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5. 2JOHN, s. of Tho. (1), had by w. Ruth, 1. JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1691, m. in Marlb., Bathshebah Fay, 1716, and was f. of Phinehas, b. Feb. 28, 1716-7, d. 1717 ; and at Westb. of Silas, b. Feb. 27, '21 ; Isaiah, Feb. 14, '23 ; 2. SUSANNAH, b. Mar. 12, '93, prob. m. Obadiah Allen, of Hop., May 17, '20 ; 3. ISAAC, b. Aug. 6, '96, m. in Marlb., Eunice Fay, of Westboro', Ap. 17, 1721, and was f. at W. of Mary, b. '21 ; Isaac, Jan 4, '25-6; 4. AMos, b. May 26, '99, m. in Marlb., Ann Allen, of Shrewsb., Dec. 12, 1722, and was prob. the Amos of Shrewsbury, 1750, f. of Elnathan, Alpheus, Mercy, (m. Jotham Death), Anna, and Mary, (see Conveyance - Worc. Prob.) ; 5. RUTH, b. Feb. 6, 1701 ; 6. ELEAZER, b. Jan. 10, '02-3 ; 7. HEZEKIAH, b. Nov. 27, 1705, f. at Westb., by w. Rachel, (who d. Aug. '51), of Rachel, b. 1736, John, '37, Nathan, d. young, Ruth, b. '41, and other drs. [A Hezek. m. in Marlb., Mary Cutler, 1754.] John, the f. was rec'd to Sherb., Jan. 13, 1677-8. He bought, 1694, of Sam. How, 50 ac., bounded on John Adams, &c., and of Matth.
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Rice, 30 ac. near Indian Head. He sold, 1703, to John How, 30 ac. swamp and upland, on the highway from Sherb. to Sud. He was Selectman in Fram., 1709, and prob. moved to Marlb.
6. 3EBENEZER, s. of Tho. (1), settled near the W, and had at Sherb., by w. Mary, 1. SARAH, b. Nov. 7, 1693, m. Ebenezer Twitchell, Dec. 3, '17 ; 2. EBENEZER, b. June 13, '95, f. by w. Mary, at Sherb., of Mary, b. Oct. 3, 1721, and Jacob, b. Mar. 1, '24; 3. JACOB, b. Nov. 7, '97 ; 4. GERSHOM, b. Sep. 18, 1700, m. Abigail Rice, of Fram., July 3, '29, and f. at Sherb. of Sarah, b. Ap. 22, '33, Jacob, b. Oct. 3, '35, d. 1811, (m. Lydia Eames of Fram., and f. of Eben., Henry, Aaron, and Jacob), Abigail, b. Ap. 3, '38, Ebenezer, b. May 13, '41, Mary, b. Nov. 10, '43, Anna, b. Mar. 24, '46. This family have lived for many genera- tions near the W, by Fram. bounds. Eben., the f. was rated in Fram., 1710.
7. EBENEZER, and w. Charity, had in Fram., 1. ESTHER, b. Nov. 20, 1748 ; 2. ABIGAIL, b. Ap. 20, '50, d. in Fram., Jan. 18, 1837, æ. 86, 9; 3. EBENEZER, b. Sep. 22, '53.
8. 4JOSEPH, s. of Tho. (1), m. Hannah Provender, 1696; and had in Fram., 1. HANNAH, b. Jan. 31, 1696 ; 2. PRU- DENCE, b. Ap. 22, '98; 3. RACHEL, b. Nov. 6, 1703, m. Jos. Graves, May 3, '23; 4. MARY, b. Mar. 4, '05-6, m. Jeremiah Belknap, Aug. 10,'32; 5. BARSHEBAH, b. Ap. 24, '08, m. David Sanger, of Sherb., May 27, 1736. Joseph, the f. was a house- wright by trade ; was constable, 1716, and d. Oct. 31, 1747. (T. Rec.). His w. Hannah d. May 20, 1745. Jos., of Sherb., sold, 1689, to his br. Tho., 6 ac. of upland (in Fram.), bounded S. on Nat., the same he bought of John How. The Inventory of Jos. of Fram., is dated Nov. 16, 1747.
9. 5PHILIP, s. of Tho. (1), m. Rebecca, wid. of Isaac New- ton, of Marlb. ; and had, 1. JEMIMAH, b. Dec. 12, 1698, in Fram., 1764, prob. unm. ; 2. PHILIP, b. Sep. 10, 1701. Phil., the f. was Constable, 1719. Rebecca, (prob. his w.), d. Sep. 3, 1728. Philip d. Feb. 12, 1739, (T. Rec.), and his son Philip adm. on his est.
10. 5PHILIP, Jun., s. of Philip, (9), m. in Newton, Mary Osland, June 26, 1726, and cov. July 14, '28 ; and had 1. JOHN, b. Aug. 15, '28 ; 2. JOHN, b. Aug. 1, '30, d. Mar. 25, '31; 3. ISAAC, b. Aug. 26, '32; 4. JONATHAN, b. July 21, d. Aug. 26, 31*
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1733; 5. JOHN, b. Oct 13, '34, m. Sarah Dyer, of Nat, 1756 ; 6. PHILIP, b. Mar. 25, '41.
11. 6DAVID, s. of Tho. (1), had by 1st w. Rachael, 1. DA- VID12, b. Jan. 28, 1702. He m. 2d, in Reading, Sarah Bancroft, Dec. 14, 1704, and had 2. RACHEL, b. Oct. 18, '06, m. Daniel Claflin, Dec. 21, '26 ; 3. MEHETABEL, b. July 4, '08, m. Moses Pike, July 13, '27 ; 4. TIMOTHY, b. June 4, '10 ; 5. ELISHA, b. Feb. 16, '15-6; 6. HEPHZEBAH, b. Oct. 11, '12; 7. JONATHAN, b. June 25, '18; 8. SARAH, b. Feb. 29, '19-0 ; 9. ABIGAIL, b. Sep. 26, '22; 10. PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 17, '24-5. David, the f. was Selectman, 1723, and d. 1731. Moses Pike was appointed, 1733, guardian of Elisha and Prudence.
12. 6DAVID, Jun., s. of Dav. (11), m. Sarah Claflin, Mar. 10, 1723-4, and with w. cov. Dec. 20, '24, and had, 1. DAVID13, b. Jan. 30,'24-5 ; 2. JONATHAN, b. Sep. 23, '35, (perhaps the "Jona. late of Fram. deceased." T. Rec. 1782) ; 3. RACHEL, b. Sep. 6, '39 ; 4. NATHAN, b. Nov. 5, '43. David, the f. d. in Oxford, 1777, æ. 75 ; his w. Sarah d. 1783, æ. 78.
13. 6DAVID, s. of David, (12), m. Elizabeth Brewer, May 20, 1745, cov. Dec. 8, '45 ; and had, 1. DAVID, b. May 13, 1745 ; 2. SILAS, b. Sep. 26, '47; 3. BETSEY, b. Mar 13, '48; 4. SARAH, b. Ap. 2, '50.
14. 7JABEZ, s. of Tho. (1), m. Hannah Gale, Ap. 22, 1714 ; and had, 1. ABIEL, b. Sep. 24, '16, m. Nathaniel Pike, of Hop., Nov. 8, '34; 2. JABEZ, b. July 7, '18 ; 3. BENONI15, b. Ap. 3, 1720. Jabez m. (prob 2d w.) Rebecca Stratton, Mar. 31, 1726. [Jabish, of Sutton, m. Elizab. Grant, of Fram., Ap. 10, 1741.]
15. 7BENONI, s. of Jabez (14), m. Hannah Parmenter, of Sud. ; and had 1. ABNER, b. Ap. 24, 1738, m. Mary 'Wright, Jan. 22, '95, had a dr. Hitty, who m. - Temple. Abner d. in Fram., ab. 1820 ; Molly his wid. buried May 26, 1825; 2. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 9, '39, d. Nov. 5, '46; 3. SARAH, b. Ap. 2, '41, d. Nov. 3, '46 ; 4. MARY, b. Mar. 25, '45, d. Nov. 10, '46 ; 5. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 12, '47, m. Ebenezer Philips ; 6. SARAH, b. Mar. 5, '49, d. unm. ; 7. NAHUM, b. Aug. 26, '52, d. unm. in Philipston ; 8. MARY, b. Ap. 28, '55, m. George Baker ; 9. JESSE, b. Sep. 30, '59, m. Polly Dalrymple, of Sud., f. of Jesse, &c. and d. in Fram. Mar. 15, 1819; 10. JOHN, b. Nov. 25, '62, .d. unm. Benoni, the f. lived near Rufus Hosmer's.
16. 8NATHANIEL, s. of Tho. (1), had by w. Abigail, at
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Wat., 1. NATHANIEL17, b. July 10, 1702; 2. MARTIN, b. Dec. 13, '03, m. in Fram., Lydia Biglo, Sep. 30, 1731, and f. at Hop. of Lydia, b. '34, and Benjamin, '36 - the m. recommend- ed to the ch. in Westb. from Hop., 1738, and had Joseph, b. Ap. 7,'38; 3. THOMAS, b. Feb. 14, '05; 4. PHILIP, d. young ; 5. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 15, '07 ; 6. PHEBE, b. Dec. 22, '09. Nath'l m. 2d, in Marlb., Abigail Wait, Aug. 18, 1712 ; and had in Fram., 7. MARTHA, b. Dec. 18, '13, prob. the M. who m. Seth Tomlin, of Windham, Sep. 16, '41; 8. DEBORAH, b. Dec. 14, '16, adm. to the ch. Aug. 31, '46, and d. unm., 1791 ; 9. BERIAH, b. Aug. 27, '21, d. ab. '43 ; 10. SIMON18, b. Jan. 24, '25-6; 11. ABI- GAIL, b. May 21, '31. Nath'l, the f. was apprenticed to Sam. Allen, of Sud., shoemaker, 1680, and 1707, of Wat., bought of Benj. Bridges, of Fram., 32 ac. between Collar's meadow and Sud. River. His will was proved 1736, in which he speaks of three chil. by a former marriage, Nath'l, Martin, and Phebe. His est. was settled, June, 1749.
17. 8NATHANIEL, Jun., s. of Nath., (16), and w. Margery, had DANIEL, b. Nov. 5, 1733, d. Oct. 31, 1740.
18. 8SIMON, s. of Nath. (16), m. Mercy Chamberlin, of Holl., Jan. 3, 1750 ; and had 1. BERIAH19, b. Sep. 30, '50; 2. MARY, b. Mar. 9, '52, m. John Pratt, and d. in Leverett, ab. 1838 ; 3. SIMON20, b. Mar. 24, '54; 4. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 20, '56, d. unm. ab. 1800; 5. MARTHA, b. Nov. 22, '58; 6. NA- THANIEL21, b. Mar. 1, '60; 7. EPHRAIM, b. May 23, '63, m. Anne Bullard, Dec. '85, and moved to N. Y. ; 8. JOHN, b. Sep. 29, '65, m. Betty Hager, and moved into Penn. ; 9. JONATHAN22, b. May 8, '69; 10. WILLIAM. Simon, the f. lived on the Common ; was struck by lightning, at Mr. J. Cloyes, June, 1777. He d. 1790; his w. Mary d. 1788.
19. 8BERIAH, s. of Simon (18), m. Molly Dudley ; and had 1. DANIEL, b. Oct. 11, 1774, d. Oct. 2, '77 ; 2. POLLY, b. Aug. 1, 1777 ; 3. DANIEL, b. May 30, '79 ; 4. BERIAH, b. Aug. 9,'81. The f. moved to N. Y.
20. 8SIMON, Jun., s. of Sim. (18), m. Martha Pratt, Nov. 26, 1778, and had 1. MILLY, b. May 8, '80, m. Daniel Pratt, lived in N. Y. ; 2. FANNY, b. Sep. 1, '84, lives unm. ; 3. LUTHER, b. Ap. 28, '87. The f. moved to N. Y.
21. 8NATHANIEL, s. of Sim. (18), m. Elizabeth Bullard, 1784, and had 1. MosEs, b. 1785, d. 1802 ; 2. CYNTHIA, b. 1789,
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m. Curtis Billings, of Sharon, lives a wid. ; 3. CALVIN, b. Dec. 7, '92, m. Betscy Smith, of Welfleet, lives in Fram. ; 4. PATTY, b. June 14, '96, d. unm. 1823 ; 5. HITTY, b. May 10, '99, m. Charles Jones, of Fram., and lives in Nat. ; 6. LUKE, b. Oct. 15, 1801, m. Betsey Tufts, of Lynn ; 7. ELIZA, b. 1806, m. Charles Knowlton, of Fram. Nath., the f., a Pensioner, d. in Fram., 1834. His wid. lives in Fram.
22. 8JONATHAN, s. of Sim. (18), m. Sally Holden, of Southb., who was adm. to the ch., Nov. 1798. Their chil. were 1. LEVI, b. May 27, '94; 2. LESY, (Lizzy?), b. May 8, '96 ; 3. LUSENE, b. Aug. 5, '98 ; 4. LUCINDA, b. Dec. 14, 1800. Jona., the f., moved to Leverett, ab. 1805.
23. 9JONATHAN, s. of Tho. (1), m. Sarah Gale, of Wat., and had 1. JONATHAN, b. Ap. 21, 1701 ;* 2. ABRAHAM, b. Mar. 2, 1702-3 ; 3. SARAH, b. Oct. 18, 1704. Admin. on Jonathan's est. was granted, 1735.
24. JOHN, m. Mary Pratt, May 7, 1778, and had MARY, b. Feb. 19, 1781.
25. Baptisms in Fram., (names of parents not given), BEULAH and SUSANNAH, Oct. 20, 1717. ABIGAIL, Oct. 5, 1718. ELIZ- ABETH, Mar. 8, 1724. MEHETABEL, July 23, 1727. ASA and ANNE, chil. of John, bap. Oct. 9, 1774.
26. MARY, m. Sam. Putnam, of Sud., July 27, 1748. ABIGAIL, m. Benj. Pepper, Jan. 6, 1741-2. ABIGAIL, m. Peter Brewer, Dec. 22, 1748. ABIGAIL, m. Joshua Barton, of Leicester, Mar. 28, 1750. MARTHA, m. Simon Pratt, Jr., Nov. 26, 1778. EPHRAIM, (prob. of Wayland), m. Hannah Belcher, June, 1788. AARON, of Sherb., m. Olive Metcalf, of Fram., Oct., 1790. JONATHAN, "late of Fram., deceased, who is supposed to have been b. in Hop." (T. Rec. 1782.)
27. 10EPHRAIM, s. of Tho. (1), was perhaps the Ephraim, of Sud., who by w. Elizabeth, had 1. JOSIAH, b. March 6, 1700. [A Josiah m. in Shrewsb., Sarah Wilson, 1724. Josialı, of Sud., who d. 1759, and w. Ketura, had Samuel, b. Ap. 25, 1735, d. 1755; Josiah, b. Aug. 17, '37; James, h. Mar. 17, '39; Sarah, b. Aug. 18, '42]; 2. EPHRAIM, b. Nov. 30, 1704, m. Martha Wheelock, in Shrewsb., 1724; (Dr. Stearns notes him as
* Jonathan, of Oxford, had by w. Lydia, who died 1729, Keziah, born 1727; Lydia, b. '28, d. '29; and by 2d w. Ruth, who d. 1731, Ruth, b. 31; and by 3d w. Deborah, who d.
1793, Mellison ; Lydia ; Huldah ; Jon athan, b. 1741, (f. by w. Abigail, of Esther, Nahum, Abigail, Meliscent, Alice) ; Elias, '43, d, 1816 ; Elisha ; Esther ; Deborah.
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f. of Michael) ; 3. PHINEHAS, b. July 8, 1706, m. Martha Puffer, of Lan- caster, 1726, and had Mary, b. June 26, '26-7; Rebecca, b. Ap. 19, '29; Ephraim, b. Jan. 10, '31-2; Beulah, b. Mar. 5, '34-5 ; Susanna, b. Feb. 3, '36-7 ; Thankful, b. Mar. 11, '40; and Phinehas, b. May 3, '43; 4. ELIZA- BETH, b. Ap. 25, 1711; 5. MARY, b. Dec. 2, 1718. Of Ephraim, the f. who probably moved to Shrewsbury, see note below .* [EPHRAIM, Jun., of Shrewsbury, m. Abial Leland, 1752.]
PHINEHAS, "one of the first planters of N. E., Joiner," d. at Charles- town, Ap. 19, 1680. (Charles. 'T. Rec.) JOHN, of Charlestown, d. ab. 1708, f. of Thomas, Ebenezer, Joseph, William, Caleb. Joshua, Mary, Han- nah, and Abigail. There are several families of Pratts on the Oxford Records. JOSEPH d. there, 1790, æ. 84.
PRINCE. See YONGEY.
PROVENDER, JOHN, held leased lands from Col. Buck- minster, was rated in Fram., 1710, and his will was proved, 1712. He left chil. 1. JOHN, prob. a prop. of Templeton, 1735, and d. in Fram., ab. 1759 ; 2. JONATHAN, rated in Fram., 1710 ; 3. ISAAC, rated in Fram., 1708 ; 4. DAVID ; 5. HANNAH, m. Joseph Pratt, Mar. 19, 1695-6; 6. SARAH, m. Daniel Elliot, Feb. 3, 1707-8. [BENJAMIN, (prob. another son), was rated in Fram., 1710, and d. in the expedition to Cape Breton.]
PUFFER, WILLIAM, of Sud., m. Abigail Treadway, of Fram., June 8, 1742, and had in Sud., 1. JABEZ, b. July 16, 1743 ; and in Fram., 2. MARY, bap. Nov. 29, '47 ; 3. THANKFUL, b. June 16, '49, m. John Mixer.
2. JABEZ, or JABISH, s. of Wm. (1), m. Rachel (Morse?), and had 1. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 4, 1764 ; 2. BENJAMIN, b. Ap. 6, '65; 3. MARY, b. July 22, '66 ; 4. JOHN, bap. Ap. 30, '69 ; 5. RACHEL, bap. Oct. 28, '70; 6. NATHAN, bap. Mar. 22, '72. The f. moved to Dublin, N. H.
* Of Ephraim, son of Thomas (1), who was living at his father's de- cease, 1692, we have found no trace, after much research, unless we adopt the natural supposition, that he was the Ephraim of Sudbury. Farmer states that Eph. of Sud. was g. son of JOSHUA, of Plymouth. [Joshua and Phinehas came over in the 3d ship Ann, and were among the fore- fathers at Plymouth] He adds that he was b. in E. Sud., Nov., 1687, and d. in Shutesbury, Mass., May, 1804. Another account states than he d. æ. 116 years, and could count 1500 de- scendants (?); that he took no ani- mal food for 40 years, and that his health was so good that " he was able to mow a good swarth, 101 years in
succession." By an examination of the minutes above, taken from the Sud. and other Rec., the reader will discover a serious discrepance with these statements of the age of Eph- raim. The additional statement by Farmer, that Ephraim's son Michael d. 1826, æ. 103, is obscured by the probable fact that Michael was grand- son of Ephraim, Sen .; and as his f. Eph. Jr. was not married until 1724, the age of Michael is probably exag- gerated. If the Ephraim who d. at Shutesbury, was the f. of Michael, instead of being 116 years old, his age was but 99 years and 5 months.
There is a pond in Sudbury, cov- ering an area of ab. 36 acres, called Pratt's Pond.
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The Puffer family lived at Mr. Amasa Kendall's, and sprung from JAMES, (w. Mary, who d. Dec. 29, 1751, æ. 80), who came to Sud., and d. Nov. 11, 1749, æ. 86. JAMES, of Dorchester, m. Abigail Newton, of Mil- ton, Dec. 17, 1695. JAMES was of Braintree, 1655. (Farmer.) James, s. of MATTHEW, was b. at Mendon, June 4, 1668.
PULLEN, JOSEPH, came from Boston to Fram., 1770.
PUTNAM, JOHN, m. in Sud., Sarah Maveric, Ap. 25, 1737, and had in Fram., JASE (Jesse ?), b. Mar. 25, 1743. Jesse was on the roll of a militia Co. at Sud., 1759.
JOHN, (w. Sarah), had at Sud., Elizabeth, Samuel, James, Mary, John, Nathan, Enos, Daniel, Asa, Sarah, and Abel. DANIEL, (w. Thankful), had at Sud., Lucy, 1748, and Relief, '51. SAMUEL, of Sud., m. in Fram., Mary Pratt, July 27, 1748. SAMUEL, of Salem, (who m. Mary Leach, 1709), had Samuel, b. 1711, John, '15, Daniel, '17, &c., and d. in Sud. SAMUEL, the f. was prob. s. of John, (m. Hannah Cutler, 1678), and g. son of Na- thaniel, (w. Elizabeth), and g. g. son of JOHN, (w. Priscilla), who came from Abbots-ason, Rockinghamshire, Eng., and d. in Salem, 1662. (Salem Rec.)
RAN, or RAND, MARY, m. John Hemenway, Nov. 26, 1751. THOMAS, of Westminster, m. Elizabeth Hemenway, Nov. 1788. TIMOTHY, m. in Fram., (date unknown, prob. ab. 1780), Anne Edmunds, and had a daughter ANNE, who m. - Holt, a hatter, in Fram.
RAWSON, JOHN, and TURNER, were in Fram., 1790.
READ, ISAAC, Jun., m. in Sud., Lydia Goodnow, Jan. 16, 1755, and had in Fram., NATHAN, b. Feb. 5, 1756.
Isaac prob. descended from THOMAS, sen., of Sud., who owned land in Fram., 1689. His s. Thomas m. Mary Wood, May 30, 1677. The family are numerous on Sud. Records. THOMAS, of Rutland, m. Hannah Nurse, in Fram., Dec. 12, 1754.
REED, SOLOMON, m. Abigail Houghton, of Con., and had in Fram., 1. SARAH ; 2. JOHN, b. Nov. 11, 1751, Y. Coll., 1772, Chaplain in the U. S. Navy, ord. at W. Bridgewater, June 7, 1780, Rep. to Cong. 1794, 6 years, and author of an " Apology for Infant Baptism," and various printed Discourses. He re- ceived the degree of D. D. at Brown Un., 1803. He m. Hannah Sampson, 1780, who d. 1815, and he m. again. He d. Feb. 17, 1831, æ. 79. He was f. of the Hon. John Reed, M. C., and Lt. Gov. of Mass. ; 3. SOLOMON, b. 1752, Y. Coll., 1775, ord. at Petersham, m. Susannah Willard, and f. of Solomon, Susannah, Mary, Josiah, Hannah, Sally, Samuel, John, William, and Cath- arine. He d. in Petersham, Feb. 2, 1808, æ. 55; 4. SAMUEL, b. 1754, Y. Coll., '77, ord. at Warwick, Mass. ; 5. TIMOTHY, b.
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'56, Y. Coll., '82, m. Hannah Kingman, '88, was a lawyer in W. Bridgewater, where he d. 1813. Solo., the f., was b. in Abing- ton, ab. 1718, grad. at Harv. Coll., '39; was ord. over the 2d Cong. Ch. in Fram., Jan. 1746-7. His connection with the Ch., was dissolved 1756, and he was afterwards installed over the N. Parish in Middleborough, Mass., where he remained until his death, in 1785.
RHYNE, ANNE, adm. to the ch., Nov. 1782. Her chil. ANNE and HANNAH, were bap. Nov. 21, 1782.
RICE, EDMOND, had by his w. Thamezin, 1. HENRY10; 2. EDMUND8 ; 3. EDWARD2, b. 1618; 4. THOMAS3 ; 5. MATTHEW4; 6. SAMUEL6; 7. JO- SEPH7 ; 8. BENJAMIN5, b. May 31, 1640 .* Thamezin, the m. d. June 18, 1654. Edmund m. 2d, Mercy Brigham, Mar. 1, 1655, and had, 9. RUTH, b. Sep. 29, 1659; 10. ANN, b. Nov. 19, 1661. Edmund, the f. came from Barkhamstead, in Hertfordshire, South Britain, took the freeman's oath, May 13, 1640, was one of the first proprietors of Sudbury, and was rated the sixth in the number of acres granted him. He was selectman in Sud., 1644, and Deacon, 1648. He, in 1652, obtained grauts within the bounds of Fram., and leased the Glover Farin, 1647, and the Dunster Farm, 1653. In May, 1656, he was a petitioner for Marlb., and in 1662, was empowered to marry. He was frequently appointed by the General Court to locate grants, and appears conspicuous in the transactions of his time. Edmund, sen., whom a deposition represents as æ. 62, in 1656, was buried at Sud., May, 1663. (Marlb. Rec.) The same year, administra- tion was granted to his wid. Mercy. (Co. Records, I. 224.) (Inventory, £567.14.8.) The settlement (Co. Files, the same year) proposes that the wid. pay to the eight elder chil., (not named), to the eldest £40, to each of the others, £20; and to the two younger chil., had by the said widow, £10 each.
2. EDWARD, s. of Edmond (1), in. 1st, Agnes Bent, by whom he had no chil. He in. 2d, Anne -, and had. 1. JOHN, who m. Tabitha Stone, Nov. 27, 1674, and was f. of John, b. 1675, m. Eliz. Clap, of Milton, 1700 ; Anna, '78 ; Deliverance, '81, m. John How, '03 ; Tabitha, '83 ; Prudence, '85; Abigail, '87 ; Edward, Dec. 23, '89, d. in Rutland, Sep. 27, 1756, æ. 66; Dinah, '91 ; Moses, '04 ; Tamar, '97, m. Win. Moore, '17 ; Aaron, Aug. 13, 1700, of Rutland ; 2. LYDIA, b. July 30. 1648 ; 3. LYDIA, b. Dec 10, '49; 4. EDMUND. b. Dec. 9, '53 ; 5. DANIEL, b. Nov. 8, '55, d. 1737, f. by w. Bethiah, of Daniel, Luke, Eleazer, Hopestill, Bethiah, and Judith ; 6. CALEB, b. Feb. 8, '57, d. 1658 ; 7. ANNE, b. Nov. 9, '61 ; 8. DORCAS, b. Jan. 29. '64; 9. BEN- JAMIN, b. Dec. 22, '66, n. Mary Graves, Ap. 1, '91, and d. Feb. 23, 1748, f. of Azariah ; Lydia, b. 1695; Elizabeth, '97, m. Eph. How; Simon, or Sim-
* The identity of the eight sons of Edmond, above given, is fully proved by deeds and wills which the author has inspected. Three of the sons, (not all, as tradition supposes), are known to have died at a very ad- vanced age, and many of the de- scendants have been remarkable for longevity. The connection, sup- posed by Farmer, of the Rices of
Sud. and Marlb., with RICHARD, of Concord, is not verified. Richard, by will (dated 1708), gives to his chil., Paul, Mary, Hannah Wilcoson, Eliz- abeth Billings, Abigail Read, Peter, Sarah Cookworthy. Richard was of Camb., 1635, and "agreed with to keep 100 cows." (Camb. Rec.) ROBERT, of Boston, (w. Elizabeth), had Joshua, 1637 ; Nathaniel, '39 ; Patience, '42.
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eon, '99, of Northboro'; Zerubbabel, '02, d. Aug. 2, '75, (w. Elizabethi); Rachel, '03, m. Ab. How ; Matthias, '06, Deac. at Marlb., d. Feb. 3, '64, (w. Anna m. 2d, Abr. Rice) ; Priscilla. '08, m. - Partridge ; Damaris, '11, m. Jona. Brigham ; 10. ABIGAIL, b. May 9, '71. Deac. Edward, the f. had a deed from liis f. 1654, of lands and houses near the S. bounds of Sud., part " between the spring and John Bent's," formerly belonging to Phil- emon Whale, Hugh Drury, &c. He was a petitioner for Marlb., 1656, and Deacon there. He was b. at Barkhamstead, Hertfordshire, S. Britain, 1618, and d. at Marlb., Aug. 15, 1712, æ. ah. 93 years, having had 142 de- scendants, of whom 119 were living at his death. (See Marlb. Records ; and Boston News Letter, Aug. 25, 1712.] Anne, w. of Deac. Edward, d. 1713, æ. 83.
3. THOMAS, s. of Edmond (1), had by w. Mary, at Sud., 1. GRACE, d. 1654; 2. THOMAS, b. June 30, 1654, m. Anna, 1681, and f. of Jedidiah, b. 1690, m. Dorcas Wheeler, '13; Abiel, Anna, Ashur,* Adonijah, Perez, Vashti, Beriah, Jason, Thomas, and Charles ; 3. MARY, b. Sep. 4, 1656, m. Josiah White, '78; 4. PETER, b. Oct. 24, '58, (w. Rebecca, who d. 1749), and d. at Marlb., Nov. 28, 1753, æ. 95.1.4, f. of Elisha, b. 1690, d. in Brook- field, 1788; Zipporah, b. '91 ; Cyprian, m. Lydia Rice, 1721, d. at Brook- field, '88, æ. 95; Pelatiah, b. '94, d. at Northb., Ap. 7, 1775; Elnathan ; Peter ; Abigail, m. - Bouker; Deborah ; Rebecca, m. - Eager; Abra- ham, b. '09, m. Persis Robinson, '36, d. Jan. 22, '86, f. of Elizabeth, Lucy, Joel, Miriam, Persis, Peter, Samuel; Persis, the m. d. 1755, and Ab. m. Anna, wid. of Deac. Matthias Rice, of Northboro'; 5. NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 3, '60. and d. Nov. 13, 1726, m. Sarah -, and 2d, wid. Patience Stone, 1704, and f. of Nathaniel, Mary, and Patience ; 6. SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1662, m. (John) Adams ; 7. EPHRAIM, b. at Marlb., '67, d. 1732, m. Han- nah Livermore, Feb. 21, '89, and f. at Snd., of Hannah, d. young, Ephraim, (m. Mary Noyes, 1725), Mary, Josiah, (dead before 1732), Grace, d. young, Thomas, Gershom (m. Elizabeth Battle, 1728,) John, Isaac. (d. 1793), Han- nah; 8. JAMES, 1. 1669, d. in Worcester, 1730, f. of Jothum, Zebediah, Cyrus, Frances, James, Jasoniah. Grace, and Berzela, (who d. at Worcester, 1741, æ. 27.) See Par. 8; 9. JONAS, b. 1673. [A Jonas, "the 1st settler in Worcester," d. at W., Sep, 22, 1753. Rec.]; 10. GRACE, b. 1675, m. Nathaniel Moore, 1702; 11 FRANCES, m. - Allen. Corporal Thomas, was selectman of Sud , 1662, and prop. of Marlb., 1657. He had a deed, 1654, from his f., of land on Pine Plain. His will was proved, 1681. (In- ventory, £370.) His wid. Mary's will, was proved 1715.
4. MATTHEW, s. of Edmond (1), m. Martha Lamson, Nov. 2, 1654, and had in Sud., 1. SARAH, b. Sep. 9, '55, m. - Loker, and was de- ceased, (leaving four children), 1718; 2. MARTHA, b. Aug. 17, 1656, m. John Bent; 3. DEBORAH, b. Feb. 14, 1659-0, m. Thomas Sawin, Jan. 23, '84 ; 4. RUTH, b. Ap. 2, '62, (not in the will); 5. ELIZABETH, b. May 20, '63, (not in the will); 6. DOROTHY, b. Feb. 14, '64-5, m. - Wares ; 7. ISAAC, b. '68, d. 1718, owned a farm at Indian Head, in Fram., prob. the 300 acres, bought 1694, of Gookin and How, and was f. by w. Sybilla, of Sybilla, b. 1691, m. Phinehas Brintnal, '16, Martha, Mary, Abigail, and Ruth, m. John Goodnow. In Isaac's will, proved June, 1718, he gives half of the Indian Head farin to his man, Benj .Dudley, whom he " brought up ;" 8. PATIENCE, b. Mar. 5, 1671, d. 1722, (had m. - Leland. See f.'s
* Ashur, the above, (or another), is said to have been taken captive by the Indians, and afterwards returned,
m., and was of Worcester, where he chose a wild life in the woods. Ashur and w. Tabitha were of Westb. 1735.
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will.) Matthew's will was proved (he of Sud.), Dec. 30, 1717. He was an extensive prop. of lands in Fram., on the road from " Sherb. to Stone's Mills," and was rated there, 1708. He received, in 1654, a deed from his f. Edmond, of land on Pine Plain, &c. He prob. lived not far from Co- chituate Pond.
5. BENJAMIN, s. of Edmond (1), m. Mary, dr. of Deac. Wm. Brown, of Sud., ab. 1662. (See Mar. Sett .- Mid. Deeds.) His only child was EBENE- ZER, b. May 1, 1671, and his (E.'s) will proved, July 1, 1724. Ebenezer m. Bethiah Williams, of Dorchester, 1698, and was f. at Sud., of Mary, m. Loker, Sarah, Bethia, Elizabeth, Catharine, Ebenezer, Grace, and Abi- gail. Benjanıin, the f. rec'd from his f. Edmond, (date not noted), 80 ac. of land, S. W. of Cochituate Brook, "on the path to Quintecok." He had the grant of a houselot, at Marlb., Nov. 26, 1660, and in '73, lived " near unto Sud." His w. Mary d. Jan. 3, 1690-1.
6. SAMUEL, s. of Edmond (1), m. Elizab. King, Nov. 8, 1655, and had, 1. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 26, '56, m. - Haynes ; 2. HANNAH, m. - Hub- bard ; 3. JOSHUA, f. by w. Mary, of Samuel, b. 1693, Nahum, '95, Sarah, '98, Zephaniah, 1700, (w. Mary, of Worc.), Andrew, '03; 4. EDMOND, In. Ruth Parker, of Roxb., Nov. 15, '92, and d. at Westb., 1726, (will proved Sept. 12, and names w. Hannah, and br. Joshua), and had, at Marlb., by w. Ruth, Dinah, b. 1693, m. - Brigham ; Silas, '95, and Timothy, '97, both in captivity, in 1726; Nahor, '99, slain by the Indians, 1704 ; Huldah, '01; Moses, b. and d. '04 ; Seth, '05 ; Thankful, '07; Eleazer, '09 ; Ruth, '12; Eben. b. and d. '14; . Anna, '16; and in Marlb., 5. ESTHER, b. 1665, m. - Hub- bard; 6. SAMUEL, b. '67 ; 7. MARY, '69; 8. EDWARD, '72. (Edward, Jr., of Marlb., m. Lydia Fairbanks, May 25, 1702, and had Gideon, and nine drs.) 9. ABIGAIL, b. 1674; 10 JOSEPH, prob. m. Mercy Kerley, 1708, and had Jesse, and drs. Samuel, the f. was a prop. of Marlb., 1657, and he d. there. His will, of which his brs. Edward and Joseph were overseers, was proved, Ap. 7, 1685. Inventory, £349. [Mary, w. of Samuel, d. June 18, 1678. Abr. Brown, s. in-law to Samuel, d. May, 1678.]
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