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CARTER, ABRAHAM, had by w. Elizabeth -, Abraham, Oct. 16, 1693.
CARTER, JOANNA, (dr. of Hannah Clark,) Aug. 11, 1720.
SLAVES.
CÆSAR, a negro servant of Caleb Dana, of Camb. m.
ROSE, a negro servant of Capt. Caleb Kenrick, March 1, 1750. She d. 1756.
CÆSAR MINGO, d. May 1, 1742, very aged.
COMOCHO, JOB, m. Leah Thomas, both of Natick, Dec. 11, 1754. [Indians.]
CHARLEY, (Capt. Joshua Fuller's negro man,) d. 1755.
COLLINS, MATTHIAS, (s. of Matthias, of Marblehead,) m. dr. of Ebenezer Davis, of Brookline, and had Matthias. He came, in 1778, and bought one hundred acres of land, of Joseph Craft, upon the Sherburne road, adjoining John Woodward. He d. 1785. She d. 1819, æ. 85.
COLLINS, MATTHIAS, JR., m. Hannah, dr. of Edward Jackson, Nov., 1798, and had Mira, Dee. 4, 1798; Davis, June 23, 1800; Amasa, April 7, 1802; Charles, Oct. 14, 1804; Abigail, March 19, 1808 ; Edward J., April 24, 1811; Ann Maria, Sept. 23, 1816 ; Frederick A., Sept. 27, 1818. She d. 1852.
I. COOKE, GREGORY, purchased of Samuel Hyde sixteen acres of land, in 1668, bounded E. by the Dedham highway, w. by land of Edward Jackson, Sen., and s. by land of said Hyde. This place was the homestead of some of his descendants, to about the time of the Revolution. It was prob. occupied by his s. Stephen. Capt. Phineas Cooke was the last of the name who possessed it. Capt. Nutting lived there many years. It is now owned by Nathaniel Bracket. In 1665, Abraham Williams conveyed to Gregory Cooke his late Mansion place, and about six aeres of land, bounded E. by the highway leading from Wat. to Rox .; s. by land of Edward Jackson, Sen., and N. and w. by the Dummer farm. This Mansion house of Abraham Williams, was at Newton Corner, very near the Wat. line. In 1672, Jeremiah Dummer, of Boston, conveyed to Gregory Cooke, shoemaker, one hundred and twelve acres of land, with a house and barn thereon, lying partly in Camb. and partly in
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Wat., bounded E. by the highway, s. by land of Edward Jackson, Sen. and Daniel Bacon ; w. by land of Thomas Park, and N. by Charles river. This old sharp roofed Cooke house, which stood where Henry Fuller's house now stands, was about one hundred and fifty years old, when it was pulled down, about 1823. Gregory was a Constable in Camb. Village, in 1667. Was Selectman, in Mendon, 1669 and 1670, and was a proprietor of forty acres of land there. He was of Wat., in 1673 and 1684. His Ist w.'s name was Mary ; the death of their d. Susanna, is upon the Wat. records, Nov. 13, 1674. His w. Mary d. Aug. 17, 1681. He m. 2d. w. wid. Susan Goodwin, Nov. 1681. He d. intestate, Jan. 1, 1690; and Stephen, sup. to be his son, admin. on his estate, which, according to the inventory, amounted to £191, 11s. His wid. Susanna m. Henry Spring, Sept. 15, 1691.
II. COOKE, STEPHEN, (prob. s. of Gregory,) m. Rebecca, dr. of Thomas Flagg, of Wat., 1679, and had Rebecca; Stephen, Jan. 9, 1683 ; Isaac, 28. 2. 1685; Abigail, Mar. 31, 1688 ; Susanna ; Hannah ; Mary, Feb. 17, 1681 ; John, March 15, 1687 ; James, Jan. 23, 1689 ; Samuel, Dec. 3, 1690; Peter, Aug. 10, 1696; and Daniel, 1692. Abi- gail m. - Gorge, of Wat .- Hannah m. - Blake - Mary m .. . John Dix. He was a signer of the secession petition, of 1678; he was a partner in business, in 1693, with John Briscoe, of Wat., Selectman 1697, 1698, 1708, and 1716. His w. Rebecca d. 1721, æ. 60. He d. 1738, æ. 91 (gravestone).
III. COOKE, STEPHEN, JR., m. Hannah, dr. of Joshua Fuller, Sen., settled in Wat., and had Mary, Jan. 9, 1706 ; Hannah, Oct. 3, 1709 ; James, March 3, 1714 ; Peter, April 26, 1716 ; Susanna, Oct. 23, 1717 ; Abigail, Aug. 7, 1721 ; John, March 31, 1724. Mary m. John Dix, Sept. 28, 1726 - Hannah m. Samuel Dix, Nov. 20, 1729 - Susanna m. Eben'r Warren, of Springfield, Sept. 25, 1741 - Abigail m. Wm. Gamage, Jr. He was a miller. His will, dated 1757, proved 1761, confirms to s. John, land, house, grist mill, in Wat., described in his deed of gift ; and to s. James, a farm in Framingham, - son John, and son in law, John Dix, executors.
IV. COOKE, JAMES, (s. of Stephen and Hannah,) m. in Newton, Nov. 24, 1737, Lydia Fiske, and had, in Framingham, Jonathan, Dec. 3, 1738; Lydia, Jan. 22, 1740 ; Stephen, June 24, 1741; Mary, June 16, 1750; Enoch, Jan. 4, 1744 ; Zebediah F., Feb. 26, 1746; Eliza- beth, July 6, 1748, at Newton ; Rebecca, June 18, 1753; Esther, May 4, 1755; James, Jan. 8, 1758. 2d w., Mary Foster, 1759, and had
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Hannah, June 8, 1760; and Peter, Dec. 10, 1764. Elizabeth m. William Badlam, of Sherburne-Rebecca m. William Flagg. Mary d. Nov. 8, 1750. He d., in Newton, Nov. 1750, and his wid., 1759.
III. COOKE, SAMUEL, m. - , and settled at Windham, Conn., and had Phineas ; Samuel ; John, July, 1685; Philip, March, 1687 ; Abigail, March, 1688, and prob. others. (See Probate Records.)
III. COOKE, JOHN, (s. of Stephen and Rebecca, or of Dea. Ste- phen, of Wat.,) m. Ruth, dr. of James Barton, Dec. 6, 1715, and settled in Preston, Conn.
III. COOKE, DANIEL, (s. of Stephen and Rebecca,) m. 1st, Abi- gail, 2d, Mary, dr. of Abraham Jackson, April, 1722, and had Caleb, March 5, 1725, and d. 1749 ; Mary, Sept. 1, 1727 ; Isaac, Sept. 27, 1730. His f. gave him the homestead, by deed, in 1735, partly in Newton and partly in Wat. He d. Feb. 22, 1754, æ. 62. His wid. Mary d. Mar. 3, 1770. By his will, he bequeaths to Phineas Cook, s. of his deceased brother Samuel, of Windham, Ct., his estate, after the decease of his w. Mary, and in case Phineas die before his wid., then to his brother Samuel. His inventory states his personal property at £2,363, of which his bonds amounted to £477; plate, £122, and negro man, Pompey, £375. Wid. Mary's will, dated 1769 ; inven- tory, £409. Judge Fuller, executor. It was prob. Daniel Cooke that built the tomb in the old burial place, so long out of repair.
COOKE, JOSEPH, of Weston, (s. of -,) m. Mindwell Hyde, 1726, and had Joseph, Aug. 26, 1729, d. 1730; Josiah, Sept. 9, 1732 ; Hannah, March 5, 1733; Oliver, June 1, 1735; Solomon, July 16, 1738 ; Thomas, May 17, 1740. 2d w., Elizabeth Stratton, 1739. He d. 1749. She d. 1786, æ. 83.
IV. COOKE, CAPT. PHINEAS, (s. of Samuel,) m. Abigail Durant, 1759, and had Mary, May 18, 1759; Daniel, Sept. 13, 1761, d. 1763 ; and Daniel ; Artemas; Ann, May 8, 1764, she d. young ; Artemas ; Sukey, who m. Dr. Walter Hunnewell, May 12, 1800. Abigail m. 1st, - Howard, and 2d, - Leathe -Artemas m. - Nutting, and went to N. H. - Mary m. John Fowle. His uncle, Daniel Cooke, left him a large estate. Hc built the house at Newton Cor- ner, near the Wat. line, owned and occupied by Gen. Hull, after the war. He was Captain of a company of Minute Men, raised in 1773. This company was commanded by Michael Jackson, and did good service in the battles of Lexington and Concord, and received the thanks of Gen. Warren, for their brave conduct. Hed. Jan. 12, 1784.
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COOKE, OLIVER, (s. of Joseph,) m. Huldah Knapp, 1757, and had Caleb, Feb. 19, 1759 ; Hannah, March 13, 1758. 2d w. Beulah -.
COOK, JOSIAH, (s. of Joseph,) m. Mary Oldham, 1753, and had Josiah, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, John and Samuel. He d. 1776.
COOKE, STEPHEN, (s. of -) m. Mary Miller, 1767.
COOKE, JONAS, (s. of - -,) m. Mary Kenrick, 1745, and had Margaret, Aug. 11, 1746; Nathan, Oct. 27, 1748; Mary, June 16, 1750, and Solomon, 1753, in Needham. She d. 1770. He was drowned, 1773.
COOKE, ROBERT, (s. of -,) m. Sarah Davis, 1722.
COOKE, ENOCH, (s. of James,) m. Mary Foster, 1765, and had Lydia, Jan. 29, 1765; Samuel, March 12, 1767, and Mary, March 26, 1769.
-COOKE, JONATHAN, (s. of James,) m. Lydia Bacon, of Need- ham, March 8, 1768, and had Lydia, Sept. 21, 1768, and d. 1775 ; Mary, Jan. 23, 1770 ; Jonathan, June 4, 1771 ; Lydia, Sept. 22, 1776; Nancy, Jan. 1780; Mary, April 7, 1783; Esther, Dec. 5, 1786. He d. Jan,, 1821, æ. 82.
COOKE, JONATHAN, JR., m. Temperance Whitney, 1795, and had Nancy, Sept. 25, 1795; Asa, June 3, 1797.
COOK, ELISHA, (s. of -,) m. Betsy Parker, 1791, and had Mira, Feb. 13, 1793.
COOKE, REV. SAMUEL, Minister of Menotomy, ordained 1739, m. Ann, dr. of Rev. John Cotton, and had Sarah, Samuel, Hannah, Rebecca, and Ann. He d. June 4, 1783, æ. 75, and the forty-fourth of his ministry. His w. Ann d. 1761.
COOK, WILLIAM A., (s. of Benjamin,) m. Ann -, and had William A., Nov. 7, 1793; Nancy, Feb. 3, 1795; Myranda, Nov. 8, 1800; Charles, Nov. 21, 1802.
COOK, ASA, (s. of Jonathan, Jr.,) m. Roxanna -, and had Aaron, Nov. 26, 1824, and d. 1850, æ. 26.
COOK, GEORGE, m. Sarah Hoogs, Nov. 17, 1801.
COLLEY, JOHN, had by w. Rebecca -, John, Jan. 16, 1726.
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COLBURN, or COBURN, DANIEL, from Dedham, had by wife Elizabeth -, Ebenezer, May 23, 1711 ; Bethia, Aug. 23, 1713 ; William, May 1, 1716 ; Elizabeth, Nov. 9, 1720.
COOLIDGE, JONATHAN, (s. of Nathaniel and Mary, of Wat., and g. s. of John, who represented Wat., 1658,) m. Mercy -, and had Annable, May 26, 1701; Adam, Oct. 8, 1704, d. 1708; Eunice, Aug. 4, 1706 ; Abigail, Jan. 16, 1703; Seth, May 5, 1708, d. 1708 ; Hannah, Aug. 6, 1710. Annable m. Thos. Harback, 1723 - Hannah m. Samuel Mirick, 1741. Wife Margaret d. Jan. 1724. 3d w. Experience Wakefield.
COOLIDGE, RICHARD, (s. of Richard and Mary, of Wat.,) m. Mary, dr. of Dea. Wm. Trowbridge, 1729, and had Elizabeth, Nov. 23, 1729; Richard, d. July, 1745; Mary, Nov. 4, 1731 ; Abigail, Jan. 3, 1734. Elizabeth m. James Hay. Wife Mary d. 1734. He next m. Hannah Coolidge, 1743, she d. 1745. He d. Aug. 13, 1755, æ. 56.
COOLIDGE, ISAAC, m. Sarah Stratton, 1796, and had Mary ; Hep- sibah, Oct. 14, 1797; Lois, Aug. 16, 1799; Sarah, Aug. 12, 1800; Abigail, July 24, 1802. Sarah the mother, and these four children, all d. in 1802. He next m. Rebecca Hastings, 1804. 3d w. Mehit- able Seger, July 2, 1809.
COOLIDGE, JONAS, m. Elizabeth Thornton, Wat., 1743, and had Jonas, Feb. 1, 1744; Elener, May 21, 1747; Mary, Mar. 26, 1749 ; Samuel, Aug. 31, 1756. Jonas m. Anna Harrington.
COOLIDGE, LUTHER, d. 1814, æ. 36, and w. Louisa d. 1816, æ. 37 (gravestone).
IV. COTTON, REV. JOHN, the third Minister of Newton, was born in 1693. (He was the s. of the Rev. Roland Cotton, of Sandwich, g. s. of the Rev. John Cotton, of Plymouth, and g. g. s. of the cele- brated John Cotton, one of the first Ministers of Boston, who was a Preacher at Boston, in Lincolnshire, England, a place of note in the annals of the persecuted Puritans ; it is a Borough town, seated on both sides of the river Witham, near its mouth, and one hundred and seventeen miles north of London. It is universally agreed that the name of the capitol of New England was selected, in compliment to that eloquent Preacher, as soon as it was known that he had em- barked for this country.) He was grad. at H. C., in 1710. On the 14th of July, 1714, he first preached in Newton, as a candidate for the pulpit, made vacant by the death of the Rev. Nehemiah Hobart ;
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and " so high was the respect cherished for the virtues and accom- plishments of this youth of twenty, that the Town in general went in procession, met and gave him a joyful welcome, upon his first entrance into it." The recorded votes and doings of the Town show a great anxiety, on the part of its inhabitants, to secure his services. He was ordained Nov. 3, 1714. '"He was faithful, fervent, and suc- cessful, in his labors, and was particularly happy in seeing the atten- tion of his people to religious truth, in 1729 and in 1740." He pub- lished, with other discourses, a sermon, on the death of his brother, the Rev. Nathaniel Cotton, of Bristol, in 1729; a sermon, at the ordination of his brother, Ward Cotton, in 1734, Minister, of Hamp- ton, and four sermons, addressed to youth, in 1739." He purchased of the heirs of his predecessor, Rev. Nehemiah Hobart, in 1715, about one hundred acres land, with the dwelling house and barn thereon. This dwelling house (built by Hobart, in 1678) was burnt on the 24th of March, 1720; and a new 'one was erected on the same spot, the same year, and is still in a good state of preservation. It was since owned and occupied by Charles Pelham, Esq., and was known as the Pelham house, and is now owned by John Cabot.
Mr. Cotton m. Mary, the dr. of Robert Gibbs, of Boston, Feb. 19, 1719, and had Mary, Dec. 7, 1719; Elizabeth, Jan. 21, 1722; Anna, Oct. 9, 1723 ; Rebecca, Nov. 3, 1725; Martha, Sept. 28, 1727, d .; John, Dec. 22, 1729 ; Nathaniel, July 6, 1731 ; Samuel Gibbs, Feb. 7, 1734, d. 1734 ; Henry, Oct. 28, 1735, d. 1736 ; Samuel, Jan. 24, 1738, and Martha, Nov. 30, 1739. Mary m. Rev. Thomas Cheney, of Brookfield, May, 1746 - Anna m. Rev. Samuel Cook, of Menotomy, 1742 - Rebecca m. Capt. Samuel Baldwin, of Weston, March, 1762 - Martha m. Ebenezer Thayer, of Camb., Oct. 1766 - Elizabeth m. Jonathan Hastings, of Camb., Oct. 1750. He d. in 1757. She d. Sept. 1761. On his tombstone, in Newton, the following epitaph is inscribed : "Here lies the mortal part of the Rev. and truly vener- able JOHN COTTON, lately the very faithful, prudent, and skilful pastor of the ch. of Newton. He was eminent for the faculty of praying and preaching ; was respected for his piety, and held in high and universal esteem for his pure and attractive virtues. His loss is especially deplored by his flock, to whom, even dead, he ceases not to preach. Fame shall spread his endearing name more loudly, extensively, and permanently, than the most durable marble. Broken by disease, not by the infirmities of age, he departed this life, May 17, A. D. 1757, in the 64th year of his age, and the 43d of his ministry."
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The following extracts are from his will, dated 1734, and proved in 1757. "In the name of God, amen. I, John Cotton, of Newton, Co. of Middlesex, in N. E., Clerk, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and considering the certainty of my death, and the uncertainty of the time when, do make and publish this, my last will and testament, as follows : that is to say, first and principally, I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my Heavenly Father, in hopes of eternal life, through the merits and passion, and prevailing intercession of his only begotten son Jesus Christ, my Redeemer; and my body I desire may be decently interred, at the disposal of my loving wife, in hopes of a joyful resurrection at the last day." Gives his books and Mss. to his sons, if they should take to the ministry, or to those of them that may become ordained Ministers. Gives his w. Mary, house and land in Boston, and the improvement of his homestead in Newton, containing house, barn, and 121 3-4 acres of land, appraised at £926, 13s. 4d. Library, £20, 15s. Plate, £21, 16s. Clock, £6, 10s. Quartus, a Negro man, that went into His Majesty's service, and it is uncertain whether he is alive or not. Phillis, a Negro woman, upwards of sixty years old, an incumbrance to the estate. Thos. Greenwood, Thos. Hunt, and Abram Fuller, appraisers. Wife Mary, executor.
COTTON, DR. JOHN, a physician. Grad. at H. C., 1747, (s. of Rev. John,) m. Mary Clark, July 8, 1750, d. 1758, æ. 29, prob. without issue. Jonathan Richards admin. the estate, and sold six and a half acres of land, and house, to Samuel Cook, bounded w. by Dedham road. Prob. the same place soon after possessed by Dr. John King.
COTTON, REV. NATHANIEL, grad. H. C., 1750. (s. Rev. John.) He mortgaged his share in his father's real estate, in 1759, consisting of mansion house, barn, one hundred and twenty acres land, and two acres marsh, for £80. In the deed, he styles himself Rev., of Newton.
COTTON, SAMUEL, grad. H. C., 1759. (s. Rev. John.) He d. 1819, æ. 81.
CHAMBERLAIN, THOMAS, of Camb., m. Elizabeth, dr. of Thos. Hammond, Jr., April 18, 1682, and had, in Camb., Thomas, Sept. 10, , 1683 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 1, 1686 ; Rebecca, March 11, 1689 ; Mary, Feb. 11, 1693 ; Sarah, Oct. 18, 1695 ; John, Sept. 26, 1698. Eliza- beth m. George Allen, 1717 - Mary m. Isaac Hammond, 1717 - Sarah m. Eleazer Chamberlain, of Brookline, 1730, and built the
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John Thwing house. He was executor of John Clark's will, 1695. He purchased land, in Newton, of Isaac and Ann Hammond, in 1693 and 1694.
CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN, (s. of Thomas,) m. Elizabeth -, and had John, March 28, 1721.
CHAMBERLAIN, ABRAHAM, (sup. s. of Abraham, of Brookline,) m. Elizabeth -, 1692, and had Abraham, Oct. 16, 1693.
CHAMBERLAIN, JACOB, (sup. of Brookline, and s. of Jacob and Experience, he d. 1712,) m. Susanna -, and had Jason, Feb. 26, 1701 ; Ebenezer, July 31, 1704 ; Jacob, Nov. 28, 1719 ; Josiah, Nov. 13, 1721 ; Susanna, Sept. 27, 1724, d. 1749 ; Isaac, April 6, 1728 ; Simon, Sept. 5, 1739 ; William, Sept. 22, 1730; Sarah, Sept. 19, 1733 ; Margaret, Sept. 20, 1736. He was Selectman in 1746, and d. 1771.
CHAMBERLAIN, JASON, (s. of Jacob,) m. Hannah Clark, 1725, and had John, Sept. 6, 1728 ; Staples, Sept. 2, 1730. Dea. John Staples, in his will, gave these two sons £100 each, when they came of age.
CHAMBERLAIN, EBENEZER, (s. of Jacob,) m. Mary, dr. of Thomas Trowbridge, 1733.
CHAMBERLAIN, JACOB, (s. of Jacob,) m. Lydia Stone, 1744, and settled in Worcester.
CHAMBERLAIN, SIMON, (s. of Jacob,) m. Rebecca Cleveland, of Needham, 1763, and had Susanna, July 3, 1765; William, Dec. 3, 1767.
CHAMBERLAIN, WILLIAM, (s. of Jacob,) m. Ann Hyde, 1754.
CHAMBERLAIN, SAMUEL, m. Esther Hammond, 1727, and had Ann, Aug. 31, 1729; Samuel, April 16, 1732.
CHAMBERLAIN, ELEAZER, of Brookline, m. Sarah Chamber- lain, 1730, and had Elizabeth, March 30, 1736 ; John, Feb. 9, 1739, d. 1749 ; and Sarah. 2d w. Abigail Chadwick, 1756. 3d w. Patience Hammond, she d. 1780. Elizabeth m. Ebenezer Thwing, of Camb., 1756. He d. 1769.
CHAMBERLAIN, WILLIAM, m. Mary -, and had William, July 6, 1725 ; Experience, July 26, 1727. He d. 1760.
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CHAMBERLAIN, JOSIAH, m. Mary Cheney, 1777, and went to Petersham.
CHAMBERLAIN, ELISHA, m. Susanna Brown, 1784.
I. CHENEY, JOHN, and Martha, settled at Rox., and were members of the ch. in 1635. They removed to Newbury, in 1636, and had Daniel, Peter, Nathaniel, John, and five daughters.
II. CHENEY, DANIEL, m. Sarah Bailey, 1665, and had Daniel, Joseph, and James. Peter m. Hannah Noyes, 1663, and had Peter, Nicholas, John, Nathaniel, and Ichabod.
III. CHENEY, JOHN, (s. of Peter or John, of Newbury,) m. Eliza- beth -, and had John, Jan. 10, 1704 ; Sarah, Oct. 7, 1706 ; Daniel, Dec. 28, 1710, d. 1743 ; Timothy, April 18, 1713; Moses, Oct. 20, 1715. 2d w. Elizabeth Currig, Oct. 1717, and had William, July 8, 1719 ; Elizabeth, Nov. 2, 1721 ; Elener, Feb. 6, 1724 ; Samuel, Jan. 31, 1726, d. 1761 ; Abigail, Aug. 20, 1727. Sarah m. Isaac Shepard, 1727 - Elizabeth m. Stephen Hunting, Needham, 1750. He lived near the Upper Falls. His Ist w. d. 1715.
IV. CHENEY, JOHN, JR., m. Lydia Burrage, 1729, and had Lydia, Dec. 1731.
IV. CHENEY, ENSIGN TIMOTHY, (brother of John, Jr.,) m. Sarah Prentice, 1737, and had Thomas, Oct. 9, 1738; Ephraim, Oct. 1, 1741; Timothy, Sept. 28, 1743, d .; Timothy, Oct. 18, 1745 ; Mary,- Edward, Elizabeth, Sarah, Abigail, and Borodell. Mary m. Josiah Chamberlain, of Petersham, June, 1777 - Elizabeth m. Isaac Wil- liams, 1764 - Sarah m. Isaac Jackson, Jr., 1765. He d. 1772; she d. in 1787.
III. CHENEY, JOSEPH, (s. of Daniel, of Newbury,) m. Sarah, dr. of Capt. Noah Wiswall, 1702, and had Sarah, Sept. 30, 1704, d. 1718 ; Juda or Judith, March 22, 1705; Hannah, June 13, 1711 ; Joseph, Feb. 15, 1714 ; James, May 1, 1716. Judith m. Henry Tucker, of Rox., 1732 - Hannah m. Caleb Whitney, 1736 - Sarah m. Israel Stowell. His 2d w. was Abigail -. He inherited a portion of his wife's father's lands, and lived in the s. w. part of the town. He bought a tract of land of John Hammond, for £500, in 1748, N. w. on John Woodward. He was Selectman in 1741, and d. May, 1749, æ. 73. His Ist w. d. 1718. His will is dated 1747. His wid. Abi- gail d. April 12, 1771, æ. 84.
IV. CHENEY, JOSEPH, JR., m. Margaret, dr. of Nathaniel Ham- mond, Jr., Nov. 1737, and had Ebenezer, Sept. 14, 1738, d. 1750;
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Margaret, March 10, 1742. Wife Margaret d. March, 1742, æ. 26. 2d w. Mary Toser, Dec. 1747, and had Mary, Nov. 9, 1748 ; Mary, Aug. 31, 1750 ; Joseph, May 9, 1754, d. 1754 ; Abigail, May 9, 1754, d. 1754 ; Mary, June 11, 1755 ; Elisha, July 18, 1757 ; Ann, Oct. 27, 1764 ; Ebenezer, May 22, 1759. Margaret m. Robert Murdock, 1768 -Mary m. Alexander Shepard - Ann m. Jonathan Parker, Feb. 1792. He was Selectman two years, and d. 1792, æ. 78.
III. CHENEY, JAMES, (s. of Daniel, of Newbury,) m. Lydia Mirick, Aug. 1732, and had Aaron, Oct. 8, 1734 ; Elizabeth, July 3, 1736; Nathaniel, March 16, 1738 ; James, July 19, 1740 ; Lydia, Jan. 15, 1743. Elizabeth m. Isaac Williams, 1765 - Lydia m. Josiah Knapp, Sept. 1772. His will, proved March, 1746, names w. Lydia and chil. Aaron, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, James, and Lydia. He d. Feb. 3, 1746, æ. 61. She d. Nov. 23, 1766, æ. 64.
IV. CHENEY, JAMES, (s. of Joseph, Sen.,) m. Sibil Littlefield, Jan. 10, 1740, and had Sarah, June 13, 1741 ; Lydia, Jan. 15, 1743. 2d w. Elizabeth Toser, March, 1745, and had Jonathan, March 25, 1746, d. 1754; Sibil, Aug. 30, 1747; James, June 28, 1749 ; Eliza- beth, June 27, 1751 ; Esther, July 10, 1753 ; John, April 6, 1755 ; Olive, Jan. 31, 1757 ; Abigail. 3d w. Joanna Williams, Oct. 1765. Sarah m. Samuel Hall, 1782. His 1st w. d. May 9, 1743.
IV. CHENEY, MOSES, (s. of John and Elizabeth,) m. Abigail, dr. of Nathaniel Whitmore, Aug. 1738, and had Moses, March 3, 1739, d. 1758 ; John, Ang. 26, 1740. 2d w. Hannah Woodward, Apr. 1755, and had Submit, June 2, 1755 ; Moses, Feb. 28, 1764. His Ist w. d. March, 1748.
IV. CHENEY, WILLIAM, (s. of John and Elizabeth,) m. Lydia Flagg, March, 1745, and had Lydia, Nov. 21, 1746, d. 1748 ; Eliza- beth, June 27, 1748, d. 1750; Daniel, Oct. 30, 1749; William, April 11, 1752 ; Polly. Polly m. Asa Flagg, of Hinsdale, 1782.
V. CHENEY, AARON, (s. of James, Sen.,) m. Thankful, dr. of Stephen White, Nov. 1767, and had Amos, Sept. 18, 1771, d. 1792, æ. 21. His will, 1810, gave s. w. School District one hundred dol- lars, to be kept as a fund forever; the interest to be expended annually, towards teaching young children in the Summer. Gives his two brothers, Nathaniel and James, two hundred dollars each, and his sister, Lydia Knapp, one hundred dollars. Gives his nephew, Asa Cheney, the homestead, after the death of his w. He d. Oct. 3, 1814, æ. 80. She d. 1817.
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V. CHENEY, ELISHA, (s. of Joseph, Jr.,) m. Elizabeth Eddy, Jan. 1781, and had Mary, Dec. 26, 1781; Sarah, June 29, 1783; Joseph, Oct. 19, 1784. 2d w. Sarah Stone, July, 1791. Went to Royalston.
V. CHENEY, DANIEL, (s. of William,) m. Mary -, and had Betsy, March 17, 1781 ; Betsy, March 3, 1782 ; Polly, June 12, 1786. He d. Dec. 27, 1831, æ. 84.
V. CHENEY, WILLIAM, JR., m. Sarah Bartlett, April, 1782, and had Jonathan, 1784. He d. 1786, æ. 34.
V. CHENEY, GEN. EBENEZER, (s. of Joseph, Jr.,) m. Elizabeth -, and had Ebenezer, May 12, 1784, (m. and settled in Charles- ton, S. C.,) and Lucretia, May 15, 1786. 2d w. Abigail Wood, and had Elizabeth K., April 24, 1806 ; Julia Maria, July 11, 1807 ; Hen- rietta R., April 25, 1809; Jonathan Homer, Aug. 21, 1811 ; Nancy Curtis, March 26, 1813 ; Abigail Hall, March 26, 1815; Susan, June 3, 1817 ; Mira, March 16, 1819; Royal, July 6, 1822; Rufus Ellis, July 22, 1824. Lucretia m. Charles Hastings. He was Represen- tative to the Gen. Court, five years, from 1812 to 1817. He d. in 1853, æ. 94.
CHENEY, REV. THOMAS, of Brookfield, m. Mary, dr. of Rve. John Cotton, May 22, 1746. He d. Dec. 11, 1747. She d. 1784.
CHENEY, JONAS, m. Clarisa Cunningham, Nov. 15, 1818.
II. CLARK, JOHN, was born in Wat., Oct. 13, 1641, s. of Hugh and Elizabeth, who conveyed to their s. John, then of Muddy River, sixty-seven acres of land, in New Camb., in 1681. He was in New- ton as early as 1681. His Ist w. Abigail -, by whom he had John, d. 11. 10. 1682. He next m. Elizabeth Norman, of Boston, 1684, and had William, June 20, 1686 ; Ann, May 18, 1688 ; Martha, Jan. 11, 1690; Esther, March 1, 1692; Hannah, 1693, d .; Moses, June 20, 1695. He d. 1695, æ. 54. His will states, that "being under great affliction, by reason of sore sickness," &c., bequcaths to his sons John and William, all his lands on the river, towards the saw mill, and the residue of his property to remain in the hands of his executor, to bring up his small children. His will was witnessed by his brother, Uriah Clark, John .Staples, and Hannah Spring. John Ward and John Spring, appraisers. Eight acres of land at the river, with the saw mill, appraised at £180. Total amount of inventory, £660, 13s. 7d. He was the first person who erected a
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mill on Charles river, in Newton. His homestead, with house and thirty acres of land, was conveyed by his wid., to her brother, Wm. Norman, of Boston, and bounded w. by the Dedham highway, and s. by Joseph Bartlett. This was near the Baptist Theological Sem- inary. The County Court Records state, that Joseph Bartlett sued John Clark for pulling down a frame house, and obtained a verdict of £1, 14s.
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