History of Framingham, Massachusetts, including the Plantation, from 1640 to the present time, with an appendix, containing a notice of Sudbury and its first proprietors, Part 26

Author: Barry, William, 1805-1885
Publication date: 1847
Publisher: Boston, J. Munroe and company
Number of Pages: 476


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Elder EDMUND, of Camb., had by w. Thomasine, 1. JOHN, f. of Thomas, of Camb. ; and John, of Salem, (bricklayer, 1696) ; 2. THOMAS, b. Ap., 1637; 3. SAMUEL, b. Feb., '38, (perhaps the S. of Billerica, f. of Thomas ; Joseph, of Charlestown, &c. See Mid. Piob., 1718); 4. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 13, '39, of Charlestown, and Billerica, f. by w. Hannah, of Susanna, Joseph, Stephen, Hannah, Abigail, Miller, and Faith ; and by w. Mary, 5. JAMES,* b. Ap. 9, '43; 6. MARY, b. '45; 7. EPHRAIM, (æ. ab. 39, 1690. Mid. Deeds, vol. X.) His est. was administered, 1718; 8. SARAH, b. 1653. Elder E.'s will was proved Oct., 1672; his wid. Roana. THOMAS, of Rox., had a s. Thomas, b. 1663. WILLIAM, (w. Mary), was of Salem, 1677.


2. THOMAS, s. of Tho. (1), m. first Mary Gibbs, and 2d, Jane Wight, and had 1. MARY, b. July 29, 1713, m. Deac. Daniel Stone, Mar. 12, '33-4; 2. SYBILLA, b. Sep. 28, '15, m. William Pike, Feb. 21, '38-9 ; 3. SARAH, b. Dec. 6, '17, d. Dec. 3, 1754 ; 4. EUNICE, b. May 23, '20, m. Abner Stone, Mar. 10, '40; 5. BEULAH, bap. Aug. 11, '23, m." Bezaleel Fisk, of Sud., Nov. 11, '42 ; 6. HEPHZEBAH, b. Feb. 22, '29-0, m. Sylvanus Hemenway, 1749-0. Tho. the f. lived where the Methodist ch. formerly stood, and d. Feb. 29, 1751. His w. Jane, d. Jan. 30, 1737. He re- ceived from Jos. Sparhawk, of Sutton, Jan. 1739, a deed of lands, before held by lease from Mr. Danforth. He owned, in 1733, a negro man named Gloster.


3. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas, (1), m. Elizabeth Rice, Feb. 1, 1710-1; and had 1. KEZIAH, b. Dec. 1, '11, m. Ebenezer Good- now, of Sud., Dec. 11,'50 ; 2. BEZALEEL, b. Sep. 8, '13, and was in Fram., Mar. 1739; 3. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 13, '15 ; 4. AMASA, b. Jan. 24, '17-8, left town a young man ; 5. AMARIAH, b. Oct. 4, '20, H. Coll. '40, pastor at Milford ; 6. ELIZABETH, b. May 10, '24, m. Isaac Cutter, of Brookfield, June 18, '43; 7. LoIs, b.


* Dea. JAMES, of Billerica, whom Farmer supposes s. of Edmund, d. in Billerica, Aug. 12, 1711, æ. 74? His chil. were James, Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary, Abigail,


- -, Hannah, and Sarah. (See settl. of est., Mid. Prob.) He had two wives, Rebeckah, and 2d, Elizabeth Foster, m. 1667.


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Oct. 3, '32, m. Phinehas Goodnow, of Sud., Jan. 30, '52. Mr. Samuel, the f., d. Aug. 2, 1736.


4. SAMUEL, s. of Sam. (3), m. Rebeckah How, June 19, - 1750, and had, 1. SAMUEL, b. July 2, '51 ; 2. BEZALEEL, b. Sep. 5, '53, moved to Townsend, Vt. ; 3. REBECKAH, b. Sep. 28, '55, m. Daniel Hyde, of Newton; 4. ELISHA, b. Sep. 21, '58 ; 5. HANNAH, b. Jan. 20, '62, m. John Stacy, June, '87 ; 6. ELIZ- ABETH, b. Sep. 6, '64, m. Thomas Rice, Nov., '86, and d. 1823 ; 7. AMARIAH, b. June 13, '68, d. young. Mr. Samuel (the f.) d., Mar. 12, 1799, æ. 82 ? (T. Rec.)


5. ELISHA, s. of Sam. (4), m. Miliscent Winch, Ap. 26, 1781, and had, 1. AMARIAH, b. Sep. 8, '81, d. June 14, '90; 2. MILISCENT, b. Nov. 30, '82, m. Elisha Belknap, Dec. 16, 1804 ; 3. ELISHA, b. Ap. 26, '84 ; 4. NANCY, b. Sep. 12, '89 ; 5. ELIZA, b. Jan. 17, '93, m. Jonas Goodnow ; 6. HITTY, and 7. HORACE, twins, b. May 21, '95-Hitty m. Jesse Lyon, of Newton, lives at Fitchburg ; 8. EDWARD, b. Ap. 1, '98, H. Coll., 1822, m. Sarah Dix, of Littleton, was a physician at Wayland, and d. 1838 ; 9. LUCY, b. Dec. 8, 1800, m. Charles C. Fisk ; 10. NATHAN, b. Aug. 23, 1803, m. Elizabeth T. Stevenson, of N. Y. Elisha occupied the farm of his f. in law, and d. May 10, 1836, æ. 77. His wid. Miliscent, d. Aug. 15, 1837, æ. 74.


6. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (4), m. Mary Heard, of E. Sudb., and had, 1. SALLY, b. Dec. 28, 1788, m. Thomas Arnold ; 2. REBECKAH, b. Ap. 23, '91, d. æ. 38; 3. POLLY, b. Ap. 25, '93, m. Chapin Allen ; 4. NABBY, b. Ap. 4, '95; 5. CLARISSA, b. May 23, '97, m. Henry How, of Sud., now a widow ; 6. HANNAH, b. Aug. 15, '99, d. unm. ; 7. HARRIET, b. Feb. 17, 1801, m. Reu- ben Hunt ; 8. ELIZA, b. Oct. 12, 1803, m. ---- Ranson, lives in Me. ; 9. JULIA ANN, m. Joseph Taylor, of Kennebunk. Capt. Samuel the f. was 4 years a Selectman, and a Trustee of the Academy, and d. in Fram., Nov. 1, 1817. He lived near Mr. Tayntor's.


JOSEPH, of Sherb., moved thither from Charlestown, had 2 wives, and by the 2d, besides daughters, had sons Joseph, who m. Deb. Estabrook, 1753; and Jonathan, who m. Martha Leland, 1760. Jonathan moved to Marlb., N. H., and d. Sept. 25, 1776, æ. 37 ; his s. Jonathan, b. 1765, m. Beulah Stone, ab. 1786, and lived in N. Marlb. JOSEPH, of Charlestown, (w. Sarah). had Joseph, b. 1712; Samuel, '13; Joseph, '19; Hannah, '20; Elizabeth, '25 ; Joseph, Ap. 9, '27. EBENEZER, (w. Elizabeth), was of Nat., 1752.


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FURBECK, PAUL, cov'd and was bap., May 7, 1721, and was adm. to the ch., Nov. 12, 1721.


GALE, ELIZABETH, m. John Nurse, (both of Fram.), Feb. 21, 1700. HANNAH, m. Jabez Pratt, Ap. 22, 1714. ABIEL, m. Joseph Trumbull, June 18, 1719. ABIGAIL, m. Jona. Cutler, Jan. 10, 1716-7.


ABIJAH, h. at Weston, July 5, 1727, s. of Abraham, and w. (Esther Cun- ningham), was of Westb., m. Abigail Amsden, 1748, and had many chil .; among them, Capt. Nahum, f. of Rev. Elbridge, formerly minister in Wick- ford and Tiverton, R. I., now of Fram. RICHARD, of Wat., 1640, d. 1679, leaving chil., 1. Abraham, m. Sarah Fisk, '73, and d. 1718, f. of Abra., (m. Rachael Parkhurst, 1699); Richard ; Ebenezer, m. Elizabeth Green, 1709; John ; Joshua, d. 1721 ; Sarah m. Jona. Pratt, of Fram .; Mercy, m. Samuel Sanderson ; Mary ; Lydia ; Abigail, m. Edward Jackson ; 2. John, m. Eliza- beth Spring, 1677, f. of Elizabeth, John, & c. ; 3. Sarah, m. - Garfield ; 4. Mary, n. John Flagg, 1670. BARTHOLOMEW, of Salem, m. Martha Lemon, 1662, who d. the same year ; and he m. 2d, Mary Bacon, and was f. of Abraham, b. 1666; Isaac, Jacob, Bartholomew, Daniel, &c.


GALLOT, or GALLOP, PETER, a silk weaver, came from France, and lived first where is a cellar hole, on the corner of the Sanger farm, and after moved to the house E. of Mr. Thomas Hastings, which he is said to have built. He m. Priscilla Collar, Jan. 10, 1733-4, and had, 1. PETER, b. Sep. 4, 1734; 2. FRAN- CIS, b. Sep. 8, '35, d. at Stillwater ; 3. JAMES, b. Oct. 18, '38, d. unm., Ap. 27, 1816 ; 4. JOHN, b. Oct. 2, '41, d. young ; 5. JOHN, b. July 28, '43, d. in the Rev. War ; 6. PHINEHAS, b. June 28, '45, lived in Stillwater. Peter the f. d. ab. 1753.


2. PETER, s. of Peter (1), m. Lydia Pratt; and had, 1. ELIZABETH, b. June 24, 1762, m. Daniel Bigelow, Mar., '83, moved to Keene; 2. LYDIA, b. June 17, '64, lives unm. ; 3. PRISCILLA, bap. Ap. 13, '66, lives unm. ; 4. PETER, bap. Mar. 15, '68, m. in Somerset, R. I., and drowned in Taunton, ab. 1820 ; 5. JOHN, bap. Mar. 25, '70, m. Sally Burnham, Ap., '94, and d. Feb., 1832, f. of John ; Nancy ; Nathan ; Mary, and Wil- liam ; 6. MARY, bap. Oct. 18, '72, d. young. Peter the f. d. Feb. 15, 1817. Lydia his w. d. Nov. 27, 1821, æ. 91.


7. SARAH, (of another family, probably from Stoneham), m. in Fram., Benjamin Holden, July 9, 1751.


GAMBELL, or GAMBLE, JOSEPH, and w. Lucia, were re- ceived to the ch., Mar. 3, 1754 ; and had THOMAS, bap. May 5, 1754; and JOSEPH, bap. Nov. 30, 1760. -


GARDNER, SARAH, w. of Joshua, d. in Fram., Mar. 11, 1750.


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Joshua, of Sherb., by w. Sarah, had Caleb, b. May 2, 1749. Joshua was s. of Addington and w. Mary, who had in Sherb., Caleb, b. 1733; Peter, '35 ; Elizabeth, '38 ; Aaron, '41. Hon. Stephen P. Gardner, of Bolton, was g. son of Addington. A. d. in Sherb., Feb., 1754, æ. 57. (G. Stone.) He was b. in Dorch. or Roxbury. PETER had chil. in Roxb., from 1647; and THOMAS from 1652.


GATES, STEPHEN, or Steeven, of Camb., had 1. STEPHEN ; 2. SIMON ; 3. THOMAS ; 4. ELIZABETH, m. John Lazell; 5. MARY, m. John Maynard, of Sud., April 5, 1658 .*


Stephen was of Hingham, 1638 ; he was admitted freeman, 1653. (Farmer.) He signed the Town agreement, at Lanc., Ap. 3, 1654; was constable, 1657, and had a grant of land at Kequassagansett, near Hog Swamp. He also had rights in Groton, on which his g. s , Simon, administered, 1716. (Mid. Prob.) Stephen's will, dated 9 June, 1662, was proved Oct. 7, 1662. He gives to his w. and Simon, his place in Camb., Thomas to continue with them at bis pleasure ; to Stephen, the house &c. at Nashaway (Lancaster); his land in N. to be divided between Simon and Stephen. ANN, his wid., m. 2d, Richard Woodward, of Wat., ab. 1663, (Mid. Deeds II, 364), and after his decease, she resumed the name of Gates. She d. at Stow, Feb. 5, 1682-3, and her will was proved, Ap. 9.


2. 1STEPHEN, s. of Steph. (1), had by w. Sarah, 1. STEPHEN ; 2. SIMON, b. in Camb. 5 June, 1666-7, m. (then of Stow,) Hannah Benjamin, May 4, '88, and d. 1752, f. of Simon, d. at Stow, 1736; Joseph ; Benjamin ; Elisha ; Amos ; Hannah, b. Feb. 13, 1688, m. - Heald; Mary, m. - Haynes; Susanna, m. - Fitch ; Elizabeth, m. - Wheeler ; 3. THOMAS ; 4. Ens. ISAAC, d. at Stow, Nov. 22, 1748, æ 75; 5. NATHANIEL ; 6. DANIEL, b. Ap. 25, 1685, d. at Stow, Mar. 22, 1759, æ. 74; 7. SARAH, b. at Marlb., Ap 27, 1679; 8. REBECKAH, b. at M. July 23, '82. Stephen, the f. was of Boston, Feb. 1667. In 1673, he bought of Edward Drinker, of Boston, potter, 300 acres on Elsabeth or Alsabat brook, at Pompquocittacott or Stow, which Benjamin Bowhoe, Indian, quit-claimed to him, 1684, and was among the prop's of Stow, 1681. His will was proved, 1707.


3. 2THOMAS, s. of Steph. (1), m. in Sud., Elizabeth Freeman, 1670, and had in Marlb., 1. ELIZABETH, b. 1671 ; 2. SARAH, '73 ; and in Sud., 3. JOHN, b. Ap. 9, '78, d. in Stow, Sep. 19, 1747, æ. 69; w. Mary d. 1752 æ. 69; 4. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 16, '80 ; and in Stow, 5. JOSIAH, b. Mar. 8, '81 ; 6. DEBO- RAH, b. Feb. 22, '83; 7. ANNA, b. July 18, '86; 8. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 18, '88. Tho's the f., of Lanc., 1670, bought of John Butler, near Hog Swamp. He was of Sud., 1670, and " departed the town," 1679. In 1681, then of Stow, he bought part of a saw-mill in Stow, of Jona. Prescott, of Concord, and in 1683, sold half of the mill to Tho. Ward, of Sud. In 1688, he bought of Eph. Roper and w. Hannah, of Lanc., land in L. Tho. was in Stow, 1693, and constable in that town. ('T. Rec.)


4. 3SIMON, s. of Steph. (1), had by w. Margaret, at Camb., 1. ABIGAIL, b. 1671, m. Nat. Sparhawk; 2. SIMON, b. '73, d. '75; 3. SIMON, b. 5 Jan. '75-6; 4. GEORGE, b. '78, d. '79 ; 5. AMOS ; 6. JONATHAN, of Camb. and Worces- ter, and d. at Worc., 1756, leaving by w. Persis, Persis, m. Adonijah Rice ; Margaret, m. Wm. Bigelow, of Athol, 1753; Susanna ; Sarah ; John, m. Violata Rice; Jonathan, (w. Abigail,) and William ; 7. SAMUEL, b. 11 Aug., 1685; 8. MARGARET, b. Aug. 13, '89, m. James How. Simon the f., had his chil. chiefly in Camb. In 1686, " of Lancaster," he was on the minis-


* In 1657, (Mid. Co. Rec. I. 113), Mary, dr. of Steven, of Lancaster, " was admonished for bold and unbe- coming speeches used in the public


assembly, on the Lord's day, and es- pecially against Mr. Rowlason, min ister of God's word there."


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ter's rate; in 1688, a subscriber to build a minister's house. In 1692, " of Muddy River," he bought of Maj. Gookin's heirs, " Okonkonomeset hill," in Marlb. In 1693, " of Boston," he bought of his br. Thomas, land in Lanc. He is sometimes named as of Brookline. His estate was divided among his heirs, 1707. (Mid. Prob.)*


5. 3SIMON, s. of Simon (4), m. in Marlb., Sarah Woods, 1710, and had in Marlb., 1. SIMON, b. Dec. 11, '10, m. Sarah How, '49, and f. in Worc. of Simon, Asa, and others ; 2. SARAH, b. Oct. 15, '12, m. - Church, of Rut- land; 3. SUSANNA, b. Dec. 19, '14, m. - Phelps, of Rutl. ; 4. STEPHEN, b. Aug. 8, '18, m. Damaris How, '43, and d. in Rutland, Oct. 5, 1773, f. of Jonathan, of Hubbardston ; Sylvanus, of Spencer ; Zadock, Esq., of Rutl .; Alfred, of Me., and others; 5. SOLOMON, b. May 14, '21, m. Mary Clark, d. in Worcester, 1761, f. of Samuel, of Shoreham, Vt. ; Paul, of Vt. ; Silas, of Wardsboro'; James, &c .; 6. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 28, '22-3, m. Caroline How, d. in Petersham, f. of John, Solomon, Samuel, Oliver Cromwell, and others ; 7. SILAS, b. Feb. '27, m. Elizabeth Bragg, and d. in Marlb., Aug. 25, 1793, f. of Sarah, m. Eliezer Holyoke ; Lydia, m. Abraham Beman, and d. in Me .; Silas, m. Cath. Williams, kept a tavern in Marlb. ; Samuel, m. Lucretia Willliams, lives in Vt .; William, m. Jerusha Goodnow, and Elizabeth How; John, m. - Ball ; Mary, (d. young), and Elizabeth, (twins); E. m. Apollos Cushing, and lives in Me .; Susanna, m. Wm. Arnold ; wid. Elizabeth d. Mar. 20, 1806, æ. 74; 8. JOHN, b. Jan. 27, '28-9. Simon the f., bought of his f.'s heirs, 1713, land in Marlb., and d. in M. 1735; his w. Sarah d. 1751.


6 3AMOS, s. of Simon (4), m. in Camb., May 19, 1703, Han- nah, (b. Oct. 10, 1681), dr. of Samuel Oldham, (by his w. Hannah Dana, m. 1670). His chil. (named in his will), were AMOS ; OLDHAM , wounded at Bunker Hill ; SAMUEL; HANNAH, m. Jonathan Edmunds, of Newton ; MARGARET, m. Thomas Spring of Newton ; ABIGAIL, m. Jonathan Peirson, of Andover ; MARY, m. in Fram., Nehemiah Wright, May 24, 1733 ; SARAH, m. Wm. Jones of Fram., Mar. 31, 1748. Amos the f. lived first in Brookline : was Tything-man in Fram., 1735 ; Overseer of the poor, 1741 ; and Selectman 1740, and prob. for 2 years after. He lived near Mr. Edmond Trowbridge's, and d. in Fram. ; his will was proved, July 22, 1754.


7. 3AMOS, Jun, s. of Amos (6), m. Mary Trowbridge, Nov. 28, 1744, and had 1. AMos, b. Aug. 29,'45, d. unm. ; 2. MARY, b. Aug. 30, '48, m. Ebenezer Buck, of Upton; 3. ANNA, b. Jan. 30, '50, m. Samuel Jones, of Fram., moved into N. H .; 4. GEORGE, b. Aug. 8, '53 ; 5. CHARLES, b. Mar. 4, '55, d. in the Rev. service ; 6. HENRY, b. Mar. 22, '57 ; 7. OLDHAM, b. July 27, '59, m. Deborah Winch, June, '83, d. at Pittsburg, Vt., 1843 ; 8. EDMUND TROWBRIDGE, b. July 23, '61, m. Wid. Tufts, of


* "Sept. 1, 1686. Went to Natick Lecture, Simon Gates showing me the way. Mr. Daniel Gookin preach-


ed ; were about 40 or 50 men at most and a pretty many women and chil- dren." Judge Sewall's Diary.


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Malden ; 9. MARTHA, b. Ap. 8, '66, m. Zaccheus Fairbanks, Mar., '87, lives in Antrim, N. H .; 10. RUTH, b. Feb. 12, '68, m. Ebenezer Hemenway, June, '86, lives in N. Marlb., a wid ; 11. SUSANNAH, b. Mar. 9, '70, m. Luther Belknap, Esq., Dec., '93, d. '97 ; 12. JOHN, bap, May 31, '72, m. Eunice Winch, Jan. 5,'95, moved to N. Marlb. Capt. Amos the f. was Selectman, 3 years or more, and moved to Marlb., N. H., ab. 1798, and d. 1799, æ. 89. Mary his w. d., 1798.


8. 3SAMUEL, s. of Amos (6), m. in Fram., Abigail Blodget, Ap. 11, 1751, and was adm. to the ch., June 28, '52. He had, 1. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 5, '52, m. in Rut., Benj. Estabrook, '78 ; 2. SARAH, b. Jan. 14, '56, m. Jason Duncan, in Rut., '75; 3. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 23, '57, m. Susannah Laughton ; 4. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 7, '59, m. Sarah Roper, '89; 5. HANNAH, bap. Dec. 11, '63, m. in Rut. Sam. Hathorn, '98; and in Rutland, 6. LYDIA, b. 1770; 7. BENJAMIN, m. Elizabeth Newton. Sam. the f. d. in Rut., Feb. 19, 1803, æ. 78 ; his w. Abigail d. 1820, æ. 94. (G. Stones.)


9. 3HENRY, s. of Amos (6), m. Anne Eames, of Sud., Feb. 12, 1782, and had, 1. PATTY, b. Sep. 17, 1782 ; 2. CHARLES, bap. Dec. '83 ; 3. ANNE, bap. Oct. '87. Henry the f. moved to Hubbardston, ab. 1789.


10. 3GEORGE, s. of Amos (6), m. Hannah Barret, of Marlb., and with w. adm. to the ch. Nov., 1793 ; and had 1. POLLY, b. Dec. 9, 1789 ; 2. PATTY, b. July 23, '91 ; 3. CHARLES, b. Mar. 18, '93. George the f. moved to Antrim, N. H., ab. 1798.


GIBBS, MATTHEW, had by w. Mary,# 1. MATTHEW ; 2. JOHN ;15 3. ELIZABETH, m. John Russell, of Duxbury ; 4. HANNAH, m. Sam. Winch, Feb. 11, 1673; 5. MARY, m. John Goodridge, Mar. 23, 1675, and 2d Tho. Frost, Jr., Nov. 12, 1678; 6. THOMAS, b. Dec. 17, 1656, d. young ; 7. THOMAS, b. Ap. 10, '60, d. Mar. 14, '88. (See Sett. of his est., July 5, 1697. Mid. Prob.) Matthew, the f., planter, of Charlestown, sold 1654, his house, &c., at C. 1655, he was on a committee of the Town, at Sud .; in 1659, had a grant "E. of his house at Landhum;" in 1661, he bought of Thos. Read, sen., one third of a farm, once of Rev. Edin. Brown, near Doe- skin Hill, and in 1673, and 1678, of others, parts of same farm; in 1670, had a grant E. side of the brook, near his house. In 1681, he bought of Samuel Howe, 10 acres at Lanham plain. Matth. had deceased 1697. (See Settlement).+


Mary, dr. of Robert Bradish, of Camb. who d. ab. 1659, m. a Gibbs.


t Farmer notes a Matthew, of N.


Haven, 1639. Prof. Gibbs, of N. H. writes : - " I have not yet succeeded in finding the Matthew Gibbs men-


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Note. - GILES took the freeman's oath, March 4, 1632-3. THOMAS, had at Sandwich, John, h. Sept. 12, 1634 ; Thomas, b. May 23, '36; Samuel, b. June 23,'39; Sarah, b. Ap. 11, '52 ; Job and a daughter, twins, b. April 15, '55; J. m. Judith -, and was f. of Micah and Lydia ; Mary, b. Aug. 12, '57. See Farmer for others of the name of Gibbs .*


2. 1MATTHEW, Jr., s. of Mat. (1), m. first, Mary, dr. of John Moore, formerly of Lancaster, 1678, and 2d, her sister, Elizabeth Moore, (b. 1657), and had 1. MATTHEW3, b. Mar. 12, 1680; 2. JOHN, prob. of the Island of Bermudas, 1706, (Mid. Deeds) ; 3. SAMUEL10, b. Mar. 1, 1685 ; 4. JOSEPH11, b. Oct. 7, '87 ; 5. JON- ATHAN12 ; 6. JOSIAH14. Matthew, the f. who lived, 1694, near Lannam Bridge, d. Mar. 9, 1732. His wid. Elizabeth, d. in Fram., Jan. 20, '33-4. M. and w. were rec'd to Fram., from Sud. ch., Feb. 22, 1719. [ELIZABETH, m. in Fram., William' Haward, of Mendon, May 16, 1717.]


3. 1MATTHEW, s. of Mat. (2), m. in Fram., Sarah Page, Ap. 21, 1709, and had 1. SARAH, b. Jan. 20, 1707-8, d. young ; 2. SARAH, b. Feb. 12, 1709-0, m. - Jones, and d. young ; 3. PHINEHAS, d. unm. ; 4. HEZEKIAH, b. June, 12, 1715, m. Eliza- beth Pratt, of Bolton, 1745, f. of Hezekiah, and d. in B., ab. 1785 ; 5. ELIZABETH, bap. Oct. 20, '17, m. John Jones, Jun., Nov. 16, 1738; 6. MATTHEW, b. July 26, '20, d. unm. in Fram., Ap. 8, 1804; 7. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 30, '23; 8. MICAH, b. May 9, '27. Matth. the f. and w. were adm. to the ch., Sep. 1, 1723. He lived where is a cellar hole, near Elisha Frost's.


4. 1JONATHAN, s. of Matth. (3), m. first, wid. Mary Win- chester. He had by w. Peggy, 1. POLLY, b. Mar. 24, 1779 ; 2. HENRY, b. Feb. 9,'85; 3. SALLY, b. Feb. 11, '89; 4. PEGGY, b. May 11, '91. Capt. Jonathan lived at Mr. Phinehas Rice's. He went into the service, 1761.


5. 1MICAH, s. of Matth. (3), m. Elizabeth Hobbs, of Weston, cov'd Jan. 9, 1755, and was adm. to the ch., Ap. 22, '57. Their


tioned by Farmer. He cannot have figured much on the N. H. Records. No other Gibbs than John Gibbs took the oath of allegiance between 1640 and 1660." He adds, that John, who came to N. Haven in 1637 or '38, and d. 1690, m. Hannah Punderson, Oct. 27, 1660 ; and his will mentions a w. Hannah, and dr. Margaret. He finds a single notice of William 22


Gibbs, hatter. Gibbses have been at numerous places in Con. (Mss. Letter).


* " Gibbe or Gibbs, came original- ly from Venton or Fenton, in Dart- ington Parish." "Arms of Gibbs, ar. 3 battle axes, Sable." Mr. Sav- age's Gleanings, &c. M. Hist. Coll. 3 Ser. VIII. 304.


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chil. were, 1. BETTY1, b. Feb. 28, '55, d. unm., ab. 1777 ; 2. PHINEHAS, b. Oct. 30, '57; 3. MICAH, bap. Nov. 18, '59, d. young ; 4. MOLLY, b. June 14, '61, m. Dan. Morse, of Southb., May 9, '81, lived in Vt .; 5. MICAH, b. May 11, '63, d. young ; 6. JONATHAN, b. Aug. 1, '65, d. young ; 7. ESTHER, b. June 18, '67, d. young ; 8. SARAH, b. May 10, '69, m. Paul Walker, Feb. 1790, d. in Sud., 1802 ; 9. MATTHEW, b. Aug. 5, '72, d. young. Micah the f. lived on the place now of Matthew Gibbs. His w. Elizabeth d. June 17, 1815.


6. 1PHINEHAS, s. of Matth. (5), m. Olive Walker of Sud., July 12, 1782, and had 1. HANNAH, m. Jacob Barnes of Marlb. ; 2. PATTY, m. Deliverance Parmenter, d. in Marlb .; 3. MICAH, m. Betsey Nichols, and d. in Fram., Ap. 1, 1831, æ. 43 ; 4. SALLY, b. Oct. 1790, m. Silas Goodnow, d. in Marlb., 1828 ; 5. MAT- THEW, b. '91, m. Patty Trowbridge; 6. ASENETH, bap. June '94, m. Jesse Parmenter of Sud. ; 7 NANCY, bap. July '95, m. Aaron Bailey, of Fram. ; 8. BETSEY, bap. May '97, m. Martin Rice, of Fram .; 9. PHINEHAS, bap. Nov. '99, d. unm., Oct. 1844; 10. JOSIAH, b. Feb. 7, '01, m. Sally Walker. Phinehas the f. d., 1846. Mrs. Olive d, ab. 1837, æ. 75.


10. 1SAMUEL, s. of Matth. (2), m. in Marlb., Lydia Bellows, Aug. 26, 1724, and had in Fram., SAMUEL, b. June 13, '25.


11. 1JOSEPH, s. of Matth. (2), had in Fram. by w. Mary, or Mercy, 1. MARY, b. Ap. 23, 1716; 2. JOSEPH, bap. Sep. 13, '19, m. Hannah Howe, and f. at Rutland of Daniel ; Joseph ; Elisha ; and Asa. Jos. Jr., the f. d. in Princeton ; and in Sud., 3. CLARK, b. Jan. 30, '21-2, m. Hannah -, and had at Rut., Jonas ; Ze- nas ; Francis, and Hannah ; 4. BEULAH, b. July 2, '24, m. Dan. Parker, '50; 5. MARTHA, b. May 14, '27 ; 6. BENJAMIN, b. Sep. 29, '32. Joseph the f., of Fram., m. in Camb., Mercy Clark, July 1, 1722. He bought land in Sud., 1717. Mercy, w. of Jos. d. in Sud., Feb. 28, 1733-4. [A Joseph d. in Fram. insolvent, ab. 1757.]


12. 1JONATHAN, s. of Matth. (2), had in Fram. by w. Lydia, 1. ESTHER, b. May 26, 1725, d. Oct. 13 ; 2. JAMES, b. May 28, '26, m. Martha Newton, '50, lived in Southb., Holl. and Sturbridge, and f. of Catharine ; Zephaniah, m. Lucinda Janes ; .Jonathan, had 2 wives ; Levinah, m. - Marsh ; and Martha, d. unm., and the f. d. ab. '97 ; 3. JACOB, b. Ap. 24, '28 ; 4. LYDIA,


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b. Mar. 11, '29-0 ; 5. ESTHER, b. Oct. 22, '31 ; 6. SARAH, b. May 13, '34; 7. JONATHAN, (posthumous), b. June 17, '36, d. Sep. 22, '40. Jona. the f. d. in Fram., Sep. 26, '35; (Inventory, £513.17.3.) His wid. Lydia m. Thos. Pierce, of Hop., Jan. 24, '43.


13. 1JACOB, s. of Jona. (12), m. Sarah Scarber, and had in Southh., RELIANCE, b. Jan. 30, 1762 ; and in Fram., ZENAS, b. Nov. 2, '71.


14. JOSIAH, s. of Matth. (2), had in Fram. by w. Mary, 1. MARY, b. Jan. 27, 1729-0; 2. OLIVE, b. Feb. 12, '31-2.


15. 2JOHIN, s. of Matth. (1), m. Anna Gleason, of Sherb, 1688, and had in Sud., 1. THOMAS, b. Ap. 19, '89 ; 2. MERCY, b. Aug. 3, '91; 3. JOHN18 ; and by 2d. w., Sarah Cutler, of Reading, m. May 31, 1694, 4. SARAH, b. Dec. 6, 1701 ; 5. NATHANIEL, m. Bathshebah Parmenter, 1726, and f. in Sud., of Eunice, b. '27 ; Sybilla, '28; Bathshebah, '31 ; Lois, '32; Nathaniel, '36, of Marlb .; William, '40, of Princeton ; Jesse, '44, m. Ruth Howe, '65; 6. ISAAC16; 7. JACOB, f. in Hop., by w. Martha, of Martha, bap. 1725; Joseph, '27 ; Jacob, b. '31, m. Phebe Chamberlain, '52; Phinehas, '33, mn. Mary Mellen, '57 ; John, 35, in. Hannah Walker. '61 ; Nathaniel, '48; Sam- uel and Sarah, '50. Jacob, sen., was dismissed to Sutton ch .. 1759; 8. ISRAEL, b. July 11, 1706, m. Mary Hambleton, of Hop. '27, and f. of Mary, b. '28; John, '30 ; Rebeckah, bap. '32 ; 9. EPHRAIM, b. June 12, 1710, d.Aug. 15. John, the f. d. in Sud., Ap. 2, 1718; his will proved the same month. Inventory, £623. His wid., Sarah.


16. 2ISAAC, s. of John (15), m. Thankful Wheeler, 1725, and had, in Sud., 1. HEPSEBAH, b. 1726, d. young ; 2. ISAAC17, b. Jan. 28, '28-9 ; 3. HEP- SEBAH, b. '31, m. Jos. Tower, '48; 4. ABIGAIL, b. '32, m. Daniel Goodnow, '54 ; 5. SARAH, b. '35, m. David Parks, '55 ; 6. THANKFUL, b. '38, m. Nathan Winch ; 7. JONAS, b. Sept. 9, '40, m. Sally Townsend, lived in Philips- ton, and d. in N. Y., 1823; 8. ANNA, b. '42, m. Gilbert Dench, of Hop., '61 ; 9. URIAH, b. Oct. 20, '44, m. Lucy Townsend, of Stafford, Conn., and f. of Isaac, Esq., now of Fran., b. April 26, '68, and others ; 10. ASAHEL, b. '48; 11. MILISCENT, b. '51; 12. Lois, b. '56. Isaac was at Rutland, 1720. He lived near Fram. bounds, and d. æ. 94.


17. 2ISAAC, s. of Isaac (16), m. Lois Townsend in Hop., 1755; and had in Sud. 1. Lors, b. Nov. '56, m. Timo. Walker of Hop. ; 2. OLIVE, b. May 18, '58, m. Ebenezer Temple, of Fram. ; and in Fram., 3. ANNE, b. Oct. 26, '60, m. Jonathan Ball of Southb. ; 4. MOLLY, b. Oct. 21, '62 ; 5. PATTY, b. June 3, '65, m. John Stow, of Southb ; 6. THANKFUL, b. June 23, '67 ; 7. ELEANOR ; 8. NABBY, bap. Mar. 4, '70 ; 9. EUNICE. Isaac the f. moved to N. Marlb., ab. 1780.


18. 2JOHN, s. of John (15), m. in Fram., Naomi Pike, Mar. 9, 1709-0 ; and had 1. JOHN, b. Sep. 23, 1711, living in 1737 ; 2. NAOMI, b. Jan. 11, '12-3, m. David Winch ; 3. RACHEL, b. Ap. 17, '16, m. Timo. Pike ; 4. HANNAH, b. Mar. 1,'18-9, m. David


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Mixer of Southb., Oct. '41. John the f. d. Nov. 23, 1732. [In Southb. wid. Naomi Gibbs m. John Britton, 1738.]


19. JOSEPH of Fram., had by w. Abigail, JOSEPH, b. Feb. 9, 1747.


20. JOSEPH, m. Elizabeth Palmer in Camb., Sep. 11, 1749, and had in Fram., 1. MARY, b. Feb. 28, 1750 ; 2. ELIZABETHI, b. July 14,'52 ; 3. JOHN BUTTERFIELD, b. May 7, '54; 4. MARTHA, b. Jan. 22, '56 ; 5. SARAH, b. Nov. 7, '59 ; 6. BETHIAH, b. Oct. 8, '60. Joseph the f. prob. moved to Hop.


JACOB, of Hop., (15), had a s. Joseph, bap. 1727, who, perhaps, was the Joseph above. In Southb., Joseph, m. Sarah Bruce, August 23, 1754. JACOB, of Hardwick, m. Bethia Bacon, 1753. JOSEPH, of Brookfield, m. Anna Clark, 1762.


GLEASON, or GLEISON, GLEZEN, and, (as sometimes written and pronounced), Leesen.




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