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58. PATIENCE, 1668-1695; m. in 1691 Henry Adams (8).
59. RUTH, 1670; was living unmarried in 1697.
60. JOANNA, 1677; m. in 16)8 Nathaniel Rockwood (9).
56.
SAMUEL2 (Thomas ') settled on the homestead, which he in- herited by paying the legacies to his sisters. He married Deborah Lovell (9), as we discover by her father's will. Samuel died in 1712, at the age of forty-eight. His wife died in 1740 Children : -
61. SAMUEL, 1694-1695. +-62. SAMUEL, 1696.
+63. THOMAS, 1698.
64. DEBORAH, 1700; m. Joseph Draper of Dedham in 1725.
65. LYDIA, 1702-1723.
66. TIMOTHY, 1704-1734; m. in 1730 Hannah Adams (31); settled in Medway.
67. MARY, 1706-1753.
68. SARAH, 1708-1781 ; m. in 1728 Seth Partridge (27).
69. ABIGAIL, 1711 ; m. in 1731 Jonathan - of Dedham.
62.
SAMUEL 3 (Samuel,2 Thomas ') was heir to the paternal estate by paying legacies to his brothers and sisters. He sold to Timothy land in West Medway in exchange for relinquishment of rights in the homestead. He sold his brother Thomas lands in the extreme north part of the town, where he afterward located. He married in 1724 Sarah Adams (190), who died in 1733; second, in 1735, Miriam Partridge (17), who died in 1768; third, in 1769, Elizabeth Rice of Dedham, who died in 1777. He died in 1778. Children : -
70. SARAII, 1725-1771 ; m. in 1752 Jonathan Allen (44). +71. SAMUEL, 1727.
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72. RACHEL, 1729; m. in 1750 Seth Marsh, and went to Stur- bridge.
73. PETER, 1732-1732.
74. LYDIA, 1733-1737.
63.
THOMAS 3 (Samuel,2 Thomas 1) married in 1725 Elizabeth Morse (47). He had a house at first in the north part of the town, near where Alfred Cutler now lives. He sold his homestead here to John Cutler, and removed to Natick, where he died in 1747. Children : -
75. KEZIA, 1726; m. in 1745 Daniel Chickering of Dedham.
76. THOMAS, 1735-1768; born in Natick; m. in 1761 Mehitable Fisher of Dedham.
71.
SAMUEL 4 (Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas ') was the only son who lived to grow up, and settled with his father, whom he outlived one year. He married in 1754 Sarah Morse (123), who died in 1823, aged ninety-three. He died in 1779. Children : -
77. MARY, 1755-1830.
78. ELIZABETH, 1756-1780.
79. SARAH, 1758-1772.
So. LYDIA, 1760-1760.
Sı. LYDIA, 1761-1786.
+-82. GEORGE, 1763.
83 AMOS, 1767-1772.
S4. SARAH, 1774-1801.
85. MARGARET, 1776-1845.
82.
GEORGE 5 (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas :) succeeded to the possession of the homestead. He kept school in 1784, and afterward was a merchant in company with Johnson Mason, and kept a store for several years. They also manufactured straw goods to some extent. George Ellis held the office of coroner, was town treasurer, and served on the board of selectmen. He married in 1786 Martha Chaloner, who died in 1794, at the age of thirty-six. He married, second, in 1795, Meriel Fuller of Newton, who died in 1796; third, in 1797, Deborah Baker of Dedham. He died in 1808, at the age of forty-five. His widow survived him forty years. Children : -
86. BETSEY, 1787-1863 ; m. in 1809 Hinsdale Fisher (79.) +87. JOHN, 1788. 88. PATTY, 1790 ; m. in 1815 John Baker of Dedham.
So. GEORGE, 1792; m. in 1818 Catherine Whiting, and resided in Dedham.
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JOHN ELLIS.
87. JOHN 6 (George,5 Samuel,4 Samuel, 3 Samuel,2 Thomas 1), when a young man, drove the stage be- tween Dedham and Boston. He after- ward came back to his native town, and lived on the place owned by five gen- erations that had preceded him. He served as town treasurer, and for six years as a mem- ber of the board of selectmen. He mar- ried in 1815 Mary A. Cox of Dorches- ter, who died in 1851 ; second, in 1861, Esther Plimp- ton (116), who died in 1868. He died in 1885. Children :
+90. SAMUEL, 1818.
91. JOHN, 1820; graduated Harvard College 1842; died 1846.
92. S MARY A., 1833-1837.
93. MARTHA C., 1833-1854.
90.
SAMUEL 7 (John,6 George,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Thomas ') married in 1845 Martha Ellis (118). Children : -
94 EMILY E., 1846.
95. GEORGE H., 1848; m. in 1869 Sarah Dale, who died in 1884, leaving two children, Herbert D. and Martha E .; second, in 1886, Elizabeth Shaw.
96.
EDWIN H., 1850 ; m. in 1874 Nellie E. Wheeler.
97. JESSE L. B., 1852.
98. MARY A., 1855-1870.
99. EMMA,
100. ELLA, - 1859-1859.
IOI. EVA, 1
105.
JESSE ELLIS, son of Aaron Ellis of Dedham, was born in 1740. He married Mary Harding (48), and in 1766 bought the home- stead of John Cutler, in north part of the town. He sold it in 1772 to Simeon Cutler. His wife died in 1776, and he removed
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to Dedham. He sold out there in 1778, and went to Winchendon. He married, second, Miriam Hill, daughter of Maverick Hill of Ashburnham, formerly of Medway. Jesse died in 1822, his widow in 1831. Children : -
106. OBED, 1768-1819; m. in 1794 Margaret C. Adams (150) who died in 1844, leaving no children. Obed Ellis once owned the estate at the corner of North and Green Streets, but, failing in business, sold it in IS10 to Nathan Allen, and bought a house on Main Street, which stood where that of James Hewins, Esq., now stands.
107. MARY, 1776-1835; m. in 1794 William Peters (16).
There were also three children by second marriage, who left numer- ous descendants in Ashburnham and vicinity.
108.
JESSE ELLIS, who married in 1805 Dorcas Lovell (36), was born in Walpole in 1780, son of Joseph Ellis and wife Sarah Clark (117). After residing here for a short time, he bought an estate on Foundry Street. His wife died in 1813, and he married in 1815 Elizabeth Hawes of Walpole. He died in 1846, and his homestead was sold to Jedediah H. Snow. He served six years on the board of selectmen. His widow died in 1870. Children : -
109. DAVID, 1805-1807.
110. S DAVID, 1807-1807.
III. JOSEPII, 1807-1807.
112. HARRIET, 1808-1862; m. in 1861 John A. Turner (89).
113. CATY, ISI1 ; m. in 1835 Edmund T. Everett.
114. S JOSEPHI, 1813; resides in Bellingham.
115. 2 JESSE, 1813; resides in Sherborn.
116. ELIZABETH H., 1816; m. in 1843 Albert Stone of Belvi- dere, III.
117. MARY H., ISIS-ISS4; m. in 1865 Edmund T. Everett.
LIS. MARTHA, 1820; m. in 1845 Samuel Ellis (90).
119.
SETH ELLIS was born in Walpole in 1778, the son of John, grandson of Moses Ellis and Sarah Dwight (9). He married Mary Fairbanks in 1806, and came to Medfield about 1811. He purchased the homestead of the Cheney family, lately owned by Caleb Ellis. He was a member of the board of selectmen ten years. He died in 1853, his wife in 1837, aged fifty-seven. Children : -
+120. CALEB, ISIO.
121. JOHN, 1812-1864; m. in 1835 Amy A. Fisher (67); lived in Woonsocket, R.I.
122. HANNAH, IS14; m. in 1836 Daniels Hamant (45).
+123. FRANKLIN, 1817.
121. MOSES, 1826; resides in Framingham.
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120.
CALEB 2 (Seth ') was born before his parents removed to Med- field. He married in 1836 Abigail Harding (83), who died in 1885. After her death, he resided with his daughter in Maine, where he died in 1887. Children : -
125. INFANT, 1837-1837.
126. JULIA A., 1838; m. in 1868 Robert Pope; lives in Maine.
127. GRANVILLE H., 1840; m. in 1878 Dora Pillsbury.
128. JOHN F., 1842-1877 ; died in California.
129. SARAH A., 1845 ; m. in 1878 George M. Munn of Holyoke.
123.
FRANKLIN 2 (Seth ') married in 1849 Alma L. Woods, daughter of Reuben and wife Pamela Smith (216). He died in 1883. Children : -
1 30. WILLIAM F., 1850; in East Greenwich, R.I.
131. ADDIE A., 1854; m. in 1873 Albert M. Stone; living in Hanford, Cal.
132. JENNIE M., 1862; m. in 1885 Dr. Samuel N. Bentley ; resides in Nebraska.
133.
ABNER ELLIS was born in 1765, and came from Medway to Medfield when a boy. He married in 1792 Caroline Clark (227). In 1800, he purchased a small house belonging to the town (to be removed from the town's land), which stood originally near the location of the wire factory. It was removed first to the opposite side of the street, afterward to the Derby estate, where it is still occupied as a tenement. He held various town offices ; but, after his wife's death in 1816, he removed to Watertown, where he died the following year. Children : -
134. WARREN, 1792-1814.
+135. FRANCIS D., 1795.
136. ABIGAIL, 1802-1873; unmarried.
137. WILLIAM, 1809-1876; resided in Holliston.
I35.
FRANCIS D. 2 (Abner :), when a boy, went away to work in a factory. He returned, and entered a store kept by Colonel Mason on North Street, opposite Dale. When the store on the east corner of Main and Pleasant Streets was built, he was employed there; then at Sudbury for two years. He was in business on his own account at Marlow, N.H., for some time ; afterward came to Medfield, and kept the store at the corner of North and Main Streets till 1842, when he sold the store to Isaac Fiske. Removing to Boston, he engaged in the whole- sale dry-goods trade, in which he continued until his retirement from active participation in business, when he bought a residence
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in his native town. Though he, when a young man, embraced infidel sentiments, and was recognized as a leading opposer of religious efforts here, afterward for many years he was a firm sup- porter of the Orthodox church, contributing largely to the erection of the present church and parsonage. He married in 1818 Sarah Fiske (8), who died in 1878. He died in 1SS2. Children : -
136. CAROLINE L., 1820-1822; born in Sudbury.
137. SARAH J., 1822-1822; born in Marlow, N.H.
138 ELLEN A., 1824; m. in 1847 Rev. Thomas Laurie.
139. HARRIET N., 1826-1854 ; m. in 1850 J. R. Cambell of Boston.
140. SARAH F., 1831-1887 ; killed in the Bussey Bridge railroad disaster.
141. ABBY W., 1832; m. in 1857 Richard B. Smith of West Roxbury.
142. MARY F., 1837.
EVANS.
MATTHIAS EVANS was born in Dorchester in 1644. He married in 1669 Patience Meade, who died in the following year. In 1679, he sold his estate in Dorchester, and bought the place in Medfield that had been owned by William Cheney. The house stood near the corner of Bridge Street. The farm lay along the brook, on the south side of Main Street. He was a housewright by trade. His second wife was Susanna Ellis (3). He died in 1684. His widow survived him forty years, dying in 1724. Children : -
+2. MATTIIIAS, 1670.
3. HANNAHI ; m. in 1705 William Allen (158).
4. EBENEZER ; died in 1718, probably unmarried. His estate was divided between his mother, brother, and sister.
2
MATTHIAS 2 (Matthias 1) remained upon his father's place. He married in 1701 Sarah Smith (19). He died in 1725, and his widow married Henry Harding (10). The homestead went to the only heir, Patience Ellis. Matthias served as selectman in 1714. Children : -
5. SARAH, 1702-1704.
6. PATIENCE, 1704-1762; m. Eleazar Ellis (20).
EVERETT.
JOEL EVERETT, son of Pelatiah and Mary Everett, descendant of Richard Everett of Dedham, was born in Westminster in 1791. His mother dying when he was a child, he was brought up with his uncle Amos Hawes, of Franklin. After leaving him, he engaged in the manufacture of thread, and established a factory in Wrentham, near North Attleboro. This business he continued till about 1850. He married in 1820 Hepsia Blackinton of Wrentham. After her death, he married in 1850 Hannah Ware of Medfield, widow of
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
Philander Ware, who had bought the estate on the west corner of Main and Pleasant Streets, where Mr. Everett resided till the time of his death, in 18St. Children : -
2. EDWIN A., 1821-1821.
3. JOSEPH B., 1824-1827.
1. HENRY J., 1827-1871; m. in 1855 Almenia C. Burr of New- ton, Mass. He was a teacher, and he held for some time the office of town clerk.
5. CHARLOTTE F., 1829-1832.
(. ALBERT M., 1830; m. in 1855 Nancy Wyatt; second, Sarah Steele.
7. EDGAR B., 1834-1834.
S. AMELIA F., 1836.
FAIRBANKS.
GEORGE FAIRBANKS was the first settler on Medfield soil west of the river. He came from Dedham about 1657, and bought land near Sherborn line that had been granted to Rev. John Allen. Mr. Allen's farm, lying within our limits, was reserved when our grant for a township was given. This rendered Fairbanks' citi- zenship doubtful. He married in 1646 Mary Adams of Dedham, who survived him. He was drowned in 1682. Children : -
2. MARY, 1647-1682 ; m. in 1665 Joseph Daniel (4).
+-3. GEORGE, 1650.
1. SAMUEL, 1652-1676.
5. ELEAZAR, 1655: settled in Sherborn.
6. JONAS, 1656-1676.
7. JONATHAN, 1662-1719; first physician of Sherborn; was drowned while crossing the river in the night.
S. MARGARET, 1664 ; m. William Holbrook of Mendon.
3.
GEORGE 2 (George 1) inherited the homestead. He married in 1671 Rachel Adams (166), who died in 1678. He had a second wife, Susanna He was one of our selectmen in 1693, and was prominent in the formation of the town of Medway. Children :
9. RACHEL, 1672; m. Jonathan Fisher (9).
10. MARY, 1675 ; m. in 1696 Benjamin Allen (159).
11. SUSANNA, 1681-1681.
12. SUSANNA, 1682.
13. DOROTHY, 1683: m. in 1713 Ebenezer Thompson.
14. MARGARET, 1685-1787; m. in 1704 Jonathan Wight (22).
15. JONAS. 1688-1690.
16. SARAH, 1600-1690.
17. GEORGE, 1694 : settled on the original place.
IS. JOHN, 1697.
A daughter Hannah is mentioned in his will; m. Joseph Curtis.
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19.
JOTHAM 6 ( Jothan, 5 George, + George,3 George,2 George ;) was the next of this name to be found in our records. He was born in Medway in 1778, and married Betsey Lovell (39) in 1803. After his marriage, he removed to Medfield, and in 1813 purchased the estate on Bridge Street now owned by Perley T. Chase. He was a millwright by trade. He died in 1858, his wife in 1860. Children :
20. ABIGAIL, 1803; m. in 1827 John Balch (5).
+21. LOVELL, ISO6.
22. JOSEPH, ISIO-1834.
23. ELIZA, 1815-1835.
+21. JAMES A., ISIS.
25. MARY A. L., 1822-1847.
21.
LOVELL 7 (Jotham,6 Jotham,5 George,+ George,3 George,2 George 1) married Keziah Cole (18), who died in IS42. He died
in Medfield in 1844. His children were born in Medway or Holliston. Children : -
26. ABBY; m. John Wild of Somerville.
27. SARAII; m John Bailey of Easton.
28. MARGARET, 1834-1858; m. in 1854 Orlando Stevens.
29. JOSEPH, 1837-1862.
30. MARY; m. Fred. Baker of Sharon.
24.
JAMES A.7 (Jotham,6 Jotham,5 George,+ George,3 George,2 George ') married in 1852 Abby H. Hill (34), who died in 1869. Children : -
31. EMMA J., 1853; m. in 1871 Ellery Franks.
32. [ CHARLES E., 1859.
33. ( CLARA E., 1859.
34. ADDIE C., 1865.
35.
DAVID FAIRBANKS of Needham came to this town when somewhat advanced in life. He married Jemima Whitney of Needham. Children : -
36. LEMUEL, 1786-1833. The widow of Lemuel died in Med- field in 1880.
37. ELLIS; died in Mansfield.
3S. DAVID; died in Melrose in 1874.
+39. NATHANIEL, 1799.
40. LUCY; m. Oliver Cutler (18); died ISS1.
41. DOLLY; m. - Dickerson.
42. MARY ; m. --- Bodwell.
43. REBECCA ; m. Pearson Bemis in 1857.
39.
NATHANIEL 2 (David ') came to Medfield when a boy, and lived till after his marriage with his uncle Eli Smith (208). He mar-
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ried in 1822 Sarah Wood of Ashburnham. He resided in Medfield until a few years before his death, which occurred at Waltham in 1874. Children : --
44. JOHN W., 1822; resides in Waltham.
45. DAVID S., 1824; lives in Wakefield.
46. SARAH J., 1829-1861.
47. MARY F., 1833 ; m. in 1859 Charles C. Sewall (6).
48. AMY A., 1836-1855.
49. HENRY A., 1839-1861.
50.
DAVID FAIRBANKS of Sharon came here in ISog, and bought the estate where the town hall stands, including a store. The house he enlarged, and kept a tavern there for several years. About 1816, he built the house opposite the head of South Street, and soon after a new store at the corner of North Street, moving away the old one. He was the business man of the town,-kept a large assortment of goods, carried on the manufacture of straw bonnets, and run a boarding-house for his help. He also traded in real estate to a considerable extent ; was on the board of selectmen for two years. His wife was Mary Billings of Sharon. Lewis Fair- banks, a brother of his, a carpenter, lived here a few years, built the house on South Street now owned by J. B. Hale. Another brother, John Fairbanks, bootmaker, also lived here, and married Adeliza Wight (117). He died in 1830. Still another brother, Jason Fairbanks, lived here, and a sister, Sarah, who married Asa Clark (243). Lydia Fairbanks, the mother of the five, died here in 1832. David Fairbanks failed in business, and removed to New York. His house was sold to Captain William Felt in 1821.
FISHER.
JOSHUA FISHER was the son of Anthony Fisher of Syleham, Suffolk County, England, and was born in 1585. He came to America in 1640, and was made a freeman in the same year. He was a blacksmith by trade, and settled first at Dedham, his brother Anthony having come in 1637. His first wife, Elizabeth, the mother of all his children, had died ; and he married at Syle- ham in 1638 Anne Luson, who came with him to America. From Dedham, he came to Medfield at its settlement, and drew his house lot in the centre of the town, where the house of William P. Hewins now stands. He was on the board of selectmen two years. He was also one of the first deacons of the Medfield church. He died in 1674, his wife in 1676. Children : -
2. JOSHUA, 1621-1672. He was the "Lieutenant Joshua " of Dedham.
+3. JOUN.
4. MARY ; m. in 1648 Thomas Battle of Dedham.
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3.
JOHN2 (Joshua .) born in England, date unknown ; married in 1658 Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Boylston. A paper is on record in which Joshua Fisher, blacksmith, and Anne, his wife, make an agreement with their son John at his intended marriage, giving him four acres of the home lot and other lands, stock, fur- niture, half the stock and tools in the shop, he to have the entire estate at the death of the parents. Elizabeth died in 1665 ; and he married, second, Mary Treadway. He died in 1668; and in his will he gave to his wife Mary a right in the house and his per- sonal property. His eldest son John was to have a " dubble por- tion." Children : -
5. ELIZABETHI, 1658-1694; m. in 1677 John Plimpton (4).
+6. JOHN, 1661. 7. THOMAS, 1663-1663. 8. ESTHER, 1665-1666.
+-9. JONATHAN, 1666. IO. NATHANIEL, 1667-1668.
6.
JOHN 3 (John,2 Joshua ') became heir to the homestead of his grandfather, which he occupied till his death, at the age of ninety- four. He held the office of coroner as early as 1704; served seven years as one of the selectmen ; was representative to the General Court in 1720. He made a will in 1734, in which he mentions his negro man, Pompey, who was to be sold, and what he was sold for to be divided among the heirs. They missed the opportunity of sharing in the proceeds of Pompey's sale, as he died before his master. In the will, he also refers to his wife, to whom he had given but little, for the reason that she had withheld a certain bond from him. At the settlement of the estate, she says that the bond is one she brought with her, and that her hus- band had told her to keep it. The case was left to referees, who decided that the estate should pay her 46. He married, first, Mary Metcalf, in 1683, who died in 1727 ; second, in 1731, Sarah Harding, probably widow of Ichabod (11). He died in 1755, and his widow in 1766, aged eighty-eight. Children : -
+11. SAMUEL, 1685.
12. JOHN, 1687-1713; m. Rebecca Wheelock (35). He left one daughter, Rebecca, born in 1713, who became the wife of John Baxter (7.) His widow married Jeremiah Adams of Medway in 1715.
13. MARY, 1689-1719; m. in 1703 John Turner (12).
14. JUDITH, 1691 ; m. in 1712 Stephen Turner (13).
15. SIMON, 1095-1725.
16. ELIZABETH, 1697-1718.
17. SARAH, 1700; was living unmarried in 1734.
IS. HANNAH, 1703; m. in 1726 Jedediah Morse of Crackrock (Foxboro).
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
9
JONATHAN 3 (John,2 Joshua .) resided in this town on the west side of the river. He married Rachel Fairbanks (9). Children :
19. RACHEL, 1692-1694.
20. MARY, 1696; m. James Clark of Medway.
21. RACHEL, 1698.
22. JONATIIAN, 1699-169).
23. ABIGAIL, 1701.
24. MARGARET, 1704.
II.
SAMUEL 4 (John,3 John,2 Joshua ') settled in Wrentham. At his + father's death in 1755. the ancestral place was given to him. He seems to have resided here for a short time, but in 1758 he gave the place to his son John. Samuel returned to Wrentham, and died in 1769. His wife was Mary Rockwood (29), married in 1708. She died in 1763. In his will, he mentions sons Samuel, John, and Nathan, daughters Bathsheba, Elizabeth, and Patience.
25.
JOHN 5 (Samuel, 4 John, 3 John,2 Joshua ') was born in Wrentham in 1718. He was the last of the name to inherit the Fisher home- stead. He kept a small store adjoining his house. He married in 1749 Thankful Clark (78), who died in 1809. His will gave the estate after his wife's death to a nephew or other relative in Medway. John died in 1802. He was a selectman in 1758- 61, and a delegate to the convention at Concord in 1779.
26.
JOHN 3 (Joshua,2 Joshua ') was born in Dedham in 1652, and re- mained there until the death of his father in 1672. He then came to Medfield, where he married in 1674 Hannah Adams (168), and settled at first in the north part of the town, not far from Castle Hill. His house was destroyed by the Indians, and he was among the petitioners for relief for that cause. The location of his first house is not easily ascertained : it would seem to have been near the estate now owned by William C. Allen. He did not rebuild, but bought the old Hinsdale homestead on North Street, where William Chenery's house now stands. He was a blacksmith, and built a shop near what is now the corner of North and Frairy Streets. It was built on the town's land at first, but in 1684 hc was granted the land his shop stood on. He continued on the Hinsdale place till his death in 1727. His widow married Joseph Metcalf (5), and the homestead was sold in 1732 to Peter Cool- edge. Children : -
27. HANNAN, 1674-1726; m. William Partridge (5). +28. JOHN, 1677. 20. RACHEL, 1680-1712; m. in 1698 Jonathan Boyden (6).
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30. MEHITABLE, 1682-1751 ; m. in 1715 John Bullen (13).
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31. JOSHUA, 1685 ; settled in Walpole.
+-32. JOSIAHI, 1692.
33. ABIGAIL, 1698-1701.
28.
JOHN 4 (John,3 Joshua,2 Joshua ') was a blacksmith like most of the family, and settled in the north part of the town near Castle Hill. An old cellar on the farm of Geo. W. Bruce probably marks the spot. A grant of twenty rods for building was made to the family in 1701,- evidently in this locality. He was admitted to full communion in 1710. He married in 1705 Abigail Smith (23), who died in 1725. John died in 1727, a few months before his father. The estate was settled in 1735. Children : -
34. SOLOMON, 1706-1706.
35. ABIGAIL, 1707-1711.
36. SARAH, 1709-1711.
37. ABIGAIL, 1711-1785; m. in 1731 John Plimpton (22); sec- ond, in 1771, David Clark (62).
+-38. JOHN, 1714.
39. SARAH, 1719-1756.
40. JOSIIUA, 1725.
32.
JOSIAH 4 (John, 3 Joshua,2 Joshua 1) settled in Dedham, now Dover, on the lower side of the corners near Farm Bridge. He married in 1716 Hannah Bullen (23), who died in 1765. Having no sons, he gave his place to his grandson, Fisher Allen (59). He died about 1781. Children : -
4[. HANNAH, 1717-1792; m. in 1740 Seth Dwight (12).
42. MIRIAM, 1720-1757: m. Noah Allen (40).
38.
JOHN5 (John, + John,3 Joshua,2 Joshua 1) was also a blacksmith, and came into possession of the paternal estate by paying the other heirs their portion. He was only fourteen years of age when his father died, and his uncle Josiah of Dover was his guardian. His wife, married in 1736, was Dorcas Adams, daugh- ter of Jonathan (19). He died in 1777, his widow in ISo7. Children : -
43. ABIGAIL, 1737-1805; m. in 1768 Thomas Burrage of Dedham.
44. LOIS, 1739-1805; m. David Lovell (25).
45. KEZIA, 1742-1776; m. David Clark (152).
46. DORCAS, 1745-1815; m. in 1768 Nathan Harding (46).
+-47. JOIIN, 1748.
48. SILENCE, 1755-1755-
47.
JOHN 6 (John, 5 John,4 John,3 Joshua,2 Joshua 1) was called yeo- man, though his inventory included a set of blacksmith's tools,
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
probably his father's. The estate is described as house lot forty- five acres, and twenty-five acres more north-west of the highway, with a blacksmith's shop upon it ; also, one-third of a saw-mill. He married in 1771 Mary Clark (154), who died in 1820. He died in 1790. He was one of the selectmen in 1773, 1774, and 1776. Children : -
+49. LUTHIER, 1772.
50. CALVIN, 1774-1824 ; resided in Boston.
+51. QUINCY, 1776.
+52. JOHN, 1779.
53. NATHAN, 1781-1795.
54. ALPIIEUS, 1784 ; lived in West Boylston.
55. MOSES, 1787.
49.
LUTHER 7 (John,6 John,5 John, 4 John,3 Joshua,2 Joshua ') was a blacksmith, and lived in "dingle dell," at the homestead of his wife's father. His shop stood on the road leading thence to the town farm. His wife, married in 1796, was Lois Lovell (33). He died in 1813. Lois married a Mr. Holbrook of Bellingham, and died in 1848. Children : -
56. MARY, 1796-1796.
57. NATHAN, 1799-1825.
58. CZARINA, 1799; m. in 1820 William Messinger of Milford.
59. MARY, 1800-1852; m. in 1821 Warren Plimpton (130).
60. LOUISE, 1802-1879 ; m. in IS19 John Grant (1).
61. JOHN, 1805.
62. MINOT, IS07-1879.
63. CHARLES P., 1809-1809.
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