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If, under the circumstances, I have made some forced or unnatural marriages, the parties or their friends may console themselves with the reflection that they can separate without the trouble or delicacy of a divorce. And if I have prematurely consigned some to the shades, they are at liberty to live on, as though nothing had happened.
A person of no experience in these matters, is not aware of the defects and omissions in the records. I have frequently, from the records in the Probate office, been enabled to add two or three children to a fam- ily, and correct many other mistakes. Some of the early records of marriages omit the family name of the wife altogether-the record being simply that such a man and his wife Mary, or Sarah, were mar- ried on such a day, month, and year. I mention these embarrassments, because it is the fate of every genealogist to be censured and pro-
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nounced unreliable, especially by those who know little or nothing of the amount of labor required, and the difficulties to be encountered.
You may trace a family from the first emigrant down to the present day,-you may give them a vast amount of information concerning their ancestors and descent, of which they knew nothing before ; but if you happen to omit one darling child, solely in consequence of the neglect of the parents in not having the birth recorded, your labors will be condemned, and your accuracy will be called in question. Or you may copy accurately from the public record, and if the date does not correspond with the family record, or the date upon the grave-stone, you may expect to be held personally responsible for the discrepancy. All that the genealogist can expect, is to be censured by many he has labored to serve, and to be made the scape-goat to bear away the carelessness of the clerk, and the neglect of parents and friends. He may, after all his labor and care, be left to realize, in some degree, the truth of the poet's couplet :
"Truths would you teach, or save a sinking land ; All fear, none aid you, and few understand."
I regret that the accounts I have given of some families are so meagre and imperfect ; but the defect is chargeable to the record and not to me. Nor have I been able from other records to supply, in many cases, the defects. What I have given is the fruit of much labor, study and anxiety. I have carefully examined the Records of Marlborough, and several other towns. I have availed myself of all genealogies which have been published, that were supposed to have any connection with the Marlborough families. Particularly am I indebted to Ward's History of Shrewsbury, and to his Ward and Rice Families ; to Morse's Brigham Family, and to Barry's History of Framingham ; and to Mrs. Williams's Births, Deaths, and Mar- riages in Marlborough.
I have in all cases rejected the double dating between the 1st of January and the 25th of March, and made the year commence with the first of January. This may be regarded by some antiquaries as unwise. But from a pretty full consideration of the subject, I am satisfied that the system of double dating, in a work of this nature, is more productive of error than of accuracy. And though most gene- alogists have adopted it, I have never yet seen a work of any magni- tude, where the system was fully adhered to ; but in very many cases the day and month have been omitted, and the year only set down, obviously for no other reason than to avoid this question of double dating. I have therefore commenced the year with the first of Jan- uary, rather than perplex the reader with this vexed subject.
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The following explanation will enable the reader to understand the genealogical tables of families :
ABREVIATIONS .- b. stands for born; bap. for baptized ; m. for married; d. for died ; unm. for unmarried; dau. for daughter or daughters ; wid. for widow; r. for resided or resides. Several towns will be found in an abbreviated form, as Marl. for Marlborough ; Sud. for Sudbury; North. for Northborough; West. for Westborough ; South. for Southborough; Wat. for Watertown, &c. All towns are understood as being in Massachusetts, unless otherwise designated.
In the following tables the parents' names are given in full, and are printed in SMALL CAPITALS; and the children's Christian name alone is given, and is printed in italics. Children are separated from parents by a short line or rule, thus : -. And different families or branches of families by a long rule, thus :
The right hand column of figures in the left margin of the page denotes the number of persons consecutively, from the first named to the last of the family. The first male mentioned under each general head, or new family, is set down as 1, and his children as 2, 3, 4, 5, &c., and so on, consecutively, through every branch of the family ; and the number set against any person is to be considered as his or her number; and no one is ever brought forward again but in con- nection with that number. Whenever the children are first named in the series, the number of the father is brought down against the children, and placed at the left hand, separated by a hyphen, thus : 1-2 or 13-29 ; the left hand figures denoting the father, and the right hand figures, the children-the father's number being understood as applying to each of his children. Whenever an obelisk (+) is pre- fixed to a name, it denotes that the person will be taken up again ; and the place where he is thus treated of may be found by following down the left margin of the page, till you find his number standing one place to the left, and the number of his father one place to the left of that, expressed thus : 1-2- or 13-29 -. The numbers will of course vary with the position of the person in the table.
That the above explanation may be fully understood, I will illus- trate it by its application to a family. Take the BIGELOW FAMILY, commeneing at page 325, as an example.
John Bigelow, the first immigrant, stands as No. 1. Against that number, his personal history is given. He is separated from his children by a short rule or line. His number (1) is brought down against the name of John, his first child mentioned. John is num- bered 2, Jonathan, 3, and so on to James, who is numbered 7. No. 1, the number of the father, is understood as standing against the names or numbers of all his children. By inspecting the family,
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it will be seen that an obelisk is prefixed to the name of Samuel, whose consecutive number is 5, with that of his father (No. 1) stand- ing above, to represent that Samuel is a child of John. This obelisk denotes that Samuel, the child, will be taken up again, when he will appear as a father, with his whole name printed in small capitals. To find where he is thus treated of, follow down the left margin of the page till you come to 1-5- the appropriate numbers of Samuel and his father. Here his personal history is given, and he is separated from his children by a short line.
His number (5) is brought down against his children, who are num- bered 8, 9, 10, and so on to 17. By a glance at the family, it will be seen that John, Samuel, and Thomas, represented by 8, 10, and 12, respectively, are to be taken up again, as the obelisk is prefixed to each of their names. Thomas, for example, whose number is 12, in connection with his father, whose number is 5, is expressed 5-12 -. To find the place where he is further treated of, follow down the left margin of the page, till you find these numbers standing against each other, where Thomas is described, and is followed by his children, denoted by figures expressive of their order in the series of numbers and names.
The same general direction will apply in all other cases.
To show the perfection of this selieme, each individual can be traced backward, thus : Take Charles D. as an example, munbered 120. It will be seen that he is the son of 66; by following back, it will appear that 66 represents Gershom, the son of 46 (Ivory), who is the son of 25 (Gershom), who is the son of S (John), who is the son of 5 (Sam- uel), who is the son of 1, representing John, the first emigrant.
In this manner each individual can be traced backward through his ancestors, or forward through his posterity.
It will also be seen that cach separate family, under each general division or name, comprised within the long lines, presents at one view three generations, the grandfather, father, and children. Thus the family of Thomas Bigelow, separated by long lines from that of Samuel, which precedes, and that of Gershom, which follows, presents one generation in the children, numbered from 38 to 44, both inclu- sive ; another in the father, numbered 12; and another in the grand- father, numbered 5.
I have been thus particular, because there is a general complaint among common readers, that genealogical tables are unintelligible ; and I had rather be accused of repetition, than not be understood.
The system I have adopted, though differing from that of most genealogists, is believed to be on the whole the most simple, and the easiest understood.
GENEALOGY.
ADAMS .- BENJAMIN ADAMS was in Marlborough in the early part of the 18th century. By his wife Persis, he had Persis, b. 1732, d. 1782; Silas, b. Nov. 18, 1733, d. 1736; Rebecca, b. 1736.
JONAS ADAMS, by his wife Sarah, had Jacob, b. December 2, 1771 ; Dorcas, b. 1774; Sarah, b. 1777 ; Joel, b. 1779; John, b. 1782 ; Samuel, b. 1784; Lucy, b. 1785; Polly, b. 1788.
ALCOCKE .- JOHN ALCOCKE, b. in England, 1627, m. Sarah Palsgrave. He was son of Dea. George Alcocke, of Roxbury, who was Representative to the first General Court, May 14, 1634. John, grad. H. Coll. 1646; he resided in Roxbury, was a physician, and was often employed by the Colony in public service, such as survey- ing and locating grants of land. For his public services, he had a grant of a thousand acres of land, now included in Marl. and known as "The Farm." He had other grants of land in different places.
ALEXANDER .- THOMAS ALEXANDER, by wife Phebe, had Jonas' b. March 8, 1749; Jeduthan, b. Sept. 5, 1751, mn. 1774, Cate Smith, and had Jeduthan, b. 1775 ; Phebe, b. Sept. 22, 1753; Jabez, b. Aug. 22, 1755, moved to Henniker, N. H.
ALLEN .- STEPHEN ALLEN, by wife, Catharine Weeks, had Anne b. 1779; Moses, b. Dec. 14, 1781; Betsey, b. 1784; Benjamin W., b. Oct. 27, 1786; Lucy, b. 1788; Catey, b. 1792 .- WILLIAM ALLEN, by wife, Sarah Joslin, had Anna, b. 1792; William C., b. Jan. 1, 1793, m. 1819, Elizabeth Loring.
THE AMSDEN FAMILY.
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ISAAC AMSDEN, son of Isaac Amsden, of Cambridge, was b. 1656. He was a proprietor of the Ockoocangansett purchase in 1684. 1le was in Marl. some years previous, and m. Jane Rutter, of Sudbury ; , she d. his widow, Nov. 22, 1739.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 2, 1677 ; m. June 3, 1697, Josiah Reed.
+Isaac, b. Ang. 29, 1680 ; m. July 24, 1705, Zipporah Beaman.
¡John, b. Dec. 28, 1683 ; m. Hannah.
+ Thomas, b. Jan. 9, 1685 ; m. June 18, 1712, Eunice Howe. Jacob, b. Feb. 29, 1689; m. Oct. 28, 1719, Sarah Beaman.
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1- 2 3 4 5 6 t.Abraham, b. Oct. 15, 1692; m. Nov. 29, 1722, Hannah Newton.
ISAAC AMSDEN In. July 24, 1705, 1st, Zipporah Beaman. She d. Nov. 9, 1716, and he m. 2d, May 23, 1718, Mary Martin. She d. March 25, 1719, and he m. 3d, 1725, Hannah Francis, of Medford.
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He was a citizen of some prominence, and held his Majesty's Com- mission as Captain. He d. May 3, 1727, aged 47. llis house was one of the garrisoned houses in 1711.
Thankful, b. Nov. 14, 1706. 9 Elizabeth, b. March 13, 1709. Zipporah, b. Oct. 11, 1726.
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JOHN AMSDEN m. Hannah She d. his widow, Oct. 9, 1773.
4-11 Amity, b. Oct. 9, 1704; m. 1727, Jacob Wheeler.
12 Unity, b. Dec. 27, 1705; m. 1730, Joseph Wetherby.
13 Uriah, b. Feb. 10, 1708, d. 1708. 14 Zeruiah, b. April 24, 1709.
15 Jonathan, b. Jan. 31, 1710. 16 Ephraim, b. Jan. 3, 1713.
John, b. Nov. 9, 1714. 18 Hannah, b. June 4, 1717.
17 19 Persis, b. April 21, 1720. 20 Isaac, b. Jan. 10, 1722.
Aaron, b. June 2, 1724. 22 David, b. Sept. 23, 1726.
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THOMAS AMSDEN m. June 18, 1712, Eunice Howe, dau. of Joseph and Dorothy. Like his brother Isaac, he commanded a military company, when that honor was conferred upon the substantial men of the town only. He d. April 27, 1760, aged 75. She d. Oct. 20, 1725.
5-23 24 25 Eunice, b. July 27, 1720; m. Oct. 14, 1746, Jeremiah Robinson.
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ABRAHAM AMSDEN m. Nov. 29, 1722, Hannah Newton. lIe d. March 7, 1763, aged 73.
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.Abraham, b. Aug. 29, 1723; m. Ist, Hannah Whitcomb, Feb. 13, 1746, and m. 2d, Submit Morse, and had Leri, b. May 22, 1744. Uriah, h. July 19, 1725; m. Abigail, and had Joseph, b. April 20, 1749, m. 1771, Mary Edward; Benjamin, b. Nov. 24, 1751 ; m. 1773, Mrs. Hannah Morse ; and Joel, b. June 18, 1755. [1758. Jacob, b. May 28, 1728. 29 Bezaleel, b. March 13, 1731, d. Franeis, b. Dec. 4, 1734. 31 Hannah, b. Ap. 13, 1739.
ANGIER .- BENJAMIN ANGIER, by wife Sarah, had in Marl. Ben- jamin, b. 1735, and Silas, b. 1737. He had Sarah, Mary, Timothy, John, and Sarah, b. in Framingham.
THE ARNOLD FAMILY.
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JOSEPH ARNOLD came into Marl. in 1762, to reside with Mary Sherman, wid. of John Sherman. lle m. about that time Lydia -. She d. 1776, and he m. Persis, who d. Feb. 20, 1825, aged 84. He d. Nov. 15, 1796.
1- 2 Joseph, b. Aug. 25, 1763; m. Feb. 1, 1786, Molly Barnes.
3 + William, b. Oct. 27, 1765 ; m. Jan. 1790, Polly Rice, of Framingham.
4 Lydia, b. Aug. 4, 1767 ; d. young.
5 Rebecca, b. Sept. 20, 1768; m. Oct. 9, 1793, Daniel Darling.
6 + Winslow, b. July 16, 1770 ; m. Abigail Hager.
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Lucy, b. April 18, 1713; m. Feb. 13, 1732, Benjamin Howe.
Joseph, b. April 15, 1716; d. March 30, 1737.
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7 +John, b. Sept. 15, 1771; m. July 22, 1793, Rachel Hill.
8 Anna, b. July 18, 1773.
9 Lydia, b. April 11, 1774; m. March 27, 1796, Silas Temple.
10 Molly, b. Feb. 16, 1778 ; in. 1798, Ephraim Bigelow.
11 Levi, b. Sept. 13, 1779; m. Nov. 27, 1800, Miriam Bigelow.
12 Aaron, b. Oct. 10, 1781; m. Sept. 9, 1804, Sarah Tainter ; d. 1832.
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WILLIAM ARNOLD m. 1790, Polly Rice, of Framingham ; she d. 1795, and he m. 2d, Jan. 3, 1797, Relief Rice, who d. Nov. 11, 1811, and he m. 3d, April 23, 1812, Susunna Gates. IIe d. Oct. 12, 1828, aged 64. Wid. Susanna d. May 7, 1845.
3-13 Willard, b. Feb. 2, 1791 ; m. 1817, Elmira Johnson.
14 Stephen H., b. Dec. 11, 1792; d. Feb. 23, 1815.
15 Polly Rice, b. Sept. 26, 1795; m. April 18, 1832, Zenas Johnson.
16 Jackson, b. July 6, 1797 ; m. Oct. 29, 1823, Lucy Barnes.
17 Winthrop, b. July 17, 1801 ; m. Oct. 10, 1825, Sophia Barnes, who d. 1833.
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Caroline, b. Aug. 24, 1807 ; m. June 24, 1830, Martin Howe.
1-6- WINSLOW ARNOLD m. Abigail Hager, Aug. 17, 1791, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail (Stow) Hager.
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Joel, b. Dec. 20, 1791 ; m. Nov. 12, 1816, Ruth Parminter. Samuel, b. May 10, 1794; m. March 3, 1822, Betsey Wood. Sally, b. March 30, 1797; d. Dec. 22, 1832.
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JOHN ARNOLD m. July 22, 1793, Rachel Hill. She d. May 18, 1829.
7-22 John Hills, b. Aug. 29, 1794; d. Oct. 12, 1823.
23 Prudence Hills, b. Aug. 24, 1798 ; m. Nov. 23, 1820, William Dunton.
24 Stephen N., b. Nov. 9, 1802.
25 Mary A., b. Feb. 8, 1804; m. 1828, Eli Huntington.
26 Pierpont K., b. Feb. 15, 1809.
27 William H., b. Aug. 17, 1812.
THE AXTELL FAMILY.
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HENRY AXTELL was one of the proprietors of Marl. at the time of its incorporation, in 1660, and drew his land in the first division. Ife m. June 14, 1665, Hannah -. He was slain by the Indians, between Sudbury and Marl., April 20, 1676.
1- 2 Mary, b. Aug. 8, 1670; m. May 24, 1698, Zachariah Newton. 3 +Thomas, b. Aug. 8, 1672; m. Nov. 2, 1697, Sarah Barker.
4 Daniel, b. Nov. 4, 1673. 5 Sarah, b. Sept. 28, 1675.
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THOMAS AXTELL m. Nov. 2, 1697, Saralı Barker, of Concord.
3- 6 Thomas, b. Aug. 19, 1698 ; d. Dec. 22, 1698.
7 Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1703; m. Feb. 7, 1721, Josiah Hayden.
8 +Joseph, b. Aug. 1, 1705 ; m. Abigail Hayden, 1730.
9 Thomas, b. May 11, 1712; probably moved to Grafton.
10 John, b. April 15, 1715. 11 Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1717.
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JOSEPH AXTELL In. Feb. 4, 1730, Abigail Hayden, of Sudbury.
Elizabeth, b. Aug. 7, 1730. 13 .Mary, b. Jan. 18, 1732.
Daniel, b. Jan. 14, 1734. 15 . Abigail, b. Oct. 12, 1738.
The Axtells have long been extinct in Marl.
BADCOCK .- WILLIAM BADCOCK, by wife Lucy, had William, b. July, 1711, who m. Lydia, and had Lydia, b. May 23, 1739; William, b. July 17, 1741 ; Mary, b. Oct. 31, 1743; Jonah, b. Dec. 11, 17-15, d. young ; Jonah, b. Dec. 11, 1748; Lucy, b. April 7, 1751.
This name is now generally written Babcock, substituting b for d.
THE BAKER FAMILY.
JOSEPH BAKER was in Marl. carly in the 18th century, being one of the committee in 1710, to warn meetings of the proprietors of the Indian plantation. I shall not attempt to trace his genealogy ; for next to the name of Smith, Baker is one of the most difficult. Almost every carly settlement had one or more of this name.
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JOSEPH BAKER, by his wife Elizabeth, had, as appears by the Record, the following children b. in Marl. She d. Feb. 6, 1763. He was probably son of Wm. and Eliza., of Concord, and d. June 2, 1755.
1- 2 +Joseph, b. June 8, 1708, m. Esther Harwood.
3 Elizabeth, b. March 28, 1711; m. Dec. 11, 1733, Robert Moulton.
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5 Benjamin, S b. Nov. 24, 1713, Sin. Lydia -
d. Nov. 26, 1713.
6 Mary, b. July 29, 1717.
7 Sarah, b. Sept. 1, 1722; m. 1743, Obadiah Perry.
8 Hannah, b. May 15, 1725 ; m. June 15, 1745, Richard Taylor.
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JOSEPH BAKER In. Esther Harwood, of Dunstable, Aug. 26, 1724.
2- 9 Esther, b. May 21, 1725. 10 Ruth, b. Sept. 14, 1726.
11 Edward, b. March 7, 1728; m. 1757, Patience Howe.
12 Timothy, b. Feb. 3, 1730; d. March 20, 1785.
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ROBERT BAKER, m. Lydia - -. They had a family of 15 children.
4-13 Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1741. 14 Joseph, b. Sept. 8, 1742.
15 Patience, b. Feb. 23, 1743; m. May 30, 1769, Nathan Wetherby.
16 Ephruim, b. Nov. 7, 1745.
17 Molly, b. Aug. 20, 1747; m. 1771, John Putnam.
John, b. Aug. 3, 1749; m. 1783, Mary Hayden, of Sudbury. He was among the three years' men in the Revolution.
18 19 Lydia, b. June 20, 1751 ; m. Feb. 13, 1772, Samuel IIarris. 20 Esther, b. April 19, 1753 ; m. June 10, 1773, Nathan Mann.
21 William, b. Feb. 10, 1755; d. Nov. 1, 1760.
. 22 Thomas, b. Dec. 31, 1756 ; m. Feb. 26, 1781, Sarah Temple.
23 Silas, b. Dec. 23, 1758. He was in the three years' service in the army.
24 Stephen, b. Oct. 18, 1760 ; m. Nov. 17, 1791, Prudence Phelps, Lan.
25 Sarah, b. July 10, 1762; m. March 30, 1780, Ephraim Stow.
26 Hannah, b. Ang. 23, 1764; in. May 26, 1785, Bezalcel Hill.
27 Rachel, b. Sept. 28, 1766 ; m. 1792, Stephen Osborn.
The Bakers in Marl. since 1800, are not, we suppose, connected with the above family.
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THE BANISTER FAMILY.
CHRISTOPHER BANISTER m. Jane, dau. of Thomas Goodnow, of Sudbury. He was one of the proprietors of Marl. in 1657, and signed the first order passed by the town after its incorporation. He re- ceived his share in the first division of lots in 1660, and the year following engaged with Obadiah Ward and Richard Barnes, to erect a frame for a house for Mr. Brimsmead, their minister. His house-lot was bounded on the east by the Indian planting field, on the north by the house-lot of John Barrett, and on the south by the house-lot of John Ruddocke. He d. March 30, 1678, aged about 42.
1- 2 +John, b. Aug. 13, 1670 ; m. Ruth Eager.
3 Mary, b. Oct. 7, 1672.
4 Joseph, b. May 2, 1675. He moved to Brookfield.
5 Thomas, b. Feb. 21, 1677; grad. H. C. 1700; and d. 1712, at the island of Jamaica.
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JOHN BANISTER m. Ruth Eager, Nov. 11, 1695 ; he d. July 19, 1730, aged 60. He was a Lieut. She was dau. of William and Ruth (Hill) Eager; d. Dec. 25, 1767, in the 90th year of her age.
2- 6 +John, b. - 29, 1696 ; m. Nov. 26, 1723, Abigail Barker. 7 Ruth, b. Feb. 25, 1699; d. May 1, 1699.
8 Mary, b. April 18, 1700 ; m. Jan. 1, 1724, Ebenezer Taylor.
9 Ruth, b. Aug. 18, 1702 ; m. Feb. 1, 1722, Thomas Rich.
10 Jane, b. June 3, 1705; m. Dec. 20, 1725, Nathaniel Hudson.
11 Huldah, b. Sept. 12, 1707; in. July 18, 1727, Elisha Maynard, of Shrewsbury.
12 Martha, b. Nov. 23, 1710; d. Sept. 10, 1741.
13 Sarah, b. March 23, 1713; m. Nov. 23, 1733, Jonas Holland ; d. 1738.
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JOIN BANISTER m. Nov. 26, 1723, Abigail Barker, of Andover. She d. Aug. 19, 1727, and he m. Nov. 27, 1729, Martha Hayward. She d. Dec. 23, 1767, aged 65. He d. Oct. 22, 1779, aged 83. Like his father, he was a Lieut.
6-14 John, b. Dec. 31, 1724 ; d. Jan. 18, 1725.
15 Theodore, b. Feb. 16, 1726; d. March 6, 1731.
16 Abigail, b. Aug. 15, 1727 ; d. Aug. 7, 1755, unm.
17 Martha, b. Nov. 18, 1730; d. Nov. 18, 1730.
18 Mary, b. May 9, 1733; d. Dec. 14, 1748.
19 Zeruiuh, b. Aug. 1, 1735 ; d. May 2, 1744.
20 Ruth, b. July 28, 1737; m. Feb. 2, 1764, Nathan Park.
21 Sarah, b. July 14, 1739; m. April 4, 1764, Moses Barnes.
22 Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1743.
23 Sophia, b. Feb. 7, 1747; m. Aug. 13, 1763, Ivory Bigelow.
BARBER .- EPHRAIM BARBER was in the six months' service from the town of Marl. 1775. He m. Oct. 11, 1781, Elizabeth Crosby, and had William, b. Sept. 26, 1782; m. 1803, Polly Manson. Jona- than, b. Jan. 25, 1786; m. April 6, 1809, Achsah Howe. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 19, 1789; m. 1808, Nathaniel Hapgood.
Ephraim Barber represented the town of Marl. in the General Court, 1810 and 1811. He d. Nov. 14, 1817, aged 70.
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BARKER .- JAMES BARKER m. Oct. 13, 1790, Hatty Walknt, and had Betsey, b. 1791; Charlotte, b. 1793; William, b. Feb. 28, 1796.
THE BARNARD FAMILY.
ROBERT BARNARD was early in Andover, where he had a family.
Stephen, b. 1649 ; m. Rebecca Howe in 1671. He d. in 1722, aged 73. He had 4 sons.
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ROBERT BARNARD m. in Andover, Sept. 14, 1710, Rebecca Osgood, b. 1692. She d. July 29, 1727, and he m. May 15, 1729, Elizabeth Bailey, of Lan. He d. May 13, 1773, aged 84; and she d. April 16, 1776, aged 80.
In 1723, Jeremiah Barstow, who was then in Marl. and was a large landholder, sold for £600 to Robert Barnard, said in the deed to be of Andover, a large tract of land, described in perhaps a dozen differ- ent lots, containing about 350 acres. These tracts, which appear to be adjoining, included the whole of the present village of Feltonville, on both sides of the river ; and were bounded easterly on the Indian line, and northerly by the Bush place and Lancaster (now Bolton) line, including the mill privilege, and the mill thercon, "together with the dwelling-house, and other housings, with the fencing, orcharding and gardens, belonging to said message, including the corn mill, with all accommodations and materials."
It appears by this deed, that the mill erected before 1700, by Joseph Howe, Barstow's father-in-law, was then in full operation, and that there was a house, orchard and garden connected with it; and Mr. Barstow is designated as a " miller." It further appears by the deed, that the neighborhood around was unsettled, as the tract is bounded on several sides by " common or undivided land."
Robert Barnard probably came to Marlborough soon after this pur- chase. Hle not only set up as a miller, but kept a public house.
5-7 Martha, b. in Andover, ; d. Nov. 5, 1724.
8 Rebecca, b. June 29, 1724 ; d. young.
9 Rebecca, b. Sept. 10, 1725 ; d. Sept. 19, 1725.
10 Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1730 ; m. Silas Bayley.
11 +Joel, b. July 14, 1732 ; m. June 16, 1756, Lucy Stevens.
12 Abigail, b. April 28, 1734; m. Samuel Nurse.
13 +Solomon, b. Dec. 27, 1735 ; m. April 27, 1762, Mary Priest.
14 Martha, b. April 26, 1740 ; m. Nov. 23, 1758, Noah Howe.
15 John, b. May 19, 1743 ; he was a physician, and resided in Sterling, where he had a numerous family.
5-11- JOEL BARNARD m. June 16, 1756, Lucy Stevens, dau. of Simon and Lucy (Gove) Stevens, b. Nov. 8, 1733. He d. Aug. 15, 1775, aged 43. She d. Jan. 1, 1805, aged 72. He lived on the site where Col. Wood now resides, in Feltonville.
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Silas, b. Oct. 3, 1757 ; m. Phebe Russell, of Cambridge, and settled as a physician at Andover, N. H., where he d. 1794.
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17 | William, b. Jan. 31, 1759 ; m. April 23, 1783, Anna Wheeler. About 1805, he moved to Dixfield, Me., and was drowned in the Andros- coggin river, while rafting logs.
Lavinia, b. June 22, 1761 ; m. 1783, Daniel Stevens, being his third wife.
18 19 Mary, - S m. Benj. Stevens, of Roxbury, d. æ 60.
20 Elizabeth, S 2 m. John Kendall, of Woburn, d. æ 90. Ile 21 Stephen, b. Sept. 24, 1766; m. Nov. 27, 1796, Jane Guliker. moved to the State of Maine.
22 +Francis, b. Dec. 18, 1768 ; m. 1796, Martha Howe.
23 Lucy, b. March 15, 1771 ; d. nnm. May 27, 1853, aged 82.
24 Phebe, b. Aug. 15, 1773; d. unm. June 6, 1859, aged 86.
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SOLOMON BARNARD m. April 27, 1762, Mary Priest. He was a soldier in the French war, and marched to the relief of Fort William- Henry in 1757. He d. Aug. 1, 1775 ; she d. Dec. 23, 1807.
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Mary, b. June 1, 1763 ; m. April 12, 1780, Isaiah Bruce. Sarah, b. March 10, 1765 ; m. Aug. 22, 1786, Jonas Wilkins.
27 Josiah, b. April 19, 1767 ; m. Katy Gates, and moved to Coos Co., N. H.
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