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2. Benjamin, son of William, 1, b. 1701, May 23; m. Hannah. Ch. Hannah. b. 1724, April 29; m. 1747, Dec. 31, in Wilmington, Jonathan Jones. Benjamin, b. 1726-7, Feb. 10. Deborah, b. 1729, April 24. William, b. 1731, May 11. Ebenezer, b. 1732-3. Feb. 12. Lucy, b. 1735, April 16. Lydia, b. 1737, April 16. Abigail, b. 1739, Dec. 5.
3. Richard, son of William. 1, b. 1707. Sept. 25 ; m. Sarah -. She d. 1734. Oct. 7. and he m. Hannah -. Ch. William, b. 1729-30, March 15. Richard, b. 1731, April 10; m. Mary Walker. Sarah, b. 1732-3, Jan. 6. .James, b. 1734, Sept. 19. Samuel, b. 1737. Nov. 29; m. 1766, July 3, Sarah Crosby, dau. of Francis, 15. They had Samuel, who m. 1786, July 17, Hannah Farmer, dau. of John, 11. Hannah, b. 1740, April 21. Ruth, b. 1743, Oct. 15; m. Joseph Coggin. Jesse, b. 1747, June 17.
4. Samuel, perhaps son of William, 1 and wife Mary. Ch. Mary, b. 1733-4, Feb. 13; perhaps m. 1757, Sept. 2, Samuel Britton. Martha. b. 1739. May 22.
HOSLEY. 1. James. Savage says "Horsley, James, of Newton, m. Martha, dau. of John Parker; had James." This Martha was b. 1649, May 1, in Cambridge, and her son is prob. the James who appears in B., 1699. He m. Mariah -, and d. 1727-8, Feb. 18. He lived south-east of Shawshin river; was tenant of part of the College farm. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1699-1700. Jan. 18; m. Samuel Danforth, 8. James, b. 1702, May 19. Mary, b. 1704, Sept. 19; d. 1719, Dec. 22. Thomas,.2. b. 1706-7, Jan. 13. Joseph, b. 1709. April 26. Esther. b. 1711, Aug. 2; m. James Frost, 11. Eunice, b. 1713. Aug. 30; m. James Laws, 1. John. 3, b. 1716, July 28. Samuel, b. 1718-9, Feb. 14; m. Elizabeth -, and lived in Pepperell; d. 1795, March 19; had Aaron, b. 1742, April 22; Betty; Lydia; Bridgett ; Timothy ; Samuel; Joshua; John; Lydia; Stephen ; Martha, who m. 1782, Nov. 14, Ebenezer Sanders, 12, and Thomas, b. 1764, Nov. 21. Benjamin, b. 1721, May 6. William, b. 1723, July 19.
2. Thomas, son of James, b. 1706-7, Jan. 13; m. Martha Richardson, dau. of Thomas, 3. His wife's name takes the place of his upon the tax-list of 1773. She d. 1789, Aug. 15. Ch. Mary, b. 1730, Aug. 6; m. Jaazaniah Crosby, 20. Thomas. 4, b. 1731, Dec. 15. Martha, b. 1733. July 7; m. John Shed, 16. Uriah, b. 1734-5, March 21; d. June 24. Bette. b. 1736, June 11. Simeon, b. 1737-8. March 3. Abigail, b. 1739, Nov. 6; m. Jonathan French, 16. Sarah, b. 1741, Oct. 25; m. 1771. Nov. 20, Aaron
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Hosley, her cousin, of Pepperell, who d. 1775, June 5, leaving dau. Sarah, b. 1773. Jan. 18, who m. John Patten. 15. Her mother m. John Patten, 12. Rebeckah, b. 1743, June 11; m. 1766, Jan. 31, Joseph Johnson, in Woburn. Elizabeth, b. 1745, July 4. Lucy, b. 1747, Nov. 18. Hannah, b. 1749, Sept. 21; d. Oct. 6.
3. John, son of James, 1, b. 1716, July 28; m. 1749-50, Feb. 1, Elizabeth Tarbell, dau. of John, 1. He d. 1754, Jan. 2, and she m. Samuel Baldwin, 11. Ch. John, b. 1750, Aug. 22; d. Sept. 6. Elizabeth, b. 1751, Nov. 15; d. 1752, Jan. 20. Martha, b. 1753, July 3; m. 1776, Aug. 15, Jonas Parker, of Lexington, who had ch. Patty ; Betty ; John and Jonas ; d. 1783, July 14.
4. Thomas, son of Thomas, 2, b. 1731, Dec. 15; m. Beulah - -. He d. before 1763, Oct .; she m. John French, of Tewksbury, son of John. 9. Ch. Beulah. b. 1757, Nov. 24.
HOSMER. 1. Leander, (descended from James, of Concord, the line being Stephen, John3, John4, John5.) b. 1796. April 5; m. Sophronia Wilson, dau. of Isaac, 9. His ch. were b. in Bedford; he now lives with his son.
2. Charles Edward, M. D., b. 1837, May 25; grad. B. U., 1861, and Harvard Medical College, 1867 ; practised his profession in Waltham. 4 years and settled in Billerica, 1872; m. 1867, April 16. Sarah E. Breck, of Newton. Ch. Mary Agnes. b. 1868, April 7. Victor Jerome. b. 1872, July 14. Alice Amy, b. 1874, July 9. Maurice William, b. 1875, Sept. 30.
HOUSTON, Mr. Joseph and wife Isabel, had ch. John, b. 1721-2, March 9.
HOWE, Zadok, M.D., son of Zadok, was b. in Bolton, Conn., 1777, Feb. 15. He grad. from the Medical Department of Dartmouth College in 1809, and began the practise of his profession in Concord. N. H., where he soon became distinguished. In 1814, he removed to Franklin, Mass., becoming partner with Dr. Nathaniel Miller, in an Infirmary, which was not successful. After a few months in Boston, he came to Billerica in the autumn of 1816. and spent his life in the town, useful, eminent and beloved. A good account of this benefactor of Billerica may be found in the Address by Mr. Whitman, delivered at the dedication of the Academy in 1852, and published with the third catalogue of the Howe school in 1872. Ile was President of the Berkshire Medical Institute at Pittsfield, and of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Before the latter. he gave an address on "Fear," in 1831, and on "Quackery," in 1847. He d. 1851, March 8, and by his will, endowed the Howe school, of which account is given elsewhere.
HUBBARD. 1. Thomas, was a son of the widow Sarah, who m. William Hamlet, 1. Cambridge Ch. Rec. (Paige) speaks of him as "now joined to the ch. of Weathersfield." But he received a grant of a six-acre lot in Billerica, 1660, Sept. His home lot of 32 acres "lying on ye north side of ye township and on ye west side of long street; bounded by James Paterson, on ye south; by Concord river, west; by long street, east ; and by John Rogers, sen., north." After his early death, this place became the home of Samuel Manning. He m. 1662, Oct. 15, Elizabeth Huit, and d. Nov. 9, 25 days after.
2. William H., M. D., son of Rev. Ochus G. Hubbard, late of Leominster; settled in medical practice in Billerica, 1877, and opened a Dispensary, 1879.
HUDDLESTON, William, and wife Zebiah. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1807, Sept. 26. Maria, b. 1809, Feb. 17, at Newton. Eunice, b. 1818, Jan. 24, at Westminster. Caroline, b. 1822, April 19, at Salem. William, b. 1823, Aug. 14. Zebiah, b. 1825, Feb. 2, at Salem. Harriet, b. 1829, July 20, at Hampstead. Mary Ann, b. at Lowell, 1831, Sept. 25. Murtha, b. 1835, Aug. 4.
HUNT. 1. Samuel, was from Concord; son of Samuel, and b. 1657, Nov. 17. He appears in Billerica in 1689, living near the Merrimack. He bought for £50, 1691-2, Feb. 18. one-fifth part of the Winthrop farm
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of 3000 acres. His house near Wamesit, was a garrison, and . Hunt's Falls." in Lowell, perpetuate his name. A ferry, near, was called Hunt's ferry. He was active in securing the incorporation of Tewksbury. He m. 1678, May 1. Ruth Tod. She d. and he m. Mary -, before 1689. He d. 1742-3, Jan. 11. Ch. Samuel, 2, b. 1678-9. Feb. 4. John, 3, b. 1680. Elizabeth. b. 1682-3; d. 1685, July 13. Jeremiah, 4, b. 1685, March 29. Elizabeth, b. 1687, June 3; m. Thomas Farmer, 4. Thomas, 5, b. 1689. Sept. 2. Peter, 6, b. 1690, May 6. Joseph, 7, b. 1694, Sept. 21. Mary, b. 1696, July 1; m. Ebenezer Dows, 1. Susanna, b. 1699, Oct. 2.
2. Samuel, son of Samuel, 1, b. 1678-9. Feb. 4; m. 1702, June 16, Sarah Stearns, dau. of John. 2. She d. 1708, Sept., and he m. 1709, March 31, Anna, the mother of William Stickney, 1. He d. 1738, Oct. 13. Ch. Sarah, b. 1702. Oct. 22; m. Enoch Kidder, 7. Mary, b. 1704-5, Jan. 12; m. John Trull, 7. Thomas, b. 1710, Aug. 2, and d. Nov. Samuel, b. 1711. Sept. 26; d. in Heath, Mass., aged 96. Ann, b. 1714, April 8; m. 1733-4, March 21, Oliver Pierce, of Chelmsford. Mehittabel, b. 1716, July 9; In. 1740, Feb. 12, Rev. Sampson Spalding, the first pastor of the church in Tewksbury. He was b. in Chelmsford, 1711, June 2; grad. H. C., 1732; ordained, 1737, Nov. 23, and d. 1796, Dec. 15. His widow d. 1807, March 3. They had 11 ch. of whom Anna was the wife of Rev. Abel Fiske, pastor of the church in Wilton, N. H., from 1778, till his death, in 1802. David, b. 1719, Nov. 19. Jonathan, b. 1722-3, Feb. 25; d. young.
3. John, son of Samuel, 1, b. 1680; m. 1716, July 10, Hannah Flint, of Reading. Ch. Hannah, b. 1719, March 5. John, b. 1721, June 19. Nathaniel, b. 1723, Aug. 15. Mary, b. 172(?,) July 6. Eunice, b. 1729, Jan. 29.
4. Jeremiah, son of Samuel, 1, b. 1685, March 27; m. Abigail Hazeltine, dau. of David, of Bradford. She d. 1721-2, March 19, and he In. 1722. June 19, Rebecca Ballard. She d. 1729, Sept. 21 and he m. 1731, Aug. 12, Mary Stewart, of Rowley. He d. 1737. Ch. Abigail, b. 1710, Dec. 1. Dorcas, b. 1711-2, Feb. 13. Jeremiah, b. 1713, April 29; d. 1717,
Nov. 28. Rebecca, b. 1714-5, Jan. 10; d. 1719, May. Thomas, b. 1716, April 23. David, b. 1717 ; d. 1717-8, Feb. 20. Elizabeth, b. 1718, Nov. 17. Jeremiah, b. 1720, Sept. 2; m. 1747, Nov. 16. Hannah Flint, of Concord. William, b. 1723, May 26. Rebecca, b. 1724, Oct. Sherebiah, b. 1726, April 1. Sarah, b. 1732, Aug. 15.
5. Thomas, son of Samuel, 1, b. 1689, Sept. 2; m. Sarah Crosby, perhaps dau. of Joseph. 3. He d. 1709, Sept. 16, and his widow m. 1715-6, Jan. 11. Ephraim Abbot, of Andover, brother of Joshua, 1. Ch. Sarah, b. 1709, Nov. 20; m. John Whiting, 5.
6. Peter, son of Samuel, 1, b. 1690, May 6; m. 1715, Oct. 25, Mary Sheldon, dau. of John, 2. Ch. Mary, b. 1716, Nov. 24. Deborah, b. 1718, July 2. Peter, b. 1720, May 2; Capt. Co. 8, of 9th Mass. Regt., at Louisburg, 1745. Martha, b. 1722, Oct. 15. Tamar, b. 1724, Oct. 10. Hannah, b. 1727, Nov. 13. Timothy, b. 1730-1, Feb. 6; d. 1755, April 10. Lydia, b. 1735, May 8.
7. Joseph, son of Samuel, 1, b. 1694, Sept. 21; m. 1724, July 16, Jemima Russell, of Andover. Ch. Sarah, b. 1725, Dec. 23. Joseph, b. 1728, May 11. Amos, b. 1729, Nov. 25. Robert, b. 1731-2, Jan. 20.
HURD. 1. Isaac, was a physician; m. 1778, Sept. 24, Sarah Tompson, dau. of William, 3. She d. 1789, June 1. Ch. William Tompson, b. 1779, June 14. Sally, b. 1780. Dec. 21. Isaac, 3, b. 1782, July 12. Betsey, b. 1785. Sept. 2. Benjamin, b. 1787, Aug. 24. Lucy, b. 1789, May 9; d. July 16.
2. Benjamin, and wife Mary. Ch. Hannah, b. 1781, July 12. John, b. 1783, May 15. Isaac, b. 1785, May 15. Nabby, b. 1787, April 12.
3. Isaac, son of Isaac, 1, or Benjamin, 2, m. Mary -. Ch. Isaac Wilder, b. 1811, Nov. 3. John White, b. 1813, Aug. 10. Ebenezer Heald, b. 1815, May 28.
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HUSSEY, Christopher Coffin, Rev., son of Albert, was b. in Nantucket. 1820. June 19; descendent of Stephen Bachiler Hussey. whose father, Christopher, came from Dorking, in Surrey. 1632, and lived in Lynn, Newbury and Hampton. He had m. in England, Theodate, dau. of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, of Lynn and Hampton, and was shipwrecked, if the story is credible, on the coast of Florida, 1686, March 6, nearly 90 years old. Mr. Hussey's ancestry on both sides were Quakers, and he began his ministry among them. But, with a change of views, he became the first pastor of the Unitarian Church, in North Easton, 1860. He became pastor of the First church, in "Billerica, in 1866, and still holds that position. He has been a Member of the Mass. Board of Education. since 1874. He m. 1843. Lydia C. Coffin, a descendent of Tristram Coffin, of Newbury. who was associated with Christopher Hussey and seven others, in the original purchase of Nantucket, where he d. 1681. Oct. 3. She was b. there. 1825, Jan. 1. Ch. Elizabeth Starbuck, b. 1844. Jan. 1; d. 1860, Oct. 10. Dora Coffin, b. 1848. Dec. 28; m. 1869. Sept. 8. George Adams, of Lowell. Martha Swain. b. 1850. March 5. Ass. Principal of the Howe school. 1875-7.
HUTCHINS, John, and wife Lucy. Ch. Lucy Jane, b. 1830, Aug. 30. John Everett. b. 1838, April 27.
HUTCHINSON, Nathan, "of Bedford," m. 1741, April 16, Rachel Stearns, dau. of Samuel, 6. His name disappears from tax-list. 1750. but his farm was included in proposed bounds of Carlisle. 1772. Ch. Nathan. b. 1741. Aug. 4. . Rachel, b. 1743-4, Jan. 2. Benjamin, b. 1746, Oct. 5. Samuel, b. 1749, April 12.
Nathaniel, son of Samuel, of Charlestown, d. 1734, May 30.
HUTSON, Nathaniel, (usually Hudson.) was a town officer. 1719. and had prob. lived in the south part of the town, for some years previous. No ch. on record here.
INGLES, James, "of Bedford," m. 1788. March 13, Margaret Bonner. Ch. James, b. 1790, Nov. 10.
JAQUITH. 1. Abraham was b. 1701. Dec. 30. His father. Abraham. was son of Abraham, of Charlestown, 1643, and lived in the part of Woburn which became . Wilmington. Two daughters of the second Abraham had m. the brothers Durrant, John, 2, and Thomas, 3, before their nephew m. 1726-7, Jan. 13. Hannah Farley, dau. of Ebenezer, 5. She d. 1753, April 16, and he m. Sarah - , who d. 1776, Nov. 17, aged 70. He d. 1790, Jan. 7. Ch. Abraham, 2, b. 1726, in Woburn. Rebecca, b. in Billerica, 1728-9, March 20; m. Benjamin Needham, 3. Hannah, b. 1730, Dec. 22; m. Samuel Shed, 14. Ebenezer, 3, b. 1732, Dec. 24. Timothy, b. 1734, Sept. 9; d. Nov. 25. Sarah. b. 1735, Dec. 18. Benjamin, 4, b. 1737-8, Feb. 28. Elizabeth, b. 1739-40, Feb. 26; m. Nicholas Danforth, 20. Abigail, b. 1742, May 28; m. Jesse French, 23. Timothy, 5, b. 1743-4, March 6. Joseph, 6, b. 1745, July 7. Mary, b. 1747, June 26; m. 1767, July 9, Paul Fitch, "of Fitch Buge" ; lived, also, in Rindge; d. 1800, Feb. 18.
2. Abraham, son of Abraham, 1, b. 1726; m. 1755, March 13, Elizabeth Hill, dau. of Samuel. 6. He removed to Fitchburg. 1779 : d. 1802, Oct. 15. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1756, April 15. Sarah, b. 1757, Oct. 29. Rebecca, b. 1759, Jan. 17. Abraham, b. 1760, June 15. Hannah, b. 1762, April 8; d. Sept. 4. Isaac, b. 1763, Oct. 19; d. Oct. 21. Jacob, b. 1765, Sept. 22.
3. Ebenezer, son of Abraham, 1, b. 1732. Dec. 24; m. 1758, Jan. 19, Ester French, dau. of Ebenezer. 14. He removed about 1781, to Jaffrey, N. H .; d. 1802, Dec. 29. Ch. Ebenezer, b. 1758. Nov. 20. Samuel. b. 1760, Oct. 6. Ester, b. 1762, Oct. 2. Jesse. b. 1764. Nov. 27. Hannah. b. 1766, Nov. 12; m. Isaac Marshall, 10. Olive. b. 1768, Oct. 19. Abigail. b. 1773, July 31 ; m. Eldad Whiting, 15. Betsey, b. 1777, July 15. Rispa, b. 1779, Nov. 16. Levi, b. 1781, Dec. 11.
4. Benjamin, son of Abraham, 1, b. 1737-8, Feb. 28; m. 1765, June 27. Phebe Marshall, dau. of Isaac, 6. He removed to Jaffrey, N. H., about 1768; d. 1810, Feb. 11. Ch. Benjamin, b. 1766, April 13.
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5. Timothy, son of Abraham, 1, b. 1743-4, March 6; m. 1763, Oct. 18, Eunice Corey, and 1788, Sept. 11, Mirriam Fitch, dau. of Benjamin, 3. He d. 1824. Aug. Ch. Julia, b. 1764, May 27. Timothy, b. 1765, Sept. 27; m. 1788, May 29, Abigail Lewis, of Bedford. Moses, 7, b. 1767, Oct. 29. Aaron, b. 1769, Nov. 15. Willard, b. 1773, April 16. Asa, b. 1775, May 20. Allice, b. 1779, Nov. 30.
6. Joseph, son of Abraham, 1, b. 1745, July 7; m. 1770, Jan. 16, Elizabeth Needham, dau. of John, (see 1). He was at Lexington. 19 April. 1775. His wife d. 1820, Nov. 7, aged 72. He d. 1827, March 7. Ch. Joseph, 8, b. 1771, March 26: Elizabeth, b. 1772, Sept. 9; m. Peter French, 24}. Prude, b. 1774, Dec. 3; d. 1788, June 22. Juda, b. 1777. Feb. 2; m. 1798, May 29, Asa Abbot, of Andover; d. 1843, July 15. Of her 4 ch., Sereno Timothy Abbot, grad. A. C., 1833, and Andover, 1836; ordained, 1837, July 12, over the church at Seabrook and Hampton Falls, N. H., and d. in office, 1855, March 28, aged 47. Hannah. b. 1779, March 31; d. 1815, March 23. Nabbe. b. 1782, July 17; d. 1784, Jan. 19. Salle, b. 1784, Sept. 22; d. 1788, Feb. 18. Abigail, b. 1788, May 15 ; d. 1844, Oct. 8.
7. Moses, son of Timothy, 5, b. 1767, Oct. 29; m. Joanna Ch. Anna. b. 1788, June 2. Moses, b. 1790, Aug. 19; lived in Boston; d. 1869. Polly, b. 1792, Sept. 20. Sally. b. 1794, Sept. 18.
8. Joseph, son of Joseph, 6, b. 1771, March 26; m. 1797, March 5, Susanna French, dau. of Jonas, 20. He d. 1829, April 7, and she d. 1854, July 12. Ch. Susanna, b. 1797. Dec. 27; m. 1820, June 22, Moses Abbot, of Bedford. Franklin, 9, b. 1800, Jan. 20. Merrick, b. 1802, Feb. 4; m. 1830, April 8, Permelia dau. of Swethern Reed, of Lexington. She d. 1875. Jan. 20, age 71. Caroline, b. 1804, March 2; m. Stephen Parker, (see 18). Louisa, b. 1806, Jan. 30; d. 1870, May 31. Lydia Page, b. 1808, Feb. 23; m. 1828, Nov. 27, George Dutton, of Bedford. Artemas, b. 1809, Oct. 22; d. 1851, Aug. 2. Ann, b. 1814, July 5; m. 1835, April 16, George Simonds, of Bedford; d. 1870. Oct. 9. Christopher Page, b. 1817, Oct. 3; m. Lydia Prescott. of Brighton, and had Thaddeus, b. 1842, May 19, who m. 1866, Nov., Annie P. Brigham, of Woodstock, Conn., and d. in Chelsea, 1877. March 13.
9. Franklin, son of Joseph, 8, b. 1800, Jan. 20; m. 1831, June 26. Lucy Walker, dau. of Samuel, of Burlington. He lived in the house east of the Bedford road, where the Middlesex turnpike crosses it. The ancient house, opposite, in which his brother Merrick lives, has been long the family home. He d. 1876, Dec. 1. Ch. Ellen, b. 1832, Sept. 10. Albinia, b. 1834, June 4; m. 1857, Sept. 10, Jerome Peirce, of Charlestown, who was killed at Spottsylvania, Va., 1864, May 12, aged 33. A dau. Lucy Sherwin, b. 1859, Dec. 26, is a graduate of the Howe school, and of the Salem Normal school. Abigail, b. 1836, Feb. 3. Lucy Walker, b. 1838, Feb. 18; d. 1841, July 26. Franklin, b. 1839, Dec. 27; a faithful soldier in the War of the Southern Rebellion, and compiler of the careful list of soldiers and sailers from Billerica, found elsewhere. Mary Frances, b. 1841, Nov. 20; m. 1870, June 9, Nathaniel D. P. Foster. Joseph, b. 1842, Dec. 3; m. 1872, Jan. 10, Annah Baldwin, dau. of Joel. 26. Harriet Walker, b. 1845. Feb. 20; m. 1864, Feb. 3, William C. Clark, of Chelsea, and 1875. Aug. 3, Charles A. Drew, of Chelsea.
JEFTS. 1. Henry, was from Woburn; one of the Dudley farm purchasers and first settlers of Billerica. His home was first near Indian hill, north of Nutting's pond, but after his marriage with Mrs. Bird, he lived west of Long street. near the corner. He m. 1647, Sept. 13, Ann Stowers, and 2d, Hannah Births. She d. 1662. Sept. 15, and he m. 1666, Oct. 3. Mary Bird, widow of Simon. She d. 1679, April 1, and he m. 1681. May 5, Mary Baker, widow, of Concord. He d. 1700, May 24, aged about 94. Ch. John, 2, b. in Woburn, 1651, May 11. Hannah, who d. "first week" of May, 1653; the first death in town. Hannah, b. 1654-5, Feb. 4, the first female b. in town; m. Andrew Spalding, of Chelmsford. Joanna, b. 1656, May 24; m. John Dunkin, 1; killed by Indians, 1692. Henry, 3, b. 1658-9, March 21.
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2. John, son of Henry, 1, b. 1651, May 11; m. Lydia -. She d. 1712, Sept. 8, and he d. Sept. 28. Ch. Henry, 4, b. 1688-9, Jan. 16. Alice. b. 1691, Sept. 7; m. 1716, Dec. 11, Joseph Baker, of Concord. Hannah, b. 1694, Aug 18; d. 1712, July 2. John, b. 1696, Dec. 19; d. 1725, May 8. Nathaniel. b. 1699, March 29. William, b. 1700-1, March 17; d. 1738, Sept. 30. Ebenezer, b. 1702-3, Jan. 28; m. Elizabeth Farnsworth, and lived in Groton.
3. Henry, son of Henry, 1, b. 1658-9, March 21 ; m. 1681, April 13, Mary Baldwin, dau. of John, 1. She d. 1703, Sept. 22, and he m. 1704. Nov. 9. Hannah Hill, dau. of Abraham, 5. He d. 1738, May 20. Ch. Mary, b. 1683, Sept. 23; m. 1702-3. Feb. 26, John Needham. 1. Hannah, b. 1685, Sept. 10; m. Andrew Richardson, 4. Henry. 5, b. 1705, Nov. 4. Hannah, b. 1708, May 2; d. 1730, May 21. Sarah, b. 1710, June 24.
4. Henry, son of John, 2, b. 1688-9. Jan. 16; m. 1716, July 10, Elizabeth Hayward. She d. 1735, May 20, and he m. 1735, Nov. 13, Dinah Brown, of Concord. She d. 1764, Jan. 27, aged 57; he d. 1772, Aug. 19. Ch. Henry, 6, b. 1717, April 24. Elizabeth and Lydia, b. 1719, June 8; d. Elizabeth, b. 1721, April 17; m. Ross Wyman, (see Ross, 2). Simeon, 7, b. 1724, June 7. Lydia. b. 1726, June 8; in. 1750, Sept. 4, Eliseus Barron, of Dracut. Mary, b. 1728, Sept. 12. Hannah, b. 1738-9. Feb. 25.
5. Henry, son of Henry, 3, b. 1705, Nov. 4; m. 1731, Oct. 21, Mary Geary, of Stoneham. He removed to Groton after 1737. Ch. Jonathan, b. 1732-3. Molly, b. 1734, Dec. 26. Henry, 8, b. 1737, July 1. John, b. 1739, Oct. 2. Thomas, b. 1741, Oct. 20.
6. Henry, son of Henry. 4, b. 1717, April 24; m. 1743, Nov. 29, Mary Abbott, dau. of Dea. Joshua, 1. She d. 1800. Ch. John, b. 1744, Nov. 9; d. 1750, April 20. Elizabeth, b. 1746, Oct. 3. Henry, b. 1748, Oct. 7. Mary, b. 1750, Aug. 24; m. 1771, May 15, Samuel Hazeltine, of Tewksbury. Alice, b. 1756, Sept. 8.
7. Simeon, son of Henry, 4, b. 1724, June 7; m. 1754, Dec. 10, Mary Parker, dau. of Benjamin, 8. Ch. Mary, b. 1761, Nov. 24; m. 1781, Oct. 4, Joseph Spalding. Prob. Simeon, whose son or gr .- son Simeon m. about 1820. Lucretia Snow, and had 11 ch. in Lowell.
8. Henry, son of Henry, 5, b. 1737, July 1; m. 1774, Feb. 24, Elizabeth Stearns, dau. of Samuel, 10. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1775, June 11; d. 1777, Nov. 28. John, b. 1778, Feb. 1; in. 1799, April 25, Mary Safford, of Ipswich. Henry, b. 1781, Dec. 11. Aaron, b. 1782, Aug. 31. Elizabeth, b. 1784, June 23.
9. Hannah m. 1827. Jan. 25. Samuel Carrell.
JOHNSON. 1. Josiah, prob. son of Josiah, of Woburn, and the same whose will is dated Woburn, 1783; m. Elizabeth - Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1733, Feb. 19. Sarah, b. 1734, Nov. 10; m. Samuel S. Haywood, 2. Josiah, b. 1736, Sept. 13. Ezra, b. 1738, April 26. Susanna, b. 1741, July 16; m. William Shed, 17. David, b. 1743, Aug. 7. William, b. 1745, Oct. 12; d. 1748, Sept. 25. William. b. 1749, Jan. 4; m. 1767. March 10, Abigail Richardson, dau. of Jonathan, 12. Hannah, b. 1751, Sept. 13. Rhoda, b. 1754, Sept. 18.
2. Seth m. Mary - Ch. Jess, b. 1756, March 16.
3. Seth m. Lydia. Ch. Joseph, b. 1814, Aug. 21. Samuel, b. 1816, April 15; d. June 4. Abigail Brooks, b. 1817, Aug. 22; m. 1838, July 8, George A. Fletcher, of Michigan ; d. 1840. Francis Henry, b. 1819, Aug. 31. Lydia Maria, b. 1821, Nov. 1; m. 1843, June 22, William H. Rand, of Medford. Stephen, b. 1826, Feb. 17; d. May 15.
4. Solon L. m. 1834, Jan. 5, Louisa Rowell.
JONES. 1. Joseph m. 1774, March 3, Sarah French, dau. of Samuel, 15. Ch. Joseph, b. 1774, Dec. 16. Samuel, b. 1776, Sept. 6. Sarah, b. 1778, July 15. Lucy, b. 1781, Jan. 6. Isaac, b. 1783, Jan. 7; d. Aug. 27.
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Polly, b. 1784, June 8. Cyrus, (or Silas, "Record of Baptisms," prob. correct,) b. 1788, July 22. Nancy, b. 1790, Nov. 30.
2. Anthony, b. in Sudbury, 1811, March 3; m. Nancy Richardson. dau. of John, 29. She d. 1838, Aug. 5, and he m. Judith Stearns, dau. of Nathaniel, 19. He lives at the corner. Ch. John Anthony, b. 1837. May 12; m. Clarissa Stearns, dau. of Charles, 22, and lives in Bolton. Albert Haines, 3, b. 1841, Oct. 27. Nellie Maria. b. 1851, Nov. 15; m. 1872, Sept. 26, Frederic Cyrus Bemis, of Cleveland, Ohio.
3. Albert Haines, son of Anthony, 1, b. 1841, Oct. 27; m. Elizabeth Rice Kimball, of Hillsboro, N. II .; d. 1873, Oct. 13. Ch. Alberto Howard, b. 1868. Oct. 13.
JUDKINS. 1. Benjamin L., b. in Dembury, N. H., 1797, Sept. 17; m. 1827, Jan. 1, Elizabeth Hill, dau. of Peter, 26. He lived on the original " Ralph Hill" place; d. 1875, Aug. 28. Ch. Henry Benjamin, 2, b. 1827. Nov. 6. Edward Hill, b. 1833, Dec. 20. He is in business in Boston, and has changed his name, by authority in 1872, to Edward Judkins Hill.
2. Henry Benjamin, son of preceeding, b. 1827, Nov. 6; student, D. C., in Class of 1845; lives on the Carlisle road, beyond Winning's pond ; m. 1853. Nov. 19, Harriet Fowler, of Southwick. Ch. Edward Foster, b. 1854, July 30; m. 1879, Dec. 8, Fanny Mary Talbot, of Texas, niece of Hon. Thomas Talbot. She was Assistant Principal of the Howe school, 1877-9. He is in business in Missouri. Putnam Rensselaer, b. 1856, Feb. 28.
KEMP. 1. Samuel, was a kinsman of Edward, of Chelmsford. He received in 1658, a grant of a "five acre lot, or halfe a single share," "seventy acres of land. be it more or lesse, lying on loes plaine, loese meadow being contained within it, and is part of the number, but it is reckoned to him as three acres of meadow land; this land is bounded by ye comons, west; by ye churches farm, on ye south; and ye highway which parts Jacob Browne, and him, north." The road to the Dea. Edmand's place, known, anciently, as Marshall's lane, was near, if not the same, with this north bound of Kemp's lot. He remained here only until 1668, and then sold to Thomas Ross, removing to Groton. He m. 1662, May 23, Sarah Foster. Ch. Samuel. b. 1662-3, Feb. 23, who lived in Groton, and his children after him. Abigail, b. 1664-5, March 27, and b. in Groton. Jonathan, 2, b. 1668, April 6. Mehittabel, b. 1673, Jan. 4. Bethiah, b. 1683, July 9.
2. Jonathan, prob. son of Samuel, 1, m. Mary - -. 'The name disappears in 1753, from the tax-list, as does his son Jonathan. Ch. b. in Groton : Joseph, 3, b. 1699, Sept. 10. Mary, b. 1702, May 27. Prob. in some other town: John, 4, and Josiah, 5, and in Billerica : Mary, b. 1719, Dec. 11. Sarah, b. 1721, July 8; m. Nathaniel Ranger. Jonathan.
3. Joseph, son of Jonathan, 2, b. 1699. Sept. 10; m. Elizabeth His name disappears from tax-list, 1755. Ch. Jason, 6, b. 1725, Nov. 11. Joseph, b. 1727, June 20. Benjamin, b. 1731, June 20. Sampson, b. 1733, Aug. 29. Jacob, b. 1735, Aug. 12. David, b. 1739, June 26. Oliver, b. 1744, Sept. 9.
4. John, prob. son of Jonathan. 2, m. 1735. Dee. 5, Susanna Gillson. Ch. Rachel, b. 1736-7. March 2; d. 1739, Nov. 19. John, b. 1743, May 23. Ebenezer. b. 1744-5, Feb. Thankful, b. 1748, Jan. G.
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