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I. PRESCOTT, BUSHROD W.6, s. of Jonathan5 and Ruth (Gla- zier), m. Melinda, dau. of Wm. Wiswall. He resided in Gr. for some years, but subsequently came to W., building and occupy- ing the house half a mile from Whitman village, on the road to Beech Hill. He d. at date unkn. Chn. :
2. MARY W.7, b. Aug. 8, 1825; d. June 22, 1842.
3. SARAH G.7, b. Feb. 28, 1827.
4. RUTH7, b. May 18, 1829; d. March 15, 1845.
5. JONATHAN H.7, b. March 1, 1831; d. June 9, 1844.
6. ELIZABETH7, b. April 10, 1833. 7. NANCY7, b. Feb. 17, 1837.
I. PROCTOR, EDMUND, s. of Edmund and Elizabeth (Good- rich) Proctor, b. Lunenburg, March 6, 1819, m. Mary F. Harris of Barre, April 9, 1844. They res. first in Lunenburg, then in Ash., but came to W. ab. 1852 and located on the Charles Saw- yer place, near No. Common. He was a man of marked char- acter and many eccentricities, but a model farmer. His singu- lar individuality appears in the names given his chn., as is seen below. He d. Nov. 11, 1890, a. 71. His w. d. Jan. II, 1870, a. 51. Their family were:
2. AUGUSTUS HOWARD, b. Lunenburg, Jan. 30, 1845; m. and set. Ill .; dec'd.
3. ALBER HAMLIN, b. Ash., June 23, 1850; lives W. unm.
4. ALSON Hows, b. W., Oct. 22, 1852; m. and lives Chicago; no chn.
5. ALDEN HERMON, b. Oct. 3, 1853.
6. AMMER HALE, b. June 25, 1855; m. and lives Gr .; 1 chd.
7. ANGIA HOLBROOK, b. Jan. 31, 1857.
S. ABBOT HERD, b. April 25, 1862. 9. AMBOY HARLEM, b. April 6, 1864.
PUFFER. .
On the 24th Feb., 1640, the town of Boston granted to George Poffer1, for himself, wife, and 3 chn., twenty acres of land at Mt. Wallaston, after- ward Braintree, but now in Quincy, upon which he permanently located. Of his two sons, James2 remained on the paternal homestead, while Matthias2 went to Mendon as one of the first proprietors and settlers there. His wife and one son, however, being slain in the attack on the town by the Indians, July 14, 1675, he withdrew to his native place, where he continued to reside through life. His dau., Esther3, m. Wm. Sumner, and became the gt .- gt .- grandmother of the distinguished Charles Sumner, one of the noblest of the sons of Mass.
James Poffer2, otherwise Puffer, had a s. Jabez3, b. 1672, who went to Sudbury and built him there a home. He was f. of Jabez4, b. ab. 1705, who
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m. (1) Thankful Haynes and (2) , and had a large family of chn .. one of whom, by the 2d w., was Rev. Reuben Puffer, D. D., of Berlin.
I. PUFFER, JOSIAH5, s. of Jabez+ and Thankful (Haynes) Puf- fer, was b. Sudbury, March 21, 1736. He m. Nov., 1759, Mary, dau. of Jacob and Experience Read, her f. being the gd.son of Dr. Philip Read, an eminent physician of Concord in the early days of its history. Josiah Puffer came to W. ab. the time of its incorporation, 1759, and set. on lot No. 62 (the recent Cephas W. Bush farm), in the So. part of the town.
Mr. Puffer became an active, influential, and highly esteemed inhabitant of the town, holding many local public positions re- quiring good judgment, integrity, and executive ability. He also, in 1787, 1790, and 1791, represented his fellow-citizens in the Gen. Ct. With the exception, perhaps, of Rev. Mr. Rice, he was prob. the best educated person in the community during his generation, and very likely excelled him in some branches of scholarship. He is said to have been a remarkable mathemati- cian, applying his knowledge in this particular to the science of Astronomy, of which he was very fond, whereby he was able to calculate eclipses and other movements of the heavenly bodies with wonderful facility and precision. He was thoroughly con- versant with parliamentary tactics, and with the proper modes of governing deliberative assemblies. He bought, in 1805, the Pel. Everett tavern stand, near Hobart Raymond's, and while there, on the 9th of July the following yr., suddenly d. at the a. of 70. His wid. survived him 25 years, passing away July 19, 1831, a. 90. Chn .:
2. ISAAC6, b. Jan. 24, 1761; m. Sally Merriam; went to N. Y .; had chn. and d.
3. POLLY6, b. April 5, 1763; m. John Dunn; res. W .; 6 chn.
4. JABEZ", b. June 14, 1765; prob. d. young.
5. EUNICE6, b. Aug. 7, 1767; m. Nathan Whitney, res. W .; 5 chn .; d. Feb. 22,
6. THANKFUL6, b. April 17, 1769; m. Wm. Edgell; res. W .; 5 chn .; d. Feb., 1857 ?.
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7. LUSENA6, b. May 27, 1771; m. Asa Merriam; res. W .; 8 chn .; d. Sept. 11, 1851.
8. SAMUEL R.6, b. Oct. 21, 1773; m. twice; res. W.
9. RUTH6, b. March 1, 1776; m. three times; res. W .; 9 chn .; d. March 24, 1829.
IO. SALLY6, b. March 22, 1780 ?; m. Asa Bigelow; res. W .; 5 chn .; d. Sept., 1811.
11. ASAHEL6, b. Dec. 20, 1781; m. Jerusha Rand; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. March 20, 1835. [10. 1846.
12. BETSEY6, b. March 19, 1788; m. Josiah Wheeler; res. W .; 10 chn .; d. Aug.
[8.] PUFFER, SAMUEL READ6, s. of the last, had the Read dropped from his name by Act of Leg., 1827. He m. (I) Polly, dau. of Nathan and Mehitable (Cowee) Wood, Nov. 6, 1801, and succeeded to the homestead owned by his f. A quiet, unob- trusive, industrious man of domestic tastes, an upright citizen, faithful in the discharge of all the duties of life. His w. was a woman of literary accomplishments, well read, and prob. better informed upon political issues and matters of public policy than any woman in town, - than a great majority of the men. She d. March 27, 1843, a. 60, and Mr. Puffer m. (2) Elizabeth, wid. of Ezra Brooks, in Nov., 1844. He d. March 22, 1854, a. 80. His second w. d. in 1858. Chn .:
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13. MERRICK, b. Feb. 9, 1803; m. Mary Mentz; 4 chn .; d. Jan., 1858.
14. MARY™, b. April 20, 1805; m. Samuel H. Evans; res. Chelsea; 4 chn., of whom
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one, Edward, grad. at Harvard Univ. and was Cong. clergyman; living. ELMIRA7, b. Sept. 10, 1807; m. Samuel Merriam, etc .; res. W .; 6 chn .; living. JOSIAH", b. Jan. 2, 1810; m. twice; res. W.
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17. MEHITABLE7, b. Jan. 1, 1812; m. Wm. P. Bigelow; res. Holden; 1 chd .; 1.
18. JOEL W.7, b. Dec. 25, 1813; d. Dec. 22, 1828.
19. SARAH7, b. Sept., 1815; m. N. S. Hubbard; res. Brimfield; 3 chn., of whom one, John, is a lawyer in Chicago; d. April, 1889.
20. NANCY7, b. Nov., 1817; m. R. W. Twichell; res. W., etc .; 2 chn .; d. June 17, 1879.
21. SAMUEL A.7, b. April 11, 1819; d. Feb. 20, 1825.
21. CAROLINE A.7, b. Feb. 28, 1822; m. Samuel Whitney, etc .; 4 chn., of whom one, William S., grad. Yale Coll. 1877; resides Boston.
22. MARTHA R.7, b. 1825; m. Amos S. Taylor; res. Boston; 3 chn .; living.
[II.] PUFFER, ASAHEL6, bro. of the last, m. Jerusha, dau. of Zachariah and Jerusha (Sawyer) Rand, Dec. 15, 1817. He owned and occupied the farm on the east side of Meetinghouse Pond, now represented by F. A. Taylor. He d. March 20, 1835, a. 53, and his wid. m. (2) Col. Thomas Wheeler of Worc. She d. Nov. 19, 1866, a. 79. Chn. :
23. PORTER F.7, b. Sept. 5, 1809; d. March 16, 1828.
24. CLINTON7, b. March 19, 1813; m. and res. Woonsocket, R. I .; sev. chn .; d. Feb. 7, 1893.
25. DAMARIS7, b. March 24, 1821; d. June 26, 1835.
[16.] PUFFER, JOSIAH7, s. of Samuel6 and Polly, m. (1) Eme- line, dau. of Joel and Thirza (Wheeler) Page, Sept., 1834. An enterprising, public-spirited citizen, interested in military affairs, and somewhat given to speculation in real estate, etc., in which he was fairly successful. An earnest friend of Temperance, he suffered some personal indignities on account of his activity in behalf of the cause. He res. some yrs. in Harvard, where he owned and run a hotel, but d. W. His w., Emeline, d. Dec. 21, 1878, a. 65, and he m. a second time. He d. Jan. 10, 1881, a. 70. Chn .:
26. MERRICK H.8, b. July 1, 1835; m. Melissa E. Everett; res. W., etc .; 5 chn.
27. GEORGE G.8, b. Oct. 23, 1838; m. Ellen Willard; res. Ayer; 1 chd.
28. WILLIAM A.8, b. July 20. 1843; m. Sarah Barnard; res. Harvard; I chd .; d. Dec. 30, 1887.
[26.] PUFFER, MERRICK H.8, s. of Josiah7 and Emeline, m. Melissa, dau. of Wm. S. and Susan (Beaman) Everett of Pn., and has res. in this tn. and elsewhere. For some years he had charge of the W. hotel, conducting it successfully on strictly temperance principles, and to the great satisfaction of all intel- ligent friends of public order and the general well-being. In this undertaking he had a helpmeet indeed in his worthy and efficient wife. They left here for Gr., but are now res. in Leom. Chn .:
29. ADA E.9, b. July 16, 1862; m. Levi Cook; res. Leom .; 2 chn.
30. FREDDIE E.9, b. Jan. 8, 1865; d. Nov. 24, 1874.
31. SUSIE L.9, b. Oct. 31, 1871; d. April 4, 1874.
32. CARRIE B.9, b. Feb. 17, 1875. 33. EMMA B.9, b. March. 27, 1882.
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34. PUFFER, JONAS6, s. of James5 and Submit (Goddard) Puf- fer, was b. Sudbury, July 6, 1766. His f., James5, was bro. of Josiah5 before mentioned. Coming to W. he bought of Daniel Sawyer, Dec. 6, 1792, lot No. 59, 2d Div., situated in the valley of Whitman River, where his s. James" more recently lived, and soon after took possession of it. He m. (I) Mary Damon, who bore him I chd. and d. without farther issue. His second w. was Lucy, dau. of David and Sarah Forbush of Acton. He d. Feb. 21, 1813, a. 47. His. wid. d. Sept. 10, 1829, a. 65. Chn .:
35. LYDIA7, b. June 6, 1789; m. Charles Miles; res. Concord.
36. POLLY™, b. Dec. 27, 1792; m. S. Marsh, Jr .; res. W., etc .; chn .; d. Dec. 21, 1874. 37. STEPHEN™, b. Feb. 21, 1796; m. Sarah Marsh; d. April 23, 1867. (See below.) 38. JAMEST, b. Jan. 9, 1798; m. Lucy Jones; res. W.
[38.] PUFFER, JAMES, the last mentioned, m. Lucy, dau. of Wm. and Susannah Jones of Lunenburg, in 1823 (pub. March 14), and succeeded his father in the ownership and occupancy of the homestead, Scrabble Hollow. He was a very unassuming man, seeking no emoluments of office or station, but one of the town's most capable, worthy, and trusted citizens. He served on the Board of Selectmen 6 years. He was an earnest, sincere Methodist, one of the prime movers and leading contributors in the building of the Methodist meetinghouse, and after its aban- donment a faithful supporter of the church and society of that faith in Ash. He adorned his Chn. profession with a Chn. life. He d. March 17, 1885, a. 87. His wife followed him three days later, March 20, a. 89. Chn. :
39. GEORGE W.8, b. Jan. 22, 1825; d. unm. Aug. 22, 1845; a young man of promise. 40. LUCY ANN8, b. Aug. 25, 1828; m. Daniel C. Miles; res. W .; 5 chn .; d. Feb. 9, 1869.
41. NANCY S.8, b. May 23, 1833.
42. MARY E.8. b. April 25, 1835; m. Eliot N. Choate; res. Fg .; chn .; dec'd.
43. JAMES E.8, b. March 20, 1841; d. at Gettysburgh, July 3, 1863. (See Chap. XX.) Stephen Puffer™ (37), bro. of James, studied for the ministry. Joined N. E. Methodist Conf., 1823, and preached 44 years. He m. Sally, dau. of Samuel and Sarah Marsh, Oct. 3, 1815. He d. Lunenburg, April 21, 1867, a. 71.
1. QUINCY, JOSEPH, S. of Joseph and Mary, further lineage untraced, was b. Hollis, Me., in 1842, and came thence to W. ab. 1880. He m. Dec. 16, 1882, A. Louise, dau. of John and Caro- line (Phillips) Foskett, and res. with her aunt, Wid. Abigail (Foskett) Knight, in the Doty house on Main st., Central village. He is a skilled gardener and horticulturist, as well as farmer, finding employment upon his own lands and among his neigh- bors and townsfolk, as their needs and tastes require. Chn. : 2. EDNA L., b. Sept. 9, 1884. 3. HUBERT J., b. Dec. 18, 1887.
RAND.
The lineage of this family has not been fully verified in the earlier gen- erations, but is deemed substantially correct as herein represented. A Mr. Rand1- Christian name not ascertained -was in Charlestown, 1635. He
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was prob. the f. of Robert2 of Lynn, whose s. Robert3 had Zachariah4, all res. of L. Thomas5, son of the last named. m. Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Parker of Reading, and 2d cousin of Nathan Parker, sometime res. of this town. He set. first in the place of his nativity. but soon moved to Salem, thence to Woburn. and finally to Shrewsbury, where he spent the last years of his earthly pilgrimage. Two of his sons located in W., where one of them attained distinction in certain directions, as noted below and else- where.
I. RAND, JOHN6, was s. of Thomas5 and Elizabeth (Parker) Rand, b. Lynn, Oct. 14, 1722. Upon becoming of age he lived at Bolton for a time, whence he rem. to this town. On the 4th of April, 1747, he purchased lot No. 50, represented by the dwelling formerly occupied by Levi Graves on No. Common, of Benj. Wilson, who prob. made the first improvements on the premises. He was established on the place in 1751, in which year, presumably, he m. Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Abi- gail (Shuttuck) Holden. He was a man of unusual natural ability, with great power of administration, active in public af- fairs and much honored at home and abroad. He held numer- ous places of public trust, having been a member of the Stand- ing Com. of the Propriety, Selectman repeatedly, and 3 years Treasurer, besides acting frequently as Moderator of town meet- ings. He was also much interested and very active in the church, as the records of ecclesiastical matters plainly attest. He took a leading part also in military concerns. He received a com- mission as Capt. of a local military company in 1771. Upon the breaking out of the Rev. he entered zealously into the ser- vice of the Colonies, and was promoted to the Colonelship of a Worc. Co. Regiment, June 24, 1779, and assigned a posi- tion at Claverack, in the valley of the Hudson. (For further particulars, see Chap. on the Rev. War.) His w., Elizabeth (Holden) Rand, having borne him three chn., d. Dec. 14, 1756, at the age of 26, and he m. (2), in 1766, Tabitha (Hart), wid. of Jonathan Stedman, who bore him 6 more, as shown be- low. He d. Dec. II, 1789, a. 67, and his wid. m. (3), sometime in 1800, - Gould, who d. very soon. She was taxed for the last time as a non-resident in 1808. Chn. of Col. John Rand :
2. ZACHARIAH7, b. Aug. 18, 1752; m. Jerusha Sawyer; res. W., etc.
3. ABIGAIL7, b. date not found; d. Oct. 8, 1756.
4. ELIZABETH7, b. date not found; d. Dec. 14, 1756.
5. ELIZABETH7, b. Feb. 1, 1767; m. Phineas Whitney; res. W.
6. MARY™, b. Dec. 20, 1769; m. John Cowee; res. Chittenden, Vt.
7. JOHN7, b. Dec. 3, 1772; m. Dorcas Hartwell; res. Worcester, N. Y.
8. THOMAS7, b. Sept. 29, 1774; m. Polly Foster, 1So2; nothing more.
9. WILLIAM7, b. July 13, 1776; m. Lucy Jackson; res. W., etc .; d. 1809.
10. SAMUEL S.7, b. March 16, 1778; d. April 23, 1781.
[2.] RAND, ZACHARIAH7, s. of the last, m Jerusha, dau. of Nathaniel and Jerusha (Flint) Sawyer, June 22, 1778, and set. on lot No. 7, 2d Div., recently owned by Robert McTaggart, which he bought of John Edgell, the first occupant, April 15, 1776. He was a prominent man in town for some years, serv-
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ing repeatedly as Constable and Collector, but for some alleged malfeasance in office he left the place in 1807, and located at Pittsfield, Vt., where it is sup. he d., but at a date unkn. His w. d. in 1844. Chn .:
11. ASA W.8, b. March 7, 1779; m. Mehitable Spalding; res. W.
12. PHEBE8, b. Nov. 24, 1781; m. Jonas W. Whitney; res. W .; d. Dec. 4, 1835.
13. NATHANIEL8, b. July 24, 1785; m. three times; res. W. and Lanc .; 5 chn .; d. July, 1856.
14. JERUSHA FLINTS, b. May 14, 1787; m. Asahel Puffer; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. Nov. 19, 1866.
15. TAMER S.8, b. Sept. 7, 1789.
16. LUCINDA8, b. Sept. 24, 1791; d. July, 1870.
17. SUSANNAH8, b. Oct. 18, 1793. IS. BETSEY H.8, b. Oct. 16, 1795.
19. JOHN S.8, b. July 20, 1799; d. Nov. 19, 1864.
20. EBENEZER B.8, b. Dec. 4, 1802; d. Jan. 3, 1856.
21. RACHEL D.8, b. June 3, 1805.
[9.] RAND, WILLIAM, bro. of the last, m. Lucy, dau. of Sebez and Elizabeth (Bacon) Jackson, Nov. 29, 1798. After a brief res. in W. they rem. to Rutland, Vt., where he was living in 1809. No further report. They had in W. I chd, prob. others afterward. His name was:
22. JACOB8, b. Feb. 27, 1799.
[11.] RAND, ASA WILLIAMS8, s. of Zachariah7, m. Sept. 14, 1800, Mehitable, dau. of Joseph and Bridget (Crosby) Spalding, and set. on the ancestral estate, No. Common. He opened a country store on the premises and run it for many years, and also, for a time, kept a public house, in which undertakings his s., Crosby9, was temporarily associated with him. He d. March 4, 1857, a. 78. Mehitable, his wid., d. 2 years later, March 21, 1860, a. 84. Chn. :
23. CROSBY9, b. Feb. 25, 1802; m. Fanny King; res. W.
24. ASA9, b. April 9, 1804; d. Nov. 5, 1823. [1830.
25. MELINDA9, b. Dec. 1, 1806; m. Reuben Raymond; res. W .; chn .; d. May 12, CLARACEY9, b. Feb. 11, 1810; m. Asahel Smith.
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27. EPHRAIM H.9, b. May 5, 1812; d. unm.
28. ELLEN M.9. b. Feb. 28, 1815; d. March 19, 1840.
[23.] RAND, CROSBY9, oldest s. of the last, m. Fanny King of Boston at Winchester, N. H., April 1, 1825. He was a stage- driver, but for a time was associated with his father as above stated. He d. when yet a young man, July 21, 1831, a. 29, and his wid. m. (2) Levi Sawyer, a 2d w., but they had no chn. Crosby and Fanny Rand had :
29. Unknown10, b. 182 -; d. Feb. 22, 1833.
30. RAND, HANANIAH6, bro. of Col. John6 (1) was b. at Wo- burn, July 26, 1739. He came to W. ab. 1762 and located on lot 72, one fourth of a mile E. of the recent residence of Dr. Liverpool. There he lived some years, selling to James Bowers in 1783, since which date no trace of him has been found. He m. Martha Osgood of Lancaster, Nov. 27, 1764, but no chn. are reported.
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31. RAND, THOMAS7, s. of Thomas6 and Esther (Carter) Rand, was b. Weston, March 4, 1758. He was prob. of the same stock as the preceding, being, as is sup., a descendant of the Charlestown settler, through the line of Robert2, Thomas3, John+, Benjamin5, Thomas6, making him of the seventh gener- ation on these shores. His step-mother was Elizabeth Esta- brook, sr. of John of this town, which may have been the oc- casion of his coming here. He was a man of great enterprise and practical business ability, which he turned to good account while a res. in the place. He purchased in 1782 the greater part of lot No. 112, at the head of Wachusettville, and three- fourths of the sawmill standing upon it, and at once began to improve the unused water power of the stream, building a grist- mill, a fulling mill, and trip hammer shop on the premises, and otherwise promoting the industrial interests of the community. (See Sec. on Wachusettville, pages 328, 329.) He m. (1) Anna Stratton, May 6, 1785, who bore him 2 chn. and d. March 20, 1787, and (2) Elizabeth, dau. Daniel and Thankful (Bellows) Hemenway of Fram., Nov. 10, 1788, who bore him while living in W. two more. He d. in mid-life, but whether here or else- where does not appear. His wid. m. (2) a Mr. Keyes of Prince- ton, where she spent her remaining days. All that has been learned of the chn. is given herewith:
32. ISAACS, b. Aug. 11, 1785; d. young. 33. SALLY8, b. Nov. 13, 1786; d. young.
34. ISAACS, b. Nov. 22, 1789. 35. SALLY8, b. Feb. 5, 1791.
RAY. All efforts to trace the lineage of this family have proved fruit- less, and even the ptge. and place and date of b. of the first of the name in W. have not been ascertained. This was
I. RAY, ASA, sup. to have been b. in Marlboro' ab. 1740. According to the Court records of Worc. Co., he came to this town from Princeton. He purchased Nov. 18, 1762, lot 22, 2d Div., where his gd.s., Anson, now res., of Samuel Damon of Reading, and prob. took immediate possession of it. He m., before settling here, Mary -, who is reputed to have been a woman of nerve and courage, skillful in the use of her musket, and experienced in killing bears, as they prowled about the pre- mises in early days. The date of Mr. Ray's d. is unrecorded. Mrs. Ray d. March 24, 1832, at the advanced age of 90. Chn. :
2. RACHEL, b. Dec. 11, 1761; m. Wm. Fenno; res. Gr .; 1 chd.
3. ELIJAH, b. April 21, 1764; d. young.
4. SYBEL, b. Aug. 17, 1766; m. Ephraim Temple; res. Gr .; 4 chn.
5. HEMAN, b. June 18, 1768; m. Rachel Laws; res. W.
6. PERSIS, b. Aug. 28, 1770; m. James Holden of Gr .; res. unkn.
7. LYDIA, b. March 8, 1773; m. Wm. Fenno; res. Gr .; 6 chn.
8. MOLLY, b. Aug. 17, 1775; no record found.
9. ASA, b. Dec. 15, 1777; d. Jan. 9, 1785.
IO. ELIJAH, b. Dec. 7, 1784; went to Maine.
[5.] RAY, HEMAN, S. of the last, m. Rachel, dau. Thomas and Hannah Laws, and remained upon the homestead of his
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father. He d. Aug. 21, 1839, a. 71. She d. at unknown date. Chn. :
II. RACHEL, b. April 18, 1794; m. Asaph Gates; res. W .; 4 chn .; d. July 25, 1859.
12. IIEMAN, b. April 9, 1796; m. Lydia Richardson; 5 chn .; res. Gr.
13. ASA, b. June 10, 1798; m. Susannah Gates; res. Gr .; 7 chn.
14. AMos, b. March 2, 1800; m. Sarah Kemp; res. W. and Gr .; 5 chn.
15. CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 14, ISO1; unm .; d Jan. 21, 1893.
16. IVERS, b. Nov. 4, 1803; m. Clarissa Gates; res. W.
17. ELVIRA, b. March 14, 1807; m. Lyman F. Wood; res. Gr .; 4 chn.
18. ALMON, b. May 22, 1808; m. Olive Kemp; res. Gr .; 5 chn.
19. ANSON, b. Aug. S, ISIo; m. Emily Jackson; res. W.
[16.] RAY, IVERS, son of the last, m. in 1827 (pub. April 21), Clarissa, dau. Nathan and Abigail (Knowlton) Gates of Gr., and settled on the John Pierce place, in the W. part of the tn. Mr. Ray d. Feb. 21, 1881, a. 77. His w. d. Dec. 17, 1868, a. 62. Chn .:
20. LORINDA, b. Sept. 30, 1828; m. Ephraim S. Bowker; res. Gr.
21. GEORGE K., b. April 7, 1832; m. Mary F. Pierce; res. Gr.
22. CALVIN W., b. April 25; 1835; d. unm. Nov. IS, 1866.
23. JASON A., b. Dec. S, 1837; m. Harriet M. Patridge; res. Gr. (See p. 411.)
24. ALFRED W., b. May 2, 1839; m. Elizabeth A. Jackson.
25. FRANCIS N., b. May 27, 1840. (See p. 419 )
[19.] RAY, ANSON, youngest s. of Heman and Rachel (Laws) Ray, settled upon the ancestral estate where he still resides. He m. Feb. 4, 1834, Emily, dau. of Josiah and Nancy (Bolton) Jackson, who d. Feb. 22, 1883, a. 70. There chn. were:
26. NANCY, b. Feb. 18, 1837; m. Joseph Seaver; res. W.
27. MARY R., b. Aug. S, 1839; m. Alonzo Russell; res. Gr.
28. HIRAM, b. April 3, 1845; m. Emmergene Howe; res. W.
29. HELEN, b. April 3, 1845; m. Eugene Gates; res. W.
30. EDWIN, b. May 11, 1847; m. Etta Murdock; res. Gr.
[28] RAY, HIRAM, S. of Anson and Emily, m. Emmergene, dau. of J. P. and Maria Howe, Gr., Nov. 27, 1872. After a brief res in Gr. they returned to W., and set. on the paternal homestead. Chn .:
31. WILLIAM P., b. April 14, 1875.
33. MABEL L., b. April 26, 18SS.
32. FREDDIE J., b. Dec. 6, 1877.
RAYMOND.
Three brothers, Richard", William1, and John Raymond1, came to this country, prob. from Eng., ab. 1630, and located in Salem, where they were living in 1634. Of the next generation, the history of the family published a few years since gives no information, and nothing has been learned from other sources. Early in the 18th century Jonathan Raymond8, presuma- bly grandson of one of the above named, rem. from Beverly to Lexington with his w., Charity, and several chn. Among these was Jonathan4, b. Feb. 27, 1702, from whom and his w. Hepzibah the older branch of the family in W. sprang.
I. RAYMOND, JONATHAN5, s. of the last mentioned, was b. in Lex., Sept. 17, 1734, as stated in Hudson's history of that town, though the work alluded to makes the date Nov. 13,
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HISTORY OF WESTMINSTER, MASS.
1735. He m. Oct. 4, 1756, Susannah, dau. of Joseph and Han- nah White of the same place. Her bro. Ebenezer was f. of Jonas, more recently a citizen of W. After res. in Lex. a few years they rem. to W., and located upon lot No. 56, where he built a house and res. during the remainder of his life. The place was in the east part of the town, on a back road leading to the R. R. Station, and is now owned by Albert Howard. The original house stood some distance S. E. of the present dwelling, as the cellar, still to be seen, clearly shows. Many were the privations and trials endured by this family in the wilderness home. When the husband enlisted in the army of the Rev. and left for the field of active service, his w. under- took the management of the farm, herself and her oldest chn., who were daus., working in the fields to obtain the necessaries of life. More than this she could not do. The taxes on the farm went unpaid, and her cows were taken to liquidate the claim. At another time, for a similar neglect, she was sent to jail, where she remained until the authorities, influenced either by feelings of humanity or by economical considerations, caused her to be set at liberty. Mr. Raymond d. bef. 1784. His w., Susannah, lived to be 90 years of age, going to her grave in Feb., 1825. Their chn. were:
2. SUSANNAH6, b. March 28, 1757; d. unm. in Sudbury, 1795. [1822.
3. MARY6, b. Nov. 17, 1759; m. Abijah Harrington, Lex .; no chn .; d. Feb. 27,
4. HEPZIBAH", b. Dec. 2, 1761; m. Salmon (or Solomon) Whitney, Harvard.
5. REBECCA6, b. Jan. 31, 1764; m. Joseph Foster, Lex.
6. BETSEY6, b. Feb. 14, 1766; m. Jonas Whitney; res. W.
7. JONATHAN6, b. May 21, 1768; m. Patty Downs; res. W.
8. JOHNG, b. May 12, 1770; m. Elizabeth Walton; res. W., etc.
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