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JOHN THOMPSON, b. Nov. 8, 1848.
FRANKLIN LELAND, b. Feb. 28, 1852.
POND, HOLLIS 6 (Bernard,5 Joseph,4 Jacob,3 Ephraim,2 Daniel 1), b. Wrentham, May 27, 1804; res. some yrs. in this town, and now res. in Mendon. He m., 1st, ať Mansfield, May 26, 1827, Abigail W. Williams, dr. of Ebenezer and Abigail W. Williams. She was b. Sept. 12, 1799; and d. July 26, 1871. He m., 2d, June 16, 1872, Julia E. M. (Wilcox) Cook, wid. of Ira W. Cook, Mendon; cer. by Rev. George F. Clark. The chn. of Hollis and Abigail W. Pond were, -
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BERNARD HOLLIS, b. Wrentham, June 1, 1834.
CHARLES EARL, b. Wrentham, Sept. 15, 1838; d. July 15, 1840.
POND, BERNARD HOLLIS 7 (Hollis," Bernard,5 Joseph,4 Jacob,3 Ephraim,2 Daniel 1), m., at Chicago, Ill., June 1, 1864, Mary Jane H. Greenwood, dr. of Charles and Susan H. Greenwood. She was b. Kingston, Can., April 11, 1846. They have had at least 2 chn .; viz., -
ABBIE ETTA, b. March 18, 1865.
NELLIE GREENWOOD, b. June 7, 1867.
POND, ALFRED 7 (Lyman Partridge, 6 Timothy,5 Timothy,4 Samuel,3 Ephraim,2 Daniel1), b. June 21, 1833; m. Clara M. Dane, Oct. 4, 1852. She was a dr. of Rice O. Dane; no other particulars obtained; res. Mil .; a boot-click. Issue : -
LEANDER DANIELS, b. June 16, 1855; m., in Med., Dec. 16, 1877, Ada M. Cary ; cer. by Rev. R. K. Harlow.
POND, ASA7 (Partridge,6 Ichabod,5 Benjamin,4 Ichabod,3 Robert,2 Daniel 1), res. Mil. ; bootinaker; b. Petersham, July 7, 1822; m., March 27, 1845, Nancy W., dr. of Levi and Martha (Wilber) Johnson, Mil. She d. June 3, 1848. He m., 2d, Oct. 1, 1851, at Med., Irene R. Partridge, dr. of Philip, some tinie of Rutland. Issue by 2d wf. :-
E. FRANCIS, b. Nov. 20, 1857.
CHARLES HERBERT, b. Jan. 26, 1861.
POND, GEORGE GILBERT7 (Charles,6 Theodore,5 Aaron,4 Ezra,3 Robert,2 Dan- iel 1), post-master, Mil .; clerk under his predecessor, Dea. Adam Hunt, several yrs., and appointed as his successor, April 21, 1869. He gives great official satisfaction, and is highly esteemed. He m., Dec. 25, 1855, Nellie, dr. of Henry and Huldah (Fisher) Walker, Mil .; cer. by Rev. James Riley Johnson. Mrs. Pond is a very efficient helpmeet to her hus. in the post- office as well as at home. Their only issue: -
ETTA WALKER, b. April 2, 1862.
POND, CHARLES BRUCE 7 (Charles,6 Theodore,5 Aaron,4 Ezra,3 Robert,2 Dan- iel 1), bootmaker, Mil .; m. Lucretia S. Perkins, dr. of George and Nancy L. Perkins; cer. Oct. 24, 1856. Issue :-
GEORGE BRUCE, b. Dec. 13, 1865.
POND, CHANDLER HURLBURT 7. (Charles,6 Theodore,5 Aaron,4 Ezra, 3 Robert, 2 Daniel 1), bootcrimper, Mil. and elsewhere; m., May 5, 1864, Caroline H. P. Harwood, b. Boston, April 26, 1845; no other particulars obtained.
POND, HENRY AARON 7 (Charles,6 Theodore,5 Aaron,4 Ezra,3 Robert,2 Dan- iel 1), bootsider, Mil .; m., Nov. 4, 1866, Hannah L. -. She was b. March 20, 1847; and.d. June 20, 1867. Issue :-
HENRY NATHAN, b. June 20, 1867, on his mr.'s deathbed.
POND, WILLIAM AARON" (Aaron W.,6 Theodore,5 Aaron,4 Ezra,3 Robert,2 Daniel1), billiard-saloon keeper, Mil .; m. Susan Ann, dr. of Henry and Margaret Morehouse, Mil .; cer. Aug. 25, 1863. Issue :-
ERNEST LESLIE, b. Oct. 1, 1865.
POND, FRANCIS GILBERT7 (Gilbert,6 Theodore,5 Aaron,4 Ezra,3 Robert,2 Dan- iel 1), b. W. Medway; m., March 16, 1870, Abby Ann Hart, dr. of Edward and Julia Ann, Med .; cer. by Rev. G. L. Demarest. Issue : - ERNEST, birth-date not obtained.
POND, LEVI7 (Jotham,6 Abijah,5 Daniel,4 Jacob,3 Ephraim,2 Daniel1), b. Chester, Vt., March 28, 1812; set. Mil .; m., May 15, 1836, Mary (b. July 19, 1811), dr. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Wood of Upton. He d. Jan. 14, 1868. Issue, all but eldest b. Mil. :-
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ELIZABETH, b. Westboro', May 5, 1837.
CHARLES HENRY, b. Mil., June 26, 1840; at Manchester, Vt., in 1872.
MARY RELIEF, b. Mil., March 3, 1843.
BENJAMIN, b. Mil., April 7, 1847; at Manchester, Vt., in 1872.
LEVI WARREN, b. Mil., Feb. 18, 1850; at Manchester, Vt., in 1872.
CORA SOPHIA, b. Mil., Oct. 22, 1853.
Several other more transient dwellers of this name omitted.
POWERS, STEPHEN, and wf. Rachel, pedigrees untraced, became members of Rev. Mr. Frost's ch., March 11, 1764, and had 2 chn. bap .; viz., - URIAS, bap. March 11, 1764.
LYDIA, Aug. 11, 1765.
No more ascertained.
PRATT, EDWIN A., clairvoyant physician, son of Cyrus and Eunice (Parker) Pratt, b. Needham, birth-date not given; m. Caroline P. Williams, dr. of Nathan A. and Esther B. (Haradon) Williams, b. Medway, 1840; cer. in Med., July 22, 1860, by Rev. David Sanford. Issue : -
GRACE L., b. Mil., Sept. 25, 1870.
A reputable family. They spent the first 5 yrs. of their m. life in Med., and have ever since res. in Mil. Centre. Dr. Pratt is an acceptable and suc- cessful physician in his line of practice.
PRENTISS. A rare name in Mil. The oldest family of this name was that of George W. and wf. Melita. They came into town from Upton, perhaps in 1833 or 1834. I infer this from their having 2 chn. bap. by Rev. Mr. Long in 1834. They removed their relation from the Cong. ch. of Upton to that of Mil. in 1839, and possibly did not become res. here till that yr. The town records show one or two births prior to 1843, and several deaths in the family. As none of the relatives have furnished me any information concerning the mges., births, and deaths in their lineage, in answer to my numerous public calls, I have not gone into special researches in their behalf. I would gladly have had it otherwise. Our directories specify the following named :-
PRENTISS, GEORGE W., 1869, farmer, house Asylum St., near Asylum (new) ; also 1872, '75, '78.
PRENTISS, GEORGE T., 1869, bootmaker, house Asylum St., near Asylum (new); also 1872, '80.
PRENTISS, ELDRED, 1869, driver, house rear Mansion House.
PRENTISS, ELDRED H., 1872, prob. same last mentioned; bootmaker and farmer; bds. Asylum St.
I suspect all these to be of one lineage, i.e., G. W. and Melita's.
PRENTICE, EDWARD JACKSON 8 (Samuel B.,7 Calvin, 6 James, 5 Samuel, 4 John, 3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Northbridge, June 10, 1828; in. Almira M. Mowry, dr. of Israel and Phila (Wood) Mowry, b. Jan. 12, 1829; cer. Nov. 28, 1850, by Rev. Charles W. Ainsworth. Issue : -
CHARLES O., b. Mil., March 20, 1853; m. Carrie W. Mead, Sept. 25, 1878. ELLA F., b. Mil., Sept. 22, 1854.
EMMA A., b. Mil., Jan. 15, 1857; d. Oct. 9, 1858.
Here is a man who gives me something to write. He has studied his pedi- gree. He says his immigrant ancestor, Thomas Prentice,1 was b. in Eng., 1632, came to this country with a bro. James ; and they set. together in Newton. He m. Rebecca Jackson of Newton, b. in Eng. the same yr. with himself. He has considerable genealogical data all the way down the lineage to himself, most of which I must omit. His gd. fr. Calvin 6 set. in Northbridge. There his fr.,
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Samuel Bundy Prentice,7 was b. Jan. 6, 1799; m. Polly Thayer of Rehoboth, Nov. 19, 1818, had 9 chn., and d. Aug. 22, 1875.
He himself came to res. in Mil. over 24 yrs. ago, and is one of the oldest traders on Main St., -two or three perhaps a little older. He deals chiefly in flour, is in good standing as a business man and citizen, with a worthy and rep- utable family to cheer him along the path of life.
The directories mention other Prentices : viz., -
PRENTICE, E. J., 1856, res. in Danielville, so called.
PRENTICE, GEORGE D., 1856, bootmaker, res. on Hayden Row road, now Cedar St.
PRENTICE, GEORGE W., 1872 (J. A. Prentice & Co.), boxmaker, Green, near Main St .; also 1875, '78.
PRENTICE, JAMES A., 1872 (J. A. Prentice & Co.), boxmaker, Green, near Main St. ; also 1875, '78.
PRENTICE, LUTHER Q., 1872, box-nailer for J. A. Prentice & Co .; also 1875, '78.
I have traced none of these.
PRESTON, ELIJAH, and wf. Eunice ( Adams) Preston, had, -
MARY A. P., b. Mil., June 1, 1840; d. Aug. 10, 1843.
HENRY ADAMS, b. Mil., 1846; m. Elmira Greenlaw, Oct. 20, 1868; he d. here Sept. 18, 1870, in his 24th year.
I am no further informed concerning this family.
PRICE, EDMUND, b. Brooklyn, Ct., March 1, 1808; m. Abby Hills, b. Franklin,
Ct., July 18, 1814; cer. 1837, particulars no further ascertained. Issue : - ARTHUR W., b. Willimantic, Ct., Jan. 28, 1840; engineer in U. S. Navy. HELEN C., b. Willimantic, Ct., May 18, 1841; res. prob. in New York City. EMILY W., b. Hopedale, date not found; m. and set. in New York City. HENRY EDMUND, b. Hopedale, April 2, 1850; d. May 2, 1852.
Mr. Price was by trade a hatter. He was a very honest, industrious, hard- working man, in whatever business engaged, often consuming 15 to 18 hours of the 24. Had he been as successful in preserving the fruits of his toil as in earning them, he must have become wealthy. But, with no vicious or spend- thrift habits, through misjudgment or ill-luck in the investment of his funds, he frequently lost in large sums what he had acquired by laborious diligence. He and his wf. came to Hopedale in 1842, and were among our early members of the Community. Mrs. P. was an intelligent woman, with a literary and poetic genius. She occupied an influential official position in the Community for several yrs. In 1853 she and hus. removed to Eaglewood, N.J., thence to New York City, and last to near Red Bank, Monmouth Co., N.J. There she d. suddenly of apoplexy, May 4, 1878. An interesting memorial obituary, testify- ing to her life-work and worth, soon after appeared in "The New York Trib- une." At last advices Mr. P. still survived, and the chn. were having fair suc- cess in the career of life.
PRICE, CHARLES HENRY, a bro. of Edmund, b. in Brooklyn, Ct., June 15, 1819; became a member of the Community at Hopedale in Aug., 1843, and for some yrs. was a faithful and efficient manager of our Transportation Branch. In 1844 he m. Betsey Cleveland, b. in Bozrah, Ct., Aug. 27, 1823, and removed her hither. Issue: -
ALLEN, b. Hopedale, May 16, 1845; sup. dead. See "War-Record."
LUCY M. } (twins), b. Hopedale, July 11, 1849; d. Oct. 19, 1865. GEORGE b. Hopedale, July 11, 1849.
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ALBERT, b. Hopedale, Feb. 26, 1851.
CHARLES HENRY, Jun., b. Hopedale, Feb. 16, 1858.
They left Hopedale in 1858, and took up their res. in Mil. Centre, where they have ever since remained in useful employment. With less polish and pretension than some others, they have won a deservedly respectable standing in society. Mr. P. has long been employed as a trusted railroad agent in look- ing after and restoring wandering freight-cars. In all my dealings with Mr. P. I found him a strictly upright man.
PROVAN, THOMAS, son of John and Agnes Provan, b. in Stirling, Scotland, in 1818; with wf., Jeanet G. ( Smith) Provan, b. in Stirling, Scotland, June 20, 1820, came to Hopedale in May, 1849, bringing with them the following- named chn. : -
JOHN, b. Stirling, Scot .; m. Christina Galbraith; res. Worcester.
CATHERINE M., b. Stirling, Scot. ; d. May 19, 1861, a. 18 yrs. 7 mos.
AGNES, b. Stirling, Scot. ; m. John Dobbie; res. Webster.
THOMAS SMITH, b. Stirling, Scot .; d. Worcester, Nov. 8, 1871, a. 22 yrs. 6 mos. 23 ds.
Mrs. Jeanet came across the Atlantic already in consumption, and d. here Dec. S, 1849. The hus. m., 2d, Rebecca Davis, dr. of Andrew and Ann (Craw- ford) Davis, b. in the British Province of New Brunswick; cer. in Oct., 1850. Issue : -
AUGUSTUS SYME, b. Hopedale, Feb. 28, 1852; d. Boston, Dec. 11, 1880.
WILLIAM GARRISON, b. Worcester, perhaps 1855; res. with his fr. in Worces- ter.
Mrs. Rebecca d. in Worcester, date not at command. The hus. m., 3d, Jane (Davis Stimpson) Johnson, a sr. of Mrs. Rebecca, dr. of Andrew and Ann (Crawford) Davis, b. in the British province of New Brunswick, 1825; cer. at Hopedale, April 29, 1870, by the writer.
The remains of all Mr. P.'s deceased family repose in our Hopedale Ceme- tery. He left Hopedale, with his then family, in 1852, and set. in Worcester, where he has ever since remained, a stalwart and executive blacksmith, contin- uously employed in the same establishment. He is an independent, vigorous, progressive thinker, and a man of upright character. And he has had three good wives.
PUTNAM, AUSTIN FISHER, son of Ebenezer and Harriet (Perry) Putnam, b. Up., May 20, 1838; m. Eliza Ann Rawson, dr. of Jared and Mary T. (Wal-
dron) Rawson, b. Mil., Dec. 28, 1838; cer. Mil., April 20, 1864, by Rev. A. A. Ellsworth. Issue : -
WILLIS RAWSON, b. July 20, 1865; d. Oct. 17, 1866.
IDA ELIZA, b. Nov. 10, 1867; d. Jan. 8, 1879, deeply lamented.
Worthy family sadly desolated by bereavement. Mr. P. is a diligent, hon- est farmer. Res. Purchase, near Fountain, St.
PUTNAM, JAMES HENRY 4 (Dennis,3 Asa,2 John,1 descendants of John Putnam, the ancestral immigrant from Buckinghamshire, Eng., who set. in Salem, 1634), b. Acton, May 9, 1833; mr.'s maiden name Dorothy Jones; m., 1st, Harriet Augusta Butler, dr. of Samuel and Nancy Butler, b. Shirley, 1839; cer. Framingham, Oct. 28, 1856, by Rev. J. C. Bodwell. Issue : -
LOUIS BUTLER, b. Mil., Sept. 4, 1859; baggage-master, etc., Nantasket Beach R. Rd.
CARRIE VIOLA, b. Mil., Feb. 18, 1863; d. April 9 same year.
Mrs. Harriet d. 1871, a. 42 yrs. 5 mos, and 9 ds. The hus. m., 2d, Jane
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Augusta Colburn, dr. of Dwight and Aurilla (Underwood) Colburn, b. Holl., Dec. 10, 1832; cer. Newton, April 12, 1876, by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richardson. No issue.
Mr. Putnam is an intelligent, enterprising, upright man. The family standing in society is eminently good. He received a creditable common-school and academic education, qualifying him for successful business in life. On attaining his majority, he spent a yr. in California, came to Mil., April 1, 1856, and served as grocer's clerk 1 yr. under Thomas B. Thayer, next as clerk in the coal business under Maj. Clark Sumner from 1857 to 1866, then became partner in the same business with Isaac N. Crosby, 4 yrs., then partner with George P. Woodbury in the same business 4 yrs., then partner with Louis T. Tougas in the manufacture of dies 1 yr., and then kept a grocery-store as sole proprietor 2 yrs. He has since employed himself variously as insurance agent, canvasser for the sale of books, patented articles, etc. He is now the authorized general canvasser of the Publishing Committee for subscriptions to the History of Mil- ford. The town has appreciatively honored him with the following offices: school committeeman, 4 yrs., from 1864 to 1868; representative to the Legislature for 1867; and assessor 2 yrs., 1868 to 1870. He furnished me with his father's brief family record as follows: -
PUTNAM, DENNIS 3 (Asa,2 John1), b. Stow, June 4, 1795; innkeeper, etc. ; m.
Dorothy Jones, dr. of Aaron and Abigail Jones, b. Acton, 1791; cer. Acton, 1824. Issue : -
HARRIET, b. Acton, Oct. 8, 1825; m. A. C. Handley.
SUSAN, b. Acton, June 24, 1828; m., 1st, William R. Lothrop; 2d, Henry O. Lothrop.
JAMES HENRY, b. Acton, May 9, 1833; m., etc., as above.
Mrs. Dorothy d. in Acton, Aug. 25, 1833. The hus. and fr. d. there Nov. 12, 1877.
PUTNAM, HENRY S., house North Bow St. No report.
Sundry others of the name, at various times transient residents in town, omitted.
PYNE, WILLIAM JOHN, son of William and Margaret (Neagle) Pyne (gd. son of John and Nancy (Roach) Pyne, natives of Castletown-Roche, Cork Co., Ireland), b. in Fishkill, Dutchess Co., N.Y., Oct. 31, 1852; m. Mary A. Pierce, dr. of John Alonzo and Mary (Owens) Pierce, birth-place and date not given; cer. in Mil., Dec. 25, 1874, by Rev. James T. Canavan. Issue :- WILLIAM AMASA, b. Mil., April 24, 1876.
MARY ELLEN, b. Mil., March 4, 1878.
Mr. Pyne is a bootmaker, and has res. in town 18 yrs. Judging from the interest manifested in sending in this family record, and its correctness, I infer that Mr. P. and wife are intelligent and enterprising people. Mr. P. adds to the above as follows: "My fr. d. Aug. 16, 1866. My wf.'s mr. d. Jan. 22, 1872."
QUIGGLE, CHARLES FRIEND, son of - Friend and Catherine Reed (Law- ton) Friend, b. in Mansfield, Oct. 20, 1832; boot and shoe manufacturer; m. Angie Richardson Noyes, dr. of Enoch and Mehetabel (Eldridge) Noyes, b. in Joy, Me., Aug. 9, 1839; cer. in North Easton, Oct. 22, 1860, by Rev. L. B. Bates. Their chn. : -
ADDIE E., b. Stoughton, March 24, 1862.
CHARLES L., b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1863; d. Dec. 17, 1864.
WALTER N., b. Mil., May 1, 1866; d. Jan. 15, 1869,
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FRED L., b. Mil., Nov. 20, 1868.
EDITH MAUD, b. Mil., March 12, 1871.
This family res. first in Brockton, then Stoughton, and, since 1863, in Mil. Business and social standing eminently good. Manufactory 81 Central St .; res. 54 Purchase St.
In Directory of 1880: QUIGLEY, FRIEND, engineer, 81 Central St .; house 25 Pearl. Perhaps fr. of Charles F. If so, he was b. in Norton, Oct. 12, 1804, and m. as indicated above. No full record sent me.
RAMSDELL, MOSES, ancestry not traced; m. Mary Wares, Oct. 1, 1743, and set. on the Eight-Rod Road, just within what became the western frontier line of Mil. Their abandoned home-site is on John Mann's farm, where one or two solitary poplars rear their spiry tops. The old domicile has been demolished since 1836; for I then attended the funeral of Saul Ramsdell in it. The chn. of Moses and Mary (Wares) Ramsdell were, -
MOSES, b. Jan. 10, 1744; untraced.
CAROLINE, b. May 3, 1745; m. Elijah Bolcom, Uxbridge, 1777.
MARY, b. Jan. 28, 1747; untraced.
JEHU, b. March 25, 1749; untraced.
SAUL, b. Dec. 18, 1750; m. Mary Bolcom, Jan. 8, 1773.
VASHTI, b. March 8, 1753; untraced.
CLEOPATRA, b. Dec. 3, 1754; untraced.
AQUILLA, b. Feb. 28, 1756; m. Esther Brown, Cumberland, R.I., 1781; set. in N. H.
JEMIMA, b. March 26, 1761; untraced.
This family all disappeared from our records before 1790, except Saul, who lived and d. on the old homestead. It is thought that Moses, the oldest son, built a rude home, and dwelt for a short time at the abandoned site on the Eight- Rod Road, situated about half-way between John Mann's and the new road to No. Mendon; but I should like to be surer of it. I have not yet found the death- dates of Moses, sen., and his wife. From some indications on the records, I suspect they d. about 1787 or 1788. Aquilla Ramsdell, and perhaps others of the family, emigrated to Swanzey, N.H., or that general region. But I can further trace none but Saul.
RAMSDELL, SAUL, son of Moses and Mary (Wares) Ramsdell, was b. Dec. 18 1750, and m. Mary Bolcom of Mendon, Jan. 8, 1773. Issue: -
JONATHAN, b. date not found; drowned 1799.
BARBARA, b. Aug. 7, 1776; untraced.
WILLIAM, b. Sept. 8, 1780; untraced.
PHINEHAS, b. Dec. 9, 1787; untraced.
D. MARQUIS, b. Feb. 3, 1788; untraced.
SAMUEL BOLCOM, b. July 4, 1791; untraced.
SYLVIA A. RUSSELL, b. April 6, 1794; untraced.
Saul Ramsdell was on the quota of Mendon during the Revolutionary war, serving nearly or quite through its seven yrs'. continuance, and drawing a full pension in his old age. Like too many other Revolutionary soldiers, he con- tracted intemperate habits, and at length required town aid for himself and family. He seems to have moved from Mendon into the old paternal home soon after the death of his father, in 1789 or thereabouts. A controversy arose be- tween Mil. and Mendon as to which town was liable for the support of Saul Ramsdell and family. Mendon pleaded that the Ramsdell house was in the edge of Mil., and therefore this town must meet the liability. But there was a small
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legal kink in the case, which finally threw the liability back on Mendon. It was this : Saul had gained a res. in Mendon some time before his father's death, and had been legally warned out of Mil .; and the agreement between the two towns, at the time of separation, bound each to maintain all the poor legally belonging within their respective limits when Mil. was set off. This threw Saul on Men- don. He d. Feb. 17, 1836, a. 85 yrs. Death-date of his wf. not found. The family no further traced.
RAND, WILLIAM T., and wf. Catherine ( Allen), m. in Wendell; pedigree, date of mge., etc., not ascertained. They came to Mil. some time not far from 1836. They had, I am told, a small homestead on Dilla St. They brought 2 chn. with them, and had several while here. What became of them I am not informed. Their chn. : -
EMELINE AMELIA, b. in Wendell, May 15, 1833; m. Everett Cheney, 1849.
GEORGE FREEMAN, b. in Wendell, June 13, 1835; untraced.
LEANDER DRAYTON, b. in Mil., Sept. 8, 1837; untraced.
MARY ANN, b. in Mil., Sept. 9, 1840; untraced.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. in Mil., July 28, 1841; untraced.
Besides the above, 4 other chn. have been named to me by Mr. Everett Cheney, but without birth-dates given; viz., - ISABEL, WILLIS, KATY, and MARION. No further informed.
RAND, Rev. L. P., of Orono, Me., m. Charlotte Helen Nelson, dr. of Capt. Henry and Catherine (Parkhurst) Nelson, b. in Mil., Aug. 15, 1827; cer. Jan., 1847. Whether they had any chn. I am not informed; but, if they had, I have the impression that neither they nor their father long survived.
I know of no Rands at present in town, nor have I ever heard of any others than the above named.
RAWSON. Among the descendants of Hon. Edward Rawson, celebrated in the provincial annals of Massachusetts as long secretary of the colony, a considerable number have dwelt on our territory.
RAWSON, SAMUEL 4 (Nathaniel,3 William,2 Edward 1), b. June, 1714; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Thompson; m., 1st, Sarah Chapin, dr. of Seth, jun., and Abigail (Adams) Chapin, b. 1715; date of cer. not found. They were recognized by our Cong. ch., and began to have chn. bap. here June 28, 1741. They are said to have res. somewhere in the southerly section of our then Precinct, but I have not ascertained thie precise locality. Their chn. : -
PAUL, b. Feb. 13, 1737; m. Sarah Johnson, March 6, 1760.
HANNAH, b. April 2, 1741; m. Eleazer Bullard, April 3, 1759.
ABIGAIL, b. March 6, 1743; untraced.
THOMPSON SAMUEL, b. Dec. 31, 1744; m. Mary Jones, June 19, 1772; set. New Marlboro'.
Mrs. Sarah d. 1745 or 1746; and the hus. m., 2d, the wid. Lydia Chadwick, previously wid. of Joshua Green; particulars of cer. not found. Issue : - " SARAH, bap. May 17, 1747.
PHEBE, bap. Feb. 4, 1749-50; m. Ezra Knapp, and had 10 chn.
The family subsequently moved to New Marlboro', and are no further traced.
RAWSON, NATHANIEL 4 (Nathaniel,3 William,2 Edward1), b. May 27, 1716; . m., 1st., Mary Thwing, dr. of Benjamin and Hannah (Buckman) Thwing, Uxbridge; cer. March 21, 1738; 1 child: -
SILAS, b. Nov. 17, 1839; m. Abigail Chapin, Jan. 5, 1762, etc.
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Mrs. Mary d. of her confinement, Nov., 1739. The hus. m., 2d, Rachel Daniels of Mendon, dr. prob. of Joseph and Mary Daniels, b. March 23, 1720; cer. May 20, 1740. Their chn. : -
RACHEL, b. in Conway, May 20, 1741; m. - Whitney; set. in Conway. ELIAS, b. March 1, 1743; d. young.
NATHANIEL, Jun., b. Feb. 19, 1745; m. wid. Huldah Woodruff, March 24, 1776; set. N. Y.
SIMEON, b. Feb. 25, 1747; m. - Nelson; emigrated to Vt.
MARY, b. Jan. 18, 1749; m. Timothy Thwing, Conway.
JONATHAN, b. March 17, 1751; m. Esther Baldwin; emigrated to N. Y.
MOSES, b. April 26, 1753; m. Sarah Bussey; set. Windsor, Vt.
ANNA, b. Aug. 21, 1755; m. Moses Parmely; set. West Stockbridge.
MERCY, b. Aug. 3, 1757; m. Jonathan Wheeler, Feb. 12, 1778; set. Grafton.
ELIAS,.b. Sept. 4, 1760; d. young.
GRINDAL, b. Jan. 22, 1762; m. Martha Grover; set. Windsor, Vt.
ABNER, b. Nov. 11, 1764; m. Lucretia Jeffords; emigrated to N.Y., and to Mich.
The parents were recd. into the ch. here, April 1, 1753; and they had 7 chn. bap. here, beginning with Mary, 1748-49. But where they dwelt, or what avo- cation the fr. followed, I have not learned. They disappear from our records soon after 1764.
RAWSON, BARNABAS 4 (Nathaniel,8 William,2 Edward 1), b. Aug. 11, 1721; mr.'s maiden name Hannah Thompson; m. Mary -. He bought of Nehemiah Nelson, Jan. 14, 1742-43, the farm, in later times known as the Zuriel Howard place, or more recently as the Sylvanus Adams place. He was recd. into our Cong. ch., April 14, 1745; and his wf. Mary, May 20, 1753. They had 4 chn. bap. here. They then sold out their place to Joseph Penniman of Woodstock, Ct .; or perhaps made an exchange of farms with him, not far from 1760, and removed to Woodstock. Their chn. were, -
Lors, b. here, Aug. 24, 1744; d. Jan. 22, 1745.
DAVID, b. here, Dec. 18, 1745; m. Sybil Beals; set. Woodstock, Ct.
ASA, b. here, Nov. 10, 1748; d. April 10, 1767.
JOSIAH, b. here, Dec. 18, 1753; d. Jan. 12, 1773.
RUTH, b. Woodstock, Ct., Aug. 2, 1760; m. Andrew Brown, Oct. 3, 1775.
ELIZABETH, b. Woodstock, Ct., June 23, 1762; d. Oct. 22, 1766.
LOIS, b. Woodstock, Oct. 8, 1765; d. Oct. 15, 1766.
ELIZABETH, b. Woodstock, Ct., Nov. 27, 1767; d. Sept. 7, 1775.
RAWSON, EDWARD, Esq.4 (Wilson,3 Grindal,2 Edward 1), b. April 2, 1721; m. Mary Morse, April 7, 1748. Their chn. : -
HOOKER, b. April 21, 1749; untraced.
ELIZABETH, b. April 4, 1750; m. Dea. Seth Chapin, Mendon, Oct. 27, 1767.
MARY, b. May 4, 1751; m. Dr. Levi Willard, Mendon, April 28, 1774.
EDWARD, b. June 19, 1754; m. Margaret Steele; set. Leicester; physician.
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