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MOREY, ELSON, boot-click, h. Mechanic St., near Pearl.
MOREY, GEORGE H., finisher, bds. Elson Morey's; prob. a son.
MOREY, GEORGE H. boot-click, h. Mechanic St., near Pearl.
MOREY, JAMES, bootmaker, h. West St., beyond Prospect.
MOREY, JAMES K., bootmaker, h. So. Main St., below Fruit.
I suspect some of these may be descendants of the late Rev. William, but have not made myself certain of it.
MULLIKEN, ELIJAH SANDERSON; ancestry not traced; son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Sanderson) Mulliken, b. in Lexington, June 30, 1824; carpenter; m. Helen Louisa Munyan, dr. of Lemuel and Fanny W. (Pitts) Munyan, b. in Millville, April 1, 1832; cer. Hopedale, Sept. 4, 1854, by the writer. Their chn. : -
MAYBEL FANNY, b. So. Uxbridge, Feb. 21, 1858.
KATE WILMARTII, b. Warwick, R.I., Aug. 12, 1863.
HARRY SANDERSON, b. Warwick, R.I., Oct. 17, 1866.
For intelligence and practical Christian character this family will bear high commendation, for two good reasons : first, because they richly deserve it; and second, because they are too modest to be harmed by it. They were ornaments to our Hopedale Community when they belonged to it in its zenith, and they cannot have been otherwise to any of the neighborhoods where they have since dwelt. If worldly prosperity has not smiled on them in their laudable endeavors to deserve it, they have laid up treasure where "moth cannot corrupt, nor thieves break through to steal." They have res. in Hopedale, So. Uxbridge, Warwick, R.I., Malta, N.Y., and now for several yrs. in West Upton. There Mr. Mulliken is a respected employé of the Knowltons; and Mrs. Mulliken has distinguished herself as the head of a successful kindergarten seminary, and is training her drs. for like usefulness.
MUNYAN, LEMUEL; ancestry not traced; son of Ezra and Sarah (Knapp) Munyan; b. Thompson, Ct., Aug. 18, 1807. Woollen manufacturer for- merly, and now farmer; m., 1st, Fanny Willard Pitts, dr. of Esek, Esq., and Abigail (Wood) Pitts, b. in Millville, date not given; cer. in Millville, May, 1830, by Rev. Nathaniel Barker. Their chn. : -
HELEN LOUISA, b. Millville, April 1, 1832; m. Elijah S. Mulliken, Sept. 4, 1854.
ABBY FRANCES, b. July 7, 1833; m. Jerome Wilmarth, M.D., Nov. 19, 1856; res. Upton. Mrs. Fanny d. Nov. 26, 1837, much esteemed and lamented. The hus. m., 2d, Catherine G. Shove, dr. of Marvel and Lydia (Fisk) Shove, b. Woonsocket, R.I., April 18, 1818; cer. at Crosswicks, N.J., Oct. 13, 1842, according to usage of Friends. Their chn .:-
ANNA GERTRUDE, b. Worcester, Jan. 25, 1847; m. William Read Warren, Oct. 13, 1867.
EDWARD MARVEL, b. So. Uxbridge, Jan. 2, 1858; salesman, Boston; bds. with parents.
The commendatory testimonial borne above to the intelligence and Chris- tian character of the Mullikens is equally applicable to the Munyans, their parents. They were among the best members of our Community at Hopedale during its best yrs. Fortune has seemed to frown on their pecuniary weal at
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times, but no blight ever touched their moral and social excellence. They have res. at different stages of their earthly pilgrimage in So. Uxbridge, Worcester, Hopedale, Warwick, R.I., Providence, R.I., and latterly for some yrs. at No. Woburn.
Of grandchn. they have 8, -3 Mullikens, 2 Wilmarths, and 3 Warrens. The Mullikens and Wilmarths appear in the family records of their respective parents. The Warrens I may as well give here. Anna G. Munyan and Wm. R. Warren were m. in Providence, R.I., Oct. 13, 1867, by Rev. Augustus Wood- bury. They are worthy of their kindred, and res. in West Upton. Their chil- dren are, -
BESSIE SHOVE, b. Providence, R.I., May 26, 1869.
WILLIAM LORING, b. Upton, Oct. 13, 1872.
FANNY LOUISE, b. Upton, April 6, 1878.
Another has since been added to the flock; name and date not ascertained.
NELSON. The Nelsons have long been conspicuous and influential inhab- itants of our territory and that of Upton. With the acceptable aid of important genealogical documents, left by the late Newell Nelson, Esq., and equally valu- able ones furnished by Mr. Elijah Nelson of Upton, now resident in Providence, R.I., supplemented by careful researches of my own, I am prepared to give a reliable account of our Nelson ancestry and descent. From the printed docu- ment kindly sent me by Mr. Elijah Nelson, entitled, "A Family Record of the Descendants of Thomas Nelson and Joan his Wife: By one of them" published 1868, I quote as follows : -
"THOMAS NELSON was the ancestor of the Nelsons in Maine, New Hamp- shire, and the northern part of Massachusetts. He was one of the twenty families that emigrated with the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, Yorkshire, Eng., to this country, in Dec., 1638, and probably spent the winter in Salem, and removed, in the spring of 1639, to a place between Ipswich and Newbury, called for some time 'Mr. Rogers's Plantation.' In Sept. of the same year the Gen. Court gave it the name Rowley.
" Thomas Nelson was made freeman, May 23, 1639; chosen deputy to Gen. Court in 1640 and 41; in 1643 was chosen chairman of a committee to make a survey of the town, and lay out and register house-lots. In Oct., 1644, he was appointed to join in marriage persons in Rowley." Thus promoted to positions of honor and responsibility, he seems to have gone steadily forward to prominent wealth and respectability. At length, being called on important business to England, he prudently made his will, departed, and, as it happened, never returned. He was taken dangerously sick in England, and died there in 1648. His wf. was Joan Dummer, dr. of Thomas Dummer, understood to have been of Rowley, Eng., or that vicinity. Their chn. were: -
PHILIP, b. in Eng., 1636; grad. Harvard U., 1654, and rose to eminence.
THOMAS, b. in Eng., 1638; m., had a large family, and d. in Rowley.
MERCY, b. Rowley, 1643; m. John Stark.
SAMUEL, b. Rowley, 1646; no further traced.
MARY, b. Rowley, 1648; no further traced.
NELSON, THOMAS 2 (Thomas 1), m., 1st, Ann Lambert, dr. of Francis Lam- bert, one of the original Rowley settlers. Their chn. were :-
THOMAS, b. March 10, 1661; lived and d. in Rowley.
DOROTHY, b. Feb. 14, 1662; no further traced.
HANNAH, b. June 22, 1665; m. Joseph Dickenson, Nov. 3, 1714. JONATHAN, b. Nov. 20, 1667; d. 1690.
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ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 25, 1669; d. Dec. 31, 1668.
GERSHOM, b. July 11, 1672; the progenitor of all our Mil. Nelsons.
FRANCIS, b. Feb. 19, 1675; no further traced.
Ann (Lambert) Nelson d. Jan. 2, 1668. He m., 2d, Mary Lunt of Newbury, May 13, 1680. She bore him Ephraim, March 23, 1681, and d. May 28, 1688. He m., 3d, Phillippa Platts of Rowley, April 9, 1690, who d. Oct. 9, 1709; and he, April 5, 1712.
NELSON, THOMAS 3 (Thomas,2 Thomas 1), m., 1st, Hannah -, 1690, and had, -
SAMUEL, b. Feb. 14, 1691; progenitor of the Upton Nelsons.
HANNAH, b. Dec. 17, 1693; no further traced.
ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 4, 1696; d. Aug. 12, 1716.
ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 15, 1704; m. Jos. Aspinwall, June 5, 1728.
ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 24, 1717; by 2d wf. Tabitha -
The fr d. May 20, 1719, a. 59 yrs.
NELSON, GERSHOM 3 (Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. July 11, 1672; m. Abigail Elli- thorpe, July 16, 1700; to whom were born, -
NATHANIEL, b. April 22, 1701; conspicuous here as Dea. and Elder.
ANN, b. Sept. 4, 1703; m. James Godman, Nov. 19, 1731.
SARAH, b. Feb. 27, 1707; m. Moses Gage, Jan. 13, 1731.
MARY, b. April 16, 1713; m. Joseph Chapin, Feb. 5, 1729.
HANNAH, b. Oct. 14, 1714; m. William Legg, had several chn., and d. July 3, 1755.
NEHEMIAH, b. Oct. 4, 1716; lived and d. here a respected citizen.
ABIGAIL, b. May 20, 1720; d. Aug. 29, 1736, in her 17th yr.
These chn. were all b. in Rowley. In April, 1722, Gershom Nelson pur- chased of Josiah Wood his large farm of some 200 acs., lying mainly just south of the Eld. John Jones est. in now Hopedale, though extending farther both east and west. Thither he immediately removed his family, and commenced the management of his new purchase. He appears to have been a man of means, energy, and enterprise. Josiah Wood bought the bulk of this real estate of Capt. Seth Chapin, the original settler, in 1715, but had made some additions to it, and in partnership with certain neighbors erected a saw-mill on its southerly skirt. The scant remains of the old dam are still discernible on the river, about half-way down from the Mendon-road stone bridge towards the new mill now in possession of Saml. Walker. But Mr. Nelson did not live long to enjoy his farm. He d. Sept. 14, 1727. His est. was settled by his eldest son Nathaniel, and divided among his heirs. His wid. long survived him, and d. Dec. 25, 1765, a. almost 87 yrs.
NELSON, SAMUEL 4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), nephew to Gershom, b.
Rowley, Feb. 14, 1691; m. Ann Palmer, Oct. 25, 1721, and settled in the southerly part of Upton, then included in Mendon, not long after his uncle Gershom came to the Josiah Wood farm in now Hopedale. Their homes were only about two miles apart. He was known and much respected in Upton, as Dea. Samuel Nelson. I have not undertaken to go much into details relative to the Upton Nelsons, and shall content myself with giving the substance of Mr. Elijah Nelson's communication to me on the subject, which is as follows : -
Dea. Samuel had two sons, Francis and Thomas. Francis was b. in Row- ley, Sept. 10, 1722; and Thomas in Upton, April 9, 1727. Between the births of these sons he moved into the south part of Upton, then Mendon. He divided
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his land between his two sons; giving the northern portion to Francis, and his immediate homestead to Thomas. Francis built anew on his land.
Thomas had 3 sons : viz., Ezra, Nathan, and Thomas. Ezra d. in the Rev- olutionary war. Nathan never married. Thomas m. Hannah Bracket; and they had 3 sons and 4 drs. Their sons were Ezra, Jonathan, and Thomas. Ezra kept the tavern in Upton. Jonathan and Thomas lived on the old homestead. They are all dead. Hannah, one of their sisters, m. Jonathan Nelson of Worcester. He was a son of Dea. John, that went from Mil. to Worcester, and bro. to Rev. John Nelson of Leicester. Jonathan and Thomas left no chn.
Francis Nelson, eldest son of Dea. Samuel, m. Hannah Tyler of Mendon. They had 3 sons and 4 drs. These all went to different parts of the country, except Joseph, who remained at home with his father. He had 3 sons and 3 drs. The drs. all d. young. His eldest son, Daniel, m. Betsey, a dr. of Thomas Nelson. She d., leaving one son, Samuel A. Nelson, boot and shoe dealer in Charleston, S.C. His 2d wf. was a sister of his 1st, and d. without chn. His 3d wf. was Betsey, dr. of Asa Wood. She had one dr., Betsey Jane, who m. George Claflin. They have been seven times to Africa as missionaries, and went last to Kansas. Issue, two drs. Elijah and Levi, sons of Joseph, lived with their fr. on the homestead. Elijah m. Mary, dr. of John Sadler. They had two chn., Mary Jane and Granville Dean. The dr. d. young; and her mr. d. June 14, 1871. The son is a merchant in Providence, R.I .; and Elijah, his fr., has resided with him since the death of his wf., in 1871. He, the fr., my correspondent, says he was b. Aug. 10, 1795, and was therefore, when this was written, in his 83d yr. His bro., Levi Nelson, m. Adaline, dr. of Joseph Wood of Upton. They had 2 chn., a son and a dr. The dr. d. young; and the son dwells on the old paternal homestead.
My correspondent further states that his ancestor, Dea. Samuel, had a brother at one time near him who had a son David. This son went to Shrews- bury, and became the progenitor of all the Nelsons in that town. Mendon records mention a Nathaniel and wf. Sarah, 1741; prob. Dea. Samuel's brother.
If I seem to have wandered beyond my proper limits, in giving this sketch of the Upton Nelsons, I trust the good may exceed the evil. I was curious to inquire into their relationship to our Nelsons, and my friend of that tribe took too much kind pains for my enlightenment to be lost. If any of the Upton Nelsons desire more information concerning their family stock, what is above given may serve to aid their researches. I now return to the Mil. Nelsons.
NELSON, NATHANIEL4 (Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. April 22, 1701;
m. Deborah, dr. of Capt. Seth and Bethiah (Thurston) Chapin, Mendon, April 15, 1725; cer. by Josiah Chapin, Esq. She was b. July 14, 1704. He was styled "weaver" in deeds and other legal instruments. He was early chosen a deacon of the First ch. in Mendon, next of the Second ch., East- erly Precinct, and then a ruling elder of the latter. He inherited, by deed of gift, one-third of his fr.'s real est. He dwelt at or near our Hopedale Corner, and through a long life enjoyed the unlimited confidence of his fellow-Christians and fellow-citizens generally. The chn. of Eld. Nelson and wf. Deborah were, --
RUTH, b. Jan. 28, 1726; d. Aug. 29, 1736.
GERSHOM, b. July 29, 1729; lived, m., raised up a family, and d. here. JOSIAH, b. Aug. 16, 1732; lived, m., raised up a family, and d. here. SETH, b. June 22, 1735; lived, m., raised up a family, and d. here.
ABIGAIL, b. July 14, 1737; m. Benjamin Albee, Dec. 3, 1755.
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NATHANIEL, b. June 10, 1741; d. Aug. 21, 1772.
DEBORAH, b. July 5, 1743; m. Comfort Keith of Ux.
Mrs. Deborah, the mr., died July 21, 1777, at the age of nearly 73 yrs. The eld. m., for his 2d wf., Mrs. Sarah Thayer, wid. of Ensign Samuel Thayer, June 3, 1779; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. He d. Jan. 6, 1783, in his 82d yr., leaving an honored and long-cherished memory.
NELSON, NEHEMIAH+ (Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Oct. 4, 1716; about 12 yrs. old at the death of his fr., and placed under the guardianship of Eld. John Jones till of age; m. Hannah, dr. of Lieut. William and Mary Shef- field, Oct. 29, 1742. She was b. Feb. 28, 1723. Their chn. were, -
RUTH, b. Oct. 29, 1742; m. Joseph Jones, jun., gd. son Eld. John.
ELIZABETH, b. March 30, 1746; m. Nathaniel Rawson, long known as Dea. Rawson.
NATHANIEL, bap. Sept. 6, 1751; no further traced.
HANNAH, bap. Sept. 14, 1755; no further traced.
NEHEMIAH, bap. Aug. 27, 1758; m. Rhoda Wheelock, Mendon, Feb. 17, 1781. PAUL, bap. July 27, 1760; no further traced.
I have sought in vain to find some record of the births of the four last- named chn .; but Rev. Amariah Frost's record of baptisms furnished me the names and dates as above given. The fr. appears to have been a quiet, orderly, trustworthy citizen. I find him reputably mentioned in the various records of his times. He res. at or near the Sylvanus Adams place, and afterwards where David and Newell N. Nelson dwell. He d. 1782; and his wid. became the 2d wf. of Thomas Rawson, in 1785. She d. Feb. 8, 1803, not long after her last husband's decease.
NELSON, Capt. GERSHOM5 (Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b.
July 29, 1729; m., 1st, Mercy Puffer of Wrenthanı, July 5, 1753; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. I have not succeeded in ascertaining her parentage nor date of birth. They res. on the site of the Amos Cook house at IIopedale Cor- ner. He was a carpenter as well as farmer, and an influential man; grad- ually becoming a large landholder, and aggregating in one est. most of the smaller ones that existed at the commencement of his career in the near vicinity. In his prime he must have owned probably several hundred acres. He and his wf. Mercy had chn. as follows: -
MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1755; m. Jonas Parkhurst, jun., Dec. 1, 1774.
SAMUEL, b. Sept. 21, 1760; who succeeded his fr. on the homestead.
RACHEL, b. Oct. 6, 1763; m. Samuel Thayer, Dec. 9, 1784.
ABIGAIL, b. July 30, 1765; m. Hachaliah Whitney, Jan. 29, 1786.
EXPERIENCE, b. Dec. 1, 1767; m. Simeon Thayer, Nov. 2, 1788.
SALLY, b. May 25, 1773; m. Samuel Hayward, Aug. 24, 1794.
The mr. d. Dec. 14, 1790. The fr. m., for 2d wf., Lydia Fairbanks of Doug- las, March 20, 1791. He d. intestate, Sept. 23, 1813; and his est. was settled by his only son, Col. Samuel. Date of 2d wf.'s death not ascertained.
NELSON, JOSIAH5 (Nathaniel,4 Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. Aug. 16,
1732; m. Elizabeth Thayer of Bell., April 25, 1754; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Ebenezer and Mary (Wheelock) Thayer, b. July 5, 1735, N. S. They res., I infer, mostly away from the paternal homestead, though always in the municipal vicinity, for some yrs. in the immediate neighbor- hood of the "Salt Box," so called, and in their latter days on the Capt. Ezra Nelson place, so designated for the last half-century. He was an energetic, thrifty, influential citizen. They had a numerous family; viz., --
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HENRY, b. June 20, 1754; m., lived, and d. in Mil.
STEPHEN, b. Dec. 12, 1755; m., lived, and d. in Mil.
RUTH, b. Oct. 11, 1757; m. Nathan Cutler, Dec. 25, 1777.
NATHANIEL, b. March 23, 1759; d. May 2, 1773.
JOSIAH, Jun., b. Aug. 23, 1761; m. Anna Warren; lived and d. in Mil.
PAUL, b. Sept. 3, 1763; m. Grace Wood, Upton, Dec. 23, 1786.
DEBORAH, b. April 14, 1765; m. Jona. Jones, May 28, 1786.
LEVI, b. Nov. 25, 1766; d. Jan. 23, 1770.
ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 10, 1768; m. Daniel Davidson, Jan. 11, 1789. ESTHER, b. Sept. 16, 1770; m. Stephen Stephens; not traced.
ARBA, b. April 14, 1772; m. Abigail Parkhurst, and set. in Craftsbury, Vt. HOPESTILL, b. Oct. 10, 1774; m. Amasa Parkhurst; lived and d. in Mil.
EZRA, b. May 8, 1777; succeeded his fr. on his last homestead.
ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 12, 1780; m. William E. Green, Feb. 2, 1803; d. May 7, 1804.
The mr. d. Oct. 29, 1806; the fr. d. Jan. 23, 1807, - within 3 mos. of each other. The fr. made a judicious will, wherein Ezra, his youngest son, was appointed executor. His sons Henry, Stephen, and Josiah, jun., had d. before him, leaving heirs to whom he bequeathed legacies. We see that his dr. Abi- gail Green was also dead; hence he omitted to name her, but instead remem- bered his gd. son Wm. Nelson Green, as her lineal representative. His est. was duly distributed according to testamentary prescription.
NELSON, SETH5 (Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. June 22, 1735; m. Silence Cheney, Oct. 28, 1756; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was dr. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney, and b. July 27, 1740. She was left an only orphan child by her father, who d. about the time of her birth. Her mr. afterwards became the wf. of our first Ichabod Thayer. Her fr. was a bro. of William Cheney, jun. Seth Nelson always res. on our territory; was a deacon of the ch., and a worthy citizen. His family home- stead is understood to have been in the vicinity of Bungay, - perhaps the Partridge place, so called. His chn. were, -
EBENEZER, b. Feb. 1, 1758; m. Patience Twitchell, March 8, 1781; set. and d. in Me.
NATHAN, b. Oct. 24, 1759; m. Jerusha Chapin, March 8, 1781; set. and d. in Me.
JOHN, b. Aug. 27, 1761; m. Betty Brown, Nov. 28, 1782; removed to Worces- ter.
SILENCE (twins), b. Aug. 2, 1763; m. Asa Jones, Feb. 13, 1783.
b. Aug. 2, 1763.
HANNAH
DAVID, b. July 28, 1765; m. Elizabeth Hunting, Jan. 10, 1788; set. New Gloucester, Me.
ANNA, b. June 10, 1767; m. Ebenezer Cheney of Warwick, Feb. 17, 1785.
OLIVE, b. April 14, 1770; d. Jan. 27, 1811; unm.
SIMEON, b. April 26, 1772; m. Esther Parkhurst, Oct. 30, 1794; removed to Clinton, N.Y.
MARY, b. June 8, 1774; m. Marvel Chapin, Nov. 25, 1790; d. Oct. 13, 1808.
SETH, Jun., b. Aug. 2, 1776; res. Mil. a while; then set. in Amherst, Cortland Co., N.Y.
LEVI, b. Aug. 8, 1779; became a clergyman; ordained and set. Lisbon, Ct.
Dea. Seth d. Sept. 10, 1811; and Silence, his wid., d. Dec. 8, 1815; both very highly esteemed in the ch. and throughout the town.
NELSON, NEHEMIAH5 (Nehemiah,4 Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Aug.
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27, 1758; m. Rhoda Wheelock of Mendon, Feb. 17, 1781; cer. by Rev. Joseph Willard. I have been baffled in my attempts to ascertain the res., experiences, and circumstances of this family. Their mges., homes, and deaths must be left untold by me. Their chn. were, -
PEARLEY, dr., b. May 13, 1781.
PAUL, b. Feb. 17, 1783.
HANNAH, b. March 13, 1785; d. July 16, 1815.
CALVIN, b. Aug. 1, 1787; long ago left this town, but was living a few yrs. since.
BETSEY, b. Dec. 12, 1789.
RHODA, b. March 19, 1794.
RUTH, b. Aug. 23, 1796.
FELINDA, b. Jan. 3, 1798.
I suspect this family is nearly extinct, but may have got a wrong impres- sion. Whoever is personally interested will do well to inquire into the matter, and ascertain the facts.
NELSON, Col. SAMUEL 6 (Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thom- as 1), b. at our now Hopedale Corner, Sept. 21, 1760; m., in the spring of 1783, Sally, dr. of Stephen and Elizabeth Torrey, who was b. Dec. 22, 1763. Their chn. were, -
NEWELL, b. March 20, 1784; long one of our eminently upright and useful citizens.
AMELIA, b. July 18, 1786; m. Henry Wheelock, Feb. 23, 1806; d. Dec. 22, 1871.
SAMUEL, Jun., b. Oct. 17, 1789; res. Hallowell, Me. ; merchant.
JOSEPH, b. Dec. 29, 1791; res. last in New York; d. March 5, 1854.
STEPHEN TORREY, b. Oct. 31, 1796; d. Sept. 18, 1798.
NATHANIEL TORREY, b. Nov. 15, 1799; res. Sutton and Mil. ; he d. Sept. 14, 1840.
Col. Samuel Nelson res. in the Peter Cook house, so called, at Hopedale Corner, which was built by him. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and de- lighted in recounting his adventures in the army. It is told of him, that Capt. Samuel Warfield, one of his comrades, often had long talks with him about their warlike experiences; and that one night, when Warfield made him an evening call (both being lovers of good cheer), they enjoyed their reminiscences and exhilarations so well, that the morning sun actually arose upon them, much to their surprise, when they were ready to exchange good-byes. About the yr. 1802, he and his fr. constructed a horse-wagon, the first ever built in town; and he furnished the timber out of his nicest white-oak tree. He directed his son Newell, then about 18 yrs. old, to fell the tree, and be sure to cut a hole through the heart first, large enough to draw his jacket through, before weakening the outside too much; his object being to preserve the grain of the tree without fracture. Newell obeyed him to the letter, and handed down the incident to his chn. The col. was a thorough, precise, and deter- mined man in the affairs of life, though perhaps not always wise and prudent. I infer from his record that he was a man of high spirit, keen sense of honor, and a very active citizen. Circumstances induced him, about the yr. 1816, to sell his Mil. farm, and purchase a handsome one in Sutton. He sold out here to Peter Cook 200 acres of land, and removed to his new home. And there at length he d. Feb. 18, 1823. His est. was set. by his son Newell. His wid d. at her son Newell's, Dec. 29, 1852, in her 90th yr. They were of strong physical
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and mental constitution, and transmitted the like to their chn. They made their mark in society.
NELSON, HENRY6 (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. June 20, 1754; m. (bride's name, ptge., date of mge., etc., not ascertained, though anxiously sought).
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HENRY, Jun., b. date not found.
The fr. d. Sept. 13, 1805. The mr.'s d. date not found.
Henry Nelson, son of Josiah, was d. when his fr. made his will; for he left a legacy to his gd. son, the above-named Henry, jun.
NELSON, STEPHEN 6 (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 12, 1755; m. Anna Atwood, May 29, 1776; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Benjamin and Joanna (Cheney) Atwood, and b. Sept. 11, 1754. Their chn. were, -
NATHANIEL, date not found; LEVI, date not found; HALLOWELL, date not found; LUCINDA, date not found.
The fr. d. Oct. 22, 1793. The above-named chn. received legacies in their gd. fr.'s will; though he gives the gd. dr.'s name as Lucinda, instead of Rosa- linda, given her at baptism.
NELSON, JOSIAHI, Jun.6 (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1),
b. Aug. 23, 1761; m. Anna Warren, Feb. or March, 1786; cer. by whom not ascertained. She was a dr. of Samuel and Eunice (Corbett) Warren, and b. Jan. 22, 1767. Their chn. were, -
HENRY, b. Sept. 2, 1786; res. always in Mil., and long familiarly known as Capt. Harry.
LUCINDA, b. Jan. 15, 1789; m. Phinehas Hubbard, Hop., April 21, 1813. JOHN, b. Sept. 8, 1790; studied medicine, and set. as phys. in Carlisle.
BETSEY MELLEN, b. June 18, 1792; m. Caleb V. Allen, Mendon.
MERCY JONES, b. April 21, 1794; m. Moses Littlefield, April 12, 1818. JULIANA, b. April 22, 1798; m. Ira Cheney, April 3, 1818. She d. 1867.
The fr. was a licensed innholder, at what is known as the Maj. Chapin place, from 1790 through several ensuing yrs. He d. Oct. 5, 1802. Ilis wid. m. Abner Albee of Chesterfield, N.H., May 30, 1811. She survived him, and d. in Mil., March 25, 1837.
NELSON, PAUL 6 (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Sept. 3; 1763; maj. of militia; m. Grace Wood of Upton, dr. of Col. Ezra Wood; cer. Dec. 23, 1786, prob. by Rev. Elisha Fish, then Cong. pastor of Up. He spent most of his adult life as an innholder; first in West Up. several yrs., then in No. Providence, R.I., then in Bristol, R.I., about 5 yrs., and finally in Pawtucket 6 yrs., where lie d. April 1, 1827. He was a popu- lar landlord, and universally respected in all the relationships of life. His wid., Mrs. Grace, equally beloved and esteemed, d. March 13, 1838. Their elder chn. were b. in Up., the younger in subsequent residences. They were, -
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