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MOQUET, (pronounced Mucket), FRANCIS, prob. a native of France, m. in Medfield, Ap. 7, 1721, Mrs. Elizabeth Symmes,
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and had no issue. He kept a house of entertainment in Fram., as early as 1729, at the house late of Deac. Buckminster. He afterwards lived in (prob. built or enlarged) the house E. of Mr. Tho. Hastings'. He was in Stow, Aug. 1754, in the family of the Rev. Mr. Gardner, in a destitute state, and assistance was asked from Fram. He is noticed on the Sud. Rec., as in that Town, Oct. 1754. This is the latest notice of him known. His name is not unfrequently repeated in the Town, at the present day, in con- nection with past events .*
MORSE, JOSEPH, of Wat., m. Elizabeth Sautle, 1691, and had, 1. JOSEPH, b. 1693 ; 2. ABIGAIL, b. 1696, m. in Fram., Joshua Hemenway, July 1, 1718; 3. ZECHARIAH, b. 1699; 4. SAMUEL, b. 1702; 5. JONATHAN, b. Feb. 10, 1704-5; 6. DANIEL, b. Ap. 24, 1707; 7. ELIZABETH, m. in Fram., John Clayes, Dec. 10, 1730. Joseph, the f. d. at Guilford, on a visit there, June 24, 1709. He wrote a letter, dated two days before his death, (now in the possession of Mrs. Eben. Freeman, of Fram., a des- cendant), in which he speaks of a cousin Jones. His est. was assigned to Joseph, his eldest son, 1714. His wid (with several of the chil.) moved to Fram., she having m. 2d, Benjamin Nurse, sen., of Fram., Feb. 16, 1713-4. A s. of Jos. lived in Franklin.
Joseph was prob. g. son of Joseph, (and w. Esther), of Wat., (living 1685), who had Joseph, b. Ap. 30, 1637, m. Susanna Shattuck, Ap. 12, '61, and d. 1677; John, b. Feb. 28, '38-9. Deac. at Wat., d. 1702; Esther, '45; Jeremiah, m. Abigail Woodward, 1681.+
2. JONATHAN, s. of Joseph (1), m. Mary Cloyce, May 16, 1734, and had, 1. ZERUIAH, b. June 25, '35, m. Abraham Nurse,' Oct. 24,'53 ; 2. JONATHAN3, b. Feb. 10, '36-7 ; 3. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 17, '38, prob. d. young ; 4. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 17, '40, d. unm., of apoplexy ; 5. NATHAN, b. Nov. 13, '42, d. young ; 6. JAMES4, b. May 19, '46 ; 7. ASA5, b. Feb. 24,'47 ; 8. NATHAN, b. Feb. 16, '50, m. Wid. - Hill, of Grafton, d. in Alstead ; 9. MOLLY, b. Nov. 25, '52, m. William Arnold. Jona. the f. occupied the farm now of Mr. Ebenezer Freeman; was Select- man, 1759, 3 years ; was chosen Deac. of the first ch., Aug. 29, 1751 ; and d. Mar. 5, 1801, æ. 96, " an honest man." Mary his w. d. Mar. 27, 1785, æ. 72.
3. JONATHAN, Jun., s. of Jona. (2), m. Mehetabel Nurse, and had, 1. DANIEL, b. Nov. 25, 1765, m. Rebecca Knowlton,
* Miss Nancy Bent has in her pos- session a volume of Appleton's Ser- mons, with a preface by President Wadsworth, printed 1728 ; on which is written, " Elizabeth Moquet, her book, given by the Rev. Jos. Baxter, Boston, 1744."
+ 1634, embarked in the Increase, Samuel, æ. 50; w. Elizabeth, æ. 48 ; Joseph, æ. 20. In the James, came over (1635), Anthony, and William, of Marlborough. (Savage's Glean- ings).
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June 29, '90, and moved to W. part of N. Y. ; 2. LEVINAH, b. Dec. 17, '67, m. John Murray, Vt., and d. there, leaving 4 chil., who with the f. m'd to Me. ; 3. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 27, '71, m. Lydia Gleason, Oct. 11, '95, 2d, - Mitchell ; 4. CALVIN, b. Nov. 22, '73, m. at the Eastward ; 5. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 24, '76, m. Rebecca Gleason, lives in Union, Me. Jonathan, the f. lived towards the Common, and d. young.
4. JAMES, s. of Jona. (2), m. Mary Gleason, and had 1. JOSIAH, b. July 6, 1773, d. Sep. 19, '75 ; 2. DOROTHY, b. Sep. 1, '75, m. Micajah Cloyes, Jan. 26, 1800, moved to N. Y .; 3. ANNA, b. June 23, '79, m. Reuben Dunton, lives in Boylston ; 4. JOSIAH, b. Dec. 9, '81, d. Aug. 17, 1800; 5. POLLY, b. May 28, '84, m. Adams Littlefield ; 6. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 27, '86, m. Ebenezer Freeman ; 7. BETSEY, b. Mar. 27, '91, d. Oct. 8, '99; 8. JAMES, b. June 12, '94, d. July 11, '98. James, the f. lived on his father's est., and d. Sep. 15, 1822, æ. 76. His wid. Mary d. Dec. 7, 1842, æ. 92.
5. ASA, s. of Jona. (2), m. Susannah Eames, Jan. 15, 1777, and had, 1. JOSEPH, b. 1778, d. 1782; 2. NATHAN, b. 1779, d. 1780; 3. BETSEY, b. 1780, d. young ; 4. ASA, b. Mar. 27, '82, m. Julia A. Carpenter ; 5. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 3, '84, lives in Fram., unm. ; 6. ASENETH, b. Dec. 15, '85, m. Elijah Cloyes, of Fram. ; 8. MEHETABEL, b. Jan. 27, '88, lives in Fram., unm. ; 8. GILBERT, Nov. 8, '90, lives unm. (1844), in N. Orleans ; 9. SUSANNA, b. Jan. 4, '92, m. Col. Jonas Cloyes, of Fram. ; 10. DEXTER, b. Dec. 14, '97, m. in Alabama. Asa, the f. lived at Mr. Joseph Morse's, and d. Feb. 19, 1831, æ. 83. His wid. d. in Fram., at the extreme age of 96 years.
6. JACOB, of Fram., m. Abigail Ball, of Wat., Feb. 26, 1728, and had, (Sud. Rec.) 1. LYDIA, b. Nov. 11, 1728; 2. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 10, 1731; 3. OLIVER, b. Aug. 12, 1734, m. Elizabeth Osborn, 1759 ; 4. HANNAH, b. Dec. 19, 1736, d. 1739 ; 5. ISAAC, b. June 31, 1739 ; 6. DANIEL, b. Feb. 25, '41, d. 1742 ; 7. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 19, '42-3. Before 1740, Jacob was in the occupation of land under Eben. Winchester, and Isaac Howe, at the N. part of the town ; and was sued at law by Col. Buckminster. (Suff. Co. Rec.)
7. BENJAMIN, m. Mary Jones, Oct. 26, 1750, and had in Southb., 1. JOHN, b. Nov. 11, '52 ; and at Fram., 2. DANIEL, b.
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Feb. 8, '55; and at Southb., 3. a son, b. Oct. 30, '59 ; 4. MARY, b. Feb. 18, '62; 5. ANNE, b. Mar. 24, '64 ; 6. CHARLOTTE, b. Dec. 4, '65.
Benjamin, was s. of Zechariah, who m. in Fram., Huldah Whitney, Nov. 16, 1724, and had, at Southb., Benjamin, b. Dec. 3, 1725; Mary, b. Dec. 25, '28; Elizabeth, b. June 20, '31.
8. DAVID, m. Esther Sanger, and moved from Holliston into Fram. Their chil. were 1. SARAH, m. - Lyman, of Winches- ter, N. H. ; 2. BENJAMIN9 ; 3. LUTHER, bap. in Fram., Nov. 21, 1773 ; 4. ANNE, bap. Ap. 7, 1776 ; 5. ESTHER, bap. Oct. 1, '78, m. -- Dodge, of Winch .; 6. DAVID, d. unm., injured by a lever while at work on the highways, at the E. part of Fram. ; 7. JOHN, bap. Sep., '83, m. - French, of Winch .; 8. WIL- LIAM, bap. Oct., '91. David, the f. and w. were adm. to the ch. Aug., '91 ; lived near Wid. Eaton's, moved to Winchester, N. H.
9. BENJAMIN, s. of David (8), m. Sarah Claflin, Nov. 29, 1792; and had in Fram., 1. JOEL, b. June 25, '93, m. Mary Scott, of Newton, and d. in Fram., July 24, 1825 ; 2. BETSEY, b. Jan. 20, '95 ; 3. CORNELIUS, m. Clarissa Haven ; 4. BENJAMIN, m. Louisa Temple ; 5. SARAH, m. Nathaniel Merrit ; 6. PERSIS, d. young ; 7. HANNAH, d. young. Benj. the f. lived at Winches- ter, N. H., and at Dover, and d. in Fram., ab. 1827 ; his w. Sarah d. a few years before.
10. MARY, w. of Daniel, was adm. to the ch., Ap. 26, 1752. ABIGAIL, of Sherb. m. Benj. Bruce, of Fram., July 1, 1718. THOMAS, of Sherb., m. Mary Treadway, of Fram., Mar. 29, 1736-7. DANIEL, of Marlb. m. Polly Gibbs, of Fram., May 9, 1781.
The family of Morse extended widely in Medfield, Sherb., and Holl .. They are generally to be traced back to Samuel and w. Elizabeth, of Dedham. The descendants are too numerous to be here given. SAMU- EL, prob. s. of Jos., of Dedham, m., in Sud , Elizabeth Moore, Feb. 10, 1664, and had chil. in Medfield. BETHIAH, (prob. from Dedhamn), m. in Sud., John Perry, May 23, 1665. JONATHAN, and w. Mary, had chil. at Marlb., from 1717.
MOULTON, CALEB, was rated for the highways in Fram., 1775. DANIEL, JESSE, and JOSEPH, were also residents here ab. 1790.
Caleb, of E. Sud., d. Jan. 11, 1800, æ. 91; his w. Sarah d. June 1, 1786, æ. 69. Capt. Caleb d. at E. S., Sept. 19, 1821, æ. 76. ROBERT Was
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early a freeman at Salem. ROBERT, m. at Salem, Mary Cook, 1672, and had Mary ; Robert, 1675; Ebenezer, '78; Abigail, '82. JACOB was of Charlestown, 1663.
MUNN, JOHN, and w. Abigail, came from Sherb. to Fram., Ap. 7, 1774. (T. Rec.)
MUNROE, ANNA, of Fram., m. Asa Nurse, June 3, 1778.
MUNSELL, JACOB, and w. Mary, had in Fram., MARY, b. Aug. 9, 1731 ; ESTHER, b. July 31, 1733. Mary was a member of Mr. Bridge's ch., 1746.
MUZZEY, or Mussey, BENJAMIN, of Lexington, m. in Fram., Lydia Eames, Nov. 15, 1716 ; prob. lived in Sherb., or on the borders of Fram., and was living 1753 ; his w. Lydia, a wid. ab. 1762, d. Oct. 21, 1775, æ. 81.
Benjamin, prob. descended from BENJAMIN, who had at Malden, 1. BENJAMIN, b. Ap. 16, 1657, had at Camb., by w. Sarah, Mary, b. 1683; Benjamin, b. Feb. 20, '89; . Amos, Jan. 6, '99-0; Bethiah, 1701; and d. at Lexington, May 17, 1732, æ. 74. He bought, 1693, of Edward Pelham, of Newport, 206 ac. between Camb. and Concord; 2. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 1, 1658-9. Benjamin, the f., of Rumney Marslı, 1673, had w. Alice. In 1677, a deed speaks of his w. as dr. of Richard Dexter, of Malden. He sold half a farm of 300 ac., in Boston, on Charlestown line, to Thomas Brattle, 1673, and bought, 1680, of Timothy Brooks, rights in Billerica. Robert Muzzey took the freeman's oath, Sep. 3, 1634.
2. JOSEPH, was in Fram., 1719; and in 1721, signed a receipt of money from Jonathan Rice, of Fram., " for the pur- chase of his (Joseph's) land in said town. "
Joseph, of Sud., m. Patience Rice, 1721, and was f. of Benjamin, b. June, 1729, (w. Mary, and had chil. at Sud.); Joseph, 1731; William, '33; Nathaniel, '36, (w. Jane, and lived in Sud. and Rutland) ; and several drs. THOMAS m. Abigail Cuzzens, 1736, and d. 1754. f. at Holl., of Robert, b. 1745, (who went to England, and had the small pox there. He had by w. Martha, Robert, 1769) ; Thomas, 1750; Abigail, '53. THOMAS, a joiner, d. at Mendon, and his est. was settled, 1756. (Worc. Prob.) His w. was Huldah, and he left many drs. JOHN and w, Abigail, had chil. in Rutland, from 1740.
NEGUS, WILLIAM, m. in Marlb., Persis Maynard, 1730 ; and had in Worc., 1. BENJAMIN, b. 1730, m. Elizabeth Woodcock, 1755, and f. at Petersham, of Jonas, b. 1754, &c. ; 2. WILLIAM, b. 1732 ; and in Fram. 3. SAMUEL, b. June 23, 1735. The f. moved to Petersham, and had 4. PERSIS, b. 1737 ; 5. JOHN, b. 1740 ; 6. JOSEPH, b. 1742, m. - Mellen, and f. of John, m. in Fram., Betsey Gleason, June 16, 1794 ; Joel ; Paul ; Sally ; Catharine ; Fanny ; Mary ; 7. MARTHA, b. 1745; 8. LUCY, b. '47; 9. SILAS, b. '50 ; 10. SOLOMON, b. '53.
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BENJAMIN took the freeman's oath, May 10, 1648, and was f. by w. Elizabeth, at Boston, of Elizabeth, b. 1640. m. Richard Barnard, '59; Ben- jamin, 1641 ; Mary, 1643; Samuel, 1645; Hannah, 1653. JONATHAN took the freeman's oath, Sep. 3, 1634. In 1675, ISAAC, of Taunton, cooper, was sole heir of Jonathan, late of Boston. (Mid. Deeds, VIII. 21.)
NELAND, see Kneeland.
NEWTON, SOLOMON, from Southb., m. Hannah Dudley, and had in Fram. 1. SOLOMON, b. Nov. 11, 1772, was seriously in- jured in a well, d. unm. in N. Y. ; 2. THANKFUL, b. Aug. 22, '79, went to N. Y. Solo. the f. d. in the Rev. service. His w. Han- nah d. in Fram., ab. 1810.
2. EPHRAIM, br. of Solo. (1), m. Abigail Claflin, Mar. 1784, and had in Fram., 1. PAMELA, b. May 2, 1785, m. in Medway ; 2. Amos, b. Ap. 13, '87. The f. lived on the Common, and moved to N. Y., ab. 1800.
3. JONAS, (b. Ap. 25, 1763), s. of Amos Jr. and Jane, of Southb., m. Olive Tozer, and had in Fram., 1. LYDIA, b. Ap. 17, 1788, m. Samuel Hudson, of Fram. ; 2. PHINEHAS, b. May 7, 1790, m. - Onthank, of Southb., and d. 1843 ; 3. POLLY, b. July 14, 1792, m. Luther Goodnow, of Fram. ; 4. PETER, b. July 19, 1795, m. Mary Ann Bixby, and 2d, Maria Dunton. Jonas the f. lived on the Common, and d. 1843; Olive his w. died Sep. 1820.
4. ANDREW, s. of Andrew and Mehetabel, of Southb., m. Sarah Merritt, and had in Fram., 1. WILLIAM, b. 1773, m. Abi- gail Newton, of Worcester, lives in Shrewsbury ; 2. a son, d. young ; 3. LUTHER, b. Jan. 21, '79, m. 1st. Patty Bruce, who d. Oct. 13, 1835, æ. 56, and 2d, Anna Merritt, 3d, wid. Ruha. Godey ; 4. SHUBAEL, b. 1781, m. Abigail Pike, of Hop .; 5. MARTIN, d. in Boston of small pox ; 6. SALLY, m. Edward Raw- son of Westboro'; 7. FANNY ; 8. ANNA, m. Nathan Hudson, and d. in Fram. Andrew the f. d. in Fram., ab. 1792. He owned on Fiddle Neck, a forge and corn mill, (which his father Andrew had owned and occupied before him), beyond Bigelow's mill, at the fall. [Andrew of Southb., (who m. Mehetabel Bellows), had besides Andrew, Jun., Mehetabel, b. 1745; and James, b. Aug. 24, 1751, and was living in Fram., 1778.]
5. GERSHOM, " warned out of town," 1721. GERSHOM, was rated in Fram. ab. 1757. ZERVIAH, was adm. to the ch., Ap. 5, 1747. ZERVIAH, bap. June 14, 1747. ABIGAIL, dr. of Jason,
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bap. May 14, 1758. SUSANNA, m. Ebenezer Singletary, Ap. 5, 1713. DANIEL, of Southb., m. Sarah Hutson, of Fram., Dec. 12, 1728. WILLIAM, of Marlb., m. Elizabeth Wright, of Fram., Dec. 1, 1737. RICHARD, of Southb., m. Martha Pike, of Fram., Jan. 27, 1743. NATHAN, (from Southb. ) m. Polly Nichols, July 1784. EBENEZER, m. Sally Rice, June, 1785, (lived in the N. part of the town, and d. in Southb.) HANNAH, m. Nathan Tombs, Nov. 24, 1792. REBECCA, of Southb., m. Dan'l Hemmen- way, Jun., of Fram., Feb. 1787. JAMES, of Fram., m. in Hop. Bathshebah Nurse, 1769. SHADRACK, b. in Fram., July 19, 1783.
RICHARD took the freeman's oath, May, 1645, was one of the early . prop. of Snd., and a petitioner, 1656, for Marlb., of which he was a prop., and to which (in the part now Southb.) he removed from Sud. He d. in Marlb., leaving a wid. Hannah, Aug., 1701, "almost a hundred years old." (T. Rer.) His chil. by w. Anne, were, 1. JOHN, h. Oct. 20, 1641, m. Elizabeth -, 1666, and f. of John, b. 1667 ; Samuel, '68; Zachary, '71; Elizabeth, '72, m. Zechariah Eager; Thomas ; Sarah, b. '79, m. Jona- than Rugg, of Frain. ; and Silence, m. Elisha Bruce; 2. MARY, b. June 12. 1644, m. Jona. Johnson ; 3. MosEs, b. Mar. 26, 1646, m. Joanna - -, '68, and had Moses, (w. Sarah); David. b. 1672; Jonathan, b. 1679, d. 1753; James ; Josiah ; Edward ; Hannah ; Mercy ; Jacob ; Ebenezer. Moses, sen., d. in Southb , May 23, 1736; 4. JOSEPH, W. Kath. ; 5. DANIEL, d. Nov. 29, 1739, f. of Daniel, Benjamin, Susanna, Isaac, Abraham, Mary, Samuel, Na- thaniel, Lydia, and Mercy ; 6. ELIZABETH, m. - Dingley ; 7. SARAH, m. Taylor ; 8. ISAAC ; 9. HANNAH, d. young. (Mid. Prob. and Deeds). Deac. JOSIAH d. at Westb., Feb. 9, 1755, æ. 66. JOHN, took the freeman's oath, Mar. 4, 1632. The family of Newton has been most numerons in Southb. Willard Newton, Esq., has occupied the farm originally owned by Richard.
NICHOLS, NATHANIEL, m. Isabel (Hayes), and had at Reading, 1. MARY, b. Ap. 20, 1717 ; [a Mary m. in Fram., Josh. Train, of Weston, Mar. 25, 1743] ; 2. NATHANIEL, b. Mar. 6, 1719, m. in Fram., Mary Philips, of Southb. Sep. 12, 1745, and prob. d. same year ; see Inventory, dated Nov. 12; 3. ABIGAIL, b. July 13, 1721, m. William Marret, in Southb., Mar. 1743 ; and in Fram., 4. JOSEPH, b. Ap. 6, 1727 ; 5. BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 8, 1729 ; 6. ISABEL ; 7. ANNA, b. July 4, 1733. Nath., the f. was chosen Constable, 1733. His will was proved May 20, 1745. Inventory, £684.
RICHARD, of Reading, d. 1674, leaving w. Ann, and chil., John, Thomas, James, Mary, and Hannah. JOHN, of Reading. (w. Abigail, m. 1676,) whose will was proved 1721, had John, b. 1677, d. 1721 ; Richard, 1679; Richard, '82; Thomas ; Kendall, '86 ; James, '88; Nathaniel, '91; Abigail, '94 ; Samuel, '96; Benjamin, 99; Joseph, 1702. RANDALL, was of Charlestown, 1642.
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JOHN, (w. Lydia), had chil. at Topsfield, from 1663. JAMES, of Malden, m. Mary Felt, 1660, and his est. was settled, 1707, - his chil., James, Na- thaniel, Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Samuel, Caleb.
2. JOSEPH, of Needham, m. Judith Mixer, of Fram., Oct. 28, 1755; and had in Fram., 1. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 19, 1755, m. Thankful Winch, Aug. 26, 1779 ; 2. ANNE, b. Nov. 30, '57, m. Jesse Cheney, of E. Sud ; 3. FORTUNATUS, b. Jan. 30, 1760, m. Sally Cloyes, Sep. 1783, and lived in Westboro'. Joseph the f. was a schoolmaster, taught in Fram. 1776, and 1783, and at one time in Weston. Jos. and w. were adm. to the ch., Nov. 24, 1763. Joseph d. in Westb., Sep. 15, '96; his w. Judith d. at do., Aug. 21, 1796.
3. ABRAHAM, had bap. in Fram., SARAH, June 1, 1746; JOSEPH, Nov. 27, 1748. Ab. was living back of John Trowbridge, (a cellar hole remains), 1750.
4. THOMAS, m. in Sud., Eunice Parmenter, 1752 ; and had THOMAS, bap. in Fram., Oct. 21, 1753 ; and EUNICE, b. in Sud. Aug. 24, 1755, d. May 10, 1766. Eunice was adm. to the Fram. ch., Sep. 9, 1753. [1781, Thomas, of Grafton, sold to Peter Gallot, land in Fram.]
4. JOSEPH, had in Fram. by w. Martha, 1. JOHN, b. Ap. 7, 1731; 2. MARTHA, b. Ap. 30, 1733; 3. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 8, 1738; 4. ALPHEUS, b. Nov. 5, 1742; 5. MITTY, b. 1752, d. unm. in Utica, N. Y. Mrs. Martha, wid. of Joseph, m. Rev. David Goddard, of Leicester, Dec. 20, 1753.
5. JOHN, s. of Joseph (4), m. Mary Haven, July 17, 1751 ; and had, 1. ABIGAIL, bap. June. 7, 1752, m. - Chamberlin ; 2. JOSEPH, bap. Aug. 4, 1754 ; 3. JOHN, bap. Dec. 31, 1758; 4. MARY, m. Silas Eaton, Feb. 1, 1782. Mary, w. of John, was adm. to the ch., Ap. 26, 1752.
6. JOSEPH, Jun., s. of Jos. (4), m. Sarah Hemenway, cov'd Feb. 29, 1756, and with w. adm. to the ch. Feb. 27, 1763. Their chil. were 1. MARY, b. Oct. 16, '62, m. Nathan Newton, July, '84 ; 2. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 17, '64; 3. BENJAMIN GODDARD, b. Aug. 18, '65; 4. How, b. May 27, '67; 5. JOHN, b. July 17, '69, m. Hannah Nixon, who d. 1810, æ. 38, and 2d, the wid. of Samuel Nichols, of Holl. (a Leland) ; 6. MITTY, b. Jan. 21, '71, unm .; 7. DANIEL, b. Dec. 15, '72; 8. SARAH, b. Jan. 1, '75 ; ( 9. LABAN WHEATON, b. Mar. 30, '77 ; 10. NABBY, bap. Oct. 17, 29*
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'79; 11. ALPH, b. Dec. 11, '80 ; 12. PATTY, b. Dec. 12, '82. Lt. Joseph the f. was Selectman, 1779, and with w. recommended to the ch. in Fitzwilliam, May 3, 1781.
7. ALPHEUS, s. of Jos. (4), m. Rebecca Hemenway, and with w. adm. to the ch., Sep. 18, 1768. Their chil. were 1. SARAH, b. July 19, '67, m. - Forbush, of Westb .; 2. LUCINDA, b. Nov. 27, '68, unm. ; 3. PATTY, b. Nov. 5, '73, d. young ; 4. JULA, b. May 6, '75 ; 5. RUHAMAH, b. Jan. 28, '78, m. - Orin, now of Westb .; 6. BECKY, bap. Oct. 17, '79, m. Deac. Brigham Fay, of Southb .; 7. MATILDA, b. Dec. 11, '81, m. Winsor Horn ; 8. SOPHIA, b. June 28, '85, m. Elisha Fay, of Southb. ; 9. EUSIBIA, b. Mar. 19, '87, m. Nathan Brown. Alpheus, the f. d. in Southb.
ZECHARIAH, and w. Rebecca, had at Sherb., Surah, b. 1745; Lydia, '47. MORDECAI and w. Alice, had at Boston, John, b. Aug. 18, 1653. ISAAC (w. Sarah), d. at Sutton, ab. 1756, f. of Henry, Isaac, William, Benjamin, Mary, Abigail and Anna. Capt. JOHN, (who in. Jerusha Moore, 1755), d. at Oxford, 1812, æ. 78; and WILLIAM, (who m. Mary Willson, 1745), d. at 0, 1.94, æ. 72; ALEXANDER, (w. Margaret), was of O., 1743, all having chil.
NIXON,* also written, NICHSON, NICKSON, and NICK- ERSON, CHRISTOPHER, m. Mary Sever, and with w. cov'd, May 5, 1728. Their chil. were 1. JOHN, b. Mar. 1, 1727 ; 2. ELIZABETH, b. Mar. 3, 1728-9 ; 3. MEHEPZEBATH, b. June 20, '31, m. Samuel Fairbanks, June 6, '51 ; 4. MARY, b. Dec. 24, '33, m. Isaac Gleason, Jun., Nov. 2, '52, and 2d, - Sawtwell, and d. in Langdon, N. H .; 5. THOMAS, b. Ap. 27, '36 ; 6. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 31, '38 ; 7. ABIGAIL, m. David Andrews. Christopher, the f., came from the South, and lived on the Joseph Belcher place. He m. a 2d w., Mrs. Mercy Collar, Aug. 16, 1748, and d. in Fram.
Richard Nixon, b. in Middlesex Co., N. J., Oct. 1758, was in a corps of dragoons commanded by his brother, Maj. Robert. Richard d. in N. Y. city, 1844, whither he removed, 1795; and was nearly 30 years in the Custom House. (N. Y. paper.)
2. JOHN, s. of Chris. (1), m. Thankful Berry, Feb. 7, 1754, and with w. cov'd, Mar. 25, 1759. Their chil. (recorded chiefly in Sud.), were 1. JOHN, b. Aug. 25, 1757, bap. in Fram., Mar.
* Thomas Nixon, D. D., b. prob. near 1660, was a prebendary of Can-
terbury, in England. (Berry's Gen's. of Co. of Kent, p. 380.)
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25, '59, m. - Moore, lived in Sud. ; 2. SARAH, b. Nov. 19, '58, m. Abel Cutler, '79; 3. HEPHZEBAH, b. Aug. 31, '60, m. Timo. Moore, '80 ; 4. MARY, b. Sep. 16, '61, m. in Fram., Capt. Peter Clayes, Jan. 1785 ; 5. JOSEPH, b. July 27, '63, lived in Waltham ; 6. KEZIAH, m. in Fram., Ebenezer Brown, Nov. '88 ; 7. ANNE, b. May 6, '66, m. in Fram., Thomas Richardson, Feb. 1789 ; 8. ARTEMAS, b. Sep. 3, '67, lived in Waltham ; 9. BEN- JAMIN, b. May 13, '70 ; 10. BETSEY, b. Oct. 5,'75, m. John Warren, '98. John, the f., m. 2d, wid. Hannah Gleason, of Fram., Feb. 5, 1778, who d. in Sud., Sep. 26, 1831, æ. 90. John served in the French War, as Capt., 1756 ; commanded the Co. of minute men in Sud., 1775. In Nov., 1775, he was appointed Lt. Col., and Aug. 9, 1776, was commissioned as Brig. General. He was in command with his regiment at Bunker Hill, and served with much honor there, and during the War. He lived generally within the bounds of Sud., near Fram., moved to Vt., ab. 1806, and d. in Middleboro', ab. 1815.
3. THOMAS, s. of Chris. (1), m. Bethiah Stearns, and had in Fram., 1. CATE, b. July 31, 1758, m. Wm. Stowell, of Worc., moved to Paris, Me., and d. 1842; 2. THOMAS, b. Mar. 19, '62; 3. AsA, b. Aug. 17, '67, d. Dec. 1, '71 ; 4. HANNAH, b. Sep. 21, '72, m. John Nichols, of Southb. ; 5. BETHIAII, d. in Southb., Mar. 19, 1823. Col. Thomas, the f., served as Ensign in the French War, 1756. He commanded a Co. of minute men, in 1775, and was commissioned as Colonel. He was reputed a brave and efficient officer, and served through the war. He removed from Fram. to Nichol's Mills, in Southb., ab. 1784, and d. on his passage by water from Boston to Portsmouth, Aug. 12, 1800.
4. THOMAS, Jun., s. of Tho. (3), m. Lydia Hager, May 16, 1790, and with w. cov'd Dec. 1795. He had 1. WARREN, b. Mar. 9, 1793, m. Salome Rice, of Wayland, has been Selectman in Fram., 11 years, and Justice of the Peace ; 2. OTIS, b. Mar. 11, '96, m. - Swain, of Nantucket, moved to Morgan, O., and m. a 2d w. in N. Y .; 3. SUKEY, b. Nov. 23, '97, d. unm., Aug. 3, 1828; 4. RENY, b. Nov. 25, '99, d. unm., Jan. 29, 1824. Lydia, w. of Tho., d. May 21, 1822, and he m. 2d, wid. Sarah Stone. Capt. Tho. was Selectman 2 years, and d. in Fram., Jan. 4, 1842, æ. near 80. He was fifer in the Rev. war, and appointed prob. Quarter Master.
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NORCUT, RICHARD, and w. Naomi, had NAOMI, b. Oct. 31, 1723. RICHARD, d. Jan. 20, 1726-7. PRISCILLA was b. Feb. 1, 1721-2.
NORTHGATE, ESAU, whose w. Peggy was bap. July 10, 1756, had HANNAH, bap. June 19, 1757 ; SUSANNAH, bap. May 6, '59 ; ESAU, bap. Sep. 30, '59.
NURSE,* NURS or NOURSE, BENJAMIN, prob. s. of Francis, had by w. Thamezin, 1. THAMEZIN, b. Nov. 13, 1691, m. Ebenezer Hemenway, Feb. 23, 1737-8, and d. ab. 1767, (see admin. ) ; 2. BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 20, '94; 3. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 8, '96, was living 1767, (prob. the Wm. of Shrewsbury, who m. Rebecca Fay, of Westb. 1723, was f. of Daniel, Zerviah, &c .; he lived at the " Shoe," called also "Nurse's corner," annexed in 1762 to Westboro', (Worc. Mag. II. 3.), and d. Ap. 15, 1779 ; his w. Reb. d. June 22, 1776 ; 4. ELIZABETH, b. Sep. 18, '98, m. Theophilus Philips, in Hop., 1732 ; 5. EBENEZER, b. Mar. 27,1700-1; 6. MARGARET, b. Ap. 24, '03; 7. MOSES, b. Mar. '04-5 ; 8. AARON, b. Jan. 11, '08. Benjamin, the f., received in 1707, a deed from Col. Buckminster of 110 ac., then in Benj.'s possession. He lived prob. at Mr. David Fiske's, was Selectman, 1702, and d. in Fram., his will proved Feb. 13, 1748, having m. 2d, Elizabeth, wid. of Joseph Morse, of Wat., Feb. 16, 1713-4.
NOTE - FRANCIS, Sen., d. at Salem, 1695, his est. administered, Dec. 23d. He had by w. Rebecca, 1. JOHN, who d. 1719, f. by w. Elizabeth (Smith, m. Nov. 1, 1672, d. '73), of John, b. Oct. 12, '73; and by w. Eliza- beth (Verry, m. Aug. 17,'77), of Elizabeth, m. - Douty ; Samuel, b. 1679; Sarah, '80, m. - - Twist; Jonathan, b. May 3, '82, m. a dr. of John Har- denden ; Joseph, '83; Benjamin, Feb. 20, '86; Hannah, '87, m. - Verry ; Deborah ; 2. SAMUEL, m. Mary Smith, 1677, and f. of Samuel, Mary, George, Mary, Rebecca, Ebenezer, (n. Eliz. Mitchell, 1722, and f. of Caleb, Eben., &c.); 3. FRANCIS, b. Feb. 3, 1660-1, his est. settled (of Reading), Oct. 8, 1716, leaving w. Sarah, and chil., Benjamin, b. Jan. 28, 1689-0; Jonathan, '92, d. 1717 ; Josiah, '94, d. 1718 ; Joshua, d. 1717 ; Caleb, d. 1727 ; Nathaniel, b. '97, d. 1717 ; Abigail ; a s. Francis. b. 1686, d. '88 ; 4. BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 26, 1665, prob. the B. of Fram., above ; 5. MICHAFL, m. - Bouden ; 6. REBECCA, m. Tho. Preston, 1670; 7. MARY, In. John Tarbell, 1678; 8. m. William Russell. Francis, the f., administered, with John How, the estate of Edmond Bridges, of Salem; his w. Rebecca was one of the victims of the Witcheraft delusion, although ample testimonials were given of her private character, and domestic virtues. - (See the preceding history ; p. 32.) Rebecca was sister of Sarah, w. of Peter Clayes.
* The family of Nurse is noticed as in Sussex, Eng. Sir D. Nurse, (b. in the 17th century), was of Chit-
ingstone, in that Co. (See Berry's Gen's. of the Co. of Kent.)
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2. BENJAMIN, Jun., s. of Benj. (1), m. Elizabeth Haven, July 12, 1717, and with w. cov'd Ap. 27, 1718, and adm. to the ch. Sep. 1, 1723. His chil. were 1. THAMEZIN, b. June 7, 1718, m. Jedidiah Bigelow, of Grafton, Jan. 27, 1736-7 ; 2. EXPERIENCE, b. Nov. 21, 1723. [BENJAMIN, m. Mary Belknap, both of Fram., June, 1737. BENJAMIN, m. Bethiah Bridges, Nov. 22, 1749. BENJAMIN was recommended to the ch. in Partridgefield, Oct. 2, 1774.]
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