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7. JACOB, s. of Jona. Jun. (4), m. Anne Rice, Mar., 1782. Their chil. were 1. REBECKAH; 2. JOHN, d. unm. in Brighton,
* JONATIIAN of Boston, and w. Ma- ry, had Andrew, b. Nov. 7. 1706; Sa- rah, April 22, '08; William, April 12, '12; Thomas, May 14, '13.
t March 12, 1721-2, guardianship was ordered of the chil. of RICHARD,
of Charlestown, deceased, whose wid. Ruth, m. - Harris ; viz. of JONA- THAN, æ. 15; JOSEPH, æ. 13; MARY, æ. 9; RUTH, æ. 5; DANIEL, æ. 3; RICHARD, oldest son, had administra- tion. (Mid. Prob.)
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1838, æ. 54; 3. SARAH ; 4. WILLIAM, d. unm. 1824, æ. 31. Anne the m. d. 1838, æ. 78.
8. JOHN, s. of Jona. Jun. (4), m. Hannah Williams, (Rec. ; the family give her name Sarah), June, 1787. Their children were BENJAMIN ; JONATHAN ; JOHN ; CHARLES ; NANCY, m. Ru- fus Walkup ; SARAH ; ALMIRA.
BELKNAP. Of the original representatives of this family, ABRA- HAM was of Lynn, 1637, d. in Salem, 1643, (Farmer), f. of ABRAHAM and JEREMIAH (Lewis). JOSEPH was of Salem, 1644. (S. Rec.)
2. SAMUEL and w. Sarah, had at Salem, 1. MARY, b. 1658 ; 2. ABRAHAM, b. June 4, '60 ; 3. SAMUEL, b. May 1, '62; and at Haverhill, 4. JOSEPH, b. March 25, '72, d. '72; 5. PATIENCE, b. Sep. 17, '75. Sarah, w. of Samuel, d. at Hav., April 18, '89.
3. ABRAHAM, s. of Samuel (2), m. at Hav. Elizabeth Ayer, 1691. Their children recorded at Hav. were, 1. MARY, b. Oct. 21,'91, m. Benj. Nurse, of Fram., (2d w.), June, 1737 ; 2. HANNAH, b. Jan. 13, '94-5; at Reading, 3. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 19, '93, d. Jan. 30, '94-5 ; 4. ABRAHAM, b. July 28, '95 ; at Fram., 5. SAMUEL, b. June 19, '97, d. June 2, 1716; 6. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 21, 1700-1, m. Robert Campbell ; 7. JERE- MIAH, b. June 8, 1704; 8. NATHANIEL, b. Sep. 22, '06; 9. JEDIDIAH, b. Nov. 4, '09; 10. THANKFUL, b. Aug. 15, '14, m. William Rogers ; 11. EXPERIENCE, b. and d. June 7, '17. Abr. the f. lived where is a cellar hole, on the farm of Luther B. Esq. He d. ab. 1728; and in his will gave £10 for the poor of the town. His w. Elizabeth d. ab. 1730.
4. ABRAHAM, Jun., s. of Ab. (3), a tailor, m. Abigail Big- elow, Mar. 8, 1727. Their chil. were, 1. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 17, '28; 2. ABIGAIL, b. Sep. 25, '29. Abraham (probably the same) m. Mary Brown, Feb. 26, 1740-1, and had by her, CHARLES, b. Feb. 26, '41-2; MARY, bap. May 6, 1751; ISAAC, bap. Ap. 29, '53. Ab. the f. of Natick, d. ab. 1754. (Mid. Prob.)
5. JEDIDIAH, s. of Ab. (3), m. Deborah Streeter, by whom he had 1. DEBORAH, b. July 31, 1732, m. Jacob Ball Jan. 9, '49 ; 2. EBENEZER, m. Silence Winch ; 3. MARY, b. Jan. 16, '34, m. Richard Tozer, of Southb., Feb. 14, '53; 4. HEZEKIAH, m. in Worc., and d. Wethersfield, Vt. ; 5. JEDIDIAH, b. Aug. 29, '37, d. unm. ; 6. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 8, '39, m. Benj. Allen, Holden ; 7. STEPHEN, bap. Oct. 4, '47, m. Ruth Eaton, lived at Roxb. a tailor, lame, and with w. returned to Fram., ab. 1786; 8. Jo-
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SEPH, bap. May 21, '50, m. Olive Glazier, d. Wethersfield, Vt. Jedidiah the f. was lame, as were some of his posterity.
6. NATHANIEL, s. of Abr. (3), m. Sarah -, and had 1. ESTHER, b. Aug 23, 1734, d. June 8, '41 ; 2. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 27, '38, d. June 1, '41 ; 3. ABRAHAM; 4. NATHANIEL, b. May 20, '40, d. May 20, '41 ; 5. DAVID, b. May 13, '42; 6. SARAH, b. Jan. 28, '43, m. - Brigham, Westb. ; 7. ESTHER, b. Aug. 10, '46; 8. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 22, '48, lived in Dublin ; 9. HANNAH, b. Dec. 17, '50, m. David Chambers '81, lived at Bolton ; 10. MITTY, b. June 16, '57. Nathaniel the f. had dec. before '62, His wid. m. again and more than once.
7. JEREMIAII, s. of Abr. (3), m. Mary Pratt, Aug. 10, '32, who d. - , and he m. Hannah, wid. of Rich. Rice, Nov. 30, '38, by whom he had, 1. JEREMIAHI, b. Sept. 19, '39; 2. MARTHA, b. June 23, '45, d. young ; 3. ELIAS, b. Apr. 26, '49, d. young. Capt. Jeremiah was Selectman 3 years, and d. Dec. 7,'74. Han- nah, his w. d. Sept. 21, '74, æ. 60 y. 2 m. 23 ds.
8. JEREMIAH, Jun., s. of Jere. (7), m. Hephzibah Stone, and had, 1. MARY, b. Oct. 9, 1761, m. John Jones, d. '98; 2. MARTHA, b. Aug. 2, '63, m. Jotham Haven, d. May 5, 1838 ; 3. JESSE, b. June 6, '65; 4. HEPHZIBAII, b. Jan. 24, '67, m. Jos. How of Sud., d. Oct. 1842; 5. LUTHER, b. May 7, '69, m. 1. Susannah Gates, Dec. '93, who d. July 27, '97 ; m. 2. Zibah Brown, of Sud., Mar. '99. (Luther, Esq. has been 22 years a Selectman, 17 y. T. Clerk, 4 y. a Representative, and held a Justice's commission) ; 6. DANIEL, b. Feb. 9, '71, m. Mary Par- ker, of Carlisle ; 7. ENOCH, b. July 7, '73, m. Ruth Luke, Oct. 29, '97 ; 8. RUTHY, (and a twin who d. young), b. Feb. 12, '79, m. Sam. Case ; 9. SALLY, b. Oct. 15, '81, m. Nath. Prentiss, of Holl. Apr. 12, 1801. Capt. Jerem. lived on the place now of his s. Luther, Esq., was a Selectman 2 years, d. May 26, '16, æ. 76. His wid. d. Sept. 24, '20, æ. 79.
9. ABRAHAM, s. of Nathaniel (6), m. Ursula Messenger, of Wrenth., by whom he had, 1. ANNE, b. Aug. 22, 1764, m. Jona. Rice, Apr. '82 ; 2. LEVINAH, b. Sept. 2, '67, d. unm. ; 3. NELLY, bap. Oct. 15, '70, m. Abel Rice ; 4. JOSHUA, b. Aug. 27, '75, d. unm .; 5. ELISHA, b. Sept. 1, '81, m. Miliscent Frost, Dec. 16, 1804. Mr. Abraham d. June 12, 1805, æ. 67. Ursula, his wid. d. ab. 1807, æ. 72.
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10. JESSE, s. of Jere. (8), m. Sybil Sawtel, July, 1788, and had, 1. JESSE, b. Dec. 19, '88; 2. JOSEPH, b. May 30, '90 ; 3. PERSIS STONE, b. Jan. 25, '92 ; 4. FRANCIS, bap. May, '95; 5. HARRY, bap. Jan, '97. Jesse, the f. d. May 31, 1834.
Note .- JEREMIAH 11). Martha Rug, 1727. (Lanc. Rec.) JOHN m. Ruth Farr, 1736. (Southb. Rec.)
BELLOWS, THOMAS, of Marlb. m. Martha Maveric of Fram., May 29, 1716 ; cov. in F. Sept. 15, '17 ; had in Marlb. 1. ELIAS, b. May 12,'17, bap. in Fram. Sept. 5 ; 2. MARGARET, b. Oct. 16, '18, bap. in F. April, '19, and prob. d. in Fram. 1788 ; 3. ESTHER, b. Jan. 25, '20-1, bap. in Fram. April, '21; 4. LY- DIA, b. Southb. April 30, '22; 5. ZERUIAH, b. Marlb. Jan. 15, '22-3, bap. in Fram. July, '24; 7. MARTHA, b. Marlb. Dec. 26, '24; 8. KEZIAH, b. Hop. March 15, '27, m. in Fram. Moses Parker, April 3, '47 ; 9. THOMAS, b. Southb. Feb. 28, '31-2; 10. ABIGAIL, b. do. March 6, '34; 11. MAVERIC, b. Hop. '35; 12. JAMES, b. do. '36.
Note .- JOHN, sen., of Marlb., (Farmer says from Concord), m. Mary Woods, and bad Isaac, 1663, d. ab. 1746 ; John, '66; Thomas, '68; Eliezur, '71; Daniel, '73; Nathaniel, '76. (at Concord); and Samuel, who d. 1680. John, sen., d. 1683. His s. Eliezur was f. by w. Esther, of Thomas, b. Sept. 30, 1693. The posterity of John have been numerous in Marlb. and Southb.
BEMIS, ELISHA, m. Anna Newton, of Southb., had 1. ELI- JAH, b. June 25, 1778, m. Sally Woolson, Oct. 9, 1805 ; 2. Jo- SEPH. E. the f. d. in Southb., 1817, æ. 64.
2. JOSIAH, br. of Elisha (1), m. in Fram. Patty Matthews, April, 1791.
3. SALLY, of Fram. m. Richard Haven, of Lancaster, Nov. 25, 1792.
Note .- PHINEHAS was drafted in Fram., 1778. He was prob. the Phin. of Southb., who by w. Lydia, had Lydia, b. Mar. 18, '72. JOSEPH and w. Sarah, were of Wat., 1647. Samuel and w. Sarah, of Sud., 1717.
BENNET, JOSEPH, came from Concord to Fram., m. Mary Swift, and had 1. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 12, 1775, d. April 25, '98 ; 2. POLLY, b. Feb. 19, '78, m. Abner Wheeler, Dec. 23, '98, d. April 12, 1836 ; 3. ELAPHAL, b. Nov. 20, '79, m. Perkins Boyn- ton, Nov. 1802 ; 4. BETSEY, b. Jan. 26, '82; 5. SALLY, b. Aug. 9, '83, m. Isaac Warren ; 6. REBECKAH, b. Dec. 25, '85, m. Benj. Wheeler; 7. NATHANIEL SWIFT, b. Jan. 11, '88, m. Han- nah B. Wheeler ; 8. Lucy, b. Dec. 31, '89, d. unm. Sept. 17,
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1835 ; 9. EBENEZER, bap. Oct. '91, d. '92, of convulsions, caused by a hen flying against a window ; 10. PAMELA, b. April 5, '93, m. John Ballard, 2d, of Fram., and now of Athens, O .; 11. Jo- SEPH, b. May 13, '98, (H. C. 1818), m. Mary Lamson, Pastor at Woburn. Joseph, the f. was sutler in the continental army. He d. Feb. 12, 1816, æ. 64 ; his wid. Mary, d. Ap. 9, '38, æ. 86. Note .- JOSIAH and w. Phebe, of Sudb., had Hannah, b. 1733 ; Keziah, '35.
BENSON, NERO, (servant of Mr. Swift), m. Dido Dingo, May 26, 1731, and had 1. WILLIAM, b. 1732; 2. ESTHER ; and perhaps others. Nero was trumpeter in Capt. Clark's compa- ny, 1726, and a legacy to Ebenezer Robie, 1743.
2. WILLIAM, s. of Nero (1), m. Sarah Perry of Sud. (a white woman), by whom he had 1. KATY, b. April 8, 1763, m. Salem Middlesex, alias Peter Salem, Sept. '83; 2. ABEL, b. 1766, m. Rhoda Jahah, dr. of Cæsar J. of Nat., Sept. '84, and d. a revolutionary pensioner, 1846 ; 3. POLLY, b. '73, m. -
- Jonas, in Boston ; 4. SALLY, b. '82, d. æ. 18; 5. WILLIAM, d. young. William was at one time owned by Joseph Collins, of Southb. (Fram. Rec). He d. 1790, æ. 62.
BENT, JOHN* came from Penton, Eng., 1638; rec'd. a division of
The mother of John was Agnes. She had a dr. Agnes, who m. 1st, - Barnes, by whom she had Richard, and Elizabeth, who probably m. Tho. Plimton. After the death of her 1st husband, Agnes, Jr. m. in Eng., Thomas Blanchard. In 1639, (her son John having embarked " within less than a year " previously), Agnes the mother, then aged and infirm, her dr. Agnes and husband, and infant child, with her two children by her former husband, embarked in the " Jonathan," for N. Eng. Agnes the mother, who, before the emigration of her son, lived with him at Penton, had been placed probably at Ando- ver ; from whence she " came up to London in a wagon, with the carriers, and was with Tho. Blanchard's fam- ily about a month, in London, and there was a gathering among the Christians at (Rugla?) to help them over." Fifteen days out, Agnes, the daughter, died, making a nuncupa- tive will, (afterwards allowed), and " a gathering was made in the ship to help put her child to nurse." But
the child d. " shortly after in the ship." Near the Bank of Newfound- land, Agnes, the mother, " fell sick," and continued so. " About the time the ship came to anchor in Boston harbour," she died, and her son-in- law "procured to carry her to shore, to be buried." Thomas Blanchard was of Braintree, 1646, and of " Mys- tic side, Charlestown," 1651. Eliza- beth Plimton was, in 1652, wife of John Rutter, (J. R. then æ. 37). Richard Barnes had, in 1649, for guardian, John Grout. Richard, Sen. d. at Marlb. Jan. 22, 1707-8, having by w. Deborah (Dix), Deborah, Sarah, b. 1669, Edward, Richard, b. '73, and Abigail, b. '83, m. Peter Bent. The above information was derived in part from the files of the Mid. Co. Court, where an action was had by Richard Barnes against his father-in- law, to recover a legacy from his mother. The same files contain a receipt, dated April 12, 1639, for £50, the amount of 9 full and 2 half pas- sages, at £5 each, for passage of Peter Noyes and family ; viz. Mr.
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ineadow in Sud., 1639, and was selectman, and on the com. to assign timber, 1641. He was one of Maj. Simon Willard's troopers, at Ded- ham, Nov. 11, 1654, and a Prop. of Marlb., 1656. By his w. Martha, he had 1. PETER, who lived, 1659, at Lanham, m. Elizabeth -, and had Peter, b. Oct. 15, 1653 ; Elizabeth, b. '58 ; Patience ; Agnes, b. 61, m. Solo. Johnson, '84; Martha ; John, b. '63; Hopestill, b. '72, m. Eliz. Brown, 1701; and Zaccheus, d. '90. (Peter and w. Eliz., of Camb., had John, b. 1676): Peter, the f. of Marlb., d. prob. in Eng., about 1678; 2. JOHN, b. 1635; 3. JOSEPH, b. May 16, 1641, m. Elizabeth -, and had Elizabeth, b. 1673 ; and Joseph, '75. The f. was accidentally killed by a pistol shot from Peter, 1675. (Mid. Co. Rec.) ; 4. AGNES, m. Edward Rice ; 5. MARTHA, m. Samuel Howe, 1663, and d. 1680. John, the f. d. in Sud. Sep. 27, 1672. His wid. Mar- tha, d. May 15, 1679.
2. JOHN, Jr., s. of John (1), m. 1st, Hannah Stone, July 1, 1658, and had, 1. HANNAH, b. May, 6, 1661, m. John Adams ; 2. JOHN3, b. Nov. 29, '89 ; 3. DAVID4. John the f. m. a 2d w., Martha, dr. of Matth. Rice. He was one of the earliest settlers in Fram. ; bought, in 1662, of Henry Rice, land W. side of Cochit. Brook, and in 1683, of Gookin and How, 60 ac. near his own land, all in Fram. He prob. lived where is now a cellar hole, S.E. of Mr. Gibbs' house. John the f. was buried in Fram., Sep. 15, 1717, æ 82.
3. JOHN, s. of John, Jr. (2), m. Hannah Rice, Nov. 15, 1711. His chil. were, 1. MATTHIAS8, b. July 2, 1712 ; 2. HANNAH, b. July 10, '14, m. 1st, Richard Rice, 1734, 2d, Jerem. Belknap, '38 ; 3. MARTHA, b. Mar. 7, 1719-0, m. Sam. Brewer, Mar. 10, '40, lived at Paxton ; 4. JOHN6, b. May 4, '30. John the f.'s will was dated 1754. He d. in Fram.
4. DAVID, s. of John, Jun. (2), m. Mary Drury, Jan, 1, 1712-3 ; and had, 1. JOHN5, b. Oct. 22, '13; 2. DAVID, b. Mar. 22, '16-7, d. Aug. 17, '26 ; 3. MARY, b. Aug. 5, '18, m. David Goodnow, of Sud., '41; 4. LYDIA, b. Ap. 6, '21, m. William Beal, of Natick, '39 ; 5. SARAH, b. Jan. 12, '26-7, m. Bezaleel Rice, Mar. 13, '51; 6. DAVID, (posthumous), b. Mar. 30, '30, m. 1st, Lucy Moore, '51, 2d, Martha Browning, and had chil. in Rutland, where he d. Feb. 15, '98, æ 67. David the f. lived on the now Gibbs farm, and d. Feb. 15, 1729-0.
Noyes, John Waterman, Nicholas, Dorothy and Abigail Noyes, William Stret, Peter Noyes, Anis Bent, Eliz. Plimton, Rich'd Barnes, Agnes Blan- chard. The following persons came in the same ship, (the Jonathan), their age estimated in 1652: Thomas Gould, æ. 45; Sam. Hide, æ. 42;
Frances, w. of Goodman Cooke, of Charlestown, æ. 44; Mark Hums, of Boston, æ. 33; Anthony Somerby, of Newbury, and Nicholas Noyes, also of Newbury, 1653. Peter Noyes appears to have lived in the neigh- borhood of John Bent, in England.
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5. JOHN, s. of David (4), m. Elizabeth Reed, of Sud., 1737, and rem. his father's house to where Mr. Gibbs lives. His chil. were, 1. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 23, 1737-8, d. May 29, '42 ; 2. BET- TY, b. Nov. 3, '41, d. June 20, '42; 3. BETTY, b. May 1, '43; 4. Lucy, b. Jan. 26, '45 ; 5. SAMUEL, b. July 19, '49. John the f. d. ab. 1750. (Prob. Rec.). His wid. Betty, adm. to the ch. May, '51, m. Joshua Harrington, Oct. 3, '51.
6. JOHN, s. of Jolmn (3), m. Molly Stacy, Oct. 23, 1751 ; and with w. adm. to the ch., June 6, '52. Their chil. were, 1. LYDIA, bap. Mar. 2, 1746 ; 2. JOHN10, b. July 16, '52; 3. JOSIAH, and 4. MARY, twins, b. Oct. 29, '55 ; Josiah m. Mary Abbe, of Hop. and had chil. in Petersham ; Mary m. John Trowbridge, Ap. 23, '76 ; 5. MARTHA, b. Ap. 14, '58. John the f. was buried, Sep. 16, 1818.
7. ELIJAH, s. of Hopestill of Sud., and g. son of Peter, and g. g. son of John, (1), m. Susannah -. His chil. were, ELIJAH, b. in Fram., Oct. 7, '39; and in Sud., DORCAS, '42; SILAS, '44, lived in Rutland ; SUSANNA, '48 ; JOEL, '50; STEPHEN, '52; RU- FUS, '55; ABIGAIL, '57 ; NATHAN, '60.
8. MATTHIAS, s. of John, (3), m. Abigail Stone, Feb. 26, 1746, and had, 1. ANNE, b. Oct. 14, '47, m. John Eames ; 2. MATTHIAS9, b. Sept. 15, '52. Matthias the f., who was Select- man 13 years, d. 1799 ; and his wid., Abigail, d. Nov., 1814, æ. 90; "neither for 50 years required the attendance of a phy- sician."
9. MATTHIAS, s. of Matthias, (8), m. Mrs. Mary Coolidge, dr. of Nath. Bridge, of Waltham ; and had, 1. POLLY, bap. Aug. 1781, d. young ; 2. NABBY, b. Sep. 10, '82, d. Sep. 28, 1841, author of " The Happy Merchant," and other Tales, pub. by the Mass. S.S. Union ; 3. NANCY, b. July 8, '84 ; 4. MARTIN, bap. Oct. '86 ; 5. MATTHIAS, bap. Aug. '88. Mrs. Mary the m. d. Dec. 26,'90, æ 35. The f. m. 2d, Isabella Babcock, Jan. 21, '96, by whom he had several chil. Matthias was Deac. of the ch., and d. Feb. 4, 1826, æ 73. Mrs. Isabella d. Jan. 3, 1817, æ 51.
10. JOHN, Jr., s. of John, (6), m. Sarah Stone, (g.g. dr. of Rev. Mr. Swift), and had, 1. PATTY, b. July 31, 1782, m. Isaac Dench ; 2. SALLY, b. Mar. 10, '84, m. John Hemenway ; 3. JOHN, b. Ap. 27, '87, entered the U. S. service, d. unm. The wid. Sa- rah d. Sep. 1843, æ 83.
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11. THOMAS, s. of Thomas, of Sud., g. son of Hopestill, who was g. son of John, (1), b. July 4, 1738, m. Submit Parker, and was adm. from Sud. ch., June 19, 1768. His chil. b. in Fram. were, 1. ALVAN, b. June 3, '69, m. Olive Rice ; 2. POLLY, b. Ap. 5, '71 ; 3. BETSEY, bap. July 18, '79. Tho. the f. lived on the Coolidge farm.
Note .- Wid. Lucy was adm. to the ch. in F. July, 1782. Lucy, relict of Peter, (prob. s. of Hopestill, Jr., of Sud., and b. 1741), d. in F., Jan. 27, 1783, æ. 40. HOPESTILL, of Sud .. s. of Peter, and g. s. of John, (1), was f. of Peter, b. 1703, m. Mary Parris, '27 ; Thomas, b. '06, m. Mary Stone, '33 ; Hope- still, b. '08, m. Beulah Rice, '33; Elijah, b. '13 (7); and Micah, b. '16, mn. Grace Rice, '37; all of whom had chil. in Sud. PETER, of Marlb., m. Abig. Barnes, 1705, and d. Mar., 1717, f. of Peter, John, and Jabez. JOHN, EBENEZER, JOSEPH, and RACHEL, were of Milton, from 1721 to '37.
BERRY, JOSEPH, m. Thankful Shears, Jan. 27, 1719-0; and had, 1. ALICE, bap. June 18, '21 ; 2. ABIJAH, bap. July 14, '23, prob. d. young ; 3. SHEARS, b. Dec. 25, '25, m. Esther Wood- ward, '50, lived in Oakham ; 4. THOMAS, b. Mar. 16, '26-7. The f. m. 2d, Hephzibah Benjamin, and had, 5. BENJAMIN, b. Ap. 14, '33; 6. THANKFUL, b. Oct. 14, '35, m. (Gen.) John Nixon, Feb. 7, '54; 7. MARY, b. May 29, '37, m. Amos Parmen- ter; 8. ABIJAH, b. Dec 5, '38, d. unm., Marlb., ab. 1810 ; 9. LY- DIA, b. Ap. 5, '39, m. Joel Newton, Southb., '62. Jos. the f. owned the farm now of Ezek. Howe, and sold to the f. of Mr. Howe. The wid. Hephzibah's bond of Adm'n. on her husb. is dated Nov. 7, '57.
2. BENJAMIN, s. of Jos. (1), m. Anna Knight, Sud., Feb. 1, 1760 ; and had in Sud., REBECKAH, b. May 11, '61, m. Abel Parmenter, d. 1835; and ANNA, b. Ap. 3, '72, living unm., (1842), in Sud. Benj. the f. lived some time in Fram., near Mr. Ezek. Howe, with whom he went to the Concord Fight. He lost an arm in the Rev. Service, and d. in Oakham, Mar. 1800. His wid. d. 1817, æ 75.
Note .- ANNA, m. in Southb., Thos. Wetherbee, 1757. In Stow, JOHN and w. Thankful, had John, 1720; ALLES, '21 ; ABIGAIL, '23. THOMAS Was of Sud., 1707.
BIGELOW, JOHN, the original N.E. ancestor, whose name is variously written Bigullah, Biggullough, Bigalow, and Bigelow, and later Biglo, and Biglow, took the oath of fidelity at Wat., where he lived in 1636, and m. Mary Warren, Oct. 30, 1642. His chil. were 1. JOHN, b. Oct. 27, '43, housewright, prob. went to Conn ; 2. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 11, '46, who, by w. Elizabeth, had Jonathan, b. 1680, m. Elizabeth Bemis, 1702, lived in Weston, and had Jonathan, b. 1707, lived in Westminster, m. Mary Snow, of Lanc., 1730, and Mindwell Coolidge, of Wat., '34; 3. DANIEL;
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4. MARY, b. Mar. 14, '48-9, m. Michael Flagg, '73; 5. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 28, '53 ; 6. JOSHUA, b. Nov. 5, '55 ; 7. JAMES, m. Eliz. Childs, 1693, who d '07, and 2d Hannah, or Joanna Erixson, 1708, and had Patience, b. 1696, m. Sam. Wood ; Abraham, '99; J.'s est. set. 1731, (of Weston); 8. ELIZABETH, b. June 18, '57, m. (John) Sternes; 9. SARY, b. Sept. 29, '59, m. Isaac Larned, July 23, '79; 10. MARTHA, b. Ap. 1, '62, m. (John) Woods; 11. ABIGAIL. b. Feb. 4, '63-4, m. Benj. Harrington, '84; 12. HANNAH, b. and d. '65; 13. a s., b. and d. '67. John, the f. m. 2d Sarah Bemis, Oct. 2, 1694, and d. July 14, 1703, æ. 86. Ile bought, 1649, of Jos. Knight, an estate adjoining his own. His will was proved July 28, 1703. Inventory, £627 12s. John had a grant at Wat., he to do smith work there .*
2. SAMUEL, s. of John, (1) m. Mary Flagg, of Wat., 1673; had in Wat., 1. JOHN, b. May 9, '75, m. Jerusha Garfield, '96, was taken captive by Ind. at Lanc., and carried to Canada, 1705. J. lived in Marlb., and had Jeru- sha, b. '97 ; Thankful, b. '99, m. John How, '24; Joseph, b. 1703, m. Martha Brigham, '25, lived in Boylston; John, b. 1704, lived in Holden ; Comfort, b. '07, m. Jos. Brigham, '28 ; Freedom, '10, m. John Bowker ; Anna, b. '12; Gershom, b. 14, (had in Marlb., Timotheus and Ivory, by w. Mary); Jotham, b. '17, went to Guilford ; Benjamin, b. '20, m. Levinah Thomas, 44. lived in Hartford; Sarah, b. '24, m. John Langdon, '45; 2. MARY, b. 1677, m. David Bruce, of Marlb, '99; 3. SAMUEL, b. 1679, m. Ruth War ren, 1705, and had in Marib., Mary, '05 ; Samuel, '07, (f. of Silas, H. C. '65, ord. at Paxton, '67); Cornelius, b. '10, m. Mary -, d. Brookfield ; Jedidiah, b. '14, m. Thamezin Hemenway, Fram., '37, lived in Grafton ; Ruth, b. and d. '16 ; the m. d. Ap. 1716, and Sam. m. 2d Mary Gleason, of Snd., 1716, and had Jason, '18, m. Abig. Will or Witt, '48, d. Brookfield; Ruth, b. '19; Amariah, b. 22, m. Lydia Brigham, '47, lived in Boylston ; Martha, b. '24. Sam., the f.'s est. sett. 1734; 4. SARAH, b. 1679, m. Josiah How, of Marlb. ; 5 THOMAS, b. Oct. 24, 1683, m. Mary Livermore, '05, and had in Marlb., Thomas, '06, m. Elizabeth, (and had in Marlb., Thos, and other chil.); Mary, '07, m. - Godilard ; Grace, '09, m. Jos. Hager ; Uriah, '11, (killed accidentally when young) ; Abraham, '13, lived in Weston, (m. 1. Abigail Bullard, 2. Anna Fiske, and was twelve years a member of the Gen. Court); Isaac, '15, d. : 36; Jacob, '17, (m. Susannah Mead, Dec. 14, '38, and had in Walth., Mary, '39; Jacob, Feb. 19, '42-3. (g. stone says Mar. 2, '43), H. C. '66, ord. at Sud. Nov. 11, '72, d. Sept. 12, 1816, and w. Elizabeth d. Dec. 13, 1816, æ. 71; Susannah, '44 ; Thomas '51; Samnel, '54 ; Abijah, '56; Sarah, '58); Sarah m. Elisha Livermore, 1744 ; Josiah, b. 1730, m. Mary Harrington, 1749; Lt. Thos., the f. d. in Waltham, Oct. 6, 1756, æ. 73 ; his will was proved Nov. 15; Mary, his w. d. there 1753, æ. 70; 6. MARCY , b. Ap. 4, 1686, m. Thos. Garfield ; 7. ABIGAIL, b. 1687; 8. ISAAC, b. Mar. 1691, (an Isaac m. Mary Bond, 1709); I. prob. lived in Colchester, Conn .; 8. DELIVERANCE, b. 1695, m John Sternes. SAMUEL, the f. d. ab. 1733, æ. 80; his w. Mary d. 1720. (In his will he speaks of sons-in-law, Thomas Read, and Daniel Warren).
3. JOSHUA, s. of John (1), m. Elizabeth Flagg, Oct. 20, 1676, and had in Wat., 1. JOSHUA, b. Nov. 25, 77, m. Hannah Fisk, 1701, lived at Weston, and had Johsua, b. Feb., '01-2, (who lived in Worc.,t and was f. of William, b. 1727, m. Marg. Gates, '53, lived in Athol ; Thaddeus, of Worc .; Asa, of Brookfield ; Esther ; Anna ; and Hannah, b. 48); Hannah, b. 1704 ; Nathan-
* The family name has by some been derived from Bedloe. The tri- syllabic orthography on our earliest records, seems to present an objec- tion to this conjecture.
t The house of Mr. Joshua, of Worc., was destroyed by fire near Jan. 30, 1750, and a dr. æ. 16, and a son, æ. 18, were burned to death.
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iel, b. 1706; Lydia, b. '09, m. Isaac Parkhurst, '33 ; Elizabeth, b. '11 ; Mary ; Abigail ; and John, b. '14, moved to Westford. Joshua, the f. d. ab. 1728. Inventory, £1012; his wife Hannah administered May 20; 2. BENJAMIN, b. Jan 20, 1683-4; wounded in the public service, before 1708, (Col. Rec.), and killed by a fall from a horse, ab. 1709; 3. ELIZABETH, b. Ang. 3, 1687, m. - Harrington ; 4 DAVID, b. Ap. 30, 1694, d. in Spain ; 5. Jo- SEPH, (or Josiahı), b. Dec. 29, '95; 6. DANIEL, who moved to Boggachoag, (now Ward), in Worc., m. Elizabeth Whitney, and had in Worc., Daniel, b. Jan. 4, 1729, m. 1 Mary Bond, '51, (f. of Hon. Daniel, (of Petersham), Mary, Hannah, Elijah, Sophia, and Augustus ; the 2 last by a 2d w., wid. Mary Ballard) ; David, b. Sept. 19. '30, in Sarah Eaton, '52, and Debo. Hayward, '64 ; Elijah, b Mar. 2, '37, scalded æ. 3; Col. Timothy, b. Aug. 2, '39, m. Anna Andrews, (dr. of Samuel and w. Anna, a Rankin of Scot- land,) and was f. of Nancy ; Hon Timothy, of Groton, H. C., '86 ; Andrew ; Rufus; Lucy ; and Clarissa ; Silence, b Jan. 29, '42, m. Jona. Gleason, of Worc ; and Nathaniel, d. a. 2. Daniel, the f. went in the expedition to Canada, 1711; 7. EBENEZER, b. Sep. 4, 1698, of Worc., 1722. and by w. Hannah, f. of Josiah, b. 1722; and Hannah, b. '24; Eben., the f. a car- peuter, d. in Cuba ; 8. GERSHOM, b. 1701, m. Rachel -, (who d. at Ward, 1800, æ. 103), and lived in Sutton ; 9. ELIEZER, b. 1705, m. Mary Fisk, '24, and was f. of Benjamin, (of Portsmouth); Elisha, bap. July '28, m. Sarah Goodridge, '57 ; Mary, b. '30; Joshua, '33, (moved to Genessee) ; Jabez, b. '36; Ann, '40; Esther, '44. Eliezer the f. d. in Westminster, (whither he removed, June 9, 1742, with his aged father), Feb. 24, '62, æ. 56. (His. West.) Joshua the f. was wounded in King Philip's war, and rec'd. a grant of land. He d. in Westminster, Feb. 21, 1745, æ. 90. His w. Elizabeth d. in Wat., 1729 .*
4. DANIEL, s. of John, (1), settled in Fram., near the E. margin of the small pond by Mr. Charles Clark's .; He m. Abi- al, d. of Tho. Pratt, Sen., by whom he had, 1. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 28, 1689, m. Abraham Belknap, Mar. 8, 1727; 2. DANIEL, b. Nov. 24, '91; 3. ABIAL, b. Jan. 20, '93, m. Jona. Stone, Oct. 11, '16; 4. SUSANNA, b. Mar. 4, '95-6, m. Stephen Jennings, June 9, '15; 5. EPHRAIM, b. May 12, '98, m. Lydia Johnson, '29, and had in Holl., Joseph, b. 1730, m. Lydia Brown, '56 ; Abiel, '32; Lydia, '37 ; Deborah, '42; Asaph, '46 ; Eph. the f. d. Oct. 18, '56 ; his wid. d. Feb. 5, '70, x 60; (E. framed the 2d meeting house in Fram.) ; 6. LYDIA, b. Jan. 2, '02, m. Martin Pratt, Sep. '31. The wid. Abial had adm'n. on the est. of Daniel, the f., 1715.
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