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(VII) Nathan Ely, son of Nathan Ely (6), was born in West Springfield, June 19, 1808, and died at Wrentham, Massachusetts, March 12, 1885. He received his education in the public schools of his native town and at Wil- braham Academy, at Wilbraham, Massachu- setts. He settled in Wrentham, Massachu- setts, where he was occupied in mercantile pursuits, and later in agricultural affairs. He was a justice of the peace, and for many years
held the office of selectman in Wrentham, and was member of the school committee of that town. He married, October 10, 1837, Amelia Maria Partridge, born in Wrentham, Decem- ber 23, 1815, died May 6, 1894, daughter of David and Jerusha ( Blake) Partridge. Chil- dren, born at Wrentham: 1. Frederick David, born September 24, 1838; mentioned below. 2. James Price, born April 8, 1847 ; and died at Wrentham, August 28, following.
(VIII) Hon. Frederick David Ely, son of Nathan Ely (7), was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, September 24, 1838. He at- tended the public schools of his native town, completing his preparation for college at Day's Academy, in the same town. He graduated from Brown University in the class of 1859. He read law in the offices of Hon. Waldo Col- burn, of Dedham, and was admitted to the bar on October 8, 1862, before the superior court at Dedham. He first opened a law office in Dedham, and in 1870 at Boston where he practiced until 1888. He was appointed trial justice at Dedham in 1867, and served in that office until 1884. Since 1888 he has been asso- ciate justice of the municipal court of Boston. Judge Ely is an active and influential Repub- lican. ? He was a representative to the general court from his district in 1873, and state sena- tor 1878 and 1879. He was elected a repre- sentative in 1884 in the Ninth Congressional District and served during the Forty-ninth Congress. He held important committee places in his legislative career in the legislature and congress, and gave proof of exceptional ability and faithfulness as a legislator. He was on the judiciary committee in 1873 and 1879 and on charitable institutions in 1878; on the com- mittee on elections and that of private land claims in Congress. He continued to reside in Dedham and has been a prominent citizen in that town for many years, giving repeated evidence of his public spirit and zeal for the welfare of the community. He has been chair- man of the Dedham school committee ; trustee of the Dedham Institution for Savings; direc- tor of the Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Company : member of the Dedham Historical Society ; and author of various addresses of historical value. In religion Judge Ely is an Episcopalian, and he is a vestryman of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church of Ded- ham. Judge Ely is a prominent Mason, past master of Constellation Lodge of Dedham, grand marshal and deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Judge Ely has frequently said that whatever success
Frederick D. Ely.
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he has had in life he owes to the good judg- ment of his parents in guiding his early years and to their liberality in giving him an educa- tion.
Judge Ely married first, in Boston, Decem- ber 6, 1866, Eliza Baldwin Whittier, born in Monroe, Maine, April 4, 1844, died at Ded- ham, February 12, 1881, daughter of Seth and llarriet Elizabeth ( Rice ) Whittier. He mar- ried second, in Dedham, August 10, 1885. Anna Emerson, daughter of Lyman Emerson, of Rochester, Vermont. ( See Emerson family ). Children of the first wife: 1. Frederick Augustus, born April 12, 1868, at Dedbam: attended public schools of Dedham, Boston Latin school, Boston University Law school, and died during his second year, Feb- ruary 13, 1890. 2. Ada Baldwin, born April 15, 1870; died November 5, 1870. 3. Amelia Maria, born February 12, 1874; married, Feb- ruary 26, 1906, Dr. Walter Clark Howe, of Boston.
BLAKE John Blake, the progenitor, mar- ried February 6, 1689, Joanna Whitney. He died May 25, 1706. Children: 1. James, born October I, 1689 : mentioned below. 2. Anna, born Octo- ber 1, 1691. 3. Bridget, March 27, 1693. 4. John, July 22, 1694. 5. Mary. April 8, 1696. 6. Abigail, July 30, 1698. 7. Ilannah, March 15, 1700. 8. Sarah, September 15, 1701. 9. Margaret, June 17, 1704. 10. Amiable, Octo- ber 16, 1706.
(Il) James Blake, son of John Blake (1), was born in Dorchester, October 1, 1689, and died January 12, 1765 ; married there Decem- ber 15, 1714, An Bullard, who died Decem- ber 16, 1767. Children: 1. Ann, born Octo- ber 4, 1715 ; died November 27, 1715. 2. John, born October 30, 1716; mentioned below. 3. James, born March 23, 1718. 4. Hannah, born August 23, 1720. 5. Mary, born February 6, 1722-3. 6. David, born January 25. 1724-5. 7. Moses, born March 10, 1726. 8. Margaret, born May 21, 1728; died July 7, 1736. 9. Aaron, born April 24, 1730. 10. Ann, born June 14, 1732. 11. Solomon, born October 8, 1734.
(III) Captain John Blake, son of James Blake (2), was born October 30, 1716, and died in 1812. He married, July 16, 1741, Elizabeth Bragg, who died March 30, 1804. Children: 1. Jerusha, born July 20, 1742; died February 18, 1787. 2. Lydia, born June 17, 1744. 3. Jacob, born March 17, 1747; mentioned below. 4. John, born February 3,
1748-9. 5. Elizabeth, born August 8, 1751. 6. Increase, born July 1, 1753; died August 19, 1778. 7. Aaron, born December 19, 1756; died April, 1843. 8. Lurania, born August 7, 1759 ; died October 15, 1761. 9. Pamela, born April 14, 1769; died July 2, 1813.
(IV) Jacob Blake, son of Captain John Blake (3), was born March 17, 1747, and died February 18, 1787. He married, November 5, 1778, Mary Bowker. Children: 1. In- crease, born May 21, 1780; died October 6. 1853. 2. Jacob, born February 27, 1783 ; died October 24. 1844. 3. Jerusha, mentioned be- low.
(\') Jerusha Blake, daughter of Jacob Blake (4), was born August 17, 1788, and clied June 7, 1867. She married David Part- ridge. Their daughter Amelia Maria Part- ridge married, October 10, 1837, Nathan Ely, of Wrentham (7). (See Ely family ).
(For early generations see Joseph Emerson 5. )
(V1) James Emerson, son of EMERSON Rev. Joseph Emerson (5). was born at Ipswich, Massa- chusetts, in 1655, and died at Mendon, Massa- chusetts, in 1718. He married, at Mendon, 1685. Sarah Children: I. James, born March 13, 1692. 2. John, born June 9, 1694, at Ipswich : mentioned below. 3. Joseph, born December 18, 1696. 4. Elizabeth, born March 6. 1698. 5. Ebenezer. 6. Nathaniel.
(VII) John Emerson, son of James Emer- son (6), was born in Ipswich, June 9, 1694. He resided in Mendon and Uxbridge, Massa- chusetts ; was a surveyor and large landowner. He married, November 23, 1721, Mary Rice. Children : 1. John, born September 6, 1722. 2. Thomas, born February 2, 1725. 3. Mary, born September 17. 1730. 4. Luke, born Oc- tober 14, 1733. 5. Ezekiel, born February 14, 1735. 6. Sarah, born January 14, 1740. 7. Phebe, born August 17, 1743. 8. Hannah, born March 29. 1747. 9. James.
(\'HI1 ) Thomas Emerson, son of John Emer- son (7), was born in Uxbridge, February 2, 1725: married, November 25, 1748, Abigail Marsh, born 1720, died June 21, 1804. Chil- dren, born in Uxbridge: 1. Asa, born August 19, 1749; died October 13, 1796. 2. Esther, born June 14, 1751. 3. Daniel, born April 5. 1753; died 1821. 4. Enoch, born February 26. 1755; mentioned below. 5. Mary, bo.n February 24, 1757. 6. Phebe, born November 14, 1759. 7. Eunice, born September 9, 1761, clied 1786. 8. John, born October 4, 1763, died
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in infancy. 9. Abigail, born April 25, 1766, died September 15, 1804.
(IX) Enoch Emerson, son of Thomas Emer- son (8), was born February 26, 1755, in Ux- bridge ; died May 25, 1835, in Rochester, Ver- mont. He married Eunice Dana. Children : I. Enoch, born April 15, 1791. 2. Lyman, born October 15, 1792; mentioned below. 3. Eunice, born April 3, 1794; died October 25, 1868. 4. Stillman, born April 28, 1796; died November 21, 1875. 5. Achsa, born February 23, 1799; died November 4, 1851. 6. Asa, born April 8, 1801, died November 4, 1865. 7. Ezekiel, born February 11, 1803, died No- vember 4. 1871. 8. Orpha, born April 12, 1807, died April 12, 1835.
(X) Lyman Emerson, son of Enoch Emer- son (9), was born October 15, 1792 : died De- cember 4, 1868. He married first, December I. 1814, Anna Warren, born September 5, 1793 at Hardwick, Massachusetts, died Janu- ary 6, 1826. He married second, March 27, 1827, Olive Warren, born December 4, 1805, died April 10, 1887. Children : I. Lyman, Jr., born May 28, 1816; died March 17, 1897. 2. Mary Ann, born August 6, 1820; died No- vember 3, 1851 ; married March 14, 1842, Barna Cooper ; child: Lydia Ann, born De- cember 5, 1842. 3. David Warren, born Sep- tember 13, 1822; died November 8, 1898; married, February 9, 1854. Sarah Elizabeth Tasker : children: i. Lyman, born March 28, 1855; died August 11, 1856; ii. Enoch, born July 29, 1857, died August 11, 1859; iii. Jennie, born August 7, 1860, married September 13, [888, Prof. Walter Miller ; iv. Charles War- ren, born June 2, 1862 ; v. William, born 1864, died 1864. Children of second wife : 4. Louisa, born June 20, 1828 ; died July 30, 1905 ; married October 14, 1868, David Eaton Mar- tin. 5. Ezekiel, born September 14, 1830. 6. Anna, born December 6, 1832; married Aug- ust 10, 1885, Judge Frederick D. Ely, of Ded- ham. (see sketch herewithi). 7. Lucy Jane. born April 26, 1835: died July 10, 1837. 8. Enoch Dana, born April 18, 1837; died No- vember 2. 1903 ; married September 26, 1876, Abigail (Johnson) Leonard. 9. Olive Jane, born January 3, 1841 ; married Rev. Horatio Morrow, missionary for twenty-nine years in Tavoy, Burmah, India, who died September 6, 1905. 10. Eunice Elizabeth, born December 14. 1842 ; died May 22, 1907. II. Ellen Maria, born May 1, 1845; died August 27, 1846. 12. Edna Francelia, born August 27, 1847 ; mar- ried William F. Chase, May 1, 1874: he died June 27, 1884; children: i. Ernest Warren
Chase, born October 8, 1875 ; ii. William Fran- cis Chase, born November 26, 1879.
DANA Richard Dana, the immigrant an- cestor, came from England in 1640, and settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He married Anna Bullard, of Cambridge. He died April 2, 1690. He mar- ried Anne Children : Anne, Jacob, Joseph, Abigail. Benjamin, mentioned below ; Elizabeth, baptized April 27, 1662; Daniel, baptized April 3. 1664.
( II) Benjamin Dana. son of Richard Dana (1), was born February 20, and was baptized April 8, 1660; married. May 24, 1688, Mary Buckminster. He died August 13, 1738.
(III) Captain Benjamin Dana, son of Ben- jamin Dana (2), was born April 28, 1689; married, July 23, 1724, Anna Francis. He died June 5, 1751.
( IV ) Francis Dana, son of Captain Benja- min Dana (3), was born February 6, 1737; married Eleanor Foster, January 14, 1768. He settled in Waitsfield, Vermont, in 1788-9, the first of the family to locate in that town. He died there February, 1813. His daughter Eunice Dana married Enoch Emerson (9). ( see Emerson sketch).
Benjamin Parker, the immi- PARKER grant ancestor, settled in Kit- tery, Maine, where he bought land of Diamond Sergent, 1718. He died in 1751-2, as shown by his will. His wife died May 5, 1721. Children recorded in Newcastle : I. Thomas, born September 25, 1703; married Anna Jenness. December 12, 1734. 2. Eliz- abeth, born September 24, 1709 ; married Octo- ber 17. 1737, Joseph Pierce, of Portsmouth. 3. Benjamin, born July 29, 1713; mentioned below. 4. Hannah, born August 13, 1718; not named in will.
(II) Benjamin Parker, son of Benjamin Parker (I), was born in Newcastle, July 29, 1713. He married first (intention published November 10, 1739), Mary Googin, widow ; second. December 12, 1772, Sarah Newmarch. Children, all by first wife: I. Noah, born February 12, 1739-40; married August 17, 1763. Eunice Deering. 2. Benjamin, born No- vember 29. 1743; married February 18, 1773. Eunice Haley. 3. Samuel, born December 2, 1745 : mentioned below. 4. Mary, born No- vember 23, 1747; died January 8, 1835. 5. Elizabeth, born February 29, 1749-50 ; married September 10, 1772, Robert Haley. 6. Sarah. born April 9. 1752; married February 22,
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1778 (?) Richard Ingersoll. 7. Hannah, born April 20, 1754; married Benjamin Webber. 8. William, born May 9, 1756; married Aug- ust 24, 1777, Susannah Lewis. 9. Mehitable, born January 5, 1758. 10. Daniel, born May 1, 1760.
(III) Samuel Parker, son of Benjamin Parker (2), was born December 2, 1745, at Kittery, Maine. He settled in the adjacent town of Berwick. Among his children was William, mentioned below.
(IV) William Parker, son of Samuel Parker, son of Samuel Parker (3), born in Berwick, Maine, July 11, 1789, died in Quincy, Massachusetts, July 11, 1872. He married Bathsheba Robie, born at Northampton, New Hampshire, June 28, 1790, died in Quincy, January 28, 1875. Children : I. Sarah Ann, born July 26, 1809, at North Ber- wick, Maine ; died February 26, 1877, at Strat- ham, New Hampshire: married first. John Moore, of Stratham, who died 1837 ; children : Vienna, Thomas and John Moore; she mar- ried second, Reuben Smith, of Stratham; children: Henry, Ariana, Samuel, Hannah and Frank Smith. 2. John, born Febru- ary 29, 1810, at North Berwick : died March 24, 1867, at Quincy ; married May 21, 1833, Nancy Harris, of Worcester; children: i. William, born Angust 6, 1835; ii. Eliza R., November 28, 1837; iii. John, May 22, 1840; iv. Josephine, September 2, 1844; v. Maria, September 14, 1848; vi. Charles, October 13, 1849; vii. Benjamin Franklin, June 5, 1854; viii. Elizabeth Moulton. November 24. 1858; ix. James Munroe. April 10, 1852 ; x. Samuel A., October 13, 1849. 3. Alvin, born Febru- ary 1, 1812, at Parsonsfield, Maine; married Eliza Hall, of East Boston, April 13. 1840 : children : i. Lorenzo, born December 17, 1842 ; ii. Alvin F., February 18. 1844: iii. Mary Adelaide, June 7. 1850; iv. Harriet A. ; v. Mary Adelaide, June 11. 1849. (The fore- going are not in order of birth). 4. Mary E., born May 12. 1815, at Parsonsfield, died at Quincy, May 2, 1893; married December 28, 1843, Ebenezer Harmon, of Quincy. 5. Wil- liam Parker, born September 13, 1816; men- tioned below. 6. George Washington, born September 10, 1820, at Parsonsfield; died June 10, 1866, at Northampton, New Hamp- shire : married Elizabeth Robie, of Northamp- ton ; had infant son who died June 6, 1853. 7. Elmira B., born June 26, 1824, at Parsons- field : died September 8, 1869, at Quincy ; mar- ricd June 5, 1845, Martin Merritt ; children : i. Annette Merritt, born May 4, 1847: ii. Wil-
liam P. Merritt, born October 11, 1848, died March 21, 1853; iii. Lenora G. Merritt, born October 14, 1851, died October 25, 1853. 8. Ethelinda, born March 5, 1826, at Parsons- field ; died May 29, 1893, at Lowell, Massa- chusetts ; married first, June 16, 1845, Henry Augustus, son of John M. and Lucy ( Pope ) Newcomb; children: Charles H. Newcomb, born November 6, 1848, died October 20, 1868; Lucy Frances Newcomb, born April 8, 1846, died September 18, 1882; George Eu- gene Newcomb, born September 5, 1852, died 1000 ; married second, January 2, 1878, Philip Carver. 9. Nancy, died April 14, 1846, at Quincy. 10. Samuel, died 1839, at Parsons- field. 11. Willard. 12. Clarissa, born June 25, 1828: died July 20, 1866, at Quincy : mar- ried first, May 6, 1848, Samuel Baxter, of Quincy : children : i. Ellen Baxter, born Jan- uary, 1850, died June 17, 1853 : ii. Arthur Ed- gar Baxter, born September 3, 1851 ; married second, Horace Johnson, of Quincy ; one child, Clarissa Johnson, born December 7, 1859.
(V) William Parker, son of William Parker (4), born September 13, 1816, at Par- sonsfield, Maine, died at Quincy, May 9, 1890. He was educated in the public schools of his native town. He learned the trade of carpen- ter, and in 1836 came to Quincy, Massachu- setts, and engaged in the business of builder and contractor, continuing with much success the rest of his life. He had the contracts for many of the finest buildings of Quincy, and he erected the first brick business block, then known as the Robertson Block, in that city, now called the Greenleaf Block. Mr. Parker was a member of Rural Lodge of Free Ma- sons, of Quincy. He was assistant engineer of the Quincy fire department, with which he was connected for many years, and was also for a number of years the chief of police. He was a well-known, highly respected and useful citizen. He married, May 28, 1840, Emeline Wilson, born August 5. 1823, daughter of William and Louisa (Adams) Wilson. Chil- dren: 1. Warren Samuel, born December 16. 1861 : mentioned below. 2. Alice Howard, born September 26, 1868; died April 6, 1869.
(VI) Warren Samuel Parker, son of Wil- liam Parker (5), was born in Quincy. Decem- ber 16, 1861, and was educated in the public and high schools of that city. He learned his father's trade and became associated with him in the contracting business, succeeding to it in 1888, and continuing it to the present time. Mr. Parker is one of the leading builders of that section. In 1894 he was appointed ex-
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aminer of plumbers in Quincy, and in 1907 inspector of buildings, being the first to hold this office. He is a member of Mt. Wollaston Lodge of Odd Fellows, and of the Univer- salist church, of which he has been parish clerk and member of the parish committee. He married, January 4, 1883, Carrie Eda Newcomb, born October 27, 1862, daughter of Bryant and Ellen ( Bates) Newcomb. Chil- dren, born at Quincy : I. William Bryant, born December 5, 1883. 2. Warren Russell, September 23, 1887. 3. Alice, June 23, 1894.
Carrie Eda (Newcomb) Parker is a de- scendant of the pioneer, Francis Newcomb. Francis Newcomb was born in England, in 1605, and came to Boston in the ship "Planter," in 1635, settling at Braintree in 1638: died there May 27, 1692; married Rachel John, son of Francis New- comb, was born in England, in 1634, and came with his parents to this country ; married Ruth John, son of John Newcomb, was born April 13, 1659; died 1708; married Eliz- abethì Isaac, son of John Newcomb, was born April 24, 1700; married first, Thank- ful Bingley, April 4, 1722 ; second, November 17, 1724, Mary Nash. Captain Thomas, son of Isaac Newcomb (4), was born in Brain- tree, June 15, 1730; married, May 28, 1951, Bertha Copeland. Bryant, son of Captain Thomas Newcomb, was born in Braintree. Oc- tober 25, 1761 ; married, August 2, 1783, Jane Glover, born October 16, 1762. Bryant, son of Bryant Newcomb, was born January 22, 1796; married Louisa Hardwick. Bryant, son of Bryant Newcomb, was born July 7, 1830; married Ellen Bates. Carrie Eda Newcomb, daughter of Bryant Newcomb, married War- ren S. Parker, mentioned above.
WILSON Robert Wilson, immigrant an- cestor, was probably of a Scotch family. Our first record of him in this country is October 27, 1665, when he bought of John Brown, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, the land south of Fowle's Mill, belonging later to Thomas Russell. The bridge over the brook on Woburn road, near Fowle's mills, was known as Wilson's Bridge as late as 1850. He was doubtless a near relative of Sergeant Edward Wilson, who also settled in Cambridge. Robert died about 1685. He married Deboralı, daughter of Andrew Stev- enson. Children, born at Cambridge: I. De- borah, born September 25, 1666; married June 7, 1689, Elisha Buell. 2. Sarah, born October
6, 1668; married Crawford. 3. An- drew, mentioned below.
(II) Andrew Wilson, son of Robert Wil- son (1), born in Cambridge, April 17, 1670, died there in 1722. Ile married Hannah
Children, born at Cambridge : I. Andrew, born May 12, 1696. 2. Hannah, born August 10, 1698; married Benjamin Hopkins. 3. Deborah, born October 12, 1700; married John Perry. 4. John, born January 28, 1702-3; mentioned below. 5. Mary, born March II, 1706-7. 6. Damaris, born November 1, 1708, died young. 7. Damaris, born August 25, 1710.
(III) John Wilson, son of Andrew Wilson (2), born in Cambridge, January 28, 1702-3, died there February 1I, 1773. His wife Mar- tha died there November 26, 1797, aged, eighty-six years. He resided at Menotomy (West Cambridge), but his children were baptized in the Cambridge church. Children : I. Josiah, baptized May 24, 1730, died young. 2. Lydia, baptized May 28, 1732. 3. Jolin, baptized March 17, 1733-4. 4. Edward, born about 1735; mentioned below. 5. Martha, baptized January 2, 1742-3; married Gershom Williams. 6. Phebe, baptized May 19, 1745: married Nathan Swan. 7. Anna, baptized January 21, 1749-50; married Edward Rich- ardson. 8. Susanna, baptized December I, 1751. 9. Josiah, baptized May 5, 1754.
(IV) Edward Wilson, son of John Wilson (3), was born at Menotomy, Massachusetts (now Arlington) about 1735; married No- vember 23, 1758, Lucy Francis, of Medford. He owned the covenant at the Precinct church at West Cambridge October 21, 1759. In 1770 and again 1778 the town records mention land of the heirs of Andrew Wilson, deceased, then the southern boundary of land where Samuel A. Fowle's mills stand, formerly the property of the Cutter family. Edward was a taxpayer in Charlestown 1761-70. He resided in West Cambridge. Children, born in West Cambridge: 1. Joseph, baptized October 28, 1759; married Elizabeth Caldwell, March 6, 1785. 2. Lucy, baptized January 25, 1761. 3. Edward, born April 4. 1762. 4. Ebenezer, August 1, 1763. 5. Rachel, February 13, 1765. 6. Samuel, September 13, 1766. 7. Nathaniel, February 17. 1768. 8. William, October 28, 1769. 9. Aaron, November 12, 1771. 10. Son, (born with but one hand) De- cember 16, 1772, died next day. II. Francis, born August 6, 1774. 12. Andrew, January I. 1777. 13. Thomas, October 23, 1778. (V) Samuel Wilson, son of Edward Wil-
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son (4), was born in West Cambridge, Sep- tember 13. 1766. He was probably the same Samuel that owned the covenant and was bap- tized at the precinct church July 22, 1810. Among his children were: 1. Samuel, mar- ried April 4, 1813, Mary Ann Frost, at West Cambridge. 2. William, mentioned below.
(VI) William Wilson, son of Samuel Wil- son (5), was born in West Cambridge, about 178:). He married, June 1, 1817, Louisa, daughter of Micajah and Alice ( Haywood) Adams.
Louisa ( Adams) Wilson was de- scended from Henry Adams (1), of Brain- tree. (See Adams family). Her lineage : Louisa (7) married William Wilson ; Mica- jah Adams (6) married Alice Haywood : Mi- cajah (5) married Elizabeth Newhall; Ebe- nezer (4) married Anna Boyleston; Joseph (3) married Mary Chapin ; Joseph (2) mar- ried Abigail Bexter : Henry Adams ( 1).
Children of William and Louisa ( Adams) Wilson: 1. Louisa Ann, born December 18. 1818: died November 3, 1846: married Albert Thayer. 2. George Frederick, born January 27, 1821 ; married Maria Stetson. 3. Eme- line, born August 5, 1823: married William Parker ( see sketch ). 4. Francis, married Jane Brown. 5. William, married Sarah Pratt. 6. Adaline, married Edward M. Nutter. 7. Charles, married first, Mary Harris; second. Minnie Whiting. 8. John, married first, - Smith ; second, Louisa Smith. 9. Lydia, mar- ried Wallace Manuel.
The name Prescott is of PRESCOTT Saxon origin, and is com- posed by the contraction of two Saxon words, priest and cottage, and therefore signifies priest cottage, or priest's house. The name Prescott has long been known in England. It was given to a street and lane or place in the ancient city of Lon- don. Prescott is also the name of a market town in Lancashire. England. Orders of knighthood were conferred upon some branches of the family, and they were among the nobility of England. The arms of the Prescotts of Digby, county of Lincoln, Eng- land, from whom the Quincy ( Massachusetts ) Prescotts are descended, is described in the language of heraldry by Mr. Burke as follows : "Ermine, a chevron sable on a chief of the second, two leopards heads or. Crest, out of a ducal coronet or, a bear's head and neck or, bristled of the first." The owls signify a pru- dent cantion with patient endurance and a vigilant watchfulness especially by night. The
owl is Minerva's bird, and was borne by the ancient Athenians at their armorial feasts. It is not possible to trace the direct lineage of the Prescotts who came to America farther back than the time of Queen Elizabeth, yet it is well known that Prescott was known as an ancient family in the town of Prescott afore- said, from whom descended James Prescott, of Standish in Lancashire, one of the gentle- men who were recognized by an order of Queen Elizabeth dated 1564 to keep in readi- ness horsemen and armor. James Prescott married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esq., of Standish, and sister of Ralph Standish. Their oldest child of six was James who mar- ried Alice Molineaux, and who for his bravery and military prowess and achievements was created lord of the manor of Digby in Lin- colnshire, and had new arms granted to him already described. He became known as Sir James Prescott. He died March 1, 1683, leav- ing a son John and a daughter Annie : the sec- ond son of this John was James, and it was his son James, baptized 1642-43, who emi- grated to New England and settled at Hamp- ton, New Hampshire. All the Prescotts in this country who can trace their ancestors of that name back to the revolution are believed to be descendants of James Prescott, of Standish. Colonel William Prescott, a native of Groton, Massachusetts, and the hero of Bunker Hill. was six generations removed.
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