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FLINT, Peter, son of Wm. and Martha, bap. 1775; m. 1802, Mary, dau. of Tho. and Elizabeth Burns, of Milford, N. H., and d. 1842. His wid. d. 1866. Chil. : Peter Greele, b. 1804, and m. 1829, Hannah A. Hayward ; Charles Frederic,1 b. 1808, and m.
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1 Charles F. Flint died at North Reading, in 1868, at the age of 60 years. He had been all his life a most unwearied worker, and is reported to have accumulated a large property. At the time of his death, he was President of the Salem and Lowell Railroad Company, and was also one of the board of directors of Wamesit Bank of Lowell. He was known to every one in North Reading and vicinity, where for years he had been engaged in about every important enterprise that had been started. Mr
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1840, Harriet N. Evans ; Sylvester G., b. 1809, and d. 1814; Mary B., b. 1810, and m. 1831, Wm. Wakefield, and d. 1842 ; Elizabeth Jane, b. 1816, and m. 1834, Andrew Upton ; Timothy ; Gilman, b. 1819, and d. 1858 ; Martha, b. 1822, and d. 1845. FLINT, Rev. Timothy, son of Wm. and Martha, bap. 1780; grad. at Har. Coll. in 1800 ; m. 1802, to Abigail Hubbard, of Marble- head ; ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Lunen- burg, in 1802 ; dismissed 1814, at his own request, for the pur- pose of emigrating to the West.
" He was well known in America and on the other side of the Atlantic, as the au- thor of various works, that have given him a rank among the most distinguished wri- ters of the country. Of a genius highly imaginative and poetical, he united with a vigorous intellect and discriminating judgment, a quick sensibility and warm affec- tions, a vivid perception and enjoyment, a deep-felt and ever-grateful recognition of the author of the beautiful, grand, and lovely in nature, of the true and good, the ele- vated and pure, the brilliant and divinely gifted in human endowment and character, and possessed a rare felicity and power of embodying in glowing and appropriate language his impressions of the outward, and what he conceived and felt of the in- ward and spiritual world."
He d. at the residence of his brother in Reading, in 1840. He had five children.
FOSTER, Samuel, was probably the son of Andrew or Abraham Foster, of Andover, and a descendant of Abraham, of Ipswich, and of Reginald Foster, who came from Exeter, in England, in 1638. He m. 1701, Sarah, dau. of Abraham and Sarah Roberts, and d. 1762, "at an advanced age," says his will, made during the month in which he died. He lived in the westerly part of Read- ing, near Wilmington line, and owned much land. Chil. : Abra- ham, b. 1703; Samuel; Ebenezer, who m. 1731, Deborah Roberts, of Wilmington ; Jonathan, b. 1712 ; Benja., b. 1715 ; Sarah, who m. in 1726, Benja. Parker ; Elizabeth, who m. 1733, Jona. Boutwell.
FOSTER, Abraham, son of Samuel and Sarah, b. about 1702 ; m. 1733, Susanna, dau. of Thos. and Susanna Hartshorne ; he d. 1753, 1
Flint stood high in the estimation of those associated with him in business, and his death has caused a void in his native town which must long remain unfilled. We learn that it is probable the origin of his sudden attack of illness was in consequence of a fall in Salem, but a few days before. He slipped upon the sidewalk, and fell in such a manner that his head struck the walk, rendering him for a moment almost unconscious, or so nearly so that he was helped to his feet by a stranger. He soon after complained of the severity of his injuries, and physicians are of the opinion that congestion of the brain (which was the cause of his death) was the result.
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aged 48, ; lived in northwest part of West Parish. Chil. : Su- sanna, b. 1734; Abraham, b. 1735, and m. 1758, Rebecca Goodwin ; Daniel, b. 1740; Sarah, b. 1743 ; David, b. 1745 ; Edmund, b. 1752 ; grad. at Yale Coll. in 1784; became the minister of Littleton, Mass., and d. 1826 ; was in the battle of Lexington, and a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1820; Elizabeth.
FOSTER, Jonathan, son of Samuel and Sarah, b. 1712 ; m. 1733, Doro- thy, dau. of John and Ann Merrow, and lived in West Parish, near Ebenezer Emerson place. Chil .: Ann, b. 1735, and m. 1758, John Goodwin ; Jonathan, b. 1737, and m. 1761, Sarah Townsend ; Dolly, b. 1738, and m. 1760, Raham Bancroft, of Worcester ; Sarah, b. and d. 1742 ; Sarah, b. 1744 ; Samuel, who m. 1767, Judith Foster (his cousin).
FOSTER, Benja , son of Samuel and Sarah, b. 1715 ; by wife Elizabeth had chil. : James, b. 1742, and m. 1765, Elizabeth Flint ; set- tled in Danvers ; was father of the late Aaron Foster, of Dan- vers, and grandfather of Capt. Aaron Foster, of Wakefield. Elizabeth, b. 1744, and m. - Johnson ; Judith, b. 1746, and m. Samuel Foster, Jr. (her cousin) ; William, b. 1749 ; Samuel, grandfather of the late Caleb Foster, of South Reading ; Benja., m. 1770, Jemima Eaton ; Mehitabel, m. 1774, Amos Taylor ; Martha, m. 1778, John Gould, of Wilmington.
FRANCIS, Stephen, had a son John, b. 1657.
GOODWIN, Nathaniel, m., Ist, 1665, Mary Lunt ; m., 2d, 1776, Susanna ; was called "Ensign Goodwin "; lived on the side of the pond ; d. 1693 ; was many years a selectman, and several times town clerk and . representative. Chil. : Nathaniel, b. and d. 1667 ; Nathaniel, b. 1669, and d. young ; Mary, b. 1671 ; Elizabeth, b. 1673 ; John, b. about 1676; Nathaniel, b. 1678 ; Hannah, b. 1690 ; and perhaps Kendall, Timothy, Jeremiah, and Susanna. GOODWIN, Nathaniel, son of Ensign Nathaniel and Mary, b. 1678 ; m., Ist, Susanna, and had Abiel, b. 1695 ; m., 2d, Mary, and had Sarah, b. 1702, and d. 1703 ; Nathaniel, b. 1706 ; John, b. 1709 ; Sarah, b. 1711, and Thomas.
GOODWIN, Dea. John, son of Ensign Nathaniel and Mary, b. about 1676 ; m. 1696, Tabitha Pearson, of Lynnfield ; was selectman, town clerk, and deacon, and sustained a high character for ability and virtue. The venerable mansion, taken down a few years since by James Eustis, that stood on the site of Mr. Eustis's present dwelling, was erected by Dea. Goodwin. He d. 1757,
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aged 81. Chil. : Tabitha, b. 1697, and m. 1724, Thomas Wiley ; Mary, b. 1700; Susanna, b. 1704, and d. soon ; Elizabeth, b. 1706, and m. 1733, John Weston ; John, b. 1709 ; Susanna, b. 1712, and m. 1735, Timo. Bryant ; James, b. 1714.
GOODWIN, Timothy, probably son of Ensign Nathaniel ; m. 1708, Eliza- 1 beth, dau. of Nathaniel Cowdrey. Chil .: Timothy, b. 1710; Hannah, b. 1715 ; Timothy, b. 1718 ; Johna., b. 1720 ; Hepzi., b 1722 ; Samuel, b. 1725.
GOODWIN, Capt. John, son of Dea. John and Tabitha, b. 1709 ; m., Ist, 1738, Mary, dau. of Kendall Parker, Esq. ; m., 2d, 1776, Sarah, widow of Capt. Cornelius Wolton. Chil. : John, b. 1739 ; Mary, b. 1741, and m. 1764, James Nichols ; Samuel, b. 1744.
GOULD, John, by wife Abigail, who d. 1687, had chil. : John, b. 1671 ; Abigail, b. 1672 ; Daniel, b. 1681, and by wife Martha had : Samuel, b. 1691 ; Abraham, b. 1693, the father of Capt. Abr™, whose dau. m. Dr. Hart ; Isaac, b. 1696. He d. 1712, aged 69. GOULD, Daniel, perhaps brother of the preceding, d. 1697, aged 43. By wife Dorcas had : Dorcas, b. 1685 ; Daniel, b. 1687, and d. 1689 ; Daniel, b. 1689 ; David, b. 1691 ; Joanna, b. 1694.
GOULD, Jeremiah, m. 1701, Mary Brown, and had chil .: Mary, b. 1703 ; Abigail, b. 1706; Jeremiah, b. 1709 ; Sarah, b. 1710 ; John, b. 1714.
GOULD, Daniel, son of Daniel and Dorcas, b. 1689 ; m. 1710, Susanna Pearson, and had chil .: Susanna, b. 1714; Dorcas, b. 1716; Sarah, b. 1719 ; Tabitha, b. 1721 ; Daniel, b. 1724, the father of Daniel, Esq.
NOTE. - The foregoing Gould settlers lived on lands that were situated partly in Reading and partly in Stoneham, near the town line, on the farms of the late Charles Gould, Daniel Gould, Esq., and Capt. Abraham Gould.
GOULD, William, came from Ipswich ; bap. 1726 ; was son of " Major Gold," perhaps of Major Joseph Gould, who was a descendant of Zacheus, the very earliest settler of that part of Ipswich and Salem, that was incorporated as the town of Topsfield, in 1650. Said Zacheus Gould is supposed to have come to America in 1638, and settled in what is now the western part of Topsfield, in 1643. A descendant of old Zacheus who has written a his- tory of the Gould family of Topsfield, speaking of one of the early members of the family, says : "I know little of him, except that he was a man very much set in his way ; which," he adds, " is peculiarly characteristic of the family." He says further,
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" they are good, peaceable, and industrious members of society, warm and steady friends, and kind and benevolent to all. They content themselves with their own private affairs, highly esteem- ing their own ways, customs, and habits, without looking much beyond themselves to be benefited by the improvements or vain philosophy of others. Honesty, justice, and truth are the char- acteristics of the family." William Gould came to Reading be- fore 1749 ; m., Ist, 1749, Lydia, dau. of Abraham and Elizabeth Smith ; m., 2d, 1753, Hepzibeth, dau. of James and Abigail Smith. Chil .: Wm., b. 1750; Wm., b. 1754; Hepzibeth, b. 1756, and m. 1782, Samuel Foster, of Boston ; John, b. 1758, and m. 1785, Mary, dau. of Phineas Sweetser ; James, b. 1760, and m. 1786, Rebecca, dau. of Dr. John Aborn, of Lynnfield ; Nathaniel, b. 1763 ; Samuel, b. 1767. He lived in the house recently occupied by his son, the late John Gould, Esq., and now taken down.
GREEN, Henry, first minister of Reading, was an inhabitant of Water- town in 1642, a freeman in 1640. Owned 72 acres of land in Watertown, which had been granted him by the town. Gov. Winthrop says, that "in 1642 or 3, divers families going from Watertown to plant Martha's Vineyard, procured a young man,. one Mr. Green, a scholar, to be their minister, in hopes soon to gather a church there. He went not." This was Rev. Henry Green, who was ordained at Reading in 1645 ; he m. Frances, dau. of Dea. Simon and Joanna Stone, of Watertown. Frances came over to America in 1635, at the age of 16, so that at her husband's ordination in 1645 she was 26 years old, and we may suppose that Rev. Henry was then about 30. He died Oct. II, 1648. Johnson, the quaint historian, says of him : "He was a man of toil, faithful and devoted to his work, and early fell." He had chil. : Joanna and Nathaniel, and perhaps others. Bond, the historian of Watertown, says :-
"It appears that Rev. Henry Green left only two children that lived to maturity, and that his widow, Frances, married a second husband and had other children. It has not been ascertained what became of his daughter, Joanna, or whether his son, Nathaniel, had wife or family. The son resided in Watertown as early as 1694, when he subscribed towards repairing the meeting-house. After this, he appears to have become indigent or helpless. In 1709, Mary Stone, his uncle Simon Stone's widow, presented a complaint to the selectmen, that Nathaniel Green, an inhabitant of Water- town, is destitute of a place of abode. Same date, the selectmen agreed to meet to enquire what estate of Green may be found in the possession of Mrs. Mary Stone. Afterward, the selectmen 'desired Jabez Beers to take Nathaniel Green as far as he
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hath occasion, and the rest of the time to spend with Samuel Spurr at the shoe- maker's trade.' In 1710, the selectmen 'ordered the treasurer to receive of the heirs of Simon Stone, deceased, payment on Green's estate ; and in 1711, Simon Tainter agreed to keep Nathaniel Green four years.' So much for the family of Rev. Henry Green."
NOTE. The following Green families appear to be a distinct branch from that of Rev. Henry.
GREEN, Thomas, son of Samuel and Mary (Cook) Green, and grandson of Thomas Green, who settled in Malden as early as 1651. Thomas (Jr.) was b. 1669 ; m. 1698, Hannah, dau. of John and Hannah (Green) Vinton, of Woburn ; lived in that part of Malden that was annexed to Reading in 1729, now known as the village of Greenwood. He occupied the place formerly owned by the late Reuben Green. He d. 1725, and his wid. m. John Pool of Reading. Chil. : Hannah, b. 1699, and m. Eben- ezer Parker ; Thomas, b. 1702 ; Joshua, b. 1708 ; Jonathan, b. 1714.
GREEN, William, son of Samuel and Mary of Malden, b. 1674; m. 1707, Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Farmer, of Billerica. He lived on the place now owned and occupied by Chas. W. Green, and had chil. : Elizabeth, b. 1708; Eunice, b. 1709 ; Wm., b. 171I, and d. 1713 ; Wm., b. 1715 ; Nathan, b. 1719.
GREEN, Thomas, son of Thomas and Hannah (Green) Green, b. 1702, and m. about 1726 or '27, Mary, dau. of Dea. Daniel Green, of Stoneham. He succeeded to the homestead of his father. He owned land in Reading, Malden, Stoneham, and elsewhere. He d. 1750, aged 51. Chil .: Mary, b. 1728, and m. 1751, Ebenezer Smith ; Thomas, b. 1731 ; Daniel, b. 1733 ; Hannah, b. 1735, and m. 1756, Jacob Swain; Sarah, b. 1738, and d. young ; Amos, b. 1740, "a joiner," went to Amherst, N. H. ; Nathan, b. 1743, and d. young ; Sarah, b. 1745, and m. 1768, Isaac Smith, 3d ; Nathan, b. 1748 ; lived in N. H. ; was a miser and d. unm.
GREEN, Wm., son of Wm. and Elizabeth, b. 1715 ; m. 1736, Susanna, dau. of Lieut. Daniel Gould, of Stoneham ; succeeded probably to the homestead of his father. He d. 1772, aged 58. Chil. : Wm., b. 1737, and m., Ist, 1760, Elizh Townsend ; and m., 2d, 1800, Joanna Hadley, and was father of the late Caleb Green ; Susanna, b. 1739, and d. young ; Susanna, b. 1743, and m. - Townsend ; Aaron, b. 1754, and m., Ist, - Hay, and after m., 2d, Sarah Green, and was the grandfather of Chas. W. Green, Esq.
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GREEN, David, son of Samuel and Mary (Cook) Green, b. 1685 ; lived on the place formerly occupied by Charles Green, and probably owned also the farm now owned by heirs of Hon. P. H. Sweet- ser. He d. 1754, aged 70. M., Ist, 1713, Martha, dau. of John and Martha Pratt ; m., 2d, Hannah, dau. of John and Sarah Marble. Chil .: David, b. 1714; Martha, b. 1716, and m. 1732, Joseph Upham ; Elizabeth, b. 1718, and m. 1741, Jo- tham Walton ; Lois, m. 1741, Amos Upham, of Malden ; Eunice, b. 1726, and m. 1744, Jonathan Evans.
GREEN, Col. David, son of David and Martha, b. 1714; lived in Greenwood, near Stoneham line ; m. Ruth -; d. 1781, aged 67. He was captain, colonel, selectman, and justice of the peace. Chil. : David, b. 1737, and d. 1738 ; David, b. 1741, and removed to Amherst, N. H .; Ruth, b. 1744, and m. - Upham, and removed to Amherst, N. H .; John, b. 1747, and m. 1771, Abigail, dau. of David Gerry ; Isaac, b. -; m., Ist, Lois, and 2d, Mary -
GREEN, Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary (Green) Green, b. 1731 ; m. 1754, Lydia, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah Swain. He lived on the site now occupied by Wakefield's Rattan Factory build- ings ; was a miller ; was called Capt. Green. He d. 1810, - aged 79. Chil. : Lydia, b. 1755, and m. 1775, Josiah Bryant ; Mary, b. 1757, and m. 1783, Wm. Deadman ; Thomas, b. 1759, and m. 1781, Mehitabel Pratt, and removed to Maine ; Jere- miah, b. 1762, and m. 1782, Martha Green, of Stoneham, and succeeded his father on the homestead, and was carpenter and miller. He d. 1840. Hannah, b. 1764, and d. unm. ; Judith, b. 1769, and m. 1791, John White.
GREEN, Daniel, brother of the preceding, b. 1733; m., Ist, 1760, Ruth Oakes, of Medford ; m., 2d, 1801, Wid. Joanna (Oakes) Gerry, who was niece to his first wife. He lived in Stoneham till 1785, where he was selectman, town treasurer, and deacon. About 1785 he removed to Reading, on to the place recently occupied by Charles Green ; was selectman in Reading one year. Chil. : Daniel (Capt.), b. 1761, and m., Ist, 1783, Sarah Evans ; m., 2d, 1807, Mary Evans ; m., 3d, 1838, Elizh (Evans) Ash (all sisters) ; Nathan, b. 1765 ; m. Betsey Orr, of Charlestown ; Reuben, b. 1767 ; m. Huldah Newhall, of Lynnfield ; Ruth, b. 1769, and became in 1814, the 2d wife of Thomas Green, of Stoneham, who was father by his first wife (Anna Knight), of Rev. Samuel Green, Har. Coll. 1816, and pastor of Essex St. Church, Boston,
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and of Rev. David Green, Yale Coll. 1821 ; Abigail, b. 1771, and m. 1792, Nathan Simonds, of Stoneham ; Rhoda, m. Thad- deus Perry ; Mary, m. about 1800, Samuel Larrabee ; Charles, b. 1785, and m. Mary, dau. of Aaron Green ; and by the 2d wife : Isaac, b. about 1802, and m. - Kinerson.
GROVER, Thomas ; m. 1696, Bethiah, dau. of Thomas Burnap. Chil. : Ebenezer, b. 1698 ; Mary, b. 1700.
GROVER, Matthew, by wife Naomi had chil. : Naomi, b. I'706 ; Joseph, b. 1708 ; John, b. 1710 ; Leonard, b. 1714 ; Edmund, b. 1716. HARNDEN, Richard ; m. 1666, Mary -. He d. 1693. Chil. : John, b. 1668; Benj., b. 1671 ; Ebenezer, b. 1674 ; William ; Eben- ezer, b. 1679 ; Hepzibh, b. 1688.
HARNDEN, John, son of Richard and Mary, b. 1668 ; m., Ist, 1690, Su- sanna -; she d. 1707; m., 2d, 1707, Sarah Sherman, of Lynnfield. Chil. : Susanna, b. 1691 ; Abigail, b. 1692 ; Susanna, b. 1695 ; Mary, b. 1699 ; Hepzi., b. 1701 ; John, b. 1703 ; Hep- zi., b. 1705 ; Susan, b. 1708.
HARNDEN, Benja., son of Richard and Mary, b. 1671 ; m. 1691, Mary -, and had chil .: Elizabeth, b. 1692 ; Hannah, b. 1694; Benja., b. 1697 ; Richard and Samuel, twins, b. 1699.
NOTE. - The early Harnden families lived in that part of Reading that was an- nexed, in 1729, to Wilmington.
HART, Isaac, came over in 1637 as servant to Richard Carver ; stopped first at Watertown ; was at Lynn in 1640 ; removed to Reading in 1647. His wife's name was Elizabeth. Chil. : Elizabeth, b. 1651, and m. 1667 (at Malden), John Winborne ; Samuel, b. 1656; Adam, b. 1666 ; Rebecca, d. 1670. He settled first in the south part of the town, near and west of the present site of Congregational Meeting House, and removed to North Reading.
HARTSHORNE, Thomas, an early settler on the place, a part of which is still occupied by a descendant, Joseph Hartshorne. He was a freeman in 1648 ; was a selectman. M., Ist, Susanna -, who d. 1659 ; m., 2d, 1659, Sarah, wid. of Wm. Lamson, of Ipswich. Chil. : Thomas, b. 1642 ; John, b. 1650 ; Joseph, b. 1652 ; Benja., b. 1654; Jonathan, b. 1656; David, b. 1657 ; Susanna, b. 1659 ; Timothy, b. 1661.
HARTSHORNE, Thomas, son of Thomas and Susanna, b. 1642 ; m. 1671, Hannah Goodwin. She d. 1673. Child : Mary, b. 1672. He
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probably removed to Haverhill, where it is said he took an oath of fidelity in 1677.
HARTSHORNE, Joseph, son of Tho. and Susanna, b. 1652 ; wife's name was Sarah. He was a soldier in King Philip's war. Chil. : Susanna, b. 1677 ; Sarah, b. 1679 ; Mary, b. 1681 ; Abigail, b. 1686 ; Joseph, b. 1688 ; Tabitha, b. 1690.
HARTSHORNE, Benj., son of Thomas and Susanna, b. 1654 ; m., Ist, 1682, Mary, dau. of Geo. Thompson; she d. 1682 ; m., 2d, 1684, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Elizh (Osgood) Browne. He d. 1694, aged 40 ; had chil. : Mary, b. and d. 1682 ; Benja., b. 1685 ; Elizabh, b. 1686, and m. 1703, Nathaniel Haseltine, of Haverhill ; Hannah, b. 1689, and m. 1733, Joseph Boutwell ; Jonathan, b. 1690 ; Susanna, b. 1692.
HARTSHORNE, David, son of Thomas and Susanna, b. 1657 ; m. Deb- orah, and had Samuel, b. 1692. David was a soldier in the Indian war.
HARTSHORNE, Timothy, son of Thomas and Susanna, b. 1661 ; by wife Martha had chil. : Timothy, b. 1688 ; Thomas, b. 1691 ; John, b. 1693, and d. 1695 ; Martha, b. 1696, and m. 1717, Francis Nurse ; John, b. 1698 ; Mary, b. 1701 ; Hepzih, b. 1703, and m. 1721, James Pearson, of Lynn ; Samuel, b. 1708 ; David, b. 1710. HARTSHORNE, Benja., son of Benja. and Elizabeth, b. 1685 ; m. 1716, Elizabeth, dau. of Sergt. James Boutwell. Chil .: Benja., b. 1720; Jonathan, b. 1721; Elizabeth, b. 1724; and James, b. 1727, and d. 1729.
HARTSHORNE, Tho., son of Timothy and Martha, b. 1691 ; by wife Susanna had chil. : Susanna, b. 1710; Tho., b. 1713 ; a dau., b. 1715 ; Tho., b. 1718; Hepzi., b. 172I.
HARTSHORNE, Samuel, son of Timothy and Martha, b. 1708 ; m. 1731, Abigail, dau. of Thomas and Mary Taylor. Chil. : Abigail, b. 1732 ; Mary, b. 1734, and m. 1752, Jona. Pearson ; Timothy, b. 1737 ; Susanna, b. 1740.
HARTSHORNE, Benja., son of Benja. and Elizabeth (Boutwell), b. 1720; m. 1742, Mary, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Burnap) Swain. Chil. : Benja., b. 1744, and m. Abigail, and was father of the late Thomas, and great-grandfather of the late Benj. M., Esq., of Reading ; Mary, b. 1746 ; James, b. 1750 (Dea. James), m. 1771, Sarah Hopkinson, and was father of Col. James, Eben- ezer, Joseph, and other children: William ; Jonathan ; Jeremiah, b. 1760, and m. 1786, Margaret Swain; Mary, b. 1765; and . Samuel, b. 1768.
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HARTSHORNE, Jonathan, son of Benj. and Elizabeth (Boutwell), b. 1721 ; m. 1748, Elizabeth, dau. of Jeremiah and Sarah (Burnap) Swain. He d. childless, and his wid. m. 1774 (second wife), Rev. Joseph Swain, of Wenham.
HASELTINE, Nathaniel ; m. 1703, Elizabeth Hartshorne.
HASTINGS, Joseph, came from Cambridge (perhaps son of John and Lydia, of Cambridge, and b. 1669); m. 1699, Elizabeth, dau. of Matthew Edwards. Chil .: John, b. 1700; Elizabeth, b. 1702 ; Lydia, b. 1705; Mary, b. 1708; Joseph, b. 1711 ; Hannah, b. 1713.
HAUGH, Rev. Samuel, second minister of Reading, son of Hon. Ather- ton Haugh, of Boston, who came from Boston, England, where he had been Major. Samuel, it is probable, was born in Eng- land, and came over in 1634 with his father. He was educated at Har. Coll., but did not graduate. He m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. Zechariah Symms, of Charlestown ; began to preach at Read- ing in 1648, and was ordained pastor at Reading, in March, 1650. He d. Mar. 30, 1662, at the house of his brother-in-law, Hezekiah Usher, in Boston. Chil .: Elizabeth, who m. Capt. John Herbert ; Samuel, b. 1650, and d. 1651 ; Samuel, b. 1651 ; removed to Boston, and m .. Ann, dau. of Rev. Edward Rains- ford, and had Samuel, b. 1676; Ann, b. 1677 ; Atherton, b. 1678; "both these sons of Samuel, Jr., of whom Chief-Justice Sewall was guardian, died before middle age ;" Sarah, b. 1652 ; m., Ist, O. Walker, and m., 2d, 1678, Ephraim Savage, of Bos- ton and Reading ; Zechariah, b. and d. 1654; Mary, b. 1655, and m. Tho. Baker, of Boston ; Rebecca, b. 1660, and d. 1661. Rev. Samuel owned and occupied at Reading, the place of the late Noah Smith, Esq. He also owned houses and lands at Boston, Braintree, and Cambridge. His estate at his death was appraised at £1,822 75. 5d., a large estate for those days. His Reading place, in the distribution of his estate, fell to his dau. Elizabeth, wife of Capt. John Herbert, of Boston, who removed thereto. His will, written in his own hand, in beautiful style and penmanship, shows somewhat the peculiar talents and char- acter of the writer. The following is a copy :-
In the name of God: Amen. I, Samuel Haugh, of Reading, in the County of Middlesex, in New England, being in good health and sound memorie, but put in mind of my mortality, both by the word of God, the death of many near relatives formerly, and the frequent diseases, whereby it has pleased the Lord of late years and now at present to visit his people in this country - Do make and declare this my last
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GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
Will and Testament, in writing, this twenty-fifth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand six hundred and fifty-seven, to the end that when my latter end may be near, I may not be troubled with matters of the world.
First, therefore, I beseech the Lord of his infinite grace and mercie in Jesus Christ, that he would more and more strengthen my faith in those gratious promises of his, in which he hath formerly given me to trust in him ; for the pardon of my great and many sins and for the accepting of my person through the pretious merits of my dear Redeemer - and the good Lord cover all the weaknesses and imperfec- tions of my poor endeavors in this weighty imployment, he hath called me unto ; - accepting through Christ the sincere desire of my soul therein, to promote his king- dom ; concerning all which I beg the sparing mercye of God in Christ Jesus. Fi- nally, the peace of God's Zion, the prosperity of his Jerusalem, and in particular of that little flock of Christ, among whom he hath set me, I implore, for Christ Jesus' sake. And when it shall please God to call me out of this transitory life, I do hereby bequeathe my soul unto the Lord Jesus, who hath so dearly bought it. My body I desire may be decently interred, to sleep in the dust, until the resurrection of the just. Believing in Christ Jesus to enjoy a glorious resurrection, even the fruit of my re- demption, at that great day, according to his faithful promise. My wife and children, whom God of his grace hath given me, I again resign to his merciful care and provi- dence, humbly craving the sure mercys of the Covenant for them ; even the remem- brance of that Gratious promise to them, ("I will be a God to thee and to thy seed,") which I account abundantly more worth than all outward enjoyments. And for that portion of outward estate, which God hath gratiously given unto me as his steward, I thus, in his fear, dispose thereof :
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