Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 105

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850

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Mr. Amee is a descendant in the direct line of John' Amee, ship carpenter of Woburn, who m. January 18, 1650, Martha Johnson, daughter of Edward Johnson, historian, and one of the founders of the Ancient and Honor- able Artillery Company of Boston. The next in the line of descent under present considera- tion was John2 Amee, b. March 12, 1653, whose wife's given name was Desire. John3 Amee, son of John and Desire, was b. Novem- ber 3, 1678, and m. about 1699 Sarah Gulli- son. They were the parents of Lawrence4 Amee, b. February 2, 1702, who resided in Kittery, Me., and who m. Rachel Babb. Lawrence4 was followed in this line by his son Jacob,5 b. in 1730, who resided in Kittery,

Me., and who m. December 21, 1752, Martha Clough.

Jacob6 Amee, son of Jacob and Martha, was b. in 1754, in Kittery, and resided in Boston. He was a private in Captain Braddish's com- pany, Colonel Edmund Phinney's regiment, enlisted May 12, 1775. He marched with the regiment to Cambridge, was on duty at Fort 2, Cambridge, until October, 1775; in Captain Tobias Fernald's company of the same regi- ment, January to December, 1776, at Fort George and Ticonderoga. He m. (intentions April 9, 1777) Joannah Norris, who was b. in 1748 and d. in 1804. He d. December 12, 1784.

Jacob7 Amee was b. in Boston, January 23, 1780, and d. December 1, 1844. · He resided in Boston, where he was engaged in business as a sailmaker. He served in the War of 1812 in Captain Fifield's company, Colonel Mes- singer's (third) regiment, Massachusetts mili- tia (1814). A Free Mason, he belonged to St. John's Lodge, St. Paul's Chapter, and Boston Commandery. He m. April 20, 1823, Abi- gail Cox, who was b. December 12, 1795, and who d. July 18, 1885. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Quiner) Cox, of Lynn, who were m. December 14, 1784.

John8 Amee, son of Jacob, and father of Al- bert Francis, was b. in Boston, February 12, 1826. He resided in Cambridge, and was a salesman for Pierce, Howe & Co., formerly a well-known Boston firm engaged in the whole- sale dry-goods business. He belonged to va- rious Masonic bodies. His death took place October 26, 1865. He was m. November 28, 1854, to Ellen Coolidge, who was b. in Water- town, July 12, 1828, a daughter of George and Caroline (Rice) Coolidge. She d. August 31, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. John8 Amee were the parents of two children : John, b. January 21, 1860; and Albert Francis, whose name begins this article. Johnº Amee, who is engaged in business with his brother Albert, as above mentioned, m. in January, 1891, Jennie R. Teele of Cambridge. He has one child - Howe Coolidge, b. in October, 1891. Mrs. Ellen Coolidge Amee was a descendant of John' Coolidge, b. 1603, who was one of the first settlers in Watertown, Mass .; Deputy to

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the General Court in 1658; and who d. May 7, 1691. His wife's name was Mary. The line is: John,' John,2 Richard, 3 Jonas, 4 Sam- uel,5 George,6 Ellen,7 all of Watertown since 1630.

John2 Coolidge, b. 1631, d. 1691, served as Ensign in King Philip's War, 1676; m. Han- nah Livermore, who was b. 1633, and d. De- cember 23, 1678. Her parents were John and Grace Livermore, the former b. September 30, 1604, d. April 14, 1684. Richard3 Coolidge, b. April 13, 1666, d. October 25, 1732. He m. in 1701 Susanna , b. 1669, who d. October 20, 1736. Jonas+ Coolidge, b. Octo- ber 28, 1704, d. March 23, 1768. He m. February 22, 1743, Elizabeth Thornton, who was b. March 4, 1722, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Gilbert) Thornton. A further sketch of her ancestry will be given in another part of this article. Samuels Coolidge, b. August 31, 1756, d. December 4, 1800. He was a private in the Continental army January 22, 1777, to January 8, 1780, under Captains Abijah Childs, Joseph Williams, and Josiah Williams. He m. December, 1781, Mary Bemis, who was b. November 30, 1765, a daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Simonds) Bemis. She d. April 29, 1849. George6 Coolidge, b. August 29, 1790, d. November 12, 1857. He m. January 3, .1813, Caroline Rice, who was b. February 23, 1792, daughter of Daniel6 and Lois (Winchester) Rice. She d. September 2, 1860. They were the parents of Ellen Cool- idge, who. m. John8 Amee, as already stated.

Elizabeth Thornton (wife of Jonas4 Cool- idge), whose birth and parentage have been given, was a grand-daughter on the paternal side of Timothy and Experience Thornton, of Boston. Timothy, b. 1647, d. September 19, 1726. His wife Experience d. March 23, 1694. Timothy was son of the Rev. Thomas Thornton, b. 1607, who d. February 15, 1700. On the maternal side Elizabeth Thornton was a descendant in direct line of Jonathan Gilbert, b. 1618, who d. December 10, 1682 ; residence Hartford. He m. Mary Wells, b. 1626, who d. July 3, 1700. Their son, Captain Thomas Gilbert, Elizabeth Thornton's grandfather, was b. 1655, and d. February 9, 1719. He m. November 26, 1689, Lydia Ballatt, who was b.

October 27, 1670, and d. March 23, 1708. She was a daughter of Lieutenant Samuel Ballatt (b. 1637, d. November 12, 1708) and wife Lydia Wiswall (baptized February 13, 1645, d. March 1, 1678). The latter was a daughter of John and Margaret (Smith) Wis- wall, of Dorchester and Boston. The will of John Wiswall was proved August 24, 1687. Captain Thomas and Elizabeth (Ballatt) Gil- bert were the parents of Elizabeth Gilbert (mother of Elizabeth Thornton), who was b. February 7, 1702, and d. June 10, 1740. She m. May 15, 1721, Ebenezer Thornton, who was baptized January 12, 1690, and d. June 12, 1750.

Mary Bemis, who m. Samuels Coolidge, was a descendant in the fifth generation of Joseph1 Bemis, of Watertown, b. 1619, who d. August 7, 1684. His wife Sarah d. 1712. John2 Bemis, b. August, 1659, d. October 24, 1732, m. 1680, Mary Harrington, who was b. Janu- ary 12, 1664, and d. September 8, 1716. She was a daughter of Robert and Susannah (George) Harrington, who were m. October I, 1648. Robert Harrington, b. 1616, d. May 17, 1707. His wife was b. 1632, and d. July

6, 1694. Joseph3 Bemis was b. November 17, 1684, and d. 1738. He m. October 15, 1706, Elizabeth Pierce, who was b. September 9, 1687, a daughter of Joseph and Martha Pierce, She was a grand-daughter of Anthony and Anne Pierce, and great-grand-daughter of John and Elizabeth Pierce, of Watertown. John Pierce d. August 19, 1661, and his wife Elizabeth, March 12, 1667. Anthony Pierce, b. 1609, d. May 9, 1678. He resided in Watertown. His marriage to wife Anne oc- curred in 1638. She d. January 10, 1683. Joseph4 Bemis, father of Mary, who m. Sam- uel Coolidge, was b. April 10, 1723. His wife, Ruth Simonds, was b. December 29, 1727. She was a great-grand-daughter of William' and Judith (Phippen) Simonds. William Simonds, b. 1611, d. June 7, 1672; resided in Concord and Woburn; m. Judith Phippen Hayward, January 3, 1689 (she was the widow of James Hayward). Joseph2 Si- monds was b. October 18, 1652, and d. Aug- ust 12, 1733; resided in Lexington. He m. March 7, 1681, Mary Tidd, who was b. No-

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vember 13, 1656, and d. January 4, 1732. She was a daughter of John and Rebecca (Wood) Tidd, and grand-daughter of John and Margaret Tidd, of Woburn. The last-named John Tidd d. April 24, 1656-7, and his wife Margaret in 1651. John Tidd, second, was b. 1625, and d. April 12, 1703. He m. April 14, 1650, Rebecca Wood, who was b. in 1625, and d. January 10, 1717. They were the par- ents of Mary Tidd, who m. Joseph2 Simonds. Daniel3 Simonds, b. 1692, resided in Lexing- ton, and d. April 3, 1776. He m. Abigail Smith, who was b. July 7, 1697, daughter of Jonathan and Jane (Peabody) Smith. They were the parents of Ruth Simonds, who m. Joseph3 Bemis. Jonathan Smith (father of Abigail) was b. in 1659, and d. in 1724. He m. Jane Peabody, March 16, 1683. He was son of Thomas and Mary (Knapp) Smith, and grandson of John and Isabella Smith, of Watertown. The last named, Isabella, was b. in 1579, and d. October 12, 1639. Their son Thomas Smith, second (b. 1601, d. March 10, 1693), resided in Watertown. His wife, Mary Knapp, was a daughter of William and Priscilla Knapp, the latter being the widow of Thomas Akers. William Knapp, b. 1578, d. August 30, 1658.

Caroline Rice, who m. George6 Coolidge, was, as already stated, a daughter of Daniel6 and Lois (Winchester) Rice, who were m. No- vember 8, 1787. Her father, b. in Framing- ham, November 24, 1755, d. January 11, 1837. He was a Revolutionary soldier, private in Captain Caleb Brooks's company, Colonel Nicholas Dykes's regiment, November 27, 1776, to March 1, 1777. Lois Winchester, b. January 28, 1762, d. December 19, 1835. She was a daughter of Deacon Elhanan and Lydia (Jewitt) Winchester, her father being a son of Jonathan Winchester, grandson of Josiah, and great-grandson of John Winchester. Daniel Rice was son of Ezekiel Rice, b. October 29, 1723 (d. May 12, 1806), who m. September 19, 1751, Hannah Edmands. The first pro- genitor of this branch of the Rice family in America was Edmund' Rice, b. 1594. He re- sided in Sudbury and Marlboro; was one of the first settlers of Sudbury; Deputy to the General Court in 1640, 1643, 1652, and 1654;

d. May 3, 1663. He was father of Henry2 Rice, b. 1617, who resided in Sudbury and Framingham, and who d. February 10, 171I. Henry2 was Captain of the Sudbury company, 1686, and a soldier in King Philip's War. He m. February 1, 1643, Elizabeth Moore, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Whale) Moore. She d. August 3, 1705. Jonathan3 Rice, son of Henry, was b. July 3, 1654; re- sided in Sudbury and Framingham, and d. April 12, 1725. He m. February 12, 1691, Elizabeth Wheeler, who was b. May 22, 1669, a daughter of Richard and Sarah (Pres- cott) Wheeler. Her father, who resided in Dedham and Lancaster, was killed by Indians February 10, 1676. His wife Sarah Prescott, whom he m. June 2, 1658, was a daughter of John and Mary (Platts) Prescott, of Watertown and Lancaster. John Prescott's will was pro- bated April 4, 1682. Ezekiel+ Rice, son of Jonathan, was b. October 14, 1700. On Jan- uary 23, 1723, he m. Hannah Whitney, who was b. September 27, 1697, a daughter of John and Sarah Whitney. Her mother d. April 23, 1718. Her father, John Whitney, was b. June 27, 1662, a son of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, who were m. October 30, 1656. Jon- athan (b. 1634 and d. 1702) was a son of John and Elinor Whitney, of Watertown. His father d. June 1, 1673, and his mother May II, 1659. Lydia Jones was a daughter of Lewis and Ann (Stone) Jones, of Roxbury and Watertown, the former of whom d. April 11, 1684. His wife Ann was b. 1624. Ezekiel5 Rice, son of Ezekiel and Hannah, was b. Oc- tober 29, 1723, and d. May 12, 1806. He m. September 19, 1751, Hannah Edmands, as already stated, and they were the parents of Daniel® Rice, father of Caroline, who m. Georgeº Coolidge.

Hannah Edmands was a daughter of David and Hannah (Hinkson) Edmands (the father b. July 22, 1689, and the mother August 8, 1717). David Edmands was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Merriam) Edmands, and a grandson of William and Mary Edmands, of Lynn. William, the grandfather, d. August 4, 1693. ' His wife Mary d. April 2, 1657. Samuel Edmands, who also resided in Lynn, m. Elizabeth Merriam, August 11, 1675.

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Lillian May Forbes, wife of Albert Francis Amee, was born in Cambridge, Mass., April 13, 1866. Her parents, as before stated, were Andrew Jackson and Ella Louise (Bettinson) Forbes. On the paternal side she is a descend- ant in the eighth generation of James Forbes, of Hartford, Conn., who d. about 1692. The line of descent (reckoning this early ancestor as of the first generation) is (after James) as follows : John2 Forbes, by wife Mary Griffin, was father of John, 3 of whom there is but scant record. Elisha, 4 b. in Simsbury, Conn., re- sided in Canaan, Conn. ; was a Revolutionary soldier, serving as private in Second Company, Colonel Charles Webb, Seventh Continental Regiment, July II, to December 20, 1775, and as private in Bigelow's artillery company at Ticonderoga, 1776. His wife's name has not yet been ascertained. Abisha5 Forbes, b. 1763, d. May 18, 1808; resided in Canton, Conn. ; also a Revolutionary soldier, serving as private in Captain Beebe's company, Colo- nel Roger Enos's regiment, Connecticut State troops; three months, 1778. He m. about 1785 Phobe Humphrey, who was b. 1763, a daughter of Samuel and Prudence (Mills) Humphrey. She d. February 20, 1848. Peter6 Forbes, b. February, 1790, d. April 15, 1875, resided in Canton and Buckingham, Conn. He m. Elizabeth Wade, who was b. 1793, and d. October 18, 1874. Andrew Jackson7 Forbes was b. October 1I, 1833, and m. Ella Louisa Bettinson, December 20, 1864. She was b. September 3, 1848, a daughter of James Wins- low and Louisa Maria (Norton) Bettinson. Her paternal grandfather, William Bettinson, who was b. in England, December 25, 1780, d. February 19, 1856. His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Ann Griggs, was b. in Eng- land, August 23, 1787, and d. January 26, 1871. James Winslow Bettinson was b. Jan- uary 6, 1822, and resides in Cambridge, Mass. His wife, Louisa Maria, whom he m. June 17, 1847, was b. December 18, 1825, a daughter of Henry and Rebecca Gill (Pease) Norton, who were m. June 15, 1823. Henry Norton was b. January 22, 1798, and d. February 9, 1868. His wife Rebecca was b. April 3, 1799, daughter of Levi and Mary (Gill) Pease. Her father, b. 1768, d. June 20, 1808. He,

Levi, was a son of Levi and Hannah (Sexton) Pease. The last named, Hannah, b. 1739, d. June 14, 1832. The Levi Pease last named (husband of Hannah Sexton) was b. in 1739 and d. January 28, 1824. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier, serving as Adjutant of the Third New Hampshire County Regiment, com- missioned April 23, 1776. His parents were Nathaniel and Miriam (Pease) Pease, and his grandparents, Robert and Hannah (Warriner) Pease. The parents of Miriam Pease were Robert (b. 1684, d. 1766) and Hannah (Sexton) Pease, and her paternal grandfather was Robert Pease, b. March 14, 1656, who d. 1744. The last-named Robert was grandson of John Pease, who came from England in the "Francis" in 1634, settling in Salem, the line of descent being through his son John, who moved to En- field, Conn. (where he d. in 1689, at the age of sixty years). The first wife of John2 Pease was Mary, who d. January 5, 1688. They were the parents of Robert, the grandfather of Miriam Pease.

Mary Gill, (wife of Levi Pease), was a daug- ter of Michael Gill, the Revolutionary patriot and printer of Boston.

J OHN D. GARDINER, of the firm of Gardiner & Beardsell, leather manufact- urers and dealers, Broad Street, Lynn, is a native of Philadelphia, but belongs to an old New England family of English origin. Born October 7, 1866, son of George Arthur and Sarah Elizabeth (Mount) Gardiner, he is a lineal descendant in the tenth genera- tion of Thomas' Gardner, who came with his family to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and settled in Roxbury, where he d. in November, 1638. The line, according to the best infor- mation obtainable, is: Thomas,1 Thomas, ? Deacon Thomas, 3 Captain Benjamin, + Deacon Elisha, 5 Oliver,6 John,7 John Dean,& George Arthur, 9 John Dick10.

Thomas2 Gardner, b. in England, m. Lucy Smith, of Roxbury, in 1646, was a member of the Roxbury church in 1650, and d. in 1689. Deacon Thomas, 3 of Brookline, m. in 1673 Mary Bowles, daughter of Elder John Bowles.

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Their son, Benjamin4 Gardner, b. in Brookline. in 1698, d. in September, 1.762, at the age of sixty-four years. Elisha,5 son of Benjamin4 and Mary, baptized in September, 1726, d. in January, 1797. His first wife, Elizabeth, d. in 1761. His second wife was Eunice Searle. A son Oliver d. in 1768, aged about twelve years. A son John was baptized in March, 1770. It is probable, therefore, that Elisha had another son Oliver, b. after 1768, who was father of John7.

John7 Gardner, merchant, of Boston, m. at Exeter, N. H., December 11, 1796, Deborah Dean, daughter of Ward Clark4 Dean, of that place, and his first wife, Elizabeth. Hill, of Portsmouth. Ward Clark Dean, a successful merchant of Exeter, was b. at Exeter in 1647, son of John3 and Abigail (Lord) Dean. John, 3 b. in 1719, was a son of Dr. Thomas2 Deane, of Exeter, N. H., by his first wife, Deborah Clark. Dr. Thomas was son of Thomas' Deane, immigrant, who was living in Boston as early as 1692, a draper and tailor ; removed thence after 1704 to Hampton, N. H., and d. there in April, 1735. Thomas' Dean m. Jane, daughter of Richard and Prudence (Walderne) Scamman. Their son, Dr. Thomas, 2 was b. in Boston in 1694. Deborah Clark, his first wife, was a daughter of the Rev. John Clark, of Exeter, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge, who was son of the Rev. John Woodbridge, of Newbury, and his wife Mercy, daughter of Governor Thomas Dudley. Abigail Lord, wife of John3 Dean, of Exeter, N. H., was a daughter of John and Abigail+ (Gilman) Lord. Abigail was a daughter of Moses3 Gilman, Jr. (son of Moses2 and grandson of Edward' Gilman, the immigrant, who settled at Hingham, Mass., in 1638, and later removed to Exeter, N. H.). Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, wife of Ward Clark Dean, and mother of Deborah, was a daughter of Deacon Elisha Hill (John, 3 Roger, 2 Peter'), of Portsmouth, N. H.

John7 Gardner succeeded to the business of his father-in-law, Ward Clark Dean, and for many years was a merchant in Exeter. Trust- ful and generous, he became responsible for others, and met with repeated losses that led to his failure in business. Starting anew, he

"never rested until he was able to repay every creditor the full amount of his claim with in- terest." . He d. in 1828. John Dean8 Gard- ner, b. at Exeter, December 22, 1799, d. Janu- ary 25, 1869. He m. November 24, 1824, Susan N. Dicks, of Portland, Me., daughter of John and Margaret Dicks. George Arthur9 Gardner (b. November 22, 1829, d. September 27, 1879) was a civil engineer. He m., first, December 25, 1850, Mary C. Le Breton, or Bretton, of Newburyport. She d., leaving two children. He m., second, Susan E. Mount, of Trenton, N. J., who bore him five children.

John D. Gardiner was educated in Passaic, N. J. After leaving school, he worked in the silk mills there for four years. Since then he has been engaged in the leather business. Coming to Lynn in 1888, he formed a copart- nership with J. R. McManus, which continued five years, or till the death of Mr. McManus. Mr. Gardiner then took George R. Beardsell as partner, the firm becoming Gardiner, Beardsell & Co. Mr. Gardiner is a member of Mt. Car- mel Lodge, F. & A. M., of Lynn. He mar- ried, October 5, 1882, Louise Smythe, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner have two children : Helen, born in July, 1883; and John Dick, Jr., born in June, 1884.

ILAS ARNOLD HOUGHTON, M. D., of Brookline, a physician and surgeon of extensive practice, was born in Keeseville, Essex County, N. Y., September 11, 1864, son of Henry A. and Sarah (Page) Houghton. His paternal grandparents were Paul and Eunice (Potter) Houghton, who were m. September 30, 1823. The grandfather, Paul Houghton, was a native of Massachusetts, b. in 1796, a son of Alpheus and Isabella Houghton. A farmer by occupa- tion, he removed to Vermont, where he d. in 1865.

Eunice Potter, Dr. Houghton's grandmother on the paternal side, was b. at Leyden, Mass., August 4, 1799, and d. January 15, 1887. She was a descendant of Nathaniel Potter, who was admitted into inhabitance of the island of Aginducck, R.I. (on which Newport is now

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situated), April 30, 1639. The line of de- scent is : Nathaniel2 Potter, son of Nathaniel' by wife Dorothy, was b. at Portsmouth, R. I. (situated on the northern part of the island above mentioned), d. in 1704. He m. Eliza- beth Stokes. Samuel3 Potter, b. in 1675, d. in 1748. His wife was Mary or Sarah Benton, both names being given in the genealogy re- ferred to for this data, one evidently an error. Aaron4 Potter, b. at Dartmouth, Mass., in 1701, and wife . Hopestill, were parents of Champlin, 5.b. in 1727, who m., first, in 1749, Hepzibah Gibbs, and, second, Abigail Hillard, daughter of David and Susannah (Luther) Hillard. David6 Potter, b. at Little Compton in 1752, d. in 1815. He m. Ruth Briggs, and they were the parents of Eunice,7 who m. Paul Houghton, as above mentioned.

Henry A. Houghton was educated in Lyn- don and St. Johnsbury, Vt., and acquired a theoretical knowledge of his profession in a medical school in Philadelphia. Beginning practice in 1852 at Lyndon, Vt., he removed subsequently to Keeseville, N. Y., where he remained till 1876. He then became a resi- dent of Massachusetts, settling in Charlestown. In 1897 he removed to Boston, where he d. in September of the following year. He was president of the New York Medical (Homœo- pathic) Society, and also of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He was m. in 1852 to Miss Sarah Page, a native of St. Johnsbury, Vt. They had five children: Harry, who resides in Boston; Edmund K., a resident of Lexington, Mass. ; William, who d. in infancy; Gordon, of whom the present writer has no record; and Silas Arnold, whose name begins this article. Mrs. Henry A. Houghton d. in 1890, and Dr. Houghton m. for his second wife Harriet A. Willard.

Silas Arnold Houghton acquired his general education in the public schools of Boston, in- cluding the Boston Latin School. He was graduated at Harvard. College in the class of 1887 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and from the Harvard Medical School in 1891 with that of Doctor of Medicine. He has since practised his profession in Brookline, where he has been quite successful. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

Dr. Houghton was married in 1897 to Miss Margaret S. Beckwith, a daughter of G. H. Beckwith, of Plattsburg, N. Y. He has one child, a son --- Henry Arnold.

EV. GEORGE BRADFORD, a Uni- tarian clergyman of Watertown, his first settlement for three years, from 1856 until his death, was born in Duxbury, Mass., June 3, 1828, and d. in Watertown, February 17, 1859. He was of distinguished ancestry, having been a descend- ant in the seventh generation from Governor William Bradford, of Plymouth, the line of descent being : William,1 William,2 David, 3 Nathaniel, 4 Nathaniel,5 Ephraim, 6 and George7.

William' Bradford was b. in Austerfield, England (baptized March 19, 1590), and d. at Plymouth, Mass., May 9, 1657. After leav- ing England he remained in Holland for a while, and there m. in 1613 Dorothy May, who accompanied him to America on the "May- flower," and who was accidentally drowned in Cape Cod Harbor, December 17, 1620, three days before the landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock. He was appointed Governor of the Colony in April, 1621, and on August 14, 1623, m. Alice (Carpenter) Southworth, who was b. in 1590, and d. March 26, 1670. William2 Bradford, for several years Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony, was b. in Plym- outh, Mass., June 17, 1624, and d. February 20, 1703-4. He succeeded to a portion of the original homestead of his father, Governor Brad- ford, which is now Kingston, during his life- time occupying the house built in 1637, and in which Wamsutta, the Indian chieftain, tarried for a time just before his death in 1662. Will- iam2 m., first (1651-2), Alice, daughter of Thomas and Welthean Richards, of Weymouth. She was b. in 1627, and d. December 12, 1671. He m., second, a widow Wiswell, who, it is thought, may have been a daughter of Thomas Fitch, of Norfolk, Conn. After her death he m. for his third wife Mary (Atwood) Holmes, the widow of the Rev. John Holmes, of Dux- bury. She d. June 6, 1714-5. David3 Brad- ford (a son of the third wife), who d. March 16, 1730, lived on land which had formerly

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been a portion of the Governor Bradford estate. He m. in 1714 Elizabeth Finney. Nathaniel4 Bradford, the eldest child of his parents, was b. at Plymouth, now Kingston, December 10, 1715, and m. November 24, 1746, Sarah Spooner, of Plymouth. She d. March 27, 1757. Nathaniel5 Bradford, b. July 26, 1748, m. Rebecca Holmes. He d. November 24, 1837, and his wife on June 15, 1838. Ephraim6 Bradford, the fifth child of the pa- rental household, was b. June 28, 1785, in Plymouth, where he learned the trade of rope- maker. Subsequently removing to Duxbury to assume charge of the large ropewalk of Ezra Weston (called by the townspeople "King Cæsar "), he settled at Powder Point. It was Ezra Weston who was a large ship owner. He m., first, March 6, 1806, Hannah Morton, of Plymouth, who d. April 27, 1817. On Febru- ary 9, 1823, he m., second, Lucy Peterson, of Duxbury.

George7 Bradford (son of Ephraim6 Bradford by his second wife) fitted for college in Dux- bury, and was graduated from Harvard Col- lege in 1851 with high honors, and from the Harvard Divinity School in 1856. Accepting the pastorate of the Unitarian church of Watertown, he remained there until his death, as above recorded. He married February 18, 1857, Ruth Ann Ford, who was born in Dux- bury, Mass., September 30, 1832, a daughter of James Turner and Anna Dingley (Water- man) Ford. She was a descendant in the seventh generation from William' Ford, the immigrant ancestor of the family, who settled in Plymouth at an early period; and also, like her husband, of Governor William Bradford in the seventh generation.

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 105

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910 Publication date: 1902 Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company Number of Pages: 850

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850