Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 122

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008

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(II) John, son of Ralph and Elizabeth Twombly, was born in Dover, New Hamp- shire, about 1660. He and his son William were the "inhabitants that are nearer ye New Meeting house than ye Old at Coehecho Pint." His will was made July 18, 1724, and proved August 2, of the same year, making his wife executrix, and son Joseph executor. In it he gives to his wife Rachel half of the homestead lying on the south side of the road leading down to Joseph Hansen's and to the Neek, after her deeease to go to his son William: to son John, twenty acres at Little- worth as by deed ; to sons Joseph and Samuel, eertain lands, they to pay legaeies to their uncles and aunts, as in the will of their grand- mother Elizabeth; to son Benjamin, five pounds ; to William, one-half of the home- stead, he is to support his mother ; to daugh- ters, Sarah, Mary, Rachel, Esther and Hannah, five pounds each. He married ( first) April 18, 1687, Mary, daughter of Thomas Kenney or Canney, of Dover, New Hampshire; he married (seeond ) October 3, 1692, Rachel Allen. He had children : John, Joseph, Sam- uel, born March 10, 1699; Benjamin, settled in Somersworth, William, see forward, Sarah, Mary. Rachel, Esther and Hannah.

(III) William, son of John Twombly, was born about 1702. He paid a parish tax of eighteen pounds, two shillings, March 3, 1732, at Cocheco. Together with others of Dover he petitioned His Excelleney, Jonathan Beleher, Esq., captain-general and commander- in-chief in and over His Majesty's provinces of New Hampshire, for tracts of land com- modious for a settlement lying nigh Winne- pessocay Pond, for a grant to lay out a town- ship. May 10, 1743, town papers of Med- bury, New Hampshire, show him as one of its petitioners to make Medbury a separate parish in that part of Dover beginning with the bridge over Johnson's creek near the dividing line Dover and Durham Cross and country roads and to Joseph Jenkin's house to N. W. and to N., and at their own cost to serve the select- men of Dover and Durham with a copy of said petition and the vote. He became one if its first eitizens and was a prosperous yeoman. He removed to Barrington about 1735. His son William was in the Second Foot Company, of Dover, July 24, 1740, as were also the Nocks, Wentworths and Tebbetts, who have intermarried with the Twomblys. His will, dated September 14, 1763, proved October 29 following, made son Ralph executor and gives to son Isaae the homestead in Medbury and Barrington : to daughter Elizabeth Pearl, of Barrington, land in Barrington; to Eleanor, wife of Nieholas Rieker, of Dover, land in Barrington ; something to grandaughter Tam- sin, daughter of John, deceased ; to sons Ralph, Isaae, William, and son-in-law, Ichabod Hays, a saw mill ; to Ralph, land in Dover. He mar- ried Mary, daughter of George Ricker, an immigrant settler ; she was born March 22, 1685. They had children: I. Ralph, born September 13, 1713. 2. Isaae, December 18, 1715. 3. William, July 25, 1717. 4. Mary, February 25, 1721. 5. Elizabeth, November I, 1723, married Benjamin Pearl. 6. John, September 19, 1725, died in 1763. 7. Eleanor, married Nicholas Rieker, of Dover. 8. Sarah, 9. Mary. 10. Rachel. II. Esther. 12. Han- nah. 13. Moses, see forward.

(IV) Moses, son of William and Mary (Rieker) Twombly, was born in Barrington, New Hampshire, about 1739. Prior to the revolution he removed to Berwick, Maine, where he lived for a time, then returned to Barrington and enrolled in a company of that town, Captain William Hudson Ballard, Colonel James Frye's regiment, and was located at Cambridge, Massachusetts ; the com- pany's return is dated October 6, 1775. Later

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he again lived in Berwick where he was a prosperous farmer on the road to North Ber- wick, and engaged in raising cattle and sheep for sale. In this he was successful and also held a number of township offices. He mar- ried Elizabeth, sister of Ephraim Holmes, who married Sarah Wentworth, a direct descendant of Governor Benning Wentworth. They had children : Samuel, born in 1766, was a farmer at Strafford and married Olive Huntress ; Anthony, William, James, Hannah, Deborah. Phebe and Ephraim.

(V) Ephraim, son of Moses and Elizabeth (Holmes) Twombly, was born in Berwick, Maine, about 1770. He settled in North Ber- wick, Maine, owning large tracts of land there. He was a man of independent views, greatly respected by his townspeople, and a staunch upholder of Whig principles. He entertained very serious opinions upon the subject of religion. During the war of 1812 he was in service for a time, guarding the coast line, and was an invalid for some time prior to his death. He married (first ) December 27, 1792, Joanna Wentworth, and had children: Moses Nock, see forward, and John; at this time he was living in Rochester, New Hampshire, and his wife came from Berwick, Maine. He mar- ried (second) Hannah, daughter of Stephen and Sarah ( Barnes) Guptill, of Berwick, and had children : Mercy and Mary. He married (third) Mary Chadbourne, of Berwick.

(VI) Moses Nock (the old spelling was Knox), son of Ephraim and Joanna ( Went- worth) Twombly, was born in Berwick, Maine, January 23, 1793, died April 26, 1841. He received his education in the district schools of Berwick, living with an uncle who brought him up, and upon the death of this uncle he inherited the farm upon which he had been living. He followed the occupation of farming until within two years of his death, when he sold out to a Mr. Emery and removed to the center of the village. The farm was located on the Salmon Falls river in the west part of the town and consisted of sixty acres. Mr. Twombly was active in the militia and was known generally as Captain Twombly. He was a Universalist in religion, and a Democrat in politics. He married, March 20, 1817, Phebe, born May II, 1798, daughter of Joseph and Phebe ( Hayes) Fogg, of Berwick, the former a farmer and carpenter. Their chil- dren were: 1. Sarah (Sally), born December 26, 1818, married Henry Bowers, of Chelsea, and had children: `Julia Elizabeth, married C. H. Swords: William Henry. 2. Joanna,

June 2, 1820, married Luther Calvin Tebbetts, born June 26, 1820. They had children : Frank J., Luther Calvin, Hattie E. and Anna. 3. Julia Hilyard, October 1. 1822, married Joseph Huntress, of Portsmouth, Maine, and had no children. 4. William Henry, October 31, 1824, died July 22, 1860. 5. John Fogg, see forward. 6. Albion King, November 13, 1827, died May II, 1853. 7. Horatio, twin of the preceding. 8. Phebe Jane, see forward. 9. Joseph F., August 7, 1835, died May 29, 1853. 10. James Madison, August 8, 1837, died December 9, 1857. 11. Howard, August 9, 1840.

(VII) John Fogg, second son and fifth child of Moses Nock and Phebe (Fogg) Twombly, was born in Berwick, Maine, De- cember 29, 1826, and died in New York City in May, 1884. He was educated in the schools of his native town, which he attended until he had reached the age of eighteen years, then worked for a time in the factory at Great Falls, and later taught school in that section. He was also a book agent with a well merited amount of success. Subsequently he was in the employ of his uncle, Joseph Fogg, in the latter's general store, and at about the age of twenty-one years went to New York, where he accepted a position as clerk and bookkeeper with Fogg Brothers. He remained in this capacity until 1862 when he went to China to take charge of the affairs of the firm in that country. The firm of Fogg Brothers was then engaged in Chinese and Japanese trading and originated when Hiram Fogg went to China in 1845 to search for a lost friend, remaining there ten years. His brother William, then a merchant of Boston, and his brother James formed the firm of Fogg Brothers in 1847, and it was at this time that Hiram began to ship goods to them from China and received American goods in return. The business thus commenced prospered and the firm soon removed to New York in 1852, and after the death of James in September, 1855, the firm name was changed to William H. Fogg & Company. In 1861 Mr. Twombly and his family went, by way of Panama, to Shanghai, China, where he spent the greater part of the next twenty-five years. During these years he founded branches of his firm in several Japanese ports ; he also made several trips to the United States, one by the way of Europe. The firm was known in China as H. Fogg & Company, and about 1880 became known as the China & Japan Trading Company. The main office was in New York City with

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branches in Shanghai, China; Yokohama, and Osaka, Japan; London, England; and San Francisco, United States. Mr. Twombly had been the managing head of the eastern branch before the organization of the China & Japan Trading Company, and upon its formation became vice-president of the corporation, an office he filled until the time of his death. The latter years of his life were spent in New York

City, where he had his residence on Fifty- ninth street. He was a firm believer in sound business principles and his opinion had great weight with his associates, greatly to the advantage of the enterprise. He was possessed of great energy and an independent turn of mind, was an omnivorous leader and an inde- fatigable worker, cared little for the social side of the world's affairs and was of a some- what reserved disposition. He had a sincere admiration for the customs of the Chinese and Japanese, upheld them whenever oppor- tunity offered, and had unbounded faith in the ability of the two nations. He was a member of the Orthodox Congregational church, attending services at the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City, and gave his political sup- port to the Republican party. Mr. Twombly married, at Sharon, Connecticut, February 4, 1857, Mrs. Susan Cythera ( St. John ) Chapman. who was born January 23, 1831, daughter of Judson C. and Susan ( Beecher) St. John, of Sharon. Their children were: I. William Hayes Fogg, see forward. 2. Cythera, born August 10, 1862, died October 7, of the same year. 3. John Fogg Jr., see forward. 4. Frances Cythera, January 1, 1872, married, April 4. 1894, J. Munroe Taylor Pope, of New York City.

(VIII) William Hayes Fogg, eldest child of John Fogg (1) and Susan Cythera (St. John) (Chapman) Twombly, was born at 1727 Washington avenue, New York City, August 1, 1858. He was but three years of age when he was taken to Shanghai, China, by his parents, and in 1867 returned to this country, where for some years he resided with his grandparents at Sharon, Connecticut, and there commenced his education in the district school. From 1871 to 1874 he attended Shures' Military Academy at New Haven, Connecticut ; from 1874 to 1877 the Pelham Institute at Poughkeepsie, New York; returned to New York in the spring of the latter year and then spent the summer with his parents in London, England. He was a student at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute from 1877 to 1879, and while there was a mem-

ber of Company I, Twenty-third Regiment, National Guard of the State of New York, Cadet Corps. From 1879 to 1881 he was in the employ of the China & Japan Trading Company of New York, and in the latter year went to South Dakota and took up land near Mitchell and was engaged in farming and cattle raising on a ranch for a period of nine . years. In 1890 he removed to Portland, Jay county, Indiana, where he has since that time inade his home. Mr. Twombly has never held public office, being an independent Republican in local politics, and voting the straight ticket of the party in state and national affairs. He is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees of the World, having served as a chaplain of Portland Lodge for two terms, and is a mem- ber of the First Presbyterian Church of Port- land. Mr. Twombly married, at Mitchell, South Dakota, January 21, 1886, Charlotte Helen, born at Valparaiso, Indiana, August 28, 1863, daughter of Ira and Mary (Hum- phries) Pingry. Mr. Pingry enlisted in 1861 in the One Hundred and Sixty-ninth Ohio In- fantry at Greenville, Ohio, for a term of three months, at the expiration of this time re-enlisted in the Ninth Indiana Infantry at Valparaiso, and after serving this term returned to his home; he enlisted for a third time in the Twenty-third Indiana Infantry at Evansville. Indiana, and was in service four years. He was present at the siege of Vicks- burg, and with Sherman during the famous march to the sea. During his latter years he was engaged in raising blooded horses and Jersey cattle at Mitchell, South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Twombly have had children : I. Frances Cythera, born at Bard, Hanson county, South Dakota, September 2, 1888; she was graduated from the Portland high school with the class of 1908. 2. Claude M., Mitchell, South Dakota, December 19, 1889; he is a graduate of the Portland public schools and was a student at the Portland high school; he is a member of Company G, Second Regi- ment, Indiana National Guards, holding the rank of sergeant, and was appointed a mid- shipman, last year, at the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Maryland, by Senator Beveridge, of South Dakota.

(VIII) John Fogg (2), second son and third child of John Fogg ( 1) and Susan Cythera (St. John) (Chapman) Twombly, was born in Shanghai, China, February 2, 1870. At the age of six years he came to New York City with his parents, and his early edit- cation was acquired in the schools of New

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York, Poughkeepsie and Brooklyn. From the age of eleven to sixteen years he was a student at the Charlier Institute in New York City, preparing for entrance to college. He then entered Columbia University, and was a student in the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons for two years after which he matriculated at Harvard University in 1890, being graduated from that institution in 1894 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude. Subsequently he entered the Harvard Law School, being graduated in 1896, and was admitted to the bar in the same year. Shortly afterward he startedl on a trip around the world which extended over a period of one vear. Upon his return he went to Brookline, Massachusetts, where in 1901 he built his pres- ent residence at No. 34 Green street. Mr. Twombly has never practiced his profession. While in college he was a member of the D. V. fraternity. He married, at Brookline, July 20, 1896. Mabel Rosalie, born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, May 19, 1872, daughter of John F. and Kate R. ( Ramette) Winch, of Boston. Mr. Winch was a member of the firm of Winch Brothers, extensive wholesale dealers in shoes, and has for many years been a lead- ing vocal artist in the concert world. Mr. and Mrs. Twombly have one child: Phyllis Winch, born January 10, 1902.

(VII) Phebe Jane, daughter of Moses Nock and Phebe ( Fogg) Twombly, was born at Berwick, Maine, March 26, 1833. She mar- ried. November 7, 1858, Luther Calvin Teb- betts, the widower of her sister, Joanna. She resumed her maiden name, which was also adopted for her children, who were: I. Min- nie Ella, born March 23. 1860, married, August 1903, Dr. Charles F. Mills, of Framingham, Massachusetts, now residing and practicing his profession in Ning Po, China. 2. Alice, May 21. 1863, married, June 30, 1904, James I. Hamilton, of Framingham, Massachusetts. 3. Horatio F., see forward.

(VIII) Horatio F., son of Luther Calvin and Phebe Jane ( Twombly ) Tebbetts, was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, January 30, :865, and later assumed his mother's maiden name as his surname. He was an infant when he came with his mother to Framingham, was educated in the public schools, and graduated from the Framingham high school in 1882. For a time he worked at home, then organized the Bay State Manufacturing Company for the manufacture of all kinds of leather goods, and continued in this business very successfully for a period of ten years. He then sold out his

interests and devoted his time and attention to the erection of various buildings for invest- ment purposes, including the Twombly block, the one adjoining and the Hollis block. In addition to caring for these real estate invest- ments Mr. Twombly is connected with the Boston office of the Equitable Life Insurance Company, though he continues to reside in Framingham. He also has large property interests at Lynn, Massachusetts. He is a member of the Framingham Baptist church and treasurer of the parish, superintendent of the Sunday school and a member of the church finance committee. In politics he is a Repub- lican and active in the affairs of the town, having represented his district in the general court in 1899. His fraternal associations are with Alpha Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Framingham; Concord Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Framingham Lodge and Waushacum Encamp- ment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Baptist Social Union ; and Framingham Board of Trade. He served as a member of the Framingham school board for six years, and is one of the building committee in charge of the erection of the new high school building. Mr. Twombly married, January 30, 1895, Edith, born July, 1869, daughter of Francis and Sarah ( Kinsman ) Carter, of Keene, New Hampshire, and they have one child: Francis Horatio, born December 4, 1898.

Samuel Thompson settled . THOMPSON in Walpole, Massachu- setts, formerly part of Ded- ham, Massachusetts, and may have been a descendant of earlier Thompson settlers of that section. The records are too imperfect to afford proof, however. He was born about 1720 and may have been one of the Scotchmen who settled in that vicinity about 1730-50. There were Thompsons bearing similar names in the adjoining town of Bellingham. He may have been a son or nephew of Ebenezer Thompson who settled in the adjacent town of Medway before 1697-98. Some of the Thompson family of Medfield certainly lived in Walpole. Most of these families were descended from Samuel Thompson, born Feb- ruary 16, 1630, a settler in Braintree.

Samuel Thompson, of Walpole, died there October 14, 1795. He was an active citizen and though too old to be a soldier he loaned money to the town to pay for men during the revolution. He married Mary -. Chil- dren, born at Walpole: I. Samuel, May 6,

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1749, married, April 3, 1777, Olive Felch, and was a soldier in the revolution from Walpole ; had two daughters; removed to Francestown, New Hampshire, with his younger brother Luther and died there January 30, 1825. º 2. Sarah, August 3, 1752, died young. 3. John, September 29, 1754. 4. Lemuel, August 28, 1757. 5. John, December 19, 1759. 6. Elijah, February 8, 1762, lived at Walpole; married, September 27, 1786, Keziah Tucker ; he died December 14, 1846, nearly eighty-five. 7. Sarah, January II, 1763, died young. 8. Sarah, January 8, 1764, married, at Walpole, January 20, 1783, Oliver Gould. 9. Luther, September, 1766, mentioned below. 10. Lydia, August I, 1769.

(II) Luther, son of Samuel Thompson, was born in Walpole, September, 1766. He removed to Francestown, New Hampshire, with his older brother Samuel and was called of Ded- ham, of which Walpole was formerly a part. Several other early settlers of Francestown were from Dedham. In 1800 he removed from Francestown to Littleton, New Hampshire, where he died February 8, 1855. He was a farmer. In religion he was a faithful member of the Congregational church. He married (first) (intention dated at Walpole, July 2, 1786) Beulah White, born 1768, died July 18, 1825. He married (second) at Littleton, Mehitable Pettee, born 1778, died August 19, 1860. Children, all by first wife, born at Francestown: 1. Lydia, May 6, 1790, married James Dow. 2. Asa Lewis, 1794, mentioned below. 3. Samuel, March 2, 1796. Born at Littleton: 4. Hannah, married Abijah J. Whitmore. 5. Beulah, married, January 7. 1822, Elisha Briggs. 6. Eveline, married, August 25, 1827, Oliver Morse. 7. Luther, married, May 2, 1827, Elmira Daggett. 8. Caroline E., born 1810, married Calvin French Cate. 9. Adeline, 1813, married, September 3. 1848, Harry Baxter, and resided in Barton, Vermont.

(III) Asa Lewis, son of Luther Thompson, was born in Francestown, New Hampshire, in 1794, died April 15, 1875. He was a farmer and resided in Littleton, New Hampshire, from 1800 until his death. In politics he was a Republican. He married, in 1817, Nancy W. Williams, born in Littleton, March 12, 1800, died February 20, 1872, daughter of James Williams. Asa L. served in the militia as ensign in the Fifth Company, Second New Hampshire Regiment from April 22, 1825, inntil May 20, 1826. Children, born at Little- ton: T. Nancy Williams, January 29, 1818,

married Luther Browne. 2. Mary Lewis, April 25, 1819, married William Henry Page and died November 29, 1853. 3. Asa Lewis, Feb- ruary 10, 1824, died November 29, 1850. 4. Laban Tefft, February 13, 1827, married

Smith; died in Haverhill, May 10, 1895. 5. George Washington, July 12, 1828, married Mary Child. 6. Merrill Williams, May 29, 1832. 7. Isaac Frye, 1833, married

Rand; insurance agent residing at Quincy, Illinois. 8. Laura West, 1836, died August, 1857. 9. William Douglass, April 4, 1839, mentioned below.

(IV) William Douglass, son of Asa Lewis Thompson, was born in Littleton, April 4, 1839, died January 9, 1909, at Seattle, Washington. He was educated in the public schools and followed farming for an occupation. At one time he was a hotel proprietor at Bath, New Hampshire. In politics he was a Republican. He was a member of the Congregational church. He married, November 5, 1864, Almira Allen Farr, born July 31, 1842, died March 22, 1901, daughter of Gilman and Philena ( Allen) Farr, granddaughter of Abi- jah Allen. Her father was born January 8, 1808, son of Deacon Noah and Lydia (Cob- leigh ) Farr, grandson of John Cobleigh. Dea- con Noah Farr was born at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, December 8, 1779, son of Ebe- nezer and Mary (Titus) Farr, who were mar- ried February 6, 1777. Ebenezer Farr, born at Stow, Massachusetts, August 18, 1750, was son of Samuel and Abigail Farr, who removed from Stow to Chesterfield in 1764. Samuel Farr was son of Samuel and Hannah ( Whit- ing) Farr, and grandson of Stephen Farr, who was a soldier in King Philip's war. Stephen Farr married, at Concord, May 25, 1674, Mary Taylor. His father, Thomas Farr, of Lynn, was the immigrant. The name is also spelled Farrar and Farrow. Children of William Douglass and Almira Allen (Farr) Thomp- son : I. Lillian M., born 1865. 2. Lena E., December 11, 1867. 3. Blanche, 1869, died in infancy. 4. Harvey Ross, May 8, 1871. 5. William C., July 20, 1876, mentioned below. 6. Maude P., January 30, 1882.

(V) William C., son of William Douglass Thompson, was born in Littleton, New Hamp- shire, July 20, 1876. He was educated in the public schools of Bath, where his parents re- sided during his boyhood. In 1899 he came to Springfield, Massachusetts, and worked there one year. He was clerk for a year in Hotel Warwick. In 1891 his parents removed to Easthampton, Massachusetts, and he worked

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in a cotton mill as a weaver one year. He became a clerk in the drug store of C. J. Smith, August 20, 1893. After two years he left this position for a clerkship in Boston, where he attended, at the same time, the College of Pharmacy one year. In 1897 he was a clerk in a drug store at South Hadley Falls; he then returned to Springfield, where he bought a drug store. After conducting the business a year he closed it out and entered partnership with his father-in-law, Joel Thayer, May 20, 1899, in the drug business at Shelburne Falls. When his partner died, Mr. Thompson became the sole owner of the business, in which he has been very successful, and is acknowledged to be the leading druggist of the town. He is a member of Mountain Lodge of Free Masons ; of Lodge No. 128, Odd Fellows, and of the Canton Lodge. He belongs to the Shelburne Falls Business Men's Club, Massachusetts Pharmaceutical Association, and is on the Na- tional legislative committee, National Associa- tion of Retail Druggists and Franklin County Druggist Association. He was registered as a pharmacist under the laws of Massachusetts, February 24, 1897, and of Vermont, April 6, 1898. In politics he is a Republican, in relig- ion a Universalist. He married, May 27, 1900, Florence Clementine Thayer, born March II, 1877. daughter of Joel Thayer, a descendant of Captain Berrypecker, who served in the revolution. Children: 1. Myra Belle, born February 6, 1902. 2. Gerald Thayer, Septem- ber 24, 1903. 3. Hilda Marie, January II, 1907.

FAY The name is of remote French origin, and it is quite probable that it was originally identical with Foy. In English records it first appears as a patro- nymic in 1173. It has existed in Ireland for an indefinite period and is occasionally met with in Scotland. The Fays, like many other families of ancient lineage, possesses special characteristics, prominent among which are mental and physical strength, untiring energy and remarkable executive ability.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 122

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 1008

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008