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John Metcalf, w., Tamer -, had at H., I. Ezra, Mar. 15, 1747 ; 11. Eli, Mar. 19, '49-50.
Mathew Metcalf, w., Deborah Bullard, had Fisher, Mar. 8, 1768, at H., and r. Hopk.
Jacob Miller, Maj., born in Holland, came in his youth to New England, s. 1st where Warren Miller rs., in H., and 2d, on the Milford road, } m. W. of the upper depot, became a officer in the army of the Revolution, and had the command of the castle after the evacuation of Boston. He. m. Jerusha , and had, besides others, I. Jesse, 'Sep. 20, 1755; II. Jemima, m. Seth Lincoln, fr. Western, '79; III. Lydia, d. um. at II., at a great age ; IV. Esther, Oct. 7, '67 ; v. Obadiah, Oct. 9, '72, who inherited the home- stead in H., m. Miriam, and had Warren, Feb. 15, '97.
1. Tho. Millins, w., Elizabeth, had at S., I. Tho., Aug. 12, 1693; II. Lydia, April 12, 1695.
3. Simon Millins, b. Sep. 25, 1665, the son of Simon, of Winessimit, d. Aug. 30, 1717, (see Barry), had at S., I. Simon, May 16, 1690 ; II. Henry, Aug. 12, '91 ; III. Mary, June 4, '94.
John Mills, w., Keziah -, had at S., I. Abigail, Apl. 1, 1766 ; II. Betty, Jan. 10, '68 ; III. Ede, Apl. 24, '74.
Tho. Moor, w., Catherine -, had at S., I. Sarah, June 29, 1738; 11. Martha, Aug. 9, '39; III. Deborah, Mar. 15, '40-1; IV. Francis, Mar. 3, '42-3 ; v. Tho., Feb. 15, '44 -- 5. 23
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1. Daniel Morse, s. of Samuel, of Ded. and Mefd., ab. 1656, purchased in the E. part of S. 800 acres of Simon Bradstreet, the grantee, and imme- diately settled upon it, where Leonard Morse rs. This part of S. has ever con- tinued to be called the Farm. It originally included the meadow E of the common. He was evidently a man of rank ; and acted as leader in the en- terprise of adding a new town to the colony. In all public meetings and elections in S. precedence was uniformly yielded to him as long as he lived. He had by wife Lydia Fisher,
I. Obadiah, Dea., 8, (6), 1639, was the first town clerk and rep., and schoolmaster in S., and d. without issue, r. Farm ;
7. 3. 11. Daniel, 31, (11,) 1640, d. Sep. 29, 1702, m. Elizabeth Barbour ;
10. 4. III. Jona., Lt., S, (1), '43, d. Aug. 30, 1727, m. Mary Barbour ; IV. Lydia, bap. 1645, m. Ephm. Wight, of Medfd .; v. Bethia, 24, (1), 48, m. John Perry ; VI. Mary, 7mo., '50, m. Edwd. West, s. where Harry Bullard rs., and d. without issue, Nov. 10, 1736, leaving her estate to Edwd. West Perry ;
VII. Bathsheba, 20, (5), '53, d. Jan. 4, 1736 -- 7, m. Benj Fisk, of Medfd. ;
14. 5. VIII. Nath'1, Dea., 20, (11), '56-7, d. Oct. 17, 1728, m. Mary -;
18. 6. Ix. Samuel, 12, (3), '61, d. Mar. 2, 1704, m. Deborah
3. 7. Daniel, inherited land E. of the farm Pond, and had, I. Elizabeth, Aug., 1670, pr. d. yg. ;
21. 8. II. Daniel, July 10, '72, d. Apl. 4, 1719, m. Susanna Holbrook ; III. Esther, May 21, '74 ; Iv. Elizabeth, Oct. 29, '77, m. Richard Sanger, 1697 ; v. John, Apl. 27, '79, d. Feb. 17, 1718, leaving his property to his brothers ;
24. 9. VI. Noah, Apl. 20, '81, d. 1818, m. Mary Johnson ; VII. Margaret, Sep. 30, '83, m. Ezra Clark, of Medfd. ; VIII. Hannah, Dec. 15, '85, m. Arthur Clark, s. where Nelly C. rs. ; Ix. Mary, Jan. 23, '87, was drowned in Mary's Pond, 30 rods E. of Leonard Morse's house ; x. Sarah, June 5, '89, m. John Robinson, r. Weston ; xr. David, Dec. 10, '92, d. yg.
4. 10. Jona., s. on the N. side of Farm Pond, where the Public House now is, had, 26. 11. I. Jona., July 11, 1667, m. Jane Whitney ; II. Mary, Aug. "70 ;
III. Nathan, Jan. 3, '72, d. Feb. 5, 1718, unm., giving his estate to his father ;
28. 12. IV. Samuel, Aug. 10, '76, m. Bathia Holbrook ; v. Lydia, May 9, '82, m. David Stanford ; VI. Elizabeth, Dec. 10, '84, d. Jan. 19, 1700;
13. VII. Ebenezer, Sep. 26, '89, m. Rachel, was warned out of Attleboro', 1730;
5. 14. Nathaniel, Dea., settled on the Plain where Elijah Leland rs., m. Mary and had,
32. 15. 1. Nathaniel, 1682, d. May 23, 1756, m. Mary Lovet ; 11. Joseph, 1683, d. 1759, pr. unm. ; III. Benj., 1684, pr. d. yg. ;
33. 16. IV. Aaron, Mar. 5, '85 -- 6, d. Feb. 14, 1749 -- 50, m. Abigail Dunton ; v. Mary, Apl. 2, '87, m. Wm. Johnson ; VI. Rachel, Apl. 2, '87, m. Joseph Hartshorn, of Ded. ; VII. Ruth, Oct. 21, '88, m. Ephm. Bullen ; VIII. Dorotha, 1695, m. Ebenr. Mason, of Medfd. ;
17. Ix. Obadiah, 1698, d. July 21, 1776, rm. to Walpole.
6. 18. Samuel, inherited the homestead at the farm, had, I. Samuel, June 4, 1687, d. Apl. 5, 1736, m. Mary Cook, of Watertown, sold, Apl. 19, 1729,
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to Dea., Jona Russell, that part of the farm on which John Russell resides, and removed to Needham ;
36. 20. II. Eleazer, Oct. 22, 'S8, d. Feb. 20, 1764, m. Abigail Clapp, fr. Ded. ; III. Miriam, June 30, 1700, m. Benj. Bullard, and 6 other dgs., who m. out of S. or d. yg.
8. 21. Daniel, inherited his uncle Obadiah's share of the farm, and by w. Susanna Holbrook, had, 1. Susanna, Aug. 14, 1696; 11. Bathia, do., do., d. 1740, unm. ; III. Daniel, Nov. 22, '99, d. 1734, at Walpole ;
41. 23. Iv. Obadiah, Aug. 15, 1704, d. 1753, m. Merey Walker ;
v. Patience, Nov. 19, 1707 ; vr. Ann, May 2, '10, d. yg.
9. 24. Noah, inherited his father's part of the farm, and by w., Mary Johnson, had, I. Hephzibah, 1708 ; II. Experience, '10, m. Joseph Morse, r. Sturb. ; 25. III. Cyprian, 1712, rm. to Killingly and to Stafford, and 5 others who d. yg.
11. 26. Jona., s. N. W. of the farm pond, was so devoted to fishing that the town, in derision, voted him the privilege of fishing there constantly. He after- wards r. at the Plain. He had, I. Abigail, 1695;
II. Isaac, jun., Mar. 27, '98, pr. d. unm. ;
48. 27. III. Paul, Feb. 14, 1700 -- 1, m. Sarah Sheffield ; Iv. Jane, '03 ; v. Eunice, '06, m. Joseph Partridge, r. H. and Bell. ; VI. Abi, '10-11, m. Edward Kibby.
12. 28. Samuel, s. on the N. side of the farm road, 1 m. E. of a brook, where Mr. Webb rs., and left his place to his son Andrew, after whom it passed out of the name. He m. Bathiali Holbrook, and had r. Edmond, 1795, m. Rachel Sheffield, r. Mendon ; II. Margaret, '99, m. Richard Gookin ; II2. Elizth. III. Andrew, Oct. 23, 1713, m. 3 wives, and had only Andrew, who rs. in Med. ; Iv. Abijah, '18, m. Lydia Fairbanks, rm. to Uxb .; v. Nathan, '20, m. Mary Lawrence, r. U. and Gray, Me. ; vr. Mary, '25, m. Tho. Jones ; VII. Jona., '29, called the builder, r. N. of Little Pond, and rm. to Uxb., m. 3 wives and d. without issue.
15. 32. Nathaniel, s. in Milford as a cooper, gave in his will £1, Gs. 8d. to pro- vide utensils for the Lord's Table, had by w. Mary Lovet, I. Joanna, m. Peter Norcross ; II. Mary, m. Eleazer Wight, but no son that had issue.
16. 33. Aaron, (Plain), m. 1729-30, Abigail Dunten, s. ¿ m. S. W. of Holl. Common, where Eli Phipps rs. prior to 1722 -- 3, had, I. Nathl., Apl. 6, 1731, said to have entered the army ; II. Abigail, May 19, '34, m. Samuel Pike ; III. Aaron, Mar. 10, '39, d. 1835, at Warwick, and 1 or 2 more dgs.
20. 36. Eleazer, inherited the N. E. quarter of the farm, including the ancient homestead, m. Abigail Clapp, who d. Mar. 10, '52, and 2d, Mary Clark, Oct. 11, '53, had,
51. 37. I. Benj., 1720, m. Sarah Clark, '52, his 2d cousin.
53. 38. Ir. Eleazer, '22, Dec. 26, '53;
57. 59. III. Joshua, '24, d. Apl. 1, 1787, inherited the N. part of his father's farm, and built where the late Hezekiah Morse r. ;
Iv. Abigail, '27, m. Tho. Sawin ; v. Moses, '29, d. '54, unm. ;
VI. David, '31, d. '92, inherited the E. third of do .; VII. Jesse, '34, inherited the ancient homestead ; VIII. Keziah, '36, m. Abel Perry, r. Nat.
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23. 41. Obadiah, inherited the homestead of his father, E. of Farm Pond, and had by wife Mercy Walker, I. Daniel, 1729, m. Hannah Eames, s. in Natick, where Amory Morse rs. ;
II. Abner, 1734, m. Anna Church, and s. at Annapolis, N. S. ;
75. 44. III. Obadiah, Mar. 20, '32 -- 3, d. Jan. 7, 1800 ; Iv. Mercy, '35, m. Ezra Whitney, r. Doug. ; v. Benaiah, '37, d. '71, killed by a cart, at D. ;
VI. Samuel, '39, m. - Church, s. at Annapolis, N. S. ; VII. Sarah, '41, m. Ezra Cook, r. Warwick ; VIII. John, '43, d. ab. 1825, m. Eunice r. D. and S. ; Ix. Hannah, '45, m. Ezra Taylor, r. S.boro';
x. Mary, '47, m. Asahiel Newton, r. Warwick.
27. 48. Paul, r. Holl., and by w. Sarah Sheffield, had, I. Martha, 1727, m. Jeremiah Butler, of Hopk. ; Micah, 1729, perished in the war of '76 ; III. Sarah, '33, m. and had chd. ; Iv. Daniel, '35, d. 1808, m. Ruth Morse, r. Dublin ; v. Hannab, '38, d. '41; vI. Wm., '38, d. 1827, m. Mary Bur- bank, r. Athol. ; VII. David, '43, d. 1808, m. Esther Sanger, r. Fram.
37. 51. Benj., s. in H. in the N. W. part, on the road to the S. part of Hopk., and by w. Sarah Clark, had, I. Hannah, '54, m. Benj. Prentice, of S., 777 ; II. Sarah, '56, m. Doct. Joshua Richardson ; III. John, '60, s. in Connecticut.
38. 53. Eleazer, s. in HI., and had by w. Abigail Foster, who d. 2 weeks after her husband, both with the great sickness in '53 and '54; I. Eleazer, Jan. 9, 1750, d. Sep. 3, '75, in the army, unm. ;
54. II. Isaac, Jan. 1, '53, 8 days before the death of his mother, and d. 1823, m. Betty Morse, had, I. Eleazer, Oct. 9, 1780, m. Polly Adams, from Rut., and had at H., Martha, Calvin, Eleazer, Sarah ;
II. Betsey, '85, m. John Holmes ; III. Isaac, '88, m. Abigail Lincoln, and had at H., Banaiah, Elbridge, Izanna, Emeline, Mary Ann, Russel, Abigail, Betsey, Isaac ;
IV. Abigail, '92, m. Moses Adams, r. Milfd. ; v. Caroline, m. Lyman, Harris, r. Shrewsb. ; VI. Calvin, d. yg.
39. 57. Joshua, 1724, m. Abigail Holbrook. dg. of Jona. H., by w. Abigl. Breck, who d. June 22, 1762, and 2d, Unity -- , from Wrenth., had, I. Abigail, '59 ; II. Joshua, Feb. 3, '61, lost at sea, unm., '86; III. Hezekiah, Sep. 25, '68, d. Feb. 26, 1854, m. Sarah Bigelow, inherited his father's part of the farm, and had, I. Leonard, 1791, d. Mar. 1, 1849, m. Clarissa Battelle, s. on the original homestead of his ancestor, Daniel Morse, left this consecrated place to his son Leonard T., the present occupant ; had,
I. Clarissa, m. James Salsbury ; II. Leonard Townsend, m. and has a chd. ; III. Augusta ; IV. Jona. C .; v. Ellen ;
II. Joshua, 1793, d. 1838, m. Sarah Tileston, r. Bos. ; In. Sarah, '99, m. John Houghton, (d.) and occupies her father's homestead ;
IV. Mary B., m. Moses Sawin, of S.boro'.
IV. Abigail, 1727, m. Tho. Sawin, r. Natick ; v. Moses, 1729, d. Jan. 6, '54, unm. ; vr. David, 1731, d. Nov. 26, '92, m. Mary Church, inherited the E. part of his father's division of the farm, had, I. Mary, 1757, m. Eliphalet Kingsbury, r. Needh. ; II. Abigail, Mar. 27, '57, m. Zedakiah
Hill, and 2d, - Lindsley, of Ded. ; III. Moses, '59, m. Lavina Pratt, r. S., had no chd .; Iv. David, Esq., '60, m. Azubah Robbins, r. Livermore, Me .; v. Jona., Cpt., '71, m. Anna Lovering, and s. in Me. ; VI. Elijah, '76, s. in Me ; VII. Anna, '77, m. Mr. Briant, r. Mc., and 5 others who d yg.
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VII. Jesse, 1734, inherited the part of the farm on which his ancestor, Daniel M., first made improvements, m. 1st, Abigail Pratt, who d. 1763; and 2d, Tabitha Robbins, who d. '75 ; and 3d, Elizabeth Twitchell, who d. '98, had,
I. Jesse, Oct. 1, 1760, m. Hephzibah Haven, r. Nat. ; Ir. Samuel, '62, mn. Thankful Wheeler, r. Upton ; III. Esther, '66, at Dublin, d. '74; IV. Seth, '69, m. Bridget Fisk, r. Livermore, Me .; v. Jason, '70, d. 1844, m. Sarah Read, r. Vt. ; VI. Luther, '75, d. 1828, m. Mary Bul- len, r. Needh. ; vir. Eleazer, '77, s. as baker in Boston, had John ; VIII. Vina, '79, m. Caleb Wight, r. Dover ;
IX. Aaron, '81, m. -, r. Bos., had Aaron, of Roxb.
.44. 75. Obadiah, s. near the new road from Fram., to Medfield, about 100 rods E. of Dea. Fisk's, on a place previously owned by Robert Daniels. He m. Grace Fairbanks, who d. May 30, 1772 ; and 2d, Abigail Death, fr. Fram., and had, I. Mercy, May 7, 1756, m. Asaph Merrifield, r. Holden ;
II. Hannah, Feb. 7, '5S, m. Josiah Ward, of S.boro'; III. Adam, Dec. 9, '59, d. '79, fr. an injury in the army ; IV. Levi, Jan. 5, '62, d. 1814, m. Mary G. Bradford, r. Union, Me. ; v. Grace, Mar. 16, '64, m. Reuben Esty, 2d, Samuel Whitney ; VI. Obadiah, Dec. 11, '65, m. Sally Palmer ; 2d, Phebe R. Carriel ; VII. Mary, Jan. 18, '68, m. Phares Sawin, r. Natick ; vIn. Samuel, Jan. 3, '70, m. Sally Dix, and 2d, Elizabeth Bernard, r. Bos. ; IX. Persis, Apl. 20, '72, d. Feb. 5, 1847, m. Jona. Sibley, M. D., Union, Me., and was the mother of Jona. L. Sibley. Esq., assis. librarian of Har. Univ., author of His. of Union, &c. ; x. Daniel, Nov. 26, '76, removed W. and was never heard from ;
xr. Judith, July 3, '7S, d. '79 ; XII. Ezra, Sep. 1, '79, d. 1842, m. Betsey Stratten, 2d, wid. Morse, from W. Boylston, s. in N. W. part of S., had,
I. Chs., r. Ashland ; It. Abner ; III. Geo. ; IV. Walter ; v. Jona. ; VI. Sarah.
XIII. Anne, June 17, '82, d. unm. aged 18; xIv. Moses, June S, '84, m. Hannah Prentice ; xv. Asa, June 14, '87, m. Susanna McFarland, r. Bridgewater ; XVI. Experience, Sep. 15, '90, r. unm., at S.
Joseph Morse, Capt., son of Joseph, of Medfield, and nephew of Col. M., of Cromwell's army, m. Oct. 17, 1671, Mchetabel Wood, b. July 22, 1655, dg. of Nicholas W., the first Anglo-American born in S. She d. Nov. 12, 1681, and he m. 2d. Hannah Badcock, from Milton, Apl. 11, '83, who d. Nov. 9, 1711 ; and 3d, Mrs. Hannah, wid. of Capt. Joseph Dyer, of Wey- mouth, May 17, 1713, who d. Sep. 4, 1727, aged 67. He settled on land inherited from the father of his first w., and built his house about 35 rods S. of Holbrook's mills, where he spent his days. He inherited in his father's right, with brothers and sisters, the land on which W. Medway village stands. He drew lands at W. Sherborn, that now constitutes the farms of Albert P. Ware, Artemas J. Leland, and Mrs. Micah Leland, and sons, and Amos Leland, which he divided between his two eldest sons. He drew lots in the W. part of Holl., and SO acres in Doug., purchased of Moses Adams land, pr. now in H., on which he settled his son Isaac. He, in company with Capt. Ware, built the first mill on Sewell's Brook, and soon after sold out to W. He subscribed the second petition for the incorporation of S. ; contributed towards effecting an exchange of S. lands with the Naticks ; was rated, 1686, to extinguish the Indian title ; served 16 years as selectman, represented S. in the Gen. Court, 1715 ; very often acted as moderator in town meetings, and took a leading part for a series of years in all the public affairs of the
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town. He was a good scribe, and was employed in writing conveyances. At his house public worship was first set up in S. He d. Feb. 19, 1717-18, in a time of greater mortality, considering the number of inhabitants, than that of 1753-4. His remains, with those of his first wife and third son and wife, in a state of almost perfect preservation, have lately been exhumed and deposited at the head of the Morse Lot in the central burying ground in Holl., containing the graves of 6 generations of the race. Will posterity, whose ancestors he periled his life to defend against barbarians, protect the 2d place of his repose. He had, I. Mehetabel, Apl. 25, 1673, d. 16 -; II. Joseph, Apl. 3. '76, d. June 12, '76 ; III. Elisha, Dec. 12, '77, d. yg. 7. 2. Iv. Joseph, Mar. 25, '79, d. Apl. 18, 1754, with the great sickness ; v. Mehetabel, Nov. 2, '81, m. John Breck.
23. 3. VI. James, July 1, '86, d. June 5, 1725, m. Ruth Sawin ; VII. Hannah, Apl. 5, '89, d. Dec. 11, 1774, m. Isaac Cooledge, Esq. ; VIII. Sarah, Apl. 12, '92, m. Wm. Barron ; Ix. David, Capt., Dec. 31, '94, d. Jan. 7, 1773, m. Sarah Dyer, r. Natick, where his only descendants of the name are John and Hamilton Morse ; x. Isaac, Sep. 14, '97, d. 1749 -- 50, at Worcester, m. Elizabeth Drury, and 2d, Jane --; XI. Keziah, June 30, 1700, d. Fcb. 18, '54, m. Samuel Holbrook ;
6. XII. Asa, Aug. 24, 1703, d. Oct. 7, 1770, m. Mary Rider, r. Natick, where he has no descendants remaining.
2. 7. Joseph, s. about 60 rods E. of Albert Ware's, at W. Sherborn, m. Prudence Adams, b. Apl. 10, 1683, d. Feb. 23, 1772, dg. of Henry A., of Medfield, by w. Prudence Frary. who d. aged 88, and grd. dg. of Lt. Henry A., of do., by w. Elizabeth Paine, and gr. grd. dg. of Henry A., of Braintree ; had 12. 8. 1. Henry, June 14, 1703, d. Apl. 5, '66, m. Sarah Kibby, r. Med. ; 9. II. Joseph, Nov. 15, 1705, d. 1780, m. Experience Morse, r. Sturb. ;
10. III. Seth, Sep. 12, 1708, m. Abigail Battle, r. Hopk. ; IV. Elisha, Apl. 13, 1715, d. unm, at the homestead ; v. Jacob, Sep. 12, 1717, d. Mar. 30, 1800, m. Mary Merrifield, r. Doug. ; VI. Judith, Oct. 13, 1720, d. Oct. 26, '74, m. Capt. Caleb Leland, of S. ; VII. John, Dec. 31, 1724, d. "25.
8. 12. Henry, settled 4 m. S. W. of Winthrop's Lake, on a lot of 177 acres, assigned by the proprietors of Medfield, in 1659, to John Frary, his great grandfather. He built his house where Mrs. Abigail Morse Cutler resides. When he commenced improvements here in 1727, his nearest neighbors were John Goulding, 14 ms. N. E. ; Malachi Bullard, 22 ms. S. E., Samuel Rocket 1 m. E., Joshua Underwood, 1 m. N. W., and Edward Kibby } m. W. He had, I. Abigail, Apl., 1726, at S., d. Dec. 18, '59, at Med.
15. 13. II. Ezekiel, Oct. 1, 1727, carried by the father on foot to E. Med., for bap- tism, and d. from the kick of horse, Mar. 24, 1778, m. Rebecca Cozzens ; III. Sarah, Dec. 1729, d. 1804, m. Joseph Rider, of HI. ; IV. Hannah, Mar. 3, 1732, d. Nov. 20, 1817, m. Wm. Andrews, of Hopk. ; v. Henry, Lt., Dec. 2, '34, d. June 23, 1807, m. Abigail Bullen, inherited the N. part of his father's farm, and d. without issue ; vi. Lydia, June 13, 1736, d. yg. ; VII. Thankful, June 19, '40, d. Mar. 19, 1810. m. Andrew Watkins, of H. ; 20. 14. VIII. James, Dea., Sep. 5, '42, d. July 19, 1808, m. Hannah Daniels, s. 1st on W. part of his father's farm, and removed to Milford ; Tx. Obadiah, Mar. 9, '45, d. yg. ; x. Abner, Feb. 13, '47, d. Sep., '56.
13. 15. Ezekiel inherited the homestead, and by w. Rebecca Cozzens, who d. Nov. 19, 1807, a. 78 yrs. S mo., he had, I. Lydia, Apl. 4, 1751, d. Oct. 1, '56 ;
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II. Elizabeth, Oct. S, '53, d. Dec. '31, 1833, m. Elijah Adams, r. Hubbard- ston ; III. Waitstill, Mar. 6, '55, d. Mar. 8, 1825, m. Joel Partridge, of Med. ; Iv. Lydia, Sep. 12, '57, d. Mar. 18, '73.
17. 16. v. Abner, Esq., Oct. 11, '59, d. Mar. 11, 1821, m. Mille Leland ; VI. Sarah, Dec. 21, '61, d. July 31, 1839, m. Isaac Cozzens, of H .; VII. Abigail, June 16, '65, d. Mar. 18, '73; VIII. Mercy, Dec. 26, '72, d. July 6, 1845, m. David Eames, r. Hopk.
16. 17. Abner, Esq., inherited the homestead, was much employed in transacting public business ; served Medway 14 years as selectman, and 3 do. as repre- sentative ; was a Justice of the peace for about 12 years, and much employed in settling estates, &c. He had, I. Nabby, Aug. 13, 1783, m. Uriel Cutler, rs. on the homestead of her father, now annexed to HI. ; 11. Elijah, A. M., Esq., Sep. 10, '85, d. Aug. 23, 1831, m. Mary Jackson, r. Bos. ; III. Mille, June 23, '89, d. Nov. 16, 1851, m. Alexr. H. Jones, r. Fram. ; IV. Chloe, July 24, '91, m. Lemuel Leland, r. S .; v. Abner, Rev., A. M., m. I. Sarah Ann Voorhees, who d. Sep. 27, 1833; and 2d, Hannah Peck. Oct. 15, 1836, who d. Aug. 29, '42, and had, I. Lucretia, Sep, 18, '33, d. Sep. 24, '33, at Boundbrook, N. J .; II. Abner Leland, Oet. 1, 1838, at South Bend, Ind. ; III. Elijah Adams, May 25, '41, at do. ; Iv. Albert Field, Aug. 1, '42, at Onondaga Valley, N. Y. ;
VI. Betsey, Nov. 12, 1796, d. July 15, 1853, m. Seneca Wight, r. Bell. ; VII. Tho. J., Esq., May 27, 1801, m. Lucy Leland, came to S. 1828, was appointed a magistrate, 1849, and subsequently became a trader ; VIII. Lucretia, Aug. 17, 1804, d. unm. Dec. 28, '28.
14. 20. James, Dea., s. E. of the Morse meadow, } m. S. of the R. R. deep- cut ; was a leading citizen of Med., and early chosen Dea. of the 2d chh., of which he was a bright ornament. He had, by w. Hannalı Daniels,
I. Obadiah, 1761, d. '66, at Med., now H. ; II. John, Rev. A. M., Mar. 24, '63, d. Jan. 3, 1844, m. Clarissa Sanford. r. Otego, N. Y .;
22. III. Henry, Dea., Apl. 25, '66, d. about 1851, at Paxton ; IV. Ruth, '68, d. also Jan. 3, 1844, m. Joel Howard, r. Milfd. ; v. Rhoda, '68 ; VI. Polly, '79, m. Daniel Elliot, of Sutton ; VII. Catherine, mn. Nathl. Fletcher, of Carlton.
3. 23. James, s. on land given him by his father, at W. Sherborn, built his house . near the junction of the Holl. road, with the way to the W., on a spot marked by an ancient elm, and drew land in Doug, 1715, and had by w. Ruth Sawin, I. Thomas, Dec. 5, 1709, m. Mary Treadway. inherited the homestead, and had at S., prior to removing to Dublin, N. H., I. Mary, '37-8 ; II. Ruth, '39; III. Reuben, Dea., and Esq., '42 ; IV. Rachel, '44; v. Silence, '45 ; VI. Abigail, '46; VII. Tho., '48; VIII. Sarah, '50; Ix. Ezra, '52 ; x. John, May, '54; XI. Jona., '56 ; XII. Hannah, '58 ; XIII. Amos, '60 ;
II. Ruth, 1713, m. Joshua Leland, had Josh., Col. and Judge ; III. Deborah, '18, m. Capt. Samuel Bullard, of Holl., had Samuel, Esq., a mathemati- cian ; IV. James, 1720, d. 1812, m. Grace Bullen, s. on her father's farm, in S., now occupied by Isaac Cozzens, had, I. James, 1745 -- 6, m. Betsey Bul- lard, and was the father of Judge Nathan M., of N.field, Vt .;
II. Susanna, '48; III. Deborah, '50, m. Benj. Guy, of Dov. ;
IV. Elizth. ; v. Joseph, '57, m. Hanh. Miller, r. Templeton ; VI. Abner, Dea., 1761, r. Randolph, Vt. ;
v. Abraham, 1720, d. yg. [Sce my Memorial of the Morses. ]
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1. Tho. Muzzy, m. Abigail Cozzens, Feb. 12, 1735 -- 6, and had at H., I. Ebenezer, Aug. 19, '37, d. Sep. 25, '37 ; II. Tho., June 16, '50.
3. Robert Muzzy, w., Martha, had at H., I. Robert, Jly. 16, 1769.
Andrew Newell, previously master of a vessel, bought of Mr. Amory, of Boston, the lot originally assigned to Nathaniel Morse, upon the plain (now Danl. Leland's), settled in S. about 1767, was selectman 1771 -- 72, Justice of the Peace, and Commissary for the army in the time of the Revolution. He m. Elizabeth -, who d. June 21, 1808, a. 78. He d. Jan. 1, 1798, a. 68. They had, I. Andrew, who followed the seas; II. Tho., d. at Fram., Jly. 19, 1819, a. 53, m. Polly Phips, dg. of Jedediah, and had
I. Joseph, May 4, 1790 ; II. Geo., Aug. 18, '91 ; III. Andrew, Apl. 16, '93 ; IV. Tho .; v. Richard ; VI. Austin, bap. May 15, 1803; III. Jona. Emery, bap. Feb. 17, 1771 ; IV. Eunice, b. 1769, d. Apl. 8, '96, a. 27; v. Rebecca, d. June 29, 1799, a. 25.
Simeon Newton, m. Jerusha Marsh, and had, I. Simcon, jun., d. Feb. 24, 1801, m. Sally Fisk, Feb. 21, 1792, had Amos, Sep. 3, '92 ;
II. Hannah, Dec. 13, '62, m. Ichabod Perry, Jan. 24, '82 ; I1}. Jerusha, Mar. 15, '66, d. yg. ; III. Jerusha, July 13, '73, d. Sep. 23, 1835, m. James Eames, May 29, '85 ; IV. Haven, Oct. 29, '68 ; v. Sarah, Jan. 12, '76, d. Dee. 18, 1808, um .; VI. Elizabeth, Jly. 10, '78, m. Nahum Rockwood ; VII. Levina, m. Hon. Elihu Cutler.
A Jerusha N. m. James Emerson, Dec. 24, 1784, at II.
Zachariah Nichols, w., Rebecca, had at S., I. Rebecca, Aug. 1, 1744 ; II. Sarah, 1745 ; TII. Lydia, May 7, '47.
Samuel Nichols, w., Polly, had Otis, May 2, 1798, at S.
Asa Norcross, w., Elizabeth, had at H., I. Anna, Jly. 10, 1776; II. Sibbel, Apl. 6, '79; III. Moses, Aug. 23, '84.
Ebenezer Nurse, w., Mary Haven, had at S., I. Ebenezer, Oct. 3, 1720.
Wm. W. Otis, b. Aug. 21, 1821, s. of Wm. O., of Exeter, N. H. m. Sarah D. Maddox, fr. Mc., s. in S. ab. 1850, has Chs. F.
Joseph Palmer, m. Jerusha Johnson, Oct. 18, 1787, [. Wm., May 22, '88, at H. ; II. Sarah, Nov. 24, '89 ; II. Jerusha, Jly. 2, '91 ; IV. Hannah, Apl. '93.
1. Solomon Park, son of Tho. P., of Newton, and grd. s. of Richard P., who, according to tradition, came fr. Scotland, and s. 2 mls. above Newton Corner, on the bank of Chs. R. ; located ab. 1732, in the N. part of H., near
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Hopk. (now Ashland), and soon became a leading citizen of H., and served 7 ys. as selectman, and 10 ys. as town clerk. He m. Lydia, and had,
I. Solomon, b. pr. at N. ; grad. at Harv. Univ., 1753, and d. at H. um. ; 3. 2. II. Samuel, Esq., b. Apl. 23, 1734, d. ab. 1807, at Berlin ;
III. Keziah, who. d. at H., Apl. 19, 1742; IV. Elizabeth, d. yg. 1 and crushed in a eider mill. He was chosen representative of H., in 1787-8, and selectman, 1789, and was many ys. an acting magistrate. In advanced life, he rm. to Berlin, to reside with his son, where he d. He m., Mar. 30, 1758, Mary Russell, dg. of Dea. James R., of H., and had
2. 3. Samuel, Esq., inherited the homestead ; lost an arm, from its being caught
7. 4. I. James Russell, who m. Anna Leland ; II. Solomon, who m., Oet. 8, 1789, Mary Twitchell, had, Sene, Mar. S, '90; Miranda, May 1, '91 ; Adams, Dee. 16, '94 ; James Russell, Aug. 22, '96 ; Almira, Sep. 3, '98, at H., and Appleton and Warren, b. pr. at Wardsbury, Vt., where S. is said to have s., and d. ;
III. Samuel, who m. Sarah Perry, had Sele, 1797 ; Nelesse, Jan. 12, '99, at H., and rm. to Auburn, N. Y .;
IV. Abigail ; v. Betsey, who m. Stephen Barns.
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