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BINNEY, Spencer, of Hull, m. a da. of John Hatch, of Hano- ver, and his da. Ann, m. Rev. Aaron Josselyn, of Dux'y., and resides in D. His son Spencer, b. Sep. 24, 1828, lives in H., on Main st., with his fa .- in-law, m. Caroline F., da. Abisha Soule, and wid. of Martin S. Torrey. Sep., 1849, and has Mercy F., Ap. 23, 1850, and an inf., b. Ap. 27, 1852.
BLANCHARD, Ebenezer and Christopher C., sons of Eben- ezer, of ; outh Weymouth., came to H. in 1844, and com- menced the shoe business, in which, and in trading, they are extensively engaged at their stores on Washington st., in the North- easterly part of the town. They are both upright, enterprising, and valuable citizens, and have done much to build up the part of the town in which they reside.
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BONNEY, Thomas, was of Dux., in 1643, and was the ances- tor of most of that name in Plym'h Co. He was a shoemaker by trade, was of Sandwich, Eng'd., and came to N. Eng. in 1634, in the Hercules, John Witherley, master.
1. Josiah, s. Josiah, of Pemb., b. Nov. 30, 1794, a desc't. of Thos. of Dux'y., m. Mercy W., da. Timothy Rose, Ap. 2, 1820, and lives on Washington, corner of Union st., in the house built by Mr. Rose. Farmer. Was one of the Selectmen in 1842, 3, and 4. ch. : 1. Lucy J., Sep. 11, 1820, m. Robert H. Studley, of H. Oct. 23, 1844. 2. Josiah W., Sep. 17, 1828.
2. Allen F., s. Roland, of Hn., m. Mary R., da. John Estes, Nov. 1842, and lives on .Circuit st. ch. : 1. Mary E., Nov. 21, 1844, d. young. 2. Virginia A., Sep. 26, 1846. 3. Everett, b. July, d. Sep. 21, 1849, ae. 3 mos.
3. Hiram B., s. Roland, of Hn., m. Elizabeth B., da. John Es- tes, and lives on Circuit st. ch .: 1. Elizabeth B., Nov. 27, 1842. 2. Ann M., Feb. 22, 1846. 3. Emma J., July 8, 1848.
BOWKER, Benjamin H., s. Richard, of Hn., is prob. a descend- ant of Richard, who was in H., in 1729, and resided on the gore, subsequently annexed to Pemb., and now part of Hn. ; and Rich- ard was a descendant of James, from Sweden, who was in Scit., in 1680, whose farm was laid out on the east of Burnt plain. (Deane.) Benjamin H. was b. Sep. 5, 1820, m. Lydia, da. Ephraim Whi- ting, of Ab'n., July 3, 1843, and lives on Main st. Shoemaker. No ch.
BRIGGS, Ezra, b. 1724. was s. Joseph, s. Lt. James, s. Wal- ter, who was of Scit. 1651, and purchased a farm of Mr. Hather- ly, on the North side of Farm Neck. The cove within the glades still bears the name of Briggs's harbor. (Deanc.) Ezra d. in H., Oct. 22, 1804, and his wid. Nov. 26, 1805. He lived back of where his grandson, Joseph, now resides, East of Washington st., and was a soldier in the Revolution. ch .: 1. Ezra, 1758 ? 2. Enoch, d. unm. 3. Charles, d. unm. 4. Nathaniel, 1764, d. Dec. 31, 1817. 5. Lydia, d. May 14, 1766. 6. Lydia, bap. Oct. 5, 1777, m. Benj. D. Fillmore, and d. Jan. 12, 1848. 7. Moses, d. July 27, 1806. 8. Rachel, d. Feb. 21, 1777. 9. Sal- ly, d. May 24, 1800, ae. 33. 10. Joseph, bap. Oct. 5, 1777.
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Egna Briggs &fur son of Ezra, married 1, Margaret, da. William Curtis, May 13, 1784, who d. Aug. 16, 1788. and 2, Lydia Southward, of Dux'y., May 1, 1789. He d. Nov. 2; 1815, and his wid. May 1, 1840, ae. 74. He was out in the Rev'n. It is said that he lived for a time on Main st., and that his house stood where stands that of Joseph Brooks, jr. ch. : 1. Martha, and 2. Rachel, bap. Oct. 22, 1786, both d. Aug. 13, 1792. 3. Ezra, bap. Sep. 21, 1788, d. Feb. 14, 1790. (By 2d.) 4. Hannah, Oct. 1789, d. Aug. 13, 1792. 5. Ezra, May 16. 1791, m. Elizabeth Ficket, lives in Braintree, Mass., and has several ch. 6. Joseph, Dec. 22, 1793. 7. Lydia, Sep. 6, 1795. 8. Hannah, Mar. 5, 1799, m. Dea. Ara Brooks, Feb. 20, 1823. 9. Thomas J., Aug. 20, 1801, d. May 5, 1808. 10. Sarah W., Sep. 3, 1893, m. Judson Vining, of H., Ap. 24, 1826. 11. Betsey, Ap. 19, 1805, m. Rev. J. M. Spear, of Boston, June 6, 1831, a distinguished philanthropist, and the "Prisoner's Friend." 12. Martha, Dec. 22, 1806, m. David Vining, of H., May 4, 1828. 13. Thomas J., Sep. 24, 1809, d. Aug. 20, 1813.
3. Joseph, s. Ezra 2, m. Jane Paine, of Newburyport, Ap. 23, 1817. Lived first on Main st. in the house occupied by Henry Curtis, built by Mr. B. ab. 1820, and now resides on Washington st., in the house built by himself in 1836. Farmer. ch. : 1. Jane, m. Silas G. Bates. He is d., and she lives with her father. 2. Joseph, Ap. 18, 1821, m. Mary T., da. Lemuel Dwelley, Nov. 24, 1842, lives at the corner of Union and Main sts., in her father's house, (who is deceased,) and has Sarah F., Aug. 18, 1843, and Joseph A., May 8, 1851. 3. John G., Oct. 11. 1823. 4, Wil- liam S., Feb. 21, 1826. 5. Richard P., Oct. 21, 1828. 6. Maria A., July 4, 1831. 7. Margaret H., Sep. 29, 1833. 8. Charles B., Jan. 29, 1838. 9. Elbridge B,, June 13, 1840.
BROOKS or BROOKE, Samuel, was s. Gilbert, s. Nathaniel, s. William, ae. 20, who, with his bro. Gilbert, ae. 14, came to N. Eng. in 1635, in the Blessing, John Liecester, master. Wm. was in Scit. in 1644, and his farm was South of Till's, afterwards Dwelley's creek. Samuel lived on Walnut street, in a house built there before the present road was laid out, and to which the ac-
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cess was by a cart path through land of Capt. Elisha Barrell, near his house. By w. Elizabeth, da. Thomas Gray, of Dublin, he had 1. Betsey, m. Heman Stoddard. 2. Deborah, m. Cooms House, Ap. 4, 1796. 3. James, and 4. John, went to Me. Mr. B. d. in H., May 17, 1829, ae. 87, and his wid. Aug. 27, 1830, ae. 89, and it is said they lived together, in the married state, nearly 70 years !
2. Joseph Brooks bro. of Samuel, m. 1, Lydia, Stetson, 1769, who d. Aug. 17, 1792; and 2, Sarah, Dun- bar, 1794. He lived on Curtis, now Main st., in the house owned by James Brooks, and built by Sam'l. Curtis, and there d. Dec. 20., 1820, ae. 74, and his wid. ab. 1840, ac. 93. ch .: 1. Curtis, Doc. 12, 1770. 2. Lydia, Mar. 26, 1773, d. May 30, 1849. 3. Sarah, Dec. 22, 1775, m. Zachariah Damon, of H., July 2, 1800, and d. Ap. 4, 1847. 4. Ellinor, May 4, 1778, m. Eells Damon, Jan. 1, 1810, and d. Nov. 12, 1846. 5. Joseph, Jan. 1, 1781. 6. Abi, Ap. 10, 1783., m. Albert Church, and lives in Bath, Me. 7. Hannah, Nov. 20, 1785, d. Aug. 6, 1792.
NOTE .- Mr. B., when but 5 yrs. old, went to live with Sam'l. Curtis, and remained with him until his death, and then occupied the house until his own death.
3. Curtis, s. Joseph 2, m. Anne Southward, of Dux'y., Feb. 10, 1793, was selectman in 1811 and '12, and d. Aug. 31, 1817. His wid. is still living with Mr. Samuel Brooks, on Main st., in the house built by her husband, and occupied by him until his death. ch : 1. Samuel, and 2. Thomas, June 7, 1794. 3. Anne, and 4. Ara, Mar. 17, 1796. Anne, m. 1, James Whiting, Oct. 25, 1817, and 2, Jesse Gray, and d. at Greene, Me., 1847. 5. Hannah, Ap. 7, 1799, m.Jeremiah Belcher, of Randolph, Dec. 22, 1820. 6. John, Sep. 3, 1802. 7. Ruth,Dec. 31, 1806. A pair of silver shirt buttons is preserved in this family, a present from Rev. John Mellen, to Mrs. B., on the birth of her first twins. He did not repeat the gift on the birth of the second !
4. Joseph, s. Joseph 2, m. 1, Mary Tower, of Scit., Jan. 16, 1803, who d. Mar. 21, 1847; and 2, wid. Hannah Serles, June 10, 1849. Lived in his father's house until his 2d marriage, and
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now in the Charles Donnell house, and is part owner of the shingle and box-board mill, known as Brooks' upper mill. He was Select- man in 1837. ch .: 1. Mary, Feb. 1, 1804. 2. Lydia S., m. Silas Ripley, of A''n., and d. a wid. Jan. 12, 1847. 3. Lucy, Nov. 15, 1807, d. Dec. 23, 1825. 4. Deborah, Dec. 17, 1809, d. Jan 28, 1812. 5. Sarah D., Mar. 29, 1812, m. Piam C. Whiting, Sept. 15, 1831. 6. Joseph, July 2, 1814. 7. James, Mar. 20, 1817, not m. Lives on Main st, Has been Capt. of the Han. Artil. Co. 8. Betsey, Ap. 18, 1819, m. Lucius Ford of Ab'n. She is d. 9. Gilbert, July 18, 15:1, m. Sibyl, da. Abisha Soule, lives on Main st., in the house built by himself ab. 1846, and has Ed- ward G., Oct. 3, 1842. and Alfred S., Oct. 24, 1846. 10. Charles, Aug. 31, 1823, m. an Ames, of Ab'n. and went to California, and after he had left, his w. and only ch. d. (By 2d) 11. Lydia, Oct. 24, 1850.
5. Samuel, s. Curtis 3, m. Mehitable Larkum, of Beverly, and lives on Main st., in the house built by Curtis Brooks, ab. 1794. ch. : 1. Samuel, Mar. 19, 1819, m. Mary Morey, lives in Med- ford, and has ch. 2. Mehitable, Feb. 3. 1824. 3. Anne S., 1829, d. ae. 9 wks. 4. Anne S., Sep. 25, 1830, m. Rufus Crane, of Braintree, Sep. 24, 1850. 5. Elizabeth, 1835, d. ac. 4 wks. 6. Thomas, s. Curtis 3, m. 1, Mary Curtis, Feb. 28, 1816, and 2, Laura Almy, 1837. Was for ab. 12 yrs. Dea. of the Baptist Church, and moved to Tremont, Ill., where his w. d. in 1852. He is Dea. of the Bap. Church in Tremont. ch .: 1. Thomas, May 26, 1817, d. unm. 2. William, June 27, 1819, m. Julietta Mer- iam, of Ill. and d. leaving no ch. 3. Clarissa, Jan. 24, 1822, m. Plummer Couch, of Ill. 4. Mary A., Aug. 2, 1825, m. Wm. P. Lazzell, of Ill. 5. Curtis, Dec. 6, 1827, d. young. 6. Char- lotte ? m. Cushing Jones, of Ill.
7. Ara, s. Curtis 3, m. Hannah Briggs, Feb. 20, 1823, and lives in Bowdoinham, Me. He is Dea. of the Bap. Church in Richmond, Me. Has Lydia A. ; Elizabeth ; Hannah ; Jane ; Jon- athan K. ; Ara C .; and Luther S. Lost 2, d. young.
8. Dea. John, s. Curtis 3, m. Emma Mann, Dec. 4, 1823, and lives on Main st., in the house built by Levi Mann, ab. 1790, and which has been occupied by Mr. B. since 1832. He is a respec-
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table and intelligent farmer, and is Dea. of the Baptist Church. ch. : 1. John S., Oct, 27, 1824. m. Nancy C. Binney, June 23, 1850, and lives on Main st., in the house built by himself, in 1851. 2. Levi C., Mar. 5, 1827, m. Angeline S. Curtis, lives on Main st., in the house with Melzar Hatch, and has Ella, Jan. 9, 1850. 3. Joseph W., Mar. 3, 1829. 4. Emwa M., June 30, 1831, m. George W. Curtis, of H. 5. Sarah M., Dec. 12, 1832. 6. Ara, Ap. 28, 1835. 7. Mary E., Nov. 15, 1837. 8. Hannah E., Feb. 26, 1840. 9. Thomas D., June 23, 1843. 10. Elizabeth, Nov. 4, 1845. 11. George M., d. May 13, 1850, ae. 9 mos.
9. Joseph, s. Joseph 4, m. Emily T., da. Robert Gardner, of H'm., and lives on Main st., in the house built by himself ab. 1846, on the spot where stood the house of Ezra Briggs. Has been Town Clerk and Treasurer, since 1846. A shoemaker by trade. ch. : 1. Emily A., July 7, 1840. 2. Joseph L., Nov. 30, 1841. 3. Mary E., Ap. 16, 1846.
NOTE .- There was a Taylor Brooks in H., 1750, a shipwright, but left no ch. on record.
BURGESS, Benj. F., s. Loammi, of Harvard, Mass., b. Jan. 23, 1810, m. Matilda, da. Lemuel Jenkins, of Ab'n., and lives in H., on Washington st., in the old Belcher Sylvester house. A shoemaker by trade. ch. : 1. Sarah W., 1844. 2. Emory, 1847, 3. Harriet, Sep. 15, 1851. Has lost sev. ch. all of whom d. young.
CARY, John H., of E. Bridg'r., s. Francis, is a descendant of John, from Somersetshire, Eng'd., who settled in Dux'y. 1639, and who was an original proprietor of W. Bridg'r., and the first Town Clerk. John H. m. Fanny, da. Amos Bates, and lives on Circuit st. ch .; 1. Ann A., 1842, d. Dec. 18, 1849. 2. John F. 1845, d. Jan. 8, 1850. 3. Adelia F., Oct. 25, 1850.
. CHADDOCK, Rev. Calvin, Fourth Pastor of the Church in H., was s. of Capt. Joseph, who d. in H., June, 1812, ae. 88, and perhaps a descendant of the Chadwicks, who were early in Wat. He grad. Dart. Coll., 1786, m. Melatiah Nye, of Oak- ham, and sett. first in Rochester, and then in H., in 1806, and d. in Va., in 1818 ? He was proprietor of an Academy, in Roches-
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ter, and founder of the Academy in H., and a man highly esteem- ed, and eminently useful. He was Rep. of the town in 1811. See the chapters on Education, and on Ecclesiastical History, for further particulars of his life. His wid. is still living in Boston, with her son Ebenezer N. ch. : 1. Ebenezer N., 1793, m. Han- nah G. Fearing, of Wareham, kept store in H., for a time at the Four Corners, and now resides in Boston, his place of business being at Comey's Wharf. Has Abby F., m. J. A. P. Allen, mer- chant, of N. Bedford ; and Sturgis, m. Tirzah, da. Capt. William Savary, of Wareham, Aug. 1852, and is in Boston, with his fa. 2. Moses G., 1795, resides in N. Y., is m. but has no ch. 3. Roxa, m. Albert Smith, Esq., now a lawyer in Wash'n. D. C. 4. Mary S., bap. Aug. 23, 1807, m. Mason Campbell, Esq., Clerk in the Treas. Dep't. Washington, D. C. 5. Dulce, m. Jas. McFarland, of Va. 6. Nancy, July 10, 1807, m. Thomas Whit- taker, of Charleston, Va. 7. John S. S., Oct. 14, 1810. In California. 8. Sarah S., of Portland, Me.
CHAMBERLIN, Henry, Shoemaker, according to Daniel Cushing's Record, with his wife, and mother, and 2 ch., came from Hm., Eng'd, and sett. in Hm., Mass., in 1638, in which year he was freeman, and a grant of 5 ac. of land was made to him " at the head of Nicholas Jacobs." In 1645, he had a grant of swamp land, " that is the Towns by the highway to Potkey ? hill ; " and in both cases, he is called the Smith. He had a son Henry, and he a son Nathaniel, who was of Scit., and received grants of land in 1693, on the east of Dead Swamp, now called Chamberlin Plain. He also owned land in Duxbury, in 1710, according to Winsor. His son Freedom, was of Pemb., b. 1697, m. Mary Soule, Ap. 3, 1722, and had Nathaniel, Sep. 24, 1722, and ten others, several of whom sett. in Bridg'r, where their descendants still reside 1
2. Nathaniel, s. Freedom, of Pemb., m. 1. Sarah Foster, Dec. 17, 1743, who d. 1765 ; and 2, Deliverance, da. Thomas Snell, of Bridg'r, 1767, and d. in 1814, ae. 91, and his w. the same year, ae. 86. He was in HI. in 1747, and for a few years after. Most
1 See Mitchell's Bridgewater, Deane's Scituate, and Lincoln's Bi-Centen- nial Address. My sketch of the family is a little different from Deane's and Mitchell's, and was obtained from the readers of Hm., Scit., and Pemb.
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of his ch. sett. in Bridg'r, and their posterity still reside there. But one son sett. in H., viz., Josiah, who was b. Oct. 13, 1764.
3. Josiah, s. Nath'l. 2, was of H., and lived first in a house owned by Capt. Rob't L. Eells, which stood on Wash'n. st., near Wm. Curtis's, and then built on Spring st., where his son Josiah now resides. He m. 1, Lucy Pratt, Nov. 25, 1784, who.d. Mar. 26, 1789 ; and 2, Abigail Crooker, of Pemb., Mar. 18, 1790, and d. Oct. 18, 1829, and his wid. Nov. 7, 1847, ae. 83. (She was . b. Oct. 16, 1764.) ch .: 1. Lucy, Mar. 23, 1785, m. Ezra Phillips, of P., Sep. 25, 1814, and d. June 7, 1832. 2. Lydia, Aug. 21, 1788, d. Sep. 14, 1821. (By 2d.) 3. Nabby, Aug. 22, 1796, m. Cephas Perry, Oct. 7, 1838. 4. Josiah, Nov. 17, 1798. 5. Nathaniel F., Jan. 6, 1802. 6. A twin brother of the last, d. Feb. 15, 1802.
4. Josiah, s. Josiah 3, m. Sophia Taylor, of Scit., Aug. 26, 1821, and lives on his father's place. A shoemaker by trade. ch .: 1. Josiah W., Feb. 11, 1822. 2. Nathaniel P., Mar., 1824, m. Melatiah, da. Sam'l. Stetson, Aug. 20, 1848, and lives on Washington st., in part of Joseph Briggs's house. 3. William H., July 19, 1827. Not m. 4. Lucy, Sep., 1834. 5. George, and 6. Francis, b. Aug. 29, 1840.
5. Nathaniel F., s. Josiah 3, m. 1, Phebe Bates, Nov. 10, 1832; and 2, Mary R. Bates, June 11, 1837, and lives on Centre st., in the house built by Dan'l. Chapman, where stood the house built by Ezekiel Stetson, for his father, Seth. ch .: 1. Nath'l. M., Oct. 20, 1833. 2. John B., Mar. 18, d. Oct. 4, 1836. (By 2d.) 3. John B., Jan. 23, 1838. 4. Amos B., Aug. 24, 1839. 5. My- ron T., Oct. 20, 1843. 6. Ida.
6. Josiah W., s. Josiah 4, m. 1, Melinda Coxe, of H'n., Sep. 12, 1841, who d. Dec. 21, 1845; and 2, Sarah T. Ewell, of Scit., Nov. 30, 1848, and lives on Broadway, in part of the Salmond house. Shoemaker. ch .: 1. Josiah W., Dec. 8, 1843. 2. Mary T., June 21, 1845. (By 2d.) 3. Sarah M., Jan. 6, 1850. 4. Alice G., Ap. 15, 1851.
7. Norman, s. of Alpheus, of Mansfield, Ct., b. May 19, 1819, m. Rebecca S., da. Thomas O. Bates, Oct. 4, 1841, and lives on Hanover st., in what was the Ephriam Palmer house, afterwards
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occupied by Dr. Dwelley. He is a shoemaker by trade. ch .: 1. Leander E., Aug. 24, 1843. 2. Mira A., Ap. 6, 1847.
NOTE .- There are several distinct families of Chamberlin's in N. Eng., de- scendants of different persons who came early to the country. Richard was in Boston in 1642. Thomas was freeman, 1644. Edmund was in Chelms- ford in 1665, and there was a family early in Ct. The name is found in England as early as 1069, and is on the famous Battle Abbey Roll.
CHANDLER, Henry D., s. Isaac, of Dux'y., b. July 14, 1825, came to H. in 1849, lives at the Four Corners, and is a carriage trimmer, and harness maker, which business he had previously carried on in Boston. Not m. See the chapter on Manufac- tures, &c.
CHAPMAN, Ralph, ae. 20, was of Southwark, Eng'd., and came to Am., in the Elizabeth, of London, Wm. Stagg, mas- ter, in 1635. He, was of Dux'y., in 1640, a ship carpenter by trade, and afterwards of Mf'd. He m. Lydia Wills, Nov. 23, 1642, and d. ab. 1671, leaving sev. ch., of whom Ralph, had a son John, who was of Hanover. The name of Chapman is quite com- mon in England.
2. John, s. Ralph, jr., m. Sarah, da. Abraham Booth, June, 1730, and was first of Newport, R. I., and then of H., where he d. Jan. 3, 1811, at the advanced age of 105 ! He is said to have re- tained, to a remarkable degree, his health and vigor to the last, and about " two years previous to his death, he rode on horseback a distance of nine miles, to visit his great grand daughter, that he might hold on his knees her two children, his descendants in the fifth generation. Going into the yard, he split a log of wood, mounted without assistance, and returned home."1 He was of the Society of Friends. But one of his sons has descendants in H., viz : John, b. Ap. 5, 1741.
3. John, s. John 2, m. 1, Ruth Torrey, Mar. 13, 1766 ; 2. Abigail Bates, Mar. 22, 1786 ; and 3, Bethia Gardner, of Pemb., Dec. 14, 1790, and d. in H. May 20, 1809, and his wid. in Dec., 1841, ae. 83. The only one of his ch. residing in H., is Daniel, b. Jan. 27, 1800. The fa. lived for a time, on a small island, in
1 Winsor's Dux'y., p. 244.
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George's swamp, off the road, about one mile from Enos Bates', be- tween his house and that of Thos. M. Bates.
4. Daniel, s. John 3, m. Clara Burbank, and lived first a short distance W. of the centre meeting house, where Nath'l. F. Cham- berlin resides, and built that house. He now lives on Wash- ington st., on what was formerly the Joshua Simmons' place, in the house built by himself, which stands where stood that of Mr. Simmons, which was torn down by Mr. C. ch .: 1. Clarissa, May 1, 1823, m. William F. Harris, of So. Scit., (b. Mar., 1822, s. Abiel, of Braintree,) and has Wm. F., May 7, 1846 ; Clara L., May 27, 1848, d. Aug. 18, 1850 ; Charles W., Oct. 4, 1851 d. Aug. 8, 1852. 2. Harriet, Nov. 1, 1824, m. Laban Wilder, of So. Scit., July 9, 1844. 3. Ara, Oct. 14, 1827, m. Sally W., da. David Damon, had Eugene L., and d. Sep. 1, 1852. 4. Timothy B., July 18, 1831. 5. Daniel L., Sep. 15, 1834. 6. Laura A., July 18, 1840.
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CHURCH, Richard, b. 1608, s. Joseph, was freeman in Bos- ton, 1630, and Plym'h., 1632, m. Elizabeth, da. Richard Warren, 1636, and was fa. of Col. Benja., the noted hero of the Indian Wars. In the life of Col. Church, drawn up by his son Thomas, it is said that Richard's fa. Joseph, " with two of his brethren, came early into New England, as refugees from the religious op- pression of the parent state ;" and Deane suggests, that Richard, who was early in H'm., may have been one of these " brethren," and hence uncle to the warrior ; and this Richard had a son Nathaniel, probably the one who sett. in Scit., in 1666, whose farm was on the North River, South of Cornet Stetson's, includ- ing the bald hills, and his house stood near the river, and nearly opposite to Job's landing. From Nathaniel probably descended Timothy Church, of H.
2. Timothy s. Nath'l. ? and grandson of Nath'l., of Scit. ? m. Elizabeth Rose, Sep. 5, 1765, and lived E. of Washington st., near where Martin Church resides, and there d., Mar. 2, 1776, and his wid. Mar. 24, 1794. ch .: 1. Timothy, bap. May 29, 1768. 2. Hannah S., b. May 29, 1772, d. Ap. 17, 1795.
3. Timothy, s. Timothy 2, m. Rebecca, da. Samuel Stetson,
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Nov. 27, 1796, and lived E. of Wash'n. st., where his wid. d., July 12, 1850, ae. 75. ch .: 1. Timothy, Sep. 20, 1797, drown- ed in N. River, May 2, 1815. 2. William, Dec. 19, 1799. 3. Samuel S., bap. July 4, 1802. 4. Martin, bap. 1805. 5. Eliza- beth R., bap. Sep. 18, 1808. 6. Lucy, 1809, d. July 4, 1812. 7. Harvey, 1816, d. May 14, 1818. 8. An inf., d. Jan. 22, 1820.
4. William, s. Timothy 3. m. Lucy B., da. Robert Sylvester, July 29, 1821, and lives on Hanover st., on the place formerly owned by Rev. Mr. Bass, but in the house built by himself, in 1828. A tanner by trade. Was Selectman in 1849. ch .: 1. Lucy W., Nov. 21, 1824, m. Joseph B. Sylvester, Feb. 8, 1847. 2. Wm., Oct. 15, 1827. Lives with his fa., and is unm. 3. Eliza M., Feb. 1835. 4. Hannah, Nov., 1837. Two ch. d. young.
5. Samuel S., s. Timothy 3, m. Sarah E., da. Robert Sylvester, Dec. 14, 1828, who d. Dec. 28, 1850. He lives on Wash'n. st., in the house built by himself in 1828, on the spot where stood formerly the house of Jona. Pratt, which was torn down by Mr. C. ch. : 1. Samuel H., Sep. 15, 1830. Works in Curtis's Forge. 2. Timothy. Oct. 3, 1833. 3. Juletta. 4. Sarah. 5. Adeline. 6. Benjamin, Jan. 25, 1844. 7. Robert. 8. Alice R., Oct. 6, 1850, d. Mar. 10, 1851.
6. Martin, s. Timothy 3, m. Caroline, da. Edward Stetson, in May, 1832, and lives on Wash'n, st., opposite his brother's, in the house built by himself, where formerly stood that of Othniel Pratt. ch. : 1. Bradbury, Nov. 26, 1838. 2. Hannah M., Jan. 1, 1844.
7. Lewis C., s. David F., of Mf'd., b. Sep., 1816, m. Angeline, da. Calvin Bates, and lives on Winter st., in the house built by himself. Carpenter. ch .: 1. Lewis A., Mar. 29, 1839. 2. Amelia F., Jan. 25, 1841.
CLARK, Thos., came from Plym'h. to Scit., in 1674, and his farm was on the W. of Walnut tree hill, adjoining that of Cornet Buck. He m. Martha Curtis, 1676, and had Thomas and others.
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Thomas Canh jr., succeeded to his father's house, and by w. Alice Ro- gers, whom he m. in 1705, had John, of Hanover, and others ; and he and his w. moved to Rochester, in 1731. (Deane's Scit., 237.)
2. John, s. Thos. jr., m. Abigail Tolman, of Scit., who d. in H., a wid., Aug. 21, 1789, ae. 85. He lived in an ancient house, two stories high in front, sloping back nearly to the ground, which stood near the mansion of Mr. Samuel Salmond, on Wash'n. st., at the Four Corners. A shipwright by trade. ch. : 1. Hannah, d. in H., unm., Ap. 15, 1810, ae 88. 2. Ruth, m. James Blank- enship, of Rochester, 1747. 3. Nath'l., 1731 ? 4. Ellrane, Rana, or Ellinor, d. unm., May 15, 1809, ae. 77. 5. John, was in the Rev'n. war, and d. near West Point, as it is said, by over drinking at a spring on a sultry day. He was m., and left ch., who moved to Rochester. 6. Benjamin. 7. Lydia, m. Joshua Barker, of Rochester, Aug. 3, 1760. 8. Belcher, of H. 9. Abigail, m. - Bolles, of Rochester ? 10. Sage, m. Josiah Mann, jr., Scit., Mar. 2, 1769.
3. Nathaniel, s. John 2, lived on Washington st., where Henry Bates resides, and was a ship-carpenter by trade. He m. Alice Healy, Nov. 17, 1763, and d. in 1814, ae 73, and his wid. Jan. 11, 1818, ae. 75. See the chap. on Ship building. ch .: 1. John, m. a Roberts, and d. in Ply'h., leaving ch. 2. Nathaniel, a ship carpenter, lived first in Plymouth, and then in Rochester, where he has sons. 3. Benjamin H. 4. Alice, m. Levi Caswell, July 17, 1795, who d. in Me. 5. Chloe M., m. Jabez Studley, of H., Feb. 23, 1800.
4. Belcher, s. John 2, m. 1, Ann Wade, June 27, 1771, who d. ab. 1781 ; and 2, wid. Sarah Perry, da. Nath'l. Josselyn, of Pemb., Aug. 4, 1783, lived on Washington st., in a house which stood where stands that of Mr. Samuel Salmond, and was a ship-car- penter by trade. It is said that he was out in the Rev'n. ab. 8 mo's., at R. I., and elsewhere. He d. Oct. 17, 1826, ae. 84, and his wid. ab. 1831. ch .: 1. Silvia, d. Mar. 20, 1799, ae. 25, 2. Barnabas, d. unm., ae. 49. Shipwright. 3. Joseph W. 4. Zebulon, Aug. 4, 1780. (By 2d.) 5. Ruth, m. Alpha Tribou,
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and d. in Ab'n., ab. 1846. 6. Sarah, bap. June 21, 1795, m. a Sampson. 7. Reuben, Feb. 1, 1795, d. unm. 8. Francis, living in Port'd., Me., is m. and has ch. 9. David, lives in Me. Mari- ner. Was on the Gurnet in the last war. He is m. and has ch.
5. Benjamin H., s. Nath'l. 3, m. Mary Neal, Oct. 10, 1802, and had in H., Thos. G., Feb. 21, 1804 ; and Benj. H., Mar. 28, 1805. The fa. moved to Mf'd., where he now resides, and has other ch., of whom a da., Mary, m. Nath'l. H. Whiting, of M. Mr. C. was a school teacher part of the time in H ; and after his removal to Mf'd., was long in the employ of Mr. Jonathan Stetson.
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