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+2. SAMUEL.
3. ABIGAIL, 1658; m. in 1678 Hopestill Leland.
4. JOHN, 1661-1738; m. Hannah Rockwood (11).
5. MARY, 1662; m. in 1698 John Ellis (2).
6. ELEAZAR, 1664.
7. JOHNSON, 1666.
2.
SAMUEL 2 (John 1), born in Dorchester, probably ; settled in Med- field, now East Medway, near Sherborn line. He married in 1679 Hannah Twichell (4). "Deacon Hill " died in Medway in 1723. Children : -
S. SAMUEL, 1680-16So.
+0. SAMUEL, 1682.
IO. SARAH, 1684-1747 ; m. in 1710 Peter Adams (177).
II. EPHRAIM, 1688; m. in 1715 Hannah Sheffield; settled in Holliston.
12. JONATHAN, 1691.
13. HANNAH, 1694; m. in 1715 Thomas Harding (19).
14. MARIA, 1696.
1 5. DOROTHY, 1698; m. Jeremiah Hall.
16. LYDIA, 1701.
17. RACHEL, 1703.
9.
SAMUEL 3 (Samuel,2 John 1) settled in Medfield, west side. He married in 1706 Rachel Adams (175). He died in 1755, his wife in 1758. Children : -
18. SAMUEL, 1707.
19. JOSHUA, 1709.
20. RACHEL, 1711 ; m. Malachi Bullard.
21. EXPERIENCE, 1713.
22. EBENEZER, 1716.
23.
DAVID 5 (Caleb, 4 John,3 John,2 John 1) was born in Sherborn in 1765 ; married in 1788 Lydia Cleaveland (6). After the birth of the first child, the family removed to the State of New York, where the rest of the children were born. After a few years, they re- turned to Medfield. David died in 1820. His widow married Nathan Turner of Walpole, and died in 1863. Children : -
2f. CALEB, 1789; died young.
25. CALVIN; m. Betsey Bowker ; second, Lydia Adams.
26. CHARLOTTE, 1797-1858; m. in ISI8 Willard Allen (102).
+27. CALEB, 1800.
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28. LYDIA ; m. in 1824 Joseph Prince of Boston ; second, Jesse Newell of Dover ; third, James Buntin.
29. CORINA C. C. Went to Nashua, N.II.
30. HARRIET, 1791-1877; m. Ezra Leland.
31. HORACE, 1796-1878; m. in 1823 Sophia Beals of Medway.
+32. DAVID, ISOI.
33. HIRAM, settled in Medway.
27.
CALEB 6 (David,5 Caleb,4 John, 3 John,2 John') married in 1821 Sarah Cole (24), who survived him, and married Josiah W. Alex- ander of Boston in 1833. Caleb died in 1824. Daughter : -
34. ABBY H., 1824-1869; m. in 1852 James A. Fairbanks (24).
32.
DAVID 6 (David,5 Caleb,4 John,3 John,2 John' )was born in New York. He lived for some years in Boston, but returned to Medfield, where he died in 1875. He married Ann P. Blight. Children : -
35. ELIZA A., 1827-1851 ; m. in 1846 Eliphalet E. Kinsman.
36. HARRIET E., 1829 ; m. in 1855 Charles W. Reeves.
37. EDWIN W., 1838-1856.
38. MARY W., 1841; m. in 1866 William F. Abell.
HINSDALE.
ROBERT HINSDALE came to Dedham in the first or second year of its settlement. He was a freeman in 1639, and held town office the same year. He was among the first thirteen who took up house lots at Medfield; and his homestead was on North Street, the spot being now known as the Deacon Cummings place. The original well is still in use. In 1652, he had already built a house ; and in 1655 he had a small piece of land granted to set his house on, probably at his "farm," which was described as lying on North Brook, east of the road leading to North meadow. This corre- sponds with the farm now owned by John G. Hutson and adjoin- ing lands. In 1659, he purchased a bell, and "brought it up for the use of the town." The town, a year or two afterward, bought it of him, and gave him a grant of forty-six acres of land near what is now Collins' mill in Millis. Soon after, he built a mill there, which was undoubtedly burned by the Indians in 1676. The "place of Hinsdale's mill " is mentioned in the records. He was a member of Medfield's first board of selectmen, and held the office six years. He removed from Medfield to the Connecti- cut valley, exact date unknown ; but we find in 1669 that his homestead on North Street was in the possession of his son-in- law Daniel Weld, and in 1671 the remainder of his lands here was disposed of. The first wife, Ann died, date unknown ; and he married, second, Elizabeth, the widow of John Hawkes. Robert, with three of his sons, was slain by the Indians in 1675
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at Deerfield ; and his widow in 1683 married Thomas Dibble of Windsor. Children : -
+-2. SAMUEL.
3. BARNABAS, 1639-1675; was in Hadley as early as 1666, in which year he married Sarah, widow of Stephen Taylor. He was killed at Bloody Brook, and left several children in Deerfield, where he last resided.
4. GAMALIEL, 1642; m. in 1672 Rachel Martin, who died in 1679. One son John died young. Gamaliel owned a house in this town. His grant of one-fourth of an acre seems to have been on the south side of Frairy Street, near the present railroad crossing. It is known that a small house was standing there in 1704. There is no record of his death; but in 1689 the town paid Joseph Bullard (next neighbor) 6s. for "tending Gamaliel Hins- dale," which was without doubt in his last sickness, as there is no further mention of his name.
5. MARY, 1644; m. in 1664 Daniel Weld; removed to the Connecticut valley.
6. EXPERIENCE, 1646-1676; m. in 1672 Mary Hawks, and set- tled in Deerfield. He was one of the guides at the " Falls fight," and is thought to have been slain there.
7. JOHN, 1648-1675 ; killed at Bloody Brook.
+8. EPHRAIM, 1650.
9. ELIZABETH; m. in 1657 James Rising.
2.
SAMUEL 2 (Robert 1) married in 1660 Mehitable Johnson ; re- moved to the Connecticut valley about 1666, and settled first at Hadley. Afterward, he removed to Deerfield, and was killed at Bloody Brook. Children : -
IO. MEHITABLE, 1663; m. Obadiah Dickinson.
II. MARY, 1665-1738; m. in 1685 Thomas Sheldon.
12. ANN, 1666.
13. SARAII; m. in 1692 Samuel Janes of Northampton, and was murdered with her husband and three children by the Indians in 1704.
+14. SAMUEL.
1 5. MAHUMAN, 1673; said to have been the first white male child born in Deerfield. He was taken captive by the Indians in 1709, but returned, and died in Deerfield in 1736.
16. JOIN ; thought to have been a son of Samuel, as a single man of that name died in 1705.
8.
EPHRAIM2 (Robert ') married in 1676 Mehitable Plimpton (7). He resided in Deerfield and Hatfield, as the state of the country would allow, and died in 1681. His widow returned to Medfield soon after with her two little girls, and in 1691 married Joseph Cheney (9), who in his will mentions his "daughter Mehitable Hinsdale." Children : -
17. JOHN, 1677; probably died in infancy.
18. EXPERIENCE, 1679-1754 ; m. in 1704 Nathaniel Clark (9).
19. MEHITABLE, 1681 ; m. in 1706 Nathaniel Wight (27).
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14.
SAMUEL 3 (Samuel,2 Robert ') was probably born after the removal, as he is not recorded here. He evidently married Susanna Rockwood (12), though no record has been found. He died in Sherborn in 1694, and his widow became the wife of Deacon Ebenezer Thompson of Medway. Son : -
+20. SAMUEL, 1694.
20.
SAMUEL 4 (Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Robert ') became heir to the estate of his grandfather Samuel Rockwood. In a deed given in 1719, as well as in his will of 1728, he calls him distinctly his grandson ; and he made him his sole heir. He carried on the tanning business, and seems to have been in prosperous circum- stances. He married in 1719 Abigail Gay, daughter of Jonathan of Needham. He died, without leaving a will, in 1731; and his widow married Jonathan Metcalf (16). Children : -
21. SUSANNA, 1721 ; m. in 1743 Nathaniel Smith (50).
+-22. SAMUEL, 1722.
23. MAHUMAN, 1724-1727.
+24. ROBERT, 1726.
25. ABIGAIL, 1728; m. in 1745 Joseph Marsh.
26. MARY, 1730 ; m. -- Hide.
22.
SAMUEL5 (Samuel, + Samuel, 3 Samuel,2 Robert 1) was only nine years old when his father died, and was placed under a guardian. When he came of age, he took the homestead, and paid off the heirs. He seems to have been improvident; and the estate gradually slipped from his hands, until poverty took its place. He married in 1744 Esther Fisher of Wrentham, where he probably resided for a time. Esther died in 1773; and he married in 1777 Abigail Searls, who survived him, and lived in a little hovel that remained upon the old spot till her death in 1820. Both were supported largely by charity. He died in 1787. Children : -
27. KEZIA, 1745-1757.
28. ESTHER, 1747; m. in 1770 Joseph Turner of Dedham.
29. CALLE, 1749-1757.
30. CHLOE, 1751.
31. ABIGAIL, 1752-1759.
32. MAHUMAN, 1754-1757.
33. SAMUEL, 1756-1757.
34. KEZIA, 1758-1770.
24.
ROBERT 5 (Samuel, + Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Robert ') was a house- joiner by trade, and lived during the early part of his life in Medway. In 1751, he bought of Joshua Bullard and wife the
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place that had been her father's, now owned by John G. Hutson. He married in 1753 Thankful Penniman (3). He held various town offices,- was sealer of weights and measures, coroner, and four years on the board of selectmen. He died in 1782, his widow in 1820. Children : -
35. SAMUEL, 1754-1754.
36. CATHERINE, 1755-1797; m. in 1785 Obed Fisher (78), who became heir to the estate.
37. GREGORY, 1764-1767.
HOISINGTON.
DENNIS HOISINGTON was born at Windsor, Vt., in 1816. He came to this town in 1841, and in the firm of Goddard & Hoising- ton commenced the manufacture of tin ware in a shop formerly owned by Artemas Woodward, near the Orthodox church. In 1843, they bought the building formerly used as a Baptist meeting- house, where they continued their business till 1849. After the dissolution of the firm, Mr. Hoisington carried on the business by himself. He married in 1846 Sarah S. Knapp of Cumberland, R.I. Children : -
2. WALTER D., 1847.
3. ANNA D., 1857-1859.
4. CHARLES S., 1861.
HOOKER.
HENRY HOOKER married Elizabeth Hilliard in Boston in 1708. HIe was here as early as 1713, one child, at least, having been born elsewhere. Hooker's house was in the north part of the town, on Pine Street: the site of it is still visible. His first wife died in 1762; and he married, the following year, Widow Phebe Anchor, probably of Medway. No record of his death has been found. A Widow Hooker died in Sturbridge in 1795, aged ninety, probably widow of Henry. Children : -
2. HENRY; supposed to be of this family; married in 1733 Mary Parker of Needham. In 1756, Henry Hooker of Medfield married Mary Bullard of Dedham; removed to Sturbridge.
3. JOHN, 1713; m. in 1740 Martha Partridge of Medway, where he resided till about 1760, when he removed to Medfield. In 1762, he sold his place on Green Street, and removed to Rutland. He had served in the French war from Med- way, but in 1779 was cared for by this town.
+4. WILLIAM, 1716.
5. PHILIP, 17IS.
6. SAMUEL, 1725-1746 ; died at Cape Breton.
4.
WILLIAM 2 (Henry 1) married Tabitha Clark (75), who died in 1747 ; second, in 1750, Abigail Evans of Dedham, who died in
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1803. He owned for a while the place where Mr. Rhodes now lives, on South Street, which he sold in 1762 to John Thebault. The same year, he sold land adjoining his father, at the north part of the town. He owned a small house near Castle Hill from 1798 till 1803, when he removed to Franklin, where he died in 1806, aged ninety. Children : -
7. PHILIP, 1742-1760 ; was a soldier in the French war.
8. TABITHA, 1744; m. Oliver Chickering in 1772.
9. ZIBEON, 1751 ; m. Sarah Barber (40); resided in Sherborn.
IO. MARY, 1753.
II. CATHERINE, 1755.
12. ABIGAIL, 1758.
13. WILLIAM, 1761.
14. PHILIP, 1764-1783.
15. OLIVER, 176S.
16. LUCY ; m. Elisha Broad.
HUTSON.
JOHN G. HUTSON, son of Thomas B. and Elizabeth (Morse) Hutson, was born in Concord in 1824. He came to Medfield in 1833, and lived with Deacon Hinsdale Fisher. He married in 1856 Emeline Howard of Leicester, who died in 1885. Deacon Fisher having no children, in 1866 Mr. Hutson succeeded to the possession of his farm, tendering him a life support. Children : -
2. SARAH E., 1857; m. in 1879 Jervis E. Horr of Boston.
3. HERBERT W., 1858.
4. DEXTER H., 1863-1863.
JANES.
WALTER JANES was born in Dedham in 1802. In the earlier part of his life, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston. He married in 1824 Lucretia Richardson of Billerica, who died in 1833 ; second, in 1835, Evalina Smith (199). After his second marriage, he resided in this town, and was frequently employed as a teacher of public schools. In 1853, he established a manufac- tory of straw goods, which business, under his own name, and afterward in the firm of Janes & Curtis, he continued to the time of his death. His second wife died in 1856; and he married, third, Catherine Guild of Rockingham, Vt. He owned the house on North Street, east side, near the brook ; and his business was conducted in a building which stood on the site of the present straw-shop. He held the office of postmaster from 1853 to 1862. He died in 1867. Children : -
2. LUCRETIA R., 1826-1879; m. in 1848 Henry S. Brown.
3. ELVIRA, 1827; m. John F. Balch (17).
4. MARGARET R., 1829.
5. CHARLES W., 1858.
6. WILLIAM H., 1860.
7. CARRIE B., 1865.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
JOHNSON.
DR. RETURN JOHNSON probably came to Medfield about 1679. He married Mary Johnson at Andover in 1673; took the oath of allegiance there in 1678. In 1680, Medfield granted to Return Johnson " that land formerly granted to Joseph Warren on condi- tions." It lay on the east side of North Street, opposite Dale Street, where Mr. Pfaff's mansion now stands. The "conditions " were that Warren should clear it of bushes in four years, which it seems he failed to do. He was, as far as known, the first resident physician. His wife Mary was a member of the church in full communion at the time of Mr. Baxter's settlement. He died in 1707. The death of his widow is not recorded, but was probably about 1713. Children : -
2. MARY; married, first, - Arnold, by whom she had one daughter, Mary, who became the wife of Thomas Mason (12); second, Captain Samuel Sadey. In 1710, Mary Sadey of Chelmsford bought all the interest of the other heirs in Dr. Johnson's estate, where she afterward resided with her husband. She died in 1763. Captain Sadey died in 1744, aged sixty-four.
3. ELIZABETH, 1681; m. Jeremiah Plimpton (20); went to Canterbury, Conn.
4. JEMIMA, 1683 ; m. John Pelton in 1704; settled in Canterbury.
5. SARAH; m. in 1710 John Allen.
6. ROGER, 1696-1697.
7.
JOSEPH JOHNSON was from Holliston, born in 1731. He married as second wife, in 1780, Kezia, widow of Jesse Pratt (22). For a few years, they lived out of town, where some of the children are recorded; afterward came to Medfield, and lived on the place that had belonged to Pratt, now owned by N. F. Harding. He was received to full communion here from the church in Holliston in 1795. He died in 1805, his wife in 1800. Children : -
8. PHEBE, 1782-1842; m. in 1806 John Fisher (52).
9. JESSE, 1784-1805; m. in 1805 Sibyl Corson, by whom he had one child, which died in infancy. His widow afterward married Josiah Cheney (55).
IO. ELEAZAR, 1787.
14. KEZIA, 1795.
12.
ENEAS JOHNSON was a son of Joseph (7), by first wife, Mercy Cozzens of Sherborn, born in Holliston in 1769. He married in 1801 Sarah, widow of Oliver Allen (71); died in Holliston in 1805. Son : -
+13. OLIVER, 1802.
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13.
OLIVER 3 (Eneas,2 Joseph ') was a harness-maker by occupation, and lived in Medfield. He married in 1825 Hannah Cass of Mendon. He died in 1835, his widow in 1845. Children : -
14. MILLETIAH T., 1826-1870; m. in 1847 Benjamin J. Bab- cock (4).
15. NATHAN A., 1829; resides in Norwood.
16. SARAH A., 1835-1848.
17.
SAMUEL JOHNSON was from Ashford, Conn., born in 1784. He was a stage-driver on the Boston and Hartford turnpike for some years. He married in 1812 Betsey Fisher of Medway, who died in 1814; second, in 1816, Catherine Hartshorn (14). He bought in 1822 the tavern of David Fairbanks, where the town hall now stands, which he kept till shortly before his death. He served as selectman eight years. He died in 1840, his widow in 1860. Children : -
IS. SARAH A., 1812; m. in 1834 Sabin Smith (156).
+19. SAMUEL, 1814.
20. CATHERINE, ISIS-1838.
+21. MOSES H., 1820.
22. BETSEY, 1822 ; m. in 1846 Alfred E. Sloan of Syracuse, N.Y. 1-23. RALPH, 1827.
19.
SAMUEL 2 (Samuel ) married in 1838 Frances Thayer of Win- chester, N.H., who died in 1883. He died in 1885. Children : -
24. SAMUEL, 1842; m. in 1878 Euphrosina L. Tubbs.
25. CATHERINE, 1844-1848.
26. JOSEPH M., 1850; m. in 1874 Ellen M. Woods (7).
27. FRANCIS T., 1852.
21.
MOSES H.2 (Samuel ) married in 1843 Lucretia Chenery (62), who died in 1866 ; second, in 1867, Emma F. Berry of Malone, N.Y. Children : -
28. LUCRETIA M., IS45.
29. MOSES H., 1847-1848.
30. CATHERINE E., 1849-1850.
23.
RALPH 2 (Samuel ') married in 1854 Emeline Reed of Nashua, N.H. He died in 1882. Children : -
31. EMELINE F., 1856.
32. FLORA B., 1862-1864.
33. CHARLES W. R., 1869-1875.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
KINGSBURY.
AMOS KINGSBURY, born in 1759, son of Nathan of Walpole, came to Medfield, and married in 1785 Molly, widow of Joseph Cole (6) and daughter of Amos Plimpton (48), at whose home- stead he resided. His first wife died in 1813 ; and he married, second, Mary Richardson of Billerica, who died in 1835, aged sixty-one. He married, third, the widow of Stephen Tilden (1), in 1836. He died in. 1842. Children : -
+2. JOHN, 1785.
3. HENRY R., 1817-1834.
4. MARTHA E., 1819-1835.
2.
JOHN 2 (Amos ') married in 1807 Polly Allen (76). He lived on the place at Noon Hill, now owned by Mr. Holt, where he spent the most of his life. He died in 1863, his wife in 1855. Children : -
+5. AMOS P., 1808. +6. JAMES A., 1810. WILLIAM, 1812. +8. JOHN, 1814. +9. HORACE, 1817. 5.
AMOS P.3 (John,2 Amos 1) came into possession of the house and estate of his uncle John Allen (78). He married, first, Almira Williamson of Marshfield, who died in 1849, aged forty- two; second, in 1850, Lucy, daughter of Chenery Clark (239). He died in 1882. Children : -
+10. GEORGE W., 1838.
II. FRANCIS W., 1852-1856. 6.
JAMES A.3 (John,2 Amos 1) inherited the homestead of his grandfather James Allen (49), whose name he bore. He married Mary A. Morse of Wrentham; died in 1867. Children : -
12. ALLEN ALONZO, 1840-1862; was killed in a charge upon a rebel earthwork at Yorktown, Va., April 26, 1862.
13. HERBERT A., 1844.
14. CLARENCE, 1848.
15. LEANDINE A., 1854; m. in 1871 Frank G. Rhodes.
7.
WILLIAM 3 (John,2 Amos 1) inherited the estate of his grand- father on Main Street. He married in 1842 Caroline Knapp of Woonsocket. Children : -
16. SARAH E., 1843.
17. W. EDGAR, 1848; m. in 1880 Isabel F. Whiting of Franklin.
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8.
JOHN3 (John,2 Amos .) married in 1843 Caroline Ward of Weston. Son : -
18. WARREN EDDY, 1856; m. in 1881 Mary Southard.
9.
HORACE 3 (John,2 Amos ') married in 1840 Elizabeth M. Bird. Children : -
19. Infant, 1840-1840.
20. MARTHA E., 1842; m. Joseph Morse.
+21. GEORGE W., 1845-1865; enlisted in the army, and died of disease contracted in camp.
22. ELLEN F., 1848; m. Joseph Richardson.
IO.
GEORGE W.4 (Amos P.,3 John,2 Amos') married in 1859 Olive A. Smith (164). Children : -
23. ALLEN A., 1865.
24. WALDO E., 1868.
LANE.
ISAAC C. LANE, son of Benjamin and Lucy (Stetson) Lane of Scituate, was born in Sudbury in 1806. He married in 1832 Harriet Morse of Walpole. He resided in Waltham till 1852, when he purchased the place in the north parte of the town formerly owned by Joseph Perry and by Amos Wight, at which he lived till his death in 1880. Children : -
2. MARY H., 1834-1851.
3. SARAHI E., 1835-1873.
4. LUCY A., 1838; m. in 1864 John W. Lincoln.
5. ALBERT C., 1843-1845.
LAWRENCE.
ELIHU LAWRENCE, probably son of John of Wrentham, born in 1754, came from Walpole to this town in 1782. He bought an old house in the south part of the town, where Mr. Quincy now lives. His wife was Tamar Cheney (61). He died in 1817, his widow in 1848. Children : -
2. GEORGE A., 1779.
3. LEVI C., 1781.
4. PATTY, 1783-1810.
5. ELIHU, 1785. He owned a house west of Long Causeway in 1813.
6. DELANY, 1787. Her intention of marriage with George Bird of Boston was recorded in 1808.
7. ARAMINTA, 1789.
8. ROXA, 1792-1816; died at the birth of a child, named Roxanna Wight.
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9. POLLY, 1795-1873; m. in 1836 George Newell (1).
++10. TIMOTHY, 1797.
II. ARDILLA, 1799-1833.
12. CATY.
13. RICHARD; removed to Maine.
IO.
TIMOTHY 2 (Elihu 1) married in 1841 Maria Lane. Daughter : 14. SUSAN, 1841 ; m. in 1866 David Allison of Groton.
15.
JONATHAN LAWRENCE was the son of Peleg of Groton and wife Elizabeth Morse (22), and was born in 1679. He married in 1709 Abigail Hamant (9). Soon after 1720, the "widow Abigail Lawrence " received a grant of a small piece of land at " rail-tree neck." The house must have been near the South School-house, not far from the Walpole road. Abigail died here, but the date of her death is obliterated. Son : -
16. JONATHAN, 1712; born in Natick; married in 1738 Hannah Robbins of Walpole. He lived on his mother's place for a few years. In 1748, he had leave " to cut a few trees near Samuel Hamant's that shade his land." About 1761, he sold his land to Asa Hamant and his house to Samuel Smith. Four children are recorded: Jonathan, 1739; Abigail, 1742; Mary, 1745-1749; William, 1748. He is said to have gone to Nova Scotia, where he died; and his widow Hannah returned to Walpole, where she was supported by the town.
LOVELL.
ALEXANDER LOVELL came to Medfield with the colony of Weymouth and Braintree men about 1652. Nothing is known of him previously. He was a single man when he came, and was married to Lydia Albee (5) in 1658, by Magistrate Atherton of Dorchester. She died in 1661; and he married, second, it has been said, Lydia, daughter of Hopestill Leland. His house lot was on Bridge Street, near that now owned and occupied by Charles Russell. He had a grant of a piece of land to build his house upon in 1658; also, of "sedar timber to shingle it." He died in 1709, his wife in 1700. He was one of those who were burned out by the Indians in 1676. His will, made in 1701, states that he was at that time eighty-two years of age. Children :
2. ALEXANDER, 1660-1661.
3. LYDIA, 1664-1664.
4. LYDIA, 1665-1694; m. &n 1688 Joseph Ellis (6).
5. SARAH, 1667 ; m. in 1700 Samuel Gary of Woodstock.
6. NATHANIEL, 1669-1669.
+7. ALEXANDER, 1671.
+-S. NATHANIEL, 1672.
9. DEBORAII, 1675-1740 ; m. Samuel Ellis (56).
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7.
ALEXANDER 2 (Alexander 1) retained possession of the old home- stead on Bridge Street. It is described in his father's will as containing seventeen acres, lying on both sides of the way, the house being on the north side. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Dyer of Weymouth and wife Hannah Frairy (8), who received by her father's will all his lands in Medfield. She died in 1747, aged sixty-seven. Alexander gave the homestead to his son David, and mentions, with his other children, "my poor daughter Deborah." What occasioned the expression is unknown. In 1700, he bought one-half of a saw-mill on North Brook of Eleazar Ellis. He died in 1751. Children : -
IO. HANNAH, 1702; m. in 1737 David Smith (47).
11. MARY, 1704; m. in 1723 Solomon Clark (60).
12. MEHITABLE, 1706; m. in 1726 Jonathan Boyden (16).
13. JOSEPHI, 1708; dismissed to Medway church in 1748.
14. RACHEL, 1710-1778; m. in 1735 Nathaniel Eames of Framingham.
+15. DAVID, 1712.
16. JONATHAN, 1714; m. in 1738 Mary Cheney (27); settled in Holden.
17. LYDIA, 1718-1755 ; m. in 1736 James Plimpton (23).
18. JOIIN, 1720-1723.
19. DEBORAH, 1724-1792.
8.
NATHANIEL 2 (Alexander :) had built a house before his father's death, and it stood near the site of the present almshouse. He married in 1696 Abigail Davis, according to the Dedham records ; but, in our records, his wife is constantly called Elizabeth. By his will, he gave his estate to his son Hopestill. His death occurred in 1731, that of his wife in 1744. Children : -
20. ELIZABETH, 1698; m. - Hartshorn.
21. MICHAEL, 1700; settled in Medway.
22. LYDIA, 1703-1774; m. in 1740 Ezekiel Adams (137).
+23. HOPESTILL, 1711.
24. NATHANIEL, 1715-1736.
15.
DAVID 3 (Alexander,2 Alexander 1) lived on the original Lovell place on Bridge Street. He married in 1735 Hannah Adams (52), who died in 1736. Her child died the same year. His second wife was Hannah Harding of Medway, married in 1738. She died in 1785 ; and he married a third wife, Silence -, who died in 1793. David served as selectman in 1757, 1758, and 1762. He died in 1807, aged ninety-five. Children : -
+-25. DAVID, 1739. 26. NATHAN, 1743-1760 ; died at Ticonderoga.
1-27. DYER, 1749. 28. ALEXANDER, 1754-1756.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
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HOPESTILL 3 (Nathaniel,2 Alexander ') married in 1747 Lydia Metcalf of Medway, and in the following year was dismissed to the church in Medway, where he lived for a few years. His house is said to have been burned in 1753, whether in Medfield or Medway is not stated. After that, he lived in this town, on the spot where his father had lived before him. He died in 1776. His wife Lydia married, as her second husband, Jonathan Day of Dudley, and died about 1782. Hopestill was drafted into service in the French war from Medway. Children : -
29. NATHANIEL, 1747-1S24; settled in Medway.
30. MOSES, 1750-1755; born in Medway, but died after the family returned to Medfield.
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