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shall be preached or written, such acts as this will be remembered as long as the act of " breaking the alabaster box of precious ointment upon the head of Him who came to open the prison door and set the captive free."
MITCHEL, EDWARD, carpenter, from Brookline, kept the tavern, formerly Marean's, at s. part of the town, and had by w. Elizabeth -, Nancy, Jan. 11, 1790 ; Sukey, Nov. 6, 1792, d. 1796 ; Sally, May 3, 1795 ; Sukey, Sept. 9, 1799. He d. Sept. 1807, æ. 48. She d. Sept. 2, 1827, æ. 68.
MORSE, JOSEPH, (s. of Joseph and Elizabeth, of Wat., g. s. of John, g. g. s. of Joseph, and g. g. g. s. of Joseph, an early settler of Wat., *) m. Elizabeth Park, 1720, lived on the Williams' farm, and had Joseph, July 5, 1721 ; Solomon, June 8, 1722, d. 1722; Nathan, July 16, 1728; Abigail, Sept. 20, 1733 ; David and Jonathan, Jan. 24, 1736 ; Lucy, May 2, 1743. David d. 1736. Wife Elizabeth d. 1744. He d. 1780, æ. 87. John and Solomon Park conveyed land to him, 1721.
MORSE, JOSEPH, (s. of Joseph and Elizabeth, of Newton,) m. Abi- gail Jackson, 1746, and had Nathaniel, Daniel, Ebenezer, Joseph and Samuel.
MORSE, NATHAN, (s. of Joseph,) m. Mary Jackson, dr. of Edward, Jr., 1750, and had Joseph, July 16, 1750; Edward, Jan. 13, 1752; Nathan, April 21, 1759 ; Mary, Jan. 2, 1754; Abigail, March 28, 1755; Sarah, 1761 ; Rachel, June 2, 1763 ; Nathan, April 1, 1766 ; Hannah, April 8, 1768; Hetty, June 1, 1770; and Anna, Jan, 23, 1773. He d. 1783.
MORSE, DANIEL, m. Sarah Prentice, 1767.
MORSE, EBENEZER, m. Sarah Parker, 1768.
MORSE, SAMUEL, m. Sally Dix, 1794.
MORSE, JOSEPH, JR., m. Martha Bond, 1775.
MORSE, GEORGE, had by w. Esther, Adelia M., June 15, 1830 ; and Edmund A., June 11, 1832.
MOORE, REUBEN, bricklayer, m. Henrietta, wid. of Thomas Jack- son, and dr. of Dr. Edward Durant, Jan. 1792, took the John Jack- son place, and had Harriet, Augustus, Catherine, Maria and James. He d. 1837, æ. 83.
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II. MURDOCK, ROBERT, and Hannah Stedman, were m. in Rox., April 28, 1692, and had in Rox., Hannah, 1693 ; Robert, Feb. 1, 1694 ; John, March 25, 1696 ; Samuel, March 24, 1698; Benjamin, May 4, 1700; in Newton, Hannah, May 22, 1705. Robert (sup. from Old Colony) is the only one of the name on the Rox. Records, previous to 1700. This name is sometimes written on the Plymouth Records, Murdo, Murdow, and Murdock. John, Jr., of Duxbury, m. Ruth Bartlett, 1725 - Thomas, of Plymouth, merchant, will, 1751 - John, Esq., of Scituate, will, 1756, sons James and Bartlett ; they may have been related to Robert, of Roxbury. Robert, of Rox., and family, removed to Newton, 1703, bought house and one hundred and twenty acres of land, for £90, of Jonathan Hyde and John Woodward, bounded E. by school land and Dedham road, s. by Jacob Chamberlain, and w. by John Hyde-same place since owned by Capt. Jeremiah Wiswall. Wife Hannah d. 1727, æ. 60. 2d w. Abigail. He d. April, 1754, æ. 89.
III. MURDOCK, LIEUT. ROBERT, (s. of Robert and Hannah,) m. Abigail Hyde, dr. of Samuel Hyde, Nov. 5, 1719; took the home- stead which he bought of his father, 1754, one hundred and twenty acres for £1,500, and had Joshua, Dec. 31, 1721 ; Hannah, May 22, 1725 ; Samuel, May 28, 1726, d. 1742; Elizabeth, May 27, 1731. Elizabeth m. Dea. Jeremiah Wiswall, 1750. He was Selectman nine years, Representative two years, and d. 1762, æ. 68. His will, proved 1762; w. Abigail, and s. Joshua, executors.
III. MURDOCK, JOHN, (s. of Robert and Hannah,) m. Sarah -, and had Hannah, July 17, 1723, d .; Abiel, Feb. 21, 1724 ; John, Dec. 24, 1727 ; Ephraim, April 18, 1729, d .; Amos, Aug. 7, 1730 ; Elisha, Aug. 25, 1732, d. 1749 ; Aaron, Aug. 28, 1735 ; Ephraim, March 19, 1737; James, March 15, 1738; Robert, Sept. 1, 1739 ; Sarah, Sept. 17, 1741 ; Hannah, Feb. 21, 1744. James m. Deborah Williams, Oct. 10, 1765- Hannah m. Nathaniel Sparhawk, of Camb., 1768- Ephraim m. Sarah Sever, 1761, settled in Rox., was Dea. there. 2d w. Charity Davis, 1768, and had s. William C., 1777. He bought twenty-two acres land in Newton, 1721, of Wm. Hyde, for £200, E. on the road, N. by James Prentice, and w. by Daniel Hyde. He d. March, 1744, æ. 48. She d. 1779, æ. 76.
III. MURDOCK, BENJAMIN, (s. of Robert and Hannah,) m. Mary Hyde, 1725, and had John, Jan. 9, 1727 ; Benjamin, Sept. 28, 1729; Hannah, d. 1734; Mary, June 19, 1731 ; Abigail, Sept. 11, 1733.
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IV. MURDOCK, JOSHUA, (s. of Robert, Jr.,) m. Esther Child, of Brookline, March, 1745. Bought sixty acres of land for £350, in 1754; N. by Ephraim Fenno, and adjoining James Allen, Lieut. William Hyde, Abraham Hyde, and Nathan Hyde; built house thereon, about sixty rods w. of Centre M. H., and had Abigail, Sept. 18, 1746 ; William, Jan. 14, 1748; Ann, April 25, 1749; Elizabeth, Sept. 14, 1750; Samuel, March 4, 1752; Joshua, Oct. 15, 1753. Wife d. 1755, æ. 30. 2d w. Esther Greenwood, 1756, and had Elisha, Feb. 19, 1757 ; Jonathan, May 17, 1759; Esther, April 28, 1761 ; Robert, Nov. 30, 1763; Nathaniel, March 16, 1768; Phebe, Dec. 5, 1765; Asa, Dec. 31, 1772; Elizabeth, Sept. 14, 1770; Artemas, Feb. 2, 1771. Abigail m. Samuel Fisk, 1774 - Ann m. Elisha Woodward, 1773 - Esther m. Samuel Ward, 1790 - Phebe m. Nathan Bond, 1790. He was Selectman two years, and d. July 3, 1797, æ. 76. He probably bought his homestead near the Centre M. H., of John Murdock, his uncle, who bought it of William Hyde, 1721.
IV. MURDOCK, JOHN, JR., m. 1st, Bethia Fuller, 1750. 2d, Mary Ward, April, 1760, and had John, March 6, 1761 ; Mehitable, May 22, 1763; Mary, Feb. 29, 1765, d. young ; Sarah, Aug. 30, 1766; John, Aug. 21, 1768 ; Amasa, July 28, 1772; George, Feb. 21, 1775 ; Mary, Dec. 27, 1778. Mehitable m. Daniel Eaton, of Framingham. This family removed to Uxbridge. John took the name of Robert Pierpont, of Rox., by act of General Court, 1795.
IV. MURDOCK, AARON, (brother of John, Jr.,) m. Lydia Ward, May, 1759, and had, in Camb., Samuel, March 29, 1761 ; Lois, March 17, 1763; Caty, May 2, 1765; Joseph, March 17, 1767. Caty m. Nathan Parker, of Fram.
V. MURDOCK, WILLIAM, (s. of Joshua,) m. Achsa Woodward, 1775, settled in Westminster, and had Joshua, John, Artemas, Sam- uel, Hannah, Lydia, Lucy, Ann, and Catherine. Ann m. Dea. E. F. Woodward.
IV. MURDOCK, ABIEL, (s. of Robert, Jr.,) m. Rebecca Watson, of Camb., 1770.
III. MURDOCK, SAMUEL, (s. of Robert, Sen.,) m. Hannah Wood- ward, 1749.
V. MURDOCK, MAJ. SAMUEL, (s. of Joshua,) m. Beulah Fuller, and had Margaret, Dec. 13, 1781 ; Nancy, Nov. 10, 1783, d. 1792 ; Esther, June 19, 1786 ; Beulah, July 2, 1788 ; Sophia, April 12, 1791. Esther, unm. - Margaret m. Capt. Joel Houghton - Beulah m.
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Ephraim Jackson - Sophia m. Jonathan Stone, 1814. Wife Beu- lah d. Dec. 7, 1804. 2d w., Jane Bacon, 1806, and had Nancy, June 30, 1811. Selectman two years, Town Clerk and Treasurer twenty one years ; d. Nov. 20, 1814, æ. 62.
V. MURDOCK, ROBERT, (s. of Joshua,) m. Mary, dr. of Samuel Hyde, 1792, and had Asa, June 2, 1792 ; Robert, July 10, 1794 ; George, Jan. 1, 1800 ; Mary ; Martha ; Walter, Feb. 5, 1806. Mary m. John B. H. Fuller, 1822 - Martha m. - Washburn. Wife Mary d. Aug. 17, 1823, æ. 60. 2d w. Ann, wid. of Asa Rogers, 1824. He d. 1846, æ. 82.
V. MURDOCK, ELISHA, (s. of Joshua,) m. Lucy Beal, 1793, and had Elisha, March 28, 1794, d. 1822. He d. Dec. 1, 1815, æ. 58. She d. Nov. 1, 1815, æ. 67.
V. MURDOCK, NATHANIEL, (s. of Joshua,) m. Lydia Marean, 1793, and had, in Brookline, Nancy, Dec. 8, 1793; Eliza, 1795 ; George, 1799; Maria, 1801 ; Nathaniel, 1806, d. single ; Thomas M., 1809, d. 1836. Nancy m. - Clark - Eliza, unm. - George m. Sally Kenrick, 1828. He d. 1837, æ. 69.
V. MURDOCK, JONATHAN, (s. of Joshua,) m. Joanna Wait, 1785, and had Sarah, Sept. 16, 1796 ; Joanna, May 9, 1800 ; Jonathan, Oct. 31, 1810, d. 1834. He d. Jan. 8, 1838, æ. 79.
V. MURDOCK, ARTEMAS, (s. of Joshua,) m. Sally, dr. of Gov. Eustis, 1797, and had Artemas, d. 1821 ; Thomas J., Sarah, Julia, Caroline, Adeline, and one more. Sarah m. William Curtis. He d. Jan. 1825, æ. 54.
V. MURDOCK, JOSHUA, (s. of Joshua,) m. Mindwell Parker, 1783, settled in Hubbardston, and had only one dr., who m. - Earle. She d. Jan. 1809.
VI. MURDOCK, JONATHAN, (s. of Jonathan and Joanna,) m. - Wait, of Malden.
VI. MURDOCK, ASA, (s. of Robert,) m. Sabrina Lowell, Oct. 1824.
VI. MURDOCK, GEORGE, (s. of Robert,) m. Mary Bacon, 1824, and 2d, Sally Kenrick, 1828.
VI. MURDOCK, ROBERT, (s. of Robert,) m. MURDOCK, AMASA, m. Harriet Green, 1834.
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MUNROE, OLIVER, tailor, m. wid. Borodell Cheever, and dr. of Samuel Jackson, Esq.
NEWELL, JOHN, JR., m. Elizabeth Davis, of Rox., 1767, lived near Brook farm. Selectman 1761.
NEWELL, JOSHUA, had by w. Sarah -, John, Dec. 30, 1778. NEWELL, EBENEZER, m. Catherine Richards, 1765.
NEWELL, NANCY. dr. of Elizabeth Grimes, b. 1779.
NORCROSS, PHILIP, (s. of Nathaniel and Susanna, of Wat., g. s. of Richard, Jr., and g. g. g. s. of Jeremiah, one of the early settlers of Wat., *) m. Sarah, dr. of Edward and Mary Jackson, lived where the Eliot ch. stands, and had Grace, March 27, 1724; Thankful, Aug. 23, 1726 ; Samuel, Oct. 18, 1729 ; Philip or Releaf, July 23, 1732; Jonathan, Feb. 7, 1735; Sarah, Nov. 21, 1739; Susanna, March 31, 1742; Seth, May 21, 1744; Nathaniel, Jan. 30, 1747; Philip, March 16, 1750. Thankful m. Samuel Spring, 1795, and 2d, Dea. Joseph Adams, 1782 - Sarah m. Daniel Spring, 1760 - Su- sanna m. Amariah Learned, of Wat. He d. Jan. 18, 1748, æ. 50. Wid. Sarah, admin .; house, barn, shop, and fourteen acres land. Inventory £1,659, 15s. She d. 1754.
NORCROSS, SAMUEL, (s. of Philip,) m. Mary, dr. of Capt. Noah Wiswall, May 1752, and had Samuel, Dec. 23, 1752; Philip, March 16, 1754 ; Mary, Sept. 24, 1755; Elijah, Feb. 16, 1757; Josiah ; and Daniel, 1761.
NORCROSS, NATHANIEL, (s. of Josiah, of Wat.) m. Anna Ward, 1783, and had Mary, April 11, 1783 ; Nathaniel, Dec. 5, 1785; Anna, July 13, 1788; Jemima, Aug. 17, 1790, d. 1807 ; James W., Aug. 23, 1792; Amy, Nov. 14, 1795; Abigail, Nov. 28, 1797; Martha, Dec. 11, 1799 ; Caroline, Dec. 18, 1802. Mary m. Edward Fisher, of Sud- bury - Anna m. Isaac Gale, of Rox .- Abigail m. Harvey James - Caroline m. James Whittemore, of Rox. - Nath'I m. Mary Elkins -- James W. m. Esther Clark. Wife Anna d. 1805, æ. 44. 2d w. Fanny, dr. of Stephen Winchester.
NORCROSS, JOSEPH, m. Hannah Shepard, 1730.
* Dr. Bond.
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NORCROSS, MOSES, (s. of Josiah, of Wat.) m. Mary Winchester, May 6, 1799, settled in Northboro', Mass., and had Mary, Ermina, Stephen W., Fanny W., and Harriet.
NORCROSS, JOSIAH, m. Betsy Corkham, 1798.
NORCROSS, NATHANIEL, m. Mary Elwing, 1809.
NORCROSS, JAMES W., (s. of Nathaniel,) m. Esther Clark, 1816, and had Jno. C., 1817 ; George N., 1818; Ann J., 1820 ; James H., 1822; George F., 1824 ; Edward G., 1826 ; Eliza Jane, 1828; Sarah A., 1830 ; Thomas C., 1831 ; Martha A., 1834 ; Clarissa M., 1838.
III. OLIVER, DEA. THOMAS, EsQ., (s. of Rev. John and Eliza- beth (Newgate) Oliver, g. s. of Elder Thomas Oliver, who came to N. E., 1631,) was born in Boston, 1646. Ilis f. d. 1646, and Ed- ward Jackson, Sen., m. his mother, in 1649. He followed his moth- er and f. in law, who was also his guardian, to Camb. Village, where, at the age of twenty-one years, he was m. to Grace, dr. of the cele- brated Capt. Thomas Prentice, 1667. In 1670, he purchased dwell- ing house and sixty-seven acres land, being part of the homestead of Richard Dana, Sen., in what is now Brighton, (now owned by Samuel Brooks,) near the place late of Gorham Parsons, on the road leading to the College, bounding w. by the road running N. E. to the marshes ; N. by the ancient highway upon the bank of the river, which was the original way from the Great bridge to Nonan- tum, long ago discontinued ; on the E. by land formerly of Richard Oldham, then of Richard Dana, and after to Thomas Cheney. HIc had by w. Grace Prentice, Grace, 9. 15. 1668, d. 16. 9. 1680; Eliza- beth, April 11, 1670, d. 22. 4. 1674; Thomas, d. 22. 3. 1683 ; John, Nov. 22, 1671, d. 20. 10. 1673 ; Hannah, Aug. 16, 1674; Peter ; Samuel, May 18, 1679, d. Dec. 2, 1729; and Thomas, July 22, 1676. Wife Grace d. 31. 7. 1681, æ. 33. She was born and baptised in England. 2d w. Mary, dr. of Nathaniel Wilson, Sen., 19. 2. 1682, and had John, 9.5. 1683 ; Sarah, 14. 9. 1690 ; Nathaniel, Feb. 1, 1685 ; Thomas, July 17, 1700, grad. H. C., 1719 ; Samuel, Jan. 12, 1702 ; Mary, March 20, 1688. She d. Dec. 2, 1729. Sarah m. Rev. Ca- leb Trowbridge, 1715. Although he lived in Camb., about one mile from the line of the Village, yet he was in fact one of the villagers, where his own mother, and three fathers in law resided. He was a member and Dea. of the Village Ch. His gravestone, with the title of Capt., is still standing, within fifty feet of the spot where the first Ch. stood, in which he was ordained Deacon, May 18, 1707. Dur-
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ing Philip's war, the praying Indians were removed to Deer Island, in Boston harbor. After which, he gave them a temporary resi- dence upon his land on Charles river, where they found a conve- nient place for fishing, &c. He was Capt., Dea., Representative, Justice of the Peace, and Councillor of the Province. He d. Nov. 1, 1715, æ. 70. Will dated Oct. 30, 1715, and proved Jan. 31, fol- · lowing, in which he says, "I give up my precious soul to God - Father, Son and Holy Ghost, relying alone upon the blood and righteousness of Christ, for pardon of sin, and everlasting life and salvation." Gives w. Mary, £10 a year, to be paid by his sons Peter and Samuel; also, house room, furniture, and land adjoining ; what apples and milk she needs, with cider, pork, and the use of a horse to ride to meeting, and elsewhere, during her life, or so long as she remains his wid. If she marry again, sons Peter and Samuel shall each pay her forty shillings yearly, and household stuff for her necessary use, &c. He left in the hands of his loving cousin, (nephew,) Daniel Oliver, some estate for the support of his s. Thom- as, at College, until he takes his first degree, to be laid out in books, &c., for him. To dr. Abigail, £80; dr. Sarah Trowbridge, £5, to what she has already had ; to s. Nathaniel, all the housing and land he purchased of Eleazer Williams, in Newton; to sons Peter and Samuel all his lands not before disposed of, to be equally divided by Samuel Oldham, Joshua Fuller, and John Greenwood; they to be allowed five shillings a day for that service. His two onion yards to be equally divided between sons Peter and Samuel, s. Peter to have all the housing and buildings, and he to pay s. Samuel £50 for his half of the buildings. Inventory, £1,632, 1s. 10d.
IV. OLIVER, THOMAS, (s. of Thomas and Grace,) m. and had Samuel, 1703 ; a guardian was appointed for him in May, 1719; he d. Dec. 2, 1729, æ. 26 years and 10 months .- (Gravestone.) He d. May 12, 1745.
IV. OLIVER, NATHANIEL, (s. of Thomas, Sen.,) m. Bethia Ful- ler, or Bond. (?)
IV. OLIVER, CAPT. PETER, (s. of Thomas, Sen.,) m. Mary -, and took the homestead. He d. Dec. 7, 1729, and his wid. sold part of the homestead.
ONGE, SIMON, was a proprietor in Wat., 1642, and s. of Frances. He signed the secession petition, in 1678, d. the same year, and his brother Jacob, of Wat., admin. on his estate.
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II. OSLAND, HUMPHREY, shoemaker, m. Elizabeth, dr. of Sam- uel Hyde, Sen., 7. 1. 1666-7 ; built a house on his father Hyde's land, which by will he bequeathed to his s. Osland, being part of the same land on which Israel Lombard has recently erected a valuable house. He signed the sceession petition, 1678. He had by w. Eliza- beth, Elizabeth, 25. 11. 1667 ; John, Oct. 10, 1669 ; Hannah ; Sarah, 23. 9. 1683. Elizabeth m. Nathaniel Wilson, his 2d w., March 11, 1693, and went to Framingham - Hannah m. Dr. John Prentice, 1696, and d. 1704 - Sarah m. Edward Prentice. He d. June 19, 1720. She d. March 13, 1723.
III. OSLAND, JOHN, (s. of Humphrey,) m. Sarah, dr. of Jonathan Hyde, Sen., and had Mary, June 6, 1699; Sarah ; Esther, March 8, 1704, d. 1725; Lydia ; Elizabeth ; Thankful ; Jonathan, Jan. 30, 1706. Mary m. Philip Pratt, Jr., of Framingham, 1726 - Esther d. 1725- Lydia m. Caleb Hyde, of Canterbury, 1738 - Elizabeth m. Josiah Hyde, settled in Canterbury - Thankful m. Jonathan Hyde, settled in Canterbury. He d. 1740, &. 71 ; his will names only s. Jonathan. She d. 1753, æ. 76 ; her will is dated 1753.
IV. OSLAND, JONATHAN, (s. of John,) m. Temperance Stowell, 1736, and had Esther, Aug. 25, 1738 ; and Hannah, who m. William Burrage.
OSBORN, EPHRAIM, had by w. Elizabeth -, Jane, April 6, 1733. PATCH, ISAAC, had by w. Eddeth -, Sarah, Dec. 11, 1711 ; Thomas, April 15, 1713 ; Lydia, Nov. 24, 1714 ; Isaac, Feb. 27, 1716. PARIS, SAMUEL, had by w. Dorothy -, Dorothy, Aug. 28, 1700. PALMER, JOHN; his father came to this country about 1740, and settled in Warren, Me. He was m. in Warren, removed to s. part of Newton, and had Thomas, William, John, Mary, and Anna. Mary m. Noah Wiswall, Jr., 1769 - Anna m. Samuel Parker, 1770 - William d. before 1796, leaving two drs., Mary and Ann. He kept the s. school many winters, and d. June, 1809, leaving a will, proved 1809, s. Thomas, executor.
PALMER, THOMAS, (s. of John,) m. Margarett, dr. of Capt. Noah Wiswall, 1766, took homestead near Brook farm, and had Mary, Thomas, John, William, Margaret, Sarah, Ann, Alice, Francis, and Joseph. Ann m. Samuel Parker, 1770.
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PALMER, JOHN, JR., m. Margaret Newell, 1782, and had Laura, and removed to the State of New York.
PALMER, WILLIAM, (s. of Thomas and Margarett,) m. Charlotte, dr. of Elisha Hyde, 1811, took the homestead, and had William H., Aug. 12, 1812 ; Catherine E., Aug. 29, 1816 ; Charlotte A., June 16, 1818 ; Thomas W., June 12, 1820; Lavina, George, and Caroline.
I. PARKER, JOHN, was one of the earliest settlers of Hingham. He had land granted to him there, in 1636 and 1640. He left Hingham with Nicholas Hodgden, John Winchester, Thomas Ham- mond, and Vincent Druce, all of Hingham, about 1650, and all settled in the same neighborhood. Hodgden and Winchester settled within the bounds of Boston, (Brookline,) and the others in the east- erly part of Camb. Village. Hodgden was the first purchaser of a large tract of land, partly in Camb. Village, and partly in Boston, (Brookline,) and he no doubt induced the others to take portions of it, which they did, in 1650. He had by w. Joanna -, Mary, christened at Hingham, 28. 11. 1647 ; Martha, 1. 3. 1649 ; John, Camb. Village, 15. 12. 1651 ; Joanna, Jan. 16, 1653 ; Thomas, 1. 12. 1657; Sarah, 6. 11. 1659 ; Isaac, 15. 1. 1662 ; Jonathan, 6. 9. 1665 ; Lydia, 15. 3. 1667. Mary m. Peter Hanchet, of Rox. - Martha m. James Horsley - Sarah m. Samuel Snow, of Woburn, 1686 - Thomas d. 1679 -Jeremiah d. young - Joanna m. - Stone. He d. 1686, æ. 71. She d. March 14, 1688. His will is in Suffolk Registry, proved Oct. 1686. Gives s. Isaac the homestead, (twenty eight acres,) and his w. to have a maintenance out of it ; to s. Jona- than, forty-six acres of woodland, lying near where Capt. Prentice dwelleth, and £8 in money ; to James Horsely, the only s. of his dr. Martha, £5; to dr. Joanna Stone, £5; to dr. Sarah, £8; to dr. Lydia, £8; to son in law Peter Hanchet, twenty shillings in corn ; to daughter in law Margaret Atkinson, five shillings ; (wid of s. Thomas m. - Atkinson ;) to s. John, eleven acres land whereon he has erected his now dwelling house, and seven acres meadow and woodland, and one cow. His s. Isaac and his w. appointed executors .. John Ward, Sen., and Thomas Greenwood, overseers. Inventory, £404, 3s. 6d. House and twenty-eight acres land adjoin- ing, and about ninety acres elsewhere. Appraised by Lieut. Isaac Williams and John Spring.
II. PARKER, JOHN, JR., m. Mary -, and had John, Aug. 17, 1687; Mary, March 3, 1690; Deborah, Feb. 11, 1693 ; Sarah, March 24, 1695 ; Thomas, Jan. 9, 1699. Mary m. Robert Fuller, of Need-
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ham, 1713 - Sarah d. 1724, left a will - Thomas went to Worces- ter. He d. Oct. 1713, æ. 62. She d. March, 1715. Son John, ad- min. Inventory, £412, 2s.
II. PARKER, ISAAC, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Mary Parker, both of Camb. Village, May 4, 1687, and had Mary, Feb. 4, 1689, d. 1689; Benjamin, Oct. 8, 1702; Murtha, and probably others. He sold his place to Thomas Greenwood, and removed to Needham. He was in the Canada expedition, 1690, and the General Court granted him land for his services, which land his s. Benjamin sold to Norman Clark, 1742.
II. PARKER, JONATHAN, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Deliverance -, and had Mary, Sept. 25, 1701 ; Jonathan, July 21, 1711, in Needham, and probably others. Sarah, sup. 2d w., d. March, 1721. He removed to Needham.
II. PARKER, THOMAS, (s. of John, Sen.,) m. Margaret He d. 1679, æ. 22, and his wid. m. - Atkinson.
III. PARKER, JOHN, (s. of John and Mary,) m. Esther -, and had Josiah, July 7, 1715 ; Timothy, Feb. 14, 1717; John, May 1, 1719; Phineas, Oct. 16, 1721 ; Esther, Feb. 4, 1724; Mary, June 8, 1726 ;- Sybil, May 14, 1729 ; Sarah, d. 1724; Ezra, June 13, 1731. Esther m. Samuel Child, of Weston, 1750 - Mary m. Josiah Knapp, 1745 - Sybil m. William Marean, of Rutland. 2d w. Hannah Pierce, of Weston, 1753. He d. -. Will 1761, proved 1762.
PARKER, STEPHEN, (s. of -,) m. Elizabeth -, and had Stephen, Aug. 20, 1714; Elizabeth, March 13, 1716 ; Ann, May 18, 1717.
PARKER, JOHN, d. March 21, 1718 ; prob. he who signed the seces- sion petition, in 1678.
III. PARKER, BENJAMIN, (s. of Isaac,) m. Mary -; no chil. recorded. He d. July 23, 1752. She d. May 13, 1751.
PARKER, JOSEPH, (s. of -,) m. Elizabeth -; no chil. re- corded. He was surveyor of highways, 1703. Conveyed land with w. Elizabeth, in 1715. He d. 1783.
III. PARKER, JOHN, (sup. s. of Isaac,) m. Abigail -, and had John, May 8, 1723 ; Sarah, May 4, 1724.
PARKER, EPHRAIM, had by w. Abigail -, Nathaniel, Dec. 5, 1736.
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IV. PARKER, JOHN, (s. of John and Abigail,) m. Abigail Robbins, March 4, 1748, and had Hannah, Dec. 7, 1748, d. 1755; Phineas, April 19, 1751 ; Timothy, Sept. 20, 1754 ; John, July 23, 1756; Nabby, Jan. 19, 1763 ; Hannah, Dec. 30, 1758.
IV. PARKER, TIMOTHY, (s. of John and Esther,) m. Keziah Hammond, 1743, and had, in Holliston, John, who m. Mary -, and went to Marlboro'; William, went to Sudbury ; Joshua, went to Sudbury ; Jacob, m. Lydia Park, and went to Hopkinton, and had several drs. He d. 1754, æ. 37.
IV. PARKER, EDWARD, had by w. Eunice -, Mary, Jan. 17, 1738.
IV. PARKER, NATHAN, m. Sarah Cheney, of Rox., 1753.
IV. PARKER, JOSIAH, (s. of John and Esther,) m. Sarah Ham- mond, 1739. He d. in the army, at Lake George, 1758, æ. 43. She d. 1758, æ. 43.
IV. PARKER, EZRA, (s. of John and Esther,) m. Sarah Pratt, 1755, and had Sarah, Dec. 4, 1756; Lucy, April 12, 1761 ; Fanny, Sept. 28, 1762 ; Julia, Feb. 26, 1767; Ezra, April 19, 1770; Fanny, March 16, 1765.
PARKER, BENJAMIN, (s. of -,) m. Jemima, dr. of Dr. Wheat, 1763, and had Benjamin, May 11, 1765, who grad. H. C., 1784; was a physician in Weston, and d. there, 1807.
PARKER, DAVID, m. Lois Pierce, 1792.
PARKER, EPHRAIM, m. Relief Wellington, 1794.
PARKER, JONATHAN, m. Ann Cheney, 1792, d. 1830, æ. 70. He d. 1836-7.
PARKER, ISAAC, m. Deborah Williams, of Rox., 1776.
PARKER, JONATIIAN, m. Hannah Weld, of Rox., 1774.
PARKER, NATHANIEL, JR., m. Patience Hammond, 1778.
II. PARKER, SAMUEL, (s. of Samuel and Sarah (Homan) Parker, of Dedham,) m. Ruth -, and had in Newton, Mary, Nov. 12, 1695. Wife Ruth d. 1698. 2d w., Mercy -, and had Bethia, Jan. 24, 1701.
III. PARKER, EBENEZER, (sup. s. of Samuel and Mercy,) m. Sarah Severns, Dec. 17, 1724, and had Elisha, Sept. 30, 1725; Mar-
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garet, April 15, 1727 ; Rebecca, May 8, 1729 ; Ruth, May 24, 1731. She m. Col. Michael Jackson, Jan. 1759. Wife Sarah d. July 31, 1736. 2d w., Mindwell Bird, of Dor., .1739, and had Sarah, Aug. 27, 1740 ; Samuel, Oct. 25, 1742. 2d w. d. 1756, æ. 45. 3d w., Mary Goddard, Oct. 19, 1759. He d. April 14, 1783, æ. 81.
III. PARKER, ENOCH, (sup. s. of Samuel and Mercy,) m. Abi- gail, dr. of Capt. John Jackson, about 1735, and had Catherine, Dec. 5, 1736, d. young ; Nathaniel, Nov. 26, 1737, d. 1742; William, Feb. 20, 1742 ; Abigail, Elizabeth, Jackson, Henry, Abraham, Susanna, Francis, Priscilla. He grad. H. C., 1733, kept the Town school many years, and was long known as Master Parker. He d. March, 1801, æ. about 95.
IV. PARKER, WILLIAM, (s. of Enoch Parker,) m. Catherine Durant, 1764, and had Charles, Nov. 1, 1784. He d. 1795, &. 52. His wid. Catherine m. Samuel Ilastings, Jr., 1797.
IV. PARKER, ELISHA, (s. of Ebenezer and Sarah,) m. Esther Fuller, 1751, and had Ebenezer, 1752, d. 1775, &. 23 ; Esther, Mind- well, Culeb, Elisha, Jonathan, Ephraim, Sarah, Reuben, Betty.
IV. PARKER, SAMUEL, (s. of Ebenezer and Mindwell,) m. Ann Palmer, 1770, and had Mindwell and Hannah. Mindwell m. John Pigeon, 1790. He d. April, 1822, æ. 80.
III. PARKER, NATHANIEL, (s. of Samuel and Sarah (Homan) Parker, of Dedham, born March 26, 1670,) m. Margaret, dr. of Capt. Noah Wiswall, settled on part of the Wiswall land and bought the house and land of Lieut. Ebenezer Wiswall, 1694, and had Noah, Jan. 20, 1694; Caleb, Nov. 9, 1696. 2d w., wid. Mary (Marett) Hovey, of Camb., Dec. 1736. First w. d. July 30, 1736. 2d w. d. Sept. 10, 1758. Hc d. Feb. 28, 1747, æ. 77. An enterpris- ing man. In 1708, John Clark sold him quarter part of saw mill, stream eel wear, and half an acre of land, at Upper Falls, for £12, and in 1717, another quarter part same mill, with one and a half acres land, for £45.
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