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4 Ruth, May 17, 1718; m. Caleb Brooks.
5 Susanna, " . 1722; " John Pratt.
John Albree had a sister, Elizabeth, who d. unm.
I- 2 JOSEPH ALBREE m. Judith Reeves, Dec. 23, 1756: she was a dau. of Sam. R., and d. Jan. 26, 1778, aged 43. He d. Mar. 26, 1777, leaving children : -
2- 6 John, b. Nov. 9, 1757.
7 Joseph, " Aug. 15, 1760; m. Susan Dodge ; d. s. p. Feb. 16, 1815.
8 Samuel, Oct. 20, 1761. 9 Elizabeth, " May 17, 1768; " Jonathan Brooks; d. Mar. 31, 1826.
I Wherever two numbers are connected by a hyphen, the first is the number of the parent: and the second, of the child. Therefore, in every family, the grandfather, father, and child have their numbers in the same paragraph. Thus, in the Albree family: Joseph m. Judith Reeves. The 1-2 against his name refers to the previous paragraph, where I is his father's number, and 2 his own. In the 2-6, 7, 8, etc , these latter are his children's numbers, in the regular succession of descendants of the first John Albree.
The abbreviations used are b. for born; d. for died; m. for married; unm. for unmarried; d. s. p. for died sine prole (without issue).
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2- 6 JOHN ALBREE m. Lydia Tufts, Jan. 5, 1793, who d. Apr. 27, 1850. He d. Nov. 6, 1842. Children : -
6-10 John, b. Jan. 23, 1794 ; m.
Ist, N. Shepherd, Feb. 10, 1824.
2d, Mar. Child, June 14, 1854.
II Lydia, " Apr. 24, 1798; d. May 31, 1822.
12 George, " Feb. 1, 1803.
13 William T., " July 8, 1805.
14 Elizabeth, Mar. 1, 1810; m. John A. Downie, April 12, 1838.
2- 8 SAMUEL ALBREE m. Martha Hodge of Amherst, May 16, 1786, who d. Apr. 2, 1841, aged 72. He d. Feb. 22, 1841. He had : -
8-15 Samuel R., b. Oct. 29, 1787; d. Feb. 26, 1788.
16 Thomas R., " Apr. 10, 1790; " Oct. 2, 1791.
17 Joseph, " Oct. 27, 1792; " Apr. 19, 1796.
18 Elizabeth, " Nov. 14, 1794; m. Peter Hall.
19 Samuel, " June I, 1799; d. June 23, 1827.
20 Martha, Sept. 10, 1801; " Apr. 20, 1802.
6-12 GEORGE ALBREE m., Mar. 27, 1828, Martha Curing of Pittsburg, and had : -
12-2I John,
b. Mar. 14, 1829.
22 George C., " Jan. 23, 1831 ; d. July 1, 1835.
23 William A., " June 9, 1833; " Dec. 22, 1836.
24 Joseph, " Sept. 15, 1835.
25 Robert C., " Feb. 21, 1838.
26 Elizabeth P., " Oct. 15, 1840.
Family of Albree.
We can trace this Medford family to Nassau, in the Island of New Providence, the capital of the Bahamas. In 1672 the English government sent Mr. Collingworth to superintend the settlement of that island and its chief city by Englishmen. The attempt succeeded but imper- fectly; because the coasts were infested with pirates, and the Spanish were moved by jealousy to check English power. Mr. Collingworth, after a few years, resigned his office in despair; and the government appointed Mr. Clark governor of the island, and gave him means for sus- taining himself. The early English settlers were selected for their energy and enterprise, and they fixed on Nassau as their central port. The place grew and flourished, but its Spanish enemies were numerous and bloodthirsty. They made a sudden and warlike descent upon it, and captured the brave Clark; and, in order to show their future intentions, they "roasted the English governor alive." In one of these barbaric assaults, in 1699, the unoffending inhabit- ants were put to the sword; and two little children were that day made orphans. One was a boy, named John Albree, who was born in 1688; and the other was his sister, Elizabeth, who was three years younger. The brother fled with his sister to seek protection in a Boston vessel, which was there for cargo. The captain knew that the tragic story of the children was true; and, with the characteristic warmth of a sailor's heart, he took the weeping orphans to his arnis, and offered to bring them to Boston and provide for them. They accepted, but wished to get something from their father's house. The captain went to the house; but could find nothing worth taking away, save an old English one-day clock, which the plunderers had spared. That he took; and that clock is now in possession of Miss Lucy Ann Brooks, in Medford, and will keep time well, although two hundred years old.
Early in the year 1700 John Albree and Elizabeth Albree arrived in Boston, and were tenderly cared for by the family of the captain who brought them. They were put to school and taught to labor; and, when John was fourteen years old, he was indented as an apprentice, for seven years, to a weaver in Malden. His master found him a silent and thoughtful boy, and made him a good weaver. His sister, at her own request, became an inmate of his master's family. These children annually received, from an unknown hand in New Provi- dence, generous gifts of raw cotton and fruits. This cotton had seeds in it; and a gin was sent with which to clear out the seeds. After they became of age, these benefactions ceased. Their father was probably a cotton-planter; hence the son's preference for the trade of cotton- weaver. When he became of age, he moved to Medford, and soon afterwards purchased a
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small house, which stood on the spot now occupied by the house of Mr. Thatcher Magoun, jun. His sister became his housekeeper. In May, 1711, he married a near relative of Gov- ernor Belcher, - Miss Elizabeth Greene, of Boston. When his first child was born, he wished to have it baptized, and named Joseph in honor of its grandfather: but not knowing whether he himself had been baptized, either in England or New Providence, he resolved to ask bap- tism for himself; and on Sunday, Sept. 6, 1713, he received the rite, and then offered his son. After a few years, he sold his house and garden, and bought a farm of twenty-two acres; which, by three subsequent purchases, was enlarged to one hundred acres. It was much of the farm now occupied by Mr. Peter C. Hall. There was a gristmill upon it, on the west side of Pur- chase Street. He enlarged the mill by an addition of a weaver's shop. Here he worked, and grew comparatively rich. His grandson told us, that, in 1785, the stream that fed the mill failed; and that he then " removed the mill and shop, and filled up the flume." The house of John, the first settler, was about ten rods north-east of his mill. He was a retired man, with many thoughts and few words : he was a great questioner, and remarkable for his high sense of honor. With the English slowness to adopt, he united the English tenacity in holding fast what he had chosen. He was an active friend of the poor, especially of orphans. He tenderly cherished his sister in his family while she lived. She died unmarried. He had four children, - Joseph, Elizabeth, Ruth, and Susanna. Joseph was the father of Mrs. Jonathan Brooks; Ruth was the mother of Governor Brooks; and Susanna, the mother of Captain John Pratt. The grandsons were called John, in honor of their grandfather, John Albree. Of the first settler's descendants, the only ones who remained in Medford were Mrs. Jonathan Brooks and Governor Brooks; and, through life, they were drawn towards each other by the tenderest ties.
Collateral Branches of the Albree Family.
N. B. The records of those who married among the Brookses will be found in that family record.
I- 5 SUSANNA, m. Mr. Goldthwait, who d. six months after, without children. She m., 2d, John Pratt of Chelsea, Dec. 6, 1753, and had : -
Thomas, b. m. Anne Cheever ; had son Thomas.
John,1 66 " Mary Tewksbury. Elizabeth,
Susanna,
" John Green, of Chelsea.
Joanna, 66 66
, Green, " 66
8-18 ELIZABETH ALBREE m. Peter Hall, Jan. 2, 1817. She d. Jan. 8, 1853. Her children were : - Martha, b. June 4, 1818; m. Alonzo Rust, Mar. 31, 1 836.
Charles B., " Oct. 15, 1820; " Roxalina Branch, Feb. 10, 1846.
Samuel A., " May 29, 1823.
Elizabeth, Nov. 24, 1825.
Mary Jane, " Aug. 1, 1828. Judith, " Feb. 2, 1831.
Lucy Ann, " June 22, 1833.
George W., " Apr. 2, 1838.
ANGIER, SAMUEL, m. Abigail Watson, Apr. 29, 1762. John Angier m. Abby S. Adams. Luther Angier " Lydia Farley.
I BISHOP, THOMAS, of Ipswich, merchant, rep. 1666; d. Feb. 7, 1671, leaving widow, Margaret. Children : - Samuel. . 3 John.
I- 2
I Susan, by first marriage. Children of John and Mary (Tewksbury) Pratt are John, Mary, George, Eliza, Sarah Tewksbury, Caroline, Eleanor, James, Charlotte Albree, and Wil- liam Touro.
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4 Thomas.
5 Job.
6 Nathaniel.
I- 2 SAMUEL BISHOP m. Hester -; d. March, 1681; and had, inter alios : -
2- 7 Dr. John Bishop, moved from Bradford to Medford, Sept. 20, 1685, and died 1739. He m. Sarah - , and had : -
7- 8 JOHN BISHOP, b. 1722, who m. Abigail, dau. of Dr. Simon Tufts, Dec. 7, 1752. He d. 1791, leaving : -
8- 9 Abigail, b. Oct. 5, 1753; m. Dr. James Putnam of Dan- vers, Nov. 12, 1786.
IO John, b. Nov. 20, 1755.
8-10 JOHN BISHOP m. Lydia Holmes, dau. of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Goodwill) Holmes, who d. Mar. 28, 1807, aged
48. Children : -
IO-II Lydia, b. - , 1784; m. N. Parsons ; and d. Oct. 4, 1805.
12 Rebecca, b. Oct. 2, 1785 ; d. Oct. 26, 1807.
13 John, " Aug. 7, 1787; " Sept. 7, 1830.
14 Nathaniel, 1790.
I5 Elizabeth, ' Jan. 1, 1791.
16 William, Mar., 1794; " Nov. 27, 1812.
10-14 NATHANIEL BISHOP m. Mary S. Farrar ; and died Feb. 22, 1850. . He had : -
14-17 John.
18 Lydia H., m. Samuel H. Jones of Philadelphia.
19 Mary R.
20 Nathaniel, b. 1835; d. 1836.
21 Nathaniel.
22 Henrietta B.
23 Heber.
24 Marie Josephine.
14-17
JOHN BISHOP m. Elinor, dau. of Samuel Sweetser of Brook- lyn, N. Y., who d. Aug. 26, 1852, aged 26. Children : - Edward Francis, b. 1851 ; d. 1851.
17-25
26 Elinor S.
SARAH BISHOP m. Benjamin Leathe, Apr. 26, 1738.
I BLANCHARD, GEORGE, m. Sarah -; and d. March 18, 1700, aged 84. He had : - Sarah, b. Apr. 23, 1690. Mercy, " June 11, 1693.
2 JOSEPH BLANCHARD m. Elizabeth -, and had :. Kezia, b. July 3, 1704. Joanna, " May 25, 1711.
Concerning the above, I can only add the following extracts of wills on file at East Cam- bridge : Thomas Blanchard of Charlestown, will dated 16, 3 mo., 1654, mentions wife Mary, sons Nathaniel, Samuel, and George, and his son Joseph.
John Blanchard of Dunstable, March 13, 1693, mentions wife Hannah, sons Benjamin, Joseph, James, Thomas, and Nathaniel; and daughters Hannah Reed, Hannah Parish, Sarah, and Mary.
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3
AARON BLANCHARD m. Sarah
-, and had : -
3- 4 Sarah, b. July 30, 1717.
5 Sarah, Dec. 14, 1719; m. James Kettell, Apr. 10, 1740.
6 Aaron, May 21, 1722.
7 Mary, " Feb. 22, 1724.
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8 Moses, " Jan. 5, 1726.
9 Francis, " Sept. 14, 1727.
IO John, " Dec. 4, 1728. He died September, 1769.
3- 6 AARON BLANCHARD, jun., m. Rebecca Hall, Nov. 13, 1745, and had : -
6-1I
Aaron, b. Mar. 15, 1746; d. March 21, 1746.
I2 Rebecca, " Nov. II, 1749. His wife dying Nov. 13, 1749, he m. 2d, Tabitha -, and had :
6-13 Aaron, b. Sept. 2, 175I.
14 Tabitha,
" May 21, 1753.
15 Andrew, " July 21, 1754.
I6 Rebecca, " Nov. 5, 1755.
I7 Sarah, " Mar. 25, 1757.
18 Joanna, " Feb. 26, 1759.
19 John, " Apr. 21, 1761.
20 Stephen, " July 1, 1763.
21 David, " Sept. 21, 1765.
22 Benjamin, " Sept. 8, 1770. She d. July 31, 1775.
6-15 ANDREW BLANCHARD m. Mary Waters, Sept. 14, 1786, and had : - Andrew, b. Sept. 2, 1787.
15-23
24 Mary, " Oct. 27, 1789.
25 Sarah H., " Apr. 26, 1792.
26 Abraham W., " Nov. 10, 1794.
27 James, Apr. 13, 1797.
28 Martha, 66
Dec. 4, 1799.
29 Emily, " Apr. 5, 1802.
30 Roxana, " Aug. 14, 1808. 6-19 JOHN BLANCHARD m. Rebecca Tufts, Sept. 30, 1784, who d. Nov. 22, 1821, aged 62; and had : -
19-31
Rebecca, b. Aug. 29, 1784.
32
Ansters D., " May 24, 1786.
33 John, " May 21, 1788.
34 Aaron, " Feb. 7, 1790.
35 Sarah, " Jan. 1792. 36 John, " Apr. 3, 1794.
37 Gilbert, " Dec. 21, 1795.
6-20 STEPHEN BLANCHARD m. Elizabeth -, and had : - 20-38 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 14, 1789. 39 Gair, " Apr. 15, 1790.
40 HEZEKIAH BLANCHARD m. Susanna -, and had : - 40-41 Susanna, b. Sept. 15, 1755 ; d. July 16, 1790.
42 Hannah, " Feb. 1, 1757; " Aug. 17, 1797.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
43 Hezekiah, b. Sept. 3, 1758. 44 Winifred, “ May 8, 1760; " Jan. 15, 1790.
45 Mary, " Sept. 8, 1761.
46 Elizabeth, " Nov. 13, 1762.
His wife dying Jan. 1, 1763, aged 31, he m., 2d, Sarah -, and had : -
47 Andrew, b. July 27, 1764; d. Sept. 19, 1766. His wife d. Nov. 28, 1792. He d. Aug. 24, 1803, aged 76. 48 CALEB BLANCHARD m. Lucy Hall, Mar. 2, 1788, and had: - 48-48} Lucy, b. July 28, 1788.
49 Caleb, " Apr. 10, 1790.
50 David, " Oct. 28, 1792.
5I Sarah, " June 25, 1795.
52 Mary, " Aug. 16, 1797.
53 Hannah, " July 19, 1799.
54 EBENEZER BLANCHARD m. Mary Leathe, Dec. 1, 1766, and had :-
54-55 William, b. Apr. 4, 1767.
56 Ebenezer, " Feb. 22, 1769.
57 SAMUEL BLANCHARD, jun., of Malden, m. Sarah Cutter, Apr. 12, 1745, and had : -
57-58 Ebenezer, b. Jan. 2, 1766.
Andrew Blanchard, d. -- - , 1815.
Ebenezer " Jan. 21, 1772, aged 32.
Ebenezer
" Dec. 27, 1771,
¥
3.
Samuel
66
" Sept. 14, 1800,
I, C.
Eunice 66 " Sept. 18, 1800, I, c.
Hannah
Hezekiah 66 66
" Feb. 18, 1803, 1803.
9 mos.
Joseph
Oct. 24, 1694, 43.
Rebecca " Dec. 28, 1839, 55.
AARON BLANCHARD, jun., of Malden, m. Sarah Cutter, Apr. 12, 1745. Sarah Blanchard m. Joseph Souther, Dec. 22, 1746.
Hannah Jedidiah Leathe, Ch., Jan. 16, 1754.
I BRADSHAW, JOHN, son of Humphrey and Patience B., Cambridge, b. June 24, 1655, was one of the earliest re- corded tax-payers. He m. Mary -; and d. Mar. 19, 1745, aged 89. His wife died April 18, 1758, aged 90, leaving : -
I- 2 Mary, b. May 8, 1687; d. aged 25. 3 Sarah, " Sept. 8, 1690; " Nov. 27, 1690.
4 Ruth, " Nov. 29, 1692; m. Benjamin Willis, Feb. IO, 1714.
5 John, " Feb. 11, 1694.
6 Jonathan, 'Dec. 18, 1696. 7 Sarah, Mar. 19, 1699. 8 Samuel, " Aug. 29, 1700.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
9 Susanna, b. Dec. 23, 1702 ; m. B. Scolly of Boston, Feb. 17, 1731.
IO Abigail, " Apr. 29, 1704; " Jona. Watson, Jan. 16, 1729.
II Hannah, Jan. 31, 1706.
12 Stephen, " Sept. 16, 1707.
13 Simon, Oct. 3, 1709.
I- 5 JOHN BRADSHAW m. Mercy Tufts, Mar. 14, 1718, and had : -
5-14 John, b. Feb. 13, 1719.
I5 Mercy, " Dec. 27, 1721 ; m. Jos. Newell, Feb. 21, 1740.
16 Elizabeth, " Oct. 19, 1722.
I7 Nathan, Jan. 4, 1724.
18 Cotton, " Dec. 15, 1725; d. Aug. 13, 1765.
19 Ruth, " Dec. 22, 1727.
20 Anna, " Apr. 4, 1730.
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21 Sarah, " May I, 1734.
22 Joshua, July 6, 1736.
23 Peter, " May 6, 1738.
24 Rebecca, " Feb. 6, 1744.
I- 6 JONATHAN BRADSHAW m. Mary Watson, Apr. 17, 1722. He was a deacon of the church in 1723. He had : -
6-25 Jonathan, b. Feb. 13, 1723.
26 Abraham, " Oct. 14, 1724.
27 Mary, " May 15, 1729.
28 Anna, " Apr. 4, 1730.
29 William, " Aug. 14, 1733.
30 Jonathan, " Apr. 10, 1735.
3I Rebecca, " Jan. 17, 1737.
32 Susanna, " May 24, 1742.
33 Elizabeth, " Jan. 20, 1745.
I- 8 SAMUEL BRADSHAW m. Sarah -, and had : -
8-34 Samuel, b. July 18, 1737.
35 William, " Apr. 20, 1739.
36 Sarah, " Aug. 31, 1740.
37 Hannah, " Mar. 10, 1742.
I-12 STEPHEN BRADSHAW m. Mary -, and had : -
12-38 Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1739. 30 Susanna, ' July 12, 1741. 40 Thomas, July 8, 1743. 41 Abigail, " Mar. 25, 1746.
42 John, " July 16, 1748; d. July 16, 1748.
43 Sarah, " Jan. 27, 1750; " May 10, 1750.
44 John, " Tan. 30, 1751.
45 Andrew, " Feb. 26, 1753.
46 Henry, " Sept. 13, 1754.
47 Ruth, " Feb. 5, 1757.
48 Zechariah, " Sept. 27, 1759; " Oct. 16, 1759.
49 Uriah, July 16, 1760; " Sept. 10, 1760.
Stephen Bradshaw d. Dec. 21, 1767. Mary, his widow, " Jan. 12, 1776, aged 58.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
I-13 SIMON BRADSHAW m. Mary -, and had : -
13-50 Simon, b. Mar. 1, 1739.
51 Isaac, " Sept. 26, 1740 ; d. Dec., 1741.
52 Isaac, " Dec. 10, 1743; " Feb. 14, 1746.
53 Eleazer, " Feb. 11, 1746.
54 Mary " Sept. 24, 1747.
55 Catharine, " July 11, 1749; " Sept. 15, 1749. Mary, widow of Simon, " July 26, 1764.
THOMAS BRADSHAW (perhaps No. 40) m. Mary Tufts, Nov. 26, 1772, and had :-
56 Thomas, b. Apr. 17, 1773. N.B. - He perhaps m., 2d, Martha -, who d. July 6, 1808, and had as below. He d. Sept. 1, 1801.
57 Martha, b. · - , 1775 ; d. Aug. 11, 1778.
58 Susanna, " Aug. 3, 1778.
59 John, " June 3, 1786.
Rebeeca Bradshaw m. Wm. Hall, jun., Feb. 7, 1753.
Mercy
¥ Joseph Ellis, Dedham, May 13, 1756.
Mary ' Nathaniel Hall, Apr. 2, 1761.
Sarah
Joseph Thompson, Dec. 30, 1718.
Hannah
Enoch Greenleaf, Feb. 17, 1726.
Abigail Jonathan Watson, Jan. 16, 1729.
Elizabeth John Muzzy, July 12, 1709.
William Elizabeth Lampson, June 5, 1761.
Susanna 66 Jonathan Patten, Apr. 14, 1762.
Stephen M. Mansfield, Alsbury, Nov. 22, '63.
Susanna Timothy Newhall, Nov. 1, 1764.
Elizabeth 66 And. Floyd, Roxbury, Oct. 31, 1765.
Simon 66 Hannah Johnson, July 12, 1770.
Thomas Martha Tufts, Nov. 26, 1772.
Patience
N. Ordway, Chelmsford, Nov. 22,'33.
Sarah
d. Oct. 22, 1775.
I BROOKS, THOMAS, the first of the name in New Eng- land, came, it is supposed, from Suffolk, Eng., and settled in Watertown, where he had a lot assigned him, on the main road, in 1631. He was made a freeman in 1636; and two years afterwards, his name, which had dis- appeared from the Watertown records, is to be seen on those of Concord, where he was constable in 1638. He settled in this latter town, and owned large estates there ; in consequence, he was appointed to the various town- offices. In 1660 he, with his son-in-law, Timothy Wheeler, bought four hundred acres of land in Medford, for four hundred and four pounds sterling, which he owned at the time of his death. His farm in Medford was bought of Edward Collins, and thus, probably, a part of the great Cradock estate. He sold his farm in Concord, Oct. 22, 1664 ; and he d. there, May 21, 1667. His wife was Grace -, who d. May 12, 1664. His children were : -
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
I- 2 Joshua, b .- , freeman, 1652; m. Hannah Mason of Watertown.
3 Caleb, b. 1632; 1654.
4 Gershom, 1672; " Hannah Eckles.
5 Mary, m. Timothy Wheeler of Concord.
(According to Mr. Shattuck, probably others.)
I- 3 CALEB BROOKS lived at Concord until 1679. He m. suc- cessively, the two daus. of Thomas Atkinson : viz., Su- sannah, Apr. 10, 1660; 2d, Hannah. He removed to Medford, where he inherited some land lying east from the Wear Bridge. His house was situated about mid- way between the bridge and the Lowell Railroad, imme- diately in front of the Woburn Road. It was torn down in 1779, Dy his great-grandson, Samuel. He d. July 29, 1696, aged 64; and his second wife, Hannah, d. Mar. 10, 1702, aged about 70. His children were, by his first wife : -
3- 6 Susannah, b. Dec. 27, 1661 ; d. unm., Dec. 23, 1686.
7 Mary, " Nov. 18, 1663 ; " young.
8 Mary, m. Nathaniel Ball.
9 Rebecca, d. unm.
IO Sarah, m. Philemon Russell, Oct. 18, 1705. And, by his second wife : -
II Ebenezer, b. Feb. 24, 1670.
12 Samuel, " Sept. 1, 1672.
3-II EBENEZER BROOKS m. Abigail, dau. of Dr. Thomas Boyl- ston, of Brookline. They joined the church, 1712. He d. Feb. 11, 1743 ; his wife d. May 26, 1756, aged 82. Their children were : -
II-13 Caleb, b. July 8, 1694.
14 Ebenezer, " May 23, 1698.
I5 Thomas, " Apr. 18, 1705 ; d. unm. Nov. 14, 1784.
16 Samuel, Feb. 8, 1710.
17 Abigail, Oct. 6, 1699; m. Thomas Oakes.
18 Hannah, " Apr. 15, 1701 ; " Nathaniel Cheever.
19 Mary, Jan. 19, 1704 ; d. Sept. 3, 1704.
20 Rebecca, " July 24, 1706 ; m. Samuel Pratt, Dec. 2, 1725.
3-12 . SAMUEL BROOKS m. Sarah Boylston (sister of his broth- . er's wife), and lived in Medford, nearly opposite the site of the house since built by his descendant Peter C. Brooks (52), and now (1886) occupied by his grandson, Francis Brooks (101). He died July 3, 1733. His wife d. Oct. 16, 1736, aged 56. Their children were : - 12-21 Samuel, b. Sept. 3, 1700.
22 Sarah, " Apr. 17, 1702 ; m. Rev. Shearjashub Bowen of Scituate, Feb. 12, 1736.
II-13 CALEB BROOKS m., 2d, Ruth Albree, Mar. 1, 1750, by whom he had : -
13-23 Theodore, b. Jan. 2, 1751. John, bap. May 31, 1752;
24 afterwards Governor of this State.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
25 Joseph, d. young.
26 Elizabeth, bap. June 26, 1757; m. Rev. Jacob Burnap, 1776.
27 Hannah, 66 Feb. 12, 1760; " Francis Burns, 1794.
Capt. Caleb Brooks, so called, m. Ist, Mary Wyer, and had by her two sons and five daughters. His homestead, called the Bosquet House, the birthplace of Gov. John Brooks (in that part of Winchester formerly a part of Medford), was removed by Marshall Symmes in 1882. He d. Nov. 21, 1766.
12-21
SAMUEL BROOKS m. Mary Boutwell of Reading, who brought with her a large landed property in that town. His house, built in 1727, which stood about thirty rods north of his father's, was taken down in 1860 by his great- great-grandson, Peter C. Brooks, the third of that name (IIO). The brick wall, many times repaired, in front of this house, is still (1886) standing. It was built by Pomp (the negro of Thomas Brooks, No. 30, the son of Sam- uel) about 1765, from bricks of his own make. The will of Samuel proves him to have been one of the few slave- holders in the town. He d. July 5, 1768. His wife d. May 25, 1772, aged 74. Their children were : -
21-28 Mary, bap. Jan. 1, 1728 ; m. William Whitmore.
29 Samuel, b. Aug. 24, 1729; d. Mar., 1807; graduated at Harvard College, 1749. Lived and died in Exeter, N.H. Was twice married, and had four sons and two daugh- ters.
30 Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1732.
31 Edward, Nov. 4, 1743.
32 Jonathan, " Aug. 17, 1735 ; d. in college, 1750.
13-24
JOHN BROOKS (Governor of Massachusetts) m. Lucy Smith of Reading, in 1774, who d. Sept. 26, 1791, aged 38. He died March 1, 1825. Their children were : -
24-33 Lucy, b. June 16, 1775; m. Rev. O'Kill Stuart.
34 Alexander S., b. Oct. 19, 1781 ; killed by explosion of a steamboat, 1836.
35 John, b. May 20, 1783; fell at the battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813.
21-30 THOMAS BROOKS m., Ist, Anna Hall, Feb. 27, 1755, who d. Aug. 28, 1757; 2d, Mercy Tufts, Dec. 29, 1762. He d. Mar. 7, 1799. His second wife d. Aug. 26, 1813, aged 71. His children were, by first wife : -
30-36 Nancy, b. Apr. 6, 1757; m. Dr. Stevens.
By his second : -
37 Mercy, b. Sept. 3, 1763 ; m. Cotton Tufts of Weymouth.
38 Jonathan, b. Oct. 15, 1765; d. Mar. 18, 1847.
39 Samuel, young. 40 Samuel,
" Oct. 23, 1768; lost at sea.
4I Isaac, d. young.
42 William,
43 Simon, " Sept. 2, 1772; " 1805. 44 Lucy, " young.
45 Abigail,
40 Isaac, " June 3, 1776; “ Oct. 2, 1819.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
47 William S., b. Mar. 5, 1781 ; lived at Brattleboro', Vt.
48 Thomas, " Jan. 30, 1783 ; d. at sea, Jan. 6, 1810.
49 Edward, " June 18, 1786; " at New Orleans, 1817.
50 James, " Feb. 7, 1788 ; " at Havana, 1809.
21-31 EDWARD BROOKS m. Abigail, dau. of Rev. John Brown, of Haverhill. He grad. H.C., 1757, where he was libra- rian for a short time. He was chaplain on board the frigate " Hancock " in 1777; but returning to Medford, died there, May 6, 1781. His wife died Nov. 29, 1800, aged 69. She was, through her mother, a lineal descend- ant of the famous Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their children were : -
31-51 Cotton Brown, b. July 20, 1765 ; d. May 12, 1834.
52 Peter Chardon, " Jan. 6, 1767; " Jan. 1, 1849."
53 Mary, " Jan. 27, 1769; m. Samuel Gray, of Salem.
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54 Joanna C., " May 18, 1772; " Nath'l Hall, Nov. 26, I 793.
30-38 JONATHAN BROOKS m. Elizabeth Albree, Sept. 26, 1791 ; d. Mar. 18, 1847. His wife d. Mar. 31, 1826, aged 58. Their children were : ---
38-55 Samuel Reeves, b. Feb. 1, 1793; m. Frances Olney, 1842 ;. d. June 18, 1870.
56 Charles, b. Oct. 30, 1795 ; d. July 7, 1872.
57 Elizabeth, " Dec. 9, 1797 ; " Nov. 28, 1855.
58 Alfred, " July 19, 1801 ; " Feb. 22, 1875; m. Lydia. Warren, 1833.
59 Lucy Ann, b. Oct. 25, 1810.
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52-60
PETER CHARDON BROOKS m. 1792, Ann, dau. Nath'l Gor -. ham, who d. Feb. 21, 1830, and had : -- Edward, b. Dec. 22, 1793 ; d. Apr. 1, 1878.
61 Gorham, " Feb. 10, 1795 ; " Sept. 10, 1855:
62 Peter Chardon, " July 4, 1796; " young.
63 Ann Gorham, " June 19, 1797; m. N. L. Frothingham.
64 Peter Chardon, " Aug. 26, 1798; d. June 3, 1880 ; m. Su -. san Oliver; no children.
65 Sidney, b. Oct. 7, 1799; d. Mar., 1878; m. Frances Dehon ;. no children.
66 Charlotte Gray, b. Nov. 4, 1800; m. Edward Everett.
67 Ward Chipman, ' Apr. 21, 1804; d. Mar. 19, 1828, unm.
68 Abigail Brown, " Jan. 22, 1806; " young.
69 Henry, Feb. 2, 1807; " Sept. 2, 1833, unm.
70 Abigail Brown, " Apr. 25, 1808; m. Chas. Francis Adams.
71 Horatio, " Sept. 20, 1809; d. May 24, 1843, unm. 72 Octavius, " Oct. 27, 1813 ; " young.
30-46 ISAAC BROOKS m. Mary Austin, and had : - 46-73 Margaret, m. Wm. Brigham, June II, 1840.
Isaac Austin, b. Apr. 13, 1824.
30-47 47-75
74 WILLIAM S. BROOKS m. Eleanor Forman, and had : - Ellen Malvina. William. 76 Horace, m. Mary Emerson, and has three children.
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530
HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
77 George.
78 Mary E., m. Frank Goodhue.
79 Francis.
80 Lucy Tarbell, m. - Cabot.
38-56 CHARLES BROOKS m. Cecilia Williams, June 27, 1827, who d. Mar. 13, 1837, aged 35. He m., 2d, Charlotte Ann Haven Lord, Aug. 1, 1839. Has by first wife : -
56-81 Elizabeth Albree, b. Apr. 25, 1828; d. Mar. 5, 1869. Charles John, d. June 8, 1833, aged I year.
82 Charles Wolcott, b. Oct. 1, 1833 ; d. Aug. 16, 1885.
46-74 ISAAC AUSTIN BROOKS m. Sarah W. Hill, Apr. 25, 1846, and had : -
74-83 Frederic Cornwell, b. Feb. 16, 1847; d. New Orleans, Jan. 6, 1881.
84 Alfred Austin, b. Sept. 1, 1848; m. Ellen Newton of Northboro', Oct. 1, 1884; had Alfred Austin, b. at Cam- bridge, May 4, 1886.
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