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22. DANIEL, 1686; resided in Medway.
23. ELEAZAR, 1687; resided in Medway.
24. OBADIAH, 1689; m. Christiana Sandford of Mendon; settled in West Medway.
25. THOMAS, 1696; settled in Amherst.
26. SUSANNA, 1697; m. Nell Alexander, Killingly, Conn.
27. JEREMIAH, 1699; went to Brookfield.
28. ABRAHAM, 1701 ; also settled in Brookfield.
29. BETHIA, 1703; m. in 1728 Timothy Stearns of Framingham. Left a family.
30. PHINEAS, 1705-1756; resided in Medway; m. in 1731 Sarah Kingsbury of Needham ; second, Mehitable . -
31. HANNAH, 1707; m. in 1730 Timothy Ellis (66); second, in 1739, William Richardson.
32. ESTHER, 1708.
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33.
HENRY ADAMS was a son of Henry of Braintree, and was born in England in 1604. He came to Medfield with the little colony of Weymouth and Braintree people who settled Bridge Street. He at first took up a house lot with them, but in the summer of 1652 bought the mill that had been built by George Barber. He built a house on the site of that now standing on Elm Street, next to the brook. The mill was rebuilt in 1663-64 above the bridge. Traces of it are still plainly seen. This mill, together with the house, was destroyed by the Indians in Philip's war.
Besides being "lieutenant," or principal military officer of the town, he was the first town clerk. He was elected as one of the selectmen, and as representative to the General Court, repeatedly. He had extensive grants of land in various parts of the town, and was one of the petitioners for the incorporation of the town of Sherborn, having bought there a tract of two hundred and fifty acres, on which two of his sons settled. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Paine of Braintree. He was slain by the Indians in the doorway of his own house on the morning of Feb. 21, 1676. His wife had remained at the house of Rev. Mr. Wilson, and so escaped the savages ; but a few hours after their attack, while in a chamber over the doorway of the house, a gun, in the hands of one of the soldiers quartered here for the defence of the town, was accidentally discharged below ; and the ball, penetrating the floor of the chamber, mortally wounded Mrs. Adams, and she died on the following night. Children : -
+34. ELEAZAR, 1644.
35. JASPER, 1647-1742; died in Sherborn, " an aged bachelor." The lands he inherited were near the present village of Holliston. The hill known as " Jasper's Hill " was said to have been used by him as a spot whence signal fires could be seen by his friends in Medfield.
36. ELIZABETH, 1649-1727; m. in 1668 John Harding (2).
37. JOHN, 1652-1728; called "John Adams, miller "; died un- married. It is thought he built the mill known to exist long ago near Foundry Street.
38. HENRY, 1652-1653.
39. MOSES, 1654-1729; m. in 1680 Mary Fairbanks; settled in Sherborn.
+40. HENRY, 1657.
41. SAMUEL, 1661 ; died prior to 1682.
34.
ELEAZAR 2 (Henry 1) was born in Braintree. He built a house, prior to 1669, on the east side of the brook, near his father. His house was burned in Philip's war, and he was among those who appealed for aid from the State on account of their destitute con- dition. He rebuilt on the same site, and spent his life there. He served the town some ten years as selectman, and was its repre-
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sentative in 1703. He and his wife were both in full communion at the time of Mr. Baxter's settlement, in 1697. He married Eliza- beth Harding (3), who died in 1708. He died in 1710. Children :
42. ELIZABETH, 1672-1754; m. in 1695 Samuel Smith (18), who settled on the homestead.
43. ELEAZAR, 1674-75.
40.
HENRY 2 (Henry ') had his father's place, and doubtless rebuilt the house. He was nineteen years of age when his father was slain, and was married at twenty-two. He was a man of promi- nence in town affairs. He was the first town treasurer, chosen in 1700; and he held the office for many years. He was also town clerk for several years, served as selectman eighteen years, and as representative thirteen years. He married in 1679 Prudence Frairy (9), who died in 1750, " having seen the fifth generation." He died in 1733. Children : -
44. PRUDENCE, 1683-1772; m. in 1702 Joseph Morse of Sher- born.
45. HANNAH, 1685-1775 ; m. in 1703 Edward Clark (29).
+46. THOMAS, 1688.
47. JEREMIAH, 1691 ; m. in 1715 Rebecca, widow of John Fisher (12); second, Elizabeth -; admitted to full commun- ion 1720 ; dismissed to church in Medway in 1749; died in 1772.
48. ELIZABETH, 1694-1766; m. in 1740 Solomon Clark (19); second, in 1756, Joseph Richardson (5).
49. SARAH, 1697-1725 ; m. Samuel Ellis (21).
+-50. HENRY, 1702.
46.
THOMAS 3 (Henry,2 Henry I) settled near his father on South Plain. The homestead is now owned by heirs of Mr. Steele. He was one of the greatest land proprietors in town, and a man of extremely frugal and industrious habits. He appears to have had a house as early as 1715. He married Mary Ellis (19), who out- lived him and died in 1778. He died in 1763. He had served as selectman several years. Children : -
51. MARY, 1714-1769; died unmarried. Her will gives her effects to children of her brother Thomas, excepting her clothing, which was given to the poor of the town.
52. HANNAH, 1712 ; m. in 1735 David Lovell (15).
+53. THOMAS, 1725.
50.
HENRY 3 (Henry,2 Henry ') retained the homestead. He held the office of coroner in 1744, and also served as selectman several
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years. He married Jemima Morse (51), who died in 1785. He died in 1782. Children : -
54. AMOS, 1728-1775 ; graduated at Harvard in 1752; was min- ister at Roxbury, Mass.
55. SARAH, 1730; m. - Harding.
56. ELIZABETH, 1732-1733.
57. ENOCH, 1732; m. in 1763 Eunice Wight (76). He was chosen deacon in 1779, and served the town as treasurer, clerk, and selectman. He lived a portion of the time near the present poor-farm, in a house which stood be- tween the roads. From 1764 to 1772 he lived on Green Street, near where James Griffin's house now stands. He had three children : Eunice, born 1768, received to com- munion in 1792; Enoch, born 1775, died 1782; and Oliver, born in 1777. The family removed to Milford about 1795.
58. ELIZABETH, 1736-1822; m. in 1760 Oliver Adams of Med- way.
59. JEMIMA, 1740-1814; m. in 1764 Joseph Lovell of Medway.
60. LYDIA, 1741 ; m. in 1766 Deacon William Parkman of Town- send; was dismissed to the church in Concord in 1775.
+61. ELIJAH, 1743.
62. KEZIAH, 1747-1811; m. in 1777 Dr. Josiah Holt of Farm- ington ; was dismissed to church there in the same year.
63. SOPHIA, 1749-1826; m. in 1775 Deacon Esek Marsh of Holliston.
64. HENRY, 1754-1758.
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THOMAS 4 (Thomas,3 Henry,2 Henry 1) was sent to learning by his well-to-do father, and was remarkable for his literary proclivi- ties through life; though, in the judgment of his more prosaic neighbors, he was deficient in the tact for dealing with the com- mon affairs of life. He married in 1750 Elizabeth Clark (142). She died in 1767 ; and he married in 1768 Sarah Harris of Wal- pole, daughter of Nicolas. She died in 1826, aged seventy-four. He inherited his father's homestead, and died in 1812. He kept a diary of minute incidents from 1750 till the year of his death. The last entry is June 29, 1812, in two words, " Kept house," writ- ten in an unsteady hand. It was the beginning of his last illness, and he died a few days afterward. Children : -
65. HANNAH, 1751 ; died young. 66. BETTY, 1753-1789; unmarried.
67. HANNAH, 1755-1831; the distinguished authoress. She wrote History of New England, Letters to my Nieces, Truth of the Christian Religion, History of the Jews, and Dictionary of Religions. Her books were, some of them, published by subscription. The Dictionary of Religions went through four editions in this country, and was repub- lished in England,-a very high honor in those days, when the English people scorned everything American. In writing her History of New England, she lost her
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HANNAH ADAMS.
eyesight, and was forced to cease liter- ary labor for two years. She also failed to realize the returns for that work which might have been expected, a pub- lisher bringing out a book at the same time of similar character. Though her friends felt that she had been grievously wronged by this action, she bore the injury with Christian patience.
In her later years, she resided in Bos- ton; and a pension was settled upon her, to which most of the leading men of the city subscribed. Though a person of many oddities, yet she is entitled to be called the pioneer of feminine culture in America. Her por-
trait was painted by Harding for the Boston Athenaeum; and she was buried at Mt. Auburn, being, it is said, the first who had that distinction.
68. LUCY, 1758; m. in 1777 Moses Hill of Gardner.
69. LEWIS, 1761-1835; unmarried ; learned, but eccentric.
70. NEWTON, 1764-1844; left a family.
+71. JOHN WICKLIFFE, 1773.
72 JAMES HARVEY, 1775 ; died on the coast of Africa.
73. MARY, 1784-1834 ; m. in 1808 Amasa Fiske of Wrentham.
+74. GEORGE WHITEFIELD.
61.
ELIJAH 4 (Henry,3 Henry,2 Henry 1) inherited the homestead on mill brook. He received a commission as justice of the peace, the duties of which office he performed for many years. There was a certain stately formality in the transaction of business, how- ever, which sometimes made him the innocent subject of jocular remark. He served five years as one of the selectmen. He mar- ried in 1766 Abigail Chenery (20), who died in 1824. He died in 1823. Children : -
75. SARAH, 1767-1831 ; m. in 1790 Calvin Turner (68).
76. REBECCA, 1768-1838; m. in 1797 John Smith (100).
77. ABIGAIL, 1770-1860 ; m. in 1799 Nathan Wight (110).
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78. HENRY, 1771-1787.
+79. ELIJAH, 1773.
So. ELISHIA, 1774; resided in Dorchester.
81. AMOS, 1776.
82. PRUDENCE, 1778-1813 ; unmarried.
83. KEZIA, 1779-1779.
84. JEREMIAH, 1780-1804.
85. JOSEPII, 1782-1830; unmarried.
86. ELIZABETH, 1784-1784.
87. MARTHA, 1785-1859; unmarried.
+-88. HENRY, 1787.
89. CHARLES, 1789; resided in Boston.
90. ELIZABETH, 1791-1815; unmarried.
71.
JOHN WICKLIFFE 5 (Thomas, 4 Thomas,3 Henry,? Henry 1) settled on the homestead at South Plain. He was possessed of remark- able mechanical skill, as well as of a good education, and became one of the most useful citizens. He was a surveyor of land for many years. He established in 1811, at his homestead, the brush manufacturing business, a trade then little known in New Eng- land; and for a long time he conducted a thriving business. He served as town clerk and treasurer, and as a member of the board of selectmen for ten years. He was a successful schoolmaster, also. He married in 1805 Amy Ballou of Franklin, a woman of superior abilities, who died in 1826, aged forty-four ; second, in 1829, Grace Holbrook of Sherborn, who died in 1866. In his later days, he sold the ancestral place, removed to the village, and occupied the house on Main Street now owned by Miss Sewall, where he busied himself, while his health permitted, with mechanical work. He died in 1870, at the age of ninety-seven. Children : -
91. MARY ANN, 1806-1814.
92. AMY B., 1808-1834; m. in 1830 Samuel Kingsbury, Jr., of Walpole ; died at Brockport, N.Y.
93. HARRIET C., 1810-1836; m. in 1834 Walter Johnson of Woodstock, Conn .; died at Brockport, N.Y.
+-94. JOHN JAY, 1812.
95. JAMES M., 1816-1831.
96. SARAH A., 1823-1858 ; m. Joseph Andrews.
97. GEORGE W., 1826-1861 ; unmarried.
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GEORGE WHITEFIELD 5 (Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Henry,2 Henry 1), after residing for some years away from town, returned in 1796, and bought a homestead on North Street, now owned by Lewis M. Richards. He carried on the manufacture of organs in a small way for a while. He went South as a teacher, and died at Savan-
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nah in 1820. His wife was Polly Drown of Bristol, R.I. ; mar- ried in 1793. Children : -
98. BETSEY, 1796-1797.
99. MARY D., 1800; m. James (. Carnes. She was at one time a teacher in the South.
100. THOMAS, 1805.
IO1. LUCIA, 1812; m. James G. Carnes as second wife.
79.
ELIJAH 5 (Elijah, 4 Henry,3 Henry,2 Henry ') shared the home- stead with his brother, on which he spent his life as a farmer. He married in 1797 Lydia Smith of Walpole, who died in 1864, at the age of eighty-six. He died in 1849. Children : ---
102. WYMAN, 1797 ; resided in Medway.
103. KEZIA, 1799; m. Nathan Harding of Medway.
104. MARIA, 1801 ; m. in 1827 J. F. Newell (2).
105. LYDIA, 1803-1807.
106. REBECCA, 1805; m. in 1835 Cyrus Daniels of Medway.
107. HENRY S., 1808-1826.
108. CHARLES, ISIO; resided in Dedham.
109. LYDIA, 1813-1814.
IIO. ELIZABETH, 1815 ; m. in 1835 George Newell, Jr. (3).
LOWELL, ISI9.
112. MARY ANN, 1822; m. in 1847 Elisha Meigs.
88.
HENRY 5 (Elijah, + Henry,3 Henry,2 Henry 1) inherited a portion of the homestead, where he spent his life as a farmer. He mar- ried in 1824 Elizabeth Crane of Dorchester. He died in 1858. Children : -
113. AUGUSTA P., 1825.
114. WILLIAM H., 1828-1882 ; unmarried.
115. WALTER G., 1836-1837.
94.
JOHN JAY6 (John W.,5 Thomas, 4 Thomas,3 Henry,2 Henry '), after teaching school for a short time, went to Taunton, and estab- lished himself in brush manufacturing. He soon removed to Boston, where, with the business energy and mechanical talent characteristic of the family, he developed and improved the manu- facture, until his productions stood in the front rank. He after- ward removed to New York, where he carried on a very extensive business for many years. Through all the cares and excitements of life in the great metropolis, he retained the liveliest regard for his native town ; and, after relinquishment of active participation in business, he made his summer resort in Medfield, with his father, at his residence on Main Street. In 1875-76, he built an elegant mansion on North Street, near Dale. Soon after its completion,
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an attack of what proved to be a fatal disease occurred, of which he died in 1879, while at his city residence in New York. He married, first, Phebe A. Allen of Amherst ; second, Mrs. Harriet T. Bartlett. Children : -
116. AMY A., 1835 ; died young.
117. ADRIANA, 1837; m. Henry Savalla.
118. ALICE A., 1838; died young.
Two others, Mary and Lizzie, were born after his removal from Med- field, but died in infancy. .
III.
LOWELL 6 (Elijah, 5 Elijah,4 Henry,3 Henry,2 Henry 1) resides on a portion of the original farm, his house being a little to the west- ward of the old homestead. He married in 1850 Cally F. Harts- horn (21). Children :-
119. WARREN H., 1854 ; m. in 1879 Elizabeth F. Jewett.
120. EDWARD L., 1860.
121.
DANIEL 6 (Dan- iel,5 Elisha,4 Jere- miah, 3 Henry, 2 Henry 1) was born in 1779, son of Rev. Daniel Adams of Watertown and wife Silence Wight (79). He graduated from Harvard in 1799, and was edu- cated for the law. In 1811, he bought a lot, corner of Main and South Streets, with an unfinished house, now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Fowle. His father died previous to his birth, and pre-natal influences seem to have in- duced a disposition to melancholy. His DANIEL ADAMS. knowledge of law was good, though he did not often plead in the courts. He married Harriet Read, born in 1794, at Claremont, N.H., a grand-daughter of Thomas Mason and Mary Baxter of
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Medfield. He served the town two terms as representative. He died in 1852, his widow in 1872. Children : -
122. DANIEL, 1817-1843.
123. JOHN, 1821-1821.
124. HARRIET, 1825-1844.
125. MARY B., 1832 ; m. in 1860 William B. Fowle.
126. HENRY N., 1835-1857.
I27.
JONATHAN ADAMS has been commonly supposed to be a son of Henry of Braintree, and brother of Edward, Henry, and Peter ; but no mention is made of him in his father's will, and, in the absence of any documentary evidence, some genealogists have thought his lineage uncertain. One clause in the Medfield records, however, makes it clear. In grant No. 1101, he is called distinctly " the brother of Peter." He first appears in town about 1658. He had no grant of a house lot. His wife, Elizabeth, was, in all probability, daughter of John Fussell, who had already built on Bridge Street, and with whom he lived for a few years. He finally settled on the west side of the river. His house was burned by the Indians in 1676, and his name appears among the petitioners for aid from the General Court on account of their losses. He evidently rebuilt on the same spot (now known as the Joseph Adams place, in Millis) ; and he appears to have been in reduced circumstances for some years, as he had his town rates remitted in 1684-85. He died in 1690. Children : -
128. ELIZABETH, 1666-1718; m. John Partridge (46).
129. SARAH, 1667-1758 ; m. in 1710 John Rockwood (8).
130. Infant, 1669-1669.
131. JONATHAN, 1670-1670.
+132. JONATHAN, 1671.
133. JASPER, 1673-1742; unmarried. He owned a farm on Bog- gestow Brook, which at his death was divided among the heirs of his four brothers and sisters.
134. LYDIA, m. in 1697 Joseph Daniel (8).
132.
JONATHAN 2 (Jonathan 1) inherited his father's estate, and lived in East Medway till his son, Captain Jonathan, came of age, when he removed to Medfield, and resided on the homestead now owned by heirs of Gershom Adams. In 1732, a deed was given by " Jon- athan Adams, Sen., formerly of Medway, now of Medfield," of the homestead in Medway to his son Jonathan. He was appointed in 1742 to administer the estate of his brother Jasper, deceased, but did not complete the work on account of the fatal disease which came upon him,-cancer in the face.
Jonathan Adams was the first person residing within the limits of this town who is positively known to have held the views of the Baptist denomination. This is stated by Rev. Mr. Gair, who wrote
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about the year 1776. He married in 1697 Thamazin Sheffield of Sherborn, who died in 1743. He died in 1744. Children : -
135. THAMAZIN, 1699; m. in 1719 Joseph Ellis (15).
136. HANNAH, 1702; m. in 1727 Jonathan Jones of Holliston.
+137. EZEKIEL, 1705.
138. JONATHAN, 1709-1804; settled on his father's home place in East Medway.
137.
EZEKIEL 3 (Jonathan,2 Jonathan 1) probably removed to Med- field about 1736-37. The cellar of his house on Bridge Street is still visible, with the well and the large willow tree near it. He held the same denominational views as his father, and in 1751 presented a certificate showing him to be in regular membership in Mr. Bound's church in Boston. He served the town two years on the board of selectmen. He married in 1728 Bethia Parker, who died in 1739; second, in 1740, Lydia Lovell (22), who died in 1774. He was found dead in his field in 1777. Children : -
140. § TIIAMERSON, 1733; m. in 1758 Nathaniel Smith of Natick.
141. SARAH, 1733-1806; m. in 1778 Nathan Ellis (41).
142. EZEKIEL, 1735; m. in 1770 Ruth Eames of Hopkinton; had one son, Jasper, in 1771.
143. BETHIA, 1738; probably died young.
144. SILENCE, 1741-1741.
+145. NATHAN, 1742.
146. GERSHOM, 1744-1744.
+147. GERSHOM, 1745.
139
OLIVER 5 (Oliver,4 Jonathan,3 Jonathan,2 Jonathan ') was born in Medway in 1762, and came to Medfield about 1783, having bought the buildings, tanyard, etc., formerly belonging to Samuel Hinsdale, located near the corner of Railroad and West Mill Streets. He married in 1787 Ame Ellis (47). He sold out in 1798, and removed from town. Children : -
148. ORION, 1788. 149. OLIVER, 1790.
145.
NATHAN 4 (Ezekiel,3 Jonathan,2 Jonathan ') inherited his father's house and a part of the homestead. He served as selectman for several years, and was a man of superior abilities, though at last intemperate. He married Margaret Cooledge (12), who died in 1774; second, in 1781, Abigail Bullen (44), who survived him. He died in 1794. Children : -
1 50. MARGARET C., 1774-1844 ; "orphaned at her birth." She m. in 1794 Obed Ellis (106).
151. ABIGAIL, 1782-1805; m. in 1802 Gershom Wheelock (53).
1 52. NATHAN, 1786-1786.
153. LYDIA, 1787-1816; m. Lemuel K. Brastow (4).
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147.
GERSHOM 4 (Ezekiel,3 Jonathan,2 Jonathan ') had a share in his father's farm, and took the house west of his brother's, probably owned by his grandfather Jonathan. He was a carpenter by trade; and he was one of the best in that handicraft, as well as a man of great industry and remarkable physical endurance. When the Endicott mansion in Boston was built, he was employed upon it. He was wont to rise on Monday morning and walk to Boston by starlight, arriving in season to commence his day's work with the rest. At the completion of his Saturday's work, he would walk back to Medfield, reaching home about midnight. By a life of such diligence and frugality, he was able to amass a very con- siderable property. He married in 1778 Prudence Bullen (42), who died in 1816. He died in 1834. Children : -
1 54. PRUDENCE, 1778-1791.
155. GERSHOM, 1782-1785.
156. EDWARD, 1784-1784.
157. PRUDENCE, 1786-1810; m. in 1808 Charles Wight (113).
+158. GERSHOM, 1793.
158.
GERSHOM 5 (Gershom,4 Ezekiel,3 Jonathan,2 Jonathan ') settled on his father's place, where he spent his life as a farmer. His genial character is well remembered by all who knew him. He married in 1813 Abigail Allen (99). He died in 1870. Children :
159. GEORGE F., 1820; m. in 1841 Martha A. Barker of Cam- bridge. After residing in Waltham and Acton for a few years, he came to Medfield in 1845, and lived on the old place till about 1853, when he commenced the study of medicine in Boston. After completing his course, he located in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he practised till 1861, when he went to the war, and was surgeon in the Sixty- seventh New York Regiment. After serving three years, he returned, and about 1866 established Turkish baths in Boston, remaining there till 1869, when he went into a similar business in St. Louis. In 1886, he returned to Medfield. Has one son living, Charles F., who is a physician.
160. CHARLES E., 1822; m. in 1848 Jane Furman; resides in New York.
161. JOHN Q., 1824-1873 ; unmarried.
162. JAMES M., 1827-1846.
163. ROBERT B., 1834-1842.
164.
PETER ADAMS was the son of Henry Adams of Braintree, and is mentioned in his will in 1646. He came here about 1652, and settled on Bridge Street, near the "Bottom road." His house
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was on the west side of the street. His wife Rachel and his son John came with him. His family, in 1652, is described as consist- ing of three persons ; and he drew land accordingly. His house was burned by the Indians, and he was one of the signers of the petition to the General Court for aid. He died in 1690. Children :
165. JOHN, m. in 1677 Dorcas Dwight, widow of Timothy. He was here in 1707, after which he is supposed to have re- moved to Ipswich.
166. RACHEL, m. in 1671 George Fairbanks (3); died 1678.
+167. PETER, 1653.
168. HANNAH, 1655-1746; m. in 1674 John Fisher (26); second, in 1730, Joseph Metcalf (5).
169. MARY, 1661-1704 ; unmarried.
170. JONATHAN, 1663-1664.
171. RUTH, 1665; was living in 1690.
+172. JOSEPH, 166S.
+173. SAMUEL, 1671.
174. HENRY, 1673; probably died in childhood.
167.
PETER 2 (Peter :) at the division of his father's estate took lands on the west side of Charles River, where he settled. He was prominent in the organization of the town of Medway. He and his wife were in full communion here at an early date, and he was one of the first deacons of the Medway church. The first preach- ing service in that town was held at his house, and it is said he called the people together by the old drum that he had brought back from the Indian wars. In 1699, he received £2 9s. 11d. for his wife's keeping school. His wife is said to have been Experi- ence Cook ; married in 1680. He died in 1723. Children : -
175. RACHEL, 1680-1758 ; m. in 1706 Samuel Hill (9).
176. EXPERIENCE, 1682-16S2.
177. PETER, 1684; m. in 1710 Sarah Hill (10); settled in Wren- tham, now Franklin.
178. JOSEPH, 1687-1755; inherited the homestead, and at his death gave it to his sister's son, Nathan Daniel, whom he " had brought up from a child."
179. CATHERINE, 1689; m. Joseph Ellis (9).
I So. EBENEZER, 1693.
ISI. EXPERIENCE, 1696-1731 ; m. Samuel Daniel.
182. GEORGE, 1699; m. in 1723 Sarah Partridge (63); settled in Wrentham.
172.
JOSEPH 2 (Peter 1) settled in Medfield at first. He "owned the covenant " in 1709, held town office in 1720, and sold his house, barn, and land to James Gerauld in 1721. The estate was bounded east by Dedham line, separating it from land of John Bullard ; south, by common land between the house and the county road. His house stood on what is now the Dedham road, a short dis-
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tance east of the stone mill. After selling his place, Joseph with his family removed to Canterbury, Conn. Children : -
183. MARY, 1705.
184. JOSEPHI, 1707.
185. RACHEL, 1708.
186. HANNAH, 1711.
187. RUTH, 1712.
188. 5 ABIGAIL, 1716.
189. EXPERIENCE, 1716.
173.
SAMUEL 2 (Peter :) was called "cordwainer " at the time of the settlement of his sister's estate in 1704, and in the probate papers. The record of his death on the town books makes him "Doct. Samuel Adams." The tombstone bearing the same date makes him only " Mr." He was sometimes known as Samuel, Sen. He married in 1703 Sarah Sabin (7), who died in 1704; and he ap- pears to have never remarried. The settlement of his estate men- tions no homestead, though he had received some grants of land in the north part of the town. His son-in-law, Samuel Ellis, was appointed his administrator.
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