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2. JONAS, b. July 27, 1775; d. Oct. S, 1777.
3. EPHRAIM, b. Sept. 9, 1777; d. Oct. 10, 1778.
4. JONAS, b. May 15, 1780; m. Eunice Metcalf; res. W.
5. EPHRAIM, b. June 13, 1783. 6. NATHAN, b. May 5, 1785.
[4] ROBBINS, JONAS, S. of the last, was pub. to Eunice Met- calf, of Ash., Aug. 1, 1801, and no doubt m. her. He carried on business with his father for a few years and was joint owner of the property named above, when it was disposed of to Mr. L. He rem. to Ash., and thence to Townsend. Chn .:
7. EUNICE, b. Jan. 24, 1803; m. Amos Rice; res; Ash. and Camb .; sev. chn. S. JONAS, b. Sept. 24, 1804. 9. HANNAH, b. July 10, 1806.
J. ROBINSON, AMOS, s. of Wm. and Jane (Patterson) Robin- son, was b. Ailsford, N. S., May 30, 1842. Coming to Mass., he m. Oct. 13, 1866, at Fg., - Rose, who was b. in Coventry, Eng., April 23, 1844. They resided in Ayer a few years, then in Fg. and Leom., removing from the last place to W. in 1875, and locating on the original Josiah Wheeler place, on Bean Porridge Hill, which was purchased of Josiah Page, its long- time owner. Chn .:
2. HERBERT H., b. Ayer,, Sept. 7, 1867. 3. LEONARD O., b. Ayer., Aug 22, 1869. 4. CHARLES W., b. Fg., Aug. 10, 1871.
I. ROLPH, MOSES W., s. of Solomon and Anna (Baker) Rolph, was b. Hub. April 14, 1822. He was a wood-turner by trade, working in the S. part of the town and at the Narrows some years each, but finally rem. to E. Pn., and thence to Ster- ling, where he now res. He m. April 14, 1844, Lucretia, dau. of Amos and Rebecca Howard, and had :
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2. FREDERICK, b. Sept. 18, 1846; m. Martha Merriam; res. Fg .; I chd .; living.
3. LUCY, b. March 18. 1848; d. April 20, 1849.
4. ELLEN, b. Jan. 5, 1851; m. James Smith; res. Gr .; 3 chn .; living.
5. WILLIAM, b. Jan. 28, 1853; m. Sarah A. Hobbs; res. Leom .; I chd .; living.
6. LUCY, b. April 18, 1856; m. Henry Snow; res. Stg .; 5 chn .; living.
7. CHARLES, b. Dec. 24, 1864; m. Mary Noyes; res. Leom .; no chn .; living.
I. ROPER, JOHN P., s. of John and Lucy (Bond) Roper, was b. Pn., Nov. 10, 1836. He m. at Sterling, May 1, 1866, Ann, dau. Rev. Chandler and Mary A. (Colburn) Curtis of W., and after res. in Leom. a few months, rem. to this town and located on the Murdock farm, half a mile E of the R. R. station, where he still resides. He is a diligent, thrifty farmer, an upright and honorable citizen and Deacon of the Baptist Chh. His father spent the last part of his life with him, dying June 5, 1873, a. 74. Chn. :
2. JOHN C., b. Sept. 10, 1870. 3. EDWARD W., b. Dec. 11, 1873.
4. SUSAN I., b. Oct. 21, 1877.
I. Ross, JAMES, s. of James Ross of Lancaster (Sterling), b. March 12, 1738-9, m. Phebe Gerry, May 7, 1766. He was at that time owner of lot No. 20, 2d Div., on Beech Hill (the old town farm), which he bought the previous year of Amos Gates, and which he sold the following autumn to Edward Jackson. He afterwards purchased No. 24, where Leonard M. Gates now lives, of John Edgell, where he no doubt res. while he remained in town. He soon returned to Lanc., but rem. thence to Erving, being dismissed to the church there Oct. 16, I774. The only chd. rec. in W. was:
2. BENJAMIN, b. April 23, 1767.
A Benjamin Ross, prob. this son of James and Phebe, had a chd. b. in 1796. One by the same name was taxed 1806.
I. RUGG, JOSEPH, a descendant of one of the early settlers of Lancaster, and s. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Divoll) Rugg, was b. in that town Oct. 7, 1771. He m. Nov. 29, 1792, Mary, dau. of Edward and Sarah (Willard) Hazen of Swanzey, N. H., a cousin of Samuel Hazen of Shirley, three of whose daus. m. and settled here. He rem. to this place ab. 1816, purchasing and occupying the Eph. Wetherbee farm, on the southerly slope of Beech Hill. Joseph Rugg d. July 8, 1842, a. 72. His w. Mary (Hazen) Rugg d. Gr. Inasmuch as their chn., though b. in L., grew up for the most part and were well known here, their names are given in full, though the birth-dates of the old- er ones have not been ascertained.
3. JOSEPH. 4. NANCY.
2. MARY.
5. SARAH H., b. Oct. 28, 1796.
6. EDWARD, b. May 27, 1798; d. Oct. 13. IS22.
7. GRANVILLE, b. May 24, 1802.
8. ELIJAH, b. March 10, 1804.
9. LUCY, b. Feb. 4, 1806. IO. WILLIAM, b. May 24, ISO8.
II. CHRISTOPHER, ( b. April 25, 1810.
12. AUGUSTUS,
1 d. Jan. 3, 1812.
13. JULIA, b. Jan. 11, 1813. 14. HARRIET, b. Jan. 11, 1815.
I 5. BENJAMIN H., b. Dec. 29, 1816.
THE RUNNELS, RUSSELL, AND SAMPSON FAMILIES. 849
I. RUNNELS, HAVILAH V., s. of John Bunyan and Emily Ann Runnels, lineage unkn., was b. in Berkshire, Vt., in 1842. He m. Feb. 16, 1860, Solina, dau. of Nelson Stone of the same town. They have res. in various localities, as the table below indicates. They came from Fg. to this town in 1882, purchas- ing and locating upon the Gray place, in the No. part, near Ash. line, where they still live. Chn .:
2. FLORA, b. Berkshire Vt., March 1, 1861; d. March 4, 1862.
3. NELLIE A., b. Richford, Vt., Feb. 6, 1863; m. James E. Kinsman; res. Fg .; 3 chn .; living.
4. ALFRED H., b. Ash., April 1, 1868; res. Fg.
5. EMILY ANN, b. Erving, Feb. 20, 1871; d. Erving, Nov. 25, 1873.
6. MARILLA, b. Erving, May 2, 1874.
7. SARAH ANN, b. Canada, June 13, 1877.
S. ERNEST H., b. Fg., Aug. 2, 1881.
9. JOHN BUNYAN, b. W., June 22, 1885.
I. RUSSELL, SHUBAEL6, s. of Thomas5 and Abigail (Perry) Russell, was b. Sherborn and bap. there Nov. 20, 1785. His father was son of Thomas4, who removed from Woburn to Sher- born, and who was son of John3, son of John2, son of John1, a settler in Woburn as early as 1640. A prominent man and Dea. of the first church, but turned Baptist and became an Elder in that communion. Shubael6 m. Sally, dau. David and Martha (Conant) Merriam of Hub., but res. in W. some years, being taxed here 1809-1816. He lived part or all of the time on the John Whitney place, but finally located with his wife's father in H., where he d. Chn. :
2. SILAST, b. Jan. 20, 1806; m. Susan M. Allen; res. Hub .; 2 chn .; dec'd.
3. LUCINDA7, b. Jan. 28, 1808; m .; 5 chn.
4. SALLY M.7, b. Dec. 3, 1811; m. Geo. W. Phillips; res. Dublin, N. H .; sev. chn .; d. June 3, 18 -.
5. JOSEPH", b. Dec. 13, 1813; m. Amanda Bartlett; res. Hub .; 5 chn .; dec'd.
6. MARTHA", b. May 13, 1816; m. Alfred Russell, etc.
SAMPSON.
The families of this name formerly residing in town were descendants of Abraham1, who came from England in 1629 or 30 and set. in Duxbury, near Plymouth, though there is some uncertainty in regard to the connection at a single point. Isaac Sampson2, s. of Abraham1, b. 1660, m. Lydia, gd.dau. of Miles Standish, and lived at Plympton, where he had a s. Peleg8 who is supposed to have been the f. of Jonathan4, b. Oct. 5, 1733. The latter lo- cated at Harvard, where he m. Mary Oakes, rem. thence to Ash., becoming there a prominent and patriotic citizen, serving on the Com. of Correspon- dence in pre-revolutionary times, and in other positions of public trust and honor. From him sprung those mentioned below.
I. SAMPSON, ABRAM5, was s. of the last, b. May 22, 1763. Coming to W. he m. Sally, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth (Baker) Adams (pub. Sept. 19, 1785), and set. on the estate of his f .- in- law in the south part of the town, near where the sch. ho. in District No. 10 formerly stood. He was a blacksmith, and his shop was a landmark in the neighborhood during the early part
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of the century. He had I chd. who d. in infancy. A nephew of his w., George Adams, was adopted by him, learned his trade, and succeeded to his estate and business. He d. Dec. 21, 1845.
2. SAMPSON, OLIVER6, s. of Oliver5, the bro. of Abram5, and Abigail (Sawin) Sampson, was b. Ash., April 16, 1795. He came to W. in 1818, and m. Dec. 10, 1822, Susan Bennett of Lunenburg, locating on lot No. 82, 2d Div., where L. M. Richardson now res. In 1862 he rem. to Jamestown, N. Y., where his w. d. Nov. 10, 1868, a. 74, where he d. March 2, 1881, a. 86, and where his surviving sons and dau. are now living. His entire family of chn., b. W., were:
3. LYDIA H.7, b. 1824; d. 1839. 4. OTIS M.7, b. 1826; d. IS51.
5. DAVID7, b. Aug. 25, 1827; a merchant at Jamestown, N. Y.
6. SARAH7, b. 1829; living J. 7. JAMES C.7, b. IS31; res. J.
8. GEORGE O.7, b. 1833; res. J. 9. LUCIUS W.7, b. 1839; d. 1863.
David™ (5) and Lucius W.7 (9) were in the war of the Rebellion. (See p. 419.)
I. SANDERS, AMOS, s. of Moses and Sally (Underwood) Saunders of Gr., was b. Nov. 23, 1812. The name is spelled Saunders in Gr. records and "History," and Sanderson in the earlier records of W., where Samuel, gd.f. of Amos, res. as far back as 1759. Amos m. Dec. 29, 1836, Lucy, dau. of Daniel and Priscilla (Hastings) Sawin, and finally located on the spot still occupied by him near the outlet of the so-called town meadows. He is a carpenter by trade, though devoting his time mostly in later years to farming. Chn. :
2. LUCY ELLEN, b. March 25, 1838; m. Wm. D. Rider; res. Barre; I chd .; d. Dec. 27, 1878.
3. HARRIET A., b. Feb. 5, 1840; d. May 1, 1860.
4. JOSEPHI E., b. April 25, 1842; m. Lucia A. Kimball; res. N. H .; d. Nov. 21, 1885. (See p. 420.)
5. DANIEL E., b. March 21, 1845; d. Aug. 31, 1849.
6. WILLARD H., b. April 6, 1848; d. Sept. 7, 1849.
7. EMMA J., b. Oct. 5, 1850; m. Charles F. Bolton; res. Fg.
8. DANIEL W., b. Sept. 1, 1852; m. Janette M. Woodbury; I chd .; res. W.
9. SARAH E., b. Oct. 27, 1854; d. Feb. 21, 1873.
IO. GEORGE H., b. March 18, IS58; d. Nov. 20, 1860.
[8.] SANDERS, DANIEL WEBSTER, s. of the last, m. June 15, 1880, Janette M., dau. of Joseph and Susan (Nichols) Wood- bury. He is by trade a chair maker. They have I chd .: II. LEON HENRY, b. Oct. 6, ISS4.
SANDERSON.
This name was first represented in N. E. by Edward Sanderson1 who ap- peared early in Watertown, but located permanently at Cambridge. He m. Mary Eggleston of Dorchester, Oct. 15, 1645. Their s., Jonathan2, a Deacon in the chh., was the f. of Samuel3 who m. Mercy Gale and had Abraham4, b. March 28, 1711, and Moses4. b. Feb. 22, 1721-2. Abraham4 m. Patience Smith of Weston, and set. in Lunenburg, where a s., Samuel5, sup. to be Samuel of W. and Gr. mentioned under the last head, was b. April 26, 1734. If so, he m. (1) Sarah Gould, cousin of Benjamin Gould (see p. 672), and (2) Lydia Boynton. the mother of Moses, also spoken of above.
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Moses4, the other s. of Samuel3 and Mercy (Gale) Sanderson, m (1) Jan. I, 1750-I, Mary, dau. of John and Hannah (Bemis) Flagg, a distant cousin of Elizabeth Flagg who m. Joshua Bigelow, and had Moses" and two daus. Moses5. b. Waltham, Aug. 15, 1755, went to Littleton, where he m. Mary Procter and res. awhile, but moved thence to Ash. ab. 1790.
I. SANDERSON, SIMEON6, s. of the last mentioned couple, was b. Littleton, Sept. 24, 1790. He prob. lived with his par- ents during his minority, when he enjoyed the somewhat mea- ger educational privileges of the time. He however was able to qualify himself for a school teacher, in which capacity he first appeared in W. His taste and ambition being turned to the profession of law, he entered the office of Alexander Dustin, Esq., under whose direction he fitted for the bar, to which he was admitted in the autumn of 1824. Not long after, Mr. Dustin rem. to Sterling, and Mr. Sanderson succeeded to his office and practice in this town. He was a man of acknowledged ability, and stood well in professional circles. He took an active part in public affairs, and held many important official positions : was on the Sch. Com. some dozen yrs., Selectman 3 yrs., and repre- sented his fellow-citizens in the Mass. Legislature of 1827. He m. Sally, dau. of Col. Asa and Sally (Puffer) Bigelow, in 1822, and res. in the house which formerly stood on the site occupied by the dwelling of David W. Hill. Mr. Sanderson d. Dec. 10, 1841, a. 51. His wid. subsequently m. Phineas Reed. She is still living at the advanced age of four score and ten years. Simeon and Sally B. Sanderson had I chd .:
2. SALLY BIGELOW7, b. Oct. 29, 1829; d. Oct. 4, 1830.
SANGAR, DAVID4, s. of John3 and Rebecca Sangar of Water- town, b. March 21, 1696-97, was one of the early proprietors of Nar. No. 2, owning and improving, as early as 1745, lot No. 47, the former Israel Dickinson place, beyond No. Common.
His f. was s. of Richard2 of Sudbury, s. of the immigrant, Richard1, who had lands assigned him in Hingham in 1636 or 1637. David4 seems to have been only an intermittent resident here, but located his s. John5 on his estate, where, as reported to the Gen. Ct. in 1751, he had "4 acres cleared," and was "build- ing a house." The f., with a w. and 8 chn., retained his home at Watertown, and the s. d. at Deerfield, unm., Oct. 9, 1755. The estate soon after passed into the hands of Nathaniel Wheeler of Acton, whose s., Nath.l, Jr., occupied it some 25 years. David Sangar d. Dec. 22, 1761. Both f. and s. were blacksmiths, and, it is presumed, had a shop on their premises.
SAWIN.
This name, occasionally spelled Sawing in the early records, represents one of the largest families or groups of families that have ever had a habi- tation in W. They mostly belonged to one branch of the original Sawin
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stock, which first appeared on these shores in the person of John Sawin1 of Watertown, who was made "freeman" in Boston, May 26, 1652. He was s. of Robert Sawin of Boxford, Suffolk Co., Eng., whence he came as early as the spring of 1650. He was a cordwainer (shoemaker) by trade, but owned considerable landed property in the town where he first lived, and in Weston where he passed the last years of his life, dying in 1690. He m., ab. 1652, Abigail, dau. of George and Abigail Munning, thus bringing a name into the family which has been retained until recently, if not to the present date. It was first given as a personal appellation to the second of his three sons, who was b. April 4, 1655, and who spent his days in Water- town, where he was a leading and highly honored citizen. John8, s. of Mun- ning2, b. in 1689, succeeded to the paternal estate and to many public honors. He m. Elizabeth Coolidge, Dec. 5. 1711, by whom he had 9 chn., one of whom was the first of the name in W.
I. SAWIN, STEPHEN4, s. of John3 and Elizabeth (Coolidge) Sawin, was b. in Watertown, 1712, and having m. Abigail Fiske, sr. of Mrs. Eliezer Bigelow and of Mrs. Samuel Hager, set. in his native place as farmer and shoemaker. Ab. the year 1745 he rem. to Worc., whence he came some 15 yrs. later to this town. On the 15th of Aug., 1760, he purchased of Joseph Hosley the greater part of lots Nos. 37, now owned by Samuel Bridge, and 38, the Betsey Bacon place, and located upon the latter the following year. He ere long purchased considerable portions of what was known as the Governor's farm in the immediate neighborhood, making him one of the largest resi- dent landholders at that date, and enabling him to furnish each of his 4 sons homesteads of reasonable size near at hand. He d. in 1795 at the age of 83. His wid. d. in 1803, a. 92. Their chn. were:
2. JONATHAN3, b. Wat., Jan. 12, 1735; m. Mary Whitney; res. W.
3. SAMUEL5, b. Wat., 1737; m. Molly Wasson and Martha Miller; res. W.
4. BENJAMIN5, b. Wat., 1740; d. unm. 1764.
5. JOHN5, b. Wat., 1742; d. 1753.
6. DAVID5, b. Worc., 1745; m. Mehitable Brown; res. W.
7. ELIZABETH5, b. Worc., 1748; m. Andrew Darby; res. W .; 9 chn.
8. REUBEN5, b. Worc., 1752; m. Annis Robbins; res. W.
9. ABIGAIL5, b. Worc., 1754; d. infancy. [d. 1856.
IO. SARAH5, b. Worc., 1757; m. Nehemiah Bowers; res. Rindge, N. H .; 9 chn .;
[2.] SAWIN, JONATHAN5, oldest s. of Stephen4, was b. in Watertown, went with his f. to Worc., where he m. Mary Whit- ney, Feb. 15, 1759, and had 2 chn. before rem. to W. in 1761. He located here on a tract of land belonging to the Gov.'s farm, now owned and occupied by his gt .- gd.s., John F. Sawin. He is said to have served in the F. and I. War before coming to W., and was a soldier in the Revolution. He d. Jan. 17, 1822, a. 87. His wid. d. Nov. 3, 1826, a. 94. Their chn. were:
11. DANIEL6, b. Worc., 1759; m. Lucy Byam; res. W.
12. JAMES6, b. Jan. 2, 1761; m. Elizabeth Estabrook; res. W.
13. ABNER", b. Aug. 29, 1763; m. Anna Robbins; res. W.
14. ELIZABETH", b. Jan. 3, 1765; m. Elijah Farrington; res. Vt.
16.
15. ABIGAIL", b. Feb. 9, 1767; m. Oliver Sampson; res. Ash .; S chn .; d. 1843. STEPHEN6, b. May 5, 1769; m. Lydia Bemis; res. Fg .; 2 chn .; d. 1802.
17. ASA5, b. July 15, 1771; m. Susannah Grimes; res. Ash .; 8 chn .; d. 1828.
IS. EUNICE6, b. Jan. 16, 1774; m. Jacob Constantine; res. Vt.
19. LUTHIER6, b. Dec. IS, 1776; m. Eunice Gilbert; res. W.
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[3.] SAWIN, SAMUEL5, second s. of Stephen4, b. in Water- town, accompanied his f. to Worc., where he m. Molly Wasson of Sudbury, June 19, 1760, a year before his rem. to W. He set. on lot No. 37, the present Samuel Bridge farm, which he carried on in connection with his trade as stonecutter. He was active in public affairs, and an ardent patriot in Revolu- tionary times, was several years Selectman, and, animated by the military spirit, served as Lieut. under Capt. Noah Miles at the time of the Lexington alarm, and in the same capacity under Capt. Elisha Jackson when troops were called to Ben- nington in 1777. He afterward obtained a Capt.'s commission in the State Militia. His first w., Molly Wasson, d. ab. 1770, and he m. (2) Martha, dau. of Dea. Joseph and Mary (Williams) Miller (pub. Aug. 18. 1771), and (3) Wid. Abigail Bowers in ISIO. He d. Oct. 23, 1822, a. 84. His second w., Martha, d. Aug. 1, 1808, a. 61. Abigail, his third w., d. at date unkn. Chn. :
20. MOLLY6, b. April, 1762; m. Jonathan Emory; res. New Ipswich, N. H .; d. 1850 ?.
21. BENJAMIN6, b. Dec. 13, 1764; m. Lucy Laws; res. Gr., etc .; 3? chn .; d. unkn.
22. JOHN6, b. May 2, 1767; m .; res. W .; I chd .; d. 1806.
23. SAMUEL6, b. Sept. 18, 1769; m. Martha Heywood; res. Gr .; 5 chn .; d. unkn.
24 LUCY6, b. Sept. 30, 1772; m. John Damon; res. W .; 11 chn .; d. Sept. 22, 1851. 25. ABIJAH6, b. Aug. 7, 1774; d. childhood.
26. SULLIVAN6, b. Aug. 9, 1778; m. Mary Heywood; res. W. and Gr .; 6 chn. 27. SALLY6, b. Oct. 4, 1780; m. John Wetherbee; res. Manchester, Vt.
28. PHEBE6, b. Feb. 9, 1783; m. Isaac Williams; res. W .; chn .; d. 1809.
29. ANNIS6, b. June 4, 1785; m. James Cooledge; res. Gr .; 8 chn .; d. 1841.
30. RUTH6, b. Dec. 3, 1787; d. 1803.
31. BETSEY6, b. Oct. 9, 1790; m. Ephraim Williams; res. Gr .; 6 chn .; d.
[6.] SAWIN, DAVID5, bro. of the last, came to W. when 16 yrs. old, resided with his parents while they lived, and suc- ceeded to their estate. He m. Mehitable, dau. of Jonathan and Mehitable (Hays) Brown of Malden in 1768, with whom he lived 67 years. They were cared for during the latter por- tion of their life by a granddaughter, Betsey Bacon, who inherit- ed the old home and considerable landed property. He d. June 15, 1844, a. 99. His w. d. Sept. 23, 1835, a. 91. They had but 2 chn. :
32. BETSEY6, b. 1771; m. Arna Bacon; res. Gr. and W .; 3 chn .; d. March 12, 1855. 33. WILLIAM6, b. Jan. 14,'1773; m. three times; res. W.
[8.] SAWIN, REUBEN5, youngest s. of Stephen+ and Abigail, was b. Worcester in 1752. He came to W. when 9 years of age, and m. Annis Robbins, Dec. 24, 1773. He set. on a sec- tion of the Governor's farm, now represented by Wm. H. Bar- ber. He was a millwright and carpenter as well as farmer, erecting, it is said, the first sawmill in Gardner, and superintend- ing the raising of 13 meetinghouses. He was a sort of "universal genius," as a glance at one of his old account books, still preserved, clearly shows. He was, moreover, employed in the public service as Assessor and Selectman for several years, his native talent, practical judgment, and executive ability be-
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ing universally recognized and acknowledged. He was in two or three short campaigns during the Revolution, though his tastes and qualifications fitted him rather for civil than for military life. He d. Oct. 25, 1797, when only 45 yrs. of age. His wid. m. (2) Kendall Parsons, Hub., and d. in July, 1835, at the age of 80. Their chn. were:
34. JOSEPH6, b. Feb. 28, 1774; m. Polly Gilbert; res. W.
35. REUBEN6, b. Nov. 27, 1777; d. Jan. 10, 1778.
[II.] SAWIN, DANIEL6, s. of Jonathan5 and Mary Whitney, m. Lucy Byam of Templeton, to whom he was pub. June 30, 1782, and set. on a 3d. div. lot in the Minott neighborhood. (See A. H. No. 74.) He was a few months in the Rev. army, but held no public office. He d. Aug. 27, 1834, a. 75. His wid. d. the following year, Dec. 7, age unknown. Chn. :
36. Lucy7, b. Sept. 6, 1783; d. 1792. 37. MOLLY7, b. April 29, 1787; d. 1792. 38. DANIEL7, b. Aug. 11, 1792; m. Priscilla Hastings; res. W.
39. ABEL7, b. Jan. 11, 1794; d. in Ohio, unm., 1841.
40. AARON™, b. Jan. IS, 1796; m. Phebe Marshall; res. W., etc.
[12.] SAWIN, JAMES6, bro. of the last, was brought to W. on horseback when 6 weeks old. He m. Elizabeth, dau. John and Anna (Bemis) Estabrook, Oct. 27, 1785. He is said to have been a soldier in the Rev., though his name does not ap- pear in the Mass. archives. He first set. in S. W. part of the town, on the corner opp. where the wid. of Norman Seaver now res., but ere long returned to his father's, and there re- mained through life. The house inherited by him is now gone. He d. Aug. 26, 1859, a. 98 yrs. 7 mos. 24 ds. His w. d. Dec. 26, 1852, a. 89 yrs. II mos. 18 ds. Chn .:
41. EZRA7, b. Aug. 22, 1786; m. Agnes McIntire; res. Hub .; had chn .; d. 1875.
42. ABEL7, b. April 11, 1791; d. infancy.
43. BETSEY7, b. Dec. 9, 1795; d. Jan. 21, 1800.
44. JAMES7, b. Dec. 15, 1798; m. Eunice Hyde; res. W.
45. JOHN™, b. Dec. 5, ISoo; m. three times; res. W.
46. NEHEMIAH7, b. June 23, 1805; d. infancy.
[13.] SAWIN, ABNER6, bro. of the last, m. Annis Robbins, and set. near his bro. Daniel, in the S. W. part of the town. (See A. H. No. 75.) They had but one chd .:
47. CHARLES7, b. 1788; m. Patience Graves; res. W.
[16.] SAWIN, STEPHEN6, another s. of Jonathan5, m. Lydia, dau. of Zaccheus and Elizabeth (Lyon) Bemis, 1796 (pub. Jan. 17). They were then of W., but set. in the edge of Fg., from which place he petitioned the Gen. Ct., in 1799, to be set off to this town, though without avail. He d. in 1802, and his wid. m. (2) Levi Graves. Stephen and Lydia Sawin had 2 chn. : 48. BETSEY7, b. Feb. 4, 1801; m. Hollis Bolton; res. W .; 10 chn.
49. MARY7, b. 1802; d. 1803.
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THE SAWIN FAMILY.
[19.] SAWIN, LUTHER6, bro. of the last, m. Eunice Gilbert and res. in W., and Windhall, Vt. He d. May 5, 1813, a. 37. His w. d. at unkn. date. 3 chn .:
50. LUCINDA7, b. 1799; m. Leonard Hoar; res. W .; 9 chn .; d. March IS, 1887.
51. JONATHAN7, b. March 30, 1802; m. Mary A. Thompson; res. W., etc.
52. MARY™, b. Nov. 13, 1806; m. twice; res. W., etc .; sev. chn .; d. March 9, 1858.
[26.] SAWIN, SULLIVAN6, s. of Capt. Samuel5 and Martha (Miller) Sawin, m. Mary, dau. of Timothy and Patience (Steb- bins) Heywood, to whom he was pub. Sept. 12, 1801. He suc- ceeded to his father's estate, and spent most of his active life in W., carrying on the farm, and doing a considerable millwright business besides. Ab. the year 1830 he removed to Gardner, engaging in the manufacture of lumber, chair stock, farming, etc., until advancing years and the infirmities of age put an end to his labors. While in W. he served for some years on the board of Selectmen, and in other less responsible places of public trust. He was a Whig in politics, and in religion sympathized with the more rational and liberal branch of the Chn. church. He d. Aug. 30, 1846, a. 68. His w., Mary, d. Feb. 1, 1844, a. 67. Their chn., natives of W., were:
53. REUBEN H.7, b. Jan. 22, 1802; m. Sarah S. Robbins; res. Cal .; 2 chn .; d. May 2, ISS4.
54. RUTH7, b. Sept. 6, 1803; m. John Damon; res. Gr., and Fitzwilliam, N. H .; 3 chn .; d. Nov. 11, 1839.
55. MARY", b. Dec. 22, 1807; m. Horace Whitney; res. W., etc .; II chn .; d. Jan. 7, 1891.
56. ELIZA™, b. March 20, ISIO; m. Dr. David Parker; res. Gr .; 3 chn .; d. Sept. 5, 1839.
57. SULLIVAN7, b. June 12, 1813; d. unm. at Warren, Ohio, April 6, 1853.
58. JOHN™, b. Oct. 9, 1815; m. Eliza Bent; res. Gr .; 3 chn .; living.
[33] SAWIN, WILLIAM6, only son of David5 and Mehitable, m. (1) Rhoda, dau. James and Mary (Pearson) Cowee, Aug. 14, 1793. She d. April 29, 1823, a. 51, and he m. (2) Hannah Farnsworth in 1824 (pub. Dec. 5). She d. Aug. 3, 1835, a. 51, and he m. (3) Wid. Deborah (May) Derby in 1836. He lived a- while with his father on the ancestral homestead, then at differ- ent localities in town, finally locating on the Jonathan Phillips place on Bacon St. He was a famous fox-hunter in his day, and what he did not know about the habits and tricks of that mischievous, sly little animal, was hardly worth searching for. He d. Nov. 2, 1860, a. 87. His wid., Deborah (May), d. April 20, 1871, a. 85. His 2 chn. were by his first w.
59. SOPHIA7, b. Nov. 26, 1793; m. Jacob Brown; res. W. and Charlestown; I chd. 60. PEARSON7, b. ISOI; d. 1802.
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