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(I) William Samborne, son of William and Anne (Bachiler ) Samborne, was born in England about 1622, as shown by the record of his death. His is the earliest Samborne record found at Hampton, now New Hamp- shire, where the family settled. The records show that on November 27, 1639, William Samborne was appointed to ring the bell be- fore meetings on the Lord's Day and other days for which the town voted that he should be paid six pence by each and every one hav- ing a lot in the town. In June, 1640, a house lot was granted him on the road towards the sea, southwest of his brother John's. He was selectman of Hampton in 1651-60-67-71-77- 83. Savage says he was deputy to the general court ; he was often on town committees. He was a soldier in King Philip's war. He sold his house and lot May 17, 1647, to Sergeant Thomas Philbrick. The will of his wife's father, John Moulton, dated March 23, 1649, proved March 8, 1650, bequeathed various parcels of land to William and Anne ( Moul- ton ) Samborne. He was admitted a free- man October 8, 1651. He deeded land June 22, 1681, to his eldest son, William; on the same date to his son Josiah the houselot bought of Thomas Thurston. He was a con- stable in 1676. He died November 18, 1692. A fragment of his will is preserved and the inventory, dated December 1, 1692. He mar- ried Mary Moulton, daughter of John Moul- ton, of Ormsby, Norfolk county, England, and Hampton, New Hampshire. Children : I. Mary, married, December 17, 1662, Sergeant Joseph Dow. 2. Mehitable, married Decem- ber 23, 1669, Ensign Daniel Tilton. 3. Wil- liam, born 1652. 4. Josiah, married Hannah Moulton; representative to general court ;
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well-to-do citizen. 5. Mercy, born July 19, 1660, married Samuel Cass. 6. Mephiboseth, born November 5, 1663, married Lydia Levitt and lived in Hampton. 7. Sarah, born Feb- ruary 10, 1667, married Samuel Marston. 8. Stephen, born September 4, 1671, mentioned below.
(II) Stephen Samborne, son of William Samborne (I), was born in Hampton, Sep- tember 4, 1671. He resided in Hampton and was in D. Tilton's Garrison, 1695-96; at Exe- ter in 1696; a soldier in the service in 1704 and 1708. In 1704 Samuel Roby, of Hampton, complained that Samborne was with others engaged in a riot. Samborne is said to have lived a hermit's life in "a side-hill cave for thirty years," but the records do not seem to corroborate the story. He deeded his farm and homestead to his sons, Stephen and James Samborne, in consideration of keeping him the remainder of his life and paying certain sums to other children. His will was dated September 19, 1734, mentioning his children as given below. He died June 21, 1750. He married Hannah Philbrick, daughter of Lieu- tenant James Philbrick, of Hampton. Chil- dren: I. Stephen, born May I, 1694, men- tioned below. 2. James, born June 20, 1697, died August 4, 1767; married Sarah Towle and Esther Shaw. 3. Anne, baptized Septem- ber 10, 1699, married, February 8, 1726, Moses Chandler, of Andover, Massachusetts. 4. Hannah, born June 23, 1701, married, Feb- ruary 8, 1726, William Palmer, of North Hampton. 5. Phebe, born June 20, 1703, married, February 13, 1724, Elisha Prescott, of Hampton Falls. 6. Abiathar, born Febru- ary 25, 1705, served in 1724 under Sergeant Jonathan Prescott ; lived in Greenland and Ep- ping and late in life in Parsonsfield, Maine. 7. Zadock, baptised June 1, 1707. 8. Amy, baptized December 10, 1710, married Jacob Sanborn. 9. Abigail, baptized June 15, 1712, married, March 13, 1733, Abraham Tilton, of Hampton Falls. 10. Mary, born July 17, 1715, married, October 28, 1736, John Mason, of Hampton, son of Robert ; died October 25, 1778. II. Jonathan, born March 16, 1718, lived in Hampton; married Priscilla Bryant ; he died February 13, 1804.
(III) Stephen Samborn, son of Stephen Samborne (2), was born in Hampton, May I, 1694, and settled in his native town. He mar- ried, November 30, 1721, Ruth Levet, daugh- ter of Aretas Levet, of Hampton; she died May 30, 1776. He died May 30, 1778. Chil- dren: I. Hannah, born September 14, 1722,
died 1807; married Chandler. 2. Amos, born June I, 1726, mentioned below. 3. Joseph, born August 4, 1731, removed to Waterboro, Maine; married, May 7, 1758, Elizabeth Dearborn, of Hampton. 4. Ruth, born May 12, 1735, married, February 2, 1762, Ezekiel Moulton, of Moultonborough.
(IV) Amos Sanborn, son of Stephen Sam- born (3), was born in Hampton, June I, 1726. Lived there until 1776 when he settled in Moultonborough, New Hampshire; died March II, 1815. Married Polly - --. Chil- dren: I. Sarah, born January 26, 1760, mar- ried Glines. 2. Abigail (twin of Sar- ah), born January 26, 1760, married
Chandler. 3. Robert, born February 6, 1762, mentioned below. 4. John, born March 20, 1764, married, November 13, 1797, Sarah Cas- well, of Portsmouth; he died December 17, 1831. 5. Patience, born June 20, 1769, mar- ried Charles Leonard, of Moultonborough. 6. Rebecca, born October 6, 1777, married
Emery, and removed to western New York.
(V) Robert Sanborn, son of Amos San- born (4), was born at Hampton, February 6, 1762. He settled in Sandwich, New Hamp- shire. He was a farmer. He married (first)., Mary Glines, who died December, 1812; (sec- ond), Betsey Emery, who died September 12, 1832. He died at Sandwich, February 24, 1851. Children: I. Anna W., born in Moul- tonborough, September 2, 1785, died unmar- ried in Somerville, Massachusetts. 2. Benja- min Towle, born July 5, 1788, served in the war of 1812; married Huldah Sherman and Mary Parris; resided in Boston, where he died January 9, 1860. Children: i. Jeremiah Russell, born December 25, 1816; ii. Mary; iii. George Washington, born January 9, 1833, police officer of Boston, married, June 29, 1867, Isabel Swain, and had two daughters: Gertrude H., born May 4, 1868, and Edith I., born September 30, 1870. 3. Nathaniel Am- brose, born November 23, 1790. 4. Mary, born August 25, 1792, married John Keser, of Northfield, Vermont. . 5. David Ambrose, born February 14, 1795, mentioned below. 6. Robert, born September 9, 1799, married Mar- tha A. Stone, sister of wife of David Ambrose Sanborn, his brother; resided in Somerville ; children : i. George Augustus, born April 8, 1824, was postmaster of Somerville several years; ii. Albert Lyman, born May 1, 1826, married H. M. Orcutt; iii. Martha Maria, born August II, 1832; iv. Mary Jane, born December 8, 1840. 7. Amos, born November 16, 1801, married Lavinia Wallace; died at
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sea ; child, Lewis, lived in Sandwich and had one son, Dr. Wilbur Fiske, born 1850, gradu- ate of Harvard Medical School, 1877. 8. Sarah, born March 31, 1814, married, June 26, 1836, Richard S. Roberts, a mason of East Boston. 9. Grace, born May 22, 1817, mar- ried, June 26, 1834, John Duncan, of Lowell, Massachusetts ; died April 23, 1838. 10. Sol- omon, born in Sandwich, May 6, 1719, a mason residing in Roxbury ; married, May 4, 1845, Elizabeth Wright. II. John, born in Holderness, New Hampshire, March 31, 1823, lived in Holderness and Moultonborough; married Ann Clement; (second), Jane Bick- ford and (third), Mary Abigail Bean.
(VI) David Ambrose Sanborn, son of Rob- ert Sanborn (5), was born in Sandwich, New Hampshire, February 14, 1795 ; lived and died in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was edu- cated in the public schools of his native town, brought up on his father's farm, and at the age of eighteen came to that section of Charlestown, Massachusetts, that is now the city of Somerville, and engaged in farming and the manufacture of bricks in which he attained a competence. He was a prominent and influential citizen of Somerville. He died February 19, 1875. He married, September 30, 1821, Hannah Adams, who was born Jan- uary 18, 1794, died July 15, 1875, daughter of John Stone, of Somerville. Children : I. Mary A., born July 23, 1822, married Warren Leland; died June, 1870. 2. Daniel Alford, born June 30, 1825, died 1826. 3. Daniel Al- ford, born April 5, 1827, a prominent publish- er in Boston and Brooklyn, New York; mar- ried, October 6, 1853, Anne R. Foster, of Somerville, born January 10, 1832; he died in Brooklyn, April 11, 1883; children: i. Louise S., born May 20, 1858, married Edwin Bu- chanan, of Brooklyn ; ii. Charles F., born Aug- ust 5, 1859, died September 30, 1881 ; iii. Wil- liam A., born September 4, 1864, residing in Hartford, Connecticut ; married, October 30, 1884, Nellie A. Quinbey, of Philadelphia ; they have one daughter. 4. David Augustus, born April 21, 1828, mentioned below.
(VII) David Augustus Sanborn, son of David Ambrose Sanborn (6), was born in Charlestown, now Somerville, April 21, 1828. He was educated in the public schools there, and learned the carpenter's trade. He fol- lowed building as a journeyman and contrac- tor for more than thirty years. He invested in real estate in Somerville, and his last years were occupied in the care and management of his real estate. He was one of the leading
builders of that section, built many of the most important buildings and fine residences. He was a man of great 'enterprise and public spir- it, interested in the growth, development and prosperity of the city and a leader in muni- cipal affairs. He was a Republican in poli- tics ; in 1876 he was a member of the common council ; in 1888-89 was on the board of asses- sors. He was also an overseer of the poor and held other offices of responsibility and trust. He was especially interested in the up- building and efficiency of the Somerville fire department, of which he was chief engineer for seven years. He was for many years afterward president of the Veteran Firemen's Association and treasurer of the Firemen's Relief Fund. For more than a quarter of a century he was an active member and gen- erous supporter of the First Universalist Church. He was a charter member of Oasis Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of Somerville Encampment, of the same order, and at his death had been trustee of each for the long period of twenty-two years. He was also affiliated with Soley Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. He died at his home in Somerville, September 11, 1900, after a long, useful and successful career.
Mr. Sanborn married, January 30, 1850, Annie Sarah Magoun, who was born August 13, 1830, died May 27, 1900, before her hus- band; she was daughter of John Calvin and Sarah (Adams) Magoun. Her father was for many years prominent in town affairs. He was assessor for twenty-eight years, and was a captain in the militia, and as such was in command of his company in the procession when Lafayette visited Boston. Annie Sarah (Magoun) Sanborn was descended from Pet- er and Anne Adams Tufts, of Revolutionary fame, who in 1783, built the house now stand- ing on Broadway, Winter Hill, and known as the Magoun homestead. Of her marriage with David Augustus Sanborn were born two children : Adeline L., August 30, 1850, who resides in Somerville; and John Walter, to be further mentioned.
(VIII) John Walter Sanborn, only son of David Augustus and Annie Sarah (Magoun) Sanborn, was born in Somerville, April 2, 1855. He was educated in the public grammar and high schools of that place. He entered upon active life as an employee of Hathaway & Woods, commission merchants, Boston, and was so occupied until 1886, when he succeeded to the business, which he is now successfully conducting under the firm name of J. Walter
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Sanborn & Company, millers' agents and commission merchants in hay and grain, lo- cated at 504 Chamber of Commerce. The house conducts an extensive trade in hay, grain, flour and produce. Besides caring for his large business interests, Mr. Sanborn is also active in community affairs, taking a prominent part in municipal, financial and fra- ternal concerns. He is a member and vice- chairman of the Somerville school board, vice- president of the Somerville Savings Bank, and a member of its board of investment; and a member of the Boston Chamber of Com- merce. He is affiliated with numerous Mason- ic bodies -- Soley Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, in which he is a past master; Som- erville Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and De Moley Commandery, Knights Templar. While presiding as worshipful master of Soley Lodge, Mr. Sanborn had a remarkable ex- perience in being privileged to confer the three blue lodge degrees upon his own father, one of the degrees being worked in the pres- ence of the grand master and more than four hundred members of the craft, probably not one of whom had ever before witnessed such an unusual event.
Mr. Sanborn married, April 30, 1885, Julia L. Stevens, of Somerville, born April 27, 1858, daughter of Levi Franklin and Hannah Knowles (Rich) Stevens, of Truro, Massa- chusetts. (See Stevens family, following). Two children were born of this marriage: Herbert Stevens, February 7, 1888; and Ar- thur Harvard, May 5, 1892.
Richard Stevens was one of STEVENS the early settlers of Taunton, Massachusetts. He was one of the associates in that town in 1672 in the purchase of land at Three Mile River. He signed a deed with other associates in 1683, and in 1689 was one of the inhabitants of Taunton to whom Governor William Brad- ford made a confirmatory grant. It is likely that he was related to Edward Stevens, of Marshfield, a man of about the same age, but no proof of kinship has been discovered by the writer. Children, born at Taunton : I. Richard, born March 20, 1667-68. 2. Nicho- las, February 23, 1669-70. 3. Mary, July 8, 1672. 4. Thomas, February 3, 1675. 5. Tamsin or Thomasin, July 3, 1677. 6. Na- thaniel, July 30, 1680.
(II) Richard Stevens, believed to be the son of Richard Stevens (I), and born March
20, 1667-68, at Taunton, Massachusetts, first appears on the records at Eastham in Ply- mouth county, where he married, in 1708, Abi- gail Treat, daughter of Rev. Samuel Treat, who himself performed the marriage cere- mony. Rev. Mr. Treat was the son of Gover-' nor Treat, and grandson of the immigrant, Richard Treat. The high social standing of the Treat family indicates that the Stevens family was likewise prominent. The sugges- tion of the Truro history that Richard was from Dover, New Hampshire, is a mere guess. Nathaniel Stevens, of Dover, was the son of John Stevens, of Salisbury, Massachu- setts, and no indication of a son Richard is found. In fact the wife of Nathaniel is given to Richard in this Truro account. If Richard of Eastham and Truro was not the Richard born in Taunton, son of Richard, he was un- doubtedly an immigrant himself from Eng- land. In 1710 Richard and his wife Abigail with their eldest son Levi removed from East- ham to Truro; was formally admitted an in- habitant of that town, which is on Cape Cod. His house was at Eastern harbor, and he was one of the proprietors of the beaches and meadows of Eastern harbor ; was selectman in 1720 and all his life prominent. His wife was admitted to full communion in the Truro church, July 13, 1712. He is buried in the North Truro graveyard but there is nothing but his name inscribed on his gravestone. The vicinity of this homestead is still known as Stevens Bank. His descendants in the town have been prominent, though not very num- erous. The name, Richard Stevens, has been supported by one or more descendants, how- ever, from the first. The town had but just been incorporated when Stevens settled there. The Truro history particularly mentions the prominence of the family in town affairs and their gift in public speaking. Children, all born at Truro, except the eldest: I. Levi, born September 27, 1709, at Eastham, bap- tized July 13, 1712, at Truro. 2. Richard, born September 4, 17II, baptized at Truro, July 13, 1712; mentioned below. 3. Joanna, born August II, 1713, baptized August 13, 1713. 4. Abigail, born March 14, 1714-15, baptized April 24, 1715. 5. Jerusha, born March 17, baptized March 17, 1717. 6. John, baptized December 7, 1718, died young. 7. Mary or Mercy, baptized July 23, 1721. 8. John, baptized September 13, 1722, died No- vember 6, 1790; married (first), Joanna Smith, who died June 15, 1743; (second),
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November 15, 1744, Betty Mayo; had twelve children at Truro by second wife.
(III) Richard Stevens, son of Richard Stevens (2), was born at Truro, September 4, 17II, baptized July 13, 1712; died Decem- ber 26, 1792, according to his gravestone at North Truro, but the date should be 1791. He married (first), June II, 1741, Mary Gross, born June 9, 1720, daughter of Micah and Mary Gross. He married (second), No- vember 10, 1768, Mary Nickerson, of Pro- vincetown. Richard Stevens, an adult, was baptized at Truro, January 2, 1737. He was a cooper by trade. He bought pew No. 12 in the Truro meeting house in 1765 for one hun- dred and three pounds. He was on an emer- gency committee during the Revolution in 1776; and was town treasurer 1777-78-79. His will is dated March 19, 1787, and proved March 27, 1792. Children : I. Jonah, born May 8, baptized June 20, 1742 ; married, Oc- tober 17, 1765, Rachel Rich. 2. Micah, born April 14, baptized May 13, 1744. 3. Mary, baptized February 22, 1747. 4. Levi, born May 5, 1748, mentioned below. 5. Richard, born April 22, baptized June 23, 1751. 6. Mary, born October 30, 1754, baptized June 19, 1755. 7. Abigail, born June 16, 1756, baptized July 18; died February 9, 1770. 8. Henry, born September 13, 1759, baptized Oc- tober 28.
(IV) Levi Stevens, son of Richard Stevens (3), was born May 5 and baptized June 5, 1748, at Truro. He died there March 16, 1829, aged eighty-two years, and is buried in the North graveyard. He married, October 14, 1772, Anna Snow, baptized April 28, 1751, daughter of Deacon Anthony and Sarah (Paine) Snow. The record on her gravestone gives her death September 6, 1830, aged eighty years. Both owned the covenant in the church May 1, 1774. He was town clerk 1791-92, selectman in 1797 and nine years af- terward and deputy to the general court in 1800. Children : I. Abigail, born January 5, 1774, baptized at Truro, May I; married, 1792, Joseph Chandler. 2. Jonah, born De- cember 1, 1775, died 1859, aged eighty-four ; married, 1797, Hannah Sellew; (second), Mercy Sellew, who died in 1850. 3. Richard, born February 13, 1778, baptized February 22; lost at sea May I, 1799. 4. Mary Gross, born June 27, baptized July 9, 1780; married Samuel Atkins, 1799. 5. Henry, born Sep- tember I, baptized 9, 1781, died July 10, 1853. 6. Sarah Snow, baptized March 27, 1785. 7. Anna, born June 20, 1787, married Francis
Small. 8. Levi, born September 4, 1789, men- tioned below. 9. Captain John, born January 14, 1792, baptized April 8; married, 1817, Polly Cone; he was lost at sea August 28, 1830. 10. Betsey, baptized April 6, 1794, died December 19, 1795.
(V) Levi Stevens, son of Levi Stevens (4), was born in Truro, September 4, 1789, baptized November 8. Married, August 25, 1812, Mehitable Lombard, daughter of James Lombard, she died in 1852. Children, born at Truro: I. Betsey, born April 25, 1814, mar- ried Benjamin Davis. 2. Jane, born Febru- ary 14, 1819, married Warren Newcomb. 3. Levi L., born 1821, died young. 4. Mehitable, born 1825, died December 6, 1829, aged twen- ty-seven months. 5. Levi L., born 1826, died young. 6. Levi Franklin, born May 24, 1828, mentioned below. 7. Mehitable A., born March 30, 1830, married Lewis Lombard. 8. Matilda H., born June 10, 1833, married Eph- raim A. Nickerson and Captain Isaac Collins. 9. Hannah King, born February 18, 1737, married Captain Ambrose Snow, Jr.
(VI) Levi Franklin Stevens, son of Levi Stevens (5), was born in Truro, May 24. 1828. Married, 1850, Hannah Knowles Rich, daughter of Joshua Rich, who was born at Orleans, Massachusetts, and his wife Ruth, daughter of John Caldwell, of Burlington, Massachusetts. Children of Joshua and Ruth Rich : i. Julia Rich, married Elisha Littlefield ; ii. Jerome Rich, married Emily Spofford; Jo- nas Rich, died in early manhood. Children of Levi Franklin and Hannah Knowles Stevens: I. Levi, died aged one year. 2. Herbert Franklin, born April 1, 1855. 3. Julia L., born April 27, 1858, married J. Walter San- born, of Somerville, Massachusetts. (See sketch). 4. Emma Frances, born July 27, 1867, married Arthur W. Glines.
LEARNED This surname is an ancient English family surname. In the early records it is spelled Learned, Larned and Larnett, most commonly, and usage still differs in the Amer- ican branches of the family as to the spell- ing.
(I) William Learned, the immigrant an- cestor, was of Bermondsey parish, Surrey, England. He came to Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, as early as 1630, and was admitted to the church there in 1632. He was admitted a freeman May 14, 1634, and was selectman of Charlestown in 1636. He removed to Woburn
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in 1641, and is counted among the founders of that historic old town. He held the office of selectman and other places of honor in Woburn, where he lived the remainder of his days on his farm, and where he died April 5, 1646. He was member of the committee to propose to the general court a body of laws in 1638; evidently a man of education and ability, and a leader. He married Judith , who was admitted to the church at the same time that he was, December 6, 1632. He married (second), Sarah or Jane
who died at Malden, January 24, 1660-61. Administration granted to Ralph Shepherd, April 2, 1660. Children: I. Isaac; men- tioned below. 2. Sarah, born 1607, in Eng- land, married (first) Thomas Ewer and ( sec- ond, Thomas Lothrop.
(II) Isaac Learned, son of William Learn- ed (I), born in England, in Bermondsey, Surrey, came with his father to Charlestown; was also an early settler of Woburn; was ad- mitted a freeman in 1647. He sold his pro- perty at Woburn in 1652, and removed to Chelmsford among the first settlers, and be- came a prominent citizen ; was selectman. He married, July 9, 1646, Mary Stearns, daughter of Isaac Stearns, of Watertown. (See Stearns ). She married (second), John Burge. Children: I. Mary, married Moses Barron. 2. Hannah, married Joseph Farwell. 3. William, shipmaster, never married. 4. Sarah, married Jonathan Barrett. 5. Isaac, born September 16, 1655, mentioned below. 6. Benoni, born November 29, 1657, settled in Sherborn; married Mary Fanning and Sar- ah
(III) Isaac Learned, son of Isaac Learned (2), was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, September 16, 1655. He was a soldier in King Philip's war, in Captain Davenport's company and was wounded in battle in the Narragan- sett fight, December 19, 1675. He bought, February, 1679-80, of Thomas Eames, a house lot of forty acres in Framingham at the south- erly end of Learned's pond, and built a house near the pond in what is now Jordan's garden ; had civil and religious privileges in Sherborn until 1700; selectman of Framingham in 17II ; died September 15, 1737. He married, July 23, 1679, Sarah, daughter of John Bigelow, of Watertown. Children : I. Isaac, born May 10, 1680, mentioned below. 2. Sarah, March 16, 1682. 3. Abigail, March II, 1684, married John Gleason. 4. Mary, April 12, 1686. 5. William, February 12, 1688, married Hannah Bryant, lived in Sutton, Massachu-
setts, and Killingly, Connecticut; deacon, selectman, treasurer ; died June II, 1747; had eight children whose descendants all write the name Larned. 6. Ebenezer, September, 1690, married Deborah Haynes, and settled in Ox- ford; colonel, justice of the peace ; died March 15, 1772; descendants spell their name Larn- ed. 7. Samuel, October 4, 1692, removed to Medford, soldier in 1725. 8. Hannah, Sep- tember 16, 1694, married Obadiah Walker, of Marlborough. 9. Elizabeth, July 27, 1696. IO. Moses, April 29, 1699. II. Martha, May 21, 1702, married Jacob Cummins, of Ox- ford.
(IV) Isaac Learned, son of Isaac Learned (3), born in Framingham, May 10, 1680; Married there, November 19, 1706, Sarah How, daughter of John How. She was born December 24, 1686. He was one of the first thirty English settlers of Oxford, Worcester county, Massachusetts. He was a worthy, substantial, useful citizen; lieutenant in the army; land surveyor; constituent member of the Oxford church ; selectman fourteen years, 1717-1743; town clerk six years. He resided on Johnson's Plain. He died May 20, 1758. Children: I. Josiah, born at Framingham, December 1, 1707, married Catherine Rice and settled at New Salem, Massachusetts. 2. Isaac, October 2, 1709. 3. Experience, July 29, 17II, married Jeremiah Shumway. 4. John, about 1714, mentioned below. 5. Mary, May 4, 1716, married John Mayo. 6. Sarah, June 8, 1718, married Samuel Shumway and settled in Sturbridge. 7. Elizabeth, May 13, 1720, married William David. 8. Samuel, 1722, died 1741. 9. Joseph, November 27, 1724, removed to Lebanon, Connecticut. IO. Hannah, July 12, 1730, married Samuel Rob- inson, of Dudley.
(V) John Learned, son of Israel Learned (4), was born about 1714 at Oxford, Massa- chusetts. Married, September 13, 1737, Hep- sibah Smith, who died July 18, 1747; married (second), January 31, 1751, Miriam Smith, who died February 2, 1803. He died April 8, 1796. He bought land and settled west of the river opposite his father's farm, and his house was near the river southeast from the house now or lately owned by Orlin Allard. His first house was burned in 1786. Jacob, his son, rebuilt on the same spot, and there John himself died. He was cap- tain of an Oxford company in the French and Indian war, being lieutenant in Captain John Foy's company, first Worcester county regiment, September 24, 1756, and was pro-
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