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SAMUEL WOOD. William Wood (1), the im- migrant ancestor of Samuel Wood, of Northboro, Massachusetts, was born in England in 1582 and lied at Concord, Massachusetts, May 14. 1671. It was formerly believed that he wrote the book "New England Prospects." but later authorities think he was not the William Wood. There were a number of pioneers in Massachusetts of this name, William Wood, and very likely the name was common in England. William Wood, of Con- cord, came from Matlock. Derbyshire. England, in 1638 with his wife, his son Michael and daughter Ruth, and his nephew, Hon. Thomas Flint, who was also one of the first settlers of Concord. William Wood's will was dated September 15, 1670,
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when he stated his age as about eighty-eight years. It was proved June 20, 1672. Ile bequeathed to his daughter, Ruth Wheeler, and her husband, Cap- tain Thomas Wheeler, a well known pioneer at Con- cord, also to hiis son Michael. Children of Will- liam Wood were : Michael, see forward; Ruth, married Captain Thomas Wheeler.
(II) Michael Wood, only son of William Wood (I), was born in England, probably at Matlock, Derbyshire, the records of which are not preserved before 1637. He had a house and lot in Concord near the Common. Later lie settled on the farm now occupied by Samuel Dennis. He died there, intestate, May 13, 1674. Ile was interested in the Concord Iron Works. He married Mary -
Their children: Abigail, born April 10, 1642, mar- ried, May 24, 1667, Stephen llosmer; John, mar- ried, November 13, 1677, Elizabeth Vinton, of Con- cord; Nathaniel, died March 7, 1662; Mary, died April 24, 1063; Thomson, married Martha - ; Abraham, see forward; Isaac, married Elizabeth and (second), April 20, 1722, Susanna Bascom; Jacob, born March 3, 1662, married, April 15, 1697, Mary Wheeler.
(III) Abraham Wood, son of Michael Wood (2), was born at Concord, Massachusetts, and died there September 12, 1746. He was a very prominent citizen in Concord. He was town clerk 1701 to 1703, selectman from 1701 to 1704. After his son Abra- ham went to Sudbury to live, Abraham, Sr., and his wife went there and lived with them, and their deaths are recorded in Sudbury. He married Sarah , who died February 24, 1748. The children : Abraham, born April 16, 1684, see forward; Mary, born June 25, 1686, married, May 11, 1703, Hezekialı Fletcher; Sarah, born September 11, 1692, married January II, 1714, Josiah Willis; Rebecca, born De- cember 23, 1693, married, April 20, 1733, Jonathan Wood; Samuel, born October 17, 1697; Abigail, born September 27, 1699.
(IV) Abraham Wood, son of Abraham Wood (3), was born at Concord, April 16, 1684. Hle mar- ried Hannah -, of Sudbury. She died November 7, 1746. They lived in Sudbury until after the birth of their first child, then removed to Concord, where they resided until 1729, then returned to Sudbury, where he died July 11, 1742. The children: Sam- uel, born at Sudbury, March 17, 1710; Cornelius, born in Concord, January 31, 1712; Hannah, born in Concord, February 27, 1713; Ruth, born in Con- cord, May 6, 1716; Rebecca, born in Concord, March 17, 1717; Abigail, born in Concord, January 15, 1720; Nathan, born in Concord, March 24, 1723.
(V) Captain Samuel Wood, son of Abraham Wood (4), was born at Sudbury, March 17, 1710. He settled in Westboro, Massachusetts, in the sec- tion that became Northboro in 1750, and was clerk of the precinct in 1751. He and his two sons Sam- uel and Abraham erected the shops now owned by Hon. Milo Hildreth for manufacturing orna- mental shell work. They were clothiers and fullers and the firm was widely known in the county for half a century. All Samuel's sons except Jesse, and all his sons-in-law were soldiers in the revolution. He died March 18, 1760. He married, February 5, 1733. Lydia Goodnow, who died June 2, 1737. leav- ing one child, who died young. He married ( sec- ond), November 29, 1739, Keziah Moore, daughter of John and Abigail Moore. Keziah was born April 8, 1713, and died in Northboro, March 1, 1785. Children of Captain Samuel and Keziah were: Lydia, born at Sudbury, October 28, 1740, married Captain Timothy Brigham; Captain Samuel, born in Sudbury, June 28, 1743, wounded at battle of Bunker Hill, married Susanna Fife; Jesse, born Au- iii-19
gust 28, 1745, died unmarried September 18. 1783; Hannah, born December 20, 1747, married Lieuten- ant Seaver, born at Northboro; Beulah, born Au- gust 22, 1750, married Nathaniel Johnson, a revolu- tionary soldier at Bunker Hill; Abraham, born July 30, 1752, see forward.
(VI) Captain Abraham Wood, son of Cap- tain Samuel Wood (5), was born in Westboro, now Northboro, Massachusetts, July 30, 1752. In April, 1775, he was clerk of the company of minute men of which his brother Samuel was captain. He marched with his company to Cambridge, but being needed at home to dress cloth, remained in the service but a short time. He was afterwards captain of a mili- tia company for many years. He loved music and was chorister of the church. He published a small. collection of church music. Among other composi- tions he wrote "Funeral Elegy on the Death of General Washington." This piece was republished. at the time of the death of President Harrison in 1840.
He married, April I, 1773, Lydia, daughter of Eleazer Johnson, of Berlin, Massachusetts. She proved her patriotism at the outset of the revolu- tion by sitting up all night before her husband. marched to Cambridge, melting her pewter plate into bullets. The soapstone mold that she used is preserved by her descendants. Captain Wood died August 6, 1804; his widow died April 3, 1843, in the eighty-ninth year of her age. The memory of this good woman is still cherished in the family. Her son-in-law once called her "the best woman that ever lived." Children of Captain Abraham and Lydia (Johnson) Wood were : Sabra, born Sep- tember 22, 1773, died October 1, 1775; Keziah, born' April 20, 1775, married Asaph Rice, and died April 3, 1813: Abraham, born November 17, 1776, died August 31, 1779; Otis, born August 3, 1778, died February 4, 1795; Lydia, born March 12, 1781, be- came the second wife of Asaph Rice, and she died 1820; Sarah, born February 27. 1784, died Decem- ber 30, 1817; Abraham, born March 1, 1786, died unmarried June 29, 1821; Betsey, born January 31, 1788, died unmarried in 1873; Sabra, born October 17, 1791, married, 1814, Gill Valentine, and died in Worcester, August 30, 1865; John Hancock, horn December 2, 1793. died October 25, 1803; Lucy, born June 22, 1795, married, 1812, Henry Gassett, of Bos- ton, and she died November 3, 1873; Mary ( Polly), born November 15, 1796, married Joseph Davis, and she died in Templeton, January 3, 1869; Deacon Samuel, born February 22, 1799, see forward. Henry Gassett, above mentioned was born in Northboro, Massachusetts, February 1, 1774, graduated from Harvard College in 1795 and was subsequently en- gaged in business in Boston, where he made his home until his death August 15, 1855. He and his wife had nine children.
(VII) Samuel Wood, son of Abraham Wood (6), was born at Northboro, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary 22, 1799. He married, April 16, 1826, Eliza- beth Bowman, daughter of Joseph and Anna ( Val- entine) Bowman. His wife died at Northboro, May 18, 1868. Their children: Abraham, born November 20, 1828, died June 23, 1831: Samuel, born Febru- ary 13, 1831. see forward; Dr. Albert, born Feb- ruary 19, 1833, married Emma Allen, daugliter of William and Emily ( Chandler) Allen, born at Pomfret, Connecticut, September 13, 1833, died Feb- ruary 26, 1892; married (second), July 13. 1893, J. Isabel Cleveland, daughter of Edwin and Annie R. (Goddard) Cleveland, born in Worcester, Sep- tember II, 1861; Dr. Wood is a graduate of the Chandler Scientific School at Dartmouth College, 1856; Harvard Medical School in 1862; was surgeon
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in the army during the civil war ; has practiced since then in Worcester, had two children-Albert Bow- man, born January 28, 1860, married Georgiette Frances Crompton, daughter of George and Mary ( Pratt) Crompton; he was assistant superintend- ent of Crompton & Knowles Loom Works; he died December 9, 1900; Emily Chandler, born April 24, 1873. Charles J., born August 28, 1838, married Helen S. Dodd and lived at Hartford, Connecticut. Lydia Ann, born March 19, 1844, died September 22, 1848. Emma Elizabeth, born March 14, 1848, died April 25, 1851.
(VIII) Samuel Wood, son of Samuel Wood (7), was born at Northboro, Massachusetts, Febru- ary 13, 1831. He attended the public schools, but after he was thirteen years old attended only during the winter terms, his evenings at the same time being employed in gaining a practical knowledge of business, as clerk in the general store of Seaver & Gale. Later this firm became Cyrus Gale, Jr., & Company. In 1853, when Mr. Wood was twenty-two he formed a partnership with Cyrus Gale, his broth- er-in-law. The firm of Gale & Wood, as it was called, dealers in general merchandise, carried on business in Northboro for about eight years, and Mr. Wood, at the end of that time, bought out his partner and conducted the store alone for more than twenty years. It was the principal store in the vil- lage and the business grew to large proportions. An annual total of sixty thousand dollars or more was reached during the civil war. Mr. Wood retired with a comfortable fortune in 1884, when he sold the business to J. Q. Ward, and gave himself up to the rational enjoyment of well-earned leisure, seek- ing with his family that cultivation and enlargement of mind and sympathy that come from travel. With his wife he spent six months in California in 1885, and in 1886 went to Europe, where he spent one year. Mr. Wood is a director of the Northboro National Bank, elected March 6, 1876, elected vice- president January 12, 1882, and president June 13, 1888.
A public-spirited, progressive citizen, deeply in- terested in the welfare of the town, a man of high moral principles and a strong temperance advocate, his character recommended itself to his townsmen. He was selectman two years, and in 1890 was repre- sentative to the general court, where he served on the committees on banking and county estimates. As chairman of the committee in charge of building the beautiful Gale Public Library of Northboro, he rendered valuable service to the town, a service he continued as trustee of the Gale & Cassett funds. Ile was also one of the first water commissioners after the water works were constructed in North- boro. In politics he was always a strong Republi- can, never having voted any other ticket. He was an active member of the First Congregational (Uni- tarian) Society of Northboro, founded there in 1746. He died September 7, 1898.
He married. April 22, 1862, Lucretia Goodwin Ilubbard, a lady of cultivated literary tastes, born in Concord. Massachusetts, daughter of Cyrus and Susanna ( Hartwell) Hubbard, and descendant of a number of the old and prominent families of that historic town. Mrs. Wood survives her husband. Their only child died in infancy.
FREDERICK RAY RICHARDSON. This well-known representative of the Richardson fam- ily of Athol is a son of Charles F. Richardson, grandson of Nathaniel Richardson, and great-grand- son of Wyman Richardson, of Swanzey, New Hampshire. Wyman was a son of Wyman, who was an early settler in Swanzey. The original an-
cestor of the family in America was Samuel Rich- ardson, who arrived from England shortly after 1630, locating first in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and subsequently becoming one of the founders of Woburn, this state. From him the line of descent is through Stephen (2), William (3), John (4), Wyman (5), Wyman (6), Nathaniel (7), and Charles Frederick (8).
Samuel Richardson, the immigrant, who was born about the year 1610, settled in Charlestown upon reaching New England, and in 1640 was se- lected with his two brothers, Ezekiel and Thomas, together with four other men of high standing, to establish a settlement and church at what is now Woburn. He accordingly went there to reside and was prominent in organizing the town government. His wife, whose Christian name was Joanna, bore him eight children, namely: Mary, John, Hannah, Joseph, Samuel, Stephen, Thomas and Elizabeth.
Stephen Richardson, the next in line of descent, was born in Woburn, August 15, 1649, and died there March 22, 1717-18. He married, January 2, 1674-75, in Billerica, Abigail Wyman, daughter of Francis and Abigail (Wead) Wyman, of Woburn. She died September 17, 1720. Their children were: Stephen, Francis, William, Francis (2d), Timothy, Abigail, Prudence, Timothy (2d), Seth, Daniel, Mary Rebecca and Solomon.
William Richardson, third son of Stephen Rich- ardson, was born in Woburn, December 14, 1678. In 1709-10 he moved to Charlestown End (now Stoneham), and from thence to Attleboro about the year 1778, settling upon land purchased some years previous. He was married September 15, 1703, to Rebecca Vinton, born March 26, 1683, second daugh- ter of John and Hannah Greene Vinton, of Woburn. The children of this union were: Rebecca, Hannah, Abigail, William, Stephen, Mary, John and Joanna.
John Richardson, son of William Richardson, was born in Attleboro, November 27, 1719. The maiden name of his wife, whom he married April 19, 1742, was Elizabeth Wilmarth, and his chil- dren were: Lucy, John, Wyman, Betsey, Joel and Henry. His son Wyman, whose birth took place in Attleboro, May 13, 1746, was married Octo- ber 31, 1771, to Ruth Lane, of Norton, Massachu- setts, who was born December 1, 1752. In 1779 he moved from Attleboro to Swanzey, New Hampshire, where he resided many years, and he died in Acworth, that state, October 14, 1839, surviving his wife, whose death occurred in the same town January 2, 1835. Wyman and Ruth were the parents of twelve children, namely: Ruth and Orra (twins), who died shortly after birth; Azuba, Wy- man, Elkenah, Stephen, Luna, Ruth, Calvin, Lucy, Sophia and Esther.
Wyman Richardson, Jr., was born in Attleboro, June 10, 1777. He was one of the most prominent residents of Swanzey in his day, participating con- spicuously in the town government and was a mem- ber of the New Hampshire legislature. He was a mechanical genius of unusual ability, and an ac- count of his career in the useful arts will be found in a sketch of his youngest son, Nathan H. Rich- ardson, of Athol, which appears elsewhere in this work. Wyman Richardson, Jr., died in Swanzey, February 20, 1868. He married, October 22, 1802, in Richmond, New Hampshire, Deliverance Bolles, who was born in that town July 23, 1782, and the ceremony was performed by her father, Elder Bolles. She lived to be eighty-eight vears old and her death occurred in Swanzey. August 11, 1870. The children of Wyman and Deliverance Richardson are: Wyman, Nathaniel, Delia, Luna Bolles, Thankful, Almira, Nathan Henry and Phebe Sophia.
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THE HINDS HOUSE West Boylston, Mas., was called the "Whaleback" from its shape. Built, it is said, about 1720.
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Nathaniel Richardson, grandfather of Frederick Ray Richardson, was born in Swanzey, December 31, 1804. He settled in Athol, where he attained prominence in business and civic affairs, becoming a director of the Millers River National Bank, a trustee of the Athol Savings Bank, a member of the board of selectmen for a period of nine years, town treasurer from 1865 to 1875, representative to the general court for the year 1847 and again in 1860, and acted as a justice of the peace for thirty-one years. In every respect he represented the highest type of American citizenship, and was sincerely esteemed not only by his fellow-townsmen, but also by a large number of acquaintances in other lo- calities, who appreciated his sterling integrity and other commendable qualities. He was made a Mason in 1827 and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1883, was the oldest member of that order in Athol. Nathaniel Richardson married Emeline Young, daughter of Reuben Young, and a descendant of Robert Young, who was one of the first settlers in Athol. She became the mother of two sons, namely : George H. and Charles Frederick.
Charles Frederick Richardson, father of Fred- erick R. Richardson, was born in Athol, September 28, 1837. Like most of the family he possesses a natural ability for mechanics and in 1870 lie en- gaged in the general machine and jobbing business, which he conducted successfully for the past thirty- six years. He also manufactured architects' and carpenters' levels and transits, and deals extensively in bicycles and automobiles. He is otherwise in- terested in the business and financial welfare of the town, was for some years a trustee of the Savings Bank, for seventeen years secretary and treasurer of the Co-operative Bank and served in a similar capacity for the Citizens' Building Company. For many years he has participated actively in civic af- fairs, having been a member of the board of se- lectmen for eight years, represented Athol in the lower branch of the legislature in 1884, and has served the town efficiently as town clerk. In poli- tics he is a Republican. He is past master of Orange Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, is also a chapter Mason and a member of the Knights of Honor. He married Cecelia C. Lamb, of Athol, and has had a family of three sons, namely: Charles Clifford, born April 10, 1867, died in early child- hood; Frederick Ray, the principal subject of this sketch; and Carl, born October 18, 1884, now in his father's employ.
Fred Ray Richardson was born in Orange, April 7, 1869. He began his education in the public schools of Athol and completed it with a commercial course at the Worcester Business College. After the con- clusion of his studies he entered his father's factory, and having acquired a complete knowledge of the business, he relieved the elder Richardson of the cares of its management. He is one of the board of directors of the Co-operative Bank of Athol. For a number of years he has been prominently identi- fied with the Athol fire department, being at the present time clerk of that body, and as a Repub- lican he takes a lively interest in local civic affairs. He is a Master Mason and junior warden of the Blue Lodge, and is also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
In 1891 Mr. Richardson was joined in marriage with Miss Lotta W. Smith, daughter of James D. and Emma (Gowdy) Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Rich- ardson have one daughter, Virginia, born May 12, 1905.
GEORGE KIRK WILDER is a son of Deacon Charles Kirk Wilder, of Petersham, grandson of
Lysander Wilder, great-grandson of Artemus Wilder and a descendant of Thomas Wilder, of Lancaster, who was the immigrant ancestor of all the Wilders of Worcester county. Thomas Wilder arrived from England prior to 1651, in which year he was admitted a freeman at Charles- town, and in 1659 he settled in Lancaster, where he died in 1667. His numerous descendants are widely distributed throughout the New England and other states, although many of them are still residing in Worcester county.
Deacon Charles Kirk Wilder, father of George K. Wilder, is a prosperous farmer of Petersham, where for many years he has been prominently identified with civic, religious and other affairs in which the general community is interested. He has served with ability in various town offices includ- ing that of selectman, and for a quarter of a cen- tury has acted as a deacon of the Congregational Church. He married Mary S. Mann, daughter of William and Abigail Mann. The children of this union are George K., the date of whose birth will be given presently ; William Sumner, born June 16, 1876, is now occupying a responsible position with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany in Boston; Charles Frederick, who died in childhood; and Francis Everett, born September 23, 1884, now a student at Amherst College.
George Kirk Wilder was born in Petersham, November 30, 1871. He acquired his education in the public schools and since the completion of his studies has been engaged in farming at the home- stead. In politics he is a Republican and takes an active interest in civic affairs, having attended as a delegate numerous party conventions, and having served as one of the overseers of the poor. He is also interested in religious work, being a member of the Congregational Church, superintendent of the Sunday school and president of the Young Peo- ple's Society of Christian Endeavor. He is master of Petersham Grange.
Mr. Wilder married Adelaide Hodsdon, daughter of Reuben T. Hodsdon, of Maine, and is now estab- lished in a pleasant home which is located in the immediate vicinity of the old family residence.
STARK FAMILY. Archibald Stark (1), the immigrant ancestor of Leonard Spaulding Stark, of Boylston, Massachusetts, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1693. He was educated at the Uni- versity of Glasgow. When a young man he went to Londonderry, Ireland, where he became associated with the Scotch-Irish people who formed the princi- pal part of the population there. He married a beautiful Scotch girl, Eleanor Nichols, and emi- grated to America with the early Scotch-Irish pio- neers who settled at Nutfield, later Londonderry, New Hampshire. His homestead was about two miles south of the present village of East Derry, on the direct road to Kilrea, on land now or lately owned by Joseph White. The Manchester patri- otic societies have recently marked the location of his house as the birthplace of General John Stark, his third son. The house was burned about 1736, when Archibald Stark removed to Derryfield, now Manchester. The old cellar hole was filled up about 1755, and a flourishing orchard grows where the first Stark dwelling house stood. When Stark came to Manchenster it was called variously Tyngs- town, Harrytown or Nutfield, but finally Derry- field. His lot was originally granted to Samuel Thaxter by Massachusetts. He settled on the hill on the east bank of the Merrimac a short distance above the falls of Amoskeag, and he lived there until his death. The farm is now part of the State In- dustrial School land.
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Archibald Stark was a man of education and ability, and had to educate his children at honie. The schools of that day in New Hampshire were exceedingly poor and primitive. When the Indian peril threatened he volunteered and for the better protection of the people in this inmediate niglibor- hood a fort was built at the outlet of what is now called Nutt's Pond, called Stark's Fort, as a com- pliment to Mr. Stark for his enterprise in building and garrisoning it. His four sons distinguished themselves in the Indian wars, and the three eld- est were officers in the Rangers. He died June 25, 1758, at Manchester. He was buried in a small rural cemetery south of Amoskeag Falls, on the east side, near the present site of the locomotive works. In 1854 the body was removed with others to the Valley cemetery, Manchester, and later to the family lot in Stark Park.
The children of Archibald and Eleanor Stark were: William, John, see forward; Archibald, Jr., Samuel.
(II) General John Stark, son of Archibald Stark (1), was born in Londonderry in 1728. It will be im- possible in this brief space to give an adequate ac- count of the life of the greatest military character in the whole history of the state of New Hamp- shire, which includes many others noted for cour- age and achievements. "Trained to a hardy out- door life" writes Frank B. Sanborn, the historian, "he became noted for agility and endurance, though not of such large frame and commanding aspect as several of his compatriots were. He early learned all the traits of Indian life and savage warfare, and was for some time, before the French and Indian war, a captive among the Canadian Indians, who testified much respect for his manly qualities. In the war which first showed Washington to the world for what he was, Stark also had years of discipline and his test of soldiership. He was among the many friends and admirers of Lord Howe, who died in one of the fights in which Stark took part, and he seems to have profited by that great com- mander's example. The war ended, he went back his forest farm and his saw-mill and was at work in the mill when the news of the Lexington fight reached him. He rode at once to the scene of ac- tion, enlisted and drilled a regiment, and at the battle of Bunker Hill did the most strategic and ef- fective fighting. He was present at several of the battles of 1775-76 and distinguished himself again at Trenton; but his capital service was hiis capture of a large British force at Bennington, after two sharp engagements on the same day. His later services were not conspicuous during the war, but were valuable by reason of his strictness of disci- pline at a time when the bonds of civil society were much loosened through long continuance of civil war- the worst of evils, morally considered, if it last for several years. After the war he remained true to the democratic principles which he had ever maintained, and which make a singular contrast to his ideas of military subordi- nation. He bore with impatience the slight reac- tion toward Tory practices which the Federalists inaugurated, and welcomed heartily the introduc- tion of more democratic and Old Whig prac- tices under Jefferson and Madison." Stark's life extended from 1728 to May, 1822, longer than any of the other noteworthy men of the province and the revolution.
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