Vital Records of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
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HOPKINTON VITAL RECORDS Cornell University Library The original of tiiis bool< is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924028815541 VITAL RECORDS OF HOPKINTON MASSACHUSETTS TO THE YEAR 1850 PUBLISHED BY THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AT THE CHARGE OF THE EDDY TOWN-RECORD FUND BOSTON, MASS. 1911 THIS publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, November 6, 1901, as follows: Voted: That the sum of $20,000, from the bequest of the late Robert Henry Eddy, be set aside as a special fund to be called the Eddy Town-Record Fund, for the sole purpose of publishing the Vital Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for such publication. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized by the Council for this purpose. Committee on Publications Henry Winchester Cunningham Charles Knowles Bolton Edmund Dana Barbour Henry Edwards Scott F. Apthorp Foster Editor F. Apthorp Foster Stanbope ipnss p. H. GILSON COHPAHT BOSTON, U.S.A. THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON, Middlesex County, was established December 13, 171 5, from certain common lands and the plantation called Moguncoy. June 14, 1735, part of Hopkinton included in the new town of Upton. April 28, 178 1, part of Hopkinton annexed to Holliston. March 8, 1808, part of Hopkinton annexed to Upton. Marcii 27, 1835, part of Milford annexed to Hopkinton, part of Hopkinton annexed to Milford, and bounds between Hopkinton, Holliston, and Milford established. March 1 5, 1 846, part of Hopkinton included in the new town of Ashland. Population by ( EXPLANATIONS 1. When places other than Hopkinton and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given in the printed copy. 2. In all items from town records the original spelling is followed, and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the records or to harmonize conflicting names or dates. 3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual might be found under different spellings. 4. Marriages and intentions of marriages are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and in- tention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed ; and where a marriage appears without the intention recorded, it is designated with an asterisk. 5. Additional information which does not appear in the origi- nal text of an item, i.e. any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show the difference in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text — such as the birthplace of a parent in late records. ABBREVIATIONS a. — age abt. — about b. — born bp. — baptized bur. — buried C.R.I. — church record, Christ Church C.R.2. — church record, St. Paul's Church C.R. 3. — church record, Woodville Baptist Church ch. — child chn. — children Co. — county d. — daughter ; died ; day Z>ea. — deacon dup. — duplicate entry G.R.I. — gravestone record, East Hopkinton Cemetery G.R.2. — gravestone record, Bare Hill Cemetery G.R.3. — gravestone record, Hayden Row Cemetery G.R.4. — gravestone record, Woodville Cemetery G.R.5. — gravestone record, St. Paul's Churchyard G.R.6. — gravestone record. Mount Auburn Cemetery h. — husband hrs. — hours inf. — infant int. — publishment of intention of marriage Jr. — Junior m. — married ; month min. — minutes P.R.I. — private record, from the Bible of Col. John Jones Esq., now in the possession of Mrs. F. E. Weston of Roxbury P.R.2. — private record, from the Bible of Col. John Jones Jr., now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton S ABBEEVIATIONS P.R.3. — private record, from a private record of Col. John Jones Sr, and Col. John Jones Jr., now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton P.R.4 — private record, from the Bible of Rev. Nathaniel Howe, now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton P.R.5 . — private record, from a family record of Johh A. Fitch, now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton P.R.6. — private record, from the family record of Rev. Elijah Fitch, now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton P.R.7. — private record, from the Bible of James H. King, now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton P.R.8. — private record, from the Lyon and Fitch family Bible, now in the possession of the heirs of Elijah Fitch late of Hopkinton P.R.9. — private record, from a family record of John or Jonathan Comee, now in the possession of Mrs. G. W. Temple of Clinton p.R.io. — private record, from a family record of Nathan Woolson, now in the possession of Leroy L. Woolson of Hopkinton P.R.I I. — private record, froni the Newton and Pike family Bible, now in the possession of the family of the late J. Newton Pike of Ashland P.R.I 2. — private record, from the Luther Bixby Bible, now in the possession of Luther W. Bixby of Boston P.R.13. — private record, from the family Bible of Lemuel Clark Jones, now in the possession of Mrs. Lemuel C. Jones of Ashland P.R.I 4. — private record, from the family Bible of James Jackson, now in the possession of Martha Valentine of Ashland p.R.iS. — private record, from the Chickering family Bible, now in the possession of Francis H. Chickering of Ashland P.R.I 6. — private record, from the Asa Adams family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Sophia Adams Parkhurst of Brookline ABBREVIATIONS 7 P.R.17. — private record, from family record of James H. Jones, now in the possession of Mrs. Mary Valentine Jones -Houghton of Ashland P.R.18. — private record, from the Nathan Coburn family Bible, now in the possession of N. P. Coburn of Boston P.R.19. — private record, from the Ezekiel Kemp family Bible, now in the possession of Oliver D. Holmes of Milford P.R.20. — private record, from the Enoch N. Robbins family Bible, now in the possession of Frank P. Rollins of Woodville P.R.21. — private record, from the John Rice family Bible, now in the possession of Vernon Rice of Hopkinton P.R.22. — private record, from the Hiram Comee family Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Seth Aldrich of West Upton P.R.23. — private record, from the John Wheeler Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. John Wheeler of Grafton P.R.24. — private record, from] a letter of Dr. John C. Webster of Chicago, 111. P.R.25. — private record, from the John Holmes family Bible, now in the possession of A. C. Holmes of HoUiston P.R.26. — private record, from the family record of Maj. William Wood, now in the possession of Mrs. Helen Marshall of Manville, R. I. p.R. 27. — private record, from a family register of Col. Albert Wood, now in the possession of Mrs. Joseph A. Gregory of Hopkinton P.R.28. — private record, from the records of the Taft and Bridges family, now in the possession of Mrs. Calvin Bridges of Worcester P.R.29. — private record, from the record of Seth and Barachias Morse, now in the possession of Miles Morse of Ashland P.R.30. — private record, from the John Jones Loring family record, now in the possession of Miss Sarah J. Loring of West Newton P.R.31. — private record, from the Eliab Thompson family Bible, now in the possession of William H. Thompson of Hopkinton p,R.32. — private record, from the William H. H. Loring family record, now in the possession of William C. Loring of Boston ABBREVIATIONS P.R.33. — private record, from the Ebenezer McFarland Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. Emma J. Benson of Hop- kinton P.R.34. — private record, from the Aaron Read Bible, now in the possession of B. W. Johnson of Hopkinton P.R.3S. — private record, from the Stimson Bible, now in the possession of Fred C. Homer of Yonkers, N. Y. P.R.36. — private record, from the Capt. John Stone Bible, now in the possession of Fred C. Homer of Yonkers, N. Y. P.R.37. — private record, from the Charles Newton family record, now in the possession of Mrs. Clarence Ward of Hopkinton P.R.38. — private record, from a record of the Taft and Woods families, now in the possession of Mrs. Ella M. Woods Athearn of East Corinth, Me. P.R.39. — private record, from the Henry Mellen Bible, now in the possession of Miss Nellie Valentine of Newton- ville P.R.40. — private record, from a record now in the possession of William Nason of Billerica P.R.41. —'private record, from the Moses Chamberlain family Bible, now in the possession of Miss Nellie Valentine of Newtonville P.R.42. — private record, from a record of deaths from Aaron Smith's Bible, now in the possession of a Committee in the town of Hopkinton P.R.43. — private record, from Jason Hayward's family record, now in the possession of Miss Annie Otis of Worcester P.R.44.