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3. DAVID, s. of John (1), m. Mercy, dau. of Constant Southworth, and had Ruth ; Alice, m. Judah Paddock of Yarmouth, and d. - , a. 93 (her dau. Rebecca m. Thomas Spooner 10 June 1742) ; Benjamin; Samuel, b. 1689.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), m. Hannah Dunham, and had Daniel ; Joseph, d. young ; Eleazar, b. 27 Sep. 1694 ; Hannah; Mary; Joseph ; Jonathan ; Samuel ; Mehetabel ; Seth., JOSEPH the f. res. in Bridgew. was a deacon, and d. 22 Dec. 1747, a. 80.
5. ELEAZAR, s. of Joseph (4), m. Martha Shaw, and had Jonathan ; Eleazar ; Absalom ; David ; Joshua; Caleb; Ezra ; Timothy. b. 1736, grad. H. C. 1762, pastor of the church in Yarmouth, and d. 13 Nov. 1828, a. 92. ELEAZAR the f. res. in Bridgew. and d. 30 Jan. 1773, a. 79.
6. EZRA, s. of Eleazar (5), m. Miriam Richardson of Stafford, Conn., where he had Sarah; Judith; Eunice ; Ezra, b. 25 July 1769. His w. Miriam d. and he m. Sarah, widow of Abel Harwood and dau. of Capt. Benjamin Ruggles, 2 Jan. 1772, by whom he had Miriam, d. young ; Dorothy ; Anna ; Abel ; Alice ; Miriam. EZRA the f. rem. from Stafford to Greenwich in 1770, was elected deacon in 1775, and d. in 1818, a. 84.
7. EZRA, s. of Ezra (6), m. Achsah Stebbins, and had Pliny, b. 1 Ap. 1792 ; Samuel, b. 25 Aug. 1793 ; Alma, b. 26 Aug. 1795; Jason, b. 26 June 1797, d. young ; Abel, b. 23 July 1799; Emery, b. 2 July 1801 ; James, b. 10 Mar. 1804, d. young; Sally Colburn, b. 30 July 1806, d. young ; Festus, b. 5 May 1808 ; James Milton, b. 20 June 1810; Lyman, b. 31 Aug. 1812 ; Sarah, b. 13 Ap. 1818. EZRA the f. res. in Gr. and d. 23 Nov. 1846.
8. PLINY, s. of Ezra (7), m. Elizabeth Works at Shutesbury 11 Sep. 1828, and had Cornelia, b. 10 Oct. 1830, for many years a school-teacher, m. Albert E. Knight, Esq., 25 Oct. 1870 ; Mary E., b. 23 July 1831, m. Lorenzo West of Pet. 15 June 1853; John Pliny, twin, b. 20 Dec. 1834, d. at Wyandotte, Kan- sas, 2 June 1879 ; Julia A., twin, b. 20 Dec. 1834, m. Alden B. Spooner 7 Jan. 1873. PLINY the f. was a carpenter, and captain of militia; he rem. from Gr. to Hk. about 1832, res. at the north end of the Common, and d. 11 Mar. 1877; his w. Elizabeth d. 17 Jan. 1878, a. 73.
9. FESTUS, s. of Ezra (7), m. Fanny N. Gibbs 28 Ap. 1831 ; she d. 19 Oct. 1838, and he m. Sylvia Terry 10 Sep. 1840. His chil. were Angeline, b. 20
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Nov. 1832, m. Lathrop C. Spicer 28 Nov. 1850; Theodore L., b. 17 May 1841; George A., b. 11 Feb. 1846, d. 9 Sep. 1846 ; Harrison F., b. 20 Ap. 1848, d. 2 Dec. 1849 ; Ezra P. S., b. 27 Oct. 1851 ; Fanny L., b. 12 May 1854. FES- TUS the f. rem. from Gr. to Hk. before 27 Oct. 1851.
10. LYMAN, S. of Ezra (7), by w. Dorcas, had Alonzo Lyman, b. 15 July 1845 ; Henrietta Augusta, b. 23 Sep. 1848 ; Loren (or Lona) Howard, b. 21 Sep. 1850.
11. THEODORE L., s. of Festus (9), m. Emily Legrow 30 Ap. 1863, and had Adin Royal, b. 20 Aug. 1873; Charles E., b. 3 May 1877.
12. Alonzo L., s. of Lyman (10), m. Henrietta M. Frost 15 Ap. 1868, and had Lilian Maria, b. 6 Nov. 1870.
ALEXANDER, ISAAC, by w. Elizabeth, had Lurana, b. 25 May 1866; and by w. Alice, had Elizabeth, b. 22 Sep. 1875.
2. SAMUEL, by w. Mary, had Henry, b. 6 Aug. 1870.
3. PETER, m. Ellen Kennedy of Ware, 7 Feb. 1867, and had John, b. 27 Aug. 1870 ; David Kennedy, b. 23 Sep. 1873; Joseph Nelson, b. 29 May 1875.
CHARLES, of Winchester, N. H., m. Eliza Anderson 21 Sep. 1834. JEAN- ETTE m. Alexander Kennedy, pub. 31 Aug. 1868. ELIZABETH, m. Charles Nelson of Warren 28 Mar. 1814. JEANETTE, d. 27 May 1880, a. 71.
ALLEN, WALTER, res. in Newbury 1640, rem. to Watertown before Ap. 1662. By deed of gift, 1 Oct. 1603, he conveyed land in Wat. to his sons Daniel and Joseph, and soon afterwards rem. to Charlestown, where he m. Abigail Rogers 29 Nov. 1678, and d. 8 July 1681, naming in his will, dated 19 Feb. 1679-80, w. Abigail and chil. John of Sudbury, Daniel, and Joseph.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Walter (1), res. in Weston, where he m. Anna Brazier 11 Oct. 1667, and had Abigail, b. and d. Dec. 1668 ; Rebecca, b. 8 Ap. 1670, d. 30 Jan. 1674-5; Anna, b. 22 Aug. 1674, d. 26 Jan. 1697-8; Joseph, b. 16 June 1677; Nathaniel, b. 8 Dec. 1687, a deacon in Weston; Sarah, b .- , d. 15 Feb. 1698-9; Deborah, b. - , m. John Moore of Sudbury 24 Dec. 1714; Rachael, b. - , m. Joseph Adams of Cambridge 26 June 1718; Patience, b. JOSEPH the f. d. 9 Sep. 1721; his w. Anna d. in Dec. 1720.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), res. in Weston, where he d. 1 Nov. 1729; his first w. Elizabeth d. in Nov. 1712, and he soon m. Abigail His chil. were Isaac, b. 10 Nov. 1701; Prudence, b. 18 May 1703, m. Isaac Hagar 16 July, 1724; Ame, b. 21 Sep. 1706; Rebecca, b. 25 Feb. 1707-8; Joseph, b. 1709 ; Elizabeth, bap. 8 Ap. 1711; Ann, bap. 8 Ap. 1711, pub. to Daniel Mason (?) of Lexington 14 Mar. 1726-27; Silence, bap. 23 Nov. 1712 ; David, b. 26 Sep. 1714; Abigail b. 14 May 1716; Elijah, b. 11 Sep. 1718; Sarah, b. 10 Aug. 1720 ; Tabitha, b. 26 Oct. 1722, m. Abraham Whitney 20 Jan. 1742-3; Daniel, b. 31 Aug. 1724; Timothy, b. 8 Ap. 1727. Thus far I have followed the account of this family, given by Bond in his Watertown Genealogies, ex- cept in regard to Joseph, whom he omits, David, whom he calls Daniel, and Ame (or Amy), whom he calls Ann, and says she " d. soon." There are other inaccuracies in his list, as appears by the variations between it and the names subscribed to an agreement by the children and heirs at law of Joseph Allen of Weston deceased, dated 30 Sep. 1731, which is preserved in the Middlesex Probate Office, to wit : Isaac Allen; Joseph Allen ; Isaac Hagar and w. Pru- dence ; Ame Allen; Rebecca Allen ; Ebenezer Goodnow and w. Elizabeth ; Joseph Goodnow and w. Anna; David Allen and Abigail Allen, by their guardian Nathaniel Allen; Elijah Allen, Tabitha Allen and Daniel Allen, by their guardian Jonas Allen. A final settlement of the estate was made 16 June 1753 (the elder children, Joseph, Prudence, Elizabeth, Anne, Amy, and Rebecca, having previously released their reversionary interest), when receipts for that part of the estate " which was allowed to our mother Abigail Allen, the widow of the said Joseph as her dowry," were given by Daniel Allen of Sheffield, housewright, for himself and as attorney for his brother David Allen of Claverack, N. Y., blacksmith; Elijah Allen of Sutton, housewright, by his attorney Joseph Coolidge; Abraham Whitney of Weston and his w. Tabitha.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (3), m. Mercy Livermore of Grafton 16 Aug. 1733, and had Sarah, b. 25 July 1734, m. Benjamin Winchester 19 Feb. 1761; in
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1736 he rem. to Hardwick, where he had David, b. 18 Aug. 1738 ; Lydia, b. 19 Sep. 1743, m. Lemuel Cobb 10 Oct. 1765 ; Mercy, b. 19 Ap. 1746, m. John Amidon 4 Feb. 1771; Joseph, b. 21 Dec. 1748. His w. Mercy d. 1 Mar. 1789, a. 76, and he m. widow Sarah Knowlton 6 Aug. 1789. JOSEPH the f. was b. in Weston 1709, res. in Grafton from about 1730 to 1736, when he rem. to Hk. and for seven years res. near the Old Furnace ; in 1743 he rem. to the place marked " Mr. Holt " on the Ruggles Map, where he remained thirty-one years, during which time his house was destroyed by fire and he erected that which now stands on the same spot; on the 20th day of May 1774 he removed once more to the place on the road to Petersham marked " Seth Winslow " on the same map, where he d. 18 Aug. 1793, aged, accord- ing to the church record, 84 years, 4 months, and 16 days. He was not only one of the earliest but also one of the most active and energetic of the pioneers in Hardwick. He was a joiner, or housewright, a captain of militia, select- man, assessor, clerk and treasurer of the town, and a deacon of the church nearly fifty-seven years. After his death, a pamphlet was published contain- ing several articles written by him, chiefly on religious subjects. In one of these is a scrap of autobiography which fixes the date of his birth and, in connection with the records heretofore quoted, sufficiently identifies him as one of the sons of Joseph (3) : -
"My native place where born was I, In seventeen hundred nine, Does sixteen miles from Boston lie, In Westown, called mine.
" Between my third year and my fourth My mother left this life ; Which was to me affliction sore, My father lost his wife.
" In all my father's family Once sixteen did survive; Before my father two did die, Then fourteen left alive."
5. DAVID, s. of Joseph (4), m. Elizabeth Fisk 12 Nov. 1761; she d. 22 Oct. 1791, a. 48, and he m. Lydia Woods of N. Bra. 22 Jan. 1794. His chil. were Rhoda, b. 27 Sep. 1763, m. David Barnard of Shelburne 4 Mar. 1783; Eunice, b. 22 Aug. 1765, m. John Earl 2 Oct. 1785; Daniel, b. 20 Sep. 1767; Elizabeth, b. 27 Oct. 1768, m. Isaac Wing of Rochester, Vt., 24 Jan. 1793; David, b. 12 May 1771; Mercy, b. 11 May 1773, d. unm. 6 Jan. 1857; Moses, b. 9 Mar. 1776, d. 15 Sep. 1777; Moses, b. 11 Mar. 1779 ; Lydia, b. 18 Oct. 1784, m. Daniel Matthews of N. Bra. 21 Jan. 1800. DAVID the f. was a very active citizen, selectman, and assessor, and d. 5 Aug. 1799.
6. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (4), m. Greele Singleterry of Sutton 15 Jan. 1772; she d. 8 Feb. 1800, a. 56, and he m. Polly Gray of Worcester, pub. 21 Sep. 1800; she d. 3 June 1816, a. 50, and he m. Mary Gray of Ware, pub. 3 Mar. 1817. His chil. were Lucy, b. 20 May 1773, d. 3 Oct. 1785; Joseph, b. 14 July, 1777, m. Hannah Gould 14 Oct. 1800; Azubah, b. 30 Mar. 1780, d. 19 Feb. 1781; Mary Singleterry, b. 23 May 1818, d. unm. 23 Nov. 1834. JOSEPH the f. res. on the homestead, was a deacon, town treasurer nine years, and d. 11 Nov. 1822; his w. Mary m. Seth Winslow of Barre, pub. 22 Oct. 1826, continued to res. here, and d. 15 Jan. 1842, a. 64.
7. DANIEL, s. of David (5), m. Kezia, dau. of James Wing 20 Jan. 1791, and had Betsey, bap. 29 July 1792; Justus, bap. 6 Dec. 1795. DANIEL the f. d. 1 Dec. 1796, a. 29 ; his w. Kezia was pub. to David Barnard of Shelburne 1 May 1815.
8. DAVID, s. of David (5), m. Ruth, dau. of Job Dexter, 27 Ap. 1794, and had Luthera, b. 12 Ap. 1796, m. John Gleason 18 Nov. 1813, and d. at Dana 3 Oct. 1875; Clarissa, b. 7 Oct. 1796, m. Amaziah Spooner of Amh. 27 Ap. 1825; Anna, b. - 1797, d. 14 Nov. 1803; Willard, b. 8 Feb. 1801, m. Mercy dau. of Maj. Gardner Ruggles, pub. 8 Oct. 1826, and rem. to Westminster,
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where he d. 24 Sep. 1852 ; Mary, b. - Ap. 1803, d. 24 Nov. 1803; Mary, b. 18 Nov. 1804, d. 3 Aug. 1818; Sarah, b. 5 Oct. 1808 ; Anna, b. 21 Nov. 1811. DAVID the f. res. on the Petersham road, at the place marked " D. Allen " on the R. Map, and d. 20 Jan. 1835; his w. Ruth d. 26 Mar. 1847, a. 74.
9. MOSES, s. of David (5), m. Anna, dau. of James Paige, 26 June 1802 ; she d. 7 June 1824, a. 45, and he m. her sister Fanny, wid. of Stephen Rice, Jr., pub. 7 May 1825. His chil. were Almira Warner, b. 20 Feb. 1803, m. William A. Wheeler of Worcester 13 Jan. 1825; Anson Fisk, b. 31 Jan. 1805 ; Daniel Freeman, b. 6 Feb. 1807, d. 17 Nov. 1816; James Franklin, b. 26 Feb. 1809, res. in Worcester; Calvin Paige, b. 30 June 1811. MOSES the f. res. on the Petersham Road, at the place marked "Capt. Allen " on the R. Map, was a farmer, assessor, selectman, and representative in the General Court. He d. 22 Ap. 1843 ; his w. Fanny d. in Boston 15 Feb. 1873, a. 88.
10. JUSTUS, son of Daniel (7), m. Betsey F., dau. of Nathan Robinson, 21 Nov. 1831, and had Mary, b. 14 Jan. 1835, d. unm. 12 Nov. 1860; Fred- erick Warner, b. 11 Ap. 1847, d. 9 June 1847 ; and perhaps others. JUSTUS the f. d. 24 Aug. 1869 ; his w. Betsey F. d. 4 Dec. 1876, a. 69.
11. ANSON FISK, s. of Moses (9), m. Ruth Randall 14 June 1846, and had Philinda, b. 3 Aug. 1846 ; Almira R., b. 12 Aug. 1848, d. 3 Nov. 1848. ANSON FISK the f. was a farmer and inherited the homestead, which he sold soon after his father's death. He was early crippled by the loss of a leg, after which he was an assessor for several years. He d. at the Old Gentlemen's Home in Boston 2 Sep. 1876 ; his w. Ruth d. 28 Aug. 1848, a. 27.
12. JONAS, prob. s. of Elijah of Sutton, who was named in the settlement of the estate of his father Joseph (3), 1753, m. Prudence, dau. of Benjamin Winchester, 15 Feb. 1781 ; she d. 19 Dec. 1797, a. 35, and he m. her sister, Sarah Winchester, 29 Aug. 1798. His chil. were Joseph, b. - 1784, a car- penter and for many years lieutenant of militia, m. Sally, dau. of John Aiken, 12 May, 1814, and d. 22 Dec. 1833, a. 49 (his w. Sally prob. m. John Sher- man of Barre 3 Dec. 1835); Jonas, b. -1786 (prob. the same who m. Abigail Thayer 10 May 1809); Benjamin, b. - 1788, d. unm. 14 Sep. 1815, a. 27; Elijah, b. 7 Mar. 1791 ; Polly, b. 28 Nov. 1793; Cyrus, b. 8 Aug. 1796 ; Increase Sumner, b. 31 Dec. 1798, d. 6 Sep. 1800. The first three of these chil. were prob. b. at Sutton. JONAS the f. rem. from Sutton to Hk. before 1791, was a carpenter, honest and harmless, and res. between the road to Gilbertville and the road to Ware, at the place marked " J. Aiken " on the R. Map; he d. 13 July 1817, a. 65; his w. Sarah d. 10 May 1802, a. nearly 35.
13. ELIJAH, prob. brother of Jonas (12), by w. Anna had, in Sutton, Polly, b. 24 May 1787; Timothy, b. 30 Mar. 1789 ; Sally, b. 31 Aug. 1795 ; and in Petersham, David, b. 19 Feb. 1798; Artemas, b. 27 Sep. 1800; Cyrus, b. 24 Dec. 1802. ELIJAH the f. was a carpenter, would swallow a quart of cider without visible motion of his throat and without apparent harm, rem. from Sutton to Pet. about 1797, and thence to Hk. soon after 1802. He d. 22 Jan. 1817, a. 54.
14. JONAS, prob. s. of Jonas (12), m. Abigail Thayer 10 May 1809, and had Balara Thayer, b. 28 Feb. 1810; Jonas, b. - 1812. JONAS the f. d. 4 Mar. 1812, a. 26.
15. ELIJAH, prob. son of Jonas (12), m. Olive Chapin 8 Mar. 1816, and had a child which d. 12 Jan. 1817, a. 3 months.
16. JONAS, s. of Jonas (14), m. Anna F. Richardson, pub. 8 Nov. 1833, and had Mary Matilda, b. 28 June 1848. JONAS the f. d. 19 Jan. 1864, a. 51 ; his w. Anna F. d. 9 Jan. 1864, a. 51.
17. NATHAN, parentage not ascertained, m. Esther Haskins 17 Dec. 1789, and had Lucy, b. 25 Nov. 1790, m. Philip Grant, Jr., 2 Nov. 1809; Josiah, b. 10 June 1792, d. 25 Jan. 1810; Artemas, b. 12 Jan. 1795; George, b. - , d. at Gardner 4 Sep. 1855; prob. Nathan, b. - , pub. to Betsey Juckett 16 Feb. 1823. NATHAN the f. d. before 25 Jan. 1810; his w. Esther d. 16 Feb. 1835, . 79.
EDWARD, adm. to the ch. 29 Ap. 1744. OLIVER (from Rochester), res. here from 1777 to 1784. ABIA, m. Ezra Leonard, Jr., 23 Oct. 1781. ABIGAIL,
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pub. to Reuel Keith 11 Ap. 1784. REUBEN, m. Betsey Ellis 24 Dec. 1812, and d. 4 Jan. 1823, a. 38.
AMES, SAMSON, had w. Elizabeth, who d. 10 Aug. 1842, a. 42, and he m. Elizabeth S. Allen of Barre, pub. 2 Ap. 1843 ; she d. 14 Mar. 1865, a. 62, and he m. Mrs. M. Minerva Hastings 1 Dec. 1865. His chil. were a child d. 13 July 1833, a. 6 months; Eugene A., b. 29 Aug. 1844; Orville Adelbert, b. 6 Nov. 1866; Marcia P., b. 12 Sep. 1868.
BETSEY P., of Barre, m. Theophilus Hastings 22 Dec. 1785. ANNA, of Barre, m. Lemuel Wheeler 2 May 1793. MARIA P., m. E. Warren Combs of W. Brk., pub. 25 Aug. 1845. LOUISA S., m. Martin Swift, Jr., of Bridge- water 11 Dec. 1845.
AMIDON, PHILIP, of Oxford, s. of Roger, and b. 26 Jan. 1669, in his will dated 16 Dec. 1743 and proved 12 May 1747, mentions wife Ithamar, chil. Ephraim, Henry, Roger, Ichabod, Philip, John, Mary Chamberlin, Hannah Wheelock, and the heirs of son Ithamar deceased.
2. JOHN, S. of Philip (1), b. 19 May 1713, m. Sarah, dau. of Daniel Hast- ings then of Oxford, 14 July 1737, and had Sarah, b. 3 Ap. 1738, d. young; Abigail, b. 25 Ap. 1740, d. young; Sarah, b. 7 July 1742, m. Jonathan Gil- bert of N. Brk. 5 Jan. 1779; John, bap. 6 Jan. 1744-5; Abigail, bap. 31 May 1747, m. Lemuel Cobb 27 Mar. 1777; Philip, b. 16 Jan. 1749-50; Hannah, b. 25 Oct. 1752, m. Seth Ruggles 25 Nov. 1790. JOHN the f. settled in Hk. before his marriage, and res. on or near the place marked "J. A." on the R. Map, near the line of Barre. He d. between 15 Mar. and 12 May 1755.
3. JOHN, S. of John (2), m. Mercy, dau. of Deac. Joseph Allen, 4 Feb. 1771, and had Chloe, b. 17 Jan. 1772, d. unm. 11 Sep. 1842; Lydia, b. 26 Aug. 1774, d. unm. 23 Ap. 1828; John, b. 1 June 1782; Elijah, b. 27 Sep. 1787. JOHN the f. was a farmer, res. on the homestead, and was noted for his re- markably strict economy. His w. Mercy d. 9 Feb. 1808, a. nearly 62, and he m. Anna, wid. of Edward Ruggles, 14 Dec. 1809 ; after a few years, they pre- ferred to live apart, and mutually agreed on a separation. He d. 25 Oct. 1825 ; she d. 9 Jan. 1842, a. nearly 89.
4. PHILIP, s. of John (2), m. Rhoda, dau. of Shearjashub Goodspeed, 27 Nov. 1788, and d. 11 Aug. 1796; she d. 16 June 1841, a. 71. No record is found of the birth of children ; but prob. the following were of this family: Sarah, b. about 1789, d. unm. 13 Sep. 1828, a. 39; Alice, b. - , m. Ichabod Dexter 26 Mar. 1822, and d. 26 June 1830, a. 39 ; Hannah, b. - , m. Elijah Bangs, Jr., 19 Dec. 1814, d. 2 Sep. 1844, a. 51 ; Sophronia, b. -, m. Still- man Clark 9 Sep. 1819, d. 12 Oct. 1840, a. 47.
5. JOHN, S. of John (3), m. Sally Hutchinson of Ware, pub. 19 May 1821, had son Philip, was a farmer, and res. on the homestead. He d. 10 Jan. 1862; his w. Sally d. 15 Oct. 1877, a. 94.
6. ELIJAH, s. of John (3), m. Martha P. Nye of Barre, pub. 18 May 1818, and had Mercy, b. 12 Mar. 1819 ; Martha, b. 30 Oct. 1820; John Allen, b. 13 Feb. 1822, d. at Springfield 17 Jan. 1860; Augustus B., bap. 26 Feb. 1827, d. at Boston 5 Nov. 1870. ELIJAH the f. was a farmer and deacon; he res. near the homestead, at the place marked " Dea. Amidon" on the R. Map, rem. to Belchertown about 1830, and d. 7 June 1857 ; his w. Martha P. d. 29 Mar. 1878, a. 86.
7. PHILIP, s. of John (5), m. Sarah A. Warner of N. Br., pub. 14 Nov. 1848, and had John Edwin, b. 1 Nov. 1850.
8. JOHN EDWIN, S. of Philip (7), m. Lucy Jane Lamb of Phillipston 19 Oct. 1875, and had Elmer Warner, b. 15 Mar. 1877; Carrie May, b. 8 Ap. 1880.
AMSDEN, EPHRAIM, JR., of Greenwich m. Relief Thayer 15 Oct. 1816, and had Sophia Thayer, b. here 19 Jan. 1817 ; Almira Marilla, b. 30 July 1820, m. - Allen, and d. at W. Brk. 15 Sep. 1873 ; Ansel White, b. 21 Feb. 1822; Benjamin Franklin, b. 12 Aug. 1823, d. at Ware 28 May 1878. EPHRAIM the f. was a shoemaker, and res. on the lot now occupied by Mr. Joseph R. Robin- son. His w. Relief d. at Ware 27 May 1868, a. 70.
2. NELSON, S. of David and nephew of Ephraim (1), m. Sarah F., dau. of
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John Gleason of Dana, and had Ella J., b. in N. Sal. 24 Oct. 1856, m. Joseph A. Manning of Worc. 27 Dec. 1876 ; Nelson Willis, b. here 19 Nov. 1862. NELSON the f., a blacksmith, res. at the north end of the Common.
ANDERSON, WILLIAM, of Blandford, a weaver, bought a farm on the east side of the river, 30 Dec. 1741 ; he m. Margaret Crooks of Medway. 18 Oct. 1744, and had Ann, b. 1 Aug. 1745 ; Jane and Mary, twins, b. 30 Dec. 1748 ; William, b. 23 Oct. 1750 ; Jeremiah, bap. 6 Feb. 1753 ; prob. John, b. about 1755, and perhaps others.
2. TIMOTHY PAIGE, S. of John of N. Br., and probably grandson of Wil- liam (1), m. Betsey Hastings, 17 Oct. 1811, and d. 8 Ap. 1842, a. 50 ; she d. 25 Nov. 1868, a. 82. Among their chil. (no births recorded) were Elvira, b. about 1813, m. Charles Alexander of Winchester, N. H. 21 Sep. 1834, and (2d) John Severance of Win. 24 Nov. 1844; a child b. - , d. 10 Jan. 1818; Eliza, b .- 1820, d. unm. 24 May 1841, a. 21; Almeda, b. about 1825, m. Joseph D. Dexter, Jr., 8 Mar. 1846; and perhaps also Maria, b. -- , m. Fes- tus Spooner of Jericho, Vt., 25 May 1836. TIMOTHY P. the f. res. near Gil- bertville at the place marked with his name on the R. Map; he was a selectman two years, and a worthy citizen.
3. WILLIAM, brother of Timothy P. (2), m. - , and d. s. p. 21 Ap. 1867, a. 72. He res. on the road to Gilbertville, near the place marked " P. Law- ton " on the R. Map, and was assessor eight years, selectman nine years, representative two years, and justice of the peace.
4. ALPHONSO L., by w. Mary C., had Almon Alphonso, b. 19 Oct. 1851, d. 7 May 1852.
ANN, m. William Whitager of Rut. 10 Oct. 1745. ALMIRA, d. unm. 19 July 1880, a. 65.
ANDREWS, BENJAMIM, by w. Joanna, had Joanna, b. 20 May 1737; Eliza- beth, bap. 22 Ap. 1739; Mary, bap. 10 May 1741. BENJAMIN the f. prob. rem. to Pet. about 1739; his dau. Elizabeth was bap. there.
ARNOLD, GAMALIEL, by w. Hannah, had Mary, b. 7 July 1766, m. Joseph Harvey 2 Feb. 1786; Henry, b. 8 Dec. 1768, m. Sylvia Cobb, pub. 17 Ap. 1791; Francis, b. 21 Sep. 1770; Calvin, b. 29 June 1772; Waite, b. 24 Mar. 1775; Louisa, b. 3 Ap. 1777, m. Joseph Cole 29 Nov. 1792; Sprague, b. 26 Aug. 1779; Andrew, b. 31 Dec. 1781; Gamaliel, b. 9 Aug. 1785. GAMALIEL the f., with six sons, rem. to Randolph, Vt., in 1791, his eldest son Henry hav- ing rem. thither in the preceding year. See Vermont Hist. Mag. ii. 1045. Mr. Arnold was lieutenant of militia.
ATWOOD, ISAAC, a cooper, b. in Plymouth about 1783, m. Kezia, dau. of Simeon Nye, and died in Hk. 11 Dec. 1860, a. 77; she d. 2 Oct. 1861, a. 77. No record is found of children.
2. ZACCHEUS, by w. Chloe, had a child, b. - , d. 6 Aug. 1791; and, by w. Hannah, Elijah Gregory, b. in Pet. 30 Aug. 1799; Charles, b. here 28 Ap. 1801; Abiathar, b. here 9 Mar. 1803.
3. Simeon Nye, prob. s. of Isaac (1), m. Prudence Haskins of Shutes. 6 June 1835, and had Susan, b. - , d. 2 Sep. 1840, a. 3; Hannah Amelia, b. 10 June 1843; m. William C. Peck 11 Mar. 1862; Susan Arletta, b. 17 Ap. 1849, d. 10 Ap. 1850; John Allen, b. 13 July 1853; Effie Cecilia, b. 13 Oct. 1854.
4. JOSEPH, by w. Harriet S., had Benjamin Smith, b. 3 Oct. 1859; Ada Lizzie, b. 15 July 1862; Amy Marshall, b. 23 July 1867; George Halsey, b. 26 Feb. 1876.
KEZIA, was pub. to Abraham Gibbs of Quobbin 10 Mar. 1743-4, but refused to " proseed in marrige " 24 Nov. 1744. JERUSHA, m. John Aiken 19 Oct. 1749. SAMUEL, m. Peace Stewart 30 Aug. 1753. LYDIA, m. Phina Cole 6 Dec. 1795. MARY, of Brewster, m. Ebenezer Perry, pub. 3 May 1807. SUSAN, d. unm. 18 Aug. 1874, a. 18.
AYERS, EBENEZER, prob. from Brk., m. Mary Ballard 28 Feb. 1739-40, and had Joseph, b. 8 Sep. 1741. He had other chil. by a former wife, and d. before Aug. 1748.
2. DAVID, s. of Ebenezer (1), m. Ginnet Shaw 21 Dec. 1742, and had Ebenezer, b. 12 Ap. 1743; David, b. 8 Nov. 1745; Mary, b. 16 Ap. 1748; Dorcas, b. 2 May 1750; Sarah and Abigail, prob. twins, bap. 23 Aug. 1752.
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Capt. WILLIAM is named in 1747 as the owner of land on the Rutland road, about half a mile east of Ware River, then in Hardwick. JENNY, m. Calvin Fairbanks 24 June 1776. RUTH, m. Seth Woodward of Pet. 25 Aug. 1778.
BABBITT, SAMUEL, by w. Polly, had Samuel, b. 11 Feb. 1786; Elkanah, b. 10 Sep. 1787; Dwight, b. 12 Feb. 1789; Rhoda, b. 20 Feb. 1791.
ABIGAIL, m. Seth Blanchard 19 July 1775. SETH, m. Betty Blanchard 22 Ap. 1779. LEVI, of Norton, m. Betty Babbitt 21 Dec. 1779, and had s. Levi, who d. in Athol 9 May 1863, a. 82.
BALLOU, HOSEA, m. Ruth Washburn of Williamsburg 15 Sep. 1796, and had (born here) Fanny, b. 13 Oct. 1797, m. Leonard Holmes of Boston 7 Oct. 1827, and d. 28 Mar. 1846; Hosea Faxon, b. 4 Ap. 1799, a Universalist clergy- man, m. Mary Ballou, and res. in Wilmington, Vt., d. 20 May 1881; Massena Berthier, b. 28 Nov. 1800, a Universalist clergyman, m. Mary S. Jacobs of Scituate 21 Dec. 1825, and res. in Stoughton; Cassendana, b. 9 Jan. 1803, m. Joseph Wing of Boston 25 Ap. 1822, and d. --; after his removal from Hk. he had Mandana, b. 17 Sep. 1804, m. Rev. Benjamin Whittemore of Boston 4 June 1823; Elmina Ruth, b. 3 :Ap. 1810, m. Rev. Josiah C. Waldo 26 Oct. 1831, and d. at New London 29 June 1856; Clementina, b. 10 July 1812, m. Col. Isaac Hull Wright of Boston 4 June 1837; Fiducia, b. 1 May 1814, m. Abijah W. Farrar of Boston 22 Ap. 1838; Maturin Murray, b. 14 Ap. 1820, a publisher, m. Mary A. Roberts 15 Sep. 1839, and res. in Boston. HOSEA the f. was s. of Rev. Maturin Ballou, and was b. in Richmond, N. H., 30 Ap. 1771. He was a very eminent Universalist clergyman, and wrought a marvellous change in the theological opinions of the world. He res. for several years in that part of Hk. which was included in Dana when that town was incorporated 18 Feb. 1801; in 1803 he rem. to Barnard, Vt., and thence to Portsmouth, N. H., in 1809, to Salem in 1815, and to Boston in 1817, where he d. 7 June 1852, full of years and of honors.
BANGS, SETH, res. in Harwich, and, by w. Deborah, had Chipman, b. 20 June 1727, d. 4 Ap. 1750; Solomon, b. 23 May 1729; Elijah, b. 3 June 1731; Samuel, b. 9 Ap. 1733; Perez, b. 20 Feb. 1735-6; Seth, 14 July 1738; John, b. 17 Feb. 1742; Deborah, b. 5 Feb. 1744, m. Edward Foster in Hardwick 13 Jan. 1762; Chipman, b. 8 Aug. 1750.
2. DAVID, prob. brother of Seth (1), by w. Eunice, had Nathaniel, b. 18 Ap. 1733; Enoch, b. 2 Oct. 1734; Nathan, b. 2 May 1736; Reliance, b. 29 Aug. 1738, m. Nathan Billings in Hardwick 26 Dec. 1769; Azariah, b. 8 Ap. 1740; Huldah, b. 27 Feb. 1741-2. DAVID the f. rem. from Harwich to Hardwick in 1768.
3. SOLOMON, S. of Seth (1), by w. Experience, had in Harwich Temperance, b. 13 Jan. 1753; Elijah, b. 18 May 1757; Perez, b. 4 Jan. 1763; Experience, b. 15 Sep. 1766.
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