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vented the heirs from obtaining possession of the estate.
2 Deacon George Reed, of that part of Woburn which is now Burlington, b. 14 Sep. 1660, and d. 20 Jan. 1756, was son of George Reed, who was b. in England about 1729, and d. at Woburn 21 Feb. 1705-6, and grandson of William Reed who m. Mabel Kendall and came from England in 1635, with wife and three children; res. success- ively at Dorchester, Scituate, Boston, and Woburn ; returned to England, leaving his three elder children here, and d. at Newcas- tle-upon-Tyne, in 1656, a. about 69. His w. Mabel, with her younger children, again crossed the ocean, m. Henry Summers of Woburn 21 Nov. 1660, and after his death res. with her son George until 15 June 1690, when she d. a. 85. For a more full account, see History of the Reed Family, by Jacob W. Reed, pp. 61-150.
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was living in 1770 (her dau. Joanna was b. at Bedford 22 Ap. 1733; and her son Benjamin was drowned in returning from Crown Point, during the French War); Christopher, b. 11 June 1721; William, b. 2 May 1723; George, b. 17 June 1725; Timothy, b. 24 May 1727; Jonas, b. 19 Sep. 1729 (he was early crossed in love, which partially unsettled his mind; he served in at least five campaigns during the French War, and was living, unm., in 1792); Elizabeth, b. 3 Oct. 1731, d. young; Lucy, b. 22 Feb. 1733-4, m. Seth Lincoln of West- ern (now Warren) 10 Oct. 1751 (he died in 1793, and she m. - Tyler, and d. 1 Sep. 1821) ; Nathaniel, b. 12 May 1736; John, b. 6 July 1738; Eliz- abeth, b. 7 June 1743, m. Solomon Green, 29 Dec. 1763 (one of her eight children was Rev. Archelaus Green, a Universalist clergyman, who was b. 16 July 1770, and d. at Virgil, N. Y., 25 Dec. 1843). CHRISTOPHER the f. was a farmer and joiner, and res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " A. Warner " on the R. Map. He came here from Bedford prob. early in 1735, and was very active in the management of the common property of the " Proprietors," and in the organization of the township and of the church. He was frequently the agent of the inhabitants or "settlers" to transact their business with the proprietors, while their meetings were held at Roxbury, and with the General Court at Boston, notably in their final and successful effort to obtain incorporation as a town. He was moderator of the first town-meeting in 1739, selectman seven years, and assessor five years. He was also moderator of all the meetings of the proprietors held in Hardwick until 1761; and compensation was granted to him 16 May 1757, "for service done the proprietors as their agent to the General Court." At the organiza- tion of the church, 17 Nov. 1736, his name stands first on the list of members; and he was elected, 3 Dec. 1736, as its first deacon. This office he resigned, 13 April 1749 (and prob. his membership also), and became a member of the church in Nitchawaug, now Petersham. This caused a breach between the two churches, which was not healed for about twenty years. He d. 10 Mar. 1774; his w. Elizabeth d. in 1786, a. 86. A numerous posterity survived, as appears by an obituary, published in the Massachusetts Gazette, 31 Mar. 1774: " At Hardwick, Deacon Christopher Paige, aged 83 years and 21 days, in a comfortable hope of a better life ; he left a widow, and has had 12 1 children, 9 now living and 3 dead, 81 grand-children, 66 living and 15 dead. A funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson at his funeral, on the Mon- day following."
4. NATHANIEL, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Hannah Blanchard, and had Nathan- żel, b. 22 May 1729, d. unm. 26 Mar. 1751; Thomas, b. 5 May 1733, m. Anna Merriam 4 Jan. 1756, and d. s. p. 21 July 1809 (his w. Anna d. in 1810); Hannah, b. 15 May 1736, m. Jonas French 5 Jan. 1758; William, b. 19 Feb. 1737-8, m. - , and d. s. p. 10 Feb. 1812; David, b. 4 Ap. 1740 ; Susanna, b. 22 Jan. 1742, d. unm. 26 Jan. 1772; Abigail, b. 5 Sep. 1745, m. Bowman Brown of Lexington. NATHANIEL the f. res. in Bedford, and d. 6 Ap. 1779; his w. Hannah d. 7 Sep. 1763, a. 59.
5. JOHN, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Rebecca Wheeler of Concord; she d. 12 July 1755, a. 43, and he m. Amittai, w. of Joseph Fassett of Lex., 15 Jan. 1756 ; she d. 25 Dec. 1771, and he m. Rachel Fitch 3 June 1773. His chil. were John, b. 2 Sep. 1733, James, b. 12 May 1735 ; Ebenezer, b. 3 June 1737; Susanna, b. 21 Oct. 1739, d. 26 Feb. 1750; Timothy, b. 11 June 1741; Nathan- iel, b. 20 June 1742; Rebecca, b. 23 Aug. 1743, m. Solomon Cutler of Lex., and rem. to Rindge, N. H .; Mary, b. 5 July 1745, d. 13 Oct. 1745; Joanna, b. 15 June 1746, m. Samuel Reed of Woburn 25 July 1771 ; Sarah, b. 8 June 1747, m. Josiah Beard of Billerica; Elizabeth, b. 3 Aug. 1748, m. Micah Reed of Woburn 30 April 1772; Susanna, b. 12 June 1750, m. Amos Haggett of Concord; Samuel, b. 1 Aug. 1751; Mary, b. 9 Oct. 1753, d. 21 Oct. 1753. JOHN the f. res. in Bedford, where he d. 18 Feb. 1782; his third w. Rachel d. 16 Jan. 1801, a. 88.
1 I find the names of only eleven children recorded, - six in Billerica, two in Bedford, after the incorporation of that town, and three in Hardwick ; perhaps the first wife,
shortly before her death, may have given birth to a child which died before receiving a name.
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6. CHRISTOPHER, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Susanna Webber of Medford, and had Christopher, b. 29 Oct. 1743, a captain, res. on the homestead, m. Lydia -, and d. s. p. about 1828; Susanna, b. 17 May 1745, and d. 8 Sep. 1746; Mary, b. 20 Feb. 1746-7, m. Deac. Nathan Reed of Lex. 30 Ap. 1772, and d. 17 May 1831 ; Job, b. 31 May 1748, d. 7 Ap. 1754; Susanna, b. 7 Ap. 1750, d. 28 Mar. 1754; Lucy, b. 26 Mar. 1752, d. 26 Mar. 1754. CHRISTO- PHER the f. res. on the homestead in Bedford, and d. 11 Nov. 1786 ; his w. Susanna d. 20 July 1792, a. 82.
7. CHRISTOPHER, s. of Christopher (3), came to Hk. with his father in 1735, m. Rebecca Haskell of Rochester, pub. 3 Mar. 1738-9, and had one son, Christopher, who rem. to Swanzey, N. H., and had many children; this numer- ous posterity, however, I have not been able to trace. CHRISTOPHER the f. was a precocious youth, being married before he was eighteen years old; but he manifestly lacked discretion or energy in the general affairs of life. He res. for a time on the northerly border of the homestead, about midway between the Gilbertville road and the house of his brother William ; afterwards at Peter- sham and at Ware, where he d. 3 Dec. 1772.
8. WILLIAM, s. of Christopher (3), m. Mercy, dau. of James Aiken, 12 Jan. 1743-4, and had William, b. 1 May 1745; James, b. 19 Sep. 1747; Rebecca, b. 8 Oct. 1749, m. John Foster of Rochester 6 Oct. 1768; 1 Jesse, b. 4 Mar. 1752; Mercy, b. 18 May 1754, m. Nathaniel Graves, Jr., of Athol 29 May, 1777; Lucy, b. 19 Mar. 1757, m. Daniel Ruggles 31 Dec. 1779; Christopher, b. 12 June 1762. WILLIAM the f. was a farmer, and one of the foremost actors in public affairs. In the French War he served his country in at least four cam- paigns, - as lieutenant in 1755, and as captain in 1758, 1759, and 1760. In the Revolutionary period he was a member and chairman of the Committee of Correspondence, and of other important committees, representative in 1778, 1779, and 1780, and a delegate in the Convention at Cambridge in 1779 for framing a Constitution. His military spirit long survived ; he accepted office 9 Jan. 1775 as captain of an " Alarm List; " and when the company com- manded by his brother, Capt. Timothy Paige, marched "to Bennington in an alarm," 21 Aug. 1777, he volunteered his service as a " cadet." He was one of the committee appointed by the General Court for the sale of confiscated estates in the county of Worcester. He served the town as selectman ten years, and assessor three years; he was also a pillar in the church, of which he was elected deacon 9 Nov. 1769. He res. on the northerly side of a road which formerly extended easterly from a point about thirty rods northerly from the place on the easterly road to Gilbertville, marked " J. Marsh " on the R. Map, to the place marked " D. Warner." Traces of the old road are still visible, on the southerly border of the present homestead of Mr. Charles Mandell, and also on the side hill easterly from the brook. The house re- mained standing on the westerly side of the brook seventy years ago, and vestiges of the cellar and garden may probably yet be seen. This estate ad- joined the homestead of his father, and here he dwelt until late in life, when he rem. to a house standing at or near the place marked " Moulton," not far from the present central bridge over Ware River, where he d. 14 Feb. 1790; his w. Mercy d. 19 Feb. 1823, at the great age of one hundred and two years and thirty-six days,2 allowing eleven days for change of style. See JAMES AIKEN.
9. GEORGE, s. of Christopher (3), m. Rosilla, dau. of Nathaniel Whit- comb, 4 June 1752, and had Nathaniel, b. 11 Jan. 1754; Asa, b. 25 Jan. 1756; George, b. 9 Mar. 1758; Rhoda, b. 5 Oct. 1760, m. James Perkins 7 Ap. 1791, d. s. p. 8 Sep. 1835; Nathan, b. 7 Aug. 1762; Paul, b. 12 Feb. 1765; Peirce b. 16 July 1768; Anna, b. 23 July 1771, d. unm. GEORGE the f. was a far- mer, and res. on a farm adjoining the homesteads of his father and his brother
1 It is worthy of remark, that Rebecca Hardwick. The venerable lady walked up Paige and her two elder brothers were all married on the same day.
2 On the one hundredth anniversary of her birth, an appropriate sermon was delivered by Rev. Mr. Wesson, in the old church in
the pulpit stairs, leaning on the arm of her grandson, Mr. Charles Paige. Her ears having become dull of hearing, she stood by the side of the preacher during almost the entire service.
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William, at the place marked " D. Warner " on the R. Map. He d. 8 May 1781; his w. Rosilla m. Capt. William Breckenridge of Ware 17 Mar. 1790, and after his death returned to Hk., res. on the homestead with her son Paul, and d. 29 Oct. 1807. Like her sister Mary (who m. Paul Dean before men- tioned), she is said to have been noted for her industry and energy.
10. TIMOTHY, s. of Christopher (3), m. Mary,1 dau. of Deacon James Fos- ter of Rochester, 24 Oct. 1754, and had Lydia, b. 15 Sep. 1755, m. Thomas Fuller 26 Nov. 1778; Timothy, b. 16 Feb. 1757; Mary, b. 18 Oct. 1759, m. Daniel Fay, Jr., 23 Aug. 1778; Foster, b. 29 Aug. 1761; Reed, b. 30 Aug. 1764; Moses, b. 12 Dec. 1765, d. 28 Dec. 1765 ; Moses, b. 9 Feb. 1767 ; Re- becca, b. 28 Nov. 1768, m. Capt. Seth Peirce 22 Dec. 1793, had one child (which died in infancy), and d. 2 Aug. 1795; Thomas, b. 7 Nov. 1770, d. 21 Nov. 1770; Thomas, b. 12 Ap. 1772; George Washington, b. 24 Aug. 1775, an eminent physician and an elder of the Presbyterian church in Colchester, Delaware Co., N. Y., where he d. s. p. 10 Sep. 1834, having late in life m. Mrs. - Cunningham, who survived him. TIMOTHY, the f. was a farmer, and much employed in the public service. He was selectman three years, 1778-1780; treasurer six years, 1781-1786 ; representative 1781; member of the Committee of Correspondence and other important committees during the Revolutionary period; as captain of militia, led his company to Bennington, at the alarm in August 1777, and to West Point in 1780, through a campaign of three months. On the organization of the militia after the adoption of the Constitution, he was commissioned colonel, which office he held during the remainder of his life. He was a staunch supporter of the government, and rendered service, 1786, in the suppression of the Shays rebellion. He res. on the homestead, where he d. 26 Aug. 1791; his w. Mary d. in New Braintree, 21 July, 1825; a. 93, and was buried by the side of her husband in Hard- wick.2 The following obituary notice appeared in the Columbian Centinel, Sep. 10, 1791: " In Hardwick, on the 26th ult., Col. Timothy Paige, aged 64 years, after a distressing sickness of upwards of twenty days, which he sus- tained with Christian patience and fortitude, and died in the firm faith and hope of a future resurrection and a happy immortality. He was a gentleman of abilities, and filled a number of important stations, both in the civil and military departments, with fidelity and honor. A number of gentlemen in the military line attended the interment of his remains, among a numerous con- course of mourning friends and relatives ; and a company of infantry, dressed in uniform, attended the solemnity and performed military honors.3 A pa- thetic and well adapted discourse was delivered on the occasion by the Rev. Thomas Holt, from these words, -' O Death, where is thy sting ? O Grave, where is thy victory ?' "
11. NATHANIEL, s. of Christopher (3), m. Joanna, dau. of William Free- man of Sandwich, 13 Sep. 1759; she d. s. p. 30 Mar. 1783, and he m. Martha, sister of Rev. Elisha Fish of Upton, pub. - Aug. 1783, and had Freeman, b. 21 May 1786, a clothier; Elizabeth, b. 27 Ap. 1788; Nathaniel F., b. 11 Aug. 1790; Jason, b. 18 Dec. 1792, a merchant in New York. NATHANIEL the f. was a farmer, and res. near the central bridge over Ware River, at the place marked " A. Rich " on the R. Map ; his farm being separated from that of his brother George by the highway. He was elected deacon of the church 12 May 1785, was colleague about five years with his brother William in that office, and performed its duties with singular propriety and dignity until about 1812, when he rem. to Athol, where he d. 6 Jan. 1816, a. nearly 80; his w. Martha d. 15 Feb. 1816, a. 63. Deacon Paige was a true gentleman in his demeanor;
1 Mary Foster was a lineal descendant from Elder William Brewster, Governor Thomas Prence, and Major John Freeman. See CHILLINGSWORTH FOSTER (3), note.
2 Deacon Christopher Paige and four of his sons, - Christopher, William, George, and Timothy, were buried near each other, in the southwesterly corner of the old burial- place.
3 This was probably the first military funeral in the town, and the only one until October 1811, when similar honors were ren- dered at the burial of John Warner, who was accidentally killed during a "sham fight," at a military parade on the second day of that month.
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affable and polite; quiet and inoffensive; and remarkable for the purity of his character, adorning the office which he held and the doctrine which he pro- fessed. His white full-bottomed wig gave him a venerable appearance in the " deacon's-seat."
12. JOHN, s. of Christopher (3), m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Edward Wins- low of Rochester, pub. 24 Dec. 1764. They had only one child, Winslow, b. 28 Feb. 1767. JOHN the f. was a farmer, and is said to have resided for several years in the northeasterly part of the town, at the place marked " T. Bruce " on the R. Map. In 1786 he bought the estate at the junction of the Pet. and Barre roads, about a hundred rods north of the Common, marked " Mr. Holt," which he transferred a year afterwards to his son Winslow, who sold it, 2 Ap. 1790, to Rev. Thomas Holt, when both father and son rem. to Stephentown, N. Y. In 1794, the father rem. to Schaghticoke, N. Y., where he d. 14 or 15 Ap. 1812. His grandson wrote to me, "he attended the funeral of my grand- mother on Saturday [Ap. 13], went to the grave; on his return, to his bed, died, and was buried in the same grave three days afterwards." He had served two campaigns during the French War, " was at Quebec at its capture, and was with and very near Wolfe when he fell; in this campaign he received a wound, and carried the ball in his leg to his grave." (MS. Letter from John K. Paige, Esq., 20 Jan. 1840.)
13. DAVID, s. of Nathaniel (4), m. Abigail Jones of Concord, 10 Oct. 1764, and had David, b. 7 Feb. 1767; Hannah, b. 11 Mar. 1773, m. Rev. Reed Paige of Hancock, N. H., 25 Dec. 1794. DAVID the f. res. in Bedford, was a far- mer, and for many years carried milk to the Boston market. He was a man of large frame and rather haughty manners, insomuch that he was familiarly known as "King David." Late in life he rem. to Middlebury, Vt. (where his son David then resided), and d. 11 Jan. 1819, a. nearly 79.
14. JOHN, S. of John (5), m. Mary, dau. of David Cutler of Lexington, 15 Sep. 1757, and had Rebecca, b. 18 Nov. 1757, m. Thomas Robinson 11 Ap. 1776, d. at Onondaga - Oct. 1828; Mary, b. 10 Sep. 1760, m. John Wheeler 18 Nov. 1779; Amittai, b. 25 Sep. 1763, m. Foster Paige 6 Jan. 1785, d. 5 Nov. 1860; John, b. 19 Oct. 1766; Sally, b. 9 Oct. 1768, m. Jonathan Warner 25 Feb. 1789, d. 11 June 1807; David, b. 15 May 1771; Joseph, twin, b. 6 Aug. 1774, d. young; Benjamin, twin, b. 6 Aug. 1774; Betsey, b. 26 Sep. 1777, m. Edward Clark, Jr., 23 Feb. 1800, d. 9 Jan. 1862; Joseph, b. 19 Mar. 1780 ; Hannah, b. - Sep. 1782, m. Zadok Dimond of Springfield, 15 June 1819, d. 25 Feb. 1859. JOHN the f. was a farmer, rem. from Bedford to Hardwick in 1757, and res. two miles westerly from the Common, on the Greenwich road, at the place marked "Wid. Paige " on the R. Map. He d. 31 Oct. 1789 (wrongly inscribed 1790 on his head-stone); his w. Mary d. 31 May 1812, a. 74.
15. JAMES, s. of John (5), m. Mary Stone 25 Oct. 1764; she d. in childbed 6 Jan. 1770, and he m. Anna, dau. of Capt. Joseph Warner, 25 Oct. 1770. His chil. were Polly, b. 8 Aug. 1766, m. Lemuel Page 1 of Rindge, N. H., 26 June 1798, and d. 26 Nov. 1853; an infant d. 6 Jan. 1770 ; Luther, b. 5 Nov. 1772; Anna, b. 1 Ap. 1775, d. 11 Aug. 1777; James, b. 13 Jan. 1777, d. 4 Oct. 1777; Anna, b. 18 Oct. 1778, m. Capt. Moses Allen 26 June 1802, d. 7 June 1824 ; James, b. 2 Jan. 1781; Calvin, twin, b. 8 May 1784; Fanny, twin, b. 8 May 1784, m. Stephen Rice, Jr., 4 Sep. 1811 ; he d. 16 Aug. 1821, and she m. Capt. Moses Allen, pub. 7 May 1825; after his death she rem. to Boston, and d. 15 Feb. 1873. JAMES the f. was a cordwainer, and rem. from Bedford to Framingham before 21 Oct. 1762, at which date he bought a farm in Hard- wick, and prob. rem. here immediately. He res. on the Petersham road, at the place marked " L. Paige " on the R. Map, and d. 18 Jan. 1817; his w. Anna d. 5 Jan. 1814.
16. EBENEZER, s. of John (5), m. Dorothy, widow of Joseph Fassett, Jr., of Lexington, 21 Feb. 1760; she d. 6 Feb. 1779, a. 41, and he m. Susanna -, who survived him. His chil. were Anna, b. 29 Sep. 1760, m. Benjamin Lane
1 He generally wrote his name "Lemma descended from John Page of Watertown, Page," and it so appears on the record. He who d. 18 Dec. 1676, a. " about 90."
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9 Dec. 1779: Rebecca, b. 9 June 1763, m. Jonathan Wilson 22 July 1784; Ebenezer, b. 30 Mar. 1765; John, b. 18 Feb. 1767; Dolly, b. 11 Dec. 1768, d. 23 Ap. 1772 ; Moses, b. 11 Sep. 1770, d. 9 Aug. 1775; Lucy, b. 11 July 1772, d. 14 Aug. 1775; Mary, b. 24 July 1774 ; Joshua, b. 18 Jan. 1779; William, b. 19 Mar. 1783; Moses (posthumous), b. 9 Oct. 1784. EBENEZER the f. res. in Bedford, and d. 9 June 1784, a. 47.
17. TIMOTHY, s. of John (5), m. Margaret Wellington of Cambridge 12 May 1766, and had Joseph, b. 16 May 1767; Dorcas, b. 22 Ap. 1775, m. James Wright 16 Mar. 1797. TIMOTHY the f. res. in Bedford, was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, and was killed in battle at White Plains, 25 Oct. 1776; his w. Margaret m. Asa Fassett.
18. NATHANIEL, s. of John (5), m. Sarah Brown of Lex. 10 Dec. 1774, and had Nathaniel, b. 25 Oct. 1775, m. Lydia Fitch, and d. in Bedford 30 Aug. 1858; Sarah, b. 22 May 1777, m. Samuel Randall, and d. in Boston 24 Mar. 1821; Timothy, b. 29 Jan. 1779, m. Isanna Harrington of Lex. 11 Jan. 1801, and d. at Bedford 26 Dec. 1860; John, twin, b. 3 Mar. 1781, m. Lucy Fitch, and d. in Woburn (now Winchester) 22 Feb. 1861; his w. Lucy d. 19 Feb. 1861, a. 75; Benjamin, twin, b. 3 Mar. 1781, m. Mary Penniman 9 Sep. 1804; she d. 25 July 1805, and he m. . - Newcomb of Quincy, where he d. 8 Ap. 1855; Christopher, twin, b. 10 Dec. 1783 or 1784, m. Lydia Wetherbee of Box- boro, and d. 4 May 1840; Thomas, twin, b. 10 Dec. 1783 or 1784, m. - , and d. in Carlisle 22 Aug. 1860; Thaddeus, twin, b. 5 May 1788, a colonel and cus- tom-house officer, m. Dolly Richardson of Leominster, and d. in Boston 27 Jan. 1837; his w. Dolly was living in 1882; Ruhamah, twin, b. 5 May 1788, m. Jonathan Lane of Bedford, where she died 19 June 1882. All these children, except Thaddeus, left posterity. NATHANIEL the f. was a farmer, res. in Bed- ford, and d. 31 July 1819 ; his w. Sarah d. in consequence of an accidental fracture of her thigh-bone, 2 Aug. 1839, a. 92.
19. SAMUEL, s. of John (5), m. Molly Hutchinson of Bedford 23 Nov. 1775, and had Rebecca, b. 4 Jan. 1778; Benjamin, b. 7 June 1780, a captain, res. in Ludlow, Vt .; Samuel, bap. 25 July 1784, a colonel, res. in Plymouth, Vt. SAMUEL the f., before his marriage, rem. to Rindge, N. H., where his children were born; later in life he rem. to Plymouth, Vt.
20. WILLIAM, s. of William (8), m. Mercy, dau. of Benjamin Raymond, 6 Oct. 1768, and had Mercy, b. 7 Oct. 1769; Leonora, b. 5 Ap. 1771, d. young; Plethinia, b. 5 Mar. 1773; William, b. 11 Dec. 1774; Leonora, b. 2 Feb. 1777; and others after he rem. to Ware. It is said that "he had a son, William, who died without issue, and eight daughters."1 WILLIAM the f. rem. to Ware, was for many years deacon of the church there, and d. 23 June 1826, a. 81; his w. Mercy d. at Barnard, Vt., 23 Jan. 1795, a. 48.2
21. JAMES, S. of William (8), m. Thankful, dau. of Benjamin Raymond, 6 Oct. 1768 (the same day on which his brother William and sister Rebecca were married); she d. 31 Aug. 1806. a. 58, and he m. her sister Mary, widow of James Lawton, 22 Mar. 1807. His chil. were Ralph, b. 21 Aug. 1769, m. Sally Thomas at Brk. 1 Aug. 1793, and rem. to Rutland, Vt., where he d. 20 Aug. 1857; Charles, b. 16 Oct. 1771 ; James, b. 14 Oct. 1773, rem. to Lafayette, Ind., and d. 24 July 1831; Nathaniel, b. 14 Ap. 1776. rem. to Granville, Ohio; Benjamin, b. 24 July 1778, m. Mary Ann Magoun of Ware, pub. 13 Nov. 1803, . and rem. to Richmond, Ind .; Lucinda, b. 28 July 1780, m. Joseph Muzzey 25 Ap. 1799, and after his death m. - Armstrong ; Thankful, b. 13 Aug. 1782, d. 24. Oct. 1795; William, b. 15 Nov. 1784. rem. prob. to Granville, Ohio; Mercy, b. 12 Nov. 1786, m. Moses Brown of Ware 10 Dec. 1807, and (2d) - Pepper; she d. at Ware 16 June 1880 ; Ira, b. 17 June 1789, rem. to Spring- field, Ohio. All these children, except Thankful, survived their father. JAMES the f. was a farmer, and res. near Ware River, at the place marked " C. Paige " on the R. Map. He was politically involved in the " Shays " delusion, but made his peace, and throughout his life was one of the most respected and
1 Hyde's Historical Address at Ware, 1847, to her sisters, - Joanna, wife of Asa Whit- comb, Esq., and Deborah, wife of Steward 2 She was probably at Barnard on a visit Southgate, - who then resided there.
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trusted citizens of the town. He was selectman eleven years, and assessor seventeen years; he was also major of militia, by which title he was generally known. He was elected deacon of the church 10 Aug. 1812, an office which had previously been filled by his grandfather, his father, and one of his uncles ; and in which he was afterwards succeeded by his grandson, Deacon James N. Brown. He d. 18 Feb. 1818.
22. JESSE, s. of William (8), m. Mary, dau. of Capt. William Breckenridge of Ware, pub. 16 Jan. 1780; she d. 28 Feb. 1810, and he m. Mrs. Abigail Whiting 20 May 1812. His chil. were Francis, b. 12 Aug. 1780, d. unm. about 1800; Mary, b. 13 Ap. 1783, d. 21 Nov. 1795; Christopher, b. 11 Sep. 1785; Nancy (sometimes called Agnes), b. 31 Mar. 1789, m. Bassett Fay 22 Jan. 1811; a child b. - , d. 17 Feb. 1792; Sally, bap. 23 Mar. 1794, m. George Briggs of Lenox 19 Nov. 1816; Mary, bap. 11 June 1797, d. 30 Aug. 1798; Jesse, bap. 19 May 1799; Hadassah, bap. 2 May 1802, m. Chauncy Dewey of Lenox, pub. 18 Feb. 1828. JESSE the f. was a farmer, and res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked "J. Mann," formerly the homestead of Brig .- Gen. Ruggles. He was one of the "minute-men " who marched to Cambridge in April 1775, upon the " Lexington alarm," and twice afterwards rendered service in the army. He had little culture, but a full share of sound common sense ; and he is remembered as a good neighbor and an honest man. He d. 3 July 1818. His w. Abigail d. 29 Aug. 1856, a. 79.
23. CHRISTOPHER, s. of William (8), m. Rebecca,1 widow of Rev. Elijah Fletcher of Hopkinton, N. H., and had Elijah Fletcher, b. - , grad. H. C. 1810, and d. in Virginia in 1817; James W., b. about 1793, an eminent mer- chant in Boston, where he d. 19 May 1868, a. 75; Christopher, b. - , res. in Nashua, N. H .; and perhaps others. CHRISTOPHER the f. grad. D. C. 1784, was the first pastor of the Congregational Church at Pittsfield, N. H., 1789; was dismissed 1796, and after preaching for several years at Deering and Washington, N. H., was installed as the first pastor of the church at Roxbury, N. H., 21 Nov. 1816, from which charge he was dismissed 2 Mar. 1819, rem. to Salisbury, N. H., and d. 12 Oct. 1822.
24. NATHANIEL, s. of George (9), m. Salvina, dau. of Joshua Crowell, 1 Feb. 1781, rem. to Barnard, Vt., and had Nathaniel, b. 26 Oct. 1788, m. Nancy Gifford 21 June 1813; Salvina, b. 15 May 1794, m. Alpheus Howe of Royal- ton 20 Mar. 1817; Polly, b. - , d. 30 Oct. 1795; Polly, b. 16 Dec. 1795. NATHANIEL the f. was a colonel, and d. 22 Aug. 1824; his w. Salvina d. 28 Aug. 1826.
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