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449. Increase S. married Clarinda, daughter of Nathan and Hannah Allen, and died in Bellingham 20th February, 1840. Had three children, who died young.
477. Justin married Ruth D. Perry, and died 19th October, 1842. Had ten children, of whom Justin Eli, Lydia, Ellis, Tim- othy and Alvin D. went to Medway; Alexander De Witt, to Trout Creek, N. Y. Edwin Cutler alone remains in Franklin.
478. Timothy Leland, " Captain," married Abigail Fisher. He died 24th May, 1836. Had four children : Silvia, born 14th May, 1821 ; George L., who lives in Medway, and Edmund F., in Vineland, N. J.
550. Martin married Amy Elderkin, of Windham, Conn .. Had seven children. One only lived in town : Henry Bowen, married Ann Maria (Bent). He died 1st May, 1855, leaving one child, Inez Etta.
553. Lewis, married Nancy Ware, of Dedham. No children.
557. James Preston, married Sukie, daughter of Seth and Olive Whiting, and removed to Waldoboro, Me., but returned to Frank- lin. Had five children.
602. Goldsbury, Jr., married Julia Ann, daughter of Seth Harding, and has had eleven children : Anna Metcalf, married J. Francis Atwood, of Philadelphia. She is now a widow in Frank- lin. Goldsbury Harding ; married and resides out of town. Eras- mus Allington. (See graduates.) Edwin James ; Oliver Dean ; Metcalf Everett. (See biographical notices.)
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603. Erasmus married Ruth M. Snow and died 17th October, 1828. She married Dr. Shadrach Atwood, of Bellingham (H. U., 1830,) and now lives in town. They have no children.
625. Willard, married Sally, daughter of Aaron Hills, Belling- ham. He died 22d April, 1844, leaving one child, Sarah Maria, who married John Cushing of Medway. All are dead.
726. Hiram married Joanna M. Fales, of Attleboro. He died 22d April, 1857. Had six children : Jane Elizabeth, married Benjamin G. Seekel and went to Providence. Harriet M. mar- ried first James B. Wilson of Medway, second Addison S. Shep- ard of Franklin. James Hiram married Mary Ann, daughter of Adin and Mary Fisher. Emory married Sarah J. Wyatt, of Bristol, R. I. Almira L.
745. Alfred married first Almira Lovering, second Louisa Fisher. He died 25th January, 1848. Had three children ; none in town. This once large family has almost disappeared from Franklin.
THIE RAY FAMILY
came into Franklin in 1839. They immediately began an active business at Unionville, as described under the head of Industries. The three sons are Joseph G., James P. and Frank B. A portrait of Joseph G. Ray is given on the preceding page. That of James P. Ray will be found among the Centennial Committee. A view of their two residences, contiguous to each other, is in the notices of professional men. Frank B. Ray occupies the Makepeace house, as will be seen in notices of the Rockwood family.
THIE RICHARDSON FAMILY.'
The immigrant ancestor of this family, John, settled in the present Medway. He married Rebecca, daughter of Joseph and Alice Clark, 1st May, 1679, and had seven children. After his death, 29th May, 1697, the widow married John Hill of Sherborn. She died 17th February, 1739. The children were : 2, John ; Elizabeth, died unmarried; Daniel; Joseph; Mehitable; Benja- min ; Rebecca, married Eleazer Hill.
2. John, born 25th August, 1679, married probably a daughter
* Compiled from Rev. J. A. Vinton's Genealogy.
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of John Breck of Medfield and had twelve children. He died 19th May, 1759. His wife died at 95. Of his children were : Sarah, married David Pond of Franklin; 3, John ; Jonathan, af- terwards of Brookfield; Esther; Joseph of Uxbridge; Samuel of Wrentham; Solomon of Brookfield; Moses; Asa, the miller, at Rockville ; David of Barre. A widely-scattered household at last.
3. John, the ancestor of the Franklin branch, settled in North Franklin, his father buying for him fifty-three acres of wild land now forming part of the farm of S. W. Richardson, Esq. He married Jemima, daughter of Edward Gay, his neighbor on the south. He was born 22d October, 1701, and died 5th November, 1767. She died 26th December, 1782. They had seven children : 4, Timothy ; 5, John ; Jerusha, married Nathaniel Fisher of Wrent- ham ; Elizabeth, married Aaron Kingsbury ; 6, Elisha; 7, Eli.
4. Timothy, born 31st July, 1731, married first Mehitable -, second Betty -. He lived on the Phineas Partridge farm, and had eight children, of whom were: 8, Amasa; Sceva ; Ziba, and Timothy, Jr.
5. John, born 19th June, 1735, married Abigail Haven, cousin of the minister; was a carpenter. He died 4th May, 1809. She died 11th February, 1820. ITis house forms the eastern or right hand part of the present residence of S. W. Richardson, Esq., a view of which is given on the opposite page. It is beautifully situated on the road to Medway village, and commands a fine view of the town towards the south. John and Abigail had four children : Jerusha, married William Slocumb, and afterwards went to Sutton ; Olive, married Robert Pond; Lydia Haven, married Amasa (8); 9, John Wilkes.
6. Elisha, born 5th July, 1743, married Abigail Lawrence. He and his brother Eli bought the farm of Richard and Jemima Puffer who had received it in 1691, which has since been the home- stead of the family. He was a cabinet-maker, supplying all the young couples with their first furniture for miles around. He died 15th March, 1798. She died 3d October, 1827. They had seven children : Polly, married Asa Partridge ; Julia, married Nathan Adams ; Abigail, married Nathan Metcalf; Nancy, married Dan- iel, brother of Nathan Adams; Jemima, married Captain David Baker; 10, Elisha, Jr.
7. Eli, born 5th August, 1745, married Mehitable Farrington,
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RESIDENCE OF STEPHEN W. RICHARDSON.
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of Wrentham. He sold his half of the farm to his brother Elisha, and bought the present city mills, where he resided. He had four children : John, died young; Sally, married John Torry, Jr. ; 11, Eli, Jr. ; Mehitable, married Josiah Ware, of Wrentham.
8. Amasa, son of Timothy, born 29th December, 1761 ; mar- ried his cousin. Lydia Haven, and lived near Davis Thayer's. He died 17th of March, 1838 ; she died April following. They had four children : Eliab, married Lydia Bent, of Middleboro, and went to Maine. 12, Eli Milton ; Erastus (see biographical sketches) ; Eleanor, married, first, Samuel Miller, of Rehoboth, second, Calvin Turner, of Sharon, and now resides in that town.
9. Capt. John Wilkes, born 30th December, 1774 ; the first child with a middle name baptized in Franklin. He married Matilda Kingsbury. He taught a public school thirty-one con- secutive years, and filled many town offices. He had three chil- dren : Abigail, married Noyes Payson Hawes, and removed to Maine. John Haven, married Louisa Pike and had Matilda. 13, Stephen Wilkes.
10. Elisha, Jr., born 17th August, 1790 ; married, first, Ruth, daughter of Levi Fisher, second, Harriet, daughter of Timothy and Julia (Dean) Blake. He died 14th June, 1866. He was a very upright and faithful citizen. He had : Rnth, Maria, Julietta ; Clarissa Day, married Dea. Peter Adams ; Elisha Fisher, married Olive D. Ware, and removed to Long Island ; Abigail M. ; Nancy Adams, married Francis J. Adams. He had by second wife : Charles A. and Albert D. (See biographical sketches.)
11. Eli, Jr., born -, 1781 ; married Chloe Lindley 1st January, 1809, but had no children. He was the first postmaster in town, built the city factory, and was a prominent citizen in his community.
12. Eli Milton, born 24th December, 1791 ; married Melita Norcross, and lived on the paternal farm near the Center. She died 13th September, 1844, and he married Lydia Eaton, of Fram- ingham. He died 3d January, 1875. Their children were : Em- eline Melita, married Gilbert Partridge, of Medway. Harriet Newell, married first Charles Winslow, second Rev. Edward F. Dickinson, of Chicago, Ill. William Tyler, Albert Milton. (See biographical sketches.) Julia ; Holbrook.
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13. Stephen Wilkes, born 30th March, 1813 ; received a thor- ough academic education and taught school for several years ; was the first bookkeeper of the Boston Journal, in 1834. Ile has been Representative, United States Internal Revenue Assessor for ten years, and trial justice since 1871, besides filling nearly all our municipal offices. His portrait is inserted opposite. Esquire Richardson married, first, Eliza A. Bullard, of Medway, and sec- ond, her sister. Mary Bullard, and has had five children, of whom survive John Warren, on the paternal estate, and Henry Bullard, Professor at Amherst college. (See biographical sketches.)
ROCKWOOD FAMILY .*
1. Richard, of Dorchester, 1636, and next of Braintree. Had Nicholas, John, and Lydia, married Edward Adams, of Medfield. 2, Nicholas, his son, removed to Medfield and afterwards to Med- way. He died 26th January, 1680. Had eight children. Samuel, deacon. 2, Benjamin, born Sth September, 1651, and removed to Wrentham. Josiah ; Elizabeth, married John Partridge, Jr .; Joseph married Hannah Partridge ; John, called " Rev.," 3, Nathaniel, born 23d February, 1665, and removed to Wrentham, and was deacon there. Isaac.
2. Benjamin, who discovered the Indians at Indian Rock : mar- ried Judith. He died at Wrentham 5th December, 1747, in his 97th year, but was one of the West precinct members. He had five children : Mary, born 2d October, 1683 ; married Samuel Fisher of Wrentham and died 12th April, 1763.
3. Nathaniel, brother of Benjamin and deacon of Wrentham church ; married Joanna Ellis. He died 24th September, 1721. He had seven children : Margaret, born 4th September, 1699; married Ebenezer Metcalf. Nathaniel, born 9th December, 1700 ; married Margaret Phipps. 4, Benjamin, born 28th March, 1703 ; married first Mehitable Thompson, second Ruth Man, second daughter of Rev. Samuel Man. She died 9th November, 1711, aged 91. Hannah, born 9th October, 1707 ; married Thomas Law- rence. Abigail, born 8th June, 1714 ; married Josiah Blake.
4. Benjamin, lived at Mine Brook Valley (Unionville). Ile died October, 1774. She died 11th November, 1811. IIad eleven
* Compiled from a genealogy by Rev. A. Morse.
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children : Keziah, married Francis Daniels. Mehitable, born 25th October, 1734; married Timothy Richardson. Lois, born 4th June, 1744 ; married Eleazer Partridge. Samuel, born 19th May, 1746 ; married Sarah Richardson. 5, Timothy, born 14th March, 1748-9, married Sarah Phillips, of Bellingham. Elisha, settled in North Wrentham, and died 1st December, 1831. Rachel, born 26th April, 1756; married Elisha Bullard. Eunice, born 31st July, 1758 ; married Samnel Blake.
5. Timothy, lived and died on the paternal estate at Union- ville, where he opened a grocery store in 1782, and added a drug store, the first in the town, which drew customers far and wide. The store has been continued in the family ever since by his son Asa, and grandson Erastus, and William, the present proprietor. It has been, too, on or very near the original site, and still maintains its character for upright dealing. Timothy died 4th December, 1841, in his 94th year. His wife died 20th March, 1827. He had four children : Sally, died unmarried ; 6, Asa, born 25th March, 1787; Nathan, born 9th January, 1798, married Hannah Miller, and lived on King street.
6. Asa, married Julia, daughter of Abijah and Rachel Thurs- ton, and carried on the paternal store until his death. He had seven children : Erastns, born 17th August, 1813; married first, Mary Ann, daughter of Joel Daniels, second, Louisa Morse ; died a few years since. Julia Ann. died at 18. Abijah Thurston, born 24th March, 1820; married Sarah M. Peck; he died recently. Susan Bailey, married Francis B. Ray ; they reside at Unionville, in the house formerly built by William Makepeace, a view of which is given opposite. William, born 16th July. 1827, and married Laura Matilda, daughter of Ira and Laura Blake ; his portrait is given as one of the Centennial Committee ; they have three children, sons.
THE SHUTTLEWORTH FAMILY
had but two male representatives - Ebenezer in the precinct and Vincent in the church - and but three females in the latter. Only three families appear in the Wrentham records. Benjamin and Sarah (whose second child was " born in Stonintown," and " Vinsaint " and Sarah), who had : Sarah, born 24th April, 1722; Vincent, born 16th December, 1727 ; Marey, boro 1 1th February,
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1736. Ebenezer and Ruth, of the West Precinct had : Ebenezer, Jr., born 16th February, 1753; and Elizabeth, 2d April, 1757. The name thereafter disappears from the parish.
TIIE SLOCUM FAMILY
had an equally brief stay, removing mostly, it seems, to Medway. Simon, while he staid, was a prominent member of the precinct and filled many offices. John was a member of the church. They were probably brothers, as the similarity of their children's names indicates a common ancestry. Thus, Simon by his wife Abigail had : Samuel, Chloe, Eleazer, Metcalf, and Jeremiah. There is no record except of their baptism. John married Ex- perience Healy and had : Simon, Billy, George, John, Experience, and Chloe. John carried part of his family to Sutton, Simon to Medway.
Billy or William, born 22d April, 1750, married Jerusha Rich- ardson and had eleven children, four of whom were born in Franklin, the remainder in Sutton.
William, Jr., born 5th February, 1783, in Franklin, married Selah Cushing, and in 1816 migrated to Marietta, O. (See bio- graphical sketches.)
THIE THAYER FAMILY
came into town early in 1800, in the person of Nathaniel, who lived at Unionville, and did much to build up that then little manufacturing village called " The Street" in connection with the Makepeaces and Rockwoods. He had at least five sons of like proclivities with himself.
Asa and Davis formed a partnership in the straw business at the Center, as described in the section on industries. Horace, after a season, opened the Franklin Hotel in the Asa Fisher house, at the foot of the Common. Fisher engaged in thread and other business, and accumulated quite a property. Nathan- iel, Jr., also removed to the Center, where some of his family still reside.
Davis, Major, married Betsey, a sister of William Makepeace. A view of his house is given in the section on industries, and a portrait of himself is affixed opposite. He had eight, children, of whom only four reached maturity: Deborah Burrell, born
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Davis Thayer
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17th October, 1813 ; married Wilkes Gay, Jr., and died ; Davis, Jr., born 24th October, 1815, married Mary M., daughter of Joseph Whiting. Emery, birth not recorded; married and resided in Charleston, S. C., but now resides in Franklin. William M., born 24th February, 1820 (see biographical notices) ; his portrait
RESIDENCE OF DAVIS THAYER, JR.
is given in the group of the Centennial Committee. Betsey Ann, born 6th June, 1822, married William E. Whiting. The four members of this family live contiguously to the homestead, and on the same street. The four residences form a fine addition to the village. A view of the residence of Davis Thayer, Jr., is given above.
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THE THURSTON FAMILY
is represented among the precinct petitioners by Daniel, a mem- ber of the church, 1st March, 1741. His immigrant ancestor probably was John, of Dedham, who came from England in the " Mary Ann," of Yarmouth, in 1637. He was a carpenter, then aged 36, and brought his wife Margaret and two children, Thomas and John. He had in Dedham, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary, and Judith. The children of John, some of them, settled in Medfield, whence came, 1, Thomas, of Wrentham.
1. Thomas married Mehitable. She died in Wrentham 11th Angust, 1692. He died 15th December, 1704. His second wife was Esther. Their children were: Mehitable, born 1st August, 1686; Mary, died young ; Ichabod lived twenty days and died two days before his mother. By second wife he had : David, born 20th November, 1693; 2, Daniel, born 25th September, 1695 ; Luke, born 20th April, 1698 ; Esther, born 21st June, 1700; Mary, born 3d September, 1702.
2. Daniel married, 9th February, 1720, Deborah, daughter of Ephraim and Deborah (Hawes) Pond. She was an original member of the West precinct church. He had five children : Deborah, born 21st September, 1720, died 22d October, 1742; 3, Daniel, born 1st January, 1722 ; Esther, born 28th June, 1723; married Seth Jones (?). David, born 6th May, 1726; was the first pastor of the church in West Medway ; Eleoni, born 19th May, 1728 ; married Jonathan Whiting.
3. Daniel, Jr., married, 13th March, 1743, Elizabeth Whiting ; was chosen deacon of the West precinct church 3d July, 1754, and died 25th June, 1785. She died 16th September, 1806. He had thirteen children : Deborah, born 7th February, 1745; Molly, born 20th July, 1746 ; married Daniel Kingsbury. Unity, born 7th January, 1748; married Seth Daniels. 4, Daniel, Jr., born 11th September, 1749. 5, Abijah, born 5th July, 1751. Abigail, born 6th March, 1754. Chloe, born 25th March, 1758 ; " hanged herself " 20th July, 1793. Elizabeth, born 7th February, 1760; married Aquilla Robbins, of Wrentham. Caleb, born 9th Feb- ruary, 1760 (so in the records). David, born 25th April, 1762. Esther, born 25th May, 1764. Lucretia, born 24th March, 1766; married Nathan Pond and died in Walpole 1st March, 1824;
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Joseph, born 26th August, 1769. Of this family, except Daniel and Abijah, we know nothing further.
14. Daniel, Jr., married Susanna -. He died 7th No- vember, 1802. She died 31st December, 1831. They had six children recorded : 6, Daniel, born 22d February, 1783; Luke, born 5th February, 1785, and married Olive Clark ; Paul, born 5th February, 1787; Nahum, born 24th January, 1792; Philo, born 15th July, 1794, married Julia M., daughter of Joseph Dan- iels, and went with his brother Nahum to Union, Me .; Johnson, born 9th November, 1797.
5. Abijah married Rachel ---. He " fell dead " 10th July. 1812. His widow died 21st November, 1826. They had six children : Vina, born 30th May, 1775, married Jesse Gilmore; Deborah, born 3d June, 1777, married Jesse Metcalf; Nancy, born 28th May, 1779, married Thaddeus Hastings ; 7, Caleb, born 20th June, 1781; 8, David, born 20th September, 1784; Julia, born 9th November, 1788, married Asa Rockwood.
6. Daniel married Bathsheba Brintnall of Mansfield, and had twelve children, but none, excepting possibly Gilbert Rodney, settled in town. He was a boat-builder in South Franklin. The rest went West.
7. Caleb married Louisa He was Colonel, and for years kept an inn upon the Taunton and Worcester stage route on the Thurston homestead. He had seven children, all but one of whom died in childhood. Abigail Thompson, born 24th April, 1817, married David Ely, and left town.
8. David married Miranda Ellis. He died 25th July, 1811, leaving one child, Nancy, born 18th March, 1811. His widow became the second wife of Jemotis Pond. None of the name remains in town.
THE WARE FAMILY.
Eleazer, whose name appears among the petitioners, lived in West Franklin. His wife was one of the earliest members of the church. He was son of Eleazer and Mary, and grandson of John and Mary, original settlers of Wrentham.
1. John and Mary had John, born at Dedham 17th June, 1670; Eleazer, born at Wrentham 28th September, 1676 ; and probably others.
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2. Eleazer and Mary had : 3, Eleazer, Jr., born 11th November, 1701 ; Jerusha, born 8th January, 1704; Daniel, born 2d Novem- ber, 1706; Mercy, born 2d March, 1708; Hezekiah, born 17th April, 1711 ; Jerusha, born 23d June, 1714; Mercy, born 15th February, 1717; Abial, born 19th August, 1719.
3. Eleazer, Jr., married Hannah Man 20th May, 1736. He died 8th July, 1751. They had : Hannah ; Jernsha ; 4, Billy, born 21st March, 1743; Ziba, born 13th December, 1744; 5, Eli, born 31st March, 1748 ; Abial.
4. Billy married Sarah -, and had : Amasa, born 12th October, 1780; Lois, baptized 5th May, 1782; and Jerusha.
5. Eli married Tamar Wight 27th June, 1771; and lived near Bellingham line. They had : Sarah, Phineas, Margaret, Hepzi- bah, and David.
Jabez, whose birth is not found in the records was, with his wife Mary, among the earliest members of the West precinct church. He had ten children ; among them were: Phineas, baptized 29th April, 1750; Amos baptized 30th March, 1760. Amos married Rachel Pond and removed to Paxton. He was father of Harriet Ware, who was born in Paxton 12th July, 1799, and became afterwards a devoted city missionary and the widely- known first superintendent of the Children's Home in Providence, R. I. She always claimed Franklin as her home. She died 26th June, 1847, in her 48th year.
Phineas, " Lieutenant," married Susa Hawes and had : Clarinda, married Macy Adams and removed to Walpole, N. H. ; Elvira; Warren died young; Alfred, born 30th September, 1787, married Ruth -, and died soon after; Philander, born 12th Novem- ber, 1789. He had two wives, but no surviving children. He lived on the homestead. Of this house Dr. Emmons said it was the only one he knew large enough for two families. Susan, born 29th December, 1792, and died 5th March, 1833. Lientenant Ware died 17th January, 1826. His wife died 27th September, 1877. This branch of the Wares is extinct in town.
Jesse and Keziah Ware, of another branch, had nine children ; of them were Amariah, married Eunice Aldis, and had : Frederick Augustus, born 29th June, 1798, married Sarah Morse ; Esther, born 8th December, 1800; Nathan, 27th December, 1807 ; Eleazer, married Sally -- , and had : Sabin, born 3d July, 1812; San-
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ford, married, but withont children, and others. Alfred, birth unrecorded, married Jemima Fisher, and had : Emeline, died early, and Alfred Fisher. His house is now owned by J. L. Fitz patrick. Samuel, Jr., married Olive Daniels, and had : Olive D., who married Fisher Richardson ; Samuel Gilbert, born 8th March, 1824. The descendants of the once numerous Ware family have almost entirely disappeared from town.
THE WHITING FAMILY.
The constant recurrence of the family name confounds all cer- tain arrangement in the short time allowed to this genealogical chapter. But some one with more leisure may link the follow- ing circles together : -
Joseph, the precinct member, was evidently the son of Samuel and Mary, and born 7th December, 1702. He also married a Mary, and had eight children, most of whom died in early life. Silence, born 14th March, 1731, married Abraham Blake; Abi- gail, born 2d November, 1737, married Seth Bacon. No sons seem to have reached maturity, and the family was ended.
In the church is John, the first deacon with Daniel Kingsbury. He was the son of John and Mary, original settlers of Wrentham. John, Sen., had three children in Wrentham : Nathaniel, born 2d February, 1691, married Margaret Man ; Mary, born 14th Octo- ber, 1692; 2, John, Jr., " deacon," born 16th June, 1695.
2. Deacon John married Mary Wight, 24th February, 1720. He died 13th February, 1755. They had six children: Mary and John died young; Elizabeth, born 18th November, 1724, married Daniel Thurston ; Abigail, born 5th October, 1728; 3, Asa, born 8th June, 1731; Esther, born 25th February, 1736.
3. Asa married Elizabeth Fisher, 25th June, 1756. He died 22d December, 1794. She died 16th July, 1820. They had seven children : 4, Asa, born 4th September, 1757; Thaddeus, baptized in Franklin 24th May, 1761; Elizabeth, baptized same date, married William Adams; Charlotte married John Whiting of Medway ; Hannah married Timothy Fisher, Jr .; 5, Joseph baptized 1769 ; John ; Nathan.
4. Asa, Jr., married Mary Gilmore 11th April, 1777, and had : Salla ; Sydney, born 18th March, 1786, married Olive Morse and had seven children; Rebecca McLane; Hannah.
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5. Joseph married Polly Page of Walpole, 19th November, 1793. They had : Asa, Jr., born 22d September, 1795, married Betsey W. Boyd ; Polly ; 6, Joseph, 2d, born 22d April, 1798 ; Jairus, born 12th March, 1800, married Mary Cheney ; Sally P., born 19th March, 1802, married Joseph F. Gilmore; Lucy ; Eliza.
6. Joseph, 2d, married Zeolide -, and had : Mary Maria, married Davis Thayer, Jr .; William Eustis, married Betsey A. Thayer; Zeolide Elizabeth.
Another Franklin family, and yet probably not another, was that of Jonathan and Elonai (Thurston) Whiting. They had : Mary, baptized in Franklin 11th August, 1751; Thurston (see biographical sketches); John, born 5th January, 1755 ; Jonathan, born 9th April, 1757; Abijah (see biographical sketches). Noth- ing further appears of this line.
Joseph, Jr., was apparently of a different descent. IIe mar- ried Elizabeth, and had: Cornelius, born 13th April, 1756; and, we think, 1, Joseph, 2d, who married Ruth Bacon ; as also, it may be, 2, Peter, as I meet with no more likely ancestry. Joseph, Jr., was also deacon, chosen 21st July, 1779, and died 7th November, 1826. Peter, presumably his son, was chosen deacon 14th September, 1803, and died 9th December, 1805.
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