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1 Prob. Rec. Suff. Aug. 1693, and the files.
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March 30, 1657, called Mary Bisbe in her father's will ; prob. m. Sam'l. Bisbe ? 3. Sarah, Sep. 20, 1657, m. Jas. Hawkes, July 9, 1678. (By 2d,) 4. Jael, Sep. 7, 1662, m. Matt. Cushing, 1684, and d. Dec. 23, 1708. 5. David, June 20, 1664. 6. Elizab., Ap. 11, 1666, m. Elisha Turner ? 7. Peter, Feb. 12, 1667. 8. Hannah, Dec. 26, 1669. 9. Sam'l., Nov. 30, 1671. 10. Debo., Aug. 15, 1674, d. Aug. 22, 1675. 11. Debo., May 8, 16 77, m. Jno. Cushing ? Dec. 27, 1694. 12. John, July 13, 1679, prob. m. Sarah, da. Dan'l. Cushing, Feb. 19, 1711, was of Cohasset, and Dea. of the Church, but left no ch. on record. 13. Lydia, Ap. 18, 1681, m. Jno. Gould, Hull, Jan. 17, 1699. 14. Abigail, Nov. 13, 1683, m. Nath'l Gill, Aug. 15. 1705.
3. Joseph Jacob son Nicholas, was freem., in H'm., and had lot of land near Great Hill,and 4shares in the divis. of Lands in 1670. He was a carpenter by trade, and by wife Hannah, had 1. Joseph, Feb. 20, 1672, prob. d. young. 2. Joseph, Ap., 10, 1675. 3. Benj., Ap. 10, 1680. 4. Mary, Sep. 16, 1686, d. Mar. 22, 1695. This is all the record we have found of the family. He is named in the will of his bro. John.
David Jacob s. Capt. John 2, sett. in 4. Scit., ab. 1688, when he purchased the lands of his uncle, Geo. Russell, on the south-east of Stockbridge's mill, anciently the Stedman place, and his house stood where stands that of the late Sam'l Hatch. He is called a "weaver " on the Prob. Rec. Suff., and was an active man in the town, of good education, Dea. of the church, and always employed in public affairs, and as a school-master. He m. 1, Sarah, da. Jno. Cushing, Esq., 1689, she being his cousin ; and 2, Mary Cushing. ch. : 1. David, Oct. 28, 1690, prob. d. young. 2. Mary, July 15, 1692, m. Josh. Barker. 3. Sarah, Sep. 15, 1694, m. Jede- di. Lincoln. 4. Elisha, Oct. 30, 1696, d. young. 5. Debo., Ap. 22, 1698, m. Dr. Isaac Otis, Scit., the first regularly edu. phys. sett. in Scit., and a gent. of uncommon accomplishments of
David Fo
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person and mind. He d. 1718.1 6. Lydia, Aug. 1, 1700. 7. Josh., Mar. 31, 1702. 8. Hannah, Ap. 27, 1704, m. Jno. Spar- rowhawk, Plym'h., Dec. 2, 1715 ; and 2., Sam'l. Cushing. 9. Jo- seph, Aug. 16, 1707. 10. Benj., Ap. 10, 1709. 11. Elisha, Oct. 7, 1711. Left no desc'ts. on record .
5. Peter, s. Capt. Jno. 2, m. Hannah, da. Sam'l. Allen, of Barnstable, is called a "Fuller," on the Prob. Rec. Suff., and lived and d. in H'm. ch. : 1. Jno., Oct. 7, 1694, m. Mercy Farrow, 1724, was Rep. 1726, and had Jno., 1724, Mary, 1726, and Al- lyn. 1728. 2. Hannah, July 22, 1695, m. Jacob Loring. 3. Mary, Sep. 19, 1698, m. Abel Cushing. 4. Elizab., Ap. 9,1700, m. Thos. Andrews, H'm. 5. Peter, Oct. 25, 1701. 6. Jael, May 10, 1703, m. Benj. Loring, Dec. 24, 1728. 7. Lydia, Ap. 16, 1705, m. Rev. Ne'h. Hobart, Cohas't., Jan. 14, 1724, and d. Feb. 12, 1736. 8. Joseph, Aug. 11, 1706, d. young. 9. Jo- seph, Ap. 14. 1708, m. Ruth Wilson, and had Mary,, 1735, Ruth, 1737, and 1 da. d. young. 10. Abig., Dec. 3, 1709, m. Josh. Herrick, Beverly, Sep. 8. 1737. 11. Sarah, July 13, 1712, m. Jona. Lazell, Dec. 21 1743. 12. Debo., Aug. 28, 1714, m. Jas. Fearing, Nov. 22, 1733.
6. Sam'l. s. Jno. 2, m. Elizab. -, is called a " husbandman," in the Prob. Rec. Suff., and d. intestate, Oct. 29. 1695, leaving one s., Sam'l., b. June 27, 1695, of whom his mo. was appointed guardian, and who sett. in Pemb., being called Lt. Sam'l., on the Pemb. Rec. By w. Susanna, he had, 1. Seth, m. Penelope Burton, Oct. 23, 1751, and had Sam'l., (m. Mary Sprague, and had Jno. who m. Grace Larned,) Seth, Stephen, and Sam'l .; and 2. Bur- ton.
7. Joshua, s. Capt. David 4, m. Mary James, Ap. 7, 1726, and lived in Scit., where I. R. Jacobs, Esq., now resides, having built that house. He was an early proprietor of the Jacobs Mills, with his bro. Dr. Joseph, and was an extensive landholder, and a man of industry, and active business habits. He d. Dec. 9, 1784, ae. 82, and his wid. July 22, 1803, ae. 99. ch .. : 1. Sarah, Nov. 2, 1727, d. Aug. 13, 1753. 2. David, Jan. 16, 1729. 3.
1 See the Otis' Geneology, in the N. E. Gen. Reg.
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Mary, July 17, 1732, m. Col. Jno. Cushing, of Scit., and d., Ap. 27, 1814, ae. 82. 4. Jno., May 23, 1735. 5. Joshua, June 23, 1737. 6. Eunice, July 23, 1740, d. Dec. 4. 1784. 7. James, Mar. 6. 1742. 8. Lucy, Nov. 3, 1748, m. Nath'l. Jacobs, Jan. 6, 1780, and d. in 1812.
8. Dr. Joseph, s. Capt. David 4, m. Mary, da. Edward Foster, of Dorchester, in 1734, was sometime Deacon of the 2d. Church in Scituate, and lived where Col. Jno. Collamore now resides. He was a skilful physician, a man of good talents, suc- cessful in his practice, and of respectable standing. He was also part proprietor of the Jacobs Mills, and a large land holder, both in Scituate and Hanover. ch .: 1. Elisha, Aug. 29, 1735. 2. Relief, Jan. 16, 1737, m. David Jacobs. 3. Hannah, May 9, 1739, m. Jno. James. 4. Sarah, May 1741, m. Jno. Foster. 5. Lydia, May 30, 1743, m. Amasa Whiting. 6. Joseph, May 7, 1745, d. young. 7. Debo., May 12, 1747, d. unm. 8. Nath'l., Oct. 7, 1748, d. young. 9. Nath'l., Ap. 6, 1750. 10. Mary, Jan. 27, 1751, m. Jno. Foster,-his 2d w. 11. Abig., Dec. 1, 1753, m. Caleb Sylvester. 12. Joseph, July 12, 1755, d. young. 13. Joseph, May 5, 1757.
9. Benj., s. Capt. David 4, m. Mary Thomas, of Pemb., and lived and d. at his father's place, in Scit., since known as the Sam'l. Hatch place. ch .: 1. Anne, July 6, 1738, d. young. 2. Mary, Sep. 8, 1739, m. Sam'l. Hatch. 3. Anne, May 30, 1743, d. young. 4. Priscilla, Feb. 8, 1746, d. young. 5. Priscilla, d. unm. 6. Anne, Nov. 25, 1753, d. unm. 7. Sarah, Jan. 10, 1756, d. unm., Mar. 27, 1887. /
10. Peter, s. Peter 5, m. Lydia, da. Jno. Lane, Ap. 5, 1731, and lived and d. in H'm., a respected and useful citizen. ch .: 1. Jno., Aug. 14, 1732. 2. Lydia, Aug. 3, 1734, m. Jno. Lincoln, Aug. 5,1760. 3. Bethia, 1736. 4. Peter, Aug. 23, 1738. 5. Nicholas, Aug. 26, 1741. 6. Hannah, 1744, m. Isaac Sprague. 7. Mary, 1746. 8. David, 1747. m. Hannah Abbot ?
11 David Jacob s. Josh. 7, lived in H., m. 1,
Hannah Richmond, June 2, 1759, who d. Mar. 17, 1776; and 2, Relief, da. Dr. Joseph Jacobs, Jan. 16, 1778 ; lived where
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Rev. R. L. Killam now resides, in Snappet ; and built that house, which he improved for many years as a Tavern. (See the view under Mr. Killam's name.) He was an extensive land holder, and surveyor ; Selectman from 1776-'78; a member of the Com. of Safety in the Rev'n .; Rep. in 1780, 81, and 86 ; and d. Dec. 16, 1808, ae. 79, and his w. Jan. 6, 1805, ae. 68. ch .: 1. David, ** Ap. 20, 1763. 2. Perez, Oct. 29, 1765. 3. Richmond, Sep. 12, 1767, d. Feb. 4, 1775. 4. Hannah, May 29, 1769, m. Nath'l. Cushing, Scit. 5. Eunice, Feb. 4, 1775, d. Feb. 27, 1850
12. Col. Jno., s. Josh. 7, m. Hannah Tolman, and lived in Scit., where Dr. Bailey's desc'ts. now reside. He was a mason by trade, a Col. in the Rev'n., and a man of great activity and ability. ch. : 1. Jno., Sep. 22, 1759, m. Mabel Litchfield, was a blacksmith by trade, and lived for a time in H., where Hiram Curtis now resides, whence he moved to Carlisle, Mass., where his desc'ts. still reside, and of which town his son Jno., was Rep. to the Mass. Leg. in 1850. 2. Sam'l., or Lem'l., June 10, 1761, m. Sarah Randall, was a shipwright by trade, lived in Scit., and had Sarah, m. Michael Ford .; Lem'l., d. unm. ; Benj., now living in So. Scit., (m. Tripho- sa Sylvester, and has Sarah, Adeline, Warren and Tempe,) and Nancy. 3. Hannah, Ap. 4, 1763, m. Col. Chas. Turner, and is yet living, in So. Scit. 4. Sarah, Dec. 15, 1764, m. Calvin Bailey, of H. 5. Francis, Oct. 2, 1766. 6. Mary, July 20, 1768, m. Jas. Bourne. 7. Chas., May 26, 1770, m. Elizabeth Snelling, was a carpenter, lived in Bos'n., and had, Elizab., m. a Peterson ; Nancy S. ; Harriet ; and Chas. 8. Roland, Mar. 17, 1772, m Anna Eames, lives in Me., is a shipwright, and has Roland, m. a Young, and has ch .; Warren ; John; Mary, m. a Bradford ; Ann ; and Hannah. 9. Walter, Dec. 27, 1774, m. Elizab. Turner, d. in Scit., and his wid. lives in Ab'n. ; had Walter ; Mary A., (m. Milo Kellogg, and lives in E. Ab'n.) ; Mariah, (m. Marshal H. Litchfield,) ; Roland, (m. Emily Blanchard, and has Chas., Geo., Lyman, and Emily) ; Chas. ; Lyman ; Ellinor ; and Lydia. 10. Fanny, Nov. 18, 1776, living in So. Scit. 11. Warren, Mar. 29, 1778, m. Rachel Clapp, was killed by falling from a building in Boston, and his wid. m. Stephen Hall, and is now a wid., in Medford. His ch. were Warren, (m. Tamsen Puffer, May 10,
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1833, lives in So. H'm., and has Warren H., Jan. 10, '35, drown- ed in 1845 ; Mary C., Oct. 29, '38 ; Jno. 2., Jan. 23, '40 ; An- drew, Feb. 8, '43 ; and Warren H., June 4, 1850, d. May, 1851) ; Rachel, m. Dr. Milton Fuller, of Medford ; and Elizab., m. Ste- phen Coats, of Saugus. He is d.
13. Capt. Josh., s. Josh. 7, m. Elizab. Richmond, and lived where his son Loring's desc'ts. now reside. He was a cooper by trade ; a Capt. in the Rev'n. ; sometime Selectman of Scit. ; and a man of sound sense, few words, and steady habits. He d. Aug. 9, 1808, ae. 71, and his w. Dec. 9, 1781, ae. 47. ch. : 1. Josh., Sep. 22, 1767. 2. Elizab., Oct. 24, 1769, d. unm. 3. Loring, May, 1771. 4. Lucy, Ap. 16, 1773, m. Josh. Hersey, H'm., Mar. 6, 1794. 5. Rhoda, Aug. 17, 1778, m. Jacob Beal, Mar. 14, 1798. 6. Mary, Aug. 26, 1780, m. Alex'r. Vining, and is living a wid., in So. Scit. 7. Sylvester, Sep. 1, 1782, lives in Gro- ton, and has Elizab. ; Cynthia S., d. ae. ab. 28 ; Sylvester, d. ae. ab. 12; Lucy ; Amelia ; and Charles, now at H. Coll.
s. Josh. 7, m. Debo. Richmond, Mar. 19, 1772, and lived where 14. James Jucos his son I. R. Jacobs, Esq., now resides, in So. Scit., where he d., Sep. 12, 1827, ae. 86, respected in life and lamented in death. ch .: 1. Jas., Jan. 3, 1773, d. at H. Coll., Sep. 16, 1793. 2. Ich- abod R., June 27, 1774. 3. Debo., June 22, 1776, m. Capt. Chas. Cushing, H'm. 4. Thos. M., Sep, 22, 1777. 5. Nabby, June 19, 1780, m. Abiel Farrow, and is living, a wid., in So. Scit. 6. Michael, July 17, 1782, m. wid Huldah Bowker, lives in So. Scit., and has Julia, d., and Edwin. 7. Eunice, Feb. 3, 1783, m. Sam'l. Hatch, Scit., and d. Jan. 2, 1811.
15. Elipha Jambes
s. Dr. Joseph, 8, m. Lu- sanna Randall, was a farm- er and brickmaker, lived in Scit., where his son, Hon. E. F. Jacobs, now resides, (having built that house,) and d. Dec. 8, 1779, ac. 43, and his wid.,May 4, 1821, ae. 82. ch. : 1. Elisha, Aug. 12, 1760,
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m. in N. York, was Capt. of a corps of Artificers, in the Rev'n., and prob. d. at the South. 2. Saml., Mar. 4, 1762, a shipwright; sett. in Me .; m. 1, Marg't. Stinson ; and 2, Marg't. McGlathery; was many yrs. Rep. to the Mass. Leg .; Justice of the Peace and Quorum; and d. Sep. 5, 1809, and his wid. in 1837, ae. 75; having had, by 2d w., Samuel, stud. law, but sett. as a merchant, and d. unm., in 1835, ae. 44; Frederic, m. Julia, da. Benj. Cushing, Esq., had Benj. C., Robt. W., Eliza, Adaline, Frederic, and Delia, and d. in 1834, ae. 39; Robert, d. unm., in 1829, ae. 31; Bela, d. unm., in 1849, ae. 52; and Caroline, m. Dr. Joseph H. Esta- brooks, in 1823, and had 19 ch., of whom 12 are living. 3. Braddoc, May, 1764. 4. Benj., Sep. 29, 1766. 5. Lydia, Aug. 25, 1768, d. Sep. 24, 1785. 6. Bela, May 1, 1770, m. Polly Eaton, lived in Me., and d., leaving no ch. 7. Polycarpus, May 29, 1772, m. 1, a Clapp; and 2, Rebecca Coffin, Nantucket; sett. first in Me., as shipwright; and d. in Milton, Mass., in 1852; having had, Melintha, d .; Susanna, m. Lewis Tucker, Milton, and is d .; Elizab. G., m. Rev. Gamal. C. Beman, Winchendon, Mass. ; Leah L., m. Henry Allen, of Me. ; Edwd. F., m. Lavina Ficket, and is d .; Almena, m. Nathl. Swift, Andover, Mass .; Rachel, m. Jno. Myers, Milton, Mass. ; and Benj. T., d. 8. Edward F., Oct. 23, 1774. 9. Lusanna, Nov. 20, 1777, m. Nathl. Tucker, and lives, in Dorch'r.
s. Dr. Jos. 8, m. 16. Nathaniel Jacob 1, Lucy Jacobs, Jan. 6, 1780, who d. Mar. 20, 1812; and 2, Charlotte Wade, Mar. 1, 1814; and d. Sep. 22, 1822, and his wid., Mar. 1, 1852. Lived in H., where the present Alms House stands ; was a farmer, a man of good natural abilities, a kind father, and an industrious citizen. ch .: 1. Nathl., July 16, 1782. 2. Stephen, Mar. 6, 1786. 3. Wm., Oct. 6, 1788, a carpenter, d. at Canandaigua, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1814.
17. Joseph, s. Dr. Joseph 8, m. Hannah Eells, Dec. 3, 1780, was a schoolmaster, in H'm., for several years, and d. June 14, 1811, and his wid. Feb. 3, 1818. ch .: 1. Joseph, Nov. 6, 1781.
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2. Hannah, Mar. 11, 1783, m. Smith Downing, of Lynn, and d. Aug. 7, 1837. 3. Ruth, Dec. 13, 1784, m. Job Damon, of H., and d. Sep., 1819. 4. Jas. H., Ap. 2, 1787, m. 1, Celenda Stetson, Nov. 24, 1811, who d. 1812; and 2, Lusanna Stetson, Nov. 26, 1812, and d. Mar. 4, 1825, and his wid. lives in South Scit., with her da. Celenda, b. Nov. 3, 1813. 5. Elisha, Oct. 11, 1790, is prob. d. 6. Clarissa, Oct. 28, 1792, m. 1, Elijah Downing; and 2, a Pool; and lives in Lynn. 7. George W., Dec. 3, 1797, d. Mar. 14, 1799. 8. David, Ap. 5, 1799, m. Olive- Fly, of Me., lives in E. Ab'n., and has Clarissa, m. Gridley Wheeler ; David, (m. Abigail Wheeler, lives in E. Ab'n., and has Wilbur R.) ; Wm. F. ; Olive M .; Jas. H .; Danl. W .; Mary A., d. ; Joseph, d. ; and Walter R. 9. Benj., Jan. 2, 1804, m. Har- riet Doten, lives in So. Scit., and has Geo. T. ; Philip C. ; Gus- tavus ; Amasa, d. ; Harriet S. ; and Everett, d.
18. Jno., s. Peter 11, m. Lydia Beal, Ap. 10, 1761, was a blacksmith by trade, lived in H'm., and d. Dec. 4, 1806, ae. 76, respected by the community, and lamented by his friends. ch .: 1. Jno., Sep. 5, 1762. 2. Lydia, July 26, 1764, m. Ezek'l. Cushing, and moved to Worthington. 3. Peter, Aug. 28, 1766. 4. Dan'l., July 18, 1768, m. Mary Jones, was a blacksmith, lived in S. H'm., and d. Ap. 15. 1806, having had Sarah, m. Piam Cushing, of H'm. ; Mary, m. Leavitt Tower, of H'm. ; and Catherine, m. Philip R. Bennett, and lives in Ills. 5. Hannah, Feb. 5, 1771, m. Isa. Tower, H'm. 6. Debo., July 6. 1773, m. Crocker Wilder, of H'm., and was mo. of Crocker and Alden, to whose Factory we have al- luded on p. 34. 7. Jotham, Ap. 27. 1775. 32 s. David 11, Buen m. Han. Her-
David facol Jun 19. sey, H'm., and lived in H., in the house which stood where stands that of Perez Simmons, Esq., and there d. Aug. 2, and his wid. Aug. 28, 1799. Had his life been spared, we donbt not that the son, like the fath- er, would have been a prominent man in the town, as his abilities were good, and his prospects flattering. ch .: 1. Hannah R., Oct. 13,. 1782, living, unm. 2. Relief, Feb. 29, 1785, m. C. P. Sumner,
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Esq., of Bos'n., and is mo. of Hon. Charles Sumner, now in the U. S. Senate. 3. David O., July 19, 1787, m. Lydia Blake, of Keene, N. H., is living in S. H'm., and had Henry H., d. ae. 2 ; and Caroline. 4. Amanda, July 18, 1789, m. Capt. Galen James, Medford. 5. Matilda, Feb. 16, 1792, d. Aug. 25, 1799. 6. Hiram, Ap. 22, 1795, d. unm., in Bos'n. 7. Maria, Sep. 10, 1797, d. ab. 1825, being drowned, at the Navy Yard, Chas'n.
0. Jeres Jacob. s. David 11, m. Relief Bow- ker, Scit .; lived in part of his father's house; and d. Mar. 8, 1828, ae. 62, and his wid. May, 1845, both leaving a good name for their children, as a valuable inheritance. ch. : 1. Desire, Sep. 25, 1788, m. Capt. Edward Curtis, and is living, a wid., in H. 2. Rebecca, Oct. 25, 1790, m. Jno. Bryant, of Chas'n. 3. Debo. R., August 9, 1795, d. May 17, 1796. 4. Debo. R., March 14, 1798, m. Snell Wade, May 11, 1819. 5. Eunice, December 12, 1799, m. 1, Joseph Mann, Dec. 5. 1822, and 2, Martin Stoddard, and lives in Mf'd. 6. Perez R., Oct. 22, 1806, m. Nancy Howe, Sep. 21, 1831, lives in Chas'n., is Dep. Sheriff, and has George, Charles, Charlotte E., Edward C., Caroline M., and Julia M. 7. Theodosius, m. Sophronia Whittemore, and both are d ; no ch.
21. Capt. Josh., s. Capt. Josh. 13, m. Hannah Cushing, May 30, 1796, lived in So. Scit., where his son Piam now resides, and d. May 3, 1840, and his w. Ap. 5, 1824, ae. 50. He was a man of sobriety, industry, intelligence, and virtue. ch. : 1. Han- nah W., Feb. 24, 1798. 2. Mary J., Jan. 3, 1800, m. Benjamin Hersey, H'm. 3. Josh., Nov. 19, 1801, m. Ruth A. Davis, Feb. 1843, lives in Boston, is a stairbuilder, and has Mary E. D. 4. Theophilus, Dec. 15, 1803, d. Oct. 31, 1844, in Ohio. 5. Emma, Feb. 23, 1806, m. David Cushing, I'm. 6. Bela T., March 18, 1808, resided for some years in Valparaiso, but now in So. Scit .; a carpenter by trade ; not m. 7. William C., Nov. 15, 1810, m. Louisa Dodge, is a stairbuilder, lives in Bos'n., and has Hannah W., Helen L., Clara D., and Martha, living. 8. Piam, Jan. 5, 1813. 9. David R., July 24, 1817, lives in Salisbury, Ohio, is m., and has Emma J., and Hannah.
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22. Loring, s. Capt. Josh. 13, m. 1, Mary Simmons, May 30, 1802, who d. Aug. 23, 1805 ; 2, Rachel Wilder, Oct. 17, 1808, who d. Aug. 27, 1810 ; and 3, Meriall Wilder, June 12, 1811 ; and d. Dec. 6, 1846 ; his wid. survives. Mr. J. was a carpenter by trade, but the latter part of his life resided in So. Scit., as a farmer. An excellent citizen, and an honest and liberal minded man. ch .: 1. Franklin, March 21, 1803, fitted for Coll., but d. Sept. 5, 1833. (By 2d,) 2. Mary S., Ap. 19, d. Aug. 6, 1810. (By 3d,) 3. Loring, June 18, 1812, m. Mary E., da. Capt. Jno. M. Nichols, Plym'h., May 31, 1840, lives in So. Scit., was for some years a trader and shoe manufacturer ; and was Selectman of So. Scit, from 1848-'51; no ch. 4. Andrew, July 29, 1813, m. Sophronia Litchfield, Ap. 1844, lives in So. Scit., and has Andrew F., and Lucy A. 5. Mary A., Nov. 15, 1815, m. Dex- ter Bowker, Jan. 19, 1840, lives in Bos'n., and has ch. 6. Mar- tha A., Sep. 28, 1817, unm. 7. Meriall, Oct. 18, 1822, m. Rev. H. P. Stevens, Sept. 13, 1846, and has one son. 8. Washington, Nov. 19, 1825, m. Harriet E. A. Keyes, lives in Bos'n., is a stairbuilder, and has Josephine, d. young ; Washington I. ; and Ella M. 9 -.
23. Ichabod R., s. Jas. 14, m. Clarissa Richmond, of Little Compton, R.I., Oct. 16, 1805, who d. November 7,1840, ae. 62 ; an amiable woman and an excellent mother. Mr. J. early learned the shoemaker's trade, but most of his life has been devoted to farming, and he has received a premium for the best cultivated farm in Plymouth County. He was Selectman of Scit., in 1840-41; has been for ten years a J. P., and is a gentleman of amiable manners and high moral worth. ch. : 1. Mary. S., Sept. 24, 1806, m. Rev. Massena B., s. Rev. Hosea Ballou, Dec. 21, 1825, lives in Stoughton, and has three children living, Massena H., (who is m.) ; Clementina C .; and Berthea R. 2. Richmond, Oct. 4, 1808, d. Sept. 6, 1838, in N. Orl's, merch't. 3. Sarah, Feb. 18, 1810, m. Rev. Jno., s. Jno. Boyden, lives in Woonsocket, R. I., and has Jno. R. 4. Thos., July 8, 1812, m. Elizab. S. Ratley, March 9, 1847, lives in Shreveport, La., and has Benj. R., 1847. 5, Benj., Sept. 4, d. Oct. 21, 1814. 6. Benj., Sept. 17, 1815,
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m. 1, Lydia M. P., da. Rev. R. L. Killam, May 26, 1839, who d. Sept. 7, 1846 ; and 2, Sarah J., da. Samuel Hatch, June 25, 1848; lives in part of the ancestral homestead, and has Maria, Feb. 7, 1841, and Augustus, July 24, 1843. 7. Clarissa, Mar. 19, 1818. 8. Abby S., Ap. 10, 1821, m. Henry J. Curtis, Sept. 20, 1848. 9. Barton R., June 23, 1823.
24. Thos. M., s. Jas. 14, m. Hannah, wid. Joseph Pocorny, and da. of Geo. W. Felton, of Petersham, Mass., March 22, 1815, and d. Nov. 4, 1845. He was a carpenter by trade, but resided, the latter part of his life, in So. Scit., opposite the Universalist Church, was a farmer, and by honest industry commended himself to the favorable notice of those who knew him best. ch. : 1. Eunice H., Jan. 5, 1816, d. Dec. 17, 1838. 2. James M., merchant tailor, Bos'n., of the enterprising firm of Jacobs & Deane, Court st .; m. Caroline E. Hendley, Sept. 9, 1849, who d. Mar. 28, 1852, ae. 28, leaving a da .. Frances A., b. Nov. 25, 1851. 3. David H., a master mason and contractor, living in Bos'n. ; m. Elizab. Ayres, Ap. 25, 1847, and has Jas. A., October 15, 1848, and Anna E., Jan. 14, 1852. 4. Aurelia F., June 22, 1823. 5. Thos. R., Nov. 24, 1825, clerk with his brother James.
25. Braddoc, s. Elisha 15, m. Sarah Hersey, H'm., in 1787, lived first in Scit., where the wid. of Thos. M. Jacobs resides ; sett. in Littleton ab. 1807, and there d., April 5, 1847. His wid. sur- vives. ch .: 1. Sarah, June 9, 1788, m. Moses Foster, ab. 1812, and d. Dec. 22, 1845, leaving Sam'l. H., Moses H., Mary A., Joseph V., Francis E., and Hannah A. 2. Ancil, Dec. 20, 1789, d. Dec. 17, 1796. 3. Benj. H., Dec. 9, 1792, sett. in Lynn, 1810, m. Elizab. Downing, Oct. 4, 1818, and has Lydia M., July 24, 1819 ; Benj. H., Sept. 27, 1821, d. young ; Edwin S., Jan. 15, 1826 ; Sophia E., Oct. 15, 1826 ; Geo. H., Sept. 25, 1829; and Joseph E., Sept. 23, 1832. 4. Lydia, Feb. 22, 1793, m. Nathan Johnson, Sept. 10, 1850, and he d. March 9, 1851. 5 Joann, May 28, 1797, m. 1, Oliver Locke, Lex'n., April 1, 1817, and had Faustina M., d. 1850, and Joann S. Her 1st husb. d. Oct. 15, 1825, and she m. 2, Wm. Smith, Lex'n., 1832, and has Mary E. B. 6. Hannah, June 26, 1799, m. 1, Dan'l. Harring-
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ton, Lex'n., Dec. 1824, who. d. 1826 ; and 2, Luther Brooks, Camb., June 1, 1830, who d. July 4, 1839, leaving her Luther F., Susanna J., Chas. E., and Everett W. 7. Susanna, Aug. 7, 1801, m. James Wellington, Medford, Nov. 19, 1820, and has Jas. E., d. 1826 ; Angeline W. ; Jas. E. ; and Adria. 8. Mary W., May 30, 1803, m. Isaac Wellington, Nov. 19, 1824, and has Oliver L., Isaac B., Francena, Mary A., and Luther B. 9. Geo. H., Oct. 5, 1805, of Chas'n., m. Persis A. Teel, 1829, has been a successful merchant, and Alderman of C .; has Geo. H., June 20, 1830 ; Persis A., October 20, 1831, d. Feb. 27, 1832 ; Angelia P., Dec. 1, 1834 ; and Jas. W., May 12, 1839. 10. Sophia, Oct. 9, 1807, d. April 6, 1810. 11. Chas., April 27, 1810, of Medford, m. Octavia Burbank, Lex'n., Dec. 7, 1837, and has Chas. S., Sept. 15, 1838 ; Octavia A., Jan. 23, 1840 ; Elizab. B., Dec. 16, 1842 ; Henry B., April 1, 1845 ; Sarah H., Jan. 8, d. June 20, 1848 ; and Ed. F., Dec. 15, 1850.
26. Benj., s. Elisha 15, sett. in Dorch'r., Mass., in 1783, and m. 1, Sarah, da. Timo. Foster ; and 2, Jemimah, da. Edward Foster ; was a carpenter by trade ; a man of successful enter- prise, and honest industry ; leaving to his children, at his decease, a valuable estate, and the legacy of a character, true in all the re- lations of life. ch. : 1. William, a cabinet maker, m. Eliza, da. Dea. Isaac Howe, Dorch'r., and has Wm. T., (m. Ann, da. Wm. Holmes, and has Geo. H. ; ) Sarah F. ; Benj., (in Cala.) ; Eliza A .; Caroline H .; Henry; and Elisha. 2. Elisha, d. 3. Benj., merchant, of Bos'n ; resides on his father's estate, in Dorchester, and is unmarried; a gentleman of character and standing in the community, well known to the business public. 4. Sarah, d. (By 2d,) 5. Sarah A. 6. Mary D., d. 7. Timothy, d. 8. Elisha, merchant, of Bos'n., m. Mary G., da. Nath'l. Coffin, Newburyport, and has Benj. F .; Mary C .; Gertrude T .; Sarah A., d. ; Amelia G .; and Geo. C. S.
27. Hon. Ed. F., s. Elisha 15, m. Priscilla, da. Wm, Clapp, Scit., Jan. 5, 1802, lives in So. Scit., was a shoemaker in early life, and afterwards a trader, and a manf'r. of brick, at his yard in S. A gentleman of great natural ability, who, even in high
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party times, enjoyed the confidence of his townsmen, being often elected to offices of trust; acting for many years on the board of Select- men; as Re, to the State Leg. ; and as a memb. of the Govr's. Council in 1836, and'37. ch. : 1. Edward, brick manuf'r., lives in So. Scit., m. Adaline, da. Perez Whiting, Ap. 16, 1826, and has George E., Nov. 29, 1827, (a mason by trade, m. Esther C. Litchfield, Nov. 28, 1850, and has Alfred, Dec. 6, 1851) ; and Howard B., a carpenter, b. June 14, 1833. 2. Lucy C., May 14, 1805, m. Perez Southard Whiting, and lives in N. Y'k. 3. Elisha, Mar. 12, 1808, merchant, Bos'n., m. Delia T., da. Luke Fay, Ap., 1842, and has Elisha A., Mar. 28, 1843 ; Delia M., Dec., 1844, d. Ap. 15, 1849 ; Ed. F., Dec., 1848; and Eveline W., Dec. 31, 1850. 4. Lydia S., Jan. 29, 1811, m. Rev. H. W. Morse, June, 1840, lives in N. Reading, and has ch. 5. Henry, Aug. 24, 1813, formerly an engraver, in N. Y'k., and Bos'n. ; a gent. of fine natural abilities, and an excellent portrait painter ; not m. 6. Frederick, Oct. 28, 1817, merchant, Bos'n. ; m. Martha M. Fay, May 20, 1841, and has Fred'k. F., Mar. 3, 1842 ; Walter H., Nov., 1847 ; and Alfred H., Oct., 1849. 7. Mary P., Oct. 26, 1820, d. Sep. 14, 1821.
28. Dr. Nathl., s. Nathl. 16, grad. H. C., 1806, stud. med. with Dr. Smith, of Hanover, N. H., sett. in Canandaigua, N. Y., where he taught an Acad. many years, and practised as a physi- cian ; m. Hannah Sanborn, and has 1. Chauncy O., d. ae. 2. 2. Elizab., m. Wm. Remington, Buffalo, N. Y. 3. Nathl. S., m. Freelove Watts, of Roch'r., N. Y., who d., leaving 2 ch., both of whom are decs'd. 4. Wm., m., lives at Black Rock, N. Y., and has Lucinda, and Amelia. 5. Caroline, m. Alex'r. Swartwout, Canandaigua. 6. Lavinia, not m. 7. Charles. 8. Mary A., d. ae. 14. 9. Leavitt, M., d. 10. Harriet P.
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