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iv. JOHN HENRY, b. 12 Sept. 1911 ..
HARLOW
GEORGE HAPGOOD3 HARLOW (Phineas,2 Ellis1) was born at Har- vard 10 Dec. 1851, son of Phineas Holden, born at Harvard 14 Dec. 1814, and grandson of Ellis and Miriam (Holden). His mother, Nancy Hapgood, was born at Harvard 26 July 1814, daughter of Jabez and Susannah (Haskell).
He is engaged in farming and poultry raising, is a Free Mason, and became a resident of Lexington in 1907, purchasing land and buildings on Woburn St.
He married at Jay, Me., 14 June 1879, ADA FRANCES LUDDEN, born at Livermore, Me., 11 Nov. 1852, daughter of Daniel White and Mary Ann (Bean).
ROBERT C.2 HARLOW (Henry M.1) was born at Lynn, son of Henry M. and Sarah F. (Cowen).
He married 16 Oct. 1895 EVA F. WHITTEMORE, born at Cam- bridge, daughter of Henry W. and Sophia W. (Prentiss).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ELLIS FRANCIS, 3 b. 20 Aug. 1896.
ii. HELEN WHITTEMORE, b. 30 Mar. 1898.
HARMON
WILLIAM ELMER2 HARMON (William R.1) was born at Lebanon, Ohio, 25 Mar. 1862, son of William R. and Mary (Wood).
He married secondly 1 Oct. 1890 KATHERINE FARNSWORTH GRIFFITHS, born at Charlestown 25 Mar. 1868, daughter of Albert2 and Mary Jane (Farnsworth).
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Children, the first born at Lexington, the others at Brooklyn, N. Y .:
i. WILLIAM BURKE, 3 b. 16 Apr. 1898.
ii. MARY WOOD, b. 23 Dcc. 1901.
iii. HELEN GRIFFITHS, b. 23 Mar. 1903.
HARRINGTON
1. ROBERT1 HARRINGTON, an Englishman, the ancestor of the Harrington family of Lexington, came to Watertown in 1642, took the oath of fidelity, 1652, was selectman of Watertown, 1679, 1681- 83, 1691-1700, died there 17 May 1707, aged 91.
He married at Watertown SUSANNA GEORGE, who died 6 July 1694, daughter of John.
Children, all born at Watertown:
i. SUSANNA,2 b. 18 Aug. 1649; m. (1) 9 Feb. 1671 JOHN CUTTING, who d. 18 July 1689, s. of Richard and Sarah ( ); m. (2) 21 Apr. 1690 ELIEZER BEERS, who d. 5 Dec. 1691; m. (3) 2 Jan. 1704-05 PETER CLOYES of Framingham, who d. 18 July 1708.
2. ii. JOHN, b. 24 Aug. 1651.
iii. ROBERT, b. 31 Aug. 1653; probably d. young.
iv. GEORGE, b. 24 Nov. 1655; belonged to Capt. Wadsworth's Co., and was killed by the Indians at Lancaster, 10 Feb. 1675-76.
3. v. DANIEL, b. 1 Nov. 1657.
vi. JOSEPH, b. 28 Dec. 1659; freeman 1690; m. 7 Nov. 1688 JOANNA MIXER, dau. of Isaac and Rebecca (Garfield), who m. (2) 20 Dec. 1693 Obadiah. Ward of Sudbury; d. 3 Dec. 1690.
vii. BENJAMIN, b. 26 Jan. 1661; m. 10 Dec. 1684 ABIGAIL BIGELOW, who d. at Weston 12 Jan. 1754, aged 90, dau. of John and Mary (Warren); d. at Weston 27 Mar. 1724.
viii. MARY, b. 12 Jan. 1663; m. about 1680 JOHN BEMIS, b. Aug. 1659, d. at Watertown 24 Oct. 1732, s. of Joseph and Sarah ( ); d. 8 Sept. 1716. ix. THOMAS, b. 20 Apr. 1665; freeman 1690; m. 1 Apr. 1686 MRS. REBECCA (BEMIS) WHITE, b. 17 Apr. 1654, dau. of Joseph and Sarah ( ) Bemis, and widow of John White; d. Mar. or Apr. 1712.
x. SAMUEL, b. 18 Dec. 1666; m. (1) 6 Oct. 1691 GRACE LIVERMORE, b. 28 Sept. 1671, d. 28 Nov. 1703, dau. of Samuel and Anna (Bridge); m. (2) 14 Mar. 1703-04 MRS. MARY (BROWNE) WARREN, b. 5 Oct. 1662, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Shattuck) Browne and widow of John Warren.
xi. EDWARD, b. 2 Mar. 1668; m. (1) 30 Mar. 1692 MARY OCKINGTON; m. (2) 24 May 1727 MRS. ANNA ( ) BULLARD of Weston, widow of Jonathan. xii. SARAH, b. 10 May 1671; m. 24 Nov. 1687 JOSEPH2 WINSHIP of Cambridge; d. 28 Nov. 1710.
xiii. DAVID, b. 1 June 1673; d. 11 Mar. 1675.
2. JOHN2 HARRINGTON (Robert1), born 24 Aug. 1651, died in that part of Watertown now Waltham 24 Aug. 1741.
He married 17 Nov. 1681 HANNAH WINTER, died 17 July 1741, daughter of John2 and Hannah (Cutler) of Watertown but after- wards of Cambridge Farms.
Children, all born at Watertown:
i. HANNAH,3 b. 9 Aug. 1682; m. 29 Apr. 1703 ELEAZER HAMMOND of New-
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ton, b. 13 Nov. 1677, s. of Thomas, Jr., and Elizabeth (Stedman). They had eight children.
4. ii.
JOHN, b. Oct. 1684.
iii. MARY, b. 11 May 1687; m. 8 Mar. 1709 THOMAS HAMMOND, b. 17 Nov. 1685, d. 22 Oct. 1762; d. 18 May 1760.
iv. LYDIA, bapt. 2 Mar. 1689-90; m. JOHN CUTTER,* s. of William' and Rebecca (Rolfe).
v. ? GEORGE, m. 15 Nov. 1711 ABIEL PARKER, dau. of Joseph of Groton.
vi. JAMES, bapt. 2 Apr. 1695.
vii. PATIENCE, bapt. 10 Oct. 1697.
viii. ANN, bapt. 31 Mar. 1700; m. (1) 10 Nov. 1720 SAMUEL CUTTERt of Lex- ington, b. 17 June 1700, d. 27 Sept. 1737, s. of William3 and Rebecca (Rolfe); m. (2) NATHANIEL FRANCIS; d. 31 Dec. 1777.
ix. SARAH, b. 6 Mar. 1701-02.
x. RUTH, b. 24 Jan. 1704-05; m. as his second wife (intention published 18 Jan.) 1725-26 JONATHAN BULLARD, b. at Watertown 24 Jan. 1701-02, s. of Jonathan and Anna ( ).
xi. JOSIAH (twin), b. 12 June 1709.
xii. JOSHUA (twin), b. 12 June 1709.
3. DANIEL2 HARRINGTON (Robert1), born 1 Nov. 1657, died 19 Apr. 1728, freeman 1690.
He married first 18 Oct. 1681 SARAH WHITNEY, born 17 Mar. 1653-54, died 8 June 1720, daughter of John and Ruth (Reynolds) of Watertown; secondly 25 Oct. 1720 ELIZABETH (BRIDGE) GAR- FIELD, born 17 Aug. 1659, daughter of Matthew2 and Anne (Dan- forth) Bridge of Cambridge, and widow of Capt. Benjamin Garfield of Weston.
Children, all born at Watertown:
i. DANIEL,3 b. 24 Feb. 1683-84; d. young.
5. ii. ROBERT, b. 2 July 1685.
iii. DANIEL, b. 10 July 1687; m. 18 Oct. 1705 ELIZABETH WARREN;} d. at Marlboro 3 Feb. 1724. They had four children.
iv. JONATHAN, b. 2 Feb. 1690; m. 28 Feb. 1724 ELIZABETH BIGELOW, b. 3 Aug. 1687, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth (Flagg). One child.
v. JOSEPH, b. 4 Feb. 1691; m. 15 Sept. 1714 MARTHA HASTINGS, b. 30 Oct. 1687, dau. of Joseph2 and Martha (Shepherd). They had seven children.
vi. SARAH, b. 28 Oct. 1693; m. (1) 11 Jan. 1710-11 NATHANIEL LIVERMORE, b. 29 Dec. 1685, d. 26 Feb. 1711-12, s. of Samuel and Anne3 (Bridge); m. (2) at Newton, 8 Apr. 1722, EBENEZER STONE, b. 27 Feb. 1662-63, d. 4 Oct. 1754, s. of Simon and Mary (Whipple); d. at Newton 8 Nov. 1741.
4. JOHN3 HARRINGTON (John, 2 Robert1), born Oct. 1684, died 29 Nov. 1750.
His name appears on our records for the first time in 1713 when he went before the selectmen and offered, on certain conditions, to give a right of way for a road across his land. His residence must have been easterly of Hancock Hill. Some articles in the inventory of his estate show the fashion of the day - "To one new Blew
* Cutter Family, p. 42.
t Cutter Family, pp. 52-53.
# Lewis Pub. Co., Boston and Eastern Mass., Vol. iii., p. 1164.
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Cloath Coat, To: one Black Calominco Jacoat & Britches 1 Old Blew Coat One Gray Cloth Jacoat 1 old Great coat p !: old Leather Britches 1 old coat Turnd a Holland Coat & cotton wescoat 1 Carter Hatt 1 new dark Wigg Sundrey old wiggs a black muff 1 p !: yarn leggins, pistols, warming pan, wooden plates."
He married 12 Apr. 1705 ELIZABETH CUTTER of Cambridge, born 5 Mar. 1680-81, died 8 Feb. 1749-50, daughter of William3 and Rebecca (Rolfe).
Children, vi. not on Lexington records:
i. ELIZABETH, 4 b. 20 Feb. 1705-06.
6. ii. RICHARD, b. 26 Sept. 1707.
7. iii. MOSES, b. 6 Jan. 1709-10.
8. iv. HENRY, b. 8 Jan. 1711-12.
v. JOHN, b. 22 Mar. 1713-14; d. 29 Aug. 1750.
vi. HANNAH, bapt. at Watertown 20 Feb. 1715.
vii. WILLIAM, b. 4 Feb 1716-17; d. 27 Apr. 1717, aged 9 w. 2 d., g. s.
viii. ABIGAIL, b. 14 Dec. 1718; m. 1 Mar. 1738 JOHN PATTS of Townsend.
ix. CALEB, b. 13 July 1721; d. 1747.
5. ROBERT3 HARRINGTON (Daniel,2 Robert1), born 2 July 1685, died 5 Feb. 1774.
He was a blacksmith and settled at Lexington; his name first appears upon our church records in 1712, when he owned the cove- nant and his son Samuel was baptized. He was chosen a fence viewer in 1713, so he must have been a permanent resident at that time. He was a cousin of John who came from Watertown about the same time, these two being the ancestors of the large family of Harringtons.
He married 15 Nov. 1711 ANNA HARRINGTON, died 26 Oct. 1777, in her 86th year, daughter of Samuel2 and Grace (Livermore) of Watertown.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SAMUEL,4 b. 28 July 1712; d. 29 Sept. 1712.
ii. SAMUEL, b. 15 Apr. 1714. (?) Uncle Sam'l Harrington Sept. 19 Æ. 84 .*
iii. ANNA, b. 2 June 1716, bapt. at Watertown 10 June 1716; d. at Lancaster 19 May 1778; m., as his first wife, her second cousin, REV. TIMOTHY HARRINGTON, b. 30 Jan. 1715-16, d. 18 Dec. 1795, s. of Thomas and Abigail (Rice); he was settled at Swanzcy, N. H. That town was de- stroyed by the Indians 2 Apr. 1747, and he settled the next year at Lancaster.
9. iv. ROBERT, b. 26 Apr. 1719.
10. v. JONATHAN, b. 21 Mar. 1722-23.
vi. GRACE, b. 12 Dec. 1729; d. unm. 9 Apr. 1759, g. s.
6. RICHARD4 HARRINGTON (John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 26 Sept. 1707; living in 1750.
He was a covenanter at the time his first child was baptized, 1732. The receipts of heirs show he was of Nottingham West, now Hudson, N. H.
He married at Newton, 28 Oct. 1731, his cousin, ABIGAIL HAM-
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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MOND, born 31 Jan. 1712, daughter of Eleazer and Hannah3 (Har- rington).
Children, all recorded at Lexington:
i. AMMI RUHAMAH, 4 bapt. 25 June 1732.
ii. THANKFUL, b. 16 Jan. 1733-34; d. unm.
iii. THADDEUS, b. 9 Sept. 1735, Newton rec .; 9 Sept. 1736, Lex. rec .; m. 6
Apr. 1758 THANKFUL DODGE of Lunenburg, b. 6 July 1736, dau. of Noah and Margaret ( ). Four children born at Shirley.
iv. HANNAH, b. 8 Mar. 1736-37, Newton rec .; 8 Mar. 1737-38, Lex. rec.
V. EPHRAIM, b. 2 Mar. 1738-39; d. 30 Oct. 1742.
vi. NATHAN, b. 25 Dec. 1740.
vii. EBENEZER, b. 16 Mar. 1742-43.
viii. SOLOMON, b. 27 Jan. 1745-46; d. 12 Oct. 1750.
ix. STEPHEN, b. 23 May 1748.
X. SIMEON, b. 8 July 1750; m. (intention dated 29 June 1776) HANNAH HOLDEN of Shirley. Lived at Shirley and marched to Cambridge on the alarm of 19 April 1775.
xi. SETH, b. 30 Oct. 1752. Went to Shirley. Joined the eight months men 26 Apr. 1775.
7. MOSES4 HARRINGTON* (John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 6 Jan. 1709-10, died 11 Jan. 1787, g. s.
He married "MARTHA -? who was ad. to the ch. 2 June 1734"; t secondly (?) SARAH FROST, born 2 Jan. 1718-19, died 12 May 1759, g. s. at Arlington, daughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Cooper) of Cambridge; thirdly (?) 23 June 1760 DEBORAH WINSHIP, born 27 Dec. 1719, died 21 Oct. 1790, daughter of William3 and Thankful (Wyeth).
Children by wife Sarah Frost:
i. SARAH,5 b. 15 Sept. 1739; d. 18 Nov. 1740.
ii. MOSES, b. 24 Sept. 1741; d. 26 Apr. 1749.
iii. SARAH, b. 28 Feb. 1744; d. 22 Apr. 1749, aged 6 y.
iv. ELIZABETH, b. 27 Oct. 1746; m. (1) 12 Feb. 1766 or 1767 EBENEZER3 WHITE, who d. 3 Oct. 1777; m. (2) 2 Feb. 1786 THOMAS' CUTLER of Lexington; d. 21 Sept. 1834.
11. v. MOSES, b. 18 Sept. 1749.
vi. CALEB, b. 27 Oct. 1751; killed on Lexington Common 19 April 1775.# vii. Son, b. and d. 25 Feb. 1757.
viii. EPHRAIM, bapt. 6 May 1759; d. 8 June 1759.
8. HENRY4 HARRINGTON (John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 8 Jan. 1711-12, died 25 Dec. 1791.
He married first SARAH LAUGHTON, died 19 May 1760, daughter of Dea. John1 and Sarah (Swayn); secondly ABIGAIL (MARBLE) BLODGETT, died 23 Jan. 1820, aged 94, widow of Ebenezer5 Blod- gett, by whom he had no issue.
* For a full account of this family see Cutter, Hist. of Arlington, pp. 245, 256, 325; Cutter, Cutter Family, p. 38; Wyman, Charlestown, p. 466; Paige, Hist. of Cambridge, pp. 553, 696. + Hudson, Hist. of Lexington, p. 90 (1st edition).
# This lineage is confirmed by a letter of Rev. John Marrett, a contemporary, dated 28 July 1775, and published in Cutter, Hist. of Arlington, pp. 74, 256. Also by Mr. Hudson in first ed., where he said, - "He is said to have been about 25 years of age at the time of bis death," evi- dently on contemporary authority.
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Children by the first wife, iii. to vii. not on Lex. rec .:
i. SARAH,5 b. 17 Sept. 1735; m. 28 May 1755 THOMAS5 WINSHIP.
12. ii. HENRY, b. 27 Aug. 1737.
13. iii. JOHN, b. 1 Mar. 1739.
14. iv. JEREMIAH, b. 19 Apr. 1742.
15. v. JONATHAN, b. 6 Mar. 1744-45.
1G. vi. THOMAS, b. 12 May 1747.
vii. ELIZABETH, b. 11 Apr. 1750; m. NATHAN4 MUNROE.
viii. WILLIAM, b. 18 Mar. 1752; d. 20 June 1778.
ix. MosEs, b. 22 Mar. 1754.
x. MARY, b. 19 Apr. 1756; m. NEWALL" REED of Woburn.
17. xi. EBENEZER, b. 15 May 1760.
9. ROBERT4 HARRINGTON (Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 26 Apr. 1719, died 30 May 1793.
He filled many town offices and bore the title of ensign; he was one of the selectmen in 1752, and reelected to that office some twelve or fourteen years, and chairman of the board during the Revolution. He was also a magistrate for many years and for four years represented the town in the General Court.
He married first ABIGAIL MASON, born 23 Nov. 1721, died 15 Aug. 1778, daughter of Daniel3 and Experience (Newcomb) of Newton. They were admitted to the church at Lexington 11 Aug. 1745. He married secondly 16 Apr. 1781 MRS. CHLOE (GREEN- BLANEY) TRASK, who married fourthly 16 Apr. 1795 David Cum- mings of Woburn.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington; except perhaps the first:
18. i. THADDEUS.5
19. ii. DANIEL, b. 26 Mar. 1739.
iii. ANNARITTEE, bapt. 12 Aug. 1744; probably d. young.
iv. BETTE, b. 23 May 1745; d. 27 Oct. 1745.
v. ELIZABETH, b. 6 Sept. 1747; m. SAMUEL6 SMITH.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 23 Dec. 1749; d. 7 Sept. 1753, g. s.
vii. ABIGAIL, b. 9 Aug. 1754; m. DR. DAVID6 FISKE.
viii. ABIJAH, b. 7 Feb. 1761; m. (1) 21 Apr. 1784 POLLY or MARY RAYMOND, b. 17 Nov. 1759, d. 27 Feb. 1822, dau. of Jonathan' and Susannah (White); m. (2) 14 Dec. 1823 MARY (WELLINGTON) LOCKE, d. 26 Jan. 1856, widow of Asa B.5 Locke. No issue.
10. JONATHAN4 HARRINGTON (Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 21 Mar. 1722-23, died 14 Sept. 1809. He was for several years a selectman, and one of the committee of correspondence, 1778.
He married first MRS. ABIGAIL (MOORE) DUNSTER, died 20 June 1776, widow of Henry Dunster of Cambridge; secondly 18 Nov. 1777 LYDIA (STONE) MULLIKEN, born 20 Sept. 1729, died 13 Nov. 1785, daughter of John4 and Mary (Reed) Stone, and widow of Nathaniel3 Mulliken.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. REBECCA,5 b. 17 Feb. 1751; m. EDMUND4 MUNROE.
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ii. MARY, b. 11 Aug. 1753; m. 24 Mar. 1773 CAPT. WILLIAM1 CHAMBERS; d. 27 Feb. 1776, g. s.
iii. ANNA, b. 19 Feb. 1756; m. 21 Apr. 1778 CALLEY NEWELL; d. at Lynn 19 Feb. 1831 .*
20. iv. JONATHAN, b. 8 July 1758.
v. CHARLES, b. 15 Nov. 1760; d. 24 Mar. 1761.
21. vi. CHARLES, b. 24 Mar. 1763.
22. vii. SOLOMON, b. 22 Feb. 1766.
23. viii. PETER, bapt. 26 July 1772.
11. MOSES5 HARRINGTON (Moses, 4 John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 18 Sept. 1749, died 10 May 1821. He was one of the minute-men under Capt. Parker, 1775 ..
He married MARY REED, born 17 July 1751, died 23 Oct. 1822, daughter of William5 and Abigail (Stone). They were admitted to the church 15 June 1776.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY, 6 b. 23 July 1774; m. 29, 30 Nov. 1792, JOSEPH4 WHITE.
ii. SARAH, b. 22 Aug. 1776; m. 8 June 1798 THADDEUS HILL of Chelmsford, b. at Billerica 5 July 1769, s. of Paul and Dorcas (Wilson).
iii. CALEB, b. 6 July 1779; went to Charlestown; m. 17 Dec. 1806 DORCAS FROST.
iv. BETSEY, b. 16 Apr. 1782; d. unm. 13 Jan. 1811.
v. MOSES, b. 2 May 1785; d. unm. May 1824.
vi. WILLIAM, b. 1 Sept. 1789, bapt. 7 Sept. 1788; d. 14 May 1824 .*
vii. OLIVER, b. 26 Apr. 1791; d. unm. 25 Oct. 1834.
viii. EDMUND, b. 21 Feb. 1794; left town and never returned.
12. HENRY5 HARRINGTON (Henry, 4 John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 27 Aug. 1737. He was from Bedford 27 May 1754. (?) "Mr. Henry Harrington July 6th" (1801) .*
He married RUTH BLODGETT, born 29 Aug. 1735, daughter of Samuel.4 They were admitted to the church 2 June 1763.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HENRY,6 b. 25 May 1760; m. 13 Mar. 1783 AMITY PEIRCE, b. 26 Aug. 1765, dau. of Solomon6 and Amity (Fessenden). They lived at Boston and New Orleans, La., and had several children.
ii. REBECKAH, b. 12 July 1762; m. 25 Mar. 1787 AMOS STICKNEY of Tewks- bury.
iii. SAMUEL, b. 3 Oct. 1764; m. 29 Aug. 1788 MARY STIMPSON; d. at West- minster 4 May 1824. His name is on the tax list of 1788 but disappeared the following year.
24. iv. ISAAC, b. 11 Aug. 1766.
v. SARAH, b. 16 May 1769; d. unm.
vi. POLLY, b. 10 Aug. 1771; m. 14 July 1798, as his second wife, JOHN PERLEY DUNCKLEE of Charlestown, d. 11 Aug. 1801, aged 40, s. of John of Mt. Vernon, N. H.
vii. RUTH, b. 30 Aug. 1773; m. 20 Nov. 1796 ROBERT MULLETT, b. at Charles- town 17 Sept. 1776, s. of John and Ruth (Trask).
13. JOHN' HARRINGTON (Henry,4 John,& John,2 Robert1), born 1 Mar. 1739.
He moved with his family about 1783 to Deering, N. H. He be- * Jonathan Harrington's list.
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longed to Capt. Parker's company and met the British on the 19th of April; later he was a lieutenant in the militia.
He married 3 Dec. 1761 MARY WOOTEN, daughter of Capt. John1 and Rebecca (Winship).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ABIGAIL, 6 b. 3 Mar. 1763; m. 1781 WILLIAMS MUNROE, JR.
ii. SARAII, b. 17 Feb. 1766.
iii. JOHN, b. 1 Feb. 1770.
iv. STEPHEN, b. 22 Nov. 1774.
v. WILLIAM, b. 21 Nov. 1779.
vi. REBECCA, b. 3 May 1781.
14. JEREMIAH5 HARRINGTON (Henry, 4 John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 19 Apr. 1742, died 11 Dec. 1818. He served in the French War in 1762.
He married SARAH LOCKE, born 23 Aug. 1746, died 12 Jan. 1813, daughter of Joseph3 and Sarah ( ).
Children, iii. not on Lexington records:
25. i. JOSEPH,6 b. 16 Feb. 1770.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. 4 May 1772; d. 15 Dec. 1816; m. 1 Oct. 1792 ELIZABETH FROST of West Cambridge, where he moved, and died there 15 Dec. 1816. Betsey Harrington, evidently his widow, d. 19 Mar. 1818 .*
iii. SALLY, m. 30 Dec. 1793 EDWARD BLANKINGTON of Cambridge.
iv. JONATHAN, b. 27 Oct. 1777; m. (1) 10 Nov. 1799 RUTH BRITTON, b. at Shrewsbury 28 Aug. 1777, d. at Medford 12 May 1817, dau. of Samuel, Jr., and Ruth (Parker); m. (2) 28 June 1818 MARTHA BELCHER, (?) b. 20 Dec. 1785, d. 25 Feb. 1845, dau. Joseph and Hannah (Kendall); } d. at Medford 9 June 1821.
Tradition says he had three daughters, but there is no record of their birth, Sally above being the only one of whom we have any information.
15. JONATHAN5 HARRINGTON (Henry,4 John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 6 Mar. 1744-45. He was killed on the Common by the British on the morning of 19 April 1775.
He married 13 Feb. 1766 RUTH FISKE, born 10 Apr. 1746, daugh- ter of Dr. Robert5 and Mrs. Abigail (Grover); she married secondly 8 Feb. 1777 John Smith of Boston.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. JONATHAN, 6 b. 25 Oct. 1766; d. 14 Oct. 1776.
16. THOMAS5 HARRINGTON (Henry,4 John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 12 May 1747.
No record of his family except the birth of one child. Perhaps he moved "into the country." His name is upon the tax list in 1776 but was omitted in 1778.
He married 4 July 1771 LUCY PERRY of Bedford, daughter of Thomas3 and Abigail ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH,6 b. 19 Dec. 1773.
* See Arlington V. R., Cutter, Hist. of Arlington. t J. G. Bartlett, Belcher Genealogy.
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17. EBENEZER5 HARRINGTON (Henry,4 John,3 John,2 Robert1), born 15 May 1760, died 9 May 1846.
He married MRS. SARAH JOHNSON (? born 27 Feb. 1755, daugh- ter of Joseph5 and Kezia (Gove) Loring of Lexington, and widow of Obadiah1 Johnson), died 29 Nov. 1819, aged 65.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EBENEZER, 6 b. 22 Jan. 1789; d. unm. 14 Jan. 1827.
ii. HANNAH, b. 24 Jan. 1791; m. ( ) PIERCE of Acton.
iii. SIMEON, b. 27 Feb. 1793; d. unm. in the South.
iv. KEZIA, b. 30 Aug. 1795; m. 2 Apr. 1815 OTIS2 LOCKE.
v. SUSANNA, b. 24 July 1798; m. 1 Jan. 1823 JOHN4 HADLEY.
18. THADDEUS5 HARRINGTON (Robert,4 Daniel,3 Robert,2 Robert1), no record of birth or death. He was in the Battle of Lex- ington. (?) "Mr. Thaddeus Harrington 6 Feb. 1797."*
He married LYDIA PORTER of Woburn, baptized at Beverly 26 Dec. 1742, died Jan. 1821, daughter of William and Lydia (Batch- elder). They were admitted to the church 22 Apr. 1771.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. THADDEUS, 6 b. 3 Jan. 1765; d. 13 July 1795 .*
ii. FANNY, b. 20 June 1769; d. young.
iii. ARATHUSA, bapt. 20 Oct. 1771; m. 25 Feb. 1792 GEORGE WHITEHEAD (? b. at Lincoln 3 Feb. 1768, s. of John and Abigail (Harrington)).
iv. FANNY, bapt. 23 Apr. 1772; m. (? at Burlington) 26 June 1796 SETH6 REED.
v. ROBERT, b. 22 May 1775; moved to Boston; d. at Cambridgeport.
vi. ASA, b. 24 Apr. 1777; went to New York.
26. vii. LEWIS, b. 24 May 1779.
viii. LYDIA, bapt. 11 Mar. 1781; m. SETH6 REED, widower of her sister Fanny.
ix. ANDREW; lived at Boston; d. there ? 30 Oct. 1828 .*
19. DANIEL5 HARRINGTON (Robert, 4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 26 Mar. 1739, died 27 Sept. 1818.
He was clerk of Capt. Parker's company and participated in the Battle of Lexington; he was a prominent man and filled various posts of honor and trust; he was selectman, 1779, '85, '86. Called "Capt." in Jonathan Harrington's list.
He married ANNA MUNROE, born 13 Aug. 1740, died 26 Oct. 1811, daughter of Robert3 and Anna (Stone).
Children, all born at Lexington:
27. i. LEVI,6 b. 9 Nov. 1760.
28. ii. NATHAN, b. 29 Apr. 1762.
iii. DANIEL, b. 17 Oct. 1764; d. 23 Aug. 1767.
iv. ANNA, b. 8 Feb. 1766; m. 11 Apr. 1793 THOMAS® WINSHIP; d. 10 July 1821.
v. DANIEL, b. 10 June 1768; d. 26 June 1795.
vi. GRACE, b. 17 Mar. 1770; m. ABNER7 PIERCE.
vii. BETTY, b. 1 Feb. 1772; m. 15 Jan. 1797 JAMES BRUCE of Woburn; d. 17 Feb. 1802.
viii. EUSEBIA, b. 20 Jan. 1774; d. 5 Oct. 1775, g. s.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
ix. EUSEBIA, b. 13 Feb. 1776; m. 7 Mar. 1800 JOSEPH® UNDERWOOD; d. £2 Dec. 1858.
x. ISANNA, b. 29 Jan. 1779; m. 11 Jan. 1801 TIMOTHY1 PAGE of Bedford.
xi. LYDIA, bapt. 10 Dec. 1780; d. unm. 20 Sept. 1803.
20. JONATHAN5 HARRINGTON (Jonathan,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 8 July 1758, died 26 Mar. 1854.
He was the fifer of Capt. Parker's company, and one of the young- est defenders of his country, also the last survivor of the Battle of Lexington. His death produced a marked sensation in the com- munity, and his funeral was attended by the governor, lieutenant- governor, the members of the council, the senate and house of rep- resentatives, by officers of the militia, and prominent citizens generally. Two companies of militia, ordered out by the governor, did escort duty at his interment and fired a volley over his grave.
He married SALLY BANKS, died 28 July 1847, aged 85, (?) daugh- ter of Zaccheus and Sarah (Wheeler) of Malden.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HARRY, 6 b. 10 Mar. 1783; was a sea captain and sailed out of Provi- dence. "Died in New York 22 July 1828 Æ. 45 last March."*
ii. POLLY, b. 23 May 1786; m. 22 June 1811 PAYSON PERRIN of Boston; d. 30 Oct. 1845 .*
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 13 Nov. 1787; d. unm. 22 Mar. 1858.
iv. PITT, b. 6 July 1790; entered the army in 1812 and never returned.
v. JONATHAN, b. 4 June 1793; d. unm. 30 Mar. 1855.
vi. WILLIAM, b. 12 Mar. 1797; d. unm. 23 Jan. 1827.
vii. MORE, b. 23 June 1801; d. 16 Sept. 1802, g. s.
21. CHARLES5 HARRINGTON (Jonathan,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 24 Mar. 1763, died 28 Jan. 1856.
He married MARY BROWN, born 2 Dec. 1765, died 9 Jan. 1843, daughter of Francis4 and Mary (Buckman).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY, 6 b. 9 Jan. 1787; m. 5 June 1811 STEPHEN7 ROBBINS, JR.
ii. SUSANNA, b. 4 Sept. 1789; d. unm. 1857.
iii. BETSEY, b. 10 Jan. 1796; m. 20 June 1819 WALTER R. MASON of Cam- bridge. Lived at Cambridge, then moved to N. H.
iv. CHARLES, b. 10 Apr. 1799; m. 6 Sept. 1840 SARAH H. WADE, b. at New- buryport 6 Oct. 1810, d. 29 Sept. 1887, dau. of William and Sarah (Ordway) of Lowell; d. 22 Aug. 1873. No issue.
v. ELMIRA, b. 6 Sept. 1801; m. 28 Nov. 1824 HAZEN ELLIOT.
vi. CLARISSA, m. 3 Dec. 1835 SAMUEL H. ELLIOT of Lowell, brother of her sister's husband.
22. SOLOMON5 HARRINGTON (Jonathan,4 Robert,3 Daniel,2 Robert1), born 22 Feb. 1766, died 11 May 1845.
He married POLLY or MARY BENT, died 19 May 1809, aged 40, daughter of David.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES,6 b. 25 Dec. 1787; he followed the sea where he probably d.
29. ii. DAVID, b. 2 Jan. 1790.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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GENEALOGIES
iii. JAMES, b. 4 Aug. 1792; d. unm. 21 Apr. 1830 .*
30. iv. SOLOMON, b. 13 Feb. 1795.
V. ABIGAIL MOORE, b. 12 Feb. 1801; m. at Burlington, 5 Aug. 1838, DAVID CONSTANTINE of Bedford; resided at Bedford.
vi. IRENE, b. 1 Dec. 1803; m. JAMES HAYWOOD; resided at Billerica.
23. PETER5 HARRINGTON (Jonathan, 4 Robert, 3 Daniel,2 Robert1), baptized 26 July 1772, died at Salem 23 Jan. 1816.
He was captain of the Lexington Artillery, and was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy. He lived at Lexington until about 1811 when he moved to Salem.
He married LYDIA LORING, born 8 Feb. 1779, daughter of Joseph6 and Betty (Pollard).
Children, viii. not on Lexington records:
i. MATILDA, 6 b. 5 Apr. 1799; m. ( ) HASTINGS; d. at Springfield.
ii. ISAAC B. CLARKE, b. 2 Sept. 1800; left town; d. unm.
iii. ADELINE, b. 24 Sept. 1802; lived at East Cambridge.
iv. LORENZO, b. 10 Aug. 1804; lived at East Cambridge; d. at "the Point" 11 Nov. 1848 .*
v. PETER, b. 21 Sept. 1807; d. at East Cambridge 31 May 1832 .*
vi. EMELINE, b. 21 Dec. 1809; m. BENJAMIN REED; resided at Chelsea; d. there Apr. 1897.
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