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Lydia, b. 1760 ; d. in infancy. +Joel, b. Sept. 17, 1763 ; m. Sept. 27, 1784, Lucretia Eager.
10 Mary, b. March 22, 1766; m. Abner Phillips, of Ashfield, and d. 1846.
11 Moses, d. in childhood. 12 Lois, b. Dec. 19, 1771 ; m. John Ward.
13 Catharine, b. Feb. 20, 1775; m. Stephen Nash.
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ABNER CRANSTON m. Feb. 6. 1765, Mrs. Lydia (Smith) Wilkins, wid. of Edward Wilkins. He served in several campaigns in the French war; he was also in the army of the Revolution, and d. in service in 1777. She d. in 1801; and in her will mentions Eliza- beth Randall, Jonas, Edward, and Solomon Wilkins, children by her first husband.
6-14 Lydia, b. -; m. Sept. 30, 1784, Lovewell Dunn.
15 Betsey, b. -; m. May 8, 1792, Jonah Howe.
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JOEL CRANSTON m. Sept. 27, 1784, Lucretia Eager, dau. of Bayley and Catharine (Warren) Eager. They had no children. He d. at Rock Bottom, Stow, Oct. 22, 1835, aged 72 years. She d. July 20, 1846, aged 80 years and 9 months. Joel Cranston was well known to the public. He filled various offices, represented the town in the General Court, and the County in the Senate of Mass., and was many years a Justice of the Peace. He was a man of sagacity and enterprise. One who knew him well, says of him : " He may truly be said to be the founder of Feltonville. Before the commencement of the present century, he opened a store there, kept a public house, and a few years later started quite a number of mechanical branches of industry, viz. : cloth dressing, blacksmithing, tanning, carding of wool, &c. He also erected a number of buildings. Afterwards he became a farmer and manufacturer, and was the principal agent in building up Rock Bottom."
CROSBY .- JONATHAN CROSBY m. Sept. 22, 1785, Anna Morse, and had Elizabeth, b. 1787; William, b. April 26, 1789; Jonathan, b. Ang. 11, 1791; Maney, b. 1793: Charles, b. 1795, d. young ; Charles, b. Dec. 19, 1796 ; Phebe S., b. 1799.
THE CURTIS FAMILY.
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After the death of Dr. Dexter in 1769, widow Dexter took SAMUEL CURTIS, of Roxbury, into her family, as a physician. He m. June 30, 1771, Lydia Dexter, wid. of Dr. Dexter. She d. Dec. 24, 1774, and he m. Mrs. Abigail Whitney, of Weston, 1778. He was a man of influence in the town, was clerk, selectman, &c., and a justice of the peace. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1778.
1- 2 .Anna, b. Oct. 5, 1771 ; d. young. Christian, b. March 31, 1774. 4 Samuel, b. Feb. 14, 1779.
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Anna, b. May 26, 1780. 6 Fanny, b. March 19, 1781.
CUNNINGHAM .- SIMEON CUNNINGHAM was in Marl., and m. April 17, 1792, Miriam Brigham, dan. of Noah and Miriam. He had several children, but their births are not recorded. The same is true of his death. She d. Feb. 29, 1850, aged 87.
THE DARLING FAMILY.
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AMOS DARLING, of Framingham, (said to have come from Danvers,) m. Ilepzibah Bruce, of Southboro'. He d. 1837, aged 80.
1- 2 Joseph, b. Oct. 1746; m. 1773, Eunice Flagg. She d. May 1775.
3 Elizabeth, b. 1748 ; in. 1772, Eleazer Rice, of Marl.
4 +Jonas, b. June 4, 1753; m. 1778, Mary Knights.
5 Lucy, b. 1755 ; m. Daniel Rice, 1778.
6 .Amos, born 1757 ; m. Lovisie IJager.
7 Hepzibah, b. 1759 ; m. 1784, Levi Wilkins, of Marl.
8 Lydia, b. 1762; d. unm. 1789.
9 + Daniel, b. July 24, 1765; was twice married.
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JONAS DARLING m. 1778, Mary Knights. Ile d. in Sterling.
4-10 William, b. Sept. 24, 1778.
11 Ethan, b. March 13, 1780; m. Oct. 19, 1803, Mary Hapgood.
12 Darius, b. Sept. 21, 1782; m. 1806, Susanna Fairbanks, moved to Holden, and d. 1860.
Justin, b. Oct. 31, 1784.
13 14 Lydia, b. Dec. 9, 1786; m. Feb. 11, 1810, Edward Severy.
17 15 .Amos, b. July 17, 1790. 16 Eber, b. July 11, 1792.
Jonas, b. July 12, 1796.
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DANIEL DARLING m. Oct. 9, 1793, Rebecca Arnold ; she d. 1838, and he m. Charlotte Hunting ; she d. 1843. He had Betsey, b. 1794; m. 1818, David Howe. Trowbridge, b. 1798; m. 1828, Hannah Hay- den. Clarissa, b. 1803; Caroline, b. 1808.
DAVIS .- ELEAZER DAVIS was in Marl. as early as 1745, and m. 1749, Abigail Bowker. He was probably the father of Elcazer, Jr., who m. June 16, 1757, Abiah Ward, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Bige- low) Ward, and had Edward, b. May 19, 1758; Rebecca, b. 1762; Rosanna, b. 1765.
DAWSON .- WILLIAM DAWSON, by wife Sophia, had Darius, b. March 8, 1780.
THE DEXTER FAMILY.
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EBENEZER DEXTER was a physician in Marl. He m. Lydia. Woods, Feb. 7, 1754. Ile d. May 4, 1769, and she m. June 30, 1771, Dr. Samuel Curtis ; she d. Dec. 24, 1774.
1- +William, b. April 17, 1755; m. Mrs. Betsey Bowker, 1775.
3 Samuel, b. Nov. 14, 1756 ; he was a surgeon in the Revolutionary army. 4 +John, b. Dec. 10, 1758; m. Mary Woods, May 3, 1783.
5 Aaron H., b. June 25, 1762.
1-2- WILLIAM DEXTER m. Mrs. Betsey Bowker. Ile d. Dec. 4, 1785. He was a physician. She m. Edward Lowe.
2- 6 Ebenezer, b. Oct. 30, 1775.
7 Lydia, b. Feb. 28, 1777; she is now living in Leominster.
8 Sally, b. Oct. 14, 1778. 9 William, b. Dec. 29, 1779.
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JOHN DEXTER m. May 3, 1783, Mary Woods, dau. of Moses and Lydia Woods. He d. 1816, in Boston. She d. 1823.
4-10 Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1783 ; is living in Boston, unm.
11 Samuel, b. Oct. 27, 1785; is living in Marl., unm.
12 John. H., b. Sept. 15, 1791 ; is living in Boston, unm.
13 Lambert, b. May 7, 1794; resides in Boston.
1 JOIN DEXTER m. Oct. 23, 1765, Mary Howe, dau. of Dea. Josiah Howe.
1- 2 Catharine, b. Nov. 25, 1768; m. Silas Witt, March 12, 1801.
3 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 5, 1771 ; m. 1798, Isaac Colburn.
4 +Charles, b. July 2, 1773; m. Dec. 26, 1796, Sarah Howe.
5 Mary Ward, b. Dec. 30, 1778; m. March 12, 1797, Moses Woodward.
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CHARLES DEXTER m. Dec. 26, 1796, Sarah Howe. Ile moved from town.
10 4- 6 8 John B., b. June 24, 1798. Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1802. Sally, b. Aug. 13, 1806.
7 Richard M., b. Oct. 10, 1800.
9 Elizabeth C., b. Jan. 19, 1804.
THIE EAGER FAMILY.
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WILLIAM EAGER m. Ruth Hill in Malden, in 1659. He was one of the proprietors of the Ockoocangansett Plantation purchased of the Indians in 1684. We have no full record of his family. He had Abrahum, and probably Zachariah, John, Ruth, Zerubbabet, Lydia and William. He came to Marl. with his 2d wife Lydia, before 1682, and d. April 4, 1690.
1- 2 +Abraham, b. - ; m. Lydia Woods. 3 +Zachariah, b. -; m. Elizabeth
4 John, b. June 6, 1689.
5 Ruth, b. -; in. Nov. 11, 1695, John Banister.
6 + Zerubbabel, b. 1672 ; m. March 23, 1698, Hannah Kerley.
7 Lydia, b. -; m. May 25, 1708, - Johnson.
8 James, b. Sept. 21, 1686 ; m. April 2, 1713, Tabitha Howe. 9 William, b. Oct. 20, 1684.
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ABRAHAM EAGER m. Lydia Woods. Ile d. in Shrewsbury, Oct. 25, 1734. She d. there Jan. 7, 1739.
2-10 Martha, b. Aug. 15, 1693 ; m. Feb. 28, 1718, Asa Bowker. 11 Lydia, b. July 3, 1696 ; m. June 19, 1721, William Thomas.
12 Sarah, b. May 27, 1699.
13 Hazadiah, b. July 1, 1701 ; d. Feb. 13, 1716.
14 Phebe, b. Feb. 11, 1703 ; m. Jan. 6, 1730, Jabez Ward, moved to New Marlboro'.
15 Zeruiah, b. Sept. 17, 1705 ; m. May 23, 1723, Daniel Barnes.
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Lucy, b. July 15, 1707 ; m. 1735, Jonas Morsc.
.Ibraham, b. Sept. 14, 1709 ; in. April 25, 1739, Dinah Rice, lived in Shrewsbury.
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Millicent, b. Feb. 22, 1712 ; d. Dec. 24, 1712.
Bezaleel, b. Dec. 22, 1713; m. 1735, Persis Ward ; settled in North., family distinguished. 1 Benjamin, b. May 17, 1716; m. 1737, Abigail Johnson, of Worcester. Ile resided in Shrewsbury.
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ZACHARIAH EAGER m. Elizabeth - -. Ile d. July 5, 1742. She d. Jan. 18, 1756.
3-21 Ruth, b. Dec. 20, 1694 ; m. Howe.
22 Elizabeth, b. May 27, 1696. 23 William, b. Feb. 11, 1697.
24 Thankful, b. Dec. 29, 1699; m. - Brown.
25 Mury. b 1702.
26 Jonathan, b. March 21, 1705; d. 1772, umm.
27 Phinchas, b. July 30, 1707 ; d. 1729.
28 Murguret, b. Jan. 9, 1709.
29 turon b. Feb. 1, 1713. 30 Zachariah, b. Sept. 10, 1716.
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ZERUBBABEL EAGER m. 1698, Hannah Kerley, dan. of Henry and Elizabeth Kerley. He d. Jan. 9, 1747. Hannah, Jacob, and Moses are not mentioned in his will, dated 1745; probably not living at that time. He was in the Revolutionary service.
6-31 Hannah, b. March 14, 1699.
32 + Uriah, b. April 4, 1700; m. March 14, 1727, Sarah Brigham.
33 Hepzibah, b. May 4, 1702; m. Jan. 20, 1736, James Woods.
34 Jacob, b. Oct. 2, 1704; d. Dec. 18, 1723.
35 Dumaris, b. Sept. 11, -; m. Johaniah Howe.
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36 Moses, b. Aug. 30, 1712; m. Feb. 26, 1730, Isaac Harrington.
38 +John, b. March 28, 1718 ; m. Elizabeth
1-8- JAMES EAGER m. April 2, 1713, Tabitha Howe, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Hosmer) IIowe.
Vashti, b. Jan. 14, 1713. 40 Hezediah, b. Dec. 1, 1715.
8-39 41 James, b. March 6, 1720. He resided in North., and his property was confiscated in 1778, he being attached to the royal cause.
3-29- AARON EAGER m. Mary -. She d. Nov. 2, 1756. He d. Nov. 11, 1756.
29-42 Solomon, b. Jan. 29, 1735 ; m. Oct. 26, 1756, Dinah Goodnow.
43 Mary, b. July 17, 1736. 44 Lucy, b. Feb. 7, 1738 ; d. 1756.
45 William, b. Sept. 23, 1739; m. Feb. 12, 1761, Sarah Stow.
46 +Bailey, b. Feb. 7, 1741 ; m. Feb. 21, 1765, Catharine Warren.
47 Aaron, b. March 28, 1743 ; he was in service at Cambridge, 1775.
48 +Joseph, b. May 28, 1744; m. March 24, 1767, Hannah Woods.
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George, b. May 31, 1746. 50 Catharine, b. Nov. 1, 1748.
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URIAN EAGER m. 1727, Sarah Brigham, dau. of Nathan and Eliza- beth. She d. Nov. 5, 1744 ; and he m. 1746, Rebecca Rice. He d. Dec. 30, 1780, and his widow d. Jan. 17, 1790. He marched as En- sign to Cambridge on the Lexington alarm, and was afterwards pro- moted to a Captaincy.
32-51 Nathan, b. Feb. 9, 1731 ; m. 1755, Sarah Goodnow.
52 Mary, b. May 27, 1733.
53 Fortunatus, b. July 6, 1735; m. June 13, 1758, Mehitabel Bigelow.
54 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 21, 1737 ; d. July 24, 1740.
55 + Uriah, b. Feb. 5, 1740 ; m. Triphosa Bush.
56 Hannah, b. Dec. 29, 1741 ; m. Feb. 10, 1761, Uriah Newton.
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JOHN. EAGER m. Elizabeth - She d. May 25, 1750. He d. April 9, 1777.
38-57 Joseph, b. June 8, 1746 ; m. Hannah
58 Elisha, b. June 24, 1747. S d. Oct. 9, 1747.
59 J'ashti, S d. Oct. 1, 1747.
60 ¿Luke, b. Dec. 8, 1748 ; m. Vashti Walker.
29-46- BAILEY EAGER, m. Feb. 21, 1765, Catharine Warren. He d. Feb. 26, 1790. She d. Feb. 1, 1326, aged 80.
46-61 Lacretia, k. Oct. 15, 1765; m. Sept. 22, 1784, Joel Cranston.
62 t.Abraham, b. June 25, 1768; m. Polly Clark.
63 + +Stephen, b. Nov. 7, 1772 ; m. Elizabeth Gates.
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Levina, b. Oct. 23, 1773 ; d. Dec. 28, 1775. Jonathan, b. Dec. 2, 1779.
JOSEPH EAGER m. March 24, 1767, Hannah Woods. He was in the French war, 1760, under Capt. Williams, of Marl.
John, b. Nov. 20, 1768. 67 Martin, b. Jan. 30, 1770.
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URIANI EAGER m. 1764, Triphosa Bush. Ile d. Sept. 30, 1813, aged 73. She d. Feb. 8, 1802. He was in service in Rhode Island, in the perilous days of the Revolution.
Rebecca, b. Dec. 29, 1764; m. Oct. 17, 1786, Lovell Barnes. Mary, b. Oct. 26, 1766; d. March 8, 1769.
Triphena, b. Sept. 9, 1770; m. March 16, 1794, Alexander Hunting. +Moses, b. Oct. 30, 1772 ; m. Dec. 9, 1793, Sarah Stratton.
Lydia, b. Oct. 29, 1774; m. Joel Bruce, 1796.
Hepzibah, b. March 15, 1777; d. Sept. 15, 1778.
LUKE EAGER m. 1770, Vashti Walker. He d. July 16, 1807.
Asa D., b. May 11, 1772. 75 Lydia, b. June 11, 1774.
Christian, b. May 6, 1776. 77 Lois, b. Sept. 19, 1779.
Winthrop, b. Feb. 11, 1782.
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ABRAHAM EAGER m. 1785, Polly Clark, from Framingham.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 27, 1786. Luther, b. Feb. 10, 1789.
80 Lerinia, b. Nov. 29, 1787.
STEPHEN EAGER m. May 21, 1790, Elizabeth Gates. He was drowned in Boon's Pond, April 22, 1820, aged 49.
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Lucretia, b. Nov. 8, 1790 ; m. 1808, Otis Rice. Hollis, b. July 12, 1793 ; m. Lucy Sawyer. Eliza, b. Aug. 6, 180-1.
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MOSES EAGER In. Sarah Stratton, 1793. He moved to Weston.
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Mary, b. June 26, 1794; m. May 14, 1817, Willard Morse. Uriah, b. July 16, 1796. 87 Moses .A., b. Nov. 16, 1797.
Winslow, b. March 8, 1800.
Triphosa B., b. Dec. 8, 1802; m. - Russell. William, b. Dec. 4, 1804.
They probably had another child unrecorded.
There was another Eager family, the genealogy of which cannot be traced by the Marl. Records.
WILLIAM EAGER m. Lydia, and had Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1682 ; 'ydia, b. June 20, 1681; James, b. Sept. 21, 1686; John, b. June 6, 1.689.
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THE EAMES FAMILY.
GERSHOM EAMES was in Marl. early, and probably, left on the break- ing out of King Philip's war, and went to Wat., where he d. Nov. 25, 1776. He m. Hannah Johnson, dau. of Solomon and Hannalı, of Sud.
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She was b. April 27, 1656, and was not 21 years of age when her husband died. She had by him two children, Hannah, b. Feb. 3, 1675, and Mary, posthumous, b. 1677. Mary m. John Keyes, whose houses, and his three sons, were burned in the night-time, Aug. 1723. Maj. Keyes d. at Shrewsbury, 1768, aged 93 years and 7 months, and his wid. Mary, d. 1772, aged 95 years and I mo. Gershom Eames's wid. m. Sept. 4, 1779, William Ward, of Marl., and d. Dec. 8, 1720, aged 64.
The name in the early Records is spelt with an E, but most of the families have dropped the E and spell it .Almes.
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ROBERT EAMES, probably a relative of Gershom, m. Anna, by whom he had several children. We learn from the Probate Records, that he d. March 3, 1780. His will, dated 1771,and proved 1780, mentions wife, Anma, sons, Samuel, Robert, James, John, and Ebenezer, and dau. Anna, Elizabeth, and Mary. He was the ancestor of the Marl. Eameses ; but his parents, I have not been able to ascertain.
1- 2 Samuel, b. -. 3 Anna, m. Abraham Skinner.
4 James, b. 5 Elizabeth, m. Josiah Witt, as his 2d wife. + Robert, b. 1738; m. Jan. 30, 1759, Lydia Harrington.
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ROBERT EAMES m. Jan. 30, 1759, Lydia llarrington. She d. March 4, 1805; and he d. Feb. 12, 1821, aged 83. lle was a soldier of the Revolution.
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Aaron, b. March 11, 1759; m. Feb. 11, 1787, Elizabeth Boyd. Miriam, b. June 22, 1761.
+.Moses, b. June 4, 1763; m. Nov. 8, 1785, Lydia Brigham.
13 Stephen, b. April 25, 1765; in. 1808, Sarah Bartlett ; d. March 7, 1833, aged 67.
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John, b. May 9, 1767.
Jesse, b. April 25, 1770; d. May 25, 1827, aged 57.
Daniel, b. April 22, 1772. 17 Lydia, b. April 4, 1774.
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Reuben, b. Feb. 19, 1779. 19 Anna, b. Dec. 22, 1781.
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EBENEZER EAMES m. Oct. 27, 1760, Barsheba Fosket, of Bolton. Ile d. May 14, 1820, aged 90. His will, dated 1796, and proved April 4, 1820, mentions wife Barsheba, son Simeon, and dau. Eliza- beth and Anna. Wid. Barsheba d. Feb. 7, 1836, aged 95.
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Reuben, b. Dec. 5, 1761; d. 1775.
Eunice, b. Jan. 9, 1763 ; m. John Kinsman. ?
+Simeon, b. Nov. 5, 1764; m. Lucy Weeks.
Elizabeth, b. July 23, 1767 ; m. 1799, Samuel Brown.
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/Ina, b. Oet. 8, 1769; m. Oet. 31, 1799, William Cooledge. Bursheba, b. May 25, 1771.
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MOSES EAMES In. Lydia Brigham. Ile d. June 24, 1825, aged 62. lle was a deacon of the West Church.
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Lewis, b. Aug. 31, 1786; m. May 24, 1812, Nancy Childs. She d. 1819, and he m. 1821, Mehitabel Forbush. 1le d. June 11, 1856, agred 70.
28 27 Lucinda, b. Jan. 11, 1789; d. unm. June 20, 1833, aged 46. Nancy, b. March 1, 1792; m. July 23, 1809, Levi Bigelow.
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SIMEON EAMES m. 1787, Mary Clark, dan. of Benjamin and Abigail Clark. He d. Sept. 3, 1823, aged 58. She d. June 2, 1837, aged 67.
Ebenezer, b. June 29, 1788 ; in. June 4, 1815, Lucy Weeks. Israel Loring, b. April 27, 1793; m. Dec. 5, 1820, Elizabeth Barnard. Benjamin, b. Sept. 13, 1797.
EDWARDS .- DAVID EDWARDS, by wife Hannah, had Abigail, b. 1720; Hannah, b. 1722.
JABEZ EDWARDS m. Susanna Goodnow, 1793, and had George, b. Sept. 9, 1793; William, b. June 15, 1795; Edward, b. Oct. 16, 1796; Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1798.
THE FAY FAMILY.
The Fays were not among the earliest settlers of New England. Though they have become somewhat numerous in the country, it is believed that they mostly sprang from one common ancestor.
JOHN FAY was b. in England about 1648. He embarked May 30, 1656, at Gravesend, on board the Speedwell, Robert Locke, Master, and arrived at Boston on the 27th of June. Among the passengers were Thomas Barnes, aged 20, Shadrach Hapgood, aged 14, Thomas Goodnow, aged 20, Nathaniel Goodnow, aged 16, John Fay, aged 8 years. The emigrants here mentioned appear to have been bound to Sud., where some of them, at least, had parents or relatives ; and con- sidering the tender age of John Fay, we may naturally suppose that the same was true of him. He undoubtedly accompanied them to Sud., and as early as 1669, we find him in Marl., where the births of his children are recorded. He m. Mary -- , by whom he had several children. On the breaking out of King Philip's war in 1775, he was in Marl. and was designated among others to defend the garrison house of William Kerley in case of attack. Like most of the settlers, he left the town soon after, and repaired to a place of greater safety. While in Wat. to which he had retired, he buried his wife, and one of his sons ; and on the 5th of July, 1678, m. Mrs. Susanna Morse, wid. of Joseph Morse. Iler maiden name was Shattuck, dan. of William Shattuck, of Wat., b. 1643. After the return of peace, he came back to Marl., where he d. Dec. 5, 1690, aged 50. She m. July 30, 1695, as her 3d husband, Thomas Brigham, whose first wife was Mary Ricc.
1- 2 +John, b. Nov. 30, 1669; m. Elizabeth Wellington.
3 David, b. -; d. Ang. 2, 1676.
+Samuel, b. Oct. 11, 1673 : m. May 16, 1699, Tabitha Ward.
Mary, b. Feb. 10, 1675; m. March 26, 1696, Jonathan Brigham.
+Duvid, b. April 23, 1679 ; m. May 1, 1699, Sarah Larkin.
4 5 6 7 + Gershom, b. Oct. 19, 1681 ; m. Mary Brigham.
8 Ruth, b. July, 1684 ; m. June 28, 1706, Increase Ward.
9 Deliverance, b. Oct. 7, 1686 ; m. Feb. 20, 1706, Benjamin Shattuck.
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JOHN FAY m. Elizabeth Wellington. She d. and he m. 2d, Dec. 16, 1729, Levinah Brigham, who survived him. Hle settled in that part of Marl. which is now Westborough. After the incorporation of that town, he became one of their most prominent citizens, and filled their principal town offices. Ile d. Jan. 5, 1747, and she d. March 8, 1749. They had ten children,-the four eldest only are recorded in Marl.
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2-10 | Bathsheba, b. Jan. 1, 1693.
11 Eunice, b. June 2, 1696; m. April 17, 1721, Isaac Pratt.
12 Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1698; d. Nov. 20, 1704.
13 John, b. Dec. 5, 1700 ; m. April 17, 1721, Hannah Child.
14 Lydia, b. 1702.
15 Dinah, b. Sept. 5, 1705; m. 1722, David Goodnow.
16 James, b. Dec. 27, 1707 ; m. 1727, Lydia Child, of Wat.
17 Mehitabel, b. 1710.
18 Benjamin, b. Aug. 5, 1712 ; m. Martha
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Stephen, b. May 5, 1715 ; m. Ruth Child.
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SAMUEL FAY m. May 16, 1699, Tabitha Ward, dau. of Increase and Record Ward, b. May 16, 1675. He d. previous to 1749. Two only of his children are recorded in Marl.
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Rebecca, b. Feb. 19, 1700 ; m. William Nurse, of Shrewsbury. Tabitha, b. Aug. 14, 1702; m. William Maury, of Brookfield.
Samuel, bap. May 6, 1705; m. Deliverance Shattuck, of Wat. He had 24 children-14 by his first wife and 10 by a second.
Jeduthan, b. June 7, 1707 ; in. 1739, Sarah Shattuck, of Wat. Abigail, b. Jan. 19, 1709 ; m. Thomas Converse, of Killingly, Ct. Ebenezer, b. April 12, 1713.
26 Mary, b. March 28, 1720 ; d. unm. prior to 1746.
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DAVID FAY m. May 1, 1699, Sarah Larkin. He settled in that part of Marl. which was set off to Southborough.
6-27 28 Joanna, b. Dec. 7, 1701; d. Nov. 22, 1720. 29 30 David, b. March 25, 1707; d. Oct. 4, 1720.
31 Lois, b. March 11, 1709.
John, b. Dec. 16, 1710 ; m. Thankful
32 33 Moses, b. Oct., 1712 ; m. Mary -; resided in South.
Robert, b. July 30, 1715; was twice m. and had 20 children ; r. in South.
Edward, b. May 16, 1717; m. Sarah ~; r. in South.
Aaron, b. April 18, 1719; was twice m. and had 20 children; r. in South.
Joanna, b. July 3, 1721. David, b. April 6, 1723 ; m. Jemima --. He settled in that part of Leicester, which became Paxton.
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GERSHOM FAY m. Mary Brigham, dau. of John, of Sud. He was one of the first settlers in that part of Marl. which is now included in North. Without removing his habitation, he was an inhabitant of three towns in succession-Marl., West. and North. He d. Nov. 24, 1720. The heroic conduct of his wife is described in the genealogy of the Brighams.
7-39 Gershom, b. Sept. 17, 1703; m. Hannah
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Mary, b. July 10, 1705 ; m. George Smith.
41 Susanna, b. Nov. 18, 1707. She was subject to a constant nervous trembling, caused, it was supposed, by the mother's fright by the Indians, before her birth.
42 Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1710 ; m. Timothy Billings.
43 Silas, b. Aug. 12, 1713 ; m. IIannah - -.
44 Timothy, b. June 26, 1716; m. 1738, Lydia Tomblin ; r. North.
45 Paul, b. Aug. 1721 ; m. Rebecca Rice ; r. North.
34 35 36 37 38
John, b. Jan. 30, 1700 ; d. Dec. 23, 1704.
Sarah, b. March 1, 1704; m. Nov. 12, 1729, Ebenezer Pike.
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The Fays residing in the southerly and westerly part of the orig- inal township, and most of them being set off with Westborough and Southborough, we have a very imperfect record of them in Marl., and as our plan does not embrace the genealogies of other towns, we give but a meagre sketch of the Fay family. But as several individuals of this family returned to Marl., we give what the records supply.
LEVI FAY, a son of John Fay, who m. Thankful, (No. 32 in this table,) m. Lucretia Howe. She d. June 11, 1778, and he in. Nov. 18, 1779, Elizabeth Hudson, dan. of John and Elizabeth. He moved to Coos County, N. H. IIc d. Oct. 10, 1805.
1- 2 Caty, b. Aug. 9, 1773 ; d. young.
Lydia, b. Oct. 21, 1775 : m. Aug. 21, 1794, Eli Wood.
3 4 Lucretia, b. March 3, 1778; m. Ist, Jan. 17, 1799, Silas Felton, and 2d, Lovell Barnes.
5 Elizabeth, b. July 24, 1781.
Levi,
7 Sarah, b. Feb. 12, 1783. 8 Caty, b. May 24, 1789.
JOHN FAY, brother to Levi, m. Dec. 16, 1779, Lovina Brigham, and had in Marl. Windsor, b. July 15, 1780.
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MICAJAH FAY, son of Moses, (No. 33 in this table,) m. Susanna -, and had, as per Marl. Records, 11 children; thus sustaining the fruit- fulness of the Fay family.
1- 2 Mehitabel, b. Feb. 10, 1778.
3 Hannah, b. Dec. 18, 1779.
4 Susanna, b. Nov. 27, 1783.
5 Silas, b. Dec. 21, 1785.
6 Prudence, b. June 29, 1788.
7 Betsey, b. Jun. 29, 1791.
8 Lucy, b. June 22, 1793.
9 Abraham,
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Isaac, b. March 16, 179G.
Jacob,
12 Elsie, b. Dec. 17, 1798.
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JOSIAH FAY, grandson of John, who m. Hannah Child, (No. 13, in this table,) m. Hlepzibeth Collins, and had five children in South. After he came to Marl. he had five more. He d. Feb. 18, 1845, aged 86. She d. Aug. 19, 1853, aged 86.
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Josiah, b. Aug. 26, 1788.
Nabby, b. Sept. 19, 1790; m. Feb. 6, 1811, William Howe, of Marl.
Mark, b. Jan. 29, 1793; m. 1817, Sophia Brigham, dau. of Jotham Brigham. He has had William II., b. 1820; Charles L., b. 1822 ; Sidney G., b. 1825, and 4 daughters.
Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1796; m. April 2, 1817, Ashley Bartlett.
Peter Bent, b. May 24, 1798 ; d. July 21, 1831.
Sally, b. July 30, 1801 ; m. Jan. 9, 1821, Aaron Brigham.
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Hepzibeth, b. March 13, 1803 ; m. April 17, 1825, Calvin Clisbee.
George W., b. May 12, 1805 ; m. Amanda A.
9 10 Jarob .A., b. Dec. 14, 1808.
11 Julius .A., b. Oct. 15, 1812 ; went South as a teacher.
THE FELTON FAMILY.
This family has been quite numerous in Marl., but cannot be classed among its carliest settlers. They came from Salem, or rather from that part which now constitutes Danvers. Their carly genealogy is a
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little uncertain. We give the following as probably correct. NATHI- ANIEL FELTON was in Salem, 1633. He was then 17 years old, con- sequently was b. in England, 1616. IIe went back to Eng. 1634, and on the year following (1635) returned with his mother, Ellen, and brother Benjamin, and settled in Salem. BENJAMIN, by his wife Mary, had John, bap. Jan. 26, 1640; Remember, bap. May 28, 1643; Benjamin, bap. May 18, 1646.
NATHANIEL FELTON was the ancestor of the Marl. Feltons. IIe d. in Salem, 1705, aged 91. He m. there and had among other children, John, through whom the Marl. line descended.
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JOHN FELTON m. 1670, Mary Tompkins, and bad among other chil- dren, Samuel.
2- 3 SAMUEL FELTON m. 1709, Sarah Goodale. They had 9 children. We set down as one of them, Archelaus, though he may have been a nephew of Samuel.
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+Jacob, b. 1712; m. Sarah Barrett, and Hezadiah Howe.
Hannah, b. 1716; m. in Marl. Moses Howe, and was the mother of Dea. Samuel Howe.
+ David, b. 1720; m. Oct. 28, 1747, Zeruiah IIowe.
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fArchelaus, b. 1739 ; he was twice married.
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JACOB FELTON, the third child of Samuel, came to Marl. about 1738, and m. soon after, Sarah Barrett, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth. She d. 1742, aged 27, and he m. July 27, 1749, Hezadiah IIowe, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Rice) IIowe. She d. Feb. 25, 1819, aged 93 years and 11 months. He d. Nov. 20, 1789, aged 77. He was selectman, and a Lieut.
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John, b. Nov. 9, 1741 ; m. Jan. 23, 1766, Persis Rogers. He settled in Marlborough, N. II.
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Sarah, b. Feb. 14, 1750; m. 1776, Dudley Hardy.
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+Stephen, b. Sept. 14. 1752; m. July 17, 1775, Levina Stow.
Silas, b. Nov. 15, 1754; d. Sept. 4. 1775.
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