USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Reading > Genealogical history of the town of Reading, Mass., including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading, and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches, from 1639 to 1874 > Part 9
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76
1 This Jonathan Eaton was grandfather of the wives of Henry Knight, John White, Jr., and Joseph Eaton, of Wakefield, and other grandchildren.
67
OF THE TOWN OF READING.
GEN. JOSEPH H. EATON.
the Secretary of War that the President has, 'for faithful and meritorious services in the pay department,' appointed him to the rank of brigadier-general by brevet in the regular army, to date from March 13, 1865. This is an excellent appointment, and one well earned by long and faithful services.
"Joseph Horace Eaton, in September, 1831, entered West Point from Massachu- setts, and was brevetted a second lieutenant of the third infantry in July, 1835 ; a first lieutenant in the same regiment in September, 1838. From February, 1839, to June, 1843, Lieutenant Eaton was 'Assistant Instructor of Infantry Tactics' at the West Point Military Academy. Lieutenant Eaton accompanied General Zachary Taylor to Mexico as an officer of his staff, and was distinguished for gallantry and merit in the sanguinary battles fought by General Taylor. Promoted after the battles on the Rio Grande to the rank of captain, he was in September, 1846, brevetted major, 'for gal- lant and meritorious conduct' in the bloody conflicts around Monterey ; and in Feb- ruary, 1847, was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, again 'for gallant and meritorious conduct' in the battle of Buena Vista. Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Eaton remained with General Taylor during the war, and in December, 1856, resigned his commission in the army.
" At the beginning of the rebellion, Colonel Eaton, having again sought service in the army, was in 1861 commissioned an additional paymaster, and in April, 1864, was transferred to the regular army as paymaster, with the rank of major. He was sub- sequently brevetted lieutenant-colonel and colonel, and now again brigadier-general, ' for faithful and meritorious services in the pay department.'"
EDWARDS, Matthew, came in the " Speedwell " from London in 1657 ; m. 1657, Mary, dau. of John Poole ; was a freeman in 1669; d. 1683, aged 52. Chil .: Mary, b. 1659 ; Sarah, b. 1660 ; Mat- · thew, b. 1662, and d. 1663 ; Elizabeth, b. 1664; Matthew, 2d,
68
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
d. 1689, aged 21 ; Sarah, b. 1673 ; Abigail, b. 1675 ; Elizabeth, b. 1679.
EMERSON, Peter, son of Rev. Joseph Emerson, Ist minister of Mendon, whose widow, Elizabeth (dau. of Rev. Edward Buckley and granddau. of Rev. Peter Buckley, early ministers of Concord), became the 2d wife of John Browne, Esq., of Reading ; b. 1673 ; m. 1696, Anna, dau. of John Browne, Esq. (his step-father), and Anna (Fiske) Browne ; was selectman and town clerk many years, and d. 1751, aged 78. Chil. : Anna, b. and d. 1697; Elizabeth, b. 1699, and m. 1724, Elias Smith ; Anna, b. 1701 ; Brown, b. 1704; Lucy, b. 1706, and d. 1735; Sarah, b. 1708 ; Jonathan, b. 1711 ; Mary, b. 1713, and m. 1738, Jonas or James Eaton ; Daniel, b. 1716; Katharine, b. 1718, and m. 1745, Jo- siah Conant, of Dunstable. Peter Emerson succeeded to the homestead of his father-in-law, John Browne, Esq., the place now owned by Dr. Francis P. Hurd.
EMERSON, Ebenezer, brother of the foregoing, m., Ist, 1707, Bethiah, dau. of Nathl. Parker ; she d. 1715 ; m., 2d, 1716, Mary Bout- well and two other wives ; lived on the place now known as " Franklin Weston place," in Reading. Chil. : Bethiah, b. 1709, and m. 1731, Nathaniel Parker ; Susanna, b. 1713, and m. 1738, Isaac Burnap ; Ebenezer, b. 1716, and m. 1746, Anna Nichols ; James, b. 1720, and m., Ist, 1744, Mary Farrar, and m., 2d, Elizabeth Nichols, and settled on the place now occupied by Wid. James Emerson, in Wakefield ; Joseph, b. 1721, and m. 1749, Phebe Upton, and settled on the place now occupied by heirs of Hon. Tho. Emerson, in Wakefield. Chil. : Joseph, b. - -, settled in Royalston ; Phebe, b. - , and m. 1774, Tho. Richardson ; Naomi, b. 1755, and m. Benja. Badger ; Elias, b. 1757, and d. 1759 ; Elias, b. 1759, and m. - Howard ; Mary, b. 1761, and m. Benj. Johnson ; Sarah, b. 1763 ; Bethyah, b. 1765 ; Ephraim, deacon, b. 1767, and d. unmarried ; Charles, b. 1769, and m. Rebecca Bryant ; Zerviah, b. 1773, and m. Foster, and, 2d, - Howard ; Thomas, b. 1724, and m., Ist, 1747, Elizabeth Bruce ; she d. 1793, aged 63; m., 2d, 1793, Mary Dresser, and she d. 1806, aged 74. He d. 1810, aged 85. He also settled in the South Parish. Chil .: Elizabeth, b. 1753, and m. 1777, Benj. Emerson ; Hannah, b. 1755, and m. 1793, Timothy Wakefield (2d wife) ; Thomas, b. 1757, and m. 1782, Ruth Bancroft ; Jerusha, b. 1762, and m. 1782, Nathaniel Cow- drey ; Susanna, b. 1764, and m. 1793, Wm. Williams ; Jona-
69
OF THE TOWN OF READING.
than, b. 1768, and m. Martha Williams ; Lucy, b. 1770, and m. 1788, Aaron Damon ; Lois, b. 1772, and m. 1791, John Smith. EMERSON, Dea. Brown, son of Peter and Anna, b. 1704; m. 1724, Sarah, dau. of John and Sarah Townsend ; succeeded his father on the homestead; was town clerk and selectman for many years. He d. 1774, aged 70. Chil. : Peter, b. 1726 ; m., Ist, 1754, Rebecca, dau. of Jonathan Poole ; she d. 1758 ; m., 2d, 1761, Mary, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Dix. As oldest son he succeeded to the homestead, but sold out and removed to Harvard ; was father of the late Peter B. Emerson, of Wake- field, and other children. Sarah, b. 1728; John, b. 1732 ; and Lucy, b. 1735, d. in 1737 of throat distemper ; Jacob, b. 1737, Har. Coll. 1756, m. 1775, Margaret, wid. of Dr. Oliver Swain, and dau. of John Walton ; was deacon and town clerk, and d. 1811 ; John, b. 1739 ; m. 1764, Katharine, dau. of Noah Eaton, and was father of the Rev. Reuben and Dr. Brown Emerson ; Sarah, b. 1741 ; m. 1762, Lilley Eaton, and d. 1821 ; Daniel, b. 1743 ; Timothy, b. 1746 ; and Brown, b. 1749, Har. Coll. 1778, m. and removed away.
EMERSON, Daniel, son of Peter and Anna, b. 1716 ; Har. Coll. 1639 ; became a minister ; settled in Hollis, N. H. ; was great-grand- father of Rev. Alfred Emerson, formerly settled at South Read- ing, and in 1868, at Fitchburg.
ENDICOTT, Gilbert, a yeoman from Dorchester ; had a son James, b. 1696.
EVANS, Nathaniel, came from Wales, it is said, and with his father, Henry Evans, settled in that part of Malden that was annexed in 1729 to Reading, his son's family being one of the ten fami- lies set off at that time, from Malden, and annexed to Reading, and constituting what is now the village of Greenwood. He lived on the farm now owned by Charles W. Green, and his house was situated a short distance easterly of the house now occupied by said Green. He married, before 1680, Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Dunton, Sen., a young lady, of whom tradition says "that her temper was less amiable than her looks," which occasioned the remark among the neighbors "that Evans had spoiled his family for the sake of a pretty face." He d. 1710, and his wid. d. in 1740. Chil. : Nathaniel, b. 1680, and per- haps John, who m. 1719, Sarah Sweetser.
EVANS, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth, b. 1680 ; m. 1704, Abigail Townsend ; probably succeeded his father on the orig
70
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
inal homestead. He d. 1750, and his wife d. the same year. Chil ..: Abigail, b. 1705; Sarah, b. 1707, and m. 1732, Josiah Convers, of Malden ; Andrew, b. 1709 ; Elizabeth, b. 1711, and d. 1718; David, b. 1715; Elizabeth, b. 1719; Jonathan, b. 1722 ; Mary, b. 1723, and d. 1747.
EVANS, Jonathan, son of Nathaniel and Abigail, b. 1722 ; m. 1744, Eunice1, dau. of David and Martha Green, and d. 1797. He lived on a farm at the southerly end of Smith's Pond, and his house stood near where is now the Boston & Maine Railroad bridge, the track of the railroad having been laid directly through the cellar of said house. He d. in 1797, aged 75. Chil. : Jonathan, b. 1746, and settled in Winchendon ; Thomas, b. 1749, and m. 1776, Rebecca, daughter of Eben" Smith ; Jonas, b. 1751 ; Amos, b. 1754, and settled in Marblehead ; Samuel, b. 1756, and succeeded to his father's homestead ; Eunice, b. 1758, and m. 1788, Timothy Alexander, of Mendon ; Timothy, b. 1762 ; Sarah, b. 1763 ; Lois, b. 1767 ; Abigail, b. I768.
EVANS, Andrew, son of Nathaniel and Abigail, b. 1709 ; settled in Woburn, and was grandfather of the present Capt. Asaph Evans, of Wakefield.
EVANS, David, son of Nathaniel and Abigail, b. 1715 ; married Hannah, and lived in a house that stood a little southward of his brother Jonathan's. This old house was removed about 1750 or '60, to the corner of Main and Salem Streets, and was taken down by Lilley Eaton in 1804. This David Evans had chil. : Nathaniel, b. 1751, and settled in Peterboro', N. H., and was father of Col. Nathaniel, of Stoddard, N. H .; Esther ; David; Nathan ; Silas, who settled in Hillsdale, N. Y. ; and Hannah, who d. in the almshouse in So. Reading.
EVERETT, Francis, m. 1675 (at Cambridge), Mary Edwards, who was probably a dau. of Matthew and Mary Edwards, of Reading. Chil. : Francis, b. and d. 1676; Mary, b. 1678 ; Francis, b. 1680.
FAIRFIELD, Walter, son of John and Elizabeth Fairfield, of Salem, m. 1654, Sarah Skipperway ; the mother of Walter m. for her 2d husband Peter Palfrey, of Reading, as his 2d wife. Chil. : (of Walter) Sarah, b. 1655 ; Samuel, b. 1658, and d. 1660 ; Samuel, b. 1660 ; and William, b. 1662, removed to Wenham and was
1 " This woman had more dignity of manners, and was more reserved and discreet in conversation than her husband."
71
OF THE TOWN OF READING.
representative 27 years, was speaker of the house in 1741, and d. the next year, aged 80, leaving six sons, of whom Rev. John, of Saco, Har. Coll. 1757, was one.
FAIRFIELD, Benjamin, brother of Walter aforesaid, d. 1664.
FELCH, Henry, settled first at Watertown, removed to Reading in 1647, was selectman, and d. 1699. Chil. : Hannah, b. 1650, and d. 1668 ; Elizabeth, b. 1655 ; John, b. 1659 ; Samuel, b. and d. 1661 ; Samuel, b. 1662, and d. 1683 ; Elizabeth, b. 1666 ; Han- nah, b. 1672 ; Ruth, b. 1672. His wid., whose name was Han- nah, d. 1717, aged 100, nearly.
FELCH, John, son of Henry and Hannah, b. 1659. Chil. by wife Eliza- beth : Elizabeth, b. 1686 ; John, b. 1688; Samuel, b. 1690 ; Hannah, b. 1692 ; Mary, b. 1695 ; Daniel, b. 1697, and d. 1703 ; Nathaniel, b. 1699 ; Ebenezer, b. 1701 ; Abigail, b. 1703, and m. 1726, Ebenezer Cutler, of Shrewsbury.
FELCH, Joseph, by wife Mary, had chil. : Mary, b. 1689, and d. 1690 ; Mary, b. and d. 1691 ; Mary, b. 1693 ; Joseph, b. 1695, and d. 1710 ; Samuel, b. and d. 1698 ; Mr. Joseph d. 1727, and his wid. d. 1729.
FELCH, Dr. Daniel, m. 1702, Deborah Deane, of Charlestown. Chil. : Daniel, b. 1703, and d. 1713 ; Daniel, b. 1718 ; Deborah and Sarah, twins, b. 1720.
FELCH, Samuel, son of John and Elizabeth, b. 1690; m. 1714, Katha- rine, dau. of Dea. Francis Smith. Chil. : Katharine, b. 1715 ; Jemima, b. 1716.
NOTE. - We know not the original seat of the Felch family ; but about 1765, a Samuel Felch was living on or near the spot where Adam Hawkes now lives.
FISH, Stephen, by wife Mary, had chil. : John, b. 1687 ; Ruth, b. 1688 ; Mary, b. 1691 ; Ebenezer, b. 1693 ; Nicholas, b. 1698 ; Benja., b. 1701, and d. 1703. He appears to have lived in what is now North Reading.
FISH, John, son of Stephen and Mary, b. 1687 ; m. 1711, Mary Lewis, and had chil. : Mary, b. 1712 ; John, b. 1715 ; Stephen, b. 1721, and d. soon ; Ruth, b. 1724 ; Experience, b. 1730 ; Jacob, b. I733.
· FITCH, Dea. (Zachery), settled first at Lynn ; was a freeman in 1638 ; removed to Reading about 1644 ; lived in South Parish, on Sa- lem Street, then called Fitch's Lane ; owned "Fitch's Hill," so called ; his house stood near where D. Swett, Jr., now lives ; was deacon and selectman. His wife's name was Mary ; had
1
72
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
children : Zachery, who d. in 1647 ; Joseph, Sarah, Benjamin, John, Jeremiah, Thomas. He d. 1662.
FITCH,.Joseph, son of Zachery and Mary, m. 1661, Hannah Sweetser, dau. of Seth Sweetser, of Charlestown, and d. 1694, aged 60. His wife d. 1673. Chil .: Hannah, b. and d. 1662 ; Joseph, b. 1663 ; Hannah, b. 1664 ; Benja., b. 1667.
FITCH, Dea. Benja., son of Zachery and Mary, m. 1665, Elizabeth Story, and she d. 1697. Chil. : Benja., who removed to Bos- ton, and Zachery, who d. young.
FITCH, .Samuel, son of Zachery and Mary ; m., Ist, 1673, Sarah Low, and she d. 1679 ; m., 2d, 1681, Rebecca Merriam. Chil .: Sam- uel, b. 1674; Job, b. 1676 ; Sarah, b. and d. 1680.
FITCH, Joseph, son of Joseph and Hannah, b. 1663 ; by wife Anna had chil. : Joseph, b. 1689, and d. young ; Anna, b. 1690, and d. 1697 ; Zachery, b. 1693 ; Joseph, b. 1695, and was a captain, and d. 1754. The father d. 1695, and his wid. m. 1700, John Dix.
FITCH, Stephen, by wife Mary had Stephen, b. 1695.
FLINT, George, son of Thomas and Ann, of Danvers, b. 1652 ; d. 1720, aged 68. He is called on the records "Sergt. Geo. Flint." He went to Reading before the year 1682, and settled on land he acquired by inheritance from his father, and was the first of the name in the town. He was a farmer, and resided in the North Precinct, now the town of North Reading. Tradition says that his was the first framed house in the Precinct, and that it was early used as a garrison-house, while there were hostile Indians in the Colony. Another circumstance connected with this family is, that on a certain Sabbath all the family were ab- sent at church (five miles distant) but two daughters of Sergt. Flint, who were left at home in charge of the house. During their absence, one of the daughters took a pistol, and, aiming it at the other, said : "Suppose you were an Indian, how easily I could shoot you!" At that moment the pistol went off and lodged its contents in the shoulder of her sister, which crippled her for life. Sergt. Flint was selectman of the town and a very influential citizen. He m., Ist, Elizabeth, dau. of Nath1 and Elizabh (Hutchinson) Putnam ; she d. 1697 ; m., 2d, Mrs. Su- sannah Gardner ; she d. 1720. Chil .: Elizabeth, b. 1685, and m. Ebenezer Damon ; George, b. 1686 ; Ann, b. 1687, and m. 1706, Jonathan Parker ; Ebenezer, b. 1689 ; Nathaniel, b. 1690, and d. young ; Mary, b. 1691, wounded, accidentally, as afore-
73
OF THE TOWN OF READING.
said ; Mercy, b. 1692, and m. Benja. Damon; Nathaniel, b. 1694, and removed 1722, to Tolland, Ct .; Hannah, b. 1695, and m. 1716, John Hunt ; John, b. 1696, and d. in infancy.
FLINT, Ebenezer, son of Capt. Tho. and Mary (Dounton) Flint, of Danvers ; was nephew of Sergt. Geo. aforesaid ; b. 1683 ; lived in the North Precinct ; m. Gertrude, dau. of Joseph and Bethsua (Folger) Pope. He d. 1767. Chil .: Nathaniel, b. 1708, and m. 1749, Hepzi. Woodward ; Ebenezer, b. 1711, and m. 1737, Mary Putnam, and settled in Dracut; Nathan, b. 1716, and m. Lydia Hutchinson, and settled in Amherst, N. H .; Amos, b. 1718, and m. 1741, Mary Graves, and removed to Amherst, N. H. ; Lois and Eunice.
FLINT, Dea. William, son of Capt. Thomas and Mary, b. 1685 ; m. 1713, Abigail, dau. of John and Abigail (Kendall) Nichols, and grand- dau. of Dea. Tho. Kendall. He d. 1736. Chil. : William, b. 1714 ; Abigail, b. 1719, and m. 1751, Nathl. Bachelder ; Eliza- beth, b. 1722, and m. 1745, Isaac Osgood; James, b. 1724; Joseph, b. 1726, and m. Sarah Putnam, and settled in Salem Benja., b. 1728 ; Mary, b. 1730, and m. 1751, Joshua Osgood Kendall, bap. 1733 ; Jacob, bap. 1734, and d. young. Lived in North Precinct, "on south side of the river, and about half a mile below the centre of the village."
FLINT, Jonathan, son of Capt. Thomas and Mary, b. 1689 ; lived in the North Precinct; m. 1723, Mary, dau. of Adam Hart. Chil. : Lydia, b. 1723, and m. 1752, Hezekiah Upton; Jonathan, b. 1730.
FLINT, George, son of Sergt. George, b. 1686 ; lived in the North Pre- cinct, in the western part, in a locality known as "Pudding Point"; m. 1713, Jerusha, dau. of Joseph and Bethsua (Folger) Pope, and d. 1781. Chil .: Susanna, b. 1715, and m. 1736, Wm. Flint ; Jerusha, b. 1718 ; Elizabeth, b. 1720, and m. 1744, Joseph Lewis ; Abigail, b. 1726 ; George, b. 1728, and m. Han- nah Phelps, of Andover ; Eliezer, b. 1731 ; Hannah, b. 1733, and m. 1765, Jabez Upton.
FLINT, Ebenezer, son of Sergt. George, b. 1689 ; lived in North Precinct, near Andover line ; d. 1778 ; m. 1714, Tabitha, dau. of Joseph and Tabitha Burnap. Chil. : Tabitha, b. 1714, and d. young ; Ebenezer, b. 1716 ; Eunice ; John, b. 1720 ; Tabitha, b. 1721; Elizabeth, b. 1723 ; Jacob, b. 1729 ; Hepzibeth, b. 1732 ; Ann, b. and d. 1734.
FLINT, Nathaniel, son of Ebenezer and Gertrude, b. 1708 ; m. 1749,
IO
74
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
Hepzi. Woodward, and d. 1756. Chil. : Nathaniel, b. 1750, and removed to New Boston, N. H. Zibah and Lois.
FLINT, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Tabitha, b. 1716 ; lived on the homestead with his father in North Precinct; was in the old French war, and was shot by an Indian in N. H. ; m. 1738, Abigail, dau. of Henry and Sarah Sawyer. Chil .: Abigail, b. 1739, and d. 1759; Daniel, b. 1740, and slain in the war ; Ebenezer, b. 1742 ; Abigail, b. 1744 ; Benja., b. 1746.
FLINT, Capt. John, son of Ebenezer and Tabitha, b. 1720, and d. 1802 ; lived in North Precinct on the homestead of his grandfather, Sergt. Geo. Flint. The place is now or was lately owned by J. Gowing. He is represented as a man of "stern aspect and of temper inflexible to a fault." M., Ist, 1744, Joanna Farnham ; she d. 1753 ; m., 2d, Tamar Hunt, who d. 1802. Chil. : John, b. 1745 ; settled in Lyme, N. H. ; was a Lieut. in the war of the Revolution ; Joanna, b. 1746, and m. 1767, Thomas Eaton : James, b. 1749, and settled in Bridgton, Me .; Levi, b. 1753, and succeeded to his father's homestead ; Ebenezer, b. 1761, and settled in Tewksbury and Charlestown ; Hepzi., b. 1764, and m. 1783, Joshua Damon.
FLINT, Capt. William, son of Dea. Wm. and Abigail, b. 1714, succeeded. to the homestead ; m. 1736, Susanna, eldest dau. of Geo. and Jerusha (Pope) Flint, and d. 1790. Chil. : William, bap. 1737 ; Jerusha, b. 1739, and m. 1761, Nath. Sawyer ; Susanna, b. 1741 ; Lucy, b. 1743, and d. 1749; Naomi, b. 1745, and d. 1749 ; Hezekiah, b. 1748, and removed to Ohio ; Eli, b. 1751 ; Aaron, b. 1754.
FLINT, James, son of Dea. Wm. and Abigail, b. 1724, and d. 1802 ; was a gunsmith and farmer ; lived in the North Precinct ; m., Ist, 1747, Hannah, dau. of Rev. Daniel Putnam ; m., 2d, 1765, Mary Hart. Chil. : James, b. 1754, and d. unm. ; Kendall, b. 1756, and d. young ; Hannah, b. 1759, and m. 1786, Benja. Buxton ; Daniel, b. 1761 ; Adam, b. 1766 ; Jacob, bap. 1768 ; Elizabeth, bap. 1782, and m. 1808, Charles Eaton ; Mary, bap. 1773, and d. unm. ; James, b. 1779 ; Charlotte, b. 1784, and in. 1805, Tho. Whittredge, -
" He lost his life in the amusement of fowling and fishing, of which he was extremely fond through life. On the day of his death he entered a wood in quest of game ; and not being successful with his gun, he took his angling lines, with a small boat, and went out on Swan's Pond for the purpose of fishing. Making a misstep, as is supposed, he fell overboard and was drowned." "In him," it is said, " the Chris-
75
OF THE TOWN OF READING.
tian religion lost a uniform friend and supporter, the community in which he lived an . ingenious artist and useful member, and his country a true patriot."
FLINT, Benja., son of Dea. William and Abigail, b. 1728 ; m., Ist, 1755, Peggy Sawyer, and m., 2d, 1762, Rachel Upton ; lived in the North Precinct ; was a lieutenant in the French war, and, with his brother Kendall, was in the expedition to Crown Point, in 1755. Chil. : Benja., b. 1757, and settled in Swanzey, N. H. ; Wm., bap. 1763, and m., Ist, 1785, Hannah Eaton ; m., 2d, Edith Herrick ; and m., 3d, 1804, wid. Sarah (Graves) Abbott ; Peggy, b. 1760 ; Betty, who m. John Brooks ; Rachel, b. 1765, and m. 1786, Asa Hart ; Anna, b. 1767, and m. Nathaniel Har- dy ; Ezekiel ; Kendall, b. 1771 ; Simeon, b. 1775 ; Lucy, b. 1773, and m. Edw. Baxter ; James, b. 1777 ; Abigail, b. 1779, and d. unm.
FLINT, William, son of Capt. Wm. and Susanna, b. 1737 ; m., Ist, 1766, Martha Kimball ; m., 2d, 1808, Mrs. Mary C. Gould ; succeeded to the homestead ; had chil .: William, bap. 1769 ; Patty, bap. 1770, and m. John Green ; Eli, bap. 1773 ; Peter, bap. 1775 ; Tamar ; Timothy, bap. 1780 ; Hepzi., bap. 1782, and m. David Upton ; Micah, bap. 1784, and d. 1803 ; Elias, bap. 1786.
FLINT, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Abigail, b. 1742 ; m. 1764, Asenath Holt ; m., 2d, 1789, wid. Mary Damon Taylor ; had a large family of children, and removed, 1802, to Wilton, N. H., where he d. 1829.
FLINT, Benja., son of Ebenezer and Abigail, b. 1746; lived on the homestead of his grandfather, Ebenezer ; "was noted for his great firmness of purpose and determination of will, and was much respected for his blameless life and personal worth ;" m. 1768, Olive, dau. of Rev. Isaac and Elizabeth Richardson, of Woburn, and d. 1837. Chil. : Benja., b. 1769, and settled in Norway, . Me. ; Olive, b. 1771 ; Betsey, b. 1773, and m. 1796, Wm. Pratt ; Sarah, b. 1775 ; Thurza, b. 1778 ; Rutha, b. 1780 ; Addison, b. 1782 ; is a deacon ; m., Ist, 1804, Sally Upton ; m., 2d, 1833, wid. Mary E. (Foster) Burrill ; Isaac, b. 1784 ; m. 1807, Lydia Frost ; settled in Greenwood, Me. ; was a justice of the peace, representative, and d. 1858.
FLINT, Col. Daniel, son of James. and Rebecca, b. 1761 ; lived in the North Precinct; m. 1783, Priscilla, dau. of William and Priscilla Sawyer. Col. Flint was a farmer ; " possessed, in an uncommon degree, a strong and vigorous intellect, with indomitable perse-
76
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
DEA. ADDISON FLINT.
verance and great native force of character. With very limited advantages of acquiring an education in youth, he nevertheless, by diligent self-culture, overcame this deficiency, so that he not only managed his own affairs with system and accuracy, but in the various offices of justice of the peace, selectman, etc., faith- fully and acceptably transacted a large and intricate amount of public business, oftentimes requiring legal forms and knowledge. He represented his native town several years in the State Legis- lature, participated freely in the debates, and guarded well the interests of his constituents. He was a member of the Consti- tutional Convention of 1820, where he was active, vigilant, and energetic, and rendered good service by his acute and discerning intellect. In his social relations he was genial, courteous, and companionable, of an eminently pacific disposition. Chil. : Priscilla, b. 1784, and m. 1801, James Nelson, and afterwards, in 1807, m. Moses Abbott, and d. 1811 ; Margaret, b. 1786, and m. 1813, Rev. J. Bradford ; Hannah Putnam, b. 1789, and m. 18II, Samuel Train, and d. 1851 ; Ann, b. 1791, and m. 1812, Edward Tucker, and d. 1814; Mary, b. 1793, and m. 1832, David M. Russell ; Daniel, Major, b. 1795, and m. 1821, Sarah, eldest dau. of Rev. Dr. Peter and Sarah (Stone) Eaton, of Boxford, and granddaughter of Rev. Eliab Stone, of North Reading.
77
OF THE TOWN OF READING.
MAJOR DANIEL FLINT.
FLINT, Adam, son of James and Mary (Hart), b. 1766 ; he m. 1792, Mary, dau. of Joshua and Mary Osgood ; he d. 1808, by drown- ing in Martin's pond, in North Reading.
" He was, in common with his father and many of his ancestors, extremely fond of fishing and gunning, and it was in pursuit of the former amusement that he lost his life. It is a remarkable fact that his father, whom he succeeded on the homestead, lost his life in another pond in the same town under similar circumstances. He is remembered by many as a warm-hearted and excellent man, a kind neighbor, and upright in all his dealings."
Chil. : Adam, Mary, Abigail, Charlotte, who d. young, and Silvia, Julia Ann, b. 1808 ; m. Joseph French, and d. 1841.
FLINT, Rev. Jacob, son of James and Mary, b. 1768 ; graduated at Har. Coll. in 1794; studied theology with Rev. Eliab Stone, pastor of his native parish ; ordained pastor of the church in Cohasset, Mass., in 1798, where he continued until his death, in 1835. "As a husband, father, brother, and friend, he was all that could be desired. Beloved in social life beyond most men, his people blessed him when he entered their doors. He was a good patriot, a well-read theologian, a faithful minister, and a pious Christian." M., Ist, Silvia Barker, who d. 1816 ; m, 2d, wid. Nickerson. Chil .: Joshua Barker, physician, settled first in Boston, and then in Louisville, Ky .; Jacob; Cranch ; and Mary Elizabeth.
78
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY
FLINT, Rev. James, D. D., son of James and Mary, b. 1779 ; grad. at Har. Coll. in 1802 ; m. 1805, Lydia Harriet Deblois ; was or- dained pastor of the church in East Bridgewater, Mass., in 1806. This connection was dissolved at his own request in 1821 ; in- stalled pastor of the East Society in Salem, 1821 ; d. in Salem, 1855. He was a man of the most extensive and varied culture. As a scholar, a preacher, a poet, and a critic, he was eminent and distinguished. Some of his hymns and occasional odes will long be remembered and used on account of their singular beauty and felicity of expression. He delivered an Historical Address (which will be found in this history) at the bi-centen- nial celebration of the incorporation of Reading, in 1844. He had nine children.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.