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Most of John Daniels, jun.'s, sons have res. and done business in Mil. ; but it has been quite inconvenient for me to obtain complete family records from any of them except Obed and John P. Nearly all the others have deceased, which renders it still more difficult for me to collect desired data. I shall, therefore, content myself with such fragments as our records and incidental information afford me.
DANIELS, EDWARD7 (John, jun.,6 John, sen.,5 Samuel,4 Robert,3 Samuel,2 Robert1), b. Holl., Aug. 2, 1808; m. Abbie B. Moore, dr. of Asa and Sabra (Lovell) Moore of Rutland; cer. in Mil., Dec. 8, 1833, by the writer. Their chn. : -
GEORGIANA A., b. Aug. 2, 1834; d. at the age of about 18 yrs., 1852.
ARTHUR T., b. Oct. 10, 1835; m .; lost his wf .; res. West.
MARY J., b. March 23, 1838; m., 1st, a Mr. Homer; 2d, name not given.
I at first presumed that the parents had other chn. b. here or elsewhere, but was afterwards informed that they had no more. The hus. and fr. d. in this town, Aug. 5, 1854, shortly after the loss of his eldest dr. Later, the sur- viving chn. m., and ultimately removed West. The mr. survives, and dwells with her chn. in their Western home, perhaps in Chicago or vicinity.
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DANIELS, JOHN PERRY 7 (John, jun.,6 John, sen.,5 Samuel,4 Robert,3 Samuel,2 Robert 1), b. Holl., April 29, 1815; m. Susan P. Henry, dr. of William and Augusta C. (Mendell) Henry, b. in Rutland; date not given; cer. in Rutland, Sept. 14, 1848, by Rev. Mr. Cady. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Somerville, July 4, 1849; m. Mary Louisa Nash, Oct. 8, 1873.
ANNIE AUGUSTA, b. Mil., Nov. 10, 1851.
The secular and social standing of this family is highly respectable.
DANIELS, ADAMS C., d. in Mil., Aug. 6,-1858. No chn.
DANIELS, AUGUSTUS, d. in Holl., Jan. 4, 1864; further particulars not ascer- tained.
DANIELS, AUSTIN, removed to Chicago, Ill., and d. there, Aug. 26, 1868, leav- ing his wid. and 2 drs. His wid. subsequently m. a Mr. Willard. Family no further traced.
DANIELS, GEORGE T., d. in Holl., Oct. 24, 1875, leaving his wid. and 2 chn. His wid. m. Stephen Mathewson of Mil., June 21, 1876; cer. by Rev. Mr. Adams of Holl. She d. in Mil., Jan. 26, 1879.
DANIELS, AMASA C., dwells in Holl., and has there 2 chn.
The marriages of all these bros., and their sister, now Mrs. Shippee, are above given, in connection with their births.
DANIELS, DANIEL 5 (Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert1), b. 1743; m. Mary Atwood. They had in Holl., -
RIIODA, b. 1767; m. Levi Whitney, Jan. 5, 1786.
ELISHA, b. Sept. 22, 1770; m. Phebe Newton of Mil., Jan. 23, 1799.
JESSE, b. 1773; m. Peggy Ware.
MARGARET, b. 1775 ; untraced.
HANNAH, b. 1778; m. Eli Pond of Franklin.
MARY, b. 1781; m. Jonathan Wiswall.
The hus. and fr. d. Dec. 6, 1819. His wid., Mary, d. Sept. 30, 1836, a. 89 yrs.
DANIELS, ELISHA 6 (Daniel,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert1), b. Holl., Sept. 22, 1770; m. Phebe Newton, dr. of Ichabod and Rhoda Newton; b.
Mil., May 24, 1777; cer. May 23, 1799, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn. : - HASTINGS, b. Aug. 6, 1799; m. Olive P. Howard, May 11, 1826; he d. Feb. 9, 1839.
SABRINA, b. Nov. 21, 1800; m. Nathaniel Torrey, May 26, 1825; she d. July 23, 1867.
DEXTER, b. April 3, 1803; m. Margaret Bates, Bell. ; he d. Jan. 22, 1872.
URSULA, b. Oct. 10, 1804; d. Feb. 17, 1833.
NEWTON, b. Nov. 7, 1806; m. Olive P. (Howard) Daniels, Dec., 1842.
SAMUEL, b. June 23, 1809; m. Sophia A. Claflin, June 14, 1837.
HANNAH P., b. Jan. 2, 1812; m., 1st, Arnold Taft, Oct. 16, 1855; 2d, Asa Hill, Feb. 5, 1868.
JOANNA B., b. Dec. 3, 1813; d. Jan. 30, 1818.
OTIS T., b. April 9, 1816; d. Dec. 21, 1817.
JANE M., b. May 15, 1821; d. May 23 following.
The family res. nearly always in Mil., and several yrs. on the Jones farm, so called, in the Dale. The hus. and fr. d. there, Jan. 5, 1821; Mrs. Plebe, his wid., continued with her chn. on the Jones farm as tenants, till at length her eldest son Hastings bought it. After his death there, in 1839, the survivors left. Mrs. Phebe d. Jan. 7, 1855. A worthy family throughout.
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DANIELS, HASTINGS 7 (Elisha,6 Daniel,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert 1),
b. Aug. 6, 1799; farmer; m. Olive"P. Howard, dr. of Zuriel and Olive
. (Twitchell) Howard, b. Aug. 27, 1805; cer. May 11, 1826, by Rev. D. Long. Their chu .: -
VSABRINA TORREY, b. March 29, 1827; she dwells unm. with her step-fr., Newton Daniels.
GILBERT ELISHA, b. Sept. 10, 1829; m. Jennie Wilson, Medway; res. Brook- lyn, N.Y.
The hus. and fr. d. on the Jones farm, Feb. 9, 1839. His wid. subsequently m. her husband's bro., NEWTON DANIELS; cer. Dec., 1842, by Rev. Preston Pond. She d. March 14, 1875. Gilbert Elisha Daniels, her son, was trained to commercial life, and is a respectable commission merchant in New York. He m., as above, and has living 1 son and 1 dr. in Brooklyn, N.Y.
DANIELS, SAMUEL 7 (Elisha,6 Daniel,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert 1),
b. June 23, 1809; merchant; m. Sophia A. Claflin, dr. of John Claflin, Esq., and Lydia (Mellen) Claflin, b. in Mil., May 2, 1814; cer. in Mil., June 14, 1837, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn .: -
SOPHIA C., b. June 4, 1838; m. Henry S. Sanford, New Milford, Ct., Nov. 16, 1859
LYDIA M., b. March 9, 1840; m. Thomas M. Waterman, New York, June 13, 1865.
ANNA J., b. June 12, 1842; m. Peter McCarter, New York, Sept. 28, 1865.
SAMUEL N., b. April 12, 1845; m. Carrie Ackley, New Milford, Ct., Oct. 6, 186S.
AMELIA C. b. Aug. 25, 1850; m. Charles H. Wight, New
AARON CLAFLIN (twins), York, Nov. 5, 1873.
b. Aug. 25, 1850.
JENNIE F., b. Feb. 9, 1853.
Mr. D. has been an honorable and successful merchant, and his family stand high in society. I believe he commenced his mercantile career in Worcester, perhaps in connection with his bro .- in-law, Horace B. Claflin. He left for a wider sphere in New-York City about the same time that Mr. Claflin did, prose- cuted business prosperously, and, I am told, is now retired from active service in easy circumstances. The family home has been and still is in Brooklyn, N.Y. And the above family record indicates that he and his companion have many blessings to be thankful for.
DANIELS, DEXTER, and elder bro. of the preceding, married as above, and set. in Providence, R.I., as a boot and shoe merchant. I have only a partial report of his career in life, which is creditable to him and his family so far as it goes. He d. Jan. 22, 1872. His wid. and 2 sons still survive him in Providence.
DANIELS, SAMUEL, and Martha, his wf., lineage not traced, appear from our records to have dwelt in town, at an advanced age; but nothing is said of their chn., only the facts of their respective deaths. Mrs. Martha d. March 2, 1789, and her hus., May 25, 1798.
DANIELL, ADAMS, and wf. Mary, are recorded as dwelling here at one time. They had 2 chn. b. here, -
ABIGAIL SMITH, b. May 2, 1802; d. March 17, 1803.
ALANSON SMITH, twin bro. of Abigail Smith, same birth-date.
Adams Daniell, the hus. and fr., d. Oct. 18, 1804. I find no clew to the lineage of this family.
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DANIELS, AMARIAII 4 (Japhet,3 Samuel,2 Robert1), b. Holl., Nov. 28, 1770; m.
Olive Rider, dr. of Asa and Margaret (Johnson) Rider, b. Holl., Aug. 14, 1777; date, etc., of cer., not ascertained. Their chn :-
VESPASIAN, b., date not found; m. Mehetabel Claflin, Feb. 5, 1821.
JOHN, b., date not found; m. in Ohio.
OLIVE, b., date not found; m. Jabez Gilbert, Ohio.
ADALINE, b., date not found; m. Nicholas Gee.
Amariah Daniels came in from Holl., and bought the Dea. Robert Saunders farm, which he sold to the town in 1825, as an asylum for their poor. Just how long he occupied that farm I have not ascertained. Immediately on selling it to the town, he removed with his family to Palmyra, Portage County, O. Vespa- sian's wf. was a dr. of Rufus and Hephzibah (Bolster) Claflin. I think Vespasian and wf. went with his fr. to Ohio.
DANIELS, LAWSON 5 (Japhet,4 Japhet,3 Samuel,2 Robert 1), b. in Holl., Jan. 3, 1801; m. Clarissa U. Pond, dr. of Aaron and Silence (Underwood) Pond, b. 1803; cer. Holl., March 28, 1822, by Rev. Thomas Whittemore. Their chn. :-
CLEMENTINA, b. Holl., April 29, 1824; m. Alvin Collins, Mil. ; she d. May 30, 1869.
CLARISSA P., b. Holl., April 7, 1826; m. Marshall Collins, Mil .; she d. July 30, 1858.
NEWELL, b. Mil., Aug. 31, 1828; m. Isabella O. Stone, May 28, 1850; several chn.
LORINDA, b. Mil., June 24, 1831; m. Ethan Adams, Dec. 6, 1849; she d. Aug. 2, 1860.
CHARLES R., b. Mil., Jan 31, 1834; d. Mil., Nov. 19, 1865.
SABRA, b. Mil., June 21, 1836; m. Henry C. Fairbanks, July 3, 1860.
GEORGE S., b. Med., Oct. 24, 1839; d. Feb. 25, 1841.
HELEN M., b. Med., April 21, 1842; m. Edwin B. Washburn, May 16, 1861. GEORGE S., 2d, b. Mil., July 13, 1844; d. Aug. 19, 1844.
GEORGE EUGENE, b. Mil., July 20, 1846; m. Ellen Louisa Eames, May 1, 1867.
Mr. D., the fr., d. July 13, 1851. Mrs. Clarissa, his wid., d. July 31, 1872. DANIELS, GEORGE EUGENE 6 (Lawson,5 Japhet,4 Japhet,8 Samuel,2 Robert 1), b., as above, in Mil., July 20, 1846; mr.'s maiden name Clarissa U. Pond ; m. Ellen Louisa Eames, dr. of Judson and Tamer E. (Wheelock) Eames, b.
Mil., Dec., 1845; cer. at Hopedale, May 1, 1867, by the writer. Issue :- CHARLES R., b. Oct. 14, 1868.
JOSEPHINE ELLEN, July 7, 1870; d. Jan. 12, 1874, a. 3 yrs. 6 mos. 5 ds.
Reputable young family. He is a faithful and accommodating hackman. Res. 25 No. Bow St.
DANIELS, JESSE, Jun.7 (Jesse, 6 Daniel,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert 1),
birth-date not ascertained; m., 1st, Harriet Howard, dr. of Ephraim and Sarah (Wedge) Howard, b. March 19, 1808; cer. Nov. 29, 1827, by Rev. D. Long. No issue. She d. Aug. 13, 1832. The hus. m., 2d, Sally Bartlett, dr. of Joshua and Sally (Bright) Bartlett, b. Newton, Nov. 19, 1807; cer. in Mil., May 12, 1833, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
HARRIET HOWARD, b. Mil., April 11, 1834; m. Charles Marshall, April 19, 1855; she d. 1857.
ALFRED BARTLETT, b. Mil., April 23, 1835; d. Aug., same yr.
ALFRED BARTLETT, b. Mil., Aug. 19, 1839.
SARAH, b. Mil., Aug. 15, 1842; d. Jan. 28, 1866.
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JESSE, jun., b. Mil., June 10, 1850.
The hus. and fr. d. June, 1879. His wid. survives in comfortable vigor. DANIELL, JOSIAH NEWELL 7 (Josiah,6 Jeremiah,5 Joseph, 4 Joseph,3 Samuel,2
Robert1), b. -; merchant; m. Sarah Hutchinson Penniman, dr. of Sam- uel Penniman, Esq., and his wf. Abigail (Mellen) Penniman, b. So. Mil., July 17, 1807; cer. Nov. 15, 1827, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :- CHARLES PENNIMAN, b. Sept. 18, 1828; m. Henrietta Spring, Oct. 11, 1860. HARRIET LUCETTA, b. May 30, 1830; m. Philip H. Wentworth, June 4, 1856. SARAH NEWELL, b. March 27, 1832; d. May 22, 1836.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. July 24, 1834; m. Annie Eldred, Feb. 2, 1859.
EDWARD STOWE, b. June S, 1841; m. Elizabeth Warren, May 23, 1865. ANNA BATTELLE, b. Dec. 11, 1844; d. Feb. 16, 1849.
MARIA WILSON, b. Oct. 13, 1852.
Grandchn. - CHARLES PENNIMAN, whose wf. was a dr. of George Spring of Springfield, had Elizabeth Fiske, b. Oct. 1, 1861; d. May 7, 1862. The hus. and fr. d. May 7, 1861.
HARRIET LUCETTA m. Philip Henry Wentworth of Boston, who have had, -
Sarah Eliza, b. Aug. 22, 1858.
Charles Daniell, b. Jan. 26, 1862.
Austin Sumner, b. Dec. 13, 1869; d. Jan. 23, 1872.
Amy, b. Jan. 25, 1876.
WILLIAM HENRY m. Annie Eldred, adopted dr. of Nathaniel Eldred of W. Falmouth, who have had, -
Charles Edward, b. June 19, 1860.
William Swift, b. April 26, 1865.
Lucetta, b. Jan. 23, 1867.
Mary Eldred, b. Nov. 2, 1870.
George Spinney, b. April 12, 1873.
Elizabeth Dwight, b. Dec. 9, 1875.
EDWARD STOWE m. Elizabeth Warren, dr. of Charles C. Warren of Brook- lyn, who have had Anna Warren, b. Nov. 30, 1866. The hus. and fr. d. Jan. 12, 1876.
Josiah N. Daniell res. for a time and did business at So. Mil., and then removed to Boston. He was a nian universally esteemed and beloved for his many excellences. He d. in Boston Highlands, Nov. 16, 1874. His wid., of like excellence, still survives these many desolating bereavements, to exchange benedictions with her remaining earthly kindred, and to be sanctified by the divine unction for re-union with the loved ones who have preceded her in entering into the immortal life.
OTHERS OF THE NAME DANIELS.
An entry in the first vol. of our Town Records, under date of 1791, men- tions, in the list of families then warned out of town, -
"DANIELS, Wid. ELIZABETH, and five children: Elizabeth, George, Han- nah, Dan, Samuel, -came from Holliston to reside in Milford, Aug. 31, 1784; taken in by Boyce Kimball."
No further traced.
DANIELS, RUFUS, baker. Mentioned in Directories 1869, '72, '75, '78, 'S0. DANIELS, WILLIAM H., boarder, later householder. 1872, '75, '78.
DANIELS, ELLIS, laborer. 1875, '78, '80.
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DANIELS, FRANK, student. 1875, '78, 'S0; farmer.
DANIELS, SAMUEL O., machinist. 1875.
DANIELS, MALON, farmer, Green St., near Mill. 1878, 'S0.
Probably I have overlooked more or less transient dwellers of this name.
DARLING. Few of this name have ever dwelt on our territory. Two bros., John and Dennis Darling, from Braintree, set. in old Mendon soon after King Philip's war, when the fugitives began to return. Their names appear in the ministerial tax-list of 1685. John took up lands in what is now Blackstone, and more in So. Bell. Dennis located himself at first near the Town-seat, but his chn. more largely in the So. Parish. Both came with chn. b. in Braintree, and had others b. in their new homes. Dennis d. in Mendon, Jan. 25, 1718. I am not fully posted in the Darling genealogy, and therefore cannot expound it authoritatively; nor does it come properly within my present province to treat of it much outside of Mil. My good friend, Mr. John Darling, who res. near Chestnut Hill in Blackstone, has been collecting and arranging its details for many yrs. I have been assisted by him on several important points; and whoever wishes to inquire into the Darling lineages will find him more com- petent to inforin them than any man I know of. The first Darling connected with our population was one of the numerous Samuels. He owned land within our limits; and his remains were interred in our oldest burying-ground, also those of Thomasine, his wf. : but just where he dwelt, I am entirely ignorant; nor am I quite certain that he had a home within our borders. His gravestone styles him "Capt. Samuel Darling," and says he "d. July 27, 1782, in his 83d yr." It is not improbable that he was a son of Daniel, and an early descendant of Dennis. His birth-date must have been about the yr. 1700. Whether he had chn., I have found no indications. I learn nothing but from his gravestone, and from other sources that he owned parcels of land here.
DARLING, NATHAN7 (Thomas,6 Benjamin,5 Daniel,4 Ebenezer,3 John,2 Den- nis 1), b. Mendon, Dec. 17, 1770; m. Polly Young, dr. of Levi and Debo- rah Young, b. Smithfield, R.I., Dec. 9, 1774; cer. in Mendon, 1793. Their chn. : -
SUSAN, b. Mendon, June 18, 1794; m. Samuel Taft, Dec. 27, 1812; she d. 1824.
NATHAN, b. Mend., Jan. 12, 1796; d. Jan., 1798.
CORTES, b. Mend., Dec. 30, 1797; d. Jan., 1798.
GEORGE, b. Mend., Jan. 29, 1800; m. Ann Whitson, Jan. 31, 1821; he d. June, 1861.
JOANNA, b. Grafton, July 10, 1802; m. Hiram Wilmarth, Sept. 23, 1829; living.
NATHAN, b. Grafton, Aug. 14, 1804; m. Eleanor Burows, Aug. 19, 1830; he d. 1866.
CORTES, b. Grafton, Oct. 19, 1806; m., 1st, Hannah Staples ; 2d, Prussia Saun- ders; he d. 1880.
CHARLES W., b. Grafton, Dec. 24, 1808; m. Lydia Cole, Feb. 2, 1828; he d. 1872.
SON UNNAMED, b. Smithfield, R.I., 1810; d. in early infancy.
SARAH ANN, b. Smithfield, R.I., Oct. 1, 1813; m. Almon Thwing, Sept. 13, 1832; they res. Hopedale.
BENJAMIN YOUNG, b. Smithfield, R.I., July 9, 1816; m. Rebecca Coggswell, April 5, 1835.
Mrs. Polly d. in Ux., May 25, 1846. The fr. d. in the kind care of his youngest dr., Sarah Ann, and hus., at Hopedale, Sept. 7, 1855. People of ster- ing worth.
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DARLING, JOHN WARFIELD 8 (John,7 Thomas,6 Benjamin,5 Daniel,4 Eben- ezer,3 John,2 Dennis1), b. Mendon, about the yr. 1795; mr.'s maiden name Mary Warfield, dr. of Dea. John Warfield, So. Parish, Mendon; m. Laura Anderson ; pedigree, date of cer., etc., not ascertained. They had several chn., with most of whom I had some acquaintance, and regret that I have missed my opportunities to obtain the family record, so as to give names, dates, and other particulars. Mr. Darling lived mostly in Mendon, and I think his chin. must have been b. there; but in their declining yrs. he and his wf. owned a small homestead in Mil., on Mill St. They both d. in the filial care of Mrs. and Mr. Hiram Snow, their chn., in Holl .; and I minis- tered at both their funerals. Mrs. Laura d. July 13, 1877, a. 77 yrs. Mr. Darling d. very suddenly, Nov. 26, 1878, a. 83 yrs. 12 ds.
DARLING, Dea. ZELEK 7 (Zelek,6 William, Daniel,4 Ebenezer,3 John,2 Den- nis1), b. Sutton, Feb. 16, 1794; mr.'s maiden name, Rachel White, dr. of Noah White; m. Sarah Ann Humphrey ; pedigree untraced; b. Feb. 26, 1798; date of cer. not given. Issue : -
EDWIN CRAWFORD, b. March 11, 1818; d. Feb. 18, 1821.
ELEANOR, b. Sept. 23, 1820; m. William Crocker, 1842.
RODNEY LUTHER, b. Nov. 6, 1822; m. Pamelia C. Darling, Oct. 8, 1843. MELANCY LAWTON, b. April 2, 1830; m. Charles S. W. Day, Jan. 8, 1852.
Dea. Zelek Darling and family came into town from Sutton, in 1842. He kept a shoe-store on Main St., and is well remembered for his genial and ven- erable deportment. He and his wf. were members of the Cong. ch. in the locality whence they came, and transferred their relations to the ch. here. He d. here, July 31, 1866; Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. Oct. 23, 1871.
DARLING, RODNEY LUTHER8 (Zelek,7 Zelek,6 William,5 Daniel,4 Ebenezer, 3 John,2 Dennis 1), b. Sutton, Nov. 6, 1822; mr.'s maiden name, Sarah Ann Humphrey; m. Pamelia Cox Darling, dr. of William and Pamelia (Cox) Darling, b. Oxford, May 1, 1827; cer. in Sutton, Oct. 8, 1843, by Rev. Mr. Tracy. Issue :-
JENNIE LOUISE, b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1853; m. Gilbert Bent, Oct. 16, 1878.
A worthy family. They res. formerly in E. Douglas, but more recently for many yrs. here. He has been employed chiefly as a boot-treer and in kindred occupations.
DARLING, HOMER WING 7 (Newbury,6 Pelatiah,5 Pelatiah,4 John,3 John,2 Dennis1), b. E. Hampton, Ct., Jan. 8, 1832; mr.'s maiden name, Olive Kelly, dr. of Wing and Diana (Daniels) Kelly; m. Abbie C. Cook, dr. of George W. and Emily (Albee) Cook, b. Ux., Nov. 11, 1839; cer. in Ux., April 7, 1857, by Rev. Mr. Tappan. Issue :-
EMILY ELIZA, b. March 28, 1858; m. Samuel A. Bennett, May 2, 1876. GEORGE HOMER, b. Feb. 7, 1860.
GRACE, b. July 14, 1872.
Mr. D. is an enterprising farmer in Mendon, on the Benjamin Davenport place, so called, of which he is now the owner. He is a large milk-producer, and withal entertains numerous summer boarders in his capacious mansion, much to their satisfaction as well as his own profit. He has a helpful and worthy wf., and has a popular standing among his fellow-citizens. He has served his town on their general school committee, and in 1879-80 was one of the representatives in Gen. Ct. from the district composed of Mendon, Milford, and Upton. I give his family record in this work because in his youth he res. several yrs. in Hopedale, because he has long and continuously dealt with our
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people, and because, as above mentioned, he has been one of our joint. reps. in the Legislature.
OTHER DARLINGS:
DARLING, ANSON, bootmaker. Mentioned in Directory of 1856.
DARLING, BENJAMIN, bootmaker. 1872.
DARLING, EDWARD, bootmaker, boarded at Benjamin's. 1872.
DARLING, OSCAR M., painter. 1878, '80.
Prob. we have had a few other transient sojourners of this name among us. DAVENPORT, ISAAC, Esq., son of James and Esther (Mellish) Davenport,
b. Dorchester, Nov. 30, 1786. His gd. fr.'s name was Isaac, and he be- longed to the ancient Dorchester stock of Davenports. James Davenport, fr. of our Isaac, was a Revolutionary soldier; and his discharge was signed with Gen. Washington's own hand. Moreover, Gen. Lafayette presented him with a sword for his military skill and address. Our Isaac m., 1st, Sarah Howard, alias Hayward, dr. of Jesse and Hannah (Albee) Hayward, b. Mil., March 8, 1788; eer. Nov. 28, 1810, by Rev. D. Long. Issue : - SARAH HAYWARD, b. Mil., Oct. 17, 1811; m. Ebenezer Stone, Dee. 2, 1830. LUCRETIA ALBEE, b. Mil., Jan., 28, 1814; m. John J. Loring, July 17, 1833. ESTER MELLISH, b. Mil., July 27, 1816; m. Ezra B. Rockwood, May 16, 1839. ABIGAIL KEZIAH, b. Mil., Sept. 24, 1820; m. Benjamin Onthank, Sept. 20, 1849. She d. 1860.
HELEN MARIA, b. Mil., Aug. 26, 1828; m., 1st, Benjamin Spear, Sept. 27, 1846; 2d, James M. Fletcher.
NATHAN WOOD, b. Mil., Feb. 16, 1833; boot-cutter; house W. Medway.
Mrs. Sarah d. April 5, 1833. The hus. m., 2d, Polly, or Patty, Fairbanks, wid. of Gideon; pedigree, etc., untraced; cer. June 3, 1834, by Rev. D. Long. No issue. Mrs. Polly, or Patty, d. Feb, 27, 1845. The hus. m., 3d, Ruth ( Albee) Holbrook, wid. of Nathan Holbrook, and dr. of Abel and Annah (Wood) Albee, b. June 8, 1794; cer. some time in 1846, by whom not ascertained. No issue.
Isaac Davenport was a well educated, intelligent man, and honored citizen. He was a member of the Artillery Co., marched with it to So. Boston in 1814, and became one of its 1st lieuts. He served the town in several of its respon- sible offices, such as school-committee man, assessor, town-clerk, etc. He was a justice of the peace from 1841 down to the time of his death. He settled estates, was a land-surveyor, and executed an improved map of the town, originally made by Newell Nelson, Esq., in 1829, and which was published by Pearley Hunt, Esq., in 1843. He d. Dec. 2, 1852. Mrs. Ruth, his wid., d. Dec. 2, 1855.
DAVENPORT, DAVID EPHRAIM; ancestry untraced; son of Ephraim and Betsey S. Davenport, b. in Wrentham, Feb. 15, 1814; bootmaker; m. Phebe Phinney, dr. of Tyrus and Ruby (Briggs) Phinney, b. South Orange, March 24, 1819; cer. Mil., Jan. 1, 1839, by the writer. Issue : -
GEORGE MORTIMER, b. Mil., Aug. 13, 1840; bootbottomer; res. with his fr., Beach St.
LAURA ETT, b. Mil., Jan. 1, 1843; d. April 3, 1846.
ALBION, b. Mil., Aug. 1, 1846; wood-worker; res. 2 So. Main St.
The family have res. sometimes in Holl., but mostly in Mil .; now on Beach St.
DAVENPORT, WILLIAM WHIPPLE; pedigree untraced; m. Polly, alias Mary
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Sumner, dr. of Joseph and Ruth (Legg) Sumner, b. Mil., Sept. 30, 1790, cer. 1830; particulars not ascertained. No issue recollected as on record. Mr. D. was of Upton. His death-date not ascertained. Mrs. Polly, his wid., d. May 10, 1878.
OTHER DAVENPORTS.
DAVENPORT, George, bootmaker; res. on Jefferson St. Directory of 1856. DAVENPORT, SAMUEL L .; res. on Bragg's Slip. Directory of 1856.
DAVENPORT, STEARNS G., grain-dealer (Chapman & Davenport). Directory of 1869, '72.
DAVENPORT, DANIEL D., carpenter. Directory of 1872.
DAVENPORT, ARTHUR J., boot-crimper. Directory of 1880.
DAVENPORTS OF MENDON, ETC.
These were near neighbors to us, and several of them closely connected with Mil. people by mge. and business intercourse. I therefore give their family records, though able to do so but imperfectly.
DAVENPORT, SAMUEL, wf. Rebecca came into Mendon from Windham County, Ct., perhaps town of Hampton, between 1745 and 1750. They purchased and set. on the Green estates, in what we may call No. Mendon. Benjamin Green and son Samuel had been included among certain frontier families in the Easterly Precinct at its incorporation. They dwelt on the Providence and Worcester road, towards Upton. Samuel and Rebecca Dav- enport set. on these estates, and founded the Davenport neighborhood. Samuel was b. Oct. 20, 1697, and d. June 29, 1773. Rebecca, his wf., was b. Feb. 9, 1699, and d. Sept. 25, 1777. They had a son (whether others I know not) named, -
DAVENPORT, SETH, b. Nov. 2, 1739, who m. Chloe Daniels, dr. of David and Huldah (Taft) Daniels, b. Sept. 13, 1745; cer. 1764. Their chn .: -
ANNA, b. Sept. 8, 1765; m., 1st, William Torrey, parents of Samuel D. Torrey, etc.
DAVID, b. Jan. 17, 1767; m. Waity Aldrich; pts. of Moses, Charles, and David.
MARY, b. Sept. 30, 1768; untraced.
REBECCA, b. April 9, 1770; untraced.
SAMUEL, b. Oct. 14, 1772; untraced.
CHLOE, b. March 23, 1774; m. Hon. Seth Hastings; pts. of Hon. William S., Charles C. P., etc.
SETH, b. June 13, 1775; m. Betsey Godfrey of Mil., April 29, 1797.
BENJAMIN, b. July 10, 1780; m., 1st, Sophia Godfrey of Mil., Nov. 3, 1805, etc.
Seth Davenport, the fr. of the above, d. March 28, 1813. Mrs. Chloe's death-date not ascertained.
DAVENPORT, SETH 3 (Seth,2 Samuel 1), b. June 13, 1755; a large farmer on the paternal homestead ; m. Betsey Godfrey, dr. of our Col. Benjamin and wf. Bethiah (Gibbs) Godfrey, b. May 19, 1779; cer. April 29, 1797. Issue : -
GEORGE LONGLEY, b. Sept. 28, 1798; m. Harriet Barber; res. Mendon ; large family.
JOHN GODFREY, b. Feb. 7, 1800; d. May 12, 1820.
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