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Asa, Jr., succeeded his father on the place, and m. 1796, Anna Eames, of Wilmington. The children of Asa and Anna were : James ;
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George, who now owns the place ; Nancy, who m. James Batchelder ; Cynthia, who m. 1822, Enos Tibbetts ; and Betsey, who d. single.
JOHN NICHOLS lived on Pearl Street, near Main Street, on the place lately of Luther Nichols, his grandson, and now of Wm. Gates Nichols, his great-grandson.
John, aforesaid, was the son of John and Joanna (Nichols) Nichols, and the grandson of John and Abigail. (See First Settlers.) He was born 1736, and m. 1760, Bethiah Burnap, dau. of Capt. Joseph and Abi- gail (Bickford) Burnap. He succeeded his father, John, and his grandfather, John, on this place, and died in 1819. His children were : Mary, b. 1763, and d. single; John, b. 1761 (see after) ; Kendall, b. 1766, and m. Hannah Symonds, and went to Sharon ; James, b. 1768 ; Hosea ; Samuel, b. 1772, and went to Stoddard, N. H. John aforesaid, b. 1761, succeeded to the place, and m. 1785, Jerusha Parker, dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Parker) Parker, and d. 1823. Their children were : John, b. 1788, and m. Aner Damon in 1814; Luther, b. 1800 (see after) ; Jerusha, b. 1786, and m. Michael Cross ; Bethiah, b. 1791, and m. 1813, Edmund Nichols ; Clarissa, b. 1793, and m. 1816, Richard Nichols ; Nancy, b. 1805, and m. 1824, Jonathan Frost. Luther, afore- said, b. 1800, succeeded to the place, and m. 1823, Rebecca Saunders, of Tewksbury. He left sons, now living : William G., his successor on the place, Parker C., and John B.
RICHARD NICHOLS lived on the place, on Franklin Street, now occu- pied by Richard B. Nichols, his great-grandson.
He was the son of Richard and Abigail (Damon) Nichols (see Early Settlers) ; was born 1715 ; m. 1738, Mary Williams, dau. of William Williams. Her father and brother James were drowned in Lake Quan- napowitt, in 1829, by the upsetting of a boat. The children of Richard and Mary were : Richard, b. 1740; Mary, b. 1742 ; Mehitabel, b. 1744 and m. 1763, Isaac Pratt ; Sarah, b. 1747 ; William, b. 1750 ; Tabitha, b. 1752 ; Jeremiah, b. 1755 ; Edmund, b. 1758 (see after) ; Susanna, b. 1759 ; Lydia, b. 1760. Edmund, aforesaid, b. 1758, succeeded to the place, and m. 1786, Dolly Eames, of Wilmington. Children of Ed- mund and Dolly were : Richard and Edmund, twins ; Richard, b. 1787 (see after) ; m. 1816, Clarissa, dau. of John and Jerusha Nichols ; Ed- mund, b. 1787 ; m. 1813, Bethiah, dau. of John and Jerusha Nichols ; Seth, b, 1790, went to Pennsylvania ; Dolly, b. 1793 ; m. 1813, Ephraim Weston, Jr. ; Daniel, b. 1796 ; m. 1820, Lavinia, dau. of William and Sarah Parker, and d. 1869 ; Sally, b. 1798; m. Robert Campbell.
Richard, aforesaid, who was b. 1787, succeeded to the place. His children were : Richard B., who now lives on the place ; John N., Ed- win, and Daniel.
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CAPT. NATHAN PARKER owned, and perhaps occupied at this time, the old Jaquith house, that stood on the corner of Woburn and Wash- ington Streets, on the place now owned by Wendall Bancroft.
Capt. Nathan was the son of Lieut. Nathaniel, and the grandson of Ens. Nathaniel, who was son of Thomas and Amy. Ens. Nathaniel was the first person buried in the West Parish cemetery ; he d. in 1737, aged 87. (See Early Settlers.)
Capt. Nathan was born 1719 ; m. 1741, Tabitha Gould, of Stoneham ; d. 1778. He probably succeeded his father, Lieut. Nathaniel, on this place. His children were : Caleb (see after), Nathan, Nathaniel, Ed mund (who died in the Revolutionary War) ; Tabitha, who m. 1766, William Bickford, and lived in Gardner ; Hannah, who m. 1769, Rev. Joseph Willard ; Sarah, who m. 1786, James Bancroft, Esq. ; Susa, who m. 1783, Barnard Green, Esq., of Malden ; Nathan (Col.), b. about 1748 (see after) ; Nathaniel, a physician, who lived and d. in Salem.
Caleb, aforesaid, b. about 1743, succeeded to the place ; m., Ist, Zer- viah Reed, of Woburn ; m., 2d, in 1777, Hannah Gaffield, of Lincoln, and died in 1820. His children were: Caleb, b. 1768 ; Hannah, b. 1777 ; Lucinda, b. 1779 ; Abraham, Sophia, and Susan.
It is not known when this old house was built, but it is traditional that the Rev. Richard Brown, who died in 1732, used to come up from the South Parish and hold meetings in it. The first school-house in the West Parish, now Reading, stood on the opposite corner ; and, on the corner where G. W. Simes' house now stands, there was a blacksmith's shop, and many of the old ox-shoes and nails are found in the soil. A marvellous legend is related of the old house. It was supposed to be haunted by evil spirits some forty or fifty years ago. Such apparitions were seen and noises heard that children were afraid to pass directly by it, and would go around through the fields. It is said that old Mr. Daniel Bailey, on a certain occasion, came running at full speed into E. Weston's store, about half a mile distant from the old house, badly frightened and much exhausted. When he had wiped the perspiration from his face, and his nerves had become somewhat quieted, and he had recovered sufficient breath to speak, he related his adventures, as follows : He said " he did not intend to be frightened at anything till he saw it, and, as he was passing the Jaquith house, he thought, if the old devil was at home, he would like to see him. He accordingly went up to an open window to get a view of him. Whereupon the old spin ning-wheel began to go and to buzz. In an instant his hair stood on end and raised his hat, so that he had to hold it on as he ran." He did not see the old fellow spin ; he was too busily engaged himself in " spinning street-yarn."
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The old house was afterwards owned by Daniel Chute, Esq., and upon his death, in 1843, it came into the possession of the late Samuel W. Carter, whose wife was a dau. of Rev. Peter Sanborn, and an adopted dau. of said Chute.
Capt. Parker erected, about this time, a new house on Ash Street, formerly owned and occupied by his son, Col. Nathan, and called on the old map " Capt. Parker's Red House," the same that is now owned by James Davis.
Col. Nathan, aforesaid, who succeeded to his father's " Red House," m., Ist, 1777, Phebe Pratt ; she d. 1785, aged 33 ; m., 2d, 1788, Wid. Abigail Eaton, whose maiden name was Bryant ; she d. in 1797, aged 43 ; m., 3d, 1798, Lydia Stearns; she d. in 1832, aged 63. He d. in 1815, aged 67. His children were : by Phebe, Hon Edmund, b. 1779 ; m., Ist, 1810, Rebecca Weston, dau. of Capt. Jonathan and Lucy (Par- ker) Weston; m., 2d, Wid. Rachael Williams ; Rev. Nathan, D. D ., b. 1782, minister of Portsmouth, N. H., 30 years ; Phebe, b. 1784. By Abigail, Susanna, b. 1788 ; m. 1807, Thaddeus B. Pratt, and d. 1845 ; Thomas, b. 1790 ; trader ; died 1832. By Lydia, Nathaniel, b. 1800 ; m. 1824, Mary Woodbridge, of Andover, and d 1859 ; Phebe, b. 1802 ; m. Tho. Pratt, and d. 1841 ; Gould, b. 1804 ; Sarah, b. 1806, and mar- ried and went to Maine ; Eunice, b. 1807, and m Lowell Skilton.
Capt. Parker was a large landholder, and could walk a mile in a direct line on his own territory. He also owned the house on Pearl Street, near Lowell Street (since remodelled), now owned by George Thayer, called on the old map " Capt Parker's Boutwell House." This house was occupied in early times by Samuel Lilley, b. 1665, son of George and Hannah Lilley. (See Early Settlers.)
Lilley was succeeded by Jonathan Boutwell, son of John and Hannah (Davis) Boutwell. b. 1709, who m. 1733, Elizabeth Foster, and removed to Wilmington, and was ancestor of Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, U. S. Sen- ator, ex-Governor, etc.
Capt. Parker bought the place, and sold it to Cleaveland Beard, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Nichols) Beard ; he was b. 1748; m. 1769, Elizabeth Foster, and d. 1826.
JOHN PARKER lived on the place now occupied by Aaron Parker, on Walnut Street.
This John Parker was the grandson of Serg't John Parker, of Cow- drey's Hill, and grandson of Thomas. (See Early Settlers.)
He was the son of John and Hannah (Kendall) Parker ; his father, who was born 1668, and succeeded to the Cowdrey's hill, fell from a horse and broke his neck.
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This third John was born 1701, m. 1723, Sarah Lilley, dau. of Samuel Lilley, and d. 1790. His wife d. 1771, aged 73.
He first settled on the place on Franklin Street, recently owned by Richard Parker, where he built, about 1725, the house on that place. He afterwards exchanged places with his brother Benjamin, who had succeeded to their father's homestead ; and John thus became his father's successor.
His children were : John, b. 1724, and went to Royalston ; Jonas, b. 1728 (see after). Jacob, b. 1726 ; Sarah, b. 1738, and m. Nathaniel Cowdrey ; Elizabeth ; Bridget, b. 1744, and m. John Orne, of Lynn- field ; Hannah, b. 1732 ; Amos, b. 1741.
Jonas, aforesaid (Lieut.), succeeded to the place ; b. 1728, m. Mary Gould ; d. 1800; Children : Jonas, b. 1753 ; m. 1780, Susanna Leathe, and d. 1827. He settled on the place recently of Chas. Tweed, and now of Mrs. B. F. Newhall. Mary; Aaron, b. 1757 (see after) ; William, b. 1760, and settled near the old place where his grandson, Wm. S. Parker, now lives.
BENJAMIN PARKER, brother of the aforementioned John, with his son William, occupied the house on Franklin Street, recently of Rich- ard Parker, and now of Henry Cook. Benjamin Parker, aforesaid, was a grandson of Serg't John Parker. (See Early Settlers.) Settled first on the homestead of his father, but afterwards exchanged the home- stead with his brother John, for this place. He was born 1703 ; m., Ist, 1726, Sarah Foster, who d. 1741 ; m., 2d, Sarah Parker, dau. of Jona. and Barbara Parker. Children : by Ist wife, Benja., b. 1727 ; Sarah, b. 1728; Phebe, b. 1730; Elizabeth, b. 1731; Reuben, b. 1732 ; William, b. 1735 (see after) ; Lydia, b. 1736. By 2d wife, Elisha, b. 1749 ; Simeon, b. 1752.
William, aforesaid, b. 1735, settled on the homestead of his father ; m. 1763, Mary Nichols, and d. 1807.
His children were William and Molly, who d. young, and Richard, b. 1771. He succeeded his father on the place ; and m. 1794, Hannah Pool, of East Sudbury. His children were : Wm., b. 1795, and m. 1820, Lucy Beard ; Cephas, b. 1798, and m. 1832, Eliza- beth Smiley, and in 1850, Ann Parker. Theron, b. 1803, and m. 1834, Abigail Wakefield ; Loton, b. 1806. These children all reside in Reading.
Their father, Richard, died in 1868, at the age of 97. He became venerable and venerated for his age, intelligence, integrity, and moral worth. He possessed a most tenacious memory, and appears to have taken a strong interest in the passing events of his youthful years,
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and in all matters pertaining to the early social, parochial, and munici- pal history of his parish and town ; he was long an accurate dictionary and a lively oracle. To him we are indebted for many of the facts in this Genealogical Record.
PHINEAS PARKER lived in a house on the place recently owned by Rev. Peter Sanborn, and now owned by Geo. W. Grouard. The old house stood near the residence of Ira W. Ruggles, where the old well still remains.
Phineas was the son of Nathaniel and Bethiah, and grandson of Thos. and Amy (see Early Settlers) ; he was born in 1704. His wife's name was Martha ; his children were : Edmund, b. 1731 ; Martha, b. 1735 ; Elizabeth, b. 1737; Phineas, b. 1739 ; (Capt.), who m. 1768, Lydia Monroe, of Lexington, and in 1782, Wid. Lydia Damon, and removed to Wakefield. Lydia, b. 1742 ; John, b. 1748 ; and Mary, b. 1757.
Phineas, the Ist, sold the place to the Rev. Mr. Haven, the first minister of the present town of Reading, who built the house that is now the residence of Geo. W. Grouard.
DANIEL PARKER lived at the corner of Pearl and Charles Streets, on the place late of Capt. Charles Parker, and now of John Walker.
Daniel, aforesaid, was the son of Jonathan and Barbara (Elseley) Parker, who were probably the first residents on this place. He was the grandson of Serg't John Parker (see Early Settlers), and was b. 1681 ; he succeeded his father on the place. The children of Jonathan and Barbara were : Jonathan ; Amy, b. 1720, and m. 1744, James Dix ;
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Sarah, b. 1708, and m. Benjamin Parker ; Hannah, b. 1716, and m. 1739, Thomas Symonds ; Daniel, b. 1725, and succeeded to the homestead, and m. Sarah Parker ; she d. in 1773. Their children were : Daniel, b. 1752 (see after) ; Jonathan, b. 1756, and d. 1773, much respected ; Sarah, b. 1754, and m. 1780, Levi Flint, of North Reading ; Mary, b. 1761, and m. 1788, Ebenezer Flint, of Tewksbury ;. Hannah, b. 1763, and m. Solomon Sargent, of Malden ; Jerusha, b. 1765, and m. 1785, John Nichols ; Lydia, b. 1771, and m. 1789, Timothy Bancroft.
Daniel, aforesaid, b. 1752, succeeded to the place, and m. 1780, Sarah Richardson. Their children were: Sarah, b. 1781, and died young ; Jonathan, b. 1783, and m. Susy Bancroft, and were the parents of Dea. Milo Parker ; Sally, b. 1785, and m. Joseph Spokesfield, and died Dec. 1, 1872 ; Charles (Capt.), b. 1794 (see after) ; Daniel and Samuel, twins ; Daniel, b. 1790, and d. young ; Samuel, b. 1790; m,, Ist, 1819, Susan, dau. of Nehemiah Bancroft ; she d. in 1827, and he m. in 1828, Harriet B. Allen. He lived on the place now owned by the town of Reading, and used as an almshouse.
Capt. Charles, aforesaid, b. 1794, succeeded to the homestead, and m. Eliza, dau. of Nehemiah Bancroft, aforesaid. The children of Capt. Charles were : Elizabeth A, who m. Parker Kimball, and d. 1850; Lucelia J., who m. 1843, John E. Walker, and now resides on the old place.
JONATHAN PARKER lived on the place now owned by Edward Apple- ton, Esq., on Woburn Street. The old house stood on the south side of the street, on land lately owned by Daniel Pratt, Esq., near the old well which is still to be seen.
This Jonathan Parker may have been the son of Thomas and Deborah (see Early Settlers), but no record of his birth has been found. He was called Widower Parker ; his wife Sarah died in 1747, at the age of 33, and he lived single till old age. He adopted his nephew Jonathan Parker, who m. Ruth. They had a dau. Ruth, who died single, and a dau. Sarah, b. 1752, who m. 1777, Ebenezer Richardson. Richardson came to Reading in 1773 ; his children were : Sally, b. 1780 ; Susy, b. 1782 ; Jonathan, b. 1784 ; Ebenezer, b. 1788. He bought three acres of land, now owned by Edward Appleton, Esq., for which he paid £18, and commenced building the house, in 1795, which is now occupied by Mr. Appleton ; but owing to pecuniary embarrassment he sold the place to David Pratt.
David Pratt came to Reading from Saugus ; m., Ist, Betsey Pratt, of Malden ; m., 2d, in 1813, Anna Pratt, of Boston ; was an extensive and successful shoe manufacturer ; built the house now owned by his
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son Thomas, and d. 1818, aged 52. His children were: By Ist wife, Daniel, Esq., b. 1797 ; m. 1818, Delia Burt, and d. 1871 ; Thomas, b. 1798 ; m. 1818, Phebe, dau. of Col. Nathan Parker ; she d. in 1841 ; and he m., 2d, 1843, Harriet Whiting ; by Ist wife, Betsey, b. 1792 ; m. 1818, Capt. Isaac Upton ; by 2d wife, Henry M., b. 1814, and David W., b. 1817.
EPHRAIM PARKER lived in the old house, on Washington Street, now owned by Tho. Sweetser. Ephraim was the son of Joseph and Eliza- beth (Eaton) Parker, and grandson (probably) of Thos. and Deborah ; b. 1728 ; m. 1749, Ruth Bancroft, who d. 1751 ; and he m., 2d, in 1752, Rebecca Temple, and she d. 1784. His only child was Ephraim, b. 1751 ; was called " Master Ephraim "; he succeeded his father on the place until it was sold, after which he lived in the house on West Street now owned by Thos. Sweetser, Esq. " Master Ephraim " m. Zerviah Richardson, of Woburn, and had no issue.
Thomas Sweetser (father of Thomas, Esq.) bought the place. He was son of Phineas Sweetser, of Charlestown (now Stoneham), and m. 1795, Sarah Pratt, of Malden. Children : Thomas (Esq.), b. 1795 ; m. 1818, Olivia Richardson, and m., 2d, 1863, Sophia Abbott ; Sam- uel, b. 1797, and m. Mary, dau. of Jonas and Susan (Leathe) Parker ; Phineas, b. 1799 ; Seth, b. 1802 ; Amos, b. 1807; and Sarah. Esq., Thomas, aforesaid, succeeded to the ownership of the old house, and lives near it.
JOSEPH PARKER lived in an old house that stood on Franklin Street north of the Richard Parker house, and formerly of Ebenezer Nichols, and now of J. G. Hutchinson.
Joseph, aforesaid, was the son and successor of Joseph and Elizabeth (Eaton) Parker, and was born 1717. He was brother of Ephraim (aforementioned), Jona., and Mary. He m. 1743, Mary Walton. His children were : Joseph, b. 1744; Mary, b. 1745; Elizabeth, b. 1753; Catharine, b. 1757 ; and Isaac, b. 1746, who succeeded to the place, and sold it to Jesse Bailey. Bailey sold to John Emerson ; Emerson to Ebenezer Nichols.
AMOS PIERSON lived in the house on Haverhill Street, lately of Sam- uel Pratt, and now of Asa P. Pratt. Pierson m. 1758, Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Batchelder) Nichols, who were m. 1729. Pierson succeeded his father-in-law, Nichols, on this place. Mrs. Pier- son was b. 1732, and she had a sister Abigail, b. 1741, who m. Timothy Hartshorn.
Samuel Pratt succeeded Pierson ; he was son of Dea. Benjamin and Abigail (Hartshorn) Pratt, and was b. 1782. He m. 1805, Lucinda
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Parker, who d. in 1827. Chil .: Samuel, Asa P. (his successor), Lu- cinda, and George W.
TIMOTHY PRATT (Senior) lived in an old house that stood on the south side of Wakefield Street, between Charles and Haverhill Streets. This old house has been taken down, and a barn stands in its place.
Timothy was the son of John and Sarah Pratt, of Wakefield (see Early Settlers), and his family was the first family of Pratts in what is now Reading. He was b. in 1702, and d. in 1789. He m., Ist, 1724, Tabitha, dau of John and Grace Boutwell; she d. 1737 ; he m., 2d, 1738, Abigail ; she d. 1776, aged 72. His children were: Dorcas, b. 1725 ; Timothy, b. 1730 (see after) ; Tabitha, b. 1734 ; Abigail ; Abi- gail, b. 1738; Isaac, b. 1740 (see after) ; and Sarah, b. 1744.
Timothy, Jr., settled on the Charles (late Timothy) Wakefield place (see after). Isaac, aforesaid, b. 1740, settled in an old house that stood near the house now or lately of Nathan P. Pratt, and formerly the. James Hartshorn place.
Isaac, m. 1763, Mehitabel, dau. of Richard and Mary (Williams) Nichols, and d. 1829. His children were : Lucy, b. 1764 ; Timothy, b. 1768 ; William, b. 1770; Thomas, b. 1771 ; Sally and Abigail, b. 1774; Thaddeus B., b. 1777 ; Polly, b. 1780; Loea, b. 1785 ; and Sukey, b. 1788.
Thaddeus B., aforesaid, m., Ist, 1807, Susan, dau. of Col. Nathan Parker, and m., 2d, 1850, Abby S. Watson, and d. 1858. His children were : Abigail, who m. Hon. H. P. Wakefield ; Louisa, who m. Stephen Foster, Esq .; Nathan Parker, who m. Louisa Wakefield, and succeeded to the place.
SAMUEL PRATT lived on Haverhill Street, on the place lately of Dea. Benjamin Pratt, and now of Herrick Batchelder. Samuel, aforesaid, was son of John and Sarah Pratt, and brother of Timothy (Senior), afore- said ; he was b. 1696, and m. Joanna, and d. 1734 ; was a blacksmith. His children were: Joanna, b. 1721; Samuel, b. 1719 (see after) ; John, b. 1723 ; Mary, b. 1727 ; Sarah, b. 1733 ; Ephraim, b. 1729, and m. Phebe, went to North Reading, had two sons and nine daughters, and died of small-pox in the Revolutionary War ; Daniel, b. 1725 (see after).
Samuel, aforesaid, b. 1719, succeeded his father ; m. Anna Ireson, of Marblehead, but had no children ; was a blacksmith, and occupied the shop of his father.
Dea. Benjamin, a son of Ephraim and Phebe, aforesaid, succeeded his uncle Samuel. He was b. 1758, and m., Ist, in 1779, Abigail, dau. of Timothy and Abigail Hartshorn ; she d. 1793 ; m., 2d, 1794, Polly
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Smith, and he d. in 1843. His children were : Abigail, b. 1779 ; Sam- uel, b. 1782, and settled on the Asa P. Pratt place; Benjamin, b. 1786, and m. 1809, Hannah Weston, and d. 1833 ; Phebe, b. 1791 ; Amos, b. 1789. The children of Benja, and Hannah were : Joseph L and Amelia A.
TIMOTHY PRATT, Jr. (Deacon), lived on Wakefield Street, on the place lately of Capt. Timothy Wakefield, and now of Charles Wakefield.
The old house is said to have been a Weston place.
Timothy, Jr., son of Timothy, Sen., aforesaid, was born 1730 ; m., Ist, in 1755, Tabitha Emerson, and m., 2d, 1786, Tabitha Merrow, and d. 1796, without issue.
DANIEL PRATT lived on Haverhill Street, on the place lately of Dea. David Emerson, and now of Clinton Emerson. Daniel, aforesaid, bought the place of John Hartshorn, who removed to Lunenburg.
Daniel was son of Samuel and Joanna Pratt, aforesaid, and grandson of John and Sarah. (See Early Settlers.) He was b. 1725 ; m., Ist, Abigail ; she d. in 1771 ; he m., 2d, in 1773, Ruth Jones, and he d. 1796. His children were : Abigail, b. 1748 ; Molly, b. 1750 ; Daniel, b. 1756 (see after) ; John, b. 1757 ; Sarah, b. 1760 ; Mehitabel, b. 1761 ; Rebecca, b. 1763 ; Edward, b. 1765, and m. 1792, Asenath Flint, and went to Temple, N. H. ; Edmund, b. 1768 ; Eunice, b. 1770.
Daniel, aforesaid, b. 1756, succeeded to the place. He m. 1779, Elizabeth Bancroft. The children of Daniel and Elizabeth were : Daniel, b. 1780, and m. 1801, Betsey, dau. of Simon and Mary (Par- ker) Nichols ; Lizzie, b. 1782 ; Molly, b. 1784 ; and Thomas, b. 1798. He sold the place to James Weston, son of Jonathan and Ruth (Flint) Weston.
Weston was b. 1763 ; m. 1790, Hannah Bancroft, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Temple) Bancroft, and d. 1830. Chil. : Franklin, who in. 1819, Mary Wiley, and d. 1869; George, b. 1799; Hannah, who m. 1809, Benjamin Pratt ; Susan, b. 1804 ; and perhaps Clarissa.
Dea. David Emerson subsequently bought the place. Emerson was the son of David and Sarah (Gowing) Emerson ; was b. 1787 ; m., Ist, 1812, Esther Buxton, and 2d, 1849, Abigail Young.
Clinton Emerson, his son, succeeded, and the place is now owned by his heirs.
EDWARD RICHARDSON lived on South Street, near West Street, on the place now owned by Hiel J. Nelson. His wife's name was Jerusha. His sons were: Edward, b. 1743; Zadoc, b. 1739 ; Jethro, b. 1747, who succeeded to the place, and m. 1772, Hannah Richardson, of Wo- burn. The children of Jethro were: Jethro, b. 1776, and m. 1797, Sally
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E. Perkins, and d. 1821 ; Eunice, b. 1775, and m. 1795, Jona. Bancroft ; Esther, b. 1778, and m. 1798, Samuel T. Richardson ; Hannah, b. 1780 ; Lucy, b. 1783 ; Sally, b. 1784, and m. 1810, Amariah Harnden, and were the parents of William F. Harnden, the originator of " Harn- den's Express "; Catharine, b. 1786, and m. 1811, Dea. Amos Evans ; Olive, b. 1790, and m. 1818, Thomas Sweetser, Esq. ; Jepthah, b. 1781, and m. 1804, Rebecca Sweetser, and were the parents of Henry G. Richardson, Esq., now of Reading.
The old house has been taken down, and a new one erected by the present occupant.
THOMAS SYMONDS lived on Haverhill Street, on the place now owned by his grandson, Eben D. Symonds. Thomas Symonds bought the place of Hebard or Herbert. It was early owned by a family of South- wicks.
Thomas, aforesaid, m. 1739, Hannah, dau. of Jonathan and Barbara (Elseley) Parker ; she d. 1768, aged 52. He d. 1775, aged 62. His children were: Thomas, b. 1745 (see after) ; James, b. 1755, and m. 1776, Susan McIntire ; Sarah ; and Hannah, who d. single.
Thomas, aforesaid, b. 1745, succeeded to the place ; m. 1765, Han- nah Damon. His children were : Hannah, b. 1767, and m. Kendall Nichols, and went to Sharon ; Thomas, b. 1775, and m. - Pratt, and went to New Ipswich ; Sarah, b. 1770, and d. single ; Polly, b. 1783, and m. 1811, Nathaniel Batchelder; Obed, b. 1778, and m. 1801, Abigail Batchelder ; Ebenezer D., b. 1786, who succeeded to the place, m. 1817, Rebecca Batchelder, who d. 1830. Eben D. has been twice married since the death of his first wife.
JEREMIAH SWAIN lived on High Street, on the late Tho. Hartshorn's place, now owned by Wid. Benjamin M. Hartshorn.
Jeremiah, aforesaid, was the son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Swain, and grandson of Maj. Jeremiah, of Wakefield. (See Early Settlers. ) He was b. 1693 ; m. 1715, Sarah Burnap, and d. 1799. His children were: Jacob, b. 1717 (see after) ; Lydia, m. 1753, Thomas Green, of Wakefield ; Elizabeth, b. 1728, and m. 1748, Jonathan Hartshorn, of Wakefield ; Tabitha, and other children.
Jacob, aforesaid, b. 1717, succeeded to the place. He m. 1756, Hannah Green ; Hannah, Jacob, and Sally.
Sally, aforesaid, b. 1777, m. 1800, Thomas Hartshorn, a son of Ben- jamin and Abigail Hartshorn. (See Early Settlers.)
Sally and her husband succeeded to the place. The children of Thomas and Sally Hartshorn were : Thomas, b. 1802; Jacob, b. 1803 ; Sally, b. 1804 ; Nabby, b. 1806 ; Benjamin, b. 1808, and m. Sarah E.
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Russell (see after) ; Hannah. b. 1813, and m. J. L. Hunt ; Gilman, b. 1816 ; Harriet, b. 1820.
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