USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Cambridge > History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a genealogical register > Part 67
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88
3. JOSEPH, s. of Robert (1), appears to have res. in Marlborough previous to 1665, when he sold his estate there to John Brown. He sold his share of the homestead to Christopher Read, and bought his brother John's share in 1675. He was here in 1680, but had rem. to Salem as early as 1684. We have no record of his family.
4. JOHN, s. of John (2), res. a few years in Boston, but d. in Wat. unm. at the house of his uncle Samuel Thatcher, to whom he gave all his property by will, dated 15 Nov. 1688, proved 16 June 1691. His father, John Holmes of Salem, and his sister Hannah, wife of George Felt, objected to this disposi- tion of the estate, and an amicable settlement was made 31 Dec. 1691; the father took the real estate in Camb., Thatcher took other property, and both paid money to Hannah.
5. JOHN, probably s. of Joseph (3), d. here, and his son Benjamin of Salem was appointed administrator 20 Jan. 1719-20. By a relcase, 18 Feb. 1720-21, it appears that Benjamin was the only son, and Sarah, wife of Charles John- son of Marblehead, was one of the daughters of JOHN. Benjamin sold the Camb. homestead to Andrew Bordinan 28 Ap. 1721.
6. ELISHA, parentage not ascertained, by w. Lucy had Lucy, b. 15 Mar. 1763; Mary, b. 25 Mar. 1765.
7. ABIEL, b. at Woodstock, Conn., 24 Dec. 1763; grad. Y. C. 1783; D.D. at Edinburgh; was installed Pastor of the First Church 25 Jan. 1792; his pastoral connection with the church was dissolved 26 Sept. 1831. His first w. Mary was dau. of Ezra Stiles, D.D .; she d. 29 Aug. 1795, a. 28. He m. Sarah, dau. of Oliver Wendell, Esq., of Boston (pub. 14 Feb. 1801), and had Mary Jackson, b. 17 Jan. 1802, m. Dr. Usher Parsons of Providence 23 Sept. 1822; Ann Susan, b. 15 May 1804, m. Rev. Charles W. Upham of Salem 29 Mar. 1826; Sarah Lathrop, bap. 29 Dec. 1805, d. 6 Nov. 1812; Oliver Wendell, b. 29 Aug. 1809, grad. H. C. 1829, a distinguished physician and poet, res. in Boston; John, bap. 12 Ap. 1812, grad. H. C. 1832; LL. B. 1839, res. in Camb. Dr. Holmes was eminent as a theologian and historian. His Annals are a monument of patient research and cautious and accurate investigation. His character is too fresh in the memory of the living to require a delineation. He d. 4 June 1837. His w. Sarah d. 19 Aug. 1862, a. 93. The mansion- house, venerable for its age and the historical associations which cluster around it, still stands on the easterly side of Holmes Place.
HOMWOOD, WILLIAM, by w. Winifred, had Elizabeth, b. 19 May 1644. Perhaps this may be the same as Holman.
589
HOOKER -HOVEY.
HOOKER, THOMAS, Rev., arrived in N. Eng. 3 Sept. 1633, and settled at Camb. He rem. to Hartford July 1636, and d. there 7 July 1647, a. 61. In his will, dated 7 July 1647, he named his w. Susanna, sons John and Samuel, and dau. Joanna, deceased (w. of Rev. Thomas Shepard); Mary, deceased (w. of Rev. Roger Newton); and Sarah, who afterwards m. Rev. John Wil- son, Jr., of Medfield. The character of Mr. Hooker has deservedly been held in reverence in N. Eng. He was considered one of the most able theologians of his day, - equal, and, in the opinion of many good judges, superior to his great contemporary, John Cotton. The celebrated Dr. Ames said of him, " That though he had been acquainted with many scholars, of divers nations, yet he never met with Mr. Hooker's equal, either for preaching or for disput- ing." (Mather's Mag.) While in Camb. he res. on the northerly side of Harvard Street, nearly opposite to Holyoke Street, on the site afterwards owned and oceupied successively by Rev. Thomas Shepard, Rev. Jonathan Mitchell, President Leverett, and the Professors Wigglesworth, father and son; the westerly end of Boylston Hall stands on the Hooker house-lot.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), supposed to have been b. in Camb. 1635, grad. II. C. 1653, settled in the ministry at Farmington, Conn., 1661, and " eon- tinued pastor of the Church till his death, 6 Nov. 1697." He had eleven children, from whom deseended a numerous raee, many of whom have been highly distinguished.
HOPKINS, JOHN, in 1635 res. at the northwesterly corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets. He rem. in 1636 to Hartford, where he was Select- man in 1640, and Juror in 1643.
HOSMER, THOMAS, in 1635 res. on the southerly side of Brattle Street, and in 1642 on the southerly side of Winthrop Street, between Brighton and Spring streets. He was Selectman, or Townsman, 1635, and rem. early to Hartford.
HOUGHTON, ROBERT, m. Sarah Phipeny 8 Sept. 1668.
HOUSE, or HOWES, SAMUEL, by w. Elizabeth, had John, b. 6 Dee. 1642, and d. 22 Ap. 1644. It is supposed that he eame here from Seituate, and returned there after a few years' residence. A person of the same name was in Scituate 1634, and d. there 1661, leaving chil. Samuel, Elizabeth, and per- haps others.
HOVEY, DANIEL, was in Ipswich 1637, and had Daniel, b. 1642; John ; Thomas, b. 1648; James, killed by the Indians at Brookfield 1675; Joseph ; Nathaniel, b. 20 Mar. 1657; Abigail, said to have m. Thomas Hodgkins; Priscilla, m. John Ayers. DANIEL, the f. d. 1692; his w. Rebeeea d. 1665.
2. JOSEPHI, s. of Daniel (1), m. Hannah Pratt, and had Joseph, b. 1677; Ebenezer, b. 1680, m. Elizabeth Denny at Ipswich, and had five sons and three daugliters; Hannah, b. 1682; John, b. July 1684; Caleb, b. 1687; Thomas. JOSEPH the f. is said to have res. several years in Hadley, where perhaps nost or all of his children were born. He is also said to have rem. with his family to Camb .; or perhaps more probably to Chs., whence his sons eame to Camb. He d. 1739.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), m. Mary, dau. of John Marrett, 10 Dce. 1702, and had Joseph, bap. 28 May 1704; Hannah, bap. 7 July 1706, m. Samuel Wheat 2 Aug. 1708; Mary, bap. 15 Aug. 1708; Amos, b. 26 Jan. 1710-11; Daniel, bap. 24 Jan. 1713-14; John, bap. 2 Nov. 1718. JOSEPH the f. was a cooper; but appears to have connected with his trade the business of an inn- holder for a few years. He bought of the Remington heirs, 12 May 1705, the "Blue Anehor Tavern," at the northeast corner of Dunster and Mount Auburn streets, which he sold 1 Ap. 1709 to his brother John. In 1729 he bought a house at the northwest corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, where he d. between 28 June and 18 Nov. 1735; his w. Mary m. Nathaniel Parker of Newton 27 Jan. 1636-7.
4. JOHN, s. of Joseph (2), by w. Abiel, had in Chs., John, b. 12 June 1707; Sarah, b. 28 Feb. 1708-9; and in Camb., Thomas, b. 2 Sept. 1710, a phy- sieian, d. in the English Factory, River Gambia, Africa, 1732; James, b. 1 Dec. 1712, a carpenter, removed to Plymouth about 1733, is said to have been
590
HOVEY.
a preacher from 1742 to 1767, and afterwards clerk in a mercantile house; he m. Lydia, dan. of John Atwood of Plymouth ; she d. 23 Feb. 1771, a. 56, and he d. 7 Jan. 1781 ; Ebenezer, b. 12 July 1714. JOHN the f. was a baker, but he bought of his brother Joseph, 1 Ap. 1709, the " Blue Anchor Tavern," which lie probably kept as a public house until he d. 13 Sept. 1714; his w. Abicl m. Edmund Angier 9 Ap. 1717, who d. 4 Ap. 1724; she then m. Isaac Watson 27 Aug. 1725; he perished in the conflagration of his dwelling-house 27 Feb. 1741-2, and she d. 18 Sept. 1753, a. 66.
5. CALEB, s. of Joseph (2), m. Mary Winchester of Brookline, and had Mary, b. 11 Ap. 1714; Abigail, b. 20 Ap. 1716; Caleb, b. 21 Dec. 1717; Esther, b. 10 June 1720; Sarah, b. 21 May 1722: Josiah, b. 4 May 1724, prob. the same who d. at Malden, and whose brother Caleb of Newton was appointed administrator 14 July 1746. CALEB the f. d. at Newton, and his son Caleb was appointed administrator 3 Feb. 1745.
6. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (3), m. Mary Tapley 30 Dee. 1736, and had six children, bap. here : Joseph, 30 Mar. 1740; Margaret, 14 Oet. 1744; Mary, 26 Oet. 1747; Daniel, 27 May 1750; John, 30 Dee. 1753, d. young ; John, 15 July 1659.
7. JOHN, s. of John (4), grad. H. C. 1725; was several years engaged in teaching here and at York, Me .; settled in the ministry at Arundel, Me., 1741; was dismissed 1768, and d. 1773 or 1774. He m. Elizabeth Muzzey, who d. Dee. 1729, aged 19; he afterwards m. Susanna Swett of New York, sister to the w. of Rev. Thomas Prentice, who survived him. By his w. Su- sanna, he had Susanna, bap. here 18 Sept. 1737; John, bap. 7 Jan. 1738-9. " He was a man of respectable talents, and, to judge from his writings that were preserved some time after his death, of good acquirements. He wrote a splendid hand, and was well acquainted with business, nearly all the deeds and contraets of the day being drawn up by him. A professorship had been offered liim at Cambridge before his settlement." "In returning from a visit in Plymouth, in 1774, he came to Biddeford by water, and lodged at the house of Col. Richworth Jordan. After having been in his chamber for some time without extinguishing his light, some of the family entered his apart- mient, and found him sitting in his chair partly undressed, apparently having been dead some considerable time." Bradbury's Hist. Kennebunk Port.
8. EBENEZER, s. of Jolin (4), m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Mason of Water- town, 7 Ap. 1737, and had Thomas, b. 14 Aug. 1740; Elizabeth. EBENEZER the f. d. 11 Ap. 1742, a. 28.
9. THOMAS, S. of Ebenezer (8), m. Elizabethi Brown 21 Ap. 1763, and had in Camb. Josiah, b. 24 Dec. 1763; Mary, b. 1 July 1765, m. Benjamin Ham- mond, and d. 19 Dec. 1846; in Roxbury, Thomas, b. 18 Aug. 1766 ; James, b. 8 Feb. 1768; in Lunenburg, Ebenezer, b. 8 June 1769 ; Phineas Brown, b. 1 Nov. 1770; Elizabeth, b. 4 July 1772, m. John Royal Barlow 6 Sept. 1792, and d. 30 Sept. 1850; Stephen, b. 23 June 1774, fell from mast-head and was killed 25 Dee. 1796 ; in Cambridge, Washington, b. 26 Aug. 1777, supposed to have perished in the Richmond Theatre eonflagration 1811; another account says " lost at sea; " Eleanor Dana, b. 23 Feb. 1779, m. Rev. Abisha Sampson, and d. at Harvard 15 Feb. 1813; John, b. 23 Jan. 1781, m. Anna Gardner of Brookline, had son John G. Hovey, and d. 11 Dec. 1853; Sarah, b. 26 Sept. 1782, m. Washington Lee, and d. 7 Jan. 1862; Ann, b. 3 Sept. 1784, m. Ephraim Chamberlain; William, b. 4 Aug. 1786, d. May 1790; Susan Soden, b. 9 Ap. 1791, mn. Elisha Brimliall, and d. 9 Feb. 1826. THOMAS the f. was a eurrier, and resided successively in Cambridge (Brighton), Roxbury, Lunenburg, and Cambridge. He served in the Revolutionary War, and was styled " Major " in the record of his eleetion as Deacon of the Brighton Church, 10 May 1791. He d. at Brighton 8 May 1807; his w. Elizabeth d. at Rutland 14 Jan. 1821, a. 75.
10. JOSIAHI, s. of Thomas (9), m. Isabella Winship 31 Mar. 1789, and had Isabella, b. 29 Dec. 1789, m. William Leathe 4 July 1811, and d. 9 Aug. 1875. JOSIAH the f. was a merchant, and innholder in early life, but for many years cultivated a few acres in Cambridgeport. His w. Isabella d. 24 Nov.
.
591
HOVEY -HUBBARD.
1821, a. 52, and he m. Mrs. Mary Forbes in 1822, and Mrs. Elizabeth Green- wood of Boston in 1838; he d. 29 Mar. 1847.
11. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (9), m. Elizabeth Seaver 22 Sept. 1793; he was a blacksmith, and resided near the easterly corner of Main and Douglass streets for several years after 1801, but I find no record here of his family. He rem. to Newton and was killed by a load of lumber passing over his body 19 Nov. 1829.
12. JAMES, s. of Thomas (9), m. Nancy Wilson 11 Nov. 1794, and had William B., b. 3 Sept. 1795; Abigail, b. 27 July 1797; Eleanor, b. 5 Oct. 1803, d. 6 Oet. 1803; Martha T., b. 3 Oct. 1704, m. Horatio N. Glover of Quincy; Julia A., b. - Feb. 1810, m. V. D. Cushman; James G., b. - Ap. 1811, m. Harriet Lincoln, of Boston, who d. 18 Feb. 1856 ; he was a merchant, resided in Camb. a few years before his death, a Member of the Common Coun- eil 1855, 1856, Alderman 1857, and d. 28 Ap. 1857. JAMES the f. d. 21 Sept. 1831; his w. Nancy (otherwise ealled Ann) d. 2 Dec. 1865, a. 90.
13. EBENEZER, s. of Thomas (9), m. Sarah, dau. of Nevinson Green wood of Brighton, 28 Nov. 1799, and liad Ebenezer, b. 24 Mar. 1801; a bacon eurer, Deacon of the Broadway Baptist Church, m. Harriet Scott 1823, d. 25 Mar. 1866; Josiah, b. 1 Nov. 1802, d. 19 Sept. 1803; Elizabeth, b. 10 June 1804; Sarah, b. 17 June 1806, d. 1 Mar. 1807; Eleanor, b. 19 Nov. 1807, m. Lorenzo D. Willis 11 June 1829, d. 2 Feb. 1830; Sarah Ann, b. 22 Feb. 1809, d. 23 Nov. 1830; Freeman, b. 1 Mar. 1811, m. Hannah Stone - Dec. 1831, and Sophronia Walker 1838, and d. 28 Jan. 1843; Susanna, b. 23 Nov. 1812, m. Nahunı Stone 1 Jan. 1832; George, b. 5 Aug. 1814, d. 6 July 1863; Thomas G., b. 23 Jan. 1816, merchant, m. Ann M. Hoppin 4 Nov. 1841, and rem. to Lex. ; Josiah, b. 3 June 1819; Stephen D., b. 20 Mar. 1823, d. 24 Feb. 1838. EBENEZER the f. res. on Main Street, nearly opposite to Windsor Street, and d. 5 May 1831 ; his w. Sarah d. 27 June 1863, a. 81.
14. PHINEAS BROWN, S. of Thomas (9), m. Sarah Stone of Newton, and had in Watertown Sally, b. 10 Ap. 1795, m. Samuel Foster of Greenwich 19 Nov. 1817, and d. 10 Dec. 1819; Eunice, b. 31 May 1797, m. Isaac Liver- more of Camb. (pub. 5 Oet. 1822), and d. 11 June 1871; Elizabeth Brown, b. 17 Mar. 1799; and in Cambridge Phineas Brown, b. 3 Sept. 1803, in. Mary L. Cooke 10 Nov. 1828; Caroline, b. 14 Ap. 1807; Charles Mason, b. 26 Oct. 1810, m. Ann Maria Chapouil 25 Dee. 1835; Josiah Dana, b. 31 Mar. 1813, m. Atlantie Peiree 27 Dec. 1835. PHINEAS BROWN the f. was a groeer and resided at the N. W. corner of Brookline and Green streets, on an estate purchased 14 Oet. 1799. He ereeted a store on the northerly end of the lot, fronting Main Street, which is still standing and is occupied by his youngest son. The elder sons are extensively known as horticulturists. Mr. Hovey d. 19 Ap. 1852, a. 81 ; his w. Sarah d. 9 Dec. 1846, a. 77.
HUBBARD, JAMES (otherwise written Hubbert and Hubert), in. Sarah Winship 29 Sept. 1659; she d. in childbed 20 Oct. 1665, and he m. Hannah, dau. of Miles Ives of Watertown, 8 Jan. 1667-8. His children were Sarah, b. 17 June 1662, m. Nicholas Bowes 26 June 1684, and d. 26 Jan. 1688-9; Mary, b. 20 Oct. 1665, m. Jason Russell 27 May 1684. JAMES the f. was prob. son of wid. Elizabeth Hubbard, who m. William Hamlet, and whose children, as named by Mitchell (Ch. Ree.) were " James Hubbard, Sarah Hubbard, now Champney, admitted into f. c., Thomas Hubbard, now joined to the church of Weathersfield." He d. 28 Aug. 1693, a. 62; his w. Hannah d. previously, and the inscription on her tombstone bears testimony to her faithful performn- anee of the difficult duties of a step-mother. " Here lies buried Hannah Hubert, the loving wife of James Hubert, a tender and loving mother to his children; careful of their souls and bodies, loving and faithful, diligent and prudent ; who departed this life in sweet peace the 24th day of November 1690, aged about 48."
MARTIIA, m. Noah Champney 16 Oct. 1725. MARTHA, m. Renben Pren- tice 1 Mar. 1757. MARY, In. Thomas Durant 25 Dec. 1758. ELIZABETHI WILLIAMS, dau. of William and Elizabethi, b. 24 Dec. 1776. BENJAMIN, d. 12 Oet. 1797.
592
HUDSON -JACKSON.
HUDSON, GEORGE (variously written Hodson, Hutson, Hodchen, Huchen, Hutchens, Hutchins), by w. Jane, had Joseph, b. 28 Dec. 1639 ; Luke, b. 6 Ap. 1644; Anna, b. 30 Sept. 1645; Abiah, b. 3 Ap. 1648 ; Barbara, perhaps a dau., d. 14 Feb. 1640. GEORGE the f. res. on the southerly side of South Street, between Dunster and Brighton streets.
2. DANIEL, a mason, rem. here from Lancaster, about 1672, and res. on the south side of the river. After a few years he returned to Lancaster, where he and his w. Joanna and two daughters are said to have been killed by the Indians in 1697. His chil., as gathered from his will and the division of his estate, were John (dee.), Nathaniel, Daniel, William, Thomas, Mary, w. of Thomas Waters, Sarah, w. of Jacob Waters, and Abigail, w. of James Atherton.
HUNT, EDMUND, was one of the first company, and in 1635 res. on the westerly side of Garden Street, near the Botanie Garden. In 1636 he sold his estate to Joseph Isaac, after which his namne disappears from the Records. He was probably the same who was in Duxbury 1637. See Winsor's Hist. Duxbury.
2. ISAAC, parentage not ascertained, by w. Mary, had Thomas, b. 20 Aug. 1701; Samuel, b. 11 Jan. 1709-10; John, b. 12 Feb. 1711-12.
HYDE, SAMUEL, (otherwise written Hide, and by himself Hides), " the seeond settler in Camb. village, about 1640," by w. Temperanee, had Samuel, named in his will; Joshua, b. 14 Mar. 1642, d. 21 Ap. 1656 ; Job, b. 1643; Sarah, b. 19 Ap. 1644, m. Thos. Woolson 20 Nov. 1660; Elizabeth, m. Hum- phrey Osland 7 Mar. 1666-7. SAMUEL the f. was a farmer, and Deaeon of the Church in Camb. Village, afterwards Newton. He d. 14 Sept. 1689, a. about 80, as noted on his Inventory.
2. JONATHAN, a younger brother of Samuel (1), m. Mary French; she d. in ehildbed 27 May 1672, a. 39, and he m. Mary Rediat of Sudbury 8 Feb. 1673-4. His children, so far as their names are ascertained, were Jonathan, b. 1 Ap. 1651; Samuel, b. 23 May 1652, m. Hannah Stedman 20 Jan. 1673; Joshua, twin, b. 23 May 1652, d. young; Joshua, b. 4 Ap. 1654, d. 21 Ap. 1656; Jonathan, b. 1 Ap. 1655 ; John, b. 6 Ap. 1656, m. Mary Kendrick 20 Jan. 1682; Abraham, b. 2 Mar. 1657-8, d. 22 Feb. 1658-9; Elizabeth, b. 4 Sept. 1659; Daniel, b. 2 Aug. 1661, d. 3 Oct. 1661; William, b. 12 Sept. 1662, d. 8 Dee. 1699, leaving wid. Elizabeth; Eleazar, bap. 3 July 1664; Daniel, b. 1665 ; Ichabod, b. 22 Sept. 1668 ; Joseph, b. 27 May 1672; Hannah, b. 14 Oct. 1677, d. 10 May 1679 ; Sarah, b. 1 Ap. 1679; Ruth, b. 3 Oct. 1682, d. 21 Dec. 1682; Isaac, b. 31 Oct. 1685; Jacob, b. 9 Ap. 168 -; Lydia, b. 1 Mar. 1689 ; Ann, b. 28 Aug. 1692, m. Richard Barnes of Marlborough. JONATHAN the f. was a farmer, and res. in Newton ; he d. 1711, and his second w. Mary d. 1708.
The posterity of these two brothers is as the sand upon the sea shore. A large genealogy is given in Jackson's Hist. of Newton, pp. 313-326. The elder family has among its Representatives in Cambridge, Mr. Edward Hyde, who holds the responsible position of Treasurer of the Cambridgeport Savings Bank; and the younger family furnished the first Mayor of the young City of Newton, - Hon. James F. C. Hyde.
ISAAC, JOSEPH (otherwise written Isaaek, Isaacke, Isack, Isacke, Isak, Isaake), res. on the northerly side of Mount Auburn Street, opposite to Winthrop Square. He was an active citizen, being one of the Committee to allot lands, Selectman, and Representative in 1638. He d. 11 May 1642; his w. Elizabeth survived.
REBECCA, a. 36, came to N. Eng. 1634.
JACKSON, RICHARD (otherwise written Jacson, Jaeksone, Jacksonne, Jaeke- sone), res. on the northerly side of Brattle Square. He was Seleetman six years, between 1636 and 1656, and Representative nine years, between 1637 and 1662. Mr. Jackson had no children. His w. Isabel d. 12 Feb. 1661, and he m. Elizabeth, wid. of Richard Browne of Chs. 12 May 1662. He d. be- tween 22 June and 10 Oct. 1672, a. 90; his w. Elizabeth d. 11 Jan. 1676-7. His kinsman, John Jackson, was his principal legatee.
593
JACKSON - JOHNSON.
2. JOHN, came to N. Eng. in 1635, then a. 40, the first permanent settler of Camb. Village (now Newton), as early as 1639; was Deacon of the Church, and res. a short distance easterly from Angier's Corner. By his w. Margaret he had John, b. in England 1633, and d. 17 Oct. 1675; Theodosia, m. Noah Wiswall 14 Dee. 1664, and Samnel Newman of Rehoboth, and d. about 1727; Mary, m. Samuel Truesdale; Grace; Caleb, b. and d. 1645: Hannah, b. 7 June 1646, m. Elijah Kenrick; Abigail, b. 14 Aug. 1647, m. Daniel Preston; Margaret, b. 20 June 1649, m. James Trowbridge, Sen., and d. 1727; Ed- ward, b. 14 Jan. 1650-51, slain by the Indians at Medfield 1676; Ann ; Abra- ham, b. 14 Aug. 1655; Deliverance, b. 5 Nov. 1657; Joshua, b. 15 Sept. 1659; Isabel, d. 1661; Sarah, b. 10 June 1662. JOHN the f. d. 1674, a. 79; his w. Margaret d. 1684, a. 80. .
3. EDWARD, brother to John (2), came from Whitechapel Parish, London, and settled in Camb. Village as early as 1643, res. on the northerly side of the street, nearly opposite to his brother, and was a distinguished citizen. He was Representative fifteen years, between 1647 and 1676. His first wife having died he m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Newgate, and wid. of John Oliver, 14 Mar. 1648-9. His children were Jonathan, a merchant in Boston, d. 1693; Ilan- nah, m. John Ward, and d. 24 Ap. 1704, a. 73; Rebecca, m. Thomas Prentice; Frances, d. 5 Oct. 1648; Sebas ; Sarah, b. 5 Jan. 1649-50, in. Rev. Nehemiah Hobart 21 Mar. 1676-7, and d. 1711; Edward, b. 15 Dec. 1652; Lydia, b. 1656, m. Joseph Fuller 13 Feb. 1678-9, and d. 1726; Elizabeth, b. 28 Ap. 1658, m. John Prentice 28 June 1677, and Jonas Bond; Hannah, b. about 1660, m. Nathaniel Wilson, and d. 1690; Ruth, b. 15 Jan. 1664, d. unm. 1692. EDWARD the f. d. 17 June 1681, a. 79, leaving a large estate, embracing about 1700 acres of land, some portion of which still remains in possession of his descendants. His w. Elizabeth survived twenty-eight years, and was noted for her usefulness, especially as a midwife; she d. 30 Sept. 1709, a. 92. For a full genealogy of the families of Deacon John Jackson and his brother Edward, see Jackson's Hist. of Newton, pp. 326-353. " It is a remarkable fact," says the historian, "in relation to these two brothers, John and Edward Jackson, that while Edward had but three sons and John five, there are mul- titudes of Edward's posterity, who bear his name, and only five of John's. Forty-four of Edward's descendants were in the Revolutionary Army, from Newton, and not one of John's. Now (1854) there are but three families in town of Edward's descendants, that bear his name." (Pages 332, 333.) I in- sert here a single family of the older branch :-
4. ABRAHAM, s. of John (2), m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Biscoe of Wat., and had Elizabeth, b. 8 Aug. 1680, m. Ephraim Williams, and d. before 1739, leaving two sons, Ephraim, a distinguished soldier, and the founder of Williams College; and Thomas, a physician in Hatfield; John, b. 25 Ap. 1682; Sarah, b. 21 Aug. 1684, m. Joseph Fuller, Jr., and was mother of Hon. Abraham Fuller; Margaret, b. 1685, m. Henry Bright; Mary, b. 2 Dec. 1686, d. young; Hannah, m. James Trowbridge, Jr., 1712; Mary, b. 19 Jan. 1689, m Daniel Cook - Ap. 1722; Abigail, b. 21 Mar. 1690, d. young; Abigail, b. 1692, d. 26 Jan. 1703; Abraham, b. 12 Mar. 1793, d. young; Thomas, b. 6 Sept. 1694, d. 1713.
5. JOHN, s. or grandson to a brother of Richard (1), was an innholder, and inherited the lands of Richard on Brattle Street and elsewhere. His first w. Sarah d. without issue 15 Nov. 1700, a. 50; by his second w. Deborah, he had Samuel, bap. 4 June 1699; Fifield, b. 8 Ap. 1702, a cabinet-maker in Boston 1724; John, b. 12 Jan. 1703-4 ; James, b. about 1706; Xene, b. 2 Ap. 1708, m. Thomas Robbins 24 Oct. 1737. JOHN the f. d. 26 Sept. 1709, a. 64. His w. Deborah survived.
6. EDWARD, parentage not ascertained, m. Susanna Dana 29 May, 1755, and had Samuel, b. 2 Sept. 1759 ; Mary, bap. 30 Ang. 1761. EDWARD the f. kept a tavern in the centre of Brighton.
JOHNSON, MARMADUKE, contracted 21 Ap. 1660 with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England, to remove forthwith to Boston, and to serve for three years in printing the Indian Bible and other books, under
38
594
JOHNSON.
the direction of said Society, and of Mr. John Eliot and Mr. Green, at a sal- ary of £40 per annum. (Mass. Archives, x. 205). Agreeably to his contract, he entered the Cambridge printing-office, assisted in printing the first edition of the Indian Bible which was completed in 1663, and afterwards assisted in printing other books for about ten years. The current of his life did not run smoothly. He encountered opposition in his matrimonial designs, which he resented so highly as to bring himself within the grasp of the law. At the Middlesex County Court, April 1662, " Marmaduke Johnson being presented by the Grand Jury of this County in Oct. last, for obtaining the affections of the daughter of Ens. Samuel Grcene, without the knowledge or consent of said Samucl Greenc, also being expressly forbidden her society, being a mnar- ricd man, hath often endeavorcd to draw her into his society, threatening the death of any other that should make suit to her, - the said Marmaduke John- son, appearing in Court, confessed a part of the said presentment, and denied the other part thereof, which by evidence on file with the records of this Court appeared to be true; the Court, on hearing the case, sentenced the said Johnson to pay, as a fine for seeking to draw away the affections of the daugh- ter of the said Samuel Greene without his consent, five pounds ; and for his threatening speeches, to give security for the peace and his appearance at the next Court at Charlestown, in case he abide so long within the jurisdiction of this Colony ; and for his presumptuous and wicked attempt of marriage, hav- ing, by his own confession, a wife in England, that he return with the first opportunity that he may to his wife, on penalty of twenty pounds, to be for- feitcd and paid to the County Treasurer; and to pay the costs of the Court." Instead of departing from the country, as required by this order of Court, Johnson contracted to serve the society another year, in the printing-office. He was accordingly brought before the County Court Oet. 1663, and com- pelled to give bonds in the sum of £40, to " depart this jurisdiction, accord- ing to the order of the Court, within six weeks time next ensuing, or by Christopher Clark's ship, now bound for England." A higher authority now interposed. At the session of the General Court, commencing 20 Oct. 1663, an order was passed, to wit : " Upon perusal of the Commissioners' letter to the honorable Corporation in England, and Mr. Eliot's motion, touching Marmaduke Johnson, printer, informing that the said Corporation have con- tracted with the said Johnson for one year, expiring 10th August next ; it is hereby ordered, that there be a suspension of the execution of an order of the last County Court of Middlesex for one year, enjoining the said Johnson to return to England, to his wife, whom he allegetli is diseased [deceased?], and may have opportunity, in the interval, to produce full certificate thereof." Probably, before the expiration of the year, Johnson furnished satisfactory evidence that his wife was dead; for he was allowed to remain and to continue the business of printing, without molestation. His intention to marry Grecne's daughter, however, was effectually frustrated. He m. Ruth, dau. of Christo- pher Cane, 28 Ap. 1670, by whom he had Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb. 1671-2, who prob. d. young. He resided at the S. E. corner of Winthrop and Brighton strects until 1674, when he removed to Boston, where he d. 25 Dcc. 1674. His w. Ruth d. 1676, devising her estate, by will dated 3 Ap. 1676, to her mother, brothers, and sisters ; a conditional bequest was made to her brother Jonathan, of " that house and land at Camb., in case that my husband's son (whom I never saw) come not to demand it, and let it be kept in repair; and in case he come, it is my will that the aforesaid house and land be delivered to him, without any molestation of him or any by or under him." Johnson's son probably never came to New England; the estate remained in possession of the Canc family until Sept. 1723, when it passed into the hands of Judah Monis, the Hebrew Preceptor.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.