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He died in 1692, and his wife Sarah in 1708. Children : -
+2. JOIIN, 1653.
3. SARAH, 1655 ; m. in 1674 John Weeks.
4. MARY ; m. in 1674 Michael Wilson of Wrentham.
5. HANNAH, 1660.
6. SAMUEL, 1663.
7. ELIZABETH ; m. Jeremiah Morse (24); died in 1733.
+8. TIMOTHY, 1667.
9. ABIGAIL ; m. in 1708 Jonathan Lawrence (15). She received of her brother the year of her marriage the portion due from her father's estate.
2.
JOHN 2 (Francis ') had by his father's will a lot of land at "plant- ing field"; and, soon after, the town granted him a small spot "where his siller now stands." Later, he had another grant, "where his house stands." In 1702, a road is spoken of as being "near John Hamant's house, by his line over a stony brook toward rail-tree neck." The land which he received from his father was to go to Timothy, his brother, in case he should die without heirs. He died unmarried in 1708. His house stood, evidently, not far from that now owned by George D. Hamant on High Street. Perhaps the old cellar near by marks the spot, but it is uncertain.
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8.
TIMOTHY 2 (Francis ;) owned the farm and house that had been his father's. He married in 1696 Milletiah Clark (36). He was chosen town treasurer in 1703, and held that office for several years. He died at Arrowsick in 1718; and his widow probably married, as second husband, William Partridge (5), and died in 1747. Children : -
+10. TIMOTHY, 1699.
-1I. SAMUEL, 1701.
12. MILLETIAH, 1704; m. in 1728 Michael Metcalf of Medway.
13. MEHITABLE, 1706-1727.
14. ABIEL, 1708-1783; m. in 1734 Joseph Smith (46).
IO.
TIMOTHY 3 (Timothy,2 Francis 1) was the successor on the old homestead. He married in 1727 Hepsibah Clark (55). Town office seemed to await him, commencing, as was customary even in those days, with that of hogreeve, about the date of his mar- riage ; after which he served as a selectman five years, and as treasurer for the same length of time. He died in 1774. His wife survived him, dying in 1791. Children : -
15. MEHITABLE, 1728-1814; unmarried.
16. ELIAS, 1730-1730.
17. TIMOTHY, 1731-1731.
IS. SETH, 1733-1771 ; settled in Sturbridge. PATIENCE, 1735 -: m. in 1762 Moses Smith (43).
19.
20. TIMOTHY. 1736-1813 ; settled in Medway.
21. BASMATHI, 1738; m. Nathaniel Walker of Sturbridge.
22. DINAH, 1739-1813; m. in 1766 Ephraim Chenery (13).
-4-23. FRANCIS, 1741.
II.
SAMUEL 3 (Timothy,2 Francis 1) was a housewright by occupation. He shared with his brother in the paternal estate, but sold out his share in 1736, and bought of the heirs of Samuel Smith the place now owned by George D. Hamant. He married in 1728 Hannah Partridge (probably 26). Samuel died in 1755, his widow in 1780. Children : -
+-24. ASA, 1729.
25. SYBIL, 1731-1807; m. in 1751 Elisha Smith (53); second, in 1766, Noah Allen (40).
26. MELITIAH, 1732-1820; m. in 1757 Jacob Clark (148).
27. SARAU, 1734-1768.
28. HANNAH, 1736-1766; m. in 1757 Simeon Cutler (4).
29. SAMUEL, 1738; settled in Sturbridge.
30. 5 PETER, 1740-1740.
31. 7 JOHN, 1740-1740.
32. 5 JOSEPH, 1741-1741.
33. 7 BENJAMIN, 1741-1741.
34. JOB, 1742; settled in Sturbridge.
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23.
FRANCIS 4 (Timothy,3 Timothy,2 Francis '), having paid off his brother Samuel, became the sole owner of the ancestral place, where he spent his life. He married in 1771 Mary, daughter of Hon. Jeremiah Daniels of Medway. He died in 1808, his wife Mary in 1826. Children : -
35. MERCY, 1771-1868; m. in 1795 Moses B. Harding (72).
36. TIMOTHY, 1774-1847; m. in 1798 Priscilla Turner (67). His father set off a farm for him, and built a house upon it in 1806. He died without children, and gave the place to the nephew of his wife, Luther Guild of Chester, Vt.
+37. DANIELS, 1777.
38. SETH, 1784-1812.
24.
ASA 4 (Samuel,3 Timothy,2 Francis ') married in 1758 Peninnah Clark (135), and took up his abode with his wife's father, who had no sons. In 1774, he received from him a deed of the farm, house, barn, grist-mill, malt-house, and other buildings. At this time, his mother, now a widow, resided on the old place on High Street. After her death in 1780, Asa purchased of the other heirs their rights in that place, and settled his son Asa upon it. He remained with his son Charles at the Clark place. Peninnah died in 1778 ; and he married in 1784 Sybil Cutler (2), who died in 1796. He died in 1810. Children : -
39. PENINNAII, 1759; m. in 1783 Levi Daniels of Medway.
40. CHARLES, 1761-1832; succeeded to the possession of the estate at the grist-mill, which is now owned by George W. Kingsbury. He married Zilpah Turner (53) in 1807, but left no children. He was chosen sealer of weights and measures in 1795, and served on the board of select- men eleven years. Clark Smith, his sister's son, became sole heir to his property. Zilpah died in 1846, aged eighty-three.
+41. ASA, 1763.
42. ATARAH, 1765-1856; m. in 1782 Titus Smith (111).
37.
DANIELS 5 (Francis, + Timothy,3 Timothy,2 Francis ') was the next to come into possession of the original Hamant place. He married in 1804 Nancy Partridge of Walpole, who died in 1815; second, Patty Turner of Walpole. He served as selectman in 1815-16. He died in 1854, his wife in 1862. Children : -
+43. CALEB S., 1805. 44. FRANCIS, 1807-1817.
1-45. DANIELS, ISII.
41.
ASA 5 (Asa,4 Samuel,3 Timothy,2 Francis') was settled by his father upon the place on High Street. He married in 1804 Polly
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Draper of Dedham, who survived his death in 1843, and married John Clark of Medway. She died in 1862, aged eighty. Children : -
46. HANNAII, 1805; m. John Gould of Walpole.
47. EMELINE, 1807-1811.
48. POLLY D., 1810; m. in 1832 Daniel P. Russell (2).
+49. CHARLES, 1812.
+50. DANIEL D., 1815
51. LYDIA A., 1817; m. in 1841 William D. Rowe (1).
43.
CALEB S.6 (Daniels, 5 Francis, 4 Timothy,3 Timothy,2 Francis 1) located near his father, and owned the house at the corner of South and Philip Streets. He became a large owner of real estate. He married in 1835 Drusilla Clark (254), who died in 1858. He was killed on the railroad crossing at East Somerville, in 1873. Children : -
52. NANCY A., 1837; m. Frank Colburn of Dedham.
53. WILLIAM, 1840-1866.
54. ABBIE, 1842; m. Thomas Trow of Hudson.
45.
DANIELS 6 (Daniels,5 Francis,4 Timothy,3 Timothy,2 Francis ') lived on the original homestead. He married in 1836 Hannah Ellis (122). He occupied a place on the board of selectmen for nine years, and held various town offices. He died from the effects of a surgical operation in 1874. Children : -
55. MARY J., 1837; m. in 1872 William R. Smith (172).
+56. FRANCIS D., 1839.
57. JULIA A., 1842-1869; m. in 1865 William R. Smith (172).
49.
CHARLES 6 (Asa,5 Asa,4 Samuel,3 Timothy,2 Francis 1) was en- gaged for many years in the profession of teaching ; more recently, in insurance, as an auctioneer, and in transacting various legal business. He married in 1841 Mary Bosworth (4), who died in 1844; second, Harriet J. Hunt of Medway. Children : -
58. MARY B., 1843; m. in 1863 Willard Harwood of Boston.
59. ALICE E., 1850; m. in 1885 Henry W. Austin.
50.
DANIEL D.6 (Asa,5 Asa,+ Samuel,3 Timothy,2 Francis 1) married in 1841 Cynthia Harding (84). For several years after his mar- riage, he resided at the north part of the town on the place that had belonged to his father-in-law, but more recently at the Ha- mant Place on High Street. Children : -
+60. GEORGE D., 1842. 61. MARIETTA, 1844-1853.
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GENEALOGIES.
56.
FRANCIS 1.7 (Daniels,6 Daniels, 5 Francis, + Timothy, 3 Timothy, 2 Francis ') lives on the estate owned by his first Medfield ancestor, one of the very few estates that have remained to this time in the original name. He married in 1865 Eliza M., daughter of Jeremiah R. Smith (161). Children : -
62. GERTRUDE C., 1866.
63. NETTIE F., 1869.
64. DANIELS, 1873. 65. MARY E., 1879. 66. FRANCIS, 1881.
60.
GEORGE D.7 (Daniel D.,6 Asa,5 Asa, + Samuel,3 Timothy,2 Fran- cis 1) lives on the place which Samuel 3 bought in 1741, and which has been in possession of the family since that time. He married in 1869 Jennie A. Esty of Canton. Children : --
67. MARIETTA A., 1870.
68. GEORGE D., 1872. 69. DANIEL R., 1881.
HARDING.
ABRAHAM HARDING was in Braintree in 1648, and in 1653 sold his homestead there, after which he lived in Medfield. He is supposed to have been a son of John Harding of Weymouth. His house lot was on Bridge Street, where Mr. Chase now lives. He lived but a short time after coming here, dying in 1655. His widow married in 1656 John Frairy, Jr., and, after his death, Thomas Dyer of Weymouth. She died in 1678. Children : -
+2. JOHN.
3. ELIZABETH; m. in 1667 Eleazar Adams (34).
4. MARY, 1653-1731 ; m. in 1674 Samuel Barber (5).
+5. ABRAHAM, 1655.
2.
JOHN 2 (Abraham ') married in 1665 Hannah Wood, daughter of Nicolas, of "the farms." She died in 1667, and he married in 1668 Elizabeth Adams (36). It is probable that he lived on the Bridge Street place till the Indian war, when all the houses in that quarter were destroyed. In 1677, he had a grant of "a small spot of land near Samuel Rockwood's house," which was appar- ently the nucleus of the Harding homestead on Railroad Street. He was a deacon of the old church, a selectman sixteen years, representative two years. He died in 1720, his wife in 1727. Children : -
6. HANNAH, 1666-1667.
7. ABRAHAM, 1667-1670.
8. JOHN, 1669-1670.
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9). JOHN. 1671-1072.
+10. HENRY, 1073.
+11. ICHABOD, 1675.
1 2. ELIZABETH, 1678-1758; m. in 1696 John Dwight (4).
+13. ABRAHAM, 1683.
11. HANNAH, 1686-1718.
5.
ABRAHAM 2 (Abraham 1) settled on the west side of the river. He married in 1677 Mary Mason (3), who died about 1694; sec- ond, Sarah -, who died in 1741. He died in 1734. Children :
1 5. MEHITABLE, IGS4.
16. MARY, 1687-1725 ; m. in 1707 Ebenezer Daniel (16).
17. ELIZABETH, 1689-1708.
18. ABRAHAM, 1691 ; m. in 1715 Ruth Wight (31).
19. THOMAS, 1692-1754; deacon of Medway church.
20. JOHN, 1694 ; settled in Medway.
21. SARAH, 1696; m. George Fairbanks.
22. SAMUEL, 1698-1780.
23. HANNAH, 1700.
2.4. LYDIA, 1701 ; m. in 1728 Ephraim Partridge (18).
25. BATHSHEBA, 1704-1722.
.26. ISAAC, 1706-1779.
27. ELIZABETH, 1708.
28. JOSEPHI, 1711 ; settled in Wrentham.
IO.
HENRY 3 (John,2 Abraham ') came into possession of the original Harding place on Bridge Street. He was living there in 1722, and probably much earlier. His house was burned April 24, 1749. (See Penniman.) He married in 1698 Mary Allen, who died in 1723, aged forty-eight ; second, in 1726, Sarah, widow of Mathias Evans. He died in 1764, and gave his estate to his daughter, Thankful Penniman, and her heirs. From his settle- ment, we learn that Asa Boyden made his coffin, Amos Plimpton dug his grave, Benjamin Hews "toled the bell," and David Wight furnished three pints of rum for the funeral. His widow died in 1769. Children :-
29. JOIIN, 1699-1699.
30. MARY, 1701 ; m. in 1720 Samuel Chickering.
31. THANKFUL, 1703-1794; m. in 1722 James Penniman (1).
32. S ABIGAIL, 1713-1713.
33. HENRY, 1713-1713.
II.
ICHABOD 3 (John,2 Abraham 1) settled in the north part of the town, near the spot now occupied by the residence of R. W. Sherman. He married in 1699 Abigail Barber (18), said to be of Milton at that time. Her mother's relatives resided there. She died in 1713; and he married, second, in 1725, Sarah Ellis, probably widow of Joseph of Dedham, who had died in 1721.
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GENEALOGIES.
Her maiden name was Ileminway. Ichabod died in 1730, and his widow married John Fisher (6). John and Sarah separated, for a while at least ; and, at her death, she was buried by the side of her daughter, wife of Samuel Ellis (11). Children : -
34. JOIIN, 1704-1704.
35. BENONI, 1707-1707.
13.
ABRAHAM 3 (John,2 Abraham ') inherited his father's place. He served in town offices frequently ; was a trustee of the loan in 1721, and a selectman for eight years. He was also prominent in affairs connected with the settlement of Sturbridge, though he never removed thither himself. He married in 1706 Mary Partridge (10). He died in 1741, his wife in 1749. Children : -
+36. MOSES, 1707.
37. MARY, 1709-1709.
38. ELISIIA, 1711-1784; graduated at Harvard College in 1745; ordained minister at Brookfield in 1749.
39. JOHN, 1713; settled in Sturbridge.
40. CALEB, 1714 ; settled in Sturbridge.
41. STEPHEN, 1717-1717.
+42. SIMON, 1719.
43. OLIVE, 1722-1747 ; m. in 1744 Joshua Bullard (31).
44. JABEZ, 1726; settled in Sturbridge.
36.
MOSES 4 (Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) married in 1735 Mary Bullard, daughter of John of Medway. Her father's brother, Eleazar Bullard, died without children ; and in 1748 Moses Harding and his wife Mary became owners of the estate. He served as selectman in 1749, 1755, and 1756. He died in 1777. His wife, who was one of the constituent members of the Baptist church, died in 1799, aged eighty-three. Children :-
45. ABIGAIL, 1736-1822; m. in 1772 Jonathan Allen (44).
+46. NATHAN, 1738.
+47. HENRY, 1740.
48. MARY, 1743-1776; m. Jesse Ellis (105).
49. OLIVER, 1753-1757.
50. OLIVE, 1758-1758.
51. OLIVER, 1760-1763.
42.
SIMON 4 (Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham ') remained upon the homestead. He married in 1741 Patience Sabin (17), who died in 1751 ; second, in 1752, Mary Gardner, probably of Sherborn, who survived him, and married Caleb Leland of Sherborn in 1775. Simon died in 1768. He had held the office of selectman in 1753, 1764, and 1765. Children : -
52. SYBIL, 1742-1763.
53. ELIZABETH, 1744; m. in 1773 Henry Daniel of Medway.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
54. PHEBE, 1746; m. in 1771 Abner Mason (38).
55. OLIVE, 1748-1757.
56. SARAU, 1755-1757.
57. SARAH, 1757-1759.
+58. ABRAHAM, 1760.
59. ANNA, 1761.
60. MARY, 1763.
61. ICHABOD, 1765-1765.
62. SYBIL, 1767-1852; unmarried.
63. SARAII, 1769-1844; m. in 1794 Jonathan Wight (108).
46.
NATHAN 5 (Moses,4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) married in 1768 Dorcas Fisher (46). His father had bought of Josiah Par- tridge the farm in the extreme north-east part of the town now or lately owned by John Newell, and Nathan settled upon it. He died in 1808, his wife in 1815. Children : -
64. NANCY, 1769-1851 ; m. in 1792 Oliver Cutler (13). +65. JASON, 1772. 66. MARY, 1774-1858 ; m. in 1817 Silas Adams of Medway.
+67. OLIVER, 1776. 68. JOHN, 1779; settled in Dover.
69. CAROLINE, 1783-1863; m. in 1806 Obed Allen (92).
47.
HENRY 5 (Moses,4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) inherited his father's estate, formerly Eleazar Bullard's. He married in 1766 Kezia Plimpton (60). He died in 1793, his wife in 1828. Chil- dren : -
70. ELEAZAR B., 1766-1773. 71. AMY P., 1768; m. in 1789 John Allen (72).
+-72. MOSES B., 1771. 73. KEZIA, 1775-1852; m. in ISor Dr. Elias Mann (7).
58.
ABRAHAM 5 (Simon, 4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) inherited the ancestral place. He married in 1783 Hepsibah Prentiss of Sher- born, who died in 1842, aged eighty-four. He died in 1844. Children : -
74. ELIZABETH, 1784; m. in 1804 Horatio Adams of Medway.
75. CHARLOTTE, 1785-1789.
+76. SIMON, 1790.
77. CHARLES, 1793-1854; m. in 1821 Sally Walker, who died in IS24. He served two years as selectman, and four years as town treasurer.
65.
JASON 6 (Nathan,5 Moses, + Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham ') in- herited his father's place in the north-east part of the town, where
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GENEALOGIES.
he spent his life. He married in 1801 Damaris Chenery (30), who died in 1849. He died in 1855. Children : -
78. NABBY, IS02-1802.
79. CAROLINE, 1803-1877; m. in 1825 Silas Boyden (73).
So. MOSES, IS04-1805.
Sı. JOANNA, ISOS ; m. in 1830 George M. Smith (139).
82. LOUISA, 1810; m. in 1836 Aurelius Tisdale.
83. ABIGAIL, 1813-1885 ; m. in 1836 Caleb Ellis (120).
84. CYNTHIA, 1815; m. in 1841 Daniel D. Hamant (50).
67.
OLIVER 6 (Nathan,5 Moses,4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) mar- ried in 1808 Sarah French, daughter of Benjamin of Dedham. He died in 1822, his widow in 1877, aged ninety-six. Children :
+85. NATHAN, 1809. 86. HENRY, 1811-1881 ; m. in 1842 Mary Russell (4); had one son, Joseph H., born in 1847.
87. SARAH, 1812; m. in 1841 William Forbes.
SS. JOSEPH, ISI4; resides in Weymouth.
89. MARY L., 1817; m. in 1841 William Q. Fisher (66).
90. HANNAH, 1820; m. Amos W. Shumway.
72.
MOSES B.6 (Henry,5 Moses,+ Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) was an active and prominent citizen of the town. He was named for Moses Bullen, and was brought up in his family, though not related to him. Being of unusual thrift and enterprise, he bought for $5,000 of Moses Bullen, of Medway, the homestead estate left to the latter by Moses Bullen [see Moses Bullen] while without means to pay for it, and during the following year sold off enough timber, wood, and outlying land to pay for the whole. He pur- chased a lot of land in the middle of the town, lying along what is now Pleasant Street and including the spot on which the Sec- ond Congregational or Orthodox meeting-house now stands. He built the house on the west corner of Main and Pleasant Streets and also the building on the east corner, originally designed as a store, with shops above for tailor, shoemaker, barber, etc. He was among the persons prominent in coming away from the old church and in the formation of the Second Congregational Church, though never a church member himself. He and Noah Fiske owned the store at the corner of Main and North Streets, and finished off a hall in the upper story of the building for the use of the new society, who worshipped there for some time. Af- terward, when the society desired a permanent meeting-house, he was largely instrumental in having it erected upon the present location, which was a part of his land, contributing freely to the purpose. He was a man of very pronounced views, was a strong anti-Federalist, and afterward a stanch Democrat, opposed to the Hartford Convention, and in favor of the war of 1812. He was a
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
man of simple habits, and much respected ; was often called by his middle name; and "Squire Bullen Harding " is often men- tioned by elderly people. He married in 1795 Mercy Hamant (35), who outlived him ; and died in 1868, at the age of ninety-six. He died Sept. 7, 1850, aged seventy-nine. Daughter : -
91. ELIZA, 1797-1877; m. in 1817 Jonathan P'. Bishop (1).
75.
SIMON 6 (Abraham,5 Simon,4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abraham 1) suc- ceeded his father in the possession of the homestead in connection with his brother. He married in 1812 Polly Pratt, daughter of Daniel. He died in 1862, his wife in 1879, aged eighty-nine. Children : -
92. ELEANOR, IS12.
+93. LORENZO, 1816.
94. ANGENETTE, 1824; m. in 1847 Perley Caswell.
85.
NATHAN 7 (Oliver,6 Nathan,5 Moses,4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abra- ham 1) married in 1841 Mary Harmstad (4). Of her father he had learned his trade of brush-making, which he followed for many years. The brush factory stood on the spot since occupied by his residence. His wife died in 1884. Children : -
95. NATHAN F., 1843 ; m. in 1869 Jennie Robie of Andover, N.H. 96. JOHN H., 1847; m. in 1871 Mary C. Ewer of Sandwich.
97. MARY E., 1851 ; m. in 1870 Josiah F. Chase.
93.
LORENZO 7 (Simon,6 Abraham,5 Simon,4 Abraham,3 John,2 Abra- ham 1) resides upon the place where five generations before him have lived. The estate has never been in the possession of any but the Harding family. He married in 1838 Hannah C. Kent of Ashford, Conn. Children : -
98. MARIA C., 1839. 99. AMANDA, 1840.
100. EMMA, 1849.
IOI. H. FRANK, 1854.
HARTSHORN.
MOSES HARTSHORN came to Medfield from Walpole as an ap- prentice. In 1750, he bought of Samuel Boyce forty rods of land, with a house and blacksmith's shop upon it. This place has re- mained in the Hartshorn family till the present time. He married in 1751 Elizabeth Smith (67), who died in 1782. He served five years as a member of the board of selectmen. He died in 1776. Children : --
2. ELIZABETH, 1753 ; died in infancy.
3. CALLE, 1755-1839; m. John Bullard (46).
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4. ELIZABETH, 1757-1758.
+ 5 . MOSES, 1759.
6. OBED, 1761-1843; m. in 1790 Sarah Wight (109); lived in Dover. A son of his, Obed, died here in 1880.
7. ELIZABETH, 1763-1821 ; m. in 1783 Bela Bullen (45).
8. SARAHI, 1765-1776.
9. CATY, 1768-1852; m. in 1791 Johnson Mason (44).
5.
MOSES 2 (Moses 1) inherited his father's place. He is known as "Captain Moses." He married in 1783 Catherine Clark (224), who survived him, dying in 1851. He died in 1826. Served as a selectman five years,- 1799-1803. Children : -
IO. CLARISSA, 1784; m. in 1806 Joshua Murdock.
II. CHARLES, 1786-1788.
12. CATHERINE, 1788-1789.
+13. WARREN, 1790.
14. CATHERINE, 1792-1860; m. in 1816 Samuel Johnson (17).
+-15. 5 JOSEPH, 1794. 16. HANNAII, 1794-18So; unmarried.
+17. CHARLES, 1797.
18. FRANCIS, 1800-1810.
19. MOSES, 1803-1803.
13.
WARREN 3 (Moses,2 Moses ') was a blacksmith by trade, and bought in 1814 a part of the estate which had belonged to Eben- ezer Clark, and which is still owned by his heirs. He married in 1814 Cally Clark (257). He died in 1870, his wife in 1877. Children : -
20. CATHERINE, 1815.
21. CALLY F., 1831 ; m. in 1850 Lowell Adams (111). 15.
JOSEPH 3 (Moses, 2 Moses 1) became sole heir of his uncle Joseph Clark (226). He married in 1820 Lucinda Ellis, daughter of Joseph of Dedham, who died in 1851. He died in 1866. Served on the board of selectmen in 1838 and 1839. Daughter : -
22. CAROLINE L., 1831 ; m. in 1854 Francis S. Wight (166).
17.
CHARLES 3 (Moses,2 Moses 1) inherited the place owned by his father. He married in 1821 Ann P. Holbrook. He died in 1878. Children : -
23. ANN, IS22; m. in 1841 William H. Bullard (65).
2.4. CLARISSA, 1823; m. in 1843 Nathaniel H. Cheney.
+25. MOSES, 1827.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
25.
MOSES + (Charles, 3 Moses,2 Moses 1) married in 1853 Abby L. Howard, who died in 1855 ; second, in 1858, Louisa C. Boyden (81), who died in 1873 ; third, in 1876, Hannah Curtis. Daughter :
26. ABBY A., 1855; m. in 1875 Elisha P. Bishop (6).
HARMSTAD.
JOHN HARMSTAD was born in Philadelphia in 1780, son of Martin and Nancy Harmstad. He came to this town when a young man, to work at his trade of brush-making, or rather to assist Artemas Woodward in establishing that branch of business here. He married in 1808 Experience Breck (10), and set up his trade on his own account. His shop stood where the house of Nathan Harding now stands ; and he lived in a part of the house owned at present by N. F. Harding, which he bought in 1811. He died in 1846, and his wife in the same year. Children : -
2. NANCY, 1808; m. in 1833 Bradford Curtis (1).
3. JOHN, 1810-1810.
4. MARY, 1811-1884; m. in 1841 Nathan Harding (85).
5. JOSEPH B., 1814; m. in 1846 Elizabeth A. Standen; second, in 1864, Frances C. Story of Syracuse.
6. LAURA, 1816-1855; m. in 1843 William P. Hewins (3).
7. JAMES L., 1818-1885 ; m. in 1843 Abby Stearns of Newton,
DR. JAMES HEWINS.
and had two children born here: Henry C., in 1844; and Georgi- ana, in 1845.
HEWINS.
DR. JAMES HEWINS was born in Sharon in 1782. He was of the fifth generation from Jacob of Dor- chester (Joseph,4 Ebenezer,3 Joseph,2 Jacob 1). Graduated at Harvard College in 1804, studied med- icine with Dr. Rich- ardson of Medway and Dr. Jeffries of Boston, and was a practising physician in this town for about forty years. He came here in 1807 ; pur- chased in 1811 the Fisher estate on
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Main Street, opposite South. He married in 1814 Mary Peters (24). He died in 1846, his widow in 1876. Children : -
2. JAMES M., 1816.
+3. WILLIAM P., 1819.
3.
WILLIAM P.2 (James ') married in 1843 Laura Harmstad (6), who died in 1855; second, in 1859, Margaret E. Wight (159). Children : -
+4. JAMES, 1846.
5. MARY F., 1848-1877; m. in 1875 George F. Mayhew.
4.
JAMES 3 (William P.,2 James ') was educated at Amherst College and Harvard Law School; studied law also with Hon. R. R. Bishop, and was admitted to the bar in Boston. He married in 1865 Jane G. Stedman (8). Children : -
6. WILLIAM P., 1866.
7. LAURA, 1867.
8. EDITH E., 1870.
9. MARY A., 1872.
IO. JAMES, 1873.
II. AMY S., 1880.
HEWS.
BENJAMIN HEWS appears in town as early as 1749. Not much is known of him except that he was in straitened circumstances. The town allowed him to build a small house to live in upon the town land: it stood near the east corner of Dale and Frairy Streets. In 1758, the town assisted him by granting him £2. In 1760, he had £6. He died in 1773, and the family disappeared from town a few years afterward. The house remained on the original spot till 1800, when it was sold to be removed. It stood some years on the west side of Frairy Street, when it was again moved, and now stands in the yard belonging to the Derby heirs. Children : -
2. JOSHUA, 1749-1749.
3. JOSIIUA, 1750; m. in 1773 Rebecca Baker (18). In 1775, he hired the town land for five years, which is the last men- tion of him, except his serving in the army in 1777.
4. MOSES, 1752; Revolutionary soldier.
5. ALPHEUS, 1753.
6. ZEPIANIAH, 1755; m. in 1778 Grace Connoly. He served in the Revolutionary war.
7. HANNAH, 1757.
S. BENJAMIN, 1759; joined the Continental Army at Fishkill, in 1778.
9. LYDIA, 1761-1762.
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HILL.
JOHN HILL, son of John of Dorchester, came to " the farms" west of Charles River about 1658. Hannah, wife of John, died in 1690; and he appears to have married a second time, as at his death, in 1718, he left a widow Elizabeth. Children : -
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