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April 14, 1680, died 1766, married Experi- ence Mowry and lived at Providence and Smithfield. 10. Major William, born 1682, mentioned below.
(III) Major William Smith, son of John Smith (2), was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1682. Married Mary Sayles, who was born May 30, 1689, and died about 1754. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Sayles. Smith died December II, 1753. He held the title of major many years. He was deputy to the general court 1714-16-20-21-24- 27-29, and again 1735 to 1744. In 1723 out of forty-five persons in Providence who had what was called the "burning ague" all died but two, of whom Major Smith was one. In 1723 he built the county court house and jail at Providence, costing six hundred and sixty- four pounds, nine shillings. He was an as- sistant in 1729-30-31; moderator 1733-34-35- 40. His will was proved January 14, 1754. He set aside a burying ground on the home- stead at Smithfield.
Children : I. Daniel, born at Providence, September 28, 1712, mentioned below. 2. Richard. 3. Elizabeth. 4. Sarah. 5: Abigail.
(IV) Daniel Smith, son of Major William Smith (3), was born in Providence, Septem- ber 28, 1712, and died in 1771, at Dudley, Massachusetts. He married, August 3, 1735, Mercy Aldrich. He was fence viewer of Dudley, Massachusetts, as early as 1752 and held other offices. Children : I. Daniel, born about 1737, mentioned below. 2. Caleb, mar- ried, November 13, 1752, Martha Mitchell; removed to Dudley in 1769 according to the Dudley records. 3. Luther (?), resided in Plainfield, Connecticut, bought land extensive- ly in Dudley and Sturbridge about 1797 and later.
(V) Daniel Smith, son of Daniel Smith (4), was born about 1737 in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He removed from Dudley, Massachu- setts, to Winchester, New Hampshire, in . 1783-84. He married Rebecca He or his father was surveyor of highways at Dudley in 1768-69. Children, born at Dud- ley : I. Polly, born October 18, 1767. 2. Re- becca, born February 18, 1769. 3. Daniel, born July 3, 1773. 4. Ebenezer, born April 23, 1775. 5. Elijah, born April 1, 1779. 6. Lucinda (twin), born January 7, 178I. 7. Luther, born January 7, 1781 (twin), men- tioned below. 8. Sally, born January 15, 1784, in Winchester. 9. William, born May 27, 1786.
(VI) Luther Smith, son of Daniel Smith (5), was born in Dudley, Massachusetts, Jan-
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uary 7, 1781. Removed when very young to Winchester, New Hampshire, and removed later to Boston, where he married, April 12, 1803, Hannah Lewis. He married (second), at Dedham, October 26, 1816, Sarah Wash- burn. . (A Luther Smith of Needham, former- ly Dedham, married, April 18, 1805, Crissea Öckinton). Children : I. Luther, born at Ded- ham, August 20, 1818, mentioned below. 2. Alba. 3. Henry. 4. Joel. 5. Elizabeth. 6. Rebecca.
(VII) Luther Smith, son of Luther Smith (6), was born at Dedham, August 20, 1818. He was a farmer. In 1853 he went to Cali- fornia, and when he came back he was sur- veyor of lumber. He also made cap tubes the latter years of his life before retiring. He married Sarah Livingston, who was born May I, 1824. He died at Lowell, April 15, 1885. Children : I. Sarah Louise, born May 27, 1847. 2. Caleb Livingston, born in Low- ell, June 23, 1849, mentioned below. 3. Jen- nie Theresa, born June 15, 1851. 4. Alfred L., born August 13, 1858. 5. Fred. Augustus, born June 27, 1860. 6. Caroline A., born Sep- tember 30, 1863.
(VIII) Caleb Livingston Smith, son of Luther Smith (7), was born at Lowell, June 23, 1849. He received his education in the public schools of Lowell. Soon after he came of age he established himself in the grocery business in Lowell and built up a large and flourishing trade. He became a leader in his line, and held a prominent position in the busi- ness circles of Lowell. He retired from active duty in 1904. In politics he is a Republican, and has held various positions of honor and responsibility. He was representative to the general court from his district in Lowell in 1892 and 1893, and served on the committee on mercantile affairs, state house committee, also on strike committee in 1902. He was pres- ident of the Ward Eight Republican Commit- tee in 1901-02-03. He is a member of the an- cient York Lodge of Free Masons of Lowell. For fifteen years he has been a director of the co-operative Bank of Lowell. He is a faithful and valued attendant of Eliot Congregational Church.
He married (first), 1871, Martha Coburn, who died 1872. He married (second), No- vember 18, 1875, Sarah Adelaide Coburn, of Lowell, who was born October 7, '1853, daugh- ter of Stephen A. Coburn, of Lowell. Chil- dren, born in Lowell: I. Anna Grace, born September 1, 1876, married Royal K. Dexter, of Lowell. 2. Albert Adams, born August 21, 1878, died October 15, 1905. 3. Ralph Co-
burn, born May 18, 1884, married Lillian Brown, born 1885, no children.
James Hosmer, the immi- HOSMER grant ancestor of the family in Massachusetts, was born in 1607 in England. He came says Shattuck from Hockhurst, Kent, to America in the ship "Elizabeth," sailing April 9, 1635, aged twen- ty-eight years, with his wife Ann, aged twen- ty-seven, and children, Marie, aged two years, and Ann, aged three months; also servants, Marie Donnard, aged twenty-four, and Marie Martin, aged nineteen. He was a clothier by trade. He settled at Cambridge, Massachu- setts, and was admitted a freeman May 17, 1637. He sold land there before 1638. He removed to Concord, Massachusetts, where his descendants have been numerous. He had a brother, Thomas Hosmer, who also set- tled in Cambridge where he was a proprietor as early as 1633; was admitted a freeman May 6, 1635 ; was town officer there, but removed to Hartford, Connecticut, and is progenitor of the Connecticut family of Hosmer. These two were the only early pioneers of this sur- name ..
James Hosmer died February 7, 1685. His first wife was born 1608. He had a second wife Mary, who was buried May II, 1641. His third wife Elinne (Ellen) (also given Alice in some records) died March 3, 1664-65. Children: I. Mary, born 1633, died young. 2. Ann, born 1635, died young. 3. James, born 1637, slain in the engagement with the In- dians at Sudbury, April 21, 1676, in King Philip's war. 4. Mary, born January 10, 1639, died August 18, 1642. 5. Stephen (by wife Alice), mentioned below. 6. Hannah, born 1644, died December 15, 1675; married Joseph Hayward. 7. Mary, born April 14, 1646, married Thomas Smith, son of Thomas.
(II) Stephen Hosmer, son of James Hos- mer (I), was born in Concord, Massachusetts, November 27, 1642. He settled in Concord and was admitted a freeman of the colony in 1690. He died there December 15, 1714. He married, March 24, 1667, Abigail Wood, of Concord, daughter of Michael Wood, and granddaughter of William Wood, the immi- grant of Concord. Children of Stephen and Abigail Hosmer: I. Mary, born May 2, 1668, married (first) Samuel Wheeler; (second) John Bellows. 2. Abigail, born November 6, 1669, died December 27, 1717; married George Wheeler. 3. John, born August 31, 1671, died 1751; married Mary Billings. 4.
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Ruth, born August 28, 1675. 5. Dorothy, born December 10, 1677, married John Wheeler. 6. Stephen, mentioned below. 7. Hannah, born December 9, 1682. 8. James, born June 27, 1685, died September 28, 1685. (III) Stephen Hosmer, son of Stephen Hosmer (2), was born in Concord, June 27, 1680. He removed to Acton or rather he resided in that part of Concord that became . the town of Acton. He married, February 26, 1707, Prudence Billings, who died in 1770, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane (Bannister) Billings. Children of Stephen and Prudence Hosmer: I. Prudence, born about 1709, married Thomas Hosmer. 2. Captain Ste- phen, Jr., married (first) Mellicent Wood; (second) Elizabeth Farrar. 3. Jonathan, born March 29, 1712. 4. Josiah. 5. Jane. 6. Ephraim.
(IV) Jonathan Hosmer, son of Stephen Hosmer (3), was born in Acton, Massachu- setts, March 29, 1712. He settled in Acton and followed farming. He married at Con- . cord, April 25, 1734, Martha Conant. Among their children was Jonathan, Jr., mentioned below.
(V) Jonathan Hosmer, son of Jonathan Hosmer (4), was born in Concord, Massachu- setts, April 25, 1734. He settled in Acton. He married, January 31, 1760, (by Rev. Mr. Bliss) Submit Hunt, of Concord. Among their children were: I. Simon, born in 1774, mentioned below. One of the victims of the Concord fight April 19, 1775, was Abner Hosmer, of Acton, a relative.
(VI) Simon Hosmer, son of Jonathan Hos- mer (5), was born in Acton in 1774. He was a prominent Mason of Concord. He was known as Squire Hosmer, and performed much of the conveyancing and law business of that section. He married Sally Whitcombe. Children: 1. Hiram, born July 26, 1815, mar- ried Mary Fletcher, of West Acton; children : Hiram and Warren Elbridge. 2. Simon, Jr., mentioned below. 3. Jonathan. 4. David W. 5. Sally. 6. Elmira. 7. Lucy.
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(VII) Simon Hosmer, son of Simon Hos- mer (6), was born in Acton, Massachusetts, about 1800, died in 1884. He was a prosper- ous farmer, a prominent Mason, and served as selectman and assessor for many years. He married Harriet Estabrook, of New Ipswich, New Hampshire. Children: Harriet Esta- brook, Abigail Louisa, John Estabrook, men- tioned below; George Taylor, Emery Augus- tine, Gilman S., Winslow Simon and Ora.
(VIII) John Estabrook Hosmer, son of Simon Hosmer (7), was born at Acton, Mas-
sachusetts, January II, 1830, and was edu- cated in the public schools of his native town, working at home on his father's farm until he was nineteen years old. He then learned the carpenter's trade and followed it in Acton and adjacent towns, first as journeyman, then as builder on his own account. He came to Ayer, Massachusetts, in 1868, and continued as carpenter and contractor with marked suc- cess, soon having to his credit the building of the best residences and many of the principal buildings of that town. Although practically retired from business, after a long, honorable and prosperous career, he still is able to do something at his trade, having retained his health and vigor to the present time. In poli- tics he is a Republican, but has never sought public office. He served during the Civil war in Company E, Sixth Regiment. He is a member of St. Paul's Lodge of Free Masons and was its treasurer many years. He also belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star. He is an active member and liberal contributor to the Unitarian Church of Ayer and has held all the offices in this church. He ranks among the foremost citizens of Ayer in influence and in the esteem of his townsmen.
He married, April 22, 1856, Emma Eliza- beth Tuttle, of Acton, Massachusetts, born January 28, 1840, daughter of Daniel Tuttle, who was a native of Acton, educated there in the common schools, was a farmer and for about twelve years a hotel keeper there. Her mother was Emeline Handley, of Acton. Children of John E. and Emma E. (Tuttle) Hosmer : 1. John Rockwood, born March 16, 1857, a carpenter and contractor ; married Nellie Humes, June 5, 1881, one son, Ken- neth Wentworth, born July 30, 1884. 2. Cora Emma, born June 24, 1859, married Dr. John Flagg, December 2, 1894 ; she graduated from the Boston College of Physicians and Sur- geons, and practiced in Boston. 3. Loretta Tuttle, born May 4, 1861. married Joseph Graves, November 20, 1896. 4. Estelle Louise, born January 20, 1864, married Samuel Put- nam, June, 1885; she is now deceased. 5. Harry Edson, born May 7, 1866, a carpenter and builder of Springfield; married in 1885 Ada Gates; children: Rena Hortense and Harry ; he married (second) Carrie E. Regan, and they have one child, Lloyd Estabrook. 6. Fred. Winslow, born February 22, 1869, a carpenter and builder. 7. Ernest, born Sep- tember 24, · 1871, a dentist of Los Angeles, California ; married Martha Pratt. The sons of this family are all prominent Masons ; Ernest is past master of Maynard Lodge.
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(See preceding sketch). 1
(IV) Josiah Hosmer, son of
HOSMER Stephen Hosmer (3), was born at Concord, Massachu- setts, about 1715. He married, April II,
1738, at Concord, Hannah Wesson. Chil- dren, born at Concord: I. Hannah, born February 18, 1738-39. 2. Josiah, born No -· vember 28, 1740, died at Templeton, where he settled, aged ninety-three, December 24, 1833; married (first) Eunice , (second) (intention dated January 27, 1783) Abigail Barrett, of Winchendon; children: i. Asa, born March 10, 1768, died April 27; 1846; married, April 17, 1837, Lucy Bryant; ii. Eunice, born July 13, 1769; iii. Josiah, born November 7, 1770, married, May 21, 1807, Relief Parker; iv. John, born March 15, 1772. 3. Esther, born February 3, 1743. 4. Jesse, mentioned below. 5. Abel, born March 27, 1747, settled in Templeton, Massachu- setts; lived also in Kingston, New Hamp- shire, and Castine, Maine; married Lucy Lee; children: i. Lydia, born at Kingston, Octo- ber 1, 1770; born at Templeton: ii. Jonathan, born July II, 1772; iii. Silas, born November 28, 1774; iv. Abel, born November 15, 1777; v. Esther, born February 15, 1781. 6. Hul- dah, born December 28, 1749. 7. John, born June 17, 1752, married Mary : (sec- ond), August 10, 1776, ; children: i. Jonathan, born December 16, 1780; ii. Polly, born February 10, 1784; iii. John, born Jan- uary 22, 1786. 8. Sarah, born March II, 1755. 9. Lucy, born January 24, 1758.
(V) Jesse Hosmer, son of Josiah Hosmer (4), was born in .Concord, January 17, 1745. The Concord records show that a child aged four died April, 1790, and a son aged fifteen February 8, 1798. A number of deeds were passed in settling the property inherited by this family. Abel Hosmer deeded land in Concord to Edmund Hosmer, September 16, 1823. This land was in the east part of the town on the Bridle way, adjoining the Col- burn farm, also other parcels besides the homestead. Abel's wife was Olive P., men- tioned below. Jesse Hosmer on the same date quitclaimed this estate to Edmund as did also Josiah Hosmer and wife- Elizabeth. All the brothers and sisters having deeded their interests to Edmund, September 16, 1823, he conveyed the property to his brother Abel Hosmer, October 4. 1828. Abel quitclaimed land to Josiah Hosmer, of Newton in 1831. Children or nephews of Jesse: I. Jesse. 2. Edmund, mentioned below. 3. Abel, men- tioned below. 4. Josiah, resided in Newton.
(VI) Edmund Hosmer, grandson of Josiah
Hosmer (4), was born about 1800 in Acton or Concord. Married, October 14, 1823, at Concord, Sally Peirce. Children, born at Concord: 1. John, born August 24, 1824, re- sides in Detroit. 2. Dolly, born April 9, 1826, married King, of New Jersey. 3. Ed- mund, born November 23, 1827, resides in Missouri. 4. Andrew, resides at Mazatlan, Mexico. 5. Sarah, born January 9, 1831, mar- ried Charles M. Lunt, of Somerville, Massa- chusetts. 6. Mary, born April 2, 1832, married Charles Philip Lauriat, of Medford, Massa- chusetts. 7. Eliza, born August 23, 1833, re- sides in Los Angeles, California. 8. Jane, born December 29, 1835, unmarried, resides in Con- cord. 9. Henry, born April 7, 1837, died in Chicago. 10. Abigail Prescott. born October 19, 1839, unmarried ; resides in Concord.
(VI) Abel Hosmer, grandson of Josiah Hosmer (4), was born in Concord or Acton about 1795. He married (first) ---; (sec- ond) (intention dated September 5, 1821) Olive Parlin Davis, of Acton, Massachusetts. Child of the first wife: I. Daughter born and died in Cambridge, February 4, 1819, aged six months. Children of the second wife, born at Concord: 2. Ann Prescott, born June 30, 1822. 3. James Davis, born July 22, 1824. 4. Prescott Hayward, mentioned below. 5. Mary Davis, born February I, 1830. 6. Son born and died September 19, 1833.
(VII) Prescott Hayward Hosmer, son of Abel Hosmer (6), was born in Concord, July 14, 1827, died March 14, 1885. He was edu- cated in the public schools, and was a pros- perous farmer on the homestead in Concord. He married Julia Whitney, born February 26, 1852, daughter of Warren and Ann (Wat- son) Whitney, of Ashland, Massachusetts. (See sketch of the Whitney family herewith.)
Mr. and Mrs. Hosmer had no children, but Mrs. Hosmer adopted Edward Bailey Caiger, who was born in Boston, October 15, 1887. He was educated in the public and high schools of Concord and at Harvard College where he was graduated in 1907 with the de- gree of A. B., earned in three years of study. He is now in the Harvard Law School. He has made a special study of music under Pro- fessor Locke, of Harvard, and is a skillful or- ganist.
Whitney as a surname owes WHITNEY its origin to the ancient par- ish of Whitney on the west- ern confines of Herefordshire, near the border of Wales. The estate is still owned by a de- scendant of the Whitney family, which was
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very prominent. The arms: Azure, a cross chequey or and sable. Upon a canton gules ; a lion rampant argent. Crest : A bull's head couped sable; horned argent; horns tipped with red. Motto: "Fortis sed non ferox."
(I) John Whitney, the first of the name in America, son of Thomas Whitney, "gentle- man," and his wife Mary Bray, was baptized in St. Margarets, the parish church, July 20, 1592. He was born in 1589. He settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, June, 1635. He married in England, Elinor who was born in 1599, died at Watertown, May II, 1659. He married (second), at Watertown, September 29, 1659, Judith Clement, who died before him. He died June 1, 1673. He bought the sixteen acre homestead at what is now Waltham, then Watertown, situated on what is now Belmont and East . Common streets. He was admitted a freeman March 3, 1635- 36. He was constable in 1641; a selectman for many years; town clerk in 1655.
Children : I. Mary, baptized May 23, 1619, died young. 2. John, born 1620, married Ruth Reynolds. 3. Richard, born 1626, married Martha Coldam. 4. Nathaniel, born 1627. 5. Thomas, born 1629, married Mary Kedal (Kettle). 6. Jonathan, mentioned below. 7. Joshua, born at Watertown, July, 1635, mar- ried Lydia -; married (second) Mary ; (third) Abigail Tarball. 8. Caleb, born July 12, 1640, died and buried .December 5, 1640. 9. Benjamin, born June 6, 1643, married Jane ; married (second) Mary Poor.
(II) Jonathan Whitney, son of John Whit- ney (I), was born in England in 1634. He settled first at Watertown where all his chil- dren are recorded, and where he sold his prop- erty for a considerable sum, and about 1678 or 1679 went to Sherborn and built a house. He had a home lot of thirty acres including Rocky hill north of his house, and lying near Chestnut brook, both sides of the main road ; also twenty-four acres more in three other lots. In 168I he was one of a committee about division of common lands, also about building a church. He took the oath of fidelity in 1652. His will is dated January 12, 1702. He died in 1702. He married in Watertown, Oc- tober 30, 1656, Lydia Jones, daughter of Lewis Jones. Children : I. Lydia, born July 3, 1657, married April 15, 1681, Moses Adams, of Sherborn. 2. Jonathan, born October 20, 1658, married Sarah Hapgood. 3. Anna, born April 28, 1660, married Cornelius Fisher, of Wrentham. 4. John, mentioned below. 5. Josiah, born May 19, 1664, married Abigail
married (second) Mary 6. Elinor, born October 12, 1666, died Novem- ber 23, 1678. 7. James, born November 25, 1668, died November 30, 1690. 8. Isaac, born January 12, 1670, died December 2, 1690. 9. Joseph, born March 10, 1672, married Re- becca Barge. 10. Abigail, born August 18, 1675, unmarried in 1702. II. Benjamin, born January 6, 1678, married, October 24, 1700, Mercy Travis.
(III) John Whitney, son of Jonathan Whit- ney (2), was born at Watertown, June 27, 1662. He married there April 10, 1688, Mary Hapgood, daughter of Shadrack Hapgood, of Sherborn. He married (second), 1694, Sarah Haven, born at Lynn, June 4, 1665, died April 23, 1718, daughter of Richard Haven. He married (third), November 10, 1718, Mrs. Martha (How) Walker, born 1669, died No- vember 14, 1721. He was selectman in 1714; for three years constable, 1719; tythingman 1719 and 1724; was admitted to the church July 26, 1719. He was a fuller by trade. His inventory is dated May 22, 1735, and his es- tate was valued at nearly six hundred and twenty pounds. He resided at Framingham, Sherborn and Wrentham, Massachusetts. He died in 1735. Children : I. Mary, born March 27, 1689, married, February 1, 1709, Daniel Moore. 2. James, mentioned below. 3. Eliz- abeth, born January 21, 1690, married Jona- than Willard. 4. Lydia, born April 18, 1695, married, February 4, 1713, Richard Haven. 5. Hannah, born September 27, 1697, married, January 23, 1722, Ezekiel Rice; died before 1753.
(IV) Deacon James Whitney, son of John Whitney (3), was born at Framingham, De- cember 28, 1692. He married (first), Febru- ary 2, 1715, Martha Rice, born at Sudbury about 1692. He married (second), 1732, Mrs. Elizabeth (Holbrook) Twitchell, born July 22, 1696, died March 31, 1782, widow of Jo- seph Twitchell, Jr., of Sherborn. He was ad- mitted to the church September 22, 1717. They were dismissed to the Sherborn church March 28, 1728, where he was chosen dea- con, and died April 10, 1770. Children: I. John, born April 10, 1716, died 1741 ; married February 8, 1738, Abigail Perry, of Sherborn. 2. James, born June 4, 1718, married Pa- tience Leland. 3. Mary, born May 12, 1720. 4. Martha, born November 9, 1721. 5. Ben- jamin, born January 13, 1723, died young. 6. Micah, born June 4, 1725, married Lydia Ma- son. 7. Benjamin, mentioned below. 8. Ez- ra, born February 22, 1730, married Agnes Ross; (second) Elizabeth -; (third)
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Mercy Morse. 9. Daniel, born December 13, 1733, married Miriam Leland.
(V) Deacon Benjamin Whitney, son of Deacon James Whitney (4), was born Octo- ber 23, 1727, in Framingham. He married Esther Leland, born July 31, 1728, daughter of Joseph and Esther (Thurston') Leland. He married (second) Mary He resided in Sherborn. He died in 1794. Children: I. James, mentioned below. 2. Joseph, born 1762, married Sally Parks.
(VI) James Whitney, son of Deacon Ben- jamin Whitney (5), was born in October, 1755. He married Susannah Hill, born 1751, died September 25, 1841. He received from his Grandfather Leland in 1779 a deed of half his farm, situated partly in Holliston. He sold his farm later and removed to Dover, where he died June, 1800. He was in Cap- tain Brooks' company from Sherborn in the Revolution. Children: I. Isaac, mentioned below. 2. Benjamin, born 1785, married Hepsibeth Moore. 3. Martin, born June 17, 1787, married Nancy Orne, of Moriah, New York. 4. Sylvia, died young. 5. Patty, died young. 6. Susan, died young.
(VII) Colonel Isaac Whitney, son of James Whitney (6), was born in Sherborn in 1782 where he always resided. He was a prominent and public-spirited citizen. He was a colonel of the militia, and selectman 1816-18-19-20 and 23. He was editorial writer for various Boston newspapers for many years. He died September 9, 1844. He married Mary Moore; he married (second) Sarah Thayer, born December 16, 1785, died July 26, 1871, daughter of Elijah and Sarah (Robinson) Thayer, of Milford, Massachu- setts. Children: I. Susan, born 1807, mar- ried Charles Bonney. 2. Martha, born 1810, married Moses Stratton. 3. Mary, born 1812, married Ebenezer Babcock. 4. Jane, born 1816, married James Nason Hill. 5. Sarah Robinson, born 1817, died 1818. 6. Warren, mentioned below. 7. James, born February 24, 1821, married Susan A. Clark. 8. Aman- da, born 1824, died unmarried. 9. Sally Ann, born 1829, unmarried.
(VIII) Warren Whitney, son of Isaac Whitney (7), was born in Sherborn, June 15, 1819. He married, March 31, 1845, Ann E. Watson, born February 2, 1823. Her name was originally Watkins, changed by law to Watson before married. He was selectman in 1850-51-52-53. He resided at Sherborn and died there in May, 1888. He was a promi- nent citizen of Ashland for many years. Chil- dren, born in Ashland: I. Abbie, born April
II, 1846, died April 15, 1889. 2. Harriet, born August 22, 1847, died April 19, 1871. 3. Phebe, born May 30, 1849, died September 20, 1851. 4. Julia, born February 26, 1852, married, March 14, 1885, Prescott Hayward Hosmer. (See Hosmer sketch). 5. Joel Thayer, born March 12, 1854, married Eva F. Clarke; no children.
(I) Thomas Wood, the immi- WOOD grant ancestor, was born about 1633 in England. He was in Rowley, Massachusetts, as early as 1654, and was probably related to Daniel Wood, of Ips- wich, and other immigrants of this name, but there were so many of this surname that it is practically impossible to trace the connec- tion. He married Anne Hunt, April 7, 1654. . That her name was Hunt depends on indirect evidence. John Grant, of Rowley, married Mary Hunt, who in 1697 made her will in which she calls Ann Wood and Susanna Todd, wife of John Todd, of Rowley, her "sis- ters." John Todd mentions "Brother" Hunt. In an affidavit dated 1675 Wood gave his age as about forty and calls John Todd his "brother." Thomas Wood was a man of good standing in the community. He is best known for a notable controversy with the Rowley minister, Rev. Samuel Phillips. Wood died in September, 1687, and was buried Septem- ber 12; his widow died December 29, 1714. Children, born in Rowley: I. Mary, born January 15, 1655. 2. John, born September 2, 1656, mentioned below. 3. Thomas, Jr., born August 10, 1658, married Mary Hunt; buried December 1, 1702. 4. Ann, or Mary- ann, born August 8, 1660, married, January 15, 1678-79, Benjamin Plummer. 5. Ruth, born May 21, 1662, married Captain Joseph Jewett, January 16, 1680-81; he died October 30, 1694; she married (second) John Lunt, October 26, 1696; she died November 29, I734. 6. Josiah (twin), born September 5, 1664, married, 1685, Sarah Elithorpe. 7. Elizabeth (twin), born September 5, 1664. 8. Samuel, born December 26, 1666, married Mary Elithorpe; he died November 25, 1690. 9. Solomon, born May 17, 1669, married Mary Hazeltine. 10. Ebenezer, born Decem- ber 29, 1671, married Rachel Nichols. TI. James, born June 22, 1674, died October 18, 1694.
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