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site Dale Street. He married in 1761 Mary Bacon, who, after his death in 1778, became the wife of Deacon Moses Hill of Hollis- ton in 1785. Deacon Hill died here in 1796, aged sixty-seven ; his widow in 1804, aged sixty-nine. Children : -
13. PETER, 1764; was in Watertown in 1794.
14. SARAI, 1767; died in Holliston, 1791.
15. MARY, 1772; m. in 1793 David Wiswell of Holliston.
CURTIS.
BRADFORD CURTIS was born in Sharon in 1807. He came to Medfield in 1832, and bought the estate of Timothy Cheney on Main Street, where he carried on the business of butchering. He married in 1833 Nancy Harmstad (2). He died in 188 .;. Children : -
2. ANN M., 1836; m. in 1858 Walter F. Brackett.
3. JOHN B., 1838; m. Elizabeth Darrah of Attleboro.
4. LAURA F., 1841-1841.
5. JOSEPH W., 1842; m. in 1886 Willena B. Scott.
6. GEORGE H., 1845-1859.
7 . CHARLES 1845.
8.
DANIEL D. CURTIS was born in Kenne- bunk, Me., in 1830. He was the son of Bracey and Eliza (Day) Curtis. At the age of twenty-one, he came from Maine to Massachusetts. In 1853, he entered the employ of Walter Janes of Medfield, and learned the busi- ness of manufactur- ing straw goods. His industry and busi- ness capacity soon attracted the atten- tion of his employer, and in 1856 he was taken into partner- ship with Mr. Janes. During the continu- ance of this connec- DANIEL D. CURTIS. tion, he entered heartily into the work of building up and enlarging the business, to which he succeeded on the death of Mr. Janes, in 1867.
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A few years later, he selected as partners Messrs. II. A. Searle and G. F. Dailey of New York City, he managing the manufacture here, while they attended to the buying of stock and selling goods there. The business increased in magnitude until the production amounted to a million dollars annually, employing more than a thousand persons in this and adjoining towns.
Besides the business of the firm, Mr. Curtis conducted many private enterprises. Business was his life; and the heavier the pressure of business, the greater seemed his satisfaction. He built many houses for rental, erected and carried on the steam mill on Park Street, conducted large farming operations, and established the box manufacture on a scale that required lumber to the value of $15,000 annually. While in the midst of these extensive business operations, and meditating still further enlarge- ment of them, he was suddenly stricken with paralysis of the brain, and died Dec. 7, 1885. The loss of a man of such enter- prise and ability, as well as of kind heart and genial disposition, fell like a pall upon the whole community. He married in 1859 Ellen Wight (153). Children : -
9. GEORGE ARTHUR, 1862-1862.
10. BLANCHE E., 1863 ; m. in 1885 Edwin V. Mitchell.
11. MAUD A., 1865.
12. BRACEY, 1870.
13. DAISY E., 1875.
CUSHMAN.
JACOB R. CUSHMAN, son of Richard and Lucy (Baker) Cushman, was born in Attleboro in 1813. His father dying, he came when eight years old to live with his uncle, Joel Baker, in Medfield. From him, he learned the trade of wheelwright, and continued working for him till 1834, when he commenced on his own account. From very small beginnings, he built up the carriage manufacture in this town, which, under his own name and, later, in the firm of Cushman & Baker, he continued till his retirement from active business pursuits in 1880.
He married in 1836 Phebe H. Mason (91). In 1839, he pur- chased the estate on North Street, which he occupied during the remainder of his life, and on which then stood a small one-story house. A carriage shop was built on the southerly end of the house lot. In 1849, he purchased the water privilege on Frairy Street ; to this site, the business was removed, and from that time largely increased. A year or two later, he built a new residence on his homestead. In 1851, he entered into partnership with Joseph H. Baker, which continued till 1880.
Mr. Cushman became a member of the Baptist church in 1832, and remained one of its most active members till his death; he was also a foremost man in this community in temperance and philanthropy, and many persons have cause for personal gratitude
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JACOB R. CUSHMAN.
on account of his ready sympathy and his self-sacrificing ef- forts in their behalf. He served the town in various offices, and was representa- tive to the General Court in 1860 and 1872. He was deeply interested in the pub- lication of the his- tory of the town; and, through his efforts, the sum necessary for the completion of the illustrations was obtained. By his will, besides other public bequests, he left the sum of $100 to each of the three churches, to be used in assisting the wor- thy poor of the par- ish. Hedied in 1886.
CUTLER.
JOHN CUTLER was born in Reading in 1705. In 1728, he bought the farm in the north part of the town now owned by Alfred Cutler. He was a cordwainer by trade, and held for several years the office of sealer of leather. He married in 1730 Hannah Plimpton (35), who died in 1766. In that year, he sold his farm to Jesse Ellis; and in 1772 he married Kezia, widow of Isaac Boyden. The year following, he bought the house and barn with one acre of land on High Street, near the South School- house. His second wife died in 1777, and he sold his place in 1791 to Lebbeus Smith. Soon after, he made over his personal property to his son and sons-in-law, and took from them a bond of maintenance. He died in 1793. He was active in the forma- tion of the Baptist church here. Children : -
2 . SYBIL, 1731-1796; m. in 1784 Asa Hamant (24).
3. NAIIUM, 1733-1733.
+4. SIMEON, 1734.
5. NATHAN, 1736; m. in 1764 Abigail Smith (83); had one daughter here in 1765.
6. JouN, 1738; m. in 1763 Abigail Richardson of Medway. He owned for some time the place on North Street where George Davis now lives ; removed to Medway.
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7. PRISCILA.A. 1749- 1827; m. in 1763 Asa Boyden (28).
S. JOB. 1743 - 1743.
9. HANNAH, 1744: m. in 1767 Joshua Partridge of Medway.
10. ELISHA, 1748-1748.
4.
SIMEON 2 (John ') bought the place where George Davis now lives in 1760, and sold it to Rev. Thomas Prentiss in 1771. The following year, he bought back his father's old homestead in the north end, where he spent the rest of his life. He served in 1783 and 1790 as selectman. He married in 1757 Hannah Hamant (28), who died in 1766 ; second, Catherine Mason (30), who died in 1817. He died in 1815. Children : -
11. AMV, 1758; m. in 1779 Simon Turner of Wrentham.
12. OLIVER, 1760-1760.
+13. OLIVER, 1761.
14. JOSEPH, 1763-1842; unmarried.
15. SARAH, 1766-1832; m. in 1793 Oliver Chenery (28).
16. CATHERINE, 1767-1843 ; unmarried.
17. HANNAH, 1769; m. in 1794 Jason Gay.
18. PERSIS, 1771 ; m. in 1802 Moses Adams of Medway.
19. PATTY, 1774-1843; unmarried.
20. CHARLOTTE, 17SI ; m. in 1802 Leonard Seaver (4).
13
OLIVER 3 (Simeon,2 John ') lived on the north end farm which was his father's. He married in 1792 Nancy Harding (64), who died in 1851. He died in 1852, aged ninety-one. Children : -
+-21. OLIVER, 1797.
22. NANCY, 179)-1842 ; unmarried.
23. MARY, 1803-1878; unmarried.
21.
OLIVER 4 (Oliver,3 Simeon,2 John 1) resided on the homestead, and spent his life as a farmer. He married Lucy Fairbanks (40), who died in 1881. He died in 1864. Children : -
24. CHARLES C., 1820-1879 ; resided in Walpole.
25. MARY B., 1822-1853 ; m. in 1848 George Dunham of Woon- socket, R. I. ALFRED, 1824.
+26.
27. ALBERT, 1824-1845.
28. LUCY A., 1827; m. in 1846 Benjamin F. Shumway (1).
29. CAROLINE A., 1830 ; m. in 1867 John Baldwin of Chicago.
26.
ALFRED 5 (Oliver, + Oliver, 3 Simeon,2 John 1) married in 1853 Adaline Spencer of Medway, who died in 1864. Son : -
30. LEWIS A., 1855 ; m. in 1878 Theresa A. Flemming of Sherborn.
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DANIEL.
Most of the descendants of Robert Daniel of Cambridge re- sided in this vicinity during our early history, and the generations are here reckoned from him. Children : -
2. ELIZABETH; m. Thomas Fanning.
+-3. SAMUEL.
++. JOSEPII.
5. SARAH; was here in 1666, and had a son named William Cheney.
6. MARY, 1642; m. in 1660 Sampson Frairy (4); was slain by Indians at or near Deerfield, in 1704.
3
SAMUEL 2 (Robert 1) came to these parts after his brother Joseph settled here, and built a house on Boggestow Brook soon after the Indian war. His wife was Mercy Grant of Watertown, married in 1671. He died in 1695. Children : -
7. ROBERT, 1672 ; settled in Sherborn.
S. JOSEPH, 1677; m. in 1697 Lydia Adams (134), and settled in Dedham (or Needham).
9. MARY, 1679.
IO. ELIZABETH, 16SI.
II. SARAH, 1683.
4.
JOSEPH 2 (Robert :) was accepted as a townsman here early in 1662, and signed the agreement. His grants were all on the west side of the river. He married in 1665 Mary Fairbanks (2). His house was burned by the Indians in 1676, and his name appears among the petitioners to the General Court for aid. He served three years as a selectman of Medfield, and in 1700 kept school on the west side. His wife died in 1682 ; and he married, second, Rachel Sheffield, who died in 1687. His third wife was Lydia, widow of James Allen (6). He was in full communion at the time of Mr. Baxter's settlement. He died in 1715. Children : -
12. JOSEPH, 1666; settled on the west side.
13. MARV, 1669; had a son, Henry Daniel, who lived to the age of ninety-nine.
14. SAMUEL, 1671 ; died apparently prior to 1715.
15. MEHITABLE, 1674-1686.
16. EBENEZER, 1677; m. in 1701 Elizabeth Partridge (55) ; second, in 1707, Mary Harding (16).
17. ELIZABETH, 1679; m. in 1705 Joseph Mason (107); second, in 1730, John Draper of Dedham.
18. JEREMIAH, 16SO-1680.
19. ELEAZAR, 1681 ; settled at Mendon.
20. JEREMIAH, 1684; m. in 1713 Hannah Partridge (60).
21. RACHEL, 1686.
22. ZECHARIAN, 1687-1687.
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24.
NOAH 6 ( Joseph, 5 Joseph, + Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert ') was born in 1772; came from Medway to Medfield, and married in 1792 Abigail Allen (69). He built a house on Main Street, on the site afterward occupied by Dr. Sanders, which he sold in 1815 to John Fairbanks, and removed from town. He died in Worcester a few years afterward. Children : -
25. JASON, 1793; m. in 1816 Julia Morse (94); resided in Worcester for a while, but returned, and died in Medway.
26. THANKFUL, 1796; m. Elisha Foster, Worcester.
27. NOAH, 1814; resides in Medway.
28.
MOSES 7 (Amos,6 Moses,5 Ezra, + Joseph,3 Joseph,2 Robert ') was born in Medway in 1813. He married Julia Fairbanks of Med- way, daughter of Silas and Milly (Plimpton 122) Fairbanks ; came to this town after his marriage, and died here in 1859. Daughter :
29. MILLIE FRANCES, 1849; m. in 1883 Charles C. Freeman.
DANIELSON.
DR. LOTHARIO DANIELSON was a practising physician here for several years. He came from the State of New York to this place about 1800: his homestead was that now owned by Charles Dunn. His first wife was Mary Ryder, a native of Worcester County. She died in IS12; and he married, second, Hannah Cheney (53) in 1817. In 1826, he sold his homestead to Robert Roberts, and removed to Rochester, N. Y., about 1828; and from thence he went to Michigan, where he died. His wife returned, and died in Sharon. Children : -
2. NANCY W .; in 1823 m. Walter R. Johnson of German- town, Pa.
3. SUSAN; married and died in Michigan.
4. MARY A., 1798-1881 ; unmarried.
5. CAROLINE, 1800-1806.
6. WILLIAM C., 1804-1806.
DERBY.
ELIAS H. DERBY was the son of John Derby, of Salem. He purchased in 1823 the place now owned and occupied by R. A. Battelle. He married in 1829 Mary A. Allen, daughter of Reuben Allen (149) ; he died in 1840, aged forty-four. He was a graduate of Harvard in 1824; served here three years as town clerk and two years on the board of selectmen. Children : -
2. SARAH E., 1831 ; m. William Rogers.
3. RICHARD C., 1834-1862; fell at the battle of Antietam; was a captain in the 15th Massachusetts Regiment.
+ BENJAMIN P., 1837-1842.
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5.
JOHN B. DERBY was also a son of John of Salem, and was a lawyer by profession. He married in 1820 Mary Townsend of Dedham, daughter of Horatio (9). He came to Medfield about 1820, and lived on the estate now owned by the Derby heirs. A separation between him and his wife took place, and he left town. Mrs. Derby resided here until her death in 1880. Children : -
6. SARAH A, 1821-1837.
7. GEORGE H., 1823-1861. He graduated at West Point in 1846; served in the Mexican war, and was wounded at Cerro Gordo; afterward captain in U.S.A. Corps of Topographical Engineers. He was known in the literary world as " John Phoenix."
DUNTON.
BENJAMIN DUNTON was the son of Samuel of Wrentham, and was born there in 1733. The first mention of him in the records is in 1757. In the following year, he bought a house, and nine acres of land adjoining, of Eleazar Ellis. It was described as lying on Meeting-house Brook, bounded south by the highway, and east by the burying-ground in part and by William Peters in part. He married in 1763 Margaret Morse (64), who survived his death in 1768, and became the wife of Adam Peters (5). Children : -
2. PATIENCE, 1765; m. in 1789 Jonathan Breck (21).
3. MARGARET, 1768-1776.
4.
GERSHOM DUNTON was also the son of Samuel of Wrentham, and was born in 1735. He married in 1769 Tahpenes Peters (7). After residing here a few years, he disappears from view. Children : -
5. AMBROSE, 1770.
6. WILLIAM, 1772.
7. JERUSHA, 1774.
8. GEORGE W., 1776.
9. BENJAMIN, 1781-1781.
DWIGHT.
TIMOTHY DWIGHT is supposed to have been a brother of John of Dedham, and to have resided there several years prior to the settlement of Medfield. He was one of the first thirteen, and drew for his house lot the maximum quantity, twelve acres. It stretched along North Street nearly to Dale Street. His house
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stood on the spot now owned by the Derby heirs. He was a member of the first board of selectmen, an office which he held eighteen years. He was chosen representative to the General Court in 1652, the first who enjoyed that honor. He was also lieutenant, or chief military officer of the town. At his own request, he was discharged by the General Court in 1668, "on account of defective eyesight."
At the burning of the town, he was severely wounded by the Indians, in consequence of which he died a few weeks afterward. In his will, made in the prospect of speedy death, he gave his house and barn, "if it please God that they stand," to his son Timothy. His first wife, Mary, died in 1668, leaving no children. He married in 1669 Dorcas Watson, daughter of John of Roxbury, who was born in 1639. She survived him, and married in 1677 John Adams (165). Children : --
2. TIMOTHY, 1670; probably died in childhood.
3. JOHN, 1672; died in infancy.
+4. JOHN, 1675.
4.
JOHN 2 (Timothy 1) was born the year his father died. When he grew up, he came into possession of the homestead, and married in 1696 Elizabeth Harding (13). He was a prominent man in town affairs ; was chief military officer of the town ; served as treasurer, town clerk for six years, selectman ten years, and representative to the General Court in 1741 and 1743. He died in 1751, his wife in 1758. Children : -
5. ELIZABETH, 1698; m. in 1725 Peter Balch (19).
6. TIMOTIIV, 1700-1715.
7. DORCAS, 1703; m. in 1726 Josiah Ellis of Dedham.
8. KEZIA, 1705-1776; m. in 1725 William Plimpton (31).
9. SARAH, 1708; m. in 1733 Moses Ellis of Walpole.
IO. SYBIL, 1711-1711.
11. HANNAH, 1712; m. in 1732 Joseph Clark (73); second, in 1747, Jonathan Ellis of Dedham.
+12. SETH, 1716.
12.
SETH 3 (John,2 Timothy 1) received the estate by the will of his father, and resided upon it till his death. He, like his father, was active in town affairs; held the office of town treasurer, and was a member of the board of selectmen several years. He married in 1740 Hannah Fisher (41). He died of small-pox in 1776: his wife died in 1792. Children : -
1 3. PATTY, 1747; m. in 1777 Jonathan Metcalf (25).
+14. TIMOTHY, 1750.
15. HANNAII, 1753-1761.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
14.
TIMOTHY + (Seth, 3 John,2 Timothy ') graduated at Harvard College in 1774. He was educated as a physician, and served in the Revolutionary war as surgeon's mate. He is said to have been a dissipated man ; and the records certainly show that his character was not of an exalted type. In 1787, he was fined £I Ios. for breaking the meeting-house windows. He deceived one woman by a mock marriage, and lived with her for some time in marital relations before she discovered the deception. Two children, the fruit of this union, died in infancy. He was also the father of other illegitimate children. He finally married Experience Fuller (10); sold out his share in his father's place, and went to Long Island, where he died some time previous to 1800, as in that year his "widow " died in Medfield. Son : -
16. TIMOTHY, 1789-1853 ; unmarried; came back to Medfield a pauper, and was supported here till his death.
ELLIS.
JOHN ELLIS was a freeman in Dedham in 1641. He married in 1640 Susanna Lumber. He was one of the first thirteen of the Medfield grantees ; and his house lot was on Main Street, the spot now owned by Thomas Upham. His wife died in 1654; and the next year he married Joan, widow of John Clapp of Dor- chester. He seems to have been a leading citizen, serving as a selectman for seven years. He died in 1697, and his widow in 1704. Children : -
+2. JOHN, 1646.
3. SUSANNA; m. Matthias Evans (1); died in 1724.
4. HANNAII, 1651-1717: m. in 1671 Samuel Rockwood (3). She was the first white female born in Medfield; and a fragment of her tombstone, which stated this fact, is still standing in the cemetery.
5. SAMUEL, 1660-1684.
+6. JOSEPH, 1662. +7. ELEAZAR, 1664.
2.
JOHN 2 (John ') settled on the west side of the river. He married in 1677 Mary Herring. There is no record of her death ; but in the Boston records we find that John Ellis of Medfield married Mary Hill of Sherborn, in 1698. He died in 1716, his widow in 1729. Children : -
+-8. JOHN, 1678.
9. JOSEPH, 1681-1754; prominent in Medway affairs.
10. MARY, 1686; m. in 1701 Zachary Partridge (54); second, John Barber (26).
11. SARAH, 1687-1705: m. in 1704 Nathaniel Wight (27).
12. HANNAH, 1688 ; m. John Taylor.
13. SAMUEL, 1699-1769: inherited his father's estate in Medway.
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6.
JOSEPHI 2 (John :) by his father's will shared his father's estate with his brother Eleazar, and it seems that such an arrangement was made that Joseph remained at the home place on Main Street. He served as a selectman seven years. He married in 1688 Lydia Lovell (4), who died in 1694; second, Elizabeth Metcalf (4). He died in 1726, his widow in 1735. Children : -
14. LYDIA, 1689-1726; m. in 1713 Elisha Bullen (19).
15. JOSEPH, 1691-1757; m. Thamazin Adams (135); resided in Medway.
16. JOHN, 1694; settled on the west side of the river.
+-17. JAMES, 1697.
18. HANNAH, 1699; m. in 1728 Nathaniel Fisher of Wrentham.
7.
ELEAZAR 2 (John ') settled in the north part of the town, on the corner between Canal and Railroad Streets. He had a house there as early as 1689, evidently. He married in 1687 Mary Metcalf (8), who died in 1727. He served as a selectman in 1706, 1709, and 1718. He died in 1731. Children : -
19. MARY, 1691-1778; m. Thomas Adams (46).
+20. ELEAZAR, 1694.
+-21. SAMUEL, 1697. +-22. DAVID, 1702.
8.
JOHN 3 (John,2 John :) married in 1718 Hannah Wight (37). One son, John, born in 1721, died the same year. He owned a place a short distance south of Pound Street, formerly Thomas Thurston's homestead. The cellar of the house is yet visible : the lot fronted on the "common," or training-field. He held several important offices in the town. His widow, who became the wife of John Pratt, gave the land where the house stood to the Medfield church, on certain conditions ; and it has retained the name of the "church lot" to this time. He died in 1745.
17.
JAMES3 (Joseph,2 John 1) succeeded to the possession of the original place on Main Street. He married in 1720 Tabitha Mason (11), who died in 1770; second, in 1771, Hannah Jones of Holliston. He died in 1776. Children : -
23. TABITHA, 1722-1723.
24. ELIZABETH, 1724-1732.
25. TABITHA, 1728; m. Jesse French, mariner, and lived at one time in Medway.
26. HANNAH, 1729-1737.
27. JEMIMA, 1732-1817 ; unmarried.
28. SARAH, 1734; m. Sadey Mason (26).
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20. ABIGAIL, 1736-1764; m. in 1761 Noah Allen (40).
30. JAMES, 1738-1816; adjudged " non compos " in 1777, and had a guardian appointed.
31. LYDIA, 1740-1801 ; m. in 1764 Nathan Partridge (36).
20.
ELEAZAR 3 (Eleazar,2 John ') married in 1720 Patience Evans (6), only heir to her father's estate. Eleazar's father had come into possession of the Benjamin Wheelock homestead in 1718, which he deeded to him in 1727, so that he owned from Bridge Street to the cemetery. His wife died in 1762 ; and he married, second, Johanna - Having no surviving children, he made his brother's son, Nathan Ellis, his heir ; and he probably lived with him on the west side of Noon Hill for several years. He died in 1779. Children : -
32. MATTHIAS, 1724-1736.
33. MATTHIAS, 1737-1737.
21.
SAMUEL 3 (Eleazar,2 John ') remained with his father on the place at the north end, and at his decease inherited it. He married in 1719 Sarah Adams (49), who died in 1725. About 1725, he married a second wife, Abigail, who died in 1735, aged twenty-eight. Scrutiny makes it probable, in the absence of any record of his marriage, that this was Abigail Ellis, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Ellis of Dedham, born in 1707. Her father died in 1721 ; and her mother, without doubt, married Ichabod Harding of Medfield (next neighbor to Samuel) in 1725. His third wife, married in 1736, was Mary Partridge (16), who survived him, and became the fourth wife of Deacon Wheelock. Samuel was killed by a fall into the cellar in 1751. Children : -
+-34. OLIVER, 1727.
35. ABIGAIL, 1729-1736.
36. MARY, 1731-1736.
37. PHINEHAS, 1732-1733-
38. ICHABOD, 1735-1735.
22.
DAVID 3 (Eleazar,2 John ') married in 1725 Rachel Partridge (70), and when her father removed to Bellingham came into possession of the place on the corner of North and Railroad Streets. Rachel died in 1727, and in 1732 he sold the place to Jonathan Wight. He married in 1729 Elizabeth Cook of Needham, and removed to Bellingham, where he died about 1739. Children : -
39. SARAII, 1725.
40. REUBEN, 1727. +41. NATHAN, 1730.
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34.
OLIVER 4 (Samuel,3 Eleazar,2 John ') lived on the place which had been owned by his father and grandfather. He was a man of influence in the town for many years, serving on the board of selectmen fourteen years, and as representative four years. He married in 1750 Mary Plimpton (55). His house, which was burned a few years since, was built about 1753. He died in 1808, his wife in 1811. Children : -
42. NABBY, 1751-1817; m. in 1770 Ebenezer Clark (165).
43. OLIVER, 1753-1757.
44. OBED, 1755-1757.
45. MARY, 1757-1854: m. in 1783 Simeon Pratt (25).
46. CHARLOTTE, 1762-1844; m. in 1780 Billings Tisdale.
47. AMY, 1764-1853; m. in 1787 Oliver Adams (139).
48. JULIA, 1766-1862; m. in 1796 Darius Adams (204).
41.
NATHAN 4 (David,3 Eleazar,2 John ') located west of Noon Hill, at "Jadewalk," so called, certainly as early as 1759, and probably at the time of his marriage, about 1752. He received his property from his uncle Eleazar. The family was one of the wealthiest and most aristocratic in town in those days. He married, first, in 1751, Hannah Bacon, who died in 1777, aged forty-four ; second, in 1778, Sarah Adams (141). He died in 1801, his widow in 1806. His estate went to his son Eleazar, only heir. Children : -
+49. ELEAZAR, 1753.
50. SILAS, 1757-1758.
51. ELIZABETH, 1759-1775.
49.
ELEAZAR 5 (Nathan,4 David,3 Eleazar,2 John 1) had the title of Major. He served as selectman in 1784-85 and 1789. He married in 1774 Abigail Holmes of Sharon, who had been a hired girl in his father's family. The union proved to be most unhappy, and a separation took place. About 1797, he removed to Providence, and married Sarah Peters (14). They had three children : Martha, who married Asa Cole (13); Elizabeth, who married Moses Pratt of Wrentham ; and a son, who was drowned at the age of four years. Eleazar Ellis died about 1805, and his widow married James Forbes of Rutland. The divorced wife, who is said to have caused the trouble, died in 1816, having been supported by charity.
52.
THOMAS ELLIS was a brother of John (1), and came from Dedham to Medfield in the end of 1651 or the beginning of
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
1652. His grant for a house lot was on North Street, the spot now occupied by his lineal descendants. The estate has never been out of the possession of the family. His house was evidently built as early as 1653, and he married in 1657 Mary Wight (5). He died in 1690, and his wife in 1693. Children : -
53. JUDITH, 1658; m. in 1678 Benjamin Rockwood (5).
54. MARY, 1660-1717; m. in 1678 Jonathan Adams (3).
55. ABIEL, 1662-1716; m. in 1683 Zachary Barber (9).
+56. SAMUEL, 1664.
57. THOMAS, 1666-1670.
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