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Isaac Jackson4 m. Ruth Greenwood of Newton, and had quite a number of chn., but it does not appear that he ever established a home for himself and family here, although he was reported to the Gen. Ct. in 1751 as having " a little land cleared." " the frame of a little house put up," and "two men at work " upon his lot. Three of his sons, however, subsequently set. in the township, and there are indications that he spent the last yrs. of his life with them, his w. having prob. passed away. He d. in 1765 or 1766, leaving a large property, mostly of lands here and elsewhere, which he dis- posed of by a will dated July 8, 1765 and preserved at the Probate Office, Worcester. He gave to his s. Josiah5 lots 92 and 93 (the Allen farm), with meadow lot No. 57 (in Gardner); to Edward5, No. 7, 2d Div. (on B. P. Hill), and 48, 3d Div. (prob. in Gr.), with all rights in the still undivided lands of the township; to Elisha5, 113, 2d Div., 37, 3d Div., and meadow lot No. 67 (all in Gr.); and to Isaac5, a 4th s., lands and other prop- erty in Newton, where he res. Josiah5, Edwards, and Elisha5 located in this town, the first and last on the lots received from their f., and Edward5 on lot No. 20, 2d Div., the original poor farm of the town. Elisha's home- stead was on the borders of what is now So. Gr. Village, his dwelling occupying the commanding elevation at the N. W., known as Kendall Hill, a part of the estate of the late John R. Conant.
I. JACKSON, JOSIAH5, s. of Isaac+ and Ruth, was b. April 23, 1733, according to his tombstone, but in 1730, as stated in Jack- son's History of Newton. He was permanently located here at the time of the town's incorporation, his name appearing in the records of a proprietors' meeting held Oct. 16, 1759, and again in the first list of tax payers under the newly organized District of W. His dwelling house stood on lot 92, a few rods south of the more commodious structure built by his s. Oliver, and recently occupied by Mr. Allen. Mr. Jackson was an industri- ous, frugal, prosperous farmer, becoming one of the largest land
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holders of his day, and a substantial, worthy, and much esteem- ed citizen. He was twice chosen Selectman, and was called to other posts of public service. He m. Jan. 30, 1755, Mary, dau. of Andrew and Elizabeth (Patch) Darby, who survived him and who, in 1781, became the 2d w. of Jonas Winship. He d. Feb. 5, 1776, a. 42 or 45. She d. Feb. 4, 1823, a. 87 yrs., II mos., 7ds. The names of their chn. are all found in the W. records, but it is not certain that the oldest were b. in the place. They were:
2. MARY6, b. Sept. 11, 1755; d. young.
3. OLIVER6, b. Nov. 22, 1757; m. Mary Pierce; res. W .; 8 chn .; d. April, 1816.
4. RUTH6, b. July 31, 1759; m. Joseph Hapgood; d. Jan. 4, 1778.
5. SARAH", b. April 12, 1762; pub. James Richardson, So. Hadley, May 30, 1784.
6. EUNICE6, b. Nov. 6, 1764; prob. d. young; no record.
7. ISAACG, b. Aug. 30, 1768 ?; had guardian appointed 1783; nothing further.
8. MARY6, b. Nov. 30, 1768 ?; pub. John Chandler, Stg., Feb. 24, 1782.
9. LYDIA6, b. Feb. 13, 1771; m. Thomas Keyes, June 21, 1792.
[3.] JACKSON, OLIVER6, s. of the last, was pub. to Mary, dau. of John and Abigail (Beard) Pierce, Oct. 22, 1780. He suc- ceeded to his f.'s estate, and, like his f., was one of the worthy yeomanry of the town. He built, no doubt for his own use, the large, commodious dwelling now standing on the premises. He d. April, 1816, a. 58, and his wid. m. (2) Col. Thaddeus Bond. She d. March 17, 1833, a. 72. Their chn. were:
10. POLLY7, b. Nov. 12, 1781; m. Adam Partridge; res. Gr .; S chn .; d.
II. ASENATH7, b. March 29, 1785; m. Jonas Holden; res. W.
12. JOSIAH7, b. Sept. 7, 1787; m. Nancy Bolton; res. W.
13. BETSEY1, b. Aug. 5, 1790; m. Jesse Warren; res. W., etc.
14. ISAAC7, b. Nov. 24, 1792; m. Betsey Brooks and Hittie Minott; res. Gr .; 6 chn.
15. ABIGAI, 7, b. June 18, 1796; m. John Dunn; res. W., etc .; 13 chn.
16. HORACE7, b. April 1, 1800; prob. d. infancy.
17. ELVIRA7, b. May 28, 1802; m. Jonas Cutting; res. W.
[12.] JACKSON, JOSIAH7, s. of the last, m. (1) Nancy, dau. of Aaron and Dorcas (Winship) Bolton, pub. 1811, and set. in the west part of the town, on Winchendon road, last house. Late in life he rem. to Gr., where he d. Jan. 28, 1871, a. 83. His w., Nancy, d. Aug. 22, 1853, and he m. (2) wid. Sally (Richardson) Merriam of Gr., Jan. 4, 1855. She d. Feb. 25, 1869, a. 76. Chn. :
18. EMILY8, b. Nov. 16, 1812; m. Anson Ray; res. W.
19. ANN M8, b. July 3, 1814; m. J. Elliot Gates; res. W.
20. MARY M.8, b. Feb. 6, 1817; m. Ezekiel F. Divol; res. W.
21. FIDELIAS, b. Nov. 26, 1819; m. Asa F. Smith; res. Gr .; 2 chn .; living.
22. NANCY8, b. Jan. 29, 1823; m. Hiram Wood; res. Gr .; d. Aug. 27, 1843.
23. Unnamed dau.8, b. Oct. 11, 1824; d. Oct. 13, 1824.
2.4. HORACE8, b. March 11, 1831; d. March 21, 1853, unm.
25. JACKSON, EDWARD5, s. of Isaac4 and Ruth (Green- wood) Jackson, was b. at Newton, Sept. 3, 1739. He disposed of the lands left him by his f., and bought of James Ross, Nov. 6, 1766, lot No. 20, 2d Div., the old town farm on Beech Hill, where he spent his days. He was an enterprising farmer, of good character and standing, and was honored by his fellow- townsmen with the office of Selectman, and other places of
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responsiblity. He m. Jemima, dau. of Jonathan and Jemima Trowbridge of Newton, ab. the time of his coming here. He lived to be almost 91 yrs. old, his d. taking place Aug. 25, 1830. His w. d. Feb. 20, 1824, a. 79. Chn .:
26. JOHN6, b. July 19, 1767; m. twice; res. W .; d. Dec. 27, 1855.
27. MILICEN'T", b. June 12, 1769; m. David Cowee; res. W. and Troy, N. Y .: 4 chn .; d. Oct. 28, 1825.
28. JEMIMA6, b. Sept. 15, 1771; m. Benjamin Brown; d. 1804.
29. EDWARD6, b. Feb. 25, 1774; d. Dec. 15, 1776.
30. OLIVES, b. May 9, 1776; m. Samuel Bruce; res. W .; no chn .; d. Aug. 18, 1859.
31. ANNE6, b. March 1, 1778; m. Jonathan Whitman; res. W .; no chn .; d. May 9, 1821.
32. EDWARDS, b. Aug. 8, 1780; m. Dolly Brooks; res. W.
33. JOSEPH6, b. Aug. 11, 1782; m. Eunice Bolton; res. Temp .; dec'd.
34. RUTH6, b. Aug. 26, 1784; d. Feb. 15, 1790.
35. JOSIAH6, b. March 28, 1787; m. Betsey Kendall; res. N. Y.
36. LEVI6, b. March 12, 1790; d. May 25, 1799.
[26.] JACKSON, JOHN6, s. of the last, succeeded to the estate of his f. on Beech Hill, but becoming embarrassed financially by the business irregularities of some of his fellow-townsmen whom he had too implicitly trusted, he sold out and rem., when past middle life, to the more humble home built by Dr. Shum- way, near the Winship place. He was a man of more than average intelligence, natural ability, and good judgment, serv- ing the town acceptably for many yrs. as an Assessor. He was also for I yr. a member of the Sch. Com. In religion he was an earnest Universalist. He m. (1) Susannah, dau. of Jonathan and Susannah (Flint) Sawyer (pub. April 11, 1792), who became the mother of his 8 chn. She d. Dec. 1, 1831, a. 60, and he m. (2) Nancy, wid. of Benjamin Lynde, pub. Sept. 27, 1832. He d. Dec. 27, 1855, a. 88. His wid., Nancy (Larrabee) Lynde Jack- son, d. Feb. 8, 1869, a. 83. Chn. :
37. RUTH7, b. Oct. 23, 1793; d. May 15, 1805.
38. SUSANNAH7, b. Nov. 27, 1795; d. unm. April 27, 1828.
39. NANCY7, b. Jan. 11, 1798; m. Henry Farwell; res. West; d. Aug., 1887.
40. HARRIET™, b. Feb. 4, 1800; d. March 14, 1809.
41. JULIA7, b. Sept. 27, 1803; d. Sept. 17, 1805.
42. JOHN V.7, b. May 14, 1806.
43. HARRIET7, b. July 16, 1810; m. Francis Coolidge; chn .; d.
44. JONATHAN M.7, b. Dec. 15, 1812; m. Betsey or Susan Taylor.
[32.] JACKSON, EDWARD6, bro. of the last, m. Dolly, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Winship) Brooks of Fg., May 16, 1804, and located on a part of lot No. 23, 2d Div., half a mile N. W. of his f.'s, where his s., Levi, more recently resided. He d. Jan. 3, 1860, a. 79, and his wid. followed him to the land unseen July 15, 1863, a. 82. Chn .:
45. LEVI7, b. Oct. 10, 1804; d. Sept. 14, 1805.
46. EDWARD L.7, b. April 17, 1807; d. Dec. 1, 1824.
47. LEVI7, b. Dec. 14, 1809; m. Jane Grant; res. W.
48. CYRUS B.7, b. July 12, 1812; m. twice; res. Boston and West; sev. chn.
49. DOROTHY7, b. June 21, 1813; d. same day.
50. DOLLY7, b. Nov. 29, 1815; m. Geo. W. Whitney; res. W .; 3 chn .; living.
51. MARY7, b. Sept. 5, 1818; m. David Wyman; 4 chn .; res. Minneapolis.
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[47.] JACKSON, LEVI7, s. of the last, m. May 13, 1838, Jane, dau. of Enoch and Jane Grant, b. March 25, 1810, at Brunswick, Me., and spent his days upon the parental estate. He d. April 21, 1865, a. 55. His wid. d. Sept. 15, 1878, a. 68. Chn .:
52. EDWARD L.8, b. Aug. 25, 1839; d. unm. Feb. 2, 1869.
53. LEVI8, b. Nov. 17, 1840; m. Elvira M. Moulton; res. W .; 5 chn.
54. GEORGE WHITNEY8, b. May 7, 1842; d. Aug. 12, 1849.
55. ELIZABETH A.8, b. July 26, 1843; m. Alfred W. Ray; res. Gr .; 3 chn.
56. ALBERT C.8, b. Feb. 13, 1846; d. Aug. 10, 1849.
57. PARKER C.8, b. Feb. 29, 1848; d. Aug. 14, 1849.
58. MARTHA C.8, b. June 26, 1849; m. Frank Eaton; res. W .; 2 chn.
59. LAURA J.8, b. Sept. 10, 1853; d. Feb. 18, 1870.
[53.] JACKSON, LEVIS, of the last family, m. Elvira M., dau. of Joseph S. and Marion Moulton of Barre, June 20, 1874. He was a long-time invalid and d. Aug. 4, 1892. Chn. :
60. LEVI9, b. Dec. 5, 1874. 61. LEO E.9. b. July 11, 1876.
62. MARION J.9, b. Sept. 11, 1878. 63. JOSEPHINE E.9, b. Aug. 16, 1880.
64. ANNIE M.9, b. June 18, 1884.
65. JACKSON, SEBAS® (sometimes spelled Sebez or Sebaz), was s. of Sebas4 and Abigail (Patten) Jackson, b. Newton, July IO, 1737. The f. was bro. of Isaac4, whose sons, Josiah5 and Edward5, have received due notice. Sebas5 came to W. in 1767 or 1768, and on Oct. 21, 1769, purchased of Nathaniel Merrill the long-known Ezra Wood place near the R. R. Station, now owned by Melville H. Warner. He m. prob. before com- ing here, Mary, dau. of George and Susannah (Greenwood) Bacon, of his native town, the sr. of Edward Bacon, who located near by a few yrs. afterward. So far as appears she d. childless, and he m. (2) Elizabeth Walton, March 16, 1778, the mother of the 4 daus. whose names are given below. Few facts concern- ing this family have been brought to light, the last descendant of it having long since left town, and the records relating to it being very meagre. Mr. Jackson d. 1803, a. 66. Mrs. Jackson d. Nov. 18, 1814, a. 70. Chn. :
66. MARY B.6, b. Oct. 21, 1778; no record found.
67. LUCY6, b. Jan. 25, 17So; m. William Rand; res. Rutland, Vt.
68. CATEE6, b. Feb. 12, 1782; m. Ezra Wood; res. W.
69. ESTHER6, b. April 16, 1784; m. Edmond Nichols; res. Gr .; I chd .; d. early.
I. JOHNS, LEMUEL, and his w., Dolly, colored people, came into town ab. the year 1796, and established themselves in what has long been called the Clark pasture on the old Co. road to Temp. They were here as late as 1808, having been paid in that year for taking care of Betsey Child, a public charge. Of their history before and after their residence in the place not a trace has been found. Chn. :
2. SAMUEL, b. June 11, 1797. 3. BETSEY, b. Oct. 12, 1800.
4. PERSIS H., b. July 6, 1806.
JOHNSON, THOMAS, of Hub. was pub. to Tabitha, dau. of Sam- uel and Anne (Whitney) Merriam, Oct. 15, 1789. He had
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already purchased of Daniel Walker the southerly part of lot No. 82 with a house upon it, now owned by Mr. Bolster, in the south part of the town, and there he ever afterward res. He was a Scotchman by nationality and birth -the first and last of his line in these parts. He was a quaint specimen of a man -a character sui generis. Of good mental ability, intelligent, well-read, he knew what was going on in the world and surpassed most of his neighbors and fellow-towns- folk in general information upon men and affairs at home and abroad to the ends of the earth. His favorite topic of thought and comment was politics, in which his mind seemed to revel and delight. For many years he was a subscriber to the Mass. Spy, in the teachings of which on state and national questions and policies he was a stout believer. He is remembered by the older inhabitants of the neighborhood for his some- what singular personal appearance, for his sociability, the fertil- ity of his mental resources, for a somewhat rich vein of wit which gave sparkle to his ready conversation, and for a seem- ingly exhaustless fund of anecdote, wherewith to embellish whatever he had to communicate. Many of his stories were derived from his old world observation and experience, in the recital, if not in the origination of which, his own creative imag- ination was often thought to play an important part. Examples of his facility of expression and aptness of repartee are given in the earlier pages of this work. He d. Feb. 14, 1846, a. 89; his w. d. July 12, 1836, a. 75. His estate passed to the posses- sion of Thomas Kendall, who, with his faithful w., Relief, had kindly cared for the aged couple for many yrs. previous to their decease.
JONES.
In 1635 John Jones, Simon Willard, and others purchased of the Indians a tract of land 6 miles square, and made a beginning of what was afterward the town of Concord, a few settlers, among whom was Rev. Peter Bulkley, being already occupants of the territory. Mr. Jones1 seems to have been at that date a res. of Camb., as he was some years later. He finally rem. to the new township, where was b. in 1656 his s., John2, who m. Sarah Farwell, and prob. set. in what was afterward Weston. His s., also named John3, b. Jan. 6, 1690, m. Anne Brooks, and had Ebenezer4, b. Dec. 8, 1726, who m. Mary Wheeler and first located at Bedford, but rem. to Pn., 1762, where he became a somewhat prominent citizen, and was known as Capt Ebenezer. He d. 1779.
I. JONES, EBENEZER5, s. of Capt. Ebenezer+ and Mary (Wheeler) Jones, was prob. b. at Bedford before his parents rem. to Pn. He m. Nancy, dau. of Richard and Mary (Abra- hams) Boylston, April 15, 1788, and soon came to W., living prob. for a time in the Marsh house on the Common, where he had a store, being paid in 1792 for supplies for the poor of the town. In 1793 he bought land with water power on the north branch of the stream flowing into the present C. S. Merriam
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reservoir and built a small mill for the manufacture of oil, the foundations of which may still be seen near the easterly road to the No. Common. About that time he went to live in the house recently occupied by James R. Bruce, where he remained till ab. 1800, when he sold his mill to his bro., Farwell, and left town. He was in trade in Boston for a time, then rem. to Charlestown, S. C., where he d. some years afterward. Mr. Jones was an able, enterprising, public-spirited, high-minded citizen, com- mending himself early to the regard and confidence of his fellow- townsmen, who honored him with repeated tokens of their favor. Though a res. here for only a dozen years, he was eight times elected Selectman, was repeatedly the Mod. of annual town meetings, and was sent as Rep. to the Gen. Ct. in the yrs. 1798 and 1799. He was the owner of 20 shares in the Fifth Mass. Turnpike, and held the office of Assessor under the U. S. Gov. in 1798. His chn., so far as known (though he prob. had others), were:
2. REBECCA B.6, b. W., Jan. 19, 1789.
3. ANN6, b. W., March 17, 1790; d. April 26, 1793.
4. EBENEZER6, b. W., July 23, 1796.
5. JONES, FARWELL5, bro. of the last, was b. Pn., Jan. 24, 1775. His first appearance in W. was as a school teacher in 1793, afterwards becoming a permanent res. Sept. 28, 1800, he m. Thankful. dau. of Rev. Asaph and Thankful (Clough) Rice, and engaged in trade in a part of the house built for him by his f .- in-law, which stood near the present residence of Alonzo D. Bolton on the Common. The construction of the turnpike lessened the importance of that locality as a business center, and in 1801 he purchased land at the corner where that thoroughfare diverged from the Main St., and built what was long known as the Bradbury store and dwelling, recently occu- pied by Jerome Whitman, transferring his family and goods thither, and occupying the premises till his death, Dec. 31, 1804. His wid. m. Dr. Jacob Holmes as previously stated. Mr. Jones left 2 sons, whose names, however, are not found in the W. records. They are understood to have gone West, perhaps with their uncle, Dr. Asaph Rice, and to have spent their days there. They were:
6. MARCUS6.
7. FARWELL6.
8. JONES, EBENEZER6, was s. of Timothy5 of Pn., a bro. of the two just named, birth date unkn. He also came to W. as a teacher as early as 1813, and m. Sept. 21, 1820, Cynthia, dau. of Joel and Abigail (Holden) Whitney. He was associated in business with his bro .- in.law, Farwell Cowee, as stated on page 592, and was a sharer with him in whatever of folly, reckless- ness, or dishonor was involved in the financial catastrophe, which brought their partnership to an end and caused much trouble to the community at large. Mr. Jones, however, remain --
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ed here a few yrs. after the disaster occurred, but eventually followed his old associate to Troy, N. Y., where he kept a hotel awhile, and where he d. Aug. 18, 1836, a. 43. His wid., Cynthia, d. April 7, 1891, at the advanced a. of 92. They had but I chd. : 9. JOHN WALTER", b. Aug. 7, 1821; m. Harriet Carter; res. Troy; 1 chd .; dec'd.
JOSLIN.
The family to which this name in various forms (Jocelyn, Joselyn, Jostlin. Joslyn, etc.) belongs, is said by antiquarians to have originated, as an English household plant, with a Norman knight, a descendant of Charlemagne, who crossed over from France in the time of Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066. Branches of the primary Joslin stock have appeared at different dates in different counties of the mother country, but to no one of them has the Amer- ican offshoot been traced. A new line therefore begins with the first known immigrant to these shores, Thomas Joslin1, husbandman, a. 43 yrs., who. with his w., Rebecca, 5 chn .. and a maid-servant. Eliza Ward. sailed from London in the Increase, April, 1635, and landing here took up his abode in Hingham, of which town he was one of the early proprietors. In 1654 he and his s. Nathaniel2, then 27 yrs. old, were residents of Lancaster, and subscribed to what was known as the "Town Covenant." The s. m. Sarah King, by whom he had 9 chn. After the destruction of Lancaster by the Indians in 1676, he mov. to Marlboro', where he d. in 1694, leaving among other sons, Nathaniel3, who by his w., Hester Morse, had Abraham4. b. April 30, 1704. He m. Jemima Snow of Woburn and had 18 chn. One of these, Ebenezer5, m. Lydia Church of Rutland. and set. in Hub. His s. Jonas6, b. 1770, m. Barbara Dalrymple of Coleraine, who had been a teacher in the celebrated school of Miss Willard in Troy, N. Y., and went to Hinesburg, \'t., where 5 chn. were b. to him, and where he d. Dec. 1. 1814.
I. JOSLIN, MILTON D.7, s. of Jonas and Barbara, was b. May 22, 1812. His f. dying when he was 2 yrs. old, he was adopted by Dr. Dudley, for whom he had been named. After a few yrs. the Dr. d. and Milton lived with his bros., Jonas and William, till he was 21, learning meanwhile the trade of har- ness and trunk making. After engaging in business a few yrs. at Brandon, Vt., he rem. ab. 1840 to W., where he spent the rest of his days. He m. wid. Susan (Cowee) Doty, July 6, 1841, and res. in the Central Village. He was an active, energetic man, interested in public affairs, fertile in suggestions concern- ing matters of public policy, and a ready speaker at town meet- ings. He d. Oct. r2, 1882, a. 70. She d. Feb. 10, 1879, a. 69. Chn .:
2. FRANK DOTYS, b. April 27, 1842; d. March 5, 1849.
3 HELEN DUDLEY8, b. Nov. 8, 1843; she m. Oct. 25, 1870, John Oxcroft Tansley, a native of Nottingham, Eng., b. Sept. 29, 1844, and at present a practicing physician and surgeon in N. Y. City. They have had 3 chn .: Frank D.9, b. W., July 29, 1871; Infant dau.9, b. Windsor Locks, Ct., Nov. 13, 1872. and d. the same day; John Randolph9, b. W. L., Dec. 16, 1873, and drowned while bathing in Agawam River, near Springfield, July 30, 1885.
I. KELTY, BARTHOLOMEW, b. in the old country, came to this tn. ab. 40 yrs. ago, and having m. Maria Minns, also from
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Ireland, set. on the Everett place, in the extreme westerly part of the village, where they still res. Chn .:
2. JOHN B., b. June 23, 1857; m. Jennie M. Burns; res. W.
3. FRANK E., b. Jan. 29, 1859; m. Ada M. Baker; res. W.
4. JAMES, b. Jan. 4, 1862; res. W. unm.
5. LIZZIE, b. July 18, 1866; m. Charles Cyphers; res. Boston; no chn.
6. CHARLES, b. March 20, 1869; res. Ash. unm.
[2.] KELTY, JOHN B., s. of the last, m. Jennie M., dau. of John and Mary Burns of Webster, Sept. 23, 1883, and has had 4 chn. :
7. ANNA M., b. Nov. 9, 1884. S. FRANK A., b. June 19, 1886.
9. CORA B., b. Nov. 28, 1887. IO. CHARLES J., b. June 26, 1890.
[3.] KELTY, FRANK E., bro. of the last, m. Ada M., dau. of Nathan and Eliza E. (Burnap) Baker, May 30, 1886, and has had I chd .:
II. LESTER J., b. Nov. 19, 1886.
KENDALL.
This name as a family designation is said to have been " derived from the town of Kendal in Westmoreland, Eng.," which was so-called "from the river K'en on which it is situated, and dale-the dale on the river Ken. It is of ancient origin, dating back as far as 1284, when Hugh de Kendall was a judge of one of the courts of his time, and has had numerous honorable and honored representatives in the country where it first came into use, among whom were eminent divines, physicians, scientists, and members of Parliament.
The earliest record of any of the family this side the Atlantic appears in an old registry of the town of Woburn, and reads as follows: "Ffrances Kendall, alias Miles, and Mary Tedd (Tidd) maryed 24th of roth mo. [24th Dec. O. S.]. 1644." This Francis Kendall1 came to N. E. ab. 1640, locating first in Charlestown, but very soon taking up his permanent abode at Woburn, as did also his bro. Thomas, who is supposed to have accompanied him on his voyage hither. The " alias" is thought to have been used when he set sail for America, in order, for some unkn. reason, to prevent identification, the real name being assumed again when the occasion for its temporary con- cealment had passed away. Of the 9 chn. resulting from the marriage referred to, one, Thomas2, by his w., Ruth, had Samuel8, "a very active, enterprising, public-spirited man," says one of his descendants, Oliver Kendall of Prov., R. I .. " often employed in town business, and much engaged in promoting both the civil and religious prosperity of Woburn." He was interested, too, in military affairs, received a commission as Lieut. from Gov. Belcher in 1732, and was known far and wide by his contemporaries as Lieut. Kendall. He m. Elizabeth -, and had 15 chn. Of his Io sons, one, Obadiah4, set. temporarily in Nar. No. 2, afterwards returning to Woburn ; another, Sam- uel4, owned lands here, and may have been in the place somewhat, but finally located at New Salem, where he was ordained minister of the town, Dec. 15, 1742 ; three, James+, Josiah4, and Ezekiel4, set. in that part of Lanc. which is now Sterling ; two, Timothy+ and Jonas+, set. in Leom .; two, Jesse4 and Seth4. in Athol ; while the other d. 1732. Of the 5 daus. two m. in \Vo- burn and remained there; two m. and lived in Lanc., and one was unm.
A physical peculiarity has characterized this family for centuries, perhaps from the very beginning, to wit : an occasional excess in the number of the extremities of the hands and feet :- an extra finger or toe, always annoying and often the cause of much discomfort and suffering. An old English
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medical work says that from " as long ago as the fourteenth century this mark has been traced," " sometimes almost disappearing and then coming forth again in full vigor." So it has been in this country, and so it is likely to be to the end of time.
I. KENDALL, OBADIAH4, s. of Lieut. Samuel3 and Elizabeth, was b. Sept. 3, 1725. He was in these borders as early as 1751, when he was established on lot No. 39, the homestead of the late Calvin Baker. No doubt he made the first improvement of the premises, and erected the first buildings thereon, which were mentioned in the deed of sale by which he conveyed the property to Richard Baker of Lanc., June 4, 1755. Four months later he m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Miles of Concord, whose bros., John and Noah, lived near by, and prob. went about the same time back to Woburn, becoming one of its leading citizens. He was active and influential in the chh., of which he was made Deacon. He had a large family of chn., but none of them seem to have been b. here. He d. Nov. 19, 18II, a. 86. His wid. d. Oct. 3, 1822, a. 86.
2. KENDALL, JOSIAH5, s. of Josiah4 (the bro. of Obadiah4) and Tabitha (Wyman) Kendall, was b. May 3, 1738, prob. in Lanc. (Sterling). He m. March 26, 1760, Esther Sawyer of that place, a woman "of vivacity and remarkable vigor." A few years later he came to W. and located upon lot No. 31, 2d Div., on Beech Hill,- the former Ezra Darby place. (See A. H. No. 31.) This was one of the several tracts of land owned in town by his f., who conveyed it to him by deed, Sept. 13, 1768. He was here as early as 1763, a road being laid out by his house in March, 1764. He was a mason by trade, though his principal occupation was, no doubt, farming. He returned to Sterling, then Lanc., ab. 1773, when his name disappears from the records as res. tax payer. He d. Jan. 10, 1816, a. 77. His wid. d. April 13, 1832, a. 94. His chn., several of whom must have been b. in W., were:
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