Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 75

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. Vose married November 21, 1883, Mar- tha Ellen Smith, a native of Charlestown, and daughter of William Henry and Eunice Jacobs (Mann) Smith. Mrs. Vose comes of an old Salem family. Her grandfather was at one time Captain of the Salem Cadets, and her grandmother was related to Senator Charles Sumner. Mr. and Mrs. Vose are the parents of three children, namely : Frank Olin, born in Charlestown, January 13, 1885, who is now attending High School at Somerville; Ernest McKenney, born in Charlestown, May 8, 1891, now a pupil in the public school of Somerville; and Sumner Dayton, born in Somerville, De- cember 31, 1898.

OMER MERRILL SILSBEE was born October 4, 1849, in the old Winthrop House located on the site of the present Masonic Temple,

Boston. His parents were Ithiel Homer and Eleanor H. (Merrill) Silsby. He was a grandson of Ithiel· and Hannah (Gregg) Sils- bee, and great-grandson of Eliphaz and Esther (Scovell) Silsbee, Eliphaz being a native of

Windham, Conn., and son of Henry Silsby and his wife Bethiah.

Henry Silsbee (or Sillsby), the founder of the family in New England, was an inhabitant of Salem in 1639. Later he settled in Lynn. His son, Jonathan, 2 m. in 1673 Bethiah Marsh, and their son, Jonathan, Jr., 3 m. in 1709 Eliz- abeth Collins. About the year 1709 Jonathan, 3 Jr., and his father and George Lilly removed from the province of Massachusetts, evidently going to Connecticut, as the names of George Lilly and Jonathan Silsbee are found on the early records of Windham County, that State. [Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol- ume 17.] Joseph Woodward and Elizabeth Silsbee, daughter of Jonathan2, of Windham, were m. in 1714. Henry+ Silsbee and the widow Bethiah Lasell were m. April 5, 1744, at Scotland, Windham, Conn. [Early Con- necticut marriages. ]

The history of Acworth, N. H., published in 1869, mentions Henry Silsby, of Windham County, Connecticut, as an early settler in that town; states that he was a son of Jonathan and Lydia, and grandson of Jonathan and Bethiah Silsby, and that he m. Mrs. Bethiah Wood- ward Lasell. From the foregoing account of the Silsbees, of Lynn, there can be little doubt that Henry Silsby, of Windham, Conn., and Acworth, N. H., was a lineal descendant of Jonathan2 and his wife Bethiah through their son Jonathan, 3 who m. Elizabeth Collins and perhaps m. a second wife, Lydia. The line as thus shown is: Henry,' Jonathan,2 Jonathan, 3 Henry,4 Eliphany,5 Ithiel,6 Ithiel Homer,? Homer Merrill8.

Ithiel Silsby, b. at Acworth, N. H., before the close of the eighteenth century, d. in New- ton, Mass., August 27, 1868, in the eightieth year of his age. His wife Hannah was a daughter of Joseph+ and Sally (Reynolds) Gregg, and grand-daughter of James3 and Mary (McCurdy) Gregg, of Londonderry, N. H. Joseph Gregg, b. in Londonderry, N. H., 1763, settled in Acworth, 1790, and d. in 1840. His grandfather, John2 Gregg, was a son of James' Gregg, who came to America in 1718, or in April, 1719, one of the first sixteen set- tlers of Londonderry, N. H. Born in Ayr- shire, Scotland, James' Gregg with his parents

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went to Ireland about 1690. He was a linen draper in Ireland, and successful in business. He m. Janet Cargil, and had four sons and one daughter. He was Captain of the first military company raised in Londonderry.

Colonel Ithiel Homer Silsby was b. in Ac- worth, N. H. For many years he was proprie- tor of the Winthrop House at the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets, Boston, and was one of the foremost men in his line to adopt modern improvements. His death occurred in 18- in Newton, Mass., to which place he had removed after the burning of the Winthrop House in 1864. His wife, Eleanor H. Mer- rill, was a native of Marblehead, and daughter of the Rev. Joseph Merrill.

Homer Merrill Silsby was educated in the public schools of Boston. On September 12, 1868, soon after graduating, he married Alice Maria Batchelder, a native of Lexington and daughter of Samuel Leavitt and Sarah Maria (Cutler) Batchelder. In less than a year from the time of his marriage Mr. Silsby died at his father's house in Newton, August 8, 1869, aged twenty years, ten months, and four days. His wife, Mrs. Alice M. Batchelder Silsby, now resides in Watertown, where she is well known and as highly esteemed. Her paternal grandfather, Josiah Batchelder, was a descend- ant of the Rev. Stephen' Bachiler, the immi- grant progenitor of this branch of the Batch- elder family in America. Her maternal grand- father, Silas Cutler, was for many years the tavern-keeper of East Lexington. His wife, Sarah Gray, b. in 1802, was daughter of Moses and Mary (Scarlett) Gray, of Hancock, N. H., and grand-daughter of Moses Gray, Sr., who enlisted as a soldier of the Revolution from Tewksbury, Mass., and was wounded .at Bunker Hill. The following is a record of Mrs. Silsby's Cutler line of ancestry :

John Cutler, who came (probably from Sprauston, England), accompanied by his wife Mary, seven children, and one servant to Hing- ham, Mass., in 1637, d. there in the follow- ing February. His son, John,2 b. in Eng- land about 1625, was an inhabitant of Woburn in 1646. He there m. July 3, 1650, Olive Thompson, daughter of James and Mary (Brown) Thompson. John,3.b. of this union

about 1656, d. in Woburn, November 15, 1709, m., first, in 1678, Anna Bellflower; m., sec- ond, in 1682, Susannah Baker; m., third, October 14, 1692, Elizabeth Reed, daughter of Deacon George and Elizabeth (Jennings) Reed, of Woburn. Lieutenant Nathaniel+ Cutler, b. May 23, 1700, resided at Wood Hill, now Burlington. He m. March 21, 1723, Abigail, daughter of William and Eliza- beth Bruce, of Woburn. William, 5 b. Febru- ary 7, 1738, m. April 16, 1760, Mary Trask, of Woburn. He removed to Templeton, Mass., where he resided for a number of years, engaged in farming. He d. in Springfield, Vt., May 25, 1809. Loammi6 Cutler, son of Williams and Mary, and grandfather of Mrs. Silsbee, was b. in Templeton, Mass., July 1, 1763. By his first wife, Sally Darling, he had seven children; and by his second wife, Mrs. Delight B. Damon, he had nine. He settled in Springfield, Vt., about 1790, and d. there October 22, 1837. Silas7. Cutler, above named, b. May 29, 1794, at Springfield, Vt., d. at Lexington in 1866.

UGENE HOWARD CLAPP, who was born in Scituate, Mass., October II, 1843, the eldest son of Allen and Deborah Ann (Clapp) Clapp, died in Boston, Mass., March 12, 1892. He was a direct descendant in the eighth generation of Thomas' Clapp, and through different lines traced his ancestry back to several "Mayflower " passen- gers; namely, Elder William and Mary Brews- ter, John Tilley and his daughter Elizabeth, and John Howland.

Thomas' Clapp, the founder of this branch of the Clapp family, was b. in Dorchester, England, in 1597, son of Richard Clapp. Sailing from Weymouth, England, he arrived in Massachusetts on July 24, 1633, and lived in Dorchester until 1638, when he moved to Weymouth. In 1640 he was an inhabitant of Scituate, where he was elected Deacon in 1647, and Deputy in 1649. Samuel2 Clapp, son of Thomas' and his wife Abigail, was one of the leading men of Scituate, where he was owner of a grist mill and a saw mill. Promi- nent in public matters, he was Deputy to the

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Plymouth Colony Court, 1680-86, and 1690- 92; Representative to General Court, 1692-96, and again later, nine years in all. On June 14, 1666, he m. Hannah Gill, daughter of Thomas Gill, of Hingham. The line of de- scent was continued through their son, Joseph3 Clapp, who was b. December 14, 1668, and settled permanently on Black Pond Hill, Scit- uate. Samuel+ Clapp, of Scituate, b. Novem- ber 18, 1695, son of Joseph, 3. m. January 7, 1725, Sarah Curtis. Their son, William5 Clapp, b. December 3, 1733, d. at the age of seventy-four years. His wife, Priscilla Otis, lived to the venerable age of ninety-five years. Allen6 Clapp, b. October 6, 1771, son of William and Priscilla, d. May 31, 1827. He learned the trade of a carpenter, but devoted the greater part of his life to agricultural pur- suits, living in Scituate. On January 21, 1807, he m. Charlotte Bowker.

Allen7 Clapp, b. September 7, 1812, son of Allen,6 d. September 21, 1870. He was bap- tized "William," but his name was changed to that of his brother, who d. In Scituate, No- vember 16, 1842, he m. Deborah Ann Clapp, who was b. August 13, 1819, and d. October 27, 1891. They had five children, namely : Eugene Howard, the special subject of this sketch; Erstene Follen, b. June 3, 1846; George A., b. January 11, 1849; Arthur W., b. December 1, 1858; and Antoinette, b. De- cember 22, 1862.

Deborah Ann Clapp, the wife of Allen7 Clapp, was a daughter of Nathaniel and Anna (Briggs) Clapp, and a descendant on the pater- nal side of John Howland and on the maternal of Elder William Brewster. John' Howland (b. about 1593, d. at Plymouth, March 5, 1673) m. at Plymouth, before 1624, Elizabeth, daughter of John Tilley. She was b. about 1607, and d. at Swansea, Mass., December 31, 1687. Hope2 Howland, b. August 30, 1629, d. at Barnstable, Mass., January 8, 1684. In 1646 she m. John Chipman, who came in 1631 from Barnstable, England, where he was b. about 1614, and d. April 7, 1708, in Sand- wich, Mass. Desire3 Chipman, b. February 26, 1673, d. March 28, 1705. She m. Febru- ary 23, 1695-6, the Hon. Meletiah Bourne (b. January 12, 1673, d. in 1742). Their son,

the Hon. Sylvanus4 Bourne (b. at Sandwich, Mass., September 10, 1694,' d. at Barnstable in 1764), m. March 20, 1718, Mercy Gorham (b. at Barnstable in 1695, and d. April 12, 1782). The line was continued through their daughter Desires Bourne, who was b. at Barn- stable, January 19, 1718, m. December 22, 1737, Nathaniel Clapp. Their son, Sylvanus6 Clapp (b. January 20, 1742, d. April 29, 18II), m. June 9, 1768, Elizabeth Brooks (b. in 1743, d. November 18, 1820), and was the father of Nathaniel7 Clapp (b. March I, 1785, d. April 19, 1854), m. November 27, 1814, Anna Briggs (b. June 4, 1793, d. De- cember 12, 1879), and was the father of Deb- orah Ann Clapp, as indicated above.

The following is a record of a line of ances- tors of Anna Briggs (wife of Nathaniel Clapp) beginning with Elder William1 Brewster (b. at Scrooby, England, 1566 or 1567, d. at Duxbury, April 20, 1644, whose wife, Mary, d. at Plymouth, April 27, 1627). His daugh- ter, Patience2 Brewster, d. at Plymouth in 1634, m. August 5, 1624, Thomas Prence, who d. at Plymouth, March 29, 1673. Mercy Prence (b. about 1627, daughter of Thomas Prence and his wife Patience, d. at Eastham, September 28, 1711) m. February 13, 1649- 50, John Freeman. Their son, John Freeman, Jr. (b. at Eastham, December, 1651, d. at Harwich, July 27, 1721), m. December 18, 1672, Sarah Merrick (b. at Eastham, August I, 1654, d. at Harwich, April 21, 1696). Benjamin Freeman (b. at Eastham, July, 1685, son of John, Jr., d. at Harwich, March 14, 1758) m. June 2, 1709, Temperance Dim- mick (b. at Brewster, 1698, d. at Harwich, September 29, 1773). Their daughter, Tem- perance6 Freeman (b. at Harwich, October 15, 1715, d. at Scituate, July 22, 1777), m. No- vember 2, 1738, Deacon Elisha Foster, who was b. in Scituate in 1708. Their son, John7 Foster, b. in Scituate in 1740, m. May 23, 1765, Sarah Jacobs, Abigail8 Foster, b. in Scituate in 1766, daughter of John7, m. Octo- ber 2, 1791, Elisha Briggs (b. in Scituate, August 10, 1761, d. there September, 1843). Their daughter, Anna9 Briggs, m. Nathaniel Clapp, as before mentioned, and was the mother of Deborah Ann, who became the wife

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of Allen Clapp, and the mother of Eugene Howard™ Clapp.

Eugene Howard Clapp married, first, De- cember 21, 1870, Sarah Russell Graves, born July 31, 1845, daughter of William and Han- nah L. (Pierce) Graves. She died November 18, 1883, leaving two children, namely : Eu- gene Howard, Jr., born September 28, 1872; and Sarah Lillian, born November 11, 1883. Mr. Clapp married, second, June 9, 1886, Mary White Caffrey, who was born in Water- ville, Me., February 22, 1863. The only living child of this union is a daughter - Mary Antoinette, born August 13, 1890.

ILTON FRANCIS BUCKNAM, of Stoneham, Mass., was born in this town February 9, 1861, a son of Sumner Warren Bucknam. Of substantial English stock, he is the direct descendant in the eighth generation from William Bucknam, the founder of the entire family of that name in America. The line is: William,' Lieuten- ant Joses,2 Edward, 3 Deacon Edward, 4 Eben- ezer, 5 Edward, Esq.,6 Sumner Warren,7 Wil- ton Francis8.

William' Bucknam, b. in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England, in 1602, came to this coun- try in Winthrop's fleet in 1630, and settled in Malden, now Everett. A joiner by trade, he was one of those "brought out of Suffolk by Governor Craddock to rear his housin," and tradition says he assisted in the erection of the Craddock house in Medford. His first wife, Prudence, daughter of a widow, Prudence Wil- kinson, of Malden, d. young, leaving one son. His second wife, Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Knower, bore him ten children. Elizabeth Knower is thought to have been a sister of the Rev. Joses Glover, who brought to this country the first printing-press for Har- vard College, but died on the passage.

Joses2 Bucknam, b. July 3, 1641, d. August 24, 1694. His first wife, Hannah Knower (his cousin), d. in 1673. He m., second, Judith Worth, b. 1649, daughter of Lionel and Susannah (Whipple) Worth, of Salisbury, her father a son of John Worth, of Devonshire, England, her mother daughter of John and

Sarah Whipple, of Ipswich. She survived him, marrying for her second husband Captain John Lynde, of Malden, as his third wife. Twelve children were b. of his two marriages. It seems that he dwelt after his first marriage on his grandfather Knower's place, but later removed into the Bucknam house, which he enlarged. His eldest son, Joses, Jr., 3 received by will from his grandfather, George Knower, the Knower place, which adjoined his father's farm. The street is to-day known as Bucknam Street.

Edward3 Bucknam, b. March 22, 1693, youngest son of Lieutenant Joses2 and his wife Judith, purchased in 1716, of Philip Alexan- der, of Woburn, a farm of twenty-six acres in Stoneham, on the east side of Warren Street. He became one of the town's most prominent men in his day, holding the office of Selectman many years, besides minor offices, and serving on many committees, being one of the original subscribers to the church compact at its organ- ization, and in 1729 furnishing the lumber for building the meeting-house. He m. Re- becca Sprague in 1716, and they reared five children. She was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Green) Sprague, of Malden, and great-grand-daughter of Thomas' Green through his third child, Deacon John2 Green, b. 1632 in England. The wife of Deacon John2 Green was Sarah Wheeler, b. June, 1643, daughter of Isaac and Frances Wheeler, of Charlestown. Her mother, Frances, became the second wife of emigrant Thomas Green, and he her third husband. Deacon John2 Green and Sarah Wheeler were m. in Malden, December 18, 1660. He d. there October 16, 1707. She d. prior to December, 1667.

Samuel3 Sprague, the father of Rebecca, was b. May, 1662, and d. 1739. He was son of Lieutenant Samuel2 Sprague (baptized June 3, 1632, in Charlestown, d. October 3, 1696), who m. August 23, 1655, in Boston, Rebecca Crawford. She m., second, John Brown, Esq., and d. in 1710, aged seventy-six.

Lieutenant Samuel2 was son of Ralph' and Joanna (Warner) Sprague, first settlers of Malden. Ralph, b. in Upway, Dorsetshire, England, in 1603, son of Edward Sprague, "weaver," and wife, Christian, came to New

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England in 1628 or 1629 with his brothers, Richard and William, and sister Alice (who is believed to have m. Robert Rand). He d. in November, 1650. His house was in that part of the old town of Malden which is now the junction of West Foster and Vinton Streets, Melrose.

This generation of the Sprague family be- came very prominent in the colony, and amassed considerable wealth, as did also many of their children. The first fruit orchards in this vicinity were set out by them, it is said, and one of the original pear-trees - from an orchard set out by them on an island in Boston Harbor - was presented by her father to Deb- orah Sprague Bucknam, the wife of Lieutenant Samuel3 Bucknam. This tree is still growing and bearing fruit, not having missed a year since 1759 of which there is a record. It was set out about 1700 in its present location, the front yard of the old Bucknam homestead on Bucknam Street, Everett, where settled Will- iam1 Bucknam sixty or more years before.

Joanna Warner, wife of Ralph' Sprague, was daughter of William Warner, of Salem and Ipswich (see William Warner's will). After the death of her husband she m., second, Sep- tember 9, 1662, Deacon Edward Convers, of Woburn, as his second wife. She d. February 14, 1680.

Edward4 Bucknam was b. November 23, 1718, in Stoneham, then known as "Charles- town End." For thirty-five years he was a Deacon of the Congregational church (First Church of Christ), was Town Clerk seventeen years and Selectman seven years. At the sounding of the alarm call, April, 1775, the Stoneham minute-men assembled at the house of Deacon Bucknam and received their portions of ammunition for the march to Lexington, he being empowered by the town of Stoneham to furnish the same at the expense of the town. His home was on what is now Summer Street, east of and adjoining that of his father. It was the homestead of the Belchers when they removed to Stoneham from Ipswich. He m. January 5, 1742, Sarah Hill, who bore him three children - Sarah, William, and Eben- ezer. She was recorded as "of Stoneham," and was a daughter of Dr. Isaac and Sarah

(Wright) Hill, of Woburn. He d. October 15, 1802. . She d. June 19, 1780.

Ebenezer5 Bucknam, b. January 29, 1744, d. May 9, 1813, in Portland, Me., and is buried there. He was one of the Stoneham minute- men, and marched with the Stoneham company under Captain Samuel Sprague on the eventful April 19, 1775. In the battle of Lexington a ball grazed his head, cutting the hair, which never grew again, just above the left ear. He was in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and all through the Revolutionary War, fighting with General John Stark at Benning- ton and under General Gates in the battle of Stillwater, and was present at the surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga. His home- stead was on the north side of the road, one- quarter of a mile east of Spot Pond. Here he reared a family of fourteen children. A large pine-tree now marks the spot where stood the house, and around it still, in good condition, the cellar walls. It is now in the Metropoli- tan Reservation.

He m., first, November 1, 1762, Mary Hay, b. October 12, 1741, daughter of Captain Peter2 and Isabel (Green) Hay, and grand- daughter of Patrick' (or Peter) Hay the emi- grant, and his second wife, Sarah, who, it is said, was bought of the Indians by him for two coppers.

After the death of his wife Mary, May 30, 1782, Ebenezer5 Bucknam m. in 1788 Rachel Lovejoy, b. 1762, daughter of John Lovejoy, of Andover, Mass. By both wives he had four- teen children : by first - Sarah, Ebenezer, William, Mary (d. an infant), Mary ; second - Edward, Lucy, Anna, Ashael Porter, Will- iam, Jesse, Rebecca, Jesse, and Rachel. The mother, Rachel, d. September 17, 1853, and is buried in Stoneham.

Edward6 Bucknam, b. August 4, 1789, in Stoneham, d. in New Ipswich, N. H., Novem- ber 26, 1880. He spent most of his days in Stoneham, was many years a civil engineer and at one time a shoe manufacturer. He was given to mechanical pursuits, also fond of farming. He m. Sarah Willey, b. November 3, 1789, in Stoneham, where now stands the stone mansion built by Captain James Foster on the east shore of Spot Pond, and owned of

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late by the Tudor family. This farm, an ex- tensive one in its day, was the residence of her parents, Nathan and Priscilla (Hadley) Wil- ley. Edward6 Bucknam and his wife, Sarah, had eight children, all boys, b. in Stoneham, as follows; namely, Edwin, Warren, Dexter, Charles, Albert, Warren, Otis, and Sumner Warren, the last the father of the subject of this sketch.

Their mother, Sarah Willey, b. November 3, 1789, was a descendant of Mrs. Willey, who, with her three boys - Allen, Thomas, and Isaac - came to this country with Captain William Pierce in the "Mayflower " about the year 1625. The iron kettle in which they cooked their food during the passage is in the possession of the subject of this sketch, and well shows its age, though still in a good state of preservation. It has come down through James Willey, "of Medford," who m. De- cember 10, 1741, Hannah Hay, of Stoneham, b. November 1, 1723, daughter of Captain Peter and Hannah (Huse) Hay and half-sister to Mary Hay, the first wife of Ebenezer5 Buck- nam, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. Hannah "Huse" is believed to be daughter of Thomas and Hannah Huse, who were of Newbury and he son of Abel Huse and wife, Mary Sears, of Newbury. Captain Peter Hay is the same as before mentioned, the son of Patrick Hay, the emigrant.

Nathan Willey, son of James and Hannah (Hay) Willey, m. at Stoneham, June 3, 1775, Priscilla Hadley (b. 1754, d. May 8, 1834, in her last years being blind). He was one of the Stoneham minute-men, and sounded the call, giving the alarm that summoned the com- pany to march to Lexington on the morning of April 19, 1775. His coat tails had three bullet holes in them after the battle. His children were: Nanna, who m. Robert Barnes; Nathan, Jr., who m. and removed to Warren, N.H .; George; Elizabeth, m. Jesse Dike; Sarah, the grandmother of the subject of this sketch; James; Hannah, m. Loveman Beuel, of Cambridge.

Priscilla, wife of Nathan Willey, was b. 1754, daughter of John and Sarah (Williams) Hadley. He was b. in 1724 in Stoneham, son of Anthony Hadley, immigrant, who came

to Stoneham about 1712, and settled in the south part of the town, just north of Bare Hill. The site of the cellar is still to be seen on land now owned by the heirs of the late Colo- nel Lyman Dike, who was the son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Willey) Dike. Anthony™ Had- ley m. December 22, 1714, Abigail Holden, by whom he had Anthony, Jr., Thomas, Sam- uel, John, and undoubtedly others. Abigail Holden (given Elizabeth by Wyman) was a daughter of Samuel and Anna (Lawrence) Holden.

Sarah Williams, the wife of John Hadley, was daughter of William Williams, of Read- ing, Mass., and wife, Mary Mills, who were m. at Lynn, intentions published November 8, 1707. He d. in Reading, 1729, was a son of Thomas and Hannah Williams, and probably grandson of Joseph2 and Mary (Fuller) Will- iams, emigrants, Joseph being son of John1 and Jane Williams, the first of the family in this line in the country. Abigail Holden, above, was b. probably in Groton, Mass., where for a time her parents resided, and lived with them prior to her marriage to Anthony Hadley, on what is now Marble Street, Stoneham, oppo- site the junction of Hill Street. Samuel Holden, her father, b. in Stoneham (at that time Charlestown End), Mass., June 8, 1659, d. in Stoneham, June 18, 1739 (g.s.). He m. Anna Lawrence, b. in Watertown, daughter of Deacon Nathaniel and Mary (Moss) Lawrence, of Watertown, Groton, and Stoneham. Sam- uel Holden was son of Richard1 Holden, emi- grant, 1634, a proprietor of Watertown, also resident of Cambridge, Groton, Woburn, Charlestown, and Stoneham. He m. Martha, daughter of Stephen Fosdick, who came to Charlestown in 1635.

Anna Lawrence, wife of Samuel Holden above, was a grand-daughter of John' Lawrence, . emigrant (baptized October 8, 1609, in Wisset, England, d. in Groton, July II, 1667), an original proprietor of Watertown, and his wife, Elizabeth Cooke, who d. at Watertown, Au- gust 29, 1663.

Sumner Warren7 Bucknam, father of Wilton Francis, m. February 26, 1857, at Stoneham, Arabella Augusta Green, b. in Lowell, Mass., July 27, 1837, daughter of Lowell and Pame-

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lia (Scarlet) Green and a direct descendant of Thomas Green' before mentioned, the ancestral line being : Thomas,1 Samuel,2 Samuel, 3 Sam- uel, 4 Phinehas, 5 Phinehas,6 Lowell. She is still living. Thomas' Green, emigrant, b. in England about 1606, is believed to have come from Leicestershire in the ship "Polly" or "Paul," and supposed to have lived in Ipswich or Roxbury from the time of his landing till his final settlement in the east part of the ter- ritory incorporated as Stoneham in 1725. Vinton says the first record that really identi- fies him is the date of birth of his daughter Dorcas; but he was at Malden, October 28, 1651, and probably lived where he settled in Stoneham, being called as much "of Malden " as of Charlestown. In fact, he was Selectman in Malden in 1658. His first wife, Eliza- beth, was undoubtedly the mother of his chil- dren. She d. August 22, 1658. He m., second, September 5, 1659, Frances Cook. She was the widow of Richard Cook, who d. October 14, 1658, and she had previously been the wife of Isaac Wheeler. By her first hus- band she had Elizabeth and Sarah Wheeler, and by her second husband had a daughter, Mary Cook, the three becoming wives of three of Thomas Green's sons. He d. December 19, 1667, aged sixty-one. He had ten chil- dren.

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 75

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