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17 18 19 20 21 Mercy, b. March 28, 1705; m. June 20. 1725, John Eddy. 22 Ithamar, b. July 25, 1708. 23 Joseph, b. April 24, 1711. 24 Moses, b. June 9, 1713. 25 Martha, b. May 31, 1715.
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¡record can undoubtedly be found. One of the descendants of this family moved to Walpole, N. II., and left his name upon the beautiful rapids on the Connecticut. Hence the name, " Bellows Falls."
THE BENT FAMILY.
JOHN BENT, of Sudbury, came to this country from Southampton, Eng., in the Confidence, 1638. He was at that time 35 years of age, and had a family. He was one of the petitioners for Marl. He had by wife Martha, Robert, William, Peter, John, and Anne, born in England ; and Joseph, b. 1641, Martha, and perhaps others, born in this country. His will, dated 1672, mentions wife Martha, sons Peter, John, and Joseph, and dan. Agnes Rice and Martha Howe. His oldest son. Peter, was made his Executor. He d. Sept. 27, 1672, and his wid. d. 1679. Agnes m. Edward Rice, and Martha m. 1663, Samuel Howe.
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PETER BENT b. in Eng., m. Elizabeth - -, of Cambridge. His will, dated Dec. 21, 1674, and proved 1678, mentions wife Elizabeth, sons Peter, John, and Zacchens, and dau. Hopestill, Elizabeth, Martha, Agnes, and Patience. He speaks of Zaccheus as being " weak in body," and of a portion of his children, if not all, as being then minors. He, like his father, was one of the petitioners for the town- ship of Marl. He came to Marl. soon after the incorporation of the town, and located himself upon a lot south of the Pond, where his descendants resided for several generations. He contracted in 1661 to build a bridge across Sudbury River, so as to afford a direct commu- nication between the two towns, " for horse and man and laden carts to pass over." He was a large land-holder, and his real estate at the time of his death was valued at £431. He had a grant of land for building a mill on Stony Brook, which was probably the second mill built in the township. His inventory shows that he was a man for the times ; his appraisers finding among his effects 1 pair of pistols, holsters, and 3 swords.
2- 3 Elizabeth, b. 1658. 4 Agnes, b. Aug. 19, 1661.
5 John, b. Jan. 8, 1663. 6 Zaccheus, b. -. 7 Martha, b. -.
8 +Peter, b. -; m. Feb. 27, 1705, Abigail Barnes.
9 Patience, b. Aug. 28, 1670. 10 Hopestill, b. Jan. 17, 1672.
The last two only are recorded in Marl.
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PETER BENT m. Feb. 27, 1705, Abigail Barnes, daughter of Richard and Deborah (Dix) Barnes. He d. March 3, 1717.
8-11 Beulah, b. March 27, 1705. + Peter, b. March 20, 1707; m. Mary
12 13 John, b. Sept. 24, 1708. 14 Abigail, b. Sept. 1, 1710.
15 Elizabeth, b. Sept. 5, 1712. 16 Jabez, b. Jan. 28, 1716.
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PETER BENT m. Mary - . He died March 11, 1798, aged 91. She d. June 3, 1803. Ile was a prominent man in town, and repre- sented his fellow-citizens in the General Court, and in the Provincial Congress, in the perilous days of the Revolution, when the people would naturally fall back upon their firmest and most reliable men.
12-17 18 Peter, b. Oct. 22, 1733; d. Aug. 3, 1740.
Sarah, b. June 21, 1735; m. April 13, 1784, Alpheus Woods, as his 2d wife.
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19 20 Jabez, b. Feb. 28, 1739 ; d. Aug. 5, 1740.
21 Patience, b. Feb. 13, 1741.
22 Deborah, b. June 24, 1743; d. 1745.
Anne, b. June 30, 1745; d. April 17, 1828, aged 85 years.
Peter, b. Jan. 6, 1747 ; m. June 16, 1779, Anne Walker, and d. 1801.
23 24 25 Jabez, b. Jan. 29, 1749 ; d. unm. May 26, 1817. He made a bequest of $100 to the West Parish in Marl., the income of which should be appropriated to a Lecture annually, designed for the improve- ment of the young.
Deborah, b. March 5, 1751 ; d. Feb. 20, 1755.
Abigail, b. Jan. 29, 1754; m. Sept. 12, 1771, Benajah Brigham.
The Record of the Bents is very imperfect.
TIIE BENDER FAMILY.
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PETER BENDER came to Marl. in 1764, to reside with Henry Barnes, a merchant of' that town. On the 25th of February, 1767, he m. Abigail Brigham, dau. of Jotham and Abigail Brigham. She d. April 27, 1805, aged 60. Ile m. a 2d wife in Bolton, where he d., aged 87.
1- 2 Samuel, b. March 1, 1768; m. late in life a Miss Barnard, of Northb. John, b. Nov. 4, 1769. He served his time in Boston as a merchant, embarked for S. C. on business, and d. on the passage.
3 4 Jotham, b. Dec. 19, 1771 ; grad. H. C. 1796, studied law, and d. 1800. 5 Louisa, b. April 15, 1774; m. Sept. 17, 1801, Isaiah L. Green. He was a resident of the Old Colony, was a man of distinction, and represented his District four years in Congress.
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Betsey, b. Sept. 10, 1776 ; m. Oct. 21, 1799, David Greenough, of Bos- ton. She is living in Cambridge, in her 85th year. Their family are quite celebrated. The late Iloratio Greenough, the distin- guished sculptor, was their son, and Richard Saltonstall Greenough, a sculptor now in Paris, is another. One of their dau. in. Thomas B. Curtis, Esq., of Boston, and another Charles IHuntington, Esq., also of Boston.
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Stephen, b. July 9, 1779; went to sea and d. abroad.
Jacob, b. Sept. 23, 1781 ; took the name of Hastings, grad. at Yale Col., read law, and d. in New York State.
Henry, b. May 31, 1784 ; he was a Lieut. in the army in the war of 1812, and d. about 1856.
10 Abigail, b. May 18, 1787 ; m. Joseph Sawyer, Esq., a trader in Bolton.
THE BIGELOW FAMILY.
The Bigelow's came to Marl. between 1690 and 1700, from Water- town. This family was early in the country, and may be traced to a remote period in England, even to the reign of Henry III., when the name was written Baguley, and was derived from the place where they dwelt. Richard at that time was lord of Baguley, and his de- scendants took the name of the place. In the reign of Henry VII. Ralph de Baguley was lord of Ollerton Hall, and d. 1540, leaving Randall and Nicholas. Randall d. 1556, and his sons, Philip and Robert, divided his estate. Robert died 1582, leaving Randall and John, both of whom moved to Suffolk. Randall d. 1626, leaving two sons, Francis and John. Francis d. 1657, and gave by will a portion of his property to his brother John, then in New England.
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1 JOHN BAGULEY, or BIGELOW, as the name is now written, was baptized in England, Feb. 16, 1617 ; he came to Watertown early, where he m. Oct. 30, 1642, Mary Warren, also b. in England. She d. Oct. 19, 1691, and he m. 1694, Sarah Bemis. He d. July 14, 1703, aged 86. He was the ancestor of the numerous families of Bigelows in New England. He had 12 children-6 sons and 6 dau. The name is variously written in the Watertown records-Bigulah, Biglo, and Biglow.
John, b. Oct. 27, 1643. He settled in Hartford, Conn., where he m. Rebecca Butler.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 11, 1646. He also settled in Hartford, where he had a large number of descendants.
1- 2 3 4 Daniel, b. Dec. 1, 1650. He m. Abiah Pratt, dau. of Thomas, of Framingham, where he finally settled.
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+Samuel, b. Oct. 28, 1653 ; m. Mary Flagg.
6 Joshua, b. Nov. 5, 1655 ; m. Elizabeth Flagg. He was in King Philip's war, was wounded, and received a grant of land in Worcester. He was one of the grantees of Narraganset No. 2, (now Westminster,) to which place he removed with his son Eliezer in 1742, where he d. 1745, and where his descendants have been quite numerous.
James, b. - He resided in Watertown, where he was thrice mar- ried, and had James, John, Patience and Abraham.
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SAMUEL BIGELOW m. June 3, 1674, Mary Flagg. He resided in Watertown, which he represented, 1708, '9, and '10. He was an inn- holder from 1702 to 1716. He had ten children, several of whom settled in Marl.
5-8 +John, b. May 9, 1675 ; m. Jerusha Garfield, r. Marl.
9 Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1677 ; m. 1700, David Bruce, Marl.
10 Samuel, b. Sept. 18, 1679 ; was twice married, lived in Marl.
11 Sarah, b. Oct. 1, 1681 ; m. Josiah Howe, Jr., Marl.
12 + Thomas, b. Oct. 24, 1683; m. Mary Livermore, lived in Marl.
Martha, b. April 4, 1686. 14 Abigail, b. May 7, 1687.
13 15 Hunnah, b. -; m. May 24, 1711, Daniel Warren.
16 Isaac, b. March 19, 1690 ; m. Mary Bond, moved to Conn.
17 Deliverance, b. Sept. 22, 1695 ; m. 1715, John Stearns, of Lexington.
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JOHN BIGELOW m. June 12, 1696, Jerusha Garfield, and settled in Marl. In 1705, being at Lancaster, at the garrison house of Mr. Thomas Sawyer, he was, with Mr. Sawyer and his son Elias, taken by the Indians, and conveyed to Canada. They obtained their release in the following manner. Both of them were ingenious mechanics- Sawyer a blacksmith, and Bigelow a carpenter. While at Montreal, they proposed to the French Governor, that in case he would procure their ransom, they would erect for him a saw-mill, there being none at that time in Canada. The offer was readily accepted ; they ful- filled their engagement ; and after some delays, they were permitted to return to their friends. Mr. Bigelow, in token of his gratitude for his remarkable deliverance from captivity, called his daughter, born after his return, " Comfort," and a second, " Freedom," as expressive of the happiness and peace he then enjoyed, compared with what he suffered while a prisoner. He d. Sept. 8, 1769, aged 94 years, 4 mnos. and 7 days. She d. Jan. 16, 1758.
Jerusha, b. May 17, 1697; m. Dec. 11, 1718, John Matthews.
8-18 19 Thankful, b. June 8, 1699 ; m. John Howe, Feb. 11, 1724.
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Joseph, b. Jan. 1, 1703 ; m. Martha Brigham, 1725, lived in Shrewsbury. John, b. Oct. 28, 1704 ; m. Rebecca Howe, 1728, settled in Holden.
Comfort, b. Sept. 23, 1707 ; m. 1728, Joseph Brigham.
Freedom, b. Feb. 14, 1710 ; m. John Bowker, Westboro'.
Anna, b. Nov. 13, 1714; m. Mary Howe.
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Jotham, b. Sept. 21, 1717 ; moved to Guilford, Conn.
Benjamin, b. Oct. 17, 1720 ; m. Levinah Thomas, lived in Shrews.
Sarah, b. June 20, 1724; m. 1745, John Langdon.
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SAMUEL BIGELOW m. 1705, Ruth Warren, of Watertown, who d. April, 1716, and he m. Dec. 16, 1716, Mary Gleason, of Sherburne. He resided on the " Farm," in Marl.
Mury, b. Dec. 17, 1705 ; m. Dec. 10, 1727, Daniel Ward. Samuel, b. Oct. 16, 1707 ; m. 1729, Jedidah Hathron, moved to Shrewsbury.
+ Cornelius, b. Nov. 24, 1710 ; m. Mary Graves.
Jedediah, b. Feb. 8, 1714 ; m. Thomazine Hemmenway, r. Grafton. Ruth, b. and d. 1716.
Jason, b. April 11, 1718 ; m. Abigail Witt, and d. in Brookfield. Ruth, b. Dec. 30, 1719 ; m. June 7, 1743, Daniel Hemmenway.
Amariah, b. Sept. 14, 1722; m. Lydia, dau. of Thomas Brigham of Marl., and settled in Boylston.
Martha, b. Oct. 21, 1724.
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THOMAS BIGELOW In. July, 1705, Mary Livermore, of Watertown. He probably came to the place about the time of his marriage, and like his brothers Jolin and Samuel, located upon the " Alcocke Farm." In 1711, when protection against the Indians was important, and the families were assigned to different garrisons, the three Bigelow families were assigned to Joseph Morse's garrison.
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+ Thomas, b. April 26, 1706; in. Elizabeth -. Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1707 ; m. - Goddard. Grace, b. Feb. 7, 1709 ; m. Joseph Hager.
Uriah, b. July 15, 1711 ; killed accidentally when young. Abraham, b. March 5, 1713; lived in Weston.
Isaae, b. June 30, 1716; d. 1736.
Jacob, b. Sept. 1. 1717 ; m. Dec. 4, 1738, Susanna Mead, r. Waltham.
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GERSHOM BIGELOW In. Mary Howe, dau. of Thomas. He d. Jan. 3, 1812, aged 97. She d. June 9, 1802, aged 84.
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+Timothy, b. Nov. 1, 1738 ; m. March 7, 1763, Miriam Howe. +Irory, b. Oct. 7, 1741 ; m. Ang. 13, 1763, Sophia Banister. Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1746; m. May 19, 1762, John Weeks. Anna, b. April 27, 1749.
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CORNELIUS BIGELOW m. Dec. 18, 1731, Mary Graves, of West.
Cornelius, b. Dec. 30, 1732. 50 Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1734. Betsey, b. Aug. 12, 1735; m. May 26, 1755, Silas Barnes.
THOMAS BIGELOW m. Elizabeth -. She d. Jan. 1, 1770, aged 62.
53 38-52 Elizabeth, b. May 14, 1731 ; d. June 28, 1731. Mehitabel, b. Aug. 15, 1733 ; m. June 13, 1758, Fortunatus Eager.
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Betsey, b. Nov. 23, 1735. 55 Mary, b. March 21, 1739. Sarah, b. Nov. 12, 1741; m. Oct. 8, 176-, Bezaleel Howe.
Thomas, b. Dec. 6, 1743; d. Sept. 11, 1748.
59 Thankful, b. Jan. 17, 1749; m. April 22, 1767, Jonathan Weeks.
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TIMOTHY BIGELOW m. April 7, 1763, Miriam Howe, dau. of Joseph and Ruth. He d. Nov. 6, 1817, aged 78. She d. Nov. 14, 1825.
David, b. Oct. 16, 1763; m. 1793, Deborah Dean.
45-60 61 Lydia, b. Jan. 13, 1766; m. Nov. 8, 1785, Moses Eames. 62 + Ephraim, b. 1768 ; was twice married.
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IVORY BIGELOW In. Aug. 13, 1763, Sophia Banister, dau. of John and Abigail Banister. He d. Feb. 14, 1804, aged 63. Ile had the misfortune to lose three children in 1775, within eight days. She d. Aug. 13, 1830, aged 83. He was honored with title of Lieut.
46-63 +William, b. Jan. 8, 1764 ; m. Catharine Brigham.
+Christopher Banister, b. June 20, 1765 ; m. Rhoda Gleason.
64 65 Solomon, b. Dec. 2, 1766 ; d. Dec. 9, same year.
66 + Gershom, b. March 22, 1768 ; was twice married.
67 Martha, b. Nov. 22, 1769; d. Sept. 1, 1775.
68 Abigail, b. Sept. 22, 1772; d. Aug. 23, 1775.
John, b. March 2, 1774 ; d. Aug. 30, 1775.
69 70 Sophia, b. June 7, 1777 ; m. June 21, 1798, John Lewis.
71 Phebe, b. Jan. 7, 1778 ; d. unm.
72 Mary, b. March 4, 1781 ; d. May 6, 1784.
73 Anna, b. Aug. 8, 1783 ; d. unın.
74 +Ivory, b. Jan. 1, 1785 ; m. Feb. 23, 1809, Sukey Rice.
75 Benjamin, b. June 3, 1788; m. Mary -, and d. 1829.
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EPHRAIM BIGELOW m. March 8, 1798, Molly Arnold, who d. Sept. 9, 1806, and he m. 1808, Elizabeth Harrington. He d. Oct. 26, 1843, aged 75. She d. Feb. 4, 1847, aged 69.
62-76 Patty, b. June 8, 1798; m. Jonah Collens, of South., March 28, 1821.
77 Betsey, b. April 12, 1800; m. Samuel Howe.
78 Mary, b. Aug. 12, 1801 ; m. Ashley Brigham, May 11, 1825.
79 Nabby, b. Dec. 31, 1803; m. April 10, 1822, Augustus Reed.
80 William, b. Aug. 4, 1805; § d. 1809.
81 Willard, S m. Parmela Smith, of IIopkinton.
82 William, b. Aug. 12, 1809; d. Sept. 11, 1843, unm.
Lyman M., b. July 26, 1811 ; m. - Weeks.
83 8.1 Lydia, b. Feb. 6. 1813; d. Nov. 11, 1817.
85 Emeline, b. July 24, 1815 ; d. Nov. 3, 1817.
86 Emerson, b. Nov. 21, 1817.
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WILLIAM BIGELOW m. May 14, 1786, Catharine Brigham, dau. of Antipas. He d. Dec. 30, 1807. She d. Feb. 23, 1831, aged 64.
63-87 John, b. Oct. 25, 1786 ; m. Sept. 3, 1809, Hepzabeth Barnes, and d. 1824. 88 Edward, b. Nov. 18, 1788 ; m. - Bartlett, r. in New York State.
89 Asa, b. Jan. 19, 1791 ; m. Oct. 4. 1809, Lucy Hapgood, and d. 1829.
90 Abigail, b. April 11, 1793; m. Dec. 31, 1808, Levi Howe.
91 Jotham, b. March 14, 1795; went West.
02 Artemas, b. Jan. 14, 1798 ; d. 1823.
54 56 57 58 Uriah, b. March 4, 1746; d. Aug. 8, 1748.
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Povi Bigelow.
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BENJAMIN BIGELOW m. Mary - -, and had Joseph T., b. 1812; Louisa, b. 1815 ; Mary, b. 1817 ; William D., b. 1819 ; Theophilus, b. 1825, d. 1850 ; Alden B., b. 1827.
BAINS .- WILLIAM BAINS m. Martha -- , and had William, b. Dec. 6, 1740; Lydia, b. June 4, 1742; Phillips, b. May 15, 1743; Eleazer, b. Aug. 24, 1745.
THE BOND FAMILY.
WILLIAM BOND, of Wat., m. Sarah Biscoe, and had David, b. 1690, who m. Hannah Cooledge, and had Abraham, b. 1726, who m. Dinah Forbes, and lived in Westborough.
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JOHN BOND, one of their children, b. 1763, m. Feb. 16, 1792, Sarah Rice, dau. of Elisha and Eunice (Williams) Rice. They resided first in Northborough, and then in Marlborough. Their record is imper- fect. He d. Aug. 17, 1822.
1- 2 Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1794; m. 1822, Reuben Babcock, Jr., of North. 3 Avery, b.
4 Lucy M., b. Nov. 5, 1799; m. N. W. Chamberlain, and moved to Ohio.
5 Lydia, b. June 2, 1801 ; m. 1828, Joseph L. Lecain.
6 Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1803 ; m. Elbra Hemenway, of Framingham.
7 Julia .A., b. -; m. Abraham Mahan, of North., 1827.
8 John L., b. -; m. Mary Adams, resides at Marl.
9 Elisha R., b. -; Adaline Rice, resides at Marl.
THE BOWKER FAMILY.
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JOHN BOWKER was early in Marlborough. He was perhaps son of Edward, of Dorchester. He m. Feb. 8, 1678, Mary Howe, dau. of Abraham and Hannah (Ward) Howe. She d. Sept. 29, 1723; and he d. Aug. 27, 1721, aged 70. This name is said to be of Swedish ori- gin, and is often spelt Bouker.
1- 2 John, b. Sept. 1679; m. and had John, who m. Freedom Bigelow, and resided in Shrewsbury.
3 Martha, ? b. March 6, 1685; m. Gates.
V m. Nov. 30, 1704, John Forbush.
4 Mary,
5 t.Asa, b. Nov. 22, 1691 ; m. Feb. 28, 1718, Martha Eager.
6 + Ezekiel, b. Nov. 5, 1693 ; m. June 24, 1733, Abigail Rice.
7 Hannah, b. Sept. 21, 1699 ; m. Dec. 6, 1721, Gershom Howe. 8 Rachel, b. Sept. 9, 1702; d. unm. 1754. She gave by will a Silver Tankard to the Church in Marl. worth £12.
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ASA BOWKER m. Martha Eager, dau. of Abraham and Lydia (Woods) Eager, b. Aug. 15, 1693.
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Hezekiah, b. June 25, 1718. 10 Martha, b. June 21, 1722.
Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1723. 12 Charles, b. Aug. 17, 1725.
1-6- EZEKIEL BOWKER m. Jan. 24, 1733, Abigail Rice. He d. Nov. 24, 1744, aged 51.
6-13 Mary, b. Oct. 13, 1733 ; d. young.
14 Abigail, b. Aug. 30, 1734 ; m. July 27, 1758, Silas Wheeler.
15 Mary, b. Jan. 27, 1737. 16 Anna, bap. Aug. 10, 1737.
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There were others of the name of Bowker, in Marl., but their record is so imperfect, that I cannot trace them. .
SOLOMON BOWKER m. April 21, 1770, Mary Weeks. She d. Feb. 11, 1771, and he m. Aug. 29, 1771, Dorothy Barnes. They had Jona- than, b. Aug. 9, 1774; Abraham M., b. April 29, 1778; Dorcas, b. July 21, 1780 ; Betsey, b. Nov. 5, 1782.
THE BOYD FAMILY.
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The ancestor of the Boyds of Marlborough, we are informed, was JOHN BOYD, who came to this country about 1636, and settled in Boston, where he m. Aun Glenn, of Scotch descent. She came to this country as a teacher, and located in Boston, near Beacon St .; she also gave instruction in spinning and weaving linen, and in other branches of art or industry. She d. in the latter part of the century ; but we have no record of the death of either of them, or the birth of but one of their children.
1- 2 +.Alexander, m. Lucy Forbes.
3 Thomas, d. in Virginia, and left a family.
4 James, d. at sea.
5 +William, b. 1735; is the ancestor of the family in Marlborough.
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ALEXANDER BOYD came to Marl. to dwell with Samuel Brigham, Esq., about 1754. He m. Oct. 1, 1760, Lucy Forbes, and had AInna, b. Dec. 27, 1761, m. 1784, Solomoir Hunter; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1764, m. 1787, Aaron Eames ; and perhaps other children. Lucy, his wife, d. 1766, aged 23. Hle d. in Vermont.
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WILLIAM BOYD m. July 8, 1766, Lydia Morse, dau. of Jonas and Lucy Morse. Hle came to Marl. when he was about 12 years of age, and was adopted by a Mr. Stratton, and afterward inherited his estate. He served in the war of the Revolution. He d. Aug. 5, 1817, aged 82. She d. Jan. 24, 1817, aged 72.
5- 6 William, b. May 11, 1767 ; d. Sept. 27, 1772.
7 Lydia, b. June 18, 1770 ; m. Ang 17, 1791, Jedediah Brigham.
8 Lucy, b. Oct. 7, 1772 ; m. Nov. 24, 1795, Elisha Rice.
9 William, b. Dec. 8, 1774; d. 1776.
10 Thomas, b. Dec. 11, 1776; d. 1777.
11 +John, b. April 22, 1778; in. Oct. 4, 1804, Sophia Phelps.
12 Lavina, b. Aug. 27, 1780 ; m. June 12, 1805, Erastus Sumner, son of Rev. Dr. Sumner, of Shrewsbury, and resides on the old parsonage in that town.
13 Anna, b. Dec. 10, 1782; m. July 9, 1809, James Woods.
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JOHN BOYD m. Sophia Phelps, dau. of Roger Phelps. He d. May 8, 1856, aged 78. She d. Oct. 30, 1854, aged 69.
11-14 William, b. Dec. 3, 1804 ; unm.
15 Andrew, b. July 26, 1806; m. March, 1835, Asenath Hitchcock, and (. 1846.
16 James, b. Sept. 29, 1808; m. Jan. 1, 1839, Ann Hitchcock. She d. Oct. 15, 1841.
17 Joseph, b. Dec. 26, 1810 ; m. April 20, 1847, M. E. Bridge.
18 Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1812; m. 1840, Josiah Bennett.
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19 Samuel, b. June 3, 1815 ; m. May 14, 1845, A. F. Brigham.
20 Lydia, b. May 30, 1818; d. Sept. 6, 1842, aged 24.
21 John M., b. May 21, 1820 ; m. Sept. 20, 1846, Elizabeth Tainter.
22 Benjamin, b. Sept. 3, 1822; lives at Dubuque, Iowa ; unm.
23 Sophia, b. Sept. 17, 1824.
24 Thomas, b. Nov. 22, 1825; m. 1852, Martha Fales.
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Roger, b. Dec. 5, 1827 ; m. May, 1856, Harriet A. Felton.
The Boyds are extensively engaged in the boot and shoe manufac- ture, and have done much to build up the village.
BRADISH .- JAMES BRADISH m. June 16, 1708, Damaris Rice, and had Hepzibah, b. 1709; Sarah, b. 1711; Robert, b. 1712; Mary, b. 1715; James, b. 1717.
THE BRECK FAMILY.
REV. ROBERT BRECK was son of Capt. John Breck, of Dorchester. He was b. Dee. 7, 1682, grad. at H. C. 1700, and was settled at Marl. Oct. 25, 1704, when he was but 22 years of age. He was a learned and valuable minister, and stood deservedly high in his pro- fession, as we have shown in the body of this work. He. m. Sept. 8, 1707, Elizabeth Wainwright, of Haverhill. He d. Jan. 6, 1731, in the 49th year of his age, and the 27th year of his ministry, greatly lamented by his people. Ile was not only distinguished himself, but was distinguished in his family. Elizabeth, wid. of Mr. Breek, d. June 8, 1736.
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Elizabeth, b. Sept. 23, 1709; m. Dec. 22, 1725, Abraham Williams, a leading and prominent citizen of Marl.
Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1711 ; m. Jan. 20, 1728, Benjamin Gott, a physi- cian of Marl., and d. April 11, 1740.
Robert, b. July 25, 1713 ; grad. II. Coll. 1730. He devoted himself to the ministry, was settled in Springfield, and d. 1784. He was distinguished in his profession, and highly respected by his people. Hannah, b. Feb. 10, 1716 ; m. Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, of Westboro', and was the mother of a family, quite distinguished and respectable, being the maternal ancestor of the Drs. Parkman, of Boston.
Samuel, b. May 17, 1723. He grad. II. C. 1741; was a surgeon in the army during the French war. He m. at Springfield, where he d. 1764.
7 Anna, b. March 13, 1725; d. Nov. 24, 1726.
THE BRIGIIAM FAMILY.
The Brighams were not among the very first settlers of Marl., though they came to the place quite early, and became a numerous family, extending over almost the whole of the original township.
THOMAS BRIGHAM, the ancestor of the Brighams in New England, embarked at London for America, April 18, 1635, in the ship Susan and Ellyn, Edward Payne, master. He was then 32 years of age, and consequently was b. in 1603. 1Ie settled in Watertown, near Cambridge line, on land which was afterward set to Cambridge. He was made freeman in 1639, and was selectman in 1640, and subse-
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quently. He m. about 1637, Mercy Hurd, b. in England. He d. Dec. 18, 1653, and she m. 1655, Edmund Rice, then of Sud., but afterwards of Marl. He d. and she m. as her 3d husband, William Hunt of Marl., who d. 1667, and she d. 1693.
1- 2 Mary, b. probably in Watertown.
3 + Thomas, b. 1641 ; m. Mary Rice, dau. of Henry Ricc.
4 +John, b. March 9, 1645 ; he was thrice married.
5 Hannah, b. March 9, 1650 ; m. Samuel Wells, of Conn.
6 +Samuel, b. Jan. 12, 1652; m. Elizabeth Howe.
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THOMAS BRIGHAM m. Mary Rice, dau. of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice. She d. and he m. Mrs. Susanna Morse of Watertown. Ile d. Nov. 25, 1717, aged 76. He came into Marl. with his mother, who m. Edmund Rice, and on arriving at age, he purchased a town right, settled in the south-west part of the town, on what is now called the " Warren Brigham farm," and on the south road to North- borough. The house which he built after King Philip's war, is still standing ; and even the chair in which he expired, is in the neighbor- hood, in the possession of one of his descendants, Mrs. Lewis Amnes. He was a prominent man in the town.
Thomas, b. Feb. 24, 1666.
3-7 8 +Nathan, b. June 17, 1671. 9 David, b. April 11, 1673 ; d. young. +Jonathan, b. Feb. 22, 1674 ; m. Mary Fay.
David, b. April 12, 1678; resided in Westboro', near the Reform School.
10 11 12 + Gershom, b. Feb. 23, 1680; d. Jan. 3, 1749. 13 Elnathan, b. March 7, 1683 ; m. Bethiah Ward, moved to Conn.
14 Mury, b. Oct. 26, 1687 ; m. Jonas Houghton, Lancaster.
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JOHN BRIGHAM In. 1st Sarah - . who was the mother of his chil- dren; she d. about 1698; and he m. 2d Deborah -, who d. Feb. 7, 1716; and he m. 3d Sarah Bowker, May 22, 1717, whom he probably survived. IIe. d. Sept. 16, 1728, aged 84 years. Dr. Brigham, as he is frequently designated, seems to have been a man of character, and of more than ordinary education for that day. Ile connnenced busi- ness for himself by erecting a saw-mill near the site of one now owned by Haynes & Bush, on Howard Brook, near the centre of Northborough. Here he lived in a small cabin for several years, remote from any other white man's habitation, tending his saw-mill ; until the fear of the savages induced him to flee to a place of safety. On leaving Northboro', he probably went to Cambridge, and after the war, he located himself in Sudbury, where he was a selectman and a representative. Ile is said to have spent his last days with his daugh- ter in Northboro'.
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Sarah, b. March 27, 1674 ; m. - Goodnow.
Mary, b. May 6, 1678; m. Gershom Fay and resided in Northboro'. According to a reliable tradition, she and Miss Goodnow went one morning, after the men had dispersed to their work, into the field to gather herbs. Here they saw a body of Indians rushing from a thicket towards them, and they fled for the garrison. Miss Good- now, being lame, was soon overtaken, scized, dragged into the woods, and barbarously murdered, where her mangled remains were found and interred. Mrs. Fay succeeded in reaching the garrison, and fastening the door before she was overtaken. Here she found one soldier, who with her help soon discharged all the muskets left by
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