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( II) Jonathan Hall, son of Richard Hall (I), was born February 8, 1658-9, married. April 4, 1701, Elizabeth Clap. who was born at Dorchester, Feb- ruary 9, 1675-6, daughter of Hopestill and Susanna (Swift) Clap. Hopestill was born at Dorchester,
November 6, 1667, married, April 18, 1672, died at Dorchester, September 2, 1719. Susanna Swift was born at Dorchester, February II, 1651-2. daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Capen) Swift, who were the grandparents of Elizabeth (Hall) Clap. Thomas Swift was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, in 1600, died in Dorchester, Massachu- setts, May 30, 1675, and his wife Elizabeth Capen came from Dorchester, England, born 1610, died in Dorchester, Massachusetts, January 26, 1677-8.
Hopestill Clap, father of Elizabeth (Clap) Hall, son of Roger Clap and Joanna (Ford) Clap, was born at Dorchester, November 6, 1647. He married Susanna Swift, April 18, 1672, died at Dorchester, September 2, 1719.
(III) Richard Hall, son of Jonathan Hall (2), was born at Dorchester, March 2, 1705-6, married, May 30, 1732, Mary Maudesley or Moseley, who was born at Dorchester, July 14, 1707. She was the daughter of Ebenezer Maudesley, who was born in Dorchester, September 4, 1673, and married Han- nah His father was Thomas Maudesley, who married, October 29, 1658, Mary Lawrence. Thomas Maudesley died at Dorchester, October 22, 1706. Mary, his wife, died at Dorchester, April, 1723. She was the daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Elizabeth (Bates) Lawrence. Thomas Lawrence died at Hingham, November 5, 1655. His wife, Elizabeth Bates, came in 1635 to Dorchester with her parents, James and Alice Bates. The parents of Thomas Maudesley were John Mandesley and Cicely -. He died in Dorchester, 1661 ; she died December 3. 1661.
(IV) Hannah Hall, daughter of Richard and Mary (Maudesley) Hall (3), married John Tolman a foresaid.
THE CLAP FAMILY. (I) Nicholas Clap was the ancestor of Hannalı Clap, wife of John Tolman (4). He was born in England in 1612, came to America 1633 and settled at Dorchester. He was a son of Nicholas Clap, of Venn Ottery, Devonshire, England. He became deacon of the church and held various town offices. He married (first) Sarah Clap, daughter of William Clap, of Salcombe Regis ; ( second) Abigail, widow of Robert Sharp; (third) Anna, widow of John Hannibal (Annibal), of Ips- wich, before April 15, 1667. His children were: Sarah, born December 31, 1637; Nathaniel, Septem- ber 15. 1640; Ebenezer, baptized March 17,
1644; Hannah, baptized September 20, 1646, married Ebenezer Strong; Noah, born July 15, 1667, by Anna; Sarah, born November 22, 1670, married Joseph Mather. He died November 4, 1679. His wife Sarah Clap was a sister of Roger (q. v.).
(II) Nathaniel Clap, son of Nicholas Clap (I), was born at Dorchester, September 15, 1640. mar- ried at Dorchester, March 31, 1668, Elizabeth Smith, born 1648, died September 19, 1722.
(III) Ebenezer Clap, son of Nathaniel Clap (2), was born at Dorchester, October 25, 1678, died at Dorchester, May 20, 1750. He married Hannah Clap. born at Dorchester, September 13, 16SI, and died there August 9, 1747.
Hannah Clap .was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Leeds) Clap. Hannah Leeds was born 1640, died at Dorchester, October 12, 1708, daugh- ter of Richard Leeds and Joan Richard Leeds was born at Great Yarmouth; Norfolk coun- ty, England, in 1605, came to America in 1637, set- tled at Dorchester, died there March 18, 1693. His wife Joan was born 1614.
Samuel Clap, father of Hannah Clap, wife of Ebenezer Clap (3) above, was born at Dorchester, October II, 1634, died at Dorchester, October 16,
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1708, married Hannah Leeds, November 18, 1659. He was the son of Roger and Joanna ( Ford) Clap. Joanna Ford was the daughter of Thomas Ford; she was born 1617 and came to America in 1630 in the "Mary and John," died in Dorchester, June 29, 1695.
Roger Clap, father of Samuel and grandfather of Hannah, was born at Salcombe Regis, England, April 6, 1609, joined in the church-colony organ- ized at Plymouth, England, in March, 1629, came in the "Mary and John," arriving at Nantasket, May 30, 1630. He settled at Dorchester, was a proprietor and town officer. He was captain of militia, deputy to the general court, magistrate to perform marriages, and appointed August 10, 1665, captain of the castle, where he continued for twenty- one years. Their children were: Samuel, born October 1I, 1634, married Joseph Holmes; Ex- perience, born and died 1640; Waitstill, October 22, 1641, died August, 1643; Preserved, November 23, 1643; Experience, baptized December 21, 1645; Hopestill. November 6, 1647; Wait, March 17, 1649, married Jonathan Simpson; Thanks, born, baptized August 25, 1650; Desire, October 17, 1652; Thomas, April, 1655, died 1670; Unite, October 13, 1656, died March 20, 1664 ;. Supply, October 30, 1660, died March 5. 1685-6. Captain Roger Clap died April 20, 1684, aged eighty-seven years. His will made April 19, 1684, mentions wife, children and grand- children.
(VI) Elisha Tolman, son of John Tolman (5), was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, January 10, 1771. He married Lucretia Pike, of Dorchester, September 18, 1797. He moved to Lincoln, then settled at Concord, Massachusetts. He was deacon of the First Church at Concord. He died May 4, 1858. Lucretia Pike, wife of Elisha Tolman, was a descendant of
(1) James Pike, who was admitted to the church in Charlestown, May 3, 1647, removed to Reading, Massachusetts, and died there 1699.
(II) Jeremiah Pike, son of James Pike (I), married Rachel Leffingwell, 1671. She was the daughter of Michael and Isabel Leffingwell, of Wo- burn, Massachusetts, where Michael died March 22, 1687, and Isabel, November 17, 1671. Rachel was born in Woburn, March 4, 1653. Jeremiah Pike died at Framingham, Massachusetts, January 9, I71I.
(III) Nathaniel Pike, son of Jeremiah Pike (2), was born at Reading, Massachusetts, May 4, 1685. He married Mary -, and died at Hopkin- ton, Massachusetts, 1735.
(IV) Nathaniel Pike, son of Nathaniel Pike (3), was born and baptized December 6, 1709, at Framingham, Massachusetts. He married, Novem- ber 8, 1734, Abial Pratt, born at Framingham, Sep- tember 24, 1716, daughter of Jabez and Hannah (Gale) Pratt, and granddaughter of Thomas and Susannah Pratt, of Framingham. Hannah· Gale, her mother, was the daughter of John Gale, of Watertown, who married, September 27, 1677, Eliza- beth Spring, daughter of Henry and Mehitable (Bartlett) Spring, emigrants to Watertown, Massa- chusetts, in 1634. John Gale was the son of Richard and Mary Gale, who were settled in Watertown in 1640. Richard Gale died there March, 1678-9.
(V) James Pike, son of Nathaniel Pike (4), was born at Hopkinton, Massachusetts. 1746. He married. January 16, 1772, Lucretia Popc. He died at Dorchester, October 1781. Lucretia was born at Stoughton, Massachusetts, June 19, 1737, and died at Dorchester, September 12, 1791. She was the daugh- ter of Ralph and Rebecca (Stubbs) Pope. Ralph was born in Dorchester, November 10, 1705, mar-
ried, November 27, 1729, died at Stoughton, Janu- ary I. 1749-50. Rebecca was born at Hull, March 18, 1706-7, and died at Stoughton, July 1, 1791; she was the daughter of Richard Stubbs and Rebecca Lobdell, granddaughter of Isaac and Martha (Ward) Lobdell, of Hull, great-granddaughter of Nicholas Lobdell, of Hingham, and of Samuel and Frances Ward, of Hingham.
Ralph Pope. father of Lucretia (Pope) Tolman, was the son of Ralph and Rachel ( Neale) Pope. Ralph, Sr., was born at Dorchester, 1674, married, August 24, 1698, died at Dorchester, February 2, 1744-5. His wife Rachel was born at Braintree, 1676, died at Dorchester, April 8, 1760, daughter of Henry and Hannah ( Pray) Neale, of Braintrec, and granddaughter of Henry Neale, of Braintree, and wife Martha, and of Quinton and Joanna (Dow- man) Pray, of Lynn, Massachusetts. Ralph Pope, Sr., was the son of John Pope and wife Margaret. They settled in Dorchester where his father, John, also came. His first wife was Alice. He had ex- tensive lands. His home was in Squantom.
(VI) Lucretia Pike, daughter of James Pike (5), was born at Boston, May 8, 1779, died at Con- cord, April 26, 1814, married Elisha Tolman. The children of Elisha and Lucretia (Pike) Tolman were Elisha, born November 4, 1798, died January 5, 1853; Lucretia, April 10, 1800, died June 2, 1801 ; Lucretia Pike, December 11, 1805, married Lysander L. Bascom, died July 6, 1839; Albert, December 23, 1808, died October 21, 1891; James, November 17, ISII, resided in Boston, died December 16, 1868; Abby, November 15, 1819, died September 13, 1843; Benjamin, October 4, 1822, now (1905) living at his father's home in Concord, Massachusetts.
(VII) Albert Tolman, son of Elisha Tolman (6), was born at Lincoln, Massachusetts, December 23, 1808. He was baptized at the church at Con- cord, December 25, 1808. His parents moved to Concord when he was quite young and lie was edu- cated there in the public schools. He came to Worcester when he was twenty-two years of age and went into the business of manufacturing carriages in a. building on Exchange street. He had a partner named Samuel L. Hunstable, who died after a few years and Mr. Tolman took into partnership George W. Russell. He built up a large and prosperous bus- iness. His firm had a high reputation for square dealing and for reliable products. The firm name was Albert Tolman & Co. They dealt in harness as well as carriages of all kinds. The location at IO Exchange street was occupied for many years. MIr. Tolman was in active business till about 1880.
Few men had a more active part in the develop- ment of the city of Worcester from a country town such as he found it when he came. He served the town and city in many different capacities. He was one of the last selectmen of the town of Worcester. He was a member of the common council of the city and active in studying the needs of the growing municipality. He was on the school board. He represented the city at various times in the fifties in the general court, served on a committee to re- vise the statutes of the commonwealth and at one session gave the only vote in favor of receiving a petition of the anti-slavery people against the other- wise unanimous rejection of said petition; however ; the next years' general court reversed that action and received the petition. He was one of the char- ter members and founders of the Worcester County Mechanics' Association and served as its first secre- tary. He was one of the founders of the Hope ceine- tery and was one of the commissioners in charge from the outset to the time of his death. He was trus- tee both of the Home for Aged Women and of the
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Old Men's Home since the organization of those benevolent and beneficent institutions.
He was one of the original members of the Church of Unity, of which the venerable Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale was the first pastor. The late Mrs. George F. Hoar was another and it is not out of place here to mention that a very close and in- timate friendship existed between Senator Hoar and Mr. Tolman, whose homes were adjacent on the hill on Catherine street. Senator Hoar frequently re- ferred to his affection and respect for Albert Tol- man. He was deacon of the Church of the Unity as long as his strength permitted and superintend- ent of the Sunday school at various times.
He was of the founders and originators of Wor- cester institutions. He was a charter member of the Worcester Society of Antiquity and was once vice- president. He was a member of the Worcester Ly- ceum and of the Natural History Society. He was one of the founders of the Public Library. He had the enviable distinction of offering the resolution, while he was a member of the city council, to establish the library and he served later on the board of trustees. He was on the committee ap- pointed by the city government to visit the public libraries in Boston and Providence and get ideas for the Worcester institution. It was he who framed the simple rule governing the use of books and the control of those who use them, a rule since adopted by libraries generally. He was one of the first members of the Worcester Book Club, per- haps the oldest club of its kind in the United States. He was for a time the treasurer, a position that his son has filled for many years since he became a member. He helped to establish the reform school for girls at Lancaster and was on the first board of governors, later serving as treasurer.
Mr. Tolman was a man of high character and even in business insisted on observing the princi- ples he professed. He was an anti-slavery man. When he was on the Worcester school board the question of admitting negroes to the high school was agitated. He made the simple argument that a question of race or color should not be raised in the north, and his resolution giving colored chil- dren admission to the high school was adopted. Mr. Tolman believed that the Mexican war was wrong and he went so far in demonstrating his sincerity as to refuse to make wagons and ambul- ances for the government to use in the war.
He believed, of course, in the emancipation of the slaves, and the widows and families of soldiers in the civil war found in him a good friend in time of need. He was treasurer and disbursing agent of large private funds subscribed for their relief. He had been one of the engineers of the Underground Railroad to Canada. His house and barn sheltered more than one fugitive slave on his way to free- dom in Canada. He was one of the organizers of the Free Soil Party and after that party dissolved he became a Republican and always remained one. He voted with the Republicans at the last election before his death and maintained his interest in pub- lic affairs throughout his life. He was a trustee, vice-president and member of the board of invest- ment of the Worcester County Institution of Savings.
He married, April 2, 1839, Mrs. Lusanna R. Hunstable, widow of his first partner, and daughter of Gardner and Lucy (Cook) Whiting. She was born May 27, 1813, and died October 21. 1858. All his children were by this marriage. He married (second), August 1, 1861, Olive N. Flagg, of Ster- ling, Massachusetts. She was born August 31, 1819.
died October 10, 1874. He died at his home, Cath- erine street, October 21, 1891.
The children of Albert and Lusanna R. (Whiting) Tolman were: Albert Hunstable, born May 12, 1841, died October 3, 1841; James Albert, May 2, 1842, died July 13, 1857; Mary Elizabeth, March 24, 1844, died July 22, 1844; Mary Lusanna, October 10, 1847, married Benjamin N. Bradt, of Fruitland, Florida, October 18, 1882, resides at Fruit- land. has no children; Mr. Bradt died January 3, 1905; Edward F., June 13, 1850; Sarah Lieucretia Pike, born September 28, 1852, dicd December 26, 1857.
(VIII) Edward F. Tolman, son of Albert Tol- man (7), was born at Worcester, Massachusetts, June 13, 1850 .. He was educated in the public and high schools of Worcester. He entered the Wor- cester Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1871 with the first class given degrees by this institu- tion. He took the degree of S. B. and he made mechanical engineering his profession. In 1871 he worked for the Flushing & North Side Railroad Company, at Flushing. Long Island, New York; in 1872 was with the Globe Nail Works at South Bos- ton, Massachusetts; in 1873 with Hoskins Steam Engine Company, Fitchburg. Massachusetts, in 1875-6 with machinery department of the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; in 1874-6 instructor in mechanical drawing in city evening drawing schools; in 1877-80 instructor of mechanical drawing in Clinton, Massachusetts, evening drawing schools. In 1874 he associated himself with Edward K. Hill under the name of Hill & Tolman and opened an office as mechanical engineers in the Har- rington block, Harrington corner, Worcester. Hill & Tolman were among the first to make a large use of the blue printing process of duplicating photo- graphic negatives and machine drawings, and in 1877 with William R. Pierce introduced the bicycle in Worcester, building the first bicycles, and first rid- ing them in the street; they continued in the bicycle business until 1885-6. In 1885 both partners became connected with the Wheelock Engine Company, Mr. Tolman as treasurer, the factory of which was lo- cated first on Union street, later on Southgate. Mr. Tolman remained with this company as mechanical engineer until the business was taken over by the American Wheelock Engine Company in 1895. That was the beginning of the consolidation of the engine building business, which later combined the Wheelock, Corliss and other companies and the busi- ness left Worcester. Since 1895 Mr. Tohman has practiced his profession, but has been largely oc- cupied in the administration of estates and trusts that have been put in his charge. He was executor of the estate of his father and of William H. Hey- wood. his wife's father.
He has been clerk of the parish of the Church of the Unity for thirty years and treasurer for three years. He succeeded his father in 1891 as trustee of the Home for Aged Women and has been treas- urer four years. He was a member of the Worcester school board five years. For twenty-five years he has been a member of the Worcester County Mechanics' Association, a trustee eleven years, vice-president two years and president two years. He has been a trustee of the Worcester County Institution for Savings and auditor for eleven years. He succeeded John C. Otis as treasurer of the Worcester Uni- tarian Conference in 1892. He is treasurer of the Sunday school at the Church of the Unity. He has been since 1890 secretary and treasurer of the Wor- cester Book Club. This club as has been stated above is the oldest of its kind. It was modeled
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after the Book Club in Cambridge formed in 1832 by Mrs. Farrar and Rey. Henry Ware. The Wor- cester Club was started late in the fall of 1839 with a half dozen members, soon increased to twenty. The Misses Stearns, who had a school in Worces- ter, were the real promotors of the scheme to form the club which was somewhat social in the char- acter of its monthly gatherings, though mainly for the purchase and circulation of books. As an indi- cation of the social circles in which Mr. Tolman's father moved the list of the early members ( 1845) will be of interest: Dr. John Green, Theophilus Brown, F. W. Paine, John Milton Earle, Dr. Sar- gent, Samuel Hathaway, Levi A. Dowley, Miss Woodward, L. L. Newton, S. F. Haven, H. H. Chamberlain, Albert Tolman, George T. Rice, Fran- cis H. Dewey, S. Jennison, F. H. Kinnicutt, Emory Washburn, G. A. Trumbull, Mrs. Hamilton, Miss Stearns, Alonzo Hill. Dr. Blood, M. D. Phillips and D. W. Lincoln. Later members of the club were : Alexander HI. Bullock, Henry Chapin, Rejoice New- ton, Peter C. Bacon, Stephen Salisbury, Charles Paine, Edwin Conant, Dwight Foster, Thomas
Kinnicutt, Philip L. Moer, L. N. Kinnicutt, James T. Paine, Rockwood Hoar, Mrs. Work- man, Mrs. Throop, Mrs. W. W. Rice. The largest membership has been twenty-four and to a large extent the families of the original members are represented among the members at present. No bet- ter list of representative Worcester men and women of education and culture for the past sixty-five years could be given than the full list of members of the Book Club. Mr. Tolman is a member of the Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engineers, trustee of Home for Aged Men and on the board of advisors of the Children's Friends' Society.
Mr. Tolman married, November 12, 1884, Emily Ann Heywood. (See sketch of Heywood family herewithi.) Their children are: Olive, born Decem- ber 18, 1885; Mary Heywood, March 2, 1893.
THE HEYWOOD FAMILY. (I) Abel Hey- wood, ancestor of Mrs. Edward F. Tolman, was born January 26, 1729, died November 29, 1769, mar- ried Hannah Goddard, who died August 24, 1814. Their children were: Hannah, born December 12, 1756: Abel Heywood. December 27, 1759, died May 10, 1821; Daniel, April 10, 1762.
(11) Abel Heywood, son of Abel Heywood (1), was born December 12, 1756. He married, April 27, 1780, in Worcester, Abigail Chamberlain, born Sep- tember 26, 1760, died June 30, 1818. Their children were: Abel, born April 18, 1781; Betsey, October 24, 1782; Henry, August 5, 1785. died September 10. 1872; Abigail, March 22, 1789; Artemas, June 30, 1794.
(III) Henry Heywood, son of Abel Heywood (2), was born August 5, 1785, died September 10, 1872. He married, November 22, 1812, Sarah Stowell, born March 19, 1780. died February 28, 1861. Their children were: Emily Ann, born August 5. 1814. died January 10, 1892; Abigail Sarah, No- vember 6, 1815, died November It, 1842; William Henry. April 14. 1817; Nathaniel C., November 17, 1819. died September 28, 1820; Edwin Thomas, Feb- ruary 27, 1822, died May 6, 1847.
(IV) William Henry Heywood, son of Henry Heywood (3), was born April 14. 1817. He mar- ried, December 31. 1844, Mary G. Sutton, born Feb- ruary 5, 1817. Their children were: George T. S., born December 10, 1845, died March 18, 1848; Sarah Abby, August 25, 1847; Mary Elizabeth, May II, 1850, died April 1. 1851 ; Emily Ann, September I, 1852; Edwin Henry. January 6, 1855, died April 29. 1857: Mary Ellen, October 3, 1859, died June 26, 1861.
(V) Emily Ann Heywood, daughter of William H. Heywood (4), was born September 1, 1852, married. November 10, 1884. Edward F. Tolman. (See Tolman family sketch.)
THE CHAMBERLAIN FAMILY. Abigail Chamberlain, who married Abel Heywood, Sr., was the daughter of Deacon Jacob and Lydia Chamberlain, whose children were: John, July 22, 1745; Sarah, January 26, 1747; Thaddeus, Novem- ber 17, 1748; Susanna, June 10, 1751, died Septem- ber 25, 1756; Jacob, September 19, 1753; Lidia, Octo- ber 8, 1755; Susanna, November 22, 1757; Abigail. September 16, 1760; Mary, July 30, 1763; a son, born August 21, 1765, died same day ; William, July 25, 1767; Nancy, July 2, 1770.
THE GATES FAMILY. Mary Gates Sutton, who married William H. Heywood, was the daugh- ter of Thomas and Sarah (Gates) Sutton. She was descended from Stephen Gates (I) (q. v.), as fol- lows :
(I) Stephen Gates, of Hingham, ancestor of Mrs. IV. H. Heywood, settled in Hingham. (See Gates Genealogy elsewhere.)
(11) Simon Gates, son of Stephen Gates (1), was born in England. Simon and Margaret Gates had the following children: Abigail, born 1671 : Simon, 1673. died young; Simon, 1675-6, married Sarah Woods, of Marlboro: George, 1678: Jonathan, 16S3: Amos, 1684; Samuel, 1685; Margaret, 168g.
(111)) Simon Gates, son of Simon Gates (2), was born in 1675-6. He married Sarah Woods, of Marlboro, Massachusetts. Their children were : Simon, born 1710. married Sarah Howe in 1749 and moved to Worcester: Sarah, 1712, married Ephraim Church, of Rutland; Susannah, 1714. mar- ried John Phelps, of Rutland, Massachusetts ; Stephen. 1718, married Damaris Howe, of Rutland, Massachusetts : Solomon, 1721, married Mary Clark : Samuel, 1723, soldier in the revolution, married Caroline Howe: Silas, 1727, commanded a company that marched to Lexington, 1775: John. 1729 (when the supply of names beginning with the letter "S" seems to have been exhausted).
(IV) Simon Gates, son of Simon Gates (3), was born 1710, married Sarah Howe. Their children were: Simon, born 1756: Mary, 1769. married Will- iam Moore; Sarah, 1761, married John Sargent : Katherine, 1752; Rebecca. 1753, married David Richards : Asa, 1759, married Fanny Read; John. 1764: Levi. 1766.
(V) Simon Gates, son of Simon Gates (4), was born June. 1756, died February 2, 1849. He married Sarah Eggleston, born April 16. 1758. She died August 17, 1845, aged eighty-five. Their children were: Olive, born August 28, 1784: Roxanna, May 10, 1786; John, January 10, 1789; Levi, May 7. 1790; Mary, October 11. 1791. called Polly ; Sarah, September 9. 1794;
David, March 31, 1799; Horatio, September 4, 1801.
( VI) Sarah Gates, daughter of Simon Gates (5), was born September 9. 1794. She married Thomas Sutton. Their children were: Sarah Sutton; Mary Sutton, who married William H. Heywood, father of Mrs. Edward F. Tolman.
(I) James Whiton (later spelled Whiting), emi- grant ancestor of Edward F. Tolman. of Worces- ter, was an inhabitant of Hingham. Massachusetts. in 1647. He married, December 30, 1647, Mary Beal, second daughter of John and Nazareth (Hobart) Beal. She was born in Hingham, Eng- land, in 1622, and died in Hingham, Massachusetts, December 12, 1696. He died April 26, 1710. He was a yeoman. He was admitted a freeman in 1660. His home was on Liberty plains, South Hingham. His will was dated September 29, 1708. In 1676
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his house was burned by the Indians. The children of James and Mary ( Beal) Whiting: James. born August 15, 1649, died November 11, 1650; James, July 15, 1651: Matthew, October 30, 1653; John, December 2, 1655, died young ; David, February 22, 1657-8, died young; Jonathan, February 22, 1657-8 (twin of preceding), died young; Enoch. March 8, 1659-60; Thomas, May 18, 1662; Mary, April 29, 1604.
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