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5. MOSES, s. of Paul (4), m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Daniel Wheeler, 28 May 1777; she d. 20 Ap. 1782, and he m. Abigail, dau. of John Mason, Esq., of Barre, pub. 22 Dec. 1782. His chil. were : Daniel, b. 27 Oct. 1783; Martin, b. 20 July 1785; Mary, b. 20 Nov. 1786, m. Livy Lawton 5 Feb. 1810; and d. here 5 Aug. 1874 ; Sidney, b. 4 July 1788, m. Eliza, dau. of David Jones of Boston, 27 Dec. 1812, res. in Boston, had chil., among whom was David J. of Athol, in early life a clergyman ; Mason, b. 4 Mar. 1790, res. in Barre, where he m. - , had chil., and d. 4 July 1825 ; Abigail, b. 13 Mar. 1792, m. Elijah Utley of Boston, 25 Sep. 1820, and d. 13 Mar. 1834; Moses, b. 1 Dec. 1793, res. at Dorchester and afterwards at Barre, where he d. 3 Sep. 1866, leaving posterity: Walter, b. 16 Dec. 1796; Clara, b. 3 Oct. 1799, m. Ebenezer Jones, of Augusta, Me., pub. 11 Ap. 1825, and is still living, a widow, in 1883. MOSES the f. was a farmer, and inherited the homestead. He was aid- de-camp to his brother-in-law, Maj. Gen. Warner, before Dec. 1782, probably in 1781, and was thenceforth known as " Major Mandell." He was selectman six years, between 1785 and 1817, and assessor seven years, between 1801 and 1819. He d. 18 June 1826 ; his w. Abigail d. 6 (or 7) Aug. 1840, a. 82.
6. DANIEL, s. of Moses (5), m. Eliza Patrick 30 Ap. 1807, and had Martha Eliza, b. 10 June 1808; Delphia Maria, b. 23 Feb. 1810, m. A. W. Seaver of Northborough; William Andrew, b. 13 July 1811, grad. A. C. 1838, pastor of the church in Lunenburg, and elsewhere, now res. in Cambridge; Moses John- son, b. 14 Ap. 1813 ; infant b. - , d. 22 Ap. 1815; Mary Ann, b. 29 Mar. 1816, d. unm. 10 Aug. 1839 ; Thaddeus Sobieski, b. 15 Feb. 1820, a merchant in Boston, d. 23 June 1882; George, b. about 1822, d. unm. at Lunenburg 23 May 1861, a. 39. DANIEL the f. was a farmer, and lieutenant of militia ; he res. on the road to Barre, at the place marked " Mr. Haven " on the R. Map, and d. 26 June 1822.
home), through a mistake took from a shelf some copperas, and took about a spoonful in milk ; soon after complaining, a physician being sent for, and an emetic immediately given, she was thought to be in a fair way of recovery; but was again taken between
four and five o'clock in the morning and expired in about five minutes." Mass. Spy, 6 Feb. 1772.
1 Journal of Each Provincial Congress, p. 643.
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7. MARTIN, s. of Moses (5), m. Phila, dau. of Joel Marsh, pub. 18 Sep. 1808, and had Delphia, b. 25 Dec. 1810, d. unm. 19 May 1832 ; Elbridge, b. 8 Ap. 1812; Henry, b. 12 Jan. 1814, rem. to Ohio; Charles, b. 7 Jan. 1816 ; Harriet, b. 24 Oct. 1818, d. 27 Feb. 1821 ; Joel Dwight, b. 6 Nov. 1820 ; Phila, b. 5 Ap. 1824, m. Dr. Jason B. Thomas of Palmer (now Thorndike) 17 Ap. 1850. MARTIN the f. was a farmer, a captain of militia, and inherited the homestead; he was selectman in 1825, and d. 12 Sep. 1855; his w. Phila d. 14 Feb. 1879, a. 91.
8. WALTER, s. of Moses (5), m. Julia Ann Freeman of Oakham, pub. 15 Dec. 1828; she d. 29 Sep. 1833, a. 29, and he m. Olive P. Whiting 30 Nov. 1837; she d. 29 July 1838, a. 31, and he m. Adeline, dau. of Capt. Stephen W. Paige, 31 Jan. 1842; she d. 3 Oct. 1842, a. 31, and he m. a fourth wife. His chil. were Henry E., b. -; Daniel Webster, b. 19 Nov. 1831, grad. Mid. Coll. 1850, a teacher at Brandon, Vt., and Flushing, L. I .; Walter Grenville, b. 1 Oct. 1848. WALTER the f. was a farmer, and captain of militia; he res. on the farm formerly occupied by his brother Daniel, and afterwards near the Common. He was selectman three years, assessor nine years, member of school committee sixteen years, and d. 25 June 1853.
9. ELBRIDGE, s. of Martin (7), m. Lucy R., dau. of Capt. Stephen W. Paige, 18 June 1844, and had Martin Elbridge, b. 16 Feb. 1849, d. 14 Dec. 1852; William Dwight, b. 25 Ap. 1853, m. Emma F. Clapp 10 May 1882, and res. in Springfield; Caroline Lucy, b. 11 Mar. 1856; West Paige, b. 3 Nov. 1859, d. 18 Aug. 1861; Mabel Reed, b. 16 Jan. 1862. ELBRIDGE the f., a farmer, res. near the old homestead, at the place marked " B. Fay " on the R. Map. He was selectman in 1863.
10. CHARLES, s. of Martin (7), m. Martha, dau. of Dr. Joseph Stone, 3 Mar. 1846, and had Joseph Stone, b. 25 Aug. 1847; Charles Martin, b. 29 Nov. 1852; Calvin, b. 8 Mar. 1855, d. 29 Sep. 1863; George, b. 8 June 1858. CHARLES the f., a farmer, res. on the former homestead of Brigadier Ruggles, on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " J. Mann " on the R. Map.
11. JOEL DWIGHT, s. of Martin (7), m. Mary Elizabeth, dau. of John Dean, 2 Ap. 1846; she d. 17 Ap. 1847, and he m. Malinda H. Winter of Ware, pub. 28 June 1851; she d. 27 Nov. 1863, a. 39. His chil. were Dwight Dean, b. 8 Ap. 1847, d. 23 Ap. 1849; Frank, b. 14 Ap. 1852; Elizabeth, b. 22 Oct. 1853, m. Charles A. Gleason of N. Br., 17 Nov. 1875; Elliott, b. 28 June 1855, d. 31 Aug. 1859 ; Louis, b. 2 Dec. 1858; Arthur, b. 27 Oct. 1860. JOEL DWIGHT the f., a farmer, assessor three years, 1861-3, res. on the homestead, rem. to Minnesota about 1880.
12. ALGERNON S., by w. Marietta, had Eliza Marietta, b. 3 May, 1852. Widow SARAH, m. Ammiel Weeks 26 Feb. 1778.
MANLY, ICHABOD, m. Experience Phillips in Easton, - - 1739, and had Josiah, b. 21 Ap. 1740, prob. d. young; Mary, b. - 1742; Nathaniel, b. - 1744; Freelove, b. - 1746 ; Reuben, b. - 1757, res. in Enfield; prob. Josiah, b. about 1761. ICHABOD the f. res. in Easton, but in his old age (prob. in 1794, with his son Josiah) rem. to Hardwick, where he d. 11 Jan. 1799, a. 89; his w. Experience d. in 1805, a. 82.
2. JOSIAH, in all probability son of Ichabod (1), though the birth is not found on record, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Seth Bryant of Bridgewater, in 1789, and had Zeby, b. 24 Feb. 1790, m. Zebina Forbush 24 Ap. 1811; Ichabod, b. 2 July 1791, m. Lucinda Reed at Brookfield, Conn., 25 Ap. 1817; Lillia Staf- ford, b. 12 Mar. 1794, d. 13 Feb. 1795; Lilly Stafford, b. 16 Sep. 1796; Seth. Bryant, b. 14 June 1798, m. Cynthia Jordan 12 May 1824; Benjamin Paige, b. 10 Aug. 1803, m. Sarah E. Barker. JOSIAH the f. rem. from Easton to Hk. in the autumn of 1794, and d. 6 Feb. 1844, a. 82; his w. Elizabeth d. 17 Mar. 1846, a. 80; she was cousin to Dr. Peter Bryant of Cummington, the father of the poet William Cullen Bryant.
3. LILLY STAFFORD, S. of Josiah (2), m. Susanna Horr, pub. 20 Feb. 1826, and had Adeline, b. 10 Mar. 1827; Dwight, b. 11 Nov. 1828, d. 11 Oct. 1829; George, b. 17 Oct. 1830; Carlena, b. 29 Jan. 1833; Elutheria, b. 13 Feb. 1835,
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m. Charles Baker of Worcester 1 Sep. 1863; Fanny, b. 5 Nov. 1836, m. Wil- liam Paige 26 June 1861; Clara, b. 11 Jan. 1839; Dwight, b. 13 May 1841, d. 27 Ap. 1842; Benjamin, b. 8 Mar. 1843, m. Nellie F., dau. of Forester B. Ai- ken, 23 May 1874 ; Jane, b. 16 Sep. 1845; Charles, twin, b. 25 Dec. 1849, d. unm. 20 June 1878 (drowned at Portland, Oregon); Ellen, twin, b. 25 Dec. 1849. LILLY S., the f. was an iron-founder, res. on the road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " L. Manly " on the R. Map, was selectman three years, and assessor three years; he d. 16 Sep. 1863.
4. GEORGE, s. of Lilly S. (3), m. Mary Ann, dau. of Forester B. Aiken, 23 Feb. 1864, and had George Forester, b. 14 Nov. 1865; Susan Bryant, b. 24 Jan. 1868; Fanny Maria, b. 20 June 1872; May, b. 1. May 1877, d. 19 Aug. 1877; Charles, b. 18, and d. 19 Aug. 1879. GEORGE the f., a farmer, res. on the homestead, was assessor three years, and has been selectman twenty years, up to the present time.
MANN, widow SARAH, had Joseph and Sarah, both bap. 24 Sep. 1820.
2. SOUTHWORTH JENKINS, m. Isabella Whiting, pub. 19 Nov. 1827, and had Abigail B., b. 22 Aug. 1828, m. Henry D. Fish 10 Mar. 1853 ; Calvin Whiting, b. 2 Ap. 1831; Sarah Jenkins, b. 15 June 1834, d. 9 May 1845 ; Mary Morton, b. 31 Oct. 1837. SOUTHWORTH J. the f. was a farmer, res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " J. Mann " on the R. Map, and d. 10 Ap. 1863, a. 64; his w. Isabella d. 31 May (1 June on the head-stone), 1869, a. 70.
3. CALVIN WHITING, s. Southworth J. (2), m. Delphia M., dau. of Moses M. Warner, 2 Ap. 1856, at Lee Centre, Illinois, and had Jennie Eliza, b. 15 Jan. 1857; Lucius Calvin Jenkins, b. 17 Ap. 1870. CALVIN W. the f., a far- mer, was selectman 1869, 1870, 1871, assessor from 1879 to the present time, and res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " Wid. Marsh " on the R. Map.
4. ASA, was pastor of the Calvinistic Church from 19 June 1844 to 14 Oct. 1851, and acting pastor in 1880 and 1881. He m. Mercy W., dau. of Timothy Bruce, pub. 31 Mar. 1848, and had Ellen Louisa, b. 11 June 1849 ; Grace, b. 22 Sep. 1869. He rem. to Exeter, N. H., in 1851.
SARAH ANN, m. Reuben Edward 28 Ap. 1828. SARAH, m. William Cush- man of Tolland, Conn., 11 May 1831.
MARSH, JOHN, of Hartford 1639, rem. to Hadley, thence to Northampton, and ret. to Hartford, where he d. in 1688. He m. Anne, dau. of Gov. John Webster; she d. 9 June 1662, and he m. widow Hepzibah Lyman, who d. 11 Ap. 1683. His chil. were John; Samuel, b. about 1645; Joseph, bap. 24 Jan. 1647 ; Joseph, bap. 15 July 1649; Jonathan, b. about 1650; Daniel, b. about 1653; Hannah, b. - , m. Joseph Loomis; Grace, b. - , m. Timothy Baker; Lydia, b. - , m. David Loomis.
2. SAMUEL, s. of John (1), res. in Hatfield and was representative in 1705, 1706. He m. Mary Allison 6 May 1667, and had Mary, b. 27 Feb. 1668; Samuel, b. 11 Feb. 1670 ; John, b. 6 Nov. 1672; Rachel, b. 15 Oct. 1674, m. John Wells; Grace, b. 7 Jan. 1677, m. Thomas Goodman ; Mary, b. 24 May 1678, m. Joseph Morton; Thomas, b. 10 Jan. 1680 ; Hannah, b. 18 Sep. 1681, m. Richard Billings ; Elizabeth, b. 31 July 1683, m. Maynard Day of Hartford; Ruth, b. 16 June 1685; Ebenezer, b. 1 May 1687. SAMUEL the f. d. 7 Sep. 1728, a. 83; his w. Mary d. 13 Oct. 1726, a. 78.
3. THOMAS, s. of Samuel (2), m. Mary Trumbull of Suffield, Conn., 1702, and had Thomas, b. 1 May 1703, d. unm. - 1728; Mary, b. 27 Oct. 1704,
m. Moses Smith - 1726 ; Samuel, b. 1706; Rachel, b. - 1708 ; Ruth, b. 15 Feb. 1710; Judah, b. 25 July 1712; Joseph, b. 14 Ap. 1714, per- haps m. Abigail Simons 17 May 1750; Ephraim, b. 5 Jan. 1717 ; Daniel, b. 12 June 1719 ; Martha, b. 12 Ap. 1721, prob. m. Ebenezer Marsh 17 Nov. 1741. THOMAS the f. res. in Hatfield, and afterwards in Ware ; he d. in 1759.1
4. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (3), m: Zerviah, dau. of William Thomas, 18 Jan. 1731-2, and had Eunice, b. 15 Jan. 1733, d. young ; Amos, b. 15 Nov. 1733 ;
1 Thus far I have followed the genealogy of this family as published in Judd's History of Hadley, pp. 532, 533.
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Mary, b. 13 June 1735, m. Solomon Emmons of Quobbin, 31 Jan. 1754; Eu- nice, b. 20 Nov. 1737; Patience, b. 20 July 1740, m. Henry Gilbert of Brk. 5 Ap. 1764; Thankful and Submit, twins, b. 1 Feb. 1741-2; Miriam, b. 18 Jan. 1743 ; Samuel, b. 18 Feb. 1744-5. SAMUEL the f. d. about 1745, and his w. Zerviah m. Isaiah Pratt 2 Mar. 1746-7.
5. JUDAH, S. of Thomas (3), m. Hannah, dau. of Jabez Olmstead 4 Nov. 1736, and had Elijah, bap. 1 Jan. 1737-8; Joel, bap. 8 Ap. 1739, d. young; Rachel, bap. 28 Aug. 1743; Dorothy, bap. 28 Ap. 1751 ; Jonathan, bap. 31 May 1752; Mary, bap. 7 July 1754; Joel, b. 18 July 1759. Besides these were Thomas and Judah.1 JUDAH the f. res. at Ware, near the mills still known as Marsh's Mills, but his chil. were bap. at Hk .; he d. 7 May 1801, a. nearly 89.
6. EPHRAIM, s. of Thomas (3), m. Sarah, dau. of Jabez Olmstead, 8 Oct. 1741, and had Noah, bap. 17 Ap. 1743; Huldah, bap. 14 Sep. 1746; Sarah, bap. 28 Ap. 1751; Mary, bap. 5 Oct. 1755. EPHRAIM the f. res. at Ware, but his chil. were bap. here.
7. AMos, s. of Samuel (4), m. Beulah Leonard of Rut., pub. 16 July 1757, and had Samuel, bap. 24 Sep. 1758 ; Mercy, bap. 5 Oct. 1760.
8. JOEL, s. of Judah (5), m. Annis Smith 20 Sep. 1785, and had Phila, b. 17 Feb. 1788, m. Martin Mandell 18 Sep. 1808, and d. 14 Feb. 1879; Delphia, b. 12 June 1790, d. unm. of spotted fever 25 Mar. 1810; Dwight, b. 19 Aug. 1793; Joel Smith, b. 21 Oct. 1803. JOEL the f. rem. from Ware to Hk. about the year 1800, was a farmer, and res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " A. Warner " on the R. Map. He d. 12 Ap. 1804; his w. Annis m. Jonathan Warner 18 Oct. 1807, and d., his widow, 17 May 1859, a. nearly 94.
9. DWIGHT, s. of Joel (8), m. Mary C., dau. of Rev. Thomas Holt, 4 Nov. 1817, and had Mary Ann, b. 1 Mar. 1819, m. Joel W. Fletcher of Leominster 28 Ap. 1845, and d. 25 Ap. 1850. DWIGHT the f. was a farmer, and res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " Wid. Marsh " on the R. Map; he was a member of the school committee, 1821-2, and d. 25 Jan. 1823; his w. Mary d. 20 Ap. 1866, a. 68.
10. JOEL SMITH, S. of Joel (8), m. Abigail Drury, dau. of Josiah Gleason, N. Br., 6 June 1837, and had Joel Dwight, b. 10 May 1838, d. 18 Ap. 1845; Josiah Gleason, b. 1 June 1839, d. 5 Feb. 1844 ; Charles Smith, b. 15 May 1842, res. in Springfield, a partner in business with his father; Abby Maria, b. 4 Dec. 1843, d. 9 Sep. 1863; Henry Mandell, b. 15 Sep. 1845, d. 24 June 1847; George Parsons, b. 16 Jan. 1848, d. 13 Ap. 1866. JOEL S. the f. owned the farm on the easterly road to Gilbertville, marked "J. Marsh " on the R. Map, but after his marriage generally resided near the Common, and managed a store of English and W. I. goods until about 1850, when he rem. to Springf., where he has since transacted an extensive business as a grocer.
11. MARCUS, parentage not ascertained, by w. Tamar, had prob. Zenas, b. about 1793; prob. Triphena, b. about 1798, d. unm. 7 Jan. 1843, a. 44 ; Mar- cus J., b. about 1800; Mary, b. about 1801, m. - Bartlett, and d. 24 Jan. 1873, a. 71; Tyler, b. about 1802, d. 8 Jan. 1875, a. 73; Sally, b. about 1813, d. unm. 2 Dec. 1873, a. 60. These, and perhaps others, were probably born before their parents rem. to Hk. MARCUS the f. prob. resided on the road to Ware, at the place marked " M. J. Marsh " on the R. Map; he d. 10 May 1823, a. 52; his w. Tamar d. 11 Sep. 1864, a. 93.
12. ZENAS, prob. s. of Marcus (11), by w. Fanny, had Samuel Clifford, b. 10 Dec. 1819. ZENAS the f. d. 2 July 1834, a. 41.
13. MARCUS J., s. of Marcus (11), m. Amelia Dexter 29 June 1823, and had Marcus, b. about 1825, d. 3 Ap. 1855, a. 29 years and 9 months; Moses T., b. -; Addison Jefferson, b. 28 July 1843; and prob. several others ; but their birth is not found on record. MARCUS J. the f., a farmer, res. on the road to Ware, at the place marked "M. J. Marsh " on the R. Map. He d. 9 Mar. 1880, a. 80; his w. Amelia d. 10 Mar. 1880, a. 81.
14. MOSES T., s. of Marcus J. (13), m. Sarah B. Newcomb, pub. 30 Mar. 1854, and had Carrie L., b. 1 Jan. 1857; a son b. 5 Ap. 1859; Jennie L., b. 27 Nov. 1872.
1 See Hyde's Hist. Address at Ware, 1847, p. 50.
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15. ERASTUS, formerly of Townsend, Vt., by w. Sarah J., had Ellen Maria, b. 9 Nov. 1869. ERASTUS the f. d. 18 Aug. 1880, a. 57.
SALLY, m. Elijah Cleveland, pub. 14 May 1789. POLLY, m. John Oakes, pub. 14 July 1793. PRUDENCE, m. Joseph Barnard, Jr., pub. 28 Nov. 1796; JUDAH, of Ware, m. Jerusha Collins 20 Feb. 1800. JONATHAN, of Ware, m. Mary, wid. of Moses Paige, 1 Dec. 1824. FOSTER, of Ware, m. Catherine S. Fish 17 Jene 1846. MARY E., m. Dimick Willis, Jr., pub. 2 Nov. 1851. MARTHA, m. Alonzo Richardson, pub. 4 Feb. 1863. WILLIAM A., m. Anna A. Marsh of Ware, pub. 7 Ap. 1863. JOEL B., m. Julia E. Babbitt, pub. 28 Feb. 1865. LUCRETIA, m. Alfred H. Richardson 21 Nov. 1870.
MARTIN, DANIEL, by w. Fanny, had Fanny, Mary Ann, Louisa Maria, James Freeman, Lorenzo, Rachel, Thomas, Dwight Manly, allbap. here 10 Sep. 1820, and Sarah Wilde, bap. 17 June 1821. DANIEL the f. rem. to N. Br. about 1835.
MASON, ELIZABETH (wid. of John, Esq., of Barre), d. 2 Feb. 1822, a. 95.
MAY, SAMUEL B., by w. Maria, had Clinton, b. at Hadley 6 Dec. 1827; Franklin, b. here 15 Jan. 1831, res. at Southbridge, and d. at New York 12 Oct. 1869. SAMUEL B. the f. d. 4 Oct. 1834, a. 32.
MAYNARD, GEORGE C., m. Adeline E. Perry of Worc., pub. 4 June 1849, and had Hester Newton, b. 26 Feb. 1851; Cornelia, b. 9 Ap. 1852; and the family soon afterwards left the town.
PATTY, of Shrews., m. Dr. Joseph Stone, pub. 11 Mar. 1816.
MAYO, JOHN (son of John, who d. at Eastham about 1706, and grandson of Rev. John, who was ordained colleague with Rev. John Lothrop at Barnstable 15 Ap. 1640, rem. to Eastham 1646, and thence to Boston, where he was in- stalled first minister of the North Church 9 Nov. 1655, was dismissed in 1673, and after short residence in Barnstable and Eastham d. at Yarmouth in May 1676), was b. at Eastham 15 Dec. 1652, m. Hannah, dau. of Major John Free- man of Eastham, 14 Ap. 1681, and had Hannah, b. 8 Jan. 1682; Samuel, b. 16 July 1684; John, b. -; Mercy, b. 23 Ap. 1688; Rebecca, b. -; Mary, b. 26 Oct. 1694; Joseph, b. 22 Dec. 1696; Elizabeth, b. - - 1706. JOHN the f. res. in Hingham until about 1700, when he rem. to Harwich, was representa- tive six years, and d. 1 Feb. 1726. Savage's Geneal. Dict., iii. 187.
2. JOSEPH, s. of John (1), m. Abigail Merrick 20 Feb. 1717-18, and had . Joseph, b. 11 Nov. 1718; Moses, b. 1 Feb. 1720-1; Lydia, b. 23 Mar. 1721-2; Thomas, b. 1 Ap. 1725; Abigail, b. 1 Dec. 1727 or 1728; Elizabeth, b. 28 Mar. 1731, d. young; Isaac and Elizabeth, twins, b. 28 Mar. 1733; Nathan, b. 5 Ap. 1735 or 1736; Eunice, b. 7 Ap. 1738. JOSEPH the f. res. in that part of Har- wich which is now Brewster, was elected deacon of the church 9 Mar. 1739, was selectman eleven years, and d. in 1772.
3. MOSES, s. of Joseph (2), m. Phebe Freeman 10 Mar. 1742-3, and had Phebe, Moses, Mary, Hannah, Issachar, Elkanah, Edmund, all bap. 3 Sep. 1758 ; Phebe, bap, 30 Dec. 1759; Watson, bap. 7 Feb. 1762; Katherine, bap. 7 Sep. 1766 ; Benjamin, bap. 28 Aug. 1768. MOSES the f. res. in Harwich (Brewster); but in his old age rem. here, prob. with his son Edmund, and d. 7 Mar. 1812, a. 94, according to the record of his death; but actually 91.
4. NATHAN, S. of Joseph (2), by w. Anna, had Mehetabel, bap. 15 Aug. 1762; and prob. by 2d w. Mary,1 had Nathan, bap. 16 Feb. 1766; Anna, bap. 10 July 1768 ;. Daniel, bap. 3 Dec. 1769; William, bap. 28 Ap. 1771; Peter, bap. 3 July 1714; Joshua, bap. 24 Jan. 1779. NATHAN the f. res. in Harwich.
5. EDMUND, s. of Moses (3), m. Martha -, who d. 20 Feb. 1797, and he m. Abigail -. His chil. were Martha, bap. 19 Nov. 1786, d. young ; Ed- mund and Ezekiel, twins, bap. 22 Feb. 1789 (Ezekiel was bap. privately, being supposed near death); Ezekiel, bap. 4 Sep. 1791; George, b. 24 Oct. 1801; Patty, b. 9 Jan. 1807, m. Wm. Hunt of Northampton, pub. 3 Dec. 1827. ED- MUND the f., styled captain, was prob. a master mariner, and res. in Brewster
bap. 15 Aug. 1762, dau. of Nathan and Anna, yet says that Mary, w. of Nathan,
1 The Church Record calls Mehetabel, was adm. to full communion 3 June 1764. The name of the mother of the other children is not mentioned in the record of baptisms.
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until about 1800, when he rem. here and lived on the Barre road, between the places marked " Dr. Stone " and " Mr. Lincoln " on the R. Map, on which his name was accidentally omitted. He d. 9 Dec. 1841, a. 85; his w. Abigail d. 10 Nov. 1831, a. 64.
6. PETER, S. of Nathan (4), m. Bethia, dau. of John Smith, and had Me- hetabel, b. 4 Dec. 1799, m. Nathan P. Chase of Hk. 17 May 1854; Peter, b. 24 May 1802; William, b. 30 Nov. 1804 ; Bethia, b. 30 Oct. 1806 ; John S., b. 13 Dec. 1808; Elizabeth S., twin, b. 24 Oct. 1810, m. Leonard Mellen of Hk .; Hannah, twin, b. 24 Oct. 1810, m. Joseph Burgess of Hk. 5 Sep. 1841 ; Nathan, b. 13 May 1812, d. 10. Ap. 1816 ; Joseph, b. 8 or 18 July 1814; Isaac, b. 22 Aug. 1816; Harriet, b. 16 May 1818, m. Rev. Martin J. Steere of Rhode Island, who afterwards rem. to Hk., and d. 18 Jan. 1877; Warren, b. 26 Sep. 1820. PETER the f., styled captain, was prob. a master mariner, and res. in Harwich until after 1810; his later years were spent in Hk., and he d. here 27 Jan. 1857, a. 82; his w. Bethia d. 12 Oct. 1870, a. 94 ; they were buried near the front of the new cemetery, and in the same lot were deposited, in 1877, the remains of his cousin Capt. Edmund Mayo, and his wife Abigail, which had long rested in a tomb.
7. EDMUND, s. of Edmund (5), was a merchant in West Brookfield and Warren; he d. in Newark, N. J., in 1865; but I have no record of his family.
VIRGINIA, m. John Young 27 Dec. 1865.
MCINTYRE, ROBERT, m. Rhoda, dau. of Jonathan Warner, 26 Nov. 1772, and had Fanny, b. 13 July 1773; William Little, b. 3 July 1775. ROBERT the f. d. 29 Aug. 1775, a. 25, and his w. Rhoda m. Jonathan Lynds of Petersham 26 Ap. 1778.
MEAD, JONATHAN, rem. from Pet. to Hk., was for many years the grave- digger, and d. 24 Mar. 1814, a. 50. I have not seen a record of his family; but he had son Tilly and dau. Elizabeth K., who m. William F. Granger 26 Nov. 1829; another dau. who m. Daniel Granger, f. of William F .; prob. Mary Ann, who m. Benjamin Cummings, Jr., of Ware 25 Oct. 1830; and perhaps others.
2. TILLY, s. of Jonathan (1), b. in Pet., m. Caroline Hathaway, pub. 30 Ap. 1822, and had Abner Alden, b. 14 Feb. 1823, d. 29 Aug. 1846; Caroline Hatha- way, b. 15 Sep. 1825, d. 3 May 1843; Rebecca J., b. 8 Jan. 1832, m. William Adams, Jr., of W. Brk. 3 Oct. 1854; John B., b. about 1834. TILLY the f. was a cabinet-maker, res. less than half a mile northerly from the Common, and d. 28 Mar. 1849, a. 54.
3. JOHN B., s. of Tilly (2), m. Sarah Carter 24 Feb. 1863, and had Lucy C., b. 11 Ap. 1864; John A., b. 22 Jan. 1866, d. 12 Feb. 1866 ; Charles L., b. 22 Feb. 1867, d. 26 Oct. 1875. JOHN B. the f. was a cabinet-maker, res. on the homestead, and d. 10 May 1868, a. 34.
MELLEN, LEONARD (b. in Mendon), m. Elizabeth S., dau. of Capt. Peter Mayo, and had Mary, b. -; Hannah, b. -; James Franklin, b. 31 Jan. 1845; and perhaps others. LEONARD the f. d. 20 Jan. 1873, a. nearly 67.
2. EDWARD D., by w. Julia M., had Lauretta Elizabeth, b. 27 Oct. 1853. DAVID (b. in Prescott), d. 20 May 1854, a. 70.
MERRICK, WILLIAM (otherwise written Mirick and Myrick), by w. Re- becca, had William, b. 15 Sep. 1643; Stephen, b. 12 May 1646, m. Mercy Bangs 28 Dec. 1670; Rebecca, b. 28 July 1648; Mary, b. 4 Nov. 1650, m. Stephen Hopkins 23 May 1667 ; Ruth, b. 15 May 1652 ; Sarah, b. 1 Aug. 1654, m. John Freeman, Jr., 18 Dec. 1672; John, b. 15 Jan. 1656-7; Isaac, b. 6 Jan. 1660-1; Joseph, b. 1 June 1662, m. Elizabeth Howes 1 or 8 May 1684; Benjamin, b. 1 Feb. 1664-5. WILLIAM the f. was a lieutenant, res. in East- ham. In his will, dated 3 Dec. 1686, and proved 6 Mar. 1688-9, he is de- scribed as "about eighty-six years of age; " by which it would seem that he was forty-three years old when the first of his ten children was born, and he might be supposed the grandfather of this family, rather than their father, were it not that he names his wife Rebecca and chil. William and Stephen in his will.
2. WILLIAM, s. of William (1), m. Abigail Hopkins 23 May 1667, and had
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Rebecca, b. 28 Nov. 1668 ; William, b. 1 Aug. 1670. WILLIAM the f. res. in Eastham, where he d. 20 Mar. 1670-1, at the early age of 27 years and 6 months.
3. WILLIAM, s. of William (2), an ensign, res. in Harwich (now Brewster). I have not seen a record of his family ; but in his will, dated 5 May 1723, and proved 9 Nov. 1732, he names w. Elizabeth (apparently not his first wife), children Benjamin, Nathaniel, Stephen, Joshua, John, Ruth Sears ( wife of Sam- uel Sears, and subsequently the third wife of Deac. Chillingsworth Foster), and the children of daughter Rebecca Sparrow, deceased. He d. 30 Oct. 1732.
4. NATHANIEL, s. of William (3), by w. Alice, had nine children, named in his will, dated 18 Oct. 1743, to wit : William (deceased, leaving chil. Wil- liam and Gideon), Constant, Benjamin, Hannah Snow, Mercy King, Ruth (w. of Thomas), Hinkley, Priscilla Cobb, Alice (w. of Capt. Benjamin) Rug- gles, and Sarah, who m. Abner Lee of New Rutland (Barre) in Oct. 1744, Of this family, Constant was b. about 1701 ; Benjamin, 20 Mar. 1717-18, and Sarah, 5 July 1720. NATHANIEL the f. res. in Harwich (Brewster), was a captain, and d. 13 Nov. 1743; his w. Alice was prob. the "widow Merrick " who d. here 24 Dec. 1756.
5. CONSTANT, s. of Nathaniel (4), m. Sarah, dau. of John Freeman of Rochester (and sister of Deac. John Freeman of Hk.), pub. 17 Feb. 1726-7, and had William, b. 22 Ap. 1728; Nathaniel, b. 22 May 1730; Sarah, b. 30 Sep. 1732, m. Timothy Newton 5 July 1751; Constant, b. 21 Feb. 1734-5, d. young ; Alice, b. 29 Aug. 1737, m. Zebadiah Johnson 25 Nov. 1756 ; Constant, b. 13 Sep. 1740. CONSTANT the f. rem. from Rochester to Hk. about 1735, and res. on the road to Barre, at the place marked "F. Fay " on the R. Map. He was captain of militia, selectman eleven years, assessor nine years, and d. 17 Mar. 1792, a. 91.
6. WILLIAM (s. of Constant (5), m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Billings, 7 Sep. 1749, and had Gideon, b. 22 Aug. 1750; William, b. 7 July 1752, m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph Nye, 15 Nov. 1798, and d. about 1803; his wid. Hannah m. Aldrich Worley of Boston, pub. 8 July 1805; Sarah, b. 9 Ap. 1754. SARAH the mother d. before 1778, as noted in her father's will of that date.
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