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Elliot, Esq., purchased 300 acres of the western part, since owned by Ebenezer Mason, William Pope, Elisha Harring- ton, and many others.
CUNNINGHAM ROBERT, senior, settled on the south part of lot 18. His deed from Col. Joshua Lamb, one of the origi- nal proprietors of the town, bears date Sept. 9, 1731. He was born in Ireland, 1677, and came to Boston 1717, where he lived till he came to this town. He had four sons, John, b. 1700, Hugh, Robert and James. He d. May 13, 1766, aged 89.
CUNNINGHAM JOHN, s. of the above, m. Ann Sinclair, da. of William Sinclair, March 22, 1739. He was a man of sound judgment, unimpeachable moral character, was often promoted to offices of honor and trust, and acquired a hand- some estate, having added 500 acres, lots 10 and 14, to his paternal estate. He d. Feb. 9, 1789, aged 89. His children, Robert, b. March 25, 1740; John, Feb. 9, 1746 ; Jonathan and David, (twins) June 6, 1747 ; Nathaniel, March, 16, 1752 ; William, Nov. 15, 1754. His wife died Nov. 3, 1775, aged 63.
CUNNINGHAM ROBERT, s. of the above, m. Martha Blair of Warren. He inherited the homestead. Ann, b. June 8, 1765 ; Elizabeth, Feb. 28, 1766; Simeon, April 14, 1767; Reuben, Jan. 5, 1769; Jonathan, March 6, 1771; Sarah, March 28, 1773 ; Susannah, Jan. 28, 1775; Nathaniel, - -; Robert, -; John, --.
CUNNINGHAM SIMEON, s. of the above, m. Miriam Brig- ham of Marlborough, 1792. Eli b. Dec. 15, 1792; Patty, Feb. 24, 1795. Removed to Marlborough.
CUNNINGHAM REUBEN, s. of Robert jun., m. Anna Hunt of Marlborough, March 21, 1801. Pamela, b. Jan. 3, 1803 ; Asenath, Sept. 25, 1805; Robert, March 28, 1809 ; Reuben, --; Samuel H. -. His wife d. May 28, 1818, and he m. Miranda Ayres of New Braintree, June, 1819. Mr. Cun- ningham kept the homestead, and died Aug. 30, 1823, aged 55.
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CUNNINGHAM JONATHAN, s. of Robert jun., m. Deliverance Earle of Paxton, 1798. Lyman b. San. 1, 1802; Elizabeth, June 2, 1805; Adaline, June, 1807; William, Sept. 20, 1803; Elliot P. Dec. 4, 1809 ; Jonathan Earle, Nov. 19, 1811; Marmaduke Newhall, Oct. 15, 1813; Homer, April 27, 1816; Thomas, April 9, 1818 ; Winthrop Russell, May 5, 1820. He inherited part of the homestead, built the house near the Baptist meeting house, removed to South Leicester, and d. 1859, aged 88.
CUNNINGHAM ELIZABETH, (or Betsey,) da. of Robert, m. Silas Allen, Oct. 20, 1791. She died March 3, 1811.
CUNNINGHAM SARAH, da. of Robert, m. John Munroe, Jan. 26,1804.
CUNNINGHAM SUSANNAH, m. Ivory Allen, Nov. 11, 1800. CUNNINGHAM NATHANIEL, died unmarried, Sept. 25, 1836.
CUNNINGHAM ANN, da. of Robert, died unmarried, Feb. 8, 1835, aged 70.
CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM, s. of John, m. Rebekah M'Farling of Worcester, June 4, 1778. Nancy b. Feb. 8, 1779, and m. Doct. John Frink of Rutland. Mr. Cunningham died June 23, 1779, aged 24.
CUNNINGHAM NATHANIEL, s. of Hugh, who was s. of Ro- bert senior, m. Sarah Henderson of Rutland, Dec. 5, 1787. Sally, b. Sept. 17, 1788; Betsey, Dec. 22, 1789 ; Nathaniel, Sept. 20, 1791 ; Clarissa, April 14, 1793 ; Joseph, June 5, 1795 ; James, --; David, Dec. 5, 1800; Patty, Feb. 7, 1803; Sophia, Nov. 7, 1804; Lewis, Feb. 20, 1806 ; Au- gusta Elvira, Nov. 16, 1809. He d. Jan. 29, 1829, aged 83. She d. April 14, 1847, aged 83.
CROSBY Rev. STEPHEN, from Thompson, Conn. 1819, m. Julia Cowles of Farmington, Conn. 1822. Their only child, Mary Cowles, born May 30, 1823.
COLE JOSHUA, and Amanda H. his wife, had Mary Ann, b. March 10, 1838; Lucinda Hinds, March 23, 1841 ; William Ezra, July 27, 1842.
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COMINS or CUMMINGS GERSHOM, from Leicester, m. Rhoda Newton, from Spencer, Oct. 10, 1781. Betsey, b. Oct. 20, 1782; Abigail, Jan. 31, 1785 ; Sally, May 16, 1787 ; Lucy, Oct. 22, 1791; Polly, June 5, 1794; Roxy, Nov. 5, 1796 ; John, April 27, 1799 ; Jefferson, July 13, 1801 ; Lyman, April 4, 1804. Betsey, m. William Taylor of Worcester, June 12, 1804 ; Sally, to Stephen Stone, Aug. 24, 1825; Lucy, to Daniel Capen, May, 1814, Mr. Cummings was a soldier in the war of the revolution, was on guard at the execution of Maj. Andre. He removed from Spencer to Leverett. He was a U. S. pensioner.
CAPEN SAMUEL, came from Dorchester to Leicester, about 1733, from thence to Spencer, and purchased lot (19) in 1838, now owned by Nathaniel Green and Elliot Hall. This lot he sold to John Lamb, 1751, and purchased part of lot (48) now owned by Elias Hall. About 1760, he removed to Belchertown, where he died. He was parish clerk from 1747 to 1753, and assessor several years, and is said to have been celebrated as a mathematician. His children by his wife Deborah, were Ann, b. Nov. 11, 1724; Timothy, 1726, James, -. These b. in Dorchester. While in Leicester, Samuel, b. March 17, 1734 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 14, 1835 ; John, May 1, 1737 ; Hannah, May 22, 1739. While in Spencer, Edmond, b. July 16, 1740; Phebe, Jan. 6, 1842; Samuel, 2d, Aug. 29, 1743; Purchase, Sept. 25, 1746. Ann, m. Jacob Prouty.
CAPEN TIMOTIIY, s. of the above, purchased part of lot (48) in 1750, now owned by Abner Smith. He m. Mary Merrit of Leicester, April 2, 1751. Timothy, b. Aug. 8, 1752; Elizabeth, Oct. 10, 1754; Mary, June 1, 1756; Hannah, Nov. 2, 1758 ; Abijah, Sept. 23, 1762; Deborah, Jan. 14, 1764 ; Patience, May 3, 1766. Mr. Capen d. 1804, aged 78. His wife Mary d. March 31, 1814.
CAPEN JAMES, s. of Samuel, m. Elizabeth Prouty, Nov. 28, 1758. He commenced with his father on part of lot
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(48) in 1751. In 1763, he purchased, and built a house on part of lot (17) now owned by Mrs. Mary Lucy Bemis. His children, Lydia, b. Aug. 16, 1759; Ruth, March 1, 1761 ; James, Aug. 3, 1762. His wife d. and he m. Sarah Sawin, Dec. 30, 1762, by whom he had three daughters. He d. June 14, 1807.
CAPEN JAMES, s. of James, m. Susannah Drury of Brook- field, May 5, 1785. Sybbil, b. July 17, 1785 ; Abraham, Jan. 21, 1788 ; James, July 26, 1793 ; Edmund, Jan. 19, 1796; Hiram, Dec. 1, 1799; William, May 26, 1802. Mr. Capen was a soldier 'in the revolution and a captain of a company in the militia. Farm now owned by his son Wil- liam.
CAPEN ABRAHAM, s. of James, jun., m. Polly Hinds of North Brookfield, 1814. She d. April 22, 1815. He again m. Anna Bemis, da. of Joshua Bemis, senior, May 25, 1817. Alford, b. June 24, 1818 ; Aurelia, Aug. 31, 1820 ; Alonzo, March 31, 1822 ; Anna, March 24, 1824. His wife Anna d. May 21, 1824. He again m. Lydia Mason, da. of Ebenezer Mason, March 3, 1825. Abraham, b. Nov. 20, 1825 ; Mary Eliza, June 23, 1827 ; Ebenezer, Nov. 6, 1830 ; James, May 9, 1832 ; Susan Maria, Feb. 7, 1837. Mr. Capen d. May 5, 1848, aged 60. His wife Lydia d. April 10, 1855, aged 57.
CAPEN WILLIAM, s. of James, jun., m. Eliza Green, da. of Ezra and Hannah Green, April 30, 1835. William Edwin, b. Aug. 17, 1837 ; Henry Oscar, Aug. 5, 1839 ; Ruth Eliza, April 14, 1843 ; Ellen Maria, June 3, 1846 ; Minerva Erving, April 29, 1848.
CRANSON ELISHA, settled on the east end of lot (50) in 1748. He was m. to Abigail Baldwin, da. of David Bald- win, senior, July 24, 1746. The farm was formerly owned by James Sprague, now by George L. Hobbs. His children, Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1748 ; David, June 30, 1750; Elisha, Feb. 19, 1752 ; Frederick, Feb. 20, 1754 ; Ebenezer, Jan. 19, 1756; Elizabeth, Feb. 19, 1758; Asa, March 16, 1760 ;
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Abner, Feb. 19, 1763. David m. Bathsheba Briggs, Dec. 20, 1770; Elizabeth, Samuel Guilford. Mr. Cranson has one grandchild in this town, viz : Roxa, wife of James Kenney, da. of Samuel Guilford. Mr. Cranson removed to Ashfield, where he d. in 1804, aged 84.
CONVERSE LUKE, from Charlton, settled on the northeast- erly part of lot (58), where he built a saw and gristmill, now owned by Hiram Howe. He was b. in Leicester, Oct. 6, 1734, and m. Ruth Lamb, da. Jonathan Lamb, jun., June 6, 1759. Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1760 ; Jude, May 17, 1762 ; Ruth, Oct. 31, 1764 ; Patience, March 24, 1767 ; Reuben, April 25, 1769 ; Esther, Nov. 20, 1771; Asaph, April 22, 1774 ; Tamar, Aug. 29, 1776; Uriah, March 13,1779. He removed to Leicester where he d. June 10, 1810, aged 76. His wife died in Spencer, Jan. 9, 1821, aged 83. Jude m. Lydia Bemis, da. of Samuel Bemis, jun., Dec. 10, 1782 ; Patience, to Nathan Prouty, Sept. 30, 1784; Ruth to Jonathan White, Nov. 30, 1786 ; Reuben to Pamelia Stevens, Dec. 18, 1788 ; Esther to Nathaniel Bemis, Oct. 23, 1791; Tamar to Dan- iel Adams, April 13, 1795; Uriah to Esther Lackey, May 12, 1799.
CONVERSE REUBEN, S. of the above, m. Pamela Stevens, Dec. 18, 1788. Anna, b. May 16, 1789 ; Windsor, April 14, 1791; Terzia, Jan. 14, 1793; Luke, Oct. 14, 1794; Otis, Dec. 4, 1796 ; Cynthia, Sept. 3, 1799 ; Pamela, 1802. Mr. Converse removed to Leicester, where he died.
CUTTER JEDIDIAH, came from North Brookfield, purchased the farm formerly owned by Capt. Benjamin Johnson, now by Lewis Hill, the house now standing built in 1747. Sarah, b. April 18, 1785 ; Eunice, April 4, 1790; Lucy, May 21, 1797. His wife Lucy d. Feb. 20, 1809. Again m. Lucinda Muzzy, da. of John Muzzy, Oct. 19, 1809. She d. Dec. 9, 1812. He d. Jan. 17, 1813. Sally, m. Joshua Munroe, Oct. 17, 1805, and d. March 15, 1818 ; Eunice m. William Tucker, May 16, 1810, d. Aug. 24, 1815 ; Lucy, m. Asaph Prouty, Sept. 25, 1817, and d. Feb. 20, 1823.
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CRAGE NATHAN, from Leicester in 1783, was b. in that town June 11, 1754. He m. Sarah Choate of Leicester. Polly, b. Sept. 1, 1786; Sally, Feb. 4, 1788; (Died Sept. 26, 1795.) Nathan, b. May 8, 1795. His wife d. Sept. 13, 1804. Again m. Mrs. Betsey Whitmore of Rutland, Jan. 1806. Polly m. Samuel Watson, jun., of Leicester, Oct. 10, 1811 ; he d. and she m. to another Samuel Watson of Leices- ter, now deceased. Nathan m. Dulcina Huntington of Spen- cer, April 21, 1836. Mr. Crage died at the house of his son in Leicester, April 6, 1852, aged nearly 98. At the completion of his 21st year, in June, 1775, he entered as a private, into the company commanded by Capt. Seth Washburn (after- wards Col. Washburn) at Leicester, and was one of the heroes who fought at the memorable battle of Bunker Hill. He was a non-commissioned officer afterwards in three other campaigns, one of which, in the year 1777, was at the sur- render of Gen. Burgoyne. In 1781, he received a lieuten- ant's commission, and in that capacity served a tour at New- port, R. I. For the last twenty-one years of his life he re- ceived a handsome pension, as a part compensation for his services. In the latter part of his days he became somewhat infirm and partially deprived of his sight and hearing, but his mental faculties were but very little impaired, and he could relate most of the occurrences of importance which took place during his various campaigns, and tell the names of all the commissioned officers with whom he served. For the last sixty-nine years of his life, and until a few weeks of his death,he has been an inhabitant of Spencer, in which town he has often served as selectman, town treasurer, &c. He was a patriot in every sense of the word, not only as a soldier on the field of battle, but as a citizen in civil life. He treasured up in his capacious memory, with much interest, the most promi- nent political events of our country, and nearly to the close of his life, after his sight had failed him, had one of his kind neighbors come in and read to him the passing events
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of the day. But the brightest trait in his character is yet to be mentioned, which is, that he was conscientiously and inflexibly an honest man-" the noblest work of God." It is believed, that throughout his whole life, comprising almost a century, he was never charged with the commission of an immoral action. As he lived, so he died, without an enemy.
CLARK JOHN, from Stoughton, purchased and lived on the farm now owned by William G. Muzzy, and m. Keziah Smith of Stoughton, April, 1793. Salome, b. Sept. 7, 1795; Abigail and Mary, (twins) b. Sept. 14, 1797 ; Luther, Aug. 6, 1799 ; Nathan, Nov. 27, 1801 ; John, Sept. 7, 1804. His wife d. Oct. 3, 1820, he again m. Elizabeth Prouty, widow of Elisha Prouty. Salome, m. Reuben Whittemore, 1819.
CLARK THOMAS B., m. Martha Green, da. of Benjamin Green, Feb. 15, 1838. Lucia Averline, b. March 15, 1839.
CLARK JUSTIN, m. Cynthia W. Lamb, da. of Austin Lamb, March 31, 1842. Justina Cynthia, b. Oct. 3, 1855.
CLAPP DANIEL, m. Mary Ann Lathe of Charlton. George Bucklin, b. May 10, 1836 ; Edwin Carlos, Feb. 20, 1841, d. April 24, 1854, aged 13.
DRAPER JAMES. The family of Draper trace their ances- try to Thomas Draper, who was born and died in Yorkshire, England, in the Parish of Hempstontell, and Vicarage of Halifax, and was by trade a clothier. He had six children, viz : Thomas, John, William, James, Mary and Martha, who all died in England, except James. He was born in 1618, and came to Roxbury, Massachusetts, but at what time is uncertain, but probably between 1640 and 1650, as the name of one of the proprietors of the town of Lancaster, 1654, was James Draper, and as no other person of that name is known to have been in this country at that time, he undoubtedly was the person. He was married to Miriam Standsfield, who came from the same place in England, some time after her husband, by whom he had five sons,
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viz : James, John, Moses, Daniel and Jonathan. He died in July, 1691, aged 77. James, s. of James, b. in Roxbury, 1654, and m. Abigail Whitney, by whom he had also five sons, born in Roxbury, viz : Nathaniel, William, James, Gideon and Ebenezer. The second James Draper d. April 30, 1698, aged 44, and his wife Abigail d. October 25, 1721, aged 59.
DRAPER JAMES 3d, was b. about 1694, and m. Rachel Aldrich, who died early, leaving no children. He again m. Abigail, Nov. 12, 1719. He lived in Dedham, had a cap- tain's commission, and had by his last wife twelve children. The names of the four oldest were James, b. Sept. 22, 1720; Abigail, Dec. 12, 1721 ; John, June 16, 1723; Joshua, Dec. 25, 1724, who all came to Spencer. John came 1744, but his health failing, he returned and d. at Dedham, Nov. 8, 1745. Abigail came to Spencer previously, having been m. to Henry White, a notice of whom is given in this work. James and Joshua settled on lots (33 and 34) having been purchased by their father in 1736. James Draper 3d, d. April, 1768. His wife Abigail having d. Nov. 12, 1767, just forty-eight years from the date of their marriage.
DRAPER JAMES 4th, m. Mehetable Whiting of Dedham, Nov. 12, 1742. Rebekah, b. May 2, 1743; John, Nov. 16, 1745; James, July 24, 1747 ; Ira, Feb. 14, 1753 ; Meheta- ble, Aug. 29, 1756. Rebekah, mn. Benjamin Bemis s. of Samuel Bemis jun. Nov. 17, 1768. Mehetable, m. Noah Forbush of Brookfield, Nov. 9, 1779. His wife died July 18, 1763, he again m. Mrs. Martha Ward, widow of William Ward jun. of Southborough. He inherited the east parts of lots (33 and 34) now owned by Amos Kittredge. He d. March 2, 1781, aged 61. His wife Martha, d. Sept. 1791.
DRAPER JOHN, s. of the above, m. Rebekah Muzzy, da. of Deacon John Muzzy, Dec. 24, 1770. Zenas b. May 31, 1772 ; Olive, Jan. 30, 1774 ; Sally, August 8, 1779 ; Chloe, -; Nancy, Oct. 28, 1783; Becca, April 10, 1786 ; John,
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July 22, 1788 ; Rhoda, July 10, 1791 ; Eleazer Bradshaw, Aug. 26, 1795.
DRAPER ZENAS, s. of John, m. Jemima Allen, da. of Israel Allen. Alpha b. Dec. 13, 1797; Julia, Nov. 12, 1800 ; Lura, Nov. 19, 1802; Roxana, Dec. 28, 1804; William Allen, Dec. 28, 1806 ; Edwin, Jan. 20, 1809 ; Eliza, April 5, 1811 ; Nancy, May 5, 1813 ; Rebekah, May 6, 1815. He d. Jan. 9, 1853, aged 80. His wife died Jan. 18, 1846, aged 73.
DRAPER OLIVE, da. of John, m. Elias Hatch, Nov. 10, 1791.
DRAPER SALLY, da. of John, m. Jacob Bisco, 1799.
DRAPER CHLOE, da. of John, m. Thomas Loring, Sept. 28, 1803.
DRAPER NANCY, da. of John, m. Samuel Gleazen, Feb. 3, 1811.
DRAPER BECCA, da. of John, m. Willard Prouty, Jan. 18, 1817.
DRAPER JOHN, s. of John, m. Lavinia Prouty, da. of Eli Prouty, Dec. 4, 1817.
DRAPER RHODA, da. of John, m. Ebenezer Cogswell, 1817.
DRAPER ELEAZER BRADSHAW, s. of John, m. Louisa Prouty, da. of Reuben Prouty, May 15, 1821. Albert Manly, b. July 3, 1822 ; Mary Lucena, June, 1825; Dwight D. June 22, 1828 ; Chloe L. Sept. 9, 1829; John, Aug. 21,1831; George L., Aug. 9, 1833 ; Lorenzo, Nov. 21, 1838. Albert M. m. Clarinda Watson, 1746; Mary L. m. William L. Powers ; Dwight D., m. Lydia Ann Howland, 1849 ; Chloe L. m. Benjamin F. Cheever, 1849. Mr. Draper had been representative to the General Court, town clerk and post master, kept the Jenks tavern, and died Feb. 21, 1849, aged 53.
Capt. John Draper d. Dec. 20, 1822, aged 77. His wife Rebekah d. April 29, 1818, aged 68.
DRAPER JAMES 5th, son of James 4th, m. Mary Prouty,
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da. of David Prouty senior, May 31, 1769. David b. July 3, 1770 ; Betsey, Feb. 19, 1772 ; James, Feb. 26, 1778; Ira, April 1, 1781 ; Martha, March 10, 1783; Mary and Sarah (twins) b. June 7, 1785; Mehetable, April, 1788. Mr. Draper had the homestead now owned by Amos Kittredge.
DRAPER DAVID, s. of James 5th, m. Matilda Moore, July 7, 1799. Harriet, b. June 5, 1802 ; Charlott, Dec. 28, 1805 ; Angeline, Sept. 14, 1814. Mr. Draper had been assessor, town clerk and deputy sheriff. He died April 30, 1845, aged 75. His wife died Aug. 24, 1854, aged 76.
DRAPER JAMES, s. of James 5th, m. Lucy Watson, da. of Capt. Samuel Watson of Leicester, June 6, 1805. Emeline b. April 6, 1806 ; Julia Ann, June 22, 1808 ; Sophia Amelia May 4, 1811; Lucy Watson, Dec. 17, 1813. Emeline m', William Rice, s. of Peter Rice, June 21, 1830; Julia Ann m. J. Ellis Lazell, July 12, 1832. He d., she again m. Chandler Mason Pratt of Grafton, May 12, 1840; Sophia A. m. Moores Mirick White, Sept. 24, 1838; Lucy W. m. Emory Rider, Dec. 25, 1837. Lucy, the wife of James Draper 6th, d. July 7, 1848, aged 65.
DRAPER IRA, s. of James 5th, m. Sarah Hammond from Oakham, Dec. 27, 1801. Fidelia b. Sept. 9, 1802; Elijah Hammond, Jan. 10, 1804; Octavia, Oct. 8, 1807 ; Sarah C. April 12, 1812 ; James P. Aug. 21, 1814 ; Aurelia, Aug. 14, 1818.
DRAPER BETSEY, m. Joseph Prouty, May 19, 1791. - Dec. 27, 1801.
DRAPER MARTHA, m. Joseph Wilson.
DRAPER MARY, m. Pliny Muzzy, Oct. 11, 1811.
DRAPER SARAH, m. Stephen Gates, March 14, 1813.
DRAPER MEHETABLE, m. Charles Lyon, May 1, 1808 ; again, to James S. Bigelow, Feb. 28, 1819.
DRAPER JOSHUA, s. of James 3d, m. Abigail Fairbanks. Joshua b. May 14, 1749; Sarah, March, 19, 1751; Samuel, May 8, 1752; Abigail, May 2, 1756. His wife died Feb. 17*
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17, 1762, he again m. Mrs. Sarah Wright of Brookfield. Asa, b. March 11, 1763; Simeon, March 29, 1765 ; Ira, Feb. 18, 1767; Joel, June 18, 1769 ; William, Dec. 9, 1771. Sarah m. Jonas Muzzy, May 2, 1771 ; Abigail d. unmarried.
DRAPER ASA, s. of Joshua, m. Ruth Whittemore, July 7, 1785. Their only child on record while living in Spencer is Clarissa, b. July 8, 1786
DRAPER SIMEON, S. of Joshua, m. Polly Bemis, da. of Col. Benjamin Bemis, Aug. 24, 1786. He was a soldier in the war of the revolution and received a pension. Removed to Brookfield, kept a public house, was justice of the peace, representative to the General Court, delegate to amend the Constitution in 1820, selectman, &c. His children while in Spencer, Abigail, b. -; Betsey, Sept. 6, 1788 ; Henry, June 10, 1790 ; Lorenzo, -; Horace -. While in Brookfield, Sophia, Mary, Ann, William, Simeon, Joshua, Theodore, Sedgwick. He d. Dec. 1848, aged 84.
DRURY EBENEZER, had by his wife Mary, Ebenezer, b. March 6, 1764; Eli, June 4, 1766; John, Nov. 6, 1768; William, March 7, 1773; Molly, Aug. 8, 1776. He died April 5, 1815. His wife died Sept. 20, 1803. The farm now owned by his grandson, Adams Drury.
DRURY EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer, lived where Simon Baldwin now lives, afterwards removed to Charlton.
DRURY ADAMS, s. of the above, had by his wife Ellathury, Silena, b. Jan. 1, 1816; Dexter, Feb. 12, 1818. His wife d. Aug. 27, 1818, and he m. Persis Ward of Charlton, 1820. Ellathury, b. Feb. 27, 1821; Melissa Ward, March 22, 1822 ; David Adams, Nov. 29, 1824; His wife Persis d. April 2, 1826, and he m. Sally Mason, da. of Ebenezer Mason, Oct. 14, 1830.
DRURY BENJAMIN, Esq., a notice of whom has been given in another place. He was born in Oxford, April, 1758, and m. Elizabeth Larned of the same town. Came into Spencer 1782, resided where Daniel Clapp now lives, afterwards
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where Col. A. Temple lives. Jeremiah b. Dec. 9, 1783; Benjamin, March 5, 1786 ; Elizabeth, April 12, 1789 ; Mary, Sept. 8, 1791 ; Ruth, Nov. 18, 1793; Varney, March 15, 1797 ; Luke, April 18, 1800. His wife d. July 5, 1820. He d. June 28, 1843, aged 85.
Besides practising as a physician, he was elected represen- tative to the General Court seventeen years in succession, a selectman sixteen years in succession, and town clerk suc- cessively, with the exception of one year, thirty-three years. He was also a justice of the peace, and besides much other official business, he joined together, for better or worse, more than two hundred couples in the bonds of matrimony.
DRURY JEREMIAH, s. of the above, m. Betsey Fletcher of Townsend, Vt., March, 1807. Adaline b. Feb. 7, 1808; Lucius Augustus, May 25, 1810, (died Oct. 15, 1820 ;) Mary Amelia, April 19, 1813; Samuel Fletcher, June 7, 1816 ; Lucretia, April 2, 1819. Mr. Drury studied and practised physic some time with his father, and d. Aug. 18, 1841, aged 58.
DRURY BENJAMIN, jun., m. Anna Prouty, da. of Isaac Prouty, Dec. 1, 1811. John b. April 10, 1812; Marshall, Feb. 3, 1815 ; Elizabeth Ann, June 22, 1816; Ann, Feb. 9, 1818. Elizabeth Drury m. Eli Jones, Nov. 3, 1816 ; Mary Drury m. Windsor Hatch, Jan. 29, 1817 ; Ruth Drury m. Henry Nims, Feb. 2, 1817. Varney Drury d. Dec. 23, 1827, aged 30. Luke Drury d. Nov. 11, 1822, aged 22.
DRAKE WILLIAM, s. of Elisha Drake, m. Sally Hare of N. Brookfield, Nov. 1816. Mary b. July 10, 1817 ; Samuel, Feb. 6, 1819 ; Merriam, Jan. 27, 1821 ; Clementine, April 13, 1825 ; William -; Lucinda -
DRAKE ELISHA, s. of Elisha, m: Betsey White, da. of Jon- athan White, June 19, 1823. Jeremiah b. Aug. 12, 1824; Ruth, Oct. 11, 1825.
DYER EDWARD C., (noticed in another place,) m. Sarah W. Taylor, da. of deacon Samuel Taylor of Worcester, May
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26, 1846. Edward Samuel b. April 1, 1849, (died Aug. 8, 1849.) His wife d. April 27, 1849. Again m. Mrs. Sophia C. Davis, widow of Solomon P. Davis of Holden, Sept. 11, 1850. Emma Sarah b. May 26, 1852, (died April 5, 1853 ;) Carrie, b. Aug. 23, 1853 ; Nellie Carey b. Dec. 30, 1855, (died Sept. 10, 1859,) Sarah Worcester, April 4, 1858.
DEMOND ALPHEUS, s. of Capt. Elijah Demond of Rutland, m. Mary Stone of Oakham, Sept. 1806. Albert Augustine, b. Aug. 10, 1807 ; Augusta, June 27, 1810 ; Lorenzo, July 31, 1812. Mr. Demond was a merchant in this town several years, one of the selectmen, and removed to Ware, April 1, 1813, where he died, May, 1859, aged 80.
EATON Rev. JOSHUA, (see another part of this work,) m. Sarah Elliot, a descendant of Rev. John Elliot, apostle to the Indians, Dec. 26, 1739. John b. May 19, 1741, (died July 11, 1754.) Sarah, b. May 12, 1744, (died Oct. same year.) Sarah b. Oct. 11, 1745; Mary, Oct. 1, 1747, (died July 2, 1754) ; Joshua b. Jan. 2, 1749 ; Samuel b. March 14, 1752, (died Jan. 21, 1754) ; John Elliot b. Feb. 9, 1756. Mr. Eaton died April 2, 1772, aged 57. His wife died Oct, 28, 1770. Sarah married Doct. William Frink. John Elliot, a physician, died in Dudley, 1812.
ELLIOT JOHN, Esq., came from New Haven, Conn., 1760. He was also a descendant of Rev. John Elliot and brother to Mrs. Eaton. He owned the mansion house, afterwards owned by Mr. Isaac Jenks, and about 440 acres of land. He . was a gentleman of some distinction - well educated, lived in a style of affluence and considered wealthy, paying the largest tax in town. He was appointed justice of the peace by Gov. Bernard, Jan. 1, 1762, and was often one of the selectmen, town clerk, moderator, &c. After remaining in town some ten or eleven years, he removed again to New Haven. He had two sons educated at Harvard University.
EAMES HENRY, from Boylston, m. Sally Muzzy, da. of Edmund Muzzy, Nov. 26, 1807. Timothy Dwight b. May
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15, 1809 ; William Alden, Aug. 4, 1811; Sarah, Feb. 15, 1814. His wife Sarah d. Jan. 12, 1831a ged 45, he again m. Mrs. Roxana Jenks, widow of John Jenks, June 31, 1832.
EATON ZIBA, m. Sally Hathaway of Sutton, 1817. Pau- lina Hoxa, b. May 18, 1818 ; Lucy, March 8, 1820; Sarah, Jan. 9, 1824 ; Mary L., April 20, 1830 ; (Died Sept. 3, 1843, aged 13). Mrs. Eaton d. April 20, 1851, aged 55.
FRINK WILLIAM, Doct., (noticed in another place,) b. in Rutland, Dec. 14, 1742, and m. Sarah Eaton, da. of Rev. Joshua Eaton, May 3, 1772. William Eaton, b. 1774 ; Sarah, 1776 ; Polly, 1778 ; Isabel Wright, 1780. He lived in the old house now owned by Edward Proctor. Removed to Rut- land 1783, and d. from a fall from a load of hay.
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