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NOTE. - The Poole family, for several of the early generations, were leather- dressers, and eminent for wealth, talents, and influence.
POOLE, Samuel, 2d, son of Samuel and Rebecca, b. 1733, by wife Elizabeth had chil. : Joseph Eaton, b. 1759 ; Rebecca, b. 1761, and m. 1780, Charles Eaton, and d. 1836, aged 76.
POOLE, Thomas, son of Samuel and Rebecca, b. 1749, and m. 1771, Mary Parker, had chil .: Polly, b. 1772 ; Thomas, b. 1773; Lucy, b. 1775 ; William, b. 1778 ; Nancy, b. 1781 ; Archibald, b. 1783 ; and Samuel.
PRATT, John, son of John and Rebecca Pratt, of Medfield (who was a blacksmith) ; John (the son), b. about 1665 ; m. 1691, Sarah -; removed to Reading ; lived on the "Side the Pond," on the "John White, Sen., place," now owned by Lucius Beebe, Esq. He d. 1744, in his 80th year. Chil .: John, b. 1692 ; Sarah, b. 1694, and m. 1743, Isaac Smith (second wife); Sam- uel, b. 1696; Rebecca, b. 1698, and m. 1722, John Damon ; Edward, b. 1700 ; Timothy, b. 1702. His wid. d. 1751, in her 8Ist year.
PRATT, Samuel, son of John and Sarah, b. 1696 ; his wife's name was Joanna. Settled in the easterly part of the West Parish, near where Herrick Batchelder's heirs now own. He d. 1735. Chil. : Samuel, b. 1719 ; Joanna, b. 1721 ; John, b. 1723, and d. 1737; Daniel, b. 1725; Mary, b. 1727; Ephraim, b. 1729; Sarah, b. 1731 ; Sarah, b. 1733. Some portion of this family settled on the Lovejoy place in West Parish.
PRATT, Timothy, son of John and Sarah, b. 1702 ; m., Ist, 1724, Tabitha, dau. of John and Grace Boutwell ; succeeded to his father's homestead. Chil. (by first wife) : Dorcas, b. 1725, and m. 1750 to Thomas Wakefield, grandfather of Dea. Caleb Wake- field and of the late Cyrus Wakefield, Esq. ; Timothy, b. and d. 1727 ; Timothy, b. 1730; Tabitha, b. 1734 ; John, b. 1737 ; m., 2d, Abigail, and had chil. : Abigail, b. 1738 ; Isaac, b. 1740, and was grandfather of the present Nathan Parker Pratt, Esq .; Sarah, b. 1744. This family, a portion of them, early removed to the late Timothy Wakefield place, and to the place now owned by the said Nathan P. Pratt, in West Parish. It appears, how- ever, that John Pratt, probably the son of Timothy aforesaid, was living on the old homestead by the "Side of the Pond," in 1765.1
RICE, Nicholas, had a wife Sarah ; she d. 1698. In 1692, she was charged with witchcraft and imprisoned in Boston jail. Her
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husband petitioned the General Court for her release, as fol- lows : -
" The humble petition of Nicholas Rice of Reading sheweth, that whereas Sarah Rice, wife to the petitioner, was taken into custody, the first day of June last, and hath since lain in Boston Jail for witchcraft, though in all that time nothing has been made to appear, for which she deserved imprisonment or death. The petitioner has been a husband to the said woman above twenty years, in all which time, he had never reason to accuse her of any impietie or witchcraft ; but the contrary, she lived with him as a good, faithful, dutiful wife, and always had respect to the ordinances of God, while her strength remained ; and the petitioner on that consideration, is obliged in conscience and justice to use all lawful means for the support and preservation of her life ; and it is deplorable, that in old age, the poor decrepid woman should lye under confinement in a stinking jail, when her circumstances rather require a Nurse to attend her. May it therefore please your Honors to take this matter into your pres- ent consideration, and direct some speedy method, whereby this ancient and decrepid person may not forever lye in such misery, wherein her life is made more afflictive to her than death. And the petitioner shall, as in duty bound, ever pray.
"NICHOLAS RICE.
"READING, Oct. 19, 1692."
(She was soon after discharged from prison.)
RICHARDSON, John, was taxed in 1686.
ROBBINS, William, m. 1680, Priscilla James ; had Elizabeth, b. 1680 ; probably removed early to Boston.
ROBERTS, Abraham, by wife Sarah had Mary, b. 1681, and m. 1714, William Shelton, of Salem. The following may also have been the children of Abraham and Sarah : Sarah, who m. 1701, Sam- uel Foster ; Ann, who m. 1707, Caleb Taylor ; Elizabeth, who m. 1713, Benjamin Nurse ; Abigail, who m. 1721, John Eaton, and Abraham, who m. 1726, Elizabeth Pierce.
ROBERTS, Giles, by wife Deborah had a dau. : Deborah, b. 171I, and m. 1731, Ebenezer Foster, of Wilmington. This Giles may have been the son of David Roberts, of Woburn, who had a son Giles.
ROGERS, William, had chil. : Mary, b. 1669 ; Abigail, b. 1671; William, b. 1672 ; Sarah, b. 1674 ; John, b. 1676; Grace, b. 1678.
RUSSELL, William, by wife Elizabeth had Ebenezer, b. 1688.
RUSSELL, Ebenezer, son of William and Elizabeth, b. 1688 ; by wife Deborah had chil .: Deborah, b. 1712, and m. 1729, Joseph McIntire ; Ebenezer, b. 1714; Samuel, b. 17.16; Nathan, b. 1718; William, b. 1721; Stephen, b. 1725; Elizabeth, b. 1730. SADLER, Richard, owned land in Reading ; settled in Lynn ; was town clerk in Lynn in 1640 ; returned early to England. He owned a tract of land lying between Ipswich River and Bare Meadows
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that was called from him "Sadler's Neck," now the southerly part of North Reading.
SAVAGE, Ephraim, came from Boston ; was a captain. His first wife was Mary Quincy, of Braintree. His second wife was Sarah, wid. of Obadiah Walker, and dau. of Rev. Samuel Haugh, by whom he had chil. : Sarah, b. 1678 ; Mary, b. 1680 ; Richard, b. 1682 ; Elizabeth, b. 1685 ; and Hannah, b. 1687, at which time the mother died. Capt. Savage m., 3d, 1688, Elizabeth, wid. of Timothy Symmes, and dau. of Capt. Francis Norton, of Charlestown, by whom he had Hannah, b. 1689. His third wife d. 1710. He lived in Reading not many years ; returned to Boston, where he had a fourth wife. Was a man of ability and influence.
SAWYER, William, by Abigail Lilley had Henry, b. 1697; m. 1700, Dorcas Burnap, and had other chil. : Dorcas, b. 1701; Rachel, b. 1703, and m. 1723, Tho. Rich ; Lydia, b. 1705, and m. 1726, Daniel Townsend, of Lynn ; William, b. 1708, and m. 1730, Mary Wood; Isaac, b. 1711; Susanna, b. 1717 ; Bethiah, b. 1720 ; and probably Jacob, who m. 1733, Elizabeth Damon. SAWYER, Henry, son of William and Abigail, b. 1697 ; m. 1718, Sarah Nurse. Chil. : Abigail, b. 1719 ; Josiah, b. 1721 ; Reuben, b. 1723; Sarah, b. 1726; Francis, b. 1728 ; Hepzi., b. 1730 ; Caleb, b. 1732.
NOTE. - The Sawyer family settled in the North Precinct.
SCOLLEY, John, was taxed in 1686 as of the North Precinct.
SMITH, Francis, was a freeman of Watertown in 1637 ; stopped a while, it is said, at Chelsea Ferry, or Rumney Marsh, and came to Reading about 1647 ; settled at the north end of Smith's Pond (so named from him) ; he owned a large tract of land in the vicinity of the pond and extending into Woodville (now so called). His house stood, it is said, near where is now Wake- field Junction railroad station. He was selectman ; died 1651. Chil. : John ; Benjamin, b. at Watertown, 1637 ; Hannah, who m. 1659, Geo. Lilley ; Mary, who m. 1664, Jeremiah Swain.
SMITH, John, son of Francis above named ; m., Ist, 1647, Catherine, dau. of Isaac Morrill, of Roxbury ; she d. 1662; m., 2d, 1663, Mary Bill, who may have been the Mary Bill said to have been a passenger in the " Planter," in 1635, and being then eleven years old. He was called Lieut. at his 2d marriage. Chil. : John, b. 1651; Mary ; Sarah, b. and d. 1654 ; Isaac, b. 1655 ;
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Benjamin, b. 1657, and d. 1658 ; Francis, b. 1658 ; Abraham, b. 1661 ; James, b. 1663 ; Jemima, b. 1670.
SMITH, Benjamin, son of Francis, b. 1637 ; m. 1661, Jehoadan, dau. of Peter Palfrey ; she died 1662, and he died 1691. Chil. : Benj., b. 1661, and d. 1662.
SMITH, Matthew, probably from Woburn ; Ist wife was Elizabeth, who d. 1680 ; m., 2d, 1684, Mary Cutler, at which time he is called Sen., and had one child : Thomas.
SMITH, Francis, Deacon, son of John and Catherine, b. 1658 ; m. Ruth, dau. of Elias and Ann (Harris) Maverick, of Charlestown and Chelsea. He was selectman, town clerk, and a deacon for a long time. He succeeded to the old homestead of his father. His wife Ruth d. 1717, aged 62 ; he died 1744, aged 85. Chil. : John, b. 1680; Isaac, b. 1682 ; Abraham, b. 1687 ; James, b. 1690 ; Catherine, b. 1693, and m. 1714, Samuel Felch ; Benja- min, b. 1692 ; Ruth, b. 1694, and m. 1732, John Burnap ; Mary, b. 1696, and m. 1722, Abraham Knowlton, and was grandmother of Hon. John Hart; Elias, b. 1698, and m. 1724, Elizabeth Emerson.
SMITH, Samuel, perhaps from Lynn ; wife's name was Priscilla ; had chil. : Samuel, b. 1701; John and Priscilla (twins), b. 1707; Mehitabel, b. 1713.
SMITH, John, eldest son of Francis and Ruth, b. 1680 ; m. 1705, Eliza- beth Lynde ; settled in Woodville on the Almshouse Farm, and had chil. : Elizabeth, b. 1706; Ruth, b. 1707, and m. 1732, John Burnap; John, b. 1710; m. 1738, Ruth Burnap, and subse- quently two other wives, but had no children ; was deacon, and succeeded his father on the Almshouse Farm ; Thomas, b. 1712, settled in Lynn, and was father of Sarah, who m. Cornelius Sweetser, of South Reading, and grandfather of John, who mar- ried Lois Emerson ; Anna, b. 1714 ; Francis b. 1716 ; m., Ist, 1746, Sarah Boardman ; lived on the place long owned by Widow Benjamin Emerson ; was deacon ; had no children ; made Col. Amos Boardman, his wife's nephew, his heir ; m., 2d, Widow James (Boutwell) Bryant ; Joseph, b. 1719, who was father of Joe Smith the idiot.
SMITH, Isaac, son of Francis and Ruth, b. 1682 ; lived on the place formerly occupied by Dr. John Hart. His first wife's name was Mary Pierce, of Charlestown (Stoneham), whom he m. 1709; she d. 1740 ; m., 2d, 1743, Sarah Pratt ; he d. 1779, in his 98th year. Chil. : Mary, b. 1710, and m. Michael Sweetser ; Sarah,
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b. 1712 ; Abigail, b. 1713, and d. 1724 ; Martha, b. 1715, and m. 1734, Samuel Noyes, of Newbury ; Isaac, b. 1717 ; m. 1741, Susanna Wiley ; Jonathan, b. 1719, and m. 1743, Martha Webb, of Woburn ; Catherine, b. 1721, and m. 1739, Joseph Woodman, of Newbury ; Phebe, b. 1723 ; Abigail, b. 1725, and m. 1754, Samuel Damon ; Timothy, b. 1729, and m. 1751, Mary Damon, and settled in Amherst, N. H. ; Maverick, b. 1732, and m. 1754, Martha Smith, and settled in Amherst, N. H .; and perhaps Samuel.
SMITH, Abraham, son of Francis and Ruth, b. 1687 ; wife's name was Elizabeth ; settled, it is said, on Loel Emerson place in Wood- ville. Chil .: Elizabeth, b. 1720, and m. 1740, Ed. Damon ; Lydia, b. 1723, and m. 1749, William Gould, and d. 1752 ; Je- mima, b. 1726, and m. 1753, Tho. Jenkins, of Malden ; Mary, b. 1727 ; Abraham, b. 1730 ; Martha, b. 1732, and m. 1754, Maverick Smith ; Stephen, b. 1736, and d. 1754.
SMITH, James, son of Francis and Ruth, b. 1690, or '91 ; m. Abigail, and settled on the late Dea. Ezekiel Oliver place in Greenwood. Chil. : Abigail, b. 1721; Hepzibeth, b. 1724 ; m. 1753 (as sec- ond wife), William Gould ; Esther, b. 1727, and m. 1755, James Bancroft, of Lynn, ancestor of late Capt. Henry Bancroft, of Lynnfield ; James, b. 1730, and m. 1773, Susanna Mead, and was father of the late Miss Catey Smith ; Ruth, b. 1732, and d. 1738.
SMITH, Benjamin, son of Francis and Ruth, b. 1692 ; m. 1724, Eliza- beth, dau. of Tho. and Sarah (Walton) Burnap. He succeeded to the ancient homestead of his father ; his wife d. 1748, aged 54. He d. 1781, in his 90th year. Chil. : Elizabeth, b. 1728, and m. 1752, Amos Boardman, of Chelsea ; Ebenezer, b. 1730 ; m., Ist, 1751, Mary Green ; m., 2d, in 1753, Hepzibeth Damon, and 3d, 1780, Mary Sherman ; Elias,1 b. 1731 ; Har. Coll. 1753 ; became the minister of Middleton, and d. 1792 (1791, says Town Clerk of Middleton).
SMITH, Ebenezer, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth, b. 1730; m., Ist, 1751, Mary, dau. of Thomas Green ; she d. 1753, aged 21; m., 2d, 1755, Hepzibeth, dau. of John Damon ; and m., 3d, Mary Sherman. He d. 1796, aged 66, and his wid. d. 1802, aged 73. He had succeeded to the ancient homestead. After his death the farm, consisting then of some 80 acres, was sold
1 See under 1759.
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to Dr. John Hart for $4,000. Chil. : Mary, b. 1752, and m. 1770, Capt. David Smith ; Benjamin, b. and d. soon ; Ebenezer, b. 1756, settled in Vermont ; Rebecca, b. 1758, and m. 1776, Thomas Evans; Elizabeth, b. 1761, and m., Ist, 1785, Israel Walton ; m., 2d, Paul Sweetser; Benjamin, b. 1764, and m. 1785, Betty Sherman, and settled in Hillsboro', N. H .; Hepzi- beth, b. 1770, and m. 1790, John Damon.
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SOUTHWICK, Isaac, m. 1691, Ann, and had chil. : Anna, b. 1694, and m. 1713, Jonathan Herbert ; Sarah, b. and d. 1696; Sarah, b. 1699, and m. Benjamin Southwick ; Isaac, b. 1703 ; Mehitabel, b. 1706, and m. 1726, Ebenezer Weston. Isaac, Sen., lived in the easterly part of the West Parish on the place now owned by Eben D. Symonds.
SOUTHWICK, Benjamin, came from Salem ; m. 1720, Sarah, dau. of . Isaac Southwick. Chil .: Isaac, b. 1720; Benjamin, b. 1722 ; Sarah, b. 1724 ; Mercy, b. 1730.
NOTE. - The Southwick family removed to Salem and Danvers.
SQUIER, John, probably came from Boston. Chil .: John, b. 1667; Stephen, b. 1670.
STIMPSON, James, one of the earliest physicians of Reading ; m. 1661, Mary Leffingwell, and settled on Cowdrey's Hill. Chil. : Abi- gail, b. 1663 ; Ruth, b. 1664 ; Thomas, b. and d. 1666 ; Abigail, b. 1667 ; James, b. 1669 ; Thomas, b. 1671; Abigail, b. 1673 ; Jonathan and David, twins, b. 1676; Mary, b. and d. 1678; Mary, b. 1679 ; Benjamin, b. 1681 ; Ebenezer, b. 1684.
STIMPSON, Naomi, who was called the wife of James Stimpson, Sen., d. 1681 ; may have been the mother of Dr. James.
STIMPSON, James, son of Dr. James and Mary, b. 1669 ; m. 1706, Sarah Upton, and she d. 1708. Child : Sarah, b. 1708.
STIMPSON, Thomas, son of Dr. James and Mary, b. 1671, was a physi- cian ; by wife Mary had chil. : Mary, b. 1699 ; Phebe, b. 1702 ; Thomas, b. 1704; Hepzibeth, b. 1707, and m. 1730, John Laughton, of Sudbury; Sarah, b. 1709; Jonathan, b. 1712 ; Timothy, b. 1714; David ; Ebenezer, b. 1720.
STIMPSON, Thomas, son of Dr. Thomas and Mary, b. 1704 ; was a phy- sician ; lived on the "Side of the Pond," on the place lately owned by John White, Sen .; m. 1726, Elizabeth Bryant. Chil. : Phebe, b. 1730, and m. 1754, William Nichols ; William, b. 1732 ; Thomas, b. 1735; James, b. 1737 ; Mary, b. 1740, and m. 1758, William Bryant, Jr.
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STIMPSON, Timothy, son of Dr. Thomas and Mary, b. 1714; m. 1739, Mehitabel Parker, and had chil. : John, b. 1744; Mehit- abel, b. 1749 ; Elizabeth, b. 1752 ; Thaddeus, b. 1753.
STIMPSON, Ebenezer, son of Dr. Thomas and Mary, b. 1720 ; was a physician ; m. 1748, Eleanor Damon. He died 1775. Chil .: Ebenezer, b. 1749 ; Eleanor, b. 1753, and m. 1771, Elijah Ful- ler, of Middleton ; Mary, b. 1755; Mary, b. 1759 ; William, b. 1763.
STIMPSON, William, son of Dr. Thomas and Elizabeth, b. 1732 ; was a physician ; lived at the homestead on " Side of the Pond "; after- wards at the corner of Main and Salem Streets ; m. Catharine, dau. of Ebenezer Nichols, Esq. He d. 1812, aged 80. She d. 1831, aged 97. Chil. : Catharine, b. 1758, and m. 1791, James Ridgway, of Boston ; Elizabeth, b. 1760, and m. 1784, Joseph Bryant, of Stoneham ; William, b. 1768, and m., Ist, Miss Danforth, of Lynnfield ; 2d, Miss Boynton, of Dunstable ; 3d, wid. Teprel, of Boston ; Susanna, b. 1770.
STIMPSON, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Eleanor, b. 1749 ; m. 1780, Esther Hartshorn, and had chil .: Mary, b. 1781, and m. 1798, Rev. Peter Sanborn ; Ebenezer, b. 1782, and m. Mary Means, of Amherst, N. H., and was father of Robert, of Charlestown, who was b. 1800 ; Daniel, b. 1784; Nelly, b. 1789 ; Betsey, b. 1791 ; Abigail, b. 1793; Timothy, b. 1796; Esther, b. 1798 ; John, b. ISOI.
STIMPSON, William, son of Ebenezer and Eleanor, b. 1763 ; m. 1783, Esther Cowdrey, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah. Chil. : Philo- mela, b. 1790, and m. 1809, John B. Atwell ; William, b. 1793 ; was a soldier in the war of 1812, and m. Lydia Knight.
SUTTON, Richard, had a son Richard, b. 1674. He lived "Side of the Pond," on the place afterwards owned by Tho. Nichols and Timo. Goodwin.
SWAIN, Jeremiah, was at Charlestown in 1638; came to Reading among the very early settlers ; lived in the easterly part of the First Parish. He and his descendants appeared to have owned a tract of land extending from the present residence of David Batchelder to the farm of the late Issachar Stowell. His wife's name was Mary. He d. 1658. Chil .: Jeremiah, b. 1643 ; John, b. 1645 ; Sarah, b. 1655 ; Elizabeth, b. 1651, and d. 1656 ; and Mary, who was b. before 1643, and m., Ist, in 1658, Thomas Clark; married, 2d, 1665, Edward Marshall.
SWAIN, Jeremiah, major and doctor, son of Jeremiah and Mary, b.
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1643 ; m. 1664, Mary Smith, and succeeded to his father's home- stead ; was physician, selectman, justice of the peace, represen- tative, assistant to the Governor, captain, major, etc. ; had the command of a regiment that was sent against the Eastern In- dians ; was a brave and talented officer and an able man. He d. 1710, aged 67. Chil. : Jeremiah, b. 1665, and d. 1696 ; John, b. 1667, and d. soon ; John, b. 1668, and d. soon ; Benjamin, b. 1669 ; John, b. 1671, and d. 1696 ; Mary, b. 1674 ; Hepzibeth, b. 1677 ; Sarah, b. 1682 ; Elizabeth, b. 1684.
SWAIN, Jeremiah, son of Maj. Jeremiah, b. 1665. His wife's name was Elizabeth. They both d. 1696. Chil. : Jeremiah, b. 1693, and m. 1715, Sarah Burnap ; Mary, b. 1695.
SWAIN, Benjamin, son of Maj. Jeremiah, b. 1669 ; Ist wife's name was Margaret ; she d. 1713 ; m., 2d, 1714, Elizabeth, wid. of James Boutwell. He was a physician, lieutenant, and selectman. He d. 1747, aged 78. Chil .: Margaret, b. 1696, and m. 1720, Jo- seph Allen, of Salem ; John, b. 1698 ; Benjamin, b. 1700 ; Mary, b. 1702, and d. 1707 ; Thomas, b. 1705 ; Elizabeth, b. 1707, and m. 1727, Jonathan Lawrence, of Lexington ; Mary, b. 1709, and m. 1733, John Williams, of Newbury ; Sarah, b. 1711, and m. 1727, Daniel Morse, of Newbury ; Anna, b. 1713, and m. 1732, James Parker ; Hepzibeth, b. 1715, and m. 1732, Joseph Appleton, of Ipswich.
SWAIN, Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth, b. 1693 ; m. 1715, Sarah Burnap. Chil. : Jeremiah, b. 1717; Sarah, b. 1719; Samuel, b. 1722 ; Mary, b. 1724; Elizabeth, b. 1726; Lydia, b. 1729, and m. 1754, Thomas Green; Hepzibeth, b. 1731 ; Jacob, b. 1733.
SWAIN, John, son of Dr. Benjamin and Margaret, b. 1698 ; m., Ist, about 1720, Mary --; she d. 1737; m., 2d, Mary -. Lived at the North Precinct. Chil. : John, b. 1721 ; Joseph, b. 1723, Har. Coll. 1744, and became minister of Wenham. Mary, b. 1724; Hannah, b. 1725; Daniel, b. 1726; Mary, b. 1728 ; Amos, b. 1730 ; Jonathan, b. 1732; Elizabeth, b. 1734 ; Mar- garet, b. 1736 ; Nathaniel, b. 1740 ; Mary, b. 1743.
NOTE. - Six of the above-named children, namely : Hannah, Daniel, Mary, Amos, Jonathan, and Margaret, died in November and December of 1736 of throat dis- temper.
SWAIN, Benjamin, son of Dr. Benjamin and Margaret, b. '1700 ; wife's name was Sarah; had chil .: Benjamin, b. and d. 1729 ; William,
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b. 1732, and d. 1736 ; Sarah, b. 1738 ; Benjamin, b. 1740 ; Eliza- beth, b. 1743. He removed to Woburn.
SWAIN, Dr. Thomas, son of Dr. Benjamin and Margaret, b. 1705 ; his wife's name was Hannah. He lived on the place now owned by David Batchelder ; was a physician, and d. 1759, aged 53. Chil. : Hannah, b. 1731, and m. 1749, Gen. Benjamin Brown ; Hepzibeth, b. 1733 ; Lucy, b. 1735 ; Thomas, b. 1738, and d. soon ; Oliver, b. 1740 ; Samuel, b. 1743 ; Lucy, b. 1744, and d. soon ; Margaret, b. 1748 ; Thomas, b. 1751.
SWAIN, Oliver, son of Dr. Thomas and Hannah, b. 1740; m. 1762, Margaret, dau. of John and Mary Walton ; was a physician, and d. 1773. Chil .: Margaret, b. 1763, and m. 1786, Jeremiah Hartshorn ; Oliver, b. 1765, and m. 1789, Margaret Hartshorn ; Benjamin, b. 1767, and m. - Buck ; Thomas, b. 1771, and m. Betsey Pope, and was a school-teacher.
SWAIN, Thomas, son of Dr. Thomas and Hannah, b. 1751 ; his wife's name was Abigail. He was an eminent physician, and d. 1780, aged 30. Chil. : Lucinda, b. 1775 ; Thomas, b. 1780.
TAYLOR, Edward, had a wife Christiana, who d. 1673, and he m., 2d, 1673, Elizabeth -, and he d. 1694.
TAYLOR, Thomas, was of Watertown in 1642 ; removed to Lynn, and afterwards to Reading. His wife's name was Elizabeth, by whom he had Seabred, b. 1643. His wife d. 1650.
TAYLOR, Thomas, perhaps a son of the above ; m. 1671, Mary Hooper, and had chil .: Thomas, b. 1672 ; Mary, b. 1675, and d. 1695 ; James, b. 1678; Caleb, b. 1685. Tho., the father, d. 1691, and his wid. in 1697.
TAYLOR, William, came from Lynn.
TAYLOR, Seabred, son of Thomas and Elizabeth, b. 1643 ; m. 1671, Mary Harrington ; had chil .: Elizabeth, b. 1675; Mary, b. 1676, and d. soon ; Mary, b. 1678, and m. 1697, Tho. Stimpson ; John, b. 1681 ; James, b. 1688 ; Thomas, b. 1692. Seabred, the father, d. 1714, aged 71.
TEMPLE, Richard, of Reading, son of Robert, of Saco, Me., who was killed by the Indians in 1676. Richard was b. 1668 ; m. 1696, Deborah, dau. of Dea. Thomas and Amy Parker, and d. 1737, aged 69. Chil. : Josiah, b. 1694 (by a first wife) ; d 1737. He had a fit while drawing water, and fell into the well and was drowned ; Thomas, b. 1696, and d. soon; Jonathan, b. 1699; Phebe, m. John Townsend, of Charlestown ; John, b. 1704 ; Elizabeth, b. 1706, and m. James Townsend; Jabez, b. 1709,
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and m. Mehitabel Nichols, and lived in Wilmington ; Ruth, b. 1712, and d. 1757; Thomas b. 1714, and m., Ist, Sarah Parker, and, 2d, Hepzibeth Nichols, and lived in Framingham ; Ebenezer, b. 1716, and m. Hepzibeth Jenkins, and went to Tewksbury.
NOTE. - Mr. Richard Temple lived in the westerly part of the West Parish, where his descendants still occupy. He was selectman in 1734 and '5.
"The Temples of England, from whom this family came, have long been of the nobility, furnishing some of the most eminent and illustrious personages in English history, among whom were knights, earls, and noble lords and ladies. Lord Gren- ville, the younger Pitt, and, recently, Lord Palmerston, the late English Premier, were of this family. The Winthrops of our own land are connected with it. The first person of the name of Temple is said to have assumed the name after having obtained a grant of land that had belonged to the Knight Templars."
TEMPLE, Jonathan, son of Richard and Deborah, b. 1699 ; m., Ist, 1734, Sarah Harnden, and m., 2d, 1759, wid. Sarah Damon. Chil. : Sarah, b. 1735, and m. Caleb Bancroft, and went to Temple, N. H. ; Mary, b. 1739, and d 1755 ; Jonathan, b. 1740, and d. soon ; Jonathan, b. 1760, and m. Hepzibeth Parker, and went to Antrim, N. H. ; Jabez, b. 1763, and m. Hepzibeth Emer- son, and went to Londonderry, N. H .; Daniel, b. 1767, and m. Sarah Beard. He was a deacon.
TEMPLE, John, son of Richard and Deborah, b. 1704; m. 1731, Rebecca Parker ; m., 2d, Sarah Weston. He was town clerk, selectman, representative, and a member of the Continental Congress, always serving, it is recorded, "to good acceptance." He. d. 1776. Chil .: Phebe, b. 1732; Rebecca, b. 1734, and m. Ephraim Parker, and she d. 1784; Elizabeth, b. 1736, and m. Joseph Bancroft, and she d. 1815 ; John, b. 1738 ; Timothy, b. and d. 1740 ; Susanna, b. 1741; William, b. 1745.
TEMPLE, John, son of John and Rebecca, b. 1738 ; m., Ist, 1761, Han- nah Nichols ; she d. 1796; m., 2d, Abigail Richardson ; was deacon, and d. 1821. Chil .: John, b. 1762 ; James, b. 1765, and m. Mary Fowle, and d. 1800; Jonathan, b. 1768, and m., Ist, Lydia Pratt, and, 2d, Lucina Parker ; Richard, b. 1770, and m., Ist, Hannah Nichols, and, 2d, Fanny Beard; Timothy, b. 1775, and m. Lydia Locke, and he d. 1832.
TEMPLE, William, son of John and Rebecca, b. 1745 ; m. 1768, Rebecca Weston ; he d. 1807. Chil. : Rebecca, b. 1769, and m. John Temple, and she d. 1798 ; William, b. 1773; Susy, b. 1775, and d. 1778.
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TEMPLE, John, son of John and Hannah, b. 1762 ; m., Ist, Rebecca Temple, by whom he had chil .: John, b. 1791 ; Peter, b. 1792, and d. 1796; Rebecca, b. 1794, and d. 1798 ; Chloe, b. 1796, and d. 1830 ; Peter, b. 1798, and m. Abigail Evans. First wife d. 1798, and m., 2d, Betsey Carter, and had chil .: Rebecca, b. 1800, and d. 1819 ; Betsey, b. 1801, and m. Jona. Buck, of Wil- mington ; Lydia, b. 1802, and m. Abiel Holden, of Reading ; James, b. 1804, and m. Ann L. Beck, and went to Illinois ; Charlotte, b. 1806, and d. 1807 ; William, b. 1807, and m. Mary Coggin ; Timothy, b. 1810, and m. Sophronia Flint ; Sally, b. 1813 ; Harriet, b. 1816, and m. Henry G. Richardson ; Benja- min, b. 1818 ; Mary Ann, b. 1821, and m. Daniel B. Lovejoy. TEMPLE, William, son of William and Rebecca, b. 1773 ; m. Zerviah Richardson, and had child : William, b. 1801, and m. Susanna Noyes, and settled in New Hampshire.
TEMPLE, Daniel, son of Jonathan and Sarah, b. 1767 ; m. 1788, Sarah, dau. of William and Sarah Beard ; was a deacon, and d. 1836. Chil. : Daniel, b. 1789 ; Har. Coll. 1817, and m., Ist, Rachel Dix, and, 2d, Martha Eld ; was a clergyman and a missionary to Asia Minor ; Sally, b. 1791, and d. 1829 ; Charles, b. 1794, and m. Bridget Richardson ; Clarissa, b. and d. 1796 ; Clarissa, b. 1797, and d. 1829; Jonathan, b. and d. 1800 ; Fanny, b. 1801, and m. Azor Richardson ; George, b. 1803, and m. Hep- zibeth Damon, and d. 1831 at sea; Calvin, b. 1805, and m. Mary Pierce ; was formerly railroad station-master at Reading ; Mark M. (deacon), b. 1807, and m. Sarah Hemphill ; Nancy L., b. 1809, and m. Lilley Eaton (of the Woburn Eatons) ; William T., b. 1811, and m. Lucinda Pratt ; Joseph, b. 1814, and d. 1838.
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