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3. EBENEZER, parentage not ascertained, m. Susanna Soden 2 May 1745, and had Susanna, b. 19 Mar. 1745-6, m. Aaron Swan 19 Sept. 1765; Hannah, b. 18 Jan. 1747-8; Ebenezer, b. 18 Aug. 1749; Lovisa, b. 20 Aug. 1751; Mar- garet, b. 30 June 1753; Elizabeth Prentice, b. 27 Sept. 1755; Thomas, b. 3 Jan. 1758; Rebecca and Abigail, twins, b. 4 Feb. 1760. Before 1770 Mr. Eliot removed with his family to Royalston.
ELMER, EDWARD, was here in 1635 and owned several tracts of land; but removed to Hartford before 1639.
ELY, NATHANIEL (or Elly), in 1635 res. on the westerly side of Garden Street, nearly opposite to the Botanic Garden. He rem. with the first com- pany to Connecticut, and was one of the purchasers of Norwalk from the Indians in 1651. At Hartford, he was "a Constable in 1639, Townsman in 1644, also in 1649, Juror in 1643, was in the division of land in 1639. He was one of the settlers of Norwalk, but afterwards rem. to Springfield. He was a loss to the Colony." Hinman.
EMMONS, THOMAS, by w. Mary, had Mary, b. 26 Nov. 1683. MARY, m. Mephibosheth Bigsbee of Andover 28 May 1713. THOMAS, m. Hannah Cutter 17 Nov. 1726. HANNAH, m. Daniel Champney, Jr., 22 Sept. 1746.
ENSIGN, JAMES, in 1635, owned an estate on the easterly side of Brighton Street, extending from Mt. Auburn Street to Winthrop Street. He rem. with the first company to Hartford, where he was Constable in 1645 and 1648, and . died 1670. See Hinman.
ERRINGTON, ANN (otherwise written Erinton, Arrington, Herrington, and Harrington), a widow, died here 11 Dec. 1653; or according to the inscrip- tion on her gravestone, the most ancient now standing in our burial ground, 25 Dec. 1653, a. 77. She was formerly of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as appears by a document recorded Mid. Reg. Deeds, i. 87. It is not known at what time she came liere, nor whether she was at that time a widow. She left chil- dren, Abraham ; Rebecca, who m. John Watson; and possibly Robert of Water- town.
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2. ABRAHAM, S. of Ann (1), mn. Rebecca, dau. of Robert Cutler of Chs., and had Rebecca, bap. here, m. John Gibson 9 Dec. 1668 ; Abraham, b. 11 Nov. 1652, d. young; Abraham, b. 1 Nov. 1654, d. young ; Hannah, bap. here, mn. Thomas Ayres, and was living in Newbury in 1699; Sarah, bap. here, mn. - Lewis, and was living in 1716; Mary, bap. 13 Jan. 1660-61, d. prob. 1689; Abraham, bap. 8 Nov. 1663, d. prob. 1689; Ann, b. - , mn. - Parker, and was living in 1697; Jacob, b. 12 Sept. 1668, d. 2 Oct. 1668; and perhaps others. ABRAHAM the f. was a blacksmith, and res. on the easterly side of Brighton Street, about midway between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn Street ; he owned also the lot on the opposite side of the street, where the old " Porter Tavern " stands. He d. 9 May 1677, a. 55; his wid. Rebecca d. prob. 1697, as in that year she received alms for the last time of the Church, and in the same year a final settlement was made of her husband's estate. She seems to have endured much affliction in her old age. Frequent donations were made to hicr by the Church between 1686 and 1697, and for a much longer period to her daughters Gibson and Lewis, both widows. Especially, in 1689, "there was a contribution for widow Arrington and her family, they being under the afflicting hand of God; her sons were taken away by death, and her daughter, and a grandchild." The male line seems to have become extinct.
ESTABROOK, JOSEPH, according to Savage came from Enfield in Middle- sex, England, about 1660. He grad. H. C. 1664, and was ordained at Con- cord, where he continued in the ministry during life. He m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Hugh Mason, and had Joseph, b. 6 May 1669; Benjamin, b. 24 Feb. 1670-71; Mary, b. 28 Oct. 1672; Samuel, b. 7 June 1674, grad. H. C. 1696, ordained at Canterbury, Conn., 13 June 1711 (Trumbull), and d. 26 June 1727; Daniel, b. 14 Feb. 1675-6; Ann, b. 30 Dec. 1677. Such are the dates of Births, on the County Records. Savage has some of them different. I know not which is the more correct. Rev. JOSEPH the f. d. 16 Sept. 1711.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (1), m., at the Farms, Millicent Woodis 31 Dec. 1689 ; she d. 20 Mar. 1692-3, and he m. Hannah, wid. of Joseph Loring, 25 Aug. 1693. His children were Joseph, b. 10 Oct. 1690; John, b. 28 July 1694; Solomon, b. 22 Dec. 1696, "deceased in 15 days;" Hannah, b. 2. Aug. 1698; Millicent, b. 21 Mar. 1700; Elijah, b. 25 Aug. 1703. JOSEPH the f. res. at Cambridge Farins, or Lexington, was a Captain, was elected Deacon 1716, and d. 23 Sept. 1733, a. 64.
3. BENJAMIN, S. of Joseph (1), grad. H. C. 1690, commenced preaching at Camb. Farms in May 1692; was ordained there, 21 Oct. 1696, and d. 22 July 1697, a. 26. By his w. Abigail (dau. of Rev. Samuel Willard), he had Benjamin, b. 13 Dcc. 1695, and Richard, b. 5 July 1697.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), m. Submit, dau. of Joseph Loring, 8 July 1713; she d. 31 Mar. 1718, and he m. Hannah Bowman 26 Mar. 1719. His children were Joseph, b. 27 June, and d. 17 July 1714; Joseph, b. 16 and d. 18 Mar. 1717-18; Joseph, b. 9 Ap. 1720; Hannah, b. 22 Sept. 1725, d. young; Benjamin, b. 9 Oct. 1727, d. 29 Dec. 1728; Hannah, b. 24 Oct. 1728 ; Benjamin, b. 20 Dec. 1729 (whose son Joseph, b. 4 Mar. 1758, grad. H. C. 1782, was ordained at Athol 21 Nov. 1787, and d. 1830); a daughter, b. 6 Oct. 1731; Solomon, b. 10 June, and d. 1 Oct. 1733; Samuel, b. 16 June 1735 ; Millicent, b. 25 July 1738; Ebenezer, posthumous, b. 21 Sept. 1740. JOSEPH the f. succeeded his father in the office of Deacon 1733, and d. 19 Aug. 1740, a. nearly 50.
ESTWICK, PHEASANT, by w. Sarah, had Stephen, b. 3 Oct. 1679.
EVERETT, FRANCIS, m. Mary Edwards 7 Dec. 1675. The name does not occur again on our Records, for about a century.
FANNING, THOMAS, In. Elizabeth Daniel 17 May 1655. He was of Camb. in 1652, when he purchased of John Betts land in Billerica. He d. in Wat. 30 Aug. 1685, leaving wid. Elizabeth, and children, Mary, w. of Benoni Larncd, Elizabeth, and Sarah. His w. Elizabeth d. 27 Jan. 1722, a. 92.
FARRABAS, DANIEL, m. Rebecca Perriman 27 Mar. 1660; she d. 1 May 1677 in Camb., and he m. Deborah Rideat 22 May 1679. He had in Camb.
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Daniel, b. 20 Nov. 1664; Thomas, b. 7 Mar. 1666-7; Elizabeth, b. 26 Mar. 1669; in Coneord, Rebecca, b. 15 Feb. 1672; Samuel, b. -; and in Marl- borough, John, b. 1681; Isaac, b. 30 Oet. 1682; Jonathan, b. 12 Mar. 1684. DANIEL the f. d in Oet. 1687. This name subsequently underwent various transformations, becoming Farrowbush in 1688, and Forbush in 1693, at Marlborough, and afterwards Forbes at Westborough.
FASSETT, JOSEPH, owned land at the Farms, 1699. He was prob. the same who m. Mary, dau. of William Munroe, and had Joseph, b. 6 Dee. 1701.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (1), res. at Lex., and by w. Amittai, had Joseph, b. and d. 8 Jan. 1726-7; Mary, b. 18 Aug. and d. 12 Oet. 1728; Joseph, b. 21 Mar. 1730-31; Amittai, b. 1 Feb. 1732-3; m. Simon Newton of Bedford 14 Nov. 1754; Mary, b. 9 May 1736 ; John, b. 7 Dec. 1739 ; Jonathan, b. 15 Mar. 1741-2; Sarah, b. 13 Jan. 1744-5. JOSEPH the f. d. 1755; his w. Amittai m. John Page of Bedford 15 Jan. 1756, and d. 25 Dec. 1771.
FEAN, HANNAHI, " Servant to Nathaniel Sparhawk," d. 11 Mar. 1650-11.
FELCH, SAMUEL, a tailor, rem. here from Weston in 1718, having w. Catherine and children, among whom were Catherine, m. Henry Prentice 31 Jan. 1728-9; and Jemima, m. Abraham Hasey 17 Jan. 1739-40; he had here, Ruth, b. 30 July 1719, d. 9 July 1722; Samuel, b. 21 Sept. 1721; Elizabeth, b. 13 Ap. 1723; Abigail, b. 26 Ap. 1725. SAMUEL the f. d. 1725, and his w. Catherine nı. Josephi Badger 2 June 1731.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (1), had Eunice, bap. 16 Sept. 1744, and Samuel, bap. 21 Feb. 1747-8.
FERGUSON, RICHARD (Forginson on Town Rec. and Fergeson on Ch. Rec.), m. Sarah Hurley 31 July 1690, and d. apparently s. p. 25 April 1701; his w. Sarah m. John Laicore 11 Aug. 1701.
2. JOHN, parentage not aseertained, had five ehildren baptized liere: Anne, 24 Jan. 1724-5; Mary, 26 Nov. 1727; John, 19 July 1730; James, 7 May 1732; David, 29 June 1735.
DELIVERANCE, owned the covenant in 1697, and was probably the same who m. William Chamberlain at Watertown 20 Dec. 1698.
FESSENDEN, JOHN (otherwise written Fesenden, Fessinden, Fessington, Fezington, Fiziden, Fisenden, Fissenden, Fishenden, Fishington, Phesenden, and Phesington), was here as early as 1638, and res. at the southerly corner of Winthrop and Eliot streets; which estate he sold in 1639, and purchased a house and land on the westerly side of Eliot Street south of Mt. Auburn Street. The family res. here for more than a century. Mr. Fessenden was a glover, Seleetman eleven years, from 1656 until his death, and d. 21 Dee. 1666; his w. Jane d. 13 Jan. 1682-3, a. 80. They left no children. Their estate was large, for that period, and descended by will to their " cousin Nicholas Fes- senden," exeept a few legaeies to otliers, among whichi was one of £30 to " cousin Hannah Sewall," prob. sister to Nieholas Fessenden.
2. NICHOLAS, prob. nephew to John (1), was a glover, and inherited the homestead. By his w. Margaret, he had Jane, b. 25 Oct. 1674, d. 24 July 1676; Hannah, b. 27 Aug. 1676, d. 4 Sept. 1676 ; John, b. 4 Oct. 1677; Nicholas, b. 12 Jan. 1680-81; Thomas, b. 4 and d. 28 Jan. 1682-3; Thomas, b. 12 Aug. 1684; Margaret, b. 22 Jan. 1686-7, living unm. 1742; Jane, b. 22 Ap. 1688, m. Samuel Winship 10 Jan. 1711-12; Mary, b. 28 Oct. 1689, in. Joshua Par- ker 15 June 1712; Ebenezer, b. prob. 1692; William, b. 1694; Joseph, bap. 17 Jan. 1696-7; Anna, bap. 9 Jan. 1697-8; Benjamin, bap. 15 June 1701, grad. H. C. 1718, ord. at Sandwich, 12 Sept. 1722, and d. 7 Aug. 1746. NICHOLAS the f. d. 24 Feb. 1718-19, a. 68; his w. Margaret d. 10 Dec. 1717, a. 61.
3. JOHN, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Sarah, dau. of John Squiers, and had John, b. 21 Oet. 1704; Sarah, b. 17 July 1706, mn. Thomas Cheney 30 July 1729; Jonathan, bap. 24 July 1709; Jabez, bap. 9 Jan. 1714-15, d. 1743; Mary, (named in division of her father's estate), ni. Stephen Jennings of Framing- hamn, pub. 9 June 1737. JOHN the f. was of Lexington 1721, and d. prob. 1739; his Inventory is dated 24 Nov. 1739.
4. NICHOLAS, s. of Nicholas (2), grad. H. C. 1701, m. Saralı, wid. of Ste- phen Coolidge and dau. of Capt. Josialı Parker, 8 Aug. 1706, and had Elizabeth,
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b. 19 May 1707, m. Jacob Sweetser of Malden 4 May 1732; Sarah, b. 23 Oct. 1708; Nicholas, b. 8 July 1710, a brazier in Boston 1737, and prob. the same who d. there of apoplexy 22 Nov. 1753; Anne, bap. 11 May 1712, d. 6 June 1714 ; Mary, b. 19 May 1714, m. Mr. Timothy Bourne of Sandwich, pub. 26 Oct. 1741; Josiah, bap. 10 June 1716; Stephen, posthumous, bap. 25 Oct. 1719, grad. H. C. 1737, was a lawyer in Worcester 1742, and is said to have been remarkable for the neatness and accuracy of his official papers; he did not long remain in Worcester, but whither he removed is not ascertained. NICHOLAS the f. res. near the S. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets; he was Register of Probate 1704 to 1709, master of the Grammar School in Cambridge for many years, and d. suddenly (prob. of apoplexy), 5 Oct. 1719; his w. Sarah was living in 1737.
5. THOMAS, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Abigail Poulter 1708; she d. 25 Ap. 1719, and he m. Abigail Locke 8 Jan. 1720; she d. 12 June 1736, and he m. Anna Fillebrown 29 Dec. 1737. After about 1712, he resided at Lex. His children were Thomas, b. 9 Dec. 1709; Samuel, b. 11 Aug. 1711; Abigail, b. 13 July 1713; Mary, b. 17 Jan. 1716; Elizabeth, b. - , d. 25 Ap. 1719; Elizabeth, b. 18 Mar. 1721 ; Jonathan, b. 28 Ap. 1723; Hannah, b. 18 June 1725, d. young; Hannah, b. 19 Jan. 1726-7, d. 21 Ap. 1729; John, b. 27 Ap. 1729, rem. to Rutland, was Representative, Senator, member of the Committee on Confis- cated Estates, Justice of the Peace, etc., and d. of apoplexy 7 Ap. 1793, a. 64, having had seven children (See Reed's Hist. of Rutland); Timothy, b. 6 May 1731; Benjamin, b. 9 Jan. 1733-4; Submit, b. 28 May 1736, d. 6 Jan. 1737. THOMAS the f. d. 6 Mar. 1738, a. 53; his w. Anna d. at Menotomy (suicide) 12 July 1753, a. 62.
6. EBENEZER, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Elizabeth Barrett 13 June 1733, and Alice Badcock 16 Ap. 1742. His children were Alice, bap. 18 Dec. 1743, m. Thomas Ireland, Jr., of Chs. 28 Jan. 1768; Elizabeth, bap. 27 Ap. 1746, mn. William Stanwood of Portsmouth, N. H. (pub. 30 Ap. 1768) ; Lucy, bap. 30 Sept. 1750, m. Samuel Foster of Portsmouth, N. H., 15 Oct. 1772. EBENEZER the f. d. about 1756 (his will proved 13 Sept. 1756), and his w. Alice m. James Pierce 26 June 1760.
7. WILLIAM, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Martha, dau. of William Wyeth 12 Oct. 1716, and Martha, dau. of Ichabod Brown. His children were Ruth, b. 28 June 1717, m. Jolin Hunt of Watertown ; William, b. 7 Dec. 1718 ; Martha, b. 29 Feb. 1719-20, nı. John Cheney (pub. 23 Sept. 1738), and was living, his widow, in Rox. 1760; Margaret, b. 8 Nov. 1721, d. 17 Sept. 1722; Benjamin, b. 14 Jan. 1722-3, d. 21 Sept. 1723; Benjamin, b. 23 Oct. 1724, d. 21 Nov. 1724; Nicholas, b. 22 Nov. 1725; Peter, b. 16 Aug. 1728, was living in Rut- land District (now Barre), 1760; John, b. 16 June 1730; Hannah, b. 15 Aug. 1732, m. John Wright, a physician in Camb. (pub. 25 Jan. 1752-3), d. 9 Dec. 1800, a. 68; Benjamin, bap. 25 Aug. 1734; Ebenezer, bap. 10 July 1737; Thomas, bap. 15 July 1739, grad. H. C. 1758, ord. at Walpole, N. H., 7 Jan. 1767, and d. 9 May 1813 (he was father to Thos. G. Fessenden, well known as an editor and a poet, who d. at Boston of apoplexy 11 Nov. 1837); Mar- garet, bap. 17 Jan. 1741-2, d. unm. 22 Feb. 1815, a. 73; Martha, bap. 19 Oct. 1746, according to the Record; but another Martha was then living, and the Record may be suspected of error. Nicholas, Benjamin, and Ebenezer are not named in the division of their father's estate, and probably died young ; only one Martha had a share. WILLIAM the f. was a farmer, and res. on the old homestead. He d. 26 May 1756, a. 62; his w. Martha and eiglit children survived.
8. JOSEPH, s. of Nicholas (2), m. Mindwell, wid. of John Oldham, 6 Dee. 1733. The only child recorded was Margaret, bap. 11 Dec. 1737, the f. having previously deceased.
. 9. JOHN, S. of John (3), m. Mary Nowell 19 Sept. 1723, and had Grace, bap. 26 Ap. 1724, m. Daniel Smith 10 June 1742; Martha, bap. 17 Oct. 1725, m. Alexander Thompson (pub. 24 Mar. 1743-4); Sarah, bap. 13 Ap. 1729; Margaret, bap. 29 Aug. 1731.
10. JONATHAN, s. of Jolin (3), in. Elizabeth Newell of Brookline (pub. 16
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Aug. 1735.) He was a victualler on the south side of the river, and d. 21 Nov. 1770; his w. Elizabeth d. 25 July 1776, a. 61. The estate was divided 5 Dec. 1782, to chil., Jonathan, Josiah, Moses, Mary, and heirs of Samuel, deceased.
11. JOSIAH, s. of Nicholas (4), was a brazier in Camb. 1737, and in Boston 1745. He is supposed to be the same who was pub. to Ruth Frost of Camb. 25 Oct. 1755. He then resided in Boston.
12. WILLIAM, s. of William (7), grad. H. C. 1737, m. Mary, dau. of Stephen Palmer, and had Martha, b. 8 June 1740, d. 11 May 1741; Nicholas b. 14 Ap. 1742, d. young; Mary, bap. 29 July 1744, d. 15 Nov. 1749 ; Sarah, b. 8 Aug. and d. 12 Sept. 1746; William, b. 3 Nov. 1747, grad H. C. 1768, taught school at Topsfield a short time, while there, m. Sarah Read of Camb. 22 Jan. 1771, was ord. at Fryeburg, Me., Oct. 1775, and d. May 1805. Stephen, bap. 20 May 1750; Mary, bap. 1 Mar. 1751-2; Nicholas, bap. 8 Sept. 1754; Ebenezer, bap. 13 Feb. 1757. WILLIAM the f. taught the Gram- mar School in Camb. several years, and d. of apoplexy 17 June 1758, a. 39.
13. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (10), m. Elizabeth Parker 2 Sept. 1763, and had Boradel, bap. 14 Ap. 1765, m. William Cooper 1 Sept. 1784.
14. JOSIAH, S. of Jonathan (10), by w. Elizabeth had Pemberton, bap. 29 Oct. 1769; William, bap. 10 June 1770 ; Sarah, bap. 12 Dec. 1773, d. of con- sumption, at the almshouse, 6 Jan. 1797, a. 23; Josiah, bap. 7 July 1776; James, bap. 9 Aug. 1778, d. at the almshouse 14 Sept. 1795, a. 17. JOSIAH the f. d. at the almshouse 15 Ap. 1793, a. 47.
15. SAMUEL, s. of Jonathan (10), was a victualler on the south side of the river, and m. Sarah Spring 23 Nov. 1762. Administration on his estate was granted 4 Aug. 1772 to his w. Sarah, and guardians were appointed for his children, Henry and Samuel, 4 Dec. 1782.
HANNAH, prob. sister to Nicholas (2), m. John Sewall, brother to Judge Sewall, 28 Oct. 1674. MARY, m. Elisha Hagar 19 Aug. 1752. SARAH, buried at Menotomy 28 Jan. 1775. MARTIN, d. "by accident," 19 Feb. 1798.
FILLEBROWN, THOMAS (otherwise written Phillebrown), was admitted to the Church 18 May 1666. By w. Anna he had Thomas, bap. 20 May 1666. Mary, b. 5 May 1662, bap. 20 May 1666, m. Nathaniel Cutter 8 Oct. 1688 ; Hannah or Anna, bap. 14 Oct. 1666, d. 9 Aug. 1685. He prob. also had s. John, b. about 1672. THOMAS the f. d. 7 June 1713, a. 82; his w. Anna d. 31 Mar. 1714, a. 82.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Rebecca, dau. of Richard Cutter, 19 Dec. 1688, and had Thomas, b. 18 Sept. 1689; Anna, b. 13 Dec. 1691, m. Thomas Fessenden of Lexington (pub. 5 Nov. 1737), survived him, and died by sui- cide 12 July 1753; Isaac, b. 7 Sept. 1693; Rebecca, b. 6 Nov. 1695; John, b. 4 Jan. 1699-1700; Elizabeth, b. 10 May 1703; Sarah, b. 5 July 1707; Abigail, b. 18 Aug. 1711. THOMAS the f. d. prob. 1736 (adm. granted to his s. Isaac 7 June 1736); his w. Rebecca d. 26 July 1741, a. 76.
3. JOHN, prob. s. of Thomas (1), by w. Sarah had John, b. 12 Oct. 1698, d. 8 Nov. 1716; Mary, b. 5 Nov. 1700; Thomas, b. 5 June 1703; Sarah, b. 31 Dec. 1704; Anna, b. 26 Jan. 1706-7, m. Gershom Cutter 3d, 13 Feb. 1728-9; Elizabeth, b. 20 Ap. 1709, m. Moses Bordman, Jr., 25 Dec. 1746; Edward, bap. 18 May 1712; Ruth, bap. 23 Jan. 1714-15, m. Benj. Storer, Boston (pub. 4 June 1738). His w. Sarah d. 16 Oct. 1716. Perhaps the following were his children by a second wife : John, bap. 6 Nov. 1720; Mercy, bap. 1 Sept. 1723. JOHN the f. d. 23 Oct. 1756, a. about 85.
4. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (2), m. Isabel dau. of Gershom Cutter, 9 Dec. 1713; he was admitted into the Church 16 Mar. 1717-18.
5. ISAAC, s. of Thomas (2), m. Hannah -, and had Isaac, John, and Rich- ard, all bap. 4 Oct. 1724; Hannah, bap. 6 Feb. 1725-6, m. Solomon Prentice, Jr., at Chs. 2 Nov. 1744; Mary, bap. 25 Mar. 1728, m. - Rand; Rebecca, bap. 29 Mar. 1730, m. Nehemiah Mason ; James, bap. 13 Feb. 1731-2; Thomas, bap. 16 June 1734 ; Elizabeth, bap. 9 Nov. 1735, m. - Hunnewell; Sarah, bap. 23 Ap. 1738, d. unm. 7 Feb. 1803. ISAAC the f. d. prob. 1767 (will proved 10 Dec.); his w. and all the children except John and James survived.
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6. JOHN, s. of Thomas (2), res. in Chs. and d. 17 Oct. 1772, a. nearly 73.
7. EDWARD, s. of John (3), mn. Susanna -, and had Edicard, b. 8 June 1749; Sarah, b. 29 Oct. 1752; Elizabeth, b. 5 Jan. 1755; Ruth, b. 25 Oet. 1757 ; and perhaps others. His w. Susanna d. 23 June 1772, and he m. (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Stearns 7 Dec. 1775. He d. 16 June 1793.
8. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (5), m. -- , and had John, bap. 24 Nov. 1745; Hannah, bap. 26 Ap. 1747; Mary, bap. 6 May 1750; Elizabeth, bap. 12 Ap. 1752; Rebecca, bap. 1 Dee. 1754, d. young; Rebecca, bap. 5 Sept. 1759; Thomas, bap. 5 Sept. 1762.
9. RICHARD, s. of Isaac (5), m. Mehetabcl -, and had James, b. 23 Nov. 1751 ; Samuel, b. 27 Nov. 1753, m. Mary Pitts 9 Nov. 1775 ; a child, b. and d. 3 June 1756; Richard and Mehetabel, twins, bap. 11 May 1758, of whom the first d. 25 Feb. 1759, and the other d. young: Mehetabel, b. 28 Jan. 1761. RICHARD the f. d. (in the army) at Kittery 20 Nov. 1762; his w. Me- hetabel d. prob. 1764 (administration granted 8 Oet.).
10. THOMAS, prob. s. of Isaac (5), m. - -, and had Hannah, bap. 25 Oct. 1772, m. Josiah Morse 12 May 1793; she d. and he m. Hannah Brown 1 Dee. 1778, and had Thomas, bap. 3 Oct. 1779 ; Dorcas and Susanna, twins, bap. 21 Ap. 1782; John, bap. 11 July 1784; James, bap. 20 Aug. 1786; Elizabeth, bap. 20 July 1788; Leonard, bap. 28 Feb. 1790. His w. Hannah d. 3 Oct. 1797, a. 47. Rebecca, wid. of Thomas Fillebrown, who d. at West Camb. 18 Aug. 1840, a. 85, was perhaps his third wife.
11. EDWARD, perhaps s. of Edward (7), m. Lydia Prentice 23 Aug. 1770, and had Lydia, bap. 16 June 1771, m. Nathaniel P. Watson 9 Feb. 1797; Edward, bap. 20 Sept. 1772; Jonas, bap. 22 June 1777. EDWARD the f. was a tanner, and res. on the westerly side of North Avenue, not far southerly from Linnaan Street. He d. 9 July 1798, a. 54 (so the age is expressed on the gravestone ; but if this be correct, he was not the son of Edward, 7). His w. Lydia d. 2 Dec. 1832, a. 87.
12. JAMES, s. of Richard (9), m. Elizabeth Prentice 5 June 1774; she d. and he m. wid. Phebe Barnard 24 May 1798. His children were James, b. 3 Nov. 1774; Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept. 1778, m. Joseph Seaver Sept. 1795; Samuel Sprague, b. 30 Nov. 1780; Richard, b. 8 Aug. 1783, m. Charlotte Lowe 26 May 1819, and d. 31 May 1829; John, b. 25 May 1786, prob. m. Joanna Mor- rison 2 June 1816, and d. 24 Dee. 1839; Silas Barnard, b. 15 Aug. 1799, m. Rebecca R. Richardson 4 July 1824, and d. 27 April 1857 : William Jenks, b. 29 Jan. 1802. JAMES the f. res. on the easterly side of Holyoke Street, be- tween Harvard and Mount Auburn streets, and d. 22 Oct. 1816, a. 65. His w. Phebe d. 28 Nov. 1851, a. 92.
13. EDWARD, s. of Edward (11), m. Elizabeth Barrett 16 Ap. 1801, had Elizabeth, b. 20 Ap. 1806, and perhaps others, and d. 13 July 1817, a. 45.
14. JONAS, s. of Edward (11), m. Mary -, and had Mary, b. Aug. 1799. Hc d. 19 Nov. 1799, a. 22.
15. JJAMES, S. of James (12), m. Elizabeth Newland 2 Ap. 1795, and had Elizabeth, b. 24 June 1797 ; Mary, named in her grandfather's will, and living in 1816. JAMES the f. d. on a voyage to the N. W. coast within the year previous to Sept. 1805, when his wid. Elizabeth was appointed admx.
16. SAMUEL SPRAGUE, s. of James (12), was prob. the same who is called Samuel, on the Record, and by w. Doreas had Elmira, b. 28 Mar. 1806, d. Ap. 1806. He d. before 10 May 1816, leaving children to whom bequests were made by their grandfather.
This family resided principally near the line between Camb. and Chs., and inany of the births were not recorded in either town. Very little is to be gleaned from the Probate Records, to assist in determining the true line of descent. I apprehend there may be errors in the foregoing sketch.
FISHER, THOMAS, in 1635 res. at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and South streets. He rem. early, but would seem not to have settled in Hartford, as he forfeited his lot there. Hinman.
FISKE, DAVID, of Watertown, freeman 1638, d. 1661 leaving son David and dau. - Fitelı.
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2. DAVID, s. of David (1), was early in Camb. and m. Lydia, sister of Deac. John Cooper, and dau. of Deac. Gregory Stone's second wife; she d. 29 Nov. 1654, and he m. Seaborn Wilson of Ipswich 6 Sept. 1655. His chil- dren were Sarah, b. - , d. 8 May 1647; Lydia, b. 29 Ap. 1647, m. Nicholas Wyeth 6 Sept. 1681, and d. without issue 10 Mar. 1697-8; David, b. 1 Sept. 1648, d. 20 Sept. 1649 ; Darid, b. 15 Ap. 1650; Ephraim, b. 13 Aug. 1653, d. 14 Sept. 1653; Elizabeth, bap. here, m. John Russell; Sarah, bap. here, prob. d. young; Hannah (or Anna), bap. 27 Nov. 1659, m. Timothy Carter of Wo- burn ; Abigail, b. 1 Feb. 1674, m. Henry Baldwin of Woburn. DAVID the f. rem. from Watertown to Camb. about 1646, and res. on the northerly side of Linnæan Street, near the Botanic Garden, which cstate he sold to Joseph Daniel 12 Dec. 1660, and prob. rem. to the Farms (Lex.) about the same time. He was a wheelwright, but much employed in public service, especially as a surveyor of lands. He was Selectman 1688, and Representative in the critical period of 1689. He was one of the most prominent men in the settle- ment at the Farms; precinct clerk, and assessor ;. the first subscriber for erect- ing a meeting-house there, and the first named member of the Church. He d. 14 Feb. 1710-11, a. 87. His w. Seaborn d. prob. 1720.
3. DAVID, s. of David (2), by w. Sarah, had Darid, b. 5 Jan. 1676-7; Jonathan, b. 19 May 1679; Robert, b. 8 May 1681, a physician, d. 18 Ap. 1753; Anna, b. 2 Ap. 1683; Lydia, b. 14 May 1685, m. Joseph Loring ; Sarah, b. 16 June 1687; Abigail, b. 20 May 1689, d. 13 Aug. 1691; Ebenezer, b. 12 Sept. 1692. DAVID the f. res. at the Farms (or Lex. ), and d. 23 Oct. 1729 : his w. Sarah d. 22 Ap. 1729. See Hudson's Hist. Lex.
4. THADDEUS, s. of Jonathan of Weston, a descendant from Nathan of Watertown, b. 22 June 1762, n. Luey, dau. of Rev. Jonas Clark of Lex., 17 June 1789, and had Horatio Hancock, b. 22 June 1790, m. Letitia Whitte- more 29 Mar. 1818, and d. 13 Sept. 1829; Elmira, b. 23 Ap. 1792, m. Joseph Adams, a lawyer, 19 Nov. 1811, and d. s. p. 13 June 1854. THADDEUS the f. grad. H. C. 1785, and received the degree of D. D. from Columbia College, N. Y., in 1821 ; he was ordained pastor of the Church in Menotomy 23 Ap. 1788, which office he resigned 23 Ap. 1828, and d. 14 Nov. 1855; his w. Lucy d. 9 Mar. 1855, a. 88.
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