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10. John, son of Nathan, 6, b. 1699, Sept. 6; m. 1724, Sept. 6, Elizabeth Farley, dau. of Ebenezer, 5. Lieutenant Shed d. 1754, Jan. 3. Ch. John, b. 1725, May 3, and d. Dec. 7. Elizabeth, b 1726, Nov. 17. Rebecca, b. 1728-9, Feb. 17; m. 1757, March 13. David Burge, of Chelms- ford. John, 16, b. 1731-2, Jan. 27. Sarah, b. 1734, July 6, and d. July 23. Ebenezer, b. 1735-6, Jan. 3; m. 1758, May 30, Thankful Fletcher, of Chelmsford. Zaccheus, b. 1738, Oct. 28, and d. 1758, Oct. 23. Mary, b. 1741, June 19; m. 1761, May 21. Jonathan Gates, of Harvard.
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11. William, son of Nathan, 6, b. 1707, Aug. 28; m. 1733, Dec. 26, Mary Farmer, dau. of Edward, 3. He d. 1782, Feb. 27. Ch. William, 17, b. 1734, Sept. 19. Nathan, b. 1736, June 1. and d. 1756, May 24. Thomas, 18, b. 1738, June 10. Mary, b. 1743, July 4; m. 1763, Dec. 20, Abner Keyes, of Dunstable.
12. Daniel, son of Daniel, 7, b. 1713-4. Jan. 7; m. 1733-4, Jan. 8, Rebecca Farley, prob. dau. of George, 6. She d. childless, and he m. Abigail Patten, dau. of Kendall, 6. Ch. Abigail, b. 1739, Sept. 7; m. Reuben Lewis (see 2). Daniel, b. 1741, Dec. 5. Rebecca, b. 1744, March 27. and d. 1746, May 22. Joseph, b. 1746, July 15, and d. Reuben, 19, b. 1748, July 27; bap. May 29 (?). Joseph, 20, b. 1751, Oct. 13. Rebecca, b. 1754, May 13; m. Joseph Osgood (see 4). Alice, b. 1757, Sept. 2; m. 1782, Sept. 5, Daniel Twiss, of "Ipswich in New Hampshire."
13. Benjamin, son of Benjamin. 8, b. 1727, Dec. 17; m. Kezia - - He d. 1760, Dec. 19, and she m. David Stickney. 6. Ch. Benjamin, b. 1756. Dec. 13; d. 1762, Jan. 22. David, b. 1759, March 19. Kezia, b. 1760, May 25.
14. Samuel, son of Benjamin. 8, b. 1731-2, March 5; m. 1758. June 8, Hannah Jaquith, dau. of Abraham. 1. He d. 1768, Sept. 11, and she d. 1804, Dec. 28. Ch. Samuel, b. 1759, April 10, and d. Hannah, b. 1761, April 18; m. Edward Farmer, 13. Rebecca, b. 1763, June- 19. Rachel, b. 1765. June 26; d. 1845, Feb. 16. Samuel, b. 1768. Nov. 1.
15. Joseph, son of Benjamin, 8, b. 1740-1. Feb. 9; m. 1773, Jan. 7, Rebecca Needham, dau. of Benjamin, 3. Ch. Rebecca, b. 1773, Oct. 19; m. John Dandley, Alice, b. 1775, April 14. Benjamin, b. 1780, June 24. Dennis, b. 1783, July 6. John, b. 1789; d. 1845, Feb. 17.
16. John, son of John, 10, b. 1731-2, Jan. 27; m. 1755, Oct. 22, Martha Hosley, dau. of Thomas, 2. She d. 1797, Nov. 28, and he . d. Dec. 2. Ch. Martha, b. 1756. July 19; m. Timothy Davis. 5. Elizabeth, b. 1758, Feb. 25; m. Oliver Richardson, 22. John, 21, b. 1760. March 7. Lucy. b. 1762, March 6; d. 1781, April 10. Rhoda, b. 1764, Feb. 8; m. John Rogers, 13. Zaccheus, 22, b. 1766, Feb. 4,
17. William, son of William, 11, b. 1734, Sept. 19; m. 1763, Jan. 13, Susanna Johnson, dau. of Josiah. 1. She d. 1772, June 6, and he m. Elizabeth - -. Ch. Nathan, b. 1763, April 30. Nathaniel Hill, b. 1764, July 6. Molly, b. 1766, Nov. 3. William, b. 1768, Sept. 13. Benjamin, b. 1770, Oct. 12. Jacob Johnson and Samuel Eastman, b. 1777, Feb. 28. Betty, b. 1779, March 27.
18. Thomas, son of William, 11, b. 1738, June 10; m. 1764, Dec. 13, Hannah Wilson, dau. of Jacob, 4. Ch. Hannah, b. 1766. March 20; m. Benjamin Russell, 1. Sarah, b. 1767, Oct. 8; m. 1795, Dec. 24, Solomon Andrews, Carlisle. Prudence, b. 1769, Oct. 4; m. Thomas Spalding, 5. Thomas, b. 1775, Aug. 17; d. 1776, April 21.
19. Reuben, son of Daniel, 12, b. 1748. July 27; m. 1771, Feb. 12, Sibbel Bullard, of Weston. He d. 1781, April 30, and she m. Moses Carleton, 4. Ch. Daniel, b. 1771, June 26, and d 1775, Oct. 13. Alice, b. 1773, Dec. 2, and d. 1775, Oct. 2. Daniel, b. 1776, April 4. George, b. 1778, Feb. 28. Reubeu, b. 1780, Nov. 24.
20. Joseph, son of Daniel, 12, b. 1751, Oct. 13; m. 1778, Nov. 10, Mary Ruggles, dau. of Joseph, 3. Ch. Nabby. Molly, Sally, all bap. 1785, July 17.
21. John, son of John, 16, b. 1760, March 7; m. 1778, Dec. 24. Sarah Sprake, dau. of Nicholas, 3, and 1784. Nov. 24, Rachel Danforth, dau. of David, 17. Ch. Rachel, b. 1786, Jan. 24. Esther, bap. 1786, Nov. 26 (?). Martha, bap. 1788, June 3. Lucy, b. 1789, Nov. 23.
22. Zaccheus, son of John. 16, b. 1766, Feb. 4; m. Miriam Wright, of Bueksport, Me. Hle d. 1822, Sept. 27. Ch. Daniel, 23, b. 1786, July 15. Rhoda, b. 1788, April 28. Martha, b. 1790, March 23; m. Benjamin Foster, (see 13). Miriam, b. 1792, July 17. Zaccheus, 25, b. 1794, July 7. Zoa,
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b. 1796, Aug. 3; m. Noah Harrod. John, b. 1798, Aug. 9; m. 1821, June 5, Asenath Stearns. Lavina, b. 1800, Oct. 24; d. 1814, Sept. 16. Rufus, b. 1802, Oct. 26; m. and lived in Illinois. Louisa, b. 1804. Dec. 10; d. 1805, April 13. Gardner, b. 1807, March 9; d. June 22. William Gardner b. 1808, July 10; lived in N. H. Louisa, b. 1810, April 8, and d. 1814, Nov. 29.
23. Daniel, son of Zaccheus, 22, b. 1786, July 15; m. 1823, May 8, Martha Holden, dau. of William, of Woburn. She d. 1836, Jan. 31, aged 33, and he m. 1836, Dec .. Sarah Hayden, of Hollis. He d. 1868. April 23, in Hollis, and she d. 1876, March 28. Ch. Daniel, 26, b. 1824, Jan. 2. Albert. b. 1838, Jan. 29; lives in Nashua. Martha, b. 1841, May 24; d. in Hollis, 1854, Sept. 18.
24. Thomas, son of Jacob, of Tewksbury, b. 1786. Jan. 21; m. 1816, Dec. 29. Martha Baldwin. dau. of Naham. 16. She d. 1838, Oct. 16. and he d. 1873. Oct. 3. Ch. Martha, b. 1817, Dec. 1. Thomas R., 27, b. 1819, Oct. 14. Maria, b. 1822, Nov. 16.
25. Zaccheus, son of Zaccheus. 22, b. 1794, July 7; m. 1820, Feb. 6, Nancy Danforth, dau. of Joseph, 22. She. d. 1820, Dec. 28. and he m. 1823, Nov. 3, Caroline French, dau. of' Luther, 28. He d. 1854, Sept. 7. She is living in Lowell. Ch. Edwin Luther, b. 1824. April 2; d. 1866, Oct. 30. Helen Caroline, b. 1825, Dec. 7; m. John P. Roberts, of Lowell. Abby Bowers, b. 1827, Dec. 16; m. Henry O. Wyman, of Lowell. Harriet Augusta, b. 1828, Nov. 17; d. 1847, Oct. 17. Josiah Bowers French, b. 1830, July 24; lives in Boston. Elizabeth Gordon, b. 1832, March 27, in Lowell; m. Henry T. Hart.
26. Daniel, son of Daniel, 23, b. 1824, Jan. 2; m. 1850, Jan. 14, Lucretia Miller, of Monterey, Mass. She d. 1862, July 13, and he m. 1879. Feb. 6, Mary J. Sanborn, dau. of Hugh M., of Billerica. He is a machinist, employed in the Boston and Maine Railroad shops. Ch. Mary Jane, b. 1852, June 6; d. 1853, July 9. Martha Ellen, b. 1854, Oct. 17, and d. in Mendota, Ill., 1873, May 1.
27. Thomas R., son of Thomas, 24, b. 1819, Oct. 14; m. 1858, Jan. 1, Adelaide E. Robbins, of Natick. He d. 1871. Nov. 13, and she m. Hiram E. Dutton, 11. Ch. Thomas F., b. 1859, July 11; d. Charles H., b. 1861, May 14. Annie Tolman. b. 1862, Sept. 22.
SHELDON. 1. John was here in 1658, signing the Parker and Whiting agreements. Godfrey Sheldon of Scarborough, who d. in 1671, had sons John and William, who may be the Billerica brothers. William Sheldon, "1659.9, on condition that he build a mill to grind corn, within two years, is granted an 8 acre lott, to be free from former charges of the minister's house, until the year begins for ye minister's maintenance. and he to begin in charges with us." Forty-four acres were laid out to him "on the side of fox hill joining to the highway by fox meadow corner, leading to the common beyond, his brother John Sheldon's land North. fox hill South. comans East and West." This grant was declared invalid, 1663, Nov., "the condition not being performed." and William did not settle here. The brothers complained of injustice, and John left the town for a time, living in Woburn. In 1674, March 30, the town "considering the unquietness of his spirit, and being willing he should again returne to the towne and settle upon his owne," granted to John Sheldon, 40 acres joining "to his owne lot at foxes farm." with some desired exchange of road, "provided, always, that the said John Sheldon gives under his hand. that this shall be a final end of all difference between William Sheldon and this town about mill or mills, and a final end of all complaints made by William and John Sheldon aforesaid, against this town, of wrong done to them by the town, in reference to lands and divisions." Mr. Sheldon's house stood South-East of the Andover road, probably on Mr. Kimball's land, his 27 acres being bounded "with East street West; John Marshall, now [i. e. in 1696, when the grant was transcribed. ] Samuel Frost, South, and with the comans East and North." Marshall, who lived farther South-
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East, had a ' way' across his land to the road. In 1691, Nov. 30, "there is laid out unto John Sheldon, six acres of upland * lying the next to the east side of his own home lott. It lyeth seventy-four pole in length at that side next his lot, and fivety and eight pole in length on the east side next the commons. and eighteen pole, perpendicular in width; bounded by the town commons on the south-east and north-east; by the highway unto Sergt. Jacob French's house Northward, and in it there is also allowance of one rod wide next unto John Sheldon's home-lot aforesd, for to pass to the brick kills with carts, etc., though no open highway." He m. 1658-9, Feb. 1. Mary Tompson widow of Simon, of Woburn; d. 1690, May 24, aged 63. Ch. John. 2, b. 1660. April 24.
2. John, just mentioned, m. 1690, Nov. 20, Deborah Hill, dau. of Ralph, 2. He was for many years deacon ; d. 1724, Aug. 27; his widow d. 1729-30. Jan. 11. Ch. John. b. 1691, July 29, and d. Aug. 24. Mary. b. 1692, Oct. 18; m. Peter Hunt, 6. Samuel, 3, b. 1694, April 9. Deborah, b. 1698, May 16, and d. Dec. 24. Hannah. b. 1700, Aug. 18.
3. Samuel, son of John, 2, b. 1694, April 9; m. 1718-9, Jan. 22, Sarah Hutchinson, of Charlestown. She d. 1773. Feb. 23; he d. 1777, May 14. Ch. Sarah, b. 1719, Oct. 6; m. John Center, 1. Mary. b. 1721, Aug. 1. Deborah, b. 1723, Oct. 23; m. 1750, Feb. 28, Isaac Lovejoy. of Andover. Samuel. b. 1725-6, Jan. 1, and d. Jan. 26. Rebecca, b. 1727. July 28; m. Simon Blanchard, 4. John, b. 1729, Nov. 27, and d. Dec. 7. Prudence. b. 1732, Aug. 31; m. David Abbot, 6.
SIMONS, William, son of Benjamin, of Woburn. b. 1678-9, Feb. 14; m. Elizabeth -. who d. 1712, Sept. 5, and he m. Sarah Baldwin, dau. of, John, 2. Ch. Elizabeth, b. 1705, Nov. 26. William, b. 1707, Nov. 4. Rebecca, b. 1710, April 30; m. Thomas Danforth, 4. Joseph, b. 1712, July 17; d. 1728. April 10. Benjamin, b. 1720-1, Feb. 11. Sarah, b. 1724, March 25. Judith. b. 1726-7, March 12.
SKILTON. [So spelled in our Records ; often Skelton].
1, John appears on our tax-lists, 1770. He was the son of Thomas, of Woburn, whose descent is traced (in a MS. letter of Rev. Samuel Sewall, 1848,) from Rev. Samuel. the early pastor at Salem, in the line : Samuel, Joseph3. Thomas4, and Thomas". Our John was b. 1744, Dec. 31, and m. 1768, Feb. 2. Joanna Johnson; lived in the South-East part of the town, and d. 1821. June 10. No record is found of the birth or baptism of his children, but his will names these: Ch. John, b. 1771, Feb. 4; m. 1809, May 14. Sally Jaques, of Wilmington, and d. in Charlestown, 1824, Oct. 1. leaving ch. John and George. now of Somerville; Edward; James, now of Wilmington, and Sarah. Matthew, who had the homestead, b. 1773, Oct. 26, and d. 1842. Oct. 7, in Charlestown. Benjamin. Thomas. b. 1779, Dec. 16; grad. H. C., 1806; ordained. Foxboro'. Mass., 1808, Nov. 2; dis. 1815, Feb. 25; installed, Enosburg. Vt., 1822, July 3; dis. 1825, March 25, and d. in Ashburnham, 1838, May S. He m. Emma Willard, dau. of Jacob, of Ashburnham, who was b. 1777, Dec. 18, and is still living in Boston, a vigorous and happy centenarian, having been an inmate of the Home for Aged Women since 1857. Alfred, who d. before 1821. leaving heirs. Ann m. Amos Haggitt, and Joanna m. David Fosdick.
SMITH. 1. Alexander and wife Mary. Ch. Agnes. b. 1722, Oct. 11. Mary, b. 1724, Aug. 23. Susanna, b. 1726, June 25. Alexander, b. 1728, Nov. 25. Batrage, d. 1729, June 9. Joseph, b. 1730. June 27.
2. Thomas. Ch. bap., Louisa Philip, 1804. Aug. 19. Elizabeth Rogers. 1806, July 13. Sarah Rogers, 1809, June 25. Betsey Kittredge, 1815. Oct. 19. Thomas. 1820, Oct. 15.
SNOW. 1. Richard was in town, 1733. Richard, of Woburn, was among its earliest inhabitants, buying George Farley's place. after he came to Billerica. His son Samuel was father of Richard, b. 1683. Dec. 10, who was prob. our Richard, 1. It is not clear whether he had a son Richard who m., or himself m. 1738, May 10. Bethiah Parker, dau. of Benjamin, 6. Mary Snow m. Obadiah Sanders, 4, and Abigail Snow m. David Sanders, 5, perhaps sisters of Richard. He d. 1762. Ch. Richard, 2, b. 1746, June 11. Perhaps Sarah who m. James Sanders, 3.
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2. Richard, son of Richard. 1, b. 1746, June 11; m. Lydia -. His widow m. 1793. Jan. 22. Joshua Eames. Ch. Lydia. b. 1770. Feb. 15; m. John Wright, and lived in Denmark. Me. Joshua, h. 1773. May 1, m. and lived in Denmark. John, 3, b. 1774, July 5. Silas, b. 1778, Feb. 21; had a family, and d. in Bridgewater. Josiah. 4, b. 1781, April 25. Sally. b. 1783, Dec. 14; m. Reuben Hunt. of Charlestown. Francis, b. 1787. April 24; lived in Wilmington; had 8 children. James, b. 1790, July 2; lived in Denmark. Me.
3. John, son of Richard, 2, b. 1774, July 5; m. 1798, Feb. 4, Dorcas Abbot, dau. of David. 6. Ch. John, b, 1798, July 20; d. 1824. David Abbot b. 1799, Nov. 13; d. 1820. Suel, b. 1801, Feb. 24; had 3 children in Grafton, Vt. ; went to California. Lucretia, b. 1802. Dec. 4; m. Simeon Jefts (see 7) and lived in Lowell. Lavinia, b. 1804. May 1 ; m. Thomas K. Richardson. 36. Julia, b. 1805, Dec. 20; d. 1807, July 28. Julia, b. 1808. Jan. 15; m. John Turner, of Lowell. Clarissa, b. 1811, Dec. 5; m. James Gardner Hunt, of Boston.
4. Josiah, son of Richard, 2, b. 1781, April 25; m. 1797, May 14, Azubah Hill, dau. of Jonathan, 15, and 1804, Nov. 11, Betsey Parker. He died in Grafton. Vt. In 1811. Sept. 30. these four children of Azubah Snow were bap. : Charles; Lucy Hill; Harvey, and Alexander Hill.
SOLEY. John, came to Billerica from Charlestown about 1785. and d. 1801, Nov. 18, aged 79. His ancestry and family are given by Wyman. His dau. Hannah m. William G. MacCarty.
SOLLENDINE, John, was in Billerica. 1679, with his minister's rates not paid. In 1683 he was in Dunstable and employed to finish the first meeting house there; became selectman in Dunstable. He m. Elizabeth Usher. Fox names ch. Sarah. John and Alice.
SPAULDING. [The spelling of our Records. The Spalding Memorial omits the U]. Edward Spalding was one of the original settlers of Chelmsford in 1654. and until his death. 1670. Feb. 26. a leading citizen. Of his descendants a very full and admirable record is given in the Spalding Memorial, published in 1872. by Rev. Samuel J. Spalding. D. D., of Newburyport. His son Andrew. b. 1652. Nov. 19. and d. 1713. May 5, m. Hannah Jefts, dau. of Henry. 1, who was the third child and first girl born in Billerica. She d. 1730. Jan. 21. Of their nine children the eighth was
1. Benoni, b. 1691, Feb. 6. He m. Rebecca --- , who d. 1741-2, Jan. 8; and he m. 1743, Dec. 21, Esther Chamberlain, widow of William, 10. He d. 1752, Dec. 17. Ch. Mary, b. 1718, April 16; d. May 25. Rebecca, b. 1722, Aug. 20; m. 1740. Aug. 4. Jonas Adams, of Chelmsford. Benjamin, b. 1725. April 29; d. June 11. Edward, 2, b. 1727. May 8. Asa, 3, b. 1729, May 26. Rachel, b. 1731-2. Jan. 3; d. April 23. Hannah, b. 1735, Aug. 3; d. Oct. 4. Joanna, b. 1736, Oct. 11. 2. Edward, son of Bononi. 1, b. 1727. May 8; in. 1750. Jan. 1. Susanna Crosby, dau. of Thomas. 10. His name disappears from the tax-list in 1775. Ch. Susanna, b. 1753, March 18. Jacob, b. 1756, May 19. Rhoda, b. 1758, Nov. 27. Enoch, b. 1761. Nov. 29, Sarah, b. 1767. Feb. 13.
3. Asa, son of Benoni, 1, b. 1729, May 26; m. 1750, Jan. 10, Anna Crosby, a half-sister of his brother Edward's wife. Ch. Anna. b. 1751, Nov. 12; m. Isaac Barron, 3; d. 1819, Nov. 23. Rebecca, b. 1753, Dec. 31 ; d. 1754, Nov. 29. Asa. b. 1755. Sept. 14; m. Julia Danforth, dau. of Timothy, 18, and d. 1839 without issue. Rebecca, b. 1758. Aug. 12; d. 1763, Jan. 31. Benoni, 4, b. 1760, Dec. 18. Sibbel, b. 1763, Jan. 13; m. 1782, April 30. Ephraim Robbins, of Carlisle; d. 1821. Rachel, b. 1764, Nov. 8; m. 1789, Oct. 1, Jeremiah Warren, of Chelmsford; d. 1837. Esther, b. 1767, Oct. 1. Thomas, 5, b. 1770, Dec. 25.
4. Benoni, son of Asa, 3, b. 1760, Dec. 18; m. 1790. April 1, Lydia Duren, dau. of Abraham, 10. He d. 1839, Sept. 25, and she d. 1862, March 3. Ch. Asa, b. 1790, June 25; d. 1847, Feb. 20; a farmer in Bedford and Lincoln, Mass. ; killed by a locomotive at East Cambridge; had 7 ch.
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Lydia. b. 1791, Sept. 20; m. Jonas Brown, 16. Anna, b. 1793, Feb. 11; m. John Duren. Benoni, 8, b. 1794. Oct. 10. Abby, b. 1796, Aug. 15; m. Ananiah Bohonan. 1. Sally. b. 1798, April 30; m. 1823. Dec. 9, Benjamin Searles, of Nashua. He d. 1853. Jan., and she m. 1853, Nov. 22, Samuel Jenkins, of Bradford. He d. 1856. Dec. 10, and she m. 1860, April 17, Rodney Brown. 23. She d. 1870, May 25. Abraham, b. 1800. May 16; m. 1827, Nov. 8, Elizabeth Gibson, of Pelham, N. H .; lived in Lowell and Pelham: had 9 ch. Benjamin, b. 1802, Oct. 24; d. 1828, Oct. 30; unm. Olive. b. 1805. July 3; m. her cousin Edward, 10. Warren, b. 1807, Feb. 9; d. 1818, Sept. 25. Isaac and Jacob. 9, b. 1809. June 26. Isaac, d. 1810. Jan. 22.
5. Thomas, son of Asa. 3, b. 1770, Dec. 25; d. 1849, June 30. He m. 1792, Jan. 29. Prudence Shed, dau. of Thomas, 18. Ch. Rebecca, b. 1795, March 11; m. David Simonds, of Alexandria. N. H .. and d. 1862. Thomas, b. 1797. July 11; m. Harriet Houseley, of Boston, and d. 1850, April 6, without issue. Esther. b. 1799. Sept. 3; m. 1824, March 21, William Duren; d. 1828. Hannah. b. 1801, July 25; m. Silas Dudley. of Bedford; d. 1828. Edward, 10, b. 1803, March 26. Asa. b. 1805, Aug. 28; m. 1827, Oct. 22, Adaline Nichols, of Carlisle. Sybil, b. 1808. Feb. 14: m. 1826, Dec. 12, Samuel A. Duren, of Woburn; d. 1856.
6. Sampson, son of John, of Chelmsford [son of John, son of Andrew. See above] b. 1775, March 1; in. 1804. March 27. Susanna Skinner. He d. 1835, Feb. 19. Ch. Hannah Adams, b. 1805. Nov. 5; d. Nov. 21. Mary Herrick. b. 1807, Sept. 1; d. 1827, Dec. 23. Susanna Eliza, b. 1810, Sept. 26; d. 1825. Nov. 15. Hannah. b. 1812, July 20; d. 1836, Nov. 29. Benjamin Adams, b. 1815. Jan. 20; grad. H. C. 1840, and Andover Theo- logical Seminary 1843; was one of the "Iowa Band" of eleven from his class, who went to that territory as Home Missionaries; ordained 1843, Nov. 5; pastor, Ottumwa. 1851-63, and d. there 1867, March 31. He m. 1847, April 5, Ann Nichols Norris, of Ottumwa, and had 6 ch., of whom 5 d. young. Josiah Skinner, b. 1817, May 20, and d. May 28. Martha Rebecca, b. 1819, June 21; m. 1851, July 27. James W. Norris, of Ottumwa, and there resides. Sarah Joan. b. 1821, July 21; d. 1841, July 27. Andrew Josiah. b. 1823. Sept. 21; m. 1851, Oct. 6. Elizabeth A. Brown, of Concord. N. II .. and d. in Ottumwa, 1860. Jan. 17. Edwin Sampson, b. 1826. Feb. 18; d. 1828, Jan. 21.
7. Amos, son of John, of Chelmsford, and nephew of Sampson, 6, b. 1789. Dec. 28; many years a teacher in Boston, Chelmsford. and Billerica ; a deacon of the Baptist church; one of the first Trustees of the Howe school, and President of the Board at his death. He m. 1819, Sept. 9, Mary Warren, of Chelmsford. She d. 1852, March 2, and he m. 1857, Jan. 1, Mrs. Nancy (Warren) Blanchard, of Littleton. He d. 1866, Sept. 23., She d. 1880, Jan. 5, aged 87. Ch. b. in Boston, Amos Fletcher. b. 1821. Jan. 12; grad. Brown University, 1847, and Newton Theological Seminary. 1850; ordained in Montreal, 1851. March 21; pastor 2d Baptist church, in Cambridge. 1852-6; Calais, Me .. 1856-60; Warren, R. I .. 1860-70; Norwich, Conn., 1870. He d. suddenly 1877, Nov. 29. Mary Ann, b. 1822. Sept. 1; m. Dr. George Faulkner (see 1). Sarah Lucena, b. 1824, May 12; d. 1826, May 23. James Russell, b. 1826, Sept. 25; an apothecary in Boston. where he d. 1861, Sept. 11. By his will, he made the Trustees of the Howe school legatees of the place on which his parents lived; after their death, the income to be devoted to the support of the school. The house is on the west side of the Lowell road, a half-mile north of the school. Joseph Warren, b. 1828, Aug. 27; d. 1847, March 14. Lucena Sarah, b. in Billerica, 1830, July 16; m. Thomas P. Procter, of Boston; d. 1868. May 1. John Boardman, b. 1832, July 1; d. 1851, Dec. 19. Benjamin Judson, b. 1834, May 11; m. 1856, Dec. 25, Sarah J. Mason, of New York city, where he is in business, residing in Elizabeth, N. J. Francis Mason, b. 1836, Sept. 10; d. 1860, April 12.
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8. Benoni, son of Benoni, 4, b. 1794, Oct. 10; m. 1818, Rebecca Brown, dau. of Thomas, 12. She d. 1840, May 18. Ch. Sarah Ann, b. 1818, Dec. 2; m. Jacob Skinner, of Woburn. Almira Stratton, b. 1821, Oct. 9; m. Ananiah Bohonan, 1. Elizabeth Rebecca, b. 1822, Dec. 10; m. William McKee. of Keene, and Charles L. Skinner, of Woburn. Maynard Gardner, b. 1824, Sept. 29; m. and lives in Wilmington. Mercy Maria, b. 1826, July 14; m. John H. Staples and Isaac Hale ; lives in Atkinson. N. H. Lucy Lucinda, b. 1828, June 6; went West. Benjamin Edward, 11, b. 1831, June 8.
9. Jacob, son of Benoni. 4, b. 1809, June 26; m. 1831. Dec. 15, Mary Ann Easty, and now lives in Chelmsford. Ch. Mary, b. 1832. Sept. 27; m. Henry Lovering, and lives in Somerville. Minot Gardiner, b. 1834, March 16; m. Ella C. Farnum; lives in, Somerville. Sarah, b. 1835. Aug. 7; d. Nov. 8. Isaac Warren, b. 1837, Aug. 15; d. 1839, Feb. 1. Eliza, b. 1839. Aug. 27; d. 1866, Jan. 28. Albert Fletcher, b. 1841, Jan. 14. Asa. b. 1843, Aug. 23. Abbie Ann, b. 1846, Feb. 5. Leonard, b. 1849, Jan. 2.
10. Edward, son of Thomas, 5, b. 1803, March 26. He lives near Chelmsford line; a leading citizen. selectman, and deacon of the Baptist church. He m. 1824, Oct. 31, Olive Spalding, his cousin, who d. 1878. Jan. 16. Ch. Olive, b. 1825. Oct. 20; m. 1845, Jan. 14, Asa Nickles, of Carlisle. Sybil, b. 1828, July 11; m. 1845, Sept. 21, Horace N. Wilson; lives in Carlisle. Mary, b. 1831, Nov. 28. Martha, b. 1833, Sept. 27; m. 1849, Oct. 28. Thomas Simonds. Thomas. 11, b. 1835, June 22.
11. Thomas, preceding. m. 1856, May 10. Eliza JJane Brown. dau. of Rodney. 23. She d. 1859. July 22, and he m. 1863. Nov. 26. Augusta Maria French, dau. of Charles, 32. Ch. Edward, b. 1857, Sept. 8.
12. Benjamin Edward, son of Benoni. 8, b. 1831. June 8: m. 1856. July 17, Susan J. McLean. They have lived in New Chester, Wis .. Nashua, N. H., and since 1870. in Billerica. His farm is on the Woburn road near Shawshin river. Ch. Gardner Edwin, b. 1857, July 6. George Henry, b. 1859. Feb. 1. Benjamin Gilson, b. 1861, March 19. Alice Maria. b. 1863, Aug. 27. Jacob, b. 1871. Aug. 24.
13. Abel, son of Abel, of Chelmsford, b. 1823, Oct. 4; m. 1849, Jan. 30, Julia Ann Currier, dau. of Isaac, 2, and adopted dau. of Ichabod Everett. She d. 1864, Oct. 12. and he m. 1868. Oct. 11. Mrs. Leonora C. Elder, dau. of Benjamin F. Washburn, of Paris, Me. Ch. Ella Agnes. b. 1850, July 3; d. 1853, March 7. Howard Everett, b. 1852, Jan. 3. Carrie Julia, b. 1853, April 11; d. 1857, Oct. 17. Mary Ida, b. 1855, March 23. Joel Warren, b. 1856, Oct. 11. Abel Walter, b. 1859, Aug. 5. George Edward, b. 1862, Nov. 12. Waldo Atherton, b. 1869, May 30. Ralph Sidney, b. 1870, Aug. 28. Amanda Dora, b. 1871, Dec. 21.
SPRAKE. 1. Nicholas. [So our Records spell uniformly until 1780 : generally Sprague]. The marriage of Nicholas, 2, is the first mention of the name in Billerica. The relationship of 1 and 2 is not known; they may have been uncle and nephew. 3 must have been son of 1, if of either, and as his name is on the tax-list 1743, he was the issue of a prior marriage of his father, who m. 1724, June 1. Rebecca Shed, widow of Daniel. 7. He lived near the falls at North Billerica, and his name disappears from the east tax-list 1740.
2. Nicholas (see above) lived at the Colson place by the Baptist church at North Billerica, which he gave his son Nicholas ; and to Samuel, a place near the Fordway. He m. 1721, Aug., Elizabeth Burge, dau. of Josiah, of Chelmsford, and 1744, Nov. 15. Judith Pollard, widow of Edward, 2. He d. 1768, March 31. Ch. Nicholas, 4, b. 1722. Dec. 29. John, b. 1724, June 1; d. 1771, April 27. Samuel, 5, b. 1725-6, Feb. 2. Elizabeth, b. 1727, June 20; m. John Willoughby. Mary, b. 1728. May 27; m. Seth Levistone, 5. Sarah, b. 1729, June 15; m. 1746, Dec. 16. Josiah Gary, of Pomfret. Dorcas, b. 1730, Dec. 7; m. - Mears, perhaps Roger (see 1). Ann, b. 1732, April 27; m. - Ballard.
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3. Nicholas, prob. son of Nicholas. 1, m. 1752. May 27, Sarah Walker, dau. of Benjamin, 3. Ch. Benjamin, b. 1752, Dec. 28. Sarah, b. 1755, Jan. 15; m. John Shed, 21. John, b. 1759, April 26. David, b. 1763, May 5, and perhaps Timothy. 6.
4. Nicholas, son of Nicholas. 2, b. 1722, Dec. 29 ; m. Margaret -. He d. 1784. July 11, and his widow before 1790, July 5. Ch. Margaret, b. 1754. May 22; m. Moses Carleton, 4. Anne, b. 1756, Feb. 13; m. Samuel Sprake, 7. Elizabeth, b. 1758, June 16. Nicholas, b. 1761, Sept. 1, and d. 1765. Feb. 3. Hannah. b. 1764, March 14; m. Oliver Farmer, 4. Rebecca, b. 1768, April 14; m. Joseph Wilson, (see 7). Susanna, b. 1770, June 11.
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