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BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
WISWALL, HENRY 5 (Thomas, 4 Lieut. Thomas,3 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas 1,) b. prob. Newton, date not found; m. Joanna Thayer of Mendon, Feb. 17, 1774; and their chn. were, -
MOSES, b. March 12, 1775.
LUCY, b. 1777.
HENRY, b. Feb. 27, 1779.
This is from Mendon records, and it is all I have found concerning this family. It leaves me and my readers in darkness on many points desirable to understand, but I can go no further.
WISWALL, TIMOTHY 5 (Thomas,4 Lieut. Thomas,8 Capt. Noah,2 Eld.
Thomas 1), birth-place and date not found; inherited his father's home- stead ; m. Diadama Daniels, dr. of Maj. Joseph Daniels and Margaret his wf., b. in Mendon, on the Rehoboth road, near the present line of Mendon and Blackstone, Jan. 21, 1751; cer. in the Easterly Precinct, Nov. 17, 1773, by Rev. A. Frost. Before giving the names of their chn., I think it proper to say a few words concerning Mrs. Diadama's relationship and ancestry. She was a sister of Mrs. Anna (Daniels) Sumner, wf. of Darius Sumner. See Sumner. Their fr., Maj. Joseph Daniels, won much respect as a brave Revolutionary officer. He was a son of Eleazer Daniels, who set. on Quissett Hill, on the now line between Mendon and Blackstone, immediate- ly after King Philip's war, and was noted for his pioneer courage, fortitude, and perseverance amid many trials. His descendants of the fifth, sixth, and seventh generations still inherit a portion of his original domain. I think I have made sure that this Eleazer was the youngest son of Joseph Daniels, and a gd. son of Robert, the immigrant patriarch of all the Dan- iels families in this general region. If I am correct, he was b. in Sherborn, March 9, 1681.
Chn. of Timothy and Diadama (Daniels) Wiswall : -
LYDIA, b. June 3, 1774; m. Uel Thayer, Oct. 4, 1798.
THOMAS, b. March 28, 1776; d. in early manhood, date not found.
JOSEPH, b. March 16, 1778; m. Sarah Hall, Dorchester, autumn of 1806.
SAMPSON, b. Nov. 24, 1781 ; nı. Abigail -, Providence, R.I., date not found. MARGARET, b. April 15, 1783; m. a Leland ; set. N.H., particulars not found. PAMELIA, b. April 24, 1785; in. Ahaz Hayward of Swanzey, N.H., Jan. 11, 1809.
LOT, b. Oct. 23, 1787; studied for the ministry, H. U., preached as supply, etc. PHILA, b. Aug. 4, 1791; m. Joel Stanford, Aug. 8, 1811.
JASPER, b. Feb. 16, 1793; m. Elizabeth Spears, April, 1821.
The parents and chn. generally worthy people. Mr. Timothy d. March 29, 1830. Mrs. Diadama d. Oct. 25, 1834.
Thomas, the eldest son, lived to be of age, hired himself out to work in Dedham, was there taken fatally sick, and d. in Medfield as his parents were trying to convey him home. Joseph spent most of his life in Dorchester, but d. in Sharon at an advanced age. Sampson went to Providence, R.I., where he m., and had 3 chn. Thomas, Elizabeth S., and Pamelia. He was long employed as a night watchman, and contracted habits which partially broke up his family. Thomas has a family in the vicinity of Providence, and Pamelia also has one in that city or near it. Elizabeth S. m. James M. Barber of Mil., March 17, 1834. She res., his wid., in Hartford, Ct. The fr., quite broken down by dissipation, d. in our asylum during the yr. 1850, or thereabouts. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., d. in the kind care of her dr. Elizabeth and hus., then res. in Mil., July 26, 1852.
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Margaret Wiswall m. a Mr. Leland, mvd. to Westmoreland, N.H., and thence to other parts of N. H. or Vt. Pamelia mn. as aforesaid, and set. in Westmore- land, N.H. Lot went through a course of study in H. U., but for certain rea- sons did not formally graduate. He then went through the Divinity School there, and supplied Unitarian pulpits in various places, but did not settle as a pastor. He res. mostly in Cambridge, got his name legally changed to William Daniels Wiswall, at length m. a lady in Cambridge (name not known to me), and planned to erect him a handsome mansion on the ancient homestead in Mil. Work had actually commenced on the cellar, and other preparations were made in 1841, when his wf. suddenly d .; and all his prospects were blighted. The work was abandoned at once, and only the old ruins remain. Rev. William D. himself d. in Roxbury, two or three yrs. after his wf.'s decease. Phila mn., lived, and d. in town. See Stanford.
WISWALL, JASPER 6 (Timothy,5 Thomas,4 Lieut. Thomas,3 Capt. Noah,2 Eld. Thomas 1), b. Feb. 16, 1793; m. Elizabeth Spears of Bellingham in
April, 1821; ptge., birth-date, particulars of cer., etc., not ascertained. Their chn. : -
BENJAMIN, their 1st born, dateless; d. soon after birth.
JAMES, b. Mil., Nov. 29, 1823; survives; res. to me unknown ..
VESTA SPEARS, b. Mil., Jan. 27, 1827; d. Oct. 27, 1836.
SIMEON DANIELS, b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1828; some yrs. dead.
Jasper and family res. on the old homestead. He became depressed in spirit, lost his mental balance, and took his own life. He did it in a singular and shocking manner. His scythe was hanging in its snath; which, taking down and standing upright before it, he drew his throat directly across it, sev- ered both jugular veins, and bled to death instantly. To his wf., aged mr., and family relatives it was, of course, a dreadful calamity, and excited a shudder- ing sympathy throughout the neighborhood. Mrs. Elizabeth survived him sev- eral yrs., subsequently m. a Mr. Sadler, but both of them have been some time dead.
I omit mentioning one or two other Wiswalls, who lived and d. in town, not deeming it necessary or wise to give their records.
WITHERELL, CHARLES F., ptge. not given; b. in Mansfield, July 2, 1821;
boot-finisher; m., 1st, Mary A. Oliver, ptge. not given; b. in Dover, N.H.,
Dec. 17, 1827; cer. July 11, 1849; no other particulars given. Issue : - MARY ELLA, b. Mil., May 27, 1850; d. July 22, 1850.
CHARLES L., b. Mil., April 6, 1852; driver of Engine No. 1; family record not given.
IDA FLORENCE, b. Mil., Nov. 13, 1854; m. Clinton Rila Scott, Oct. 11, 1877.
FRANK A., b. Mil., Nov. 4, 1857; boot-finisher ; nothing more given.
FRED A., b. Mil., Oct. 5, 1860.
ERNEST L., b. Mil., July 8, 1863; d. Nov. 23, 1863.
Mrs. Mary d. Nov. 29, 1867. The lius. m., 2d, Elizabeth E. Rose, dr. of Oliver and Sally (Cooper) Rose, b. in Northbridge, Aug. 5, 1844; cer. Aug. 19, 1871; no other particulars given. Issue : -
LIZZIE ZELLA, b. Mil., Aug. 8, 1872; d. Jan. 25, 1874.
WILLIAM W., b. Mil., May 27, 1875.
GEORGE L., b. Mil., June 3, 1876; d. Aug. 21, 1876.
The hus. and fr. d. quite suddenly June 16, 1880, much respected by those who knew his unpretentious worth, and deeply lamented by his bereaved family.
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WITHINGTON, ALBERT CARRUTH 3 (Edward,2 Benjamin 1), b. Chesterfield,
N.H., Nov. 2, 1825; mr.'s maiden name Lydia Hodgeman; m. Marie An- toinette Chapin, dr. of George and Mary Ann (Howard) Chapin, b. in Mil., March 8, 1830; cer. Mil., Nov. 7, 1850, by Rev. Preston Pond. Their chn. : -
CHARLES ALBERT, b. Mil., Nov. 21, 1851; d. Aug. 14, 1852.
CHARLES MELVIN, b. Mil., April 7, 1853; d. July 17, 1853.
FRANK EDWARD, b. Mil., April 16, 1855 ; clerk, 254 Main St.
ELLA ADELIA, b. Mil., Sept. 21, 1860.
Social standing of this family respectable. Mr. W. must have res. in town 30 yrs. or more. He has been prominent, through protracted terms of service, in our fire-department, as clerk, chief engineer, etc. He has also served sev- eral yrs. on the board of selectmen. As a business man in trade, etc., his reputation is good. He now deals in paints, oils, etc., in co. with Alonzo A. Cook, under the firm name of Cook and Withington, 142 Main St. ; house Main, near Prospect, St.
WITHINGTON, ASAPH, a brother of the preceding; m. Sarah S. Pond, dr. of
Abner T. and Mary (Sumner) Pond, Nov., 1852. But he has sent me no family record, and I am reluctantly obliged to forego further specification. WITHINGTON, JAMES D., another brother; m. Sylvia C. Williams, Aug., 1849. I am also without his family record, and can say no more. Prob. he has ceased to res. in town. I have an impression that still another brother once res. in Mil., but cannot write with certainty.
WOODBURY, Rev. JAMES TRASK,7 fifth pastor of our Mil. Cong. ch. (Peter,6 Peter,5 Josiah,4 Peter,3 Humphrey,2 John1), b. in Francistown, N.H., Aug. 8, 1803; m. Augusta Porter, dr. of Jonathan and Phebe (Abbott) Porter, b. in Medford, Mass., March 1, 1803; cer. Medford, May 31, 1827, by Rev. Caleb Stetson. Their chn. : -
JAMES TRASK, Jun., b. May 28, 1829; d. in Acton, April, 1837, a. 9 yrs. GEORGE, b. June 16, 1831; d. young.
AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 25, 1832; m. George G. Parker, Esq. ; res. Mil.
GEORGE PORTER, b. June 23, 1837; m. Ellen Anna Barnes; res. Mil.
CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 3, 1845; m. Thomas G. Kent, Esq. ; she d. June 21, 1877.
As indicated above, Rev. J. T. Woodbury was of the 7th generation in descent from John Woodbury, the ancestral immigrant. John 1 was b. in Som- ersetshire, Eng., came to Salem 1626, and brought along with him his son Hum- phrey,2 b. in Eng., 1609. Peter3 and Josiah 4 dwelt in Salem. Peter 5 set. in Beverly. Peter 6 moved to N.H., and set. in Francistown. There he was an influential man, and raised up a large and talented family. Among his sons were Levi Woodbury, governor, senator, judge, etc .; George W., M.D., Yazoo Co., Miss. ; Peter P., M.D., Bradford, N.H .; and our Rev. James T. James T. graduated at H. U., 1823, when 20 yrs. of age, having entered at 16. He then studied law, and practised 4 yrs. in Bath, N.H .; but, feeling called to the gos- pel ministry, left the legal for the clerical profession. He was settled as pastor at Acton in 1832, where he continued his ministry for 20 yrs. He then accepted a call to the pastorate in this town, and was installed July 15, 1852. Here he remained over 8 yrs .. till his death in 1861. He was a sound Hopkinsian in theology and ecclesiasticism, with liberal tendencies, an able, clear-headed, plain-spoken preacher, without ornate rhetoric or elocutionary display, and a prudent, faithful, judicious pastor. He and I differed widely in our interpre-
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tation of both theoretical and practical Christianity; but I always found him a benignant and courteous gentleman, uniting with me on co-equal terms, as we often had occasion, at funerals, etc. He became deeply interested in the anti- slavery cause as early as 1836, and never relaxed his testimonies against the in- stitution of chattel bondage; though dissenting, sometimes unpleasantly, from the Garrisonian abolitionists. He was no less interested, from first to last, in the temperance reform. He was much devoted to the promotion of public- school education, serving successfully on the town committees in Acton and Mil. He was constitutionally, as well as by legal training, disposed to partici- pate in civil and political affairs; having none of my scruples against sword- sustained governmentalism, but, on the contrary, a sense of duty to help control this untoward world by force if necessary. He drew no nice distinc- tions between civil and sacerdotal duties. He therefore accepted various civil offices, and performed their functions with marked ability. He represented the town of Acton in the Legislature for at least one term, and perhaps several yrs. What other civil offices he held there I am not informed. Here he often pre- sided over town-meetings as moderator, was a commissioned justice of the peace, etc. As a citizen and townsman, as well as clergyman, he was deservedly respected. In his family connection he was beloved and revered. He d. quite suddenly in the zenith of his ministry, Jan. 16, 1861, in his 58th yr., and re- ceived due funeral honors, domestic and parochial. His venerable wid. still sur- vives, and has her home residence with her dr., Mrs. Parker.
WOODBURY, GEORGE PORTER 8 (Rev. James T.,7 Peter," Peter,5 Josiah,4 Peter,3 Humphrey 1), b. in Acton, June 23, 1837; mr.'s maiden name Au- gusta Porter; m. Ellen Anna Barnes, dr. of Amory and Adaline (Peck) Barnes, b. in Orange, Feb. 22, 1838; cer. Wrentham, June 5, 1860, by Rev. James T. Woodbury. Their chn. : -
AMORY TRASK, b. May 9, 1862.
ANNA AUGUSTA, b. Aug. 1, 1864.
GEORGE PORTER, b. Jan. 29, 1875.
Mr. Woodbury was postmaster in Mil. Centre from March 28, 1867, to April 21, 1869. He has been variously engaged in merchandise, and is now a clerk in the large furnishing-store of Joel W. Harris, 160 and 162 Main St. Social stand- ing of himself and family worthy of their descent.
WOODBURY, SIMON; ancestry not traced; son of Jonathan Woodbury, b. Brattleboro', Vt., Aug. 2, 1822; m. Mary M. Wales, dr. of Amos and Emily (Cheney) Wales, b. Mil., June 18, 1832; cer. Jan. S, 1852; 1 son : -
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Feb. 3, 1857; m. Elmina Sutherland, dr. of William L. and Vesta Emeline Sutherland, Victor, Mich .; cer. May 16, 1868. William H. and Elmina Woodbury have had 1 dr. born to them; viz., Mary, March 10, 1879. Mrs. Mary M. Woodbury, wife of Simon, d. April 22, 1878. The hus. no further traced.
WOODBURY, CYRUS O .; ancestry not traced; son of Rufus and Amanda Woodbury; b. Concord, Vt., 1831; bootmaker; m. Elizabeth C. Starkey, fromn Bath, Me. ; ptge., etc., not given; cer. at Hopedale, Jan. 11, 1857, by the writer. They left town some time since, and the family is no further traced.
WOODBURY, OSCAR C .; driver of Engine No. 2; house Main St., corner So. Main; relationship unknown to me. No family record reported.
WOODMAN, WILLIAM E .; stair-builder, etc .; named in our directories for 1875 and 1878. Gone.
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WOODSUM, Rev. A. E., the recently settled pastor of our Baptist ch. No family record or genealogical data at my command. Res. house 21 Frank- lin St. Public report gives him a good reputation in the outset of his pas- torate. I have no doubt of his sterling talents and worth.
WOOD. Most, if not all, the Woods in Mil. and the neighboring towns are descendants of Thomas Wood, one of the original settlers in Rowley. He set. there as early as 1655, and by his wf. Ann had John, b. 1656; Thomas, 1658; Josiah, 1664; Samuel, 1666; Solomon, 1670; Ebenezer, 1671; James, 1674; and 4 drs. If I have not misapprehended records and traditions, Josiah, Samuel, Solomon, and Ebenezer set. in our general vicinity; i.e., on our territory, Men- don, Uxbridge, Upton, etc.
WOOD, JOSIAH 2 (Thomas 1), b. Rowley, 1664; by. wf. Mary had a son JAMES, and perhaps several other chn. ; but I have not come to the knowl- edge of James's birth-date, or of any other child, if any existed. Josiah came hither from Essex Co. in 1715, and purchased Capt. Sethi Chapin's farm, situated immediately south of the Elder John Jones place. It con- tained about 150 acres, and Wood added 30 more to it. But he did not re- main on it long; for in 1722 he sold it to Gershom Nelson from Rowley, the progenitor of all our Mil. Nelsons. Whither Josiah and wf. went, or when they d., I have not ascertained.
WOOD, JAMES 3 (Josiah,2 Thomas 1), birth-date not ascertained ; m. Bridget Jones, dr. of Eld. John and Sarah Jones, b. 1696; cer. May 17, 1716. Issue : -
SARAH, b. Jan. 14, 1718; MARY, April 8, 1720; and MARTHA, Feb. 18, 1723.
Mrs. Bridget d. ; and the hus. m., 2d, Grace Thayer, dr. of Jonathan, sen., and Elizabeth (French) Thayer, b. Dec. 20, 1684; cer. Oct. 8, 1723. Issue: HEZEKIAH, b. Feb. 21, 1724; SUSANNA, Feb. 25, 1726; m. a Pratt; JAMES, June 25, 1728; BENJAMIN, July 6, 1730; SARAH, Sept. 6, 1732, m. a Whit- ney ; AMos, Oct. 28, 1734.
Mrs. Grace d .; and the hus. m., 3d, Elizabeth Hazeltine, ptge., etc., not traced; cer. March 8, 1738. Issue: EDWARD, b. Dec. 22, 1738; THOMAS, Sept. 12, 1740; ELIZABETH, Nov. 13, 1742; GRINDALL, Feb. 3, 1745 or there- abouts; HEZEKIAH, Sept. 1, 1749; STEPHEN, April 11, 1751.
James Wood 3 was an enterprising carpenter. He res. first adjacent to his then father-in-law, Eld. John Jones. Next he purchased the old Benjamin Albee corn-mill place of Benjamin Wheelock and sons, in 1709, - the mill then burnt down. He rebuilt the mill, and added another below, a fulling-mill. This estate, with all its enlargements and improvements, he sold to David Howe of Weymouth; a clothier, in 1721. I do not learn where he next dwelt, but sup- pose somewhere on old Mendon territory ; for he left ours, and returned no more. He finally set. in Mendon, on the Northbridge road, on the farm known in later times as the Stephen Wood place. Stephen 4 was his youngest son, whom I knew well in his old age. He had a son George,5 who left a son Harrison,6 now res. in Mendon. He d. not far from 1777: his will being dated Sept. 9 of that yr., an aged man. His son Grindall was his executor, and his 3d wf. was then surviving.
WOOD, ELIPHALET3 (Ebenezer,2 Thomas1), birth-date not ascertained; m.
Mary -, date not ascertained ; set. and dwelt many yrs. on what used to be called the Taunton and Povidence road, now in part Cortland St., and in part So. Main. He lived on perhaps two different homesteads. Their chn. : -
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RACHEL, b. 1740; m. Moses Daniels of Holl., Nov. 27, 1760.
MARY, b. 1742; in. Stephen Albee, Sept. 2, 1761.
DEBORAH, b. 1744; m. Joseph Pierce, March 31, 1767.
LOIS, b. 1746; in. Moses Hayward, May 27, 1767.
CATHARINE, b. 1748; untraced.
SILAS, b. 1751; m. Asenath Stuart, Dec. 6, 1772.
ELIZABETH, b. 1753; d. Sept. 2, 1753.
PATIENCE, b. 1759; d. Sept. 2, 1763.
Mrs. Mary was received into our Cong. ch. Aug. 8, 1754, and most of the chn. were then bap. by Rev. Mr. Frost. Eliphalet 3 sold the first homestead he owned here to Dr. Samuel Morse; deed dated March 19, 1741. I did not look sharply enough at the record, B. 14, p. 300, Worcester, to identify the premises ; but I think they were on now So. Main St., not far from Howardtown, once so called. When he sold out his last-owned homestead, - which I think was on now Cortland St., -I am not accurately informed; perhaps about 1760, to Joshua Chapin, who sold it soon afterwards to Obadiah Wood. I have been told that Eliphalet removed to some part of Connecticut, and d. there. How- ever that may have been, our records give no further trace of him.
WOOD, OBADIAHI 4 (Obadiah,3 Solomon,2 Thomas1), b. about 1737; mr.'s maiden name, if I mistake not, Esther Hayward; m. Experience Hayward, dr. of Benjamin, jun., and Mary (Wheaton) Hayward, b. prob. about 1738; cer. in our Precinct, Nov. 22, 1759, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
RUTH, birth-date not found ; m. Abner Adams, Northbridge, Jan. 16, 1782. NATHAN, b. 1759; m., 1st, Experience Thayer; 2d, Betsey Wood.
ANNAH, b. 1767; m. Abel Albee, April 29, 1784.
Prob. there were no others, - certainly none to my knowledge. If I under- stand the testimony of records and tradition, Solomon Wood set. in Uxbridge, where he was the fr. of 3 sons; viz., Solomon, Daniel, and Obadiah. By refer- ring to the Hayward families, the reader will find that Jonathan,2 son of Sam- uel,1 had a dr. Hester or Esther, b. March 10, 1710, who m. Obadiah Wood in 1730. Jonathan 2 d. about 1760; and when his est. was set., in 1761, his dr. Esther, wf. of Obadiah Wood, is mentioned as having been previously por- tioned. From all this, I conclude that Obadiah, sen., must have m. the said Esther Hayward, and that she was the mr. of our Obadialı, jun. There was a Daniel Wood, prob. bro. of Obadiah, jun., who dwelt for some time on our territory, and had 1 or 2 chn. here. I find, too, that Obadiah, sen., bought John Rockwood's farm in 1741. What he did with it, I do not learn; but he himself lived and d. in Uxbridge. It seems that our Obadiah,4 not far from the time of his mge., purchased one-half his fr .- in-law's homestead, and ulti- mately came into possession of the whole. His son Nathan inherited it, and thus it got the name of the Nathan Wood place. Obadiah, the fr., was a man of thrift and increase. He was among our early Universalists, as I find by their records. I presume he and his family occupied the average level of respectability. His wf., Mrs. Experience, d. Aug. 9, 1813. He d. June 6, 1820, a. 83 yrs.
WOOD, NATHAN 5 (Obadiah, 4 Obadiah,3 Solomon,2 Thomas 1), b. 1759; m., 1st, Experience Thayer, dr. of Seth and Judith (Tlayer) Thayer, b. in our Pre- cinct, March 5, 1763; cer. in Mil., April 22, 1784, by Rev. A. Frost. No chn.
Mrs. Experience d. Oct. 24, 1821; and the hus. m., 2d, his cousin, Betsey Wood of Uxbridge, dr. of Solomon Wood, mr.'s maiden name Hannah Fish, birth-date not found; cer. prob. in Uxbridge, late in the yr. 1822; precise partic-
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ulars not ascertained. Mr. Wood res. all his long life on the ancient Benjamin Hayward place, inherited from his fr. It is situated on now So. Main St., and is known to our older native citizens as the Nathan Wood place. Though pro- fessing no personal religion, he was attached to the Cong. parish, and in the great semi-religious controversy of 1819 acted with the parish party. He was by no means indifferent to the acquisition of property, and accumulated a hand- some amount, which descended to his preferred nearest relatives. It should be remembered to his credit, that he was among the corporate proprietors of the " Milford Academy" in its day, and was a considerable subscriber to its cap- tal stock. He was a substantial and respectable citizen. He and his wf., Mrs. Betsey, d. the same day, Sept. 15, 1849.
WOOD, SAMUEL, son, as I suppose, of Thomas,1 was a landholder on the east- erly slope of Neck Hill, adjoining the Jones farm, in 1722, when his bro. Josiah sold out his est. to the first Gershom Nelson. He was a carpenter, and, I think, res. more or less on our territory; but I can give only an im- perfect account of him. I presume that he set. in Upton. Either he or his son Samuel, jun., bought of Jonathan Bond, in 1750, the farm latterly known as the John Cheney place in No. Purchase; but whether father or son, I am at a loss to determine. The son, -
WOOD, SAMUEL, Jun.3 (Samuel, sen.,2 Thomas 1), birth-date, etc., not ascer- tained; m. Elizabeth Daniell, dr. of Jasper and Keziah (Brick) Daniell, b. Feb. 20, 1740; cer. in our Precinct, May 24, 1764, by Rev. Amariah Frost. Their chn. not ascertained.
If they res. on the forementioned Bond-Cheney place, as is prob., I do not learn how long; I suspect not many yrs. But when our now Camp St. was originally laid out as a road, May 19, 1759, Samuel Wood, either fr. or son, owned the Bond place; how much longer, I have not examined Worcester Regr. of Deeds to learn.
WOOD, EBENEZER 3 (Samuel,2 Thomas1), birth-date not ascertained; m., 1st,
Relief Wight, dr. of the first Eleazer Wight; cer. Dec. 16, 1762, by Rev.
Amariah Frost. They had several chn .; but I am certain of only three, - MOLLY, b. Oct. 17, 1763; m. Ebenezer Walker, gd. fr. of Chester W. Walker of Upton.
RELIEF, birth-date not traced; m., 1st, a Mr. Goodell, and later a 2d hus. EBENEZER WIGHT, birth-date not traced ; in. Elizabeth Brown.
Mrs. Relief d. Sept. 30, 1796. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Pond of Medway, toward the close of 1797. He d. June 30, 1811. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. Jan. 7, 1816. When one rides through the westerly portion of Silver Hill St. into Upton, and sees how rocky and rough that locality is, it seems astonishing that anybody should be attracted to settle there; but Eli Partridge, the first settler, made his home there, and after him Ebenezer Wood. Prob. the homestead was large in extent, and obtainable for a small price, with, perhaps, some choice spots not observable by a passing stranger.
WOOD, EBENEZER WIGHT4 (Ebenezer,3 Samuel,2 Thomas 1), birth-date not ascertained ; m. Elizabeth Brown, ptge. and birth-date not traced; cer. in Mil., May 28, 1801, by Rev. David Long. Ebenezer W. inherited the rock. girded paternal home, and perhaps enlarged it. There he and his wf. raised up a considerable family ; viz., -
ASA, b. Aug. 31, 1801; lived, unm., on the homestead, and d. 1859.
EZEKIEL, b. Feb. 21, 1803; lived, unm., on the homestead, and d. 1877.
EBENEZER WIGHT, b. May 10, 1805; m. Abigail Taft, dr. of Nathan; he d. 1875.
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HENRY, b. March 21, 1807; unm. ; survives, an invalid, on the homestead.
RELIEF, b. March 18, 1809; m. Samuel Force, Med. ; she d. 1843.
MARY, b. July 19, 1811; m. Levi Pond, Mil., 1877.
SALLY, b. Jan. 19, 1814; unm .; survives, an invalid, on the homestead. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 26, 1816; unm .; d. 1863.
JONATHAN, b. June 2, 1819; m. Rhoda M. Page, Med., April 2, 1846.
Mrs. Elizabetlı d. May 9, 183S. Mr. Wood himself d. May 25, 1857, leaving an est., mostly real, appraised at $15,000. Only 3 of his chn. now survive; viz., Henry and Sally, feeble invalids, on the patrimonial homestead, and Jonathan, in Upton. Ebenezer W., jun., left one son, Gillespie Wood, who m., 1st, Sarah Holmes of Hop., and, 2d, Mary Ormes of Mil. Gillespie Wood, by 1st wf., has 1 dr., Nellie Maria, b. Sept. 25, 1866. She lives in the family of her gt. uncle, Jonathan Wood.
WOOD, JONATHAN 5 (Ebenezer W.,4 Ebenezer,3 Samuel,2 Thomas 1), b. Mil., June 2, 1819; m. Rhoda M. Page, dr. of William and Rhoda (Adams) Page, b. Bell., March 29, 1825; cer. in Medway, April 2, 1846, by Rev. Abner Mason. Their chil. :-
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