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PROUTY JACOB, s. of Isaac above mentioned, m. Ann Capen, da. of Samuel Capen, Dec. 8, 1741. He was b. May 14, 1715. In 1740, he purchased the north-east part of lot (23) and built a house which stood in the lot, about half a mile easterly of the house of the late Eli Prouty, and where the remains of his cellar may still be seen. Deborah, b. Oct. 19, 1742 ; Phebe, July 23, 1744 ; Lydia, June 4, 1747 ; Anna, Nov. 22, 1748; Samuel, Jan. 19, 1750; Jacob, April 11, 1752; Hannah, Aug. 15, 1754 ; Caleb, Sept. 7, 1756 ; Joshua, May 18, 1759 ; Nathan, Oct. 22, 1761 ; Mercy, Sept. 14, 1763. Deborah m. John Bisco, Esq. May 10, 1764; Phebe to Maj. Peter Harwood of Brookfield, May 25, 1763 ; Lydia to Silas Stevens of Brookfield, June 29, 1765 ; Anna to Amos Munroe, Dec. 1, 1768 ; Jacob to Rachel Eddy, Sept. 29, 1774 ; Mercy to Buckminster White, April 8, 1784.
PROUTY JACOB, jun. had with his wife Rachel, while in Spencer, Abijah b. April 12, 1775.
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PROUTY JOSHUA, s. of Jacob senior, m. Molly Muzzy, da. of John Muzzy, June, 1781. Anna, b. March 30, 1782 ; Gardner, Feb. 16, 1784; Abijah, Feb. 16, 1786 ; Polly, Dec. 24, 1787 ; Fanny, Aug. 15, 1789 ; Ebenezer, Oct. 10, 1791 ; Lucinda, Nov. 11, 1793 ; Joshua, Feb. 6, 1796 ; John, March 10, 1800; William, Dec. 15, 1803 ; Sophia, June 30, 1805; Winthrop, Nov. 23, 1808. Polly, m. John Brewer ; Fanny to Daniel Whittemore ; Lucinda to Oliver Morse.
PROUTY GARDNER, s. of the above, m. Ruth Howe, da. of Joel Howe, 1807. Eliza b. March 30, 1808; Marcia, June 13, 1810; Alanson, Dec. 23, 1812; Carlos, Feb. 4, 1815 ; Gardner, Sept. 4, 1817 ; Nancy, Aug. 13, 1822; Hannah Augusta, Sept. 20, 1827. Mr. Prouty d. May 7, 1828, aged 44.
PROUTY JOSHUA, jun. m. Mary Bannister, 1828. Merrick Franklin, b. March 27, 1829 ; Millins Frederick, Dec. 25, 1830 ; Milton Fields, Jan. 26, 1836; Joshua Bannister, April 13, 1842.
Joshua Prouty, senior, d. March 24, 1838, aged 79. His wife d. June 6, 1837, aged 73.
PROUTY NATHAN, s. of Jacob, m. Patience Converse, da. of Luke Converse, 1784. Lydia b. Dec. 2, 1784 ; Debby, Aug. 28, 1787 ; Jacob, Nov. 5. 1789 ; Judith, Dec. 14, 1791, (d. Nov. 28, 1807); Asaph b. March 5, 1793 ; Anna, Feb. 23, 1795; Nathan, Nov. 18, 1796; Varney, Sept. 1, 1798 ; Harvy, April 20, 1800 ; Luke, May 8, 1802; Dwight, June 11, 1804; Royal, Nov. 27, 1805; Clarissa, Sept. 7, 1807 ; Elias, April 17, 1809. Lydia m. Abel Prouty of Marlbor- ough, Vermont, Nov. 9, 1809; Debby or Deborah to Isaac Tomblin, July 7, 1805, (she d. Dec. 23, 1839, aged 52) ; Anna to Ezra Dunn, May 4, 1817.
PROUTY ASAPH, m. Lucy Cutter, da. of Jedediah Cutter, Sept. 5, 1817. Abigail b. Aug. 19, 1818; George, Aug. 7, 1820. She d. Feb. 20, 1823, aged 26. He again m. Mar- tha Goodnow, June 26, 1823. Lorenzo b. March 22, 1824 ; Nathan Converse, June 11, 1826.
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PROUTY HARVY, s. of Nathan, m. Lydia Watson, da. of Henry Watson, Esq. Jan. 26, 1826. Melinda Watson b. Nov. 15, 1826; Nathan Henry, Dec. 23, 1829; Cheney Potter, Jan. 29, 1832.
PROUTY HANNAH, da. of Jacob senior, m. Charles Rouse. She died Sept. 13, 1838, aged 83.
PROUTY DAVID, brother of Jacob senior, b. 1716, pur- chased a part of lot (23) now owned by Isaac Stearns, and the same year, 1739, m. Elizabeth Smith. David b. Nov. 27, 1739 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 27, 1741; Ruth, Sept. 12, 1743 ; Mary, May 21, 1745 ; Sarah, March 10, 1747 ; Jesse, March 13, 1749; Asa, Feb. 1751; Lucy, Feb. 26, 1753 ; Bulah, March 27, 1755 ; Olive, May 27, 1757 ; Rhoda, May 17, 17.59; Lucretia, 1761. He d. Dec. 29, 1767, aged 51. His wife d. April 24, 1789.
PROUTY DAVID, s. of the above, m. Hannah Ball, da. of Dea. Eleazer Ball, Nov. 27, 1761. Hannah b. Sept. 17, 1764 ; David, Aug. 19, 1772; Sally, Nov. 14, 1779 ; Elea- zer, Sept. 28, 1783. Hannah m. Nathaniel Lamb of Lang- don, N. Hampshire, Jan. 22, 1795 ; Sally to Jonathan Hall, Dec. 1, 1803. Mr. Prouty was a soldier in the war with France, a captain in the war of the revolution, a major in the militia, for many years one of the selectmen and assessor. He d. Aug. 25, 1814, aged 75. His wife d. Jan. 28, 1827, aged 85.
. PROUTY DAVID, s. of the above, m. Abigail Bisco, da. of John Bisco, Esq. Nov. 7, 1799. David, Oct. 18, 1813. Mr. Prouty had been a selectman many years, a representative to the general court. He had the homestead, and d. June 20, 1845, aged 73. His wife d. April 22, 1846, aged 69.
PROUTY ELEAZER, brother of the above, m. Nancy Morse, da. of Caleb Morse, Sept. 11, 1806. Lucy b. May 25, 1808 ; Matilda, April 10, 1811 ; Joseph Ward, Nov. 20, 1813, (d. April 8, 1833, aged 19) ; Nancy b. Dec. 9, 1815 ; Edward, March 19, 1818; John, March 17, 1820. Mr. Prouty d.
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June 24, 1820, aged 37. His wife d. April 9, 1838, aged 53. Matilda m. William Bemis, 2d, Dec. 8, 1831. Nancy to William Duncan of Paxton, May 10, 1838.
PROUTY DAVID, s. of David the 3d, m. Caroline Guilford, da. of Doct. Jonas Guilford, Jan. 14, 1840. Jonas Guilford b. Sept. 21, 1744.
PROUTY ASA, s. of David senior, m. Lydia Livermore of Leicester. Aaron b. April 11, 1776; Asa, Dec. 14, 1777 ; Persis, Oct. 22, 1779 ; Jonas, Aug. 28, 1781 ; Joel, Feb. 5, 1784. His wife d. Oct. 19, 1784. He again m. Tabitha Ormes, da. of Doct. James Ormes, Sept 29, 1785; Nancy, b. Oct. 30, 1786; Tilly, May 25, 1791. Persis m. Eli Muzzy, April 4, 1805 ; Joel to Elizabeth Gates, da. of Sylvanus Gates, Aug. 10, 1806 ; Nancy to Thomas Snow of Leicester, Jan. 10, 1813. (Mr. Snow d. Dec. 17, 1827, aged 40.) Mr. Prouty received the homestead. He d. March 10, 1826, aged 75.
PROUTY JOHN, brother to Jacob senior, b. 1718, and m. Abigail Johnson, da. of Capt. Benjamin Johnson, Oct. 1745. He also settled on part of lot (21), where he built a saw and grist mill, on Seven Mile. River, now owned by Cheney Snow. Benjamin b. Oct. 1, 1746; John, Jan. 4, 1749; Isaac, Dec. 22, 1750 ; Johnson, Jan. 8, 1754 ; Abigail, Nov. 27, 1756; Eli, Sept. 8, 1757 ; Daniel, July 15, 1759 ; Re- bekah and Esther, (twins), June 11, 1764; Lucy, June 5, 1766 ; Molly and Dolly, (twins), April 19, 1768. John m. Lucy Gleason, Oct. 12, 1771; Abigail to John Lamb, July 1, 1784 ; Daniel to Catharine Palmer, June 7, 1781; Esther to Joshua Whitney, June 7, 1781; Rebekah to Nathaniel Lamb, Nov. 20, 1788; Lucy to Eli Whittemore, July 21, 1783 ; Molly to Thomas Hatch, Nov. 15, 1787 ; Dolly to Jonathan Knowlton of Brookfield, March 3, 1791. Mr. Prouty d. Jan. 20, 1792, aged 73. His widow d. Jan. 31, 1801, aged 74.
PROUTY BENJAMIN, s. of the above, m. Sarah Green, Jan.
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10, 1774. Their only child, Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1776, who d. Feb. 13, 1828, aged 52.
PROUTY ISAAC, s. of John senior, m. Anna Dunnell, Jan. 20, 1772. He had the homestead, and had John, b. Feb. 27, 1775; William, March 24, 1778; Willard, May 4, 1786 ; Anna, Jan. 14, 1789 ; Mehetable, Nov. 15, 1791 ; Abigail, March 1, 1794. His wife d. May 12, 1802. He again m. Mrs. Warner. John m. Polly Barnes, da. of David Barnes senior, May 24, 1801 ; Anna to Benjamin Drury, jun., Dec. 1, 1811; Mehetable to Wellington Hill, May 30, 1837 ; Abigail to Thomas Waters, July 10, 1814. Mr. Prouty d. June 15, 1828, aged 77.
PROUTY WILLIAM, s. of Isaac, mn. Lydia Hatch, 1798. Matilda b. May 26, 1799 ; Marcia Ann, Sept. 4, 1801 ; Mary Ann, Jan. 25, 1808; Napoleon Bonaparte, Feb. 24, 1810; Abigail, July 12, 1813.
PROUTY WILLARD, s. of Isaac, m. Becca Draper, da. of Capt. John Draper, Jan. 18, 1807. Isaac Warner b. Oct. 4, 1809 ; Harriet Amelia, Dec. 12, 1810. He d. by suicide, Jan. 5, 1834, aged 48.
PROUTY JOHNSON, s. of John senior, m. Anna Livermore, da. of James Livermore, 1774. Betsey, b. Oct. 19, 1774; Nabby, June 9, 1778 ; Reuben, June 9, 1783 ; Sally, April 15, 1785; Asahel, May 15, 1787; Patty, Sept. 29, 1790; Willard, March 16, 1793 ; Eunice, March 20, 1795 ; Charles, March 20, 1795. Mr. Prouty was a soldier in the war of the revolution.
PROUTY ELI, son of John, senior, m. Rebekah Bemis, da. of Capt. William Bemis. Eli, b. Aug. 25, 1782 ; Elliot, March 21, 1784 ; Electa, Aug. 2, 1787 ; Russell, May 9, 1791; Cheney, Nov. 17, 1794 ; Lovinia, Aug. 11, 1796 ; Rebekah, Dec. 27, 1801 ; Liberty, - . Electa m. Otis Crossman, June 7, 1809 ; Elliot to Nancy Muzzy, da. of Col. John Muzzy of Brookfield, 1815; Lovinia to John Draper ; Russell to Clarissa Watson, da. of James Watson, July 3, 21*
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1814; Rebekah to William Prouty, Oct. 17, 1826. Mr. Prouty was a soldier in the war of the revolution. He d. June 27, 1818, aged 60. His wife d. Aug. 15, 1847, aged 86.
PROUTY ELI, jun., m. Elathina Parks, da. of Jonathan Parks, Feb. 12, 1807. She d. March 2, 1808. He again m. Mrs. Mindwell Mirick, April 11, 1811. Lucinda b. Nov. 24, 1812; (d. May 2, 1837, aged 24.) Elathina b. Dec. 1, 1814 ; Lauriston Mirick, Feb. 3, 1817 ; Elliot, Feb. 6, 1820; Melona, Dec. 14, 1822; (d. Sept. 13, 1841, aged 19); Juli- ann Crosby b. Dec. 7, 1824. Elathina m. William G. Muzzy, May 29, 1835 ; Lauriston M. to Hannah L. Ray- mond, Feb. 9, 1841; Elliot to Laura E. Randall, May 17, 1842 ; Juliann C. to Charles Wright, April 29, 1842. His wife Mindwell d. He again m. Nancy Brigham of West- borough, 1839. He had the homestead, was a Major in the militia, had been one of the selectmen. He d. April 21, 1860, aged 77.
PROUTY LIBERTY, s. of Eli senior, m. Emily Bisco, da. of Jacob Bisco, 1827. Maria Adaline, b. Sept. 18, 1827 ; Jonas Russell, March 10, 1829 ; Joel Eli, July 25, 1830 ; Augus- tus Bisco, Oct. 5, 1831. Maria Adaline d. Oct. 6, 1853, aged 26. Mr. Prouty d. Feb. 28, 1854, aged 55. Mrs. Prouty d. April 6, 1857, aged 52.
PROUTY RUSSELL, s. of Eli senior, d. Aug. 27, 1855, aged 65.
PROUTY ADAM, brother of Jacob senior, b. 1721. He married early, and came to Spencer later than his brothers. His wife d. in Spencer, and he m. Dorothy Howe of Rutland, Jan. 15, 1751. In 1763, he purchased part of lot (17), now owned by Foster Bisco and Mrs. Mary L. Bemis. He afterwards purchased part of lot (64), now owned by Sam- uel Holmes, where he died. His wife Dorothy d. Oct. 23, 1809. He had a numerous family of children, but there is no record to be found of any of them except Seth, who was b. Nov. 12, 1761. His children by his first wife were, Grace,
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Sarah, Luther, Isaac, &c., and by his last wife, Seth, Rhoda, Eunice, Patty, Desire, Dolly, Adam, Lucy, &c. Isaac m. Molly Watson of Leicester, Dec. 10, 1778; Rhoda to Jude Hamilton of Brookfield, April 18, 1793; Eunice to Abia Barton, May 26, 1793; Patty to Simeon Phelps, Nov. 3, 1796 ; Dolly to James Adams, Oct. 8, 1800; Lucy to - Boice. Grace and Sarah d. unmarried.
PROUTY JAMES, brother of Jacob, was b. 1730. He set- tled on part of lot (40), where his son Reuben lately lived. He was m. to Mary Dinsmore, June 25, 1765. He d. May ยท 3, 1813, aged 83; his wife d. June 1, 1803. Amos b. March 8, 1766; Reuben, Dec. 18, 1771; Sarah, Dec. 10, 1777 ; Susannah, March 8, 1782; Lydia, Oct. 17, 1783 ; James, Jan. 30, 1786 ; Polly, Dec. 9, 1788. Amos m. Phebe Bartlett of Marlborough, Vermont ; Sarah to James Both- well of Oakham, Oct. 2, 1797 ; Susannah to John Bothwell, Dec. 26, 1799; Lydia to Brigham Morse, Feb. 2, 1804 ; Polly to Alpheus Bemis of Paxton, Aug. 12, 1805.
PROUTY REUBEN, s. of the above, m. Sally Bartlett of Marlborough, Vermont. Roxy b. Feb. 15, 1794, (d. 1809, aged 15) ; Spencer, Sept. 20, 1796 ; Sally, July 26, 1798, (d. Jan. 18, 1819, aged 20); Reuben, June 17, 1800 ; Louisa, April 7, 1802; Polly, Dec. 23, 1804, (d. Dec. 21, 1823, aged 20). All the children above-named, were b. in Marlborough. Lucena b. at Spencer, July 6, 1806, (d. May 11, 1820, aged 14) ; Fosdick, May 14, 1808 ; Plummer, Oct. 19, 1809 ; Dwight D. Nov. 15, 1811 ; James, Sept. 20, 1813. Spencer m. Chloe Bisco, da. of Jacob Bisco, Aug. 1818, (she d. Feb. 28, 1823, aged 22) ; Reuben to Laura Whittemore, da. of Jeremiah Whittemore, July 13, 1826, (she d. March 18, 1827) ; Louisa m. Eleazer B. Draper. Mr. Prouty d. Sept. 7, 1856, aged 85. His wife d. Nov. 21, 1851, aged 77.
PROUTY ISAAC, brother of Jacob, b. 1732, and was m. to Priscilla Ramsdell. He settled on the western end of lot 16 in 1757, where some of his great grand children still
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remain. He d. May 5, 1805, aged 73. His widow d. July 13, 1814, aged 80. Priscilla b. Oct. 1, 1756; Elijah and Elisha (twins), b. Jan. 27, 1759; Sage, Nov. 2, 1762; Joseph, March 26, 1767 ; Thomas, June 13, 1769; Jesse, Aug. 6, 1771 ; Avis, April 27, 1775 ; Betsey, Jan. 24, 1780. Sage m. Alexander Dean of Oakham, March 18, 1784. Priscilla d. June 30, 1833, aged 77 ; Avis d. June 9, 1816, aged 41. Betsey d. Sept. 21, 1812, aged 32.
PROUTY ELIJAH, s. of Isaac, m. Anna Munroe, da. of Amos Munroe, 1788. Artemas b. Nov. 18, 1788 ; Pliny, May 14, 1791. Mr. Prouty d. Feb. 8, 1792, aged 32. His widow d. Sept. 9, 1854, aged 86.
PROUTY ARTEMAS, s. of the above, m. Clarissa Snow, da. of James Snow, July 10, 1816. Artemas Warren b. March 30, 1817 ; Elijah Ansel, May 11, 1821 ; Lawson, Jan. 12, 1826; Walton -; Salem, August 3, 1833. Mr. Prouty had the homestead, has been a selectman.
PROUTY PLINY, s. of Elijah, m. Melissa Holmes of New Braintree, 1818. Anna b. Feb. 10, 1819; Schuyler, Jan. 9, 1820 ; Benjamin, Feb. 5, 1821, William Elijah, April 26, 1822 ; Laura, Oct. 9, 1823 ; Pliny, Jan. 12, 1827. (d. Feb. 9, 1846, aged 19).
PROUTY ELISHA, s. of Isaac, m. Elizabeth Demond of Rut- land. Elijah b. Aug. 20, 1785; Solon, May 28, 1788; Betsey, Nov. 3, 1792 ; George, Nov. 11, 1794, (d. Aug. 19, 1820, aged 26) ; Lucy, Aug. 25, 1798; Thaxter, March 29, 1803; Elisha -. Elijah m. Mary Bartlett, 1808 ; Betsey to Jonah Perry, Aug. 21, 1814 ; Elisha to Mary B. Coggs- well, da. of Aaron Coggswell, April 4, 1827; Thaxter to Eliza Woodard, April 5, 1827 ; Lucy to Daniel Knight of North Brookfield, May 10, 1826. Mr. Prouty d. Aug. 26, 1819, aged 60. The farm is now owned by Joseph Cheever.
PROUTY JOSEPH, s. of Isaac, m. Betsey Draper, da. of James Draper, May 19, 1791. Philinda b. Sept. 29, 1792 ; Calvin, Nov. 5, 1793, (d. March 7, 1808) ; Emelia, Jan. 7,
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1796 ; Horace, April, 1798, (d. by drowning, July 8, 1815, aged. 17) ; Charles, May 7, 1800; Cyrus, Sept. 14, 1802, (d. by suicide, May 11, 1851) ; Elmira, Aug. 2, 1804 ; Lu- ther, July 18, 1806, (d. Dec. 12, 1807) ; Calvin Luther, b. March 16, 1808; Alden, Nov. 10, 1810, (d. by drowning Aug. 17, 1811) ; Mary Draper, Feb. 2, 1813; Betsey, Aug. 19, 1816; Joseph Horace, Aug. 13, 1818. Philinda m. Jabez Bigelow, (she d. April 29, 1854, aged 62) ; Emelia to Edmund Newton, Dec. 5, 1827 ; Elmira to Joshua E. Good- ell, Aug. 25, 1825; Cyrus to Mary Ann Bride, May 12, 1827 ; Betsey to Winthrop Prouty. Mr. Prouty d. June 19, 1829, aged 62. His wife d. Dec. 29, 1846, aged 74.
PROUTY CHARLES, s. of Joseph, m. Eunice Watson, da. of Henry Watson, Esq., Oct. 24, 1827.
PROUTY THOMAS, s. of Isaac, m. Louisa Wood, da. of Simeon Wood, 1793. John Nazro b. Jan. 10, 1794 ; Homer, Oct. 19, 1796 ; Isaac, Dec. 9, 1798; Diadamia, May 11, 1802. His wife d. and he was m. to Mrs. Olive Luther, March 31, 1811. Diadamia m. John F. Smith of Holden, Nov. 5, 1829. Mr. Prouty d. May 29, 1813. His wife Olive d. Dec. 31, 1823.
PROUTY JOHN N., m. Melinda Luther, da. of Thomas Lu- ther, May 9, 1821. Thomas Austin b. Aug. 11, 1822 ; Me- linda, March 8, 1824. She m. John Rockwood of Paxton, 1846. Mr. Prouty has been captain of the militia and selectman.
PROUTY JESSE, s. of Isaac, m. Abigail Burden, April 22, 1798. He d. April 19, 1813, aged 41. His wife d. April 24, 1813, aged 43.
POPE Rev. JOSEPH, m. Anna Hammond, da. of Col. Benja- min Hammond of Newton, Oct. , 9, 1777. Joseph b. July 14, 1778; Charles, Feb. 26, 1780; William, Dec, 10, 1781 ; Anna, Feb. 16, 1786. Joseph was a lawyer in Portland, Maine ; deceased. Charles, a merchant in Thomaston, Maine ; deceased. Anna m. Professor Shurtleff of Dart-
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mouth College; deceased. Mr. Pope d. March 8, 1826, aged 79. Mrs. Pope d. July 14, 1859, aged 104 years 7 months.
POPE WILLIAM, s. of the above, m. Eliza Prince of Thom- aston, Maine, 1818. Ann Eliza b. at Thomaston, Nov. 12, 1818; Isabella Prince, at Spencer, Dec. 17, 1820, (d. May 31, 1821) ; Joseph, Aug. 16, 1822 ; Lucretia Howe, Sept. 17, 1824 ; Sarah Augusta, Jan. 17, 1827. His wife d. July 25, 1828, aged 30. He was m. to Elizabeth Stearns, Dec. 31, 1829. Maria Isabella, b. Jan. 27, 1831. His wife Eliz- abeth d. at the Insane Hospital, Somerville, Sept. 17, 1832, aged 32. He again m. Mrs. Experience Clapp, Oct. 3, 1833. She d. June 13, 1851, aged 52. Ann Eliza m. Rawson Vaile, April 16, 1840 ; deceased. Lucretia H. m. William Upham, June 28, 1853 ; Maria I. m. Eli J. Whittemore, April 13, 1858. Mr. Pope received the homestead, is a justice of the peace, has been representative to the General Court, town clerk and treasurer.
PACKARD Rev. LEVI, m. Clarissa Sandford of Medway, Aug. 16, 1826. Sarah Daniels b. Oct. 29, 1827 ; Clarissa Sandford, Aug. 12, 1830; Edward Payson, March 26, 1832, (d. Oct. 12, 1847, aged 15); Levi Sewell, June 7, 1834 ; Mary Snow, June 14, 1836 ; David Sandford, April 8, 1839. Mr. Packard d. at Stafford Springs, Conn. Jan. 11, 1857, aged 64. Interred at Spencer.
PIERCE THOMAS, from Northborough, m. Marcia Mason, da. of Joseph Mason, April 11, 1825. George Bradshaw b. Jan. 7, 1827, (d. March 11, 1850, aged 23) ; Addison Scott b. May 9, 1829; Ellen Elizabeth, Oct. 17, 1830; Julia Ann, March 27, 1832 ; Joseph Thomas Mason, Feb. 11, 1835 ; John Davis, Feb. 15, 1838; Mary Eliza, June 28, 1841. Mr. Pierce was a major in the militia, and town officer. Re- moved to Worcester.
RICE PETER, m. Olive Baldwin, da. of Maj. Asa Baldwin, Nov. 12, 1778. Olive b. Sept. 19, 1784; Willard b. June 12, 1786; Lucy, Aug. 6, 1788; Clarissa, July 31, 1790 ;
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Joel, Feb. 26, 1796; Horace, Feb. 27, 1798 ; William, July 5, 1803. Lucy m. Charles Watson 2d; Clarissa to William Pitt Waite; William to Emeline Draper. Mr. Rice was a soldier in the war of the revolution and fought at the battle of Bunker Hill. He d. Feb. 4, 1813. His wife d. Nov. 28, 1813, aged 55.
RICE WILLARD, s. of the above, m. Mary Jenks, da. of Isaac Jenks, Jan. 25, 1817. Cynthia Jenks b. Jan. 29, 1818; Mary Ann, June 1, 1820; Willard, Jan. 18, 1823; Horace William, Sept. 10, 1827, (d. Sept. 12, 1849, aged 22). Mr. Rice was a captain in the militia, and town officer. He d. Feb. 29, 1848, aged 61. His wife d. Oct. 1, 1841, aged 49.
RICE HORACE, brother of the above, m. Dulcina Sibley, da. of Caleb Sibley, June 28, 1827. Ruth Putnam b. July 8, 1828.
RYAN SAMUEL, b. in Leicester, 1750, m. to Mercy Stod- dard, June 18, 1778. Hannah b. April 24, 1779 ; Polly, March 22, 1781; Samuel, Dec. 16, 1782 ; Jacob, July 10, . 1784 ; Jonathan, June 13, 1785 ; Mrs. Ryan d. He again m. Eunice Evans, Jan. 12, 1786. Nancy b. Oct. 14, 1786 ; Eunice, June 24, 1788 ; Lyman, Oct. 28, 1790 ; Matthias, July 9, 1792 ; John, May 22, 1794; Ruth W. April, 1796 ; Margaret, - -. Jonathan m. Mary Watson, da. of Rob- ert Watson, for second wife. Ruth W. m. Walter Sibley, May 1821. Mr. Ryan removed to Charlton. His widow d. March 15, 1845, aged 81.
RICE ASHER, in 1736, came on to the west part of lot (7). Mr. Thomas Rice, father of Asher, was the first settler in Westborough, then a part of Marlborough, and was for sev- eral years representative for the town of Marlborough, in the General Court. His house was made a garrison in 1711, and stood on the plain in the village of Westborough, and on the spot now occupied by the house of Mr. Fayerweather. On the 8th day of August, 1704, as several persons were at work in the field, a party of eight or ten Indians rushed
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from the woods and killed Nahor, son of Mr. Edmund Rice, and captivated two more of his sons, Silas and Timothy, and also Asher and Adonizah, sons of Thomas Rice, and carried them to Canada. Silas, Timothy and Adonizah never re- turned, but Asher was redeemed by his father and returned in about four years. When taken by the Indians, he was about ten years old. While in Westborough, he m. his wife Tabitha, by whom he had Asher b. 1734; Tabitha b. 1736. These came with him to Spencer. While here he had Sarah b. July 20, 1738 ; Anna, June 1, 1741; Jacob, May 20, 1744; Martha, June 14, 1746 ; David, June 30, 1752; Jed- ediah, April 2, 1755. His house was on the western side of the "Waite Road," about half a mile northerly of the " Wire Village," where the vestiges of his cellar may still be seen. While among the Indians, he imbibed many of their peculiarities, some of which he retained through life. He erected forts and garrisons to guard against the Indians long after they had all disappeared. His eccentricities on other things were no less singular. He spent much time in building a grist mill, so arranged as to have the under stone move round instead of the upper one. This movement he said was natural, as man's under jaw moved in reducing his food. He d. August 20, 1773, aged 79.
RICE ASHER, s. of the above, m. Dinah Allen of Sturbridge. By her he had Dinah b. 1768, who m. Isaac Comar, Nov. 22, 1784. He again m. Sarah Phelps, Oct. 3, 1782. Sarah b. Aug. 9, 1788 ; Achsah, March 7, 1791, (d. Aug. 24, 1830, aged 39); Lucy, -; Asher, Dec. 16, 1796; Annah, Dec. 16, 1804. Asher m. Sally Ludden, da. of Enoch Ludden, Nov. 1826; Annah to David Stebbings, May 31, 1841. Mr. Rice d. May 13, 1823, aged 89. His wife d. May 5, 1813. The farm now owned by Isaac Hill.
READ JOHN, came to the eastern part of lot (7) in 1736. He was b. in Ireland, 1699, and came to America 1729, but came from Milton to Spencer. His first wife Ann d. 1743.
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He again m. Martha Blair from Warren, in 1745, by whom he had one son, John. His wife Martha d. in 1791, aged 82. He d. Jan. 31, 1787, aged 88. The farm now owned by Elliot W. Boice.
ROBINSON JOSIAH, from Uxbridge, purchased the west part of lot (22) in 1743, and built a house which now con- stitutes the eastern half part of the " Jenks tavern." He m. Anna Barton, 1738. Samuel b. July 24, 1742 ; Will- iam, June 16, 1744 ; Joshua, June 2, 1747. He kept a public house. In 1752, he sold his estate to Moses Smith, and removed from town. He was grandfather to the wife of Jacob Wilson.
READ JOHN, b. in Rutland, and m. Elizabeth Davis, da. of Simeon Davis of that town, Aug. 25, 1760. He pur- chased and built a house where Mrs. Willard Converse now lives. Daniel b. 1760; Relief, May 15, 1762; Ruth, May 30, 1765 ; Mercy, Aug. 5, 1767. ' His wife d. and he had by his wife Martha, Reuben b. May 9, 1774; Simon Davis, March 10, 1776 ; John, March 19, 1778 ; David, Jan. 30, 1783. Simon D. m. Betsey Woodard, May 29, 1798; David to Pamela Merritt of Charlton, Nov. 21, 1816. John was a soldier in the war of 1812, and had one of his arms shot off by a cannon ball. Ruth d. in Leicester, unmarried. Mr. Reed d. Jan. 27, 1813.
RICHARDSON SELBY, from Brookfield, m. Azubah Rice from the same town. Maria Evelina, b. March 18, 1840, (d. May 22, 1852, aged 12); Jane Azubah b. June 6, 1842. His wife d. June 6, 1842. Again m. Sarah S. Upham of Leicester, 1842. George Selby, Nov. 20, 1847, (d. Dec. 18, 1852) ; George Selby b. May 1, 1854.
STODDARD JACOB, purchased the south part of lot (79) in 1740. He had by his wife Rachel, Jacob b. 1730 ; Rachel, March 1731; Jonathan, April 1734; Eleanor, July 11, 1735; Elijah, Jan. 15, 1737 ; Sarah and Mary, (twins) March 25, 1739; Abigail, Aug. 28, 1741. His wife d. he
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m. Hannah Minot, Nov. 20, 1744. Richard b. Jan. 1747 ; Mary, Sept. 6, 1745 ; second Richard, Sept. 30, 1748 ; Sam- uel, June 23, 1750 ; Hannah, Aug. 11, 1752 ; second Mary, May 31, 1755. His second wife d. he m. Mary May, widow of William May; Oct. 25, 1757. Jonathan m. Elizabeth Baldwin of Leicester, April 10, 1760; Eleanor to Jonathan Snow of Leicester, May 20, 1758, and again to Deacon John Muzzy ; Mary to David May, April 5, 1764 ; Mercy to Sam- uel Ryan, June 18, 1778. Mr. Stoddard's house was about half a mile southeast of the house of Jacob Wilson. The farm was afterwards owned by Daniel Atwood, and now by Jacob Wilson.
, SEAGAR OLIVER, from Newton, purchased the eastern end of lot (16) in 1743, now owned by Mr. Putnam, where he lived until 1750. In 1770 he purchased part of lot (37), now owned by Harvey Prouty, where he lived many years. He made some pretension to physic, which gave him the title of Doctor. He m. to Lydia Clark, da. of Matthias Clark, July 12, 1749. Ephraim b. Feb. 28, 1750 ; Lydia, Aug. 8, 1752 ; Ruth, March 11, 1756 ; Caleb, June 14, 1758 ; Henry, Aug. 26, 1760; Joshua, -; Oliver, March 2, 1771. Lydia m. John Hinds of Brookfield, May 24, 1772; Ruth to Ezra Richmond of Brookfield, June 26, 1778. Mrs. Sea- gar, with her sons Henry, Joshua and Oliver, all d. in quick succession with fever, in the autumn of 1791. Mr. Seagar d. April 4, 1803, aged 83.
SEAGAR EPHRAIM, s. of the above, had with his wife Olive, Aaron b. Nov. 28, 1788 ; Olive, Sept. 13, 1790; Henry, May 7, 1793 ; Susannah, May 22, 1795; Lydia, March 6, 1798. Mr. Seagar d. March 24, 1806, aged 56. The farm now owned by Pliny Allen.
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