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That Henry Adams came from Devonshire, Eng- land, is generally believed from the inscription on the monument erected by President John Adams at his grave, viz .: "In memory of Henry Adams who took flight from the Dragon persecution in Devon- shire, England, and alighted with eight sons near Mt. Wollaston. One of the sons returned to Eng- land; and, after taking time to explore the country. four removed to Medfield, and two to Chelmsford. One only, Joseph, who lies here at his left hand, re- mained here-an original proprietor of the town of Braintree." The monument also commemorates "the piety, humility, simplicity, frugality, industry . and perseverance" of the Adams ancestors.
President John Quincy Adams and the best anti- quarians and gencalogists of a later day disagree with the statement on the monument as to the place whence the family came. The royal ancestry given for Ilenry Adams is also disputed and was for a time discredited, but late research makes it probable that the pedigree of Henry Adams, of Braintree, back through the kings of England to Charlemange may be established and verified. John Quincy Adams fixed the English home of his progenitors as Brain- tree in the county of Essex. It seems probable that he was one of Hooker's company, which was re- cruited in the vicinity of Chelmsford and Braintree, England. They arrived in Boston in 1632. Henry Adams' sons were active citizens of Chelmsford in England. Henry Adams learned the trade of malt- ster. He was a yeoman.
The children of Henry Adams were: Lieutenant Henry, born in England, 1604, married in Braintree, November 17, 1643, Elizabeth Paine, daughter of Moses Paine, representative to the general court, lieutenant, town clerk, killed by Indians at his home in Medfield, Massachusetts. February 21, 1676. Lieu- tenant Thomas, born in England, 1612, married in Braintree. 1642. Mary Blackmore ( Blackmer), re- moved to Chelmsford: lieutenant in 1682, selectman. representative, town clerk. died in Chelmsford. July 20, 1688, aged seventy-six. Captain Samuel. born in England. 1017, married Rebecca Graves, who died October 8, 1662-64: married (second), May 7. 1668, Esther Sparhawk. daughter of Nathaniel Sparhawk; she died November 4. 1745: settled at Chelmsford, had saw mill. was representative and captain: died January 24, 1688-89. Deacon Jonathan, born in Eng- land. 1619, married Elizabeth Fussell. daughter. of John; married (second ) Mary : died 1690, aged seventy-one years. Peter, born in England, 1622, married Rachel : settled in Medfield, 1652; house burned by the Indians in 1676, as was also that of his brother Jonathan; died about 1690. John, born in England, about 1624. Joseph, born in England. 1626. married in Braintree, November 26, 1650. Abigail Baxter, daughter of Gregory and Mar- garet (Paddy) Baxter, of Boston; died there Au- gust 27, 1692, aged fifty-cight; maltster, freeman,
1653, selectman, died in Braintree. December 6, 1694. Ensign Edward, born in England, 1630.
(1]) Ensign Edward Adams, son of llenry Adams (1), was born in England, 1630, and came to New England about 1632 with his parents. He married (first), 1652, Lydia Rockwood, daughter of Richard and Agnes (Bicknell ) Rockwood. She died March 3. 1676. He married (second) Widow Abigail ( Craft) Ruggles, of Roxbury, Massachu- setts, (Tilden says Abigail Day of Dedham) who died 1707. He married (third), January 6, 1709- 10, Sarah Taylor. He settled with his three broth- ers, Henry. Peter and Jonathan, in Medfield, Massa- chusetts. He was ensign in the militia, selectman of the town, representative in the general court in 1689- 92-1702. He died at Medfield. November 12, 1716, "the last of the original settlers."
Children of Henry and Lydia (Rockwood) Adams were: Lydia, born in Medfield, Massachu- setts, July 12. 1653, married James Allen and Jo- seph Daniel ; died December 26, 1731. Captain Jon- athan, born April 4, 1655, married Mary Ellis, daugh- ter of Thomas and Mary ( Wight) Ellis; married ( second ) Mehitable Cheney, widow of James Cheney ; died January 24, 1718. John, born February 18. 1657. married (first) Deborah Partridge. Eliashib, born February 18, 1658-59, married
Standish, a great-granddaughter of Captain Miles Standish : settled Bristol, Rhode Island. Sarah, born in Medfield, May 29, 1600, married, 1677, John Turner. son of John and Deborah Turner; she died 1747. Lieutenant James, born January 4, 1661- 62, married, January 4, 1689, Mary -; settled in Bristol, Rhode Island, died 1733. Henry, born October 29, 1663, married, December 10. 1691, Pa- tience Ellis, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis. (born February 22, 1668, died 1695) ; married (second), 1697-98, in Providence, Rhode Island, Ruth Ellis, sister of first wife; married (third) at Canterbury, Connecticut, Mrs. Hannah Adams. Me- hitable, born March 30, 1665, married, about 1689, Josiah Faxon, of Braintree, son of Richard Faxon ; she died March 1, 1753. Elisha, born August 25, 1666, married. December 18. 1680, Mehitable Cary, of Bristol. Rhode Island. Edward, Jr., born June 28, 1668, married, May 19. 1692, Elizabeth Walley, daughter of Rev. Thomas Walley, of West Barn- stable. Massachusetts; settled in Bristol, Rhode Island, and died there. Bethia, born April 12, 1070, died 1672. Bethia, born August 18, 1672, died young. Abigail, born June 25. 1075. died young. Miriam, born February 26. 1676, died young.
(III) John Adams, son of Ensign Edward Adams (2), was born in Medfield, Massachusetts, February IS. 1057. He married (first) Deborah Partridge, daughter of John and Magdalene ( Bul- lard) Partridge. She was born 1662 and died be- fore 1695. He married (second) Susanna Breck or Brick. daughter of Thomas and Mary ( Hill) Breck. She was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts, May 10, 1667. John Adams settled on the paternal homestead in Medneld and died there March 1, 1751. Susanna, his wife, died May 28, 1744. Chil- dren of John Adams were: Edward, born in that part of Medfield set off as Medway, January 13, 1682; married ( first). April II. 1706, Rachel San- ders, of Braintree : married (second) Sarah Bracket ; settled at Milton. Massachusetts. John, Jr., born in Medway, December 22, 1684. married Judith Bullen, daughter of John and Judith (Fisher) Bullen; he was a cordwainer. Daniel, born in Medway. January 12, 1686, married Sarah Sanford, daughter of Deacon Thomas Sanford, of Mendon, Massachusetts; he died in Medway, September 12, 1772. Eleazer, born September 22, 1687, see forward. Obadiah, born
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January 20, 1689, married, April 24, 1716, Christian Sanford, daughter of Deacon Thomas Sanford; he died November 22, 1765. Jonathan, born 1692, set- tled on the paternal homestead in Medway. Thomas, born February 11, 1695-96, married, October 26, 1720, Abigail Fisher, daughter of Jonathan and Rachel (Fairbanks) Fisher ; settled in Ashford, Con- necticut, and Amherst, Massachusetts. Susanna, born July 30, 1697, married Nelson Alexander, of Killingly. Jeremiah, born July 13, 1699, married Elizabeth McIntire. Abraham, born August 1, 1701, married Mary Cummings, of Oxford, Massachu- setts (See sketch of Edward I. Comins for the Cum- mings line.) Bethia, born June 2, 1702, married Timothy Stearns of Framingham, Massachusetts. Phineas, born May 19, 1705, married Sarah Kings- bury, of Needham, Massachusetts, and (second) Mehitable - -; he died February 9, 1856. Han- nah, born March 29, 1707, married, January 1, 1730, Timothy Ellis, (second) William Richardson. Esther, born November 15, 1708.
(IV) Eleazer Adams, son of John and Deborah ( Partridge) Adams, was born at Medway, Massa- chusetts, September 22, 1687. He married (first) Margaret , who died January 13, 1769, and (second) Lucy He assisted in the incor- poration of the town of West Medway in 1748, and for eight years was selectman. He was a Baptist and was sent to the Boston jail in 1753-54 for re- fusing to pay the parish tax (used for the Congre- gational church only). He died October 8, 1775, aged eighty-eight years. His will was made July 3, 1775, and proved February 6, 1776. His children by his wife Margaret, all born in Medway, Massa- chusetts, were: Benjamin, born October 13, 1715; Margaret, August 29, 1717, died June 8, 1730; Eleazer, Jr., born in Medway, died young; Eleazer, Jr., July 9, 1720, married Bathsheba Barber ; he died in Medway, September 15, 1775, resided in Holliston ; Mary, October 7, 1722, married Jonathan Metcalf, of Rutland ; John, October 27, 1724; Lydia, Sep- tember 19, 1727; Seth, May 6, 1730; Catherine, 1730; Lois, May 25, 1732, married Ebenezer Allen.
(V) John Adams, son of Eleazer Adams (4), was born in Medway, Massachusetts, October 27, 1724. He married (first), March 6, 1741, Silence Clark ; married ( second) Zilpha Daniel, daughter of Ezra and Martha ( Death) Daniel. She was born November 19, 1734. He settled at Brookfield, Massa- chusetts, was a soldier in the revolution, returned to Medway. Either he or John Adams (V), son of Jeremiah Adams, was a soldier in the Colonial war in 1756 from Brookfield. Children of John and Silence (Clark) Adams were: John, born in Brook- field, Massachusetts, March 29, 1746, married De- borah Beals, of Medway, was in revolution ; Jude, March 1, 1748, married Jemima Adams, of Spen- cer; James, February 28, 1750; Joel, December 31, 1751, married Lydia Drury; was in revolution ; died October 9, 1821 ; Silence, August 5, 1753, mar- ried John Flaherty; died in Vermont; Lydia, March 27, 1755, married Lackey; Susanna, April 17, 1757 ; Phinehas, July 18, 1760, married Patience Pond, was in revolution; Elias. 1766, married Han- nah Flagg, died February 23, 1842; Hezekiah, 1769, married Rhoda Mann; he died August 28, 1841 ; Peggy, married Tomlin.
(VI) James Adams, son of John Adams (5), was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, February 28, 1750. He married Huldah Richardson or Grace Guilford, and (second), April 26, 1791, Esther Flagg, daughter of Samuel and Grace (Fisk) Flagg, of Spencer, Massachusetts. She died August 27, 1837. Children of James Adams were: I. Dan- iel Emerson, born in Brookfield, Massachusetts,
February 24, 1772, married Tamar Converse, daugh- ter of Luke Converse, of Spencer, Massachusetts; she died about 1823; he died about 1814. 2. Elihu, born April 22, 1781, married Sally Lamb, born in Charlton, August 31, 1852, died in Douglas, Feb- ruary 22, 1865. 3. James, horn in Brookfield, re- sided in Sturbridge. 4. Huldah, married, March 21, 1802, Nathan Lamb, son of David Lamb; he died February 28, 1830; she died in Spencer. 5. Esther, born in Brookfield, married Conant, of Oak- ham, Massachusetts; died in Spencer in 1856. 6. Moses, born 1798, married, 1824, Catherine Hobbs, daughter of Aaron Hobbs; he died in East Brook- field, March 8, 1882. 7. Almira, born in Brookfield, married Amos (or Eliot) Wheat, of Spencer, died in Leicester. 8. Aaron, born November 4, 1804.
(VII) Aaron Adams, son of James Adams (6), was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, November 4, 1804, died in Leicester, Massachusetts, March 31, 1877. His will was proved April 14, 1877. He mar- ried Julia Elder, born in Worcester, 1807. He was a successful farmer in Leicester. He was first a Whig in politics, later a Democrat. His children were: 1. Caroline, born in Spencer, Massachusetts, August 3, 1830, married (first), May 24. 1853, Jo- seph Warren Russell, who died July 13, 1856; mar- ried (second), September 5, 1861, Jonathan H. Ames, of Peterboro, New Hampshire, deceased. 2. John N., born in Spencer, January 11, 1832, mar- ried Helen Colbert, who died September, 1891 ; he died June 10, 1894; no children. 3. Julia A., born in Leicester, December 26, 1833, married (first), July 3, 1859, Otis Houghton ; married (second), De- cember 26, 1859, Ebenezer O. Scott; she died March 9, 1864; has daughter Cora Houghton, married Frank Rhue, lives in Spencer. 4. Aaron Augustus, born in Leicester, February 19, 1836, died in Rebel prison at Florence, North Carolina, after transfer from Libby (starved to death) February 10, 1865. 5. George A., born in Oxford, Massachusetts, July 9, 1838, died February 7, 1900; married, 1877, Lena Dawes, of Worcester. 6. Albert B., born in Auburn, Massachusetts, January 1, 1841, married Ann Stock- dale, of Leicester, resides at North Grafton. 7. Ed- win N., born in Leicester, August 12, 1843. 8. Francis W., born in Leicester, March 14, 1846, died 1847. 9. Charles H., born in Leicester, December 13, 1848, died unmarried May 11, 1883. 10. Sereno B., born in Leicester, March 9, 1851, married, June 5, 1880, Hattie L. Steele, of Brookfield, died May II, 1889; married (second), November 30, 1889, Mary E. Conant, of Spencer; resides in Brookfield, Massachusetts, is a painter and paperhanger.
(VIII) Edwin N. Adams, son of Aaron Adams (7), was born in Leicester, Massachusetts, August 12, 1843. He married, January 24, 1867, Emma C. Smith, of Southbridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Adams attended school in his native town and worked summers on his father's farm. At the age of twenty- one he left home and went to work in a knife man- ufacturing shop. He was measurer of lumber in saw mills for fifteen years, also sworn surveyor of wood and lumber for the town thirty years. He enlisted in 1863 in Company A, Thirty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and served about two years. He is a Republican in politics and always interested in town affairs. He was for twelve continuous years an assessor of the town of Leicester, has been chair- man of the board of health three years, and has served the town as warden of elections twelve con- tinuous years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and has held every office in church during thirteen years of service. He is a member of Post No. 131, Grand Army, Leicester.
His children are: 1. Lulu Frances, born in Lei-
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cester, February 28, 1868, married, December 24, 1893, Urban Phillips and has two children : Lucy E. and Beatrice N. Phillips. 2. Bertha S., born in Leicester, September 12, 1870, married Charles An- drews and had one child, Ella B. Andrews. 3. Alice Emma, born in Leicester, April 21, 1873, died April 18, 1906; married, June 10, 1894, Edwin W. Cheever and had four children, three living are: Walter E., Ruth and Alice M. Cheever. 4. Wilfred N., born in Leicester, August II, 1878, married Maud Swallow and had three children, two living; Wilfred N. and George F. Adams. 5. Norman G., born in Lei- cester, May 10, 1886, was a student at Becker's Business College, Worcester, is now bookkeeper for Worcester Storage Company. 6. Robert S., born in Leicester, November 24, 1890, is preparing to enter a business college next year.
MANN FAMILY. Richard Mann (I), the im- migrant ancestor of Oliver Lovejoy Mann, of Win- chendon, Massachusetts, was born in England and settled in Scituate, Massachusetts, before 1644, when he was the owner of land there. He took the oath of fidelity January 15, 1644. Richard Mann has often been confounded with Richard More, who came in the "Mayflower" in the family of Elder Brewster, and many of the descendants of Richard Mann, relying on the statement of the historian of Scituate who was misled by the similarity of the names when written, have claimed to have "May- flower" ancestry. Richard Mann was a farmer. He had a share in the Conihasset grant in 1646. He was drowned by breaking through the ice while crossing the pond near his house, February 16, 1655. His widow, Rebecca Mann, married (second), March, 1656-57, John Cowan, and they lived in the Mann house until 1760. Cowan was killed at Re- hoboth in the Indian fight, 1676. Rebecca had five children by her second marriage. Children of Rich- ard and Rebecca Mann were: Nathaniel, born Sep- tember 23, 1646; Thomas, August 15, 1650, see for- ward; Richard, February 5, 1652, married Elizabeth Sutton; Josiah, December 10, 1654, probably died young.
(II) Thomas Mann, son of Richard Mann (I), was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, August 15, 1650. He served on a coroner's jury, March 20, 1677. He was admitted a freeman, 1680. He set- tled his father's estate in 1679. In 1703 Thomas pur- chased of his brother, Richard Mann, lands on Mann Hill and he deeded this land April 9, 1713, to his second son, Thomas, Jr. He also deeded land to his sons Joseph and Benjamin, February 24, 1719. and to his son Ensign Mann, March 6, 1722, and lastly half of his remaining estate, 1723, to his son Joseph. He married Sarah He died at Scituate, 1732, and his will was proved July 12, 1732. Children of Thomas and Sarah Mann were; Josiah, born March I, 1679, died 1708; Thomas, April 5, 1681, married Deborah Joy; Sarah, No- vember 15, 1684, married Gibbs; Mary, March 15, 1688, died unmarried 1723; Elizabeth, March 10, 1692, died unmarried 1723; Joseph, De- cember 27, 1694, married Mary -; Benjamin, see forward; Ensign, born about 1699, married Widow Tabitha Vinall.
(II) Benjamin Mann, son of Thomas Mann (2), was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, February 19, 1697. His father sold him land on Mann Hill, Scituate, February 24, 1719, and he settled in that part of the town incorporated as Hanover. He lived on Main street in the ancient mansion which was in 1853 occupied by a Mr. Hanson. He was a select- man of Hanover in 1745. His will was made De- cember 3, 1762; it mentions all the children but
Sarah. He married, February 4, 1724, Martha Cur- tis, born February 14, 1701, died January 26, 1769. He died March 2, 1670. Children of Benjamin and Martha Mann who survived infancy were: Martha, born January 6, 1725, married William Curtis ; Ben- jamin, Jr., August 4, 1727, died 1816; Rebecca, Au- gust 13, 1729, married Abner Curtis; Sarah, Feb- ruary 8, 1730, married Robert Gradner ; Ruth, May 12, 1735, died July 29, 1808; married Lemuel Curtis; Mary, August 13, 1737, married Elijah Mann, who settled at Persham, Worcester county, and died there April 27, 1823.
(IV) Benjamin Mann, son of Benjamin Mann (3), was born in Hanover, Massachusetts, August 4, 1727. He was a soldier in the revolution. He was selectman of Hanover 1763-64. He erected the old grist mill that formerly stood near the bridge. on North street. He lived in the north part of the town on Curtis street, where David Mann lately lived. He died January 27, 1816. He married (first) Abigail Gill, November 23, 1749, and (second) the widow of Charles Bailey. She died 1800, and he mar- ried (third) the widow of Abner Curtis. She died 1820. He had fourteen children. Children of Benja- min and Abigail Mann were: Abigail, born Septem- ber 9. 1751, married Asa Turner and settled in Or- land, Maine; Benjamin, March 2, 1753, married Han- nah Sears ; Olive, April 18, 1754, married Thomas Stetson ; Ezra, December 1I, 1755, soldied in the revo- lution, died November 26, 1775, at Weymouth, re- turning from service in the war; Levi September 9, 1757, married (first) Ann Cooley ; Joshua (captain), July 14, 1759, married Mary Cushing; Bela, see for- ward; Susa Gill, October 24, 1764, died November 25, 1842; married Caleb Whitney; Charles, November 27, 1766. died 1825; married Abigail Gill; Persis, November 7, 1768, married Abigail Johnson ; Chloe, January 26, 1771, died February 2, 1844: married Charles Bailey, October 28, 1792; Sage. 1773. died 1791; Caleb, September 13, 1775, died February 23, 1840; married Betsey Pratt.
(V) Bela Mann, son of Benjamin Mann (4), was born in Hanover, Massachusetts, July 18, 1761. He seems to have resided in Franklin during the revolutionary war and had service credited to that town. also to Wrentham. He was in Captain Boyd's company in 1775 and enlisted in 1780 in the Con- tinental army for six months. He must have been only a boy at his first enlistment, and perhaps for that reason his age was incorrectly given as twenty- three years in 1780, when he was about twenty. He removed to Lunenburg about 1795 with his fam- ily and resided there many years. He owned real estate in Ashburnham in 1806 and may have lived there for a few years. He died at Lunenburg, July 29, 1826. The inventory of his estate was filed September 2, 1826. He owned eleven acres of land with buildings at Lunenburg. The family soon left Lunenburg for Winchendon. He married Ann Bry- ant, of Scituate. She died August 31, 1813. Chil- dren of Bela and Ann Mann, probably born at Lunenburg, were: Anna, living in Boston, April IO, 1824. when her father deeded her a "pasture" at Lunenburg. Lydia. Clarissa, Emma, Charles, Albert, see forward ; Bela, Jr., Abigail.
(VI) Albert Mann, son of Bela Mann (5), was born in Lunenburg about 1810. At the age of three years his mother died and he was taken to Win- chendon to live with the family of William Love- joy on a farm near Bullardville. He received his education in the school of that district. I.Te lived with Mr. Lovejoy until the latter died, when he made his first business venture, buying with the money he had saved the Priest saw mill at Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, in the adjoining town. He ran this
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mill five years, then bought the Prentice Ilill grist mill and privilege which he ran for seven years. He afterwards bought the Townsend farm in Win- chendon and ran it for ten years. Afterwards he sold the farm again to the Townsend family. Ile bought the Lovejoy farm on which he had been raised and lived there the remainder of his days. He cut much timber, bought and sold land, built and sold houses at Waterville, to his profit, and became a well-to-do man. At his death the farm came into the possession of his son Eugene. Mr. Mann was a Methodist in religion in early life, but later was a member of the Second Advent church at New Boston and was an officer of the same. In poli- tics he was a Republican and served the town on the board of selectmen. When a young man he be- longed to the local militia company.
He married Asenath Ilarris Woodbury, daughter of Nathan and Clarinda ( Whitney) Woodbury, of Harvard, Massachusetts. Their children were : Albert Henry, born February 8, 1841, died April 6, 1842: Julia Lovejoy, April 17, 1842, married George Kempton; Albert Chester, March 2, 1845, died July 17, 1845; Oliver Eugene, June 2, 1847, died Septem- ber 2, 1847; Albert Eugene, April 28, 1849, married (first) February 20, 1873, Mary Goodell, of Orange, Massachusetts, who died February II, ISSo; mar- ried ( second), September 28, 1881, Mabel C. Faye, of Andover, Maine, and had one child, Mary Isabella, born November 15, ISSz, died young; married ( third) Lena Kenneth, of Fitzwilliam, New Hamp- shire; Clara Emma, April 15, 1851, died September 24, 1873; married Charles Burgess, of Winchendon ; Oliver Lovejoy, see forward.
(VII) Oliver Lovejoy Mann, son of Albert Mann (6), was born in Winchendon, Massachu- setts, April 2, 1858, and received his carly education there in the public schools. He worked on the paternal farm with his father until he was of age. Then he bought the large Flagg farm on which there was much timber, which he cut off and sold to Orlando Mason for use in his wooden ware fac- tory. He continued to buy wood lots and sell the wood. About 1890 he went to work in his father's mill, getting out pail staves and running the mill where they got out stock for Orlando Mason's use. Most of the wod he cut from his own lots. About 1891 he began to manufacture pails himself in the old Norcross mill and continued for five years. He then sold out to Wilder P. Clark and went into partnership with C. C. Carter under the firm name of Carter & Mann, at Hydeville, in' the manufacture of pails, but at the end of ten months the partner- ship was dissolved. In 1898 Mr. Mann began busi- ness under his own name in the plant he now oc- cupies in Winchendon. He has since carried on a successful business there. He makes thirty-five varieties of wooden ware, such as tubs for candy, Iard, toys, etc. He continues to buy timber land and cut the wood for his own use and for the market. He attends the Methodist church, and in politics is a Republican. He belongs to Watatic Tribe of Red Men and has held some of the offices. He was at one time member of a syndicate called the Pail Makers' Association.
He married (first), February 10, 1884, Althea Norcross, born October 7, 1857, daughter of Orin and Almeda (Wyman) Norcross, of Winehendon. Her father was a farmer. Mr. Mann married (sec- ond) Barbara Woffendon, born January 24, 1876, daughter of William and Caroline ( Liversedge) Woffendon, of Winchendon. Her father was a tailor. Children of Oliver Lovejoy and Althea Mann were: Clifford Oliver, born May 5, 1885: Waldo Albert, July 14, 1886. Children of Oliver Lovejoy
and Barbara Mann were: Morton William, May 7, 1896; Morris Oliver, March 1, 1901.
RICHARDSON FAMILY. Thomas Richard- son (1), immigrant ancestor of Lucius Augustus Richardson, of Leominster, was the youngest of the three brothers who are the progenitors of most of the American Richardsons. Thomas, Samuel and Ezekiel Richardson were all born in England. Thomas probably came over in 1635. He was ad- mitted a freeman at Charlestown, Massachusetts, May 2, 1638. He was one of the seven chosen by the town of Charlestown to commence the settle- ment of Woburn. His wife Mary was admitted to the Charlestown church February 21. 1635-6, and that is the earliest record of the family. He had land assigned him in Malden. He died August 28, 1651. He joined the church February, 1637-8, and held various town offices.
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