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55. HANNAH, 1715-1764; m. in 1733 Ephraim Chenery (10).
56. JERUSHA, 1716; m. David Morse (130).
57. MARY, 1720; m. in 1743 Stephen Gerauld (6).
28.
ELEAZAR 4 (Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) settled on his father's place east of Mill Brook. He married in 1729 Sarah Turner (21). He died in 1768, his wife in 1763. His estate came into the possession of his son-in-law, Jacob Clark. Children : -
+58. JOHN, 1730.
59. RACHEL, 1733-1757; m. in 1754 Jacob Clark (148).
60. MARY, 1736; m. in 1769 Joseph Morse (125).
61. SARAH, 1738-1763.
62. DORCAS, 1741-1757.
30.
SAMUEL 4 (Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry :) settled near the corner of South and High Streets, a lane running northward from that
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point a few rods to the house. The cellar was filled up a few years ago. He was living there certainly as early as 1733. He served six years, at least, on the board of selectmen. He died in 1763, his wife Silence in 1778. Children : -
63. KEZIA, 1722-1777; m. in 1738 Isaac Boyden (25); second, in 1772, John Cutler (1).
64. ABIGAIL, 1724; m. in 1747 Samuel Allen of Wrentham, son of Eleazar (23).
+65. GEORGE, 1726.
66. SILENCE, 1728; m. in 1750 John Turner.
67. ELIZABETH, 1730-1782; m. in 1751 Moses Hartshorn (I).
68. SAMUEL, 1732-1778; probably unmarried. He inherited the homestead.
69. HANNAH, 1732-1732.
70. ABEL, 1734, living in 1763. +71. SETHI, 1736.
38. ยท
HENRY 4 (Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') married in 1730 Abigail Clark (57); removed, and settled in Walpole. Children : -
72. SETH, 1731.
73. ABIGAIL, 1732.
74. SAMUEL, 1734.
75. HENRY, 1735.
76. HANNAH, 1737.
77. MARIA, 1740.
78. AMOS, 1742-1763.
79. SARAH, 1744-1754.
80. AZUBAH, 1747.
39.
JONATHAN 4 (Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) inherited and lived upon the homestead on Plain Street. He married in 1735 Abigail Wilkinson of Walpole. He died in 1784, his wife in 1773. Children : -
8[. MARY, 1737.
82. JONATHAN, 1739-1743.
83. ABIGAIL, 1740-1766; m. in 1764 Nathan Cutler (5).
84. SIBYL, 1743; m. in 1770 Joseph Dean of Dedham.
+-85. JONATHAN, 1745.
86. PHEBE, 1747; m. in 1768 Asa Ellis of Dedham.
87. RACHEL, 1749-1829; m. in 1771 Fisher Allen (59).
88. AMY, 1754-1827; m. in 1779 Nathan Allen (62).
41.
BENONI 4 (Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') had a portion in the ancestral estate, and a house of his own. He married in 1746 Mary, daughter of John Taylor and wife Hannah Ellis (12). Benoni died in 1752, and his wife in the same year. Children : -
89. NATHAN, 1747. 90. BENONI, 1749.
91. DANIEL, 1752.
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50.
NATHANIEL 4 (Nathaniel,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') married in 1743 Susanna Hinsdale (21); removed to Sturbridge. Children : -
92. MAIJUMAN, 1744.
93. NATHAN, 1746.
Other children born at Sturbridge.
53.
ELISHA 4 (Nathaniel,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') came into possession of the original Smith homestead on South Street. He married in 1751 Sibyl Hamant (25), who, after his death in 1760, became the wife of Noah Allen (40). His place, a portion of which is now owned by Mr. Barts, was sold to Moses Hartshorn in 1774, and again to Asa Boyden in 1787. Children : -
94. SIBYL, 1759-1812; m. in 1786 Gilbert Corson of Medway, and left one daughter, who became the wife of Jesse Johnson (9), and afterward of Josiah Cheney (55).
95. OLIVE, 1761 ; m. in 1780 James Holbrook of Wrentham.
58.
JOHN 5 (Eleazar,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry') was heir to his grandfather, John Turner, and lived upon his homestead, now owned by Stephen F. Turner. He married Jemima Fales of Walpole, who died in 1822, aged eighty-eight. He served as a selectman in 1764 and 1765. He died in 1802. Children :-
96. ELEAZAR, 1755-1836; a man of great mechanical ingenuity, and inventor of several valuable machines. He never gained, however, much pecuniary benefit from his labors. He lived in Walpole; m. in 1793 Polly Parmenter of Framingham.
97. HANNAH, 1756-1830; unmarried.
98. DORCAS, 1759; m. in 1791 Jesse Chickering of Dover.
99. JEMIMA, 1760-1848 ; unmarried.
100. JOHN, 1763-1843; m. in 1797 Rebecca Adams (76). As he had no children, he made Stephen Turner (71) his heir.
IOI. PETER, 1765-1834; lived in Walpole; m. in 1795 Nelly Parmenter of Framingham.
102. JOEL, 1767-1829; settled in Paxton.
103. DAVID, 1768-1857. He married in 1808 Hannah Draper of Dedham. His homestead was that now owned by Mr. Ashley, on High Street.
104. SARAH, 1769-1848 ; unmarried.
105. MARY, 1774-1846; unmarried.
106. RACHEL, 1780-1781.
65.
GEORGE 5 (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry') received from his father, during his lifetime, some portion of his estate. He was a constable in 1752, and a surveyor in the south part of the
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town. In 1761, he was living on what is now Elm Street, at the place owned at present by Hanley & Tracy. In 1778 and 1779, he lived in the house belonging to the town on Frairy Street. He married in 1751 Mercy Metcalf of Wrentham. The family re- moved, and settled in Vermont. George is said to have died in 1798. Children : -
107. ELIPHALET, 1751. IOS. SUSANNA, 1753.
109. GEORGE, 1755.
SILENCE, 1757. +111. TITUS, 1759. 112. LYDIA, 1775.
Two sons were born in Wrentham : Rogers, 1761 ; Samuel, 1764.
71.
SETH 5 (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) married in 1759 Drusilla Lyon of Walpole, daughter of Peter Lyon. He lived for some time after his marriage at the place on High Street now owned by Mrs. F. H. Phelps, which he sold in 1773 to John Cutler. The house was probably built by him. After that, he owned the house where Moses F. Clark's now stands, and sold it in 1777 to Silas Bullard. After his brother's death in 1778, he evidently settled on the place where his father had lived before him. He died in 1786, his widow in 1816. Children : -
+113. LEBBEUS, 1760.
II4. TIMOTHY, 1761 ; m. in 1786 Alona Clark (172), who died in 1787. She left one child, who died the following year. He removed to Brookfield, and married in 1789 Thankful Rice.
II5. SARAH, 1764; m. in 1790 Jesse Walker of New Salem.
116. SETH, 1766; was a physician in Holland, Mass.
+117. ISAIAH, 1769.
118. DRUSILLA, 1771-1804; m. in 1792 Elisha Clark (214).
119. ABIGAIL, 1775-1806; m. in 1796 Amos Baker (33).
85.
JONATHAN 5 (Jonathan,4 Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) lived on the old place on Plain Street. He married in 1769 Mercy Day of Walpole. He was chosen deacon of the Unitarian church in 1828. He died in 1836, his wife in 1830. Children : -
120. SYNTHE, 1770 ; m. in 1797 Aaron Guild of Walpole.
4-121. JEREMIAH, 1772.
[22. ABIGAIL, 1774; m. in 1800 Aaron Wight (131).
123. DANIEL, 1776-1779.
124. MARY, 1780-1780.
125. MARY; m. in 1805 Hartshorn Chickering of Dover.
126. SARAH, 1785; m. in 1805 Benjamin Guy of Dover.
127. JONATHAN, 1789-1790.
128. JONATHAN, 1791-1820.
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III.
Trrus6 (George,5 Samuel, + Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry :) married in 1782 Atarah Hamant (42). He died in 1805, aged forty-five. His widow died in 1856, having lived in widowhood fifty-one years. Children : -
I 29. TITUS, 1783-1789.
1 30. LUCRETIA, 1785-1867; m. in 1805 Seth Chenery (36).
131. POLLY, 1787-1813 ; m. in 1806 James Clark (248).
132. OLIVE, 1790-1880; m. in 1811 David Clark (223).
I 33. ASA, 1792-1793.
+134. CLARK, 1795.
135. ATARAH, 1797-1865 ; m. in 1824 Marcus Gilmore (I).
136. THOMAS, 1799-1878; m. in 1825 Eliza Wadsworth of Dover; inherited her father's place on the Dedham road, where he carried on the business of brush-making.
137. ABIGAIL, 1801-1829.
1 38. TITUS, 1803-1843; m. in 1832 Abigail Burrill of Roxbury ; was a carriage-maker, and worked at his trade in this town for several years. He had one daughter, Abby.
+139. GEORGE M., 1806.
113.
LEBBEUS6 (Seth,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) bought in 1791 of John Cutler the house that his father had built. He married in 1783 Martha Clark (212), who died in 1806; second, in 1807, Lois Hall of Raynham. Lebbeus had some local celebrity as a singing-master. He resided in Dedham in his later years, dying in 1828. Lois died in Boston in 1864, aged eighty- seven. Children : -
140. MIRANDA, 1784; m. Adin Cleaveland (12).
141. MARTHA, 1791-1820; m. in 1814 Isaac Chenery (37).
142. ESTHER, 1793 ; m. in 1817 Pitt Muzzey.
143. L. WASHBURN, 1808.
144. S ELLEN A., 1810; m. Daniel Ham of Boston.
145. 2 EDWIN A., 1810; m. in 1840 Deborah M. H. Williamson.
146. 5 EMELINE, 1813.
147. 2 ADALINE, 1813-1839.
117.
ISAIAH 6 (Seth,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) came into possession of the homestead near the South School-house, where he lived till 1816, when he exchanged farms with his brother-in- law, Elisha Clark, and went to live at the place on Elm Street now owned by heirs of Bradford Curtis. He married in 1790 Sarah Clark (216). He died in 1823, his wife in 1846. Chil- dren : -
+148. SAMUEL, 1790.
149. HANNAH, 1793; m. in 1817 Daniel Draper.
I 50. SALLY, 1795; m. in 1816 Johnson Mason (82).
151. SETH, 1797-1820.
1 52. DRUSILLA, 1800-1821.
I 53. MILLY, 1802-1809.
I 54. CHLOE, 1805-1837; m. in 1826 Benjamin Balch (6).
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155. CLARISSA, 1808-1830.
1 56. SABIN M., ISHI ; m. in 1834 Sarah A. Johnson (18).
157. MARY M., 1816; m. in 1841 Thomas L. Barney (1).
121.
JEREMIAH 6 (Jonathan, 5 Jonathan, 4 Henry, 3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) succeeded to the possession of the homestead, and married in 1799 Anna Russell of Sherborn, who died in 1837; second, Catherine, widow of Oliver Partridge (38). He died in 1853. Children : -
158. HARRIET, 1799-1805.
159a. DANIEL, 1801-1843.
1596. ANNA, 1804-1874; m. in 1836 Asa Holbrook.
160. MARY, 1807-1837; unmarried.
+161. JEREMIAH R., ISII.
162. HARRIET E., 1816-1844; unmarried.
134.
CLARK 7 (Titus,6 George,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) became heir to his uncle, Charles Hamant (40), the place now occupied by Geo. W. Kingsbury. He married in 1821 Caroline Morse (96), who died in 1878. Children : -
163. HANNAH, 1829-1875 ; unmarried.
164. OLIVE A., 1839; m. in 1859 George W. Kingsbury (10).
139.
GEORGE M. 7 (Titus,6 George,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') married in 1830 Joanna Harding (81). He died in 1883. Children : -
165. J. HARDING, 1832-1870; was a merchant in Milford.
166. ANGELINA E., 1835.
148.
SAMUEL 7 (Isaiah,6 Seth,5 Samuel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) married in 1815 Waitstill Richards from Washington, N.H., who died in 1860, aged sixty-six. Children : -
167. GEORGE, 1816-1885; resided in West Roxbury.
168. HARRIET, 1818.
169. SARAH, 1820-1876; m. Edgar Needham.
170. FANNY, 1824-1844.
161.
JEREMIAH R.7 (Jeremiah,6 Jonathan,5 Jonathan,4 Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) married in 1837 Eliza A. Mason (90), who died in 1842; second, Christiana Bigelow of Charlton. Children : -
171. Infant, 1837-1837.
172. WILLIAM R., 1838; m. in 1865 Julia A. Hamant (57), who died in 1868; second, in 1872, Mary J. Hamant (55).
173. ABNER M., 1840-1841.
174. ELIZA M., 1842; m. in 1865 Francis D. Hamant (56).
175. HARRIET MARY ANNA, IS48; m. in 1874 Melvin L. Willard.
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
178.
AARON 5 (Moses, 4 Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') was born in Wal- pole in 1765, and came to Medfield about 1782. He married in 1795 Mercy Plimpton (94), and bought the place on South Street near the South School-house. He died in 1841, his wife in 1850. Children : -
179. SUSANNA, 1795-1813.
180. PATIENCE, 1799; m. in 1823 Royal Blake of Wrentham.
181. MARY P., 1800; m. - York.
White ; lived in State of New
+182. ALPHEUS B., 1802.
183. LUCY, 1804-1884; m. in IS25 James Wood, Walpole ; second, in 1863, John Wardwell of Providence.
184. ELIZABETH, 1806; m. Jonathan Petts of Ashburnham.
185. NANCY, 1808-1879; m. Stearns Tarbox in 1831; lived in Stoddard, N.H.
+186. AARON, 1815.
182.
ALPHEUS B.6 (Aaron,5 Moses,4 Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) married in 1826 Eliza Dill of Eastham, and the same year bought the place on High Street near the South School-house. He died in 1840, his wife in 1869. Children : -
187. LUCRETIA T., 1828-1884; m. Isaac Seaver of Westminster. 188. JAMES A., 1833.
186.
AARON 6 (Aaron,5 Moses,4 Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry 1) settled on his father's place, removed the ancient house, and built that now standing there. He afterward removed to the village, and built where Moses F. Clark now lives. He married Martha M. Page of Stoddard, N.H. He died in 1851. Children : -
189. HORACE, 1840-1840.
I 90. MARTHA ROSINE, 1841 ; m. in 1865 Abner H. Wenzel; sec- ond, George T. Higley of Ashland.
191. JAMES BIRNEY, 1845; resides in Dedham.
192.
ASA SMITH was born in 1772, came from Needham to Medfield about 1800, and settled on Granite Street, near High Street, where he worked at the trade of blacksmith. His wife was Thirza Cranch, married probably in Needham. He removed to Walpole, where he died at a great age. Children : -
193. EMORY; died in United States service many years ago.
194. ROXANA ; m. in 1822 Reuben Clap of Foxboro.
195. ROLAND.
196. CAROLINE; m. in 1824 William Carrol of Walpole.
197. LOUISA; m. in 1827 Metcalf Smith of Walpole.
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198.
AMOS6 (Henry,5 Henry, + Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry ') was born in Walpole in 1762. He came to Medfield, and in 1796 married Abigail, widow of Nathan Adams (145), and lived upon the Adams place on Bridge Street. She died in 1825 ; and he mar- ried, second, Elizabeth, widow of Ebenezer Clapp. of Walpole, after which he lived on Main Street at the place now owned by Thomas Upham. He died in 1838. Daughter : -
199. EVALINA, 1797-1856; m. in 1835 Walter Janes (1).
200.
ENOS 6 (Henry,5 Henry,4 Henry,3 Samuel,2 Henry '), born in Wal- pole in 1771, married in 1797 Amy Plimpton (102), and lived for several years on her father's place by the saw-mill, Noon Hill. He afterward removed to Walpole, where he died in 1861. Children :
201. ESTHER, 1798; m. Jonathan Adams of Medway.
202. ROYAL, 1799-1852 ; settled in Walpole; died in California.
203. AMY, 1803-1803.
204. OLIVE; m. - Adams of Medway ; second, William Fales of Wrentham.
205. ARNOLD; went to Medway.
There were also three others not recorded here : Edwin, who went to Milford, N.H .; Amy, who married Willard Ellis of Medway; and Catherine.
206.
EZRA SMITH was the son of Ezra of Dedham, who married Sarah Clark (84), and was born in 1728. He was a descendant of Asahel Smith of Dedham. Whether Asahel was a relative of Henry ' is unknown.
He married in 1757 Rachel Clark, daughter of Ephraim (83) ; and they became heirs to the estate of their grandfather Samuel Clark, the place on Granite Street lately owned by Samuel Woods. He died in 1785, his wife in 1808. Children : -
+207. EPHRAIM, 1758. +-208. ELI, 1762. 209. DANIEL, 1763; settled in Fitzwilliam, N.H.
210. EZRA, 1768-1841 ; unmarried.
207.
EPHRAIM 5 (Ezra,4 Ezra,3 Joseph,2 Asahel 1) was in the Conti- nental Army. He was one of Major Andre's guards. He also served in guarding the Burgoyne prisoners for three months. He married in 1780 Elizabeth Clark (199), who died in 1789 ; second, Jerusha Clark (208). He resided with his father for some years, received a commission as captain in 1792, and as major in 1800. In 1802, his brother Eli, having become discouraged in New Hampshire, came back to the homestead; and Ephraim ex-
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changed prospects with him, living several years in that State. He returned to this place, however, and remained till about 1820, when he went to Vermont, where he died in 1839. His widow died in 1851. Children : -
211. ELIZABETH, 1781 ; m. Gilman Heath, Vermont.
212. RACHEL, 1783-1784.
213. RACHEL, 1785-1870; m. in 1805 Isaac Harding of Medway ; settled in Binghamton, N.Y.
214. LUCINDA, 1787 ; m. Philip Charter, Newfane, Vt.
215. CATHERINE, 1795-1796.
216. PAMELA, 1797-1841 ; m. Reuben Woods of Colerain.
217. EPHRAIM, 1800-1870; settled in Westminster, Vt.
218. SIMEON, 1802-1882 ; unmarried.
219. CATHERINE, 1804-1884; m. in 1827 Eleazar P. Tilden (4).
220. OLIVE, 1807-1879; m. Eaton Whiting of Dedham.
221. NATHAN C., 1811-1840; unmarried.
222. FANNY, 1814; m. Whitney Whitaker, Brattleboro, Vt.
208.
ELI 5 (Ezra,4 Ezra,3 Joseph,2 Asahel 1) served three years in the Continental Army. He married in 1787 Thankful Chamberlain of Walpole; second, in 1805, Mary C. Whitney of Dedham. He went soon after his first marriage to Fitzwilliam, N.H., but was not successful there, and came back to his father's farm in 1802, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1835, leav- ing no children. His widow died in 1853, aged eighty-three. The homestead passed into the possession of Nathaniel Fairbanks.
STEARNS.
NATHANIEL STEARNS was from Douglass, and came to this town about 1759, to tend the mill for the widow of Ephraim Cheney (22), and in 1762 married her eldest daughter, Sarah. When the mill was sold, Stearns located in the easterly part of the town, where Joseph Hardy now lives. He died in 1774, his widow in 1806. Children : -
+2. NATHANIEL, 1763.
3. SARAH, 1765; m. in 1800 Abel Partridge of Ward, probably son of Abel of Medfield.
2.
NATHANIEL 2 (Nathaniel ') lived on the place referred to as be- longing to his father. He married in 1791 Mary Turner (63). He was chosen deacon of the old church in 1825, but resigned in 1827, and became one of the constituent members of the Ortho- dox church ; died in 1848. Children :-
4. NABBY, 1793; m. Joseph Ingles of Mendon.
5. NATHAN, 1795-1826; m. in 1816 Susan Aiken; died at Exeter, N.H.
6. MARY, 1796; probably died young.
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7. REBECCA, 1797; m. in 1830 Joel Boyden of Mendon.
8. SARAH, 1799; m. in 1819 Reuben Taft of Mendon.
+-9. AMOS, ISOL.
10. KEZIAH, 1803-1822.
II. LUCY, 1804; m. in 1824 Lyman Darling of Mendon.
12. NANCY, 18OS; m. in 1828 William D. Ingles of Mendon.
9.
AMOS 3 (Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel 1) married in 1823 Chloe Cleave- land (21); removed to Worcester. Children : -
13. WILLARD C., 1826.
14. CORDELIA, 1828-1828.
15. CHLOE E., 1831.
STEDMAN.
CYRUS STEDMAN was a descendant of Thomas of Scituate (Cyrus,7 John,6 John,5 Thomas,4 Thomas,3 Thomas,2 Isaac 1), and was born in Holliston in 1808. About 1836, he bought the place on Frairy Street still owned by his heirs; also, the mill privilege opposite, where he worked at his trade of gunsmith and general mechanic. He married in 1832 Mary Jordan of Grafton, Vt. ; died in 1865. Children : -
2. JOSEPH, 1835; is a physician at Jamaica Plain.
3. MARY E., 1837; m. in 1858 John W. Stewart, who died in 1859.
4. HARRIET J., 1838; m. in 1871 Barna S. Snow.
5. JERUSIA M., 1840; m. in 1863 William R. Rice.
6. ELIZA R., 1842; m. in 1870 Bennett Wilson.
7. LAURA, 1844-1854.
8. JENNIE G., 1845; m. in 1865 James Hewins (4).
9. CORDELIA J., 1848; m. in 1870 Ephraim Chamberlain.
SUTCLIFFE.
NATHANIEL SUTCLIFFE married Hannah Plimpton (2) in 1664. Three years afterward, he was living in a house that stood appar- ently on the southerly side of the road leading to Harbor Island. He went to Deerfield as early as 1673 ; was killed at the " Falls fight" in 1676, and his widow married Samuel Harrington. His Medfield place was, without doubt, sold to Joseph Bullard (4), who was living there in 1675. The house was burned by the In- dians, and appears never to have been rebuilt. Children : -
2. HANNAH, 1665.
3 . JUDITH, 1669.
4. NATHANIEL, 1672. In 1715 Nathaniel Sutcliffe of Durham, Conn , sold land in Medfield, said to have been received of Joseph Bullard.
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THAYER.
AMOS THAYER was the son of Benjamin of Mendon, born in 1774. He married Milletiah Wales of Franklin in 1797, and in 1822 removed to Medfield. He bought the estate at the corner of North and Green Streets, where he, in connection with his sons, carried on the business of butchering till about 1839. He died in 1846, his wife in 1852. Children : -
+2. OTIS W., 1798. + 3 . ELIJAHI, 1802.
2.
OTIS W. 2 (Amos 1) was born in Mendon, and about 1823 joined his father in purchasing the estate on North Street, and continued with him in business till his death. He married in 1820 Sena Thayer of Mendon. He died in 1837, his widow in 1880. Chil- dren : -
4. EMILY T., 1821 ; m. in 1839 Hinsdale F. Bullard (66).
5. TYLER, 1822 ; carpenter and builder in Norwood.
6. EMELINE, 1825.
7. H. G. OTIS, 1829; resides in Norwood.
8. SENA E., 1831 ; m. in 1851 John W. Jewett, Claremont, N.H.
9. ESTHER H., 1834-1860; m. in 1855 Hamlet Wight (152).
3.
ELIJAH2 (Amos ') was also born in Mendon, came to Medfield with his father, and in 1824-26 kept the store on the corner of North and Main Streets. Afterward, he carried on the business of butchering, and kept the tavern at Medway Village. After his brother's death, he removed to Medfield, and entered into business with his father, and succeeded to the possession of his estate. He married in 1826 Mary Heminway of Providence, who died in 1886. He died in 1887. Children :-
IO. HENRIETTA, 1827-1845.
II. OLIVE W., 1831-1854; m. in 1852 Orson D. Young; left one daughter, Olive B., born in 1854, who in 1877 married John A. S. Monks.
12. CHARLES E., 1833-1837.
THEBAULT.
JOHN THEBAULT was born in France of a wealthy family ; but, becoming a Protestant, he was obliged to fly from home, and went first to England, where he probably learned his trade of weaver. He is said to have come to America about 1735, and he was in Medfield as early as 1741. His first wife, Mary, died in 1749; and he married in the following year Abigail Allen of Dedham. In 1761, he bought a house on South Street where Mr. Rhodes now lives. He was one of the constituent members of the Baptist church. His second wife died in 1790, aged seventy-nine ;
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and in his old age he was left in poverty. In 1798, the town gave him $30 toward his support. In 1804, the house that was John Thebault's is mentioned, " now owned by Joanna and Magdalen Thebault." He died in 1807. Children : --
2. MARY ; died in 1742.
3. JOIIN, 1741-1742.
4. MARY, 1743; m. in 1773 Joseph Rhodes, Jr., of Stoughton- ham.
5. MAGDALEN, 1745-1826; unmarried.
6. JOANNA, 1747-1818.
7. ANN, 1749-1825; m. in 1773 Elias Clark (179).
THURSTON.
JOHN THURSTON, aged thirty-six, and wife Margaret, aged thirty-two, from Wrentham, England, sailed for New England in the ship "Mary Anne," in 1637. Two children came from England with them. The family settled at Dedham, but came to Medfield among the first, and had a house here in 1652. The homestead was near that now owned by James Hewins, with a field opposite. He very early owned land in what is now Norfolk or Wrentham, as in 1655 he had leave to make a bridge over Stop River "from his meadow in Dedham bounds." This was no doubt the old bridge on the road from Medfield to Wrentham : it bore the name of Thurston's Bridge for years afterward. He frequently served in town offices : in 1652, he was on the committee for laying out the necessary highways ; in 1658, he was to make the seats about the table in the meeting-house ; in 1661, he was to assist in the delicate and important work of seating persons in the meeting-house ; in 1675, he was engaged to keep a school for Ios. a week, or 7s., if paid in money. He also served on the board of selectmen eight years. He died in 1685, his wife having died in 1662. Children : -
+2. THOMAS, 1633 ; baptized in Wrentham, England.
+3. JOHN, 1635; baptized in Wrentham. England.
4. JOSEPH, 1639; settled at Jamaica, L.I.
5. BENJAMIN, 1640; settled in Boston; was one of the founders of the Old South Church in 1669; died of small-pox in 1678; ensign under Captain Hull in Philip's war.
+-6. DANIEL, 1646.
7. MARY; m. in 1660 Seth Smith (3).
8. JUDITH, 1648; m. in 1666 Jonathan Treadway.
9. HANNAH, 1650-1690; m. in 1668 Joseph Cheney (9).
2.
THOMAS 2 (John 1) was admitted as a townsman in 1653, and the town granted him a house lot next to his father's. This place afterward appears to have come into the hands of his brother Daniel ; and he bought in 1662 the homestead of Daniel Morse,
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HISTORY OF MEDFIELD.
southward of Pound Street. He had married in 1655 Sarah, daughter of Thomas Thaxter of Hingham. He held the office of captain, and was also a surveyor of lands. The town of Sherborn employed him in 1675 to lay out lands there. His house was burned by the Indians in 1676, and two of his children were mortally wounded at the same time. In 1680, the town granted him "ten or twelve rods of land at the west end of his house lot to build a house on." The cellar of that house is still visible, but there are no known traces of the first one. A school was kept by him in 1684 and in 1699. He was a selectman for ten years, and town clerk six years. He died in 1704, his wife having died in 1678. Children : -
. +-10. JOHN, 1656.
II. THOMAS, 1658-1713; settled in Wrentham.
12. SARAH, 1662-16SS; m. in 1684 Samuel Morse (IS).
13. MARY, 1665.
14. MARGARET, 1668-1676; died of wounds from the Indians.
15. ELIZABETH, 1671.
16. SAMUEL, 1674-1676; died of wounds from the Indians.
17. MARGARET, 1678.
JOHN (John 1) remained on his father's homestead. He was chosen deacon in 1699; representative to the General Court in 1697 and 1702. He married in 1660 Mary Wood, daughter of Nicolas of Sherborn, who died in 1726. He died in 1712. Children : -
18. MARY, 1665-1744; unmarried.
19. MEHITABLE, 1667-1749; m. in 1690 Eleazar Ellis of Ded- ham.
20. HANNAH, 1669.
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