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1 Mrs. Ruth Higginson had four children, 1722; Ruth, b. 26 Sept. 1723, d. 10 July John, b. 12 Oct. 1720; Elizabeth, b. 30 Mar. 1727; Andrew, b. 5 June 1727.
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9. WILLIAM, S. of Moses (5), m. Susanna Bricksey, 15 Mar. 1753, and had Abigail, bap. 7 Oct. 1753, m. William Prentiss; Elizabeth (twin with Abigail), bap. 7 Oct. 1753, m. Andrew Brown, 13 Dec. 1775; William, bap. 10 Aug. 1755; Moses, bap. 23 Oet. 1757, a cordwainer in Camb. 1779; Susanna Mackey, bap. 23 Sept. 1759, living in 1781. WILLIAM the f. inherited part of the homestead, including half the dwelling-house. He d. before 18 May 1779; his w. Susanna d. about 1794.
10. ZECHARIAH, s. of Aaron (6), m. Mary Stebbins, 16 Aug. 1743, and had Aaron, bap. 16 June 1744, d. 22 Dec. 1746; 1 Aaron, bap. 10 Oct. 1746,1 grad. 1767, and d. Oct. 1772, leaving a son Aaron, who d. 28 July 1817, a. 48; Zechariah, bap. 2 Dec. 1750, prob. d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 20 Dec. 1753, m. Major John Brown, 13 May 1776 ; Mary, bap. 16 May 1756, d. 1795; Richard, bap. 30 Nov. 1760. ZECHARIAH the f. was a carpenter, and in- herited the homestead. He d. 1776.
11. ANDREW, s. of Andrew (7), m. Mary, only dau. of William Blair Town- send, Esq., 1 Nov. 1770; she d. 13 Mar. 1797, a. 46, and he m. Abigail, dau. of Bartholomew Richardson of Woburn. He inherited the homestead and, after his mother's death, the whole estate, ineluding more than a hundred acres in the northeasterly section of Cambridgeport. This traet embraced, substantially, besides a large quantity of marsh, all the upland bounded northerly by Lincoln Strcet, easterly by the marsh, southerly by School Street and westerly by a line passing through the centre of the Brick Meeting-house lot, nearly parallel with Columbia Street. About 1782 he removed to Tewks- bury, but returned about 1796, and resided several years in the house on Plym- outh Street, recently destroyed, familiarly known as the Cholera House, having sold the homestead, in 1794, to the Corporation of Harvard College. In 1805 lie erected the house now standing at the S. W. corner of Hampshire and Windsor streets, where he subsequently resided. When the great specu- lations in land commenced, about 1802, he sold large portions of his cstate. united with others in laying out streets for a great city, and gave to the Town the school-house lot at the corner of Windsor and School streets, and to the proprietors of the Brick Meeting-house the easterly half of the square on which that house stood. He was Town Clerk, 1769-1780, and Town Treasurer, 1777, 1778. It is remarkable, that the office of Town Clerk was held by three gene- rations of the same family, fatlier, son, and grandson, for eighty consecutive years, and that the name of the ineumbent was Andrew Bordman, through the whole period. The first two also held the office of Treasurer, for sixty-eight successive years. They deserve the thanks of posterity for the very legible and neat appearance of their records. It is to be lamented, however, that in regard to births and deaths, after about 1740, the record is so meagre. He d. 27 July 1817, a. nearly 72; his w. Abigail d. 27 Aug. 1848, a. 78. As he had no children, the male line, in this branch of the family, became extinct.
12. WILLIAM, s. of William (9), m. Sally McCleary, 17 Mar. 1784, and liad William, b. 1785, d. unın. 16 Mar. 1851; Sally, b. 1787, in. Isaac Bos- worth, 1 Dee. 1805, and d. 2 Oet. 1842; John, b. 1789; Andrew, b. 1792; Moses, b. 1794 ; James, b. 1796; Esther, b. 1798, m. Joseph Hiscock, 23 Sept. 1821; Charles, b. 1801, m. Christiana Reed 14 June 1827, and d. of cholera at Cincinnati, July 1834. WILLIAM the f. in 1802 sold his interest in the homestead, and erected a house at the S. W. corner of Washington and Cherry streets, where he d. 22 Sept. 1829; his w. Sally d. 25 Jan. 1837, a. 71.
13. RICHARD, s. of Zechariah (10), was a brieklayer, and inherited a part of the homestead at the westerly corner of Harvard Square and Dunster Street. He m. Prudenee Doekum, 10 April, 1794, and d. s. p. 17 Dee. 1816; his w. Prudence m. Dcae. Levi Farwell 21 May 1818, and d. in August 1847, a. 72.
14. JOHN, s. of William (12), m. Aliphal B. Wheeler 18 Jan. 1813, and had John ; James, d. 20 Dec. 1865, a. 49; Charles ; Joseph H., d. 3 Mar. 1857, a. 25. JOIN the f. was a painter, resided in Cambridgeport, and d. 21 Nov. 1834, a. 45 ; his w. Aliphal B. d. 8 Oct. 1843, a. 48.
1 Such is the record of baptism and of death.
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15. ANDREW, s. of William (12), m. Adeline Hiscock 26 Oct. 1816; she was bur. 29 Aug. 1834, and he m. Anne Emery 21 June 1835. He resided in Cambridgeport, had children by both wives, and d. 7 Sept. 1868, a. 76.
BORLAND, JOHN, of Boston, m. Anne, or Anna, dau. of Leonard Vassall, 20 Feb. 1749. In 1765, he purchased of Rev. East Apthorp's agent, and of the Wigglesworth heirs, the estate bounded by Harvard, Bow, and Holyoke streets, except a small lot in the northwesterly corner. Bow Street, however, was then further north than its present location. The house in which he dwelt was long the residence of Dr, Plympton. Probably he remained here until the Revolutionary troubles commenced. Two of his twelve children were baptized here, in the Episcopal Church, Samuel, 26 Dec. 1765, and Thomas, 21 June 1767, d. 29 Sept. 1767. He d. in Boston, 5 June 1775, a. 47. " His death was occasioned by the sudden breaking of a ladder on which he stood, leading from the garret floor to the top of his house." N. E. Chronicle. His w. Anna prob. n. William Knight, Esq .. of Portsmouth, N. H., Ap. 1784; she executed a release to her son Leonard Vassal Borland, of the shares of her children, William, Anna, and Elizabeth, deceased, 26 Ap. 1784, styling herself, Anna Borland, widow of John Borland, Esq .; and, 28 Ap. 1784, William Knight, Esq., and his w. Anna, executrix of the will of John Borland late of Cambridge, Esq., executed a general power of attor- ney to Leonard V. Borland. By sundry conveyances, dated 1783 and 1784, it appears that the children of John and Anna Borland, besides those pre- viously named, were John Lindall ; James (of New York); Francis (physi- cian, of Boston) ; Phebe, wife of George Spooner of Boston; and Jane, wife of Jonathan Simpson of Cambridge. Of these, John Lindall, grad. H. C. 1772, was Lieut .- col. in the British service, and d. in England, 16 Nov. 1825; Francis, grad. H. C. 1774, resided a few years in Boston and Portsmouth, N. H., and was probably the same who died at Somerset, Mass., in 1820, aged 86. JOHN the f. was probably s. of Francis Borland of Boston, - who was b. 28 Dec. 1691, m. Jane, dau. of Hon. Timothy Lindall of Salem, 22 Sept. 1726, and died 16 Sept. 1763, - and grandson of John Borland, "one of the prin- cipal merchants " of Boston, who d. 30 Mar. 1727, aged 68.
BOSWORTH, JONATHAN, was here in 1632. In 1635 he owned a house and land on the westerly side of Garden Street, not far from the Botanic Gar- den. He prob. left early .. It would seem that he was son or perhaps brother of Edward Bosworth, and had brothers Nathaniel and Benjamin, and a sister who m. William Buckland. The General Court ordered, 5 Aug. 1634, " That such moneys as shall be laid out for the maintenance of widow Bosworth and her family shall be paid again by the Treasurer ; " and, 7 July 1635, " in con- sideration of money disbursed by Mr. Henry Seewall for the transportation of Edward Bosworth and his family," it was ordered that Jonathan Bos- worth, William Buckland, Nathanael Bosworth, and Benjamin Bosworth, should pay £5 each, to said Sewall.
BOWERS, GEORGE, was of Scituate in 1637, of Plymouth in 1639, and soon afterwards in Cambridge. His w. Barbarie d. 25 Mar. 1644, and he m. Eliz- abeth Worthington 15 Ap. 1649. Their s. Jerathmeel was b. 2 May 1650. GEORGE the f. d. 1656, and his w. Elizabeth m. Henry Bowtell 25 June 1657. In his will are named wife, and children, Benanuel (who had already received his portion); John ; Patience, wife of Humphrey Bradstreet; Silence; and Jerathmeel; the wife and Jerathmeel to inherit the homestead. Matthew Bowers, who d. 30 Jan. 1644-5, was prob. s. of George. Mr. Bowers resided on the easterly side of North Avenue, not far south from the Railroad bridge. In 1656 he conveyed to his son Benanuel 20 acres in Charlestown, adjoining Cambridge line. Previously, however, an unhappy difficulty occurred between the father and son; for Thomas Danforth complained to the General Court, May 1652, against George Bowers, " for rending a deed committed to his trust, with several articles between the said George Bowers and Benanuel Bowers his son; " for which offence a fine was imposed ; at the same Court, " George Bowers of Cambridge being complained on, for putting in a vote on the elec- tion day for the Governor, acknowledged the fact, not only this year but every
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year since he came into these parts, [and] pleaded ignorance: It is ordered, that the said George Bowers, for his offence therein, shall pay the sum of £10." He was not a sworn freeman, and therefore not a legal voter.
2. BENANUEL, s. of George (1), mn. Elizabeth Dunster (called " cousin " by President Dunster, in his will), 9 Dec. 1653, and had son George, b. 3 Feb. 1653-4. In 1656, he received a deed of land in Charlestown, now Somer- ville, adjoining Camb., where he had Barbary, b. 4 Jan. 1655; Elizabeth, b. 8 Dec. 1656; Mary, b. 16 Sept. 1660; Henry, b. 2 June 1665, and d. 16 Oct. 1690; Anna, b. 14 Oct. 1668; Bathsheba, b. 4 June 1671; Jonathan, b. 11 Aug. 1673; Mary, b. 20 May 1679, and d. 26 Dec. 1669. His passage through life was stormy, as related somewhat fully on pp. 344-352. His will, dated 5 Oct. 1693, was proved 28 May 1698. His w. Elizabeth was living 26 Dec. 1693.
3. JOHN, s. of George (1), grad. H. C. 1649; preached at Guilford, New Haven, Branford, Derby, and Rye, in Connecticut; and d. about 1697. Quart. Reg., May 1836. Savage (Gen. Dict.) says he died 14 June 1687; and that his son John was minister at Rye, and died at Derby 23 Sept. 1708.
JERATIIMEEL, s. of George (1), sold the homestead 2 Jan. 1683-4; he then resided in Chelmsford, of which town he was a prominent inhabitant, and Representative in the General Court. His w. was Elizabeth.
BOWES, NICHOLAS, m. Sarah, dau. of James Hubbard, 2 June 1684, and had James, b. 16 Jan. 1686-7, and another child who d. in infancy. His w. Saralı d. 26 Jan. 1688-9, aged 27, and he m. Dorcas, dau. of Daniel Champ- ney, 6 May 1690: she d. and he m. Martha, dau. of Capt. Jolin Remington, 29 Jan. 1718-19. He removed to Boston, and d. 23 Oct. 1721, aged 65. His s. William was bap. here, 31 Jan. 1702-3.
2. NICHOLAS, prob. s. of Nicholas (1) by his second wife, m. Lucy, dau. of Rev. John Hancock of Lexington, and had William; Lucy, m. Rev. Jonas Clark of Lex .; Nicholas ; Elizabeth ; Dorcas, m. John Hill; Lydia ; Mary ; all of whom were living in 1768. NICHOLAS the f. grad. H. C. 1725, was ordained at Bedford 15 July 1730, and dism. in 1754; was Chaplain in the Army at Fort Edward in 1755, and d. at Brookfield as he was returning home. His w. Lucy m. Rev. Samuel Cook of Menotomy 25 Nov. 1762, and d. 12 Sept. 1768, aged 56.
ELIZABETII, m. Rev. Henry Ware, 15 Sept. 1807. Widow HANNAH, d. 18 July 1848, aged 81.
BOWMAN, NATHANIEL, was a proprietor "then inhabiting " Watertown, 4 Feb. 1636-7, but removed to Cambridge Farms (Lexington) about 1650, and d. 26 Jan. 1681-2. His chil. were Francis, b. 1630; Mary, bur. 1 Jan. 1637-8; Joanna, bur. 20 Nov. 1638 ; Dorcas, buried 6 Feb. 1638-9, aged 7 days ; Nathaniel, b. 6 Mar. 1640-41 ; Joanna, b. 20 Nov. 1642, prob. m. - - Turner ; Dorcas, b. - , m. Benjamin Blackleech, who d. and she m. - - Marsh.
2. FRANCIS, s. of Nathaniel (1), m. Martha Sherman of Watertown, 26 Sept. 1661, and had Francis, b. 14 Sept. 1662; John, b. 19 Feb. 1664-5; Martha, b. 2 Mar. 1666-7, d. 10 Dec. 1667; Nathaniel, b. 9 Feb. 1668-9; Mary, b. about 1671, m. Rev. John Eveletli, 2 Dec. 1692, and had s. Joseph who d. here, 27 Oct. 1714, aged 18 Joseph, b. 18 May 1674; Anna, b. 19 Sept. 1676; Samuel, b. 14 Aug. 1679; Jonathan, b. about 1682; Martha, b. 4 April 1685. FRANCIS the f. inherited the homestcad, and d. 16 Dec. 1687; his w. Martha survived.
3. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (2), m. Lydia Stone 26 June 1684; she d. and he m. Rutlı, dan. of Rev. Samuel Angier of Watertown. He inherited the homestead in Lexington, near Watertown, and d. 23 Dec. 1744, aged 82; his w. Ruth d. 23 July 1754, aged 70. He was a very active citizen, and fre- quently sustained publie office. He was Constable 1689, and Selectman 1696 and from 1700 to 1711. After the incorporation of Lex., he was Representa- tive from that town eight years, between 1715 and 1733, and was also Justice of the Peace, when that office was bestowed much more sparingly than now. His children, according to Hudson (Hist. Lex.), were Francis, b. about
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1685 ; Mary, m. - Morse ; Lydia, m. Jonathan Simonds ; John, b. 14 July 1689; Sarah, m. Philip Russell ; Isaac, b. 1693, d. 18 July 1785.
4. NATHANIEL, S. of Francis (2), m. Anna Barnard of Watertown, 16 Dec. 1692, and had Mary, b. 22 Dee. 1693, m. Samuel Garfield of Wat. about 1714; Anne, bap. 6 Sept. 1698, m. Nathaniel Bright of Wat. about 1714, and m. (2d) Richard Clarke; Elizabeth, bap. 13 Nov. 1698, d. unm. 25 Feb. 1748; Abi- gail, b. 1700, m. Matthew Bridge, Jr., 22 Mar. 1719-20, and d. 15 June 1785; Nathaniel, bap. 31 May, 1702, and d. 26 Dec. 1723, leaving dau. Mary, b. 19 Dec. 1723, and wife Ruth, who m. Oliver Livermore 24 Aug. 1726 ; and afterwards - Soden ; Grace, bap. 1 Oct. 1704, m. Nathaniel Coolidge 10 Mar. 1726-7 ; Sarah, bap. 25 May 1707, m. Samuel Stearns, 3 Feb. 1731-2; Jane, b. - , m. James Brown 21. Jan. 1733-4. NATHANIEL the f. resided in Lexington near Wat., and d. 30 June 1748 ; his w. Anna d. 16 Sept. 1757.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Francis (2), m. Phebe-, and had Joseph, b. 16 Sept. 1697; Hannah, b. 11 Nov. 1699 ; James, b. 11 Sept. 1701; Jonathan, b. 23 Feb. 1703-4, grad. H. C. 1724, ordained at Dorchester 5 Nov. 1729, and d. 30 May 1775 ; Francis, b. 10 June 1705, d. unin. 1750, and his brother Wil- liam, of Camb., administered; Edmund, b. 5 Mar. 1709-10, grad. H. C. 1728, merehant in Portsmouth N. H. ; Thaddeus, b. 2 Sept. 1712 ; William, b. 2 Sept. 1715; Martha, b. 8 Sept. 1718, m. Samuel Bridge, 27 Ap. 1738. JOSEPH the f. resided in Lexington, which town he represented in the General Court six years between 1718 and 1737. He was also Justice of the Peace, and Selectman of Camb., 1712. He d. 8 Ap. 1762, a. nearly 88; his w. Phebe d. 20 Dec. 1751, a. 78.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Francis (2), m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Andrew, 21 Nov. 1700; she d. 18 Nov. 1713, and he mn. Deboralı, dau. of John Wyeth, who prob. d. about 1783. His children were Andrew, b. 15 Oct. 1701, d. 6 Ap. 1702; Samuel, b. 2 Mar. 1702-3; Martha, b. 13 May 1704, d. 1 Dec. 1713; Mary, b. 14 Aug. 1706 ; Rebecca, b. 10 Jan. 1708-9 ; Hannah, b. 2 Ap. 1711, n. Beriah Wetmore of Middletown, Conn .; Andrew, b. 27 Ap. 1713 ; Martha, b. 10 Feb. 1714-15, mn. Nehemiah Cutter, 17 July 1739; Deborah, b. 30 May 1716, m. Nathaniel Kidder, 17 Sept. 1741 ; Noah, b. 23 Oct. 1718 ; Elizabeth, bap. 7 May 1721, d. 11 Oet. 1739 ; Eunice, bap. 4 Nov. 1722; Abigail, bap. 15 Mar. 1723-4, m. William Winship, Jr., 30 Dec. 1755 ; Susanna, bap. 10 July 1726. SAMUEL the f. d. 1746, and his son Samuel, then of Chs., admin- istered. He resided on the easterly side of North Avenue, near the Bridge on the homestead of Thomas Andrew, since owned and occupied by Mr. Ozias Morse ; and his estate extended to the Charlestown line, and perhaps beyond it. He was elected Deacon of the Cambridge Church Ang. 5. 1724 ; Select- man fourteen years, 1722-1727, 1735-1743 ; and Representative, 1741.
7. JOIN, s. of Francis (3), d. at Lex. 30 April 1726, leaving w. Mary, who d. 28 June 1757, and children, John, Jonas, Francis, Ebenezer, and Ruth. He named his father, Francis Bowman, as executor of his will.
8 WILLIAM, s. of Joseph (5), m. Mary Reed of Lex. 5 May 1753, and had Mary, b. 28 Feb. 1754, m. Joel Viles, 27 June 1775 ; Hannah, bap. 4 Jan. 1756, mn. James Walker of Burlington ; Phebe, bap. 19 June 1757, m. Jonathan Bridge, 22 Feb. 1781; Martha, bap. 19 Nov. 1758, in. Abraham Smith 8 May 1788; Betty, bap. 28 Oct. 1759, m. William Bridge of Waltham; Lydia, bap. 14 Dee. 1766, m. John Davis of Methuen. WILLIAM the f. re- sided in Lex , and afterwards in West Cambridge. He was a prominent citizen, and d. 12 Oct. 1793, a. 78 ; liis w. Mary d. 27 Oct. 1802, a. 76.
9. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (6), mn. Hannah Frost, 20 Mar. 1745-6, and had Samuel, bap. 26 Ap. 1747; Edmund, bap. 12 Feb. 1748-9 ; Hannah, bap. 17 Feb. 1750-51. SAMUEL the f. d. June 1783 ; his w. prob. d. 25 Ap. 1794.
10. NOAH, s. of Samuel (6), m. Hannah Winship of Lex. (pub. 14 July 1744), and had Hannah, prob. b. 1745, adın. to the Ch. 1763 ; Joshua, bap. 15 Feb. 1746-7, grad H. C. 1766, a Captain in the Continental army, m. Abigail Fowle of Wat., 1767 ; Elizabeth, bap. 1 May 1748, perhaps m.
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Francis Whitmore 3d of Medf., 6 June 1765; Andrew, bap. 3 Mar. 1754, a physician, d. 9 Feb. 1777. He had also dau. Susanna, adm. to the Ch. 1777. In his will, dated 19 May 1782, and proved 2 Oet. 1782, are named w. Hannah, grandson Nathaniel Bowman, living in his family, and then in College, nephew Samuel Kidder, and son-in-law Nicholas Pike of Newburyport.
11. SOLOMON, parentage not ascertained, m. Abigail Brown 1 Mar. 1768, and had Abigail Brown, b. 12 Mar. 1769, in. Ebenezer Cutter of Charlestown, 6 Dee. 1789 ; Sybil, b. 2 Oet. 1770, m. Natlian Nurse 24 Mar. 1803 ; Eliza- beth, b. 23 July 1773, d. 24 Ap. 1797.
BOWTELL, JOHN (otherwise written Boutell, Bouttill, and Boutaile), by w. Margaret, had Mary, b. 26 Oet. 1646 ; Margaret, b. 4 Jan. 1650-51 ; John, b. 1652, d. 1 Dee. 1673. JOHN the f. d. 30 Aug. 1676, a. about 60 ; his w. Margaret was living in 1689. Mary, who was "burned to death in a fit," 24 Jan. 1701-2, may have been dau. of JOHN.
2. HENRY, In. Elizabeth, wid. of George Bowers, 25 June 1657, and d. 24 May 1681 ; his w. Elizabeth survived him.
BRACKETT, JOHN, m. Sarah, dau. of John Stedman, 23 Aug. 1662, and had Sarah, b. 11 April 1663, d. 19 Sept. 1665; John, bap. 21 April 1667. JOHN the f. d. in Boston between 12 Dee. 1666 and 30 Jan. 1666-7 ; his w. Sarah m. sueeessively Dr. Samuel Alcoek of Boston, and Hon. Thomas Graves and Col. Jolin Phillips, both of Charlestown.
BRADISH, ROBERT (sometimes written Bradishe, Breadish, Broadish, and Brodish), purchased of John Steele, 28 Aug. 1635, a house and land at the westerly corner of Harvard and Holyoke streets, a lot on the opposite side of Harvard Street, where the Sewall house stood, and several aeres out of the village. By his w. Mary, he had s. Joseph, b. May 1638. His w. d. Sept. 1638, and he in. Vashti -, and had Samuel, b. 23 Feb. 1639-40, d. 6 July 1642; John, b. 3 Dec. 1645; Samuel, b. 28 Nov. 1648, d. 9 Dee. 1648; he had also, perhaps by first wife, James ; Hannah ; Mary. m. Matthew Gibbs. ROBERT the f. d. about 1659; in his will, dated 1 May 1657 and proved 29 Oct. 1659, he named w. Vashti (who d. in 1672), and chil. James, John, Joseph, Mary Gibbs, Hannah ; also son-in-law Ezekiel Morrill.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Robert (1), was in Sudbury, 1662, in Framingham, 1672, and returned to Camb. about 1678. He m. Mary -, and had Mory, b. 10 Ap. 1665, m. John Green 22 Nov. 1684; Sarah, b. 6 May 1667, prob. d. young; Hannah, b. 14 Jan. 1669-70, m. Edward Marrett, and d. 9 Ap. 1754 (Barry says she first in. Joseph Stanhope. Ilist. Fram.); Joseph, b. 28 Nov. 1672, prob. the pirate sent to London, 1699, and executed; James ; Ruth, m. Thomas Ford of Marshfield, 5 Ap. 1711; John, b. 18 Sept. 1678. . JOSEPH the f. d. before 2 Ap. 1725, when a part of his estate in Cambridge was sold by Ed- ward Marrett and w. Hannah, John Green and w. Mary, John Bradish, all of Camb., James Bradish of Westborough and Thomas Ford and w. Ruth of Marshfield, deseribing themselves as " children of Joseph Bradish, late of Cambridge, yeoman, deceased, who was son of Robert Bradish, formerly of Cambridge aforesaid, yeoman, also deceased."
3. JAMES, S. of Joseph (2), rem. to Marlborough where he m. Damaris Rice 16 June 1708, and had Hepzibah, b. 1709; Sarah, b. 1711; Robert, b. 1712; Mary, b. 1715; James, b. 1717; John, b. 30 Aug. 1719, who removed to Hard- wick, 1742, m. Mary Green of Southborough 1746, adm. Hardwiek Church, 1746, ehosen Deaeon, 1774, and removed to Cummington, 1778; Jonas, b. 7 Aug. 1724; Sarah, b. about 1727, d. 27 Aug. 1740, in her 13th year; Anna, b. 6 June 1729; Joseph, b. 26 Feb. 1731-2, d. 28 Aug. 1740
4. JOHN, s. of Joseph (2), m. Hepzibah -, and had Hannah, b. 27 Oct. 1705; John, b. 10 Sept. 1717; James, b. 30 July 1709; Elizabeth, b. 1 Feb. 1711-12, m John Wood of Charlestown, 1732; Jonathan, b. 16 Sept. 1713; William, b. 31 May 1715, d. 1 Oct. 1736 ; Ebenezer, b. 28 April 1716; Sarah, b. 27 Jan. 1717-18, m. John Morse 29 July 1736; Rebecca, b. 10 Dee. 1720, in. Thomas Oliver, and was his wid. in 1746; Mary, bap. 17 June 1722, d. young ; Isaac, b. 25 June 1723. JOHN the f. d. 17 July 1741, a. nearly 60; his w. Hepzibah d. 10 Dee. 1735, a. 50; his second w. (Mrs. Abigail Tucker of
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Chs., whom he m. 1738) survived him. His residence was at the N. W. cor- ner of Brighton and Eliot streets. He was College Glazier, forty years from 1701; Selectinan six years, first in 1725; and Deacon of the church from 5 May 1738.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), had dau. Hepzibah, bap. 15 Mar. 1740-41, d. 22 Mar. 1740-41; he was then at his father's house.
6. JAMES, s. of John (4), resided at Chs., where he d. Mar. 1798, a. 89; Mary w. of James Bradish, Jr., of Chs. d. 4. Mar. 1776, a. 47, and was buried at Camb.
7. JONATHAN, S. of John (4), may have been the same whose dau. Sarah was bap. 29 Mar. 1741. He resided in Chs., where his dau. Catherine d. 1836, a. 83.
8. EBENEZER, s. of John (4), m. Eunice, dau. of Joseph Cook, 1739 (pub. 10 June), and had Eunice, bap. 15 June 1740, d. 5 Mar. 1740-41; Ebenezer, bap. 29 Aug. 1742, d. young; Sarah, b. 26 Feb. 1743-4, m. Dr. Ebenezer Hunt of Northampton, 5 Nov. 1772; Eunice, b. 22 Mar. 1744-5, d. unm. 10 Jan. 1797 ; Ebenezer, b. 17 Sept. 1746; Eleanor, b. 30 Jan. 1748-9, m. Hon. David Cobb of Taunton, and d. 7 Jan. 1808. EBENEZER the f. was a glazier and succeeded his father in the care of glazing the College edifices. He pur- chased the estate on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, south of Mount Au- burn Street, sometimes called the Holyoke estate, in 1740, where he resided until 1749, when he bought the Blue Anchor Tavern, in Brighton Street, where he continued through life. This house, under his direction, became very popular. He dealt largely in real estate, and appears to have been not only enterprising, but judicious and successful in his transactions. He d. 17 Oct. 1785, a. nearly 70.
9. ISAAC, s. of John (4), by w. Esther, had Esther, m. John Goodwin 3d of Chs. (afterwards of Camb.) 21 Nov. 1764, and d. 19 Aug. 1840, a. 95; Isaac, b. 3 Nov. 1752, grad. H. C. 1773, of Topsfield in 1795; William, b. 20 July 1754; Abigail, b. 15 July 1756, d. 2 Oct. 1756 ; Abigail, b. 14 June 1758, d. unm. 18 Oet. 1815; Ebenezer King, b. 21 Nov. 1760, d. 19 Dec. 1760; Eben- ezer King, b. 24 June 1762, d. 16 July 1796; Timothy, b. 28 Sept. 1763, d. 15 Nov. 1763; Sarah, b. 9. Oct. 1765, d. 5 Oct. 1767; James, b. 18 Mar. 1770, d. 4 May 1770. The eldest child, Esther, was b. about 1745; and there may have been others between her and Isaac, the first recorded in Camb. ISAAC the f. resided on the homestead. He was a blacksmith, and for several years College Smith; his shop stood on Winthrop Street, opposite the old jail. For many years before his death he was jailor; in which office he was succeeded by his son-in-law, John Goodwin, who in turn was succeeded by his son-in- law, Jacob Watson, the office being to some extent hereditary in the female line. Like many of his relatives in different branches of the family, he was occasionally insane, and d. by suicide, May 1790, a. nearly 67.
10. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (8), m. Hannah Paine of Worcester, 1772 (pub. 12 Sept.), and had Ebenezer, b. 8 Sept. 1773, grad. H. C. 1792, rem. to Wilkesbarre, Penn., was largely concerned in land speculations, and d. several years ago ; Timothy Paine, b. 10 Ap. 1775, d. young ; Elizabeth W., m. Wal- ter Burling of New York, 22 June 1800 ; Timothy Paine, b. 4 Sept. 1781, d. young; Timothy Puine, bap. 28 Jan. 1786, d. before attaining manhood ; Eu- nice, bap. 14 Sept. 1788, d. 22 Ap. 1791. EBENEZER the f. grad. H. C. 1769, studied law, practiced a short time in Menotomy, afterwards in Camb., and resided at the S. W. corner of Mt. Auburn and Eliot streets. His supposed Tory predilections subjected him to considerable inconvenience during the. Revolution. By a humble submission, however, and a promise of good be- havior, as well as by the recommendation of a committee on his behalf, he was permitted to remain, and his property escaped confiscation. In the lat- ter part of his life he resided in Lancaster, where his habits of self-indul- gence became more inveterate, and he d. by suicide, 29 or 30 Ap. 1818.
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