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WARREN CARLTON JEWETT. Edward Jewett (I), of Bradford, England, father of the emigrants of the name, Maximilian and Joseph Jewett, was ancestor of Warren Carlton Jewett, of Worcester. Edward Jewett was a clothier in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Eng- land. He was descended from Henry de Juatt, a knight of the First Crusade. Edward Jewett mar- ried, October 1, 1604, Mary Taylor, daughter of William Taylor. He lived and died at Bradford. His will was dated February 2, 1614, and proved July 12, 1615, his wife Mary being executor. The will mentions sons : William, Joseph and Maximilian, daughter Sarah, and father-in-law William Taylor. His children, baptized at Bradford, were: William, September 15, 1605; Maximilian, October 4, 1607; Joseph, December 31, 1609, came with Maximilian to Rowley and became a prominent man there, pro- prietor, deputy to the general court; died February, 1660; Sarah, and perhaps others.
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(II) Maximilian Jewett, son of Edward Jewett (I), was born in Bradford, England, and was bap- tized there October 4, 1607. He came to this coun- try with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers in 1639. He settled at Rowley, Massachusetts, and was admitted a free- man May 13, 1640. He was very early a deacon of the church and always known as Deacon Jewett, even on the town records. He was for many years selectman and a deputy to the general court. His wife Ann, whom he married in England, died No- vember, 1667, buried November 9. He died Octo- ber 19, 1684. He drew his home lot at Rowley, Jan- uary 10, 1643-4, on Bradford street, named for his home in England. It consisted of two acres and was alongside the home lot of his brother Joseph, part west and part east of the street. He drew many lots of land in later years. In 1652 he and Thomas Dickerman, the two largest taxpayers of Rowley, each had six cows, but Dickerman's stock was valued by the assessors at a slightly larger amount. Jewett's assessed property was valued at one hundred and five pounds, eight shillings, four pence. He married (second). August 30, 1671, Ellen Boynton, widow of John Boynton. His widow mar- ried (third), in Ipswich, June 1, 1686. Daniel Warner, Sr., of Ipswich. She died August 5, 1689.
The children of Maximilian and Ann Jewett were: Ezekiel, born March 5, 1643. married Faith Parrat ; Anna, born February 26, 1644-5, married, December 5. 1666. Barzilla Barker; Mary, born Feb- ruary 18, 1646-7, married, in Merrimac Village, now Bradford, named from the birthplace of the Jewetts in England, November 26, 1668, David Haseltine; Elizabeth, born May 22, 1650, married, in Bradford, July 21, 1680, Robert Haseltine; Faith, born October 8, 1652, married Samuel Dowse, of Charlestown; Joseph, born about 1655, married Rebecca Law ; Sarah, born March 17, 1658-9, buried June 19, 1660; Sarah, born about 1660. married, May 13, 1689, Jeremiah Ellsworth; Priscilla, born May 19, 1664, buried September 4. 1664.
(III) Ezekiel Jewett, son of Maximilian Jewett (2), was born in Rowley. Massachusetts, March 5, 1643-4. He was chosen to succeed his father as deacon of the church at Rowley and ordained there October 24. 1686. He married. February 26, 1663-4. Faith Parrat, daughter of Francis Parrat. She died October 15. 1715, in her seventh-fourth year. He married (second). October 23, 1716, Elizabeth Jewett, widow of John Jewett. Ezekiel died September 2. 1723, in his eighty-first year. His will was dated February 16, 1722-3, and was proved November 4, 1723. He left land at Boxford to his sons Ezekiel and Thomas; in Bradford to his son Francis. His widow married (fourth). December 2, 1723, Ensign Andrew Stickney, son of William Stickney.
The children of Ezekiel and Faith Jewett were: Francis, born March 15, 1664-5, married Sarah Hardy; Thomas, born September 20. baptized Octo- ber 28. 1666, married Hannah Swan: Ezekiel, Jr .. born July 24, baptized September 6, 1668, died young: Ezekiel, Jr., born October 25. 1669. was in the expedition against Canada in 1690; settled at Boxford and had a large family there: married Martha Maximilian, born February 5. baptized October II, 1671-2, mar- ried Sarah -: Ann, born September 29, 1673, died September 11. 1689; Sarah. born November 24. 1675, married. January 30, 1707-8, Jonathan Bailey; Eliza- beth, born March 29, 1678, marricd, November 30, 1704. Isaac Platts; married (second), June 6, 1716, Francis Nelson: Nathaniel, born February 12, 1681, married Mary Gage; Stephen, born February 23, 1682-3. married Priscilla Jewett.
(IV) Francis Jewett, son of Ezekiel Jewett (3),
was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, March 15, 1664-5. He married, in Bradford, Massachusetts, June 20, 1693, Sarah Hardy, daughter of John Hardy, of Bradford. She was born there March 25, 1672, died there February 3, 1744, in her seventy-second year. Her grave is in Groveland, as that part of Bradford in which they lived, East Bradford, is now known. He died at Bradford, September 19, 1751, in his eighty-seventh year. and was buried in the graveyard at Groveland. His will was dated September IS, 1751, and proved December 9. 1751. The children of Francis and Mary (Hardy) Jewett were: Samuel, born April 26, 1694, married, in Brad- ford, October 23, 1718, Ruth Hardy, of Bradford; James, born April 16, 1696, died young : Ann, born September 24, 1698. married, at Bradford, April 16, 1737. Ephraim Pemberton, of Amesbury, Massachu- setts ; Mary, born July 6. 1702, died young ; Ezekiel, born April. 1704, died October 4, 1727, buried in Groveland; Mary, born October 20, 1706; Saralı, born October 5, 1708; Nathaniel, born November 20, 1710, baptized December 3, 1710, married, in Bradford, December 25, 1734. Susanna Gooden (Gooding), of Bradford: James, born April 26, 1713. not mentioned in father's will, 1751; Esther, born December 9, 1719, died July 13, 1720.
(V) Deacon Nathaniel Jewett. son of Francis Jewett (4), was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, November 20, 1710, baptized December 10, 1710. He married, in Bradford, Massachusetts, December 25, 1734, Susan Gooden, of Bradford, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the revolution at the age of sixty-six. He was at Ticonderoga. He removed to Hollis, New Hampshire, where he died October 5, 1701, at the age of eighty-one years. The children of Deacon Nathaniel and Susan (Gooding) Jewett were: Mary, born 1740, died December 12, 1747; Licutenant Ebenezer, born 1743; and others born at Hollis, New Hampshire.
(VI) Ebenezer Jewett, son of Deacon Nathaniel Jewett (5), was born in Rowley probably, possibly Bradford, in 1743. He enlisted in June, 1777, in Captain Emerson's company on the Ticonderoga Alarm and again in 1780 he was lieutenant in Captain Barron's company, Colonel Nichols' regiment, at the defence of West Point. He was selectman of Hollis, New Hampshire, in 1782. He married Mary Rideout, March 15. 1792, and settled at Hollis, New Hamp- shire. He died October 6, 1826, at the age of eighty- three vears. The children of Lieutenant Ebenezer and Mary (Rideout) Jewett were: Ebenezer, born February 13. 1793: Polly, born September, 1794; Nathaniel, born July 21. 1796; James, born March 29, 1799; Francis, born May 26, 1801 ; Susannah, born December 16, 1803; Lydia, born April 26, 1806.
(VII) Ebenezer Jewett. son of Ebenezer Jewett (6), was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, February 13, 1793, and spent his early life there. He lived for some years in Quincy and his children were all born there. He came to Worcester, where he died April. 1870. He married Elizabeth Walker. His estate was administered by his son, Eben Jewett. The children of Ebenezer Jewett were: Eben ; Elizabeth, married Edward A. Spear. of Quincy, Massachusetts : Joseph, lived in Hubbardston ; Mary, married Joseph W. Carlton, of Boston.
(VIII) Ehen Jewett, son of Ebenezer Jewett, Jr. (7), was born in Quincy, New Hampshire. He came to Worcester with his father and settled on the farm on the corner of Holden and Chester streets, where he has since lived. He was a successful farmer. He married Emily Jane Knowlton, daugh- ter of Jeremiah and Emily Knowlton, born June 24. 1836. The children of Eben and Emily Jane (Knowlton) Jewett were: Warren Carlton, born
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January 28, 1855; J. Henry, born in Worcester, No- vember 10. 1857.
(IX) Warren Carlton Jewett, son of Eben Jewett (S), was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, January 28, 1855. He was born and brought up on the Jewett farm at the corner of Holden road and Chester street, Worcester. He attended the Wor- cester common and high schools. He worked with his father after leaving school and has remained there since, owning and running the farm in late years. He has developed the property until he has one of the most productive and profitable farms in this section.
Fle was elected to the common council from ward one in 1887 and served three years. In the city election of 1890 he was elected a member of the board of aldermen and served four years. He was president of the board in 1894, when the new city charter went into effect. He established a reputa- tion for thorough and faithful work in the interests of the city when in the city council. He has also served the city for the past four years in the gen- eral court. He was on the committees on cities and on agriculture.
He has been prominent in the Grange. He was secretary of the Massachusetts State Grange for six years, and was master for four years. He was for two years president of the Worcester Agricultural Society. He is a member of the State Board of Agriculture by appointment of the governor, and is serving his second term of three years. He is unquestionably one of the best known farmers in the state. He has held offices of honor and trust for the past twenty years and invariably filled them satisfactorily. He has been prominently mentioned as a Republican candidate for the senate in his district. Mr. Jewett in his capacity of master of the State Grange and on the State Board of Agri- culture has been in great demand as a speaker and is considered an authority on agricultural matters in New England. He has a wide acquaintance among the leading farmers and public men of the country.
He married Mary Elizabeth Vaughan, of Thet- ford, Vermont. They have one daughter, Jennie Warren, born April 5, 1884.
BROWN FAMILY. Nicholas Brown (1), the pioneer ancestor in America of the late William O. Brown, county commissioner for a number of years, and Edward Augustus Brown, treasurer of Wor- cester county, Massachusetts, was the son of Ed- ward Brown and Jane Side, daughter of Thomas Side. The father lived and died in the parish of Inkbarrow, Worcestershire, England, and the son, Nicholas, was doubtless born there.
Nicholas Brown was in Lynn in New England before 1638. His son John's name appears in the Indian deed of Lynn as "ye Worshipful Mr. Brown." He sent this son John to England in 1660 to look after the property of his father-in-law, which, as next heir to the Side estate, he had inherited. Nicholas Brown was a mariner in his early days. He settled in Lynn at the northwest of Saddlers' Rock, in what is now Saugus. He had two hundred and ten acres of land there, granted by the town, situated on the river. His neighbors were Boniface Buxton on the south, Lieutenant Thomas Marshall and Jeremiah Swain on the west. North of his land was the Wigwams meadow. He owned two hun- dred acres in Reading and three hundred and twenty- seven acres on the north side of Ipswich river. He was admitted a freeman September 7, 1638. and was a deputy to the general court from Lynn in 1641. Mr. Brown was a leading citizen in the town of Reading, where he lived after the town was in-
corporated from Lynn in 1644. He was appointed commissioner to hear small causes in 1640, the title of the local magistrate at that time. He was deputy to the general court in 1655-56-61, and was also selectman during those years.
Nicholas Brown, his wife and children were dis- missed from the Lynn church to the Reading church February 6, 1663. She died November 1, 1674. He died April 5, 1673. His will was dated March 9, 1673, and proved June 17, 1673. He bequeathed to children: John, Josiah, Edward, Joseph, Cornelius and Elizabeth, and to wife Elizabeth. The children of Nicholas and Elizabeth Brown were: John; Josiah, both born in England probably; Edward, born August 15, 1640; Joseph, December 10, 1647; Cornelius; Sarah, June 6, 1650; Elizabeth.
(II) Joseph Brown, son of Nicholas Brown (1), was born in Reading, Massachusetts, December 10, 1647. He married, May 26, 1674, Elizabeth Ban- croft. She was the daughter of Lieutenant Thomas and Elizabeth (Metcalf) Bancroft, and was born in Reading. December 7. 1653. Lieutenant Thomas Brown was born in England in 1622, perhaps at Cheadle, Stafford county, where a Thomas Bancroft was baptized February 10, 1622. The first wife of Thomas Bancroft, Alice Bacon, had one child who died young. (For further details of Thomas Bancroft, see Bancroft family elsewhere in this work.) Joseph Brown died at Reading, October 16, 1723, and Elizabeth Brown, who died there Decem- ber 31, 1732, may have been his widow.
Michael Metcalf, father of Thomas Bancroft's second wife, Elizabeth, was born in Tatterford, county of Norfolk, England, in 1586. He was a Dornix weaver, that is weaver of a kind of stuff used for carpets and curtains. He lived in Norwich in Norfolk county. He married Sarah Ellwyn, who was born June 17, 1593, in the adjoining town of Waynham of Wymondham, where they were mar- ried October 13, 1616. Their seven eldest children were born in St. Benedict's, Norwich, and four younger at St. Edmondsbury.
On his way to America Michael Metcalf wrote a letter to "All the true professors of Christ's Gos- pel within the city of Norwich," saying, "I was perse- cuted in the land of my father's sepulchres, for not bowing at the name of Jesus, and observing other ceremonies in religion, forced upon me at the in- stance of Bishop Wren of Norwich and his chan- cellor, Dr. Corbett, whose violent measures troubled me in the Bishop's court, and returned me into the High Commissioners Court. Suffering many times for the cause of religion, I was forced for the sake of the liberty of my conscience to flee from my wife and my children, to go into New England, tak- ing ship for the voyage at London Sept. 17. 1636; being by tempests tossed. up and down the seas till the Christmas following, then veering about to Plym- outh in Old England in which time I met with many sore afflictions. Leaving the ship I went down to Yarmouth in Norfolk County, whence I shipped myself and family to come to New England and sailed April 15, 1637." Michael Metcalf settled at Dedham, where he was admitted a freeman May 13, 1640. He was town officer and schoolmaster. He died December 27, 1664, and his will dated Decem- ber 27. 1664, mentions his wife and children.
(III) Nicholas Brown, son of Joseph Brown (2), was born in Reading, Massachusetts, September 22. 1677. He married, May 28, 1700, Rebecca Nichols, who was born August 10. 1684, daughter of Captain Thomas and Rebecca ( Eaton) Nichols. After the death of Nicholas Brown, his widow married ( sec- . ond) Deacon Jonathan Barrett, as his second wife. Her father, Captain William Nichols, married, De-
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cember 1. 1680, in Reading, Rebecca, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Kendall) Eaton. John Eaton was born in Staple, county Kent, December 20, 1635; his father, William Eaton, was born about 1604-5; they settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, and Reading, where William died May 13, 1673, and Martha, his widow, November 14, 1680. John Eaton died in 1691 in Reading also. Elizabeth Kendall, who married John Eaton, was daughter of Thomas Kendall. of Reading, brother of Francis Kendall, of Woburn (See sketch of Kendall family in this work.) Rebecca Kendall, widow of Deacon Thomas Kendall, died July 17. 1703, aged eighty-five years. Her epitaph is famous: "Here lyeth the mother of ten who had 175 grand and great grand children." But her descendants were all by her daughters ; those of the name Kendall are as a rule descended from Francis Kendall. Nicholas Brown, clerk, died September 2, 1713, aged thirty-six years, at Reading, where he had lived. He was buried in the old graveyard at South Reading, as was also his wife Bebecca, widow of Deacon Barrett. She died March 18, 1765, aged eighty-five years.
(IV) Deacon Benjamin Brown, son of Nicholas Brown (3), was born at Reading, Massachusetts, February 21, 1702, died at Reading, April 1, 1768. He married Susannah
(V) General Benjamin Brown, son of Deacon Benjamin Brown (4), was born in Reading, Massa- chusetts, March 22, 1728, died there January 4, 1801, aged seventy-three years. He married (first), June 20, 1749, in Reading, Hannah Swain, who was born August 26, 1731, in Reading. He married (second) Elizabeth Wiley, February 20, 1772.
Hannah Swain was the daughter of Thomas Swain, whose father was Lieutenant Benjamin Swain, a doctor, whose father was Jeremiah Swain. Major Jeremiah Swain, the last mentioned, was son of Jeremiah, who was born in England, and settled at Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1638, probably the year in which he emigrated ; settled in 1640 in Read- ing ; married Mary -; died 1658.
Major and Doctor Jeremiah Swain (2) fought in King Philip's war and was wounded at Ft. Narra- gansett. He was captain in 1676; in 1689 he was in command of the forces sent against the Indians ; he was selectman of Reading eight years; repre- sentative to the general court ten years and gov- ernor's assistant in 1690 and 1696; he married. 1664, Mary Smith, daughter of Francis Smith, one of the pioneer settlers.
Benjamin Swain, son of Major Jeremiah Swain, was also a physician. He was for many years select- man of Reading and died in 1747; he married ( first) Margaret , by whom he had nine children; in 1714 he married Elizabeth Boutwell, widow of James Boutwell, by whom he had one child; his son, Thomas Swain, was the father of Hannah Swain, who married General Benjamin Brown as stated above.
Hannah (Swain) Brown died June 12, 1771, aged forty years. Thomas Swain was a private in Captain John Walton's company. Colonel David Green's regiment, and marched with the company on the Lexington call. He was appointed by the general court lieutenant-colonel in Colonel Jonathan Fox's regiment of Middlesex county, and was com- missioned in council February 12, 1776. In 1777 he was lieutenant-colonel in Colonel Samuel Bul- lard's Massachusetts regiment. He was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. He was at Ticonderoga with General Gates in 1776, and an interesting letter written to his wife is printed in Eaton's History of Reading, Massachusetts. He was a general of the militia after the war.
(VI) William Brown, son of General Benjamin Brown (5), was born in Reading, Massachusetts, April 1, 1758. He married Martha Richardson, who was probably born in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. She used to talk of that place and of Lynn, Saugus and Reading to her grandchildren. He was a soldier in the revolution and marched with his father on the Lexington call in the Reading company. He was also in the Train Band under John Walton, cap- tain, May 13, 1775. He settled in Royalston, Massa- chusetts, on the Prouty place as it is now called. He was a tanner by trade and he built a tannery in Royalston. He then bought of Elder Whitman Jacobs the farm south of and adjoining Newton's, where as is supposed Abel Whitney first settled. In several purchases he annexed to his farm the Thomas Heminway place farther south and became a large landed proprietor. In his later years he set- tled his son, Colonel Benjamin Brown, with him.
Colonel Brown commanded the Royalston Gren- adiers when they marched for the defence of Bos- ton in the last war with Great Britain. It should be added here that the farm passed to Colonel Benjamin Brown's son, Lieutenant Benjamin H. Brown, and the farm has remained in the possession of his descendants to the present time.
William Brown died in Royalston, December 23, 1830. His widow died there January 16, 1851, aged ninety years, nine months, seven days. The chil- dren of William and Martha (Richardson) Brown, of Reading and Royalston, were: William, born April 15, 1784, died aged nineteen years; Benjamin, of whom later : Otis, born September II, 1793, died August 19, 1796: Hannah, born December 13, 1795. died July 12, 1886.
(VII) Col. Benjamin Brown, second child of William Brown (6), was born at Reading, Massa- chusetts, May 16, 1787, and came to Royalston with his parents. He was captain of a company which went from Royalston in the war of 1812. He mar- ried Betsy Reed, daughter of Nathan Reed, of Rut- land, Massachusetts, later of Royalston. Betsey's sister, Lois Reed, married W. R. Sargent, and lived to an advanced age in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Nathan Reed was born in Rutland, Massachusetts, May 31. 1761. He married Lois Maynard and settled in Royalston. He married (second), September 1.4. 1783, Lois Maynard, who was born December 20, 1764, the daughter of Moses and Tabitha ( Moore) Maynard, of Rutland. At the age of sixty-seven Moses Maynard tipped the scales at four hundred and fifty-one pounds. He died December, 1796. His ancestry was: Moses Maynard, born about 1697, died March 26, 1782: Zachery Maynard, born in Sudbury, June 7, 1647. died 1724; John Maynard, the emigrant, was of Sudbury 1639, married, June 14, 1646, Mary Axtell, daughter of Comfort Starr. (See sketch of Comfort Starr elsewhere in this work.)
Lois (Maynard) Reed died December 24. 1846. and Nathan Reed died May 6, 1850. He was a brother of Deacon Jonas Reed, who wrote the his- tory of Rutland. Their father, Deacon Jonas Reed. of Littleton, was born June 7, 1722, and married Elizabeth Wright, of Concord, April 17. 1746. The father of Deacon Jonas Reed was Major Benjamin Reed, who removed from Lexington, Massachu- setts, where he was born October 22, 1696, to Little- ton. He married Rebecca Stone, sister of Deacon John Stone. Benjamin died July 13. 1789, aged ninety-three years. and his first wife died Novem- ber. 17.18, aged fifty-two years.
The father of Benjamin Reed was William Reed. captain, who was born September 22, 1662, and who married Abigail Kendall, his father's cousin,
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May 24, 1686. She had the Kendall peculiarity that has been noted for centuries of extra toes and fin- gers. Captain Reed settled in Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, and was a great landholder in Cam- bridge Farms, Woburn and Billerica. He was just- ice of the peace and captain of the military com- pany. He was one of the first board of selectmen chosen after the incorporation of Lexington in 1713, and died there May 12, 1718. His widow died Octo- ber 12, 1734, and both were buried in Lexington. The father of Captain William Reed was George Reed, who was born in England, in 1629, and bought a farm in Woburn, November 7, 1651, from Rebecca Terrace. He married Elizabeth Jennings or Jennison, of Watertown, Massachusetts, August 4. 1651, and he bought land in Weymouth, April 16, 1665. He married (second) Hannah Rockwell, of Charlestown, November 9, 1665, having eight children by the first marriage and five by the sec- ond. The farm of George Reed is now or was lately owned by Nathan Blanchard, and it is within the limits of the town of Burlington. He was wealthy and influential and deacon of the Woburn church. He died February 21, 1706, aged seventy- seven years.
The father of George Reed was the emigrant, William Reed, of Woburn. William Reed or Reade is believed to be the son of Thomas and Mary Reade, of Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England, and was born in 1587. He sailed from London in the ship "Defence" in July, 1635, and arrived at Boston, October 6, 1635, with his wife, who was Mabel Kendall, born in 1605. (See Reade family for further details.)
Elizabeth J. Jennison, who married George Reed, as stated above, born April 12, 1637, in Woburn, Massachusetts, was the daughter of Robert Jenni- son, of Watertown, and her birth is the earliest record we have of the family. Robert Jennison was admitted a freeman in May, 1645. His wife, Elizabeth Jennison, died October 30, 1638, aged thirty, and he married (second) Grace - who died November 26, 1686; he died July 4, 1690. His will mentions his son-in-law, George Reed.
The first wife of Benjamin Reed, mentioned above was Rebecca Stone, who was born Novem- ber 19, 1696, died November 30, 1748; they mar- ried about 1718, and they lived at Lexington. Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Samuel and Dorcas (Jones) Stone. Samuel Stone was born October 1, 1656, and died June 17, 1743, aged eighty-seven. They were married June 12, 1679, and lived in Lexington where he and his father before were deacons of the church. Dorcas Stone died September 24, 1746, aged eighty-seven.
Samuel Stone was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Stearns) Stone, of Cambridge Farms, born 1635. and was a prominent man, town officer and deacon. He died September 27, 1715, aged eighty years, seven months. His wife, Sarah Stone, died Octo- ber 4, 1700, and he married (second) Abigail - who died in Woburn, 1728, aged seventy-one.
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