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March 16. Timothy, bap. at Colchester, 1699. July 22. His wife d. 1704, March 6, and he m. 1707, July 29, Thankful Brown. Andrew, b. 1677, April 27; m. 1704-5, Jan. 11, Mary Adams. Jane, b. 1680, July 23; d. Aug. 26. Thomas. b. 1682, July 18; m. in Andover, 1705, June 19, Susannah Johnson. Sarah. b. 1684. Nov. 17: m. 1707. Sept. 7. John Chapman, in Colchester. Hannah, b. in Andover, 1689, July 12.
CARROLL, Maurice, and Ann, his wife. Ch. Ellen, b. 1842, Oct. 31.
CARTER. 1. George, was of Wilmington. He m. 1814, May 10, Mary Kendall, dau. of Joseph, 3. They lived in Lynnfield, until 1816. He d. 1841, April 12. aged 51. She d. 1854, Jan. 11. Ch. George Kendall, b. 1814. Oct. 13; living in B. Joseph Mottey, b. 1816. Dec. 18; d. 1844. Mary, b. 1823, March 16; m. Josiah Hill. She now lives in Wilmington. Harriet Maria. b. 1833, Sept. 10; m. John Irving Fletcher.
2. Francis, and wife Harriet. Ch. Harriet Ellen, b. 1831, Dec. 18. Martha Ann. b. 1833, Aug. 16. Frances Maria, b. 1839, May 17.
CENTER. 1. John, "of Charlestown." m. 1741. July 30. Sarah Sheldon. dau. of Samuel. 3. His name is on the tax-lists. 1741-58.
2. John Sheldon, son of preceding. doubtless; m. 1778, May 28. Phebe Tay. of Woburn. His name is on tax-lists. 1778-82.
CHAMBERLAIN. 1. William, one of the earliest inhabitants. He was prob. from Woburn, and may have been a brother of Thomas. One of the three original purchasers of the Dudley farm, who afterwards lived in Chelmsford, and 1674. April 16, m. Mary, the widow of our Sergt. John Parker. According to Savage, the two older children of William were born in Concord. His house in Billerica was . on the farm ' probably near the Woburn road, in the south part of the village. His wife's name was Rebecea. She died " in the prison at Cambridge," 1692. Sept. 26. possibly charged with witchcraft. (See what is said on that subject). He d. 1706, May 31, aged about 86. Ch. Timothy, b. 1649, Aug. 13. Isaac, b. 1650. Oct. 1, and d. 1681, July 20. [These from Savage]. The following from Billerica Records: Sarah, b. 1655. May 20; m. John Shed, 3. Jacob. b. 1657-8, Jan. 18. Thomas, b. 1659-60. Feb. 20. Edmond, 3, b. 1660, July 15. [So the Record stands. One of the two dates must be in error]. Rebecca, b. 1662-3. Feb. 25; m. Thomas Stearns. 4. Abraham, b. 1664-5. Jan. 6. Ann, b. 1665-6, March 3. Clement, 4, b. 1669, May 30. Daniel, 5, b. 1671, Sept. 27.
2. John, was prob. a son of William, 1, b. between 1650-53. The place given to his family, on page 40. of transcribed . First Record,' implies this : He m. 1681. Dec. 6. Deborah Jaco (?). She d. 1703-4. Feb. 24. and he d. 1712. April 1. Ch. Deborah, b. 1682, Nov. 17. John, G, b. 1684-5. Jan. 22. Sarah, b. 1687. Sept. 29. Lydia, b. 1689, Oct. 6; m. Benjamin Parker, 8. Abraham, 7, b. 1693, April 17.
3. Edmond, son of William, 1. b. 1660, July 15; m. Mercy Abbot, widow of John, of Woburn, who d. 1697-8. Feb. 27. and he m. 1717. Jan. 17. Sarah Forbush, of Reading. Ch. Hannah, b. 1692. June 10. Ebenezer and Varah, b. 1697-8. Feb. 17. Ebenezer d. 1698-9. March 5.
4. Clement, son of William, 1, b. 1669, May 30; m. Mary. Ch. Mary, b. 1692-3, Jan. 20; m. 1732, Dec. 1, Jonathan Cram. of Wilmington. Clement, S, b. 1694. Joseph, 9, b. 1696, Nov. John. b. 1699, June 8, and d. 1716, June. Pege. b. 1701-2, March 12. William, 10, b. 1703-4, March 23. Rebecca, b. 1705. April 14. Anna. b. 1708, May 29.
5. Daniel, son of William, 1, b. 1671. Sept. 27; m. Mary - Ch. Daniel. b. 1695, Aug. 3. Ebenezer, b. 1698. Sept. 5. Epherem, b. 1700-1. Jan. 16. Thomas, b. 1703, Aug. Doritha, b. 1713. Dec. 25.
6. John, son of JJohn. 2, b. 1684-5, Jan. 22; m. 1709-10. March 13. Margaret Gould, of Concord. He d. 1722-3, March 31. Ch. Josiah, b. 1710, Aug. 27, and d. Sept. 6. John, b. and. d. 1711, May 26. Anna, b. 1712, April 3; m. John Willibie. John, b. 1714, March 28. His name disappears from tax-list in 1759, and a widow Frances, is named for two years after. Deborah, b. 1716, Aug. 9. Samuel, b. 1719, April 22. Dismissed by the church to Union, Conn, 1748. Mehittable, b. 1721, Nov. 12.
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7. Abraham, son of John, 2, b. 1693, April 17; m. 1708, July 23, Mary Shed, dau. of John, 3. He d. and she m. John Wilson, 3. Ch. Mary, b. 1718, Dec. 28, and d. young. Abraham, b. 1720, Aug. 25. Benjamin, b. 1722, Oct. 18. John, b. 1724-5, March 19; m. 1758, May 18, Frances Clark. Nathan, b. 1726-7, March 18. Zaccheus and Tabitha, b. 1729, Sept. 19. Mary, b. 1734, Oct. 16; m. prob. 1755, Dec. 11, Timothy Wilkins. of Carlisle.
8. Clement, son of Clement, 4, b. 1694; in. Elizabeth Lieut. Clement d. 1754, Jan. 21; his widow, 1767, Jan. 7. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1717, Dec. 27. Lydia, bap. 1755, Sept. 28.
9. Joseph, son of Clement, 4, b. 1696, Nov .; m. Mary Johnson. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1720, April 5. Joseph, b. 1721-2, Feb. 24. Mary, b. 1723-4, Jan. 27.
10. William, son of Clement, 4, b. 1703-4, March 23; m. Esther - Esther Chamberlain, prob. his widow, m. 1743, Dec. 21, Benoni Spalding. Ch. John, b. 1729-30, March 15; m. 1758, May 18, Frances Clark. William, 11, b. 1731-2. March 13. Esther, b. 1734, Sept. 18.
11. William, son of William, 10, has son William bap. 1757, Jan. 23. His name disappears from tax-list the same year.
CHAMPNEY. 1. Elder Richard, of Cambridge, was a leading proprietor in Shawshin, and his sons Samuel. 2, and Daniel, lived here for a few years. He bought in 1655, the farm of 500 acres, granted by Cambridge to Edward Collins, which was bounded N. E. by the Woburn road, on both sides Shawshin, and here Samuel Champney lived until 1668. when he sold the place to Richard Daniel. He had also a share of the Dudley farm, occupied by his son Daniel, west of the Woburn road, and south of John Stearns. He sold, and returned to Cambridge in 1670, or soon after, and in 1672, surrendered certain town rights, for his arrears in ministers' rates. [See Paige's " Cambridge," for record of descendants].
2. Samuel, (above,) m. 1657, Oct. 13, Sarah Hubbard, dau. of William Hamlet's wife. Ch. Samuel, b. 1658, Dec. 8. Sarah. b. 1659-60. Feb. 17. Mary, b. 1662, May 12. Easter, b. 1664, May 14; d. 1667. March 31. Samuel. b. 1666-7. March 19, and in Cambridge, Joseph, b. 1669, Sept. 1. Richard, b. 1674. Aug. 20.
3. Mary, Mrs., was born in Westford, 1777, Nov. 20, (acc. to the town record,) dau. of Elijah and Mary (Reed) Hildreth. She m. 1796, - Maynard, and was mother of Aaron Maynard. He d. 1797, and she m. - Champney, having among other ch. Mary Ann. who m. Joseph Farmer, 21, and Louisa, who m. James Fletcher. She d. 1878, July 2.
CHANDLER. 1. John, Rev., the youngest of 12 ch. of Thomas Chandler, of Andover; was b. 1723, Dec. 14. Rev. James Chandler. pastor of Rowley, 1732-88, was his brother. Their father was son of William, of Andover, whose father, William, came to Roxbury in 1637. John C. grad. HI. ( .. 1743; was ordained in Billerica, 1747, Oct. 21: dismissed 1760, June 5, and d. 1762, Nov. 10. He lived near Dr. Wilson's place, on the Boston road. IIe m. 1748, Nov. 3, Mary White, dau. of Dea. William, of Haverhill. She d. 1757. June 28, and he m. 1759, Jan. 18, Elizabeth White, dau. of Samuel White, and her double cousin. She m. 1766, June 19, Dr. Robert Luscombe, of Taunton, and d. 1768, Oct. 11. Ch. Mary, b. 1749, Sept. 8; m. 1775, Oct. 26, her cousin, William White, of Haverhill. Ile was a merchant in Boston and in Rutland, Mass .. where she d. 1794. Feb. 21. Of her 5 ch., William Charles was "a player, poet, advocate and author," and Moses Hazen, a business man of Rutland. His dau. Isabella Hazen. m. Frances Dana, M. D., of Boston, H. C. 1831; and their son, George Hazen Dana, was a Captain in the 32d Mass. Regiment, and on the Staff of Gen. Dana, in the late War. John, b. 1752, May 9; d. 1760, Oct. 10. William, b. 1757, June 9; d. 1760, Oct. 26. Elizabeth, b. 1760, Aug. 6; m. 1780, Sept. 12, Thomas Plummer, of Rowley. She was a woman of talent and literary tastes ; d. 1839, Jan. 11. Her son, Daniel Farnham Plummer, had a great mechanical genius.
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2. Thomas, son of William, of Andover, and nephew of Rev. John, 1, was b. 1726, Oct. 3. He was a blacksmith, and was dis. to the church in Tewksbury, 1792. His father or grandfather, William, lived also in Billerica ; was chosen highway surveyor, 1720-1, March, and Moses Chandler was rated, 1724. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1753, Jan. 27 ; m. 1778, May 21, Enoch Parker, of Andover. William, b. 1755, March 2; d. Sarah. b. 1756, April 20; m. Jonathan Danforth, (see 12). Abigail, b. 1758, July 26; m. Samuel Long, of Tewksbury, and d. within a few months of 100 years old, in Peru, Vt. William, 3, b. 1760, Nov. 26. Hannah, b. 1763, April 1; d. in Tewksbury. John, b. 1766, Nov. 14; d. in Tewksbury. Mary, b. 1769, Dec. 12; d. young.
3. William, son of Thomas. 2, b. 1760. Nov. 26. He m. Sarah Sanders, prob. dau. of Amos, 8, and 2d, Rachel Frost. Only the youngest child was born in Billerica, the others in Tewksbury. He d. 1814, March. Ch. Sally, b. 1791. Aug. 19. Polly, m. Asa Wright. William, b. about 1800. John b. 1802, Jan; lived near Albany. Sarah, b. 1804, June 6; m. Philip M. Rollins. Lucinda, b. 1806, May 29; m. Moses Foster.
CHAPMAN. 1. John, and wife Lucy. Ch. Lucy Jane, b. 1828, July 28.
2. Franklin B., and wife Hannah. Ch. Hannah Maria, b. 1830. Aug. 21. William Henry, b. 1834. Feb 21. John Frederic. b. 1836, June 16. Lucy Ann, b. 1838, Dec. 24. Harriet Augusta, b. 1841, March 30. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1843, Sept. 3.
CHASE, Enoch, and wife Sarah. Ch. Joshua, b. 1787, Dec. 6. Eunice, b. 1792, Aug. 25.
CHEEVER. 1. John, m. 1754, Jan. 22, Susanna Walker, dau. of Benjamin, 3. Ch. John, b. 1756, Feb. 2.
2. Nathaniel, and wife Lucy. Ch. James P., b. 1826, March 4.
CHILD, Moses, and wife Rebecca. Ch. Alfred, b. 1838, Sept. 7. Juliet a, b. 1840, March 18. Willard Pearsons, b. 1841, April 7.
CLARK, Joseph, m. 1795, April 2, Rebecca Fuller, perhaps dau. of Silas. Elizabeth m. 1803, Jan. 30, Thomas Stevenson, of Boston; Polly m. 1803. Dec. 1. William Lund.
CLIFTON, John, and wife Lucinda. Ch. Susan Caroline, b. 1842. Jan. 19. Catherine Floyd, b. 1844, Sept. 3.
CLYDE, Joseph, "of Wenham, in New Hampshire," m. 1753, Nov. 5. Margaret Moffat.
COLE. 1. Elisha, of Boston. Ch. Hannah, bap. 1775, Sept. 3.
2. Samuel, was from Watertown; m. Mary Marshall, of Chelmsford; lives on the Bedford road, two miles from village. Ch. John Samuel. b. 1835, July 4; who lives in Hookset. N. H. Mary Elizabeth. b. 1837. July 28; m. George W. Gragg.
COLLINS, Edward, and wife Sarah. Ch. John. b. 1834. March 6: d. July 26. Thomas Edward. b. 1835. May 7. Margaret. b. 1836. Oct. 26; d. Nov. 11. Charles Adrian, b. 1838, June 9. John, b. 1839, July 26; d. Aug. William Shakespeare. b. 1841. May 10. Alfred Sidney. b. 1843. Oct. 27.
COLSON, Israel Aldrich, was b. in Uxbridge. Mass .. 1803. Aug. 4; m. 1832. March 28. Rachel Farmer, dau. of Oliver. 14. He lives at the Farmer place, by the Baptist church, in North Billerica. Ch. Caroline Augusta, b. 1832, July 10; d. 1857. Aug. 4. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1834. June 9; m. 1862, June 4, Julius Jockow, of Lowell. George Farmer, b. 1839, Sept. 29.
COMBS, John, and wife Bathsheba. Ch. Bathsheba, b. 1750-1. Jan. 6. CONANT, William, on tax-list. 1776-9. Ch. Betsey, bap. 1795, Aug.
CONNERY, (or CONRAY,) John, m. 1761, April 8, Lydia Farley, dau. of James, 11. His name disappears from tax-list. 1768. Ch. John. b. 1761. Dec. 28. Sarah, b. 1764, Dec. 13. Lydia, bap. 1766, Sept. 20.
COOK. 1. Paul, of Wilmington, came to Billerica about 1771, and d. 1787. His will names children John. Abigail. m. James Pearson,
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Mercy. m. Jonathan Knapp. Sarah. m. 1774, May 19, Archelaus Tay, of Woburn, and 2d, William Laws, having a dau. Sarah Tay'; Sears, 2, who had the homestead, and was executor and residuary legatee.
2. Sears, m. 1771, Dec. 10, Abigail Crosby, dau. of Francis, 15. He lived in the east part of the town; d. 1816, Sept. 1, aged 70. Ch. Abigail. b. 1773, Feb. 11 ; m. John Crosby, 28. Francis, 3, b. 1775, Aug. 25. Susan, and Sarah, b. 1778. May 6. Susan m. 1800, Nov. 27, Benjamin Walker, of Wilmington. Sarah m. Joseph Gleason.
3. Francis, son of Sears. 2, b. 1775, Aug. 25; m. 1803, April 14, Elizabeth Ruggles. dau. of William. and gr.dau. of Rev. Samuel. He d. 1831, July 5, and she d. 1834, Oet. 13. Ch. Betsey, b. 1804, March 30; m. 1826. Nov. 30, George Flint, of Reading. Francis, b. 1805, April 3; d. 1808, May 27. Sears, 4, b. 1807, May I. Francis, b. 1808, Aug. 14; m. 1830, April 6. Eliza Emerson, of Wilmington; d. 1836, Oct. 6. John. b. 1811, March 24; m. 1837, April 16. Fanny, the widow of his brother. Sears; d. 1837, Nov. 23. William, b. 1817, Feb. 23; d. 1859, May 10.
4. Sears, son of Francis, 3, b. 1807, May 1; m. 1832. Aug. 26, Fanny Butters, of Wilmington. He d. 1836, Dec. 1, and she m. his brother John, and after, Hiram Harrington. Ch. Fanny Jane and Sears James, b. 1832. Nov. 3; he d. 1833, Nov. 30. Fanny m. 1853, Sept. 14, Levi H. Reed. Sears James, 5, b. 1834, Sept. 29.
5. Sears James, son of Sears, 4, b. 1834, Sept. 29; m. 1861, Feb. 10, Abbie Buck, of Wilmington. He lives in the village, near Fox hill. Ch. Arthur Sears, b. 1866, March 3. James Herbert. b. 1869, Aug. 8.
CORNEAL. 1. Peter, lived south-east of the Shawshin river, in the part annexed to Wilmington, 1737. The "Cornell tavern" was a well known house in later days, standing on the Wilmington road where another road turns to the south-west. He m. 1695, Aug. 9, Joanna Marshall, dau. of John. She d. 1704. Dec. 28, and he m. 1708, Elizabeth Frost, dau. of Dea. James. Ch. Susannah, b. 1696-7, Feb. 22. Mary, b. 1699, April 13. Peter, 2, b. 1702, Sept. 28. John, b. 1703-4. Feb. 3. Elizabeth, b. 1709, Oct. 24. Sarah, b. 1711-2, Jan. 25, and prob. Hannah, who m. John Frost. 12.
2. Peter, son of Peter. 1, b. 1702. Sept. 28; m. Rebecca Ch. Rebecca. b. 1728, June 7; m. 1750, May 24, John Demercy. Hannah, b. 1731, April 20; m. 1760, May 13, John Eames. Joanna, b. 1733, July 14. Peter. 3, b. 1736, April 25. Sarah, b. 1740, Feb. 20; m. 1763, Dec. 8. ' Joshua Harnden. Mary, b. 1742, Aug. 13, (in Wilmington,) m. 1766, Feb. 13, Joseph Winn; prob. Jane, who m. 1766, Oct. 9, Asa Buck, in Wilmington.
3. Peter, son of Peter, 2, b. 1736, April 25; m. 1761, April 30. Hepsibah Temple. Ch. John, b. 1762, Sept. 10. James, 4, b. 1764, Oct. 2. Ebenezer. b. 1766. Feb. 9.
4. James, son of Peter, 3, m. 1787. Jan. 4, Lucretia Jaquith. She m. 2d. 1809, Feb. 16, Cyrus Taylor. Ch. James and Lucretia, b. 1784, Oct. 22. James, 5, b. 1797, Aug. 12.
5. James, son of James, 4, m. Polly -. Ch. James Thompson, b. 1821. March 24. Mary. b. 1822, Oct. 9. Charlotte, b. 1825, Feb. 22. CORY, Jacob, and wife Sarah. Ch. Jacob, b. 1716, March 25. COWDRY, (COUDRE, the early form). 1. John, "of Billerica," m. Hannah Davis, of Groton, 1744. May 30. He was on tax-list of 1746, only ; had ch. John, Jonathan and David bap. in Westford, 1750-6.
2. Joseph, son of Nathaniel, of Westford. b. 1781, March 19. His mother was Rebecca Parker. dau. of Samuel. 12. He m. Lucy Brown, dau. of Thomas. 12. Ch. Ebenezer - . m. Betsey Gibson. who lives a widow at the corner. Maria, b. 1805. Feb. 16; m. Wyers. Joseph, 3, b. 1807. Jan. 18. Silas Parker, 4, b. 1810, Feb. 16. Elias, 5, b. 1812, Feb. 5. Francis B., 6. Isaac. 7. Lucy.
3. Joseph, son of Joseph, 2, b. 1807, Jan. 18; m. Ann Eliza - Ch. Mury Eliza, b. 1830, Feb. 12; m. Johnson. Warren, b. 1833, May 12;
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lives in Boston. Lucy Ann. b. 1835, July 5. Joseph Sargent, b. 1838. March 6; d. 1854, July 10. Sargent F., b. 1837, Dec. 25; d. Emma Frances, b. 1846. Jan. 31.
4. Silas H. Parker, son of Joseph, 2, b. 1810, Feb. 16; m. 1832, Catherine P. Johnson, dau. of Cyrus, of Burlington. He lives on West street. Ch. Laura Ann, b. 1833, Nov. 22; d. 1838, April 2. Catherine, b. 1835, May 23 ; m. John Robbins; lives in Lowell. Silas, b. 1838, May 3; m. Mary McCarty, and lives in North Billerica; has ch. Nelly M. Silas A. William J. Catherine L. and Charles E. Marcus Morton, b. 1840. Laura A., b. 1845, May 20; m. William H. Monroe.
5. Elias, son of Joseph, 2, b. 1812, Feb. 5; m. Elissa Johnson, sister of the wife of Silas; d. Ch. Oliver W .; lives in Lawrence.
9. Francis Bacon, son of Joseph, 2, m. Lydia Baldwin, dau. of Benjamin, of Carlisle. He lives in West Billerica. on the south road to Chelmsford. Ch. Frank Edward, b. 1842, May 16. Elias Wilder, b. 1844. Jan. 16. Mary Amanda, b. 1845, June 27. Henrietta, b. 1817, July 4. Granville. Julia. Adelaide. Fostina. Chastina. Francis.
7. Isaac, son of Joseph, 2, m. Rhoda Baldwin, sister of his brother's wife. Ch. Mary Fletcher, b. 1839, July 8.
CRAGIN. 1. Silas, and wife Nancy. Ch. Lorenzo, b. 1799, Sept. 30. Nancy, b. 1801, Sept. 20.
2. Aaron had ch. Milo, Miranda and Charles bap. 1803, April 15. Moses, bap. 1805. Feb. 24. Frederic bap. 1807, Sept. 13.
CRAIGE, Thomas, m. 1783, June 26, Phebe Baldwin, dau. of Samuel, 11, and 1786, Sept. 14, Martha Parker. Ch. Thomas, b. 1784, April 11. Nancy, bap. 1787. May 6; m. 1809, Sept. 14, Thomas Howard. William, bap. 1789, March 1. Martha, bap. 1793, March 17. Mary, bap. 1794, July 5. Thomas and Elizabeth, bap. 1798, April 8.
CRAM, Asa, m. 1802, April 11, Abigail Whiting, and 1807, Sept. 6. Lucy Winning, dau. of John. Ch. Asa. b. 1808. Jan. 11. Otis, b. 1811, March 1; d. 1812, May 22. Caleb, b. 1814, Jan. 27. William, b. 1816, July 1.
CROSBY. 1. Simon, son of Simon and Ann, of Cambridge ; b. 1637, Aug. His father d. 1639. Sept., aged 31, and his mother m. Rev. William Tompson, of Braintree. He m. Rachel Bracket. dau. of Dea. Richard, of Braintree, 1659. July 15, and settled in B., on the north side of Bare hill. He became a large land holder; inn-keeper and leading citizen. He d. 1725-6, Jan. 22. Ch. Rachel, b. 1660, Aug. 20; m. 1685. Jan. 6, Ephraim Kidder. 3. Simon, 2, b. 1663. Thomas, b. 1665-6, March 10. Joseph, 3, b. 1669. July 5. Hannah, b. 1672, March 30; m. Samuel Danforth, 3. Nathan, 4, b. 1674-5, Feb. 9. Josiah, 5, b. 1677, Nov. 11. Mary, b. 1680, Nov. 23; m. John Blanchard, 1. Sarah, b. 1684, July 27; m. William Rawson, of Braintree, 1706, Oct. 26.
2. Simon, son of Simon, 1, b. 1663; m. Hannah - She d. 1702. May 6, and he m. 1702-3, March 16. Abigail Parker, widow of John, 7, who d. a widow, 1755. March 31; lived near the Shawshin. Ch. Simon, 6, b. 1689, Aug. 23. Abigail, b. 1691. Jan. 6. John, b. 1694, April 11; d. 1695-6, Jan. 6. John, b. 1696, April 18. Samuel, b. 1698. Oct. 4; m. 1729, Dec. 9. Dorothy Brown; lived in Shrewsbury. Hannah, b. 1700. June 12. Mary, b. 1702, May 1. James, 7, b. 1704, May 29. Phineas, b. 1705. Nov. 26. Solomon, b. 1708. April 8. Nathaniel, b. 1710. Dec. 3; d. 1711, May 28. Rachel, b. 1712, June 7. Benjamin, b. 1715, Dec. 16.
3. Joseph, son of Simon, 1, b. 1669, July 5; m. 1691, May 6, Sarah French, dau. of Lieut. William, 1. He prob. lived east of Nutting's pond. Ch. Joseph, 83, b. 1692, Sept. 3. Sarah, b. 1694, June 12; m. (?) Thomas Hunt, 5. Rachel, b. 1695, April 18; m. Samuel Stearns. 6. William, 9, b. 1697-8, Feb. 13. Mary. b. 1699-700. Jan. 12; m. 1718, June 5, Eleazer Ellis, of Dedham. Thomas, 10, b. 1701, Oct. 12. David, 11, b. 1703. March 27. Prudence, b. 1705, May 11. Hannah, b. 1706-7, March 9. Deborah, b. 1709, July 13; m. 1727, March 31, Peter Russell, of Andover. Robert, b. 1711, July 20. Pelletiah, b. 1713, Nov. 5.
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4. Nathan, son of Simon, 1, b. 1674-5. Feb. 9; m. 1706. Sept. 28. Sarah Shed, dau. of John, 3; she d. 1746-7, March 8. He d. 1749, April 11. Ch. Sarah. b. 1706, Dec. 22. Nathan, 12, b. 1708, April 5. Rachel, b. 1710. March 30; m. Peter Hill, 17. Dorothy. b. 1712. April 9; m. Benjamin Whiting, 7. Catherine, b. 1713-4, Feb. 18. Oliver, 13, b. 1716-7, Jan. 21. Mary, b. 1722. May 17; m. John Parker, 9.
5. Josiah, son of Simon, 1, b. 1677. Nov. 11; m. 1703. Nov. 2, Mary Manning, dau. of Samuel, 1. His will was proved 1745. Oct. 7. His homestead was on the Woburn road, between the village and Bare hill; prob. the same where his father lived. Ch. Josiah. 14, b. 1704, Aug. 5. Eliphalet, b. 1705, Aug. 6, and d. Aug. S. Elizabeth, b. 1706, Aug. 7, and d. 1709, June 14. Anna, b. 1708, April 29; m. John Bowers, of Dracut, 1733, Aug. 14. Isaac and Ephraim, b. 1709, Nov. 7, and d. Nov. 10. Mary, b. 1712, Aug. 24; m. Roger Toothaker, 3. Elizabeth, b. 1713, Dec. 1, and d. young. Jane, b. 1716, June 14. Joanna, b. 1718, July 16; m. - Dutton. Jonathan, b. 1719. Aug. 1. Esther, b. 1721, Dec. 31, and d. 1722. May 23.
6. Simon, Lieut., son of Simon, 2, b. 1689, Aug. 23; m. 1711, July 18, Rachel Kettle, of Charlestown, and 1714, June 9, Abigail Kidder, dau. of Enoch, 4, her cousin. She d. 1748, Nov. 7; he d. 1771, Feb. 2. Ch. Francis, 15, b. 1715, Oct. 25. Abigail, b. 1717, June 5; m. 1748, Samuel Winship, of Lexington. Samuel, b. 1719, May 20; d. 1745, July 9. John, b. 1721, April 19; d. 1743, Nov .. 6. Mary, b. 1722, Oct. 3; m. Ebenezer Richardson, 11. Stephen, b. 1723-4. Feb. 27; d. 1734, July 8. Ephraim, b. 1725, Nov. 27; d. 1728, Aug. 29. Elizabeth, b. 1727, Oct. 24; d. 1734, July 4. Hannah, b. 1730, April 2. Ephraim, 16, b. 1731, Oct. 13. Persis, b. 1733, Aug. 9; m. Jonathan Lewis, 4. Elizabeth, b. 1737-8, Feb. 10; m. - Adams.
7. James, son of Simon, 2, b. 1704, May 29; m. 1727-8, Feb. 1, Sarah - Ch. James, 17, b. 1728, Oct. 5. Samson, 18, b. 1731, Oct. 21. 8. Solomon, son of Simon, 2, b. 1708, April 8; m. Cathrine -, who signs a bond, as his widow, 1746, July 28. Ch. Solomon, b. 1740, May 14. Simon, 19, b. 1741, Sept. 14. John, b. 1744, Aug. 7.
83. Joseph, son of Joseph, 3, b. 1692. Sept. 3; m. Hannah There was a Joseph Crosby in Londonderry, 1721. Ch. Benjamin, b. 1715, June 15. Hannah, b. 1716. Nov. 13.
9. William, son of Joseph. 3, b. 1697-8. Feb. 13; m. Hannah Ross, dau. of Thomas. 2. He d. 1754. Jan. 1; his widow, 1756, Nov. 4. Ch. Hannah, b. 1721-2, Jan. 6; m. Rev. Robert Cutler, of Epping, N. H., and d. before 1751. William, b. 1723, Aug. 27, and d. Martha, b. 1724-5, Jan. 12; m. Jacob Danforth, 16. Prudence, b. 1726, Nov. 28. Jessoniah, 20, b. 1728, Oct. 7. Sarah. b. 1730, June 27; m. - Swan. Peletiah, b. 1731-2. March 10, and d. March 25. Hezekiah, 21, b. 1732-3, Jan. 31. Seth, 22, b. 1734, Aug. 8. William, b. 1737, May 9, and d. Rebecca, b. 1738. July 31; m. 1770, Nov. 6. Samuel Lampson. William, b. 1739, Jan. 4; settled in Townsend. Rhoda, b. 1740, Nov. 30. Mary, b. 1742, April 26.
10. Thomas, son of Joseph, 3, b. 1701, Oct. 12; m. Anna Parker, of Chelmsford. She d. 1729. Sept. 20, and he m. 2d, Sarah Brown. Sargt. Thomas d. 1745. Dec. 7. leaving widow Susanna - He lived on the Treble Cove road. Ch. Thomas. b. 1724, Dec. 13. Anna, b. 1727, April 18; m. Asa Spalding. 3. Jacob, 23, b. 1729, Sept. 19. Susanna, b. 1730-1, March 2; m. Edward Spalding, 2. Sarah, b. 1732-3, Feb. 10. Samuel, b. 1734. Dec. 21. Elizabeth, b. 1736, Dec. 9. William, b. 1740. Aug. 17, and d. Sept. 13.
11. David, son of Joseph. 3, b. 1703, March 27; m. Sarah Foster, dau. of Thomas, 4. HIe removed to Shrewsbury. Ch. Hepsibah, b. 1727, Oct. 17. David, b. 1729, June 5. Sarah. b. 1731, May 5.
12. Nathan, son of Nathan, 4, b. 1708. April 5; m. 1735, June 4, Hannah Martin, of Chelmsford. She d. and he m. 1757, July 14, Anna Parker, widow of Samuel, 12. Ch. Nathan, b. 1738-9, March 22. Elizabeth,
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b. 1741, June 4. She or Elizabeth. dau. of Thomas, 10, m. 1765. April 11, Josiah Beard, 14. Benjamin, b. 1744, April 12. Hannah. b. 1747, Oct. 4; m. 1784. Nov. 20, Phineas Kidder, of Chelmsford. Rachel, bap. 1750. July 1. Jeremiah, b. 1753, March 17. Sarah, bap. 1758, April 9.
13. Oliver, son of Nathan, 4, b. 1716-7. Jan. 21; m. Rebecca He d. 1746-7. Feb. 27. Ch. Rebeckah. b. 1743, April 23; m. 1786. April 13, Malachi Allen. of Carlisle. Oliver. 24, b. 1744. Sept. 17. Josiah. 25, b. 1746, April 20.
14. Josiah, son of Josiah, 5, b. 1704. Aug. 5; m. 1729-30, Feb. 3, Elizabeth French. dau. of William. 7. She d. 1739, Nov. 27. He d. before 1743. Killed by the Indians says tradition. Ch. Josiah, b. 1730, Nov. 24. He was in the military service in 1747, on the Connecticut river, and narrowly escaped with his life by swimming the river from the ambuscade in which French. Frost and Richardson. from Billerica. were killed. and Osgood taken captive. Hem. 1750. Aug. 23. Sarah Fitch. dau. of Joseph. 2, and settled in Monson. in the part now Milford. N. H. At Bunker Hill. he was a captain in Col. Reed's regiment, and had four sons in the war. He was a millwright and an active and influential citizen. Hed. 1793. Oct. 15. leaving ten children. all of whom had families, which gave him eighty-five grandchildren. Of his ch .. Asa b. 1765. July 15, was an eminent physician of Sandwich and Gilmanton. N. H .. and the father of sons as eminent as Dr. Josiah Crosby, of Manchester, N. HI .; Dr. Dixi Crosby, of Hanover; Hon. Nathan Crosby, of Lowell: Alpheus Crosby. Greek professor in Dartmouth College, and author of a useful Greek Grammar and other works; and Dr. Thomas R. Crosby, of Hanover. Judge Crosby, of Lowell, published in 1877, "A Crosby Family," giving full details of the descendants of Josiah Crosby. William. b. 1732-3. Feb. 16. Elizabeth. b. 1734-5, Jan. 9. and d. 1736. July 14. Esther, b. 1736, Sept. 17; m. Isaac Manning, (see 7). Alpheus, b. 1739. April 22.
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