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JOHN BULLARD was at Watertown in 1636, was one of the original signers of the Dedham compact, and came to that town at its settlement. He took the freeman's oath in 1640, and at the settlement of Medfield joined the new enterprise. He came here in the fall of 1651 or the following spring. His house lot was on Main Street, the estate now owned by Mr. Harwood. The original house gave place to its successor, which is still standing, in 1696. His wife Magdalen was received to the church in Dedham in 1639. She died in 1661. He married as his second wife Widow Ellen Dickerman, widow of Thomas of Dorchester. She died in 1676. John Bullard was killed in 1678 "by the overthrowing of a cart," as the old record has it. His will gave the homestead to his son Joseph, with legacies to be paid to his son-in-law, John Partridge, and daughters, Abigail Stockwell and Hannah, wife of Benjamin Allen. There is no mention of any other heirs. Children :-
2. MAGDALEN ; m. in 1655 John Partridge (45), and died in 1677.
3. ABIGAIL, 1641 ; m. in 1666 Quintane Stockwell; settled in Deerfield. In 1677, about twenty of the settlers in the Connecticut Valley were carried captive by the Indians to Canada, among whom was Quintane Stockwell. He re- turned to Deerfield after several months of hardship. An account of his captivity was published in 1684.
++. JOSEPH, 1643.
5. HANNAH, 1645; m. in 1669 Benjamin Allen.
6. MICHAEL, 1648; probably died young.
A son John remained in Dedham.
4.
JOSEPH 2 (John 1) appears to have owned a homestead before his father's death, located on the east side of the Harbor Island road, a few rods from the corner of Main Street. This house was destroyed by the Indians ; and he never rebuilt it, but settled with his father. In 1695, he purchased and settled upon a lot of land lying on what is now the Dedham road, near the corner of the three towns, Medfield, Dover, and Walpole. In the following year, he sold the old place; and it came into the possession of Rev. Mr. Baxter. He died prior to 1722, and his widow received aid from this town for several years. The record of his marriage has not been found. Children : -
+7. JOSEPH, 1665. S. SARAH, 1667. +9. JOHN, 1670.
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IO. SAMUEL, 1672.
II. RACHEL, 1674 ; m. in 1701 Benoni Morse (34).
12. NATHANIEL, 1077-1753; lived near his father's place in Dedham.
13. SOLOMON, 1679-1679.
14. S HANNAH, 16SI.
15. 7 ABIEL, 1681.
+16. EBENEZER, 1685.
7.
JOSEPH 3 (Joseph,2 John ') lived in this town for some years, removed to Dedham, and apparently returned. After 1716, we lose sight of him. He married in 1691 Margaret Cheney (11). Children : -
17. SUSANNA, 1692; m. Thomas Jepharson.
18. ABIGAIL, 1694; m. in 1717 Isaac Bolster of Brookline.
19. JEMIMA, 1698.
20. MARGARET, 1700.
21. SOLOMON, 1702-1768 ; lived at Walpole.
22. JOSEPH, 1706; born in Dedham.
23. TRYALL, 1709-1716.
24. SUBMIT, 1711.
9.
JOHN 3 (Joseph,2 John 1) married in 1701 Abigail Warren (4). After residing here a few years, he removed to Dedham. Chil- dren : -
25. THANKFUL, 1702.
26. JOHN, 1705.
27. ABIGAIL, 1708; m. in 1733 Ebenezer Lyon of Needham.
28. EXPERIENCE, 1710-1755; m. Ephraim Wheelock (36).
29. ELIZABETH, 1712. She, with her sister Experience, was received to communion in the church here in 1735.
30. JOSIAH, 1714.
A son Jonathan is also mentioned, though not recorded.
16.
EBENEZER 3 (Joseph,2 John 1) spent his life in Medfield, though where his residence was, if indeed he owned one, cannot be deter- mined. He seems to have been in reduced circumstances in the latter part of his life, as in the town records for 1750 we learn that he had "liberty to build a small house on the town's land between Nathaniel Smith's and Joshua Boyden's, near the crown- er's fence, for him and his wife to live in." Whether the house was built or not does not appear. There is no record of any house in that locality, which was at the corner of South and Pound Streets. He was admitted to full communion in 1742. He died in 1765, his wife in 1763. Children : -
+31. JOSHUA, 1716.
32. EBENEZER; m. in 1742 Mary Wight (61); said to be of North Ipswich.
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33. JOSEPH, 1719-1792 : died at Mason, N.H.
34. SUSANNA, 1722: m. in 1748 William Wight (53).
35. NATHAN, 1724; received to full communion here in 1742.
36. SARAH, 1728; m. in 1752 Josiah Lyon of Souhegan.
37. 5 HEZEKIAHI, 1730; said to have lived in Wrentham.
38. ¿ KEZIA, 1730-1730.
39. RACHEL, 1732-1775 ; unmarried.
31.
JOSHUA 4 (Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John ') was a cordwainer by trade. He married in 1741 Judith Bullen (29), and lived upon her father's place, which was a little to the east of that now owned by M. B. H. Bishop. Judith died in 1744; and he married in the same year Olive Harding (43), who died in 1747. He married in that year Anna, widow of Nathan Penniman (7). He held the office of sealer of leather in 1742. His third wife was sole heir to her father's estate, which was sold in 1751 to Robert Hinsdale. Joshua died in 1792, his wife in 1813. Children : -
40. JOB, 1743-1752. 41. RHODA, 1745-1746. +42. SILAS, 1747.
43. JUDITH, 1749; m. in 1771 Eliphalet Fisher of Dedham ; died in 1796.
44. NATHAN, 1754; settled at Newburgh, N.Y.
45. ANNA, 1756-1843 ; m. Benjamin Rockwood.
+ 46. JOHN, 1758.
47. OLIVE, 1761-1779.
48. ABIGAIL, 1764-1789.
49. KEZIA, 1766-1842 ; m. John Sanger of Sherborn.
50. ZILLAII, 1770-1795.
42.
SILAS5 (Joshua,4 Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John ') bought in 1777 a part of the old Smith homestead on the west side of South Street. The ancient house upon it stood near where that of Moses F. Clarke now stands. He afterward bought the house on the opposite side of the street. He married in 1778 Sarah Baxter (15), who died in 1780; second, in 1782, Thankful Adams of Medway. He died in 1825, and his widow in 1848. Children : -
51. ICHABOD, 1780-1780.
52. SARAH, 1785-1828; m. in 1809 Wales Plimpton (106).
53. AME, 1793; m. in 1826 Joseph Draper of Dedham.
+-54. MOSES, 1796.
46.
JOHN 5 (Joshua, 4 Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John ') lived on the place now owned by R. W. Sherman. He was a cordwainer by trade. He married in 1780 Thankful Allen (68), who died in 1784; second, in 1790, Calle Hartshorn (3), who died in 1839. He suf-
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fered at one time with partial insanity, but recovered, and lived to old age, dying in 1845. Children : -
+-55. ELIJAH, 1781. 56. OLIVE, 1782-1808; m. in 1803 Benjamin Sanger of Sher- born; second, Thomas Bigelow.
57. THANKFUL, 1784-1807; m. in 1806 Wales Plimpton (106).
54.
MOSES 6 (Silas,5 Joshua,4 Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John ') settled on his father's place, where he spent his life. He married in 1822 Elizabeth Taylor of Stoughton, who died in 1831. He died in 1871. Children : -
58. JOHN T., 1823.
59. MARY, 1825-1828.
60. ELIZABETH, 1826.
61. MARY J., 1829.
62. SARAH P., 1830.
55.
ELIJAH 6 (John, 5 Joshua, + Ebenezer, 3 Joseph,2 John 1) was a piano- forte-maker by trade, and for several years resided in Boston. Afterward, he purchased a farm in the north part of the town, where he lived until the death of his wife, in 1860. He married Mary C. Temple of Milford. He died in 1871. Children :-
4-63. JOHN E., 1813. 64. ELIJAH C., 1814-1833. +-65. WILLIAM H., ISI5.
+66. HINSDALE F., 1817.
67. MARY O., 1819; m. in 1843 James Draper.
6.S. BETSY F., 1820-1854; m. in 1842 F. D. Richardson of Medway.
69. LAURA, 1822; m. in 1849 Bushrod W. Abbott of Lawrence ; second, F. D. Richardson.
70. SUSAN M., 1825.
71. GEORGE E., 1826-1835.
72. CHARLES C., 1828-1846.
73. SARAH J., 1829; m. in 1859 Lawson Gibbs of Ashland.
74. ELLEN F., 1831-1835.
75. ABBY A., 1833-1862.
63.
JOHN E.7 (Elijah,6 John,5 Joshua,4 Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John :) for some years worked at pianoforte-making in Boston, after- ward settled in this town, where he carried on the business of painting and paper hanging. He married in 1840 Eliza A. Cole (23), who died in 1850; second, Mrs. Sarah P. Cram of Rumney, N.H., who died in 1885. Children : -
76. JOHN F., 1842-1861. 77. ALBERT E., 1845-1856. 78. CHARLES A., 1848-1849. 79. SARAH E., 1853 ; m. in 1873 Allen P. Carr. So. LAURA A. B., 1860.
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65.
WILLIAM H.7 (Elijah, 6 John, 5 Joshua, ' Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John ') was a carpenter, and spent his life in Medfield and vicinity. He married in 1841 Ann Hartshorn (23). He died in 1878. Chil- dren : -
SI. FRANCES A., 1841.
82. WILLIAM H., IS43.
S3 CHARLES W., 1854.
66.
HINSDALE F.7 (Elijah,6 John,5 Joshua, + Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 John 1) married in 1839 Emily T. Thayer (4). Children : -
+84. GEORGE H., 1839
85. EMILY M., 1841-1874; m. Charles Eastman.
86. HENRIETTA T., 1845; m. Frank Taylor; second, Charles D. Johnson.
87. MARY E., 1847.
SS. ADA L., 1850; m. in 1873 William H. Cook of Newton.
89. LESTER C., 1852-1855.
90. LESTER C., 1856; m. in 1881 Maria M. Clark.
91. ELIJAH C., 1858.
92. ESTHER W., 1861 ; m. in 1883 Charles La Croix.
84.
GEORGE H.S (Hinsdale F.,7 Elijah,6 John,5 Joshua, + Ebenezer, 3 Joseph,2 John 1) married in 1864 Laurette Richardson. Chil- dren : -
93. FLORENCE L., 1865.
94. CORA L., 1867. 95. GEORGE L., 1869.
96.
ELEAZAR BULLARD was the son of Benjamin of Sherborn, born in 1676. He settled in Medfield, where he was known as Lieuten- ant Eleazar. He married in 1705 Sarah, widow of Eleazar Leland (she was twenty years his senior), who owned the place in the north end known as the Bishop Place. Leland died without chil- dren, and gave the estate to his wife, who at her death, in 1733, gave it to her second husband. He married, second, in 1734, Hannah, widow of John Bowers (6). In 1748, he conveyed his homestead to Moses Harding (36), who had married his niece. He died in 1753, without children. His second wife died in 1761. At his death, he bequeathed £5 to the church. He served as a select- man in 1722-24.
97.
ENOCH BULLARD came from Sharon to Medfield about 1820, and remained till 1832. He is thought to be a descendant of William Bullard of Dedham, a brother of John ' of Medfield. After his
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removal from Medfield to Roxbury, he served the county as deputy sheriff. He married in 1819 Olive Gilbert. Children : -
98. HELEN M., 1820; m. Albert Richards of Sharon.
99. FRANCES M., 1821 ; m. Oliver H. Whittemore of Sharon.
100. DANIEL W., 1824; resided in Roxbury.
101. LUCY IDA, 1826; m. Chester E. Morse of Sharon.
102. SALLY A., 1828; m. George Richards of Sharon.
103. JOHN M., born at Roxbury.
BULLEN.
SAMUEL BULLEN (or Boleyn, according to the English spelling) was at Watertown in 1636; was one of the signers of the Dedham compact ; took the freeman's oath in 1641 ; owned a house there in 1646. His tombstone, erected by his descendants about a cen- tury after his death, declares that he was "the first European with a family in this town." It is certain that his house was built prior to November, 1651. It stood a few rods north of Philip Street, opposite the house of F. D. Hamant. His buildings were burned by the Indians ; and he removed for a while to Sherborn, and became a tenant of his brother, Daniel Morse. In 1679, "Samuel Bullen, late of Medfield," sent in a petition for favor as to his rates, he having suffered losses in the time of the war, and having been obliged to aid his "necessitous children." He returned to Medfield, and rebuilt soon afterward. He was one of the select- men here in 1682, and was chosen deacon prior to 1689. His house was standing as late as 1798. Besides other outlands, he had a "divident" on the east side of Mount Nebo, in the region now known as "Goudy." He married in 1641 Mary Morse (8). He and his wife both died in 1691. Children : -
+2. SAMUEL, 1644.
3. MARY, 1642-1726; m. in 1669 Ephraim Clark (4).
4. ELIZABETH, 1646; m. in 1668 Benjamin Wheelock (4).
+-5. JOHN, 1648.
1-6. JOSEPH, 1651.
7. EPHRAIM, 1653-1694; settled in Sherborn.
8. MELETIAH, 1655; m. in 1679 Josiah Fisher of Dedham.
+9. ELISHA, 1657.
10. ELEAZAR, 1662-1662.
II. BETHIA, 1664; m. Benjamin Colburn.
2.
SAMUEL 2 (Samuel 1) seems to have remained in this town while his father was in Sherborn, as he and his brother Joseph were here in 1678. He came into possession of the old homestead at his father's death. He married Experience Sabin (3), who was received to communion here from the church in Rehoboth in 1697. He died in 1736, having outlived his wife eight years. They left no children ; and the place was given to Stephen Sabin (22) of Pomfret, Conn., who came to this town about 1715.
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GENEALOGIES.
5.
JOHN 2 (Samuel .) was a housewright by trade. His house was in the north part of the town, a short distance to the east of the present residence of M. B. H. Bishop. The old cellar, visible a few years since, has been filled up; and an orchard has been planted on the site. He had a grant of land in 1677, and proba- bly built his house soon after. He married in 1683 Judith Fisher. He died in 1703. Both he and his wife were in full communion in 1697. He served as a selectman in 1689 and 1697. His wife's death is not recorded here. Children : -
12. JUDITH, 1689; m. John Adams (21).
+13. JOHN, 1691.
14. DAVID, 1694; settled in Medway.
15. MICHAEL, 1696-1747; settled in Medway.
16. MARY, 1699.
17. SILENCE, 1701-1701.
18. SAMUEL, 1702-1736.
6.
JOSEPH 2 (Samuel :) was a weaver, and settled in the north part of the town, on what is now Railroad Street. The place is now owned in part by Mr. Lovell. He was probably located there as early as 1680. He and his wife were in full communion in 1697. He married in 1674 Abigail Sabin (5). He died without children in 1704. At the death of his wife in 1721, the place was given to David Morse (128), who had married her niece.
9.
ELISHA 2 (Samuel ) married in 1683 Hannah Metcalf (7), and resided in Sherborn till about 1686, when he came to Medfield, and settled on the place now owned by M. B. H. Bishop. His wife died in 1719. He lived till 1736, and at his death gave his estate to his two sons, on condition of their paying to the other heirs the sum of £530. Children : -
+19. ELISHA, 1684.
+20. SAMUEL, 1687.
21. JONATHAN, 1694-1694.
22. JONATHAN, 1695 ; died in infancy.
23. HANNAH, 1697-1765 ; m. in 1716 Josiah Fisher (32).
24. MIRIAM, 1702-1727 ; m. in 1721 Ephraim Wheelock (36).
13.
JOHN 3 (John,2 Samuel ) inherited his father's place by pay- ing £32 to each of his five brothers and sisters. He married in 1709 Sarah Underwood, whose only child, John, died in infancy ; second, in 1715, Mehitable Fisher (30). In 1721, he kept a school at his own house for the benefit of the children in the north part
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
of the town; and he served as a member of the board of select- men in 1733 and 1735. He died in 1741, his wife in 1751. At his death, the place was divided. Children : -
25. MEINITABLE, 1716-1754; m. in 1753 Thomas Harding of Medway.
26. JOHN, 1718-1718.
27. TIMOTHY, 1719-1719.
28. KEZIA, 1720; m. in 1741 Seth Morse (132), who was drowned with his two boys in 1753 ; second, in 1757, Rev. Phillips Payson of Walpole.
29. JUDITII, 1723; m. in 1741 Joshua Bullard (31).
19.
ELISHA 3 (Elisha,2 Samuel ) was born in Sherborn. He settled in Medfield on the south side of Farm Street, near the railroad crossing. The cellar of his house has been plainly visible till within a few years. His father had bought the place in 1707 of Joshua Wight. Elisha, Jr., was living on it as early at least as 1718, and came into full possession in 1735. He married in 1713 Lydia Ellis (14), who died in 1726; second, in 1727, Abigail Mason, daughter of John of Dedham. She died in 1727; and he married, third, in 1737, Ruth Ellis, daughter of Joseph of Dedham. Elisha died in 1757, his wife Ruth in 1770. Chil- dren : -
30. EBENEZER, 1714-1714.
31. S MARY, 1715-1715.
32. MARTHIA, 1715-1715.
33. LYDIA, 1717; probably died young.
+34. ELISHA, 1720.
+35. ICHABOD, 1727.
20.
SAMUEL 3 (Elisha,2 Samuel ') settled on the paternal home- stead. He married in 1721 Sarah Morse, daughter of Samuel of Sherborn. He appears as one of the selectmen in 1735. He died in 1749, his wife in 1764. Children : -
36. SAMUEL, 1722-1736. 37. SARAH, 1726-1736. +-38. MOSES, 1731.
34.
ELISHA 4 (Elisha,3 Elisha,2 Samuel 1) probably built the house now standing on the north side of Farm Street, near the railroad crossing. He married in 1750 Mary Boyden (26), who died in 1779. He died in 1785. Children : -
+40. AMAZIAH, 1754.
41. GAD, 1756-1756.
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GENEALOGIES.
35.
ICHABOD + (Elisha, 3 Elisha,2 Samuel ') came into possession or, at least, resided upon the homestead that had been his father's. He died in ISO1. He married in 1751 Prudence Boyden of Wal- pole, who died in 1813. The old house was standing at the time of her death. The Bullen estate on both sides of Farm Street was sold to Nathaniel Kingsbury in 1813. Children : -
42. PRUDENCE, 1752-1815 ; m. in 1778 Gershom Adams (147).
43. ISAIAH, 1754-1754
44. ABIGAIL, 1757-1825; m. in 1781 Nathan Adams (145) ; second, in 1796, Amos Smith (198).
1-45. BELA, 1762.
38.
MOSES BULLEN was a man of great intelligence and public spirit. He was an ardent patriot during the Revolution, and took a conspicuous part in directing public sentiment relating to it. Many of the stirring resolutions passed by the town at this time were from his pen. He was a member of the committee of public safety in the town and of the committee of correspondence with the town of Boston, a delegate to the Provincial Congress held at Cambridge, and member of the General Court in the years 1769, 1770, 1773, 1774.
He was much given to writing upon public and political ques- tions, such as the public credit and the currency, which after the war was much depreciated. He was a large land-owner; and, dying childless, with a view to keep his land together, and, as he says, "from a regard to the sirname of Bullen, which I wish to perpetuate in this town," he devised his homestead, after the death of his wife Caroline, to his relative Moses Bullen and his heirs forever, on condition that the same should never be sold to any person except said heirs, or leased or suffered to be taken on execution. This condition proved inoperative ; and, resting on the legal opinion of Theophilus Parsons, then the leading lawyer of the State, the property was sold, by the relative to whom it was devised, to Moses B. Harding.
He was an earnest reader of books, especially those relating to the questions then under discussion,-such as Church and State in England, separation from the mother country, and forms of govern- ment to be adopted here,- and was much interested in collecting and planting rare trees and plants. He was severe in criticism of opponents, and by will left to the town a sum of money in depreciated currency which he possessed, remarking that this was heaping coals of fire upon the heads of those who had favored investing the school and ministerial funds in the same medium. The inscription on his grave-stone, "He was a friend to the rights of the People and the Poor," was written by himself, and well describes his character.
He married in 1758 Caroline Plimpton (56), who survived him, and died in 1821. He died suddenly, while at Sudbury, in 1802.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
40.
AMAZIAH 5 (Elisha, + Elisha,3 Elisha,2 Samuel '), after the sale of the homestead in 1783, removed from town. Remaining in Ded- ham a short time, he finally went to Needham, where he died in 1828. He married in 1776 Rachel Lawrence of Wrentham. Children : -
46. JOSEP11, 1777.
47. MARY, 1779.
48. LYDIA, 1782.
49. THADDEUS, 1784; born in Dedham.
50. ELISHA.
51. ICHABOD; of Walpole in 1819.
45.
BELA 5 (Ichabod, 4 Elisha,3 Elisha,2 Samuel .), married in 1783 Elizabeth Hartshorn (7). He sold out here in 1791, and re- moved to Roxbury. After his death, his widow returned to this town, and was at last insane. She is said to have died from the effects of exposure to cold in 1821. Children : -
52. SARAH, 1785 ; m. Ruggles Whiting of Dover.
53. ELIZABETH, 1787; m. in 1809 Alexander Peters (26).
54. SAMUEL, 1789; said to have died in the South.
55. PRUDENCE, 1792-1809.
CHENERY.
ISAAC CHENERY was the son of Lambert of Dedham. This name is variously spelled,- Genery, Jennery, Chinery, or Chin- nerie. When Isaac came here in the end of 1651 or early in 1652, he was unmarried. His house lot was on South Street, between James Allen and Henry Smith ; very near the spot now occupied by house of Mr. Barts, probably a little farther back, as the road then ran farther west. He married in 1654 Elizabeth Gamlin, daughter of Robert of Roxbury, who mentions "son-in-law, Isaac Chenery," in his will. In 1659, he had a grant of two rods square before his house, to dig a well in.
In 1670, Richard Ellis reports to the town of Dedham that he and Isaac Chenery " Have hopes of discovering a copper mine within the bounds of Wolomolopoag," now Wrentham. About this time, he appears to have located just outside the town limits, in Dedham. The old cellar is yet to be seen, over the brook at the end of Foundry Street. There is no record of the sale of his original place on South Street ; but the will of Joseph Clark, 1682, speaks of land he had bought that was Goodman Chenery's. Isaac made his will in 1685, being then, as he says, "living in Dedham, near Medfield." His wife is not mentioned, and had probably died ; though there is no record of her death. In fact, the record of the births, marriages, and deaths in this family is very meagre, owing probably to his remoteness from Dedham.
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He was in full communion in the church here at Mr. Baxter's set- tlement, and doubtless attended church in this town. In 1705, Isaac Chenery, Sen., of Dedham, deeded lands to his son-in-law, Eleazar Wheelock. His will was probated in 1711, which is prob- ably the date of his death, though that event is not recorded. Children : -
2. ELIZABETH, 1657 ; m. - Owen.
+-3. ISAAC, 1659.
4. MARY, 1662-1732 ; m. Eleazar Wheelock (10).
5. EPHRAIM, 1664; mentioned as a non-resident in 1689; is supposed to have gone on the Canada expedition of 1690.
6. DEBORAH, 1667; m. Thomas Taft.
7. ELEAZAR, 1668; was living in 1789.
S. HANNAH, 1671 ; had died probably before 1712.
+9. BENJAMIN, 1673.
3.
ISAAC2 (Isaac1) inherited the homestead lying part in Medfield and part in Dedham. He built a house on the Medfield side of the line, traces of which can be seen near the "old fort." His children were recorded in this town, and he served as constable in 1714. He died in 1727 ; his wife, Rachel -, in 1769, aged ninety-five. He appears to have married late in life. Children : -
+10. EPHRAIM, 1710.
+II. ISAAC, 1711. ·
9.
BENJAMIN2 (Isaac1) settled in Dedham bounds, now Walpole, and without doubt inherited the house that was his father's, his brother having built for himself. He married Mary, widow of Thomas Clap. He died in 1722; and his will mentions wife Mary, daughters Elizabeth Clap and Hannah Chenery. His widow died in 1735. Daughter : -
12. HANNAII, 1705-1799; m. William Peters (1).
IO.
EPHRAIM 3 (Isaac,2 Isaac1) bough this brother's rights in the homestead in 1734. The next year he bought a part of the estate belonging to William and Hannah Peters, and in 1747 the re- mainder of it. He married in 1733 Hannah Smith (55), who died in 1764. He died in 1775. Children : -
+13. EPHRAIM, 1735.
14. TAPHATH, 1736-1793; unmarried.
15. MARIA, 1738-1812; m. in 1767 James Morse (66).
16. ELIHU, 1739-1807; lived on Foundry Street, at the place now owned by Mrs. Snow; selectman in 1788.
17. HANNAH, 1741-ISI9.
18. SAMUEL, 1743-1743.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
19. COMFORT, 1745; m. in 1766 Nathaniel Colburn of Dedham.
20. ABIGAIL, 1747-1824; m. in 1766 Elijah Adams (61).
21. SAMUEL, 1751.
1-22. SIMEON, 1755.
II.
ISAAC3 (Isaac,2 Isaac') married in 1733 Sarah Smith (40). He removed to Walpole, and in 1734 sold out his paternal estate to his brother Ephraim. He died in 1742, and his widow married in the following year Joshua Boyden (20). Children : -
23. ZILLAHI, 1734-1826; m. in 1758 Asa Clark (SI).
24. SARAII, 1737; m. Eli Morse, Dublin, N.H.
25. ELONAI, 1739-1759.
26. CHLOE, 1741-1741.
27. ISAAC, 1742; was a physician ; settled in Holden.
13.
EPHRAIM + (Ephraim,3 Isaac,2 Isaac') left the old homestead to his brother Simeon, and in 1765 bought the grist mill on Philip Street, and other lands in that neighborhood, the estate of Eph- raim Cheney, deceased. He was a prominent man in the town during the Revolutionary times; held the office of selectman in 1771, 1772, 1773, and 1779. Dec. 10, 1775, he was commissioned as captain, and raised a company here for the temporary re-enforce- ment of the American army. Before this, at the Bunker Hill alarm, he was ploughing out a field of corn for hoeing. He left the plough in the field, and started with the company. His wife and two little boys finished hoeing the corn. He did not go to Bunker Hill, but served awhile at Dorchester Heights. He was representative to the General Court in 1805-6. He married in 1766 Dinah Ilamant (22), who died in 1813. He died in 1816. Children : -
+28. OLIVER, 1766.
29. LAMBERT, 1768-1832. DAMARIS, 1770-1849; m. in 1801 Jason Harding (65). 30.
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