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8. SALLY, b. Aug. 19, 1799; m. Samuel Barnes; res. W. and Fg .; 4 chn.
9. MARY, b. Aug. 23, 1803. 10. BETSEY, b. April 22, 1808.
II. ALEXANDER, b June 27, 1815.
12. HALL, ISAAC, from Vt., first appeared in town as a stage driver under the old-time methods of travel and transportation. He subsequently was a partner with Joseph Whitman in the lumber business, having a mill on the Town Meadow stream below Raymond's. He m. a Miss Brooks of Athol, and res in his later life on the Ezra Wood place, near the R. R. Station. He d. Jan. 21, 1864, a. 61.
I. HAM, GEORGE S., s. of Osborn and Mary P. Ham of Ipswich, a chairmaker by trade, came from Gr. in 1880 and located in the brick house previously occupied by Capt. Ethan W. Holden, at the N. E. corner of the old Common, where he still res. He m. Amanda J., dau. of Cotton and Levina Hayes of Jackson, N. H., and had one s., whose name is :
2. ANDREW C., b. Jackson, N. H .; a chairmaker; res. W.
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I. HAMILTON, MRS. ELIZABETH (GRAY), was b. May 30, 1779, and m. Oliver Hamilton of Pelham, Dec. 19, 1801, in which place she res. until after her husb.'s death. She then came to W., where she had a dau., and remained here a few yrs., going hence to Hub., and dying there April 3, 1842, a. 63. She had 7 chn. :
2. ANNA, b. Jan. 22, 1803; m. John Lewis; res. W .; 5 chn .; d. May 6, 1836.
3. WILLIS, b. Feb. 5, 1805; unm .; res. Pelham; d. May 4, 1833.
4. BETSEY, b. July 27, 1807; m. Benson Bigelow; res. W .; 1 chd .; d. May 12, 1833.
5. SYLVIA, b. Sept. 2, 1810; m. Jona. P. Earle; res. Hub .; 2 chn .; d. Oct. 3, 1860.
6. LEVINA, b. March 19, 1813; res. Pelham; d. unm. Aug. 25, 1829.
7. GEORGE W., b. April 4, 1816; m. three times; res. Ilub .; 4 chn .; living.
8. CYNTHIA W., b. Dec. 19, 1819; m. Asa Goodnow; res. Boston; 4 chn .; d. Nov. 1, 1856
HARRINGTON.
The earliest records of this name in New England have it Errington and Arrington. The first of these forms soon received its aspirated prefix, making it Herrington, and this was the prevailing orthography for more than a century. Robert Errington1, the immigrant, was one of the proprietors of Watertown in 1642. He m. in 1649, Susannah George and had a son Thomas2, whose w., Rebecca Bemis, bore him George3, b. Aug. 1, 1695. The latter m. Hepzibah, dau. of John and Abigail Fiske, whose sister was mother of John and Thomas Stearns of Nar. No. 2, and whose nieces were the wives of Samuel Hager and Stephen Sawin. A cousin of Hepzibah m. Eliezer Bigelow. So it appears that four of the oldest families in town were connected with each other by ties of blood relationship.
I. HERRINGTON, SETH+, was the 10th child of George and Hepzibah, b. Watertown, Sept. 15, 1729. He is understood to have m. Sarah, dau. of Joshua and Grace (Bemis) Child, of whom mention has been made, coming here ab. 1750, possibly bef. m. took place. They located on lot No. 23, now in posses- sion of Ephraim Lufkin, which had been improved and built upon previously by Mrs. H.'s f. She d. Sept. 30, 1759, leaving 4 chn., and he m. (2) Priscilla (Wilder), wid. of Benjamin Houghton of Lanc. She had a dau., Priscilla Houghton, who d. Aug. 4, 1764, a. 5 yrs. Seth Herrington d. Nov. 25, 1815, a. 86. His w. d. the previous year, Jan. 28, 1814, a. 85. He was afterward pub. to wid. Rebecca Temple, and prob. m. her a few months bef. his decease. Chn. :
2. SARAH5, b. Nov. 10, 1752; m. Silas Holt; 2 chn. b. W.
3. ELISHA5, b. Aug. 31, 1754; d. unm. Feb. 29, 1844.
4. SETH5, b. June 5, 1756; prob. d. young.
5. DANIEL5, b. Feb. 24. 1758; prob. d. young.
6. ABIGAIL5, b. Dec. 23, 1763; m. (1) James Bowers and (2) Capt. Samuel Sawin; 2 chn .; res. W.
7. EUNICE5, b. Aug. 31, 1766; m. (1) Isaac Dupee and (2) Stephen Hunting; 2 chn .; res. W.
8. BENJAMIN5, b. Jan. 7, 1769; m. Sarah Woodward; res. W.
9. HANNAH5, b. Oct. 28, 1770; prob. d. young.
[8.] HARRINGTON, BENJAMIN5, s. of Seth and Priscilla, m. Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Withington) Woodward (pub. Dec. 26, 1789), and res. with his parents on the home
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place. He d. Feb. 10, 1813; Sarah, his w., d. Feb. 5, 1813, both a. 44. Chn. :
IO. SETH6, b. Nov. 3, 1791; d. Oct. 29, 1810.
11. BENJAMIN6, b. Oct. 19, 1793; m. Lucinda Hill; res. W.
12. JOHN6, b. Nov. 4, 1797; d. Aug. 19, 1800.
13. JOHN' b. Feb. 19, 1802; m. Abigail Wood and Mrs. Lydia Clark; res. W.
14. SALLY6, b. Sept. 15, 1804; m. Joseph Whitney; res. W .; 3 chn .; d.
15. DANIEL6, b. Jan. 26, 1813; m. Nancy White; res. W.
[II.] HARRINGTON, BENJAMIN6, s. of the last, m. Lucinda, dau. of Nathaniel and Annis (Whitcomb) Hill of Gr., Nov. 10, 1814, and succeeded to the paternal homestead. He became an ardent Baptist in religious faith and was made Dea. of the chh. He also in early life received some military honors and bore the title of Capt. Dea. Harrington d. Sept., 1870, a. 76. His w. d. Sept., 1871, a. unkn. Chn. :
16. MAVERICK, b. May 16, 1816; m. Sarah G. Farnsworth; res. W., etc .; sev. chn .; dec'd.
17. B. FREDERICK7, b. July 21, 1821; m. Harriet Clark; res. Leom .; 4 chn .; d. Jan., 1893.
18. MALCHUS7, b. Jan. 16, 1825; m. Caroline Farnsworth; res. Camden, N. Y .; sev. chn .; living.
[13.] HARRINGTON, JOHN6, bro. of the last, m. (1) Abigail, dau. of Elijah and Sarah (Farrar) Wood, Oct., 1822. He has res. in W., Pn., and Hub., but returned to W. a few years since. An honest, hard-working, trustworthy man, and a good citizen. He has prob. made more wells and cellers than any other man ever residing in town. He is still living in the enjoyment of a serene old age, domestic comfort, and the esteem of his fellow- townsfolk. His w., Abigail, d. in Hub., Jan. 1, 1878, and he m. (2) wid. Lydia Clark, dau. of Edward W. Kendall, Feb. 5, 1880. Chn. :
19. EDWIN7, b. Aug. 2, 1823; m. Lydia Chase; res. Windham, Vt .; 4 chn .; d. Jan. 13, 1872.
20. ABIGAIL7, b. May 1, 1825; m. Frank E. Bolton; res. W .; 1 chd .; living.
21. SARAH7, b. April 2, 1828; m. John Howard; res. Hub .; 4 chn .; living.
22. LANSFORD7, b. Oct. 6, 1830; m. Elmira Everett; res. Pn .; 8 chn .; d.
23. GEORGE7, b. July 7, 1833; m. Serviah Hastings; res. Springfield; living.
24. MARY7, b. July 14, 1836; m. J. Hervey Miller; res. W .; 4 chn .; d. March 11, 1865.
[15.] HARRINGTON, DANIEL6, youngest s. of Benjamin and Sarah, m. Nancy, dau. of James and Thankful (Patch) White, 1834. A hard-working farmer and general jobber. Early in life he bought the Esq. Jonas Whitney farm in the south part of the town, where he still res. His s., James, lives with him, succeeding him in the care of the farm and in much outside work. Chn. :
25. CHIARLES7, b. July 9, 1836; d. Sept. 8, 1836.
26. ANTHONY L., b. Jan. 16, 1838; m. Lucy Bryant; res. Boston.
27. ALBERT W.7, b. Jan. 31, 1841; m. Susan Crane; res. Col .; I chd.
28. SARAH J.7, b. April 11, 1843; m. John W. Carr; res. W. and Ash .; 3 chn.
29. JAMES S.", b. July 20, 1845; m. Elizabeth Prentiss; res. W.
30. LUCY A.7, b. Sept. 14, 1847; m. Rev. Geo. W. Whitney; res. Cal .; no chn.
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31. CHARLES H.7, b. Aug. 7, 1850; d. on ship Morning Star, June 24, 1872.
32. MARY E.7, b. Oct. 19, 1856; m. Myron Whitman, etc .; res. Col .; I chd.
33. BENJAMIN7, b. May 3, 1860; d. Oct. 20, 1860.
[16.] HARRINGTON, MAVERICK™, S. of Benjamin and Lucinda, m. Sarah G., dau. of Asa and Jemima (Gates) Farnsworth, and res. in town awhile, then rem. to Camden, N. Y., and finally to Okemos, Mich., where he d. a few yrs. since. Chn. :
34. FRANCES AMELIA8, b. Oct. 7, 1839.
35. MAVERICK IRVING8, b. Jan. 7, 1842. 36. STILLMAN B.8, b. May 23, 1844.
[17.] HARRINGTON, B. FREDERICK7, bro. of the last, m. 1842 Harriet Clark of Leom., and after res. here a few years rem. to Leom., where he lived till his death, Jan. 8, 1893. Chn. :
37. SUSAN E.8, b. April 24, 1847; d. Sept. 8, 1847.
38. ALBERT8, b. March 31, 1849; d. by drowning, Aug. 14, 1854.
39. HATTIE L.8, b. Sept. 26, 1856; d. 1858.
40. MARIETTA®, b. April 16, 1861; res. Leom .; unm .; teacher of music.
[29.] HARRINGTON, JAMES S.7, s. of Daniel and Nancy W., m. Elizabeth, dau. of Spencer and Sarah (Stone) Prentiss, Hub., March 12, 1867. Lived in several places, but finally set. with his f. on the Whitney farm in the south part of the town. Chn. :
4I. ADA L.8, b. Hub., March 20, 1868; d. Jan., 1869.
42. ERNEST E.8, b. Orange, Feb. 13, 1870.
43. NETTIE E.8, b. Hardwick, June 10, 1872.
44. EDITH L.8, b. Hardwick, May 16, 1874.
45. MILO S.8, b. W., March 6, 1876.
46. BENNIE A.8, b. Nov. 1, 1888.
47. HARRINGTON, SAMUEL6, s. of Henry5 and Ruth (Blod- gett) Harrington of Lexington, was b. Oct. 3, 1764. Henry5 was s. of Henry4, s. of John3, s. of John2, prob. bro. of Thomas2, the second in the line already given. Samuel6 m. Mary Stimp- son, Aug. 27, 1788, and soon after came to W. for the purpose, in part, of caring for the large pastures of Joseph Simonds of Lex., on the side of Wachusett, and the flocks and herds that were kept in them during the grazing season. He built a ho. near the highway, above the Foskett place, and occupied it while he lived. He d. May 4, 1825, a. 60, and his family were so widely scattered that it has been exceedingly difficult to gain any knowledge of them. It is said that there were 13 chn., but no record of them has been found and no attempt has been made to tabulate them in chronological order. Only such brief snatches of information as have been gathered from various sources are given, to wit :
48. AZUBAHT; m. - Emerson and Phinehas Heywood; res. Bucksport, Me.
49. JAMES7; m. Annis Miller; res. W. awhile; rem. to parts unkn.
50. SAMUEL7; lived in W., unm .; d. Tewksbury.
5I. FRANCIS7; res. in Grafton, where he had a hotel.
52. ELIAS"; lived W .; is sup. to have been murdered.
53. BETSEY7; m. Col. Merriam, Pn.
54. POLLY ?; m. - Mundell; res. Hub .; 14 chn .; d. May 4, 1874.
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55. JULIA7; m. John B. Hartwell; res. W. Camb. (Arlington).
56. CHARLES7; m. Mary A. Cutting and Mary J. Seaver; res. Pn .; sev. chn.
57. HANNAH7; of whom nothing definite is known.
Besides these, there were 4 others, whose names even have not been ascertained. One dan. is said to have m. a Morrill, and one a Tillinghast.
[48.] HARRINGTON, JAMES, s. of Samuel and Mary, m. Annis, dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Cutting) Miller, July 25, 1816, and res. awhile where Richard T. Dodge now does, in the east part of the town. Chn. :
57. EDWIN8, b. Dec. 3, 1816. 58. MARY8, b. Nov. 16, 1820.
59. HARRINGTON, JOHN N., s. of Timothy and Eliza of Sud- bury, m. July 2, 1860, Nellie E., dau. of Franklin and Eunice (Whitney) Lombard. They res. a few years in this town, and rem. to Fg., their subsequent home. They have had 8 chn., of whom 3, as the records show, were b. here :
60. CHARLES L., b. April 1, 1861. 61. ELLEN E., b. Sept. 25, 1862. 62. JENNIE L., b. Aug. 6, 1866.
I. HARRIS, GEORGE, untraced, was b. Danvers, Oct. 1, 1810. He came from Fg. to W. soon after he was of age, and m. Louisa, dau. of Timothy and Lydia Hoar, June 13, 1833. They set. permanently on the Ezra Darby place, continuing there to this day. He served the public many years acceptably as under- taker and general supervisor of the principal cemetery. They have had 2 chn. :
2. HARRIET E., b. April 12, 1834; m. Merrick Barnes; res. W .; 4 chn.
3. GEORGE H., b. Aug. 16, 1837; m. Mary A. Estey; res. W., with his parents. They have had I chd., Ella Louise, b. Sept. 10, 1868; d. May 23, 1869.
HART, EBENEZER. The first intimation of the residence of this man in town is found in the following notice, presented to the Selectmen: "Gentlemen -These are to inform you that I have taken into my house one Ebenezer Hart and wife and child which came from Lunenburg, their circumstances are unknown to me. JOHN RAND, Westminster, Dec. 24, 1760. Gentn. I don't desire you to warn them out of town."
It seems, however, that early in the same year, Feb. 26, Eben- ezer Hart "of Lunenburg" bought lot No. 76, 2d Div.,-the late Noah May place-of Timothy Poole, Sudbury. He un- doubtedly built the first house upon it and occupied the same, as a road was laid out for his accommodation the next season. He was here but a short time, selling his place in 1762 and disappearing from view. The name of his w. is unkn., and the births of no chn. are found in the records.
HARTWELL.
William Hartwell1, came from Kent, Eng., according to tradition, ab. the year 1636, set. in Concord, and was made freeman, 1642. He d. 1690, a. 77.
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His s., John2, b. 1641, m. Elizabeth Wright and had Edward3, b. 1689, who m. Sarah Wilder of Lancaster in 1711, and res. in that town for a time, but rem. to Lunenburg. ab. 1724. A son., Phineas4, b. 1732, m. Mary Pierce of Groton and located in Fg., whence a branch of the family was transferred to W. in the next generation. The mother, Mary (Pierce) Hartwell, d. here June 25, 1819, a. 85.
I. HARTWELL, PHINEAS5, s. of the last named, was b. Fg., July 25, 1781. He m. June 16, 1807, Elizabeth, dau. of Charles and Sarah Willard of the same place, and came here to live with his uncle, Alpheus Whitney, on the farm where his s., Leander, now res. He d. Oct. 29, 1853, a. 72. His w. d. March 2, 1862, a. S2. Chn .:
2. LUCY W.6, b. April 20, 1808; m. C. G. Goodridge; res. W .; 3 chn .; d. Sept. II, 1870.
3. JOSIAH W.6, b. Dec. 6, 1810; d. Sept. 11, 1830.
4. P. PHILANDER6, b. Dec. 22, 1812; m. Abbie D. Polley; res. W .; no chn ; d. April 28, 1885.
5. CHARLES W.6, b. Nov. 15, 1815; d. Aug. 21, 1822.
6. LEANDER6, b. June 1, 1818; m. Persis B. Brigham; res. W.
7. MARY E.6, b. Sept. 11, 1821; d. May 21, 1843.
[6.] HARTWELL, LEANDER, S. of the last, m. Nov. 8, 1843, Persis B., dau. of Daniel and Sarah M. (Barnard) Brigham, North- boro'. A farmer by occupation, an exemplary citizen, and Dea. of the First Cong. Chh. for some years. Chd .:
8. CHARLES W., b. Nov. 19, 1844; entered Fed. Army and d. Fort. Monroe, Feb. 10, 1862. (See page 407.)
HARVEY.
One of the most active, honored, and influential citizens of W. during twenty or more years of its earlier history bore this distinguished English name. The American branch of the family is said to have sprung from one - Harvey, Earl of Bristol, whose s. came to this country with other young noblemen in the days of the Plymouth Colony, purchased large tracts of land, including most of what is now Taunton and Dartmouth, and was disinherited by his titled father for marrying a dau. of the N. E. yeomanry. The name of this discrowned scion of nobility is not given, but circumstances seem to ally him with William1 of Plymouth, who m. Joanna - - in 1639, and set. at Taunton, whence he was sent as Repre- sentative to the Colonial Legislature. A Thomas2, assumed to be s. of Wm.1, m. Elizabeth Wills of Bridgewater in 1679, and had a s. John8, b. Feb. 4, 1683, who in turn m. Mehitable Learned, July 23, 1710. In the absence of documentary proof, the lineage indicated in this sketch is taken for granted in what follows.
I. HARVEY, ZACHARIAH4, was s. of John3 and Mehitable, b. Taunton, May 13, 1711. He was a man of superior natural endowments, executive ability, and moral worth, fertile and versatile in resources, fitting him for a wide sphere of useful- ness, and gaining for him the high regard and confidence of every community in which he dwelt. He studied medicine and practiced the profession, with occasional interruptions perhaps, through his entire life. He first set. in Worc. ab. the yr. 1735, where he remained some 12 yrs., and then rem. to that part of
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Shrewsbury, called'"The Leg," now constituting the S. W. part of Sterling. Ten yrs. later he went to Pn., and there he be- came much interested, and very active and influential, in public affairs. He was the first regular physician in the place, and served as Mod. of town meetings, Town Clerk, Assessor, Select- man, and Agent to the Gen. Ct., several of which posts of duty he filled at the same time.
In 1766 he made a proposition to the Dist. of W. to build a gristmill on North (Whitman's) River, at the so-called Brooks' mill site, in consideration of certain grants of land to be made him in the vicinity, which proposition was at an early day accepted. Pursuant thereto, he put up the mill and a house near by, which he in due time made his abode. Five years later he exchanged estates with John Brooks, who owned lot No. 4, and so came into possession of almost the entire tract of 60 a., bounded S. W. on Main St., in the central village, and S. E. on Bacon St. This property he disposed of in 1777 to Lieut. Sam- uel Gerrish, and Lieut. Gerrish in turn to Capt. Nathan Whit- ney, Nov. 29, 1793.
In W., as in Pn., Dr. Harvey was much in public life. He was a frequent Mod. of town meetings, held the office of As- sessor, and served on important committees requiring good judgment and administrative skill. He was an ardent friend of the Colonies in the Rev. conflict, and a member of the first Com. of Correspondence. That he practiced medicine in town appears by the books of the Selectmen, which show that he was paid for professional services from the funds of the Treas- ury. Soon after coming here he donated to the town of Lanc., to which Shrewsbury Leg had previously been annexed, certain portions of his estate, then still in his possession, for burial purposes and as a site for a schoolhouse. The burial ground still serves the original design of the donor, and is located on the east side of the road leading from W. Sterling to Oakdale. Among the varied interests to which Dr. Harvey gave time and attention was that of horticulture, improving by study and manipulation many of the old varieties of fruit, and producing from the original stock the well-known and still popular autumn or early winter apple that perpetuates his name in this vicinity. Dr. Harvey left W. in 1783 or 1784, res. for a time in North- field, and went thence to Chesterfield, N. H., where he d. Feb. 15, 1801, a. 89. His w., Ame, as she herself wrote her name, d. the following year at the same age. Chn. :
2. JOHN5, b. Worc., April IS, 1736; in F and I. war; nothing further known.
3. SARAH5, b. Worc., Sept. 23, 1738; nothing more known.
4. AME5, b. Worc., Jan. 14, 1740-1; nothing more known. [had chn.
5. ZACHARIAH5, b. Worc., March 7, 1743-4; m. Mary Norcross; res. Pn., etc .;
6. SOLOMON5, b. Worc., Jan. 9, 1745-6; m. Mary Woodward.
7. DANIEL5, b. Worc., Oct. 4, 1747; d. Jan. 13, 1748.
8. RACHEL5, b. Shy., May 31, 1750; nothing further.
9. DANIEL5, b. Shy., Sept. 14, 1752; d. 1756.
IO. DARIUS5, b. Shy., Dec. 7, 1754; m. Dolly Brooks.
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11. ISAIAH5, b. Pn., May 8, 1758; m. Mary --; res. W., etc.
Little has been learned of the later fortunes of the above chn. of Dr. Zach. and Ame Harvey. Zach., Jr., m. Mary Norcross, Pn., Oct. 13, 1764. and had Usebe, b. in that town, May 28, 1765. He seems to have res. in W. awhile, but there is no record of chn. b. here. Solomon studied medicine and set. first in Dummers- ton, V.t., then Chesterfield, N. H., where he had a large practice and held many town offices, the duties of which he discharged with praiseworthy skill and fidelity. He m. Mary, dau. John and Mary Woodward in Feb., 1768. One chd., Mary, was b. Dec., 1773. Darius was pub. to Molly Brooks, Lincoln, Feb. 16, 1783, at which date he res. here. Prob. left town soon. One only finds a place in the town rec- ords, to wit:
[II.] HARVEY, ISAIAH5, youngest s. of Dr. Zach.4 and Ame, b. "near Wachusett," May 8, 1758, and bap. by Rev. Mr. Mellen of Lanc., 2d Precinct (Sterling), as his record states, at "Rutland E. Wing," June 25, 1758, m., at an almost incredibly early age, Mary -, and res. here for some time before remov- ing to Chesterfield, where he spent his last days. He had 3 chn. b. in W., as indicated below, and 2 in Chesterfield. The Hist. of the last town says that there were prob. a John and Lydia not of record. Those recorded were :
12. ISAIAH6, b. W., Oct. 23, 1776. 13. JOEL6, b. W., April 7, 1779.
14. SOLOMON", b. W., Jan. 27, 1781; had s., George H.7, a physician, W. Brattle- boro', Vt.
15. POLLY", b. Chfd., July 19, 1783. 16. Lucy6, b. Chfd., March 20, 1786.
I. HASTINGS, ALBERT H., s. of John and Mary Hastings of Sterling, was b. Jan. 12, 1846, and m. Sarah E., dau. of Alex- ander and Lovisa (Derby) Bigelow, April 12, 1870. They have had 2 chn. :
2. MABEL L., b. Dec. 8, 1871; m. Albert B. Marvin; res. Fg .; d. April 3, 1891.
3. FLORENCE H., b. June 16, 1875; res. W., with parents.
I. HAY, FRED J., s. of Lewis S. and Harriet (Johnson) Hay, was b. at Boiling Springs, S. C., May 5, 1824. He m. at Beau- fort, S. C., May 24, 1844, Adaline Wyman of this town, who was South on a visit to her bro., Dr. Joel Wyman. After living awhile in that vicinity they came to W., and were intermittent residents for some yrs., 2 of their chn. being b. here. Mrs. Hay d. at Monticello, Minn., Aug. 24, 1882, a. 66. Mr. Hay is now living in Hickvey, N. C. Chn. :
2. ELLA ROSA, b. March 3, 1845; d. Beaufort, Dec. 3, 1845.
3 . EUDORA K., b. Oct. 3, 1846; grad. Worc. Normal School; teacher in Worc.
4. ADELAIDE, b. April 12, 1848; d. Worc., Dec. 7, 1881.
5. SARAH W., b. Sept. 15, 1850; grad. Worc. Normal School; teacher in Worc.
6. ARTHUR, b. Sept. 9, 1853; grad. Dart. Coll .; stud. law; res. Chicago; m.
7. LEWIS S., h. Aug., 1858; d. when a few weeks old.
I. HAYWARD, CALVIN, from Surrey, N. H., was pub. Oct. 27, 1827, to Adaline, dau. of Pearson and Susannah (Upton) Cowee. He was in the principal hotel of the town for a few yrs., going hence to Lanc., and engaging there in the same busi- ness, and from there to Fg., where he had charge of the Roll-
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stone House. He d. 1861. His w., Adaline, d. April, 1880. They had :
2. SUSAN LOUISA, b. April 16, 1830; d. 1856.
3. CALVIN; birth date unknown; a dentist in N. Y. city; d. Nov., 1892.
I. HENDERSON, GEORGE W., s. of Thomas and Sarah, b. West Chester, Pa., m. Abbie F., dati. of Augustus E. and Har- riet M. Houghton, a papermaker, came from Fg., 1875, and res. at Wachusettville. They have I chd. :
2. FLORA, b. Fg., June 20, 1870.
I. HESSIAN, MALACHI, and Bridget, both from Ireland in 1868, lived in Fg. ab. 10 yrs., then came to W., buying out his bro. John, and locating on the estate where they still res. They have 4 chn., 3 of whom were b. in Fg., as follows :
2. ANNA MARIA, b. Nov. 3, 1870. 3 MARY ELLEN, b. April 24, 1873.
4. DELIA ANN, b. Dec. 30, 1876.
5. ALICE LOUISA, b. May 18, 1884; d. Dec. 12, 1884.
HEYWOOD.
This name is of Anglo-Saxon derivation and of very ancient date. According to a pedigree prepared with great labor and care by Peter John Heywood of Whitehaven, Eng., in 1781, and published in Hunter's " Life and Times of Oliver Heywood," a celebrated non-conformist clergyman of the days of Charles I., it runs back to 1164-a period when surnames were beginning to come into use in the mother country, and when some local feature of a man's place of residence was often employed to distinguish him from others bearing the same Christian appellation. The earliest au- thentic document containing it, or its proper prototype, is a title deed, still preserved. conveying a certain tract of land in Lancashire, from one Adam de Burgo or Bury, who held a knight's fee to a large section of territory in that vicinity. to Peter de Ey-wood-that is, of the wooded island -the re- puted founder of the family-the Norman French form of designation being soon after transmuted into its English equivalent, Peter Heywood. The estate specified remained in possession of the descendants of Peter more than 500 years, or until 1717, when Robert Heywood sold it to John Starkey of Rochdale, whose grandson, James Starkey, dying in 1846 with- out issue and intestate, allowed it to pass into the hands of the crown. It is now a public park, having been donated to the town of Heywood, in which it is located, a few years since by Queen Victoria for that special use. It was undergoing great improvements and being made attractive, prepara- tory to its opening, when visited by the writer in 1878.
Although the line of descent in this family is unbroken and complete from 1164 to the present day, as stated, yet the fact obtains only with respect to the branch which has remained in its native land. The most searching and exhaustive inquiry has failed to connect the American off- shoot with the parent stock beyond the sea, as it has also failed to ascertain the time when or means by which the transfer to the soil of the new world was effected. The first that can be learned concerning the family here is that John Heywood1 of Concord was married to Rebecca Atkinson of the same place. in 1656. For want of more positive information, this John Heywood1, is regarded as the immigrant ancestor of most of those bearing the name in this country, and he is therefore placed at the head of the list. He had 5 chn. by his wife, Rebecca, who d. in 1665. He m. (2) Sarah Simonds,
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who was the mother of II chn. She also d. and he m. (3) Priscilla who survived him. Among the first chn. was John2, a Deacon of the church, who was known by the title thus acquired. He was a man of character and influence and held numerous positions of trust and honor in the town. He m. Sarah -, ab. 1686, and had 11 chn., two of whom, Daniel3 and Phineas3, set. in Worcester. the latter, however, rem. to Shy. at an early day and becom- ing there one of the foremost citizens, possessing, as he did, unusual natural ability, great strength of character, and a loyal, liberty-loving heart. He was b. July 18, 1707, and d. in 1784. By his w., Elizabeth (Moore), he had II chn. Two of these, Seth4 and Timothy4, set. first in " Shrewsbury Leg" now in Sterling, but rem. to W. in 1777. The former purchased lands and located in what is now the central village of Gr., becoming the first Clerk and Treasurer of that town and the head of a most enterprising, re- spectable, and influential family-his descendants in the second and third generations contributing largely to the development and thrift of that signally prosperous municipality, He d. in 1826.
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