harry Stillman Pratt was born 22 Aug 1867, in Cambridge, Mass. He was the son of Francis Lowell Pratt and Mary Ann Brown. After attending the Cambridge public schools and a business college, he was employed by the piano manufacturing firm of Ivers and Pond. There he learned the piano tuner's trade and familiarized himself with the manufacturing of pianos.1

In 1887, at the age of 20, he went to California because of ill health.2 On the train he met Alice Maud Clark, whom he married in Pomona on 5 May 1892.3 She was born 4 Sep 1863, in Weston, Mass., the daughter of John Richardson Clark and Caroline Maria Derby.

Harry S. Pratt worked for three years for Bartlett Brothers, of Los Angeles. In 1890 he moved to Pomona and went into business for himself, tuning and repairing pianos and organs. For ten years he was in charge of the pianos at Pomona College.4 “In Nov 1899, he bought out the piano business of W. B. Ross, formerly the Bassett Music House, the first to start in Pomona…” He sold the “Pratt Music House” in about 1914.5 Beginning in 1918, he also owned and supervised a productive orange ranch on the Kingsley tract. Harry S. Pratt, August 1887 His marriage to Alice Maud Clark ended in divorce in 1917.6 On 27 Apr 1918, he married Virginia (Broadwell) Embree. She was the daughter of Norman Broadwell.7 She had a daughter, Elinore, by her first marriage. Elinore later became the wife of Howard Taylor.

1 “Harry S. Pratt Dies At Home At Age of 77", Pomona Progress-Bulletin, Dec. 29, 1944. 2 Ibid. 3 According to typewritten notes by Lowell C. Pratt, they were married at the Orange Ave. House where Lowell C. Pratt was born. 4 “Pomona and her Environs", a souvenir edition published Feb. 1898, by the Pomona Progress, p. 39. According to History of Pomona Valley, California, p. 548, by Francis P. Brackett, Pratt moved to Pomona on April 30, 1890. 5 History of Pomona Valley, California (1920), p. 548, by Francis Parkhurst Brackett. 6 Obituary in Pomona Progress-Bulletin, Dec. 29, 1944. 7 A letter from Elinore Taylor, December 6, 1986. See also http://sangamon.ilgenweb.net/1904/broadwell.htm He was “A student of law with Abraham Lincoln…” “Judge Broadwell died February 28, 1893, at his home in Springfield, and his wife passed away July 2, 1897.” 7

According to his obituary in the Pomona Progress Bulletin, "During the years he was a retail merchant here Mr. Pratt built up a large business and was widely known in this part of the state. He was a pioneer automobile owner, being one of the first residents of Pomona to own a car. He made a round trip by automobile to the Atlantic coast about twenty years ago (1924). He was an enthusiastic fisherman, and for many years owned a cabin at Big Bear Lake, where he annually entertained a group of his friends."8 In the summer of 1922 he and his wife and step-daughter took a cross-country trip, traveling 10,000 miles in three months. They visited the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York and New England.9

By 1933 he had begun to suffer from Parkinson's disease.10 In 1936 financial difficulties forced him to sell his ranch.11 In those days there was little that could be done for Parkinson's. His wife, Virginia, cared for him devotedly12 until his death 28 Dec 1944.13 He is buried in the Pomona Cemetery.14

His step-daughter Elinore Taylor wrote, “Dad used to talk about his father often. They were very close, and Dad accompanied him on the piano when he sang in concert. In addition to tuning and repairing pianos and organs he also had a large music store which did well. He had such a congenial personality and was a wonderful stepfather to me."15

8 Obituary in Pomona Progress-Bulletin, Dec. 29, 1944. 9 “Pomonans Travel 10,000 Miles in Three Months on Cross-Country Tour," Pomona Progress Bulletin, Sept. 22, 1922. 10 Lowell C. Pratt, letter to Alice Clark Pratt, dated April 30, 1933. "I am greatly disturbed about Dad's situation." He adds that he had received a letter written by Virginia as Harry was unable to write. His obituary (Pomona Progress- Bulletin, Dec. 29, 1944), merely states that he had "an illness which resulted in his complete invalidism." However, a letter from Elinore Taylor dated December 6, 1986, states that "He became ill with Parkinson's disease." 11 Lowell C. Pratt, letter to Alice Clark Pratt, dated June 11, 1936. "You will be interested to know that Dad has sold the grove." "The buyer is a buyer for May Co. and lives in Japan and is leaving tomorrow for Japan, where his wife and three children are." "They are coming back to this country next year and want Dad and Virginia to remain on the place for a year. Dad is to pay $25 a month rent." 12 Letter from Lowell C. Pratt to Alice Clark Pratt, dated November 26, 1933. "Dad is failing fast and is really a pitiful figure. He is hardly able to walk now and shakes very badly. He can hardly feed himself and it is going to be terrible when he is completely helpless. Virginia waits on him most faithfully and hardly lets him out of her sight. His condition is all the worse because he has nothing to occupy his mind but his own infirmities and his financial troubles." 13 “Harry S. Pratt, 77, Father of Enterprise Editor, Dies Dec. 28", Selma Enterprise. 14 Visit to cemetery in 2007 with photo of gravestone. findagrave.com: Harry S. Pratt 15 Letter from Elinore Taylor dated December 6, 1986. 8

Virginia Pratt died 1 Jun 1960.16 Elinore Taylor died 8 Jan 1994, in Los Angeles.17

Child:

1. Lowell Clark Pratt, b. 31 Dec 1894; d. 6 Jun 1979; bur. Oak Park Cem., Claremont, Calif.;18 m. Dorothy Louise Neely. Lowell Pratt was a journalist, teacher, and in 1947, became the first public relations director at what was then San Jose State College (now University). After graduation from high school in 1913 he was hired to cover local news for the Pomona Progress, and he continued working there while attending Pomona College. In the fall of 1915 he entered the Columbia University School of Journalism. His education was interrupted by World War I. During the war, he served 18 months in the army, including seven months of non-combat duty in France. He was a corporal and clerk of company B, 160th infantry. Later he was promoted to first sergeant. After the war, he continued his studies at Columbia, graduating in June 1920. He worked for two months on the Springfield (Mass.) Republican before returning to California to accept a position as city editor of the Pomona Progress. In 1923 he joined the staff of the Pasadena Star-News. In 1926 he bought The Selma (Calif.) Enterprise. With a young man named Ernest Rapley, he plunged into the life of a small town and had to learn facets of newspaper publishing which were new to him, such as job printing, advertising, circulation and promotion. In February 1929 The Enterprise was consolidated with the other Selma paper, The Irrigator, and Pratt was co-owner. In June 1929 the partners bought the Parlier Progress, and the Fowler Ensign was purchased in the early 30's. The commercial printing operation was christened the "Triangle Press." In August 1931 a fight broke out between a group of white youths and Filipino grape pickers. Although the whites admitted to starting the fight, only the Filipinos were charged and fined. In an editorial called "Dollar Justice," Pratt criticized the judge's handling of the case. The judge cited him for contempt of court; the charge however was dropped a few days later. Because of his stance that a judge is a public servant and should not be immune from public criticism, he was placed on the all- American journalism "team" of John H. Casey of the University of Oklahoma as editorial writer of the year in 1932. The newspaper also gained recognition in 1936 when it won a front page contest for weeklies, sponsored by the California Newspaper Publishers' Association. He was appointed Selma's postmaster in May 1934. On Christmas mornings he volunteered to deliver packages. He resigned as postmaster in October 1939.

During World War II, Pratt opposed the relocation of Japanese-Americans to

16 Diary of Lowell Clark Pratt. Virginia is buried in Pomona Cemetery. 17 Social Security Death Index. Lowell and Dorothy Pratt were very closely in touch with Elinore. 18 findagrave.com: Lowell C. Pratt 9

internment camps. He also spoke out for their safe return after the war had ended. The Enterprise was one of the few newspapers in the west that stood up for the rights of Japanese-Americans. Pratt emphasized that Americans of Japanese ancestry were law-abiding U.S. citizens and, as such, had constitutional rights. His editorials were a voice of reason during a time of anti-Japanese hysteria. In August 1943 Pratt testified before a committee appointed by the California State Senate. Pratt felt anti-Japanese sentiment was racially motivated and emphasized that the vast majority of Japanese-Americans were loyal. Because of Pratt's editorials on Japanese-Americans, Dr. Hubert Phillips, a teacher at Fresno State College, nominated him for a Pulitzer prize in journalism in 1943. In March 1947, with his partner wanting to retire, the Enterprise was sold. In September 1947 Pratt became the first director of public relations at San Jose State College. He also taught journalism classes there, until 1956. He retired from San Jose State College in 1965. In 1968 he moved to Wheaton, Md., where they could be near their daughter. He died in 1979. Lowell Pratt was an honest, hardworking man who had high ideals and put them into practice. He was outgoing, always friendly and interested in people and well- liked by others. At his memorial service a telegram from a former student was read. It said, in part: "Probably no single person has influenced my professional life more than a journalism professor named Lowell Pratt, whom I met in 1947... Lowell Pratt was the kind of teacher you never forget: intellectually quiet, patient, disciplined, thoroughly professional... As a teacher of writing, Mr. Pratt tried to teach us to be factual, accurate, interesting, and concise…"19

19 Peggy Major, telegram to Lucia Gilbertson, dated June 7, 1979. Peggy was Public Relations director at Santa Clara University 10

Francis Lowell Pratt (2) and Mary Ann Brown (3)

Francis Lowell Pratt was born 25 Oct 1840, in Quincy, Mass. He was the son of William Pratt and Harriet Gilson. He received his education in the public schools of Quincy. As a child, he recalled, he walked by the homes of former Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams on the way to school. His father told him "You live in a favored spot, my boy, this is sacred ground you walk on, and here independence was born." When eight years old, his father held him on his shoulders to see the funeral procession of John Quincy Adams -- an experience he never forgot. He later wrote, "The Adams home I always so much admired, and Charles Francis Adams I knew."20

Francis L. Pratt painting Mary Ann Brown Pratt

On 21 Sep 1862, he married Mary Ann Brown in Boston. 21 She was the daughter of James R. Brown and Eliza Ann Aldrich22, and was born 29 Dec 1832, in Haverhill, N.H.23 When she was six years old her mother died and she went to live with her grandparents, Richard and Anna Aldrich. She lived in St. Johnsbury and Bradford, Vt., before going to Boston.

20 “Memorial Service: Prominent Citizens Pay Tribute to the Memory of Former City Messenger Francis L. Pratt," Cambridge Tribune, Mar. 30, 1907. 21 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 22 “Mrs. Pratt Died Monday Evening," obituary of Mary Ann Brown Pratt, in an unknown Pomona (?), Calif., newspaper, April 1915. 23 “Mrs. Pratt Died Monday Evening”, obituary in unknown newspaper (probably Pomona Progress). This source gives both the date and place of her birth as well as her parents’ names. This same information is contained in a typescript document written by her grandson, Lowell Clark Pratt. 11

Mary Ann Brown Pratt was an amateur painter. Her teacher was George A. Frost24 -- a well- respected artist who once traveled to Siberia. Several of Mary Ann Pratt's paintings have been handed down to family members: a harbor scene (probably Venice), a still life of fruit, and a pasture with three cows. (Lowell Pratt remembered watching her paint the cows.). They also have a painting of Newcastle, N.H., painted in 1892 by Mr. Frost.25

During the Civil War Francis Lowell Pratt served in the 43rd Massachusetts regiment and was stationed in North Carolina.26 He enlisted 20 Sep 1862, at the Old South Church in Boston. He served until 30 Jul 1863.27

In 1864 he came to Cambridge where he was engaged in the hardware business on Harvard Square.28 Earlier he had been a bookbinder.29 In 1875 he was elected city messenger by the City Council and the Board of Aldermen. The winning margin in the first election was only two votes; for 25 successive years Pratt was elected unanimously.

One of his first duties, on 19 Apr 1875, was to escort the City Council to Lexington where the Centennial exercises, attended by President Grant, were being held. According to a newspaper article written at the time of his retirement, "He has been continually in the whirl of public life. Almost every public celebration finds Frank in its midst, and his experience and natural wit and ingenuity have assisted many a down-hearted committee of the City Council or of the citizens."30

He arranged most civic celebrations and on such times as inauguration day he was "generally the busiest man in the city." In 1880, Longfellow wrote to him accepting an invitation to appear at a public occasion.

Frank Pratt had a rich baritone voice and appeared frequently as a public singer, specializing in quartets. He sang in the choir of the Prospect Street Congregational Church.31 He also sang at "fully 2000 funerals.”32

24 Lowell Gilbertson owned a painting of the Inner Harbor, New Castle, N.H., which was painted by Frost. 25 The quality of Mary Ann Brown's work suggests that more of her paintings must exist somewhere. Unfortunately she didn't sign her work. Her obituaries never mention that she was a painter -- perhaps it was considered an unimportant hobby. 26 “Mr. Pratt Honored" article in an unknown Cambridge newspaper, Jan. 1, 1901. 27 Invalid pension application on file at National Archives. 28 “Mr. Pratt Honored". 29 1860 Census. 30 “Unanimous Vote," article in a Cambridge newspaper, 1901. 31 “Will Be Missed By A Host," Boston Daily Globe, Apr. 3, 1902. 32 “Unanimous Vote," 1901. 12

He was an extremely popular man, as evidenced in many newspaper articles about him. According to one article, "Whether in the committee meetings, sessions of the city council, or the daily round of his duties, he carries the buoyant, happy spirit with him and makes everyone happy wherever he goes.”33 He retired in January 1901. A banquet was held in his honor, and a silver loving cup, filled with $600 in gold coins, was given to him.34

In May 1902, he and his wife moved to Pomona, California, to be with their son, Harry S. Pratt.35 He had first visited California in 1891.36 Mary Ann had first visited California in 1887 with her son Harry. He died in Pomona on 14 Mar 1907, and is buried in the Pomona Cemetery.37 He died while taking part in a Longfellow celebration at the Academy of Holy Names. According to his obituary in the Los Angeles Examiner, "It was about 4 o'clock when he began singing a familiar composition by Longfellow. In the middle of the solo he stopped to explain for the benefit of the children something in regard to the song. As he parted his lips to sing again, he gasped and fell over backwards and expired a few minutes later.38

At a memorial service in Cambridge, the mayor and two ex-mayors spoke. Major General William A. Bancroft said: "Frank Pratt is dead. Patriotic soldier, useful citizen, faithful public servant, 'that gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds which too untimely here did scorn the earth,' that tuneful voice which thrilled alike the Orient and the Occident of our country, has joined the melody of the Celestial Choir.39 For many years a large portrait of Francis Lowell Pratt hung in the Cambridge City Hall.

According to her obituary Mary Ann Brown Pratt had a "kindly disposition" and a "large circle of friends."40 She died in Pomona on 5 Apr 1915, of pneumonia.41 She is buried in the Pomona Cemetery.42

33 “Mr. Pratt Honored" Jan. 26, 1901. 34 Ibid. 35 “From Ocean to Ocean," an article in a Cambridge newspaper, containing a letter dated Aug. 28, 1902, "It has been our desire and purpose, ever since leaving 'home' in May, to write a letter to your readers." He states that the new home is "temporary," but there is no evidence he lived in Massachusetts after that time. 36 “Mr. Pratt Honored" Jan. 26, 1901. "In 1891 Mr. Pratt visited Mr. Ringe in California." 37 Death certificate, which is included in his invalid pension file at the National Archives. The cause of was "Valvular Heart Disease," with "Chronic Nephritis" as a contributing cause. Also, findagrave.com: Francis L. Pratt 38 “Death Called As He Tried To Sing," Los Angeles Examiner, Mar. 14, 1907. 39 “Memorial Service," Cambridge Tribune, Mar. 30, 1907. 40 “Mrs. Mary A. Pratt Dies at Home of Son Harry Pratt". See also: "Mrs. Pratt Died Monday Evening." 41 Ibid. 42 findagrave.com: Mary Ann Pratt 13

Children:

1. Harry Stillman Pratt, b. 22 Aug 1867; d. 28 Dec 1944; m. (1st) Alice Maud Clark; m. (2nd) Virginia (Broadwell) Embree

2. Grace Anna Pratt, b. 29 May 1869; d. 11 Oct 1873

3. Ernest Lawrence Pratt, b. 5 Mar 1872; d. 12 May 1893; bur. Pomona Cem.;43 unm; electrocuted in a freak accident

43 findagrave.com: Ernest L. Pratt 14

William Pratt (4) and Harriet Gilson (5)

William Pratt was born 31 Mar 1812, in Quincy, Mass.44 He was the son of James Pratt and Sarah Newcomb. According to census records he was a bootmaker45 In August 1832, William was one of five adult males who were charter members of the Evangelical Congregational Church in Quincy. The births of his children are recorded there. In the church records he and his wife Harriet are referred to as "Brother William" and "Sister Harriet."46

William Pratt Harriet Gilson Pratt

On 4 Sep 1834, he married Harriet Gilson.47 The ceremony was performed by Dr. Wisner in Boston. Harriet Gilson was born 9 Dec 1807, and was the daughter of Nathaniel Gilson and Mary Eaton, of Groton. A portrait of her survives and has been handed down to a descendant. Also surviving are several letters William wrote to Harriet before they were married. The letters show him to have been very concerned with religion. Also evident in his letters is a strong love of family.

44 Vital Records of Quincy, Massachusetts to 1875 (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005), (Unpublished transcription by Waldo C. Sprague from original records held at the Randolph Town Hall, donated from the estate of Mr. Sprague to NEHGS in 1962) 45 1850 and 1860 (p. 162) census. 46 Church records at the DAR Library. Note, there is a record of a Harriet (Gilson) Pratt being a member of the Old South Church in Boston, joining in 1829 – but this could not be the same Harriet, as she would not have been married yet, and was only 17. However Quincy Church records of 1827 show a Harriet Pratt admitted from the Old South Church in Boston. 47 A marriage intention was also recorded in Quincy Vital Records. Harriet is called “of Boston.” 15

Harriet Gilson Pratt died 27 Apr 1866, at age 59, in Quincy. The cause of death was "erysipilus."48 William died 18 Feb 1867, at the age of 54, in Quincy. The cause of his death is listed as "bowels, congestion."49 Harriet and William are buried in the Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy. A single obelisk style tombstone reads:

MRS. HARRIET wife of WILLIAM PRATT Died Apr. 28,1866 aged 59 yrs. 4 mos. Behold, he taketh away, Who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, what doest thou? Job IX, 10

Dea. WILLIAM PRATT Died Feb. 18, 1867. Aged 55 years.

I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness Ps. 17, V. 1550

Children:

1. Harriet Newell Pratt, b. 6 Jun 1835; d. 22 Apr 1844, Quincy, Mass.51

2. Elizabeth Coolidge Pratt, b. 4 Apr 1837; d. 10 May 1908, Quincy, Mass.;52 bur. Mt. Wollaston Cem.;53 m. 2 Feb 1868, Henry Walter Gray, who was City Treasurer of Quincy Children: (1) Arthur Church Gray, b. 27 Jul 1870, Quincy, Mass.; d. 14 Apr 1886, Quincy54 (2) Edith Pratt Gray, b. 8 Jul 1874, Quincy, Mass. ; d. 2 Sep 1958, St. Petersburg, Fla.;55 m. Ernest Vinton Fitts, 14 Sep 1897, Quincy, Mass.; Ernest was a wholesale grocery manager

3. Maria Beecher Pratt, b. 18 Nov 1838; d. 20 Sep 1840, Quincy, Mass.

48 Quincy, Mass., death records. According to Wikipedia, Erysipelas is an acute bacterial infection of the skin. Today, it would be treated by antibiotics, but in the past it could lead to high fever and sometimes death. 49 Ibid. 50 findagrave.com: William Pratt and findagrave.com: Harriet Pratt 51 She died of Scarlet Fever (Quincy death records online via NEHGS). 52 Death certificate. She died of uterine cancer. 53 findagrave.com: Elizabeth Gray 54 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, ancestry.com…he died of Diptheria at age 15 years, 8 months. 55 Death notice in Boston Herald. She is called “Formerly of Quincy and Braintree.” 16

4. Francis Lowell Pratt, b. 25 Oct 1840; d. 14 Mar 1907; m. Mary Ann Brown

5. William Wisner Pratt, b. 27 Jan 1845; d. 14 Jul 1901, Cambridge, Mass.; bur. Mt. Wollaston Cem.;56 m. 28 Jul 1873, Annie Frances Stanley; he was in the Civil War and was taken prisoner before being exchanged; he was an upholsterer57 Child: (1) James Stanley Pratt, b. 24 Jun 1881; d. 14 Dec 1944, Boston, Mass. (suicide); m. Florence Inez Lucas; his obituary in the New York Times stated that he was the New England manager for Gilman, Nicoll & Ruthman, newspaper advertisers

6. Harriet Maria Pratt, b. 4 Jul 1847; d. 12 Mar 1913; bur. Mt. Wollaston Cem.;58 unm.

56 findagrave.com: William W. Pratt 57 1900 census. 58 findagrave.com: Harriet M. Pratt 17

James R. Brown (6) and Eliza Ann Aldrich (7)

James R. Brown was born 24 Jan 1810, in Danvers, Mass.59 His parents were Elisha Brown and Hannah Richardson.60 His father must have died by 1814, for his mother Hannah remarried Gideon Whittemore, of Chelmsford, Mass.

James R. Brown was a blacksmith. Before he was married he lived in Chelmsford, Mass.61 Descendants inherited a knife and a left-handed yardstick that he made. He married, 21 Mar 1832,62 Eliza Ann Aldrich. She was born 6 Aug 1815,63 in Bradford, Vt.64 She was the daughter of Richard Aldrich and Anna Maynard. She died 28 Oct 1838,65 at age 23, at Wells River, Vt.66 She is buried with her parents in Bradford. Her gravestone is inscribed:

Sacred to the memory of ELIZA ANN James R. Brown, in Civil War uniform consort of James R. Brown & daughter of Richard Aldrich who died October28 1838 67

In a deposition in the pension application of James R. Brown, daughter Mary A. Pratt remembered the circumstances of her mother's death:

"I was taken into the room to look at her before her burial. I remember that there was a snow storm at time of funeral, and I remember how afraid I was to go into the room

59 Place of birth from death certificate. Birth date from list of births, deaths and marriages, passed down through the family. This date also matches his age at death, 86 years, 4 months, 11 days, listed on his death certificate. 60 His death certificate gives his parents’ names, including mother’s maiden name. James’ middle name was almost certainly Richardson, since he was the grandson of James Richardson. 61 Rev. Silas McKeen, History of Bradford, Vt. (1875), p. 315. "Eliza Ann, in 1833 married James R. Brown, of Chelmsford, Mass." 62 Alvin J. Aldrich, The George Aldrich Genealogy (1971), Vol. 3, p. 24. 63 Aldrich-Brown Family Record, list of births, marriages and deaths, handed down to family members. 64 Vermont Vital Records gives her birthplace as Bradford. 65 Gravestone. 66 Place of death from McKeen, History of Bradford, Vt., p. 315. James Brown's pension application also says Wells River, Vt. 67 findagrave.com: Eliza Aldrich Brown 18

where my said mother lay in her coffin; and I can remember that at the burial of my said mother I think in front of grown people and very near the grave, and I remember how solemn and awful it sounded when they sang, 'Hark from the Tomb a doleful sound.'"68

James Brown married Mabel Sly on 21 Nov 1839, in Newbury, Vt. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George W. Campbell.69 Mabel was born in 21 Dec 1815 in Ryegate, Vt,70 the daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (Abbott) Sly. She died 21 Apr 1898, in Melrose.71

After James' second marriage, the family lived in Newbury and Albany, Vt., before moving to Craftsbury by 1849. They moved to Charlestown, Mass., in about 1854. James is listed in a city directory as an "edge tool maker," living at 39 Front St. Three of the children died of dysentery during July 1855, two on the same day. Within a few years the family moved to Boston, where they appear on the 1860 census (Ward 1).

In 1858 James applied for a patent on pipe tongs. He continued to make improvements over the years, documented in subsequent patents. The patent was later assigned to his daughter Eliza Cloudman.

James volunteered as a blacksmith in the Civil War. He was injured by a horse kicking him in his side when he tried to shoe it. In his pension papers, he declared that he “enlisted as a recruit 22 Aug 1862, in the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry, and was soon after forwarded to Washington with other recruits, the regiment being sent to Hagerstown, Md. While at Washington I was engaged in shoeing some Cavalry horses for our regiment, one of the horses belonged to Lieutenant Parsons of our regiment , and while shoeing him received the injury

68 Affidavit of Mary A. Pratt, part of Civil War pension application of James R. Brown, on file at National Archives. 69 Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908. The original record says “Brown” but the handwriting is mis- transcribed on the ancestry web site, as “Bimn.” 70 Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 71 Death certificate of Mabel Sly Brown. 19

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. described in a previous statement…” He spent some time in hospitals in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. He also caught a fever "at or near" the battle of Chancellorsville, “from laying in cold rain.”72

James lived in Boston (on Church St.) in1867, and in Cambridge in 1891. James Brown died 4 Jun 1896, in Melrose, Mass.73 According to his widow's pension application, he had no personal property or real estate at the time of his death. He is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield.74

Children, by his first wife, Eliza Ann Aldrich:

1. Mary Ann Brown, b. 29 Dec 1832, Haverhill, N.H.; d. 5 Apr 1915; m. Francis Lowell Pratt

2. Richard Aldrich Brown, b. 15 Aug 1834; lived in Bradford, Vt., with William Aldrich in 1850; m. Mary A. Pillsbury 15 May 1856, in Newbury, Vt.; served in Civil War; Mary is said to have died upon the birth of her daughter Nellie. Richard’s subsequent whereabouts are unknown, but it is possible he moved to North or South Carolina after the Civil War. Children: (1) Frank H. Brown, b. 2 Feb 1857; d. 15 Jul 1890 (drowned when steamer capsized); unmarried (2) Fred E. Brown, b. about Feb 1858; d. 4 Dec 1929, West Newbury, Mass.; m. Etta E. Foster (3) Nellie A. Brown, b. 27 Mar. 1862, Boston, Mass.; d. 20 Oct 1947, Honolulu, Hi.; m. (1st) Frank George Hadley; divorced; m. (2nd) Fred G. W. Cooper

3. Sarah Wheeler Brown, b. 9 Apr 1837, Craftsbury, Vt.; d. 3 Dec 1875, Waterbury, Vt.; bur. Green Mount Cem., Montpelier, Vt.;75 m. Jeremiah F. Dow,76 28 Aug 1858; res. Craftsbury, Vt. (1860). Jeremiah was a mill-wright. He died 22 Jan 1882, of consumption, in New York City. Child: (1) Hattie Dow, b. 1 Mar 1860;77 d. 7 Jun 1898, Waterbury, Vt.;78 m. ----- Troy

Children, by his second wife, Mabel Sly:

72 Widow's pension application, on file at National Archives. 73 Death certificate. The cause of death was old age, with contributing case of cystitis. 74 Visit to cemetery in 1994. The grave is on Oak Ave. findagrave.com: James R. Brown 75 findagrave.com: Sarah W. (Brown) Dow 76 A Jeremiah F. Dow, “formerly of Montpelier”, died 22 Jan 1882, in New York City (Montpelier Argus and Patriot) 77 Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 Listed as 5 months old, in July 1860 (U.S. Census). 78 Vermont Vital Records. She is called Hattie M. Troy, daughter of J. F. Dow and Sarah W. Bruce, which I believe is an error for Sarah W. Brown. She was 38 years old and died of meningitis. 20

4. Joel Whittemore Brown, b. 8 Oct 1842,79 Newbury, Vt.;80 d. 21 Apr 1914, Boston, Mass; m. (1st) Mary A. Wilmarth;81 (2nd) Ellen Orpha Young;82 5 Mar 1874; m. (3rd) Mary Alice Young, 21 Jan 1888, Melrose, Mass.;83 m. (4th) Lizzie S. (Harte) Severance, 6 Jun 1895; res. (1880) Melrose, Mass.; blacksmith84 Children: (1) James L. Brown, b. 8 Jun 1865, St. Johnsbury, Vt.;85 d. of dysentery, 9 Sep, 1865, St. Johnsbury, Vt.86 (2) Leonard Wilmarth Brown, b. 12 Jul 1868, St. Johnsbury, Vt.; d. 26 Nov 1950, Quincy, Mass.; m. Annabelle Mosher87 (3) Mabel Sly Brown, b. 8 May 1875, Melrose, Mass.; d. 14 Nov 1957; m. (1st) John Cosgrove, 28 Nov 1894, Melrose; lived in Melrose in 1900; m. (2nd) Herbert Joseph Woodbine, 29 May1912, Nashua, N.H.88 (4) Stephen Milmore Brown, b. 26 Aug 1877, Melrose, Mass.; d. 12 Mar 1944; bur. Wyoming Cem., Melrose, Mass.;89 m. Minnie Pearl Ray, who d. 1972 and is buried in Wyoming Cem. (5) Louis J. Brown, b. Oct 1879, Mass.;90 no further record

5. James S. Brown, b. 1843; d. 1846; bur. Lakeside Cem., Wakefield, Mass.

6. Elizabeth (“Lizzie”) Jane Brown, b. 9 Feb 1845, Albany, Vt.; d. 23 Jul 1855, Charlestown, Mass.; she died of dysentery;91 bur. Lakeside Cem.

7. Eliza A. Brown, b. Jan 1849, Craftsbury, Vt.;92 d. 1921; bur. Lakeside Cem.; m. (1st) Edwin H. Cloudman,93 6 Jan 1870, Boston; m. (2nd) William A. Taylor Children: (1) Eugene Percy Cloudman, b. 12 Jun 1871, Cambridge, Mass.; 94 d. May 1938, Ilion, N.Y.; m. Emma G. (Baldwin) Sargent, 12 Jun 1898, in Needham, Mass.;95 he was a machinist; moved to Herkimer, N.Y.

79 Death certificate: age calculated from age at death, 71 years, 6 months, 13 days. 80 1860 census, ward 1, p. 224. 81 Marriage record of Joel W. Brown gives mother’s name as Mary Wilmarth. 1870 census calls her Mary A. There is a marriage in Vermont VR for Jacob Brown, son of Jas. R. Brown and M. S. Brown, to Mary A. Wilmarth (dau. of Leonard) Aug. 15, 1864, in St. Johnsbury. This must be the correct marriage but incorrect groom’s name. 82 She died in 1886 and is buried in Wyoming Cem., Melrose: findagrave.com: Ellen O. Brown 83 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915. The marriage record calls her “M. Alice Young.” 84 1880 census, E.D. 408, sheet 43. His death certificate also says he was a retired blacksmith 85 Vermont Vital Records. 86 Vermont Vital Records. 87 Massachusetts Marriages. They were married Feb. 16, 1908, in Malden. The marriage record calls her “Anna B. Mosher” but on later census records she is styled “Annabelle.” 88 New Hampshire marriage record, American Ancestors.org. The record gives her parents’ names as Joel Brown and Ellen Young. 89 findagrave.com: Stephen M. Brown 90 Listed with family on the 1880 census as 8 months old. Not found in any further records. 91 Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915, on Ancestry.com. The record gives date and place of death, and the place of birth, as well as the cause of death. 92 1860 census, ward 1, p. 224. 93 Edwin Cloudman died Aug. 27, 1882, and is buried in Lakeside Cem., Wakefield, Mass. 94 Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 95 Massachusetts Marriages, familysearch.org 21

(2) Mabel Inez Cloudman, b. 12 Oct 1881, Bridgeport, Conn.; d. 27 Oct 1974, Braintree, Mass.; 96 bur. Lakeside Cem., Wakefield, Mass.; m. Albert David Baldwin.

8. Augustus P. Brown, b. 18 Mar 1851, Craftsbury, Vt.; d. 1 Jul 1855, Charlestown, Mass.; died of dysentery;97 bur. Lakeside Cem.

9. Mabel S. Brown, b. May 1853, Craftsbury, Vt.; d. 23 Jul 1855, Charlestown, Mass.; died of dysentery;98 bur. Lakeside Cem.

96 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 97 Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915, on Ancestry.com. The record gives date and place of death, and the place of birth, as well as the cause of death. 98 Ibid. 22

James Pratt (8) and Sarah Newcomb (9)

James Pratt was born in about 177699 probably in Weymouth, Mass. He was the son of Thomas Pratt and Mary Green. He lived in Quincy, and was a carpenter. He married, on 17 Sep 1797, Sarah Newcomb, of Braintree. She was born 15 Dec 1777, and was the daughter of Samuel Newcomb and Mary Bent.100

James died 3 Sep 1828, aged 52.101 Sarah is listed on the 1850 census, living with her son William Pratt and his family.102 Sarah died 21 Apr 1860, of typhoid fever.103 They are buried in the Hancock Cemetery, in Quincy. Their tombstones read as follows:

In Memory of MR. JAMES PRATT died Sep. 3, 1828 Aet. 52 Years

Stop here my friends & cast an eye As you are now so once was I As I am now so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.

OUR MOTHER SARAH Relict of James Pratt Born Dec. 15, 1777 Died Apr. 21, 1860

"So he giveth his beloved sleep." Ps. 127, Ver. 2104

Children:

1. Cotton Pratt, b. 31 Dec 1797; d. 4 Apr 1798; bur. Hancock Cem., Quincy, Mass.105

2. Cotton Pratt, b. 12 Mar 1799; d. 14 Mar 1887, San Francisco, Calif.;106 m. Mary Newcomb

99 From age on gravestone. 100 For ancestors of Sarah Newcomb see John Newcomb, Genealogical Memoirs of the Newcomb Family (1874). 101 findagrave.com: James Pratt 102 1850 census. 103 Quincy, Mass., death records, on microfiche at the Library of Congress. 104 findagrave.com: Sarah Pratt 105 findagrave.com: Cotton Pratt 106 Death notice in San Francisco Bulletin, Mar. 15, 1887. 23

3. James Pratt, b. 1 Jan 1803; d. 13 Feb 1803; bur. Hancock Cem., Quincy, Mass.107

4. David Pratt, b. Jan 1805; d. 9 Feb 1805108

5. Henry Gardner Pratt, b. 6 Jul 1806; d. 28 Apr 1890, San Francisco, Calif.; m. Elizabeth G. Gould; he was a carpenter

6. Rev. James Pratt, b. 27 Jul 1809; d. 17 Jan 1874 in Philadelphia (?) ; bur. Common Burying Ground, Newport, R.I.;109 m. Eliza Northam; he was an Episcopal minister who preached at Providence, R.I., Portland, Me., Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York City

7. William Pratt, b. 31 Mar 1812; d. 18 Feb 1867, Quincy, Mass.; m. Harriet Gilson

8. (infant, died young)

107 findagrave.com: James Pratt (d. 1803) 108 Jayne Pratt Lovelace, Pratt Directory. However, I can’t find him listed in any Massachusetts VR. 109 findagrave.com: Rev. James Pratt 24

Nathaniel Gilson (10) and Mary Eaton (11)

Nathaniel Gilson was born 24 Mar 1768, in Groton, Mass.110 He was the son of Nehemiah Gilson and Abigail Lawrence. He married Mary Eaton, 26 Mar 1794, in Groton.111 Mary was baptized 8 Mar 1772, in Charlestown, Mass., the daughter of Jonas Eaton and Mary Wyer.112

Evidence used to determine that the Mary Eaton who married Nathaniel Gilson was the daughter of Jonas, is as follows: A death record shows that Mrs. Mary Gilson died 25 Nov 1846, at age 74 years and 9 months.113 This would put her birth at February 1772, consistent with her being baptized 8 Mar 1772. Also, although Jonas was no longer living at the time of the 1810 census, his children Jonas Jr. and Daniel were the only Eatons living in Groton. Finally, there is the fact that Jonas Jr. had a son named Joseph Emerson Eaton (b. 1809) and Mary and Nathaniel had a son named Joseph Emerson Gilson. Nathaniel Wyer Gilson would also have been named after Mary Eaton’s grandfather Nathaniel Wyer.

Nathaniel’s death date is not known, however, it is likely that he died prior to 1834. During the summer of that year, William Pratt wrote several letters to Harriet Gilson, often asking her to give his regards to her mother. It would seem odd that there would have been no mention of her father, had he been living.

Children, born in Groton, Mass.:

1. Mary Gilson, b. 6 Feb 1795; d. 17 Nov 1879, Groton, Mass.; unm.114

2. Lucy Gilson, b. 28 Apr 1797;115 d. 21 Dec 1869, Cambridge, Mass.; m. Stephen White116

3. Capt. Nathaniel Wyer Gilson, b. 25 May 1800;117 d. 7 Dec 1869, bur. Central Cem., Dunstable, Mass.;118 m. (1st) Rachel Parkhurst; m. (2nd) Sybil Blanchard

110 Vital records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (henceforth: Groton VR). 111 Merriam and Bennet, Joseph Gilson and Descendants, p. 19. 112 Donald Lines Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy (1933), p. 387. 113 Groton VR. 114 Massachusetts Vital Records, via Familysearch.org. Her parents’ names are Nathaniel W. Gilson (born Dunstable) and Mary (born Charlestown). Her age is given as 84 years, 9 months, 11 days. She died of paralysis. 115 Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Original record showing the children of Nathaniel Gilson (however Joseph Emerson Gilson is not listed). 116 Mass. Death Records, ancestry.com. Her death records call her Lucy White, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Gilson, and born in Groton…however, her husband’s name is not given. There is a record of a Lucy Gilson marrying Stephen White, Feb. 15, 1821, in Boston. They are listed on the 1860 census in Cambridge, Mass., both 63 years old. 117 Gravestone. 118 findagrave.com: Nathaniel W. Gilson 25

4. Joseph Emerson Gilson, bapt. 6 Jun 1802119

5. George Gilson, b. 18 Feb 1804120

6. Harriet Gilson, b. 9 Dec 1806;121 d. 27 Apr 1866; m. William Pratt

7. Elizabeth Gilson, b. 1 Apr 1808;122 d. 15 Feb 1894, Boston, Mass.;123 unm.

119 Groton VR, p. 95. 120 Ibid. 121 Groton VR has "Dec. 9, 1805." However, her gravestone states she died April 27, 1866, at age 59 years and 4 months, which would put her birth in December 1806. However, it’s possible that her gravestone is incorrect. 122 Groton VR, p. 94. 123 Mass. VR, familysearch.org. Her parents: Nathanael Gilson & Mary Eaton. Death Notice, Boston Journal: “In this city, Feb. 15, Elizabeth Gilson, 86 yrs. Interment at Groton, Mass., on Monday.” (genealogybank.com) 26

Elisha Brown (12) and Hannah Richardson (13)

The origins of Elisha Brown, husband of Hannah Richardson and father of James R. Brown, are unknown. It is possible, but not proven, that he was Elisha Gatchell Brown, who was baptized 7 Jun 1778, in Marblehead, Mass.124 However, the 1880 census lists James R. Brown’s father as having been born in New Hampshire.

Elisha married Hannah Richardson, 27 Apr 1809, in Danvers.125 Elisha must have died before December 1814, when Hannah married Gideon Whittemore. A check of Essex Co. probate records failed to find Elisha Brown's will.

Hannah was born 25 Apr 1784, in Danvers, Mass.126 She was the daughter of James Richardson Jr. and (probably) Mary Crisfield. (Her birth record states that her mother was Polly,127 but her death record lists Hannah Chisfield.128)

After the death of Elisha Brown, Hannah married Gideon Whittemore, 29 Dec 1814, in Danvers.129 Gideon Whittemore was born in 1776, in Danvers, and died 27 Jun 1834, in Chelmsford, Mass. He was the son of David Whittemore and Betty Gowing.130 He is buried in the Forefathers Burying Ground, Chelmsford.131

In December 1835, Gideon’s155-acre farm was put up for sale, the proceeds to be divided among his heirs. Soon after, probably in the spring of 1836,132 Hannah moved to Craftsbury, Vt., where she is listed on the 1850 and 1860 census. In 1850, she lived with her sister Mary

124 See "Descendants of Elder John Brown of Salem," Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 13, p. 147. 125 Danvers vital records, Vol. 2, p. 248. 126 Danvers vital records, Vol. 1, p. 312. 127 Ibid. 128 Death certificate. I originally thought that the death record was a mistake, but have since changed my mind. There is a marriage record in Danvers, on July 17, 1783, of James Richardson and Mary Crisfield. Crisfield is not a common name in New England, so it seems probable that this information is significant, not a coincidence or mistake. If that is true, then it remains to be explained why Hannah’s birth record lists Polly as her mother, especially in the light of another marriage record of James Richardson and Polly Clinton. One explanation is that Polly was a common nickname for Mary. Perhaps “Mary Crisfield” was also know as Polly Crisfield – and the “Hannah Chrisfield” on the death certificate could have been an error where “Mary Crisfield” was intended, or else her name could have been “Mary Hannah” or “Hannah Mary.” 129 Danvers VR, p. 40. She is called “Mrs.” Hannah Brown. 130 Bradford A. Whittemore, "The Whittemore Family in America," New England Historical & Genealogical Record, Vol. 108 (July 1954), p. 166. 131 findagrave.com: Gideon Whittemore 132 A guardianship record in Middlesex Co. (available online through AmericanAncestors.org) includes a letter by Joel Adams who stated that Hannah “intends to leave for Vermont this Spring.” 27

Richardson, and her daughter Mary Cochran.133 On the 1870 census she is listed in Newport, Vt.134 She died 7 Oct 1874, in Newport.135 Her gravestone has not been found.136

Child, by her first husband Elisha Brown:

1. James R. Brown, b. 24 Jan 1810, Danvers, Mass.; d. 4 Jun 1896, Melrose, Mass.; m. (1st) Eliza Ann Aldrich; m. (2nd) Mabel Sly

Children, by her second husband Gideon Whittemore:

2. Mary Richardson Whittemore, b. 3 Dec 1819;137 d. 13 Aug 1863, Craftsbury, Vt.;138 bur. Craftsbury Common Cem.;139 m. John H. M. Cochran, 7 Mar 1838, in Craftsbury, Vt.;140 res. (1860) Craftsbury, Vt. No children.

3. William Derby Whittemore, b. 24 Apr 1823, Chelmsford, Mass.; d. 17 Jun 1914; bur. Albany Village Cem.;141 m. Abigail Garfield

4. Joel Jefferson Whittemore, b. Oct 1825;142 d. 13 Jan 1842, Bradford, Vt.; bur. Upper Plain Cem., Bradford, Vt.143

133 1850 census, p. 27. 134 1870 census, p. 17.: Cochran, John, 58, farmer, b. Vermont ---, Betsey, 28, keeping house Whittemore, Hannah, 87, living with son-in-law, b. Massachusetts Richardson, Mary, 83, (living with) nephew, b. " Amaziah Magoon, 19, farm laborer, b. Canada 135 Death certificate. The cause of death is listed as 'Old age." She was 91 years, 5 months, and 12 days old, according to the death certificate. Her parents are listed as James Richardson and Hannah Chisfield. 136 There are five different cemeteries in Newport. I visited in 1992, but was not able to make an exhaustive search of all the cemeteries. 137 Birth date calculated from age at time of death. (See Vermont Vital Records, below). 138 Vermont Vital Records. She is called Mrs. Mary R. Cochran, and her age is given as 43 years, 8 months, 10 days. She died of diphtheria. 139 findagrave.com: Mary R. Cochran 140 Vermont Vital Records. 141 findagrave.com: William D. Whittemore 142 He was baptized in Chelmsford, Mass., in 1830. 143 Vermont Vital Records. His age is given as 16 years and 3 months. See also findagrave.com: Joel Whittemore 28

Richard Aldrich (14) and Anna Maynard (15)

Richard Aldrich was born 8 Apr 1780, in Bradford, Vt.144 He was the son of Silas Aldrich and Alice Collins. He married, in Bradford, on 16 Oct 1801, Anna Maynard.145 She was born 10 Oct 1779, in Northboro, Mass., and was the daughter of Levi Maynard and Esther Savage.146

Anna is said to have been left without a mother "at an early age."147 She came to Bradford when she was 16 years old as a companion for the wife of a Mr. Norcross. Mrs. Norcross became homesick and left her husband, at which time Mr. Norcross asked Anna to remain and "keep house." "No, sir, I will see you in the bottomless pit first!" she reportedly replied. She was taken into the family of Esquire Peters, "where young Richard Aldrich found her and easily persuaded her to become his wife."148

Richard Aldrich inherited the family homestead in the Goshen district of Bradford. According to the town history, "His advantages in youth for school education were very limited, but the lessons of industry, frugality, kindness to the suffering, and of heroic patriotism in which he was thoroughly drilled, had much to do in forming the character for which he was distinguished in after life." He was active in local affairs, holding several town offices. He served after 1807 as Captain of the Second Company of the First Regiment of the State Militia. In 1832 he donated land adjacent to his residence for construction of what is now known as the Old Goshen Church.

According to the history of Bradford, Richard and Anna Aldrich "were industrious, hard-working people, and it is believed that the destitute and hungry never applied to them for relief in vain. They both became hopefully pious in the maturity of their powers, and united with what was then styled the Christian church, and so remained during their subsequent lives."149 Richard died 25 Nov 1856, in Bradford. Anna died 28 Mar 1875, at age 95. They are buried in the Bradford (Upper Plain) cemetery.150

Their inscriptions are as follows:

144 Vermont Vital Records. His father is given as Silas Aldrich and mother as Alice. His birth date also given by McKeen, cited below. 145 Vermont Vital Records. She is called Anna “Minard.” 146 Vital records of Northborough, Mass., to the end of the year 1850 (1901). 147 Esther (Savage) Maynard’s death date is unknown. In 1792 she gave birth to her 12th child, when Anna was about 13. If Anna came to Bradford after the death of her mother, that would mean that Esther must have died between 1792 and 1795. 148 McKeen, History of Bradford, Vt., p. 312- 313. 149 Ibid., p. 314. 150 findagrave.com: Richard Aldrich and findagrave.com: Anna Aldrich 29

ANNA MAYNARD CAPT. RICHARD ALDRICH Wife of DIED Richard Aldrich NOV. 27, 1856 Born at Marlborough, N.H.151 Aged 77 Years DIED 28 Mar 1875 AE 95 ys 5 ms 18d

Richard left a will which is reproduced here in full:

I Richard Aldrich of Bradford in the county of Orange and state of Vermont being in a very infirm state of health and sensible too of my liableness to sudden death at the same time being in my own apprehension of sound mind do judge it best to make and accordingly to hereby make this my last will and testament. It is my will that all my just debts and the charges of my funeral to be paid and discharged by my Executor herein after named and appointed out of my Estate as soon as conveniently may be after my decease and I leave the charges of my funeral to the direction of my said Executor. I give and dispose of all my Estate real and personal save what shall be necessary for the payment of my just debts and funeral charges in the following manner I give to my beloved wife Anna Aldrich for her own to do what she pleaseth with my wearing apparel and all my household furniture of every kind name or description and also will and bequeath her one hundred Dollars out of my money or personal property as she may choose. I also will to her my wife Anna a good and comfortable living and support out of my monies or other property during her life and all expenses for Doctoring Nursing Sickness and funeral charges and I also direct my Executor hererin after named to advance and pay to my wife Anna at any time what money she may call for necessary for her comfort and support during her natural life. I give to Mary Ann Brown five dollars, I give to Richard A Brown five dollars, and I give to Sarah W. Brown five dollars the three last named being heirs of my deceased daughter Eliza Ann Brown meaning the aforesaid fifteen dollars to be all the said Eliza Ann’s heirs are ? to have out of my Estate forever the said 15 dollars to be paid in one year after my decease by my Executor herein after named I will and bequeath to 4 of my sons viz William Aldrich, Richard R. Aldrich, Edwin R. Aldrich, & John D. Aldrich all the Real Estate that I now own in Bradford being a house-barn and the land on which the buildings now stand and all the land round said Buildings situated in Bradford village lying west of the Stage road leading through Bradford village, south by Cobble alley – westerly by Gates land – northerly by land owned by Morrison being the same that William Jones of Bradford deeded to me in November 1855. I give and bequeath to my son Levi M. Aldrich two hundred Dollars. My son Smith Aldrich I have settled with and paid him off his share – also Almira Haseltine and Lydia S. Bolton And what property my wife Anna leaves at her decease that she may have out of my Estate I will shall be Divided equally among my six

151 Her gravestone states she was born in N.H., but this is not true. 30

sons William Aldrich, Richard R. Aldrich, Smith Aldrich, Edwin R. Aldrich, John D. Aldrich, and Levi M. Aldrich, but the household furniture I leave to my said wife Anna to dispose of as she may see fit . And I further will that the remainder or residue of my property if any remains at my decease not herein disposed of shall be divided Equally among my six sons – William Aldrich , Richard R. Aldrich, Smith Aldrich, Edwin R. Aldrich, John D. Aldrich, and Levi M. Aldrich. And lastly I do hereby appoint my son William Aldrich sole Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness thereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of January A.D. 1856.

[signed by Richard Aldrich and witnessed by S. S. Kimball, Sarah A. Aldrich and Jesse Putnam.]

Children, born in Bradford, Vt.:152

1. Almira Aldrich,153 b. 11 Nov 1802; d. 4 Mar 1863, Lebanon, N.H.;154 m. Levi Haseltine, 10 Oct 1825, Bradford, Vt.

2. Lydia S. Aldrich, b. 29 Apr 1804; d. 7 Jan 1892, Newbury, Vt.; bur. Boltonville Cem.;155 m. (1st) Josiah Rogers; m. (2nd) William Bolton

3. Sally H. Aldrich, b. 5 Feb 1806; d. 24 Apr 1811, bur. Upper Plain Cem., Bradford, Vt.156

4. William B. Aldrich, b. 6 Jan 1808; d. 7 May 1900, Prairie du Sac, Wisc.; bur. Prairie Du Sac Cem.157 m. (1st) Rebecca Highlands, who d. 1861; m. (2nd) Anna M. Corliss, 28 May 1862; they lived in Ripon, Wisc., in 1880. One child, Mrs. Ann R. Fletcher.

5. Richard Ransom Aldrich, b. 9 Oct 1810; d. 5 Aug 1887, Bradford, Vt.;158 m. Emma Heath; served in State Legislature in 1854 as a member of the Know Nothing party. According to his obituary in the Bradford United Opinion, he was a “natural mechanic,” who “spent his life in his work shop and in the midst of tools and machinery…. More than a dozen years ago Mr. Aldrich lost his left hand by a circular saw, but he still kept up his labors.” His widow Emma died 25 Feb 1901, in Bradford. They had one surviving daughter, Eliza Ann Aldrich, who m. Norman W. Barrett.

152 All births found in Vermont Vital Records, and all are at Bradford. 153 Spelled “Elmira” in birth records of her children, but spelled “Almira” on death record. 154 N.H. death record found through familysearch.org. 155 findagrave.com: Lydia S. Bolton 156 Death record, online at Familysearch.org – the record gives both her birth and death date. 157 findagrave.com: William Aldrich 158 Death record, online at Familysearch. org. The death record does not give the name of the cemetery. He died of gangrene. 31

6. Edwin R. Aldrich, b. 28 Apr 1813; d. 20 Jun 1900, Bradford, Vt.;159 m. Harriet Hazeltine; he was a house carpenter and joiner160

7. Eliza Ann Aldrich, b. 6 Aug 1815; d. 28 Oct 1838, Wells River, Vt.; m. James R. Brown

8. Rev. Smith Aldrich, b. 29 Mar 1818; m. (1st) Elsie Muzzy, who died in 1871; m. (2nd) Lydia Potter; he moved to Wisconsin and is listed on the 1870, 1880 and 1900 censuses there161

9. John D. Aldrich, b. 19 Apr 1820; d. 1 Dec 1884, Bradford, Vt.;162 m. (1st) Harriet Highlands; m. (2nd) Philinda Williams; according to the History of Bradford, “he owns and occupies the pleasant homestead on Main Street which formerly belonged to Judge Stebbins.”163

10. Levi M Aldrich, b. 8 Jun 1825; d. 4 Mar 1903, Wilmington, Mass.;164 m. Sarah George; res. Lowell, Mass.

159 Death record, online at Familysearch.org. 160 McKeen, History of Bradford, Vt., p. 317 161 In 1900, he is listed as “S. Aldrich” born March 1818 in Vermont, living with son in law W. Anderson and daughter C.M. Anderson, in Burns, Wisc. 162 Death record, online at Familysearch.org. 163 McKeen, History of Bradford, Vt., p. 318. 164 Familysearch.org. His parents are given as Richard and “Annie” and parents birthplaces are (assumed to be incorrect) given as England. 32

Thomas Pratt (16) and Mary Green (17)

Thomas Pratt was born in about 1747,165 probably in Weymouth. He was the son of Samuel Pratt and Betty Bicknell. Francis Pratt’s genealogy incorrectly states that he was the son of Thomas Pratt Sr. and Mary Vinson. However, a deed dated 12 Sep 1791, conveyed land in Braintree to Thomas and his brother David from father Samuel Pratt.166

Thomas married, on 12 Oct 1769, Mary Green, in Weymouth.167 She was born in Weymouth on 2 Nov 1747, daughter of John Green and Mary Humphrey.168

Mary Pratt died 13 Feb 1801,169 in Quincy. Thomas I said to have170 married Sarah (Hobart) Thayer, on 7 Jun 1801. She was the widow of Solomon Thayer, and was born 14 Sep 1769, the daughter of Joshua Hobart and Sarah Thayer.171

Thomas was said to have been a veteran of the Revolutionary War, but he is not listed in the DAR Patriot Index.172 He held several local offices. He died 1 Mar 1811, in Quincy. He and Mary (Green) Pratt are buried in the Hancock Cemetery there.173 Their tombstones read:

Mrs. Mary Pratt consort of Mr. Thomas Pratt died February 13th 1801 Aetat. 53

In Memory of Mr. THOMAS PRATT died 1 Mar 1811 Aged 64 years.

Friends nor physicians could not save My mortal body from the grave Nor shall the grave confine me here When Christ commands me to appear. --E. Rawson.

Children, by his first wife, Mary Green:

165 Based on age given on gravestone. 166 Jayne Pratt Lovelace, Pratt Directory (1980), p. 595. 167 Massachusetts town records. See ancestry.com. 168 Lovelace, p. 595. For ancestors of Mary Green, see George Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth (1984), reprint of material presented in 1923 history of Weymouth. 169 Gravestone 170 I do not see it in any of the published Vital Records, however. 171 Lovelace, Pratt Directory, p. 595. 172 Which indicates his service may be unproven. 173 Gravestones: findagrave.com: Thomas Pratt and findagrave.com: Mary Pratt 33

1. Mary Pratt ("Polly"), b. 6 Aug 1770; m. John R. Newcomb

2? Cotton Pratt, b. about 1772

3. James Pratt, b. about 1776; d. 3 Sep 1828; m. Sarah Newcomb

4. Joanna Pratt, bapt. 21 Mar 1779; d. 13 Oct 1800; m. Benjamin Faxon

5. Esther Pratt, bapt. 19 May 1782; d. 13 May 1811; bur. Hancock Cem., Quincy, Mass.;174 m. Benjamin Faxon

6. Thomas Pratt, b. 25 Dec 1784; d. 13 Nov 1858; m. Nancy Miller

7. Betsey Pratt, bapt. 16 Dec 1788; d. 5 Nov 1860, Quincy, Mass.; bur. Hancock Cem.;175 m. John Veazie

8. Relief Pratt, bapt. 15 Aug 1790; d. 15 Jan 1876, Boston;176 m. Thomas Reed

Child, by his second wife, Sarah (Hobart) Thayer:

9. Caroline Pratt, b. May 1804; d. 14 Feb 1805

174 findagrave.com: Esther Faxon 175 findagrave.com: Betsey Veazie 176 Mass. Death records. 34

Samuel Newcomb (18) and Mary Bent (19)

Samuel Newcomb was baptized in Braintree, Mass., 13 Mar 1745. He was the son Ebenezer Newcomb and Sarah Wild.177 He married Mary Bent, on Christmas day, 25 Dec 1773, in Milton, Mass.178 She was born in Milton, 1 Feb 1744,179 and was the daughter of Ebenezer Bent and Deborah Fairbanks. Samuel and Mary lived in Braintree, what is now Quincy Neck. Samuel died 31 Mar 1819, in Braintree. Mary died 27 Dec 1841, at an age of nearly 97 years. She was blind for the last 14 years of her life.180 Her grandson William Pratt reported in a letter dated 22 Jul 1834: “My dear old Granna has had a bad fall, she fell on her length, I do not know but it will shorten her days. I will tell how it haptened last Saturday morning she arose as usuel at her usuel hour half past five, and had partly dressed herself, when she put one hand on the arm of her rocking chair, while she with the other arranged her clothes about her neck, and I suppose she pushed the chair however it rocked over and she with it, and had not there ben a foreboard up her head must have hit the handirons, and I do not know but killed her. O I wish you could see her, see how thankfull she is to think that it hurt her no worse, although the poor old lady cannot move in bed without groaning it gives her so much pain. O that I had as much of the Spirit of Christ as she has, she has ben very fortunate, she has ben blind 7 years and never had any thing like such a fall before. Any one of her age upwards of 90, very large, they fall like a dead weight when they do fall. For 60 years has she belonged to the Church of Christ and honored her profession by a holy life. God grant that she may long be spared to pray for the prosperity of Jerusalem. But we cannot according to the course of poor human nature expect that she will live a great while longer, but when she is called it will as a shock of Corn fully ripe fit for her master's use. We should miss her very much but our loss would be her gain.”

Samuel Newcomb was in the Revolutionary war, in Capt. Billings' Co., Col. Bass's regt. He was said to have been in the battle of Lexington,181 however is not included in a database of soldiers who were in that battle. Another source says he was, on 13 Jun 1776, at the siege of Boston, and also was a private in Capt. Abiel Clapp’s Co., Col. Carpenter’s Regt., 24 Jul 1777, for service in Rhode Island.182

Children, born in Braintree:

1. Jonathan Newcomb, b. 7 Nov 1774; d. 28 Sep 1865, Quincy; m. Jane Cook, 15 Nov 1795; he was “engaged in furnishing granite for building purposes in Boston.”183

177 Waldo Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Mass..(for both baptism and parents names) 178 Milton VR: “Samuel Newcomb of Braintree and Mary Bent of Milton.” 179 Milton VR, called daughter of Ebenezer Bent and Deborah. 180 William Pratt, letter to Harriet Gilson. 181 Newcomb, Memoirs of the Newcomb Family, p. 458. “In the Revolutionary War he served at Lexington.” 182 Sons of the American Revolution, Historical Memorabilia (1897), p. 364. 183 Ibid., p. 478. 35

2. Samuel Newcomb, b. 17 Mar 1776; d. 19 Aug 1777, Braintree

3. Sarah Newcomb, b. 15 Dec 1777; d. 21 Apr 1860; m. James Pratt

4. Elizabeth Newcomb, b. 15 Feb 1780; d. Apr 1826;184 m. Nathaniel C. Cobb

5. Deborah Newcomb, b. 15 Mar 1782; d. 24 May 1807, Boston; bur. Hancock Cem.; unm.

6. Lily Newcomb, b. 21 Jun 1784; d. 25 Jun 1842;185 m. Benjamin Field

7. Samuel Newcomb, b. 15 Oct 1786; d. 14 Jun 1856, Quincy; bur. Village Cem., Weymouth, Mass.;186 granite dealer; m. Charlotte Thayer187

184 Death date not listed by Sprague. 185 Death date not listed by Sprague. 186 findagrave.com: Samuel Newcomb Jr. 187 Newcomb, Memoirs of the Newcomb Family, p. 481. 36

Nehemiah Gilson (20) and Abigail Lawrence (21)

Nehemiah Gilson was born in June 1739, in Groton, Mass.188 He was the son of Isaac Gilson and Dorothy Kemp. In about 1765, he married Abigail Lawrence,189 who was born 21 Jun 1739,190 daughter of Nathaniel Lawrence and Dorothy Chamberlain.191 Nehemiah and Abigail lived in Groton and Dunstable, Mass. In 1789, a Nehemiah Gilson was among those listed in Dunstable who were “received from Groton.”192

The administration of the estate of Nehemiah Gilson was recorded in Dunstable 24 Mar 1821. The family was apparently quite poor: the court record states, “the personal estate of said deceased will not be sufficient to pay his just debts and funeral charges, or that there will be little or no surplus left; and that she (the widow, Abigail) is nevertheless entitled to her apparel and such other of the personal estate of said deceased.”193

Children:194

1. Nehemiah Gilson, b. 10 Jul 1766; m. Mrs. Esther Keyes, 26 Nov 1789, Dunstable;195 Esther d. 3 May 1842, Dunstable196

2. Nathaniel Gilson, b. 24 Mar 1768; m. Mary Eaton

4. Sybil Gilson, b. 9 Jun 1770; d. 2 May 1847, Dunstable;197 m. Joseph Parkhurst

5. Jacob Blanchard Gilson, b. 5 Sep 1772; d. 26 Jul 1841; m. 10 Feb 1795 Jerusha Williams;198 bur. Gilson Road Cem., Nashua, N.H.199

6. Oliver Gilson (twin), b. 15 Dec 1777; d. April 1785

7. Abigail (“Nabby”) Gilson (twin), b. 15 Dec 1777; d. 18 Dec 1874; bur. Central Cem., Dunstable, Mass.;200 m. ----- Blood

188 Elsie Merriam and Ruth Bennet, Joseph Gilson and Descendants (1959), p. 5. 189 Ibid., p. 11. 190 David Jillson, Gillson and Jillson Family (1876), p. 251. 191 The will of Nathaniel Lawrence mentions daughter Abigail Gilson. See Samuel Green, The Lawrence family of Groton, Mass (1907), p. 4. 192 Elias Nason, A history of the town of Dunstable, Massachusetts (1877), p. 153. 193 Middlesex Probate #9171. 194 For names and birth dates of children, see Gillson and Jillson Family, p. 252. 195 Dunstable Vital Records, p. 153. 196 Ibid, p. 217. 197 Mass. VR, via Familysearch.org. 198 Dunstable VR 199 Edward Parker, History of the City of Nashua, N.H. p. 184, 200 findagrave.com: Nabby Blood 37

7. Asahael Gilson, b. 27 Feb 1780; d. 21 Oct 1864; m. Elizabeth ----

8. Isaac Gilson, b. 26 Sep 1783

9. Joel Gilson, b. about 1791; d. 18 Mar 1865, Dunstable, Mass.; “town pauper”201

201 Mass. VR, via familysearch.org. 38

Jonas Eaton (22) and Mary Wyer (23)

Jonas Eaton Jr. was baptized 8 Feb 1740/1, in Charlestown, Mass., the son of Jonas Eaton Sr. and Mary Emerson. On 26 Oct 1765, banns (intentions of marriage) were published between Jonas and Mildred Rand, but this marriage never took place, having been “forbid by the man himself.”202 He married Mary Wyer, 1 Dec 1767, in Charlestown.203 She was born 21 Apr 1732, in Charlestown, the daughter of Nathaniel Wyer and Elizabeth Boylston.

Jonas was a currier, a kind of leather worker.204 He served in the Revolutionary War, in Capt. Jesse Eames' Co., Col. Samuel Bullard's Regt., in 1776, and also in Capt. David Brewer's Co., Col. Abner Perry's Regt. When Charlestown was burned in 1775, his wife and three children escaped to Framingham in a row boat. 205

He died intestate before 5 Sep 1787 in Charlestown, when an inventory of his estate was ordered by the court. Administration was granted to Daniel Eaton, leather draper, of Westown(?), James Eaton, trader, and Joshua Eaton, auctioneer, of Groton. 206 (These may have been his brothers).

Children:

1. Jonas Eaton, bapt. 11 Feb 1770; d. 4 Jul 1857, Groton, Mass.;207 m. Mary ("Polly") Correy

2. Elizabeth Eaton, bapt. 8 Mar 1772

3. Mary Eaton, bapt. 8 Mar 1772; d. 1846; m. Nathaniel Gilson208

4. David Eaton

5. Benjamin Eaton

6. James Eaton

202 Wyman, Thomas B., The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (1879)., Vol. 1, p. 317. 203 Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1688, with original image. 204 According to Wikipeida, a currier “applies techniques of dressing, finishing and colouring the tanned hide to make it strong, flexible and waterproof. The leather is stretched and burnished to produce a unifo;rm thickness and suppleness…” 205 Donald Lines Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy (1933), p. 387. 206 Middlesex probate #6757. Charlestown was part of Middlesex County at that time. 207 "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," familysearch.org 208 Jacobus does not list this marriage. See under Nathaniel Gilson for the evidence. 39

James Richardson (26) and (probably) Mary Crisfield (27)

According to her death record, Hannah Richardson was the daughter of James Richardson and Hannah Crisfield. Her birth record, however, gives her parents as James and Polly Richardson. The following attempts to make a plausible argument that Hannah was the daughter of James Richardson and Mary (“Polly”) Crisfield.

Polly was a very common nickname for Mary. In order to reconcile the birth and death records of Hannah Richardson, I postulate that the death record was mistaken in giving her mother’s first name as “Hannah” but correct in her mother’s surname as being “Crisfield.” To complicate the argument, there was a marriage record for James Richardson and Molly Clinton, 23 May 1780, in Danvers, Mass.209 Molly was another nickname for Mary, and at first I believed these were the parents of Hannah Richardson, who was born in 1784, the daughter of James and Polly. This James Richardson was in the Revolutionary War, and received a pension. His pension file has the following information: he was married to Molly Clinton on 23 May 1780; he died 6 May 1825, having lived in Salem. He had no other wives. Molly was living in Danvers, and stated she was 81 years old, on 7 Jul 1838. On 30 Jun 1818, when he first applied for a pension, this James Richardson was 66 years old, making his birthday in about 1752. He had “no real estate or income” and “without his pension would be obliged to go to the Poor House for support – he has a wife 63, and all his family.”

James Richardson and Mary Crisfield were married 17 Jul 1783, in Danvers.210 It is conjectured that this was the James Richardson who was the father of Hannah Richardson who married Elisha Brown. Hannah’s death record lists her mother as “Hannah Chrisfield.” While the first name does not match, it seems unlikely that this is a mere coincidence. The name “Crisfield” is not a common one in New England8. In addition, Danvers vital records lists a birth record for “Polly, w. James, 24 May 1749.”211 This could not refer to Polly Clinton, for she was born in 1757. Polly was a common nickname for Mary – therefore the 1749 birth could refer to Mary Crisfield, recorded later, possibly because she was not born in the area. It seems likely that she was born in Maryland.212

James was born in 1756 in Woburn, probably the son of James Richardson and Sarah Leathe. There is a record of the death of James Richardson in 1844 in Danvers,213 this was possibly the same James.

Children:

1. Hannah Richardson, b. 25 Apr 1784, Danvers; d. 7 Oct 1874, Newport, Vt.; m. (1st) Elisha Brown; m. (2nd) Gideon Whittemore

209 Danvers VR. 210 Danvers VR, Vol. 2 (marriages and deaths), p. 67. 211 Danvers VR, Vol. 1, p. 314. 212 There is a mention in Boston Evening Transcript, 30 Mar. 1921 which I haven’t seen but is indexed in Ancestry.com. 213 Danvers VR Vol. 2 (marriages and deaths) p. 449, C.R. 3 (records of the First Baptist Church, Danvers.) 40

2. Asa Richardson, b. 13 Apr 1781;214 d. 25 Aug 1865, Woburn, Mass.215

3. Mary R.216 Richardson, b. 13 Jan 1789, Danvers, Mass.;217 d. 15 Dec 1875, Newport, Vt.;218 unm.; res. Craftsbury, Vt. (1850)

214 Age calculated from death record. 215 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, online at NewEnglandAncestors.org. His age was given as 84 years, 4 months and 12 days, and he died of “apoplexy.” He was a laborer, born in Danvers, parents listed as “James and Polly”, who were born in Woburn. Note, there is a birth record of an Asa Richardson, in Danvers, Nov. 18, 1785, son of James and Polly (Danvers VR Vol. 1 p 312), but this does not match the age at the time of death. That Asa could have died young, or else may have been the son of James and Polly/Molly Clinton. 216 Her death record give middle initial R. 217 Danvers VR, Vol. 1, p. 313, daughter of “James and Polly.” 218 Vermont Vital Records. Her parents are not given on the death record, but her place of birth is given as Danvers. She was 88 years, 11 months, and 2 days old. 41

Silas Aldrich (28) and Alice Collins (29)

Silas Aldrich was born in about 1743.219 According to the George Aldrich genealogy, he was born 7 Jan 1743, in Douglas, Mass, the son of Edward Aldrich and Dinah Aldrich.220 However, this genealogy does not cite sources, and there is no birth record. Some have thought that he was the son of Peter Aldrich and Miriam Ray, who did have a son named Silas. However, that appears impossible, since guardianship records show that Silas to have been born in about 1748.221

Silas married, about 1774, Alice Collins. She was born in about 1750 and was the daughter of Ephraim Collins and Abigail Dow. According to family tradition, Silas Aldrich, at age 16, was a member of Maj. Robert Rogers' Rangers who destroyed a village of the St. Francis Indians in 1759. Silas' first acquaintance with Vermont is said to have been made during the Rangers' retreat down the Connecticut River. He is said to have been "so impressed by the beauty of the scenery that he resolved, when the war should be over, he would return and settle in that locality."222

Silas was an early settler of Moore Town (now Bradford), Vermont. He first appears in the records there in 1774, when he married Alice Collins. The Bradford town history, drawing on a manuscript prepared by Eliza Barrett, Silas' great-granddaughter, characterizes him as "a man of an even, peaceable disposition, and of strictly temperate habits, even in those days, when the use of intoxicating liquors was well-nigh universal."223 His wife Alice "is said to have been a woman distinguished for decision and energy of character." Silas Aldrich died 27 Nov 1811, in Bradford. His tombstone, in the Upper Plain Cemetery, reads: "Death is a debt, to nature due, which I have paid, and so must you."224 His widow Alice died in Bradford 4 Sep 1823, at the age of 73.225 She is buried next to Silas in the Upper Plain Cemetery.226 Gravestone of Silas Aldrich

219 Based on his age, 68, at the time of his death. 220 Alvin J. Aldrich, The George Aldrich Genealogy (1971), Vol. 3, p. 13. 221 In addition, an email from 1999 from a member of the National Aldrich Association made the claim that Silas was the son of Jonathan Aldrich and Eunice Peck. While I am open to this theory, I have not seen any proof of it. 222 Rev. Silas McKeen, History of Bradford, Vt. (1875), p. 310. 223 Ibid., p. 311. 224 findagrave.com: Silas Aldrich 225 Vermont Vital Records. Her husband’s name is given as Silas but parents’ names are not mentioned. McKeen says that she married a Mr. Hunt after Silas’ death, but there is no evidence for this, and it appears very unlikely. 226 findagrave.com: Alice Aldrich 42

Children:

1. Phebe Aldrich, b. 1 Sep 1775; d. 15 Mar 1852, Bradford, Vt.;227 m. James Martin

2. Betsey Aldrich, b. 9 Dec 1777; m. John Muzzey, 18 Jan 1801, Bradford; widowed and living in Leon, Wisc., in 1860

3. Richard Aldrich, b. 8 Apr 1780; d. 25 Nov 1856; m. Anna Maynard

4. Asa Aldrich, b. 3 Dec 1783; d. 4 Oct 1823, Bradford, Vt.; bur. Upper Plain Cem., Bradford, Vt. ;228 m. Lucy Maynard (sister of Anna Maynard)

5. Silas Aldrich, b. 8 Mar 1786; d. 15 Dec 1853, N. Hatley, Quebec, Canada; bur. St. James Cem., Hatley;229 m. Anna Carter

6. Elsy Aldrich, b. 2 Apr 1789; m. Joshua Barron, 19 Jun 1803, Bradford, Vt.; according to the History of Bradford, they “went West” and were “lost sight of.”

7. Abigail Aldrich, b. 1 May 1791; d. 17 Jun 1838, Bradford, Vt.; bur. Upper Plain Cem.;230 m. John B. Chase

8. Ephraim Collins Aldrich, b. 26 Nov 1793, Bradford, Vt.; d. 15 Oct 1859, Pittsburg, N.H.; bur. Pittsburg Hollow Cem.;231 m. (1st) Sarah Hilliard; m. (2nd) Amy Bennett

227 Vermont Vital Records. She was the wife of James Martin, and her age as 76 years, 7 months. Parents’ names are not given. The cemetery was Goshen, but according to findagrave.com, all headstones were removed to the Upper Plain Cemetery in the 1930s. 228 Vermont Vital Records. His age is given as 34 years, 6 months. findagrave.com: Asa Aldrich 229 findagrave.com: Silas Aldrich Jr. 230 findagrave.com: Abigail Chase 231 findagrave.com: Ephraim Collins Aldrich 43

Levi Maynard (30) and Esther Savage (31)

Levi Maynard was born 24 Aug 1745, in Westborough, Mass.232 He was the son of David Maynard Jr. and Anne Oak. He married Esther Savage. The intention of marriage was recorded 24 Nov 1764, in Westborough.233 She was born 21 Jul 1747, in Concord, Mass., the daughter of John Savage and Hannah Mason.234

Levi served as private in Capt. Samuel Wood's company of militia, during the Revolutionary War.235 His first wife Esther died 22 Oct 1792, in Leominster.236 In 1812 he married Phebe (Wright) Winter, widow of John Winter.237 Levi died 30 Dec 1822, in Ashburnham, Mass.238 His widow Phebe married Benjamin Hawks, 13 Aug 1829, in Ashburnham.239

Children, by his first wife Esther Savage:240

1. Eli Maynard, b. 27 Aug 1766; d. 23 Apr 1840; bur. Pine Ridge Cem., Hancock, N.H.;241 m. (1st) ----- Merrill; m. (2nd) Esther Keyes

2. Melea (“Milly”) Maynard, b. 30 Jan 1768; d. 15 Aug 1808, Hancock, N.H.; bur. Pine Ridge Cem.;242 m. Moses Merrill

3. Esther Maynard, b. 29 Jan 1770; d. 8 Jul 1861; bur. Estey Cem., Marlborough, N.H.;243 m. William White Jr.

4. Rachel Maynard, b. 24 Jan 1772; d. 20 Aug 1830; m. Jacob Carter

5. Oliver Maynard, b. 22 Mar 1774; d. 27 Mar 1857, Jamaica, Vt.; m. Anna Allen244

232 Westborough vital records, p. 71. 233 Ibid., p. 182. 234 Concord Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, p. 190. Her mother's surname "Mason" is not in the birth record. That information was from the LDS Ancestral File. Note that DAR #591215 states that Esther was born in Sherburn, Mass. 235 DAR application #591215, of Theresa Wood (Aug. 17, 1974). 236 Leominster vital records, p. 339. She is listed as Levi's wife, but no first name is given. The cause of death was "billious fever." 237 Stearns, Ezra, History of Ashburnham, Mass. (1887), p. 813. The marriage intention is recorded Nov. 28, 1812, - see Ashburnham VR p. 137. 238 DAR application #591215. 239 Ashburnham VR, p. 125. 240 Northborough vital records. 241 findagrave.com: Eli Maynard 242 findagrave.com: Milly Merrill 243 findagrave.com: Esther White 244 DAR application #591215. 44

6. Thankful Maynard, b. 16 Nov 1776; d. Abt. 1803-1805; m. David White245

7. Anna Maynard, b. 10 Oct 1779; d. 28 Mar 1875; m. Richard Aldrich

8. Nabby Maynard, b. 18 Feb 1782

9. Levi Maynard, b. 22 Jul 1785; d. 16 Sep 1832, bur. Bacon Cem., West Potsam, N.Y.246

10. Betsey Maynard, b. 13 Aug 1787; d. 29 Mar 1788

11. Elias Maynard, b. 10 Mar 1789; d. 28 Mar 1863; Bloomingdale, Ill.; bur. Saint Paul Evergreen Cem.; m. Lorena Schellinger

12. Lucy Maynard, b. 6 Oct 1792; m. (1st) Asa Aldrich ; m (2nd) Calvin Cowdry, of Newbury, Vt.

245 Thomas and Samuel White, Ancestral Chronological Record of the William White Family (1895), p. 69. David was the brother of William White who married Esther Maynard 246 findagrave.com: Levi Maynard Jr. 45

Samuel Pratt (32) and Betty Bicknell (33)

Samuel Pratt was born 19 Dec 1712, in Weymouth. Mass. He was the son of Ebenezer and Martha Pratt. He lived in North Weymouth, on Green Street. He inherited from his father “the north end of the house, the barn, and half the land.”247 His house, probably built by his father in about 1700, burned down in 1789.248

He married Betty Bicknell, 17 Feb 1736/7, in Weymouth.249 She was born 16 Jul 1720, the daughter of Benjamin Bicknell and Susannah Humphrey. She died before 21 May 1772, when Samuel married Mary Dyer. He died 28 Dec 1793, of fever.250 He did not leave a will; his property had already been divided among his children by a deed.251

Lora Underhill (1910) wrote, “There is no doubt that Samuel Pratt served as a private in the early part of the Revolutionary War.”252 She goes on to say, “He joined the company of Minute Men of Weymouth who, for months, had been quietly drilling for any emergency that might arise.” After this, he enlisted again, and he was discharged 14 Sep 1775, after a service of over five months. Older men such as himself (he was 63) may have served as guards at Cambridge.253 However, the DAR recognizes him for civil service only.

Children, by his first wife, Betty Bicknell:

1. Betty Pratt, b. 15 Apr 1738; d. 24 Oct 1831, Weymouth; m. James Humphrey

2. Asa Pratt, b. 8 Jul 1742; d. 28 Nov 1824, Weymouth; m. Sarah Chase

3. David Pratt (twin), b. 12 Feb 1745; d. 10 Jun 1827; m. Rebecca Chandler; bur. North Weymouth Cem.;254 served in Revolutionary War

4. Jonathan Pratt (twin), b. 12 Feb 1745; d. 6 Jul 1832, Weymouth; m. Sarah Dyer; bur. North Weymouth Cem., Weymouth, Mass.255

247Lora Underhill, Descendants of Edward Small of New England vol. 2 (1910), p. 764-765. 248 Ibid., p. 766. His son Jonathan rebuilt on the same spot. In 1905, Jonathan’s house was still in the Pratt family, owned by Clara Bell Pratt. 249 Weymouth town records ( ancestry.com.): “A purpose of marriage between Samuel Pratt & Betty Bicknell both of Weymouth posted August 29th 1736. Married by Rev. William Smith February 17th 1737.” 250 Vital records of Weymouth, Mass., to the Year 1850, Vol. 2, p. 322. The death record states he was 80 years old. The death record was based on records of the First Church of Christ, North Precinct. 251 Descendants of Edward Small of New England vol. 2, p. 770. 252 Ibid., p. 767. 253 Ibid., pp. 768-769. 254 findagrave.com: David Pratt 255 findagrave.com: Jonathan Pratt 46

5. Thomas Pratt, b. ca. 1747; d. 1 Mar 1811; m. (1st) Mary Green; m. (2nd) Sarah (Hobart) Thayer

6. Peter Pratt, bapt. 14 Oct 1750; d. 5 Dec 1833; m. Amy Porter

7. Chloe Pratt, bapt. 7 Jul 1754; d. 19 May 1838; m. Matthew Pratt

8. Benjamin Pratt, b. 20 May 1757; m. Betty Dyer

9. Sylvanus Pratt, b. 8 Jun 1758; d. 26 Nov 1836; m. Hannah Bates; he served in the Revolutionary War; bur. Old North Cem., Weymouth, Mass.256

256 http://www.flickr.com/photos/25850135@N02/3460788974/ 47

John Green (34) and Mary Humphrey (35)

John Green was born probably in Weymouth, Mass., the son of John Green and Patience -----257 He married first, Rachel Kingsbury, of Needham, the intention being recorded in Weymouth, 22 Jan 1731/32.258 She died 8 Apr 1733, in Weymouth.259

John married, second, at Weymouth on 25 Mar 1745, Mary Humphrey.260 She was born 25 Feb 1716, in Weymouth, and was the daughter of Jonas Humphrey and Mary Neal.261

Child, by his first wife Rachel Kingsbury:

1. Rachel Green, b. 20 Mar 1733; d. young

Children, by his second wife Mary Humphrey:

2. Rachel Green, b. 13 Feb 1745/6

3. Mary Green, b. Nov 2, 1747; d. Feb 13, 1801; m. Thomas Pratt

4. John Green, b. 10 Jul 1753

257 George W. Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Mass. (1984 reprint; originally published 1923), p. 250. The birth is not listed in Weymouth Vital Records. 258 Weymouth Vital Records (Marriages), p. 79. 259 Weymouth Vital Records (Deaths), p. 274. 260 Weymouth Vital Records (Marriages), p. 79. 261 Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Mass., p. 250. 48

Ebenezer Newcomb (36) and Sarah Wild (37)

Ebenezer Newcomb was born in Braintree, Mass., 3 Jun 1694. He was the son of John Newcomb and Elizabeth Everett). He married Sarah Wild, 22 Dec 1718, in Boston. She was born 28 Oct 1700, and was the daughter of John Wild and Sarah Hayden.

Ebenezer was a housewright. He served in the French and Indian War, in 1747, in R. Thayer’s Company.262 He lived on South St. His death date is unknown, but he was living in 1763.263

Children:

1. Elizabeth Newcomb, bapt. 6 Mar 1720; m. Joseph Owen Jr.

2. Susan Newcomb, d. 31 Jul 1721

3. Sarah Newcomb, b. 8 Jun 1721; m. Samuel Wheeler

4. Abigail Newcomb, b. Nov 11, 1723;264 m. Joseph Field

5. Susannah Newcomb, b. 8 Apr 1725; m. John Field

6. Hannah Newcomb, b. 5 Sep 1726;265 d. young

7. Hannah Newcomb, b. 24 Jun 1728; m. Newton Baxter

8. John Newcomb, b. 8 Jan 1729/30; bur. 2 Jun 1755, Hancock Cem.

9. Ruth Newcomb, bapt. 25 Jun 1732

10. Ebenezer Newcomb, bapt. 27 Oct 1734; d. 27 Jan 1801, Quincy, Mass.; bur. Hancock Cem.;266 m. Jemima Allen

11. Child, bur. 16 Apr 1743

12. Samuel Newcomb, b. 13 Mar 1745; d. 31 Mar 1819; m. Mary Bent267

262 John B. Newcomb, Genealogical Memoirs of the Newcomb Family (1874), pp. 452-453. 263 Waldo Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Mass. 264 Braintree Vital Records: “Abigail the Daughter of Ebenezer Newcomb & Sarah his wife was born 11th. November 1723.” 265 Braintree VR: “Hannah the Daughter of Ebenezer Newcomb & Sarah his wife was born the 5th Day of September 1726.” 266 findagrave.com: Ebenezer Newcomb 267 Genealogical Memoirs of the Newcomb Family does not list this marriage, or list his birth date. 49

13. Child (son), bur. 25 Sep 1747

Ebenezer Bent (38) and Deborah Fairbanks (39)

Ebenezer Bent was born 12 Apr 1712, in Milton, Mass.268 He was the son of Joseph Bent and Rachel Fuller. He married Deborah Fairbanks, 9 Jan 1735/6, probably in Dedham.269 She was born 23 May 1714, in Dedham, and was the daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks and Deborah Guild. Ebenezer died 15 Feb 1786, in Milton, and his widow Deborah died 17 Aug 1798, in Quincy.270 Deborah is buried in the Hancock Cemetery in Quincy.271

Children:272

1. Eleanor Bent, b. 28 Sep 1735; m. Elijah Underwood, of Braintree

2. Ebenezer Bent, b. 22 Aug 1737; d. 10 Sep 1796; bur. Milton Cem.;273 m. (1st) Hannah Shepherd; m. (2nd) Ruth (-----) Crouch;. he served in the Rev. War; his sons William and Adam Bent were among the first piano manufacturers in the United States274

3. Samuel Bent, b. 1 Mar 1739; d. 1827, Granville, Nova Scotia; m. Rachel Ray

4. Nedabiah Bent, b. 21 Jan 1741/42; d. 28 May 1816, Quincy; m. Miriam Ruggles; moved to Braintree

5. Mary Bent, b. 1 Feb 1744; d. 27 Dec 1841; m. Samuel Newcomb

6. John Bent, b. 10 Jul 1746; d. 12 Jan 1817, Milton; m. Hannah Coller; their son Josiah Bent was the founder of Bent’s Cracker Bakery, in 1801275

7. Deborah Bent, b. 8 Jul 1748; d. 13 Aug 1833, Dorchester, Mass.; m. Ebenezer Trescott

8. Sarah Bent, b. 24 Mar 1751; d. 18 Jan 1829, Canton; m. Henry Bailey Withington

9. Elizabeth Bent, b. 13 Apr 1754; d. Nov 29, 1840, Quincy; unm.

268 Milton Vital Records (online database via NEHGS). Birth record says: Ebenezer, Son of Joseph and Rachel, April 23,1712. 269 The marriage was recorded in both Milton (where Ebenezer lived) and Dedham (where Deborah lived), without stating where the event took place. However, they were married by Rev. Samuel Dexter, of Dedham. 270 Allen H. Bent, The Bent Family in America (1900), p. 31, and Lorenzo S. Fairbanks, Fairbanks Family in America (1897), p. 55. 271 findagrave.com: Deborah Bent 272 See Bent Family In America pp. 31, 47-49, for children. 273 findagrave.com: Eben Bent 274 See Fairbanks Family in America, pp. 55-56, and Bent Family in America pp. 98-99. 275 Bent’s Cookie Factory still exists today: http://www.bentscookiefactory.com/ “His company later sold the original hardtack crackers used by troops during the American Civil War.” 51

Isaac Gilson (40) and Dorothy Kemp (41)

Isaac Gilson was baptized 5 Sep 1708, in Groton, Mass., the son of Joseph Gilson and his wife Elizabeth.276 He married Dorothy Kemp 13 Jan 1729/30, in Groton.277 She was baptized 11 Feb 1711, in Groton, the daughter of Zerubbabel Kemp and Mary Lacey.278 Isaac lived probably in the east part of Groton which later became Dunstable.279

No death date or probate records have been found for Isaac.

Children:

1. Isaac Gilson, b. 3 Oct 1731

2. Dorothy Gilson, b. 17 Sep 1733; m. Ambrose Lakin, 16 Jan 1751/2, Groton

3. Nehemiah Gilson, b. June 1739; m. Abigail Lawrence

4. Joseph Gilson, b. 6 Apr 1741

276 Groton vital records, p. 95. 277 Ibid., p. 73. They were married by the Rev. Caleb Trowbridge. See also Groton Historical Series, p. 20. 278 Groton vital records. See also Elsie Merriam and Ruth Bennet, Joseph Gilson of Groton and Descendants (1959), p. 5. 279 David Jillson, Gillson and Jillson Family (1876), p. 244. 52

Nathaniel Lawrence (42) and Dorothy Chamberlain (43)

Nathaniel Lawrence was born 13 May 1702, in Groton, Mass.280 He was the son of Nathaniel Lawrence and Anna Scripture. He married Dorothy Chamberlain, 4 Feb 1728/9, in Groton.281 She was born in about 1707 and died in April 1790, in Groton.282 She was the daughter of Thomas Chamberlain and Abigail Nutting.283

Nathaniel left a will dated 30 Aug 1775, and proved 4 Oct 1775. He mentions wife Dorothy, daughter Dorothy Hudson, sons Thomas, Isaac, and John (executor), and daughters Abigail Gilson, Eunice, and Martha.284

Children, born in Groton:

1. Dorothy Lawrence, b. 8 Feb 1729/30; m. Benaiah Hudson

2. Nathaniel Lawrence, b. 24 May 1732; apparently died young

3. Thomas Lawrence, b. 18 Aug 1734; d. 22 Mar 1821; m. Sarah Bailey

4. Isaac Lawrence, b. 8 Jan 1736/7; m. Mary Bailey

5. Abigail Lawrence, b. 21 Jun 1739; d. Nov 19, 1825; m. Nehemiah Gilson

6. John Lawrence, b. Nov 13, 1741; d. Nov 26, 1822;285 m. Abigail Nutting

7. Eunice Lawrence, b. 20 Apr 1748

8. Martha Lawrence, b. 15 Jun 1752

280 Groton Vital records, p. 143. 281 Samuel Green, The Lawrence Family of Groton, Mass. (1907), p. 3. They were married by Rev. Caleb Trowbridge. 282 Ibid. See Groton Historical Series for reference to funeral of “Widow Lawrence, ye mother of John Lawrence aged 83 years” which took place in April 1790. 283 Chamberlain Chain Vol. 14 (May 1993) pp. 8-9. Lineage of Gwen Babcock, based on research by David C. Chamberlin. See also: George W. Chamberlain, One Branch of the Descendants of Thomas Chamberlain of Woburn (1897), pp. 8-9. 284 Middlesex Probate #13760. 285 Green, The Lawrence Family of Groton, Mass. , p. 3. 53

Jonas Eaton (44) and Mary Emerson (45)

Jonas Eaton was born 22 Oct 1714, in Framingham, Mass. He was the son of Jonas Eaton and Mehitable Gould.286 He married Mary Emerson, 3 Aug 1738, in Reading, Mass. She was born 19 Dec 1713, in Reading, and was the daughter of Peter Emerson and Anna Brown. Jonas was a tanner, and lived in Charlestown, Mass.287 His death date is not known, and I have not been able to locate any probate records.

Children:288

1. Jonas Eaton, b. 16 Jun 1739; d. young

2. Jonas Eaton, bapt. 8 Feb 1740/1; d. 1787; m. Mary Wyer

3. Daniel Eaton, bapt. 16 Jan 1743/4; m. (1st) Thankful Kenny; m. (2nd) Dorothy Langdon

4. Ebenezer Eaton, bapt. Nov 4, 1744

5. Benjamin Eaton, d. 26 Jun 1824; m. (1st) Ruth Symmes; m. (2nd) Mary Manning

6. Mary Eaton, bapt. Nov 6, 1748; d. 26 Jun 1809; m. Silas Parker, 3 Dec 1772289

7. James Eaton, bapt. 20 Jan 1751/2; m. Sally -----

8. Joseph Eaton, bapt. 22 Jul 1753

9. Joshua Eaton, bapt. 20 Mar 1757; (probably) m. (1st) Elizabeth Williams; m. (2nd) Mary Rand

286C. W. Bardeen, History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families (1911), pp. 286-87. 287 Donald Lines Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy (1933), p. 198. 288 Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy. 289 In Newburyport, Mass. marriages on familysearch.org. 54

Nathaniel Wyer (46) and Elizabeth Boylston (47)

Capt. Nathaniel Wyer was born 14 Dec 1700, in Charlestown, Mass. He was the son of Robert Wyer and his second wife, Ruth Johnson. He married Elizabeth Boylston, 26 Apr 1724, in Charlestown.290 Elizabeth was baptized 3 Oct 1702, and was the daughter of Richard Boylston and Mary Smith.291

Nathaniel was a mariner. 292 He is said to have been “lost at sea” in 1739,293 and definitely had died before 22 Mar 1741/2, when John Phillips was appointed guardian to his son Nathaniel, in his 16th year, son of Nathaniel Wyer, deceased. On 12 Dec 1743, Jonathan Call was appointed guardian to Elizabeth Wyer, in her 20th year, Mary Wyer, in her 11th year, Anne Wyer, in her 8th year, children of Nathaniel Wyer, mariner.294 His widow must have died sometime before 1769, when Nathaniel’s widow’s heirs sold ½ house to N. Adams. 295

Children:

1. Elizabeth Wyer, b. 9 Aug 1724; m. ----- Smith

2. Nathaniel Wyer, b. 31 Aug 1726

3. Edward Wyer, b. 18 Sep 1728; d. 8 Feb 1728/9, Charlestown

4. Ruth Wyer, b. 5 Feb 1729/30; m. John Trumbull

5. Mary Wyer, b. 21 Apr 1732; m. Jonas Eaton Jr.

6. Edward Wyer, b. 1 Mar 1733/4; m . Abigail Reed

7. Ann Wyer, b. 11 Mar 1735; m. John Cornell

8. Richard Wyer, bapt. 11 Dec 1737

290 Vital Records of Charlestown, Massachusetts to 1850: “Nathaniel Wyer & Elizabeth Boylestone, both of this town, m. by Rev. Mr. Hull Abbot, Apr. 26, 1724.” 291 Henry Bond, Watertown Genealogies (1855). 292 Wyman, Thomas B., The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (1879). See also Bond’s Watertown, p. 703, which says Elizabeth was a widow by 1753. 293 Wyman, Charlestown. 294 Middlesex Probate Court Record #25793, available online to NEHGS members. Note that Charlestown was part of Middlesex County at the time. 295 Wyman, Thomas B., The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (1879). See also Bond’s Watertown, p. 703, which says Elizabeth was a widow by 1753. 55

Perhaps: James Richardson Sr. (52) and Sarah Leathe (53)

Capt. James Richardson was born in Woburn, 1 Mar 1723. He was in the French and Indian War, serving in Louisburg. He first appears in the records of Danvers when he was taxed in 1760, in the New Mills or Danversport section of town. His cousin Joseph, a miller, had come to Danvers three years before. On 26 Nov 1761, Samuel Clark of Danvers sold to James Richardson, 1/4 part of two grist mills and one saw mill, commonly called the New Mills on Crane River. At about the same time, he bought an acre of land, bounded by William Brown on the west and John Leathe, probably his brother in law on the north. James built a house on this land which he sold in 1763.

He seems to have left Danvers because his name appears on a list of families who had recently come into Salem in December 1763, along with his wife Sarah and children Betty, James, Joseph and Seth, and also Elizabeth Leathe, probably his sister in law. He returned to Danvers in 1766 and was taxed there until 1777.

James married Sarah Leathe. She was born at Rumney Marsh (Chelsea), 6 Mar 1727, the daughter of John Leathe and Elinor Floyd. John Leathe died in 1775, and when his estate was settled, it's likely that Sarah was no longer living. According to probate records, his expenses include, in March 1778, "going to Danvers to site the heirs...and cash paid to James Richardson." In 1783 James Richardson severed as collector and Surveyor for the "Neck of Land District", later known as Danversport. When first proposed to form a Baptist Society in 1781, James Richardson was the largest subscriber, and once the church was built, he owned four pews.296

Children:

1. Betty Richardson, b. 23 Apr 1764, Woburn; d. 20 Jul 1829, Danvers; m. William Hilbert

2. James Richardson, b. 4 Apr 1756; possibly d. 1844; m. Mary (Polly) Crisfield297

3. Joseph Richardson, b. 19 Jan 1758, d. Sep 1773, Danvers

4. Seth Richardson, b. 8 Feb 1759, Stoneham

5. Jedediah Richardson, b. 1 Jan 1768; m. Lydia Crowell

6. Samuel Richardson, b. 30 Jun 1770; m. Hannah Skidmore

296 Elizabeth Radcliffe, “Captain Edward Richardson – A Memorial”, in Danvers Mass. Historical Collectiosn, Vol. 12 (1924), pp. 41-42. 297 Radcliffe, above, has this James Richardson marrying Polly Clinton. However, the James Richardson that married Polly (or Molly) Clinton stated on a pension application that he was 66 years old in 1818. Assuming he was telling the truth, this puts his birthday about 1752, too old to be the James Richardson in the above family. 56

(Possibly) Edward Aldrich (56) and Dinah Aldrich (57)

The George Aldrich genealogy stated, without proof, that Silas Aldrich was the son of Edward Aldrich and Dinah Aldrich. Due to the lack of evidence I have downgraded this to “possible.” I include information here on Edward, Dinah and their parents, “FYI,” since it may interest other researchers.

Edward Aldrich was born Sept 7, 1713, in Mendon, Mass., the son of David Aldrich and Hannah Capron. He married on 13 Jul 1732, his cousin Dinah Aldrich. She was born 28 Apr 1717, the daughter of Seth Aldrich and Mary -----. Dinah died about 1760 and Edward then married Ann Chamberlain. Edward lived in Uxbridge, where the first four of his children were born. Sometime between 1740 and 1744, he moved to Douglas, Mass.298

He moved to Richmond, N.H., and by about 1785, to Franconia, N.H. He died in 1802 and is buried in the Willow Cemetery, Franconia.299

Children, by his first wife, Dinah:300

1. Dinah Aldrich, b. 3 May 1734

2. Hannah Aldrich, b. Apr.16, 1736

3. Edward Aldrich, b. 29 Aug 1738

4. (possibly) Jonathan Aldrich,301 d. young

5. Sarah Aldrich, b. 20 Dec 1740; m James Brown

6. (possibly) Silas Aldrich,302 b. 7 Jan 1743; d. Nov 27, 1811; m. Alice Collins

7. Oliver Aldrich, b. 30 May 1744

8. Abner Aldrich, b. 8 Apr 1748

9. Abigail Aldrich, b. 10 Apr 1751

298 Aldrich Vol. 1, p. 57. 299 findagrave.com: Edward Aldrich. 300 Births of Dinah, Hannah, Edward and Sarah are recorded in Uxbridge VR; and those of Oliver, Abner, Abigail and Zacheus are recorded in Douglas VR. Jonathan and Silas are not recorded. 301 Listed by Alvin Aldrich, but there is no record in the Uxbridge or Douglas VR. 302 Listed as a child by Aldrich Vol. 3, p. 13. However, there is no proof of this and some researchers have called it into question. 57

10. Zacheus Aldrich, b. 13 Mar 1755; d. 26 Mar 1806, Windham Co., Conn.; 303 m. Naomi Sprague

Children, by Ann Chamberlain, born in Douglas, Mass.304

11. Rue Aldrich, b. 10 Jan 1762

12. Jiry (or Jerry), b. 23 Sep 1762

13. Ann Aldrich, b. 21 Aug 1763; m Seth Richardson

14. John Aldrich, b. 22 Apr 1765

15. Olive Aldrich, b. 15 May 1767

16. Lydia Aldrich, b. 1 Mar 1769

17. David Aldrich, b 25 Sep 1771

303303 See findagrave.com 304 For all births, Douglas VR, pp. 9-11. 58

Ephraim Collins (58) and Abigail Dow (59)

Ephraim Collins was born 19 Feb 1719/20, in Salisbury, Mass.305 He was the son of Ephraim Collins and Esther Shortridge. He married Abigail Dow; the marriage intention being recorded 10 Nov 1739 in Salisbury.306 She was the daughter of John Dow and Dinah Severance. Ephraim, with his brother Benjamin, was among the early settlers of Salisbury, N.H. (then called Stevenson.) In 1749 the tract of land was granted by the proprietors of the Mason Grant to a considerable number of men, mostly living in Kinston, N.H. He was active in the new town as surveyor and as one of a standing committee of grantees.307

According to the History of Salisbury, N.H., Ephraim “settled half a mile west of the river, on the road leading to Shaw’s Corner. He was a man of considerable importance in town and held responsible positions. He was the first chosen surveyor of Stevenstown by the grantees at Kingston, in 1759.“ However this Ephraim is said to have been buried in Salisbury.308

Ephraim Collins was among the first settlers of Bradford, Vt., in 1771.309

It has been claimed that Ephraim, with his sons Richard and Levi, were with Gen. Benedict Arnold in Canada,310 and died of smallpox 6 Jan 1776, in Quebec.311 The DAR, however, in their online ancestor search application, now lists Ephraim Collins for “Civil Service,” only, and states that he died 1 Jun 1776, in “Mooretown, N.Y” What was once “Moore Town” became Bradford, Vt.312 The town clerk of Bradford recorded his death there and stated he was buried in the Upper Plains Cemetery.313 Given the new information from the DAR as well as the town record in Bradford, it appears impossible that he had served in Quebec.314

Abigail (Dow) Collins lived with Levi following Ephraim's death. She was blind sometime before her death. She could quilt quilts and do many things which seemed impossible for a blind person to do. She died 24 Feb 1796, in Bradford, Vt. She was buried in the Upper Plains Cemetery, 315 but no gravestone survives.

305 Vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 306 Vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849: Marriages, p. 313. 307 Address Delivered by Dr. S. C. (Samuel Collins) Beane at the Collins Family Gathering (1892), p. 20, manuscript at New Hampshire Historical Society. 308 John Dearborn, The History of Salisbury, N.H. (1884), p. 54. 309 Harold Haskins, A History of Bradford, Vt. (1968), p. 54. 310 Robert Dow, The Book of Dow (1929). 311 DAR Patriot Index. 312 Ephraim is DAR Ancestor #A024478. See http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research I suggest interested descendants get a copy of the most recent DAR applications for Ephraim Collins to help resolve these issues. 313 Vermont Vital Records. 314 Given the hasty, chaotic retreat over rough territory, the idea that his body was transported from Quebec is preposterous. There is no explanation for the death record and burial being in Bradford other than he in fact died in Bradford. 315 Vermont Vital Records. 59

Children:

1? John Collins316

2. Esther Collins, b. 18 Dec 1741, Salisbury, Mass.317

3. Levi Collins, b. 1 Sep 1744, South Hampton, N.H.; apparently d. young

4. Benjamin Collins, b. 9 Aug 1745, South Hampton, N.H.318

5. Abigail Collins, b. 22 Jul 1747, Kingston Twp., N.H.319

6. Alice Collins, b. Abt. 1750; d. 4 Sep 1823, Bradford, Vt.; m. Silas Aldrich

7. Richard Collins, b. 1758; said to have d. 1776, in Canada

8. Levi Collins, b. 1 Jan 1760, Bradford, Vt.; d. 10 Apr 1837, Romeo, Mich.; bur. McCafferty Cem., Romeo, Mich.;320 m. Abigail Stanton; they had a daughter named Abigail Dow Collins321

9. John Collins

316 Dow, The Book of Dow; also mentioned on DAR #453490. 317 Vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. 318 Index to births, early to 1900, New Hampshire; LDS microfilm #1000378. 319 Vital records of Kingston, New Hampshire, 1681-1823. 320 findagrave.com: Levi Collins 321 For Abigail Dow Collins, see Anna Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Cheesebrough (1903), p. 468, although this source says that Levi was born in Preston, Conn. 60

David Maynard (60) and Anne Oak (61)

David Maynard Jr. was born 20 Jan 1704/5, in Marlborough, Mass.322 He was the son of David Maynard and Hannah Wait. He married Anne Oak, 14 Mar 1737, in Westborough, Mass.323 She was born 9 Sep 1712, in Marlborough, Mass.,324 the daughter of Nathaniel Oak and Mary Holloway. David lived in Westborough. Either he, or his son David, was selectman of Westborough in 1767.325 No death or probate record has been found.

Children:326

1. Solomon Maynard, b. 8 Apr 1739; d. March 1812, in Westborough327

2. David Maynard, b. 23 May 1741; m. Sarah Savage ("of Sherburn"), 11 Jun 1767; admitted to the church in Ashburnham in 1772 and removed to Chittenden, Vt., in 1804328 He may be the David Maynard found on the census in 1790 and 1800 in Northborough, Mass.

3. Leviniah Maynard, b. 20 Mar 1742/3; probably the Leviniah Maynard who d. 14 Feb 1840 at age 97

4. Levi Maynard, b. 24 Aug 1745; d. 30 Dec 1822; m. (1st) Esther Savage; m. (2nd) Phebe (Wright) Winter

5. Ann Maynard, b. 28 Dec 1747

6. Hannah Maynard, b. 27 Nov 1750; d. 24 Mar 1831; m. Benjamin Fisk, 3 Aug 1770

7. Abigail Maynard, b. 5 May 1757

322 Marlborough vital records, p. 125. 323 Westborough vital records, p. 181. 324 Marlborough vital records, p. 142. 325 Heman P. DeForest, History of Westborough, Mass. (1891), p. 466. 326 Westborough vital records, for all but the first child. 327 Index to Obituaries in the Mass. Centinel and Columbian Centinel. 328 History of Ashburnham, Mass. 61

John Savage (62) and Hannah Mason (63)

John Savage died of smallpox in the summer of 1760, "while abroad"329 He died in Warren, Mass. (see below). John’s date of birth, and the names of his parents, have not been discovered. The marriage intention of John Savage and Hannah Mason was recorded 21 Oct 1744, in Newton.330 In the record, he is said to have been “of Newton.” Hannah was born 4 Feb 1723/4, in Newton, Mass., and was the daughter of Daniel Mason and Experience Newcomb.331

The administration of his estate was granted, 1 Sep 1760, to Hannah Savage, widow, of Sherborn; William Mason, housewright, of Newton (?), and John Coggin, of Cambridge. Payments made from the estate include one to the "Selectmen of Western" for John Savage's last illness. (Western, in Worcester County, was incorporated in 1741 and later the town's name was changed to Warren.) A payment made to Dr. Obediah Wood, apparently for treatment for his last illness, also confirms that Savage died in what is now Warren, because Dr. Wood is known to have lived in Warren. Another payment was made to Daniel Mason for a journey to Western. Also mentioned are "effects sold at Western." Other members of the Mason family mentioned are Samuel Mason and Moses Mason. John Savage is called "late of Watertown."332

On 12 Jan 1761, widow Hannah declared to the court that the Estate of her late husband was insolvent.333 Hannah married Samuel Hunting, 27 Jun 1764, in Needham.334 They had at least one child, Phebe Hunting, who was born 7 Sep 1767.335 A “Mr. Samuel Hunting” died in Needham on 28 May 1799.336

Hannah died 30 Mar 1784, in Needham.337

Children, births recorded in Concord:

1. Esther Savage, b. 21 Jul 1747; d. 22 Oct 1792; m. Levi Maynard

329 Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 416. 330 Hannah was “of Sudbury.” Newton Vital Records, p. 334. See also Edna Mason, Descendants of Caption Hugh Mason (1937), p. 76. 331 Vital Records of Newton, Mass., to the Year 1850, p. 134; and Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason. 332 Middlesex County administration #19919, (LDS microfilm 421513). 333 Ibid. Also see Henry Bond, Watertown Genealogies (1855), p. 931. 334 Sherborn vital records, p. 168. "Savage, Hannah wid. and Samuel Hunting of Needham. In Needham." 335 Phebe married David Smith Jr. She died Nov. 14, 1848, and is buried in the old graveyard in Wellesley (formerly West Needham). George Clarke, Epitaphs from graveyards in Wellesley (formerly West Needham), North Natick, and Saint Mary's churchyard in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts (1900), p. 20. 336 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 65 (October1911), p. 363. 337 Ancestry.com: Mass. Town and Vital Records: original image of Needham VR, which calls her “Hannah Huntting, wife of Samuel Huntting.” 62

2. Sarah Savage, m. David Maynard,338 11 Jun 1767, in Westborough

3. John Savage, b. 18 May 1750; possibly m. Esther Park, 14 Feb 1773 in Newton, Mass. (also recorded in Watertown)

4. Hannah Savage, b. 28 Oct 1753; probably the Hannah Savage who m. (1st) Francis Barnes, and (2ND) Ebenezer Bolton, and d. 4 Jul 1849, Westminster, Mass.

5. Lucy Savage, b. 8 May 1755; d. Nov 4, 1800;339 bur. Wellesley Cong. Church Cem., Wellesley, Mass.;340 m. Timothy Hunting, 23 Sep 1774, in Needham; Timothy died 19 Oct 1793, in Needham,341 "accidentally killed in his mill";342 he is also buried in the Wellesley Cong. Church Cem.343

338 He was Levi's brother; Sarah and David had a son, John Savage Maynard) . 339 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 65, p. 364. 340 Epitaphs from graveyards in Wellesley (formerly West Needham), North Natick, and Saint Mary's churchyard in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts., p. 48. See also findagrave.com: Lucy Hunting 341 New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, Vol. 65, p. 361. 342 The Hunting, or Huntting Family in America, (1888), p. 17. They had a child named Mason, a son John, and a daughter Hannah. See also: Epitaphs from graveyards in Wellesley (formerly West Needham), North Natick, and Saint Mary's churchyard in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts, p ;47 343 findagrave.com: Timothy Hunting 63

Ebenezer Pratt (64) and Martha ----- (65)

Ebenezer Pratt was born in about 1674, the son of Samuel Pratt and Hannah Rogers. He married Martha -----,344 in about 1700. She died 18 May 1720, in Weymouth, Mass.345 He married, second, Waitstill (Sumner) Washburn, at Bridgewater, Mass., 15 Dec 1720. She was the widow of Israel Washburn, of Bridgewater. He married, third, Hannah -----, who survived him.

Ebenezer left a will which was proved 11 Feb 1751/2. His will mentions his wife Hannah, sons Ebenezer and Samuel, and daughters Ann Allen, Mary Pool, and Sarah Pratt346

Children, born in Weymouth, by his first wife Martha:

1. Ebenezer Pratt, b. 6 Aug 1702; d 9 Oct 1760, Weymouth; m. Tabitha Crane

2. Ann Pratt, b. 24 Apr 1704; m. ----- Allen

3. Mary Pratt, b. 23 Aug 1706; m. John Pool

4. Joseph Pratt, b. 1707

5. Sarah Pratt, b. 3 Oct 1708

6. Samuel Pratt, b. 19 Dec 1712; d. 28 Dec 1793 ; m. (1st) Betty Bicknell; m. (2nd) Mary Dyer

7. ---- (son), b. April 1715; d. 2 Jun 1715

344 Some web pages say that her surname was Bayley, however, I do not know if there is any proof of this. 345 Weymouth VR, Marriages and Deaths, p. 320. The death record was not based on a cemetery record. 346 History of Weymouth, Mass., Vol. 3, pp. 506-507. 64

Benjamin Bicknell (66) and Susannah Humphrey (67)

Benjamin Bicknell was born 8 Jun 1694, in Weymouth, Mass, the son of John Bicknell and Sarah -----.347 He married Susannah Humphrey, 6 Jul 1717, in Weymouth.348 She was born 6 Apr 1695, in Weymouth,349 and was the daughter of Nathaniel Humphrey and Elizabeth ----. She died 13 Jan 1767, in Weymouth, and is buried in the North Weymouth Cemetery.350

Benjamin married, second, widow Bethiah Hunt, the intention being recorded 9 May 1767.351 The date of Benjamin’s death is not known. He left a will dated 9 Aug 1769, mentioning his “beloved wife” (not named), grandson William Dyar, daughters Susanna Dyar, Betty Pratt, and Hannah Burrell. To his wife he allowed “the use of my Horse & Chaise to ride to Meeting.”352 Bethiah left a will, dated 9 May 1774, and proved 10 May 1796. In her will she is called a spinster. Her will mentions her children by her first marriage.353

Children, by his first wife, Susannah:

1. Susanna Bicknell, b. 13 Aug 1718; m. William Dyer Jr.

2. Betty Bicknell, b. 16 Jul 1720; m. Samuel Pratt

3. Hannah Bicknell, b. Nov 25, 1723; d. 15 Jun 1806; m. Joseph Burrell, 17 Jan 1744/45

4. Benjamin Bicknell, b. 24 Jun 1727; d. 14 Mar 1806; m. (1st) Mary Kingman; m. (2nd) Hannah Gardner; m. (3rd) Temperance (Barber?) Whitmarsh

347 Weymouth Births, p. 41. 348 Weymouth VR. Date not same as given in: Thomas Bicknell, History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family (1913), p. 16. 349 Vital Records of Weymouth Mass., Vol.1 (Births), p. 143. 350 findagrave.com: Susanna Bicknell 351 Vital Records of Weymouth Mass., Vol.2 (Marriages and Deaths), p. 28. 352 Suffolk Co. probate, online at ancestry.com. The date his will was proved is difficult to read, but it appears to be her 20 Nov 1778. However, this date seems unlikely given that his wife is called a spinster in her will written in 1774 - it possible it was 20 Nov 1773? 353 History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family, p. 16. 65

John Green (68) and Patience ----- (69)

John Green was born in Weymouth, Mass., 16 Jul 1661, the son of Joseph Green and Elizabeth Whitman.354 He married Patience -----.355

John died between 19 May 1730, when he made his will, and 10 Dec 1734, when it was proved. He probably died in late 1734, soon before his will was proved.

His will mentions “beloved wife Patience,” “eldest son Zacha”, son John, eldest daughter Joanna Woodcock, second daughter Mary Green, third daughter Sarah Green, and youngest daughter Deborah Torrey.356

His widow Patience died 24 Sep 1736, in Weymouth.357

Children:

1. Zachariah Green, d. 23 Feb 1743, Weymouth

2. John Green,; m. (1st) Rachel Kingsbury; m. (2nd) Mary Humphrey

3. Joanna Green, m. John Woodcock

4. Mary Green

5. Sarah Green, b. 10 Apr -----

6. Deborah Green, b. 16 Sep 1704; m. John Torrey

354 Weumouth VR; also George W. Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Mass. (1984 reprint; originally published 1923), p. 250, which says 16 or 22 July, but the printed Weymouth VR says 16 July. 355 A John Green of Charlestown, Mass., m. Patience Davis in 1692, but this does not appear to be the same John and Patience Green. 356 Suffolk Probate #6661, available via Ancestry.com. 357 Weymouth VR, p. 274. 66

Jonas Humphrey (70) and Mary Neale (71)

Jonas Humphrey was born in Weymouth, Mass., 3 Sep 1684, the son of Jonas Humphrey and Mary Phillips.358 He married, first Martha ----, who died 22 Jun 1712, in Weymouth. He married, second, Mary Neale, the intention of marriage being recorded 26 Nov 1715, in Weymouth.359 Mary was born 14 Sep 1689, in Braintree, Mass., the daughter of Lt. Joseph Neale and Mary -----.

Jonas died in 1761, at age 77. His widow Mary died in 1766.

Child, by his first wife, Martha, born in Weymouth:

1. John Humphrey, b. 17 Feb 1710

Children, by his second wife, Mary, born in Weymouth:

2. Mary Humphrey, b. 25 Feb 1715/6; m. John Green

3. Martha Humphrey, b. 5 Apr 1717; m. Matthew Whitman

4. Samuel Humphrey, b. 25 Feb 1718/9; d. 16 May 1725

5. Hannah Humphrey, b. 10 Feb 1720; d. 8 Apr 1725

6. Samuel Humphrey, b. 7 Jun 1728

7. James Humphrey, b. 18 Apr 1732; d. “at about 21 years of age”

358 Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Mass. p. 304. 359 Weymouth Marriages, p. 98, “Jonas (Humphrey) and Mary Neal of Braintrey, int. Nov. 26, 1715.” 67

John Newcomb (72) and Elizabeth Everett (73)

John Newcomb was born 13 Apr 1659, in Braintree, Mass., the son of John Newcomb and Ruth Marshall.360 He was a husbandman (farmer), and was admitted to the church in 1697. His wife, Elizabeth Everett, was admitted in 1689.361 She was born 6 Nov 1665, in Dedham, Mass., the daughter of John Everett and Elizabeth Pepper. John Everett’s will mentions son in law John Newcomb.362

She may have been the Elizabeth Newcomb who died 14 Feb 1708, in Braintree.363 John married, second, Mary (-----) (Arnold) Copeland, widow of Ephraim Arnold and of Thomas Copeland. She died 30 Jan 1737/8, in Braintree. John was buried in the Hancock Cemetery, 11 Nov 1740.364

Children:

1. (possibly) John Newcomb,365 m. Mary -----

2. Ebenezer Newcomb, d. 30 Jan 1689, “by a burne wth gunpowder”366

3. Elizabeth Newcomb, b. 7 Jan 1689/90

4. Ebenezer Newcomb, b. 3 Jun 1694; m. Sarah Wild

5. Isaac Newcomb, b. 24 Apr 1700; d. 16 May 1761; m. (1st) Thankful White; m. (2nd) Mary Nash

It is also possible there was a daughter, Ruth, by his second wife, who married Peter Duset.

360 George F. Sanborn, “Rush Marshall, First Wife of John2 Newcomb,” The American Genealogist, Vol. 61, pp. 111- 14. 361 John Newcomb, Genealogical Record of the Newcomb Family (1874), p. 449. 362 Edwards F. Everett, Descendants of Richard Everett (1902), p. 28. Sprague does not include this information; however Ancestors of Annis Spear also states she was Elizabeth Everett. 363 Records of the Town of Braintree 1640-1793,, p. 696. However, this record could have been referring to her daughter Elizabeth. 364 Waldo Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Mass. There is no existing gravestone. 365 Sprague does not list him with this family. 366 Records of the Town of Braintree 1640-1793, p. 666. 68

John Wild (74) and Sarah Hayden (75)

John Wild first appears in the records of Braintree, Mass., in 1689 and soon after with the birth of his first child, in 1691. He may have been related to William Wild, an early settler, but there is no conclusive proof. His first wife was Sarah Hayden, born 25 Mar 1668, in Braintree, the daughter of Samuel Hayden and Hannah Thayer. She died 29 Jan 1724/5, in Braintree, and is buried in the Elm Street Cemetery.367

John married, second, “about” 16 May 1725, Mary (Yardley) Hollis, widow of John Hollis.368 Sprague wrote, noting that she was not mentioned in his will, “it is apparent that she must have had a premarital contract giving her no rights in his estate which he gave to his children, but it seems strange that such a contract is not on record. That she was alive and survived him by at least thirty years is proven by Suffolk Court records (60-253) when on April 9, 1762, Caleb Hobart was made guardian of Mary Wild, widow, non compos mentis, and was bonded with Gideon Thayer, gentlemen. They were her sons in law, having married her daughters by John Hollis.”369

John was buried 24 Oct 1732 in Braintree.

John left a will, dated 28 Jun 1727 and proved 27 Nov 1732.370 His bequests were as follows: “To my son John Wild ten pounds…” “To my son Samuel Wild thirty five acres of land adjoining to his homestead…& one third part of my Cedar Swamp he paying to his sister Sarah Newcomb Thirty Pounds…” “To my son William Wild two hundred pounds…& one-third part of my cedar swamp & all my wearing apparel of every sort…” “To my son Jona Wild all my homestead on both sides of the Way & all the buildings & fences therein and one third part of my cedar Swamp & all my fifth part of the Saw Mill with all the buildings belonging to it and al my stock of Cattle of every kind & all my right to the Cart & Ploughs & Tackling belonging thereto and all my outlands not before mentioned…he paying to his brother John Wild ten pounds…and his brother William two hundred pounds… and to his sister Sarah Newcomb thirty pounds.” “I also give to give to my daughter Sarah Newcomb Sixty pounds.” His sons Samuel and Jonathan were joint executors. His wife is not mentioned.371

Children, born in Braintree:

367 findagrave.com: Sarah Wild 368 Waldo Sprague, Genealogies of Families of Braintree, Mass. (NEHGS CD); also Braintree VR which says “John Wild & Mary Hollis about the 16th May 1725.” 369 Besides Sprague, see Zelinda Makepeace Douhan, The Ancestry of Russell Makepeace (2004), pp. 261-264. 370 Although he states he was “very weak & low in body” he lived 5 more years. Perhaps he was an invalid. 371 Will online at Ancestry.com (for paid subscribers). 69

1. John Wild, b. 30 Oct 1691; d. 7 Mar 1776; bur. Timothy Plain Cem., Norton, Mass.;372 m. (1st) Abigail Bass; m. (2nd) Silence Clapp

2. Lt. Samuel Wild, b. 18 Mar 1692/3; m. (1st) Bethiah Copeland; m. (2nd) Sarah (Hollis) Lovell

3. William Wild, b. 26 Aug 1696; d. about March 1783; m. (1st) Anna White; m. (2nd) Ruth Hersey

4. Jonathan Wild, b. 27 Sep 1698; d. 17 Jul 1756, “with an awful protuberance on his back attended with a cancerous tumor that spread on his body and rose to nigh the bigness of a half bushel”; m. (1st) Sarah Randall; m. (2nd) Sarah Ludden; Jonathan had 10 children by his first wife and 5 more by his second wife

5. Sarah Wild, b. 28 Oct 1700; m. Ebenezer Newcomb

372 findagrave.com: John Wild Jr. 70

Joseph Bent (76) and Rachel Fuller (77)

Joseph Bent was born in Sudbury, Mass., 5 Mar 1675, the son of Joseph Bent and Elizabeth Bourne. Joseph was left an orphan when he was only a few months old, as his father was killed accidently by a pistol shot by his uncle Peter, in the summer of 1675. He was brought up first by his maternal grandparents, John and Alice Bourne, and after his Grandmother Alice’s death in 1686, by his uncle John Man, who lived in Milton, Mass. Man was instructed by the court “to three or four years hence put him out to a trade and meantime instruct him in reading and writing.” He was apprenticed, presumably at age 14, to be a blacksmith.

He married Rachel Fuller 27 Oct 1698, in Dedham.373 She was born 3 Dec 1673, in Dedham, Mass., the daughter of Jonathan Fuller and Mary ----. She died 5 Jul 1725, in Boston. Joseph died 31 Mar 1728, in Milton, at age 53. They are both buried in the Milton Cemetery.374

Children:

1. Mary Bent, b. 21 Jan 1700; d. 20 Jul 1768; bur. Canton Corner Cem.;375 m. John Davenport

2. Joseph Bent, b. 26 Sep 1701; d. 7 Dec 1755, Albany, N.Y.; m. Martha Houghton

3. John Bent, b. 15 Oct 1703; m. Elizabeth Badcock; he was a blacksmith

4. Rachel Bent, b. 21 Aug 1705; d. 6 Jun 1754, Canton Corner Cem.;376 m. Nathaniel Vose

5. Elizabeth Bent, b. 13 Jan 1708; m. David Copeland

6. Sarah Bent, b. 13 Apr 1710; d. 5 Apr 1802; bur. Milton Cem. ;377 m. Elijah Vose

7. Ebenezer Bent, b. 23 Apr 1712; d. 15 Feb 1786; m. Deborah Fairbanks

8. Experience Bent, b. 1714; d. 1714

9. Thankful Bent, b. 5 Jul 1716; d. Feb 1793; m. Stephen Davenport

373 Dedham VR. The marriage was also recorded in Milton, but I believe it occurred in Dedham. 374 findagrave.com: Joseph Bent and findagrave.com: Rachel Bent 375 findagrave.com: Mary Davenport 376 findagrave.com: Rachel Vose 377 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143670344/sarah-vose 71

Jonathan Fairbanks (78) and Deborah Guild (79)

Jonathan Fairbanks was born in about 1677, in Dedham, Mass., South Parish (now Norwood.) He was the son of Jonathan Fairbanks and Deborah Shepard. He was the grandson of the immigrant, Jonathan Fairbanks, whose house is the oldest standing house in New England. Jonathan married, first, Mary Hartshorn, 3 Feb 1702, in Dedham.378 She died August 1704 or 1705.379 He married, second, Deborah Guild. She was born 16 Jul 1685, and was the daughter of Capt. Samuel Guild and Mary Woodcock.380 Deborah died 3 Aug 1773, in Dedham.381

Child, by his first wife, born in Dedham:

1. Jonathan Fairbanks, b. 2 Mar 1703/4; d. 26 Oct 1743, Middletown, Conn.; m. Margaret Gray

Children, by his second marriage, born in Dedham:382

2. Benoni Fairbanks, b. 2 Mar 1708; m. Johannah Lyon, Sept 28, 1733

3. Edward Fairbanks, b. 23 Feb 1711/2; d. bef. 1749; m. Elizabeth -----; res. Sharon, Conn.

4. Deborah Fairbanks, b. 12 May 1714; d. 17 Aug 1798; m. Ebenezer Bent

5. John Fairbanks, b. 7 Mar 1716; m. Elizabeth -----

6. Oliver Fairbanks, b. 16 Feb 1718; d. 13 Nov 1802; m. Anna Wight

7. Mary Fairbanks, b. 15 Jun 1720

8. Sarah Fairbanks, b. 19 Jul 1722

9. Abigail Fairbanks, b. 4 Dec 1724; m. Joshua Draper

10. David Fairbanks (twin), b. 27 Jan 1725; probably d. young

11. Samuel Fairbanks (twin), b. 27 Jan 1725; d. young

12. Samuel Fairbanks, b. 16 Oct 1728; d. 28 Mar 1812; m. Hannah Smith

378 Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Dedham (henceforth

Dedham VR), p. 33 379 Lorenzo Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America (1897), pp. 55-56. See Dedham VR, p. 28 380 Lorenzo Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America. 381 Dedham VR p. 112. 382 Besides the Fairbanks genealogy, see Dedham VR. 72

Joseph Gilson (80) and Elizabeth Lawrence (81)

Joseph Gilson was born 8 Mar 1666/7, probably in Groton, Mass., the son of Joseph Gilson and Mary Cooper. His father was one of the original proprietors of the town of Groton.383 He married Elizabeth Lawrence. She was born 9 Jan 1669, also probably in Groton, the daughter of Peleg Lawrence and Elizabeth Morse. Proof can be found in the probate papers of Peleg Lawrence, who died in 1692. In one of the papers, “Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Gilson” is mentioned.

The Gilson genealogy stated that Joseph Gilson married twice, his first wife being named Hepsibah. However, based on an examination of the Groton vital records, only Jeremiah’s mother is listed as “Hibzibuth,” which may be a transcription error for Elizabeth. Significantly, the first child, Anna, is listed as having mother “Elizabeth.”

He lived on a part of his father’s estate in Groton, Mass. His will was dated 20 Aug 1735, with a codicil added 18 Oct 1739. It was proved 11 Dec 1739.384

His bequests were: “To Elizabeth my wife the sum of Sixty pound out of my estate” also “the Use and improvement of all my Estate, real and personal” … “as long as she shall remain my widow.” “To my daughter Elizabeth More… in addition to and besides what I have formerly given her, the sum of Fifty pounds…” “To my son Jonas Gilson…the sum of Thirty Pounds with what he now owes me by Bond …as an addition to what I have formerly given him.” “To my daughter Mary Farwell…the sum of Twenty Pounds besides what I have formerly given her…” “To my daughter Unice the wife of Ebenezer Sprague the sum of Ten pounds together with all that is due to me from the land of Ebenezer Sprague by Bond…” “to my grandchildren the children of my daughter Anna Chamberlain Deceased the sum of thirty pounds to be equally divided between them…” “To my son Isaac Gilson…all my housing, lands common rights and real estate…after my said Wive’s decease..” “I do give and dispose of all the rest of my Estate that shall remain after my said Wive’s decease the [?] whereof is not disposed of before …to my sons Joseph Gilson, Eleazer Gilson, Jonas Gilson, daughters Elizabeth, Mary & Unice fore named & Children of my daughter Anna Deceased…to be equally divided between them…”385

His widow Elizabeth was made executor.

383 Samuel Green, Epitaphs from the Old Burying Ground in Groton, Mass. (1878), p. 241. 384 David Jillson, Gillson and Jillson Family (1876), p. 244. 385 Middlesex Probate #9168, available to subscribers at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS). 73

Children, born in Groton:

1. Anna Gilson, b. 22 Oct 1690;386 m. Samuel Chamberlain; she died before August 1735, when her father’s will was written

2. Joseph Gilson; m. Sarah -----; he was in Lovell’s fight in 1725 and the only one of the seven men to escape unhurt

3. Eleazer Gilson; m. Hannah Farwell; he left a will dated 13 Feb 1754

4. Jeremiah Gilson, b. 10 Jan 1696;387 not mentioned in his father’s will

5. Sarah Gilson, said to have been b. 25 Dec 1698 (but not found in VR); not mentioned in her father’s will.

6. Elizabeth Gilson, m. Abraham Moors

7. Mary Gilson, b. 8 Feb 1703;388 m. Joseph Farwell

8. Isaac Gilson, bapt. 5 Sep 1708;389 m. Dorothy Kemp

9. Jonas Gilson, m. Hannah Goodrich; d. Oct 1739, Lunenburg, Mass.

10. Eunice Gilson, bapt. 12 Jan 1706;390 m. Ebenezer Sprague

386 Groton VR, p. 94: daughter of “Joseph and Elizabeth.” 387 Groton VR, p. 95, son of “Joseph and Hibzibuth.” 388 Groton VR, p. 93, daughter of “Joseph and Elizebath.” 389 Groton VR, p. 95. 390 Groton VR, p. 94. 74

Zerubbabel Kemp (82) and Mary Lacey (83)

Zerubabbel Kemp was born 23 May 1677, in Andover, Mass.,391 the son of Samuel Kemp and Sarah Foster. The name Zerubbabel, the meaning of which implies an exile, may have been given to indicate that he was born when the family were forced to leave Groton and seek refuge in Andover.392

Zerubbabel married his cousin, Mary Lacey, 27 Jan 1703/4, in Andover. In the marriage record, he is called Zorobabel Kemp “of Groton.”393

Mary was born 25 May 1674, in Andover,394 the daughter of Lawrence Lacy and Mary Foster. Mary, her mother Mary (Foster) Lacy, and her grandmother Ann Foster were all accused of witchcraft during the famous Salem witchcraft delusion in 1692. Mary (called “Jr.” to distinguish her from her mother) was interrogated but was never tried. The three women were arrested when Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps Ballard, of Andover, suffered from a mysterious illness and died. Witchcraft was thought to be the cause. All three confessed, it being the only way to save themselves from execution. Mary stated that she had been a witch for “not more than a week” and that the devil appeared to her in the shape of a horse. She also stated that she sometimes rode on a stick “above the trees.”395 While in prison, Mary testified against other accused women. Mary was eventually pardoned.396 Her grandmother, Ann Foster, however, died in prison.

Zerubbabel is on a list of persons considering leaving Groton, in 1707.397

Children, born in Groton:

1. Ebenezer Kemp, b. 28 Feb 1704398

2. Zerubbabel Kemp, b. 12 Oct 1705;399 d. before 9 Jul 1762; m. (1st) Abigail Lawrence; m. (2nd) Hannah Colburn; he settled in Hollis, N.H.

3. John Kemp, b. 18 Jan 1707/8;400 d. 9 Aug 1755, Pepperell; m. Sarah Holden

391 Andover births, p. 236: ‘Zerubbabel [Kemp], s. of Samuel and Sarah.” 392 The Biblical Zerubabel was born while in exile in Babylon. 393 Andover Marriages, p. 205. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_M205.shtml 394 Andover Births, p. 243. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_B243.shtml 395 For details of her interrogation, see: http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/BoySalCombined?div_id=n87 396 See http://ryanwadleigh.blogspot.com/2011/07/witchcraft-runs-in-family.html 397 Samuel Green, Groton During the Indian Wars (1883), p. 104. 398 Groton Births, p. 124: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_B124.shtml 399 Groton Births, p. 127: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_B127.shtml 400 Groton Births, p. 125: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_B125.shtml 75

4. Dorothy Kemp, bapt. 11 Feb 1711; m. Isaac Gilson

5. Mary Kemp, b. 8 Apr 1713;401 m. Phineas Parker

6. Hezekiah Kemp, bapt. 14 Aug 1715;402 d. 1790; m. (1st) Dorothy Adams; m. (2nd) Rebecca -----

401 Groton Births, p. 122: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Groton/Images/Groton_B122.shtml 402 Groton Births, p. 125. 76

Nathaniel Lawrence (84) and Anna Scripture (85)

Nathaniel Lawrence was born 21 Feb 1677/78, in Watertown, Mass., the son of Enoch Lawrence and Ruth Whitney. He married Anna Scripture in about 1701. Anna is said to have been “of Mason, N.H.”403 She was born 9 Jan 1685, in Groton, Mass., the daughter of Samuel Scripture and Elizabeth Knapp.

Nathaniel is called a “sergeant” in the Groton records, and was chosen constable in 1711, and was also a surveyor of highways and tithingman.404

Anna died 31 Sep 1758, aged 70. Nathaniel died in Groton, 12 Sep 1765. They are both buried in the Old Cemetery, Groton, Mass. Nathaniel’s inscription says:

Here lyeth the Body of Mr Nathaniel Lawrence, who departed this Life Sept 12th A.D. 1765 Aged 87 Years, 6 months and 21 Days.405

And Anna’s reads:

Here lyeth the Body of Mrs Anna Lawrance the wife of Mr Nathaniel Lawrance who departed this Life Sept 3rd A.D. 1758 Aged 73 Years 8 months and 21 Days406 Children:

1. Nathaniel Lawrence, b. 3 May 1702; d. 1775; m. Dorothy Chamberlain

2. Capt. James Lawrence, b. 26 Aug 1705; d. 23 Jan 1800, Pepperell, Mass.; bur. Walton Cem.;407 m. Mary Martin

403 John Lawrence, In memorium: The family of John Lawrence. The family of Phillip Goss (1881), p. 17. 404 Robert Lawrence, Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family (1888), p. 39. 405 findagrave.com: Nathaniel Lawrence 406 findagrave.com: Anna Lawrence 407 findagrave.com: James Lawrence 77

3. Anna Lawrence, b. 3 Jul 1708; d 2 Feb 1795; bur. Walton Cem.;408 m. Samuel Wright

4. Enoch Lawrence, b. 15 Nov 1719; d. 28 Sep 1778, Mason, N.H.; bur. Pleasant View Cem.;409 m. Sarah Stevens

5. Sarah Lawrence, b. 15 Mar 1713

6. Martha Lawrence, b. 7 Dec 1715; m. William Blood

7. Joseph Lawrence, b. 10 Apr 1718; m. Elizabeth -----

8. Benjamin Lawrence b. 6 Nov 1720; d. 5 Jul 1807; bur. Old Burying Ground, Groton, Mass.;410 m. Rebekah Dodge

9. Rebecca Lawrence b. 17 Apr 1724

10. Lois Lawrence, b. 26 Sep 17??; m. Bazaleel Sawyer

11. Eunice Lawrence; b. 25 Jul 1728; d. 14 Nov 1747; bur. Old Burying Ground, Groton, Mass.411

408 findagrave.com: Anna Wright 409 findagrave.com: Enoch Lawrence 410 findagrave.com: Benjamin Lawrence 411 findagrave.com: Eunice Lawrence 78

Thomas Chamberlain (86) and Abigail Nutting (87)

Thomas Chamberlain was born 30 May 1667, the son of Thomas Chamberlain and Sarah Proctor. He was a carpenter and miller, settling first in Chelmsford, but later moving to Groton, Mass. He married, first, Elizabeth Hall, who died 13 Jun 1699, in Groton.412 He married, second, in Concord, on 16 Aug 1699, Abigail Nutting, of Groton. She was born in about 1680, and was the daughter of John Nutting and Mary Lakin.

Thomas died in about 1709. His widow sold her portion of the estate and the remainder was divided in 1712 among 11 surviving children.413

Children, by his first wife Elizabeth:

1. John Chamberlain, b. 22 Mar 1692; m. Abigail Woods; he was in Lovell’s fight

2. Joseph Chamberlain, b. 11 Oct 1693

3. Moses Chamberlain (twin), b. 3 Jul 1695

4. Aaron Chamberlain (twin), b. 3 Jul 1695

5. Gershom Chamberlain, b. 18 Oct 1697; d. 29 Mar 1699414

6. Elizabeth Chamberlain, d. 13 Jun 1699

7. Sarah Chamberlain, b. 23 May 1699; d. October 14 1699

Children, by his second wife Abigail:

8. Elizabeth Chamberlain, b. 26 May 1700; m. Jonathan Shattuck

9. Abigail Chamberlain, b. 21 Jun 1701; m. Thomas Woods, 30 Apr 1723; she was probably the Abigail Woods, wife of Thomas, who d. 18 Jun 1734 in Charlestown, Mass., “in childbed.”

10. Thomas Chamberlain, b. 3 Feb 1703

11. Mary Chamberlain, m. John Scott

412 Groton Deaths, p. 209: she is called “Elisabath” wife of Thomas Chamberlin. 413 Lemuel Shattuck, Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck (1855), p. 372, for most of this information. Elizabeth’s surname (Hall) from Americana, Vol. 27 (1933), p. 257. 414 Groton Deaths, p. 209. 79

12. Jane Chamberlain, b. 2 Feb 1705/6

13. Dorothy Chamberlain, b. abt. 1707; d. April 1790; m. Nathaniel Lawrence

14. Sarah Chamberlain, b. 4 Aug 1709; m. James Shattuck

Jonas Eaton (88) and Mehitable Gould (89)

Jonas Eaton was born 18 May 1680, in Reading, Mass.415 He was the son of John Eaton and Dorcas Pearson.416 He married Mehitable Gould, in 1705. She was probably born in Reading, and was the daughter of John Gould and Abigail Belcher. Jonas was a carpenter and bricklayer, and lived in Framingham, Mass. He was a selectman in 1717. He died intestate 13 Aug 1727, at age 47.417

Administration of his estate was granted to his widow Mehitable. She had died before 13 Jun 1758 when the estate was finally settled. At that time, Joshua had also died and left heirs; all other children are mentioned except Ebenezer who probably had died without leaving heirs.418

His widow married Nathan Brigham of Marlborough and lived in Althol.

Children:

1. Mehitable Eaton, b. 12 Feb 1706/7; d. 26 Mar 1777; m. John Trowbridge

2. Noah Eaton, b. 22 Jul 1708; d. 8 Oct 1791;419 m. Hannah Vinton

3. John Eaton, b. 3 Sep 1710; d. Plainfield, Conn.

4. Phebe Eaton, b. 28 Sep 1712

5. Jonas Eaton, d. 22 Oct 1714; m. Mary Emerson

6. Joseph Eaton, b. 12 Mar 1716/7; d. Plainfield, Conn.

7. Mary Eaton, b. 12 Mar 1718/9

8. Joshua Eaton, b. 1 Jul 1721; d. 13 Jul 1755

9. Benjamin Eaton, b. 9 Oct 1723; d. 1775; m. Beulah Stone

10. Ebenezer Eaton, b. 6 May 1727

415 Reading Births, p. 77. He is called the son of John and Dorcas, but a duplicate record calls him the son of Jonas. 416 Earlier sources incorrectly called her Dorcas Green. 417 William Barry, History of Framingham, Mass. (1847), p. 282; also J. H. Temple’s History of Framingham, p. 536 418 Middlesex Probate #6755. 419 See Vinton Memorial. 81

Peter Emerson (90) and Anna Brown (91)

Peter Emerson was born about 1673, probably in Mendon, Mass., the son of Rev. Joseph Emerson and Elizabeth Bulkeley. He came to Reading, Mass., when his mother married John Brown.

He married his step-sister, Anna Brown, 11 Nov 1696, in Reading.420 She was born in about 1678, and was the daughter of John Brown and Ann Fiske. She died 24 Apr 1740, in Reading.421

Peter died 19 Jan 1750/1 in Reading, Mass. He made a will, dated 10 Feb 1748, and proved 24 Feb 1752, in which he mentions his son Brown (executor), daughters Anna Brown, Sarah Brown, Jane Brown, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Eaton and Katherine Conant.422

Children, born in Reading, Mass.:

1. Anna Emerson, b. 6 Jul 1697; d. 11 Aug 1697, Reading

2. Elizabeth Emerson, b. 20 Feb 1698/9; d. Hollis, N.H.; m. Elias Smith

3. Anna Emerson, b. 8 Mar 1700/1; d. 15 Feb 1788, Hollis, N.H.; unm.

4. Brown Emerson, b. 16 Feb 1703/4; d. 16 Mar 1774, Reading

5. Lucy Emerson, b. 20 Mar 1706; d. 17 Feb 1734/5

6. Sarah Emerson, b. 8 Nov, 1708; d. after 1752; unm.

7. Jane Emerson, b. 13 Mar 1710/1; d. Hollis, N.H

8. Mary Emerson, b. 19 Dec 1713; m. Jonas Eaton

9. Rev. Daniel Emerson, b. 20 May 1716; d. 30 Sep 1801, Hollis, N.H.; bur. Congregational Church Cem., Hollis, N.H.;423 m. Hannah Emerson

10. Katherine Emerson, b. 2 Dec 1718; d. 2 Aug 1809, Hollis, N.H.; bur. Congregational Church Cem.;424 m. (1st) Josiah Conant; m. (2nd) Moses Thurston

420 Reading VR. 421 Reading VR, also recorded in Wakefield from gravestone record: “Anna, w. of Peter, Apr. 24, 1740, in her 63d year.” 422 Donald Lines Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy (1933). 423 findagrave.com: Daniel Emerson 424 findagrave.com: Katherine Thurston 82

Robert Wyer (92) and Ruth Johnson (93)

Robert Wyer was born 10 Feb 1663/4, in Charlestown, Mass., the son of Edward Wyer and Elizabeth Johnson.425 His name was sometimes spelled “Wier.” He married Elizabeth Fowle, 26 Jun 1688 in Charlestown.426 She was the daughter of John Fowle and Ann Carter. She died 29 Jan 1689, in Charlestown, and is buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground. He married, second, his cousin Ruth Johnson, in about 1692. She was born 14 Feb 1669/70, in Haverhill, Mass., the daughter of John Johnson and Elizabeth Maverick.427

Robert was a tailor and inn-holder. He died 14 Nov 1709, in Charlestown. He is buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground in Charlestown. His widow Ruth was named administrator of his estate. The probate records mention Ruth Wyer, Robert, Nathaniel, Timothy, John, William and Eleazer Wyer, John Stimpson and his wife Ruth.428

Ruth died 26 Dec 1742, presumably in Charlestown, in her 74th year.429 She is also buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground.

On 28 Sep 1743, the probate court distributed Ruth’s “widow’s thirds” to the heirs of Robert Wyer, namely: Robert Wyer, Timothy Wyer, John Wyer, William Wyer Jr., and John Stimpson. Also mentioned where Thomas Symmes, guardian to the children of Eleazer Wyer and three of the children of Nathaniel Wyer, and Jonathan Call, guardian to three other children of Nathaniel Wyer, and John Phillips, guardian of Nathaniel Wyer son of Nathaniel Wyer. 430

Children, by his second wife Ruth:

1. Ruth Wyer, b. 7 Apr 1693; d. the same day

2. Edward Wyer, b. 22 Jun 1694; d. before 1722; m. Abigail Jenner

3. Robert Wyer, b. 28 Feb 1695/6; d. (1761?); m. Katherine Swain; moved to Nantucket; there is a Robert Wyer house there; descendants were involved in the whaling business.

4. Ruth Wyer, b. 8 Jan 1697/8; d. Jan 1697/8

5. Ruth Wyer, b. 10 Jan 1698/9; m. John Stimpson

425 Charlestown VR, p. 46, “Robert, son of Edward & Elizabeth Wyer, b. in Charlestowne, Feb. 10, 1663.” See also “William Johnson and Descendants,” NEHGR 33:334, which gives his birth date as 10 Feb 1662/3. 426 Charlestown VR, p. 28: “Robert Wier & Elizabeth, dau. of John Fowle, both of Charlestowne, m. by Mr. Charles Morton, Min. of the same town, June 26, 1688 .” 427 Wyman’s Charlestown Genealogies: John Johnson deeded land to daughter Ruth and husband Robert Wyer. 428 Middlesex Probate #25796. 429 Wyman, p. 1053. 430 Middlesex Probate #25796. 83

6. Nathaniel Wyer, b. 14 Dec 1700; died before 1742; m. Elizabeth Boylston

7. Timothy Wyer, b. 27 Dec 1702; moved to Nantucket; mariner and leather-dresser

8. John Wyer, b. 25 Apr 170--; d. 7 Aug 1787, Billerica; bur. Old Corner Burying Ground;431 m. Sarah Breed; he was a saddler.

9. William Wyer, b. 2 Jul 170(6?); d. 20 May 1786, in 80th year; m. Anne Newell; he was a sailmaker

10. Eleazer Wyer, b. 6 Sep 1709; m. Abigail Shepherd, 16 Sep 1732; he probably died before 1743, when guardianship of his children was granted to Thomas Symmes; however his estate was not probated until 22 Feb 1747; by that time Abigail had married John Logan.

431 Findagrave.com 84

Richard Boylston (94) and Mary Smith (95)

Richard Boylston was born in about 1670, the son of Thomas Boylston and Mary Gardner. He was baptized 29 Feb 1670/1 in Roxbury.432 He was a cordwainer (shoemaker), and lived in Charlestown, Mass. He married Mary Smith. She was born 16 Feb 1677/8, the daughter of James Smith and Mary Foster.433 Richard and his wife were admitted to full communion, at the First Church in Charlestown, 7 Jan 1721/22.434

Richard died intestate 25 Apr 1752, at age 82. He is buried in the Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Mass.435 Probate records mention his widow Mary, and children Richard Boylston, Elizabeth Wyer, Anna Brown, Lydia Boylston, Sarah Call, Abigail Moore, and Martha Binney (only child of Ann Hall).436

Mary died in Charlestown, 16 Apr 1764, at age 86, and is also buried in the Phipps Street Burying Ground.437

Children, by his second wife Ruth:

1. Mary Boylston, b. 23 Feb 1698/9; m. John Earle

2. Ann Boylston, b. 12 Jan 1701; d. 4 Jul 1734; m. Stephen Hall

3. Elizabeth Boylston, bapt. 3 Oct 1702; m. Capt. Nathaniel Wyer

4. Sarah Boylston, b. 11 Jun 1706; d. 1796; m. Jonathan Call

5. Dudley Boylston, b. 22 Jul 1708; d. young

6. Anna Boylston, bapt. 1710; m. Benjamin Brown

7. Lydia Boylston, b. 17 May 1713; d. 9 Oct 1713; unmarried; bur. Phipps St. Burying Ground, Charlestown, Mass.438

8. Abigail Boylston, bapt. 25 Jun 1715; m. Dr. Francis Moore

9. Lydia Boylston, bapt. 31 Jan 1719; d. 31 Mar 1719

432 Wyman, Thomas B., The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (1879). Vol. 1, p. 105. 433 John A. Vinton, The Vinton Memorial (1858), p. 309. 434 J. F. Hunnewell (ed.), Records of the First Church in Charlestown, p. 28. 435 findagrave.com: Richard Boylston 436 Middlesex Probate #2394. 437 findagrave.com: Mary Bolyston 438 findagrave.com: Lydia Boylston 85

10. Richard Boylston, b. 7 Jul 1722; m. (1st) Mary Abraham; m. (2nd) Parnell Foster; he was a brazier

(Possibly) David Aldrich (112) and Hannah Capron (113)

David Aldrich was born 23 May 1685, in Mendon, Mass., the son of Jacob Aldrich and Hannah Thayer. He settled in that part of Mendon which was known as Blackstone. He married Hannah Capron in about 1710. She was born 2 Jul 1689 in Swansea, Mass., the daughter of Banfield Capron and Elizabeth Callendar.439 David was a blacksmith.440

Hannah died 20 Feb 1732, in Bellingham, Mass, 15 days after giving birth to her tenth child. David married, second, Mehitable Mann, daughter of Thomas Mann and Mary Wheaton. David died 15 Mar 1771, in South Bellingham, Mass. He and Hannah are buried in the Scott Cemetery, at South Bellingham. They share the same gravestone.441

David left a will dated 18 Mar 1758, summarized as follows:

“David Aldrich of Mendon” .. “Blacksmith, being grone old and weak in Body but of Perfect Mind…” “I give and bequeath to Mehitable, my Dearly Beloved wife, Twenty Spanish mil Silver Dollars to be raise and Levied out of my said Estate, together with one third part of my household Good debts and moveable effects as the Law directs” “to David Aldrich, my eldest son…one cow, one silver spoon, one Spanish milld Dollar, Silver” “to Edward Aldrich, my second son, one Dollar as aforesd” “To Benjamin Aldrich, son of my Eldest daughter Elizabeth, deceased, wife of Abel Aldrich, one dollar” “To The Children of my 3rd Son Peter Aldrich Deceased, one Shilling Lawful money apiece…to be paid to them as they come of age.” “To my fourth Son Jonathan Aldrich one Stake, anvil one vice for a Black Smith and one Spanish mild Dollar as aforesd – the anvil and vice is in his hands already” “To my second daughter Margrette Smith, wife of George Smith, one of my best feather Beds and all the beding and furniture thereunto belonging she paying to my executor Thirty Six Shillings Lawful money” “To my two youngest sons Abner and Levi Aldrich, to them their heirs and assigns forever….the remainder part of all my estate, either Real or Personal….“I do make …my fifth son Abner to be my Sole Executor…”

In a Codicil he explains that “by a joynt agreement with my wife Mehitable” he has already given her 14 silver dollars, so that only six more are due to her.442

Mehitable died 30 Mar 1774, in Bellingham, and is also buried in the Scott Cemetery.

Children:

1. David Aldrich, b. 26 Jul 1711; m. Sarah Benson

439 Alvin Aldrich, The George Aldrich Genealogy, (1971) vol. 1, p. 46. 440 According to his will. 441 findagrave.com: David Aldrich and findagrave.com: Hannah Aldrich. 442 Worcester Probate #762. 87

2. Edward Aldrich, b. 7 Sep 1713; d. 1802; m. (1st) Dinah Aldrich; m. (2nd) Ann Chamberlain

3. Elizabeth Aldrich, b. 20 Dec 1715; d. before 1758; m. Abel Aldrich

4. Jonathan Aldrich, b. 21 Apr 1717; d. 28 Aug 1718

5. Peter Aldrich, b. 19 Mar 1719; d. before 1758; m. 20 Dec 1738, Miriam Ray

6. Capt. Jonathan Aldrich, b. 3 Aug 1721; d. 11 Jun 1800, Cumberland, R.I; m. Patience Gaskill

7. Margaret Aldrich, b. 24 Apr 1723; m. George Smith

8. Abner Aldrich, b. 17 Nov 1727; d. 31 Oct 1815; bur. Aldrich Cem., Richmond, N.H.; m. Elizabeth Cook; served in Rev. War

(Possibly) Seth Aldrich (114) and Mary ----- (115)

Seth Aldrich was born 6 Jul 1679 in Braintree, Mass., the son of Jacob Aldrich and Huldah Thayer. He married, first, Deborah Hayward, 3 Sep 1700. She was born 9 Nov 1682, in Mendon, Mass., the daughter of Samuel Thayer and Mehitable Thompson. They settled in the part of Mendon which was set off as Uxbridge in 1727. He was a Quaker. His first wife must have died about 1715, and he married, second, Mary -----. He died 15 Oct 1737 in Uxbridge. His wife survived him.443

His will dated 26 Sep 1737, is summarized as follows: “Seth Aldrich Senr of Uxbridge…A Farmer, being Sick & Weak but of sound mind….” “To Mary my Beloved wife I give one third part of my moveable Estate, and the one-half of the income of my homestead until my son Samuel Aldrich Shall arriveto ye age of one & twenty years, and afterward ye one third of ye income during life if she remains a widow, but if she shall see (?) for to marry, after marriage, but ye one quarter of ye Income.” “to my Beloved Son William Aldrich I give the sum of One Hundred pounds in money…” “to my Beloved Son Jonathan Aldrich and to his heirs…I give all that land that I purchased of Edward Bosworth & all ye land that I have adjoining to ye land Likewise ten acres of Common and undivided Land for to Lay out, and my young mare colt” “To my Beloved son Samuel Aldrich I give all my Homestead on which I dwell, and all the Land laid out by me for a wood lott adjoyning to ye Lands of William Robinson…and that yet one Half of ye Income of Sd HomeStead ,so much of it is as necessary my will is that it shall be improved in instructing him in reading & Writing & Cyphering & when he is well Learnt in (?) ye rest to Remain his, he paying his sister Elizabeth Aldrich ye sum of fifty pound Likewise all my ceder swampe I give unto my son Samuel Aldrich” “Unto my four daughters, Sarah Richardson and Susanna Willy & Dinah Aldrich & Abigail Aldrich to them I give all my Land which lyeth adjoyning to ye Lands of Woodland Tompson & Joseph Tompson Known by ye name of ye Great (Chesnut?) , Each of them for to have their equal proportion” “To my Beloved daughter Deborah Aldrich I give a certain piece of land lying by a hill called Rattlesnake hill, and all ye overplus money which is left my Executor can raise by ye ale of my farm known by ye name of Baiting Pond farm after they have paid to my son William Aldrich that hundred pounds …and likewise I give her all my undivided land to (lay out?) not heretofore Disposed of “ “I give two thirds of my moveable Estate I not heretofore Disposed of to all & each of my children both sons & daughters to be equally divided…excepting my son William” “I constitute & ordain my Beloved son Abel Aldrich & my Beloved Friend Moses Farnum to be ye Sole Executors …”

It is not clear why sons Seth and Jacob were left out of the will, but they contested it and it was agreed to divide the estate equitably.444

Children, by his first wife Deborah:

443 Aldrich Genealogy. 444 Worcester Probate #1008. 89

1. Seth Aldrich, b. 19 Sep 1701; m. Sarah Comstock; “probably no issue”

2. Deborah Aldrich, b. 25 Apr 1703; died young

3. Abel Aldrich, b. 15 (16?) Jan 1704/5; possibly d. 1781; m. Elizabeth Aldrich (his cousin)

4. William Aldrich, b. 5 Nov 1706

5. Sarah Aldrich, b. 12 Feb 1707; m. Isaac Richardson

6. Jacob Aldrich, b. 22 Jul 1710; although not mentioned in father’s will, other probate papers mention him

7. Samuel Aldrich, b. 4 Apr 1712; d. young

8. Noah Aldrich, b. 13 Aug 1713; d. 22 Nov 1713

9. Susannah Aldrich, b. 15 Jan 1715; m. John Willy

Children, by his second wife Mary:

10. Dinah Aldrich, b. 28 Apr 1717; m. Edward Aldrich

11. Jonathan Aldrich, b. 2 Jan 1718

12. Abigail Aldrich, b. 1720; m. Simeon Keith

13. Deborah Aldrich, b. 26 Feb 1722; m. Thomas Jeperson

14. Samuel Aldrich, b. 2 Apr 1726; 5 Jul 1814;445 m. Huldah Hill

15. Elizabeth Aldrich, b. about 1729; d. 13 Jun 1803, Richmond, N.H.; m. Noah Curtis

445 Recorded in Northbridge, Mass., as “Saml, h. of Huldah, July 5, 1814,” and in Uxbridge, Mass., as “Samuel, 5th day, 7th mo. 1814” record of Uxbridge Monthly (Quaker) Meeting. 90

Ephraim Collins (116) and Esther Shortridge (117)

Ephraim Collins was born 30 Sep 1683, in Salisbury, Mass., the son of Benjamin Collins and Martha Eaton.446 He married Esther Shortridge in about 1711/12.447 She was the daughter of Richard Shortridge and Alice Creber.

Ephraim was said to have been a solider for Salisbury in 1703.448 He and his wife moved to South Hampton, N.H. He died there 20 Oct 1759, at age 75.449 Esther died 26 Feb 1767, in South Hampton.450

Children, born in Salisbury:

1. Richard Collins, b. 8 Feb 1713; d. 23 Jan 1793; m. Anne Fowler

2. Alice Collins, b. 17 Dec 1715; m. Nathan Jones

3. William Collins, b. 4 Dec 1716

4. Ephraim Collins, b. 19 Feb 1719/20; d. 6 Jan 1776; m. Abigail Dow

5. Benjamin Collins, b. 31 Aug 1722

6. Martha Collins, b. 31 Aug 1722

7. Mary Collins, b. 31 Mar 1725

446 Salisbury Births, p. 56. Martha’s maiden name is not given in the record. His birth, including his mother’s maiden name, is included in Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, p. 112. 447 NEHGR 123:147. 448 Salisbury and Amesbury, p. 112. 449 Ancestry.com New Hampshire Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, database with images. 450 Ibid. 91

John Dow (118) and Dinah Severance (119)

John Dow was born 16 Dec 1689, in Hampton, N.H., the son of Joseph Dow and Mary Challis. He bought a farm in Salisbury, Mass., in 1731. He married, first, Dinah Severance (spelled Severans, in the records), on 6 Jan 1713/4, in Salisbury. She was born 3 Sep 1692, in Salisbury, and was the daughter of Ephraim Severance and Lydia Morrill. He married, second, Mary Challis, about 1719/20. She was his second cousin. He married, third, Elizabeth (-----) Simonds, who was the widow of John Simonds. John and his family were Quakers.451

Children, by his first wife, born in Salisbury:

1. Jemima Dow, b. 16 Apr 1714; d. 6 Oct 1725

2. Nathan Dow, b. 6 Aug 1716; m. Mary Flanders; moved to Maine

3. Abigail Dow, b. 17 Apr 1718; m. Ephraim Collins

Children by his second wife, born in Salisbury:

4. Challis Dow, b. 22 Dec 1721; m. Sarah Colman

5. Lydia Dow, b. 24 Apr 1724; m. Michael Brooks

6. Jemima Dow, b. 30 Mar 1727; d. 13 Jul 1740

7. Mercy Dow, b. 5 Apr 1730; d. 30 Jul 1730

8. Mary Dow, b. 5 Apr 1735; d. 3 Aug 1736, of throat distemper

9. Jonathan Dow, b. 25 Oct 1737; m. Hannah Shaw

10. Johanna Dow, b. 6 Aug 1740; m. Elliot Carr

451 Robert Dow, The Book of Dow (1929), p. 117. 92

David Maynard (120) and Hannah Wait (121)

David Maynard was born 21 Dec 1669, in Marlborough. Mass.452 He was the son of John Maynard Jr. and Mary Gates.453 “He lived westerly part of Marlboro now Westboro and following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather he was much employed in town affairs frequently chosen to office.”454

He married, first, Hannah Wait (or Waite) who was born in about 1680, the daughter of Joseph Waite and Ruhamah Hagar.455 She died 16 Mar 1724/5, in Westborough, Mass.456 He married, second, Jemima Brigham 6 Feb 1732/3 in Westborough.457

David died 2 Oct 1757, in Westborough.458 He left a will dated 14 Aug 1755 in which he mentions sons Ebenezer, Nathan, David, Jesse, and Jotham, daughter Keziah (wife of Nathaniel Oake), daughter Ruhamah, wife of the late Deacon Josiah Newton, daughter Martha (wife of Daniel Mason), and unmarried daughters Hannah and Mercy.459 The will is transcribed here in full:

In the name of God Amen, I, David Maynard of Westborough in the County of Worcester in his Maj’s Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Husbandman, being of sound mind & in health of body - blessed be God for both! yet knowing of my Frailty & yt shortly I must depart out of this World, Do make this my last will & testament in manner, following. First, I recommend my Soul to my most merciful God and through the Lord Jesus Christ, my only Savior, my body to the Earth, decently to be buried in Such manner as my Executors hereafter to be named shall think fit, in hope of Resurrection to eternal life through the same Jesus Christ my Lord at his glorious Appearing in the Last Day. And as touching the distribution of my worldly goods and estate which God has been pleased to bless me with, I dispose of the same thus Viz, in the first place I will that all such Debts as I owe be truly and justly paid, and then I give and bequeath To my Eldest son David all the westerly part of my Land in Westborough aforesd, namely where his home & barn now stands, beginning at the Easterly End of his field, and running where the Fence now is between him and the Lands improve ; southerly to the High Way; & from there down to the River; running also along by the River to the Swamp, called Hobamockaw Swamp, including all that which he has been wont to improve ; and the lower end of said swamp which I have improved myself & is separated by the Fence. I have otherwise disposed of, as will further appear. This sd. estate with all Appurtenances & Privileges and

452 Marlborough VR, Vol. 1, p. 125. 453 For more information see Michael Roman's Genealogy Page - John Maynard Jr. 454 Ezra Stearns, History of Ashburnham, Mass. (1887), p. 911. 455 Many books, including Bond’s Watertown, do not list Hannah as a child of Joseph & Ruhamah Wait. However, it is certain that she was: not only did David and Hannah have a daughter named Ruhamah, but daughter Hannah “Mainord” is mentioned in Joseph Waite’s will. 456 Westborough VR, Vol. 1, p. 246, recorded as “Hannah Mainard, w. of David.” 457 Westborough Marriages, p. 181. There Is no death record for Jemima. She is not mentioned in David’s will. 458 Westborough VR, Vol. 1, p. 246. 459 Worcester Probate #39457, available online to NEHGS members. 93

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. provide I give and bequeath to him & his heirs forever. Item. I give unto my son Jesse all my new granted Land lying in the north part of this Town aforesaid, being that where he now dwells; with all its Appurtenances & Privileges. I give him also my five acre right in pine meadow. Likewise I give him my Right in Cold Harbour Meadow. Each of these to him & to his heirs forever. Item. I give to my son Jotham the sum of Twelve pounds Lawfull Money, or to his heirs; as shall hereafter be specified. I give unto to my son Ebenezer the East End of my Dwelling House, that is when my daughters Hannah & Mercy shall either be deceased or marryd;, this with all the Privileges and Appurtenances to him & his heirs forever. Item. I give unto my son Nathan the West End of my Dwelling House and my Barn with their appurtenances and privileges to him and his heirs forever. Furthermore I give to my three sons, David, Ebenezer & Nathan & to their heirs my Right in Cedar Swamp. I bequeath also to these three sons and their heirs all my Husbandry tools, implements and Utensils, of what sort forever. Moreover, I give to my four sons Jesse, Jotham, Ebenezer and Nathan my right in the New Township commonly called Housatunnock No. 4 to be in common between them. This I give them and their Heirs forever And I give unto my two sons Ebenezer & Nathan & to their heirs all my Lands where I now dwell and improve, to be equally divided between them together with all appurtenances & privileges thereof: Except the House and Barn & what shall hereafter be specified. I give also unto them and to their heirs that part of my swamp called Hobamockaw which I have always my self improved, and which has been already in this instrument excepted from what I have given to my son David & is separated by the Fence. I further give to them and their heirs all my stock of cattle and Creatures which shall remain at my Decease, and after the fulfillment of such bequests and payment of legacies as are or shall be in this my will mentioned. And all this which I here give to my two sons Ebenezer and Nathan and their heirs as aforesaid is upon this Condition that they and their errors pay to their brother & sisters the Several sums of money which I shall appoint and direct for them to pay within the time to be mentioned Namely To my son Jotham or his heirs the above said sum of twelve pounds lawfull money shall be paid by my son Ebenezer or his heirs, within two years after my decease. And to my daughter Kezia the wife of Nathaniel Oake the sum of twelve pounds lawfull money, shall be paid by my son Nathan or his heirs to her or her heirs within the same term of two years after my decease. I give to my daughter Ruhamah, Widow of the late Deacon Josiah Newton or her heirs the sum of five pounds of lawfull money to be paid to her by my son Ebenezer or his heirs with three years after my decease. I give unto my daughter Martha wife of Danl Mason a sum of ten pounds lawfull money to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Nathan or his heirs within the same term mentioned of three years. Item. I give to my daughter Hannah the sum of ten pounds of like money to be paid her or her heirs by my son Ebenezer or his heirs within the term of four years after my death. Item. I give to my daughter Mercy the like sum of ten pounds law full money to be paid her or her heirs by my son Nathan or his heirs within a term of four years as last mentioned

And I give unto these my two daughters Hannah and Mercy the east end of my dwelling House from Garett to Cellar with privilege of yard room and the well and sufficient wood of my Lot , they shall also have one Cow apiece, delivered to each of them out of my stock at my Decease by my sons Ebenezer & Nathan who shall also be charged with the suitable keeping of said Cows for their sisters las named, both Summer & Winter, these whilst they continuing Single, but if my said daughters shall marry or when they shall decease then the said East End of the house shall be my son Ebenezer’s & his heirs forever. My wearing apparel I will to be divided equally among all my sons. My household goods, Utensils & c I will to be equally divided among my daughters Keziah & Ruhamah being excepted from the bedding and my three daughters Kezia, Ruhamah & Martha are excepted from all such household stuff &c as have been provided since Martha's marriage. Finally I do hereby constitute &appoint my two sons David and Ebenezer to be the Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness of all which I have hereunto set my hand & seal this Fourteenth day of August AD 1755 and in the 29th year of the reign of King George the Second, hereby ratifying and confirming all of the above articles and disannullling all other wills or Testaments whatsoever, signed sealed and delivered in presence of Ebenezer Nurse Thomas Parkman E. Parkman."

(David signed by a mark).

Children, by his first wife, born in Marlborough:

1. Keziah Maynard, b. 10 Jul 1703; m. Nathaniel Oak Jr.

2. David Maynard, b. 20 Jan 1704/5; m. Anne Oak

3. Ruhamah Maynard, b. 20 Dec 1706, m. Josiah Newton

4. Jonathan Maynard, b. 26 Dec 1708, d. Westborough 26 Apr 1747

5. Martha Maynard, b. 7 Aug 1710, m. (1st) Hezekiah Tomlin; m. (2nd) Daniel Mason (int. 9 Nov 1752)

6. Jesse Maynard, b. 24 Jun 1712, m. Phebe Fisk

7. Jotham Maynard, b. 29 May 1714, m. Abiel Allen

8. Ebenezer Maynard, b. 18 May 1716, d. 8 Oct 1803, Westborough, m(1st) Amy Dodge, m(2nd) Sarah Knight, m(3rd) Sarah Brigham

9. Hannah Maynard, perhaps b. 24 Feb 1718; bapt. 6 Jul 1718, Marlborough; d. 23 Aug 1803; bur. Howard St. Cem., Northborough, Mass.; m. Jacob Rice, 27 Oct 1767460

10. Nathan Maynard, b. 2 Jan 1722, Westborough; d. 1811, m. Lucy Pratt (or Whipple)

11. Mercy Maynard, b. 4 Mar 1724/5, Westborough

460 A Genealogical History of the Rice Family (1858), p. 56. 96

①Nathaniel Oak (122) and Mary Holloway (123)

Nathaniel Oak was born around 1645, according to the Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register, based on the age of his first wife. His origin, and the year of his immigration are not known.

According to a story passed down to a great-grandson, he had been a cabin-boy on an English vessel bound to Boston. “Nine miles from land the vessel floundered. All the ship’s crew, except the boy whose name was Oaks, were lost. He, being a good swimmer, swam ashore. In his distress, he solemnly promised the Lord if He would preserve him to get to land he would never go onto the water again. This promise he sacredly kept. His wife…could never persuade him even to cross the Charles River in a boat to Boston.”461

He first appears in the records of Massachusetts on 14 Dec 1686, when he married Mehitable Rediat, in Sudbury.462 She was the daughter of John and Sarah Rediat, and was supposedly born in about 1645.463 She died 25 Nov 1702, in Marlborough, Mass.464 There were no children by this marriage.

He married, second, Mary Holloway, 2 Mar 1703, in Concord.465 She was born 25 Feb 1681/2 in Concord,466 the daughter of Adam Holloway and Hannah Hayward.467

In 1691 Nathaniel served in a garrison, and in 1707 he took part in a fight with the Indians. He died 17 Feb 1720/1, according to intestate probate records.468 Jonathan Forbush was initially granted guardianship of his eight children. Later Mary and Anne chose Joseph Wheeler as their guardian.

His widow Mary married Thomas Rice, 2 Jul 1722, in Westborough.

Children, born in Marlborough:

1. Nathaniel Oak, b. 7 Jun 1704; probably d. 5 Jun 1783; m. (1st) Tabitha Rice; m. (2nd) Keziah Maynard; lived in Bolton, Mass.

2. William Oak, b. 18 Feb 1706; d. 8 Aug 1723; unm.; died in a fire

461 Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register for the continuation of this story. 462 American Marriages Before 1699. I do not, however, see this marriage listed in the Sudbury VR. 463 This is the basis for the estimate of Nathaniel Oak’s birth date. However, I have not found any birth record for Mehitable. 464 Marlborough VR, Vol. 1, p. 380. She is called Mehitabel, wife of Nathaniell Oake. 465 Concord VR: “Nathanll Oakes of Marlborough & Mary Haleway of Concord were marryed together by Justice Minott March ye 2d 1703.” 466 Concord VR: “Mary daughter of Adam Holaway born 25. 12. 81.” Note: the 12th month was February. 467 She was not the widow of Jacob Farrar; her mother was the widow of Jacob Farrar who died in 1676. 468 Middlesex Probate #16185. 97

3. Hannah Oak, b. 27 Dec 1707; d. 3 Mar 1807; m. Gershom Fay, Jr.

4. Mary Oak, b. 31 Mar 1710; d. 4 Apr 1805; m. Daniel Maynard

5. Anne Oak, b. 9 Sep 1712; m. David Maynard

6. John Oak, b. 16 Mar 1715; d. Sep 1752; m. Susanna Allen

7. Capt. Jonathan Oaks, b. 21 Aug 1717; d. 1784/85; m. (1st) Rebecca Barnard; m. (2nd) Elizabeth Wheeler; m. (3rd) Sarah Wheeler; m. (4th) Abigail Rand

8. George Oak, b. 15 Feb 1720; d. after 1777; m. (1st) Lydia Eager; m. (2nd) Mercy Bartlett; served in the Revolutionary War as a minute man in the Lexington Alarm

Daniel Mason (126) and Experience Newcomb (127)

Daniel Mason was the son of Lieut. John Mason and Elizabeth Hammond. According to Hudson’s History of Lexington, he was born 10 Nov 1698, but his birth is not recorded in Newton or in the vital records of any other Massachusetts town.

He married, first, Experience Newcomb, 31 Jan 1716, in Newton, Mass. She was born in about 1700, and was the daughter of Samuel Newcomb and Sarah Sheffield, of Braintree. She died 18 Nov 1733, in Charlestown, and is buried in the Phipps. St. Cemetery there (the gravestone calls her “Experance Mason,” wife of Daniel Mason.)469

Daniel married, second, Anna Allen, who was born in 1707, the daughter of Joseph Allen and Abigail Mirick. The intention of marriage was recorded in Weston, 14 Mar 1736. Anna died 23 May 1750, in Lincoln, Mass.470

Children, by his first wife, the first seven born in Newton:

1. Daniel Mason, b. 10 Apr 1716

2. Samuel Mason, b. 24 Jul 1719; d. 17 May 1787, Ashburnham, Mass.; m. Esther Mirik; he was a housewright

3. Abigail Mason, b. 23 Nov 1721; d. 15 Aug 1778, Lexington, Mass.; m. Robert Harrington Jr.

4. Hannah Mason, b. 4 Feb 1723/4; d. 30 Mar 1784; m. (1st) John Savage; m. (2nd) Samuel Hunting

5. John Mason, b. 23 Dec 1725; d. 1 May 1784, Barre, Mass.; m. Elizabeth Dunton

6. William Mason, b. 21 Nov 1727; d. 10 Apr 1819, Dedham, Mass.; m. Hannah Child

7. Moses Mason, b. 10 Feb 1729; d. 1 Oct 1775, Dublin, N.H.; m. Lydia Knapp

8. Aaron Mason, bapt. 2 Sep 1733, Charlestown, Mass.; d. 29 Jul 1799, Woburn, Mass.; m. Abigail Reed

Children, by his second wife:

9. Child, d. 19 Jul 1737, Lexington, Mass.

469 findagrave.com: Experience Mason (or “Experance Mason”). See also Wyman, Charlestown. 470 Edna Mason, Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason (1937), p. 70. 99

10. Child, d. 21 Dec 1738, Lexington, Mass.

11. Sarah Mason, b. 10 Jul 1740, Sudbury, Mass.

12. Experience Mason, b. 24 Nov 1741, Sudbury, Mass.; d. 30 Oct 1826, Barre, Mass.; m. Benjamin Gates Jr.

13. Mary Mason, d. 2 Jan 1840, Barre, Mass.; m. Joel Bent

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Samuel Pratt (128) and Hannah Rogers (129)

Samuel Pratt was baptized 22 Jan 1636/7, in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of Macuth Pratt and Elizabeth Kingham.471 He married Hannah Rogers, 19 Jul 1660, in Weymouth, Mass.472 She was the daughter of Dea. John Rogers.473

Samuel Pratt was a carpenter. He was a town officer and large land owner in Weymouth.474 Samuel died shortly before 5 Sep 1679 (when an inventory was made of his estate), in Weymouth. He made his will 12 Apr 1679, and it was proved 16 Oct 1679. He appointed his wife Hannah Pratt, and his “brother” John Rogers as executors. Also mentioned are sons John, Samuel, and Ebenezer.475 His will states that he had daughters but they are not mentioned by name.

A partial transcript of the will is as follows: “Samuel Pratt of Weymouth being sick & weake & minding his mortality though at the present of rationall understanding and of disposing minde doth make this to be his last will & testament…. I do appoint my Loving wife and my brother John Rogers to be my executors…. I do leave my whole estate in my wife’s hands until my children are of age, as long as she continue my widdow, and what I do give to my children they shall have it every one of them as soone as he or she is twenty & one years old and when my wife Hannah Pratt doth marry that then she shall have twenty pounds Sterling paid to her, and after that she shall not improve any of my estate but as an Executrix to the fulfilling this my will. Further I do give unto my son John Pratt, one halfe that land as lyeth between John Pratt’s land & Elder Bates land, the west end of that land further I do give unto my son Samuel Pratt , halfe that Lott at pen plaine, further I do give unto my son Ebenezer Pratt one half of all my housing & land adjoining to it one halfe of it. Further I do give unto all the rest of my children Seven pounds Sterling apiece, every one of them Seven pounds… Further my will is that my son John Pratt shall have the other halfe of that Lott …and also that he shall have one acre of fresh meadow, which is in my forty acre Lott neare Pen plaine & also one acre of my Salt meadow upon Hingham fresh river if it not be spent in my wife’s widowhood or in bringing up of my children. And my will is that my son Samuel Pratt shall have after my wife’s decease and if he is of age the remainder of my Lott at pen plaine as he is to have Eighteen acres when he is of age…also with one acre of Salt meadow at Hingham fresh river. And further my will is that my Son Ebenezer Pratt shall have the other part or halfe of my housing and land with one acre of Salt meadow at Hingham fresh river, that land is adjoining to my house as he was to have the other halfe he shall have afgter my wife is deceased or married – and when he is of age … And further my will is that my wife Hannah Pratt shall dispose of all the rest of my estate as she pleaseth with that provisio that she give it

471 Frederick Nicholson, “The English Origin of Macuth (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass.”, The American Genealogist, Vol. 65, p. 90. 472 Weymouth Marriages, p. 154. 473 John Rogers had a wife named Judith but she may not have been Hannah’s mother. 474 Laura Underhill, Descendants of Edward Small (1910), p. 915. 475 Chamberlain, History of Weymouth, p. 503. 101

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. to my Children. And further it is my will that my daughters legacies shall be equally taken out of my three Sons portions if my sons doth not pay them otherwise…Further it is my will that my brother Joseph Pratt, and John Richards and Samuel White shall be overseers to this my last will & testament…”476

His widow Hannah died 16 Oct 1715, in Weymouth.477

Children, born in Weymouth:

1. Judith Pratt, b. 25 Jun or 1 Jul 1661; probably died before 1679

2. John Pratt, b. 17 Aug 1663; d. 8 Feb 1743/4; m. (1st) Mary -----; m. (2nd) Elizabeth Swift; m. (3rd) Sarah (----) Gardner

3. Hannah Pratt, b. 21 Dec 1665

4. Mary Pratt, b. 3 Mar 1668; m. William Dyer

5. Samuel Pratt, b. 15 Nov 1670; d. 11 Aug 1728; m. Patience Chard

6. Experience Pratt, b. 8 Jan 1672

7. Ebenezer Pratt, b. about 1674; d. about 1751; m. (1st) Martha -----; m. (2nd) Waitstill (Sumner) Washburn; m. (3rd) Hannah -----

476 Will found online at Ancesty.com. Note that Weymouth at that time was in Suffolk Co. 477 Weymouth Deaths, p. 319. 102

John Bicknell (132) and Sarah ----- (133)

John Bicknell was born in Weymouth, Mass., in about 1654, the son of John Bicknell Sr. and Mary -----. He married Sarah ----.

His will, dated 1 Apr 1724, mentions wife Sarah, sons John, Zachariah, Benjamin and Ebenezer, daughters Sarah Bicknell and Mary Turner.478 He died 4 Aug 1737, in Weymouth, in his 84th year, and is buried in the North Weymouth Cemetery.479

Children:

1. John Bicknell, b. 24 Nov 1688; d. 8 May 1779, Abington, Mass.; bur. Mt. Zion Cem., Whitman, Mass.;480 m. Hannah Humphrey

2. Zachariah Bicknell, b. 8 Oct 1691; d. after 28 Feb 1710 (date of will); m. Bathsheba Whitmarsh

3. Benjamin Bicknell, b. 8 Jun 1694; d. 27 Oct 1772, Weymouth; m. (1st) Susannah Humphrey; m (2nd) Bethiah (Adams) Hunt

4. Mary Bicknell, b. 1696; m. John Turner

5. Joseph Bicknell, b. 28 Feb 1698; d. 27 Aug 1719, Weymouth; bur. North Weymouth Cem.481

6. Ebenezer Bicknell, b. 22 Jan 1700/1; d. 8 Aug 1778, Weymouth; bur. North Weymouth Cem.; m. Mary Holbrook482

7. Sarah Bicknell, m. int. William Sargent

478 Chamberlain, History of Weymouth, Mass. 479 findagrave.com: John Bicknell 480 findagrave.com John Bicknell Jr. 481 findagrave.com: Joseph Bicknell] 482 findagrave.com: Ebenezer Bicknell 103

Nathaniel Humphrey (134) and Elizabeth ----- (135)

Nathaniel Humphrey was born in about 1652, the son of Jonas Humphrey and Martha -----. He married Elizabeth -----. He died 17 Jan 1700/01 in Weymouth, at age 48.483

Children:

1. Elizabeth Humphrey, b. 5 Aug 1685

2. Ruth Humphrey, 4 Aug 1687; d. 21 May 1762, Weymouth

3. Sarah Humphrey, b. 28 Jan 1690; m. Lt. Ebenezer Porter

4. Hannah Humphrey, b. 6 Jul 1692; m. John Bicknell

5. Susannah Humphrey, b. 6 Apr 1695; m. Benjamin Bicknell

6. Abigail Humphrey, b. 27 Jul 1697 or 1698; m. Samuel Pratt

483 Chamberlain, History of Weymouth, Mass. 104

①Joseph Green (136) and Elizabeth Whitman (137)

Joseph Green was in Plymouth, Mass., by 1640. He was named to go on an expedition with Myles Standish in 1653. By Jan 1657, he moved to Weymouth, Mass. He married Elizabeth Whitman in Weymouth, in May 1657. She was the daughter of Ensign John Whitman and Ruth -----, of Weymouth.

John made his will 8 Sep 1691. His will was proved 7 Jun 1700, probably soon after his death. His will mentions his wife, his sons Joseph, John and Zachary, and daughters Elizabeth Gurney and Mary Green.484

Elizabeth died 2 Feb 1719/20, in Weymouth.485

Children, born in Weymouth:

1. Joseph Green, b. 2 or 28 Apr 1658; prob. d. 21 Nov 1733, Braintree; m. (1st) Anne -----; m. (2nd) Ruth (--?---) Richards; m. (3rd) Mary Angove; m. (4th) Elizabeth Spear

2. John Green, b. 16 or 22 Jul 1661; d. 1734; m. Patience -----

3. Elizabeth Green, b. 5 Apr 1664; m. John Gurney

4. Mary Green, b. 15 Aug 1667; apparently unm. In 1700

5. Zachary Green, b. 7 Apr 1671

484 George W. Chamberlain, Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Mass. (1923), pp. 248-49. 485 Ibid. 105

Jonas Humphrey (140) and Mary Phillips (141)

Jonas Humphrey was born 14 or 24 Feb 1655, in Weymouth, Mass., the son of Jonas Humphrey and Martha -----. He married Mary Phillips. She was born 24 May 1661 in Weymouth, the daughter of Richard Philips and Mary Packard. He died 30 Oct 1689 in Weymouth. His widow married Peter Newcomb, of Braintree.486 Mary died in 1738 in Braintree. She left a will dated 21 Mar 1730 and proved in May 1738, calling herself “Mary Newcomb of Braintrey Widow and Relict of Peter Newcomb Senr. formerly of Braintrey.” The executors of her will were named as son Jonas Humphrey and daughter Mary Newcomb. She also mentions Mary’s daughter Susanna, grandson Peter Newcomb, son Richard Newcomb, grandson Richard Newcomb.487

Children:

1. Jonas Humphrey, b. 3 Sep 1684; d. 1761; m. Mary Neale

2. James Humphrey, about 1686; res. Boston in 1710

3. Mary Humphrey, b. 18 Apr 1688

486 Chamberlain, History of Weymouth, Mass. (1923), p. 303. 487 Probate record online at Ancestry.com. When she says daughter Mary Newcomb, it is not clear if she means daughter-in-law. Since Richard Newcomb is called her son, I am assuming Mary was her daughter-in-law, not her daughter Mary (whose marriage, if any, is not known.) 106

Joseph Neale (142) and Mary ----- (143)

Lt. Joseph Neale was born 8 Aug 1660, in Braintree, Mass., the son of Henry Neale and Hannah Pray. He married Mary -----. They were admitted to the Braintree church, 12 Sep 1697. He was elected selectman 1699- 1708, 1710-13 and 1715, fenceviewer in 1709, and surveyor of highways in 1720. He was on a committee to set up a school house in the South Precinct in 1716 and to select the proprietors of New Braintree in1719. He lived on part of his father's land, on Adams St., in Quincy about opposite Common St.488 He died 23 Dec 1737 in Braintree, and is buried in the Hancock Cemetery,489 now in Quincy, Mass.490 His will mentioned wife Mary, son Joseph, daughters Mary Humprey, Lydia Neale, Hannah Neale and Elizabeth Neale, and granddaughter Mary Humphrey (who was given one cow, at marriage.) 491 His widow Mary died 18 Apr 1747, at age 83. She is also buried in the Hancock Cemetery.492

Children, born in Braintree:

1. Mary Neale, b. 14 Sep 1689; d. 1766; m. Jonas Humphrey

2. Hannah Neale, b. 6 Dec 1691; single in 1733 and in Oct 1765

3. Elizabeth Neale, b. 12 May 1695; m. Phillip Liscom of Stoughton

4. Lydia Neale, b. 7 Nov 1697; m. Lt. Richard Thayer

5. Dea. Joseph Neale, b. 21 Jun 1701; d. About 1772, unmarried; his will mentioned his sisters Elizabeth Liscom and Hannah Neale

488 Waldo C. Sprague, Genealogies of Braintree Families (NEHGS CD). 489 findagrave.com: Joseph Neale 490 Quincy was not set off from Braintree until 1792. 491 Waldo C. Sprague, Genealogies of Braintree Families (NEHGS CD). 492 findagrave.com: Mary Neale 107

John Newcomb (144) and Ruth Marshall (145)

John Newcomb was baptized 8 Aug 1634, in All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, England. He was the son of Francis Newcomb and Rachel Brackett. He came to New England with his parents in 1635 on the ship Planter. He married, first, Ruth Marshall, by 1659.493

John was a farmer. He lived at Newcomb’s Landing, then in Braintree, now in Quincy, Mass. A British officer who became a friend of his while his ship was stationed in New England gave him a cane of mangrove wood with an ivory head and a silver band on which was engraved ‘John Newcomb March 1712.’494

John’s first wife Ruth died in June 1697 in Braintree. He married, second, Elizabeth -----, who survived him. John died 21 Mar 1722 in Braintree. He left a will mentioning his wife Elizabeth, son John, grandson Samuel Copeland, grandson Samuel Newcomb (son of his son Samuel Newcomb, deceased); son-in-law Richard Davenport, ‘little grandaughter’ Abigail Kingman, daughters Ruth Copeland, Rachel Fenno, Hannah Thayer, Bethiah Kingman, and the children of daughter Mary (Mercy?) Pratt, deceased.

Children, born in Braintree:

1. John Newcomb, b. 13 Apr 1659; d. 1740; m. Elizabeth Everett

2. Samuel Newcomb, b. 25 Feb 1660/1; d. 1708; m. Sarah Sheffield

3. Ruth Newcomb, m. John Copeland

4. Mercy Newcomb, b. Apr 1665; m. John Pratt

5. Hannah Newcomb, bapt. 13 Oct 1672; m. (1st) William Hayward; m. (2nd) Benjamin Thayer

6. Bethiah Newcomb, b. 14 Jan 1673/4; m. John Kingman

7. Rachel Newcomb, bapt. 13 Oct 167-; m. John Fenno

8. Abigail Newcomb, bapt. 25 Mar 1677; m. Richard Davenport

9. Isaac Newcomb, bapt. 23 Mar 1678/9; d. young

493 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on Francis Newcomb). See also TAG 55:215 for baptism, and George F. Sanborn, “Rush Marshall, First Wife of John2 Newcomb,” The American Genealogist (TAG), Vol. 61, pp. 111-14., for Ruth’s maiden name. 494 The Ancestry of Annis Spear, p. 42. 108

John Everett (146) and Elizabeth Pepper (147)

Capt. John Everett was born “say” 1636,495 the son of Richard Everett and Mary ----. He married Elizabeth Pepper 13 May 1662, in Dedham, Mass.496 She was 25 May 1645, in Roxbury, Mass., the daughter of Robert Pepper and Elizabeth Johnson.

John was first called a Captain in 1693. “During King William’s War he was called into active service to command a company of men stationed in New Hampshire and Maine, to protect the inhabitants from the Indians.” This was about 1694-96.

Elizabeth died 1 Apr 1714, at Dedham.497 John died 17 Jun 1715, in Dedham.498

John left a will dated 16 Aug 1710 and proved 7 Jul 1715. He mentioned his son-in-law John Newcomb, son in law Simon Crosbee, son in law Peter Thorpe, grandsons Isaac Newcomb and Ebenezer Newcomb, granddaughters Elizabeth Feesie, Abigail Lyon, Hannah Crosbee, and Rachel Thorpe. A full transcript can be found in the Everett Genealogy.499

Children:

1. Elizabeth Everett, b. 6 Nov 1665; m. John Newcomb

2. Hannah Everett, b. 14 Sep 1670; m. Simon Crosby

3. Bethiah Everett, b. 3 Oct 1673; d. 19 Oct 1694; m. Peter Thorpe

4. Dea. John Everett, b. 9 Jun 1676; d. 20 Mar 1750/1; m. (1st) Mary Browne; m. (2nd) Mary (-----) Bennett

5. William Everett, b. 20 Jan 1678/9; d. 23 Feb 1765, Dedham; m. (1st) Rachel Newcomb; m. (2nd) Joanna (Guild) Kingsbury; m. (3rd) Hannah (Bullard) Boyden

6. Israel Everett, b. 8 Apr 1681; d. 6 Feb 1751, Windham, Conn.; m. Sarah Culver

7. Richard Everett, b. 4 Aug 1683; d. 1746, Dedham; m. Mary Fuller

495 Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, part four (2000). 496 Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital records: original image: “John Everid & Elizabeth Pepper were married 13.3.62” (note that May was the 3rd month). 497 Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital records: original image: “Elizabeth the wife of Capt. John Everit Deceased April 1st, 1714.” 498 Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital records: original image: “Capt. John Everit Deceased June ye 17, 1715.” 499 Edwards Everett, Descendants of Richard Everett of Dedham, Mass. (1902), pp. 22-29. 109

Samuel Hayden (150) and Hannah Thayer (151)

Samuel Hayden was born “say 1638,” probably in Dorchester, Mass., the son of John Hayden and Susanna -----. He married Hannah Thayer, 28 Oct 1664, in Braintree, Mass. She was the daughter of Thomas Thayer and Hannah ----.

Samuel probably lived in East Braintree, on Commercial Street south of Elm Street. Samuel was in King Phillip’s War and was at the Great Swamp Fight, 19 Dec 1675. He died in October 1676, as an inventory was taken 26 Oct 1676, and Administration of his given to his widow Hannah Oct. 31, 1676. She married, second, Jonathan Paddleford, and moved to Taunton in 1706.500

Children, born in Braintree:

1. Samuel Hayden, b. 6 Aug 1665; d. 27 Aug 1665

2. Susanna Hayden, b. 28 Sep 1666

3. Sarah Hayden, b. 25 Mar 1668; d. 29 Jan 1724/5; m. John Wild

4. Katherine Hayden, b. 10 Mar 1670/1

5. Hannah Hayden

6. Patience Hayden

500 Waldo Sprague, Braintree Families. 110

Joseph Bent (152) and Elizabeth Bourne (153)

Joseph Bent was born 16 May 1641, in Sudbury, Mass.,501 the son of John Bent and Martha -----. He married Elizabeth Bourne, 30 Jun 1666, in Marshfield, Mass. She was born 31 May 1646 in Marshfield, the daughter of John Bourne and Alice Besbeech.

After marriage, John and Elizabeth lived in Marshfield, where he was constable in 1669. They moved to Sudbury before 1671. In the summer of 1675, he was accidently killed by a pistol shot by his brother Peter.502 An inventory of his estate is dated 10 Aug 1675.

Children:

1. Joseph Bent, b. 11 Oct 1667; d. young

2. Experience Bent, probably d. 1754, Middleboro; m. Abigail Sampson

3. Elizabeth Bent, b. 1673; m. Thomas Joyce

4. Joseph Bent, b. 5 Mar 1675; d. 31 Mar 1728; m. Rachel Fuller

5. (daughter, birth order uncertain)

6. (daughter, birth order uncertain)

501 Sudbury Births, p. 16, which calls him son of John. 502 Allen H. Bent, “The Bent Family,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 48 (1894), p. 290. 111

Jonathan Fuller (154) and Mary ----- (155)

Jonathan Fuller was born 15 Aug 1643 (6th month) in Dorchester, Mass., the son of Robert Fuller and Ann -----.503 He died 6 May 1724, in Dedham, Mass.504 His wife Mary died 29 Mar 1701, in Dedham.505

Children:

1. Rachel Fuller, b. 3 Dec 1673; d. 5 Jul 1725; m. Joseph Bent

2. Sarah Fuller, b. 4 May 1676

3. Mary Fuller, b. 20 Apr 1679; d. young

4. Samuel Fuller, b. 15 Feb 1681; d. 28 Mar 1765; m. (1st) Sarah Fisher; m. (2nd) Elizabeth Crane

5. John Fuller, b. 3 Dec 1684; m. Mary Guild

6. Mary Fuller, b. 21 Feb 1687

7. Joshua Fuller, b. 23 Nov 1689; d. young

8. Joshua Fuller, b. 15 Dec 1691; probably d. 25 Feb 1765

9. Jonathan Fuller, b. 19 Aug 1694

503 Dorchester VR, Vol. 1, p. 59. 504 Dedham VR, p. 49; he is called “Jonathan Fuller the aged.” 505 Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, original image. “Mary the wife of Jonathan Fuller Deceased March 29th 1701.” 112

Jonathan Fairbanks (156) and Deborah Shepard (157)

Jonathan Fairbanks was born in England, probably in about 1630, the son of Jonathan Fairbank Sr. and Grace Smith. He lived in Dedham, where he was admitted as a townsman 1 Jan 1654/5. He was a soldier in King Phillips War, serving in the Mt. Hope campaign of 1675, and also several subsequent campaigns.

He married Deborah Shepard, daughter of Edward Shepard and Violet Wolterton. She died 7 Sep 17(05?), in Dedham.506 Jonathan died 28 Jan 1711/12, in Dedham.507 His will mentions eldest son Edward, sons Jeremiah, Samuel and Jonathan, daughters Deborah, Abigail, Elizabeth, Rachel, and Mary.508

Children:

1. Jonathan Fairbanks, d. 1677

2. Deborah Fairbanks, b. 3 Jun 1654

3. Grace Fairbanks, b. 16 Oct 1656; d. 28 Dec 1673 or 19 May 1676 (there are two different death records)

4. Sarah Fairbanks, b. 22 Dec 1658;

5. Edward Fairbanks, b. 10 Jan 1660/1

6. David Fairbanks, b. 28 Jan 1662/3

7. Samuel Fairbanks, b. 2 Jun 1665; m. Christian Chapell; res. New London, Conn.

8. Mary Fairbanks, b. 24 Jul 1667; m. Samuel Whiting

9. Abigail Fairbanks, d. 18 Jan 1711/2

10. Elizabeth Fairbanks

11. Rachel Fairbanks, b. 14 Jul 1673

12. Jeremiah Fairbanks, b. 31 Jan 1674/5; d. 28 Mar 1735; m. Mary Penfield; res. Bristol, R.I.

13. Jonathan Fairbanks, b. about 1677; m. Deborah Guild

506 Dedham VR, p. 29. 507 Dedham VR, p. 37. 508 Probate. 113

Samuel Guild (158) and Mary Woodcock (159)

Capt. Samuel Guild was born 7 Nov 1647, in Dedham, Mass., the son of John Guild and Elizabeth Crooke. He married Mary Woodcock 29 Nov 1676, in Dedham.509 She was the daughter of John Woodcock and Sarah (Curtis?).510

During King Philip’s War, he was credited with service under Capt. Samuel Moseley. He was selectman for 20 years.511

Samuel died 1 Jan 1730, in Dedham.512 He left a will dated 22 Nov 1729, which is summarized below:

Samuel Guild of Dedham, yeoman, “being weak in body.” Gives to his beloved wife, “the use benefit and improvement of my whole estate for her comfortable subsistence during her natural life.” “Having given to my son Samuel Guild thirty six pounds, I further give and bequeath unto him…fourteen pounds….and also my right, title, property and interest in a certain tract of Land lately granted by the Great & General Court to the soldiers that were at the Narragansett War.” “Having already given to my son Nathaniel Guild fifty pounds, which I esteem is his proportion of my Estate my will is that he be there with Content.” “Having given to my son John thirty nine pounds my will and meaning is that he or his heirs have paid out of my estate Eleven pounds more…” “My son Israel, having already had thirty pounds, I further will and bequeath to him & his heirs Twenty pounds more…” “My son Ebenezer, having already received twenty four pounds, I further will and bequeath to him twenty six pounds to Compleat his part of my estate…” “My daughter Mary Fuller having received Eight pounds fifteen shillings…I further bequeath twenty one pounds five shillings…” “My daughter Deborah Fairbanks having received Seven pounds…I give and bequeath to her twenty three pounds….” “My daughter Elizabeth Stanley having already received ten pounds I further will and give to her…twenty pounds more..” “To my son Joseph…my houses, barn, garden orchard and all my land whatsoever…” “And I hereby …make & ordain my sd son Joseph Guild to be the sole Executor of this my last will & testament.”513

Children:514

509 Dedham VR: “[1676] Samuel Guild & Mary Woodcock married the 29th 9th.” (Note that the 9th month was November.) 510 A Line From John1 Guild of Dedham to Wrentham, Mass., and Beyond. (Online database at AmericanAncestors.org, 2011. 511 Society of Colonial Wars in Mass. (1898) 512 A Line From John1 Guild of Dedham to Wrentham, Mass., and Beyond. (Online database at AmericanAncestors.org, 2011 513 Suffolk Probate #6117, retrieved via Ancestry.com. 514 Calvin Guild, Genealogy of the Descendants of John Guild (1867.) 114

1. Samuel Guild, b. 12 Oct 1677; m. Sarah Hartshorn

2. Nathaniel Guild, b. 12 Nov 1678; d. 28 Jan 1774; m. Mehitable -----

3. Mary Guild, b. 9 Mar 1681; d. 27 May 1768; m. John Fuller

4. John Guild, b. 18 Apr 1683; d. 29 Oct 1684

5. Deborah Guild, b. 16 Jul 1685; d. 3 Aug 1773; m. Jonathan Fairbanks

6. John Guild, b. 2 Oct 1687; d. 15 Jun 1767; m. Abigail Robinson

7. Israel Guild, b. 11 Jun 1690

8. Ebenezer Guild, b. 23 Jul 1692; d. 8 Jun 1744; bur. Woodcock Cem., N. Attleboro, Mass.;515 m. Abigail Daggett

9. Joseph Guild, b. 19 Sep 1694; d. 24 Oct 1751; m. (1st) Abigail Fisher; m. (2nd) Abigail Curtis; m. (3rd) Beulah Buck

10. Elizabeth Guild, b. 14 Apr 1697; m. Jacob- Stanley

515 Findagrave.com: Ebenezer Guild 115

Joseph Gilson (160) and Mary Cooper (161)

Joseph Gilson married Mary Cooper 10 Nov 1661, in Chelmsford, Mass.516 His parents and origin are not known, although some have speculated he was the son of Thomas Gilson.

Mary Cooper was born in about 1641, the daughter of Timothy Cooper and Elizabeth -----.517

Joseph was an original proprietor of Groton, Mass., and received a 9-acre grant of land there.

Joseph died, probably in 1676 in Concord; his widow Mary Gilson was granted administration of his estate on 3 Oct 1676. He had gone to Concord, probably, when Groton was deserted due to Indian attacks during King Phillip’s War.

Children:518

1. Mary Gilson, b. 17 Nov 1662, Chelmsford; m. John Mackmillen, 11 Dec 1684, Salem

2. Joseph Gilson, b. 8 Mar 1667/8; d. 1739; m. Elizabeth Lawrence

3. Sarah Gilson, b. 25 Jun 1669, Groton

4. Anna Gilson, b. 22 Feb 1670, Chelmsford

5. John Gilson, b. 23 Apr 1674/5; d. 10 Sep 1707; m. Sarah -----519

516 Groton VR: “Joseph [Gilson] and Mary Cooper, at Chelmsford, Nov. 10, 1661.” 517 Marilyn Fitzpatrick, "Timothy Cooper of Lynn, Mass.", The Essex Genealogist (TEG) Vol. 11 (1991), p. 212-13. 518 According to the article cited above, there is no evidence for a son named Timothy. 519 It has been stated that she was Sarah Blood, however The Story of The Bloods (1960), argues against this idea. John Gilson and Sarah were ancestors of Alice Maud Clark, first wife of Harry Stillman Pratt. 116

Peleg Lawrence (162) and Elizabeth Morse (163)

Peleg Lawrence was born 10 Jan 1647/8, in Watertown, Mass., the son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth-----.520 He married Elizabeth Morse, 22 Dec 1668, in Medfield, Mass. She was born 1 Sep 1647, in Dedham, Mass.,521 the daughter of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips.

Peleg was in Groton, Mass., by 1669. He sought a temporary refuge in Concord when his home was destroyed by Indians in 1676.

Peleg died intestate in 1692 in Groton.522 An inventory of his estate was made on 26 Feb 1692/3. Probate records exist which detail the division of his estate. A summary of the bequests:

“To ye widow” (elsewhere named as Elizabeth Lawrence) “all ye movables within doars & without after same debts were payd…” To Saml Lawrence the house called the Farme to (??) of Stony Brook pond with twenty- three acres or thereabouts upland or meadows…” “To Eliezar Lawrence twenty acres more or less upland…” “To Daniel …twenty three acres of upland and lowland…” “To Joseph Lawrence, the one half of fifty seven acres more or less on ye southern side of stony brook pond…” “To Elizabeth wife of Joseph Gilson …the house on Towne near ??) meadow …the sayd Joseph Gilson is to pay & promise to pay twelve pounds ten shillings in current money N.E. having had as we judge more than their proper share.” “To Abigail Lawrence one half of the fifty seven acres that Joseph her brother is to have…also four pounds ten shillings of Joseph Gilson in current money N. E. as part of twelve pounds ten shillings above mentioned…” “To Susanna Lawrence, ten acres of upland and swampy lowland...also eight pounds in current money N.E. wch Joseph Gilson her brother in law is to pay wch makes up his twelve pounds ten shillings above mentioned…” “As to ye Indian Purchase of land which sayd Peleg Lawrance & Robart Robbons bought of ye Indians near or of Nashoby Lands uplands & meadows be it more or lesse, we do agree & determine to be equally divided betwine sayd Pelegs four sons Saml, Eliezar, Daniell & Joseph as they may agree among themselves.”523

His widow Elizabeth died 12 Jun 1715 in Medfield.524

520 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, vol. IV, p. 250 (sketch on father John Lawrence.) 521 Dedham VR: “Elizabeth, the Daughter of Joseph & Hannah Morse, was born the 1 of 7 mo.” 522 According to Historical Sketches of the Lawrence Family (1888), p. 16, he died 14 Feb 1692. But his death is not recorded in the Groton vital records, so it’s not clear if this date is valid. 523 Middlesex Probate #13772. 524 Medfield VR: “Elizabeth [Laurance] wid. Peleg (Laurand), June 12, 1715.” 117

Children:525

1. Elizabeth Lawrence, b. 9 Jan 1669; d. after 1735; m. Joseph Gilson

2. Samuel Lawrence, b. 6 Oct 1671; m. Abigail ------; d. Mar 1712, Killingly, Conn.

3. Eleazer Lawrence, b. 28 Feb 1674

4. Jonathan Lawrence, b. 29 Mar 1679; probably m. Abigail -----; not mentioned in probate records

5. Abigail Lawrence, b. 6 Oct 1681

6. Jeremiah Lawrence, b. 3 Jan 1686; d. 26 Apr 1687

7. Joseph Lawrence, b. 12 Jun 1688, Groton;526 moved to Plainfield, Conn.

8. Daniel Lawrence

9. Susannah Lawrence, m. Joseph Williams, of Plainfield, Conn., 13 Oct 1710

525 An Elizabeth Lawrence died in 1675 in Groton is sometimes included in this family; but the death record does not give her parents. This Elizabeth was undoubtedly the daughter of Nathaniel Lawrence and Sarah Moss/Morse. 526 Groton births, p. 143. 118

Samuel Kemp (164) and Sarah Foster (165)

Samuel Kemp was born perhaps about 1637, presumably in England.527 His parents and origin are unknown, although Edward Kemp called him a “kinsman” in his will. It is possible he was Edward’s nephew. It is also possible that he was the son of Robert Kemp, an early settler about whom little is known.528

Samuel is said to have lived briefly in Chelmsford, Mass. In 1658 he received a grant in Billerica, Mass.529 He married Sarah Foster, 23 May 1662. The marriage was recorded in Billerica, but a duplicate record says “in Ipswich.”530 She was born 23 May 1642, in Andover, Mass., the daughter of Andrew Foster and Ann -----.531

Samuel left Billerica in 1667, and moved to Groton, Mass.532 In 1676 Groton was burned during King Phillip’s War, and the town abandoned. Apparently Samuel went to Andover a that time, where his wife’s family was from. He returned to Groton after a few years.

The date of Samuel’s death is not known,533 and there are no probate records.

Children:

1. Samuel Kemp Jr., b. 23 Feb 1662/3, Billerica; m. Sarah Lacey, 12 Feb 1713, Andover

2. Abigail Kemp, b. 27 Mar 1665, Billerica; m. James Blood; Abigail had an illegitimate child in 1695, two years after the death of her husband, who was killed by Indians, 13 Sep 1692534

3. Jonathan Kemp, b. 6 Apr 1668, Groton; m. Mary -----;535 res. Groton

4. Ann Kemp, b. 26 May 1671, Andover536

527 Unfortunately there has been little if any serious genealogical research on this family. The date of 1637 is not documented. 528 According to the Kemp Family Association. This organization had an active presence on the web in the late 1990s and had published some information on Samuel Kemp and his family. However, I am not aware of whether this group is still active, or if there are publications available which would provide more information. 529 Henry Hazen, History of Billerica (1883), p. 80. 530 Billerica VR, p. 278. 531 It has been claimed that she was Ann Alcock. This is not borne out by the facts. See Robert Charles Anderson’s sketch on the Alcock Family, in The Great Migration. 532 Arthur James Weise, The New England Kemps (1904), p. 48. 533 One web page states he was living in 1711 but this is not documented. 534 Story of the Bloods (1960), p. 166. 535 A web page says she was Mary Gilson, but I see no evidence of this. 536 Andover births. 119

5. Mehitable Kemp, b. 4 Jun 1673, Groton;537 m. Moses Keyes, 27 Jun 1693, Chelmsford538

6. Zerubbabel Kemp, b. 23 May 1677, Andover; m. Mary Lacey

7. Sarah Kemp, b. 18 Apr 1679 (or 1678), Andover539

8. Bethia Kemp, b 9 Jul 1683, Groton;540 m. John Spencer, 12 Nov 1719, Groton;541 said to have had a child out of wedlock with Joseph Sanderson

537 Groton Births, p. 126: “Mehettabell, d. Samuel, June 4, 1673.” 538 Chelmsford marriages. 539 Andover Births. 540 Groton births: “Bethiah [Kemp], d. Samuel and Sarah, 9: 5 m. 1683.” (July was counted as the 5th month). 541 Groton marriages, p. 96. 120

①Lawrence Lacey (166) and Mary Foster (167)

Lawrence Lacey was born in about 1644,542 possibly in England. He married Mary Foster, 5 Aug 1673, in Andover, Mass.543 She was born 9 Jul 1652, and was the daughter of Andrew Foster and Ann -----.544

During the Salem witch hysteria in 1692, which had spread to Andover, Mary “confessed herself a witch, and was condemned.”545 She was, however, not executed. More details on her trial and confession will be added here as time permits.

Mary died 18 Jun 1707, in Andover.546 Lawrence died 28 May 1729, in Andover, at age about 85.547 He died intestate, but probate papers exist, including an inventory of his estate, which was valued at £730, the most valuable was his homestead including house and about 30 acres of land consisting of orchards, meadows, and pastures. An additional 70 acres or so was also included. Estate expenses included £2 to his widow Mary “for nursing of deceased.”548

Children, born in Andover:

1. Mary Lacey, b. 25 May 1674; m. Zerubbabel Kemp

2. Dorothy Lacey, b. 6 Aug 1677; d. 10 Oct 1747; m. Thomas Farnum, 3 Aug 1720

3. Ephraim Lacey, b. ----;549 m. Ann Hardy, int. 17 Jun 1710; d. 30 Aug 1732, Andover

4. Lawrence Lacey Jr., b. 8 May 1683; d. 8 Aug 1733; apparently unmarried; his will mentioned his sister “Dority Farnum, wife of Thomas Farnum,” sister Ann Lacey, wife of his brother Ephraim Lacey, deceased.550

5. Sarah Lacey, b. 1 Oct 1686; m. Samuel Kemp Jr., 12 Feb 1712/3

542 His death record in 1729 calls him about 85 years old. 543 Andover Marriages, p. 214. 544 Foster Genealogy. The statement that Ann was Ann Alcock, daughter of George Alcock, is not based on credible evidence. Robert Charles Anderson, in The Great Migration, states that George Alcock had no daughters. 545 Foster Genealogy, p. 1037. 546 Andover Deaths, p. 489. She is called wife of Laurence. 547 Ibid. 548 Essex Probate #16106. 549 Birth order is a guess. 550 Although sister Mary Kemp is not mentioned in his will, a receipt signed by Zerubbabel Kemp is included in his probate papers. 121

Enoch Lawrence (168) and Ruth Whitney (169)

Enoch Lawrence was born 5 Mar 1648, in Watertown, Mass., the son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth -----.551 He is sometimes called “Enosh” in the records. He married Ruth (Whitney) Shattuck 6 Mar 1676/7, in Watertown. She was born 16 Apr 1645, in Watertown, the daughter of John Whitney and Ruth Reynolds. She was the widow of John Shattuck, who drowned 14 Sep 1675. She had four children by her first marriage.552

He may have been the Enoch Lawrence served in King Philip’s War in August 1676.553 He served in a garrison in Groton in 1691/2.554 He lived in the northerly part of Groton.555

“In the year 1702 the Provincial authorities granted him immunity from taxation and a pension of three pounds sterling yearly, on account of physical disability contracted in an encounter with savages during King William’s war.”556 “It was probably during the attack of 1694, that Enoch Lawrence was wounded.”557 His petition read, in part, “The humble Petition of Enoch Lawrence Humbly Sheweth that your petitioner is a very poor man and by reason of wounds in his hand, received in a fight with the Indians in the former indian War, is almost wholly disabled from following his dayly Labour upon which he depends for Livelyhood both for himself and his family.”558

Some web pages claim Ruth died in September 1718, but as there is, to my knowledge, no credible source for this date.

According to Caleb Butler’s History of Groton (1848), Enoch died 28 Sep 1744, in Groton. This appears to have been copied by Bond, in his Watertown Genealogies.559 However, in the printed Groton Vital Records, there is only an “Enosh Lawrence” who died 25 September, between 1725 and 1729, at age 74. Since no other “Enosh” lived at that time in Groton, it would seem to indicate that either Butler and Bond were incorrect, or the original Groton Vital records were difficult to read and thus incorrectly transcribed. Unfortunately there is no gravestone or probate record to prove or disprove either date of death.

Children:

1. Nathaniel Lawrence, b. 21 Feb 1678; d. 12 Sep 1765; m. Anna Scripture

551 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on father John Lawrence.) 552 Henry Bond, Watertown Genealogies (1855), p. 643. 553 NEHGR 43:274. 554 NEHGR 43:374. 555 Samuel A. Green, Groton During the Indian Wars, (1883) p.62. 556 Robert Lawrence, Historical Sketches of Some Members of the Lawrence Family (1888), pp. 38-39. 557 Samuel A. Green, An Account of the Early Land Grants of Groton, Mass. 558 Samuel A. Green, Groton During the Indian Wars, p. 84. 559 Bond, Watertown Genealogies, p. 822. However, I don’t see this reflected in Groton VR. More research is needed. 122

2. Daniel Lawrence, b. 7 Mar 1681; m. Sarah -----

3. Zachariah Lawrence, b. 16 Jul 1683; d. 18 Jun 1734, Pepperell; m. Abigail -----

4. Jeremiah Lawrence, b. 1 May 1686

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①Samuel Scripture (170) and Elizabeth Knapp (171)

Samuel Scripture was born probably England, in about 1649. He testified in the court of Middlesex County, Mass., 19 Nov 1668, that he was 19 years old, and was a servant of Samuel Davis.560

He first appears in the records of Groton, Mass., in Jan 1673. He married Elizabeth Knapp 11 Sep 1674, recorded in Cambridge, Mass.561 She was born 21 Feb 1655 in Watertown, Mass., the daughter of James Knapp and Elizabeth Warren.562

Elizabeth was thought to have been a victim of witchcraft as a teenager.563 As a child, she was “sent to live and work as a servant in various foster households.”564 In Oct 1671, she was a servant in the household of Samuel Willard, a minister.565 She experienced, “fits,” and “reported that the Devil had sought to win her allegiance by offering lavish inducements – ‘money, silks, fine clothes, ease from labor, to see the whole world.’”

Samuel was a soldier in King Phillip’s War. During the war, he and his wife and son were forced to move to Concord, Mass., when Groton was destroyed. They returned sometime before 1680. He ranked in the lower half of taxpayers in 1681. He served in some minor town offices (fenceviewer, hogreeve, surveyor) and, once, as constable.566

Elizabeth apparently died soon after 1700, as Samuel apparently married, second, Sarah ------, by whom he had several more children. Samuel died, probably at Groton, between 1720-and 1728.

Children, by his first wife Elizabeth:567

560 The Genealogical Magazine (1907), p. 126; available Google books. 561 Cambridge Marriages, p. 349. 562 This is not universally accepted, however. According to The Knapp Family in America (1909), the Elizabeth Knapp who married Samuel Scripture was born 23 Jul 1657, the daughter of William Knapp Jr. and his wife Margaret. William Jr. died in 1676 in Watertown. The same book states that Elizabeth, daughter of James, married Ephraim Philbrick of Groton. However, no proof is given. John Demos, Entertaining Satan, accepts that Elizabeth daughter of James, in fact married Samuel Scripture. More research is needed. 563 See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Possession_of_Elizabeth_Knapp also http://history.hanover.edu/texts/Willard-Knap.html 564 John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England, p. 127. See also https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2018/01/strange-and-unusual-providence/ 565 Demos, p. 105. Samuel Willard was a son of Simon Willard, whom I am descended from via Harry Pratt’s wife, Alice Maud Clark. 566 Demos, p. 114. 567 William A. Walter, The Descendants of Samuel Scripture of Groton, Mass. (1945). 124

1. Samuel Scripture, b. 4 Oct 1675, Groton;568 d. 1755; m. (1st) Mary (Pierce) Green;569 m. (2nd) Elizabeth (Lund) Spaulding; served in Queen Anne’s War

2. Elizabeth Scripture, b. 15 Aug 1677, Concord

3. Mary Scripture, b. 7 Feb 1680, Groton; d. 29 Jun 1761; bur. Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Mass.; 570m. Eleazer Lawrence

4. Sarah Scripture, b. 8 Feb 1682

5. Anna Scripture, b. 10 Jan 1685; d. 31 Sep 1758; m. Nathaniel Lawrence

6. Abigail Scripture, b. 28 Jan 1686/7; d. 4 Feb 1720; m. Phineas Parker

7. John Scripture, b. about 1688; m. (1st) Abigail Utley; m. (2nd) Mary (Eaton) Slater

8. Deborah Scripture, b. about 1690; m. Jonathan Whitcomb, 4 Sep 1710 in Concord

9. Ruth Scripture, b. 2 Feb 1696; m. John Frost

10. Lydia Scripture, b. 28 Jul 1700

Children, by his second wife Sarah:

11. Jacob, bapt. 13 Mar 1707, Groton

12. Eunice, bapt. 22 May 1709, Groton; m. John Gadrich of Lunenburg, 21 Jun 1733

568Groton VR: 4th day 8th month. Mother’s name not given. 569 Mary died 25 Sep 1723. Three children, James, Jemimiah and Samuel, all died during the same month. Note that the fact that Samuel Jr. had a son named James lends some 570 findagrave.com: Mary Lawrence 125

Thomas Chamberlain (172) and Sarah Proctor (173)

Thomas Chamberlain was apparently born in England, the son of Thomas Chamberlain and Mary -----. He married Sarah Proctor, 10 Aug 1666, in Chelmsford, Mass. She was born 12 Oct 1646, in Concord, Mass., the daughter of Robert Proctor and Jane Hildreth.

Thomas served in King Philip’s War. In 1675 he was in the garrison at Groton. In 1676 he enlisted under Capt. Joseph Sill and marched to Ossipee and Pequaket that October. In 1691 he served with two of his sons at the garrison in Chelmsford. 571

Thomas died 28 Mar 1727, In Chelmsford.572

Children:

1. Thomas Chamberlain, b.30 May 1667; m. (1st) Elizabeth Hall; m. (2nd) Abigail Nutting

2. Samuel Chamberlain, b. 11 Jan 1679

3. Jane Chamberlain, b. 19 Feb 1682/3; m. John Reed

4. Elizabeth Chamberlain, b. 21 July 1685; m. Jonathan Butterfield

5. John Chamberlain, he was a mariner, living in 1705

571 George W. Chamberlain, One Branch of the Descendants of Thomas Chamberlain of Woburn, Mass. (1897), pp. 8-9. 572 Chelmsford Deaths, p. 377. 126

John Nutting (174) and Mary Lakin (175)

John Nutting was born 25 Aug 1651, in Woburn, Mass., the son of John Nutting and Sarah Eggleton.573 He married Mary Lakin, 11 Dec 1674, in Groton, Mass. She was born 16 Feb 1652, in Reading, Mass., the daughter of William Lakin and Lydia Brown.

The marriage record does not give Mary’s surname. However, “That his wife was Mary Lakin is proved by the settlement of William Lakin’s estate, wherein John Nutting in 1707 is given as one of the children and heirs.”

John died in Groton shortly after 2 Dec 1731.574

Children:

1. John Nutting, b. about 1678; d. about 1778 to 1780; m. Mary (Wood) Parker

2. Abigail Nutting, b. about 1680; d.; m. Thomas Chamberlain

3. Lydia Nutting, b. about 1682; m. Gershom Hobart

4. (?) Richard Nutting, b. about 1684; d. before Dec 1737; m. Miriam (Lovejoy) Gray

5. Ebenezer Nutting, b. 20 Nov 1686; m. Ruth Shattuck

6. Jonathan Nutting, b. 7 Jul 1689; d. before May 1740; m. Mary Green

7. Daniel Nutting, b. about 1691; d. after Aug 1756; m. Hannah -----

8. Deliverance Nutting, b. about 1693; m. Jonathan Whitcomb

9. Eleazer Nutting, b. about 1698; d. 1740 (?); m. Abigail Davis

573 The Nutting genealogy, cited below, gives his full date of birth, but Woburn VR only says he was born in 1651. 574 Homer Brainard, Genealogy of the First Four Generations of John Nutting (1927), p. 15. 127

John Eaton (176) and Dorcas Pearson (177)

John Eaton was born 10 Oct 1645, in Reading, Mass.575 He was the son of Jonas Eaton and Grace -----. He married Dorcas Pearson, 26 Nov 1674, in Reading.576 She was the daughter of John Pearson and Dorcas -----.

John Eaton lived, “probably,” on Cowdrey’s Hill, in Reading.577 He died 15 May 1691, in Reading.578 Administration of his estate was granted to his widow Dorcas Eaton. His estate was valued at £359. His children are listed as Noah, Jonas, Joseph, Benjamin, Dorcas and Phebe Eaton, and Grace Boutall. Dorcas is called Dorcas Briant in the later records.579

His widow married Abraham Bryant, 28 Dec 1693, in Reading.580 She may have been the Mrs. Bryant who died at Wakefield, 8 Dec 1728, of apoplexy.581

Children, born in Reading:

1. Jonas Eaton, b. 13 Mar 1676/7; d. 28 Mar 1677, at age 15 days

2. Grace Eaton, b. 12 Jan 1676/7; m. John Boutwell

3. Noah Eaton, b. 26 Jan 1677/8

4. Thomas Eaton, b. 22 Jun 1679; not mentioned in probate records

5. Jonas Eaton, b. 18 May 1680; d. 13 Aug 1727; m. Mehitable Gould

6. Joseph Eaton, b. 18 Apr 1681; d. 29 Apr 1681, at age 11 days

7. Benjamin Eaton, b. 16 Jan 1682/3

8. Dorcas Eaton, b. 28 Jul 1688

9. Stephen Eaton, b. 11 Aug 1689; d. 25 Aug 1689, at age 14 days

575 Reading Births, p. 77. He is called the son of John and Dorcas, but a duplicate record calls him the son of Jonas. 576 Reading Marriages, p. 321. However Dorcas’ surname is not given in the record. 577 Lilley Eaton, Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass., (1874), p. 63. 578 Reading Deaths, p. 515. He is called “of the playne.” 579 Middlesex Probate #6742, 580 However I don’t see this in the Reading VR. 581 Ann S. Lainhart, “The Descendants of Abraham Bryant of Reading,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR), vol. 137 (1983), p. 236. 128

10. Phebe Eaton, b. 25 Aug 1690;582 m. Jonathan Nichols

582 Listed as “Feebe” in Reading VR. 129

John Gould (178) and Abigail Belcher (179)

John Gould was born 5 Aug 1648, in Charlestown, Mass.,583 the son of John Gould and Joanna -- --- He married Abigail Belcher, by 1671. She was born “say 1654” the daughter of Jeremiah Belcher and Mary Lockwood.

Abigail died 20 Dec 1687, in Reading, Mass.,584 and John married, second, Martha Redington.585

John died 24 Jan 1711/2, recorded in Charlestown, but buried in what was then Reading, Mass. He is said to have been buried at the Old Cemetery in what is now Wakefield, Mass., with the following inscription: “Memento mori. Fugit hora. Here lyes the body of Mr. John Gould, Sen'r Aged about 69 years, who deceased Jan'y 24, 1712.” It is not known if the gravestone still stands.586

He left a will, making his wife Martha and son Samuel as executors. Also mentioned are eldest son John, son Thomas, and other children Abigail, Daniel, Mehitable, Jeremiah, Mary, Abraham and Isaac. Although his will does not give the married names of his daughters, subsequent records in the probate file name Mary’s husband as Ebenezer Knight, Abigail’s husband Benjamin Geary, and Mehitable’s husband as Jonas Eaton.587

Children, by his first wife:

1. John Gould, b. 28 Mar 1670/1, Reading; m. Sarah -----; he was a carpenter

2. Abigail Gould, b. 30 Dec 1672, Reading; m. Capt. Benjamin Geary

3. Jeremiah Gould, b. about 1678; d. 1752; m. Mary Brown

4. Thomas Gould, b. about 1680; m. (1st) Mary Hay; m. (2nd) Priscilla Bateman

5. Daniel Gould, b. 11 Dec 1681, Reading; m. (1st) Sarah Grover; m. (2nd) Abigail (Johnson) Richardson

6. Mehitable Gould, m. (1st) Jonas Eaton; m. (2nd) Nathan Brigham

7. Mary Gould, b. 8 May 1687, Reading; m. Ebenezer Knight

583 Charlestown VR. 584 Wyman, Thomas B., The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (1879). Vol. 1, p. 426 585 Wyman, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown,Vol. 1, p. 426. See also Benjamin A. Gould, The Family of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield (1895), p. 322. 586 There is a memorial on findagrave.com, but without a photo. 587 Middlesex Probate #9536. 130

Children, by his second wife:

8. Samuel Gould, b. 26 Jun 1691, Charlestown; m. Ruth Dunton

9. Abraham Gould, b. 3 Oct 1693, Charlestown; m. Mary -----

10. Isaac Gould, b. 1696

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Joseph Emerson (180) and Elizabeth Bulkeley (181)

Rev. Joseph Emerson was baptized 25 Jun 1620 at Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster.588 He came to Massachusetts in 1638 with his parents.

He married, first, in about 1646, Elizabeth Woodmansey, daughter of Robert and Margaret Woodmansey. He married, second, Elizabeth Bulkeley, 7 Dec 1655, in Concord, Mass. She was the daughter of Rev. Edward Bulkeley and Lucian -----.

Joseph was a minister who is said to have been educated in England, although he may have attended Harvard College. He first settled at Ipswich. In 1648 he preached a York, Me., and soon became minister at Wells, Me.“ Here, because of political dissensions which disturbed the church, his ministry was not successful, and he was dismissed about 1664.”589 Another source states that he “was presented several times for ‘telling of a ly’ or ‘speaking falsely.’” After leaving Wells, “he became the first minister in Milton. He was dismissed from this church after asking for an increase in salary because of his approaching marriage.”590

He went to Mendon, Mass., and remained there until the town was destroyed in King Philip’s War. He then retired to Concord, where he died 3 Jan 1679/80.

His widow Elizabeth married, second, on 29 Mar 1682, Capt. John Brown. Elizabeth died 4 Sep 1693, at Reading.591 Her husband John Brown died at Reading, Mass., 12 Mar 1717.592

Children, by his first wife:593

1. Joseph Emerson, m. Mary -----

2. James Emerson, m. Sarah -----

Children, by his second wife:594

3. Lucy Ann595 Emerson, b. 2 Oct 1667, Milton; d. 17 Jan 1739/40, Reading; bur. Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Mass.;596 m. Thomas Damon

588 Donald Lines Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy (1933), p. 128. 589 Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy, p. 128. 590 Ed. Alicia Crane Williams, Stone-Gregg Genealogy (1987), p. 109. 591 Elizabeth Brown gravestone 592 Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy, p. 128. 593 Stone-Gregg Genealogy, p. 109. 594 Jacobus, The Bulkeley Genealogy, p. 128. 595 Jacobus calls her “Lucian,” but her gravestone says “Lucy Ann.” 596 Findagrave.com: Lucy Ann Damon 132

4. Dea. Edward Emerson, b. 26 Apr 1670, Mendon; d. 9 May 1743, Malden; bur. Bell Rock Cem., Malden;597 m. Rebecca Waldo; Edward and Rebecca were great-great grandparents of Ralph Waldo Emerson

5. Peter Emerson, b. about 1673; d. 19 Jan 1750/1; m. Anna Brown

6. Ebenezer Emerson, b. about 1677; d. Oct 1751; m. (1st) Susanna -----; m. (2nd) Bethiah Parker; m. (3rd) Mary Boutwell

7. Daniel Emerson, b. say 1680; d. before 1725, Boston; m. Jane Armitage; he was a shipwright

597 Findagrave.com Edward Emerson 133

John Brown (182) and Anna Fiske (183)

Capt. John Brown was born in England in about 1634, the son of Nicholas Browne and Elizabeth -----. He came to New England in 1638 with his parents.

In 1660, he was given power of attorney, and sent by his father to England, “to look after certain property to which he had become heir.”598

He married, Anna Fiske, 30 May 1677, in Chelmsford, Mass.599 She was born 15 Jan 1646, the daughter of Rev. John Fiske and Anne Gippes. Anna died 30 May 1681, in Reading, Mass., in her 36th year.600 She is buried in the Old Burying Ground, in what is now Wakefield, Mass., with the following inscription:

Here lyes the body of Anna Fiske First wife of Captain John Brown, Esquire Who dyed May 30, 1681, in her 36th year.601

John married, second, Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Emerson, widow of Rev. Joseph Emerson. Elizabeth died 4 Sep 1693, at Reading.602 She is buried in the Old Cemetery in what is now Wakefield, Mass.603

John married, third, Rebecca (Crawford) Sprague, 24 June 1697, in Malden, Mass.604 She was the widow of Lt. Samuel Sprague of Malden. She died 8 Jul 1710, in her 77th year.605

John was said to have been “a captain, justice of the peace, selectman, and representative.”606

John Brown died at Reading, Mass., 12 Mar 1717, in his 83rd year.607 He is buried in the Old Cemetery, Wakefield.608 His grave has a rather unique inscription:

To the Memory of Capt John Brown, Esqr. Who, after He had Served his generation By the will of God, fell Asleep

598 Lilley Eaton, Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass., (1874), p. 50. 599 Chelmsford Marriages, p. 193. John is called “of Reading.” 600 Reading Deaths, p. 501; also Fiske Genealogy. 601 NEHGR 7:25, which calls the place of the cemetery South Reading. It is not known if the gravestone still stands, and there is no photo on findagrave.com. 602 Jacobus, Bulkeley Genealogy. 603 findagrave.com: Elizabeth Brown 604 Malden VR. 605 Malden inscriptions, NEHGR 7:26. 606 Lilley Eaton, Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass., p. 51. 607 Reading Deaths, p. 501. He is called “Capt., Esq” 608 findagrave.com: John Brown 134

March the 11th, 1717, Aged near 83 Years. Witty yet wise, grave, good, amonge ye best Was he (the memory of ye just is Blest), Prudent, a pattern, Pillar, and more say, A hearty morner for the Sins of the Day; Bless’d God, When Dying, That he feard not Death, His pious Soul Took Wings, gave up her Breath Dropt here her Mantle in the Silent Dust Which Waits the Resurrection of the Just.609

He left a will dated 29 Apr 1717 with bequests as follows:

I give unto my brother Josiah Brown's son John Brown my salt marsh meadow in Rumney Marsh I give unto my cozen Cornelius Brown one acre of my pine swamp joining to his own swamp Lott I give unto my son-in-law Ebenezer Emerson ye lot I bought of my brother Josiah Brown & the Lott I bought of John Pratt & one half of my second division Lott of common rights viz ye west end of sd Lott said lands being between [illegible] and bare meadow and also 12 acres upon ye north side of my bare meadow. I give to my couzen Mary Gould ye daughter of my brother Cornelius Brown five pounds in money to be paid within one year after my dissese. I give to Mrs Peirpoint ye relict of ye reverend Mr Jonathan Pierpoint four shillings to be paid within a year after my dissesse. I do give unto my Loving son & daughter Peter & Anna Emerson all the rest of my estate during their natural Lives and then to depend to ye children of my daughter by my son Emerson viz all my homestead with ye buildings housing & out housing & my half of ye sawmill & with all my out lands upland meadow & swamp land & all of my other estate moveable & immovable within doors & without My will is [it?] my said son Peter Emerson shall have Liberty to sell or exchange my out lands. further more I do constitute make & appoint my Loving son Peter Emerson my soull executor of this my Last Will & testament and for overseers my couzens John Woodward & Nicholas Brown & for their care & pains herein I give them ten shillings apiece.610

Children, born in Reading, Mass.:

1. Anna Brown, b. about 1678; d. 24 Apr 1740; m. Peter Emerson

2. Sarah Brown, b. 1 Jan 1679; d. 19 Feb 1679, at age 1 month 19 days

609 Jonas Evans, Sketches of the Life and Times of Dea. Jacob Eaton, of South Reading, Mass.(1859), p. 9. However, transcription there has some errors, which were corrected by examining the photo of the gravestone on findagrave.com. 610 Middlesex Probate #3066. 135

①Edward Wyer (184) and Elizabeth Johnson (185)

Edward Wyer was born in about 1622 in Scotland. He was in Charlestown, Mass., by 1658.611 He married Elizabeth Johnson 5 Jan 1658/9 in Charlestown. She was baptized 17 Mar 1638/9 in Charlestown, the daughter of William Johnson and Elizabeth Bunker, and the sister of John Johnson.

Edward died 3 May 1693, in Charlestown, “an aged Scotsman.” He is buried in the Phipps St. Cemetery in Charlestown.612 His widow married, before 1697, William Munroe. She died 14 Dec 1715, and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Lexington, Mass.613

Children:

1. Elizabeth Wyer, b. 10 Nov 1659; m. Benjamin Mirick

2. Edward Wyer, b. about 1661; m. Abigail Lawrence

3. Robert Wyer, b. 10 Feb 1664; d. 14 Nov 1709; m. (1st) Elizabeth Fowle; m. (2nd) Ruth Johnson

4. Hannah Wyer, bapt. 23 Jul 1665; m. Nathan Dunkin/Dunklin

5. Katherine Wyer, b. 5 Dec 1666; m. Jonathan Welsh

6. Nathaniel Wyer, b. 14 Jun 1668; probably d. young

7. Ruhamah Wyer, b. 24 Dec 1670; m. John Hill

8. Eliezer Wyer, b. 12 Dec 1672; m. Catherine----; res. Medford

9. Zachariah Wyer, b. 16 Mar 1676; possibly d. 1717; m. Mary -----

10. Sarah Wyer, b. 5 Mar 1678; m. John Fillebrown

11. Capt. William Wyer,614 b. 3 Oct 1680; d. Feb 1749; m. Eleanor Jenner; he was a sea- captain; his estate included several slaves

611 William S. Appleton, “Families of Weir or Wyer in New England, Particularly of Charlestown, Mass.”, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 25 (1871), p. 246-47. See also Wyman’s Charlestown, and Charlestown VR. 612 findagrave.com: Edward Wyer 613 findagrave.com: Elizabeth Munroe 614 A Capt. William Wyer had an encounter with Blackbeard. I am trying to find out if this was the same William Wyer. 136

John Johnson (186) and Elizabeth Maverick (187)

Lt. John Johnson was baptized 5 Sep 1632, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, the son of William Johnson and Elizabeth Bunker. He came to Massachusetts with his parents in 1634, first living in Charlestown, Mass.615 He married Elizabeth Maverick, 15 Oct 1656, in Charlestown. She was born 2 Jun 1639, in Charlestown, the daughter of Elias Maverick and Anna Harris.

John and family moved to Haverhill, Mass., in 1658, where he was a proprietor. He was a “blacksmith, farmer, deacon, tithingman, selectman, juror, lieutenant, moderator, an officer in King Philip’s War, and a representative to the Provincial legislature.” 616

Regarding his move to Haverhill, according to the History of Haverhill:

It appears that the inhabitants suffered considerably for the want of a blacksmith. To obviate this difficulty, a contract was signed by Mr.Ward and nineteen others, in which each agree to pay Mr. Jewett his proportion of twenty pounds, to purchase his house and land, which the contractors gave to John Johnson, " provided he live here seven years, following the trade of a blacksmith in doing the town's work ; also, the said John Johnson doth promise to refuse to work for any that refuse to pay towards this purchase, untill they bring under the Selectmen's hands that they will pay." This house stood on the ground now occupied by the Exchange building. Water Street.617

Elizabeth died 22 Mar 1673/4, in Haverhill. John married, second, 3 Mar 1674/5, in Haverhill, Sarah (Keyser) Gillo, daughter of George Keyser, and widow of John Gillo. She died 24 Jul 1676. John married, third, Catherine (Skipper) Maverick, 8 Sep 1680, in Haverhill. 618

“In June, 1693, he visited his daughter Ruth in Charlestown, soon after the birth and death of her first child. Ruth was the wife of his nephew Robert Wyer, a tailor, and son of his sister Elizabeth, another instance of the intermarriage of first cousins. June 2, he gave Robert, ‘for love and affection,’ a deed of a house-lot, part of John’s father’s. As his brothers Zachariah and Isaac witnessed the deed, there was probably a family gathering at Robert’s in his honor. Three years before his death, while Robert and Ruth were visiting him, May 5, 1705, for ‘the natural love and affection which he bore and had unto his beloved daughter,’ he gave Robert his wood- lot in Charlestown, containing fourteen acres.”619

615 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on his father William Johnson). 616 William P. Greenlaw, “John Maverick and Some of His Descendants,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR), vol. 96 (1942), pp. 239-40. 617 George W. Chase, History of Haverhill, Mass. (1861), p. 88. 618 NEHGR, vol. 96, pp. 239-40, cited above. 619 G. W. Johnson, “William Johnson and His Descendants,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR), Vol. 33 (1879), p. 86. See also Wyman, Thomas B., The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (1879), Vol. 1, p. 555. 137

John Johnson and his third wife Catherine were both killed by Indians 29 Aug 1708, at Haverhill.620 He and his wife were standing in their doorway, along with their grandson Thomas’ young wife Ruth who was holding her baby. “The Indians discharged their guns at once, and shot down old Mr. and Mrs. Johnson where they stood.” Ruth ran through the house carrying her baby. She was killed by a tomahawk but the baby miraculously survived.621 In all, 16 people, including several children, were killed in the attack that day.

John and Catherine are buried in the Pentucket Cemetery, in Haverhill.622 They share a common headstone, bearing the following inscription:

Children, by his first wife, all but the first born in Haverhill:

1. John Johnson, b. 3 Aug 1657, Charlestown; d. 9 Mar 1724; m. (1st) Mary Mousall; m. (2nd) Lydia Clement; m. (3rd) Mary Johnson

2. Elizabeth Johnson, b. 16 Nov 1659; m. Thomas Flint

3. Ruhamah Johnson, b. 10 Sep 1661; probably d. young

4. William Johnson, b. 14 Nov 1663; d. 6 Aug 1664

5. Sarah Johnson, b. 2 Aug 1665; m. Henry Franklin

6. Ruth Johnson, b. 4 Oct 1667; d. 15 Dec 1668

7. Ruth Johnson, b. 14 Feb 1669/70; d. 26 Dec 1742; m. Robert Wyer

8. Timothy Johnson, b. “31” Jun 1672 [sic]; d. 21 Sep 1696; m. Anne Maverick

620 The History of Haverhill, says: “One of the parties proceeded towards the river, and attacked the house of Lieutenant John Johnson. Mr. Johnson and his wife, with an infant a year old in her arms, were standing at the door, when the enemy made their appearance. Mr. Johnson was shot, and his wife fled through the house into the garden,-carrying her babe, where she was overtaken by the foe, and immediately despatched. But when she fell, she was careful not to injure her child, and it seemed as if her last thoughts were for its safety. …. After the massacre was over, it was found at the breast of its dead mother.” However, this account is incorrect regarding the “babe” and her mother. The woman holding the baby was Ruth (Bradley) Johnson, the young wife of John’s grandson Thomas. 621 Charles Lord, Life and Times of Hopkinton, N.H.(1890), p. 534.The baby, Lydia, married Ebenezer Gile. She died in Enfield, N.H., in 1781, at the age of 74. 622 findagrave.com: John Johnson 623 NEHGR 33:87. 138

Children, by his second wife:

9. Mary Johnson, b. 17 Jul 1676; d. 11 Jan 1694/5

10. Rebecca Johnson (twin), b. 17 Jul 1676; d. 21 Feb 1688/9

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Thomas Boylston (188) and Mary Gardner (189)

Dr. Thomas Boylston was born 26 Jan 1644/5, in Watertown, Mass, the son of Thomas Boylston and Sarah -----. He married Mary Gardner, 13 Dec 1665, in Charlestown, Mass. She was born 9 Apr 1648, the daughter of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith, of Muddy River (later, Brookline, Mass.)

Thomas was a chiurgeon (surgeon) in Muddy River (Brookline.) He was the earliest physician in Brookline. He served as a surgeon in King Philip’s War. His estate was probated 16 Dec 1696.624 His widow Mary died 8 July 1722, in Brookline. She is buried in the Walnut St. Cemetery in Brookline.625

Children, birth order uncertain:

1. Edward Boylston, m. Mary Dasset

2. Richard Boylston, b. about 1670; d. 25 Apr 1752; m. Mary Smith

3. Abigail Boylston, bapt. 16 Nov 1674; d. 23 May 1756; bur. Salem St. Cem., Medford, Mass.;626 m. Ebenezer Brooks

4. Peter Boylston, b. about 1678; d. 10 Sep 1743, Brookline;. m. Ann White; they were grandparents of President John Adams

5. Sarah Boylston, bapt. 26 Dec 1680, Brookline; d. 16 Oct 1736; bur. Salem St. Cem., Medford;627 m. Capt. Samuel Brooks

6. Lucy Boylston, bapt. 23 Apr 1682; m. Benjamin Phillips

7. Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, b. about 1679; d. 1 Mar 1766; bur. Walnut St. Cem., Brookline, Mass.;628 m. Jerusha Minot; he was an “eminent surgeon,” who first introduced the practice of inoculation in America629

8. Mary Boylston

9. Rebecca Boylston

624 Bond, Watertown; also Vinton Memorial. 625 findagrave.com: Mary Boylston 626 findagrave.com: Abigail Brooks 627 findagrave.com: Sarah Brooks 628 findagrave.com: Zabdiel Boylston 629 See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabdiel_Boylston 140

10. Dudley Boylston,630 bapt. 17 Apr 1688, Roxbury; d. 18 Apr 1748, Brookline, in his 60th year; bur. Walnut St. Cem., Brookline;631 m. Elizabeth Gardner

11. Joanna Boylston

12. Thomas Boylston, d. 1739; m. Sarah Morecock

630 See NEHGR 111:26, for family of Dudley Boylston. 631 findagrave.com: Dudley Boylston 141

James Smith (190) and Mary Foster (191)

James Smith was born in about 1650, probably in Charlestown, Mass, the son of John Smith and Sarah -----. He married Mary Foster, 8 Aug 1676, in Charlestown. She was baptized 6 May 1660, in Charlestown, the daughter of William Foster and Anne Brackenbury. 632

James was a shipwright. He died in Charlestown, 18 Sep 1678, of smallpox, at age 28.633 He is buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground.634

His widow Mary married Timothy Phillips, 18 Apr 1681, in Charlestown. She died 30 Apr 1755, in Charlestown, and is buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground.635

Child:

1. Mary Smith, b. 16 Feb 1677/8; d. 16 Apr 1764; m. Richard Boylston

632 Edward J. Forster, “Fosters of Charlestown, Mass.,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 25 (1871), p. 68. For Anne’s maiden name, see Robert C. Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, sketch on her father William Brackenbury. 633 Charlestown VR for death date and cause of death. Gravestone says 28 years old, also Wyman. 634 Findagrave.com: James Smith. 635 Findagrave.com: Mary Phillips. 142

Benjamin Collins (232) and Martha Eaton (233)

Benjamin Collins, of Salisbury, Mass., married Martha Eaton, 5 Nov 1668, in Salisbury. His ancestry is uncertain.636 Martha was born 12 Aug 1648, in Salisbury,637 the daughter of John Eaton and Martha Rowlandson.638

Benjamin died intestate, 10 Dec 1683, in Salisbury.639 His widow married Phillip Flanders, 4 Nov 1686, in Salisbury.640 On 23 Sep 1695, John Eaton petitioned the court, to complain that he had not received his share yet. He stated, in part:

“…my father Benjemin Colons of Sailsbury a fore sayd Deceased about twelve years ago intestate posest of a house and ten akers of Land and other Estat & (she?) chose a gardyn hoo toke care of me and bound me out to learn a trad but toke no care of what my father lef me: and now I am com of age. I cannot undor stand that my mother nor any body als have not taken out letors of administration …”641

It is not clear from the records when John and the other children finally received their share. Benjamin’s widow Martha died 19 Apr 1734, in Salisbury.642

Children:

1. Mary Collins, b. 8 Jan 1669

2. John Collins, b. 1673; m. Elizabeth -----

3. Samuel Collins, b. 18 Jan 1676; m. Sarah White

4. Anna Collins, b. 1 Apr 1679

5. Benjamin Collins, b. 29 May 1681

6. Ephraim Collins, b. 30 Sep 1683; m. Esther Shortridge

636 Some have claimed, without evidence, that he was the son of Robert Collins and Hester Fowler. It is possible he was born in England. 637 Salisbury VR. 638 Nellie Molyneux, History Genealogical and Biographical of the Eaton Families (1911), p. 369. 639 Salisbury VR; also Hoyt, cited below. For probate: Essex Probate #6032, available via AmericanAncestors.org. 640 David Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, part 1, (1897), p. 112. 641 Essex Co. probate records. 642 Salisbury VR. “Martha, wid. Phillip.” 143

Richard Shortridge (234) and Alice Creber (235)

This section is lacking in sources. Little has been written about this family. One source is The Ancestry of William Gilman Maguire (1978) but I have do not have a copy and it’s only available in snippets in Google.books. I will try to add reliable sources as time permits.

Richard Shortridge was born say 1662,643 the son of Richard Shortridge Sr. and Esther Dearborn. He married Alice Creber, 16 May 1687, in Portsmouth, N. H.644 She was the daughter of Thomas Creber and ----- Moses.645

Richard was a mariner.646 He died by 1707 when “widow Shortridge” was taxed in Portsmouth.647 On 19 Dec 1712, when Mark Hunking and George Walker, both of Portsmouth, were authorized to appraise his estate. Administration was granted to his widow, Alice. His estate was valued at £114.648 Alice was still living 27 Dec 1725, when she and her son Richard Shortridge deeded land to James Moses.649

Children:650

1. Elizabeth Shortridge, m. Richard Davis, 11 May 1708651

2. Esther Shortridge, b. say 1688; d. 26 Feb 1767; m. Ephraim Collins

3. Miram Shortridge, b. say 1690; d. m. George Banfield, 1710652

4. Dea. Richard Shortridge, b. say 1693; d. 1756; m. Abigail French, 12 Nov 1719; he was a cooper653

643 This is merely a guess based on the date of his marriage. 644 NEHGR 7:128. Also Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, p. 170. 645 Granite State Magazine, Vol. 6, calls Alice “Creber’s only daughter.” See also Historical Sketches of John Moses of Plymouth…John Moses of Windsor and Simsbury…and John Moses of Portsmouth (1890). 646 Based on the administration of his estate, see below. 647 Ancestry of William Gilman Maguire 648 Provincial and State Papers, New Hampshire, pp. 701-702, available via Google books. 649 “Pioneers of Sagamore Creek,” Granite State Magazine, vol. 6, p. 255. 650 One internet family group sheet includes a daughter, Elizabeth, with no sources or further information. 651 Ancestry of William Gilman Maguire 652 Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. 653 NEHGR 123:146. 144

5. Susanna Shortridge, b. say 1695; possibly d. 6 Aug 1767;654 m. (1st) Reuben Abbot, 9 Oct 1715; possibly m. (2nd) ---- Pitman655

654 Nettie Nicholson, A Tenth Generation Yankee From Maine 655 Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. 145

Joseph Dow (236) and Mary Watson Challis (237)

Joseph Dow was born 20 Oct 1663, in Hampton, N.H., the son of Joseph Dow and Mary Sanborn.656

He married Mary Watson Challis, 25 May 1687, in Amesbury, Mass.657 She was born 27 Aug 1668 in Salisbury, Mass., the daughter of Phillip Watson-Challis and Mary Sargent.658

According to the Book of Dow, Joseph “was in young manhood sgt of militia and saw considerable Indian fighting.” He is said to have been a Quaker.659

Mary died 14 May 1697, in Salisbury, three days after giving birth.

He married, second, between 1698 and 1703, Hannah -----. According to the Book of Dow, “The bride was Hannah, a child taken from her Indian parents with full permission by a Seabrook Quaker family to be brought up and educated as a Christian.” Unfortunately this book provides no sources for this information and it is difficult to ascertain whether or not it is reliable.

Mary Lovering Holman calls her Hannah Challis, sister of his first wife Mary Challis. Holman’s reasoning was stated as follows: “Since Mary’s brother John Challis gives to Joseph’s children by his wife Hannah, certain land and apparently had arranged with them to care for his brother-in- law and the second wife, it is probable that Hannah was also his sister, as there seems no reason for his interest otherwise.”660

It is not possible for me to tell which of the above theories is correct.

Joseph died intestate 6 Feb 1734, in Seabrook, N.H. Administration was granted on his estate 21 Feb 1734/5.

The widow Hannah Dow appears on the Hampton Falls tax books, paying on a small piece of real estate until 1751.

Children, by his first wife, Mary:

1. Joseph Dow, b. 6 Feb 1688; d. 1738; m. Mary -----

656 Robert P. Dow, The Book of Dow (1929), p. 96; also “New Hampshire Births to 1901…” (database at AmericanAncestors.org, with image), which does not give mother’s maiden name. 657 Amesbury VR, he is called Joseph Jr., and she is called “Mary Challis of Salisbury.” 658 Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (1938), p. 196. 659 The Book of Dow, pp. 96-97. 660 Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, p. 196. 146

2. John Dow, b. 16 Dec 1689; m. (1st) Dinah Severance; m. (2nd) Mary Challis; m. (3rd) Elizabeth (-----) Simonds

3. James Dow, b. 8 Oct 1693; d. 11 Dec 1773; m. Mary Nichols

4. Phillip Dow, b. 26 Apr 1695; m. (1st) Hannah Griffin, who committed suicide 23 Jul 1753; m. (2nd) Sarah -----

5. Mary Dow, b. 11 May 1697; according to the Book of Dow, she was living in 1715 when she joined her consent with her four brothers to a deed given by her father to William Davis and John Cottle

Children, by his second wife, Hannah:

6. Eliphaz Dow, b. 1705; m. Elizabeth Flood; he was a shoemaker; on 8 May 1755 he was executed by hanging for the murder of Peter Clough; he was the first man661 executed in the state of New Hampshire; see Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliphas_Dow

7. Noah Dow, b. about 1710; d. about 1770; no wife or children mentioned in his will

8. Bildad Dow, b. before 1714; living 1770; m. Eleanor Selley

9. Judah Dow, b. 1719; d. about 1777; m. Mary Wilber

661 Two women were executed in N.H. in 1739. 147

Ephraim Severance (238) and Lydia Morrill (239)

Ephraim Severance was born 9 Apr 1656, in Salisbury, Mass., the son of John Severance and Abigail Kimball.662

He married Lydia Morrill, 9 Nov 1682, in Salisbury.663 She was born 8 Mar 1660[/1?] in Salisbury, the daughter of Abraham Morrill and Sarah Clement.664

Children:

1. Abigail Severance, b. 28 Aug 1683; m. (1st) Joseph Abbey; m. (2nd) Phillip Greeley

2. Mary Severance, b. 2 Jul 1685; prob. m. Abraham Watson

3. Lydia Severance, b. 15 Jan 1687/8

4. Ephraim Severance, b. 2 Dec 1689

5. Dinah Severance, b. 3 Sep 1692; m. John Dow

6. Ebenezer Severance, b. 29 Nov 1694

7. Sarah Severance, b. 7 Feb 1697/8

8. Jonathan Severance, b. 21 Apr 1700

9. Hannah Severance, b. 15 Dec 1702

662 David Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury. Part 1, (1897), p. 315. 663 Salisbury VR. 664 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on Abraham Morrill). 148

John Maynard (240) and Mary Gates (241)

For more information on this family, see Michael Roman’s page on John Maynard Jr and Sr.

John Maynard was born in England in about 1630, the son of John Maynard Sr. He came to Massachusetts in about 1639 with his father. He married Mary Gates 5 Apr 1658, in Sudbury, Mass. She was baptized 15 Oct 1636 in Hingham, England, the daughter of Stephen Gates and Ann Neave (not Veare).

According to the History of Marlborough, Mary was, while in Lancaster, publicly “admonished for bold and unbecoming speeches used in public assembly on the Lord’s day, especially against Mr. Rowlandson, minister of God’s word there.”665

Mary died in about 1678. John married, second, Sarah (Blandford) Keyes. She was the widow of Elias Keyes.

John was a selectman in Sudbury. He was one of the petitioners for the grant of Marlborough, and moved there soon after 1657.666 He died there 22 Dec 1711.667 He left a will, naming his wife, four sons John, Simon, David and Zachariah; two daughter Hannah Davenport and Elizabeth Brigham; also his youngest son Joseph “Mainord”, and two youngest daughters Sarah and Lidiah.

Children, by his first wife Mary:

1. Mary Maynard, b. about 1659; d. 3 Feb 1689; m. Isaac Woods

2. John Maynard, b. 7 Jan 1661; d. 15 Mar 1731; m. Lydia Ward

3. Hannah Maynard, b. about 1662; m. Jonathan Davenport

4. Elizabeth Maynard, b. 2 Apr 1664; m. Nathan Brigham

5. Simon Maynard, b. 15 Jun 1666; d. 19 Jan 1747/8; m. Hannah Newton

6. Zachery Maynard, b. 29 Sep 1668; d. young

7. David Maynard, b. 21 Dec 1669; d. 2 Oct 1757; m. Hannah Waite

8. Zachariah Maynard, b. 27 Oct 1672; d. 1739; m. Mary Geer

665 History of Marlborough Mass., p. 366. 666 History of Marlborough, p. 413. 667 Marlborough VR. 149

Children, by his second wife Sarah:

9. Sarah Maynard, b. 15 May 1680; d. 4 Feb 1757; m. Joseph Johnson

10. Lydia Maynard, b. 29 Aug 1682; m. Thomas Haggate

11. Joseph Maynard, b. 27 Aug 1685; d. 1721; m. Elizabeth Prince

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Joseph Waite (242) and Ruhamah Hagar (243)

Joseph Waite was born say 1650, probably in Watertown, Mass., the son of Richard Waite and Mary ----. He married Ruhamah Hagar in about 1675. She was the daughter of William Hagar and Mary Bemis.668

He settled in Marlboro, Mass. He left a will dated 7 Apr 1721. He mentioned “Ruhama my well beloved wife,” “son William Wait,” “son Joseph Wait,” “daughter Mary the wife of Isaac Tomblin,” “daughter Hannah the wife of David Mainord,” “daughter Abigail the wife of Nathaniel Prat,” and “daughter Marcy the wife of Peter Smith.” He died before 21 Mar 1726/7 when his will was proved.669

Children:

1. Mary Waite, b. about 1675; m. Isaac Tomblen, 10 Dec 1696, Marlborough670

2. Ruhamah Waite, b. about 1676; d. 13 Nov 1714, Marlborough, at age 38;671 unm.

3. William Waite, b. 20 Sep 1679, Marlborough;672 m. Abiah-----

4. Hannah Waite, b. about 1680; d. 16 Mar 1724/25; m. David Maynard Sr.

5. Abigail Waite, m. Nathaniel Pratt, 18 Aug 1712, Marlborough673

6. John Waite, b. 7 Feb 1692, Marlborough;674 d. 25 Feb 1692675

7. Mercy Waite, m. Peter Smith; res. Shrewsbury, Mass.; three known children died in infancy

8. Joseph Waite, b. 17 Mar 1694/95, Marlborough;676 m. Mary Holland, 1 Jan 1721, Marlborough677

668 Bond, Watertown. 669 Middlesex Probate #23475. 670 Marlborough VR. 671 Marlborough VR. 672 Marlborough VR. 673 Marlborough VR 674 Marlborough VR. 675 Marlborough VR. 676 Marlborough VR. 677 Marlborough VR. 151

①Adam Holloway (246) and Hannah Hayward (247)

Adam Holloway was born in about 1653. His parents are unknown. He married Hannah (Hayward) Farrar, 5 Mar 1681, in Concord, Mass.678 She was born 20 Apr 1647, in Concord, the daughter of George Hayward and Mary -----.679 She was the widow of Jacob Farrar, whom she married 11 Nov 1668, in Lancaster, Mass.680 Jacob was killed in the Indian attack on Lancaster, Mass., 22 Aug 1675.

Adam died 7 Jun 1733, in Northborough, Mass, and is buried in the First Burying Place there.681 His is one of the oldest gravestones there and is still standing.

Adam left a will in which he mentioned his wife Hannah, eldest daughter Mary Rice, second daughter Hannah “Farrowbush,” and youngest daughter Elizabeth Wheeler, as well as his son William who was appointed executor. Besides William, the heirs are listed as Mary Rice, widow, Elizabeth Wheeler, wife of Joseph Wheeler, and Hannah “Furrowbush,” wife of Jonathan Furrowbush.682

Some sources claim that Hannah married, third, Jonathan Forbush, but this appears to be confusion with her daughter Hannah.

Children:

1. Mary Holloway, b. 25 Feb 1681/2, Concord; m. (1st) Nathaniel Oake; m. (2nd) Thomas Rice

2. Hannah Holloway, b. 5 Nov 1684; m. Jonathan Forbush

3. Lt. William Holloway, b. Jun 1689; d. 6 Jan 1760; bur Howard St. Cemetery, Northborough683

4. Elizabeth Holloway, b. 1695; m. Joseph Wheeler

678 Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths, p. 24. Note that the 1st month was March. 679 Concord Births, p. 5. 680 Lancaster VR p. 13, 681 findagrave.com: Adam Holloway 682 Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 39 (1989), p. 32. 683 findagrave.com: William Holloway 152

John Mason (252) and Elizabeth Hammond (253)

Lt. John Mason was born 1 Jan 1644[/5?] in Watertown, Mass., the son of Hugh Mason and Hester Wells.684

He married, by 1676, Elizabeth Hammond. She was born 6 May 1655, the daughter of Lt. John Hammond and Abigail Salter, of Watertown.

John Mason was a soldier in King Philip’s War, serving in the first Mt. Hope campaign under Capt. Prentice. He also served under Capt. Thomas Brattle, and at the garrison in Wrentham, Mass., in November 1675. In 1679 he was constable of Cambridge Village (later Newton), and was selectman 1689-93. He was a tanner. 685 According to the Descendants of Hugh Mason, he died 22 Feb 1730 in Newton, and his wife died 14 Oct 1714. However, the published vital records of Newton do not record either of these events.

Children:

1. John Mason, b. 22 Jan 1676; d. 24 Mar 1738, Lexington; m. Elizabeth Spring

2. Elizabeth Mason, b. 10 Nov 1678; m. Thomas Brown

3. Abigail Mason, b. 16 Dec 1679; died young

4. Daniel Mason, m. Experience Newcomb

5. Samuel Mason, b. 22 Jan 1688; died young

6. Hannah Mason, b. 26 Jan 1694; m. Joseph Sabin

684 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on his father Hugh Mason). His birth also recorded in Watertown VR. 685 Edna Mason, Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason (1937), p. 69. 153

Samuel Newcomb (254) and Sarah Sheffield (255)

Samuel Newcomb was born 25 Feb 1660/1, in Braintree, Mass.,686 the son of John Newcomb and Ruth Marshall.

He married Sarah Sheffield, 16 Jan 1689, in Braintree. She was born 6 Apr 1660, in Braintree, the daughter of Edmund Sheffield and Mary Woody.

Samuel died before 8 May 1708 when administration of his estate was granted to his widow Sarah. “From the account it appears that Samuel Newcomb was bound by agreement to contribute to the maintenance of his mother-in-law Mrs. Sarah Sheffield. The inventory totaled £118.”687

Children, born in Braintree:

1. Sarah Newcomb, b. 1690; m. George Newman

2. Samuel Newcomb, b. 9 Jun 1694; mariner

3. Edmund Newcomb, b. 4 Nov 1696; m. Mary Emmons

4. Experience Newcomb, d. 18 Nov 1733; m. Daniel Mason

5. Ruth Newcomb, bapt. 27 Aug 1699; m. Benjamin Wheeler

6. Mary Newcomb, b. 26 Sep 1701; m. John Hawk

7. Ann Newcomb, bapt. 5 Sep 1703; m. William Brown

686 Braintree VR, 15th day 12th month, which was February. 687 Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Annis Spear (1945), p. 43. 154

Ninth Generation This section provides abbreviated information. Refer to the sources listed here for further details.  indicates the first male for a given family surname to immigrate to New England. I will only include those who lived in New England for at least part of their lives. (This section is in progress, names will be added as time permits.)

Macuth Pratt (256) and Elizabeth Kingham (257)

Macuth PRATT was born “say” 1595, probably in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of Thomas Pratt. He married Elizabeth KINGHAM, 9 Nov 1619, at Aston Clinton. She was baptized 17 Aug 1600, in Aston Clinton, the daughter of William Kingham and Catherine Bate. Macuth immigrated to New England in 1639, settling in Weymouth, Mass.688 Macuth died 29 Oct 1672, in Weymouth. He made a will dated 25 Mar 1672 and probated 20 Apr 1673. The inventory of his estate amounted to £257. His wife survived him. Macuth Pratt and Elizabeth Kingham were the parents of Samuel Pratt. Sources: Frederick J. Nicholson, “The English Origin of Macuth (or Matthew) Pratt and Edward Bates of Weymouth, Mass.,” TAG 65 (1990):33-36, 89-90; for his will and inventory, see Descendants of Edward Small (1934) (caveat: some information in this book is incorrect.) Comments: Some earlier genealogies mistakenly assumed his name was really “Matthew.” See Nicholson’s article for arguments why his name was actually Macuth, which is how he signed his name and how it appears in almost all contemporary records.

John Rogers (258) and Judith ----- (259)

Dea. John ROGERS was born in about 1610. He immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Weymouth, Mass.689 He married Judith -----. John Rogers was a linen weaver. “Despite being a deacon and a literate man, John Rogers left very little of his personality in the surviving records.” He served as a selectman “until just prior to his death.” John died 11 Feb 1660/[1], in Weymouth. His wife Judith survived him. He made a will dated 8 Feb 1660/1, and proved 30 Apr 166[1]. The inventory of his estate amounted to £275. His estate included “one servant boy that is ye apprentice,” valued at £10. John and Judith Rogers were the parents of Hannah Rogers, wife of Samuel Pratt. Source: Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, part 1. (1996). Comments: In the source cited above, Smith states that it has been suggested that Judith was Judith French, who came to New England in 1635/6 and was a servant in the family of Joseph Hull, a minister, but “No independent evidence supports this identification.”

688 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 689 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 155

John Bicknell (264) and Mary ----- (265)

John BICKNELL was born in about 1624, the son of Zachary Bicknell and Agnes -----. He came to New England in 1635 with his parents. He married Mary -----. A Mary Bicknell is recorded as having died 25 Mar 1658, in Weymouth, but this record says she was the wife of “Jonathan.” This was probably a mistake, since it seems there was no one named Jonathan Bicknell living in Weymouth at the time, John being Zachary’s only son. John married, second, 2 Dec 1658, Mary Porter, daughter of Richard and Ruth Porter. John Bicknell was a carpenter. John is said tohave died between 6 Nov 1678 and 20 Jan 1678/9, presumably in Weymouth. John and Mary Bicknell were the parents of John Bicknell Jr. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on his father, Zachary Bicknell); Chamberlain, Genealogies of Families of Weymouth, Mass. (caveat). Comments: According to Robert Charles Anderson, there is no evidence that Mary was Mary Shaw, daughter of Abraham Shaw.

Jonas Humphrey (268) and Martha ----- (269)

Dea. Jonas HUMPHREY was baptized 2 Sep 1621, in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, the son of Jonas Humphrey and Elizabeth (Seamer) Foster. He immigrated to New England with his parents in 1637, settling in Dorchester, Mass. He married Martha -----, in about 1648, probably in Dorchester. Jonas and his family moved to Weymouth, Mass., in about 1653. He was Deacon of the First Church, and resided on Neck Street. In early records, his name was spelled “Humfrey.” Jonas died on 9 or 11 Feb 1698/9, aged 79, in Weymouth. He left a will mentioning his eldest son Samuel, son Nathaniel, and youngest son James; also grandchildren Jonas, James and Mary Humphrey. His estate was valued at £501. Jonas and Martha Humphrey were the parents of Nathaniel Humphrey and Jonas Humphrey. Sources: Frederick Nicholson, “The Family of Jonas Humfrey of Dorchester, Mass.,” TAG 68(1993):20; probate record available online at ancestry.com; Chamberlain, Genealogy of Families of Weymouth, Mass.

John Whitman (274) and Ruth ----- (275)

Ens. John WHITMAN immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Weymouth, Mass.690 He married Ruth -----. John was chosen in 1645 “to end small controversies in Waymoth.” The

690 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 156

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. same year he was confirmed and Ensign of the military company. He was also a Deacon of the First Church. Ruth died 17 Oct 1662, in Weymouth. John died 13 Nov 1692, in Weymouth. John and Ruth Whitman were the parents of Elizabeth Whitman, wife of Joseph Green. Sources: Chamberlain, Genealogy of Families of Weymouth, Mass. (1923). Comments: I am unable to find a probate record for him.

Richard Phillips (282) and Mary Packard (283)

Ens. Richard PHILLIPS was born before 1641, the son of Nicholas Phillips and Elizabeth -----. He lived in Weymouth, Mass. He married Mary PACKARD, by 1657. She was born in about 1636, the daughter of Samuel Packard and Elizabeth -----, of Weymouth and Bridgewater, Mass. He married, second, after 1670, Elizabeth (Edson) Kingman, widow of John Kingman, and daughter of Dea. Samuel Edson. He died, probably in Weymouth, between 27 Oct 1695, when he made his will, and 22 Nov 1695, when an inventory of his estate was made. His second wife survived him. Richard Phillips and Mary Packard were the parents of Mary Phillips, wife of Jonas Humphrey. Sources: Chamberlain, Genealogy of Families of Weymouth, Mass. (1923); TAG 12:123 (second marriage). Comments: Torrey has his second wife’s maiden name as “Byram?” but I have found no evidence for this.

Henry Neale (284) and Hannah Pray (285)

Sgt. Henry NEALE was born in about 1617. He immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Braintree, Mass.691 It is possible that he was the brother of John Neale of Salem, Mass., but this is not proven. He married, first, Martha -----. She was buried 23 Jul 1653, in Braintree, at the birth of her sixth child. He married, second, on 14 Feb 1655/6, in Braintree, Hannah PRAY. She was the daughter of Quinton Pray and Joan -----. Henry was a carpenter. In about 1657, he moved to Providence, R.I. On 23 Nov 1660 he sold his land in Providence and returned to Braintree. He was a selectman in Braintree in 1678, and a sergeant in the train band. His land was in the part of Braintree that later became Quincy, Mass. He died 16 Oct 1688 in Braintree. His age on his gravestone in Hancock Cemetery is given as 71. His gravestone also says he was “father of 21.” He made a will dated 11 Aug 1688, with a codicil dated 12 Sep 1688, the latter being proved 27 Feb 1690/1. The will named 15

691 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 157

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. surviving children, four sons and eleven daughters. His wife Hannah, the mother of 15 children, survived him. Her date of death is not known, but she was alive in 1716 and dead by 3 Feb 1718/9. Henry Neale and Hannah Pray were the parents of Lt. Joseph Neale. Sources: Edith Bartlett Sumner, Ancestry and Descendants of Samuel Bartlett and Lucy Jenkins (1951); Waldo Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Mass. (manuscript on CD).

Francis Newcomb (288) and Rachel Brackett (289)

Francis NEWCOMB was born in about 1605. He married Rachel BRACKETT, 27 May 1630, at All Saints, Sudbury, Suffolk, England. She was baptized 28 Apr 1614, in Sudbury, England, the daughter of Peter Brackett and Rachel -----.692 Francis and his family came to Massachusetts in 1635 on the ship Planter. They first lived in Boston and later moved to Braintree, Mass. The area in Braintree where they lived later became the town of Quincy. It is likely that they lived in or near what is called “The Neck.”693 In 1678 Francis served on a trial jury but there is no evidence that he took any noticeable part in public life.”694 Francis died 27 May 1692, at Braintree. He was buried in Hancock Cemetery, in what is now Quincy, but the gravestone was no longer standing as early as 1904. His age was most likely exaggerated, as his tombstone inscription was: “In Memory of Mr. Francis Newcomb, who Died May 27, 1692, aged 100 years.”695 The town record also states that he was “accounted an hundred years old.” If the age given on the passenger list was correct, he was actually about 87 years old. Francis Newcomb and Rachel Brackett were the parents of John Newcomb. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name); also footnotes.

Richard Everett (292) and Mary ----- (293)

Richard EVERETT was baptized 11 Dec 1597, in Holbrook, Suffolk, England, the son of George Everard and Mary Pearse. He married, first, Sarah Dalton, 24 Sep 1623, in Wolverstone, Suffolk, England. She was the sister of Rev. Timothy Dalton. He married, second, Mary -----, probably in England, in about 1636. He immigrated to New England in 1636, settling in Dedham, Mass.696

692 See Douglas Richardson, “The Brackett-Newcomb –Sanders Connection”, The American Genealogist, Vol. 55, pp. 215-17. 693 Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines (1943), p. 459. 694 Ibid. 695 According to Quincy Inscriptions, New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol. 9 (1855), p. 154. 696 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 158

Richard was a farrier.697 He served as surveyor in 1650/1 and 1654/5. “He was frequently called to lay out roads or property.” In 1652 and 1653 he served as constable. At the age of about 70, he was paid 20s for killing two wolves. Richard died 3 Jul 1682, in Dedham. He made a will dated 12 May 1680 and proved 25 Jul 1682. The inventory of his estate amounted to £277. “Richard’s inventory did not reveal many cows, but his leanto was full of considerable equipment for milking cows and making cheese. He was equally well equipped to make beer.” Richard and Mary Everett were the parents of Capt. John Everett. Source: Dean Crawford Smith, Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton part four (2000) (this source includes a transcription of Richard Everett’s will and inventory.) Comments: There was another Richard Everett who married Mary Winch and lived in Springfield, Mass. Unfortunately many sources confuse these two men. See Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, sketch on Mary Winch.

Robert Pepper (294) and Elizabeth Johnson (295)

Robert PEPPER was born in about 1617 in England. He immigrated to New England in 1639, settling in Roxbury, Mass.698 He married Elizabeth JOHNSON, 14 Mar 1642/3, in Roxbury. She was baptized 22 Aug 1619 at Ware End, Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of John Jonson and Mary Heath. Elizabeth died in Roxbury, 5 Jan 1683/4. Robert died there “an olde Xtian,” 7 Jul 1684. He left a will dated 4 Jul 1684 and proved 17 Jul 1684. Robert Pepper and Elizabeth Johnson were the parents of Elizabeth Pepper, wife of John Everett. Sources: Connie Riley, “The DNA Study of Robert Pepper of Roxbury,” New England Ancestors, vol. 9 (2008), no. 3, pp. 48-49; probate record online at Ancestry.com.

John Hayden (300) and Susanna ----- (301)

John HAYDEN was born by about 1609, based on the estimated date of his marriage. He immigrated to Massachusetts in 1632, settling first in Dorchester, Mass. By about 1634, he married Susanna -----, probably in Dorchester. In 1639, they moved to Braintree, Mass. In 1647 he petitioned the court for help “in regard of his own infirmity & his child bereaved of his senses.” The court gave him £5 for his “distracted or possessed child” (Joseph). John died between 31 Oct 1678 (date of his will) and Feb 1681[/2?] (date of inventory of his estate). The inventory of his estate totaled £125, not a large sum. Susanna’s date of death is not known, but she had died by 3 Oct 1684.

697 A farrier is a person who trims horses’ hooves and fits them with horseshoes. 698 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 159

John and Susanna Hayden were the parents of Samuel Hayden. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name).

Thomas Thayer (302) and Hannah ----- (303)

Thomas THAYER was baptized 15 Sep 1622, at St. Mary’s Church, in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the son of Thomas Thayer Sr. and Margery Wheeler. He immigrated to Massachusetts in 1637 with his parents, and settled in Braintree, Mass. In about 1643, he married Hannah -----(or Anna). She was born in about 1625. Thomas died 9 Aug 1692/3699 in Braintree, “aged near 70 years.” There are no probate records for him on file, but he deeded land to his son Ebenezer. Hannah died 7 Feb 1697/8 in Braintree, aged about 73 years. Thomas and Hannah Thayer were the parents of Hannah Thayer, wife of Samuel Hayden. Sources: Waldo Sprague, Braintree Families (manuscript on NEHGS CD); Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, part 3 (where he is only mentioned briefly).

John Bent (304) and Martha ----- (305)

John BENT was baptized 20 Nov 1596 in Penton-Grafton, Hampshire, England, the son of Robert Bent and Agnes Gosling. He married Martha -----. John, his wife and five children immigrated to New England sailing from Southampton in 1638 on the ship Confidence, and settled in Sudbury, Mass., where he was one of the original settlers. John’s home was in the part of Sudbury that later became Wayland, Mass. In 1641 he was a selectman. John died 27 Sep 1672, in Sudbury, about 76 years old. John left a will dated 14 Sep 1672 and proved 2 Oct 1672. The inventory of his estate totaled £344. His widow Martha died in Sudbury 15 May 1679. John and Martha Bent were the parents of Joseph Bent. Sources: Allen Bent, The Bent Family in America (1900) (which includes a transcription of his will and inventory); NEHGR 153:219.

699 This is not a standard “double date” this is written because there are duplicate records, one saying 1692 and one saying 1693. 160

John Bourne (306) and Alice Besbeech (307)

John BOURNE was born in England, the son of Thomas Bourne and Elizabeth -----. He came to New England in 1636 with his parents, settling in Plymouth and later Marshfield, Mass. He married Alice BESBEECH 18 Jul 1645 in Marshfield. She was baptized 29 Jun 1624 in Frittendon, Kent, England, the daughter of Thomas Besbeech and Anne Baseden. John died 8 Dec 1684 in Marshfield. Alice died in May 1686 in Marshfield. John and Alice were the parents of Elizabeth Bourne, wife of Joseph Bent. Sources: Waterman Family, The Great Migration Vol. 1 (sketch on Alice’s father Thomas Besbeech) for Alice’s baptism and marriage.

Robert Fuller (308) and Ann ----- (307)

Robert FULLER immigrated to New England in 1639, settling in Dorchester, Mass.700 He married, first, Ann -----. They moved to Dedham, Mass., in about 1644, after the birth of their first child, Jonathan. Ann died 4 Jul 1646, in Dedham, a few weeks after giving birth to her second child, Benoni. Robert married, second, in about 1646 or 1647, Sarah -----. She was dismissed from the church in Roxbury, so was probably the daughter of a Roxbury settler. Sarah died 2 Jun 1686 in Dedham, and Robert died there 14 Dec 1688. He made a will, which was proved 28 Apr 1690. His son Jonathan was made executor. Robert and Ann Fuller were the parents of Jonathan Fuller. Source: TAG 24.

Jonathan Fairbanks (312) and Grace Smith (313)

Jonathan FAIRBANKS was born in about 1595, probably in Sowerby or Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the son of John Fairbank and (probably) his second wife Isabella Staincliffe. He married Grace SMITH, 20 May 1617, in Halifax. Jonathan immigrated to New England in 1636, settling in Dedham, Mass.701 The Fairbanks house, originally owned by Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks, was built in the late 1630s or early 1640s, still stands and is open to the public. It was passed down to eight generations of Fairbanks descendants, until the early 29th century. “It is claimed that it is the oldest standing timber frame house in America and was considerably larger than neighboring houses.” Abbott Lowell Cummings wrote, “no other house of the mid-17th century in New England has survived in such unbelievable unspoiled condition. It is extraordinary that so early a structure should preserve such a high percentage of original features.”

700 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 701 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 161

Jonathan had some differences with church teachings, but was later reconciled. In 1646, a church record states: “Jonathan Fairbanke notwithstanding he had long stood off fro’ ye church upon some scruples about publike p’fession of faith & ye covenant yet after diverse loving conferences with him he made such a declaration of his faith & conv’sion to god . . . he was readily & gladly received by ye whole church.” He died 5 Dec 1668 in Dedham. He made a will dated 4 Jun 1668. Grace died 28 Dec 1673, in Dedham.702 Jonathan Fairbanks and Grace Smith were the parents of Jonathan Fairbanks Jr. Sources: Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, part 3 (caveat: his ancestry given by Smith has been superseded); NEHGR 166 for ancestry; Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America (1897).

Edward Shepard (314) and Violet Wolterton (315)

Edward SHEPARD immigrated to New England by 1642, when he appears in Cambridge, Mass. He was a mariner. He married, first, Violet WOLTERTON. Her first name was very unusual in early New England, in fact most other early women by that name were her descendants. She was (apparently) the sister of Gregory Wolterton. Violet died 9 Jan 1648/9, in Cambridge. Edward married, second, about 1650, Mary (-----) Pond, widow of Robert Pond, of Dorchester, Mass. He died in 1680. He made a will dated 4 Oct 1674 and proved Jun 1680. His second wife Mary survived him. Edward Shepard and Violet Wolterton were the parents of Deborah Shepard, wife of Jonathan Fairbanks Jr. Source: ed. Donald Lines Jacobus, The Shepard Families of New England, vol. 2 (1972). Comments: See the source cited above and/or articles by Jacobus in TAG for reasons why Violet was most likely the sister of Gregory Wolterton.

John Guild (316) and Elizabeth Crooke (317)

John GUILD was born in England in about 1616. He immigrated to New England by 1640, settling in Dedham, Mass.703 He married Elizabeth CROOKE 24 Jun 1645 in Dedham. They lived in a house that was passed down to descendants “for more than two hundred years.” His house was on East Street in Dedham. John did not hold any town offices. He did sign a petition in Jan 1644[/5] to support a free school in Dedham.

702 Dedham VR: “Grace Fairebanck, deceased 28th : 10 mo.” (December was the 10th month). 703 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 162

Elizabeth died 31 Aug 1669 in Dedham. John died 4 Oct 1682, in Dedham. John left a will dated 3 Oct 1682. John Guild and Elizabeth Crooke were the parents of Samuel Guild. Source: Helen S. Ullmann, "A Line From John Guild of Dedham to Wrentham, Mass., and Beyond," (2009), available via NEHGS. There is also a recent (2006) book on the Descendants of John Guild, which I have not seen. Comments: According to John Charles Gile, John Guild may have been baptized 30 Nov 1609 in Ilketshall, St. Margaret, Suffolk, England, the son of Richard Gylde and (probably) Margaret Jorden. According to Leslie Maher, Elizabeth Crooke was probably baptized 19 Jul 1618, the daughter of Roger and Sarah (-----) Crooke [see NEHGR 15:40]. The idea that John Guild was from Scotland is apparently false. It is possible that he was the brother of Samuel and Ann Guild. The three of them are supposed to have come to New England on the ship Hector, but there is no passenger list.

John Woodcock (318) and Sarah (Curtis?) (319)

John WOODCOCK was born in about 1627. According to the source cited below, he was the John Woodcock who was baptized 20 Jul 1627 at St. Antholin Parish, London, son of William Woodcock and Alice Washborn. John was in Dedham, Mass., by 1642. He married Sarah (CURTIS?), in about 1649. John was granted land in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1647. In 1668 he lived at Ten-Mile River, where in 1670, he was licensed to keep an ordinary. He lived in a part of Rehoboth, called the North Purchase, which was set off as Attleboro. He had a farm there of about 300 acres, which was expanded to about 600 acres. During King Phillip’s War, his house was used as a garrison. Sarah was buried 10 May 1676, recorded in Rehoboth, Mass. John married second, Joanna ----, by 1692. John died intestate 20 Oct 1701 in Attleboro. Administration of his estate was granted to his son John and his son-in-law Samuel Guild. His personal estate was valued at £213 and real estate at £128. (He had already given away much of his land to children, prior to this time.) John and Sarah Woodcock were the parents of Mary Woodcock, wife of Samuel Guild. Sources: Edith Bartlett Sumner, Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine, and ninety allied families (1989). Comments: There was a John Woodcock on a 1635 passenger list. Robert Charles Anderson in The Great Migration, stated that this was probably not the same man as John Woodcock of Attleboro (although it’s not impossible).

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Timothy Cooper (322) and Elizabeth ----- (323)

Timothy COOPER immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Lynn, Mass.704 He was probably born about 1615 to 1620, based on the birth of his oldest child in 1641. His married Elizabeth -----. He was one of the petitioners for the new town of Groton, Mass., but it seems he never lived there, as he is called Timothy Cooper of Lynn in probate records. He probably died shortly before 8 Mar 1659, when an inventory was made of his estate. His estate was valued at £177. On 29 Mar 1659 administration of his estate was granted to his widow Elizabeth. Timothy and Elizabeth Cooper were the parents of Mary Cooper, wife of Joseph Gilson. Source: Marilyn Fitzpatrick, "Timothy Cooper of Lynn, Mass.", The Essex Genealogist (TEG) Vol. 11 (1991), p. 212-13. Comments: The article cited above says he was probably born at Weston Hall, Warwickshire, England, the brother of John Cooper of that place. This statement is based on the fact that the will of John Cooper mentions his brother Timothy, “now in New England.”

John Lawrence (324) and Elizabeth ----- (325)

John LAWRENCE was born “by about 1610.” He immigrated to New England in 1635, settling in Watertown, Mass., and married Elizabeth ----- in about the same year. He was a carpenter. In 1658 he was a constable. He moved to Groton, Mass., in 1662. In Groton, he served as selectman in 1662 and 1666. John’s wife Elizabeth died 29 Aug 1663, in Groton. He married, second, Susanna Bachelor, 2 Nov 1664, in Charlestown, Mass. She was the daughter of William Bachelor. John died 11 Jul 1667, in Groton. He left a will dated 24 Apr 1667. The inventory of his estate was valued at £278. His widow Susanna died 8 Jul 1668, in Charlestown. John and Elizabeth Lawrence were the parents of Peleg Lawrence and Enoch Lawrence. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name). Comments: Robert Charles Anderson points out that the claim made by Horatio G. Somerby that John Lawrence was from Wisset, Suffolk, England was “demolished” by George Andrews Moriarty, in 1933 [see TAG 10]. Unfortunately there are still people who propagate this error.

Joseph Morse (326) and Hannah Phillips (327)

Joseph MORSE was baptized 2 May 1613, in Redgrave, Suffolk, England, the son of Samuel Morse and Elizabeth Jasper. He immigrated to New England with his parents in 1635. He married Hannah PHILLIPS 1 Sep 1638, in Dedham. Her ancestry is not known.

704 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 164

Joseph died intestate prior to 20 Jun 1654, probably in Dorchester, Mass. Hannah married second, Thomas Boyden, on 3 Nov 1658, in Boston. Hannah died 3 Oct 1676 in Medfield, Mass. She left a will, mentioning among others Elizabeth Lawrence. Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips were the parents of Elizabeth Morse, wife of Peleg Lawrence. Sources: Stevens-Miller, vol. 2 (1953).

Andrew Foster (330) and Ann ----- (331)

Andrew FOSTER, if his death record is to be believed, was born in about 1579. However, this age may have been exaggerated. 705 He may have been Scottish. He married Ann -----. She was probably born as late as 1620 and may have been his second wife. Andrew was in Andover, Mass., by 1646.706 He lived in North Andover.707 In 1653 he was released from the obligation of military training, “in respect of age and other infirmities.” Andrew died 7 May 1685 in Andover. He made a will dated 18 Apr 1685, which begins “I Andrew Foster of the town of Andover in the County of Essex in New England Senior – Being very aged…” He mentions his eldest son Andrew Foster, daughters Sarah, Hannah and Mary, wife Ann, and son Abraham. His estate amounted to £504,708 a sizeable amount. In the summer of 1692, the witchcraft hysteria which began in Salem Village, spread to Andover. On 15 Jul 1692, Ann Foster was accused. It was claimed that her spectre had afflicted Elizabeth Ballard, daughter of Andover constable Joseph Ballard. Ann “readily confessed.” She claimed that Martha Carrier had made her a witch, and “described flying through the air on a pole to witches’ meetings in Salem Village.”709 It was a known fact that those who confessed to being witches and testified against others would have their lives spared. Soon Ann’s daughter Mary (Foster) Lacey and granddaughter Mary Lacey were also accused. Eventually 46 people would be accused of witchcraft in Andover, a greater number than in Salem and Salem Village. Forty of them confessed. Despite her confession, Ann Foster remained in jail. A frail 72-year old, Ann died in jail 3 Dec 1692. Andrew and Ann Foster were the parents of Sarah Foster, wife of Samuel Kemp, and of Mary Foster, wife of Lawrence Lacey. Sources: NEHGR 20:227; his will, available on Ancestry.com (which is somewhat difficult to read); many other sources are available for the trail and confession of Ann (----) Foster. Comments: It has been claimed that Ann was Ann Alcock, daughter of George Alcock. However, George had no daughters. See the sketch on George Alcock in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration. I have found no credible evidence that she was an Alcock.

705 He is said to have died at age 106. However, ages In early New England death records were often exaggerated. I am skeptical that he was really 106. 706 TEG 21(2001):295. 707 TEG 21:199. 708 According to NEHGR 20:227. However, no probate papers appear to have survived. 709 Benjamin Ray, Satan and Salem: The Witch-Hunt Crisis of 1692 (2015). 165

Prior to the conviction of Ann Foster for witchcraft, tragedy had struck the family before. William and Ann’s daughter Hannah was murdered by her husband, Hugh Stone, who slit her throat in a drunken rage. It was the first murder in Andover. Before his execution, when asked what “possessed him,” Stone “blamed the family, saying they had been contentious and that his wife had not obeyed him.” On the gallows, he “visciously rebuked” Ann Foster. 710

John Whitney (338) and Ruth Reynolds (339)

John WHITNEY Jr. was baptized 14 Sep 1621 in Isleworth, England, the son of John Whitney and Elinor ----. John immigrated with his parents to New England in 1635, settling in Watertown, Mass. He married Ruth REYNOLDS, in about 1643. She was born in about 1623, the daughter of Robert Reynolds and Mary -----. John was selectman in Watertown in 1673 and for several years following. He died 12 Oct 1692 in Watertown. The inventory of his estate included about 210 acres of land. His widow Ruth survived him. John Whitney and Ruth Reynolds were the parents of Ruth Whitney, wife of Enoch Lawrence. Sources: For baptism, Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on his father, John Whitney Sr.); Bond, Watertown; Descendants of John Whitney.

James Knapp (342) and Elizabeth Warren (343)

Sgt. James KNAPP was baptized 30 Apr 1626, in Wormingford, Essex, England. He was the son of William Knapp and Judith Tue. He came to New England in 1630 with his parents, who settled in Watertown, Mass.711 James married Elizabeth WARREN in about 1654. She was baptized 21 Jul 1629 in Nayland, Suffolk, England, the daughter of John Warren and Margaret -----.712 In 1656, James was charged with the crime of adultery. “A Watertown widow named Mary Davis had recently died in prison while giving birth to a bastard child, she attributed paternity to Knapp, ‘constantly affirming the same, in her health and right mind, and also to her death.’”713 It is not certain, but it seems that there was no conviction. The following year he was in court again for drunkenness.

710 Diane Foulds, Death in Salem: The Private Lives Behind the 1692 Witch Hunt (2013). 711 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (sketch on his father, William “Knopp”). 712 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on Elizabeth’s father, John Warren). 713 John Putman Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England (2004), p. 111-112, citing Samuel Green The early Records of Groton, Mass 166

John Putnam Demos speculates that Elizabeth (Warren) Knapp may have been the woman named Knapp who, in 1658, “pretending to rail, and being troublesome, she was sent to prison.”714 At any rate, James was able to reform. In about 1662, James moved to Groton, Mass., where he became not only respectable, but one of the leaders of the new town. He was selectman in 1665 and “was re-elected to this office almost every year until 1692.”715 In Groton, he became sergeant of the train band. “Given the absence of special distinction in his family line, his checkered past, and his relatively modest wealth, James Knapp must have earned his honors chiefly by way of energy, talent, and (reformed) character.”716 He is listed in a garrison in Groton in 1692.717 He may have returned to Watertown: an inventory the estate of James Knapp was made on 11 Nov 1700, in Watertown.718 Was Elizabeth (Warren) Knapp the Elizabeth Knapp, “wife of James Knap” who died in Watertown 12 Jan 1715/6?719 James Knapp and Elizabeth Warren were the parents of Elizabeth Knapp, wife of Samuel Scripture. Sources: see footnotes.

Thomas Chamberlain (344) and Mary ----- (345)

Thomas CHAMBERLAIN was in Woburn, Mass., by 1644. He married Mary ----. In Feb 1651/2 he, James Parker, and Isaac Learned, “all of Woburn,” bought from Gov. Thomas Dudley, 1500 acres of land in what is now Billerica, Mass. Thomas Chamberlain may never have occupied this land. By 1658 he was called “of Chelmsford.” A death record that appeared to be for “Annah, wife of Thomas Chamberlain” was recorded in Chelmsford, 20 Dec 1669. The author cited below stated, “after a most careful study of all known records, I conclude that the name should have been written ‘Mary,’ instead of ‘Annah.’” On 16 Apr 1684, Thomas married, second, Mary (-----) (Poulter) Parker, widow of John Poulter and John Parker. She died 7 Feb 1692/3. Thomas’ own death is not recorded, nor is there any record of a will. But “from a deed it is inferred that he died before 21 Dec 1700.” Thomas and Mary Chamberlain were the parents of Thomas Chamberlain Jr. Source: George W. Chamberlain, One Branch of the Descendants of Thomas Chamberlain of Woburn, Mass. (1897).

714 Demos, Entertaining Satan, p. 113. 715 Demos, Entertaining Satan, p. 112, citing Samuel Green The early Records of Groton, Mass. (1880). 716 Demos, Entertaining Satan, p. 112. 717 Samuel Green, Groton During the Indian Wars (1883), p. 60. 718 NEHGR 147:327. 719 Watertown VR. Normally she would be called “widow” not “wife” but it could be a clerical mistake. 167

Robert Proctor (346) and Jane Hildreth (347)

Robert PROCTOR came to New England and settled at Concord, Mass., by 1643. Robert married Jane HILDRETH 31 Dec 1645, in Concord, Mass. She was born in England in about 1628, the daughter of Richard Hildreth and Sarah ------. In 1654 they moved to the new town of Chelmsford, Mass. Robert died 28 Apr 1697, in Chelmsford, Mass. He left a will dated 10 Mar 1695/6 and proved 13 Jul 1697. He mentions wife Jane, sons Gershom, Peter, James, John, Samuel, and Israel, and daughters Dorothy Barret, Elizabeth Proctor, Sarah Chamberlain and Mary Bourn. Robert Proctor and Sarah Hildreth were the parents of Sarah Proctor, wife of Thomas Chamberlain. Sources: A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Proctor of Concord and Chelmsford, Mass. (1898); Middlesex Probate #18219. Comments: The following information may be true but I am searching for a reliable source for it: “Robert was baptized 15 Apr 1624, at St. Albans, Herfortshire, England, the son of Robert Proctor and Sarah Fletcher.“ Without a good source I consider it speculative.

John Nutting (348) and Sarah Eggleton (349)

John NUTTING was born in about 1622 in England. The date of his arrival in New England is not known, but there is no record of him prior to his marriage. John married Sarah EGGLETON 28 Aug 1650, in Woburn, Mass. She was the daughter of Jane (-----) Eggleton, and the sister of Ruth (Eggleton) Blodgett.720 He first moved from Woburn to Chelmsford, Mass. He was in Groton by about 1661. In 1663 he was selectman, and in 1668, constable. In 1672 he was paid by the town for killing two wolves. John died 13 Mar 1676 in Groton, Mass. Tradition is that he was killed by Indians when defending his house, which was used as a garrison. “It is said that his head was severed and put upon a pole.” John Nutting and Sarah Eggleston were the parents of John Nutting Jr. Sources: Nutting Genealogy (1908).

William Lakin (350) and Lydia Brown (351)

Lt. William LAKIN was born about 10 Jun 1623, probably in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of William Lakin and Mary -----. His father died in 1633, and in 1637 his

720 See Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines. 168

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. mother married, second, William Martin. William Lakin came to New England in about 1644, along with his mother, step-father William Martin, and his brother John Lakin. William married, say 1648, Lydia BROWN. She was born 22 Mar 1631/2, in Watertown, Mass., the daughter of Abraham Brown and Lydia -----, of Watertown.721 The family moved to Groton, Mass., by Jan 1664/5. On 15 Oct 1673, William was appointed Lieutenant of the military company of Groton. According to Samuel Green, “the murderous assault made by the Indians on the town, July 27, 1694, was begun at the house of William Lakin, who lived somewhere in the neighborhood of Chicopee Row.”722 Lydia Lakin was still living on 25 Jan 1693/4, when she received a portion of her father’s estate. William died 22 Feb 1700/1, in Groton.723 William did not leave a will, but intestate probate records exist. An inventory of his estate was taken in Nov 1707.724 According to Douglas Richardson, Lydia had “perhaps” died by then. Heirs were listed as William, Jonathan and Abraham Lakin, and Jonathan Boyden and John Nutting.725 William Lakin and Lydia Brown were the parents of Mary Lakin, wife of John Nutting. Sources: see footnotes.

Jonas Eaton (352) and Grace ----- (353)

Jonas EATON was born in about 1618, probably in Co. Kent England. He immigrated to New England in 1637,726 as a servant in the family of William Eaton. (Jonas was definitely not William’s son, but he could have been a younger brother.) He settled first in Watertown, Mass. He and William both moved to Reading, Mass., in 1653. Jonas married Grace ----- Jonas died 24 Feb 1673/4, in Reading, Mass. He left a will (Middlesex Probate #6754). Grace married, second, 18 Nov 1680, Henry Silsbee. Jonas and Grace Eaton were the parents of John Eaton. Source: Donald Lines Jacobus, The Granberry Family and Allied Families (1945), p. 212-213.

721 Douglas Richardson, “The English Origins of the Lakins of Mass.”, The American Genealogist (TAG), Vol. 70 (1995), pp. 146-147. Also see The Great Migration Begins sketch on Abraham Brown. 722 Epitaphs From the Old Burying Ground in Groton, p.242. This book has an error, however, in stating that William’s father William Lakin died in Massachusetts in 1672. William Lakin Sr. actually died in England in 1633, and it was William Jr’s step-father, William Martin, who came to Massachusetts and died there in 1672. 723TAG 70:147. 724 Middlesex Probate #13501. 725 Ibid; also TAG 70:147, which references NEHGR 63:319. 726Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015 169

John Pearson (354) and Dorcas ----- (355)

John PEARSON was born in about 1613 in England. He married Dorcas -----, apparently in England. John and his family immigrated to New England by 1643, when he settled in Rowley, Mass. He may have lived briefly in Ipswich, Mass., prior to that time. He was a carpenter and a miller. He established a dam on the Mill River in Rowley. He was chosen by the town to represent them at the General Court in 1678 and later. He also served as selectman many times. He was ordained as a Deacon of the church in 1686. John died 22 Dec 1693, in Rowley, Mass., at about 80 years of age. His wife died 12 Jan 1702/3 in Rowley. John and Dorcas Pearson were the parents of Dorcas Pearson, wife of John Eaton Jr. Source: Noreen Pramberg, Four Generations of the Descendants of John and Dorcus Pearson of Rowley, Mass in 1643.

John Gould (356) and Joanna ----- (357)

John GOULD was born in about 1610 in England. He was a carpenter. He immigrated to New England in 1636, and settled in Charlestown, Mass.727 John married, first, Mary -----, who died 28 Sep 1642. He married, second, Joanna -----. She was born in about 1618. John died 21 Mar 1690/91, in Charlestown. Joanna died 27 Aug 1697, presumably in Charlestown. John and Joanna Gould were the parents of John Gould Jr. Sources: Wyman, Charlestown; Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (see comments below). Comments: According to Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, the John Gould who came over in 1635 on the Defense was a different man. (He had a wife named Grace and was a husbandman, while John of Charlestown had a wife Mary and was a carpenter.)

Jeremiah Belcher (358) and Mary Lockwood (359)

Sgt. Jeremiah BELCHER was born in about 1614, presumably in England. He immigrated to New England in 1635 on the ship Susan & Ellen, settling in Ipswich, Mass. He married, first, an unknown wife, by 1639.728 He married, second, Mary LOCKWOOD, by a marriage contract dated 30 Sep 1652. She was “perhaps daughter of Edmund Lockwood.”

727 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 728 It has been noted that listed next to him on the passenger list of the Susan & Ellen was “Mary Clifford, 25” and that Jeremiah had a grandson named Clifford Belcher. 170

Jeremiah (sometimes called “Jeremy”) was a merchant. In 1652 he had been sued for debt. In 1658 he petitioned the court to reduce a fine imposed for “selling strong water, powder & shot,” calling himself a “poor & an honest man.” He obtained a license for selling strong water that year. He served as a selectman in Ipswich in 1665, and was a sergeant of the militia by Jan 1660/1. The date of Jeremiah’s death is unknown. He was alive 28 Jul 1674 (when he acknowledged a debt), and had died by 30 Sep 1690. It is likely that he was living at least until 1677. He apparently died intestate, at least no will survives. An inventory of his estate is dated 1693. Jeremiah Belcher and Mary Lockwood were the parents of Abigail Belcher, wife of John Gould. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name).

Thomas Emerson (360) and Elizabeth Brewster (361)

Thomas EMERSON was baptized 26 Jul 1584 in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Robert Emerson and Susan Crabbe. He immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Ipswich, Mass.729 He married Elizabeth BREWSTER, 1 Jul 1611, in Bishop’s Stortford. He was apparently the Thomas Emerson, baker, who in 1650 sold land granted by the town. He died in 1 May 1666 in Ipswich. His wife Elizabeth survived him. Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster were the parents of Rev. Joseph Emerson. Source: Barbara Chase Stone & Alicia Crane Williams, The Stone-Gregg Genealogy (1987) Comment: There is no known connection between Elizabeth Brewster and William Brewster of the Mayflower.

Edward Bulkeley (362) and Lucian ----- (363)

Rev. Edward BULKELEY was baptized 12 Jun 1614, in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the son of Rev. Peter Bulkeley and Jane Allen. He “matriculated pensioner” from St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge, on Easter, 1629. He immigrated to New England by Mar 1634/5, prior to his father. (He was admitted to the First Church in Boston 22 Mar 1634/5.) He married Lucian -----, a widow who was supposedly from Plymouth Colony. She was referred to in some records as “Lucy Anna.” She had, by her former husband, a daughter named Lucy, who married John Lake. By 1641 he was in Concord, Mass., and ordained to preach the Gospel in Medfield, Mass., in 1642/3. When his father died in 1659, he succeeded him as minster of the Church of Concord. On 5 Mar 1694 the town of Concord voted to give him an annual sum of £30 in lieu of his regular salary, due to his being “under such infirmities of body by reason of his great age, that he is not capable of attending the work of the ministry as in time past.”

729 Robert Charles Anderson , The Great Migration Directory (2015) 171

He died in 2 Jan 1695/6 in Chelmsford, Mass., and is buried in Concord. Jacobus wrote, “He is represented by tradition as being lame and of a feeble constitution, and was greatly reputed for his talents, acquirements, irreproachable character, and piety.” Edward and Lucian Bulkeley were the parents of Elizabeth Bulkeley, wife of Rev. Joseph Emerson. Sources: Donald Lines Jacobus, The Bulkeley Family (1933); also Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on his father Peter Bulkeley.)

Nicholas Browne (364) and Elizabeth ---- (365)

Nicholas BROWNE was born in about 1610, the son of Edward Browne and Jane (or Joan) Lide, of Inkburrow, Worcestershire, England.730 He married Elizabeth -----, probably in England. He immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Lynn, Mass.731 He lived in the part of Lynn that later became Saugus, Mass, having 210 acres of land given to him by the town. In 1644 he moved to Lynn Village, which was later called Reading, Mass. He served as Deputy to the General Court and was also a selectman. He died 5 Apr 1673, in Reading. He made a will, which is summarized in The Essex Genealogist (TEG) vol. 8. His estate was valued at £1232. His wife survived him. Nicholas and Elizabeth Browne were the parents of Capt. John Brown. Sources: TEG 8 (1988):178; NEHGR 44 (1890):281-282; Middlesex Probate #3154.

John Fiske (366) and Ann Gippes (367)

Rev. John FISKE was baptized 20 Mar 1607/8 in St. James, South Elmhorn, Suffolk, England. He was the son of John Fiske and Ann Lawter. “He was admitted sizar at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, 2 Jul 1625, and took the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1628/9.” He married in Ann GIPPES in 1635. She was “of Frenze, co. Norfolk.” John and his family immigrated to New England in 1637. Cotton Mather wrote, in Magnalia Christi Americana: “He and that excellent man Mr. John Allin came aboard in a disguise, to avoid the fury of his persecutors; but after they had passed the Land’s End, they entertained the passengers with two sermons every day, besides other agreeable devotions, which filled the voyage with so much religion that one of the passengers being examined about his going to divert himself with an hook and line, on the Lord’s day, he protested , ‘that he did not known when the Lord’s Day

730 His place of origin is proven by a power of attorney he gave to his son John: see Genealogical History of the Town of Reading (1874), summarized in TEG 8. 731 Robert Charles Anderson , The Great Migration Directory (2015) 172

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. was ; he thought every day was a Sabbath day; for’ he said, ‘they did nothing but pray and preach all week long.”732 Mather continues: “Mr. Fisk arrived in New England in the year 1637, having had nothing to render the voyage uncomfortable, but only that his aged mother died quickly after he came aboard , and his only infant quickly after he came ashore. He came well stocked with servants, and all sorts of tools for husbandry and carpentry…” After stopping briefly in Cambridge, Mass., he moved in the same year to Salem, Mass. He was preacher and schoolmaster at Salem for four years. In 1641 he moved to Wenham where he was pastor from 1644-1656. Then he, and most of his church, moved to Chelmsford, where he was the first pastor. He was also a physician there. None of his more than 3,000 estimated sermons survive. However, a catechism he wrote, “Watering of the Olive Plants in Christ’s Garden,” does survive. In addition, in 1943 several poems written by John Fiske were published.733 Ann died 14 Feb 1671/2 in Chelmsford. He married, second, on 1 Aug 1672 in Chelmsford, Elizabeth (-----) Hinchman, widow of Edmund Hinchman. Cotton Mather wrote: “Towards the end of his life, he began to labour especially under two maladies, either of which were enough to try the most consummate patience of any man living; these were, first, the stone, and then, the gout; which at last were followed with convulsions, that brought his laborious life to an end…” During this time he was “carried unto the church in a chair, and preached….sitting.” John died 14 Jan 1676/7, probably in Chelmsford. He left a will dated 8 Jun 1676 and proved 22 Feb 1676/7. John Fiske and Anne Gippes were the parents of Ann Fiske, wife of Capt. John Brown. Sources: NEHGR 88:272-273; Frederick Clifton Fiske, Fiske and Fisk Family (1896); also footnotes. Comments: John Fiske’s Notebook was published in 1974, but I have not seen it.

William Johnson (370) and Elizabeth Bunker (371)

William JOHNSON was born in about 1605 in England. He married Elizabeth BUNKER 14 Oct 1630 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. She was born in about 1607. They immigrated to New England in 1634, settling in Charlestown, Mass. He was a brickmaker. He died 9 Dec 1677 in Charlestown. He made a will dated 7 Sep 1677 and proved 2 Apr 1678, which is summarized in The Great Migration. His wife Elizabeth married, second, Thomas Carter, 24 Oct 1679 in Charlestown. She died 6 Oct 1684 in

732 Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana, originally published 1702; reprinted 1855; vol. 1, p. 478. Note that Fiske and Fisk Family (1896), p. 53 quotes this account but with some alterations from Mather’s account, for example, omitting the reference to John Allin. 733 See Harold S. Jantz, First Century of New England Verse (1962) for several of Fiske’s poems and a critical analysis. 173

Charlestown. William Johnson and Elizabeth Bunker were the parents of John Johnson, and of Elizabeth Johnson, wife of Edward Wyer. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name); also see Stevens- Miller. Comments: It is possible that he was the brother of Edward Johnson who immigrated to Charlestown in 1637, although Edward was not from Dunstable. William had moved there due to the preaching of Rev. Zachariah Symmes, who immigrated to Charlestown in 1634.

Elias Maverick (374) and Anna Harris (375)

Elias MAVERICK was born in about 1604 in England, the son of Rev. John Maverick and Mary Gye. He immigrated to New England in 1630 with his parents. He was in Winnisimmett (now Chelsea), Mass., by 1630. In about 1633, he married Anna HARRIS. She was born in about 1613, the daughter of Thomas Harris and Elizabeth -----. In 1654, he was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. Although a member of the Charlestown, Mass., church, he continued to live in Winnisimmett, which is across the Mystic River from Charlestown, accessible by ferry. He died 8 Sep 1684, and was buried in Charlestown, Mass. He made a will dated 13 Oct 1681 which was proved 6 Nov 1684. His (large) estate was appraised at £820, of which£700 was real estate. In his will, he calls himself “Elias Mavericke Senior of Winnasimmett” being “in a competent measure of health & understanding, though aged…” He mentioned his “beloved wife Anna,” sons Elias, Peter, and Paul (who married Jemima Smith, daughter of Lt. John Smith), grandson Jotham Maverick (son of his son John), grandson James Maverick (son of his son Peter), and his five daughters: Abigail Clarke, Sarah Walton, Mary Waye, Ruth Smith & Rebecca Thomas. He also mentions an obligation to his “father in law” William Stitson (his wife’s step- father). “As for my servant Jonas Holmes I give the remainder of his time unto my dear wife if she live so long or else to my executors…” Finally, he states “having forgotten to express Ruth Johnson my granddaughter that now liveth with me, I leave it with her grandmother to do as she pleaseth…”734 His widow Anna died 7 Sep 1697, in Reading, Mass. Elias Maverick and Anna Harris were the parents of Elizabeth Maverick, wife of John Johnson. Sources: NEHGR 96 (1942); for a full transcription of his will and inventory, see A Documentary History of Chelsea including the Boston precincts of Winnisimmett, Rumney Marsh, and Pullen Point (1908).

734 Note that Ruth’s mother, his daughter Elizabeth (Maverick) Johnson, had died. 174

Thomas Boylston (376) and Sarah ----- (377)

Thomas BOLYSTON was baptized 12 Feb 1614/5, in London England, the son of Edward Boylston and Anne Bastian. He immigrated to New England in 1635 on the ship Defense. He married Sarah -----, by 1640. He died in about 1653, specifically between 26 Jul 1652 and before 12 Mar 1654/5, probably in Watertown, Mass. There are no probate records. Sarah married, second, John Chenery, 12 Mar 1654/5. She died 14 Sep 1704, in Watertown. Thomas and Sarah Boylston were the parents of Thomas Boylston Jr. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name). Comment: In 1997, Don C. Stone discovered Thomas Boylston’s baptism and names of his parents. Stone did not publish his results, but the information is included in Anderson’s The Great Migration.

Thomas Gardner (378) and Lucy Smith (379)

Thomas GARDNER was born in about 1613-16, the son of Thomas Gardner Sr. and his unknown wife. He immigrated to New England in 1638 with his parents, settling in Roxbury, Mass.735 He married Lucy SMITH 4 Jul 1641, in Roxbury. Her parents are not known. Thomas Gardner lived at Muddy River. He was constable there in 1657. Lucy died 4 Nov 1687 in Roxbury. Thomas died 15 Jul 1689, recorded in Roxbury. He left a will dated 12 Jul 1689; proved 13 Aug 1689. Since I have found no published transcriptions, I include a summary here: “I Thomas Gardner Senr of Muddy River formerly belonging to Boston…being in perfect memory and understanding although sick and weak in body…” “I do will and bequeath unto my son Andrew Gardner all that land wch I formerly possessed him of upon marriage wth his wife to gether with his mansion house and out housing standing and being upon the same wch wth cattell and other helps I judge amounts to the sum of four hundred pounds…” “I confirm unto my son Thomas Gardner the house in which he now dwells to gether wth all such lands which were formerly my proper Estate and by me given to him upon his marriage with Mary his wife….” “As I have given unto my son Thomas Boylston upon marriage with my daughter Mary about thirty acres of Land more or less I do by this my Last Will and Testament Confirm the same to him…” “I do Confirm unto my son Joshua Gardner all those lands and housing given unto him upon marriage to Mary his wife wch are also confirmed to him by a deed under my hand and seale.” “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail Wise forty pounds in money….” “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Johanna Stanton forty pounds in money…” “I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lucy Monk my now orchard as it is now fenced in …” “I give and bequeath unto my mayd servant Elizabeth Child twenty shillings…” “I do appoint my three sons Andrew Gardner Thomas Gardner and Joshua Gardner to be Executors.”

735 According to Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015), Thomas Gardner Sr. immigrated in 1638. 175

Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith were the parents of Mary Gardner, wife of Thomas Boylston Jr. Sources: Some of the Ancestors of the Rev. John Selby Frame and his Wife Clara Winchester Dana (1948); Dawes-Gates v.1 (caveat); Wyman, Charlestown; Suffolk Probate at ancestry.com; History of Brookline.

John Smith (380) and Sarah ----- (381)

John SMITH was in Charlestown, Mass., by 1644, his parent s and origin unknown. He was a ship carpenter. He married Sarah ----- , by 1646. John died 26 Mar 1673, in Charlestown. He left a will dated 8 Mar 1672 and proved 17 Jul 1673. He mentions sons John and James and Josiah, and daughters Elizabeth, Sarah and Mary (see below for more details). His estate was appraised at £640, a fairly large amount. His widow Sarah, “an aged woman,” died 12 Nov 1687, in Charlestown. John and Sarah Smith were the parents of James Smith. Sources: Wyman, Charlestown; Middlesex Probate #20655; Charlestown VR. Comment: Since it does not appear that a transcript of his will has been published, I quote from it here: “John Smith Senior of Charlestown”…”being at present weak of body but in perfect memory.” To “my beloved wife and all my children, that parcell of Land containing two thousand Acres more or less wch was given me by ye Indians, according to a deed confirmed to me by them now in my hands, lying about three miles west of ye towne of Lancaster, the Said lands to be equally divided between my wife & Children.” “unto my loving & beloved wife Sarah one third part of all of ye rest of my Estates…” “unto my son John Smith one Sixth part of my Estate….” “unto my son James Smith, one Sixth part of my Estate…” “unto my son Josiah Smith & my daughters Elizabeth, Sarah, & Mary, to each of them one twelfth part of my Estate…” (the portion to Josiah to be paid out when he reached 21 years of age)…”to my daughters Elizabeth and Sarah within three months after my Decease, and my daughter Mary when she shall arrive at ye age of eighteen years or at the day of her marriage, which shall first happen…”

William Foster (382) and Anne Brackenbury (383)

William FOSTER was born in about 1618. He was in Boston by 1644, and Charlestown, Mass., by 1652. He married Anne BRACKENBURY, born in about 1628, daughter of William Brackenbury and Anne ----. In 1637, Henry Wood, a seaman, was brought before the constable at Charlestown upon suspicion of “ravishing Ann Brackerbourne, a child of nine years of age.”736

736 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, sketch on William Brackenbury. 176

William Foster was at first a ship carpenter, later a sea captain. In his career as captain he encountered many hardships and dangers. In 1665 “pestilence” broke out on a return voyage. When they arrived in Massachusetts, the ship was placed in quarantine. Not only were those on board “cooped up with contagious and dying sufferers,” the cargo was also at risk of decay and spoilage. In 1669 Foster was master of the Dolphin, a “vessel of about 150 tons, valued at £640.” In May of that year a storm caused costly damage to the ship. William Foster’s most dangerous ordeal occurred in 1671. He and his eldest son Isaac sailed for Bilbao, in Northern Spain. Cotton Mather described how Foster and his crew were “taken captive by Turkish enemies.” Fortunately for Foster, “the prince which had hitherto held him, was come to an untimely death…” In November 1673 Foster returned to Charlestown ‘in a small boat laden with fish.” In 1694 he was nominated as Deacon of the church in Charlestown, but he declined on account of age. William died 8 May 1698, in Charlestown, and is buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground.737 His widow Anne died 22 Sep 1714, in Charlestown, and is also buried in the Phipps St. burying ground.738 William Foster and Anne Brackenbury were the parents of Mary Foster wife of James Smith. Sources: All quotes and the information on William Foster’s career as a sea caption are from: Roger Thompson, From Deference to Defiance, Charlestown, Mass. 1629-1692, which contain a chapter titled: “The Ordeals of William Foster 1658-85”; Wyman, Charlestown; NEHGR 25; for Anne Brackenberry: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (sketch on Anne’s father, William Brackenbury.)

John Eaton (466) and Martha Rowlandson (467)

John EATON Jr. was born in about 1619, in England, the son of John Eaton Sr. and Ann -----. He immigrated to New England in 1639, settling in Salisbury, Mass.739 He married Martha ROWLANDSON, by about 1645, probably in Salisbury. She was the daughter of Thomas Rowlandson and his unknown first wife. John probably moved to Salisbury with his parents in about 1639-40. John died 1 Nov 1682 in Salisbury. He left a will. His widow died Jul 1712 in Salisbury. John Eaton and Martha Rowlandson were the parents of Martha Eaton, wife of Benjamin Collins. Source: David Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury (1897).

737 William Foster gravestone 738 Anne Foster gravestone 739 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 177

Richard Shortridge (468) and Esther Dearborn (469)

Richard SHORTRIDGE was born in about 1631.740 His origin and parents are not known. He settled in Portsmouth, N.H. He was a fisherman and basket maker.741 He married Esther DEARBORN by 1661.742 She was the daughter of Godfrey Dearborn and his unknown first wife.743 By 1670 he lived in Sagamore Creek. In 1688 he was constable for the province.744 The date of his death is not known. Richard Shortridge and Esther Dearborn were the parents of Richard Shortridge Jr. Sources: See footnotes. Comments: Little reliable published information can be found on this family.

Thomas Creber (470) and ----- Moses (471)

Thomas CREBER (or CREBAR) was a seaman and farmer. His date of immigration to New England is not known, but it is presumed to be after 1640.745 He lived in Sagamore Creek, near Portsmouth, N.H. He married, first, ----- MOSES, a daughter of John Moses.746 Thomas was styled a Captain, the master of the ketch John and Mary, which was engaged in coastal trade.747 He probably married, second, Mary (-----) Pease, by 1688, widow of John Pease.748 Thomas’ death date is not known, but it was before 1695, when his second wife Mary was a widow again.749 Thomas Creber and ----- Moses were the parents of Alice Creber, wife of Richard Shortridge Jr. Sources: See footnotes.

740 Ancestors of Robert Harry McIntire (1980). 741741 J. M. Moses, “Pioneers of Portsmouth Neck,” in Granite Monthly (1913) calls him a basket maker. 742 Torrey. 743 NEHGR 68:72; also Joseph Dow, History of Hampton, N.H. 744 Nettie Nicholson, A Tenth Generation Yankee from Maine 745 He is not listed in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory. 746 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (sketch on John Moses). 747 Charles Edward Banks, The History of Martha’s Vineyard (1911). 748 See Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on John Pease). 749 The History of Martha’s Vineyard 178

Joseph Dow (472) and Mary Sanborn (473)

Sgt. Joseph DOW was born 20 Mar 1638/9, in Watertown, Mass., the son of Henry Dow and Joan -----. He married Mary SANBORN 17 Dec 1662, in Hampton, N.H. She was born say 1644, the daughter of William Sanborn and Mary Moulton. They were Quakers. Joseph died 4 Apr 1703 in Hampton. He made a will which was probated 19 Apr 1703. Mary’s death date is not known (see comment below). Joseph Dow and Mary Sanborn were the parents of Joseph Dow Jr. Sources: The Book of Dow; NEHGR 142:258; Watertown VR. Comment: The Book of Dow is incorrect regarding Mary’s death. Mary was not the Mary Dow who died 21 Jan 1732/3 at age 95. That Mary was Mary (Hussey) (Page) (Green) Dow, daughter of Christopher Hussey and widow of Henry Dow, as shown in ancestry.com: U.S. Newspaper Extractions From the Northeast, 1704-1930.

Phillip Watson Challis (474) and Mary Sargent (475)

Lt. Phillip WATSON CHALLIS750 was born in about 1617 in England, the son of John Challis and Elizabeth Watson. He immigrated to New England in 1636,751 settling in Ipswich, Mass. In 1639 he received a land grant in Salisbury, Mass., “in the first division.” There he served as selectman from 1646 to 1680. He married Mary SARGENT in about 1652. She was born in about 1636, perhaps in Ipswich, Mass.,752 the daughter of William Sargent and Elizabeth Perkins. In about 1653, Phillip signed the Robert Pike petition, which denounced the law which stated that it was illegal for anyone to preach in the county without consent of the elders. For this, the court required him to give bond and answer for his “offense.” In 1665, the new town of Amesbury was set off from the rest of Salisbury. Phillip was one of those who signed the agreement separating the two towns. He served many times on the grand jury for the Essex Quarterly Courts. “Lt. Phillip Challis served in the foot company at Salisbury, Mass., during the Indian troubles.” In 1677 he and two others wrote a letter reporting what they had heard about a certain “Symon Indian.” Phillip died in 1680 in Amesbury, before 21 Sep 1680 when the inventory of his estate was taken. His estate was valued at over £540. Mary died 27 Sep 1716, in Amesbury. Phillip Watson-Challis and Mary Sargent were the parents of Mary Watson Challis, wife of Joseph Dow Jr. Sources: Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Samuel Blanchard Ordway (1990) TAG 79(2004):57 and 82(2007):265 (for ancestry).

750 He was sometimes called “Phillip Challis alias Watson-Challis.” 751 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 752 Some sources state she was born 1634 in Salisbury, but Salisbury wasn’t settled until 1639. See Great Migration Begins, sketch on her father William Sargent. 179

John Severance (476) and Abigail Kimball (477)

John SEVERANCE was born in about 1609, presumably in England. He immigrated to New England in 1636, settling first in Ipswich, Mass.753 He married Abigail KIMBALL, probably in about 1635 in England. She was born in “say” 1617, the daughter of Richard Kimball and Ursula Scott. (She immigrated in 1636 with her husband John, not in 1634 with her parents). John was an original settler of Salisbury, Mass., in 1639. He was styled “planter” as well as “victualler and vintner.” He was licensed to keep the “ordinary” in Salisbury starting in 1662. Abigail died 17 Jun 1658 in Salisbury. John married, second, on 2 Oct 1663, Susanna (-----) Ambrose, widow of Henry Ambrose. John died 9 Apr 1682, in Salisbury. He left a will dated 7 Apr 1682. John Severance and Abigail Kimball were the parents of Ephraim Severance. Sources: David Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury (1897); For Abigail, see Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on Abigail’s father Richard Kimball). Comments: It is “possible” that Abigail was the Abigail Kimball who was baptized 5 Nov 1617 in Hitcham, Suffolk, England.

Abraham Morrill (478) and Sarah Clement (479)

Abraham MORRILL was born by about 1614 in England. His origin and parents are not known. He immigrated to New England in 1635, settling first in Cambridge, Mass., and moving to Salisbury, Mass., in 1640, shortly after the settlement of the town. He married Sarah CLEMENT 10 Jun 1645 in Salisbury. She was the daughter of Robert Clements and Lydia ----- of Haverhill, Mass. Abraham has been called a blacksmith, but this has not been proven. He died 18 Jun 1662, in Roxbury, Mass. As the church record states, “Abraham Morrell of Salisbury fell sick in this town & died & was buried the 20th of the 4th [1662].” He may have been visiting the family of his brother Isaac. He made a will dated 18 Jun 1662 and proved 14 Oct 1663. The inventory of his estate was valued at £507. Sarah survived him and married Thomas Mudgett, 8 Oct 1665. Abraham Morrill and Sarah Clement were the parents of Lydia Morrill, wife of Ephraim Severance. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name).

753 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 180

John Maynard (480)

John MAYNARD was born in about 1610 in England. He married an unknown first wife, in England. He immigrated to New England in 1639, settling in Sudbury, Mass.754 He married, second, Mary (-----) Axtell, 16 Jun 1646, in Sudbury, Mass. She was the widow of Thomas Axtell. John died 10 Dec 1672, in Sudbury. John Maynard was the father of John Maynard Jr. Sources: TAG 60(1984):55; other sources TBD. Comments: Neil D. Thompson, in TAG 60, states without proof that John Maynard was from Co. Cambridge, England.

Stephen Gates (482) and Ann Neave (483)

Stephen GATES was born in about 1600 in England. He married Ann NEAVE 5 May 1628 in Hingham, England. She was born in about 1603, based on a deposition. They sailed from Hingham, England, to New England in 1638 on the ship Diligent. He settled first in Hingham, Mass. He may have lived briefly in Cambridge, Mass. By 1654 he moved to Lancaster, Mass., where he served as constable in 1656. “In 1658 there was trouble between the Gates and Whitcomb families due to the fact that three sons of John Whitcomb had killed three swine belonging to Stephen Gates. Whitcomb agreed to pay for the swine but afterward sought to be released from paying, claiming that he was ‘aged & weak and mean in estate.’ The court decided that he must pay for the swine.” At this time he was living in Sudbury, Mass. Stephen appears in Cambridge by 1662 when he made his will 9 Jun 1662, and died before 29 Sep 1662, when an inventory of his estate was made. Ann married, second, Richard Woodward. She died in Feb 1682/3 in Marlborough, Mass. Stephen Gates and Ann Neave were the parents of Mary Gates, wife of John Maynard Jr. Sources: Edward Harrison, “Ann Neave, Wife of Stephen Gates, 1638 Immigrant to Massachusetts,” NEHGR 163 (2009):134-136; Clarence Torrey, “Stephen Gates of Hingham, Lancaster, and Cambridge, Mass.,” NEHGR 120(1966):161-163. Comments: Ann’s name was misread as “Veare” in NEHGR 120 and earlier literature.

.754 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 181

Richard Waite (484) and Mary ----- (485)

Richard WAITE (or WAIGHT) was born in about 1609. He immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Watertown, Mass.755 His wife’s name was Mary. He died intestate 16 Jan 1668/9, in Watertown, at age 60. Mary died 21 Jan 1678/9 in Watertown. Richard and Mary Waite were the parents of Joseph Waite. Sources Bond, Watertown; Middlesex Probate #23497.

William Hagar (486) and Mary Bemis (487)

William HAGAR immigrated to New England after 1640, settling in Watertown, Mass.756 On 20 Mar 1644/5, in Watertown, he married Mary BEMIS, sister of immigrant Joseph Bemis. He died 10 Jan 1683/4. He left a will dated 10 Jan 1683/4 and proved 1 Apr 1684. The inventory of his estate was valued at £353. His widow Mary died in Dec 1695, “an aged woman.” William Hagar and Mary Bemis were the parents of Ruhamah Hagar, wife of Joseph Waite. Source: Bond, Watertown; Middlesex Probate #10055.

George Hayward (494) and Mary ----- (495)

George HAYWARD immigrated to New England in 1637.757 He settled in Concord, Mass., where he was made freeman in 1638. He married Mary -----, in about 1638. He built a saw-mill “as early as 1664,” and later added a corn mill. George died 29 Mar 1671, in Concord. He drowned, and there was an inquest after his death. It was reported that, “He was overthrowne by the strength of the streame, and so drowned in the river by the iron works as he was returning to goe home after he had bien healping William Frizzell over the river, in a cannoe.” He died intestate, his estate being divided between his widow Mary and their seven children. Mary died 12 Mar 1693 in Concord. George and Mary Hayward were the parents of Hannah Hayward, wife of Adam Holloway. Source: Edith B. Sumner, Ancestry of Edward Wales Blake and Clarissa Matilda Glidden (1948).

755 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 756 He probably came after 1640 since he’s not included in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory. 757 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 182

Hugh Mason (504) and Hester Wells (505)

Capt. Hugh MASON was baptized 23 Mar 1605/6, at Dorking, Surrey, England, the son of Richard Mason. He married Hester WELLS, 13 Jan 1632/3, at St. Peter, Maldon, Essex, England. She was baptized 21 Jul 1611 in Maldon, the daughter of Thomas Wells and Helen Pilgrim. Hugh and his family immigrated to New England in 1634 on the ship Francis. He was a tanner. He settled in Watertown, Mass., where he remained for the rest of his life. He was very active in town affairs and was Deputy to the General Court on many occasions. He was also selectman multiple times from 1638-1677. He was made captain of the Watertown train band in 1653. He played such a prominent role in the affairs of the town that Roger Thompson called him “Watertown’s leading citizen.”758 Hugh died 10 Oct 1678, in Watertown. He left a will dated 8 Feb 1677/8 and proved 22 Jan 1678/9. Hester died 21 May 1692 in Watertown. Hugh Mason and Hester Wells were the parents of Lt. John Mason. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name); TAG 78 (2003):161- 164; also see Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand, Watertown, Mass., 1630-1680.

John Hammond (506) and Abigail Salter (507)

Lt. John Hammond was baptized 2 Jul 1626, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. He was the son of William Hammond and Elizabeth Paine. He immigrated with his parents in 1631.759 He married Abigail Salter in about 1652, probably in Watertown. She was baptized 9 Nov 1623, in Rattlesden, England, the daughter of George Salter and Elizabeth Munning. He married, second, Sarah Nichols, in about 1664. Sarah died 14 Jan 1688, and is buried in the Old Burying Place, Watertown, Mass.760 He married third, Prudence (Wade) (Crosby) Cotton, who survived him. She was the daughter of Jonathan Wade of Ipswich, and the widow of Rev. Seaborn Cotton. John was a soldier in King Phillip’s War, “in the garrison at Wrentham.” John died 22 Nov 1709, probably in Watertown. He is buried in the Old Burying Ground, in Watertown.761 He left a will in which he names his wife Prudence, son John, daughters Elizabeth Mason, Abigail Hastings, Hannah Poulter, and Hepzibah Shattuck, along with sons-in- law John Mason, John Hastings, John Poulter, and William Shattuck. His widow Prudence died 1 Sep 1711, and is also buried in the Old Burying Ground.762 John Hammond and Abigail Salter were the parents of Elizabeth Hammond , wife of John Mason. Sources: See footnotes.

758 Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand, Watertown, Mass., 1630-1680 (2001), p. 180. 759 Sketch on his father William Hammond in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins. 760 findagrave.com: Sarah Hammond 761 findagrave.com: John Hammond 762 findagrave.com: Prudence Hammond 183

Edmund Sheffield (510) and Mary Woody (511)

Edmund SHEFFIELD was baptized 16 Aug 1612, at All Saints’, Sudbury, England, the son of Edmund Sheffield and Thomazine -----. He immigrated to New England, in the early 1640s,763 setting first in Roxbury, Mass. He was a wheelwright. He moved to Braintree, Mass., by 1644. He married, first, an unknown wife, who had probably died in England. He married, second, Mary WOODY, 17 Apr 1644 in Braintree. She was the daughter of Richard Woody and Ann -----. She died 30 Mar 1662, in Braintree. He married, third, 5 Sep 1662, Sarah (Beal) Marsh, daughter of John Beale and widow of Thomas Marsh, both of Hingham, Mass. He was selectman in 1678. He lived in the part of Braintree that later became Quincy, Mass., on what was later Miller Stile Road. Edmund died 13 Aug 1705 in Braintree, “being about 90 years.” His third wife Sarah died 9 Nov 1710 in Braintree. Edmund Sheffield and Mary Woody were the parents of Sarah Sheffield, wife of Samuel Newcomb. Sources: NEHGR 77:190-193; Waldo Sprague, Braintree Families.

763 He is not listed in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory. 184

Tenth Generation This section provides abbreviated information. Refer to the sources listed here for further details.  indicates the first male for a given family surname to immigrate to New England. I will only include those who lived in New England for at least part of their lives. (This section is in progress, names will be added as time permits.)

Zachary Bicknell (528) and Agnes ----- (529)

Zachary BICKNELL was born in about 1590. He married Agnes ------by about 1624. She was born in about 1608. Zachary, his wife Agnes, son John, and a servant John “Kitchin” immigrated to New England in 1635, settling in Weymouth, Mass. He died before 9 Mar 1636/7, presumably in Weymouth. His widow Agnes married, second, Richard Rocket. She died 9 Jul 1643, in Braintree, Mass. Zachary and Agnes Bicknell were the parents of John Bicknell. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name). Comments: It has been claimed that Zachary was from Barrington, Somerset, England, but this has not been proven. There is no evidence that Agnes’ surname was Lovell.

Jonas Humphrey (536) and Elizabeth Seamer (537)

Jonas HUMPHREY (or HUMFREY) was born in about 1587. He married first, on 11 Jun 1607 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, Frances Coley , daughter of James and Elizabeth (-----) Coley. She was buried there 4 Jan 1617[/8]. He married, second, at Turville, Buckinghamshire, on 8 Nov 1619, Elizabeth (SEAMER) FOSTER. She was the widow of Thomas Foster. In 1632 he served as constable in Wendover. Jonas and his family immigrated to New England in 1637, settling in Dorchester, Mass.764 He married, third, in Dorchester, Jane (Clapp) Weeks, widow of George Weeks. Jonas died 9 Mar 1661/2 in Dorchester. His widow Jane died 2 Aug 1668 in Dorchester. Jonas Humphrey and Elizabeth Seamer were the parents of Jonas Humphrey Jr. Source: Frederick Nicholson, “The Family of Jonas Humfrey of Dorchester, Mass.,” The American Genealogist (TAG) 68(1993):19; Chamberlain, Families of Weymouth, Mass. (caveat).

764 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 185

Nicholas Phillips (564) and Elizabeth ----- (565)

Dea. Nicholas PHILLIPS was born in about 1612. He married Elizabeth -----. Nicholas and his family immigrated to New England in 1636, settling in Dedham, Mass.765 He was in Weymouth, Mass., by 1663. Nicholas died probably in 1671, and definitely between 2 Jun 1671, when he made his will, and 7 Sep 1672, when witnesses testified regarding his estate. His estate was valued at £257. Nicholas and Elizabeth Phillips were the parents of Richard Phillips. Source: Chamberlain, Families of Weymouth, Mass.; New England Ancestry of Dana Converse Backus (1949) Comment: Nicholas Phillips of Weymouth should not be confused with Nicholas Phillips of Boston, who married Hannah Salter.

Samuel Packard (566) and Elizabeth ----- (567)

Samuel PACKARD and his wife Elizabeth --- immigrated to New England in 1638 on the ship Diligent.766 From ship records they were supposedly from “Wymondham, Norfolk,” although this may have only been a jumping off place. His name in early records is usually spelled “Packer.” They lived for a time in Hingham, Mass., before moving by 1653, to Weymouth, Mass. He served as selectman in Weymouth. By 1663, they moved again, to Bridgewater, Mass. In 1664 he was constable. In 1670 he was licensed to keep an ordinary (tavern). He died 7 Nov 1684, in Bridgewater. He made a will dated 29 Oct 1684. Samuel and Elizabeth Packard were the parents of Mary Packard, wife of Richard Phillips. Source: Edith B. Sumner, Ancestry and Descendants of Samuel Bartlett and Lucy Jenkins (1951). Comments: There is no evidence that his wife was Elizabeth Stream.

Quinton Pray (570) and Joan ----- (571)

Quinton PRAY was born in about 1595. He married Joan -----.767 He may have been from Frant, Sussex, England, an iron-making town.768 On the other hand, the name Quinton was “not

765 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 766 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015). 767 Waldo Sprague, Braintree Families (NEHGS CD). 768 The Essex Genealogist (TEG), Vol. 20 (2000), p. 70. 186

© copyright A. H. Gilbertson, 2012-2020. uncommon in Scotland.” The Praey family is also found in Belgium.769 In some records his first name is spelled “Quentin.” He “appears to be one of the ironworkers who came to Lynn [Mass.] in 1643, under the auspices of the Iron Works Company.”770 He was certainly in Lynn, Mass., by 1646, where he was employed in the Iron Works as a “fineryman.”771 In 1648 he was fined for swearing, the witness being Nicholas Pinion.772 In 1649 he was fined “for striking Nicholas Penion with a staff, with an iron two feet long on the end of it, and breaking his head; and for striking Thomas Billington; also for swearing.”773 Pray deposed that he met Pinion “ye last Lord’s day coming out of his corn, and heard him swear, by God, all his pumpions were turned to squashes, and by God’s blood he had but one pumpion of all.”774 By 1651 he was in Braintree, Mass., where he lived near the forge on the Monatiquot river.775 At Braintree, he was a skilled forgeman who “ran the forge,” and was also sometimes at Saugus.776 He remained in Braintree “after the demise of the ironworks.”777 He died intestate 17 Jun 1667 in Braintree. His wife Joan survived him and was administrator of his estate. The inventory of his estate was amounted to only £74, with no real estate.778 Quinton and Joan Pray were the parents of Hannah Pray, wife of Henry Neale. Sources: See footnotes. Comments: According to The Essex Genealogist, vol. 20 (2000), p. 71, an article on the Pray and Pinion families by Roger Josyln, FASG, is forthcoming in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. However it is not clear whether this article is still being prepared.

John Johnson (590) and Mary Heath (591)

John JOHNSON was born in about 1588. He married, first, Mary HEATH, 21 Sep 1613, in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. She and John had ten children, all baptized at Ware or Ware End, Hertfordshire. She was buried at Ware 15 May 1629. John and his family immigrated to New England in 1630 and settled in Roxbury, Mass. He married, second, Margery -----, by about 1633. She probably came to New England that year. She was buried in Roxbury, 9 Jun 1655. He married, third, by 1656, Grace (Negus) Fawer, widow of Barnabas Fawer.

769 TEG 20:71. 770 NEHGR 55:280. 771 Sprague. 772 The Essex Antiquarian, vol. 6 (1902), p. 109. 773 The Essex Antiquarian, 6:160.. EG 20:71 states that the Prays and Pinions “are of the same family, although obviously there was no love lost between Quinton1 Pray and Nicholas1 Pinion.” 774 The Essex Antiquarian, 6:160 775 Sprague. 776 TEG 20:67. 777 TEG 20:76. 778 Sprague. 187

John Johnson served as Quartermaster. He had the task of distributing gunpowder to the major towns of the colony, to protect against attacks of “the heathen” Indians. He also made sure that men had sufficient weapons. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1638, and became Surveyor General of Arms and Ammunition in Sep 1642. He took an indentured servant, Samuel Hefford, for three years, in 1640. In March 1645 his house, with a great supply of the colony’s gunpowder in it, caught fire and burned. “The powder took fire and blew up all about it, and shook the houses in Boston and Cambridge. He wrote a will dated 30 Sep 1659 and proved 15 Oct 1659. He died 30 Sep 1659, in Roxbury, the church record saying: “John Johnson, Surveyor General of all the arms, died & was buried the day following.” John Johnson and Mary Heath were the parents of Elizabeth Johnson, wife of Robert Pepper. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name).

Thomas Thayer (604) and Margery Wheeler (605)

Thomas THAYER was baptized 16 Aug 1596, at St. Mary’s Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, the son of Richard Thayer and Ann Gibbs. He married Margery WHEELER 13 Apr 1618, in Thornbury. She was baptized 25 Apr 1600 in Thornbury, the daughter of Abel Wheeler and Jane Shepard. Thomas and his family immigrated to New England in 1637, settling in Braintree, Mass. He was a shoemaker. He died in Braintree, 4 Apr 1665, called “old Thomas Thayer.” He made a will, which is transcribed in the sourced cited below. His widow Margery died in Braintree either 11 or 13 Feb 1672/[3]. Thomas Thayer and Margery Wheeler were the parents of Thomas Thayer Jr. Sources: Dean Crawford Smith, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, part 3.

Thomas Bourne (612) and Elizabeth ----- (613)

Thomas BOURNE was born in about 1581, and was supposedly from Co. Kent, England. He was in Plymouth, MA, by 1636. The maiden name of his wife Elizabeth, born about 1590, is not known. Town records call him “Mr. Thomas Bourne,” a sign of respect and social standing. He had at one time an indentured servant named William Launders, and another named Kathryn Bradbury. He was buried in Marshfield on 11 May 1664, aged 83. In his will, he is called a draper. His will mentions four daughters, and one son, John Bourne, whom he gave “all my lands and housing.” The inventory of his estate amounted to £138. His widow Elizabeth was buried in Marshfield, 18 July 1660, aged 70. Sources: Moore and Allied Families (1938); Waterman Family; Snow-Estes Ancestry (1939).

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Thomas Besbeech (614) and Anne Baseden (615)

Thomas BESBEECH was baptized at Biddenden, Kent, England, 3 Mar 1589/90. He died in Sudbury, MA, 9 Mar 1673/4. He married Anne BASEDEN, 14 Jan 1618/9, at Biddenden. She was buried at Frittenden, Kent, England, on 21 Apr 1634. Thomas arrived in 1635 on the ship Hercules. He first lived in Cambridge, MA, before moving to Scituate in 1637, Duxbury in 1639 and Sudbury by 1647. He then moved to Marshfield by 1658 before returning to Sudbury by 1672. He left a will, which mentioned (among others) Alice, wife of John Bourne of Marshfield. Thomas and Anne were the parents of Alice Besbeech, wife of John Bourne. Source: The Great Migration (featured name).

Samuel Morse (652) and Elizabeth Jasper (653)

Samuel MORSE was baptized 12 Jun 1576 in Boxsted, Essex, England, the son of Rev. Thomas Morse and Margaret King. He married Elizabeth JASPER 29 Jun 1602, in Redgrave, Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of Lancelot Jasper and Rose Shepherd. They lived in Burgate, Suffolk, from 1616 to 1626. Samuel and his family immigrated to New England in 1635 on the ship Increase, settling first in Watertown, Mass., and moving to Dedham in 1637 and to Medfield, Mass., by 1652. He was selectman in Dedham in 1640 and 1641. He died 5 Dec 1654 in Medfield. He made a will dated 2 Dec 1654 and probated 20 Jan 1654/5. Elizabeth died 20 Jun 1655 in Medfield. Samuel Morse and Elizabeth Jasper were the parents of Joseph Morse. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name); TAG 62 for ancestors of Elizabeth Jasper; also Stevens-Miller.

John Whitney (676) and Eleanor ----- (677)

John WHITNEY was baptized 20 Jul 1592, at St. Margaret, Westminster, England, son of Thomas Whitney and Mary Bray.779 He married Eleanor (or Elinor), by 1619. The family immigrated to New England in 1635 on the ship Elizabeth & Ann. Eleanor died 11 May 1659, at Watertown. John married, second, Judah (-----) Clements, 29 Sep 1659, in Watertown. She was the widow of Robert Clements. She apparently died before him, as she is not mentioned in his will. John was a tailor. He served as selectman in Watertown, in 1637, 1647, 1650-and 1654. He was constable in 1641 and 1656.

779 For his ancestry, the most recent article (which supersedes other articles) is : Robert L. Ward and Tim Doyle, “The Whitney Lineage of John1 Whitney of Watertown, Mass.,” The American Genealogist, Vol. 81, pp. 249-258. 189

John died 1 Jun 1673, in Watertown. He left a will dated 3 Apr 1673 and proved 17 Jun 1673. In it he mentions his sons John, Richard, Thomas, Jonathan, Joshua and Benjamin. 780 John and Eleanor Whitney were the parents of John Whitney Jr. Sources: See footnotes, also wiki.whitneygen.org

Robert Reynolds (678) and Mary ----- (679)

Robert REYNOLDS was born about 1598, based on his estimated date of marriage. He married Mary ----- by about 1623. He immigrated to New England in 1634 and was admitted to the Boston church 10 Aug 1634. He was a shoemaker. Robert supported Capt. Robert Keayne in one of his “public disputes,” and Keayne remembered him in his will “as a token of respect to him…not forgetting a word that he spoke publicly and seasonably in the time of my distress and other men’s vehement opposition to me.” Robert Reynolds died 27 Apr 1659, in Boston. He left a will dated 20 Apr 1658 and proved 27 Jul 1659. His wife Mary died 18 Jan 1663[/4?] in Boston. Robert and Mary Reynolds were the parents of Ruth Reynolds, wife of John Whitney Jr. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name). Comments: Robert Charles Anderson, cited above, sees no evidence that Robert Reynolds was ever in Watertown, Mass., or Wethersfield, Conn.

William Knapp (684) and Judith Tue (685)

William KNAPP was baptized 1 Jan 1580/1 in Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, the son of Thomas Knopp and Alice Howlatt. His name was sometimes spelled “Knopp,” but descendants use the Knapp spelling. He married Judith TUE, 11 Jan 1606/7, in Wormingford, England. She was baptized 31 May 1589 in Wormingford, the daughter of John Tue and Cicely -----. William was a carpenter. He immigrated to Massachusetts in 1630 and settled in Watertown., Mass. In 1633, he was censured by the court for swearing. In 1641 he was fined for selling beer without a license. According to Roger Thompson, he was a “foul mouthed drunkard, despised by his neighbors.” He was once reviled as a “thievish knave” and was a “patriarch of a brood of helions.”781 In 1650, in his seventies, he paid Phoebe Page five shillings for a kiss, and “old Knap said that young men would only give a touch but he would give her a cleaving kisse and old Knap did afterward desire to kisse her again upon that five shillings & she answered no.”782

780 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Vol. 7 (featured name), which contains much more detail, including a summary of John’s will and several land transactions. 781 Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand: Watertown, Mass., 1630-1680 (2001), p. 110. 782 Roger Thompson, Sex in Middlesex (1989), p. 94. Phoebe Page had a reputation for sexual promiscuity. 190

His wife Judith had died by 1651. William married, second, Priscilla (-----) Akers, in about June 1651. In October 1651 he was cited for “scurulus and undecent words” against the schoolmaster. In 1655, his children refused to provide “necessities” for him, and the selectman of Watertown took charge of his estate. William died intestate 30 Aug 1659, in Watertown, Mass. (He had actually written a short will but it was never proved and would have been challenged in court.) His second wife Priscilla died before 1 Apr 1662. William Knapp and Judith Tue were the parents of James Knapp. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name); NEHGR 147 (1993):324-325; Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand: Watertown, Mass., 1630-1680 (2001); Roger Thompson, Sex in Middlesex (1989).

John Warren (686) and Margaret ----- (687)

John WARREN was baptized 1 Aug 1585, in Nayland, Suffolk, England, the son of John Warren and Elizabeth Scarlett. He married Margaret -----. In 1629, he and six others were “presented for refusing to kneel at Communion,” which was a common Puritan offense. He immigrated to Massachusetts in 1630 and settled in Watertown, where he lived his entire life. He became a freeman in 1631. He served as selectman in 1636 and 1640, but later did not play a major role in town affairs, apparently due to his Baptist-leaning beliefs. “His name appeared in 1651, 1654, and 1661, charged with dissent over the issue of infant baptism”783 and he was frequently cited for failing to attend public worship. In 1661 his house was searched for Quakers.784 His wife Margaret died 6 Nov 1662, in Watertown. He died 13 Dec 1667, in Watertown, at age 82. He left a will dated 30 Nov 1667 and proved 16 Dec 1667. Among the items mentioned was a then popular book “The plain man’s pathway to heaven,” and his inventory also included “one musket, one sword and one halberd.” Among the children of John and Margaret Warren was Elizabeth Warren, wife of James Knapp. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins; Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand; see also NEHGR 64, for his ancestry. A recent account of his family is included in the Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton. Other web sites: Michael Roman’s page on John Warren.

Richard Hildreth (694) and Sarah ----- (695)

Sgt. Richard HILDRETH was born in about 1605. He married Sarah -----

783 Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand: Watertown, Mass., 1630-1680, p. 71. 784 Ibid. 191

He immigrated to New England by 1643, settling in Cambridge, Mass.785 Sarah died 15 Jun 1644, in Cambridge. Richard married, second, Elizabeth -----, soon after Sarah’s death. In 1645 he served as “townsman” (equivalent to selectman). In 1651 he lived at Menotomy Fields, now Arlington, Mass. There his corn was destroyed by hogs belonging to Samuel Eldred, whom Richard successfully sued for damages. In 1654, “Richard and Elizabeth testified against Richard French, who was indicted for abusing Jane Evans, Elizabeth’s maid, French being found guilty and heavily fined.” In 1653, Richard and 28 others had petitioned for a new town, which was called Chelmsford. Richard seems to have moved there soon after March 1656. There he served as selectman, and was also a grand juror. He was also a sergeant in the town’s military company. In 1658 he was given permission to trade with Indians. In 1668 he petitioned for a grant of land, noting that he had to support a wife and many small children but was ‘greatly disadvantaged” due to being deprived of the use of his right hand such that he was “wholly disabled to labor.” The town agreed to grant him 150 acres of land. In 1670 he was warned to appear to answer charges of “reproachful speech” against the minister. On 20 Jun 1670 Thomas Hinchman and Abraham Parker testified that at a public meeting, Richard “Made a very large speech to ye whole town then present to ye purpose to stir ym up to the calling of another minister…” In 1673 he was called to a church meeting after a quarrel with his son-in-law Robert Proctor, and Richard confessed and said he was sorry. In 1680 Elizabeth testified that she was the midwife during for her granddaughter Elizabeth Proctor, who was suing Thomas Marrables who she said was the father of her illegitimate child. Richard made a will dated 11 Feb 1686/7, mentioning that, regarding his children, “I have doone for them all as I could but now my hand is as cut of becuas of inpotency and infirmity I have been constrained to make use of what I hade for the relief of my self and my wife so that I have neither house nor lands to bequeath to them…” He died 23 Feb 1692/3, at age 88, in Chelmsford. He is buried in the Forefathers Burial Ground, in Chelmsford [gravestone]. His will was proved 26 May 1893, with his estate amounting to only £17. Richard and Sarah Hildreth were the parents of Jane Hildreth, wife of Robert Proctor. Sources: Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Sarah Hildreth (1958). Comments: It has been claimed that Richard’s second wife was Elizabeth Hinchman but I have seen no credible evidence for this.

Abraham Brown (702) and Lydia ----- (703)

Abraham BROWN (or “Browne”) was baptized 22 Oct 1588 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England, the son of Edmond Brown and Mary Cramphorne. He married, first, Joan Shelton, 21 Sep 1619, in Sawbridgeworth. He had three children by this marriage. Joan was buried 27 Sep

785 And probably after 1640 since he’s not listed in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015.) 192

1628, in South Weald, Essex, England. He married, second, Lydia ----, “say 1629.” They lived for a time in Childeritch, England. Abraham and his family came to New England in 1631, and settled in Watertown, Mass. He became a freeman there 6 Mar 1631/2. He was a surveyor. He was a selectman in Watertown from 1635-41. He may have been the brother of John Browne from whom he purchased land several times. Court records state, years after the fact, that he died in 1650, however, it is possible that he died earlier, as he disappears from town records after 1643. There is a document “purporting to be his will,” but it may have been an account taken from depositions proving a nuncupative will. His widow Lydia married, second, Andrew Hodges, 27 Nov 1659, in Ipswich, Mass. She died 27 Sep 1686, in Watertown. Among the children of Abraham and Lydia Brown was Lydia Brown who married William Lakin. Sources: Dean Crawford Smith, Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, part 1 (1996); Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name). Comments: According to Robert Charles Anderson, cited above, there is no evidence that Abraham Brown was from Hawkedon, England, and there is nothing that connects him with Richard Brown of Watertown. The information about Abraham’s baptism, parents, and first marriage is from The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, having been discovered after The Great Migration Begins was completed.

Peter Bulkeley (724) and Jane Allen (725)

Rev. Peter BULKELEY was born 31 Jan 1582/3 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the son of Rev. Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby. Peter Bulkeley was “a most excellent scholar,” having received a B.A. in 1604-5 at St. John’s College, Cambridge, and an M.A. in 1608. “He was a Bachelor of Divinity and Fellow at Saint John’s College,” according to Cotton Mather. He married, first, Jane ALLEN, 12 Apr 1613, in Goldington, England. She was baptized 13 Jan 1587/8 at Goldington, the daughter of Thomas Allen and Mary (Fairclough) Haselden. She was buried 8 Dec 1626 at Odell. He married, second, Grace Chetwood, in Apr 1635. She was born in about 1602, and was the daughter of Sir Richard Chetwood and Dorothy Needham. Peter immigrated to New England in 1635 on the ship Susan & Ellen. There is a tradition that on the voyage, his wife Grace “appeared to die.” “Against common practice, but in the absence of decay, her body was not committed to the deep and on the third day, she showed signs of life, and survived over thirty years.” Rev. Peter Bulkeley was minister at Concord, Mass. He was characterized by Cotton Mather as an exact Sabbath-keeper who “scrupulously avoided all novelties of apparel and cut his hair exceedingly close.” He died 9 Mar 1658/9, in Concord, at age 77. His widow Grace died 21 Apr 1669, in New London, Conn. “She was a woman of great piety and wisdom & died in good old age. Her

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John Maverick (748) and Mary Gye (749)

Rev. John MAVERICK was baptized 27 Dec 1578 in Awlsicombe, Devonshire, England. He was the son of Rev. Peter Maverick and Dorothy Tucke. He matriculated at Oxford from Exeter College, 24 Oct 1595. He was ordained “as deacon and priest” in 1597, and received his B.A. in 1599. He married Mary GYE 28 Oct 1600 in Islington, Devonshire. She was born in about 1580 and was the daughter of Robert Gye and Grace Dowrish. From 1615 to 1629 he was rector a Beaworthy, Devonshire. John and his family immigrated to New England in 1630 on the ship Mary and John, settling in Dorchester, Mass. On 19 Mar 1631/2, “in drying a little powder (which took fire by the heat of the fire pan), fired a small barrel of two or three pounds, yet did no other harm but singed his clothes. It was in the new meeting house which was thatched, and the thatch only blacked a little.” In 1633 “as one of two ruling ministers and two deacons, Maverick established the rules of government for the town of Dorchester.” John died 3 Feb 1635/6 in Dorchester. John Winthrop wrote that John was a man of “a very humble spirit and faithful in furthering the work of the Lord here, both in the churches and civil state.” Mary survived him. She died after 9 Oct 1666. John Maverick and Mary Gye were the parents of Elias Maverick. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name); NEHGR 122:282; NEHGR 69; NEHGR 96.

Thomas Harris (750) and Elizabeth ---- (751)

Thomas HARRIS was born in about 1590 “in or near” Hatherup, Gloustershire, England, the son of William Harris and Agnes Mason. His wife’s name was Elizabeth ----. He immigrated in 1630, and lived at Winnissimmmett, near modern-day Chelsea, Mass., where he operated a ferry. He was sometimes called “Thomas Williams, alias Harris,” for unknown reasons. His date of death is not known, but it must have been before Sep 1634, when William Stilson took over the ferry between Boston and Winnisssimmett. Thomas did not leave a will. His widow Elizabeth married William Stitson, who took over the ferry. She died 16 Feb 1669/70, recorded in Charlestown (?). Although the death record says she was 93, “she was more likely a decade younger,” according to Robert Charles Anderson.

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On 15 Jun 1680, William Stitson testified, “Thomas Harris lived at Winnisimet, about forty nine years since & was wont to transport persons over the Rivers, to Charlestown & Boston, till he died, and after that I married his Widdow, and kept the ferry, as my predecessors did.” William Stitson died 11 Apr 1691. He left a will in which he mentioned his step-children. Thomas and Elizabeth Harris were the parents of Anna Harris wife of Elias Maverick. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name); Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestry of Bethia Harris.

Thomas Gardner (756)

Thomas GARDNER came to New England and settled in Roxbury, Mass. According to Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory (2015), he immigrated to New England in 1638. His son Peter had preceded him to New England in 1635. The name of his wife is not known. Very little about Thomas is known. According to Jacobus, “he seems not to have been a church member, for Eliot does not mention him, and the widow did not join the church until after his death.” Thomas was buried in Roxbury in Nov 1638. His widow survived him, and was buried 7 Oct 1658, as “our aged sister Gardiner.” Thomas Gardner and his unknown wife were the parents of Thomas Gardner Jr. Sources: Donald Lines Jacobus, Granberry Family and Allied Families; Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines; see also Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (sketch on his son Peter Gardener). Comments: Donald Lines Jacobus, in Granberry Family and Allied Families, stated that he was made freeman 17 May 1637. However, Robert Charles Anderson states that this was a different Thomas Gardner.

William Brackenbury (766) and Anne ---- (767)

William BRACKENBURY was born in about 1602. He immigrated to New England in 1630, settling in Charlestown, Mass. He married Anne ----, by about 1632. She died by 1645, about which time he married, second, Alice ----. William served as deputy to the General Court in 1636, and was selectman in1634-1638. By 1656 he had moved to Malden, Mass. He died in Aug 1668, in Malden, aged 66. He made a will dated 24 Jul 1668 and proved 21 Sep 1668. The inventory of his estate totaled £562. Among his possessions was one eighth of the mill at Charlestown. His second wife Alice died 28 Dec 1670 at age 70. William and Anne Brackenbury were the parents of Anne Brackenbury, wife of William Foster. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name).

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Comments: He was related to Richard Brackenbury of Salem but the precise relationship is not known.

John Eaton (932) and Anne ----- (933)

John EATON was baptized 26 Dec 1590, in Hatton, Warwickshire, England, the son of Thomas Eaton and Helen/Ellen -----. He married, first, Anne -----, in about 1620. John immigrated to Massachusetts in 1639, settling first in Salisbury, Mass., before moving to Haverhill, Mass. in 1648. He was a cooper. Anne died 5 Feb 1660, in Haverhill. John married second, 20 Nov 1661 in Haverhill, Phoebe (-----) Dow, widow of Thomas Dow of Haverhill. John died 28 Oct 1668, in Haverhill. He left a will, which, besides his wife, mentions sons John and Thomas, “daughter Browne” [Ann], “daughter Davis” [Elizabeth], daughter Ruth Ingalls, grandchildren John Davis, John Ingalls, and Thomas Eaton. His widow died 3 Nov 1672. John and Ann Eaton were the parents of John Eaton Jr. Sources: TAG 68 (for John’s ancestry); Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury (1938). Comment: The claim that his wife was Ann Crossman appears to be without any merit.

Thomas Rowlandson (934)

Thomas ROWLANDSON immigrated to Massachusetts in 1637, settling in Ipswich, Mass.786 His first wife’s name is not known. He married, second, Bridget (-----) Mussey, after 1643. She was the widow of Robert Mussey. He moved to Lancaster, Mass., in 1655. Thomas died 17 Nov 1657, in Lancaster. His widow Bridget married Wiliam Kerley Sr., 31 May 1659. She died 14 Jun 1662. Thomas Rowlandson and his unknown first wife were the parents of Martha Rowlandson, wife of John Eaton Jr. Source: Hoyt, Salisbury and Amesbury, pp. 306-307, 385. Comment: That Bridget was his second wife is seen in the corrections section of Salisbury and Amesbury (p. 385). Note that Thomas Rowlandson’s daughter-in-law, Mary (White) Rowlandson, was famously taken captive by the Indians after the attack on Lancaster in 1675 during King Phillip’s war.

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Godfrey Dearborn (938)

Godfrey DEARBORN (or DEARBARN) was baptized 24 Sep 1603, in Willoughby, England, the son of William Dearbarne and Agnes Hay. He immigrated to New England in 1638, settling in Exeter, N.H.787 He moved to Hampton, N.H., in 1648/9. The name of his first wife, the mother of his children, is not known. “She was living in 1650, when, as Goody Dearbarn, a seat was allotted to her in the Hampton meeting-house.” Godfrey married, second, 25 Nov 1662, Dorothy (-----) Dalton, widow of Philemon Dalton, of Hampton. He died at Hampton, 4 Feb 1685/6. He left a will dated in 1680, which was not proved until 1711. Godfrey Dearborn was the father of Esther Dearborn, wife of Richard Shortridge Sr. Sources: NEHGR 68:71-72.

John Moses (942) and Alice? ----- (943)

Sgt. John MOSES was born in about 1616. He immigrated to New England in 1631, settling first in Casco, Me., and moving to Portsmouth, N.H., by 1639. He married Alice -----, at least by 1648, but by 1642 if she was the mother of all his children. He had an eight-acre lot at Sagamore Creek, by 1638. He married, second, Anne (-----) Jones, widow of John Jones. His date of death is not known, but it was after 1693/4. John Moses was the father of ---- Moses, wife of Thomas Creber. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name).

Henry Dow (944) and Joan ----- (945)

Henry DOW (or DOWE) was baptized 6 Oct 1605 in Runham, Norfolk, England, the son of Henry Dowe and Elizabeth Marche. He married Joan (-----) NUDD, widow of Roger Nudd, 6 Feb 1630/1, in Ormesby, England. Her name was sometimes spelled “Jone.” Henry and his family, along with one servant, immigrated to New England in 1637, settling in Watertown, Mass. Along with him were six other families from Ormesby. Joan died 20 Jun 1640, in Watertown. Henry married, second, in about 1640 or 1641, Margaret Cole. She had been an indentured servant, and was also from Ormesby. In about

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1644, they moved to Hampton, N.H. In 1651 he was a selectman, and in 1655 and 1656, a deputy to the General Court. Henry died 21 Apr 1659, in Hampton. He left a will dated 16 Apr 1659. His estate was valued at £193. Margaret survived him and married, second, Richard Kimball, 23 Aug 1661, in Hampton. Henry and Joan Dow were the parents of Joseph Dow. Sources: NEHGR 142:257; Robert P. Dow, The Book of Dow (1929).

William Sanborn (946) and Mary Moulton (947)

William SANBORN was born in about 1622. He immigrated to New England in 1639, settling in Hampton, N.H.788 He married Mary MOULTON, before Jan 1649. She was baptized 27 Dec 1626 in Ormesby, Norfolk, England, the daughter of John Moulton and Anne Green. William was a selectman in Hampton for several years, first in 1651 and lastly in 1683. He is said to have served in King Phillip’s War. He died 19 Nov 1692, in Hampton. He left a will but “only a fragment survives.” The inventory of his estate was valued at £409. William Sanborn and Mary Moulton were the parents of Mary Sanborn, wife of Joseph Dow. Sources: Genealogy of the Family of Sambourne or Sanborn (1899); for Mary Moulton see NEHGR 141:328.

William Sargent (950) and Elizabeth Perkins (951)

William SARGENT was born in about 1611. He immigrated to New England in 1632, settling in Ipswich, Mass. He married, in about 1636, Elizabeth PERKINS. She was baptized 25 Mar 1611, in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England, the daughter of John Perkins and Judith Gater. He was a seaman. He moved first to Newbury, Mass., and then Hampton, N.H. (by 1638), and finally to Salisbury/Amesbury, Mass. (by 1644). On 18 Sep 1670, he married, second, Joanna (Pinder) Rowell, in Amesbury. She was the daughter of Henry and Mary Pinder, and the widow of Valentine Rowell. He died between 24 Feb 1674/5 and 8 Apr 1675 (date of inventory of his estate) in Amesbury. Joanna survived him and married, third, Richard Currier. She died Oct 1690 in Amesbury. William Sargent and Elizabeth Perkins were the parents of Mary Sargent, wife of Phillip Watson-Challis. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name); also see Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury. Comments: A different William Sargent lived in Gloucester, Mass.

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Richard Kimball (954) and Ursula Scott (955)

Richard KIMBALL was born in about 1595. He married Ursula SCOTT by 1615, perhaps in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England. She was the daughter of Henry Scott and Martha Whatlock. Richard and his family immigrated to New England in 1634 on the ship Elizabeth. They settled first in Watertown, Mass., moving to Ipswich, Mass., by 1637. He was a wheelwright. In the early 1650s, “Richard Kimball and Richard Shatswell engaged in a protracted feud, suing one another for trespass, debt, and slander.” Ursula died, and Richard married, second, Margaret (Cole) Dow, 23 Oct 1671 in Hampton, N.H. She was the widow of Henry Dow. Richard died 22 Jun 1675, in Ipswich. He left a will dated 5 Mar 1674/5 and proved 28 Sep 1675. His estate was valued at £737. Margaret died She died 1 Mar 1675/6, in Ipswich. Richard Kimball and Ursula Scott were the parents of Abigail Kimball, wife of John Severance. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name).

Robert Clements (958) and Lydia ----- (959)

Robert CLEMENTS was baptized 14 Dec 1595 in Cosby, Leicester, England, the son of Richard Clements. He married, first, Lydia -----, before 1615. She was buried at Ansley, Warwickshire, England, 12 Mar 1642. Two months after her death he sold his lands at Witherley. Soon afterwards he and three sons and two daughters sailed for New England. Two other sons and a daughter remained behind. He settled in Haverhill, Mass., and built a grist mill there. He served as Deputy to the General Court in 1647 to 1654. He married, second, Judith ------, by 1657. He died 29 Sep 1658 in Haverhill. Judith married, second, John Whitney. Robert and Lydia Clements were the parents of Sarah Clement, wife of Abraham Morrill. Sources: Ancestors of Charles Stinson Pillsbury (1938). Comment: Robert Clements is said to be the paternal line ancestor of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens.)

William Hammond (1012) and Elizabeth Paine (1013)

William HAMMOND was baptized 30 Oct 1575, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, the son of Thomas Hammond and Rose Trippe. He was an orphan at age 14, when his father died. He married Elizabeth PAINE 9 Jun 1605, in Lavenham, Suffolk. She was baptized there on 11 Sep 1586, the daughter of William Paine and Agnes Neves. On 26 Feb 1629/30, William was declared bankrupt in England. William sailed for New England in 1631, probably on the ship

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Lyon. He settled in Watertown. His wife and their three youngest children came over in 1634 on the ship Francis. William was a selectman in Watertown in 1647. Several letters from William Hammond to his “patron” and former landlord Sir Simonds D’Ewes have been published. Among them is the second letter ever written from Watertown, in which he reported “as for the eingeines” (Indians) “we have but few amongst us. They are quiet.”789 In another letter he asserted that “we have good laws here…we have few that are drunk and there is no swearing for if they be drunk or swear if it be known they are punished.” In another letter he described seeing “so many pigeons as might have loaded two or three ships. For two hours we did behold them.”790 Hammond was apparently religiously independent, and may have been a friend of John Warren. At any rate, on 27 May 1661, the houses of “old Warren and Goodman Hammond” were searched for Quakers.791 William Hammond was a merchant, and engaged in the export business. The inventory of his estate included “woven and knitted goods, spices, wine, and money on loan.”792 He died 8 Oct 1662, in Watertown. He left a will, which is summarized in The Great Migration. The inventory of his estate included 331 acres of land, and totaled £467. Elizabeth died 27 Sep 1670, also in Watertown. His children included John Hammond. Source: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration (featured name); Roger Thompson, Divided We Stand: Watertown 1630-1680.

Richard Woody (1020) and Ann ----- (1021)

Richard WOODY was in Roxbury, Mass., by 1640, with wife Ann -----. He was made freeman in 1642. His wife Ann died 4 Apr 1656, in Roxbury. He died, 6 Dec 1658 (called “ould”), in Roxbury. He left a will, summarized in NEHGR 7, in which he mentioned his wife (second wife?), his eldest son Richard, son Isaac, and his daughter Mary Sheffield. Richard and Ann Woody were the parents of Mary Woody, wife of Edmund Sheffield. Sources: Roxbury VR for deaths; NEHGR 7 for abstract of will; others TBD. Comments: Not much has been published about this family. Some sources state he also lived in Boston but I think this was likely his son Richard Jr.

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Eleventh Generation This section provides abbreviated information. Refer to the sources listed here for further details.  indicates the first male for a given family surname to immigrate to New England. I will only include those who lived in New England for at least part of their lives. Only two of Hary Pratt’s ancestors qualify for inclusion.

John Moulton (1894) and Anne Green (1895)

John MOULTON was born in about 1599, the son of Robert Moulton and Mary Smith. He married Anne GREEN 24 Sep 1623 in Ormesby St. Margaret, Norfolk, England. She was baptized 6 Sep 1601 at Ormesby, the daughter of Edward Green. John and his family immigrated to New England in 1637,793 settling first in Newbury, Mass., and then to Hampton, N.H., by 1639, being an original settler there. John died, probably in Hampton, between 23 Jan 1649/50 (the date of his will) and 1 Oct 1650 (when his will was proved). Anne died 12 Apr 1688 in Hampton. John Moulton and Anne Green were the parents of Mary Moulton, wife of William Sanborn. Sources: NEHGR 141:327-328 also check 144:259.

John Perkins (1902) and Judith Gater (1903)

John PERKINS was baptized 23 Dec 1583 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England, the son of Henry Perkins and Elizabeth Sawbridge. He married Judith GATER 8 Oct 1608 in Hillmorton. She was baptized 19 Mar 1588/9, in Hillmorton, the daughter of Michael Gater. He and his family immigrated to New England in 1631 on the ship Lyon, settling in Boston, Mass. They moved to Ipswich, Mass., by 1633. In 1636 he served as Deputy to the General Court. He died in Ipswich, between 28 Mar 1654 (date of will) and 26 Sep 1654 (date of inventory). Judith survived him, being mentioned in his will. John Perkins and Judith Gater were the parents of Elizabeth Perkins, wife of William Sargent. Sources: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins (featured name); also see Ancestry of Dudley Wildes.

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Here Lies: A Graveyard Guide

The following is a list of known ancestors of Harry Stillman Pratt, where a photo of a gravestone exists. The number in the first column is the Ahnentafel number, relative to Harry S. Pratt. All towns are in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

A# Name Findagrave Photo Cemetery City 1 Harry Stillman Pratt Harry Stillman Pratt gravestone Pomona Pomona, CA 2 Francis Lowell Pratt Francis Lowell Pratt gravestone Pomona Pomona, CA 3 Mary Ann (Brown) Pratt Mary Ann Pratt gravestone Pomona Pomona, CA 4 William Pratt William Pratt gravestone Mt. Wollaston Quincy 5 Harriet (Gilson) Pratt Harriet Pratt gravestone Mt. Wollaston Quincy 6 James R. Brown James R. Brown gravestone Lakeside Wakefield 7 Eliza Ann (Aldrich) Brown Eliza Brown gravestone Upper Plain Bradford, VT 8 James Pratt James Pratt gravestone Hancock Quincy 9 Sarah (Newcomb) Pratt Sarah Pratt gravestone Hancock Quincy 14 Richard Aldrich Richard Aldrich gravestone Upper Plain Bradford, VT 15 Anna (Maynard) Aldrich Anna Aldrich gravestone Upper Plain Bradford, VT 16 Thomas Pratt Thomas Pratt gravestone Hancock Quincy 17 Mary (Green) Pratt Mary Pratt gravestone Hancock Quincy 28 Silas Aldrich Silas Aldrich gravestone Upper Plain Bradford, VT 29 Alice (Collins) Aldrich Alice Aldrich gravestone Upper Plain Bradford, VT 39 Deborah (Fairbanks) Bent Deborah Bent gravestone Hancock Quincy 56 (possibly) Edward Aldrich Edward Aldrich gravestone Willow Franconia, NH 67 Susanna (Humphrey) Bicknell Susanna Bicknell gravestone North Weymouth Weymouth 75 Sarah (Hayden) Wild Sarah Wild gravestone Elm St. Braintree 76 Joseph Bent d 1725 Joseph Bent gravestone Milton Milton 77 Rachel (Fuller) Bent d. 1725 Rachel Bent gravestone Milton Milton 84 Nathaniel Lawrence Nathaniel Lawrence Old Burying Grd. Groton gravestone 85 Anna (Scripture) Lawrence Anna Lawrence gravestone Old Burying Grd. Groton 94 Richard Boylston Richard Boylston gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown 95 Mary (Smith) Boylston Mary Boylston gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown 112 (possibly) David Aldrich David Aldrich gravestone Scott N. Bellingham 113 (possibly) Hannah (Capron) Hannah Aldrich gravestone Scott N. Bellingham Aldrich 132 John Bicknell John Bicknell gravestone North Weymouth Weymouth 142 Joseph Neale, d. 1737 Joseph Neale gravestone Hancock Quincy 143 Mary Neale, d. 1747 Mary Neale gravestone Hancock Quincy 181 Elizabeth (Bulkeley) (Emerson) Elizabeth Brown gravestone Old Burying Grd Wakefield. Brown 182 John Brown, d. 1717 John Brown gravestone Old Burying Grd Wakefield 184 Edward Wyer, d. 1693 Edward Wyer gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown 185 Elizabeth (Johnson) (Wyer) Elizabeth Munroe gravestone Old Burying Grd Lexington Munroe 186 John Johnson d. 1708 John Johnson gravestone Pentucket Haverhill 189 Mary (Gardner) Boylston Mary Boylston gravestone Walnut St. Brookline 190 James Smith d 1678 James Smith gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown 191 Mary (Foster) (Smith) Phillips Mary Phillips gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown

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246 Adam Holloway d1733 Adam Holloway gravestone First Burying Pl. Northborough 375 Anna (Harris) Maverick Anna Maverick gravestone Old Burying Grd Wakefield 382 William Foster d. 1698 William Foster gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown 383 Anne (Brackenbury) Foster Anne Foster gravestone Phipps St. Charlestown 423 Esther (Wiswall) Johnson, d 1707 Esther Johnson gravestone First Burying Grd Woburn 506 John Hammond d. 1709 John Hammond gravestone Old Burying Grd Watertown 694 Richard Hildreth, d. 1694 Richard Hildreth gravestone Forefathers Chelmsford Burying Grd 766 William Brackenbury d 1668 William Brackenbury Phipps St. Charlestown gravestone

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First Arrivals The following ancestors of Harry S. Pratt are known to have immigrated to New England by 1635. These ancestors are featured in Robert Charles Anderson’s The Great Migration Begins (1620-1633 arrivals) and The Great Migration (1634-1635 arrivals).

A# Name Date Ship Residences 590 John Johnson 1630 Roxbury 684 William Knapp 1630 Watertown 686 John Warren 1630 Watertown 748 John Maverick 1630 Mary & John Dorchester 702 Abraham Brown 1631 Watertown 942 John Moses 1631 Casco (Maine), Portsmouth (N.H.) 1012 William Hammond 1631 Lyon? Watertown 1902 John Perkins 1631 Lyon Boston, Ipswich 300 John Hayden 1632 Dorchester, Braintree 950 William Sargent 1632 Ipswich, Hampton (N.H.) 370 William Johnson 1634 Charlestown 504 Hugh Mason 1634 Francis Watertown 678 Robert Reynolds 1634 Boston 954 Richard Kimball 1634 Elizabeth Watertown, Ipswich 288 Francis Newcomb 1635 Planter Boston, Braintree 324 John Lawrence 1635 Watertown, Groton 358 Jeremiah Belcher 1635 Susan & Ellen Ipswich 376 Thomas Boylston 1635 Defense Watertown 478 Abraham Morrill 1635 Cambridge, Salisbury 528 Zachary Bicknell 1635 Weymouth 614 Thomas Besbeech 1635 Hercules Cambridge 652 Samuel Morse 1635 Increase Watertown, Dedham, Medfield 676 John Whitney 1635 Elizabeth & Ann Watertown 724 Peter Bulkeley 1635 Susan & Ellen Cambridge, Concord 836 (perhaps) Thomas 1635 Increase Cambridge Blodgett

With the publication of Robert Charles Anderson’s The Great Migration Directory (2015) it is possible to also list those who are known to have immigrated during the years 1636-1640.

A# Name Yea Residences (may be incomplete) r 292 Richard Everett 1636 Dedham 312 Jonathan Fairbank(s) 1636 Dedham 356 John Gould 1636 Charlestown 448 (possibly) George Aldrich 1636 Dorchester, Mendon 474 Philip Watson-Challis 1636 Ipswich 476 John Severance 1636 Ipswich, Salisbury

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A# Name Yea Residences (may be incomplete) r 564 Nicholas Phillips 1636 Dedham, Weymouth 612 Thomas Bourne 1636 Plymouth, Marshfield 846 (possibly) Thomas Wiswall 1636 Dorchester, Cambridge 366 John Fiske 1637 Salem, Chelmsford 494 George Hayward 1637 Charlestown, Concord 536 Jonas Humphrey 1637 Dedham, Dorchester 604 Thomas Thayer 1637 Braintree 934 Thomas Rowlandson 1637 Ipswich, Lancaster 944 Henry Dow 1637 Watertown, Hampton (N.H.) 258 John Rogers 1638 Weymouth 274 John Whitman 1638 Weymouth 284 Henry Neale 1638 Braintree 304 John Bent 1638 Sudbury 360 Thomas Emerson 1638 Ipswich 364 Nicholas Browne 1638 Reading 756 Thomas Gardner 1638 Roxbury 482 Stephen Gates 1638 Hingham, Cambridge 484 Richard Waite 1638 Watertown 566 Samuel Packard 1638 Hingham 938 Godfrey Dearborn 1638 Exeter (N.H.), Hampton (N.H.) 256 Macuth Pratt 1639 Weymouth 294 Robert Pepper 1639 Roxbury 308 Robert Fuller 1639 Dorchester, Dedham 932 John Eaton 1639 Salisbury, Haverhill 946 William Sanborn 1639 Hampton (N.H.) 480 John Maynard 1639 Sudbury 316 John Guild 1640 Dedham

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Miscellaneous Facts and Superlatives

Oldest: Andrew Foster was supposedly 106 years old (c1579-1685), however his age may have been exaggerated. More recently, Mary (Bent) Newcomb (1744-1841) lived to be 97; and Anna (Maynard) Aldrich (1779-1875) was 95.

Died Youngest: Eliza Ann (Aldrich) Brown (1815-1838), daughter of Anna (Maynard) Aldrich, died at age 23.

Most Children: Henry Neale (c1617-1688) was the father of 21, as is stated on his gravestone. 15 of the children were by his second wife Hannah Pray. Thomas Chamberlain had 14 children, and Ebenezer Newcomb and Sarah (Wild) Newcomb had 13 children.

Earliest Marriage: Several women were married at about age 16, including Eliza Ann Aldrich. Men tended to marry at a somewhat older age, and teenage marriages for men were unusual. Daniel Mason (b. 1745) married at age 18 ½. His bride, Experience Newcomb, was about 16.

Longest/shortest Marriage: The longest marriage I’ve found is that of Richard Aldrich and Anna Maynard, who were married 55 years. Marriages lasting over 50 years were rare in colonial days. Thomas Emerson and Elizabeth Brewster were married for 54 years. James Smith and Mary Foster were married for just over 2 years, before James died at age 28 of smallpox.

Where They Lived. Harry Pratt and almost all of his ancestors lived in Massachusetts. Some of his maternal ancestors had settled in Vermont, and he also had some early New Hampshire ancestors. Of course Harry and his parents, both born in Massachusetts, moved to California and died there.

First Born in America: Lydia Brown was born 22 Mar 1631/2, in Watertown, Mass.

Earliest Gravestone Still Standing. Appears to be that of William Brackenbury, died 1668, and buried in the Phipps St. Burying Ground, Charlestown, Mass.

Gravestone locations. Of the 46 known gravestones, 3 burial locations are in California (Harry and his parents), 5 are in Vermont, 1 in New Hampshire, and the other 37 are in Massachusetts. Individual cemeteries with four or more ancestors:

Phipps St. Charlestown, MA 8 Hancock Quincy, MA 7 Upper Plains Bradford, VT 5 OId Burying Ground Wakefield, MA 4

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Slavery. Slavery did exist in New England, but none of Harry Pratt’s ancestors are known to have owned slaves. Several did have indentured servants and some were servants themselves in their youth.

Causes of Death. For most of Harry’s ancestors, the cause of death is not known, and probably many simply died of old age or other mundane causes. Some that died in more unusual ways and circumstances include Joseph Bent, who in 1675 was accidently shot by his brother; John Johnson and his second wife, who were both shot by Indians in 1708 when standing in their doorway in Haverhill, Mass., Ann Foster, who died in a Salem jail as an accused witch in 1692. Nathaniel Wyer was said to have been lost at sea in 1739.

Occupations. Most of Harry’s ancestors were probably farmers as was the norm in early New England. Three were ministers, Rev. Joseph Emerson, Rev. Peter Bulkeley and his son, Rev. Edward Bulkeley. In colonial America, ministers were among the most educated men. Thomas Boylston (b. 1644/5) was a doctor, the earliest physician in Brookline, Mass. James Smith was a shipwright in Charlestown, Mass. Nathaniel Wyer, mentioned above, was a mariner, as was William Foster who was once captured by “the Turkish enemy” in 1671. John Johnson794 was a quartermaster, responsible for distributing gunpowder to the various towns in Massachusetts Bay Colony. More recently, Harry S. Pratt was a piano tuner and orange grower, his father Francis Lowell Pratt was City Messenger of Cambridge, Mass., and his grandfather William Pratt was a bootmaker. His maternal grandfather James. R. Brown was a blacksmith.

Witches. One of the saddest events of early New England was the Salem Witchcraft hysteria of 1692. Although Harry had no ancestors living in Salem, he did have several in Andover, where the hysteria had spread. Ann (----) Foster, her daughter Mary (Foster) Lacey, and her granddaughter Mary (Lacey) Scripture, were all accused of witchcraft . None were executed, although Ann died in a Salem jail. Earlier, Elizabeth Knapp, who became the wife of Samuel Scripture, was thought to have been bewitched but she was not accused of witchcraft. More details will be added about this as time permits.

794 Not the same John Johnson who was killed in 1708 by Indians. 207

What’s in a Name?

It is interesting to consider the names of our ancestors, some of them are still common today, some having gone out of style.

Of the 345 ancestors listed in this book, the most common male names were John (42), Thomas (16), and Joseph (11), with Richard, Samuel and William tied at 10. Popular female names were Mary (37), Elizabeth (29), Anne/Ann or Anna (15), and Sarah (14). These are still common today but some of Harry Pratt’s ancestors had more unusual names.

Harry Stillman Pratt’s own name is a bit of a mystery. Was he named after someone named Harry Stillman? Or did his parents just like this name? There is no connection to a Stillman family that we know of. Similarly, why Francis Lowell Pratt? Was there a man named Francis Lowell that he was named after? Neither Francis nor Lowell appear earlier in his family.

The earliest Pratt ancestor in America had the unusual name of Macuth Pratt. Some other unusual male names were Nehemiah Gilson, Peleg Lawrence, and Zerubabbel Kemp. Zerubabel was a Biblical name which had the connotation of an exile. Peleg and Nehemiah are also Biblical. An unusual surname was that of Samuel Scripture.

An unusual woman’s name was Experience Newcomb (although she is one of several of my ancestors named Experience.) Although Violet doesn’t seem strange, it was highly unusual in early New England, and most early Violets were descendants of Harry Pratt’s ancestor Violet Wolterton.795

795 See Haskell Venard, “When Violets Bloomed in Old Connecticut,” The American Genealogist (TAG) vol. 46 (1970), pp. 206-7. 208

Military Service

The following is a list of Harry S. Pratt’s ancestors who fought in some war, or may have done so. (Some of the Revolutionary War soldiers are not definite, see comments.).

A# Name War Comments 2 Francis Lowell Pratt Civil War Union army. Stationed in North Carolina. No combat. 6 James R. Brown Civil War Union army; blacksmith. Wounded in Battle of Chancellorsville when kicked by a horse. 16 Thomas Pratt Revolutionary War Not listed in DAR Patriot Index 18 Samuel Newcomb Revolutionary War DAR #A082711 but “future applicants must prove correct service.” 22 Jonas Eaton Revolutionary War Not listed in DAR Patriot Index 28 Silas Aldrich French & Indian War Said to have been a member of Maj. Robert Rogers’ rangers. 30 Levi Maynard Revolutionary War DAR #A076211. Private. Served with Capt. Samuel Woods, Col. Jonathan Ward. 32 Samuel Pratt Revolutionary War DAR #A092624 for Civil Service only. 36 Ebenezer Newcomb French & Indian War R. Thayer’s Company. 58 Ephraim Collins Revolutionary War DAR #A024478. Listed for Civil Service only. 150 Samuel Hayden King Phillip’s War 156 Jonathan Fairbanks King Phillip’s War 158 Samuel Guild King Phillip’s War 168 Enoch Lawrence King Phillip’s War Not certain. 506 John Hammond King Phillip’s War 946 William Sanborn King Phillip’s War

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1850 Census Information

This section seeks to list all of Harry S. Pratt’s ancestors who are found on the 1850 census, along with the families they are living with. To save space, the last two columns are omitted. These columns, which were left blank for all of these records, are: “Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict ” and “Persons over 20 yrs of age who cannot Read & Write.” In this section, Harry’s ancestors are highlighted in blue.

William Pratt and Harriet (Gilson) Clark and family lived in Quincy Mass. His mother lived with the family.

Page ?? Location: Quincy, Norfolk, Mass. Enumerated on: 3rd day of September 1850. They are listed on two separate pages.

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose usual Profession, Occupation Value of Real Place of Birth naming the Married In School

797 Sex Sex

# houses place of abode on the first day of Age or Trade of each male Estate State, Territory, or within within 796 June 1850 was in this family person over 15 Owned Country the year the year 39 372 506 William Pratt 38 M Boot Maker 2400 Mass. 40 Harriet Pratt 44 F “ 41 Elizabeth C Pratt 13 F “ 1 42 Francis L. Pratt 9 M “ 1 1 William W. Pratt 5 M Mass. 1 2 Harriet M. Pratt 3 F “ 3 Sarah Pratt 72 F

Richard and Anna (Maynard) Aldrich were living in Bradford, Vt., with son Levi and Levi’s family.

Page ??. Location: Bradford, Orange, Vt. Enumerated on: 16th day of August 1850

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose usual Profession, Occupation Value of Real Place of Birth naming the Married In School Sex Sex

# houses place of abode on the first day of Age or Trade of each male Estate State, Territory, or within within June 1850 was in this family person over 15 Owned Country the year the year 30 798 864 Richard Aldrich 70 M (Farmer) 3000 Vt

31 Ann 70 F Mass 32 Levi 25 M Vt. 33 Sarah 23 F " 34 Ellen E. 2 F " 25 Marietta 7/12 F "

James R. Brown was presumably living in Vermont, but is not found on the 1850 census. His daughter Mary A. Brown is also not found, at least not with certainty.798

James’ mother, Hannah (Richardson) (Brown) Whittemore lived with her sister Mary Richardson, and daughter Mary Cochran, in Craftsbury, Vt.

Page ? Location: Craftsbury, Orleans, Vt. Enumerated on: 23rd day of August 1850

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose usual Profession, Occupation Value of Real Place of Birth naming the Married In School Sex Sex

798 There is a Mary Brown, 18, living with John H. Myers, in West Cambridge, Mass. The census stated she was born in Massachusetts (should have been N.H.) but this could have been a mistake. 212

1860 Census Information

This section seeks to list all of Harry S. Pratt’s ancestors who are found on the 1860 census, along with the families they are living with. To save space, the last column is omitted. This column, which is left blank for all of these records, are: “Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.” In this section, Harry’s ancestors are highlighted in blue.

William and Harriet (Gilson) Pratt were living in Quincy, Mass.

Page ? Location: Quincy, Norfolk Co., Mass. Enumerated on: 26th day of June 1860

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose usual Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth naming

Sex Sex

# houses place of abode on the first day of Age or Trade of each male of Real Personal the State, Territory, June 1860 was in this family person over 15 Estate Estate or Country

arried

M the within year Attended within School year the over Persons age of yrs 20 cannot who write & read 23 1096 1307 William Pratt 48 M Boot Maker 2200 650 (Mass.) 24 Harriet " 53 F 25 Elizabeth C. 23 F 26 Franklin 19 M Book binder 27 William " 15 M 1 28 Hatty N. " 12 F 1

Having returned to Massachusetts after living in Vermont, James R. Brown and his 2nd wife are in Boston. The enumerator included the city of birth which is not required.

Page6?. Location: Boston (4th Ward), Suffolk, Mass. Enumerated on: 5th day of July 1860

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose usual Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth naming Sex Sex

# houses place of abode on the first day of Age or Trade of each male of Real Personal the State, Territory,

June 1860 was in this family person over 15 Estate Estate or Country

withi the the withi year Attended School the within year Persons yrs 20 over age of who cannot & read write Married 20 899 1744 James R. Brown 50 M Blacksmith 300 Danvers, Mass 21 Mabel S. " 44 F Ryegate, Vt. 22 Joel W. 19 M Blacksmith Newbury, " 23 Eliza A. 11 F Craftsbury, Vt.

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James Brown’s mother, widow Hannah (Richardson) (Brown) Whittemore lived in Craftsbury, Vt., with her daughter Mary (Whittemore) Cochran, and son-in-law John Cochran.

Page 178 Location: Craftsbury, Orleans Co., Vt. Enumerated on: 30th July 1860

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth naming

Sex Sex

# houses usual place of abode on the first Age or Trade of each male of Real Personal the State, Territory, day of June 1860 was in this person over 15 Estate Estate or Country

family

0 yrs of age age of yrs 0

Married Married the within year Attended within School year the over Persons 2 cannot who write & read 4 1339 1346 John Cochran 47 M 3500 525 (Vermont) 5 Mary " 42 F Mass. 6 Hannah Whittemore 78 F " 1 7 Mary Richardson 73 F " 1

Mary Ann Brown’s grandmother, widow Anna (Maynard) Aldrich lived in Bradford, Vt., with her son John.

Page 121 Location: Bradford, Orange, Vt. Enumerated on: 17th July 1860

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth naming

Sex Sex

# houses usual place of abode on the first Age or Trade of each male of Real Personal the State, Territory,

day of June 1860 was in this person over 15 Estate Estate or Country

family year

ended ended

Married Married the within year Att within School the over Persons age of yrs 20 cannot who write & read 14 965 964 John B. Aldrich 40 M Farmer 2800 884 (Vermont) 15 Philinda " 35 F 16 John A. " 2 M 1 17 Charles K. " 8/12 M 1 18 Langdon Chase 20 M Laborer New 19 Anna Aldrich 79 F Hampshire

There was a Mary A. Brown, 30, living in Ward 5, Boston, with birthplace listed as N.H. Although her age was actually 28, this could be Mary Ann Brown.

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1870 Census Information

This section seeks to list all of Harry Pratt’s ancestors who are found on the 1870 census, along with the families they are living with. To save space, the last column is omitted. This column, which is left blank for all of these records, are: “Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper or convict.” Also to save space, the Column “Color” is omitted. None of Harry’s ancestors had parents of foreign birth, so that column is skipped as well. In this section, Harry and his ancestors are highlighted in blue.

Francis Lowell Pratt and wife Mary Ann (Brown) Pratt live in Cambridge with Harry and his sister.

Page 47 Location: Cambridge (Ward 1), Mass. Enumerated on: 8th of July 1870

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth

# houses usual place of abode on the Sex or Trade of each of Real Personal naming the State,

first day of June 1870 was in person, male or Estate Estate Territory of U.S.; or birthday this family femaile the country if of Age at last last at Age foreign birth.

the year, state state year, the the month married If year, the within the month state Attended within School yearthe born within If 24 296 291 Pratt, Francis L 29 M book keeper 4000 500 Mass 25 ---, Mary A. 37 F keeping house N. Hampshire 26 ---, Harry S. 2 M at home Mass. 27 ---, Grace A. 1 F at home "

Mary Ann’s father, James R. Brown, also lives in Cambridge, with his second wife, his daughter and son-in-law

Page ? Location: Cambridge (Ward 2), Mass. Enumerated o n: 21st of July1870

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth

# houses usual place of abode on the Sex or Trade of each of Real Personal naming the State,

first day of June 1870 was in person, male or female Estate Estate Territory of U.S.; or birthday this family the country if of Age at last last at Age foreign birth.

year, the hin

the year, state state year, the the month married If wit the month state Attended within School yearthe born within If 33 2159 Brown, James R. 60 M Blacksmith Mass. 34 ---, Mabel 56 F keeping house Vermont 35 Cloudman, Edwin H. 25 M Machinist Maine Jan 36 ---, Elizabeth 21 F No occupation Vermont Jan

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James Brown’s mother, Hannah Whittemore, lives in Newport, Vt., with her son –in-law John Cochran, whose first wife has died.

Page ? Location: Newport, Orleans Co., Vt Enumerated on: 4th of July 1870

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose Profession, Occupation Value Value of Place of Birth

# houses usual place of abode on the Sex or Trade of each of Real Personal naming the State,

first day of June 1870 was in person, male or female Estate Estate Territory of U.S.; or birthday this family the country if of

Age at last last at Age foreign birth. year, state state year,

the the month married If year, the within the month state Attended within School yearthe born within If 20 120 123 Cochran, John 58 M Farmer 3000 1250 Vermont 21 ---, Betsey 28 F Keeping house “ Living with son- 22 Whittemore, Hannah 87 F in-law Mass. 23 Richardson, Mary 83 F " nephew “ 24 Amaziah Magoon 19 M Farm Laborer Canada

Mary Ann (Brown) Pratt’s grandmother, Anna (Maynard) Aldrich lives in Bradford, Vt., with her son John and his family.

Page ? Location: Bradford, Orange Co., Vt. Enumerated on: 21st of June 1870

Line Dwelling Families Name of every person whose Profession, Occupation Value of Value Place of Birth

# houses usual place of abode on the Sex or Trade of each Real of naming the State, thin thin

first day of June 1870 was in person, male or female Estate Person Territory of U.S.; or birthday this family al the country if of Age at last last at Age Estate foreign birth.

the year, state state year, the the month married If year, the within the month state Attended wi School yearthe born within If 22 126 153 Aldrich, John D. 50 M Farmer 11000 1000 Vermont 23 ---, Philinda 45 F 24 ---, John A. 12 M 25 ---, Charles R. 10 M 1 26 ---, Ann 90 F Mass. 27 Grey, Henry 38 M Maine 28 Grey, Mary J. 26 F Mass. 29 Grey, Ula 10/12 F Vermont

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1880 Census Information

To save space, some of the column headings have been removed or abbreviated, without the loss of any important information.

Francis Lowell and Mary Ann (Brown) Pratt live in Cambridge, Mass., where he is now the City Messenger – and has a servant!

Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Mass Enumerated on: June 1st 1880. Street Address: 5 Hawthorne Street

Name of every person Relationship Profession, Occupation or Sickness or Place of Birth Place of Place of

Sex

whose usual place of abode Age Trade of each person, male Disability Birth: Birth:

on the first day of June 1880 or female Father mother

was in this family

Line# Single Married Widowed Maimed, or crippled bedridden 2 Pratt, Francis L. M 39 1 City messenger Mass. Mass. Mass. 3 ---, Mary A. F 47 Wife 1 Keeping house N.H. Mass. Vt. 4 ---, Harry S. M 12 Son 1 At school Mass. Mass. N.H. 5 ---, Ernest L. M 8 Son 1 At school Mass. Mass. N.H. 6 Moody, Ruby L. F 22 Servant 1 Servant N.S.799 N.S. N.S.

Mary Ann’s father James R. Brown also lived in Cambridge, with his second wife Mabel. Interesting that his father is listed as having been born in N.H. Location: Cambridgeport, Middlesex, MA Enumerated on: June 16th 1880; Street Address: 3 North St.

Name of every person Relationship Profession, Occupation or Sickness or Place of Birth Place of Place of Sex whose usual place of abode Age Trade of each person, male Disability naming the Birth: Birth:

on the first day of June 1880 or female State, Father mother

was in this family Territory of

U.S.; or the

country if of

Single Married Widowed Maimed, or crippled bedridden Line # Line foreign birth. 17 Brown, James R. M 70 1 Blacksmith Mass. N.H. Mass. 18 ---, Mabel F 64 Wife 1 Keeps house Vt. Vt. N.H.

799 Either N.S. for Nova Scotia, or possibly U.S. 217