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127. JOSEPH, 1719-1719. +128. JOSEPH, 1720. 129.
ROWLAND, 1722-1790; m. in 1744 Hannah Lawrence, daugh- ter of Ebenezer of Wrentham. He settled in Sturbridge.
130. HEPHSIBAH, 1725 ; m. in 1747 Gideon Albee of Mendon.
131. JEPTHAH, 1727-1736.
132. EXPERIENCE, 1730.
56.
THOMAS + (Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') succeeded to the posses- sion of his father's estate, including the mill and malt-house. The house stood directly in front of that now occupied by George W. Kingsbury. The name of Thomas Clark may yet be traced on a rock near the house, with the date 1722. In 1774, he deeded his estate to his son-in-law, Asa Hamant. The Boston records of 1727 contain the marriage of Thomas Clark and Abigail Morse (44). He died in 1776, his wife in the following year. Children :
133. KEZIA, 1729; m. in 1747 Josiah Morse of Walpole.
134. ABIGAIL, 1730-1819; m. Francis Cole (1).
135. PENINNAH, 1734-1778; m. in 1758 Asa Hamant (24).
136. BATHSHEBA, 1736-1772 ; m. in 1757 Uriah Morse (149).
бо.
SOLOMON : (Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') settled in the south part of the town, near the head of Noon Hill Street. Some lilacs,
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
garden pinks, and a grape-vine yet linger to mark the spot, though the house was demolished about 1812. The traces of the cellar and well were obliterated a few years since. He married in 1723 Mary Lovell (11). He died in 1747, and his widow mar- ried in 1753 Eleazar Morse of Sherborn. Children : -
+137. SOLOMON, 1726.
138. S MARAII, 1729-1729.
139. 2 SILENCE, 1729-1729.
140. MARY, 1730; m. in 1754 Samuel Richardson of Wrentham.
141. THANKFUL, 1733; m. in 1752 Josiah Cheney (29).
142. ELIZABETH, 1734-1767 ; m. in 1750 Thomas Adams (53).
143. SIBYL, 1737.
144. DYER, 1740; settled in Franklin.
145. STEPHEN, 1743; settled in Wrentham.
146. CEPHAS, 1745 ; went to Cumberland, R.I.
62.
DAVID 4 (Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1) inherited his father's place. He married in 1728 Mary Smith (37), who died in 1770; second, in the following year, Abigail, widow of John Plimpton (22). He died in 1771, and by his will gave his home place to his son Nathan. To the other children, he gave sums of money and out- lands. He served as a selectman in 1756 and 1760. Children : -
+-147. NATHAN, 1729.
+148. JACOB, 1732. 149. DINAII, 1735-1735.
I 50. CATHERINE, 1736; m. in 1759 Samuel Morse (58).
151. ESTHER, 1739-1797; m. in 1768 Silas Plimpton (63).
+-152. DAVID, 1742.
153. JOSES, 1744-1744.
1 54. MARY, 1746-1820; m. in 1771 John Fisher (47).
155. JOSES, 1748-174S.
156. SOLOMON, 1750-1750.
157. ICHIABOD; not recorded, but mentioned in his father's will.
73.
JOSEPH 4 ('Timothy,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph '), born in Medway in 1713, came into possession of the estate of his grandfather, Joseph Metcalf (5), now owned by John Y. Thurston. He married in 1732 Hannah Dwight (11). He enlisted in the French war, and died at Cape Breton in 1746. He appears to have lived with his grandfather some time before coming into possession of his estate, as in 1736 we find the "burying ground was let to Joseph Clark " for pasturage. Children : -
158. CATHERINE, 1732-1736. +159. JOSEPH, 1735. 160. EUNICE, 1737-1753.
161. CATHERINE, 1740-1764; m. in 1759 Josiah Gregory.
162. MERCY, 1743; m. - Greenwood.
163. PATTY, 1745-1745.
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GENEALOGIES.
74.
SETHI + (Seth,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph ') came into possession of the place belonging to his father and grandfather. He built the front part of the house, now owned by the heirs of Warren Hartshorn, and kept an inn there for many years. He was one of the most influential men in the town ; served as selectman in 1752, 1754, 1762, and 1768: representative to General Court in 1765 and 1 768 ; delegate to the Provincial Congress in 1775; and assistant commissary in the American army in 1778. He married in 1742 Thankful Allen (39), who died in 1760. He died in 1805. Chil- dren : -
164. SARAI, 1743-1743. +165. EBENEZER, 1745.
166. SARAH, 1747-1828; m. Joseph Wheelock (41); second, Sam- uel Sanger of Sherborn.
167. PETER, 1749-1750.
1 68. REBECCA, 1750-1758.
169. OLIVE, 1753-1758.
170. SYBIL, 1755-1785; m. in 1785 James Tisdale.
81.
ASA 4 (Seth,3 Benjamin, 2 Joseph ') married in 1758 Zillah Chenery (23), who died in 1826. He served as a selectman in 1777 and 1778, died in 1788. His homestead was in the extreme north part of the town, on Railroad Street. Children : -
+171. WILLIAM, 1758.
172. ALONA, 1760-1787;" m. in 1786 Timothy Smith (114).
173. REBECCA, 1765-1850 ; unmarried.
174. ZILLAII, 1772-1772.
175. ASA, 1774; died of small-pox in 1792.
91.
SAMUEL 4 (Samuel,3 Ephraim,2 Joseph 1) settled with his father, who survived him. He married in 1747 Dinah Ware of Wren- tham, and died in 1750, aged twenty-eight. His widow married Seth Richardson (12). Children : -
176. MELITIAH, 1748-1770.
177. DINAH, 1750-1750.
97.
NOAH + (Ezra,3 Ephraim,2 Joseph ') appears to have returned to this town after residence elsewhere. He was here in 1764, living on the home place on Philip Street. He sold out in 1781, and is said to have removed to Athol.
There is no record of his marriage. The dilapidated old house was known as " Noah's Ark." Children : --
178. MARGARET, 1749-1776; m. in 1774 Joseph Cheney (44).
+ 179. ELIAS, 1751.
I So. JABEZ, 1753-1757.
.
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IHISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
181. DRUSH.I.A, 1754-1755.
182. ESTHER, 1755-1757.
183. JABEZ, 1757.
184. LOIS. 1760.
185. SAMUEL, 1762.
99.
EDWARD 4 (Ezra, 3 Ephraim,2 Joseph ') married in 1749 Sarah Shuttleworth of Wrentham. He lived at the foot of the hill, near the railroad crossing on South Street. In 1776, Edward and his wife were both inoculated for the small-pox, and went to the hospital, where she died. The town paid the expenses of their treatment. In 1782, he was adjudged " non compos," and Elijah Adams was appointed guardian. His outlying lands were sold for his support, and he died in 1792. Children : -
186. RUFUS, 1751 ; settled in Sturbridge.
187. AMY, 1752-1813 ; m. in 1777 George Turner (95).
188. SARA11, 1753; m. in 1773 Uriah Morse (149).
189. MARY, 1754-1759.
190. MICHAEL, 1757-1759.
191. MARY, 1760; m. - Hutchins.
192. DRUSILLA, 1762-1798. An old paper sets forth that, in the year 1798, " Drusilla Clark, sister of George Turner, now at his house, but recently from Boston, having spent every cent to get to Medfield, asks for help from the town." Her effects were sold by the town authorities for $1.50 after her death.
128.
JOSEPH 5 (Joseph, + Joseph,3 Joseph, Joseph :) married in 1739 Elizabeth Puffer. He is called blacksmith, and inherited some- thing from his grandfather's estate. In 1742, he sold out, his uncle, Thomas Clark, buying most of his estate. He went to Mendon, and died there about 1780. Children : -
193. JOSEPH, 1739. 194. THOMAS, 1742.
Others were born in Mendon.
137.
SOLOMON 5 (Solomon, + Solomon,3 Joseph,? Joseph ') settled on the homestead near the junction of South and Noon Hill Streets. He married in 1752 Jane Phillips of Stoughton, who died in 1772 ; second, in 1773, Widow Abigail Clark.
He died in 1796, his widow in 1803. The family scattered to various parts of the country. Children : -
195. SIMEON, 1753-1755. 196. LYDIA, 1754 ; m. in 1788 Simeon Gould of Dedham.
197. SIMEON, 1756. 198. SOLOMON, 1757.
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GENEALOGIEES.
199. ELIZABETH, 1759-1789; m. in 1780 Ephraim Smith (207).
200. PimLAPS, 1761 ; lived in Medway. unmarried.
201. OLIVE, 1763.
202. JANE, 1766.
203.
SILENCE, 1774-1774.
20.1. ABIGAIL, 1775-1817; m. in 1793 Theophilus Harding of Medway.
205. SAMUEL, 1777; m. in 1806 Rachel Stone of Richmond, N. H. He sold the house, barn, and house lot, in 1804, to Francis Hamant.
147.
NATHAN 5 (David, 4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ) inherited his father's place in the south part of the town. He had no sons, and after his death the place passed into the hands of his brother David. He married in 1760 Mary Morse (62), who died in 1772 ; second, in 1774, Mary Wilson. He served as a selectman in 1769. He died of consumption in 1777, his widow in 1800, aged seventy. Children : -
206. EUNICE, 1761-1826; m. in 1782 Zimri Cleaveland (2).
207. MARY, 1765; m. in 1809 Jesse Day of Wrentham.
208. JERUSHA, 1767-1851 ; m. in 1794 Ephraim Smith (207).
209. ABIGAIL, 1769; m. in 1793 Elijah Seabury.
148.
JACOB 5 (David, 4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') married in 1752 Rachel Smith (59), and settled on the place which had been owned by her father and grandfather on Mill Brook, lately the property of Bradford Curtis. Rachel died in 1757, and he married in the same year Milletiah Hamant (26). He died in 1801, his wife in 1820. Selectman in 1774-75. Children : -
210. CHLOE, 1755; m. in 1779 Jonathan Plimpton (SI).
211. RACHEL, 1759; m. in 17SI Oliver Wight (94).
212. MARTHA, 1761-1806; m. in 1783 Lebbeus Smith (113).
213. PITT, 1763-1835; graduated Harvard University 1790; settled as minister at Norton ; ordained in 1793.
+214. ELISHA, 1765.
215. MILLETIAH, 1767-1768.
216. SARAH, 176)-1846; m. in 1795 Isaiah Smith (117).
+217. JACOB, 1774.
152.
DAVID 5 (David, 4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph') bought in 1766 the homestead of Micah Baker on High Street. This he sold, and bought of his brother Nathan's heirs in 1791 the homestead which had been his father's. He was a cooper by trade. He married Kezia Fisher (45), who died in 1776; second, in 1778, Thankful Turner (43). He served as selectman in 1786. His house was burned, with all its contents, in 1792, and the present
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IHISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
house was built in 1793. He died in 1806, and his wife in 1827. Children : -
218. KEZIA, 1769-1772.
+219. AARON, 1771.
220. MARY, 1773-1785.
221. KEZIA, 1779; m. in ISol Artemas Murdock.
222. THANKFUL, 1784-1810.
+-223. DAVID, 1787.
159.
JOSEPH 5 (Joseph,4 Timothy,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph ') lived on the place which was his father's, now Mr. Thurston's. He was one of the selectmen in 1774 and 1776. He married in 1757 Caroline Mason (28), who died in 1830. He died in 1816. Children : -
224. CATHERINE, 1762-1851 ; m. in 1783 Moses Hartshorn (5).
225. CYNTHIA, 1764-1823 ; m. in 1792 Thaddeus Morse (78).
226. JOSEPH, 1766-1839. He m. in 1788 Hannah Morse (83), only heir to her father's estate, which became their homestead. She died in 1816; and he married, second, Elizabeth Mason, of Princeton, who died in 1853.
227. CAROLINE, 1769-1816; m. in 1792 Abner Ellis (133).
228. WARREN, 1775 ; died of small-pox in 1792.
165.
EBENEZER 5 (Seth,4 Seth, 3 Benjamin,2 Joseph 1) remained upon the old homestead. He enlarged the house in 1773, building on the easterly end, and carried on the business of an innholder. He married in 1770 Abigail Ellis (42), who died in 1817. He served on the board of selectmen in 1784-85. In 1794, being chairman of the committee of the Baptist society, he was seized for non- payment of ministerial taxes, and lodged in Boston jail. The fathers of the town, however, found that they had been over- zealous; and they hurried down to the city on Sunday, and got him released. This is the last recorded attempt in this town to force payment to the "standing order." He continued his innholding, in conjunction with his son, up to the time of his death in 1810. Afterward, the business was carried on by Partridge Holbrook. Children : -
229. OLIVE, 1771-1776.
230. THANKFUL, 1773-1777.
231. NABBY, 1775-1817; m. in 1797 Isaac Pierce of Weston; came to Medfield; and he died here in 1813, leaving two daughters, Charlotte and Eliza.
232. MARY, 1777; m. in 1797 Nehemiah Adams of Franklin ; removed to Mainc.
233. OLIVE, 1779-1779.
234. OLIVER, 1781 ; went to Union, Me.
235. SIBYL, 1787; m. Benajah Pond of Franklin.
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GENEALOGIES.
236. EBENEZER, 1789; m. in tSto Olive Pond of Medway; drove the stage from Medfield to Boston, and built the hall attached to the old " Clark Tavern." He was post- master here from 1809 to ISIS. Died in Franklin.
237. OLIVE, 1791-1811.
238. SETH, 1797-1817.
171.
WILLIAM 5 (Asa,4 Seth,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph ') located in the north part of the town, where his father had lived. He married in 1779 Hannah Peters (12). He received a commission as captain of the military of this town in 1790, served eight years as a member of the board of selectmen, and appears to have taken an active interest in the affairs of the town. He died in 1825, his wife in 1850. Children : -
239 CHENERY, 1779-1848; resided in Roxbury for many years, but returned, and died in this town.
240. OLIVE, 1782-1785.
241. SETHI, 1786-1796.
242. ALONA, 1789-1862; m. in 1808 William Langley of Roxbury.
+243. ASA, 1793:
179.
ELIAS5 (Noah,4 Ezra,3 Ephraim,2 Joseph ') appears to have lived in the house that had been his father's. He married in 1773 Ann Thebault (7), who died in 1825. He died in 1805. Children : -
244. JOIN, 1774; settled in Vermont.
245. CATHERINE, 1777-1857; died in Dedham, unmarried.
246. ALEXANDER, 1779; settled in Framingham.
247. SUSANNA, 1782-1861; m. in 1Sos Abijah Colburn of Dedham.
+248. JAMES, 1784.
214.
ELISHA 6 (Jacob,s David,4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') owned the place on Mill Brook, formerly his father's. He married in 1792 Drusilla Smith (118), who died in 1804; second, in 1807, Hannah Boyden (54), and came into possession of her father's estate, near the junction of .Pound and South Streets. About 1816, he exchanged his old homestead on Mill Brook for that of his brother-in-law, Isaiah Smith, near the South School-house. He served as one of the selectmen in 1804-05 and 1820. He was chosen deacon of the old church in 1825, but resigned his office in 1827, and became one of the constituent members of the Orthodox church. He died in 1839, his wife in 1848. Children : -
249. SOPHIA, 1793-1809.
250. KATY, 1796-1797.
251. HIRAM, 1798-1803.
252. KATY, 1808-1809.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
253. HANNAH, ISTO-1837 ; unmarried.
254. DRUSHLA, 1814-1858; m. in 1835 Caleb S. Hamant (43).
255. HIRAM, IS17-1817.
256. SOPINIA, 1813-1856; m. in 1842 John Mason (92).
217.
JACOB6 (Jacob,5 David, + Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') resided in Medfield till about twenty years of age, when he removed to Dedham. He was captain there in 1806. Children : -
257. CALLY, 1793-1878; m. in 1814 Warren Hartshorn (13).
+258. JACOB, 1793.
Other children were born in Dedham.
219.
AARON 6 (David,5 David,4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1) resided in Medfield for a few years, and then removed to Rutland, Mass., where he died. He married in 1795 Olive Allen (73). Children :
259. NATHAN, 1796.
260. HORACE, 1799; lived in Dedham and Rutland.
261. OLIVE, 1805-1819.
262. MARY, ISOS.
263. AARON, 1811 ; lived in Dedham.
264. MOSES, 1813; went to the State of New York.
265. ABIGAIL, 1816; died in Dedham, unmarried.
266. SARAH, ISIS-1876; m. Nicolas Wentworth of Medway.
223.
DAVID 6 (David,5 David,+ Solomon,3 Joseph,? Joseph ') inherited his father's place; married in 1811 Olive Smith (132), who died in 1880. He died in 1859. Children : -
267. DAVID, 1813-1886.
268. OLIVE, 1815 ; m. in 1844 Luther Guild.
+269. THOMAS S., 1817.
270. WILLIAM H., 1820-1822.
271. HENRY, 1823-1835.
272. TITUS S., 1831-1856.
273. JAMES W., 1834; m. in 1862 Laura Ord (5).
243.
ASA 6 (William,5 Asa,4 Seth,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph 1) remained upon the home place at the North End. He married in 1818 Sarah Fairbanks. He died in 1831 , his widow in 1857. Children : -
+-274. ASA, ISI9.
275. ALFRED, 1822-1887 ; resided in Walpole.
276. MARY E., 1824-1867; m. William B. Jewett.
-1-277. WILLIAM, 1826.
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GENEALOGIES.
248.
JAMES6 (Elias,5 Noah,4 Ezra,3 Ephraim,2 Joseph ') was known throughout this region, in the early part of the present century, as a musician and instructor in dancing. He lived for several years on the place that had belonged to his grandfather, John Thebault, now the property of Mr. Rhodes, on South Street. He kept a tavern, from 1835 to 1842, on the spot where the town hall now stands; removed to Dedham, where he kept the Phenix House. He returned to this town, and died here in 1861. He married in 1806 Polly Smith (131), who died in 1813; second, in 1816, Sally Plumb. Children : -
278. MARY A., 1810.
279. CATHERINE, 1813.
280. JAMES, 1817-1820.
281. JOHN, IS18-1820.
282. CHLOE A., 1820-1847; unmarried.
283. SARAH E., 1823-1847 ; m. in 1847 Calvin Merrill.
28.4. LAURA ; m. in 1851 Marcus Jewett of Claremont, N.H.
285. ABBY J .; m. in 1851 Phineas A. Spencer of East Medway.
258.
JACOB 7 (Jacob,6 Jacob,5 David,4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph 1) lived on the west corner of Main and Bridge Streets. He married Cynthia Morse (95). He died in 1865, his widow in 1881. Children : -
+286. JOSEPH, 1820.
287. ASAHIEL P., 1823-1876; m., first, Sarah Balch; second, Anne Cavanagh ; lived in Providence.
288. WARREN, 1825 ; resides in Sublette, Ill.
289. CYNTHIA, 1828-1852; unmarried.
290. JULIA D., 1833; m. in 1858 Joseph W. Paige.
291. CAROLINE A., 1838-1878; m. in 1864 John T. Curtis of Otter Creek, Ill.
269.
THOMAS S.7 (David,6 David, 5 David,4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') lives upon the place which has been owned by five generations of the family. He married in 1847 Sarah Guild of Chester, Vt. Children : --
292. FREDERICK M., 1849; m. in 1873 Ida E. Hamilton.
293. SARAH A., 1850; m. in 1872 Walter Wiswell.
294. IDALETTA A., 1854; m. in 1875 John F. Hamilton.
295. SELWYN S., 1856.
296. ALANSON H., 1867.
274.
ASA7 (Asa,6 William,5 Asa, 4 Seth,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph 1) inherited his father's place. He married in 1869 Mrs. Harriet Reney. He died in 1877. Children : -
297. ASA, 1871-1873.
208. HATTIE. 1873.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
277.
WILLIAM 7 (Asa,6 William,5 Asa, , Seth,3 Benjamin,2 Joseph ') married in 1852 Maria A. Newell (11), who died in 1865. He died in 1882. Children : -
299. SARAH J., 1856-1880.
300. ELLA J .; m in 1880 Henry I). Sewell (11).
286.
JOSEPH 8 ( Jacob,7 Jacob,6 Jacob,5 David,4 Solomon,3 Joseph,2 Joseph ') married in 1849 Augusta Morse (142), who died in 1869 ; second, in 1872, Ellen F. Morse (145). Children : -
301. BERTRAM S., 1851-1853.
302. ANNIE F., 1855-1886.
303. JENNIE A., 1859; m. in 1886 Alden H. Wheeler.
304.
JAMES CLARK of Lexington married Jerusha Bullard in 1730, . and came to reside here in 1734. He was received to communion in 1747 from the Lexington church ; was dismissed to church in Westminster in 1773. Children : -
305. JAMES, 1735.
306. JERUSHA, 1738-1741.
307. JOSHUA, 1741-1742.
308. NATHAN, 1743. A Nathan Clark was in the French war, and died at Sheffield in 1760. Probably the same.
309. JOHN, 1746.
310. SILENCE, 1749-1749.
311. SILAS, 1751-1757.
Two daughters, Mary and Hannah, were born in Lexington, before removal to Medfield. Mary Clark married Samuel Lawrence of Weston, in 1758.
CLEAVELAND.
EDWARD CLEAVELAND, son of George, was born in Walpole, in 1738. He married in 1760 Deborah Adams; resided in Walpole till about 1780, when he came to Medfield, and bought the place on the Walpole road opposite Plain Street. His first wife died in 1797; and he married in 1798 Betsey Perry, who died in 1825. He served as selectman in 1782, 1794, and 1801. He died in 1830. Children : -
+2. ZIMRI, 1760.
3. ZILPANI, 1762-1843; m. Francis Nelson.
4. EDWARD, 1764.
5. MILLY, 1766; m. in 1786 Ziba Baker of Walpole.
6. LYDIA, 1767-1863 : m. in 1788 David Hill (23).
7. DEBORAII, 1769.
S. PATIENCE, 1761.
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GENEALOGIES.
9. SUSA ; m. in 1797 Daniel Boyden of Walpole.
IO. AQUILA. +11. BELA, 1781. +12. ADIN, 1784.
2.
ZIMRI 2 (Edward ) married in 1782 Eunice Clark (206). His house was on Granite Street, near its junction with Rocky Lane ; and traces of it are distinctly visible. He died in 1827, his wife in 1826. Children : --
13. EUNICE, 1783 ; m. in IS10 Nathan C. Morse (S2).
14. SYLVIA, 1784; m. in 1808 Alpheus Fisher (54).
1 5. ORINDA, 1786; m. in 1827 Levi Goodale of West Boylston.
16. NATIIAN, 1789; settled in Franklin.
17. SHURAEL, 1791.
IS. WILLARD, 1794.
19. LOTUS, 1796; settled in West Boylston.
+-20. ANTIIONY W., 1799.
21. CHLOE; m. in 1823 Amos Stearns (9).
22. MARTHA, ISOS; m. Parkman Holt of Boylston.
II.
BELA 2 (Edward 1), a carpenter by trade, built the house on South Street owned by heirs of Moses Bullard. He was commissioned as captain in 1814. At one time, he carried on the business of butchering, but failed ; and his place was sold. He died of paralysis in 1832, his family having for some time been supported by public charity. His wife was Hannah Adams. Children : -
23. ALBERT; went to Franklin.
24. CAROLINE, 1807.
25. HENRY.
26. HARRIET.
Another, Horace, not recorded here, born in 1812, settled in Belling- ham, where he died in 1876.
12.
ADIN 2 (Edward 1) married in 1804 Miranda Smith (140) ; after a few years' residence here, removed to Maine. Children : -
27. EMILIA, 1805.
28. ROSELLA, 1807. 29. HENRIETTA, ISIO.
30. LYDIA, 1813.
20.
ANTHONY W.3 (Zimri,2 Edward .) married in 1823 Harriet Pratt, who died in 1832, aged twenty-eight ; second, in 1836, Mary Ann Boynton, who died in 1851. He died in 1879. Children : -
31. LAURA, 1826; m. in 1860 Rev. Willard Brigham.
32. ANGENETTE, 1829-1869; m. in 1848 Henry O. Noyes (1).
33. HARRIET, 1832-1832.
34. HARRIET M., 1838 : m. in 1864 Henry Guy.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
CLIFFORD.
OLIVER CLIFFORD, son of Samuel and Betsey ( Hamlin) Clifford, was born in Brookfield, Vt., in 18og, of Connecticut ancestry. He came to Medfield when a young man, and in 1838 married Elizabeth Mason, daughter of Joseph of Princeton, grand-daughter of Thomas Mason (27) and Mary Baxter. He located in East Medway, where he carried on a farm, together with the business of. a market man. In 1868, he removed to Medfield. He has held several town offices. Children : -
2. JOSEPHI C., 1839; m. in 1862 Elizabeth Condit. He served in the War of the Rebellion, first in the 42d Massachu- setts, afterward in the 5th New Hampshire Heavy Artil- lery. Since 1865 he has been in the regular army, and holds the rank of captain.
3. ALFRED, 1845; m. in 1877 Mary Morton of St. Louis, where he resides.
4. ELLEN, 1846; a teacher for several years.
5. ELIZABETH S., 1854-1883 ; m. in 1878 George F. Mitchell.
COLE.
FRANCIS COLE was born in Boston in 1724. He was the son of Francis Cole and wife Elizabeth Flood, grand-daughter of Hannah Morse (19). He was baptized and owned the covenant here in 1741, and probably came to this town as an apprentice to the trade of blacksmith, as he had a blacksmith's shop in 1749, which he sold to Moses Hartshorn.
He married in 1748 Abigail Clark (134). Subsequently, he bought the place on Plain Street, now owned by his descendants. He died in 1788, his wife in 1819. Children : -
2. ABIGAIL, 1748; m. in 1767 Joseph Bacon of Sherborn.
3. ELIZABETH, 1749-1757.
4. ONESIMUS, 1752-1814; lived in Framingham.
5. SAMUEL ; died in 1757.
6. JOSEPHI, 1757-1780 ; m. in 1780 Molly Plimpton (90).
7. SAMUEL, 1759-1776; killed in the Revolutionary army.
8. ELIZABETH, 1762 ; m. in 1782 Comfort Dickerman.
9. ZERVIAHI, 1765.
10. KEZIA, 1767 ; m. in 1808 Amos Leland of Sherborn.
II. HANNAII, 1770; m. in 1820 Asa Fisher of Wrentham.
+12. ASA, 1773.
12.
ASA 2 (Francis ') settled on the homestead of his father, where he spent his life as a farmer. He married in 1794 Sarah Kings- bury of Foxboro, who died in 1848, aged seventy-four. He died in 1840. Children : -
13. ASA, 1795; m. in 1827 Martha Ellis, daughter of Eleazar (49). and settled in Maine.
14. JOSEPH, 1796; died in Maine.
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GENEALOGIES.
15. ACUSAN, 1798; m. Samuel Whitney ; second, in 1827, John Chase : died in Maine.
16. FRANCIS, ISO3 : m. Abigail Gay of Walpole : lived in Dedham.
17. ABIGAIL, 1800-1823.
18. KEZIA, 1807-1842 : m. Lovell Fairbanks (21).
19. MARGARET, 1809-1833-
+20. RICHARD, ISI1.
21. ELIZABETH, 1813-1814.
22. ERASTUS, IS15-1878.
23. ELIZA A., 1St8-1850; m. in 1840 John E. Bullard (63).
24. SALLY ; m. 1821 Caleb Ilill (27); second, Josiah Alexander of Boston.
20.
RICHARD 3 (Asa,2 Francis ') married in 1835 Margaret Hunting. He died in 1882. Children : -
25. HARRIET H., 1841-1861.
26. SUSAN F., 1844-1869.
27. R. EMMONS, 1848; m. in 1875 Abby L. Turner (85).
COOLEDGE.
PETER COOLEDGE was born in Sherborn in 1703. He came to Medfield about the time of his marriage in 1723 with Abigail Wheelock (37). After the death of John Fisher, he bought in 1732 his place on North Street, from the brook to Green Street. His shop stood on the opposite side of the highway. He was received to full communion in 1724; was chosen sealer of weights and measures in 1731; served eight years as selectman and eighteen years as town clerk ; was chosen deacon in 1753. His first wife died in 1726; and he married, second, Margaret Ellis, daughter of Joseph of Dedham. He died in 1792, his wife in 1780. Children : -
2. PETER, 1723-1724.
3. MARY, 1729-1729.
+4. NATHAN, 1731.
5. SARAII, 1732-1732.
6. PETER, 1733-1734.
7. LOIS, 1735-1735.
S. DANIEL, 1738-1738.
9. PETER, 1739-1739.
10. ABIGAIL, 1742-1797; unmarried.
11. MARGARET, 1743-1744.
12. MARGARET, 1745-1774; m. Nathan Adams (145).
4.
NATHAN 2 (Peter 1) resided on Green Street, in a house which he bought in 1762 of John Hooker. Traces of a house have been visible there within a few years, some thirty rods east of the corner of North Street. The house itself was removed by Bara- chias Mason, and became a part of the Mason homestead, oppo-
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