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135-9. JOHN3 PALMER (Francis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 21 June, 1689; married 18 Nov., 1709, Mary, daughter of Lieut. John Stickney (189-4). She died 2 Nov., 1763. He died 22 Dec., 1763. His will, dated 24 Nov., 1763, mentions son John to be executor and have the homestead; son Daniel; daughters Elizabeth Hood, Jane Gould, Mary Duty, Hannah Walker, Sarah Barker, and Mehitable Smith, deceased (Essex Probate, 341: 73). John Palmer and wife, Mary, sold, 4 Dec., 1717, to Joshua Jewett, about two acres of land in Rowley, that was a part of the homestead of his father, Francis Palmer (Essex Deeds, 89 : 90).
Children born in Rowley :
135-13. ELIZABETH,4 b. 1 May, 1710; m. 6 Mar., 1731, Nathan Hood of Topsfield.
135-14. DANIEL, b. 31 July, 1712; m. Elizabeth Wheeler.
135-15. JANE, b. 24 Dec., 1714; m. in Topsfield, 9 Oct., 1740, Simon Gould of Topsfield (Gould Gen.).
135-16. MARY, b. 1 June, 1717; m. Moses Duty (61-8).
135-17. HANNAH, b. 30 Dec., 1719; m. 23 Feb., 1741, Gidian Walker of Arundel. She was dismissed from Rowley Church, 9 May, 1742, to Arundel.
135-18. SARAH, b. 7 Feb., 1721-2; d. 21 June, 1723.
135-19. SARAH, b. 17 Apr., 1724; m. Joseph Barker (13-39).
135-20. MEHITABLE, b. 18 Mar., 1726-7; m. 3 Oct., 1754, John Smith of New- bury.
135-21. JOHN, b. 30 Nov., 1729; m. Elizabeth Bennett (16-21).
135-11. FRANCIS3 PALMER (Francis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 22 May, 1694; married 30 Oct., 1716, Sarah, daughter of Lieut. John Stickney (189-4). She died 10 Nov., 1722. He married (2) 20 May, 1725, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Brocklebank (29-12). She died 31 Dec., 1759. He died 29 May, 1778. His will, dated 1 Oct., 1777, mentions son Stephen to be executor; daughter Ann Brocklebank; widow and children of son Francis, deceased; and children of daughter Smith, deceased (Essex Probate, 353 : 152).
Children born in Rowley :
135-22. ANN4 (Hannah, Ch. R.), b. 28 May, 1718; m. Nathan Brocklebank (29-26).
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135-23. STEPHEN, b. 9 Sept., 1720; m. Mary Todd (203-36).
135-24. An infant, d. 4 Nov., 1722 (Ch. R.).
135-25. ELIZABETH, b. 31 Mar., 1726; m. 28 Sept., 1752, Joseph Smith.
135-26. SARAH, b. 13 Oct., 1728; d. 3 Sept., 1736.
135-27. PATIENCE, b. 11 May, 1730; d. 6 Aug., 1739.
135-28. FRANCIS, b. 16 Jan., 1730-1? (1731-2) ; d. 22 Aug., 1736.
135-29. RUTH, b. 26 June, 1733; d. 3 Sept., 1736.
135-30. FRANCIS, b. 1 May, 1740; m. Rebecca Dresser (58-81).
135-14. DANIEL4 PALMER (John 135-9; Francis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 31 July, 1712; married in Ipswich, 28 Oct., 1736, Eliza- beth Wheeler, perhaps daughter of Jethro (215-7). They were dis- missed 26 Feb., 1743-4, from Rowley Church to the First Church in Gloucester. They soon returned to Rowley, and about 1764, removed to Maugerville, N. B.
Children of record in Rowley (births from Newbury Record) :
135-31. ELIZABETH,5 b. 17 Sept., 1737.
135-32. RUTH, b. (torn) 1739; m. in Newbury, 6 Feb., 1760, Moses Adams of Newbury.
135-33. MARY," bp. 11 Jan., 1740-1; m. 14 Aug., 1764 (P. R.) Joseph Garri- son. He d. in Jemseg, N. B., - Feb., 1783. She m. (2) Robert Angus (P. R.) ; she d., a widow, 14 Feb., 1822 (P. R.).
135-33}. HANNAH, d. 28 Aug., 1745.
135-34. HANNAH, bp. 9 Feb., 1745-6; d. 1 Feb., 1748-9.
135-35. DANIEL, b. 1 May, 1748.
135-36. SARAH, bp. 20 May, 1750.
135-37. MOSES, b. 28 Apr., 1752.
135-38. ABIJAH, b. 18 Apr., 1754.
135-39. NATHAN, b. 2 Apr., 1756.
135-40. DAVID, b. 4 June, 1758; d. 5 Apr., 1760.
135-21. JOHN4 PALMER (John 135-9; Francis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 30 Nov., 1729; married 5 Mar., 1754, Elizabeth, daughter of John Bennett (16-9). He was living in Lancaster, 1771, and died in Sterling. His will, proved 6 Jan., 1807, mentions wife, Elizabeth ; sons Joseph and William; daughters Elizabeth, Mary, wife of Ephraim Osgood, and granddaughter Lucy May (Worcester Probate).
Children of record in Rowley :
135-41. WILLIAM,5 b. 10 Dec., 1754.
135-42. JOSEPH, b. 8 Aug., 1756.
135-43. ELIZABETH, b. 7 Mar., 1759.
135-44. MARY, b. 25 Mar., 1762.
135-23. STEPHEN4 PALMER (Francis 135-11; Francis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 9 Sept., 1720; married 4 Dec., 1744, Mary, daughter of John Todd (203-12). She died 22 Apr., 1790. He died 23 June, 1811. His will, dated 1 Sept., 1803, mentions only son, Moses; daugh-
* Grandmother of William Lloyd Garrison.
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ters Ruth and Mary to have the homestead; Sarah Dole and Susannah Warner (Essex Probate, 381: 45). His homestead in Rowley was on Central Street, in later years known as the Dunn Place. His house, probably built by Sergt. John Palmer (135), was destroyed by fire in 1931.
Children of record in Rowley :
135-45. MOSES,5 b. 23 Sept., 1745; m. Abigail Foster.
135-46. RUTH, b. 20 Aug., 1747; d. 21 Nov., 1825; unm.
135-47. JOSEPH, bp. 5 Mar., 1748-9.
135-48.
MARY, b. 23 Jan., 1749-50; d. 14 Oct., 1833; unm.
135-49. SARAH, b. 29 July, 1752; m. (int. 10 May, 1777) Joseph Dole.
135-50. SUSANNA, b. 22 Sept., 1754; m. in Ipswich, 21 Nov., 1780, William Warner, 3rd, of Ipswich.
135-51. LYDIA, bp. 25 Dec., 1757; d. 31 Aug., 1759.
135-52. STEPHEN, bp. 13 Jan., 1760; d. 17 Nov., 1760.
135-53. An infant, d. 14 Sept., 1763.
135-30. FRANCIS4 PALMER (Francis 135-11; Francis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 1 May, 1740; married 21 Apr., 1761, Rebecca, daugh- ter of Daniel Dresser (58-52). She was insane for many years and died 28 Dec., 1813. He died 19 Aug., 1773. In the division of his estate, 1787, mention is made of children Elizabeth, Sarah, John Pem- berton Palmer and Aaron Palmer (Essex Probate, 52: 170).
Children of record in Rowley :
135-54. ELIZABETH,5 b. 7 Jan., 1762.
135-55. DANIEL, b. 21 Feb., 1764; d. 29 Feb., 1764.
135-56. AARON, bp. 7 July, 1765; d. 11 Sept., 1766.
135-57. SARAH, bp. 14 Feb., 1768; d. 2 Aug., 1819; unm. Her will, dated 17 June, 1818, mentions as legatees : Brother Aaron Palmer to have $60, and his daughter (unnamed), all her clothing; Betsey Palmer, daughter of Brother John Pemberton Palmer, "my gold necklace" and the residue of the estate (Essex Probate, 394 : 573).
135-58. JOHN PEMBERTON, bp. 12 Aug., 1770; m. 25 June, 1793, Abigail Jewett (101-191). They moved to Wentworth, N. H., in 1800.
135-59. AARON, b. 1 Feb., 1773.
135-45. MOSES5 PALMER (Stephen 135-23; Francis 135-11; Fran- cis 135-5; Sergt. John 135), born 23 Sept., 1745; married 18 May, 1773, Abigail Foster of Ipswich; died 23 Dec., 1826. Rev. soldier. His homestead in Rowley was on Central Street, now (1932) owned by James Gilday. His will, dated 8 Feb., 1819, mentions wife (un- named) ; youngest daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Solomon Lowell, $10; oldest daughter, Dolly, residue (Essex Probate, 406 : 132). His widow, Abigail, died 29 Aug., 1839 .*
Children born in Rowley : 135-60. An infant,6 d. 20 Mar., 1775.
135-61. DOROTHY (Dolly), b. 23 Feb., 1776; d. 23 Mar., 1849; unm.
* Rowley Record has this "Dolly Palmer," but I have verified from those who knew her well. (G. B. B.)
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135-62. ELIZABETH, b. 2 Oct., 1778; m. 7 Dec., 1795, Solomon Lowell, Jr .; d. 9 Apr., 1849. Her will, dated 30 Mar., 1849, mentions herself as of Rowley, widow; sons Moses P. Lowell and William Lowell ; daughter Elizabeth Cummings, a widow; grandson Solomon L. Cummings ; Thomas E. Payson executor and trustee (Essex Pro- bate).
PARRAT
136. DEA. FRANCIS1 PARRAT was a freeman, 13 May, 1640; town clerk, 1641; one of the committee to register house lots, 1643, he hav- ing two of two acres each. He was a man of ability and influence, and his penmanship shown on Rowley records attests his skill. He married Elizabeth Rev. Ezekiel Rogers mentions her in his will, 1660, as "my sometime servant." He was deacon of Rowley Church, though his name has never appeared on the printed lists. In a paper on file in Essex Probate, being the return of the division of the estate of Mrs. Ann Hobson, dated 3 Dec., 1694, a parcel of the land is described as bounded "by ye land yt was Dea. parrats"; the division was made by Ezekiel Northend, Jr., Nehemiah Jewett and Capt. Joseph Jewett, men who would have known who had been deacons of their church. See Henry Smith (183).
He went to England on business and died there, 1656. His will, dated 18 Nov., 1655, proved 30 Sept., 1656, mentions himself as "in- tending to take a journey to England"; wife Elizabeth, and six daugh- ters (unnamed) (Essex Probate). He brought with him his two sis- ters, Ann, who married Dea. Thomas Mighill (127) and Faith, who married John Smith (182). His widow, Elizabeth, married (2) Thomas Tenney (195). See will of Faith, widow of William Law (114).
Children born in Rowley :
136-1. ELIZABETH,2 b. 1: 3 mo. 1640; m. Samuel Wooster (224).
136-2. FAITH, b. 20: 1 mo. 1642; m. Ezekiel Jewett (100-1).
136-3. SARAH, b. 22: 12 mo. 1643; bur. 9 Oct., 1663.
136-4. MERCY, b. 23: 1 mo. 1646; m. John Tenney (195-1).
136-5. MARY, b. 15: 5 mo., 1647; m. John Sawyer (164-3).
136-6. MARTHA, b. 9: 8 mo. 1649; m, Isaac Colby (42).
136-7. HANNAH, b. 21: 12 mo. 1651; d. soon.
PARRAT
137. JOHN PARRAT is said by Savage to have been in Rowley in 1643. We find no record of him; probably should be John Jarrat (99).
PAYSON
138. REV. EDWARD2 PAYSON, fourth minister of Rowley, was the son of Edward1 of Roxbury, where he was born 20 June, 1657; Harvard College, 1677; ordained and settled, 25 Oct., 1682, teacher of the church in Rowley. Rev. Samuel Phillips was pastor until his death, 1696,
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when Mr. Payson became pastor. He married 7 Nov., 1683, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Samuel Phillips (144). She died 1 Oct., 1724 "Proh Dolor ! Ye Ld bring me & mine safe home to rest too." (Ch. R.) (G. S.).
He married (2) (int. 10 Sept., 1726) Elizabeth, widow of Col. Sam- uel Appleton of Ipswich and daughter of William Whittingham. The second meeting-house was built in his time and the date is shown by the following extract from his record :- "Went to worship God in our new house Nov. 7, 1697." The Rev. Jedidiah Jewett, his colleague and successor, entered his death in the Church Record as follows :- "The Revd. Mr. Edward Payson died Aug. 22, 1732, about ye rising of ye Sun In ye 76 year of his age after about a month's Languishment and after He had preached ye Gospel in Rowley more than 51 years. Beati Mortui ii qui Domini causa moriuntur etiam dicit Spiritus ut requiescant a laboribus suis & opera eorum Sequuntur eos." Adminis- tration granted to son Eliphalet (Essex Probate, 319: 48). (Monu- ment).
Children born in Rowley :
138 - 1. ELIZABETH,3 b. 26 Nov., 1684; d. 6 Dec., 1684.
138 - 2. SARAH, b. 27 Jan., 1685-6; d. 28 May, 1688.
138 - 3. MARY, b. - Sept., 1687; m. Joseph Jewett (101-34).
138 - 4. ELIPHALET, b. 12 Nov., 1689 ; m. Jane Northend (132-11).
138 - 5. MEHITABLE, b. 19 Jan., 1690-1; m. Humphrey Hobson (89-4).
138 - 6. SAMUEL, b. 5 Feb., 1692-3; m. Mary Tuttle.
138 - 7.
EDWARD, b. 5 June, 1694; m. Phebe Harris (79-29).
138 - 8.
ELIZABETH, b. 5 Feb., 1696-7; m. Ezekiel Northend (132-10).
138 - 9.
HANNAH, b. 14 Oct., 1698; d. 5 Dec., 1725 (G. S.).
138-10.
ELIOT, b. 11 Mar., 1699-1700; m. Mary Todd (203-26).
138-11.
STEPHEN, b. 25 Jan., 1700-1; d. 8 Feb., 1700-1.
138-12.
SARAH, b. 3 Mar., 1701-2; d. 20 Mar., 1701-2.
138-13. JONATHAN, b. 3 Mar., 1702-3; settled in Boston.
138-14. DAVID, b. 5 Mar., 1704-5; m. Elizabeth Appleton.
138-15. PHILLIPS, b. 27 Apr., 1707; d. 3 May, 1707.
138-16. SARAH, b. 24 Jan., 1708-9; d. 24 Apr., 1709.
138-17. SUSANNAH, b. 17 Nov., 1712; m. 26 Sept., 1732, James Hibbert.
138-4. ELIPHALET3 PAYSON (Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Rox- bury), born 12 Nov., 1689; married 13 May, 1722, Jane, daughter of Ezekiel Northend (132-6). She died 24 Nov., 1722 (G. S.). He married (2) 16 Feb., 1725-6, Ednah, daughter of Mark Prime (153-5). She died at the house of her son-in-law, Paul Jewett, 28 May, 1778. He died 12 May, 1776. His home was the house formerly of the Rev. Samuel Phillips, on the east side of Central Street.
Children born in Rowley :
138-18. An infant,4 d. 18 Nov., 1722.
138-19. An infant, d. 19 Feb., 1726-7.
138-20. ELIPHALET, b. 29 Apr., 1728; d. 8 May, 1736.
138-21. JANE, b. 15 Dec., 1730; d. 26 May, 1736.
138-22. MARK, b. 23 Sept., 1733; d. 5 May, 1736.
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138-23. JANE, b. 20 May, 1737; m. Paul Jewett (101-92).
138-24. MARY, b. 14 Jan., 1740-1; m. 6 Mar., 1760, Dr. Mark Howe of Ipswich.
138-6. SAMUEL3 PAYSON (Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 5 Feb., 1692-3; Harvard College, 1716; married 4 Jan., 1721-2, Mary Tuttle of Ipswich. He was a schoolmaster in Rowley for many years ; sometimes assisted his father in the ministry. He died 6 Sept., 1768. His widow, Mary, died 2 Apr., 1771.
Children of record in Rowley :
138-25. SARAH,4 b. 19 Nov., 1722; m. 26 May, 1761, Jonathan Call of New- bury.
138-26. SAMUEL, bp. 15 Mar., 1724; d. young.
138-27. PHILLIPS, bp. 11 Apr., 1725; d. 23 Nov., 1800; unm.
138-28. MARY, b. 20 Feb., 1727-8; d. 5 June, 1810; unm.
138-29. ELIZABETH, bp., 29 May, 1731; d. 4 Sept., 1747.
138-30. HANNAH, b. 4 June, 1733; d. 16 Jan., 1816; unm.
138-7. DEA. EDWARD3 PAYSON (Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Rox- bury), born 5 June, 1694; married 20 Aug., 1723, Phebe, daughter of Timothy Harris (79-7). She died 12 Nov., 1765 (G. S.). He died 1 Mar., 1769 (G. S.).
His will, dated 11 Nov., 1768, mentions Sarah Hammond, relict of Oliver Hammond, late of Rowley, dec'd; Nathaniel Hammond, son of said Oliver, a minor (born 29 Dec., 1756), to have all the real estate and most of personal property; brothers and sisters, viz., Eliphalet, Eliot, and Jonathan, Mehitable Gibson, Elizabeth Northend, and Susan- nah Hibbert; "children of my late brother Samuel Payson"; Sarah Hammond, daughter of said Oliver; Phillips Payson; Mary Payson, daughter of said Samuel, and her sister Hannah; three youngest chil- dren of said Samuel (unnamed) ; "trusty nephew, Humphrey Hobson extr." (Essex Probate, 345 : 274).
Children of record in Rowley :
138-31. An infant,4 b. 29 Aug., 1724.
138-32. EDWARD, bp. 10 Apr., 1726; d. 19 June, 1726.
138-33. EDWARD, bp. 15 Dec., 1728; d. young.
138-34. PHEBE, bp. 20 Jan., 1733-4; d. 27 Jan., 1733-4.
138-10. LIEUT. ELIOT3 PAYSON (Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 11 Mar., 1699-1700; married 7 Nov., 1722, Mary, daughter of James Todd (203-10). She died 8 Sept., 1758 (G. S.). He died 4 May, 1774 (G. S.).
Children of record in Rowley :
138-35. ELIZABETH,4 b. 23 Mar., 1723-4; m. Joseph Burpee (32-19).
138-36. EDWARD, b. - Jan., 1727-8; m. Widow Hannah Pearson (140-114).
138-37. An infant, d. 1 Jan., 1729-30.
138-38. JAMES, b. 20 June, 1731; m. Elizabeth Boynton (22-94).
138-39. ELIOT, bp. 9 Dec., 1733 ; d. 16 July, 1736.
138-40. MARY, bp. 18 Jan., 1735-6; d. 11 July, 1736.
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138-41. ELIOT, b. 16 May, 1737; m. Mary Haseltine of Bradford.
138-42. DAVID, b. 11 Nov., 1739; a soldier; "Killed by the enemy July 20, 1758" (Ch. R.) ; unm.
138-43. MOSES PAUL, b. 26 Jan., 1742-3 ; m. Deborah Gage (69-31). 138-44. MARY, b. 11 Mar., 1744-5; m. Ezekiel Sawyer (164-30).
138-14. DAVID3 PAYSON (Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 5 Mar., 1704-5; married 5 Mar., 1728, Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Samuel and Elizabeth (Whittingham) Appleton of Ipswich. She was born in Ipswich, 31 Aug., 1712. He died 9 Aug., 1734 (G. S.). His widow, Elizabeth, married (2) Nathaniel Mighill (127-29).
Children born in Rowley :
138-45. ELIZABETH,4 b. 2 Feb., 1728-9; m. 18 May, 1748, Benjamin Adams; d. 23 Dec., 1753.
138-45}. An infant, d. 31 Jan., 1732-3.
138-36. CAPT. EDWARD4 PAYSON (Lieut. Eliot 138-10; Rev. Ed- ward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born - Jan., 1727-8; married 8 Feb., 1753, Hannah, widow of Stephen Pearson (140-114). She died 19 Dec., 1784, aged 54 years (G. S.). He married (2) 22 Apr., 1786, Sarah, widow of Humphrey Hobson Richards and daughter of Jonathan Pearson (140-108). She eloped with Dr. William Hale, 1791. They went to Virginia where he died in 1798. She returned and died in Salem, 10 Jan., 1821. Capt. Edward Payson died 29 Oct., 1797 (G. S.).
His will, dated 26 Sept., 1797, mentions himself as late of Rowley, now resident of Boxford; daughter Hannah, wife of Capt. Francis Perley of Boxford, to have the homestead in Rowley; daughter Nabby Payson; son Francis Perley to be executor (Essex Probate, 365 : 433). Rev. soldier, rank of captain.
Children born in Rowley :
138-46. HANNAH,5 b. 28 July, 1760; m. 31 Oct., 1786, Capt. Francis Perley of Boxford. He d. 17 July, 1810, aged 65 years (G. S. Rowley). She d. 22 Jan., 1814 (G. S. Rowley).
138-47. ABIGAIL (Nabby), b. 25 Apr., 1787. Reared by her uncle, Moses Paul Payson (138-43). Her son Edward* (William) Payson,6 m. his cousin, Jane Payson Jewett (101-183).
138-38. JAMES4 PAYSON (Lieut. Eliot 138-10; Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 20 June, 1731; married 7 Dec., 1756, Eliza- beth, daughter of Ephraim Boynton (22-48). He moved to Winchen- don, before 1783, where she died 19 Aug., 1784. He married (2) 22 Nov., 1796, Widow Sarah Robbins of Bolton (Winchendon R.). He died in Winchendon, 21 Aug., 1811. His will, dated 25 June, 1810, mentions wife, Sarah; son Edward's children (unnamed) ; sons David, James and Eliot ; daughters Elizabeth Payson, Mehitable Payson, Sarah Goodhue, Jane Tucker, and Mary, deceased (Worcester Probate).
Children born in Rowley :
138-48. EDWARD,5 b. 25 Oct., 1757.
* The given name of this man is sometimes written Edward and sometimes William. It may have been Edward William or William Edward.
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138-49. DAVID, b. 5 May, 1759.
138-50. ELIZABETH, b. 13 Apr., 1761.
138-51. MARY, b. 3 Aug., 1763.
138-52. JAMES, b. 24 Aug., 1765.
138-53. ELIOT, b. 18 Aug., 1767; d. 8 Sept., 1767.
138-54. SARAH, b. 4 Dec., 1768.
138-55. JANE, b. 11 Mar., 1771.
138-56. ELIOT, b. 31 Aug., 1773.
138-57. MEHITABLE, b. 6 Aug., 1776.
138-41. ELIOT4 PAYSON (Lieut. Eliot 138-10; Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 16 May, 1737; married 30 Nov., 1760, Mary, daughter of David Haseltine of Bradford, where he died 25 Dec., 1799 (G. S. Bradford). Administration granted 6 Jan., 1800 (Essex Pro- bate, 367: 236). His widow, Mary, married (2) 5 Dec., 1801, Dea. Richard Walker of Bradford, and died 4 Apr., 1826, aged 85 years (G. S. Bradford).
Child born in Rowley :
138-58. DAVID,5 b. 24 Aug., 1761; moved to Wiscasset, Me. Prob. m. in Ipswich, 24 Dec., 1789, Nancy Ingersol of Ipswich. He was then of Pownalboro, Me.
Children born in Bradford :
138-59. MARY, b. 18 June, 1764; m. in Bradford, 27 June, 1785, Samuel Webster of Bradford.
138-60. BETTY, b. 17 Jan., 1767; m. Gen. David Payson, then of Rindge, N. H.
138-61. ELIOT, b. 25 Nov., 1769; m. Eunice Fitts.
138-62. JONATHAN, b. 17 Aug., 1772; m. in Bradford, - Mar., 1795, Polly Gage of Bradford.
138-63. EBENEZER, b. 12 Sept., 1774; m. in Bradford, 27 Nov., 1806, Zelenda Kimball; d. in Bradford, 22 June, 1825.
138-64. ELIPHALET, b. 22 Aug., 1776; m. Betsey Bradley; residence, Wis- casset, Me.
138-65. PAUL, twin, b. 28 June, 1780; moved to Wiscasset, Me.
138-66. twin, b. 28 June, 1780.
138-43. MOSES PAUL4 PAYSON (Lieut. Eliot 138-10; Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 26 Jan., 1742-3; married 26 Apr., 1768, Deborah, daughter of Col. Thomas Gage (69-21) ; died 19 Nov., 1822. Rev. soldier. His widow, Deborah, died 7 Dec., 1833.
Children born in Rowley :
138-67. DEBORAH,5 b. 17 Apr., 1769; d. 25 Mar., 1814, at the house of her brother, Moses Paul, in Bath, N. H .; unm.
138-68. MOSES PAUL, b. 9 Dec., 1770; Dartmouth Coll., 1793; President N. H. Senate.
138-69. ELIOT, b. 8 Apr., 1773; went from Rowley in 1794 and never re- turned.
138-70. THOMAS, b. 11 Feb., 1775; m. Hannah Scott (168-51).
138-71. DAVID, b. 5 Apr., 1777; m. Fanny Nourse.
138-72. MARY, b. 1 Oct., 1781; d. 17 Sept., 1801; unm.
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138-70. THOMAS5 PAYSON (Moses Paul 138-43; Lieut. Eliot 138- 10; Rev Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 11 Feb., 1775; mar- ried 22 May, 1798, Hannah, daughter of Moses Scott (168-41). He died 31 Dec., 1848 (G. S.). His widow, Hannah, died 12 Aug., 1864 (G. S.).
Children born in Rowley :
138-73. HARRIET,6 d. 5 Apr., 1799.
138-74. THOMAS ELIOT, b. 24 June, 1813; Amherst Coll., 1834; lawyer; Sheriff of Essex Co .; m. in Boston, Hannah Brown; both bur. in Rowley.
138-71. DAVID5 PAYSON (Moses Paul 138-43; Lieut. Eliot 138-10; Rev. Edward 138; Edward of Roxbury), born 5 Apr., 1777; married 25 Feb., 1806, Fanny, daughter of Daniel and Eunice (Perley) Nourse of Ipswich. She died 9 Dec., 1808, aged 29 years (G. S.). He mar- ried (2) 3 June, 1811, Ruth, widow of John Harris (79-48). She died 10 Dec., 1839. He died 12 Sept., 1873.
Children born in Rowley :
138-75. MARY,6 d. 30 July, 1807.
138-76. An infant, d. 6 Jan., 1809.
138-77. DEBORAH GAGE, b. 17 Sept., 1812; d. 9 Oct., 1855; unm.
138-78. RUTH PICKARD, b. 23 June, 1814; m. George A. Todd (203-205).
138-79. SARAH DRESSER, b. 4 Apr., 1816; d. soon.
138-80. SARAH DRESSER, b. 14 Apr., 1817; d. 22 Jan., 1896; unm .; last of the name in Rowley.
138-81. MOSES PAUL, b. 22 Aug., 1820; m. in Newburyport, 11 May, 1846, Susan H. Hodge of N. H .; d. 30 June, 1877, without issue.
138-82. ELIOT, b. 26 Oct., 1823 ; d. 19 Sept., 1824.
PEARL
139. JOHN1 PEARL, birth and parentage unknown; family tradi- tion is that he came from Yorkshire, England, after 1680; married before 1685, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Holmes (90). He was living in Bradford, 1695, and probably much earlier. His homestead in Bradford was near Boxford line. He died before 14 July, 1710. See Richard Holmes (90). His widow, Elizabeth, died 26 Mar., 1744 (West Boxford Ch. R.). Her will, dated 23 Mar., 1743-4, mentions herself as a widow and of Boxford; son Timothy Pearl; son Richard Pearl as residuary legatee and executor ; daughters Alice Peabody, Mary Pearl, Ellenor Stiles and Jane Nelson (Essex Probate).
Children (births from Bradford Record) :
139-1. ALICE,2 mentioned in grandfather's will, 1695; m. Peabody. 139-2. ELIZOR (?), bp. 5 Apr., 1685 ; prob. same as Alice above.
139-3. JOHN, b. 16 Jan., 1686-7; bur. in Rowley, 10 Mar., 1687.
139-4. MARY, bp. 22 June, 1690; mentioned in grandfather's will, 1695.
139-5. ELLEN (Ellenor), bp. 22 June, 1690; mentioned in grandfather's will, 1695 ; m. in Boxford, 18 Jan., 1715, John Stiles of Boxford.
139-6. JOHN, b. 4 Jan., 1692-3 ; mentioned in grandfather's will, 1695.
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EARLY SETTLERS OF ROWLEY, MASSACHUSETTS
139-7. TIMOTHY, b. 23 Feb., 1694-5; mentioned in grandfather's will, 1695.
139-8. JANE, b. 9 Oct., 1698 ; m. in Bradford, 9 July, 1722, Thomas Messer of Bradford; m. (2) - - Nelson.
139-9. RICHARD, b. 20 May, 1702; d. 20 Dec., 1793 (G. S. West Boxford).
PEARSON PEIRSON PERSON PERSONS PIERSON
140. DEA. JOHN1 PEARSON was not of the first company but a very early settler, probably 1643. It is a tradition in the family that he was a native of Yorkshire, England. The date of his birth is not known, though probably before 1610. His name is first mentioned on the Rowley records in the birth record of his child, 1643. He was made freeman, 26 May, 1647, and ordained deacon of the Rowley Church, 24 Oct., 1686.
The acre and half house lot laid out to him in the second division of house lots, about 1645, was situated on the east side of Holme Street, south of Richard Leighton's lot and about 100 rods north of the first meeting house. This was his home until about 1667 when he moved to "The Mills," the chief seat of his business and property. This lot is now (1932) owned by heirs of Calvin R. Titcomb. Where the old county road (the Bay Road) leading from Rowley to Newbury crosses Mill River and where the fresh water mingles with the salt is the site of the first mills in Rowley. Here, soon after the settlement of the town, probably as early as 1642, Thomas Nelson (130) built a grist mill and a sawmill, and here, by 1643, John Pearson had built a full- ing or clothiers mill, the first in New England. He operated these mills, having purchased the grist mill and the sawmill, until his death in 1693. The fulling mill continued to be operated by the Pearson family until 1809.
The grist mills, later called Glen Mills, together with a large landed estate, passed from father to son in undisturbed descent to John Pear- son (140-199), who died in 1819. These mills passed from the Pearson family to the Dummer family in 1817 and were operated by them until destroyed by fire in 1916, when the business was removed to Newbury- port.
Many of the first settlers of Rowley were weavers. Johnson, in his "Wonder-Working Providence" (London, 1654), says of the Rowley people : "These people being industrious every way, soon built many houses, to the number of about three-score families, and were the first that set upon making Cloth in this Western World; for which end they built a fulling mill, and caused their little ones to be very diligent in spinning cotton-wool, many of them having been clothiers in Eng- land." Gov. Winthrop, under date of "12th of Fourth month, 1643" says: "Our supplies from England failing much men began to look about them, and fell to a manufacture of cotton; wherof we had a store from Barbadoes, and of hemp and flax; wherein Rowley, to their great commendation, exceeded all other towns."
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