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5. ARTHUR, s. of Edward (4), m. Abigail Childs of Barre 23 June 1785, and had George, b. in Barre 18 Dec. 1785 ; and in Hk., Edward, twin, b. 30 July 1787; Arthur, twin, b. 30 July 1787, clerk in the store of Jason Mixter, rem. when young and became a merchant ; Hope, h. 17 May 1789, m. Cutler Paige 15 Ap. 1813, and d. 23 Sep. 1867. ARTHUR the f. was a physician, res. on the road to Barre, at the place marked " Dr. Stone " on the R. Map. He was somewhat involved in the Shays Rebellion; he was probably surgeon, for when he took the oath of allegiance, he "declared he never took up arms against government, only acted as physician." Mass. Arch., cxc. 168. He d. 25 Dec. 1796, at the early age of 38; his w. Abigail rem. to a house on the turnpike, half a mile north from the Common, marked "S. Weston " on the R. Map, and d. 28 Sep. 1812, a. 53.
RAYMOND, WILLIAM, by w. Deborah, had in Rochester, William, b. 7 Feb. 1711; Benjamin, b. 7 Dec. 1714; Daniel, b. 28 Mar. 1717; Paul, b. 11 Sep. 1718; Mary, b. 12 Mar. 1720-21; Edward, b. 13 June 1724; Deborah, b. 28 Mar. 1727; Lemuel, b. 11 Nov. 1729, d. 24 Ap. 1733; Elnathan, b. 5 Nov. 1731 ; Lemuel, b. 22 Ap. 1736. WILLIAM the f. rem. from Beverly to Rochester, prob. soon after 13 May 1712, at which date he bought a farm in that town, and the names of all his chil. are there entered on record.
2. BENJAMIN, s. of William (1), by w. Mercy, had Benjamin, b. 27 July 1738; Joanna, b. 11 May 1740, m. Asa Whitcomb 15 Mar. 1759, rem. to Barnard, Vt., and d. before 1809; John, bap. 12 Feb. 1743-4; Mercy, b. about 1746, m. William Paige 6 Oct. 1768, rem. to Ware, and d. while on a visit at Barnard 23 Jan. 1795, a. 48; Thankful, b. about 1748, m. James Paige 6 Oct. 1768, and d. 31 Aug. 1806, a. 58; Mary, prob. b. about 1751, m. James Law- ton, Jr., 3 Jan. 1771 ; he d. 1 Jan. 1804, and she m. Maj. James Paige (whose first wife was her sister), 22 Mar. 1807; Deborah, b. about 1754, m. Stewart Southgate 22 July 1773, rem. to Barnard, and d. 28 Feb. 1813, a. 58. BENJA- MIN the f. was a cooper; he res. in Rochester until 12 Ap. 1760, when he bought a farm in Hk. and prob. rem. at about that time, as he and his wife were admitted to church membership 6 Sep. 1761. He prob. res. on the farm which was afterwards the homestead of his son John, and d. 2 Oct. 1779, a. nearly 65; his w. Mercy d. 26 May 1806, a. 86.
3. JOHN, s. of Benjamin (2), m. Mercy, dau. of Dudley Jordan, 7 Mar. 1771, and had Benjamin, b. 9 Nov. 1771; Asa, b. 16 Nov. 1776. JOHN the f. was a farmer, and res. on the road to Ware, near the town line, at the place marked " Capt. Raymond " on the R. Map. He was captain of militia, and generally known by his military title. He d. 4 Oct. 1816, a. 72; his w. Mercy d. 4 (or 25) Feb. 1833, a. 87.
4. AsA, s. of John (3), m. Sybil Sumner 30 Nov. 1803, and had John, b. 3 Sep. 1804; Adah Bullard, b. 20 July 1806, d. unm. 25 Sep. 1880; Polly Sum- ner, b. 25 Nov. 1809; James Fitch, b. - Feb. 1814, d. 15 Ap. 1814 ; Sybil, b. 17 Oct. 1816, m. Samuel King of Barre 5 May 1840. ASA the f. was a far- mer, inherited the homestead, and d. 24 Aug. 1851, a. nearly 75 ; his w. Sybil d. 9 June 1846, a. 64.
5. JOHN, s. of Asa (4), m. Sarah Ann, dau. of Luther Paige, 31 Mar. 1833, and had one child which died in infancy. He inherited the homestead and was a farmer, but devoted much time to the service of the public ; he was cap-
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tain of militia and justice of the peace; selectman seventeen years; assessor eleven years; member of the school committee eight years; representative in the General Court in 1840, and senator in 1850. He was accidentally killed by falling from a building 6 June 1854, a. nearly 50; his w. Sarah Ann d. 23 Sep. 1861, a. 48.
RECORD, DANIEL, m. Prudence, dau. of Warham Warner of N. Br., and had Jonathan Adams, b. 6 Oct. 1813; Martha H., b. 7 Ap. 1815; Andrew C., b. 15 Feb. 1817; Samuel C., b. 16 Jan. 1819. DANIEL the f. res. at Barre, and d. 30 Nov. 1841, a. 56; his w. Prudence d. here, at the house of her son, Andrew C., 8 Ap. 1876, a. nearly 92.
2. ANDREW C., s. of Daniel (1), m. Susan C. Thomas 23 Nov. 1852, and had Carrie L., b. 2 May 1859; Charlie A., b. 13 Jan. 1863 ; Minnie L., b. 15 Jan. 1865; Mattie G., b. 14 Sep. 1869. ANDREW C. the f. kept the hotel near the Common for several years, and after a temporary absence from the town returned and res. at the Furnace Village.
REED, EBENEZER, by w. Anna, had Moses, bap. 22 Oct. 1738.
2. JONATHAN, by w. - , had Abner, bap. 10 June 1739.
3. MICAH, a descendant from William 1 and Mabel (Kendall) of Woburn, through George 2 and Elizabeth (Jennison) of Wob., William 3 and Abigail (Kendall) of Lexington, William 4 and Sarah (Poulter) of Lex., and Deac. Samuel 5 and Eunice (Stone) of Burlington, was born 28 Sep. 1746, m. Eliza- beth, dau. of John Paige, of Bedford, and had Micah, b. 19 Oct. 1773, m. Deborah, dau. of Samuel Thurston, of Hk., pub. 3 Ap. 1797, res. near Ditch Meadow, in New Braintree, where he kept a tavern, was colonel of cavalry, and d. 3 Aug. 1825 ; his w. d. 30 June 1828; Elizabeth, b. 25 Feb. 1779; Sam- uel, b. at Hk. 11 June 1783, d. at Burlington, Vt., 5 May 1846; Eunice, b. 13 Jan. 1787, m. James Barr of N. Br., and (2d) Perley Granger. MICAH the f. rem. to Hk. about 1780, and prob. to N. Br. afterwards. He d. by a fall from a scaffold 1 Mar. 1804; his w. Elizabeth d. 21 Mar. 1838, a. 89.
ITHAMAR, of Pet., m. Susanna Steward 16 Jan. 1749-50. BATHSHEBA, of Rehoboth, m. Abel Walker, pub. 15 Nov. 1801. LYDIA, of Wendell, m. Oba- diah Rogers, pub. 3 Ap. 1815. SALLY, m. Joshua Rogers of Gr., pub. 6 Oct. 1817. MOLLY, a pauper, d. unm. 22 Feb. 1822, a. 83. ALBERT, d. 4 Ap. 1835, a. 20.
RICE, EDMUND, was of Sudbury in 1639, rem. to Marlborough, and d. there 3 May 1663. He had eight sons and three daughters.
2. THOMAS, the third s. of Edmund (1), res. in Sudbury, and afterwards in Marlborough. By w. Mary, he had thirteen children, of whom the second was Thomas, b. 30 June 1654.
3. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (2), had Thomas, b. - 1683, m. Mary Oakes ; Charles, b. 7 July 1684; Eunice, b. 3 May 1686; Jason, b. 23 Feb. 1688; Jede- diah, b. 10 June 1690, m. Dorcas Wheeler; Abiel, twin, b. 11 Dec. 1692, d. 27 Dec. 1692; Anna, twin, b. 11 Dec. 1692, d. 25 Dec. 1692, Asher, b. 6 July 1694, was taken prisoner by the Indians 8 Aug. 1704, and long afterward redeemed; Adonijah, b. 11 Aug. 1696, also taken prisoner by the Indians 8 Aug. 1704, and declined to return from his captivity ; Perez, b. 23 July 1698 ; Vashti, b. 7 Mar. 1700, m. Daniel Hardy of Westborough 22 Dec. 1727; Be- riah, b. 20 Aug. 1702; Noah, b. - , m. Hannah Warren. THOMAS the f. res. in that part of Marlb. which afterwards became Westb., and repre- sented Marlb. several years in the General Court. His first wife, Mary, d. 13 May 1677, and he m. his cousin Anna Rice 10 Jan. 1681, who d. 2 May 1731, a. 69. He is said to have d. about 1747, a. 94.
4. CHARLES, s. of Thomas (3), m. Rachel Wheeler at Marlb. 26 Ap. 1711, and had Zebulon, b. 27 Feb. 1711-12; Solomon, b. 1 Sep. 1713; Adam, b. 18 Aug. 1715; Oliver, b. 2 May 1717; Elijah, b. 26 June 1719 ; Anna, b. 6 May, 1722, m. Ebenezer Rice; Zerviah, b. 1 May 1724 ; Adonijah, bap. 28 May 1727; Charles, b. 1 Mar. 1731; Abner, b. 17 Sep. 1732, a soldier in the Revolution- ary War. CHARLES the f. res. in that part of Marlb. which was afterwards Westb.
5. PEREZ, s. of Thomas (3), by w. Lydia, had Phineas, b. 4 Aug. 1724;
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Jedediah, b. 29 May 1726 ; Ephraim, b. 14 Mar. 1729; Mehetabel, b. 3 Ap. 1731, prob. m. Joseph Willoughby, pub. 2 Aug. 1765, in Hk .; John, b. 1734 ; Benjamin, b. - 1744; Betsey, b. - 1747, m. Bartholomew Towne, Jr., 22 June 1767 ; Stephen, b. - 1749. PEREZ the f. rem. about 1732 from Westb. to Sutton, where his w. Lydia d. - Jan. 1793, a. 92.
6. BERIAH, s. of Thomas (3), m. Mary Goodenow 6 June 1730-1, and had Jude, b. 3 Dec. 1731; Asaph, b. 9 May 1733, grad. H. C. 1752, practised medicine a few years at Brookfield, was ordained at Westminster, 16 Oct. 1765, and d. in office, after a ministry of half a century, 30 Ap. 1816 ; Timothy, b. 18 Feb. 1735; Stephen, b. 15 Mar. 1737; Mary, b. 23 Mar. 1739; Sarah, b. 22 Mar. 1741 ; Lucy, b. 19 Mar. 1743; Rachel, b. 1 May 1745; Beriah, bap. 16 Aug. 1747 ; Benjamin, b. 11 May 1749. BERIAH the f. res. at Westb. until about 1748, when he rem. to Annapolis, N. S.1
7. SOLOMON, s. of Charles (4), by w. Anna, had Thankful, b. prob. about 1742, m. Edward Higgins of Palmer 17 Oct. 1764; Antipas, b. about 1744; Jonas, bap. 26 Oct. 1746, m. Patty Whittemore; Hannah, bap. 22 May, 1748, m. Jonathan Fisk of Shelburne 18 Jan. 1770 ; Moses, twin, b. 23 Oct. 1749 ; Aaron, twin, b. 23 Oct. 1749, d. unm. 7 Aug. 1816; Elizabeth, b. 12 Sep. 1751, m. John Nims of Shelburne 4 Feb. 1771; Lucy, b. 31 Oct. 1753, m. Martin Rice of Charlemont, 6 July 1779; Mary, b. 24 Sep. 1755, m. Joseph Hewes of Lyme, Conn., 5 Oct. 1780; Ruth, b. 2 Feb. 1757, m. John Rice of Charlemont 6 Mar. 1782; Joel, b. 13 Ap. 1760. SOLOMON the f. rem. from Westb. to Hardwick in 1749, where the names of his chil. b. then and afterwards are re- corded. He was a soldier, 1757, in the French War, and d. 11 Mar. 1802, a. 88 ; his w. Anna d. 9 Ap. 1802, a. 86.
8. OLIVER, s. of Charles (4), m. Hannah Barrett of Grafton 30 June 1742, and had ten children b. in Hk .; but the record is mutilated so that the names of four are lost ; those which remain are Isaac, b. 12 Oct. 1742; Stephen, b. 20 Feb. 1744-5, m. Thankful Glazier 23 Oct. 1770; Sarah, b. 4 Feb. 1746-7; Zerviah, b. 16 Jan. 1748-9, m. Abner Marble of Pet. 19 Ap. 1768; Lerina, b. 5 July 1751, m. Zachariah Harwood of Bennington, Vt., 30 Ap. 1767, and d. 6 Sep. 1808 ;. , 1753; , 1756; , 11 Aug. 1757; , 1759; Susan, b. 24 June 176-, m. Stephen Watkins of Athol 6 Mar. 1789. OLIVER the f. rem. from Westb. to Hk., prob. soon after 5 Oct. 1739, at which date he bought a farm of Samuel Robinson. He served in the French War, in 1756 and 1757. Late in life he rem. to Bennington, Vt., where he died.
9. PHINEAS, s. of Perez (5), m. Hannah Cummins of Sutton in 1743, and had (all apparently born here) Nathaniel, b. 18 Sep. 1745, m. Elizabeth Law- rence 24 Nov. 1768 ; Hannah, b. 26 July 1747, m. John Haskell, pub. 22 July 1765; Mary, b. 10 Feb. 1751, m. Eli Freeman 26 Mar. 1767; Elizabeth, b. 6 July 1753 ; Abigail, b. 17 Ap. 1755, m. Stephen Johnson 31 May 1774; Ruth, b. 12 Feb. 1758; Noah, b .- 1760, m. Prudence Luce 30 Aug. 1781. PHINEAS the f. rem. prob. from Sutton to Hk. before 1745, and seems to have rem. after 1760 to Rutland District, now Barre, which is described as the residence of his children at the date of their marriage.
10. JEDEDIAH, s. of Perez (5), by w. Mehetabel, had Mehetabel, b. 27 May 1750, m. Rand White of Spencer; Tabitha, b. 16 Feb. 1752; Jedediah, b. 26 Feb. 1754; Anna, b. 27 Jan. 1756. JEDEDIAH the f. was a physician, and res. on the road leading from the Mandell Farm to Ruggles Hill; he came here before 11 Ap. 1749, and d. 4 Ap. 1756, before he had quite attained the age of 30 years; his w. Mehetabel m. David Knapp of Spencer 27 Sep. 1759.
11. EPHRAIM, s. of Perez (5), seems to have res. here several years, though no trace is found of wife or children. He was a soldier in the French War, 1756, and sold to Andrew Haskell, 28 Feb. 1761, a hundred acres of land, in Hk., which he had previously bought of Aaron Thomas.
12. STEPHEN, s. of Beriah (6), m. Dorothy Woods of Marlb. 10 Nov. 1763, and had Ashbel, b. 27 May 1765 ; Mary, b. 18 May 1767, m. Nathan Freeman 1 Ap. 1790; Hepzibah, b. 12 Feb. 1771, d. unm. -; Lucy, b. 12 Mar. 1773,
1 Thus far I have relied chiefly for names and dates on Ward's History of the Rice Family.
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d. unm. -; Lydia, b. 25 Jan. 1775, d. unm. -; Stephen, bap. 8 June 1777 ; Thomas, bap. 9 June 1782. The names of all these chil. are recorded as if born here ; but in the deed of his farm, dated 26 Ap. 1771, STEPHEN the f. is described as of Brookfield. If this was the date of his removal, he very soon attained a prominent position in the town, being elected in 1774 selectman, assessor, a member of the committee of correspondence, delegate to the convention of committees at Worcester, and delegate to the first pro- vincial congress at Concord, to which last-named office he was again elected in 1775, and also representative in the General Court. At the organization of the militia by the town, 22 Sep. 1774, he was elected lieutenant ; he became captain before 22 May 1775, and was elected lieutenant-colonel by the General Court 10 Ap. 1776, in which capacity he marched with Col. Cushing's regi- ment " on the alarm to Bennington," July 1777, and served several months ; he remained in office until the reorganization of the militia in 1781, after the adoption of the Constitution. He was selectman four years, assessor two years, and representative three years. He was a farmer, and res. on the turnpike, somewhat more than a mile north from the Common, at the place marked " C. Paige " on the R. Map. Though rather short in stature, he seemed to be burdened by an excess of flesh until he was about seventy years old; after which he became very thin, but retained his vigor and activity. He d. 24 Nov. 1831, a. nearly 95; his w. Dorothy, with whom he lived in wedlock almost 63 years, d. 15 Oct. 1826, a. 83. All the chil. were living 20 Ap. 1821, the date of their father's will.
13. ANTIPAS, s. of Solomon (7), m. Thankful Rider 27 Oct. 1774, and had Seth, b. 24 Feb. 1776, m. Polly Hammond of Hawley, pub. 9 Nov. 1800; Solo- mon ; Timothy ; Anna, b -, m. Thomas Willis 16 Nov. 1800; Mercy ; Polly. Such are the names mentioned in the will of ANTIPAS the f., dated 1 Feb. 1802, in which provision is made for the maintenance of his aged parents, both of whom, however, died within a few weeks afterwards. He d. 10 Feb. 1802.
14. ISAAC, s. of Oliver (8), m. Mehetabel Stearns of Worcester 1 Dec. 1768, and had John, b. 29 Mar. 1770; Clark, b. 4 Ap. 1772; Charles, b. 14 Aug. 1774; Lucinda, b. 7 Sep. 1776. ISAAC the f. was one of the "minute-men " who marched from Hardwick to Cambridge, on the Lexington alarm, in April 1775.
15. ASHBEL, s. of Stephen (12), m. Polly, dau. of Capt. Seth Peirce 15 Sep. 1793; she d. 7 June 1802, and he m. Sylvina, dau. of David Waite of N. Br., pub. 21 June 1807. His chil. were Horace, b. - 1794; Mary P., b. -- 1795, m. Horace S. Childs of Brandon, Vt., 15 Oct. 1817, and d. at Chicago about 1880; Albert F., b. - Aug. 1810; Sylvina, b. - Sep. 1812, d. unm. 25 Nov. 1849, a. 37. ASHBEL the f. res. on the old River road, about a mile southerly from the Furnace, at the place marked " A. Rice " on the R. Map. He was a farmer, and while at work on his farm was killed by a fall from a load of hay 17 July 1845, a. 80; his w. Sylvina d. 3 Dec. 1860, a. 84.
16. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (12), m. Fanny, dau. of James Paige, 4 Sep. 1811, and had Eliza Ann, b. 13 Jan. 1814, m. John P. Robinson of Brk. 18 Feb. 1835, and rem. to Boston. STEPHEN the f. was a farmer, res. on the homestead, and was killed by a fall from a hay-cart, in front of the new ceme- tery, 16 Aug. 1821; his w. Fanny m. Capt. Moses Allen, pub. 7 May 1825, and d. in Boston 15 Feb. 1873, a. nearly 89.
17. THOMAS, s. of Stephen (12), grad. Y. C. 1803, studied law, and com- menced practice with good prospect of success; but his passionate fondness for music predominated over his love for the law, and he abandoned the profession entirely. He was a genial companion, fond of society and its indulgences, of respectable attainments and gentlemanly deportment, but lacked the energy necessary to success. After gaining a precarious livelihood for several years, he escaped the snare, and cast off the bonds which had enslaved him. He became master of his appetites, rem. to Vermont, and devoted himself to the teaching of music, for which employment he was admirably qualified, both by taste and practice. He is reported to have been successful in obtaining a com- petency for the supply of his personal wants, together with the approbation of
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his pupils and the respectful consideration of the community, until he d. unm. at a good old age.
18. ALBERT F., s. of Ashbel (15), m. Caroline Morse of Southbridge, pub. 13 Nov. 1835, and had Albert W., b. 4 Jan. 1841; Franklin M., b. 9 Feb. 1843, m. Eliza G. Howard 6 Feb. 1879, a merchant in Warren, where he d. 20 Aug. 1881. ALBERT F. the f., a farmer, res. on the homestead.
19. JOHN, perhaps the same who m. Sarah (or Polly ) Woods of Pet. 10 Dec. 1789, had Susanna and Perez, bap. 29 Oct. 1799; Willard, bap. 29 July 1802. JOHN the f. may have been the " adult " who was bap. 2 Nov. 1806.
20. JOHN, possibly the same as John (19) above mentioned, m. Betsey Rug- gles, pub. 21 Nov. 1808, and had Betsey Ruggles, bap. 3 Dec. 1809 (the father being then described as of Somerset, Vt.), m. Varnum Wetherbee 14 Nov. 1831.
ELIZABETH, wid. of Aaron, of Rut., m. Caleb Benjamin 18 Nov. 1760. CATHERINE, prob. dau. of Oliver (8), m. Aaron Forbush, Jr., 27 Ap. 1774. BATHSHEBA, prob. dau. of Oliver (8), m. Dudley Jordan 8 Aug. 1776. Widow SUSANNA, m. Edward Clark of Hubbardston 22 Ap. 1779. PEREZ, m. Chloe Lincoln 8 Ap. 1779. DARIUS, of Gr., m. Charity Winslow 7 Dec. 1780, and Rebecca Haskins 17 Dec. 1789. ABISHA, m. Abigail Winslow 20 Feb. 1782. ABIGAIL, m. Samuel Freeman 23 Ap. 1807. MARY, m. Jesse Perkins 25 Ap. 1819. REBECCA A., of Ware, m.' Abiathar P. Ellis, pub. 24 Feb. 1844. PETER, d. 8 Jan. 1808, a. 18.
RICH, JOHN, by w. Mercy, had Martha, b. 26 May 1776, perhaps m. Eben- ezer Titus of Gr. 30 Aug. 1792; Bethiah, b. 13 Ap. 1778; John, b. 16 May 1780; Sabery (Sabra ?), called Sylvia in the record of baptisms, b. 8 Mar. 1782; William, b. - June 1784, d. 5 May 1790; Samuel, b. 25 Ap. 1786; William, b. 13 June 1792. JOHN the f. is styled captain in the records.
2. APOLLOS, perhaps brother of John (1), had Nabby, bap. 25 June 1780; Alphea, bap. 30 June 1782.
3. APOLLOS, prob. s. of Apollos (2), or John (1), by w. Bethia, had Lyman, b. - , res. in Orange; Dwight B., b. here, - 1826, res. in Boston, d. at Orange Park, Fla., 22 Oct. 1882, a. 56 years and 6 months; Charles, bap. here 19 June 1829, d. 26 June 1829, a. 9 months; Caroline Abigail, bap. 26 June 1831; Henry Alexander, bap. 3 Nov. 1833, res. in Hyde Park; a daughter, bap. - May 1837; Andrew J., b. - , res. in Hyde Park. Either Caroline A. or another dau. m. Henry M. Ward of Northfield. This family had a " reunion " 26 Ap. 1882, when the four sons and Mrs. Ward were present. Six months later the circle was broken. APOLLOS the f. was a farmer, and resided near the central bridge over Ware River, at the place marked " A. Rich " on the R. Map. He was elected captain of the " Rifle Company " 29 June 1833, and lieutenant-colonel of the regiment 14 Aug. 1835. He rem. to Orange, where he d. 27 Dec. 1845, a. 47.
4. TIMOTHY, of Boston, m. Fanny, dau. of Capt. Edward Ruggles, pub. 25 Mar. 1810, and for some reason the birth of three children appears on our records: Edward Ruggles, b. in Medford 14 July 1810; Timothy Smith, b. in Boston 15 Feb. 1812; Ann Dean, b. 5 Nov. 1813.
EBENEZER, Jr., of Gr., m. Sarah Knowlton, pub. 14 Dec. 1786. RUTH, of Gr., m. William Wyatt Barlow, pub. 7 Feb. 1790. NABBY, of Ware, m. Syl- vester Bowen 19 Aug. 1804. BARNABAS, of Enf., m. Lydia Wetherbee, pub. 26 Nov. 1827. REBECCA, of Barre, m. Moses Bolster 26 June 1836. LUCY, wife of Jonathan C., d. 4 Feb. 1841, a. 44.
RICHARDS, EDWARD, m. Susan Hunting, and d. 25 Aug. 1684; he had in Dedham five chil., of whom the fourth was Nathaniel, b. 25 Jan. 1648.
2. NATHANIEL, s. of Edward (1), m. Mary, dau. of Deacon John Aldis 28 Feb. 1678, and d. 15 Feb. 1726 ; he res. in Dedham, and had eight children, of whom the third was James, b. 24 Ap. 1683.
3. JAMES, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Hannah, dau. of Deacon Jonathan Metcalf, res. in Dedham, and had eleven chil., of whom the sixth was Ebenezer, b. 2 Jan. 1718-19.
4. EBENEZER, s. of James (3), m. Thankful, dau. of Ebenezer Stratton of
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Cambridge, and d. 27 Feb. 1799; he res. in Dedham, and bad ten chil., of whom the seventh was David, b. 26 Jan. 1755. See Gen. of Richards Family.
5. DAVID, s. of Ebenezer (4), m. Chloe, dau. of Maj. Thomas Richards of Dover, and had Thomas, b. 16 Mar. 1782, d. at Springf. 30 Dec. 1858; David, b. 3 Feb. 1784; Ebenezer, b. 12 June 1786 ; Rebecca, b. 15 Jan. 1789, m. Aaron Johnson, Jr., 14 May 1807; William, b. 4 May 1791; Whiting, b. 11 May 1793, d. - Sep. 1854; Leonard, b. 10 May 1795, d. 22 Jan. 1796; Lyman Wil- lard, b. 23 Feb. 1797; Clarissa, b. 24 Oct. 1799, m. Samuel Warner of Springf. 11 July 1820, and d. 15 Oct. 1867; Wyatt, b. 8 Mar. 1802; Mary Fuller, b. 15 Jan. 1805, m. Nathaniel R. Moseley of Springf. 9 Oct. 1823. DAVID the f. rem. to Hk. soon after his marriage, res. in the northwesterly part of the town, about a quarter of a mile northerly from the turnpike, was a farmer, and d. 29 Dec. 1817, a. nearly 63 ; his w. Chloe d. 24 May 1840, a. 79.
6. DAVID, s. of David (5), m. Sarah M. Mitchell at Keene, N. H. 2 Dec. 1810 ; she d. 2 Ap. 1814, and he m. Nancy Jackson at Hk. 20 Sep. 1821; she d. 8 Nov. 1822, and he m. Elizabeth Shackford at Boston, 22 Oct. 1826. His chil. were Sarah Mitchell, b. 11 Oct. 1811, d. 24 Oct. 1822; George Osgood, b. 18 July 1813, d. at Warren 9 Oct. 1855; William Spencer, b. 1 Jan. 1828; John D., b. 12 Mar. 1830, d. 6 Feb. 1832; Mary Elizabeth, b. 14 Aug. 1832; Sarah Mitchell, b. 30 Sep. 1835, d. 2 Feb. 1836; Thomas, b. 26 July 1837. DAVID the f. was a carpenter, res. successively at Hk., Keene, N. H., Boston, and Fiskdale (Sturbridge), and is said (Gen. Richards Fam.) to have been living in 1860.
7. EBENEZER, s. of David (5), m. Abigail Richardson 4 Feb. 1812. No record found of children, except that an infant, aged two months, d. 14 May 1814. EBENEZER the f. res. on the homestead, and d. 27 Sep. 1833; his w. Abigail d. 24 Jan. 1868, a. 76.
8. WILLIAM, s. of David (5), m. - ; she d. here 11 Dec. 1826, a. 30, and he (then. res. in Roxbury) m. Catherine Tute 28 Feb. 1830.
9. WYATT, s. of David (5), m. Sarah P. Ruggles, 5 Ap. 1827, and had Joseph Ruggles, b. 18 Feb. 1828, an architect ; Sarah Eliza, b. 19 Oct. 1829; Martha Page, b. 1 Nov. 1831, d. 3 Jan. 1832; Samuel Wyatt, b. 3 Mar. 1833, an architect ; William Whiting, b. 1 June 1835, grad. H. C. 1855. WYATT the f. was a mason, res. in Boston, and d. 9 Feb. 1872.
10. MARSHALL, of Springf., m. Louisa R. Monroe 28 Jan. 1869, and had Frank E., b. - Dec. 1869, d. 18 Nov. 1872 ; Gracie, b. 30 July 1880.
CALVIN, m. Sarah W. Gleason of Pet., pub. 10 Nov. 1832. ABIGAIL S., m. Benjamin R. Wetherbee, pub. 3 Feb. 1850. MARTHA A., of Gr., m. Charles P. Crowell, pub. 13 Nov. 1858. GIDEON, m. Adeline Dupray 12 Feb. 1865. SARAH, d. 13 June 1847, a. 19.
RICHARDSON, SILAS, m. Abigail Thayer 26 Nov. 1789, and had Fanny, b. 19 May 1791, m. Samuel Thayer of Dana, pub. 27 Jan. 1812; Nabby, b. 22 Dec. 1792, m. Ebenezer Richards 4 Feb. 1812, and d. 24 Jan. 1868; Seth, b. 17 Ap. 1799 ; Eunice, b. 10 Jan. 1801, m. Joel Whipple 2 Sep. 1821, and d. at N. Brk. 9 Oct. 1869; Sarah F., b. 20 June 1802 (or 1805), m. James P. Cool- idge 29 May 1829, and d. at N. Brk. 6 Dec. 1872; Silas Peck, b. 2 Jan. 1807; Anna F., b. 13 Dec. 1813, m. Jonas Allen, pub. 8 Nov. 1833, and d. 9 Jan. 1864. SILAS the f. res. in the northwesterly part of the town, not far from David Richards, and d. 1 Feb. 1829, a. 67; his w. Abigail d. 23 Jan. 1867, a. 97.
2. BENJAMIN, m. Bethia -, and had Nancy, b. - Aug. 1786, d. 10 July 1792, a. 5 years and 11 months; Enoch, b. - Sep. 1789, d. 10 July 1792, a. 2 years and 10 months. Besides the death of these two children on the same day, I find no trace of this family.
3. WYATT, perhaps brother of Silas (1), and of Benjamin (2), m. Abigail Johnson, pub. 6 May 1795, and had Wyatt, b. 29 Aug. 1799, m. Hannah F. Babbitt of Swanzey, N. H., pub. 5 Ap. 1824; Nancy, b. - Oct. 1802, m. Al- van Bassett, pub. 22 Sep. 1828; Almira, b. 16 Feb. 1816, m. Joseph Robinson of Amherst 31 Dec. 1840.
4. SETH, s. of Silas (1), m. Alice Johnson, pub. 3 Ap. 1820, and had Wil-
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liam, b. about 1820, m. Louisa Lamb 4 July 1841; she d. 4 June 1842 a. 18, and he was drowned 28 Sep. 1852, a. 32; Mary J., b. - 1822, m. John King 3 Oct. 1844, and d. at Gr. 11 May 1878; Civilla Y., b. about 1826, d. 2 Sep. 1849, a. 23; Asa F., b. about 1832; Rhoda, b. - Nov. 1834, d. 14 Aug. 1835, a. 9 months. SETH the f. d. 14 or 16 June 1881; his w. Alice d. 16 Feb. 1861, a. 60.
5. SILAS P., s. of Silas (1), m. Fanny Johnson, pub. 9 June 1828; she d. 13 Aug. 1855, a. 48.
6. ERASTUS B., m. Julia -, and had Julia Ann, b. 23 May 1854, m. Drinkwine, and d. at Athol 25 Mar. 1877.
7. SILAS O., by. w. Sarah, had Orlando H., b. 9 Ap. 1856.
8. GEORGE W., m. Mary Ann Thayer in 1854, and had George L., b. - 1855, d. 11 May 1867, a. 12; Fanny, b. about 1857, m. Curtis C. Sleeper 8 Mar. 1873; Susan R., b. about 1859, m. Albert S. Sturtevant 4 Dec. 1877 ; Samuel, b. - 1866, drowned 24 Nov. 1872, a. 6 ; James Walter, b. 13 Nov. 1872.
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