BLAK E F AM I L Y .
GENEALO GICAL H I STO RY
WILLIA LAKE F D CH ES ER M B , O OR T ,
AND H I S DE S C E NDANT S ,
SAMUEL ANDPATIENCE ( W H ITE) BLAKE.
W ITH
A N A P P E N D I X ,
F T E F Y C O N T A I N I N G W I L L S , & c . O F M E M B E R S O H A M I L ,
AND O TH ER I NTER ESTI NG M ATTER .
BY SAM U L BLAK E E ,
ADH I S TOR IC L S C ETY “EMB EB O F TH E DORCH ESTER ANTIQUARIAN N A O I .
' O ne generation pafle th a way an d an othe r ge nera tion cometh : bu t ” fo r e er the e ar th a bide th v .
B O S T O N
APP JR 1 84 W ASH INGTO NST NEZ ER CL , EBE ,
PRI NTED BY DAVID OLAPP .
I T R O DU I N C T O N.
To TH E R EADER
To I gratify an inclination which have long had , and which has increased as age advances , I have undertaken
of the task looking up the history of my ancestors , and putting it together, for my own pleasure , and more espe cia lly for the benefit of posterity . Although it may be v ery imperfect, yet it will serve as a connecting link with the past, and assist some more persevering hand in collecting a history of the good men and true wh o have gone before us . There are many obstacles to be encountered in col
Iectin g materials for a genealogy . Aperson thus engaged
i n is soon brought in contact with the doubting, who will
on e quire , What possible good will all this be to any
n wh o a o The the timid , are fearful that a neighbor may it quire by some knowledge of their family, their connex
o r . h ff ions , their associations And t en the indi erent, who would willingly answer the questions proposed , if they
o im could only get about it, but consider them of s little portance as not to be worth their while to undertake it . w And then, to balance the scale , a friend may be met ith, who enters into the project with his whole heart, and thinks he t i can do the greates honor to his ancestors , by leav ng a record of them to posterity . To those who have responded to my inquiries and helped w w me for ard in this ork , and especially to those who have 4 I T TI N RODUC O N .
v h gi en me pecuniary aid in publishing it, I return my earty
r w thanks , t usting that they ill all feel that they have done
r An something for which thei posterity will be grateful . d w f I ith those who have turned away with indi ference , shall
u not q arrel, but leave them to settle the matter with their
o wn a s . consciences , and their own feelings dictate
It is very difficult to get at facts of long standing . There is a great discrepancy in dates . If in a printed oration a wrong word creeps in through mistake , the intelligent read ,
w in n er ill readily correct it but a genealogy, if the wro g
i s a n " figure occurs , it leads the reader astray, it error with it w out a remedy, and, rather than have it such, ould be better that it were a blank . I have endeavored as far as w possible , in this small work, to get the dates , and that ith
fi n d t w d accuracy ; but I that family records , o n recor s , and
- grave stone inscriptions , in many cases disagree . I have ,
a as much as possible , taken my dates from the original fam
s o ily records , believing they would not be likely to err as the copies . After giving all the information I could gather E B of our ancestors in ngland , I begin with William lake, who was the pioneer of the family in this then n ew world .
w . He , with his ife and children, were early here I have B followed the line down in direct succession to Samuel lake ,
- 1 1 7 54 wh o w who died in Dorchester , May , , and ith his
t fi ve wh o a wife , Patience ( White) , lef children lived to mar r f y and have families , and I lattered myself that I should get a n account of every on e of their descendants I think
I have found nearly all, but I lack more dates than I had anticipated .
n few : The orthography of christia names , and in a in
va r y . stances of surnames also , will be found to I have follo wed the record from which I copied , conceding to all persons their undoubted right to call their children by what
. name they please , and spell that name as they fancy I ” “ f have adopted the plan of the Book O the Lockes , by E . s J . G Locke , q , which is the most perfect genealogy INTRODUCTION . 5
h v w t at I ha e ever had the pleasure of perusing, and ith him I say that the daughters and their descendants are as
i n . important, the history of a family, as the sons The n n w umbering of the families and their childre , ill be ex
plained hereafter .
The of B la ke i d etymology the name , , was furn she me by
J H E y . LAK s O N H B E, q , of Roxbur , and is as follows
n e B L AKE The a cient and r spectable family of , is of B AP ritish extraction, and traditionally descended from
LAK o n e of K E , whose name appears as the nights of King ’
r . w Arthu s round table Succeeding generations , ho ever, seem to have paid little attention to the orthography of
s o we wr . the name , variously do find it itten In the first
e Wa s n instance , by dropping the initial l tter it re dered
P- LAK PLAK r w E, and then, by compression, E , one enti e ord ,
b of u u oth which, alike , prod ce a sound and tterance uncouth
. wa s LA U and unharmonious It corrupted into B G E, to the
o confusion of all etymological explanation, had it s conti a r i nue , but chance or design applied a emedy by substitut ng BLAAKE BLAK , and ultimately E , which latter reading took
u place many centuries back, and has contin ed invariably " the same fro m that period to the present d a y .
The Appendix contains m uch that is interesting to anti
ua ri e s of q , being abstracts Wills , Inventories and other
w the B matter, in hich some members Of lake family were
. W W ha the principal actors Through the hole ork , it s been my Object to bring in much collateral matter in relation to persons , places and events . I have constantly kept in
w n vie the utility of placing landmarks alo g the line , from generation to generation, to guide those who would know
. i s something of their ancestry In future years , it to be hoped that there will be many inclined to follow back their B pedigree to William lake , who left Dorchester, in Dorset , 6 INTRODUCTION .
E w E Old ngland, for an unkno n home in New ngland , which
Ba . was subsequently called D orchester, in Massachusetts y
It does not require a great prophet to foretell , that as o ur w country proceeds from infancy to ards maturity, there will be an increasing desire to study the history of the men and times that have passed before u s . The people will n ot s o be completely absorbed in acquiring wealth, and in w indulging in luxury, and mak g a show ; neither ill there be a necessity for s o much personal exertion to acquire a competence , as the nation advances in age and resources . hi l T s work, though it be sma l and imperfect , I place a s before my kinsfolk and the public, feeling assured that , ffi they contemplate the di culty of the task, they will readily excuse the errors that occur , and I shall then feel that I
u . have not spent my time in vain, nor labored for no ght
Dor ch es ter Decem ber 4 1 8 5 6 . , , C N T NT S O E .
B e s E lak in ngland , B e W lak , illiam ,
Will ,
Autograph , B e E e lak , James ( ld r) , hi s s e hou ,
Will , " Autograph , B e e s e c lak , Jam (D a on) ,
Will ,
Autograph , B s the s lake , Jame ( Annali t) ,
‘ Su rv e o f the w s y Cedar S amp ,
Autograph ,
Will , e Po try , B e lake , Samu l ill W , e Inv ntory , B e e R ev e lak , Jam s , ” di d ,
w e M r s . Ho , Diary , s e s o f B ak De c ndant Samuel l e ,
i a t at Mr . Blak e was a b ea u tiful enm a men t one o e 16 an . Th tur e I t w s d n p g , h p e s igna fr om which th e au tog rap h wa s tak en ( on p age was made when h e was aged and very s xck o l two a s b efore his ea t . , n y d y d h E P ANATI N X L O .
e s th e e c e e the Th e Roman num ral , in l ft hand olumn , d not t o w c th e c e of e c e Th e ge ne ration hi h hildr n a h family b long . s c o f e s e e th e e of e c fir t olumn figur d not numb r a h individual , i w e s and thi s numbe ring s carrie d throu gh the ork . Figur e e th e e o f e c f th e s e c e n b for h ad a h amily , in am olumn , and c s e i n e e s es s e e th e e of th e lo d par nth , thu d not numb r r f F e s e e e th e s paragraph o amily . igur imm diat ly aft r fir t n ame in e ach paragraph (and in a few ins tanc e s afte r th e s e c e s c e s s e fe c t o th e ond nam al o) , in bra k t , thu r r ba k t e h i n individual in h family in which e or s he s firs t am e d . F e s a t th e e e e of th e e c e igur xtr m right hand pag , in lud d in e e s e s s efe w t o th e w e e par nth , thu r r for ard paragraph h r ’ 8 f a r e c e o u t that individual amily tra d . Ex a m le — O u e 44 the e c p pag , in l ft hand olumn , you find e 6 1 e B e e Be s e e at figur , Samu l lak marri d t y Fay ; figur th e e n d th e e efe s t o 29 o n th e 5 9th at Of lin , r r paragraph ( ) e w e e o u c c of th e e pag , h r y find an a ount family Of Samu l B I th e s e e . n th e s e c e e s lak am paragraph ond lin , it r ad “ ” — She w a s e of e c Fa daught r Samu l and Lu y ( Mayo) y , ’ w s w s M r s c F s e e w a c hich ho that . Lu y ay maid n nam s Lu y
Mayo .
A R EV BB IATI O NS .
b . or n d . e m . m arr e u Dr d a a u ter c l . c ld ren o . , b ; , di d ; , i d ; . , d gh ; hi , hi ; , Dor c e s ter an d ot er comm on a r ev at on s w c w ll b e r ea l u n er h h bb i i , hi h i di y d s too b th e r ea er . W en a town is n am e it m u st al wa s b e u n er st oo d y d h d, . y d d a t it is in s sa u s etts un l es s s om e ot er S th Ma ch , h ta te is m en t ion ed BLAKE FAMI LY .
TH E “ B A AM I Y IN N LAND L KE F L E G .
TH E earliest accounts that I can gathe r of the
B . B lake Family I have received from John H lake,
Es . x E n q, of Ro bury, who sent to ngla d exp ressly for
the purpose, and obtained the following from the
Records there . — E E l s t . B B CO . s x John lake , of Little addow, of se , ngland,
Gent . - 2 d . B O f B ow t . . n John lake , Little add , Gen He m A na, — . hi r R dau and heir O f Ra wson . His c ld en were ich m r e ard, John, Robert, Francis , Hu ph y, Christopher,
i . . and Anna who m . ( ) Wm Pascall, and
B . — arry 3 . f E . d B . . O er x Richard lak—e, m Mabel, dau Cov te of sse . 111 . . Of . His chil were Giles , who D orothy, dau Capt E x r O f e n E Twedy, of sse ; Ch istopher, F rli g in ssex,
t . hi . o O f Gen , m P llipa, dau of John R chester, Ferling ; mb r l . i or thu e and Mabel, m Isaac With ngton, of N ; Rich h n E a ard, Jo n, Thomas , Vi cent and dw rd, all died wi th
out issue . — B . he . 4th . e . S was Giles lake , m D orothy Tw —dy dau of . O f E . Chi ll . 1 5 94 . Capt Twedy, ssex Wi iam, b , m
a r oh . Agnes ; Giles , Richard, John, Thom s and Arthu , ,
r . A thur, Mary, Dorothy
FIRST G N RATIO N I NEW N LAND E E E G . i . f f W ILLIAM LAKE . O B , m Agnes He was son B B Giles and Dorothy ( Twedy) lake, of Little addow, E 1 3 E . 6 0 ssex, ngland He emigrated to America in ,
W f . with his i e Agnes , and their children They came C) and 10 LAK FA IL B E M Y.
h “ t e r . S u eb . The in Ship Ma y and John, Capt q y r m E 20 d sailed f om Ply outh, ngland, March , and arrive
30 1 630 a at Nantasket (now Hull) May , , having a com for tab le T though long passage . his was the first ves s el of fl that arrived, a considerable eet that sailed a o about the s me time from Plym uth, laden with pas
s en r e g e s for this then far wester n world . This com o pany finally set themselves d wn in Dorchester, and For f commenced their settlement early in June . a ew fi n d b u t years , we do not any mention of our ancestor, we may be j ustified i n the belief that it was this Wilo B ri n liam lake who went to Sp gfield, with William '
R ox b ur a n d in 1 636 . n Pynchon, of y, others , early Soo
vi z . 1 6 1 636 w after their arrival there , , May , , they dre i up and signed an agreement, by wh ch they would
e n . govern thems lves , and be gover ed It is a docu m o ent of c nsiderable length, and at its close they say, “ t e s tifi e to r the We the orde above said, being all of
first adventurer s and undertakers for this plantation .
o . he the William Pynch n , Nath Mic ll, Henry Smith, ehu e Bur B E mark I of J r, William lake, dmund Wood, ”
ff . r the mark T of Thomas U ord, John Cabel O s ha s se k dered for the disposing of the y marish, and or the granting of home lotts, these five men theyre D ” e ut e s e : . P n p y , are appointed to hav power Mr y ehu B B chon, Mr Michell, J e urr, William lake, Henry
. B 1 6 oll s Smith Ordered, that William lake have p b r e d th in , for his home lott, and all the marish in b r e d th ab utti n e x g at the end of it, to the ne t high
o . land, and three ackers m re in some other place The above five men to lay out highways when they ”
me ete . B shall see It is afterwards recorded that lake , wi to th seven others , gave up or sold their allotments
the Company ; but whether it was that year, or the o f llowing, I am unable to ascertain by the records .
' hi It is my Opinion, however, that he did not move s r family from Dorchester, but was at Sp ingfield through 1 3 r of 6 6 1 63 . the summe , and perhaps 7 Dorchester T 1 6 37 B i s own Records , in , state that William lake one (about 1 04 in all) among whom the land o n the B Neck was divided . We find that William lake wa s 1 3 — r 1 4 6 8 9 . made f eeman of Dorchester, March , In the early days of New England it was an in di sp en 1 1 FIRS T GENERATION. s a ble requisite that a person must be a church mem
e e n . ber, before he could be admitt d a fr ema At what t chur ch ha ime he joined the , I ve not been able to as c ertain . In the year 1 645 he wa s chosen one of the
S a 1 64 a n d 1 65 1 . electmen, and also in the ye rs 7 In ’ ” 1 645 “ B n “ , according to lake s An als , they agreed e u B e e n - a nd pon y uilding of a new M ti g house , granted a
Nthl . £25 0 e . a Rate of ; the Committ e Mr Glover,
Da . nes . e Duncan, Mr . Atherton, Mr . Jo D ea Wiswell,
C E . t d wd . B lap and Mr . Howard ; Ra ers, reck, Wm S B umner, Thos . Wiswell, William lake and Roger C ” 25 0 lap . Whether the rate of £ was granted ex
- pressly for building the meeting house , or was for the e e the yearly town expens s , inclusiv , I cannot by record s 1 65 6 B e atisfactorily decide . In , lak says in his ” R e B a e . Annals , This year Wm . l k , Sen was chosen c order for ye Town Clerk of ye Writs for the C oun t ff 2 y of Su olk ; he was to have 0s . per year be rate
. I n 1 6 6 3 . free he says , This year Died Mr Wil B e r e liam lake, who had b en Cle k of y Writs for the ff e n 8 C ounty of Su olk, Recorder for y Tow , near
e - n . years . He was also Clerk of y Traini g band He e 2 5th e 8 1 6 63 6 6 9 th Died y of y th Mo . , in y year of ”
. 1 6 8 his age In 7 This year, Agnes , the Widow
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I HmmB l ake . Qffl , died July 22 I have no means of knowing what was her maiden name , or when or where she was born . a Tradition has told us th t two brothers, William and a n d Richard, came together in the ship Mary John in 1 6 30 , but I cannot find any proof of the assertion . B 1 6 There was Richard lake , servant, aged years , 1 6 38 came in the ship Confidence , from London, in . 1 644 B In , Richard lake, of D orchester, was creditor o f B the estate of Samuel Sherman, of oston, deceased . 1 645 n B In , by the History of A dover, Richard lake was the 1 5th in order as they came into the town to
- s . ettle , and he was a church member the same year 1 6 95 i He died in Andover in , and left no ch ldren in that town . I have not been able to ascertain what relation these two were to each other . Richard could and not be son of William, for we have the names whereabouts of his five children ; and he could n ot be ’ i s t o h brother, for William s bro her f that name was 1 2 BLAKE FAMILY .
8 n e born about 1 5 9 . He might have been cousin or i m phew, and in all probability was such . It is my
pression, though I may be mistaken, that this Richard was the ancestor of many of the name who now resid e
in Maine , New Hampshire and Vermont . The following is an exact m m of William Blake ’s n i n Of Will, as it sta ds on the Records , the Probate
fi ce ff . , Su olk County It was without doubt written o the by himself. It is sh rt and explicit, and shows
ability and character of the man .
Of B The last will and testament William lake , (being of perfect memory understanding ye good lord god bee blessed and pr a ys e d therefor) made ye third day 8 s ix of September in y year, one thousand hundred
x . si ty one , as followeth t I mp r s . My will is y my body bee decently buried in hO p e of A j oyfull Resurrection at y9 Last day ; n e It . I give bequeath u to y town of Dorchester, twenty shillings to be bestowed for ye Repairing of t e Bur in l ace y gp , so y swine other Vermine may not Ane y ye Graves of ye saints ; pvid e d it be R epar ‘ d ar c w hin one ye e after my D ecease . The Rest of My Land Goods estate after My fun er all Expenses debts discharged ; my will is And I doe give b e qu ea th Unto My five Children ye one halfe of My Lands Goods estate to bee equally divided Amongst them by Equal p - portions ; not that I disrespect My eldest s on s e e d u tifull , for he hath ben and is a child unto
mee as any of my children, but because he hath Least n eed s of it he hath no charge : ye other halfe of my lands goods estate I doe give bequeath Unto my beloved wife do make her sole e x ecu tr ex of this my
last will testament . And I doe Intreat my beloved b r thr n B r E : ea e dw Ju o . , rothe Clapp Capen y they would bee pleased to bee ye ov’s e er s of this my Last t fullfill d r for m will testament, to see y it bee e and p t cd . finally my will is y my wife doe not dispose of Any of her estate left her by this my last will testa e e ment during y time of her life w-thout y Advise and consent of my overseers My four sones or y6 Major n evr el e s s part of them, yet y e in her Last will she may dispose of it Unto Whome shee please ; In Wittnes s e F A 1 3 IRST GENER TION .
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand Seale In ye e th pr sence of W ILLIAM BLAKE w a seale : John Capen Jn o Minott .
Att a County Court held Att Boston 2 8 . January 1 6 6 3 Jn Jn . M o . Capen o inott deposed that having d s ub s cr ib their names to this paper was p ’s en te d m did both s e e and heare W Blake to signe publish e t y same to bee his Last will testament, y when he s o did he was of A sound disposing minde to their ” kn owl e d ° E W A R Aws 0 N best g D RD , R ecor d er .
e The I nventor O a ll ood s cfi L a nd s o M KE o y f y g f W . BLA f Dor ches ter d ecea s ed .
I m hi w r ll hi s 0 9 1 2 s . s a a e e 0 s e . 5 0 p aring p p Mon y pur . his s s 1 54 1 5 00 hou e Land . . hi s e w e 01 01 00 Cattl hay S in 7 . . hi s e s o on e s 001 06 00 plat p . . hi s ew e s s 00 O8 04 p t r bra 7 . . hi s b e d d in & h e e ts e s e 0 1 8 00 g s tabl Cloth pillow b e rs 1 7 . his b ook e 01 1 2 00 s 0 . . hi s e s n c e s 002 1 8 00 appl qui Indian Corn . . h i s table s che s t s be ds te ads 003 03 06 hi s I r on p ott s pans axe s pott han ge rs s aw s
hamers 81. w e dge s othe r Lumbe r
£ 224 1 2 00 . . W ILLIA M S UMNE R JAMES H UMF R EY
w n t o 6 Es e 03 1 0 00 O i g y tat . .
e s w n 7 6 Es e 39 08 00 D bt O i g from 3 tat . . m e E 03 08 e w s e . 00 Mor O ing fro y tat .
t r B s 29 1 6 6 3 Att A County Co held Att o ton January , , " M r s An is Blake de po s e d that this i s A tru e inve ntory e o f th e Es tate of y late William Blake her late hu s band t o h e r e s w e e w e s h e w s s h e b t kno l dg , that h n kno more l e t o 6 wil dis cov r itt y Court . w e off E RA S N R e d e w. W O cor r Allo d , .
The Will decides the question explicitly, about his u children, that there were four sons and one da ghter,
and we also have their n ames and residence . I had formerly supposed that our ancestor built a
S hou d b e l e Agn s. 14 BLAKE FAMILY .
n house and lived at Dorchester Neck, ear the Point, to
wards the Castle ; but by investigation, I think he lived
in the neighborhood of the main settlement . The pre cise spot it is n ot easy to locate at this distance of time ; but we are very sure that he ha d land at the 1 63 Neck granted to him in 7 , and that a part of the
same land has remained in the family to this day . He appears to have been a man of consequence in the
new settlement, and also of public Spirit, as the first
bequest in his will goes to prove . I infer that the
town complied with the provision in the will, as I find
afterwards that the execu trix paid it to the town .
- At that time the burying place was small, but a few B u rods square , on the corner (now oston and Sto gh
ton He and his wife Agnes , in all probability , u i n s a d were both b ried that enclosure, but, to relate, no memento is to be found to tell the spot where they
repose . This is much to be regretted, and it seems no more than an a ct of justice that his descendants should appropriately mark the spot of the resting place of one who was a pioneer to this then wild ff wilderness , who without doubt labored and su ered ff much, in faith and hope , that his o spring might enjoy
a bounteous harvest . Though his fir st bequest was fl the but a tri e , yet it served to show the principle and
taste of the man, and was much for him and the times
- in which he lived . The grave stones of his d e s cen
dants, of the successive generations of the family, to
r e - s et the present time, have been righted up , or , and cleansed of the accumulated moss which had rendered
them almost illegible for years (by the writer) , and
now they stand renovated, telling their short but ui truthful story, of the q ck succession of the genera
tions of men ; and leading our thoughts back, to the E early settlement of New ngland, to contemplate their
hardships , their sacrifices and their trials . f . o B . Chil William and Agnes lake, probably all b in
England .
. 1 6 20 . 1 3 0 . William, b d 7 , in Milton 1 23 . 6 . E James , b ; m lizabeth Clap .
E . . 1 6 92 dward, b d , in Milton .
. 1 6 8 8 B John, b . d , in oston . An n . . of B . , b m Jacob Legare , oston ( 1 5 )
S ND RATI N ECO O . AKE BL zabeth Clap . She wa s E dau . of Deacon dward Clap , of D orchester, b . about
1 6 34 n d 1 93 —4 -fi r a d . . 1 6 6 x s t r , Jan , , in the si ty yea of her age . He was the second son of William and Ag B 23 E 1 6 a . r nes lake, b . , in ngl nd, and d in Dorcheste
2 8 1 00 7 . June , 7 , aged 7 years He was much in pub
h . lic business , as the Records of D orc ester prove From 1 6 5 8 to 1 6 8 5 we find him in some ohi os almost
wa s 1 3 Con e every year ; a Selectman years ; Rater , the stable, Deputy to General Court, Clerk of Writs , M m i h Recorder, Serjeant in the ilitary Co pany, wh c a n ffi was then o ce of honor, and was chosen Deacon f 30 of the Church, and ordained to that o fice June , 1 4 1 6 2 . wa s 7 He served as Deacon about years , and E e then chosen Ruling lder, and served about the sam n 2 8 length of time, until his death, both maki g years,
wanting two days . Tradition says, and after the most careful ex amination of old documents I think there is l u n no doubt of it, that he bui t the ho se (now ow ed
Mr . an d occupied by s Jane Williams , in the north part ’ of D orchester, W est from Capt . Wm . Clap s tanyard, ’ e and north of Mr . Pettcc house , back from the street) , an d owned a farm adjoining . The house was doubt less built previous to 1 650 . A sketch of it has been ta
i t . on e ken as now appears , and is here presented The story part on the right of the main building has been 1 6 BLAKE FAMILY;
' n added within the la st quarter of a ce tury . I have
no doubt that this is the property described in his Will, s on where he says , I give and bequeath to my John B Dwellin hou s e B lake his heirs , my g , arns , Orchard, Y a d o n in ard, Garden and ten acres of Land j y g more ”
s . or les , it being partly Upland partly Meadow This estate was retained in the Blake family till the
1 8 25 . year The bequest to his son Joseph, of one “ twenty acre lot (more or less) , bounded on the one
side with the land late of Samuel Increase Sumner, ” and on the other side with the land of Capt . Clap,
must have been in this locality . He was probably a
farmer, but his time must have been much taken up d with other objects . In ad ition to the time spent in u ff n municipal and ch rch a airs , he was frequently e r gaged in settling estates , as ove seer of the will of
some friend or neighbor, or guardian of orphan children ,
&c. in writing deeds and other instruments , I will
mention here , by the way, that he was a most beautiful penman ; but few of the present day can exhibit chi r og r aphy that will compare favorably with his which
is now extant . I have now before me a deed writ him ou ten by parchment, being a conveyance of B land at the Neck, from John Wiswell to James lake , which deed is to be deposited i n the Library of the t Dorches er Antiquarian and Historical Society . It
bears the date of 1 6 84 . It appears that he had a peculiar character ; such as sound judgment and dis
cretion, a faculty for leading others in important u n d er ta ki n s in g , and especially strong faith his glori ” ous God Redeemer, as he expresses it in his last
Will and Testament . E B ’ The following is a copy of lder James lake s Will,
26 1 00 . dated June , 7
t B The las Will and Testament of James lake , Ruling E ’ lder in Dorchester . I mp r im es . I resign my imor tal spirit into the hands of my glorious GOd and R e d r E a bl eeme , and my body to the arth in hope of e s s e d r Resurrection . Also revoking all forme Wills and m E Testa ents , As to my temporal state my will is , that what Estate and Legacies I bequeath and will to a n y one shall be to them, to have and to hold to them
1 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
s Jeremiah aforementioned . I constitute my Sons Jame Blake and John Blake Executors of this my Will and B Testament and Capt . Samuel Clap and my rother
William Blake overseers of it . And I impower my Overseers to interpret this my Will if any doubt arise
about any Clause or Clauses in it, and to audit and Determin e all differences that may arise among my h ir An e e s . d Children and Grand Child, and their I declare that their Interpretation and Determination a s m shall be held firm and valid forever, even if I y i self had done the same . Also I will to my W fe E al l Be efe or k e lizabeth my Corne, Mault, , p and all
my provisions . Also I will that my Grand Child , 4 Fuller, shall have the pair of holland sheets , holland pillow-beers a n d a Table Cloth that belonged to hi s
Mother, that she left with me the Testator .
JAME S BLAK E and a Seal . the b e Signed, Sealed and Declared by Testator to in his last Will and Testament presence of us , Nathan ” B hr iel Clap, Noah eeman, Hump ey Atherton . An Indorsement by way of addition to and alteration E B of the last Will and Testament of lder James lake , an d written on the other side , by way of Confirmation d s a of the l st Will and Testament, so far forth as is d n ot n 8 repug ant to the addition and alteration, which
now followeth . Imprimis . I will moreover to my E u present Wife lizabeth, if God shall remove me s d d e l m n y fro her, the use and benefit of my two Milch Cows during this Summer that s o sh e may have some
Da r . . small y y Item Whereas, my Sons James and John were injoyn ed to pay sums of Money to my
Grandson Jeremy Fuller, when he should come to the
. w age of twenty One years My ill now is, That For a smu ch as my Daughter, his mother humbly devoted
him to the Ministry, if it were the Will of God to en
dow him for it . Therefore if his Father or Guardian ll l sha perceive him capable, and shall according y bring
him up at the Grammar School, and being fit for it shall enter him at the Colledge and keep him to Learn
. n ing That for the two last years, of his bei g at the a fittin Grammar School g for the Colledge, My Sons
James and John shall pay each of them, five pounds
. a h s a pr annum , e c of those years, to hi P rent or Guar SECOND GENER ATION . 1 9
d and a . ian for tow rds his Support at sd School Also , d uring hi s residence an d educa tion in Learning at ye i C olledge , they shall each of them pay, or by the r d a nd s heirs assigns, cause to be paid to his Parent or di hi Guar an, towards s support at the Colledge the like sums of Five pounds pr. annum . Only if it pleas th a B e God th t he come to proceed atchellor of Arts ,
In that year of his Commencement, they shall each of m E hi d di the pay ight pounds to s s Parent or Guar an, Bu for hi s support for that year . t the rest of the S ums of Money in my Will on the other side, Willed d to b e s n paid to my Grandson Jeremiah, ( that bei g a t deducted, that shall be paid for his support school a n d s a Colledge as I have now ordered, ) I y the re d main d er to make the 8 total sums willed on the other s n ide of this paper, Shall not be payable u til my Sd
Grandson come to the age of Twenty One Years . i s And in case he dye before that t me, it hall not be paid at all . Item . Whereas I willed on the other s 3d ide Nine acres of Woodland, lying in the Division d s on 3 to my Joseph, I now repeal it, and I will the
Nine acr es (more or less) to my son John Blake . wi u s ix of And Whereas I lled abo t acres Meadow, at d o the Nook to my Son James, I now revoke it, and will the sd Six acres to be equally divided between my n s o James and my son Joseph . To have and to hold to them in Severalty, part to one and part to the o . An d ther, and to their heirs and assignes forever whereas three a cres of Meadow are now abated to my s on James . of what I intended for his portion, I will him e that the value of it , be made up to out of som Lands not particul arly n amed to be given to any per s on in my Will on the other side , or out of some other part of my Estate or Goods . An d thi s Indorsement t far ogether with my Will on the other side, so as d s t Will is consistant with, and not repugnan to it, I do ratify, and declare the same to be my last Will h Testament . And I pray the Lord, Jehova , Father r Son and Holy Spirit, to be the God and Fathe of my hi r hi Consort and C ld en and Grand C ldren, and all i An the r posterity forever, d that he will give to me , his poor unworthy Supplian t and Servant in his own d ue m en ter a nce n ti e , an open i to his glorious Kingdom, LAK FA L 20 B E MI Y .
and an Inheritance in his loving kindness and mercy
2 6th . that endureth forever . Dated this of June anno
1 00 . Dom . 7
Also , I will to my Grand Son Jeremiah the Holland
Cupboard Cloth that his Mother left with me .
JAMES BLAKE and a Seal .
n Sig ed, Sealed and Declared by the Testator to be hi s last Will and Testament, in presence of us ,
B B E z B . enjamin lackman, bene er Clap, Hannah artlett
An I n ventor y of the Esta te of Elder JAM E S BLAKE of ’ Dor ches ter d ece d the 28 th o Ju n e 17 00 ta ken b u s whos e , f , y
n a mes a r e u nd er wr itten .
In We arin g Ap p a rr e l £ 1 6 1 0 In ew e e s ot c s p t r, platt r a quart p drinking up , with s ome othe r pie c e s of pe wter a tin pan s s Ke e e e s s s 3 06 A bra ttl , pan , Skill t oth r bra thing i r on ot s e s s n s An p , pothook , tram l , pit , andiro , 2 1 3 06 s fi re s h ov el w e s m a ll s tong , , ith oth r Iron thing e s e fe e b e d e 8 1 A b d t ad , ath r and furnitur 6 s e b e d e w s e fe e s 3 1 A bed t ad , furnitur , ith om ath r 6 e e s illowb e e r s e n e 5 1 6 0 Sh t , p , and Tabl Lin n 6 e s s b ox 3 5 A Cupboard , Ch st and a mall 3 e s 2 f e s 4 s 2 Tabl , orm , joint Stool 7 n e s t o oth ick e r c e s 1 1 8 A gold ri g , Silv r Spoon , p bu kl s e s s s e c e E e w e s s e s 06 Di h , poon , tr n h rs , arth n ar gla e e s e e s s Ch ee s efa t s Ke e s s 1 6 A Churn , Ch pr , , ler , pail B s e s s e s s i c eb ox e s ie e s a k t , bru h , p , grat r, v a 1 0 looking glas s i Chairs and Cu s hions 1 08 ee s s e e s e 1 Spinning Wh l , Card r l , bridl Saddle 08 e M e alb a s e c e s e s A pe k , g g , Wall t , S al W ight 2 05 06 Woollen Y a rn e i s e s h oe c Plough Chain plough , ax , , pit h 1 04 06 f s e e e e e s ork , b tl W dg e s s e c w old Ladd r , grind ton , a padlo k , ith iron Lumber Bible s and other Books and s p e ctacle s H aye and s om e Com e o n th e ground I n Cattle and Swine I n H s c w & ou ing , Or hard , plo land Me adow pas ture Woodlan d
Sum Tot all ” SAMUEL CLA P n , Se . NATH ANIEL CLA P J N BIR D , OH . SECOND GENERATION . 2 1
' S u fi olk s e e . b le B th e H on Es e of Pr y William Stoughton q. Judg o & e c . e s B e B e s Ex e c bat Jam lak and John lak , Son and u s of th e s e s e n of E e e s B e tor la t Will and T tam t ld r Jam lak , ’ ’ e o f c e s e e e e e th e e w e lat Dor h t r, d c d xhibit d abov ritt n , and made Oath that it c ontain s a ju s t and true Inv entory ’ ’ of th e Es e o f s d e c e e s o fa r a s tat their d d Fath r, hath c e ei w e e if e e e e a om to th r kno l dg , that mor h r aft r p e w it t o b e s e c s e e . p ar , th y ill au add d B s 25th 1 0 S N 0 . e W M T 7 . . O UGH TO o ton July Jurat Corm . ’ ’ ” E s a e r xam d pr J Addington Reg .
There are some things in the preceding Will which
are hard to reconcile with what we consider facts . w E He mentions his ife lizabeth twice , and his relict E widow once, and we know that lizabeth was his ’ i she w fe s name, and that had been dead more than
six years at the date of his Will . We have no reason
to suppose that he married twice . I think there is
little doubt that he wrote his Will himself, a number
of years before his death, but omitted signing it until
his last Sickness, which was undoubtedly short, as we find the date of the Will but two days before his
death . The grandson (Jeremiah Fuller) mentioned ’ e ew so fr quently, according to Jackson s History of N ’ 1 703 . ton, died in Of the death of the child s mother,
- Elizabeth Fuller, I find no record . The grave stones for himself and his wife Elizabeth are both in the
- I n burying yard, Dorchester, a good state of preserva
tion .
III E h . in . Chil . of James and lizabet ( Clap) Blake, b Dor
chester . a Au . a . b . 6 7 . J , , F ames g ’ H nnah M cy eb , 1 6 8 1 11 Ba tchAIa l , ( ) Ruth r, Ju y
5 111 . . . n . 1 6 1 6 7 Joh , b March , ; Mary He d March 3 8 1 6 5 . . Elizabeth, b . Oct . , ; m Jeremiah Fuller She d .
leaving a s on Jeremiah . S 2 1 1 6 6 . . 1 1 0 6 6 . . 0 0 H O. Jonathan, b July , ; d Nov , 2 2 5 . 1 28 1 6 6 6 6 6 . H . . . V Sarah , b Feb , ; d May ,
2 1 6 6 . . . . 7 7 . . Joseph , b Aug , ; m Mehitable He d Feb A 1 5 1 5 1 1 1 39 she . 7 . , 7 ; d pril , 22 BLAKE FAMILY.
TH IRD ER ATIO N J H n JAES LAKE i . . 6 ( ) an ah Macy, Feb ,
a tcheld er 8 1 6 84 . r (ii , July , His fi st 1 1 6 83 23 nah d . June , , aged years , and their
ab eth . , 1 2 d the Nov before being , about ays 2 1 6 6 . 1 W . . 1 old . His second ife Ruth b , and d Jan ,
1 5 2 9 0th . 7 , in the year of her age He was the eldest B E . Au . 1 5 son of James and lizabeth ( Clap) lake, b g ,
1 652 . i n . 22 1 732 8 0 , and d Dor October , , aged years 2 an d and months . He was the first one who built 1 6 3 lived at Dorchester Neck, on the land granted in 7 B to his grandfather, William lake . We find that his
E (I . i n 1 700 father ( lder James , who ) willed to him, “ a d o n as he says , all my Land at Dorchester Neck, j y
ing to his house that he dwells in, All my Lands, on
both sides of the way, leading to the Castle, being ” about Six and thirty acres . He was not in public
business so much as his father was before him, or his
s on . 6 1 00 after him He was Selectman years, from 7
1 705 f . to inclusive , and was in other o fices occasionally 1 2 1 6 3 I find that in 7 7 he was taxed for house, acres “ ’ ” 6 L hor s e 2 . B land, cows , , swine In lake s Annals 2 32 . 2 1 B it is stated, Oct , 7 , died Deacon James lake, 0 8 1 s t in y year of his age , he having Languished about 7 years with an ulcerous Leg very p ainfull ; but a t la st died of an Ep e d emical Cold that carried off many aged
people . He was a D eacon in this Church about 23 E years , and once chosen lder but Refused it . Upon
his Graue Stone is thus written .
H e e e s B e B o f e s B e wh o r ly uried y ody Mr . Jam lak , e e f t 22 1 32 s e O c . 7 d part d thi Li , , , Aged 8 0 e 2 s s . y ar , month H e wa s a m e mber in full Communion with y (3 Church o f s c e e 5 5 e s Chri t in Dor h ster abou y ar , and a De ac on of y e s ame Church aboue 23 e y ars . e e s s s Sev n y ar trong Pain doth end at la t , H is w e ary Days Nights are pas t ; Th e wa i s e En d i s e e y Rough , y p ac ’ i u e s t o e e s E Short Pain g place ndl s ase .
The grave - stones of both his wives are also to b e
found . TH I NER ATI 23 RD GE ON .
Perhaps most persons now are not aware, that, hi one hundred years ago , it was the fas on here in New England to furni sh gloves and fans to the mourners at funerals , the expense to come out of the s hi E ta te of the deceased . We at this day t nk that it was a very foolish fashion, but perhaps we are daily doing something that will be considered no less foolish by those who come after us . In my examination of some old papers , I found the original bill against Mr . ’ B E wi on e lake s state, which it ll be seen is dated day
hi s . i t . after decease As a curiosity, I copy entire
’ Es t e of e s B e The at Mr . Jam lak Dec d Bought of Ezekiel Lewis } B s O c t 23 1 32 o ton . , 7 .
5 Doz Me ns W e Wt Glov e s £ 1 5 0 0 2}2 Yd bla Ta fii ty 2 5 0 2 Yd bla Lute s tring l 9 0 9 g Y d s Alamode 4 7 9 4 bla paper fa nn s 0 1 6 0 2 Y d s f rritt 1 s 6 d 3 e s e . . , bla Girdl 1 0 6 1 1 54 bla ; Silk 1 0 6
24 1 8 9
Supra Cr . B 1 3 r e s e n e s . . y p Wt glov , R tur d 3 5 0
N T Y e e ov 1 o 2 d s . . 7 . Wid Crap
’ Rece d th e Contents 22 1 3 9
EZ E LEWIS pr . . I suppose that custom and fashion were as severe taskmasters, anciently, as at this time . People , if ff they could possibly a ord it, were (then as now) l obliged to submit to their despotic ru e, or lose caste hi in the circle in w ch they had heretofore moved . In
1 764 - -con s um , there was a non importation and non p n B tion agreement entered i to by many in oston, and the fir st public demonstration was at the funeral of E . E h Mr llis Callender, son of the late Rev . lis a Cal
of B . . n lender, the aptist Society Mr A drew Hall, the hi in cr a s c ef mourner, appeared his usual habit, with a p hi s ar m and round ; his wife, who was Sister and near 24 BLAKE FAMILY.
l est re ation to the deceased , with no other token of n mourning than a black bo net, gloves , ribbons , and
handkerchief. The funeral was attended by a large r procession of merchants and gentlemen of figu e , as a testimony of their approbation of this piece ‘o f e con o .
my, and as a mark of their esteem for a family who had shown virtue enough to break a custom which had
proved ruinous to many families in the community.
The following is a copy of the Will of James Blake .
“ E In the name of God, Amen , the ighth day of 2 B 1 1 . n August, 7 I James lake of Dorchester; i his ’ Majesty s province of the Massa chusetts Ba y in New E ’ ngland, husbandman, being through God s mercy in
a competent measure of health and understanding, a i e d i though g and know not the t me of my dissolution,
which cannot be long, do make and ordain this my 1 8 s a last will and testament ; that to y, principally and v first of all , I gi e and resign up my Soul to Almighty I s God, my Creator and Redeemer , and my will , that my body h e decently buried I n hope of a joyful resur rection at the last day ; and as touching such worldly to estate , wherewith it hath pleased God bless me w of ith in this life, I give , demise , and dispose the w same in the follo ing manner and form . My Will is that all my debts and funeral expenses be in the first
place discharged . I give and bequeath to Ruth my
dearly beloved wife, all my estate , both real and mov
able for improvement while She shall remain my widow,
and if she should marry, then to have the third part of the income of my estate during her natural life ; I B do will and bequeath unto my son James lake, and
his heirs forever, besides what he has already, my w new d elling house , and barn, and orchard, and all my land lying about my house on both sides of the 44 th r way leading to the Castle , being acres or e ea bouts ; also I give unto my s on James 3 acres half
of Meadow lying in the nook, so called . I will and bequeath to my son James Six acres half of Mea
dow lying near little neck, towards pine neck, bound ’ ou E ed benezer Holmes meadow at the upper end,
and the lower end with a creek, and on the south side
. Mod sle with Mr y, his meadow and the creek between
2 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
w e B B a . IV . Chil . of James Ruth ( atchelder) l ke , b in
Dorchester .
1 6 8 6 . 1 6 1 6 8 5 . . 2 y é . Hannah, b . Sept . , ; d Oct ,
30 1 6 8 8 . . James , b . April , ; m Wait Simpson
r 8 1 69 9 . 15 . . . V Increase , b June
FOURTH GENERATION V W
A S LAKE . J ME B m Wait Simpson . She was
B t 1 6 84 n d . 22 b . in os on, in , a d in Dorchester May ,
1 5 3 6 9 th . 7 , in the year of her age He was eldest
s on B B . of James and Ruth ( atchelder) lake , b April 4 1 5 0 6 3 i D . 30 1 6 8 8 d . e c 7 d h s , and , , in the year of , ‘ wa s t age . He a man of rare ability, as what he lef
o n record abundantly proves . Almost the whole of
hi s mature life was devoted to the public . The Town hi r e Records Show t s , and also there a deposited in the library of the Dorchester Antiquarian and H i stor i cal Society many plans of land in this and the neigh
boring towns , and other documents , together with one
. of his dialling instruments , all of them of great inter
t . est to an iquaries He was a noted land surveyor, and made a n actual s urvey of the whole of the then ex
w . 1 7 1 3 in tensive to n of D orchester In , it is stated ’ ”
B n M r . lake s An als , This year aj Robert Spur,
B . w . Roger illing , Capt Oliver Wis ell, Capt Thos . l Til e s ton . , Capt Sam Paul, Committee, James ’ 6 B nu . t lake J Surveyor, began in y month of May o ° e & . m c . easure y Cedar Swamps , This year y Proprie B 6 tors , Incorporated into a distinct ody from y Town , ° 8 ” n d R u . A y Colony Line n Settled by y Gen Court . He was Proprietor ’s Clerk for the owners of exten 1 26 sive tracts of land in the town of Stoughton . In 7 , ” “ A Punka a o 6 the nnals say, p g or y South Precinct 8 e i with y Lands beyond it in y Townsh p of Dorchester, O ff e were sett a Township by themselves , by y name
of Stoughton, leaving D orchester but a small Town, 9 1 0 being narrow, and but about or Miles in length, ye upper pa rt being woodland and unsettled ; whi ch b 35 I n I n efore was about miles length, some place s 6 or 8 mile s Wide ; the length being Reckoned from ” - - e Dorchester Neck to Angle Tree , as y Road goeth . is n a w t H i valu ble plans of lands in this to n, to he FOURTH GENERATION.
grief of many of the inh abitants , have for about half a M century been missing . any of his plans and draw w x ings , ho ever, are e tant, particularly those relating m to Stoughton . They are fine speci ens of artistic s x . kill , beautiful in design and correct in e ecution d w He left in Recor s alone , up ards of one thousand folio pages , bearing a style of chirography uniformly fresh and pleasing . In cases of litigation, relative to the early boundaries of lots , in his native town, his plans were considered of the highest authority . On one w occasion of this nature , his dra ings being brought into Court, as testimony, a legal gentleman of the
Opposite party made a remark, the purport of which nf was , that he considered those plans as i allible , and a the case might be withdrawn . He w s also a maker n of dials , and it is said the ancie t one , formerly seen
- on the old Town house , at the head of State Street, B oston ( which many now living can remember) , was
a i n . made by him . He w s versed astronomy There is a letter, among his papers , from a young man in a him New Hampshire , inquiring whether he would t ke a a s tr on o gain ( after haying) , to learn the science of
m . my . He was so ething of a farmer In the tax list 1 2 -1 24 for 7 7 , his valuation stood, house , acres land, 1 2 7 . horse , cows , and swine It was a part of the same land that was first “ granted to his great grand
° t B . wa s fa her, William lake , at D orchester Neck He n e 25 a—Selectman, Assessor and Tow Treasur r years . 1 24 1 4 8 viz , from 7 to 7 inclusive ; and Town Clerk
~ 4 1 25 1 48 . B a 2 years , from 7 to 7 inclusive e w s on for° - 1 43 the Committee building the meeting house in 7 . “ B ’ ” He says of himself, in lake s Annals (for it was wh o W “ he rote them) , I have in that time wrote in B e 20 8 the second ook of y Town Records, pages , which finishes the Book ; and have begun the third B d 1 1 9 ook of Recor s , wrote therein pages ; besides making Tables for both the two first Books of R e ’
in B . cords , an Intire ook by itself I have also in the ’ u Treasurer s business made , beg n wrote out, two B a i 224 large folio ooks of Accompts , Cont in ng about folios or 44 8 Pages each ; and the major part of the B e B Third Folio ook of about y same bigness . esides Bu large ndles of Tax Lists , Tables to make Rates by, 2 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
° Warrants for Town Meetings Divisions of y H igho 6 a 850 . i ways , Pl ns of Land sold by y Town, All wh ch
is more , I suppose, by many times over, than any one
man before me has wrote done for the Town . In 1 749 “ March, , he says , In November last, I relapsed a into a Chronical Disease , I have l boured under for above 30 years ; occasioned at first as I conclude by e over heats , Wet cold, in my laying out y wild unimproved L a nds belonging to y(3 Proprietors of o e this Town . I have been brought near unt y gate s e l ow of y Grave, and am yet but weak , and have i been ever since confined t o my Room . And how t
will still please God to deal with me, I know not, but pray that I may have Grace to yield not only sincere s active obedience to his Will, but al o passive obedi ence ; and that he will fit prepare me for his good ” Will Pleasure . He was in poor health from that
. 4 1 750 time until his death , which took place D ec , , 8 9 ’ 6 3d between and o clock in the evening, in the
. year of his age . He was much esteemed for his learn
ing and piety . B J r . i The annexed autograph of James lake , , s o taken from a deed, which he witnessed, given by R
bert Robinson to Isaac Howe, both of D orchester, 22 2 d 1 1 . dated Jan . , 7
l of I give a copy of his Wi l, as further evidence i nu his precision n business, and of his s trong and
doubted christian faith and hope .
“ In the Name of God, Amen . This Twentieth Day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand u E w Seven h ndred , Forty ight, And in the T enty d second year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lor ,
Br itian & . s George the Second, King of Great c Jame I n un ff Blake of Dorchester the Co ty of Su olk, within his Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay I n New E Gen tl em“ ngland, , being at present in some measure nd a n d B of Health, and of perfect mi memory, lessed 2 FOURTH GENERATION . 9
m be God therefor . But calling to mind the ortality B of my ody, knowing it is appointed for all Men m once to die , D o make ordain this y last Will
s a . Testament ; That is to y Principally first of all , I Give Recommend my Soul into the Hands of God
that gave it, trusting alone in the merits Righteous i s ness of Jesus Christ for Salvation, who my only B r ecom Mediator, Saviour Redeemer , and my ody I mend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Bu rial a t the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named ; i noth ng doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of E God . And as touching such Worldly state where i t with has pleased God, to bless me in this Life, in I Give and dispose of the same , the following man B ner and form . Imprimis . I Give equeath unto Waite my well beloved Wife the Us e and Improve meii t of one Third part of my Real Estate durin g her u hi t nat ral Life , and the one t rd par of my Personal ’ E men ti on d state , ( not hereafter particularly given
away, ) forever . I also give her over above her i E Be d th rd part of my Personal state , One Feather B hi eding, w ch She shall Choose ; and I also give her one Cow which she Shall choose and the Hay for the
said Cow to be Cut Made , and brought home to the B ; B arn , free of Cost . Item I Give and equeath unto my Son James Blake (beside what I have heretofore s um given him to set up his Trade, ) the of S even H undred Pounds in good Bills of Credit on this Pro v ince ; to be paid as hereafter is provided . I also
Give him the one half of my Wearing Apparel . Item . I give do Bequeath unto my Daughter Wait Macknight the s um of four hun dred Pounds in good Bills of
Credit on this Province of the old Tenor, to be paid B as is hereafter provided . Item . I Give equeath unto my Daughter Ruth Spur the s um of Four hundred Pounds in good Bills of Credit on this Province of
the old Tenor, (beside what I heretofore gave her at her marriage) to be paid as is hereafter provided . B E Item . I give and equeath unto my ldest Son Sam uel Blake ( Who hath always lived with me and laboured W home E for me , and of I xpect Help and Relief, both
for myself and my Wife in our Age , ) and to his heirs LAK FA L 30 B E MI Y .
do assigns forever, all the Residue Remainder of
my Estate both Real 85 Personal, wheresoever the
same is or may be found, upon Condition that he pay Ne ce s all my just debts Funeral Charges , and the Bu x r sary Charges of rying my Wife , e clusive of Mou n th ing Cloa s , and the several sums of Money ab ove mentioned ; with the making and Bringing home yearly ’ my Wife s Hay as above mentioned . Item . My Will is That my said s on Samuel Blake (make ) payment of n the several sums , above mentio ed to my other Chil a s dren at sundry times , according he shall come in
Possession of my Real Estate . That is to Say ; The four Ninth parts thereof within on e year after my D e
cease . The two Ninth parts thereof within one year 0 1° after the Decease of my Honoured Mother, my
Loving Wife , which shall first happen ; do the remain ing three Ninth parts thereof within one year after the Decease of the longest liver of my Mother or my
Wife . And further my Will is , That in case the value B n ow of the ills of Credit, shall alter from what they
are pass at, in proportion to Silver Money, before
any of the payments above mentioned are paid, then s um o the nominal of each payment to alter also , s as to be equal in value as the Sum or Sums above m en
tio n e d B . s a in ills of Credit now are That is to y, to be Computed after the Rate of fifty four shillings for ’ Coin d one ounce of Silver, Troy Weight . And I do d Constitute and appoint my s Son Samu el Blake to b e E sole xecutor of this my last Will Testament . And I do hereby utterly Disallow d i s ann ull all other B Ex former Wills , Legacys equests dc ecutors by 85 B me in any wise before named Willed equeathed, Ratifying Confirming this no other to be my last
W . JA S LAKE ill Testament ME B do a seal .
u Signed , Sealed, P blished, Pronounced Declared by the said James Blake the Testator to be his last l Ac Wi l Testament in the presence of us the subscribers . B ” Thomas ird, Noah Clap , David Clap .
“ b le Suffolk s s . By the H on Edward Hutchinson ‘ Judge of Prob . The withi n written Will being pre E c sented for Probate by the xe utor therein named . 31 FO URTH GENERATION .
Thomas Bird dc David Clap made oath that they s aw B hi James lake , the subscriber to t s Instrument Sign
62: Seal , heard him publish and declare the same to s o be his last Will Testament, that when he did he was of sound disposing mind memory, according to these Deponents best discerning that they to N n ow s e t gether with oah Clap, absent, to their hands as Witnesses thereof in the said Testators presence . d ” EDw H UTCH INSON . r 25 5 Boston Dec th 1 7 0 .
I can find no record of an Inventory of his property P v a t the robate O ffi ce in Suffolk Co . ; therefore I ha e no means to ascertain his pecuniary standing . His u m S rveying Instru ents have been preserved, and are
u o f . now owned and sed by one his descendants , Mr E B James dward lake , formerly of Warwick, but now of
e l . Granvill , I linois The Compass was used until 1 8 50 , but is now laid by to give place to a more mod ern one , with improvements . The Scales and Pro th e i n s tr u tractor are of brass , and they, with drafting
n e w . fi n d ments , are equal to any in use I a piece of w poetry of his , which I ill copy, for preservation, and of of then close the history, for the present, one the most persevering and industrious men of his times .
M a 3d . 1 30 . L i nes on S ur ve in JAM ES B A K E Ju . y 7 y g . By L , n
U on our Nee l e we e en p d d p d, I n th e thick woods o ur cou r s e to kn ow ; T en a ter it th e a n e x ten h f Ch i d, F or we m u st a n ou r s ta n ce s o g i di . 2 O ver th e lls t r ou ru s la n s . hi , h gh b hy p i , An d te ou s s wam s w er e is n o tr a c di p , h k, ’ ' r os s R v ers r oo s we w t m u C i , b k , i h ch pa Ar e or ce to tr avel ort a n d f d f h back . 3 B r iar s an d t or n s ou I° fl es d o tear . h h , An d s tu bborn br u s h ou r garm en ts r en d ; O ur I n s trum en ts n ee m u c r e a r d h p i , L a our a n d to l ou r S r ts s e n b i pi i p d .
4 Som et m es w t eat we ar e O r es s e . i i h h pp d, Then fl ies an d S er pe n ts they an n oy u s ; S om etim e s for cold we have n o r es t ; An d s u en eat an d ol estro u s dd h C d d y .
6 . O ur ar e is m ean ou r ar s s r ea t f , h d hip g , m s t all w c ou r a rts m u s t ee A id hi h Ch k p , An d wor come r t ou r l n es ru n s tr t k ig h , i a i , All lotte be e ore we slee p d , b f p . 32 BLAKE FAMILY .
6 W h en wear s te s ave r ou t u s om e . y p h b gh h , n a n d n ee le ave r es te An d cha i d h pi , S d v er s in u s e com e cal e an di id , An d fi t all for n ex t m or n in g l ight. ’ An d t ou we r e care ul in th e s am e 7 . h gh f , s e n d o s tacl es w ll el As ha t a b i y i d, Y et o ten t m es er a s w ll lam e , f i p h p i b , — o e e a fi el W h en r ou gh W ild w ods ar ma d d .
’ His and his wife s grave - stones are in a good state of
- preservation, in the burying place in Dorchester, near
- the resting place of their ancestors and descendants . B M Chil . of James and Wait ( Simpson) lake .
16 ; . . 6 1 7 1 5 . u 5 v Samuel , b Sept , ; m Patience White, J ne
1 740 .
1 111 5 1 6 . . . 1 1 1 39 7 . James , b Oct , ; Mary Pinson, May , 7 1 9 1 . . 1 1 8 wa s 7 00 . She b March 7 , , and d June , 8 2 8 1 1 11 1 . M K . i h . 7 c n t . Wait, b Feb , ; Roger g 2 2 1 0 . 3 1 2 . 6 7 . 0 . Thomas, b July , ; d Nov , 7 M 2 1 6 1 1 . . 2 O . . 7 9 1 45 . Ruth, b Sept , ; m John Spur, Dec , 7 . 5 3 . 1 2 1 7 . She d . Feb , 2 2 3 0 1 3 . 1 2 . 7 4 . Thomas , b May , ; d April , 7 2 1 8 1 5 . 3 2 . 1 5 7 . . Thomas , Sept , ; d Oct , 7
F H E E FI T G N RATION .
’ SQMUEL B AE mfi a tience 5 L K White , June ,
4 . E 1 7 0 . She was dau of dward and Patience White ,
. . 22 1 14 7 . . 1 9 of Dorchester ; was b Dec , , and d Dec , 2 1 8 6 7 . n 7 , aged years He was s o of James and
B . . 6 1 7 1 5 Wait ( Simpson) lake , b Sept , ; and d . May
1 1 54 39th . , 7 , in the year of his age . He appears to have been a man capable of filling the place of his a n ce s tor s in public business , as the records show that he was continually called upon by his townsmen to f occupy important o fices , for surveying land , writing
&c. deeds , settling estates, He was taken suddenly away n in mature life , leaving a you g family, who have ful
filled their time and passed away, leaving their mark, m in a nu erous progeny, we trust for the advancement
of all good and pure and worthy objects , through all
coming time . I have been favored by a friend and E E s . kinsman ( dward Howe, q of Portland, with ’ x an e tract from his mother s diary ( Mrs . Patience u Howe , of Dorchester, and eldest da ghter of Samuel
34 BLAKE FAMILY .
year of his a ge . He spent the time there with plea
m a . sure to hi self, and the approbation of his te chers As soon as he came from College he had the offer of
three Schools . He declined taking one in Dorchester, ho for he said he should have a number of scholars , w f were his former schoolmate s . In a few days a ter he c came home, he went to keep S hool at Weymouth, and ’ boarded at the Rev . Mr . Smith s . He disliked keep in g School very much, and resigned it, in about nine s u ch months . He said it was an impediment to his
studies, he could not think of keeping School . After o he gave up, he employed his time wh lly in the study
of Divinity, under the instruction of Rev . Mr . Smith .
After he had studied about a year, Mr . Smith was
taken sick , and urged him to supply his place in the wi for pulpit, which he did, though th great reluctance ;
it was sooner than he intended to preach, and he said he did not think himself qualified ; but he was very H . e well liked, and many spoke much in his praise n was beautiful in person, sociable, entertai ing and i n edifying his conversation . In a letter to me after hi he left his school he writes, I have not ng to trouble r me, only anxiety for the future , how I shall appea ’ n ‘ when I lau ch out into the b r oa d ocean of life . He
wrote twenty sermons , and preached but one Sunday
1 0 1 1 . in Dorchester, which was Nov . , 7 7 He met the a n d approbation of old young , and many spoke
highly l n his favor . The nex t Sunday morning ( Nov 1 7 ’ he died, and was brought to his Mother s , a Corp s
a t night . Thus our pleasing hopes and fond expecta
tions were crushed in a moment . It shows us that
man , at his best estate, is altogether vanity ; and that youth or health is no security against the arrest of
death . I received the account of his death with silent d ff grief ; and was so eeply a ected, that I was p ast she d in g a tear . I mourned greatly, though I hope I
did not murmur . The sermons he preached at D0 1 r e 1 3 chester, a in print , his forenoon text was , John
. 1 7 . c v If ye know these things , happy are ye if ye ’ d ‘ . 2 5 . do them In the afternoon, Cor . c 7 v . For ’ a we w lk by faith, not by sight . My sixth brother, m n 1 5 2 n o Tho as , was bor October, 7 , is w living in
B . M w r e oston y two sisters ( t ins) Ma y Sarah, wer E E I FIFTH G N R AT ON . 35
. 1 54 n born Sept 7 , a little more than four mo ths after
the death of my Father. Mary was a lively pretty she child, but very weakly ; died when about twenty
two . months old My other sister, Sarah, live d in this
r . town . She ma ried Mr John Pierce . As she and I s et far e down in life , not distant from ach other, we
s pent many happy hours together . She was of an e ven temper, very thoughtful and studious , her conver
s ation agreeable and friendly . She was taken from a e her family and friends, at tim when it appeared
t o . ul us , she was very much wanted She died in J y, 1 9 1 t a n d 7 , in the thirty seven h year of her age , left
Ten children, Four Sons and Six Daughters . And
. co e us b e an d Aaron held his peace It be m s to still, ” kn ow that the Lord, he is God .
I would here remark, that the Dorcheste r Antiqua rian and Historica l Society have ten of the manuscript m B h s er ons of James lake , spoken of above, w ich were
. B a B presented them by the Hon Jonathan l ke, of rat ’ - tl b or o . the a a e , Vt He was buried in old gr ve y rd, by
s . H i the ide of his ancestors , in Dorchester s grave s in a an d tone is good state of preservation, on it is
written,
r ames Blake s on to Samu el Pat e n ce Blake e Nov . 1 1 1 M . J , i , di d 7 , 77 , n e 2 1 r of h is e i th yea ag . ’ An An els arm can t sn atc h im r om th e r ve g h f g a , ’ L e on s f An els n on fi n e h im ere gi o g ca t c th .
B e It was mentioned above that Mr . lak went to
board in the family of Rev . Mr . Smith at We ymouth . e He continued an inmate of the family until his d ath,
which was a little more than two years . There wa s a n intimacy between him a n d the youngest daughter B n e ( Miss etsy Smith) , which resulted in an e gagem nt hi s u of marriage , at some future day, when pec niary
prospects would warrant it . His sudden decease was B a heavy calamity to her . ut she was a woma n of s u vi a n d perior endowments , and educated in rtue holi a hi ness . In letter to a brother of the deceased, w ch
. 2 8 1 7 72 I n o w have before me , dated Feb , , she says , A firm reliance and confidence in Him whose wisdom t a n e cannot err, produces tha pe ce of mi d, which pass th all understandi n g ; the bitter cup of a dversity is s wee tened with the pro spect of a future and more E f 36 BLAK FAMILY .
permanent happiness . Miss Smith had two sisters . older than herself ; one married to President John
o ther . s ub s e Adams . the to Judge Cranch She was
r . quently married twice ; fi st to Rev John Shaw, of 1 7 72 Haverhill, who graduated at Harvard College , - 1 94 a n d . l and died 7 second, to Rev O iver Peabody,
H . of Atkinson, N . , who graduated at Harvard College
1 3 1 8 31 . 7 7 , and died The children of Samuel and Patience Blake were nfl distinguished for their practical good sense, i exible
integrity and moral worth . Samuel , the eldest son ,
it has been before said, perished in the army . How he ff long he lingered, and how much su ered, has never
. wa s been known to his friends He left no family, n never married, and we of this day k ow but little of
him, except that he was a land surveyor . Three oth er brothers were not less loyal to their country—Ed a ward, Jonath n and Thomas . They all sacrificed ff much, and su ered much, to secure for their posterity a Freedom and Independence such as the world never
knew before . These three all lived to a good . old
age , enjoying the undoubted reputation of practical
goodness of heart ; religious without ostentation, pious
without superstition, and good wi thout pretence . The M vi z . r . two daughters who left families, , s Patience
Howe and Mrs . Sarah Pierce , were taken away earlier
in life . They too were models of christian excellence, walking before their families in faith in the religion
they professed . It may be said of all of them, that
they lived above the world . Though they enjoyed u m ch in life, with their kindred and friends, yet they
. i had no fear of death They all left large fam lies , whose descendants are scattered the whole length and breadth of the Union ; many of them fillin g important f stations , in public and social li e, and others of them pursuing quietly the even tenor of their way ( so cha r a cter i s tic of the family) , enjoying the confidence and
respect of their friends and acquaintance . It is with
perfect assurance that I say, the descendants of the
foregoing, whose history I have with so much pains r and toil been trying to prese ve from entire oblivion ,
need not blush for their ancestors, but may well take s e heed for themselves , and e that they perform their FIFTH GENER ATION .
part, according to the light and knowledge with which they are s o signally favored . B ’ I copy Mr . lake s will, which undoubtedly he wrote i himself, when in mature l fe , and in health . It speaks hi s the character of the man ; faith, his confidence ,
a n d . n hi s his hope I copy the i ventory of estate, for his descendants to s e e the increase in value of real estate in this locality.
. d a In the name of God , Amen this seventeenth y of of february in the year our Lord, One thousand seven hundred fifty two in the twenty fifth year ofthe
Reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the second, King B of Great Br itia n &c . I Samuel lake of Dorchester in the County of Suffolk within his Majestys Province in E b of the Massachusetts bay New ngland Yeoman, e ing at present in a good measure of Health of perfect M ind Memory, blessed be God therefor, but calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body knowing that it is appointed for all Men, once to Dye, do make d s a or ain this my last Will Testament ; that is to y, principally first of all, I give recommend my e Soul into y hands of God that gave it, trusting alone for Salvation in y6 Merits and Righteousness of Jesus r B Ch ist, my only Saviour Redeemer, my ody I m E reco mend to the arth, to be buried in a decent B E Christian urial, at the discretion of my xecutrix ’ men tion d hi n 6 hereafter , not ng doubti g but at y Gene ral Resurrection of the dead I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God, touching such ’ worldly Estate wherewith it hath plea s d God to bless 6 fol me in this Life, I give dispose of the same in y lowing Manner form . Imprimis . My Will is that a ll my just Debts funeral Expenses be paid dis ’ cha r g d out of my real Estate in order thereto I E x give to my xecutri hereafter named, full Power to E sell dispose of so much of my real state, as shall be needfull for that end ; I leave it to my said Ex e utrix of c to sell dispose of such pieces my Land, as she shall judge to be the least prejudicial to my Es ta te & I do hereby give her full Power to pass execute a good Deed or Deeds of Conveyance of the same to such Person or Persons as shall purchase ye same of 38 BLAKE FAMILY .
m. her . Ite I give bequeath unto Patience my
well beloved Wife, all my indoor Moveables ( except A a r r el In my wearing pp , My Arms my Surveying s tr ument s ) the one half part of all the Remainder E 65 of my personal state forever, the Improvement of one the half part of all my real Estate ( after so much of it is sold as shall pay my Debts funeral EXp en ~
s e s as aforesaid) during the term of her natural Life , B in case , these equests are upon Condition that she continue my Widow ; but if s he should marry B again, then these equests to become null void ; 85 then I do give her the Improvement of the one third pa rt of my remaining real Estate d uring life the E one third part of my personal state forever . Item . - B I give 65 bequeath unto my Children, Samuel lake , E B B a B dward lake, Patience lake , Jon than lake B E James lake, all the Remainder of my state both ’ b e u ea th d a real personal , not before q in this my l st a Will to their Heirs 65 Assigns forever, to be equ lly
divided between them, except my oldest son Samuel Blake to have a double portion ; I do hereby con titut f s e appoint my well beloved Wi e, Patience Blake to be my sole Executrix of this my last Will d i a nn ull Testament, I do hereby utterly revoke s B me 66 all other equests by made , every other former E Testament or Legacy given, any other xecutor ’ ’ ’ n am d wi a th d before by me ll d beque , ratifying confir ming this no othe r to be my last Will Tes
tament . I n witness whereof I have hereun to s e t my hand
seal the day year fi rst above written . MUE B E SA L LAK a Seal .
’ ’ ’ ’ ’ Si n d ub li sh d r on oun c d d ecla r d g , scal d , p , p by the said Samuel Blake the Testator to be his Last e Will 8: Testament in presence of us y subscribers . m Jonas Hu phrey, Zebadiah Williams, Alexander Glover . ’ O H E r Ex a m d pr J H N S IRL Y Reg .
ble Suffolk s s t By the H on Thomas Hutchinson Es q
Judge of Probate & c. The within written Will being E a d presented for Probate by the xecutrix therein n me , m x Jonas Hu frey, Zebadiah Williams 8L Ale and e r a e a B t Glover, m d O th that they saw Samuel lake he E ER IO 39 FIFTH G N AT N .
b n u i n su scriber to this I str ment s g 8L seal 81. heard him publish 8L declare the same to be his last Will 8L 8L Testament, that when he so did he was of sound disposing Mind 8L Memory according to these Depo
n en ts t 81. s et h bes discerning, that they to their ands
as Witnesses thereof in the said Testators Presence .
B 2 54 U CH SO . 4th 1 . . I oston May , 7 T H T N N
‘ “ Att : JO HN SH IRLEY Reg
n I n en to o the R eal a n d er s ona l Es ta te o M r A v r y f p f . t ’ S MUE B KE la te o Dor ches ter Gen d ec e d r iz ed b u s the A L LA , f p y ' S u bs c ibe s t/ ns 2 t/z o u D1 5 4 r r 5 d a y f J l y A. . 7 . tw o s 2 w s 1 Be £ 1 14 8 Gun , S ord , lt 8 w e s 2 c B e s B e s flin t s 5 Po d rhorn , Cartou h ox , ull t e e 2 e s 14 8 W aring Appar l , Can Surve yin g die ling Ins trum ents 6 1 3 1 Be d furniture b elon ging there to 1 0 1 Do £ - —8 Do £4 — e s s Be 4—1 3—4 1 6 . 6 1 d 7 . . Pr 1 Be d 5 Bla n k e tts 1 4 5 , Rug 1 Be s e old s s 6 old e s s 1 0 8 d t d Cord , Ca k , 6 Ch t 1 e s 1 e 1 n - s s 1 s D k , Oval tabl , looki g gla , mall 4 2 8 Table 7 s 20 s Picture , Chair 1 e e 85 Ste v e Table Stool , foot Wh l Silve r Watch Silve r Chain 2 s e s 1 s s s 8 s mall Tabl , mall Looking Gla . Cas e of Draw e rs 6 6 s 8 d 7 f e 1 ram d Chairs , Oval Table 2 s s fi r e s e s Small Andiron , tong hov l r s e e e B 1 d = 1 3 s 2 . s s 6 e e p Silv r Sl ve utton Sh t 3 1 3 6 3—1 2—0
8 e s 26 s 8d 6 n a k 8 e w s 6 l Clo . . ll , tab th p s t e 2 12 Pillow be ers 2 5 s 4d 1 s 1 Do e 3 7 . 1 yard all Wool Cloth , 7 Drugg t 2 ’ ’ 4 s s tri d 3 D Ch e ck d o . 1 yard p drugget , Cloth 3 n e fl a x 40 o e s o f Tow 1 Lin n yarn , S an yarn 12 3 e s s 1 e 2 s 1 Ch t , Small Tabl , Stool 3 4 1 s e s 1 s s 2 s mall d k , Spy Gla , Map 1 7 4 2 Small andirons tongs 2 8 1 06 Bound Books 8 0 Pamphle ts 6 e e s e s d 1 s s Cyd r barr l , M at tub y Ca k 1 e 3 e s Box 2 Old Cu Wooden War , Ch st , p 2 boards 6 Chairs 2 Lanthorns Stily a r d 1 s 2 s 1 e 2 s 2 three Saddle , Pillion , Pann l , Bridle Old S a w old s 1 Iron , framed Che t ‘ 50 W of Sheeps Wool Sp in in g Wheel 2 40 BLAKE FAMILY .
fi r 4 of s 3 . of s e s e pr . Tong , pr andiron lic 2 s s Gridiron , toa ting iron frying pan 2 e s 2 s 2 Box s & e e s Tram l , Spit , iron ‘ h at r 3 s e s killit iron pot , iron kittl , iron 2 a r min a n s 2 s s e s 2 s s s W g p , bra kittl , bra pan 2 s s s killit s s s s bra , bra Ladle 2 e s c s Be w s H c e Candl ti k , llo at h ll W f ew e W e Ch o i n k n ife 54 o p t r, tin ar p g B e s E e w e 9 d oz . s s arth n ar , Gla ottl An Ac comp ‘ Book two Po cke tt Books 24 kniv e s forks “ e B s c e 2 w s 7 M al ag , hand vi , pr ool Card 2 Money Scale s W eights s e H s s U e s s Grind ton , u bandry tool t n il About 300 Rale s po s ts A Maugh of Old Salt b a y
2 Mare s 81. 1 Colt 5 w s 1 e fe 1 Co , h i r Calf 5 8 e e 37 s 1 6—1 8 w e 40s Sh p Lamb , S in 1 H ou s e Barn Th e H ome s tall c ontaining about 50 acre s About 9 acre s o f Land at th e Mouth of y e Ne ck About 8 acre s o f Land Saltmars h at Nook About 34 acre s of Upland Salt Mars h About 8 45 acre s of Land at Stoughton 1 Pe w in th e Me etinghous e
£ 1 053 1 8 1 0
BE T p u n CH D H M TE RO R S , RI AR HALL , T O AS FOS R . b le ff s s : B th e H on h H c s Es Su olk y T omas ut hin on q. t f & e c E e e s e e Judge o Prob e . Pati n e Blake x cutrix pr nt d th e w w e e c s e ithin ritt n , mad oath that it ontain a tru p erfe c t Inventory of th e Es tate of h e r late H us band ’ e B e e c s o fa r a s c e t o h e r Mr . Samu l lak d e d , hath om K w e e h e e e e e s s h e w no l dg t at if mor h r aft r app ar , ill c e th e s e b e e The s s e s aus am to add d . Sub cribing Apprai r w e e s s w a s th e law s r al o orn direct . ‘ Bos 9 th 1 54 TC N U H N . ton Aug 7 . T . H I SO E “ xam .
. B VI . Chil of Samuel and Patience (White) lake , born in ‘ / Dorchester .
V 2 3 . 7 1 741 B . Samuel, b April , taken by the ritish at Fort
. 1 6 1 7 6 . Washington, Nov , 7 , and d in prison, time
n ot known . 22 24 . . 1 42 E 7 . . . i dward, b Dec , ; m ( ) Rebecca True, April
3 1 6 8 . . . 30 1 9 , 7 , (ii ) Sarah S Underwood, Sept , 7 2 .
42 BLAKE FAMILY .
Childr en by second wife .
1 9 3. 1 . . 6 7 . Abigail Wallace, b Aug ,
9 . 4 1 79 8 . 4 1 8 1 Lucinda, b . April , ; d May , 9 8 0 43 . 1 0 . r . V Almi a, b Aug ,
805 . . ov . 4 1 A Mary Rebecca, b N ,
V ‘ E . 7 PATIENCE B . ( ) LAK m Abraham Howe, Oct f 31 1 6 9 . . o e , 7 She was dau Samuel and Patienc 1 5 1 4 hi B . . 7 7 (W te) lake, b at Dorchester Neck, Feb , ,
24 1 8 1 0 6 3 . we and d . Feb . , , aged years She was a
man of superior endowments , as many now living can E testify . He was son of Samuel and lizabeth Howe,
1 1 4 . 2 . 2 7 6 2 of Dorchester, b April , , and d March , 1 8 1 1 m . He was a shoemaker, farmer and brick aker, m and resided on the lower road, about half a ile
- south from Meetin g house Hill .
I will here remark, that formerly, Dorchester was
noted for the great quantities of brick, of a superior f ur quality, that were manu act ed by the inhabitants .
I have been informed that part of the brick, in the u present Massachusetts State H o se, were made by
. hi s . Mr Howe , on farm
Chi l . b . in Dorchester .
5 1 1 . . . 1 77 1 8 00 . 1 Abraham, b Jan , ; m Rachel Shaw, ( 7 )
B . 31 1 7 73 . . B James lake , b March , ; m Sally A adlam,
. 22 1 79 7 . 1 8 Nov , ( ) 5 B . . 23 1 7 . B 7 . 2 9 etsey, b Jan , m William ird, Sept , 9 1 7 6 . ( 1 9 ) 3 4 . . 0 1 111 . 8 . 7 7 7 a Patience, b Aug , ; Paul L mbert, Aug . 7 , ( 20 )
9 . . . 6 1 779 in . B . 1 M 4 Polly, b Dec , ; David aker, Dec 7, 1 80 1 . ( 2 1 )
6 E . . i . 6 . V dward, b July m ( ) Mary Tinkham, Sept .
2 8 1 809 . Suvi ah 1 1 8 1 5 . 22 , , (ii ) Marston, June , ( ) 9 8 5 2 1 (1. . 0 1 8 . Nancy, b . Aug . , 7 ; Jan , 7 7
2 . 6 1 8 . 1 8 . D 5 . 7 l e ec. 6 “ Nancy, b Dec , ; m Stephen Ha ,
1 808 .
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fI NArH ANB E . O . 4 LAK m Sarah Pierce, Oct 1 , El F 1 77 3. She was dau . of John and izabeth ( e s s en in 5 1 5 . . 7 0 . den) Pierce, b Dorchester, Dec , , and d in
Au . 1 5 1 8 31 . Of Warwick, g , It might truly be said er vi u h , as of a rtuo s woman of old, She openeth her SIXTH GENER ATION . mouth with wisdom ; her children rise up and call her sh e ble ssed : but a woman that feareth the Lord, shall ” a n d be praised. He was son of Samuel Patience
. 1 1 49 B . at 7 ( White) lake, b Dorchester Neck, Jan , , 8 1 8 36 8 8 h a n d . . t d at Warwick, Oct , , in the year of a his age . He was a tailor, served seven ye rs as an a B he pprentice in oston, and after became of age, l c ommenced business in D orchester . He ive d on the c orner between Bowdoin and Green Streets (nea r the present Episcopal Church) . The house is now stand in 3 m g whi ch he built in 1 7 7 . He served five ca pa igns i n a a t d the Army of the Revolution, was Adjut nt Rho e an d t the e Island, sick wi h dysentery at Ticond roga,
. Y . e a N The United States gov rnment, though t rdy in a t the ffi their c ion, at last granted pensions to o cers a n d e e soldiers of the R volution, in part comp nsation for their great sacrifices and hardships in that event ful B conte st ; and Mr . lake was a participa nt of the
s . ame , from the passage of the act until the close of life In 1 78 1 he sold his place in D orchester a nd bought a m e o f far in Warwick, and moved there in Jun that
. e year It was comparativ ly a new town, had b een
. incorporated, but eighteen years ( viz was one h undred miles from Boston as the road then went
76 ba d . ( now miles) , and the roads very at that I have been repe a tedly told that they were five d a ys on their journe y from Dorcheste r . The town wa s grant e d to a company, belonging to Roxbury, for military “ s . ervices It was at first called Roxbury Canada, ’ r n o Gardner s Canada . Thus ma y of the early s x ettlers were from Ro bury, Dorchester, and its neigh b or hood . B n Mr . lake carried on the tailoring busi ess , i n n m u con ection with far ing, for many years, but reli ui she d t c u q it as old age came on, al hough he t some garments for his cotempora ries when he was over
e . . ighty years old I will here remark, that the Rev Lemuel Hedge was the first minister of Warwick ; h e 1 7 - died in 7 7 , and a slab, in the grave yard there , marks the spot where his ashes rest . He was grand f of B ather Dr. Frederic Henry Hedge , now of rook l . i ine The second min ster of W . was R e v. Samuel B hi s Reed, formerly from ridgewater, at which place b an d rother, John Reed, was minister, his brother Sol 44 BLAKE FAMILY .
omon Reed was minister of Petersham . Rev . Samuel
. 1 8 1 2 5 7 . Reed died at W in , aged about years His hi m widow, whose maiden name was Shaw, survived ‘ more than thirty years . There is a manuscript his n m tory of the tow of Warwick, from its commence ent
1 8 5 3 r H on . to , very full and explicit, w itten by the ’ B B V t wh o ha s Jonathan lake , now of rattleboro , ,
passed all his life in W . except about three years, and has been in public business the most of the time from
the beginn ing of thi s centur y . Circumstances have rendered him peculiarly fitted to do justice to the s ub ri w n ot jcet, and I hope that manusc pt ill be lost to
the history of Massachusetts , for I well know that it
cost the writer much labor and toil . — . fi r s t . Chil four b in Dorchester, remainder in
Warwick . 3 . . . ov . 3 James , b July m Susannah C onant, N
1 79 9 . 54 . . 5 1 6 8 s (1 . . 6 1 . i Patience, b March , 7 7 , Jan , 7 7 5 5 . . . 1 6 1 7 7 8 111 . . 1 9 [ Sarah, b Feb , ; Francis Leonard, Jan , 1 8 3 25 0 . ( )
6 . 29 . i . . 1 7 80 . Jonathan, b May , m ( ) Patty Conant, Jan 2 1 8 1 8 03 . B 2 6 . 1 8 1 . B Au . 1 , , (ii ) Mrs etsey allard, g , ( ) 5 E 2 8 2 . . 1 i . . 7 7 . B lizabeth, b June , ; m ( ) Amasa ird, Nov 5 1 8 09 Ar B 2 . 1 0 1 8 14 . 7 , , (ii ) temas aker, April , ( )
5 8 . . 8 1 1 4 . 3 7 . Mary, b April , ; m Richard Clap , Nov , 2 1 80 7 . ( 8 ) ’
5 9r R b b . 29 1 8 e e cca 6 . . 7 . 1 1 1 8 03 , July , ; d Nov , , at Mr ’ B hi s on B Thomas lake s , and put into tomb, oylston
St . B . , oston
Nn b . a c d . S e t 2 6 1 839 y, March p . , , in War
wick , unmarried .
6 1 . . i . B . 1 Samuel, b May m ( . ) etsey Fay, Oct / 1 8 20 . 4 1 8 31 , (ii ) Lucretia Hildreth, . . J ‘ / 9 x TH O MAS B KE 9 B . 1 ( ) LA arnard , Feb , 1 3 9 . of 7 . B . , dau Capt John and Mary (Lowell) arnard
. Au . 2 8 1 7 6 6 9 1 844 She was b g , , and d . May , , in
Boston . He was 8 0 11 of Samuel and Patience (White)
B . 5 2 1 . lake , b at Dorchester Neck, Oct . 7 , 7 , and d
Feb . At about the time of the breaking o u t l B of the Revolutionary War, he eft oston for Han
. H . t 1 7 75 over, N , and shor ly after, in , at the request S 45 IXTH GENER ATION .
of Gen . Montgomery, joined the army as a volunteer . He remained after this a little time in New Hamp he shire , for t purpose of inducing others to engage in t f the cause to which he had devo ed himsel , when he r u p oceeded across the then nsettled state of Vermont,
to Lake Champlain, where the army was stationed . ’ hn Here he remained until St . Jo s and Montreal hi had been captured, after w ch he returned to New
1 6 . Y . Hampshire . In 7 7 he was at White Plains , N , ’
. B w a in Col ald in s regiment, when he received an p E n pointment as nsign in the army the forming, and r was despatched on recruiting se vice , after which he ' joined the forces at Ticon d er og a a n d wa s in the r e
of . B treat before the army Gen urgoyne . He was in the h battles at Saratoga on the 1 9th Sept . and 7t of C c
. 1 79 tober In 7 he went through the Indian country, f being at this time an o ficer in the army under Gen . n Sullivan . He held the commissions of Lieute ant , and m of Pay aster of the Regiment, during most the time
occupied by the war, until its close . After peace was
B e." declared, he settled in oston, wher he remained B until his death . Mr lake engaged as agent of a
company, for selling soap and candles , under the firm B of T . lake Co and subsequently, in connection
with Mr . Jackson, bought the interest of the other u proprietors , and carried on the business , nder the
fi r m B . . of lake Jackson (Hon Wm Jackson, of New
. B ton) His son, James lake , was a partner in the
firm a number of years . n o born in Boston .
. . 30 1 794 . 2 2 b Jan , ; m Moses Williams , Dec . , X) 30
. 9 1 795 In . Sally, b April , ; Charles White, Jan . 2 1 8 0 . ( 31 ) 3 9 . . 0 1 7 6 . . 1 1 1 8 2 1 Thomas , b Dec , ; d Sept , , at Mo
bile , Ala . 6 1 9 8 . . 7 . i . . 6 James , b Sept , ; m ( ) Polly Clap , Sept , 2 1 8 5 . . B . . 25 1 845 . 32 , (ii ) Mrs Catharine Harris , Mar , ( )
E z . 2 8 1 00 . . 1 800 . li abeth Lowell , b March , ; d Oct 7 , E . . 20 1 8 0 1 . ov . 1 1 8 2 lizabeth Lowell, b Sept , ; d N , 0 . E . . 2 1 1 803 lizabeth Lowell, b Nov m . Otis Everett 25 1 8 2 Oct . , 7 .
. 1 0 1 805 son, b March , ; d . the nex t evening . 46 BLAKE FAMILY .
7 1 8 06 . . 1 9 1 8 31 . 70 . Louisa, b . April , ; d Oct , , unmarried 1 7 5 1 8 08 . . 1 . . 7 . John, b Dec , ; m Sarah Ann Howe, Dec
1 835 .
1 0 B E . n 9 ( ) SARAH LAK m John Pierce , Ju e , 1 f n . 2 1 7 72 . She was his second wi e , was bor Sept , 54 1 7 , at Dorchester Neck, and died July
leaving ten children, who all lived to be married .
B a . She was dau . of Samuel and Patience ( White) l ke ’ f . Mr . Pierce s first wife was Thank ul White , dau of
. 1 9 1 749 . John and Hannah White , born Feb , ; m
- 1 2 6 9 . . 9 1 7 70 . April , 1 7 , and d in child bed, Feb , B His thir d wife was widow Mary Ann ( aker) Holden, 92 7 1 750 In . . 23 . 1 Feb , 1 7 She was born March , , B was dau . of James and Priscilla aker, and widow of a Jonathan Holden . His fourth wife was widow R chel
B B . 1 9 1 793. . ( ent) lake , m June , She was born Sept 2 8 45 ' E B , 1 7 , was dau . of John and lizabeth ent, of
E B . Milton, and widow of zekiel lake . She d March —E 23 1 8 29 . B . B r , y Mr lake she had child en zekiel " ; 1 7 64 1 7 6 8 E 1 7 7 1 born ; William, born ; nos, born ; 3 on E . s 1 7 . lizabeth, born 7 Mr Pierce was of John E and lizabeth (Fessenden) Pierce , born in Dorchester,
22 1 742 . 1 1 1 8 33 9 1 Sept . , , and died there D ec , , aged 1 4 years . He was the oldest of a family of children,
nine of whom lived to marry and have children . He
- - - s on was great great grand of Robert Pierce , who came E from ngland, and whose wife was Ann Greenway . The Pierces have been a prolific family in New Eng in land . He always lived Dorchester ; was a man or who was always at home , except when business
duty called him away, and as soon as the mission was u fulfilled, he immediately ret rned . He was a shoe
maker, and by his prudence and industry acquired a
competence . He was a great reader, and a profound
thinker , a man of sound judgment and sterling integ
rity . He was a dear lover of vocal music, especially
church music, in which he delighted to take a part, T until the close of his life . hough he had always been b e a temperate man, yet early engaged in the Tempe
rance cause, for the benefit of his friends and towns
. c men He was the first President of ‘ the Dor hester ffi n Temperance Society, which o ce he held as lo g as S E E ER I EV NTH G N AT ON . 47
he lived . He was much esteemed by all, for his sin
cere devotion to every benevolent object, and his v daily practical irtues . hi B VII . C ldren by second marriage , with Sarah lake, all
born in Dorchester . 2 1 1 3 h . 4 . i 7 . 7 7 . Jo n, b July , ; m ( ) Abigail Lovell, Oct 3 9 8 6 1 802 1 1 7 . . , , (ii ) Lucy Tappan, May , 3 1 4 1 6 7 . . . 7 7 . Sarah , b D ec , 1 7 ; m William Pope, June
1 79 9 .
74 . . 29 1 76 Pe e 1 3 Molly, b Sept . , 7 ; m . Frederic p , April
1 7 9 6 . 5 E 1 1 8 E 1 8 7 . unice , b . July , 7 7 ; m . benezer Clap, Oct .
1 79 7 . 6 1 5 1 80 1 8 7 . Jonas , b . April , 7 ; m . Margery West, May
1 8 1 5 . 8 2 B B . 4 1 E 7 7 . . Samuel lake , b Feb , 7 m . unice Shute lake 1 8 35 7 . April , 8 1 4 83 3 7 . . . 1 . Hannah, b Oct , 7 ; m Jacob Foster, April 1 833 . 9 2 8 8 5 2 7 . . . 1 . Lois , b Nov , 7 ; m Charles Ford, April 1 805 .
80 2 6 1 In . . 7 8 7 . Patience , b Dec . , ; William Trask, Aug
8 1 El M b r r . Jan . 24 1 790 . ild e e e Lemuel, b . , ; m iza g , 2 1 8 1 6 Sept . , .
EVE E E S NTH G N RATION .
1 1 EBE B E m B i ( ) R C CA LAK m . Loa mi aldw n E Bruce . She was dau . of dward and Rebecca (True)
B a 9 1 7 69 1 809 . l ke , born Feb . , , and died in March, in n 2 1 7 6 8 He was born Wobur , Nov . , , and died at
u H 29 1 8 29 . North mberland, N . . , March , h VIII. C ildren .
3 1 . E 2 B . . 0 795 . i . 8 . Rebecca lake , b Jan , ; m ( ) benezer H E 1 9 1 8 1 8 6 aton, Jan . , , (ii . ) Jacob Stickney, Feb .
1 8 33.
8 3 . 1 79 7 . H . . James , b August, ; resides at Lebanon, N ,
unmarried .
M 31 1 800 . 84 B . . Mary lake, b arch , ; m Lewis Lyman 1 1 8 2 1 March , .
5 B . 3 1 803 M i n 8 . enjamin, b May , ; m . Hannah aria Wh ti g
22 1 836 . June , 4 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
H 1 805 . 8 6 B . . . . Sarah lake b Jan , ; resides at Hanover, N ,
unmarried .
1 1 B n . 8 . 8 . 07 . 7 . Abigail, b . Sept . m e j T Hubbard, June
1 2 zJEHWAR D B E 33 ( ) LAK [ ] Parkman, July
24 1 79 8 . . . , She was dau of Hon Samuel Parkman (a
B . 1 7 1 7 75 distinguished merchant of oston) , born Oct , , 1 0 1 847 and died April , ; a worthy woman . He was s on E B Bos of dward and Rebecca (True) lake , born in 0 1 5 1 8 1 1 3 1 7 7 . 7 . ton, June , , and died Jan , He also
was a successful merchant, and accumulated a large
property . His residence , the latter part of his life , B was in owdoin Square ; a house wi th stone front ,
between Cambridge and Green Streets . Madam Blake for many years had a country residence in Dor
chester, which she occupied in the summer . B VIII . Children, born in oston .
S . 30 1 9 9 . B 7 . V . Sarah Rebecca, b May , ; m Charles P Dex 1 6 822 ter, April , 1 / ' 1 8 V 89 . n . 24 1 800 d . . Hannah Tuckerma , b . Aug , ; Oct , 8 4 1 1 .
E . 1 5 1 802 . 24 1 8 14 M N) . dward, b Feb . , ; d . Nov , .
. . 30 1 804 . B Samuel Parkman, b Jan ; m Ann . Cun
n in ham . 1 8 1 830 . g , Feb ,
E . 2 1 Dh n 8 805 . . e o dward, b Sept . , ; m Mary M . J , 3 1 8 38 Sept . , .
3 . 1 3 1 80 4 1 8 14 W John Parkman , b . April , 7 ; d . Dec . , . 1 8 08 James Henry, b . Oct . 7, ; m . Marianna Wildes , 1 2 1 8 35 May , . f’i 24 1 8 1 0 y . Susan Parkman, b . Oct . , m . Richard Robins , 1 2 1 839 Sept . , . 1 E 4 . . 22 1 8 14 6 lizabeth Willard, b . Nov d Oct . , .
. . . 23 1 8 14 m . . . Mary Abigail, b Sept d Sept ,
B E E m SARAH LAK m . Jacob m ons, Nov . 25 1 79 1 E , . She was dau . of dward and Rebecca B 9 1 7 7 1 . (True) lake, born Dec . , He was son of E B 26 John and Mary mmons, of oston, born June , 1 76 9 Wa s B ; a baker in oston, and moved from there
. H . 1 9 8 to Concord, N , about 7 , and continued the i 1 32 d 8 . same business there , and ied n She died at B 1 8 54 oston, Oct . .
5 0 BLAKE FAMILY .
M L ll n 1 5 A B KE . c e a . 2 1 ( ) M RY LA m Isaac , Dec , E Tl u 9 9 a s . e 1 7 . She w dau of dward and Rebecca ( ) N 4 B Al il 5 1 7 79 d i e d ov. 1 80 1 lake, born p , , and , , at
M L lla n . . c e Portland, Me . Mr was born in Gorham , Me , 1 1 0 . 1 3 7 70 hi miles from Portland, Sept , , at w ch
place his parents were both buried . He was a mer
In B m . 1 3 chant oston any years , and died there Sept ,
1 8 50 . , aged exactly fourscore years
I hi . VI I. C ldren, born at Portland, Me
E . . 1 1 5 . . dward, b May m Rebecca S Cleveland 1 8 3 4 . Jan . , 7
6 ) BENJAMI NBLAKE m . Hepsibah Smith . He on E u B was s of dward and Rebecca ( Tr e) lake , born
2 6 1 83 . 1 4 1 80 7 . March , 7 , and died Oct , The widow
died soon after, and left no children .
/ 1 800 . I ABR AH AM WE 45 . ( v HO [ ] m achel Shaw, in ”A h . bi at er She was dau of Shaw, of Westmoreland,
‘
H . . 1 1 1 8 1 . on . s N , born Sept , 7 He was of Abraham
B n Ja n . and Patience ( lake) Howe, bor in Dorchester, 1 5 1 1 m , 7 7 ; was by trade a shoe aker ; went to War 1 9 8 an d wick, and bought a farm, about 7 , lived there 1 8 08 until , then returned to Dorchester, and lived there on the old farm with his father (who d ied 1 8 1 1 ) 1 8 1 4 - and mother ( died In he sold out, and
H . u moved to Westmoreland , N . , where he bo ght a 1 8 5 6 farm , which he now ( ) lives upon , with his second
son Abi a th er . He was chosen deacon of the Congre ti on al I n 1 8 1 7 offi cia te s I n a ga Church , and still that c
p a city . He seems to enjoy perfect health . —fi r ur VII I . Children s t fo born I n W a l wick ; three In Dor
I n m . chester ; five West oreland, N H .
h . 9 1 8 1 . 0 . . Ba r Abra am, b Aug , ; m (i Sarah Ann
. . B 1 84 9 nett, (ii Mrs Jane ( arnett) Walker, .
1 Abiather . 1 1 803 14 7 . 7 . n , b July , ; m Mary Ann Robi son,
Aug .
1 8 . . 8 1 805 1 . . V Rachel , b Sept , ; m William Hammond
Sept .
B . 1 B . 7 1 8 0 7 . etsey ird, b Sept , ; m Jonas Wheeler, May 2 1 0 . a . 0 18 09 . M Susann Shaw, b Aug . , ; m Jonathan Jones , 2 8 34 June , 1 . SEVENTH GENER ATION . 5 1
E . 1 1 1 2 . 7 . 4 8 v Jan , ; m lizabeth Kt k d d t s nf ) 2 2 1 14 . . 7 . . 6 8 e, b Feb , ; m Caroline Raymond ( )
S a ll . l 1 3 1 8 1 6 . . . V y Shaw, b Ju y , ; m Sidney S Grannis, 3 r ch 2 2 1 8 42 . 7 , ( ) 9 1 48 fi . 3 1 1 8 isha, b March , 8 ; went to sea in , as n — ate not heard from since .
Péé 2 1 2 . r B n . . 6 8 1 . ward , b Aug , ; m Lau a F illings, Ju e
6 18 49 .
N 1 1 24 nm . ov . 4 b . , 8 ; is in California, u arried
W . B 23 18 29 . . Shaw, b . Nov . , ; m Geo illings,
. 30 1 8 52 . Nov ,
1 8 m Ba E B E E . ll Ad a d M ) JAM S LAK HOW (i Sa y s Ba d ov . 22 1 9 . . . lam, N , 7 7 She was dau of Gen Stephen
of 31 1 7 7 6 . lam, Dorchester, born May , , and died Jan 4 2 82 1 8 1 . . 1 1 0 , 7 . He m . ( ii ) Mary White , Oct , ,
d a u . E B i B . of benezer and Mary ( ell) Wh te, of oston 22 1 8 2 . 7 She was born Oct , , and died by an accident
n in . ( bei g thrown from a carriage) , Westmoreland, N
H . of , near the house his brother, D eacon Abraham u 2 2 1 837 m Howe , Aug st , He was son of Abraha a n d B e 31 1 7 7 3 Patience ( lake) How , born March , ; was educated at Harvard College ; graduated 1 7 94 ; taught school some time ; was an Episcopal clergy
in m . H . man, Clare ont, N , many years , and died sud
d enl . Y . y in Albany, N , as he was about taking the r hi cars , on a jou ney to visit his c ldren at the West, 844 1 7 . 1 . on the th Sept , His remains were brought
to Dorchester and deposited in the family tomb , in the
- old burying place . On a marble tablet to his memory, E r in the piscopal Chu ch in D orchester, is inscribed “ B 31 1 7 72 James lake Howe , born March , [which is
an error, it should be Graduated at Harvard 1 2 7 94 . . 5 1 8 1 . College , Ordained Deacon Nov , 7 1 4 1 8 1 9 an d Ordained Priest, May , , Rector of Union
. H . . 1 5 1 8 1 9 Church, at Claremont, N , Sept , , and died 1 Sept . 7 ,
Children by first marriage, born in Dorchester . 9 9 ’ 8 . B . 1 1 9 . 1 2 1 80 8 . James lake, b May , 7 ; d July , 2 2 . . 1 1 8 I 9 . B 00 . V Stephen adlam, b Oct , ; merchant ; d in
n . Calcutta, time unk own
5 1 80 8 . 0 . . . . B Sarah Ann , b D ec , ; m John H lake , Dec 5 2 BLAKE FAMILY .
2 1 1 . B . . 1 8 1 8 1 1 . . 2 1 8 James lake, b Aug , ; d Aug ,
B . 3 1 8 1 3 . . 7 7 John adlam, b March , ; m Frances Glidden ( )
5 1 8 1 6 . . 1 1 844 Mary Elizabeth, b . Oct . , ; d Jan , , at
Lima, Ind .
In Cla 1 emon t . . Chi ldren by second marriage , born , N H
“ 31 1 8 2 1 a l a w er 34 B . l M . James lake, b Ju y , ; y , at Lima,
Indi ana .
“
I35 B . 31 1 823 . V . William ell White, b March , ; m Catha 2 8 5 D . 1 1 0 . . E ec rine G dwards , ,
. 25 1 825 . 8 . i 6 . a j, Lucreti Smith, b Sept , ; m David T
1 9 BE EY E 4 7 m . B . 29 ( ) TS HOW [ ] William ird, Sept ,
1 9 . B 7 6 . She was dau of Abraham and Patience ( lake) 5 . 23 1 7 7 . Howe, born Jan , , and died Sept B I n ° Mr . ird was a shoemaker, and resided Dorchester e was married to a second wife, who di d before him, an d he lived a few of his last years at the house of his l niece, Mrs . Rachel Hammond, and died there Apri 1 2 1 8 5 1 80 , , aged years .
I . . VI I Children, born in Dorchester 5 1 9 8 Aaron, b . March , 7 .
. . 1 79 9 . B William, b Oct ; d at os Ayres , about
1 831 .
P ATIENCE E 4 8 . t HOW [ ] m rt, Augus 1 9 4 . 7 7 . e , She was dau of Abraham and Patienc
B 30 1 77 7 . ( lake) Howe, born August , He was born
B . 1 1 7 72 at raintree, Sept , , was a carpenter, and died 1 8 20 in North Carolina in Sept . . She resides with h r e . . B . son, A H Lambert, at rookline — dr r . H . Chil en th ee first born in Westmoreland, N ,
the remainder in Dorchester .
b . March drowned, June 1 40 . Bl k 22 1 a e b . . . . 1 8 1 9 . ames , Jan d Aug , i n 141 . a t b . 8 1 99 e ce . 7 . , Oct , ; m George Stearns , Dec
. . 26 1 80 1 1 9 Rachel, b Dec , ; m . James Foster, Nov .
1 82 1 . B John arrett Hamett, b . April m . Mary
1 1 833. Ann Field, May , E R SEVENTH G NE ATION . 5 3
8 1 9 1 06 . E . 4 44 . dward Howe , b June , ; m Abigail With
8 1 8 31 . Dec . , f erell,
14 5? B . . 1 7 1 80 8 . V Mary aker, b Sept , m William Andem
x 1 8 1 1 35 . Jun e , 4 22 8 1 1 3 . E . h . 6 . V 1 Abra am Howe , b May , ; m mily F Her
0 81 5 2 8 9 3 1 . 1 1 1 . Nov . , d June ,
21 Y E . i B . 1 7 ( ) POLL HOW m av d aker, D ec , B 1 80 1 . She was dau . of Abraham and Patience ( lake )
1 9 . 1 1 8 1 0 . 6 7 7 . Howe, born Dec , , and died Sept , 3 9 wa . 1 1 s He was born Jan , 7 7 , a currier, lived in
x . 5 1 8 33. Ro bury, and died there Sept , He married
for his second wife Amey Williams , daughter of Mr . 1 8 5 6 n . Joh Williams , who is still living ( ) his widow
VIII . Children, born in Roxbury .
2 8 4 . Em B . . 7 1 0 . Mary lake, b Oct , ; m Charles P mons , 2 1 1 841 March , . E 1 806 . . . 7 Ann Howe, b Aug , ; m dward Foster, Oct
1 8 3 1 5 1 8 0 8 . 4 Y David, b . Feb . , ; m in , in New ork,
and has not been heard from for a long time . 1 1 8 1 0 Howe, b . Aug . , ;
WE . . m (i Sept .
2 8 . 1 809 . , She was dau of Joseph and Mercy Tink n 2 8 1 7 8 7 ham, of Wiscasset, M orn Ju e , , and died ia h 1 1 1 8 1 0 . Suv Sept . , e married Marston, "
1 1 8 1 5 . . n June , , dau of David S and Sarah Marsto , of
she . 1 6 1 7 8 9 . Roxbury ; was born Nov , He was son B of Abraham and Patience ( lake ) Howe , born at Dor 1 2 8 1 3 . chester, July , 7 , went to Portland, Me , about 1 8 05 , and has been in the mercantile business there
about fifty years .
V . r . IU Children by fi st marriage , all born in Portland
2 M . . . M . ary, b July d Sept
Children by second marriage . 8 1 . 1 2 1 5 1 6 . 6 1 8 0 53. . 1 March , ; d Jan ,
4 . Dec . 8 2 8 0 . 5 . 1 b March ,
6 . Suviah . . . e , b Oct m Roger Newton P irce 5 e . 20 1 85 . S pt , 8 2 S7 . . . 1 0 1 3. A George Marston , b Sept , 54 BLAKE FAM ILY .
L 2 25 2 8 5 . 1 8 5 . 5 8 . 22 1 1 . Ann Louisa, b July , ; d July ,
22 1 8 2 6 . 9 . . . Lucius Thayer, b Sept , 9 $6 . . 1 0 1 8 2 . 0 Louisa, b June , 2 8 3 1 1 3 . 1 61 . E . . . V lizabeth Payson, b Sept , ; m Rev Wm
7 1 854 . Lee, June ,
E 5 2 23 Y . ( NANC HOW [ en Hale, Dec f B wa . o She s dau Abraham and Patience ( lake ) Howe,
. 1 6 1 8 8 a t h born in Dorchester, D ec , 7 , and died t e
. a B. house of her brother, Rev J mes Howe , in Clare
9 1 829 . . H . 1 ewb ur . mont, N , March , He died in N y
l . VIII . Chi dren 4 0 8 E E . . 3 1 09 2 u . 1 6 . V lizabeth mery, b Sept , lives at Newb ry 8 1 1 3 . . I 6 3. . V Nancy, b ; m Mr Gori ( an Italian) , and B d . in oston, 22 1 8 1 5 b . Oct . , ; Stanstead, Canada .
E B . 3 S LAK ah Conant, Nov ,
1 9 9 . 7 . She was dau of Asa and Martha ( Merriam) 2 9 8 w 1 3. Conant, of War ick, born May , 7 He was s on B of Jonathan and Sarah (Pierce) lake, born at 24 1 4 Dorchester, July , 7 7 , and died at Warwick, Oct . 1 r 1 1 84 . , 7 He was a fa mer, and first settled in War or r wick, then lived two three years in Dorchester, e 1 8 1 0 1 8 1 6 turned to Warwick in , moved to Gill in , fin lived some years in Vermont, and ally returned back 1 8 36 to Warwick about , and spent the remainder of w his life there , at which place his idow still resides He was deacon of the Unitarian Church at
1 8 38 . W . from until his death
. Children . 4 VIII
1 6 5 . . . . 2 , o £ Alexander b Nov m P lly Ward, Nov 2 5 2 8 8 2 E . . 1 0 1 6 6 . . 3 lizabeth, b Oct , ; m Metcalf Wellman, 7 . 2 1 8 6 . i 1 6 . . . 1 8 4 7 7 0 . James Howe , b Dec , ; m Mary Nichols, Nov
2 S‘ . 4 8 8 ‘ I G 1 0 . . 1 0 1 8 09 P Isaac, b June , ; d Nov , , at Dor chester .
69 . . l 1 5 1 8 1 0 . . 1 2 1 842 M William Hudson, b Ju y , ; d Feb , ,
at Dorchester, unmarried . 1 0 29 E 7 . . . 1 8 1 2 . B l/ Thomas Hurd, b Aug , ; m unice W . all
1 1 8 41 . Dec . , 5 5 SEVENTH GENER ATION .
4 . 1 1 8 1 5 . nara, b . April , ; m James H Clap , Nov 39 1 8 . 1 . 1 9 8 1 . b Sept . , 7 ; m Caroline Johnson
1 844 . 2 8 1 8 27 24 1 8 1 9 . . b . Dec . , ; d Jan , , at
4 22 . . 1 1 8 Martha Susan}b Feb . , ; m Windsor Drury
1 1 849 . Jan . , 22 1 846 B 25 1 8 25 . . John rooks) b . Dec . , ; d Oct , , at
Warwick .
A B E . 1 9 ”6 S RAH LAK m . Francis Leonard, Jan , 1 803 . She was dau . of Jonathan and Sarah (Pierce ) B lake , born in Dorchester, Feb . He was s on of Jonas and Sarah Leonard , born in Warwick , 3 843 1 . 6 1 . Oct . , 7 7 7, and died there Jan , He bought ’ the farm and saw-mill of Samuel Morse ( at Morse s 1 802 pond) , in , and occupied it till his death, which 40 was about years . The mill is near the spot where
there was once a forge for making iron, soon after the
town was settled . He was a descendant of the Leon
ards of Norton, whose ancestors were early in this
. wher country It has been a proverbial saying, that
ever there were iron works , there you would find a Leonard ; and it is true that the family have been identified with the iron interest from the early settle E ment of New ngland . They have been noted for
their industry and perseverance in business , and their
hospitality, benevolence and christian virtues . As a
- n . general thing, they have been a lo g lived race It
may truly be said that Mr . Leonard, the subject of
this paragraph , inherited all the good qualities of his
ancestors . He was Deacon of the Congregational ( Orthodox) Church in Warwick from 1 8 31 until his
decease . His widow still resides at the old home
-in - stead with her son law, George W . Moore ,
enjoying a comfortable degree of health .
VIE. Children , all born in Warwick .
6 . 1 B . 8 7 . 5 1 04 . . V Rebecca lake?b Dec , ; m Rev Nahum 8 2 8 29 1 . Gould, Jan . , 1 3 1 8 . 06 . Ma r John, b June , ; m Mrs . Louisa Jones , 5 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
2 1 80 8 . . . . 0 Sarah Pierce, b Jan , ; m George W Moore , 2 3 1 832 . May ,
E 1 1 8 1 2 . unice, b . June 7 , ; d July 8 5 3 1 1 . E 2 4 . u . 0 1 8 1 . nice, b July , ; d Feb ,
1 3 1 8 1 6 . 1 3 1 8 1 6 . . Francis, b . May , ; d Nov ,
1 9 1 8 1 . . Francis , b . Oct . , 7 m Lois Jane Morse, Feb ( 1 00) 2 1 2 1 8 24 1 4 1 8 1 . . B . . James lake , b Feb , ; d Nov , , by
om a cart, and the wheel passin r him .
2 6 NB E t Co ( ) H ON. JONATHA LAK y
1 8 1 803. . nant, Jan . , She was dau of Asa and Martha
( Merriam) Conant, and sister to Susannah who married B i n 23 1 7 8 6 James lake , born Warwick October , , and 2 1 8 1 9 n 1 . s o died October , He was of Jonathan B 29 and Sarah (Pierce) lake , born in D orchester May , 8 1 8 1 1 0 . 7 7 His father moved to Warwick in , when
he was one year old . He has been in public business of ur n the most his mat e life, has been a disti guished of surveyor land, the practice of which profession has B r s et been peculiar to the lake family, from the fi st
tle men t of Massachusetts Bay . He has been County r n Commissioner three terms , of th ee years each, maki g nine years ; Senator and Representative a number of
years ; Town Clerk, Selectman, Assessor, and other
public business in Warwick, many years , such as set
ling estates , He was appointed a
e . 1 8 1 2 Justic of the Peace by Gov Caleb Strong, in , 1 8 54 42 and acted in that capacity until ( years) , when ’
B . w 3 he moved to rattleboro , Vt He has , ith great w of labor, collected and ritten the history Warwick, 1 8 3 from its fi rst settlement till 5 . It is now in man u s cr i t p , and ought surely to be published, for the bene f fit o those who are to come after u s . He has been a friend to all public improvements was an ardent a d vo l ex e cate of Rai roads in their early days , and has p r i en ce d considerable political Opposition on that a c “ count . He writes me of himself, and says , I lived i in one year in Dorchester, then moved to Warw ck,
t - Franklin Coun y, and lived there over seventy three 3 B ’ 7 . ( ) years , and then removed to rattleboro , Vt Was Town Clerk of Warwick fifteen ( 1 5 ) years ; served
as Selectman , Overseer of the Poor and Assessor nine
5 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
B 2 1 7 8 2 ( Pierce) lake , born at Warwick, June , , and 1 3 1 8 5 e B w . 3. . B di d at North ridge ater, Sept , Mr ird
was born in Mansfield, but had taken up his residence in Dorchester and died there after a very short sick
29 th 1 8 1 0 . ness , on the of October, He was much
beloved and respected . He wa s buried in the o ld
- B grave yard, in D orchester, near the lake family, and on his grave - stone it reads thus
“ B 1 1 E . 25 r s . 3 1 M r . m a sa r e O ct . 29 8 0 t III . S; 2 a s A i d, di d , , y d y .
Sleep on fa ir form ; th y kindr ed Earth M ay j u stly cla im all ian ce her e ; ’ u r ee r om cla a eaven l r t B t f d f y, h y bi h " h S u l b e n s S er e wa ts t o o t . A i y , y d hi ph
B r B . w Mrs ird married A temas aker, of War ick,
1 0 1 8 14 . April , He was formerly from Templeton, 4 1 7 8 4 born April , , was a physician , and moved to
. Y . 1 8 1 6 . 1 6 Cambria, N , in He died there March ,
1 8 39 . She returned and lived with her daughter, W ilb or B . w Mrs , at North ridge ater, till her decease .
I . . V II Children, born in Dorchester, by first husband 8 1 1 0 . W E z . . 8 il li abeth Ann , b Nov , ; m Gardner b or 1 1 8 30 . May 7,
. Y . a Children, born in Cambria, N , by second husb nd . / 1 1 1 9 . B . . . 1 1 2 8 4 . Mary lake, b Dec d May ,
28 E B . 3 1 80 ( ) MARY LAK Richard Clap , Nov , 7 .
. B She was dau of Jonathan and Sarah (Pierce) lake ,
w 1 1 7 84 . born at War ick, April , He was son of
Lemuel and Rebecca (Dexter) Clap, of Dorchester , 24 1 80 . born July , 7 When first married, he lived a
B w - few years at South oston, and follo ed brick making . ' 1 8 1 2 R evT R icha r In , he built a brick house , on the d
Mather place (Pond Street) , D orchester, where he has
ever since lived . About the same time he established
a \tannery, and followed that business many years , but hi s tan a r d u occu y has been taken p , and the ground
w t w a n d - pied i h d ellings, he being a large land holder,
has retired from business with a competence . A very m r hu ane man, and actively engaged in all the great e
forms of the day . B VIII . Children, born in South oston and Dorchester. 9 2 29 1 . B . 1 8 0 8 . n m s Sarah lake , b July , m He ry Hu phrey , 2 1 830 Dec . , . SEVENTH GENER ATION .
8 E m . . 4 1 1 0 . . D , Le uel exter, b Nov ; m Abigail H aton 8 . 30 1 36 . Nov , 4 2 . 2 1 8 1 2 . . 2 1 8 1 . Mary, b April , ; d Nov ,
2 1 8 14 . B 1 2 b . Jan . 7, ; m Caroline ird, Jan . , 1 09 ) 14 1 Catharine, m . Henry Humphreys , July ,
26 1 8 1 5 . b . Nov . ,
1 3 1 8 1 7 . Rebecca, d . March , B 4 1 8 1 . . Rebecca, b . Sept . 7 ; m Wm lake Trask,
1 844 . 1 1 0 , ( ) E . 9 1 8 1 9 I n. . . 1 0 Alfred, b April , ; linor M Cain, Oct , 1 843 1 1 . ( 1 )
. A 2 7 1 8 2 1 . n Martha, b pril , ; m Stephen Clap, Ju e ( 1 1 2 ) E 22 29 1 8 . lisha, b . Sept . , ; m Martha Johnson, April ( 1 1 3)
m . Charles Frederic Weis
9 1 2 8 . B . . 8 lake , b Sept , ; d
E E . . a L B . 1 LAK m (i y, Oct , 1 820 . d a u . She was of Samuel and Lucy (Mayo ) Fay, 4 1 9 8 1 3 born at Warwick, July , 7 , and died there May , 1 8 2 7 . , of consumption The Fay family were origi ’
outhb or o . . nally from S Col Joseph Mayo , the father of Mrs . Fay, whose wife was a Richards , was from
Roxbury, and an early inhabitant of Warwick, as also / his Wifi fl s i s brother, Deacon Caleb Mayo , whose ’ i gu r i ter to hi s brother s wife . He married c et a
Hildreth, daughter of Joseph and Persis Hildre th, of B 1 831 B l . 4 . o s olton, D ec , She was born in West y 22 1 803 2 8 1 846 ton , Jan . , , and died at Lowell, June , , B ’ and was put into Mr . James owers tomb, in the old
- burying place there . He was son of Jonathan and
B 1 9 1 79 7 . Sarah (Pierce) lake, born at Warwick , May , B B . He lived in oston with Messrs lake Jackson, 1 8 1 7 1 823 (tallow chandlers) , from to , and his B two oldest children were born in oston, then removed wa s an d to Warwick, and engaged in farming teaming
B or thfi eld 1 840 . from oston to Warwick and N , until
1 841 1 8 5 3 . In moved to Lowell, and in to Dorchester — Bos VIII . Children, by first marriage two eldest born in
ton, the re st in Warwick . BLAKE FAMILY .
1 8 2 1 . E . . 8 Mary lizabeth, b Nov , ; m Alfred Nutter, May ( 1 1 5 ) m 1 1 8 22 . u 7 Lucy, b . Nov . 7 , ; m Nahu Jones , J ne , 84 1 1 6 1 6 . ( )
20 1 8 25 . Melinda Pike , b . Sept . , ; m Thomas Payson
1 3 1 85 2 . May ,
Children by second marriage .
2 1 8 33 . Horace Hildreth, b . Jan . , ; at Granville , Ill
2 1 8 35 . . 7 Joseph Pierce, b March , ; at Lowell ’ 1 2 1 83 B . . 7 Sarah Goodell, b April , ; at rattleboro , Vt
2 30 Y B E . . ( ) MAR LAK m Moses Williams , Dec
8 . 1 1 8 She was dau . of Thomas a n d Mary (Barnard) 3 B . 0 1 9 4 lake , born Jan , 7 , and died at West Roxbury,
M r . 4 1 8 5 3 . s ffl August , Williams was greatly a icted
with chronic rheumatism, for more than ten years pre c sh e wa s vi us to her decease , but remarkable then, as u ff always , for her cheerf l christian spirit, patient su er i n g , and perfect conscientiousness in all the relations
. ffl of life Although her lot was cast in a uence, yet
that did not secure her health and freedom from pain, s h e x fi h n and through all , e empli ed the true c ristia , perhaps as perfectly as it is possible to do here in
this earthly pilgrimage . Mr . Williams was born in
. 2 8 1 790 d a n Roxbury, Dec , , was a descen ant of an u cient family, and a successf l merchant, of the firm of
. . of B John D M Williams , oston He resides in
Wes t Roxbury .
VIII . Children .
2 . 1 0 B . . 2 1 6 1 8 0 . Moses lake , b Oct , ; m Mary Jane Penni 8 1 5 1 43 . man, March ,
2 1 1 . 1 1 . . 1 8 24 . Mary Louisa, b Jan ,
2 1 2 . E 29 . u 1 825 In . . Sarah lizabeth, b J ne , ; Wm Henry m 14 1 8 5 1 . 1 1 9 Slocu , July , ( )
2 1 3 . 2 B . 1 9 1 8 Thomas lake , b June , 7 ; d . an infant .
2 1 . B 4 . 22 1 2 8 8 . Thomas lake , b July ,
2 1 5 . B . 2 . 8 1 8 30 . William lackstone , b Sept ,
21 . 6 . . 7 1 8 33 . B Laura Lucretia, b Sept , ; m James rown
. 2 6 1 8 5 4 . 1 20 Case, Oct , ( ) B E 31 . 4 ) SALLY LAK m Charles White , January , 2 1 8 0 . She was dau . of Thomas and Mary ( Barnard) B B 9 1 9 5 . f lake , born in oston, April , 7 He was s on o SEVENTH GENERATION . 6 1
E B B . benezer and Mary ( ell) White , of oston, born Oct E on E 1 4 1 9 0 . s , 7 benezer White was of dward White, 3 1 5 1 and born in Dorchester, May , 7 , and was a house
wright in Boston . Mary Bell was dau . of William B B 30 1 5 5 m ell, born in oston March , 7 , and arried
. 20 1 7 8 2 . . 2 8 1 8 1 3 . Jan , She died Oct , He died
23 1 8 1 8 . . wa s t June , Dr Charles White a druggis B in oston, and about ten years Since purchased a farm 1 4 B - in Weston , miles from oston , and has ever since
resided there .
I . B . VI I Children , all born in oston
2 2 . . E . . 8 1 8 0 1 1 8 5 1 . 2 1 . 7 7 Charles ugene, b Oct , ; d Jan ,
B . . B . 2 1 8 . Grenville lake , b Jan druggist in oston 2 8 3 . B . . 8 1 2 1 9 . Wallace arnard, b Aug , ; lawyer, in St
Paul, Minnesota .
31 1 8 25 . 1 9 2 20 . . George Frederick, b March , ; d April , 2 1 8 6 . 2 8 2 21 . . 21 1 8 2 7 . George Frederick , b July , ; d April ,
1 8 30 .
2 . . 2 2 . u 1 9 1 8 29 Aug stus Lowell, b May , ; farmer in Weston
E . . 4 8 3 In . . 223 . 1 0 Sarah lizabeth, b Oct , ; Charles L Field, 2 . 6 1 8 54 . 1 1 Oct , ( )
2 24 . . . 1 2 1 8 32 George Frederick, b Feb , ; merchant at
D etroit, Michigan .
20 1 8 34 . 5 8 39 . 225 . . 1 Hellen Augusta, b June , ; d April ,
E B E . i . . 6 JAM S LAK m ( ) Polly Clap , Sept ,
25 . E 1 8 . She was dau of benezer and Abigail Glover
. in 8 1 79 9 ( Clap) Clap, b Dorchester, July , , and died
9 1 0 . . r B . 84 . Ba in oston Jan , He m (ii ) Catharine i h . 25 nard Harris the widow of Jo n W Harris , March , .
1 845 . Wa s of f She the next older sister his first wi e, 2 B i n . 1 1 79 7 . . born Dorchester Nov , Mr lake was a tallow chan business wi th his father until his ’ 1 8 40 father s , and lived the next house to him on After settling his ’ h e a father s estate and closing business , bought a farm ( 1 843 in Newton, and moved there in November, , and ) 2 . still continues to reside there . a " m W
. i B . VIII Children , all by first marr age , born in oston
. B w 2 26 . B . u 1 9 1 8 2 . o James arnard , b J ne , 7 ; m Louisa S
5 5 . . 1 1 1 8 en, Oct ,
8 2 . 22 . . 2 6 1 9 7 Gorham , b May , 6 2 BLAKE FAMILY .
b . . 2 2 8 . Cla Mary p , Jan
klin b . S e t . 2 9 . F r n 2 a , p
D . ll b . ec 230 . L owe ,
3) ELIZABET H LOWELL BLAKE m . Otis Ev
wa s . r tt O ct . e e , She dau of Thomas and
Ba l n a r d B b O I n I n B . Mary ( ) lake, oston Nov Eveiett He was son of Otis and Hannah (Ross ) , of
B 5 1 8 03. oston, born June , He owns and resides in
- - the old mansion of his father i n la w ( Mr . Thomas
9 2 8 St . B . B . lake) , No Washington , oston
B . VIII . Children , born in oston 2 2 6 1 8 9 . 2 31 . B . Otis lake , b March ,
8 . E . 1 3 1 31 2 32 . B Thomas lake , b March , ; m Sarah liza
1 8 54 . beth Green, Oct .
5 1 840 . 233. . . Louisa, b May d March ,
2 8 . . 1 8 33 2 4 . w 3 Percival Lo ell, b June , t/ ( 34 JOHN HARRISON BLAKE In . Sarah Ann
w . 1 7 1 8 35 . . Ho e Dec , She was dau of James B l B lake and Sal y Adams ( adlam) Howe , born at Dor
chester Dec . He was son of Thomas and 5 1 8 B B B . 80 Mary ( arnard) lake , born in oston Dec , ,
f . the same day as his wi e He was baptized John,
and had Harrison subsequently added , by an act of
the Legislature , for his personal convenience . He is ffi B a distinguished chemist, and has an o ce in oston, D B a r r i ott E . under the firm of lake c , ngineers He
has a beautiful residence in Roxbury, where he r esides .
II . Children .
. F e b . 23 1 843 . Clarence John . b ,
E . . . 4 6 . 2SG 30 1 8 a r . Agnes Anna lizabeth, b Nov , ( See p M
35 EV . E D. R IE D . i . ( ) JOHN P RC , m ( ) Abigail
8 . . 31 1 9 7 . Lovell, Oct , She was dau of Joseph J Ja n . 20 and emima (Adams ) Lovell , of Medway, born , 1 5 2 7 7 1 800 . . . , and died July , He m (ii ) Lucy Tap
6 1 8 2 . M a 0 . f B pan , y , She was dau o enjamin and
Sarah (Homes) Tappan, of Northampton, and grand
. B daughter of Rev enjamin Tappan, of M anchester . 1 4 1 . of She was born July , 7 7 7 He was son John and B of 1 4 Sarah ( lake) Pierce, Dorchester, born July , 1 7 3 B 2 1 7 3 8 9 . , and died at rookline August , 4 Dr . SEVENTH GENER ATION . 6 3
1 793 Pierce graduated at Harvard College in , and
B M 1 5 1 9 . was ordained at rookline arch , 7 7 He wa s
the sole pastor of the church there, fifty years ; at of w M 1 5 1 84 the expiration hich , on arch 7, the whole n “ town u ited in one grand jubilee , which will long be remembered as one of the interesting incidents of m on . life , by any who were present that occasion
Rev . Frederic N . Knapp was ordained his colleague 8 . 6 1 84 . 1 49 . Oct , 7 In January, , Dr Pierce preached
the annual Election Sermon . H is health began to de on cline in the spring, and gradually failed until, the 23d he evening of August , the same year, closed his
earthly existence in peace and hope . When I think m of him, it brings to my mind a remark he ade to me ,
nearly forty years since, when he was Speaking of his “ ancestors . He said, the Pierces have been a godly ” race . For a more extended account of Dr . Pierce , I would refer the reader to the “ American Unitarian ” ” B a n d “ B iography, also to the ook of the Lockes ,
s e R . 370 . e Appendix , page His widow and two
daughters still reside at Brookline .
VIII . Children by first marriage .
2 37 . . . 30 1 99 . 1 8 1 802 . John, b Aug , 7 ; d April ,
Children by second marriage . 8 r 4 1 03 . 2 38 . . M . Sarah Tappan, b a ch , ; m Rev Calvin
u 1 5 1 8 31 . Durfee , A gust ,
4 . 239 . E . . 1 5 1 8 0 lizabeth, b Sept , 1 3 1 8 . . 0 6 . 240 . Abigail Lovell, b Sept ,
4 1 8 . . 2 8 0 . . 24 1 . . Lucy, b June , ; m Rev F H Hedge , Sept
2 1 8 . 0 1 0 . 242 . F e r elin e M . . B Walley, b arch , m Rev T
F ox . 2 7 1 8 31 . , Oct ,
5 1 8 1 1 . . . 1 243 . John Tappan, b D ec , ; m Martha Haskins
2 5 1 8 37 . July ,
2 8 1 3 . . 1 4 . 6 1 1 9 244 . 8 . . Robert, b Oct , ; d Oct , 2 . . 6 1 8 1 5 . Eli zab F 245 . William Blake , b Sept , ; m e th
1 1 842 . Peck, June , 23 1 . . 8 1 . 24 1 4 24 . . 7 . 8 9 6 Benj Tappan, b Nov , ; d D ec , .
. 6 1 8 2 W . 0 . . 24 . 7 Mary ilde , b Dec , ; m Henry V Poor,
4 1 . . 7 1 8 1 29 Sept , ( ) E 36 E m . Pe e n 1 6 ( ) SARAH PI RC William p , Ju e ,
. B 1 799 . She was dau of John and Sarah ( lake ) 64 BLAK E FAMILY .
i n . 1 7 1 7 74 . Pierce , born Dorchester Dec , I remark ’ e ed of John Pierce (Mrs . P pe s father) , that he was a
dear lover of church music, and it seems to be entailed
- to his descendants . As a case in point, Sunday, 2 1 8 5 6 w s o March , , was a very stormy day ; there ere w e . fe w people at meeting, that met in the vestry
There were but eight of the choir of Singers present, 8 2d M r . and s Pope , then in her year, stood up and
sung with them through the day . Of those present
- belonging to the choir, She had one grand daughter,
- - one grand niece and two grand nephews . The D or chester First Chu r ch choir contains nine members
- who are descendants of the above named John Pierce .
William Pe p e was s on of Col . Frederic and Mary ( Cole)
Pe e of . 1 2 1 7 74 . p , Stoughton, born Nov , He resides h a s in Dorchester, was a lumber dealer, but retired B from business . ut very few of the age of Mr . and
u . Mrs . Pope enjoy such ninterrupted good health
VIII . Children, born in Dorchester . 3 1 8 2 1 8 2 248 . m . 1 00 . 0 0 . Hira , b March , ; d April , 2 9 . 1 3 1 8 0 1 . 1 8 2 : 24 . . 7 Charles, b April , ; d Feb ,
. 03 . 5 2 5 0 . . 5 1 8 In Ann, b Oct , ; Otis Shepard, October , 2 1 8 3 . ( 1 30 )
. 2 2 1 . . 3 1 8 5 . 2 1 2 . 5 0 . 1 8 Rachel , b Aug , ; d Aug , 2 4 1 8 9 2 5 . . . 1 07 . Sarah, b Jan , ; m Hiram Shepard, June ,
1 8 26 . ( 1 31 )
25 3 . . 5 1 1 80 8 . i . E Alexander, b March , ; m ( ) lizabeth Fos 1 8 ov . 1 1 30 . . ter, N , , (ii ) Charlotte C Cushing, April ( 1 32 )
254 . . 1 9 1 8 0 . u . Adaline , b April , ; m Juli s A Noble, May ( 1 33)
2 . E 5 5 . 3 1 8 1 2 . lizabeth, b March , ; m John Ayres , August ( 1 34)
2 . . 2 5 6 . 1 8 1 3 7 In . William, b Dec , ; Sarah Ann Foster,
8 1 8 36 . 1 35 June , ( )
2 . 5 . 3 . 1 8 1 5 7 . B Lucy, b Dec , ; m Jonathan attles , August ( 1 36 )
25 8 . . . 25 1 8 1 8 1 1 1 8 0 . 4 Catharine , b Jan , ; d February , ,
unmarried .
3 E E 7 . 1 3 ( ) MOLLY PI RC m Frederic Pope , April ,
1 79 6 . . B She was dau of John and Sarah ( lake) Pierce , 29 1 6 born in Dorchester Sept . , 7 7 , and died there
6 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
n B &c. committee o Public uildings, Roads, ; has been
46 . Deacon of the First Church years , and now ( Oct
n . m e joys a good degree of health He arried , E for his second wife , Patty Holden, the widow of zekiel
Holden . Her first husband was Samuel Glover, and n she was daughter of Dr . Phinehas Holde , born in Dor
2 8 1 7 7 6 . chester Nov. ,
VIII . Children, born in Dorchester .
4 1 9 8 In . B . 2 1 . . 7 7 Hepzibah , b . Sept , ; enjamin L Sumner 1 1 1 8 24 March , .
1 9 9 . . 2 72 . . . 27 7 i Asahel, b Dec , ; m ( ) Hannah Harraden, E n . 2 8 1 8 25 . . t a Sept , , (ii ) lizabeth S Whi i g, Febru ry 1 47 2 1 837 . , ( )
2 3 1 5 1 801 20 1 802 . 7 . Jonas , b . April , ; drowned, May , 2 0 B 2 . F 1 8 3 4 . b . 1 . 7 John Pierce, b e , ; m Mary Ann ragg, 14 8 . 25 1 840. Aug , ( )
2 5 23 1 805 . 7 . Lucy, b . July , 2 6 3 1 80 0 . 7 . Jonas, b . March , 7 8 2 Eb 4 1 09 . 7 7 . enezer, b . April 2 , m Sarah Swan, April ( 149 ) 1 2 8 . 26 1 8 1 1 . . . 7 7 . Ann , b March , ; m Henry A Gay, Nov , 0 1 84 1 . ( 15 ) 1 8 2 9 . E . 1 5 14 In . 7 lizabeth, b July , ; . John H Robinson, 14 1 8 3 1 1 5 . 5 May , ( )
Eu A 2 8 1 8 1 . 2 1 8 2 80. . 6 1 6 . nice , b ug , , ; d Sept . , 2 8 1 1 8 1 . 5 1 . . Joel, b Dec , , 7
2 8 2 J n 22 1 820 . M . Hiram, b . a . , ; m Rebecca Jenkins , ay ( 1 5 2 ) 8 8 1 2 m . 5 1 8 5 2 3 . 1 2 . 1 6 . A os , b Nov . , ; d June ,
9 I E E 8 3 . 1 ( ) JONAS P RC m Margery West, May 5 1 8 1 . . 1 3 1 79 5 . s on She was born Sept , He was of n a B n Joh and Sar h ( lake) Pierce , bor at Dorchester
1 5 1 80 . E 7 a M . April , He lives at st achias, Me
VII I. Children .
2 84 . 2 1 8 1 5 . E . John, b Dec . , ; m lizabeth L . Hanscom, 2 1 1 83 . Nov . , 7 2 8 J 5 . . an. 1 5 1 8 1 . . Mary Allen, b , 7 ; m George Wm Sevey,
1 2 1 8 38 . 1 54 July , ( )
28 . . . 1 6 1 8 1 8 6 Frederic, b Oct , ; m . Maria Louisa Chase,
8 1 845 . 1 55 June , ( ) 8 2 1 820 . . 7 . M 2 7 . Jonas , b Aug , m ary Ann Whittemore , July ( 1 5 6 ) S ENER AI 6 EVENTH G T oN. 7
8 22 “ E . 8 1 B n . . Sarah lizabeth , b April , ; m . e j C Cha 1 5 . 2 6 1 846 . 7 loner, Nov , ( )
B . 1 5 1 823 Samuel lake , b . Nov , ; lives at Roxbury, unmarried 2 1 8 25 E. i . . 7 a Abigail West, b Aug , ; lives at M ch as ,
Me . , unmarried .
2 82 . . 1 1 7 Charles , b . Sept ,
1 2 1 829 . . . Lois , b . May , ; m Charles C Chaloner, Nov ( 1 5 8 )
Se d el . 1 9 1 832 In . h e Amelia g y, b March , ; Jo n Chal 2 1 2 8 1 85 . 59 ner, July , ( ) 24 1 8 34 E . . . An . meline Luzan, b Dec , ; m drew J H an scom Au 1 60 , g ( )
23 1 83 . E . 7 unice, b April ,
. Ma Henry, b y
E SAMUEL BLAKE PIERC m . Eun ice Shute
B 1 835 . . E Sa lake , April 7, She was dau of nos and
B . 1 8 1 8 36 33 rah ( Shute) lake, died Jan , , aged years
and 1 1 months . He was son of John and Sarah
B . 4 1 7 8 2 . ( lake) Pierce , born in D orchester Feb , w He is a shoemaker, and o ns and occupies the place ’ that was his father s , and is one of a very few who ’ s a y they have enough of this world s goods " No
Issue .
41 N IE E . 3 ( ) HA NAH P RC m Jacob Foster, April ,
1 8 33 . She wa s dau . of John and Sarah ( Blake)
. wa s Pierce , born in Dorchester Oct He
from Scituate, and had been previously married .
42 I E E 79 m . 2 1 805 . ( ) LOIS P RC [ ] , Charles Ford, April , h B She was dau . of John and Sara ( lake ) Pierce , born
. 2 3 1 845 . 2 8 1 7 8 5 Nov , , and died Oct , , aged nearly on E 60 years . He was s of Jo seph and lizabeth ( How
B . ard) Ford, of ridgewater, born Sept He
is a farmer, and formerly lived in D orchester, and in since his wife died, D over ; but is now married
a gain and resides in Waltham .
r . VIII . Child en, born in Dorchester
29 . B . . 1 5 1 805 . h a Bea 7 Sarah lake , b Sept , ; m T om s ls ,
Sept . Y 6 8 BLAKE FAMI L .
1 80 . . M or . . 1 1 7 Charles Nichols , b Jan , ; m Sylvia A
r i s e n 23 1 8 35 . , March ,
1 1 80 8 . i . . E . . 7 unice , b Aug , ; m ( ) Thomas M Mur
E . n . 1 5 1 8 33 . dock , Oct , , (ii ) phraim W Stone, Ju e
1 840 . 1 5 1 8 1 0 Patience , b . Feb . , ; resides in Dorchester,
unmarried . 1 1 E. B . John Pierce, b . m . Mary eaty, D ec , 1 64 1 8 34 . ( ) 1 6 5 1 8 1 8 1 3 . t . E . . benezer, b Aug , ; m Lydia Linscot ( ) B 20 1 8 1 5 . . George , b . March , ; m Martha C ruce , M 2 1 6 6 a 1 6 1 84 . y , ( )
8 r . ov . 23 1 1 6 Arethusa, b . N , ; resides at Roxbu y
22 1 8 20 . 1 1 8 1 9 . . . 5 Joseph Warren, b Jan , ; d May , E 1 9 1 8 20 . Mary Ann, b . Nov . , ; m benezer Lord, 1 6 7 1 1 1 843. March , ( ) 2 E n 2 5 1 8 3 . Rachel, b . Feb . , m William verett, Ju e
2 8 1 8 6 . 1 8 2 . 1 5 . Joseph Warren, b . June 7 , ; d Oct ,
9 1 8 2 8 r . Lucy Pierce , b . July , ; resides in Roxbu y
4 3 P . ATIENCE E E . ( ) PI RC m William Trask, Aug 4 8 1 B 1 1 . . hn , She was dau of Jo and Sarah ( lake)
. 26 1 7 8 Pierce, born Dec , 7, and died in Dorchester of
5 . . 1 844 7 consumption, Dec 7, , aged nearly years 2 1 80 . . 7 7 . Mr Trask was born in Danvers , Oct , He
was s on of William and Martha Trask . The father 22 1 8 0 6 6 2 died Nov . , , aged years , and Martha, the
. 4 1 7 9 1 4 6 . . mother, died Jan , , aged years Mr Trask n l 2 6 married, for his second wife , Ann A drews , Apri ,
1 846 . . of She was dau John and Mary Andrews , of
1 1 7 90 . . an Dorchester, born June 7, Mr Trask was
- earthen ware manufacturer, resided at D orchester, and
. 5 1 8 5 5 75 . died there Dec , , aged years He was h . 7t n buried Friday, Dec , on the eleventh an iversary f hi of the death o s fi rst wife .
VIII . Children, born in Dorchester . 2 . 2 31 0 . B . 5 1 8 1 . William lake , b Nov , ; m Rebecca Clap,
. 25 1 8 44 . 1 6 9 Nov , ( )
1 . 1 1 8 1 31 . 6 6 . John Pierce , b March , 2 3 2 . 1 82 1 . 7 0 . . George, b March , ; m Deborah S Nichols
25 1 8 5 2 . Jan . , 2 31 3 . . 23 8 2 1 9 1 . . 1 8 31 Joseph Stephens, b July , ; d Nov , . EIGH TH GENER ATION . 69
44 E 8 1 . E l E ER E Mi d eb er e r . ( ) L MU L PI C [ ] m liza g , Sept 2 8 1 1 6 . 4 , She was born in New York City, March , 1 M il b r 7 9 7 . d e e er , dau of John g , who was born in Y 1 7 5 New ork 7 , and who married Mary Magdalen 1 7 —a Colon, who was also born in New York in 7 7 f o . descendant, it is said , Christopher Columbus He s on B was of John and Sarah ( lake ) Pierce , born in
24 1 90 . Dorchester Jan . , 7 He is strictly a temperance
man, not having used any intoxicating liquors of any
name or kind, nor tobacco , for many years . He is a
mason, and resides at West Farms , N . Y . Of his ten n s ix livi g children, the that are married live in the m i mediate neighborhood, and the remainder at their ’ m father s , aking a large family to be kept so near to
gether in these days of emigration .
VIII . Children . 2 1 1 8 . 31 4 . . 3 7 Mary Ann, b July , ; m Andrew Nostrand 2 8 i 5 1 36 . Apr l , 2 5 . E 2 1 8 9 . 1 8 2 . 31 1 1 . 0 liza, b . July , ; d Nov , 2 E 31 6 . . 6 1 8 1 . h m John, b March , m lizabet Tho pson, May ( 1 72 )
31 . 2 22 . E 7 . . 1 8 l 0 . James , b Oct , ; m izabeth Gerven, Nov ( 1 73) 31 8 E 8 24 . 1 3 1 . liza Colon, b . Nov . , ; m Halcyon Skinner,
. 31 1 84 6 . 1 74 D ec , ( )
3 1 9 . 2 1 8 6 . . Lemuel, b . D ec . 7 , ; m Susan Julia Harris , Sept ( 1 7 5 ) 2 E. 3 0 . 2 1 8 2 8 . o Hannah, b . D ec . , ; m J hn Ackerman, Dec . ( 1 7 6 ) 2 1 3 8 . B k . 2 6 1 30 . 14 1 8 5 3 . William la e , b Sept . , ; d Aug , ,
of yellow fever, on his passage from New Orleans . 322 . . 23 1 832 George , b June , ; a mason at West Farms . 2 3 3. E 1 3 1 8 2 2 1 8 34 . . 36 . unice, b . Feb . , ; d Feb , 324 1 0 1 835 . . David , b . Oct . , ; a mason at West Farms
325 . E 2 8 . 7 1 40 . unice Clap , b June , 32 6 8 1 842 B . . . Samuel lake, b May ,
E E E IGHTH G N RATION . E E E i . ( 45 ) REBEC CA BLAK BRUC m . ( ) benezer
. E . . H aton , Jan She was dau of Loammi
B w B B . 30 ald in and Rebecca ( lake) ruce, born Jan , 8 1 9 5 . 7 . He was from Sedgwick , Me , born February , 1 7 83 a a and e e a t , was a s e capt in, di d of yellow f ver 7 0 BLAKE FAMILY .
2 . E . . 1 7 1 8 6 . St Jago , Cuba, Jan , Mrs aton married
. 6 1 833 of ( ii . ) Mr Jacob Stickney, Feb , , Newbury
Mr . port, and they reside there . Stickney was eighty 8 n 1 5 5 . one years old in Ju e ,
IX . Children, by first marriage .
32 E . . 1 9 1 8 25 . 7 . Sarah lizabeth, b Feb ,
E B E 4 6 B K . ( ) MARY LA RUC m Lewis Lyman,
March She was dau . of Loammi Baldwin B B B 31 and Rebecca ( lake) ruce , born in oston March , E 1 800 . n He was son of lias and An a Lyman, was f the eldest of fi teen children, was born in Hatfield, 1 1 9 . . 1 7 7 Dec , The family removed to Hartford, s on i Vermont, in the early years of their Lew s, where
they resided until their deaths . Mr. Lewis Lyman
. 29 1 8 37 . also died at the same place, Jan , The widow
now resides at White River Junction, Vt .
IX . Children . 24 2 2 8 B . 1 8 3 3 . . Sarah lake , b April ,
. 1 825 . 1 . . 329 . l Mary Jane , b Aug 7 , ; m Samuel J A len 1 1 1 844 June , . 2 330 . . . 1 1 1 8 7 . Lewis, b Sept ,
331 . . . 30 1 8 29 . Anna, b Sept
1 9 1 831 . . 2 1 1 8 . E . . (1 50 332 . lias, b Nov , ; Jan , 8 B . . 3 1 33 . 6 8 333. . 1 34 . Henry ruce, b Dec , ; d Feb , 8 1 8 334 . . . 34 . Frances Dodd , b Dec , 8 . 1 8 3 335 . B . Maria ruce, b July , 7 ; posthumous
( 47 ) BENJAMIN BRUCE m . Hannah Maria Whi 2 2 8 1 36 . . . ting, June , She was dau of Capt Phinehas
o f . 2 1 and Sarah ( Coburn) Whiting, Lowell, b Dec . ,
1 8 1 7 . s on . B . . B . B He was of L and R ( ) ruce , born 3 1 803 B May , , is a ship broker in oston, and resides
in Brookline .
IX . Children . 20 1 8 38 336 . M . . B . aria Whiting, b Aug , , in oston
337 . H elen Fr a n ce s b . . , Oct in Charlestown
38 n . . 1 4 842 3 . 1 Sarah A na, b Sept , ,
339 . Ben a min b . . j , Dec 34 2 1 1 84 0 . E . 6 lla, b June , ,
34 1 . M a 8 1 84 8 . Louisa Prentiss , b y , , 34 E B . . 8 1 8 5 2 . w r 0 d a d lake, b Aug , , 4 1 8 2 343 . r . ul 4 George He bert, b J y , , ER I EIGH TH GEN AT ON . 7 1
344 . H e nr b . M a 7 1 8 54 B . 1 yp y , , in rookline, and d June , 1 8 5 5 .
48 . n B B E B . ( ) A IGAIL RUC m e j Tyler Hubbard, 8 B 3 1 30 . . June , She was dau of Loammi aldwin and 8 B B . 1 1 07 . . Rebecca ( lake ) ruce , born Sept , Dr 1 8 1 9 8 B wa s . 7 enjamin Tyler Hubbard born Feb , , in W f e a ther s fi eld V t . s on o , , is the youngest George
. 1 6 5 b . 7 Hub ard, who was born in Tolland, Conn , Feb , ,
M eh etabl e n . and Tyler, bor in Wallingford, Conn , July, ’ - 1 64 . n 7 His grand father s ame was George, and his ’ - - n El great grand father s ame was Isaac, who lived in
- vi z . lingtou, Conn . The elder George ( , grand father
B . : to enj had eight children Calvin, Thankful,
H . George, Jonathan , who was an eminent lawyer, o member of Congress , and Judge of the Superior C urt E in Vermont ; Isaac , lizur, Ahira and Pamelia, who
are all dead but Isaac, and he lives on the old home
H . . a t . stead Claremont, N , and is a large farmer He m raised the famous ox Oly pus , the largest ever raised E 4000 in New ngland, which weighed pounds and sold 425 n n for $ . George, the younger, we t i to the army, 1 7 6 as waiter to his father, who was a captain in 7 , x s on but he resigning the ne t year, the enlisted as a
drummer during the war, and at the age of fifteen years was drum major ; went into the rank s as corpo
ral at seventeen years , and was discharged at West ’
1 7 8 3 . Point in He then returned to his father s , and 1 7 8 6 he table d about he married M e Tyler, aughter of
. B r . H . f Col enjamin Tyle , of Claremont, N , ormerly an d W ea th er s fi eld from Connecticut, then settled in ,
V t . 1 805 ; moved to Claremont, in , to Leba
. H . 1 809 2 1 840 non, N , in , and died there July , , aged
7 5 . 1 832 6 8 years His wife died there June , , aged y—ears . His children , who lived to adult age , were . 1 7 8 8 h Fanny, born Sept , , married Zebina M ars ,
1 8 2 7 . h 1 9 1 m and died in Henry, born M arc , 7 , a ill 93 w . . . 1 7 right, in Claremont, N H Oren, born Jan , , on B at Lebanon, the old farm ; enjamin Tyler, born 1 8 1 9 8 Feb . , 7 , studied medicine with Dr . Phinehas Park
u of . H . in h rst, Lebanon , N , and lives there practice ; ehetable M a 1 80 1 M , born y, , married Zebina Marsh,
the husband of her eldest sister Fanny, and is now a
widow at Claremont, N . H . 7 2 BLAKE FA MILY .
r n IX. Child e
3 5 . I ah B . 4 Sa ruce , b April
34 . 6 . M ary Lyman, b July B 34 . 7 Abby ruce ,
b . Oct .
48 B (1 . . 3 . Susan lake, at three months
4 1 844 . e . . 1 349 . George Tyl r, b Jan ,
1 8 46 . . 50 . . 3 Oren, b June , , d at eleven months
EBE B E 8 8 m . SARAH R C CA LAK [ ] , Charles Par E ker Dexter, April She was dau . of dward B n M a 30 1 7 9 9 and Sarah ( Parkman) lake, bor y , , and
2 . r D 5 1 8 5 . ex . 2 M died at Hamilton, Canada, Nov ,
ter resides I n Boston .
IX . Children .
823 . 5 1 E . 30 1 3 . Charles dward, b April , ; m Clara M 8 3 1 5 . Hodges,
1 3 8 4 In . . 2 . 1 2 35 . Samuel Parkman, b June , Matilda C 22 8 1 9 1 50 . 7 Abbot, June , ( )
8 29 B h tt . 1 80 35 3 m . 1 2 1 . a o . A ory, b April , ; m Kate g ( )
B . 2 2 1 8 30 . r . 354 . . Sarah lake, b Nov , ; m Hen y C Wain 8 1 . 8 1 5 0 . 1 wright, Oct , ( ) / Bo l ( 50) SAMUEL PARKMAN BLAK E m . Ann y s
B . 1 8 1 8 30 . ton Cunningham, of oston, Feb , He was
E B . son of dward and Sarah (Parkman) lake , born Jan 3 1 8 4 f 0 0 . man u a c , He is engaged in the patent leather
B . ture ; resides in Roxbury, and has a store in oston
IX . Children .
35 5 . n . . 1 1 830 . . An a Lewis , b Dec 7, ; m James L Abbot,
Oct . ( 1 8 2 )
35 6 . . 1 9 1 833 . Sarah Parkman, b June ,
35 . 7 . . 1 0 1 8 35 . Samuel Parkman, b Nov , 35 8 8 2 . 1 3 1 4 . March ,
[9 2] In . Mary Morton Jones De
. 3 1 838 . Dehon hon, Sept , , dau of the late William ,
E . of B s . n E q , oston He was s o of dward and Sarah B . 2 8 1 8 05 hi s ( Parkman) lake , born Sept , , and name a ct was changed from Francis Shaw, by of the Legis
. 4 latur e 2 1 8 1 8 . , Feb , He graduated at Harvard 1 8 24 College in , studied law, and was admitted to 1 8 2 practice at the bar in 7, and continues in practice
and resides in Boston .
74 BLAKE FAMILY .
u 1 1 1 8 34 . . 379 . Kate De Forest, b . J ly , ; m Peter A J
Dunbar .
. 1 1 1 8 36 . 380 . . Caroline , b Aug , 24 9 . 1 84 . 1 . B . . . 38 Ann enning, b Aug d Aug , 4 5 1 1 8 4 . 1 4 1 8 45 . . 2 . E B . . 38 dward lake , b Feb , ; d Nov ,
( 5 5 ) JOHN LUC AS EMMONS m . Caroline Dra
24 1 8 38 . . per Vose , May , She was dau of James
of B n . White Vose , late osto , grocer He was son of B E 2 6 Jacob and Sarah ( lake) mmons , born August . 33 1 . H i . 803 . s , at Concord, N , a merchant, No South
St . i n St . B . Market , and resides Hollis , oston
IX . Children . '
2 1 83 . 3 . 38 . b 6 9 John Frank, April ,
. 1 840 . 384 . . Caroline Vose , b Nov 7 , 2 1 1 8 1 3 1 845 38 5 . . 44 . NO V . John Lucas , b May , ; d , . 1 8 1 8 4 . 38 6 . B . . 6 Mary lake , b Dec ,
8 . 9 . 3 7 . n . 1 8 49 Helen Pickeri g, b Dec ,
38 8 B . 6 1 . w . 8 5 3 (1. . Henry o ditch, b Feb , ; same day
CHARLES PARKER EMMONS m . Mary
Blake Baker March She was dau . of B David and Polly (Howe) aker, of Roxbury, born
. 2 7 1 804 . s on Oct , He was of Jacob and Sarah 9 B E H . ( lake) mmons , born at Concord, N . , July , 1 8 07 . They reside at Needham ; have n o children .
( See Par .
M B E . i . l THO AS LAK m ( ) Abigai Marshall,
( ii . ) Mary Salter, (iii . ) Caroline Reynolds . He was B son of Samuel and Abigail (Dunton) lake , of North
m . b er la n . H . 9 u d 1 1 9 8 . , N , born Oct , 7 He is a phy s icia n e and lives in New York City . I hav no further
account Of his family .
5 8 E B AE In . ( ) SAMU L L K Sarah Homes Wheeler,
20 1 8 25 . r e April , Her father was a carpenter, and d e B . on si ed in Pl asant Street, oston He was s of '
u or thumb er la n d . H . Sam el and Abigail, of N , N , born
ov . 1 6 1 800 N , , was a carpenter, lived some years in
' . H . B Keene , N , and moved to oston and died there
. 1 5 1 844 . M s . B Oct , r lake continues to reside in
Boston . H E 5 EIGHT G NERATION . 7
IX . Children .
3 8 9 . . . 23 1 8 26 . i . . Samuel Wheeler, b Jan , ; m ( ) Mary C
8 1 84 7 . Alden, July , , (IL ) Salome W Sylvester, Jan
90 . 2 3 . 4 1 8 28 . Frank Wheeler, b July ,
39 1 . 1 1 831 William Josiah, b . Oct . , .
E . 392 . 1 8 3 B . . 3 dward enjamin , b Nov 7 ,
393 . E . . 6 1 8 35 . Caroline liza, b Oct ,
394 . 5 1 8 39 . Lucretia Godard Wheeler, b . March , ; d
5 1 840 . Jan . , 39 5 ‘ . N . 6 1 8 4 1 . . 1 4 1 84 1 . w b . ov Lo ell Palmer, , ; d Dec ,
B E . i . ROYAL LAK m ( ) Jane Sweney, at E h n . Was ingto , and (ii ) liza He was the
s on B s third of Samuel and Abigail lake , of Northumber 2 . H . . 1 9 1 80 . land , N , born Sept , I have no account
of his family .
( 60 ) GEORGE CLARK BLAKE In . Berenice
She ff . 26 1 8 32 . , Jan , He also was son of the above B “ 1 6 1 805 Samuel and Abigail lake , born March , , at
or thumb er la n d . . O f N , N H She was daughter Henry
e lf f Co . . H . and Mary Sh , of Strat ord, Coos , N , born 2 1 80 E 6 7 . May , They now reside at lkland, Tioga
Co . . , Pennsylvania
. . H . IX Children, three first born in Stratford, N , the
E . fourth at lkland, Pa
4 1 3 . 39 6 . . 2 8 3 Martha Colby, b March , ; m Nelson Griggs , 1 8 8 1 1 854 . May , ( )
3 . . 24 34 . Ma 22 1 8 42 9 7 . 1 8 Augusta Jane , b Dec , ; d y , , at
Elkland; Pa .
5 840 . 39 8 . . 1 Lucretia Ann, b March ,
48 . 39 9 . B . 1 8 Sarah uckley, b June 7 ,
6 1 B B E . B M ( ) A IGAIL LAK m enjamin erriam ,
. 1 9 1 8 25 . . Oct , She was dau of Samuel and Abigail
B . H . . ( Dunton) lake , of Northumberland , N , born Oct 3 0 1 80 . , 7 , and they live there with the parents
IX . Children .
40 . 0 E . . . Ann liza, b m William G Fuller, April,
1 8 54 . ( 1 89 )
401 . B . . a e . Sarah lake, b m Abr ham Manee , S pt , 1 8 5 5 . ( 1 90) 7 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
Harriet Vanderlip, b .
. In . . William Henry, b Martha A White, 1 9 1 1 8 54 . ( )
b . In . m . Mary Re ecca, b Ti othy L Marshall, July ( 1 9 2)
. 1 1 854 . . 0 George Royal , b d Jan , , aged
1 9 years .
Martha Abby, b .
B . Susan lake, b
Ad a la id e . Julia , b
B . Samuel lake, b
2 E 6 E B E In . . ( ) DWARD LAK Mrs liza Wheatley,
u 1 8 1 837 . J ne , She was the widow of Joseph Wheat
ley, and the daughter of Christian and Nancy Alberts ,
. . 6 of Norwich, Conn , born Aug , He was the
s on D. B fifth of Samuel and Abigail ( ) lake, of North 8 9 . 1 10 . s u mb er la n d . H . , N , and born March Reside
w . at Nor ich City, Conn
IX . Children .
6 . 8 4 1 0 . E . . 1 8 38 . 5 1 39 . dward, b Oct , ; d Feb ,
E . . 1 9 1 40 . 4 1 1 . w C 8 d ard , b March ,
2 . . 1 3 . . 8 . C . 6 8 4 1 8 1 44 4 1 . George , b Nov , ; d Aug ,
4 845 . 1 9 1 84 A. . . 1 . 6 Sarah , b Oct , ; d Aug ,
1 8 . 1 . B . 1 1 50 20 8 50 udde, b March , ; d July ,
MARY REBEC CA BLAKE m . Charles G .
u 4 1 845 . Platt, J ne , She was daughter of Samuel
D. B of . H . and Abigail ( ) lake, Northumberland, N ,
. 1 7 1 8 1 5 . d . . born Sept , Resides at Stratfor , N H
IX . Children .
41 5 . E. . Caroline , b
4 1 6 . R . . Mary , b
4 1 7 . . Charles , b
4 1 8 . . Frank , b
64 E BE B E E ( ) SARAH LIZA TH LAK m . dward
B . 6 1 8 8 . . 3 . u L yron, Feb , She ( was the yo ngest dau m B of Sa uel and Abigail (Dunton) lake , of Northum
H . . . 2 1 8 1 . berland, N , born Dec 7, 7 They live in E Canada ast .
IX . Children .
4 1 9 . . Mary Rebecca, b EIGH TH GENER ATION .
B 420 . e . Lucr tia lake , b
42 1 . . Abby, b
a li b ln ( 65 ) EDWARDM cLELLAN In . Rebecca S s y
- G . 4 1 8 3 b . Cleveland, Jan . , 7 y the Rev eorge W
B Chur ch B . lagden , of the Old South , oston She was b dau . of Aaron Porter and Ab y ( Salisbury) ClevAeland, B . 1 1 8 1 4 . born at oston, Feb 7 , Her father, aron
n . . Porter Cleveland , was born at Norwich, Con , Sept 24 1 7 8 2 m 3 1 80 8 24 , , arried May , , and died July , 84 1 3 B . , at oston Her mother, Abby Salisbury, was 1 4 1 8 5 B 1 7 born May , 7 , at oston, and died there July , B M L l 1 8 14 . He was s on of Isaac and Mary ( lake ) c e
1 5 1 80 1 . lan, born at Portland, Maine, May , Resides
B n . in urlingto . Mass
IX . Children .
83 B . 422 . B . . 5 1 7 Henry lake , b Dec , , at oston 2 E . . 1 839 B . 423 . 1 os tor dward Cleveland, b Sept , , at ; d
1 0 1 84 1 . Aug . ,
2 . . 8 1 4 4 6 1 4 B . Adelaide Salisbury, b . Feb , , at oston ; d
Aug .
5 . Jan . 42 . b D Abby Salisbury, . at edham E 2 5 2 . 4 1 84 . 4 6 . or x Mary lizabeth, b N , , at Ro bury
E N . 42 . 7 7 dward , b . Sept . , at ewton 428 E 1 5 1 8 5 2 . William aton, b . May , , at Newton .
4 29 . r . 5 1 8 5 5 . Cha les Cleveland , b April , , at Newton 3/
i . B r ( 6 6 ) ABRAHAM HOWE m . ( ) Sarah Ann a 2 . 1 84 5 N. . . H She died Jan , He B in 1 849 ( arnett) Walker, , a sister
to his first wife . He was son of Abraham and Rachel
. 9 1 80 1 . ( Shaw) Howe, born at Warwick, Aug , He
is a manufacturer, and resides at Morrisville , town of
E . Y . aton , N
IX . Children .
B . 1 8 34 . 1 840 . George arnett, b ; d
. 1 8 36 . Abraham , b
E . . 8 B n e 1 0 1 39 . lizabeth ar tt, b Sept ,
E ‘ ABIATH R E a . Mar An n n HOW y Robinso ,
Au . 1 8 31 . . s on g , She was from Newton He was of
1 7 1 803 . Abraham and Rachel, born at Warwick, July ,
He formerly lived in Cambridge , and was engag ed in 7 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
m the ice business . He oved from there to Westmore 1 841 a n d H . land , N . , in , carries on the farm, and lives
in the house with his parents , who are advanced in
8 5 . life , his father being years old
IX . Child l en .
Abia th r . u 433. e M , b J ne
L oui s a b . . 4 34 . V Mary , Aug
E E . . RACH L HOW m liam Hammond , Sept
1 3 1 82 . , 7 She was daughter of Abraham and Rachel
w w . 8 1 805 . ( Sha ) Howe , born at War ick, Sept , He n was son of Jonathan Hammond, of Waltham, was bor
~ 8 1 79 3 m . R e July , , is a carriage aker and painter
e on s et . sides at N p village , Dorchester
1X. Children . 8 2 . 8 1 3 . £4 35 . n William Howe , b Ju e ,
E . . 29 1 8 35 . lizabeth Coolidge , b D ec ,
4 1 8 39 . 1 2 1 8 39 . I3 . . V 7 Charles , b June , ; d July ,
84 . . 7 1 Rachel Maria, b July , 7
6 9 BE E B E Iii/Jon a s M a ( 4 ) TS Y IRD HOW Wheeler, y
2 9 1 8 38 . She was dau . of Abraham and Rachel ( Shaw) '
w W a r wi ck e t . 1 7 1 8 0 7 . H o e , born at n p , He was of ~ son Jonas and Sarah Wheeler, born in Westmore 5 3 1 80 . H . . land, N . , Feb , The father , Jonas , was 29 1 7 72 born at Petersham , June , , and died at West 8 2 . 9 1 5 . m H . , Feb , The other, Sarah,
. H . 1 8 1 4 was born at Westmoreland, N , June , 7 7 ,
1 8 5 . . 8 1 . and died there D ec , Mr Wheeler has an w excellent farm, on hich he resides , and improves it
l . H . well, in the south part of Westmore and , N , near of -in - the residence his father law, Abraham Howe .
IX . Children , born in Westmoreland, N . H .
ia E . 3 1 M aI 1 8 39 . lizabeth, b March , ; d March
1 840 .
0. . . V44 Leverett , b Dec i / E 4: 41 . . ly Marcia lizabeth, b June
6 r b . . 1 0 8 3 lb u n 1 4 . 4 Co . 2 8 5 . 4 2 . 1 4 , Nov , ; d Nov , J lla Bo n ton b . D . 3 . Lu e ec 44 y ,
44 . . Susan Howe , b March
E . . 6 1 8 5 445 . 0 . lva Amelia, b Jan , l , 0 L/ N ( 7 ) SUSAN ASHAW HOWE m . Jeha thau R EIGH TH GENE ATION .
h 2 1 8 34 . . Jones , June , She was dau of Abra am and
. 1 0 Rachel ( Shaw) Howe , born at Dorchester, Aug , h 1 80 9 . wa s s on of He Jonat an Jones , of Randolph,
V 5 1 8 1 1 . t . n , bor July , He is a boot manufacturer,
and resides at Neponset, D orchester .
IX . Children .
1 8 38 . 2 6 1 8 35 . 1 E w . . 1 lizabeth Ho e b Nov , ; d July , '
8 . E b . 1 1 83 Royal dson, April ,
2 6 1 840 . Charles Allen, b . June , 8 . 1 2 1 4 6 . George Sidney, b July ,
7 I I I A E . V( ) W LL M HOW He was s on of Abraham and 4 1 8 1 ter Jan . , Has no chil
E E ( 7 2 ) JAMES BLAK HOW m . Caro on mond . He was s of the above Abraham and R a 2 1 1 . 6 8 4 . chel , born at Dorchester, Feb , He lived at w n Racine , Wisconsin , and e t to California , and died on m 1 8 50 his way home , in Mexico , some ti e in May, .
He left a wife and two children in Wisconsin .
Children .
Gilbert, b .
45 1 . . Francis , b
2 3 E 1 . . n SHAW HOW [ ] m Sidney S Gran is , 2 2 1 8 2 . 4 . March , She was dau of Abraham and R a
. H . 1 3 1 8 1 6 . chel, born at Westmoreland, N , July ,
. 2 1 1 8 1 9 r He was born Nov , , is a machinist, and esides
E . Y . at Morrisville, town of aton, N
IX . Children . 2 4 5 . E . . 23 1 843 3 llen Maria, b Jan , .
. . 6 1 845 . 2 6 . 1 8 . Sidney Howe, b Jan , ; d Jan , 4 7
n b Nv . Sid e . o y,
455 . 23 30 . . . 1 8 54 . V Hiram, b Nov , d Oct , 5 6 [4
4 E 7 E . M ) DWARD S HOW In . Laura Faxon Bil
6 1 849 . lings , June , She was dau . of John and Lydia
x B . (Fa on) illings , of Quincy He was son of Abraham
. H . 2 6 and Rachel, born at Westmoreland, N , Aug . , 1 8 2 1 , and lives at Port Norfolk , Dorchester ; is en BLAK E FAMILY .
fi of gaged in the lumber business there , under the rm
w . Ho e , Pratt Co Since coming here , he has added
the initial S . (for Shaw) to his name for convenience .
IX . Chl ld r en . M Els en a . u 25 1 8 5 0 . 4 5 7 . Flora , b J ly ,
4 5 8 . . . u Marv Isabella, b Aug
/ E l ( 75 ) EUNICE SHAW HOW m . George Washing 2 B 30 1 8 5 . . ton illing s , Nov , She was dau of Abra N . . ov ham and Rachel , born at Westmoreland, N H ” He was s on of John and Lydia (Faxon) 1 8 5 B 2 . illings , of Quincy, born April, Resides at
Cleveland, Ohio .
’ W7 6 ) SAR AH ANN-H OWE hn Harrison m B Blake She wa s dau . of Ja es lake and Sally B b w . 5 Adams ( adlam) Ho e , of Dorchester, orn Dec , n B 1 80 8 . He was s o of Thomas and Mary ( arnard)
B of B a w . lake , oston, born the same day s his ife ( See
B . . 4 . In H w , John H lake Sarah Ann o e )
B A E . 7 7 ) H ON. JOHN ADL M HOW m Frances f . . . o Glidden She was dau of Gen Glidden, Claremont, n B N . H . He was s o of James lake and Sally Adams B ‘ 3 1 8 1 3 ( adlam) Howe , born in Dorchester March , .
He is a practising lawyer, and resides in Lima, Indiana
E E 35 8 ) R EV . WILLIAM B LL WHITE HOW [1 ]
E 1 2 1 8 50 . Catharine Gadsden dwards , Dec . , , in St ’ B Philip s Church , Charleston , South Carolina, by ish wa on of B O p Gadsden . He s s James lake and Mary
. H . M 31 (White) Howe , born in Claremont, N , arch , 1 823 E , is a clergyman of the piscopal Church, and
I B . . R e ctO . of the parish of St Johns , erkley, S Carolina
I n . . IX . Children , born Charleston, So Carolina 2 . 1 8 1 . . 5 William White , b Nov ,
4 60 . Gadsden
l ( 79 ) LUCRETIA SMITH HOWE m . David T .
ChI i d a u . s t B . of Dwight , in Church , oston She was B l James lake and Ma y (White) Howe , born at Clare
. 2 H . 5 1 8 2 . 5 . mont, N , Sept , Resides at Detroit,
Michigan .
8 F M 2 BLAKE A ILY .
r e . IX . Child n ’
1 1 834 . 4 1 . . 7 Ann Frances , b June ,
1 8 36 . 4 2 . E . 1 7 7 Mary lizabeth , b July , ; m Jacob 8 5 3 1 1 4 . man, Dec . , 2 8 3 8 8 1 . 4 3 . 7 . Harriett Louisa, b Dec . , 1 840 4 . 1 1 . 74 . B William lake , b April ,
9 1 845 . 5 . . 4 . 7 John Henry, b Jan , 2 1 4 4 E . . 1 8 . 6 . w 7 7 George d ard , b Feb ,
8 3 ( ) EDWARD HOWE LAMBERT m . Abigail
8 1 8 . 31 . of E Witherell, Dec . , She was dau benezer 2 1 B of . and etsey Witherell, Pembroke , born Aug , 1 8 0 8 ; He was s on of Paul and Patience ( Howe ) 1 9 1 8 0 6 en Lambert, born at Dorchester, June , ; is f o f B w gaged in the manu acture nails at ridge ater, and on E w resides there . His oldest s ( Charles d ard) is i n in Kingston, Canada West , sett ng up ail machinery .
IX . Children . 23 8 32 D . 1 . 4 E . ec 7 7 . Charles dward, b ,
8 8 1 836 . 1 0 838 4 . . . 1 7 . Abby Maria, b June , ; d Oct , 1 40 . 4 79 . . A 7 8 Mary Codman , b pril , 8 3 1 8 3 4 0 . . 4 James Howe, d . Nov , . 31 1 843 b . Jan . , . 8 1 4 . John Codman , 82 1 8 4 E . 1 846 n . mily Frances , b June , ; d . Ju e
84 B KE BE ( ) MARY A R LAM RT m . William An 8 35 u 1 1 1 . . P dem, J ne , She was dau of Paul and a
i n . 1 8 0 8 t e ce 1 7 . , born in Dorchester, Sept , He was s on Ke a ter n of Moses and Sarah ( ) A dem, of New 5 1 8 0 6 Y . . wa s ork, born Jan , The father ( Moses ) 2 Y . 1 . 1 9 . m born at Fishkill, N , June , 7 7 The other E . Y . M a r ch 9 1 7 7 9 ( Sarah) was born in sopus , N , , , 1 80 1 3. and married in New York, August , With the
exception of a few years , Mr . William Andem has B n passed all his days in osto and vicinity . He now
resides at New York .
IX. r Children, fi st one born in Dorchester, the rest at Roxbury . A 4 83. . u 1 8 1 8 3 2 1 8 3 6 . William Kendall, b g . , ; d Feb , 5 ,
Y . in N . ork
. 2 1 8 4 84 . w l . 1 39 . Harriet Ne e l, b Jan ,
8 e . . 1 8 5 . 1 4 4 James Lamb rt, b Jan , 2. E 8 3 EIGH TH GEN RATION .
6 8 . 23 1 844 . 1 4 6 . George Winchester, b July , ; d July ,
1 845 . , in Roxbury
4 8 7 . . . 1 1 84 9 . George White , d Mar , , in Dor
1 8 1 846 . b . July , 8 4 8 . Georgianna Wright,
85 E ( ) ABRAHAM HO WE LAMBERT m . mily Eli 1 1 845 . . Frances Hersey , May , She was dau of 8 1 82 8 E . . jah and mily Hersey, of Newton, born Sept , s on He was of Paul and Patience ( Howe) Lambert, 8 3 22 1 1 . born in Dorchester, May , He is by trade
a blacksmith, which he has relinquished , and formerly w B w ~ O ner of the rookline omnibuses , hich he has dis
posed of. Resides in Brookline .
IX . Children .
E . 3 4 89 . 1 8 . 1 849 . . 4 4 lizabeth Leeds , b . Sept , 7 ; d Oct ,
490 . 9 1 8 50 Annie Howe , b . June , .
49 1 . 2 . E . 1 1 8 5 2 George dward , b March ,
49 2 . 3 1 8 5 . 4 . Abram Howe, b . Oct ,
8 ( 6 ) MARY BLAKE BAKER m . Charles Parker El 2 m n 1 1 8 41 . n o s . d a u March , She was of
B . David and Polly ( Howe) aker, of Roxbury He was
son of Jacob and Sarah ( Blake ) Emmons . No chil
dren . ( See Par .
8 E B E E . 7 . s ( ) ANN HOW AK R m dward Fo ter, Oct
2 1 8 25 . 0 . , She was dau of David and Polly ( Howe ) B 0 Au . 1 8 6 . aker , of Roxbury, born g 7 , He was son E B of dward and Polly ( lake ) Foster, of Dorchester, F and brother to James . , who married Rachel Lam
bert . He was a tanner, was Colonel of a regiment, 24 1 8 1 was born March , 7 , and died in Dorchester
. 1 0 1 8 49 . W O ld Sept , The idow still resides at the m ‘ Dr in o che s te r . ho estead, on the lower road
IX . Children, born in D orchester .
E . . 2 1 9 3 . 9 4 w 8 2 6 . d ard Joseph, b Oct , ; is in California
94 . . 1 9 1 29 . 4 R . 8 Annie , b June , B 1 1 8 2 49 . 0 . 5 . 3 Mary aker, b May , 1 5 8 3 49 6 . . 1 George Herbert, b May , 7 .
SUVIAH E . w HOW m Roger Ne ton Pierce , E s . 20 1 855 . he a a u . E q, Sept , S w s d of dward and BLAKE FAMILY .
S uvia h w . O ct . ( Marston) Ho e , of Portland, Me , born
31, 1 8 2 1 . They reside in Cambridgeport .
E 111 . ELIZABETH PAYSON HOW Rev . Wil E B . of d liam rown Lee , June She was dau
w S uviah . 1 2 1 8 33 ard and ( as above) , born Sept , , in
Portland, Me . They reside at Fair Haven, Conn . ,
where he is the settled minister .
Children .
E w . 5 1 85 5 . d ard Trumbull , b April ,
0 9 E E B E . . ( ) AL XAND R LAK m Polly Ward, Nov
8 2 . 1 1 8 4 . B , She was dau of Amos and Sarah ( urnet) W 8 6 1 04 . ard , Of Orange , was born April , He was B son of James and Susannah ( Conant) lake , born at
. 1 6 1 800 . Warwick, Nov , He bought a farm and
- saw mill in the southwest part of Warwick, about the ,
time that he married, and has worked at farming and manufacturing l umber ( broom handles in particular)
w . B ever since , ith success Mrs . Polly lake died April
IX . Children, born at Warwick .
4 9 8 . 2 C n ha . . 1 1 1 8 5 . t Alexander Hamilton; b Aug , ; m y 2 8 1 . . 849 . N Collar , Oct ,
4 9 . E 2 . 9 . 5 1 829 . Charles dward , b Nov . , ; d Oct
5 0 . . . . 0 . Sarah Ann . b Feb m Leonard S Collar
. 1 2 1 8 54 . Nov ,
. 3 . 5 0 1 . . 6 1 8 5 Mary Madelia, b D ec ,
2 . u 50 . 3 5 1 8 4 . Warren H dson, b July ,
E BE 9 1 B KE . ( ) LIZA TH LA m Metcalf Wellman , 2 1 8 6 . She wa s dau . of James and S u sa ml ah ( Co t B 2 n 2 8 1 80 . ) lake , born at Warwick, Oct . , She wa s married in Vermont, and lived there until a few v i she months pre ous to her death, when came to her ’ w 84 4 1 0 . father s , in War ick, and died there Dec . , d She had five chil ren , and it is supposed that they are
all d e ad .
en . IX . Childr
E . 5 03 . lmira
504 Charles .
505 . Edward . 50 6 .
50 7 . E IGH TH GENERATION .
9 2 E E B E . ( ) JAM S HOW LAK m Mary Nichols , 2 . 6 1 8 2 m . 9 . e w s Nov , She was fro Cohasset H a
s o n m . of Ja es and Susannah, born at Warwick, Dec 7 , 8 1 804 . m o 1 2 1 He ca e to D rchester about , and l n for . Ti e s to worked Mr , at the tide mill, a number of u years , and subsequently p rchased a share in the pro
perty, which he still retains , and lives in the first house
- at the south end of the mill d a m .
IX . Children, born in Dorchester .
8 . 8 . . 8 14 1 3 5 1 31 . 5 0 . . 0 Mary Catharine , b Sept , ; d Feb ,
9 . l n . . 2 8 1 8 31 50 Ti e s to . Milley , b Nov , 2 . 8 2 33 . . 8 33 . 5 1 0 . s n . 0 1 3 1 A o , b Sept , ; d Sept , 1 8 8 1 . 5 1 . 5 3 . Henry Nichols , b June ,
2 E . 8 1 842 . 5 1 . ov . William dward, b N ,
E ( 9 3) THOMAS HURD BLAK E m . unice Wilson
B 1 8 1 . 1 4 . all , Dec . , She was dau of John and Har 5 1 B . 8 24 . riot ( Moore) all, of Warwick, born Jan ,
He was son of James and Susannah ( as above ) , born 2 8 1 2 9 1 . w at Warwick , Aug . , He o ned and occupied , t O ld in company wi h his brother Jonathan, the Fran
- cis Leonard farm on Chesnut hill, and likewise car
- 1 8 5 2 ried on the boot making business till , when
he sold out to said brother, and bought a place in i s Athol, moved there , and now engaged in the manu
fact ure of boots and Shoes .
IX . Children, four first born in Warwick, the fifth in Athol . 8 2 4 . . 5 1 3 . m . . 7 1 Charles Willia , b Oct , ; d Feb
2 . B . Ja n . 6 1 844 5 14 . . Frederick remer, b , ; d Oct 1 8 1 5 4 . 5 1 5 H a r r ie t . . 7 . Maria, b Jan , 2 5 E . . 3 1 8 0 . 5 1 6 . Clara lizabeth, b Oct ,
1 9 1 8 54 . 5 1 . . . 7 Frederic Thomas , b Nov ,
94 E B E In . ( ) L ONORA LAK James Harris Clap ,
o v . 28 1 8 39 . wa s . N , She dau of James and Susan n ah 1 8 1 5 , born at Warwick , April , and died at 1 8 . 2 8 43. wa s n of Dorchester, Nov , He s o Stephen n and Ha nah (Humphreys ) Clap , of Dorchester, has
married a second wife , and still resides in Dorchester .
IX . Children, born in D orchester .
5 1 8 . l . 31 1 842 . Made ia Hudson, b July ,
5 E In 9 B . n ( ) JONATHAN LAK Caroli e Johnson, 8 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
26 1 8 44 . . of J une , She was dau Daniel and Sally w 2 7 1 8 23 . (Ward), Johnson , of War ick, born June , on He was s of James and Susannah, born in Gill,
1 9 1 8 1 7 . w Sept . , He o ns and occupies the old Fran w ci s Leonard farm in War ick, which he first bought in
H . r company with his brother Thomas , and more e n tl ce y purchased the whole , and sold one half to his h cousin, Conant, and they bot live there and
manufacture boots .
IX . Children , born in Warwick .
Cle s s en . 9 1 8 5 3 . 5 1 9 . Herbert, b June , 1 8 5 E . u 4 6 . Sarah llen , b J ne ,
B E 6 ) MARTHA SUSAN LAK [1 74] In . Windsor Dru 9 4 . r . 1 1 8 . y, Jan , She was dau of James and Susan
B 1 4 1 8 22 . nah ( Conant) lake, born at Orange , Feb . ,
s on of . 4 He was Joel Drury, of Wendell, born Dec ,
- 1 8 2 1 . He is a mechanic, and now follows wood turn
. n . ing, and resides in Athol They have no childre
E E . ( 9 7 ) REBEC CA BLAK L ONARD m . Rev . Na 29 1 8 2 8 hum Gould, Jan . , . She was dau . of Francis B 5 a w . and Sar h ( lake ) Leonard, born at War ick , Dec ,
1 8 04 or thville 8 1 8 38 . , and died at N , Illinois , March , s on of He was Thomas and Abigail ( Chase) Gould, of 9 w . 2 5 1 8 War ick, born Dec , 7 ; is a Congregational ll or thvi e . clergyman in N , Illinois
1X. Children .
. 1 2 . 8 1 8 8 m m . 5 20 . . O Sarah Leonard, b Nov , ; A asa Lord ,
. 1 84 8 . 202 Nov , ( )
1 8 31 . 21 . E . . 7 5 lizabeth Pierce , b Jan ,
B . 1 8 33 5 22 . n . w . Na cy lake, b July, ; m Henry Mer in, Oct
1 9 1 8 54 . 203 , ( )
29 1 8 3 . . 6 5 23. Mary Louisa, b July ,
E 9 8 nl . . ( ) JOHN L ONARD Mrs Louisa Jones ,
5 1 8 32 . an d March , Her maiden name was Conant,
she was from Massachusetts . He was s on of Francis B and Sarah ( lake) Leonard, born at Warwick, June
1 3 1 80 6 . , He went to Illinois , with his cousin John
B 1 829 . Pierce lake , about , found Mrs Jones there , b e m whom subsequently arried, and has become an
ex tensive farmer and a man of substance . He lives
a e s . in G l burg, Illinois ‘ E ER 8 EIGH TH G N ATION . 7
IX . Children .
2 6 1 8 33 d 1 6 1 8 54 . 2 . . . 5 4 . Levi Jones , b Oct , ; May ,
83 . 2 B . . 2 8 1 6 5 5 . Sarah lake , b Feb ,
5 26 . . 22 1 842 . Henry Fuller, b May ,
( 9 9 ) SARAH PIERCE LEONARD m . George 2 1 32 3 8 . . Washington Moore , May , She was dau of a n d B Francis Sarah ( lake ) Leonard , born at Warwick, 8 20 1 8 0 . Jan . , He was son of Mark and Sarah Moore , 22 80 5 of w . 1 . War ick, born Feb , He owns and ocen pies the fa rm a n d mill that belonged to hi s father -ih
w i . law, and the wido resides w th him He is deacon of the Congregational ( Orthodox) Church , and has n been Selectma , Assessor, and in other important
f n of . o fices , a umber years
. d c . IX Chil ren, born in Warwi k 2 83 5 2 n . . 8 1 7 . 7 . John A gel James , b Feb ,
1 5 1 839 . 5 2 8 E . . llen Rebecca, b May , 4 1 84 3 9 . 2 . 5 2 . Francis Leonard , b March ,
E m 1 00 RD . n ( ) FRANCIS L ONA Lois Ja e Morse , 1 1 8 f 4 . on o n . 6 8 s Feb , He was Fra cis and Sarah 9 1 8 B . 1 1 7 . ( lake ) Leonard , born at Warwick , Oct , a n d ha He went out to Illinois some years since , s been n a n d e gaged in teaching school , preaching, and was a x a t u Congregational ( Orthodo ) minister Galesb rg, Illi
20 1 8 5 6 . nois , and died there Sept . ,
IX . Children . 1 85 3 5 30 E B . 0 1 . . dward lake , b June , l 1 4 1 8 5 5 5 31 M ehe ta b e . . . Isabella , b April ,
E . 01 ) JOHN PIERCE BLAK m ( i . ) Zilpah At
wood, June She was dau . of Joshua and
b . 23 Mary ( Carol) Atwood, of Warwick, orn Nov , 8 02 8 1 845 1 i l . , and died March , at Granv le , Illinois
. 4 1 84 7 . He married (ii ) Mary Smith , February ,
She was dau . of James and Ruth (Richardson) Smith,
formerly of Pennsylvania, then of Ohio , now living
n a . ear T onic , in Lasalle County, Illinois She was
26 1 8 23 . s on of h born April , He was Jonat an and B 2 1 80 3 Patty ( Conant) lake , born in Warwick, July , , wa s studied and entered Amherst College , but obliged ac 1 8 29 to leave on count of ill health, and about he 8 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
took his sur veying instr uments and started for Illinois
( the then far West) . On arriving there he soon com m n d comfor ta e ce surveying, and also soon acquired a
ble degree of health . He has been Judge of Pro f bate for Putnam County, which o fice he resigned for
that of County Surveyor . He has a fine farm , and
has reared a large family o f children . His sons carry
t 1 8 5 5 -fi ve on the farm , and raised the las year ( ) thirty
hundred bushels of grain . He still follows surveying
. i n l the most of the time Lives Granville , I linois .
IX . Children, by first marriage . 1 8 3 1 6 4 . 5 32 . John Atwood , b . Aug . ,
. . 1 7 1 8 36 . 5 33. Arnon Adams , b Jan ,
. 2 8 1 8 37 . 5 34 . Mary Ann , b June , 2 8 3 1 8 3 . 5 E Ev . . 5 3 . dward erett, b Aug ,
. . . . 1 4 1 844 h . 5 36 . T eodore Dwight, b Jan d Sept ,
El . 31 1 84 1 . 5 37 . len Carrol , b March ,
3 . 20 1 842 . 5 8 . Amelia , b May ,
8 1 844 . 5 39 . Janette , b . Jan . ,
Children, by second marriage . 4 2 1 8 8 . 5 40 . Kersey Smith, b . July ,
22 1 849 . 5 41 . Martha, b . Dec . , 1 8 5 1 2 . 1 1 . 5 4 . Orella, b July ,
E B . GZ . A) JONATHAN LAK m Mary Jerome , Dec (
20 1 8 30 . . E , She was dau of Richard and sther ( Leach)
. 1 3 1 804 . Jerome , of Waterford , Conn , born May , wa s a nd B He son of Jonathan Patty ( Conant) lake ,
k Au . 27 1 8 0 7 . B born in Warwic , g , Resides in rook
lyn , N . Y .
hil . th IX . C dren , the daughter born in Waterford, Conn , e
sons in New York . 2 1 8 32 . . E 43 a r 7 . m 5 . M y Ann , b Dec , ; m phrai Lyon, Nov
5 44 . Spencer Cone ,
. 1 7 1 8 35 . b July , 5 u 5 4 . J dson Jerome ,
B AE 1 03 Y . . ( ) MAR ANN L K m Rev Alvah Page, n Jan . She was dau . of Jonatha and Patty 6 1 8 1 0 ( as above) , born in Warwick, March , , and died
. Y . NO V 20 1 8 33 . at Pembroke , N , . , She left no '
h . . c ildren Mr Page was from Hawley, was a clergy
9 0 E I BLAK FAM LY .
5 1 . 1 4 5 n . . 6 8 2 . Helen Ama da, b Sept ,
2 8 . 5 5 . 1 44 . 9 E . Henry verett, b Oct ,
5 5 849 . 3 . . 30 1 . Mary Clap , b Jan ,
5 5 8 54 . 4 . . . 1 7 1 Frank Noyes, b Aug , 9 1 8 5 6 . n 2 Gilbert Smith, b Ju e , .
. ( 106 ) ELIZABETH ANN BIRD m . Gardner Wil
0 . E 1 1 83 . bor, May 7 , She was dau of Amasa and liza B B 8 1 8 10 beth ( lake ) ird , born Nov . , , in Dorchester . E 25 1 8 08 He was born in aston, July , , is a blacksmith
’ E Chelms and machinist, has lived in aston and North
an B w . ford, d is now in North West ridge ater
. E on e IX Children , two first born in aston, nex t in North
. . B w . Chelmsford, and five last in N W ridge ater 55 5 . . 1 0 1 833 Charles Gardner, b . D ec , .
5 5 6 . 6 1 8 3 . E . . 6 Mary lizabeth, b Sept ,
5 5 . B 1 3 8 39 7 . 1 Shepard lake , b March , . 5 5 8 . E 1 8 x . . 1 1 4 6 . De ter verett, b Feb ,
5 5 9 . E . 2 1 8 9 5 . 6 48 1 8 2 . Caroline lla, b Jan , ; d . Feb . ,
5 6 0 . J. 1 1 8 5 1 Maria , b . May 2, .
5 6 1 . 31 1 8 5 3 Corydon, b . March , . 5 6 2 E . G. h . 2 1 1 8 5 5 . lla , June ,
1 0 7 B E . ( ) SARAH LAK CLAP 111 . Henry Hum hr 2 1 8 3 e s . 0 . p y , Dec , She was dau . of Richard and B 29 1 8 0 8 Mary ( lake ) Clap , born July , , and died
1 5 1 8 5 0 . of March , He was son Deacon James and E lizabeth ( Capen) Humphreys , of Dorchester, born
3 1 80 1 . . h s i s April , He married (ii ) Cat arine Clap ,
hi s 1 4 1 85 1 . wa s ter to first wife , July , She born
ov . 2 6 1 8 1 5 . on N , He lives the corner of Stoughton
and Humphreys Streets , in the house where his father ha lived, and the same place s been in the family ever
since Dorchester was first settled . There was for x on merly an e tensive tannery the premises , which
has been relinquished within a few years , and given of place to other improvements . He is deacon the r first Chu ch (Unitarian) in Dorchester, as was his m of father before hi . He and hi s wife ar e both the
seventh generation ( viz . , the Humphreys and Claps) from the first settler in Dorchester of their respective
families , and these families have never intermarried n with any but natives of the tow , ex cept in two n insta ces , 9 1 EIGHTH GENERATION .
n . IX. Childre , born in Dorchester 8 5 3 . E . 2 1 31 . 6 . 8 Sarah lizabeth, b Nov , 5 . 1. . 25 1 849 . 64 N . 2 6 1 8 33 ( . ov James , b , ; Jan ,
5 5 8 0 . 6 . . . 22 1 834 . 1 5 1 5 Henry, b Dec , ; d June , 5 6 6 . 1 0 1 8 36 . Richard Clap , b . June , 5 1 8 38 . 6 7 . . 1 Charles Alfred , b April ,
5 8 84 1 . 39 . 1 1 6 . B . . 1 7 1 8 6 arnard, b Dec , ; d June ,
5 69 . 1 . F b 1 8 2 . e 4 . Martha, d ,
. 2 8 1 841 . b . Feb ,
5 70 . Mary, 5 7 1 . W alter b . 4 1 842 . , July , 5 2 7 . . . 1 7 1 843 . D exter, b Sept , 5 3 . 1 1 84 . N 2 1 8 45 . 7 . 0 5 d v . 1 Catharine , b March , ; o , 5 4 . . 7 2 1 846 . Anna, b April 7 , 5 5 1 8 50 7 . . M 6 . James Henry, b arch ,
1 0 8 ( ) LEMUEL DEXTER CLAP m . Abigail H .
She was from Framingham . B He was son of Richard and Mary ( lake) Clap , born ’
ov . 4 1 8 10 N , , was a tanner, and lived near his father s
in nfu . ( Clap place ) , and died after a long and pai l sick
1 3 1 844 . ness , Nov. ,
IX. Children, born in Dorchester, 5 6 . . 2 E . 1 3 3 1 38 . 7 1 9 8 . 8 Mary meline , b Oct . , 7 ; d Aug , 5 7 7 . x . . 1 0 1 8 39 . John De ter, b Sept , 5 8 E ' 7 . . 1 8 1 42 . b Se t . 8 mma Mary, p ,
5 9 . 7 o . u 1 1 844 . Abby Car line , b J ly 7,
1 09 2 B . 1 ( ) RICHARD CLAP m . Caroline ird, Jan , 1 8 2 4 . . Mr . B She was dau of Jacob ird, of Dorchester . s on B He was of Richard and Mary ( lake ) Clap, born
. 2 7 1 8 14 . Jan , He is a carpenter, and lives in Clap
place , Dorchester . They have no children .
B ( 1 1 0 ) REBEC CA CLAP m . William lake Trask 5 1 310 . 2 844 . . [ ] Nov , She was dau of Richard and
B . 4 1 8 1 7 . Mary ( lake ) Clap, born Sept , He was son
of William and Patience ( Pierce) Trask, born in Dor
25 1 8 1 2 . chester, Nov . , He was a cabinet maker, but of late years has devoted his time mostly to antiqua c rian resear hes, is a member of the Dorchester Anti ua r ian q and Historical Society, and contributes much valuable information to the Genealogical R egi ster and 9 2 BLAKE FAMILY .
a n d other kindred publications . He owns a house , n has lived in Clap place u til recently, but now lives in
w i n o ld . Willo court, the Capt Lemuel Clap house ,
with Miss Catharine Clap, who is aunt to Mrs . Trask .
They have no children .
. 0 1 1 1 E C . E r . 1 ( ) ALFR D LAP m lino M Cain, Oct , i 1 8 3 . of 4 . She was dau Zechariah and Charlotte Ca n, f 24 1 8 20 . H s on o . e of Dorchester, born Sept , was
9 1 8 1 9 . Richard and Mary, born April , He was a
cabinet maker, but has relinquished it, and is now a w in provision dealer in Dorchester, and o ns and lives
Clap Place .
IX . . Children, born in Dorchester
8 1 844 . 5 0 . E n . . 5 Charlotte liza Chapma , b Oct ,
E . 1 1 4 . 5 8 1 . 5 8 6 rnest Alfred, b July , 1 8 2 8 . . 2 1 8 . 5 2 . E . . 1 1 84 84 ugene Davis , b Jan , ; d Jan ,
5 8 3 . 29 1 5 3 Ja n 8 . . Richard Dexter, b . ,
1 1 2 . 2 8 ( ) MARTHA CLAP m Stephen Clap , June ,
2 . 1 85 . She was dau of Richard and Mary, born April 2 7 1 8 2 1 . s on n , He was of Stephen and Ha nah ( Hum hr e s p y ) Clap, Of Dorchester, is a carpenter , and resides
- - w i n . ith his father law, on Pond Street They have no
children .
1 1 3 E . n 8 ( ) LISHA CLAP m Martha Johnso , April ,
1 8 5 1 . . She was dau of Daniel and Sally , ( Ward)
h . 24 1 8 2 a n d Jo nson, of Warwick , born Dec , 7, sister B to the wife of Jonathan lake ( Par . He was h an d son of Ric ard Mary, born at Dorchester, Sept .
29 1 82 2 . , He was an engraver . and by it injured his s o t u eyesight much, tha he took p farming as a dernier 1 8 50 resort, and purchased a farm in Gill, in , from w m hich he gets a good living, and lays up ore every y e a r than some who make a great noise and bustle in
the world . They have had no children , but have Ei adopted a pair of twins , whose father is l j ah Seaver, f a n d o . Gill, their mother is dead Their names are 14 1 8 5 1 Abby and Alma Seaver Clap, born May , and 1 8 5 5 . adopted in January,
1 14 111 . ( ) MARY CLAP Charles Frederic Weis , 9 3 EIGHTH GENER ATION .
u 28 1 85 2 . . of J ne , She was dau Richard and Mary
B . 1 6 1 8 25 . ( lake ) Clap , born in Dorchester, Aug , She was married at the same time with her sister
- Martha ( Pa r . i n the meeting house on the hill
in Dorchester, by Rev . Nathaniel Hall . Mr . Weis is m 1 1 8 20 ff fro Germany, was born August , , in O enbach , e n in the Grand Duchy of Hess Darmstadt, ear Frank
fort on the Main . He keeps a fur and umbrella i n B a n d store oston, corner of Washington Franklin
Streets . Resides in Rox bury .
n . IX . Childre , born in Roxbury
5 84 . . 1 1 85 5 . . Anna Lora, b Jan ,
Au . 1 1 1 8 5 . B . 6 Mary lake , b g ,
( 1 1 5 ) MARY ELIZABETH BLAKE m. Alfred
t 4 1 84 . . Nut er, May , 7 She was dau of Samuel and
B B B . 8 1 8 2 1 . etsey , ( Fay) lake, born in oston , Nov , s on He was of Matthias and Mary (Fulsom) Nutter,
8 2 . Mr . w H . 6 1 1 of Ne ington , N . , born June , Mat
1 8 1 7 . . thias Nutter died about , and Mrs Mary F Nut ter was his second wife and is now living at Ne wing a
- ton . . . , N H Mr Nutter is a carpenter and mill wright,
- or turbine wheel builder . Resides on Chapel hill,
Lowell . They have no children .
1 1 6 Y B E . n 1 7 ( ) LUC LAK m Nahum Jo es , June ,
84 . B 1 6 She was dau . of Samuel and etsey (Fay)
B B ov . 7 1 822 . s on lake , born in oston , N , He was of
Amos and Louisa (Maynard) Jones , born at Gerry
. 2 2 1 80 7 . (now Phillipston) , Dec , Amos (the father) 4 1 1 82 . 1 7 7 an d . was born at Gerry, Feb , 7 , died in 7
~ Louisa, the mother, was daughter of Gardner May
of she 1 8 09 . . nard, Gerry, and died about Mr Jones s erved an apprenticeship at tanning and currying wi th B Mr . Prescott Jones , in Athol, and went to oston in 1 8 2 7, and was for a few years in the hide and leath
ex ten e er business , but for some years past has been s ively engaged in the manufacture and sale of boots 1 fir m . 85 Co . . 06 and shoes , under the of N Jones , No
B . . St . Pearl , oston ( The partner is Josiah M Jones ,
m . . w fro Athol ) Mr Jones lived in Charlesto n, after 1 8 5 1 a t he was married, until , and that time bought a 2 place on Dorchester Avenue , in Dorchester, about 3}
B . miles from oston, where he now resides 9 4 BLAKE FAMILY .
r IX . Child en, two oldest born in Charlestown, two next in
Dorchester .
2 1 84 . . 23 1 8 5 1 . E . . 7 5 8 5 . Lucy lla , b Sept , ; d Aug ,
5 8 . n 2 7 1 85 0 . 6 . Gardner Maynard, b Ju e ,
1 4 1 8 5 3 . 5 8 7 . Mary Frances , b . July ,
2 2 1 8 5 6 . 5 . . 8 75 Clara Augusta, b June ,
( 1 1 7 ) MELINDA PIKE BLAKE m . Thomas Pay
a . B 1 3 1 85 2 . e t son, May , She was dau of Samuel and
s e B . 20 1 8 25 . y (Fay) lake , born in Warwick, Sept , s on u He was of Sam el and Lucy ( Holden) Payson, of
1 3 1 822 . Dorchester, born March , He lives at the ’ his old homestead that was once father s , on Hancock
Street (which is owned by his sister, Lydia and
owns an excellent stone quarry near Roxbury line,
u " and is engaged in f rnishing stone , teamming and job bing in general, together with some far ing .
IX . Children, born in Dorchester .
8 8 b . . 22 1 8 54 . 5 . Anna Holden, Sept ,
B . O t . 1 9 1 8 5 6 . Horace lake , b c ,
( 1 1 8 ) MOSES BLAKE WILLIAMS m . Mary Jan e
1 5 1 843 . s on Penniman, March , He was of Moses B 1 6 1 8 20 and Mary ( lake) Williams , born Oct , , is a u h B merchant, in b siness wit his father, in oston , and
resides at Brookline . She was daughter of Elisha
of B . Penniman, rookline
IX . Children .
9 B . 5 8 . Agnes lake
5 9 0 . Moses .
E . 5 9 1 . dith
9 2 . 5 . Charles Amory
5 9 3. Harold .
1 1 9 A E ABE M e ( ) SAR H LIZ TH WILLIA S m . Wil
1 4 1 8 5 1 . . liam Henry Slocum, July , She was dau of B 29 Moses and Mary ( lake) Williams, born June ,
25 . 1 8 s on . who He was of Capt Slocum, was lost at
. B sea He is engaged in the fur trade , in oston , and B resides in rookline .
IX . Child ren .
5 4 . 9 Helen . 5 9 5 B . . Mary lake
5 9 6 . Daughter . H H ER I 9 5 EIG T GEN AT ON .
( 1 20 ) LAURA LUCRETIA WILLIAMS m . James
B O ct . 2 6 1 8 54 . . rown Case , , She was dau of Moses
B . 7 1 8 33 . and Mary ( lake) Williams , born Sept , He
wa s . I . from Providence , R , is an importer of dry B goods , and resides in oston .
IX . Children . 5 9 Daughter .
1 ( 2 1 ) SARAH ELIZABETH WHITE m . Charles 6 8 54 . 1 . . of Leicester Field, Oct , She was dau Charles B B . 4 and Sally ( lake) White , born in oston, Oct ,
1 8 30 . on . s D. D. He was of Rev Joseph Field, , who th has been for a long time, and still is , e Unitarian
minister of Weston . Mr . Field is a merchant in Bo s
d n . ton, and resi es in Li coln
IX . Chi ldren . 5 9 22 1 8 5 5 . . ov . . 7 Charles Leicester, b N ,
1 22 E B E ( ) JAM S BARNARD LAK m . Louisa 5 B . 1 1 1 8 5 . u Southgate owen, Oct , She was da ghter H a r r i e t B of George and owen, of Worcester, born Oct . 1 1 834 2 1 old on 1 , , making her years their marriage
. of B day He was son James and Polly ( Clap) lake , B n 1 9 1 8 2 7 . r born in osto , June , He is a su veyor
and engineer, has had much experience in the con
struction of gas works , and its manufacture, is now of Ga s m d the agent the Worcester Co pany, and resi es
there .
2 B E E E E ( 1 3) THOMAS LAK V R T T In . Sarah 1 8 54 E . . . B lizabeth Green , Oct , She was dau of enja
min . E n B 9 H and lizabeth Gree , of oston , born May , 1 8 34 s on of E . He was Otis and lizabeth Lowell B E B 1 3 1 83 1 ( lake) verett, born in oston, March , .
Resides in Roxbury .
IX . Children . 4 . 5 5 8 u 1 1 8 . 5 9 . Arthur Green , b A gust ,
( 1 24) SARAH TAPPAN PIERCE m . Rev . Calvin
. . of . Durfee, Aug She was dau Rev John B and Lucy ( Tappan) Pierce , born in rookline , March
4 1 803 . Pitts fi eld . 6 1 79 , He was born at , Oct , 7, 1 8 25 i graduated at Williams College in , orda ned at 9 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
23 8 2 Y . 1 8 Hunter, Green County, N . , April , , dis 1 1 1 8 35 missed Aug . , , and installed at South Dedham,
2 1 8 36 B 1 8 5 1 . March , , and moved to rooklyn, Ohio , in
1X. Children .
1 9 1 8 35 . 5 99 . . Lucy Pierce , b June , ; m Joseph Poe, Mar
6 0 . . 1 8 38 . 0 . John Pierce , b Dec , 22 1 84 4 . 6 0 1 . d . Charles Stoddar , b July ,
( 1 25 ) LUCY PI ERCE m . Rev . Frederic Henry 1 8 3 . 0 . wa d a u . D. D. 7 s . Hedge, , Sept , She of Rev B John and Lucy ( Tappan) Pierce, born in rookline , 2 1 80 8 n f u 4 . s o o J ne , He was Professor Levi Hedge ,
- LL . D . , of Cambridge College , and grand son of Rev .
Lemuel Hedge, the first minister of Warwick, and who
. 2 0 1 . 1 1 8 5 died there in 7 7 7 He was born D ec , , 1 8 25 graduated at Harvard College in , ordained at 20 1 8 29 West Cambridge, May , , and dismissed at his 8 1 35 B . own request, May, ; installed at angor, Me , in 1 8 35 1 840 s e t , and dismissed in , and the same year
tl e d . . at Providence , R I He is now pastor of the B first Church in rookline ( the same that Dr . Pierce
wa s 5 0 . pastor of, for more than years )
IX . Children . 2 8 2 . 0 1 31 60 . Frederic Henry, b June , graduated at Har
1 8 5 1 . vard College , 6 03 2 1 1 8 3 4 . . Charlotte Augusta, b . March ,
6 04 1 3 . . E E . 4 8 6 llen lizabeth, b April , 8 0 5 . 9 1 8 3 6 . . 2 . Caroline Farrar, b Oct ,
1 2 6 E E E E FER LIN E . ( ) WALL Y PI RC m Rev . 2 1 3 B . 8 1 . 7 . Thomas ayley Fox, Oct , She was dau of B Rev . John and Lucy ( Tappan) Pierce , born in rook
20 1 8 1 0 . s on line , March , He was of John and Abi B Fox B 20 1 80 8 gail ( ayley) , born in oston, August , ; r 1 82 8 n g aduated at Harvard College in , ordai ed at
w . 3 1 831 own r Ne buryport, Aug , , dismissed at his e 1 845 quest, April, , settled at the Indiana Street Con r e a tion al r B g g Chu ch in oston the same month, dis
- missed by mutual agreement, and the meeting house ’ sold to Rev. James Freeman Clark s Society, early in
1 85 5 . . . Rev Mr Fox resides in Dorchester, does not of at present have the charge any society, but supplies
9 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
1 843 . w . . 1 3 6 1 3. William Le is , b Oct ,
29 1 8 46 . 6 1 4 . . Lucy Tappan, b June , 8 4 1 5 0 . 3 1 8 9 . 1 . . 5 . u 6 Arth r, b Sept , ; d July,
1 4 1 85 2 . 6 1 6 . . . Robert, b Dec ,
( 1 29 ) MARY WILDE PIERCE m . Henry Varnum
1 84 1 . . of . Poor, Sept . 7, She was dau Rev John and
B . 6 Lucy ( Tappan) Pierce, born in rookline , Dec ,
2 . 8 1 8 1 2 . 1 8 0 . He was born Dec , , at Andover, Me ,
B 1 8 35 . and graduated at owdoin College , He studi
ed law, and practised several years in Maine , then n e w l went to New York City, and is editor of the Rai
R e a d Journal .
IX . Children .
Nov . Bl ak e b . Agnes ,
6 1 . . 7 Henry William, b June 1 9 1 84 . 6 1 8 . o . . . . R bert Pierce , b Oct d Sept , 8 8 5 3 . 6 1 8 . E . . 2 1 4 Mary vangelin, b Aug ,
. . 1 7 1 8 55 . Lucy Tappan, b Dec ,
1 30 E . . 5 1 8 23 . ( ) ANN POP m Otis Shepard , Oct ,
She was dau . of William and Sarah ( Pierce ) Pope ,
5 . o . 1 803 s on born in D rchester, Oct , He was of R a b lph and Nab y ( Gay) Shepard, of Stoughton , born
1 2 1 79 7 . r h March , He resides in D o c ester, on Meet
- a nd th e ing house Hill, is engaged in baking business,
in company with his brothers .
. r IX Child en ,
9 . . 2 1 8 2 2 82 5 . 6 1 . t 4 . 1 O is , b Sept 7 , ; d Sept . 7 , 2 8 2 6 0 . n . 1 3 6 . Cathari e Amelia, b . Feb ,
6 21 . . 2 1 82 . E . 7 E. B h d Otis , b Sept , 7 ; m mily lanc ar , May ( 20 6 )
2 2 . 8 6 . 1 2 1 30 Charles Alexander, b March , ; is in Sacra
mento , California .
6 23. . . 1 3 1 832 a l umb er . Horace Scudder, b Dec , ; is dealer
6 24 . . 4 8 1 35 t . Ann Adeline , b May , ; is a Antioch College
625 . E . . 8 1 8 3 Lucy lizabeth, b Sept 2 , 7 ; is a teacher in
D orchester High School . 6 2 6 . E . liza Frances , b March 6 2 7 . . . 2 2 . 1 8 4 . Nov Amasa Stetson, b Sept 7, ; d
6 28 . 30 Amasa Stetson, d . March ,
. 2 1 1 844 n , .
6 29 . Rebecca Kettell, 9 9 EIGHTH GENER ATIO N .
30 . a . 2 1 846 . 6 R chel Pope , b March , 4 1 8 9 . E . 1 6 31 . 7 llen Grace , b May ,
1 31 E . n 1 9 ( ) SARAH POP m Hiram Shepard, Ju e ,
1 82 . m 6 . She was dau of Willia and Sarah ( Pierce) 1 80 . 4 an d Pope , born in Dorchester, Jan , 7, died May t He is bro her to Otis ( as above) , was 2 1 1 9 8 CV . born N , 7 , is in the baking business with his
- brothers , and lives on Meeting house Hill . He mar 30 ried, for his second wife , Mary S . Munroe , Sept . ,
1 842 . , daughter of John Wiswell Munroe , of Dorchester
IX . Children, by first marriage . 8 2 25 82 8 32 . E 1 6 1 (1 . . 1 . 6 . liza, b May , 7 ; Jan , 4 8 8 2 8 . . 1 1 8 1 1 6 . 6 33. . . 7 Hiram , b Nov , ; d Dec , 2 6 1 8 31 6 34 . . William Arthur, b June , ; is Professor of
Chemistry in Va . 2 1 35 83 . . E . . 1 4 3 8 . 6 35 . 7 dgar, b Feb , ; d Sept ,
6 36 . Pe e . . 1 4 1 836 . Sarah p , b Nov ,
2 E . 1 3 LE E i . E ( ) A XAND R POP m ( ) lizabeth Foster,
. . E CV 1 1 1 8 30 . S o N , She was dau of John and lizabeth ( f 2 2 o d 3 1 8 3 . per) Foster, Dorchester, and ied June ,
. h He married (ii ) Charlotte Caldwell Cus ing, April
2 7 1 8 37 . , She was daughter of Jerome and Mary ni ( Thaxter) Cushing, and ece of the late Dr . Robert
Thaxter, of Dorchester, and sister of the present Dr .
Benjamin Cushing . He was s on of William and Sa Pe e 1 5 rah ( Pierce) p , born in D orchester, March , 8 8 1 0 . He is a lumber merchant, and resides at Har
rison Square, D orchester . — IX . Children, by second marriage none by his first wife .
6 3 . hi . 6 1 8 38 . 7 Charlotte Cus ng, b April ,
25 1 849 . 6 38 . . Alexander, b March ,
1 33 NE E . ( ) ADALI POP m Julius Augustus Noble,
1 5 1 8 34 . . May , She was dau of William and Sarah Pe e 9 1 8 10 ( Pierce) p , born in Dorchester, April , , and 29 1 844 died at New Orleans , April , . He was from
Massachusetts , and resides in New Orleans .
IX . Children .
6 39 . P . . 30 1 8 3 e e 5 . William p , b Dec , 4 6 0 . . 1 5 1 84 1 . Lucy Ann, b March , 1 00 BLAKE FAMILY .
1 34 E BE E . r ( ) LIZA TH POP m John Ay es , August
She wa s dau of William and Sarah (Pierce) .
r DO I ch e s ter 3 1 8 1 2 . Pope , bo n in , March , He was 26 1 8 0 7 born in Truro , July , He formerly lived in B b ut a t s oston , now West Newton, and is in busines B in oston .
IX. Children . 8 3 1 36 . 64 1 . n . Helen Fra ces , b July ,
642 . . 1 1 8 38 . Alice Cleveland, b May 7 ,
2 1 8 0 . 43 . E 6 . 6 4 lizabeth, b May ,
6 44 . 1 6 1 844 . Mary Adaline , b . April ,
1 F r 35 . ( ) WILLIAM POPE m Sarah Ann oste , E 8 1 8 36 . . June , She was dau of John and lizabeth S O er 2 1 8 1 3 E ( p ) Foster, born May , , and sister to liza f wh o Pe e . o beth , married Alexander p He was son
2 1 8 1 3 . Pe e . 7 William and Sarah ( Pierce ) p , born D ec , u mb He is a l er merchant, and lives at Harrison Square ,
D orchester .
IX. Children 645 J F . . ohn o s te I b . , Oct 4 E 2 6 6 . . . 1 1 840 lizabeth Foster, b Oct ,
64 7 . . William Carroll, b May
1 3 25 6 E . B . ( ) LUCY POP m Jonathan attles , Aug ,
1 840 . W She wa s dau . of illiam and Sarah (Pierce ) 3 1 8 1 . 5 . Pope , born in Dorchester, Dec , He was son O f B Jonathan and Mariah ( Dickerman) attles , of
. 7 1 8 1 2 . Stoughton, born Sept , He has been a teach 20 er in the public schools in this vicinity about years , and recently master of the Everett School in Dor che s ‘
II O W . ter, but has resigned He lives at Harrison
Square , Dorchester .
IX . Children .
6 48 . e . 23 1 841 . Catharin Pope, b May ,
E . 2 649 . 9 1 844 . dward Winslow, b June , 8 6 50 . H a r r i e t . 23 1 5 6 . Augusta, b April ,
1 3 E E 7 E . ( ) SALLY PI RC POP m Obadiah Hill, 1 1 8 20 6 . . May , She was dau of Frederic and Molly 2 . 4 1 79 7 . 9 ( Pierce ) Pope , born Oct , , and died Oct ,
1 85 0 . She was double cousin to the family of Pe pes a t in the seven last paragraphs . He belonged Machias,
M e . a , nd re sided there .
1 0 2 BLAKE FAMILY .
140 RE E E In . 3 ( ) F D RIC POP Sarah Phillips , May ,
8 29 s on . 1 . He was of Frederic and Molly, born Mar
2 8 1 8 0 6 . , He is a carpenter, and resides at Weymouth,
where his wife belonged .
IX . Children .
. 8 30 . . 1 6 1 . 7 7 Sarah Ann , b Aug , 2 2 3 . 2 . 1 1 8 6 7 . Maria Wesley, b July ,
3 C . . 1 5 1 8 35 . 6 7 . Frederic linton, b Aug , 5 84 . 1 0 . 4 . 6 7 Warren Webster, b March ,
1 E E 2 5 1 4 . ( ) SAMU L POP m Sarah Mellish, June ,
1 8 37 . . H . si s She belonged to Walpole , N , and was
E. . ter to William , who married Hannah Pope He
wa s s on . 1 1 of Frederic and Molly, born Sept ,
1 809 i s B i n . , a merchant in oston, and resides Roxbury
IX . Children . 9 8 8 6 75 . . 1 1 3 . Frederic, b June , 9 E . . 1 84 . 6 6 . 0 7 meline , b Aug ,
6 . b . 1 6 1 842 (1 . . 1 0 1 843 . 7 7 Angela, July , ; Sept ,
8 . 3 1 8 E . 46 . 6 7 . ugene Alexander, b Aug ,
2 E 2 1 4 E E . 2 ( ) JAM S POP m unice Thaxter, Nov . ,
1 8 35 . n s o CV . He was of Frederic and Molly, born N 23 8 1 1 1 . , He is a trader, and resides at Machias ,
. w . Me , here his wife belonged
IX . Children .
9 . 8 6 7 . . 2 1 3 . James O scar , b Sept , 7
80 . . . 2 8 6 1 8 3 . 7 . 2 1 8 39 Charles Frederic, b Dec , ; d Nov 7 , .
8 1 . 6 . 1 840 2 1 . 6 8 4 Julia Helen, b March, ; d June , 7 . 2 6 8 . . 1 1 1 . . 8 84 Charles Henry, b Oct ,
83 . 8 6 . 1 1 1 45 . . 1 8 1 6 4 . Sarah Hill, b April , ; d Feb , 7
84 . 22 6 . 1 84 2 7 . O t . 6 William Herbert, b March , ; d c ,
1 847 .
8 5 . . 6 . 5 1 848 . Lucy Hill , b Oct , 8 6 6 . . . 1 1 8 1 . Herbert Leslie , b Jan 7 , 5
8 . E 6 . 8 1 5 3. 7 dgar Marshall, b Feb . ,
143 E E . E B ( ) CHARL S POP m lizabeth ogman,
24 1 8 34 . Aug . , He was son of Frederic and Molly,
. 1 2 1 8 1 4 n B r born Aug , , is a mercha t in oston, and e
sides in Brookline .
IX . Children . 8 6 8 . 2 1 835 . Charles Allen, b . June 7, 1 EIGHTH GENER ATI ON . 03
23 1 8 3 . . 7 L . . 6 8 9 . Adelaide , b Sept ,
20 1 84 0 . 0 . E . . 6 9 Mary lizabeth, b D ec , 20 1 843 6 9 1 . b . . Al ert Augustus , b May , 2 6 9 . A. Caroline , 846 1 8 1 . b . Feb . ,
9 F . 6 3 . E mily , 1 8 5 9 0 . 6 9 . 4. Arthur Wallace , b March , 2 4 1 8 5 . 6 . . 95 . Louis Atherton , b Sept ,
1 44 A E . B ( ) WILLI M POP m Mary ogman , August
1 2 1 8 40. w , He is t in brother to Charles ( above) ,
b n u 1 2 1 8 14 . or Aug st , , and their wives are sisters B B He is a merchant in oston, and lives in rookline .
IX . Children .
8 . 6 9 6 . m b . 1 3, 1 41 . 1 4 1 8 4 1 . Willia Francis , , May ; d Sept , 8 2 9 1 4 . 6 9 7 . George , b . Jan . ,
26 1 845 . 9 8 . E . . 6 dward Waldron, b Nov ,
. 1 8 D 2 8 . 6 84 . . 1 85 1 9 . ec 6 9 Mary Frances , b Jan , ; d , .
1 8 9 . E . . 1 9 00 . 7 Sarah lizabeth, b Feb , 4 23 8 5 1 . 1 . 1 1 . . 8 5 2 70 Warren Herbert, b Sept , ; d May, .
5 1 8 3 . 6 1 8 5 3 2 . . 5 . . 70 An nie, b June , ; d Oct ,
E . 1 45 . 4 ( ) JOHN POP m Harriet M Gilbert, Sept . . - 8 45 B . 1 . She was from rownington Vt He was s on of
. 6 1 8 1 Frederic and Molly ( Pierce ) Pope, born Jan , 7 , which makes nine of their children who have married
dr . and had chil en He resides in Cambridgeport .
IX. Children .
1 84 . . 6 3 . 70 Frank Gilbert, b July 7 ,
04 . 1 9 1 848 . , Clara Mellish , b July ,
705 . 1 1 85 1 . . Mary Helen, b June ,
7 05 . . . 29 1 8 5 3 . i Walter Harvey, b Oct , 2 1 8 E . 5 5 6 . 05 . 7 4 Alice liza, b July ,
( 1 46 ) HEPZIBAH CLAP m . Benjamin Lathrop 1 2 1 1 8 4 . Sumner, March , She was dau . of Ebenezer E . 4 and unice ( Pierce) Clap , born in Dorchester, Sept , E 1 7 9 8 . He was son of benezer and Elizabeth
( Holmes ) Sumner, born in Taunton . He resides in
Dorchester .
IX . Children .
E z . 6 . . 1 2 0 1 8 5 . 7 li abeth Holmes , b Jan , ; m Sa muel R
Field . 1 04 BLAKE FA MILY .
0 . 2 . . 4 1 8 3 . 1 9 1 8 7 70 7 . Henry Pierce , b . Jan , ; d Nov ,
8 . 4 1 8 34 . 70 . Francis Augustus , b May ,
24 1 8 37 . 1 8 37 . 709 . George Herbert, b . Mar . , ; d May, 1 1 842 2 . 1 0 . . 7 . George, b Sept ,
14 E A . i . ( 7 ) ASAH L CL P m ( ) Hannah Harraden, 7 1 8 31 Sept . She died April , , without
E . Bos issue . He married (ii . ) lizabeth S Whiting, of
8 . 8 3 . 1 1 8 1 2 1 . . 7 ton, Feb , She was born Dec , He Eb Eu wa s son of enezer and nice ( Pierce ) Clap , born B e 99 . . 2 7 1 7 D ec , He is a merchant in oston , and r
sides in Dorchester .
IX . Children .
E . . 23 1 8 39 . 7 1 1 . lizabeth Stickney, b Aug ,
23 1 8 47 . 1 2 . . 7 George Whiting, b June , 1 4 8 9 . . 1 1 8 5 0 . . 2 7 B 7 . 7 1 3 . Annette oyden, b Aug , ; d Nov ,
1 5 1 8 54 . 14 . . 7 Josephine , b May ,
1 4 8 E E . B ( ) JOHN PI RC CLAP m Mary Ann ragg,
H . 25 1 8 40 . . August , She was from Drewsville , N , E E 1 8 1 6 . s on u born He was of benezer and nice , as
1 2 1 803 . above , born Feb . , He was formerly a tan n ow ner, a lumber dealer in Dorchester, at Harrison
Square .
d . IX . Chil ren
1 . 1 1 84 1 . 5 . 7 7 Henry Austin, b July , 8 . 45 . 1 6 . 7 1 7 Mary Helen , b June ,
1 . . 3 1 847 . 7 7 Louisa Howe , b June , 1 1 48 7 1 8 . . . 1 8 . William White, b Dec ,
1 49 EBE E E 111 . 4 ( ) N Z R CLAP Sarah Swan, April ,
8 33 . m 1 . She was dau of Willia and Sarah ( Shepard) 1 0 1 8 06 . Swan, of Dorchester, born May , He was Eb E 24 1 809 s o n . of enezer and unice, born April ,
He s erved an apprenticeship with his father at tanning, B n o was a few years in the oston Custom House, is w
. 1 84 St . a bookseller and stationer, No Washington , B oston, is Corresponding Secretary of the Dorchester
Antiquarian and Historical Society, and was chosen D eacon of the First (Unitarian) Church in Dorchester 8 1 5 4. in He resides on S umner Street, D orchester . The back end of his house -lot joins on to the east side of - of the old burying ground, which it has truly been
1 06 B LAKE FAMILY .
IX . Children .
2 6 1 8 50 . 7 31 . Frederic William , b . July ,
E ( 1 53) JOHN PIERCE 11 1 . lizabeth Lydia Hans
1 2 1 8 3 . . . 7 com, Nov , She was dau of George and
E . 30 Bethia Hanscom , of ast Machias, Me , born June , 8 2 1 0 . He was son of Jonas and Margery ( West)
E . 2 1 8 1 5 Pierce , also of ast Machias , born Dec , , is a
a n d . lumberman, resides in Machias , Me
IX . Children .
2 9 1 8 38 . 1 8 39 . 32 . F . u 7 er elin e Augusta, b J ne , ; d April, 8 2 6 1 40 . 33 . . 7 John Leveret, b April , 1 842 1 8 4 . . 1 9 1 . F . . 34 . r lin 7 e e e Augusta, b Oct , ; d Feb ,
4 1 843 . 35 . E . 7 Mary lizabeth, b May ,
1 1 846 . Au . 1 84 . 36 . . 7 7 Sophia Amelia, b March , ; d g ,
3 . E 7 7 Clara dwina,
7 1 8 48 . July ,
. 8 8 E . 1 38 . 4 . 7 Clarence dwin , d Nov , 2 1 85 1 39 . 1 . 7 . Maria Louisa, b March ,
1 5 1 8 5 3 . 40 . . 7 Lucy West, b July ,
4 1 0 1 85 5 . 7 1 . B . Sarah lake , b June ,
( 1 54) MARY ALLEN PIERCE m . George Wil
1 2 1 838 . m . of lia Sevey, July , She was dau Jonas
. 1 5 1 8 1 7 . and Margery ( West) Pierce, born Jan , He E E was son of John and sther Sevey, of ast Machias , " 24 8 1 . 1 6 Me , born Sept . , , is a farmer, and lives there .
IX . Children . 2 74 . . . 1 1 1 842 . Helen Mar, b Oct ,
43 . 1 8 1 844 . 7 Jonas Pierce , b . July ,
44 . 2 8 6 1 46 . 1 8 7 . . 4 6 . John William , b April , ; d Nov , 4 5 . . 3 1 8 . 7 . 84 Abby West, b Jan , 4 6 . 7 E . . 1 9 1 8 5 0 . Laura lizabeth, b Feb ,
4 . 7 7 S ed el . 2 1 1 8 5 2 . Mary g y, b June ,
48 . 7 . 2 1 1 8 54 . David Gilbert, b March ,
1 5 5 E E 2 E E . ( ) FR D RIC PI RC [ m Maria Louisa Chase, 8 1 8 5 4 . June , She was dau . of Henry and Rebecca 1 9 3 . 1 8 2 . f Chase , born Feb , He was son o Jonas and 1 . 6 1 8 1 8 Margery ( West) Pierce , born Oct , , is a lum E M a . berman, and lives at ast M chias , e
IX . Children . 49 7 . en . 1 8 7 1 4 7 . H ry Chase, b April , 10 EIGHTH GENER ATION . 7
9 . 1 84 . B 1 1 84 8 . 5 . 7 0 . 7 Angeline acon, b June , ; d Oct ,
8 50 . 5 . u . 8 1 7 1 Aud bon , b April ,
5 2 . 2 85 2 . 7 . . 1 Roscoe , b Feb 7,
1 5 6 I E E . M e ( ) JONAS P RC m ary Ann Whittemor ,
30 842 8 1 82 6 . 1 . wa July , She s born June , He was
s on f E M e . of Jonas and Margery, o ast Machias, , born 2 1 8 2 a . 0 . wi Aug 7, He is engaged, in comp ny th his R brother Samuel , in job wagon and express business ,
e . in Roxbury, where they r side He also has the care
- of a number of school houses there .
IX. Children . 5 3 7 . . . 1 9 1 843. John, b Feb , 8 8 4 54 . . 1 4 . 7 E . Mary liza, b Aug ,
75 5 . . 1 4 1 8 46 . Jonas , b April ,
7 5 6 . Jos e hen e . . 24 1 8 49 . p Amelia, b Oct , 1 1 5 . E . . 3 8 5 1 . 7 7 lizabeth Salisbury, b Aug ,
( 1 5 7 ) SAR AH ELIZABETH PIERCE [28 8 ] m . Benja 26 CV. . min Church Chaloner, N , She was dau
a n d 8 1 8 22 . of Jonas Margery, b orn April , He was
E . son of John and Susan Chaloner, of ast Machias, Me , 1 2 6 1 8 2 . born March , , is a lumberman, and lives there
IX . Children . 8 2 1 8 5 3 5 . a . 0 . 7 Henriett , b April ,
1 5 8 E E . ( ) LOIS PI RC m Charles Cooper Chaloner,
. 7 1 8 50 . . Nov , She was dau of Jonas and Margery,
2 2 9 i B . 1 1 8 . s born May , He brother to enj Church E Chaloner, who married her sister, Sarah lizabeth ;
8 1 825 . was born August , He is a blacksmith, and
E . resides at ast Machias , Me They have no children .
( 1 5 9 ) AMELIA SEDGELY PIERCE [29 3] m . John Cha
2 8 1 8 5 2 . . loner, July , She was dau of Jonas and 2 1 9 1 8 3 . Margery, born March , He is brother to
. 2 B n n . Charles C . and e jamin C Chalo er, born Feb 7 , 8 1 30 . E M He is a lumberman, and resides at ast a h c ias , Me .
IX. Children .
59 . F b . 22 1 853 7 John Franklin, b . e ,
60 . E an 24 55 . 7 dwin Flor i , b . June , 1 8 1 0 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
29 1 6 0 E E E E 4 . ( ) M LINE . LUZAN PI RC [ ] m Andrew
31 1 8 54 . Jackson Hanscom, August , She was also
. of . dau Jonas and Margery ( West) Pierce, born Dec 2 8 4 1 34 . s on , He was of James and Sarah Hanscom, 1 5 1 8 31 was born Sept . , , is a lumberman, and resides E at ast Machias , Me .
IX . Chi ld ren .
1 . . 5 6 . 1 0 1 8 5 . 7 Herbert Andrew, b Sept ,
1 6 1 B E . B s ( ) SARAH LAK FORD m Thomas eal , 8 5 1 44 . Sept . , She was his second wife, and cousin
to his first wife ; was the dau . of Charles and Lois
1 1 80 5 . . 5 ( Pierce ) Ford, born in D orchester, Sept ,
IX . Children .
6 2 . 1 1 8 45 7 . . 1 . Frederic, b Sept ,
1 3 8 . m B . ( See Par . , Mary Pope m Tho as eals )
2 1 . ( 6 ) CHARLES NICHOLS FORD m Sylvia A .
23 1 8 35 . wa s B Morrison, March , She from oscawen
. wa s s on N H. He of Charles and Lois ( Pierce )
d . 1 1 1 80 7 l For , born in Dorchester, Jan , , is a b ack B smith , and resides in righton .
IX . Children .
. 6 1 836 . 7 6 3 . Charles Howard, b March , 22 1 8 3 . F . 25 1 5 . E . 7 . e b 8 4 7 64 . Mary lizabeth, b Oct , ; d , 8 39 . 8 6 5 b . . 1 7 1 1 45 . 7 . Joseph Warren, Oct , ; d
1 9 1 841 . 1 . 84 . . . 7 7 6 6 Samuel Lamson, b Aug , ; d 8 1 4 1 43 . 7 6 7 . Sarah Ann , b . April , 8 20 1 44 . 7 6 8 . Lucy Maria, b . Dec . ,
1 63 E E . i . . ( ) UNIC FORD m ( ) Thomas M Murdock,
. of Oct . She was dau Charles and Lois
. 1 7 1 808 . ( Pierce) Ford , born at Dorchester, Aug ,
B . They lived at rookline , and Mr Murdock died there ,
. 7 1 8 36 . Sept ,
t . IX . Children, by firs marriage 2 2 34 . 1 8 . 1 8 1 3 4 . 7 6 9 . Thomas Henry, b July , ; d Dec . ,
. 1 0 1 8 35 . 7 70 . Charles Nathaniel b . Oct , E m Mrs . Murdock married phrai Ward Stone, of
0 . w 1 84 a nd . Sto , June , He is a farmer, resides there
r . IX . Child en, by second marriage
1 0 1 842 . 7 7 1 . Henry, b . June ,
2 d . 1 5 1 845 . 7 7 . Ly ia Maria, b May ,
1 1 0 BLAKE FAMI LY .
E 1 6 8 E D . ( ) RACH L FOR m William verett, June
4 1 8 . 46 . , She was dau of Charles and Lois ( Pierce ) 2 . i 2 5 1 8 3. e n Ford, born Feb , He is a g lder, and is gaged in the manufacture and sale of looking- glasses
B . . and picture frames, in oston Resides in Roxbury
IX . Children .
30 1 849 . 8 9 . . . 7 Florence , b Nov ,
9 1 8 5 . . 4 9 . 7 0 Grace Adelaide, b June ,
8 1 8 5 6 . 79 1 . . S on, b March ,
( 1 6 9 ) WILLIAM BLAKE TRASK [31 0] m . Rebecca
. 25 1 844 . wa s . Clap Nov , It omitted in Par
1 1 0 . , to state, that Mr Trask is a member of the New
E - ngland Historic Genealogical Society, of which he
was for some time the Librarian .
1 70 E E . . ( ) G ORG TRASK m Deborah S Nichols,
2 1 8 5 2 . . 5 . Jan , She was from Cohasset He was son m of Willia and Patience (Pierce) Trask, born in Dor
2 7 1 8 20 . r e chester, March , He is a carpenter, and
e on s et . sides at N p Village , D orchester
E 1 7 1 Y E . r ( ) MAR ANN PI RC m And ew Nostrand,
25 1 8 36 . . E a April , She was dau of Lemuel and liz
Mil b r r Y . d e e e . ( g ) Pierce, of West Farms , N , born
23 1 8 1 7 . s on July , He was of Andrew Nostrand , 1 4 1 8 14 born July , , at Long Island, N . Y . He is a
shoemaker, and lives at West Farms .
IX . Childr en . 2 1 E . . 9 83 9 . 7 . 7 Mary lizabeth, b Sept , 1 1 1 840 9 . . 3 . 7 . 8 1 844 . William Henry, b May , ; d Jan ,
94 . ui . 20 1 842 (1 . . 2 6 7 Lo sa, b June , ; Jan ,
8 1 8 . 9 5 . . . 2 47 7 Isabel, b Feb ,
1 2 E E 7 . E ( ) JOHN PI RC m lizabeth Thompson,
2 1 846 . 7 . of May , She was dau Wade H . Thompson,
. 8 1 8 27 i C . . . born Sept , , in Rh nebeck, Dutchess o , N Y s on E 1 8 2 6 1 . He was of Lemuel and liza, born March , Y He is a mason, and resides at West Farms , N . .
IX . Children .
7 9 6 . u . . 31 8 1 4 . J lia Ann, b Oct , 7
79 7 . i l E a . W l iam dg r, b O ct . 16, EIGH TH GENER ATION . 1 1 1
E . 1 73 E E E . ( ) JAM S PI RC m lizabeth Gerven, Nov
20 1 8 44 . . , She was dau of William Gerven, born
1 5 1 8 2 . S ept . , 7, in New York He was son of Lem
E . 20 1 8 22 . sho ema uel and liza , born Oct , He is a
. Y . ker, and resides at West Farms , N
IX . Children . 8 1 8 5 8 . 2 4 . 9 . . 7 Cornelia, b Oct ,
9 22 1 8 5 1 . 9 . . 7 Alice, b July ,
E E ( 1 74) ELIZA COLON PI RC m . Halcyon Skin
31 1 846 . . ner, Dec . , She was dau of Lemuel and 3 1 8 2 E M . . 1 4 . liza ( ) Pierce , born Nov , He was son
of Joseph Skinner, born March at Mantua,
Ohio . He is a machinist, and lives at West Farms ,
New York .
IX . Children .
. 1 1 0 84 . 8 00 . . 7 Mary Frances , b Oct , E 24 1 85 1 8 0 1 . . . Charles dward , b July , 2 . 3 6 1 8 5 . 0 B . 2 . Ur ta 8 e t lake , b Sept , 1 4 8 5 5 . 8 03 . u . . A relia, b Oct ,
1 75 E E E E . ( ) L MU L PI RC m Susan Julia Harris ,
“
. 7 1 8 4 8 . . Sept , She was dau of Hosea Harris , born
u 1 9 1 830 . J ne , , in Ohio He was son of Lemuel and
E . 7 1 8 26 . liza, born Dec , He is a mason, and resides
. Y . at West Farms, N
d . IX . Chil ren 8 b . 1 1 49 . 4. 8 0 Lemuel Harris , July 7,
Em . 2 7 1 8 5 1 . 805 . ma Frances , b May , 23 8 m B . . 1 54 . 8 . 06 Willia lake , b Dec ,
E E 6 . E 1 7 . n ( ) HANNAH PI RC m John Ackerma , 8 1 0 1 46 . . f . O E Dec , She was dau Lemuel and liza
Mild eb er er . 2 1 8 2 8 ( g ) Pierce, born Dec , . He was
. 1 4 1 8 22 son of Henry Ackerman, born Sept , , in New
Y . ork City He is a carriage maker, and resid es at
. Y . West Farms , N
IX . Children . 25 8 E . . 1 4 . 80 . 7 George dward , b Oct , 7
Be . 8 9 80 8 . . . 1 6 1 4 Wm Henri D e Voise , b Oct , .
. 1 9 1 8 5 2 . 8 9 . L . . 0 Kate , b Dec , BLAKE FAMILY .
NINTH GENERATION .
( 1 7 7 ) MARY JANE LYMAN m . Samuel Johnson
1 1 1 844 . . of Allen, June , She was dau Lewis and
B B . 1 7 1 8 25 Mary lake ( ruce) Lyman, born Aug , , at
. . H . Hartford, Vt He was born in Newport, N , Jan .
X . Children .
3 1 4 . . 0 8 5 8 10 . Samuel Johnson, b April , 4 8 1 5 1 84 . . . 1 7 4 . 8 1 1 . Lewis Lyman, b Feb , ; d March , 7 8 1 4 8 . 8 1 2 . . 7 Frederic Lyman, b July ,
1 8 A E E E E ( 7 ) CH RL S DWARD D XT R m . Clara
1 8 5 3 . M . Hodges , in She is of Columbus, Georgia,
and they n ow reside there . He was s on of Charles B Parker and Sarah Rebecca ( lake ) Dexter, born April 2 30 1 8 3 . . , They have two children
X . Children .
8 1 3 .
8 14 .
1 9 E E ( 7 ) SAMU L PARKMAN D XTER m . Matilda
° 22 . . 1 8 50 s on of . C Abbot, June , He was Charles P B 8 . 1 3 1 24 . and Sarah R ( lake) Dexter, born June , B n n o w She was of osto , where they reside , and have
two children .
X . Children .
8 1 5 .
8 1 6 .
E E 1 80 . K Ba hott ( ) AMORY D XT R m ate g , of
. s on . Canada He was of Charles P and Sarah R . B 1 2 1 8 2 9 . ( lake) Dexter , born April , They reside i n B runswick, Georgia, and have no children .
1 8 1 B E E E ( ) SARAH LAK D XT R m . Henr y C .
. 1 8 50 . Wainwright, Oct , She was dau . of Charles Par B ker and Sarah Rebecca ( lake) Dexter, born Nov .
22 1 8 30 . e B , They r side in oston, and have two chil
dren .
X . Children .
8 1 7 . 8 8 1 .
1 14 A BL KE FAMILY .
. n . X Childre , by first marriage
8 2 . 2 7 9 . . 8 54 1 84 1 . . . 7 7 Frank Thomas , b Feb , ; d Aug ,
Children, by second marriage . 8 2 2 8 . 1 5 E E . 9 8 . t . lizabeth vere t, b Nov , 8 29 . 2 8 54 E . 1 . Carrie dwina, b May 7 ,
1 8 8 B B KE 39 In . Gr l s ( ) MARTHA COL Y LA [ Nelson gg ,
1 1 8 . 54 . May , She was dau of George Clark and
B e lf B of E Pa . erenice ( Sh ) lake , lkland , , was born at 2 8 33 H . 4 1 . Stratford, N . , March , He was of Troups
8 . Y . . 1 8 23 Co . . burg , Steuben , N , born Feb ,
X . Children . 8 3 0 . 5 6 . . . 1 7 1 8 Samuel George , b Feb ,
1 8 9 ( ) ANN ELIZA MERRIAM m . William G . Ful 5 4 t . H . 1 8 . ler, of S ratford , N , April, , and resides there B B She was dau . of enjamin and Abigail ( lake) Merri
of or thu mb er la n d . . am, N , N H
X . Children . 8 31 . A son .
( 1 90 ) SARAH BLAKE MERRIAM m . Abraham
5 . . 1 8 5 . Manee, Sept , He was from New York She B B was dau . of enjamin and Abigail ( lake ) Merriam . of
Northumberland, N . H .
( 1 9 1 ) WILLIAM HENRY MERRIAM m . Martha
54 . H . . 1 8 r e A White , , of Stratford, N , where they B f . s on o side He was of enjamin and Abigail , North
u mb er lan d . . , N H
X . Children .
2 n . 8 3 . Sarah Ja e , b
E ( 1 9 2 ) MARY REBEC CA M RRIAM m . Timothy 2 3 1 8 5 . . o f B . wa s L Marshall , July , She dau enjamin B or thumb er la n d and Abigail ( lake ) Merriam , of N , and
B . they reside in urke , N . H
X . Children .
. 5 6 . 833 . . 1 8 Dewer , b d in
8 34 . . George Royal, b
E E 2 . 1 93 AR 46 . ( ) G ORGIANA ST NS [ ] m John M Wright,
1 3 1 841 . . of Oct . , She was dau George and Patience 1 1 5 NINTH GENER ATION .
23 1 820 . ( Lambert) Stearns, born Nov . , He is a
B . B . grocer, in oston Lives in rookline
X . Children .
2 1 84 2 . 8 35 . . . 7 Mary Lambert, b Sept ,
3 6 1 845 . 8 6 . . Winslow, b May ,
1 94 E E In . . 25 ( ) JAM S FOST R Mary Ayres , Nov , 1 84 on of 7 . He was s James and Rachel ( Lambert)
. 9 1 22 8 . Foster, born in Dorchester, Sept , He is a
farmer, and lives in Dorchester .
X . Children .
3 . 1 6 1 849 . 8 7 . Arthur James , b July ,
1 8 5 . . 85 8 38 . 1 9 1 6 1 3 . . Anna Maria, b July , ; d Sept , 1 8 54 E . . 1 1 . 8 39 . Mary llen , b Aug ,
E 1 9 5 E E . ( ) RACH L ANN FOST R m dmund Jaques ,
2 8 1 8 54 . . a June , She was dau of James and R chel 9 1 8 2 . . 1 5 . i s ( Lambert) Foster, b Feb , He clerk of .
. ewb ur or t . a Manufacturing Co in N yp , and resides there
V ( 1 9 6 ) SU IAH LAMBERT FOSTER m . Robert
E 1 0 1 85 1 . . lder, April , She was dau of James and 2 1 82 . 7 . Rachel ( Lambert) Foster, born Aug , He is B an upholsterer, in oston, and lives at Grantville , in
Needham .
hi . X . C ldren
840 . . 2 1 1 8 5 2 . Mary Lambert, b March , 8 841 . . . 4 1 5 5 Robert Foster, b Jan , .
1 9 E . 7 In E. . ( ) MARY FOST R George Hersey, Oct 1 3 1 8 5 2 , . She was dau . of James and Rachel ( Lam
1 9 1 8 29 . bert) Foster, born Aug . , They board in B rookline .
X . Children . 2 84 . . . 1 9 1 85 5 . 9 . 1 85 6 . George Davis , b Jan , ; d Oct ,
1 9 8 E ( ) SARAH MARIA FOST R m . James W . 1 1 8 5 2 . 0 . Stearns, Nov , She was dau . of James and
. 29 1 835 . Rachel ( Lambert) Foster, born Jan , They
board in Somerville .
. i X Ch ldren . 8 43 . . . 5 1 853 . Harriet , b Oct ,
844 . . . 14 1 8 5 . Lizzie Foster , b Sept , 5 1 1 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
1 E ( 99 ) MARY ELIZABETH LAMB RT m . Jacob h B 31 1 8 54 . d au . of . Kingman, Dec . , She was Jo n B arrett Hamett and Mary Ann (Field) Lambert,
B . 1 1 836 . born July 7, They live at South ridgewater
X . Children .
845 1 1 8 5 5 . . . 7 Anna Mariah, b July ,
( 200 ) ALEXANDER HAMILT ON BLAK E m .
2 8 1 849 . . Cynthia Nutting Collar, Oct . , She was dau of l Nor thfi eld Daniel and Susan (Foster) Col ar, of , n born Jan . He was s o of Alexander and 1 1 1 8 25 B Au . Polly (Ward) lake , born g , , at Warwick, ’ and still resides there , near his father s ; is a farmer n and mechanic . They have o children .
2 n n ( 0 1 ) SARAH ANN BLAKE m . Leo ard Sa ford
2 8 . f 54 . o CV . 1 1 Collar, N , She was dau Alexander
1 8 32 . a B . 5 w s and Polly (Ward) lake , born Feb , He n son of Leonard and Susa nah (Hurd) Collar, of North fi eld and cousin to Cynthia, who married Alexander 2 2 B . 8 1 8 8 H . lake , born Sept , . He is a wood turner,
and resides at Athol .
h . X . C ildren
E . 1 . 846 . 1 4 8 5 6 Mary llen, b May ,
2 2 ( 0 ) SARAH LEONAR D GOULD In . Rev . Ama
s a ov . 1 848 . . . Convers Lord, N , She was dau of Rev B Nahum and Rebecca lake ( Leonard) Gould, was born 8 2 1 8 1 8 . Nov . , , at Northville , Ill , where they reside .
X . Children .
E . . 1 849 847 . w . d ard Nahum, b Sept ,
848 . . 1 6 1 8 54 . William Wilberforce , b June ,
( 203) NANCY BLAKE GOULD 116 . Henry Mer
win . 1 9 1 8 54 . wa s d a u . . , Oct , She of Rev Nahum and B Rebecca lake (Leonard) Gould, born at Northville ,
1 8 33 . Illinois , July, He is a farmer, and they reside
at Nor thvill e .
X . Children .
. 3 1 8 5 6 . 849 . 1 Heman Frederic, b March ,
0 B E E 2 4 K . ( ) MARY ANN LA m phraim Lyon,
5 1 8 3. . No v. 1 5 wa s , She dau of Jonathan and Ma ry
1 1 8 BLAKE FAMILY .
men wa of . y, Dorchester, and resided in that town He was killed by falling from the roof of the United o n B n States Hotel, which he was at work, in osto ,
21 1 8 5 6 . June , , nine days after his marriage
209 E . . . ( ) OS CAR M LLISH m Helen A Guild, Mar
1 8 1 8 5 5 . . u , She was dau of Increase S mner Guild , 2 H . . 1 8 3 . f . of o Walpole , N , born Feb , He was son
m E. Willia and Hannah ( Pope) Mellish, of Walpole , 1 24 8 3 . H . . 1 N . , born Nov , He is a carver, and
resides at Walpole, N . H .
E E ( 2 1 0) ELIZAB TH HOLM S SUMNER m . Sam
. . B uel Richards Field She was dau of enjamin L . and 1 Hepzibah ( Clap ) Sumner, born in Dorchester, Jan . 2 on 1 8 5 . He was s of Isaac and (Richards) E B Field, of Dorchester, resides in ast oston, and is
in the boot and shoe business .
X . Children . 2 8 . 1 8 . 48 . 8 5 6 . Frederic Henry, b Dec , 1 2 . 1 85 0 E . 8 5 . 7 dwin Francis , b April ,
8 . . 1 3 1 85 2 . 85 . Samuel Richards , b Jan , I 1 9 BLAKE FAM LY . 1
B ff The Will of William lake, as recorded in Su olk
1 2 . Probate Records , was given on page The origi n al o has since been found, and proves to be in his wn
- hand writing . The following fac simile was taken hi 3 from that document, w ch bears the date of the d
1 6 6 1. September,
B ’ The copy of Elder James lake s Will, dated June 2 6th 1 00 , 7 , taken also from the Probate Records, was
on 1 . given page 6 From the original Will on file,
n the ann ex ed facs imile of his Sig ature was obtained .
The accompanying facs imile of the autograph of B James lake, the second, has been copied from the In ventor of B y Thomas ird, of Dorchester, which was
3 - 0th . 1 09 1 0 . dated Jan , 7 There seems to be no B h ff record of the Will of Mr . lake at t e Su olk Probate
f x O fice, or if there be , it is not indicated by the Inde es there .
1 22 I BLAKE FAM LY .
e e s n DO m e i s s e s e m mory und r tandi g , ak th my la t Will T tam nt f e u s De s this tw enty S e c ond day o June 1 703 . Aft r my j t bt and f F e E e s e s a r e M i s m e n “ e un ral xp n paid , y Will that y d ar lovi g if s e Te n s la wfu ll e t o b e t h e r hall hav pound good mon y , paid un o E e c s th e t e e e t h e e e e n m e by my x utor , at im m ntion d in agr m t ad at o u r As fe t o e th e u s e o f th e m e i n th e n e w marriage . l o Wi hav Cha b r En d of s e s o a s s h e c e m W w 85 d w e i n th e my hou , long ontinu y ido ll s e n o e s h e s n ot Le o r e o u t th e s e As am long r, hall tt hir am , l o to e th e w w s o n e c e o f e w e e Ge e hav ood that gro u pon a r Land , b t n org ’ s De c e s th e u e e n d o f th e n ex th e Lyon and a on Sumn r , at pp r Lott t I iv e S o n e B e e c e o f n plaine . g unto my Samu l lak a pi La d about O n e e c e s e or e s s c e s e e th e s e hundr d a r , mor l , lying in Dor h t r , n ar hou E ’ B I tw s e B e Ed e . n s e o Of b n illi g . giv unto my Son Nathani l lak ward Blake all Lands whate ver in M ilton o r Dorche s te r ( e xc e pt th e 1 00 c e s e m e e s w s a n d w u a r abov , ) and all y mov abl , ithin door itho t , s e E w t o b e E e c s e s n m al o Nathani l d ard x utor , th y hall pay u to y D An n e e w e e s a u . Daught r , in good pay , to my Gilb rt Fiv t nty s — W illi s ~ Tw e n fi v e n s —t o E e e c e pound , to Mary , ty pou d , xp ri n Car v er F e e n s — M e h e tta b le B s w e t s , ift n pou d , and to rigg , T n y pound , ' B e e b e e s e e s . Li ut . Sam . Paul and John lak to ov r r
e s s M B E e . Witn , WILLIA LAK and a S al ” B e e e e John lak , Mary Sumn r, Abigail Mor .
’ Th e e o f th e Es e o f B e e c e w c Inv ntory tat William lak d d , hi h h w a s n ot s s e of e e h e e h i s e s 2 8 ‘ S e di p o d b for mad Will , tak n thi p e e 1 03 t mb r, 7 .
t e o f e e s E £ 343—6—0 ol amount R al p r onal s tat e .
E e e e s s e c e e e s c . b n z r Clap , Mana h Tu k r, Samu l Tr ott
o n B n I find the Dorchester Record of irths , the ames of all the children of William Blake wh o are mentioned in the foregoing
. M ehe tta bl e she Will and Petition, except the last, viz , ; and as off was born after Milton was set from Dorchester, and incorpora a w on ted as to n, it is most probable her name is the records in
Milton . The son William, on whose account the foregoing peti r Co un ell 1 6 5 tion was presented to the Hon d c in 7 , is not men ti on e d 1 03 f or in the Will, in 7 ; there ore I take it f granted that “ he died early, with his grievous bodily distempers . B f o . The children of William lake , Milton
e . 1 4 1 6 5 0 Samu l b May , .
. c 6 1 6 5 3 Anna b Mar h , , m .
. c 20 1 6 55 In Mary b Mar h , , . l F b " 22 . e 1 6 5 Wil iam b . , 7 . e 4 1 6 59 Nathani l b . July , . E w . 1 3 1 6 6 2 d ard b April , . E e e ce . e 1 7 1 6 6 5 xp ri n b Jun , , m ‘ M e h e tt ab le b . m , . 1 23 APPENDIX .
“ B (1 . o rc s a u n . D hester Records y, S sa , dau of William lake , May B 4 . . , She must also belong to the above family Mr lake
D . was eputy to the General Court, a number of years , from Milton
Th e W o f ED DB E of H w a s s o n of W . e ill AR LAK , Milton third William An e s B e of c e s E 1 6 25 and g lak , Dor h ter, born in ngland about , and e 1 92 di d in Milton 6 .
Th e s e s m e of E w B e of e la t Will and T ta nt d ard lak Milton , mad this O n e and Thirtie th day Of Augu s t O n e thou s and Six hundre d & e e t w o I E w B e e n o w w e I n & e . . nin ty and . d ard lak b ing ak body , I S I n th e s ce e ] Ex My Will that fir t pla , Fun ral e I e e ce s s e s b e s c e . e e p n and all ju t d bt di harg d It m . giv and b qu ath m h o u s ei n n e e e e s a r e d is y g and all my La d , that r main th aft r D bt c harge d unto my Tw o Sons Jonathan Blake and Solomon Blake t o b e e e e w e e e e c s e s on qually divid d b t n th m , but b au my Jonathan e e n e e n ow e th e u s e o f e s fo r hath b n a lo g tim lam and b ing in m an , , hi s e s e s e Go d e s s e s for e h aling , if it hall pl a to bl m an a thorough Cur , the n my will is that my Tw o Sons s hall hav e e qu all s hare s in all my H o u s e in n c s e s o n s c e g and La d , but in a my Jonathan hall ontinu ’ e e e s s e for hi s e i s So n Jon a lam , aft r m an u d Cur , my Will that my s e tw o s o f H ou s ein than hall hav third part my Land and g , and my s o n o n e e e i s Solomon , but third part th r of. My Will that all my e e Es e o u t s b e s fo r th e s c e mov abl tat , and my Land , Shall old , di harg w e i a i f 40 e t o o f De bts . And h re as the re s a Le g c e o giv n me by B e B e a s e hi s I e t o my roth r John lak , doth app ar by Will , giv my f a ci e F e e s fi v e e ce o Le . iv Daught r , pound a pi that g , viz Mary c e 5 36 e 5 56 e Ke 5 s e s Pi h r Sarah Tall y , Jan lton Su anna Wal ’ 5 Abi a Il B e 5 i i th e e e o f s d Le a cie w i s g lak , and r maind r g hich e e s I e t o m tw o s t o b e fift n p ound , giv y Son , Jonathan and Solomon e w I d o c s e n m qually divide d be t e e n them . And on titut and ordai y Tw o s La w c e e e s t o b e Son in , viz . Ri hard Tall y Nathani l Wal , my ' Ex e c u t o r s o f this my las t Will and Te s tam ent and do e ntre at my Lov ein g Bre thren William Blake and Jame s Blake to b e my ove r t o s e e f s e s e . er , my Will per orm d e s s e s EDW DB E Witn AR LAK and a S e al . E c e phraim Tu k r , ” e e G org Lion .
’ ’ The e o f th e e e ce E w B of s Es e Inv ntory lat d d d ard lake Milton tat , d e s 3 o f e e 1 6 92 tak n thi Nov mb r .
e e s Es Whol Amount Real P r onal tate , Debts d u e t o the Es tate
Debt s d u e from the Es tate
E a e . 1 76 14 0 Roger Sumner, phr im Tuck r 1 24 BLAKE FAMILY .
Inve nto ry pre s e nte d by Ri chard Talley Nathanie l Wale s and w to o De c ” 8 1 92 6 . S orn . ,
B l t 0 11 y the above Will, and what it le I find D orchester Records , I infer that the children of Edward Blake were three sons and
five daughters , and that his wife had deceased previously . E w . 30 1 6 6 c c s . . e 7 . e s e d ard , b d S pt . , Dor h t r Re ord
e th e . Jonathan and Solomon , Nam d in Will
In . c e . Mary , Pi h r In e Sarah , . Richard Tall y . e In Ki Jan , . lton . s n In e W e s . ASu a na , . Nathani l al 31 Dr e c s . In w De c 1 9 5 . e . . 6 bigail , Obadiah S ift, . , R ord 3d n Abigail died March in her 7 year, and her husba d
- . 20 1 74 7 7 7 th to died Jan , , in his year, according the grave stones ,
- which are in Dorchester burying place .
Th e W o f H NB E o f B s H e w a s f s on o f m ill JO LAK , o ton . ourth Willia e s B e D c e s e E 1 626 o r 2 7 and Agn lak , Of or h t r, born in ngland about , B s 8 8—9 e o r Fe 1 6 . and di d in o ton in January bruary ,
I n th e e o f Go d e I B e o f B s n I n Ne w nam , Am n . John lak o to E e w e ak e B o f e s a n d me m ngland , b ing Of ody but s ound und r tanding & & or s e b e e e e e God c . c . y , prai h r for giv n unto Almighty , I w m lawfu ll o r s e ] c e s Firs t . ill that all y ju s t debts and ev ral harg b e s c e I Lov ei n fe s e . w hall paid and di harg d . It m ill that my g Wi , B e s e th e e b e n e fi tt Es e Mary lak , hall hav improv ment and of all my tat id w s e e h e r n atu r a ll fe c s e s h e c e s w d ow . hat o v r, during li , in a ontinu a Al s oe I e h e r s w fe tw e s w c s h e giv unto my aid i o hundr d pound , hi h s e e s c s a s h e s a c s e hall hav p art in mon y and part in u h good , s h ll hoo ( o f my move able Es tat e ) all which s he s hall have full po we r to d is ‘ fi h e r e t o wh o m Als oe I e e s e o e s he s e e . po at d ath hall think m t , l av s fe o n e c c e of e n D c e s e e c with my aid Wi p i m adow o or h t r N k , that c s e s h e s w s h e s e e w s She in a hall ant hall have p ow e r t o s ll . Oth r i e w thi n ke e e to give it among my o n re lations for which s h e s hall m t . My Will i s that in Cas e my Wife s hall b e marrie d a g a in e that the n my hou s e and Lands in Bo s ton s hall fall into th e hand s of my Co s in i s b e s e here after name d . My Will that my Wife s hall full and ol i o f s Br o E e c s . e I e x utr x thi my la t Will It m . giv unto my loving i I e I h s . e e B e e f s . th r William lak Childr n , ourty pound t m giv Lov e in B e e s B e i e e s o unto my g roth r Jam lak and h s Childr n , Jam , J I n B Ed E e . ov e i s e ph and lizabeth . It m give unto my L g rother w B e t wo s a r t D e s e O n e ard lak my Lott that e Laide o u in orch t r, e e c e s th e e v e e s w Containing fift n A r oth r fi Acr , ith all my right in th e Com on a e of D c he s e f e s Als o e I e n g or t r a or aid . giv u to him and hi s e f s I e l ove in Childr n ourty pound more . Item . giv unto my g
te . e Co s in Bethia Shaw and her Children thirty pounds . I m I g iv
1 2 6 BLAKE FAMILY .
n n dre were his children, I ca not decide, but should judge not, by the summary manner i n which he disposes of them .
L a r f th e of Es e I give to Anna e g e my Wi e third part all my tat , r fe I e t o tw o D e s Be Le a e r during h e Li giv my aught r thia g , H a Le a e r th e e tw o s t o b e e e w e nnah g , oth r third , qually divid d h n e E e e e s of a e o r c s e o f e e e they arriv at ight n y ar g , in a marriag b for ’ e th e w fe s e th e e s t o e h e r s . that tim . At i d ath daught r hav , third I n c s e e s d ie e f e e o n e t he Es e a both daught r b or marriag , half tat to ’ e e e we e s s e e s c e E 87. b e qually divid d b t n my i t r May hildr n in ngland , th e e c W e t e n s t o s e e t e n oth r half to Ja ob alk r pound , Jo ph Walk r, s t o E s Th u s t o n t e n s w c e s pound , li ha , pound , and that hi h r main ’ s h a b e e t o e s s e t o e c w fe s c e I ll giv n an Alm hou , my s ond i hildr n , w I e e e e e e ce e ce t o b e e e e . giv t lv p n a pi , paid th m at th ir d mand h r by e mpower William Parks De ac on of Roxbury Robe rt W alker of B s to s e e s w e me o ton , thi ill p rfor d . ' 2 C B L EAGER 1 1 6 . e s s . . 6 . Witn Nov , JA O e s c e Be n Thu s t on John P r , Ja ob Walk r, njami .
e m s e t o e hi s e c c Will prov d and Ad ini tration grant d Ann r li t , Mar h 1 9 1 6 6 2
e of th e Es e of c Le a e r of B s e c Inv ntory tat Ja ob g , o ton , tak n Mar h 2 1 2— 1 , 6 6 3 .
2— 5 - Whol e amount o f Inv e ntory £ 1 8 0 03 . e s Sign d by Thoma Pyon .
Ba In the Records of the Colony of the Massachusetts y, in New l E 1 6 6 3 . ng and, in June, , I find the following Order of the Court
“ In s r t o th e e of e e e c o f c e i s an p tition Ann L gar, r li t Ja ob L gar, it e e s h e s e e t o s e ou t o f th e e s e of ord r d , that hall hau lib rty ll tat hir e s a t o th e e s e e e b e d i u i s s i o n of lat hu b nd pay d bt , that th n th r a the h e s th e e s e s of w “ th e wid d ow t o e o n e r t Of tat into third , hau third a s e fo r e e s t o b e e th e s e a s i s t a n c e part hir oun u r, thi donn by advi o f th e o u e r s e e r s th e e t w o h s t o b e im r o ov e d th e , and oth r t ird p by ” s o u r s e e r s for th e r eleife o f th e c e aid hildr n . e 6 1 6 3 6 . Jun , B It appears by the Will above , that Jacob and Anne ( lake ) w B Legar left but two children, and they ere daughters, ethia
- — fi nd . 1 6 8 8 9 and Hannah, and we , twenty six years later, viz , , B B John lake , of oston, who was their uncle , left the most of his “ . I n estate to his nephews and nieces his Will he says , I give l v in n B unto my o e g Cosi ethia Shaw and her children thirty pounds . t ’ I give un o Hannah Walker, daughter of John Walker dec d, five po unds . I g ive unto my l ove ing kinswoman Hannah Wiswell wife ”
te n B . of John Wiswell, pounds , and my great ible Thus I take B w a n it for granted, that ethia Legar married a Sha , d had chil dren ; and Hannah Legar married John Walker, and he died, leav I 2 7 APPEND X .
ing one daughter, named Hannah ; and the widow married , for
u . second h sband, John Wiswell
Thu s we find that the children of William and Agnes Blake who E ( came from ngland with their parents , the eldest being but u ten years of age , and the yo ngest not more than two years ) , o f were four sons and one daughter, and all them subsequently
. n married , and four of them had children William had ine chil n dre four sons and five daughters . Four of the daughters mar ried , and their husbands names were , Gilbert, Willis , Carver and
Briggs . James had four sons and two daughters ; one d aughter E married to Jeremiah Fuller . dward had eight children ; three sons and five daughters , and the daughters all married . Their ’ a n husb nds names were , Picher, Richard Talley, Kilton, Natha iel
‘
b . n Wales , and O adiah Swift John , it is presumed , had no childre , h m Ja o f . n w o e as we can find no mention made any An a . arri d b m w co t wo a . Legar, had d ughters , and one arried a Sha The l i V k r I . . a l e L other married ( ) John , and ( ) John Wiswell
n o w C of O H B B . I present a opy of the Will J N LAKE, of oston h ca n ffl a l l a scer Who this Jo n be , it has ba ed my researches to
B ma n . tain . y the reading of the Will, I conclude he was a young k of E o f He spea s property in ngland , rents due for a number of
&e . years , ; therefore it is highly probable that he was not born
E . wa s x in New ngland Whether he a conne ion of those here , mefit ion s s o n remains in doubt . He his Richard, who undoubtedly was quite young and whether he lived to be a p l og e nit O I of some
. a s of the race here , is altogether uncertain He gives a reason “ fO I E for making his Will, that he was bound ngland speedily, ma the and not knowing how it y please Lord to deal with me, u pon my Voyage . It is not likely that he ever returned to New E of a d min i s ngland , as about two years from the date the Will,
r a tion w . t was granted to Sarah Pool, relict idow of the deceased
I n th e e o f God e th e E of c e the nam , Am n , ighth day O tob r in of o u r on e s e n e tw o I y ear Lord thou and Six hundr d in ty , John B e of B s e e e of s lak o ton , joyn r , b ing in good bodily h alth , and ound e e c e t o En s e e n ot mind memory , and b ing bound h n gland , p dily , w h ow e s e th e e w m e Vo kno ing it may pl a Lord to d al ith , upon my y a e DO e e e s s e s e g , th r fore mak ordain thi my la t Will T tam nt . Aft e r my Debts Fune ral Ex p e n ce s a re I i e e S on c B e e B e paid , g v b queath unto my Ri hard lak , my gr at ibl , w w a s e m e e I e hich giv n by my Fath r . g iv all m e E I n New E w s e e y prop rty in ngland ngland , hat o v r, unto my 1 2 8 BLAK E FAMI LY .
An d b elove d Wife Sara h Blake to h e r he irs as s ign s fore ve r . e e W fe th e E e c i of do con s titute ap p oint my b lov d i Sarah , x utr x m this my las t Will T e s ta e nt . B a n Publi s he d 85 de cl a re d i n JO H N LAKE d a Se al . pre s e n c e o f E e e s e n e s B s e e s e . Jam arton , Thoma Cr , li z r Moody
’ Ad s e t o e c d w o f the e c mini tration grant d Sarah Pool , R li t Wi o d d h \V " 1 1 th 1 6 9 4 Ex e c x n a m e t e O c t . . utri d in ill ,
[ r n u n w is s s d t have f e que tly fo nd insta ces , here it uppo e tha a ’ w w r e c us b t ido has ma ri d ag ain, before her de eased h and s es ate wa s s d m n is n he r he r ne w n ettled , and a i tratio granted to in ame , a n d she would b e ca ll e d the relict wi dow o f the d e ceased .
s o f th e B s r e s De s o f e s s b the e A li t irth , Ma riag and ath , p r on y nam o f B e th e e 1 6 30 t o 1 8 00 f o n th e D c e s e lak , from y ar , ound or h t r w To n Re cords . BIR H T S .
n o f W m B e 14 1 5 0 e s o 6 . Samu l , illia lak , May , e O f B e c 6 1 6 52—3 Anna , daught r William lak , Mar h , . e o f B e c 20 1 6 54—5 Mary , daught r William lak , Mar h , . s o n o f B e Fe 22 1 6 5 William , William lak , bruary , 7 e s s on o f e s B e s 1 5 1 6 52 Jam , Jam lak , Augu t , . n f J e s B e c 1 6 1 6 56 - s o o 7 . John , am lak , Mar h , E e e of e s B e c e 3 1 6 5 8 lizab th , daught r Jam lak , O tob r , . e s on o f W B e 4 1 6 59 Nathani l , illiam lak , July , . s o n of e s B e 1 2 1 66 0 Jonathan , Jam lak , July , . E w s o n of i B e i 1 3 1 6 6 2 d ard , W lliam lak , Apr l , . E e e c e e Of W B e e 1 7 1 6 6 5 xp ri n , daught r illiam lak , Jun , . e o f s B e e r 28 1 6 6 5 Sarah , daught r Jama lak , F brua y , . s e s on o f e s B e s 2 7 1 66 Jo ph , Jam lak , Augu t , 7 . E e e o f e s B r e e 1 0 1 8 2 e . 6 lizab th , daught r Jam lak , J , Nov mb r , . H e o f e s B e r e e e 1 6 1 6 8 5 annah , daught r Jam lak , J . , S pt mb r , . e of B e 26 1 6 8 Mary , daught r John lak , April , 7 . B A 29 8 e s s on e s . e 16 8 Jam , Of Jam Jr and Ruth lak , pril , . H e s s o n of s e B e 1 1 1 6 90 op till , Jo ph lak , January , . e s on B e e e e 26 1 6 9 1 Samu l , Of John lak , S pt mb r , . e s o n o f s e M eh et able B e e e e 6 1 6 92 Nathani l , Jo ph and lak , S pt mb r , . H e of H B e e e e 8 1 6 93 annah , daught r John and annah lak , S pt mb r , . E e f o s e h M h bl e B e c e e 5 1 9 . o e et a 6 3 lizab th , dau J p and lake , D mb r , . E f H 2 e . o B e e 1 1 6 96 lizab th , dau John and annah lak , F bruary , . M h ble f M h e eta . o s e e e t able B e c 23 1 6 96 , dau Jo ph and lak , Mar h , . s on H B e i 23 1 6 98 John , Of John and annah lak , Apr l , . s s on of s e M eh et able B e c 8 1 6 99 Jo eph , Jo ph and lak , Mar h , . e s s on of s B 8 1 6 99 Incr a e , Jame and Ruth lake , June , .
1 30 BLAKE FAMILY .
o f E e e e e B e s 7 1 76 8 . Relief, dau . b n z r and M rcy lak , born Augu t ,
o f E e e e e c B e 1 9 1 770 . Sarah , dau . b n z r and M r y lak , July ,
E s s n f E e e c e B e 1 0 1 77 1 . no , o o z ki l and Ra h l lak , July ,
E e e s on o f E e e e e c B e . r 26 1 772 . b nez r, b n z r and M r y lak Ap il ,
E o f E e e c e B e M a 30 1 773 . e . lizab th , dau z ki l and Ra h l lak , y ,
B s o n o f e B1 e 2 1 774 . illy , S th and Ruxby ak , April ,
e s s on of B e 24 1 774 . Jam , Jonathan and Sarah lak , July ,
of e B e e b e 26 1 775 . Sally , dau . S th and Ruxby lak , Sept m r ,
f E s s B e 24 1 7 75 . s . o Su anna, dau no and Su anna lak , July ,
f B e h 5 1 776 . e ce . o Pati n , dau Jonathan and Sarah lak , Marc ,
E c e of s e B e Fe 1 776 . uni , dau . Jo ph and Thankful lak , bruary ,
e s on o f e B e e 6 1 777 . S th , S th and Ruxby lake , D c mber ,
of B e Fe 1 6 1 778 . Sarah , dau . Jonathan and Sarah lak , bruary ,
s e s on of c e s e B e e e 22 1 779 . Jo ph , In r a and Sarah lak , Nov mb r ,
e e s on of E s c e B e e 5 1 779 . L mu l , no and Ra h l lak , Jun ,
of e B e 8 1 7 80 . Sally , dau . S th and Ruxby lak , January ,
s on of B e 29 1 78 0 . Jonathan , Jonathan and Sarah lak , May ,
s s on o f e B e e e 1 8 1 7 81 . Jame , S th and Ruxby lak , Nov mb r ,
e s on o f e B e a c 25 1 78 3 . Nathani l Nathani l and Ann lak , M r h ,
s e s on of e B e e e 1 1 7 84 . Jo p h R Nathani l and Ann lak , S pt mber , Claris a 4 B 1 2 1 8 . e s r . . 7 Jam j and Lydia lake , Jan , Sukey Fo s te
c f B F 1 5 1 786 . . o e e Nan y , dau Nathani l and Ann lak , ebruary ,
s e s on e B e 1 8 1 785 . Jo ph, Of S th and Ruxby lak , April ,
c f e s r 1 78 6 . . o B a e Nan y , dau Jam j . and Lydia l k ,
e e s on of E s c e B 1 6 1 7 86 . St ph n , no and Ra h l lake , July , e s on o f e B e De c e 30 1 78 7 Samu l , Nathani l and Ann lak , mber , ‘
f B s 2 1 8 9 . . o e e 7 7 Ruxby , dau S th and Ruxby lak , Augu t 1 89 e e s o f e B e e c e b e 2 3 7 . Sally St v n , dau . Nathani l and Ann lak , D m r , f 8 9 B 1 1 . . o e e 7 Polly , dau S th and Ruxby lak , January , H e . of e B e Fe 2 1 1 792 . arri t , dau Nathani l and Ann lak , bruary , s on f 4 o e B e e e e 4 1 79 . John , S th and Ruxby lak , S pt mb r , e s s o n of e e E e B e l 1 795 Charl , R ub n and lizab th lak , Ju y , . e B e s s on o f e J remiah Smith oi , Nathani l and B e Dec 14 1 95 e 7 . Ann lak , mber , E 9 f e e B 6 . . o e e e e 1 1 7 Elizabeth , dau R ub n and lizab th lak , Nov mb r , W s f 2 1 9 s on o e B e Se e e 1 7 7 . a hington , S th and Ruxby lak , t mb r , a f 1 99 . o e c e B e J 1 2 7 . M rtha , dau Nathani l and Ra h l lak , anuary ,
E MARRIAG S .
s B e B c e e e 8 1 6 84 . Jame lak and Ruth at h ld r, marri d July ,
B e a n d w f De e e 31 1 6 95 . Abigail lak Obadiah S i t , c mb r , 1 5 B e s 2 1 7 . Mary lak and Jo hua Pomry , June , H B H B 1 1 8 es e 6 7 . op till lak and annah utt , May , H a a B a ke a n d H e s H 4 1 20 f e a 7 . nn h l op till um r y , J nuary 1 , 131 APPENDIX .
E e B H e e lizab th lake and Samuel umfr y , marri d H a B e e ff ann h lak and Nathani l Topli , E z B i li abeth lake and William With ngton , B e e s John lak and Abigail Pr ton , s B e el e e Jo iah lak and R i f Humfr y , B e Anne lak and Jonathan Payson , B e M a x fi eld Ruth lak and John , B n s e William lake and Han ah Maud l y , e B k e E e E s Nathani l la and lizab th van , El e B e o f E Be e izab th lak , Milton , and lijah lch r, of e s s 2 1 1 729 Pr ton , Augu t , ,
e ne z e r B a e e e e e e e 29 1 736 . b l k and Reli f L adb tt r, Dec mb r , wEa m 5 1 40 u el B e e ce e 7 . lak and Pati n Whit , June ,
e e B e e s 1 8 1 741 . J r miah lak and Mary Stev n , June , 5 B e r e ce e 9 1 74 . Ruth lak , j . and John Spur, D mb r , M eh e ta ble B e r of lak , j . and William Field, B e 6 1 45 e e a 7 . raintr , F bru ry ,
R e B e B e e 24 1 748 . eli f lak and John eighton , Nov mb r , B 20 1 62 e e e e c H 7 . Pati nc lak and D acon Ri hard all , July , E B E e 1 2 1 64 e e s s 7 . lizab th lak and Thoma van , Octob r , E e B c 1 9 1 6 7 e e e r e e r 7 . b n z r lak , j . and Abigail Pi rc , j Mar h ,
B e of B s c e e 29 1 76 7 . William lak , o ton , and Ra h l Glover, Nov mber ,
e e B e A we c 31 1 6 9 . Pati nc lak and braham Ho , O tober , 7 ' ‘ ‘ SW ak n e 9 1 2 é a d e ce r 77 . John Pi r , j Jun , ‘ ‘ A
H En Ifi I B Ialfe an d e e e u 1 1 1 773. Rob rt Pi rc , Febr ary , B 1 s e e Ke 3 7 76 . Jo ph lak and Thankful lton , January ,
B e E w s e e 26 1 778 . Polly lak and d ard Fo t r, Nov mber , E a e B e an d n M a 22 1 78 1 liz b th lak Daniel Far , y , .
el B s e 2 1 1 78 2 . Nathani lake and Ann Robin on , Octob r ,
B e r m s s r A 1 7 1 78 8 . . e Mary lak , j , and Tho a Le d , j . , pril ,
e e B e E e ce e 1 3 1 79 1 . R ub n lak and lizabeth Pi r , Octob r ,
s B e s B s of e e 6 1 795 . Su annah lak and Thoma rigg , Milton , Dec mb r , E B e 31 1 95 of B s 7 . lizabeth lake and John Hall , o ton , Decemb r , B 12 9 a e e s n B of s 1 7 8 . S lly lak and Dani l O bor odge , Milton , Augu t ,
DEATH S .
a of e s B ake S rah , dau . Jam l , E w s on of E w B d ard , d ard lake , s o f B e Su an , dau . William lak , e s B e w w Agn lak , ido , H wife f e s B o e r . annah , Jam lak , j , H o f s B ak e r annah , dau . Jame l , j . , s on of B John , John lake , N s on of s B athaniel , Jo eph lake , E w f of s B lizabeth , i e Jame lake , a e s E e of the c his J m , ld r Chur h , in 1 3 2 BLAKE FAMILY .
De c c 2 1 7 1 8 . John , a on , Mar h ,
s s on of e s W B e e e 3 1 720 . Thoma , Jam and ait lak , Nov mb r ,
s s on o f e s B e 3 1 724 . Thoma , Jam and Wait lak , April ,
s s o n of e s B e c e 3 1 725 . Thoma , Jam and Wait lak , O tob r ,
H w w o f h e r 9 1 s t e s 4 1 729 . annah , ido William , in y ar, Augu t , e s c hi s 8 1 s t e c e 22 Jam , Dea on , in y ar, O tob r , s s on o f s e e B e 1 5 Jo iah , Jo iah and R li f lak , March ,
s e hi s 72d e e 1 1 739 . Jo ph , in y ar, F bruary , 9 of E e e e e e B e De ce e 2 9 1 73 . Sarah , dau . b n z r and R li f lak , mb r ,
s s on of e e c e B e De e e 1 5 1 745 . Thoma , Samu l and Pati n lak , c mb r ,
s his 4 th e e e e 1 5 1 747 . Jo iah , in 7 y ar, S pt mb r ,
e s hi s 6 3d De ce e 4 1 75 0 . Jam , in year, mb r ,
s e B e 2 1 1 75 0 . Jo ph lak , January , M eh e table w w of s e 1 5 1 75 1 , ido Jo ph , April ,
w w of e s h e r 9oth e 1 1 1 752 . Ruth , ido Jam , in y ar, January ,
e e s on o f E e e e e e B e c e 22 1 752 . L mu l , b n z r and R li f lak , O tob r ,
w w of e s h er 6 9th e M a 22 1 753 . Wait , ido Jam , in y ar, y ,
e his 39th e M a 1 1 754 . Samu l , in y ar, y , 1 5 of e e c e B e u s 1 0 7 6 . Mary , dau . Samu l and Pati n lak , A gu t , s e s on of e e B e Fe 1 1 1 76 1 Jo ph , J r miah lak , bruary , A f B 1 6 1 w e of e De ce e 1 7 7 . bigail , i John lak , mb r , H - 1 5 e s B e c e 14 76 . op till lak , O tob r ,
s s on of E e e e B e n 3 1 766 . Jo iah , b n z r and Mercy lak , Ja uary , H e B e 20 1 76 6 . nry lak , July , f e 1 n e N 1 1 . e s s o o e . v 77 e o . 7 Jam , Samu l and Pati nc , d at W ymouth , , ( In hi s 21 s t y e ar ; h e pre ache d at Dorche s ter th e e c e Sabbath pr ding . ) B e hi s 75th e John lak , in y ar, e e his 6 8th e J r my , in y ar , e B e Samu l lak , E e e B e z ki l lak , s w fe o f E s B e Su anna , i no lak , o f e B e Sally , dau . S th and Ruxby lak , f B e ce . o e Pati n , dau Jonathan and Sarah lak ,
H B r . annah lake , j , e e B e L mu l lak , H w w o f H e s B e annah , ido op till lak , E e e hi s 78 th e ben z r, in y ar, e e hi s 1 4th e s o n o f E s e L mu l , in y ar, no and Rach l s ox 2 2 e 1 79 . ( mall p ) , Octob r , e e hi s 7th e s on o f E s St ph n , in y ar , no and Rach el s ox e 1 92 c 7 7 . ( mall p ) , O tob r , e s s on of e E e t B e e e e 1 795 Charl , R uben and lizab h lak , S pt mb r, . M w w o f Je e m h e r 8 1 s e ‘ c 14 1 98 t 7 . ary , ido r iah , in y ar , Mar h ,
134 BLAKE FAMILY .
Mis c e llane ou s matter taken from a copy of Roxbur y Church
Re c ords .
E e Dw e 1 6 3 s e . Gile s Pay on marri d lizab th o ll , April , 7 28 1 6 8 8 e 8 e s s e 7 . Gile s Pay on di d Jan . , , ag d y ar Dc E e H John H olbrook die d e . and lizab th olbrook ( s upp os e d t o b e hi s w w e c H M a 22 1 6 9 ido ) marri d Ri hard all , y , 7 . 2 1 6 9 R e v E e 0 0 . . John lliot di d May , B H u s 1 5 2 e e e 1 7 1 . Samu l lak marri d annah C rti , May , e s on of e H B e 22 1 1 3 Samu l , Samu l and annah lak , born Jan . , 7 . E h s on of D e s e 1 5 1 1 5 - 16 lija , ani l and Su annah Whitn y , born Jan . , 7 . U of e s e of William pham , W ton , marri d Thankful Dana, Roxbury , 9 2 e e 1 7 7 . Nov mb r , D e e c 7 1 6 9 ani l Whitn y married Sarah Gay , Mar h , 7 . s on of E H e CV 29 . 1 49 John , lijah and annah Whitn y , born N , 7 . e e s 22 1 3 John Whitn y marri d Mary Pay on , April , 77 . s e s on of s e Es e e 30 1 49 Jo ph , Jo ph and th r Mayo , baptiz d July , 7 . ‘ e s on of s e Es e M e 28 1 54 Cal b , Jo ph and th r ayo , born S pt . , 7 ; ba p ize d O ct 6 t . .
s e r . of w e c s 12 1 2 Jo ph Mayo , j , War ick , marri d Lucy Ri hard , Mar . , 77 . f d e a e te s o o . c s 2 1 3 Nath ni l S arn , marri d Mary Ri hard , May 7 , 77 . f d e o o . e c s O ct . 1 7 1 7 6 Cal b Mayo , marri d Molly Ri hard , , 7 . s D o f s 28 1 82 Jo iah avenport , do . married Ann Pay on , Jan . , 7 . E X I ND .
P I R I STI M ES O F TH E BL KES . AR T . CH A N N A A
4 2 49 n l n , , 74, 7 5 , 76 Fra k i 9 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 5 6 2 Fr e er ck , , , , , d i
5 4, 8 4 , 1 1 6 4 2 Geor ge 8 8 Gilber t An n An n a n n e an d n n e 9 14 2 G l es , , A A i , , 7 , i 3 1 1 Gor am 7 , 3 h 8 8 9 H an n ah 75 H ar r ie t H elen 4 1 49 5 0 en r , , H y 5 1 14 or ce 7 , H a
5 7 , 5 9 , 9 3, 94 7 6
Car ol in e
4 15 1 6 1 1 8 1 9 2 1 Jam es 1 , , , 7 , , , 0, 2 , 22 , 2 2 3, 24 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 9 ; 30, 31 , 32, 33, 1 44 4 35 , 38 , 4 , , 45 , 8 , 54 , 5 6 , 5 7 , 6 1 ,
7 3, 8 4 , 8 9 , 95 , 1 1 9 n e 3 Ja 7 , 75 Ja n ette 88 n t ia o n 9 14 1 6 1 1 8 1 9 2 1 25 46 48 Cy h J h , , , 7 , , , , , , ,
5 5 , 5 7 , 8 8 , 8 9 Dor ot o n 9 5 1 6 2 8 hy J h H , , , 0 on a t an 2 1 33 35 4 1 4 2 44 J h , , , , , , E war 9 14 33 36 38 4 0 41 4 48 54 55 5 6 5 58 5 9 8 5 8 7 8 8 8 9 d d , , , , , , , 7 , , , , , 7, , , , , , ,
49 , 5 0, 72 , 7 3, 75 , 7 6 , 8 8 El iza Eliza et 1 1 8 2 1 22 -44 45 b h 7 . , . , , ,
54 , 5 7 , 6 2, 8 4 , 1 14 Ellen En os Ker sey Eu n ice
Fr an cis 1 36 INDEX .
S aHy Salom e 1 1 3
9 Sam u el 29 , 30 , 32 , 33, 35 , 36 , 37 , hfi n th a M 9 34 3 4 1 42 49 49 5 0 ar y , , 5 , , , , , ,
1 1 1 1 6 Sar a 2 1 34 35 4 1 42 44 4 6 47 48 3, h , , , , , , , , , n n 49 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 58 5 9 6 0 6 7 2 M ary A , , , , 7 , , , , , 7 , M el n a 7 3 74 7 5 7 6 8 4 8 6 1 1 3 1 1 7 i d , , , , , , , Sar a An n 62 1 1 6 h , 44 Spe n cer 8 8
Su s a n 48 , 7 3 rell a 8 8 Su s an n a 5 4 8 6 O h ,
Pa t en ce 32 33 35 36 38 40 4 1 42 T eo or e 8 8 i , , , , , , , , h d 43 44 4 6 T om a s 9 32 33 41 44 45 49 , , h , , , , , , , 4 6 Patty 5 6 , 8 7 , 5 , 0, 6 2, 8 5 , 8 6 jPouy Vin cen t 46 4 1 48 49 0 W 26 , , 5 a it , 8 9 \Varr eu 8 4 9 1 1 1 2 ll 14 1 , , W i iam 9 , , 5 , 9
26 Z l a , i p h
U N M E of er s on s wh o ave m arr e n o h e e F l PAR T I I . S R S t t Blak am A p h i d i i y,
an d al s o all ot er s u r n am es in th e wor ex ce t Blak es . W er e th e s am e name is h k, p h
ou n m or e th an on ce on th e sam e a e it is n ote b u t on ce . f d p g , d
B ayl ey 9 6
B eal s 65 , 67 , 1 0 1 , 1 08 , 1 1 7 B eat 1 y 6 8 , 09 B eem an 1 8 el B l 5 1 , 6 1 B en t 4 6 B r 1 7 20 25 30 31 4 2 44 52 5 i d , , , , , , , , 7 ,
5 8 , 59 , 9 0, 9 1 , 1 1 9 Blag den Bla ckm an Bla n char d B illin gs B owen B ower s B ogm a n B r eck Br u ce Br agg 49 5 3 5 8 4 8 3 u r n , , , , 7 , B goy e
60, Bur n ett B u rr 9 Byr on 20
1 38 INDEX.
49 4 Lyma n , 7
5 7 , 8 9 5 9 8 7
7 7 48 , 7 3
28 , 6 6,77 , 1 05
49 , 74 , . 9 7 1 6 2
Salter 49 74 9 3 Se aver 9 2 59 Sevey 5 8 Shepa r d S a w 36 42 44 5 2 8 0 h , , , 0, 7 7 7 , 49 75 1 1 4 S er m a n 1 1 , , h ‘ Sh ofi 49 , 75 1 0 Shu te 6 7 1 3 S r l e 38 39 hi y , S m son 2 6 32 i p , 24 Skin n er
45 Slocu m 6 0, 9 4 Sm t 1 0 34 35 36 4 1 8 7 8 9 i h , , , , , , Soper
26 , 29 , 9 9 1 0
68 , 1 08 2 1 45 11 1 3 6 10 3 1 18 , , 6 ,
6 6 , 1 04
7 1 75 , 1 1 3 8 2 3 41 , 4 , 7 , 7 9 4 7 , 62, 9 5 , 9 6 , 9 7 , 98 26 65 , 9 9 , 1 01 , 1 02, 1 1 7
6 9 , 1 1 0
36 2 6 , 4 7 , e 1 5 Pett e 40, 48 , 49 , 5 0 Phill ips 9 P 42 4 5 5 6 ier ce 35 , , 6 , , 5 , 7 1
5 8 , 5 9 , 6 2 , 6 3, 64 , 65 , 6 6 , 6 9 ,
8 3, 9 1 , 9 5 , 9 6 , 9 7, 9 8 , 9 9 , 1 00, 1 0 1 , 1 1 03, 1 04, 1 06 , 1 07 , 1 08 , 1 1 0, 1 1 , 1 1 7 Pin s on 32
Platt 49 , 7 6 Poe Poor IP e 1 1 1 Op 99 , 00, 0 , 1 02,
Pyn chon
W heatley
43, 44 VVh a fler INDEX . 1139
W t 25 15 3 45 3 hi , 8 , , 5 , 60 , 9 4 , 95 W te 32 33 40 4 1 42 43 44 45 46 W s e hi , , , , , , , , , i 5 7 5 1 60 6 1 7 6 8 0 9 5 1 1 4 W s well 1 1 1 , , , , , , i , 6 , 1 7 , 26 47 6 6 7 0 1 04 W t er ell , , , i h 5 3, 8 2 66 1 0 W t n on , 7 i hi gt 9 5 8 9 0 W oo , d 1 0 W l es 48 3 W r t i d , 7 igh
I I I . SUR N M ES I N TH E PP N PAR T A A E DIX.
122 , 1 23
1 22 , 1 27 1 22 1 33 Pa c ar , k d 1 25 Par ks 1 28 Pau l 1 34 Per s 1 34 Pier ce 1 34 1 34 Pool Pomry 1 34 Pr es ton 1 1 P on Evan s 3 , 1 33 y
1 33
13 1 , 1 33 1 31 R obin s on 1 27
Fos ter 1 31 , 1 33 Spu r 1 34 Shaw S teven s Su mn er
1 31 , 1 34 Stea rn s 1 34 1 1 1 T e 3 , 33 all y
1 30, 1 3 1 , 1 33 Th u s ton T opl iff 1 33 Tr e scott Di cker
1 23, 1 24, 1 27 , 1 31 , 133 Upham 1 34 Lea dbetter 1 31
1 25 , 1 26 , 1 27 W ales 123, 124, 1 27
1 31 W alker 1 25 , 1 26 , 1 27 I E 140 ND X .
1 2 1 2 ll s 5 , 7 W i i 1 33 W in thr op 1 25 W is well 1 31 W ithin gton 1 34
ER R ATA.
' P e 2 l n for o n t m es r e z a 3 e te a a ter t mes . g , i 7 , f i d f ” P e l n e 1 f r “ L r a 55 o eon ara ea L eon o . g , i , d r a
Pa e 7 0 last l n e for 1 842 rea 185 2 . g , i , d