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5. ISAAC, brother of Thaddeus (4), b. 4 Dec. 1778, m. Sukey Hobbs of Weston 7 Nov. 1802; and had Isaac, b. - -, d. young; Augustus Henry, b. 19 Sept. 1805, H. C. 1825, a lawyer in Boston, d. 22 Mar. 1864; Isaac Lam- son, b. 18 Mar. 1810; George, b. 19 Nov. 1813; Susan Ann, b. 22 Oct. 1815 ; Andrew, b. 8 May 1817; Edward, b. 17 Dec. 1819. ISAAC the f. grad. H. C. 1798, was a lawyer in Weston, Register of Probate in Middlesex from 1817 to 1851, res. alternately at Weston and Cambridge, and d. 11 Mar. 1861.
6. NATHAN, S. of Samuel of Waltham, a descendant from John of Water- town, b. 6 Dec. 1780 (according to the family record, or 1779, as Bond re- cords it), settled early in Canıb., m. Anna Livermore, dau. of Josiah Mason, 13 July 1805, and had Clementina, b. 12 Aug. 1805, d. young; Frederick Wil- liam, b. Nov. 1806, d. young ; Sarah Russell Mason, b. 16 Dec. 1808, m. James Munroe, Jr, 8 Oct. 1834 ; Elijah, b. 1 Feb. 1811, m. Charlotte D. En- dicott 5 Oct. 1837, a merchant in New York, where he d. 4 Dec. 1859 ; Mary Lois, b. 1 May 1813, m. Alexander H. Ramsay 8 Ap. 1835 ; Margaret, .b. 1 April 1815, m. David Humphrey 15 Nov. 1837; Benjamin, b. 9 May 1817, d. young ; Eibridge Gerry, b. 26 July 1819, m. Sarah P. Teele 24 Nov. 1842 ; Joseph Bradley Varnum, b. Aug. 1821, d. young ; Josiah Mason, b. 23 Oct. 1823, m. Martha T. Smith; Anna Abigail, b. 10 July 1826, m. Nathaniel Prentiss 4 May 1844 ; Charles Carroll, b. 11 June 1828, grad. H. C. 1849. NATHAN the f. was a grain dealer near West Boston Bridge, and afterwards Deputy Sheriff, and otherwise engaged in public business. Late in life he res. on Holyoke Place and on North Avenue, and d. 27 April 1868, his w. Anna L. d. 12 Sept. 1861, a. 77.
FITT, ROBERT, owned an estate, 1638, on the southerly side of Winthrop Strect, nearly opposite the southwesterly corner of Winthrop Square. Per- haps he was identical with Robert Fitts, who was at " Salisbury 1640 ; rem. to Ipswich, and d. about 1665, leaving a wife Grace, and son Abraham." Farmer.
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FOORTH, ROGER, (in the margin written Foord), d. 24 Ap. 1644. No further record of this family, whose name was prob. Ford.
FOSTER, THOMAS, styled a physician on the Court Files, was prob. s. of Thomas Foster of Weymouth. He was in Roxbury 15 Oct. 1662, when lie In. Sarah Parker, dau. of Robert Parker of Camb., who bequeathed property in 1684 to his dau. Sarah Foster. His children, at Roxbury, were Thomas, b. 1 Aug. 1663 ; Sarah, b. 3 June 1667, prob. m. Thomas Williams of Stow; Hannah, b. 23 July 1669 ; Jonathan, b. 21 Sept. 1671 ; and in Camb. Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept. 1677. He d. here 16 Sept. 1679, or as inscribed on his grave- stone 28 Oct. 1679, a. 39. His widow Sarah survived, and was empowered by the General Court, May 1680, to sell land in Roxbury. See Gen. Reg., xxvi. 394.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), m. Experience Parker 30 Nov. 1686. He removed to Stow, had son Thomas, b. 18 Sept. 1687, and was living in 1715.
3. BOSSENGER, s. of Thomas and grandson of Thomas who in. Aun Bos- senger, in Boston, 1 June 1711, res. on the estate now owned by Samuel Batch- elder, Esq., on the south side of Brattle Street, west of Ash Street. He was a gentleman of leisure. and d. of gout 23 Ap. 1805, a. 63. He in. Mary. sister to Andrew Craigie, and had (all prob. b. in Boston) Boxsenger, grad. H. C. 1787, a lawyer, d. unm. of palsy 17 Jan. 1816, a. 48; Elizabeth, mn. Hon. Samuel Haven of Dedham ; Andrew, grad. H. C. 1800, a physician in Ded- hamn, in. Mary Conant in Camb. 19 Nov. 1813, and d. 1831 ; John, b. - July 1782, grad. H. C. 1802, d. unm. 3 Nov. 1836 ; Thomas, grad. H. C. 1805, a physician, Town Clerk 1827, d. unm. Feb. 1831, a. 46; James, grad. Il. C. 1806, a lawyer, Register of Probate for a short period, d. unm., of dysentery, 27 Aug. 1817 ; George, grad. B. U. 1811, a lawyer, d. unm., of dysentery, 4 Sept. 1817, a. 27. Mary Craigie, bap. in Camb. 7 Dec. 1794, d. 18 Feb. 1811, a. 16.
4. JOHN, s. of Nathan, b. at Western (now Warren) 19 Ap. 1763, grad. D. C. 1783, D. D. at H. C. 1815, was ordained at Brighton 1 Nov. 1784, was dismissed by mutual agreement 31 Oct. 1827, and d. 15 Sept. 1829, a. 66. He in. Hannah Webster of Boston - Ap. 1785, and had Wainwright, b. 4 Feb. 1786 ; John, b. 22 Ap. 1789 ; Hannah White, b. 22 Dec. 1790 ; Henry, b. 31 May 1793 ; Elizabeth Lanesford, b. 19 Oct. 1794 ; Harriet Vaughn, b. 9 Sept. 1796.
FOWNELL, JOHN, by w. Mary, had Sarah, b. - Aug. 1638. He was prob. the same who. according to Savage, was in Chs., freeman 1645, and d. 19 Mar. 1673, a. 65 ; his w. Mary d. 25 Jan. 1696, a. 84.
Fox, THOMAS, was prob. the freeman named 1638, and may have been the same whose name is found in the Colony Records, 8 Mar. 1630-31 ; " Ordered, That Tho. Foxe, servant to Mr. Cradocke, shall be whipped for uttering malicious and scandalous speeches, whereby he sought to traduce the Court, as if they had taken some bribe in the business concerning Walter Palmer." He prob. resided a few years at Concord, for Mitchell says his son Jabez was baptized there, but was in his minority when his father joined this church. His w. Rebecca d. at Concord 11 May 1647. Before June 1649, he came to Camb. He m. Ellen, wid. of Percival Green, the marriage contract being dated 24 May 1650. She d. 27 May 1682, a. 82. " Her death was occasioned by a fall she got on the floor, whereby she broke her thigh." (N. Russell's Diary, N. E. Gen. Reg., vii. 54.) Mr. Fox m. (3d) Elizabeth, wid. of Charles Chadwick of Watertown, 24 Ap. 1683, who d. 22 Feb. 1684-5, and was buried in the old cemetery in Watertown, by the side of her former hus- band. Soon afterwards, 16 Dcc. 1685, Mr. Fox in. Rebecca, wid. of Nicholas Wyeth. Ile had no children by his last three wives. Ile d. 25 Ap. 1693, aged 85 ; liis w. Rebecca d. in 1698. After his marriage to Mrs. Green he resided in Holmes Place, about midway between its northeasterly angle and North Avenue, until the house was destroyed by fire about 1681 or 1682 ; after which, with the exception of a very short residence in Watertown, he probably occupied the estate on the east side of Holmes Place, afterwards owned by Steward Hastings and still later by the Rev. Dr. Holines.
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2. THOMAS, of Coneord, perhaps s. of Thomas (1), m. Hannah Brooks 13 Dec. 1657, and d. 12 Ap. 1658, leaving wid., and chil. Eliphalet, Elizabeth, and others not designated by name in his will. Bond (Hist. Watertown, p. 765) conjectures that this person was identical with Thomas (1), and Savage (Gen. Dict., ii. 197) doubts. But the record of his death in 1658, which de- scribes him as " husband of Hannah," settles this point beyond all question, though it does not indicate what relationship, if any, he sustained to the other Thomas who survived until 1693.
3. JABEZ, s. of Thomas (1), bap. at Concord, came here in his minority, m. Judith, dau. of Rev. John Reyner, and had John, b. in Cambridge 10 May 1678, and in Woburn, Thomas, b. 6 July 1680, and d. four days after- wards; Thomas, b. 13 Nov. 1681 ; Jabez, b. 2 Dec. 1684; Judith, b. 19 June 1690, d. young. JABEZ the f. grad. H. C. 1665, was ordained pastor of the church in Woburn about 1679, and d. of small-pox 28 Feb. 1702-3, a. 56; his w. Judith m. Col. Jonathan Tyng and d. 5 June 1736, a. 98.
4. JOHN, S. of Jabez (3), grad. H. C. 1698, sueceeded his father in the ministry at Woburn 17 Nov. 1703, and d. 12 Dec. 1756, a. 78, having been blind for the last fifteen years of his life. His son Jabez, b. 1705, grad. H. C. 1727, was trained for the ministry but did not preach; rem. to Portland as early as 1743, and d. there 6 Ap. 1755, having been Magistrate, Representa- tive, Councillor, etc. Smith's Journal, note.
5. JABEZ, s. of Jabez (3), was a tailor, and res. with w. Hannah in Bos- ton, 1708, when he and his brother John sold land in Camb. He d. before 30 Aug. 1736, when his heirs, to wit., widow Hannah, and her children Thomas, of Woodstoek, Hannah, w. of Thomas Roberts, Boston, Judith, w. of Thomas Prince, Duxbury, and Rebecca, w. of James Allen, Boston, received from Rev. John Fox a quitelaim of all interest in the Cambridge homestead, which they sold the next year to Jonathan Hastings, the famous Steward and ardent patriot.
FOXCROFT, FRANCIS, In. Elizabeth, dau. of Dep. Gov. Danforth, 3 Oet. 1682, and had, in Boston, Elizabeth, b. - , m. Mr. Christopher Bridge 15 May 1701 ; Daniel, b. -; Martha, b. 26 Mar. 1689, m. Benjamin Ger- rish of Boston, merchant, 28 June 1716, and d. here 14 Ap. 1736; Francis, b. 26 Jan. 1694-5; Thomas, b. 26 Feb. 1696-7 ; Samuel, b. 5 June 1700, prob. d. young. FRANCIS the f. eame from England (prob. Yorkshire, where he appears to have had an estate), and established himself in Boston. On the death of his wife's father, he removed to the homestead in Cambridge, whichi had been conveyed to him, and res. here during the remainder of his life. He was a man of wealth and energy, and sustained many public offiees. He was Justice of the Peace, under Andros ; and upon his warrant, Winslow was committed to prison for announeing the Revolution in England. A few days afterwards, he exchanged places with Winslow, and became himself a pris- oner, with Andros and his adherents. He seems, however, not to have been very obnoxious to the new government, for 20 Ap. 1689, it was " ordered, that Mr. Francis Foxcroft be released from his present imprisonment, and be confined to the house of 'Thomas Danforth, Esq., in Cambridge, for one week's time, and that then he be set at liberty, unless anything appear to be objected against him, in the mean time." He was elected Representative for Dunsta- ble, though residing in Boston, 1693. He was Judge of the Common Pleas, 1707-1719, and Judge of Probate, 1708-1725. His eharaeter is briefly but graphically delineated by Tutor Flint, in the preface to the funeral sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. Appleton. " He was a gentleman by birth, of a worthy family in the north of England, where he had a good school education. He was bred a merchant, and was very expert and skilful, as well as very just and upright in all his business. His natural powers were extraordinary; his acquired knowledge of various kinds was so too; his virtues were great and eminent. His generosity, prudence, sincerity, justice towards men, and piety towards God, were conspicuous to those that knew him. His temper indeed was sudden, and made almost uncontrollable by the violenee of the gout and pain he was such an uneommon instance of; but this was his burden and
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lamentation. He was a person of a grave and austere countenance and conver- sation, mixed with much of the gentleman and the Christian." His w. d. 4 July 1721, a. 56. He d. 31 Dec. 1727, a. 70. He was an Episcopalian, and was buried with the forms of that church; but for nearly thirty years he had worshipped and communed with the Congregational Church here.
2. DANIEL, s. of Francis (1), was Register of Probate 1710-1714, and Sub- commissary in the expedition against Canada, 1711. He removed to England, and as early as 4 May 1723, was at " Rawdon near Leeds, in the west riding of Yorkshire." Between 14 May 1730, and 24 Aug. 1731, he removed from Rawdon to " Plaistow, near London," where he died, and his brother Franeis was appointed administrator on his estate in N. Eng. 13 Aug. 1741. He prob. d. unm. as his property deseended to his relatives here.
3. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (1), grad. H. C. 1712, m. Mehetabel Coney of Boston 5 Nov. 1722, and had Mehetabel, b. 19 Aug. 1723. m. Rev. Jonas Meriam of Newton 25 Jan. 1759, and d. 22 Ap. 1770; Francis, b. 11 May 1725, d. young; Daniel, b. 11 Feb. 1726-7; Elizabeth, bap. 30 Mar. 1729, in. Benjamin Brandon 4 Jan. 1750, and d. before 1765; Thomas, bap. 24 Jan. 1730-31, d. young; Martha, bap. 4 Feb. 1732-3, d. young; Francis, bap. 29 June 1735, d. young; George, bap. 6 June 1736, " fell into sealding wort " 19 Aug. 1739, and d. the next day ; Katherine, bap. 24 Ap. 1737, d. young ; William, bap. 16 Ap. 1738, d. young; Layton, bap. 11 Mar. 1738-9, d. young; John, bap. 30 Mar. 1740; George, bap. 5 July 1741, d. young; Phebe, bap. 14 Aug. 1743, ni. Hon. Samuel Phillips, Jr., of Andover 6 July 1773 (who was elected Lt .- gov. of Mass. 1801), and d. 1812; Francis, bap. 18 Nov. 1744. FRANCIS the f. spent most of his life in the public service. It is stated in an obituary notice, published in the Boston News Letter, 31 Mar. 1768, that " he was early appointed Register of Probate for the County of Middlesex, which office he sustained for many years [1719-1731]; was clerk of the Hon. House of Representatives ; was Register of Deeds forty-four years [forty-five years, 1721-1766]; was one of his Majesty's Council for twenty-six years [1732- 1757]; the ellest Justice of the Peace and Quorum through the Province, and First Justice of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, and Inferior Court of Common Pleas, for the County where he lived [1737-1764], till by reason of bodily infirmities, and from a great serupulosity and tenderness of conscience, fearing he should not do his duty by not giving a constant attend- ance, he resigned his seat at the Board and on the Bench. He abhorred arbi- trary power, on the one hand, and a mobbish plebian spirit, on the other." Judge Foxcroft occupied the paternal mansion, and in his will expressed a strong desire that it should be retained by his family. He d. 28 Mar. 1768, a. 73. His w. Mehetabel d. at Andover 4 May 1782, a. 79.
4. THOMAS, s. of Franeis (1), grad. H. C. 1714, was selected by Pres. Lev- erett to salute the Governor in a Latin Oration, on a formal visitation of the College, 1716, was ordained minister of the First Church in Boston 20 Nov. 1717, m. Anna Coney 9 March 1718-9, and d. of apoplexy 16 or 18 June 1769, a. 72. He was eminent in his profession, and well sustained the char- aeter of his family. His son Samuel, grad. H. C. 1754, was ordained minis- ter at New Gloucester, Me., 16 Jan. 1765, was honorably dismissed, 1793, Justice of the Peace for the County of Cumberland, and " died suddenly 2 Mar. 1807, in the 72d year of his age." Alden's Epitaphs, and Winthrop's (MS.) Catalogue.
5. DANIEL, s. of Franeis (3), grad. H. C. 1746, and d. unm. 3 Jan. 1756, aged 29.
6. JOHN, s. of Francis (3), grad. H. C 1758, m. Saralı [Deane ?], and d. without issue 23 Dec. 1802, a. nearly 63; his w. Sarah " fell from her chair and instantaneously expired," 2 July 1800, a. 53. Mr. Foxeroft was Justice f the Peace, and was Register of Deeds ten years (1766-1776). Being sus- eeted, and probably with sufficient cause, of a strong sympathy with the ritish Government during the Revolutionary struggle, he became unpopular nd lost office. He remained here, however, and spent his days in luxurious easc, which appears to have been much more congenial to his natural disposi-
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tion than a more active employment. He heeded the request of his father and retained possession of the homestead, having obtained the rights of the other heirs by purchase, and prob. resided in the mansion-house until it was destroyed by fire 24 Jan. 1777. He afterwards owned and occupied the estate at the N. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. After his decease, the family having become extinct here, the heirs residing in Essex and Worcester counties sold the real estate, and the noble farm of Danforth and the Fox- crofts was cut up into fragments. The only considerable portion of it which remains undivided is the valuable estate of the late Professor Norton.
7. FRANCIS, s. of Francis (3), grad. H. C. 1764, was an eminent physician in Brookfield, where he m. Sarah, dau. of Dr. Jabez Upham, 5 May 1768, and d. 15 Feb. 1814, a. 69; his w. Sarah d. at Claremont, N. H., April 1827. Their children were Sarah, m. Samuel Fiske, Esq., Claremont, N. H., son of Rev. Nathan Fiske, D. D., of Brookfield; Betsey, m. Thomas Haskins of Boston, and d. at Roxbury in 1849; Fanny, m. - Witherell of Brookfield; Mehetabel, m. Josiah Lyon, and d. at Woodstock, Vt., May 1850, a. 74; Francis Augustus, b. 4 Aug. 1782, a merchant at Wethersfield, Vt., 1804, and at Boston about 1810, d. at Newton 7 Ap. 1818; Martha Brandon, m, David H. Sumner of Hartland, Vt. ; John, prob. grad. H. C. 1807, d. at Worcester Aug. 1824, a. 39; George, d. at Brookfield July 1803, a. 15.
FRANCIS, RICHARD, 4 July 1644, bought of Nathaniel Sparhawk a house and land at the N. E. corner of Holmes Place, being part of the estate recently owned by Mr. Royal Morse. By his w. Alice, he had Stephen, b. 7 Feb. 1644-5; Sarah, b. 4 Dec. 1646, m. John Squires, and was living his wid. 1713; John, b. 4 Jan. 1649-50. RICHARD the f. d. 24 Mar. 1686-7, "aged 81 years or thereabout," and was notiecd by Judge Sewall, as " an ancient and good man indeed."
2. STEPHEN, s. of Richard (1), m. Hannah. dau. of Thomas Hall, 27 Dec. 1670; she d. 2 Ap. 1683, and he m. Hannah, d. of William Diekson, 16 Sept. 1683. His children, in Camb., were Hannah, b. 28 Sept. 1671, d. 17 June 1677; Stephen, b. 15 Aug. 1674; Hannah, b. 18 June 1677, d. young; Han- nah, b. 7 Ap. 1680. STEPHEN the f. was a brickmaker, and rem. to Medf. about 1680, where he died 24 Sept. 1719; his w. Hannah survived.
3. JOHN, S. of Richard (1), m. Lydia, dau. of Deae. John Cooper, 5 Jan. 1687-8, and had in Camb., John, b. 10 Oct. 1688, d. young; John, b. 17 Feb. 1689-90, d. at Medford 31 Aug. 1750; Stephen, b. 2 Nov. 1691; Nathaniel, b. about 1693, named in the division of his father's estate; and in Medf., Sam- uel, b. 17 Feb. 1695-6 ; Anna, b. 2 Nov. 1697, m. Benjamin Dana 23 July 1724; Joseph, b. 5 Jan. 1699-1700 ; Ebenezer, b. 30 Oct. 1701, d. 23 Mar. 1702-3 ; Lydia, b. 20 Ap. 1703, m. Joseph Tufts; Ebenezer, b. 25 Mar. 1708. JOHN the f. was a brickmaker, and rem. to Medf. where he d. 3 Jan. 1727-8, a. 78, and administration was granted to his eldest son John. The following extract from Judge Sewall's Diary refers to him: " Aug. 7, 1674. New College raised. John Francis, helping about raising the New College, had his right leg (both bones) broke, a little above the ankle, and his left thigh, about four inches below the joint, by a picee that fell on him." This accident probably occasioned a permanent lameness; such at least, is a fair inference from a petition presented to the Council of War, in the summer of 1676: " The petition of Stephen Francis humbly showeth, that your peti- tioner, being by trade a briekinaker, and having been several times abroad on the country's service, and now hath a servant out in his stead, his father at home, ancient, and his brother lame, and this season only being the time for his calling which he is altogether unable to follow for want of the abovesaid servant ; your petitioncr humbly intreats your Honors to consider his dis- tressed condition, and give order for the release of his said servant Amoras Mackfassitt, that is in his stead, that so they may improve the summer for their calling; and your petitioner, as in duty bound, shall ever pray."
4. NATHANIEL, s. of John (3), res. in Medf. and thence rem. to Chs. where he d. 2 Sept. 1764, a. 71, leaving wife Ann (who d. at Mason, N. H., 31 Dec. 1777, a. 74), and three sons, Nathaniel, Benjamin, and Richard. Of these
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sons, Nathaniel m. in Camb. Phebe Frost 11 Ap. 1751 ; Benjamin m. Lydia Convers of Medf. 7 Ap. 1757, by whom he had Benjamin, d. at Baltimore; James, William, a daughter, and Convers, b. 14 July 1766, d. 27 Nov. 1856, whose son Convers Francis, D. D., b. in Camb. 9 Dec. 1795, was one of the professors in Harvard College and d. 7 Ap. 1863; by his second w. Sarah Hall, Benjamin Francis had Sarah, m. Ephraim Bound of Middletown. Conn .; Simon; Nathaniel, drowned in the British Channel; Lydia, m. Job Wyeth of Camb. 31 Jan. 1804; Ebenezer; Stephen.
5. SAMUEL, s. of John (3), res. in Medf., where he d., and administration was granted to Aaron Blanchard 1 Dec. 1778. His estate was divided be- tween the heirs of son John, dec .; heirs of Samuel, dec. (b. at Medf. Jan. 1728-9); Lydia, w. of Ebenezer Blunt; Mary, w. of William Tufts; heirs of Hannah, dec. w. of - Dickson ; heirs of Sarah, dec. w. of Abraham Smith; and Rebecca, w. of Aaron Blanchard.
6. JOSEPH, s. of John (3), res. in Medf. where he d. 1 Feb. 1748, and ad- ministration was granted to w. Elizabeth. His children, recorded at Medf., were, Elizabeth, b 7 Nov. 1736, prob. the same who d. unm. at Medf. Feb. 1829; Lydia, b. 12 Dec. 1737; Joseph, b. 17 July 1741.
7. EBENEZER, S. of John (3), res. in Medf. and by w. Rachel had Susanna, b. 28 Nov. 1734; Abigail, b. 6 Oct. 1736; Lucy, b. 12 Mar. 1738-9, m. Ed- ward Wilson 23 Nov. 1758; Sarah, b. 6 June 1741; Ebenezer, b. 22 Dec. 1743; William, b. 20 Ap. 1746; Thomas, b. 15 July 1748, m. Susanna Hill 11 July 1771; Aaron, b. 16 Feb. 1750-51; John, b. 28 Sept. 1753.
8. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (7), rem. to Beverly 1764, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary Army, highly distinguished for his bravery and good con- duct, and was slain in battle at Hubbardton, Vt., 7 July 1777. By his w. Ju- dith Wood, m. 1766, he had four daughters and one son, Ebenezer Francis, of Boston, Treasurer of Harvard College, who d. 20 Sept. 1858.
9. AARON, s. of Ebenezer (7), rem. to Beverly, where he d. 1825, a. about 74; his son Ebenezer, b. at Bev. 18 Oct. 1790, has for many years resided here, and is father of Rev. Eben Francis.
10. JOHN, s. of Ebenezer (7), rem. to Beverly, was adjutant in the regi- ment of his brother, Col. Francis, at the Hubbardton Battle, afterwards Col. of militia, and d. 30 July 1822, a. ncarly 69.
FRENCH, WILLIAM, by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. in England about 1631, m. - Ellis of Dedham ; Mary, b. about 1633, " bap. in England, be- tween two and three years old at her father's joining; John, bap. by Mr. Hooker, in Camb." about 1635 (Mitchell). Sarah, b. Mar. 1638; Jacob, b. 16 Jan. 1639-40; Hannah, b. 2 Feb. 1641-2, d. 20 June 1642; prob. an- other Hannah, b. about 1643, in. John Brackett at Billerica, 6 Sept. 1661; Samuel, b. 3 Dec. 1645, d. 15 July 1646. WILLIAM the f. was a tailor, and Lieutenant of the militia; he res. on the westerly side of Dunster Street, about midway between Harvard Square and Mount Auburn Street, which estate lie bought in 1639, and sold to William Barrett, 10 June 1656. About 1653, he removed to Billerica and was the first Representative of that town, 1666; his w. Elizabeth d. 31 Mar. 1668, and he m. Mary, wid. of John Stearns, 6 May 1669, and had Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1670; Sarah, b. 29 Oct. 1671; Abigail, b. 14 Ap. 1673, d. 13 Ap. 1674; WILLIAM the f. d. 20 Nov. 1681, a. 78.
2. Jon, brother to William (1), by w. Joanna, had .John, b. about 1635: Sarah. b. Oct. 1637, dismissed to the Church in Billerica 16 May 1664, and prob. the same who m. John Trull 11 Dec. 1657; Joseph, b. 4 Ap. 1640; Nathaniel, b. 7 June 1643, prob. d. young. JOHN the f. was a tailor, and res. at the S. E. corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, nearly on the spot which now makes the N. E. corner of said streets. He was buried 16 Feb. 1645-6, and his w. Joanna, 20 Jan. 1645-6. His brother William French of Billerica administered, and sold the homestead to Robert Browne, 1657; " John French, son and heir of said John French," joined in the sale.
3. RICHARD, prob. brother to William (1), was here a short time, and by w. Martha, had Samuel, b. 13 July 1653. He res. on the northierly side of
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Bow Street, on the estate formerly of Nicholas Danforth, which he bought 26 Jan. 1651-2, and sold to Edmund Angier 8 Oct. 1654, after which time no trace is found of him here.
4. JOHN, prob. s. of William (1), settled in Billerica, and m. Abigail Coggan of Barnstable 21 June 1659 ; she d. 5 Ap. 1662, and he m. Hannah Burrage 3 July 1663; she d. 7 July 1667, and he m. Mary Rogers 14 Jan. 1667-8; she d. 16 Junc 1677, and he m. another Mary soon afterwards. His children were Hannah, b. 11 Jan. 1663-4, m. John Kittredge 3 Aug. 1685; Abigail, b. 6 Dec. 1665; Mary, b. 1 Mar. 1669-70; John, b. 15 May 1679; Elizabeth, b. 24 July 1681 ; William, b. 26 Nov. 1683, d. 21 Ap. 1686; Wil- liam, b. 18 Aug. 1687. JOHN the f. d. Oct. 1712, a. 78.
5. JACOB, s. of William (1), settled in Billerica, and m. Mary, dau. of Elder Champney of Camb., 20 Sept. 1665; she d. 1 Ap. 1681, and he m. Mary Convers 3 June 1685. His chil. were Jacob, b. 20 Feb. 1666-7; William, b. 18 July 1668; Mary, b. 6 Oct. and d. 12 Nov. 1669; John, b. 3 Dec. 1670 ; Joseph, b. 5 May 1673; Jabez, b. and d. 16 Sept. 1674; Hannah, b. and d. 23 Oct. 1677; Elizabeth, b. 8 June 1679; Sarah, b. 7 Mar. 1680-81 ; Abigail, b. 20 Ap. 1686, d. 29 Mar. 1687. JACOB the f. d. 20 May 1713, a. 73; his w. Mary d. 18 June 1686.
6. JOSEPH, s. of John (2), settled in Billerica, m. Experience Foster 4 Nov. 1663, and had Joseph, b. 25 Mar. and d. 25 Ap. 1667; Elizabeth, b. 16 July 1668; Joseph, b. 7 Mar. 1669-70 ; John, b. 30 Jan. 1671-2; Nathaniel, b. 6 May 1674; Thomas, b. 29 Feb. 1675-6; Sarah, b. 6 and d. 20 Ap. 1677; Jacob, b. 26 Ap. 1678.
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