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6. WILLIAM, s. of Abraham (2), resided in Medford, where he m. Abigail
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Hall 17 Feb. 1731. She d. 10 May 1731, a. 22; and he d. 6 Jan. 1741-2, a. 43. No record is found of a second marriage, or any children.
7. JONATHAN, S. of Abraham (2), was a housewright, and resided in Medf. He m. Abigail Bradshaw 16 Jan. 1728-9, and had Abigail, bap. 2 Nov. 1729, m. Samuel Angier 29 Ap. 1762; Jonathan, bap. 15 Oct. 1732, a housewright, res. for a time in Salem, but returned to Medf. on the death of his father; Mary, bap. 14 Nov. 1736, m. Capt. James Hall 27 Mar. 1760; Ruth, bap. 7 Oct. 1744, d. young; a second Ruth, d. 10 Ap. 1761, a. 10. JONATHAN the f. d. 5 Jan. 1759.
8. JACOB, s. of Abraham (2), by w. Lydia, had Jacob, b. 22 Feb. 1727-8; John, b. 26 Sept. 1729, living in 1760; Nathan, bap. 31 Oct. 1731, d. young; Lydia, bap. 30 Sept. 1733, d. young ; Nathan, b. 30 May 1735; Lydia, b. 7 Mar. 1737-8, prob. d. young; Lucy, b. 15 May 1741, m. James Munroe 18 Aug. 1763; William, bap. 30 Sept. 1744, rem. to New Salem, and afterwards to Tewksbury; Rebecca, bap. 17 May 1747, m. Abiel Murdock of Roxbury 4 Oct. 1770, and is said to have rem. to Hubbardston. JACOB the f. resided on North Avenue, near the easterly end of Spruce Street. He d. about 1757, and his son Jacob administered 9 Jan. 1758; his w. Lydia d. 10 Sept. (Ch. Rec., 22 Sept.) 1790, a. 85.
9. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (4), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Deac. Samuel Whittemore, 3 Ap. 1740; she d. and he m. Rebecca Tufts 20 May 1761. His children were Anna, b. 22 Dec. 1741, d. 24 Oct. 1743 ; Margaret, b. 9 May 1745, m. Nathan Watson 19 Aug. 1772; Isaac, b. 12 May 1747, d. young; Isaac, bap. 30 Oct. 1748, a saddler, m. Ruth Locke 26 Sept. 1771, res. in Medf. as early as 1771, and was living there in 1794; Samuel, bap. 21 July 1751, said to have died in Gloucester at an early age ; Elizabeth, bap. 4 Mar. 1753, d. unm. 17 Sept. 1787; William, bap. 1 June 1755; John, bap. 8 Aug. 1762, a saddler, res. in Amherst, N. H., 10 Ap. 1794. ISAAC the f. was a glazier, and resided on part of the homestead, in the house long occupied as a Hotel and still standing on the northerly side of North Avenue. He d. 17 May 1758; his wid. Rebecca d. 19 Oct. 1796, a. 72.
10. ABRAHAM, s. of Abraham (5), m. Lucy, dau. of Rev. Nathaniel Pren- tiss of Dunstable, 28 Mar. 1751, and had Abraham, b. 5 Mar. 1752, grad. H. C. 1771, a physician in Littleton 1786, and in Ackworth, N. H., 1787; Lucy, b. 26 May 1754, d. 5 Oct. 1760; Samuel, b. 11 Nov. 1757, d. 26 Ap. 1760; Sam- uel, b. 19 Sept. 1759, d. 19 Oct. 1760; Lucy, b. 13 Feb. 1762, m. Dr. William Gamage 21 Oct. 1784; Mary, b. 11 Feb. 1763, living unm. 21 Oct. 1784; Nathaniel Prentiss, b. 21 Oct. 1764; Ruth, b. 19 Sept. 1765, living unm. 21 Oct. 1784; Lydia, b. 20 July 1768, m. Thomas Shepard of Worcester 25 Nov. 1790 ; Catherine, b. 31 Dec. 1771, d. 9 Sept. 1772; William Tyng, b. 16 Nov. 1773, d. 17 Jan. 1775. ABRAHAM the f. was a tanner, and inherited the homestead. He was a man of intelligence and energy; a prominent and useful citizen. He d. " after a long and lingering illness," 11 Dec. 1781. In an obituary published in the Boston Gazette, it is stated that "He was a gentleman of superior abilities, which early introduced him into public life, being honored with a commission for the peace, and much employed in the public affairs of the town, parish, and church. In the American Revolution he took an early and decided part, representing the town in the Provincial Con- gress, in the first General Court, and in the Convention for forming the Con- stitution of this Commonwealth. In domestic life, the tender passions were as conspicuous in that circle as his manly virtues were on the public stage. In his death, the family have to lament an affectionate husband, and an indul- gent parent; and the public to regret the loss of a useful member of society." His w. Lucy survived.
11. DANIEL, s. of Abraham (5), m. Anna, dau. of Capt. John Tainter cf Watertown, 24 Nov. 1757, and had Anna, b. 2 Ap. 1759, d. 27 Sept. 1767 ; Daniel, b. 22 May 1761, settled in Keene, N. H .; Sarah, b. 15 Mar. 1763, m. Jonathan Stone of Watertown ; Rebecca, b. 3 June 1765, m. - Morgan ; Fanny, b. 4 May 1767, m. Samuel Cox 14 Mar. 1793, and d. 27 Ap. 1855 ; Samuel, b. 18 Nov. 1769; Joseph, b. 23 Oct. 1772, settled in Putney, Vt.
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DANIEL the f. was a currier, and resided on the northwesterly corner of North Avenue and Russell Street. Hc d. of palsy 26 Ap. 1805; his w. Anna d. 11 Jan. 1823, a. 89.
12. JACOB, s. of Jacob (8), m. Mehetabel Skinner of Woburn (pub. 25 Jan. 1761), and had Jacob, b. 3 Sept. 1765 ; Mehetabel, b. 10 Sept. 1767, m. Adino Hastings 21 June 1795; he d. 8 Jan. 1798, and she m. Thomas Hastings 3 Oct. 1802, and d. 7 Jan. 1850. JACOB the f. was a blacksmith, and inherited the homestead, near Spruce Street. He d. 5 Oct. 1801; his w. Mehetabel d. 17 May 1814, a. 90.
13. NATHAN, s. of Jacob (8), m. Margaret, dau of Isaae Watson, 19 Aug. 1772, and had Margaret, b. 10 June 1773, m. James Munroe 10 June 1804, and d. 28 Feb. 1852; Nathan, b. 14 May 1775, a chaise maker, resided in Roxbury, d. 17 Jan. 1855; Elizabeth, b. 20 May 1777, d. unm. 19 Sept. 1857 ; Lydia, b. 3 May 1780, m. Joseph Holmes 12 May 1803, and d. 16 Jan. 1864. NATHAN the f. was a cordwaincr, and resided on the cstate formerly owned by the father of his wife. He d. 31 Jan. 1804; his w. Margaret d. 15 Aug. 1825, a. 80, having, by lease from her children, long occupied the homestead at the nominal rent of one dollar per annum.
14. WILLIAM, s. of Isaac (9), m. Susanna, dau. of Ebenezer Wyeth, 6 Dec. 1779 ; she d. 29 Dec. 1788, a. 26, and he m. Catherine Lopaus (or Lopez), 29 Dec. 1781. His chil. were Susanna, b. 6 Dec. 1780, m. Artenatus Moore 7 Feb. 1802, and d. - May 1807; Nancy, b. 23 Oct. 1782, d. unm., of con- sumption, 24 Dec. 1803 ; Priscilla, b. 9 Ap. 1784, d. unm., of consumption, 5 Nov. 1803 ; William, b. 13 June 1785, grad. H. C. 1805, d. unm., of consump- tion, 4 Nov. 1805; Mary, bap. 29 May and d. - Nov. 1787; Mary, b. 12 Dec. 1788, d. unm., of consumption, 22 July 1812 ; Elizabeth, b. 28 Jan. 1794, m. Andrew Allen 31 Dec. 1826, and d. 14 Mar. 1868; Samuel, b. 2 Feb. 1796, unm., for many years an inmate of the MeLean Asylum for the Insane, and d. ) 18 June 1857; Abraham Andros, b. 11 May 1799, grad. H. C. 1823, a physi- cian, resided in Boston, and d. 14 June 1868. WILLIAM the f. was a glazier, and res. on the S. E. corner of Brighton and Mount Auburn streets, the home- stead of his maternal grandfather (Deac. Whittemore), which he obtained by purchase. He also owned a large tract of land in Cambridgeport, which he is said to have received as a compensation for maintaining an aged colored woman, formerly a slave, called Venus Whitteniore; although by some defect in the written obligations, she finally became a public charge and died in the almshouse 4 May 1825, aged 107, according to the account in the Columbian Centinel. This land has become very valuable and much of it remains in possession of the family. Mr. Watson d. 9 Feb. 1811; his w. Catherine d. 15 Sept. 1851, a. 89.
15. NATHANIEL PRENTISS, s. of Abraham (10), m. Lydia, dau. of Edward Fillebrown, 9 Feb. 1797, and had Nathaniel, b. 17 Dec. 1797, many years Jailer and Master of the House of Correction in Camb., d. at Charleston, S. C., while on a journey for his health, 8 Mar. 1848; Edward, b. 9 Oct. 1799, d. at Chs., and was bur. 13 Aug. 1839; Abraham, b. 23 July 1802, d. at Chs. 18 Nov. 1820; Mary, b. 27 Jan. 1810; and perhaps others. NATHANIEL P. the f. was a tanner, a Colonel, Selectman 1806, 1807, after which he rem. to Chs., where he d. and was buried 3 Ap. 1822.
16. SAMUEL, s. of Daniel (11), was in early life a card maker, and after- wards a farmer; he inherited a life estate in the homestead ; he long held the office of Deacon in the First Universalist Church, and d. s. p. 8 Feb. 1855; his w. Martha d. 8 Mar. 1851, a. 75.
17. JACOB, s. of Jacob (12), mn. Abigail Goodwin 8 May 1794, and had Abigail, b. 4 Aug. 1800, d. unm. 18 Aug. 1817; John Waldo, b. 13 Dec. 1802, d. 20 July 1807; Nancy, bap. 23 June 1805, m. John S. Huntress 8 Sept. 1825; Catherine Bradish, bap. 29 Nov. 1807; John Waldo, bap. 4 Feb. 1810, d. 9 Aug. 1818. JACOB the f. was for several years Jailer, while the County Jail was in Ward One. He d. 12 Jan. 1849, a. 83; his w. Abigail d. 7 Aug. 1850, a. 85.
WEBB, RICHARD, owned several parcels of land here in 1635. He rem. to
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Hartford with Hooker, and thence to Norwalk, Conn., and d. July 1665, leaving w. Elizabeth who d. 24 Jan. 1681, but no children.
WEBBER, ROBERT, was a Field-driver 1692, but no more of him appears.
WELCH, THOMAS, was fined for a breach of a Town order 4 Nov. 1646. Perhaps he was the same who afterwards resided in Charlestown.
DEBORAH, m. Jonathan Cane 14 May 1674.
WELD, JOSEPH, an early inhabitant of Roxbury, was brother to. Rev. Thomas Weld, a merchant, Captain, Representative, and otherwise a promi- nent citizen. His first w. Elizabeth d. Oct. 1638, and he m. Barbara Clapp 20 Ap. 1639; his chil. were Elizabeth, b. in England about 1625, m. Edward Denison of Roxbury 30 Mar. 1641, and d. 5 Feb. 1716-17, a. 91 ; John ; Mary, m. Daniel Harris ; Thomas, d. - -, Sept. 1649 ; Hannah ; Edmund, b. 14 July 1636 ; Sarah, bap. 21 Dec. 1640, m. John Frank 23 July 1663 ; Daniel, b. 18 Sept. 1642; Joseph, bap. 9 Feb. 1643-4, buried 7 Dec. 1645; Marah, bap. 2 Aug. 1646. JOSEPH the f. d. 7 Oct. 1646, and his w. Barbara m. Anthony Stoddard.
2. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (1), grad. H. C. 1661, m. Bethia, dau. of Edward Mitchelson, the Marshal-general, and had in Camb., Daniel, b. 20 Aug. 1663; Edward, b. 7 June 1666; Bethia, b. 24 Jan .. 1667-8. DANIEL the f. was a physician, and rem. to Salem ; he was Surgeon-general in the Narragansett expedition under General Winslow 1675, and petitioned the General Court for compensation, inasmuch as during his absence another physician was invited to Salem to his damage. Mr. Felt says he d. at Salem about 1690, leaving w. Bethia and chil. Edward ; Bethia, who m. Robert Kitchen ; Barbara, and Eliza- beth. Probably the last two were born at Salem, and the eldest son Daniel had deceased.
REV. THOMAS, of Dunstable, m. (2d w.) Mary Savage of Camb. 22 May 1700. JOHN, prob. of Roxbury, m. Margaret Fuller 6 June 1723.
WELLINGTON, ROGER, an early inhabitant of Wat., m. Mary, dau. of Rich- ard Palsgrave of Chs., and had John, b. 25 July 1638; Mary, b. 10 Feb. 1640-41, m. Henry Maddock 21 May 1662, and John Coolidge, Jr., 16 Sept. 1679 ; Jo- seph, b. 9 Oct. 1643; Benjamin, b. about 1646 ; Oliver, b. 23 Nov. 1648, m. wid. Anna Livermore, and d. s. p. 30 Aug. 1727; Palsgrave, b. about 1653, a physician in Wat., m. Sarah Bond 29 Jan. 1689-90, and d. s. p. 22 Oct. 1715, a. 62. ROGER the f. d. 11 Mar. 1697-8; his w. seems to have previously de- ceased.
2. JOHN, s. of Roger (1), was a farmer, resided in Camb., m. Susanna Straight (or Strayte) 9 June 1681, and d. prob. s. p. 23 Aug. 1726.
3. JOSEPH, S. of Roger (1), m. Sarah - -, who d. 5 Feb. 1683-4, and he In. Elizabeth Straight (or Strayte) 6 June 1684, and had Elizabeth, b. 27 Ap. 1685, m. Zechariah Cutting 5 May 1701; Thomas, b. 10 Nov. 1686; Mary, b. 7 Oct. 1689, m. Benjamin Barnard, Jr., 8 Dec. 1726 ; Susanna, b. 5 Feb. 1691-2. JOSEPH the f. resided in Wat., and d. 30 Oct. 1714.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of Roger (1), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Sweetman of Cambridge, 7 Dec. 1671, and Elizabeth, b. 29 Dec. 1673, m. John Fay ; Ben- jamin, b. 21 June 1676; John, b. 26 July 1678, d. 30 Nov. 1717; Ebenezer, b. -, m. Deliverance Bond 28 Jan. 1703-4, an innholder at Wat. ; Ruhamah, b. - , m. Deac. Joseph Brown 15 Nov. 1699; Mehetabel, bap. 4 Mar. 1687-8, m. William Sherman of Newton 13 Sept. 1715, and was mother of the dis- tinguished Roger Sherman of Revolutionary memory; Joseph, bap. 4 Jan. 1690-91, mn. Hannah -, and d. about 1718; Roger, b. - , named in his grandfather's will. BENJAMIN the f. resided in Wat., and d. 8 Jan. 1709-10.
5. THOMAS, s. of Joseph (3), m. Rebecca Whittemore; she d. 6 Nov. 1734, a. 53, and lie m. Cherry Stone (pub. 7 Mar. 1734-5). His chil. were Rebecca, b. 3 Nov. 1709, m. - Wyman; Joseph, b. 21 Nov. 1711; Thomas, b. 6 Aug. 1714, m. Margaret Stone (pub. 18 Jan. 1734-5), and d. 4 Nov. 1783; Susanna, b. - , m. Abraham Hill 16 Feb. 1758; Elizabeth, b. - , m. Richard Clark 2 July 1761. THOMAS the f. resided in Menot. and d. 2 July 1759.
6. BENJAMIN, s. of Benjamin (4), m. Lydia Brown 16 Jan. 1698-9 ; she d. 13 May 1711, and he m. Elizabeth Phipps 25 Dec. 1715; she d. 7 Jan.
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1728-9, and he m. Mary Whiting 21 Oct. 1731. His chil. were Benjamin, b. 21 May 1702; Lydia, b. 24 Aug. 1704, d. 10 Aug. 1718 ; Keziah, b. 28 Mar. 1707; John, b. 12 Nov. 1709, d. 22 Sept. 1728; Abigail, b. 14 July 1715, m. David Munroe 19 Feb. 1733-4; Timothy, b. 27 July 1719; Mary, b. 20 Oet. 1732 ; Oliver, b. 14 Ap. 1735. BENJAMIN the f. was a housewright, and re- sided in Lex. where he d. 15 Nov. 1738 ; his w. Mary and son Benjamin ad- ministered 18 Dec. 1738.
7. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (5), m. Dorcas Stone 13 Nov. 1733, and had Joseph, b. 13 Nov. 1734, m. Martha Adams 1 Ap. 1760, and Anna Dix 10 Sept. 1766; Rebecca, b. 4 Sept. 1737, m. Zeehariah Hill of Camb. 10 Feb. 1757 ; Dorcas, b. 31 Mar. 1740, d. unm .; Mary, b. 29 Nov. 1742, m. Phineas Stearns of Waltham 9 July 1761; Hannah, bap. 1745; Margaret, b. 22 Aug. 1745, m. Timothy Page of Bedford 12 May 1766; he was slain in battle, at White Plains, 25 Oct. 1776, and she m. Asa Fassett ; Palsgrave, b. 12 Mar. 1747-8; Jeduthun, b. 4 Sept. 1750; Elizabeth, b. 6 Nov. 1753, m. James Reed of Wo- burn 24 Sept. 1778 ; Enoch, b. 1 Sept. 1756, m. Sarah Richardson of Water- town 8 Aug. 1782, and rem. to Jaffrey, N. H. JOSEPH the f. res. at Lex. and at Menot., where he d. 18 Dec. 1777; his w. Doreas d. 1 Mar. 1801, a. 86.
8. BENJAMIN, S. of Benjamin (6), m. Abigail, dau. of Thomas Fessenden, and had Lydia, b. 21 Dee. 1732; Roger, b. 27 June 1734, m. Abigail Stearns of Waltham 10 Mar. 1757, and rem. to Brookfield; John, b. 18 Ap. 1736 ; Benjamin, b. 22 Ap. 1738, rem. to Brookfield before 1 Sept. 1763, at which date he m. Luey Smith. BENJAMIN the f. was a housewright and resided in Lex. In December of 1738 he was appointed one of the administrators of his father's estate. His own death occurred soon afterwards, 7 Feb. 1738-9, and his wid. Abigail (who subsequently in. Ebenezer Smith) was appointed ad- ministratrix 21 Feb. 1738-9.
9. TIMOTHY, s. of Benjamin (6), m. Rebecca Stone 23 Sept. 1742, and had Benjamin, b. 7 Aug. 1743, m. Martha Ball 4 Dec. 1766; Cherry, b. 12 July 1745; Timothy, b. 15 Ap. 1747; Abigail, b. 14 Mar. 1749, m. Daniel Cutting of Waltham 29 Dec. 1768; Ruhamah, b. 4 Sept. 1751. TIMOTHY the f. res. in Lex. and d. 1751.
10. PALSGRAVE, s. of Joseph (7), m. wid. Abigail Sewall of Brookline, (pub. 28 Nov. 1772), and had Mary Oliver, bap. 18 Aug. 1773 ; Penelope, bap. 26 Dee. 1784 ; Lucy Sparhawk, bap. 8 June 1788; Nancy, bap. 29 Nov. 1789. The first named of these was bap. at Menot .; the other three at the Third Church, now Brighton Distriet. Besides these, Dr. Bond names Christiana ; Abigail ; and Edmund, who grad. D. C. 1811, and d. 1823. PALSGRAVE the f. grad. H. C. 1770, taught sehool in Menot. and afterwards in what is now Brighton District; was elected Deaeon of the Third Church 1784; and about 1790 removed to Alstead, N. H. He devoted the later years of his life to farming, and d. 29 Aug. 1808.
11. JEDUTHUN, s. of Joseph (7), m. Susanna Reed of Woburn (pub. 11 Feb. 1775) ; she d. 3 Oct. 1803, and he m. Elizabeth Winneck 31 May 1802. His chil. were Susanna, b. 22 Oct. 1775; Sophia, b. 1777, d. 6 Sept. 1785 ; Charles, bap. 3 Dec. 1780 ; Mary, b. 25 Ap. 1783, d. 25 Aug. 1799 ; Hannah, bap. Oct. 1784; Henry, bap. Ap. 1787 ; Sophia, bap. 1 Mar. 1789 ; a child, b. 30 Sept. and d. 3 Oct. 1790 ; Mary Maria Dix, bap. 29 Ap. 1804; Louisa Annis, bap. 20 Ap. 1806 ; Alfred Augustus, bap. 20 Dec. 1807; Adeline Ma- tilda, bap. 17 Dec. 1809. JEDUTHUN the f. resided in Menot., was a farmer and an energetic citizen, Colonel of Militia, Selectman 18 years between 1780 and 1805 ; Representative nine years, between 1788 and 1806; he was one of the principal projectors of the Concord Turnpike, and was engaged in other public enterprises; he was sanguine in his projeets, and very impatient of opposition. Even in his old age lie entered zealously, not to say fiercely, into the contest concerning the fencing of the Cambridge Common, and was one of the most conspicuous opposers of that measure, as long as the slightest possible hope of success remained ; he d. 25 Nov. 1838, a. 88; his w. Eliza- beth d. 11 Mar. 1851, a. 83.
12. TIMOTHY, s. of Timothy (9), m. Hannah W., dau. of Joseph Abbott of
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Lincoln, and had Rebecca Stone, b. 5 Feb. 1777, m. John K. Coolidge 23 Ap. 1799; Timothy, b. 29 Mar. 1778, drowned 8 Ap. 1781; Nehemiah, b. 1 Jan. 1780, m. Nancy Stearns 16 May 1805, and d. 11 May 1857; Timothy, b. 8 Oct. 1781; Hannah, b. 4 July 1783; Joseph Abbott, b. 14 July 1785. TIM- OTHY the f. res. in Lex.
13. NEHEMIAH, s. of Timothy (12), m. Nancy Stearns of Waltham 16 May 1805, and had Ann Eliza, b. 2 Mar. 1806, d. 3 Oct. 1822; Augustus, b. 15 June 1807; Hannah Maria, b. 17 Nov. 1809, m. Samuel Bridge 15 June 1835 ; Timothy W., b. 4 July 1811, a coal merchant in Worcester; Sullivan, b. 8 Nov. 1813; Jonas Clark, b. 30 Nov. 1815, a coal merchant in Boston, resides in Camb., nı. Harriet Bosworth 17 Oct. 1839, and had sons Austin C., and Homer, who reside here; Horatio, b. 6 Sept. 1817, a coal merchant in East Camb., res. at Charlestown; Avis M., b. 27 June 1819, m. Emory A. Mulliken 17 Oct. 1850; Joseph A., b. 12 June 1821, a coal merchant in Chs., resides here. NEHEMIAH the f. res. in Lex., and d. 11 May 1857, a. 77.
14. TIMOTHY, s. of Timothy (12), m. Maria E. Lord 17 Oct. 1813; she d. 6 Mar. 1816, a. 23, and he :m. Lydia Yates 1 Ap. 1819. His chil. were William Williamson, b. 27 July 1814, grad. H. C. 1832, is a physician in Camb. ; Francis Edward, bap. 5 Nov. 1820; Maria Eunice, bap. 13 Oct. 1822; George Yates, bap. 22 Ap. 1827; Ellen ; Hannah ; Joseph A. TIM- OTHY the f. was a physician in West Camb., where he d. 6 May 1853, a. 71.
15. JOSIAH, parentage not ascertained, bought 28 Oct. 1803 the once famous Tavern (which yet stands) on the westerly corner of North Avenue and Beach Street, which he sold to John Davenport 12 Sept. 1806. His dau. Susan m. Ephraim Cook 18 Dec. 1803, and d. 22 Aug. 1858. Several of her children reside here.
WESTWOOD, WILLIAM, in 1635 resided on the S. W. corner of Holyoke and Winthrop streets; and was one of the first Board of Selectmen, called Townsmen, 1634-5. He rem. to Hartford, where he was Selectman, and several times Deputy to the General Court. He subsequently rem. to Hadley, where he d. 9 Ap. 1669. He left no son, and only one daughter Sarah, who m. Aaron Cook, an emigrant from Dorchester, and had a son, Westwood Cook. Rev. Samuel Cook of Menot. was a descendant.
WHALEY, GEORGE, by w. Katherine, had Thomas, b. 14 Nov. 1650 ; George, b. 19 Ap. 1653.
WHITCOMB, JOB (otherwise written Whetcomb), by w. Mary, had Jemima, b. 30 Mar. 1678. He was prob. s. of John of Lancaster, driven thence at the destruction of that town, and finally rem. to Weathersfield, Conn., where he d. 1683, leaving w. Mary and chil. Job, John, Mary, and Jemima.
WHITE, JOHN, one of the first company, res. on the northerly side of Bow Street; he sold his estate 20 Oct. 1635 to Nicholas Danforth. He was a member of the first Board of Selectmen or Townsmen 1634-5, and rem. with Hooker to Hartford, where he held sundry offices. "He was one of sixty persons in 1659 who signed an agreement to remove to Massachusetts for the settlement of Hadley. He removed, and d. there in 1683. His children were Nathaniel, who resided at Hadley; Daniel , Jacob, John, Sarah Gilbert, Mrs. Taylor, and a daughter who had m. Mr. Hixton. Mr. White was a strict Puritan in all its forms, and left the Colony in consequence of a division in the Church at Hartford." Hinman.
2. THOMAS, about 1638 bought a house and half an acre of land on the westerly side of Garden Street, probably between Mason Street and Phillips Place. He was appointed with Edward Shepard "to drive the neck," 23 Mar. 1662-3. No record is found of his family.
3. DANIEL, by w. Mary had Daniel, b. 18 May 1695; Mary, b. 29 Oct. 1697; John, b. 16 Feb. 1699; Thomas, b. 22 Feb. 1701; Joseph, b. 17 Ap. 1704; Sybil, b. 12 May 1796; Stephen, b. 27 Ap. 1709; Sarah, b. 23 Aug. 1711.
WHITMORE, FRANCIS, m. Isabel Park about 1648; she d. 31 Mar. 1665, and he m. Margaret Harty. His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 2 May 1649, m. Daniel Markham 3 Nov. 1669; Francis, b. 12 Oct. 1650, living in 1691; John,
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b. 1 Oct. 1654 ; Samuel, b. 1 May 1658 ; Abigail, b. 3 July 1660, m. - Wileox ; Sarah, b. 7 Mar. 1662, m. William Locke; Margery, bap. 27 Mar. 1664, m. Thomas Carter; Hannah, bap. 16 Feb. 1667, d. young; Hannah, b. 9 Feb. 1668 ; Frances, b. 3 Mar. 1671, m. Jonathan Thompson ; Thomas ; Joseph, living in 1691, perhaps m. Mary Kendall of Woburn 13 Feb. 1698-9, and d. about 1720. FRANCIS the f. was a tailor, resided several years in the present city, but subsequently near the line between Menot. and the Farms. He d. 12 Oct. 1685, a. 62 ; his w. Margaret d. 1 Mar. 1685-6.
2. JOHN, S. of Francis (1), m. Rachel, wid. of John Poulter, and dau. of Francis Eliot of Braintree; she d 20 Mar. 1723, and he m. wid. Rebecca Cut- ter, dau. of John Rolfe, 3 Jan. 1724. His chil. were Francis, b. 8 May 1678; Abigail, twin, b. 8 May 1678, m. John Elder ; John, b. 27 Aug. 1683. JOHN the f. was a carpenter, and resided in Medf. where his chil. were born. On the organization (or perhaps reorganization) of the Church in Medford, 1714, he was elected Deacon. He d. 22 Feb. 1739; his w. Rebecca returned to Menot. where she d. 13 Nov. 1751, a. 89.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Francis (1), m. Rebecca Gardner 31 Mar. 1686 ; she d. 5 June 1709, a. 43, and he m. Mary, wid. of Abraham Watson. His ehil. were Francis, b. 9 Dec. 1686, d. at Lexington prob. unin. 20 Dec. 1758 ; Samuel, b. 1 Ap. 1688; Rebecca, b. 9 Feb. 1689-90, d. unm. 12 June 1709; John, b. 5 June 1692, a eordwainer, d. 5 May 1714, prob. unm. (his father was appointed administrator 11 Aug. 1714); Benjamin, b. about 1696 ; Abigail, b. 8 May 1698; Sarah, b. 10 Ap. 1700, m. - Hyde, d. before 1733 ; Na- thaniel, b. 7 May 1702, m. Abigail Park of Newton 18 June 1725; Mary, b. 4 May 1704, d. unm., and William Munroe administered 1733; and John, b. 25 Jan. 1714. SAMUEL the f. resided at the Farms, and d. 22 May 1724; his w. Mary d. 14 Nov. 1730, a. 60.
4. FRANCIS, s. of John (2), nı. Anna Peirce of Boston 7 Dec. 1699 ; she d. 6 Aug. 1716, a. 34, and he m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Hancock of Cam- bridge. His chil. were Sarah, b. 4 May 1701, m. Nathaniel Francis 16 May 1723; Hannah, b. 22 Jan. 1703-4, d. young ; Anna, b. 4 Ap. 1706; Eliot, b. 13 Mar. 1710, d. 16 Mar. 1713; Rachel, b. 1 Ap. 1712, m. Ebenezer Tufts 17 Feb. 1731; he d. and she m. Ebenezer Francis 15 Nov. 1733; Mercy, b. 11 Mar. 1713-14, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 22 July 1716, m. Thomas Fillebrown 30 Mar. 1732; Martha, bap. 1 Mar. 1719; and one more not named. FRANCIS the f. was a tanner, resided in Medf. and d. 6 Feb. 1771, a. 93 nearly. An obituary in the Boston News Letter, 14 Feb. 1771, states that "he was the father of 10 children, 41 grandchildren, 96 great-grandchildren, and 8 of the fifth generation, in all 155."
5. JOHN, S. of John (2), m. Mary, dau. of Maj. John Lane of Billerica, (now Bedford), and had Mary, b. 17 July 1707, m. Jonathan Webber of Bed- ford 19 Aug. 1725; Susanna, b. 25 Nov. 1708, m. Benjamin Webber of Bed- ford 6 Sept. 1727; John, b. 15 Ap. 1711, settled in Bedford, and d. 1748; Francis, b. 4 Oct. 1714; Martha, b. 22 Ap. 1716, d. young; Martha, b. 23 Feb. 1717-18, m. John Skinner of Chs. 22 Dec. 1743; William, b. 19 Dec. 1724. JOHN the f. was a carpenter, resided in Medf., and d. 26 Mar. 1753; his w. Mary was living 29 June 1773, when through age she had become in- capable of managing her estate, and John Webber was appointed guardian; by a memorandum in his account of guardianship, it appears that she d. 27 Mar. 1783, when she had nearly completed 97 years.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), m. Bethia Page 7 Jan. 1719-20, and had Rebecca, bap. 15 Jan. 1720-21; Daniel, b. 15 Feb. 1724-5, posthumous. SAMUEL the f. d. in Lexington 17 Aug. 1724; his w. Bethia m. John Winship 1726.
7. JOHN, s. of Samuel (3), m. Lydia Cutter 24 June 1735, and had Mary, b. 3 Sept. 1735; John, b. 24 Ap. 1737; Lydia, bap. 11 Jan. 1740-41 ; Samuel, b. 4 July 1743. JOHN the f. was under the guardianship of Deac. Samuel Bow - man of Cambridge, during his minority, and settled here. The date of his death or removal is not ascertaincd.
8. FRANCIS, S. of John (5), m. Mary Hall 1 Jan. 1739, and had Stephen, bap.
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