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1 JOHN HOAR, who was a lawyer, distinguished for bold, manly independence. He lived in Scituate from 1643 to 1655. About 1660 he settled in Con., and d. April 2, 1704. His wife, Alice, d. June 5, 1697.
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Elizabeth, b. - -; m. Dec. 22, 1675, Jonathan Prescott.
Mary, b. --; m. Oct. 21, 1668, Benjamin Graves.
+ Daniel, b. - -; m. first, Mary Stratton, and second, Mary Lee.
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DANIEL HOAR, of Con., m. first, July 19, 1677, Mary Stratton ; second, Oct. 16, 1717, Mary Lee.
4- 5 John, b. Oct. 24, 1678 ; m. Ruth -, settled in Sud.
6 Leonard, b. - He was a captain ; d. April, 1771, aged 87, in Brimfield, where a part of his descendants now reside, - some of whom have taken the name of Homer.
¿Daniel, b. 1680; m. Sarah Jones.
7 8 Jonathan, b. - -; d. at the Castle, Oct. 26, 1702.
9 Joseph, b. -; d. at sea, 1707.
10 Benjamin.
11 Mary, b. March 14, 1689; d. June 10, 1702.
12 Samuel, b. April 6, 1691. 13 Isaac, b. May 18, 1695.
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David, b. Nov. 14, 1698. 15 Elizabeth, b. Feb. 22, 1701.
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DANIEL HOAR m. Dec. 20, 1705, Sarah Jones, dau. of John and Sarah Jones, and lived in the south-easterly past of Con., where he d. Feb. 8, 1773, aged 93.
+John, b. Jan. 6, 1707. He was twice married.
7-16 17 Jonathan, b. June 6, 1707 ; grad. H. C. 1740; was an officer in the Provincial service, during the war of 1744 to 1763. In 1755 he went, a major, to Fort Edward, the next year was lieut .- colonel in Nova Scotia, and aid to Major-Gen. Winslow at Crown Point. After the peace of 1763 he went to England, and was appointed
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Governor of Newfoundland and the neighboring provinces, but d. on his passage thither, in 1771, aged 52.
Daniel, entered H. C. 1730, but did not grad. He m. Nov. 2, 1743, Rebecca Brooks. He moved to Narraganset No. 2, (Westmin- ster,) where he d., leaving two sons and two dau.
Lucy, b. - -; m. John Brooks.
Elizabeth, b. -; n. - - Whittemore of W. Cambridge.
Mary, b. - -; m. Zachariah Whittemore.
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JOHN HOAR m. in Lex., June 13, 1734, Esther Pierce, by whom he had two children. She d., and he m. in Wat., Ang. 21, 1740, Elizabeth Cooledge. He d. in Linc. May 16, 1786, and his wid. d. March 20, 1791. He lived successively in Lex., Wat., Lex., and Linc. This was partly owing to his changing the place of his resi- dence, and partly from alterations of town lines, which annexed a part of Lex. to Linc. What time John Hoar became an inhabitant of Lex., we are not prepared to say. He was taxed in town both for personal and real estate in 1729, and had a seat assigned him in the meeting house in 1731, when they reseated the house. He was chosen one of the committee to provide for the schools in 1743. He subsequently filled the office of constable, assessor, and selectman. He resided in the south-westerly part of the town, at or near the present residence of Leonard Hoar, in Lincoln, - that place being set off from Lex. when Lincoln was erected into a town.
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Rebecca, b. in Lex. July 1, 1735 ; m. May 6, 1755, Joseph Cutler. Esther, b. in Wat. Jan. 28, 1739 ; m. May 8, 1760, Edmund Bowman. John, b. in Lex. July 14, 1741 ; d. young.
Samuel, b. in Lex. Aug. 23, 1743 ; he was a magistrate in Lincoln, frequently represented that town in the House of Representatives, and was a senator from the county of Middlesex from 1813 to 1816. He in. Susanna Pierce, and had a family of ten children, five sons and five dau. Samuel, his oldest son, b. May 18, 1778, grad. II. C. 1802, received the degree of LL.D. 1838. He was a lawyer and resided in Con., where he d., much lamented, in 1857. He was not only distinguished in his profession, but was called to fill many important stations. He was a senator from Middlesex county, and represented his district in the Congress of the United States. He was a man of talents and of great moral worth, leaving a spotless reputation as a rich legacy to his children, some of whom have also become distinguished. His oldest son, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, b. Feb. 21, 1816, grad. H. C. 1835, commenced the practice of law in Con. 1839 ; appointed judge of the Court of C. P. 1849. He has also, like his father and grand- father, represented his native county in the senate of Mass. He is now on the bench of the Supreme Court. He received the degree of LL.D. from Williams Coll. 1861. Edward Sherman, his third son, grad. H. C. 1844, is a lawyer in New York. His youngest son, George Frisbie, grad. H. C. 1846, commenced the practice of law in Worcester; was a senator from that county in 1857.
Elizabeth, b. in Lex. Oct. 14, 1746.
Sarah, b. in Lincoln after her father's place was set off to that town, June 9, 1755 ; m. Nehemiah Abbot.
26 27 Mary, b. in Lex. Oct. 5, 1750; d. young. 28 29 Leonard, b. in Linc. June 29, 1758; was twice m. 30 Rebecca, b. in Linc. Oct. 18, 1761; m. Joseph White, Lancaster.
31 Mary, b. June 17, 1764; m. March 27, 1788, Thomas Wheeler.
32 Joseph, b. July 30, 1767.
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THE HOBBS FAMILY.
JOSIAH HOBBS, the emigrant ancestor of the family of that name in New England, came to this country in 1671, in the ship Arabella, Sprague, master, in July. He resided in Boston till 1690, when he removed to Camb. Farms. He in. in 1683, and had a son, Josiah, b. in Boston 1684. After 1690, he resided in Lex., (except for a short period, when he was in the westerly part of Wo. ) till his death, which happened May 30, 1741, aged 92 years. He was a subscriber for the meeting house in 1692, and was taxed for the support of the minister the year following. Aug. 1699, he and his wife, Tabitha, were ad. to the ch. In September of the same year Josiah, Tabitha, and Mary, three of their children, were bap. In Oct. 1700, Matthew and Susanna were bap. The record of this family is very imperfect. They may have had other children. Most of the children d. in in- fancy, or before marriage.
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JOSIAH HOBBS m., and resided in Lexington till about 1714. In 1713 he was chosen to "take care of ye swine." About this time he removed to Boston, where he resided many years, and late in life moved with his family to Weston, where the name has been common down to the present day. The Hobbses in Worcester county are descendants from this stock. Josiah Hobbs was married before he left Lex., and had several children bap.
1- 2 Ebenezer, bap. Jan. 8, 1709 ; his father owning the covenant.
3 Elizabeth, bap. March 23, 1712; her mother, Mary, making due confession to the church.
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Tabitha, bap. April 13, 1712.
This name is generally spelled Hubbs in Lex. records.
THE HOLMES FAMILY.
1 DR. HOWLAND HOLMES and his wife came to Lex. from W. Camb. in the autumn of 1851. He is a son of Howland Holines of Bridge- water, and grandson of Elias, and great grandson of Elisha Holmes of Plymouth. He was b. Jan. 16, 1815, and m. Aug. 28, 1849, Maria, dau. of William Cotting of West Camb., b. Mar. 3, 1818. He grad. at H. C. in 1843, and at the Mass. Medical School in 1848, and became a member of the Mass. Medical Society the same year. Before graduating from the medical school, he spent a portion of 1846 and 1847 traveling in Europe, but mostly in studying in the hospitals at Paris and London. He has served several years on the school committee in West Camb. and in Lex. He holds a commis- sion of justice of the peace.
1- 2 Mary Eddy, b. in West Camb. Ang. 14, 1850; d. next day. 3 Carrie Maria, b. in Lex. April 3, 1852 ; d. June 21, 1857.
4 Francis Howland, b. Sept. 13, 1853.
5 Sarah Eddy, b. Sept. 15, 1855.
6 Charlotte Bronte, b. April 20, 1857 ; d. Feb. 25, 1865.
THE HOUGHTON FAMILY.
LEVI HOUGHTON, of Lancaster, b. 1736, m. Susan Richardson of that town. He d. 1818, aged 82; she d. 1814. Levi was probably a descendant of John Houghton, or his cousin Ralph, who settled in Lan. about 1652. Levi, by his wife, Susan, had seven children.
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They resided at one time in Worcester. Levi, one of their sons, b. in Wor. about 1772, m. Elizabeth Stearns of Lunenburg about 1803, where he resided. He d. Jan. 27, 1865, aged 93; she d. 1828, aged 47. He was twice married after the death of his first wife, by whom he had his children, nine in number.
1 SAMUEL A. HOUGHTON, son of Levi and Elizabeth, b. Jan. 4, 1807, m. Sept. 3, 1834, Martha W. Haywood of Townsend. They resided in Boston till March, 1839, when they removed to Lex.
Elizabeth Stearns, b. June 14, 1835; m. Jan. 19, 1858, Ralph W. Shattuck of West Cambridge.
1- 2 3 Melinda WV., b. Aug. 31, 1840; m. Aug. 20, 1861, Thomas Everett Cutler.
4 Henry M., b. Sept. 22, 1842. 5 Clara G., b. Dec. 27, 1845.
THE HOVEY FAMILY.
DANIEL HOVEY and Rebecca, his wife, eame to this country and settled in Ipswich 1637. They had nine children ; Joseph, their fifth son, b. about 1652, m. Hannah Pratt and settled in Hadley. They had five children. John, b. 1684, m. first, Abbia Watson of Camb. Their family consisted of six children. Their oldest son, John, b. 1707, m. Elizabeth Muzzy, dau. of John Muzzy of Lex. He grad. H. C. 1725, was a clergyman, d. 1773. He m. second, Susanna Lovett. Ebenezer, the fourth son of John and Abbia, b. 1714, m. Elizabeth Mason of Wat. They had but one child, Thomas, b. at Newton, Aug. 14, 1740; in. Elizabeth Brown, dau. of Dea. Josiah Brown. They had fifteen children ; all but one lived to grow up. Ebenezer, their fourth son, b. June 8, 1769, m. Sally Greenwood, dau. of Na- thaniel Greenwood of Brighton. He d. May 5, 1831, and she d. June 27, 1863. They had twelve children, -thus sustaining the fruitful- ness of the family.
1 THOMAS G. HOVEY, their fifth son, b. Jan. 23, 1816, m. Nov. 3, 1841, Ann Maria Hoping of Camb., b. Nov. 13, 1822.
1- 2 Emma Maria, b. Dec. 26, 1842. 3 Ellen Amanda, b. Jan. 1, 1844. Thomas Ebenezer, b. June 23, 1845.
4 5 Walter Sewall, b. May 7, 1847. £ 6 Georgianna, b. Feb. 7, 1849.
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Stilman Southwick, b. April 15, 1850.
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Frank Pierce, b. Dec. 3, 1852.
Mr. Hovey resided in Cambridge till about 1850, where his first five children were b., when he came to Lex., where the last two were born.
THE HUDSON FAMILY.
The Hudsons were among the early settlers of New England. William, Francis, and Ralph, were in and about Boston before 1636, and were among the prominent citizens. But it is doubtful whether the Lancaster Hudsons were from either of these families.
DANIEL HUDSON came to this country about 1639. He was in Wat. 1640, and settled in Lancaster, 1665, where he purchased a town right for £40. His wife's name was Johanna, by whom he had eleven children. One of his daughters m. Abraham Joslin. When the Indians attacked Lancaster in 1675, Joslin and his family took
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refuge in the garrison house of Rev. Mr. Rolandson. After a most vigorous defence, the house was set on fire, when the only alternative left was to perish in the flames or fall into the hands of the merciless foe. Joslin was killed while defending the inmates of the house ; but his wife and daughter were taken captive, with Mrs. Rolandson, carried away and barbarously murdered in the wilderness. The fate of his daughter Anna but prefigured that of her parents ; for in 1697, Daniel Hudson and his wife, one daughter, and two children of his son Nathaniel, were killed by the Indians in their incursion into that ill-fated town. His oldest son Daniel m. and settled in Bridgewater, and his son William soon followed him.
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NATHANIEL HUDSON, another son of Daniel, appears to have been rather migratory, for he is at one time in Laneaster and at another in Billerica. He m. Rebecca Rugg. We have found no record of his children, except that three of them, viz. Seth, Nathaniel, and Abigail, were bap. in Lexington, April 22, 1705. This was prob- ably when he was residing in Billerica ; for he deeded a lot of land in Lincoln to a Mr. Buss, about that time, and signed himself as of Billerica. He is also believed to be the father of John, who with Seth and Nathaniel settled in Marlborough.
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JOHN HUDSON, b. 1713, m. Eliz. Mc Allister of Northborough. She d. May 16, 1786, aged 66, and he m. March 28, 1787, Bethia Wood, who survived him. He d. in Berlin, Aug. 6, 1799, aged 86. He resided first in Marlborough, and afterwards in Berlin. There is one peculiarity in the whole family. They seem to have had a taste for a military life. Few families of the same number have furnished as many soldiers for the old French and Indian wars, and the Revo- lutionary war, as the Hudsons. And in searching for their geneal- ogy, the army rolls will furnish as much information as the parish registers. John Hudson and two of his sons were in the service in the French war, and he and his eight sons were in the service during . some period of the Revolutionary war.
3- 4 Elisha, b. - ; m. Oct. 4, 1770, Susanna Brigham of Marlbor- ough. He was in the French war in 1756, '58, and '60. He was also in the Revolutionary army. After the war he removed to Can- ada, where he d.
Elijah, b. -; m. Hannah Goodnow. He was in the French war in 1758, and '59 ; and also in the Revolution.
5 6 Miriam, b. 1746 ; m. Jonas Babcock of Northborough, where she d. Moses, b. Jan. 4, 1749. He was five years in the Revolutionary army ; d. unm.
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8 Aaron, b. Aug. 24, 1750. He was in the Lexington alarm, 1775.
9 Hannah, b. July 20, 1752 ; d. in Berlin, unm.
10 Ebenezer, b. May 16, 1755; d. in the Revolutionary army.
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John, b. May 9, 1757 ; moved to Oxford; was three years in the Continental army. ·
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Charles, b. - , 1759; he was a three years' man in the Conti- nental service, and when his time was about expiring, he was acci- dentally killed by our own men. Two scouting parties met in the night-time, and mistaking each other for the enemy, they fired, and killed him, and another man.
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Elizabeth, b. -; m. Nov. 18, 1779, Levi Fay of Marlborough.
3-13- STEPHEN HUDSON m. Feb. 10, 1791, Louisa Williams, dau. of Larkin and Anna (Warren) Williams. He d. March 21, 1827, aged
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68, and she d. Oct. 7, 1837, aged 70. He enlisted into the Conti- nental army at the age of 16, and after the expiration of his three years, he entered on board a privateer, which crossed the Atlantic, and cruised on the coast of Great Britain, Spain, and Portugal, and returned to the United States about the time peace was concluded. After the war was over he enlisted for a Western campaign against the Indians; but some reverses at the West induced a change of poliev, and the company to which he belonged proceeded no farther than West Point, where they remained till their term of service ex- pired. While in the army and on board of the privateer he was in several severe actions. While the army was in the Jerseys, he and others volunteered to scour the country around Philadelphia, to cut off the supplies which the British were drawing from the people. While in that service they were captured, carried into Philadelphia, and thrown into prison, where for several months, in the heat of summer, they suffered extremely from the eloseness of their confine- ment, the want of provision, and the wanton cruelty of the gnard. The " Philadelphia Jail," and the "Jersey Prison-ship," will stand as lasting monuments of British cruelty and American suffering, nearly approaching the barbarity and suffering at Andersonville. When these prisoners were exchanged, they were so feeble and ema- ciated that they were searcely able to walk, and yet they were turned out without money, without rations, and almost without clothing, to beg their way to their respective regiments. HIe resided in Marl- boro', where his children were born.
Nancy, b. July S, 1791; d. unm. Sept. 30, 1853, aged 62. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 173; m. Sept. 5, 1814, Thomas Cooledge. She had ten children, and d. Feb. 25, 1835, aged 42. +Charles, b. Nov. 14, 1795 ; he has been twice married. Louisa, b. May 3, 1798; m. Joseph Shurtleff. She survived her husband, and d. June 17, 1325.
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CHARLES HUDSON m. July 21, 1825. Ann Rider of Shrewsbury, dau. of John and Merey (Brigham) Rider, b. July 4, 1806. She d. Sept. 19, 1829, aged 23 years ; and he m. May 14, 1830, Martha B. Rider, sister of his first wife. He studied theology and was set- tled in Westminster, where he resided twenty-five years. He repre- sented the town four years in the House of Representatives, the county of Worcester six years in the Senate, and three years in the Executive Council, and the District eight years in Congress. On leaving Congress he was appointed Naval Officer in the Boston Cus- tom Ilouse, a place he held four years. He was also eight years a member of the Board of Education, and four years an Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth Collection District of Mass. He has also filled other public stations. He has published several books and traets on theological and other subjects. Among his publications is a History of Marlboro', his native town. He is a member of several Historical Societies. In 1849, he removed from Westminster to Lexington, where he now resides. His children were born in Westminster.
Harriet Williams, b. Aug. 18, 1827 ; d. July 26, 1828. Harriet Ann, b. Sept. 13, 1829; m. Sept. 4, 1854, Henry M. Smith. They reside in Chicago, Ill., where he is editor of a daily paper. Martha B., b. April 10, 1832; d. April 25. 1832.
17-19 20 21 22 Charles Henry, b. July 10. 1833; grad. a civil engineer at the Law- rence Scientifle School, Harvard University, 1855. He went West
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in 1855, where he has been engaged in his profession. He m. Jan. 1, 1862, Frances H. Nichols of Boston. They reside at Burling- ton, lowa.
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John Williams, b. July 10, 1836; m. March 25, 1865, Sophia W. Mellen, dau. of Hon. Edward and Sophia (Whitney) Mellen of Wayland. He grad. H. C. 1856, taught a high school, read law, and is in practice in Boston. In the late Rebellion, he served with 35th Regt. Mass. Vols. in the Army of the Potomac, and in Kentucky, Mississippi and East Tennessee. He was lieut. col. of his regiment. Ile has held several town offices.
24 Mary Elizabeth, b. March 31, 1839.
There has been another family of Hudsons in Lexington, who came from Boston, and probably were the descendants of William or Francis, who were in Boston or its immediate vicinity at the first planting of the colony.
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JOSEPH HUDSON m. Dee. 24, 1764. Sarah White. She d. and he m. second, 1782, Elizabeth Brown. She d. in Boston, June, 1820. He had Joseph, b. June 15, 1770; William, b. in Cohasset, June 15, 1775 ; Benjamin, b. Feb. 27, 1783; John, b. March 19, 1786.
1- 2 JOHN HUDSON, the last named son of Joseph, m. March. 1808, Luey Crocker. She d. Aug. 1837, and he m. April 19, 1838, Alice Frost. She d. Nov. 7, 1867. He is living in his 81st year. He came to Lexington in 1843.
2- 3 Eliza J. C., b. Dee. 4, 1808 ; d. Oet. 21, 1810.
4 Eliza J. C., b. Nov. 23, 1812; d. July 13, 1832.
5 Mary, b. March 14, 1815; d. March 22, 1816.
6 John, b. Nov. 22, 1818; d. May 22, 1840.
7 William, b. March 17, 1822; m. Oct. 19, 1845, Lucretia Fiske, dau. of Samuel and Ardelia L. (Tufts) Fiske, b. July 12, 1825. He resided first in Lex. and then in Worcester. He entered the ser- vice in 1861, served under Burnside in North Carolina, was at- tached to the signal corps, and d. of disease Aug. 20, 1862. IIe left two children, John A., b. Dec. 26, 1846; William F., b. Oct. 3, 1848.
THE HUFFMASTER FAMILY.
ISAAC HUFFMASTER, son of Andrew and Abigail Huffmaster, b. in Wo. July 13, 1793. He came to Lex. in 1827, and m. Dec. 1827, Frances Wier, b. in Medford, Sept. 27, 1801. He d. Nov. 21, 1865, aged 72. They had three children,-Frances Maria, b. July 9, 1829 ; m. April 11, 1854, A. Leonard Jewell of Walt. She d. Jan. 9, 1860, leaving one child, Frank, b. Dee. 30, 1859. Mr. Jewell was killed by the falling of a staging, June 26, 1867. Isaac, b. June 23, 1832, d. Oet. 6, 1832 ; Isaac, b. Aug. 19, 1838.
THE HUNT FAMILY.
ISAAC HUNT was one of the assessors in 1711, and a subseriber for the purchase of the Common. . His record is so meagre that we eannot trace him. The following are probably his children : Thomas, bap. April, 1701; Mary, bap. Sept. 5, 1703; Henry, d. Nov. 11, 1705; Ebenezer, bap. April 16, 1708; Samuel, bap. June 27, 1710; John, bap. March 9, 1712.
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INGERSOLL .- JONATHAN INGERSOLL came to reside in Lexing- ton in 1755 from Holliston. In 1757, Jonathan and Nathaniel Inger- soll were in the French war as soldiers from Lex. Hannah Ingersoll was ad. to the ch. in Lex. Oct. 14, 1759. Dorcas Ingersoll was bap. Oet. 21, 1859.
THE JENNISON FAMILY.
JOSIAH JENNISON, b. Jan. 22, 1730, was the son of Nathaniel Jennison of Weston, who m. Oct. 23, 1729, Abigail Mead, dau. of Hopestill and Elizabeth Mead. She d. and he m. Feb. 12, 1756, Mary Tidd, dau. of Joseph and Dorothy (Stickney) Tidd of Lex., b. Jan. 7, 1732. They were admitted to the ch. Nov. 13, 1757. They had eight children, Mary, bap. Nov. 13, 1757, d. young; Bet- sey, bap. Nov. 13, 1757, ad. to the ch. April 5, 1777 ; Josiah, bap. Sept. 9, 1759; Mary, bap. Nov. 1. 1761; Nathan, bap. Oct. 28, 1764; John, bap. Oct. 30, 1768; William, bap. Sept. 2, 1770.
THE JOHNSON FAMILY.
The Lexington records open with the name of four Johnsons, John, William, Thomas, and Obadiah, all of adult age, tax payers, and hence residents. The Johnsons were so numerous among the early emigrants, that it is impossible to trace them with accuracy. JOHN JOHNSON of Wo., probably a son of Capt. Edward, m. April 28, 1657, Bethia Reed, and had among other children John, b. Jan. 24, 1658; William, b. Sept. 29, 1662; Obadiah, b. June 15, 1664. These were probably the Johnsons found at Camb. Farms. John, William, and Thomas were subscribers for the meeting house, 1692, and John, William, and Obadiah were taxed in 1693. John and William are continued on the tax Jist 1695 and 1696.
JOHN JOHNSON had a wife, and probably children, at that time. Mary, his wife, was ad. to the ch. before 1698, and on April 9, 1699, Mary, Prudence, and Rebecca were bap., and on the next Sabbath Sarah and Esther were bap. On the 4th of May, 1699, Mary was bap., and on the 10th of Sept., 1704, Abigail was bap. From these fragmentary records it is not possible to classify the families, and the following records of deaths at that period increases the per- plexity ; Thomas Johnson, d. Dec. 4, 1690; Mary Johnson, d. July 16, 1691; Mary Johnson, sen., d. Dec. 29, 1694; John Johnson, d. March 8, 1698; Sarah Johnson, d. July 1, 1708. Some of these were probably the children of John.
John Johnson was one of the parish assessors in 1712, and the year following he was consulted relative to a road to pass through his land, and in 1715 he was paid for the land so taken. He must have resided in the northerly part of the town, in the neighborhood of the Lockes and the Blodgetts.
The Lancaster records give the marriage of William Johnson and Ruth Rugg, both of Lexington, Feb. 11, 1725; and the Lex. records contain the following : " William Johnson, son of William and Ruth Johnson, b. April 2, 1725." After this there is no mention of the name for more than half a century.
MUNSON JOHNSON came from Wo. to Lex. in 1795, and David Johnson in 1797. They were brothers, and sons of Francis Johnson of Wo., who was son of Francis, of the same town. Munson m. Betsey Munroe, dau. of Nathan. They had two children b. in Lex., Charlotte and Adelia.
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DAVID JOHNSON m. Feb. 2, 1804, Philena Munroe, dau. of John. They had no issue. Ile d. Oct. 26, 1860, aged 80 years and 5 months. She is living, in her 86th year. He took an active part in the militia, and rose to the rank of major.
There was another branch of Francis Johnson's family which settled in Lexington.
THOMAS JOHNSON, son of Frederick, and grandson of Francis, came to Lex. the latter part of the last century, to learn a trade of Seth Reed, and m. Sept. 1811, Mary Dudley, dau. of Nathan and Sarah Dudley. He d. July 1, 1830, aged 45; she d. Dec. 3, 1862, aged 70. He left four dau., all of whom in. and have resided in Lex.
1- 2 Mary D., b. Nov. 11, 1812; m. Jan. 16, 1836, Cotesworth P. Whee- ler. They have had Mary Henrietta, b. July 22, 1838, d. July 9, 1866; Clara Ellen, b. Oct. 14, 1840; Theodora Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1844. He d. May 14, 1866.
3 4 Sarah Maria, b. April 22, 1816 ; m. Feb. 13, 1840, James Sumner. Emily, b. July 27, 1818; m. May 30, 1850, William E. Cogswell, and had one son, Willie, b. Jan. 15, 1853, and d. Sept. 7, 1853. He d. Feb. 12, 1860, aged 40.
5 Susan Sprague, b. July 4, 1824 ; m. Dec. 30, 1846, David A. Tuttle.
There has been another family of Johnsons in Lex., the pedigree of which we have not been able to trace.
1 JOHN JOHNSON m. Nov. 12, 1810, Eunice Pierce of Weston. He d. June 1, 1856, aged 76. He was son of Obadiah Johnson, who m. Sarah Loring, dau. of John Loring. Tradition says that he had John and Sarah. Who Obadiah Johnson was, whence he came, and whither he went, we have not been able to ascertain. John lived and d. on East street, near Lowell street.
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