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III. WILSON, NATHANIEL, (s. of Nathaniel, Jr.,) m. Elizabeth Reed, 1709, and settled in Fram., and had Phineas, Mary, Elizabeth, and Benjamin.
WILSON, THOMAS, bap. at Newton, m. Elizabeth White, 1759, and had Thomas, June 23, 1760; and Abigail, March 7, 1762.
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WILSON, WILLIAM, m. Betsy Harris, of Dracut, April, 1765.
IV. WILSON, JOHN, (s. of John and Mehitable,) m. Abigail - -, and had John, Jan. 7, 1738; William, Sept. 3, 1741 ; Rebecca, Oct. 3, 1743; Sarah, Feb. 15, 1747; Anna, Oct. 25, 1751. 2d w., prob. Mehitable Metcalf, and had Mehitable, June 3, 1762 ; and Lucy, Jan. 14, 1764. He d. 1772, æ. 58.
WILSON, MOSES, d. Dec. 1834, æ. 85, and w. Unity d. 1834, &. 84 .- [The record of the Wilson family is very broken.]
III. WINCHESTER, STEPHEN, (was the s. of John Winchester, Jr. of Brookline, born Feb. 1686, and g. s. of John Winchester, Sen., * who embarked for this country in ship Elizabeth, of London, William Stagg, Master, in 1635, then 19 years old, and settled at Hingham, Mass. Had one and a half acres of land granted to him there in 1636, and twelve acres in 1637; and took the Freeman's oath in 1637. His dr. Mary was bap. in Hingham, 1640. He re- moved to Muddy River, (Brookline,) about 1650, had three sons and one dr. His will, 1691, bequeaths his estate in Brookline to sons John and Josiah, and d. 1694. Inventory, £307, 10s. John, Jr., had in Brookline, by two wives, Hannah - and Joanna -, six sons and four drs., and d. 1718, leaving a will. Inventory, £1,006, 9s.) Stephen purchased land in Newton about 1720, being the s. w. part of the Haynes' farm. Built a house, m. Hannah -, and had Stephen, Aug. 11, 1723; Charles, Aug. 21, 1726; Hannah, March 30, 1730, d. 1743 ; Gulliver, March 4, 1733. He sold seven acres of land to John Hyde, Jr., for £44, in 1724, the highway run through it, bounded s. E. by John Hyde, Sen .; N. E. by Nathaniel Longley and Paul Dudley, Esq .; N. w. by John Winchester, and s. w. by his remaining land. In 1750, he and w. Hannah conveyed to their s. Stephen, fifty-seven acres, with the mansion house and barn, s. by
* Alexander Winchester was the only other of the name, among the early settlers of N. E. He came in the same ship with Sir Henry Vane, and may have been a brother of John. He settled in Braintree, and was Representative from that town, in 1641; Ensign of the Braintree company, and a member of the Ancient and Hon- orable Artillery company. He had at Braintree, Elizabeth, 28. 1. 1640; Hannah, 10. 10. 1642. Removed to Rehoboth, 1643, and was Selectman there in 1645, '46 and '47, and was one of the proprietors of that township. He had dr. Lydia in Reho- both, but there is no record of any son at Braintree or Rehoboth. He d. July 16, 1647. His will is at Plymouth, dated 4. 4. 1647. Proved June 8, 1648; no son men- tioned. It is therefore highly probable that all the Winchesters of N. E. have descended from John, of Hingham, afterwards of Brookline.
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William Marean; E. by Jno. Hammond; w. by wid. Lydia Che- ney ; and N. by his own land. In 1723, he and others signed a pro- test against the doings of an informal Town meeting in Newton. He d. Sept. 6, 1751, æ. 65. His wid. Hannah d. 1768, leaving a will, giving family Bible to s. Stephen. Her inventory, £307, 16s.
IV. WINCHESTER, STEPHEN, (s. of Stephen, Sen.,) m. Beulah, dr. of Dea. William Trowbridge, Oct. 9, 1750, at King's Chapel, in Boston, and had Hannah, Feb. 1, 1751 ; Martha, Feb. 14, 1752; Charles, Aug. 26, 1753; Sarah, Jan. 22, 1755 ; Jonathan, April 5, 1756 ; Beulah, May 25, 1758; Abigail, Aug. 18, 1759 ; Stephen, Oct. 22, 1760, d .; William, 1761, d .; Stephen, March 12, 1762. Beulah, Ist w., d. March 21, 1762, æ. 36. 2d w., wid. Hannah Aspinwall, of Brookline, and dr. of Samuel Hastings, Sen., of Newton, Feb. 19, 1764, and had Elizabeth, Jan. 20, 1765 ; William, July 8, 1766; Fan- ny, March 4, 1768; Mary, March 24, 1770; Edmund, March 27, 1772; Amasa, Aug. 2, 1775, and Caty, April 12, 1778, d. young. Hannah m. Ebenezer Greenwood, 1778 - Martha m. Jonas Stone, Jr., 1775 -Beulah m. Rev. Nathan Dana, 1782 - Abigail m. Jonas Stone, his 2d w., 1807 - Elizabeth m. Asa Fuller - Fanny m. Nathaniel Norcross, his 2d w. - Mary m. Moses Norcross, 1799 - Jonathan d. unm., 1822, æ. 66 - Stephen d. unm. 1786, æ. 24. He purchased seventy-two acres land of John Hammond, 1758. He was Selectman, 1764, and d. July 8, 1798, æ. 75, leaving an unjust will, viz .: - To his chil. by first w. he gave Charles and Jonathan, (both destitute,) four dollars each ; to Hannah, poor and sick, with four chil. and an intemperate husband, forty-five dollars per annum, " on account of her uncommon ill health;" to Beulah, Martha and Sarah, all m., thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents each; to Abigail, unm., two hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents. 2d wife's chil., to Elizabeth, m., thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ; to Fanny and Mary, unm., one hundred and sixty-six dollars and thirty-three cents, with a room in the house so long as they remain unm .; to William, all his lands in Jeffrey, N. H .; to Edmund, one thousand dollars ; to Amasa, all his lands in Newton and Needham, and all his estate, he paying the legacies and maintaining his wid. (who outlived him three years.) Wit- nessed by John Parker, David Richardson and Dr. John King. Proved Nov. 1798. Appraised by Dr. King, Joseph Parker and Joseph Fuller, Jr. Homestead, one hundred and fifty-one acres with buildings, $6,145. Total inventory, $7,000.
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IV. WINCHESTER, GULLIVER, (s. of Stephen, Sen.) m. Ann Hammond, 1758, and had Elizabeth, Feb. 13, 1759; Henry, Aug. 10, 1761 ; Anna, July 26, 1762; William, June 25, 1765; Mary, Oct. 28, 1767; Susanna, May 15, 1769 ; Artemas, Aug. 7, 1770; Lucretia, Aug. 13, 1773. Elizabeth m. Edward Mitchell, and kept a tavern in Newton - Mary m. John Durell - Anna m. James Foster - Susanna m. Abijah Seaverns, of Rox. - Lucretia m. Jabez Lewis, of Rox .- Henry, a schoolmaster, d. unm. 1801 - William m. Anna Fuller, 1800, and settled in Rox. - Artemas d. unm. 1812. He d at Brookline, Nov. 1811, æ. 78. She d. at Brookline, 1797, æ. 60.
V. WINCHESTER, CHARLES, (s. of Stephen, Jr.) m. Mary Wil- kins, at King's Chapel, Boston, 1780, and had Phebe, May 16, 1787; Mary, Nov. 20, 1799. She d. March, 1810.
V. WINCHESTER, WILLIAM, (s. of Stephen, Jr.,) m. Sally Graves, 1792, and settled on the land his father gave him, at Jeffrey, N. H., and had William, Martha, and Fanny.
V. WINCHESTER, EDMUND, a provision merchant, in Boston, (s. of Stephen, Jr.,) m. Prudence Skillings, and had William P., 1801 ; Edmund; Edmund; Nancy ; Stephen S., 1805, d. 1847 ; and Joseph C. Nancy m. Samuel Dana, of Boston - William P. m - Bradlee, of Boston, and d. 1850, æ. 49. He d. Feb., 1839, æ. 67.
V. WINCHESTER, AMASA, provision merchant, in Boston, (s. of Stephen, Jr.) m. Sally, dr. of Col. Josiah Fuller, May, 1800, and had Harriet, Stephen, Amasa, and Josiah. Harriet m. - Grosvenor. He, by his father's will, took the homestead, and gave three-fourths of an acre of land for the South burial place. Soon after, he removed to Boston, and became a partner in the provision business with his br. Edmund. He d. Dec. 18, 1846, æ. 72.
IV. WINCHESTER, DEA. ELHANAN, may be considered a New- ton man, although his house was in Brookline, a few rods from the E. line of Newton (s. of Elhanan, b. 1692, g. s. of Josiah, and g. g. s. of John, who came to this country in 1635, and believed to be the ancestor of all of that name in N. E). He was b. 1719, thrice m., and had eight sons and six drs. His first born was Elhanan, Sept. 19, 1751 ; David; Jonathan, Aug. 13, 1756; Silas, Sept. 5, 1758; Benjamin, Jan. 4, 1760; Sarah ; Moses, 1763; Aaron, 1766; Daniel, 1769 ; Elizabeth M., Mary, Phebe, Lydia, and Lois. He owned a small farm in Brookline, on the border of Newton, from which he supported his large family, by the double employment of agriculture 38*
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and shoemaking, to which he occasionally added that of preaching, but without any pecuniary compensation. His economy and pat- riotism must have been largely developed, for he loaned to the town of Newton £300, to pay the soldiers, in March, 1777. Being an ad- mirer of the celebrated Whitefield, he united with a small company of "New Lights," in his neighborhood, among whom he was distin- guished for his zeal and influence, and was chosen their Deacon ; their Minister was the Rev. Jonathan Hyde, a Pedobaptist and sepa- ratist, who was the g. g. s. of Dea. Samuel Hyde, Sen. The "New Lights" encountered much ridicule and opposition; their preacher was warned out of town, by the Selectmen of Brookline, and served with the following summary notice : "Jonathan Hyde is warned to depart out of this town, unto the colony and town he last resided in, to wit, Canterbury, Conn." Dea. Winchester's son Elhanan, Jr. having been baptised by the Rev. Mr. Hyde, was, in the language of the "New Lights " then, and of the Orthodox now, " convicted and converted," and began, in his nineteenth year, to preach lectures, at his father's house and in the vicinity ; and he soon became a Bap- tist, and was a fluent and captivating preacher; he preached often in Newton, and with great success. His father also became a Bap- tist, and most of the "New Lights" congregation followed him and his son, whose successful labors prepared the way and laid the foun- dation of the first Baptist Ch. in Newton. While the Deacon was among the foremost in building up the Baptist Ch. in Newton, and while he and his wife and sister, and several of his children, had joined this new church, his son Elhanan was about leaving the Bap- tists and embracing the doctrine of Universal Restoration. Again the father and his family followed the son, and became Restoration- ists,-for which they were disowned and cast out of the church they had worked so zealously to establish. His son Moses also became a preacher of Universalism. After having been successively a Con- gregationalist, New Light, Baptist, and Restorationist, he joined the Shakers, at Harvard, where he died, in 1810, æ. 91.
V. WINCHESTER, REV. ELHANAN, (s. of Dea. Elhanan,) m. Alice Rogers, of Rowley, 1770, she d. 1776. 2d w. Sarah Peck, of Rehoboth, 1776, she d. 1777. 3d w. Sarah Luke, of S. C., 1778, she d. 1779. 4th w. wid. Mary Morgan, 1781, she d. 1783. 5th w. Maria Knowles, about 1784. He had four children by Ist w., two by 2d w. and two by 4th w. He d. April 18, 1797, æ. 46. His brother Moses entered the Ministry, 1784, at the age of 21 ; he had three children,
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and d. in Philadelphia, Feb. 17, 1793, æ. 30. He became a very celebrated and brilliant preacher of the doctrine of Universal Res- toration ; for a more particular account of which, see Appendix.
I. WISWALL, ELDER THOMAS, was brother to Elder John Wis- wall, both of whom were prominent men, among the early settlers of Dorchester. They came from England, in 1635, leaving brothers Adam, Abiel, and Jonathan, in England. (John was admitted Free- man, 1636 ; Selectman in Dorchester, 1638; a subscriber to the school fund, 1641 ; Representative, 1646; he removed to Boston previous to 1666, and became Ruling Elder of the first ch. there. His will is dated 1687, names only s. John, and seven daughters. His gravestone, still standing in the Granary burial place, gives his death 1687, and his age 86, therefore born 1601.) Elder Thomas subscribed to the school fund in Dorchester, 1641; Selectman in Dorchester 1644. Elder John was a few years earlier in office than Elder Thomas, and he is supposed to have been the oldest of the two. There is no monument for Thomas ; his death happened Dec. 6, 1683 ; his age is unknown. The Dorchester record of births are lost. The gravestones of three of Thomas' sons, Ichabod, Enoch and Ebenezer, are still standing, which makes the birth of Enoch, 1633 ; Ichabod, 1637; and Ebenezer, 1646, and the Dorchester ch. record says Noah was baptised 1638. Elder Thomas was a Selectman in Dorchester, 1652. In 1656 he signed a petition to the General Court, with John Jackson, in behalf of the inhabitants in Camb. Village, to be released from the support of the ministry at Camb. He re- moved to the Village between 1652 and 1656, probably in 1654. In 1657, he and w. Elizabeth made the following conveyance : " This writing witnesseth that I, Thomas Wiswall, of Cambridge, do prom- ise, in case of my son Enoch's marriage, that I will give him, my aforesaid son Enoch, all my lands and houses in Dorchester, both unto him and his heirs forever, viz: The house that formerly be- longed to Mr. Maverick, and the land appropriated thereunto; the house sometime of Abraham Dyke's, and the land properly pertain- ing thereunto ; the land once belonging to Richard Williams, yea, all my land in Dorchester, more or less, whether already enclosed or not, and all my marsh thereunto belonging justly to me, the above said Thomas Wiswall. In witness hereunto, subscribe my hand."
THOMAS WISWALL, her ELIZABETH + WISWALL. mark.
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Thomas and Elizabeth both acknowledged this to be their free act, 20. 5. 1657. Recorded April 16, 1658.
His farm in the Village consisted of about four hundred acres, in- cluding the pond which has long borne his name, being the northerly part of the grant of one thousand acres, made by the General Court to Gov. Haynes, in 1634. His house stood upon the southerly bank of the pond ; a delightful spot. The front part of the house now owned and occupied by Luther Paul, Esq., was built in 1744, by the Elder's great grandson, Capt. Noah Wiswall, who m. Thankful Fuller, 1720, and stands upon the same spot chosen by the Elder. The Elder's mansion is thus described in the inventory of his estate : " lower lodging room -chamber over -fire room - chamber over - and the cellar." On the day of the ordination of John Eliot, Jr., as Pastor, (July 20, 1664,) he was ordained as Ruling Elder, or As- sistant Pastor, in inspecting and disciplining the flock. In 1668, he was appointed by the authorities of Camb., to catechise the children. His children by w. Elizabeth -, were Enoch, 1633 ; Esther or Hes- ter, about 1635; Ichabod, 1637 ; Noah, bap. 1638; Mary ; Sarah, bap. 1643; Ebenezer, 1646. Esther m. Maj. William Johnson, s. of Capt. Edward Johnson, of Wob., 16. 3. 1655, and d. Dec. 27, 1707, æ. 52. - Mary m. Samuel Payson, of Dor. - Sarah m. Nathaniel Holmes, Jr., of Dor. Last w. Isabella Farmer, wid., from Ansley, England. She * d. in Billerica, May, 1686. He d. Dec. 6, 1683, æ. about 80, intestate. Inventory, £340, two hundred and seven acres land, and four Bibles. His sons, Capt. Noah and Ebenezer, admin. There is no monument to his memory, unless the pond be such, - surely none could be more beautiful and enduring.
II. WISWALL, ENOCH, (s. of Elder Thomas,) m. Elizabeth, dr. of Rev. John Oliver and Elizabeth Newgate, (whose last husband was
* There was some difference between her and his children, in the settlement of the estate, as appears by the Probate Record. In answer to the petition of Mrs. Isabel Wiswall, of Camb. Village, relict wid. of Elder Wiswall, the Court appoints Capt. Thos. Prentice, Wm. Bond, and Lieut. James Trowbridge, a committee to propor- tion the dowry, as the law directs, and to endeavor a mutual agreement between the children and the widow. Next, the Court appoints Dea. Samuel Hyde, Lieut. John Cutler, and Corp'l Wm. Bond, to set out the wid. Isabel's allowance, which was to be paid at Boston, or Dedham, as she may prefer; and Edward Farmer, of Billerica, was appointed her guardian. Dr. Farmer says, " she was originally Isabel Barbage, of Great Packington, County of Warwickshire, a woman of masculine courage and spirit. She had a controversy with old Capt. Prentice, but he, with more regard to justice than gallantry, obliged her to retract some of her asseverations, and to prom- ise that in future she would 'set a watch before her mouth, and keep the door of her lips.' ""
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Edward Jackson, Sen.,) 25. 9. 1657, took the homestead, in Dorehes- ter, and had John, bap. 10. 10. 1658; Enoch, bap., d. 1660 ; Hannah, 6. 2. 1662; Oliver, bap. 1664; Elizabeth, bap. 1667; Hester, bap. 1669; Susanna, 1672; Enoch, 1675; Mary, 1677; Samuel, 1679; Enoch and Ebenezer, Feb. 25, 1682. Oliver m. Sarah -, and had seven sons, viz: Thomas, Enoch, Ebenezer, Oliver, Ichabod, John, and Samuel - Samuel grad. at H. C., 1704, Minister, of Edgartown, 1713, d. 1746. He d. Nov. 28, 1706, æ. 73. (Gravestone at Dor- chester.) She d. May 31, 1712, æ 73.
II. WISWALL, REV. ICHABOD, (s. of Elder Thomas,) m. Pris- cilla Pabodie, settled in Duxbury, and had Mary, Oct. 4, 1680 ; Hannah, 1681 ; Peleg, Feb. 5, 1683; Perez, Nov. 22, 1686; Mercy, Priscilla, and Deborah. Mary m. Elisha Wadsworth, 1704 - Mercy m. John Wadsworth - Hannah m. Rev. John Robinson, who suc- ceeded her father in the Ministry at Duxbury - Priscilla m. Ger- sham Bradford, 1716 - Deborah m. Samuel Seabury, 1717 - Peleg m. Elizabeth Rogers, of Ipswich, and had Daniel, John, Elizabeth, and Priscilla, and grad. at H. C., 1702, was master of the North Free Grammar School in Boston, from 1719 to -, and d. Sept. 2, 1767, æ. 84; will 1767. Farmer says, Rev. Ichabod entered H. C., 1644, and left without a degree, in 1647, whereas he entered in 1654, and left in 1657. This error of ten years has led many to suppose that he was a brother of Elder Thomas, instead of his son. He was ordained Pastor of Duxbury Church in 1676, was agent for Ply- mouth Colony, in England, to obtain a new charter, in 1689, - at the same time, Rev. Increase Mather was agent of Massachusetts, in England, to obtain a new charter for Massachusetts, -two clergymen, exerting their diplomacy to the fullest extent, for their constituents. Wiswall doing his best to obtain a distinct charter for Plymouth Colony, and strenuously endeavoring to prevent the union of Plymouth with either New York or Massachusetts ; while Mather exerted himself to prevent a union with New York, and to obtain a charter for Massachusetts, Maine and Plymouth united, in which he succeeded. Being baffled by the endeavors of Mather, some slight feeling of animosity, it is said, arose between them. During the progress of the negotiations in England, " Mather wrote to Hinckley, then Gov. of Plymouth Colony, informing him of the danger of Plymouth's being annexed to New York, and intimating that it was in consequence of Wiswall's zeal and perseverance to obtain a separate charter for Plymouth Colony, and that if he found
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himself thereby plunged into manifold miseries, he had none to thank for it but one of his own." This was probably a diplomatic cut at Wiswall, which he doubtless expected would reach him via Gov. Hinckley, with greater effect than the cut direct. As soon as Wiswall found out that Mather had succeeded in obtaining a charter for Massachusetts, with Plymouth under its wing, Wiswall writes home to Gov. Hinckley in the following strain :- " All the frame of Heaven moves upon one axis, and the whole of New England's in- terest seems designed to be loaden on one bottom, and her particu- lar motions to be concentric to the Massachusetts tropic. You know who are wont to trot after the Bay horse; * the rash- ness and imprudence of one, at least, who went from New England in disguise by night, * hath not a little contributed to our general disappointment." There is no doubt but that Wiswall was a most devoted and true representative of the interests of Plymouth, and that he deservedly stood high in the esteem of that Colony, for his ability and integrity. Although Wiswall was appointed agent to England by Plymouth Colony alone, yet the Gen. Court of Massa- chusetts did, in June, 1694, vote him £60, as a gratification for his services in a voyage to England. He d. July 23, 1700, æ. 63, (grave- stone at Dux.,) having ministered at Dux. twenty-four years. His will is dated 1700. Inventory, £351, 15s. Books, £60. It is said that he was famous as an astrologer, and to have predicted the death of one of his children, while in Eng. His s. Peleg Wiswall, peti- tioned the Gen. Court for a grant of land, in consideration of the suffering and services of his father, the Rev. Ichabod Wiswall, in the cause of the Province, which petition was granted, and three hundred acres were assigned to him accordingly.
II. WISWALL, CAPT. NOAH, (s. of Elder Thomas,) was bap. in Dor., 1638, m. Theodocia, dr. of John Jackson, Sen., Dec. 10, 1664, and had Thomas, 29. 2. 1666 ; Elizabeth, 30. 7. 1668 ; Caleb ; John ? Margaret, 1. 1. 1672; Hannah, 1. 2. 1674; Mary ; Esther, 1. 2. 1678; Sarah, 5. 11. 1680 ; Thomas, 2. 29. 1686. Elizabeth m. Rev. Thomas Greenwood, of Rehoboth, Dec. 28, 1693. Hannah m. Caleb Sted- man, of Rox., 1697 - Margaret m. Nathaniel Parker - Sarah m. Joseph Cheney, at Newbury, 1702. He signed the secession petition in 1678. In 1681, Sergt. John Ward and Noah Wiswall were cho- sen to transcribe the Town Records from the old book into the new
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book. He was Selectman in 1685, Assessor in 1686. In 1687, he and John Ward were joined to the Selectmen to treat with the Se- lectmen of Camb., to lay out a highway from the M. H., through the lands of the Camb. proprietors, to the Falls. In 1689, the General Court appointed Capt. Prentice and Noah Wiswall to gather up the arms belonging to the Indians, at Natick, which had been pawned to several persons. In the Spring of 1690, depredations were perpe- trated by the French and Indians, in the eastern part of Massachu- setts, Maine and New Hampshire. In the beginning of May, about five hundred French and Indians were discovered around Casco (Portland). Casco was attacked, and Maj. Davis carried captive to Canada. Capt. Noah Wiswall, Lieut. Gersham Flagg and Ensign Edward Walker, with a company of Infantry, marched for the secur- ity of Casco. They arrived at Portsmouth July 4, where a court was called, and it was agreed to send Capt. Wiswall to scour the woods as far as Casco, with one other Captain and four Sergeants. Several Captains desired to go with Capt. Wiswall, and they cast lots to know who should go, and the lot fell to Capt. Floyd; and Lieut. Davis, with twenty-two men from Wells, joined them. They took up their march from Cocheco, into the woods. On the 6th of July, Capt. Wiswall sent out his scouts early in the morning, found the trail of the enemy, and overtook them at Wheelwright's pond, and a bloody engagement followed. Capt. Wiswall, Lieut. Flagg, and Serg't Walker, and fifteen men, were slain, and others wounded. Capt. Floyd continued the fight for several hours ; his tired and wounded men drew off, and he soon followed them. * There is a tradition that Capt. Noah had a son John, who belonged to his Co., and fell with him in that action. His estate was appraised by Capt. Thomas Prentice, James Trowbridge, and Ebenezer Wiswall. In- ventory, £437, 7s. Wid. Theodocia, and son Thomas, admin. Wid. Theodocia m. Dea. Samuel Newman, of Rehoboth, and d. Nov. 1725, upwards of 80. Son Thomas bought out the other heirs, and took the homestead of Capt. Wiswall, in 1698, and bought the widow's thirds, in 1703 ; this homestead was probably the southerly part of Elder Wiswall's farm; the wid. of Capt. Noah had ninety acres, and son Thomas, ninety-five acres. In 1733, Nathaniel Parker, and the other heirs of Capt. Noah Wiswall, petitioned the General Court for a grant of land, in consideration of the services of their father in the Indian war. The House of Represent. voted that fifteen hundred
* Niles' Indian Wars.
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aeres be appropriated in Lunenburg and Rutland, east of Wachusett hill, to be divided among the officers and soldiers who were in the fight on Lamphrey river, and to the representatives of Capt. Noah Wiswall ; four hundred acres to Lieut. Gersham Flagg; three hun- dred acres to Ensign Edward Walker; and one hundred and fifty acres to each of the soldiers. The Council voted to non-concur with the doings of the House, but finally reconsidered their vote, and con- curred in Dec., 1733.
II. WISWALL, LIEUT. EBENEZER, (s. of Elder Thomas,) m. Sarah -. He was Surveyor of Highways, 1685; Selectman, 1689. He made a will, January, 1689, giving all his estate, after the decease of his w. Sarah, to his cousins, (nephews,) John, Oliver, and Samuel Wiswall, sons of his brother Enoch, of Dorchester. His brother Enoch, and brothers in law Samuel Payson and Nathaniel Holmes, Jr., of Dorchester, were his executors. No chil. are named in the will. He d. June 21, 1691, æ. 45. His house, barn, and ninety-five acres land, appraised at £230. (This was "prob. the residue of the Elder's homestead.) The whole amount of inven- tory, £325, 13s. Wid. Sarah d. 22. 6. 1714, æ. 67. John, Oliver, and Samuel Wiswall, of Dorchester, sold his estate to Nathaniel Parker, 1694 - one hundred and twenty acres more or less, with barn and out houses thereon, w. and N. w. by land of Thomas Wis- wall; s. by land now in possession of Mrs. Sarah Wiswall, (the widow). Recorded in 1714, after her death.
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