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THOMAS BRYANT lived in the house now owned and occupied by Edward Mansfield, Esq. It was erected by Mr. Bryant about
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1800. He was the son of Timothy Bryant, grandson of Timothy and Susanna (Goodwin) Bryant, and great-grandson of Wm. Bryant, Esq. (see Early Settlers). He was born about 1769 ; m. 1798, Nancy, dau. of Thos. Rayner, and d. 1857, aged 88. His wife d. 1842, aged 73. His chil. were : Mary Ann, who d. 1843, aged 44, unm., and Thomas, who m. Laura, dau. of Abraham Sweetser, and d. a young man.
Mr. Bryant was a bricklayer by trade, and a quiet, intelligent, and honest man.
AARON BRYANT lived on the spot where he lived until his death in 1870, in a small house that he afterwards enlarged and improved. He was the son of Edmund and Hannah (Hay) Bryant, and was born in New Ipswich, N. H., in 1783 ; was grandson of Kendall and Mary (Parker) Bryant of Reading, and great-grandson of Kendall and Eliz- abeth (Swain) Bryant (see Early Settlers). He m. 1806, Rebecca Poole, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Emerson ; she d. 1866, aged 82. They had no children. He was deacon of the Congrega- tional church for more than half a century.
Dea. Bryant was a man of intelligence, industry, honesty, and worth. Modest and unassuming in his disposition and manners, he sought no lofty stations, but in the humble sphere in which he preferred to move, he was ever the wise counsellor, the faithful friend, the upright man.
The predecessors of Dea. Bryant on this place were Nathan Eaton, who was there in 1795, and James Barrett, who was there in 1765.
Mr. Nathan Eaton, above. named, b. 1748, probably the son of Nathan, was a lieutenant in the Revolution ; was a man of great physical proportions, so that it became a proverbial comparison to say, " as big as Mr. Nathan Eaton." He was father of Capt. Nathan, Ezra, and John Eaton, late of Boston, who built the Eaton tomb and monument in our town burying-ground, in which Lieut. Eaton was laid.
JOHN RAYNER lived in a large two and a half storied, and rather peculiarly shaped dwelling, that stood at the corner of what is now Main and Chestnut Streets, where is now Mrs. Dr. J. G. Brown's gar- den. He was son of Thomas and Abigail Rayner, who removed to Reading from Charlestown in the time of the Revolution, and pur- chased the place in question.
He, Thomas, was the son of John and Anne (Rand) Rayner, of Charlestown, and was born there in 1740. He kept a public house for many years, and from the habit of keeping a bar, acquired a fondness for its dispensations that influenced his latter days. When Rev. Mr.
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Emerson was about being settled as minister of the first parish, he was violently opposed to it, and boldly expressed " the hope that he should never live to see that day." His hope was realized ; he died Oct. 17, 1804, aged 64, a few days before Mr. Emerson's installation. His wife d. 1792, aged 45.
John Rayner was a baker, as was his father before him. Their bakery stood near the spot now occupied by Day's bake-house. Mr. John was intelligent and industrious, of strong prejudices, but peace- able and honorable. He m. 1789, Mary, dau. of Joshua and Mary Eaton. He d. 1833, aged 67.
His wife survived him many years ; was a woman of uncommon energy and spirit. Their children were : John, b. 1791; in early life a sailor ; m. in 1819 or '20, Sophia Gerry, of Stoneham ; opened a grocery store in connection with his brother-in-law, Joshua Burnham, on the site of his father's bakery; was the first postmaster of South Reading ; was town clerk and selectman for several years ; failed in business ; became discouraged, and died poor in 1834, aged 42 ; Mary, b. 1795 ; was lovely, intelligent, and accomplished ; married Capt. Joshua Burnham, son of Col. Joshua ; was mother of the late Rev. Joshua, and of Mary R., both of whom, with their parents, died young ; Jacob, b. 1799 ; was a quiet, genteel young man. He formed a connection in business with Jacob Evans ; traded at the South ; did a dashing rather than a profitable business ; became involved in debt, and with his partner, suddenly and mysteriously disappeared many years ago. They went, it is supposed, to South America, and have not since been heard from. Thomas, b. 1804 ; m. 1831, Rachel Williams ; was clerk for his brother John, and died several years since.
John Rayner, Sen., erected the house which was enlarged by Wm. L. Brown, Esq., and which was occupied by Mr. Rayner and by his widow up to the times, respectively, of their deaths. The old two and a half storied house, was formerly the residence of Col. Ebenezer Nichols and of Wm. Bryant, Esq. Col. Nichols was a surveyor, and made a map of the First Parish of Reading, as it was before the incor- poration of the West Parish, on which the location of each house then standing, with the name of the owner or occupant, was noted, copies of which are still preserved. The Bryant family, above named, re- moved more than a hundred years ago to Sudbury. The old house, after the removal of Rayner to his new house, was occupied, succes- sively, by Col. Joshua Burnham, Timothy Sweetser, Wm. Hutchinson, and others, and finally gave place to a new house, that was built by Reuben Gerry, who was succeeded by Daniel Norcross, and while
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occupied by Norcross was burned down. A grocery store was kept therein.
ARCHIBALD SMITH lived in the house built by himself in 1807, the same in which he lived until his death ; was son of Capt. David Smith ; b. 1779 ; m. 1804, Elizabeth, dau. of Benj. and Elizabeth Emerson ; died 1866, aged 87. He was captain, town treasurer, and a very indus- trious, peaceable, and honest citizen. Chil .: Arch, b. 1806, and m. 1854, Sarah Weston, of Reading, and d. Aug. 29, 1872 ; Peter, b. 1809, and m. 1834, Nancy Weston, of Reading, and d. March 30, 1873 ; Warren, b. 1812 ; is unm. ; and others, who d. young.
SAMUEL WILEY lived at the corner of what is now Main and Albion Streets.
He was son of Nathaniel and Mary (Eaton) Wiley, b. 1772 ; m. 1794, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Lydia (Nichols) Vinton ; was a car- penter, d. 1832. Chil. : Samuel, b. 1796; m. 1817, Mary, dau. of Hananiah and Molly (Pope) Parker ; was captain of the "Rifle Grays"; possessed a native gift for singing ; removed to Hartford, Ct., and d. 1837, aged 41 ; John, b. 1799 ; m. 1818, Harriet, dau. of Timothy and Pamela Sweetser, and lives in Wakefield; Ira, b. 1802 ; m., Ist, 1825, Lucetta, dau. of Benj. Gerry, of Stoneham ; m., 2d, 1853, Wid. Mary B. Emerson, and lives in Wakefield ; Betsey, b. 1804, and m. 1826, Solomon Alden, of Cambridge, and d. 1832 ; Adam, b. 1806, and m. 1831, Eunice, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Nichols ; lives in Wakefield ; Louisa was a milliner, and d. unm. ; Rebecca, m. A. N. Sweetser, and d. early ; Mary died young.
The house then (1812) standing upon this site was built by Mr. Wiley, in or about 1806 ; was partially burned down, but was soon re- built. Mr. Wiley was a very industrious, kind-hearted, and honest man.
In subsequent years, after Mr. Wiley's death, the house was greatly enlarged, a spacious hall was added, and it was kept by Wiley's sons, and others, as a public house, for several years. Afterwards it was removed to the main house to the corner of Railroad and Avon Streets, and is now owned by Dr. W. H. Willis ; the hall part, a short distance westerly on Albion Street, and has been occupied for billiard and re- freshment saloons, etc. It has recently become the property of the Methodist society. The hall has been fitted up for a place of worship for said society, and the lower story is used, the front for an uphol- stery store, and the rear for a dwelling. This old site is memorable as having been the place of the first parsonage, and the residence of Rev. Messrs. Haugh, Brock, and Pierpont. An old iron " fire back,"
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used in place of a "back-log," was found by Samuel Wiley in the old tenement that stood on this site, with the letters "J. B." and "S. B.," the initials of the names of Parson Brock and his wife, cast thereon, made at the foundery that was once operated at Woodville (Little World).
The old tenement, after the decease of Parson Pierpont, became the property of John Vinton, from Stoneham (see Early Settlers), who m. Lydia (dau. of John Nichols, of the Noah Smith place, opposite), and settled on this place. Mr. Vinton kept tavern, and was noted for eccentricities.
JOSEPH BRYANT lived in the northerly part of an old dwelling that stood on the spot now occupied by the late Dr. S. O. Richardson's bowling saloon ; he was son of Timothy, grandson of Timothy, and great-grandson of William, Esq. He m. 1803, Mary G. McLeod, of Shirley, and removed from town many years ago. Timothy Bryant, the father of Joseph, had occupied the same tenement and died there, and at his funeral one of the bearers (Benjamin Walton) became intoxi- cated, and while carrying the body to the grave stumbled and fell, and the coffin came to the ground and burst open.
CORNELIUS SWEETSER lived on the spot now occupied by the build- ing recently known as the " Quannapowitt House." He was son of Michael and Mary Sweetser, born 1749; m., Ist, 1771, Sarah Smith, dau. of Thomas, of Lynn, and a descendant of Dea. Francis and Ruth (see Early Settlers) ; m., 2d, 1803, Sarah Hill, of Stoneham.
Mr. Sweetser was intelligent, but very eccentric and peculiar. He thought it no harm to take from rich Peter to give to poor Paul. He was an enthusiastic religionist, fluent and unrestrained in prayer, and ready to "become all things to all men"; with the orthodox, so called, he was orthodox ; with the liberal he was liberal. For many years he was a valuable aid to the highway surveyors, for he employed himself often and extensively in clearing the roads of stones. He had a considerable farm connected with the building which he inherited from Capt. Cornelius Wotton, who made him his .heir, and for whom he seems to have been named. This Cornelius Wotton had been a sea-captain, and had retired to this farm to spend his declining years, and died here in 1771, aged 61.
This place was originally the residence of Wm. Cowdrey, one of the earliest inhabitants. Mr. Sweetser, many years before his death, con- veyed the place to his grandson, Stephen Sweetser, the late occupant, in consideration of a maintenance during life.
Mr. Sweetser died 1845, aged 96. His children were : Sarah, b.
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1773, and m. Joseph Eaton ; Abigail, b. 1775 ; Cornelius, b. 1778, and m. Phebe Eaton ; Wm., b. 1780 ; a dau., b. 1784; Seth, b. 1787 ; George, b. 1792, and m. Mary Edmands.
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CAPT. NOAH SMITH.
NOAH SMITH lived near the corner of Main and Water Streets, where he continued to live until his death. He was the son of Capt. David and Mary (Smith) Smith, and was born 1775 ; he d. 1859, aged 84. His father, Capt. David, was the son of Cooler Smith, of Amherst, N. H., and died 1809, aged 62. His mother was dau. of Ebenezer and Mary (Green) Smith, and d. 1840, aged 90.
Noah Smith had been captain (of cavalry), selectman, justice of the peace, and representative. He succeeded his father on this place. He m., Ist, 1799, Mary, dau. of Paul and Mary Sweetser. She died 1816, aged 42. He m., 2d, 1821, Mrs. Mary (Damon) Willard, of Lan- caster. She d. 1859, aged 74. Chil. : Noah, b. 1800, who lived in Calais, Me.,* in 1868 ; was a deacon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, secretary of the United States Senate, etc. etc. ; Mary, b. 1802, m. 1822, Dea. Robert C. Wiley, of Wakefield ; Louisa, b. 1805, m. 1837, Rev. James F. Wilcox, of New York ; Laura, b. 1807, m. 1833, Rev. Levi Walker, Jr., of Connecticut ; Charlotte, b. 1810, m. 1831, Har-
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HON. NOAH SMITH, JR.
rison Tweed, Esq., now of Taunton ; Francis, b. 1812, of Brown Uni., 1837, became a clergyman and settled in Providence, R. I. ; Albina, b. 1816, m. 1836, James Boyce, Esq., of Providence, R. I .; Henry Damon, b. 1822, now lives in Wakefield ; m., Ist, Mary A. Flint ; m., 2d, 1855, Annie S. Sanborn, of Worcester.
Capt. Noah was a man of great vivacity, intelligence, and public spirit ; was remarkable for the inexhaustable fund of witty anecdote and lively story with which his memory was stored, and having a large development of the organs of language and mirthfulness, he would relate them with great relish to himself and much delight to his hearers. He was noted for his strong attachments, whether of country, state, town, society, or family. He appreciated the value of early education for all, and took especial care that his own children should enjoy all the opportunities for acquiring knowledge within his ability.
This old seat is famous for having been the property, and probably the residence, of Samuel Haugh, the second minister of Reading (see Early Settlers). It remained in possession of his descendants until it was sold about one hundred years ago by Thomas Nichols, a great- grandson of Rev. Mr. Haugh, to Capt. David Smith. This old house was removed to a spot farther east, to give room for the new Wakefield Hall, in 1869.
ABRAHAM SWEETSER lived in a house built by himself, still known as the " Abraham Sweetser house," and now owned by heirs of Cyrus Wakefield. He was born in 1781 ; was son of Paul and Mary (Hart) Sweetser ; m. 1806, Lydia, dau. of Jeremiah and Martha (Smith) Brown
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who d. 1865, aged 83. He had several intelligent and worthy chil- dren, who, with their mother, all died before the father. Several grandchildren survive.
Mr. Sweetser was a bright, high-spirited man, active and enterpris- ing in his early life ; an extensive shoe manufacturer, but failing in business, and losing his wife soon after, he became discouraged, relin- quished business, and thereafter lived a quiet, unobtrusive life.
PAUL SWEETSER, Sen., lived on the spot where now stands the pala- tial residence of the late Cyrus Wakefield, Esq., in a house that has been recently removed to Water Street, and is now used as a tenement house. He was son of Michael and Mary (Smith) Sweetser ; born 1743 ; m., Ist, Mary, dau. of John Hart, Esq., of Ipswich ; m., 2d, 1791, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer and Hepzibeth Smith, and wid. of Israel Walton ; he d. 1824, aged 80. Children by first wife : Lemuel, Paul, Abraham, Mary, and one or more, who d. young ; and by second wife : Clarissa, who m. Josiah Green, of Salisbury, N. H. ; Eunice, b. April 16, 1796, who m. Timothy Bailey, of Malden ; Cyrus, b. Feb. 18, 1803, who settled in Portland, Me.
Mr. Sweetser was a man of intelligence and respectability ; was school committeeman and selectman. For the day in which he lived, he was a considerable orchardist ; he raised abundantly the best apples that were raised in the town. He owned a part of "Walk Hill," so called, a ridge of land then extending from the river, by the late Leonard Wiley's, southerly on Main Street, and easterly on ¡Nahant Street, and all along its base, where, owned by Mr. Sweetser, was a continuous row of apple-trees, which bore choice fruit, among which was a plenti- ful supply of the old " Ben" apple, one of the best varieties ; and on his early fruits we well remember that the children used to regale them- selves when they went to gather whortleberries, which formerly grew where are now the residences and gardens of Samuel Gardner, William Batcheller, Albert G. Sweetser, and others.
ADAM HAWKES, Jr., lived in a small house that stood on the spot where now stands the mansion of the present Adam Hawkes, who was a son of said Adam Hawkes, Jr. Adam Hawkes, Jr., was son of Adam Hawkes, of Saugus ; m. 1802, Martha, dau. of Jeremiah and Martha Green ; was an honest, sensible, and quiet citizen. Chil. : Martha, b. 1804, and m. Andrew Stone, and is now dead ; Adam, b. 1806, and m., Ist, 1828, Mary Alden, and 2d, Susan Dean ; Davis W., b. 1808, and m. 1833, Lucretia Tweed, now dead ; Hannah, m., Ist, Wm. J. Patch ; 2d, - Wyman ; 3d, Andrew Stone, her sister's widower ; John.
This small house was at this time owned by Pomp Putamia, a colored
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man, son of " Titus," of Stoneham, and was formerly a slave to Noah Eaton, became free at the age of twenty-three years, accumulated con- siderable property, which he bequeathed to charitable objects, and died 1817, aged 59. Pomp was intelligent, modest, and unassuming, and highly respectable. His predecessor on the place was Reuben Eaton, son of Noah, who m. a sister of Dr. Hart, and who d. 1810, aged 64.
A family of Felches formerly occupied this place. Samuel Felch was living here in 1760. Hannah Felch, wid. of Henry, one of the first set- tlers, died on this place in 1717, aged 100 years, nearly, who had lived in the town more than seventy years. Mrs. Mary Sweetser, wid. of Michael Sweetser, dau. of Isaac Smith, and who was born 1710, and consequently was seven years old at Mother Felch's decease, living at the next door south (where A. N. Sweetser now lives), could well re- member old Mother Felch. Mrs. Sweetser lived to be ninety-six years old, dying in 1806; and there are those now living who can well remember Mrs. Sweetser ; so that the memory of three single persons stretches from the incorporation of the town to the present time - more than two hundred and twenty years.
CALEB FOSTER lived on the place now belonging to his heirs, near the Salem Branch Railroad crossing, in a house built by himself. He was a descendant of Samuel Foster, an early settler (see Early Set- tlers) ; m. 1807, Nancy, dau. of Benj. and Elizabeth Emerson ; was a carpenter ; an industrious, prompt, decided, straightforward man ; he d. 1850, aged 62 ; his wife d. the same year, aged 61. Children : Nancy, b. 1809 ; m. Joshua Eaton ; Elizabeth, b. 1811 ; Rebecca, b. 1813, and d. 1817 ; Caleb Emery, m. Caroline Swain ; Rebecca.
PAUL SWEETSER, Jr., lived on the place now owned and occupied by his son, Asa Newhall Sweetser ; he was son of Paul Sweetser, Sen., b. 1780 ; m. 1806, Sarah Newhall, of Lynnfield, sister of the late Hon. Asa T. Newhall ; he d. 1853, aged 72.
Mr. Sweetser was a man of high reputation for sincerity, integrity, and good sense ; had many of the peculiar traits of his family, such as a careful and exact observation of passing events, and a warm apprecia- tion of his own belongings, but withal very modest, retiring, and unas- suming. His wife was a very intelligent and worthy woman, but of manners more bold and fearless than her husband.
This place was the homestead of his grandfather, Michael Sweetser, who came from Charlestown or Malden, was son of Samuel, of Malden, and was the first settler in town by the name of Sweetser. Michael m. Mary, dau. of Isaac Smith, from whom, through his wife, he became possessed of this place. He had thirteen children, eleven of whom
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lived to have families of their own ; their names are preserved in an- cient verse : -
" Sammy and Billy, Mike and Moll, Sally and Lydia, Patt and Paul, 'Nelius and Abbie, and our little Betty."
Children of Paul, Jr., were : Paul Hart,*b. 1807, and m. Louisa Fos- ter, of Danvers ; has been school-teacher, county commissioner, school committee, justice of the peace, etc. ; d. in June, 1871 ; Asa Newhall, b. 1809 ; m., Ist, 1832, Rebecca V. Wiley, and m., 2d, 1837, Eunice Smith ; Albert G., b. March 3, 1815, and m. 1838, Elizabeth Waitt ; is a deacon ; Emory F., b. July 28, 1822, and m. 1867, Josephine Resterrick.
JOSHUA TWEED lived in a large ancient-looking mansion called "Dr. Hart's old house," that stood near the present site of the Junction Railroad station ; m. 1801, Elizabeth Pratt.
Mr. Tweed was highly intelligent, fond of reading, humorous, kind- hearted, and honest ; was school committeeman ; d. 1846. Chil. : Joshua S., b. 1802; became insane, and died 1859 ; Rebecca A., b. 1804; d. young ; Harrison, b. 1806, resides in Taunton ; has been a member of both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature ; first wife was Charlotte, dau. of Noah Smith, Esq .; Fred G., b. 1808, d. young; Benjamin Franklin, b. 1811; was recently a professor in
PROF. B. F. TWEED.
Washington University, St. Louis ; has been professor in Tufts College, and is now the superintendent of public schools in Charlestown ;
* See sketch of his life in Chapter XV.
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m., Ist, Clara, dau. of Aaron and Hannah (Brown) Foster, of Danvers ; she d. 1860, greatly lamented .; he m., 2d, Mary Jane Her- rick, a niece of his first wife ; she d. in 1866. His only dau. m. J. W. Hammond, Esq., of Cambridge. Charles Austin is U. S. Judge in Arizona.
Three intelligent and amiable daughters of Mr. Tweed, Elizabeth C., Olive P., and Caroline M., died in early womanhood ; Elizabeth was the wife of Orrin Jones, and left a dau., who is the wife of Joseph M. Mckay. Elizabeth and Olive were successful school-teachers.
BENJAMIN B. WILEY.
BENJAMIN BROWN WILEY then lived in this same old house ; he now lives at the corner of Main and Crescent Streets ; was son of James and Mary (Bryant) Wiley, and grandson of Ebenezer (see Early Settlers) ; was born 1786; m., Ist, 1809, Keturah, dau. of Jeremiah and Martha Green ; she died 1846 ; m., 2d, 1848, Sarah S. Morris. He has been school committee, selectman, and justice of the peace. Chil. : Olive, b. 1809, and m. 1838, Rev. Samuel Randall, and is now a wid. ; Emory, b. 1811, and m. 1839, Abby S. Williams, and d. 1862 ; Benjamin, b. 1813, and m. 1843, Hannah P. Tufts, and lives in Mal- den ; Ebenezer, b. 1817, and m. 1842, Jane Barnard, and lives in Wakefield ; Frederic Slocomb, b. 1819 ; m. Tuma Pierpont, became an Episcopal clergyman, settled in New York city, and died in 1864, while travelling in Europe for his health ; Martha Green, b. 1822, and m.
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1850, Orlando B. Potter, Esq., counsellor at law, then of South Read. ing, now of New York city.
REV. F. S. WILEY.
This old house, the erection of which was probably coeval with the first generation of settlers, was the original homestead of the Reading branch of the numerous Smith family. It occupied the spot where Francis Smith, who first settled in Watertown, but came to Reading before 1648, with his sons John and Benjamin, first established himself in Reading. He purchased of the Indians, it is said, for a jackknife and some other articles of cutlery, a considerable tract of land, extend- ing from the northerly side of the pond, from him named "Smith's Pond," southeasterly to where the late Dea. Ezekiel Oliver lived, and easterly so as to include nearly all that portion of "Little World," so called, now called "Woodville," which lies southerly of Saugus River. This old Francis Smith was an innholder, and in 1648 had leave of the Court to " draw wine for travellers." He died in 1650.
His son John succeeded to the place ; was called Lieut. John ; his wife was Catharine, dau. of Isaac Morrill, of Roxbury. Lieut. John was succeeded by his son Francis, who was born 1658; m. Ruth Maverick, of Charlestown ; was deacon, selectman, town clerk, etc., and d. 1744, aged 85.
On this place first grew the South Reading fruit, called the "Ben" apple, so named from Benja. Smith, a son of the first settler, and also the "Jehoaden apple," so called from said Benjamin's wife, who was
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Jehoaden Palfrey, a dau. of Peter Palfrey, who removed from Salem to Reading.
Dea. Francis Smith above named, had six sons and three daughters. These sons all settled on the "Smith Tract" of land, as follows : Elias, on the late Dr. Hart place, from which the house has recently been removed to Crescent Street ; John, where the almshouse now is ; James, where Wid. Dea. Oliver now lives ; Abraham, on the late Low- ell Emerson place ; Isaac, where Asa N. Sweetser now lives, including the farm of the late Paul Sweetser, Sen. He appears to have pur- chased of his brother Elias, the Dr. Hart place, and was living there in 1765 ; Benjamin, the youngest son, succeeded to the old homestead of his father. The posterity of these brothers is very numerous, and scattered the country over. Ebenezer, son of Benjamin, last named, succeeded his father on the old homestead ; he was born 1730. (See Early Settlers.)
JOHN HART. On Main Street, nearly opposite the old house just described, where a tall, ancestral elm still lingers, weeping and over- shadowing the deserted spot, and near which a new house is now erected, there stood a venerable mansion, then the residence of Dr. John Hart. On either side of it were capacious barns, convenient out- houses, and all the fixtures and appendages of a thrifty farm. Now all are gone ! The house a few years since was purchased by John Day, and removed to Crescent Street, where it now stands ; one of the barns was burned and the other taken down. Dr. Hart was a native of Ipswich, born 1751, son of John Hart, Esq., a lawyer of Ipswich. He married Mary, dau. of Capt. Abraham and Mary (Flowers) Gould, of Stoneham. She was a granddau. of Abraham Gould, who was son of John, and grandson of John, an original settler. The Gould home- stead was on what has recently been known as the Jenkins' farm, now lying partly in Stoneham and partly in Wakefield, but formerly being entirely in Stoneham.
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