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DAVID2 REED (Philip1) was born at Concord 25 May 1710, son of Dr. Philip and Thanks (Dill). .
He married LoIs ( ).
Children, all born or baptized at Lexington:
i. BEULAH,3 b. 10 Jan. 1735.
ii. PHILIP, b. 6 Aug. 1736.
iii. DAVID, b. 7 Apr. 1738.
iv. LYDIA, b. 23 June 1740.
v. SILAS, b. 23 Feb. 1742.
vi. RUTH, bapt. 29 Apr. 1744.
vii. PERSIS, bapt. 8 Sept. 1745.
JOHN2 REED (Walter E.1) was born in Coventry, England, son of Walter Edwin and Louisa (Mansel).
He married 28 Nov. 1894 FANNY B. DRISCOLL, born at Quincy, daughter of John and Margaret (Ford).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. WALTER EDWIN, 3 b. 29 Aug. 1895.
PETER1 REED* was baptized at Lexington as an adult 7 July 1723, died at Littleton 19 Sept. 1791, aged 90 y. 4 m., g. s. at Littleton.
He married first ABIGAIL BLODGETT, born at Woburn 7 Nov., baptized at Lexington 13 Nov. 1698, died at Littleton 18 Aug. 1751, g. s. at Littleton, daughter of Thomas3 and Rebecca (Tidd) of Woburn and Lexington: secondly MRS. ABIGAIL (WATERS) DUDLEY of Littleton, born at Salem 1 Aug. 1702, died 8 Feb. 1770, g. s. at Littleton, daughter of Richard and Martha (Read) Waters of Salem and Sutton and widow of Cornet Samuel Dudley of Littleton.
* Peter Reed,? son of Dr. Philip Read of Concord.
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Children by the first wife, all born and baptized at Lexington:
i. ABIJAH,2 b. 18 May 1727; d. 3 Mar. 1728.
ii. PETER, b. 16 Feb. 1728.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 2 Apr. 1731.
iv. MARY, b. 3 Apr. 1733.
v. SARAH, b. 26 Apr. 1736; m. 26 Dec. 1753 NATHAN PIERCE, both of Lex- ington.
vi. THOMAS, b. 3 Nov. 1739.
vii. REBEKAH, b. 24 May 1743.
REGAN
JOHN W.1 REGAN was born at Boston 23 Dec. 1872.
He married MARY V. SULLIVAN, born at Cambridge 1 Aug. 1882. Child, born at Lexington :
i. JOHN WARD,2 b. 7 Oct. 1910.
REYNOLDS
1. PATRICK2 REYNOLDS (Matthew1) was born in Ireland, died 11 Jan. 1881, aged 64, son of Matthew and Bridget ( ).
He married ANN FLYNN, born in Ireland, daughter of Patrick and Ann (Flynn).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. LIZZIE FRANCES,3 b. 10 Oct. 1860; m. 27 Dec. 1883 ROBERT H .? WHITE.
ii. JOHN, b. 12 July 1862; d. 10 Oct. 1862.
2. iii. FRANK P., b. 6 Oct. 1863.
2. FRANK P.3 REYNOLDS (Patrick,2 Matthew1), born 6 Oct. 1863. He married LIZZIE ( ), born in Nova Scotia.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH IRENE, 4 b. 5 June 1888.
ii. FRANK P., b. 25 Apr. 1891.
WALTER LEIGH1 REYNOLDS was born in Maine.
He married ALICE LOUISE HOLT, born at Cambridge. Children, both born at Lexington:
i. GRACE WADLEIGH2 (twin), b. 16 Sept. 1911.
ii. MARY ELLEN (twin), b. 16 Sept. 1911.
RHOADES
JOHN S.1 RHOADES was born at Salem.
He married HANNAH G. ( ), born at Newburyport.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HANNAH G.,2 b. 4 Apr. 1860.
RHODES*
1. THOMAS H.2 RHODES (Cyrus1) was born at Antrim, N. H., 7 Mar. 1816, son of Cyrus. He came to Lexington in 1840.
* Rhoades.
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He married 3 Feb. 1841 JANE MARIA TAYLOR, born 7 Mar. 1821, daughter of Eli.
Children, all born at Lexington except iv .:
i. SARAH ELIZABETH,3 b. 27 Mar. 1842; m. 1 May 1864 JOSHUA L. JOHNSON from Maine; d. 24 Aug. 1889. They had one child.
ii. GEORGE H., b. 2 May 1844; d. 17 Aug. 1844.
iii. REBECCA JANE, b. 1 Aug. 1845.
iv. HENRY, b. Apr. 1847; d. young.
v. GEORGE A., b. 11 Apr. 1849; d. 25 July 1849.
2. vi. EDWIN SILAS, b. 6 Oct. 1851.
vii. CHARLES HENRY, b. 23 Jan. 1858; m. 3 Dec. 1884 EMILY EDMANDS, b. at St. John, N. B., dau. of Alfred and Mary ( ).
2. EDWIN SILAS3 RHODES (Thomas H.,2 Cyrus1), born 6 Oct. 1851.
He married HELEN C. ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. WALTER E., 4 b. 6 June 1878.
ii. WILLIE, b. 4 Aug. 1880; d. 11 Aug. 1880.
iii. CHARLES S., b. 22 Sept. 1884.
iv. IDA MAY, b. 29 July 1892.
RICHARDS
JAY OSGOOD3 RICHARDS (Chauncey S.,2 Osgood1) was born at Danvers 17 Mar. 1871, son of Chauncey Sleeper, born at Chester, N. H., 9 Dec. 1841, and grandson of Osgood and Lydia (Sleeper). His mother, Alice Gage Black, was born at Danvers 31 Mar. 1846, daughter of Moses and Harriet (Page).
He has served on the school committee since 1908 and is its chair- man.
He married at Brookline, 4 Oct. 1899, MAUDE ROBINSON, born at Boston 6 June 1875, daughter of George Edwin and Mary Eliza- beth (Wilcox).
Children, the first born at Brookline, the others at Lexington:
i. EDWIN ROBINSON, 4 b. 25 May 1901.
ii. GORDON DRAPER, b. 2 Dec. 1902.
iii. KATHRYN, b. 20 Aug. 1906.
RICHARDSON
AARON PARKER& RICHARDSON (Samuel,4 Caleb,3 Joseph, 2 Wil- liam1) was born at Methuen 22 July 1791, died 13 Dec. 1874, third son of Samuel, born 22 Feb. 1749, and grandson of Caleb and Try- phena (Bodwell). His mother was Lucy Parker of Westford. The ancestor, William Richardson, settled at Newbury. He came to Lexington in April 1820.
He married 26 June 1823 BETSEY REED, born 15 June 1799, died 24 Apr. 1856, daughter of Hammon6 and Sarah (Chandler).
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Children, both born at Lexington:
i. CHANDLER R.,6 b. 10 Apr. 1825; m. 16 Feb. 1859 ELVIRA L. RICHARDS, b. 5 May 1832, d. 26 Nov. 1873, dau. of Alfred and Harmony H. (Slate); d. 25 Feb. 1897.
ii. SARAH E., b. 11 July 1830; m. 12 June 1855 FREEBORN F.6 RAYMOND.
AMOSI RICHARDSON; wife ABIGAIL ( ).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. AMOS,2 b. 4 Oct. 1723.
JAMES HOWARD2 RICHARDSON (James1) was born in Hants Co., N. S., son of James and Fanny (Dill).
He married ANNIE MAY SIM, born in Hants Co., N. S., 1 Apr. 1874, died 23 May 1903, daughter of Robert and Esther (Dowell).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. WILLIAM AVORY,3 b. 6 Nov. 1899.
JOSEPH1 RICHARDSON; wife AMELIA O. (CURRIER). Both born at Boston.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Daughter,2 b. Dec. 1871.
ii. MARY LOUISA, b. 23 Mar. 1873.
iii. REBECCA W., b. 28 Dec. 1874; d. 9 Apr. 1877.
iv. ANNA REBECCA, b. 15 July 1877.
v. ALFRED, b. 5 Sept. 1881.
RICKER
JAMES H.I RICKER was born at Biddeford, Me.
He married MARTHA ( ), born at Saco, Me. Children, both born at Lexington:
· i. HARRY W.,2 b. 30 May 1866.
ii. GEORGE A., b. 23 Aug. 1869.
WILLIE1 RICKER was born in Maine.
He married EVELINE ( ), born in Nova Scotia.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. FRANK FREEMAN,2 b. 10 Dec. 1888.
RICKRE
JOSEPH1 RICKRE; wife MARIEO (RIZZA). Both born in Italy. Child, born at Lexington :
i. NICKOLINA MOONA,2 b. 26 Feb. 1908.
RIDEOUT
PERCY R.1 RIDEOUT was born at Cherryfield, Me.
He married ALICE MCKINLEY, born at Island Pond, Vt. Child, born at Lexington:
j. HOWARD EUGENE,2 b. 21 Aug. 1908.
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RILEY
JOHN WESLEY2 RILEY (Thomas1) was born at Hampton, N. B., son of Thomas and Ellen (Matthews).
He married first ANNIE E. RICHARDSON, born at St. John, N. B., 21 Sept. 1872, died 8 Jan. 1893, daughter of John R. and Mary (Kyle); secondly JENNIE KYLE, born at Sussex, N. B., daughter of Andrew and Jennie ( ).
Child by the first wife, born at Lexington: i. ANNIE E.,3 b. 29 July 1892; d. 12 Dec. 1892.
Children by the second wife, born at Lexington:
ii. CHARLES WESLEY, b. 23 Aug. 1894.
iii. ESTHER MAY, b. 16 Apr. 1896.
iv. CHESTER RAYMOND, b. 25 Jan. 1898.
v. ELSIE GERTRUDE, b. 25 Aug. 1900.
vi. WILLIAM AUSTIN, b. 14 Sept. 1904.
vii. RUTH ELIZABETH, b. 5 Jan. 1906.
RIPLEY
ALBERT F.1 RIPLEY was born at Boston.
He married ETTA L. ( ), born at Worcester.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. DORIS GRACE,2 b. 9 June 1889.
RIVERS
JOSEPH1 F. RIVERS was born at Halifax, N. S.
He married ELIZABETH F. CORPERRY, born at Cambridge. Child, born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH AUGUSTINE, 2 b. 27 Aug. 1903.
ROACH
JOHN JAMES2 ROACH (Garret1) was born in Ireland, son of Garret and Mary (Hagerty).
He married secondly at Concord, 21 Apr. 1897, MRS. DORA (WHITE) HUGHES, born in Ireland 11 Aug. 1860, daughter of John and Mary (Lawlor) White and widow of Richard2 Hughes.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. DOROTHY MARIA,2 b. 20 Aug. 1902.
ii. JAMES, b. 29 Nov. 1903.
ROBBINS
1. THOMAS4 ROBBINS (Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,? Richard1) was born at Charlestown 11 Aug. 1703, died 30 June 1791, g. s., second son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Chandler).
He came to Lexington about 1744, and his name appears on the tax list of 1745. He was a soldier from Lexington in the French
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War 1758; enrolled in Capt. Parker's company 1775; assessor 1746, and selectman 1749. His will dated 1789, proved 1791, mentioned eldest son Thomas, and sons Stephen, John and Nathaniel, daugh- ters Mary Mead, Susanna Wadsworth and Deborah Williams, and Exene, Ruth and Hannah Robbins.
He married first at Woburn, 2 May 1723, RUTH JOHNSON, died 27 June 1737, in her 35th year, g. s. at Cambridge, daughter of Wil- liam and Esther (Gardner); secondly at Cambridge, 24 Oct. 1737, XENIA JACKSON, born 2 Apr. 1708, died 5 Feb. 1786, daughter of Lieut. John and Deborah (Fifield); they were admitted to the church at Lexington 9 May 1754 by a letter of dismission from the Second Church at Cambridge.
Children by both wives, the first ten baptized at Cambridge, the others born or baptized at Lexington:
2. i. THOMAS,5 bapt. 23 Feb. 1723-24.
3. ii. NATHANIEL, bapt. 17 Apr. 1726.
iii. MARY, bapt. 16 June 1728; m. 21 Feb. 1751 ISRAEL5 MEAD.
4. iv. STEPHEN, bapt. 28 June 1730.
v. SUSANNA, bapt. 9 Dee. 1733; m. 1754 ELIJAH WADSWORTH of Milton.
vi. ESTHER, bapt. 16 Jan. 1736-37.
5. vii. JOHN, bapt. 6 Aug. 1738.
viii. PHILEMON, bapt. 19 Aug. 1739; d. 19 Aug. 1749.
ix. RUTH, bapt. 7 June 1741; d. 20 Aug. 1748.
X. EBENEZER, bapt. 4 July 1742; m. 8 June 1775 SARAH ESTABROOK.
xi. EZRA, bapt. 12 Aug. 1744.
xii. EXENE,* b. 13 Sept. 1749; m. JOHN WINSHIP; had one son Elijah and became a Shaker.
xiii. DEBORAH, b. 9 Nov. 1750; m. 12 May 1772 AARON WILLIAMS of West Cambridge, b. 28 May 1744, s. of Thomas and Saraht (Cutter).
xiv. RUTH, b. 11 Nov. 1752.
XV. HANNAH, b. 6 Dec. 1753; (m. by May 1790 EBENEZER ELIOT; d. by 1794?)
xvi. SARAH, bapt. 29 Feb. 1756.
2. THOMAS5 ROBBINS (Thomas,4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Rich- ard1), born 16 Feb. 1723-24, died 2 Dec. 1804. He was taxed in Lexington and filled important offices, was selectman 1772, '74, and '78. He was sergeant of Capt. Thomas Adams' company, 1758.
He married 1 May 1746 ELIZABETH MORE, died 15 Sept. 1810. Children:
i. THOMAS,6 b. 6 Dec. 1749; m. TABITHA IRELAND, d. 8 Jan. 1809, aged 57; d. 27 Aug. 1821.
ii. EBENEZER, bapt. at West Cambridge 18 Nov. 1750; m. 8 June 1775 SARAH ESTABROOKS.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 23 Oct. 1751; m. (intention dated 5 Mar. 1774) SAMUEL BOWMAN, JR., of Charlestown.
iv. RUTH, b. 26 Sept. 1756; m. 8 Feb. 1784 JAMES VILA.
v. SARAH, bapt. 17 Jan. 1762; d. 6 Oct. 1825.1
vi. REBECCA, bapt. 11 Nov. 1764; m. (intention dated 8 Sept. 1803) JAMES VILA, widower of her sister Ruth.
* Exene, Xene, was a common way of writing Christina in the eighteenth century.
t Daughter of Gershom.ª # Jonathan Harrington's list.
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vii. NATHANIEL (twin), b. 24 May 1767; d. 24 Sept. 1767.
viii. PHILEMON (twin), b. 24 May 1767; d. 30 May 1836, g. s.
3. NATHANIEL5 ROBBINS (Thomas,4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel, 2 Richard1), born at Cambridge 12 Apr. 1726, died at Milton 19 May 1795.
He graduated from Harvard 1747, studied theology under the direction of Rev. Samuel Cooke of Cambridge, was ordained pastor of the Milton church 13 Feb. 1751, and died among the people of his only charge .*
He married 1757 ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON, born 31 Dec. 1731, died 2 May 1793, daughter of Edward and Lydia (Foster) of Boston. Children, all born at Milton:
i. EDWARD HUTCHINSON, 6 b. 19 Feb. 1758; m. ELIZABETH MURRAY of Boston; d. 29 Dec. 1829. He grad. from Harvard 1775, entered the legal profession, and was chosen representative to the legislature, where he was chosen speaker in 1793 and held that office for nine years. He was elected lieutenant-governor in 1802, and in 1809 was appointed judge of probate of Norfolk Co. He bought land in Maine in 1786 and founded a town which he called Robbinston.
ii. LYDIA, d. unm. 31 Aug. 1786, aged 27.
iii. NATHANIEL JOHNSON, d. 7 May 1799, aged 33.
4. STEPHEN5 ROBBINS (Thomas,4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Richard1), born 23 June 1730, died 1797.
He married at West Cambridge SARAH WOOTON, died 16 Dec. 1791, daughter of Capt. John1 and Rebecca (Winship).
Children:
i. SARAH, 6 b. 24 Nov. 1754; d. Sept. 1825.
ii. REBECCA, bapt. 4 May 1755; m. 9 Dec. 1770 CALEB HOVEY, who d. 18 Nov. 1792, aged 52; d. 8 Nov. 1798.
iii. SARAH, bapt. 14 Mar. 1756; m. 9 Nov. 1783 CHARLES CUTTER, b. 4 Oct. 1757, d. 12 Dec. 1840, s. of Aaron and Mary (Moore); d. at Arlington 9 Feb. 1840.
6. iv. STEPHEN, bapt. 5 Feb. 1758.
7. v. PHILEMON, bapt. 11 Nov. 1759.
vi. LUCY, bapt. 27 Dec. 1761; d. unm. July 1799.
vii. Child, d. 8 Mar. 1764.
viii. DEBORAH, bapt. 30 June 1765; m. (1) 31 Jan. 1791 NATHAN® BLODGETT; m. (2) 25 Feb. 1828, as his third wife, JONAS5 LOCKE.
ix. Son, b. 21 Apr. 1768; probably d. young.
x. JOHN, b. 26 July 1769; m. 1807 MRS. MARY (KREWS) HARTLY of Phila- delphia; d. at or near Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 1860.
xi. NATHAN, b. 11 June 1771; m. 10 Apr. 1803 REBECCA PRENTICE, who d. 6 July 1862, aged 83; d. at Arlington 12 Feb. 1852.
5. JOHN5 ROBBINS (Thomas, 4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Richard1), bapt. 6 Aug. 1738. He was of Capt. John Parker's company in 1775. He married 14 May 1761 SARAH PRENTICE of West Cambridge, born 20 Aug. 1741, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Pierce). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. SARAH,6 b. 2 Mar. 1762.
* Compare Teele, History of Milton, pp. 257-260.
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ii. ELIZABETH, b. 25 May 1765; m. (9 May 1782 ABRAHAM ?) HILL.
iii. JOHN, b. 16 Oct. 1769.
iv. ANNA, b. 27 Mar. 1772.
v. RUTH, b. 9 July 1774.
vi. HANNAH, b. 14 Mar. 1778.
6. STEPHEN6 ROBBINS (Stephen, 5 Thomas, 4 Nathaniel,3 Nathan- iel,2 Richard1), baptized 5 Feb. 1758, died 12 Oct. 1847, g. s.
He was a fur dresser and introduced that branch of industry into the East Village, which contributed greatly to the growth and pros- perity of the place. He and his son Eli after him prosecuted that branch of industry, employing at times from eighty to one hundred hands. This, of course, would require dwellings, and many houses were erected in consequence of the business.
He married 15 Apr. 1779 ABIGAIL WINSHIP, born 18 May 1759, died 31 Mar. 1850, g. s., daughter of Samuel4 and Abigail (Crosby).
Children, first three born at Cambridge, the others at Lexington :
i. STEPHEN,7 b. 26 May 1780; m. (1) MARY ( ); m. (2) 5 June 1811 MARY6 HARRINGTON, d. 19 July 1839 *; d. 25 Aug. 1846, g. s. Children by the first wife: i. and ii. (twins) d. young. iii. Mary,8 b. 30 Nov. 1806; m. 3 May 1829 Loammi2 Knight. iv. John, b. 10 May 1808; m. 29 Mar. 1835 Melinda Knight, d. at the Profile House, N. H., 22 Apr. 1863; d. May 1873.
ii. SAMUEL, b. 7 Sept. 1781; m. 27 Apr. 1809 LAVINIA PATRICK of Windsor, Vt., who d. at Ludlow, Vt., Oct. 1856; d. 12 Dec. 1847, g. s. They had twelve children.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 24 July 1783; m. 26 June 1809 JAMES H. LANGDON of Mont- pelier, Vt .; d. 21 Aug. 1842, g. s. They had five children.
8. iv. ELI, b. 12 Nov. 1786.
v. MARTIN, b. 6 July 1788; d. 9 Oct. 1792.
vi. LOT, b. 28 Mar. 1790; d. unm. 14 Sept. 1873, g. s.
vii. Daughter, d. 1793.
viii. CAIRA, b. 2 Apr. 1794; d. unm. 22 June 1881, g. s.
7. PHILEMON6 ROBBINS (Stephen,5 Thomas,4 Nathaniel,3 Na- thaniel,2 Richard1), baptized 11 Nov. 1759, died 30 May 1829.
He married at Waltham SALLY SWAN, born 11 Dec. 1761, died at West Cambridge 28 Apr. 1802, daughter of Joshua and Saraht (Cutter).
Children, first three born at Lexington:
i. SALLY,7 b. 3 Nov. 1781; m. 7 June 1801 ROBERT7 FISKE; d. at Woburn 14 Dec. 1848.
ii. PHILEMON, b. 9 Dec. 1783; d. 24 Sept. 1792.
iii. JOSHUA SWAN, b. 25 May 1785; m. 14 Mar. 1811 ANNA PARKER, b. 9 Sept. 1791, d. at Woburn 30 July 1814, dau. of Benjamin6 and Mehit- able (Tidd); d. at West Cambridge 12 Aug. 1817.
iv. POLLY, b. 20 Aug. 1786; d. 1 Nov. 1786.
v. Daughter, d. 4 Jan. 1789.
vi. POLLY, b. 31 Aug.1790; d. 28 Sept. 1790.
vii. AUGUSTUS, b. 15 Jan. 1792; d. 7 Sept. 1825.
viii. POLLY, b. 6 Aug. 1794; m. THOMAS6 HASTINGS.
ix. PHILEMON, b. 19 Mar. 1796; d. 28 Mar. 1796.
x. AMASA, b. 26 June 1797; d. 29 Sept. 1797.
* Jonathan Harrington's list. t Daughter of Gershom."
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xi. CHARLOTTE, b. Mar. 1799; d. unm. at Arlington 9 July 1880. Four sons died in infancy unnamed.
8. ELI7 ROBBINS (Stephen,6 Stephen,5 Thomas,4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Richard1), born 12 Nov. 1786, died 7 Sept. 1856.
He was a man of great activity and did much to build up the village of East Lexington. He caused a tower to be built on the high land in the rear of the settlement.
He married 31 July 1809 HANNAH SIMONDS, born 29 July 1786, died 13 Dec. 1864, daughter of Joshua4 and Martha (Bowers).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. HANNAH MARIA, 8 b. 12 Aug. 1812; d. unm. 27 Sept. 1873.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 3 Dec. 1814; m. 23 Dec. 1839 REV. STILLMAN1 LOTHROP.
iii. ELLEN ADELIA, b. 21 Mar. 1817; m. 8 Dec. 1853 ABNER9 STONE.
iv. JULIA ANN, b. 6 May 1819; m. 19 May 1860 JOHN BARRETT of Concord; d. his widow at Boston 5 Oct. 1900.
v. MARY LAVINIA; b. 23 Mar. 1824; d. 7 Nov. 1832.
9. vi. ELI MARTIN, b. 4 Apr. 1826.
vii. MARTHA, b. 21 Jan. 1829; d. 25 Jan. 1829.
9. ELI MARTIN& ROBBINS (Eli,7 Stephen,6 Stephen,5 Thomas, 4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Richard1), born 4 Apr. 1826, died at Boston 9 June 1905.
He married at New York, N. Y., 29 Apr. 1857, SARAH HENRI- ETTA GAINES, born at New Orleans, died at Boston 5 Jan. 1908, daughter of George and Sarah (Scripture).
Child:
i. . MEDORA BARTLETT, 9 b. 9 Apr. 1865; m. 7 June 1883 EDWARD HAROLD CROSBY of Boston.
ROBERTS
1. MOSES HOYT2 ROBERTS (Nathaniel B.1) was born at Sand- wich, N. H., 14 Oct. 1824, son of Nathaniel Brown and Sarah (Vit- tum).
He married ELIZABETH ALLEN BALL, born at Salem 1828, daugh- ter of Amos and Mary (Kimball).
Children, all born at Peabody:
i. ELLA,3 b. 4 Apr. 1853; d. 11 Mar. 1911.
2. ii. GEORGE HOYT, b. 10 July 1855.
iii. LIZZIE, b. 25 June 1860.
2. GEORGE HOYT3 ROBERTS (Moses H.,2 Nathaniel B.1), born at Peabody 10 July 1855. He became a resident of Lexington in 1868.
He married at Centre Harbor, N. H., 7 Mar. 1883, ESTELLA LUCILLE GOULD, born at Peabody, daughter of Gilman Taylor and Augusta Griggs (Barnard).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ALICE, 4 b. 11 Feb. 1884.
ii. GRACE EVELINE, b. 19 Sept. 1887.
iii. MARIAN GOULD, b. 5 May 1892.
iv. LILLIAN, b. 25 May 1900.
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ROBERTSON
CHARLES A.1 ROBERTSON was born at St. John, N. B. He married ELIZA J. KING, born in Cape Breton. Child, born at Lexington:
i. CHRISTINA ALICE,2 b. 1 Oct. 1903.
SYLVESTER PARKER3 ROBERTSON (George M.,2 David1) was born at Bridgeport, Conn., 26 Mar. 1880, elder son of George Munroe, born at Coventry, Conn., Oct. 1848, and grandson of David and Caroline (Simpson). His mother, Ida May Warner, was born at Newtown, Conn., 11 Mar. 1856, daughter of Henry A. and Alma A. (Taylor). His ancestor came from Scotland.
He graduated from Boston University Law School, LL.B., 1905. He is a Free Mason, and became a resident of Lexington 12 July 1905. He moved to Townsend in 1911.
He married at Quincy, 12 July 1905, ETHELYN LETTICIA JAME- SON, born at Dunbarton, N. H., 28 Apr. 1876, daughter of Jere- miah P. and Letticia M. (Richards).
ROBINSON
1. JONATHAN2 ROBINSON (William1) was born at Cambridge 20 Apr. 1682, died previous to 18 Feb. 1754, son of William and Elizabeth (Cutter) .*
He was a tythingman in 1735, and in 1744 on a committee to "Refeat" the meeting-house.
He married 19 June 1706 RUTH MORSE, born 15 Apr. 1684, died 25 Apr. 1759, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail (Shattuck) of Watertown.
Children, births of all and baptisms of the last four recorded at Lexington :
2. i. JONATHAN,3 b. 25 Feb. 1706-07.
ii. RUTH, b. 29 Jan. 1708-09; d. 22 Nov. 1722, g. s.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. 4 Feb. 1711; m. NATHANIEL2 BACON of Lexington.
3. iv. JAMES, b. 30 Aug. 1715.
v. LYDIA, b. 29 Aug. 1718; m. before 1752 CALEB SIMONDS, b. at Woburn
27 May 1716, s. of James and Lydia ( ); d. at Woburn 29 Jan. 1778.
vi. HANNAH, b. 8 Jan. 1720-21; d. 24 Oct. 1721.
2. JONATHAN3 ROBINSON (Jonathan,2 William1), born 25 Feb. 1706-07, died 29 June 1743.
* His mother, Elizabeth Robinson, was a daughter of Richard Cutter of Cambridge. On a copy of Richard Cutter's will, which copy was made a short time before his death in 1693, is this endorsement: "For the two Robinsons, grandsons to the deceased." This paper was found among the papers left by Jonathan Robinson.
It appears by a deed in the possession of the family that Isaac Powers of Cambridge sold to Jonathan Robinson of Cambridge, weaver, in 1706, a lot of land at Cambridge Farms, bounded northerly by Concord Road, easterly by land of Joanna Winship, southerly by land of John Diekson, and westerly by land. of the heirs of Samuel Winship. This and other deeds of land to Jonathan Robinson, bounded by the Winships, Whitmores, and Bowmans, implies without doubt that he resided on or near the place (occupied in IS68 by Jonas Gammell) at the present termination of Oak Street.
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GENEALOGIES
He married ELIZABETH ( ). They were admitted to the church
18 July 1742.
Children, all born or baptized at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH,4 b. 20 June 1732.
ii. JONATHAN, b. 29 Sept. 1733.
4. iii. JACOB, b. 3 Feb. 1739.
iv. SUBMIT, bapt. 17 July 1743.
3. JAMES3 ROBINSON (Jonathan, 2 William1), born 30 Aug. 1715, died 12 Aug. 1774. He was admitted to the church 10 Mar. 1765. He married first MARGARET ( ), died 5 Nov. 1767; secondly ELIZABETH ( ).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. RUTH, 4 b. 28 Jan. 1753; d. 27 Nov. 1767.
5. ii. JOSEPH, b. 18 Mar. 1755.
iü. SILAS, b. 20 Feb. 1757; m. (1) at West Cambridge 18 Nov. 1779 LYDIA BLODGETT; m. (2) at Waltham, 4 or 14 Dec. 1784, ANNA PIERCE. Silas' child d. at Lexington 17 Dec. 1779.
iv. AsA, b. 17 Jan. 1759; served in the Revolutionary War; d. 19 Aug. 1824 .*
v. JAMES, b. 26 Nov. 1760; m. 25 May 1787 JUDITH REED, t born at Woburn 6 Mar. 1768, d. 27 Jan. 1857, dau. of Joshua5 and Hannah (Proctor); d. at South Reading, Vt., 29 Nov. 1836. He settled at South Reading, Vt., and had fourteen children.
vi. RHODA, b. 10 May 1763; m. 24 May 1781 SIMEON1 SNOW; d. at Holden 27 Oct. 1789.
vii. EBENEZER, b. 14 Feb. 1765; m. at South Reading, Vt., 18 Mar. 1792, HANNAH ACKLEY, b. at East Haddam, Conn., 22 Dec. 1771, d. 10 Feb. 1858; d. at South Reading, Vt., 31 Oct. 1857. In his sixteenth year he enlisted in a privateer, and after a battle he was slightly wounded, and was carried a prisoner to New York. After six months' confinement there, suffering everything but death, he was exchanged, and penniless and in rags he begged his way back to Lexington. He then enlisted for three years in the Continental Army, was stationed at first at West Point, and afterwards at New York, where he was connected with the bodyguard of Washington. After the Revolution he returned to Lexington and remained until 1788 when he removed to South Reading, Vt. He was highly esteemed and filled several military and civil offices. They had nine children.
viii. PERSIS, b. 25 Jan. 1767.
Children by the second wife, born at Lexington:
ix. JONAS, b. 18 May 1770.
x. LYDIA, b. 2 Jan. 1773; bapt. 5 Jan. 1772.
4. JACOB4 ROBINSON (Jonathan,3 Jonathan,? William1), born 3 Feb. 1739, died 18 June 1776.
He married ELIZABETH DRAPER, died 24 Sept. 1830, aged 89, g. s. They were admitted to the church 21 Mar. 1775.
Children, all born at Lexington:
6. i. JACOB,5 b. 28 Oct. 1762.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 6 Mar. 1766; d. 29 Dec. 1767.
7. iii. JESSE, b. 14 July 1767.
* Jonathan Harrington's list. t Joshua, Ralph,' John, Ralph,' William.1
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
iv. JONATHAN, b. 20 June 1769; m. (1) JOANNA JENNINGS, d. 19 Aug. 1830, aged 67, g. s .; m. (2) 1 May 1831 MARY JENNINGS; d. 4 Sept. 1853.
v. BETTY, b. 26 Feb. 1772; m. ( ) WHITE of Watertown.
vi. NATHAN, b. 1 Dec. 1773; d. 22 Apr. 1776.
vii. ANNA, b. 28 June 1774; m. ( ) GARDNER of Cambridge.
5. JOSEPH4 ROBINSON (James,3 Jonathan,2 William1), born 18 Mar. 1755, died 14 Apr. 1830.
He was a member of Capt. Parker's company and joined with it in the first action of the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the eight months' men, 1775, and afterwards entered the Continental line.
He married MRS. BETTY (JONES) HADLEY, died 9 Feb. 1831, aged 82, widow of Samuel3 Hadley.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. RHODA,5 b. 17 May 1781; m. 19 May 1810 JOHN' GAMMELL.
ii. MARGARET, b. 20 Feb. 1783; d. 5 Mar. 1844.
iii. NANCY, b. 30 Jan. 1785; m. 20 June 1809 THOMAS CUTTER of West Cambridge.
iv. JOSEPH, b. 14 July 1787; m. LYDIA GAIR of Boston; d. 18 May 1822.
6. JACOB5 ROBINSON (Jacob, 4 Jonathan,3 Jonathan,2 William1), born 28 Oct. 1762, died 12 Sept. 1848. He was one of the selectmen in 1805 and 1806 and an assessor for several years.
He married HANNAH SIMONDS, born 7 Aug. 1767, died 18 Oct. 1853, daughter of John4 and Mary (Tufts). They were admitted to the church 4 Apr. 1791.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. JACOB,6 b. 24 Apr. 1791; m. (1) 11 Jan. 1818 ANNA HALL, bapt. at Arlington 20 Oet. 1805, d. 9 Apr. 1850, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth ( ); m. (2) 13 Oct. 1850 LUCINDA DAVIS of Medford, d. 30 Apr. 1882, aged 84, dau. of Joseph and Lydia ( ); d. 15 June 1869. He was an assessor and justice of the peace.
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