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* In 1650, one William was imprisoned a month for "courting a girl without leave." (Col. Rec.)
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4. RACHEL, b. Jan. 29, 1703-4, m. James Boutwell, Mar. 9, 43-4; 5. NAOMI, b. Ap. 1709, m. - Grant ; 6. THANKFUL, adm. to the ch. May 16, 1728, m. Ebenezer Boutwell. George, the f. was Grand Juryman, 1722, and lived on Nobscut Hill. A cellar hole remains on Mr. Eben. Warren's farm, where he is said to have lived. He d. 1748, and his will was proved Nov. 28. The author has discovered no earlier trace of this family, who are said to be of Scotch extraction .*
2. GEORGE, s. of George (1), m. Sarah Graves of Sud., Ap. 29, 1725 ; and had, 1. GEORGE, b. Ap. 30, 1727, m. Jemima Very, of Worcester, 1759, and had a dr. Molly, who d. unm. in Coleraine, ab. 1795; 2. JONATHAN, b. July 17, 1732, prob. d. young ; 3. HENDERSON, b. Sep. 4, 1735; 4. WILLIAM, b. Sep. 24, 1740. George, the f. lived near Mr. John Eaton's, and d. Nov. 3, 1748. His wid. Sarah d. 1792, æ. 98.
3. HENDERSON, s. of Geo. (2), m. Susannah Clements of Hop., who was bap. June, 3, 1759, and with her husb. cov. May 20, 1759. They had 1. HANNAH, b. May 27, 1759 ; 2. GEORGE, b. Ap. 4, 1762; 3. Lucy, b. Nov. 26, 1763; 4. SARAH, bap. Nov. 24, 1760; 5. SUSANNAH, bap. Oct. 30, 1763. They had also PEGGY, THOMAS, &c. The f. moved to Coleraine, ab. 1763. He m., in all, 5 wives, was the f. of 17 (or 19) chil., and f. or f. in law to 28 chil. He lived where is a cellar hole on Mr. John Eaton's farm.
4. WILLIAM, s. of Geo. (2), m. Elisabeth Stimson of Hop., 1765, who cov. Nov. 29, 1766. They had 1. BETTY, bap. Nov. 29, 1767, m. William Dougherty, Jan. 1788; 2. LUTHER, bap. Dec. 18, 1768, d. young ; 3. MOLLY, bap. Sep. 23, 1770, d. unm., ab. 1841; 4. LUTHER, bap. Feb. 14, 1773, d. unm., a young man ; 5. MILLY, bap. Aug. 4, 1776, m. Gideon Willis, of Weston, Nov. 7, 1803, lives in Swansey, N. H .; 6. LYDIA, b. Aug. 7, 1777, lives unm. ; 7. BEULAH, bap. July 18, 1779, m. Justin Granger, of Con., and d. in Camb. ab. 1834; 8. WILLIAM, b. Mar. 4, 1781, m. Esther Moore, dr. of John and Anne of Sud., and lives in Fram., 9. RUFUS, m. Nancy Belcher, dr. of John,
* A tradition exists, that the pro- genitors of this and the Winch fam- ily, came over by mistake. Having visited a ship in which their friends
had embarked, during a night passed on board, the ship sailed with them, and the morning found them on their way to N. E.
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and lives in Fram. William, the f. lived by Mr. John Eaton's, and d. May 1836, æ. 96. His w. Elizabeth d. Mar., 1807.
5. THOMAS, s. of Geo. (1), and w. Hannah cov. in Fram., July 10, 1720. They had 1. DOROTHY, b. June 19, 1717, m. Samuel Britton in Southb., 1740 ; 2. DORCAS, b. Feb. 5, 1719, m. William Hudson, Mar. 18, 1747 ; 3. WILLIAM, b. Jan. 30, 1721, d. young ; 4. HANNAH, b. Jan. 28, 1723, m. Jonathan Rugg, Feb. 17, 1743 ; 5. SARAH, b. July 1, '25, [a Sarah, bap. July 5, 1724], m. Joseph Nurse, Feb. 27, 1746 ; 6. THOMAS, b. Sep. 11, 1727, probably unm., lived on Nobscut, and at Mr. Bailey's, and afterward dug a cave near Mrs. Gordon's house, where he lived alone. He was out in the wars, and is said to have incurred the particular enmity of the Indians. Thomas, the f. and w. were adm. to the ch. Ap. 23, 1721. He is said to have d. in Fram.
WARD, Wid. JOANNA, was in Fram., 1720, with a son. [She was prob. the wid. of Obadiah, who m. Joanna Harrington, of Wat., Dec. 20, 1693.] WILLIAM, of Worcester, m. Mary Coggin, of Fram., Feb. 20, 1732-3. EPHRAIM, of Newton, m. Mary Stone, of Fram., Sep. 24, 1734. CHARLES, of Southb., m. Abigail Pike, of Fram., Aug. 25, 1742. ABIGAIL, of Fram., m. Joseph Bellows of Southb., Sep. 14, 1749. TIRZA, m. Ben- jamin Angier, both of Fram., Mar. 1785.
SAMUEL, of Hop., m. Hannah Cody, 1739. The Ward family is found on Marlb. and Sud. Rec.
WARREN, JOSIAH, m. Hephzibah Hobbs, Mar. 3, 1737 ; and had in Fram., 1. HEPHZIBAH, b. Oct. 28, 1741 ; 2. SARAH, b. Sep. 1, '43 ; 3. LYDIA, b. May 16, '45 ; 4. JOSIAH, b. Mar. 29, '47 ; 5. ESTHER, b. Jan. 24, 1748 ; 6. HANNAH, bap. Feb. 3,1751; 7. ISAAC, b. July 17, '53, (bap. Aug. 23, 1752) ; 8. JOHN, b. Dec. 25, 1755, (bap. Dec. 29, 1754).
Josiah, the f. was b. Feb., 1715, at Weston, and was s. of John, who m. Abigail Livermore, 1708. He prob. descended from John, sen., of Wat., who d. Dec. 13, 1667, æ. 82, f. of Daniel, m. Mary Barron, 1650; John ; Mary, m. John Bigelow ; Elizabeth, m. - Knap; Margaret, d. 1662 ; and prob. a dr., who m. - Bloyce.
2. JOSIAH, m. Fanny Hemenway, May, 1789, and had 1. EBENEZER, b. June 9, 1790, m. Abigail Stow, of Marlb .; 2. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 12, '93, m. Relief, dr. of Ezekiel How, - Se- lectman, 1832, 4 years, Post Master in Fram., and late proprie-
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tor of the Fram. Hotel ; 3. DANA, b. June 11, 1795, m. Lucy Tayntor, of Fram. ; 4. JOSIAH, b. Jan. 27, 1798, m. Almira Manson ; 5. ANNA, unm. ; 6. JOHN, m. Maria Gale. Josiah, the f. was b. July 10, 1756, and d. Nov., 1840, æ. 84, 4. His wid. d. Dec. 2, 1843, æ. 79.
JOHN, m. in Fram., Zipporah Brigham, both of Marlb., June 7, 1733. SAMUEL, of Marlb., had by w. Rebecca, Daniel, b. 1712, Timothy, 1715. THOMAS, of Southb., by w. Lydia, had Lydia, b. May 12, 1728.
WATSON, OLIVER, was adm., by letter, from the ch. in Leicester, to occasional communion, Feb. 14, 1724. (Ch. Rec.) OLIVER, (prob. his son), was bap. Sep. 15, 1723.
WEBB, Mr. (said to have been an old countryman), was in Fram., 1754. He taught a school in Fram.
WEEDG, (prob. for WEDGE), SILENCE, b. Ap. 4, 1709.
WENZELL, JOHN, m. Hephzibah Bigelow, in Holl., 1790, and had 1. HENRY, b. Mar., 1791, m. Lucy French, of Boston, and d. at Sherb., 1833 ; 2. JOHN, b. Jan. 5, '93, m. Mehetabel, dr. of Abner Haven, Selectman, 1833, 5 years ; 3. HEPHZEBAH, b. May 20, '95, lives unm .; 4. CATHARINE, b. Oct. 31, '98, m. Curtis Hartshorn, of Holl., 2d, Ezra Dearth, and d. ab. 1839 ; 5. ELIZA, m. Selah Higley. John, the f. was b. in Boston, 1765, and had a br. Jacob, and sister Susanna. His f. was a foreigner, b. prob. in Holland. John was a wheelwright and farmer, and came, 1792, from Holl. to Fram., where he d. 1830, æ. 65. Hephzebah, his wid. d. Dec. 1841, æ. 75.
WESSON, or WESEN, SAMUEL, m. Martha Haven, May 7, 1711, and had JOHN, b. Dec. 1, 1711. [Martha Weston, (prob. wid. of the above), m. in Fram. Isaac Cusans, of Sherb., Jan. 12, 1714-5. She d. 1746, in Sherb.]
2. JOHN, m. Ruth Death, of Sherb., Jan. 22, 1740, and had SAMUEL, b. July 14, 1741.
3. " Mr. Wessen here to make plows," 1789. May 7, 1790, " Mr. Wesson moved away." (Dea. Buckminster's Journal.)
JEREMIAH, of Sud., m. Sarah Bent., 1729, and had Jonathan, b. June 22, 1730; Sarah, b. Feb. 10, '32-3; James, b. Ap. 2, '34. WILLIAM, of Southb., m. Mary Bruce, 1765, and had Josiah, 1767. WILLIAM, of Hop., m. Mrs. Sally Bixby, of do., Feb. 9, 1789.
WETHERBE, or WITHERBY, JOSEPH, had by w. Eliza- beth, 1. HEPHZEBAH, b. Feb. 14, 1706-7; 2. DEBORAH, b. Feb. 14, 1709 ; 3. ELIZABETH, b. Sep. 15, 1714. Jos., the f. was in Fram., 1708, and Constable, 1712. He lived in the N. part of the town.
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JOHN and Mary Wethersby, had in Sud., Thomas, b. Jan. 5, 1678. CA- LEB, of Southb., and w. Joanna, (J. d. 1736), had Joanna, b. and d. July, 1734.
WHEELER, ABNER, s. of Abner and w. Elizabeth, who lived near the bounds of Lincoln and Concord, came from Concord to Fram., 1798, opened a store, and in 1801, bought the public house built by John Houghton, which he occupied many years, with much credit and success. He was Selectman, 1809, 8 years, a Representative, and one of the Hon. Board of Co. Commission- ers, several years. He was a man of sound judgement, attractive manners, and estimable character, and contributed much to the prosperity and growth of the centre village. He m. Polly Ben- net, Dec. 23, 1798, and had George, Horatio, (both d. unm.,) and Abner Bennet, Harv. Coll., 1831, a Physician in Boston. Polly, w. of Abner, d. Ap. 10, 1836, æ. 58, and he m. 2d, Miss Martha Eaton. He was buried in Fram., Oct. 13, 1843, æ. 71. [Maj. BENJAMIN, br. to Abner, came to Fram., 1801, and m. Rebecca Bennet, Dec. 11, 1804. Capt. ELIPHALET, another br., came to Fram., 1806, m. Clarissa Rice, and has for many years held the office of Deputy Sheriff. PATTY, (a sister), of Lincoln, m. in Fram., Stephen Buttrick, of Concord, Dec. 6, 1801. HANNAH B. (a sister), m. Nathaniel Swift Bennet, of Fram.]
2. ABIGAIL, m. Deac. Daniel Stone, Feb. 8, 1703-4. JOHN, of Nichewaug, (Petersham), m. Deborah Gleason, of F., Aug. 29, 1751. ISAAC, of Holden, m. Sarah Darlin, Aug. 18, 1752.
WHISTON, EZRA, was rated in Fram., ab. 1782.
WHITE, JOSEPH, was joint proprietor with Col. Buckmin- ster 1st, of land in Fram., 1693.
2. JOHN, m. Sybilla, dr. of Jos. Buckminster, Jan. 24, 1728, and had in Fram., 1. JOHN, b. Oct. 17, 1728; 2. THOMAS, b. July 27, '31 ; 3. REBECCA, b. Feb. 5, '33-4 ; 4. SARAH, b. June 22, '37 ; 5. SYBILLA, b. Oct. 29, '41. This family prob. left Fram.
MARGARET, W. or dr. of THOMAS, d. at Sud., Nov. 17, 1649. RICHARD, (of Sud., 1639), ANTHONY, and THOMAS, (selectman, 1642), shared in the first three divisions of land in Sud. Anthony, m. Grace Hall, 1645, and d. at Wat., his will dated Nov. 16, 1685, and left John,* Abigail, m. -
* John, s. of Anthony, was con- victed of having a pack of playing
cards, at the Co. Court, 1677. (Co. Rec., Vol. 3.)
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Butters, and Mary, m. Jacob Willard, Oct. 23, 1677. JOHN, of Sud., and w. Elizabeth, had John, b. Aug. 8, 1653; Elizabeth, 1658; and Hannah, 1669. JONATHAN, of Sherb., (w. Susanna,) had Jonathan, b. Oct. 10, 1704. DAVID, (w. Abigail), had David, 1731, Sarah, Peter, and Abigail. JAMES, of Southb., (w. Joanna), had Mary, 174 -.
WHITNEY, JOHN, æ. 35, embarked, 1634,* in the Elizabeth and Ann, for N. E., with 1. Jo. (John), æ. 11, m. Ruth -, and d. at Wat., (his est. settled, 1693), and had at Wat., John, b. Sep., 1643; Ruth, b. Ap. 15, '45, m. Enos Lawrence ; Nathaniel, h. Feb. 1, '46-7, m. Sary Hager, 1673, (f. at Weston, of Nathaniel, Sary, and William); Samuel, July 28, '48; Mary. Ap. 23, '50; Joseph, b. Jan. 15, '51-2, m. Martha Beech, '74, (f. of Joseph, 1675; John, '80, prob. d. at Weston, 1749; Isaac, d. young ; Ben- jamin, b. 1684; Mary; and Martha, d. young); Sarah, b. Mar. 17, '53, m. Daniel Harrington ; Elizabeth, b. June 9, '56, m. Daniel Warren, '78; Han- nah ; and Benjamin, b. Nov. 28, '60, m. Abigail Hager, '87, and 2d, w. Eliz., his will proved 1736, (leaving Benjamin, Samuel, Joseph, and Elizabeth) ; 2. RICHARD, (æ. 9), m. Mary Coldam, 1650, and had, at Wat., Sary, Oct., 1653; . Moses, Aug. 1, '55; Joanna, Jan. 16, '56-7; Deborah, Oct. 12, '58; Rebecca. Dec. 15, '59, d. 1660; Richard, Jan. 13, '60; and Elisha, Aug. 26, '62. Richard, sen., and Moses, were among the prop. of Stow, ab. 1681. Richard, sen. (f. or son), d. at Stow, 1723; the descendants nu- merous there.+ 3. NATHANIEL, (æ. 8) ; 4. THOMAS, (æ. 6), m. Mary Ke- dell, 1654, and had at Wat., Thomas, b. 1656; John, d. yonng ; John, d. young; Eliezer, b. 1662, (m. Dority Ross, of Sud., and had Sarah, 1688, and at Wat., James, Eliezer, Dority, Elnathan, and Jonas); Elnathan, b. 1662; Mary, Dec. 22, '63; Bezaliel, b. Sep. 16, '65; Sary, Mar. 23, '66; Mary, Aug. 6, '68; Isaiah, b. Sep. 16, '71, (f. by w. Sarah, at Camb., of John, Isaiah, John, Nathaniel, Sarah, Elijah, and Jonas); Martha, b. 1673; 5. JONATHAN,2 (æ. 1); and by w. Elinor, the f. had at Wat., 6. JOSHUA, b. July 15, 1635. (A Joshua, prob. the same, m. Abigail Tarbell, at Wat., 1672, and had, William, b. Feb., 1677-8 ; Joshua, Cornelius, David ; his drs. in the will, were Mary, Martha, Elizabeth, dr. Hutchins, dr. Woods. Joshua, of Groton, 1697, sold to Nathan Fiske, land in Wat. Ifis will was dated, Ap. 17, 1713, then æ. ab. 76;) 7. BENJAMIN.3 Elinor, w. of John, d. May 11, 1659, and he m. the same year, Judah Clement. John took the freeman's oath, Mar. 3, 1635-6, and d. 1673, æ. 74. His inventory is dated June 4, and his will was proved in the Mid. Prob.
2. JONATHAN, s. of John (1), m. Lydia Jones, Oct. 30, 1656, and had at Wat., 1. LYDIA, b. July 3, 1657, m. at Sherb., Moses Adams, April 15, 1684, and d. May 27, 1719; 2. JONATHAN, b. Oct. 20, 1659, had a lot, and built near Chestnut Brook, in Sherb., 1691 or 2, and had by w. Sarah, at Sherh., Sarah, b. March 2, 1693, m. - Warren ; Jonathan, b. Sep. 27, '94, d. young ; Tabitha, b. Aug. 22, 1696, n. - Parks; and at Wat., Shadrack, b. Oct. 12, '98; Jonathan, b. Nov. 25, 1700 - [a Jonathan d. at Mendon, 1755, (Isaac administered,) leaving w. Lydia, and chil. Jesse, Jon- athan, Sarah, David, Susanna, m. Isaac Tenney, and Lydia, m. Sam. Bow- ker]; Anna, b. May 24, 1702, m. - Cutler ; Amos, b. 1705; (and in the will,) Isaac ; Timothy ; Zaccheus. (b. at Sud. Nov. 16, 1707); Jonathan was of Concord, when he d., and his will was proved, 1735. He left a w. Sarah ; 3. ANNA, b. Ap. 28, 1660, [prob. the dr. who m. Cornelius Fisher] ;
See Mr. Savage's Gleanings. M. H. Coll.
t The will of Richard, of Stow, was proved Dec. 23, 1723. He left
children Richard, Jonathan, Joshua, Hannah Farr, Elizabeth Wetherby, Sarah, Ruhamah, and Hephzibah.
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4. JOHN6, h. June 4, 1662; 5. JOSIAH, b. May 19, 1664 ; 6. ELIN, b. Oct. 12, '66, d. 1678 ; 7. JAMES, b. Nov. 25, 1668, d. in Sherb., Nov. 30, 1690 ; 8. ISAAC, b. Jan. 12, 1670, d. in Sherb., Dec. 2, 1690; 9. JOSEPH, b. March 10, '72, proh. f. by w. Rebecca. at Sherb., of Jonas, b. 1708; Joseph, '10; Sylvanus, '12; James, '14; and Ephraim, '16 ; 10. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 18, '75; 11. BENJAMIN, b. 1678, m. (as Benj. Jun.) Mercy Traves, in Sherb., Oct. 24, 1700, and d. 1718, prob. without issue. (See his will, 1718.) Jonathan, the f. was in Sherb. 1679, and d. there ab. 1702, in which year his will was proved.
3. BENJAMIN, s. of John (1), had by w. Jane, at Wat., JANE, b. Sep. 29, 1669, m. at Sherb., Jonathan Morse, Jan. 4, 1692-3; and at Sherb. JOSHUA, b. Sep. 21, 1687. Jane, w. of Benj., d. at Sherb. Nov. 14, 1690 .*
4. BENJAMIN, of Fram., m. in Marlb., Mary Poor, Ap. 11, 1695. He was prob. the same, who, in 1698, occupied land of Mr. Danforth, in F., bounded on Isaac Bowen and John Whitney. [Benjamin was Constable in F., 1723, and '25 ; and Tythingman, 1726.]
5. BENJAMIN, m. in Wat., Margaret Sanderson, Feb. 24, 1731-2, and had in Fram., 1. JONATHAN, b. Sep. 25, 1734 ; 2. PERSIS, b. Aug. 20, '39 ; 3. AMos, b. Sep. 27, '46.
6. JOHN, s. of Jona. (2), m. Mary Hapgood, 1688 ; and had 1. MARY, b. Mar. 27, 1689, m. Daniel Moore, Feb. 1, 1709 ; 2. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 29, '90-1, m. Jona. Willard ; 3. JAMES7, b. Dec. 28, '92; and by w. Sarah, 4. LYDIA, b. Ap. 18, '95, m. Richard Haven, Feb. 4, '13-4; 5. HANNAH, b. Sep. 27, '97, adm. to the ch. May 17, 1719, m. Ezek. Rice, Jan. 23, '22-3 ; Sarah, the m. (prob. a Haven), d. Ap. 23, 1718 ; John m. 3d, Martha Walker, Nov. 10, 1718, who d. Nov. 14, 1721. John, the father leased of Mr. Danforth, Mar. 25, 1699, at the S. part of the town, land he already had occupied ; was Selectman, 1714, in all 3 years ; Constable, 1718 ; Tythingman, 1719 and '24. He was adm. to the ch. July 26, 1719. His inventory bears date, May 22, 1735.
7. JAMES, s. of John (6), m. Martha Rice, Feb. 2, 1714-5, and was with w. adm. to the ch., Sep. 22, '17. They had in F., 1. JOHN, b. Ap. 10, 1716, m. Abigail Perry, of Sherb., Feb. 8, '38-9, and d. in F., 1741, (will dated, Oct. 31), prob. without issue ; 2. JAMES8, b. June 4, '18. James, and w. were dism. to Sherb. Ch. Mar. 28, 1728, where he was chosen Deac., and d. Ap. 10, 1770, æ. 77 ; he m. 2d, Elizabeth Twitchell, 1732, who
* It is quite probable, that Benj. had other chil. Benj. (w. Hester),
had at Sherb., Benjamin. b. May 22, 1709. Benj. d. at Sherb., 1723.
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d. Mar. 31, 1782, æ. 85. His other chil. were, MARY, b. May 12, 1720; MARTHA, b. Nov. 9, '21; BENJAMIN, b. June 13, '23 ; MICAH, b. June 4, '25 ; EZRA, b. Feb. 22, '30; DANIEL, b. Dec. 13, '33.
8. JAMES, s. of James (7), m. Patience Leland, Mar. 18, 1742; and had in Fram., 1. JOHN, b. Mar. 10, 1742 ; and in Sherb. 2. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 7, '45; 3. MARTHA, b. Aug. 16, '47.
9. EPHRAIM,* and w. Mary were adm. to the Fram. ch. Sep. 6, 1767, and had, 1. PERSIS, bap. Sep. 6, 1767 ; 2. BASSOM, (or Bascom), b. Nov. 9, '68 ; 3. MARTHA, b. Feb. 9, '71; 4. JOHN, b. July 9, '73 ; 5. EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 6, '76. Eph. d. in Camb., by the accidental discharge of a gun, Sep. 16, 1775. T. Rec.
10. JONATHAN, m. Susanna (Whitney?), and had in Sherb., 1. Su- SANNA, b. Jan. 20, 1703, m. Gershom Eames; 2. KEZIA, b. July 31, '06, m. Jones ; 3. DOROTHY, b. Aug. 28, '08, m. - Hunt; 4. MARY, b. May 28, '10, m. Jos. Jones, May, '35 ; 5. LYDIA, b. Mar. 3, '12, m. Isaac Hill, May 2, '45 ; 6. JESSE, b. '14, and 7. HANNAH, b. '15, neither in the f.'s will ; 8. ELIAS11, b. Nov. 14, '16 ; 9. MEHETABEL, b. Dec. 27, '19. m. - Cutler ; 10. GEORGE, b. Aug. 12, '21, d. 1752, f. by w. Sarah, of Isaac, Hannah, Marsy, and Sarah. Jona., the f., of Holl., d. 1753, his will dated Feb. 2.
11. ELIAS, s. of Jona. (10), m. Elizabeth Mellen, 1746, and had in Holl., 1. ABIGAIL, b. 1747 ; 2. ELIAS, b. '50 ; 3. AMRIL- LEN, b. '53 ; and in Fram., 4. JONATHAN, b. Jan. 25, '60, killed in the Rev. war.
12. MARK, of Hop. m. in Fram., Tabitha Mellen, Jan. 4, 1726-7 ; and had 1. LOVE, m. Jona. Battle, of Dedham, Jan. 2, '54 ; 2. MARY, m. - Cody ; 3. THOMAS, bap in Hop., 1737 ; 4. TABITHA ; 5. SARAH, bap. '39; 6. ESTHER ; 7. MARK, bap. 1746. Mark was adm., by letter, to Fram. Ch., Feb. 10, 1754, and d. at Nat., his will dated June 17, 1760. His w. Tabitha taught school in Hop.
13. ISAAC, m. in F. Elizabeth Bridges, Sep. 27, 1722, (had at Hop., Judith, 1727). HULDAH, m. in F., Zech. Morse, of Marlb., Nov. 16, 1724. ABIGAIL, m. in F., Ebenezer Chapin, of Mendon, Mar. 29, 1743. JOSEPH, of Sherb., m. Sarah Park, of F., Oct. 3, 1792. ELENOR, was early in Fram .. JOHN, d. in Fram., June 18, 1805.
* Tradition supposes Eph. to have been son of Abraham, a blacksmith, who had a br. John, and lived in the
S. part of the town, and was living, 1796; his widow is noticed, 1797. T. Rec.
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BENJAMIN, of Marlb., m. Sarah Barret, 1710, (who d. 1730), and his est. was divided, 1749; he left w. Abigail, and chil. Solomon, b. 1721 ; Sarah, '23; Dinah, '27 ; Job, '29; Abigail, '31; Benjamin, '32; George, '33; Sam- uel, '34 ; Anna, '36. ISRAEL, of Oxford, (w. Hannah), d. 1746. EZEKIEL, of Sutton, d. 1753. NATHANIEL, (w. Sarah), of Sherb , had John, b. 1716. NATHANIEL, of Westh., d. Jan. 27, 1776, æ. 79, and had by w. Mary, (d. Dec. 3, '76, æ. 76.) Ephraim, b. 1722; Oliver, '24; Mary, '27 ; Nathanicl, '28; Anna, '30 ; Lucy, '34. ELI, of Westb., (w. Elizabeth, who d. 1777,) had Eli, b. 1765; Elizabeth, Benjamin, Josiah. JOHN, of Weston, (w. Sa- rah,) d. 1749, f. of Joseph, Isaac, Zechariah, John, Abraham. THOMAS, of Southb., m. Ann Gould, 1753. JASON, (w. Arabella,) of Sud., had Micah, 1730; George, '33. JOHN, of Sud., (w. Bethiah,) had Ephraim, 1740. JOHN, of Bolton, (w. Elizabeth,) d. 1747.
WILDER, ELIZABETH, adm. to the ch., Nov. 1789.
WILLARD, BENJAMIN, b. ab. 1665-6, s. of Maj. Simon Willard, of Concord, m. Sarah, dr. of John Lakin, of Groton, was of Sud., 1693, and had in Sud., SEMIONE, b. Ap. 27, 1701, m. Phobe Newton, June 10, '29 ; HANNAH, b. 1702; DOROTHY, b. 1706 ; HANNAH, b. Jan. 19, 1707, m. Eph. Brigham, of Marlb., 1730; BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 19, 1708. His other children were JOSEPH ; SARAH, m. Tho. Pratt, of Fram., Jan. 24, 1710-1; MARGARET, m. Nehemiah How, and 2d, James Miller ; and Es- THER, m. Thomas Boyle. Benj. was rated in F., 1710, and with w. Sarah, adm. to the ch., May 12, 1717. He removed to Hasan- amisco (Grafton), where he was a prominent man, and d. June 16, 1732, æ. 66. His will was proved at the Worcester Prob. Inventory £663. He was a Grantee of Princeton, 1686, was " very serviceable to his country, in his younger days, as Capt. of a Co. against the Indians," declined the office of Lt. Col., in Col. J. Chandler's Reg., and held a commission as Justice of the Peace. N. E. Weekly Journal, June 26, 1732.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Benj. (1), m. in Fram., Martha, dr. of Capt. Isaac Clark, Jan. 5, 1715-6, with w. cov'd, June 30, 1717, and had in Fram., BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 13, 1716, m. Sarah Brooks, of Concord, May 17, 1739 ; SARAH, (prob. his dr.), bap. Oct. 12, 1718, m. Noah Brooks. The f. moved from Fram. to Graf- ton, where he was known as Maj. Joseph, and d. ab. 1774. His other chil. were JOSEPH, m. Hannah Rice ; ISAAC, m. Sarah Whipple ; JOSIAH, m. Dinah How; DANIEL, m. Sybill Willard ; SIMON, d. unm .; SOLOMON, d. unm. ; MARTHA, m. David Harring- ton, and was drowned in Sud. River, in F., during a freshet, Ap. 29, 1747 ; HANNAH, m. Richard Roberts ; PHOEBE, unm .; MARY,
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m. Daniel Goddard. In an obituary notice of Maj. Joseph, it is said, that " very few men have left behind them a fairer moral character."
JONATHAN, of Sud., m. Mary Cook, of Camb., Jan. 23, 1728-9; and had in Sud., Samuel. b. Nov. 7, 1729, d. 1733 ; Elizabeth, b. Mar. 12, 1734-5, d. at Sherb., May 22, 1744; James, d. at Sh., July 4, 1744 ; Susanna, d. do., June 26, '44. JOHN, and w. Elizabeth, had chil. in Sud.
WILLIAMS, ABRAHAM, (from Sandwich), a native of Marlb., m. Mrs. Anna Buckminster, of Fram., Sep. 11, 1751. (Mss. Rec. of J. Jones, Esq.); and had (on record, in Fram.) 1. SARAH, b. Sep. 5, 1752, N. S., m. Rev. Mr. Fuller, of Princeton, and d. in Boston, Feb. 22, 1796 ; and at Sandwich, 2. ABRAHAM, b. 1754, and d. at Sandwich, Feb. 22, 1796 ; 3. ELIZABETH, b. 1756, m. Dr. - Smith, of Sandwich, and d. in Boston ; 4. ROBERT BRECK, b. 1757, d. in the prison ship, at N. Y .; 5. ANNA, b. 1759, m. Rev. - Smith, of Martha's Vineyard ; 6. JOSEPH, b. 1761, m. in Me., and d. in Boston ; 7. MARTHA, b. 1762, m. Capt. Tobey, of Sandwich, and d. in Me .; 8. WILLIAM, b. 1765, m. - Atwood, and d. in Fram. ; 9. THOMAS, b. 1768, m. - Atwood, and d. in Boston ; 10. CAROLINE, b. 1770, m. Josiah Dwight, of Stockbridge, and had two sons, one killed in a priva- teer. Abraham, the f., was grad. at Harv. Coll., 1744, and S. master in Sud., do .; ord. at Sandwich, June 14, 1749, and d. Aug. 8, 1784, æ. 58.
2. EZEKIEL, and w. Sally, had in Fram., 1. EZEKIEL, b. Jan. 8, 1782; 2. NANCY, b. Nov. 29, '84 ; 3. POLLY, b. Oct. 9, '87. The f. moved to N. Y., May 11, 1790.
3. THOMAS, (said to have been br. of Ezek.), was with w. Susanna adm. to the ch. from Roxb, 1782, and had in Fram., 1. THOMAS, b. June 4, 1782; 2. PATTY, b. June 1, '85 ; 3. BILLY, b. Oct. 12,'87. Thomas, the f., moved to N. Y., May 11, 1790.
3. HANNAH, (not related to the above, but a connection of the w. of Timothy Stearns, of Fram.), m. in Fram., John Belcher, June, 1787.
ABRAHAM, of Marlb., (w. Joanna), before 1692, had sold lands to John How, sen., and was prob. the same who d. 1712, and had been repre- sentative from that town. ABRAHAM, of Marlh., m. Prudence How, 1715, (she d. 1725), and had Isaac, b. 1716; and Elizabeth, 1723, d. young. He had a son William, bap. 1731. WILLIAM, of Marlb., had by w. Elizabeth, Thomas, b. and d. 1692; and Abraham. THOMAS, of Sud., m. Sarah Foster, Sep. 23, 1686. WILLIAM, of Sud., m. Elizabeth Jennison, 1767. NEHE- MIAH, of Sud., (w. Hepzibah), had William, b. 1745, &c. SAMUEL, of
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Sherb., m. Abigail Goddard. 1716. WILLIAM, of Southb., m. Sarah Drury 1769, and had a numerous family. JOSEPH, (w. Zerviah), of Southb., 1767.
WILSON, or WILLSON, NATHANIEL, of Roxbury, m. Hannah Crafts, 1645, and had HANNAH, b. May, 1647; JOSEPH, and BENJAMIN, twins, b. 1655 ; ISAAC, b. 1658, m. Susanna Andrews, 1685, d. at Newton ; his estate settled 1720 - his chil., Samuel, Ebenezer, Susanna, Hannah, and Abigail. Nathaniel and w. Hannah, of Muddy River, had MARY, b. May 22, 1661 ; ABIGAIL, b. 1663. Administration on Nathaniel, of Newton, æ. ab. 70, was granted, in 1692, to his oldest son Nathaniel, and his youngest s. Samuel. (Mid. Prob.) Hannah, w. of Nathaniel, d. at Newton, Aug., 18, 1692. (Newton Rec.) The est. of N., sen, was settled April 9, 1694 ; his chil., Benjamin, (dec'd) ; Nathaniel ; Joseph ; Samuel ; Isaac ; the w. of Tho's Oliver; the w. of Tho's Gill ; Rebeckah, w. of Shubael Sever ; the w. of Edward Jackson.
BENJAMIN, (prob. s. of Nathaniel), had at Roxb., Benjamin, b. 1678. B. (w. Sarah, who d. 1689), had at Newton, John, b. Ap. 17, 1688. B.'s est. was settled, 1705 ; his chil. John, Benjamin, Joseph, Sarah, and Mary. Jo- SEPH, of Newton, (prob. s. of Nathaniel), bought land, 1678, of Richard Parks, (both of Cambridge Village). He d. 1725, and had by w. Deliver- ance, (who d. 1718), Hannah, b. June 10, 1685, m. - Turner ; Deliver- ance, Oct. 1, 1687, m. at Wat., Daniel Squier, 1710; Margaret, b. Oct. 1, 1689, m. - Pitte ; Sarah, m. (William ? ) Trowbridge ; Thankful, b. 1692 ; Mary, b. 1694 ; Experience, b. 1696, m. - Willcains; Elizabeth, m. Wm. Ward ; Abigail, m. - Smith ; Josiah. SAMUEL, of Newton, (whose chil. had letters of g. ship, 1717), had by w. Experience, (who d. 1705), Experience, b. 1697; Margaret, '99; Samuel, 1701; Thomas, 1703; Experience, '06. ROBERT, of Camb., m. Deborah Stevenson, and had Deborah, 1666; Sarah, '68; Andrew, Ap. 17, '70. ANDREW, (w. Hannah), had chil. at Camb., Andrew, b. 1696, Hannah, Deborah, John, Mary. JOHN, of Newton, (who m. - Mayhew), had a s. John, who m. Mehetabel Metcalf, and d. in Sutton, 1784, æ. 48, f. of Maj. John, of Petersham, b. 1765.
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