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ii. ANNA MATILDA (twin), b. 17 July 1872; d. 18 July 1872.
25. DAVID SAVILLE9 MUZZEY (David W., 8 Benjamin,7 Amos, 6 Amos,5 Amos,4 Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Robert1), born 9 Oct. 1870.
He graduated from Harvard 1893 and the same year went to Constantinople, where he was tutor in mathematics at Robert Col- lege 1893-94. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary, N. Y., in 1897 and received the degree of B.D. from New York University; studied at Berlin and Paris 1897-99, and then returned to New York, where for several years he was teacher of Greek and Latin in the Ethical Culture School. In 1907 he received the degree of Ph.D. from Columbia College, N. Y .; in 1911 he was appointed Associate Professor of History, Barnard College, Columbia Uni- versity. He has published several books and is a contributor to the publications of the Society for Ethical Culture of which he is asso- ciate leader. He resides at New York.
He married at New York, N. Y., 20 Sept. 1900, INA JEANETTE BULLIS, born at Troy, N. Y., daughter of Wallace Foote and Louise (Somes).
! Children:
i. DAVID SAVILLE, JR.,10 b. at Lexington, 6 Sept. 1902.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. at Yonkers, N. Y., 23 Feb. 1904.
MYERS
GEORGE1 MYERS; wife ELIZABETH ( Child, born at Lexington:
). Both born in Ireland.
, i. LAURA MAY,2 b. 18 Aug. 1866.
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MICHAEL1 MYERS; wife LENA ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington :
i. MARY ANN,2 b. 21 Feb. 1879. PATRICK' MYERS; wife HANNAH ( Children, all born at Lexington:
). Both born in Ireland.
i. CHRISTOPHER,2 b. 12 Jan. 1866.
ii. DAVID, d. 14 Dec. 1867, aged 4 d. So recorded.
iii. DAVID, b. 14 Dec. 1867. So recorded.
iv. MARY ANN, b. 18 Nov. 1868.
NEAT
WILLIAM1 NEAT; wife JOANNA K. ( ). Child, born at Lexington :
i. MARY ANN VICTORIA,2 b. 29 Jan. 1846.
NEEDHAM
FRANK B.2 NEEDHAM (Oscar1) was born at Arlington 29 Oct. 1884, died 3 May 1907, son of Oscar and Annie (Gillooly). .
He married ANNIE REBECCA WILSON, born 29 Dec. 1885, daugh- ter of James A.3 and Lillie F. (Elliott). She married secondly at Arlington, 21 June 1911, Carl W. Welsh, born at Somerville, son of William H. and Lena (O'Leary).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. FRANK WILSON,' b. 7 May 1907.
NEGRO
, The following is a partial list of persons of the Negro Race whose record is found in the printed Vital Records of Lexington. The line is drawn in point of time with the period beginning with the first settlement of the town and ending with the year 1812. Slavery ended in Massachusetts in the year 1780, and so previously to that date many of this race were rated as slaves.
The names under this heading are arranged under two divisions. First: Persons, otherwise unrecognized, mentioned only in con- nection with the family name of some white person. Second: Family groups.
I. PERSONS, OTHERWISE UNRECOGNIZED, MEN- TIONED ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE FAMILY NAME OF SOME WHITE PERSON
MUZZEY'S NEGRO died Mar. 1694. BROWN'S NEGRO died 29 June 1716. LAWRENCE'S NEGRO died 1 Jan. 1718-19.
COME'S NEGRO CHILD died 14 Nov. 1721.
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DANIEL TIDD'S NEGRO died 14 May 1727.
ROBERT HARRINGTON'S NEGRO died 24 May 1728.
WINSHIP'S NEGRO died 5 Feb. 1729-30. STEARNS'S NEGRO died 24 Feb. 1729-30. WILL ROE'S NEGRO died 5 Nov. 1730. BACON'S NEGRO CHILD died 19 Mar. 1733.
DEACON BROWN'S NEGRO died 24 Mar. 1733.
MUZZEY'S NEGRO CHILD died 4 Mar. 1736. BOWMAN'S NEGRO died 5 Nov. 1737. LAWRENCE'S NEGRO died 15 June 1738. ROBINSON'S NEGRO died 29 Nov. 1741.
JONATHAN WHITTEMORE'S NEGRO died 9 May 1748.
HARRINGTON'S NEGRO died 24 Oct. 1748.
RAYMOND'S NEGRO died 9 May 1748.
COOK's NEGRO died 26 June 1750.
MR. FASSETT'S NEGRO BOY died between 1752-1755. EDWARD WINSHIP'S NEGRO died between 1752-1755.
JONATHAN RAYMOND'S NEGRO died between 1752-1755. MR. LOCKE'S NEGRO CHILD died 30 Nov. 1756.
MR. HARRINGTON'S NEGRO CHILD died 28 Mar. 1759.
JAMES ROBINSON'S NEGRO died 25 Dec. 1767.
NEGRO CHILD, out of MR. JOHN SIMONDS's family, died 22 July 1775.
JOHN SIMONDS'S NEGRO BOY died 9 Dec. 1782.
POMPEY BLACKMAN, bapt. 27 Oct. 1782, died 9 Jan. 1783. Pomp Blackman otherwise called Pomp Baldwin, per Woburn sources, had a long service in the Revolutionary Army as one of the quota of various towns. State List, Vol. ii., pp. 110, 522.
LUCY SAWCO, Robert Harrington's negro, bapt. and received into the church 27 Feb. 1757.
II. FAMILY GROUPS
BARBADOES
QUAWK BARBADOES, died 5 May 1757.
He and his wife, KATE, were received into the church 19 Apr. 1754.
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. ABEL, bapt. 16 July 1755.
ii. ISAAC, bapt. 16 Nov. 1755. He enlisted as a private soldier in the Con- tinental Army, 1777, from Woburn .* He was deceased before the ex- piration of his service as shown in a legal document kept by his captain, which shows that he was a negro legally discharged from his late mas- ter, and that his mother was his legal heir.
iii. MERCY, bapt. 16 Nov. 1755.
* State List, Vol. ii., p. 583.
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CHESSOR
PRINCE CHESSOR, bapt. 7 Feb. 1761, late servant of Capt. Samuel Stone, married 23 Apr. 1772 KATE.
Children, both baptized at Lexington:
i. RUTH, bapt. 11 Apr. 1773.
ii. LUCY, bapt. 2 Oct. 1774.
TULIP
ROBIN TULIP, a servant of Mr. John Bridge, died 19 Apr. 1784. He married MARGARET, who died 7 Jan. 1794, aged 75. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JAMES, b. 5 Mar. 1735.
ii. ROBIN, b. 13 Sept. 1745; m. PEGGY. Children: Peter, bapt. 2 Oct. 1763. Peggy, bapt. 6 Nov. 1763.
iii. PETER, b. 8 Jan. 1754. Children: i. Olive, b. 8 Oct. 1784, bapt. 14 Aug. 1785. ii. Patty, b. 20 Sept. 1786, bapt. 11 Nov. 1787 (dau. of Peter and Martha).
iv. BECKY, b. 4 June 1759.
JOB, Samuel Locke's servant, bapt. 29 Nov. 1767, married 10 Nov. 1767 VIOLET, John Munroe's servant.
Children, both baptized at Lexington:
i. VIOLET, bapt. 30 Sept. 1770.
ii. NANCY, bapt. 1 Mar. 1775.
NELLES
PHILIP AUGUSTUS2 NELLES (Augustus C.1) was born at South Boston 10 Dec. 1873, son of Augustus Cæser and Emily Tereasa (Wyman), both born in France.
He married at Boston MRS. EMILY LETITIA FLORENCE (O'REA- GAN) McDONALD, born at London, England, 26 Feb. 1875, daugh- ter of Henry John and Emma (Chessman) O'Reagan and widow of Peter Francis Joseph McDonald.
Children, the first born at South Boston, the others at Lexington:
i. PHILIP AUGUSTUS,3 b. 24 Dec. 1896.
ii. HENRY RANDOLPH, b. 24 June 1898; d. 4 Aug. 1902.
iii. EMILY LETITIA FLORENCE, b. 19 Feb. 1901.
iv. RANDOLPH WINTHROP, b. 6 Oct. 1903.
v. GRACE CHESSMAN, b. 4 Oct. 1906.
NELSON
1. THOMAS4 NELSON (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1) was born at Rowley, baptized there 19 Aug. 1688, died 3 Nov. 1770, g. s., son of Thomas, born at Rowley 10 Mar. 1661, and Hannah (French) and grandson of Thomas and Ann (Lambert). The ancestor, Thomas Nelson, emigrated with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, York- shire, England, in Dec. 1638, and settled at Rowley.
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In 1724 he was chosen to a subordinate town office which shows he was an inhabitant of Lexington at that time; in 1730 he had a seat assigned to him in the meeting-house, and in 1743 he was con- stable. He resided on the road to Concord above the old Viles Tavern, near what was then the line of Concord. When the town of Lincoln was created in 1754 he and others were taken from Lex- ington to constitute that town.
He married at Charlestown, 19 Mar. 1715-16, TABITHA HOBBS, died 30 May 1767, in her 83d year, g. s., daughter of Josiah* and Mary ( ). She was admitted to the church 10 June 1722.
Children, all born at Lexington :
2. i. THOMAS5 (twin), b. 19 Dec. 1721.
ii. TABITHA (twin), b. 19 Dec. 1721; d. 15 Oct. 1778.
3. iii. JOSIAH, b. 13 Sept. 1726.
2. THOMAS5 NELSON (Thomas, 4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), born 19 Dec. 1721, died 4 Oct. 1802, g. s.
He married LYDIA SCOTT, died at Lincoln 11 Oct. 1802, aged 82, g. s.
Children, both born at Lincoln, baptized at Lexington:
i. LYDIA,6 b. 6 July 1758; m. 1 Oct. 1778 SAMUEL5 HASTINGS.
ii. JONATHAN, b. 27 Aug. 1760; d. 19 Aug. 1778, g. s.
3. JOSIAH5 NELSON (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), born 13 Sept. 1726, died at Lincoln 26 Feb. 1810, g. s.
He married first 23 May 1751 ELIZABETH ABRAMS, died 20 Mar. 1776, g. s., aged 48; secondly 24 Apr. 1777 MILLICENT BOND, born 12 July 1747, died 15 Nov. 1799, g. s., daughter of Joshua4 and Millicent (Russell).
Children by the second wife, all born at Lincoln, baptized at Lexington :
i. JOSIAH,6 b. 23 Jan. 1778; m. at Concord, 30 Nov. 1809, ANNA HOAR, b. at Concord 1 Mar. 1783, d. at Stow 13 Oct. 1868, dau. of Isaac and Anna (Merriam); d. 12 Jan. 1835. They had three children.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 8 Feb. 1779; d. unm. 4 Jan. 1832.
iii. SARAH, b. 31 Aug. 1780; d. unm. 18 Mar. 1855.
iv. JONATHAN, b. 24 June 1782; m. MARTHA WHEELER, b. at Concord 2 Nov. 1786, d. at Waterville, Me., 19 Apr. 1855; d. at Waterville, Me., 15 Sept. 1816.
v. JOSHUA, b. 19' Oct. 1786; d. 26 Mar. 1842.
4. vi. JOHN, b. 1 Mar. 1789.
vii. MARY, b. 30 Jan. 1792; m. 7 Dec. 1815 ISAAC5 MULLIKEN.
4. JOHN6 NELSON (Josiah," Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), born at Lincoln 1 Mar. 1789, died 19 Aug. 1859.
He married 18 May 1820 LUCY VILES, born 11 Sept. 1791, died at Lincoln 26 Jan. 1839, daughter of Joel2 and Mary (Bowman).
Children, both born at Lincoln:
5. i. GEORGE,7 b. 13 June 1822.
ii. LUCY ANN, b. 7 Dec. 1825; d. at Lincoln, 6 June 1832.
* See footnote + p. 304.
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5. GEORGE7 NELSON (John," Josiah,5 Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), born 13 June 1822.
He married at Waltham, 17 Feb. 1848, ABIGAIL MARION BIGE- LOW, born at Weston 22 May 1828, died 24 Mar. 1889, daughter of Charles and Rebecca A. (Fiske).
Children, all born at Lincoln:
i. GEORGE ALFRED,8 b. 20 Sept. 1852. Resides at Lowell.
ii. CHARLES ELLIOT, b. 28 Oct. 1855. Resides at Lincoln.
iii. JOHN WALTER, b. 6 Feb. 1862; m. at Lincoln, 29 Oct. 1902, NELLIE MARIA' NEWTON. Child, b. at Lincoln: Walter Newton,9 b. 18 Apr. 1905.
iv. CHARLOTTE MARION, b. 2 Oct. 1864; m. at Lincoln, 31 Oct. 1901, ARTHUR WELLINGTON KIDDER, b. at Lowell 3 Jan. 1859, s. of Moses Warren and Frances Maria (Palmer).
Authority : An extended sketch of the Nelson Family, by George A. Nelson, in the archives of the Lexington Historical Society.
FRANK O.2 NELSON (Per1) was born in Sweden, son of Per and Kersti (Janson).
He married at Woburn, 16 Nov. 1904, SIGRID A. M. STENBERG, born in Sweden, daughter of Gustaf and Maria (Moberg).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ESTHER KAROLINA,3 b. 23 Sept. 1905.
ii. ALFRED ERNEST GUSTAF, b. 16 Feb. 1909.
iii. ALICE HILDA JOSEPHINE (twin), b. 5 Dec. 1910; d. 21 Dec. 1910.
iv. MARY MILDRED CECILIA (twin), b. 5 Dec. 1910; d. 14 Dec. 1910.
THEODORE1 NELSON; wife CHRISTINE (ANDERSON). Both born in Denmark.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. MARIE CHRISTINE,2 b. 28 Feb. 1898.
NEVILLE
1. JOHN2 NEVILLE (Martin1) was born at Kiltimagh, Ireland, 26 May 1821, son of Martin and Mary (Carroll). He came to this country from Ireland and settled at Bedford.
He married MARIA KEANE, born at Athlone, Ireland, 12 June 1831, daughter of William and Mary (Kearns).
Children, iii. to vi. born at Lexington, the others at Bedford:
i. MARY ANN,3 b. 6 Mar. 1851; d. 25 Jan. 1879.
2. ii. WILLIAM JOSEPH, b. 26 Feb. 1853.
iii. JOHN H., b. Dec. 1855; d. 1865.
iv. GEORGE M., b. Nov. 1857; d. 6 Oct. 1861.
v. ELLEN E., b. 12 Mar. 1860.
vi. SARAH JANE, b. 2 June 1862; m. 21 Apr. 1897 HUGH J.' MAGUIRE.
vii. HANNAH M., b. 22 Jan. 1865.
viii. JAMES F., b. 10 Mar. 1867.
ix. KATHERINE F., b. 28 June 1871.
x. HENRY P., b. 9 June 1874.
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2. WILLIAM JOSEPH3 NEVILLE (John,2 Martin1), born at Bedford 26 Feb. 1853. He became a resident of Lexington in May 1885.
He married at Concord, 15 Oct. 1885, SARAH FRANCES LYONS, born at Sudbury 30 May 1859, daughter of William and Margaret (Flannigan).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MARIA,3 b. 2 Dec. 1886.
ii. MARGARET, b. 12 Nov. 1888.
iii. JOHN, b. 1 Aug. 1890.
iv. SARAH, b. 22 Mar. 1894.
HELENA, b. 16 Aug. 1896; d. 24 Sept. 1897.
MARTINI NEVILLE; wife BRIDGET (DUFFY). Both born in Ireland. Children, first three born at Lexington, the last at Lincoln:
i. MARGARET,2 b. 29 Sept. 1872; d. 20 July 1873.
ii. MARY ANN, b. 1 May 1874.
iii. JOHN, b. 2 Feb. 1876.
iv. JAMES M., m. 17 Jan. 1912 MARY A. MOLLOY, b. in Ireland, dau. of Owen and Julia (Brown).
NEWTON
DAVID1 NEWTON; wife AGNES ( ). Child, born at Lexington:
CHARLES N.,2 b. 16 Sept. 1851. i.
OSCAR CHARLES3 NEWTON (Voltaire,2 Stephen1) was born at Syracuse, N. Y., 15 Nov. 1836, younger son of Voltaire, born at Monson 23 Mar. 1791, and grandson of Stephen and Susanna (Davison). His mother, Roxana Houghton, was born at Pompey Hill, N. Y., 23 May 1800. He is descended from Richard New- ton of England, who settled at Sudbury.
He married at Syracuse, N. Y., 6 Aug. 1856, MARY BEACH, born at Pompey Hill, N. Y., 27 Sept. 1837, daughter of Joseph and Ort- tea (Barnes). They became residents of Lexington 31 Oct. 1902. Children, all born at Syracuse, N. Y .:
i. GEORGE FREDERIC,4 b. 27 Aug. 1857; m. ALICE T. JEWITT.
ii. HORACE BEACH, b. 11 Feb. 1860; d. at Syracuse, N. Y., 10 June 1863.
iii. NELLIE MARIA, b. 4 Oct. 1864; m. at Lincoln, 29 Oct. 1902, JOHN WAL- TER8 NELSON.
NICHOLS
1. EDWARD PAYSON2 NICHOLS (Nicholas1) was born at Kingston, N. H., 8 Mar. 1835, son of Nicholas, born at Kingston, N. H., 26 Feb. 1802. His mother, Mary Jewett Barstow, was born at Han- over 10 Feb. 1803, daughter of Ezekiel and Mary (Conner). His ancestor, Nicholas Nichols, came from the Isle of Guernsey and settled at Exeter, N. H. "The records show a continuous line of same name - Nicholas Nichols - back to 1385, living in the Isle of Guernsey, north of Ireland and Scotland."
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He was graduated from Williams College in 1861. He became a resident of Lexington in 1888. He served on the school committee for the year 1905-06. He is treasurer and manager of several manu- facturing companies, and a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married at Syracuse, N. Y., 28 June 1870, EMMA ADELIA OSTROM, born at Syracuse, N. Y., 23 Nov. 1848, daughter of Smith and Laura (Sweet).
Children, all born at Syracuse, N. Y .:
i. EMMA OSTROM,3 b. 23 Oct. 1871. She took a special course at Radcliffe. She has been assistant librarian of the East Lexington branch of the Cary Library since 1898.
ii. EDWARD OSTROM, b. 26 Jan. 1877.
2. iii. HOWARD SMITH OSTROM, b. 7 Dec. 1878.
3. iv. ERNEST OSTROM, b. 8 Oct. 1880.
v. MARGUERITE OSTROM, b. 19 Jan. 1884.
2. HOWARD SMITH OSTROM3 NICHOLS (Edward P.,2 Nicholas1), born at Syracuse, N. Y., 7 Dec. 1878.
He married 13 June 1906 BERTHA REDMAN, born at Chelsea 21 Feb. 1876, daughter of Allston Munroe2 and Emma Shepherd (Tufts).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. MIRIAM EDITH,4 b. 23 Oct. 1907.
ii. PHEBE, b. 1 July 1909.
iii. ELIZABETH REDMAN, b. 3 May 1911.
3. ERNEST OSTROM3 NICHOLS (Edward P.,2 Nicholas1), born at Syracuse, N. Y., 8 Oct. 1880.
He married at Boston, 1 June 1908, ANNA WELLINGTON HAM- BLEN, born 30 Jan. 1884, daughter of Arthur Wellington3 and Annie Elizabeth (Bryant). Graduated from Wellesley, B.A., 1905.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. NANCY,4 b. 26 July 1909.
GEORGE WHITEFIELD2 NICHOLS (Samuel1) was born at Reading 1 Apr. 1840, died 30 Dec. 1904, son of Samuel and Achsah (Barden).
Enlisted 28 Sept. 1864 in Company H, 24th Mass. Infantry, dis- charged 14 Jan. 1865 with the rank of captain.
He married 2 July 1871 SUSAN AUGUSTA SPAULDING, born at Lincoln, daughter of Albert G. (1819-1878) and Lydia (Walker) (1820-1876).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ALBERT SPAULDING,3 b. 17 Aug. 1872; d. 26 May 1874.
ii. FLORA AUGUSTA, b. 9 July 1874.
NICI
SEBASTIANO1 NICI; wife ANNA (CADIO). Both born in Italy. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CARMELA,' b. 25 July 1910.
ii. ALBERTO AMEDEO, b. 6 July 1911.
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NOLAN
LEO D.1 NOLAN was born at Arlington.
He married ANNIE L. QUINN, born at Woburn.
Children:
i. DAVID RICHARD,2 b. at Boston 21 June 1906.
ii. EDWARD, b. at Lexington 9 Apr. 1907.
NOONAN
BETTY NOONAN was born 30 Jan. 1772.
LOUIS1 NOONAN was born at Woburn.
He married ELLA JEANETTE HICKS, born in Nova Scotia.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. LEWIS ELMER,2 b. 23 Apr. 1911.
NORCROSS
1. JOHN6 NORCROSS (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,3 Richard, 2 Jeremiah1), died 1823.
He married MARGARET EVERETT, died 1843.
Children :
i. ELIZA,7 b. 1798; d. young.
ii. JOHN, b. 1801; d. young.
2. iii. JOHN, b. 28 Sept. 1803.
iv. ANNA M., b. 1805; m. JOHN ENGLISH of Boston.
2. JOHN7 NORCROSS (John,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel, 3 Richard,2 Jeremiah1), born 28 Sept. 1803, died 5 Aug. 1885. He came to Lexington in 1846 and was the depot master at East Lex- ington for over twenty years.
He married 22 Apr. 1826 ELEANOR ESTABROOK, born 23 Feb. 1807, died 7 Feb. 1873, daughter of Eliakim5 and Hannah (Cook) of West Cambridge.
Children, iii. born at Weston:
i. ELEANOR MARGARET,8 b. 13 Jan. 1827; m. (1) 14 Dec. 1848 JAMES PREN- TICE of West Cambridge; m. (2) WARREN MARSH, d. at Waltham 29 Nov. 1900; d. at Waltham 8 Aug. 1902.
ii. ELIZA J., b. at Lincoln 27 July 1830; m. 28 Aug. 1856 LEROY CHAPELL of North Carolina, s. of Edward and Sarah ( ).
iii. SAMUEL T., b. 5 Sept. 1834; murdered at Altoona, Pa.,* 16 Jan. 1857.
iv. JOHN HENRY, b. 29 Oct. 1841; m. 6 June 1866 CYNTHIA J. WHITE of Medford.
Authorities: Bond, Hist. of Watertown; Lincoln rec.
NORRIS
GEORGE SMITH& NORRIS (David,7 Jacob, 6 Benjamin,5 Benjamin, 4
* He was returning from the West in an enfeebled condition, having in his possession con- siderable money. A stranger ingratiated himself into his favor, and when the cars arrived at Al- toona, in the night time, he induced Norcross to leave the train, and enticed him to a secluded place, and then murdered him. The assailant was later arrested, tried, and executed.
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Benjamin,3 Jonathan,' Nicholas1) was born at Orford, N. H., 24 June 1837, third son of David, born at Dorchester, N. H., 30 Dec. 1793, and grandson of Jacob and Sally (Hazeltine). His mother, Sophia Wright, was born at Plymouth, N. H., 12 Nov. 1799, daugh- ter of Wincol and Lydia (Pollard). He is descended from Nicholas Norris who came from Ireland and settled at Hampton, N. H.
He married ADELINE ELIZABETH KENYON, born at Plainfield, N. H., 1841, daughter of Mumford Hayes and Betsey (French).
Children, both born at Orford, N. H .:
i. ANNA MARIA,9 b. 2 Oct. 1863; m. ( ) WELLS.
ii. ALICE SOPHIA, b. 24 Mar. 1867; m. 3 Oct. 1888 CLIFTON P.ª ASHLEY.
1. JOHN LANGDON8 NORRIS (David,7 Jacob,6 Benjamin,5 Benja- min, 4 Benjamin,3 Jonathan,2 Nicholas1) was born at Wentworth, N. H., 1 June 1839, youngest son of David, and brother of the pre- ceding.
He became a resident of Lexington in Mar. 1872. He enlisted 19 Sept. 1862 in Company A, 47th Infantry, discharged 1 Sept. 1863 by reason of expiration of service. He has been a contractor and builder, and is a trustee of the Lexington Savings Bank.
He married first at Orford, N. H., 15 Nov. 1864, MARTHA EVANS, born at Orford, N. H., 8 May 1842, died 15 Feb. 1902, daughter of Almon and Maria (Dana); secondly at Springfield, 1 June 1903, BERTHA BELLE HAMMOND, born at Barnard, Vt., 28 Oct. 1863, daughter of George Clinton and Mary Adelaide (Swift).
Children by the first wife, the first born at Orford, N. H., the others at Cambridge:
i. ALMON EVANS,9 b. 29 May 1866; m. (1) SARAH HUNTER; m. (2) MAUD CONRAD.
ii. LILLIAN MAY, b. 3 Aug. 1867; m. 15 July 1901 ALBERT F. FLANDERS, b. at Bradford, Vt., s. of Thomas J. and Katherine (Fabyan). They have one child.
2. iii. HERBERT LANGDON, b. 22 Jan. 1872.
2. HERBERT LANGDON9 NORRIS (John L., 8 David,7 Jacob, 6 Ben- jamin,5 Benjamin,4 Benjamin, Jonathan,2 Nicholas1), born at Cambridge 22 Jan. 1872.
He married 4 June 1902 CARRIE ALLEN THURBER, born at Brook- lyn, N. Y., 2 Dec. 1878, daughter of Frederick Albert and Carrie Allen (Fuller).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. DOROTHY, 10 b. 22 Nov. 1904.
ii. DANA THURBER, b. 12 Aug. 1908.
NORTON
LEWIS JOHNSON1 NORTON was born at Farmington, Me.
He married JENNIE MAY SNOW, born at East Somerville. Child, born at Lexington:
i. HAROLD LEWIS,? b. 5 May 1898.
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MICHAEL1 NORTON; wife ANNIE (KEENE). Both born in Ireland. Children, ii. and iii. born at Lexington:
i. THOMAS.2
ii. MAMIE (twin), b. 30 Oct. 1895.
iii. MARGIE (twin), b. 30 Oct. 1895.
NOURSE
1. ALBERT FREEMAN2 NOURSE (Calvin1) was born at Danvers 2 July 1843, son of Calvin and Caroline ( ).
He married at Cambridge, 19 June 1863, MARTHA MILES JOHN- SON, born at Wayland 18 July 1838, daughter of Charles William1 and Martha S. (Miles). She married secondly at Boston, 7 Feb. 1888, Edward W. Leighton, born in Nova Scotia, son of Alfred and Margaret C. ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
2. i. ALBERT AUBIN,3 b. 1 Apr. 1864.
ii. MARITTA, b. 11 Sept. 1866; d. 5 July 1868.
3. iii. GEORGE ARTHUR, b. 29 June 1869.
iv. CHARLES FREEMAN, b. 3 Sept. 1871.
2. ALBERT AUBIN3 NOURSE (Albert F.,2 Calvin1), born 1 Apr. 1864.
He married at Burlington, 9 Sept. 1885, ANNIE CHAMBERS, born in Maine, daughter of James and Sarah ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
DORA ETHEL, 4 b. 2 Aug. 1886. i.
3. GEORGE ARTHUR3 NOURSE (Albert F.,2 Calvin1), born 29 June 1869.
He married at Malden, 23 Sept. 1908, ALICE PICKETT BAYLEY, born at Newburyport, daughter of Robert and Mary W. (Collins). Child, born at Lexington:
i. ALICE,4 b. 16 Nov. 1911.
EDWIN J. B.2 NOURSE (William1) was born at Red Wing, Minn., son of William and Caroline (Blaker).
He married first 24 Oct. 1883 EMMA AUGUSTA REED, born 8 Sept. 1864, died 4 Nov. 1890, daughter of J. Morton and Emeline A. (Goodwin); secondly 27 Sept. 1891 CAROLINE E. SLACK, born at Chelsea, Vt., daughter of Carlton and Louisa E. ( ).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. MORTON EDWIN,3 b. 19 Sept. 1885.
ii. CAROLINE, b. 9 Apr. 1888.
iii. RUTH REED, b. 11 June 1889; m. at Medford, 9 Oct. 1907, CARL HEDGE PETERSON.
THOMAS1 NOURSE was born at Watertown.
He married SARAH E. ( ), born at Boston. Child, born at Lexington:
i. ERNEST B.,2 b. 9 June 1882.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
NOWERS
EDWARD HENRY3 NOWERS (Thomas W.,2 Edward1) was born at Chelsea 26 Jan. 1867, youngest son of Thomas Wilson, born at Dover, England, 25 Mar. 1822, and grandson of Edward and Susannah (Gates). His mother, Caroline Philpot, was born at Canterbury, England, 9 Nov. 1822, daughter of William and Sarah (Page).
He is a Free Mason and became a resident of Lexington 31 May 1907.
He married at Danvers, 14 July 1897, EFFIE STANLEY, born at Danvers 18 Sept. 1872, daughter of Benjamin F. and Sarah Eliza- beth (Withey).
Child, born at Winthrop:
i. ELIZABETH,4 b. 4 May 1898.
NUGENT
DANIEL2 NUGENT (Patrick1) was born in Ireland, died 3 Apr. 1864, aged 35, son of Patrick and Bridget ( ).
He married 14 Apr. 1855 MARY DESMOND, born in Ireland, died 10 Sept. 1859, aged 33.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CATHERINE,3 b. 8 Jan. 1856; d. 23 July 1871.
ii. MARY E., b. 18 Feb. 1858.
NUNN
1. CHARLES2 NUNN (Samuel1) was born at Boston 28 Sept. 1828, died 28 Jan. 1882, younger son of Samuel and Ann (Allen). He was town treasurer from 1860-64 and 1869-70; selectman 1869-70.
He married 8 May 1854 SUSAN PIERCE, born 27 Oct. 1829, died 10 July 1898, daughter of Nathaniel8 and Abigail (Wellington). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES PIERCE,3 b. 4 Apr. 1855; m. 22 Apr. 1909 ELIZABETH MIGNON JOHNSTONE, b. at Boston 3 June 1876, dau. of David and Mary (Magee). LEAH ANN, b. 4 July 1857.
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2. iii. NATHANIEL, b. 23 Feb. 1859.
2. NATHANIEL3 NUNN (Charles, 2 Samuel1), born 23 Feb. 1859. He married at Nantucket, 8 June 1887, STELLA LOUISE CHASE, born at Nantucket 28 June 1856, daughter of Joseph F. and Maria Louisa (Jenkins).
Children, ii. born at Newton, the others at Lexington:
i. DOROTHY CHASE,4 b. 28 Feb. 1889.
ii. WELLINGTON CUTLER, b. 4 Jan. 1892.
iii. HAROLD MACY, b. 20 June 1897.
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GENEALOGIES
NUTT
HENRY J.2 NUTT (Henry1) was born in New Brunswick, son of Henry and Hemmel (Cassey).
He married NORAH J. REARDON, born 2 Dec. 1882, daughter of Bartholomew2 and Julia (Crowley).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JAMES H.,3 b. 12 Mar. 1901; d. 9 Apr. 1901.
ii. JULIA, b. 7 Apr. 1902.
iii. CHARLES, b. 20 Nov. 1903.
iv. MILDRED MADALINE, b. 16 Aug. 1905.
v. JOSEPHINE LOUISE, b. 11 Feb. 1907.
NUTTING
EBENEZER1 NUTTING was taxed in the parish rate 1693 and owned the covenant with his wife, June 1699.
Children, all baptized at Lexington:
i. JONATHAN,2 bapt. 11 June 1699.
ii. LYDIA, bapt. 11 June 1699.
iii. SARAH, bapt. 11 June 1699.
iv. EBENEZER, bapt. 30 May 1703.
v. JAMES, bapt. 30 May 1703.
O'BRIEN
PATRICK J.I O'BRIEN was born at Brighton.
He married MARY CONNER, born at Somerville.
Children, first two born at Somerville, the last at Lexington:
i. IRVING, 2 b. 2 May 1900.
ii. EILEEN, b. 28 Feb. 1902.
iii. FRANCIS ANTHONY, b. 10 Jan. 1909.
THOMAS J.1 O'BRIEN was born in Ireland.
He married MARY A. ( ), born at Chicopee. Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JOHN F.,2 b. 28 Jan. 1879; d. 28 Feb. 1879.
ii. WILLIAM, b. 6 Apr. 1880.
iii. MARY, b. 4 Jan. 1883.
iv. FRANCES, b. 11 Feb. 1885.
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