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DURANT, DR. EDWARD, (s. of Edward, Jr., and Ann,) m. Mary Park, dr. of Edward, Nov. 1762, and had Henrietta, May 17, 1762; Adolphus, Sept. 15, 1764 ; Edward ; Polly, Oct. 21, 1772; Esther, March, 1774 ; Elisha, May 6, 1776 ; Charles, July 16, 1777 ; Jackson ; 23*
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Thomas, 1768; and Mary. Henrietta m. Thomas Jackson, 1785, and 2d, Reuben Moore, 1793 - Samuel and Adolphus d. young. Dr. Edward went privateering, during the Revolutionary war, and was never heard of afterwards.
DURANT, THOMAS, (brother of the Dr.) m. Elizabeth Clark, 1775, and had William, Sept. 21, 1775 ; Edward, July 12, 1779 ; Ann, Oct. 21, 1777. He removed to Camb., thence to Partridgefield.
DURANT, JACKSON, mariner, (s. of the Dr.) m. Dorcas Fuller, dr. of Edward, and had Maria, April 7, 1793; Charles, 1795 ; Jackson, William, Augustus, Julia, Eliza, Dorcas, Nancy, and Ruth. Maria m. Payson Williams, of Rox. - Julia m. - Gage, N. H. - Dorcas m. - Gibbs - Ruth m. - Adams -Eliza m. - Willard - Nancy m. - Toby.
DURANT, EDWARD, (s. of Dr. Edward,) m. Nabby Fuller, 1790, and had Polly, May 6, 1791 ; Eliza, Samuel, Thomas, and Edward.
DURANT, THOMAS, carpenter, (s. of Dr. Edward,) m. Nabby Starr, and had Nabby, William, Adolphus, Horatio, Harriet, Caroline, Sophronia, and Louisa. Harriet m. - Foster - Caroline m. - Dench - Sophronia m. - Dewing -Louisa m. - Wal- lace. He d. Aug. 1829, æ. 61.
DURANT, CHARLES, (s. of Dr. Edward,) m. N. L. Williams, and had Nabby, Charles, Mary, Abby, Henrietta, Augustus, and Mary.
-DURELL, PETER, of French descent, came from St. Johns; was sent here a boy, to Dr. Allen, in the West Parish, to be educated, but was suffered to grow up without much education. Nevertheless, he was an upright man, with a strong mind and good judgment. He m. Ruth, dr. of Isaac Fuller, 1751, and had Susanna, Dec. 25, 1752 ; Hannah, April 12, 1755 ; Peter, Aug. 1, 1757 ; John, March 7, 1760 ; Isaac, July 25, 1762 ; Susanna, April 2, 1765 ; Samuel, Dec. 8, 1767 ; David, Sept. 9, 1770. Hannah m. Joshua Jackson, Jr., 1773. He d. 1810, æ. 91. She d. 1798, æ. 69.
DURELL, JOHN, (s. of Peter,) m. Mary -, and had Mary, Dec. 27, 1789 ; Henry Gulliver, April 1, 1792; Juliet, June 9, 1801. He d. June 15, 1820, æ. 66.
DURELL, SAMUEL, (s. of Peter,) m. Ann, dr. of Sam'l Jackson.
DURELL, DAVID, (s. of Peter,) m. Mary -, and had William, Feb. 10, 1795 ; Charles, June 5, 1797 ; Ruth, Feb. 4, 1799.
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DURELL, TRISTRAM, and w. Susanna, had Elijah A., 1834; Lydia E., 1838.
DYKE, JONATHAN; his w. Experience d. 1712, æ. 83. "She was formerly the w. of Jacob Chamberlain, by whom she had five sons, all living at her death." (Gravestone.)
DYKE, ABIGAIL, m. Ab'm Brown, 1730.
DYKE, JONATHAN, (sup. s. of Jonathan,) m. Hannah, dr. of Joseph and Mary Hyde, 1742, and had Hannah, Jan. 16, 1744 ; Jonathan, d. 1746, and Benjamin. Hannah m. John Adams, 1762, and lived on the old Jonathan Hyde homestead. He was Selectman three years, and d. 1759, leaving a will, dated 1750. His brother, Gideon Dyke, of Norwich, admin. the estate. Wid. Hannah d. 1790.
DYKE, BENJAMIN, (s. of Jonathan,) m. Mary Hastings, 1724, and had Jabez, April 29, 1728 ; and Sarah, 1729.
I. DRUCE, VINCENT, one of the first settlers of Camb. Vil. Hc was of Hingham, and had land granted to him there in 1636 and '37. His s. John was baptized in Hingham, April, 1641. In 1650, Nich- olas Hodgden, of Boston, (Brookline,) conveyed to Thomas Ham- mond and Vincent Druce, of Camb., a tract of land in the easterly part of Camb. Vil., adjoining John Parker's land, N., N. W. and N. E., which land was granted by the town of Camb. to Robert Bradish. Hammond and Druce held this land in common until 1664, when a division was made between them, the dividing line was one hundred rods in length, running over the great hill. The pond was in Ham- mond's part, and has been called by his name ever since. The road through these lands to Muddy river, (Brookline,) was laid out in 1658. John Ward conveyed to Druce one hundred and thirty acres of woodland, Rox. line, E., Muddy river line, N., and other land of Ward, s. and w. His dwelling house was near the line of Muddy river, (Brookline.) He had two sons, Vincent and John. His will, dated Nov. 1677, and proved Jan. 30, 1778, is upon the Suffolk Records, vol. 6, in which he bequeaths to his son Vincent, his dwelling house and fifty-six acres of land in Camb. Village, and one hundred and thirty acres which he bought of John Ward, &c. And to his s. John's wid. Mary and children, his house, barn and lands in Brookline ; and to his son in law, Rozman Drew, and his s. John's wid. his movable estate.
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II. DRUCE, VINCENT, JR., and w. Elizabeth -, had John, Feb. 25, 1668 ; Vincent ; Mehitable, Sept. 26, 1670; Mary, Aug. 9, 1672; and Deliverance, March 15, 1674, named in his will, which gives his wife Elizabeth all she had when she became his w .; and the improvement of his house and lands so long as she continues to be his wid., and no longer, until his son John comes of age. John shall be subject to his mother, and diligent in his place until he comes of age, and then to have his house and lands, and shall pay his three sisters £25 each, at their marriage day or before.
II. DRUCE, JOHN, (s. of Vincent, Sen.,) m. Mary -, and lived within the bounds of Brookline, and had one son and two daughters. He was a soldier in Capt. Prentice's troop of horse, which rendered such important services in Philip's war, in 1675. On the 26th of June, a company of Cavalry, under Capt. Prentice, of Camb. Village, marched towards Mount Hope. On the 28th, they arrived at the Rev. Mr. Miles' house, in Swanzey. The next day they reconnoitred Mount Hope, and found that Philip and his Indians had retreated to the east side of Taunton river ; the night following, they retired to Rehoboth, about six miles, to lodge for the night. As they returned to Swanzey the next morning, (July Ist,) Capt. Prentice divided his company, giving half to his Lieut. Oakes, and keeping the other half himself, each taking different routes, the more effectually to scour the country and capture Indians. Capt. Prentice's party espied a party of Indians burning a house, to which he gave chase, but they fled into a swamp. Lieut. Oakes' party had the like discovery ; they fell in with some Indians upon a plain, and gave chase to them, killing four or five, one of which was known to be Thebe, a sachem of Mount Hope, and another was Philip's chief. In this affair Lieut. Oakes lost but one man, John Druce, who was mortally wounded in his bowels, to the great grief of his companions. He was brought home to his house at Muddy river, near the line of Camb. Village, and died the next day, (July 2d,) . 34. Previous to his death, Joseph Dudley, Esq. was called in, before whom he dictated his will, stating that he was in partnership with his father Druce. He be- queathed one half his estate to his son, and the other half to be equally divided between his two daughters ; his wife to have the improvement of the whole, during her life. Capt. Prentice and Mr. Dudley he appointed executors. Mr. Dudley made oath to these dying requests, before Symon Bradstreet and Edward Tyng, on the 16th of Aug. 1675, and recorded the same in the 6th volume in
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Suffolk. To his wid. Mary, administration was granted on Nov. 15, 1675. In a petition to the Genl. Court in 1678, signed by nearly all the freemen of Camb. Village, to be set off from Camb., it was sta- ted, " that the late war had been a great charge to the whole Colony, and to us in particular, both in our estates and persons, by loss of life to some, and others wounded and disabled," &c. It is believed that Jolin Druce was the first person from Camb. Village, that fell in Philip's war.
III. DRUCE, JOHN, (s. of Vincent, Jr.) m. Elizabeth Bishop, 1700, and had Prudence, William, Ebenezer, John (?)
III. DRUCE, VINCENT, (s. of Vincent, Jr.,) m. Elizabeth - and had Prudence, Aug. 21, 1701 ; William, June 1, 1707, d. Feb., 1730 ; Ebenezer, March 13, 1709, d. 8. 11. 1715.
IV. DRUCE, DR. JOHN, grad. at H. C., 1738, (sup. s. of John III.) m. Margaret, dr. of Dea. Wm. and Sarah (Fullam) Trowbridge, in April, 1749 ; settled in Wrentham, and had John, Oliver, Samuel, Nancy, Margaret, and Patty. Nancy m. John Guild, of Wrentham, and is now (1853) living, at the age of ninety-nine years - Margaret m. David Holbrook, Esq., of Wrentham, an officer in the Revolu- tion - Patty m. - Spurr - John, unm., was one of Washington's life-guard, and was killed in the war - Oliver was m. and had one dr., and d. young - Samuel m. Hepsibah Shepard, and had two sons, Albert and Lyman, and four daughters - Albert went to New Jersey, and had one s. and one dr. - Lyman, unm., lives in New Jersey. Dr. John d. æ. 55, and his wid. Margaret m. - Blake.
IV. EDDY, BENJAMIN, born Nov. 30, 1707, was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Eddy, of Wat .; the g. s. of Samuel and Sarah (Mead) Eddy of Wat., and the g. g. s. of John Eddy, whom Gov. Winthrop called "a Godly man of the Wat. Congregation." He and his brother Samuel came from Boxted, a village in Suffolk co., England ; they were the sons of the Rev. William Eddy, of Crainbrook, co. of Kent. They sailed from London in the ship Handmaid, John Grant, Master, on the 10th of August, 1630, and arrived at Plymouth, Oct. 29, 1630, " having been twelve weeks at sea, and spent all her masts." Samuel settled in Plymouth, and had lands granted to him there. His descendants have been numerous in the old Colony and in R. I. John settled in Wat., in 1633, and m. Amy -, and 2d, Joanna -. Joanna d. 1683, æ. 80. John d. in Wat., Oct. 12, 1684, æ. 90. Benjamin, great grandson of John, of Wat., bought
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six and one half acres of land, in Newton, in Aug. 1731, a little N. of the centre M. H., and there settled. In 1756, he bought eight acres on the plain, near the centre M. H. and School house. He m. Elizabeth Truesdell, Nov., 1733, and had Tabitha, Aug. 27, 1734, d. 1736 ; Elizabeth, March 6, 1736, d. 1737 ; Benjamin, Oct. 21, 1739 ; Tabitha, July 19, 1738; Hannah, July 3, 1741 ; Samuel, April 29, 1744 ; John, Sept. 25, 1745 ; and Ward, Feb. 5, 1748. Elizabeth the mother, d. 1751. 2d w. Hannah Day, April, 1753 - Tabitha m. W. Blackington, of Needham. He was a tailor, removed to Royalston, and d. there 1798, æ. 91.
V. EDDY, BENJAMIN, (s. of Benjamin,) m. Sarah Holland, Dec., 1760, and had Elizabeth, April 29, 1761 ; Hannah, Dec. 23, 1762; Benjamin, Sept. 13, 1764 ; Mehitable, April 9, 1767 ; Abraham, Sept. 28, 1768 ; Abigail, Dec. 4, 1770; Sarah, Sept. 25, 1772, d. 1838; Ann, July 28, 1776, d. 1838 ; Lucretia, Feb. 3, 1779, d. 1809 ; Samuel, March 4, 1784; and Sukey, Feb. 27, 1781. Elizabeth m. Elisha Cheney, 1781 - Mehitable m. William Foster, of Boston, 1792 - Abigail m. George Brimmer, of Brookline, 1791. He was a soldier in the Revolution, thirty-six months, in Capt. Benson's Company, Col. Putnam's Regiment.
V. EDDY, BENJAMIN, (s. of Benjamin and Sarah,) m. Zelida Pierce, Dec., 1785, and had Polly, May 25, 1786, d. 1788 ; Benjamin, July 1, 1787 ; Zelida, May 7, 1791, d. 1835 ; John, Feb. 11, 1793 ; Alexander Shepard, June 29, 1797, d. 1820; Mary Ann, June 20, 1805. 2d w. Mary Stone, of Ringe, 1821. 3d w. wid. Martha Jackson, 1827. Zelida m. Luke Hayward, 1821. He d. 1852, æ. 88. 2d w. d. Oct., 1846.
EDDY, JOHN, s. of Hannah Ward, b. March 1, 1773.
VI. EDDY, BENJAMIN, (s. of Benjamin and Zelida,) m. Esther Cap- ron, of Royalston, and had Benjamin, who went to Winchendon ; Otis A., to Illinois ; Nelson, to Millbury ; George, to Winchendon ; John, to Winchendon ; and six daughters.
EDDY, JOHN, (s. of Benjamin and Zelida,) m. Ann Wadsworth, and had Gibbs Wadsworth, Aug. 28, 1783; John, March 5, 1787.
EAGER, ABIGAIL, d. Dec. 1, 1824, æ. 101.
EDMUNDS, AMOS, m. Esther Hyde, Sept. 13, 1773.
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EDMUNDS, JONATHAN, had by w. Hannah -, Aaron, April 8, 1739 ; Esther, Jan. 6, 1741 ; John ; Esther, Feb. 19, 1743; Amos, April 27, 1744 ; Ann, Oct. 2, 1746. Amos, Esther, Esther, and John, all d. young.
EDMUNDS, JONATHAN, JR., m. Huldah Hyde, Oct. 31, 1765. 2d . w. Hannah Ward, June, 1776.
II. ELIOT, REV. JOHN, JR., (s. of Rev. John, of Rox., the cele- brated Apostle to the Indians,) was born in Rox., Aug. 31, 1636, grad. H. C., 1656; A. M., 1659. He m. Sarah Willet, dr. of Capt. Thomas Willet, of Plymouth, about 1661, and had Sarah, bapt. 21. 7. 1662. First w. d. 13. 4. 1665. Second w. Elizabeth, dr. Daniel Gooken, Esq., May 23, 1666, and had John, April 22, 1667. Sarah m. John Bowles, Esq., Rox., Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, and d. 1687. He began to preach 1658, in his 22d year. Un- der the direction of his father he obtained considerable proficiency in the Indian language, and was an assistant to him in missionary employment, until his settlement. On the 20th of July he was ordained first Pastor of the first ch. in Camb. Village, which was organized the same day. After his ordination he preached once in two weeks to the Indians at Stoughton, and sometimes at Natick. He d. Oct. 13, 1668, æ. 33, and was buried within a few feet of the pulpit where he preached. The following extract is taken from his will, dated Aug. 6, 1668: " I desire to commit my precious soul to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three glorious persons, but one only infinite eternal being, in whom I have believed, and whom I have (through his grace) chosen to be my only and everlasting por- tion ; relying and trusting only in the merits and satisfaction of the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal son of God and yet very man, who was made sin and death for me, that I might be made the righteous- ness of God in him; and who was dead but is now alive, sitting at the right hand of God, whom I trust to see with these eyes, and to be ever with him through eternity." He is said to have been "an accomplished person, comely proportion, ruddy complexion, cheer- ful countenance, and quick apprehension ; a good classical scholar, and possessed considerable scientific knowledge, for one of his age and period." A tender and inviolable affection subsisted between him and his people. His wid. Elizabeth, m. Col. Edmund Quincy, Esq., of Braintree, Dec. 8, 1680, by whom she had two children, Edmund and Mary, and d. Nov. 30, 1700. His son John was brought up and educated at H. C., by his g. f. Gookin, and m. Mary,
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dr. of John Wolcott, and settled at Windsor, Conn. Eliot's home- stead of twenty acres was the southerly corner of the Mayhew farm, and was situated on the westerly side of the Dedham road, about sixty rods N. of the burial place. The well where he drew up his cold water, very near the spot where his dwelling-house stood, is still in use, and is now the property of Mrs. Edmands. By his will, he desired that his house and land should be preserved for his son John, for his inheritance, to enter upon, after his mother's decease. It continued to be the property of his son John, as long as he lived. After his death, it was sold to Henry Gibbs, Esq., for £415, in Oct., 1733, by order of the General Court, on the petition of Jonathan Ellsworth, Esq., and Mary, the wid. of Eliot, executors of his will. Their petition states that the place was given to him by his father's will, and they pray that it may be sold for the purpose of raising money to carry his son John (then seventeen years old) through College, at New Haven. It was bounded, by the deed, E. by the Dedham highway ; s. by lands of John Spring; N. and w. by lands of Rev. John Cotton. Col. John Chandler, of Wor., acted as Attorney for the executors .- [Middlesex Deeds.] Henry Gibbs, Esq., sold the Eliot homestead to the Rev. John Cotton, in 1736, for £300. The heirs of the Rev. John Cotton sold it to Charles Pel- ham, Esq., in April, 1765.
ELLIOT, GEN. SIMON, from Boston. His f. was a tobacconist of Boston, and erected snuff mills at the Upper Falls, about 1780. He was a large owner of mills, lands and water power, at the Upper Falls, where for many years he carried on a large business, and lived in the house formerly Noah Parker's. He was a Maj. General of the Militia in Suffolk, and d. 1810.
ELIOT, EBENEZER, and w. Margaret -, had Margaret, March 1, 1718 ; Ebenezer, June 27, 1720, and Experience, March 22, 1722. Ebenezer m. Susanna Soden, 1745, and settled in Camb. Margaret, the mother, d. Dec., 1752.
ELLIS, ANDREW, m. Rebecca Shepard, 1802, and had Lucretia E., Oct. 5, 1802 ; George, April 28, 1804 ; Rebecca, Mar. 29, 1806.
ELVE, WILLIAM, and w. Margaret -. He d. Dec. 17, and she d. Dec. 21, 1694.
ESTY, REUBEN, a butcher, lived in West Parish, m. Grace -, and had Dexter, Oct. 2, 1791 ; and Polly, Sept. 1, 1794.
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EUSTIS, CAPT. THOMAS, of Rutland, and w. Catherine Wheat, had Thomas, Samuel W., William, Moses, George W., Joseph G., Mary, Abigail, Catherine, Hannah, and Sarah. Abigail d. 1821, æ. 46. Thomas m. - Dana.
EUSTIS, GEORGE W., (s. of Capt. Thomas,) m. Elizabeth Stone, 1813, and had Samuel S., Oct. 30, 1815.
EUSTIS, SAMUEL W., (s. of Capt. Th.) m. Esther Hoogs, Oct. 1792. EUSTIS, WILLIAM, (s. of Capt. Thomas,) m. Anna Morse, Nov. 1794, and had Polly.
EUSTIS, DANIEL, m. Elizabeth Park, 1822.
FENNO, JONATHAN, (s. of John, of Boston,) m. Esther Hunt, of Rox., 1749, and had Mary, Sept. 19, 1750 ; Jonathan, 1753, d. 1761 ; Elizabeth, Ephraim, Oliver, and Joseph.
FENNO, EPHRAIM, (sup. brother of Jonathan,) cordwainer, from Boston, purchased thirty-three acres land in Newton, 1736, for - £750; " E. by Dedham road, with a way of one rod wide; s. by the drain and Jonathan Murdock, always excepting the lands sold to the Town, where the M. H. now stands and the way to it, as it was staked out." This place was recently the homestead of the late Rev. Joseph Grafton. He m. Martha -, and had Sarah, Aug. 8, 1737, d. 1744; Mary, d. 1745. He d. 1767, æ. 86. His w. d. 1781, æ. 89. FISHER, ANN, had s. William, Nov. 25, 1767.
FISKE, JONATHAN, (s. of John and Abigail (Parks) Fisk, of Wat.,) m. Lydia Bemis, of Wat., 1716, and had Lydia, July 21, 1717; Zebediah, April 3, 1719, and d. 1746. Lydia m. James Cooke, of Wat., 1737. He d. 1777, æ. 87 1-2.
FISKE, SAMUEL, (sup. brother of Jonathan,) m. Rebecca Green, 1722, and had Bethia, Jan. 11, 1725 ; Abigail, Feb. 16, 1727 ; Lucy, Feb. 15, 1729 ; Mary, Jan. 11, 1732; Rebecca, Jan. 15, 1733 ; John, Aug. 11, 1735 ; Samuel, Jan. 19, 1744; Aaron, Aug. 12, 1741 ; Thom- as, Aug. 1742; Ann, Sept. 28, 1738, d. 1776. Lucy m. Joseph Whiting, of Ded., 1751. He d. 1770, æ. 78. She d. 1767.
FISKE, AARON, m. Abigail Richardson, 1765, and had John, June 27, 1765 ; Rebecca, Nov. 27, 1767 ; Sarah, Oct. 2, 1769 ; Samuel, Dec. 19, 1770.
FISKE, SAMUEL, of Weston, m. Abigail Murdock, 1774.
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FEACHAM, GEORGE, SEN., d. 1780.
FLAGG, WILLIAM, m. Rebecca Cook, 1772.
FLAGG, ASA, had by Hannah Child, Mary, Feb. 19, 1750.
FLAGG, JOSHUA, m. Abigail Ward, 1793. He was Selectman three years. He d. Jan. 1802, æ. 81. She d. 1826, æ. 86.
FLAGG, SOLOMON, d. 1830, æ. 69.
FLAGG, WILLIAM, m. Hepsibah Severns, 1803, and had Hepsibah, Jan. 14, 1808.
FOSTER, WILLIAM, m. Mehitable Eddy, 1790, and had William, Oct. 3, 1792.
FOOT, JOHN, m. Mary -, and had Elizabeth, Feb. 6, 1694.
FOWLE, EDMUND, m. Mercy -, 1718, and had Edmund, Sept. 23, 1719; Mercy ; Mary, May 21, 1721; Mary, 1724. Mercy m. Joseph Adams, 1740. He died Oct. 14, 1726.
FREEMAN, REV. JAMES, of King's Chapel, Boston, d. here, Nov. 14, 1835, æ. 75. His wid. d. July 24, 1841.
FULLER, JOHN, one of the first settlers of Camb. Village. He was born in 1611, and settled in Cambridge Village about 1644. In Dec., 1658, he purchased of Joseph Cooke, of Camb., seven hun- dred and fifty acres of land, for £160, bounded N. and w. by Charles river, the winding part of the river w .; E. by land of Thomas Park, and s. by Samuel Shepard's farm, being a straight line between. His house stood on the s. side of the road, and w. side of the brook, and within a few rods of both road and brook. By subsequent purchase, he increased his tract to upwards of one thousand acres. Cheese-cake brook ran through it. This tract was long known as the " Fuller farm." He divided it among his five sons, by his will, dated 1696, (s. Isaac having d. in Oct. 1691,) with the proviso that they should not sell to any stranger, until they, or their next relative, should have the offer of it. These five sons lived to the following ages : John 75, Jonathan 74, Joseph 88, Joshua 98, and Jeremiah 83. He and Edward Jackson were the largest land owners in the village. They divided their lands among their children, in their life time, confirming the division by their wills, and have had a far greater number of descendants than any other of the early settlers of the town. Twenty two of his descendants went into the army of the Revolution, from Newton. Hc m. Elizabeth -, and had John, 1645 ; Jonathan, 1648; Elizabeth ; Joseph, Fcb. 10, 1652; Joshua,
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April 2, 1654 ; Jeremiah, Feb. 4, 1658 ; Bethia, Nov. 23, 1661 ; and Isaac, Dec. 2, 1665, and d. Oct. 6, 1691, prob. unmarried. Elizabeth m. Job Hyde, 1663 - Bethia m. Lt. Nathaniel Bond, of Wat., Feb. 27, 1685. He d. Feb. 7, 1698-9, æ. 87. Wife Elizabeth d. April 13, 1700. It was said by the late Henry H. Fuller, Esq., of Boston, that our John Fuller was a son of Dr. Samuel Fuller, of Plymouth, who came in the Mayflower; but that statement is erroneous. Dr. Samuel d. 1633, leaving an only s. Samuel -no other son is named in the will, or in the division of cattle, in 1627. This only s. Samuel, was Minister of Middleboro', and died there 1695, æ. 71. Edward Fuller, also a Mayflower man, d. 1621, leaving an only s. Samuel, who settled on the Cape.
II. FULLER, JOHN, JR., m. Abigail Boylston, 1682, and had Sarah, 5. 8. 1683; John, Sept. 2, 1685; Abigail, March 8, 1688; James, Feb. 4, 1690; Hannah, Aug. 31, 1693 ; Isaac, Nov. 22, 1695; Jona- than, Feb. 13, 1698 ; Jonathan, March 28, 1700; Caleb, Feb. 24, 1702. He m. 2d w. Margaret Hicks, Oct. 14, 1714, and d. 1720, æ. 75.
II. FULLER, JONATHAN, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Mindwell, dr. of James Trowbridge, Sen .- no issue. By his will he bequeathed his estate to Jonathan, s. of his brother Joseph; £10 to Jonathan Hyde, s. of Job, Sen .; £2 to the chil. of Eliazer Hyde; £5 to Rev. John Cotton; and £2 to the wife of Nathaniel Oliver. He was Selectman one year. He lived on same spot now occupied by Capt. Ezra Fuller. He d. Aug. 12, 1722, æ. 74. His wid. Mindwell d. 1758, æ. 96.
II. FULLER, JOSEPH, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Lydia, dr. of Edward Jackson, Sen., 13. 12. 1680, and had John, 15. 10. 1681 ; Joseph, July 4, 1685 ; Jonathan, Jan. 7, 1686; Lydia, Feb. 15, 1692 ; Edward, March 7, 1694 ; Isaac, Mar. 16, 1698 ; Elizabeth, July 1, 1701, and m. Josiah Bond, 1720 - Lydia m. - Stratton. His father in law, Edward Jackson, gave him twenty-three acres of land, out of the westerly end of the Mayhew farm, which he bought of Gov. Brad- street, upon which he erected his mansion house, upon the same spot where his g. s., Judge Fuller, lived. He was Selectman five years. His w. Lydia d. Jan. 12, 1726, æ. 70. His will, 1732-3. He d. Jan. 5, 1740, æ. 88.
II. FULLER, JOSHUA, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Elizabeth, dr. of John Ward, Sen., June 7, 1679, and had Elizabeth, Feb. 22, 1680; Han- nah, July 8, 1682 ; Experience, Nov. 5, 1685 ; Mercy, March 11, 1689;
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Abigail, about 1697; Sarah, and Ruth. Elizabeth m. Isaac Shep- ard, 1702, and settled at Norton ; 2d husband, - Allen - Han- nah m. Stephen Cook, Jr., and settled in Wat. - Experience m. 1st, - Mason, 2d, John or Joshua Child - Sarah m. Richard Park, 1717, and settled in Framingham - Mercy m. - Cady - Abigail m. Joseph Garfield - Ruth m. - Chenery. His will, 1742, states that he brought up Eleazer Ward, Jonathan Shepard, Joshua Child, Nathaniel Shepard, Joshua Garfield, Nathaniel Pond, Isaac Dana, Jonathan Morse, Edward Rainsford, and David Rainsford. To the first named five he gave five pounds apiece, and to the others forty shillings each. His sons in law, Stephen Cooke and Joseph Garfield, and Samuel Jackson, Esq., were his executors. His 1st w. Elizabeth d. Sept. 6, 1691, æ. 31. When in his 88th year, he m. Mary Dana, of Camb., then in her 75th year, July 19, 1742. He d. June 27, 1752, æ. 98.
II. FULLER, LIEUT. JEREMIAH, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. 1st, Mary -, 2d w. Elizabeth -, and had Elizabeth, April 14, 1694, d. 1694. ; Jeremiah, July 3, 1697, d. 1703. 3d w. Thankful -, and had Thomas, Sept. 12, 1701 ; Joshua, April 12, 1703 ; Thankful, Dec. 23, 1704 ; Jeremiah, Nov. 1, 1707, d. 1711 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 24, 1709, d. 1711 ; Josiah, Dec. 2, 1710. Thankful m. Noah Wiswall, 1720. He was Selectman sixteen years, and Moderator of Town meetings for many years. His will, 1742, gives s. Thomas ninety-two acres of land ; s. Joshua the homestead, a hundred and twenty-five acres ; and s. Josiah, sixty-six acres ; his books to be equally divided among his children. His first w. d. 1689, the second 1700, the third 1729, and the fourth 1742. He d. Dec. 23, 1743, æ. 85.
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