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The will of Samuel Merriam,3 dated Nov. 28. 1758, gives to son Nathaniel land and buildings in Bedford, after pay- ing debts, legacies, etc.
Nathaniel,4 son of Samuel,3 m. Olive Wheeler. He d. May 9, 1802; she d. Nov. 25, 1806. Ch. Samuel,5 b. Nov. 5, 1749. Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1753, m. Zebulon Converse of Rindge, N. H. Olive, b. Mar. 1, 1763.
Samuel,5 son of Nathaniel,4 m. Feb. 21, 1785, Alice, dau. of Simon Newton and Amittai Fassett, and widow of Thomas Hadley. He d. Nov. 25, IS22; she d. 1836 (?). Ch. Sally, b. April 17, 1785, m. John Grover of Lexington. hı Jonas,6 b. Aug. 22, 1787. Mary, b. April 4, 1791, m. George Pierce, had 7 ch., several of whom settled in Bed- ford; Mary m. Joshua Jackson of Bedford. Thomas," b. Jan. 29, 1793. Lucy, -. Nathaniel,6 b. June 23, 1795. Hannak, b. July 23, 1799, m. - Lock of West Cam- bridge.
The record of the marriage of Samuel Merriam and Alice Hadley has the following appended note: "Said Alice Hadley married in a borrowed suit of cloathes." This probably arose from an idea that if a man married a wife, and had no property with her, he could not be held
responsible for her debts. Hence he took her without even the clothing she had on. - Hudson.
Jonas,6 son of Samuel,5 m. Nancy Pierce. He d. 1822; she d. 1817. Ch. Isaac,7 b. June 23, 1809 (deaf mute). Adeline, b. July 24, 1812, m. Sheubel Batchelder; m. 2d, Thomas Work. Mary Ann, b. Mar. 17, 1817, m. Charles E. Carruth of Paxton.
MERRITT, Edward, m. Mar. 27, 1828, Betsey C. Tar- bell, d. May 20, ISS2. Ch. Geor e, b. Mar. 21, 1830, d. Dec. 21, 1847. Caroline, h. June 4, 1832. Ellen, b. July S, 1836, d. Oct. 16, 1839. Emily, b. July 26, 1838, m. N. S. Daniels, d. June 4, ISS2. h Edward, b. July 2, 1841, m. Mary Winchester ; he was in Union army; d. July 24. 1889. Helen, b. Mar. 26, 1845, m. W. P. Putnam of Wilton, N.H.
MONROE, Jonas, of Scotch descent, son of Jonas and Sarah Ilenris of Carlisle, b. Mar. 17, 1795, came to Bedford about IS23, and entered the employ of Elijah Stearns, Esq., whose successor he became as a merchant. He m. Nov. 24, IS31, Abigail F., dan. of Rev. Samuel Stearns, who d. Jan. 1833; m. 2d, May 1, 1834, Mary A., dau. of Capt. Abner Stearns. He d. May 11, 1879. Ch. Ellen Maria, b. Aug. 30, 1832, m. John Clifford, d. Jan. 20, 1887. By 2d wife, h George Henry, b. Nov. 15, 1835. h Jonas Edward, b. May 4, 1837. Caroline French and Catherine Frances, twins, b. April 21, 1839; Caroline m. Charles E. Gleason ; Catherine d. in infancy.
George Henry, son of Jonas, m. Oct. 11, 1871, Caro- line M. Brower. Ch. George H. b. June 29, IS74. Mary Aun, b. Feb. 22, 187S.
Jonas E. son of Jonas, was in Union Army ; m. Nov. 2, 1865, Ellen M. Butterfield. Ch. Clara Josephine, b. April 27, 1869.
Abel S. b. Oct. 1807, m. April 26, 1838, Sarah Wright, who d. Mar. 3, 1844; m. 2d, Dec. 1844, Caroline Bacon. She d. Jan. 31, 1860; he d. June 21, 1861. Ch. Sophronia, b. - , d. April 27, 1844. George WV. Sarah E. b. Jan. 1846, m. Knowlton.
Jonathan, m. Almira Page. He d. Jan. 6, 1865; she d. April 13, 1872. Ch. James, b. 1829, d. Sept. 6, 1863. Clariett, m. Wesley Carvill.
James Monroe joined the Union army, Oct. 15, 1862, as a member of Company G, Forty-seventh Regiment, served a term of nine months, and died from disease contracted in the service of his country.
" Though not upon the battle-field He breathed his latest breath, For freedom and for country still He died a hero's death."
MUDGE. The immigrant ancestor, Thomas, who was born in England in 1624, was in Malden, Mass., in 1657. The line of descent is as follows : Thomas,1 b. 1624; John,2 b. 1654; John,3 b. Nov. 21, 1686, d. Nov. 26, 1762; John,4 b. Dec. 30, 1713, d. Nov. 26, 1762 ; Simon,5 b. April S, 1748, d. Aug. 27, 1799; Simon,6 b. Sept. S, 1775, d. Feb. 10, 1853.
William W.7 b. in Danvers, Mar. 30. 1821, m. April 26, 1848, Harriet, dau. of Jonathan and Rebecca Perry of Danvers, d. Dec. S, IS84. Ch. Rebecca F. b. Jan. 23, 1849. Elisabeth and Almira, twins, b. June 10, 1851, d. in infancy. William H.S b. June 15, 1853. Harriet M. b. July 27, 1857.
William W. Mudge settled on a part of the Merriam farm in 1856, where his family now live. He was often in town office, and was a member of the Evangelical church.
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MYERS, Michael, settled in Bedford on a portion of the l'age estate which had been occupied by John Davis. He m. Feb. 1878, Lena Tigh. Ch. Mary, b. Feb. 1879. Sarah, b. Dec. 1SS2. Faunie, b. Feb. 1886. William, b. July, ISSS.
NEVILLE, John, m. April, 1850, Maria Keane, and settled on the Stephen Davis farm. (See llomesteads.) Ch. Mary Ann, b. Mar. 1850, d. Jan. 1878. William J. b. Feb. 1853, m. Sarah Lyons. John Henry, b. Dec. 1855. George Martin, b. Nov. 1857, d. 1861. Ellen E. b. Mar. 1860. Sarah J. b. June, 1863. Hannah M. b. Jan. 1866. James F. b. Mar. 1867. Katherine C. b. June, 1871. P. Henry, b. June, 1874.
PAGE, or PAIGE, Nathaniel,1 was in Roxbury in 1686. He is thought to have been brother of Nicholas of Boston, 1665, who came from Plymouth, Eng. Gov. Joseph Dudley appointed Nathaniel sheriff of Suffolk County. He bought land of George Grimes, and settled in Billerica (now Bedford) in 1688. (See Homestead.) He m. Joanna, and d. "12-02-92" (Apr. 12, 1692). Ch. h Nathaniel,2 b. about 1679. Elisabeth, m. John Simpkins of Boston. Sarah, m. Samuel Hill. Jantes,2 d. young. h Christopher,2 b. 1690-1.
Nathaniel Page1 left will, dated April 11, 1692, approved May 9, 1692. Some of the items from the inventory are : " Iron work belonging to the saw-mill, £3 02s .; 3 horses, £8; 24 sheep and lambs, £7; 9 milch cows, {20; 6 oxen, £22; 40 bush. corn, £4; farm buildings and all lands in Billerica, £225; a servant man, £15; a farm of 200 acres at Dedham, £30; a farm at Squabauge and Worcester, £10."
Nathaniel,2 son of Nathaniel,1 b. in England, and came to New England when about 14 years old. He m. Nov. 6, 1701, Susannah Lane, who d. 1746; m. 2d, 1748, Mary Grimes. He d. 1755. (See epitaph.) Ch. ] Nathaniel,3 b. Sept. 4, 1702. h John,8 b. Oct. 11, 1704. h Christopher,3 b. July 16, 1707. Susannah, b. April 29, 1711, m. Samuel Bridge of Lexington, d. 1735. Joanna, b. 1714, m. Josiah Fassett.
Christopher,2 son of Nathaniel,1 m. Joanna -, who d. Oct. 27, 1719; m. 2d, May 23, 1720, Elizabeth, dau. of Dea. George Reed of Woburn. He d. in Hardwick, Mar. 10, 1774 ; she d. 1786. Ch. Joanna, b. Aug. 10, 1717, m. Benja- min Farley. Christopher,8 b. June 11, 1721, m. Rebecca Haskell. William,8 b. May 2, 1723, m. Mercy Aiken. He d. Feb. 14, 1790; she d. Feb. 19, 1823, aged 102 years. George,8 b. June 17, 1725, m. Rosilla Whitcomb, d. 1781. Timothy,3 b. May 24, 1727, m. Mary Foster of Rochester. He d. Aug. 26, 1791 ; she d. July 21, 1825, aged 93 years. His son, Timothy, was the father of Rev. L. R. Page, the historian of Cambridge. Jonas,3 b. Sept. 19, 1729. Eliza- beth, b. Oct. 3, 1731. Lucy, b. Feb. 22, 1733-4, m. Seth Lincoln of Newton. There were born in Hardwick, Na- thaniel,3 b. May 12, 1736, d. Jan. 6, 1816. John,8 b. July 6, 1738, d. April 14, 18II. Elizabeth, b. June 7, 1743, In. Solomon Green of Leicester.
Nathaniel,8 son of Nathaniel,2 m. Hannah Blanchard. She d. 1763; he d. 1779. Ch, h Thomas,4 b. May 5, 1733- Hannah, b. May 15, 1736, m. Jonas French. h William,4 b. Feb. 19, 1737-8. hi David,4 b. April 4, 1740. Susanna, b. Jan. 22, 1742, d. Jan. 26, 1772. Abigail, b. Sept. 5, 1745, m. Bowman Brown.
John,3 son of Nathaniel,2 m. Dec. 31, 1730, Rebecca Wheeler, who d. July 12, 1755; m. 2d, Jan. 15, 1756, Amit- tai Fassett, who d. Dec. 25, 1771; m. 3d, June 3, 1773,
Rachel, widow of Joseph Fitch. He d. Feb. 18, 1782; she d. Jan. 26, 1801. Ch. John,4 b. Sept. 2, 1733, settled in Hardwick, founded a numerous family, and d. Oct. 31, 1789. James,4 b. May 12, 1735, d. 1817 in Hardwick. hı Ebenezer,4 b. June 3, 1737. Susanna, d. young. h Timo- thy,4 b. June 11, 1741. h Nathaniel,4 b. June 20, 1742. Rebecca, b. Aug. 23, 1743, m. Solomon Cutler of Rindge, N.H. Mary, d. young. Joanna, b. June 15, 1746, m. Sam- uel Reed of Woburn. Sarah, b. June 8, 1747, m. Josiah Beard. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 3, 1748, m. Micha Reed. Sus- anna, b. June 12, 1750, m. Amos Haggitt of Concord. Samuel,4 b. Aug. 1, 1751, lived in New Hampshire. Mary, d. an infant.
John Page8 was a man of great stature, and was in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. He aided in cap- turing six regulars in Lexington, April 19, 1775.
Christopher,3 son of Nathaniel,2 m. 1742, Mrs. Susan- nah (Whitmore) Webber of Medford, dau. of John Whit- more. He d. Nov. 11, 1786; she d. July 20, 1792. Ch. Christopher,4 b. Oct. 29, 1743, m. Lydia Jaquith ; m. 2d, Mrs. Minot. Had no issue. He was at Concord fight. Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1746-7, m. Dea. Nathan Reed of Lexing- ton. Four ch. d. young (see epitaphs).
The deaths of children in this family, and also in the Whitmore family connected with it, were from the epi- demic, thus described : " The amazing rapidity with which it spread through the country resembled more a storm agi- tating the atmosphere than the natural progress of dis- ease. .. . Almost a whole city or town or neighborhood became affected with its influence in a few days."
Thomas, 4 son of Nathaniel,3 m. Jan. 1, 1756, Anna Mer- riam. Ile d. July 31, 1809 ; she d. July 10, 1810.
She gave by will a silver flagon to the church that cost $140; also the foundation of the "Page and Hartwell Fund."
William,4 son of Nathaniel,3 m. Dec. 8, 1763, Patte Hill. Ile d. Feb. 10, 1812; she d. April 14, 1809.
He gave the first hearse to the town, and made public bequests. His residence was near the Concord line.
David,4 son of Nathaniel,3 known as "King David," because of his lordly manner and adherence to the Conti- nental costume, m. Abigail Jones. He d. Jan. 11, 1819. Ch. David,5 b. Feb. 7, 1767. Hannah, b. Mar. 11, 1773.
Ebenezer,4 son of John,8 m. Feb. 21, 1760, Dorothy Pollard, widow of Joseph Fassett, who d. Feb. 6, 1779; m. 2d, Dec. 4, 1781, Susannah Simonds of Woburn. He d. June 19, 1784. Ch. Anna, b. Sept. 29, 1760, m. Benja- min Lane. Rebekah, b. June 9, 1763, m. Jonathan Wil- son ; m. 2d, William Porter. Ebenezer,5 b. Mar. 30, 1765. ha John,5 b. Feb. 8, 1767. Dolly, Moses, and Lucy, d. young. Molly, b. July 24, 1774. h Joshua,5 b. Jan. 18, 1779. By 2d wife, hı William,5 b. Mar. 19, 1783. hi Moses,5 b. Oct. 9, 1784. Lucy (not recorded), m. Matthew Hayward of Box- boro. (See Hayward family.)
Timothy, 4 son of John,8 m. Margaret Wellington, d. Oct. 25, 1776. She m. 2d, Asa Fassett, d. Oct. 25, 1804. Ch. Joseph W5 b. May 16, 1767. Dorcas, b. April 22, 1775, m. James Wright.
Timothy Page4 was in the war of the Revolution from the opening scene until his death at the battle of White Plains, N.Y. (See military section.)
Nathaniel,4 son of John,8 a Minute Man of Bedford, m. Dec. 15, 1774, Sarah, dau. of James Brown. He d. July, 1819; she d. Aug. 22, 1839. Ch. h Nathaniel,5 b. Oct. 25,
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1775. Sarah, b. May 22, 1777, m. Samuel Randall. h Time- othy,5 b. Jan. 29, 1779. It John5 and Benjamin,5 twins, b. Mar. 3, 1781. Christopher5 and h Thomas,5 twins, b. Dec. 10, 1784; Benjamin settled in Boxboro, Mass., and d. May 4, 1840. I Thaddeus5 and Ruhamah, b. May 1, 1788; Ruha- mah m. Jonathan Lane. (See Lane family.)
Joltu5 (Capt.), son of Ebenezer,4 a carpenter and builder, m. Feb. 14, 1792, Esther (Merriam). He d. June 29, 1848 ; she d. Dec. 21, 1852. Ch. Clariet, b. May 4, 1794. Esther Bellamy, b. Feb. 12, 1796, m. Asa Reed. Almira, b. Dec. 26, 1797, m. Jonathan Munroe. Arza,6 b. Aug. 9, ISoo, m. Elizabeth T. Currier, d. in Billerica, Feb. 18, 1868. Bella- my,6 b. Dec. 5, 1802, d. Nov. 29, 1881. Louisa H. b. July 17, 1806. Anna Priscilla, b. April 9, ISO8.
Joshua,5 son of Ebenezer,4 m. Sally Davis, who d. Nov. 25, 1814; m. 2d, Elsey Gault ; m. 3d, Nancy Gault ; m. 4th, Betsey May; m. 5th, Mary A. Robbins. He d. Nov. 27, 1842. Ch. Sarah Eveline, d. young. Sally Maria, b. Nov. 20, 1814, m. Ezra A. Corson. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 13, 1816, m. Orville Tyler. Dolly Eveline, d. an infant. Harriet Jane, b. June 28, 1823. Asenith Gault, b. Aug. 20, 1824. Nancy Waterman, b. April 16, 1826, m. - Pillsbury. Lucretia, b. Aug. 25, 1829.
William,5 son of Ebenezer,4 m. Lucy Simonds. He d. in Somerville; she d. Dec. 14, 1849. Ch. Moses,6 b. May 16, 1816. Susanna Simonds, d. young. Susanna Simonds, b. Aug. 27, 1823, m. Albion S. Willard.
Moses,5 son of Ebenezer,4 m. Mrs. Hannah (Evans) Put- nam. Ile d. Nov 5, 1861 ; she d. Ang. S, 1849. Ch. Sus- anna, b. April 12, 1828, d. Feb. 8, 1855.
Nathaniel,5 son of Nathaniel,4 m. Sept. 10, 1801, Lydia Fitch. He d. Aug. 30, 1858; she d. Jan. 24, 1852. Ch. h Cyrus,6 b. Nov. 26, 1801. Fidelia, b, July 9, 1803, m. Hiram Webber, d. April 5, 1834. Isaac Fitch,6 b. Aug. 30, 1805, d. Nov. 21, 1844. Nathaniel,6 d. an infant. Nathan- iel,6 b. May 31, 1809, m. 1862, d. Ang. 5, ISSo. David,6 b. Sept. 4, ISII, d. Dec. 6, 1872. Benjamin,6 b. Jan. 15, 1814, d. Jan. 15, 1848. Samuel,6 b. May 30, 1816, d. Jan. 31, 1839, a member of the junior class of Dartmouth College.
Timothy,5 son of Nathaniel,4 m. Isanna Harrington. He d. Dec. 26, 1860; she d. Aug. 2, 1861. Ch. lı Larkin Pierce,6 b. Sept. 24, 1802. It Timothy, R.6 b. Dec. 18, 1809. h Daniel Harrington,6 b. Jan. 4, 1819.
John,5 son of Nathaniel,4 m. June 5, ISIo, Lucy, dan. of Dea. Moses Fitch. They both d. Feb. 1861. Ch. Anna Re.d, b. Mar. 21, 1811, m. Jabez W. Burnham, d. Sept. 22, ISSS. It Benjamin,6 b. Nov. 30, 1812. Lucy Almira, b. Jan. 14, 1815, m. Herbert Wyman of Woburn. Rachel Lavinia, b. Mar. 13, 18IS, d. Sept, S, 1888. She bequeathed $500 to church in Bedford. Mary Fitch, b. Feb. 23, 1820, m. Charles H. Adams. Sarah Brown, b. Feb. 2, 1822, m. Benjamin F. Wyer of Woburn. Martha Jane, b. Oct. 28, 1824, m. Dea. Luther Richardson of Winchester. Susan- nah Stearns and John Irving, d. young.
Tltomas,5 son of Nathaniel,4 m. Betsey Porter. He d. Ang. 22, 1860; she d. Mar. 12, 1867. Ch. Isanna, b. April 12, 1809, m. Caleb Sumner Brown, had S ch. and d. Dec. 1890. Ilarriet, b. April, 1813, m. William Green, d. Feb. II, ISSS. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1817, m. Nov. 2, 1837, Nathan Taylor ; m. 2d, Dec. 30, 1840, Joseph Hartwell.
Thaddeus,5 son of Nathaniel,4 m. Dolly Richardson. He d. Jan. 17, 1837; she d. Aug. 15, 1886, aged 100 years 6 months. One ch. d. young.
Hall, d. May 4, 1887. Ch. Henrietta, b. May 21, 1843, m. June 15, 1861, Augustus G. Davis, d. Nov. 2, 1881. h Cyrus Andrew,7 b. June 9, 1845. Harriet F. b. Nov. 13, IS47, m. Nov. 13, 1867, Charles E. Lauriat of Boston. Isa- dora, b. Oct. 22, 1850, m. Oct. 1, 1879, Dr. C. H. Brockway. Nathaniel,7 b. Nov. 1, 1854, d. Mar. 11, 1884.
Larkin P.6 son of Timothy,5 m. Dec. 3, 1829, Rebecca Hunt. He d. Sept. 17, 1871 ; she d. April 22, 1891. Ch. It Charles Parker,7 b. Aug. 31, 1830. Eveline R. b. Jan. 19, 1832, m. Lorenzo Barnard. Caroline M. b. Sept. 20, 1833, m. George Flint of Concord. hi Henry Larkin, b. Jan. 10, 1836. It John Flint,7 b. Aug. 24, 1838. Sarah Augusta, d. an infant. h Grosvenor Abijah,7 b. Aug. 6, 1842. Isanna, d. young. William E.7 d. an infant. Isanna H. b. Dec. 7, 1832, m. Arthur B. Ilarvey.
Timothy R.6 son of Timothy,5 m. Feb. 27, 1834, Mary A. Hersey, d. Mar. 19, 1891. Ch. Frances Victoria, d. young. Marion Josephine, b. May 24, 1837. Thaddeus,7 b. Jan. 28, 1839. William C.7 1. Aug. 8, 1841, m. Aug. 1867, Helen F. Leeds. He is a hardware merchant in New York City. Frank H. d. young.
Timothy R. Page was connected with the United States government twelve years, with the governor and council of Massachusetts two years, and with the city government of Boston twenty-eight years.
Daniel,6 son of Timothy,5 m. Nov. 27, 1845, Charlotte Heald, d. June 15, 1851. Ch. George P3 Fred., Frank E3
Benjamin,6 son of John,5 m. Nov. 28, 1844, Lucy Bar- nard. Ile d. May 24, 1873; she d. Jan. 4, 1877. Ch. Cath- erine A. d. young. John Adams,7 b. Oct. 27, 1847, m. Annie Webb. Mary Lyon, b. June 6, 1850, spent some years as a teacher in Smyrna. William Barnard,7 d. young. hi Ben- jamin Irving,7 b. April 11, 1855. Lucy Fitch, d. young. Frederick Harlan, b. Dec. 18, 1860, m. Grace W. Conant. Anna Burnham, d. an infant.
Cyrus Andrew,7 son of Cyrus,6 m. Feb. 2, 1885, Anna M. Phillipps. Ch. Phillips Ward,8 b. Nov. 28, 1886. Doro- thy, b. Nov. 11, 1889.
Benjamin Irving, son of Benjamin,6 m. June 2, 1881, Florence Noyes. Ch. Irving Noyes.8 Lucy Simonds. Na- thaniel Makepeace,8 b. Dec. 25, 1889.
Charles P.7 son of Larkin P.6 m. Sept. 2, 1855, Anna M. Fish, who d. Sept. 18, 1877; m. 2d, Nov. 20, 1879, Mrs. Nancy McFarland. Ch. George Albert,8 b. and d. 1856. Carrie Susie, b. Sept. 30, 1859, m. Walter Cowin. Corea Adelle, b. and d. 1868.
Henry L.7 son of Larkin P.6 m. Jan. 10, 1861, Lucy A. Wellington. Ch. Fannie Z. b. Oct. 10, 1864. Frank Wel- lington,8 b. April 10, 1872.
John F.7 son of Larkin P.6 m. Dec. 6, 1870, Catherine E. Reed. Ch. Marshall Reed,8 b. Feb. 18, 1872.
Grovesuor A.ª son of Larkin P.6 m. Sept. 1882, Louisa A. Northrop of Vermont. Ch. Charles L.8 b. Oct. 5, 1884. William L.8 b. Oct. 6, 1887. (See military history.)
PARKER, William, son of Levi and Hannah (Ged- dings) Parker, b. in Lunenburg, Aug. 7, 1813, m. May 7, 1837, Mary E. (dau. of Warren Maynard and Nancy Hol- den), who was b. in Sudbury, Jan. 23, 1817. They settled in Bedford in 1842. He d. Feb. 18, 1889. Ch. William Z. b. May 14, 1838. Albert F. b. Sept. 20, 1840, d. Feb. 24, 1873. Adelaide E. b. Mar. 19, 1843, d. Sept. 26, 1854. Lillie H. b. April 28, 1846, d. Nov. 16, 1889. Minnie E.
Cyrus,6 son of Nathaniel,5 m. Sept. 15, 1840, Susan E. | b. May 28, 1853. George M. b. July 24, 1856.
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POLLARD, Oliver,1 m. Feb. 1735-6, Hannah Ilili. Ch. Oliver,2 b. 1736-7, and others.
Oliver,2 m. 1777, Mary Hill. (See epitaphs.) Ch. Oliver.8 Jane, m. Thomas Smith, d. 1868. Obed.4 Mary, m. Rev. William Gragg.
There were others of the name. Walter was a tavern keeper, q.v. The family is now extinct.
PORTER, Joseph, m. Bethiah Batchelder of Danvers, and settled here. (See Homesteads, old sites.) He d. July 13, 1770. Ch. Molly, b. April 23, 1743. Bethiah, b. Nov. IS, 1744. Israel, b. Sept. 2, 1746, settled in Cam- bridge as a tavern keeper. Joseph, b. Sept. 6, 1748, d Aug. 14, 1770. Jemima, b. July 8, 1750. Desire, b. Feb. 11, 1752, m. Abraham Brown of Brookline. Edith, b. Mar. I, 1754, m. William Caldwell; m. 2d, - Pollard. Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1756, m. David Woolley. h William, b. July 22, 1759. Lydia, b. Sept. 15, 1761, m. Benjamin Trask of Lexington. Olive, b. Dec. 2, 1765, m. Simon Hadley of Lexington.
William, m. May 4, 1779, Lucy Kibbey ; m. 2d, Rebecca Page, widow of Jonathan Wilson. He d. Feb. 26, 1829: 2d wife d. Jan. 27, 1834. Ch. William, d. at sea. Polly (Mary) b. Sept. 28, 1781, m. Stephen Bacon. Lucy, b. Oct. 3, 1784, m. Samuel Sage. Betsey, b. July 1, 1786, m. Thomas Page. h Asa, b. -. Joseph, b. 1790. (See epi- taph.) Martha, m. Bradley V. Bowers; m. 2d, Moses Simonds. Sally, m. Israel Porter Hadley. Nancy, m. Edward Flint of Concord. By 2d wife, Rebecca P. b. Nov. 15, 1798, m. Thompson Bacon, Jr.
Asa, m. June 17, 1817, Mary Mulliken of Concord, d. Dec. 25, 1825 (?). Ch. Joseph Mulliken, b. Nov. 24, 1819. Mary Rebecca, b. Aug. 25, 1821.
PUTNAM, John,1 and wife, Priscilla, the immigrants, came from Bucks County, Eng., to Salem, about 1640. Three sons came with them. Thomas,2 b. 1618, was grand- father of Maj .- Gen. Israel Putnam+ of Connecticut. Na- thaniel,2 b. 1621, was grandfather of Israel4 of Bedford (see Homesteads, and epitaphs), who m. July 22, 1722, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Bacon. Israel,5 b. Mar. 20, 1722-3, m. Sarah Hutchinson, had 5 ch. Benjamin,5 b. Aug. 2, 1725, m. Eunice Rea; m. 2d, Rebecca Farley, had I ch. Jonathan,5 b. July 16, 1727, m. Hannah Melvin of Concord, had Mary, b. 1750.
Jonas, of Roxbury, m. Mar. 14, 1811, Hannah Evans. (See Samuel Hartwell homestead.) He d. Mar. IS, IS18. She m. 2d, Moses Page, and d. Aug. S, 1849. Ch. Jonas, b. Aug. 23, ISIT, m. Emeline Tenny. He d. May 30, 1868; She d. Nov. 27, ISSO. Samuel Hartwell, b. 1815. Lucy Desire, b. 1817.
William A. m. July 2, 1846, Mary Ann Smith of West- ford and settled in Bedford as a tavern keeper. He d. Mar. 1871. Ch. Mary Augusta, b. Oct. 24, 1860, m. Wal- lace G. Webber.
Mrs. Mary A. Putnam was the donor of the clock in the church tower.
REED, Williatt and Mabel, were the immigrant ances- tors who embarked from England in the "Defence," July 4, 1635, and reached New England Oct. 6 of the same year. They brought three children with them, viz., - George, aged six years, Ralph, aged five years, and "Justice " or Justus, aged eighteen months (according to Savage). They first settled at Dorchester, and in 1639 went to Scituate,
where he was constable in 1644. They firmly adhered to the rites of the church. He sent his wife from Scituate to Dorchester on horseback with an infant, Israel, to be bap- tized in 1644. In 1648 he purchased a farm of sixty acres in Woburn. They soon returned to England, where he died at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1656. He left a will, and Oliver Cromwell made his wife Mabel executrix on "the last day of October, 1656." She returned to this country, and lived at Woburn with her children. She m. 2d, Henry Sumners of Woburn, and d. June 5, 1690.
William and Mabel had nine children, of whom George2 m. Oct. 4, 1651, Elizabeth Gennison, who d. Feb. 26, 1665. He m. 2d, Hannah Rockwell. He d. Feb. 21, 1706, aged 77 years.
William,3 seventh child of George,2 b. Sept. 22, 1662, was a " captain " and a prominent citizen of Lexington, and lived on Bedford road. He m. May 24, 1686, Abigail Ken- dall of Woburn. She had extra fingers and toes, and from that blood the excrescence has appeared in recent genera- tions of some branches of the family. He d. May 12, 1718 ; she d. Oct. 12, 1734. Ch. Abigail, b. May 29, 1687, m. Jon- athan Fiske, and settled in Sudbury.
lı William,4 b. July 18, 1693. Mary, b. April 8, 1695, m. Dea. John Stone, d. Oct. 1, 1772. Benjamin,4 b. Oct. 22, 1696, m. Rebecca Stone. Samuel,4 d. young. Joshua,4 b. June 20, 1702, m. Elizabeth Russell. Hepzibah, b. Dec. 10, 1705, m. Daniel Tidd.
William,4 son of William.3 "Esq. Reed," was promi- nent in town and church of Lexington, was captain of mili- tia, and was in the French war in 1755. He m. about 1719 Sarah, dau. of John Poulter, and d. Feb. 11, 1778; she d. Nov. 25, 1769. Ch. William,6 b. Jan. 1, 1720, m. Abigail Stone. Samuel,5 b. May 4, 1722, m. Eunice Stone. Surah, b. June 3, 1725, m. Benjamin Brown. Mary, b. May 10, 1728, m. William Bowman. h Oliver,5 b. Mar. 25, 1730. h John,5 b. May 28, 1731. Hammon,5 b. April 28, 1734, m. Betty Simonds. Eliot, b. April 28, 1737, m. Joseph Bridge. Hannah, b. Oct. 21, 1740, m. John Bridge. Nathan, b. Nov. 9, 1743, m. Mary Page.
Oliver,5 son of William,4 m. April 11, 1754, Sarah Bridge, and d. Sept. IS, 1811. Ch. h Oliver,6 b. Dec. 11, 1755. Sarah, b. Oct. 4, 1757. It Reuben,6 b. Dec. 21, 1759. (See Homesteads.) Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1763, m. Abner Ball.
Oliver,6 son of Oliver,5 m. May IS, 1786, Betty Abbott, who d. Oct. 22, 1802; m. 2d, Sept. 2, 1810, Mary Fitch, who d. May 31, 1812. He d. Aug. 15, 1837. Ch. h Nathan Oliver, Mary Elizabeth, twins, b. Feb. 6, 1812. Mary Eliz- abeth m. Jarvis Mansfield.
Reubett,6 son of Oliver,5 settled in South Bedford on farm now owned by C. L. Wait. He m. Mary Wilson, and d. Feb. 1, 1815; she d. July 14, 1843. Ch. h Lot,7 b. Jan. 19, 1792. Mary, b. Sept. 19, 1793, d. 1814. Sully, b. Dec. 3, 1795, d. Mar. 12, 1870. Isaac,7 b. Feb. 24, 1798. h Jesse,7 b. Jan. 31, 1800. Louisa, b. Feb. 22, 1802, m. Elbridge Bacon. Betsey, d. young. Hiram,7 b. Jan. 31, 1808. Betsey, b. Jan. 6, 1811, m. April 26, 1835, Rodney Clement; m. 2d, Nathaniel C. Cutler.
Nathan Oliver,7 son of Oliver,6 had the homestead, where he spent his life, q.v. He m. Dec. 18, 1834, Martha S. Fitch, who died Mar. 22, 1841 ; m. 2d, Nov. 10, 1843, Mrs. Nancy Fitch (widow of Abel). Ile d. April 27, 1865. Ch. Martha Fitch, b. Mar. 2, 1841, m. William Thomas, of
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Gladbrook, Iowa; by 2d wife, Mary Caroline, b. April 6, 1845. h Nathan Henry,8 b. May 25, 1848.
Nathan Henry,8 son of Nathan O.7 m. Clara Parker of Billerica. Ch. Nathan Parker,9 b. Dec. 13, 1874. Mary B. b. June 7, 1877.
Lot,7 m. Lucretia Winship. He d. Sept. 25, 1821 ; she d. Feb. 24, 1871. Ch. Lucebia U. m. Enos Morgan. Emily A. m. Charles P. Robbins.
Jesse,7 son of Reuben,6 m. Oct. 28, 1819, Ruth Pool. He d. 1839; she d. 1874. Ch. Amanda, b. May 12, 1820, d. Sept. 15, 1846. Malvina, b. Feb. 5, IS23, d. July 18, 1844. Mary, d. young. Hiram,8 b. Feb. 2, 182S, m. July 8, ISS6, Jennie M. Adams. Laura J. b. Mar. 7, 1835, m. Albert Buttrick.
Reuben,8 b. and d. 1840.
John,5 son of William+ and Sarah Poulter, m. Jan. IS, 1753, Ruhamah, dau. of Daniel and Eliot Brown. He d. Nov. 20, 1805; she d. Jan. 9, 1798. Ch. Ruhamah, b. Dec. II, 1753, m. John Lane, 3d. h John,6 b. June 9, 1758. Grace, b. April 26, 1760, d. Sept. 16, 1778. h Roger, b. June 14, 1762. Eliot, b. Oct. 22, 1764, d. Aug. 24, 1780. h Poulter,6 b. Feb. 18, 1767. (See Dominie Manse, in Homesteads.) Hannah, b. July S, 1769, m. Joseph Col- burn.
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