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15. CHARLES GILMAN, b. April 19, 1805; no record found.
16. AZUBAH, b. Jan. 23, 1807; d. unm. Oct. 24, 1850.
17. JULIANN, b. April 22, 1809; m. Nathan Rolph; sev. chn.
IS. FANNY G., b. April 15, 1811; m. John S. Hunt.
19. MARIETTA, b. April 1, 1813; m. John W. Severance.
20. JOHN G., b. May 21, 1815; d. May 28, 1815. 14, 1853:
21. ADAH M, b. Oct. 18, 1817; m. Joseph Wood; res. Fg .; sev. chn .; d. April
[7.] THURSTON, MOSES, bro. of the last, m. Hannah, dau. Capt. Aaron and Dorcas (Winship) Bolton, Dec. 12, 1806. He settled first in this town, building perhaps and occupying the house at the corner, three-fourths mile No. of village, where James B. Kelty now lives, selling it to Samuel Clark April 1, 1812. They moved to Cambridge, Vt .; date of d. unkn. Chn. :
22. FIDELIA, b. Nov. 10, 1807; m. Henry W. Sabine; 7 chn.
23 NANCY B., b. Sept. 28, 1809; m. Otis Bennett; 3 chn.
24. MOSES, b. Oct. 21, ISII; m. Eliza C. Flagg; res. Holden; 5 chn.
25. MATILDA B., b. Oct. 19, 1813; m. Earl Smiles ?; res. Camb., Vt .; 1 chd.
26. JAMES TOTTINGHAM, b. Camb., Vt.
27. JAMES CHADWICK, b. Camb., Vt.
TITUS.
Robert Titus1 came from Stanstead Abbey, Hertfordshire, Eng., in 1635. and set. first in Weymouth, but not long after rem. to Rehoboth, then called by its Indian name, Seconet. His s., John2, born in 1627, accompanied his father and prob. succeeded him in the occupancy of his estate. John2 had Samuel3, b. 1661, the f. of Johnt. b. 1703, whose s. Simeon5 m. Hannah F. Allen, and res. in Attleboro', as prob. some of his ancestors did before him.
I. TITUS, OTIS6, s. of Simeon5, was b. in Attleboro', May 15,
I779. When a young man he came to Pn. (Everettville) to learn the art of tanning of Joshua and William Everett, whose mother was aunt to him. Having served his apprenticeship he worked awhile in Fg., then rem. to this town, and, Nov. 27, 1813, purchased lands of Timothy Doty, upon which he erected the dwelling house now occupied by his dau., Mrs. Augustine Whitney, and her husband, and also suitable buildings for car- rying on business, which he at once started and continued until far advanced in life. He acquired a handsome compe- tency, was a reputable citizen, and lived to great age. He m. Oct. 15, 1812, Sally, dau. of Jonathan Minott, a woman of character, executive ability, and of great usefulness in many ways. His death occurred Oct. 9, 1873, at the age of 94. His wid. d. June 15, 1883, a. 93. Their chn. were:
2. (TIS WALCOTT7, b. April 1, 1814; went to Ohio, where he d. by drowning; unm.
3. SALLY ANNI, b. Feb. 17, 1817; m. Aaron Smith; 1 chd .; res. Brooklyn, N. Y.
4. CRAWFORD A.7, b. May 7, 1820; m. Isabella Mann; no chn .; d. many yrs. since.
5. ALBERT7, b. May 15, 1826; d. Aug. 7, 1828.
6. MARY A.7, b. Dec. 4, 1828; m. Augustine Whitney; 2 chn .; living W.
7. FRANCES C.7, b. Sept. 5, 1830; d. Aug. 26, 1854. .
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TODD, JOHN, ptge., etc., unknown. He came to W. ab. 1849, and opened a law office at the stand vacated not long before by Giles H. Whitney, Esq., but remained only a few years. In 1853 he accepted the appointmentof Postmaster of Fg., under Pres. Pierce, and rem. thither. At the expiration of 6 years he left his position and went to the city of New York, where he resumed the practice of his profession and continued in it till his decease in 1887. He was the last resident lawyer of the town.
TOTTINGHAM.
Henry Tottingham1, or Tottman, as this patronym was formerly spelled, was living in Charlestown in 1640. He soon went to Woburn, and there res. permanently. His s. Elish2, as the records have it, was father of Elisha3 and gd.f. of Elisha4, who m. Sarah Lawrence and made possible the W. family distinguished by that name.
I. TOTTINGHAM, NATHANIEL5, s. of Elisha+ and Sarah, was b. June 10, 1740. He came to W. as early as June, 1768, when he purchased of Jonathan Stedman's heirs lot No. 35, on which the wid. of Wm. H. Larrabee now res. He m. Aug. 16, 1770, Easter (Esther), dau. of Daniel and Anna (Bright) Brown of Lexington, whom he brought here to share his home and his fortunes. He d. Dec. 12, 1793, a. 53, and she d. 10 yrs. later, Jan. 6, 1803, a. 59. Chn. :
2. NATHANIEL6, b. May 31, 1771; m. Polly Tottingham; res. W .; no chn .; d. Dec. 4, 1850.
3. ELISHA6, b. March 11, 1773; m. Clarissa P. Brown; res. W.
4. SARAH6, b. Jan. 9, 1775; m. John Maynard; res. Rutland, Vt.
5. ANNA5, b. Dec. 17, 1776; d. Sept., 1778.
6. ASA6, b. Dec. 27, 1778; d. 1801.
7. HANNAH6, b. Jan. 10, 1781; m. Peter Gale; res. Barre, Vt.
8. JOSEPH6, b. Sept. 14, 1783; m. Nancy Wood; res. Pittsford, Vt.
9. JAMES", b. Dec. 29, 1785; m. Catharine Thurston; no chn .; res. unkn.
[3.] TOTTINGHAM, ELISHA6, s. of the above, m. Clarissa P. Brown of Lunenburg, and settled on the Heman Lincoln place, No. 83, 2d Div., in the north part of the tn., where his youngest dau. lately res. He d. July 9, 1852, a. 79. His wid. d. March 8, 1861, a. 72. Chn .:
10. BROWN E.7, b. Feb. 22, 1815; d. unm. March 24, 1862.
II. GEORGE W.7, b. Nov. 12, 1816; m. Susan Wellington; res. Ash .; 5 chn .; d. April 26, 1887.
12. NATHANIEL7, b. March 10, 1818; m. Harriet R. Page; res. Ash .; I chd .; d. May 26, 1874.
13. CATHARINE7, b. Dec. 24, 1820; d. unm. Oct. 8, 1879.
14. CAROLINE E.7, b. March 27, 1829; living unm.
15. TOTTINGHAM, WALDO8, s. of George W.7 (II), and gd.s. of Elisha6 (3), was b. Ash., July 15, 1847. He m. May 5, 1874, Ianthia, dau. of Joel and Rebecca Crouch of Harvard, and res. in W. No chn. reported.
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TOWNSEND, JONATHAN, prob. s. of Benjamin and Sarah of Lanc., was b. Feb. 8, 1738-9. He bought May 4, 1761, lot No. 88, 3d Div .- the Eli Sawyer place -on B. P. Hill. (See A. H. No. 8.) He seems to have made the first improvements there, building a house and res. in it for several yrs. He m. at Lane., March 24, 1765, Huldah Newton of W., but no issue has been found. May 5, 1768, he sold to Nathaniel Sawyer of Reading, and afterwards res. at Templeton.
TRAIN, ELISHA, from Greenwich, was here in the latter part of the last century, residing upon the old Samuel Whitney place, B. P. Hill, and elsewhere in the north part of the town. His career is not easily determined. His w.'s name was Lois, and he had at least 3 chn .: 2 sons, Elisha and Elijah who taught school in town, 1813, and was taxed here a few years ; and I dau., Lois, or Louisa, who m. Aaron Taylor. Mrs. Lois Train d. in 1813.
TUCKER, JEDEDIAH, of unknown descent, b. ab. 1712, came from Shy. to W. as early as 1765, and located on lot No. III, in the east part of the town, more recently the Edward W. Kendall place, then owned by David Bemis. He was a black- smith, and very likely the first resident on the premises. After a few years he returned to Shy., where he was living in 1790.
TUTTLE, HENRY, antecedents not ascertained, was a saddle and harness maker here in 1813, when he advertised in the Mass. Spy for journeymen. He also advertised the same year, Nov. 17, "chaises, wagons, sleighs, etc., for sale." He was not, however, a citizen of the town many years.
I. TWICHELL, REUBEN W., of whose ptge., early history, etc., nothing has been reported, was b. ab. the year 1812. A carpenter by trade, and a musician of varied gifts, he came to W. ab. the year 1840 for the purpose of taking the leadership of the " Mili- tary Band," then recently formed in the place, a position for which he was well fitted both by native talent and practical culture and experience. His efficiency in this particular voca- tion gained for him, after a few years, a wide reputation, and opened for him elsewhere a more important and lucrative field of activity than could be offered him here. He served as Regi- mental Band-Master during the War, acquitting himself with credit and honor. Since then he has resided in Chicago and vicinity, where 3 of his chn. are living. The name of his first w. is unknown, as are the dates of their marriage and of her decease. After coming to W. he m. (2) Nancy, dau. of Samuel and Polly (Wood) Puffer, Oct. 23, 1844. She d. June 17, 1879, a. 61. Chn .:
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2. JENNIE; m. Charles Kempton; res. Chicago.
3. REUBEN; m. and res. Lancaster, Wis.
4. JOHN; was killed in the war.
5. JAMES Ole, b. Dec. 8, 1845; a piano manufacturer in Chicago.
6. ELLA, b. 1854; a teacher of music in Chicago.
Jennie Twichell (2) came to W. with her f. when ab. 6 yrs. of age, and received her rudimentary education in the public schools of the town. While yet a child she manifested unusual musical talent, and gave promise of those high attainments in the art of song which she has since displayed, and which have secured for her an enviable reputation throughout the land and in the old world. After studying with some of the best instructors in this country, she spent ab. 2 yrs. in Florence, Italy, fitting herself for her chosen work in life. She has taken leading parts in Italian and other operas under some of the most accomplished managers, and sung in many of the great oratorios of the old masters, both at home and abroad, with acknowledged success. To a wonderfully rich and well-trained voice, she added remarkable power of expression, which made her renderings most impres- sive and inspiring. She has now retired, for the most part, from public life, but is still engaged in teaching the higher grades of both vocal and instrumental music in Chicago, where she resides. She m. Mr. Charles Kempton, a merchant of Chicago, and has 1 dau.
UPHAM.
This is one of the oldest names in English history. It is found in "Domesday Book," a register of all the lands of the kingdom made in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror, where it is employed to designate a town- ship some 60 miles S. W. of London, the birthplace of the poet Young. It appears as a family cognomen as early as 1208, when Hugo De Upham conveyed certain estates to the church of St. Maria de Bradenstock. A few years later several persons bearing it are mentioned in the annals of the time. Whether or not John Upham1, the first of the name in New England, has a pedigree running back to those ancient periods has not been determined. His own record, however, is well preserved. He was one of a considerable party of colonists, who, under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Hull of Somer- setshire, a rector in the established church, sailed in a body from Weymouth, March 20, 1635, and set., upon their arrival here, in the township of the. same name founded by Thomas Weston a dozen or more years before. Later in life Mr. Upham rem. to Malden. He was a prominent man in both places. holding the office of Deacon in the church and being a member of the Colonial government. He m. before coming here, Mehitable Webb, and had 6 chn., part of whom were prob. b. in the mother country. He d. in 1681 at the age of $4, as given on his tombstone, which fixes his b. ab. 1597.
The first of John1 and Mehitable (Webb) Upham's chn. b. on Am. soil, was Phineas2, distinguished in his day both for his personal qualities and his services in various ways to the general public. He was active in the first settlement of the town of Worcester, and held the office of Lieut. in the army sent out under Gen. Winslow against King Philip in Dec., 1675. He was present at the swamp fight, receiving a wound in the taking of the fort, of which he d. the following year. His w. was Ruth Wood, by whom he had a s. John3, b. 1666, who m. Abigail, dau. of Samuel Hayward. Their s. Samuel4, b. 1691, m. Mary Grover and had by her Jonathan5, b. 1724, who m. Martha Tucker and settled first in Charlton, but later on in Sturbridge, all the others having lived in Malden. Jonathan5 and Martha had 12 chn., the fifth of whom was Jonathan6, b. Feb. 27, 1759. He was a Rev. soldier and a reputable citizen. He m. a distant relative, Sally Upham, dau. of Ezekiel, Aug. 23, 1782. After his decease she res. with her s. in this town, where she d. Nov. 25, 1850, a. 89.
I. UPHAM, ALVIN7, s. of the last named, was b. Sturbridge, Aug. 2, 1799. Having learned the trade of saddle and harness
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THE UPIIAM AND UPTON FAMILIES.
making, he came to W. ab. 1826 for the purpose of carrying on that business here. April 4, 1829, he purchased of J. and J. Minott the house now owned by Charles Forbush, directly west of the store of Geo. W. Bruce, with shop attached, and there res. for many years. He subsequently lived in the house now occupied by Marshall White. He was pub. to Sally, dau. of Ezra and Ruth (Puffer) Derby, May 19, 1827, whom he in due time m. His health failing, he removed ab. 1850 to Niles, Mich., in the hope of regaining it there, but d. Sept. 1, 1852, a. 53. His wid. went to live with her dau. at Racine, Wis., where she d. Sept. 21, 1878, a. 78. Chn .:
2. CALVIN H.8, b. Feb. 18, 1828; m. Amanda E. Gibbs; res. Ripon, Wis .; 3 chn. (See p. 420.)
3. SARAH M.", b. Oct. 20, 1829; m. Porter P. Heywood; res. Chicago; 2 chn .; d. Oct. 30, 1892.
4. NATHAN D.8, b. May 18, 1832; m. Sarah Wills; res. Wis .; 2 chn .; d. April 7, 1865.
5. ANGENETTES, b. April 5, 1834; m. Joseph L. Pevey; res. Denver, Col .; I chd. 6. ELLEN P.8, b. Feb. 5, 1836; m. H. C. Russell; res. Chicago; 2 chn .; d. April 16, 1864.
7. CHARLES M.8, b. Sept. 21, 1837; m. Julia Parsons; res. Shawano, Wis .; 2 chn.
S. ERASTUS R.8, b. Nov. 3, 1839; d. Sept. 29, 1847.
9. WILLIAM H.8, b. May 3, 1841; m. Mary Kelley; res. Marshfield, Wis. (See p. 420.)
10. MARY E.8, b. April 29, 1843; m. H. C. Russell; res. Denver, Col .; 4 chn.
II. UPHAM, JOSHUA N., a native of Templeton, was for some years, ab. 1848 and afterward, a res. upon the Metcalf place, Minott neighborhood, near the town line. (See A. H. No. 73.) In addition to the management of his farm, he was en- gaged awhile in peddling tin-ware in the region of country round about, being associated in that business with his bro., Daniel W. Upham. At a later date he, with others, carried on the manufacture of the same kind of goods in what is now the engine house, at the center. He left town many years ago, and is understood to have dec'd not long afterward. By his wife, Nancy, he had while here only I chd. on record :
12. SARAH JANE, b. Sept. 16, 1854.
UPTON.
This family, like the one just noticed, is of very ancient origin, dating back to the time of the Conquest in 1066. when surnames were just begin- ning to come into use. No pedigree, however, connecting the Am. branch with the earliest known stock, has been found. The first representative in this country was John1. who was b. ab. 1628 and m. Elinor Stuart ab. 1655, and who soon after migrated hither, settling in that part of Salem now Dan- vers in 1658. He had a s. William2, b. June 10, 1663, who, by his w., Mary, was father of William8, the husband of Lydia Burnap of Reading. A s. of these, also named William4, m. Hannah Starkey and settled in Temple, N. H., in 1770, but moved thence to Fitchburg in 1786. Their son John5, a man of military tastes and habits, known as Capt. John, m. Abigail Lowe of Fitch. and had Joseph6, who m. Susan Thurston, of whom came, with other chn., Edwin7, the Col. of the 25th Reg. M. V. in the war of the Rebel- lion, an efficient and highly esteemed officer, and a worthy and honored citi- zen of Fg.
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I. UPTON, CHARLES7, another s. of Joseph6 and Susan, b. Nov. 4, 1821, m. Sarah Amelia, dau. of Elijah and Mary (Jones) Hager, Dec. 16, 1845. They res. in Fg. a few years, but rem. to W. in Dec., 1850, and have since made this their home. He is a mason by trade, and a worthy and honored townsman, having been a member of the Board of Selectmen in 1859 and 1860. He has been a successful teacher of vocal music, and was for many years the efficient leader of the choir connected with the Universalist church. The chn. of Charles and Sarah are:
2. GEORGE C.8, b. Fg., Dec. 22, 1847; m. Abbie S. Brown; res. Gr .; 2 chn .; 1.
3. CHARLES H.8, b. W., May 11, 1850; unm. and res. Minnesota; d. Jan. 19, 1892.
4. LILLIAN8, b. W., Nov. 19, 1852; d. Oct. 14, 1853.
I. URBAN, G. FRANK, a native of Germany, m. Nov. 16, 1879, Emma Elmina, dau. of Joel and Elmina (Perkins) Merriam, and has since lived in town. He is an intelligent mechanic, and served on the Sch. Com. in 1891. He is at present employed by the Mass. Gypsy Moth Commission in the E. part of Middlesex Co., but retains his res. here. Chn. :
2. GERTRUDE A., b. Oct. 1, 1885. 3. GRACE E., b. Aug. 22, 1887.
. VINER, JOHN, parentage unknown, was b. in Buckington, Somersetshire, Eng., ab. 1750. He came to this country as a soldier in the British army soon after the opening of the Rev. War, and served under Burgoyne at Saratoga, being one of the several thousand prisoners surrendered by that commander, Oct. 17, 1777. He was prob. sent with others to Rutland and placed under guard in anticipation of parole or an early exchange. He preferred to remain as a resident of the place and as an Am. citizen rather than go back to the employ of King Geo. III. He m., ab. 1786, Sarah -, and after res. in R. a few years, rem. to Holden, thence to Pn., and finally to this town ab. 1804, where he d. Sept. 4, 1826. He was a clothier by trade, and worked for David Wyman at that calling. March 25, 1812, his son George, then a res. of Sutton, bought an acre of land of Elijah Fairbanks, then owner of the Garfield, now Hurd, farm, where a small house was erected in which the father afterward lived. After Mr. Viner's d. it was conveyed to Ira and Nehe- miah Hoar, and was long known as the residence of their bro. Leonard. The family left town, and no trace has since been found of them. The chn. were:
2. GEORGE, b. Rutland, Nov. 20, 1787; res. Sutton, Lanesboro', etc.
3. CHARLOTTE, b. Rd., Feb. 6, 1790. 4. SUSANNAH, b. Rd., July 25, 1792.
5. JOHN, b. Rd., Aug. 22, 1794.
6. JAMES, b. Holden, Nov. 23, 1800.
7. ISAAC, b. Pn., Jan. 12, 1803. 8. WILLIAM, b. W., July 5, 1806.
9. JOSEPH, b. W., July 15, 1809. 10. BETSEY, b. W., Oct. 16, 1812.
WALKER.
The families of this name which appeared in Nar. No. 2 at an early period of its history were the descendants of entirely different immigrant ancestors,
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THE WALKER FAMILY.
and are not known to have been in any way related to each other. Ten years after the settlement of Boston, one Richard Walker1 came from be- yond the sea and settled at Lynn. He was a man of considerable note in his day, active in public affairs, holding important positions in both politi- cal and military circles. He was a Capt. of the local Colonial soldiery, a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., and for some years a representative to the Gen. Ct. Among several chn. b. in Eng .. Samuel2, who was 15 years of age at the time of immigration in 1640, set. first in Reading, but rem. to Woburn before 1662. He had a s., Joseph8, who m. Sarah Wyman and had to chn., the youngest of whom demands brief men- tion in these pages.
I. WALKER, SETH4, s. of the last, was b. Oct. 12, 1691. He m. Elinor, dau. Wm. and Elinor (Phelps) Chandler of Andover, April 4, 1716, and became after a few years a res. of Groton. In 1740 he came to this place and entered into a contract with the Props. to build a gristmill at the outlet of Meetinghouse Pond, as elsewhere stated, the lot on which the privilege was located, No. 22, coming into his possession shortly afterward. The next year, 1741, finds him a res. of the township, its first miller, active in his own calling and in public concerns. On the Ioth of May, 1748, he sold his estate to Andrew Darby of Acton and rem. hence to Charlestown, N. H., of which township he was one of the original grantees. He remained there through life, a much esteemed and honored citizen, prominent and influential in both the town and church. He had a large family, but as none of his chn. were b. here, or had more than a temporary residence in tn. during their minority, their names are not given. It may, however, be said that some of their descendants have attained praiseworthy distinction in both private and public life. Among such, well known in this vicinity, are Hon. Stephen Salisbury of Worc., and Hon. William H. Haile of Springfield, the recent Lieut. Gov. of Mass. Mr. Walker d. at Charlestown, N. H., July 7, 1772, a. 80. His w. d. Nov. 6, 1769, a. 74.
Another immigrant bearing the name of Walker was Thomas1 of Boston, who d. July 2, 1659. He and his w. Anna were prob., says the author of " The Walker Family," the parents of Thomas2, who m. Mary - and had Daniel8. a citizen of Sudbury at the beginning of the 18th century. The name of his w. was Dorothy.
2. WALKER, DANIEL4, s. of the last named couple, was b. Sudbury, Oct. 27, 1710. He came to Nar. No. 2, ab. the time his namesake just referred to did, purchasing the lot on which he finally settled, where his gt .- gd.son, Isaac Seaver, recently lived, May 17, 1742. There he cleared land and built a dwelling house, to which he brought his bride, Hannah, sr. of Nathan Wood, whom he m. March 5, 1746-7. He was a substantial and hon- ored citizen, having been elected a member of the Stand. Com. of the township two years before his d., that event occurring Aug. 4, 1757. His w. d. II mos. earlier, Sept. 6, 1756. Only imperfect data of his family are found in the records. Chn., so far as learned :
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3. RUTH5, b. Sept. 2, 1750; m. Jeremiah Gager; res. W .; 2 chn .; d. Oct. 3, 1805. 4. DANIEL5; d. unm. in the spring of 1795.
5. JONAS5, b. June 6, 1755; d. Aug. 30, 1756.
6. WALKER, JAMES5, s. of James4 and Jemima (Stanhope) Walker of Sudbury, was b. Jan. 19, 1721. His f. was cousin of Daniel4, above named, having been the s. of William3, s. of Thomas2, the gd.f. of Daniel4. He m. Nov. 17, 1746, Abigail, the sr. of Daniel's w., and had at least 8 chn., 5 of whom d. in early childhood. He came with his family to Nar. No. 2 ab. 1750, and located on lot No. 24, the Hager farm, now represented by A. King, where in the summer of 1751, he had "a good field cleared," and "house almost done." A year afterward he ex- changed places with Wm. Edgell, and removed to his new pur- chase, the original Dea. Wood estate. Disposing of that two years later, he settled permanently on lot No. 68, near the No. 7 schoolhouse,-the so-called Williams place.
Mr. Walker was a highly esteemed citizen of the town, and a very earnest and devout member of the church, of which he was an honored Dea. for many years. His w., the mother of his chn., seems to have d. before 1792, inasmuch as, on the 14th July of that year, he m. (2) Wid. Abigail Wild of Pn. She soon passed away, and he m. Dec. 24, 1795, (3) Mrs. Lucy Walker, place of res. not learned. He d. in 1812, a. 91. His wid. d. in 1826, a. 84. Chn. :
7. LUCY6, b. Dec. 3, 1747; m. Joseph Miller; res. W .; 9 chn .; d. May 1, 1836.
8. PAUL6, b. May 17, 1750; m. Rebecca Haines; res. W.
9. HANNAH6, b. July 15, 1752; m. Isaac Williams; res. W .; 4 chn .; d. June 8, 1849.
IO. ABEL6, b. Oct. 19, 1755; d. July 6, 1757.
II. ABIGAIL6, b. Sept. 20, 1757; d. June 12, 1764.
12. ABEL6, b. May 3, 1760; d. July 11, 1764.
13. LYDIA6, b. July 23, 1762; d. March 2, 1767.
14. JAMES6, b. Oct. 31, 1765; d. Feb. 28, 1767.
[8.] WALKER, PAUL6, s. of Deacon Walker, was pub. to Rebecca Haines, Aug. 6, 1771. She d. at an unknown date, and he was pub. (2) to Hannah Rice, April 23, 1813. He seems to have lived awhile on a part of his f.'s farm, but his later home was in the Robbins house, Wachusettville, his death occurring there Aug. 14, 1821. Of the chn. of Paul and Rebecca Walker little is known, save of Abigail and James. The former m. (1) Jonas Fessenden and (2) John C. Miller, and had by the two 6 chn. James m. Wid. Elizabeth (Stearns) Whitney (pub. May 21), 1803, but d. the following year, a. 26, leaving no issue. In his will he mentions his f. and mother by name, and also his bros. and sisters. From that instrument, chiefly, the following table is framed:
15. ABEL7, b. prob. 1774; mentioned by James as an older brother.
16. ABIGAIL7, b. July 4, 1776; m., etc., as above stated; d. Feb. 9, 1822.
17. JAMES7, b. 1778; m., etc., as above stated; d. 1804.
18. JOINT, b. unkn. date; mentioned by James as a younger brother.
19. REBECCA7, b. unkn. date; mentioned by James as a younger sister.
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THE WALTON AND WARD FAMILIES.
I. WALTON, JACOB, from Reading, ptge., etc., untraced, was in town as early as 1770, having bought of John Brooks, on the 9th of June, the N. E. corner of lot No. 4, lying east of the road to Ash. (the Luke Bigelow place), upon which he built a house and made himself a home. He appears to have been a joiner or cabinetmaker by trade, and was chosen Surveyor of Boards, 1773. He was published to Elizabeth Jenkins, Aug. IS, 1771, and d. in 1776. No record of his family has been found, but it has been inferred that he had:
2. ELIZABETH, b at unkn. date; m. John Raymond; res. W., etc.
WARD.
William Ward1, said to have been a native of York or Derby, Eng., was b. ab. 1600, and came to this country when some 30 years of age. In 1636, he, with others, petitioned for a new town, and he thereby became one of the early proprietors and settlers of what was incorporated as Sudbury Sept. 4. 1639. He subsequently helped to found what is the present city of Marlboro'. He had a s. Richard2 who seems to have remained in Sud., where he was drowned in 1666. Richard2 was the father of Obadiah3, whose s. Richard4, by his w. Lydia, had, as is supposed, Jonas5, who went from Sud. to Worc. and thence to Shrewsbury, where he ended his days. He m. Abigail Child of Worcester, and through her became the progenitor of a large number of descendants. He was a near kinsman of Gen. Artemus Ward, who was next in command to Washington at the opening of the Rev.
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