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98. 115. Samuel, jun., '99, w. Hannah Parks, m. '93, r. Nat. and rm. Brookfield ; I. Lyman, Aug. 30, '94, d. Nov. 19, 1803 ; II. John, Jan. 25, '96, d. um. in Pa. ; III. Dexter, Feb. 5, '98, rm. Penn., d. um. ; Iv. Samuel, Jly. 3, '99, m. - Fay, his cousin ; 2d, Martha Stone ; v. Sally, Apl. 30, '01, m. Richardson, r. Ware ; VI. Elizabeth, bp. May 22, '03 ; VII. Chs., Apl. 25, '05, d. June 20, '05 ; VIII. Lyman, Apl. 27, '07, m. Lucy Parks, his cous., r. Bos. ; Ix. Hannah, bp. May 7, '09, m. Asa Drury, her cousin, r. N. ; x. Elbridge, bp. Oct. 19, '11, r. um. at Brookfield ; XI. Emily, bp. Jly. 11, '13, m. Harvey Drury, her cousin.
101. 123. Elijah, w. Mary Jones, r. N. ; I. Leonard, Jan. 3, '96, d. Apl. 26, '96 ; II. Elijab, Feb. 13, '97, d. Apl. 25, '99; III. Leonard, Mar. 29, '99, m. Allin, rm. to Penn ; IV. Mary, Mar. 21, '01, m. - Richards, r. N .; v. Caroline, Nov. 1, '03, m. John Miller, r. Holl. ; VI. Rebecca, Sept. 24, '05, m. - Hartwell, r. N. ; VII. Elijah, Nov. 14, '07, m. Mary Battle, r. Dover ; VIII. Calvin, m. Slack, r. N. ; Ix. Amos, A. M., Har. Col., m. - Phillips, r. Providence, a teacher ; x. Jones, m. Mary Bacon, r. N.
102. 130. Wm., w. Hannah Leland, m. 1802, had baptized at S. ; I. Lendall, Oct. 16, 1803 ; II. Prudence Leland, Nov. 17, '05; III. Wm. Kitridge, June 26, '08 ; Iv. Charles, June 24, '10; v. Eveline, Oet. 27, '11; VI. Han- nah, June 3, '14 ; VII. Susan ; VIII. George; Ix. Emory.
135. Wm. Perry, jun., ? w. Keziah Drury, m. 1801, r. Natiek ; I. Harriet, May 10, 1802; 1. Mary, June 7, '04; III. Edwin, Oct. 11, '06; IV. Asa Drury, Nov. 12, '08 ; v. Abel, m. Miranda Adams, r. Holl. ; VI. Albert ; VII. Otis ; VIII. Isaac ; Ix. Calvin ; x. Keziah.
107. ? 143. Abel Perry, 3d, " br. of Samuel," m. Mitta Morse, 1806, r. N. had I. Asa Ellis, Sep. 9, 1806.
21. 145. Daniel Perry, w. Mary, d. Sept. 17, 1756 ; 2d w. Thankful Morse, m. 1758, at Medf., r. N., had I. Sarah, Nov. 23, 1748 ; II. Joseph, Mar. 12, '49 -- 50 ; III. Abigail, Sept. 22, 1751 ; IV. Mary, Sept. 1, '56, d. Dec. 27, '56.
14. 147. James, m. Elizabeth Death, and s. a short distance fr. upper Depot, in IIol., and had
151. 148. 1. Abner, Col., Jan. 17, 1728 -- 9; II. Elizabeth, Oct. 25, '31.
157. 149. III. James, Aug. 12, '34; Iv. Martha, Sept. 18, '36 ; v. Ruth, Oct. 15, '39 ; VI. Barak, Aug. 11, '43 m. Submit Sprague, Feb. 10, '68.
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148. 151. Abner, Col., served as commander of a regiment in an expedition to R. I., 1780 ; and was long a leading citizen of H., and her representative in G. C. ; m. Mary Adams, Jan. 23, 1752, and had, in HI., I. Nathan, Oct. 31, '52, m. Lydia Parker, '73, and had at Hopk.,
1. Nathan, Feb. 28, '80 ; II. Lydia, 'S2; III. Fanny, '84 ; Iv. John, Feb. 24, '86 ; v. Timothy, Sept. 14, 'SS.
II. Ruth, Apl. 15, '54; III. Abner, Jly. 17, '55, m. Anne Phipps ;
IV. Moses, May 28, '58, in. Hannah Adams, '78 ; v. Eli, June 10, '62;
VI. Adams, who m. Anna Wait, Aug. 28, '90, inherited the homestead, had 1. Barak, Aug. 21, 1793 ; II. Abner, Jly. 24, '95 ; III. Polly, Jly. 15, '97 ; Iv. Emery, Jly. 25, '99, and others.
149. 157. James, m. Sarah Littlefield, Feb. 24, 1757, and r. } m. S. of the Upper Depot in H., sold to John Harding, and rm. to Charlton ; had at H.
I. James, Dec. 22, 1757 ; II. Eleazer, Feb. 2, '60; III. Elizabeth, Dec. 10, '61 ; IV. Elihu, Jly. 23, '64 ; and v. Alpheus, rs. C.
8. 161. Eleazer, jun., m. Mary Johnson, June 14, 1732, s. in H., and had
I. Eleazer, Apl. 12, 1733 ; II. Asa, Aug. 13, 1735 ; III. Lois, Sept. 9, '37 ;
IV. Reuben, Oct. 26, '39; v. Ezra, Mar. 4, '41-2.
166. Ephraim Perry, ? w. Sarah Wood, m. Jly. 11, 1771, r. N., had I. Geo., Feb. 22, '72 ; II. Mehetabel, Aug. 22, '73; II. David, Jan. 13, '76 ; TV. Sarah, Dec. 24, '83.
169. Ebenezer Perry, ? w. Mary, r. N., had I. Chs., May 21, 1808.
171. Obadiah Perry, ? w. Katherine, r. N., had I. Obadiah, June 19, 1747.
1. Solomon Phips, of Charlestown, took the freeman's oath, May 18, 1642, and had by w. Elizabeth, a dg. Elizabeth, born 1643. He d. Jly. 25, 1671, aged 52 :
2. Solomon Phips, jun., of C., who m. Mary Danforth, b. Jly. 20, 1650, dg. of Dep. Gov. Tho. D. He took the freeman's oath, May 11, 1671 ; and d. suddenly, saying he was bewitched. This, the Baptists regarded as a judgment upon him for the sin of having purchased land taken from one of their communion, and sold for the payment of a fine.
3. Samuel Phipps, who kept the Grammar School at Charlestown, in 1678.
. 4. Thomas Phips, who m. Eleanor Cutt, at Portsmouth, N. II., 1699.
5. James Phips, from Bristol, Eng., settled as a shipwright, at Pemaquid, near the mouth of Kennebec R., Me., prior to 1650. He had 26 children, 5 dgs. and 21 sons, one of whom was Sir Wm. P., Gov., b. Feb. 2, 1650 ; m. Mary Spencer, dg. of Capt. Roger S., and the widow of John IIull, mercht., of Bos. who m. for her 3d. hus. Peter Sargent, Esq., Oct. 9, 1701. She had no children by Gov. Phips. Spencer Bennet, son of her sis. Margaret, took the name of Phips, and was adopted by her, and became Lt. Gov. of Mass .; while the Gov. adopted John Phips, the son of his brother John, and promised him the largest share of his estate. In his 2d. will, (see Suff. Prob.) dated Dec. 13, 1693, designed to quell domestic discord at a time when he must have been the least able to endure it, he gave all of his estate, real and personal, to his wife, Mary, to dispose of as she should see fit ; and if she should die without a will, then all should descend to the adopted son, Spencer Phips alias Bennet, and the heirs of his body. But if said Spencer P. should die without issue, then whatever of his estate might be left, should
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be equally shared ; one-half by his sisters, Mary and Margaret, and the heirs of his sis. Ann, or their heirs ; and the other half by the heirs of his wife Mary ; reserving out of the whole estate £100 N. Eng. currency, which his relations and the relations of his wife should cause to be paid to John Phips, son to his brother, John P., de- ceased, or to his heirs, adding, " if this clause be not repealed by my wife afore- said."* Dame Mary Phips was appointed executrix, and a letter of admin. was granted, June 13, 1695. Sir Wm. deceased at London, Feb. 18, 1694-5.
" At the E. end of the Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, near the N. E. angle, is a pretty white marble monument, adorned with an urn between two cupids, the figure of a ship, and also a boat at sea, with persons in the water ; these beheld by a winged eye, all done in basso relievo ; also seven medals, as that of K. Wm. and Q. Mary ; some with Spanish impressions, as the castle, cross-potent, &c. ; and likewise the figures of a sea-quadrant, eross-staff, &c., and this incription :
Near this place is interred the body of Sir Wm. Phipps, Knight ; who in the year 1687, by his great industry, discovered among the rocks, near the banks of Bahama, on the N. side of Hispaniola, a Spanish plate ship, which had been under water 44 years, out of which he took, in gold and silver, to the value of £300,000 sterling; and with a fidelity equal to his conduet, brought it all to London, where it was di- vided between himself and the rest of the adventurers : For which great service he was knighted, by his then Majesty, King James the 2d; and afterward, by the command of his present Majesty, and at the request of the principal inhabitants of New England, he accepted of the government of the Massachusetts, in which he con- tinued to the time of his death ; and discharged his trust with that zeal for the inter- est of his country, and with so little regard to his own private advantage, that he justly gained the good esteem and affections of the greatest and best part of the inhabitants of that Colony. Here are also his arms depicted : i. e. sable, a trefoil slipt, within an orl of eight Mullets Argent." This was erected by Lady Phipps, and it is worthy of remark, that the place of his birth and age at death, are omitted. The insertion of these might have affected her future prospects. [Gen'l Regr.]
6. John Phips who settled at Wrentham, before 1700, was the nephew of Sir Wm. Phipps and his adopted son. A tradition, deemed in this instance per- fectly reliable, declares that Gov. Phipps, Dec. 18, 1693, before embarking for Eng., made his will, giving bis son, as he had previously promised, a large share of his vast estate, to which Lady Phipps made such violent opposition as to in- duce the ex-Gov. to destroy this will and make one to her mind ; he promis- ing privately to make another like the first as soon as he should reach E'ng. On his arrival, he was much harassed, and died without fulfilling his prom- ise. Lady P. in administering on his estate, offered John a pittance of what had been promised. This he spurned-purchased a farm at Wrentham, [pr. N. part] where he seems to have had
I. Elizabeth, who m., May 20, 1719, Nathaniel Hill, of Medway ;
II. Sarah, who m., 1728-33, as a 2d wife, Samuel Daniel, of Med. ;
III. Margaret, who m., Dec. 19, 1727, Dea. Nathaniel Rockwood, of Wrentham ; IV. Anna, who m., Jan., 1739-40, as a 2d wife, Jona. Partridge, of Med.
8. 7. v. John, b., 1696, d. Oct. 16, 1746, m. Hannah Bullen.
7. S. John Phips, jun., in 1720, removed to Sherborn, and settled on a farm in' herited by his wife from her father, half a mile S. W. of the Common, on the
* This woman, who had not serupled in the absence of her husband to act as Gov., did repeal the last clause, and the whole of Sir Wm's. estate went to Spencer P. ; though John P. had been with his uncle in that adventurous voyage by which it had been acquired. But the above will was not intended for execution. [See next article.] For the further history of Sir Wm. P., see Cotton Mather's Magnaha ; Robert Calif's More Wonders, &c., and Drake's His. of Bos.
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road to Holliston, and lived at the foot of the hill where David Sanger re- sides. To him was committed the sacred trust of taking care of the sanc- tuary. He was chosen assessor 1735, tithingman 1734 -- 5, '45-6, surveyor '36-7, selectman '36 -- 7 and '39 -- 40, and sealer of weights and measures 1738-9 until his death. In 1730 he drew 182 acres in Douglas. HIe d. Oct. 16, 1746, in his 50th year. He m. Hannah Bullen, b. June 28, 1697, " d. Apl. 4, 1743, aged 46," dg. of Elisha B., by w. Hannah Metcalf, and grd. dg. of Dea. Samuel B., of Medfd., by w. Mary Morse, dg. of Samuel, and the sis. of Col. Morse, of Cromwell's army. Mr. P. and wife were interred in the Central Burying Ground, where neat headstones mark their graves. They had I. Wm., Aug. 28, 1718, at Medway, d. yg.
13. 8. II. Wm., Rev. A. M., Apl. 17, 1720, d., agd. ab. 90 ; III. John, Feb. 18, '21-2, d., June 12, '22; Iv. John, May 13, '23, d., aged 88, was recd. to full communion in the chh. of S., Oct. 2, '43, m. Martha (Fairbanks ) Mason, dg. of Capt F., b. Aug. 2, '24, m. Dec. 22, '13, r. Brookfield.
30. 10. v. Jedediah, Mar. 11, '24 -- 5, d. in his 95th year ; VI. Moses, June 28, '27, d. young.
32. 11. VII. Aaron, Dea., Jan. 12, '29-30, d. with small pox, at H., Oct. 18, '92; VIII. Hannah, Mar. 7, '31-2, d., aged 97 ; m. Sylvester Plympton, of Medfield. 32. 12. Ix. Jason, Esq., Oct. 19, '34, d. May 8, 1817, aged 83 ; x. Samuel, Mar. 1, '36-7, d. young ; xI. David, Oct. 25, '39, d. young.
8. 13. Wm., Rev. A. M., as well as his brothers, must have been by nature a remarkable man. His genius for the acquisition of languages was such, that with the little aid of his time, he is said to have mastered no less than 12; a circumstance thought indicative of a descent from literary ancestors. New Sherborn as a District had been called, having been erected into a town by the name of Doug- las ; and " Dr. Wm. Douglas, a Scotchman, of Boston, and large proprietor of D., having settled £500, O. T., on a free school, and £50 per annum for seven years on the first minister of D., besides other bounties ;" and a chh. having been gathered there, Mr. P. received a call, and was ordained, Dec. 16, 1747, 4 years after his recep- tion to full communion in the chh. at S., 1 year and 5 months after his graduation at H. C., and " less than 7 years after he first began grammar learning." Rev. Samuel Porter, the godly pastor of S., preached on the occasion ; and in commen- dation of the pastor elect, said : " We of the town and chh. from whence he came do bless God who raised up one of our children with so blameless a character at home and abroad, and who we have so much reason to hope will be a rich blessing to you and to the world in his day. And indeed, if I should boast to you somewhat of his parts and acquirements, considering the very short time he has had for improve- ment, I should be in no fear that he would make me ashamed, having had oppor- tunity to see the uncommon progress he made while under instruction. You must not think it hard, brethren, if I am very free and earnest with you on his account, whom I call my son for the love I bear to him and the share I have had in his edu- cation." The death of his father had lately subjected a numerous family to orphan- age. Wm., as the senior child, became to them a father, and they removed, most if not all of them to D., where some of them remained until about the time of his resig- nation. In his life and doctrine he seems never to have disappointed the fond hopes entertained at his ordination. But he was settled too near R. I., to find an orderly, ministerial people, and in too poor a town to realize an adequate salary. He was starved into toil and trade for support ; and after a ministry of about 20 years less barren than the engagements of the people, he retired to Oxford, now Auburn, with talents so improved for business as to compensate for want of salary ; was appointed a magistrate ; espoused the cause of freedom ; acted as moderator of county conven-
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tions ; wrote thrilling addresses to the people, and contributed to arouse and guide that spirit of resistance which achieved our independence. He m. Abigail -, who d. Jly. 31, 1820, aged 92, at Oxfd., and had
I. Susanna, who m. - Craig, r. Auburn ; II. Moses, who probably d. at Oxford, Feb. 9, 1813, aged 46; Sylvester Phips, now of Oxford, Moses P., of Webster, and Calvin P., who d. 1822, aged, 32, at Oxford, are supposed to have been his descendants.
10. 30. Jedediah Phips had a rare sensibility to beauties in language, creation,
and Providence. I visited him in 1811, then in his 94th year, when the faculties of his mind had a vigor that many lose at 60. He had never been siek in his life ; could describe the constellations as easily as the fields of his farm, repeat quotations correctly from the classics, and give the names of his former acquaintance who had seen and conversed with Peregrine White. He dwelt much upon the divine goodness, past and present, and anticipated its enjoyment forever. Though professedly a laboring man, he had stored his mind by a habit of spending his minutes of relaxation in reading ; and he had long been the oracle of his vicinity, and was well known in all the bordering towns.
He first settled in Douglas, from whence he removed to Sherborn, May 5, 1763, with his wife and four children, and settled on the W. side of Peter's Hill, and on the E. side of the N. road to Fram. In middle life he had a good landed estate. He became a zealous whig of '76; was moderator of town meetings '78 and '79, selectman '73 and '80, and with Pres. Lock and Hon. Daniel Whitney, chosen on a standing committee of correspondence for 1774 and '75. He was a member of the Co. convention, held at Concord, 1779; and on committees to instruct the repre- sentative of S., in '77, and to hire soldiers ; and one of a committee of safety, '80. The records of the General Court at the beginning of the struggle, when the army was almost without ammunition, state that, " Whereas Mr. Jedediah Phips, of Sher- born, has produced to this Court several pounds of genuine saltpetre, of his own manufacturing, and given full evidence of his knowledge in discovering earth impregnated therewith, as well as of his abilities to manufacture said commodity ; and has also consented to enter into the employment of the government for improv- ing the art and business aforesaid, and engaged to communicate his useful discov- eries therein : Therefore resolved, that the said Jedediah Phips be taken into the service of this Colony, as aforesaid, until the 15th of Dec. next ; and he is hereby directed to repair to Newburyport as soon as may be, and use his utmost efforts with Doct. Whiting, Mr. Baker, and Capt. John Peek, a committee of this Court for the purpose aforesaid, or either of them, to make further improvements in the art of manufacturing said commodity, and for every day which he shall be absent from home and employed agreeable to the direction of this resolve, he sball be allowed and paid out of the public Treasury, the sum of 6s. per day for his service, and 20s. per week, to defray his expenses, as already provided for said Committee."
Ile m. Sarah Learned, b. 1731-2, d. Mar. 6, 1810, dg. of Capt. Edward L., of S., by w. Sarah Leland, (dg. of Ens. Henry Leland, by w. Mary Morse) and grd. dg. of Dea. Benoni L., by w. Sarah Fanning, and gr. grd. dg. of Isaac L., of Woburn, by w. Mary Stearns, and gr. gr. grd. dg. of Win. L., of Ch'stown. Mr. P. and wife were received by letter from Doug. into the chh. in S., Oct., 1769. They had,
48. 31. 1. John, b. at Douglas, m. Hannah Cooledge ; II. Jedediah, b. at D., d. 1847, a. 88, at Digby, Me., was a teacher of music and of a grammar school ; I11. Jesse, who was drowned, m. Elizabeth King, r. S., and Fred- erick, N. B., had I. Wm. K., m. Hannah Coon, rs. Fram. ; 11. Rufus, (d ), r. Chs'town, m. Elvira Copps ; III. Mary, m. John Coon, r. Bos.
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IV. Sarah, May 15, 1766, m. Henry Leland, of Sherb .; v. Persis, Aug. 16, 1768, bap. Oct. 9, '68, m. Daniel Sanger, of Fram ; VI. Polly, July 8, 1770, bap. Aug. 26, '70, m. Tho. Newell, son of Commis. And. N., of S.,
and had I. Joseph, '90 ; II. Geo., '91 ; III. Andrew, '93; and was grandmother to Rev. F. R. Newell, of Brewster ;
VII. Anna, bap. Nov. 29, '78, m. Hon. Calvin Sanger, of S., and now living here, giving promise of great longevity, having by her unimpaired memory greatly aided in recovering this genealogy. For her family see Sanger.
11. 32. Aaron, Dea., after the death of his father was apprenticed to Dea. James Russel, of Holl., as a blacksmith ; and during his time, 1747 -- 51, planted the magnificent elms in front of Col. Whiting's house, one third of a mile N. of Hol. common. He purchased, at different times, of the heirs of Aaron Morse, the farm now owned by Eli Phips, one half m. S. W. of Hol. centre, on which he settled and spent his days. He was a superior man ; distinguished for independence and strength of mind, soundness of judgment, enterprise, tact, and energy in worldly pursuits. He was rather acquisitive, yet ever just ; and if he sometimes stood for his rights where others would have quailed, it was because they were rights ; and he himself lawyer and advocate enough to maintain them, as he did triumphantly. "He was a natural debater, could speak with rhetorical propriety and logical force, whether in town meetings, civil or ecclesiastical courts, or before the Gov. and Couneil. He often acted as draftsman, and much of his neat, unam- biguous chirography exists in ancient wills, &c. He had a taste for the beautiful in nature and art, as his adorned and spacious mansion continued to testify within my own recollection. He had a high sense of character, never sought popularity, and " knew," as he said, " no distinction between inferiors and equals so long as both retained their self-respect and integrity of character."
He was chosen Dea. of the chh. in H., May 2, 1766, and also treasurer ; was greatly respected for his consistent deportment, and beloved for his tender piety ; a most excellent neighbor, much relied upon for advice and aid in emergencies, and given to hospitality, the abuse of which cost him his life and the community a severe loss. He d. with the small pox, contracted in receiving from a guest an infected bundle from a pest house. He m. Mar. 17, 1757, Zeruiah Haven, b. Feb. 18, 1736, d. Dec. 8, '80, dg. of John H., by w. Mary Bullard, and grd. dg. of Joseph II., by w. Martha -, of Fram., and gr. grd. dg. of Moses H., fr. Lynn, to F., by w. Mary Ballord, and gr. gr. grd. dg. of Richard Haven, fr. Eng., to Lynn, 1645. He m. 2d, wid. Deborah Day, fr. Mend., 1781, a lady of superior talents, yet subject to fits and derangement, who survived him. He had
I. Samuel, Dec. 11, 1757, m. Sarah Chamberlain, s. in Hopk., had
I. Aaron ; II. Nathan ; III. David ; IV. Moses ; all r. in Hopk. ; II. Aaron, Dec. 11, '59, d. yg.
44. 32}. III. Aaron, Feb. 11, '61, m. Hannah Bullard ;
IV. Anne, Dec. 9, '62, m. Abner Perry; of H .;
v. John, Oct. S, '65, d. about 1820, r. a mercht. at Pomfret, Ct. ; VI. Moses, Aug. 24, '67, m. May 17, '87, Hopestill Day, at H. ;
323. 323. VII. Joseph, June 24, '69, d. May 6, 1842, m. Mary Eames;
VIII. Mary, June 24, '69, also and d. yg, ; Ix. Wm., Dea., Sep. 3, '71; x. Mary, Dec. 25, '73, d. Sep. 26, '75.
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323. 323. Joseph Phipps at his birth was less than one fourth of the size of his twin sister, a circumstance however that dwarfed neither mind nor body. On the contrary his growth, and the early development of his intellect, and a taste for books, induced the aspiring parents, like others of their time, to select him as the son destined for the college and ministry ; as though God would call whom they chose ; or they could read the divine purpose in the capacity and bias of an unconverted boy. But he was destined to another sphere ; and the family, whom he moulded as no minister, pent-up or absent, could have done, may yet demonstrate that it was probably one of greater use- fulness. The sudden death of his excellent mother, and the unfortunate 2d marriage of his father, interrupted his course, and he exchanged his books for a musket in the army that suppressed the rebellion of '87. He married very early in life the youthful and only daughter of Capt. Daniel Eames, of Hopk., the patriot soldier of 1775-83; and took charge of the farm at Phipps Hill. After the decease of his father and erratic step-mother, he sold his interest in the homestead, and removed with a handsome property to Lee, N. Y. Here fortune smiled as if she would give edge to ensuing frowns. His agricultural pursuits were successful, and brought him the means of purchasing the unoccupied site of Utica, and but for the perfidy of the man to whom he loaned his money, it had been his, just before he saw a city piled upon it. " Bitter disappointment, unproductive seasons, and unforeseen reverses left him in a few years with a numerous young family, dependent alone upon his energies and those of his persevering wife for their support and education." Still he did not despair, nor remit his exertions to mould their minds and hearts for usefulness and honor. For years he strug- gled with poverty and its temptations without ever compromising his honor or integrity. At length he removed to Orleans Co., N. Y., and during the last 9 years of his life resided at the Phipps Female Seminary, in Albion, which his daughters by their enterprise and energy had established. Here he d. May 6, 1842, having lived to see all his children but one (and he since added, ) walking in the truth which he had inculcated ; and nobly en- gaged in transmitting its influence to others.
Mr. P. seems to have inherited characteristics of his father's race. He loved knowledge and was a great general reader. He reverenced and adorned religion. As a husband and father he was faithful and kind ; and as a man, uniformly conscientious. He was much respected by my brethren in the minis- try, one of whom, Rev. Dr. Frost, pronounced him among the best theolo- gians of the day. "He had a very retentive memory, rare argumentative powers, an easy flow of words and a calm self-control, which secured him advantages in discussion ; and though ever reluctant to engage in religions debates as unprofitable, yet when forced to do so his antagonists were sure to feel his strength." He m. Mary Eames, dg. of Capt. Daniel E., of Hopk., by w. Mary Cutler, (dg. of Jona. C., by w. Abigail Clark,) and grd. dg. of Daniel E , of H., by w. Silence Leland, and gr. grd. dg. of Nath'l E., of Fram., and gr. gr. grd. dg. of Tho. E., of Sherborn. She still survives, aged 83, r. with her dgs. They had,
I. Nancy, Nov. 4, 1788, rs. at Albion, a late assistant in Phipps Fem. Sem. II. Zeruiah, Dec. 3, 1791, d. yg. ;
III. Mary, Apl. 25, '94. rs. A., a late assistant in do.
Iv. Zeruiah, May 27, '96, m. Eber. Ingalsbe, Jan. 10, 1819, rs a wid. at Camillus, N. Y., has 6 sons 2 dgs. ; one a teacher in Phipps Fem. Sem.
v. Sarah, Feb. 25, 1800, m. Macy Pratt, rs. Eagle Harbor, N. Y., has 2 sons and 3 dgs., one of whom is also a teacher in the same Sem.
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