Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 81

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 912

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the council ; he also introduced the act to es- tablish a normal school and provide for a new court house in Lowell.

William Henry Irving Hayes, father of William H. I. Hayes of this sketch, was born in Wiscasett, Maine, August 16, 1820, died in Merced, California, March 16, 1853, aged thirty-two years, seven months. Sarah Lu- cinda Andrews, mother of William H. I. Hayes, Jr., was born in Groton, Massachu- setts, October 5, 1818, died in Lowell, Massa- chusetts, November 8, 1900, aged eighty-two years, one month, three days. Two children were born to the above, Ellen Frances, born in Boston, Massachusetts, October 29, 1845, married Otis P. Symonds, December 5, 1865, died in Reading, Massachusetts, September 15, 1905. William Henry Irving Hayes, born in Boston, Massachusetts, June 21, 1848, mar- ried Mary Ellen Chase, in Groton, March 31, 1868, by Rev. Oliver Ayer. She died January 14, 1890, aged forty years, four months, seven days, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Two chil- dren were born to them: Luella Frances, March 16, 1869, in Groton, Massachusetts. Emma Josephine, December 22, 1870, died June 27, 1871, in Groton, Massachusetts. Luella F. was married to William Henry Potter, in Lowell, Massachusetts, October I, 1891, by Rev. R. A. Green. Three children were born to them : Helen Hayes, October 19, 1893; Pauline Mary, April 16, 1896; Charlotte Lois, October 3, 1901. William H. I. Hayes was married a second time to Mrs. Clara Wheeler Boynton, in Lowell, Massachusetts, March 12, 1891, by Rev. R. A. Green. He died June 30, 1907, aged fifty-nine years, nine days, in Lowell, Massachusetts. His business was purchased by his daughter, Luella F., after his death, forming a stock company to be known as the W. H. I. Hayes Company, Inc

(For ancestry see Nathaniel Woodward 1.)

(II) Nathaniel Wood-

WOODWARD ward, son of Nathaniel Woodward (1), born in England, was probably the Nathaniel Wood- ward who joined the church in Boston in 1633. A house plot was ordered assigned to him December 18, 1637, and he had a grant of land at Muddy River (Brookline) of twen- ty acres, March 5, 1644-45. He sold his house and garden October 16, 1648, to John Langdon. It was bounded on the south by land of Richard Waite; on the north by land ' of Edward Fletcher; on the east by land of

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Nathaniel Bishop, and on the west by High street. He then settled in Taunton, but re- turned to Boston, February 25, 1655, and was admitted as an inhabitant. He received a grant in 1648 and nine acres at Muddy River in 1651. His letters to the church at Taun- ton were accepted July 14, 1653. He was on the jury at Taunton in 1650-51-53. He was a stockholder in the iron works which were established at Taunton in 1653-54, and shared in the division of land December 28, 1659. March 21, 1664, he sold his house to William White, of Boston. September 14, 1686, he deeded to his son James twenty acres of housing, orchard and meadow land at Taunton. He probably died before February 6, 1694. He married (first) Mary

(second) Katherine Children of the first wife, born in Boston: I. Elisha, bap- tized April 21, 1644, died aged six days. 2. Nathaniel, baptized April 12, 1646, died aged seven days. Children of the second wife: 3. Israel, died in Taunton, June 15, 1774. 4. John, mentioned below. 5. James, died in Taunton before October 3, 1732.

(III) John Woodward, son of Nathaniel Woodward (2), was a carpenter by trade and resided at Taunton, Massachusetts. He married, in Rehoboth, November II, 1675, Sarah, born 1652, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Kingsbury) Crossman, married May 25, 1650. Her father was "the drum-maker of New England." John Woodward was pro- pounded for freeman June 1, 1680. His name was on the original roster of the first military company, first squadron of Taunton, April 8, 1682. The company was divided into four squadrons, alternating in "bringing their arms to meeting on every Sabbath day." The court order was "that every Souldier bring his armes fixed to meeting when it is his turn with six charges of powder and shot." The original roster is preserved and bears marks, of the nails by which it was fixed to the meet- ing house door in Taunton. John and Sarah Woodward sold land October 30, 1684, to Shadrach Wilbore. Children: I. John, born June 3, 1676, died July, 1765. 2. Robert, born March 2, 1678, died July 13, 1767. 3. Nathaniel, born July 31, 1679, died 1751, probably of Bridgewater. 4. Israel, men- tioned below. 5. Ebenezer, born February 13, 1683, died May 8, 1745. 6. Joseph, born February 22, 1685. 7. Ezekiel (twin) born February 26, 1687. 8. Mary (twin), Febru- ary 26, 1687.

(IV) Israel Woodward, son of John Wood- ward (3), was born at Taunton, July 30. 1681,

and resided there. He married Elizabeth , who died in March, 1765. He sold land April 26, 1755, to his son Benjamin, and March 12, 1749-50, he sold to Jonathan Woodward all his rights in the estate of his grandfather, Robert Crossman, being land in Taunton, on the east side of Prospect Hill pond. He was a member of the first military company at Taunton, May 30, 1700, and was detached from his company July 2, 1705, for service in Queen Anne's war. He was or- dered into service May 21, 1706. Children: I. Abigail, born April 1, 1710, died August 4, 1793; married, July 3, 1733, David Harvey; she was a Friend. 2. Dorcas, a Friend ; mar- ried Josiah Harvey. 3. Israel, died March 14, 1792; married, May 17, 1742, Hannah Keizer, who died January 26, 1804; was a Quaker of Easton, Massachusetts, and was fined in 1734 for refusing to act as constable. 4. · Benajah, mentioned below. 5. Samuel, not mentioned in the division of his father's estate.

(V) Benajah Woodward, son of Israel Woodward (4), resided in Taunton. He mar- ried there May 17, 1742, Abigail Harvey (5), William (4), Thomas (3), William (2), Thom- as (I), died in England in 1647. Benajah Woodward administered his father's estate, which was divided November 9, 1769, and he received twenty acres and the "great Bible." February 5, 1777, he sold his homestead in Taunton to Nathaniel Webber, and bought land from his son Seth at Petersham, Octo- ber 13, 1777. He and his wife died at Peter- sham before April, 1792. The children were born in Taunton, but all removed to Peter- sham. Children: I. Nathan. 2. Seth, born 1747, died at Dana, Massachusetts, Septen- ber 16, 1829; married (first), at Hardwick, August 25, 1778, Ruth Ayers, who died about 1786; married (second), in 1787, Elizabeth Barber, soldier in the Revolution and a pen- sioner. 3. Stephen, married at Hardwick, Polly Sibley; no issue; soldier in the Revolu- tion; widow married his brother Benjamin. 4 .. Elizabeth, married, April 12, 1786, Ephraim Amsden, of Petersham. 5. Abigail, married, August 15, 1788, Job Briggs, of Petersham. 6. Elisha, mentioned below. 7. Benjamin, married Polly (Sibley) Woodward, widow. of his brother Stephen; resided at Dana where he died in 1813; served through the entire Revolution.

(VI) Elisha Woodward, son of Benajah Woodward (5), born November I, 1754, at Taunton, died at Petersham, where he re- moved about 1778. He was in the Revolution

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in Captain Ichabod Leonard's company of Taunton and answered the Rhode Island alarm in 1776. He married (first) Lucy Manson, daughter of a British officer. She died June 9, 1791, and he married (second), February 22, 1792, (intention published January 28, 1792), Desire King, who died May 26, 1829. Children of the first wife: I. Elisha, mention- ed below. 2. David, born October 22, 1781. 3. Enos, born September 19, 1784, married (intention published October 22, 1814) Eunice Winn, of West Boylston. 4. Linus, born Au- gust 4, 1787, married Dorcas Richardson, of Wrentham. Children of the second wife: 5. Jesse (twin), born April 6, 1793. 6. Lucy (twin), born April 6, 1793. 7. Harriet, born April 21, 1805.

(VII) Elisha Woodward, son of Elisha Woodward (6), was born January 30, 1779. He married Hannah English. Children : I. George. 2. Henry. 3. Hannah, married (first) Wolcott ; (second) Butterfield; two sons and one daughter died young; resided in 1907 in Boston. 4. Geor- gianna, married Robinson, of Dorches- ter, Massachusetts; no issue. 5. Sarah. 6. Mary Frances, married Brown, and resided in 1907 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. 7. Elisha Gilman, mentioned below.

(VIII) Elisha Gilman Woodward, son of Elisha Woodward (7), was born in Boston. He married Melinda H. Smith, sister of El- kanah and Richard Smith. Children : I. Henry Clay. 2. Adelaide Victoria, married George W. Foster and had three children. 3. Elisha G., mentioned below. 4. Lizzie. 5. Georgianna Frances, married Edward H. Foote. 6. Henry Arthur Clay, married Mary E. Hathaway; resided at Lexington and had four children.

(IX) Elisha Gilman Woodward, son of Elisha Gilman Woodward (8), was born in Boston, February 20, 1848. He received his education in the public schools of Somerville, graduating from the high school in the class of 1870. He entered at once upon a business career, beginning as a clerk in the National Bank of Redemption, 91 State street, Boston, in the foreign money department. After five months he took a position as messenger in the First National Bank of Boston. He has been promoted from time to time to position of larger responsibility in the bank, and in 1905 was placed in charge of the department de- voted to the analyzing accounts. He is well known in financial circles. Mr. Woodward has continued to make his home in Somerville and is a prominent citizen. He served one

term in the common council. He was for ten years a member of the Republican ward and city committees, and exerts a wide influence in political matters in the city of Somerville. He is a man of public spirit, interested in the welfare and progress of his home city, and in American history. He is a member of the Broadway Congregational Church of Somer- ville. He married Emily E. Curtis, daughter of Edward Curtis, of Somerville, Massachu- setts. Their only child is Beatrice, born No- vember, 1884, educated at Mrs. Pennock's private school in Somerville, the Latin high school of Somerville, class of 1901, and at Burdett's Business College, Boston, in which she took a commercial course in 1903. She is living with her parents at their home, 8 Oakland avenue, Somerville.

William Shackford, im- SHACKFORD migrant ancestor, was born in England, about 1640. He settled in Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire, as early as 1669, when he took the oath of fidelity. His home was at Bloody Point, in or near Portsmouth, later at Newington, New Hampshire, where he died in 1720. He was on the grand jury in 1682; was captain of the military company during the Indian disturb- ances of 1696 and later. He was a farmer, re- tail merchant and housewright. The name is spelled sometimes Shackforth. He married Deborah, daughter of Thomas Trickey of Dover, New Hampshire. Children: I. Sam- uel, mentioned below. 2. John, was a block- maker ; grantee of Chester, New Hampshire. 3. Joshua, resided in Newington and had three sons-Samuel, John and Paul Shack- ford; ancestor of the Eastport, Maine, branch of the family.

(II) Samuel Shackford, son of William Shackford (I), was born in Portsmouth, about 1670-80. His wife Elizabeth owned the cove- nant in the Newington church, and had her children Samuel, Paul and John baptized. Samuel was of Portsmouth and Newington ; was a block-maker by trade. He died early in 1731, and his will was proved March, 1730- 31. Children : Samuel, Jr. ; Paul ; John, men- tioned below.

(III) John Shackford, son of Samuel Shackford (2), was born in or near Ports- mouth, New Hampshire, about 1700. He married, October 5, 1727, Susanna Downing, of Newington, New Hampshire. He was a shoemaker by trade, and settled first in An- clover, Massachusetts, but removed to Ches-

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ter, New Hampshire, and settled on his fath- er's additional lot No. 92, where his grandson Jonathan Shackford lately lived. He died there November 2, 1786. Children: I. Theo- dore, born about 1725; married February 14, 1754, Mary Bartlett; children: i. Sarah, born February 3, 1753, married, 1773, David Rich- ardson; ii. Susannah, born February 5, 1757, married Deacon Nathan Knowles ; iii. Molly ; iv. Anna; v. Theodore, Jr .; born July 7, 1770, removed tò Allenstown, just outside Chester. 2. John Jr., born about 1730; mar- ried Sarah Dearborn, born 1734, died 1814, daughter of Ebenezer Dearborn; mentioned below. 3. A daughter married Simon French and lived in the adjacent town of Candia, New Hampshire.

(IV) John Shackford, Jr., son of John Shackford (3), was born about 1730; married Sarah Dearborn, daughter of Ebenezer, and lived on the Shackford homestead in Chester. He died in 1779, and his will was proved June IO, 1779. His widow died August, 1814. Children, born at Chester: I. Bela. 2. Sarah, born 1765 ; married Bradbury Quimby. 3. Samuel, born November 19, 1767; men- tioned below. 4. Jonathan, born 1770, died unmarried, December, 1799. 5. Richard, born November 6, 1772; died unmarried, Septem- ber 3, 1864. 6. Betsey, married Josiah Lane, son of Ezekiel Lane.

(V) Samuel Shackford, son of John Shack- ford (4), was born at Chester, New Hamp- shire, November 19, 1767, and died there January 23, 1843. He was a well-to-do farm- er and miller, and was also interested in vari- ous other lines of business and was a promi- nent citizen of the town. He had the home- stead. He married Hannah, daughter of Cap- tain Benjamin and Abigail (Prescott) Cur- rier ; she died August 17, 1865. Children: I. Abigail, born October 6, 1806, died Febru- ary 5, 1885; married John Currier. 2. John, born June 17, 1808; died May 29, 1868. 3. Jonathan, born March 14, 1810; died August, 1895. 4. Richard, born October 3, 1812; died in Winthrop, Massachusetts, April 6, 1895, and buried in Wells, Maine. 5. Sarah, born March 27, 1814; died June 14, 1880; mar- ried William Rice. 6. Rufus, born Decem- ber 16, 1816; a prominent citizen and physi- cian of Portland, Maine, died in September, 1904. 7. George, born August 6, 1818; men- tioned below. 8. Samuel, born September 25, 1822. 9. Luther, born January 29, 1825; died in California.

(VI) George Shackford, son of Samuel Shackford (5), was born in Chester, New

Hampshire, August 6, 1818. He received a common school education in his native town. He removed to Boston when a young man, and worked at his trade as bridge and wharf builder during his active life. For many years he had charge of the repairing on the wharves along Atlantic avenue in Boston, and in East Boston. He also rebuilt the Meridian street bridge in Chelsea. He died December 28, 1888. His widow is living in Reading, Massachusetts. He married Rutha Elizabeth Crosby, born August 9, 1829, daughter of Alonzo and Rutha (Bemis) Crosby. She was born, and educated in Boston. Her father, Alonzo, was born in Billerica, Massachusetts, March 22, 1803, a son of Jeremiah Crosby, settled in Boston, where he was a successful dealer in wood and coal until his death, Jan- uary 17, 1860. His first wife, Rutha Bemis, a native of Weston, Massachusetts, died May 3, 1834, leaving three children : i. Rutha, married George Shackford, mentioned above; ii. Adelaide Crosby, died May 28, 1899; iii. Mary Frances, married Henry M. Soule, of Wellington, Massachusetts. Alonzo Crosby married second, February 1, 1835, Hannah Murdough; children: iv. Clarissa M. Cros- by, married Renslow Crosby, of Duxbury, Massachusetts; v. Lucy Submit Crosby, mar- ried Silas Holbrook, of Bedford, New Hamp- shire : vi. Alonzo Crosby, Jr., born June 13, 1840, died August 25, 184I.

Jeremiah Crosby, father of Alonzo, was born March 20, 1760, and died October 19, 1821 ; a farmer of Billerica all his life; mar- ried first, Abigail Jaquith, who bore him nine children; second Lucy Winship; children : Jeremiah Jr., Abigail, Hannah, Zoa, Lucy, Hannah, Sumner, Alonzo, and Lucy. Heze- kiah Crosby, father of Jeremiah, was born 1723; married first, Anna Whiting, who was the mother of Jeremiah. William, father of Hezekiah, born 1698, married Hannah Ross. Joseph Crosby, father of William, born 1669, married Sarah French. Simon Crosby, Jr., father of Joseph, born 1637; settled in Biller- ica, and was thefirst innholder of that town; married Rachel Brackett. Simon Crosby, father of Simon, Jr., immigrant ancestor set- tled in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1635. (See Crosby family). Children of George and Rutha E. (Crosby), Shackford: I. George Alonzo, born June 7, 1854; mentioned be- low. 2. Hannah E., born April 11, 1856; married W. G. Grady, of Reading, Massachu- setts, died September 4, 1907; he died in 1900; she was the mother of two children, Su- san F., and Edward W.

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(VII) George Alonzo Shackford, son of George Shackford (6), was born in East Bos- ton, June 7, 1854. He was educated in the Boston public schools, graduating from the English high school in the class of 1871. He worked with his father in the bridge and wharf building business until January, 1872, when he entered the wholesale boot and shoe house of J. & D. W. Hitchcock, on Pearl . street, remaining until the firm was burned out in the great fire of 1872. For three years af- terward he was in the retail grocery business in East Boston, in partnership with Lewis Burnham, and again for three years with the firm of Wadley, Andrews & Company, now the John A. Andrews Company, on Broad street, Boston. During the next six years he was in the retail grocery business in East Boston, but gave up business to study law in the office of Charles Steere. After two years with this firm and two more with Baker & Curry, of Boston, he took charge of the col- lections of the John H. Pray Sons & Com- pany, Washington street, Boston. Resigning that position in 1890, he made his home in Reading, Massachusetts, where he is interest- ed in various lines of business. He conducts a large livery stable business, and is director and president of the Samuel Pierce Organ Pipe Company of Reading. He is a prom- inent citizen in many fields of activity. He is interested in agriculture and is a director of the Middlesex East Agricultural Society.

In politics he is a Republican. and was on the board of selectmen in 1898, 1899 and 1900, 1901 and 1902, and chairman in 1899. He was also an overseer of the poor several years. He has been a water commissioner of the town since 1902. In 1905 he was elected a repre- sentative to the general court. He and his family attend the Congregational church in Reading. He is a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston; a prominent Free Mason, a member of Good Samaritan Lodge A. F. and A. M., of Read- ing, of which he is past master; past high priest of Reading Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- sons; member of Melrose Council, Royal and Select Masters, and of Hugh de Payens Con- mandery, Knights Templar, of Melrose; the Massachusetts Consistory, Ancient and Ac- cepted Scottish Rite, Boston; and Aleppo Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine of Bos- ton ; a member and worthy patron of Reading Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; past noble grand of Olive Branch Lodge of Odd Fellows of Charlestown; and past master of Central Lodge, Ancient Order of United

Workmen, of East Boston, now affiliated with Advance Lodge of Reading.

He married, October 31, 1876, Mary Pink- ham, who died January 24, 1894, daughter of Robert and Eliza (Collins) Pinkham of Glou- cester, Massachusetts. He married second, September 26, 1894, Alice B. Pote, of East Boston, daughter of Increase S. and Sarah E. (Collyer) Pote. Children of George A. and Mary Shackford: I. Alonzo C., born in East Boston, November 1, 1879; married Effie Knight, of Reading. Rutha, born February 6, 1887. The family reside in Melrose High- lands, Massachusetts. ·

This surname has many varia- HOYT tions of spelling. The early rec- ords of New England show the name spelled Hoyt, Hoit, Hoyte, Hoite, Hoytt, Hoitt, Hoyett, Hoyet, Hoyette, Hoyght, Hoight, Hight, Hite, Hyatt, Hayte, Haite, Hayt, Haight and Hayts. All the Hight families appear to have originated in Massachusetts and New Hampshire or Maine, and spelled the name Hoyt or Hoit. The family was in England for many cen- turies, but it is thought by some investiga- tors that the family came to England from some German state.

(I) Simon Hoyt, immigrant ancestor, was one of the earliest settlers of Charlestown, Massachusetts; he landed at Salem in .1628 or 1629, and shortly afterward went to Charlestown to live as one of the first settlers. He removed to Dorchester 1633 or earlier. He was appointed "to see to the fences for the east field" at Dorchester, October 8, 1633, and in January following had a grant of marsh land. Early in 1635 he left Dor- chester and located at Scituate, where he and his wife joined the church April 19, 1635, and where he built his house between Sep- tember, 1634, and October, 1636. From Scituate he went on to Windsor, Connecti- cut, about 1639. He had a grant of land at Windsor, February 28, 1640. His house there was on the east side of the river near what is still known as Hoyt's meadow. Again Hoyt moved to Fairfield, Connecticut, before 1659, and March 6, 1649, had a grant of land there. He sold his land at Windsor in 1646. Few pioneers moved oftener than he. Be- tween 1649 and 1657 he had settled at Stam- ford, Connecticut, and died September I, 1657. He left a widow Susanna who mar- ried (second) Bates, and died before

February, 1674. Susanua was probably

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Hoyt's second wife. Hoyt

was born

probably as early as 1595 in England.

He was an early settler of seven dif- ferent colonies in New England and in most of them one of the first. Scarcely was he located in one before he gave up his home and farm and began to clear a new portion of the wilderness. Most of his children in- herited his propensity for changing residence and in twenty years after his death no one bearing the name Hoyt was left in any of the seven towns, except Stamford. Yet the family seems to have been adventurous rather than simply restless, and in most cases well-to-do. Children of Simon: I. Walter, mentioned below. 2. Nicholas, born about 1620, married, June 12, 1646, Susanna Joyce; he died July 7, 1655. 3. John, born about 1630, settled in Eastchester, New York; also in Rye. Children of Simon and Susanna Hoyt: 4. Moses, born before 1637, removed from Fairfield to Eastchester, New York. 5. Joshua, born as early as 1641, set- tled in Stamford. 6. Deacon Samuel, born as early as 1643, married (first) Hannah Hol- ly; (second) Rebecca -; (third) Widow Hannah Gold; resided in Stamford. 7. Ben- jamin, born February 2, 1644, at Windsor, married (first) Hannah Weed, January 5, 1670; (second) Abigail resided in Stamford. 8. Daughter, married Thomas Lyon. 9. Daughter, married Samuel Finch. IO. Daughter, married Samuel Firman.

(II) Walter Hoyt, son of Simon Hoyt (1), born about 1618, had a grant of land at Windsor in 1640, and had various tracts of land there, but removed soon after 1647 and was one of the first settlers of Norwalk, Con- necticut, and his name is frequently on the town records after 1653. He bought much land, and had many grants as one of the pro- prietors. His home lot was on the border of the salt marsh east of the Norwalk river. and the railroad now runs through the property. It was on the western limit of the ancient set- tlement. The common land commonly called Goodman Hoyt's Hill was set aside April 23, 1679, as a common not to be divided, and the same year the new meeting house was lo- cated on that hill by order of the general court. He was selectman of Norwalk in 1672 and perhaps in other years; was deputy to the general court in 1658-59-61-67-68-71- 73-74-76-78-81. On the published records his name is spelled seven times as Hoyte, four times Hoyt and three times Hoit. He . was sergeant of his military company in 1659. He died about 1698. His will was

dated February 11, 1695-96, and proved April 11, 1699. Children: I. John, born July 13, 1644, at Windsor, married (first) Mary Lindall; (second) Hannah -; resided at Norwalk and Danbury. 2. Elizabeth, mar- ried, September, 1663, Samuel Sention. 3. Hannah, married, October 20, 1664, Judalı (sic) Gregor. 4. Zerubbabel, born about 1650, mentioned below.

(III) Zerubbabel Hoyt, son of Walter Hoyt (2), was born about 1650. Married, probably second, Mehitable Keeler. He set- tled in Norwalk and died in 1727-28. He appears first in public on the records as a drummer having "undertaken. to beate the drumme for publick meetings, and also for such stray horses as are brought in to be sold, for which he is to have fourteen shillings; and ten pence a time that stray horses are brought in to be sould." He was still the pub- lic drummer in 1686 and was paid for taking

a care of the meeting house. He was hogreeve in 1694, and on the committee to seat the meeting house. In 1708 he was on a committee to locate the burying ground. In 1713 the meeting house had a church bell and Zerubbabel had to ring it at "nine a clock at night"-the old curfew without the name. He had one of the largest estates in the town and his humble duties as sexton-though that name was not used-seem to have constituted a post of honor and distinction. He was dea- con of the church as early as 1717. He was one of nine men who by order of the general court were to purchase of the Indians a certain tract of land lying about fourteen miles north- ward of the town of Norwalk to settle a planta- tion there. He died before 1738. Children : I. Abigail, born February 3, 1675. 2. Joseph, born 1676-78, mentioned below. 3. Daniel, born January 1, 1681, married (second) Widow Sarah Starr, of Danbury. 4. Hannah, . married, July 6, 1704, Joseph Whitney. 5. Caleb, married Mehitable Blatchley, widow of John. 6. Rhoda, married, April 19, 1710, John Keeler, Jr.

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Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume IV, Part 81

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 912

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 912