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The following subscriptions were received from persons living at Charlestown End, then a part of Charlestown, and now Stoneham : -
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This year " the people of Massachusetts, in addition to the griev- ances which they suffered under the tyranical administration of Sir Edmund Andros, were again, after a twelve years' respite, afflicted with he horrors of an Indian war. It was called Castine's war, from the Baron de Saint Castine, a Frenchman, who had married a daughter of Madochawando, the Penobscot chief, and whose house, in his absence, had been plundered by the English. The Canadian French also united with the Indians in their depredations, which were continued at inter- vals till 1698." (Coffin.)
Aug. 29. - " Maj. Jeremiah Swayne of Reading was appointed and commissioned by Court as Commander in chief of all the forces now raised and detached out of the several Regiments within the Colony, against the Kennebec and Eastern Indians and their confederates, with power to fight, take, kill and destroy the said enemy by all the ways and means possible." He was furnished by the Court with ten pounds for fitting himself for the expedition.
Maj. Swayne had his head-quarters at Salmon Falls, in Berwick, Me., and was engaged in several battles with the enemy, and had the repu- tation of being an able and brave officer.
June 26, Rev. Jonathan Pierpont was ordained and settled, as the Fourth Pastor of the church in Reading. For a further account of Mr. Pierpont, see subsequent list of early settlers.
The town voted, " that the new Meeting house, when sett up, should stand at Hart's corner, or near thereabouts."
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" Hart's Corner" was probably the corner near where John F. Harts- horne now lives, and the new Meeting-house, which was the second, and which was erected about this time, stood in the easterly part of what is now the larger old Burial-Ground, on the spot where is now the monu- ment of Rev. John Mellen.
1690. - A company of soldiers was called for from Reading to join in the Canada Expedition, in connection with the Indian War, and Ephraim Savage was appointed its Captain. Jonathan Poole and Nath'l Goodwin were subalterns. Maj. Jeremiah Swayne is nominated for one of the magistrates for this year.
Paid "Goodwif Lilley, for sweeping the Meeting house for the year 1690, three bushells of Indyun Corne."
1691. - Jeremiah Swayne was empowered by the Court to join par- ties in marriage at Reading. Dea. Benja. Fitch and Sergt. John Parker were appointed Leather Sealers.
Gershom Davies, Henry Merrow, and Andrew Beard were warned out of town.
This ceremony was performed, from time to time, for many succeed- ing years, in relation to such new-comers as, in the opinion of the town, were likely to need pecuniary assistance.
" Jonathan Poole was appointed to carry the soldiers' 'debentors' to Boston, and to bring up thence their Bills of credit and deliver them to the Selectmen." These " debentors " (debentures) were Government certificates and evidence of claim upon Government for services in the Indian War.
" Widdow (James) Stimson, appearing before the Selectmen, com- playning to them that her house is not habitable, by reson of the stoop falling done, - her husband, Dr. James, had recently deceased ; - her son James joined in the complaynt, and together prayed for aid in securing their corne and provision. Jeremiah Pike was appointed to assist the son in removing the corne and provisions to the house of Sergt John Parker, and to instruct and oversee the said James, that he doth improve his time in carefull tending of the cattell, and providing fire wood convenient, that his mother may not suffer ; also to advise and order him in managing his affairs, that he makes neither strip nor waste of his father's estate, until there is further order taken and a settlement of the estate by the Court. Dec. 1690."- (N. B. James was now 21 years old.)
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This falling house, the late residence of Dr. James Stimpson, then recently deceased, stood on Cowdrey's hill ; and Sergt. John Parker lived where M. F. Leslie resided in 1868.
1692. - This year commenced the famous witchcraft delusion, which occasioned so much terror, distress, and suffering in Massachusetts. " It originated in Salem Village, now Danvers or Peabody, in the fam- ily of the minister, whose daughter and niece, girls of ten or eleven years of age, and other girls in the neighborhood, began to act very strangely ; appeared to fall into fits, would creep into holes, under benches and chairs, put themselves into odd postures, and, as the phy- sicians who examined them could give no satisfactory name to their apparent disorder, and probably feeling that they must say something, one of them very gravely pronounced them bewitched. From this be- ginning, originating in fraud and imposture, and continued by super- stition and ignorance, the fearful results of that terrible excitement succeeded." In the language of Rev. Charles W. Upham, "All the securities of society were dissolved. Every man's life was at the mercy of every other man. Fear sat on every countenance ; terror and dis- tress were in all hearts, silence pervaded the streets ; many people left the country ; all business was at a stand, and the feeling, dismal and horrible indeed, became general, that the providence of God was re- moved from them, and that they were given over to the dominion of Satan."
From this terrible affliction Reading was not exempt.
Four women, belonging to Reading, were arrested and examined for witchcraft, and imprisoned in Boston for it. Their names were Lydia Dustin, Sarah Dustin, Mary Taylor, and Sarah, wife of Nicholas Rice. They were subsequently acquitted.
This year the town sold the old " Meeting house " for twenty-five shil- lings and the building of the Watch House frame. "This money was payd to Capt. Browne in part pay for the scoole."
This year there was another general Division of lands, on the East- erly and Westerly sides of the town. The list of the names of the Drawers is given, with their respective minister taxes, for the purpose of showing who were residents of the town at this date, and their rela- tive pecuniary reputation.
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John Burnap
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Stephen Weston
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John Boutwell
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Jonas Eaton
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John Dunton
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David Batchelder
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Francis Hutchenson
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1693. - Town voted that there should be a Free School kept in the town.
The town had been presented to the Court in 1680 for want of a Grammar School, and in 1692 an appropriation of 25 shillings was made in part for the school ; so that it may be inferred that some sort of a school had been maintained before ; but the above vote affords the first evidence of a Public Town School.
For several years the town had been taxed towards the maintenance
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of Mysti : Bridge in Medford, on the ground, it is presumed, that the people of Reading were obliged to pass over that bridge in going to Boste.1. The town had frequently complained of the injustice of the tux ; but this year it voted, "that they will not be at any charge to repair Mystic bridge unless compelled to it by law."
Town chose Tythingmen for the first time.
Town voted a bounty of two pence a head for blackbirds killed be- tween May I, and the middle of June.
Town voted, "a Rate of four pounds for a scoole in the towne for 3 months, and if longer time, proportionable - and two pounds for the west end of the town (Woodend) and one'pound for those that live on the north side of Ipswich river, if they sett up a scoole for reading and writing, and so proportionably for longer time, if the Selectmen see cause."
Town paid 2 pounds for mending the Stocks and Pound.
John Browne, Esq., was one of a Committee of ten persons, ap- pointed by the Court, to prepare an address to their Majesties for the continuance of Gov. Phipps.
1694. - Town voted, " that there should be but one house of enter- tainment in town."
Voted, also, " that there shall be shade trees left upon the Common ; and that no person shall fall, girdle, bark, or lop any of these trees, left for shade, marked with the letter ' R.' upon pain and penalty of 5s. per tree."
Voted, also, " that no tree shall be marked that stands within 3 or 4 poles of the South or West sides of any man's land."
Town chose for the first time a separate board of assessors, viz. : Capt. John Browne, Dea. Benja. Fitch, and Capt. Tho. Bancroft.
Town " paid 25. 9d. for fitting up the house where Mas. Lines kept scoole."
This Master Lines may have been Nicholas Lynde (son of Joseph, of Charlestown), who graduated at Har. Coll. in 1690.
Mr. Pierpont's salary this year was £35 in money and £35 in produce.
1695. - Joseph Upton was schoolmaster in 1694-5.
" At a meeting of the proprietors of the Meeting house, both of Red- ding and of Lynn, it was agreed that all the overplush, that was yet to come in should be 'improved about the Meeting house, under the
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direction of a Committee.' Chose Capt. Browne, Capt. Swayne, Capt. Bancroft, Left. Pearson, Dea. Damon, Dea. Fitch and John Bachelder to order and give liberty to make seats for the best advantage, and to seat persons ; with power to improve the corners and back seats in the M. House, for the whole that may be, both for ornament and conven- ience ; and if any matter be difficult among themselves, to advise with ten or more of the principal proprietors in the matter of the removing or cutting of seats, if need be."
1696. - " The glory of God being the chief end, that all men's actions ought to aim at, and the promotion and upholding of the public worship of God, being one great part of our duty, we, the freeholders and other inhabitants of Reading, having considered the great distance of such in this town, as live on the North side of Ipswich river and Bare meadow, from the place of God's worship among us, whereby they many times labor under great difficulty in coming to God's house, oftentimes cannot come, and seldom can bring their children, do there- fore at a general town meeting, held by the proprietors and other inhabitants, on the 2d of March 1695-6 ; - we, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, vote unanimously, agree and order, and be it hereby enacted, ordered and confirmed, that all that tract of land, in our township, lying on the North side of Ipswich river, so called, that is to say : bounded Westerly by Woburn, by Andover Northerly, and by Salem line Easterly ; as also all that land in our township, lying on the North side of Bare Meadow, commonly called 'Sadler's Neck,' as it is bounded by Lynn line of township with us, and so to river aforesaid ; - we say that when, and as soon as that there is such a suitable and competent number of inhabitants settled on the tract of land aforesaid ; that when they do call and settle and maintain a godly, learned, ortho- dox minister, that they shall be free from paying to the minister or ministry in the town, or on the South side of the aforesaid river, and that for so long as they so do."
The town also voted, "that our neighbors and friends of Lynn (Lynn- field) shall have liberty of the Common for 2 or 3 poles of land, for to make sheds for their horses to stand in on Sabbath days or Lecture days for the term of 10, 15 or 20 years, or longer, if the town see cause, - where the Selectmen may appont them. Also such of the inhabitants of Reading as will, to have the same privilege."
The Selectmen " cleared Maj. Swayne of the arrears of his highway work, in consideration of what he has done for Robbard Cann and Goodwife Lilley in 'Chioriors' (chirurgery ?) and Physic."
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Maj. Swayne was a physician.
1697. - "The Selectmen did agree with Jonathan Poole for the keeping a scolle in this towne for to tech the young people to wright, to read and to cast up accounts, soe far as ye said Poole could, and they cappable to larne, in the time.
" The scoole was to be opened on the 27th December, and soe to con- tinue two month sartian ; and said Poole is to have and be alowed for his pains 2 f per month, money, and soe proportionabl for longer time, if sd. Poole doth atend that sarvice for longer time than two month ; to be payd before or upon some time in November next after ye date hereof.
" Furthermore, it was agreed with said Jonathan Poole, that hee should fiend firewood for the use of said scoole at 6/s. per month, for two or three months of the time the scoole held : but if said Poole found it hard soe to done, yn hee was to have some consideration alowed him on this account."
1698. - The Mystic bridge case having been decided against the town at the Inferior Court of Pleas, the town voted to join Woburn and Malden in prosecuting an appeal to the Superior Court. .
Town voted " that Mr. Pierpont's salary, which had been 35£ in money, and 35£ in Country pay, shall hereafter be 60% annually in or as money."
1699. - Voted " that the town will pay Ios. towards the purchasing of land on Lyn side of the river, at Daniel Eaton's Mill to the better accommodation of the County road to Salem." This Daniel Eaton was the son of Wm. Eaton, and lived in Lynnfield, and his mill was on the site recently occupied by S. G. Lane's Organ Factory.
1700. - Hannah Ferson, wife of Isaac Ferson, warned out of town. She was born, married, and lived many years in Malden. She refusing to go on the constable's order, a warrant was issued by James Converse, Esq., for her forcible removal.
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CHAPTER II.
A GENEALOGICAL LIST OF EARLY SETTLERS,
GIVING THEIR LOCATION, SO FAR AS KNOWN, THE SUCCESSION OF THEIR FAMILIES FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS (WHEN THEY REMAINED IN THE TOWN), WITH SUCH HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF THEM AS WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE AFTER THE LAPSE OF TWO CENTURIES.
IT is intended that this list shall include all the names of all the men who settled in the town prior to the year 1700, with their descendants for two, three, and sometimes more generations.
It is not presumed that the list is complete, or that it is free of errors ; but it is as nearly correct as our time and means have enabled us to make it, and will be found sufficiently so, we believe, to be interesting to the antiquarian, and enable many a descendant to trace his gene- alogy to the fathers and mothers of ancient Reading.
ABBOTT, Ebenezer, of Andover, had five children, viz. Ebenezer, Ephraim, Hannah, Betsey, and Sally.
ABBOTT, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer of Andover, born 1757 ; married, 1783, Sarah Graves, and settled in Reading, N. Parish, and had chil. : Ebenezer, born Mar. 11, 1784 ; Ephraim, b. 1786 ; Sally, b. 1788 ; Eliab, b. 1790, and died in the war of 1812 ; Sally, 2d, b. 1792 ; Daniel, b. 1794 ; Lydia, b. 1796 ; Nabby, b. 1799, and Joshua, b. 1801.
ABBOTT, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Sarah, who was b. 1784 ; m. 1807, Betsey Swain ; was a soldier in the war of 1812, and d. 1867 ; his wife d. 1852. His chil. were : Ebenezer T., b. 1808 ; Sumner S., b. 1809 ; Betsey, b. 1810 ; Benja. S., b. 1812 ; Joseph H., b. 1814; Samuel E., b. 1816 ; Sarah, b. 1818; Frederic, b. 1820; Wm. W., 1827, and Daniel G., b. 1829.
ABBOTT, Ebenezer T., son of Ebenezer and Betsey, who was b. 1808 ; m. 1835, Ruth Hewes ; lives in North Reading ; is a citizen of high respectability ; has done much to promote the prosperity of
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that portion of old Reading, and is a pillar in the Baptist Church there. Has had chil. : Granville S., b. 1837 ; Hortense S., b. 1840, and Grafton T., b. 1849.
EBENEZER T. ABBOTT.
ABBOTT, Granville S., son of Ebenezer T. and Ruth, b. Feb. 27, 1837 ; m. 1863, Susan H. Davis, and has had chil .: Granville D., b. 1866, and Chas. H., b. 1867. (See List of Graduates, etc., Chap. XI.)
ANGIER, Mary, probably dau. of Edmund, of Cambridge, and sister of Rev. Jona. Pierpont's wife, b. 1663 ; m. 1700, John March, of Newbury.
ANOUGH. Philip, son (illegitimate) of Philip Anough and Hannah New- man, b. 1725.
ARNOLD, William, his wife was Elizabeth ; she d. 1795. Chil. : Re- becca, b. 1681, and m. 1701, Wm. Bryant ; William, b. 1684 ; Thomas, b. 1687 ; Mary, b. 1689 ; Joseph, b. 1692.
BANCROFT, Tho. (Lieut.), b. in England in 1622, son of John and Jane ; purchased land in Lynn (now Lynnfield), and built a house near Beaver Dam. He also bought land in the westerly part of Read- ing, and is spoken of as residing in Reading at the time of his second marriage in 1648. He probably lived chiefly at Lynn (now Lynnfield). He m., Ist, Elizabeth, dau. of Michael Bacon, of Dedham ; m., 2d, 1648, Elizabeth, dau. of Michael and Sarah
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Metcalf ; he d. 1691, aged 69. Chil. : Thomas, b. 1649 ; Eliza- beth, b. 1653, and m. Joseph Browne ; John, b. 1656 ; Sarah, b. 1660, and d. 1661 ; Raham, b. 1662, and d. 1683 ; Sarah, b. 1665, and m. John Woodward ; Ebenezer, b. 1667; Mary, b. 1670, and was unm. in 1691.
BANCROFT, Dea. Thomas, son of Lt. Tho. and Elizabeth (Metcalfe), b. 1649 ; m. 1673, Sarah, dau. of Jona. and Judith Poole ; was an officer in King Philip's Indian War, and a selectman several years. He lived in the westerly part of Reading, where was the ancient Bancroft homestead. He built the fourth house in West Parish near the Abr'm Temple place. Chil. : Thomas, b. 1673; Jonathan, b. and d. 1675; Sarah, b. 1676, and m. Abrm Bryant ; Mehitabel, b. 1678, and m. - Parker ; Jonathan, b. 1681, and m. Sarah -, and d. 1702 ; Rahum, b. 1684 ; Judith b. 1688, and m. - Parker ; Samuel, b. 1691, and d. 1692 ; Samuel, b. 1693 ; Elizabeth, b. 1696, and m. 1713, John Lampson.
BANCROFT, Dea. John, son of Lt. Thomas and Elizabeth (Metcalfe), b. 1656 ; m., Ist, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Elizh (Kendall) Eaton. She d. 1704, aged 42. He m., 2d, Hannah - He resided in Lynn (now Lynnfield), where he was deacon, and has many descendants.
BANCROFT, Capt. Ebenezer, son of Lieut. Thomas and Elizabeth, b. 1667 ; m. Abigail -; inherited the homestead of his father ; sold out and removed to Lynnfield'. He d. 1717, aged 50. BANCROFT, Capt. Thomas, son of Dea. Thomas and Sarah (Poole), b. 1673 ; m. Mary Webster. Chil. : Thomas, b. 1696; Joseph, b. 1698 ; Benja., b. 1701 ; Jona., b. 1703 ; Edmund, b. 1709. He d. 1731, aged 58. He was selectman and representative.
BANCROFT, Dea. Raham, son of Dea. Thomas and Sarah (Poole), b. 1684 ; m., Ist, 1706, Abigail, dau. of Jonas and Hannah (Mason) Eaton. She d. 1728, aged 40; m., 2d, 1730, Ruth, dau. of Samuel and Mary Kendall. She d. 1758, aged 56. He d. 1758, aged 74. Rev. Mr. Hobby, in recording his death, says of him, " That good man, my friend, Dea. Bancroft." Chil. : Joshua, b. 1712, and m., Ist, Mary Lampson, and 2d, Wid. Eaton ; Abigail, bap. 1715 ; David, b. 1718, removed to Worcester ; James, b. 1729, and d. young ; Ruth, b. 1731, and m. Eph™. Parker, and d. 1751 ; Abigail, b. 1733, and d. 1750 ; Judith, b. 1735 ; James, b. 1739 ; m., Ist, 1757, Sarah Pearson, and 2d, 1786, Sarah Par- ker ; was captain, justice of the peace, selectman, and repre-
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sentative, and d. 1831, aged 92. He was a soldier in the Rev- olution, and for 46 years a deacon of the 3d Church. An able, honest, and faithful man. He was grandfather of the late Hon. Tho. Emerson, of Wakefield. (See Appendix J.)
BANCROFT, Samuel, Capt., son of Dea. Thomas and Sarah (Poole), b. 1693 ; m., Ist, 1713, Sarah, dau. of Samuel and Mary (Nichols) Lampson. She d, 1733, aged 43. M., 2d, 1733, Sarah Leathe, and m., 3d, Mehitabel Fitch. He was captain, selectman, and representative, and d. 1772, aged 79. Chil. : Samuel, b. 1715 ; Wm., b. 1717 ; Edmª., b. 1718, and d. 1740 ; Nathaniel, b. 1720 ; Sarah, b. 1722 ; Jacob, b. 1723 ; Jeremiah, b. 1725 ; Caleb, b. I73I.
BANCROFT, Samuel, Jr., Esq., son of Capt. Samuel and Sarah (Lam- son), b. 1715 ; m. 1735, Lydia, dau. of Nathan'l and Elizabeth Parker. He was deacon, justice of the peace, selectman, and representative ; d. 1782, aged 67 ; she d. 1813, aged 98. Chil. : Samuel, b. 1736 ; m. Sarah Holt, and became a judge in Nova Scotia ; Lydia, b. 1738 ; m. 1761, Z. Johnson, of Andover ; Sa- rah, b. 1740, m. Daniel How, of Andover, in 1764 ; Mary, b. 1742, and m. 1765, Rev. Francis Lovejoy ; settled in Maine or New Hampshire, and was ancestress of the martyr Lovejoy ; Mehitabel, b. 1744, m. 1767, John Nichols ; Elizabeth, b. 1746; m. 1769, Nath'l Cheever ; Anne, b. 1749 ; Edmund, b. 1751; m. 1770, Sarah Pool ; Caleb, b. 1753 ; m. 1776, Susan Tay ; Aaron, b, 1755 ; m. Lucetta Chandler, and was Rev. Dr. Bancroft, of Worcester, and father of Hon. George Bancroft, the historian of the United States ; Lucy, b. 1758, and m. 1780, Dr. Joseph Gray. BARRETT, James, by wife Ann had Dorcas, b. 1695.
BARRETT, Jonathan, by wife Abigail had James, b. 1703.
BARRETT, Hannah, m. 1703, James Bennett, of Groton.
BATCHELDER, John, an early settler ; the exact place where he first located is not known. His descendants early removed to the northerly part of West Parish (now Reading), where they are still to be found. He was here as early as 1651. His wife's name was Rebecca ; she d. 1662 ; he d. 1676 ; was selectman several years. Chil. : John, David (record of their births not found) ; Mary, b. 1635, and m. 1660, Nathaniel Cowdrey, and d. 1729 ; and two sons who d. in infancy.
BATCHELDER, John, son of John and Rebecca ; m., Ist, 1662, Sarah ; she d 1685 ; m., 2d, 1687, Hannah ; she d. 1693 ; m., 3d, 1694, Hannah. He d. 1705 ; his wid. d. 1722 ; he was a select-
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GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
man. Chil .: Rebecca, b. 1663, and m. David Hartshorne ; John, b. 1666 ; Henry, b. 1668, and d. 1688 ; Sarah, b. 1670, and m. 1691, John Pratt ; Samuel, b. 1671 ; Nathaniel, b. 1674 ; Mary, b. 1688.
BATCHELDER, David, son of John and Rebecca ; m. 1679, Hannah Plummer. Chil .: Samuel, b. 1680 ; Mary, b. 1683 ; Hannah, b. 1685 ; David, b. 1687 ; Jonathan, b .. 1689.
BATCHELDER, John, son of John and Sarah, b. 1666 ; m. 1696, Sarah Poore. Chil .: Sarah, b. 1697 ; Rebecca, b. 1700; Mary, b. 1703 ; Samuel, b. 1707 ; Elizabeth, b. 1710.
BATCHELDER, Samuel, son of John and Sarah, b. 1671 ; m., Ist, 1694, Mary - ; she d. 1701; m., 2d, Elizabeth, wid. of Joseph Sweet- ser, of Charlestown, and dau. of Tho. and Mary White, and b. 1671. He d. 1704 or 5, and his wid. m. John Pearson. Chil. : Samuel, b. 1695, who probably d. young ; William, b. 1697, and was a non compos mentis; Mary, b. 1698 ; Henry, b. 1700 ; Elizabeth, b. 1703.
BATCHELDER, Nathaniel, son of John and Sarah ; b. 1674; m. 1703, Hannah . Ellsley, and d. 1763, aged 89. He had settled in W Parish, near Herrick Batchelder place. Chil .: Jonathan, b.
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