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(III) Joseph, son of Samuel Davis, was
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born in Haverhill, May 3, 1673, married, June 14, 1698, Jemima Eastman. He inherited land in Amesbury under his father's will, 1696. He was a cooper, living in West Amesbury, Massachusetts ; was a member of the "snow- shoe" military company in 1708. He was bap- tized and renewed his convenant with the church, July 24, 1726, and joined in full com- munion, July 12, 1730. He or his son Joseph sold land in Kingston in 1738 and 1743. His wife Jemima died April 15, 1748. His will was made March 2, 1744, and proved April 14, 1755. Children, born at Amesbury: I. Nathaniel, born September 12, 1699. 2. Jo- seph. February 23, 1701-02, mentioned below. 3. Jemima, January 25. 1705-06, married, April 12, 1726, Abner Whittier. 4. Rebecca, May 20, 1708, married, January 17, 1732-33, Thomas Fowler Ir. 5. Elizabeth, September 26, 1711, married (first) May 21, 1734, Elijah Colby: (second) November 26, 1746, Abra- ham Chase, of Plaistow. 6. Samuel, April 27, 1714.
(IV) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (I) Davis, was born in Amesbury, February 23, 1701-02. He lived at Amesbury until 1749 and then per- haps at Methuen, Massachusetts, and Kings- ton, New Hampshire. He married, January 28, 1724-25, Sarah Colby, who was received in the Second Amesbury Church, May 12, 1728. He was baptized, an adult, August 20, 1727. He or his father, probably both, owned land in Kingston. Joseph Jr., of Amesbury, bought land in Methuen in 1737. He gave land in Methuen, then of New Hampshire, in 1743, to his son-in-law, Joshua Bagley, and wife Sarah. He sold land in Methuen in 1745 to Robert Davis, of Haverhill. His fath- er was a proprietor of Rumford, New Hamp- shire, in 1726, and had a house finished there in 1731; but there is no proof that he re- mained there. Rumford was a large section including several towns besides Hopkinton, New Hampshire. In his will Joseph (3) be- queathed a town right in Rumford to his son, Joseph Davis (4), and grandsons Joseph and William, the sons of Joseph (4). Six chil- dren, among whom were: I. Isaac, men- tioned below. 2. Sarah, born November 2, 1725, at Amesbury, married, May 3, 1743, Joshua Bagley. 3. Joseph, born July 23, 1737, settled at Rumford, New Hampshire, and was a signer of the association test at Hopkinton in 1776. 4. William, also signed the associa- tion test at Hopkinton in 1776.
(V) Isaac, son of Joseph (2) Davis, was born in Wales (West of England), 1724, died
in Bradford, New Hampshire, 1808. He was taken into the British army during the reign of King George the second, whose reign was from 1727 to 1760, and sent with the King's forces to America in 1740, serving in the French and Indian wars and also in the war of the revolution. He was the eldest of six children, and was in the field at work with his father when the officer of the press gang came along to secure men for the army; he was the selection of said officer, who said in response to his father's objection that he was too young and unsuited for the service that he was perfectly satisfactory and that the father could better take care of the mother and five younger children. Isaac Davis was the first settler of the town of Bradford known in early history as "New Bradford", Hillsbor- ough county, New Hampshire, but later in the county of Merrimack. He served as one of the selectment of Bradford, 1786, and assisted in taking the census of that year, one hundred and twenty-eight whites and two negroes. He was also a tythingman and on the committee to audit selectmen's accounts.
"To whom it may concern, this is to certify that in the years A. D., 1759-1761 visited the farm known as Old Homestead, Massassecum Lake, Bradford, "Isaac Davis" who made set- tlement finally in 1762. As he had selected and occupied said farm for a portion of the years mentioned, then said Davis homestead will date from the first date and it will be safe to call it from 1759 making it a period of one hundred and thirty-five (135) years as the Davis Homestead, or from 1759 to 1894. Located in the famous valley of Massassecum, eight hundred feet above the level of the sea, here is where the old soldier found rest and peace and departed this life, A. D., 1808, at the age of eighty-four. And as peace hath its victories no less renowned than war, a full record of the lives of his descendants justify the conclusion that he made a good selection for his early home and his family in among the life giving hills and valleys of the Old Granite State."
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He married Katuria Woodward, who died in Bradford, New Hampshire, 1811. Chil- dren: I. Betsey, born December 29, 1760, married Stephen Ward, of Bradford; chil- dren: i. Eben; ii. James, married and was the father of James Madison, Ste- phen Russell, Horace J. and Adeline Ward; iii. Samuel, married Polly Day; children : Proctor D. and Joseph W. Ward, now living in Bradford. 2. Molly, born May 31, 1762,
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married Abner Ward, of Bradford. 3. James, born February 24, 1764, married Sally Brown, daughter of John Brown, of Bradford; chil- dren: i. Daniel, married Betsey Davis, of Charleston (borough), New Hampshire; ii. Polly, married Samuel Jackman, of Enfield, New Hampshire; iii. Katy, married Isaac Ward, son of Abner Ward; iv. Betsey, never married; v. Sally, married John Ward, son of Abner Ward; settled in Claremont, New Hampshire; John Ward died in Claremont, February 14, 1886, aged ninety-two years; vi. Dolly, married Heman Burpee, of Enfield, New Hampshire; vii. James B., married Lucy B. Davis, of Charleston (borough), New Hampshire; daughter of Jesse A. Davis; she was a member of the Congregational church, and was highly esteemed for her womanly vir- tues ; Dr. James A. Davis, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, is son of James B. and Lucy P .; viii. Sophronia, married Benjamin Davis, son of Joshua Davis, a farmer ; ix. Stephen, went to Virginia; was one of General Winfield Scott's staff officers in the Mexican war, served in the war of the rebellion and lost his life; the picture of General Scott and his staff in Mexican war shows Stephen Davis; x. Jonathan, settled in Virginia. 4. Daniel, born February 4, 1766, mentioned below. 5. John, born December 21, 1768, died young. 6. Susan, born January 7, 1770, married Moses Bailey, who fought at Bunker Hill; re- moved to Washington, Vermont; children : Sally, William and Calvin. 7. Sally, born April 17, 1772, never married. 8. John, name changed to John Washington, born August 14, 1774, married Sally Ward, sister of Stephen and Abner Ward; children: John Shepard, Calvin, William Harrison, Mason, Fanny, Hannah, Julia.
(VI) Daniel, son of Isaac Davis, was born at Bradford, New Hampshire, February 4, 1766, died November 6, 1842. He married Mary Brown, daughter of John Brown, of Bradford, and sister of Sally Brown. Chil- dren: 1. Samuel, born March 19, 1790, died September 1, 1866. 2. Enoch, born August 22, 1791, died March 22, 1792. 3. Enoch, born January 6, 1793, died September 17, 1832. 4. Dorcas, born January 25, 1795, died February 28, 1796. 5. Eliphalet, born De- cember 16, 1796, mentioned below. 6. Lydia, born January 4, 1799, died August 20, 1821. 7. Dimond, born April 25, 1802, died Decem- ber 5, 1861. 8. Hiram, born February 24, 1807, died February 1, 1872. 9. Lyman, born October 11, 1809, died April 1. 1860. IO.
Isaac, born June 18, 1811. II. Curtis, men- tioned below.
(VII) Eliphalet, son of Daniel Davis, was born at Bradford, December 16, 1796, died May 15, 1879. He attended the district schools in his boyhood, and worked on his father's farm. He came to Cambridge, Mas- sachusetts, when fifteen years old, and found employment in the soap factory of Artemas Putnam. Afterward he worked several years for Deacon Livermore, another soap manu- facturer. When he came of age he embarked in the manufacture of soap and kindred com- pounds on his own account, with a place of business at the corner of Cherry and Main streets, Cambridge. This was the beginning and foundation of the Davis soap business which grew to mammoth proportions in after years. A few years later he gave part of his business, the family soap trade, to his young- er brother, Curtis, and continued to manu- facture fancy soaps. He had a large and prosperous business. He was for eighteen years chorister of the Universalist Church of Cambridge and an active member of the so- ciety, but afterward he joined the Unitarian Church in Cambridge. He was married Oc- tober 8, 1822, by the Rev. Paul Dean, in Bos- ton, to Anne Bemis, born July 19, 1801. Chil- dren: I. Mary Ann, born October 22, 1824, was married by the Rev. J. F. W. Ware, in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, September 7, 1847, to Josiah Bigelow Hagar; one child : Eugene Bigelow, born September 23, 1850. 2. George Marshall, born July 22, 1826, died March 14, 1856. 3. Thomas Mason, born March 22, 182S, was married by the Rev. Mr. Culliver, in South Sutton, New Hampshire, April 30, 1857, to Esther M. Gee ; children : i. Josephine Harris, born November 27, 1857; ii. Thomas Winslow, August 25, 1859; iii. George Henry, born September 2, 1861 ; iv. Lela Corinth, born February 1, 1865, de- ceased ; v. Ella Ermina, born April 26, 1867 ; vi. Walter G. ; vii. Frank Adelbert ; viii. Guy, deceased. 4. Curtis Warren, born June 20, 1830, died November 13, 1833. 5. Caroline Webster, born October IT, 1832, was married by Rev. William Stearns, in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, May 5, 1853, to Samuel Por- ter Adams ; children : i. Annie Brooks, born October 5, 1854; ii. Samuel Bigelow, June 24, 1857, died June 11, 1859 ; iii. Carrie Eliz- abeth, March 20, 1859. 6. William Henry, born August 26, 1834. 7. Charles Freder- ick, born January 30, 1837, was married by the Rev. John F. W. Ware, at Cambridge-
Cliphalet Davi's
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port, Massachusetts, January 29, 1860, to Frances Sawyer George, born December 7, 1838, in Topsham, Vermont; children : i. Clara J. Allen, born at Cambridgeport, March 26, 1861, died March 19, 1868; ii. Florence Bartlett, Cambridgeport, August 17, 1863; iii. Lewis Warner, Green's Land- ing, Maine, August 21, 1865, died there March 24, 1866; iv. Arthur Wilson, Clare- mont, New Hampshire, March 7, 1867; v Ida Carlton, Bradford, April 6, 1869 ; vi .- Ma- rian Frances, Bradford, May 29, 1871. 8. Sarah Wilson, married a Mr. Peters, a mis- sionary. 9. Eliphalet Francis, born Novem- ber 12, 1839. 10. Adelaide Harris, born No- vember 12, 1841.
(VII) Curtis, son of Daniel Davis, was born in Bradford, February II, 1814. He at- tended the public schools of his native town, and during his boyhood worked on his fath- er's farm. When he came of age he left home with an ambition to enter business and a determination to succeed. His brothers were already prosperous soap manufacturers at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and he fol- lowed them, working for a time for his broth- er Eliphalet. After a short time he returned to Bradford, where he worked at farming a year, returning afterward to Cambridge and continuing in the soap business. He learned the business thoroughly and in 1834 bought out the soap business of his brother Hiram. He sold out the following year, but embarked in business again immediately in a larger factory and in 1837 admitted to partnership Alexander Dickinson. This firm continued until 1851, after which Mr. Davis continued the business alone. Mr. Davis bought and enlarged the buildings known for a genera- tion as the Curtis Davis Soap Works, the largest in New England and the best known. In 1864 Mr. Davis admitted to partnership his son-in-law, James Mellen, who took charge of the Boston office and salesroom, and who succeeded to the business after the death of Mr. Davis. He was one of the lead- ing citizens of Cambridge. He was a Demo- crat of the old school and in later years gave his earnest support to President Grover Cleveland. He was a member of the com- mon council of Cambridge two years. He represented the district in which he lived in Cambridge for three terms in the general court, serving on important committees. The city of Cambridge and, particularly Cam- bridgeport, where his factory was located, owes much to his energy and enterprise. He
co-operated in every movement tending to promote the growth and welfare of that busy section. He was a director in the Citizens Insurance Company and in the Cambridge Bank for many years, but he had very few intersts outside his business. He was a Uni- versalist in religion. He died at his home in Cambridge, January 30, 1887. He married, No- vember 29, 1835, Martha Kemp, born at Pomfret, Vermont, April 1, 1818, died April 25, 1889, sister of Lysander Kemp, a well known soap manufacturer of Cambridge. (See Kemp sketch). Mr. and Mrs. Davis were fifty-two years married when Mr. Davis died. Children: I. Christina Van Ness, born April 15, 1840, married James Mellen (see Mellen family). 2. Ermina Frances, born 1842, died December 25, 1854. 3. Cur- tis Rockwell, born April 30, 1845, died Feb- ruary 24, 1876. 4. Mary Elizabeth, born De- cember 7, 1846, died February 3, 1898; mar- ried Samuel Noyes Jr. ; child, Curtis Davis Noyes, born October 7, 1868, married Carrie Belle Frasier, of Cambridge ; one child, Cur- tis Davis Noyes Jr., born March 19, 1891. 5. Edwin Albert, born 1849, died July 8, 1851.
MELLEN Richard Mellen, immigrant an- cestor, was an early settler of Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was admitted a freeman September 7, 1639, and had doubtless been in the colony for several years before that. He removed to Weymouth in 1642 or 1643 and probably did not live long afterward. Savage calls atten- tion to the difficutly of tracing the name because of the great variety of spell- ing found in the records. It is found spelled Mellins, Mullins, Mallins, Melling, Melen and even Meles. Richard Mellen had a land grant in Weymouth in 1642 and 1644 on the back side of Kingoak Hill, but removed from there or died soon after, as his name does not appear again on the rec- ords. Some of his children: 1. James, born in Charlestown, June 3, 1642. 2. Sarah, born in Weymouth, April 4, 1643. 3. Mary, mar- ried, at Charlestown, 1662, Daniel Whitte- more. 4. Simon, perhaps born in England, mentioned below.
(II) Simon, son of Richard Mellen, was born about 1644 in New England or before 1639 in Old England. He was in Charles- town in 1660 and resided in Malden in 1668. In 1687 he was a grantee of the plantation of Quinsigamond in Worcester. He settled finally in the southern part of Framingham. He had
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religious privileges in Sherborn, and left de- scendants there. He died December 19, 1694, and when his estate was settled in 1695 all his children were mentioned. His widow, Mary Mellen, died in Framingham, June I, 1709, aged seventy years. Children: I. Simon, born September 25, 1665, mentioned below. Born at Malden: 2. Thomas, August, 1668. 3. Richard, January 2, 1671-72, married, De- cember 6, 1695, Mary Gleason. 4. James, 1681. 5. John, January 29, 1685-86. All the children were baptized at Watertown, Decem- ber 5, 1686.
(III) Simon (2), son of Simon (I) Mel- len, was born at Winnisimmet, Boston, Sep- tember 25, 1665, died August 30, 1717. He lived on his father's homestead and was select- man. He married, December 27, 1688, Eliza- beth Fiske, daughter of John Fiske, of Water- town. Children : I. Simon, born May 16, 1690, mentioned below. 2. Mary, June 4, 1695, died April 30, 17II. 3. James, March 8, 1698.
(IV) Simon (3), son of Simon (2) Mel- len, was born May 16, 1690, and resided on the homestead. He served as selectman. He married (first) April 23, 1711, Esther Town, daughter of John Town. He married (sec- ond) October II, 1744, Susanna Haven, who survived him. In 1795 she was living with Nathaniel Pike, of Hopkinton, who gave a bond to the Oxford selectmen to support her through life, and giving her former residence as Oxford. Children: I. Mary, born March 28, 1712, married, September 30, 1731, Jona- than Mores, of Framingham. 2. Dr. John, May 13, 1714. 3. Simon, June 10, 1716, mar- ried, April 27, 1742, Abigail Ball. 4. Jona- than, November 25, 1718. 5. David, March IO, 1721-22, mentioned below. 6. Esther (twin), born March 22, 1724-25. 7. Israel (twin), March 22, 1724-25.
(V) David, son of Simon (3) Mellen, was born March 10, 1721-22, died October IO, 1801, at Oxford. He was taxed in 1771 at Oxford, where they removed after the birth of the first child, and in 1776 was chosen grave digger and served until 1782 at least. He married, June 20, 1744, Mary Maverick, daughter of James Maverick, of Sudbury. Children, the first born in Framingham, the remainder at Oxford: I. Ann, February 8, 1745. 2. John, August 10, 1750, served in
the revolution. 3. Mary, March 19, 1753. 4. Lucy, 1756. 5. David, mentioned below.
(VI) David (2), son of David (1) Mellen, was born in Oxford, May 14, 1759, died in
Charlestown about 1830. He is called labor- er in the records. He served in the revolu- tion in the Continental army from July 4 to December 6, 1780. He resided in Charles- town, Oakham, North Brookfield and Ox- ford. He married Grace Stoddard, of Hing- ham. Children, born in Charlestown : I. Samuel, died at Oakham, 1823. 2. Abel, married (first) 1826, Charlotte Perkins ; (sec- ond) Mary A. Helms. 3. Adeline, married John Chamberlain. 4. Ira, born September 17, 1799, married, November 16, 1825, Mary A. Gillard ; died September 5, 1837. 5. David, born at Oakham, March 15, 1804, married, August 20, 1827, Sarah Ann Hilton; died November 16, 1835. 6. Thomas Snell, born at North Brookfield, 1807, married (first) Au- gust 31, 1830, Rebecca Perry ; (second) Eliza Turner. 7. George Washington, born at Oakham, married Sophia Ballard. 8. Cath- erine, born July 15, 1812, at Oxford, lived in the family of Otis Stone ; died about 1829. 9. Mary M., born August 6, 1814, married John Chamberlain, of Charlestown; died there about 1836. 10. James, mentioned below.
(VII) James, son of David (2) Mellen, was born November 1, 1815, in North Brookfield. He was educated in the public schools. He removed to Charlestown and later to Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, and had a large busi- ness as building-mover, in Boston and vicin- ity. He married, September 10, 1837, Sarah Ann (Hilton) Mellen, died February 12, 1908, widow of his brother, David Mellen Jr., de- scendant of an old colonial family of Maine. Children : I. James, born April 9, 1838, men- tioned below. 2. David Jr., November 24, 1839, died September 18, 1852.
(VIII) James (2), son of James (1) Mellen, was born in Charlestown, now part of Bos- ton, April 9, 1838, died at Cambridge, Janu- ary 5, 1896. He attended the public schools of Charlestown and Cambridge. He began his business career in the building moving business in association with his father and displayed great energy and capacity. He en- tered the employ of his father-in-law, Curtis Davis, the famous soap manufacturer, after his marriage, and in 1864 was admitted to partnership, taking charge of the Boston of- fice and salesrooms, and contributing his full share to the conspicuous growth and profita- bleness of the concern. At the time of the death of the senior partner the business of the Curtis Davis Company had reached enor- mous proportions. The goods of the com- pany found a market in all parts of the world
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and had a reputation for quality second to none. Mr. Mellen succeeded to the business and carried it on until his death, with ever increasing trade and facilities. Mr. Mellen was an independent Republican in politics and interested in public affairs but never ac- tive in party matters. He was for a few years member of the common council of the city of Cambridge. He was a member of the Colon- ial and Newtown clubs of Cambridge. Mr. Mellen had the respect and friendship of his fellow-citizens and business associates, in- cluding his employees, to an unusual degree. His frank, unassuming, engaging manner in- vited confidence and friendship, and those who knew him appreciated and cultivated his friendship. His ability was recognized and his integrity appreciated in the business world. His good nature and kindliness were proverbial. He resided on Washington ave- nue, where he had a beautiful home, in which his family lived until 1907. He built a sum- mer home on the north shore. He married, November 1, 1860, Christina Van Ness Dav- is, daughter of Curtis and Martha (Kemp) Davis. (See Davis family). Children: born at Cambridge: I. Edwin Davis, born No- vember 23, 1861, graduate of the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology ; was associated with his father in the soap manufacturing business ; since the sale of that business to an English syndicate he has been engaged in a mining and promoting company, residing in Cambridge, but making frequent trips to the west where his mines are located; mar- ried Adele Lods, born in Paris, France, June 26, 1862; children : i. Lucile Christina, born July 5, 1886; ii. James Edwin, born June 7, 1897 ; iii. Richard Adams, born June 3, 1900; iv. Adele Louise, born October 29, 1903. 2. Mary Elizabeth, born August 19, 1863, mar- ried, November 1, 1886, Frederick L. Cun- ningham, of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, born November 4, 1858; child, James Mellen Cun- ningham, born January 16, 1888. 3. Louise Maria, born September 18, 1865, married Walter Emerson Stone; child, Edward Rus- sell Stone, born December 16, 1892. 4. Mar- tha Davis, born November 13, 1868, mar- ried Aquilla Beales Rich, born March 13, 1866, at Brooklyn, New York; children: i. Christina Rich, born November 28, 1891, died April 5, 1892; ii. Aquilla Beales Rich, born at Stow, Massachusetts, August 9, 1900. 5. Sarah Agnes, born November 13, 1869, resides with her mother in Cambridge. 6. Nettie Christina, born July 15, 1870, died July 14, 187I.
KEMP There were four immigrants to Massachusetts of the Kemp fam- ily, probably closely related, be- fore 1640. Of John Kemp there is but a single record, when he was before the general court in 1639. Mr. William Kemp came in the ship "James", April 5, 1635; settled at Dux- bury, Massachusetts, where he became a pro- prietor and juryman ; admitted freeman March 5, 1638-39; grant of land January 7, 1638-39; administration granted to widow Elizabeth, November 21, 1641. Robert Kemp settled in Dedham ; was admitted to the church April 24, 1639, and his wife was admitted October II, 1639.
(I) Edward Kemp, the other immigrant, also settled in Dedham, and was probably brother of Robert. He was a proprietor there August 28, 1638; admitted freeman March 13, 1638-39. He removed to Wenham, Massa- chusetts, and declined the office of deacon in 1651. He removed to Chelmsford in 1655. His will, dated January 27, 1667, proved April 6, 1669, bequeathed to daughter Esther, her husband Samuel Foster and child Samuel Fos- ter ; to kinsman Samuel Kemp of Groton.
(II) Samuel, doubtless nephew of Edward Kemp, as mentioned above, was probably a son of Robert Kemp, of Dedham, mentioned above, and reared in the family of Edward. Samuel Kemp received a grant of a five acre lot or half a single share, "seventy acres of land, be it more or lesse, lying on loes plaine, loese (Lowe's) meadow being contained with- in and is part of the number, but it is reckoned to him as three acres of meadow land; this land is bounded by ye commons; wets, by ye churches farm on ye south; and ye highway which parts Jacob Browne and him, north ;" The road to Deacon Edmund's place, known anciently as Marshall's lane, was near if not the same as the north bound of Kemp's lot. He remained there until 1668 and then sold to Thomas Ross, removing to Groton. He married, May 23, 1662, Sarah, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Foster, of Braintree. Chil- dren : I. Samuel, born February, 1662-63 ; resided in Groton. 2. Abigail, born March 27, 1664-65. 3. Zerubbabel, born about 1666; mentioned below. 4. Jonathan, born April 6, 1668; married Mary 5. Mehitable, born January 4, 1673. 6. Bethia, July 9, 1683.
(III) Zerubbabel, son of Samuel Kemp, was born about 1666. He settled in Groton. He and his wife Mary were baptized and admitted to the covenent, and had two children baptized at Groton, May 15, 1709. Children, born at Groton: I. Ebenezer, February 28, 1704. 2.
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Zerubbabel, October 12, 1705, baptized May 15, 1709. 3. John, January 18, 1707-08, bap- tized May 15, 1709; mentioned below. 4. Mary, born April 8, 1713. 5. Dorothy, bap- tized February II, 1711. 6. Hezekiah, born August 14, 1715. 7. Sarah, August 3, 1718.
(IV) John, son of Zerubbabel Kemp, was born in Groton, January 18, 1707-08, and died there. He married, at Groton, November 4, 1731, Sarah Holden, born September 5, 1717, daughter of John and Sarah (Davis) Holden, granddaughter of Stephen Holden, born July 19, 1642, great-granddaughter of Richard and Martha (Fosdick) Holden. Martha was daughter of the immigrant, Stephen Fosdick. Sarah (Davis) Holden, born September 22, 1694, died November 22, 1715, was daughter of John and Mehitable Davis, granddaughter of Samuel and Mary Davis. Children of John and Sarah (Holden) Kemp; born at Groton : I. John, June 4, 1732. 2. Lawrence, Septem- ber 24, 1733; mentioned below. 3. Oliver, July II, 1735. 4. Jabez, March 19, 1736-37. 5. Stephen, September 19, 1739. 6. Lucy, April 24, 1742. 7. Amasa, May 21, 1744. 8. Sarah, May 29, 1746.
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