Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 6

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

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G UY CARLETON EMERSON, civil · engineer, Deputy Superintendent of Streets, city of Boston, was born in the town of Orland, Hancock County, Me., May 12, 1867, son of Captain Arthur Walter and Sophia (Newman) Emerson. On the pa- ternal side he is a descendant in the eighth generation of Michael Emerson, who settled at Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1656. The line is : Michael,' Joshua,2 Josiah, 3 Timo- thy, 4 Captain Phineas, 5 Aaron Parker,6 Arthur Walter,7 Guy Carleton8.

Michael Emerson m. in 1657 Hannah, daughter of John and Mary (Shatswell) Web- ster, and had fifteen children. Joshua2 m. in 1706 Mary Clark. Josiah,3 b. in 1710, m. Abigail Messer, and Timothy4 m. Mercy Cole. Captain Phineas5 Emerson m. Mehitable Parker, daughter of Free Groves and Susanna (Hardy) Parker. Her father, b. in 1755, was of the sixth generation of the family founded by Abraham Parker, who m. Rose Whitlock in 1644, and settled at Woburn, a few years later removing to Chelmsford.

The Hon. Aaron Parker Emerson, grand- father of the subject of the present sketch, was b. in Bucksport, Me., August 13, 1805. He settled at Orland, Me., and engaged in busi-

ness as a ship builder, lumber dealer, ice dealer, and general merchant. He served as Town Clerk seventeen years, Representative to the Legislature four years, as Presidential elector in 1856, a member of the Governor's Council in 1867, and for five years, 1865-69, as a trustee of the Maine State Reform School. He m. in 1833, Julia A., daughter of Dr. Nathan and Mary (Carleton) Tenney. Both her parents belonged to old Essex County (Massachusetts) families. The Tenney ances- tral line is: Thomas,' whose wife was Ann; John,2 who m. Mercy Parratt, daughter of Francis Parratt; Samuel, 3 who m. Sarah Boyn- ton; Philip, 4 who m. Jane Hale; William, 5 b. in 1740, who resided at Bradford, and m. Re- becca Eames; Dr. Nathan, 6 above named; and Julia A.7

Rebecca, wife of William Tenney and mother of Nathan, was the daughter of Nathan3 and Mary (Burpee) Eames and grand-daugh- ter of Jeremiah3 and Rebecca (Jewett) Burpee. Nathan3 Eames was a son of Joseph and grand- son of Robert' Eames, of Boxford, the immi- grant progenitor of the family. Jeremiah3 Burpee was son of Thomas,2 Jr., and grandson of Thomas' Burpee, Sr. Rebecca Jewett, his wife, was a daughter of Joseph2 Jewett, son of Deacon Maximilian1 Jewett, one of the first settlers of Rowley, Mass., 1639. Maximilian' was the second son of Edward and Mary (Tay- lor) Jewett, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Mary Carleton, wife of Dr. Nathan Tenney, was the daughter of Major David and Mary (Cogswell) Carleton and a member of the seventh generation of the family of this sur- name in New England. Edward' Carleton, its founder, b. in England in 1605, son of Erasmus Carleton, mercer of St. Bartholomew's Parish, London, England, was an inhabitant of Rowley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1639, and was a member of the General Court four years. He returned to England in 1650-51. John,2 son of Edward, m. Hannah Jewett, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Malinson) Jew- ett, and settled in Haverhill in 1661. His son Edward3 m. Elizabeth, daughter of Benja- min and Mercy (Hazeltine) Kimball, and was the father of Benjamin+ Carleton, b. in 1693, who settled in Bradford. Dudley5 Carleton, b.

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in 1721, son of Benjamin4 and his wife Abi- gail, m. Abigail, daughter of Joseph and Re- becca (Kimball) Wilson. Major David, son of Dudley and Abigail Carleton, m. Mary Cogswell, and was the father of Mrs. Tenney, as noted above.

Mary Cogswell was the daughter of Adam5 and Sarah (Burnham) Cogswell, the Cogswell line being : John,' who with wife, Alice, came in the ship "Angel Gabriel " and settled at Ipswich in 1635; William,2 who m. in 1694 Susanna Hawkes; Adam,3 of Ipswich, whose wife was Abigail; Caleb,4 who m. in 1728 Mary Tyler and resided at Littleton, Mass. ; Adam,5 b. in 1733, who removed from New- buryport to Sedgwick, Me.

Among other ancestors of Mr. Emerson through the Parker, Eames, and Tenney fami- lies may be named Humphrey Bradstreet, George Blake, Thomas Palmer, John Pearson, Richard Swan, and Richard Hutchinson. Jo- siah Emerson, third in the ancestral line, served five days in April, 1775, as a private in Captain Timothy Eaton's company. His son Timothy was a private in Captain Nathaniel Gage's company. He enlisted December 20, 1777, and served three months and sixteen days, guarding General Burgoyne's troops at Bunker Hill; and his name appears on roll dated Bradford, as private, Captain John Per- kins's company, Colonel Cyprian Howe's regiment, 1780, July 25, October 30. Free Groves Parker appears as Free Parker, private, on the roll of Captain Gage's company, May 8, 1775, and at Bunker Hill, and marched to Cambridge April 19.

Arthur Walter, son of Aaron P. and Julia A. (Tenney) Emerson, b. September 14, 1838, was the second in a family of six children, and one of four sons that grew to maturity. His brothers were Theodore Holbrook, William Tenney, and George A. In his boyhood he was a sailor in the merchant service. In the Civil War he was Acting Ensign in the navy, and after the war he again entered the mer- cantile marine, commanding a vessel many years. His home was at Orland, Me. Cap- tain Emerson m. in February, 1865, Sophia Thomson Newman, daughter of Enoch and Dorinda (Gott) Newman, of Orland. He d.

in 1890, and is survived by Mrs. Emerson and two children: Guy Carleton, civil engineer ; and Julia Tenney, an artist, b. January 23, 1876. Mrs. Emerson and her daughter reside in Boston.

Guy Carleton Emerson was educated at the Chauncy Hall School, Boston, and the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been continuously engaged in the duties of his profession in the city of Boston, his first em- ploy being in connection with the metropolitan sewerage system till 1895, when he was en- gaged on the Subway. In February, 1900, he was made Deputy Superintendent of Streets, sewer division, Boston. For five years he was a member of the First Corps of Cadets.

ILLIAM HENRY WINSHIP, a resident of Malden, engaged in business in Boston, was born in Malden, Mass., September 20, 1867, a son of William Wallace Winship. He comes from Colonial stock of exceptional worth, on the paternal side being a direct descendant of Lieutenant Edward Winship, who settled in Cambridge in 1635, and a great-grandson of John Winship, one of the fifty or sixty minute- men that faced the British soldiers on Lexing- ton Common, April 19, 1775. Among others of his distinguished ancestors may be men- tioned the Rev. Michael Wigglesworth and Joseph Hills, both early settlers of Malden, the latter undoubtedly giving the town its present name. His line of descent from the founder of the Winship family is as follows : Edward,' Samuel,2 Samuel, 3 Samuel, 4 John, 5 Stephen,6 William Wallace,7 William Henry8.

Edward' Winship, b. March 13, 1612, sailed for America from Harwich, England, in Au- gust, 1635, and settled in Cambridge, Mass., in October, 1635. For many years he was one of the most active and energetic inhabi- tants of the place, and became a large land- holder, owning land in Cambridge and Lexing- ton. He was a member of the artillery com- pany since known as the Ancient and Honora- ble in 1638; was Selectman of Cambridge for fourteen years, between 1637 and 1684. He was a Representative to the General Court in

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1663, 1664, 1681, and 1686, and also served as Lieutenant in the militia. He d. Decem- ber 2, 1688. He was twice m., the line of descent being continued through his second wife, Elizabeth Parks, who d. September 19, 1 690.

Samuel2 Winship, b. in Lexington, Mass., October 24, 1658, passed his life in that town. He was a subscriber for the meeting-house in 1692 and later for the purchase of the common. He served a number of terms as Selectman. On April 12, 1687, he m. Mary Poulter, who was b. in Bolton, Mass., May 9, 1665. Her father, John Poulter, who d. in Medford, Sep- tember 18, 1676, m. December 29, 1662, Rachel Eliot, who was b. October 26, 1643, daughter of Francis and Mary (Saunders) Eliot.

Samuel3 Winship, a lifelong resident of Lexington, was b. January 8, 1688, and d. February 13, 1776. He served as High Sheriff of Middlesex County. On January 10, 1712, he m. Jane Fessenden, who was b. April 22, 1688, and d. January 12, 1771. Her father, Nicholas Fessenden, who was b. in England in 1650, d. February 24, 1719. His wife, Margaret Cheney, b. November 26, 1656, d. December 10, 1717. She was a daughter of Thomas Cheney, who m. at Roxbury, in 1655, Jane Atkinson, and d. in 1678.

Samuel4 Winship was b. in Lexington, Mass., September 25, 1712, and died February 16, 1780. On May 5, 1748, he m. Abigail Crosby, of Billerica, who was born 'June 5, 1717. She was a daughter of Lieutenant Simon Crosby and grand-daughter of Simon Crosby, Jr. Simon Crosby, Sr., her great- grandfather, was b. in August, 1637, and d. January 22, 1725. He served in the militia in 1675 and 1676, and was Deputy to the Gen- eral Court in 1690 and 1691. He m. Rachel Brackett, who was b. November 3, 1639, and d. April 3, 1735. She was a daughter of Deacon Richard and Alice Brackett, the for- mer of whom was b. in 1611, and d. March 5, 1691. Simon Crosby, Jr., b. in 1663, m. Hannah Shedd, and spent his entire life in Billerica. Lieutenant Simon Crosby, b. in Billerica, August 23, 1689, d. February 2, 1771. He served in the old French and Ind-

ian War, being at Crown Point and Lake Champlain in 1758 and 1759. On June 9, 1714, he m. Abigail Kidder, who was b. De- cember 16, 1694, and d. November 7, 1748. She was a daughter of Enoch Kidder. Her paternal grandfather, James Kidder, b. in Sus- sex, England, in 1626, emigrated to Massachu- setts, settling in Billerica, where his death oc- curred April 16, 1676. He served as an Ensign in Captain Danforth's company, and his house was used as a garrison in 1675. The maiden name of his wife was Anna Moore. Enoch Kidder, of Billerica, was b. September 16, 1664, and d. December 1, 1752. His wife, Mary Hayward, whom he m. in 1691, was a daughter of John and Rebecca (Atkinson) Hayward, of Concord.

John5 Winship, b. in Lexington, May 12, 1754, d. at West Cambridge, October 9, 1822. He was a member of Captain John Parker's company of minute-men that fought the British on Lexington Common; and he also served in the Continental Army in New York from Jan- uary 1, 1777, until April 3, 1778. He m. Deliverance Munroe, who was b. July 22, 1755, and d. February 16, 1838. She was a daughter of Marrett Munroe, of Lexington, and a descendant in the fourth generation of Will- iam,' the ancestor of all the Munroes of Lex- ington and vicinity. Born in Scotland in 1625, William Munroe emigrated to New Eng- land in 1652, was m. in 1665, and d. January 27, 1717. John2 Munroe, b. in Lexington, March 10, 1666, d. September 14, 1753. He m. Hannah Marrett, who was b. August 17, 1668, and d. April 14, 1716. Her paternal grandfather, Thomas Marrett, who with his wife, Susan, emigrated to Massachusetts from England, d. June 30, 1664. Their son John, father of Hannah Marrett, was b. in England, and there m. Abigail Eddeson, a native of Cheshire. He d. in 1696. Marrett3 Munroe, b. in Lexington, December 6, 1713, d. in that town, March 26, 1798. He m. April 17, 1737, Deliverance Parker, who was b. May 28, 1721, and d. August 9, 1799.

She was a sister of Captain John Parker, above named, a daughter of Lieutenant Josiah Parker, and a descendant in the fifth genera- tion of Thomas' Parker, who settled in Lynn

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in 1637, and d. in 1683. Lieutenant Hanna- niah2 Parker, b. in Lynn in 1638, d. in 1724. He m. September 30, 1663, Elizabeth Browne, who d. in 1698. She was b. in Reading, Mass., daughter of Nicholas Browne, who was b. in England in 1601, and d. in Reading, Mass., in 1673. John3 Parker, b. in Reading, August 3, 1664, d. at Lexington, June 22, 1741. In 1689 he m. Deliverance Dodge, who d. March 10, 1718. Lieutenant Josiah4 Parker, b. in Reading, April 11, 1694, d. in Lexington, whither his parents removed when he was a child, October 9, 1756. On Decem- ber 8, 1718, he m. Anna Stone, who was b. November 27, 1694, daughter of John and Rachel (Shepard) Stone, of Concord. Her father was b. May 12, 1663, and d. February 3, 1713. Her paternal grandfather, Samuel Stone, who was b. in 1635, and d. in 1715, m. Sarah Stearns, who was b. in 1635, and d. in 1700. She was a daughter of Isaac' Stearns, who settled in Watertown in 1630. Samuel Stone was a son of Deacon Gregory' and Lydia Stone, the former of whom was b. in England in 1590, settled in Cambridge, Mass., in 1635, and d. November 30, 1672.

Stephen6 Winship, b. July 15, 1782, d. in Malden, Mass., March 21, 1861. About 1815 he settled in Boston, taking up his residence at the West End, and engaging in business as a provision dealer at Faneuil Hall Market. He subsequently lived a few years in Berlin, Mass., then removed to Malden, where he spent his last days. He m. November 5, 1815, Elizabeth Williams Pollard, daughter of Colonel Moses Pollard and a descendant in the sixth generation of William Pollard, the immigrant.

William' Pollard was a native of Coventry, England, where he m. Mary Farmer. Thomas2 Pollard, b. in England, d. in Billerica, Mass., April 4, 1724. On November 26, 1692, he m. Sarah Farmer, of Billerica, daughter of Edward and Mary Farmer. Her father d. May 27, 1727, and her mother in 1719. William3 Pollard, b. August 3, 1698, was a soldier in King Philip's War, serving under Major Sav- age in 1675 and 1676. He m. November 23, 1726, Experience Wheeler, of Lancaster, who was b. November 28, 1708. She was a daugh-

ter of Josiah and Experience Wheeler, the for- mer of whom was b. in 1674, and d. December 8, 1738. Corporal John+ Pollard, b. in Lan- caster, Mass., April 20, 1729, d. May 10, 1814. He was engaged in military service under command of Captain Josiah Willard in 1748, and he marched to the relief of Fort William Henry in 1758, the same year being in the expedition to Lake George. His wife, Elizabeth Williams, of Groton, b. December 5, 1736, was a daughter of John Williams and grand-daughter of Thomas and Mary (Holden) Williams. Colonel Moses5 Pollard, who was b. June 12, 1770, in Boston, resided several years in Lancaster. He sailed from New York with his own crew for the Holy Land, intending to write a religious history of the country, but he was last heard from at Genoa. The manner of his death and what became of the men or vessel was never known. On July 22, 1793, he m. Mary (or Polly) Crosby, who was b. at Shrewsbury, Mass., August 10, 1769. Her father, Elisha, was a son of Samuel Crosby and grandson of Simon and Hannah (Shedd) Crosby, mentioned above. Samuel Crosby, b. in Billerica, October 4, 1698, d. January 23, 1749. He m. December 29, 1729, Dorothy Brown, b. January I, 1704. She was a daughter of George Brown and grand-daughter of William Brown, who m. April 16, 1655, Elizabeth Ruggles, daughter of George Ruggles, of Braintree. George Brown, b. April 5, 1668, d. September 28, 1738. His wife, Sarah Kidder, who d. Feb- ruary 27, 1717, was a daughter of James and Anna (Moore) Kidder, before mentioned.

William Wallace7 Winship, son of Stephen6 and Elizabeth Williams6 (Pollard) Winship, was b. in Boston, January 2, 1832. He is engaged in the trunk and bag business on Summer Street, Boston. He m. October 19, 1864, in Charlestown, Charlotte Josephine Edmands, who was b. in Charlestown, May 15, 1841. She is a daughter of the late George Edwin Edmands and a descendant in the eighth generation of Walter Edmands, the first of the name to settle in America, the line being : Walter, John,2 John, 3 David,+ David, 5 David,6 George Edwin,7 Charlotte J. 9

Walter' Edmands emigrated from England

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to Massachusetts in 1635, settling in Concord in 1639. His wife, Dorothy, d. July 13, 1667. John2 Edmands, b. in Concord in 1640, d. in 1677. He m. October 4, 1667, Hannah Dodge. John3 Edmands, b. August 21, 1671, d. in Charlestown, August 12, 1755. On November 1, 1693, he m. Sarah Blaney, who d. June 20, 1713. Her father, John Blaney, m. June 26, 1672, Sarah Powell, whose death occurred October 18, 1694. David4 Edmands, b. in Charlestown, April 20, 1712, m. November 18, 1736, Hannah Hatch, who d. July 1, 1785. Davids Edmands, a life- long resident of Charlestown, was b. January 31, 1741, and d. December 9, 1823. On Oc- tober 13, 1767, he m. Sarah Manning, who was b. December 7, 1745. Her father, Thomas Manning, was a son of John Manning, who was b. August 30, 1666, m. Sarah Man- ning, and d. February 23, 1718. Her great- grandfather, Samuel Manning, who was b. July 21, 1644, m. April 13, 1664, Elizabeth Stearns, and d. February 22, 1710.

David6 Edmands, born in Charlestown, No- vember 15, 1768, d. July 16, 1821. He m. June 27, 1793, Mercy Burditt, who was b. April 22, 1769, a daughter of Lieutenant Samuel Burditt and a descendant of Robert1 Burditt, who was living in Malden in 1653, marrying, in November of that year, Hannah Winter, and dying June 16, 1667. Thomas2 Burditt, b. in Malden in September, 1655, d. January 20, 1729. His wife, Elizabeth, d. January 26, 1717, aged sixty-five years. Lieu- tenant Thomas3 Burditt, b. in Malden, January 13, 1683, d. October 15, 1758. On Septem- ber 28, 1705, he m. Mary Sargent, who was b. in Malden, July 4, 1686, and d. October 27, 1761. Her father, Joseph Sargent, was b. in Malden in 1663, and d. September 27, 1717. He was a son of John and Deborah (Hilliard) Sargent, the former of whom was b. about 1640, and d. September 9, 1716; while the litter was b. at Yarmouth, October 30, 1643, and d. in 1669. John Sargent was a son of the Rev. William and Sarah Sargent, who moved in 1639 from Charlestown to Barnstable. Joseph Sargent m. Mary Green, who was b. in Charlestown in December, 1668, and d. April 9, 1759. She was a daughter of Deacon John

Green and a grand-daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Green. Thomas+ Burditt, b. Decem- ber 14, 1705, 'd. March 8, 1763. His wife, Sarah Newhall, b. in Malden, November 27, 17II, was a daughter of David Newhall and a descendant of Thomas Newhall, an early settler of Lynn. Lieutenant Samuel5 Burditt, b. in Malden, September 12, 1735, d. April 2, 1809. He m. April 21, 1758, Esther Pratt, who was b. in Malden, November 10, 1737. She was a daughter of David and Mercy Upham Pratt, who were m. April 18, 1734.

Mercy Upham, who was b. November 20, 17II, was a daughter of James4 Upham and a descendant in the fifth generation of John Upham, the immigrant, the line being : John, 1 Lieutenant Phineas, 2 Deacon Phineas, 3 James, 4 Mercy5. John1 Upham, b. in 1597, d. Febru- ary 25, 1681. He m. Elizabeth Webb. Lieu- tenant Phineas2 Upham, b. in 1636, d. in 1676. He m. April 14, 1658, Ruth Wood, who was b. in 1636. Deacon Phineas3 Upham, b. May 22, 1659, m. Mary Mellins in 1682, and d. in Malden, October 19, 1720. James+ Upham, b. in Malden, August 8, 1687, m. June 2, 1709, Dorothy Wigglesworth, b. in Malden, February 22, 1686. She was a daughter of the Rev. Michael Wigglesworth and grand-daughter of Edward Wigglesworth. Her father was for many years pastor of the Malden church. He d. June 10, 1705. His wife, Martha, d. September 4, 1690, when but twenty-eight years old.

George Edwin7 Edmands, the father of Mrs. Winship, was b. in Charlestown, July 7, 1812, and d. December 14, 1875. He m. Charlotte Adams Bowen, who was b. November 21, 1812, and d. February 17, 1849. She was a daughter of John Bowen, who m., September 12, 181I, Sarah Hoppin, daughter of Thomas Hoppin, Jr. Her grandfather, Thomas Hoppin, Sr., was a son of William and Abigail (Johnson) Hoppin, who were m. September 25, 1722. Isaac Johnson, father of Abigail, was a son of William Johnson, who was living in Charles- town in 1634. Isaac m. November 22, 1671, Mary Stone, who d. August 31, 1711. Thomas Hoppin, Sr., of Charlestown, b. June 30, 1738, served as a private in Colonel Gardner's regi- ment in the company of Captain Harris. He

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m. October 22, 1761, Abigail Frothingham, who was b. November 8, 1741, and d. July II, 1762.

Her father, Thomas Frothingham, who was in his Majesty's service, April 7, 1748, under command of Captain Thomas Jenner, was b. April 17, 1713, and d. December 25, 1776. On April 21, 1737, he m. Abigail Miller, who was b. April 20, 1714, and d. April 1, 1777. Her father, James Miller, who was b. Febru- ary 1, 1681, and d. September 20, 1752, m. July 8, 1708, Abigail Frost, who d. January 22, 1765. He was a son of Richard Miller, who settled in Watertown in 1637. Thomas Hoppin, Jr., b. in Charlestown, July 11, 1762, d. December 21, 1831. In 1780, at the age of eighteen years, he enlisted in the Continental Army, serving for six months. He m. Octo- ber 6, 1785, Dorcas Cluley, of Medford, b. August 7, 1761. She was a daughter of Isaac Cluley and grand-daughter of Joseph and Eliz- abeth Cluley, who were m. in 1721 or 1722. Isaac Cluley, b. in Boston, December 15, 1729, m. January 10, 1755, Sarah Burditt, who was b. in Malden, May 21, 1738, and d. June 6, 1766. She was a daughter of Thomas4 Burditt, mentioned above, who m. a daughter of David Newhall. Thomas Newhall, the grandfather of David Newhall, was b. in Lynn in 1630. He m. Elizabeth Potter, and d. in 1687. Their son, Lieutenant Thomas New- hall, b. November 18, 1653, in Lynn, d. July 13, 1728. In 1674 he m. Rebecca Green, of Charlestown, who was b. in 1654, and d. May 25, 1726. She was a daughter of Captain Thomas Green, of Charlestown, and grand- daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Green, the former of whom d. in 1667, and the latter in 1658. Captain Green d. in 1671. He m. Re- becca Hills, who d. June 6, 1674. She was a daughter of Joseph Hills, who was b. in Mal- den in 1602, and d. in 1685 in Newburyport. David Newhall d. February 3, 1760. On Jan- uary 8, 1706, he m. Sarah Fosdick, who was b. June 11, 1687, and d. December 12, 1763. She was a daughter of Sergeant John Fosdick, who m. Elizabeth Betts, and lived to the age of ninety years, dying September 17, 1716. His father, Stephen Fosdick, who was living in Charlestown in 1635, d. there in 1664.

William Wallace and Charlotte Josephine (Edmands) Winship are the parents of seven children, namely : Nellie Sprague, b. in Mal- den, November 24, 1865; William Henry, the special subject of this sketch; George Ed- mands, b. in Charlestown, August 7, 1869, d. May 19, 1878; Stephen Edwin, b. in Charles- town, September 19, 1871; Charlotte Eliza- beth, b. in Charlestown, October 24, 1873; Albert Wallace, b. in Malden, October 4, 1880; and Walter Whyte, b. in Malden, May 21, 1883.

William Henry Winship was graduated from the Malden Centre Grammar School in 1883 and from the Malden High School in 1887. He was Second Lieutenant of the High School Cadets in 1885, Captain in 1886, and in 1887 the First Major of the High School Battalion. On leaving school he entered the trunk, bag, and military business with his uncle, H. A. Winship, of Boston, with whom he has since been connected.

Mr. Winship is identified with many frater- nal organizations, and in 1898 and 1899 was Captain of the Thirty-third Company of Infan- try, Massachusetts Provisional Militia. He belongs to the Malden High School Alumni Association, of which he was president in 1895 ; is a director of the Kernwood Club; a member of Converse Lodge, F. & A. M .; of the Massachusetts Republican Club; the Bou- quet Club; and the Beverly Yacht Club. In right of descent from twenty-six ancestors who served in the Colonial wars, he is a member of the society bearing that name; and he is like- wise a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, claiming eligibility to this organ- ization through ten of his immediate ances- tors who actively assisted in the struggle for American independence.

ARREN HAPGOOD, compiler and publisher of "The Genealogy of the Hapgood Family, 1656-1898," is a well-known resident of the Back Bay Dis- trict, Boston, a man who has happily utilized in travel, in writing, in field sports, and in works of benevolence the leisure earned by a long and honorable business career. He is a

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native of the town of Harvard, Mass., and comes of old Colonial stock long rooted in Middlesex and Worcester Counties. Born October 14, 1816, son of Joel and Sally (Fair- bank) Hapgood, he is a descendant in the sixth generation of Shadrach Habgood, who left Eng- land in the ship "Speedwell," Captain Lock, May 30, and arrived in Boston, July, 1656, a lad of fourteen years. The lineage is: Shad- rach,1 Deacon Nathaniel,2 Lieutenant Shad- rach,3 Shadrach,4 Joel,5 Warren6. (In the parish register of St. Mary's Church, Andover, England, this surname is found in three forms - Habgood, Hapgood, and Hopgood. )

Shadrach' Habgood lived for some years with his uncle, Peter Noyes, in Sudbury. October 21, 1664, he was m. to Elizabeth Treadway, daughter of Nathaniel and Sufferance (Howe) Treadway, and grand-daughter of Elder Edward Howe, of Watertown. In 1670 he had a grant of land at Pomposetticut, on the south side of the Assabet River, included in 1683 in the town of Stow. On August 2, 1675, he was treacherously slain, with eight others, by the Nipmuck Indians at Brookfield, Mass., whither he had gone as one of a party of twenty-five to hold a peace conference with them. His widow m. March 23, 1677, Joseph Hayward, of Concord, Mass.

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 6

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