History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a genealogical register, Part 52

Author: Paige, Lucius R. (Lucius Robinson), 1802-1896
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Boston : H. O. Houghton and company; New York, Hurd and Houghton
Number of Pages: 778

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11. WILLIAM, S. of Isaac (9), m. Ruth, dau. of Benjamin Green of Groton, and had Esther Rand, b. 1 Mar. 1789, d. 17 Mar. 1805; Elizabeth Woods, b. 23 Jan. 1791; Sarah Goodwin, b. 13 Feb. 1793; Ruth Keep, b. 10 Mar. 1795;

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William King, b. 19 Sept. 1797; Louisa Chandler, b. 29 Jan. 1800. WILLIAM the f. was a blacksmith, but thriftless, and of unsteady habits. He sold his share of the homestead in 1794, and was a publie charge, with his family, in 1807. He d. in the almshouse, 26 Aug. 1817, a. 63.

BRADSHAW, HUMPHREY (elsewhere written Bradshecre, Bredsha, and Bredshew), was in Camb. in 1652, and received his dividend of the Shaw- shine lands. By his w. Patience, dau. of Geo. Bowers, he had Sarah, b. 3 May 1653; John, b. 24 June 1655, had liberty to build a seat in the meeting- house, 1678, and is supposed to have afterwards resided in Medford; Ruth, b. 3 Nov. 1657. His w. d. and he m. Martha, wid. of William Russell, 24 Mar. 1665-6. He resided in Menotomy, frequently held minor offices and acted on committees for the town, and d. 9 May 1682. His wid. m. Thomas Hall, 24 May 1683.

MARY, perhaps sister to Humphrey, m. William Mitchelson, 26 Ap. 1654. STEPHEN, S. of John, bap. 25 July 1708. HENRY, m. Hannah Gibbs Cooke, 3 June 1781.

BRADSTREET, SIMON, was one of the original founders of Camb. He re- sided at the casterly corner of Brighton Strect and Harvard Square. He was a prominent citizen here, as well as in other towns where he successively re- sided, and was one of the first board of Seleetmen, or Townsmen, elected in Camb. About the time of Hooker's emigration to Hartford, he removed to Ipswich, and thence to Andover, about 1644; of which town he was a princi- pal founder, and Selectman from its organization until 1672. Hc afterwards removed to Boston, and thenee to Salem, in 1695, where he d. 27 Mar. 1697, a. 94 years. Before he left England, he m. Ann, dau. of Gov. Thomas Dudley. She d. at Andover, 16 Sept. 1672, in the 60th year of her age. He afterwards m. a sister of Sir George Downing. His children, all by his first w., were Samuel ; Simon ; Dudley ; John ; Dorothy, m. Rev. Seaborn Cotton 25 June 1654, had nine children, and d. 26 Feb. 1671-2; Hannah, m. Andrew Wiggin of Exeter, N. H .; Sarah, m. Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, who d. in 1681, and she m. Samuel Ward of Marblehead, a Major in the Canada Expedition of 1690, in which he lost his life; Mercy, m. Maj. Nathaniel Wade, who d. in Medford, 28 Nov. 1707. These names are gathered from Gov. Bradstreet's will. Some writers name another daughter, Ann, whom I regard as identical with Hannah; these two names were often used interchangeably, and the father mentions only one in his will. Those who make a duplicate of Ann and Hannah, omit Sarah entirely, and thus preserve the number, four sons and four daughters, which Mrs. Bradstreet claimed as her own. The name of Mercy has been called Mary, in some publications, but erroneously ; it is Mercy in her father's will, and on the Medford Records, where the birtli of her children is recorded.

2. SAMUEL, s. of Simon (1), m. Mercy, dau. of Capt. William Tyng, and had, in Boston, Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan. 1663-4, d. young ; Annice or Ann, b. 17 Nov. 1665, d. young; Mcrcy, b. 20 Nov. 1667, m. Dr. James Oliver of Camb., and d. 29 Mar. 1710. Dr. Bradstreet's w. Mercy d. 6 Sept. 1669, and he m. Martha, and had Ann, b. 3 Sept. 1670; John; Simon, b. 1680, elected John Leverett. Esq., as his guardian, 29 July 1697, being then 17 years old. SAMUEL the f. grad. H. C. 1653, and was Fellow. He was a plysi- cian in Boston, Representative of Andover, 1670, removed to Jamaica, and d. 1685.

3. SIMON, S. of Simon (1), m. his cousin Lucy, dau. of Rev. Jolin Wood- bridge of Newbury, and had Simon ; John, b. 1677; Lucy, b. 1680, m. Hon. Jonathan Remington of Camb., 5 Sept. 1711, and d. 18 Ap. 1743. John, a. 20, and Lucy, a. 17, ehose Samuel Ruggles of Roxbury (whose wife was their aunt), to be their guardian, 9 Sept. 1697. SIMON the f. grad. H. C. 1660, preached for a time at Charlestown, was settled at New London, and d. 1683; his wid. Lucy m. Daniel Epes, and d. at Medford. Her will, dated 20 Dec. 1707, was proved 11 July 1710.

4. DUDLEY, S. of Simon (1), m. Ann, wid. of Theodore Price, 1673 (Felt's Hist. Salem), and had Dudley, b. Ap. 1678, grad. H. C. 1698, taught school in

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Andover, ordained at Groton, 16 June 1706, became an Episcopalian, went to England for Episcopal orders, and d. there of small-pox, 1714. DUDLEY the f. resided at Andover, and d. 13 Nov. 1702.

5. JOHN, S. of Simon (1), resided in Topsfield, and had, by w. Sarah, Simon, b. 14 Ap. 1682 (who m. Elizabethi, dau. of Rev. Joseph Capen of Topsfield), and perhaps others. Thayer's F'am. Mem.

6. SIMON, s. of Simon (3), grad. H. C. 1693, preached a few years at Medford, was ordained at Chs. 26 Oct. 1698, and d. 31 Dec. 1741, a. 72. He was distinguished especially for his knowledge of the Greek language; and it is reported that Lieut .- gov. Tailer, in introdueing him to Gov. Burnet, remarked, "Here is a man who ean whistle Greek." Mr. Bradstreet had several children, and among them was Rev. Simon of Marblehead.

BRATTLE, THOMAS, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. William and Elizabeth Tyng, and had Thomas, b. - , d. 5 Sept. 1657; Thomas, b. 20 June 1658; Elizabeth, b. 30 Nov. 1660, ni. Nathaniel Oliver, 3 Jan. 1676-7; William, b. 22 Nov. 1662; Katherine, b. 26 Sept. 1644, m. John Eyre 20 May 1680, and after his death m. Wait Winthrop 13 Nov. 1707, and d. 2 Aug. 1725; Bethia, b. 13 Dec. 1666, mn. Joseplı Parsons of Boston, and d. 4 July 1690; Mary, b. 10 Aug. 1668, m. John Mieo 20 Aug. 1689, and d. 22 Dee. 1733; Edward, b. 18 Dec. 1670, m. Mary Legg of Marblehead 23 Mar. 1692-3, and d. in 1719. THOMAS the f. resided in Boston, and, while towns were permitted to elect non-residents as Representatives, he represented Lancaster, 1671, 1672, and Coneord, 1678, 1679. He was a member of the Suffolk Troop, Cornet in 1670, and Captain in 1676, in which office he was actively engaged in Philip's War. He d. 5 Ap. 1683, a. 60. His w. Elizabeth d. suddenly 9 Nov. 1682, a. 44, at the wedding of her nieee Anna Shepard and Daniel Quincy. Judge Sewall, who was present, says she died immediately after her illness eommeneed, and that she was laid out on the bridal bed. [Her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Tyng, was daughter of Rowland Coytmore, Master of the Trinity or East India House, whose widow Katherine d. at Charlestown, 29 Nov. 1659; Mrs. Coytmore, by her first husband, ------- Gray, had Parnell, m. Inerease Nowell ; Katherine; m. Thomas Graves, a Rear Admiral ; Sarah, m. - Williams; by her second husband, Coytmore, she had Elizabeth, m. Capt. William Tyng; and Thomas, a ship-master, who was lost at sea 1645, and whose wid. Martha, dau. of Capt. Rainsborough and sister to Col. Rains- borough of Cromwell's army, became successively the wife of Gov. John Winthrop and of Mr. John Cogan, and d. 1660; of her, it is remarkable that she had three husbands, children by each, and yet d. childless. ]

2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), grad. H. C. 1676, resided in Boston, was Treasurer of the College twenty-five years from 1688, and d. unm. 16 or 18 May 1713. He was a principal founder of the Brattle Street Chmureli, and a steadfast opposer of the violent proceedings of the courts, during the witch- eraft delusion in 1692.

3. WILLIAM, s. of Thomas (1), m. Elizabeth Hayman of Boston, 3 Nov. 1697, and had Thomas, bap. 14 Aug. 1698, d. young; William, b. 18 Ap. 1706. WILLIAM the f. grad. H. C. 1680; Tutor; Fellow, 1707 to 1717; Treasurer, 1713 to 1715; Bachelor of Divinity, 1692; Fellow of the Royal Society ; ordained at Cambridge 25 Nov. 1696, where he d. 15 Feb. 1716-17, a. 54. His w. Elizabeth d. 28 July 1715, and he m. Elizabeth, widow of Rev. Josephi Green of Danvers, and dau. of Rev. Joseph Gerrish of Wenham; she d. at Medford 26 Nov. 1747. See pp. 282-287.

4. EDWARD, s. of Thomas (1), settled in Marblehead, was a Captain, m. Mary, dau. of John Legg, and d. in 1719, and his w. Mary m. Col. Edmund Goffe 24 July 1728.

5. WILLIAM, s. of William (3), m. Katherine, dau. of Gov. Gurdon Salton- stall, 23 Nov. 1727, and had William, b. 4. Jan. 1728-9, d. 14 Oct. 1730; Katherine, b. 2 June 1730, m. John Mieo Wendell 13 Aug. 1752, and d. 30 Jan. 1821; Mary, bap. 18 Mareh 1732-3; Elizabeth, bap. 16 June 1734; Sarah, bap. 20 June 1736; William, bap. 8 Oct. 1738; Lucy, bap. 30 Mar. 1740; Thomas, bap. 14 Feb. 1741-2; Elizabeth, bap. 8 May 1743. Only

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Katherine and Thomas survived to maturity. His w. Katherine d. 28 April 1752, a. 47, and he in. wid. Martha Allen of Boston, dau. of Thomas Fitch, Esq. WILLIAM the f. grad. H. C. 1722, resided in the house which still bears his name on Brattle Street, and was successively physician, preacher, and lawyer, and was Attorney-general, 1736 and 1747. An inordinate love of popularity seems to have been one of his most striking characteristics; and his taste was abundantly gratified. He was appointed Justice of the Peace, 1729, at the early age of twenty-three years; was Selectman twenty-one years, between 1729 and 1772; Representative ten years, first elected in 1729; member of the Council from 1755 to 1773, except the single year 1769, when he was negatived by the Governor. As early as 1729, he was Major; Capt. of the Ancient and Hon. Artillery in 1733; Adjutant-general as early as 1758; and Brigadier-general. Up to 1769, Gen. Brattle seems to have advocated the popular rights, and was probably negatived by the royal Governor as a punishment. But soon afterwards he received new light concerning the matter in dispute between the Provinces and Great Britain, and was allowed to resume his seat in the Council. As a further reward for his political con- version, he was appointed, in 1771, Major-general of the Militia throughout the Province; and from this time the Government had not a more devoted servant. On the other hand. his subserviency to British power did not secure all which he desired. He was doubtless gratified with the commission of Major-general ; but, after nearly twenty years' service as a member of the Council, he must have been mortified and chagrined, when he learned that he was not named as a Mandamus Councillor, but was superseded by Judge Lee, and still worse, by Col. Oliver, his subordinate officer, both as Councillor and Lieutenant-governor. His fate furnishes a sad example of the folly of at- tempting to serve two masters. He took shelter in Boston when the people became roused to action; he had gone too far ever to reinstate himself in their good opinion, and his only alternative was to put his trust under the shadow of British power. In Dec. 1774, ostensibly for the consideration of £1,500 sterling, he conveyed to his son Thomas Brattle all his real estate in Cambridge. When the British troops evacuated Boston he went to Halifax, N. S., and there d. 25 Oct. 1776.

6. THOMAS, s. of William (5), grad. H. C. 1760, and was Member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and of the Mass. Historical Society. He was in Europe when the Revolutionary War commenced; and, perhaps chiefly on account of his father's apostacy, he was proscribed as an absentee in 1778. He returned to Newport, R. I. in 1779, but was. not permitted to reside in Massachusetts until 1784, when he was forgiven on account of his kindness and generosity to Americans in Europe. It is doubtful whether he was a thorough 'Tory; but it is certain he was not an active one. He was too fond of luxurious ease to peril life, limb, or personal comfort, upon any political question. After his return, he lived in quietness among his fellow-townsmen. His house was open to his friends, where he dispensed a most generous hospi- tality. The taste he displayed in ornamenting his grounds, and cultivating the choicest fruits and flowers, was a subject of general admiration. His per- sonal conduct was such, that the late Dr. Holmes styles him a " very worthy and respectable inan." He d. unm. 7 Feb. 1801, a. 59. In him, the male line, in direct descent from Rev. William Brattle, became extinet.

BREWER, JOHN, by w. Anne, had John, b. 10 Sept. 1642; Hannah, b. 18 Jan. 1644-5. This family prob. rem. to Sudbury, and thence to Framing- ham.

BRIDGE, JOHN, was among the carliest inliab. of Camb., and owned land here in 1632. He resided, 1635, at the N. E. corner of Dunster and South streets, and soon afterwards owned a house at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets. About 1638, he purchased a house near the spot where the Washington Head-quarters now stands, with twelve acres of land, and resided there. He was early elected Deacon of the Church; was Select- inan twelve years, between 1635 and 1652; Representative four ycars, from 1637 to 1641; and frequently employed in the settlement of estates, and in

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determining the boundaries of towns. He m. Elizabeth Saunders 1658 (marriage contraet dated 29 Nov. 1658), who had previously been the w. of Roger Baneroft of Camb. and Martin Saunders of Braintree. He d. about 1665, leaving wife, son Matthew, and granddaughter Doreas, dau. of s. Thomas deceased. His w. Elizabethi subsequently m. Edward Taylor of Boston, and was living in 1685. See ROGER BANCROFT.

2. THOMAS, s. of John (1), m. Dorcas -, and had Dorcas, b. 16 Feb. 1648-9, m. Daniel Champney 3 Jan. 1665-6. THOMAS and his w. Dorcas both d. before 28 Nov. 1654, when his father was appointed administrator.

3. MATTHEW, s. of John (1), m. Anna, dau. of Nicholas Danforth, and had John, b. 15 June 1645, d. 1672, and his father administered; Anna, b. about 1647, living in 1674, m. Saml. Livermore, Wat., 4 June 1668 ; Martha, b. 19 Jan. 1648-9, d. 15 Jan. 1649-50; Matthew, b. 5 May 1650; Samuel, b. 14, 17, or 24 Feb. 1652-3, d. 25 Feb. 1672-3; Thomas, b. 1 June 1656, d. 28 Mar. 1673 ; Elizabeth, b. 17 Aug. 1659, m. Capt. Benj. Garfield, Wat., 19 Jan. 1677-8, and (2d) Samuel Harrington. MATTHEW the f. rem. to the Farmis, now Lex., where he owned 400 aeres, m. 1668, previously to which he had prob. resided on the estate at the N. W. corner of Brattle and Mason streets, which he bought in 1657, and sold to Capt. Pyam Blowers in 1672, being then oeeu- pied by Reuben Luxford. He inherited his father's liomestead, which he sold to John Marrett in 1683. In early life he was accused, probably without sufficient eause, of a heinous erime, for which he was arraigned before the General Court. June 4 1637, " Matthew Bridge, being aceused to be guilty of the untimely death of John Abbot, the said Matthew and John Bridge his father were bound in £40. for his appearance at the next Quarter Court, to be held the first Tuesday in the 7th mo. at Boston." Sept. 19, 1637, " Matthew Bridge appearing, and no evidence coming in against him, he was quit by proclamation." His innocence is to be presumed, not only from the absence of testimony against him, but from his subsequent character and eon- duet. He married into one of the most respectable families in Camb. and appears to have lived to a good old age, respected by his townsmen. He d. 28 Ap. 1700, when he must have been more than 80 years old; his w. Anna d. 2 Dee. 1704.

. 4. MATTHEW, s. of Matthew (3), m. Abigail, dau. of Joseph Russell, and had Mary, b. 19 June 1688, m. Wm. Russell ; Anna, b. 12 Sept. 1691, m. -

Watson; Matthew, b. 1 Mar. 1693-4; Abigail, b. 1 Ap. 1696, m. - · Whit- ney ; Joseph, b. 8 July 1698, d. 1 Nov. 1778, and his w. Abigail d. 13 Dec. 1797, a. 95; John, b. 1 Sept. 1700; Elizabeth, b. 30 Nov. 1703; Samuel, b. 2 May 1705, d. 8 June 1791, and his w. Martha d. 10 June 1793, a. 76; Martha, b. 20 Sept. 1807. MATTHEW the f. resided on the homestead in Lex., which was secured to him by deed from his father in 1674. He d. 29 May 1738, a. 88 ; his w. Abigail d. 14 Dee. 1722, a. 55.

5. MATTHEW, s. of Matthew (4), 111. Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel Bowman, 24 Mar. 1719-20, and had Matthew, b. 18 July 1721, grad. H. C. 1741, or- dained at Framingham 19 Feb. 1745-6, and d. 2 Sept. 1775 ; Anna, b. 1723, mn. - Brooks; Nathaniel, b. 8 July 1725; Sarah, b. 30 Sept. 1728. MAT- THEW the f. d. at Waltham 25 Mar. 1761. His w. Abigail d. 15 June 1785. See Barry's Hist. Fram.

BRIGHAM, SEBASTIAN, about 1638 bought house and garden at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets, which he sold to Jolin Bridge in 1639. He prob. rem. to Rowley, where one of the same name was Captain of the militia, 1643, and was Representative in 1650. Gage's Hist. Rowley.

2. THOMAS, came to N. E. in the Susan and Ellen, 1635, then aged 32, and about 1638 resided at the easterly corner of Brattle and Ash streets. By his w. Merey he had Thomas, b. about 1641, d. 25 Nov. 1717, a. 76 ; John, b. 9 Mar. 1644-5, d. 16 Sept. 1728, a. 83 ; Mary, b. - , m. Jolin Fay of Marlborough, had John, b. 30 Nov. 1669, David, b. 15 Oct. 1671, d. 2 Aug. 1676, and Samuel, b. 11 Oct. 1673, not long after whose birth the mother died; Hannah, b. 9 Mar. 1650-51, m. Wm. Ward of Marlborough; Samuel, b. 12 Jan. 1652-3, d. 24 July 1713, aged 60. THOMAS the f. was Constable in

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1639 and 1642, Selectman, 1640, 1647, and d. 8 Dcc. 1653. His w. Mercy (whose name is said to have been Hurd) m. Edmund Rice, Sen., of Sudbury 1 Mar. 1655-6, who removed to Marlborough and d. in May 1663, and she m. William Hunt of Concord whom she survived, and d. at Marlborough 22 or 28 Dec. 1693. On her second marriage, she took with her to Sudbury and to Marlborough all her children, from whom descended a numerous posterity, residing in and near Marlborough, some of whom attained high distinction.1

BROWN, or BROWNE, RICHARD, owned land south of the river, which he sold in 1645; but probably was a resident of Watertown.

2. ROBERT, m. Barbara Eden 8 May 1649. They seem to have had no children. In 1657 he purchased a house and land at the S. E. corner of Holyoke and Bow streets, when the westerly end of Bow Street was several rods more northerly than its present location. He d. 23 Nov. 1690, a. 70. His w. Barbara d. 1 June 1693, a. 80.

3. JOHN, m. Esther Makepeace of Boston, and had in Camb., Joseph, b. 8 Feb. 1655-6, killed by a cart 24 Sept. 1671; Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar. 1657 ; Sarah, b. 18 July 1661; Mary, b. 19 Dec. 1662; and "in Marlboro," John, b. 27 Nov. 1664; Hester, b. and d. 1667; Thomas, b. 1669; Daniel, b. 1671 ; Deborah, b. 1673; Abigail, b. 1675; Joseph, b. 1677. JOHN the f. resided in Menotomy, sold his estate 27 Oct. 1665, and four days afterwards bought in Marlborough; in the deed of purchase, he is styled " Scotsman." He again " sold to Thomas Rice, 1678, moved to Wat., and d. 1696, leaving John, Thomas, Daniel, and Joseph; and four daus. who m. John Justin, John Adams, Thomas Darby, and John Hartshorn." Barry's Hist. Fram.

4. THOMAS, m. Martha, wid. of Richard Oldam, 7 Oct. 1656, and had Mary, b. 28 Ap. 1658, d. young; Mehetabel, b. 13 May 1661 ; Mary, b. 1 Nov. 1663, d. before 1690 ; Ebenezer, b. 15 June 1665; Ichabod, b. 5. Sept. 1666 ; Martha, b. 19 Oct. 1668, m. Samuel Parker of Reading, 3 Jan. 1688-9. THOMAS the f. resided south of the river, on the estate which he purchased of Richard Oldam's executor in 1659. He d. in 1690. His w. Martha and four children survived.

5. EBENEZER, s. of Thomas (4), by w. Mary had Thomas, b. 16 May, 1692, d. May 1696; Ebenezer, b. 30 Nov. 1694; Mary, b. 9 Ap. 1696, d. 25 Jan. 1711-12 ; Thomas, b. 19 Aug. 1698; Hepzibah, b. 31 Mar. 1702; Mehetabel, b. 2 May 1710.

6. ICHABOD, s. of Thomas (4), m. Martha, had John, b. 1 Nov. 1696, grad. H. C. 1714, ordained at Haverhill 13 May 1719; d. 2 Dec. 1742; Martha, b. 16 June 1699, m. William Fessenden, 4 Jan. 1727-8; Priscilla, b. 16 Dec. 1702, m. Noah Sparhawk, 24 Sept. 1724; Sarah, b. 26 Sept. 1706, m. Samuel Belcher 27 Dec. 1726. Martha the m. d. 1 Sep. 1708, and her husb. m. Margaret Odlin 13 Jan. 1708-9 and had Abigail, b. 8 May 1710. ICHABOD the f. d. 1728. His w. Margaret and his five children survived.

7. WILLIAM, m. Deborah, wid. of Thomas Squire, 11 Nov. 1703, and had William, b. 24 Nov. 1704; Josiah, b. 22 Oct. 1706; Jonathan, b. 8 July 1708,

1 The marriage of Mary to John Fay, and Deeds, vol. viii. John Fay's wife was Mary, of Hannah to William Ward, is indicated and there was no other Fay in Marlborough at that time of suitable age to be the father of John and Samuel before named; and I do not find any Hannah Ward in that town who could represent herself as a daughter of Thomas Brigham, except the wife of William who united with the Brighams in the sale of Cambridge land. This Hannah had been wife of Gershom Eames, and is supposed by her descendant Andrew H. Ward (Hist. Shrewsbury, p. 457) to have been daughter of Solomon Johnson of Sud- bury; but I think it more probable that Thomas Brigham was her father, and that John Brigham, who witnessed the execution of her will, 30 Oct. 1714, was her brother. by two legal documents found on record in Middlesex County: (1.) " Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham, Hannah Ward, and John Fay and Samuel Fay, chil- dren of Mary Fay, all of Marlborough in said County of Middlesex, being the chil- dren and heirs of their father Thomas Brig- ham late of Cambridge," etc., commenced a suit 28 Sept. 1695, to recover certain lands in possession of "Samuel Hastings, Sen.," who purchased the Brigham homestead. Mid. 'Prob. Rec., vii. 9, at the end of the volume. (2.) Thomas, John, and Samuel Brigham, and William Ward, all of Marl- borough, jointly convey land in Cambridge to Nicholas Fessenden, 27 Dec. 1681. Mid.

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m. Hannah Gore of Roxbury 1731, d. in Camb., and his bro. Josiah of New- ton was appointed adm. 18 Nov. 1751; Deborah, b. 6 Oct. 1712, m. James Green 20 Mar. 1733-4; Mary, b. 16 Jan. 1715-16, m. Jolin Bowlcs of Rox- bury 1735; John, b. 19 Jan. 1717-18, m. Esther Hovcy of Brookline 7 Dec. 1739. By a second w. Mary Bayley (pub. 13 Oct. 1744), hc had Thad- deus, bap. 28 Sept. 1746; Susanna, bap. 24 Ap. 1748; Seth Ingersoll, bap. 8 July 1750, m. Lucy Brown 7 July 1777, and Sarah Goddin 5 Oct. 1786; Mary, b. 1752; Jonathan, bap. 15 Sept. 1754; Abijah ; Josiah ; Lucy. WIL- LIAM the f. d. 1768. His w. Mary (who afterwards m. - Bray) and her six children survived; also William, the eldest son by the first wife; the others had deceased, leaving heirs. From the long interval between 1718 and 1746, these children might be thought to compose two families; but the father names them all in his will, describing the second class as his " five younger sons," and his " three younger daughters." About two years before his death, he rem. from Camb. to Natick.

8. JOSIAH, s. of Willianı (7), m. Mary Sever of Brookline 1737. He is supposed to have resided principally in Newton, but was of Camb. at the time of his death. His w. Mary and s. Josiah were appointed adms. 7 Sept. 1761. His chil. were Josiah, became non comp. and Thomas Learned and Stephen Dana were appointed guardians, 21 Nov. 1768; Mary, m. Stephen Paine, Jr., of Malden 28 Feb. 1754; Deborah, m. Thomas Learned of Watertown 1759; Sarah, m. William Bowles of Roxbury 26 Nov. 1761 ; Phineas. b. abt. 1742; Eleanor, bap. in Camb. 5 Aug. 1744, m. Stephen Dana 16 Sept. 1762, d. in Brighton 19 Nov. 1837, a. 93 ; Elizabeth, b. 1745 or 1746, m. Thomas Hovey 21 Ap. 1763, d. at Rutland 14 Jan. 1821, a. 75.

9. JOHN, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Zachariah Bordman, 13 May 1776, and had Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb. 1777, d. 18 Feb. 1777; John Thomas, b. 23 Nov. 1778, d. on the passage from Africa to Havana, 15 Sept. 1811; Mary Stebbins, b. 18 Dec. 1780 (1781 on the record), m. James Read ; Charles, b. 13 Jan. 1782, d. 8 Ap. 1782; George Bulkley, b. 11 Dec. 1783 ; Elizabeth, b. 13 Sept. 1786, m. John Labottiere of Boston 31 Aug. 1806; Sally, b. 17 Aug. 1789. JOHN the f. was a bricklayer, and a Major of militia. He kept a tavern several years on Harvard Square. He d. 1 Sept. 1815, a. 68, having m. two wives after the decease of his first w. Elizabeth, both of whom it is said followed his body in the funeral procession.

BUCK, WILLIAM (sometimes written Bucke), a " plowrite," came to N. E. in the Increase 1635, then a. 50, with his son Roger, a. 18. He resided in the west ficld, northeastcrly from Garden Street, where was formerly one of the highways to the Great Swamp now called Raymond Street. He d. 24 Jan. 1657-8, a. about 73.

2. ROGER, s. of William (1), by w. Susan, or Susanna, had Samuel, b. 6 Feb. 1642-3 ; John, b. 3 Sept. 1644 ; Ephraim, b. 26 July 1646; Mary, b. 23 June 1648, d. 31 Aug. 1669; Ruth, b. 6 Nov. 1653, m. Thomas Baverick ; Elizabeth, b. 5 July 1657, m. Joshua Wood, 20 Aug. 1678. John, prob. s. of Roger, d. 1664. Lydia, perh. dau. of Roger, m. Henry Smith, 3 Mar. 1672-3. ROGER the f. inherited the homestead and the occupation of his father. He was also for a time the public executioner, in which capacity he was ordered to inflict twenty lashes on a culprit in 1668. His w. Susanna d. 10 Sept. 1685 ; after which he seems to have removed to Woburn, where in 1688 he acknowl- edged . the sale of part of his homestead to his son-in-law Thos. Baverick, on condition that, if Bavcrick should sell the same, his son Ephraim Buck should have the preference as a purchaser. He d. at Woburn 10 Nov. 1693, a. 76.

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History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a genealogical register, Part 52

Author: Paige, Lucius R. (Lucius Robinson), 1802-1896 Publication date: 1877 Publisher: Boston : H. O. Houghton and company; New York, Hurd and Houghton Number of Pages: 778

Author: Paige, Lucius R. (Lucius Robinson), 1802-1896
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Boston : H. O. Houghton and company; New York, Hurd and Houghton
Number of Pages: 778