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John White,7 son of Mather,6 m. April 26, 1827, Lydia H. Lane. He d. 1866; she d. Dec. 25, ISS4. Ch. John Augustus,5 b. Mar. 14, 1828, d. Aug. 1828. Stephen Lane,8 b. Oct. 26, 1829. Harriet Frances, b. May 12, 1831.
John W. Hayward was often in town and parish office. He was commissioned as captain of Lexington artillery company.
William Page, son of Mather,6 m. Mar. 17, 1835, Abi- gail Maynard. Ch. Amelia B. b. April 19, 1836. William Edward, b. May 24, 1839, m. Susan Aude. Had 5 ch.
William Page Hayward? was a manufacturer of trunks and valises in Lowell and Canada, and later settled in North Cambridge. He was deacon of North Avenue Con- gregational Church from 1857 to 1867.
Mather,7 son of Mather,6 m. Ann Holbrook of Boston ; m. 2d, Caroline Chappoille of Cambridgeport. Have 2 ch. living.
HILL. The IFills were in Billerica very early. Their , lands extended into that part of the town that was set off to Bedford in 1729. (See Homesteads.) By intermarriage the Hills of Billerica became early interested with the families on the Concord side of Bedford. Ralph1 was the founder of the family. Jonathan2 m. Dec. 11, 1666, Mary Hartwell, dau. of William.1 John Hartwell of Bedford m. Dec. 3, 1744, Mary Bracket, widow of Jonathan Hill.3 William Paget of Bedford m. Nov. 8, 1763, Patte 1Hill, dau. of Ralph.4 Jonathan Hill+ m. Jan. 13, 1746, Mary Lane of Bedford. Oliver Pollard mn. June 19, 1777, Mary Hill, dau. of Jonathan.4 Benjamin Lanes of Bedford, later of Ashburnham, m. May 26, 1785. Isabel IIill, dau. of Jon- athan.4 Joseph Hill5 m. Aug. 24, 1749, Lucy Fitch, dau. of Zachariah of Bedford. Jonathan5 m. Dec. 13. 1798,
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Mary Proctor of Bedford. Samuel Butler of Leominster, later of Bedford, m. Nov. 23, 1824, Mary Hill, dau. of Jona- than.5
David,6 apprenticed to Benj. Simonds to learn the shoe business at the age of 18, m. Dec. 26, 1832, Lydia l'. Hatch, who d. Oct. 15, 1851 ; m. 2d, Dec, 14, 1853, Mary A. Cham- berlin, who d. Jan. 18, 1860; m. 3d, May 26, 1861, Mrs. C. A. Farriss. Ch. Henry D.7 b. Nov. 17, 1834. Alma V. b. May 8, 1838, m. May 2, 1858, George A. Pollard of Leominster. flad 4 ch. Mary E. b. July 27, 1847, m. Dec. 24, 1867, Wallace A. Rowell. Had I son, Byron H. d. Sept. 10, 1890.
Josiah,5 lived on Bedford homestead, m. June 8, 1789, Stephen,2 son of James by his 3d wife, Alice or Ellen, Susanna Davis, dan. of Daniel4 of Bedford. She d. Feb. | b. Nov. 27, 1642, freeman in 1690, m. Abigail Wood, d. Dec. 15, 1818 (see epitaph) ; he d. Mar. 15, 1840. Ch. Josiah,6 15, 1714. b. July 11, 1791, was a clergyman at Methuen in 1832, and John,8 son of Stephen and Abigail, b. Aug. 31, 1671, m. Mary Billings, d. 1751. later at Lynnfield. Joseph,6 b. Feb. 23. 1793. m. Susan Bacon of Bedford, d. Mar. 4, 1831. Elijah Bacon,6 b. April John, 4 son of John and Mary, b. July 24, 1700, m. Aug. 26, 1724, Mebitable Parker, d. Dec. 14, 1733. 24, 1795, m. Lucy Johnson, d. Mar. 29, 1865. Susannah, b. April 30, 1798, m. Dea. Joel Fitch. Two d. young. Artemas,6 b. Oct. 5, ISog, m. Betsey Roby; m. 2d, Sophia Wilkins. Lived in Billerica and Carlisle. li Constantine.6 b. May IS, IS12.
Constantine,6 son of Josiah,5 lived on Bedford home- stead. m. Nov. 7, 1834, Martha Pratt of Dunstable, who d. Jan. 27, 1850; m. 2d, Mrs. Sarah (Whitford) Webber, who d. May 30, 1853; m. 3d, Lucy Davis Richardson. He d. Aug. 25. 1872. Ch. Martha Maria, b. Oct. 28, 1835, m. Samuel Sage of Bedford. Mary Ellen, b. Nov. 13, 1837, m. John DeCamp of Cincinnati. John Henry,7 b. Jan. 19. 1839, m. Jennie Bulmer of New Jersey. William Warren," b. July 3, 1844. George Worth, b. Feb. 10, 1846, m. Ann M. Brown. Sarah Adelaide, b. Sept. 6, 1851, m. Richard R. Anderson. Josiah Constantine, d. an infant.
Amos W.7 son of BrewerG and Celinda Carpenter, b. Oct. 18, 1826, m. 1848, ITelen M. dau. of Charles O. Gragg. Ch. Charles Eugene,8 b. May 22, 1849, m. 18So, C'elia Wat- kins of Elgin, 111. Ilelen A. b. Oct. 11, 1851, m. 1872, Fred C. Potter of Waltham, d. 18So. William H.8 b. Feb. 5, 1857, m. 1878, Meda Hayes of Waltham. h Ralph II'.5 b. Nov. 22, 1859. m. 1885, Emma Godber of Waltham. · Ch. Walter J9 b. Mar. 7, 1886. Ralph C. b. Mar. 15, ISSS.
John Brewer, son of Brewers and Celinda Carpenter, b. Oct. 29, 1822, m. Nov. 27, 1850, Mary I. dau. of George Dutton and Lydia (Jaquith). Ch. Fred Bertrand,8 b. July 7, 1852, m. Fannie Babson. Joseph Augustine,& b. Feb. 19, IS54, m. Emma Cades. Liscie Estelle, b. Sept. 5, 1861, m. Langdon B. Pearson.
HOAR, Edmund, son of Leonard of Lincoln, m. Nov. 29, 1827, Betsey Wright. Ile d. Mar. 7, 1857; she d. June 5, 1889. Ch. Caroline P. b. Sept. 9, 1830, m. Daniel S. Pratt of Brattleboro, V't. Alfred H. b. July 27, 1832, m. Mary Bemis. Had 4 ch. Edmund and Edward, twins, b. July 20, 1835: Edmund m. Salome Emerson; Edward m. Jennie Fessenden, and, 2d, Emma Kratezer. George E m. Lizzie Gray. Joseph H. a successful merchant in New York City, m. Ada Van Iderstein. Mary Frances, m. Ben- jamin F. Parker. She, with son Stanley, perished in the Old Colony Railroad accident at Quincy, August, 1890. Maria A. b. Jan. 1846, m. J. Franklin Mansfield. Charles E. b. Oct. 1852, m. April 20, 1876, Emma P. Talbot. Have 2 ch. The sons have legally taken the maiden name of mother, Wright.
HODGDON, Irving L., son of Joseph M. and Cath- erine A. Smith, b. in Lowell Dec. 3, 1851, settled in Bed- ford 1875, m. Viola A. Smith. Selectman and assessor 1891.
Harrison D., son of Joseph M. and Catherine A. Smith, b. in Lowell June 15, 1863, m. Fannie A. Hill. Ch. Mabel G. b. April IS, 1883. Joseph S. b. Mar. 4, ISS 5.
HOSMER, James, 1 b. 1607, d. Feb. 7, 1685 in Concord. He was a clothier, of Hawkhurst, Kent Co., Eng., and came in ship "Elizabeth " from London in 1635, with his wife, two daughters, and two maid servants; settled in Con- cord, Sept. 1635; was freeman May 17, 1637. Had S ch.
Jolin,5 son of John,4 b. May 17, 1725, m. Martha Web- ber of Medford, d. in Medford, Nov. 17, 1771. Ch. Martha, b. Jan. 21, 1756. Martha, 2d, b. Oct. 11, 1762. Benjamin,6 b. June 30, 1766, a physician in Gilsom, N.H.
John,6 b. May 10, 1758, in Medford. Removed to Lexington, where he was a member of Capt. Parker's company at the Battle of Lexington. He afterwards fought at White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776; at Ticonderoga, July 5, 1777; and at Stillwater, Sept. 19 and Oct. 7, 1777. Ile was educated in preparation for Harvard College, but at the death of his benefactress, Mme. Ryall, he became a shoemaker. He m. Jan. 21, 17SI, Anna Fosgate of Bol- ton. Ile removed from Lexington to Shrewsbury, and thence, in about 1790, to Bedford, where he lived and brought up his large family. He d. in New Ipswich, N.H., Sept. 17, 1839. Ch. I Christopher Page,7 b. May 1, 1782. John,7 b. June 26, 1784. hi Castalio,7 b. April 6, 1786. Martha, b. Feb. 15, 1788. Anna, b. Oct. 22, 1789. Julia, b. June 3, 1791. Clarissa, b. Sept. 6, 1792. Benjamin," b. Oct. 20, 1794. h Leander,7 b. April 5, 1796. h Gustavus,7 b. Nov. 26, 1798.
Christopher Page,7 m. Feb. 29, IS12, Nancy Thomp- son of Woburn, d. Sept. 19, 1834. Had 10 ch. Sally Bond, b. Mar. 27, 1820, m. Jan. 1, 1843, John Clark. Removed to Amherst, where she now lives. Oren Stanley,8 b. Oct. 16, 1829, m. Aug. 1, 1860, Charlotte A. Emery of Tufton- boro, N.H. Had. 3 ch.
Castalio,7 shoe manufacturer in Bedford, lieutenant in war of 1812, m. Mrs. Ruth (Clarke) Pool of Braintree. Ch. I Ebenezer Clark,8 b. July 4, 1806. Anna Fosgate, b. Mar. 28, ISOS. Elias Pool,8 b. Mar. 11, ISIO. Sarah, b." Dec. 21, 1811. Lucinda, b. May 12. 1814. Laura, b. May 19, 1817. Castalio,8 b. May 16, 1819. Charles,8 b. Nov. 6, IS20. Granville.8 b. Sept, 25, 1822.
Leander,7 farmer and shoemaker, m. Sophronia Wilson of Billerica, d. Oct. 6, 18SS. Ch. h Henry,8 b. Nov. 18, IS18. Angelina, b. April 1, 1820, mn. Rev. John H. Carr, was a missionary in Indian Territory, d. Sept. 28, 1864. Ann Maria, b. Sept. 2, 1821, m. Nathaniel P. Watts. h Thomas Baldwin,8 b. Aug. 27, 1822. Caroline Matilda, b. Jan. 6, 1825, m. Edward Foster. Martha Elisa, b. April 24, 1827, m. Isaac. L. Watts. h William Augustus,8 b. Oct. 16, 1829. Sophronia, b. Mar. 28, 1833, d. young. Jerome,8 b. Oct. 10, 1834. Charles Edward,5 b. May 25, IS37.
Gustavus,7 m. Julia Wilson of Westford, d. Nov. 24,
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IS28. Cli. George,8 b. July 6, 1822, wholesale boot and shoe dealer in Boston. Edwin,8 b. about 1826. Melvina.
Ebenezer Clark," b. July 4, 1806, farmer, m. Mary Ann Muzzey of Lexington, d. Sept. 9, 1886. Ch. Ebeneser Bat- telle,8 b. May 5, 1830. Harriet Battelle, b. Oct. 13, 1835, m. James Clark. Ellen Bowers, b. Mar. IS45, m. Robert Rushton. Charles Mussey,8 b. Sept. 17, 1849. John Mus- zey, b. April 14, 1853.
Henry,8 son of Leander,7 m. Catherine G. Cook of Salem. He d. in Civil War, q.v. Ch. Randall Ditson,? b. 1850. Hilton Fosgate,9 b. Oct. 1852.
Thomas Baldwin, 8 son of Leander,7 dentist in Boston and Bedford. justice of the peace, has been in town office. m. July 29, 1849, Hannah Heald of Carlisle. Charlotte Maria, b. June 29, 1851. William Augustus," b. June 12. 1856. Ernest Howard," b. Dec. 12, 1862, grad. Harvard College, 1886, studied divinity and medicine.
William Augustus, 8 son of Leander," mantel maker, m. Sarah Hewes of Roxbury, d. Jan. 6, 1856. Ch. Sophro- nia, b. May IS51. Hattie.
Charles Edward, 8 son of Leander," of Brown Univer- sity (1861) and Harvard Medical School (1867), m. Sarah Breck of Brighton. He has been a physician in Waltham, Boston, and Billerica, and principal of a young ladies' boarding school in Boston. At Billerica he was chairman of school committee, president Bennett Library, and choir- master in First Church. He was in the Civil War, q.v. Had 5 ch.
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William Augustus,9 son of Thomas B.8 watchmaker in Waltham, studied at Lawrence Academy, Groton, alder- man in Waltham (1890 and 1891), m. Fannie S. Tarbell of Hartford, Vt.
HUGHES, John, m. Alice Taylor. She m. 2d, Wil- liam Reed, d. Feb. ISS7. Ch. William B. b. Oct. 12, 1848. Sarah Jane, b. and d. 1850. Samuel T. b. 1852. d. 1861.
William B. m. July 1, 1872, Lucy Alice Puffer. Ch. Samuel T. b. April 21, 1874. Alice Reed, b. Dec. 13, 1877. Emma J. b. Jan. I. ISSO.
HURD, Thomas, a tavein keeper of Bedford, m. Dec. and Martha S. Smith, b. at Charlestown, Sept. 9, 1814, m. IS11, Mary W. Hoar. Ch. Mary E. b. July 18, 1815, m. Sept. 30, IS51, Charles Jones of Boston.
JACKSON, Joshna,1 b. in Middleboro, Mass., 1737, d. 1830. He served seven years in the Revolution, and returned home wearing a knapsack that contained nine bullet holes. Ch. h Josiah2 and hi Joshua.2
Josiah,2 b. at Newton, Mass., removed to Paris, Me., m. Deborah Churchill. He d. at the age of 70 years, and she at 99 years. Ch. Hattie, Hannah, Clara, h Joshua,3 George,3 and Charles.3
Joshua,3 b. 1821, came to Bedford in 1842, m. 1845, Mary Pierce. Ch. Mary S. b, April 1846, m. 1868, Warren Houghton of Northfield, Vt. d. ISS7. Josiah N7.4 b. 1848, d. 1871. h George H.4 b. 1850. It William A.4 b. 1855. Charles,4 b. and d. 1857. Alice L. b. 1859, m. Quincy S. Cole.
George H.4 a provision dealer in Lexington, m. 1873, Flora E. Wentworth of Lexington. She d. July 21, 1883. Ch. George 0.5 William A.5 and Mabel E.
William A.+ merchant in Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, m. 1878, Ida M. Garmon of East Lexington. She d. ISS5. Ch. William Leroy,5 b. 1885.
JOHNSON, Obadiah Perry, son of Asa and Sarah Perry, b. at Rindge, N.H., ISII, m. Jan. 3, IS33, Abigail M. Reed, who was b. at Ashby, Feb. 5, 1813. Ch. Edwin
A. m. Mary E. Jones of Maine. Have Herbert L. and Edgar N. Alfred Perry, grad. Harvard College (1861) and Andover Seminary (1866), was in the Union army and clergyman in the West, m. Terrie E. Shively of Indiana. Have Blanche, Edward, and Terrie. Marcus R. was in Civil War, q.v., m. Nellie L. Wilson of Massachusetts. Have Mabel Arthur, Mary Elsie, and George. Abbie M. m. Edward Gooding of Massachusetts. Have Ethel R., m. J. Forest Bell, M.D., of Illinois. .
This Johnson family, now extinct in this town, was for many years prominent, helpful, and highly respected. !
JONES, Timothy,5 son of John+ and Abigail, b. May 1, 1748, m. Rebecca Putnam. His paternal ancestors in four generations were John. (See military history and epitaphs.)
Ephraim, from Boston, m. Eliza Brown of Lincoln, and settled on a portion of the David Reed farm. He d. Nov. 27, 1861 ; she d. June 7, 1885, and left a legacy to the church. A tablet to her memory is seen in the chapel. Ch. Charles H. a successful merchant in Natick, m. Anna Lowe. Have 5 ch.
Elbridge, from Merrimack, N.H., m. 1836, Abigail Stickney of Tewksbury. He served nine months in the Union army (see Chap. XXX.), and was superintendent of Milton poor farm, where he d. Nov. 18, 1868. Ch. Francis, b. Oct. 1, 1837.
KELLEY, Martin, settled in 1873 on the farm owned by Timothy Page at the time of the Revolution. (See Homesteads.) He m. 1867, Ellen Murry. Ch. John, b. Oct. 16, 1868. William, b. Sept. 26, 1870. Edward P. b. Sept. 29, 1871. Thomas, b. Ang. 15, 1874. Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1876, d. June 29, ISS8. Nellie, b. May 15, IS77. Mag- gie, b. July 5, 1878, d. July 12, ISSS. Annie, b. April 19, ISSo. Martin J. b. and d. Oct. 1881. Martin J. b. Oct. 6, ISS2. Agnes, b. Oct. 26, 1883.
KENRICK, Alexander Wellington, son of Samuel
Mar. 14, IS38, Lucy L. Holbrook of the eighth generation. Ch. Henrietta .1. b. Feb. 7, 1841. m. George H. Russell. Earl Wood, b. July 23. 1844, d. Feb. 26, 1887. Anthony H. b. Jan. 21, 1847. Frank Pierce, b. Jan. 21, 1847. George W. b. Oct. 8, 1849. Bruman HI. b. June 23, 1852. Mercy Maria, b. Feb. 18, 1856, d. Oct 22, 1886. Richard Fay, d. young. Lee Fay, b. April 2, 1865.
LANE. "The Lane family is very ancient. One went over to England with William the Conqueror in 1066."
Job Lane, or Laine, son of James of Hertfordshire, Eng., came to America in 1635, was one of the first settlers of Billerica, and his descendants formed one of the most numerous and influential families in that town and Bed- ford.
Various genealogical notices of the family have appeared before the public, but disagreeing in details of family his- tory.
Job Lane1 was interested in the settlement of Rehoboth (Seconk), on the 3d of July, 1644, where he drew a house- lot, No. 2S. His estate was then valued at £50.
If this Job was the one of Bedford's early interests, he soon returned to England; for in 1647 " he was appointed by his kinsman, Thomas Howell of Marshfield, as executor of his will."
He returned about 1650, and resided in Malden in New
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England. If this Job was not the head of the Bedford family, he may have been the one by that Christian name who began life here later, and will be considered as the head of the second Job Lane family, which seems to have been distinct from the one that has been represented here during the entire history of the town.
Job Lane1 was a master carpenter and housewright, and pursued that business extensively.
There were two others of the name of Lane early in this country, William and James. William came over in 1636, with William Reed and others, in what is known as the second immigration. James was brother of Job, as is shown by the following, under date of May 19, 1660: " I James Lane of Malden Middlesex County, Turner, have constituted my well beloved brother Job Lane, of same Malden, my true and lawful attorney in my name and stead to act," &c. They were sons of James of England. Job Lane was made freeman in 1656, built the first meet- ing house in Malden in 1658, and contracted for the build- ing of a bridge over Concord River, to be completed, "with abutments at each end suitable for the passing over with carts," before the close of the year 1659.
Job,1 b. 1620, m. Sarah, who d. May, 1658; m. 2d, July, 1660, Hannah, dau. of Rev. John Rayner, pastor of the church at Dover. He d. Aug. 23. 1697; she d. April 30, 1704. Ch. Sarah, m. April 23, 1673, Samuel Fitch, d. Oct. 2, 1679. Elizabeth, b 1656, m. Robert Avery. Rebecca, b. 1658, bap. at Dorchester, Aug. 4, 1658 (not mentioned in her father's will), d. 1659. By 2d wife, h John,2 b. Oct. 1661, bap. in Dorchester "when about one-quarter of a year old, by reason of their living so remote." Anna, d. an infant. Anna, m. James Foster of Dorchester, d. 5 days before her husband, Sept. 29, 1732, aged 67. Jemima, b. Aug. 19, 1666, m. Matthew Whipple of Ipswich. Doro- thy, b. July 24, 1666, m. Nov. 24, 1693, Edward Sprague (his birth is the first of the family recorded in Billerica). Mary, b. 1674, m. William Avery of Dedham.
Job Lane1 removed to Billerica, and settled on the Gov. Winthrop farm, which he bought of Fitz John, son of the governor. The deed, dated Aug. 2, 1664, conveys twelve hundred and sixty acres, being the same granted to the eminent governor by the Colonial Court. (See Illustra- tion.) Job Lane1 paid for the farm £230, " current money," by building a house for Fitz John Winthrop at New Lon- don, Conn. He remained on the farm until the marriage of his son, John,2 after which he returned to his Malden estate.
The Winthrop farm was found, by survey previous to the division among the heirs of Job,1 to contain fifteen hundred acres. It was but a small part of his estate. The inventory was as follows: Estate in Billerica, {Soo; home- stead in Malden, £225; tenements in Malden, £913; per- sonal estate, f188 1Is. 6d. - total, £2,126 1Is. 6d.
In addition to the above, there was a large estate in England from which he received annual income. The English estate, in part, came by the second wife of Job.1 It was inherited by the Rayner family, from a brother, Boyse, who was slain in the war of the revolution in the Parliament party, under Lord Fairfax, in a battle near Leeds, 1643. (See English Right.)
Job's house in Billerica was one of the four block houses ordered to be built by the General Court between Concord and Chelmsford, in 1675, during Philip's war.
Job Lane1 represented the town in the General Court in
1678-9, and after his return to Malden represented that town in 1685 and 1693.
Sarah (Lane) Fitch died before her father, Job Lane,1 and her portion of the Winthrop farm (one-fourth) was inherited by her son, Samuel Fitch, q.v.
Elizabeth (Lane) Avery is memorialized in King's Chapel, Boston, thus : " Robert II. son of Dr. William Avery of Ded- ham, b. about 1649, m. Elizabeth Lane, April 13, 1676. He d. Oct. 1722, in ye 73d year of his age. She d. Oct. 2, 1746, in ye gist year of her age, leaving five children, thirty grandchildren, fifty-two great-grandchildren, and two of the fifth generation " (Rev. John Avery, first minister of Truro, the son of Robert, b. Dec. 26, 1685, d. April 25, 1754, was also a practising physician.)
Jemima (Lane) Whipple died before her father, Job Lane,1 and her portion of the Winthrop farm (one-fourth) was inherited by her son, Matthew.
John,2 son of Job,1 m. Mar. 20, 1681-2, Susanna Whip- ple of Ipswich. She d. Aug. 4, 1713; he d. Jan. 17, 1714- 15. Ch. Susanna, b. Jan. 24, 1682-3. m. Nathaniel Page.2 Job,3 d. young. Mary, b. May 15, 1686, m. John Whitmore of Medford. Jemima, d. young. h Job,8 b. June 22, 1689. lı John,8 b. Oct. 20, 1691. Martha, b. Oct. 1, 1694, m. James Minot, a noted schoolmaster of Concord, d. Jan. 18, 1735. h James,3 b. Aug. 12, 1696. Joseph,3 d. young.
John Lane2 was colonel of the militia, and very active during the Indian alarms. He was appointed captain by Richard, Earl of Belmont, Oct. 4, 1699, and a major of the West Regiment of horse and foot militia, Jan. 22, 1711, by Dudley. The original commission is now among the Lane papers. (See Homesteads.) His property was invento- ried, June 24, 1715, as follows : Real estate, £1,197 12S .; personal, {266 16s. 5d Among the charges to the estate were funeral expenses, £38 5s., of which fro was for gloves for the mourners. Sons Job3 and John3 were the administrators. The estate was conducted under the style of Job & John Lane.
Mary (Lane) Whitmore inherited the warlike spirit of her father, Col. John Lane.2 (See experience of Mary Lane, and epitaph.) Her husband, John Whitmore, aided in defraying the charges of forming the town of l'edford. She had six children and a numerous posterity, some of whom settled in Bedford, N.H. Hon. William H. Whit- more of Boston is a descendant.
Job,8 son of John,2 m. Dec. 1713, Martha Ruggles of Roxbury, who d. Sept. 14, 1740; m. 2d, Mary -. She d. Dec. 11, 1783; he d. Aug. 9, 1762. (See epitaph of Dea. Job.) Ch. Martha, b. June 22, 1716, m. Nathaniel Adams. I Job,+ b. Sept. 27, 1718. h John,+ b. Oct. 2, 1720. h Timo- thy,4 b. July 10, 1722. Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1725, m. Jonathan Hill of Billerica, d. May 24, 1772. Whipple,+ d. young. Benjamin,4 b. Aug. 29, 1729, d. Jan. 25, 1754. Lucy, b. May 3, 1732, m. Elijah Stearns of Billerica. Twin daus. d. young.
Job Lane3 was deacon from Feb. 9, 1738, till death, Aug. 9, 1762, and was commissioned a lientenant of troops on April 16, 1724, by Gov. Dummer. He occupied the home- stead on the Billerica road. He gave by will his estate in England to his son Job,+ and its equivalent in other prop- erty to sons John4 and Timothy4; to grandson, John Lane,5 " my old clock"; to granddaughter, "only child of my daughter, Martha Adams, the sum of £25 13s. 4d."; "to daughters Mary Hill and Lucy Stearns my lands in Hard- wick."
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John,8 son of John,2 commissioned as captain in 1711, and later as major by Dudley, m. Dec. 31, 1714. Catherine Whiting, who d. April 1, 1731; m. 2d, Mar. 16, 1732, Han- nah Abbott of Andover. She d. April 22. 1769; he d. Sept. 23. 1763. (See epitaphs of each.) Ch. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1716, m. Jeremiah Fitch of Bedford. Catherine, b. June 27, 1717, m. Benjamin Bacon. Susanna, b. April S, 1720, m. Nathaniel Davis of Vermont. h John,4 b. July 1, 1722. Matthew,4 b. July 10, 1724, d. Aug. 5, 1741. Samuel,4 d. young. By 2d wife, Hannah, d. young. h Samuel,4 b. Oct. 21, 1737. Matthew, b. Aug. 5, 1741.
James3 (Capt.), son of John,2 m. April 30, 1719, Martha Minot, who d. July 3, 1762; m. 2d, Aug. 9. 1763, Cherry Wellington, who d. Dec. 17, 1764; m. 3d, May 22, 1766, Mrs. Abigail Farmer, who d. Feb. 25, 1773; m. 4th, Jan. 20, 1774, Mrs. Abigail Merriam, who d. Nov. 15, 1793. He d. April 11, 1783. Ch. Martha, b. Mar. 17, 1721-2, m. Samuel Dutton. Rebecca, b. Oct. 29, 1723, m. July 31, 1750, Benjamin Hutchinson, Jr., d. May 24, 1814. (See epitaph). I James,4 b. Mar. S, 1725-6. Marcy. d. young. David,4 b. Mar. 17, 1733-4, d. Sept. 29, 1750. He was a college graduate, and died abroad. Love and Susanna, d. young. h Samuel,4 b. July 11, 1737.
Job$ ("Jr."), son of Job,3 m. Jan. 29. 1747, Susanna Fassett (dau. of Capt. Josiah), who d. Mar. 24. 1775; m. 2d, Jan. 15, 1777, Elizabeth Stickney. He d. June 11, 1796. Cli. Susanaa, b. Dec. 21, 1747, m. Daniel Davis. Lydia, b. Aug. 13. 1749, m. Matthew Fitch. Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1751, m. Nov. 26, 1778, Samuel Gilson. Han- nah, b. Jan 31, 1754, m. John Bacon. Job,5 b. June 13, 1756. "Ensign Job Lane" d. Dec. 22, 1788. Amattia, b. Feb. 9, 1759, m. Elijah Bacon; m. 2d, Benjamin Bacon. Molly, b. June 14, 1761, m. David Lane. Bethiah, b. Feb. I, 1764, m. John Webber, Jr. h Luke,5 b. Sept. 29, 1768. By 2d wife, Fanna, b. May 24, 1781, d. single.
Job Lanet was wounded at Concord, April 19, 1775. He was pensioned by the government, and received considera- tion from the town.
John, 4 son of Job,3 m. Ruth Bowman of Lexington, who d. Aug. 13. 1759; m. 2d, Mrs. Sarah (Abbott) lIildreth of Andover. He d. Dec. 7, 1789; she (Mrs. Sarah Parker) d. Mar. 5, 1814. (See epitaph.) Ch. h John,5 b. Dec. 7, 1746. Francis,5 d. young. Francis,5 b. Aug. 31, 1750, settled in Ashburnham. Ruth, b. April S, 1752, m. Dec. 9, 1772, John Whitney of Littleton. Benjamin,5 b. Mar. 17, 1754, m. May 26, 1781, Anna Page; m. 3d, Isabella Hill. Lived at Ashburnham. h Ziba,5 b. July 5, 1756. Esther, b. Mar. 1, 1758, m. Sept. 25, 1778, Josiah Crosby of Amherst, N.H. By zd wife, Josiah,5 d. young. h Jonathan,5 b. Oct, 15, 1763. Sarah, b. Oct. 1, 1765, m. Nov. 1, 1787, Timothy Stearns. Had 11 ch.
Timothy,4 son of Job,3 m. Mar. 7, 1750-1, Lydia, dau. of Stephen Davis. He d. Dec. 3, 1793; she d. Aug. 31, 1801. (See epitaphs.) Ch. Lucy, b. Nov. 7, 1751, m. Nov. 23, 1775, Jonathan Putnam. Elizabeth, b. May 7, 1753. h Stephen,5 b. Aug. 20, 1755. Anna, b. Mar. 30, 1753, m. May 20, 1779. Ebenezer Gould of Chelmsford. Lydia, d. young. Rhoda, b. May 17, 1763, m. Feb. 12, 1789, Simeon Gould. Pattee, b. Nov. S, 1765. Nathan,5 b. Feb. 11, 1768, d. Dec. 1, 1794. Lydia, b. Jan. 16, 1772, d. July 13, 1796.
John,4 son of John,8 inherited Thaddeus Davis place from his father, and spent his life there, m. Oct. 28, 1747, Martha Flagg of Woburn. Ch. Martha, b. Aug. 13, 174S. Matthew,5 b. Oct. S, 1750. Gorsham Flagg,5 b. July 30,
1753. Hannah, b. May 13, 1755, m. John Bacon. (See epitaph.) Hepsibak. b. Aug. 30, 1761.
Samuel,4 son of John,3 m. Dec. 9, 1763, Elizabeth Fitch. He d. June 26, 1802; she d. Sept. 29, 1796. (See Home- steads.) Ch. Hannah, b. Feb. 26, 1765, m. Jonathan Lane.5 Dorcas, b. Feb. 18, 1771, m. Nathan White. Phebe, b. Feb. 12, 1773, m. David Lane. Polly, b. Aug. 15, 1776, m. John Stearns of Billerica.
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