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Ezra, b, July 30, 1744; was in the Lexington alarm from Athol. Jerusha, b. April 7, 1748.
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NATHANIEL HUDSON m. Dec. 20, 1725, Jane Banister, of Marl., dau. of John and Ruth Banister. His first child was born in Marl., the rest in Lancaster, where he resided at least for a period. He d. May 23, 1753.
Benoni, b. June 5, 1726; d. June 27, 1726.
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13-17 18 19 21 Enos, b. Nov. 20, 1736 ; he was in the Revolutionary service from Barre. Sarah, b. May 3, 1739.
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Beriah, b. Sept. 29, 1729; he was in the French war from Marl. William, b. Aug. 17, 1731; he was three years in the Revolutionary army from Templeton.
Elizabeth, b, Sept. 30, 1732 ; d. 1748.
29 30 Nathaniel, b. June 27, 1734; m. Martha -, and resided in Grafton. 31 Solomon, b. July 17, 1736; d. Oct. 19, 1747 ; was killed by being run over by a cart.
Martha, b. Feb. 13, and d. April 8, 1737.
Darius, b. April 3, 1739 ; he was in the French war from Marl. 1756; m. Dec. 30, 1762, Dinah Goodwin, and r. in Sud.
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Ezekiel, b. Aug. 1, 1740 ; d. at Lake George, Sept. 7, 1758, a soldier. Murtha, b. Oct. 22, 1741. 36 Mary, b. April 22, 1743.
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JOHN HUDSON m. Elizabeth McAllister, of North. She d. May 16, 1786, aged 66, and he m. March 28, 1787, Bethia Wood, who survived him. He d. in Berlin, Aug. 6, 1799, aged 86. He resided first in Marl., and afterwards in Berlin. In 1755, he was in Capt. Samuel Howe's Company in the expedition against Crown Point. He was also one of the Alarm inen attached to Col. Abraham Williams's Company in Marl. in 1757. He was likewise in service at the com- meneement of the Revolution. It appears that he and two of his sons were in active service in the French war, and he and his eight sons in the Revolutionary war, at some period of its continuance.
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FElisha, b. -; m. Oct. 4, 1770, Susanna Brigham.
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+ Elijah, b. -; m. Hannah Goodnow, of North.
39 Miriam, b. April, 1746 ; m. Jonas Babcock, of North., where she d.
Moses, b. Jan. 4, 1749; was about five years in the Revolutionary army from Bolton ; d. unm.
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Aaron, b. Aug. 24, 1750; he was in the Lexington Alarm, 1775.
Hannah, b. July 20, 1752; d. in Berlin, unın.
Ebenezer, b. May 16, 1755 ; d. in the Revolutionary army.
John, b. May 9, 1757 ; moved to Oxford ; was three years in the Con- tinental army.
+Charles, b. - , 1759; was three years in the Continental army.
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+Stephen, b. June 12, 1761 ; was three years in the Continental army. Elizabeth, b. -; m. Nov. 18, 1779, Levi Fay, of Marl.
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ELISHA HUDSON m. Oct. 4, 1770, Susanna Brigham, dau. of Samuel Brigham. He was in the service in the French war under Capt. Wil- liams, at No. 4, in 1756; also in service in 1758 and 1760. He was also in the Army of the Revolution, from Northborough. After the war, he moved to Canada, where he d. He had recorded in Marl. two children, and several others not recorded.
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William, b. March 29, 1770. 49 Samuel, b. Dec. 25, 1771.
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ELIJAH HUDSON m. Hannah Goodnow, of North. He was in the French war in 1758, and 1759; and also in the Revolution. He had. several children, but we find no record of them. He moved to Clarendon, Vt., where he d. Francis, one of his sons, resided at one time in Marl., and m. 1800, Lucretia Howe, dau. of Benjamin Howe, and had several children.
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CHARLES HUDSON was a three-years' man in the Continental ser- vice, and when his time was abont expiring, he was accidentally killed by our own men. Two scouting parties met in the night-time, and one mistaking the other for the enemy, fired and killed him and another man.
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STEPHEN HUDSON m. Feb. 10, 1791, Lonisa Williams, dau. of Larkin and Anna (Warren) Williams. He d. March 21, 1827, aged 68. She d. Oct. 7, 1837, aged 70. Ile enlisted from Marl. into the Continental army at the age of 16, and after the expiration of his term of three years, entered on board a privateer, which crossed the Atlantic and cruised on the coast of Great Britain, Spain and Portugal, and returned to the United States about the time the peace was concluded. After the war was over, he enlisted for a Western campaign against the Indians ; but some reverses at the West induced the Government to change the plan of operation, and the company to which he belonged proceeded no farther than West Point, where they remained till their term of service expired. While in service in the Continental army, he, with others, was taken prisoner, and carried into Philadelphia and thrown into prison, where for several months they suffered extremely from the closeness of their confinement, the want of provisions, and from the wanton cruelty of the guard. The "Philadelphia Jail," and the " Jersey Prison-ship" will stand as lasting monuments of British inhumanity, and of American suffering.
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Nancy, b. July 8, 1791 ; d. unm. Sept. 30, 1853, aged 62. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1793; m. Sept. 5, 1814, Thomas Cooledge, and had ten children. She d. Feb. 25, 1835, aged 42. +Charles, b. Nov. 14, 1795 ; he has been twice married.
Lonisa, b. May 3, 1798; m. Joseph Shurtleff, and d. his widow, June 17, 1825.
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CHARLES IJUDSON m. July 21, 1825, Ann Rider, of Shrewsbury. She d. Sept. 19, 1829, aged 23; and he m. May 11, 1830, Martha B. Rider, sister of his first wife. He was pastor of a Restorationist So- ciety in Westminster twenty years : represented that town four years in the Ilouse of Representatives, the County of Worcester six years in the Senate, and three years in the Executive Council, and the Dis- triet eight years in Congress. After leaving Congress, he was four years Naval Officer in the Custom House at Boston-making twenty- five consecutive years' service under the State and National Govern- ment. He has filled other public places. He has published several books and tracts on theological and other subjects. In 1849, he removed from Westminster to Lexington, where he now resides. His children were born in Westminster.
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Harriet Williams, b. Aug. 18, 1827 ; d. Jnly 26, 1828. Harriet .Ann, b. Sept. 13, 1829; m. Sept. 4, 1854, Henry M. Smith, and resides in Chicago, IlI.
Martha B., b. April 10, 1832 ; d. April 25, 1832.
Charles H., b. July 10, 1833; grad. a Civil Engineer at the Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard University, 1855 ; resides in Chicago, III. John Williams, b. July 10, 1836; grad. at II. Coll., 1856. Mary E., b. March 31, 1839.
THE IIUNTER FAMILY.
The Record of the Hunters is so defective that no full view of the family can be given. Nor have I been able to learn from what place they came to Marl.
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EDWARD HUNTER m. Tabitha -. She d. and he m. Mrs. Moore, of Berlin. He represented the Town in the General Court.
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1- 2 [ Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1745 ; m. Archelaus Felton.
3 John, b. Feb. 6, 1747; d. 1774.
4 Edward, b. Dec. 30, 1748 ; probably moved to Henniker, N. H .; m. Thankful Newton; this family came back to Marl., where he had Solomon and other children.
5 David, b. Nov. 27, 1750 ; d. 1754.
6 + Robert, b. March 1, 1752; m. Olive Moore.
7 +Jonathan, b. Jan. 24, 1754; m. 1773, Hannah Walkup.
8 +David, b. - , 1759 ? 9 James ?
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ROBERT HUNTER m. 1st, Olive Moore ; 2d, Mrs. Catharine Wether- bee, who survived him. He was several years selectman, and one of the Committee of Correspondence in 1779. He d. 1827, aged 76.
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John, b. Oct. 29, 1780; m. April 21, 1803, Mary Wetherbee, of Stow, and d. 1835, aged 54.
Betsey, b. Oct. 30, 1783 ; m. March 22, 1805, Nathan Goodale, and d. Jan. 13, 1851.
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JONATHAN HUNTER m. March 2, 1773, Hannah Walkup, of Sud. Joel, b. July 6, 1773.
7-12 1-8- DAVID HUNTER In. March 16, 1794, Abigail Temple. He d. 1824, aged 68.
8-13 Jane, b. March 30, 1795; now (1860) living unm. Edward, b. April 20, 1797; now (1860) living unm., a hermit.
14 15 16 William, b. July 30, 1803; unm.
James, b. April 9, 1799 ; d. a young man, unm.
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Denna, b. Aug. 30, 1805; unm. 18 Ann, b. -; unm.
THE HUNTING FAMILY.
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SAMUEL HUNTING, with his wife Elizabeth, came to Marl. from Needham, in 1769. She d. Nov. 23, 1814. He d. July 27, 1816, aged 73.
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John, b. before he came to Marl .; d. Aug. 28, 1775.
Elizabeth, b. before she came to Marl .; m. Nov. 10, 1785, Peter Barrows.
Alexander, b. before he came to Marl .; n. 1794, Tryphena Eager.
Samuel, b. Oct. 26, 1772.
Lois, b. Aug. 3, 1776; m. Nov. 7, 1813, Josiah Reed.
5 6 Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1775; d. June 17, 1788. 7 8 Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1780. 9 +John, b. Feb. 9, 1781; m. Betsey Rice. 10 timothy, b. April 18, 1784; m. Hitty -.
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JOHN HUNTING m. 1802, Betsey Rice, dau. of Jonah and Phebe, who d. 1832. He d. 1835. They had John D., b. Nov. 17, 1802, and Almira, b. Feb. 17, 1804.
1-10- TIMOTHY HUNTING m. Hitty and had Charlotte, b. 1809; Isaac L., b. 1810 ; Parmelia, b. 1812; Silas, b. 1815.
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THE JEWELL FAMILY.
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" SILAS JEWELL, wife Abigail, and children, came to town May, 1768-came last from Stow." Such is the record, but the names of the children are not given ; it is probable that Jacob, mentioned below, was one of them. Coming into town at a late period, their record is far from being complete. He may have had a son, Lewis.
1- 2 +Jacob. b. -; m. July 23, 1788, Mary Smith.
3 Isaac, b. April 9, 1775.
4 +Silas, b. July 10, 1776 ; m. Ist, Sally Walcut ; 2d, Lucy Howe.
5 + Gustavus, b. Oct. 7, 1779; m. March 11, 1804, Lovisa Maynard.
6 Jotham, b. March 26, 1784.
7 Abigail, b. Dec. 7, 1785 ; m. Dec. 12, 1810, David M. Giles.
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JACOB JEWELL m. July 23, 1788, Mary Smith. He moved to Jaffrey, N. H.
2- 8 Sophia, b, Sept. 6, 1788. 9 Betsey, b. Sept. 26, 1790.
Nabby, b. July 10, 1792 ; m. 1813, Shubacl Cleveland.
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Roxana, b. Sept. 9, 1800. 14 Dexter, b. June 24, 1803.
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Almira, b. Dec. 19, 1805.
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SILAS JEWELL m. Sally Walcut, 1799. She d. and he m. July 29, 1818, Lucy Howe ; she d. Sept. 15, 1841.
Mary, b. July 13, 1799. 17 Isaac W., b. Nov. 30, 1800.
Lurcnia, b. Oct. 12, 1802.
19 Arad, b. Jan. 15, 1805.
GUSTAVUS JEWELL m. March 11, 1804, Lovisa Maynard.
Gustus G., b. Sept. 28, 1804. 21 Emily, b. Sept. 10, 1806.
Moses W., b. Sept. 15, 1810. 23 Charles P., b. March 2, 1813.
THE JOHNSON FAMILY.
The Johnsons came to this country carly ; and some of this name are found in almost every early settlement, being, it is presumed, of different families. It is difficult to trace the ancestry of the Marl- borough Johnsons ; though it it supposed they were of the Sud. stock.
1 SOLOMON JOHNSON was in Sudbury, 1639, and was made a freeman in 1651. He was a widower in 1654, subsequently he m. Hannah Crafts. He had a family by his first wife, and the following are sup- posed to be some of his children. Solomon was one of the selectmen of Marl. 1661 to 1666.
+John, b. -; m. in Sud. Deborah Ward, and r. in Marl. +.Vathaniel, b. Feb. 1640; m. Nov. 16, 1671, Mary Plympton.
1- 2 3 4 +Jonathan, b. 1642; m. Mary - 5 Joseph, b. -; m. Susanna -. Nov. 19, 1667, and d. 1668. 6 Solomon, b. 1645; he was in Marl. at the opening of Philip's war. Caleb, b. 1646.
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JOHN JOHNSON m. in Sud. Nov. 19, 1657, Deborah Ward, dau. of William Ward, b. 1637. John Johnson, though not a petitioner for the grant, became one of the proprietors of Marl. in 1657, with his father, Solomon, both of whom shared in the first division of the land. His
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10 11 Isaac, b. Aug. 23, 1794. 12 .Mary, b. May 2, 1797.
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wife d. Aug. 9, 1697, aged 60. He d. in Marl. May 4, 1713. He was one who in 1675, met to make arrangements to meet Philip's warriors.
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John, b. 1672; d. Dec. 28, 1678,-" scalded to death." tDaniel, b. 1675; m. Dec. 23, 1697, Deborah Lamb.
10 Elizabeth, b. July 30, 1677 ; m. Feb. 9, 1699, Joseph Wetherbee.
11 Deborah, b. August 22, 1678.
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NATHANIEL JOHNSON m. Nov. 16, 1671, Mary Plympton. He d. July 24, 1718, aged 78. She d. Nov. 27, 1736, in her 87th year.
3-12 +Joseph, b. Oct. 5, 1672 ; m. Jan. 9, 1705, Sarah Maynard. 13 Samuel, b. Ang. 28, 1674; d. 1740, aged 66.
14 Mary, b. Feb. 1675.
15 +John, b. March 24, 1679; m. Feb. 25, 1707, Mary Plympton.
16 Joannah, b. Nov. 7, 1682. 17 Dorothy, b. April 26, 1685.
18 Jane, b. March 22, 1687, d. 1688. 19 Abigail, b. 1691, d. 1693.
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JONATHAN JOHNSON m. Mary -, 1663. He d. April 21, 1712, aged about 70. She d. Dec. 28, 1728.
4-20 Mary, b. Sept. 9, 1664 ; m. John Matthews.
21 +William, b. Dec. 15, 1665 ; m. Ist, Hannah -, and 2d, Hannah -. 22 +Jonathan, b. Jan. 2, 1667 ; m. Dec. 24, 1689, Mary Kerley.
2-9- DANIEL JOHNSON m. Deborah Lamb, of Framingham. She d. Jan. 7, 1760.
9-23 Solomon, b. Oct. 13, 1698. 24 Deborah, b. March 8, 1701. Martha, b. Oct. 6, 1703 ; m. Elisha Hedge.
25 26 Daniel, b. Aug. 23, 1709; m. 1736, Sarah Holland, lived in Shrewsbury. 27 Zebediah, b. Aug. 28, 17 -; m. 1731, Esther Richardson, of Leicester, and resided in Shrewsbury.
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JOSEPH JOHNSON m. Sarah Maynard. He d. July 7, 1727.
+Joseph, b. Oct. 5, 1705; m. Nov. 30, 1727, Susanna Joslin.
Sarah, b. March 3, 1708. 30 Zeruiah, b. Sept. 10, 1712.
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David, b. April 20, 1721; d. April 7, 1725.
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JOHN JOHNSON m. Feb. 25, 1707, Mary Plympton. She d. July 19, 1720, aged 39. He d. Feb. 15, 1758.
+Abraham, b. June 13, 1709.
15-32 33 Abigail, b. Sept. 1, 1711; d. Feb. 10, 1760, unm.
Elizabeth, b. July 30, 1713; d. Oct. 30, 1756, unm.
34 35 John, b. May 29, 1715; he was in the French war in 1756.
36 Mary, b. Dec. 8, 1716.
37 +Nathaniel, b. March 18, 1718; m. Sarah Forbush.
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WILLIAM JOHNSON m. 1st, Hannah -. She d. Dec. 18, 1696, and he m. 2d, Hannah
21-38 William, b. Feb. 22, 1689.
39 Hannah, b. July 20, 1691 ; m. Jan. 20, 1713, Thomas Stow.
40 Thomas, b. Aug. 28, 1694.
41 Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1696; m. Nov. 12, 1718, Thomas Green.
42 Moses, b. Sept. 25, 1700; m. March 15, 1727, Sarah Bush.
43 Ruth, b. Jan. 16, 1702 ; m. Jan. 26, 1725, Daniel Woods.
44 Hepzibah, b. April 5, 1704; d. Jan. 19, 1719.
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JONATHAN JOHNSON m. Mary Kerley. He was slain by the Indians, Oct. 12, 1708.
+Timothy, b. May 18, 1690 ; m. July 22, 1713, Ruth Matthews. +Jonathan, b. June 13, 1692; m. Nov. 28, 1723, Abigail Bellows.
22-50 51 52 Mary, b. Sept. 5, 1694; d. young. 53 Sarah, b. March 25, 1695. 54 Jotham, b. March 30, 1699.
Martha, b. Jan. 26, 1701. 56 Mary, b. Oct. 2, 1704.
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JOSEPH JOHNSON m. Nov. 30, 1727, Susanna Joslin, who d. 1734, and he m. Nov. 11, 1735, Thankful Morse ; he d. Oct. 11, 1756.
David, b. Oct. 12, 1728; d. July 16, 1732. Joseph, b. Nov. 29, 1736; d. young.
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Thankful, b. June 11, 1741. 63 Joseph, b. Sept. 15, 1742.
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ABRAHAM JOHNSON m. Sarah - She d. March 21, 1757, and he m. Lydia -.
32-64 66 68 Samuel, b. July 7, 1741.
Abraham, b. July 2, 1731. 65 Sarah, Sept. 15, 1733.
Miriam, b. Nov. 10, 1735.
67 Ephruim, b. Sept. 25, 1738.
Solomon, b. March 15, 1744; d. April 25, 1749.
Jounnah, b. July 1, 1746; d. Jan. 26, 1760.
69 70 71 Dorothy, b. July 30, 1752; d. Jan. 7, 1760. 72 Benjamin, b. March 19, 1760. 73 Reuben, b. May 3, 1762.
74 Solomon, b. April 13, 1765.
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NATHANIEL JOHNSON m. Dec. 31, 1740, Sarah Forbush, of West- borough.
37-75 77 79 81 Susunna, b. July 5, 1758; d. April 16, 1761.
Joel, b. Oct. 31, 1743. 76 Silas, b. April 21, 1746. Sarah, b. July 26, 1748. 78 Stephen, b. June 6, 1751. Catharinc, b. April 25, 1753. 80 Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1755.
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Persis, b. May 2, 1760. 83 Nathaniel, b. Jan. 12, 1762. Aaron, b. May 10, 1763.
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TIMOTHY JOHNSON m. June 22, 1713, Ruth Matthews.
Nathan, b. Sept. 17, 1713. 86 Dinah, b. Sept. 25, 1715.
David, b. Aug. 25, 1718. 88 Hannah, b. Oct. 15, 1720.
Eunice, b. May 25, 1723.
JONATHAN JOHNSON m. Nov. 23, 1723, Abigail Bellows.
Abigail, b. Aug. 30, 1724. 91 Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1727.
Hazadiah, b. Feb. 22, 1729. Thias, b. June 22, 1733.
93 Jonathan, b. March 22, 1731.
The record of the Johnsons is incomplete from the fact that they resided in the southerly part of the town, which fell into Southboro' on the division of the territory, and their record would naturally be transferred to the new town.
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Elizabeth, b. July 18, 1705.
Mercy, b. Dec. 14, 1709. Jacob, b. April 6, 1717.
46 Ebenezer, b. Nov. 6. 1707. 48 Isaac, b. April 12, 1713.
55 57 Joseph, m. March 9, 1730, Hannah Bruce, [Mendon.
Hannah, b. March 2, 1707;
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JONES .- SAMUEL JONES, by wife Susanna, had Jonathan, b. March 18, 1732; Sarah, b. Feb. 17, 1734 ; Ichabod, b. March 11, 1736; Silas, b. May 7, 1738; Timothy, b. April 9, 1740; Nathan, b. Aug. 1, 1742.
SAMUEL JONES, Jr., by wife Mehitabel, had Mehitabel, b. Aug. 17, 1749.
THE JOSLIN FAMILY.
THOMAS JOSLIN, aged 43, and Rebecca his wife, aged 43, with their children, Rebecca aged 18, Dorothy aged 11, Nathaniel aged 8, Elizabeth aged 6, and Mary aged 1 year, embarked at London, April 1635, for America. Abraham, an older son, does not appear to have come with them, but a short time after, he is here with the family, which settled first at Hingham, of which Thomas was one of the proprietors in 1637. Abraham was in Hingham in 1647. Thomas and his son Nathaniel subscribed to the town covenant in Lancaster, 1654. Thomas d. 1660, aged about 68, and his wid. m. 1664, William Kerley.
1- 2 +.Abraham, b. about 1615, m. Bettrice
3 Rebecca, b. 1617.
4 Dorothy, b. 1624.
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+Nathaniel, b. 1627; m. Sarah King. Elizabeth, b. 1629.
7 Mary, b. 1634.
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ABRAHAM, like the rest of the family, was b. in England. He is spoken of as a mariner. He m. Bitteris or Bettrice -. He probably had a brother Henry, not mentioned above in the list of his father's children, who was quite conspicuous in New Hampshire and Maine, in the early Indian wars. Abraham moved to Lancaster before 1663, and d. before 1670. Most of his children were b. in Hingham.
2- 8 +Abraham, bap. in Hingham, 1649. Philip, bap. 1650; d. Aug. 2, 1662.
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Mary, b. in Lan. 1666.
13 Henry, birth not found.
14 Rebecca, birth not found.
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NATHANIEL JOSLIN settled first in Lancaster, and after the destruc- tion of that town, he removed to Marl. He m. Sarah King, dau. of Thomas King, of Marl. He d. April 8, 1694. His will, dated March 3, 1694, mentions wife Sarah, sons Nathaniel and Peter, and 5 dau., Sarah, Dorothy, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Martha, and his brother-in- law, William Kerley. His wid., Sarah, d. July 2, 1706. We have not the birth of his children.
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Nathaniel, b. in Lan. June 21, 1658 ; d. 1667. Sarah, b.
17 Dorothy, b. -.
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Rebecca, b. . 19 Elizabeth, b.
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ABRAHAM JOSLIN, of Lan., m. Ann -. They had a dau. Beatrix or Beatrice. This family came to a tragical end. When the Indians attacked Lancaster, in 1675, he and his family took refuge in the house of Rev. Mr. Rolandson. After the most vigorous defense, the house was set on fire, when the only alternative was to perish in the
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flames or fall into the hands of the merciless foe. Joslin was killed while defending the inmates of the house ; but his wife and daughter were taken captive, with Mrs. Rolandson, carried away, and barba- rously murdered in the wilderness.
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Hester, b. May 20, 1683 ; m. Feb. 17, 1707, Samuel Lamb.
24 Mary, b. April 14, 1685 ; in. Oct. 5, 1709, James Newton.
Patience, b. Feb. 27, 1686; d. 1687.
25 26 Nathaniel, b. 1689 ; d. young. 27 Nathaniel, b. Feb. 22, 1691 ; m. Sarah Forbush. 28 tIsrael, b. April 7, 1692 ; m. Sarah - 29 Martha, b. Aug. 20, 1694 ; d. May 6, 1718. 30 31 Abigail, b. Feb. 11, 1698 ; m. Oct. 31, 1721, Hezekiah Bush.
Joseph, b. Nov. 23, 1699; m. Dee. 6, 1726, Catharine Reed, r. at Westboro'. .
Susanna, b. Dec. 27, 1701 ; m. Nov. 30, 1727, Joseph Johnson.
+.Abraham, b. April 30, 1704; m. May 23, 1728, Jemima Snow.
+Thomas, b. March 10, 1707 ; m. Lucy Forbush, of Westboro'.
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PETER JOSLIN m. - Howe, dau. of John and Elizabeth, and lived in Lancaster, as the following sad incident shows. On the 18th of July, 1692, the Indians attacked the house of Peter Joslin, of Lan- caster, while he was at work in the field. He knew nothing of it until he returned to his dwelling, when he beheld the heart-rending spectacle of his wife and three children, with a Mrs. Whitcomb, who happened to be with them, weltering in their blood-having been barbarously massacred by the Indians. Nor were his feelings at all relieved, when he found that his wife's sister and another of his chil- dren were carried into captivity. His wife's sister returned, but his child was murdered.
The person here spoken of was Miss Elizabeth IIowe, of Marl- borough, who after her redemption was m. to Thomas Keyes, of Marl.
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ISRAEL JOSLIN m. April 29, 1719, Sarah Cleaveland. He was a soldier in the French war.
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Patience, b. Nov. 28, 1720 ; d. Dec. 2, 1720.
Sarah, b. Dec. 25, 1721. 38 Elizabeth, b. Dec. 28, 1723.
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Nathaniel, b. Nov. 4, 1726.
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ABRAHAM JOSLIN m. 1728, Jemima Snow, of Woburn. She d. July 3, 1745, and he m. Sarah
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Jemima, b. July 29, 1729.
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Abraham, b. Jan. 6, 1731 ; d. May 17, 1749.
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+Ebenezer, b. Nov. 12, 1732; m. May 31, 1764, Lydia Church.
Dorothy, b. July 15, 1734.
Azubah, b. Oct. 2, 1736 ; d. June 2, 1750.
Peter, b. Jan. 24, 1738. 46 Samuel, b. Aug. 2, 1739.
James, b. April 13, 1741. 48 Bridget, b. May, 1743; d. 1749.
Benjamin, b. July 3, 1746 ; m. 1765, Persis Carley.
51 Submit, b. March 10, 1749.
52 Abraham, b. March 24, 1751.
53 Sarah, b. Dec. 5, 1752.
54 Dinah, b. Dec. 3, 1754.
55 John, b. June 2, 1757.
56 Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1760.
57 Henry, b. Oct. 23, 1762.
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NATHANIEL JOSLIN m. Hester Morse, 1682. She d. April 27, 1725, aged 61. He d. March 8, 1726.
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Experience, b. Oct. 26, 1696; m. Oet. 11, 1727, Ebenezer Snow.
43 44 45 47 49 50 William, b. Oct. 10, 1747 ; d. 1766.
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THOMAS JOSLIN m. Mary -. She d. Dec. 23, 1737, and he m. Dec. 31, 1740, Lucy Forbush, of Westborough. He was in the French war, and d. at Fort William-Henry, 1760.
35-58 Esther, b. Aug. 16, 1729; m. Dec. 18, 1751, Josiah Moore.
59 Mary, b. Oct. 16, 1730; m. Feb. 6, 1752, John Bruce.
60 Susanna, b. Oct. 8, 1733; m. Feb. 13, 1752, Timothy Bruce. She had a large family, and d. in Marl. in 1832, at the advanced age of 99 years.
61 Catharine, b. July 20, 1735.
62 Lucy, b. 1741 ; d. 1743.
63 Israel, b. July 13, 1743 ; m. 1769, Ann Newton.
64 Thomas, b. Aug. 6, 1745 ; he was a soldier in the Revolution.
65 Jonas, b. April 25, 1750.
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EBENEZER JOSLIN m. May 31, 1764, Lydia Church.
Silas, b. Sept. 29, 1764.
67 Lucy, b. Oct. 31, 1766.
William, b. Jan. 16, 1769.
There were other Joslins in town, probably connected with the above families, of which there is no connected record. Thomas Joslin (probably No. 64) came into Marl. from Sud., Sept., 1767, with his wife Mary, and Lucy and Nell, his children. He d. 1810, and his wife, 1818. The name has become extinct in Marl.
THE KERLEY FAMILY.
WILLIAM KERLEY was early in the Colony, and was a man of con- siderable prominence. He had land assigned him on Pedock's Island, Nantasket, in 1642. Though not an original petitioner, he became a proprietor of Marl. in 1657, and shared in the first division of the land. He was for several years one of the selectmen of the town, and was appointed by the General Court, in 1667, to lay out a tract of land between Concord, Lancaster and Groton. He d. 1684. His will, dated 1683, and proved 1684, mentions wife Anna, (dau. · of Thomas King,) brother Henry, brother-in-law Nathaniel Joslin, and father-in-law, Thomas King. He gave brother Henry his sword, belts, and other arms, and his military books-showing that he was a man of war.
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HENRY KERLEY, b. 1658 ; m. Elizabeth -, who d. April 26, 1710, and he d. Dec. 18, 1713. He rose to the dignity of a captain.
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Hannah, b. 1678; m. March 23, 1798, Zerubbabel Eager. Mercy, b. May 2, 1681 ; m. Nov. 10, 1708, Joseph Rice.
There were other Kerleys, or Carleys, as the name has latterly been written, in the town, but the imperfect record does not enable us to trace them.
JOB CARLEY, by wife Sarah, had Silas, b. Nov. 8, 1734, d. young ; Sarah, b. April 6, 1739 ; Silas, b. May 22, 1744, m. 1769, Hannah Walker ; Joseph, b. Oct. 22, 1752, m. Jan. 2, 1781, Ruhamah Davis, of Stow, and d. 1833, aged 80; Job, b. Nov. 28, 1760, m. April 17, 1781, Christian Kuhn.
ABRAHAM CARLEY, by wife Susanna, had Mary, b. 1742; Edery, b. 1743; Moses, b. 1746 ; Joel, b. 1748.
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THE KEYES FAMILY.
JAMES KEYES was one of the proprietors of the Indian plantation in 1693. He may have been in the town some years before that time. He was probably a descendant of Robert Keyes, of Watertown, as will be seen below.
ROBERT KEYES was in Wat. early, and moved to Newbury before 1645, and d. 1647. His wife's name was Sarah.
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Sarah, b. May 26, 1633. 3 Rebecca, b. May 17, 1638.
Phebe, b. June 17, 1639.
5 Mary, b. 1641, d. 1642.
+Elias, b. May 20, 1643 ; m. Sarah Blanford.
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ELIAS KEYES m. Sept. 11, 1665, Sarah Blanford. He settled in Sudbury.
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Elias, b. Nov. 15, 1666. +James, b. Sept. 13, 1670. 9 Sarah, b. April 11, 1673.
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