Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 20

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

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In 1899 Mr. Snow was married to Mrs. Fan- nie Devens Wallace, born Sherburne, whose mother was first cousin of the late General Charles Devens, justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. She is descended from Brigadier General Richard Devens, who as- sisted Paul Revere in his famous ride and was Commissary General of the Continental Army.

By way of recreation, Mr. Snow has devoted considerable attention to matters of local his- tory and to genealogy. He is a member of

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various societies in Boston, including the Co- lonial Society of Massachusetts and the New England Historic-Genealogical Society.

LFRED KIDDER, of Cambridge, in common with the Kidder family in America, is descended from English ancestors who for several centuries were settled as land-owners at Maresfield, in Sussex. The earliest mention of the name, which is said to have become extinct in Eng- land, occurs in a deed of Edward II., assign- ing certain privileges in Ashdown Forest to the rector of Maresfield in the year 1320. A continuous record of lineage begins with Rich- ard Kidder,' who was living in that parish in 1492. Following him, came his son Richard, 2 of Maresfield, who d. in 1549; Richard, 3 of Maresfield, son of Richard,2 who d. in 1563; John, 4 of Maresfield, third son of Richard, 3 who d. in 1599; John,5 of Maresfield, eldest son of John, 4 who lived 1561-1616; James, 6 of Maresfield and East Grinstead, sixth son of John, 5 who was baptized in 1595; and James,7 the emigrant son of James,6 who ends the Eng- lish part of the ancestral line.

Richard, 3 by his wife Margarett, who d. in 1545, became the father of seven children, of whom the eldest son, Richard, who d. in 1595, was the ancestor of Richard, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1691-1703. Bishop Kidder, who was the most distinguished member of the fam- ily in England, b. at East Grinstead in 1633, was killed, together with his wife, by the fall of a chimney in the gale of November 26, 1703. Through his daughter Susanna, who m. Sir Richard Everard, Bart., Governor of North Carolina, he had American descendants of other names in the South. Margaret Nor- man Kidder, who was the wife of John, 4 and who resided in Little Horsted before her mar- riage, d. in 1569, having been the mother of five children; and Joan Burgh Kidder, the wife of John,5 d. in 1610, having been the mother of fifteen children. James' Kidder had become a resident of East Grinstead, Sussex, before his son James7 was b.

James' Kidder (James7 of the English an- cestors), b. at East Grinstead, England, in

1626, came to New England before 1650. Having occupied for some time a large farm north of Fresh Pond, he moved to Shawshine, now Billerica, where he was a considerable land-owner and for many years Selectman and officer in the militia. April 16, 1676, in the course of King Philip's War, while in com- mand of a garrison-house at Wameset, now part of Lowell, he was killed, it is thought, in an Indian attack made on that day. He m., probably in 1649, Anna Moore, daughter of Elder Francis Moore, of Cambridge. They had nine sons and three daughters. Descend- ants of six of the sons, all of whom left male issue, are living at the present time, and it is probable that all persons born to the name in this country are descendants of these ances- tors. These six sons of James' Kidder were : James, of Billerica (1654-1732), whose wife, Elizabeth Brown Kidder, m. in 1678, d. in 1691, having borne him four sons and two daughters; John, of Chelmsford, Mass., b. at Cambridge in 1656, who m. Lydia Parker in 1684, and had eight sons and four daughters; Ephraim, of Billerica (1660-1724), whose wife, Rachel Crosby Kidder, m. in 1685, d. in 1721, having had five sons and four daugh- ters; Stephen, of Charlestown (1662-1748), whose wife, Mary Johnson Kidder, d. in 1722, having had six sons and nine daughters; Enoch, of Billerica (1664-1752), who m. Mary Howard, and had four sons and three daughters; and Samuel, the youngest of the six.

Samuel2 Kidder, b. January 7, 1666, at Bil- lerica, lived in Cambridge, where in 1689, he espoused Sarah Griggs. He was a Deacon of the church and for four years Selectman of Cambridge. He d. in his house, which stood near the corner of Main Street and Kidder's Lane, now Spruce Street, July 4, 1724. His children were: Sarah, b. in 1690, who m. Samuel Cooper in 1720; Francis, b. in 1692; Samuel, who lived 1694-1718; James, who lived 1696-1714; Thomas (ancestor of Henry P. Kidder), who m. widow Lydia Prentice Cooper in 1725, and had eleven children ; John, unmarried, who lived 1700-35; Nathaniel, who lived 1702-89, m. in 1741 Deborah Bowman, and had three children; Joseph, who

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lived 1705-25; Mary, b. in 1707, who m. in 1731 Benjamin Goddard, of Grafton; and Hannah, b. in 1709.

Francis3 Kidder, of Cambridge, eldest son of Samuel and Sarah Kidder, of Cambridge, d. January 21, 1724. He m. in 1718 Mary Prentice, by whom he had four children - Mary, Samuel, James, and Francis. Samuel4 Kidder, of Medford, eldest son of Francis and Mary Kidder, b. in Cambridge in 1720, d. in Medford, March 6, 1777. His first marriage was contracted in 1744 with Mary Thompson, who d. at forty-two in 1766, leaving two chil- dren : Samuel, b. in 1746; and Elizabeth, b. in 1750. His second wife, Joanna, who lived 1740-1819, bore him four children : Joanna, who lived 1770-1811, unmarried; Rebecca, b. in 1772, who m. in 1795 Abija Usher; Mary, b. in 1774; and James, b. in 1776.

Samuel5 Kidder, of Medford, eldest son of Samuel and Mary Kidder, b. September 17, 1746, d. December 16, 1821. He m. in 1778 Mary Greenleaf (1752-1819), daughter of Gardiner Greenleaf. Their children were : Mary, b. April 1, 1779, who m. Benjamin Abbot, of Andover; Samuel, b. September 4, 1781, who m. Hannah P. Rogers; William, b. December 10, 1784, who m. Charlotte Adams; Thompson, b. April 17, 1788, who m. A. Cannell; Francis, b. July 16, 1789, who m. E. Blanchard; Joseph, b. April 30, 1791 ; and James, who lived 1793-1837, unmarried.

Joseph6 Kidder, of Medford and Boston, fifth son of Samuel, 5 b. April 30, 1791, d. August 16, 1867. He m. October 14, 1824, Nancy J. Homer (1799-1879), daughter of William Homer, of Boston. Their children were : Anne, b. in 1829, who m. Joseph W. Lewis, of Philadelphia; Katherine, b. in 1831, who d. March 24, 1900, and who m. H. H. Staf- ford, of Marquette, Mich. ; Mary, b. in 1833, who has remained unmarried; Joseph, b. in 1835, who is unmarried; Walter, b. in 1837, who is also unmarried; and Alfred, born in 1840.

Alfred Kidder, of Cambridge and Marquette, who is the youngest son of Joseph and Nancy Kidder, and whose genealogy is here presented, was born in Boston, August 16, 1840. He married December 11, 1871, Kate Dalliba, who

was born in 1852, daughter of James Edward (1821-94) and Achsah Dakin (Swift) Dalliba (1826-91). The children of Alfred and Kate Kidder, all being of the fourteenth generation descended from Richard' Kidder, of England, and of the eighth American generation, are : Florence, born December 31, 1872, who died March 4, 1873; Homer Huntington, born Feb- ruary 20, 1874; Maud, born November 23, 1875, who died August 18, 1876; Howard White, born September 5, 1877, who died De- cember 6, 1899; and Alfred Vincent, born Oc- tober 29, 1885.

ALPH WOODWORTH, of Cam- bridge, Mass., lawyer, was born at Tomales, Cal., son of Abijah and Abby (Hall) Woodworth. He comes of Colonial ancestry, of English origin, being a direct descendant in the ninth genera- tion of Walter Woodworth, one of the early settlers of Scituate, Mass. His lineage is: Walter,1 Thomas,2 Hezekiah, 3 Benjamin, 4 Peleg, 5 James,6 Parmenas Newton,7 Abijah,& Ralph. 9

Walter' Woodworth, the first of the name in this country, received a grant of land at Scitu- ate, then a part of Plymouth Colony, in 1635, and was made freeman in 1640. He came probably from Kent, England. Incidental records show that he had the following-named children : Benjamin, who was killed in King Philip's War; Walter; Thomas; Joseph ; Mary ; Martha; and Mehitabel. Thomas2 Woodworth was b. prior to 1650, probably in Massachusetts. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1665 he was appointed by the court "to tend the wolf traps and baite them." February 8, 1666, he m. Deborah Damon, who bore him nine children ; namely, Deborah, Hezekiah, Ebenezer, Mary, John, Hannah, Jerusha, Ebenezer, and Katherine.

Hezekiah3 Woodworth, son eldest of Thomas, 2 b. at Scituate, February 5, 1670, "m. Hannah Clap in 1697, and removed probably to Little Compton, R.I." Thus Deane in History of Scituate. Mr. William Atwater Woodworth, however, compiler of the genea- logical records entitled "Descendants of Wal-

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ter Woodworth," to which we are indebted for most of the names and dates here given, states in regard to Hezekiah3 that "the name of his wife is not known." He had two sons, Eze- kiel and Benjamin.

Benjamin4 Woodworth, b. about 1704, settled at Lebanon, Conn., where he d. in 1747. He m. Mary Simmons, who was b. in Rhode Island in 1710. Pelegs Woodworth, a farmer, b. at Lebanon, Conn., October 21, 1730, d. in 1810. He served in the French and Indian War. In August, 1753, he m. Mary Tyrrell, a daughter of Colonel Tyrrell, who removed from New Jersey to Connecti- cut and afterward to Hadley, Mass., where he built the first mills.

James6 Woodworth was b. at Coventry,

Conn., July 8, 1766. After learning the trade of a mason and surveyor he removed first to Bolton, Warren County, N. Y., and fourteen years later to Painesville, Ohio, making his way there with his wife and children on a sled. He d. at Painesville, Ohio, in 1860. He m. Lucretia Catlin, who was b. at Hadley, Mass., October 4, 1771. She was a daughter of Sam- uel and Mary (Alvord) Catlin and a grand- daughter of Samuel Catlin, Sr. Her grand- father Catlin was b. in Litchfield, Conn., but removed to Hadley, Mass. On May 30, 1735, he m. Mary Crow, who was b. February 12, 1715. She was a daughter of Samuel Crow, Jr., grand-daughter of Samuel Crow, Sr., and great-grand-daughter of John Crow, who emi- grated to New England in 1635. John Crow located himself first at Hartford, Conn., after- ward being one of the original settlers of Had- ley, Mass., where he was admitted a freeman in 1666. Returning to Hartford in 1676, he d. there January 16, 1686. He m. Elizabeth, only child of William Goodwin. Samuel Crow, Sr., who was slain at Falls Fight, May 18, 1676, m. Hannah, daughter of Captain William Lewis, of Farmington, Conn. Sam- uel Crow, Jr., father of Mary Crow, d. Febru- ary 13, 1761, aged eighty-six years. He m. January LI, 1710, Rebecca Smith, who d. February 26, 1715.

Parmenas Newton7 Woodworth, son of James, was b. at Bolton, Warren County, N. Y., June 30, 1806, and d. at Stony Point, Cal., June

28, 1878. He m. Marilla McDonald, a daugh- ter of James McDonald. She was b. in Ash- tabula, Ohio, January 20, 1807, and d. at Stony Point, Cal., March 21, 1883.

Abijah8 Woodworth was b. at Ashtabula, Ohio, January 10, 1837. He m. Abby Hall, who was b. in New York, January 5, 1842, at Thunder Hill. She was a daughter of John C. Hall, and a descendant in the fourth generation from John Hall, who was b., without doubt, in Connecticut, served in the Revolutionary War, and d. on the prison-ship in New York Bay during the Revolution. The maiden name of John Hall's wife is not known, but she d. on Mutton Hill, near Neversink, N. Y. John Hall., Jr., the grandfather of Abby Hall, was b. in Litchfield County, Connecticut, between 1766 and 1770, and d. at Neversink, N. Y., between 1836 and 1840. He m. Molly Con- verse, who was b., probably, in Connecticut, and d. at Neversink, N. Y., about 1800. John C. Hall, a lifelong resident of Neversink, was b. in 1797, and d. August 27, 1851. He m. Maria Reynolds, who was b. at Thunder Hill, N. Y., November 2, 1806, and d. at Stony Point, Cal., August 27, 1893. She was a daughter of Daniel Reynolds, a grand-daughter of Henry Reynolds, and great-grand-daughter of James Reynolds, who was the hero of a thrilling adventure. James Reynolds sailed from England for America on a ship that was captured by Captain Kidd, all on board except- ing himself being killed by pirates. He made his escape, and settled in New York, where he m. Betsey Penoyer.

Their son, Henry Reynolds, was b. in New York in 1743, and d. in 1828. For many years he was a very prominent citizen of Never- sink, N. Y., serving as first Supervisor of the town, an office to which he was elected in 1798. He was also a member for several terms of the State Legislature of New York. He m. Mary Fowler, daughter of Reuben and Mary (Valen- tine) Fowler, of Westchester, N. Y., mater. nal grand-daughter of John and Jane (Reash) Valentine, also of Westchester, and great- grand-daughter of Henry Reash. Daniel Rey- nolds, son of Henry and Mary, and the father of Maria Reynolds, was b. in Orange County, New York, May 2, 1781, and d. August 19,

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1868. His wife, Rebecca French, who was b. in 1781, d. May 20, 1822. Her father, Jo- seph French, Jr., was b. at Dunstable, N. H., in 1739, and d. August 14, 1809. He m. Sybil Richardson, who was b. in 1742, and d. September 15, 1820. Joseph French, Sr., the grandfather of Rebecca, was b. at Dun- stable, N. H., prior to 1719, and d. before 1782. The name of his wife is unknown, but she d. August 20, 1800.

Ralph9 Woodworth is a graduate of Harvard College and of Harvard Law School. His law office is in Boston, his residence in Cambridge. He married Mabel Campbell Goodwin, of Bos- ton, daughter of James Martin and Clementine Adelaide (Cassidy) Campbell. Children : Marion C., Laura M., James Goodwin, and Janet. Mrs. Woodworth is a grand-daughter of Horace Campbell, a veteran of War of 1812. Peter C. Campbell, father of Horace, went from Mansfield, Conn., in the year 1800, after the death of his wife, Mary Babcock, to Middle- bury, Vt., taking Horace, then a boy of twelve, with him. Later Peter C. Campbell went to Painted Post, N. Y., and returned probably to Mansfield, Conn., where he ended his days.

Horace Campbell m. Sally Martin, daughter of Thomas Brown Martin. Her father was a veteran of War of 1812 and canteen boy of the Revolution, serving with his father, George Martin, who served in the Lexington alarm in Captain James Stedman's company, and later for a period of three years in Colonel John Durkie's regiment. George Martin was b. in Windham, Conn., in 1742. He m. Dorothy Brown, of Wells, Me., June 7, 1765, and d. in 1827 at Rochester, Vt., where he had settled in 1786. In Bailey's "Early Connecticut Marriages " appears the record : George Martin and Sarah Durkee, May 12, 1737, at Windham, Conn. It is not improbable that they were the parents of the George Martin who m. Dorothy Brown. In the same work Dorothy Brown is said to have been of Leominster, and her marriage to have taken place in 1764. Thomas Brown Martin, who was b. at Wind- ham, Conn., March 16, 1767, m. Nancy Wood, daughter of Captain John Wood, of Massachu- setts, who went to Jamaica, where he was killed in an uprising of the slaves. The maiden

name of the wife of Captain Wood was Nancy Lord. She was b. in New York. After her husband's death she went with her one child from Jamaica to New York, and subsequently to Orwell, Vt., where she d.

James Martin Campbell was b. in Rochester, Vt., in December, 1833. He m. Clementine Cassidy, who was b. December 29, 1835, at Hancock, Vt. Her father was b. January 4, 1800, and his wife, whose maiden name was Laura Taylor, was b. June 13, 1802. She was daughter of Leonard Taylor, who was b. in Groton, Mass., October 20, 1735, a son of Abraham and Lydia Taylor, early settlers of Groton. Leonard Taylor enlisted in the Rev- olution in Colonel Prescott's regiment, Cap- tain Moor's company, from Groton, Mass., April 24, 1775. Leonard Taylor m. Eunice Parker, who was b. at West Windsor, Vt.

JLISHA WILEY COBB, a prominent business man of Boston, residing in Melrose, was born in Truro, Mass., December 20, 1856, son of Captain Elisha Wiley and Mehitable (Smith) Cobb. He is undoubtedly a descendant in the seventh gen- eration of Richard Cobb, the line continuing through Thomas, 2-3-4-5 to his father, Captain Elisha Wiley6. Richard, the immigrant, was living in Hingham, Mass., about the year 1692.

Thomas2 Cobb, b. in 1693, who m. Mercy Freeman about 1717, evidently removed from Hingham, where his daughter Mercy was bap- tized in 1718, to Truro, Mass., as Thomas, Jr., Richard, and Tamazin, children of Thomas Cobb, were baptized there July 25, 1725; Freeman, son of Thomas, in 1728; Elisha, son of Thomas, in 1730; and at a later date two daughters, Sarah and Betty. Thomas2 Cobb's wife, Mercy, d. in 1759, in her sixty-seventh year; and his son Freeman d. in 1758, in his thirtieth year. (Note .- The names Richard, Freeman, and Mercy in the above record are strong confirmatory evidence that Thomas2 Cobb was a son of Richard,' of Hingham, as above stated. )

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was probably older than his brother Richard, and followed the sea as a master mariner. That he was m. prior to December, 1743, is evident from the records at Truro of the death of John, son of Thomas and Ruth Cobb, in 1757, in his thirteenth year, and of the follow- ing baptisms of the children of Thomas Cobb, Jr. : Elizabeth, December, 1743; John, July, 1746; Mercy, 1747; Asa, 1749; Ruth, 1752; Betsey, 1755; Thomas, 1756.

Thomas+ Cobb, baptized in 1756, was a resi- dent of South Truro, and, like his father, was a sea captain, makng voyages to foreign ports. By his wife, Lois, whose maiden surname is not known, he was the father of Thomas, 5 who was baptized in 1787 in South Truro. Thomas5 Cobb adopted the calling of his ancestors, for which he was so well adapted that he became a master mariner at the age of twenty years. He d. at Truro, March 29, 1861, at the age of seventy-five years, four months, nineteen days. Like his father and grandfather, he was a man of unusual strength and almost hercu- lean form. Though weighing approximately two hundred and fifty pounds, his large stature was due to bone and muscle instead of an excess of adipose tissue, and he is said to have been as quick and active as he was strong and vigorous. He was twice m., his first wife being Lucy, daughter of Elisha and Lucy Wiley, of Wellfleet, Mass. Her father, who is said to have been the strongest man on the Cape in his day, was a master mariner and a privateersman in the War of 1812. He led a stirring life, and in his latter years, when in the mood, could relate many wonderful stories of adventure - of thrilling sea fights with the enemy and, on one occasion at least, with a pirate, one of the last of his tribe, in the con- flict with whom he grappled personally. The pirate captain, who was also a large, powerful man, proved a worthy antagonist, and in the struggle both fell overboard into the sea, from which Captain Wiley was rescued by his crew, who in the end succeeded in putting the rovers to flight.

The children of Captain Thomas5 and Lucy (Wiley) Cobb were: David, Lois, Thomas, Lucy, Elisha, Joanna (d. at the age of fourteen years), and Moses W. (now a resident of

Brighton), beside several who did not live to maturity. The Captain m., secondly, Han- nah Higgins, who bore him four children - Joanna, Nathaniel, David, and Hannah. This second wife proved a good stepmother to the Captain's other children, whom she justly and kindly treated, and who in consequence had for her much affection.

Elisha Wiley6 Cobb (b. in South Truro in 1826, d. of typhoid fever in Melrose, October 7, 1871) was also a captain in the merchant marine service. Attaining that position when but twenty years of age, he commanded a vessel at South Truro from 1850 to 1865. Sub- sequently, until 1867, he was engaged in the coal business in Boston. From 1867 to 1871 he was a sea captain, dying while in the service, at the age of forty-five years. He was m. June 9, 1850, to Mehitable Smith, daughter of John and Sarah R. (Atkins) Smith, all of whom were natives of South Truro. Her father, John Smith (b. October 3, 1794, d. in Melrose, November 12, 1873), was a son of Zoeth and Mary (Mayo) Smith. His father, b. at Eastham, Mass., removed thence when a child to Truro. He was probably Zoeth, Jr., for an elder Zoeth is mentioned in the His- tory of Eastham. The Mayo family descended from the Rev. John Mayo, of Barnstable 1639, ordained and settled as minister of the old North Church (Second Church), Boston, 1665, who d. at Yarmouth, Mass., in 1676. The line of descent to Mary, who m. Zoeth Smith, is through John, 2 Thomas, 3 Noah, 4 and Noah. 5 Noah+ Mayo m. Mary Cushing, and removed to Provincetown, Mass. His son Noah5 (b. in 1743-4), brought up in Truro, m. in 1764 Hope Rich. She was doubtless a descendant of Richard Rich, of Dover, N. H. (1674), who was the common ancestor of the Cape Cod fam- ily of that name. Their daughter Mary (b. 1774) m. Zoeth Smith, and was the mother of John, James, Jonathan, and Noah, and a daughter, Hope, who m. David Clarke. In his early manhood John Smith, father of Mehit- able, commanded a vessel. For many years he was a schoolmaster, and he was one of the first in Truro to engage in the outfitting busi- ness. That he was a man of more than aver- age education and force of character may be

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gathered from the fact that he was twice elected to the Legislature. His wife, Sarah, whom he m. in December, 1819, d. April 5, 1879. She was a daughter of Jonah and Me- hitable Atkins, both of Truro, and a descend- ant of Henry Atkins, the emigrant progenitor, who was in Plymouth prior to 1641, at East- ham as early as 1653, was twice m., and had a large family. John and Sarah R. (Atkins) Smith had six sons and two daughters ; namely, John, Rufus, James, Zoeth, Mehitable, Sarah, Winslow, and James, second, Winslow, who engaged in business in Boston, d. of consump- tion. Mehitable, widow of Captain Elisha W. Cobb, is now living at the age of seventy- three years, and is a resident of Melrose. Her children are: Wilbur F., b. May 13, 1851 ; Elisha Wiley, b. December 20, 1856, now of Swampscott; Winslow S., b. April 2, 1863; and Hattie Lillian, b. July 7, 1869.

Elisha Wiley7 Cobb, of Boston, is a well- known leather merchant, being a member of the firm of Beggs & Cobb, and officially con- nected with the New England Leather Associa- tion. On January 2, 1880, he m. Jennie Emma Page, daughter of Joel C. and Adeline (Bickford) Page, of Montpelier, Vt. Mrs. Cobb is a descendant in the ninth generation of John1 and Phœbe (Paine) Page, who emi- grated from Dedham, England, and were liv- ing in Watertown, Mass., in 1630. John1 Page d. December 18, 1676, aged about ninety years; and his wife d. September 28, 1677, aged eighty-seven years. The line of descent is through John, Samuel, David, Captain David, Joel, Silas, and Joel C. Page. John2 Page, of Watertown and Groton, Mass., m. March 12, 1664, Faith Dunster, who d. March 3, 1699. He d. 1710-II. Samuel3 Page, of Groton and Lunenburg, Mass., b. June 4, 1672, d. September 7, 1747. David4 Page, of Lunenburg and Petersham, Mass., and Lancas- ter, N. H., son of Samuel3 and his wife, Mar- tha, m. January 22, 1734-5, at Lunenburg, Priscilla Boynton, daughter of Hilkiah3 Boyn- ton (Joseph,2 John1) and his wife, Priscilla Jewett. Captain Davids Page (b. January 5, 1745, d. April 26, 1830), who went from Petersham to Lancaster, N.H., in 1763, m. Rachel, daughter of Lieutenant Nathaniel and

Mercy (Gould) Page. Lieutenant Nathaniel was a brother of David+ Page. Rachel, b. January 21, 1750-I, d. April 28, 1817. Joel6 Page, of Lancaster (b. 1771, d. September 17, 1829), m. Eliza Durgin. Silas7 Page m. Lucy Cady. Joel C.8 Page m. Adeline Bickford, and was the father of Jennie E., as above men- tioned.

Elisha W. and Jennie E. (Page) Cobb have two children: Nellie Lillian, born April 27, 1882; and Ethel Burton, born June 12, 1887.

] DWARD AUGUSTUS PHIPPEN, of Newton, secretary and assistant treas- urer of the Old Colony Trust Com- pany, of Boston, Mass., is a native of Salem, Mass., where he was born October 12, 1859, a son of Joshua and Eunice Louise (Daniels) Phippen. He is of English ancestry and a direct descendant in the ninth generation of David Phippen, the immigrant, the line being : David,' Joseph, 2 Samuel, 3 Nathaniel, 4 Nathan- iel, Jr., 5 Joshua,6 Hardy,7 Joshua, 8 Edward Augustus9. The family name was originally "Pen," which later became "Fitz Pen," or "Son of Pen," taking its present form of "Phippen " not long before the settlement of New England.

David' Phippen was b. in England, probably at Weymouth or Melcombe, Dorsetshire, where he lived during the earlier part of his life. Emigrating to Massachusetts with his wife, Sarah, and their children, he with thirty others began the settlement of Hingham, drawing house lots there on September 18, 1635. He removed in 1641 to Boston, where his death occurred before October 3, 1650. His son, Joseph2 Phippen, also b. in England, m. Dor- cas or Dorothy Wood, removed to Boston about 1644, and in 1665 to Salem. Samuel3 Phip- pen, who was baptized May 6, 1649, m. in February, 1677, Rachel Guppey. Nathaniel+ Phippen, who was b. August 4, 1687, m. Mar- garet Palfrey. Nathaniels Phippen, Jr., b. Sep- tember 5, 17II, who was a cooper by trade, and who d. before February 18, 1755, on Octo- ber 14, 1734, m. Seeth Hardy, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Pickering) Hardy. Joshua6 Phippen, who was also a cooper and probably

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 20

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