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DAVIS, George, m. June 28, 1849, Abby Poor, both of Fram.
DAVIS, Grosvenor, m. Aug. 10, 1839, Sarah S. Morse of Fram. Child, Sarah A., b. Oct. 30, 1845.
DAVIS, Jesse. Taxed real est. 1807-14 ; d. Nov. 16, 1867, a. S7. He m. Char- lotte Brewer, dau. of Jason, d. June 23, 1864. Chil. Charles, b. Jan. 12, 1805, d. y. ; Melina, b. Oct. 9, 1806, d. y. ; Lawson, b. Apr. 21, 1808 2 ; Peter B., b. Sept. 19, 1813 3.
2. · Lawson, s. of Jesse ; m. Jane -. Chil. Henry L., b June, 1834; Char- lotte ., b. 1836; Emily A., b. May 31, 1840.
3. Peter B., s. of Jesse ; bo't the Capt. John Trowbridge farm; m. Jan. 22, 1845, Olenia Nixon, dau. of Warren. Chil. Alfred, b. May 5, 1846; Adaline, b. May 23, 1848, m. Edgar Hemenway ; Ella, b. Feb. 3, 1851 ; Marcella, b. Feb. 7, 1858 ; Clara, b. Dec. 7, 1862.
DAVIS, John, w. -. Child, Catherine, b. Oct. 27, 1845.
DAVIS, Sumner. Taxed in Fram. 1837-42.
DAVIS, Timothy. His g. f., Timothy of Bedford and Billerica, m. Feb. 19, 1737, Hannah Smith of Lexington ; he d. ISoo; she d. Aug. 16, 1787. His f., Tim- othy, was b. Townsend, Feb. 2, 1760, m. Betsey Flagg of Ashby, b. Jan. 30, 1759; he d. Feb. 7, 1826; she d. Feb. 13, 1855, a. 96. Timothy was b. Townsend, Apr. 26, 1798; sett. Waltham ; bo't, 1840, the Dr. Timothy Merriam place; sold to Charles F. Hovey; then bo't part of the Cyrus Bullard place ; sold to Jona. Jones; then built on Union Avenue. He m. Oct. 25, 1821, Abigail Wellington of Wat., dau. of Edmund, b. Mar., 1798. Chil. Sarah, b. Sept. 23, 1822, d. Sept. 15, 1823 ; Mary, b. Feb. 29, 1824, m. Charles Hayden ; Abigail, b. Sept. 7, 1826, m. (1) Hiram Collins ; (2) Jona. Jones; John Lowell, b. July 4, 1828, d. June 16, 1832; Luke, b. Mar. 30, 1831, m. Sarah Hale of Ilubbardston ; John L., b. Jan. 18, 1833, m. Elma Stewart of Boston ; Sarah, b. Dec. 10, 1835, d. June 14, 1844; Clarissa, b. May 13, 1838, m. Enoch L. Hemenway.
DAVIS, Wm. S., Jr., m. May 8, 1856, Elizabeth E. Meeder, who d. May 5, 1870, a. 30. Child, Frank H., b. May 31, 1858.
DEAN, 1. Colburn, b. Dover; taxed in Fram. 1822 ; d. May 24, 1864, a 65. He m. Mary Wilbur, b. Taunton, d. May 11, 1880, a. SI. Chil. Henry 2; Colburn H. 3; Gilbert ; Mary Elizabeth, mn. Aug. 25, 1853, A. J. Burrill ; Eliza, d. a. 12; Eveline ; Jane ; Sarah ; Harriet, m. Alpheus W. Moulton ; Luke, m. Sept. 6, 1851, Lorena I. Clifford; Otis G. 4; Charles.
2. Henry, w. Clarissa. Chil. Luphrosia, b. Oct. 5, 1847 ; dau., b. May 9, 1849; Charles W., b. Mar. 8, 1852: Harriet E., b. Apr. 16, 1853.
3. Colburn H., w. Sarah Speed. Chil. Adelaide E., b. May 13, 1848, d. y. ; Maria A., b. Dec. 29, 1851 ; Franklin, b. Jan. 26, 1854; Adelaide E., b. Feb. 13, 1856; George ; Edward.
4. Otis G., w. Christina. Child, Adelaide E., b. Dec. 10, 1857.
DEAN, Jonas, kept tavern at Park's Corner, 1779 to '95; d. 1798; heirs taxed 1799; w. Rebecca. Child, John, b. Oct. 22, 1788.
DEAN, Joseph, l. at S. part of Fram. 1753.
DEAN, Oliver, a desct. of John of Ded .; s. of Seth of Franklin; b. Feb. IS, 1733; physician; practiced in Medway Village till 1817; supt. of Medway Cotton
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Factory 9 yrs. ; supt. of Amoskeag Manuf. Co., Manchester, N. H., 8 yrs. ; bo't, IS34, the Levi Eaton place in Fram. Centre; sold to George Phipps; pres. Fram. Bank ; bo't, 1851, an est. in his native town ; d. Dec. 5, 1871. He founded the Dean Aca- demy of Franklin, to which he gave $250,000, and left, by will, in addition abt. $300,000. IIe m. (1) 1811, Caroline Francœur, d. 1866; (2) 1868, Mrs. Louisa C. Hawes of Wrentham, s. p.
DEAN, Rev. Paul, a desct. of Walter of Taunton; s. of Seth and Mary of Barnard, Vt .; b. in B. Mar. 28, 1782; a Restorationist min .; preached Montpelier, Vt., 1806-10 ; New Hartford, N. Y., 1810-3; sett. over Ilanover Street Ch., Bos- ton IS13-23; Bulfinch Street Ch. 1823-40; and the Unit. Ch., Easton ; came to Fram. 1848; d. Oct. 1, 1860. He published Lect. on Final Restoration, 1832 ; Elec- tion Sermon, IS32, etc. His w. Frances -, d. Boston Jan. 29, 1879, a. 93. Chil. Paul D., b. May 9, 1808, d. July, 1810; Mary F., b. Aug. 11, 1811, m. J. N. Denison, Jan., 1839; Charlotte. A., b. Dec. 9, 1813, d. y. ; Amelia A., b. Dec. 25, 1815, m. J. G. Read ; Paul D., b. Oct. 6, 1819, d. Dec. 29, 1823; Charlotte L., b. Nov. 13, IS21, m. J. W. Brooks ; Maria P., b. Aug. 12, 1825, m. Elisha B. Johnson, s. of Ebenezer ; Juliette S., b. Apr. 21, 1827, d. Oct. 9, 1830. Mr. Dean was very prominent in Free- masonry; presiding over the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in I838, '9, '40 ; the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U. S. for nine successive years, and was also long and often in high official position in other Masonic bodies of various grades.
DEARDEN, Henry, b. Eng .; sett. Sax .; d. 1852, a. 42; w. Mary, d. Jan. 20, 1887, a. 72. Chil. Ann ; Ellen, b. Aug. 26, 1845; Robert Henry, b. Jan. 5, 18 50.
DEARDEN, Richard R., b. Eng .; sett. Sax. ; d. Sept. 10, 1876, a. 50. He m. (1) Jane Beck, d. Sept. 20, 1850, a. 21 ; (2) Isabella Ballentine. Chil. John R., b. Apr. 9, 1850; Ann Jane, b. in Canada, Apr. 6, 1853; Thomas Franklin, b. July IS, IS56; William.
DEATH. Later generations write Dearth; and one branch, in 1855, took, by legal enactment, the name of Howe. 1. John Death, " dwelling near unto Sud- bury," bo't Sept. 29, 1673, of Benj. Rice, for £40, "secured by bond," one half of the So a. tract, near the Beaver Dam, granted to Edmund Rice. He was in Tops- field till 1677, when he sett. on his purchase at or near the Joseph Phipps place. From proximity to Sherb., he had civil and eccl. rights there ; and, after 1700, was reckoned an inhab. of Fram., where he was taxed Mar. 30, 1722 ; he gave a deed of all his est. to his s .- in-l., Samuel How, on condition that said How should support himself and w., and pay off the heirs. He m. Mary Peabody, dau. of Francis of Topsfield, b. 1656. Chil. John, b. Topsfield Jan. 2, 1676-7 2; Hepzibah, b. June 5, 1680, m. Dec. 25, 1700, David Ilow; Lydia, b. Mar. 26, 1682, m. 1708, Jona. Lamb ; Samuel, b. Sept. 12, 1784 ; Ruth, b. July 29, 1688, m. Samuel How 9.
2. John, s. of John 1; taxed in Fram. 1710; rem. to Sherb .; 1. on the Reuben Cozzens place ; just. of the peace; d. Dec. 14, 1754. He m. (1) Jan. 17, 1698-9, Elizabeth Barber, d. May 28, 1710; (2) Waitstill -; (3) Nov. 22, 1750, Mrs. Mar- tha Perry. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 27, 1706; John, b. and d. 1710; Henry, b. Sept. 22, 1714, m. Rachel Leland; Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1716, m. Daniel Leland; John, b. Dec. 4, 1718, d. y. ; Ruth, b. Apr. 20, 1721, m. John Wesson of Fram .; Abigail, b. Oct. 3, 1723, m. Wm. Greenwood ; John, b. May 27, 1726; Waitstill, b. Oct. 27, 1728, m. Caleb Greenwood ; Hepzebath, b. 1731, m. 1751, Moses Adams.
DEATH, Mary, m. Jan. 6, 1689-0, Samuel Eames of Fram.
DEATH, 1. Oliver, l. near to John 1; adm. to Fram. Ch. 1702; d. Mar. 3, 1704-5. He m. Apr. 17, 1697, Martha Fairbank, who m. (2) 170S, Ebenezer Leland, Jr., of Sherb. Chil. Oliver, b. Mar. 26, 1698 2; Caleb, b. Jan. 7, 1699-0, d. Mar. 14, 1711; John, b. May 30, 1702, m. 1729, Hannah Morse; Martha, b. Apr., 1704, m. Ezra Daniels of Medway.
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2. Oliver, s. of Oliver 1, with w. Abigail, cov. 1726. Child, Caleb, b. Sept. 10, 1726 3.
3. Caleb, s. of Oliver 2, 1. Fram .: dis. to Sherb. Ch. Oct. 2, 1771 ; w. Abigail. Chil. Oliver, b. Jan. 27, 1754, unm .; Parley, b. Sept. 16, 1755; Abigail, b. Mar. 22, 1757, m. Obadiah Morse of Sherb; Ebenezer Messenger, b. Dec. 2, 1762, d. Nov. S, 1780 ; Caleb, b. May 6, 1767; Polly, b. Aug. 8, 1772.
DEATH or DEARTH, Ezra, s. of John of Holl. (now Ash.); 1. in Fram. at Brackett's Corner; rem. to Va., and d. -; m. (1) Apr. 16, 1821, Catherine Harts- horn, d. Nov., 1835, a. 37; (2) Arvilla Whittemore. Chil. Hester Gill, b. Nov. 29, 1821 ; George ; Helen.
DEARTH, Luther S., w. Susan C. Chil. Ada Florence, b. Nov. 18, 1856; son, b. Jan. 13, 1860.
DEE, Patrick, w. Ellen. Child, Mary, b. Nov. 14, 1858.
DELANO, John, w. Margaret. Child, Matthew, b. July, 1850.
DELANY, John, w. Mary. Chil. Mary E., b. Jan. 24, 1851 ; John, b. May 18, 1853; dau., b. July 4, 1855.
DELANY, William, w. Catherine. Child, William, b. May 5, 1852.
DELOP, James. Taxed in Fram. 1740.
DENCH, 1. Capt. Roger, mariner; of Boston and Hopk .; came in posses- sion thro' his w. of part of the Savil Simpson farm, where he occupied what is known as the old Mansion House, in Ashland Village, erected before 1738, and taken down in 1877. He m. Anne Lawson, b. 1700, dau. of John and - (Simpson) Lawson ; she m. (2) 1765, James Hay. Chil. Roger, b. Hopk. July 29, 1739 2 ; Gil- bert, b. June 17, 1742 3.
2. Roger, s. of Capt. Roger 1; captain ; sett. Walth .; d. in the army, 1776. He m. May 10, 1764, Eunice Upham, dau. of Dea. Abijah of Weston ; she m. (2) Feb. 11, 1778, Samuel Hawkins of Williamstown. Chil. John, b. Dec. 13, 1775; Lawson, m. Mary Stoddard of Boston; Susanna, m. John Houghton of Fram .; Roger ; Eunice, bap. Sept. 17, 1775, m. William Maynard of Fram., and d. July, 1822.
3. Gilbert, s. of Capt. Roger 1, remained on the Hopk. homestead ; captain ; prominent in town affairs ; bo't the 25 a. lot, E. of his ho. in Fram., which included the old mill privilege first occupied by John How in 1712 [see ante, pp. 12, 13]; re- built the dam in 1779, and with his son Isaac carried on a large business ; d. 1807. Real est. $5,630. He m. 1761, Anne Gibbs, dau. of Isaac of Sud., b. 1742, d. in Fram. Oct. 24, 1825. Chil. John Lawson, unm .; 1. at home ; Nancy, m. John O. Wilson of Hopk .; Pamelia, b. 1770, m. Samuel Haven, and d. Sept. 16, 1816; Gilbert, grad. B. U. 1793; physician ; d. Boston of yellow fever 1798; Isaac 4; Miliscent, m. - Bidwell ; Sally, m. - Gardner; Mary, m. Frederick Sanger ; Fanny ; Hannah B., m. - Fairbank; Elizabeth H., m. - Champney ; Sukey, m. - Shepard.
4. Isaac, s. of Gilbert 3, held his f.'s mill property; built the house since known as the Shepard and Alden place; sold Mar. 31, 1814, to John Jones of Hopk. and Alex. H. Jones of Sherb .; bo't the old John Bent place near Sax. (Al- bert G. Gibbs' est.) He and his son Gilbert built a small shop on the Stone's mill-dam, which was called the "Dench privilege," where he used the waste water for carrying a turning lathe for the manufacture of wheel hubs, etc .; d. Feb. 17, 1828, a. 53. He m. 1802, Martha Bent, dau. of John, d. Apr. 1, 1865, a. 83. Chil.
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Susan Shepard, b. Oct. 7, 1803, d. June 25, 1823; Gilbert, b. Apr. 19, 1805, unm., d. Jan. 10, 1828; John B., b. July 26, 1808 5; Isaac, m. June 4, 1833, Sarah F. Brad- ford.
5. John B., s. of Isaac 4 ; cotton broker at New Orleans ; bo't Sept. 20, 1847, of Wm. H. Knight, 6 a. 2 qrs. near the Carpet Factory; d. Aug. 6, 1872. He m. Caroline Durant of Newton. Chil. Ella, b. July 18, 1841, m. George D. Puffer ; John S., b. May 22, 1845 ; enl. U. S. Navy ; d. Feb. 25, 1864; Edward Gilbert, b. Oct. 3, 1848, d. Feb. 2, 1859 ; Caroline Gardner, b. May 27, 1851.
DENNIS, Cato (colored). Taxed in Fram. 1796.
DEPISTA, Charles, had dau. Kate, bap. May 10, 1772.
DERBY, Deliverance ; taxed 1819; 1. on the Common, near James Wilson ; d. Sept. 10, 1838, a. 42. He m. Aug. 7, 1825, Mary Wilson. Chil. Mary Jane, b. Mar. 5, 1826, d. Nov. 2, 1832; Eliza Ann, b. Oct. 8, 1827, m. Edmund Hayward ; Harriet, b. Feb. 9, 1829, d. Nov. 7, 1832; Zemira, b. July 23, 1830; Harriet }., b. Aug. 27, 1834, d Feb. 21, 1835; Jane Mary, b. July 23, 1836, m. Franklin Moulton.
DERBY, Ephraim. Taxed in Fram. 1822.
DESMOND, John, m. July 29, 1855, Catherine Laynes. Child, Sarah E., b. Aug. 25, 1856.
DEUIN or DEWING, Beulah ; adm. to Ch. May 22, 1743.
DEVEREAUX, Nicholas B. Taxed real est. 1814-17.
DEVINE, Manasseh, 1. Sax .; d. Dec., 1865, a. 65. He m. Winnifred Devitt. Chil. John 2 ; James 3 ; William, d. May 29, 1867, a. 28; Thomas ; Anna M., b. July 19, I846.
2. John, m. July 9, 1854, Maria Quinn. Chil. James, b. May 24, 1855; Ann Jane, b. June 25, 1858; John, b. Sept. 18, 1860; William A., b. Oct. 14, 1862.
3. James, w. Hannah. Child, Adelaide, b. Oct. 26, 1860.
DEXTER, Leah, d. at poorhouse Oct. 2, 1825.
DILL ; colored servant to Dea. Daniel Stone; d. Dec. 13, 1767, a. 26.
DINGO, Dido ; colored servant to Rev. J. Swift ; m. May 26, 1721, Nero Ben- SO11.
DINSDALE, John. Taxed in Fram. 1796-7 ; m. Susan Ballard, and d. -. DIX, James, (?) 1. abt. 17So, where Houghton's tavern stood.
DODGE, Jabez, of Hopk. His w. Margery d. Fram. Sept. 13, 1755, a 60 .- Grave stone.
DOKE, John A., fr. Dracut; taxed 1832-8; 1. Brackett's Corner, where John Fenton lately died ; rem. to Nat. He m. Almira Belcher, dau. of John.
DOLBIER, Benjamin, came fr. Weston to Fram. Mar. 1769, with Nathan Parkhurst; prob. s. of Benj. and Hepzibah.
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DONACHY, DONAGHOI, William, was in Fram. 1720; cov. Mar. 13, 1720; rem. Ilopk .; w. -. Chil. Jean, bap. Mar. 26, 1721 ; Mary, bap. Aug. 4, 1723.
DONAHUE, John, w. Mary. Child, Mary Ann, b. Feb. 8, 1860.
DONOVAN, Michael, 1. So. Fram .; taxed real est. 1850; d. Mar. 8, 1872, a. 42; w. Mary. Chil. Catherine, b. Nov. 29, 1851 ; Timothy, b. Dec. 20, 1853; Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1855, d. Jan. 3, ISSO; James II., b. 1866, d. May 5, 1879; Ellen, b. Nov. 1, 1869, d. Nov. 10, 1876.
DONOVAN, Richard, w. Catherine. Child, John D., b. May 12, 1854.
DONLEVY, Christopher. Taxed in Fram. 1860.
DORAN, Edward, w. Bridget Tierney, d. Nov. 15, 1880, a. 74. Chil. Mary, b. Apr. 25, 1845 ; Mary Ann, b. Aug. 13, 1850, d. July 4, 1860.
DORAN, Michael, came fr. Boston ; d. Feb. 15, 1879, a. 60; w. Mary. Chil. Edward, b. Boston May 15, 1847 ; James, b. Fram. Apr. 23, 1849; Michael, b. Oct. 26, 1850; Honora, b. July 15, 1854 ; John, b. July 5, 1856; Katy, b. Jan. 24, 1860.
DOTY, Simeon, w. Augusta. Chil. son, b. Dec. 9, 1851 ; son, b. Feb. 27, 1853.
DOUGHERTY, DORITHA, DOROTY, Lieut. Charles, was in Fram. 1765, when his w. cov. and was bap .; both were adm. to the Ch. in Brookfield, Dec. 28, 1766 ; ret. to Fram. 1769; rec'd to Fram. Ch. by letter from Bkfd. Ch., Sept. 8, 1771; owned ho. and lot (I a.) near the well on N. side of road, E. of the Loring Manson place ; sold Mar. 22, 1781, to wid. Abigail Clayes. He may have l. awhile on the Moses Ellis farm, E. of the Daniel Hemenway ho., and made saltpetre. He took a leading part in the Rev. war; "Minute Man," 1775; Qr. Mr. in Col. Jona. Brewer's reg. at Battle of Bunker Hill; with Gen. Nixon at the battles of Stillwater and Saratoga. He m. Hannah Hemenway, dau. of Ebenezer. Chil. William, m. Jan., 17SS, Betsey Walkup; Samuel, bap. Oct. 8, 1769, d. y .; Kate, b. Dec. 23, 1771; Hannah, b. Feb. 27, 1773; Charles Lee, b. Sept. 15, 1776; Lucy, b. Feb. 11, 1778; Rebecca, b. Feb. 6, 1780.
DOUGHERTY, Micah, Lieut., cousin of Charles, was also prominent in the Rev. war, and took part in most of the principal battles; prob. l. in the James Stone ho., N. W. of Elbert Hemenway's ; d. Jan. 27, 1788. He m. Betsey Pratt, dau. of David, d. Nov. 2, 1825, a. 77. Chil. Patty, b. Dec. 26, 1771, d. May 22, 1789; Jane, b. Nov. 9, 1773, m. Asa Claflin ; Sally, b. Oct. 9. 1775, m. Wm. Claflin ; Rebec- kah, b. Jan. 30, 1778, d. y .; Walter, b. Feb. 19, 17So; taxed in Fram. 1800; d. Savan- nah, Ga .; Betsey, b. July 19, 1781, m. Silas Pratt ; moved to Me., where he d., and the wid. ret. to Fram. with dau. Caroline, who m. John Fenton ; David, b. Aug. 28, 1783; blacksmith ; had shop at Brackett's Corner; taxed 1806-12; unm .; Daniel, b. Jan. II, 1786, d. y.
DOWNES, John, fr. Charlestown; w. Margaret. Child, Mary Jane, b. Chas. June 15, 1847.
DOWNING, O. Taxed at Sax. 1837.
DRAPER, John. Taxed 1788-9, for land formerly of Thomas Bent.
DREGHORN, James, w. Agnes. Child, James W., b. Nov. 28, 1850.
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DRURY, 1. Hugh, house carpenter. The earliest notice found of him is on the Sud. rec., 1641 ; bo't Nov., 1642, ho. lot and lands in Sud. of Wm. Swift; sold 1646 to Edw. Rice ; rem. to Boston; memb. of Ist Ch. 1654; Art. Co. 1656; owned one half of the Castle Tavern est., also lands near the Mill bridge, etc. He also held the est. of his deceased son John, and disposed of both estates in his will dated Nov. 1, 1687; names sister Lydia Hawkins (w. of James, Jr.) ; his bros. Henry, Joseph, and Edw. Rice; his sons Thomas and John, and dan. Mary. But in the final division of the est. as recorded in Suff. Reg. 15: 193-4, which division was declared to be "as in said will is expressed," these last three heirs are called and sign themselves as the chil. of "his son John." No other heirs are named in the will, and none others share in the final division of the est. He d. July, 1689, and was buried in Chapel Bur. Ground with his w. Lydia. He m. (1) Lydia Rice, dau. of Edmund of Sud., d. Apr. 5, 1675, a. 47; (2) Oct., 1676, Mary, wid. of Rev. Edw. Fletcher, d. 1680. Chil. John, b. Sud. May 2, 1646 2; Hugh, b. Boston July 19, 1677, d. y.
2. John, s. of Hugh 1, house carpenter; 1. Boston, " at the south part of the town, near the wind-mill ; " memb. Old South Ch. 1672; lieut. in Capt. Sam. Mose- ley's co. at Mt. Hope, Aug., 1675; d. 1678. Inventory, £562. 15. 6. He m. Mary - -. Chil. Thomas, b. Aug. 10, 1668 3 ; Mary, b. July 10, 1672, m. May 21, 1691, Wm. Alden, mariner, of Boston; John, b. Dec. 26, 1678; chose Apr. 9, 1696, his bro .- in-law, Wm. Alden, guardian ; d. Nov. 1, 1702.
3. Thomas, s. of John 2, bo't Apr. 10, 1688, of Messrs. Gookin and How, 50 a. (adjoining the lands of his f .- in-law), now known as the Seth Stone place at Rice's End, where he built. June 17, 1677, he with Thomas Brown and Caleb Johnson bo't the famous Glover farm. [See ante, p. S5.] He took a leading part in the forma- tion of the town and church; was the first town clerk; rep. ; selectman ; captain ; d. 1723. He m. Dec. 15, 1687, Rachel Rice, dau. of Henry. Chil. Caleb, b. Oct. 5, 1688 4; Thomas, b. Aug. 29, 1690 5 ; John 6; Rachel, m. Dec., 17 IS, George Fair- bank; Lydia, m. Dec. 5, 1722, Joseph Pike of Newbury; Mary, m. Jan. 1, 1723, David Bent ; Elisabeth, b. June 22, 1701, m. Isaac Morse of Holl .; Micah, b. May 2, 1704 7; Uriah, b. Jan. 17, 1706-7 8.
4. Caleb, s. of Thomas 3, 1. on or near the Joseph Brown place, E. of Sax .; owned a tract of land in Shry. (132 a.) where his son Daniel settled; d. 1723. 1Ie m. Oct. 10, 1706, Elizabeth Eames, dau. of John. Chil. Josiah, b. Sept. 17, 1707 9; Daniel, b. Apr. 25, 1709 ; sett. Shry. ; m. (1) July 14, 1729, Sarah Flagg of Sud., d. Nov. 29, 1775; (2) Sept. 5, 1776, wid. Mary Stacy of Northb. ; John, b. June 18, 17II; sett. Nat .; rem. to Shry .; m. Nov. 22, 1733, Anne Gleason, dau. of John ; Caleb, b. May 22, 1713 10; Asenath, b. Jan. 9, 1714; Seuill (dau.), b. Jan. 1I, 1715, d. y .; Zedekiah, b. Apr. 30, 1716; blacksmith; sett. Sutton ; rem. 1739 to Bedford; was 1. "at a place called Dunstable, N. H.," Mar. 25, 1743; rem. that year to Hollis, N. H .; rem. to Temple, N. II. ; m. (1) at Grafton, July 20, 1738, IIannah Axtell, d. Jan. 1I, 1739-40; (2) 1741, Hannah Flagg, prob. dau. of Ebenezer of Woburn ; Eben- eser, b. Oct. 5, 1718; Joseph, b. Dec. 19, 1720; sett. Sud .; rem. to Nat .; m. 1744, Lydia Willard of Sherb .; Elisabeth, b. July 30, 1721, m. Thomas Winch.
5. Thomas, s. of Thomas 3, 1. N. of the Joseph Brown place ; sold his " home- stead " 50 a. Mar. 16, 1723-4, to Wm. Blair, and rem. to Grafton (New England Village) ; part of his chil. were bap. in Shry. He m. (1) June 10, 1719, Sarah Clark, dau. of Capt. Isaac, d. Apr. 10, 1743 ; (2) Mary -, d. Nov. 3, 1752. Chil. Thomas, b. Fram. Jan. 12, 1720-1 ; Sarah, bap. Shry. June 24, 1724; and eleven others, among whom was Col. Luke of Grafton.
6. John, s. of Thomas 3, bo't the Barton farmi at Salem End, N. of Mrs. Bad- ger's (the cellar-hole remains) ; d. Jan., 1754. Inventory, £1,964. 3. 6. 1Ie m. May 21, 1719, Susannah Goddard, dau. of Edward ; she m. (2) Jan. 6, 1761, Elder Joseph Haven of Hopk. Chil. Mary, b. Mar. 21, 1719-0, m. Oct. 4, 1739, Nathaniel San-
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derson of Petersham; Susannah, b. Feb. 2, 1721-2, m. John Haven of Athol; Ke- ziah, b. Feb. I, 1723-4, m. Apr. 25, 1750, David Bridges; John, b. Mar. 27, 1726, d. June 9, 1742; William, b. June 4, 1728 ; sett. Phillipston; Thomas, b. June 15, 1730; sett. Phillipston, and d. there or at Templeton, leaving a large fam. of chil. ; Eben- ezer, b. Oct. 14, 1732; sett. Spencer ; w. Mary ; Gracc, b. Apr. 13, 1734, d. Nov. 30, 1740: Lydia, b. Nov. 12, 1736; Experience, b. May 7, 1738; Edward, b. Aug. 22, 1739, d. y. ; John, b. July 15, 1742; sett. Athol ; m. July 3, 1765, Lydia Smith ; Grace, b. Feb. S, 1743; Rachel, b. Feb. 13, 1744-5; Edward, b. June 8, 1748; 1. Charlton and Athol ; m. Experience Goodale of Charlton.
7. Micah, s. of Thomas 3, 1. on the Joseph Brown place ; m. Sept. 10, 1724, Abigail Eames, dau. of John. Chil. Abigail, bap. Jan. 29, 1727 ; Mary, b. June I, 172-, m. Nov. 7, 1751, John Crooks of Hopk. ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 21, 1731 ; Micah, b. Oct. 13, 1733, d. y .; David, b. Feb. 17, 1735; Hannah, b. June 27, 1739, m. Capt. John Butler; Richard, b. May 31, 1741 ; Micah, b. June 13, 1743 11; Henry, b. Sept. 12, 1745; Robert, b. Aug. 26, 1749.
8. Uriah, s. of Thomas 3, 1. on his f.'s place ; selectman ; his will dated Jan. 4, 1754, names no w. and only the chil. Thomas, Rachel, and Lydia. He m. Dec. I, 1726, Martha Eames, dau. of Samuel. Chil. Martha, b. Oct. 1, 1727; Rachel, b. Feb. 7, 1728-9, m. Joseph Jennings ; Sybilla, b. June 21, 1731 ; Uriah, b. Mar. 16, 1732-3; Thomas, b. Mar. 9, 1734-5 12; Samuel, b. Dec. 4, 1736; Lydia, b. Dec. 7, 1740; Uriah, b. Apr. 12, 1743; Lydia, b. Oct. 5, 1745; Samuel, b. Mar. 23, 1747-8.
9. Josiah, s. of Caleb 4; k. by an ox team in Wayland. He m. Oct. 9, 1733. Hannah Barron, dau. of Wm. of Sherb. Chil. Sarah, b. Dec. 8, 1734, m. Jan. 16, 1755, Richard Rice ; Elijah, b. Nov. 30, 1737 ; Josiah, b. June 29, 1740; Moses, b. Aug. 4, 1742 13; Hannah, b. May 27, 1744, m. (1) Capt. Micajah Gleason ; (2) Gen. John Nixon ; Nathan, b. Sept. 27, 1746 14 ; Asa, b. June 29, 1748 ; sett. Nat., on the W. side of the Cochituate pond ; captain ; d. June 26, 1816; m. Dolly Gleason, dan. of Samuel, d. June 19, 1826; Elisha, b. Apr. 21, 1749; Elisha, b. Aug. 5, 1753 15.
10. Caleb, s. of Caleb 4, 1. on or near the Joseph Brown place ; d. Nov. 5, 1760. He m. Mehitable Maynard, dau. of Jona. Chil. Caleb, b. Sept. 16, 1735 16; Mehitable, b. July 26, 1737 : Jonathan, b. May 28, 1739; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 5, 1741, m. Silas Angier ; William, b. July 4, 1743; Jonathan, b. Mar. 23, 1744-5; Zechariah, b. July 23, 1748 : Mehitable, b. Oct. 15, 1750, deranged ; Abel, b. May 29, 1752, d. 1759; Needham, b. June 15, 1754; Needham, b. Feb. 15, 1756; Sybilla, b. Jan. 21, 1758, d. v .; Elijah, b. Dec. 22, 1759.
11. Micah, s. of Micah 7; eccentric ; "dressed like a hermit ; " d. Nov. 27, ISI7. He m. Lucy How, dau. of Hezekiah. Chil. Molly, b. Oct. 3, 1772 ; m. (I) July, 1790, Abijah Parmenter ; (2) Eleazer Smith of Walpole ; David, prob. m Nov. 4, 1807, Martha Haven, and had Alvin L., b. July 16, 1808 ; Marshall, b. Dec 30, 1810, and then rem. to Vt. ; Lucy, m. Wm. Stickney of Boston.
12. Thomas, s. of Uriah 8 ; captain ; 1. on f.'s place ; d. Apr. 19, 1790. He m. Aug. 13, 1753, Martha Eames of Holl., d. Nov., 1814. Chil. Sybilla, b. Oct. 28, 1753, unm .; Uriah, b. Feb. 4, 1755, d. y. ; Thomas, b. Mar. 25, 1756 ; m. (1) Dec. 21, 17So, Grace Rice; (2) Sept. 15, 1794, Lois Wood of Newton; rem. to W. part of Mass .; no chil. recorded ; Samuel, b. Oct. IS, 1758; pub. in Nat. 1789 to Betsey Dun ; David, b. Oct. 20, 1760; sett. Nat .; m. Lydia Dudley; Isaac, bap. Nov. 14, 1762; Martha, bap. Jan. 20, 1765, m. Calvin Eames; 1. Canada ; Polly, bap. Dec., 1767, m. Dec., 1789, Luther Eaton ; d. 1796; Nelly, bap. Jan. 14, 1770, m. Luther Eaton ; Lucia, bap. Feb., 1772 ; Lucy, bap. Mar. 14, 1773; Isaac, bap. Aug. 4, 1776, m. Betsey -, and had in Fram. Nabby, b. Nov. 13, 1797 ; per. rem. to Boston.
13. Moses, s. of Josiah 9, 1. Fram .; rem. to Fitzwilliam, N. H. He m. Katy Adams, dau. of Joseph. Chil. Katy, bap. Jan. 1, 1764; Sarah, bap. Mar. IS, 1764; Josiah, bap. July 13, 1766; and seven others, six of whom are recorded at Fitz- william.
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14. Nathan, s. of Josiah 9, I. on a part of the Joseph Brown place ; captain ; d. Apr. 1, 1782. He m. May 6, 1773, Abigail Rice, dau. of Edmund of Way., d. Aug. 22, 1779, a. 26. Chil. Vabby, bap. May 22, 1774, mn. Rev. John Robinson of Westb .; Hannah, bap. July 14, 1776, m. May 22, 1800, Josiah Gleason, " both of Westb. ; " Nancy, b. Feb. 21, 1779, d. y.
15. Elisha, s. of Josiah 9, d. Feb. 22, 1782. He mn. Mar. 26, 1778, Salome Rice, dau. of Edmund of Way. ; she m. (2) Feb., 1786, John Baker of Westb. ; rem. to Bakersfield, Vt. Child, Elisha, b. Dec., 17So, d. y.
16. Caleb, s. of Caleb 10, d. Nov. 28, 1807. He m. Zerviah Rice, dau. of Phinehas. Chil. Caleb, unm., d. Dec. 8, 1808; John, unm., d. in Nat .; Abel, m. Dec. 1, 1803, Nabby Broad of Nat .; 1. New Salem ; David and Jonathan ; Anne, m. (1) June 29, 1806, Josiah Rutter ; (2) Dec. 16, 1819, Dea. Luther Haven, and d. Sept. 23, 1842.
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