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Charles, b. Dec. 25, 1787. He followed the sea, where he prob. d. t David, b. Jan. 2, 1790; m. Dec. 6, 1810, Elizabeth Franeis.
James, b. Aug. 4, 1792 ; d. unm.
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t Solomon, b. Feb. 13, 1795; m. Feb. 6, 1820, Betsey Dudley. Abigail More, b. Feb. 12, 1801 ; m. David Constantine and r. at Bed. Irene, b. Dec. 1, 1803 ; m. James Haywood and r. at Billerica.
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PETER HARRINGTON m. Lydia Loring. He d. Jan. 23, 1816, aged 43. He lived in Lex. till about 1811, when he moved to Salem, where he d. He was captain of the Lex. artillery, and was promoted to the lieut .- colonelcy.
78-149 Matilda, b. April 5, 1799 ; m. - Hastings, and d. at Springfield. Isaac B. Clarke, b. Sept. 2, 1800. He left town and d. unm.
150 151 Adeline, b. Sept. 24, 1802. She r. at East Cambridge.
152 Lorenzo, b. Aug. 10, 1804. He r. at East Cambridge. Peter, b. Sept. 21, 1807 ; he d. at East Cambridge.
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Emeline, b. Dec. 21, 1809 ; m. Benj. Reed. and r. in Chelsea. Julian, b. March 29, 1812; m. - - Bowsway, was killed by falling down stairs at East Cambridge.
Elizabeth, b. -; m. George Dale, and r. at East Cambridge.
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HENRY HARRINGTON, 3d, m. March 13, 1783, Amity Pierce. They had several children. They resided first at Boston, and after- wards moved to New Orleans.
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SAMUEL HARRINGTON m. Aug. 29, 1788, Mary Stimpson. He probably left town at the time of his marriage, as his name, which
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Jon Harrington
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was on the tax bill in 1788, disappears the following year. Neither the town or church records make any mention of him or his family after his marriage.
ISAAC HARRINGTON m. Oct. 21, 1798, Polly Farrer of Lincoln. He d. April 2, 1863, aged 97 years 8 months. The record of the family is very imperfect.
Isaac, b. March 7, 1799. He enlisted in the United States service in the war of 1812, went to Louisiana and never returned.
Betsey, b. Nov. 22, 1800; m. Emory Garfield. He d. and she m. second, Benjamin Gleason.
Hiram, b. May 23, 1802; m. Sarah Fiske.
Maria, b. Sept. 9, 1803; m. Isaiah Tay of Bur.
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Zadock, b. - -; m. Almira Fiske. She d. and he m. second, Almira Morton ; she d. and he m. third, Hannah Russell. He r. in Billerica.
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Almira, b. -; m. William Alurt and moved to Vt.
Daniel, b. ; m. in Billerica, where he resides.
Abel, b. ; m. in Billerica, where he resides.
Sally, b. ; m. - Richardson, moved to Andover and d. Priscilla, b. -; d. young.
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JOSEPH HARRINGTON m. March 27, 1792, Lucy Russell, dau. of Philip Russell. He d. Jan. 12, 1829.
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Susan, b. Nov. 23, 1792; d. Dec. 14, 1792.
Joseph, b. May 1, 1794; he went to Con. when a lad, where he m. May 3, 1821, Mary Snow, and had issue.
John, b. June 6, 1796 ; d. June 4, 1804.
Lucy, b. Nov. 28, 1798; m. Oct. 20, 1829, William Grover.
Jonas, b. Nov. 7, 1800; d. Sept. 16, 1802.
Mary, b. Sept. 19, 1803; d. Aug. 4, 1828, unm.
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Lydia, b. Feb. 10, 1806 ; m. Feb. 10, 1828, Daniel Kinneston.
Nehemiah, b. March 14, 1808; m. Dec. 11, 1845, Sophia Woodbury of N. H. Her. in Lex.
Emily, b. Aug. 13, 1810; d. March 22, 1828.
Stephen, b. May 9, 1812; m. March, 1832, Maria E. Hall, and r. in Somerville, and d. Jan. 21, 1868.
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LEWIS HARRINGTON m. Aug. 31, 1806, Sarah Dudley of Con. He d. Sept. 1829, aged 50; she d. Nov. 10, 1858, aged 71.
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Lucy Ann, b. - -; m. Seth S. Bennett, March 19, 1826. They moved to .Providence, where she d.
Mary R., b. - --; m. William Wyman of Wo., r. in Medford. Jonas, b. 1810; m. Susan Pierce, dau. of Ebenezer and Nabby (Brown) Pierce. He d. July 5, 1857 ; she d. April 16, 1856. They left two children, first, Emma I., b. 1845, second, Oren C., b. May 31, 1851.
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Sarah E,, b. -; m. Elijah Gossom, and d. Sept. 3, 1858. Hannah M., b. -; m. George Todd of Charlestown.
182 Cyrus D., b. 1820; m. Rebecca Frost of W. Camb., where he d. 183 Frances A., b. -; m. April 23, 1846, Loring S. Pierce.
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LEVI HARRINGTON m. July 27, 1784, Rebecca Mulliken, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia. She d. Sept. 5, 1820; he d. July 26, 1846, aged 86. They were ad. the ch. April 22, 1787.
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119-184 |+ Nathaniel, b. Jan, 3, 1786 ; m. Nov. 30, 1815, Clarissa Mead.
185 Nancy, b. Jan. 3, 1788: now, 1867, living umn.
186 Fanny, b. April 1, 1792; m. Horace Skilton of Bed., Oct. 29, 1820.
187 Rebecca, b. Oct. 28, 1794 ; m. Dan'l Hastings of Boston, Nov. 4, 1823.
188 Dennis, b. Oct. 7, 1796 ; d. Aug. 11, 1840, unm.
189 +Hiram, b. May 15, 1799; m. Jan. 22, 1825, Julia A. Lanc.
190 Sophia, b. Aug. 25, 1801; m. Dec. 12, 1822, Harrison G. O. Mun- roe of Boston.
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+Bowen, b. Aug. 6, 1803; m. Dec. 20, 1832, Elizabeth P. Ward.
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NATHAN HARRINGTON m. Elizabeth Phelps of Andover. He lived many years in Wo., then returned to Lex., where he d. Sept. 27, 1818.
120-192 Betsey, b. April 27, 1788; mı. Oct. 17, 1813, William Chandler.
193 Dorcas, b. June 25, 1790; m. Joshua P. Frothingham, Charlestown.
194 t Nathan, b. Feb. 29, 1792; m. Martha I. Mead.
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Tryphena, b. Aug. 26, 1794; d. Nov. 12, 1853, unm.
+ Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1796 ; m. Ilannah Jacobs.
Anna, b. Nov. 24, 1799; m. Addison Gage, Dec. 27, 1832. He r. in West Camb., and is extensively engaged in the ice trade.
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Increase S., b. Sept. 6, 1802; m. Dec. 12, 1826, Eliza Maynard. He d. Feb. 18, 1848.
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Alijah, b. Sept. 3, 1804; he lives in Lex., unm.
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CHARLES HARRINGTON m. Sept. 6, 1840, Sarah H. Wade of Lowell, b. Sept. 6, 1810. He has no children.
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DAVID HARRINGTON m. Dec. 6, 1810, Elizabeth Francis.
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Sylvester, b. May 1, 1811; m. May, 1841, Mary Ann Robinson, dau. of Jacob and Hannah (Simonds) Robinson.
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Mary B., b. Jan. 18, 1816; m, May 14, 1835, Charles J. Adams. They reside at East Cambridge, where he is the keeper of the house of correction.
Charles S., b. Nov. 10, 1831; d. Jan. 4, 1838.
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SOLOMON HARRINGTON m. Feb. 6, 1820, Betsey Dudley, dau. of Nathan and Sarah Dudley, b. June 1, 1798. He resided in Lex., then moved to Boston, and subsequently to Brookline, where he d. June 5, 1858.
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NATHANIEL HARRINGTON m. Nov. 30, 1815, Clarissa Mead, dau. of Josiah. He d. Jan. 8, 1839, and she d. Feb. 16, 1866, aged 76.
184-203 204 Ellen M., b. July 1, 1819. 205 Edwin, b. Feb. 21, 1821; m. Nov. 27, 1845, Eunice E. More of Sudbury, b. April 29, 1824. They reside in Sudbury.
Clarissa, b. Dec. 8, 1822; m. April 29, 1845, Samuel B. Rindge of East Cambridge, where they reside.
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Nathaniel, b. Sept. 23, 1824.
Larkin, b. April 17, 1826; m. Nov. 23, 1851, Mary W. Langley. He r. in Medford, now r. in N. H.
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Andrew, b. April 12, 1828; m. Dec. 29, 1853, Mary J. Rainey, r. at Galesburg, Ill.
Rebecca, b. June 12, 1830; d. May 7, 1832. Elizabeth W., b. Oct. 14, 1833.
HIRAM HARRINGTON m. Jan. 22, 1825, Julia A. C. Lane. They had three children, first and second d. young, third, Hiram Augustus. He moved to Illinois, where he d. March 16, 1859.
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BOWEN HARRINGTON m. Dec. 20, 1832, Elizabeth P. Ward of Boston, dau. of William and Mary Ward, b. Dec. 20, 1811. She d. May 9, 1863, aged 51. Ile is a justice of the peace.
Mary W., b. Nov. 24, 1834; m. June 9, 1864, Gershom Swan, and has Charles Ward, b. July 26, 1866.
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Charles B., b. Jan. 23, 1837. He enlisted in 1861 in the Mass. vol- untecrs for three years, came home on a furlough, being in ill health, and d. of disease contracted in the service, Sept. 5, 1862. William H., b. May 30, 1840. He resides in Illinois.
George D , b. July 17, 1843. He served three years in the army of the Potomac, in the late rebellion.
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NATHAN HARRINGTON m. Feb. 1, 1824, Martha I. Mead, dau. of Josiah Mead. She d. June 26, 1835. He d. Nov. 14, 1843. He was a captain in the Lexington artillery.
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Caroline M., b. Oct. 1, 1829. Elvira M., b. Feb. 18, 1832.
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DANIEL HARRINGTON m. Dec. 15, 1824, Hannah Jacobs. He d. Oct. 5, 1826, aged 30. She m. - Brooks.
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FRANKLIN M. HARRINGTON m. June 2, 1847, Susan Wiley of Ashby. She d. Feb. 20, 1858, and he m. April 16, 1859, Mrs. Susan Turner.
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Fannie W, b. Dec. 29, 1851. 219 Martha M., b. Dec. 8, 1853. Ellen E., b. Feb. 15, 1856.
THE HARRIS FAMILY.
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HENRY HARRIS, of Lexington, is a lineal descendant of Thomas Harris, who was born in Shrewsbury, England, came to Massachu- setts in 1631, went with Roger Williams to Rhode Island, and settled at Providence. His descendants settled in Smithfield in that State, where they lived several generations. Henry was the son of Abner, b. 1779, and Martha (Farmer) ; he was the grandson of Abner, and the great-grandson of Jonathan ; he was born in Providence, 1809, and married in Boston, Feb. 6, 1832, Emeline Bryant. They resided in Boston, where most of their children were born. They came to Lexington in 1853. He is engaged in the clothing business in Boston.
1- 2 4 5 William A., b. 1841. 6 Martha A., b. 1843.
7 George A., b. 1845; d. 1848. Charles B., b. 1847. 9 Ellen M., b. 1849.
8 10 Georgiana W., b. 1855.
11 Addie L., b. 1857. d. 1857.
THE HARTWELL FAMILY.
The Hartwells came to Lexington from Bedford.
1 WILLIAM HARTWELL, b. June 25, 1770; d. May 8, 1819, aged 49. He m. Oct. 13, 1796, Johanna Davis of Bedford. She d. and he m. 1809, Mary Lake. He had several children.
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Henry F., b. 1835.
3 Frederick B., b. 1837.
Emeline F., b. 1839 ; m. Nov. 1, 1863, George M. Wethern.
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WILLIAM IIARTWELL, the oldest son of the foregoing, b. Jan. 12, 1797; m. Nov. 30, 1826, Ruhamah Webber, dau. of Asa and Eliot (Lane) Webber, b. April 14, 1802. They resided first at Concord, and came to Lexington about 1839.
2- 3 5 William W., b. Oet. 2, 1827. 4 Johanna, b. Nov. 1, 1829. Lydia E., born March 15, 1835.
THE HASTINGS FAMILY.
The name Ilastings is of Danish origin. In the early days of the British kingdom, the Danes made frequent incursions into that part of Britain bordering on the North Sea. In one of these incursions Hastings, a Danish chief, made himself formidable to Alfred the Great, by landing a large body of men upon the coast. He took possession of a portion of Sussex ; and the castle and seaport were held by his family, when William the Conqueror landed in England ; and they held it from the crown for many generations.
Several of the name of Hastings were raised to a peerage. Sir Henry and George Hastings, grandsons of the Earl of Huntingdon, had sons who became Puritans, and were obliged by persecution to leave their native land. and find homes in the new world. As early as 1634, Thomas Hastings and wife, and soon after, John and his family, came to New England, but no one of the family came to Lex- ington till about 1720.
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THOMAS HASTINGS, aged 29, and his wife Susanna. aged 24, em- barked at Ipswich, England, April 10, 1634, in the Elizabeth, Wil- liam Andrews, master, for New England, and settled in Watertown, where he was admitted freeman, May 6, 1635. He was selectman from 1638 to 1643, and from 1650 to 1671; elerk three years, and representative in 1671. He also held the office of deacon. His wife Susanna died Feb. 2, 1650, and he married April, 1651, Margaret Cheney, dau. of William and Martha Cheney of Roxbury. She was the mother of all his children. IIe died 1685, aged 80. In his will, dated March 12, 1685, and proved Sept. 7, 1685, he gave his son Thomas only £5, saying, "I have been at great expense to bring him up a scholar, and I have given him above threescore pounds to begin the world with." To his sons John, Joseph, Benjamin, Na- thaniel. and Samuel, and to his daughter Hepzibah Bond, he gave £40 each, and to Hannah £3. Between 1652 and 1666, he had eight children.
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Thomas, b. July 1, 1652; d. July 23, 1712. He was a physician at Hatfield.
3 tJohn, b. March 4, 1654 ; m. June 18, 1679, Abigail Hammond.
4 William, b. Aug. 8, 1655 ; drowned, Aug. 1669, aged 14 years.
5 Joseph, b. Sept. 11, 1657 ; m. 1682, Ruth Rice of Sudbury.
Benjamin, b. Aug. 9, 1659; m. 1683, Elizabeth Graves.
6 7 Nathaniel, b. Sept. 25, 1661 ; m. Mary Nevinson of Watertown.
8 Hepzibah, b. Jan. 31, 1663; m. 1680, Dea. William Bond of Wat. 9 Samuel, b. March 12, 1655; m. first, 1687, Lydia Church ; and sec- ond, 1694, Elizabeth Nevinson ; third, 1701, Sarah Cooledge of Watertown.
1-3- JOHN HASTINGS m. June 18, 1679, Abigail Hammond of Water- town, dau. of John and Abigail, b. June 21, 1656. She d. Sept. 7, 1718, and he d. March 28, 1718. He lived in that part of Water- town which was afterwards Waltham.
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Abigail, b. Dec. 8, 1679 ; m. 1699, John Warren of Weston. John, bap. Dec. 4, 1687 ; m. first, 1702, Susanna, dau. of John and Mary Bemis ; second, 1706, Sarah Fiske ; moved to Lunenburg. Elizabeth, bap. Dec. 4, 1687 ; m. April 14, 1714, Hopestill Mead. Hepzibah, bap. Dec. 4, 1687 ; m. April 14, 1714, Nathaniel Shattuck. He d. 1718, and she m. 1721, Benj Stearns of Lexington. -, d. before 1723. William, bap. July 13, 1690; mn. Abigail -
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Thomas, b. Sept. 26, 1697; m. Sarah White, and settled in Lex., where six of his children were born, when he removed to Littleton. Joseph, bap. 1698; m. first, 1716, Lydia Brown; second, 1769, Elizabeth Stearns.
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SAMUEL HASTINGS m. in Medford, May 29, 1719, Bethia Hollo- way of Malden. He was a tailor, and resided in that part of Water- town now Waltham. He was selectman several years. She died in Lexington, June 1, 1774, aged 80.
+ Samuel, b. March 30, 1721; m. Jan. 16, 1755, Lydia Tidd, b. July 6, 1732, dau. of Daniel and Hepzibah (Reed) Tidd of Lexington. Thaddeus, b. Oct. 15, 1723; m. March 29, 1763, Mary Stratton. He settled in Lexington, where he and his wife died, leaving two young sons, who left town.
15-18 19 20 Mary, b. Dec. 15, 1725. 21 22 23 Philemon, b. April 2, 1732 ; settled in Vermont.
Abigail, b. Mareh 8, 1728 ; m. April 2. 1747, Sam'l Brooks of Med. Abijah, b. May 9, 1730; m. Jan. 2, 1759, Martha Ingraham.
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Anna, b. March 8, 1734. 25 Martha, b. March 23, 1736.
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SAMUEL HASTINGS m. Jan. 16, 1755, Lydia Tidd, daughter of Daniel and Hepzibah (Reed) Tidd. He settled in the southwest part of Lexington. He was one of the men who, on the 19th of April, 1775, stood firm in the cause of freedom on Lexington Green, and was also with the army at Cambridge, when Gen. Washington took command. He d. Feb. 8, 1820, aged 99 ; his wife d. Nov. 10, 1802, aged 71. He was often elected to places of honor and trust in the town.
18-26 tIsaac, b. in Lex. Dee. 26, 1755; m. Mary Stearns. +Samuel, b. July 11, 1757 ; m. Lydia Nelson of Lincoln.
27 28 Lydia, b. Nov. 29, 1759; d. July 22, 1788, unm.
29 Bethia, b. March 23, 1761; d. Aug. 3, 1765.
30 Hepzibah, b. July 3, 1762; m. 1781, John Swan of Waltham. He d. and she m. Jonas Wyeth of Cambridge, and d. 1789, aged 27.
+John, b. July 13, 1764; d. June 5, 1789, aged 25.
31 32 Bethia. b. June 25, 1766 ; d. July 26, 1786. 33 Abigail, b. April 20, 1768; d. May 10, 1788.
34 Thomas, b. April 25, 1772; d. Sept. 8, 1775.
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ISAAC HASTINGS m. 1781, Sarah Stearns, b. Dee. 29, 1761, dau. of Phinehas and Mary (Wellington) Stearns. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. Feb. 10, 1782. In 1808, he was chosen deaeon and became a leading member of the ch. He was on the Common with Capt. Parker on the 19th of April, 1775, was at the eapture of Bur- goyne, and was also detailed to guard the prisoners at Prospect Hill, Charlestown, now Somerville. He lived upon his father's homestead, the site on the hill now owned by Mrs. Cary, his youngest dau. He d. July 2, 1831, aged 76, and his widow d. March, 1834, aged 73.
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26-35 Sophia, b. Oct. 17, 1781; m. June 18, 1809, Isaac S. Spring of Standish, Me. They removed to Somerville, where she d. Nov. 1841.
Isaac, b. Nov. 3, 1783 ; lost at sea.
36 37 Thomas, b. Feb. 12, 1786 ; m. Mary Baker, in Vt., moved to Mont- real, where he d. July, 1835, leaving a family.
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Abigail, b. May 20, 1788 ; in. Dec. 9, 1821, Jonathan Cary of Bos- ton. They moved to Lex. 1827, and took up their abode on Lin- coln street, on a place known as the " Peak Place." He d. April 17, 1855, aged 86. He had no children by his last wife.
39 John, b. July 21, 1790; has been twice married.
40 Phinchas S., b. Oct. 13, 1792; m. Elizabeth Bowles of Portsmouth, N. H.
41 Leonard, b. Sept. 6, 1794; d. Nov. 10, 1802.
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Samuel, b. Sept. 24, 1798; m. 1827, Lucy R., dau. of Sweethern Reed.
43 Maria, b. March 1, 1801 ; m. May 4, 1828, William H. Cary, a dis- tinguished merchant in Brooklyn, N. Y. The old homestead of the Hastings, having passed out of the family, Mr. Cary pur- chased it, and fitted it up for a summer residence, where he and his wife passed the warm season of the year. The site is truly rural, as will be seen by the engraving. During his life he had caused the farm to be greatly improved, and had expressed an in- tention of making a tender of this place to the State, if they would establish an Agricultural school upon the premises ; but dying sud- denly he had made no will. His widow and his heirs however, knowing his wishes, have generously made the tender, and have also with great liberality made several other liberal grants in con- formity with the intentions of Mr. Cary, as expressed in his life- time.
The immediate and multiplied connections of the Hastings family with the CARYS, will justify a brief notice of the latter. JONATHAN CARY of Boston, b. 1768, m. first, Jemima Green of Groton. She d. and he m. second, Polly Harris of Boston ; she d. and he m. third, Abigail Hastings, as stated above. In 1827, Mr. Cary retired from business, and located himself in Lexington, where he d. 1855, at the advanced age of 87. His children who are living, are by his second wife. He had seven children ; Samuel, William H., mentioned above, who m. Maria Hastings, Nathaniel, who resided for a time in Lex., Isaac, George, and Maria M., b. March 4, 1810, who m. John Hastings as his second wife.
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SAMUEL HASTINGS In. Oct. 1, 1778, Lydia Nelson of Lincoln, dau. of Thomas and Lydia (Scott) Nelson. He was on the Common with Capt. Parker on the 19th of April, 1775; he soon after volunteered into the service, and was detailed one of Gen. Lee's life-guard, and was taken prisoner with him at Long Island. A British officer at the time of his capture, wounded him in the neck with a sword. "His qneue," he used to say, " saved his life, as it broke the force of the blow, though he received a severe wound." He was paroled, but never exchanged. He was chosen Major of the Lexington Artillery. Ile resided in the borders of Lincoln, but being near the line of Lex. he attended ch. here, and his remains and those of his wife rest in the Lex. graveyard, where his children have erected a handsome marble monument to his memory. He d. Jan. 8, 1834, aged 76. She d. April 5, 1829, aged 71.
27-44 |Lydia, b. Feb. 20, 1780; m. Nehemiah I. Ingraham, Boston.
45 Samuel, b. Dec. 15, 1781; d. Sept. 1798.
MRS. CARY'S RESIDENCE.
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Jonathan, b. Ang. 17, 1783; m. Nancy Adams, settled in Brighton. Dorcas, b. June 27, 1786; m. 1810, Rev. Daniel Marrett of Stan- dish, Me.
46 47 48 Thomas, b. May 22, 1787 ; m. first, Mary Robbins and second, Martha Livermore. He was a trader in East Camb., where he d. 1865, in his 79th year.
Polly, b. April 10, 1789 ; m. May 20, 1811, Benj. O. Wellington, Lex. Oliver, b. May 16, 1791; m. first, Eliza Bemis and second, Mrs. Huldalı Trabo. He is a dealer in lumber in East Camb.
Hepzibah, b. May 24, 1793; m. May 24, 1813, Peter Wellington, brother of her sister Polly's husband.
Harriet, b. July 12, 1795 ; m. Aug. 8, 1819, Elias Smith.
James, b. Oct. 5, 1797 ; m. Oct. 11, 1821, Sally Mead, dau. of Jo- siah Mead of Lex. He settled on his father's homestead, where most of his children were born. After some years he moved to Brattleborough, Vt., but has returned to Lex., where he now resides. They have had nine children : Charles, b. July 7, 1822, m. Martha Tuttle ; Emily M., b. March 15, 1824, m. E. F. Davis, lives in Ill. ; James W., b. April 9, 1826, d. June 12, 1848; Maria C., b. April 16, 1828, m. L. C. Pratt of Brattleborough, Vt. ; Sarah M., b. Oct. 15, 1829, d. June 22, 1848 ; Oliver, b. Aug. 8, 1831, went to Kansas; Alonzo, b. Aug. 25, 1833, m. Eliza G. Weed, lived in Kansas ; Adelaide, b. Oct. 15, 1836, m. J. W. Wood, and resides in Galesburg, Ill. ; Ellen A., b. March 2, 1841, d. March 4, 1866.
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JOHN HASTINGS m. Oct. 7, 1784, Esther Lawrence, dau. of Beza- leel and Sarah (Muzzy) Lawrence, b. June 30, 1765. He settled in Lex., where he d. June 25, 1789, aged 25. His widow d. Oct. 24, 1794, in her 30th year.
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Nancy, b. Jan. 28, 1785 ; m. June 13, 1812, Joseph Bailey of Stan- dish, Me.
Bethia, b. March 15, 1787 ; d. unm. 1820, aged 33. Hepzibah, b. Jan. 23, 1789 ; d. April 28, 1789.
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JOHN HASTINGS m. first, Dec. 9, 1834, Mrs. Sarah Riggs, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah West of Boston; she d. Sept. 16, 1860, aged 72. He m. second, Aug. 28, 1862, Maria M. Cary, dau. of Jona- than Cary of Boston, who m. his sister Abigail. He settled first in Augusta, Me., then returned to Lexington, and improves his father's homestead. They have no children.
THE HENDLEY FAMILY.
SAMUEL W. HENDLEY, son of Samuel, of Carlisle, was b. Dec. 22, 1823. His grandfather, Charles Hendley, was a deserter from the British army in the Revolution, who enlisted into the American ser- vice. Samuel W. Hendley m. Oct. 19, 1848, Emeline Skilton, dau. of David Skilton of Bur. They have three children, Wallace, b. Nov. 27, 1850; David Eugene, b. Oct. 3, 1854; Howard R., b. Dec. 22, 1866.
THE HEWES FAMILY.
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JOHN HEWES, or HUES, as the name is sometimes written in Lex. records, was at Cambridge Farms at the organization of the precinct in 1693, and was taxed as a resident. He was from Wat. ;
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he m. March 9, 1677, Ruth, dau. of Richard Sawtel. He had several children before he came to Lex. The last two were bap. in the pre- cinet. He d. Dec. 13, 1721, and she d. July 4, 1720. He and his wife were ad. to the ch. Ang. 1699. HIe r. near Capt. William Reed. He was assessor in 1705.
1- 2 John, b. Feb. 15, 1678. 3 Samuel, b. Oct. 27, 1679 ; d. young.
4 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 27, 1681; d. Jan 12, 1720.
5 Jonathan, bap. in Lex. Sept. 10, 1699 ; probably a lad.
JONATHAN HEWES m. -
Jonathan, bap. June 20, 1710. 7 Elizabeth, bap. Sept. 23, 1711.
Edmund, bap. Sept. 21, 1712.
THE HOAR FAMILY.
The ancestor of this family, according to tradition, was a wealthy banker of London, and d. soon after his arrival in this country. Mrs. Joanna, probably his wife, d. at Braintree, 1661. She had two dau. and three sons, viz., Daniel, who went to England in 1653; Leonard, grad. H. C. 1650, was President of H. C. from 1672 to 1675, when he d .; and
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JOHN HOAR, who was a lawyer, distinguished for bold, manly independence. He lived in Seituate from 1643 to 1655. About 1660 he settled in Con., and d. April 2, 1704. His wife, Alice, d. June 5, 1697.
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Elizabeth, b. - -; m. Dec. 22, 1675, Jonathan Prescott.
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Mary, b. --; m. Oct. 21, 1668, Benjamin Graves.
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+Daniel, b. -- - -; m. first, Mary Stratton, and second, Mary Lee.
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DANIEL HOAR, of Con., m. first, July 19, 1677, Mary Stratton ; seeond, Oct. 16, 1717, Mary Lee.
4- 5 John, b. Oct. 24, 1678; m. Ruth -, settled in Sud.
6 Leonard, b. He was a captain ; d. April, 1771, aged 87, in Brimfield, where a part of his descendants now reside, - some of whom have taken the name of Homer.
#Daniel, b. 1680; m. Sarah Jones.
7 8 Jonathan, b. -; d. at the Castle, Oct. 26, 1702.
Joseph, b. - -; d. at sea, 1707.
9 10 Benjamin. 11 12 Samuel, b. April 6, 1691. 13 Isaac, b. May 18, 1695.
Mary, b. March 14, 1689; d. June 10, 1702.
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Darid, b. Nov. 14, 1698. 15 Elizabeth, b. Feb. 22, 1701.
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DANIEL HOAR m. Dec. 20, 1705, Sarah Jones, dau. of John and Sarah Jones, and lived in the south-easterly past of Con., where he d. Feb. 8, 1773, aged 93.
+John, b. Jan. 6, 1707. He was twice married.
7-16 17 Jonathan, b. June 6, 1707 ; grad. II. C. 1740; was an officer in the Provincial service, during the war of 1744 to 1763. In 1755 he went, a major, to Fort Edward, the next year was lieut .- colonel in Nova Scotia, and aid to Major-Gen. Winslow at Crown Point. After the peace of 1763 he went to England, and was appointed
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Governor of Newfoundland and the neighboring provinces, but d. on his passage thither, in 1771, aged 52.
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Daniel, entered H. C. 1730, but did not grad. He m. Nov. 2, 1743, Rebecca Brooks. He moved to Narraganset No. 2, (Westmin- ster,) where he d., leaving two sons and two dau.
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Lucy, b. -; m. John Brooks.
Elizabeth, b. ; m. - Whittemore of W. Cambridge. Mary, b. -; m. Zachariah Whittemore.
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JOHN HOAR m. in Lex., June 13, 1734, Esther Pierce, by whom he had two children. She d., and he m. in Wat., Aug. 21, 1740, Elizabeth Cooledge. He d. in Linc. May 16, 1786, and his wid. d. March 20, 1791. He lived successively in Lex., Wat., Lex., and Linc. This was partly owing to his changing the place of his resi- dence, and partly from alterations of town lines, which annexed a part of Lex. to Linc. What time John Hoar became an inhabitant of Lex., we are not prepared to say. He was taxed in town both for personal and real estate in 1729, and had a seat assigned him in the meeting house in 1731, when they reseated the house. He was chosen one of the committee to provide for the schools in 1743. He subsequently filled the office of constable, assessor, and selectman. He resided in the south-westerly part of the town, at or near the present residence of Leonard Hoar, in Lincoln, -that place being set off from Lex. when Lincoln was erected into a town.
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