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He m. 1836, Nov. 28, Mira Ann, dau. of John and Eliza (Follansbee) Bigelow, of Framingham. Ch. Paul Ford, b. 1838, Feb. 19; captain in the late war. James Dwight, b. 1840, Nov. 2; d. 1861, April 4. Charles Pinckney Holbrook, b. 1842, Sept. 7; grad. W. C., 1862; ordained pastor of Central church. Chelsea, 1874, June 24. Emily Georgianna, b. 1844, Nov. 30; m. Dr. Charles H. Gerrish, of Exeter. William Walton, b. 1848, Jan. 28; grad. Andover Theo. Sem .. special course, 1877, and is a minister in Chicago. Florence Nightingale, b. 1857. March 12.
NEEDHAM. 1. John, prob. son of John. of Boston, m. 1702-3, Feb. 26, Mary Jefts, dau. of Henry, 3. He lived south-west of the village; d. 1742-3. Feb. 24, aged 68; she d. 1769, Feb. 17. Ch. John, b. 1705,
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Oct. 28; d. Dec. 22. Mary. b. 1711-2, Feb. 5; m. 1729, Oct. 30, John Jaquith, of Woburn. William, 2, b. 1713, July 14. John. b. 1717-8. Jan. 26; lived in Tewksbury ; m. 1742, Jan. 21, Prudence Stearns, dau. of Samuel, 6. She d. 1781, Dec. 29; he d. 1800, Feb. 15. They had ch. John; Mary; Prudence; Elizabeth m. Joseph Jaquith, 6; Stearns; Abigail; Rachel; Azubah. Benjamin, 3, b. 1720, Oct. 2.
2. William. son of John, 1, b. 1713. July 14; m. 1738-9, Feb. 19. Mehittabel Blanchard. Ch. Mehittabel. b. 1739. Dec. 3. William, b. 1741. Sept. 4; d. 1758, Sept. 27. John, 4, b. 1742-3, March 22. Mary, b. 1744, Dec. 28. Isque. b. 1746, Oct. 16. Hannah, b. 1748. Feb. 25. Nathaniel, b. 1751. Jan. 31. Amasa, b. 1753, Oct. 4; d. 1756, Nov. 3. Asahel, b. 1756, March 11. Rhoda, b. 1758, April 11; d. May 17:
3. Benjamin, son of JJohn, 1, b. 1720, Oct. 2; m. 1752, Jan. 9, Rebecca Jaquith, dau. of Abraham, 1. He d. 1770, Nov. 8; she d. 1787. March 1. Ch. Rebecca, b. and d. 1752, Dec. 14. Rebecca, b. 1754, Jan. 7; m. Joseph Shed, 20. Benjamin, 5, b. 1756, April 5. Sarah, b. 1758. . Feb. 7; d. March 26. Hannah, b. 1759, Aug. 19; m. 1786, Feb. 26, William Kendall, of Leominster. Sarah. b. 1762, May 12; m. Amos Sheldon, of Fitchburg. Joshua, b. 1765, March 9. Samuel, b. 1767, Feb. 7. Asa. 6, b. 1769, May 19.
4. John, son of William, 2, b. 1742-3, March 22; m. 1768, March 3, Phebe Shattuck. of Dracut. Ch. Phebe. b. 1768. Dec. 19. John. b. 1770. Sept. 30. William, b. 1772, Dec. 4. Dolly, b. 1775, May 1; d. May 25. Darid. b. 1777. May 12; d. 1778. Sept. 6. Lydia, b. 1779. Oct. 3. Ternom. b. 1782, Nov. 18.
5. Benjamin, son of Benjamin. 3, b. 1756. April 5; m. 1775. June 15. Mary Dows. dau. of Benjamin. 2. Ch. Molly. b. 1776. Jan. 27 ; d. June 15. Porte. b. 1777. April 4. Benjamin. b. 1779, March 11; m. 1798. Sept. 12. Alice Trull, dau. of Samuel. S. Molly, b. 1781, June 11; d. 1782, Jan. 19. Isaac, b. 1782, Dec. 17. Anna, b. 1784, Oct. 28. Nabby, b. 1786, Sept. 8. Hannah, b. 1788, Sept. 13. Lucy, bap. 1792. Aug. 26 ..
6. Asa, son of Benjamin, 3, b. 1769, May 19; m. 1790, June 29, Mary Easte, dau. of Benjamin, 2. He d. 1822, April 29, and she m. 1826, July 27. Isaac Whiting. 13. Ch. Samuel, b. 1790. Aug. 29; m. Fanny Peabody, and lived in Andover. Benjamin. b. 1792, Oct. 11; was a blacksmith in Frye village. Andover. Caleb. b. 1794, Nov. 14; d. 1800. May. Amos, b. 1796. Nov. 7; d. 1876, Nov. 1. Mary. b. 1799, Feb. 2; m. 1828, June 12, Jedidiah Burtt, of West Andover. Ebenezer. b. 1801, June 28; m. Sally Wright. of Westford, and lived in North Andover. Abigail, b. 1803. Dec. 10; m. 1828, Nov. 6, Amos Peabody, of Middleton, and 1844, May, George Lyman. Caleb. b. 1808, Dec. 13; d. March.
NEHEW, Mrs. Hannah, wife of Nicholas, d. 1734, Feb. 17, aged 86. NICKLES. 1. James, m. Margaret She d. 1763, Jan. 16, aged 54, and he m. Elenor - -. His name disappears from tax-list, 1776. Ile was among the Carlisle petitioners of 1757, and his sons James and Joseph were set off to that town. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1735, Oct. 20. Anna, b. 1737, July 25. James, 4, b. 1739, June 19. Robert, b. 1740, Dec. 17. Joseph, b. 1742, Oct. 23. John, 5, b. 1745, April 6. Margret, b. 1747, April 17. Hannah, b. 1752, March 4. Dorcas, b. 1764, Jan. 27. Rebecca, b. 1766, Jan. 17.
2. George m. Martha. Ch. Mary, b. 1742, Feb. 19. Sarah, b. 1744, March 28. George, b. 1746, Dec. 12. Samuel, b. 1748, March 12. John, b. 1751, April 11. Paul, b. 1753, July 10. [The Record of Baptism calls this child Margaret]. Martha, b. 1756, Oct. 10.
3. Robert m. Esther -. He was among the Carlisle petitioners of 1757, and his name disappears from tax-list, 1771. Ch. John, b. 1744. June 14. Sarah, bap. 1749, Oct. 15. Elizabeth, b. 1750, Oct. 16. Mary, b. 1753, June 12; m. 1791, Sept. 30, John Durrent, of Carlisle. Martha, b. 1758, Feb. 6.
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4. James, son of James. 1, b. 1739, June 19. Ch. bap .. Sarah and Bette, 1770. May 20. James, 1770, July 15. John and Job. 1772. Aug. 23. Job m. 1794, June 3, Polly Frost, dau. of Joshua, 14.
5. John. He may have been son of 1, 2 or 3; m. 1770, Nov. 15, Esther Hill, dau. of John, 14. Ch. John, b. 1771, Aug. 30. Stephen, b. 1773, Aug. 1.
6. William m. 1791, Oct. 17, Susanna Brown. Ch. Moses, b. 1792. Jan. 15. Susanna, b. 1794, July 16.
NIXON, Joseph, m. 1774, Feb. 15, Phebe Hardy. Ch. Daniel, b. 1775, May 16.
NORTON, Jacob, Rev., son of Samuel. b. in Abington, 1764. Feb. 12; grad. H. C., 1786; ord., Weymouth, 1787. Oct. 10; dis. 1824. July 4. Soon removed to Billerica, and d. 1858, JJan. 7. the oldest living graduate of Harvard. He m. 1789. Feb. 11. Elizabeth Cranch, of Braintree. and 1813, May 2, Hannah Bowers, dau. of Josiah, 3, who d. 1842, March 26. The record of his eight children, all by his first wife, may be found in Bond's Watertown. p. 718. His dau. Elizabeth d. here. 1869. Oct. 11. and his youngest daughter Lucy And m. Thomas Eames, and is still living here. Palmer's Harvard Necrology, p. 161, gives a list of his publications, seven- teen in number, mostly connected with the Unitarian controversy.
NOYES. 1. Nicholas is on tax-list. 1755, and Isaac, 1756.
2. Francis Vergnies, M. D., son of Dr. Nathan. b. in Newburyport, 1809, Sept. 22; grad. Harvard Medical College, 1831, and practised his profession in his native town, 1831-1844. Resided in New York and Illinois. Came to Billerica, 1871, Dec., and lives west of Bare hill, on the Lexington road. Married 1836. July. Elizabeth J. Porter. She d. 1852. July, and he m. 1857, Dec. 1, Sarah Elizabeth Plumer, dau. of George, of Epping, N. H. Ch. Ellen Maria. b. 1837, July ; m. Francis V. Balch, of Boston. Catherine Porter. b. 1839. Feb.
OKELL, Hannah, m. 1816. June 12, JJoseph Alexander.
ORDWAY, Daniel, m. 1771, Nov. 28, Deborah Lovejoy.
ORNE, Josiah, of Salem. m. 1778. Aug. 2. Nancy White. Rebecca m. 1809. Nov. 28. Richard 'T. Harris. of Charlestown.
OSBAN, Thomas. Living with Timothy Brooks, is 'warned.' 1676. Nov. 17. and in 1683, his taxes were not paid. Abigail m. 1678. July 18. Isaac Fox
OSGOOD. 1. Christopher, was b. in Andover, 1675. June 28. IIis father, Christopher, was b. in Ipswich, 1643; the son of Christopher, who came to America in 1633; his brothers, John and William, soon after. settling in Andover and Salisbury. They were from Andover. in Hampshire, England. Mr. Osgood received from Billerica, as elsewhere stated, a grant of the mill privilege at North Billerica, 1708, Oct. 4, and built the grist mill there. All subsequent proprietors derive title from this grant. He m. 1711, June 1, (The Charlestown Record says August.) Mary Keyes, of Chelmsford. She d. 1715. Dee. 13, and he m. Elizabeth Danforth. dau: of Jonathan, 2. Ile d. 1739. Sept. 11. She d. 1766, Jan. 11. Ch. Christopher, 2, b. 1712, July 21. Phinehas, 3, b. 1714. June 20. Joseph, b. 1715, Dec. 4; d. Dec. 9. Elizabeth. b. 1718. June 13; d. July 5. Joseph, 4, b. 1719, July 10. Benjamin, b. 1721, May 25; taken prisoner by the Indians, near Fort Dummer, as elsewhere related. 1747. June 16; redeemed via. Louisburg, Oct. 6. but died soon after from the effect of the hardship and cruelties he had suffered. His bro. David was executor of his will. 1748. March 13. Darid. 5, b. 1724. June 3. Elizabeth, b. 1725-6. Jan. 22; d. 1748. Jonathan. b. 1727. Aug. 24; d. 1729. May 15.
2. Christopher, son of Christopher, 1, b. 1712. July 21: m. 1735-6. Jan. 1. Sarah Abbot, dau. of Dea. Joshua. 1. He d. 1748. Aug. 26. Ch. Sarah. b. 1738, May 28; m. William Whitwell. Mary, b. 1740. Aug. 31. Christopher. b. 1743. April 12. Rebeckah. b. 1746. June 11 ; d. 1749, Oct. 22. John, b. 1748, April 24; d. 1749, Oct. 17.
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3. Phinehas, son of Christopher, 1, b. 1714, June 20; m. 1738-9, Feb. 6, Hannah Abbot, dau. of Dea. Joshua. 1. She d. 1753, Jan. 11, and he d. 1756, June 3. Ch. Hannah, b. 1743, Sept. 24; m. - Williams. Phinehas, 7, b. 1752, Nov. 25.
4. Joseph, son of Christopher, 1, b. 1719, July 10; m. Sarah - His name disappears from tax-list. 1782. Ch. Sarah, b. 1749-50, Jan. 31; m. 1769, Feb. 23, Joseph Warren, of Chelmsford. Joseph, b. 1751, Aug. 26; mn. 1778, May 26, Rebecca Shed, dau. of Daniel, 12. Benjamin, b. 1756, May 6. Christopher, b. 1766, Oct. 31.
5. David, son of Christopher, 1, b. 1724, June 3; m. Hannah Davis. She d. 1747-8, Feb. 15. and he m. 1748. Nov. 15, Sarah Danforth, dau. of Samuel, 6. He d. 1768. Feb. 2; was an innkeeper. She d. 1773, Jan. 16. Ch. David. b. 1747-8. Feb. 6; d. Feb. 7. Elizabeth, b. 1749, Feb. 14; m. Elijah Danforth, 11. Hannah, b. 1752, June 19; d. 1773, Jan. 16. Surah, b. 1754, Jan. 25. Duvid, b. 1756, July 20; m. Ruth Badger, and lived in Amherst, N. H .; had 6 children; d. 1827. Dolley, b. 1758, Aug. 6. Phinehas, b. 1760, July 16; m. Hannah Davis, of Concord; d. 1813. Molly, b. 1764, Jan. 26; d. Dec. 21.
6. Stephen, son of Stephen, of Andover, b. 1709, Aug. 18; m. 1730, March 4, Dorcas Ballard. He lived in Tewksbury; d. 1772, March 24. Ch. Dorcas, b. 1731-2. Jan. 29; m. Joseph Davis; d. 1754, Jan. 31. Hannah, b. 1734-5, Feb. 10. Mary, b. 1736, Dec. 29. Rebecca, b. 1739, Oct. 5. Stephen, b. 1741, Sept, 30. Lydia, b. 1744. March 27. Anne, b. 1746, April 22; d. 1748, Oct. 5. Joseph, b. 1748, Sept. 23; d. Oct. 17. Anne, b. 1749, Nov. 5. Joseph, b. 1752, Oct. 18. Peter, b. 1756, Jan. 13.
7. Phinehas, son of Phinehas. 3, b. 1752, Nov. 25; m. 1784, April 20, Hannah Davis, of Concord. Ch. Hannah, b. 1784, Nov. 14; m. - Williams, of Boston. David, b. 1785, Nov. 28; m. Hannah Dulgar. Ann, b. 1788, Oct. 13. Sarah, b. 1791, Nov. 7; m. William Whitwell, of Boston. Samuel, b. 1793; m. Charlotte Brown. Maria, b. 1795, May 4; m. Aaron Smith. Ambrose, b. 1798, June 25.
8. Samuel, son of Joseph and Polly (Jewett.) was b. in Nelson, N. H., 1825, March 4. He lives by the old cemetery, at the corner ; m. 1851, Jan. 1, Mrs. Lydia (Giles) Cutler, of Lincoln. Ch. Charles F., b. 1858, April 6; d. 1864. Aug. 24. Edwin Augustus, b. 1841, Aug. 29; a soldier in the War. George Alfred, b. 1843, Aug. 5. The two latter, sons of Mrs. Osgood by her prior marriage, are adopted members of Mr. Osgood's family.
PAGE. 1. Nathaniel. [Paige was a frequent early spelling, still commonly used by some branches of the family]. He was in Roxbury, 1686. The only clue to his English origin is the supposition that he was brother of Nicholas, of Boston. 1665, who came from Plymouth, England. Gov. Joseph Dudley appointed him Marshall of Suffolk county. He bought land of George Grimes, and settled in Billerica about 1688. His place was near the Shawshin, in Bedford. His wife was Joanna. He "dyed at Boston, 12-02-92." Ch. Nathaniel, 2, b. about 1679. Elizabeth, - m. John Simpkins, of Boston. Sarah - m. Samuel Hill, 10. James, bap. 1686, Nov. 28; d. 1687, July 31. Christopher, 3, b. 1690-1. Feb. 6. 2. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel. 1, b. about 1679; m. 1701, Nov. 6, Susanna Lane, dau. of Col. John, 2. She d. 1746. Sept. 2, and he m. 1748, June 23, Mary Grimes. He d. 1755, March 2, aged 75. Ch. Nathaniel, 4, b. 1702. Sept. 4. John, 5, b. 1704, Oet. 11. Christopher, 6, b. 1707, July 16. Susanna, b. 1711, April 29; m. Samuel Bridge, of Lexington; d. 1735. Joanna, b. 1714. Oct. 29; m. Josiah Fassett. (see 3).
3. Christopher, son of Nathaniel, 1, b. 1690-1, Feb. 6; m. Joanna -. She d. 1719, Oct. 27, and he m. 1720, May 23, Elizabeth Reed, dau. of Dea. George, of Woburn. He d. in Hardwick, Mass., 1774, March 10, and his widow, 1786, aged 86. Ch. Joanna, b. 1717, Aug. 10; m. Benjamin Farley, (see 8). Christopher, b. 1721. June 11; m. 1738, Rebecca Haskell; d. 1772. Dec. 3. William, b. 1723. May 2; m. 1743-4, Mercy Aiken ; d. 1790,
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Feb. 14; she d. 1823, Feb. 19, aged 102. Rev. Christopher Paige, of New Hampshire. D. C., 1784, was his son. George, b. 1725. June 17; m. 1752. June 4, Rosilla Whitcomb; d. 1781, May 8. Timothy, b. 1727, May 24; m. 1754, Oct. 24, Mary Foster, of Rochester. He. d. 1791, Aug. 26, and she d. 1825, July 21, aged 93. His son Timothy. b. 1757, Feb. 16; d. 1821, Oct. 29 ; was the father of Rev. Lucius R. Paige, the historian. of Cambridge. Rev. Reed Paige, D. C., 1786; pastor of Hancock. N. H .. from 1791, to death. in 1816, was another son. Jonas. b. 1729, Sept. 19. Elizabeth, b. 1731. Oct. 3. Lucy. b. 1733-4. Feb. 22; m. Seth Lincoln, of Western. And b. in Hardwick : Nathaniel, b. 1736, May 12; d. 1816. Jan. 6. John. b. 1738, July 6; d. 1811, April 14; father of Rev. Winslow Paige. a Presbyterian minister, who d. at Broome, N. Y., 1838, March 15, aged 73. Elizabeth. b. 1743. June 7; m. Solomon Green. of Leicester. Rev. Archelaus Green, a Universalist minister who d. at Virgil, N. Y., 1843, Dee. 25, aged 73, was a son.
4. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, 2, b. 1702, Sept.4; m. Hannah She d. 1763, Sept. 7; he d. 1779, April 6. Ch. Thomas, b. 1733, May 5. Hannah. b. 1736, May 15; m. Jonas French. 20. William. b. 1737-8, Feb. 19; d. 1812, Feb. 10. David, b. 1740. April 4. Susanna, b. 1742, Jan. 22; d. 1772, Jan. 26. Abigail, b. 1745, Sept. 5.
5. John, son of Nathaniel. 2, b. 1704. Oet. 11: m. Rebecca Wheeler. of Concord. She d. 1755. July 12, aged 43, and he m. 1756, Jan. 15. Amittai Fasset, widow of Joseph, of Lexington. She d. 1771. Dec 25. and he m. 1773, June 3, Rachel Fitch, widow of Joseph. 2. He d. 1782. Feb. 18. She d. 1801. Jan. 16, aged 88. Ch. John. b. 1733, Sept. 2; settled in Hardwick: d. 1789, Oet. 31, leaving a numerous posterity. James, b. 1735, May 12; d. in Hardwick, 1817. Jan. 18. Ebenezer, b. 1737. June 3; had 11 children; d. in Bedford, 1784. June 9. Susanna. b. 1739. Oct. 21 ; d. 1750, Feb. 26. Timothy. b. 1741, June 11; killed in battle at White Plains, 1776. Oct. 25. Nathaniel. b. 1742, June 20; d. in Bedford. 1815. July 31. Most of the present family in Bedford come from him. one dau. Mrs. Ruhamah Lane, still living, aged 91. Rebecca, b. 1743. Aug. 23; m. Solomon Cutler, and lived in Rindge, N. H. Mary, b. 1745, July 5; d. Oct. 13. Joanna. b. 1746. June 15; m. Samuel Reed. of Woburn. Sarah, b. 1747, June 8; m. Josiah Beard, 14. Elizabeth. b. 1748, Aug. 3; m. Micah Reed, of Woburn. Susanna. b. 1750. June 12; m. Amos Haggitt, of Concord. Samuel, b. 1751, Aug. 1; lived in Rindge. Mary. b. 1753, Oct. 9; d. Oct. 21.
6. Christopher, son of Nathaniel, 2, b. 1707. July 16; m. 1742, Feb. 2, Susanna Webber, of Medford. He d. 1786, Nov. 11, and she d. 1792, July 20, aged 82. Ch. Christopher, b. 1743, Oct. 29. Susanna, b. 1745, May 17; d. 1746. Sept. 8. Mary, b. 1746-7. Feb. 20. Job, b. 1748, May 31. Susanna, b. 1750, April 7; d. 1754, March 28. Lucy, b. 1752, March 26; d. 1754, March 26.
- 7. Arza, son of John, of Bedford, m. 1832, June 11, Elizabeth T. Currier, of Warner, N. H. He d. 1868. Feb. 18, and she m. Franklin Robinson. Ch. Joseph Merriam, b. 1832, Nov. 23; m. and lives in Texas. Hannette C., b. 1835, Sept. 18; m. John Holden, of Dracut. Mary Francis. b. 1838, July 29; m. Dr. Albert Thorndike, of Stockton, Cal. Angelia Streeter, b. 1841, Feb. 2; d. 1842, April 28. Georgiana Bryant. b. 1843, Feb. 22; m. Jackson Wright, 5. Elizabeth Augusta, b. 1845, March 8; m. Dr. William E. Spencer, of Placerville, Cal. Ella Maria Kimball, b. 1849, Aug. 28; m. Winslow Hall, of San Francisco.
8. Ambrose French, son of Ebenezer, b. in Salem, N. H., 1807, Sept. 18; m. 1843. Jan. 26, Sarah H. Manning, dau. of Theophilus. 15. Ch. Ann Mary. b. 1848. March 20; Assistant Principal of the Howe school, 1871-5; m. 1877, Jan. 31, Lemuel Webster Hall, of Lowell.
9. James, bro. of preceding ; b. in Tewksbury, 1815. Aug. 3 ; m. 1858, Feb. 21, Rebecca J. Driver. Ch. Anna Jane, b. 1859, April 29. Huttie Ella b. 1866, April 9. Martha Ella, b. 1871, Aug. 6.
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PARKER. A group of five Parkers appear in the early settlement of this vicinity. Abraham; Jacob; James, 2; John. 1, and Joseph, 3. That they were all brothers is not certain, but probable. Abraham, Jacob and John were brothers, and James. then of Groton. was adminis- trator of Abraham's estate, as a brother might naturally be. and these two first appear in Woburn together. Abraham and Jacob lived and died in Chelmsford.
1. John. John deserves to be recognized among the foremost in the settlement of this town. He leased and lived upon the large farm belong- ing to the church in Cambridge. north of the Woburn road, on both sides Shawshin river. He was the first town clerk and the first collector of taxes; was the agent of the town in locating and disposing of the two large grants, one of 8000 acres sold to Brenton, and the proceeds used to extinguish Cambridge titles, and the other of 4000 acres, used variously for the town's benefit. He built the first meeting-house, and whatever the town had to do. Mr. Parker was very likely to do it. It is not known whence he came. or when he arrived in America. His wife was the widow of John Poulter, who was of Raleigh, in Essex, not far from Billericay. The wife of Jonathan Danforth was her daughter, but Mr. Parker had no children. He and Danforth call each other father-in-law and son-in-law, (Grants, p. 11, No. 3). He d. 1667, June 14, and if born in 1600, he was four years older than his wife. She m. 1674,. April 16, Thomas Chamberlain, sen., of Chelmsford, and d. there, 1692-3, Feb. 8, aged 88. Mr. Parker's extensive enterprises left his estate insolvent, his creditors receiving 15 shillings and 6 pence per pound.
2. James was one of the three original purchasers of the "Dudley farm," and the only one who settled in town; he soon removed to Chelmsford. in 1658, selling his right here to Golden More; but in 1660. he joined the Groton settlement and was there, first selectman and leading citizen, dying 1701. aged 83. While in Billerica. he was agent for the heirs of the . Winthrop' farm, and a letter written by him in 1654, in relation to it, is found in the " Winthrop papers" and quoted elsewhere.
3. Joseph had a township grant where the Baptist church stands. It was sold to George Willice and soon again to Daniel Shed. Mr. Parker settled in Chelmsford ; afterwards in Groton, and was apparently one of the Dunstable petitioners in 1673.
4. Robert, of Cambridge, was one of the sub-purchasers of the Dudley farm, and had also a grant, afterwards exchanged. on the township. He never lived in town, but his oldest son, Benjamin, 5, lived here.
5. Benjamin, son of Robert. 4, b. 1636. June, was here in 1660. Besides his . township' and . farm' lots. he had a grant. south of Bare hill, where his house stood, west of the old Woburn road, as it ran over the top of the hill. He m. 1661, April 18, Sarah Hartwell, dau. of William, of Concord. He d. 1671-2, Jan. 17; she d. 1674. July 8. Ch. Benjamin, 6, b. 1662, June 29. John, b. 1663, Dec. 3, and d. Dec. 8. Samuel, b. 1664, Nov. 9; d. John. 7, b. 1667-8, March 17. Samuel, b. 1670. Sept. 26; d. Dec. 1.
6. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, 5, b. 1662, June 29; m. 1684, Oct. 11, Mary Trull, dau. of John, 1. She d. 1694, Sept. 15, and he m. 1697, Nov. 10, Abigail French, dau. of John, 2. She d. 1722-3, March 13, and he m. 1726. Nov. 23. Mary Poodney, of Woburn. He d. 1733, Dec. 23. Ch. Mary, b. 1685-6, Jan. 26; m. 1705, Dec. 3, Phillip Priest, of Concord. Sarah. b. 1687, Dec. 2. Benjamin, 8, b. 1689, Oct. 26. Abigatl, b. 1698, Sept. 11; in. John Marshall, 3. John, 9, b. 1700. Dec. 17. Hannah. b. 1702-3, Jan. 26; m. - Frost. Bethiah, b. 1705, Sept. 17; m. Richard Snow, 1. :
7. John, son of Benjamin, 5, b. 1667-8, March 17; m. 1696, Dec. 13, Abigail Whittaker, dau. of John. He d. 1698-9, JJan. 1, and she m. Simon Crosby, 2. Ch. John, 10, b. 1698, May 14.
8. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, 6, b. 1689, Oct. 26; m. 1711, Oct. 22, Lydia Chamberlain, dau. of John. 2. His name disappears from tax-list.
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1735. Ch. Lydia. b. 1712, March 12. Benjamin, 11, b. 1720. Sept. 17. Sarah, b. 1724, May 12. Mary, b. 1726, Oct. 12; m. Simeon Jefts, 7. Robert, b. 1730, July 13.
9. John, son of Benjamin, 6, b. 1700, Dec. 17; m. Mary Crosby, dau. of Nathan. 4. She d. 1764, Dec. 1. His will is dated 1747, May 29, and entered 1748, March 20; mentions wife Mary and sisters Abigail Marshall, Hannah Frost and Bethiah Snow. The children must have died. Ch. John and Mary, twins, b. 1745, March 30.
10. John, son of John, 7, b. 1698. May 14; m. Sarah Ch. Samuel, 12, b. 1722, Dec. 10. Probably Stephen, who d. 1748, Nov. 4. aged 24, and David, 13.
11. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, 8, b. 1720, Sept. 17; m. 1742, June. Mary Corey, prob. dau. of Jacob. Ch. Leci, 15, b. 1743, Sept. 14. David. b. 1745. June 3; m. 1764, Oct. 4. Phebe Swallow. of Chelmsford. Nathaniel, 16, b. 1746, March 23. Mary, b. 1748. Jan. 25. Lydia. b. 1750. Jan. 28; m. 1770. May 29, Timothy Wetherbee, of Pepperell. Ruth. b. 1752. July 3; m. Ebenezer Lewis, (see 2). John, b. 1754, Jan. 15. William. b. 1757, May 31.
12. Samuel, son of John, 10, b. 1722, Dec. 10; m. Anne Tarbell, dau. of John, 1. He d. 1752, Nov. 21, and she m. Nathan Crosby. 12. Ch. Samuel. b. 1743-4, Feb. 9. Anne, b. 1745. Feb. 7. Ruth. b. 1747-8. Feb. 27. John and Jonathan, b. 1750. Aug. 15. Rebecca, b. 1752, May 16; m. Nathaniel Cowdry, of Westford, father of Joseph, 2.
13. David, prob. son of John. 10, perhaps bro. of John, 14, m. Alice Thompson, dau. of Benjamin, 2. She d. 1768. Aug. 1. Ch. Alice, b. 1758, Aug. 3. David.b. 1761, Feb. 13. Peleg, bap. 1763, April 10; d. 1768. Oct. 11. Rachel, bap. 1766, Nov. 30; d. 1768, July 3.
14. John, was from Bradford; son of Daniel; b. 1720. He was a tanner and lived south of the common. During the Revolution, his business was very prosperous. He m. 1751. Abigail Kidder, dau. of Enoch, 9. She d. 1777, Aug. 17. He d. 1803, May 5, aged 83. Ch. Abigail b. 1751, Dec. 1. Sarah. b. 1753, Dec. 9; m. Samuel Hill, 27. John, 17, b. 1756, May 9. Anne, b. 1758, Sept. 10; d. 1760, Feb. 27. Stephen, 18, b. 1760, Dec. 1. Anne, b. 1762, Aug. 12; m. 1791, Nov. 17. Thomas Stone. of "Packston." She m. 2d, - Pritchard; d. 1854. Nov. 29. Martha.
b. 1765, March 16; d. Nov. 17. Daniel, b. 1766. Oct. 3; m. 1797. Feb. 17 or 19, Ruth Hunt. dau. of Reuben, of Concord: was a tanner in Charlestown. where he d. 1803, Feb., leaving ch. Ruth, John and Thomas Stone, who lived in Hartford. Conn., a silk-dyer. Elizabeth, h. 1769, Oct. 5 ; m. James Breed. Samuel. 19, b. 1772, May 25.
15. Levi, son of Benjamin, 11, b. 1743, Sept. 14; m. 1766. Jan. 14. Sarah Blodgett, of Lexington; lived in Carlisle. Ch. Molly, b. 1772. June 2. William, b. 1774, Aug. 22. Sibbel, b. 1776, June 16. Lydia, b. 1779. Feb. 24.
16. Nathaniel, son of Benjamin, 11, b. 1746, March 23; m. 1771. May 9, Eleanor Robbins, of Chelmsford. He d. in Carlisle, about 1803. when a guardian was appointed for his minor ch., John and Sarah. Ch. Lucy, b. 1772, March 7. Nathaniel, b. 1773, Oct. 18. Ephraim. b. 1776. June 21. Eleanor. bap. 1778, May 10. Probably Jonas.
17. John, son of John, 14, b. 1756, May 9; m. 1778. Dec. 30, Mary Shattuck. She d. 1794, Dec. 1. and he m. 1795. Dec. 27. Susanna Minot, dau. of Timothy, of Concord. He d. 1832. March 14. She d. 1841, Oct. 15. aged 76. Ch. John. b. 1780, May 12; d. 1792, Aug. 17. b. 1782, Aug. 26. Mary d. 1783. May 15. Henry, 20, b. 1784, Aug. 28. Mary and Anna. David, 21, b. 1786, May 16. Frederic Augustus, 22, b. 1789, Dec. 21. Maria, b. 1797. Oct. 10; m. Marshall Preston. John Minot and Susanna Mirick, bap. 1802. Sept. 5. George. b. 1805. March 21 ; lives in Rockford, Ill.
18. Stephen, son of John. 14, b. 1760, Dec. 1; m. 1790, Jan. 30, Mary Duren, dau. of Reuben, 12. She d. 1801, Oet. 11, and he m. Sibbel Parker, dau. of Ephraim, of Dracut. He d. 1829. Oct. 8. and she d. 1847. June 26.
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aged 80. Ch. Mary, b. 1793, May 11; m. 1820. Nov. 19, Rev. Rodney Gove Dennis, who was b. in New Boston, N. H., 1791, April 17; grad. B. C., 1816, and Andover Theo. Sem., 1819; ordained. Topsfield, Mass., 1820, Oct. 4; dis. 1829, May 6; installed, Somers, Conn .. 1830, June 30; dis. 1839. June ; acting pastor, Fairfield, Conn., 1841-45; Hillsboro, N. H., 1857-59; without charge, Southboro. Mass., until death, 1865, Sept. 29. Stephen, b. 1795, Feb. 20; m. Caroline Jaquith; no ch. Sarah, b. 1796, Sept. 14; m. John Whitney, of Stow and West Cambridge ; no ch. Elizabeth b. 1800, April 5; m. 1819. Dee. 2. Samuel L. Annable. His dau. Sarah lives with Mrs. Osborn. John, bap. 1805, Feb. 24; d. young. Daniel, 23, b. 1806, Oct. 28. Gardner. 24, b. 1808. Sept. 19. Clarissa, b. 1810, Dec. 11; m. William Rixey, of Virginia. He d. 1861, and she m. William Osborn, of Lynn, who d. in Billerica, 1872. Dec. 20. aged 79.
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