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114 Moody, b. Feb. 25, 1760. 114 a. Huldah, " July 26, 1761.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
14-48 ZACCHEUS removed to New Braintree ; m. Mary -; and had (born in Sutton) : -
48-114 b. Elias, b. Sept. 23, 1743. c. Mary, Sept. 17, 1745. d. Zaccheus, " July
e. Aaron.
I, 1749.
14-51
WILLIS HALL of Sutton was deacon, representative, etc., and a man of wealth. He m. Ist, May 15, 1746, Martha Gibbs, who d. Feb. 1, 1756; 2d, Anna, dau. of William and Anna Coye, and had : - 51-115 a. Willis, b. May 29, 1747. (A captain in the Revolutionary army.) b. Jacob, b. Feb. - , 1749. c. Martha, " Sept. 12, 1751.
d. Grace, " Oct. 30, 1753.
e. Olive, " Dec. II, 1755. And by second wife : -
; f. Jonathan, b. Oct. 21, 1757. g. Josiah, " Oct. 5, 1759. h. Israel, " Jan. 21, 1762.
I16 Nathaniel, " Apr. 9, 1764.
116 a. Joseph,
Jan. 26, 1767.
16-52 JONATHAN HALL m. Ist, Feb. 17, 1731, Elizabeth Tufts ; 2d, Nov. 22, 1739, Anna Fowle ; and d. Dec. 25, 1753. He had : -
52-117 Jonathan, b. Oct. 16, 1733.
118 Samuel, " Nov. 2, 1740.
119 Elizabeth, " Oct. 22, 1742 ; d. Oct. 27, 1742.
I20 Daniel, " Oct. 9, 1744.
I2I Gershom, July 21, 1746; " Apr. 7, 1767.
I22 Ebenezer, " Sept. 12, 1749; " Feb. - , 1776. 123 Daniel, 1233 " Jan. 2, 1754 ; 9 " Dec. 9, 1751 ; " Feb. 25, 1773. " Jan. 2, 1754. 18-56
EDWARD HALL m. Abigail , who d. Aug. 31, 1748.
He d. Jan. 28, 1749. Children : --
56-124 Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1733 ; m. Sam. Giles, Jan. 31, 1784.
125
Joshua.
I26 Luke, - -, 1741.
127
Mary, " Apr. 26, 1746; d. Jan. 28, 1749.
24-66 JOHN HALL, m. Oct. 22, 1746, Mary Keisar, and had : - 66-128 John, b. July 24, 1747.
I29 Henry, " June 29, 1749.
130 Moses, " Nov. 28, 1750.
24-69 TIMOTHY HALL m. June 29, 1749, M. Cutter, and had : - 69-13I Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1750. 132 Timothy, " Dec. 12, 1751 ; d. Jan. 21, 1753.
I33 Timothy, " Oct. 24, 1753.
I34 Susanna, " June 3, 1756.
135 Ammi-Ruhamah, b. Aug. 27, 1758.
136 Samuel, b. Oct. 5, 1760.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
138 I37 John, b. Feb. 9, 1753. Sarah, " May 12, 1765.
24-71 JOSEPH HALL m. Nov. 24,1757, Abigail Brooks, and had: -
71-139 Caleb, b. Oct. 27, 1758.
140 Joseph, " Dec. 2, 1759.
24-74
EBENEZER HALL m. Nov. 3, 1763, Susanna Floyd, and had : -
74-141 Abigail, b. Apr. 6, 1767.
142 Ebenezer, " May 10, 1770.
143 Gilbert, " Sept. 27, 1771.
24-75 ZACHARIAH HALL, who d. Oct. 30, 1795, m. Mehitable , and had : -
75-144 Samuel, b. June 1I, 1772.
I45 Daniel, " Oct. 17, 1774.
28-76 ANDREW HALL (a shipmaster), m. Sarah -, and had :- 76-146 Abigail, b. Jan. 28, 1751.
28-80 BENJAMIN HALL m. Hepzibah Jones (b. May 6, 1734), May 3, 1752. He d. Feb. 2, 1817. His wife d. Aug. 10, 1790, aged 56; and had : -
80-147 Benjamin, b. Aug. 9, 1754.
148 Ephraim, " June 1, 1756.
149 Fitch, " Jan. 28, 1759.
150 Andrew, " Feb. 26, 1761.
151 Hepzibah, " June 25, 1764; m. J. B. Fitch, Jan. 27, 1785.
28-81
81-152
JAMES HALL m. Mary Watson, Mar. 27, 1760, and d. Nov. 18, 1763. He had : - Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1761.
28-83 RICHARD HALL m. Nov. 9, 1762, Lucy Jones, who was b. Oct. 13, 1745, and d. Feb. 10, 1826. He d. June 27, 1827. Child : -
'83-153 Richard, b. Aug. 29, 1764; d. July 16, 1765.
28-84 ISAAC HALL m. Abigail Cutter, Oct. 8, 1761, and had : - 84-154 Abigail, b. Oct. 12, 1762. 155 Elinor, " July 23, 1764.
1 56 Isaac, " Aug. 5, 1766; d. May 17, 1770.
I57 James, " Dec. 25, 1768.
158 Isaac, " June 20, 1774 ; " July 22, 1775.
Rebecca, " May 28, 1776.
I 59 28-87
EBENEZER HALL m. Apr. 12, 1770, Martha Jones, sister of the wives of Richard and Benjamin, ante. She was born June 19, 1750 ; and d. Dec. 22, 1835. He d. Mar. 21, 1835, and had : -
87-160 Ebenezer, b. May II, 1771.
161 Richard, " Feb. 24, 1774 ; d. Oct. 19, 1798.
162 Ephraim, " Feb. 17, 1776; m. Feb. 2, 1817, J. T. Rey- nolds. Martha, b. June 24, 1778; d. June 23, 1780.
163 164 Lucy, " Nov. 28, 1782 ; m. Josiah Bradlee of Boston.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
165 Isaac, b. Mar. 12, 1783; m. Susan Mitchell, Nantucket.
L I. Ann Gray, Dec. 20, 166 Andrew, “ Oct. 21, 1788; "
1815. 2. Ann G. Moor, Sept., 1819.
31-89
WILLIS HALL m. Sarah -, who d. Nov. 11, 1790; and had :-
89-167 George H., b. Jan. 8, 1763. I68 Willis, Sept. 10, 1764.
169 Nathaniel, " Mar. 12, 1767.
170 Ann, " Oct. 10, 1770.
I71 Mary, " Sept. 28, 1772.
172 Edward, " Jan. 19, 1778.
I73 Sarah, ' Oct. 12, 1780. 174 Elizabeth, " Jan. 13, 1783.
31-90
STEPHEN HALL, the 4th, had wife Mary -, and had :- 90-175 Stephen, b. Dec. 22, 1770.
176 Mary, " June 22, 1772.
I77
Elizabeth, " Mar. 10, 1777.
178 Zechariah, “ Dec. 16, 1778.
31-91 AARON HALL m. Jan. 3, 1760, Rebecca Pool, and had :- 91-179 Rebecca, b. Nov. 9, 1760.
31-93 EZEKIEL HALL m. Anna -, and had : -
93-180 Ezekiel,
18I Elizabeth,
b. July 15, 1766.
182 Samuel, " July, 1769.
39-98
STEPHEN HALL m. Sarah -, and had : -
98-183 Sarah,
184 Lucy,
b. Sept. 23, 1744.
185 Stephen, " Jan. 3, 1746.
186 Simon, " Apr. 9, 1747.
187 Jacob, Jan. 9, 1749.
188 Elizabeth, " Mar. II, 1750 ; d. Mar. 20, 1750.
189 Francis, " May 18, 1751.
1 90 Elizabeth, " May 10, 1753.
191 Mary, Apr. 3, 1757.
43-101
WILLARD HALL m. -, and had : -
101-192 Willard.
193 Isaiah, d. s. p.
194 James, " in Vermont, leaving one child.
195 Joseph F., m. Miss Moore, and lives in Groton.
196 Abigail, " Ist, Oliver Spaulding; 2d, - Giles.
197 Sarah, d. unm.
198
Ruth.
43-107
STEPHEN HALL grad. H. C. 1765, where he was tutor. Was educated for the ministry, but never settled. He m. Mary Holt, widow of Moses Holt, jun., and settled in Portland, where his wife d. July 27, 1808, aged 54. Children : -
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
107-199 John, b. Jan. 21, 1778; armorer at Harper's Ferry, and! known by " Hall's carbine ; " father of Willard P. Hall,,, late M. C. from Missouri.
200 Martha, b. Oct. 10, 1779.
20I Mary, " Dec. 13, 1783.
202 William A., " Oct. 6, 1785.
203 Willard, " June 5, 1788.
204 Martha C., " Jan. 26, 1792; d. Nov. 26, 1847.
43-108 WILLIS HALL lived and died at Westford. He m. Me- hitable Pool, and had : -
108-205 Willard, b. Dec. 24, 1780.
206 William C., " -- , 1783.
207 Benjamin.
208 Elizabeth.
209 Mehitable, m. Stephen Dow. "
210 Hannah, T. R. Wright, of Pepperell.
2II Frances.
Willard (205) has been Secretary of State in Delaware, 1811-1814; Rep- resentative to Congress, 1816-1820; District Judge U. S. Ct., May 6, 1823, besides taking a conspicuous part on State questions. He m. - , and had one child, b. 1809, who m. Dr. Robert R. Porter of Wilmington.
46 c .- III a. STEPHEN HALL, of. Sutton, m. Abigail -, and had : -
III a .- 211 a. Abigail, b. Dec. 7, 1770 ; m. Amos Batchelder. 6. Stephen, " Mar. 4, 1773. C. Sarah, Aug. 20, 1775; " Elkanah Otis.
d. Betsey, " Mar. 4, 1778; " Capt. D. Stone, Oxf'rd.
f .
e. Simon, " Mar. 27, 1780. William, " Mar. 9, 1783 ; lived in Sutton, on land inherited from Percival, his great-grandfather. g. Mary, b. Feb. 22, 1785; m. Eli Servey. Calvin, " Jan. 23, 1789; is of Sutton.
h.
46 c .- III b. JOSEPH HALL, a mason, resided in Richmond, Vt .;: and d. there, Nov. 22, 1822. He m. in 1769, Mary Trowbridge, of Newton, b. Nov., 1750; d. Dec .. 28, 1824; and had :-
III b .- 21I i. Thaddeus, b. Mar. 28, 1770. j. Sarah, " Nov. 26, 1771 ; m. Orin Stevens. k. Amasa, " June 4, 1774; d. young. 1. Abner, " July 25, 1775;
m. Polly, " May 15, 1777 ; m. James Butler.
n. Joseph, " Sept. 14, 1779; is living.
0. Louis, 66 Dec. 7, 1781 ; d. in infancy.
p. Edmund T., " June 1, 1783; is living.
q. Ethen, Sept. 12, 1785 ; m. Isaac Hallock.
r Asher, " June 25, 1787.
s. Anna, Apr. 19, 1789; " Aaron Curtis.
t. John, -, 1791 ; d. young. 66 66
u. Betsey, -- , 1793;
ข. Lucy, Sept. 22, 1796; m. Nathan Smith.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
45 c .- III d.
JOHN HALL, of Sutton, m. Jan. 28, 1777, Dolly Ward, and had : ---
Lucy,
b. Jan. 10, 1778; m. Joseph Nelson.
Thaddeus, " Nov. 30, 1779.
Jonas,
" Jan. 13, 1782.
Dolly,
" Feb. 12, 1785 ; m. John Haskell.
John,
" Oct.
28, 1787 ; a scythe manufacturer.
Harriet,
" Mar.
4, 1792; m. Jonathan Putman.
Hannah,
Jan.
9, 1794;
66
Smith, of
Shrewsbury.
Increase S., b. Apr.
3, 1797; d. s. p.
46 c .- III e. SAMUEL REED HALL was a clergyman in Croyden, N.H .; Guildhall, Vt .; and in Rumford, Me., where he d. Nov., 1814.
He m. Elizabeth Hall, and had : -
Hannah, m. Michael Amy.
Lucy,
Caleb Amy.
Betsey,
John Whitter.
Samuel, " Hannah Swinerton.
Reed.
Chloe, Asa Swinerton.
Hezekiah, was a clergyman. Sarah.
Josiah Brewer.
Theodosia.
Samuel Reed, was a clergyman in Brownington, Vt.
46 c .- III f. EMERSON HALL, of Boscawen, N. H., m. Tabitha Goldthwait, of Northbridge, and had : -
Tabitha.
Lydia.
Eleazer.
Ebenezer.
Lucy.
47-112
PERCIVAL HALL was a physician and surgeon in the Revolutionary war; and d. at Boston, Sept., 1825. He m. Margaret Ware, of Wrentham, who d. aged 81. Children : -
II2-212 Jairus. 1
213 Sewall.
214 Jeffries.
215 Bradshaw, d. in Castine, 1826, leaving six children.
216 Timothy, b. 1769; father to Rev. J. Hall of New- castle, Me.
48-114 e.
AARON HALL m. , and had : ---
114 e .- 216 a. Daughter, m. Asa Parsons.
b. Apphia, Sylvester Judd, Esq., of Southampton.
c. Irene, Samuel Matthews.
d. Drusilla, " -- Johnson of Hadley.
I A lawyer; for more than twenty years a member of Vermont Legislature; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, etc .; d. in Boston in 1849.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
e. Arethusa, lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
f. Richardson, lives in Greenfield, Me.
g. Samuel, is a clergyman.
51-115 g.
JOSIAH HALL of Sutton was a captain in the Revo- lutionary army. He m., 1785, Mary Marble, and had : -
115 g .- 216 h. Oliver, b. Dec. 1, 1785 ; for many years town-clerk of Sutton, where he now lives.
i. Mary, b. Apr. 7, 1788; m. Alpheus Marble.
1. Almira, " June 4, 1790; d. Sept. 18, 1795.
k. Deborah, " Jan. 18, 1793 ; " Sept. 12, 1795.
Hannah, " Dec. 13, 1795; m. 2 2d, Cyr. Faulkner.
m. Mindwell, " Feb. 8, 1798; " James Phelps.
n. Anna, " June 17, 1800.
0. Sarah, May 7, 1804; d. May 11, 1839.
51-116
NATHANIEL HALL grad. D. C. 1790; settled minis- ter at Grantville, N.Y., where he d. July 31, 1820. He m., Jan. 22, 1798, Hannah, daughter of Deacon Daniel Emerson of Hollis, b. Dec. 7, 1773, and d. May 22, 1832. Children : ---
116-217 Hannah E., b. Nov. 9, 1798; m. Rev. Abijah Crane. Willis, b. Apr. 1, 1801; Attorney-General N. Y., 1839; m. Mrs. H. Handley.
218 219 Nathaniel E., m. Mary Fell, lives at Grantville, N.Y. Eliza.
22I
Richard B.
222 Daniel E., b. May 9, 1810; Y. C. 1834; m. D. E. Kennedy; d. Apr. 24, 1852.
223 David Brainerd, a minister at Cleveland, N.Y.
224 Mary.
225 Edwards, Ham. Coll., 1840.
51-116a. JOSEPH removed to New Salem ; m. Anna -, and had -
116a .- 225 a. Nancy, b. Apr. 19, 1793.
b. Joseph M., " Nov. 2, 1794.
c. Lucinda, " June 19, 1797; m. Carter Eliot.
d. Louis, Nov. 2, 1799.
e. Willard, May 25, 1802; of Milbury.
52-117 117-226
52-118
JONATHAN HALL m. Mercy -, and had - Elizabeth, b. March 19, 1755.
SAMUEL HALL served his apprenticeship with his uncle, Daniel Fowle, the first printer in N.H. He published, in 1768, the " Essex Gazette," at Salem, whence he re- moved, in 1775, to Cambridge, where he published the "N. E. Chronicle." He moved this latter to Boston next year. He published the " Salem Gazette " again in 1781 ; and, in 1785, the " Massachusetts Gazette." In 1789 he opened a book-store in Boston, which he sold to Lincoln & Edmands in 1805, to whom Gould & Lincoln were the successors. He died Oct. 10, 1807.
220
S Ist, Rufus Carter.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
66-130
MOSES HALL m. Martha -, and had -
130-227 John, b. Oct. 5, 1776. 228 Moses,
" Dec. 8, 1777.
229 Martha,
" Mar. 7, 1780.
230 Mary Kiesar, " Sept. 16, 1783.
23I Moses, Dec. 13, 1785.
232 Elizabeth, " Apr. II, 1787.
233 James, " May 29, 1788.
74-142
EBENEZER HALL m. Eunice -- , and had - 142-234 Martha, b. Apr. 20, 1798. 235 Mary, " Feb. 6, 1802.
80-147 BENJAMIN HALL m. Lucy, dau. of Dr. Simon and Lucy Tufts, Nov. 20, 1777, and had -
147-236 Dudley, b. Oct. 14, 1780.
237 Lucy, " Mar. 27, 1783.
238 Hepzibah, “ Feb. 17, 1785.
80-149 FITCH HALL m., May 14, 1783, Judith Brasher, and had -
149-239 Fitch, b. Jan. 25, 1785.
240 Benjamin, " Feb. 27, 1786.
241 William, " Mar. 21, 1790.
80-150 ANDREW HALL m., Apr. 19, 1789, Eunice Fitch, and had -
I 50-242 Charles J., b. Nov. 1, 1790.
243 George B., " Oct. 5, 1791. 243₺ Eunice.
87-160 EBENEZER HALL m., March 8, 1796, Eunice, dau. of Capt. Isaac Jones of Boston, and had -
160-244 Martha, b. Apr. 20, 1798.
245 Richard, " Aug. 22, 1800; m. Mrs. Mary A. Hay- ward.
246 Mary Jane, " Feb. 7, 1802. 247 William J., " May 20, 1805.
248 Ann Louisa, " Apr. 17, 1807; d. Dec. 14, 1834.
249 Susan Mitchell, " Nov. 7, 1808.
250 Lucy J., " Oct. 15, 1812.
251 Ebenezer, " Jan. 11, 1815.
89-169 NATHANIEL HALL m., Nov. 26, 1793, Joanna Cotton Brooks, and had -
169-252 Caroline, b. Sept. 25, 1794.
2524 Mary Brooks.
253 Nathaniel, " Jan. 4, 1799 ; d. young.
254 Edward B., " Sept. 2, 1800; H. C. 1820.
2543 Nathaniel, " Sept. 23, 1805 ; min. of Ist ch., Dor- chester.
255 Peter Chardon, " Dec. 26, 1809.
98-189 FRANCIS HALL m. Elizabeth -, and had - 189-256 Elizabeth, b. May 6, 1785.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
147-236 DUDLEY HALL had-
236-257 Dudley C.
258 George D.
259 Horace D.
260 Hephza, m. Henry Bradlee.
169-255 PETER C. HALL m. , and had -
255-261 Ann Rose.
262 Jane Webb.
263 Anna.
264 Fanny Maria.
HATHAWAY, NOAH, b. in Freetown, Mass, May 24, 1809; m. Hannah M. Reed, b. June 23, 1811, and had - Henrietta Maria, b. Mar. 14, 1831 ; m. H. C. Vose, of Clare- mont, N.H.
I- 2
3 George W., " May 11, 1832.
4 Ellen L., " Sept. 8, 1833; “ Wm. Butters, jun., -
May 2, 1854.
5 Gustavus W., " Nov. 7, 1834.
6 Walter S., May 31, 1836; d. Sept. 30, 1850.
7 Nelson F., Feb. 10, 1838.
8 Eliza G., " Apr. 2, 1839.
9 Rodney C.,
June 24, 1840.
IO Susan E.,
Oct. 24, 1841.
II Henry R.,
Apr. 4, 1843.
I2 Florence A. 66 Sept. 12, 1844.
13 Wilber A.,
May 9, 1846.
I4 Roland H.,
Sept. 24, 1847.
I5 Noah S., July 7, 1849.
16 Edward A., May 25, 1851.
17 Martha A., " July 7, 1852.
18 William C., " Sept. 14, 1853; " Sept. 27, 1853.
ABRAHAM HOWE and JAMES HOWE of Roxbury, Mass., admitted freemen in 1637-38.
EDWARD and ABRAHAM HOWE, of Watertown.
DANIEL and EDWARD HOWE, of Lynn.
JOHN HOWE, of Sudbury, 1638; died in Marlborough, 1687. Of these, JAMES was son of Robert Howe of Hatfield, Broad Oak, Essex Co., Eng. ; died in Ipswich, 1702.
EDWARD, of Lynn, came over in the "Truelove," 1635; died 1639, leaving issue from which the Howes of Con- necticut have descended.
DANIEL, of Lynn, after holding several public offices in Massachusetts, removed to Southampton, Long Island. Hardy, vigorous men, with large families.
Mrs. ELIZABETH HOWE of Ipswich was hung for witch- craft, 1692; "but her virtues, just as those of her great Master, sanctified the altar."
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
JOSEPH HOWE, descendant of Abraham Howe, b. in Bos- ton, 1710; d. 1779.
JOSEPH HOWE, jun., son of the above, b. in Boston, 1753 ; d. 1818.
He m. Sarah Davis ; issue, three sons. She d. 1786.
He m. again to Margaret Cotton, 1787 ; issue, one daugh- ter. The mother d. 1788.
He m. again to Sarah Simpson, 1789; issue, one son, three daughters.
JOHN HOWE, son of Joseph Howe, jun., b. in Boston, Feb. 24, 1784; d. Oct. 2, 1872. Removed to Medford, 1812. He m. Rebecca Heywood of Concord, Mass., Nov. 17, 1808. Issue by her -
Joseph Heywood, b. Feb. 13, 1810; d. June 8, 1841.
John Barrett, " Jan. 9, 1812; " May 28, 1845.
Humphrey Barrett, " July 17, 1818.
Albert, Jan. 30, 1820; " Nov. 30, 1842.
The mother d. Feb. 6, 1820, aged 31 years.
JOHN HOWE m. again to Sarah L. Symmes, 1821. Issue by her -
Henry Wait, b. Aug. 27, 1822; d. Mar. 31, 1858.
George, May 31, 1824.
The mother d. Mar. 23, 1837, aged 50.
M. again to Elizabeth W. Butters, May 17, 1849. She died Nov. 27, 1872, aged 84 years.
HUMPHREY B. m. Susan Esther Withington, May 30, 1852. She was born in Medford, Apr. 20, 1829. Issue -
Fannie Rebecca, b. inL ynn, Oct. 23, 1853.
Elizabeth Withington, 66 66
July 6, 1858.
Horace Joseph, 66
Jan. 2, 1860.
FANNIE REBECCA m. James N. North of Somerville, Mass., Oct. 16, 1873. Issue -
Bessie Rebecca, b. in Medford, Nov. 12, 1874.
Marion Howe, " " Boston, Mar. 15, 1886.
HENRY WAIT HOWE m. Nancy Symmes of Woburn, Feb. 17, 1853. Issue -
Lucy Wyman, b. May 1, 1855 ; d. Sept. 16, 1855.
GEORGE HOWE m. Angeline A. Johnson, Nov., 1853. She died Oct., 1854. Issue -
Amelia Johnson, b. Oct. 8, 1854; d. May 18, 1858.
M. again to Mary Barnes of Stoneham, June 13, 1866. Issue -
George Henry, b. Mar. 3, 1867; d. July 30, 1870. Mary Edith, " Dec. 30, 1873.
The KIDDER family was settled, for several centuries, at Maresfield, in the county of Sus- sex, some seventy miles from London. It is believed that the only persons now living of that name can be traced back to this common stock. In England, the most distinguished bearer of this name was Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells. He was born in 1633, at East Grin- stead, the birthplace of the American emigrant, whose kinsman he was. He was Rector of St. Martin's, London; Prebend of Norwich, 1681; Dean of Peterborough, 1689; and Bishop of Bath, 1691. He was killed during the great gale of Nov. 27, 1703, by the fall of a chimney on
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
the bishop's palace at Wells, which crushed him and his wife while at prayers. His daughter, Ann, died unmarried; and her only sister, Susanna, married Sir Richard Everard, one of the early governors of South Carolina, and has numerous descendants alive in that State.
The pedigree of the American branch, in the direct line, is: Richard Kidder (1) was living at Maresfield, 1492; his son, Richard (2), d. 1549, leaving eldest son, Richard (3), who d. 1563; m. Margaret -, who d. 1545. This Richard (3) had five sons, of whom John (4), the third, m. Margaret Norman, of Little Horsted, and d. 1599, leaving two sons and several daughters. John (5), oldest son of the last, baptized 1561, m. Joan Beorge, and died in 1616, leaving four sons. James (6), the youngest of these, b. 1595, was the father of James (7), b., 1626, at East Grinstead, who moved to New England, and married Anna Moore, of Camb., N.E., in 1649. This foregoing pedigree is condensed from one in the History of New Ipswich, prepared by Frederick Kidder, a co-editor of that work.
7 JAMES KIDDER resided first at a farm on the north side of Fresh Pond and Menotomy River, whence he removed to Shawshine, now Billerica. He had twelve children, of whom Samuel (8) was the youngest, who left children. He was b. Jan. 7, 1666; m. Sarah Griggs, Dec. 23, 1689, and lived near Porter's Hotel, in Cambridge, where the names of Kidder's Swamp and Kidder's Lane still pre- serve his memory. He was deacon of the church; and the inventory of his estate was £1,138. He had six children ; the oldest was -
8- 9 FRANCIS KIDDER, of Medford, b. 1692 ; m. Mary Prentice, Feb. 13, 1718. He d. Jan. 21, 1724; and his widow m. Philip Cook in 1775. His children were -
9-10 Mary.
1I Samuel, b. 1720.
12 James.
I3 Francis.
9-II SAMUEL KIDDER m., Ist, Mary Tompson, Mar. 20, 1744, who d., aged 42, Mar. 30, 1766, leaving -
II-14
Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1746.
15 Elizabeth, " Dec. 6, 1750.
He m., 2d, Joanna -, who d. Oct. 19, 1819, aged 79. He d. Mar. 6, 1777, and had -
16 Joanna, b. Oct. 19, 1770; d. unm., Apr. 6, 1811.
17 Rebecca, " Sept. 11, 1772; m. Abijah Usher, Dec. 20, 1795.
18 Mary, " Apr. 28. 1774.
19 James, " Apr. 30, 1776.
II-14 SAMUEL KIDDER, jun., m. Mary Greenleaf, May 19, 1778, who d. Apr. 1, 1830, aged 78. He d. Dec. 16, 1821, leav- ing -
14-20 Mary, b. Apr. 1, 1779; m. Benjamin Abbot of Ando- ver.
21 Samuel, " Sept. 4, 1781 ; " Hannah P. Rogers.
22 William, " Dec. 10, 1784 ; Charlotte Adams.
23 Thompson, " Apr. 17, 1788; " M. A. Cannell; d. July 5, 1840.
24 Francis, " July 16, 1789; " E. Blanchard ; d. May II,
1827.
25 Joseph, " Apr. 30, 1791 ; " N. J. Homer.
26
James, " Nov. 1, 1793 ; d. Mar. 20, 1837, unm.
EPHRAIM KIDDER m. Rachel Hannah, Dorothy, S b. Sept. 2, 1696.
-, and had -
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Mary Kidder, m. Caleb Brooks, Jan. 1, 1767.
Isaac
of Woburn, m. Ann Goodwin, Nov. 25, 1775.
Mary
of Charlestown, d. Jan. 19, 1779.
Susanna ‹‹
d. Nov. 5, 1801, aged 19, )
Charles
" June 13, 1802,
66
ch. of James and
Rebecca
" Oct. 23, 1814,
12,)
15,
Susanna Kidder.
Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, was a descendant of Sir Robert Lawrence, knighted about 1190. This Sir Robert, of Ashton, had a third son, Nicholas Lawrence, of Agercroft, whose fourth son was John, who d. 1461, leaving a son, Thomas L., of Ramburgh, in Suffolk. This Thomas d. 1471, leaving John Lawrence, oldest son, whose will is dated 1504. John had an only son, Robert, whose son, John (will dated 1556), was the father of Henry, John, William, and Richard. Of these, John d. May, 1590: his oldest son, John, settled at Wisset (will dated 1607), and had son, Henry Lawrence, of Wisset. This Henry was father of John and Robert; and with this John, who emigrated to America, our record commences.
I LAWRENCE, JOHN, of St. Albans, came to Watertown in 1635. He m., Ist, Elizabeth - who d. Aug. 29, 1663 ; and 2d, Nov. 2, 1664, Susanna Batchelder. He d. at Groton, July 11, 1667. His seventh child was -
I- 2 ENOCH LAWRENCE, b. 5th day, Ist mo., 1648-9 ; m., Mar. 6, 1657, Ruth Shattuck; and d. Sept. 28, 1744. His child- ren were -
2- 3 Nathaniel, b. Feb. 21, 1678.
4 Daniel, Mar. 7, 1681.
5 Zechariah, " 16, 5 mo., 1683.
6 Jeremiah, " May 1, 1686.
2- 3 NATHANIEL LAWRENCE m. Anna -; and d. Sept. 12, 1765. His wife d. Sept. 31, 1758, aged 73. The second son was -
3- 7 JAMES LAWRENCE, b. Aug. 26, 1705; m. Mary Martin, 1733; and d. Jan. 27, 1800. His wife d. 1799, aged 87. He had -
7- 8 LEMUEL LAWRENCE, b. 1745 ; m. Sarah Williams, Jan., 1768 ; and, dying April 24, 1733, left --
8- 9 Sarah, b. Oct. 13, 1768.
IO Lemuel, " Aug. 6, 1770.
II Olive, " Feb. 13, 1772.
8-10 LEMUEL LAWRENCE m. Mercy Perham, Nov. 5, 1794 ; and d. Sept. 20, 1832. He had -
10-12 Lemuel, b. Sept. 1, 1795.
13 Daniel, " Sept. 12, 1797 ; d. July 19, 1879.
14 Clarissa, " Oct. 29, 1799.
15 Sarah, " Aug. 23, 1806.
10-13 DANIEL LAWRENCE m. Elizabeth Crocker, Sept. 25, 1823, who d. Oct. 2, 1884, and had -
13-16 Mary Ann, b. Jan. 29, 1827.
I7 Daniel Warren, Oct. 8, 1830.
18 Samuel Crocker, " Nov. 22, 1832.
19 Elizabeth Maria, " Aug. 5, 1835; m. G. L. Barr, Nov. 20, 1851.
20 Rosewell Bigelow, " Dec. 22, 1838.
21 William Harrison, " July 24, 1840.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
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DANIEL W. LAWRENCE m. Mary Ellen Wiley, Oct. 18, 1851, and has -
17-22 George W., b. Nov. 8, 1852.
23 Rosewell B., " Jan. 31, 1856.
24 Samuel W., " Mar. 5, 1860; m. Helen E. Withington, Feb. 22, 1882.
I OSGOOD, DAVID, b. Oct. 25, 1747; m. Hannah Breed, Nov. 1, 1786, who was b. Dec. 28, 1747 ; and had -
I- 2 Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1787.
3 Lucy, " Apr. 8, 1789; d. Apr. 22, 1789.
4 Lucy, " June 17, 1791.
5 David, " Dec. 23, 1793 ; m. Mary Ann Elder.
PERKINS, JONATHAN, was b. in Middleton, Mass., in 1791. His grandfather is believed to have emigrated from England to this town, which latter place was the birthplace of his father. This emigrant ancestor had twenty-four children, of whom Andrew m. Phebe Eliot, grand-daughter of the Rev. Andrew Peters of Middle- ton ; and had eleven children. Of these, -
JONATHAN PERKINS m., in 1823, -, fourth daughter of Nathan Wait, Esq., by whom he had six children.
I POLLY, SAMUEL, and Elizabeth, had -
I- 2 Samuel, b. Nov. 3, 1714.
3 Elizabeth, " May 13, 1716.
4 Ruth, Feb. 25, 1718.
5 John, Aug. 6, 1719; d. Mar. 15, 1721.
6 Susanna, 1721 ; " Apr. 16, 1721.
7 Sarah, Mar. 7, 1729.
I PORTER, JOHN (1), was of Windsor, Conn., in 1638; will proved, June, 1649 ; and had -
I- 2 Samuel, m. Hannah Stanley ; was one of the first settlers of Hadley, in 1659; and d., 1689, leaving seven children.
2- 3 SAMUEL PORTER, son of the last, was b. Apr. 6, 1660; afterwards judge; m. Joanna, dau. of Aaron Cook, of Hadley. He d. July 29, 1722, aged 62, leaving three sons and four daughters.
3- 4 Rev. AARON PORTER, second son and third child of the last, was b. July 19, 1689. Grad. H. C., 1708; and m., in 1709, Susanna Sewall, sister of the chief justice; and had -
4- 5 Aaron, b. July 9, 1714; d. young. 6 Susanna, 66
Mar. I, 1716; m., Aug. 4, 1739, Rev. A. Cleve- land.
7 Margaret, " July 18, 1717.
8 Joanna, " Mar. 22, 1719; " Jan. I, 1735, Josiah Cleve- land.
He died Jan. 24, 1722, and has many descendants through the Clevelands, among whom is President Cleveland.
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9
PORTER, JOHN, came from England, 1632; of Salem, 1637; was made freeman, 1646. Had children, who settled at Topsfield and Wenham, from which latter place Deacon William Porter removed to Braintree, about 1740; his son, Jonathan, removed to Malden, about 1755; and his son, Jonathan, jun., moved thence to Medford, 1773. He m. Phebe Abbott of Andover, and had -
9-10 Jonathan, b. Nov. 13, 1791 ; m. Catharine Gray.
II Henry, Nov. 9, 1793; " Susan S. Tidd.
I2 Sarah, " June 7, 1795; d. 1815.
13 Charlotte, m. Hezekiah Blanchard.
14 George, b. Aug. 26, 1799; d. young.
15 George W., " Jan. 26, 1801; m. Elizabeth Hall.
16 Augusta, m. James T. Woodbury. Jonathan Porter d. Nov., 1817.
I REED, HENRY, b. Jan. 27, 1785 ; m., Aug. 23, 1810, Han- nah S. Greenleaf, who was b. Apr. 5, 1784. He d. Oct.
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