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(VII) William H., son of William and Sarah S. (Dearborn) Parsons, was born in Concord, New Hampshire, February 4, 1822, and removed with his parents to Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1836, where he attended school and assisted his father in the grocery business. Later he learned the mason's trade. He began his career as a dealer in real estate in 1843. He married, September 20. 1848, Sarah A. Wood, of Northampton, Massachu- setts, and they have five children, three of whom survived, namely: Harriette E., wife of Justin D. Parks; Charles H. Parsons and William E. Parsons. The sons became asso-
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ciated with the father in the real estate busi- ness. Mr. Parsons lived to be eighty-five years of age, and had spent sixty-four of these years in Springfield, helping to build up the city. He died at his home, 345 State street, Spring- field, Massachusetts, March 10, 1907, leaving besides his widow, daughter and two sons, six grandchildren as follows: William H. Parks, and Mrs. Greta McElwain, children of Mrs. Harriette E. Parks; Marvel and Russell Par- sons, children of Charles H. Parsons; and Gladys and William Edward Parsons, Jr., chil- dren of William Edward and Grace ( Blake) Parsons. He also had two great-grandchildren, Edmund and Katharine Parks, children of his grandson, William H. Parks. His only social affiliation outside his family circle was the Winthrop Club.
RANDALL Robert Randall, immigrant ancestor, was of Wendover, Buckshire, England, accord- ing to his own deposition about 1606. He set- tled at Weymouth, Massachusetts. His wife Mary was buried there September 3, 1640, and he married again. He was admitted a freeman in 1647. He died May 3, 1691. The inventory of his estate is dated May 16 following. His will, dated March 27, 1691, proved May 25, bequeathed to children John, Thomas, Mary, Hannah. Children: 1. John, admitted freeman 1691 ; married Mercy -. -. 2. Thomas, men- tioned below. 3. Mary, born March 20, 1642; married, September 17, 1660, Abraham Staples, of Mendon, Massachusetts. 4. Hannah, mar- ried John Warfield, of Mendon.
(II) Thomas, son of Robert Randall, was born about 1635-45. He died June II, 17II. He removed from Weymouth to the adjacent settlement at Taunton North Purchase as early as 1694, and bought a half-share of the tract of land that Clement Briggs had bought of Benjamin Dean. It included the Green, being partly west of it, but chiefly east of it, one hundred and four acres. Half of that north of the mill stream was owned by Thomas Ran- dall, and his house was a few rods from the mill. He and his sons built the house soon after coming. Three and perhaps four sons and two daughters came with him to this place, which is now the town of Easton, and the family of Randall descended from them be- came the largest and most prominent family of that town. His second wife, Hannah, daugh- ter of Samuel Packard, of Bridgewater, and widow of Clement Briggs, died April 20, 1727. Thomas was admitted a freeman in 1691. Chil-
dren: I. Israel; see forward. 2. Thomas, married, January 20, 1697, Rachel Lincoln, of Taunton ; (second) Hannah Pratt. 3. Eph- raim, inherited part of the homestead; was deacon in 1730, died May, 1759, aged seventy- five. 4. Deborah, born September 25, 1683.
(III) Israel, son of Thomas Randall, was born about 1675. He had a dwelling house as early as 1697, in what is now Easton, very near the location of the N. W. Perry house. In March, 1710, his father deeded to him land on the west side of the river, near the Green, north of the Dr. Randall house and of N. W. Perry's. He and his father had a saw mill. He was a constable in 1725-6; took part in the movement against the minister in 1751, with his son Israel and brothers Ephraim and Thomas. He sold a share in the mill to Clem- ent Briggs. He died March 24, 1753, and his widow died November 29, 1760. Child : Israel, Jr., mentioned below. Joseph and Nehemiah Randall were his sons or nephews.
(IV) Israel (2), son of Israel (I) Randall, was born about 1675. He married, January 21, 170I, at Bridgewater, Mary, daughter of John and Experience (Byram) Willis, grand- daughter of John Willis and Nicholas Byram, pioneers. She died in 1712.
(V) Israel (3), son of Israel (2) Randall, was born about 1710. He was a member of the church in 1747, and given under the list of Presbyterians ; he signed the covenant that year ; he and his father were both voters or freemen in 1749. He was a soldier in 1757, in the French and Indian war.
(VI) Israel (4), son of Israel (3) Randall, was born in 1743, probably in Easton, is said to have lived for a time in Bridgewater, re- moved to Belchertown, Massachusetts, where he died February 9, 1825. According to the census of 1790 he was the only head of family of this surname in Belchertown at that time. He had two males over sixteen, four under that age, and two females in his family. Chil- dren : I. Joseph, born October 20, 1791 ; mar- ried Sally Peso ; died June 18, 1838 ; settled in the adjacent town of Palmer ; children : George W., born September 17, 1819; Hiram M., De- cember 23, 1820; Emeline, August 14, 1822, married Samuel Ward. 2. Jotham, mentioned below. Five or more others.
(VII) Jotham, son of Israel (4) Randall, was born March 14, 1764. He settled at Belchertown, and joined the church there in 1805. He died in 1855, at Belchertown. He married there, March, 1793, Rhoda, daughter of David and Rhoda ( Eddy) Shumway. David
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died in 1818, at Belchertown, aged seventy- five. Rhoda (Shumway) Randall died in Illi- nois, in 1858. Children, born at Belchertown : I. Joel, November 25, 1797; died September 30, 1815. 2. Jason, born March 13, 1799; died August 2, 1801. 3. Chester, born May 26, 1801 ; died December 24, 1884; mentioned be- low. 4. Seth, born November 9, 1803; died October 8, 1805. 5. David, born December 16, 1805; died November 10, 1874. 6. Min- erva, born March 28, 1808; died June 6, 1901 ; joined the church in 1827. 7. Jesse, born Au- gust 12, 1810; died September 25, 1885. 8. Jotham, Jr., born May 5, 1813 ; died January 30, 1885; joined the church at Belchertown, in 1830; removed to Spencer, in 1842. 9. Melissa, born January 1, 1819; died June 14, 190I.
(VIII) Chester, son of Jotham Randall, was born at Belchertown, May 26, 1801 ; died there December 24, 1884. ' He was a farmer at Belchertown. He bought the Abner Towne place. He married there, November 7, 1822, Laura Towne, born January 20, 1802, at Belchertown, and died there November 28, 1875. Children, born at Belchertown : I. Almira, born November 16, 1823; married, September 30, 1846, Philetus Kent. 2. Lucretia, born October 25, 1825 ; died March 14, 1858; married, January 3, 1849, Joseph Smith. 3. Nelson, born December 15, 1827; mentioned below. 4. Julia Ann, born January 31, 1830; died April 12, 1909; married, May 16, 1855, Ezra Gaylord. 5. Chester, born April 20, 1832; died in South Deerfield. 6. Emeline, born September 7, 1834; died February 12, 1867. 7. Josiah, born October 12, 1837; died May 6, 1860; married, April 28, 1858, Amelia Robinson. 8. Abner H., born March 11, 1841 ; died January 21, 1890; married, October 9, 1860, Jane Lyman ; (second) Lizzie Bardwell. 9. Laura, born May 23, 1843; married, Janu- ary 3, 1866, George Weatherby.
(IX) Nelson, son of Chester Randall, was born in Belchertown, December 15, 1827. He was educated in the district schools of his native town. He worked for a time in the mills of the vicinity, and later at farming in Belchertown. He bought a farm in Granby, Massachusetts, and conducted it for six years. After a few years at Belchertown he returned to Granby for about six years, after which he settled at Belchertown, where he has since lived. He bought several neglected farms, built new barns, repaired buildings and fences, planted trees, and brought the land into a proper condition for good crops, then sold at a
considerable profit each time. For the past few years he has resided in the village, and his son Eugene has carried on his farm in Belchertown. Mr. Randall has been an enter- prising, progressive and prosperous farmer, and has exerted a great and encouraging influ- ence in the town. He has made many object lessons for other farmers in raising the stand- ard of work and adopting scientific methods of agriculture. He is at present chairman of the broad of selectmen, and has held many other positions of trust and honor in the town. He is an active member of the Baptist church, of which he has been deacon for many years. In politics he is a Republican. He married (first) March 30, 1852, Almeda Tabor, born June 20, 1828, at Chicopee Falls, Massachu- setts, died at South Hadley, October 16, 1858, daughter of Solomon Tabor (originally Tar- box, changed to Tabor by act of the legisla- ture ). Solomon Tarbox was born at Hebron, Connecticut, November, 1798, and died at Chicopee Falls; married Nancy Barton, born at Belchertown, died at Granby ; children: i. Eliza Tabor, married William Worcester, of Chicopee Falls; ii. Almeda Tabor, born June 20, 1828, married Nelson Randall; iii. Julia A. Tabor, born May 25, 1832, also married Nelson Randall. Mr. Randall married (sec- ond ) Julia A. Tabor, sister of his first wife. Children of first wife: 1. Lavator A., born August, 1854; died July 25, 1855. 2. Albert, born July 25, 1856; married Carrie Scott, of West Springfield. 3. Clinton, born September 14, 1858; died September 7, 1908; married Eula Belle Alford; children: Florence and Helen. Child of second wife: 4. Eugene, born September 21, 1860; conducts the farm of his father ; married Ernestine E. Worcester ; children: Ernestine, born February 2, 1896; Waring, May 13, 1897.
(For preceding generations see Robert Tower 1). (IV) Benjamin Tower, son of
TOWER John Tower, was born January 25, 1673-74, in Hingham; died
about 1743. He removed with his parents to Braintree and settled in that part of Rehoboth known as the Attleborough Gore, afterwards Cumberland, Rhode Island. He resided in the northern part of the town, near what is known as Tower Hill. His will is dated December 27, 1742, and proved August 16, 1743. He married Deborah Whipple, of Rehoboth, born September 12, 1681, died about 1755, daughter of David and Hannah (Tower) Whipple. Chil- dren, born in Cumberland, Rhode Island : I.
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Gideon, born February 24, 1699-1700; men- tioned below. 2. Patience, born April 10, 1702. 3. Sarah, born August 16, 1704. 4. Margaret, born October 26, 1706. 5. Zipporah, born De- cember 17, 1709. 6. John, born November 23, 17II. 7. Hannah, born January 2, 1713-14; married, July 19, 1733, William Hancock. 8. Benjamin, born February 25, 1715-16. 9. Hester, born January 15, 1717-18. 10. Joseph, born September 13, 1721. II. Enoch, born December 3, 1724.
(V) Gideon, son of Benjamin Tower, was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, February 24, 1699-1700; died there December 29, 1772. He married, October 2, 1729, Mary Ray, born August 22, 1710, died May 29, 1794, daughter of Samuel and Miriam Ray. Children : I. Deborah, born April 5, 1731. 2. Patience (twin), born May 23, 1733. 3. Mary (twin), born May 23, 1733. 4. Gideon, born July 23, 1735: died in the revolution. 5. Enoch, born December 20, 1737. 6. Ichabod, born Febru- ary 18, 1740. 7. Levi, born July 19, 1742; mentioned below. 8. Reuben, born November 9, 1745. 9. Samuel, born May 2, 1747. IO. Lydia, born August 4, 1752.
(VI) Captain Levi, son of Gideon Tower, was born in Cumberland, July 19, 1742; died about 1825. He served in the revolution as lieutenant of a company from Providence, Rhode Island, in 1775, and as captain of the Ninth Company, Providence County Regiment. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and lived on the homestead. January 6, 1817, he deeded his property to his sons Jason and Emerson, on condition that they care for him the re- mainder of his life. He married (first) Feb- ruary 19, 1771, Mary Whipple, born December 29, 1745, daughter of Ensign David Whipple ; (second) January 8, 1817, Hannah Emerson, widow. Children, born in Cumberland : I. Eldilda, born May 27, 1772 ; died December 27, 1834 ; married, July 2, 1802, Ariel Ballou. 2. Chloe, born September 7, 1773 ; married Chad- wick Mason. 3. Levi, born May 2, 1776; died June 4, 1854 ; married, January 29, 1807, Mrs. Elizabeth (Cook) Wood. 4. Nancy, born Sep- tember 3, 1779; died October 3, 1784. 5. Zillah, born October 18, 1781 ; died October 31, 1834; married, January 8, 1807, Pardon Sayles. 6. Jason, born August 30, 1786; men- tioned below. 7. Emerson, born January 31, 1789; died October 23, 1862; married (first) May 4, 1810, Sally Thurston; (second) May 4, 1828, Sally Whipple.
(VII) Jason, son of Captain Levi Tower, was born in Cumberland, August 30, 1786;
died there August 17, 1844. He was educated in the district schools of his native town, and early learned the trade of millwright. He built many grist and saw mills, and put in many of the water wheels in the vicinity. His farm of fifty-three acres he bought in 1826, situated at what was known as Tower's Mills. Later he added to it forty acres which he bought of his brother Emerson. He operated a grist mill in the Tingley district up to the time of his death. In politics he was a Whig, and in religion an Orthodox, serving as deacon in the Cumberland church. He served in the war of 1812, and was commissioned captain by Governor William Jones, May 10, 1813, in the Third Company of Rhode Island militia, He was with Dorr in his rebellion. A man of strong convictions, fond of society, and par- ticularly of children. He married, January 10, 1810, Philena Howard, born June 8, 1787, died May 21, 1861, daughter of John and Lydia (Rhodes) Howard, of Wrentham, Mass- achusetts. Children: I. William Emerson, born May 13, 18II; lost at sea off Gabena, Africa, 1857; married, April 20, 1833, Betsey Ann Parlow ; child, William F., born 1839. 2. Mary, born January 10, 1813; died May 25, 1845 : married (first) March 27, 1833, Amos Coombs ; (second) October 29, 1843, Cyrus Albert Brewer ; children : i. Sarah Adams Coombs, born February 28, 1835; ii. Caroline Thompson Coombs, born August 30, 1836, died December 13, 1839 : iii. Albert Gleason Brewer, born April, 1845. 3. John Howard, born De- cember 6, 1814, married, December 7, 1844, Sarah Smith; children: i. Jason Howard, born September 28, 1845; ii. Mary Elena, born December 18, 1846; iii. Anderson Cook, born July 16, 1849; iv. Adrian Levi, born January 12, 1851 ; v. Etta Sophia, born March 1, 1852; vi. Ida Ezate, born September 10, 1854. 4. Lydia, born July 13, 1816; married, June 2, 1861, Winslow Cook. 5. Nancy Ray, born August 19, 1818; married, February 1, 1841, Welcome Metcalf ; child, Mary Caroline Met- calf, born May 1, 1841, married Grant I. Tag- gart. 6. Levi, born September 10, 1820; died 1870 ; married Mary Jane Shepalton. 7. Phil- ena, born September 27, 1822; married, No- vember II, 1853, Charles Camden ; children : i. Ada Howard Camden, born August 11, 1854; ii. Grace Camden, born January 6, 1856; iii. Mary Electa Camden, born March 8, 1861. 8. Jason, mentioned below.
(VIII) Jason (2), son of Jason (I) Tower, was born November 16, 1824; died at Frank- lin, Massachusetts, August 23, 1899. He was
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educated in the district school, and assisted his father on the farm until he was seventeen years old. He engaged in farming and owned a grist mill which he operated for several years. In 1852 he joined the company of men who went to California, making the long trip around the Horn. The ship cought fire and ยท met with other mishaps which made the voyage longer than usual. Arriving at San Fran- cisco, he bought a mule and started for the mines. On the way several of the party fell ill, and had it not been for the mule, which the sick ones rode by turns, they would have been obliged to discontinue the trip. They reached the mining town of Shasta, where he joined his brother-in-law, Charles Camden, an early pioneer, and together they built the first frame house or hotel, for the accommodation of the miners. This is still in existence and in use. He acted also as banker, and in addition had a toll-bridge and ferry on the Sacramento river, still ( 1909) in existence. After four years he returned to the east with the inten- tion of being married and returning to Cali- fornia, but remained in Massachusetts, as he and his brother-in-law were unfortunate in their investments in the cattle business in the west. After his marriage he settled at West Wrentham, Massachusetts. In 1858 he bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres at Franklin, Massachusetts, known as the Ware place on Grove street, and added to it from time to time until the farm comprised two hun- dred and forty acres. He became a progressive farmer and believed in the most improved methods of farming. He owned much land from which he cut valuable timber. In politics he was a Republican and served as selectman in 1873, overseer of the poor and road com- missioner. He and his family attended the Universalist church, and he lived a useful and honorable life. He had many friends who loved him for his admirable qualities of heart and mind. He married (first) in August, 1856, Electa Ross Fisher, born in Cumberland, Rhode Island, February 13, 1834, died at West Wrentham, June 13, 1857, daughter of Charles and Julia Ann ( Whipple) Fisher. He married (second) September 24, 1870, at Bellingham, Mary Emeline Jordan, born at Newcastle, New Brunswick, December 12, 1848, daughter of Richard and Ellen (Kingston) Jordan. Her father was a ship-builder. Child of first wife: Charles Welcome, born April 9, 1857; died August, 1857. Children of second wife: I. Levi Howard, born July 18, 1871. 2. Lucy Ellen, born September 20, 1872. 3. William
Emerson, born September 1, 1874; married, October 3, 1900, Barbara Earle Vogler ; chil- dren : i. John Vogler, born May 6, 1902; ii. Emerson, born September 9, 1903. 4. Philena Camden, born May 25, 1876 ; married, October 3, 1901, William Elkerton; children: i. Fran- ces Elkerton, born June 9, 1904; ii. Elaine Elkerton, born March 24, 1907. 5. Frederick Augustus, born July 16, 1883. 6. Clarence Arthur, born October 15, 1884.
DEXTER cestor, was born in England. He Thomas Dexter, immigrant an-
came to America either with
Mr. Endicott in 1629, or in the fleet with Gov- ernor Winthrop in 1630. He brought with him three children or more, and several servants. There is reason to believe that his home in England was in Bristol, for he had consider- able dealings afterward with people who lived there. In 1640 he gave a mortgage to Humph- rey Hooks, an alderman of Bristol. He had a good education, and was in the prime of life when he emigrated. He settled in 1630 on a farm of eight hundred acres in the town of Lynn, Massachusetts ; was well-to-do, and was called "Farmer Dexter." His house was on the west side of the Saugus river, about where the iron works were afterwards erected. In 1633 he built a bridge over the river and stretched a weir across it, and afterward built a mill there. He was greatly interested in the establishment of the Lynn iron works, interest- ed English capital and became general man- ager, but, when convinced of the unprofitable- ness of the enterprise, he withdrew. He was admitted a freeman in 1631, but was dis- franchised March 4, 1633. He was constantly involved in litigation, and in 1631 had a quarrel with Captain (afterward Governor ) Endicott, who struck Dexter in court, and was prose- cuted for the assault in Boston. The defend- ant said in answer to the charge: "I hear I am much complained of by Goodman Dexter for striking him. Understanding since it is not lawful for a justice of the peace to strike, but if you had seen the manner of his carriage with such daring of me, with arms akimbo, it would have provoked a very patient man. He has given out that if I had a purse he would make me empty it, and if he cannot have jus- tice here, he will do wonders in England, and if he cannot prevail there, he will try it out with me here with blows. If it were lawful for me to try it out at blows and he a fit man for me to deal with, you would not hear me complain." The jury awarded Dexter a ver-
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dict of ten pounds. Two years later the court ordered Dexter set in bilboes, disfranchised, and fined ten pounds "for speaking reproach- ful and seditious words against the government here established." Mr. Dexter, having been insulted by Samuel Hutchinson, met him one day on the road, "and jumping from his horse, bestowed about twenty blows on the head and shoulders of Hutchinson, to the no small dan- ger of his senses as well as his sensibilities." These instances would indicate, suggests the family historian, "that Mr. Dexter was not a meek man." In 1637 he and nine others ob- tained from the Plymouth Colony court a grant of land which became the town of Sand- wich, where he built the first grist mill, but he did not remain there long. In 1638 he nad three hundred and fifty acres assigned to him in Lynn, where he lived until 1646. About this time he bought two farms in Barnstable, one adjoining the mill stream, the other on Scorton hill. His dwelling in Barnstable was on the north side of the old county road in a sightly location. Here he lived a quieter life, yet his taste for litigation continued, and in 1648 he had no less than six law suits decided in his favor. His most important case was lost. He bought the land on which the village of Nahant is now situated, from the Indian chief Pognanum, or Black Will, paying there- for a suit of clothes, fenced it for a pasture, and his title was undisputed until 1657, when the proprietors claimed it. The case was in the courts over thirty-eight years. In 1657 he took the oath of fidelity, and was admitted a freeman in the Plymouth Colony, June 1, 1658. He gave most of his property to his sons, sold his farm on Scorton Hill in 1673 to William Troop, and removed to Boston to spend his last days with his daughter, the wife of Cap- tain Oliver. He died there in 1677, and was buried in the King's Chapel burying ground. The name of his wife is not known. Chil- dren : I. Thomas, born in England ; married, November 8, 1648, Elizabeth Vincent. 2. Will- iam, mentioned below. 3. Mary, born in Eng- land ; married (first) John Friend : (second) Captain James Oliver. 4. Frances, born in England ; married Richard Woodde (Wood- house, Wodis, etc.).
(II) William, son of Thomas Dexter, was born in England, and came to America with his father. He lived on one of the farms that his father bought. He took the oath in Barn- stable in 1657. He removed to Rochester about 1679, and died there in 1694. He was one of a party of thirty who became grantees
of the town of Rochester. He owned consider- able land there and also in Barnstable. He married, in July, 1653, Sarah Vincent. Chil- dren, born in Barnstable: I. Mary, January, 1654; married Moses Barlow. 2. Stephen, May, 1657 ; married Ann Saunders. 3. Philip, September, 1659; married Alice Allen; died 1741. 4. James, May, 1662; died July 15, 1694; married Elizabeth Tobey. 5. Thomas, July, 1665; married (first) Mary Miller ; (second) Sarah C. March. 6. John, August, 1668; married Sarah -; died July 31, 1744. 7. Benjamin, mentioned below.
(III) Benjamin, son of William Dexter, was born at Barnstable, February 16, 1670, and died in 1732. He was a farmer, and in- herited land from his father. He removed to Rochester with his father, and settled there. He married Sarah, daughter of Rev. Samuel Arnold, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Arnold. Children, born in Rochester : 1. Noah, March 26, 1697 ; died 1755. 2. James, July 22, 1698; died 1775., 3. Benjamin, March 4, 1700. 4. Sarah, July 1, 1702. 5. Josiah, November 12, 1704. 6. Constant, November 27, 1706. 7. Samuel, December 14. 1708; mentioned be- low. 8. Ephraim, May 27, 1711 ; died Novem- ber 4. 1774. 9. Daniel, July 29, 1713. 10. Joanna, December 12, 1715; married John Barrows, November 22, 1737. II. Seth, Octo- ber 3. 1718: died April 6, 1793.
(IV) Samuel, son of Benjamin Dexter, was born in Rochester, December 14, 1708. He lived first at Rochester, and about 1734 removed to Hardwick, removing soon to Athol, where he was living in 1736. He was one of the very early settlers of Athol, and his name figures often in real estate transactions there. In 1775 he was a member of the committee of correspondence in the revolution. He mar- ried, May 18, 1732, Mary Clark, Rev. Timo- thy Ruggles officiating. Children: I. Joseph, born in Rochester, May 2, 1733. 2. Samuel, born in Rochester, October 13, 1734. 3. Icha- bod, born in Athol (?), 1736-7. 4. Job, born in Hardwick, March 8, 1740-I. 5. Mary, born in Hardwick, July 11, 1743; married Benja- min Morton. 6. Sarah, born in Hardwick, May 8, 1745; married, December 28, 1762, Solomon Johnson. 7. Benjamin, mentioned below.
(1) Benjamin (2), son of Samuel Dexter, was born in Hardwick, November 17, 1747. At the age of eight he was bound out to his brother, Ichabod Dexter, of Athol, where he remained until he was of age, receiving thir- teen pounds, six shillings, eight pence, for his
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