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3. Robert, s. of Jacob 2, kept the Gram. Sch. in Fram. 1720-24; cov. Jan. 29, 1721 ; sch. master in Sud. 1728. His w. Sarah was adm. to Fram. ch. July 2, 1721. Chil. rec. in Fram., Joshua, b. Jan. 18, 1720-1 ; Robert, b. Feb. 28, 1722-3 ; Sarah, bap. Ap. 1I, 1725.
4. Benjamin, s. of Jacob 2, captain ; bo't May 19, 1749, the farm of his f .- in- law, David Pratt, on Pratt's Plain (the Dr. Elijah Stone place), where he kept tavern. He m. Jan. 6, 1741-2, Abigail Pratt, dau. of David, Sen .; both adm. to ch. Jan. 19, 1752. "He was m. in Rev. Mr. Swift's house. He afterwards occupied the ho., and on the spot where he was m. placed his bed, on which both he and his w. died, and they were buried in the same grave."-Barry. His w. d. Sept. 7, 1807 ; he d. Sept. 9, 1807. Chil. Abigail, m. (1) Capt. Elijah Clayes ; (2) Feb. 11, 1788, Maj. Nathaniel Healey of Dudley ; Molly, m. Wm. Maynard ; Betsey, d. y .; dau., d. y. ; Benjamin, bap. in Fram. July 19, 1752, unm. ; Anne, bap. Mar. 17, 1754, m. Ezekiel Mixer ; Jacob, bap. Dec. 28, 1755, m. May 4, 1780, Olive Marshall, and d. Weston, leaving son Benjamin ; Stephen, bap. Mar. 22, 1760, d. y. ; Prudence, bap. Oct. 25, 1761, m. Azariah Walker, and d. Needham; Sarah, bap. Nov. 6, 1763, m. Joseph Graves, and 1. Me. ; Lucia, bap. Feb. 22, 1767, m. Nathan Lamb, and 1. Guildford, Vt.
PEPPER, Benjamin. Taxed in Fram. 1813-23.
PERKINS, Ephraim. Taxed 1822-34; 1. near the old Cotton factory ; had w. - Son James, and other chil.
PERKINS, Freeman and John. Taxed 1822.
PERKINS, Richard, s. of Rev. Daniel of Bridgewater, b. 1730; grad. H. U. 1748; physician ; was in Fram. 1756-8; he d. 1813. He was bro. of the w. of Rev. Mr. Bridge. His Ist w. was sis. of Gov. John Hancock; he m. (2) 1781, Mary Hunt, dau. of John of Wat. His son
Daniel, physician; was in Franı. 1786-92; 1. in what was known as the Red store, where Esty's block now is, and on the Col. Tim. Eames place. His w. Polly kept school in Fram. 1789. He "had his vendue " Jan., 1792, and Feb. 14, "moved to the Mohawk."
PERKINS, Thomas. Taxed in Fram. 1834-5.
PERRY, Albert. Taxed in Fram. 1840-2.
PERRY, James, w. Mary. Child, Joseph, b. in Fram. Jan. 15, 1703-4.
PERRY, Japhet, m. June 26, 1739, Lydia How. Had Sarah, b. Sud. Aug., 1740; Lydia, bap. Fram. July 17, 1746. .
PERRY, Isaac, w. -. Had son, b. Sept. 8, 1853.
PERRY, Lyman, a desct. of John and w. Bethiah (Morse) of Sherb .; s. of Samuel and Hannah (Park of Fram., m. Oct., 1793), b. Brookfield, Apr. 27, 1807; merchant of Boston; owned the Esq. Maynard est. in Fram. ; d. Boston. He m.
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Sarah K. Park, dau. of John of Fram .; she lives in Fram. Centre, on the N. slope of Bare hill. Chil. George, b. Boston, 1835; Thomas P., b. 1841.
PERRY, Job T., b. Belfast, Me .; owned the mills near F. A. Billings'; rem. Somerville. He m. Aug. 31, 1853, Catherine A. Bigelow, dau. of Josiah, d. Apr., 1884. Chil. Everett T., b. Nov. 27, 1854; Hattie Maria, b. Oct. 13, 1858 ; Catherine E., b. Dec. 22, 1860.
PERRY, Martha, came fr. Sherb. Mar. 29, 1793, to live with Daniel Hemenway. PERRY, Wid. Mitty ( a Morse of Nat.), d. Apr. 11, 1763, a. 76, 5.
PERRY, Sarah, wid. of Josiah of Worc., d. of small pox, July, 1835.
PERRY, William. Taxed 1813 to his d. Dec. 15, 1824. He m. Jan. 11, 1818, Betsey Greenwood. Child, Elizabeth Harrington, b. Sept. 29, 1820, m. William Ockington.
PETERATTUCKS, Jacob, was at work for Col. Jos. Buckminster, in Fram. . 1730. Nanny, m. May 19, 1737, Prince Yongey. Prob. descts. of John Attuck, the Indian, who lived E. of the State Muster Grounds.
PETERS, Edward; blacksmith; 1. near the old cemetery.
PETERS, Patrick, m. Sally Young, b. St. Helena, d. Oct. 2, 1873, a. 52. Chil. Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1849; Sarah Jane, b. Apr., 1851.
PFALTZ, Augustus, m. July 18, 1860, Annie H. Poole, both of F.
PHILLIPS, Ebenezer, adopted son of Thamezin Nurse, who m. Ebenezer Hemenway ; d. 1767. He m. Abigail Pratt, who cov. May 10, 1767. Child, Eben- eser, b. Aug. 12, 1766.
PHILLIPS, John. Taxed in Fram. 1753.
PHILLIPS, Sydney, b. Newfane, Vt .; s. of Nathan and Hannah of Easton, Mass., and Newfane; bo't, 1857, the Higgins place, near Parks' Corner ; sold and built on Union Ave .; deacon ; d. Nov. 17, 1878, a. 65. He m. Abby Atwood, b. Easton, Mass. Chil. Sidney A., b. Boston, Mar. 14, 1847, grad. D. C., 1869 ; lawyer, So. Fram .; m. Mary C. Wallingford of Dover, N. H .; Mary Stoddard, b. Boston, June 1, 1852, teacher.
PHIPPS, 1. John, was of Wrentham before 1700, where he had a w. and 5 chil., one of whom was John 2, b. 1696, sett. Sherb .; m. Hannah Bullen, and had II chil., the 5th of whom was Jedediah 3, b. Mar. 11, 1724-5; sett. Douglas ; ret. May, 1768, to Sherb., with w. and 4 chil., and d., a. 94. He m. Sarah Learned, dau. of Capt. Edward of Sherb. Chil. John 4; Jedediah ; Jesse 5; Sarah, m. Henry Leland ; Persis, b. Aug. 16, 1768, m. Daniel Sanger, Jr., of Fram. ; Polly, b. July 8, 1770, m. Thomas Newell of Sherb. and Fram .; Anna, m. Hon. Calvin Sanger of Sherb.
4. John, s. of Jedediah 3, b. at Douglass; sett. Sherb .; m. Aug. 2, 1781, Hannah Coolidge, dau. of Joseph, b. Nov. 18, 1761. Chil. Betsey, m. Richard Gammage of Hopk. ; Sally, m. Joseph Sanger of Sherb .; Sylvanus, b. Jan. 16, 1785 6 ; William, b. Feb. 4, 1787, m. 2 ws., 1. Franklin, f. of Rev. William of Paxton ; Persis, m. Moses Hill of Medway; Polly, m. Faxon Dean; Hannah, m. Lewis Holbrook; Anna, d. a. 16; Martha, d. a. 7; Jedediah, 1. Wrenth .; Eunice, m. Walter Holbrook, 1. Sangerville, Me. ; Martha, m. - - Walker.
5. Jesse, s. of Jedediah 3, sett. Sherb .; rem. to Frederick, N. B. ; drowned. He m. Elizabeth King. Chil. William K. 7; Rufus ; Mary, m. John Kuhn.
6. Sylvanus, s. of John 4, sett. in 1807 on the old John Death place, then owned by Jonas Rider ; took care of Mr. R. and w., and recd. a deed of the farm ; cattle dealer ; d. Jan. 27, 1870. He m. (1) Anne Winch, d. Oct. 25, 1835; (2) May,
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1837, Polly Grout of Sherb., d. Jan. 18, 1841 ; (3) Apr. 5, 1842, Hitty Coolidge, d. Mar. 3, 1864. Chil. George, b. Fram. Apr. 13, 1802 8; Sally B., b. Sherb. Nov. 25, 1803, m. Jan. 16, 1828, Capt. Luther Metcalf of Medway, who d. Feb. 16, 1879, leaving son George P., now of Fram .; Charles, b. Sherb. Feb. 6, 1806, m. June 13, 1855, Sophronia Leland, and d. June 13, 1884; Joseph, b. June S, ISO8 9; Gardner, b. Aug. 7, 1810, m. and sett. Cincinnati, O., and d. July 7, 1881 ; Ann E., b. Mar. 24, 1813, m. Col. Wm. Hastings ; Harriet N., b. Apr. 30, 1815, m. George Richard- son ; Mary R., b. Oct. 11, 1817, m. Oct. 9, 1844, Horatio Reed of N. Y.
7. William K., s. of Jesse 5, tailor; an excellent singer ; captain ; came to Fram. June, 1816; took the Jesse Whitney shop; built a cottage house, W. of the shop ; d. Dec. 21, 1865, a. 74. He m. Hannah Kuhn, d. at Hyde Park. Chil. Ophelia ; William, m., and 1. Cala .; Sarah Eliza, m. John Lentell; George, k. by a stage coach, Sept. 17, 1830; Mary Catherine, m. (1) - Peterson ; (2) J. B. Gould ; Ellen M., b. Feb. 3, 1838, m. Geo. F. Bemis, and d. Feb. 11, 1887 ; Eugene, m. and 1. Cala.
8. George, s. of Sylvanus 6, commenced business in Boston ; rem. to Utica, N. Y., and then to Cincinnati, O .; accumulated a large estate ; ret. to Fram. and bo't the Levi Eaton place of Dr. Oliver Dean, where he d. Feb. 19, 1876. He m. Dorcas Lawrence, dau. of Joshua of Boston ; she d. May 21, 1869, a. 68, s. p. Mr. Phipps was rep. in 1868; tn. treas. 18 yrs .; pres. Fram. Savings Bank ; a director in the National Bank : trus. of the Pub. Library. He will be remembered for his bluff manners, his downright honesty, his shrewdness in business affairs, and his large-hearted sympathy for those who needed and deserved encouragement and pecuniary help. [See his biography, ante, pp. 442-5]
9. Joseph, s. of Sylvanus 6, 1. on the homestead, d. Aug. 20, 1885. He m. Aug. 21, 1833, Helen C. Bell. Chil. Eugene L., b. Dec. 17, 1834, m. Helene Moellish ; Rufus G., b. Nov. 28, 1836, m. Orelia Brockman of Cin .; Elmira S., b. July 6, IS39, m. Theodore E. Stacey, and d. Jan. 18, 1864 ; Sylvanus, b. Jan. 2, 1842, d. in the army, Dec. 27, 1862; Henry G., b. Nov. 27, 1844, m. Izetta Clapp, and d. at Medford, Dec. 16, 1882 ; Helen M., b. Feb. 27, 1847, m. Starr K. Frost ; Mary B., b. Aug. 17, 1849, m. Wm. H. Trowbridge, and d. Mar. 14, 1886.
PHIPPS, Rev. Joseph H., w. Laura. Chil. - , b. Oct. 10, 1849; Emily C., b. June 2, 1852.
PHIPPS, Moses, s. of dea. Aaron, b. Holl. Aug. 24, 1767, m. May 17, 1787, Hopestill Day of Holl .; 1. 1790-97 in Fram. on the farm now owned by J. H. Temple; rem. to Leicester; thence, in 1810, to Oxford, where he d. 1813. Chil. Calvin ; Sylvester ; Moses ; per. others.
PIERCE, Capt. Amasa B., 1. So. Fram., d. Jan. 14, 1883, a. 74. His first w. was Mary D. -- , of Rox. He m. (2) Sarah M. Cushing of Boston, d. Aug. 10, 1862, a. 50. Chil. John C., d. Dec. 16, 1855, a. 21 ; Amasa B., d. Feb. 10, 1857, a. 17; Lucy C., b. Aug. 13, 1856.
PIERCE, Elizabeth, m. June 16, 1749, Abrahanı How, both of Fram.
PIERCE, Jason M., w. Mary E. Chil. Abby Maria, b. Apr. 4, 1857; Mary Ann, b. May 3. 1859.
PIERCE, John, owned 20 a., with ho., barn, etc., at Sax., E. of Dr. H. Cowles; sold Feb. 16. 1738, to Daniel Gregory, and rem. to Wethersfield, Ct .; w. Elizabeth. Chil. John, b. Apr. 12, 1730; Susanna, b. Feb. 24, 1732-3.
PIERCE, John, w. Mary ; in Fram. 1772; rem. 1773 Hopk.
PIERCE, John B., fr. Randolph, Vt., d. Sept. 5, 1881, a. 67 ; w. Hannah. Chil. Elvira E., d. Aug. 4, 1849; Sarah E., b. June 23, 1850.
PIERCE, 1. Thomas, fr. Wob., 1. Hopk. 1728-39 ; came to F. 1740; had farm in S. W. corner of town ; d. 1768. He m. (1) Hannah Locke; (2) Jan. 24, 1743, Lydia Gibbs, wid. of Jonathan, who was 1. in F. 1779. Chil. Thomas 2; Hannah, m. Aug.
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25, 1741, Wm. Ballard, Jr .; Benjamin, b. Dec. 21, 1728; Hepzibah ; Timothy, b. Mar. 21, 1733-4, sett. Southb .; was out in the Ind. wars: taxed in Fram. 1770 ; James ; Phebe ; Elizabeth, b. Fram. Nov. 30, 1744; Jonathan, b. Dec. 4, 1745 3.
2. Thomas, s. of Thomas 1, 1. Fram .; rem. to Hopk. 1767. He m. Apr. 26. 1750, Mary Haven, dau. of Joseph of Hopk. Chil. Hannah, b. Fram. Mar. 24, 1755; Joseph, b. July 12, 1757 ; Anne, b. July 20, 1759; Eliab, b. Sept. 5, 1761; Thomas, b. Dec. 5, 1763 ; Lydia, b. Mar. 6, 1766; Mary, bap. Hopk. Sept. 4, 1768; Moses Haven, bapt. Hopk. Mar. 15, 1771.
3. Jonathan, s. of Thomas 1, I. Fram., w. Lydia. Child, Jonathan, b. July 28, 1788.
PIKE, SPIKE, 1. James, of Charlestown 1647; rem. to Reading; m. (I) Naomi -; (2) Sarah -. Chil. James, b. Jan. 1, 1647 ; Jeremiah 2; John ; Zachariah.
2. Jeremiah, s. of James 1, b. Reading ; spinning-wheel maker; leased land in Fram. of Buckminster and White, May, 1696; sold his farm in Reading, April 7, 1697, and rem. to F .; built a ho. on the Dea. Moses P. Haven place, now Regi- nald Foster's ; then built near the Capt. Adam Hemenway place, and the path be- tween the two was called " Pike Row ; " selectman ; d. Jan. 9, 1711. He m. Rachel Leffingwell, dau. of Michael, of Wob. Chil. all b. Reading, Jeremiah, b. Jan. 15, 1673-4 3 ; Michael, b. Apr. 7, 1678 4 ; Rachel, b. Dec. 14, 1681; James, b. Sept. 15, 1682; Nathaniel, b. May 4, 1685 5; William, b. Mar. 14, 1688 6; Naomi, b. Feb. 4, 1689, m. Mar. 9, 1709, John Gibbs.
3. Jeremiah, s. of Jeremiah 2 ; came with his f., and on his m. took the home place; spinning-wheel maker; selectman; town treas .; d. Feb. 3, 1746. He m. in Conc. May 6, 1701, Susanna Wooster, d. Mar. 11, 1746. Chil. Moses, b. Sept. 1, 1702 7 ; Aaron, b. July II, 1709, 1. on the Luther Horn, now Samuel Hills' place ; m. Aug. 23, 1733, Comfort Pike, and d. s. p. Apr. 26, 1744, giving his farm to Capt. Simon Edgell.
4. Michael, s. of Jeremiah 2, 1. E. of the Capt. Adam Hemenway place, next to the Jones's ; selectman ; adm. to Fram. ch. 1749. He m. in Rox. May 28, 1706, Mehitable Brown. Chil. Mehitable, b. Dec. 15, 1707, m. John Winch; Timothy, b. Jan. 24, 1710 8; Abram, b. Feb. 12, 1712 9 ; John 10.
5. Nathaniel, s. of Jeremiah 2, 1. Fram .; rem. 1723 to Hopk; d. after 1737; w. Mary, adm. to Fram. ch. Nov. 15, 1719. Chil. Nathaniel, b. Hopk., m. Nov. 8, 1734, Abial Pratt of Fram .; Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1716; Timothy ; Dinah, bap. Mar. 13, 1720; Hannah, bap. Jan. 7, 1722 ; Eunice, b. Sept. 22, 1723 ; Ebenezer, b. Apr. 26, 1726; James, b. July 10, 1728 ; Rachel, b. Aug. 9, 1733; Submit, b. Mar. 31, 1735; Samuel, b. Mar. 1, 1737.
6. William, s. of Jeremiah 2, 1. at the Col. Edgell place ; sold the Centre Common to the town. [See ante, p. 105.] He m. Nov. 14, 1706, Mary Flagg of Sherb. ; adm. to ch. Mar. 17, 1717. Chil. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 22, 1708 11 ; Comfort, b. Feb. 20, 1710, m. Aaron Pike ; William, b. Nov. 28, 1713 12 ; Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1715, m. July 18, 1735, John Willis; Jeremiah, b. Mar. 19, 1718 13 ; Jacob, b. Feb. 26, 1721 14; Abigail, b. May 26, 1724, m. Aug. 25, 1742, Charles Ward of Southb.
7. Moses, s. of Jeremiah 3, spinning-wheel maker ; l. on his f's place, now Reginald Foster's; deacon ; selectman; tn. treas .; d. Aug. 4, 1759. He m. (1) July 13, 1727, Mehitable Pratt, dau. of David, d. Jan. 30, 1734; (2) Dec. 29, 1737, Relief Stacy, wid. of John, d. Apr. 23, 1770, a. 63. Chil. Asa, b. July 12, 1728, d. y .; Susannah, b. Jan. 31, 1730, m. Joseph Eames; Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1731, adm. to ch. 1752, d. Mar. 24, 1761 ; Moses, b. Sept. 9, 1738, d. y .; Comfort, b. Mar. II, 1741, m. dea. Gideon Haven, who had served an apprenticeship with her f., and after the f's d. took the place, and paid off the other heirs; Mehitable, b. Oct. 13, 1743, m. Capt. Simon Edgell; Moses, b. July 14, 1746, d. y.
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8. Timothy, s. of Michael 4, 1. at or near his f's ; was with his w. adm. to the ch. Oct. 7, 1750, d. May 25, 1798. He m. Rachel Gibbs, who d. Jan. 27, 1805. Chil. Naomi, b. Apr. 15, 1747, m. Jonas Underwood; Rachel, m. Asa Pike.
9. Abram, s. of Michael 4, 1. on the Col. Edgell farm, having exchanged farms with dea. Balch, and gave the farm to Capt. Simon Edgell; d. Jan., 1810. He m. Jan. 27, 1742, Martha Bellows of Southb. Chil. Naomi, bap. Apr. 26, 1747 ; Daniel, bap. Aug. 9, 1747 15 ; Silas, bap. Aug. 5, 1750 16; Moses, b. Feb. 12, 1752, “slain by a cannon ball, shot by the ministerial troops on Plowed Hill, Aug. 28, 1775, and was buried on the S. Westerly part thereof." - (T. Rec.)
10. John, s. of Michael 4, m. Sarah Balch, and with w. adm. to the ch. Feb. 26, 1758 ; wid. Sarah d. Jan. 28, 1823, a. 88. Chil. Timothy, b. Oct. 7, 1759, m. Feb., 1783, Anna Potter ; John, b. Nov. 15, 1761, went into service and d. there.
11. Ebenezer, s. of William 6, 1. near Azariah Walker's, sold 1753 to Samuel Underwood. He m. 1729, in Marlb. Sarah Fay of Southb.
12. William, s. of William 6, 1. E. of the N. Hudson place ; m. Feb. 21, 1738-9, Sybilla Frost, who was adm. fr. Sud. ch. 1755. Chil. Asa, b. Jan. 24, 1739 17; Experience, b. Nov. 9, 1743, m. Cyrus Houghton ; Jane, b. July 1, 1753, m. Wheeler of Concord.
13. Jeremiah, s. of William 6, 1. at the Nathan Hudson place, and moved to Rutland abt. 1780. He m. (1) Sept. 14, 1743, Keziah Hemenway, adm. to the ch. Feb. 23, 1752: (2) Mary Haven, wid. of Elkanah. Chil. Mary, b. July 28, 1744; Jeremiah, b. July 20, 1749, m. - Childs of Sturbridge, d. there ; Ruth, bap. Jan. 27, 1752, prob. d. y. ; Keziah, b. May 29, 1758, m. William Fay; Comfort, b. July 30, 1764, m. Lemuel Robinson of Rutland.
14. Jacob, s. of William 6, 1. in Fram., rem. to Shry .; m. Jan. 7, 1742, Eliza- beth Britton of Southb. Chil. John, b. Jan. 23, 1742-3 ; Nathan, b. Dec. 24, 1744; Elizabeth, bap. Aug. 27, 1747 ; Jacob, b. June 18, 1751.
15. Daniel, s. of Abram 9, m. Lois Underwood ; with w. adm. to the ch. Dec. 16, 1770, and recom'd to Royalston Oct. 13, 1771. Child, Luther, bap. Dec. 15, 1770.
16. Silas, s. of Abram 9, 1. at Col. Edgell's ; moved to Prov. ab't 1804. He m. (1) July 19, 1772, Hannah Parmenter ; (2) Sept. 30, 1777, in Sud., Molly Frizzel, she was bap. and adm. to ch. Aug. 15, 1779,- d. 1824. Chil. Nelly, b. Oct. 11, 1772, m. Oct. 26, 1797, Obed Osborne of Sud .; Polly, b. June 26, 1779 ; Moses, b. May 16, 1783, unm.
17. Asa, s. of William 12, occupied the town's ho. for the poor on the Centre Common. He m. (1) Rachel Pike, who was adm. to the ch. Oct. 2, 1763; (2) Feb., 1792, Sarah Blodget of Sterling. Chil. Michael, bap. Nov. 13, 1763, m. May, 1793, Abigail Lamb, and rem. to N. Y. ; Aaron, bap. Dec. 22, 1765, m. Feb., 1794, Bethiah Brinley ; Rachel, bap. Oct. 16, 1768, m. June, 1790, Stephen Bigelow of Boylston ; Mary, bap. Dec. 1, 1771 ; William, b. Sept. 4, 1774.
PIKE, Timothy, g. s. of Nathaniel 5, m. Abigail (prob. a Boyden). Chil. Asa; Abner; Chloe, b. 1775; Timothy, b. 1779; all of whom came from Hopk. to Fram. Apr. 18, 1782, 1. on the Common and rem. to New York.
PIKE, Alfred W. Taxed on 2 polls, etc., 1823.
PIKE, Benjamin, bap. Sept. 29, 1723 ; Martha, bap. May 7, 1723, m. Jan. 27, 1743, Richard Newton of Southb .; Joseph, of Newbury, m. Dec. 5, 1722, Lydia Drury; Lois, m. Mar. 17, 1752, Isaac Allard ; Shadrack, bap. Aug., 1786.
PIKE, John, m. (1) Sept. 8, 1726, Mary Eames, and with w. cov'd July 2, 1727, she d. July 31, 1727; (2) Sept. 23, 1728, Abigail Parkhurst of Weston. Child, Gershom, b. July 15, 1727.
PIPER, James, w. Frances. Child, Richard, b. Feb. 6, 1849.
PITCHER, Moses ; was paid for mending the mtg .- ho. windows, 1766.
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PLACE, Stephen M .; owned the ho. on Union Ave., now J. A. White's, in 18 50.
PLATT, H. Taxed 1836, 1. with W. S. Turner.
PLATT, William. Taxed in Fram. 1841.
POLLY, Josiah, a. 11, came to 1. with dea. Thomas Buckminster, June 6, 1781. POLLY, Nathaniel, was in Fram. 1778; rem. 1785 to Holl. He m. (1) Oct. 18, 1781, Anne Maynard, d. of small pox; (2) Nov. 18, 1793, Eleanor Tyler of Sherb. Chil. John, b. Aug. 5, 1782 ; William, b. Jan 10, 1784 ; Nathaniel, b. Holl. May 23, 1786; Anne, b. Mar. 15, 1788 ; Nabby, b. Oct. 20, 1791.
POOL, Loring. Taxed in Fram. 1860.
POOR, Edward. Taxed 1838-41 ; 1. at Elias Hemenway's.
POOR, John E. Taxed at Sax. 1842.
PORTER, Joseph, Sen. ; fr. Eng. : taxed in Fram. 1839; d. Feb. 23, 1848, a. 64. He m. Esther Barnes. Chil. Joseph, b. July 14, 1816; Robert; Samuel; Obed; Esther, m. Chas. Pratt.
PORTER, Joseph, Jr .; 1. Fram. ; d. Cala. He m. Mar. 11, 1841, Elizabeth Matthewson, dau. of David; she m. (2) Jerome O. Emerson. Chil. David M., b. Apr. 20, 1842, m. Mary McIntire; Games C., b. June 8, 1845; went into service in the army in 1863; was 9 mo. in North Carolina, etc. ; enl. Feb. 10, 1864, in Co. A, Second Mass. Cavalry, and with the other Fram. boys shared the fortunes of that gallant reg .; in the memorable charges and counter-charges at Rockville, Md., July 13th, he was wounded and captured by the enemy ; taken to Lynchburg, transferred to Danville, and thence to Libby, and confined till Feb. 21, 1865, when he was released on parole, and returned to our lines ; disc. with his reg. Aug. 26, 1865; he m. Sarah Jameson ; Joseph N., b. Aug. 1, 1850, m. Nettie Tabor ; Jane Eliza, b. Oct. 28, 1847, m. James A. Moulton.
PORTER, Joseph Eldridge, 1. Fram .; rem. New Salem; w. Susan Maria. Chil. Lesta Wilson, b. Jan. 30, 1845 ; Ella M., b. May 18, 1846; Joseph L., b. Aug. 1, 1850.
POTTER, Edgar, is a desct. of Nicholas 1 of Lynn and Salem; through Robert 2 of Lynn; Robert 3 of Lynn ; Ephraim 4 of Marlb. ; Theophilus 5 of Marlb. and Brookfield ; Thomas 6, b. Bkfd. Nov. 16, 1757 ; m. Nov. 26, 1778, Hannah Hale ; had 3 chil. ; rem. to Bakersfield, Vt. ; had other chil., among whom was Dwight F. 7, b. July 12, 1800, k. by accident June 28, 1832; m. Jan. 4, 1824, Clarissa Hodgkins of Belvidere, Vt., b. Aug. 9, 1805, d. Feb. 23, 1847. Edgar 8 was b. at Waterville, Vt., Dec. 4, 1831; when 16, walked to Grafton, Mass .; came to Fram .; bo't 1859, the Robert Snell place at Park's Corner. He m. Sept. 6, 1856, Mary W. Hamilton, b. Litchfield, Me., June 18, 1835. Chil. Hattie M., b. July 10, 1862, d. y .; Edgar H., b. July 3, 1863, d. May 21, 1871 ; Minnie C., b. Feb. 12, 1865; Charles A., b. Dec. 22, 1866; Elmer C., b. Aug. 23, 1868; Louis H., b. Dec. IS, 1871.
POTTER, Joseph, s. of Benj. and Sarah (Angier) Potter of Marlb., b. Apr. 5, 1781 ; sett. in Fram. on the N. part of the Moses Cutting farm ; d. Aug. 31, 1858. He m. Jan. 1, 1811, Sukey Cutting, dau. of Samuel, d. Oct. 7, 1856. Chil. Louisa, b. Nov. 7, 1813, m. Joseph Town of Sax., and d. Jan. 22, 1867, leaving son George ; Angier, b. Dec. 1, 1815, 1. on the Sampson Winch place, m. Nov. 27, 1851, Jane M.
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Stone, dau. of Walter H .; he d. Dec. 23, 1885 ; she d. Mar. 14, 1886, a. 65 y. 9 m. ; Orlando H., b. Jan. 28, 1818, unm., 1. on his f's place ; Anna, b. May 13, 1819, m. George Clapp of Scituate.
POWER, Thomas, b. Boston, Oct. S, 1786, grad. B. U. 1808; stud. law with Judge Charles Jackson ; adm. to Suff. bar 1811 ; rem. to Northfield 1812, where he founded the Social Library, and was instrumental in planting most of the beautiful shade trees which now adorn that pleasant village ; " a shrewd lawyer and remarkable skater ; " rem. to Boston, where he was clerk of the Police Court, with brief inter- missions, from 1842 to 1860, when he came to So. Fram .; was distinguished as a poet, and an accomplished musician ; d. Sept. 9, 1868. He m. June 8, 1813, Betsey Sampson of Duxbury, b. Sept. 27, 1789, d. Mar. 2, 1876. Chil. Thomas F., b. Aug. 25, 1817, m. Susan H. Shepherd, wid. of Henry F., and dau. of Jamies C. Odiorne ; Charles F., b. Apr. 11, 1824, m. May 26, 1852, Catherine F. Coolidge, dau. of Peter ; Elizabeth ., b. Dec. 29, 1827, d. June 11, 1832.
POWERS, John, w. Mary. Chil. John F., b. 1849; Maurice, b. June 11, 1851 ; George William, b. Dec. 26, 1852; James, b. Dec. 17, 1856; Mary, b. June 14, 1859; Thomas, b. July 8, 1864.
POWERS, Jonas; w. Lydia; cov. May 1, 1763, and their dau. Mary was bap. same date.
PRADDOX, Robert. Taxed 1838-41 ; firm of Praddox & Ballard.
PRATT, 1. Thomas. Prob. was of Wat. 1647. In a suit at law, bro't by Thomas Boylston of Wat., Apr. 1650, vs. Thomas Pratt, John Sawin, then of Wat., testified : That in 1648, he spoke with the uncle of said Boylston, who told him that he had assigned his house and lands in N. E. to Thomas Pratt in trust for young Boylston and his chil. Boylston was from London, Eng. Sawin was from Rox- ford, Suffolk Co., Eng. Jan. 20, 1679-0, Thomas Pratt, Sen. "of Sud." bo't of Thomas Eames 30 a. in Fram. on Pratt's Plain, the S. W. corner of the lot touch- ing Learned's pond, and the S. line running thence E. to the highway. He built on the site of the Dr. Elijah Stone ho., where is now the State Arsenal. Mar. S, 1685, he bo't of Gookin and How, 30 a. lying N. of his first purchase, and extending to Sucker pond. He had "religious privileges " in Sherb .; d. 1692. Inv. £142. 2, dated Sept. 26, 1692. His w. Susannah survived him. Chil. Thomas, b. 1656 2 ; Abial, m Daniel Bigelow ; Ebenezer 3; Joseph 4; John, b. 1665 5; Philip 6; Ephraim 7 ; Nathaniel 8 ; Jonathan 9 ; David 10; Jabez 11.
2. Thomas, s. of Thomas 1, then " of Sud.," bo't Mar. 15, 1678-9 of Thomas Eames, 20 a. lying on northerly side of Gleason's pond, the W. line touching Learned's pond, and the N. side joining his f's land. He built between his f. and the pond ; was adm. to Sherb. ch. Apr., 1679; rep. ; selectman ; d. Feb. 6, 1741. He m. June 5, 1681, Lydia Parmenter. Chil. Thomas, b. July 16, 1682 12; Lydia, b. Jan. 15, 1684, m. Jona. Rice ; Daniel, b. Mar. 24, 1687 13; Abigail, b. Oct. 11, 1692, m. dea. Henry Mellen ; Deborah, b. Sept. 15, 1694, m. July 1, 1717, Solomon Parmenter of Sud.
3. Ebenezer, s. of Thomas 1; sett. south of "the W" in Sherb. on what is called the Hunt place, where his descts. 1. for four generations; w. Mary. Chil. Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1693, m. Dec. 3, 1717, Ebenezer Twitchell ; Ebenezer, b. June 13, 1695, w. Mary ; 1. Sherb. ; Jacob, b. Nov. 7, 1697 ; Gershom, b. Sept. 18, 1700 14; Mercy, b. Dec. 8, 1702.
4. Joseph, s. of Thomas 1, housewright ; bo't Oct. 10, 1688, of John How, 50 a., comprising the present Hollis Hastings place, and built by the well S. of Mr. Hastings, which place he sold in 1733, to his s .- in-law Ebenr. Stone; he also bo't
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the 50 a. farm of his bro. John, which lay N. of him, which he sold in 1732, to Peter Gallot ; he also owned 100 a. partly on the plain, and part near Sucker pond, which he sold in 1737 to s .- in-law David Sanger, on condition that said D. S. support him and his w. during life. The house he then occupied was the old Silas Eaton house, where he d. Oct. 31, 1747. He m. Hannah Provender, d. May 20, 1745. Chil. Hannah, b. Jan. 31, 1696; Prudence, b. Apr. 22, 1698, m. (1) 1721, Ebenezer Stone ; (2) 1746, Daniel Bigelow ; (3) 1753. Ezekiel Rice ; Rachel, b. Nov. 6, 1703, m. Joseph Graves ; Mary, b. Mar. 4, 1705-6, m. Jeremiah Belknap ; Bathshebah, b. Apr. 4, 1708, m. May 27, 1736, David Sanger of Sherb.
5. John, s. of Thomas 1, was recd. to Sherb. Jan. 13, 1677-8, where the birth of his first child is rec. He bo't, Nov., 1694, of Samuel How, Sen., of Sud., 50 a. of Gookin and How land, comprising the Otis F. Hastings homestead and the Ezra Rice place, and built the old Ezra Rice house ; selectman ; sold, ab't 1710, to his bro. Joseph, and rem. to Marlb. or Westb. He m. Ruth -. Chil. John, b. Nov. 27, 1691, m. 1716, Bathshebah Fay of Marlb. ; bo't July 14, 1720, in co. with James Maynard, the Robins farm in Westb .; sold 1723 his half to Maynard ; rem. 1742 to Hardwick; rem. 1764 to Bennington, Vt., and d. May 16, 1768; (g. g. f. of Col. John E. Pratt of B.) ; Susannah, b. Mar. 12, 1693, m. May 17, 1720, Obadiah Allen of Fram., Hopk. and Shry .; Isaac, b. Aug. 6, 1696, m. Apr. 17, 1721, Eunice Fay of Westb., where he 1 .; Amos, b. May 26, 1699, m. Dec. 12, 1722, Ann Allen, dau. of Elnathan of Shry., where he 1 .; was captured by the Inds. at Fort Masstts. Aug. 20, 1746, d. a pris. at Quebec, 1747 ; Ruth, b. Feb. 6, 1701 ; Eleazar, b. Jan. 10, 1702-3, m. Jan. 15, 1729, Ruhamah Tomlin of Westb., 1. Westb. and Shry .; Hezekiah, b. Nov. 27, 1705, sett. Westb., m. (1) Rachel -; (2) 1754, Mary Cutler of MarIb.
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