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MATTHEWS, MATHES, MATHIS, 1. John, physician ; 1. Marlb. and Southb., on the Gilmore place, near Southville ; d. after 1729. He m. (1) 1686, Mary Johnson, dau. of Jonathan, d. June 22, 1710; (2) 1713, Sarah Garfield. Chil. Mary, d. Oct. 2, 1706; Lydia, b. Mar. 16, 1691, m. Jona. Witt ; Ruth, b. May 9, 1693, m. Timothy Johnson ; John, b. Jan. 18, 1694-5 2 ; Daniel, b. Mar. 16, 1696-7 3; Martha.
2. John, s. of John 1, 1. Southb., m. 1718, Jerusha Bigelow, dau. of John, and had ten chil., the eldest of whom was John, b. Oct. 17, 1719 4.
3. Daniel, s. of John 1, 1. Southb., m. Nov., 1724, Eunice Morse, and had 14 chil., the third of whom was Asahel, b. 1732 5.
4. John, s. of John 2, 1. Fram. near the Havens. Taxed as late as 1766. He m. Dec., 1743, in Southb., Susanna More. Chil. Yabish, b. Apr. 27, 1745, taxed in Fram. as late as 1774; Hannah, b. May 4, 1747; Sarah, b. Mar. 20, 1748-9; John, b. Mar. 3, 1750-1, taxed in F. 1774; Samuel, bap. Sept. 23, 1753; Susanna, bap. Aug. 22, 1756.
5. Asahel, s. of Daniel 3, m. Nov. 25, 1760, Elizabeth Woods, and had, among others, Oliver, b. Southb. June 3, 1765, sett. Fram., m. Mar., 1790, Olive Nurse, dau. of Abraham ; she d. 1795, leaving chil. Anne and Sally, bap. in Fram. Dec. 1795.
MATTHEWSON, David, fr. Dundee, Scot. Taxed 1837; shoemaker ; d. Oct. 9, 1846. His w. Jane, d. Mar. 18, 1882, a. 85. Child, Betsey, b. Dundee, Aug. 29, 1823, m. (1) Joseph Porter ; (2) Jerome O. Emerson.
MATTHEWSON, Joseph, d. in Fram. Mar. 30, 1854 ; his w. d. Dec. 1854.
MAUD, John, m. Dec. 10, 1846, Martha Moncrief, d. Jan. 27, ISSo, a. 55. Chil. John, b. Sept. 7, 1855 ; David, b. Mar. 18, 1858, d. Aug. 25, 1859.
MAVERICK, James, owned est. in Boston ; 1. Winnisimmet ; d. abt. 1700. He m. Esther (Brintnall ? ), who m. (2) Aug. 7, 1705, Benjamin Whitney 7 of Sherb. and Fram. Chil. Martha, b. Apr. 17, 1693, m. in Fram., May 29, 1716, Thomas Bellows ; James 2.
2. James, b. Oct. 2, 1699; cov. in Fram. Aug., 1717; 1. Sherb., Sud., and Fram .; d. Nov. 17, 1750. He m. (1) Mary -, d. Nov. 17, 1740 ; (2) Apr. 28, 1742, Lydia Sanderson. Chil. Sarah, b. Sherb. Aug. 13, 1718, m. Apr. 25, 1737, John Putnam ; Mary, b. Sud. Mar. 4, 1721, m. David Mellen ; Abigail, b. June 4, 1725, m. Aug. IO, 1749, Moses Hill ; James, b. Aug. 4, 1729; Esther, b. Apr. 30, 1732; Silence, b. Apr. 16, 1735, m. Feb. 5, 1755, Jedidiah Parmenter of Sud.
MAYHEW, MAYOH, MAYO. It is the family tradition that John Mayhew of Fram. is descended from Rev. Thomas Mayhew of Martha's Vineyard; but the author has been unable to verify said tradition. Probably he descended from John Mayoh or Mayo, who came in the " William and Francis" with his mother Eliza-
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beth, who had m. for her second husb. Robert Gamblin, Jr., and sett. in Rox. "Robert Gamblin, Jr., arrived in N. E. the 20th of the 3d month [May 20, 1633]; he brought only one child, who was the son of his wife Elizabeth by a former husband, his name is John Mayo, he is but a child." Rox. Records. In the Rox. Land Records, John Mayo is credited with 23 a. of home lands, 6 a. meadow, and 211/2 a. in Ded- ham lands. He d. Apr. 28, 1688. He m. May 24, 1654, Hannah Graves, dau. of John of Rox., d. Oct. 5, 1699. Their chil. that grew up, were John ; Hannah ; Joseph ; Mehitable ; Thomas, b. Dec. 12, 1676 2.
2. Thomas, s. of John 1, 1. in Rox. ; d. May 26, 1750. He m. May 4, 1699, Elizabeth Davis, dau. of John of Rox. Chil. Hannah ; Mary ; Sarah ; Elizabeth ; John, b. Sept. 17, 1709 3 ; Rebecca ; Thomas ; Abigail ; Joseph ; Mary ; Joseph ; Mehitable.
3. John, s. of Thomas 2. 1Ie adopted the spelling Mayhew, which most of his descendants have followed. He lived in Shrewsbury, Southboro', Fram. and Hopk. ; d. May, 1766. He m. Feb. 21, 1743, Hannah Rugg, dau. of Jona. of Fram., she d. Feb. 25, 1787. Chil. Hannah, b. in Shry. Oct. 14, 1745, m. - Reed ; John, b. in South. Apr. 28, 1747 4; Jonathan, b. South. Mar. 14, 1749, d. Aug. 6, 1792 ; Molly, b. in Fram. Jan. 17, 1752, m. - Gerry.
4. John, s. of John 3, shoemaker; lieut .; bo't Dec. 3, 1783, for 224 pounds lawful money, the place in Salem End (now F. C. Browne's), which Joseph Buck- minster sold in 1734 for £44; to Benj. Nurse, Jr., who sold to Abner Bixby, who sold to Isaac Fiske, who sold to Isaac Fiske, Jr., whose heirs sold to Mayhew. He and his w. were adm. to Fram. ch. 178o. He d. Feb. 27, 1832. He m. Abigail Clayes, dau. of James, Jr., d. Nov. 9, 1825. Chil. John, b. Dec. 24, 1775, m. Nancy Freeland, sett. in Hopk .; Walter, b. Feb. 22, 1782, unm., d. Jan. 10, 1837 ; Polly, b. July 22, 1787, unm. d. Apr. 9, 1866; Nabby, b. Sept. 2, 1791, m. Amasa Kendall; Martin, b. Mar. 17, 1795 5.
5. Martin, s. of John 4, lived at Salem End in Fram .; shoemaker; d. Sept. 14, IS57. He m. Oct., 1821, Tabitha Stratton of Holden, d. Oct. 26, 1861, a. 61. Chil. George F., b. Oct. 4, 1823; Mary Elizabeth and John S., b. May 24, 1826; Emery M., b. Mar. S, 1834 6 ; Lucy Jane, b. Oct. 26, 1836, d. July 16, 1865.
6. Emery M., s. of Martin 5; 1. Fram .; rem. Wat .; a member of the firm of Hollis and Co., of Brighton. He m. (1) Jan. 1, 1856, Etta E. Brown, b. Townsend, Vt., June 24, 1834, d. Sept. 5, 1867; (2) Oct. 28, 1868, Alice A. Thompson, b. New- buryport, Sept. 9, IS48. Chil. Charles Emery, b. Mar. 8, 1857, d. Aug. 24, 1859 ; Frederick B., b. Oct. 18, 1860, 1. Cincinnati, O., m. June, 1883, Bettie Farrar of Newport, Ky .; Herbert E., b. Wat. Dec. 14, 1863, m. May 5, 1886, Kittie A. Lester, b. Rutland, Vt .; Harry O., b. Apr. 28, 1872 ; Alice C., b. Mar. 9, 1875, d. Feb. 26, 1879; Emery Clifton, b. Jan. 26, ISSo, d. May 12, 1885.
MAYNARD, 1. John, was in Sud. 1639; had ho .- lot of 4 a. on the North str., near Edmund and Henry Rice ; was a petr. for Marlb. 1656; d. Sud. Dec. 10, 1672. Prob. he bro't w. and one or more chil. fr. Eng., as his son John was S yrs. old in 1638. He m. (2) June 14, 1646, Mary Axdell, dau. of Comfort Starr (?). Chil. John, b. Eng. 1630 2; Zachery, b. Sud. June 7, 1647 3; Elizabeth, m. Joseph Graves ; Lydia, m. Joseph Moore ; Hannah, m. John Hayden; Mary, m. Daniel Hudson.
2. John, s. of John 1, sett. Marlb .; m. (1) Mary Gates; (2) Sarah (Blanford) Keyes, and had Io chil., the youngest of whom was Joseph, b. 1685 4.
3. Zachery, s. of John 1, I. Sud., d. 1724. He m. 1678, Hannah Goodrich, dau. of John of Wethersfield, Ct., d. 1719. Chil. Zachariah, b. Apr. 30, 1679, m. Sarah -; John, m. Elizabeth Needom of Camb. ; Hannah ; Jonathan, b. Apr. 8, 1685 5; David ; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 3, 1691-2, m. Thomas Walker ; Joseph, m. Jan. 29, 1722-3, Miriam Willard ; Moses, m. Mar. 18, 1723-4, Lois Stone ; Abigail, b. May 13, 1700.
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4. Joseph, s. of John 2, sett. Marlb .; removed to Worc., where his w. d .; rem. to Fram. ; bo't May 18, 1733, of Joshua Eaton, a messuage, 95 a., with ho. and 2 barns (the old John Trowbridge place), one-third of which he gave to s .- in-l. Wm. Negus, one-third to s .- in-]. Moses Smith ; and all of which they sold 1736 to Ebenr. Winchester. He also owned in co. with E. W. a farm of 140 a. on The Leg, which they sold 1735 to Thomas Darling. He m. 1707, Elizabeth Price, d. Worc. 1732. Chil. Persis, b. 1713, m. Wm. Negus ; Elizabeth, b. 1716, m. Moses Smith ; Benjamin, b. May 7, 1721, d. y.
5. Jonathan, s. of Zachery 3; weaver; bo't May 29, 1713, of John Town, a messuage, 190 a., embracing the old Aaron Bullard farm, and running W. on the plain to near David Fiske's present line; also bo't the land up as far as Ball's bridge; opened a tavern; d. July, 1763. He m. Dec. 10, 1714, Mehitable Needom of Camb., d. Oct. 19, 1767. Chil. Mehitable, b. Mar. 4, 1715-6, m. Caleb Drury ; Jonathan, b. Jan. 1, 1717-8 6; Zachariah, b. Nov. 23, 1719, d. July 15, 1741 ; John, b. Sept. 29, 1721, m. Deliverance -, and 1. Grafton; Joseph, b. Nov. 20, 1725 7 ; William, b. Dec. 4, 1727, d. July 4, 1740.
6. Jonathan, s. of Jona. 5, took the W. part of his f's farm; built where J. C. Cloyes now lives ; d. 1782. Hem. (1) Nov. 1I, 1742, Martha Gleason, dau. of John ; (2) wid. Sarah (Muzzey) Hill of Sherb. Chil. William, b. Mar. 29, 1745 8; Jona- than, b. May 22, 1752 9.
7. Joseph, s. of Jona. 5, 1. on the home place ; ensign ; d. Aug. 3, 1769. He m. May 29, 1746, Abigail Jennings, dau. of Stephen, who went to Whitestown, N. Y., with son Joseph. Chil. Mehitable, b. May 28, 1747, m. Caleb Winch, 1. Fitz- william, N. H., and d. May 6, 1806; Susannah, b. Oct. 22, 1748, m. and 1. Fitzw .; Joseph, b. May 17, 1750 10; Abigail, b. Dec. 2, 1751, m. and 1. Fitz. ; John, b. May 14, 1753, a Minute Man 1775; ensign in Capt. A. Haynes' co. at battle of Bunker Hill; continued in service thro' the war and was in most of the great battles; sett. Lanc. ; captain; d. Jan. 21, 1823. He m. Oct. 25, 1785, Martha Wilder of Lanc., d. Feb. 19, 1831 ; they had 11 chil. ; Needham, b. Aug. 15, 1755, [see ante, pp. 287-295] m. May 6, 1781, Hitty Eames, dau. of Joseph, and went to Fitzwilliam, and from there abt 1789 to Whitestown, N. Y. (dis. fr. Fitz. ch. to Whitestown ch. [796), assistant justice of county court 1794; appt. judge Mar. 31, 1803; d. Waterloo, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1844. They had not less than 9 chil .; Sarah, b. Mar. 28, 1757, m. Oct. 18, 1781, Matthias Felton of Fitzw. ; Hannah, b. Apr. 2, 1759, m. Nov., 1782, Ephraim How of Marlb. ; Elizabeth, b. Apr. 21, 1761, m. Jason Winch, and 1. Fitzw. ; Anne, b. May 4, 1763, m. Oct. 18, 1781, Nathaniel Polly of Sherb. ; Martha, b. Mar. 31, 1765, m. Dec. 1785, Isaac Hemenway, 1. 3 yrs. on the Amasa Kendall place, and rem. to Whitestown, N. Y.
8. William, s. of Jona. 6, Minute Man, 1775; lieut. in Capt. Drury's co. of S mos. men ; was in battle of Bunker Hill ; 1. on his f's place, where now J. C. Cloyes lives ; went, abt. 1788, to Carolina, and kept school, and d. there. Ile m. Mary Pepper, dau. of Benj., d. Mar. 12, 1780. Chil. John, b. Oct. 3, 1766, m. at Vera Cruz, Mary Durant, was 1. in Boston, 1806, where he sold to Wm. Henderson the store property by Warren's bridge; rem. to Scarboro', Me., and d. Sept. 6, 1818 ; had 12 chil. ; Martha, b. May 8, 1768, m. Jan. 1, 1793, Isaac Damon of Way .; Mary, b. June 2, 1770, m. Eph. Carter of Lanc. and d. June, 1827; Benjamin, b. Apr. 4, 1772, unm. d. Demarara ; William, b. Mar. 11, 1774 11; Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1775, unm. d. Demarara.
9. Jonathan, s. of Jona. 6, grad. H. U. 1775, sergt. in Capt. Drury's co. in battle of Bunker Hill ; rose thro' the grades of promotion. [See ante pp. 312 , 13.] He bo't the Patterson ho. which had been built near Joel Taintor's, rem. and set it up in the Centre (now Capt. Charles Williams') ; just. of the peace ; selectman ; tn. clerk; rep .; senator ; first postmaster in Fram .; d. July 17, 1835. In his will, names a 1/2 tn .- ship of land in Co. of Washington, Me., granted to Fram. Academy. He m. May 30, 1784, Lois Eaton, dau. of Jonas, d. Dec. 5, 1836, s. p.
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10. Joseph, s. of Joseph 7, 1. on his f's place (the Aaron Bullard place), exchanged Dec. 17, 1792, with Barzillai Banister of Goshen, rem. to G., dis. Apr. 7, ISOS, fr. ch. in Goshen to ch. in Cazenovia, N. Y., where he was recd. July 10, ISOS, and afterwards dis. to " Holland Purchase." He m. May 5, 1775, Deborah Twitchell, dau. of Joseph, Esq., of Sherb. Chil. Polly, b. Nov. 6, 1775, burnt to d. Jan. 1, 1778; Debby, b. Dec. 19, 1777, m. Aaron Putney ; Tabby, b. -; Joseph, bap. Apr., 1782, m. Margaret Putney ; Nabby, bap. May, 1782, d. 1784; Nelly, b. May 20, 1782 ; John, b. Aug. 1, 1784, m. Sarah Putney ; Nathan, b. May 14, 1787, m. Polly Putney ; Polly, bap. Apr., 1790; Nabby and Needham, bap. Goshen, Jan. 27, 1799-Nabby m. Moses Putney.
11. William, s. of William 8, 1. in a small ho. then standing in the S. E. corner of Capt. Charles Williams' garden, now standing W. of Dr. H. O. Stone's ; bo't Dec. 28, 1801, 5 a. by Warren's bridge (the property afterwards Henderson's store, etc.) ; d. Nov. 15, 1804 ; tn. clk. 6 yrs. He m. Mar. 12, 1797, Eunice Dench, dau. of Roger, d. July, 1822. Chil. Lawson D., b. June 22, 1798 12; Mary, b. July 22, 1803.
12. Lawson D., s. of William 11, 1. Prov., R. I., and Fram .; kept tavern ; d. Lanc. July 19, 1884. He m. Nancy Smith, b. Prov., R. I., d. Nov. 25, 1876, a. 76. Chil. Ann S., m. June 27, 1844, Nath. C. Dudley; William, m. -; Abby S. G., m. Nov. 29, 1849, Leander A. Angier ; Cornelia, m. Sept. 24, 1840, William A. Jackman ; Harriet F., m. Nov. 29, 1849, Crom. G. Rowell ; Henry }., b. Aug. 16, 1837, m. - Dowse ; Isabella F., b. Mar. 19, 1840, m. and 1. Lanc.
MAYNARD, Charles, w. Priscilla. Child, Josephine, b. July 8, 1840.
MAYNARD, Lieut. William, bap. as Billy, b. Mar. 26, 1784, 1. on the Susa. Hemenway place, d. Mar. 10, 1832. He m. Polly Johnson, dau. of John of Southb., d. July 6, 1822, a. 30. Chil. William Jackson, b. Apr. 6, 1815; Edwin A., b. June 5, 18I8; John f., b. June 28, 1820, d. y. ; dau. d. y.
MAYNARD, William L., w. Elizabeth. Chil. William R., b. Aug. 8, 1847; dau. b. Feb. 1, 1849.
MEEDER, Gilman. Taxed Sax. 1837; w. Lucy Smith, b. Mt. Vernon, N. H., d. Nov. 19, 1870, a. 62. Chil. Gilbert, d. Nov. 22, 1869, a. 37 ; Elizabeth E., b. 1840, m. Wm. S. Davis, and d. May 5, 1870; John Cross, b. Oct. 13, 1844; Charles, b. June 6, 1847.
MELLEN, MELLIN, MELLING, MILLING, MILLINS, MALING, MEYLIN, 1. Simon, prob. s. of Richard of Charlestown and Weymouth; was in Chasn. 1660; in Malden 1668, and with others of Malden was grantee of Quin- sigamaug (Worc.) ; was in Wat. 1685-6; rem. to Fram. 1687, and sett. on Mellen's Neck ; [see ante, pp. 112-15] built a ho. near the south line of the Harris farm, about due north from B. T. Manson's ; [see ante, p. 157] had religious privileges in Sherb. ; d. Dec. 19, 1694. His w. Mary -, d. June 1, 1709, a. 70. Chil. Simon, b. Winnisimmet, Sept. 25, 1665 2; Thomas, b. Malden, Aug., 1668 3 ; Richard, b. M., Jan. 2, 1671-2 ; Mary, m. Thomas Gleason of Fram .; James, b. 1681 ; John, b. Wat., Jan. 29, 1685-6 ; all bap. in Wat. Dec. 5, 1686.
2. Simon, s. of Simon 1, 1. on his f's place : selectman ; d. Aug. 30, 1717, leaving estate £629. He m. Dec. 27, 1688, Elizabeth Fiske, dau. of John of Wat. Chil. Simon, b. May 16, 1690 4 ; Mary, b. June 4, 1695, d. Apr. 30, 1711 ; James, b. Mar. S, 1698 5.
3. Thomas, s. of Simon 1, was lessee with his father; built ho. where B. T. Manson now lives. He m. Elizabeth -. Chil. Henry, b. Aug. 12, 1691 6; Thomas, b. Aug. 12, 1693, d. Feb. 4, 1711-2; Lydia, b. Apr. 12, 1695; Sarah, b. Mar. 22, 1697, m. Ephraim Twitchell of Sherb .; Mary, b. Oct. 16, 1699; Richard, b. Nov. 10, 1701 7 ; Tabitha, b. Jan. 4, 1703-4, m. Mark Whitney of Hopk.
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4. Simon, s. of Simon 2, 1. on his f's place ; selectman. He m. (1) Apr. 23, 1711, Esther Town, dau. of John; (2) Oct. 11, 1744, Susanna Haven. Chil. Mary, b. Mar. 28, 1712, m. Sept. 30, 1731, Jona. Mores of Fram. ; John, b. May 13, 1714, a physician, l. in Fram. 1748; Simon, b. June 10, 1716, m. Apr. 27, 1742, Abigail Ball, 1. Hopk; Jonathan, b. Nov. 25, 1718; David, b. Mar. 10, 1721-2 8; Esther and Israel, b. Mar. 22, 1724-5.
5. James, s. of Simon 2, built a ho. on top of hill N. of Joseph A. Merriam's ; selectman. He m. Sept. 29, 1720, Abigail Sanderson of Wat., d. abt. 1771. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 21, 1721, m. Elias Whitney of Holl. and Fram .; Abigail, b. Apr. 18, 1723, d. y. ; James, b. Apr. 6, 1724, d. y .; Abigail, b. Feb. 21, 1726-7 ; Abner, b. Oct. 25, 1729, d. y .; James, b. Mar. 10, 1732-3 9; Anne, b. June 28, 1735, d. y .; Joshua, b. Jan. 16, 1737-8, per. of Hopk. and Oxford ; Abner, b. Aug. 17, 1740.
6. Henry, s. of Thomas 3, 1. on his f's place. rem. 1724 to Hopk .; deacon ; d. May 13, 1767. He m. Mar. 24, 1712, Abigail Pratt, dau. of Thomas, Jr., d. July 30, 1781. Chil. Thomas, b. May 15, 1713, sett. Hopk., captain, f. of Henry, Col. James, Maj. Thomas, et als .; Daniel, b. Mar. 6, 1714-5 10; Sybilla, b. July 20, 1717 ; Abigail, b. Nov. 20, 1719; John, b. May 14, 1722, grad. H. U. 1741, a disting. Cong. min. of Sterling and Hanover ; m. Rebeckah Prentice of Lanc .; f. of Rev. John, Henry, and Prentice, chief just. of sup. court of Me .; Mary, bap. June 28, 1724, m. John Jones, Jr., of Hopk .; Lydia, recorded Hopk., b. Apr. 20, 1726, m. Jacob Chamberlain of Hopk .; Joseph, b. May 20, 1728, m. Ruhamah Butler, 1. Hopk .; Elizabeth, b. July 1, 1730, m. James Nutt of Hopk. : Martha, (twin) b. July I, 1730, m. Samuel Chamberlain ; James, bap. 1732.
7. Richard, s. of Thomas 3, 1. on f's place ; sold June 20, 1771, 200 a. with 2 dw. hos. and 2 barns, to Benj. Edgell of Woburn, who sold the same June 7, 1772, to Benj. Edwards of W., who took possession. He and w. Abigail cov. June 20, 1725. Chil. Josiah, b. Aug. 24, 1725, unm .; William, b. Sept. 14, 1728 11; Rich- ard, b. Aug. 30, 1730; Samuel, b. Oct. 15, 1732 12; Mary, b. June 23, 1739.
8. David, s. of Simon 4, sett. Fram., rem. Oxford; m. June 20, 1744, Mary Maveric, dau. of James. Chil. Ann, b. Feb. S, 1745; John, b. at O. 1750 ; Mary ; Lucy ; David.
9. James, s. of James 5, 1. on his f's place ; Bapt. preacher ; ord. at Brimfield ; d. Dover, 1769. He m. Nov. 28, 1754, Martha Battle of Dedham, who m. (2) Nov. 5, 1777, Michael Homer of Hopk. Chil. James, b. Dec. 1, 1755 13; Nathaniel, b. Feb. 21, 1758 14; Abner, b., Mar. 25, 1760 15; Abigail, b. Oct. 14, 1762, m. Capt. Wm. Nutt of Hopk .; Joshua, b. Sept. 14, 1765, res. Hopk. and Westb. ; m. (1) Elizabeth Valentine ; (2) Elizabeth Comey; f. of Hon. Edward of Wayland, et als.
10. Daniel, s. of Henry 6, 1. on the Cyrus R. Woolson place, which he sold Dec. 24, 1748, to Joseph Bixby, and rem. to Holl .; an orig. propr. of Fitzwilliam, N. H. ; d. Holl. Jan. 17, 1784. He m. Feb. 3. 1736, Hannah Adams, dau. of John, Jr., d. May 27, 1794. Chil. Robert, b. Nov. 5, 1736, m. Sarah Holbrook, res. Holl .; Joseph, b. Mar. 17, 1737-8, lieut., 1. Holl., m. May 12, 1763, Mary Parker, and had, among others, William, b. July 11, 1766, m. Lydia Underwood, and was f. of Wil- liam H. of Fram. 16; Zerwah, b. - , m. Josiah Hemenway; John, bap. 1744, m. Sarah Fisher of Medway, res. Holl. and Fitzwilliam, N. H., where he was a leading man, d. 1784; his wid. m. Rev. Benj. Brigham ; Elizabeth, bap. July 5, 1747, m. John Reed of Dedham; Daniel, bap. Apr. 6, 1749, sett. Fitzwilliam; Hannah, b. Mar. 5, 1751, m. Asa Johnson, res. Attica, N. Y .; James, b. May 1, 1753, m. (1) Deborah Rockwood; (2) Lydia Marshall.
11. William, s. of Richard 7, rem. to Draper, Vt .; m. (1) Oct. 18, 1750, Abigail Mellen ; (2) Nov. 7, 1751, Abigail Hemenway. Chil. Nathan, b. June 4, 1751 ; Abigail, b. Oct. 10, 1752, m. Darius Monger, Esq .; Lucy and William, b. June 3, 1755; Richard, b. Feb. 20, 1758; Anna, b. 1767.
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12. Samuel, s. of Richard 7, m. Submit Stone. Chil. Martha, b. June 5, 1760 ; Ezra, b. May 7, 1762 ; Gilbert, b. Aug. 15, 1764.
13. James, s. of James 9, prob. 1. on the place now Mrs. Alsey T. Moore's ; sold Feb. 17, 1784, to Benj. Edwards ; was a Minute Man Apr. 19, 1775 ; was in bat- tle of Bunker Hill ; rose thro' the grades to captain ; d. 1795. He m. Lydia Mar- shall. Chil. James, b. Oct. 28, 1776, m. Jan. 16, 1800, Susanna Gould; Moses, b. May 19, 1778, unm. d .-; Lydia, b. Jan. 20, 1780, m. John Goulding; Aaron, b. Apr. 24, 1782, m. - Newton of Southb .; Nathaniel, b. Sept. 17, 1784, 1. Wrentham; Abigail, b. Jan. 30, 1788, m. in Vt., Dr. (1) Matthews; (2) Daniel Fay ; Patty, b. Nov. 2, 1789, d. y.
14. Nathaniel, s. of James 9, 1. Fram .; rem. Upton; rem. Vt. ; d. a. 72. He m. Anne Nutt of Hopk. Chil. Anne; Patty; Nathaniel, b. Upton; Nancy, et als.
15. Abner, s. of James 9, 1. on the place now of Rev. Elbridge Gale, which he bo't Jan. 27, 1784, of Nathan Carter ; d. Apr. 26, 1832. Ile m. Nov. 11, 1784, Deborah Homer of Hopk., d. Dec. 23, 1820, a. 55. Chil. Betsey, b. Aug. 27, 1786, m. John Dadmun ; Michael, b. Sept. 20, 1788, merchant of Boston, m. Sarah Holden of Dorch. ; John, b. July 16, 1790, res. Madison, Ind., m. Harriet Homer of Boston ; Abigail, b. Sept. 6, 1792, m. Samuel Murdock; Deborah (twin), b. Sept. 6, 1792, m. John Hopkins ; Martha, b. Apr. 17, 1795, m. Ebenezer Tombs of Hopk .; Moses, b. Sept. 2, 1797, merchant of Boston, m. Mary Brett of Bridgewater ; Nancy, b. Feb. 13, 1799, m. Josiah Norcross of Hopk. ; Abner, b. - , m. Helen Cadwell of N. Y .; Maria, b. - , m. Wm. Banks of N. Y.
16. William H., s. of Wm. of Holl., g. g. s. of Daniel 10, a distinguished merchant of New York, res. Fram. on the Dr. Kellogg place; m. Helen Sanger, dau. of Col. Calvin of Sherb., d. Apr. 27, 1886, a. 75 y. 9 m .; had dau. Ellen who d. a. 2 years.
MELVIN, Jonas E., m. July 4, 1857, Mary Ann Howell. Child, Marietta Everett, b. Oct. 14, 1859.
MERRIAM, Timothy, M. D., fr. Conc., bo't Apr. 9, 1791, of John Tuttle of Littleton, a messuage, 31 a. with ho. and barn, on Mellen's Neck, lying on W. side of road (a part of the James Mellen place, which James Glover sold June 13, 1766, to Thomas Bent, and Thomas Bent built the ho. and barn, and sold, Dec. S, 1785, to John Tuttle of Littleton) ; his f .- in-law, Job Darling, bo't Apr. 15, 1795, the old Thomas Mellen place, now B. T. Manson's, and on his d. left it to Dr. M., who went there to l. and d. (drowned) Sept. 17, 1835, a. 76. He was a physician of considerable skill. He m. Huldah Darling, dau. of Job of Mendon and Fram., d. Jan. 22, 1840, a. 73. Chil. Tryphena, b. Conc., m. Oct. 12, 1809, Wm. D. Hills of Chas .; Mary D., b. C., m. Sept. 1, 1830, Jesse Hall of Camb .; Timothy, b. Fram., Apr. 26, 1791, lost at sea, Jan., 1827; Joseph, b. Nov. 23, 1793 2; Galen, b. Dec. 5, 1797, merchant of Boston, m. Silence Baxter; Hannah, twin to Galen, m. Capt. Joseph Fisher of U. S. Navy, b. Belchertown ; she was lost at sea Oct., 1841 ; Rosa- line A., b. Nov. 14, 1805, m. Elbridge M. Jones of Fram. and Milf.
2. Joseph, s. of Dr. Timothy, took the home place, which has been largely added to by purchase ; built the new house; captain ; d. Aug. 24, 1866. He m. Alice Thayer, dau. of Nathaniel of Franklin, d. Oct. 24, 1863, a. 66. Chil. Alice T., b. Feb. 2, 1827, d. y .; Adeliza M., b. Nov. 11, 1828; Susan C., b. June 27, 1832, m. June 10, 1857, Osman B. Gilman of Hartford, Ct. ; Joseph M., b. Mar. 31, 1836, d. y. ; Mary Ellen, b. Apr. 3, 1837 ; Joseph A., b. Oct. 19, 1840, holds the home place ; Adelia F., b. Dec. 5, 1842, m. Andrew J. Brown of Fremont, N. H., and d. in California.
MERRIAM, Adolphus, woolen manufacturer, Southbridge and Cordaville ; pres. So. Fram. Nat. Bank ; pres. Fram. Savings Bank; 1. So. Fram .; s. of Joseph
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of Conc .; b. Ang. 23, 1820, m. Jan. 19, 1846, Caroline Mckinstry, b. Southbridge, Aug. 22, 1825. Chil. Lucy, b. Southbridge, May 17, 1849, m. Jan. 22, 1873, Leonard B. Adams of Boston ; Joseph, b. Jan. 17, 1855, m. Apr. 30, 1878, Abbie F. Willson ; Bernard F., b. Oct. 18, 1857; Robert Gray, b. Sept. 30, 1859, d. Aug. 11, 1861 ; John M .; b. Sept. 30, 1862, grad. H. U. 1886; Elizabeth, b. So. Fram. Jan. 8, 1865.
MERRIAM, John H., carpenter ; s. of Joseph ; b. Grafton, Dec. 27, 1800 ; came to So. Fram. 1854; d. Sept. 24, 1881. He m. Jan. 4, 1826, Sally Goddard, dan. of Levi of G. Chil. Martha Ann ; John G. ; George E., m. and 1. So. Fram .; Mary G., m. June 28, 1854, Chauncey L. Mitchell of So. Fram.
MESSINGER, John, taxed in Fram. 1817-20. His w. - , d. May, 1820 ; their dau. d. Mar. 1820.
METCALF, MEDCALFE, Levi, s. of Barnabas of Franklin ; bo't Apr. 30, 1783, of Nathaniel Bigelow, for £500, 75 a. with ho. and barn, to " have and to hold for 907 years, on payment of rent of one barley corn per annum, if demanded ; " this was the E. of the three Whitney and Haven houses on the Sturtevant place. He d. Apr. 22, 1832, a. 86. He m. Lois Bigelow, dau. of Nathaniel, d. Mar. 4, 1832, a. 86. Chil. Olive, m. Aaron Pratt ; Lois, m. Peter Clayes ; Sally, m. Obed Daniels.
METCALF, Philip, bro. of Levi, bo't, in co. with John Wenzell, Sen., Dec. 31, 1794, of Edw. Tuckerman of Boston, the old parson Swift home lot, 56 a. for £325, and sold his half to Wenzell, Apr. 14, 1797. He m. May 26, 1790, Anna Knowlton, dau. of Daniel. Chil. Daniel, b. Mar. 4, 1791, m. Eliza Knowlton ; Healey, b. May IS, 1793; Lewis and Lucy, b. Jan. 29, 1796.
METCALF, Obed, s. of Samuel of Franklin; taxed in Fram. 1787 ; of Croy- den, N. H., 1788; m. in Fram. Feb. 4, 1790, Nabby Park, dau. of Gideon.
METCALF, Abel, bro. of Obed, m. Feb., 1789, Nabby Eames of Fram. METCALF, James, of Wrentham, m. Jan. 3, 1754, Abial Haven of Fram. METCALF, Joseph, of W., m. Oct. 23, 1751, Hannah Haven of Fram. METCALF, Samuel W., w. Eliza Jane. Child, Eliza, b. Mar., IS50.
METCALF, George S., fr. Holl. ; merchant in Fram. Centre ; d. Oct. 24, 1868. He m. Adaline Trowbridge, dau. of George A. Child, Irene, b. Feb. 21, 1867.
MIDDLESEX, Salem. [See ante, pp. 324-7.]
MILES, Henry. Taxed in Fram. 1768.
MILLER, John, w. Sarah. Chil. Sarah Matilda, b. Fram. May 27, 1836; Absalom Franer, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 14, 1839; Clarissa B., b. Fram. May 13, IS4I.
MILLER, Hugh P., b. Boston ; w. Helen A., b. Eastport, Me. Chil. John A., b. Oct. 3, 1856, d. y. ; Elisa M., b. Nov. 28, 1858 ; Zelina F., b. Ang. 12, 1861 ; Mary H., b. Mar. 7, 1864.
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