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MATHER, JOHN, and wf. Arvilla, pedigree untraced, are credited with the fol- lowing specified births : -
FREDERICK ALONZO, b. Dec. 5, 1825.
SAMUEL ALMON, b. April 5, 1828.
IMMOGENE, b. Jan. 29, 1830.
JEROME SCHOFIELD, b. March 10, 1832.
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HELEN MARIA, b. July 1, 1836.
LEWIS WILLIAM, b. Oct. 13, 1838.
Nothing reported from any family relative, to enable me to complete this family record.
MATHEWSON, STEPHEN 4 (Otis,8 Daniel,2 John,1 a descendant of James, who was among the earliest settlers in R.I.), b. Scituate, R.I., July 26, 1820; mr.'s maiden name, Marcelia Waterman; m., 1st, Harriet Walker Day, dr. of Loammi and Mary (Swetland) Day, b. Attleborough, May 3, 1819; cer. Attleborough, 1844, by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Their chn: -
ANNA AUGUSTA, b. Woonsocket, R.I., March 27, 1845; m. F. D. Howard, Sept. 23, 1863.
FRANK ELWIN, b. Woonsocket, R.I., July 28, 1848; m. Hattie Goldsmith, May 21, 1873.
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Sept. 25, 1850; m. Elizabeth Gil- man, Nov. 3, 1871.
FREDERICK DAY, b. Mil., Sept. 2, 1854; d. Jan. 19, 1858.
CHARLES F., b. Mil., Oct. 14, 1856; d. July 28, 1867.
HATTIE DAY, b. Mil., Jan. 30, 1861.
Mrs. Harriet d. in Mil., Jan. 8, 1875. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Louisa Dan- iels, wid. of George T. Daniels, and dr. of Elijah and Mary (Laker) Brigham, b. in Fitchburg; cer. Holl., June 2, 1876, by Rev. Mr. Adams. No chn., and a short m. life with 2d hus. She d. of cancer, after a long and distressing sick- ness, Jan. 26, 1879.
Mr. Mathewson is a very enterprising business man as a baker, and one of our solid, trustworthy citizens. He appears to have come into town in 1854, perhaps earlier, and was for several yrs. co-partner with Alfred H. Hastings, until his death in 1873. Since that time he has carried on the bakery, 62 Cen- tral St., as sole proprietor, with increasing success and expansion. He now manufactures and distributes a large amount of bread, cake, pastry, and crack- ers, to hosts of customers in this and the neighboring towns. He has also become a frequent caterer to multitudes at public celebrations. Business and social standing good. The only Mathewsons in town are of his respectable family. Besides bis sons and drs. he has the following named
Grandchn. :-
EMMA E., FRED M., and MABEL F. HOWARD. See Frank D. Howard's family record.
Chn. of William A. and Elizabeth (Gilman) Mathewson; viz, -
RENA, b. Mil., Ang. 2, 1873.
STEPHEN ALLEN, b. Holl., July 13, 1875; and
FLORENCE, b. Holl., Aug. 9, 1877.
FRANK E. and Hattie (Goldsmith) Mathewson had George Ernest, b. July 11, 1877; but he d. Feb. 13, 1879.
MAYHEW. Hon. Aaron C. Mayhew is the first of this name that became one of our citizens. He came from Hop., with empty but willing hands, in the yr. 1829, and entered into the service of the late Hon. Lee Claflin to learn the tanner's and currier's trade. With a resolute ambition and energetic will to achieve success in the world, he did so. Having mastered bis trade, and m. a congenial helpmeet, he entered into partnership March, 1835, with David S. Godfrey, for the manufacture of leather, under the firm name of Godfrey & Mayhew. The firm soon commenced to manufacture boots and shoes. Their business grew and prospered. Mr. Godfrey having d., Mr. M. formed, in 1853,
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a co-partnership for prosecuting the same line of business with George W. Howe and John S. Leland, under the firm name of A. C. Mayhew & Co. Leland d. in 1857; and Sullivan C. Sumner took his place in the firm, which, with slight changes, remained in continuous activity. Mr. M. was several yrs. president of the Milford Fire Insurance Co .; also has been vice-president, and on the invest- ing committee of the Milford Savings Bank ever since its incorporation in 1851. He was made president of the Milford National Bank at its institution in 1854, and held that responsible position until his death. Meantime he was distin- guished in civil and political life, as moderator of many town-meetings, select- man, rep. to Gen. Court two yrs., twice a State senator, a member of governor's council under Banks two yrs., on the state central committee of the Republican party for several yrs., and a presidential elector on the Grant and Wilson ticket in 1872. Such is the outline of his personal and public success, from the humble beginning whence he started.
His pedigree is also honorable. He placed in my hands certain old family documents and a genealogical tree, which, if I correctly understand them, make him a descendant of the celebrated Mayhews that distinguished themselves, in the early times of New England, as civilizers of the Indians, etc. Thomas Mayhew, with his son Thomas, came over from Eng. in 1631. He was imme- diately admitted a freeman, set. at Watertown, held numerous responsible civil offices, and finally, under a grant from the Earl of Sterling, was made superin- tendent of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and the adjacent islands, for the purpose of governing, civilizing, and Christianizing the Indians there. He left Watertown with a colony of whites for his domain, and his son Thomas as preacher to the Indians. This son d. when the fr. was 70 yrs. of age; and, find- ing it impossible to procure a successor who understood the language of the natives, he took his son's place, for between 20 and 30 yrs. ; ministering till his death, at the advanced age of between 90 and 100 yrs. According to my understanding of the documentary authorities placed in my hands, I proceed to tabulate.
MAYHEW, JOHN, of Framingham 6 (John," John, 4 John,& Thomas,2 Thomas 1), by wf. Hannah, had, -
HANNAH, b. Oct. 14, 1745; m. -. Reed; d. July 21, 1782.
JOHN, b. April 28, 1747; m. Abigail Cloyes, Dec. 15, 1774.
JONATHAN, b. March 14, 1749; d. Aug. 6, 1792.
MARY, b. Jan. 17, 1752; m. - Gary; d. April 14, 1776.
The fr. d. May, 1766. Mrs. Hannah d. Feb. 25, 1787.
MAYHEW, JOHN7 of Framingham, farmer (John,& John,5 John,4 John,8
. Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. April 28, 1747; m. Abigail Cloyes of Framingham; cer. Dec. 15, 1774. Their chn. :-
JOHN, b. Dec. 24, 1775; m. Nancy Freeland, March 8, 1800.
WALTER, b. Feb. 22, 1782; d. unm., Framingham, Jan. 10, 1837.
MARY, b. July 22, 1787; d. unm., Mil., April 9, 1866.
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 2, 1791; m. Amasa Kendall, Fram. ; d. Nov. 3, 1867.
MARTIN, b. March 17, 1795; d. Fram., Sept. 14, 1867.
Mrs. Abigail d. March 9, 1825. The hus. and fr. d. Feb. 27, 1832.
MAYHEW, JOHN,8 of Fram., farmer (John,7 John,6 John," John,4 John,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 24, 1775; m. Nancy Freeland, dr. of Phineas Freeland, b. in Hop., Feb. 22, 1780 ; cer. Hop., March 8, 1800, by Rev. Na- thaniel Howe. Chn .: -
SALLY, b. June 7, 1801; d. unm., Mil., March 5, 1873.
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AARON CLAFLIN, b. July 22, 1812; m. Olivia Loring Sumner, April 23, 1834. John & d. Hop., Oct. 15, 1853. Mrs. Nancy d. Hop., Sept. 1, 1858.
MAYHEW, AARON CLAFLIN 9 (John,8 John,7 John,6 John,5 John,4 John,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. July 22, 1812; m. Olivia Loring Sumner, dr. of Ellis and Rhoda (Loring) Sumner, b. Mil., Oct. 1, 1812; cer. Mil., April. 23, 1834, by Rev. Nathaniel Howe of Hop., who also m. their parents on both sides, Chn. :-
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. July 26, 1835; m. Sullivan C. Sumner, Oct. 7, 1857. JOHN SUMNER, b. Feb. 11, 1843; m. Cora A. Hero, Dec. 20, 1864.
The foregoing had been written several months, and no one anticipated any thing but a long life for Mr. Mayhew, when suddenly he was stricken down by apoplexy, in the ripeness of his honors and usefulness, on Sunday morning, Sept. 26, 1880, a. 68 yrs. 2 mos. and 4 days. Thus, in an unexpected moment, .
widowhood threw its dark mantle over the wf. of his youth; his family were stricken with a mournful bereavement, and a wide-spread circle of private and public friends summoned in common sympathy to celebrate his obsequies. I presume that the following notice of his funeral, copied from "The Milford Journal " of Oct. 6, 1880, will be acceptable to the readers of this volume.
FUNERAL OF HON. A. C. MAYHEW.
" The funeral of Hon. Aaron C. Mayhew, which occurred at the Orthodox church last Thursday afternoon, commencing at 1 o'clock, was very largely attended; and the services were of an especially solemn and impressive nature. Very touching enlogies were paid the worth and life-work of the deceased by -Revs. Dean and Ballon. The remains were enclosed in a full draped black broadcloth casket, silver-mounted, textile handles. The floral display was superior to any thing of the kind ever seen in town, and was arranged under the direction of J. Newman & Sons, florists, 7 Tremont St., Boston.
" The principal piece was contributed by the Milford National Bank, con- sisting of a large cross, with an anchor and harp, representing ' Faith, Hope, and Charity.' The base was composed of lilies and ferns. The cross was made of tube-roses arranged with Marshal Niel and souvenir roses; the anchor, tube- roses and heliotropes; harp, tube-roses, pinks, and bonsiline. The Interna- tional Trust Company of Boston contributed a broken column and pillow, the latter bearing the words, 'Our President,' in red carnations, and composed of white roses, pinks, ferns, and tube-roses. The column was made of pinks, rose-bnds, heliotropes, pansies, with callas at the base. Aaron Claflin con- tributed a cross of pansies, bearing a crown of roses. On a marble-top pedestal at the head of the casket, from Milford Savings Bank, was a pillow with the word ' Rest' in purple, and a crown surmounted with a small purple cross. It was made of tube and sonvenir roses, trimmed with maiden-hair ferns. The centre of the pillow was made of pinks. Draper & Sons contributed a rich and chaste cross of real English ivy and souvenir roses, which was attached in front of the desk. The Home National Bank contributed a white pillow, trimmed with green ferns and smilax. The words ' We Loved Him' appeared in red carnations. 'A Friend ' in Boston sent a wreath bearing the inscription : '1812 - A. C. M. - 1880.' Miss Greeley of Boston sent a sickle of tube-roses, pinks, and smilax, with a handle of pansies and wheat. John Erskine, of Clement, Colburn, & Co., sent a mound basket; Charles F. Claflin contributed a wreath; Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Thayer, an anchor.
" Mr. Mayhew's pew, No. 36, centre aisle, was unoccupied, and was draped.
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In the centre was a bouquet of white lilies and asters, tied with smilax and white lace. This was from the Milford National Bank, and arranged by Miss Helen Pond.
"During the services the choir rendered the following: 'Sleep thy last sleep,' by Barmby; ' The Lord is my Shepherd,' by Clark; 'Come Unto Me,' by Gounod.
"The shoe and leather trade in Boston suspended business between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock, out of respect to the memory of the deceased; and in Milford, places of business and manufactories generally were closed.
"Among the many prominent gentlemen present from out of town, were the following: Ex-Gov. Talbot; Ex-Gov. Claflin; Gen. A. P. Martin, president N. E. Shoe and Leather Association; Charles A. Grinnell, ex-president of same association ; Col. Henry Smith, vice-president of International Trust Company of Boston, and the directors of saine; Hon. Charles R. Train of Boston; Hon. H. B. Staples of Worcester; Hon. Jonathan Wheeler of Grafton; Hon. James W. Clark of Framingham; Aaron Claflin, Esq., of New York; James A. Wool- son of Boston ; Joseph Walker of Newton; John Erskine of Boston; Charles W. Freeland of Boston; Hon. William Knowlton of Upton; Col. Albert Wood of Hopkinton; George M. Walker of Worcester; W. F. Claflin and Erastus Thompson of Hopkinton; W. F. Davenport of Boston; A. G. Greeley of Boston; B. D. Godfrey of Newton; Col. Lee of Boston; Maj. Allen of Abing- ton; Horace Warren, Winthrop Faulkner, Luke Allen of Grafton."
MAYHEW, JOHN SUMNER 10 (Aaron C.,9 John,8 John,7 John,6 John,5 John,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Feb. 11, 1843; m. Cora Anna Hero, dr. of Horace B. and Almira (Phipps) Hero, b. Mil., July 12, 1844; cer. at bride's parental residence, Dec. 20, 1864, by the writer. Issue : -
AARON HERO, b. May 19, 1867.
MABEL LOUISA, b. Aug. 5, 1871.
Few of the name Maynard have ever resided in town. Several of these have been but transient dwellers. The first that I recollect was, -
MAYNARD, EUSTICE, who m. Cynthia Cushman, a sister of our Smith Cush- man ; cer. April 12, 1827, by the writer. How long he dwelt here, and con- cerning the experiences of the family, I ought perhaps to have informed myself by inquiry, but have neglected to do so. There was also an Austin Maynard on our tax-lists at one time, and prob. some others, all of whom I leave untraced.
MAYNARD, Rev. LYMAN, was a more conspicuous man and citizen among us. He was a descendant of John Maynard, an early proprietor of Marl- borough. He was first of Sudbury, and one of the 47 who shared in the division of Sudbury Meadows, in 1639. He set. in Marl. after the grant of lands there, in 1657. He left a numerous posterity. Rev. Lyman May- nard was in the Universalist ministry prior to 1824, when I first became acquainted with him. In 1831 he left the Universalists, with those of us who formed the Massachusetts Association of Restorationists. Before and after that Association was virtually dissolved, he preached several yrs. to Unitarian societies. After ceasing to be a settled minister, he took up his res. here, and engaged in the grocery trade. In 1854 he was commissioned as justice of the peace, and served for some yrs. as a special justice of our police-court. I tabulate his lineage thus : -
MAYNARD, HERVEY 4 (Daniel,8 Daniel,2 John 1), b. Westboro', Dec. 17, 1767; m. Relief Wallace, New Braintree; cer. Nov. 21, 1790, by Rev. Daniel Fos- ter. Their chn. : -
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DANIEL FOSTER, b. Chesterfield, N.H., Dec. 15, 1791; m. Polly Merrill.
HENRY, b. Ashburnham, Mass., Feb. 13, 1795; m. Esther Guild.
OREN, b. Shrewsbury, Mass., Dec. 13, 1796; m. Huldah Alger.
FANNY, b. Shrewsbury, Mass., Nov. 13, 1799; untraced.
LYMAN, b. Shrewsbury, Mass., Feb. 12, 1801; m. Elizabeth W. Macomber. RELIEF, b. Holden, Mass., Sept. 29, 1802; m. Jona. Gith and S. Ruggles.
HORACE, b. Templeton, Mass., May 21, 1804; m. Sophia Sanderson. LUCY, b. Templeton, Mass., July 19, 1806; untraced.
MARIA, b. Templeton, Mass., June 10, 1809; d. Templeton.
Mrs. Relief d. Templeton, Oct. 17, 1840. The hus. and fr. d. in Templeton, Oct. 11, 1851.
MAYNARD, Rev. LYMAN 5 (Hervey,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 John 1), b. Shrewsbury, Feb. 12, 1801; m. Elizabeth Wood Macomber, dr. of Joel and Isabella (Wood) Macomber, b. Gardner, Feb. 5, 1803; cer. in Princeton, June 17, 1824, by Rev. Samuel Clarke. Their chn. : -
CAROLINE FRANCES, b. Medway, Nov. 28, 1827; m. Thomas E. Morse, 1847. WILLIAM WORRELL, b. Oxford, Dec. 21, 1821; d. May 26, 1833.
ELIZABETH ANN, b. Winchester, N.H., Aug. 22, 1833; d. Jan. 31, 1835.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. Amherst, N.H., Oct. 12, 1835; m. William F. Spencer, 1858.
HENRY WAYLAND, b. Amherst, N.H., Aug. 31, 1837; m. Delora Quimby, May 10, 1858.
ANN ISABELLA, b. Hingham, Mass., Jan. 29, 1840; m. John G. Mowry, Oct. 26, 1864.
GEORGE LYMAN, b. Hingham, April 4, 1842; m. Harriet A. Carr, Oct. 2, 1865. ELLEN EUGENIA, b. Needham, Dec. 20, 1844; m. Daniel P. Underwood, Feb. 15, 1872.
The birthplaces of these chn. indicate the places where the fr. was located as minister at different periods; viz., Medway, Oxford, Winchester, N.H., Am- herst, N.H., Hingham, and Needham. He d. here, Oct. 8, 1862, and his wid., Oct. 31, 1872; both of hallowed memory. I ministered at their funerals.
MAYNARD, HENRY WAYLAND5 (Rev. Lyman,5 Hervey,4 Daniel,8 Daniel,2 John 1), b. Amherst, N.H., Oct. 12, 1835; m. Delora Quimby, Bristol, Me., May 10, 1858; no further particulars given. I am not informed of his pres- ent res.
MAYNARD, GEORGE LYMAN6 (Rev. Lyman,5 Hervey,4 Daniel,8 Daniel,2 John1), b. Hingham, April 4, 1842; m. Harriet Amanda Carr, dr. of Peleg and Harriet Carr, b. Franklin, 1846; cer. Oct. 2, 1865, by the writer. Chn. : -
EDWIN FORREST, b. Mil., March 15, 1859.
FREDERIC ORIMANDEL, b. Feltonville, Aug. 26, 1861; Feltonville, now Hud- son.
Mr. Maynard served in the late civil war. See the "War-Record." He is now a boot and shoe dealer, 144 Main St., firm Maynard & Hadley.
MEAD, JOHN SARGENT, son of Bradley and Charlotte (Hastings) Mead; ances- try no further given; b. Chesterfield, N.H., Feb. 13, 1825; m. Caroline Par- ker Willard, dr. of Paul and Sarah (Butler) Willard, b. Winchester, N.H., May 12, 1820; cer. in Winchester, N.H., March 11, 1846, by whom not given. Their chn .: -
SARAH ELLA, b. Chesterfield, N.H., Dec. 19, 1846; d. in Mil., July 9, 1859. EDWARD BRADLEY, b. Chesterfield, N.H., Sept. 10, 1848; m. Maria Arnold, Nov. 27, 1867.
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CORNELIA MARIA, b. Chesterfield, N.H., April 30, 1852; d. Mil., Jan. 24, 1859. JOHN LARKIN, b. Chesterfield, N. H., March 21, 1854; m. Callie A. Chapin, Oct. 11, 1876.
CARRIE WILLARD, b. Mil., Nov. 27, 1857; m. Charles O. Prentice, Oct. 25, 1878.
Mr. Mead must have become one of our townsmen some 25 yrs. ago, or thereabouts. He has been an enterprising, driving business man, chiefly as a farmer, though sometimes combining therewith other pursuits. He has served his fellow-citizens at least five several terms on the board of selectmen, and received other town honors. His wf. and family have a respectable social standing.
MEAD, EDWARD BRADLEY, son of John S. and Charlotte (Hastings) Mead, b. Chesterfield, N. H., Sept. 10, 1848; m. Maria Arnold, dr. of James Arnold, Blackstone; cer. Nov. 27, 1867; no further particulars given. No chn. Mr. Mead is a thriving and well-patronized provision dealer at 33 Exchange St. MEAD, JOHN LARKIN, son of John S. and Charlotte (Hastings) Mead, b. Chesterfield, N.H., March 21, 1854; m. Callie Augusta Chapin, dr. of Joel and Izanna (Hero) Chapin, b. Mil., Oct. 7, 1854; cer. under the parental roof, Oct. 11, 1876, by the writer. Issue thus far : -
FRED LESLIE, b. Mil., March 15, 1877.
A promising beginning of family life. Mr. S. is a trustworthy, enterprising, and acceptable provision-dealer, near Main St .; house Chestnut, near Forest. MEAD, ABRAHAM, Esq., son of Abraham, native of Littleton, came into town in 1854. He was first an employé of Battle Bros., and afterwards of Under- wood, Battles, & Bros. He was commissioned a justice of the peace by Gov. Banks, Feb. 7, 1860, and again by Gov. Bullock, Feb. 7, 1867. He was appointed special justice of our police-court, March, 1864. He m. Mary Battles, dr. of Jonathan and Meriah (Dickerman) Battles, b. 1820; date and particulars of cer. not found. They removed to Braintree over 12 yrs. ago. Whether they have had chn. b. to them, or what their expe- riences have been since leaving Mil., I am uninformed.
MELLEN. The Mellens were not among the very early settlers on our territory. They originated mostly in Hop. and Holl., whence they removed hither soon after the town's incorporation. Col. James Mellen, a veteran officer in the Revolutionary war, came from Hop. in the spring of 1784, purchased the Dr. William Jennison tavern-stand and estate, now owned by Obed Daniels, and set. thereon, with his wf. and five of his chn. He was a licensed innholder there in 1788, and perhaps for a few subsequent yrs. He was honored with various town offices, and remained an influential citizen here till about the year 1798, when he sold his place, bought one in Mendon, and removed thither. His homestead in Mendon was that afterwards owned by the Gaskills, - Samuel, Naum, etc.
MELLEN, Col. JAMES6 (Thomas,5 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Richard 1), b.
Hop., 1739; m. Elizabeth Russell, dr. of James Russell of Holl., a man of distinction there in his day. Another of his drs. m. Jonathan Russell of Providence (whether at all related, is not told), and became the mother of Hon. Jonathan Russell once of Mendon. The Col. was probably m. in Holl., perhaps in 1761 or 1762. I searched the Holl. records carefully to find the exact date, but in vain. The birth of their chn. gives the nearest indication, as follows : -
DAVID, h. Hop. Aug. 17, 1763; studied medicine; set. Nassau, N.Y.
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WILLIAM, b. Hop., May 20, 1766; m. Lucretia Marsh, Nov. 8, 1791.
MARY, b. Hop., Jan. 10, 1768; m. Samuel Warren, jun., Mil., April 19, 1797. BETSEY, b. Hop., April 14, 1770; m. Rev. John Fiske, New Braintree, April 19, 1797.
ABIGAIL, b. Hop., June 12, 1775; m. Samuel Penniman, Esq., Mil., 1804. JAMES, b. Hop., Oct. 28, 1780; m. Submit Wheelock, Mendon, Feb. 12, 1801.
So it seems that the fr. was a man of considerable family when the Revo- lutionary conflict opened. He was first a private in Capt. Jesse Eames's com- pany, of Fram., 1775, and was probably at the battle of Lexington, though this is uncertain. He was a captain in Col. Ward's regiment at Bunker Hill. He soon after entered the Continental line of the army, and was commissioned major in the 21st regiment, 1776. He was promoted to be lieut-colonel in Col. James Wasson's regiment, Jan., 1777, stationed on the Hudson River, N. Y., and served faithfully in various responsible situations as lieut .- colonel 4 yrs., till honorably discharged, Jan. 1, 1781. He is said to have been an active officer when Major Andre was captured, tried, and hung as a spy; and to have carried Major Andre's earnest message to Gen. Washington, begging to be shot rather than hung. The only response of Washington was, "The laws of war forbid it." Like most of the Continental officers, Col. Mellen returned home from the war worn out in health, poor in property, and cheered only by wordy honors and promises of compensation never to be fulfilled. All this finally broke down his spirits. He became sore under a sense of his wrongs and the sickness of "hope deferred." His last days were those of a virtually insane man, break- ing out into occasional wild freaks, which his friends could only lament and mitigate, but not prevent. He d. in Mendon, Sept. 27, 1812, a. 73 yrs. Mrs. Elizabeth, his wid., survived him some 18 yrs., and d. June 19, 1830, a. 90 yrs. (See their gravestones in Mendon old burying-ground.) It is proper to remark that I have gleaned up various statements concerning Col. Mellen, some of which were obviously erroneous, or irreconcilable with each other; but the above compendium of his life I believe to be substantially correct, though I have omitted facts and incidents, for want of space, which otherwise I would gladly have inserted.
MELLEN, DR. DAVID7 (Col. James,6 Thomas,5 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Richard, the ancestral immigrant1), b. Hop., Aug. 7, 1763; became a suc- cessful physician in Nassau and Hudson, N.Y .; m., 1st., Jenny Ostrander, by whom he had 1 son, James. This son became a public-spirited and somewhat distinguished citizen of Hudson. He was a leading projector and promoter of the Hudson & Berkshire Rail Rd., on which is a village named, in honor of him, Mellenville. Dr. David's 1st wife d. in Hudson; and he m., 2d., wid. Polly White of Uxbridge, Mass. She d. in 1857. He and his son James prosecuted profitably the dairy business for several yrs.
- They were fortunate proprietors, too, of "Dr. Anderson's celebrated Cough Drops." He d. in Hudson, date not given. Seek the posterity of his son James in Hudson, N.Y., or by inquiring of Geo. Mellon, Esq., New York City, No. 335 E. 16th St. He has been laboriously engaged on the Mellen Genealogy.
MELLEN, WILLIAM 7 (Col. James, 6 Thomas,5 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Rich- ard 1), b. Hop., May 20, 1766; set. in Hudson, or the near vicinity of his bro., Dr. David; m. Lucretia Marsh, dr. of Dr. Perez Marsh, Dalton, Mass .; cer. Nov. 8, 1791; no other particulars. Their chn. :-
PATSEY, b. May 17, 1793; d. Oct. 6, 1873.
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LOVETT RUSSELL, b. April 17, 1795; d. April 14, 1866.
LOUISA BILLINGS, b. July 28, 1797; d. June 7, 1814.
MARY WARREN, b. Sept. 2, 1800; d. Feb., 1878.
MARTHA MARSH, b. Jan. 13, 1803.
HARRIET LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 15, 1805; d. Aug. 3 ensuing.
CHRISTOPHER MARSH, b. July 23, 1806; d. July 6, 1852. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Oct. 10, 1810.
CHARLOTTE SOPHIA, b. Dec. 17, 1812.
JOHN STODDARD, b. July 27, 1815.
William, the fr., was long capt. of a steamboat on the Hudson. He d. at Hudson, Jan. 11, 1826. Mrs. Lucretia, his wid., d. in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 21, 1851. For further information, inquire of Geo. Mellon, Esq., as above.
MELLEN, JAMES, JUN.7 (Col. James,6 Thomas,6 Henry,4 Thomas,8 Simon,2 Richard1), b. Hop., Oct. 28, 1780; m., 1st, Submit Wheelock, dr. of Jesse and Phebe Wheelock, b. in Mendon, Jan. 18, 1782; cer. Feb. 12, 1801, by Rev. Caleb Alexander. They dwelt at the north end of "Caleb's Hill," alias "Inman's Hill," in Mendon, for several yrs. Their chn .: -
NATHANIEL R., b. Mendon, Aug. 19, 1801; m. Ruth C. Wales, No. Orange, Feb. 14, 1824.
DAVID, b. Mendon, July 1, 1803; d. young. .
LEONARD, b. Mendon, April 10, 1806; m. Elizabeth S. Mayo, Mendon, March, 1834.
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