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11. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (6), had Thomas, bap. 8 Mar. 1718-19, pub. Anna Stearns 26 Feb. 1740; Martha, bap. 24 Sept. 1721. NATHANIEL the f. d. prob. 1721, and administration was granted 9 Nov. 1721.
12. JOHN, S. of John (7), by w. Elizabeth, had John, bap. 4 Jan. 1729-30; Joshua, bap. 27 May 1733; Hepzibah, bap. 27 Oct. 1734. JOHN the f. prob. resided on the south side of the river.
13. ELIPHALET, s. of John (7), by w. Jemima, had Eliphalet, b. - , pub. Martha Durant of Newton 15 Mar. 1777 ; Moses, b. 6 July 1742 ; Nathaniel, b. 3 Sept. 1745; Jemima, b. 30 Mar. 1747, m. Israel Whitney 10 Dec. 1765; Mary, b. 2 May 1760, m. Joseph Draper of Dedhain 2 June 1779; and per- haps others. ELIPHALET the f. resided on the south side of the river, was a Captain, and an influential citizen ; he was Selectman 1775 and 1776, and a member of the Committees of Correspondence and Inspection, in which great authority was vested in the early days of the Revolution. He d. 1795, and was survived by lis 2d w. (Mrs. Saralı Whitney of Dedham), to whom he was pub. 10 Dec. 1776.
14. SOLOMON, s. of John (7), m. Martha Sweetser 9 Oct. 1746, and had Phineas, b. 28 Ap. 1747 ; Abigail, bap. 3 Ap. 1748; David, b. 1749, d. 13 Jan. 1753, a. 3 years 9 months.
15. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (9), m. Deborah Robbins 30 Mar. 1732, and had Sarah, bap. 10 Dec. 1732, m. George Cutter, Jr., of Chs. 21 Oet. 1756; Joseph, bap. 29 Sept. 1734 ; Hannah, b. 1737, d. 3 Aug. 1764, a. 27, " who," says Rev. Mr. Cooke in his diary, "from about 15 months, continued the same in stature and understanding to the day of her death, and had the actions of a child of that age; about hier tenth year she grew something thicker; " a daughter, b. 1739, d. 14 Aug. 1740, a. 16 months ; Isaac, bap. 14 Mar. 1741-2, pub. to Elizabeth Robbins of Marblehead 20 Nov. 1763, and to Elizabeth Stone of Chs. 1 July 1769 ; Isaiah, bap. 1 Ap. 1744, pub. to Susanna Recd of Chs. 1 Mar. 1766, and d. 15 May 1770. JOSEPH the f. res. in Menot. and d. between 25 May and 9 Oet. 1758 ; his w. Deborah d. 23 Feb. 1771, a. 59.
16. WILLIAM, s. of Joseph (9), m. Ruth Butterfield 13 July 1733 ; she d. , and lie m. Hannah Hartwell 17 Oet. 1764. His chil. were William, bap. 17 Nov. 1734, d. young; Ruth, b. 26 Aug. 1738, m. Zechariah Hill 9 May 1771; William, b. 20 Aug. 1740, nı. Hannah Paine 5 Mar. 1767; David, b. 27 Jan. 1742-3 ; Jonathan, b. 9 Ap. 1746; Mary, bap. 26 June 1748, prob. d. young. WILLIAM the f. res. at Menotomy, where he d. 3 Sept. 1773 ; his w. Hannah survived.
17. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (10), m. Elizabeth Moore 1 May 1746, and had Thomas, bap. 10 Dec. 1749 ; Elizabeth, bap. 27 Oct. 1751, in. Abraliam Hill, Jr., 9 May 1782; Ruth, bap. 26 Sept. 1756 ; Sarah, bap. 17 Jan. 1762, prob. d. unm. 28 Ap. 1802, a. 40 (39 on gravestone); Rebecca, bap. 11 Nov. 1 764 ; Nathaniel and Philemon, twins, bap. 31 May 1767.
18. STEPHEN, S. of Thomas (10), styled of Lex. 1754 and of Camb. 1769, had four children bap. at Menot .; Sarah, 24 Nov. 1754; Rebecca, 4 May 1755; John, 30 July 1769 ; Nathan, 16 June 1771. There were prob. other children not found on record.
19. THOMAS, prob. s. of Nathaniel (11), res. at Menot. , m. Anne Stearns (pub. 26 Feb. 1740), and had Thomas, bap. 27 Sept. 1741 ; Nathaniel, bap. 25 Sept. 1743 ; James, bap. 27 Oct. 1745; at the last date the father is styled " now of Woburn."
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20. MOSES, s. of Eliphalet (13), m. Sarah Dana 31 Oct. 1765, and had Moses, b. 18 Aug. 1766 ; Daniel, b. 21 May 1768; Mary, b. 15 May 1770. MOSES the f. res. on the south side of the river, and was Selectman ten years between 1779 and 1792.
21. JONATHAN, s. of William (16), m. Elizabeth Miles of Chs. (pub. 7 May 1774), and had Jonathan Miles, bap. 9 July 1775, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 15 Nov. 1778, m. Washington Cutter of Chs. 16 Mar. 1800 ; Jonathan Miles, bap. 28 July 1782. JONATHAN the f. res. at Menot., and d. 2 Oct. 1799, a. 53; his w. Elizabeth d. 30 May 1790, a. 36.
22. 'THOMAS, prob. s. of Thomas (19), m. Sarah Gould 29 Oct. 1761, and had Nathaniel, bap. 16 May 1762.
23. NATHANIEL, prob. s. of Thomas (19), m. Mary Coolidge of Wat. (pub. 6 Mar. 1768), and had Nathaniel, bap. 5 Mar. 1769.
24. JOSIAHI, parentage not ascertained, m. Sarah Fillebrown 29 Jan. 1729-30, and had Josiah, bap. 20 Dec. 1730; Nathan, bap. 8 Aug. 1736; Anna, bap. 1 Ap. 1739; Rebecca, bap. 11 Ap. 1742. JOSIAH the f. and his w. Sarah were original members of the Church gathered at Menot. 1739, and were dismissed to Townsend 5 Oct. 1744.
25. JAMES, parentage not ascertained, m. Lydia Capen 30 Mar. 1780, and was Selectman 1789. No record of family.
HANNAH, m. Daniel Russell 3 Aug. 1749. SILAS, m. Mary Stratton 7 May 1772. SUSANNA, m. Jonathan Barrett 24 Aug. 1783. SARAH, m. Charles Cutter 9 Nov. 1784. SILAS, m. Rebecca Hammond of Newton 20 May 1792. LUCY, m. Elijah White 2 Oct. 1796. LUCY, m. Stephen Bacon 23 Nov. 1797. AMELIA, m. Ebenezer Brown 21 Ap. 1799. SARAH, m. John Williams of Roxbury 7 May 1804. The last five were m. on the south side of the river. THOMAS, d. at Menot. 25 Sept. 1778. JOHN, d. 11 Oct. 1797. LUCY, d. unm. at Menot. July 1799, a. 35.
ROBINSON, WILLIAM, by w. Elizabeth, had 'Elizabeth ; Hannah, b. (at Concord) 13 July 1671, d. here (called Ann) 5 Oct. 1672; William, b. 10 July 1673; Mercy, b. 7 Aug. 1676; David, b. 23 May 1678, " lame and helpless " in 1695; Samuel, b. 20 Ap. 1680; Jonathan, b. 20 Ap. 1682. WILLIAM the f. is styled sometimes of Camb. and sometimes of Wat .; he executed a will 22 Mar. 1693, which was presented for probate 26 June 1693, but disallowed on account of its informality; at which date all the children except Hannah were living.
2. WILLIAM, S. of William (1), resided in Newton; his will dated 25 Dec. 1742, proved 11 Mar. 1754, names w. Elizabeth, and chil. Elizabeth Upham ; Hannah Biglow ; Thankful ; William ; Jeremiah ; Josiah ; Ichabod ; John.
3. SAMUEL, s. of William (1), m. Sarah Manning 23 Mar. 1703-4; she d. 19 July 1709, and he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Samuel Brigham of Marl- borough, 16 Oct. 1711. His chil. were Sarah, bap. 22 July 1705, d. young; Samuel, b. 4 Ap. 1707; Dorothy, b. 19 Ap. 1709; Persis, b. 7 Sept. 1712; Edmund, b. 7 June 1714, d. 25 Nov. 1716; Sarah, b. 3 Oct. 1717. SAMUEL the f. in 1707 bought a house and three quarters of an acre at the S. W. cor- ner of Brattle Square and Brattle Street, where he kept a tavern, nearly, if not exactly, on the spot occupied by the Brattle Mansion-house until 13 June 1721, when he sold his estate, and about that time removed to Westborough, where he d .; administration was granted to his w. Elizabeth 24 Ap. 1724, and her brother Jedediah Brigham was appointed guardian to the only surviving son, Samuel, then in his nineteenth year, 25 Feb. 1725.
4. JONATHAN, S. of William (1), by w. Ruth, had Jonathan, b. 21 Feb. 1706-7; Ruth, b. 29 Jan. 1708-9; Abigail, b. 4 Feb. 1710-11, in. - Bacon; James, b. 30 Aug. 1715; Lydia, b. 29 Aug. 1718, in. Caleb Simons ; Hannah, b: 8 Jan. 1720-21. JONATHAN the f. was a weaver, and resided at Lex. His will, dated 2 Feb. 1748, was proved 18 Feb. 1754; his w. Ruth survived.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), m. Mercy Leonard of Southiborough May 1732, resided a short time in Grafton, and removed to Hardwick in 1735 or 1736. His chil., all recorded in Hardwick, were Elizabeth, b. 24 Dec. 1733; Leonard, b. 16 July 1736, m. Rebecca Billings of Hardwick 31 Aug. 1758, d.
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at Swanton, Vt., 29 Sept. 1827 (his son Samuel Leonard settled in Hard- wiek, d. 18 Jan. 1863, a. nearly 96, and left posterity there) ; Samuel, b. 9 Aug. 1738, was an Adjutant in the French War, at the age of about 20, m. Esther Safford of Bennington, Vt., was a Captain in the Bennington Battle, afterwards Colonel of Militia, actively engaged in the American Revolution, and d. 3 May 1813; Moses, b. 15 Mar. 1741, m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Stephen Fay, settled in Bennington, was the first Colonel of Militia in Vermont, "and with his regiment was often in active service during the war; " he was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Senator in Congress, and Governor of the State; he received the honorary degree of A. M. at Y. C. 1789, and at D. C. 1790 ; he d. 19 May 1813; Paul, b. 17 Dee. 1743, d. 1754; Silas, b. 17 Mar. 1745-6, m. Susanna Weeks, d. at St. Albans, Vt., at an advanced age; Mercy, b. 8 Oet. 1748, m. Col. Joseph Safford of Bennington, and d. 7 May 1814; Sarah, b. 13 Nov. 1751, m. Benjamin, son of Capt. Stephen Fay, and (2d) Gen. Heman Swift of Cornwall, Conn .; David, b. 4 Nov, 1754, set- tled in Bennington, m. Sarah, dau. of Capt. Stephen Fay, and (2d) Eunice, dau. of Doct. John Diekinson of Middletown, Conn., and (3d) Nancy, wid. of George Church of Hartford, Conn .; he was in the Bennington Battle, and afterwards Major-general of Militia ; he was also United States Marslial for the District of Vermont eight years, and Sheriff of Bennington County twenty- two years ; he d. Nov. 1843 ; Jonathan, b. 24 Aug. 1756, settled in Benning- ton, m. Mary, dau. of John Fassett, was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Senator in Congress ; he received the honorary degree of A. M. at D. C. 1790, and d. 3 Nov. 1819 ; Anne, b. 4 Oct. 1759, m. Isaae Webster, and d. in the 84th year of her age. SAMUEL the f. was Deaeon of the Church in Hardwick, and Captain in the French War. In 1761 he removed with his family to Bennington, and was one of the most prominent inhabitants. He was a Justice of the Peace, and active in resistance against the encroachments by New York; he went to England as an agent for the New Hampshire Grants in 1766, and d. at London 1767, of small-pox. His w. Merey d. 5 June 1792, a. 82.
6. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan .(4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 20 June 1732; Jonathan, b. 29 Sept. 1733; Jacob, b. 3 Feb. 1738-9. JONATHAN the f. res. at Lex., and d. before 1748.
7. JAMES, S. of Jonathan (4), by w. Margaret, had Asa, b. 17 Jan. 1759 ; James, b. 26 Nov. 1760, m. Judith Reed of Woburn 25 May 1787 ; Rhoda, b. 10 May 1763 ; Ebenezer, b. 14 Feb. 1765; Persis, b. 25 Jan. 1767; Jonas, b. 18 May 1770; Lydia, b. 2 Jan. 1773, all at Lex.
8. JACOB, s. of Jonathan (6), by w. Elizabeth, had Jacob, b. 28 Oct. 1762; Elizabeth, b. 6 Mar. 1766 ; Jesse, b. 14 July 1767 ; Jonathan, b. 20 June 1769; Betsey, b. 26 Feb. 1772; Anna, b. 28 June 1774 ; Nathan, b. 1 Dee. 1775, d. 22 Ap. 1776. JACOB the f. resided at Lex., and d. 18 June 1776, a. 38; his w. Elizabeth d. 24 Sept. 1830, a. 89.
9. JACOB, s. of Jacob (8), m. Hannah Simonds 26 Aug. 1790, and had Jacob, b. 24 Ap. 1791; Charles, b. 5 May 1793, d. 24 Sept. 1801 ; Hannah, b. 25 Ap. 1795, in. Charles Tufts, founder of Tufts College ; John, b. 30 Ap. 1797, d. 26 Sept. 1801; George, b. 2 Dec. 1799, d. 22 Sept. 1801; Charles, b. 5 May 1802; John, b. 19 Aug. 1804; Harriet, b. 5 Nov. 1806; Mary Ann, b. 2 Feb. 1812; all at Lex.
10. JESSE, S. of Jacob (8), m. Rebecca Tidd of Acton 21 Nov. 1793, and had at Lex., Rebecca, b. 14 Feb. 1795 ; Jesse, b. 4 June 1797 ; and perhaps others.
ROLFE, JOHN (otherwise written Rolph), prob. s. of John Rolfe who d. at Newbury 8 Feb. 1664, m. Mary Seullard at Newbury 4 Dec. 1656, and had Mary, b. 2 Nov. and d. 10 Dec. 1658; Mary, b. 16 Jan. 1660; Rebecca, b. 9 Feb. 1662, m. William Cutter of Cambridge about 1680 ; John, b. about 1665, sold part of his father's estate to his brother-in-law William Cutter 4 June 1685, and d. before 26 Sept. 1705 ; Samuel, b. about 1667, sold his share of the heritage 12 July 1688; Joseph, b. - , a millwright ; Benjamin, b. 1 Ap. 1674, a yeoman; Henry, b. 26 Sept. 1678, a ship carpenter ; Moses, b. 14 Oct.
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1681. The first three births are recorded at Newbury (see Coffin's Hist. Newb.), the last three at Camb., and the intermediate three are gathered from deeds. All the sons removed to Woodbridge, N. J., except John, and it is not known that he left postcrity. JOHN the f. was a millwright. In 1670 he purchased a mill and lands at Menot. and 600 acres of wild lands in the northeasterly part of what is now Lex., formerly the estate of Col. George Cooke. He was taken suddenly sick at the house of his brotlicr Benjamin at Newbury, executed a nuncupative will 30 Sept. 1681, and died before the next morning. His w. Mary survived, and was here 2 Oct. 1683.
ROSCOE, WILLIAM (otherwise written Reskie, Ruscoe, and Ruskew), m. widow Hester Muzzy 1635, and sold some of her land 24 Mar. 1635-6. He was " appointed to make a pound," 23 Ap. 1636, but soon afterwards rem. to Hartford, where Hinman says he was a Juror in 1644.
ROSE, JOHN, d. 12 Dec. 1640. RICHARD m. Huldah Russell 5 Oct. 1722. Ross, THOMAS, m. Seeth (often written Seth), dau. of William Hol- man, 16 Jan. 1661-2, and had here Thomas, b. 19 Dec. 1662, d. young; Mar- garet, b. 22 Jan. 1663-4, m. - Levistone; Thomas, b. 20 June 1668; and in Billerica, Sarah, b. 21 June 1671; Hannah, b. 31 Mar. 1679, m. - Pat- ten; John, b. 18 Jan. 1686-7. THOMAS the f. was a Scotchman, and was a servant to Edward Winship 9 June 1656, when he had " liberty to mow the grass in the swamp anent the north end of Spy Pond." He rem. to Billerica about 1670, and d. 20 Mar. 1694-5, a. 64; his w. Seeth was slain by the Indians in one of their attacks on that settlement 5 Aug. 1695, a. 55.
ANN, m. Thomas Bumford 25 Feb. 1779.
RUGG, THOMAS, m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Munroe, and had Thomas, b. 6 Dec. 1690, d. 10 Ap. 1709; William, b. 16 Nov. 1693; Elizabeth, b. 20 Jan. 1695; Hannah, b. 16 Ap. 1697; Abigail, b. 15 Mar. 1699; Sarah, b. 12 Feb. 1701-2; Mary, b. 30 May 1703; Ruth, b. 25 Sept. 1706; Tabitha, b. 10 Sept. 1708, d. - Ap. 1713; Millicent, b. 11 Nov. 1710, d. 19 Nov. 1712; Martha, b. 10 Nov. 1713. THOMAS the f. resided at the Farms.
RUSSELL, JOHN, was here as early as 5 Oct. 1635, and resided at the N. W. corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, in a house purchased of Daniel Abbott. He was Surveyor of Arms 1638, Selectman 1642 and 1643, Constable in 1648, Clerk of the Writs 1645, and an active citizen. He was father of John, who grad. H. C. 1645, and was Minister at Weathersfield and Hadley, the trusty protector of the Regicide Judges.
2. WILLIAM, by w. Martha, had Joseph, b. in England about 1636 (55 years old in 1691, Depo.), and after his arrival here, Benjamin ; John, b. 11 Sept. 1645; Martha ; Philip, b. about 1650; William, b. 28 Ap. 1655; Jason, b. 14 Nov. 1658; Joyce, b. 31 Mar. 1660, m. Edmund Rice of Sudbury before 1681. It is not known that this family was connected with that of John (1), or that of Richard of Clis. WILLIAM the f. was a carpenter, and appears to have res. in Menot. He d. 14 Feb. 1661 ; his w. Martha m. Humphrey Bradshaw 24 Mar. 1665, and after his death, 11. Thomas Hall 24 May 1683; she d. about 1694.
3. JOSEPH, s. of William (2), m. Mary Belcher, dau. of Jeremiah Belcher, Ipswich, 23 June 1662, and had Mary, bap. 8 Jan. 1664, prob. d. young; Mar- tha, b. 1 Feb. 1666, d. unni. 26 June 1691; Abigail, b. 12 May 1668, m. Matthew Bridge; Prudence, b. 30 May 1670, m. Nathaniel Hancock; Joseph, b. 15 July 1673, prob. d. young; Walter, b. 30 Ap. 1676; Mariah, b. 28 Nov. 1678, m. Thomas Prentice 28 Dec. 1696, (2d) Nathaniel Robbins, (3d) Samuel Lyon of Roxbury 24 Nov. 1742, and d. in her third widowhood 2 Mar. 1760,," in the 84th year of her age " according to her epitaph, but in the 82d, according to the Record; Jeremiah, b. 21 Jan. 1680-81; John, b. 13 July 1683; Samuel, b. 9 Aug. 1685. JOSEPH the f. was a carpenter, res. in Menot., and d. between 14 Nov. and 17 Dec. 1694; his w. Mary d. 24 June 1691.
4. BENJAMIN, S. of William (2), by w. Rebecca, had Rebecca, b. - , d. 2 Feb. 1673; Jason, b. 10 May 1674; Benjamin, b. 2 and d. 19 Ap. 1676; Joyce, b. 14 May 1677; Sarah, b. 4 July 1679.
5. JOHN, S. of William (2), m. Elizabeth, dau. of David Fiske, and had
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Martha, b. 1 Aug. and d. 7 Nov. 1675; David ; Jonathan ; William ; Abigail, b. 18 Ap. 1686; Patience, b. - , d. 27 May 1688; Esther, b. 19 Dec. 1700; and perhaps others. JOHN the f. was a housewright, and res. at the Farms, where he and his w. Elizabeth were living 13 Dec. 1731.
6. PHILIP, S. of William (2), m. Joanna, dau. of James Cutler, 19 June 1680; she d. 26 Nov. 1703, and he m. Sarah Brooks of Medford 18 Oct. 1705. His chil. were James, b. about 1681; Joanna, b. 30 Dec. 1683, m. William Munroe; William, b. 23 July 1686; Philip, b. 18 Sept. 1688; Samuel, b. 12 Jan. 1690-91; Jemima, b. - , in. William Locke ; Thomas, bap. 3 July 1698; Abigail, b. 11 Sept. 1700, m. David Sprague of Chs .; Susanna, b. 18 Oct. 1706. PHILIP the f. was a carpenter, and appears to have res. at Menot., and after- wards at the Farms. He was Selectman 1700 and 1701, and d. 7 Feb. 1730-31, a. 80.
7. WILLIAM, S. of William (2), m. Abigail, dau. of Edward Winship, 18 Mar. 1682-3, and had William, b. 5 Ap. 1687; Abigail, b. 31 Dec. 1688, d. unm. 20 June 1710; Edward, b. Feb. 1695, d. 21 Jan. 1695-6; Edward, bap. 10 Oct. 1697; and probably others. WILLIAM the f. was engaged in the Nar- raganset War, Selectman nine years between 1697 and 1714, res. at Menot., and d. 17 May 1744, a. 89; his w. Abigail d. 31 July 1727, a. 71.
8. JASON, s. of William (2), m. Mary, dau. of James Hobart (or Hubbard), 27 Mar. 1684, and had Hubbard, b. 20 May 1687; Martha, b. 2 May 1691, m. Henry Dunster 25 Feb. 1707-8, and (2d) Francis Locke 15 Mar. 1759, and d. 27 June 1771. JASON the f. res. at Menot., was Selectman four years between 1707 and 1711, and d. about 1736 (administration granted 2 April 1736) ; his w. Mary d. 14 May 1738.
9. WALTER, s. of Joseph (3), m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Patten, 17 May 1699; she d. - , and he m. Elizabeth Winship 3 Ap. 1706. His chil. were Joseph, b. 25 Aug. 1703 ; Mary, b. 8 Feb. 1706-7, m. John Dickson 4 Aug. 1725; Walter, b. 7 Ap. 1709, d. unm. 11 Feb. 1763; Martha, b. 27 Jan. 1711-12 (prob. 27 Dec. 1711, as she was bap. 6 Jan. 1711-12), pub. John Wilson 2 July 1737, d. 26 Nov. 1797; Jeremiah, b. 11 Feb. 1713-14 ; Elizabeth, bap. 4 Mar. 1715-16, pub. Matthew Cox 30 Mar. 1739; Edward, bap. 10 Aug. 1718, d. young; Edward, bap. 15 Oct. 1721; Samuel, bap. 9 Feb. 1723-4 ; Daniel, bap. 5 May 1728 ; Hobart (or Hubbard), bap. 22 Aug. 1731. WALTER the f. res. at Menot., and d. 30 Mar. 1748 ; his w. Elizabeth d. 14 Ap. 1750, a. 64.
10. JOHN, s. of Joseph (3), m. Rebecca, prob. dau. of Thomas Blodgett, and had Rebecca, b. 24 June 1711; Adonijah, b. 25 Feb. 1712-13 ; Abigail, b. 15 Feb. 1715-16; John, b. 16 Ap. 1719; Solomon, b. 5 Aug. 1723 ; Joseph, b. 23 Aug. 1729. JOIN the f. was a housewright, and res. at Lex., where he d. 14 June 1746.
11. DAVID, S. of John (5), by w. Abigail, had David ; John, b. 1 Dec. 1702; Abigail, b. 27 Aug. 1704, m. Isaac Preston of Littleton ; Hannah, b. 2 June 1708, m. Edward Farwell of Littleton; Amos ; Jason; Sarah, m. William Sanderson of Harvard; Elizabeth ; Esther. DAVID the f. was a farmer, and res. at the Farms until 1715, when he removed to Concord, and from thence about 1720 to Littleton, where he was Deacon; he d. not long before 29 Oct. 1744, when liis estate was divided among his children, who then resided, - David and John, at Lunenburg, Abigail, Hannah, Amos, Elizabeth, and Esther, at Littleton, and Jason and Sarah, at Harvard.
12. JONATHAN, S. of John (5), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b. 15 July 1702; Mary, b. 1 Jan. 1704-5; Jonathan, b. 5 Ap. 1707; Jane, b. 19 July 1711, m. Benjamin Lawrence 12 Feb. 1734-5; Ruth, b. 24 Ap. 1714; Eliezer, b. 5 May 1717, m. Tabitha Prentice 10 Jan. 1738-9; Samuel, b. 3 Feb. 1722-3; Hester, b. 22 May 1725. JONATHAN the f. res. at Lexington.
13. JAMES, S. of Philip (6), m. Mary Howe 10 Jan. 1705-6, and had Mary, b. 24 July 1706, m. Benjamin Bailey of Stow; Joanna, b. 3 Dec. 1707, prob. d. young; James, b. 14 Aug. 1709; Josiah, b. 28 Mar. 1711; Samuel, b. 27 Oct. 1712; Jemima, b. 8 Sept. 1714, m. Jolin Carruth of Westborough; Sarah, b. 8 Feb. 1716, mn. - Creasey of Groton; Abigail, b. 29 Ap. 1718, m. Dr. Ebenezer Perry of Groton; Lucy, b. 15 Ap. 1720. JAMES the f. res.
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at Lex., where he prob. d. between 6 July 1747, when he and his w. Mary executed a deed to his son Josiah, and 17 May 1749, when the other children confirmed the title to the estate. They then resided - James (a cordwainer), at Camb., Samuel (a cordwainer), at Sudbury, Mary, at Stow, Josiah, at Lex., Sarah and Abigail, at Groton, and Jemima, at Westborough.
14. WILLIAM, s. of Philip (6), by w. Elizabeth had Nathaniel, b. 23 Feb. 1706-7; Lydia, b. 19 May 1711; Submit, bap. 28 Dec. 1712; Joel, b. 2 Aug. 1716. WILLIAM the f. res. at the Farms, and had a deed of the homestead 1722 (subject to the life estate of his father), which he conveyed to his son Nathaniel, and d. 25 Nov. 1731.
15. PHILIP, s. of Philip (6), by w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 22 May 1718; Millicent, b. 29 Dee. 1720 ; Mary, b. 13 May 1722, d. 12 Aug. 1736; Phebe, b. 14 Ap. 1725, d. 29 July 1736; Philip, b. 5 Ap. 1727; Joseph, b. 19 June 1729; Joanna, b. 21 Nov. 1731. PHILIP the f. res. at Lex., and d. 3 Mar. 1773; his w. Sarah d. 17 Dec. 1767.
16. EDWARD, s. of William (7), by w. Sarah, had Anna ; Abigail, m. Israel Blaekington of Wrentham 13 Ap. 1755; Ruth ; these three were bap. to- gether 26 Nov. 1727; William, bap. 29 Oct. 1732. EDWARD the f. d. 20 Mar. 1749-50, a. 53. Ruth of Boston, and William of Camb. quitclaimed their right in their father's estate to their sister Abigail, 1 Jan. and 15 Feb. 1754.
17. HUBBARD (or Hobart), s. of Jason (8), m. Elizabeth Dickson 9 May 1710, and had Jason, bap. 25 Mar. 1711, d. young; Mary, b. 7 Dee. 1712, m. David Dunster; Margery (or Margaret), b. 30 Ap. 1715, m. Joseph Belknap; Jason, b. 25 Jan. 1716-17; Hobart, bap. 24 Ap. 1726, d. young. HUBBARD the f. res. at Menot. and d. 4 June 1726, a. 39; his w. Elizabeth m. - Hol- den, before 1737 (prob. Joseph Holden of Wat. 11 June 1729).
18. JOSEPH, s. of Walter (9), m. Mary Robbins 9 Oet. 1724, and had Mary, b. 9 Mar. 1726-7; Lucy, bap. 16 Mar. 1728-9, d. young ; Lucy, bap. 17 Jan. 1730-31 ; Patten, bap. 28 Jan. 1732-3 ; Joseph, bap. 9 Mar. 1734-5; Walter, b. about 1737; Mary, bap. 22 Ap. 1739, d. young; Philemon, b. 1 Aug. 1740; Mary, b. 20 May 1743, d. unm. 16 Oet. 1762. JOSEPH the f. was a farmer and res. on the northerly side of the main road in Menot., on the first estate westerly from the river, or Alewife Brook, until the spring of 1730, when he exchanged estates with Capt. Samuel Whittemore, and removed into the westerly border of Chs. (now Somerville) on the road leading to Winter Hill. He d. 13 Nov. 1776, a. 73, and was buried at West Cambridge, as were most of the Russell family of Menot., whether residing on the Camb. or Chis. side of the line; his w. Mary d. 28 Dec. 1781, a. 80.
19. JEREMIAH, s. of Walter (9), m. - , and had Seth, b. 1732, bap. 31 Mar. 1734; Edward, bap. 10 Nov. 1734. JEREMIAH the f. m. (2d) Damaris Williams 12 Jan. 1737-8. A guardian was appointed for his two sons 3 July 1744; his w. Damaris d. 23 July 1778, a. 70.
20. SAMUEL, s. of Walter (9), m. Ruth Cox 21 Feb. 1754, and had Samuel, b. 27 Sept. 1754; Eleanor, b. 11 May 1757, m. John Dickson 25 June 1781; Mary, bap. 23 Dec. 1759, prob. d. young; Ruth, b. 29 Sept. 1762, d. unm. 11 Aug. 1840; David, b. 24 June 1765, m. Ruth Locke; Amos, b. - Aug. 1769, m. Betsey Pieree 30 Dec. 1793, and d. 13 Oet. 1828; Nathan, b. 25 Sept. 1772. SAMUEL the f. res. at Menot. and d. 16 July 1802; his w. Ruth d. 12 Nov. 1797, a. 68.
21. DANIEL, s. of Walter (9), m. Hannah Robbins 3 Aug. 1749, and had Elizabeth, b. 21 Dec. 1749, m. Joshua Underwood 25 Aug. 1771; Walter, b. 24 July 1751: Hannah, b. 2 Ap. 1753 ; Hepzibah, b. 27 Ap. 1755; Mary, b. 7 Ap. 1757; Daniel, bap. 7 Ap. 1759, and d. on the same day, a. " one week ; " Martha, bap. 12 Ap. 1761; Daniel, b. 23 Aug. 1763, and d. 5 Jan. 1803 ; Esther, twin, b. 23 Aug. 1763; Margery, b. 2 Feb. 1766 ; Margaret, b. 13 Feb. 1768. DANIEL the f. res. in Menot.
22. HUBBARD (or Hobart) s. of Walter (9), m. Lois Boynton of Wat. (pub. 24 Mar. 1759), and had Lois, b. 30 Ap. 1760, m. Josiah Mason, Jr., of Camb. 18 July 1784, and d. 17 Ap. 1847; Hubbard, bap. 18 Oct. 1661, res. at Wat., and had John, Hubbard, Jeremialı, Isaac, and George W .; Walter, bap. 10
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July 1763; Isaac, bap. 8 June 1766, d. unm. 21 May 1819; Mary, bap. 1 May 1768, m. - Bartlett; Sarah, bap. 25 Feb. 1770, m. Thaddeus Hastings, and (2d) - Ballard, or Bullard; Lucy, bap. 19 Jan. 1772; Susanna, bap. 31 Aug. 1777; Betsey, bap. 12 Dec. 1779. HUBBARD the f. was drowned in crossing from Boston to East Cambridge 22 May 1782; his w. Lois d. about 1791; at which last date all the children, except Susanna, were living.
23. JAMES, s. of James (13), removed from Lex. to Menot., and had Mar- tha and Sarah, twins, b. 8 July 1747. He was a cordwainer, and was here in 1749.
24. PHILIP, s. of Philip (15), m. Lydia Eaton of Reading 24 Ap. 1750; she d. 5 Oct. 1751, and lie m. Lydia Dodge 22 June 1758. His chil. were Amos, b. 5 Dec. 1750; Lydia, b. 9 Nov. 1758, d. 25 May 1777; Nathan, b. 1 Mar. 1760; Sarah, b. 24 Mar. 1761, m. Jonas Loeke; Thomas, b. 10 Ap. 1762, d. 15 Nov. 1763; Phebe, b. 24 May 1764, n. Joseph Merriam ; Thomas, b. 18 Feb. 1766, d. 14 May 1766 ; Jonas, b. 29 Ap. 1767 ; Lucy, b. 7 Nov. 1768, m. Joseph Harrington; a child, b. 16 March 1771, d. 27 May 1771. PHILIP the f. res. in Lex., and d. 19 Jan. 1816, a. 89 ; his w. Lydia d. 28 Feb. 1772.
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