Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 97

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


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urer, and a prominent citizen of Lynn in his day, being Mayor of that city in 1853. In 1838 he m. Augusta Chase, of Lynn, by whom he had three children - William E., Helen A., and Sarah E. William E. Baker, b. February 24, 1840, m. Lydia M. Marshall, and resides in Lynn, engaged in business as a dealer in millinery and small wares. Sarah E., b. in Lynn, November 18, 1847, now resides with her sister, Mrs. Collins.


John Berry Chase, father of Augusta (Mrs. Daniel C. Baker), was a son of Jacob and Lucy (Berry) Chase, of Lynn, and a descend- ant of Aquila Chase. His wife, Sarah Breed, was a descendant of Allen1 Breed (b. 1601, an early settler of Lynn) through Allen,2 b. England, 1626; Samuel,3 b. Lynn, 1669, m. in 1691 Anna Hood; Benjamin, 4 b. 1715, m. Ruth Allen; and Abraham, 5 b. 1752, who m. Sarah Bassett, they being the parents of Sarah, b. 1798, who m. John B. Chase.


Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mitchell Collins have three children now living; namely, Sarah Augusta, George Jacques, and Charles Alex- ander. Their eldest child, Alexander M., b. August 22, 1865, d. when young; and their second, Daniel, b. in Darien, Ga., December 27, 1866, d. at Lynn, June, 1876. Sarah Augusta, b. at Lynn, September 16, 1867, is now a teacher in the Lynn schools. Charles Alexander, b. in Lynn, October 10, 1872, after leaving school entered business life, and is now a partner in the firm of Charles S. Purinton, of Boston. He m. Anna Louise Simonds, and resides in Lynn.


George Jacques9 Collins, the date of whose nativity has been already given, received his early education in the public shcools of his native town. After leaving school he learned the hardware business, entering for that pur- pose the employ of W. H. Hutchinson. From Mr. Hutchinson's employ he entered that of Brockway & Smith, in which concern he is now a partner. Mr. Collins is a thirty-second degree Mason, belonging to the Golden Fleece Lodge, F. & A. M., Lynn Chapter, R. A., Olivet Commandery, Boston Consistory, and Aleppo Shrine, Boston. He is also a member of the Merchants' Association, and of the Oxford Club.


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LBERT CYRUS WARREN, of New- ton, Mass., was born March 18, 1852, in St. Louis, Mo., a son of Herbert Marshall and Eliza Caroline (Copp)


Warren. He is a direct descendant in the ninth generation of Arthur Warren, who was an inhabitant of Weymouth, Mass., as early as 1638. The line is: Arthur,1 Jacob,2 Deacon Joseph, 3 Joseph4, Captain Joseph, 5 Jeduthan, 6 Jesse, 7 Herbert Marshall,8 Albert Cyrus9.


Arthur Warren d. prior to 1663, as in that year land was granted to his widow, Mary Warren. The inventory of his estate is not dated. Jacob2 Warren, b. in Weymouth, Oc- tober 26, 1642, the third child of Arthur, removed to Chelmsford, Mass., in 1666, was there made a freeman in 1674, m., first, June 21, 1667, Mary Hildreth. Deacon Joseph3 Warren (b. at Chelmsford, October 25, 1670, d. April 16, 1740) m. at Chelmsford, March II, 1696, Ruth Wheeler. Joseph, 4 b. at Chelmsford, April 5, 1699, d. September 30, I769. He m. Tabitha Parker, July 18, 1721-2, and bought land in Westminster, Mass., in 1765. Captain Joseph5 Warren, third child of Joseph and his wife Tabitha, was b. at Chelmsford, August 24, 1724, d. March 17, 1792. He m. Joanna Fletcher, April 15, 1752. Jeduthan6 Warren, b. Chelmsford, No- vember 24, 1756, d. at Westminster, October 28, 1841. A farmer and blacksmith, he settled in Westminster on land which he in- herited from his father's estate. July 22, 1779, at Chelmsford, he m. Joanna5 Moore. In the State Archives, Revolutionary Rolls, vol. lv., Jeduthan Warren, of Chelmsford, ap- pears as a private on muster and pay roll, Cap- tain John Ford's company, Colonel Jonathan Reed's regiment, engaged September 28, 1777, discharged November 8, 1777, went to rein- force Northern army September 30, 1777. Company probably raised in Dracut, Chelms- ford, and Dunstable. His name is also on re- ceipt dated Ticonderoga, October, 1776, for money then due, received of Captain John Ford.


Jesse7 Warren, b. in Westminster, January 23, 1784, was in business in Dedham, Mass., for several years, but in 1812 sold out and re- turned to his former home to spend the re- mainder of his life, dying in Fitchburg, June


18, 1854. On August 14, 1807, he m. Betsey Jackson. Herbert Marshall8 Warren, their son, was b. at "Fox Hill," Dedham, Janu- ary 16, 1827. He was a prominent business man in New York, and he and his brothers were the originators of felt and gravel roof- ing, and were the first refiners of coal tar. He was lost on Long Island Sound in the col- lision between the steamers "Narragansett" and "Stonington," June 11, 1880. In 1870 he established the soap manufacturing busi- ness, which is still continued and which has had a successful career. Mr. H. M. Warren m. at St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 1850, Eliza Caroline Copp, a native of Bath, Eng- land, and daughter of James and Caroline (Bigwell) Copp, she having come with her par- ents to this country about the year 1848. Of this union were ten children, namely : Albert Cyrus, Ella, Jesse, Herbert M., Jr., Henry Jackson, George Copp, Frederick John, Mabel, Walter Burgess, and Ralph Lambert.


Albert Cyrus Warren was educated in the New Church School at Waltham, Mass., the Union Hall Academy, Jamaica, L.I., and the Newton, Mass., High School, finishing with two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Leaving the Institute in 1871 to go into business, from July that year till 1880 he was employed in the manufacture of soap, the business being owned by his father. Of this time two years were spent at the works in learning the details of soap-making, three years as salesman, and the remainder, from 1876 to 1880, in charge of the business, his father then giving his attention to asphalt roofing. During the latter period the business was changed from the manufacture of laundry soaps to that of special soaps for use in silk, woollen, and cotton mills, and by calico print- ers, dye-houses, and the like. After the death of his father in June, 1880, Mr. Warren formed a partnership with one of the salesmen and the superintendent of the works, under the style of Albert C. Warren & Co., and this was retained for about a year, when it was changed to The Warren Soap Manufacturing Company, which has since continued. In 1890 the busi- ness was incorporated, with Mr. Warren as treasurer, the position he still holds.


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Mr. Warren has never held civil or political office, but has served in the Massachusetts Vol- unteer Militia for twenty-six years. He first enlisted in Company L, First Regiment, Octo- ber 10, 1870, and served four years as a pri- vate. Then in the latter part of 1879 he be- came a member of Company C, Fifth Regi- ment, in which he served four years as private, Corporal, and Sergeant. In June, 1883, he was appointed Quartermaster-Sergeant of the Fifth Regiment, and held that position for seven years, being then appointed paymaster of the regiment with rank of First Lieutenant, afterwards Captain. This position he held until May, 1891, when he was appointed aide- de-camp, with rank of Captain, on the staff of Brigadier-General Jophanus H. Whitney, com- manding the Second Brigade, M. V. M. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, Mt. Ida Council, No. 1247, and of the Home Circle (Loyal Council, No. 104). He is a member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and of the Newton and Neighborhood Clubs of Newton. In politics he is a Republican. He was mar- ried November 2, 1876, to Miss Flora Eliza- beth Joy, of Needham, now Wellesley, a na- tive of Waltham, Mass., and daughter of John M. and Harriet A. (Godding) Joy. Mr. Warren resides in West Newton in a house built and for some years occupied by Horace Mann, where also Hawthorne lived for a year and where he wrote the "Blithedale Romance." Mr. Warren's father bought the place in 1862, and his family occupied it until a year or two after his death, when it was sold. Mr. War- ren bought it back in 1891.


HARLES HILL SPRAGUE, a re- spected citizen of Malden, was born in Malden, Mass., April 29, 1827, son of John and Sally (Hill) Sprague. He comes of honored English ancestry, being a direct descendant of Sir Edward Sprague, whose remains were interred in Westminster Abbey, and whose portrait hangs in the British Museum. Three of Sir Edward's sons - Ralph, William, and Richard - came to Amer- ica in their own vessel in 1629. During the summer of that year they visited the site of the


present city of Malden, with a view of locating there; and at a later date Ralph, the founder of that branch of the family under present con- sideration, became one of the first settlers of the place. The line of descent from him to Charles Hill Sprague is: Ralph, Captain John,2 Phineas, 3 Phineas, 4 Phineas, 5 Doctor John,6 John,7 Charles Hill8.


Lieutenant Ralph1 Sprague was b. and reared in Upway, Dorsetshire, England. Emi- grating to Massachusetts, he settled a few years after his arrival here in Malden, then called Mystic Side, where in 1635-36 he was one of seventy-five who received each an allotment of five acres of land. An officer in the militia, he was made Sergeant in 1634 and Lieutenant in 1637, and he was also a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. From 1635 until 1650 he was a Representative to the General Court. He m. Joanna Warren. Captain John2 Sprague, who was b. in 1624 and d. in 1692, m. Lydia Goffe. Phineas3 Sprague, b. in 1665, m. Elizabeth Green, and d. in 1736.


Phineas4 Sprague, b. in 1700, m. Rebecca Lynde. In April, 1775, he responded to the Lexington alarm, being, according to Corey's History of Malden, a member of Captain Hatch's company, which started for Concord in the night, after having lain at Beacham's Wharf during the day. "Although advanced in years and very deaf, his heart was as im- pervious to fear as his ears to sound; and when the rest of the party were flying he was seen upon a rising piece of ground swinging his hat and shouting for victory." He d. during the same year - 1775. Phineas5 Sprague, b. in 1725, d. December 29, 1805. He also served in the Revolution, at the Lexington alarm be- longing to Captain Blaney's company, which was in the Rhode Island service. "During the battle of Bunker Hill he, with others, made an effort to cross the Mystic River, but was prevented by a British man-of-war. He per- sisted, however, in the attempt, and the British fired several nine-pound balls at him, one of which he afterward dug out of the river bank and preserved as a memento." (Melrose Jour- nal of April 17, 1875.) The maiden name of his wife was Hannah Gould.


CHARLES H. SPRAGUE.


JOHN SPRAGUE.


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Dr. John6 Sprague, b. in 1754, m. Elizabeth Pool. He d. in 1803. Enlisting in the Re- volutionary army as a surgeon, he served until captured on board of an American vessel by the British, when he was carried to England and kept a prisoner until November 22, 1781. The following is a copy of his release, now in the possession of Mrs. C. H. Sprague : --


"These are to certify that John Sprague an American Prisoner of War, late Surgeon on board the Thomas, merchant vessel, is set at liberty pursuant to an order from the Honorable Commissioners for sick and wounded seamen, and for exchanging prisoners of war, dated their office, Tower Hill, London, the twenty-second day of November, given under my hand this thirtieth day of November, 1781.


"Jno. Howe


"Agent for prisoners of war at Hinsale."


John7 Sprague was b. in 1781, and d. Octo- ber 10, 1852. He was a lifelong resident of Malden, and served as Town Treasurer for eighteen years. He was a man of the utmost rectitude in all his dealings, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him, especially by the children of the town. He m. Sally Hill, a descendant of one of the early settlers of Malden, Joseph Hills, who came from Maldon, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, July 17, 1638. John7 and Sally Hill Sprague had eight children, of whom Charles H. was the youngest, and who is the only one now (1902) living. They were as follows: Sally, b. December, 1807; John, b. April, 1809; Mary, b. April, 1813; Andrew, b. March, 1815; Susan, b. December, 1818; Abigail, b. June, 1820; Phineas, b. January, 1823, who was for many years Treasurer of Malden; and Charles H., b. April, 1827.


Charles Hill Sprague attended first the pub- lic schools of Malden and then a private school in Lynn. Afterwards graduating from Wilbra- ham Academy, he entered in 1848 the Law- rence Scientific School at Harvard, where he completed the full course of study. He was then appointed by the United States govern- ment to the editorial staff of the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, his special duty being to make the astronomical calcula-


tions for that important national work. After having continued in that position for fifteen years, he resigned on account of business and personal reasons. During the four years fol- lowing he was employed in prospecting in the Lake Superior copper mining district. Then for a number of years he was engaged in the coal trade, being the North American agent for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company. He has met with success in his business enter- prises, and is now living retired at his pleasant home at the corner of Sprague and Salem Streets, Malden.


The name of Sprague has found a place in the nomenclature of science, having been be- stowed by a distinguished scientist, Dr. Charles Girard, now of Paris, in honor of the subject of this sketch, upon an interesting object of natural history, the Cerebratulus Spraguei. After its description in his work entitled "Recherches sur les Planariés et les Nemer- tiens de l'Amérique du Nord" (1873), we read "Nous la dedions à notre excellent ami Ch. H. Sprague, de Malden (Mass.), en souve- nir de notre vieille amitié."


Mr. Sprague married November 2, 1858, Emeline Martha Winship, who was born in Boston, Mass., August 23, 1836, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Williams (Pollard) Win- ship. Mrs. Sprague is a descendant in the seventh generation from Lieutenant Edward' Winship, an early settler, and a very promi- nent citizen of Cambridge, where he was ad- mitted as a freeman in 1635. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artil- lery Company in 1638, served as Selectman eleven years, and was Representative to the General Court for four terms. He owned ex- tensive tracts of land in Lexington and Cam- bridge, and was an active member of the church. His will is preserved in the Middle- sex Probate Records. Samuel2 Winship, a Selectman of Lexington for a number of years, m. Mary Powers. Samuel3 Winship, who served as High Sheriff of Middlesex County, m. Jane Fessenden, daughter of Nicholas and Margaret (Cheney) Fessenden. Her father, Nicholas, a native of England, after emigrat- ing to America located in Cambridge, where, it is said, he inherited property from his uncle


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John, who had preceded him to this country. The line of descent is continued through Sam- uel4 Winship and his second wife, Abigail Crosby.


John5 Winship m. Deliverance Munroe, a daughter of Marrett Munroe, who was b. De- cember 6, 1713, and grand-daughter of John and Hannah Munroe, the former of whom was b. in Lexington, March 10, 1666. John was a son of William Munroe, the founder of this branch of the Munroe family, and an early settler of Lexington. From Hudson's History of Lexington, published in 1868, we learn that the Munroes are among the most ancient and honorable families of the North of Scotland, and were among the first to embrace the Reformation. According to tradition, at the beginning of the eleventh century the land lying between the borough of Dingwall and the waters of Alness, in Rossshire, was given to Donald Munroe, the supposed progenitor of the Munroe family now in America. In speak- ing of the first of that name to come to New England, Mr. Hudson says they were probably prisoners of war, taken by Cromwell and sold as apprentices, and that among a cargo of prisoners consigned in 1651 to Thomas Kemble, of Boston, were four bearing the name of "Munrow," as the name is found spelled. Tradition adds that William Munroe was bound to a farmer named Winship in Cam- bridge, now Arlington, and that he afterwards settled there, was m. three times, and reared thirteen children. The History of Lexington further says, "Her Munroes, Merriams, and Winships were found on every battlefield - at Louisburg, Quebec, Crown Point, Ticonder- oga, Fort William and Henry - wherever a foe was to be encountered or a daring deed to be performed." John6 Winship m. Elizabeth Williams Pollard, a daughter of Moses Pollard. Her father was so devoted to historical and antiquarian research that when thirty-three years old he fitted out a vessel, at his own expense, and started for the Mediterranean Sea, with the object of making explorations in the Holy Land. He accomplished his pur- pose; but the vessel, with all on board, was lost on the homeward voyage, not being heard from after being spoken off Genoa.


Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sprague have had two children. Their only daughter - Eliza- beth Williams Sprague, who was born July 7, 1867 -died January 10, 1874, in the most interesting period of childhood. Their son, Phineas Warren Sprague, born August 4, 1860, who succeeded to the business of C. H. Sprague & Son, married October 17, 1900, Elizabeth Sumner Shaw, daughter of the Hon. Edward Payson Shaw, of Newburyport, Mass., formerly State Treasurer of Massachusetts. Both the elder and younger Mr. Sprague are thirty-second degree Masons, Mr. Charles H. Sprague being the oldest Mason of Mount Vernon Lodge of Malden, and both are mem- bers of the Old Planters' Society. Phineas W. Sprague belongs to the Society of Colonial Wars, being admitted on twenty-six different names. Mrs. Charles H. Sprague is a member of the Deliverance Munroe Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution, of Malden, which was named in honor of her paternal grand- mother, Deliverance (Munroe) Winship, who was niece of John Parker, Captain of the minutemen.


An interesting event in the domestic history of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sprague was the celebration of John7 Sprague's one hundredth anniversary, when a family party was held, to which both young and old were invited, the former that they might hear from the lips of their elders anecdotes illustrating his charac- teristic traits. Each aged person who had known him was asked to tell some story of his life, and hearty was the laughter as some of the incidents recalled were related, while other stories brought signs of moisture to the eyes of the listeners. An enlarged picture of him in his old sleigh was given each grandchild. The old sleigh is sometimes seen with the young people on the boulevard of to-day. The cards chosen for the event were designed to represent the symbol of immortality - the butterfly ; and, strange as it may seem, a beau- tiful large butterfly, with blue wings, was found between the double window on the morn- ing of the day of the party, and an old aunt was made very happy in feeling that the spirit of John Sprague was present in that beautiful form to express his pleasure at the party.


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Richard Soule, Jr., in his "Memorial of the Sprague Family," says on page 82: "It is to be regretted that so little record is left of their individual history. Enough is known, however, to justify fully the remark of Presi- dent Everett that 'they were persons of charac- ter, substance, and enterprise, excellent citi- zens, and generous public benefactors,' *"


AMUEL SHAW, president and treasurer of the Murdock Parlor Grate Company, of Boston, was born in Carver, May 24, 1845, son of Major Stillman and Eliza (Cole) Shaw. On the maternal side he is descended from two "Mayflower" Pilgrims; namely, Governor William Bradford and Richard Warren. On the paternal side he is descended from three "Mayflower" Pilgrims - Miles Standish, John Alden, and Priscilla Mullins.


His first paternal ancestor in America was John1 Shaw, who is known to have been an in- habitant of Plymouth Colony in 1627, as he received a share that year in the division of cattle. He brought with him from England his wife Alice, three sons - John, Jr., James, and Jonathan - and a daughter Abigail, who m. Stephen Bryant. Jonathan2 Shaw, son of John,1 m. in Plympton, January 22, 1656, Phobe, daughter of George and Phœbe (Hicks) Watson. He d. before July 30, 1701. George3 Shaw, son of Jonathan,2 m. in Eastham, Jan- uary 8, 1690, Constance, daughter of Daniel2 and Hepzibah (Cole) Doane, and d. May 2, 1720. George4 Shaw, Jr., son of George, 3 b. in Eastham, December 29, 1695, m. Mercy Rich. Lieutenant John5 Shaw, son of George, 4 was b. in Middleboro in 1726. On January 31, 1750-1, he m. Elizabeth, daughter of Sam- uel, Jr., and Abigail (Shaw) Lucas. He d. July 28, 1802.


Major John6 Shaw, Jr., son of John, 5 was b. June 15, 1754, and d. April 30, 1835. He enlisted as Sergeant in Captain Atwood's com- pany, First Regiment, from Plympton, 1777, and served through the Revolution; commis- sioned as Captain July 15, 1793; promoted Junior Major of First Regiment, South Com-


pany of Militia, November 30, 1796, retiring in 1803. He was Postmaster from 18II to 1813. At Plympton, November 23, 1775, he m. Abigail, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Sampson) Perkins. Through her maternal ancestry she was descended from Miles Stand- ish, and from John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden through the marriage of their children - Alexander and Sarah (Alden) Standish.


Captain Samuel7 Shaw, son of Major John, 6 was the father of Major Stillman8 and grand- father of the subject of this sketch, who bears his name. He was b. June 8, 1777, and d. March 10, 1858. He held the offices of Town Clerk and Constable of Carver 1814-30; was Selectman 1828-29; Treasurer 1818, 1824- 25 ; and was appointed Justice of Peace, Febru- ary 7, 1837. He was appointed Ensign in South Company of Militia, May 16, 1808, pro- moted to Lieutenant, then to Captain, and re- tired April 20, 1815. At Carver, March 27, 1799, he m. his cousin Lydia, daughter of Cap- tain Joseph and Lydia (Shaw) Shaw, great- grand-daughter of Abiel,2 son of William' Shurtleff.


Major Stillman& Shaw, son of Samuel,? was b. September 20, 1801, and d. September 10, 1870. Like other members of his family, he was engaged in the iron manufacturing indus- try in the town of Carver. He was commis- sioned Lieutenant in the First Regiment, First Brigade, Fifth Division, September 18, 1824; was later transferred to Fifth Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of Captain, July 21, 1827; to that of Major, August 27, 1829; and retired August 9, 1830. He m. Eliza Cole, b. April 20, 1803, daughter of Hezekiah, Jr., and Jane (Bradford) Cole. Her paternal an- cestry began with James' Cole, of England, immigrant to Plymouth in 1633, who was the first settler on the hill now known as "Cole's Hill." He was the first to open an inn (or- dinary) in Plymouth, and he retained it for thirty years, when he gave the business in 1670 to his son James,2 Jr., who came from England to the colony with his father when about eight years of age.


James Cole, Jr., b. about 1625, m., first, Mary Tilson, December 23, 1652; m., second, Abigail Davenport. Ephraim3 Cole, son of


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James,2 Jr., and Mary (Tilson) Cole, was b. in York, Me., about 1654. In 1687 he m. Re- becca, daughter of Edward Gray. James4 Cole, son of Ephraim, 3 was b. at Plymouth, November 14, 1705. Hezekiah5 Cole, son of James4 and Mercy, his wife, was b. January 8, 1742-3, and d. July 6, 1797. He m. July 18, 1765, Elizabeth, daughter of Barnabas3 and Jemima (Adams) Shurtleff. Barnabas3 was son of William,2 Jr., and grandson of William' Shurtleff. Hezekiah6 Cole, Jr., son of Hezekiah, 5 was b. July 27, 1777, and m. January 25, 1802, for his first wife Jane, daughter of Dr. Calvin and Lucy (Pratt) Brad- ford; m., second, Mrs. Lucy Prince (Brad- ford) Cobb. Eliza,7 daughter of Hezekiah6 Cole, Jr., was b. in Carver, April 20, 1803, and d. in Hanover, June 29, 1872. She m. Major Stillman Shaw, August 15, 1830.


Jane Bradford, wife of Hezekiah Cole, Jr., and mother of Eliza, was a descendant of Gov- ernor William Bradford through his son Will- iam, whose mother, Alice Carpenter South- worth Bradford, was the Governor's second wife. Major William2 Bradford, b. in 1624, for some years Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony, m. Alice, daughter of Thomas Rich- ards, of Weymouth.


John3 Bradford, b. in 1652, who resided in Kingston, was m. in 1674 to Mercy Warren, daughter of Joseph and Priscilla (Faunce) Warren and grand-daughter of Richard' War- ren, the "Mayflower" Pilgrim; also grand- daughter of John Faunce, who came over in the "Ann" in 1623, and in 1634 m. Patience, daughter of George Morton. Samuel+ Brad- ford, b. in 1683, m. in 1714 Sarah, daughter of Edward Gray, of Tiverton, R.I. Gideon5 Bradford, of Plympton, b. in 1718, m. Jane, daughter of Ichabod and Joanna (Faunce) Pad- dock or Paddack. Calvin6 Bradford, b. 1754, m. in 1778 Lucy, daughter of Nathaniel Pratt. Jane (b. 1779), daughter of Calvin and Lucy Bradford, m. Hezekiah Cole, Jr., in 1802, and their daughter Eliza m. Stillman Shaw, as above mentioned.




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