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5. Stephen Foster, who m. Rachel Pike, May 10, 1764, had I. Isaac, Jan. 26, '65 ; II. Stephen, June 7, '72.
6. Capt. Isaac Foster, m. Sarah Eames, Dec. 24, 1789, had, I. Simeon, Jly. 19, 1790 ; II. Anna, May 25, '95 ; III. Emelia, Aug. 18, '97.
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George H. Francis, from Newton, Keeper of the Winthrop House in H., since ab. 1850, m. Susan R. Cranch, who d. 1843; and 2d, Electa M. Parker, had, I. Caroline, (d.) ; II. Susan A., (d.) ; III. Geo. A .; IV. Elizabeth Maria.
Joseph Frost, from Charlestown, to S., had,
5. 2. 1. Jona., born pr. at Charlestown ; II. Joseph Frost, jun., m. Deborah, had af S., I. John, Jan. 3, 1754.
2. 5. Jona., w. Martha Leland, dg. of Jona. L., were dismissed from the chh. in S. to the ehh. in New Marlboro,' had at S., I. Hannah, Apl. 9, 1761; 11. Joseph, Mar. 10, '63; III. Joseph, Feb. 7, '65 ; Iv. Benj., Apl. 6, '67 ; v. Martha, June 5, '69 ;'VI. Elijah, Sep. 6, '71; VII. Asa, Jly. 22, '74.
6. Peter Frost, -w. Sarah -, had, Benj. Edes, Jly. 6, 1781, at H.
1. Joshua Gardner, w. Sarah, had, I. Caleb, May 2, 1749, at S.
2. Addington Gardner, Br. of Josh., and pr. descended from a niece of Hon. Isaac Addington, Assistant Sec., and sup., Judge, Mass., m. - Allin, d. Mar. 31, 1789, a. 90, sister of Rev. - - Allin, of Brookline, came to Sherborn about 1730, was selectman, '53, and resided in the S. W. part of the town, where Horatio G. now rs. He had,
I. Aaron, Capt., Apl. 1, 1741, at B., m. Azubah Partridge, fr. Med., in- herited the homestead in S., was selectman, 1788, and had, I. Stephen Partridge, Nov. 24, '66 ; II, Sarah, Jan. 8, '69 ; III. Aaron, bap. Jly. 14, '71 ; Iv. James Allen, Aug. 20, '74; v. Jona., Jly. 27, '80; VI. Horatio, Mar. 18, '85, m. Patty Ware, Jan. 19, 1811, and had, I. Delia, m. Alfred Leland ; II. Parmelia W., d. um ; III. Mary .G., m. Saml. Small, of Portland ; Iv. Horatio W., m. Harriot A. Fisk ; v. Agzine Minerva, May 19, 1834, d. um., Apl. 8, '53. II. Joshua, who d. in S.
III. Addington, d. June 24, 1797, w., Mary, had, at S., Molle, Nov. 3, '58, m. - - Townsend ; Betty, Apl. 13, '62, m. Amos Badcock, Oct. 2, '83.
IV. Peter, Sep. 15, 1735, d. um. in the last French war.
v. Caleb, Feb. 16, 1732-3, at S., d. June 21, '77, at S. ; - VI. Elizabeth, Mar. 9, 1737-8.
Archelaus Gassett, s. of Elish G., of Hopk., was b. Aug. 19, 1804, s. in H., '36, m. Caroline Eames, Apl.17, '36, and has Geo. W .; Lizza C. ; John E. ; Lucilla G .; Otis W .; Mary A.
Joseph Gibbs, w. Elizabeth, had, at H., I. Bethiah, Aug. 10, 1762; 11. Abigail, Dee. 30, '64.
1. Tho. Gleason, had land assigned him in S., 1682, m., 1st, Sarah - 2d w., Mary -, r. N. part of S., had, . Mary, June 19, 1680 ; II. Tho., Feb. 26, 1696 -- 7, by w. Mary ; III. Richard, Jan. 31, '98 -- 9; IV. Jonas,
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Nov. 6, 1700, v. Elijah, Oct. 18, '02; vr. Moses, Dec. 22, '04; VII. Uriah, Dec. 28, '06; VIII. Mary, Feb. 19, '08-9.
2. Isaac Gleason, w. Deborah, had, at S., I. Isaac, May 17, 1706; II. Prudence, Oct. 3, '08.
3. John Gleason, w. Abigail, had Ebenr., Sep. 1, 1703.
Wm. Godard, s. of Wm., of Watertown, (Bond, p. 237), m. Lealı Fisher, was rated at Sherborn for the Indian title, 1686, had a home lot assigned him, 13 (3), 1679, of 19 acres, on the Plain where Mrs. Jas. Bigelow resides. His wid. Leah drew land at Doug., 1715 ; had at S., I. Elizabeth, Aug. 23, 1687 ; 11. Wm., Aug .. 18, '89, d. 1703; III. Sarah, Nov. 24, '93 ; IV. Abigail, Dec. 2, '96, d. Mar. 6, 1716-17; m. Saml. Williams.
2. John Golden, Capt., a man of wealth, and herculean size and strength, purchased Winthrop's grant of 600 acres, bounding the N. and E. sides of Winthrop's Lake, to which, by purchase, and the division of common lands, he made large additions on the W., extending nearly, or quite, to the cedar swamp. He s. in S: ab. 1705, built a large and elegant house on the S. E. side of the hill, N. E. of the Lake, from which he and family, by alarms of Indians in the dead of night, were repeatedly driven to the garrison that stood near John Leland, Esq.'s, in S. He was early and through the rest of his life, treated with great respect, and his memory long reverenced in H. During her first 25 years he was her " principal inhabitant,". and public ser- vant. A tradition among his descendants exists that he was b. in Eng., and had been a mariner. Several circumstances, however, favor the belief that he was the son of Peter Goulding, senr., and more probably b. in Bos. He d. Jan. 19, 1750-1, m. Abigail Curtis, pr. of Roxb., who d. Jan. 16, 1766 ; and had at S., now H.
I. John, Sep. 21, 1707, died in infancy, in Sherb., now Holl.
4. 3. II. Curtis, Aug. 3, '10, d. Mar. 25, '74, m. Zipporah, dg. of Capt. Joseph Ware, by w. Hanh. Wood, dg. of Eleazer Wood, by w. Dorotha, pr. Babcock; and grd. dg. of Nicholas Wood, the first planter of Sherborn, by w. Mary, pr. Williams, and eldest dg. of Dea. Robt. W. of Roxbury.
III. John, Aug. 21, '13, d. an aged bachelor at the Homestead ; IV. Peter, May 12, '15, d. June 29, '42, um. ; v. Abigail, Aug. 18, '17, m. Jona. Eames, Feb. 18, '41-2; VI. Mary, Jly. 27, '20, m. Jona. Foster, June 13, '44 ; VII. James -, d. Dec. 27, '53, m. Bethia Plimpton, May 23, '50, had Abigail, Apl. 14, '53, m. Rev. Alexr. Thayer, Aug. 18, 173, then of Paxton, inherited and s. on the homestead, had I. John G., A. M. ;
II. Alexander, M. D., r. Mend., and 3 dgs., one of whom m. Lem. Adams, and s. on the N. part of the homestead.
3. 4. Curtis, w. Zipporah, b. Nov. 22, '12, m. Apl. . 30, '43, d. Dec. 21, '93, I. Mary, Oct. 21, '45, m. Capt. Henry Leland, Apl. 15, '90, no chd.
8. 5. II. Joseph, Jly. 13, '47, m. Keziah, Parker, Sep. 23, '73 ; III. Hannah, June 24, '49, m. Aaron Rider, rm. to N. Y .; IV. Zipporah, Jan. 10, '50 -- 1, m. Jona. Bacon, of Nat. ; '
13. 6. v. John, Oct. 30, '52, d. 1818, m. Elizabeth Twitchell, r. S .-
16. 7. VI. Eleazer, Apl. 30, '57, d. Aug. 13, '26, m. Jemima Bacon, June 28, '81.
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5. 8. Joseph, w. Keziah Parker, r. H., and rm. to Eaton, N. Y., had, I. Julia, Jly. 25, '74; II. Curtis, Aug. 10, '76; III. Hannah, June 12, '78 ; IV. Persis, Apl. 30, '80 ; v. Timothy, Dec. 16, '82 ; VI. Luther, Apl. 18, '85 ; VII. Otis, Jly. 14, '90.
6. 13. John, Capt., w., Elizabeth Twitchell, m. May 23, '76, d. Feb. 21, 1847. I. Elizabeth, Mar. 27, '77, d. yg .; II. Matilda, Feb. 4, '79, bp. at her father's house, (sick) Oct. 4, 1801, d. Oct. 5, '01.
19. 14. III. John, Maj., Apl. 2, '81, m. Betsey Bigelow.
15. IV. Dalton, Esq., Oct. 19, '90, was early in life a teacher ; has long acted as surveyor, draftsman, and justice ; served S. 7 yrs. as selectman, 7 do. as t. clerk and treasr. ; was a member of the convention in 1853 to amend the State constitution, and representative 1854. For ab. 20 yrs. he has com- monly acted as moderator of town and parish meetings, and devoted much time freely to the service of the public. He m. Martha Ware, dg. of Henry W., who died Jly. 7, 1849, had I. Elizabeth, Apl. 29, 1830; II. Matilda, Jan. 2, '32, m. Jas. W. Spinney, r. S. ; III. Joseph Ware, Apl. 12, '35.
7. 16. Eleazer, w. Jemima Bacon, dg. of Oliver B., of Nat., r. N. and S., had, 24. 17. I. Zillah, June 10, '82, d. Jly. 2, '49, m. June 9, '02, Daniel Wight of N. II. Mary, Aug. 28, '84, d. June 11, 1815, m., Nov. 17, 1806, Calvin San- ger, jun., of S.
22. 18. III. Curtis, Capt. Jan. 6, '87, m. Nancy Breck, May 13, '27, r. Sh., had Eleazer, Oct. 14, '28 ; Mary, Nov. 29, '30, m. Joseph W. Bullard. IV. Ede, Mar. 27, '95, d. Dec. 25, '02.
14. 19. John, Maj., m. Betsey Bigelow, May, 27, 1807, occupies the N. E. divi- sion of Parker's grant. ; has served S. 10 ys. as selectman, and by the culti- vation of choice fruit trees, contributed much to increase her staple ; had I. John Adams, Apl. 2, 1808, r. um. at S .; II. Sumner Gore, Apl. 2, '09, m. Martha (Burr) Cutler, r. Natick ; III. Oren, May 10, '11, d. yg. : IV. Henry, Nov. 25, '13, m, Emeline Edwards, r. Dover ; v. Oren, Jan. 26, '16, m. Ellen Holbrook, and d., leaving a son.
17. 24. Zillah, hus. Daniel Wight, r. at Natick, had I. Eleazer Goulding, Dec. 16, 1803, m. Phebe Carter, r. N. ; II. Ede Goulding, Sep. 6, '05, m. Wil- - lard Childs, of N. ; III. Daniel, Rev., A. M., Sep. 18, '08, gd. Har. U., '37, and And. Theo. Sem., '40 ; ord. at Scituate, Sep. 28, '42, m. Lucy Flint, Sep. 26, '42, d. Aug. 5, '46; 2d, Julia Russell, m. Sep. 7, '47, d. Aug. 8, '49 ; 3d, Mary Anna, dg. of Rev. Jonas Perkins, of Brain- tree, m. Apl. 28, '51, d. Oct. 26, '53, had, I. Lucy Ellen, b. Jly. 25, '43 ; II. Danl. P., Oct. 26, d. 27, '53. IV. Miriam F., Aug. 3, '11, m. James J. Sawin, of Nat., Apl. 9, '34; v. Mary, May 26, '14, d. June 21, '15 ; VI. Willard Amory, Apl. 21, '16, m. Lucy B. Morse, Nov. 30, '41, r. N. ; VII. Mary Matilda, Oct. 3, '18, r. Nat. ; VIII. Eleanor Curtis, June 27, '21, m. Geo. Howe, Nov. 30, '43.
Wm. Goodhu, w., Marcy, had Wm., Sep. 29, 1747, at H.
Rev. Daniel Gookin, s. of Maj. Gen. G., of Cambdg., grad. 1669, at H. Col. red. A. M., 1673 ; was chosen fellow of H. C., '73, became assistant to the apostle Elliot, in the Indian Mission at Natick, who, in a letter to Hon. Robert
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Boyle, dated Apl. 22, 1684, says of him, " He is a pious and learned young man, about thirty-three years old, hath been eight years a fellow of the College; he hath taught and trained up two classes of young scholars unto their commencement ; he is a man, whose abilities are above exception, though not above envy. His father, with his inclination, advised him to Sherborn.
" Mr. Gooking holdeth a lecture in Natick Meeting-house once a month, which many English, especially of Sherborn, do frequent. He first preaches in English to the English audience, and then the same matter is delivered to the Indians, by an in- terpreter, whom, with much pains, Mr. Gooking had fore-prepared."
În April, 1681, " The inhabitants of Sherborn being desirous (if God permit) to have one amongst us, to break the bread of life to us and ours, and, especially, the Rev. Mr. Daniel Gooking," applied to him " to be the settled minister of Sher- born." He was not ordained until March 26, 1685.
Judge Sewall " went to ye Gathering of ye chh., at Sherborn, and ordaining Mr. Daniel Gooking their Pastor." He says "but six brethren - and 3 of the names Mors. - Mr. Wilson, [of Medfield,] Mr. Adams, [of Dedh.,] and Mr. Nathaniel Gooking, of Cambridge, managed the work." Mr. Nathl. Gooking ye younger, in- troduced ye Elder, a happy type of ye calling of ye Jews.
Mr. Torrey [Weym. ], Brinsmade [ Dorchester], Fisk [Braintree], Esterbrooks [Lexington ], Man [Wrenth. ], Moody [Bos. ], Hubbard (alias Hobart,) Neh. [New- ton ], Sherman [Watertown], Woodrop, or Woodruff, [Lancaster ], Rawson [Mend. ], Wilson, jr., [Medfield]-these, and Fellows of the College. Only Major Gen,, and self, of the Magistrates.
Mr. G. made his will, June 12, 1706, and d. Jan. 8, 1717-18, in his 68th yr.
The following obituary, pr. fr. his colleague (Mr. Baker), dated Jan. 9, 1717-18, is taken from the Boston News Letter : -
" The Rev. Mr. Daniel Gooking, the first pastor of this Church, died yesterday, in the 68th year of his age. He was the eldest son of Honorable Daniel Gooking, Esq., a good scholar and solid Divine ; was many years a fellow of Harvard College, and a Tutor. From his ordination, he continued our minister about 34 years, being dili- gent in his study, tender of his flock, and exemplary in his life. The vicinity of Natick gave him the opportunity of preaching lectures to the Indians there, and, although by great pain and indisposition of body, he was taken off from his work, for some considerable time, (about 7 years), he died lamented."
He m. Elizabeth Quincey ; and 2d, Bethiah Collicut, Jly. 21, 1692.
I. Daniel, Jly. 7, 1682 ; II. Mary, Oct. 16, '86, m. Tho. Pain, of Newcastle, N. H., June 6, 1712;
ILI. Edmund, Mar. 31, '88, m. Sarah -, had at S., Elizabeth, Nov. 23, 1716; Mary, Mar. 1, '18-19, and Daniel, Mar. 11, '20-1; IV. Elizabeth, May 20, '90 ; v. Bethia, Oct. 7, '93, d. Mar. 1, '94 ; VI. Nathaniel, June 5, '95, d. Aug. 9, '95 ;
VII. Richard, Jly. 12, '96, m. Feb. 19, 1716-17, Margaret Morse, had Bethiah, Jan. 14, '17-18 ; Hanh., Dec. 24, '22; Daniel, Jan. 13, '25 -- 6, and Richard also, Jan. 13, '25 -- 6.
The descendants of Rev. Mr. G. have been traced by Mr. Thornton, of Bos., to Ded., Haverhill, and Claremount, N. H., Rutland, Vt., and Ohio.
1. Benjamin Gould, w. Elizabeth, had, at H., 1. Daniel, Jan 10, 1737 -- 8 ; II. John, Mar. 12, '45-6.
2. Paul Gould, m. Christian Hill, Dec. 20, 1770, d. Aug. 10, '76; 2d w., Sarah Pike, Feb. 20, '77, and had at H., I. Pruda, Nov 12, '71, in. Jesse
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Daniels, Oct. 25, '92; 11. Olive, Jly. 27, '73; III. Isaiah, Nov. 21, '74; IV. Ruth, June 17, '76.
3. Tho. Gould, w., Huldah, had Dorcas, Oct. 3, 1751 or '7, d. yg., at H.
1. Peter Goulding, w. Jane -, had Peter, b. 1665, at Boston.
Wm. Grant, s. of Joshua G. of Watertown, by w. Ann Nevinson, and grd. s. of Joseph, and gr. grd. s. of Christopher G., b. 1608, and an early settler of W. [Bond]; m. Elizth. Marshall, '41 ; had at H. I. Anna, Mar. 7, 1741-2; II. Neverson, Nov. 28, '43, d. Oct. 31, '45 ; III. Sarah, Nov. 17, '45, who, or a 2d Sarah, m. Ephm. Lettlefield, Esq., of H. ; IV. Nevenson, m. Sarah, had Sally, Oct. 1, 1788, at H., r. Stratton, Vt.
1. Dea. Wm. Greenwood, fr. Newton, settled in S., 3 m. S.W. of the Common, where Nathan Grout lives. About 1730 he received the first po- tatoes brought to S., and in testing their esculent qualities, declared that " after freezing and thawing a few times, they would be good." He drew land in Doug. 1730; was 24 years Town Clerk; 6 years selectman, and representative in 1747. He m. Abigail -, and had, I. Abigail, June 2, 1716; II. Dorcas, Jly. 17, '17.
12. 2. III. Wm., Esq., Nov. 4, '21.
8. 3. Iv. Caleb, Sep. 9, 24, d. Feb. 4, 1800.
22. 33. v. Jonas, Apl. 25, 27, d. May 28, 1802; VI. Samuel, Mar. 21, '29; VII. John, Dec. 16, '30; VIII. Daniel, Jly. 22, '32;
18. 7. Ix. Joseph, June 10, '34 ; x. Abigail, Aug. 10, '37.
3. 8. Caleb, m. Waitstill -; 2d, Jemima (Daniels) Leland.
27. 9. I. Tho., Dec. 7, '50 ; II. Moses, June 9, '53 ; III. Aaron, Nov. 10, '55, m. Anna Learned, '85 ; IV. Ruth, Mar. 13, '57 ; v. Waitstill, June 11, '62 ; VI. Wm., Aug. 24, '66, d. Oct. 12, '74 ..
2. 12. Wm., Esq., jun., w., Abigail, d. Sep. 9, 1775, r. S., and rm. to Dublin, where he was town clerk, treasr., repres., schoolmaster, and her first Justice ; was a carpenter, and built the 1st meeting house in D. 1. Waitstill, Nov. 17, 1745, at S. ; II. John Death, Sep. 24, '47; III. Daniel, Oct. 1, '49, m. Rebecca Church, of S., May 28, '72, and s. in Dublin ; IV. Eli, Sep. 30, '51 ; v. Elizabeth, Apl. 8, '54, m. Moses Greenwood, '72, fr. Newton, and s. in Dub. ; VI. Joshua, Oct. 11, '55 ; VII. Wm., June 25, '58; VIII. Wm., Nov. 6, '60 ;
7. 18. Joseph, w., Sarah Greenwood, fr. Newton, m. 1759, r. S., and Dublin, and rm. to Me. I. Ebenezer, Mar. 4, 1759, d. Jan. 30, 1780, at Dub. ; II. John, Dec. 24, '60 ; III. Nathl., Nov. 6, '61, at S.
33. 22. Jonas, w. Sarah. I. Jona., Nov. 12, 1755, m. Sybil -, had Alvan, Apl. 3, '81 ; Sybil, bap. Jan. 2, '85, at S. II. Mary, March 16, '58; III. Bele, Apl. 4, '60, m. Mary Babcock, Jly. 10, '83 ; Iv. Betty, Jan. 23, '65; v. Betty, Aug. 4, '67, m. Ebenr. Greenwood, Aug. 30, '98 ; VI. Reuben, Jan. 9, '70, m. Cate, had I. Betsey,
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Dec. 12, '96 ; II. Senica, Jly. 16, '99; III. Bela, bp. Sep. 6, 1801 ; Iv. Elihu, bp. Sep. 6, '07 ; v. Catherine, bp. Sep. 9,'10; VII. Susanna, June 4, '72 ; VIII. Jonas, Jly. 19, '75, m. Polly Stratton, had, Aaron, b. Oct. 30, '99 ; Sally Stratton, bp. Oct. 13, '11. IX. Achsah, Dec. 16, '78.
9. 27. Tho. m. Deborah Barbour, Apl. 17, 1777. 1. John, bp. Oct. 22, 1786; II. Oliver, b. Dec. 21, '81 ; III. Deborah, Mar. 16, '85; IV. Tho., Apl. 27,'87.
28. James Greenwood, m. Patience Leland, dg. of Isaac L., Nov. 13, 1740, and had at H., I. James, June 5, 1741-2, d. Jan. 16,'41-2; II. Thankful, May 15, '4 -; III. Patience, June 7, '48 ; IV. James, Dec. 23, '5 -; v. Keziah, Jly. 3, '53.
1. John Grout, fr. Sudbury to S., m. Sarah, who d. Aug. 12, 1775 ; and 2d, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Dec. 9, '79. He d. with the dropsy, Mar. 7, '96, a. 78, had, I. Olive, Aug. 28, 1761 ; II. Royal, Apl. 8, '63 ; III. Bela, Jly. 29, '65, d. Dec. 19, 1800.
2. Elias Grouts, w., Esther, d. Aug. 5, 1795, a. 23; 2d w., Rhoda ; had, I. Sophia, Aug. 14, '91 ; II. John, Apl. 10, '93 ; III. Esther, Jly. 27, '95; IV. Mary, Nov. 9, '99, by w. Rhoda, and pr. v. Nathan.
Abel Guy, m. Rachel Boyden, Aug. 18, 1779, and had at H. I. Alpheus, Nov. 4, '79 ; II. Rocity, Aug. 31, '81 ; III. Sarah, Apl. 24, '84 ; IV. Hannah, Apl. 24, '87.
Samuel Hall, m. Sarah Johnson, 1755, had at H., I. Abel, Aug. 10, '55 ; II. Sarah, Ap. 10, '59 ; III. Richard, Sep. 18, '63.
1. Cpt. Robert Harding, of Boston, was admitted freeman, May 18, 1631, a merchant much employed in the public affairs of the town and colony ; and in 1650 returned to London.
2. John Harding was of Dunboro', able to bear arms in 1643.
3. John Harding took the freeman's oath, May 13, 1640, and was acting as a commoner in Weymouth in 1643, d. 1682. Estate inventoried at £167.
4. Joseph Harding, was of Eastham in 1657, whose descendants I have exten- sively traced. He probably went from Plymouth or vicinity that year, and m. Bethiah Cook, at E., Apl. 4, 1660. There is such an identity of names among his descendants, with those of the Hardings, of Plym. and Norf. Cos., as indicates a descent from the same ancestors.
5. Nehemiah Harding, of Braintree, m. Hanh. Neals, 1678 ; had no children recorded.
8. 6. John Hardine, of Braintree, 1679.
24. 7. Abraham Harding, " glover," previously of Braintree, became proprietor of Medfield, 1649-'50, and sold 2, (1) 1653 to Tho. Holbrooke his house, barn and 53 acres at B. - Suf. Prob., L. 5, p. 512. It is highly probable that the 1st and 2d John above were the same man, and that Joseph, of East- ham, and Nehemiah, John and Abraham, of Braintree, were his sons.
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6. 8. John, of Braintrec, by w. Hannah, had, I. Susanna, Nov. 28, 1679 ;
13. 9. II. John, June 1, 1681 ; III. Lydia Dec. 22, '84; Iv. Peter, May 29, '87; v. Abigail, May 26, '89 ; VI. Nathaniel, Jan. 9, '92 ; VII. Samuel, Feb. 27, '98.
9. 13. John, m. Mary Littlefield, 1703-'4, at B., settled in Abington, and had, I. Mary, July 25, 1705, m. Isaac Hobart, Apl. 9, '24; II. Sarah, Apl. 9, 1707 ; III. Joan, Nov. 19, 1709, m. Ebenz. Spear, Dec. 29, '31; IV. Rebecca, Jan. 27, 1715-16, m. Samuel Noyes, March 3, '36-7 ; v. Lydia, Aug. 4, '20 ;
15. 14. VI. John, Sept. 3, '23.
14. 15. John, m. Anna -, s. in Abington, and had, I. Anna, Dec. 14, 1754 ; II. John, Feb. 12, '57 ; III. Samuel, March 19, '64;
18. Iv. Seth, Aug. 29, '69.
19. Seth Harden, pr. the s. of John, (No. 13,) m. Mehetabel -- , and a 2d w. and had at Abington, I. Polly, Sept. 8, 1779 ; II. Jacob, July 25, '82 ; III. Nancy, Apl. 2, '85 ; Iv. Cushing, now rs. in A. ; .
v. James S., by 2d w. ; VI. Prescott A., by do.
7. 24. Abraham, r. Braintrec, Dedham and Medfield, is presumed to have been the father of
27. 25. I. Abrahanr, who settled in Medfield.
58. 26. II. John, who s. do., and d. March 4, 1719-20.
+ 25. 27. Abraham, d. May 22, 1655, at M. leaving a wid. Elizabeth Adams, who m. John Frary, 1656, had, I. Mary, May 1, 1653 ; and
29. 28. II. Abraham, Aug. 18, 1655, whom Mr. Frarie brought up and remembered in his will with his 2 children by her, one of whom was the excellent Prudence Frary, the grandmother of Mrs. Joseph Lovell, of Med. .
28. 29. Abraham, m. 1st, Marie and 2d, Sarah -, ab. 1695, settled on the old Hartford road, in the S. E. part of Medway, and had,
I. Marie, Apl. 25, 1687 ; II. Elizabeth, Jan. 1, '89, d. Apl. 15, 1708. 36. 30. III. Tho., Dec. 7, 1692 ;
40. 31. Iv. John, April 6, '94 ; v. Sarah, Feb. 22, '95-6; VI. Samuel, May 15, '98 ; VII. Lydia, Dec. 14, 1701; VIII. Isaac, Feb. 16, 1705-6;
Ix. Elizabeth, July 25, 1708 ; x. Joseph, March 22, 1710-11, of 2d parish, Wrent., 1769 ; xI. ? Abraham, who Aug. 20, 1754, gave half his house and land in Med. to his son Abraham. He had a s. Job, then d.
30. 36. Tho. m., settled in E. Medway, and had
76. 37. 1. Joshua, who m. - Clark, and s. in Sturbridge ;
83. 38. II. Elijah, who settled at Sturbridge ;
39. III. Tho., who. m. Susannah Cummings, and s. in Med. and probably others.
31. 40. John, m. Thankful Bullard, dg. of John B. of Med. by w. Abigail Leland, dg. of Hopestill L., by w. Abigail Hill, and grd. dg. of Henry L., by w. Margaret Babcock, and gr. grd. dg. of Hopestill L. of Weymouth, b. 1580 ; r. E. Med., had 42. 41. 1. John, Jan. 20, 1723-4, d. Sept. 7, 1809, m. Kezia Pond ; II Abigail, Sept. 22, 1726, m. Nathan Fiske, of Med., Feb. 7, '44 -- 45 ; In. Thankful,
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Dec. 17, 1735, m. James Boyden, Dec. 3, '55 ; Iv. Mercy, Dec. 9, 1735 ; m. Seth Patridge, of Wrenth , Oct. 9, '60.
41. 42. John, left the ancient homestead in E. Med. and settled on the W. side of Chicken Brook, in W. Med., ab. 1-3 m. S. of the upper depot in Holl., m. Kezia Pond from Wrenth. and had, I. Kezia ; II. Hannah, m. David Leland. 45. 43. III. Abijah, Capt., d. Feb. 17, 1826 ; IV. Mary, m. Jeremiah Leland, of H. 52. 44. v. John, Capt., d. March 11, 1833 ; VI. Alpheus, pr., d. young.
43. 45. Abijah, m. Sybil Adams, of Med., who d. Feb .. 6, 1813, a. 60. He m. 2d, Mary Smith, March 3, 1814. He settled in Barre, and was a substantial and respected citizen. He had, I. Keziah, Feb. 10, 1771, at Med., m. Luke Adams, and 2d, Josiah Allen, '94; II. Sybil, m. Joseph Broad ;
46. III. Alpheus, Rev. A. M., Jan. 19, 1780, m. Sarah Bridge, Oct. 10, 1808, settled as pastor of the Congl. Chh. in New Salem, where he has for a long period sustained this relation and shared the high esteem of his people, and that of an extensive acquaintance abroad. He had
I. Martha S., July 1, 1813, m. Rev. Azarelah Morse Bridge, of Norton, July 31, '38, and d. May 21, '41, leaving Fred. H., b. Sept. 1, '39 ; II. Josiah Bridge, July 11, 1816, m. Sarah S. Proctor, Aug. 12, '39, r. Como, Ill., had 1. Chs. P., Sept. 12, 1840, at N. Salem ; 2. Geo. W., May 2, '42, at do. ; 3. Alpheus, July 25, '44, at Como ; 4. Arthur A., July 9, '47 ; III. Alpheus, Jan. 12, '18, d. yg.
IV. Rhoda, who m. Hubbard Parker ; v. Abijah, who m. Mary Shattuck, March 19, 1807 ; VI. Oliver, b. 1774, d. Oct. 22, 1843, mn. Elizabeth Browning, and had Sybil, who m. Luke Adams, '38, had Austin F., '40 ;
50. VII. John, who settled in Vt. ; VIII. Silas, who m. Polly Barrett, and d. at N. Salem. He had I. Eliza B., March 29, 1821 ; m. Gustavus Atwood, and has Eliza J., and Chs. F. ;
II. Mary Ann, Jan. 12, 1825, m. Hugh Henry, '44 ; IX. Tho., who was deformed, and d. unm.
44. 52. John, Capt., m. Beulah Metcalf, b. March 26, 1762, d. March 20, 1839, dg. of Judge Steph. M., of Bell., inherited his father's farm in Med. He was a very amiable man, a good neighbor, an upright and useful citizen. He had, I. Hephzibah, March 7, 1785, m. Alexr. Leland, of Hol.
53. II. Alpheus, Apl. 20,'89, m. Abigl.Chamberlain, had only Hephzibah L., 1813. III. Beulah, July 23, '90, m. Lemuel Littlefield, of H. ;
IV. Sewall, Rev., A. M., b. March 20, '93, grad. at Union Col. 1818, studied Theology with Rev. Dr. Emmons and Rev. Dr. Ide, was ord. Jan. 17, 1821 as 1st pastor of the Orthodox Congl. Chh. in Waltham, of which he is to be regarded as the father. In Nov., 1837, he was dismissed from this charge and installed over the 1st Chh. in his native town. After a suc- cessful ministry here of 13 ys., he was appointed secretary of the Cong'l Board of Publication, in the establishment of which he had been a prominent and efficient agent. This organization is wisely calculated to preserve the ancient landmarks of the churches, and promote the " faith once delivered to the saints." From this station, Mr. HI., through the publications of the Board, is now speaking to the churches, not only in America, but in foreign lands, and will do so to coming generations. To him has been granted the privilege of consecrating children of his household to public service in that of the Lord. May he abide to reap an abundant reward from a knowledge of 13
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their usefulness. He m. Eliza Wheeler, dg. of Capt. Lewis and Betsey (Richardson) W. of Med., and had
I. John W., Rev., A. M., Oct. 12, 1821, grad. at Yale Col. 1845, and at Theo. Sem., Ando., 1848 ; ord. pas. of the ancient Cong'I chh. at Longmeadow, Jan. 1, 1850, with every prospect of an efficient min- istry. IIe m. Mehetabel Lane, has Wm. C., b. '54.
11. Sewall B., Dec. 25, 1823, d. Sept. 19, '34; III. Eliza Mercy, Dec. 24, 1826, m. Rev. Augustus Walker, A. M., rs. as a miss'y at Diarbekir, W. Asia, has Sewall H. Among other heavy trials since her arrival in Asia, Mrs. W. and husband have been in perils among robbers, un- equalled in the history of modern missions. Of her cheerful endurance and entire conseeration ; of her presence of mind, disinterested affection, and more than heroic fortitude, see Puritan Recorder for July 13, 1854. Iv. George L., Jan. 9, '30 ; v. Wm. Greenough, Aug. 5, '34 ; VI. Harriot B., Sept. 15, '36.
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