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Thomas was surety for Robert Eames at Mid. Co. Court, 1651, and gave a deposition, Oct. 5, 1652, then æ. 34 or thereabouts, and of Medford. In 1668, he had leased "Mr. Pelham's farm," in Sud .* About 1670, he settled in Fram. on the S. declivity of Mt. Wait ; was received as an Inhab. of Sherb. Jan. 4, '74-5, and early chosen a Selectman ; was on the Com. for building the Meeting House, and received a grant for building the same. His house in Fram. was burnt by the Indians, Feb. 1, 1676-7, and his wife killed with some of his chil., and others taken captive. (See a former part of this volume). Thomas the f. d. Jan. 25, 1680, æ. ab. 62 years. Administration on his estate was granted to John, his oldest son, 1680. (Suff. Prob.)
Note. - MARGERY was adm. to Charlestown church, 1635. ROBERT, was of Ch'n, 1651. ROBERT, of Woburn, (his wid. Elizabeth m. Capt. Wm. Bond, of Wat.), had Samuel ; John, d. 1654 ; Elizabeth, b. 1659, prob. m. John Eames, May, 82; Mary, b. 1661, m. Abr. Cozzens, '84 ; Samuel ; John, 1653, and others. ROBERT, and w. Rebeckah, of Andover, had Hannah, 1661 ; Daniel, John, Dorothy, Jacob and Joseph. ROBERT, d. at Dracut, ab. 1671, and in his will refers to his cousin Richard, s. of sister Dorothy Newman, "dwelling at Fannam, (Farnham?), in Surrey, in Rat- ytlesham." HENRY, (w. Elizabeth), messenger to the General Court, had in Boston, William, 1674, (prob. of Long Island) ; John, Mary, Benjamin, Henry, and Samuel. MARK and w. Elizabeth, had in Charlestown, s. John, 1650. JOHN was of Groton, 1716-the family numerous, and believed to have gone from Andover. GERSHOM, of Marlb., (w. Hannah), had Hannah, 1671, who d. 1721. G. the f. d. at Wat., Nov. 25, 1676. ROBERT, (prob.
* " Ordered that Tho. Eames, dur- ing his lease upon Mr. Pelham's farm, shall pay to the minister fore pound (per) anam, and 20sh. to every £20
rate, &c." (Sud. T. Rec.) In 1667, he leased of the town a piece of meadow near Doeskin Hill, for a peck of wheat.
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from Malden), was of Marlb., 1744. ROBERT, (prob. his son), d. at Marlb., Feb., 1821, æ. 84. ANTHONY was of Hingham, 1637. (Sav. Wint., II. 221 et seq.) DAVID and w. Mehetabel, of Dedham, had chil. from 1691. JETHRO, of Lancaster, 1718. BENJAMIN, of Wat., m. Mehetabel Cheney, 1725, and was of Hop., 1725. ELIZABETH, of Wat., m. Thomas Blayn- ford, Dec. 18, 1673.
2. 1JOHN, s. of Thomas (1), had by w. Mary, 1. MARGARET, b. and d. in Wat. 1676 ; 2. ANNA, m. - Flagg ; and on Sherb. Rec., 3. MARTHA, b. Feb. 28, '78, m. - Smith. Mary the m. d. Ap. 3, '81, and John the f. m. 2d Elizabeth Eames, May '82, and had, 4. PRISCILLA, b. Feb. 2, '82-3 ; 5. ELIZABETH, b. Ap. 11, '85, m. Caleb Drury, Oct. 10, 1706; 6. JOHN3, b. Jan. 10, '87 ; 7. THOMAS6, b. July 22, '94 ; 8. MARY, b. Jan. 4, '97, m. John Pike, Sep. 8, '26 ; 9. HENRY8, b. Ap. 28, '98 ; 10. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 9, 1705, m. Micah Drury, Sep. 10, 1724. John the f. settled in the S. part of Fram. Plantation, was received as Inhab- itant of Sherb., Ap. 1679, Selectman of Sherb. 1682, and of Fram. 1701. Ilis will bears date May 18, 1727. He d. Dec. 14, 1733. Elizabeth his w. d. June 26, 1727. Mr. Swift notes her death as " my landlady Eames."
3. 1JOHN, s. of John (2), m. Joanna Buckminster, June 23, 1712, and had in Fram. 1. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 15, 1713 ; 2. ROBERT,4 b. July 15, 1714; 3. JOHN, bap. Aug. 10, 1718 ; and in Hop. 4. JOANNA, b. June 26, '20, m. Ephraim Stone, July 24, '45 ; 5. THOMAS, b. Oct. 3, '22 ; 6. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 31, '24; 7. AARON, b. July 27, '26, m. Ann -, and had in Rut'd, Robert, b. 1749, of Sud. 1773 ; Aaron, b. '51, (m. Kezia Goodnow of Sud. and f. of Asahel, Betsey, who m. John Bellows, Esq., of Boston, and Aaron) ; Thomas, '53 ; and in Sud. Charles, Calvin, Mary, Luther, Silas, Joanna, Benjamin, and Ann ; 8. BENJAMIN, b. July 9, '33 ; 9. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 15, '36; 10. PRISCILLA, b. and d. May 17, '38. John the f. d. -. His wid. Joanna, m. John Butler, Mar. 19, 1740.
4. 1ROBERT, s. of John (3), m. Deborah Adams, July 16, 1740, and had 1. JOHN,5 b. Dec. 15, 1742 ; 2. MOLLY, b. Nov. 7, '44, d. Aug. 17, '47 ; 3. ROBERT, b. Mar. 30, and d. Aug. 27, '47. Rob. the f. d. Aug. 18, 1747, and his wid. Deb. m. Dr. Ebenezer Hemenway, Nov. 29, 1750.
5. 1JOHN, s. of Robert (4), m. Ruth Stone, lived on the Southb. road, and had 1. MOLLY, b. June 8, 1763, m. Uriah Rice, June, '84 ; 2. RUTH, b. Mar. 18, '65, m. Ezra Rice, July, '90, and
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d. Nov. 1832; 3. ROBERT, b. July 24, '67, m. Polly Cloyes, June 24, '93, moved to Whitestown, N. Y. ; 4. HULDAH, b. Feb. 17, d. Mar. 11, '69 ; 5. JOHN, b. May 28, '70, m. Sally Sanger, d. in N. Hartford, 1823 ; 6. HEZEKIAH, b. July 8, '74, d. Aug. 2, '75; 7. ANNA, b. Mar. 26, '76, m. Nathan Manson, d. Ap. 10, 1806 ; 8. DEBORAH, b. Feb. 10, '78, m. Nath. Whitney, of Sherb., d. in N. Y., 1841 ; 9. HEZEKIAH, and 10. ASA, (twins), bap. May 27, '80-H. m. Percy Butler, d. in N. Y ; A. m. - Butler, d. do ; 11. NATHANIEL G., b. Ap. 9,'82, d. unm. in Batavia, N. Y .; 12. MATTHEW B., b. Dec. 6, '85, d. in Paris, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1816 ; 13. SALLY, b. Sep. 9, '87, m. - Smith of N. Hartford. John the f. was Selectman 10 years, and d. Ap. 18, 1806, æ. 63. His w. Ruth d. May, 1809.
6. 1THOMAS, s. of John (2), m. Abigail Leonard, and had THOMAS7, b. May 20, 1729. T. the'f. was deaf and dumb ; lived first, near Daniel Sanger's, and afterwards in a house built for him near Aaron Pratt's, by the Town, a Mr. Peck of Boston, giving him the use of land for the purpose.
7. 1THOMAS, Jun., s. of Tho. (6), m. Rachel Graves, Sep. 21, 1748, and had 1. THOMAS, b. Dec. 28, 1748 ; 2. REBECKAH, b. Oct. 23, '50 ; 3. ANN, bap. Dec. 31, '52; 4. ELIJAH, bap. May 11, '55 ; 5. RACHEL, bap. Ap. 2, '58 ; 6. JERUSHA, bap. Aug. 22, '62. Tho. the f. lived by Aaron Pratt's, (a cellar hole remains), and moved from town, ab. 1765.
8. 1IIENRY, s. of John (2), m. Ruth Newton, of Marlb., Nov. 7, 1722, and had 1. PHINEHAS, b. Sep. 2, 1723, m. Abigail Blan- den, of Newton, Feb. 20, '52, and d. Mar. 6, '52; 2. MARY, b. Mar. 15, '24-5, m. Micah Haven, Jan. 16, '43-4, and 2d Jerem. Pike ; 3. HENRY,9 b. Ap. 30, '26 ; 4. RUTH, b. Ap. 30, '27, m. Jona. Rice, Oct. 29, '46 ; 5. GERSHOM, b. Feb. 16, '28-9, d. unm. Feb. 16, '52; 6. HANNAH, b. Ap. 8, '31, m. - Morse ; 7. TIMO- THY13, b. Nov. 23, '32 ; 8. BETTY, b. Dec. 10, '34, m. Benajah Morse, '58 ; 9. LYDIA, b. Mar. 20, '36-7, m. Jacob Pratt and d. æ. 96 ; 10. JESSE11, b. July 14, '39 ; 11. JOHN12, b. Oct. 30, '43. Capt. Henry, the f., was Selectman 3 years, and d. May 16, 1761. His wid. Ruth d. Mar. 11, '77, æ. 75.
9. 1HENRY, Jun., s. of Henry (8), m. Lois Howe, at Hop. 1750, and had 1. HENRY10, bap. May 6, 1751 ; 2. GERSHOM, bap. Ap. 22, '52, m. Lydia Wait, Feb. '84, and d. in Boylston ; 3.
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JOTHAM, bap. Jan. 25, '56, m. - Goddard, d. in Swanzey, N. H., ab. 1840 ; 4. Lors, bap. Feb. 26, '58, m. John Steal, Jun., (mistake for Stowell), Oct. 12, '80, and late of Shutesbury ; 5. LUCY,. m. Daniel Jones, June, '82; 6. RUTH, bap. July, '63, m. Frederick Brown, July, '86, and d. in Petersham ; 7. PETER, bap. July 21, '65, m. Sally Clark, and d. in Petersham, ab. 1814; 8. NABBY, bap. Mar. 6, '68, m. Abel Metcalf, Feb. '89, d. at Croy- den, ab. 1824 ; 9. LUTHER, bap. June 3, '70, m. in Guilford, Vt., and d. in Marlb., Vt., 1840. Henry Sen. d. in Fram., 1772.
10. 1HENRY, s. of Henry (9), m. Zuba Haven, Mar. 1, 1781, and had 1. HITTY, b. Nov. 13, '81, m. Abel Eames, Mar. 1804; 2. RUTH, b. Mar. 30, '84, m. Nehemiah Howe of Hop., Nov. 30, 1806 ; 3. NABBY, b. July 3, '86, m. Joseph Sanger ; 4. LUCY, b. Mar. 16, '89, m. Lovel Eames ; 5. SUKEY, b. Jan. 16, '92, m. Jona. Eames ; 6. HENRY, b.'Aug. 30, '95, d. 1803. Azubah the m. d. Oct. 10, 1820, æ. 67, and her husb. m. 2d wid. Elizabeth Kendall. Henry lived where his son-in-law Abel now lives, and d. Jan. 21, 1829, æ. 78. (G. Stone).
11. 1JESSE, s. of Henry (8), by w. Betty, had 1. TIMOTHY, b. Sep. 9, 1762, m. Mary Johnson, and d. ab. 1846 ; 2. JESSE, b. June 5, '64, m. wid. Fay, and d. in Strasburg ; 3. BETTY, b. May 1, '66, d. Dec. 31, '76 ; 4. EZRA, b. May 5, '68, d. in Albany ; 5. POLLY, b. Ap. 19, '71, d. Dec. 22, '76 ; 6. SALLY, b. May 3, '73, m. in Strasburg. Jesse the f. was expert in extracting teeth. His w. Betty d. in Fram., Feb. 14, 1776, æ. 34 y., 8 m., after which he moved to Strasburg, and d. there.
12. 1JOHN, s. of Henry (8), m. Anne Bent; and had 1. NABBY, d. unm., Dec. 10, 1839, æ. 72 ; 2. JOHN, m. Sarah Lit- tlefield, of Holl., and d. in Fram., May 13, 1838, æ. 61 ; his w. d. Feb. 17, 1827, æ. 40; 3. NANCY, lives unm. in Nat. John the f. and his s. John, lived on the farm of Harrison Eames. He m. 2d, Wid. Mercy Fuller ; 3d, Sally Kingsbury, who d. Sep. 27, 1830, æ. 68. John, Sen., d. Mar. 13, 1832, æ. 88.
13. 1TIMOTHY, s. of Henry (8), m. Sarah Stone ; and had, 1. LucY, b. May 7, d. 19th, 1758. Timo. m. 2d, Hannah Hill, of Sud., Sep. 26, '63 ; and had, 2. SARAH, b. Feb. 1, '65, m. Benj. Stone, '85; 3. PHINEHAS, b. May 14, '66, m. Jane How, of Sud., '88 ; 4. LUCINDA, b. July 30, '68, m. Nathan Smith, '90, moved to Walpole, N. H. ; 5. CHLOE, b. Sep. 3, '70, m. Moses
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Haven, '90 ; 6. HANNAH, b. Dec. 18, '74, m. Matthew Stone. Timo. the f. lived on the border of Sud., his chil. b. or bap. in Fram. He d. in Clinton, N. Y., Sep. 3, 1797. Hannah his w. d. 1795.
14. 2SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), m. Mary Death, Jan. 6, 1689-0, and 2d, Patience Twitchell, Ap. 21, 1698 ; and had, 1. GERSHOM15, b. Dec. 29, '98; 2. PATIENCE, b. Feb. 7, 1702, m. Abr. Rice, Feb. 1, '21-2 ; 3. MARGARET, b. Jan. 13, '03-4, m. Phinehas Rice, July 26, '27 ; 4. MARTHA, b. July 9, '06, m. Uriah Drury, Dec. 1, '26; 5. SARAH, b. June 28, '09, m. Dan. Gregory, July 13, '32; 6. JONATHAN, b. Jan. 28, '11-2, m. at Holl., Abigail Golding, 1742, and f. of Jonathan ; Moses, who went to Upton ; and others; 7. SAMUEL16, b. Ap. 16, '14; 8. LYDIA, b. May 1, '16, m. James Clayes, July 24, '35; 9. DAVID17, b. Aug. 26, '18 ; 10. JOSEPH18, b. Sep. 9, '20. SAMUEL the f. lived near the rail road station, and d. in Fram.
15. 2GERSHOM, s. of Samuel, (14), lived in Holl., m. Susanna Whit- ney, and had 1. SUSANNA, b. 1725, m. Jos. Cozzens ; 2. PATIENCE, 1728; 3. SUSANNA, '30 ; 4. MARTHA, '32, mn. Tho. Drury, '52; 5. Lors, '34; 6. LYDIA, '36; 7. MARAH, b. and d. '39; 8. REUBEN, '43, m. - Whipple, and - Kendall; 9. EZRA; 10. Lors, '48. Ger-hom the f. (or son), d. 1762. G.'s w. Susanna d. 1739; he m. 2d, Mary Leland, 1741.
16. 2SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (14), m. Sybilla Haven, Jan. 11, 1738-9 ; and had, 1. PATIENCE, b. Jan. 6, '40, m. Amos Perry, of Sherb., Feb. 29, '64; 2. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 1, '42, d. unm., prob. in the army ; 3. EBENEZER, b. Sep. 1, '44, d. Jan 1, '45 ; 4. SYBILLA, b. Ap. 3, '47, m. - Leland, of Holl. Sybilla the m. d. Feb. 19, '49, and Samuel m. 2d, Eunice Fuller, of Hop., Dec. 13, 1750 ; and had, 5. EUNICE, b. Feb. 21, '53, d. Oct. 21, '55 ; 6. EUNICE, b. June 6, '54, d. Nov. 24, '58 ; 7. EBENEZER, b. Ap. 26, '56 ; 8. EUNICE, b. Sep. 9, '58 ; 9. ALEXANDER ; 10. JAMES, both bap. June 26, '63, (one accidentally killed the other while hunting) ; 11. LYDIA, bap. May 10, '67. Eunice w. of Sam. was adm. to the ch. by letter, from Newton, Mar. 15, 1752. She d. in Nat. Samuel her husb. lived near Mr. Sylvanus Phipps', and d. in Fram.
17. 2DAVID, s. of Sam. (14), m. Elizabeth Butler ; and had 1. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 5, 1745 ; 2. LYDIA, b. Mar. 28, '48, m. - Baker, lived in Shrewsb. ; 3. MOLLY, b. Dec. 16, '50, m. Ezek. Mixter ; 4. ANNA, b. Sep. 1,'53; 5. NELLY, b. Oct. 5, '55; 6. NABBY, b. Oct. 28, '58 ; 7 and 8. SARAH and KATY, b. Oct. 7,
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'61; 9. DAVID, b. June 26, '64; 10. WALTER, b. Feb. 27, '67, moved to Peterboro' Slip. D. the f. lived on Mr. Josialı Abbot's place, moved to Peterboro' Slip, and d. ab. the beginning of the Revolution.
18. 2JOSEPH, s. of Sam. (14), m. Susannah Pike, July 15, 1746 ; and had, 1. THADDEUS, bap. Nov. 30, 1746, m. - Rice, of Barre, and d. in Westmoreland ; 2. MOLLY, b. 1748, m. Na- than Parkhurst ; 3. SUSANNAH, bap. Jan. 20, 1750-1, m. Asa Morse, Jan. 15, '77, lives in Fram. ; 4. MOSES, bap. Ap. 8, '52, m. Lois Adams, of Holl., Nov. 16, '80, d. in Whitingham ; 5. NA- THAN, bap. Mar. 9, '55, d. unm. ; 6. MEHETABEL, bap. July 3, '57, m. Hon. Needham Maynard, May 6, '81, and d. in N. Y. ; 7. MARTHA, bap. Dec. 9, '59, m. Nathan Hemenway, Dec. 3, '78, and d. at Whitestown, N. Y. ; 8. SARAH, bap. Aug. 22, '62, m. Jos. Jennings, Jun., Oct. 30, '81, d. at Whitestown; 9. SUBMIT, bap. Oct. 28, '64, m. - Blodget ; 10. ELIZABETH, bap. June 14, '67, d. young ; 11. PRUDY, bap. Oct. 7, '70, m. Abner Haven, May '89, d. 1840. Joseph the f. lived near the Railroad, was a Selectman, 1774, and d. in Whitestown, N. Y. ab. 1795. Susan- nah his w. d. 1788, in Fram.
19. 3NATHANIEL, s. of Thomas (1), had by w. Anne, 1. LYDIA, b. Dec. 10, 1694, m. Benj. Muzzey of Lexington, Nov. 15, 1716; 2. REBECKAH, b. July 25, '97, m. Daniel Bigelow, June 27, '23 ; 3. SARAH, b. Nov. 1, 1701, m. Nathaniel Coy, and d. July 23, 1728 ; 4. NATHANIEL20, b. Ap. 18, '03 ; 5. ANNE, b. Jan. 27, '06-7, m. Samuel Knight of Sud., Ap. 23, '40 ; 6. WILL- IAM, m. in Holl. Sarah Perry, 1733, and f. of Sarah and Hannah, and d. Nov. 1789, æ. 80 ; 7. DANIEL21, b. Mar. 20, 1711-2. Nath. the f. lived near the R. Road Station, was Selectman 2 years, and d. Jan. 1, 1746 ; his w. Anne d. Mar. 12, 1743.
20. 3NATHANIEL, Jun. s. of Nath. (19), m. Rachel Lovell, of Medfield, Nov. 27, 1735, and had 1. BENJAMIN, b. Sep. 15, '37, d. Nov. 24 ; 2. NATHANIEL22, b. July 31, '39, d. Aug. 14; 3. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 21, '40-1, d. Mar. 2; 4. ANN, b. Aug. 6, '44, d. Nov. 30, '43 ; 5. NATHANIEL, b. Sep. 11, '47 ; 6. ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 5, '48 ; 7. BENJAMIN, bap. Mar. 16, '51 ; 8. RACHEL, m. Richard Gleason, d. in Fitzwilliam. Nath. the f., known as " Cor- poral Eames," lived where Jona. now lives, and d. Mar. 13, 1796, æ. 93 ; his w. Rachel d. Oct. 19, 1778, æ. 68.
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21. 3DANIEL, s. of Nath. (19), m. Silence Leland, and had in Holl. and Hop., 1. DANIEL, b. 1740, m. Mary Cuiler. '61 ; HOPESTILL, '44; LYDIA, '46, m. Josh. Underwood ; ANNA, '48, m. Col. John Gleason, of Fram .; WIL- LIAM, '49, had 2 w. and d. in Boylston ; AARON, '53, m. Sarah Leland. Descendants of Daniel live in Holliston, near Fram. bounds.
22. 3NATHANIEL, s. of Nath. (20), m. Kata Rice, and had 1. ANNA, b. Feb. 5, 1772, m. Amasa Fobes, of Roxbury, Aug. 1, 1802; 2. ALEXANDER, b. July 5, '74, m. Abigail Lovell, of Med- field ; 3. ZEDEKIAH, b. Feb. 13, '76, d. Oct. 27, '78, æ. 2; 4. ABEL, b. May 23, '78, m. Hitty Eames, Mar. 1804 ; 5. RACHEL, b. May 30, '80, m. Seth Fobes, lives in Paris, Me. ; 6. STEPHEN, b. July 6, '82, d. Oct. 1, '86; 7. LOVELL, b. Feb. 7, '85, m. Lucy Eames ; 8. ZEDEKIAH, bap. Oct. '87, d. in Georgia ; 9. PATTY, bap. Aug. '90 ; 9. JONATHAN, b. July 5, '93, m. Sukey Eames. Nath. the f. lived on the place now of his s. Jona., and d. Sep. 8, 1820, æ. 73. Kata his wid., d. May 30, 1833, æ. 81.
23. MARY, m. Eben. Frizzell, both of Fram., Jan. 11, 1749. ABIGAIL, of Fram., m. John Newton, Jun., of Southb., Dec. 14, 1772. ASA, of Holl., m. in Fram., Anne Haven, of Holl., 1789. PHINEHAS, m. Isanna Jones, both of Fram., July, 1790.
EATON, JONAS, (perhaps the Jonas of Wat., who, Mar. 23, 1646, sold to Richard Cutting, his house and ground, formerly bought of Simon Onge, (Mid. Deeds), had (Reading Rec ) by w. Grace, 1. MARY, b. 1643 ; 2. JOHN, b. Sep. 10, 1645; 3. JONAS, b. 1647; 4. JONAS, b. Sep. 24. '48; 5. JOSEPH, b. '51 ; 6. JOSHUA, b. Dec. 4, '53. m. Rebeckah Kendal, and f. of Joshua, b. 1683, Thomas, and others ; 7. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 6, '55, (f. by w. Eliz., of Jonathan, who d. 1711, and two drs-); 8. DAVID, '57. Jonas, the f.'s will, is dated Jan. 7, 1673. He d. Feb. 24, 1674.
2. JOHN, s. of Jonas (1), had in Reading, by w. Dorcas, 1. JONAS, b. and d. 1677 ; 2. GRACE, b. 1677, m. - Boutelle; 3. NOAH. b. 1678; 4. JONAS, b. May 18, '80 ; 5. JOSEPH, b. and d. '81 ; 6. MARY, b. '83; 7. DOR- CAS, b. '88; 8. BENJAMIN ; 9. JOSEPH; 10. PHEBE. The est. of John, the f. was settled 1700, and the widow Dorcas m. 2d - Bryant.
3. JONAS, s. of John (2), a tanner, bought of Geo. Walkup, one half of the " half mile square," and built where is now the old Eaton House, near the Sudb. bounds. By his w. Mehetabel, he had 1. MEHETABEL, b. Feb. 12, 1706-7, m. John Trowbridge ; 2. NOAH5, b. July 22, '08; 3. JOHN, b. Sep. 3, '10, d. at Plainfield ; 4. PHEBE, b. Sep. 28, '12 ; 5. JONAS, b. Oct. 22, '14 ; 6. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 12, '16-7, d. at Plainfield ; 7. MARY, b. Mar. 12, '18-9; 8. JOSHUA, b. July 1, '21 -his 1st w. d. in Voluntown, Con., 1748-9 ; 9. BENJAMIN10, b. Oct. 9, '23; 10. EBENEZER, b. May 6, '27. J. the f. was Selectman '17, and d. Aug. 13, '27, æ. 47.
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4. JOSHUA, had in Fram., by w. Lydia, SAMUEL, bap. Feb. 18, 1728, and d. Oct. 8, 1729, æ. 1 y. 7 m. 22 d. Joshua was adm. to the Ch. Aug. 30, 1724, and was Selectman, 1732. [Joshua and w. Lydia, had in Wat. LYDIA, b. Mar. 9, 1711. In 1718, at Weston, Lydia, w. of Joshua, of Wat., now of Worcester, was adm. to the Ch. Joshua, a lawyer at Worc., and after min- ister of Spencer, was b. at Walth. Dec. 15, 1714. See an inter- esting notice of him in Willard's address to the Worc. Bar, p. 54.]
5. 1NOAH, s. of Jonas (3), m. Hannah Vinton, of Stoneham ; and had 1. HANNAH, b. Nov. 4, 1731, m. John Cheney ; 2. NOAH, b. Aug. 7, '33 ; 3. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 1, '35-6, m. Daniel Gregory; 4. JONAS7, b. Jan. 29, '37-8; 5. JOHNS, b. July 30, '40 ; 6. MEHETABEL, b. Ap. 21, '43, m. Deac. Daken, of Sud., and d. ab. 1815 ; 7. RUTHI, b. Feb. 16, '44, m. Peter Parker, d. Mar. 20, 1800 ; 8. MALTIAR, b. Jan. 15, '47, m. Huldah Haynes, was rated in Fram. 1775, and d. at Athol, 1828 ; 9. SILAS9, b. Dec. 1, '50; 10. MARY, b. May 11, '53, m. Sim. Goddard, d. at Ath., ab. 1800. Cornet Noah, the f., lived on the place, now of Ezek. Howe, Jun. and was Selectman 2 years. He d. Oct. 8, 1791, æ. 83. His wid. Hannah, d. Mar. 8, 1795, æ. 87.
6. 1NOAHI, s. of Noah (5), m. Hannah IIunt, and had 1. NABBY, bap. Nov. 20, 1757, .m. Jacob Hemenway ; 2. NOAH, bap. Nov. 5, '58, m. and d. in Canada ; 3. HANNAH, bap. Ap. 6, '60, m. Abel Childs, and d. 1803 ; 4. LUTHER, bap. Sep. 26, '62, m. Polly Drury, Dec. '89, 2d Nelly Drury, 3d wid. Polly Newton, and f. of Mary, Nathan, Dexter, Luther, Nancy, and William ; 5. NATHAN, bap. Aug. 23, '67, m. Aseneth Fisk, Nov. 18, '94, and d. Ap. 26, 1812. Noah the f. m. 2d Polly Tilton, Feb. 14, '71, and had 6. MOLLY, b. Nov. 11, '71, d. young. Polly the m. d. July, 1803, and Noah m. 3d wid. Martha Abbot, June 12, 1804. Noah was Selectman 2 years, and d. June 12, 1814, æ. 82. His wid. Martha d. Nov. 30, 1834, æ. 82.
7. 1JONAS, s. of Noah (5), m. Lois Goodnow, of Sud., May 7, 1761, and had 1. Lors, b. June 16, '62, m. Hon. Jona. May- nard, May 30, 1784, and d. without issue, Dec. 5, 1836, æ. 74 ; 2. DANIEL, b. Jan. 31, '64, m. Mehetabel Murdock, 1787 ; 3. JESSE, b. Jan. 27, '66, died suddenly, while in the act of singing at church, Nov. 5, '86 ; 4. ANNA, b. June 11, '68, d. Nov. '77 ; 5. NATHAN, d. 1771, and 6. LYDIA, both b. Sep. 28, '70. L. m.
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Maj. Lawson Nurse ; 7. EUNICE, b. Jan. 25, '73, m. Nathan Henderson, lives in Boston ; 8. NATHAN, b. Mar. 4, '75, d. Nov. '77 ; 9. PERSIS, b. Aug. 23, '77, d. Feb. 5, '96, -suddenly fell dead at the house of Jona. Maynard, Esq., when preparing for a ride ; 10 and 11. ANNA, and BETSEY, twins, b. Feb. 23, '80. - A. d. Oct. '87, B. m. Joshua Lane, 1801 ; 12. JOSEPHI, b. May 28, '82. Jonas the f. lived at Salem end ; Lois his w. d. Mar. 1819.
8. 1JOHN, s. of Noah (5), m. Olive Conant, and had 1. REUBEN, b. May 14, 1769, m. Betsey Hunt, lives in Sud. ; 2. SALLY, b. Nov. 8, '70, m. Elisha Hunt, d. in Sud, 1842; 3. JOHN, bap. May 23, '73, m. Molly Hunt, Oct. '97, and d. 1846 ; 4. OLIVE, bap. Ap. 7, '76, m. Reuben Winch ; 5. LEVI, bap. June, 14, '78, m. Susannah How, May 16, 1805, and 2d, Eliza Buckminster ; 6. ABEL, bap. Oct. 1, '78, m. Sally Hemenway, Mar., 1802, and 2d, Persis How ; 7. Lucy, bap, Aug. '82, m. Obad. Perry, of Sherb., May 23, 1803, lives at Sud. ; 8. HITTY, bap. Dec. '84, d. young ; 9. JESSE, bap. Dec. '86, d. young ; 10. ANNA, bap. Mar. '89, d. young ; 11. BETSEY, bap. Aug. '93, d. young ; 12. NOAH, bap. Feb. '96, d. '98. John the f. d. May 28, 1816, æ. 76 ; his w. Olive d. Sep. 20, 1842, æ. 93.
9. 1SILAS, s. of Noah (5), m. Polly Nichols, Feb. 1782, and had 1. JOSIAH, b. Nov. 11, 1782, m. Elizabeth Stever, of Thom- aston, Me., and d. in Lynn, 1847 ; 2. SILAS, b. Oct. 18, '84, m. Nancy Stone, and d. June 23, 1828 ; 3. MARY, b. Oct. 20, '86, m. Luther Stone ; 4. HANNAH, b. Jan. 2, '89, d. Aug. 22, '91 ; 5. MARTHA, b. Mar. 10, '91, m. Hon. Abner Wheeler ; 6. SAMUEL, b. May 14, '94, d. Dec. 18, '97; 7. NABBY, and 8. HITTY, twins, b. May 31, '98, both d. Sep. 24, 1802. Silas the f. lived on the place late of Wid. Nancy Eaton, and d. July 18, 1828, æ. 77. His w. Mary d. Oct. 30, 1818, æ. 61.
10. 2BENJAMIN, s. of Jonas (3), m. Beulah Stone, Dec. 23, 1747, and had 1. JONAS, b. July 17, '48, lived in Barre, and m. Abigail Allen ; 2. EBENEZER12, b. May 12, '50, m. Rebeckah Stone, May 21, '78; 3. BEULAH, b. Feb. 28, '52, m. Nathan Boynton, Dec. 31, '78; 4. BENJAMIN11, b. July 27, '54; 5. ANNA, b. Aug. 8, '57, m. Brigham Eaton, of Petersham, May 28, '78. Benj. the f. lived on the place now of Mr. Ebenezer Eaton.
11. 2BENJAMIN, s. of Benj. (10), m. Mary Stacy, and had
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1. ASENETH, b. Oct. 8, 1775, m. Lincoln Brigham, of Southb ; 2. NELLY, b. Nov. 28, '76, lives unm. in Fram. ; 3. POLLY, b. May 8, '78, m. Dr. Nathan Rice ; 4. FANNY, b. Jan. 14, '80, d. æ. 18 ; 5. DAVID, b. Feb. 2, '82, m. Betsey Horn, of Southb., and 2d w. at Lake Erie ; 6. CYRUS, b. Feb. 11, '84, lives in Warren, Me. ; 7. ANNE, bap. Sep. '89, m. Solo. Nichols, of Whitestown ; 8. CHARLOTTE, bap. Sep. '89, m. John Parker, moved to N. Y., 1810 ; 9. EMILY, d. young ; 10. BENJAMIN, d. æ. 4, (the 2 last b. in Southb.). Benj. the f. lived on Mr. Charles Capen's farm, moved to Southb., and d. there. Mary his wid. lives, (1845), near Lake George.
12. 2EBENEZER, s. of Benj. (10), m. Rebeckah Stone, May 21, 1778, and had 1. NANCY, b. May 28, 1779, m. Rev. Joseph Emerson, of Beverly, and d. 1804; 2. BETSEY, b. Mar. 19, '81, lives unm., in Boston ; 3. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 18, '83, (Will. Coll.), ord. at Fitchburg, Aug. 30, 1815, and at Middleborough, Mar. 10, 1824 ; 4. REBECKAII, b. July 25, '85, lives in Boston ; 5. SUSANNAH, bap. Aug. '87, lives in Beverly ; 6. EBENEZER, bap. Sep. '89, m. Anna Walker, who d. Aug. 14, 1818, æ. 27, and m. 2d, Sally Spofford ; 7. SALLY, bap. Aug., '93, m. Samuel Witt, d. in Shrewsbury, 1837.
13. REBECKAH, m. James Brown, both of Fram., Oct. 18, 1733. LYDIA, m. Matthias Clark, Oct. 17, 1729.
SAMUEL and w. Ruth. of Sud., had Elizabeth, h. 1731 ; Jonathan, Thomas, and others. SAMUEL, of Sud., m. Miliscent Wheeler, 1748, and had Uriah, Samuel, &c. JOHN, of Dedham, d. ab. 1658, leaving John, Ma- ry, aud Abigail. WILLIAM. " of Staple," who came over with w. Martha, three children, and servant, was prob. the Win. (w. Martha) who had, at Wat., Daniel, b. Jan. 20, 1638-9; Mary, 1643. In 1664. they were of Read., where Martha (prob. the m ) d. ab. 1681, having a s. Jolm. Daniel, s. of John, m. Mary -, 1664, and had at R., Daniel, Ann, Martha, Pris- cilla, Daniel, and Mehetabel.
EDGELL, WILLIAM m. Elizabeth Norman, of Marblehead, and lived in Woburn and Lexington. His chil. were 1. WILLIAM, (æ. 17. 1743; see Guardianship, Mid. Prob.), who was a petitioner for Westminster, Mass., 1759, and d. there, July. 1809, æ. 82; 2 JOHN, m. Rebeckah Win- ship, of Lexington, Nov. 9, 1762, g. father of Rev. J. Q A. Edgell, of W. Newbury. J. the f. d. in Westminster, Vt; 3. SIMON ; 4. BENJAMIN, m. Susannah Wyman. and was f. of Benjamin, John. Peter, Susannah, and Abigail, and d. in Woburn, ab. 1821, æ. 85. Elizabeth, wid of William, came to Fram., and m. Isaac How, Oct 16, 1739. She d. Oct. 20, 1770, æ. 73. [Tradition, in the family, supposes William to have come from England, with a brother, who lived and d. in Phil., and with whom Wm. learned his trade of a tinman. In Boston, Thomas Edzall, m. Elizabeth Forman, Sep. 16, 1652, and had s. Henry, b. 1654].
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2. SIMON, s. of Wm. (1), lived on the farm now of Col. Moses, m. Mehetabel Pike, Mar. 5, 1761, and had 1. MosEs, b. June 1, '62, d. May 10, 1784 ; 2. AARON PIKE, b. Dec. 13, '66 ; 3. MEHETABEL, b. Feb. 13, '70, m. Wm. Bond, of Wat., Sep. '86. Capt. Simon the f. commanded the Co. of Minute men in Fram., and served with reputation in the Revolutionary War ; was Selectman 2 years, and d. Oct. 3, 1820, æ. 87 ; his wid. Mehet. d. Feb. 5, 1835, æ. 91.
3. AARON PIKE, s. of Simon (2), m. Eleanor Trowbridge; and had 1. MOSES, b. Aug. 13, 1792, m. Sophia A. Angier, 1817-Col. Moses has been 12 years a Selectman, 5 years a Representative, and 22 years T. Treasurer ; 2. NANCY, b. Aug. 23, '94, m. Luther Horn ; 3. MEHETABEL, b. Aug. '96, m. Levi Whitmore. Aaron was 10 years a Selectman, and d. Sep. 28, 1816 ; his w. Eleanor d. Oct. 1840.
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