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ROCKWOOD. The Rockwoods were among the earliest settlers on our territory. The name was often written and pronounced Rocket. It is still so pronounced in some localities. But Rocket is only a gross corruption of the true name, which always was Rockwood. The immigrant ancestor of our Mil. Rockwoods was Richard of Dorchester. He was from Eng., and set. in Dor- chester as early as 1636. His son John was one of the earliest proprietors of Quinshipang Plantation (Mendon), but had ill-fortune there, and was driven off, under great losses, by King Philip's devastating warriors, in 1675-76. He returned in 1678-79, purchased land of James Albee, and set. a little south-east of Mendon town-seat, on Muddy Brook. He seems thenceforth to have pros- pered, and became an extensive landholder. He had much common land laid out to him on both sides of Charles River below and above Medfield road, including the Dr. Corbett place in Bell., and the south-easterly section of now Mil. One of his drs. m. the first Robert Corbett; and he brought up the elder John Corbett, his grandson, giving him a liberal education, and endowing him with the real estate long known as the Dr. Corbett place, and afterwards as the Scammell place. He had a son, Joseph Rockwood, who inherited considerable land from his father on our territory, and added largely to it by acquiring many parcels successively up and down the river, and north-easterly of Bear Hill. He is understood to have set. in the south-easterly quarter of our territory, on what is now called Howard St., at or near the widow Pond place. He dwelt therc in 1718, and prob. several years earlier; for he began to have pieces of common jand laid out to him in 1707. I will therefore commence my Rockwood family tables with him.
ROCKWOOD, JOSEPH8 (John,2 Richard 1), birth and marriage dates not found. He and wife, Mary (Hayward), had, -
MARY, b. July 31, 1690; untraced.
JOHANNA, b. Aug. 15, 1692; m. Eliphalet Holbrook, Nov. 7, 1716.
JOSEPH, b. Aug. 4, 1694; m. Elizabeth Turner, March 28, 1717; he d. 1722.
JOHN, b. Aug. 22, 1696; m. Deborah Thayer, Dec. 19, 1716.
MARGARET, b. Feb. 8, 1698-9; untraced.
SAMUEL, b. Dec. 29, 1700; m. Elizabeth Wood, April 9, 1722.
JOSIAH, b. Sept. 10, 1702.
TRIAL, b. July 1, 1704.
RICHARD, b. Dec. 10, 1706; m. Sarah Thayer, Feb. 12, 1729-30.
SUSANNA, b. Oct. 15, 1709.
BENJAMIN, b. May 8, 1711; m., 1st, Margaret -; 2d, Mehetabel - I have not found the death-rates of Joseph 3 and wife.
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ROCKWOOD, JOHN4 (Joseph,8 John,2 Richard1), b. Aug. 22, 1696; m. De-
borah Thayer, Dec. 19, 1716; ptge., birth-date, etc., not found. Chn. :- EBENEZER, b. Sept. 7, 1718; m. Sarah -; he d. March 22, 1742.
JOHN, b. Aug. 24, 1721; m. Deborah Thayer, March 21, 1750.
SIMEON, b. Aug. 23, -; m. Damaris Olds of Brookfield.
ABIGAIL, b. March 2, -.
MARY, b. July 12, 1725.
JOSEPH, b. Feb. 14, 1728; m. Alice -; set. Bell.
REUBEN, b. Jan. 26, 1729-30; m. Lydia Green, Sept. 11, 1754.
MARGERY, b. April 29, 1732.
DEBORAH, b. May 2, 1734; m. Benjamin French, Sept. 25, 1753.
John, sen., inherited and dwelt on the wid. Pond place, in after time so called. Mrs. Deborah d. July 24, 1750. The hus. m., 2d, Elizabeth Daniels, wid. of Ephraim Daniels; cer. March 18, 1751, by Rev. A. Frost. No chn. The hus. and both wives were members of the Easterly Precinct Cong. ch. Death- dates of the hus. and 2d wf. not found.
ROCKWOOD, JOHN, Jun.5 (John, sen.,4 Joseph,& John,2 Richard 1), b. Aug. 24, 1721; m. Deborah Thayer, dr. of Jonathan and Bethiah ( Adams) Thayer,
b. April 15, 1732; cer. March 21, 1750, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : - MOLLY, b. Dec. 22, 1750.
SIMEON, b. Dec. 2, 1752, N. S.
John, jun., d. 1752 or 3; his wid. administered on his est., and subsequently m. Amos Gates of Stow; cer. Dec. 10, 1754, by Rev. A. Frost. Gates became guardian of Molly and Simeon. About this time the old homestead, somewhat cut up and divided among the descendants of Joseph,8 mostly passed into other hands. I do not attempt to trace them all.
ROCKWOOD, BENJAMIN4 (Joseph,8 John,2 Richard1), b. May 8, 1711; m., 1st, Margaret -, and had by her, - JOHANNAH, b. Nov. 30, 1735.
Mrs. Margaret d. Oct. 9, 1739. The hus. m., 2d, Mehetabel -; no par- ticulars found. Issue :-
SILENCE, b. May 17, 1745.
BENJAMIN, b. July 10, 1750.
SETH, b. June 17, 1752.
ELISHA, b. date uncertain ; m. Eunice Clark, June 3, 1778.
Benjamin,4 dwelt in the south-easterly part of now Mil., on lands inherited mainly from his father Joseph. I cannot identify the spot. He was an origi- nal member of the new Cong. ch., formed April 15, 1741; his wf. Mehetabel joined in 1744. 1 think they must have sold out about 1752, and removed to Franklin or Wrentham.
ROCKWOOD, ELISHA 5 (Benjamin,4 Joseph,& John,2 Richard1), b. date un- certain; m. Eunice Clark, dr. of Elijah Clark of Medway; cer. June 3, 1778. Their chn .: -
ABIGAIL, b. No. Wrentham, Sept. 19, 1779; lived and d. No. Wrentham.
BENJAMIN, b. No. Wrentham, Oct. 18, 1783; m. Lucy Ware.
PETER, Dea., b. No. Wrentham, Sept. 25, 1787; m., 1st, Sabra Parnell; 2d, Roxa Rawson.
EUNICE, b. No. Wrentham, Oct. 30, 1791; d. young.
EUNICE, b. No. Wrentham, June 14, 1793; m. Jotham Clark, Medway.
CHARLOTTE, b. N. Wrentham, Feb. 16, 1795; remained unm., N. Wrentham.
JEFFERSON, b. No. Wrentham, Oct. 11, 1801; m. and set. Nashua, N.H.
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Death-date of Elisha 5 not found. Mrs. Eunice d. Sept. 28, 1838. By in- serting Elisha's family record, I keep up the lineage unbroken down to our Dea. Peter Rockwood, so long well known among us.
ROCKWOOD, Dea. PETER 6 (Elisha,5 Benjamin,4 Joseph,8 John,2 Richard 1), b. in No. Wrentham, Sept. 25, 1787; m., 1st., Sabra Parnell of Medway, 1809. Their chn. : -
MARTHA, b. March 16, 1810; m., 1st, Nathaniel Parker, 1834; 2d, A. Taylor, 1865.
DAVID BRAINERD, b. July 12, 1812; m. Martha Phillips of Medway, March 9, 1836.
ELIJAH, b. Nov. 15, 1815; m. Jane Dunham, May 2, 1842.
SAMUEL, b. March 28, 1822; m., 1st, Jane G. Bullard, 1844; 2d, Jennie Bas- sett, 1876.
MARIA, b. Oct. 23, 1824; m., 1st, Elihu Pond, jun., 1845; 2d, Moses Williams, 1865.
DANIEL, b. Jan. 16, 1828; m. Eliza Daniels of Medway.
AARON, b. Feb. 5, 1837; d. Sept. 26, 1840.
Dea. Peter was trained to chaise-building, and the wheelwright craft in its various productions. He came from Medway in 1809 or 10, and set up a wheel- wright shop, being the first in that line among us for the finer kind of manufac- ture. He was recd. by letter into our Cong. ch., in 1811, and also Mrs. Sabra, his wife. In 1831 he was chosen deacon, in which office he served with fidelity until relieved from active duty by reason of age. Mrs. Sabra, his wf., d. Jan. 1, 1845. He m., 2d, Roxa Rawson, long a devoted maiden member of the ch., dr. of Dea. Nathaniel Rawson; cer. Nov. 6, 1845, by Rev. S. B. Goodenow. Mrs. Roxa d. Dec. 2, 1866. For some notice of her character and usefulness, see under the name Rawson. Dea. Peter retained his faculties and executive ener- gies down to a ripe old age. He d. May 20, 1878, a. 90 yrs. 7 mos. and 25 ds. His funeral was held in the Cong. ch., and merited eulogies pronounced in presence of a large assembly, composed of his relatives, religious friends, and his fellow-citizens generally.
ROCKWOOD, Dea. DAVID BRAINERD7 (Dea. Peter,6 Elisha,5 Benjamin,4 Joseph," John,2 Richard 1), b. July 12, 1812; carriage-builder; m. Martha Phillips, dr. of Dea. Josiah Morse and Sally (Morse) Phillips, b. in Med- way, Jan. 23, 1818; cer. in Medway, March 9, 1836, by Rev. Mr. Loring. Issue : -
WALDO BRAINERD, b. Jan. 28, 1837; d. Sept. 26, 1840.
WALLACE ALANSON, b. Dec. 6, 1841; m. Hannah A. Kurs, July 2, 1872.
HENRY EVERETT, b. May 3, 1845; m. Emma E. Aldrich, Nov. 4, 1868; 2d, Sarah Ella Birch, Jan. 4, 1872.
JOSIAH EMERSON, b. July 8, 1851; d. Aug. 17, 1853.
DAVID BRAINERD, Jun., b. March 12, 1856; now a student in college.
SABRA PARNELL, b. Oct. 3, 1858; m. Thomas -.
FRANK JUDSON, b. March 19, 1861; res. with parents.
Wallace A. and wf. had a child b. to them Nov. 16, 1874, named Cora Elle- thea, who d. Oct. 11, 1875. Dea. Rockwood not only succeeds his venerable fr. as a successful wheelwright and carriage-manufacturer, but as a ch. officer; having been one of its devoted deacons since Dec. 15, 1859.
ROCKWOOD, ELIJAH7 (Dea. Peter, 6 Elisha,6 Benjamin,+ Joseph,8 John,2 Rich- ard1), b. Nov. 15, 1815; m. Jane Dunham, dr. of James and Mary (Clark) Dunham, b. in New Haven, Ct., Jan. 1, 1814; cer. Hartford, Ct., May 2, 1842. Issue: -
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AARON W., b. June 6, 1843; m. Ella A. Dodge of Springfield.
ALICE J., b. Feb. 6, 1845; m. William H. Bennett, 1864.
JOTHAM CLARK, b. May 14, 1847; m. Estella Crowell Tripp, May 12, 1872. Mrs. Jane d. Oct. 29, 1872.
There are 6 gd. chn. in this family; 3 of Jotham C.'s and 3 of Alice J.'s. ROCKWOOD, SAMUEL 7 (Dea. Peter,6 Elisha,5 Benjamin,4 Joseph,& John,2 Rich-
ard1), b. March 28, 1822; boot-click; m., 1st, Jane G. Bullard, dr. of John and Lucy (Justin) Bullard, b. Canterbury, Ct., Aug. 13, 1822; cer. Nov. 25, 1841, by Rev. D. Long. Issue, all born in Mendon: -
LUCY J., b. Nov. 3, 1842; d. July 4, 1859, in Mil.
JOHN B., b. Aug. 25, 1844; m. Harriet A. Sherman, June 7, 1861; he d. at Newbern, N.C., Nov. 24, 1864.
CORA ELLA, b. July 15, 1849; d. at Mil., Nov. 3, 1851.
Mrs. Jane, the mr., d. at Mil., June 17, 1875. The hus. m., 2d, Lelia Frances Bassett, dr. of Nathaniel Bowman Brown and Caroline (Fisher) Bas- sett, b. Little Falls, N.J., Nov. 4, 1843; cer. Mil., July 2, 1876, by Rev. J. B. Robinson. No issue reported.
Mr. Rockwood is by occupation a boot-click, industrious, upright, and of good repute, together with his family. It is seen above how he has been deso- lated by death.
ROCKWOOD, DANIEL," bro. of the preceding, b. Jan. 16, 1828; m. Eliza Daniels, dr. of Paul Daniels, in Medway, date and particulars of cer. not given. They res. in Medway. No chn.
ROCKWOOD, HENRY EVERETT8 (Dea. Brainerd," Dea. Peter,6 Elisha,5 Benja- min,4 Joseph,3 John,2 Richard1), b. May 3, 1845; m., 1st, Emma E. Aldrich, dr. of Anson Aldrich; other immediately connected particulars not given; cer. Nov. 4, 1868, by whom not learned. Mrs. Emma soon lost her health, and d. childless. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Ella Birch, dr. of William Birch and Mary Lyman, b. March 30, 1850; cer. Jan. 4, 1872, by Rev. Mr. Red- ding. Issue: -
MARY EVELIN, b. March 27, 1878.
Mr. Henry E. is a skilful and executive blacksmith, in connection with his fr.'s wheelwright and carriage-building establishment, has a pleasant family, and evinces a remarkable genius as an antiquarian. His means, opportunities, and accommodations are far below his ambition in that direction, but he has made the most of them. His museum, though humble and unpretentious, pre- sents a valuable and interesting collection of antique curiosities, well worth examining.
Several other Rockwoods have res. in town for comparatively brief periods. Among these, perhaps I ought to mention two families, one of early and one of recent date. They follow : -
ROCKWOOD, SAMUEL 6 (Asa," Samuel," John,& Nicholas,2 Richard1); birth- date not found; mr.'s maiden name Sybil Littlefield; m. Hannah Pond, Jan. 7, 1787. Their chn., as recorded here, were, -
ETHAN, b. Nov. 10, 1788; untraced.
ELECTA, b. Dec. 2, 1789; untraced.
SAMUEL, Jun., b. Dec. 22, 1791; d. June 27, 1798.
AsA, birth-date not found; d. June 21, 1798.
HANNAH, b. Jan. 14, 1794; d. March 10, 1796.
If I have not mistaken the man, he once owned the Parson Long place, and sold it to John Claflin, jun., not far from the yr. 1800. He is said to have mvd.
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to New Braintree or Oakham. Some yrs. later he set. in Holl., a little north of Braggville. Having a mercurial temperament, his neighbors gave him the sou- briquet of "Fire Sam." I think he must have had at least two younger chn. than the above-named, Charlotte and Hannah, whose birth-dates I cannot give. I officiated at the mge. of Hannah to Walter Bullard, jun., Oct. 3, 1824, and at that of Charlotte to Cheney Bothwell of Oakham, April 20, 1825. Also at the funerals of Hannah and her babe, who d. in Oct., 1825. It was a sad case of child-bed death, at the early age of 17 yrs. I recollect no further events in the family history.
ROCKWOOD, JOHN& (Col. Joseph of Bell.," Levi,6 Joseph,5 John,4 Joseph,8 John,2 Richard of Dorchester, 16361), b. Bell., Jan. 25, 1821; mr.'s maiden name Ann Chilson; m. Mary Ray, dr. of Samuel and Susan (Carroll) Ray, b. Slaterville, R.I., Oct. 12, 1823; cer. May 1, 1848, by Rev. James Davis. No chn. Eminently worthy people. They res. here 15 yrs., but now for some yrs. in Franklin.
ROSE, THOMAS, understood to have been an Englishman, res. for several yrs. on Silver Hill St., and perhaps then mvd. to the western country. He and his wf. Ann, pedigrees to me unknown, stand on our records credited with the following specified births; viz., ESTHER LEONARD, b. Nov. 27, 1831; RICHARD, b. Aug. 30, 1833; THOMAS, b. Jan. 19, 1836; MARY ANN, b. March 14, 1838; CHARLES, b. July 17, 1840. No further traced.
ROSE, OLIVER, Jun., son of Oliver and Mary (Dodge) Rose, b. South Kingston, R.I., Oct. 1, 1809; m., 1st, Sally Cooper, b. in Northbridge, d. in 1836; 2d, Fidelia A. Snowling. Mr. Rose d. at his res. on Dilla St., of apoplexy, July 2, 1881, in his 79th yr. He left his wid., Mrs. Fidelia, and 5 chn. I ex- pected to have had a full family record, giving the births, marriages, etc., of the several chn., who are all, I think, adults, but recd. only the few fore- going particulars. Mr. Rose has been many yrs. an industrious, quiet citizen of the town.
ROSS, ANDREW JACKSON, son of Ziba and Rebecca (Burgess) Ross, b., East Blackstone, Jan. 10, 1839; m. Helen Maria Seagrave, dr. of Daniel and Mary (Weld) Seagrave, b. in Uxbridge, Sept. 19, 1842; cer. March 5, 1859, at Woonsocket, R. I., by Rev. John Boyden. Issue : -
EMMA ESTELLA, b. Uxbridge, Dec. 16, 1859.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Uxbridge, June 17, 1868; d. June 26 ensuing.
NELLIE MARIA, b. Uxbridge, June 33, 1869.
This quiet, orderly, and worthy family have res. in Hopedale since May 21, 1873. Mr. Ross is an expert and trusted inspector of rings.
ROSS, ROBERT, son of Edward and Margaret (Tortington) Ross; b. in Preston, Eng., May 22, 1845; m. Isabella Hlayes, dr. of Thomas and Mary (Metcalf) Hayes, b. in Carlisle, Eng., Nov. 2, 1844; cer. Preston, Eng., Dec. 25, 1867, by Rev. Owen Parr. Issue :-
ISABELLA HAYES, b. Blackburn, Eng., Feb. 22, 1869.
EDWARD TORTINGTON, b. Worcester, Mass., Dec. 5, 1870.
SARAII ANN, b. Hopedale, June 2, 1872; d. July 29 ensuing.
ROBERT HAYES, b. Hopedale, March 10, 1874; d. April 28 ensuing.
WILLIAM HAYES, b. Hopedale, April 25, 1875.
LILLIAN, b. Hopedale, April 26, 1878.
CHARLES SUMNER, b. Hopedale, July 1, 1880.
Well disposed, industrious, and worthy family; came to Mass. in Sept., 1869; staid a short time in Worcester, and have res. in Hopedale since July 12, 1879. Mr. Ross is a skilful and faithful employé in the Hopedale Foundery.
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RUSSELL. Rather an uncommon name in town. Wid. ABIGAIL RUSSELL is the first I find mentioned on our records. She was the mr., I presume, of Col. James Mellen's wf., and res. in his family 1791 and thereabouts. I think she must have been of Holl., and wid. of James. On the maternal side she was gd. mr. to Hon. Jona. Russell of Mendon. Her death-date not found.
RUSSELL, Rev. JAMES W., was the first pastor of our Central Baptist ch. in
1853. Some yrs. later he kept a grocery-store near Charles-river Bridge. I have received no family record, but understand that he d. in town several yrs. ago, and infer from our directories that Mrs. Rhoda A., 9 Main St., is his wid.
RUSSELL, DWIGHT, M.D., son of Simeon F. and Experience (Colson) Russell, b. Madison, N. Y., April 26, 1819; m., 1st, Nancy Gardner, dr. of Joseph and Susan M. (Beatty) Gardner, b. in Columbia, N.Y., 1820; cer. in Hamil- ton, N. Y., date not given, by Rev. Z. Cook. Issue :-
EDGAR, b. Edmeston, N.Y., Dec. 25, 1844.
JENNIE M., b. Edmeston, N. Y., April 18, 1847; one of our public grammar- school teachers.
Mrs. Nancy d. in Mil., Oct. 26, 1856, a. 36 yrs. The doctor m., 2d, Mary Jane (Parkhurst) Carpenter, dr. of Otis and Sarah (Jones) Parkhurst, and wid. of Joseph H. Carpenter, Providence, R.I., b. Mil., Dec. 7, 1824; cer. Mil. March 4, 1861, by whom not given. Issue :-
LOUISE PARKHURST, b. Mil., July 3, 1863; public-school teacher.
Mrs. Mary Jane was m. to her first hus., Joseph H. Carpenter, Nov. 25, 1851, and had by him a son, b. in Providence, R.I., Sept. 20, 1852, who d. Oct. 5, 1862; also Harris I., b. Nov. 6, 1853, who, I presume, yet survives. Mrs. Mary Jane had large experience as an educator in the public schools of Provi- dence, R.I., is deeply interested in the salutary management of our town schools, and has the honor of being the first woman ever elected to serve on our school- board. She held the office two terms, from 1869 to 1875.
Dr. Dwight Russell is a man of strong mental powers, ample scholastic acquirements, much experience, and holds the front rank of his profession in town. He stnd. medicine with Dr. Silas Graham in Hamilton, N. Y .; attended lectures and graduated at Central Medical College (Eclectic), Syracuse, N.Y .; was professor in that institution 4 yrs., from 1850 to 1854, lecturing on Materia Medica, Therapeutics, Practice of Medicine, and special Pathology. He came to Mil. in 1855, and has been in extensive practice here from that to the present time.
RUSSELL, RUFUS, the fr. of Mrs. Edward Woods, lived in her family several yrs., and d. there Aug. 21, 1866, a. 84 yrs. and 8 mos.
A few others of this name are traceable in our successive directories; but I have no knowledge of their family records, having recd. no report from any of them.
SAUNDERS, ROBERT, ancestry untraced; m., 1st, Sarah Cheney ; cer. March 27,
1746, by Rev. Amariah Frost. Who this Sarah Cheney was, I am very doubtful. Our first William Cheney had a dr. Sarah, b. in 1699; but I have put her down as m. to John White, April 28, 1720. Possibly this was an error; but, as this Sarah would have been 47 yrs. old at the date of Robert Saunders's mge., she could hardly be bearing twin children in 1760. So Mrs. Saunders must have been some other Sarah Cheney. Robert, and prob. his wf., became recognized members of Rev. Mr. Frost's ch., Feb. 8, 1746-47. Their homestead was in our "City district," so called. Their chn. were, -
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ANNA, b. Nov. 6, 1746; m. Levi Beal, July 22, 1776.
DAVID b. May 7, 1752; untraced.
SARAH (twins), b. May 7, 1752; m. Samuel Beal, New Plantation No. 5, March 16, 1775.
NATHANIEL, b. June 26, 1758; m. Lydia Rockwood, Holl., Dec. 9, 1779. JOHN (twins), b. Aug. 29, 1760; m. Elizabeth Chapin, Oct. 27, 1785.
MARY b. Aug. 29, 1760; m. Smith Phillips, Dec. 28, 1783.
Mrs. Sarah having d., the hus. m., 2d, wid. Mehetabel Beal ; cer. April 24, 1764, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
ROBERT, Jun,, bap. June 11, 1769; m. Olive Chapin, Nov. 25, 1792.
Mrs. Mehetabel d. July 9, 1800. The hus. m., 3d, Sarah Hall, Sept. 27, 1801; cer. by Rev. D. Long. Mr. S. d. Oct. 9, 1805. Death-date of his last wf. not found.
SAUNDERS, NATHANIEL, son of Robert, sen., and Sarah (Cheney) Saunders; b. June 26, 1758; m., 1st, Lydia Rockwood of Holl .; cer. Dec. 9, 1779, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
SAMUEL, b. Aug. 19, 1781; d. Jan. 1, 1782.
AsA, b. Aug. 15, 1784; m. Mary -.
LEVI, b. Dec. 28, 1786; untraced.
ALEXANDER, b. Aug. 20, 1792; d. Sept. 9, 1798.
NATHANIEL, Jun., b. April 13, 1795; m. Hannah Hawks, Oct. 9, 1817.
Mrs. Lydia d. April 26, 1813. The hus. m., 2d, Mrs. Anna Chapin, whom I suppose to have been a wid., but cannot identify; cer. Oct. 13, 1814, by Rev. D. Long. No chn. The death-dates of Nathaniel Saunders and his 2d wf. have not come under my notice. They dwelt in the " City district."
SAUNDERS, JOHN, son of Robert, sen., and Sarah (Cheney) Saunders; b. Aug. 29, 1760; m. Elizabeth Chapin, dr. of Moses and Lydia (Atwood) Chapin,
b. 1762; cer. Oct. 27, 1785, by Rev. A. Frost, Issue :-
MARY, b. Jan. 6, 1787.
MOSES CHAPIN, b. May 27, 1789.
LEANDER, b. April 23, 1791.
CHLOE, b. July 17, 1793.
ANNA, b. Aug. 22, 1796.
JOHN, Jun., b. April 15, 1799.
For some reason I cannot trace this family on our records further. Possi- bly they emigrated to another locality. Their homestead was also in the "City district," just over Milford River towards Up.
SAUNDERS, ROBERT, Jun., son of Robert, sen., and Mehetabel (Beal) Saun- ders, bap. June 11, 1769; m., 1st, Olive Chapin, dr. of Moses and Lydia (Atwood) Chapin, b. 1772; cer. Nov. 25, 1792, by Amariah Frost, Esq. Issue : -
LAURA, b. Sept. 15, 1793.
AUSTIN, b. April 16, 1795.
ALEXANDER, b. Sept. 13, 1799.
JOHN MILTON, b. Nov. 10, 1804.
OLIVE, b. Aug. 11, 1806.
ELIZA CHAPIN, b. Aug. 10, 1808.
Robert Saunders owned and dwelt on the homestead now the town asylum. He and his wf. were members of our Cong. ch., whereof he was elected a dea- con in 1802. They removed to Wrentham in 1814. No further traced.
SAUNDERS, ASA 8 (Nathaniel,2 Robert 1), b. Aug. 15, 1784; m. Mary -,
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pedigree, birth-date, and particulars of cer. not ascertained. Issue as re- corded here : -
ANNA PERRY, b. April 11, 1816.
MARY, b. April 3, 1818; m. Nathaniel S. Taft, Jan. 4, 1843.
WILLARD, b. Feb. 2, 1820.
SUSAN, b. June 12, 1824; m. Linville L. Pike, Jan. 15, 1845.
I am obliged to leave this family thus for want of time to make research, having had no assistance from any of the near relatives.
SAUNDERS, NATHANIEL, Jun.3 (Nathaniel, sen.,2 Robert 1), b. April 13, 1795; m. Hannah Hawks, pedigree, birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. Mil., Oct. 9, 1817, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :-
CHLOE ANN, b. Feb. 12, 1818; m. George S. Bowker, Nov. 28, 1838.
DAVID GORAM, b. Sept. 11, 1820; m. Elizabeth Fisk, 1845.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. March 5, 1822.
OLIVE DANIELS, b. Sept. 30, 1824.
MARY GORAM, b. Dec. 14, 1827.
HANNAH MARIA, b. Jan. 14, 1833; m. Liberty W. Nelson, Dec. 18, 1856. JOHN PILLSBURY, b. Nov. 30, 1834; m. Sarah Taft, April 26, 1863.
Nathaniel Saunders d. suddenly in Mendon, Oct. 1, 1860. As to Mrs. Hannah I am not informed.
SAUNDERS, DAVID GORAM 4 (Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Robert 1), b. Sept. 11, 1820; m. Elizabeth Fisk, dr. of Jonathan and Gratia (Wilson) Fisk, b. Sept., 1823; cer. in 1845, particulars not ascertained. Issue : -
ELLA M., b. Mil., 1848; m. William A Ballou, April 17, 1864.
Mr. Saunders and wf. resided several yrs. in Hopedale neighborhood, being then owners of the homestead now belonging to Felix Kearney on Freedom St. I think they afterwards res. in Grafton.
MENTIONED IN DIRECTORIES.
SAUNDERS, ALEXANDER R., bootmaker. 1869, "72, '75, '78, '80.
SAUNDERS, MILTON A., bootmaker, 1869; boots and shoes, 1872, "75, "78, '80.
SAUNDERS, CURRINGTON B., carpenter. 1872, '78, '80.
SAUNDERS, SAMUEL R., laborer. 1875, '78, '80.
SAUNDERS, JONATHAN, of firm Saunders, Sloan, & Co., painters, etc. 1880. SAWYER, HENRY JAMES, son of John B. and Sally (Hayward) Sawyer; ancestry no further traced; b. in New York City, Jan. 22, 1825; m., 1st, Chloe S. Comey, adopted dr. of Lovett H. and Alma Maria Bowker, Hop .; cer. June 27, 1850, by Rev. George W. Stacy. Their chn .:-
ALMA M., b. Mil., April 6, 1853; m. Clarence A. Claflin, Hop .; June 12, 1877. MARY B., b. Mil., March 27, 1855; m. Clarence A. Thompson, Hop., Oct., 1877.
Mrs. Chloe d. in Mil., April 4, 1857. The hus. m., 2d, Sarah Adaline Cook of Mil., dr. of Arthur, Esq., and Adaline S. (Purinton) Cook, b. June 30, 1844; cer. in Mil., Jan. 27, 1869, by the writer. Their chn. :-
HENRY JAMES, Jun., b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 9, 1870.
GORDON HAYWARD, b. Chicago, Ill., Nov. 2, 1871.
MABEL AURILLA, b. Chicago, Ill., March 25, 1873.
GERTRUDE LOVICA, b. Chicago, Ill., Feb., 1876.
Mr. Sawyer has from early life been actively employed in the boot and shoe
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manufacture in more or less responsible positions, as workman, manager, or principal. He came to this town in 1850, and res. here 7 yrs. Latterly, for many yrs., he has been successfully engaged in his favorite occupation at Chicago, Ill. An intelligent, enterprising, and highly esteemed family.
SAWYER, Rev. ROYAL TYLER, D.B .; ptge. not given; b. Mt. Holly, Vt., April 25, 1848; as a young man he was familiar with the farm and shop, and served a clerkship in the city of Worcester. He taught school in Ver- mont and Wisconsin, having received an academical education at Ludlow and Chester, Vt., and in the University of Chicago. He is a graduate of the Divinity Department of Tufts College, in the class of 1873. He was first pastor for 3 yrs. in Gardner, Mass., and resigned a 2 yrs. pastorate at New Market, N.H., to accept a unanimous call of the Universalist Parish in this town. He located here about March 1, 1879. He has a wife and one infant child, but deemed it unnecessary to give me any further requested particulars of his family record. He is a very acceptable preacher, a highly satisfactory pastor, and eminently esteemed in all the orderly circles of our community.
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