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JOHN WHITNEY, aged 35, and his wife, Eleanor, aged 30, embarked at London, April, 1635, in the Elizabeth and Ann, Roger Cooper, master, and probably arrived in this country in June, and settled in Watertown. With them came sons John, aged 11 years, Richard, aged 9, Nathaniel, aged 8, Thomas, aged 6, and Jonathan, aged 1 year. They had Joshua, Caleb and Benjamin, b. in Wat.
1- 2 THOMAS WHITNEY, b. in Eng., 1629 ; m. Jan. 11, 1655, Mary Ken- dall. He resided in Wat., where he had 12 children, and d. Sept. 20, 1719, aged 90.
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2-3 THOMAS WHITNEY, son of the above, was b. Aug. 24, 1656, being the oldest of the family. He m. Jan. 29, 1679, Elizabeth Lawrence. He resided in Watertown, Stow, and that part of Lancaster which is now Bolton, where he d. 1742; and she d. a few weeks earlier. He had 7 or 8 children.
3- 4 BENJAMIN WHITNEY, their fifth child, b. Oct. 7, 1687, m. Feb. 7, 1710, Sarah Barrett, dau. of John Barrett, of Marl. She d. Feb. 15, 1730, aged 38, and he m in 1730, Abigail Bridge, dau. of Matthew and Abigail (Russell) Bridge, of Lexington. She survived her hus- band about 30 years, and d. in Boston, Ang. 1, 1767. Ile first bought in Marl. in 1710, 321 acres of land, of Samuel Morse. In 1711 he was of Simon Maynard s garrison. He was a large land-holder in Marl. He is said to have been one of the first of the name who settled in Boston, to which place he removed in 1737, and d. there, aged 50. He had 14 children.
4- 5 Deborah, b. Nov. 7, 1711; m. Joseph Wheeler, resided in Marl., and had 12 children.
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Barrett, b. Sept. 22, 1715; m. June 16, 1737, Elizabeth Allen, in Boston.
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David, b. June 21, 1717 ; m. Mercy -.
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Persis, b. Jan. 10, 1719; m. Nathan Goodale, of Marl., and had a family of 13 children.
Solomon, b. Dec. 20, 1721 ; m. Oct. 5, 1749, Elizabeth Smith. He d. 1758. Hle had 2 children in Marl., Miriam, b. July 31, 1751, and Benjamin, b. June 10, 1753. Ile moved to Canada, and had several other children.
10 Sarah, b. July 13, 1723; m. Abraham Joslin.
11 Timothy, b. July 6, 1725 ; d. young.
Dinah, b. July 12, 1727 ; m. in Boston, Elijah Livermore.
12 13 Job, b. Oct. 22, 1729; grad. H. C. 1758, read theology, commenced preaching. and d. unm., June 13, 1761.
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Abigail, b. May 13, 1731 ; m. Samuel Austin, as his 2d wife. He and his brother, Benjamin Austin, were of the leading merchants of Boston who first opposed the aggressions of the Crown.
15 Benjamin, b. May 9, 1732 ; d. March 22, 1751.
16 : George, b. March 22, 1733; d. Dec. 26, 1751.
17 : Samuel, b. Sept. 5, 1734; m. Oct. 20. 1757, Abigail Cutler, dau. of David and Lydia. He resided in Concord from 1767 to 1777. He was a delegate from Concord in the first Provincial Congress, in 1775, and was a leading member of the Committee of Safety, Corres- pondence and Inspection. He participated in the incidents of the 19th of April, 1775. He subsequently moved to Castine, Me., where he d. July 2, 1813, aged 78.
18 .Anna, b. Oct. 23, 1736 ; m. 1761, William Barnes, of Boston.
There were other Whitneys in town ; some came from Hopkinton, some from Littleton, and other places : but there is nothing upon the records or within my knowledge by which I can trace them.
1 TIMOTHY WHITNEY, by wife Phebe Reed, had a family of 8 children.
1- 2 +Thomas, b. June 15, 1777 ; m. June 23, 1798, Abigail Hapgood.
3 Susanna, b. Feb. 26, 1782. 4 Nathan, b. Aug. 15, 1784.
5 Lewis, b. April 7, 1788. 6 Edward W .. b. Jan. 29, 1793.
7 Phebe, b. March 12, 1795.
8 Henry, b. Nov. 6, 1797.
9 Sophia, b. Dec. 25, 1799.
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THOMAS WHITNEY m. June 23, 1798, Abigail Hapgood. Lucy, b. Sept. 8, 1798. 11 William Hapgood, b. July 5, 1800.
DANIEL WHITNEY, by wife Cate, had Luther, b. Feb. 23, 1781 ; John Stone, b. June 20, 1783 ; William, b. Aug. 22, 1785.
WILDER .- JOHN WILDER, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, b. May 14, 1680 ; James, b. -.
JONATHAN WILDER, by wife Mary, had Jonathan, b. Dec. 21, 1707, who m. Mary -, and had Solomon, b. Dec. 18, 1738 ; Jonathan, b. July 31, 1741 ; Mary, b. Aug. 25, 1743; Solomon, b. Aug. 22, 1747 ; Sarah, b. June 17, 1749; Lydia, b. May 25, 1754 ; Ephraim, b. Nov. 1, 1755; Eunice, b. May 3, 1759.
The Wilders probably came from Lancaster.
THE WILKINS FAMILY.
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JOHN WILKINS came to Marl. from Danvers, about 1740, with two sons, and settled in the northerly part of the town. He d. May 14, 1763.
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+Josiah, b. in Danvers ; m. Lois Bush. + Edward, b. in Danvers ; m. Lydia Smith.
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JOSIAH WILKINS m. Lois Bush, dau. of Jonathan and Sarah. He d. Aug. 21, 1784. She d. March 24, 1796.
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2- 4 John, b. Feb. 21, 1745 ; m. April 4, 1769, Elizabeth Bruce. Jonathan, b. June 28, 1747 ; d. young.
Mary, b. Jan. 17, 1750 ; m. 1774, Silas Taylor, of Stow.
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¡Josiah, b. July 11, 1752; m. Judith Fox.
Jonathan, b. June 19, 1755 ; studied theology, and settled at Concord, N. H.
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8 9 + Levi, b. Aug. 3, 1758 ; m. Oct. 19, 1784, Hepzibah Darling. Lois, b. Dec. 31, 1760 ; m. Dec. 15, 1785, Rev. John Bruce. tDavid, b. Sept. 1, 1763; m. March 8, 1786, Sarah Taynter.
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EDWARD WILKINS m. Nov. 21, 1748, Lydia Smith. He d. Nov. 27, 1763 ; and she m. Feb. 6, 1765, Abner Cranston, and d. June 14, 1801.
3-12 Jonas, b. Oct. 2, 1749; d. April 2, 1753.
13 Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1752; m. March 14, 1769, Abraham Randall.
14 +Jonas, b. Aug. 25, 1755; m. Jan. 20, 1785, Comfort Priest.
15 +Edward, b. Nov. 5, 1757 ; m. Jan. 14, 1779, Sarah Dunn.
16 Solomon, b. May 29, 1760; m. about 1802, Persis Gates, of Stow ; d. Nov. 28, 1825.
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JOSIAH WILKINS m. Judith Fox. She d. and he m. - Bruce, dau. of Samuel Bruce. He was a soldier in the Revolution.
7-17 John, b. June 5, 1777 ; moved to Boston.
18 Lovice, b. April 24, 1779; resides at New Ipswich, N. H.
19 Levina, b. Aug. 9, 1782.
20 Josiah, b. Sept. 30, 1786; moved to Mobile, where he was appointed judge of probate.
21 William, b. Feb. 15, 1788; moved to Boston.
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LEVI WILKINS m. Oct. 19, 1784, Hepzibah Darling. He d. Jan. 29, 1816. She d. March 5, 1838.
Mary, b. March 7, 1785 ; m. 1812, David Knight, of Bolton.
Lucy, b. May 1, 1786; d. unm. 1821.
Stephen, b. Sept. 17, 1788; m. 1812, Relief Whiteomb.
Josiah, b. March 23, 1791 ; d. young.
John, b. Sept. 30, 1793 ; m. 1809, Sally Sınith, and had Levi.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 13, 1795; m. Elisha Cox.
Sophia, b. July 17, 1799; d. young.
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JONAS WILKINS m. Jan. 20, 1785, Comfort Priest, who d. Oet. 7, 1785. He m. Sarah Barnard, April 22, 1786. He d. May 13, 1822. She d. Aug. 21, 1822, aged 57.
Comfort, b. Oct. 7, 1785 ; d. Feb. 23, 1786.
Comfort, b. April 4, 1787 ; d. unın. aged 20.
William, b. Jan. 15, 1789; d. young.
Caty, b. Jan. 29, 1790 ; m. 1818, Hollis Loring.
Jane, b. Jan. 11, 1792; m. Benjamin Whitcomb.
Joel, b. April 10, 1795 ; m. Lydia Maynard.
William, b. July 5, 1797 ; in. Elizabeth Bruce.
Mary B., b. Aug. 31, 1799; d. 1808.
Elizabeth R., b. Aug. 8, 1802; m. Willard Brown. Sally, b. Sept. 20, 1804; m. Amory Bruce.
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EDWARD WILKINS I. Jan. 14, 1779, Sarah Dunn. He d. May 17, 1837, aged 80. She d. Jan. 16, 1829, aged 73.
Sally, b. April 15, 1779; m. Feb. 19, 1800, Ivory Brigham. Nancy, b. July 10, 1781 ; m. June 5, 1800, John Temple, Jr.
Betsey, b. May 9, 1783 ; m. Sept. 6, 1801, Jedediah Wood.
Lydia, b. April 13, 1785; m. March 19, 1805, Phinehas Brigham. Hannah, b. Sept. 5, 1787 ; d. unm.
Lucinda, b. Aug. 4, 1791 ; m. June 16, 1814, Jacob Felton.
Edward, b. Sept. 20, 1793; m. April 15, 1824, Mary Holman, of Ster-
ling. He is one of the most prominent men in the N. part of Marl. Harriet, b. May 30, 1801; d. July 7, 1801.
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY.
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ABRAHAM WILLIAMS became a proprietor of Marlborough in 1663. He was admitted a freeman in 1652. He m. Joanna Ward, dau. of William and Elizabeth Ward. He settled in Marl. near the Pond, at the place long known as the " Williams Tavern." He represented the town in the General Court, and d. Dec. 29, 1712. His wid. d. Dec. 8, 1718, aged 90. The record of his family is very defective, but his will, or deed of gift, supplies some of the defects in the records. It is dated Dec. 28, 1712.
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DAVID WILKINS m. March 8, 1786, Sarah Taynter. They moved to New Ipswich, N. H.
Lucretia, b. Aug. 3, 1786. Luther, b. Dec. 30, 1789.
30 Levina, b. Dec. 30, 1788.
32 Silas, b. Dec. 25, 1791.
Lois, b. March 29, 1793.
34 Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1795.
Nabby, b. Feb. 21, 1797.
36 George, b. June 22, 1799.
Abraham, b. May 3, 1801.
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1- 2 Elizabeth, b. -; m. before 1679, Thomas Beaman.
3 +William, b. -; m. Elizabeth
4 John, b. -; d. Jan. 3, 1718. Elizabeth and John were living at the death of their father in 1712.
5 Lydia, b. July 9, 1699.
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WILLIAM WILLIAMS m. before 1692, Elizabeth -. He d. Aug. 30, 1702.
3- 6 Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1692; d. Sept. 19, 1692.
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+Abraham, b. April 15, 1695; was thrice married.
3-7- ABRAHAM WILLIAMS m. Jan. 5, 1715, Prudence Howe, dau. of Thomas and Sarah. She d. Jan. 16, 1725, and he m. 2d, Dec. 22, 1725, Elizabeth Breck, dau. of Rev. Robert Breck. She d. Jan. 13, 1729, and he m. 3d, Elizabeth - -. She d. Aug. 9, 1775. He was a prominent citizen, and filled many important town offices. He attain- ed the rank of colonel, and in 1775, commanded the 3d regiment of militia of Middlesex and Worcester. He was also a justice of the peace. IIc d. July 10, 1781, aged 86 years.
7- 8 Isaac, b. - , 1716; d. July 18, 1716.
9 Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1723; d. July 14, 1723.
10 t.Abraham, b. Feb. 25, 1727; grad. H. C., 1744. He was a clergyman.
11 + Larkin, b. Dec. 29, 1728; m. Oct. 26, 1757, Anna Warren.
12 ¿ William, b. Aug. 22, 1731 ; m. Nov. 19, 1761, Betty McPherson.
13 Moses, b. Aug. 5, 1732; d. June 26, 1802, aged 69.
14 Elizabeth, b. Aug. 23, 1733; m. May 3, 1759, Daniel Payne.
15 Breck, b. Aug. 23, 1734 ; d. Sept. 3, 1734.
16 Abigail, b. Jan. 10, 1736; probably d. young.
17 + George, b. Dec. 27, 1736; m. Aug. 30, 1759, Mary McPherson.
18 Mary, b. May 27, 1739 ; m. Feb. 6, 1766, Cyprian Howe, his 2d wife.
19 William, b. March -, 1740; m. Jan. 5, 1763, Phebe Rice, and had Phebe, b. 1764.
20 Catharine, b. Dec. 17, 1741 ; m. May 25, 1769, William Smith.
21 Ephraim, b. Nov. 12, 1743. 22 Paul, b. Oct. 12, 1744.
23 Lucy, b. March 22, 1747.
24 Boardman, b. Jan. 12, 1754 ; d. May 3, 1777.
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ABRAHAM WILLIAMS m. 1751, Mrs. Anna Buckminster, of Framing- ham. He was ordained at Sandwich, 1749, and d. at Framingham, Aug. 8, 1784, aged 58.
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LARKIN WILLIAMS m. Oct. 26, 1757, Anna Warren, dau. of John and Zipporah Warren. He moved to Chester about 1774, where his last children were born, and where he probably died.
11-25 Anna, b. July 13, 1758; d. June 26, 1763.
26 Ephraim, b. Nov. 18, 1759. 27 John, b. Jan. 23, 1761.
28 Larkin, b. Oct. 8, 1765.
29 Louisa, b. Sept. 7, 1767; m. Feb. 10, 1791, Stephen Hudson.
30 George, b. March 23, 1769; d. at Newfane, Vt.
31 Anna, b. Dec. 17, 1773.
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WILLIAM WILLIAMS m. Nov. 19, 1761, Betty McPherson.
12-33 +Thomas, b. June 17, 1762; m. Mary Ball.
34 Abraham, b. Dec. 29, 1763 ; m. 1785, Lydia Bigelow.
35 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 2, 1766. 36 Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1773.
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GEORGE WILLIAMS m. 1759, Mary McPherson, and had Catharine, b. June 13. 1760, m. Nov. 11, 1783, Silas Gates ; and Lucrece. b. Nov. 9, 1762, m. Feb. 25, 1781, Samuel Gates. Capt. George Wil- liams d. June 2, 1813, aged 77.
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THOMAS WILLIAMS m. Mary Ball, and had Elizabeth, b. June 22, 1784; Mary B., b. April 4, 1786; Catharine, b. May 3, 1789; Newell, b. July 13, 1791 ; Louisa B., b. Aug. 3, 1793, m. 1828, Benjamin B. Hammond ; William McP., b. Aug. 16, 1796. He d. May 3, 1833, aged 70 years.
There was a WILLIAM WILLIAMS early in Marl. who may have been a connection of Abraham, and who by his wife Elizabeth, had two sons, as by record. Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1692; and . Ibraham, b. April 15, 169 -. Genealogy not traceable.
There was another family of Williamses which came into town later, whose ancestry is not ascertained.
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JOSEPH WILLIAMS m. Lydia -, and had a numerous family. She probably died, and he m. May 28, 1766, Zeruiah Johnson.
1- 2 Lydia, b. Nov. 10, 1741 ; m. Sept. 23, 1762, Moses Woods. +Joseph, b. June 3, 1745 ; m. April 1, 1766, Anna Stow.
3 4 James, b. April 15, 1747; m. Dec. 2, 1762, Abigail Ward.
5 William, b. Dec. 6. 1748 : moved to Wendell.
6 Eunice, b. March 15, 1751 ; m. April 3, 1771, Elisha Riec. Lucy, b. May 30, 1753 ; m. - Russell. ?
Sarah, b. March 13, 1755; m. May 22, 1777, William Loring.
.Moses, b. Aug. 3, 1757 ; resided in South., and was remarkable for size, weighing nearly 400.
7 8 9 10 Putte, b. Nov. 20, 1759; m. April 30, 1780, Nathaniel P. Russell.
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JOSEPH WILLIAMS In. April 1, 1766, Anna Stow, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (Howe) Stow, b. Jan. 8, 1749.
3-11 Samuel, b. Sept. 28, 1766; m. Sept. 8, 1790, Phebe Rice, dau. of Benj.
12 +Stephen, b. May 31, 1769; m. 1799, Sally Estabrook.
13 Lydia, b. May 13, 1773 ; m. May 1, 1800, John Howe, 3d.
14 +Daniel, b. Oct. 29, 1775 ; m. March 11, 1804, Mary Stow; d. 1810.
15 +Joseph, b. May 7, 1779 ; m. Jan. 3, 1803, Mary Freeman, of South.
16 Anna, b. Oct. 15, 1781 ; d. Oct. 30, 1804, aged 23, unm.
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Rebecca, b. Nov. 14, 1783 ; d. unm. 18 Lucy, b. Aug. 1, 1790.
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STEPHEN WILLIAMS In. 1799, Sally Estabrook. He d. 1848.
12-19 George, b. Sept. 29, 1800; m. March 24, 1823, Betsey Temple.
20 Harriet, b. June 5, 1805; m. May 31, 1827, John Loring.
21 Samuel S., b. May 26, 1813. 22 Daniel E., b. Dec. 22, 1815.
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DANIEL WILLIAMS m. March 11, 1804, Mary Stow, dau. of John and Grace (Newton) Stow. He d. Oct. 15, 1810.
14-23 John, b. Sept. 25, 1804 ; m. June, 1831, Ruth Travis.
24 Caroline, b. Jan. 27, 1808; d. Oct. 4, 1830.
25 Mary, b. May 27, 1811; m. Nov. 13, 1832, Jacob Fairbanks. .
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JOSEPH WILLIAMS m. Jan. 3, 1803, Mary Freeman, and had Mary, b. April 13, 1803 ; Anna, b. June 30, 1804; Daniel, b. March 1, 1811 ; Joseph, b. Feb. 5, 1814.
WILSON .- JOHN WILSON and EDWARD were probably brothers, b. in Newton about 1690, children of Nathaniel, b. 1668, and Hannah (Oliver) Wilson, son of Nathaniel, of Roxbury, b. 1622, and d. 1692, aged 70.
EDWARD WILSON m. Ist, Hopestill Ward ; she d. 1731, and he m. 2d, Margaret Angier. He d. 1759. He had 2 children by his first wife, and 3 by his last, viz., Benjamin, b. April 30, 1728 ; Abigail, h. June 5, 1729 ; Edward, b. July 12, 1733 ; Susanna, b. Dec. 18, 1735 ; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1738.
JOHN WILSON, by wife Jane -, had Jane, b. March 18, 1731, and John, b. Dec. 3, 1732.
WILLIAM WILSON, by wife Elizabeth, had Polly R., b. Aug. 2, 1807 ; William, b. Oct. 13, 1811; Leonard, b. Jan. 10, 1813; Eliza- beth, b. Nov. 29, 1814 ; Sarah C., b. Aug. 22, 1817 ; Charles F., b. Sept. 21, 1819; Susan P., b. April 19, 1823.
WINCHESTER .- CALEB WINCHESTER m. 1761, Anna Smith, and had Rufus, b. Nov. 12, 1762, d. young ; Mary, b. 1765, d. young ; Caleb, b. Oct. 5, 1771 ; Rufus, b. March 8, 1774; Stephen, b. Jan. 11, 1776; Samuel, b. Oct. 10, 1778 ; William, b. Jan. 31, 1783.
SAMUEL WINCHESTER, son of Caleb, m. 1811, Sarah Farwell, and had 13 children-three at one birth, in 1822, and two at another, in 1824.
This family probably descended from John Winchester, of Muddy River, (Brighton,) who d. April 25, 1694, aged fourscore and up- wards.
THE WITHERBEE FAMILY.
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JOHN WITHERBEE, of Sud. and Marl., by his wife Mary had several children whose births are recorded.
1- 2 +Joseph, b. Sept. 18, 1672 ; m. Elizabeth Johnson. John, b. March 26, 1675.
3 4 +Thomas, b. Jan. 5, 1678 ; m. Feb. 20, 1699, Hannah Woods.
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JOSEPH WITHIERBEE m. Feb. 9, 1699, Elizabeth Johnson. He moved to Framingham, where he was constable in 1712.
2- 5 Caleb, b. Jan. 5, 1701 ; m. Jan. 12, 1726, Joanna Wheeler.
6 Thankful, b. May 10, 1703 ; m. Sept. 14, 1725, Isaac Bellows.
7 Joseph, b. Feb. 20, 1704; m. June 2, 1730, Unity Amsden.
8 Hepzibah, b. Feb. 14, 1706; m. Nov. 16, 1727, Robert Sennet.
9 Deborah, b. Dec. 23, 1709.
10 Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1714 ; m. Dec. 3, 1741, Nathan Rice.
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THOMAS WITHERBEE m. Feb. 20, 1699, Hannah Woods, dau. of John and Lydia Woods. IIe d. Jan. 23, 1713, aged 35, and she m. Aug. 8, 1716, Moses Leonard.
4-11 Mary, h. June 10, 1700. 12 Hannah, b. June 3, 1702.
13 Thomas, b. March 4, 1705.
14 Silas, b. July 20, 1707 ; ın. Thankful -; settled in Grafton.
15 Submit, b. March 9, 1710.
The Witherbees have been somewhat numerous in Stow, South., and Shrewsbury ; probably all from the same stock.
1 CALEB WITHERBEE, b. in South., April 3, 1779, was son of 'Zac- cheus. He m. Sept. 6, 1801, Hepzibah Brigham, b. in South., May 7, 1781, dau. of Elijah Brigham. He came to Marl. in 1806, where he spent his days, and d. Jan. 3, 1853, aged 74.
1- 2 Jabez S., b. Sept. 12, 1802 ; m. June 1, 1826, Harriet Brigham, dau. of Capt. Daniel. He is a prominent citizen, has filled important town offices, and is a justice of the peace. He resides at the old Wil- liams Tavern Stand, by the Pond.
3 Elijah B., b. July 19, 1804; m. 1829, Louisa Brigham, dau. of Abner, moved to Mich., and d. at Flint, Feb. 26, 1847.
4 Nancy M., b. Dec. 3, 1806; d. Nov. 11, 1807.
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Nancy M., b. Oct. 19, 1808 ; d. Nov. 21, 1820, unm.
.Vahum, b. April 12, 1811 ; m. April 30, 1835.
Dennis, b. July 25, 1813; m. May 20, 1835, Charlotte Stevens ; d. 1857.
John B., b. June 10, 1816.
Sarah B., b. Oct. 26, 1818 : d. Sept. 27, 1840.
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William Wallace, b. Feb. 21, 1821 ; m. 1845, Elizabeth G. Brigham.
THE WITT FAMILY.
The Record of the WITT family is very imperfect. I have been able to glean only the following :
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JOHN WITT was in Lynn in 1640. He had two wives, and d. 1775, leaving several dau. and at least two sons.
+John, b. -; m. Elizabeth Baker.
Thomas, b. -; m. Feb. 26, 1675, Bethia Potter.
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JOHN WITT m. Jan. 14, 1676, Elizabeth Baker. They resided in Lynn, where their children were born, a part only of whom are re- corded. The following were their children.
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+John, b. June 3, 1679; m. Mary 6 Mary, b. Aug. 14, 1681. J +Jonathan, b. -; m. in Marl. Lydia Matthews. +Samuel, b. -; m. Ist, Elizabeth Breed, and 2d, Susanna Pierce. 9 + Thomas, b. - ; m. Martha Wood.
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JOHN WITT m. Mary - He probably came to Marl. about 1707. We have no record of his death, though the settlement of his estate fixes the time at 1743. His will, dated March 16, 1741, and
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proved May 16, 1743, mentions wife Mary, sons William, Elias, Jo- seph, John and Ebenezer, and dau. Mary Dike, and Elizabeth, and grand dau. Rebecca Goodale. He settled on the Indian Plantation in the north-easterly part of the town, where his descendants have always remained.
5-10 William, b. May 13, 1708; no further record.
11 Mary, b. July 29, 1710; m. Sept. 26, 1734, Daniel Dike.
12 + Elias, b. June 31, 1714; m. March 31, 1742, Elizabeth Marble.
13 Rebecca, b. Feb. 2, 1715; m. Jan. 17, 1733, Eleazer Goodale, of Sutton.
14 Joseph, b. Sept. 11, 1718 ; no further record.
15 David, b. April 11, 1720; m. Sarah -, and had Thomas, b. Sept. 11, 1745.
16 + Ebenezer, bap. June 22, 1722; m. Lydia Woodbury.
17 Elizabeth, b. -; m. Benoni Bayley ? 18 John, b. -.
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JONATHAN WITT m. Feb. 8, 1713, Lydia Matthews, dau. of John and Lydia. He resided in the south part of the town, and was set off with Southborough, and hence we have no full record of the family in Marl. His children recorded in Marl. were Mary, b. Sept. 17, 1715 ; Jonathan, b. April 29, 1718; Olirer, b. Oct. 26, 1720 ; David, b. April 9, 1723 ; Sarah, b. March 26, 1727.
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SAMUEL WITT m. 1716, Elizabeth Breed, who d. May 22, 1754; and he m. Mrs. Susanna (Marrett) Pierce, wid. of Samuel Pierce. He d. Sept. 29, 1779. She d. April 25, 1789. He was a prominent man in the town, and represented Marl. in the General Court twenty- three years, and hence was generally known by the appellation of " Deputy."
+Samuel, b. March 24, 1718; m. Sarah Goodale.
8-19 20 Abigail, b. July 6, 1721 ; m. Jan. 27, 1748, Jason Bigelow, and resided in North Brookfield.
21 +Josiah, b. March 26, 1724; m. Elizabeth Eames.
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THOMAS WITT m. 1719, Martha Wood. He d. before 1739, and Samuel was appointed guardian of two of his children. He had Martha, bap. Sept. 11, 1723; Elizabeth, bap. June 9, 1725; Josiah, bap. Dec. 20, 1726; Hannah, bap. Aug. 7, 1728; Mary. His wid. settled his estate. She m. again, and moved to Goslien, Ct.
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ELIAS WITT m. March 31, 1742, Elizabeth Marble. He served in several campaigns in the French and Indian wars. He had six chil- dren, viz. . Ilpheus, b. June 23, 1742; Olive, b. Sept. 3, 1744, m. 1778, Joseph Longbridge ; Elias, b. July 2, 1746; Zaccheus, b. Jan. 1, 1749; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 7, 1751 ; Sybil, b. Dec. 7, 1753, d. Feb. 16, 1755.
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EBENEZER WITT m. Jan. 7, 1747, Lydia Woodbury, of Wenham, and moved to Oxford ; he d. and his brother-in-law Dike, administered upon his estate, 1760. He had in Marl. Sarah, b. April 12, 1750 ; Naomi, b. April 26, 1751, m. Reuben Lamson ; Lydia, b. Sept. 26, 1755. He may have had other children in Oxford. His family proba- bly took the name of De Witt.
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SAMUEL WITT m. at the advanced age of 63, Sarah Goodale. He had no children. His will, dated 1789, and proved Oct. 12, 1791, mentions sister Abigail Bigelow, brother Josiah, and nephew Samuel Witt, Jr., whom he brought up. He held a commission of captain.
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JOSIAH WITT m. May 30, 1751, Elizabeth Eames. She d. Nov. 4, 1793. His will, dated June 7, 1803, mentions sons Ebenezer, Silas, Samuel, Josiah, and John, and dau. Elizabeth Randall, Mary, and Susanna.
fEbenezer, b. Oct. 23, 1755; m. Sarah Goodnow.
Silas, b. Dec. 16, 1758; m. March 12, 1801, Catharine Dexter ; and had Catharine, b. June 10, 1805, who m. 1st, John Y. Tenny, and 2d, Emerson Spofford, of Berlin. Silas Witt d. 1813.
Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1759; d. April, 1830, unm., aged 71.
+Samuel, b. Nov. 18, 1763; m. Oct. 30, 1787, Lucy Adams.
Susanna, b. Dec. 12, 1769; in. Dr. John Hunter, of Henniker, N. Il. Josiah, b. -; m. 1786, Sarah Swan, of Stow, and moved to Brook- field.
John, b. -; m. Anna Bayley, of Stow.
Elizabeth, b. --; m. Silas Randall, and resided in Stow.
There is no record of the birth of the three last-named children.
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EBENEZER WITT In. Oct. 23, 1785, Sarah Goodnow, of Stow. He d. 1840, aged 85 years. He resided at Feltonville. She d. Feb. 4, 1837.
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Mary, b. July 17, 1787 ; m. July 27, 1803, Thomas Hapgood, and had Elvira, b. Nov. 9, 1803, d. young ; Ira, b. Jan. 17, 1805 ; Elvira, b. Sept. 15, 1806; Gilman, b. Feb. 1, 1809 ; Mary Ann, b. July 20, 1813; Harriet, b. Jan. 4, 1817 ; William George, b. Dec. 2, 1819 ; Thomas E., b. May 11, 1824.
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Elizabeth, b. Nov. 24, 1790; m. March 7, 1808, Abner C. Dunn. They had Daniel W., b. Oct. 20, 1808; William G., b. Sept. 18, 1813 ; Abner C., b. May 2, 1817 ; Ebenezer W., b. Oct. 4, 1823, and six daughters.
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Sarah, b. June 22, 1794 ; m. March 28, 1816, Lewis Howe, and had Lewis, b. 1817, and Mary .A., b. 1818.
Ebenezer, b. May 11, 1797 ; m. Sept. 26, 1822, Adaline Bigelow, dau. of William Bigelow, and had John Y., b. 1823; George D., b. 1826; Charles E., b. 1828 ; Francis E., b. 1830, and three daughters.
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SAMUEL WITT m. Oct. 30, 1787, Lucy Adams, of Acton. He d. May 30, 1847, aged 84. She d. July 7, 1847, aged 88.
Samuel, b. Dec. 9, 1791 ; m. Saralı Eaton, of Framingham, and moved to Shrewsbury ; is a deacon there, and had his name changed to DE WITT.
Solomon, b. Dec. 11, 1793 ; d. Feb. 7, 1800.
Charles, b. Nov. 17, 1795 ; he went to Georgia, where he settled, and has been Judge of Probate and of the Common Pleas Court.
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Dwight, b. Sept. 22, 1797 ; m. Abigail Estabrook, of Paxton, April 19, 1826. She d. Oct. 10, 1857. He has had a family of ten children. Susan, b. May 25, 1800; m. Joseph Bayley ; resides in W. Newbury.
There have been other Witts in Marl., which I am not able to trace.
ISAIAH WITT m. Feb. 28, 1748, Deborah Stewart, and had Martha, b. Aug. 6, 1748, and Artemas, b. Aug. 13, 1750.
ASA WITT m. Lydia Woods, and had Asa, b. Nov. 17, 1802, and three others, who d. young.
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THIE WOOD FAMILY.
WILLIAM WOOD came to this country in 1638, and d. in Concord, 1671, leaving an only son. He may have been the William Wood who was the Author of "New England's Prospects," printed in Lon- don, 1634, though it is hardly probable.
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MICHAEL WOOD, b. -; d. in Concord, May 13, 1674. His wife's name I have not learned. He left several children.
2- 3 .Abigail, b. 1672.
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4 Abraham, b. -; and rem'd to Sudbury, where he had a large family. Isaac, b. -; m. and had a family in Concord.
6 Thompson, b.
7 +Jacob, b. March 8, 1662; m. Mary Wheeler.
8 John, b. -; m. and had John, b. 1680.
JACOB WOOD m. Mary Wheeler, and had a family of children.
2-7- 7-9 EPHRAIM, b. Feb. 4, 1702; m. Mary Buss, and had, in Concord, several sons, and probably daughters. He d. 1789.
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Oliver, b. 1730. 11 Ephraim, b. 1733. 12 Amos, b. 1737. +Peter, b. June 23, 1740 ; m. Nov. 22, 1764, Sybil Howe.
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