Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 86

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

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Boston and engaged in the shipping business as partner of Samuel Weltch, under the firm name of Weltch, Humphrey & Co. This busi- ness he followed successfully until 1887, when he became treasurer of the Boston Towboat Company, the position he now holds. He is a director of the Philadelphia Steamship Com- pany and of the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company. He is a member of the Boston Marine Society (which was chartered in 1742), and served as its president for several years. While in Edinburgh he became a Free Mason, and was entered under the Scottish Rites. In politics he has occupied the independent posi- tion of voting for the best man, regardless of party prejudice.

Mr. Humphrey was married in 1868 to Mary Lilley Campbell, daughter of Benjamin F. Campbell. She died in 1888, leaving two children : Celia Campbell, born in 1872, and Campbell, born in 1879. . Celia C. Humphrey is the wife of Parker H. Kemble, of Boston, and has one child. Campbell Humphrey, who was graduated at Harvard College in the class of 1900, holds a position with Frank Gair Macomber (insurance), of Boston. In Octo- ber, 1892, Mr. William F. Humphrey married Mrs. Ellen Lizette Fowler, widow of M. Field Fowler, and daughter of John Gilbert. Mr. Humphrey has resided in Brookline for the last fifteen years, and is much interested in the growth and development of that beautiful sub- urban town, of which he has been a Selectman since 1896.

EORGE NELSON GREEN, of Stone- ham, Mass., was born in that town April 9, 1849, son of George and Mary Jane (Buck) Green. He is a descendant in the ninth generation of Thomas Green, b. in England about 1606, who came to this country probably about 1635, and who d. in Malden, December 19, 1667. The line of descent is : Thomas,' Samuel,2 Thomas, 3 Thomas, 4 Deacon Daniel, 5 Nathan,6 Nathan,? George,8 George Nelson9. Elizabeth, the first wife of Thomas,' was the mother of all his children. Her maiden name is not known. She d. April 22, 1658, and he m. for his

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second wife Frances Cook, September 5, 1659. The ten children of Thomas and Elizabeth (the first five of whom were b. in England) were: Elizabeth, b. in 1628; Thomas, b. in 1630; John, b. in 1632; Mary, b. in 1633; William, b. in 1635; Henry, b. 1638; Sam- uel, b. March, 1645; Hannah, b. 1647; Mar- tha, b. 1650; and Dorcas, b. in Malden, May 1, 1653.

Samuel2 Green, b. March, 1645, d. October 31, 1724, aged seventy-nine years, seven months. He m., first, 1666, Mary Cook, who d. November 24, 1715. His second wife was named Susanna. The children of Samuel2 and Mary were: Samuel, b. January, 1667-8; Thomas, b. 1669; John, b. April 1, 1672; William, b. August, 1674; Mary, b. 1677; Jonathan, b. February 2, 1679-80; Martha, b. 1683; David, b. 1685; Elizabeth, b. No- vember 16, 1687; and Isaac, b. May 20, 1690.

Thomas3 Green, b. in Malden, 1669, resided there during his life, and was a "yeoman," d. August 24, 1725. He m. May 10, 1698, Han- nah Vinton, daughter of John2 and Hannah (Green) Vinton, b. January 26, 1681-2. They had four children, as follows: Hannah, b. March 6, 1698-9; Thomas, b. December 9, 1702; Joshua, b. September 14, 1708; and Jonathan, b. April 2, 1714.

Thomas4 Green, b. in Malden, December 9, 1702, settled in Reading about 1727, d. 1753. He m. about 1727 Mary4 Green, who was b. January 17, 1709-10, daughter of Deacon Daniel3 Green. The children of Thomas4 and Mary were: Mary,5 b. December 2, 1728; Thomas, 5 b. Mary 9, 1731 ; Daniel,5 b. July 8, 1733; Hannah,5 b. November 20, 1735; Sarah, 5 b. November 14, 1738; Amos, 5 b. May 16, 1740; Nathan, 5 b. July 6, 1743; Sarah, 5 b. October 3, 1745; and Nathan, 5 b. November 27, 1748. Deacon Daniel Green, b. in Reading, July 8, 1733, d. there April 18, 1818. He m., first, Ruth Oakes, of Med- ford, 1760. For his second wife he m. Joanna (Oakes) Gerry, a niece of his first. He lived in Stoneham from about 1760 until 1785; was an active business man, and an influential citi- zen ; was chosen Deacon of the church in 1774; was Selectman, 1769, 1773, 1775, 1777, 1779, 1781, and 1782; and Town Treasurer 1775,

1776, 1777, 1779, 1780, and 1781. The chil- dren of Deacon Daniel5 and Ruth Green were : Daniel,6 b. September 20, 1761; Nathan, 6 b. March 31, 1765; Reuben, 6 b. March 14, 1767; Ruth,6 b. April 15, 1769; Abigail,6 b. June 18, 1771; Rhoda6; Mary6; Charles,6 b. 1785. By his second wife he had Isaac6.

Nathan6 Green, b. in Stoneham, March 31, 1765, d. 1833. He m. Betsey Orr, of Charles- town, who owned a large tract of land covering the present site of the Charlestown Navy Yard. He lived in Stoneham for several years, was tithingman, and Collector of Taxes in 1790. He was a Revolutionary soldier, being thus recorded in the State archives : Nathan Green, Reading, private in Captain John Walton's company, Colonel David Green's regiment, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, ten days; also list of men belonging to the train band under Captain John Walton, dated Reading, May 13, 1775. The children of Nathan6 and Betsey (all b. in South Read- ing), were: Betsey,7 Nathan,? Jane,7 Rebecca,7 and Belinda7.

Nathan7 Green, b. in South Reading, 1789, d. there June 6, 1853. He m. May 18, 1815, Susan Rowe, of Stoneham. She was b. April 13, 1793, and d. June 23, 1876. Their chil- dren were: Susan,8; Pamela, 8 b. August 24, 1817; George,8 b. December 21, 1819; O1- iver, 8 b. 1821; Nathan,8 b. January, 1825; and Albert Rowe, 8 b. 1827.

George8 Green (son of Nathan and father of George N. Green) was b. in South Reading, Mass., December 21, 1819. In 1841 he re- moved from South Reading to Stoneham, and was engaged in the manufacture of shoes till 1885, at which time he retired, being suc- ceeded by his son, George Nelson. He is now living in Stoneham, aged eighty-two years. He was m. December 20, 1846, to Mary Jane Buck, who was b. in Wilmington, November 19, 1825, daughter of Captain Jo- seph and Sally (Tweed) Buck.

Mrs. Green is a descendant of William1 Buck, who came to New England with his son Roger in 1635 on the ship "Increase," which sailed from the port of London. In Hotten's "Original Lists of Emigrants," William Buck is recorded as a "plowrite," fifty years old, and

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his son Roger as eighteen years old at the time of embarkation. They settled in Cambridge, where William d. January 24, 1658, aged seventy-three. They are said by some author- ities to have been of Scotch origin, by others to have been German. Roger2 Buck d. in Woburn, November 10, 1693. His wife Su- sannah, whom he m. about 1640, d. September 10, 1685. The line of descent was continued through Ephraim, 3 Samuel, 4 Zebediah, 5 Reu- ben,6 Joseph,7 to Mary Jane8.

Eprhaim3 Buck, b. Cambridge, July 26, 1646, d. at Woburn, 1721. He m. Sarah Brooks, January 1, 1671. She was b. in Woburn, November 21, 1652, d. December 26; 1720. Samuel4 Buck, b. in Woburn, Novem- ber 13, 1682, m. his wife Hannah about 1709. Zebediah5 Buck, b. in Woburn, August 29, 1719, m., first, Lydia Carter, June 9, 1743; m., second, July 9, 1747, Mary Butters (b. in Wilmington, March 1, 1731, d. there Septem- ber 10, 1818).

Reuben6 Buck, b. Wilmington, June 27, 1759, d. there November 30, 1805. He was a Revolutionary soldier, as shown by his record : Reuben Buck, Wilmington, Captain Caleb Brooks's company, Colonel Dike's regiment ; pay abstract for gun and blanket money allowed by act of November, 1776; also private same company and regiment; service from Decem- ber 18, 1776, to March 1, 1777, guarding stores at Boston; also Sergeant in Major Na- thaniel Heath's company, enlisted May 18, 1779, discharged August 12, 1779; also Cap- tain Joshua Walker's company, Colonel Sam- uel Denny's regiment; enlisted October 22, 1779, discharged November 23, 1779, com- pany detached to march to Claverack and join Continental army; enlistment three months ; dated Woburn. He m. Esther Harnden May 2, 1782. She was b. in Wilmington, April 10, 1763, d. there June 1, 1836. Their chil- dren were : Joseph and Alvah.

Joseph7 Buck, b. Wilmington, January 3, 1798, d. at Stoneham, May 15, 1878. He had moved to Stoneham in 1826, and was engaged for many years in butchering cattle. He was identified with the town government, holding the following offices : Town Clerk, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, and 1833; Selectman, 1835, 1844,

and 1849; Treasurer, 1830 and 1831; School Committee, 1831 ; and Representative to Gen- eral Court, 1838-39, one term. At one time he was Captain of the militia company. He m. in Wilmington, Sally Tweed, February 22, 1818. She was b. in Wilmington, January 13, 1799, d. in Stoneham, September 10, 1884. Their children were: Joseph, Abby, Mary Jane (Mrs. George Green), Reuben, Charles, Sarah, Cynthia, Emmons, Almira, and Esther J. Four children were b. to George and Mary Jane (Buck) Green, namely : George Nelson, 9 b. October 27, 1847, d. February 3, 1848; George Nelson9 (second), b. April 9, 1849; Mary Anna, 9 b. May 19, 1860, d. July 20, 1861 ; and Minnie, 9 b. January 19, 1863.

George Nelson9 Green, whose name begins this sketch, was educated in the public schools of his native town and at Eastman's Commer- cial College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. From 1869 up to 1878 he held a position as book-keeper in the coal office of Cyrus Patch, and in Buck & Taylor's express office. He then became interested with his father in the manufacture of shoes in Stoneham. On the retirement of the elder Green in 1885, he succeeded to the business, which he carried on till 1893, when he closed, having been elected Town Clerk. He is now engaged in the manufacture of shoe tips, being associated with his sister, Mrs. Minnie Green Daniels. He has been closely identified with the town government for a number of years, as follows : he was Auditor in 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1890, and 1891; Assessor in 1879, 1880, and 1881; Overseer of the Poor, 1897; and has been Town Clerk since his election in 1892. He was elected in May, 1895, secretary and treasurer of the Stoneham Co-operative Bank, and has been elected annually since. Mr. Green is a Past Grand of Columbia Lodge, No. 29, I. O. O. F., having been Noble Grand in 1884.

Mr. Green was married August 13, 1874, to Ella Malvina Child, daughter of W. Ward and Sarah Ann (Phillips) Child. She was born in Stoneham, July 21, 1853, and died there February 5, 1876, in less than two years after her marriage. On December 24, 1879, Mr. Green married for his second wife Su-

SALEM WILDER.

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sanna May Stevens, a native of Sweden, Me., born November, 1853, daughter of Oliver Bar- nard and Cynthia (Ellenwood) Stevens. He has one child - Mildred Stevens Green, born July 26, 1886.

ALEM WILDER, of Winchester, Mass., was born January 28, 1823, in the ancestral homestead in Ster- ling, Mass., the house being the one in which the birth of his father, the late Jones Wilder, occurred more than a century ago, and which is still in a good state of pres- ervation. The family is of English origin. Its history dates back to the fifteenth century, when Nicholas Wilder acquired distinction fighting under Henry Tudor, Earl of Rich- mond, afterward King Henry VII., in the battle of Bosworth, 1485, which ended the Wars of the Roses. Nicholas Wilder was rewarded for his services with a landed estate in Purley and a coat-of-arms, the royal grant being issued April 15, 1497. . "That estate," says the author of "Book of the Wilders" (1878), "is still held by the heirs," although he adds that Shiplake House, the family resi- dence until 1777, was then sold by Henry Wilder, LL. D., who purchased Purley Hall.

Thomas' Wilder, of Charlestown, Mass., the founder of this branch of the Wilder family in New England, was b. probably in 1618 in England. He is thought to have been a son of Thomas Wilder, Sr., who d. at Shiplake in 1634. Martha Wilder, with her daughter Mary, came from England in the ship "Con- fidence " in 1638, and in the same year she was granted five acres of land for a house lot in Hingham, Mass , her son Edward having re- ceived his first grant of land there in October, 1637. "The strong presumption is," says the genealogist above quoted, "that Martha was the widow of Thomas (Sr.), who d. in 1634, and that Thomas,' of Charlestown, was the son of Martha and brother of Edward." Thomas' became a member of the church in Charles- town, Mass., in 1640, and was made a freeman in 1641. In 1659 he was granted five hun- dred acres of land in Lancaster, and from that time until his death, in 1667, was a citizen of

influence in that town. His wife Anna, whom he m. in 1641, bore him five children - Mary, Thomas, John,2 Elizabeth, and Nathaniel. The latter, who was an officer in a company of militia, was killed by the Indians, who at- tacked the town in 1704.

John2 Wilder was b. in Charlestown in 1646. He spent the greater part of his life in Lancas- ter, where he was engaged in farming. By his wife Hannah, whom he m. in 1673, he had six children - John, 3 Thomas, Hannah, James, Ebenezer, and Anna. John3 Wilder, who was baptized July 12, 1673, m. Sarah Sawyer, by whom he had eight children. Jonathan4 Wilder, b. October 5, 1710, son of John3 and his wife Sarah, m. in 1738 Zerviah Houghton, who bore him seven children. Elihu5 Wilder, b. February 11, 1760, son of Jonathan and Zerviah, m. Prudence Manning (b. April 6, 1761, baptized April 19, 1761), daughter of John and Prudence (Houghton) Manning (m. April 28, 1753), and grand-daughter of Israel and Martha Houghton. Seven children were b. of their union, as follows : Jones, Spencer, Prudence, Flavel, Anna, Hailey, and Ivory.

Jones6 Wilder, the father of Salem Wilder, was b. in the western part of the town of Ster- ling, Mass., May 7, 1791, and d. in Novem- ber, 1868. He was a farmer and a success- ful business man, living for many years in Sterling, Mass. In January, 1820, he m. Arethusa Manning, by whom he had seven children : Mark, b. February 1, 1821, m. Nancy J. Goddard (both deceased) ; Salem, the special subject of this sketch; Emily (de- ceased) was b. March 4, 1825; Fordyce, b. November 12, 1826, m., first, Sarah G. Curtis, m., second, Emily V. Wickes; Eliza, b. October 4, 1829, m. James P. Wickes; Jones Warren, b. March 4, 1832, m. Jane E. Ray- more; and Adaline A., b. March 5, 1835, was the wife of Charles D. Newton (deceased). Jones Warren Wilder, for many years presi- dent of the Butterick Publishing Company of New York City, was succeeded in business by his son, who is now manager of that company.

Salem7 Wilder acquired his elementary edu- cation in the district schools of 'Sterling, Mass., after which he pursued higher branches of study at the Worcester County High School

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and the academies in New Ipswich and Han- cock, N.H. He subsequently entered Water- ville College, but on account of ill-health was forced to relinquish the course. He began work as a modeller in a terra cotta factory in Worcester, and later was engaged in the manu- facture of scales, but eventually disposed of the business which he established in that line to the Scale Company, of Thompsonville, Conn. During the ensuing eleven years he was interested in the sewing-machine business with Elias Howe, the inventor, and his suc- cessors, from 1865 until 1875, being associated with William H. Plummer, the New England agents for the Howe Sewing Machine Com- pany, which sold twenty thousand machines during that ten years. In 1868 Mr. Wilder became general agent for the Butterick Pub- lishing Company, being located at first on Bromfield Street, Boston, later on Tremont Street, and afterward on Summer Street, con- tinuing in active business until 1891, when he transferred the agency to his son-in-law, Walter H. Marsh. He has since lived retired from active pursuits.

Mr. Wilder has always been identified with the highest interests of his adopted town, serving in various local offices, and represent- ing the town in the lower branch of the State Legislature in 1869. He is prominent in Masonic circles, belonging to William Park- man Lodge, F. & A. M., of Winchester; to St. Paul Chapter, R. A. M .; and to the Boston Commandery, K. T. For many years he has been an active member of the Massa- chusetts Rifle Association, being an expert marksman, and has acquired an enviable repu- tation both at home and abroad for his skill in the use of firearms.

Although much of Mr. Wilder's active life has been devoted to business, he has given some time to literary pursuits, writing fre- quently for the Winchester Star, and produc- ing other works of value. In 1886 he pub- lished a book entitled "Life: Its Nature, Ori- gin, Development, and the Psychical related to the Physical." Many complimentary no- tices of the book were given by the press, the Boston Traveller saying: "It is remarkably comprehensive in its data drawn from science

and theology, or revealed religion. It is temperate in tone, philosophic in judgment, liberal in its scope, and earnest in its convic- tion. There are few works that have more admirably condensed and presented the results of modern scientific research." The Indepen- dent said, "Mr. Wilder's treatment of all parties and all shades of opinion is fair, intelligent, and generous, though he neither lacks the ability nor fails to take occasion to show up the unfounded assumptions involved in sceptical theories." In speaking of the work, Zion's Herald said, "The writer shows himself to be a devout, earnest scholar in the highest ranges of human thought." In 1891 Mr. Wilder published an article on rifles and rifle practice, which was widely read, being distributed throughout the United States and Europe.

On February 18, 1851, Mr. Wilder married Betsey Stanley Shaw, of Nashua, N. H., a daughter of Edward and Betsey (Stanley) Shaw. Four children were born of their union; namely, Lizzie Sophia, Annie Stanley, and two who died in infancy. Lizzie Sophia Wilder, who was born July 27, 1853, died in October, 1881. She married Walter H. Marsh, now general agent of the Butterick Publishing Company at 1I Summer Street, Boston, by whom she had four children; namely, Walter W., Hiram Stanley, Marion, and Lizzie Wilder. Hiram Stanley Marsh was graduated from Harvard College in 1897, ranking twenty in a class of four hundred and nine. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Mr. Wilder married, second, in July, 1891, Mrs. Amelia (Morgan) Vasseur, a daughter of John Motley and Rachel Rich (Crawford) Mor- gan, and grand-daughter of Israel Morgan.

OHN HENRY CONANT, a prominent ship broker of Boston, residing in Watertown, was born at Alfred, York County, Me., December 10, 1836, son of Cyrus King and Abigail (Gile) Conant. He comes of an old New England family, being a descendant in the eighth generation of Roger

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Conant, who was baptized April 9, 1592, at All Saints' Church, East Budleigh, Devonshire, England, and whose parents were Richard and Agnes (Clarke) Conant.

Roger Conant came to America about 1623, it is thought in the ship "Ann." He was ac- companied by his wife Sarah, whom he had m. in London in 1618, and son Caleb. From Plymouth, Roger Conant went to Nantasket, and thence in the fall of 1625 to Cape Ann, where he remained about a year. In the fall of 1626 he took up his abode in Salem (then Naumkeag), where he built the first house, and was the agent or governor of the colony until the arrival of John Endicott in 1628. His name appears first on the list of members of the church at Beverly in 1667. He had seven children who reached maturity. The line of descent of Mr. Conant, whose name begins this sketch, is: Roger,' Lot,2 John, 3 Daniel, 4 Nathaniel, 5 John,6 Cyrus King,7 John Henry8.

Lot2 Conant, b. about 1624, m. Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. William Walton, and re- sided in Marblehead and Beverly. John3 Conant, b. 1652, a farmer and weaver, m. Bethia Mansfield, of Lynn, and settled in Beverly. Daniel+ Conant, b. 1694, m. Lucy, daughter of Richard and Martha Dodge. He was for two years Representative from Beverly to the General Court. Nathaniels Conant, b. 1726, a tanner by occupation, was a soldier at Lake George, November, 1755, and also marched on the Lexington alarm April 19, 1775. He was one of the early settlers of Alfred, Me. (probably about 1764), was the first trader, and became the largest land owner there. In 1756 he m. Abigail, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Raymond) Dodge, and grand-daughter of George and Jerusha (Woodbury) Raymond. John6 Conant, b. at Alfred, 1771, succeeded to his father's mill and store; was the second postmaster at Alfred; d. 1850. His wife was Lydia, daughter of Benjamin5 and Anna (Mer- rill) Farnum, of Concord, N. H. Benjamin5 Farnum was son of Ephraim4, and grandson of Ephraim3 (Ralph,2 Ralph'). Anna Merrill was daughter of Deacon John and Lydia (Haynes) Merrill, of Haverhill, Mass., and Concord, N. H. Deacon John Merrill was son of Nathaniel,2 and grandson of Nathaniel1

Merrill, immigrant, an early settler at New- bury, Mass.

Cyrus King? Conant was b. at Alfred, Me., January 1, 1803. At first intending to follow the profession of arms, he began a military education at West Point, where he was ad- mitted September 1, 1819. He resigned his cadetship, however, November 30, 1821, and then pursued the study of medicine with Dr. Abiel Hall, of Alfred, Me., and with Dr. Usher Parsons, of Providence, R.I. He prac- tised his profession successively in Alfred, Waterboro, Harrison, and in Watertown, where he d. April 10, 1871, at the age of sixty-eight years. He m. December 27, 1825, Abigail Gile, b. 1803, daughter of Thomas5 and Joanna (Smith) Gile, of Alfred, Me.

Thomas5 Gile was three times m., his second wife being Polly Studley. The name of his third wife is not given in the records con- sulted. The father of Thomas5 was Daniel+ Gile, b. at Haverhill, Mass., December 6, 1739, whose first wife was a Williams. The parents of Daniel4 were Daniel3 and Joanna (Heath) Gile. Daniel3 was son of Ephraim2 and Martha (Bradley) Gile, and grandson of Samuel and Judith (Davis) Gile, who were m. September 1, 1647. Samuel' Gile came to America in 1636 with his brother John Gile. The latter settled at Dedham, and Samuel, in 1640, was one of twelve who set- tled at Pentucket, now Haverhill, Mass.

Joanna Smith, b. 1770, was daughter of Elder Smith, b. 1737, a Baptist clergyman, who m. a Miss Noble, of Somersworth, N. H. The Elder was son of Archibald Smith, said to have come from Maryland or Virginia, who was m. in Portsmouth, N. H. Cyrus King7 and Abigail (Gile) Conant had eight children. The four now living are: Caroline Sumner, John Henry, Alvah, and Cyrus Gile.

John Henry8 Conant was educated in the public schools and academy of Alfred, Me., and at South Berwick, Me. At the age of eighteen years he came to Boston, and entered the employ of an uncle who was engaged in the lumber business, with whom he remained for a year. Subsequently, or till 1857, he was in the employ of Charles Smith, dealer in naval stores, Central Wharf, Boston. Upon leaving

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Mr. Smith he engaged in the ship brokerage business with Kilham & Loud. In 1864 the style of the firm was changed to Kilham, Loud & Co., Mr. Conant having accepted a partner- ship in the business, forming the "Co." On the dissolution of the latter firm he formed a partnership with Fred W. Hatch under the style of Conant & Hatch, which was later changed to J. H. Conant Co., of Boston, of which firm Mr. Conant is now treasurer. In 1862 Mr. Conant took up his residence in Watertown, where he has since made his home. He was treasurer and director of the Watertown Water Supply Company from its incorporation until it passed under the control of the town.

He was married in 1864 to Caroline Melvin, born in Concord, Mass., January 16, 1836, daughter of Asa and Caroline (Heald) Melvin. Her parents were married April 25, 1833. Asa Melvin, b. August 11, 1804, was son of Samuel and Sarah (Davis) Melvin. The Samuel last named was b. April 25, 1754, and m. Sarah Davis, June 26, 1786. She was b. December 10, 1759, a daughter of Nehemiah and Dorothy (Heald) Davis. She was a descendant of Dolar Davis and Margery Willard, the latter a daugh- ter of Richard Willard of England. Samuel was son of David Melvin, Jr., b. February 24, 1720, who m., in 1751, Abigail Davis, the latter b. May 16, 1721 ; and grandson of David, Sr., b. October 19, 1690, d. 1745, who m. February 9, 1715, Mary Farrow, daughter of Jacob and Susannah (Reddit) Farrow. David Melvin, Sr., was son of John Melvin, b. 1656, who m. in Charlestown, Hannah Lewis, daugh- ter of John and Mary (Brown) Lewis, and was a resident of Concord in 1700. His wife Mar- garet, mentioned in the Concord records, was probably his second or third wife. David Mel- vin, Sr., was captain of a company that went to Louisbourg in 1745. His death took place in that year as above stated. Samuel and David Melvin, Jr., were Revolutionary soldiers. In "Abstracts of Rolls," vol. xxiv., Samuel Mel- vin, of Concord, appears as a private, Captain David Wheeler's company, Colonel Nixon's regiment, dated Winter Hill, January 15, 1776. (See also Muster and Pay Rolls, vol. Iv., and others.) David Melvin, Jr., appears in an order for advance pay dated Cambridge,

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 86

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