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(1742). He m. in 1717, Deborah Cook, of Tiverton, R. I. He was a birthright Quaker or Friend, and, as she was not a Friend, he lost his membership by marrying out of meet- ing. James5 Howland, b. at Dartmouth, m. in 1740, Elizabeth Wing. They both d. in 1778. Their son, Wing,6 b. in 1750, was the sixth in a family of fifteen children, all but one of whom grew to maturity. A farmer in Dartmouth, he m. in 1774, Elizabeth Huttle- stone. Captain John7 Howland, b. in 1776, son of Wing and Elizabeth, m. first Phoebe Kempton; and second, in 1812, Mercy Nye, of Fairhaven. In early manhood he commanded a whaling vessel. Afterward he carried on a grocery business, and was part owner of vessels engaged in codfishing. Mercy Nye Howland, his eighth and youngest child, b. in 1817, m. Captain James V. Cox, as mentioned above.
George Howland Cox was graduated at the Fairhaven High School in 1871, and was ad- mitted a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point in May of that year, having been appointed by Congressman Buf- fington. A severe attack of malaria, brought on by exposure while in camp, so shattered his health that he was obliged, in 1872, to give up his West Point course and return to his home. He afterward entered the employ of the Mount Washington Glass Company to learn the busi- ness, remaining with them till 1874. In that year he went to the Lake Superior copper region, and in April, 1875, entered the office of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company at Calumet, Mich. He was there engaged till 1880, when, on account of poor health, he took a sea voyage in the barque "Veronica," Cap- tain Henry C. Hathaway, to the Azores, Madeira, and the Canaries. In 1881 he re- entered the employ of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company, having a position which he still holds in the engineer's office in Cam- bridge. Mr. Cox was secretary of the Colonial Club from 1890 to 1897. He became a mem- ber of the Park Commissioners in 1893, and has been its president since 1897. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Oakley Country Club, and the Citizens' Trade Asso- ciation, member and past president of the Cambridge Club, a director of the Cambridge
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, member State Armory Commission, vice-president Co- lonial Club, trustee Dowse Institute, Cam- bridge, trustee Cambridge Hospital, and di- rector Cambridge Home for Aged People. A Republican in politics, and a sagacious man of affairs, he is held in high esteem by the citizens of Cambridge.
Mr. Cox married September 25, 1877, Ella Parkhurst, youngest daughter of Zenas and Mary (Tobey) Whittemore, of New Bed- ford. Mr. and Mrs. Cox have one child - George Howland, Jr., born February 8, 1880, at New Bedford, who is now in the banking office of Mills & Blanchard in Boston.
ON. EDWARD LITTLE PICKARD, Mayor of the city of Newton, Mass., was born in Lewiston, Me., Decem- ber 25, 1834, a son of Samuel and Hannah (Little) Pickard. He is of pioneer ancestry, being a direct descendant in the seventh generation from John' and Jane (Crosby) Pickard, who were among the earlier settlers of Essex County, Massachusetts, where their two sons, John and Samuel, were born.
Samuel2 Pickard, the next in line of descent, was b. in 1663. He was twice m. His first wife, Elizabeth Bradstreet, d. in early woman- hood, leaving him one son. He subsequently m. Elizabeth Hale, daughter of Thomas Hale, and by that union had four sons - Samuel, Thomas, Moses, and Joseph. Joseph3 Pickard, b. in 1701, m. Sarah Jewett, who bore him five children, one daughter and four sons, the latter being Samuel, Jacob, Joseph, and Jere- miah. Jeremiah+ Pickard, b. in 1744, was father of Daniels Pickard, who m. Susan Har- vey, they being the parents of Samuel6 Pickard.
Samuel Pickard was b. in Rowley, Mass., March 7, 1793, and d. in Lewiston, Me., No- vember 2, 1872. When a boy he removed with his parents to Canterbury, N. H., where he obtained his early education, and where he remained until attaining his majority. Re- turning then to Rowley, he engaged in agri- cultural pursuits during the spring time and harvest, and in the winter taught school. He made a very successful teacher, being well up
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in all the common branches of study, and, moreover, an expert mathematician. In 1832 he settled in Lewiston, Me., where at first he followed the occupation of a merchant. A few years later he became treasurer of the Lewiston Falls Manufacturing Company, which position he retained until his death, thirty-five years later. He was m. twice. His first wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Coffin, d. in Rowley, Mass., leaving him with four children. After removing with his chil- dren to Maine, he m. Hannah Little, who was b. in Newburyport, Mass., a daughter of Ed- ward Little. Among their children was Ed- ward Little, whose name appears at the head of this sketch.
Edward Little7 Pickard acquired his educa- tion in Lewiston, attending the public schools and the Lewiston Falls Academy. At the age of fourteen he entered his father's store as clerk, and remained there subsequently for seven years. With the knowledge of mercan- tile affairs thus obtained, he started in busi- ness on his own account as junior member of the firm of Hill & Pickard, which connec- tion lasted four years. Then, going to Port- land, Me., he entered the employ of Tyler, Rice & Sons, for whom he worked for five years. He then came to Boston, and became a member of the firm known to-day as the N. W. Rice Company. Having established himself in business in Boston, Mr. Pickard resided in Lynn from 1865 until 1872, when he removed with his family to Newton, of which city he has since remained a resident. He has always taken an active interest in mu- nicipal affairs, while in Lynn serving two years - in 1870 and 1871 -as a member of the City Council. In 1897 and 1898 he was a Representative to the State Legislature, and in 1900 was elected, without opposition, as Mayor of Newton. He is a member of the Newton Club, and of the Auburndale Congre- gational Church in Newton.
On December 25, 1856, in Bangor, Me., by the Rev. George B. Little, Mr. Pickard was married to Miss Fannie Maria Plummer, a daughter of Joshua Coffin and Sophia (Dix) Plummer, and a niece of General John A. Dix, of New York. Mr. and Mrs, Pickard have
four children, namely: Julia Maria (who re- sides with her parents), Charles Dix, George Plummer, and Edward L., Jr. Charles Dix Pickard, who resides in Auburndale, married Nora G. Temple, and has two children - Ed- ward T. and Julia. George Plummer Pickard, who is living in Auburndale, married Marie Altier, and they have one child, Norman. Edward L. Pickard, Jr., married Gertrude L. Gould, and resides in Westboro.
OSEPH STONE, who is engaged in business at 53 State Street, Boston, is a prominent representative of an old New England family founded in Amer- ica by Simon1 Stone, a native of Much Brom- ley (now Great Bromley), near Colchester, Essex County, England.
The records of the family in England begin with Simon Stone, of Much Bromley, who d. in 1510, wife Elizabeth. His son David was father of Simon, b. there in 1506, whose wife was Agnes. David, son of Simon and Agnes Stone, by his wife Ursula, whom he m. Au- gust 23, 1585, was father of Simon' Stone, the immigrant already mentioned.
Simon' Stone, b. at Much Bromley in 1585, m. Joan Clark, August 5, 1616. He came to America, April, 1635, in the ship "Increase," and settled in Watertown, Mass.
Simon2 Stone, b. at Much Bromley, 1631, m. Mary Whipple, of Ipswich, Mass., d. Feb- ruary 27, 1708, at Watertown.
Simon, 3 b. at Watertown, Mass., September 8, 1656, m. Sarah Farnsworth, of Groton, d. at Groton, Mass., December 20, 1741.
Joseph, 4 b. at Groton, Mass., March 8, 1702, m. May 9, 1728, Mary Prescott, of Groton, d. at Groton, September 10, 1777.
Silas, 5 b. at Groton, February 11, 1742, lived also at Templeton, 1768-80, m. January 20, 1767, Eunice Fairbank, d. at Harvard, Mass., July 31, 1827.
Phinehas6 Stone, b. at Templeton, Mass., July 3, 1775, m. May 3, 1808, Hannah Jones, of Londonderry, N. H., d. at Charlestown, Mass., January 9, 1852.
Phinehas Jones 7 Stone, b. at Weare, N. H., May 23, 1810, m, in Charlestown, Mass., June
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20, 1841, Ann Maria Lindsay, of Charlestown, daughter of Ichabod Lindsay, d. in Boston, August 12, 1891.
Joseph8 Stone, b. at Charlestown, January 4, 1848, m. February 10, 1880, Minnie Harris, of Boston, daughter of Horatio Harris.
Marion9 Stone, b. at Lawrence, Mass., Oc- tober 14, 1882.
Phinehas Jones Stone was b. in Weare, N. H., May 23, 1810, and moved to Charlestown in 1824, where he resided until his death. He early became interested in real estate, which business he managed with great success. He was Selectman of Charlestown in 1839 and 1840, member of the House of Representatives in 1840, 1856, 1862, and 1863, and was in- spector of the State Prison from 1856 to 1859. He was Mayor of Charlestown in 1862, 1863, and 1864, and was instrumental in raising and forming several companies for the defence of the country during the Rebellion. He was United States Assessor, Sixth Massachusetts District, from 1867 to 1873. In 1852 he organized the Mystic River Corporation, which improved with wharf and docks about one hun- dred acres of flats lying between the north and south channels of Mystic River. This has be- come the water terminal of the Boston & Maine Railroad, and is now valued at more than one million dollars.
In 1854 Mr. Stone organized the Charles- town Five Cents Savings Bank, and became its president, which position he held up to the time of his death, when deposits amounted to four million five hundred and ninety-nine thousand dollars. He became a director in the Charlestown Gas Company, and also in the Mutual Protection Fire Insurance Company. He was a man of commanding presence and sterling integrity of character, loyal to his country in the hour of its peril, upright and honorable in all his dealings with his brother man, and with sympathy and help for the distressed, his hand being ever open to re- lieve the suffering without ostentation or publicity.
On June 20, 1841, he m. Ann Maria Lind- sey, of Charlestown, daughter of Ichabod Lind- sey, whose ancestry is given below. He d. at Charlestown, August 12, 1891.
LINDSAY, SOMETIMES LINDSEY.
Thomas Lindsay, Lindsay of Forfarshire, Scotland, probable ancestor.
Andrew' Lindsay came from Scotland, sailed for America from Londonderry, Ireland, settled in Pembroke, Mass., m. April 5, 1733, Jane Earle, of Pembroke.
Ephraim2 Lindsay, b. in Pembroke, Mass., March 26, 1738, m. Ann Bonney, December 1, 1771, d. at White Plains, N. Y., while serv- ing in the Revolutionary army.
Alfred3 Lindsay, b. in Pembroke, June 24, 1772.
Ichabod4 Lindsey, b. November 26, 1801, m. Ann Smith, d. in Charlestown, Mass., September, 1857.
Ann Marias Lindsey, b. in Charlestown, November 14, 1823, m. Phinehas Jones Stone, d. in Charlestown, September 6, 1851.
Phinehas Jones7 and Ann Maria Stone had four sons - George, Charles, Phinehas Jones, Jr., and Joseph. George and Charles d. in infancy.
Phinehas Jones8 Stone, Jr., b. at Charles- town, Mass., January 28, 1842, entered the navy in 1863 as Acting Assistant Paymaster, and served through the war on the Mississippi River. His health was there broken down. For many years an invalid, he d. August 18, 1889.
Joseph8 Stone, b. at Charlestown, Mass., January 4, 1848, is a graduate of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, with degree of Bachelor of Science, 1868, a civil engineer. From 1868 to 1873 he was engaged in building and remodelling textile mills, from 1873 to 1880 was agent of the Manchester Mills at Manchester, N. H., and from 1880 to 1887 similarly in charge of the Lower Pacific Mills at Lawrence, Mass. In 1887 he retired from active business, became a resident of Roxbury, Mass., and began to devote his time to his real estate interests, which have since occupied practically his entire attention. He is trustee of several estates, vice-president of the Charles- town Five Cents Savings Bank, a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the University Club and Technology Club of Boston, and the Reform Club and Wool Club
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of New York. On February 10, 1880, he m. Miss Minnie Harris, daughter of Horatio Harris, and they have one daughter, Marion. The following is Mrs. Stone's ancestral his- tory : -
HARRIS.
Robert Harris from Gloucestershire, Eng- land, sailed by ship "Primrose," July 27, 1635, to Virginia. Later came to West Rox- bury, and became freeman 1650, m. Elizabeth Boughey at Roxbury, June 8, 1647, d. 1702.
Timothy,2 b. at Roxbury, July 9, 1650, m. Abigail Morey, daughter of Thomas Morey, d. September 27, 1730.
Joseph, 3 b. at Brookline, February 15, 171I, m. Rebecca Adams, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Adams, of Roxbury, d. at Mansfield in February, 1763.
Thomas, 4 b. at Norton, now Mansfield, Mass., December 2, 1737, m. Elizabeth Adams, of Newton. He d. June 21, 1803.
Joseph, 5 b. at Brattleboro, Vt., January 27, 1771, m. Anne Coffin, of Vermont.
Joseph,6 b. in Dorchester, January 19, 1792, m. Sallie Smith, daughter of Jonathan Smith, of Lexington.
Horatio,7 b. in Boston, February 12, 1821, m. April 2, 1846, Eunice Elizabeth Crehore, daughter of Edward Crehore and Mary Preston, of Dorchester, d. February 29, 1876.
Minnie, 8 b. in Roxbury, August 25, 1854, m. Joseph Stone, February 10, 1880.
CREHORE.
Teague' Crehore, b. in 1640, was the first of the family to arrive in this country. He m. Mary Spurr, d. at Milton, Mass., January 22, 1695.
Timothy2 Crehore, b. at Milton, October 18, 1666, m. Ruth Royal, of Milton, February 10, 1688, d. at Milton, August 15, 1739.
Timothy3 Crehore, b. at Milton, December 3 or 26, 1689, m. first Mary Triscoll, second Mary Billings, mother of William Crehore, d. in Milton, December 26, 1755.
William+ Crehore, b. in Milton, January I, 1730, m. Ann Bowen, January 2, 1752, d. in Milton, July 9, 1803 or 1804.
Thomas5 Crehore, b. in Milton, 1769, m.
Eunice Houghton, 1792, d. in Boston, De- cember 31, 1846.
Edward6 Crehore, b. Milton, April 13, 1800, m. first Mary Preston, September 4, 1822, second Sarah Minns Tileston, July 20, 1843, d. in Boston, April 27, 1857.
Eunice Elizabeth7 Crehore, b. in Dorches- ter, September 2, 1825, m. Horatio Harris, Dorchester, d. Roxbury, March 22, 1873.
Horatio Harris was b. in Boston, February 12, 1821. He early entered the counting-room of Mr. Thomas W. Sears, commission mer- chant and auctioneer, was made a partner when he reached the age of twenty-one, and on the death of the other partners became the head of the firm, and carried on a very successful busi- ness. Later in life he became interested in sugar refining, being associated therein with Mr. Thomas Oxnard, and having large interests in the Oxnard and Continental Sugar Refin-
eries. On the death of Mr. Joshua Sears in 1857 Mr. Harris, together with Mr. Hugh Montgomery and Mr. Alpheus Hardy, became one of the trustees of his estate, and at once began the erection of ornamental business buildings, a novelty in those days of plain structures, which proved very successful; and the estate rapidly grew to an immense size. In 1856 Mr. Harris purchased some twenty- five acres of land in Roxbury on Walnut Ave- nue, upon which he constructed one of the finest houses about Boston, laying out the grounds as a beautiful park, and allowing it to be open daily to the public. Mr. Harris was a natural musician, a devoted admirer of the best music, and possessed a quick ear and ready touch. Among his many charities was the assistance of scores of young persons of either sex who were helped by him to obtain their musical education.
Mr. Harris was ever ready to further the commercial interests of his native city by aid- ing in the establishment of many of its most important manufacturing and mercantile proj- ects. He was a man of sterling integrity, of frank and honest manliness, and discriminating generosity, which, together with a great degree of ability and enterprise, combined to make him one of the best known, most public-spir-
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ited, and most popular of the business men of Boston. He never sought, nor would he accept, any public office, yet he never failed to respond with substantial aid to any worthy political or charitable object. When the nation was struggling in civil war, no man contributed of his means more liberally, more readily, and more constantly than he of his counsel and of his example to save the national honor and to maintain the national security.
On April 2, 1846, he m. Miss Eunice Eliza- beth Crehore, of Dorchester, daughter of Ed- ward Crehore. He d. February 29, 1876, having had children as follows : -
Horatio Harris, Jr., b. in Boston, February 26, 1847, d. in Roxbury, February 12, 1871. At time of his death he was superintendent of the Continental Sugar Refinery.
Edward Crehore Harris, b. in Boston, June 29, 1849, m. Florence E. Howe, of Boston, d. June 27, 1890, leaving one son, Horatio Harris.
Minnie Harris, b. in Boston, August 25, 1854, m. Joseph Stone, February 10, 1880, has one daughter, Marion.
Georgia Anna Harris, b. in Roxbury, June 27, 1860, m. Dr. Frederick W. Kennedy, of Lawrence, Mass., d. at Lawrence, August 15, 1890, leaving one son, George Harris Ken- nedy.
EORGE WESTGATE MILLS, M. D., a prominent physician of Medford, was born in this town September 26,
1852. Son of the late Caleb Mills and his wife, Sarah Stickney Sleeper, he is of substan- tial Scottish ancestry, being a descendant in the fifth generation of the immigrant, Thomas' Mills, who settled in New Hampshire about the middle of the eighteenth century.
Thomas' Mills was b. in Scotland in 1720. Emigrating to this country, he located first in Londonderry, N. H., removing from there about 1751 to Dunbarton, N. H., where he was a resident until his death, January 27, 1790. He m. Elizabeth Hoog, supposed to have been a daughter of John Hoog. Nine children namely, Sarah, John, Agnes, Thomas, Caleb, Elizabeth, Peter, James, and Samuel - were the fruit of their union. Sarah was the first
white child b. in Dunbarton. Caleb2 Mills, b. June 8, 1765, d. January 17, 1834. A farmer by occupation, he accumulated considerable wealth. His wife, whose maiden name was Tamar Cheney, d. February 20, 1850. She bore him eight children - John, Sarah, Joseph, Nancy, Polly, Elizabeth, Caleb, and Tamar. Caleb, Jr., the youngest son, was graduated from Dartmouth College in the class of 1828, and afterward studied theology at Andover, Mass. In 1833 he was invited to become first instructor of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., where he taught Latin and Greek, retain- ing the position until his retirement at the age of seventy years. He was subsequently pro- fessor emeritus until his death, October 17, 1879. He was greatly interested in the cause of education, and was known as the father of public schools in Indiana. John3 Mills, a life- long farmer of Dunbarton, was b. December 30, 1786, and d. August 1, 1859. His wife, whose maiden name was Nancy Bailey, was b. February 13, 1784, and d. May 21, 1865. They were the parents of twelve children - William P., Sarah B., Caleb, Catherine G., Nancy Elizabeth, Phebe B., Mary, Bailey Thomas, Susan T., John Cavis, an infant boy not named, and Mathew S.
Caleb+ Mills, the Doctor's father, son of John, 3 was b. in Dunbarton, N. H., June 16, 18II, and d. December 18, 1899, in Medford, Mass. He followed agricultural pursuits in his native town until 1841, when he removed to Charlestown, Mass., where he embarked in the wood business. Subsequently, having learned the process of soap making, he built a factory, which was burned as soon as com- pleted. Settling in Medford about 1846, he engaged in soap making and general farming, being at first the manager of the soap busi- ness of Mr. Whittaker, and later joining with Mr. Robert Mellen in manufacturing soaps of all kinds. From 1857 until 1860 he was en- gaged in the manufacture of cotton batting and wadding of various kinds in Winchester, being a copartner with his brother, B. T. Mills. The mills were shut down in 1860, and soon after were destroyed by fire. He then devoted his attention to his farming in- terests for a time, then again embarked in
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the wood business and later in the ice busi- ness. In 1867 or 1868 he engaged in the building and real estate business, and erected many buildings in Medford. A liberal-minded, public-spirited man, he took an active inter- est in local affairs, serving in various town offices. He was Selectman and Assessor in 1868 and Overseer of the Poor one or more terms. He was connected with the Trinitarian Congre- gational Church, and had charge of the remod- elling and rebuilding of the church edifice.
On May 12, 1836, he m. Sarah Stickney Sleeper, who was b. in Hopkinton, N. H., April 30, 1815, and d. December 12, 1872, in Medford, Mass. She was a daughter of John Sleeper, who m. Sarah Chase, daughter of Captain Jonathan Chase. Jonathan Chase, great-grandfather of Dr. Mills, was b. in Con- cord, N. H., about 1733, and d. February 6, 1816, aged eighty-two years. In 1755, during the French and Indian War, he served in the expedition against Crown Point under Captain Joseph Eastman and Colonel Joseph Blanchard. He removed to Hopkinton, N. H., prior to the Revolution; and in 1777, as a member of the company of Captain John Hale, Colonel Henry Gerrish's regiment, he was called to re-enforce General Gates, and was promoted to the rank of Captain. His wife, Sarah Stickney, of Concord, N. H., d. March 10, 1812, aged seventy-four years. Captain Jonathan was a son of Daniel Chase and grandson of Aquila Chase, the immigrant, and his wife, Anna Wheeler. Four children were the fruit of the union of Caleb+ Mills and Sarah Stickney Sleeper : Hermon, b. September 5, 1837; Helen Elizabeth, b. April 24, 1840; George Westgate, the special subject of this sketch; and Medora, b. April 13, 1855, who d. Sep- tember 18, 1855.
Hermon Mills, the eldest son, b. at Dunbar- ton, N. H., d. April 9, 1864. In his early life he was a machinist and cotton manufacturer at Winchester, Mass. Enlisting in 1861 in the First Massachusetts Cavalry, under Captain Marcus A. Moore, in the regiment of Colonel Robert Williams, a graduate of West Point, he went to the front at Hilton Head in the Department of the South, serving as a farrier. On August 4, 1863, the Third Battalion, to
which he belonged, was made an independent battalion, Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry, and on February 12, 1864, became the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry. With this he went to Jacksonville, Fla., and was in a number of engagements. He d. at Beaufort, S. C., of typhoid fever. Helen Elizabeth Mills, b. at Dunbarton, N. H., m. September 4, 1861, G. W. W. Saville, of Quincy. They have one child, Caleb Mills Saville, b. May 27, 1865, who was graduated at Harvard University in 1889 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and is a civil engineer on the Metropolitan Water Commission. He m. October 27, 1891, Eliza- beth A. Thorndike. Both Mr. and Mrs. Saville are members of the Society of "Mayflower " Descendants.
George Westgate Mills, the third child of the parental household, received his prepara- tory education in Medford, attending the com- mon schools and the high school. In 1873 he was graduated from the Massachusetts Agri- cultural College at Amherst with the degree of Bachelor of Science, and in 1879 received his degree of Doctor of Medicine from Harvard University. He at once began the practice of his profession in Medford, where he has at- tained great success. The Doctor is identified by membership with many fraternal orders, be- longing to the Harvard Medical School Alumni Association; the Emergency and Hygiene As- sociation ; the National Association of Military Surgeons; the First Battalion Cavalry, Second Brigade, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, of which he is surgeon, with rank of Major ; Harmony Lodge, No. 68, I. O. O. F., of Med- ford; Mount Hermon Lodge, F. & A. M .; Mystic Chapter, R. A. M. ; Medford Council, R. & S. M. ; and the Medford Historical So- ciety. He was Medford Town Physician three years, and is now a member of the Board of Health. He is connected with the Mystic Congregational Trinitarian Church.
On August 11, 1880, Dr. Mills married Anna Burke, daughter of Thomas Waite and Laura (Pullen) Pratt, of Medford, and grand- daughter of Thomas and Phebe (Waite) Pratt. Mrs. Mills through her paternal grandmother, Phebe Waite, is descended from Samuel and Mary (Ward) Waite, of Wethersfield, Essex
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County, England, and also from three passen- gers in the "Mayflower," as shown by the fol- lowing record of ancestry : John' Waite, b. about 1618, son of Samuel, came to New Eng- land in 1638 on the "Susan and Ellen," set- tling at Mystic Side, now Malden, Mass. He m. first, in England, Mary Hills. He m., secondly, Sarah, widow of Jacob Parker, of Chelmsford. Joseph2 Waite, his second son, m. first, August 7, 1672, Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Elizabth Oakes. Thomas 3 Waite, b. in Malden about 1679, son of Jo- seph and Hannah, m. December 26, 1701, Deborah Sargent, daughter of John and Lydia (Chipman) Sargent and through her mother a grand-daughter of John and Hope (Howland) Chipman. Hope Howland, it is well known, was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Tilly) Howland, who both came in the "Mayflower" in 1620, with her parents, John and Bridget Tilly, and were m. in 1624.
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