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1- 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. 10, 1714.
5 John, Feb. 11, 1694.
6 Jonathan, „ Dec. 18, 1696.
7 Sarah, ,, Mar. 19, 1699.
S Samuel, " Aug. 29, 1700.
9 Susanna,
Dec. 23, 1702 ; ,, B. Scolly, of Bost., Feb. 17, 1731.
10 Abigail, , Apr. 29, 1704 ; ,, Jona. Watson, Jan. 16, 1729.
11 Hannah, ,, Jan. 31, 1706.
12 Stephen, „, Sept. 16, 1707.
13 Simon, Oct. 3, 1709.
1- 5 JOHN BRADSHAW m. Mercy Tufts, Mar. 14, 1718, and had -
5-14 John, b. Feb. 13, 1719. 15 Mercy,
Dec. 27, 1721 ; m. Joseph Newell, Feb. 21, 1740.
16 Elizabeth, ,, Oct. 19, 1722.
17 Nathan, Jan. 4, 1724.
18 Cotton, Dec. 15, 1725 ; d. Aug. 13, 1765.
19 Ruth, Dec. 22, 1727.
20 Anna, ›› Apr. 4, 1730.
21 Sarah, ,, May 1, 1734.
22 Joshua, July 6, 1736.
23 Peter, May 6, 1738.
24 Rebecca, Feb. 6, 1744.
1- 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.
31 Rebecca, „ Jan. 17, 1737.
32 Susanna, ,, May 24, 1742. 33 Elizabeth, „, Jan. 20, 1745.
1- 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.
1-12 STEPHEN BRADSHAW m. Mary -, and had -
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REGISTER OF FAMILIES.
12-38 Mary, b. Feb. 24, 1739. 39 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, Jan. 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.
1-13 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, 1775 ; ,, Aug. 11, 1778.
58 Susanna, ,, Aug. 3, 1778.
59 John, „ June 3, 1786.
Rebecca Bradshaw m. Wm. Hall, jun., Feb. 7, 1753.
Mercy " Joseph Ellis, of 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 ", Jonathan Patten, Apr. 14, 1762.
Stephen
M. Mansfield, Nov. 22, 1763. (Of Alsbury.)
Sn-anna " Timothy Newhall, Nov. 1, 1764.
Elizabeth " Hannah Johnson, July 12, 1770.
Simon
Thomas Martha Tufts, Nov. 26, 1772.
Patience
, N. Ordway, of Chelmsford, Nov. 22, 1733. Sarahı
d. Oct. 22, 1775.
1 BRADSTREET, JOHN, son of Rev. Simon B., of New London, and grandson of Gov. Bradstreet, b. Nov. 3, 1676 ; m. Mercy Wade, Oct. 9, 1699, and had -
1- 2 Dudley, b. Oct. 26, 1701. 3 Ann, July 7, 1704.
4 Lucy, May 30, 1706.
5 Patience, ,, Feb. 13, 1712. 6 Mercy, d. Oct. 9, 1712.
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Andrew Floyd, of Roxbury, Oet. 31, 1765.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
1- 2 DUDLEY BRADSTREET, of Boston, probably the son of John, as above, m. Sarah Peirce, of Medford, Aug. 18, 1724.
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1 BROOKS, THOMAS, the first of the name in New England, came, it is supposed, from Suffolk, England, 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 disappeared from the Water- town 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 died there, May 21, 1667. His wife was Grace -, who died May 12, 1664. His children were -
1- 2 Joshua, b. freeman, 1652 ; m. Han. Mason, of Watertown.
-3 Caleb, , 1632; 1654. 4 Gershom,
1672; ,, Hannah Eckles.
5 Mary, Tim. Wheeler, of Concord.
(According to Mr. Shattuck, probably others.)
1- 3 CALEB BROOKS lived at Concord until 1679. He m., successively, the two daus. of Thomas Atkinson; viz., Susannah, Apr. 10, 1660 ; 2d, Hannah. IIe removed to Medford, where he inhe- rited some land lying east from the Wear Bridge. His house was situated about mid-way between the bridge and the Lowell Railroad, immediately in front of the Woburn Road. It was torn down, in 1779, by his great-grandson, Samuel. He died July 29, 1696, aged 64 ; and his second wife, Hannah, died 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,
10 Sarah, 1
d. unm. m. Philemon Russell, Oct. 18, 1705. And, by his second wife, -
11 Ebenezer, b. Feb. 24, 1670.
12 Samuel, ,, Sept. 1, 1672.,
3-11 EBENEZER BROOKS m. Abigail, dau. of Dr. Thomas Boylston, of Brookline. They joined the church, 1712. He d. Feb. 11, 1743; his wife d. May 26, 1756, aged 82. Their children were -
11-13 Caleb, b. July 8, 1694.
14 Ebenezer, , , ,, May 23, 1698. 15 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 brother's wifc), and lived in Medford, nearly opposite the site of the house since occupied by his descendant, Peter C. Brooks. He died July 3;
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REGISTER OF FAMILIES.
1733. His wife died Oct. 16, 1736, aged 56. Their children were - Samuel, b. Sept. 3, 1700.
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22 Sarah, ,, Apr. 17, 1702; m. Rev. Shearjashub Brown, of Scitu- ate, Feb. 12, 1736.
11-13
CALEB BROOKS, m., 2d, Ruth Albree, Mar. 1, 1750, by whom he had -
13-23 Theodore, b. Jan. 2, 1751.
24 John, bap. May 31, 1752 ; afterwards Governor of this State. 25 Joseph, d. young.
26 Elizabeth, June 26, 1757 ; m. Rev. Jacob Burnap, 1776.
27 Hannah, „ Feb. 12, 1760 ; ,, Francis Burns, 1794.
Captain Caleb Brooks, so called, m., 1st, Mary Wyer, and had hy her five sons and five daughters. His homestead was what is now called the Bosquet House. 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 is still standing, about thirty rods above his father's. His will proves him to have been one of the few slaveholders 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. 7 ..
.30 Thomas, Jan. 6, 1732.
31 Edward, Nov. 4, 1733.
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., ,, Oct. 19, 1781; killed by explosion of a steam- boat, 1836.
35 John, „ May 20, 1783 ; fell at the battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813.
21-30 THOMAS BROOKS m., 1st, Anna Hall, Feb. 27, 1755, who d. Aug. 28, 1757 ; 2d, Mercy Tufts, Dec. 29, 1762. He died Mar. 7, 1799. His second wife died Aug. 26, 1813, aged 71. His chil- dren were, by first wife, -
30-36 Naney, b. Apr. 6, 1757 ; m. Dr. Stevens.
By his second : -
37 Mercy, b. Sept. 3, 1763 ; m. Cotton Tufts, of Weymouth.
38 Jonathan, , Oct. 25, 1765 ; d. Mar. 18, 1847. .
39 Samuel, », young.
40 Samuel, ,, Oct. 23, 1768 ; lost at sea.
41 Isaac, d. young.
42 William,
43 Simon, „ Sept. 2, 1772; „, 1805.
44 Lucy,
young.
45 Abigail,
46 Isaac, June 3, 1776 ; „, Oct. 2, 1819.
47 William S., ,, Mar. 5, 1781 ; lives at Brattleboro', Vt.
48 Thomas, Jan. 30, 1783 ; d. at sea, Jan. 6, 1810.
49 Edward June 18, 1786 ; ,, at N. Orleans, 1817.
50 James, Feb. 7, 1788 ; ,, ,, Havana, 1809.
21-31 EDWARD BROOKS m Abigail, dau. of Rev. John Brown, of Haver- hill. He grad. H. C., 1757, where he was librarian for a short time. He was chaplain on board the frigate " Hancock " in 1777 ;
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
but, returning to Medford, died there, May 6, 1781. His wife died Nov. 29, 1800, aged 69. She was, through her mother, a lincal descendant 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.
54 Joanna C., „ May 18, 1772 ; ,, Nathl. Hall, Nov. 26, 1793.
30-38 JONATHAN BROOKS m. Elizabeth Albree, Sept. 26, 1791; died 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.
56 Charles, „, Oct. 30, 1795.
57 Elizabeth.
58 Alfred, „ Lydia Warren, 1833.
59 Lucy Ann.
31-52 PETER CHARDON BROOKS m. Nancy Gorham, and had -
52-60 Edward, b. Dec. 22, 1792.
61 Gorham, Feb. 10, 1795 ; d. Sept. 10, 1855.
62 Peter C., July 4, 1796 ; ,, 1798.
63 Ann G., Feb. 19, 1797.
64 Peter C., Aug. 26, 1798.
65
Sidney,
Oct. 7, 1799.
66 Charlotte Gray, ,, Nov. 4, 1800.
67 Ward Chipman, "> Apr. 21, 1804 ; ,, 1828.
68 Abigail B., Jan. 22, 1806; ,, young.
69 Henry, Feb. 2, 1807 ; ,, Sept. 2, 1833.
70 Abigail B., Apr. 25, 1808.
71 Horatio, Sept. 20, 1809 ; 1843.
72 Octavius, Oct. 27, 1813 ; ,, 1822.
30-46 ISAAC BROOKS m. Mary Austin, and had -
46-73 Margaret, m. Wm. Brigham, June 11, 1840.
74 Isaac Austin, b. Apr. 13, 1824.
30-47 WILLIAM S. BROOKS m. Eleanor Forman, and had - 47-75 Ellen Malvina.
William.
76 Horace, m. Mary Emerson, and has three children.
77 George.
78 Mary E., ,, Frank Goodhue.
79 Francis.
80 Lucy Tarbell, " - Cabot.
38-56 CHARLES BROOKS, author of this history, m. Cecilia Williams, June 27, 1827, who d. Mar. 13, 1837, aged 35. He m., 2d, Charlotte Aun Haven Lord, Aug. 1, 1839. Has by first wife -
56-81 Elizabeth Albree. Charles John, d. June 8, 1833, aged 1 year.
82 Charles Wolcott, b. Oct. 1, 1833.
46-74 ISAAC AUSTIN BROOKS m. Sarah W. Hill, April 25, 1846, and had -
74-83 Frederic Cornwell, b. Feb. 16, 1847.
84 Alfred Austin, Sept. 1, 1848.
85 Mary Isabel ,, Apr. 21, 1852.
86 Edward Corliss, ,, Jan. 22, 1854.
13-26 ELIZABETH BROOKS m. Rev. Jacob Burnap, of Merrimac, 1776, and had -
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REGISTER OF FAMILIES.
26-87 Horatio G., b. Jan. 4, 1778.
88 Elizabeth,
1779 ; d. 1840.
89 Ruth,
1780 ; ,, Nov. 27, 1806.
90 Hannah
1781.
91 Rebecca,
May 14, 1784.
92 Abigail, ,, 1785 ; , Aug. 26, 1808. 1827.
93 John,
1788 ; "
94 Jacob, Feb. 17, 1790.
95 Susan, Nov. 14, 1791.
96 Caleb B., Feb. 17, 1794.
97 Francis, " Jan. 24, 1796.
98 Lucy, Oct. 2, 1797 ; "> 1842.
99 George W., ,, Nov. 30, 1802.
BROWN, JOHN, m. Anna Tufts, June 24, 1700.
1 CHADWICK, JOSEPH, had by wife Ruth -
1- 2 Joseph, b. July 11, 1714.
3 Ruth, ,, Oct. 21, 1716.
CHUBB, SARAH, dau. of William and Sarah C., b. Feb. 16, 1718.
1 CLARK, JOHN, m Mary -, and had --
1- 2 John, ? b. July 8, 1752.
3 Mary, S
4 Peter, Jan. 27, 1755.
5 Elizabeth, „ " 4, 1761.
ELIZABETH CLARK m. Samuel Page, jun., Mar. 25, 1747.
Martha " N. Mason, of Watertown, July 6, 1756.
CLEAVELAND, ABIGAIL, dau. of Aaron and Abigail C., b. May 10, 1706.
1 CLOUGH, JOHN, b. in Marblehead, 1790 ; moved to Medford, 1816 ; m., 1820, Mary Ann D. Tainter, dau. of Elisha L. Tainter, and had -
1- 2 Mary Ann.
3 Franklin W., d. s. p.
4 Sarah F., d. s. p.
5 John Henry, d. s. p.
6 Emily.
CRADOCK, MATHEW, the founder of Medford, was descended from an old English family, whose pedigree is printed in the N. E. His. and Gen. Register for April, 1855. An abstract is here given : --
John Cradock, living 1446. He fled to France for killing a man; but, receiving a pardon, returned and settled at Stafford, where he m. Jane, dau. of Richard Needham, of Dorrington. His son John d. 11 Ed. IV. (1471), and had by wife -dau. of R. Middleton - Richard Cradock, merchant of the Staple, who d. in London, 1500. He m. Alice, dau. of John Dorrington, and had, inter alios, Thomas, who d. 1530. This Thomas was father of Thomas, who m. Emma, dau. of Nicholas Meverall, and had William of Caermarthen, 1597. William m. Timothea, dau. of M. Wotten, and had, with others, Francis, (who lived at Wickham Brook, and left issue, Walter, who d. s. p.,) and Mathew, b. 1563, who m. Dorothy Greenway. This Mathew had Ma- thew, our patron, and Samuel, clerk at Thistleton, co. Rutland. Mathew m., 1st, Damaris, dau.
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
of Richard Winne, by whom he had Damaris, bap. Nov. 1, 1623; and, 2d, Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Jordan, of London, and had -
MATHEW, bap. June 3, 1632. THOMAS, Feb. 10, 1634.
MARY, Nov 27, 1637.
It is my belief that these children all d. young, not being mentioned in his will. There was a George Cradock, of Boston, who is said by fluchinson to have been a grandson of the governor. However, as the historian seems to be in error in the same paragraph in confusing the brother and nephew of Mathew, I prefer the authority of the English heralds, who men- tion no descendants of the governor. Samuel, the brother of Mathew, had Samuel, Mathew, and Zachary ; of whom Samuel was rector of North Cadbury, and d. Oct. 7, 1706, aged 86. On the death of his father's cousin, he succeeded to the estate at Wickham Brook, which remained in the possession of his descendants. Ile published a work called " Knowledge and Practice; or a Plain Discourse of the Chief Things necessary to be known, believed, and practised in order to Salvation. Useful for private families." I have a copy of the third edition, printed in London, 1673. It is a very curious and learned collection of texts and comments. There is also a funeral sermon extant, preached on his death by Samuel Bury, printed in 1707. There were several other families of this name : one settled at Cradock Hall, in Richmond, co. York ; another at Husband's Bosworth ; another at Glanmorganshire (descended from Caradoc ap Ynir ap Ivor, lord of Dyfed); and a fourth is recorded in Burke's " Commoners." The name is a very ancient one, and occurs in the ballads concerning King Arthur. [See Percy's " Reliques."
CUMMINGS, MARY, dau. of Abraham and Mary C., b. Feb. 19, 1717.
CURTIS, THOMAS (1), came from York with his three brothers, Richard, John, and William, to Scituate, before 1648. (Vide Deane's " History of Scituate.") He had a son, Samuel, b. 1659, who had a son, Benjamin (2), b. 1699, who m. Rebecca House, 1723, and had several children. Of these, Elijah (3), b. 1740, m. Abigail Sole, 1756, and lived on Curtis's Hill, in Scitu- ate. By his second wife, Zeporah Randall, he had two sons, Nehemiah and James (4).
3- 4 JAMES CURTIS, b. 1779, m. Desire Otis, 1802, and had several children, one of whom was -
4- 5 JAMES O., b. 1804, at Scituate. He moved to Medford in 1820, where he served an apprenticeship with Thatcher Magoun, Esq., and has since been engaged in ship-building. He m. Adeline Wait in 1826, and had -
5- 6 George, b. 1827.
7 Mary Genette, ,, 1831.
1 DEXTER, PAUL, of Medford, m. Elizabeth -, and had -
1- 2 Timothy, b. Oct. 7, 1767.
3 Elizabeth, „, Dec. 16, 1769.
4 Sarah, May 2, 1771.
5 Samuel, , Nov. 9, 1772. 6 Anson, ,, Apr. 30, 1778.
1- 2 TIMOTHY DEXTER m. Ruth -, and had -
2- 7 Timothy, b. Dec. 4, 1794 ; d. May 10, 1823.
8 Samuel Webster, ,, Nov. 2, 1796 ; m. Ann Whitney, 1818.
1. Sarah Brigham, 1822.
9 Anson, „ Oct. 28, 1798 ; " 2. Lucy Richards, 1835. 3. Sarah Joselyn, 1839.
10 Nancy S., " Aug. 8, 1800; John W. Durgin, 1834.
11 William Mansirc, ,, Feb. 7, 1802; d. July 1, 1805.
12 Jonathan W., ,, July 3, 1804 ; „ Nov. 1, 1824.
13 William M., Feb. 14, 1855. Apr. 10, 1806 ; „ Jan. 1, 1807. 14 Abigail P., Dec. 21, 1807 ; ,
15 Albert E., " Jan. 30, 1809.
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REGISTER OF FAMILIES.
Children of Nancy S. (No. 10) : -
10-16 Anson D., b. July 29, 1835.
17 Marcia A., " Aug. 18, 1836.
18 Augusta V., ,, Aug. 20, 1838.
19 Abby R., Nov. 19, 1840.
Sarah F., Oct. 28, 1844.
1- 4 SARAH DEXTER In. Thomas Hadley, 1792; d. Mar. 1, 1837 ; and had -
4-20 Samuel D., b. June 14, 1794 ; m. B. R. Bellows, May 4, 1813.
21 Richard W., , Oct. 1796 ; d. Nov. 5, 1834.
22 Sarah D., ,, Feb. 25, 1799 ; m. C. W. James, Sept. 18, 1823.
23 Elizabeth W., ,, May 21, 1804; ,, J. Richardson, Dec. 12, 1826.
4-22 SARAH D. HADLEY m. Charles W. James, Sept. 18, 1823, and had -
22-24 Charles H., b. June 24, 1824. 25 Sarah A., , Nov. 5, 1825.
26 Horatio, ,, May 26, 1827.
27 William L., ,, July 14, 1829 ; d. Aug. 9, 1833.
28 Thomas W., } ,, Feb. 23, 1832.
29 Richard O., S „ Feb. 27, 1832.
22-24 CHARLES H. JAMES m. Sarah B. Hutchins, Apr. 24, 1850, and had -
24-30 Isabel E., b. Feb. 18, 1851.
22-26 HORATIO JAMES m. Caroline J. Mansfield, Dec. 25, 1851, and had -
26-31 Stanley W., b. Aug. 24, 1853.
I DILL, THOMAS, who d. Jan. 29, 1718, had by wife Mary -
1- 2 Mary, b. Oct. 35, 1706.
3 Thomas, ,, Dec. 19, 1708.
1 EDES, JOHN, and Martha, his wife, had -
1- 2 John,
3 Nathan, b. Jan. 31, 1716.
ELIOT, MARY, widow of Francis, of Braintree, d. Jan. 17, 1697.
She was mother-in-law of Deacon John Whitmore ; and her husband was probably a near rela- tive of the apostle to the Indians. My reasons for this surmise are : 1. That one of the brothers of Rev. John Eliot mentions in his will that he had property in the hands of this Francis, at Braintree. 2. Edmund Hobart was father of Joshua and of Thomas Hobart. Caleb, son of this Thomas, m. Mary, dau. of Francis Eliot. His cousin Peter m. Susanna, dau. of Jacob Eliot, and niece of the apostle. Such a coincidence can hardly have resulted without a con- nection between these families of Eliots.
1 FARWELL, ISAAC, and Elizabeth, his wife, had -
1- 2 Elizabeth, b. June 15, 1707. 3 Mary, Nov. 19, 1709.
4 John, June 23, 1711.
5 William, Dec. 28, 1712.
6 Dorothy, Apr. 23, 1715.
1 FILLEBROWN, THOMAS, m. Elizabeth Whitmore, March 30, 1732, and had -
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
1- 2 William, b. Oct. 30, 1732.
3 FILLEBROWNE, EDWARD, m. Susanna Peirce, Feb. 16, 1744, and had -
3- 4 Edward, b. Aug. 30, 1744.
5 Thomas, ,, Mar. 2, 1746 ; d. July 29, 1746.
6 Susanna, ,, May 31, 1747.
1 FOX, ISAAC, had by Abigail, his wife, -
1- 2 John, b. Apr. 10, 1679.
3 Isaac, „ Dec. 12, 1680.
4 Abigail, Mar. 11. 1682. -
5 Hannah, „, Nov. 15, 1683; d. Mar. 7, 1685.
6 John, ,, Apr. 24, 1685.
7 Samuel, „, Apr. 30, 1687.
8 Ebenezer, ,, Oct. 14, 1689.
9 Thomas, Nov. 10, 1693.
1 FRANCIS, RICHARD, of Cambridge, m. Alice -, and had -
1- 2 Stephen, b. Feb. 7, 1645.
3 Sarah, ,, Dec. 4, 1646; m. John Squires.
4 John, Jan. 4, 1650. Richard d. Mar. 24, 1687, aged about 81.
1- 2 STEPHEN FRANCIS m. Hannah Hall, Dec. 27, 1670, who d. Apr. 2, 1683 ; he then m. Hannah Dickson, Sept. 16, 1683. His chil- dren were -
2- 5 Hannah, b. Sept. 28, 1671; d. June 17, 1677.
6 Stephen, ,, Aug. 15, 1674 ; ,, Sept. 24, 1719.
7 Hannah, ,, June 18, 1677 ; ,, young.
8 Hannah, ,, Apr. 7, 1680.
1- 4 JOHN FRANCIS, who d. Jan. 3, 1728, m. Lydia Cooper, Jan. 5, 1688, who d. Aug. 24, 1725, aged 63, and had -
4- 9 John, b. Oct. 10, 1688 ; d. young.
10 John, Feb. 17, 1690.
11 Stephen, Nov. 2, 1691.
12 Nathaniel, ,, about 1692 ; named in divis. of his father's estate.
13 Samuel, „, Jan. 17, 1696.
14 Anna, Nov. 2, 1697 ; m. Benj. Dany, July 23, 1724.
15 Joseph, Jan. 5, 1700.
16 Ebenezer, Oct. 30, 1701; d. Mar. 3, 1702.
17 Lydia, Apr. 20, 1703; m. Joseph Tufts, Jan 12, 1727.
18 Ebenezer, ,, Mar. 25, 1708; d. Feb. 2, 1727.
He appears to have m. Eliz. Frost, Sept. 13, 1705; and, in fact, it is possi- ble that all these children, after Nathaniel, - that is, from and including No. 13, - may be the offspring of a different John and Lydia. This, however, is but a surmise; and, from the wills, I judge a very improbable one.
4-10 JOHN FRANCIS, and Dorothy, his wife, who d. Sept. 25, 1737, aged 33, had -
18₺ Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1732; m. William Tufts ; d. 1812. He d. Aug. 31, 1750.
4-11 STEPHEN FRANCIS, blacksmith, is mentioned in his brother Ebene- zer's will (18). Stephen F. is apparently the one who m. Love, widow of Josiah Wyman, of Woburn, July 14, 1740. He had children -
11-19 Stephen, b. Mar. 7, 1741; d. June 26, 1749.
513
REGISTER OF FAMILIES.
20 Seth, b. Jan. 14, 1744 ; d. Oct. 31, 1791. He d. July 13, 1771. His wife d. June 22, 1767.
4-12 NATHANIEL FRANCIS m. Sarah -, and had -
12-21 Nathaniel, b. Jan. 6, 1732.
22 Benjamin, „ Nov. 11, 1734.
23 Richard, „, Jan. 2, 1736. 23₺ William, bap. Feb. 6, 1737.
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4-13 SAMUEL FRANCIS had by his wife, Mary, -
13-24 Anna, b. Nov. 28, 1726; m. Josiah Dixon, June 16, 1748.
25 Samuel, ,, Jan. 1728.
26 Sarah, bap. Oct. 26, 1729. His wife d. Apr. 21, 1774; and he followed, Sept. 29, 1775.
4-15 JOSEPH FRANCIS and Elizabeth had -
15-26₺ Elizabeth, b. Nov. 7, 1736.
27 Lydia, , Dec. 12, 1737.
28 Joseph, July 12, 1741.
He d. Feb. 1, 1749 ; and his widow d. Dec. 2, 1786.
29 NABHALL FRANCIS m. Sarah Whitmore, May 16, 1723 ; and, from the dates, may have been a son of John No. 4, born about 1694 ; but all these sons of this John seem, if rightly traced, to have married comparatively late in life ; and the unusual length of the generations seems to call for another generation to be inserted. -
30 JOHN FRANCIS, jun., who d. Apr. 2, 1776, had by wife Dorothy -
30-31 Manning, b. Nov. 20, 1748 ; d. Sept. 6, 1749.
32 Phebe, ,, May 25, 1753.
33 Deborah, Apr. 21, 1755 ; m. John Lagood, Fcb. 9, 1755.
34 Sarah, ,, May 22, 1757.
35 John, ,, Apr. 6, 1760.
36 David, " June 23, 1764. 37 Mary, " May, 1767. 38 EBENEZER FRANCIS had by wife Rachel Tufts, whom he m. Nov. 15, 1733 -
38-39 Susanna, b. Nov. 28, 1734 ; m. Samuel Cutter, Apr. 28, 1757.
40 Abigail, „ Oct. 6, 1736.
41 Lucy, Mar. 12, 1739.
42 Sarah, June 6, 1741; m. Thomas Wyer, Mar, 8, 1766.
43 Ebenezer, ,, Dec. 22, 1744.
44 William, ,, Apr. 20, 1746.
45 Thomas, ,, July 15, 1748.
46 Aaron, Feb. 16, 1751.
47 John, " Sept. 28, 1753.
Ebenezer d. July 16, 1774.
12-21 NATHANIEL FRANCIS m. Phebe -, and had - 21-48 Nathaniel, b. Oct. 13, 1752. 49 Jonathan, Jan. 27, 1755.
50 Stephen, July 25, 1757.
51 Joseph, Aug. 8, 1759.
52 Phobe, Sept. 13, 1761.
53 Thomas, May 3, 1763. 54 Caleb, Mar. 8, 1766. 55 Joshua, July, 1767.
12-22
22-56
BENJAMIN FRANCIS m., Ist, Lydia -, who d. January, 1768 ; 2d, Sarah Hall, Oct. 20, 1768 ; and d. June 5, 1798. He had - Benjamin, b. Scpt. 6, 1759 ; d. in Baltimore.
57 James.
65
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HISTORY OF MEDFORD.
58 William,
lives in Newburyport.
59 Convers, b. July 14, 1766 ; lives in Wayland.
60 Ebenezer.
61 Simon.
62 Nathaniel.
63 Stephen.
64 Sarah,
65 Lydia,
m. Mr. Bond, of Middletown. „ Job Wyeth, of Cambridge.
12-23 RICHARD FRANCIS, by wife Hannah Winship, whom he m. Mar. 20, 1760, had -
23-66 Richard, b. Dec. 16, 1760.
67 Loring, ,, June 7, 1762.
68 Samuel, ,, Aug. 26, 1764.
69 Danicl, ,, June 25, 1766.
22-59 CONVERS FRANCIS m. Susanna Rand, May 11, 1788, who d. May 7, 1814, aged 48, and had -
James, b. June 12, 1789 ; lives at Wayland.
Susanna, ,, Oct. 7, 1790 ; m. J. K.Frothingham, of Charlestown.
Mary,
,, May 29, 1793 ; ,, Warren Preston ; d. Sept. 21, 1847.
Convers, ,, Nov. 9, 1795 ; of Harvard College. [books.
Lydia, , Feb. 11, 1802 ; m. David L.Child ; has written several
Lydia Francis, m. Ebenezer Blount, Feb. 17, 1739.
Sarah
,,
Josiah Smith, of Lexington, Nov. 15, 1750.
Lydia
Benjamin Tufts, March 4, 1779.
Hannah
Lydia
,,
Isaac Amsdell, of Marlborough, June 7, 1725.
Elizabeth ,, d. Nov. 12, 1750.
Samuel
, jun.,
„,
Oet. 15, 1775.
and his wife
"
May 15, 1775.
Jane, widow of John Francis, ,, Dec. 16, 1800, aged 63.
FULTON, JOHN, was born in Boston, 1736, and moved to Med- ford in 1772, where he owned land bounded by the street which now bears his name. His father is said to have emigrated from Ireland, to enjoy liberty of conscience, and was one of the proprietors of the Federal-street Church. He m. the oldest daughter of Samuel Bradlee, of Boston, whom he left a widow, with ten children. She died, aged 95. One of her daughters m. Nathan Wait, of Malden, who was b. 1763, and d. 1840, in Medford ; in which town one of his daughters now lives, the wife of Jonathan Perkins, Esq.
1 GARDNER, THOMAS, m. Mary Willis, June 21, 1704, and had -
1- 2 Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1721.
1 GILCHRIST, JAMES, was a shipmaster, out of Boston and Salem, in the China and East India trade. He died June 14, 1825, aged 52, leaving, by his wife, Susan Wyman, -
1- 2 Emily, m. Samuel Crosby, of Charlestown.
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