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MAC CLAFELIN, 1. Daniel, was of Sud. 1690; was in the "Canada Expe- dition " that year ; in 1741, he, (with others) then of Fram., petitioned for a grant of public land in his own right, for services rendered in said Expedition, which grant was located in the present towns of Jay and Canton, Me., and then known as the " Sudbury-Canada Grant." The proprietors met in Fram. at the house of Fra. Moquet (who was one of the petitioners and grantees) in Sept. and Oct. 1741. Mr. C. d. in Fram. " old and decrepid," near the beginning of the Revolution. He m. Dec. 21, 1726, Rachel Pratt, dau. of David, d. 1736. Chil. recorded in Hopk. Daniel, b. Sept. 24, 1727, m. Nov. 22, 1750, Mercy Waight of Holl., who d. in Fram. Aug. 3, 1798; Timothy, b. Mar. 4, 1728-9, m. 1751, Mary Gould of Sutton ; Rachel, b. Feb. 4, 1730-1 ; Cornelius, b. Mar. 13, 1733-4 2.
2. Cornelius, s. of Daniel 1; Lieut. ; 1. on the Common ; d. July 25, 1818. He m. Mar. 1, 1753, Deborah How of Hopk., d. Sept. 7, 1816. Chil. John, b. Apr. S, 1754 3; Increase, b. Apr., 1758; lieut. in Rev. war: m. Apr., 1782, Sarah, dau. of George Stimson : rem. to N. Y. : Abigail, b. Oct., 1760, m. Mar., 1784, Ephraim New- ton ; rem. to Delhi, N. Y. : Hannah, b. Nov. 7, 1762, unm., d. June 7, 1839; I'il- liam, b. Nov. 16, 1765 4 ; Asa, b. Apr., 1769 5; Sarah, m. Benjamin Morse : Elisa- beth, b. Apr. 11, 1775, m. Nathaniel Pike of Hopk.
3. John, s. of Cornelius 2 ; sold. in Rev. war. ; rem. to N. Y. about 1790. IIe m. Henrietta Stimson of Fram. Chil. Aaron, b. Aug. 25, 1778; Betsey, b. Mar. 2, 1781 ; Henrietta, b. Apr. 23, 1783; John, b. Oct. 9, 1785.
4. William, s. of Cornelius 2, 1. near the old brick school house on the Com- mon ; d. Feb., 1822. He m. Sally Dougherty. Chil. Patty, b. Feb. 4, 1795, m. Josiah Burnam ; Betsey, b. Feb. 24, 1799, d. Apr. 7, 1822 ; ancy, b. Apr. 21, 1803; William, b. Apr. 7, 1807 6 ; Milton, b. Nov. 7, 1815.
5. Asa, s. of Cornelius 2, 1. on the Eben Claflin place ; d. Jan. 14, 1817. He m. Apr., 1793, Jane Dougherty, d. Aug. 4, 1830. Chil. Micah, b. Sept. 27, 1794 7; Abijah, b. Mar. 7, 1796, d. y .; Alvin, b. Oct. 9, 1797 8 ; Abijah, b. Aug. 28, 1799 9 ; Ebeneser, b. Jan. 8, 1802 10 ; Olefy, b. Apr. 2, 1805, d. Apr. 3, 1824 ; David, b. Apr. 29, ISOS 11.
6. William, s. of William 4; m. Maloria -; she d. Sept. 21, 1844. Chil. William W., b. May 29, 1833; Abby Sophia, b. Sept. S, 1837.
7. Micah, s. of Asa 5, 1. on f's place ; d. Aug. 21, 1827. He m. Jan. 3, 1821, Sally Winch, dau. of Josiah. Chil. Abijah S., b. June 30, 1822 12 ; Silas W., b. Jan. 18, 1824.
8. Alvin, s. of Asa 5, 1. on the Common ; d. Aug. 9, 1844. He m. June 22, 1823, Nancy Claflin, dau. of William 4. Chil. Henry F., b. Aug. 26, 1827; Francis G., b. Feb. 14, 1833.
9. Abijah, s. of Asa 5, d. Feb. 27, 1879. He m. Dec. 25, 1823, Louisa Dad- mun. Chil. Elizabeth, b. July 11, 1833, m. Ezra Cutting ; Frances Ann, b. Jan. 29, 1836, m. Wmn. Locke; Ellen L., m. Ezra Cutting.
10. Ebenezer, s. of Asa 5, 1. on f's place, d. Feb., 1863. He m. May 15, 1828, Mary Chickering, d. Feb., 1863. Chil. Mary Jane, b. Apr. to, 1829; Frances Ann, b. Dec. 27, 1830, d. y. ; Julia Ann, b. Sept. 29, 1832; Ebeneser Francis, b. Apr. S, 1839; Harriet M. B., b. July 22, 1841.
11. David, s. of Asa 5, sett. in Fram .; rem. to Westb. He m.,(1) Apr. 9, 1834, Anna P. Collins, d. Dec. 5, 1845, a. 29: (2) - ---. Chil. Henry A., b. Feb. 17, 1836, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness: Ferdinand, b. Apr. 4, 1842, d. y. ; Roxana JI., b. May 7, 1843.
12. Abijah S., s. of Micah 7, m. Mar. 30, 1847, Olive R. Morse. Chil. Olena B., b. May 26, 1848; Martha E., b. 1850: Harlan P., b. Feb. 14, 1852 ; Charles K., b. Jan. 9, 1858; Effie Estella, b. May 15, 1860 ; Nellie, b. Nov. 11, 1863.
CLAPP, Benjamin, d. June 16, 1842.
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CLAPP, Edward. Taxed in Fram. abt. 1720.
CLAPP, Frederick W., s. of Nathaniel B., of So. Scituate; educated at Han- over Acad .; teacher; merchant in the W. I. trade ; U. S. consul at St. Marc, Hayti ; bo't the Albert Ballard est. in Fram .; rep., 1876; d. Nov. 27, 1879, a. 36 y. 9 mos. He m. Mary A. Lewis, dau. of William G. Chil. Fanny Lewis, b. Sept. 25, 1869; Frank Nathaniel, b. Oct. 2, 1870; Gustavus, b. Oct. 28, 1871 ; John Wilson, b. Mar. II, 1873, d. Nov. 19, 1879; Frederick, b. Aug. 4, 1874: Amy Dudley, b. Nov. 16, 1878.
CLARK, 1. Alexander, blacksmith; was a desct. of Joseph and w. Alice, who sett. early in that part of Ded. which became Medfield ; his f. was Elias, who m. Ann Thebault, dau. of John, a French Protestant, who came to Med. abt. 1740. Alexander was b. in Med. 1779; built a ho. and shop near Shepard's paper mill in Fram. 1803, where he was the "village blacksmith " for many years ; d. Jan. 2, 1842. He m. Polly Bent, dau. of Josiah, g. dau. of John 6. Chil. Sally B., b. Sept. 11, 1805; Adaline, b. Nov. 27, 1807, d. Sept. 9, 1808: Mary, b. July 11, 1809, m. Dea. Calvin French, of Needham, and d. June IS, ISSo; Alexander, b. Nov. 7, 18Ii 2; Willard G., b. May 28, 1814, d. Nov. 23, 1834; Newell, b. Mar. 19, 1816; in partner- ship with his bro. for many years; d. May 18, 1879. He m. Mercy Leland, dau. of Dea. Daniel of. Sherb., d. Mar. 15, 1866, s. p .; Caroline, b. Jan. 9, 1823, m. Zebina Gleason of Westb.
2. Alexander, s. of Alexander 1, blacksmith ; worked with his f .; later in co. with his bro. Newell, established a shop at So. Fram .; commenced the manufacture of straw bonnets in 1838; in 1853 changed to the manufacture of palm-leaf hats and Shaker hoods. He m. (1) June 23, 1835, Nancy Daniels, dau. of Obed, d. Dec. 5, 1838; (2) Apr. 7, 1840, wid. Abbie (Blake) Adams. Child, Willard E., b. May 16, 1841, m. Nov. 20, 1862, Eunice A. Harriman of Waldoboro', Me.
CLARK, Caleb, taxed in Fram. 1734; per. the Caleb of Sud., who had Caleb ; Benjamin ; Seth ; Calvin ; Jonas, et als.
CLARK, Charles, 2d, w. Lavinia. Child, Emma Frances, b. Oct. 1, 1844. CLARK, Cyrus C. Taxed in Fram. 1850.
CLARK, Rev. Edward, came to Fram. fr. R. I .; was min. of the Bap. ch. 1781 to 90, and 1801 to '09 ; d. at Mansfield, ISIT, but was buried in Fram. in the old cemetery. He m. 1781, Elizabeth (Weaver) Look, wid. of Capt. John ; she d. 1804. Chil. Sally, b. May 16, 1782, d. y .; Almy, b. June 21, 1780, m. Artemas Parker.
CLARK, Francis Thomas, s. of Franklin of Springfield and Westb .; cashier Fram. Bank ; m. Dec. 24, 1857, Ellen B. Clark, dau. of Eliphalet Wheeler and wid. of Edward A. Clark. Both were drowned at Mt. Desert, Me., July 24; 1867. Chil. Florence W. and Frances, b. Apr. 2, 1860. Frances d. y.
CLARK, 1. Hugh, was in Wat., 1641; rem. to Rox., 1657; memb. Art. Co., 1666; d. July 20, 1693. He m. Elizabeth -, who d. Dec. 11, 1692. Chil. John, b. Oct. 13, 1641 2 ; Uriah, b. June 5, 1644 3; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 31, 1647-8 4.
2. John, s. of Hugh 1, settled in Newton ; d. 1695. He m. (1) Abigail - who d. Jan. 2, 1682; (2) Elizabeth Norman of Boston. Chil. John, b. 1680 5 ; Wil- liam, b. June 20, 1686 ; et als.
3. Uriah, s. of Hugh 1, lived at Rox. and Wat., where he d. July 26, 1721. He m. (1) Oct., 1674, Joanna Holbrook of Braintree, who d. Feb. 28, 16S2; (2) Mary -; (3) Martha -. Chil. Uriah, b. Oct. 5, 1677 6 ; et als.
4. Elizabeth, dau. of Hugh 1, m. 1665, Joseph Buckminster of Muddy River (Brookline), where she d., but is buried in Framingham ; he d. at Brookline, Nov. 20, 1688. Chil. Joseph, b. July 31, 1666, settled in Framingham ; Elizabeth, bap. Jan. 10, 1668-9.
5. John, s. of John 2, lived in Newton ; d. June 22, 1730. He m. 1697, Ann Peirce of Dorch., who d. 1748. Chil. Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1698 ; John, b. Sept. 22, 1700;
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Ann, b. Jan. 12, 1702; Thomas, b. May 29, 1704, m. 1728, Mary Bowen, 1. in Hopk .; Isaac, b. Oct. 19, 1707 7 ; Atherton, b. Apr. 16, 1711 8.
6. Uriah, s. of Uriah 3, res. Wat .; rem. to Fram .; cordwainer ; bo't June 1, 1724, 50 a. and buildings, bounded N. by Joshua Eaton, W. by Timothy Stearns, S. by Jos. Buckminster ; the ho. stood a few rods S. W. of the Wm. Walkup ho., now occupied by Mr. Bowditch's gardener ; he d. Feb. 24, 1725. By Ist w. Mary he had several chil. He m. (2) Nov. 21, 1700, Martha Pease of Camb., who m. (2) Jan. 27, 1729, John Wedge of Attleboro'. Chil. Susanna, b. Nov. 13, 1701, d. y .; Pease, bap. Aug. 2, 1703 9.
7. Isaac, s. of John 5, lived in Fram. and Hopk., where he d. 1783. He m. Aug. 7, 1729, Experience Wilson of Newton. Chil. John, b. July 21, 1730 ; Abigail, b. 1732, m. 1751, George Stimson of Fram .; Ann, b. 1735, m. Benjamin Carrol of Chester, Vt .; Ephraim, b. June 11, 1738; Isaac, b. Nov. 20, 1740 10; Samuel, b. May 20, 1743, lived in Hubbardston ; d. 1830; he m. Sept. 10, 1772, Mary Stone, dau. of Abijah and Ann of Hopk .; Stephen, b. 1745, served in the last French and Indian war ; Lemuel, b. 1750, k. at White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776; William, b. Dec. 2, 1753 102 ; Avis, b. 1756, d. unm. Apr. 3, 1805.
8. Atherton, s. of John 5, lived in Newton and Hopk. He m. Patience Loon of Hopk. or Newton. Chil. Atherton, b. Nov. 11, 1753 11; Peter, b. Feb. 28, 1756, d. 1758 ; Peter, b. Jan. 8, 1762 12 ; Penuel, b. Feb. 22, 1764; Ann, b. Apr. 18, 1770, d. 1771.
9. Pease, s. of Uriah 6, settled in Attleboro'; deacon of Rev. Abijah Weld's Ch. In 1762 he rem. to Maine, and laid the foundation of the beautiful city of Hallowell, where he d. Jan., 1782. He m. Nov. 2, 1727, Abigail Wedge, dau. of John of Attleboro', who d. before her husband. They had 8 chil.
10. Isaac, s. of Isaac 7, was of Weston in 1764; settled in Hopk .; rem. to Fram. 1805, when he bo't of Col. John Gleason 6 a. with house on the N., and 100 a. with barn on the S. side of highway (the Charles Clark place). He d. in Fram. Apr. 19, 1826. He m. (1) June 7, 1764, Elizabeth Hill of Camb., who d. July 17, 1779; (2) 1780, Abigail Jones, dau. of John and Mary of Hopk. ; she d. Mar. 18, 1838. Chil. Elizabeth Prentice, b. Apr. 25, 1765, m. Dr. William Mauny of Prov., R. I .; Frances, b. Sept. 25, 1767, m. Samuel Valentine, Jr., of Hopk .; William, b. Oct. 19, 1769 13 ; Mary, b. June 5, 1772 ;. Isaac, b. Nov. 27, 1774 ; Lemuel, b. Apr. 13, 1777 14 ; Charlotte, b. May 12, 1781, m. Richard Edwards of Boston ; Alexander Hodgden, b. Mar. 8, 1783, d. y. ; John Jones, b. Jan. 30, 1785 15 ; Olivia, b. Nov. 10,
1787, m. (1) June 16, 1711, Jesse Eaton of Fram. and Phila. ; (2) . - of New York ; Alexander II., b. June 12, 1790, d. at Vera Cruz, 1826, unm. Charles Backus, b. Oct. 5, 1792 16; Ann, b. June 6, 1795, m. James Dodd of Boston ; Isaac, b. Apr. 9, 1798; Mary Ann, b. Nov. 5, 1805, d. Feb. 17, 1808.
10%. William, s. of Isaac 7 ; a Rev. soldier ; settled Windhamn, Greene Co., N. Y .; d. Saline, Mich., May 17, 1837. He m. (1) Sarah Smith of Ct. ; (2) Thankful Rogers of Ct. Chil. Lemuel, b. May 11, 1802; Isaac, b. Apr. 18, 1806 16% ; W'il- liam 7., b. June 25, ISOS; Eliza A., b. Sept. 10, 1810, m. Robert Shaw of Saline, Mich.
11. Atherton, s. of Atherton 8, lived and d. in Hopk. He m. Sarah Crookes of Hopk. Chil. William, b. Feb. 8, 1777 17; Samuel, b. May 11, 1778 18 ; Anna, b. Jan. 7, 17So, d. unm .; John, b. Sept. 4, 1781 19 ; Meliscent, b. July 26, 1786, d. unm.
12. Peter, s. of Atherton 8. At the age of 15 he enlisted into the Continental Army under Col. Greaton ; was present at the surrender of Burgoyne 1777, and passed the winter 1777-8 at Valley Forge; was at the battle of Monmouth Court house ; served 9 mos. Was in the R. I. service 1779. Enlisted as marine on the ship Alliance, Com. John Barry, and served 1780-83; was in several actions, and twice slightly wounded. While on a voyage to France with M. de La Fayette as
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passenger, he discovered a plot formed by prisoners on board to seize the ship, for disclosing which to the commodore, he was promoted, and offered a commission of lieut. Returned to Hopk. at close of the war; resided Tyringham, Mass., Sche- nectady, N. Y., and d. Hopk. Apr. 22, 18IS. He m. 1783, Elizabeth Wilson, dau. of James and Elizabeth of Hopkinton. She d. in Fram. Aug. 2, 1855, aged 93. Chil. Henry, b. July 19, 1785, d. Oct. 27, 1793; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1, 1787, d. unm. Mar. 1, 1828; Gilbert, b. June to, 1790, d. Mar. 31, 1834 ; George, b. Aug. 20, 1798, d. June, 1807; James Wilson, b. Apr. 13, 1802 20; William Henry, b. Aug. 4, 1805.
13. William, s. of Isaac 10, lived in Norfolk, Va .; d. Apr. 6, 1795. He m. June 10, 1792, Sally Bixby, dau. of Joseph and Sally of Fram. and had Luke Bixby, b. Feb. 21, 1793; d. unm. 1816.
14. Lemuel, s. of Isaac 10, settled in Plymouth, N. C., where he d. April 21, 1816. Ile m. Penelope Frazier, of P. Chil. Frances Valentine, b. Apr. 26, 1804, m. H. B. Townsend of Boston ; John, b. Dec. S, ISO5; William Mauny, b. Dec. 7, 1807 21; Thomas Johnson Gregory, b. Apr. 22, 1810 22 ; John Lemuel, b. Dec. 24, 1812, d. New York, July 23, 1848.
15. John Jones, Capt., s. of Isaac 10, lived in Fram., on the original Sam'l Eames estate, which his f. bo't, Nov. 27, 1809, of Samuel Clark 18, where he kept a store and tavern of great note in their day (now the South Fram. Hotel) ; he d. Sept. 21, 1843. He m. Aug. 26, 1813, Caroline Buckminster, dau. of Major Lawson ; she d. Nov. 2, 1878. Chil. Edward Alexander, b. Dec. 16, 1815 23; John Buck- minster, b. Mar. 13, 1824, d. May 2, 1850, unm.
16. Charles Backus, s. of Isaac 10, lived on his f's farm in So. Fram, d. July 26, 1878. He m. Jan. 28, 1815, Rebecca Sanger, dau. of Daniel and Persis of Fram .; she d. Dec. IS, 1875. Chil. George Eaton, b. Feb. 20, 1816, m. Apr. 15, 1841, Martha M. Broad of Natick, and d. s. p. Aug. 23, 1841; Caroline Buckminster, b. May 20, IS19, m. Nathaniel Lombard; Richard Sanger, b. June 17, 1823 24; Isaac A., b. Apr. 1, 1826, m. Martha J. Doughty ; Abby Olivia, b. Sept. 30, 1830, m. Feb. 17, 1853, G. A. Somerby, Esq.
1612. Isaac, s. of William 10%, lived in Hopk., Fram., and Sud. He m. Sept. 26, 1833, Almira Osborn of Sud. Chil. Everett O., b. Dec. 17, 1835, m. Maria A. Osborn; lives Sud. ; Elisa Share, b. May 17, 1838; Almira A., b. Jan. 18, 1841 ; Ellen O., b. Nov. 16, 1843; Frederick Puffer and Franklin Pierce, b. May 29, 1846.
17. William, s. of Atherton 11. In ISoI, he and his bro. Samuel bo't of Eben'r M. Ballard, a farm lying on the N. bank of Hopk. River, by the mill pond, in Fram. (now Ashland), where he d. May 26, 1832. He m. June 11, ISO1, Hannah Dadmun, dau. of Nathan and Hannah of Fram. ; she d. June 11, 1856. Chil. Ather- ton, b. Jan. 3, 1802, d. Dec. 19, 1838, unm. ; Nathan, b. Feb. 22, 1804, d. Apr. 30, 182S, unm .; William, b. Feb. 3, 1806, d. in Southb., unm. ; Sarah, b. May 17, 1808 ; Borre- dall, b. May 7, 1810, d. Jan. 11, 1857, unm. ; Penucl, b. May 3, 1812, d. Apr. 25, 1850, unm. ; Samuel, b. Dec. 15, 1815 25 ; John, b. May 15, 1817, d. Mar. 20, 1845, unm .; George, b. July 2, 1821, d. Aug. 7, 1851, unm. ; James Otis, b. Jan. 11, 1825 26.
18. Samuel, s. of Atherton 11. In ISO1, with his bro., bo't the Ballard place ; Nov. 1, 1808, then styled " Innholder of Waltham," he sold his half to William ; Aug. 17, ISog, he bo't of Moses Eames the Samuel Eames estate in South Fram., which he sold, Nov. 27, 1809, to Isaac Clark 10, in exchange for the grist and saw mills and mill yard at (now) Ashland Centre, which mills, etc., he sold, Jan. 23, 1811, to Samuel Valentine, Jr .; he d. at Sud., Aug. 29, 1833. He m. Nov. 25, 1806, Ase- nath Dalrymple, dau. of James and Azubah of Fram. Child, Mary, b. Nov. 22, 1807, m. Sept. 30, 1830, Blake Parker of Medfield.
19. John, s. of Atherton 11. He lived in Fram., Groton, and Ashland, where he d. Aug. 5, 1850. He m. Aug. 30, 1808, Mary Dadmun, dau. of Nathan and Han- nah of Fram .; she d. Aug. 5, 1843. Chil. Edward, b. Jan. 9, 1810 27 ; Elias, b.
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Dec. 27, 18II, m. Fidelia Prescott of Groton, s. p .; Simpson, b. July 5, 1814, d. Fram. Aug. 11, 1840, unm. ; John, b. Apr. 8, 1817 28; Hannah Sanger, b. Nov. 29, 1820, d. Dec. 5, 1860; Loammi D., b. June 5, 1823, killed on R. R. train near New Or- leans, La., June 11, 1856, unm .; William Henry, b. Sept. 5, 1825, d. June 9, 1850, unm .; Nathan, b. Apr. 13, 1832, d. in New Orleans, La., Apr. 14, 1853.
20. James Wilson, s. of Peter 12. In 1846 he purchased the George Trask estate in Framingham Centre. For forty years he was engaged in mercantile busi- ness in Medway and Boston. Confided in for integrity, respected for foresight and good judgment, by honorable dealing he secured a competence. As a citizen of Framingham, he has taken a leading part in all social, educational, and business enterprises which were adapted to benefit the town and promote its highest inter- ests. Rep., 1861, for 5 successive years ; senator 1871 ; many years president Fram. Bank, and So. Fram. Bank [ante, pp. 373, 379]. He m. (1) Feb. 14, 1828, Mary Ann Barber, dau. of George of Medway, d. Sept. 11, 1834, aged 27; (2) March 24, 1842, Catherine Monroe March, dau. of Dr. David and Catherine of Sutton. Chil. George Barber, b. Jan. 15, 1833, d. Mar. 30, 1837; Edmund Sanford, b. May 21, 1843, m. Mary, dau. of Charles H. Brainard of Hartford, Ct. ; Catherine Elizabeth, b. July 23, 1844, d. Dec. 15, 1849; Emily Johonnot, b. Dec. 15, 1846, m. Charles D. Lewis ; Frances Augusta, b. Sept. 12, 1848, d. Feb. 27, 1858; James Wilson, b. Aug. 31, 18 50, m. Sybil, dau. of Frank B. Fay of Chelsea, Mass .; Arthur March, b. Aug. 3, 1853.
21. William Mauny, s. of Lemuel 14 ; a merchant ; lived in Fram .; d. June 19, 1853. He m. Oct. 22, 1835, Maria Bigelow, dau. of Capt. David of Fram., d. Apr. 9, 1852, aged 42. Chil. Frances Maria ; et als. (not recorded).
22. Thomas J. G., s. of Lemuel 14, settled in New York 1844. He m. Dec. 12, 1833, Ellen Howe, dau. of Perley and Asenath of Fram. Chil. William Henry, b. Jan. 5, 1835, d. in Holl., Sept. 9, 1836; Ellen Frances, b. Aug. 15, 1839, m. John E. Brewster of Ashland ; George Lemuel, b. May 11, 1845, d. Jan. 20, 1851 ; Georgi- anna Asenath, b. Dec. 29, 1855.
23. Edward A., s. of Capt. John J. 15 ; merchant and manufacturer ; d. at Fram. May 6, 1849. He m. Jan. 17, 1844, Ellen B. Wheeler, dau. of Eliphalet and Clarissa of Fram., who m. (2) Dec. 24, 1857, Francis Thomas Clark of Fram. Child, Edgar Wheeler, b. Jan. 6, 1846, m. Mary G. Emerson, dau. of L. O., and d.
24. Richard S., s. of Charles B. 16; merchant at So. Fram .; d. Nov. 16, 1886. He m. Dec. 29, 1845, Eunice C. Newton, dau. of John of Fram. Chil. Charles H., b. Mar. 1, 1846; John F., b. Apr. 8, 1847 ; Anna E., b. Oct. 19, 1849, d. Jan. 30, 1864 ; Richard A., b. June 17, 1851, accidentally shot Mar. 22, 1865; George E., b. July 14, 1853; Thomas L., b. Jan. 10, 1855, d. Mar. 12, 1855.
25. Samuel, s. of William 17, res. Southboro'. He m. (1) July 4, 1853, Caro- line W. Newton, dau. of Fitch Winchester, and wid. of Caleb Newton ; she d. Apr. 16, 1857. He m. (2) Apr. 17, 1859, Ellen F. Robinson, dau. of William of Bolton. Child, Robert Francis, b. Nov. 17, 1865.
26. James O., s. of William 17, res. Ashland, Fram., Boston. He m. Apr. 7, 1846, Elizabeth Higgins of Dedham. Chil. Anna Elizabeth, b. Oct. 7, 1847; Edwin W. and Edgar S., b. Oct. 14, 1851 ; Charles and Caroline IV., b. July 1, 1857, d. young ; Frank Herbert, b. Dec. 26, 1858.
27. Edward, s. of John 19, res. Fram., Holl., Ashland, Petersham, Worc. He m. Oct. 19, 1836, Lucinda Allard of Fram. Chil. Edward F., b. Nov. 7, 1837, m. Marcia J. Gates of Petersham ; Mary Jane, b. Feb. 5, 1839, m. Geo. R. Dickin- son of Springfield ; David Brainard, b. Nov. 16, 1840, m. Mary M. Haven of Barre ; Alma Lucinda, b. Nov. 1, 1843, m. R. C. Dickinson of New Haven, Ct .; Harriet A., b. Apr. 20, 1846, m. Geo. R. Dickinson of Springfield; John Eliot, b. July 24, 1848; Ellen Frances, b. Mar. 1, 1851, d. Sept. 1, 1861 ; Alice Maria, b. Aug. 3, 1852 ; Wil- liam Henry, b. Aug. 26, 1857.
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28. John, s. of John 19, res. Fram .; Dep. Sheriff 1852-3; postmaster 1854- 60. He m. (1) Dec. 1, 1845, Harriet P. Andrews of Webster, who d. June 29, 1847 ; (2) Nov. 17, 1848, Sarah M. Haynes, dau. of Willard of Fram. Child, Harrison A., b. May 19, 1847.
CLARK, 1. Isaac, Capt., carpenter ; was s. of Lieut. Thaddeus, who came fr. Ireland and sett. at Clark's Point, Portland, Me., and was killed by the Inds. at Munjoy's Hill in 1690. The w. of Thaddeus was Elizabeth Mitton, d. in Boston 1736, a. 91. Capt. Isaac was b. abt. 1666; per. learned his trade at Marlb. ; " squat- ted " on Danforth lands in Fram. 1692 ; built a ho. near the Joel Taintor place, at the same time that George Walkup built over the hill to the north; bo't 1698 the Parson Brown meadow; bo't Mar. 17, 1704-5, 90 a., part of the Lynde farm, of Jos. Buckminster; he commanded a co. of troopers, which was out in Father Ralle's war in 1725; was able on his tooth birthday to ride on horseback to and from Col. Trowbridge's; d. May 26, 1768, a. 102. "He lived 70 years with the wife of his youth ; his offspring that descended from him was 251."- Grave stone. He m. 1691 Sarah Stow of Marlb, d. May 17, 1761, a. 88. Chil. Mercy, m. Joseph Gibbs ; Mar- tha, b. abt. 1694, m. Joseph Willard and d. a. 100; Matthias 2; Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1701, m. Thomas Drury ; Mary, b. Dec. 31, 1705, m. William Coy; Jonathan, b. July 9, 1706, d. y .; Isaac, b. Mar. 25, 1709 3 ; Jonathan, b. 1712 4; Rebeckah, b. Sept. 30, 1716, in. Lieut. Samuel Stone.
2. Matthias, s. of Isaac 1; bo't a farm of 80 a. of Jos. Buckminster Apr. 7, 1727 (the old Capt. Jo. Winch place), which he sold Mar. 5, 1739, to Josiah Warren of Weston and rem. the next year to Spencer ; cornet; d. at Spencer 1780. He m. Oct. 17, 1729, Lydia Eaton, dau. of Joshua, d. Aug., 1800. Chil. Lydia, m. Oliver Seager ; Rebeckah, m. David Barnes; Anna, m. Joseph Gibbs of Brookfield ; Sarah, m. David Lamb ; Mary, m. Daniel Hill ; Martha, m. Benjamin Sumner ; Solomon.
3. Isaac, s. of Isaac 1, 1. on part of the homestead east of his f .; was living 1757. He m. Mary Stone. Chil. Beulah, b. July 23, 1740, m. David Patterson ; and prob. others.
4. Jonathan, s. of Isaac 1, 1. on part of the homestead, near the foot of the hill, east of his bro. Isaac. He m. (1) --; (2) May 2, 1745, Anne Wilson, d. 1797. Chil. (not on rec.) Jonas 5; Benjamin, unm .; Phinehas, unm., d. at sea ; William, m., Hannah Moulton of Way. ; Anne, m. and. I. in Boston and Me.
5. Jonas, s. of Jona. 4 ; schoolmaster; d. Dec. 1, 1819. He m. Mary How, d. Jan. 14, 1812, a. 66. Chil. Molly, b. Aug. 8, 1764, m. Dec., 1785, Abraham Eager of Marlb. ; Eleanor, b. Apr. 24, 1766, m. Seth Grout of Wethersfield, Vt .; Isaac, b. Nov. 20, 1767 6; Anna, b. Oct. 20, 1769, m. Samuel Lovejoy of Windsor, Vt .; Jonas, b. May 1, 1771, d. y. ; Betty, b. July 28, 1772, m. Jona. Holden of Windsor, Vt. ; Patty, b. May 15, 1774, m. Dumarel Grout of Wethersfield, Vt .; Sally, b. Sept. 20, 1776, m. Elijah Pike of Hopk. and Petersham ; Phinehas, b. July 10, 1778, m. Sally Margate of Weston, 1. Penn. ; Abraham, b. Mar. 26, 1780, m. Lydia Clark ; Moses Norman, b. Oct. 14, 1781, unm .; Hitty, b. Jan. 7, 1785, d. May 15, 1805.
6. Isaac, s. of Jonas 5, 1. south of J. Warren Walkup's; d. Feb. 10, 1846. He nı. wid. Tabitha Winch, d. Aug. 12, 1823. Chil. Mary R. ; Sally ; Lucy N .; Roxa- line ; Sumner, b. Oct. 4, 1812; Isaac B., b. Feb. 23, 1815; Pamelia Ann, b. Dec. 22, IS20.
CLARK, John N., w. Nancy. Child, Harriet A., b. Jan. 27, 1845.
CLARK, John R. Taxed 1840-60; w. Isabella. Child, Isabella, b. Saugus, d. July 10, 1860, a. 22.
CLAY, Henry. Taxed in Fram. 1837-9.
CLOISE, CLOYES, CLAYES. The early generations of this family in Framingham uniformly wrote Clayes.
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1. John, mariner, was in Wat. 1637; his ho. was burned down, and he rem. to Charlestown, where May 3, 1656, he and w. Jane gave deed of barn and land in Wat. to Samuel Stratton; July 25, 1660, he and w. Jane sold to Giles Fifield, and rem. to Falmonth, Me .; in 1670 he was living on W. side of Presumpscot river; k. by Inds. 1676. He m. (1) Abigail -; (2) Jane-, adm. to Chas. Ch. Aug. 9, 1656; (3) wid. Julian Sparwell, b. 1620, named in Court Rec. 1666-7. Chil. John, b. Wat. Aug. 26, 1638, sett. Wells, Me .; Peter, b. Wat. May 27, 1640 2; Nathaniel, b. Wat. Mar. 6, 1642-3, m. Sarah Mills ; sett. Wells, Me. ; was in Chas. 1698-9; Abigail, m. Jenkin Williams; Sarah, m. Peter Housing; Thomas, m. Susannah Lewis, and was in Saco, 1671, in Falmouth, 1674, in Wells, 1681; killed by the Inds., 1690; Mary, (?) b. July 1, 1657 ; Martha, b. Chas., Oct. 13, 1659.
2. Peter, s. of John 1, sett. Wells, Me., prob. as early as 1663; rem. to Salem Village (Danvers) abt. 1678; taxed 1681 in the parish rate £1. 8. 6. ; became a mem- ber of the " Church of Christ, at Salem Village, at their first embodying on ye 19 Novr. 1689;" rem. 1693 to Fram., locating at Salem End on the farm now owned by James Fenton ; took a leading part in the organization of our town, and was chosen to the first board of selectmen ; was an original member of the first church ; d. July 18, 1708. He was thrice married. By Ist w., Hannah, he had six chil .; she d. abt. 16So. He m. (2) 1682 wid. Sarah Bridges, by whom he had two chil .; she was dau. of Wm. Towne of Salem and Topsfield; b. 1638, m. (1) Jan. 11, 1660, Ed- mund Bridges of Salem, by whom she had five chil. [See BRIDGES.] In the spring of 1692 she was accused of witchcraft ; was imprisoned some months in Bos- ton jail before trial ; was tried and condemned to death, and confined in the jail at Ipswich, from which she found means to escape before the day of execution. [See ante, p. 125.] She d. in 1703; and Mr. Clayes m. (3) Jan. 2, 1704-5 wid. Susanna Beers, dan. of Robert Harrington, Jr., of Wat. ; she m. (1) Feb. 9, 1671-2, John Cutting of Wat., by whom she had seven chil .; (2) Apr. 21, 1690, Eliezer Beers of Wat .; (3) Peter Clayes (as above). No record of Mr. Clayes's chil. has been found, but his will and deeds give the following : Hannah, b. abt. 1665, m. 1686, Daniel Elliot, and I. Fram. and Oxford; Sarah, b. abt. 1667, m. in Salem Village Mar. 1 3, 16SS, John Cunnabell, I. Boston, d. before 1700; she had chil. Deborah ; Ilannah ; and prob. John; Elizabeth ; Susanna; and Robert; Mary, m. (1) --; (2) Joseph Trumbull ; was a wid. 1708, then living at her f's, where she had a weaver's shop ; Peter 3; Abigail, m. - Waters and d. before 1708, leaving dau. Abigail ; James 4; Ilepsibah, m. Feb. 3, 1708, Ebenezer Harrington ; Alice, m. (before July 15, 1708) - Bridges.
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