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Of the county Fermanagh family of Irvines mentioned above, we find at present the repre- sentative is John Arthur Irwin, Esq., of Derry Gore. He was high sheriff in 1887, and jus- tice of the peace. He was born January I, 1854, son of Edwin Irwin, who was high sheriff in 1862, and justice of the peace ; mar- ried Hannah Baynes. The seat of this fam- ily has been and is Derrygore, Enniskillen, county Fermanagh. The coat-of-arms: Ar- gent, a mural crown gules between three holly leaves proper ; upon the escutcheon is placed a helmet befitting his degree, with a mantling gules, doubled argent. Crest : Upon a wreath of the colors a mailed arm fesseways holding in the hand a thistle and a holly leaf, all pro- per, and charged on the arms with a crescent gules. The motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (No-one attacks me with impunity). Similar coats-of-arms are borne by Thomas Angelo Irwin, justice of the peace, county Cumber- land, England, born April 10, 1845; by Sir George Irwin, justice of the peace, York- shire, born in 1832. Practically the same arms are borne by the Irvines of Bonshaw, Scot- land, a family of great antiquity which pos- sessed Bonshaw from the remotest period. The Irvines of Castle Fortagh, Scotland, and in fact most of the families of this name, bear arms with the holly, crest with the thistle, somewhat varied but much alike and establish- ing kinship clearly enough.
(I) John Irwin, progenitor of the family recorded below, was of the Fermanagh family
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described above, and resided at Florence Court, county Fermanagh, Ireland. He was probably born about 1720-30.
(II) John Irwin, son of John Irwin (I), was born at Florence Court, county Ferman- agh, Ireland, about 1760; was educated there in the parish schools, and was brought up on a farm. He became a prosperous farmer in his native place, owning a sixty acre farm on free land, raising sheep, cattle and horses, large quantities of flax and all kinds of pro- duce, and employing many hands. He was accounted a man of wealth at the time of his death. He was a member of the Royal Order of Orangemen in Florence Court. He mar- ried first, Esther Bracken; married second, Margaret Brown. Children of John and Esther Irwin: I. John, mentioned below. 2. Richard, barried Annie Carr. 3. Thomas, died unmarried. 4. Jane, married John Bel- ford. Children of John and Margaret Irwin : 5. James, married Mary Montgomery. 6. Ed- ward, married Margaret Graden. 7. Chris- topher, married Katherine Jones. 8. Sarah, married Robert Manley. 9. Mary, married Thomas Burley.
(III) John Irwin, son of John Irwin (2), was born at Florence Court, county Ferman- agh, Ireland, in 1788. He received his educa- tion in that parish, and was an apt student. He worked during his youth on his father's farm. After his marriage he leased a twenty- five acre farm of the Lord of Enniskillen, and lived upon it all the rest of his life. He raised general farm produce and much flax, horses, cattle and sheep. He was yeoman and forester for Lord Enniskillen. His chil- dren, Margaret and Richard Irwin, after his death, conducted the farm until they left for America in 1865. John Irwin was of large and powerful physique, jovial and amiable in disposition, making many friends. He served in the military company under Lord Ennis- killen. He died in 1856. He was a faithful parishioner of the Church of England, and member of the Royal Order of Orangemen.
He married Margaret Johnson, who died in 1865, daughter of William and Jane (Wilson) Johnson. Her father was a farmer and weav- er. Children: I. John, born April 1, 1830; married, February 6, 1858, Mrs. Jane (Arm- strong ) Price, of Arlington, Massachu- setts ; both deceased; no children. 2. Ann married William H. Wilson; mentioned below. 3. William, born at Enniskillen, Oc- tober 31, 1823; mentioned below. 4. Esther, born June 6, 1830; married, September 13,
1855, Irving Johnson; mentioned below. 5. James, married Mary Lunny. 6. Thomas, died in infancy. '7. Henry, died in infancy. 8. Jane, died at age of three. 9. Margaret, born January 22, 1840; married, July 30, 1865, George Drummond; mentioned below. IO. Richard, born 1835; mentioned below. II. Thomas, born December 22, 1841; married Mary Jane Clark; children: William and Mary.
(IV) William Irwin, son of John Irwin (3), was born at Enniskillen, October 31, 1823. He was brought up on his father's farm there, and educated in the parish schools. He followed farming until about 1850, when with his wife and part of the family he re- moved to this country, locating first at Hunt- ingdon, Province of Quebec, Canada, where he began farming on the Barrett farm, remain- ing four years. Then he leased the John Gra- ham farm at Malone, New York, and con- ducted it for a number of years. About 1872 he removed to Dundee, Canada, and purchased the Frazier farm of two hundred acres. He is a successful farmer, raising corn, wheat and having a large dairy. He has one of the finest herds of cattle in the section. Like most of the family he is of large physique, upright and honest, and highly respected by all his neigh- bors for his many good qualities of mind and heart. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. While in this country he was a Republican in politics. He married, August 7, 1845, Deborah Chambers, born in Fermanagh county, Ireland, February 2, 1823, daughter of Andrew and Ann (Hill) Cham- bers. Children: I. David, born May 23, 1846; mentioned below. 2. John, born De- cember 29, 1849; married, September 4, 1871, Esther Ray; mentioned below. 3. William, born May 20, 1851; married, October 27, 1865, Jessie McLane, of Murray Harbor, Prince Edward Island; children: i. George; ii. Julia; iii. Elizabeth; iv. Deborah; v. Wil- liam; vi. Daniel. 4. Richard, born December 13, 1853; mentioned below. 5. Andrew, born May 6, 1856; married, October 28, 1890, Sarah McCloud, of Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island; mentioned below. 6. James, born Oc- tober II, 1858; married, April 1, 1885, Cath- erine Nicholson ; mentioned below. 7. George, born October 18, 1860; unmarried. 8. Mary Ann, born July 5, 1862, unmarried. 9. Mar- garet Jane, born October II, 1863; married, July 16, 1890, William Cranston, of Arling- ton, Massachusetts ; children : i. Elizabeth Bea- trice Cranston, born April 6, 1892 ; ii .. Deborah
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Annie Cranston, born March 16, 1894; iii. Marion Jennett Cranston, born June 26, 1896; iv. Ruth Helen Cranston, born September 24, 1898. 10. Eliza, born May 20, 1865 ; married July 3, 1888, John Irwin; no children. II. Lucy, born May 29, 1869 ; married, December 31, 1891, John T. Arnold, of Dundee, Pro- vince of Quebec, Canada ; children : i. Arthur Thompson Arnold, born April 24, 1893; ii. Sarah Mildred Arnold, born June 25, 1894; iii. Franklin Arnold, born December 14, 1901 ; iv. George Arnold, born March 31, 1907.
(IV) Ann Irwin, daughter of John Irwin (3), married William H. Wilson, of Arling- ton, Massachusetts. Children : I. James Alexander Wilson, born November 5, 1859, married, March 24, 1885, Lillie F. Elliott, of Montreal, Canada ; children: i. Annie Rebecca Wilson, born December 29, 1885, married, November 5, 1906, Frank B. Needham; ii. William Elliott Wilson, born July 22, 1888, died August 24, 1899 ; iii. Edna Gertrude Wil- son, born October 27, 1892, died April 2, 1895 ; iv. George Skirmish, born November 30, 1896; v. Norman, born November 2, 1898, died No- vember 18, 1899; vi. Walter Bolton, born September 7, 1899; vii. Irving Wilson, born December 17, 1901 ; viii. Lilly F. Wilson, born May 10, 1905. 2. Mary Jane Wilson, born January 25, 1861 ; married September 9, 1891, Joseph Dixon, of Arlington, Massachusetts ; children : i. Thomas Wilson Dixon, born No- vember 23, 1892; ii. Annie Dixon, born July 12, 1894; iii. Eliza Dixon, born April 4, 1896; iv. William Henry Dixon, born September 6, 1897; v. Margaret Jane Dixon, born August 25, 1898; vi. Ralph Wardlaw Dixon, born Oc- tober 9, 1900.
(IV) Esther Irwin, daughter of John Irwin (3), was born in Ireland, June 6, 1830 ; mar- ried, September 13, 1855, Irving Johnson, of Fermanagh county, Ireland. Children : I. Sarah Jane Johnson, born June 19, 1856, died September II, 1857. 2. William James John- son, born March 23, 1858, died April 4, 1858. 3. Harriet Emily Johnson, born March 14, 1859; unmarried. 4. Joseph Henry Johnson, born September 1, 1861 ; unmarried. 5. Fred- erick William Johnson, born August 25, 1863; married Jennie Chambers, of Huntingdon, Province of Quebec ; child, Frederick Jr., born January 5, 1893. 6. Annie Irwin Johnson, born July 1, 1865; unmarried. 7. Everett Hale Johnson, born January 16, 1868, died June 29, 1869. 8. Jennie Esther, born Feb- ruary 3, 1870; married, April 12, 1893, Nelson Hayden, of Ferrisburg, Vermont; iii-27
child, Irving Nelson Hayden, born January 7, 1897.
(IV) Margaret Irwin, daughter of John Irwin (3), was born January 22, 1840; mar- ried, July 30, 1865, George Drummond, of Arlington, Massachusetts. He was killed by accident May 2, 1877. Children: I. Thomas William Drummond, born October 10, 1866; unmarried. 2. John James Drummond, born August 5, 1868; married, October 8, 1905, Emma White; no children. 3. Irwin Drum- mond, born October II, 1870; died September 27, 1873. 4. Rebecca Jane Drummond, born November 1, 1871 ; married first, February 18, 1889, Henry Campbell, of Somerville; chil- dren : i. Margaret Campbell, born March 20, 1892; ii. George Edward Campbell, born March 6, 1894; Rebecca married second, Feb- ruary 18, 1907, Harry L. Taylor. 5. Mar- garet Drummond, born April 15, 1873; died June 6, 1873. 6. Annie Drummond, born June 15, 1875; died July 22, 1875.
(IV) Richard Irwin, son of John Irwin (3), was born in Ireland, 1835, died December 9, 1885; married, May 5, 1864, Louisa Mor- rison ; children: I. William, born August, 1865, died November 6, 1866. 2. Jane Eliz- abeth, born December 4, 1867 ; married, March 4, 1902, George A. Finley ; children: i. Bea- trice Louise Finley, born July 30, 1902; ii. George Irwin Finley, born June 28, 1905. 3. Richard Henry, born August 5, 1869; died June 12, 1889. 4. John Henry, born March 5, 1871; married, March 18, 1897, Margaret E. Brenton ; children : i. Ada May, born January 31, 1898, died April 14, 1906; ii. Richard John, born March 12, 1899; iii. Lizzie May, born May 7, 1900; iv. Marion Ellen, born Febru- ary 23, 1903 ; v. Mildred Elizabeth, born June 4, 1904; vi. John Henry Jr., born August 9, 1906. 5. William Henry, born February 21, 1873; married July 20, 1900, Margaret May Finlayson. 6. Annie Louise, born April 19, 1875 ; married, May 12, 1896, Thomas H. Ma- gee, of Canning, Nova Scotia; children : i. Abbie Louise Magee, born October 12, 1897 ; ii. William Henry Magee, born May 5, 1898; iii. Jennie Elizabeth Magee, born February 10, 1900; iv. Dena Leopold Magee, born January 30, 1902; v. Thomas Henry Magee Jr., born April 5, 1904; vi. John Henry Magee, born October 3, 1905; vii. Dorothy Lillian Magee, born November 17, 1906.
(V) David Irwin, son of William Irwin (4), was born at Enniskillen, county Ferman- agh, Ireland, May 23, 1846. His father and mother came to America when he was but
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seven years of age, and he was left to the care of his grandparents and attended school in his native place. When he was eleven years old he came to America to join his parents at Malone, New York. He lived on the farm and worked for his father four years. He left home when only about fifteen years old, and secured employment on the Central Ver- mont railroad at White River Junction, Ver- mont, in the round house. After two years in this position he removed to Arlington, Massachusetts, just a few days after the town was incorporated, and began work for Asa Locke, farming and driving his market team for a year; then for a year working for Joseph Butterfield, Lake street. He left Arl- ington and took a position at New Britain, Connecticut, in a lock factory, but returned to work for Samuel Butterfield in Arlington. He then worked for Samuel A. Fowle, pro- prietor of the Arlington mills, having charge of the farm and gardens for six years. While in Mr. Fowle's employ he bought the place he now occupies and built his house upon it. He has about twenty-five acres of land located on an elevated spot overlooking Cambridge and Boston. He makes a business of market gar- dening, and he has a reputation for being ahead of his competitors with early produce, making a specialty of tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, dandelions, etc. He attends to the sale of his produce in person, and is well known in the Boston markets'. Much of his early crops he cultivates under sash. His home is on Brattle Lane, Arlington. He is a man of high charac- ter and ability, of strict integrity, and large influence in the community. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal church, and has been a vestryman. In politics he is a Repub- lican.
He married, March 15, 1869, at New Britain, Connecticut, Mary Jane Irwin, who was born April 6, 1847, at Lisblake, county Fermanagh, Ireland, daughter of James and Mary (Montgomery) Irwin, of Lisblake, Ire- land. Her father was a farmer. Children, all born at Arlington: I. Ann Jane, born January 7, 1870, died March 28, 1879. 2. Sarah Elizabeth, born March 4, 1872; unmar- ried. 3. Robena Mary, born September 28, 1874; married, August 13, 1895, William E. Dodge, of Somerville ; children: i. Helen Ger- trude, born February 5, 1897 ; ii. David Irwin, born April 12, 1899; iii. Everett Watson, born February 12, 1900. 4. Albert, born January 15, 1877, died January 15, 1877. 5. Margaret, born January 7, 1880; married, October 19,
1906, John Wilworth, of Dorchester, Massa- chusetts. 6. Harriet, born February 8, 1881 ; unmarried. 7. Helen Annie, born September 21, 1883; married Ernest J. Walker, July 10, 1907. 8. James William, born January 26, 1886; unmarried. 9. Florence Lucy, born March 23, 1888.
(V) John Irwin, son of William Irwin (4), was born December 29, 1849; married, Sep- tember 4, 1871, Esther Ray. Children : I. William, born October 8, 1872, drowned Aug- ust 29, 1880. 2. John David, born April 15, 1875; married, August 6, 1898, Mabel G. Rowe, of Bedford, Massachusetts; children : i. Violet; ii. Pearl; iii. Clifton. 3. Deborah, born October 4, 1877 ; died August 6, 1878. 4. Ada Harriet, born May 31, 1881; married, December 31, 1897, James E. Newth, of Win- chester, Massachusetts; child, Willard Ray Newth ..
(V) Richard Irwin, son of William Irwin (4), was born in Enniskillen, Ireland, De- cember 13, 1853 ; died at Arlington, Massachu- setts, June 21, 1905. He removed with his parents when an infant to Huntingdon, Pro- vince of Quebec, and later to Malone, New York, where he received a common school education. He worked on his father's farm until he was seventeen years old, when he came to Arlington, Massachusetts, and was employ- ed in market gardening for three years and then returned to Malone to work for his father. Later he came to Lexington, Massa- chusetts, and became foreman on the Batchel- lor farm, having charge of the sales as well as the gardens. He married in 1879, and about that time bought a farm in Woburn, but six months later sold it and removed to Arlington and entered the employ of Samuel Fowle, of the Arlington mills, and drove a grain team for eleven years. Then he bought his farm of William Prentice, on Mount Ver- non street, built a house, and became a well- to-do market gardener on his own account. He had fourteen acres of land, and at the time of his death owned also a double house at the corner of Mystic and Brattle streets, and was a stockholder in the Odd Fellows Block. He was a quiet, industrious, honest man. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal church ; a Republican in politics. He was a member of Mount Sinai Lodge, No. 169, Odd Fellows, of North Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He married at Woburn, Massachusetts, March 22, 1879, Maria Hamilton, a native of Fermanagh county, Ireland, the daughter of George and Helen (Johnston) Hamilton.
George H, Wilson
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Children: I. George William, born May 15, 1883, died November II, 1887. 2. Warren Richard, born June 2, 1891. 3. Johnson Chambers, born January 31, 1893. 4. Fred- erick Thompson, born June 27, 1897.
(V) Andrew Irwin, son of William Irwin (4), was born at Malone, New York, May 6, 1856. He received his education in the public schools of that town, of Godmanchester, Pro- vince of Quebec, Canada, and at Dundee, Can- ada. Early in life he began to work on his father's farm. At the age of twenty he left home to enter the employ of his uncle, Richard Irwin, at Arlington. He returned to Malone, New York, for a time, but soon came back to Arlington and entered the employ of William Wilson, an uncle, and later of Samuel A. Fowle, the proprietor of Fowle's mills, where he worked four years. He was then coachman for S. D. Hicks four years, and then appointed on the Arlington police force in 1889, a position he holds at the present time. He is a capable and efficient officer, having the confidence of his townsmen, and a flawless record. In 1883 Mr. Irwin built his residence at 27 Central street, where he has since resided. He is a member of the Protes- tant Episcopal church at Arlington. In poli- tics a Republican, he has served as constable of the town several years. He is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of Court Pride, Order of Foresters, Arl- ington. While living in Malone, New York, he served as private in the New York National Guard, Company B, Seventeenth Regiment. He married, October 28, 1890, Sarah Mc- Cloud, born July 17, 1860, daughter of Donald and Christine McCloud, of Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island. Children : I. Edward Andrew, born February 6, 1892. 2. Philip Arthur, born July 25, 1894; died August 2, 1900. 3. Irene Ruth, born May 6, 1897. 4. Oliver Wendell, born July 18, 1900.
(V) James Irwin, son of William Irwin (4), was born October II, 1858; married, April 1, 1885, Catherine Nicholson. Children : I. John William, born September 10, 1887; died February 22, 1891. 2. Sarah, born March 16, 1889; died February 18, 1891. 3. Deborah, born December 2, 1891. 4. Chris- tine Ann, born February 5, 1893. 5. James Jr., born Februarv 18, 1894. 6. Margaret, born March 1, 1896. 7. Maud, born January 12, 1898. 8. Thompson, born April 14, 1900. 9. Annie, born December 2, 1903. IO. Cora Otteline, born September 13, 1906.
While the surname Woolson WILSON or Woolston appears to have been a distinct name, in every generation of the family given below some members have spelled the name Wilson. For convenience the spelling used by the present generation will be used throughout this sketch.
(I) Thomas Woolson or Wilson came from England or Scotland, and settled in New Cambridge, Massachusetts, before 1656. He may have been one of the numerous Scotch prisoners of war sent over by Cromwell. In 1656 he sold land in New Cambridge to Jona- than Hyde. In 1672 he bought two hundred and fifty acres of land in Weston, (Water- town), of Richard Norcross, and June 8, 1672, eighty-two acres of John Sherman, land that Sherman bought of James Cutler, May 14, 1667 ; also thirty acres in the West Pine mead- ow of John Sherman. He also purchased, De- cember 5, 1693, of "Mother" Temperance Hyde part of the farm originally granted to Simon Stone. He conveyed all his large pro- perty to his son, Joseph Woolson, December 6, 1708, except a thirty-acre lot given to his son, Thomas Woolson. He was a prominent citi- zen, well-to-do, and kept a tavern in Water- town and Weston from 1686 to 1708. He was fined twenty shillings and eight shillings costs December 15, 1685, and put in the stocks one hour for selling drink without a license, but evidently had no difficulty in getting licensed the following year .. The early settlers guarded the sale of liquor rigiously, not on their own account, but for fear of the Indians who be- came the best customers of the public houses. Woolson died about 1713. He married, No- vember 20, 1660, Sarah Hyde, who died, his widow, September II, 1721, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Children : I. Sarah, born 1661, married, September 30, 1680, Thomas Bond. 2. Thomas, born February 28, 1666-67, died July 21, 1723; married Elizabeth Chad- wick. 3. Elizabeth, born April 30, 1668, mar- ried, in Sudbury, November 3, 1686, John How. 4. Mary, born November 28, 1673, married, May 19, 1700, Samuel Jones, who died January 6, 1717-18; widow married, Oc- tober I, 1724, Francis Fulham, of Weston. 5. Joseph, born November 16, 1677, mention- ed below. 6. Nathaniel, of Sudbury, died without issue ; married, 1709, Elizabeth Reed.
(II) Joseph Wilson (Woolson), son of Thomas Woolson (I), was born in Cam- bridge Farms, November 16, 1677. Married Hannah -, who died April 30, 1721, at
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Weston. His will was dated November 27, 175I, and proved May 16, 1755. Children, born at Weston: I. Joseph, Jr., born Decem- ber 13, 1699, died November 3, 1766; married (intentions dated March 19, 1726) Elizabeth Upham, of Malden; (second), November 3, 1761, Grace Gregory. 2. Mary, born Sep- tember 13, 1791, married, October 30, 1725, James Myrick. 3. Hannah, born August 8, 1704, married, December 31, 1724, Josiah Brewer. 4. Thankful, born June 3, 1708, married, June 8, 1733, Jonathan Stimson. 5. Isaac, born February 17, 1710-II, mentioned below. 6. Beulah, born March 1, 1713-14, married, July 21, 1743, Nathaniel Walcott, of Brookfield, Massachusetts.
(III) Isaac Wilson (Woolson), son of Joseph Woolson (2), was born in Weston, February 17, 1710-II. Married (published March 18, 1738-39), Sybil Roper, daughter of Ephraim Roper, of Sudbury, Massachusetts. Isaac died at the early age of thirty-three, August 13, 1743. His widow married Thad- deus Bowman, of Lexington, and the step- father became guardian of the two children of Isaac and Sybil Wilson: I. Ephraim, born April II, 1740, mentioned below. 2. Anna, born June 14, 1742, married, at Lexington, October 31, 1765, William Petten, of Water- town, Massachusetts.
(IV) Dr. Ephraim Wilson (Woolson), son of Isaac Woolson (3), was born in Wes- ton, April II, 1740. After the death of his father and the second marriage of his mother, February 8, 1753, to Thaddeus Bowman, the family lived in Lexington. His mother had two children by this marriage: I. Thaddeus, Jr., born February 10, 1742-43, who settled in Princeton, Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Sol- omon Bowman, born June 2, 1745, also set- tled in Princeton. For this half-brother, Sol- oman Bowman, Dr. Ephraim Wilson named his own son Solomon. Ephraim Woolson graduated at Harvard College in 1760. He studied medicine and settled in Princeton, Massachusetts, with his brothers Thaddeus and Solomon Bowman. In 1770 he was the only Woolson or Wilson in the town, the head of family. He died at Princeton in 1802 intestate.
He married, at Princeton, Massachusetts, July 29, 1765, Mary Richardson, born Novem- ber 12, 1742, at Sutton, daughter of Charles Richardson. Her father, born at Woburn, July 27, 1710, married (first), February 21, 1737, Mary Roper, of Westford; (second) Susanna ----; settled in Oxford and Sut-
ton, Massachusetts, in the section set off later as Ward, now Auburn; died September 2, 1783; children: i. Mary, born October 3, 1737, died young; ii. Lucretia, born February I, 1739, married Samuel Marble; iii. Mary, born November 12, 1742; iv. Charles, born September II, 1745.
Joseph Richardson (3), father of Charles Richardson (4), was born May 19, 1672 ; mar- ried, October 24, 1693, Mary Blodget, born September 15, 1673, daughter of Samuel and Ruth Blodget, of Woburn. The Blodgets set- tled in Woburn and Samuel was selectman in 1681; Joseph was selectman in 1714-16, died December 5, 1754, aged eighty-two; wife died March II, 1752, aged seventy-eight; sons Josiah and Charles resided in Sudbury.
Joseph Richardson, father of Joseph Rich- ardson (3), mentioned above, was born in Woburn, July 27, 1643; married, November 5, 1666, Hannah Green, born 1647, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Green; Joseph was freeman May 15, 1672; soldier in King Philip's war under Major Samuel Appleton at the Narragansett Fort, December 19, 1675; selectman of Woburn 1693-94 and 1702; died at Woburn, March 5, 1717-18, leaving five children.
Samuel Richardson, father of Joseph Rich- ardson (2), was the immigrant. A sketch of him and his English ancestry is given else- where in this work. He was one of the found- ers of Woburn.
Dr. Ephraim Woolson, as he always spelled his name, conveyed land February 6, 1782, to Moses Gill, of Princeton, and another lot to the same man December, 1785. He bought land in Princeton of Silas Houghton and later of Tilly Littlejohn, of Sterling, Massachu- setts. The history of Princeton gives his name as Wilson in some places and his chil- dren all seemed to have adopted the spelling Wilson. Children : I. Solomon, born about 1767, mentioned below. 2. Lewis, born May 3, 1768, at Princeton, died February 7, 1815; married, March 4, 1788, Keziah Parkhurst. 3. Charles Richardson, born March 17, 1770. 4. Dr. Ephraim, Jr., born October 1, 1772, an- cestor of many of the Wilsons of Princeton ; married (first) Persis who died March 15, 1795, aged thirty-five; married (second), November 5, 1795, Clarissa Gale. 5. Lovin (also spelled Lovice), died 1816, brother Ephraim administrator, widow Han- nah died April 10, 1849, aged seventy-two, daughter of Reuben and Martha Parmenter. 6. Fanny, born. June 2, 1775. 7. William,
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