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17. JOSIAH, s. of William (9), in. Rachel Leverett 31 Oct. 1782, and had Sarah, bap. 7 Mar. 1784; Josiah, bap. 25 Feb. 1787.
18. DANIEL, s. of Thomas (10), mn. Experience Hunting of Dedham 16 Jan. 1745-6 ; she d. 25 Jan. 1766, and he in. wid. Elizabeth Bowen 22 May 1766. His chil. were Mary, b. 24 June 1748; Samuel, b. 29 Nov. 1749; Abi- gail, b. 15 Oet. 1752; Daniel, b. 25 Nov. 1754; Joseph, b. 2 Oct. 1756 ; Eliza- beth, b. 15 Mar. 1767; Experience, b. 14 Dee. 1768. DANIEL the f. resided in Brookline and Warwiek; he d. 15 Nov. 1787; his w. Elizabeth d. in 1779. Sce Dana Family, p. 52.
19. RICHARD, s. of Thomas (10), by w. Mary, had Edward, b. 18 May 1756. 20. CALEB, s. of Caleb (11), in. Sarah Ballard 21 May 1756, and had Charles ; Orlando, bap. 23 Sept. 1760; Henry, bap. 19 Sept. 1762; Caleb; James. CALEB the f. d. Ap. 1769; his w. Sarah survived.
21. JAMES, s. of Caleb (11), grad. H. C. 1753 (D. D., Edinb. 1768), settled in the ministry at Wallingford, Conn., 1758; installed at New Haven 29 Ap. 1789; dismissed Dec. 1805, d. Aug. 1812, a. 77. His s. Hon. Samuel Whittlesey Dana, was several years Senator in Congress.
22. GEORGE, S. of Caleb (11), m. Margaret Clark of Waltham (pub. 28 Jan. 1764); she d. 3 Oet. 1770, and he m. -; his chil. were Sarah, bap. 23 Sept. 1770; Edmund, bap. 20 Dee. 1772; and probably others.
23. EDMUND, s. of Richard (12), grad. H. C. 1759; went to England, and was Rector of Wroxeter, Co. of Salop; m. Helen, dau. of Lord Kinniard, and niece of Sir William Pulteney; d. 7 May 1823, a. 84. His s. George Kinniard Dana, was a Brigadier-general in the British Army.
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24. FRANCIS, s. of Richard (12), H. C. 1762, LL.D. 1792, m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Ellery of Newport, R. I., 5 Aug. 1773, and had Edmund Trowbridge, b. 13 June 1774, d. 12 Aug. 1776; Francis, b. 14 May 1777; Ed- mund Trowbridge, b. 26 Sept. 1779, Justice of the Peace, a gentleman of leisure, founded the Dana Library by a generous donation, and d. unm. 6 May 1859; Martha Remington, b. 29 Sept. 1784, m. Washington Allston, and d. s. p. 24 Dec. 1862; Richard Henry, b. 15 Nov. 1787; Elizabeth Ellery, b. 6 Sept. 1789, d. unm. 20 Nov. 1874; Sarah-Ann, b. 1 Sept. 1791, d. unın. 6 Feb. 1866. FRANCIS the f. was a large landholder, and resided on the northwesterly corner of Main and Dana streets. He was a lawyer; Delegate to the Continental Congress, 1778, 1783, 1784, 1786, 1787; Elector of Presi- dent, 1789; Ambassador to Russia: Chief Justiec of the Supreme Judicial Court of Mass .; and d. 25 Ap. 1811; his w. Elizabeth d. 31 Aug. 1807, a. 56.
25. HENRY, s. of Caleb (20), m. Sally Wilson 31 Aug. 1786, and had Sarah, bap. 27 May 1787; Charles, bap. 26 Ap. 1789; Henry Ballard, bap. 11 Sept. 1791; Mary, bap. 30 Mar. 1794; Martha, bap. 23 July 1797; Orlando Nelson, bap. 21 Dee. 1800; James, bap. 21 Oet. 1804. HENRY the f. d. 20 Feb. 1817, a. 53.
26. CALEB, s. of Caleb (20), by w. Elizabeth, had Caleb ; Elizabeth ; Sarah Weld, all bap. 3 Aug. 1794; Francis, bap. 3 May 1795; Harriet, bap. 5 Mar. 1797; Thomas Weld, bap. 19 May 1799. CALEB the f. was a vietualler, and d. prob. 1801, in which year administration was granted to his w. Elizabeth.
27. JAMES, s. of Caleb (20), m. Catherine Graton 2 Sept. 1790, and had Samuel Heath, bap. 1 June 1794.
28. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (24), m. Sophia, dau. of President Joseph Wil- lard, 4 Aug. 1802, and had Sophia Willard, b. 6 July 1803, m. Rev. George Ripley 22 Aug. 1827; Mary Elizabeth, b. 6 May 1805; Francis, b. 2 Dee. 1806; H. C. 1827, physician, d. 1 July 1872; Joseph Willard, b. 17 Sept. 1808, H. C. 1828, d. at Donaldsonville, La., 5 Dee. 1830. FRANCIS the f. d. in Boston 28 Dec. 1853; his w. Sophia d. 27 Feb. 1840, a. 67.
29. RICHARD HENRY, s. of Franeis (24), m. Ruth Charlotte Smith of Prov- idenec 11 May 1813, and had Ruth Charlotte, b. 28 Feb. 1814; Richard Henry, b. 1 Ang. 1815; Edmund Trowbridge, b. 28 Aug. 1818, grad. Ver. Uni. 1838, lawyer, d. 18 May 1869; Susan, b. 3 June 1820, d. 27 Ap. 1822. RICHARD HENRY the f. grad. H. C. 1808, LL.D. at W. C. 1867, devoted himself to lit- erature and enjoys an honored old age in 1877; his w. Ruth Charlotte d. 9 Feb. 1822, a. 34.
30. RICHARD HENRY, s. of Richard Henry (29), m. Mary Watson of Hart- ford 25 Aug. 1841, and had Sarah Watson, b. 12 June 1842; Ruth Charlotte, b. 30 June 1844; Elizabeth Ellery, b. 3 Ap. 1846; Mary Rosamond, b. 1 Sept. 1848; Richard Henry, b. 3 Jan. 1851, H. C. 1874; Angela Henrietta Chan- ning, b. 22 Feb. 1857. RICHARD HENRY the f. grad. H. C. 1837, LL.D. 1866, an eminent lawyer, has resided alternately in Cambridge and Boston.
31. JAMES FREEMAN, S. of Luther and grandson of Samuel (15), b. at Amherst, N. H., 23 Sept. 1793, H. C. 1813, M. D. 1817, Professor of Chem- istry in Dartmouth College and at New York, where he d. in Ap. 1827. He m. Matilda, dau. of President Webber, 18 Jan. 1818, and had one child, who d. young.
32. JOSEPH, supposed to be a descendant of Richard (1), through Daniel (5), Thomas (10), and Daniel (18), b. 2 Oct. 1756, m. Joanna Loud, and had Mary, b. 17 July 1791, d. 12 Ap. 1837; Experience, b. about 1793, m. Jona- than Hyde, and d. 22 May 1849, a. 55; Elizabeth, b. 14 May 1795, d. 4 Oet. 1797; Joseph, b. 11 Feb. 1799, d. 7 June 1847; Elizabeth, b. 1801, d. unm. 17 Dec. 1863, a. 62; Joan Frances, b. 27 May 1810, d. 27 Sept. 1829; and per- haps others. JOSEPH the f. d. 13 Feb. 1827, and his w. Joanna, who was b. 26 Mar. 1766, d. 12 Dee. 1847.
DANFORTH, NICHOLAS, was here in 1635, and resided on the northerly side of Bow Street, near its interseetion with Mt. Auburn Street. He was Seleet- man 1635-1637, Deputy or Representative 1636, 1637, and d. in April 1638. His w. Elizabeth d. in England in 1629. Their children, all born in England,
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were Elizabeth, b. 1619, m. Andrew Belcher. and d. 26 Oct. 1680, a. 61; Thomas, b. 1622; Anna, b. prob. 1624, m. Matthew Bridge, and d. 2 Dec. 1704; Sam- uel, b. 1626; Jonathan, b. 29 Feb. 1627-8.
2. THOMAS, s. of Nicholas (1), m. Mary, dau. of Henry Withington (Rul- ing Elder) of Dorchester, 23 Feb. 1643-4, and had Sarah, b. 16 Ap. 1645, d. 29 Oct. 1645; Sarah, b. 11 Nov. 1646, m. Rev. Joseph Whiting of Lynn, and afterwards of Southampton, L. I., and d. before 1699; Mary, b. 20 Ap. 1649, d. 29 Ap. 1649; Mary, b. 28 July 1650, m. Solomon Phipps of Chs. July 1669, and Maj. Thomas Brown of Sudbury, 1 Mar. 1703-4, and was living as his widow in 1725; Samuel, b. 5 Oct. 1652, grad. H. C. 1671, and d. unm. in England 22 Dec. 1676, of small-pox; Thomas, b. 16 Dec. 1654, d. young ; Jonathan, b. 27 Feb. 1656-7, d. 20 Ap. 1657; Jonathan, b. 10 Feb. 1658-9, grad. H. C. 1679, d. unin. of consumption, 13 Nov. 1682; Joseph, b. 18 Sept. 1661, d. 2 Oct. 1663; Benjamin, b. 20 May 1663, d. 23 Aug. 1663; Eliza- beth, b. 17 Feb. 1664-5, m. Francis Foxcroft, 3 Oct. 1682, and d. 4 July 1721; Bethia, b. 21 June 1667, d. 21 Sept. 1668. THOMAS the f. d. 5 Nov. 1699, a. 77 ; his w. Mary d. 26 Mar. 1697. Mr. Danforth inherited the homestead, which he sold in 1652, and removed to the northerly side of Kirkland Street near Oxford Street, where a number of elm trees recently marked the loca- tion of his house. Connected with his house he had about 120 acres of land, including nearly the whole lying between the estates of the late Dr. Holmes and Nathaniel Jarvis, the Charlestown or Somerville line, Kirkland Street, and Holmes Place ; together with about the same quantity on the southerly side of Kirkland Street, extending across Cambridge Street, from the junction of Cambridge Street and Ellsworth Avenue ncarly to Gore Hall, including the northeasterly portion of the College grounds, the Delta, cte. This will readily be recognized by many of the elder inhabitants, as the Foxcroft cstate. Be- sides this farm, he owned many other large tracts of land in Camb. and about 10,000 acres in Framingham. Mr. Danforth, through a long life, was one of the most energetic and useful citizens in the town and in the Colony. Hc was a Selectman, 1645-1671, 27 years; Town Clerk, 1645-1668, 24 years; Rep- resentative (or Deputy), 1657, 1658; Assistant 1659-1678, 20 years ; Deputy Governor 1679-1692, except during the three years' usurpation by Andros, and probably nothing but the prolonged life of the venerable Bradstreet prevented his election as Governor. With the same exception, he was President of the District of Maine 1681-1692. Under the second charter he was one of the Council from 1693 to 1699 ; and Judge of the Superior Court, to which office he was appointed 6 Dec. 1692, " being pressed to accept his place " as Judge Sewall says. He was Treasurer of Harvard College 1650-1669, Treasurer of Middlesex County several years, and Recorder 1648-1686. He was also Com- missioner of the United Colonies at every session from 1662 to 1678, and President of that Board in 1675. Through his whole life, his appointment and action on numerous and highly important committees, especially during the long struggle which preceded the vacation of the old Charter, abundantly indicate the confidence reposed in him, and his wisdom and integrity in the perforin- ance of the duties assigned to him. He was confessedly the leader of the party in opposition to the arbitrary proceedings of the King and his counsellors.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Nicholas (1), grad. H. C. 1643, one of the first Board of Fellows, named in the act of incorporation 1650, ordained Pastor of the Church at Roxbury 24 Sept. 1650, the apostle Eliot being teacher. He m. Mary, dau. of Rev. John Wilson of Boston 5 Nov. 1651, and had Samuel, b. 14 Jan. 1652-3, d. 22 July 1653; Mary, b. 24 May 1654, d. 7 Dec. 1659; Elizabeth, b. 13 July 1656, d. 15 Dec. 1659; Sarah, b. 30 Oct. 1658, d. 5 Dec. 1659 ; John, b. 8 Nov. 1660; Mary, b. 13 Mar. 1662-3, in. Edward Bromfield, Esq., 4 June 1683, and d. 7 Oct. 1734; Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb. 1664-5, d. 26 Oct. 1672; Samuel, b. 18 Dec. 1666; Sarah, b. 21 Feb. 1669-70, d. young; Thomas, b. 3 Ap. 1672, d. 13 Ap. 1672; Elizabeth, b. 16 Oct. 1673, d. 30 Oct. 1673; Abiel (posthumous), bap. 31 Jan. 1674-5, m. Thomas Fitch, merchant, Bos- ton. SAMUEL the f. d. of putrid fever 19 Nov. 1674, aged about 48 years; his w. Mary m. Joseph Rocke of Boston, and d. 13 Sept. 1713, a. 80. On
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the death of his father, he was placed under the care of Rev. Thomas Shep- ard, and he well improved his advantages. Having graduated at the early age of seventeen, he devoted himself diligently to study, and became a skilful mathematician, and one of the most learned theologians of his time. He was particularly distinguished however, for the fervor of his piety and the purity of his life. So peaceful was his eonseience and so firmn his faith, in the hour of death, that his colleague Eliot is reported to have said, " My brother Dan- forth made the most glorious end that ever I saw." It is certain that Eliot entered this testimony on record: " My brother Danforth died in the Lord; it pleased the Lord to brighten his passage to glory."
4. JONATHAN, S. of Nicholas (1), was one of the first settlers in Billerica, where he spent his long and useful life. "He was the first Captain of Billerica, was chosen Representative in 1684, Town Clerk 20 years, and one of the most eminent land surveyors of his time." (Farmer.) He m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Poulter 22 Nov. 1654; she d. 7 Oet. 1689, a. 56, and he m. Esther, wid. of Josiah Converse of Woburn, and dau. of Elder Champney of Camb. 17 Nov. 1690. His children were Mary, b. 29 Jan. 1655-6, m. John Parker of Chelmsford 4 June 1678; Elizabeth, b. 27 May 1657, m. Simon Hayward of Coneord 7 Mar. 1686-7; Jonathan, b. 18 Feb. 1658-9; John, b. 23 Jan. 1660-61, d. 7 Feb. 1660-61; John, b. 22 Feb. 1661-2, d. 4 June 1664 ; Lydia, b. 1 June 1664, m. Edward Wright; Samuel, b. 5 Feb. 1665-6; Anna, b. 8 Mar. 1667-8, m. Oliver Whiting 22 Jan. 1689-90; Thomas, b. 29 Ap. 1670, d. 31 July 1670; Nicholas, b. 1 July 1671, d. 8 Mar. 1693-4; Sarah, b. 13 Dec. 1676, m. William Freneh. Of this family, only two sons survived their father; but from them have descended a very numerous posterity. JONATHAN the f. d. 7 Sept. 1712, a. 84, being the last survivor and the longest liver of his father's children. His w. Esther d. 5 Ap. 1713, a. 80.
5. JOHN, s. of Rev. Samuel (3), grad. H. C. 1677, at the age of seventeen, and was ordained at Dorchester 28 June 1682, where he d. 26 May 1730. His children, by his w. Elizabeth, were Elijah, bap. 2 Dee. 1683, grad. H. C. 1703, a physician and Justice of the Peace, d. 8 Oct. 1736; Thomas, b. 1685, settled at Surinam, where he d. 18 Oet. 1714 ; Israel Stoughton, b. 14 Oet. 1687, d. 22 Mar. 1688; John, b. 16 Jan. 1688-9, d. 3 Mar. 1728; Ann, b. prob. 1691, d. young; Elizabeth, b. 12 Nov. 1693, m. Capt. John Lowder, Bos- ton; Samuel, b. 12 Nov. 1696; Hannah, b. 3 Nov. 1698, m. Rev. Samuel Dun- bar of Stoughton; Mary and Mehetabel, twins, b. 4 June 1701, of whom the latter d. 1 May 1727; Stoughton, b. 24 July 1702, buried 26 Nov. 1735; George, b. 11 Nov. 1704. Soon after Mr. Danforth's death, an obituary appeared in the New England Journal, in which it is said that he " was one greatly quali- fied by many bright accomplishments for the evangelical ministry, and was eminently a man of God, a man of prayer, a elose and profitable preacher, of sound principles, a pattern of all the virtues of the Christian life, and zealous for the cause of God and religion among us; greatly beloved and valued while living, and now lamented at his death ; and his memory will always be pre- eious to those who have had the honor and pleasure of an acquaintance with him." He had a fondness for writing epitaphs in rhyme, of which very many specimens remain in the Dorchester burial ground. An allusion to this trait in his character is made in Blake's Annals : " He was said to be a man of great learning; he understood the mathematics beyond most men of his func- tion. He was execeding charitable, and of a very peaceful temper. He took mnuch pains to eternize the names of many of the good Christians of his own floek ; and yet the world is so ungrateful that he has not a line written to pre- serve his memory, no, not so much as upon his tomb, le being buried in Lt .- Gov. Stoughton's tomb, that was covered with writing before; and there, also, lyeth his consort, Mrs. Elizabeth Danforth."
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samnel (3), grad. H. C. 1683, and was settled in the ministry at Taunton, where he d. 14 Nov. 1727. " He was esteemed one of the most learned and eminent ministers of that period." Farmer.
7. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (4), resided in Billerica, m. Rebecca Parker 27 June 1682, and d. 1710; his w. d. prob. 1755, when her dower was divided
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to her son Jonathan, the heirs of sons T'homas, Samuel, Nicholas, Jacob, and John, all deceased, and to daughters Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Sarah.
8. SAMUEL, s. of Jonathan (4), resided in Billerica and was perhaps the same whose estate was divided in 1742, to wid. Hannah, and children Samuel, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Hannah, Rachel, Lydia, and the heirs of Abigail Ruggles, deceased.
9. SAMUEL, s. of Rev. John (5), b. in Dorchester, grad. H. C. 1715, estab- lished himself in Cambridge as schoolmaster about 1724, having had the gen- eral charge of the school for some years previously, it would seem. In 1725 he purchased of Samuel Hancock the estate on the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Harvard and Mount Auburn streets, where he resided for the next half century. The house in which he dwelt was demolished not many years ago. He m. Elizabeth Symmes (perhaps dau. of Rev. Thomas Symmes of Bradford, and, if so, a relative to himself), 14 Aug. 1726, and had Elizabeth, b. 24 July 1729, d. young; Elizabeth, b. 29 July 1736, d. unm. 4 June 1816; Samuel, b. 4 Aug. 1740, grad. H. C. 1758, an eminent physician in Boston, President of the Mass. Medical Society, and d. 16 Nov. 1827; Thomas, b. 21 Aug. 1744, grad. H. C. 1762, was a lawyer in Chs. until the Revolution, when he fled to England, and d. at London 6 Mar. 1820; John, b. 17 Sept. 1748. SAMUEL the f. d. at the house of his son in Boston, 27 Oct. 1777, a. about 81; his w. Elizabeth d. 13 Jan. 1775, a. 67; but both were buried here. Judge Danforth, during a large portion of his life, filled offices of trust and responsibility. He was Select- man five years, 1733-1739, Representative four years, 1734-1738, Member of the Council thirty-six years in succession, 1739-1774, in which last named year he was appointed " Mandamus Councillor;" but having taken the oath of office, he was speedily induced to resign. He was also Justice of the Peace and Quorum; Register of Probate, 1731-1745 ; Judge of Probate, 1745- 1775; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 1741-1775. At the Revolution he passed out of office ; but was so quiet in his deportment that, although under- stood to be a royalist, he was not disturbed in the possession of his property.
DANIEL, ROBERT, was an early inhabitant of Cambridge. About 1638 he purchased of Thomas Blodgett a house and land, on the westerly side of Gar- den Street, which he sold about 1645 to Nicholas Wyeth. By his w. Eliza- betli he had Elizabeth, b. - , m. Thomas Fanning 17 May 1653; Samuel ; Joseph ; Sarah ; Mary, b. 2 Sept. 1642. These children are named in the father's will; Thomas, who was buried 6 Nov. 1644, was probably of the same family. His w. Elizabeth d. 2 Oct. 1653, and he m. Reana, wid. of William Andrew, 2 May 1654. He d. 6 July 1655, and his wid. Reana m. Elder Frost, whom also she survived.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Robert (1), purchased of David Fiske 12 Dec. 1660 a house and land on the northerly side of Linnæan Street, being the south- easterly corner of the present Botanic Garden. Before 28 May 1662 he had removed to Medfield. There is no record here of his family.
3. RICHARD, of Edmonton, England, gentleman, was in New England 12 Nov. 1669, and purchased the farm in Billerica, 700 acres, belonging to Cam- bridge Church. He remained in Billerica several years, and is said to have resided subsequently in Andover. No record is found of wife or children.
DAVIS, DOLOR (Dolard, Dollard, and Doller, on the Record), owned a house lot, in 1635, on the easterly side of Dunster Street, between Winthrop and South streets. He removed early; was a proprietor of Groton in 1656, and an early planter of Barnstable, where he d. in 1673. " He m. Margery, sister of Major Simon Willard. His sons were John, Simon, and Samuel. Si- mon and Samuel lived in Concord, the former of whom was Representative in John 1689." (Farmer.) From this family descend Gov. John Davis and a nu- merous race of that name in Worcester County.
DAYE, STEPHEN, resided at the westerly corner of Harvard and Dunster streets in 1656. By his w. Rebecca (wid. of - Bordman, and mother of William Bordman), he had and brought to N. Eng. with him, Stephen, who d. 1 Dec. 1639, and Matthew. STEPHEN the f. d. 22 Dec. 1668, a. about 75; his w. Rebecca d. 17 Oct. 1658. Mr. Daye was unquestionably the first printer in
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New England, though it may be doubted whether he ever served a regular ap- prenticeship to that trade. In his agreement, 1638, to emigrate to N. Eng., and to labor in the employment of Rev. Mr. Glover, he is styled " lock- smith," and various circumstances sufficiently indicate that he labored in that occupation, after he was superseded by Green in the management of the printing-office. It may be that Mr. Glover was unable, or judged it impru- dent, to engage a regular printer to emigrate; and therefore employed Dayc to superintend the press, on account of his skill in working iron, and perhaps a general knowledge of machinery. However this be, it is certain that he was called locksmith in the agreement, and so styled himself in a deed executed 1660; and the inventory of liis goods in 1668 indicates the same fact. He re- ceived several grants of land, in cousideration of his services as a printer; but he seems always to have been poor, and was probably dependant for assist- ance, in his old age, on Wm. Bordman, a son of his wife by a former marriage. His age, at death, has been erroneously represented as 58. In a deposition, 2 Ap. 1656, he called himself 62 years old, and must have been about 75 in Dec. 1668, if his own estimate was correct.
2. ROBERT, in 1635, owned a house on the westerly side of Garden Street, but removed early to Hartford. " He died in 1648, and left a comfortable estate for his widow and several children. He had been a good citizen in the Colony. He was the first ancestor who came to Connecticut of President and Secretary Day, and of the Day family in this State." Hinman.
3. MATTHEW, s. of Stephen (1), appears from his will1 to have been a printer; he was also Steward of Harvard College, as appears by the following memorandum in the Records of the Corporation, Lib. iii. fol. 32: " Mr. John Buckley, first Master of Arts in Harvard College, and Matthew Day, Stew- ard of the College, gave a garden, containing about one acre and one rood of land, situate and near adjoining to the College, and ordered the same to be for the use of the Fellows that should from time to time belong to and be resi- dent at the said society; the said garden being commonly called and known by the name of the Fellow's Orchard." Gore Hall stands on the northerly end of this tract; the southerly end fronts on Harvard Street. From Buck- ley's Deed, dated 20 Dec. 1645, it appears that the orchard, or garden, was purchased of Thomas Marrett, by himself, Emanuel Downing, Samuel Win- throp, and John Alcock. Buckley conveyed one quarter part; hence it would seem that Day purchased the other three quarters, which he bestowed, by will, on the College. Mr. Day d. unm. at Cambridge 10 May 1649.
4. ISAAC, not ascertained to have been a relative of the foregoing, was in Camb. for a short time previous to 1700, and prob. resided at the N. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. His w. was Susanna, prob. dau. of Robert Meriam of Concord. They had Robert, b. 24 Oct. 1686, d. 4 Feb. 1688-9; Susanna, b. 28 Nov. 1688. In 1692, "Isaac Day, heretofore citizen and embroiderer of London," and his wife Susanna, together with Mary, the
1 " The last Will and Testament of Mat- for the training up of the childe to schoole. thew Day, May 10, 1649. 1. I doe give 6. I doe give nnto my mother that eight ponnd or there about which is due to me for printing, to pay for the house which is due at Michalemas. 7. I would have Daniell and Mary Lemon and my mother's girle have some thing given them, as Mr. Shep- ard and my mother shall see meet. 8. I doe give my Ivory Inkhorne in my box with a whistle in it unto Jeremy Shepard. 9. I give 20s in mony which once I had and Jayd out for the Colledge, and is to be payd by it in mony againe nnto Mr. Thomas Shepard. 10. I give unto John Glover my lookinge glasse. 11. I give to Elder ffrost foure ponnd. Those before whom he spake these things were Mr. Tho. Shepard, Mrs. Day. Deposed the 30th 8th mo. 1649. IN- CREASE NOWELL." - Middlesex Deeds, i. 2. with all my heart all that part I have in the Garden unto the fellowes of Harvard Col- lege, for ever. 2. I doe give to Mrs. Shep- ard my diaper table cloath and napkins which were not yet made np. 3. I doe give my 3 silver spoones, the one to David Dun- ster, the other to Doraty Dunster, and the 3d that hath my owne name on it we I bronght out of England, to my old acquaintance lit- tle Samuell Shepard. 4. I doe give to my mother all the estate I have in both the houses together with all the furniture, beds and all moveables (my debts being first paid) to her for her life, and when she dies to the little child Moyses. 5. I doe give to Sr. Brocke (my ould and deare friend) all the bookes I have which he thinks may be use- full to him, except those which may serve
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widow and cxecutrix of Robert Meriam latc of Concord, deceased, sold to Richard Proctor of Boston, the above mentioned estate, describing it as " here- tofore the mansion place whereof one Thomas Chesholine died siezed, of wliose administrators the said Robert Meriam in his life-time," to wit, 3 Oct. 1671, purchased it. After this sale, no further trace is found here of this family. The name now exists in Camb .; but it is not known that the individuals bear- ing it are descendants of cither of these early families.
DEMING, DAVID, was a Fence-viewer in Camb. 1699, and Tything-man, 1700. He owned the Brattle estate, extending from Brattle Square to Ash Street. Before Nov. 1707 he removed to Boston; at which date he sold the westerly portion of this estate to Andrew Belcher, and the easterly portion, including the house, to Rev. William Brattle. In the conveyance, he is styled " Knacker," which Johnson defines, " a maker of small work; a ropemaker." There is no record here of his family.
. DENISON, WILLIAM, came to N. Eng. about 1630, and settled at Roxbury. He was a merchant, Representative, 1635, and d. 25 Jan. 1653-4. By his w. Margaret, who d. 3 Feb. 1645-6, he had in England, Daniel ; Edward, resided in Roxbury, Selectman, Town Clerk, Representative 1652, 1655, and d. 26 Ap. 1668, a. about 50, leaving five daughters who married, and an only son, William, who grad. at H. C. 1681, was many years Town Clerk, Representa- tive more than twenty years, and d., leaving a widow but no children, 22 Mar. 1718, a. 53; George, removed early to Stonington, Conn., was highly distin- guished as a military leader in " Philip's War," and d. about 1693; he was twice marricd, (1) to Bridgett Tompson, 1640, and (2) to Ann Boradell, about 1644; he left a numerous family, and among his descendants are many distinguished citizens of Connecticut.
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