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TENNEY, THOMAS 3 (Daniel,2 Thomas1), b. in Rowley, 1681, and came into these parts some time previous to 1720. I have given these antecedents on strong presumptive evidence, with slight doubts of possible mistake, all things considered. I suspect that Thomas & must have had a wf. and 1 son before 1720, though Mendon records do not say so. I infer this from the facts that those records show him to have m. Sarah Taft, May 20, 1720, whose first b. son was Thomas, jun., May 13, 1721; yet in his will, made in
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1746, at an " advanced age," he names as his oldest son " Moses." Whether he brought his 1st wf. and oldest son with him, or only the son, I have no data for determining. He was m., as aforesaid, May 20, 1720, by Rev. Joseph Dorr. And taking Mendon records, together with his will, I make his chn. to have been, -
MOSES, birth-date not found; m., 1st, Susanna -; 2d, Hannah Whitney. THOMAS, Jun., b. May 13, 1721; m. Abigail Bullen of Medway, Dec. 6, 1744. ISAAC, b. Feb. 22, 1723; m. Susanna Whitney, June 25, 1752.
DANIEL, b. Dec. 22, 1728; no further traced ; perhaps d. young.
ELIZABETH, birth-date not found; m. William Legg, Jan. 18, 1759.
PHEBE, birth-date not found; m. Ichabod How of Brookfield, May 4, 1748.
Thomas Tenney owned and dwelt on what, in after times, got the name of "Noah Wiswall place." Of whom he made his first purchase does not appear; but from March 9, 1720, to March 7, 1745, he made repeated additions to his acres, by taking up parcel after parcel from common lands, till at length he acquired a large farm, extending north and south from the Cedar Swamp to the foot of Bear Hill, with an ample width east and west. This estate passed, at his death, into the possession of his son Isaac. He must have been a man of enterprise and energy. I have not found the date of his death; but it is indi- cated, by the probate of his will, to have taken place not far from 1746. That will is a very interesting one; and I should be tempted to insert it, had I not decided to exclude such documents from this work. He made his wf. execu- trix. Her death-date not found.
TENNEY, MOSES 4 (Thomas,8 Daniel,2 Thomas1), b. prob. in Rowley; date not ascertained; m., 1st, Susanna (no particulars found), of whom were born, -
JOSIAH, b. Sept. 24, 1734.
STEPHEN, b. June 7, 1736; d. June 22, 1737.
Mrs. Susanna d. Aug. 30, 1736. The hus. m., 2d, Hannah Whitney of Ux- bridge; cer. March 16, 1738. Their chn. : -
MOSES, Jun., b. Oct. 17, 1740; m. Lovice Lesure, 1797; he was then of Up. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 10, 1741; untraced.
JOSHUA, b. April 1, 1745; untraced.
SARAH, b. March 23, 1747; untraced.
SUSANNA, b. Nov. 24, 1750; untraced.
PHEBE, b. Sept. 8, 1755; untraced.
Moses Tenney was one of the original members of the new Cong. ch. formed here April 15, 1741; and his wf. joined in 1744. All their chn., above named, were duly bap. They dwelt, if I mistake not, on what is now called Highland St., in the near vicinity of the Cleveland place; but I cannot make out the precise spot. He d. June 2, 1770. When or where Mrs. Hannah d., I have not ascertained. This whole family disappear from my available records soon after 1770; and I have not further traced them, except Moses to Up., as above.
TENNEY, THOMAS, Jun.4 (Thomas, sen.,8 Daniel,2 Thomas 1), b. May 13, 1721; m. Abigail Bullen of Medway, Dec. 6, 1744. They had 1 child bap. here; víz., -
SAMUEL, April 6, 1746.
They then moved into Holl., where they raised up a large family, - some 8 or 9 in all.
TENNEY, ISAAC4 (Thomas, sen.,8 Daniel,2 Thomas1), b. Feb. 22, 1723; m.
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Susanna Whitney, dr. of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, b. Feb. 12, 1728; cer. Jan. 25, 1752, by Rev. Amariah Frost. I found no chn. credited to this pair on Mendon records. But in Rev. Mr. Frost's record of baptisms I find 2; viz., -
RUTH, bap. May 13, 1753; untraced.
JONATHAN, bap. April 20, 1755; untraced.
Isaac inherited his fr.'s farm, the Noah Wiswall place, afterwards so called. Both he and his wf. were members of the Cong. ch. His death-date not found. Mrs. Susanna, his wid., m. Noah Wiswall; cer. April 11, 1764, by Rev. A. Frost. See Wiswall.
There was a LYDIA TENNEY, who m. to Jonathan Forrestall ; cer. Nov. 8, 1781, by Rev. A. Frost. The records do not show who she was. She must, I think, have been a dr. either of Moses or his bro. Isaac. I conjecture, from her name, that she was a dr. of Isaac and Susanna (Whitney), but am not sure.
TENNEY, MOSES, Jun.5 (Moses,4 Thomas,8 Daniel,2 Thomas1), b. Oct. 17,
1740; m. Lovice Lesure, 1797; no further particulars given. Issue in this town: -
BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 11, 1800.
WILLIAM, b. Feb. 8, 1802.
ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 17, 1804.
JOSHUA, b. Sept. 24, 1813.
No further traces of this family found. The hus. and fr., when his inten- tions of mge. were published, is said to have been of Upton. Being of middle age when m. to Lovice Lesure, he may have been previously m., and had chn. by a former wf. But I learn no more of his history.
THAIN, THOMAS, ancestry and birth-date not ascertained; m. Miranda Cook, dr. of Whipple and Lucy (Darling) Cook, b. in Franklin, April 18, 1799; cer. Jan. 5, 1826, by Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Emmons. They came to this town between 1835 and 1840. Not far from the latter date, they set. on the Capt. Ezra Nelson farm, which they occupied for several yrs. They subsequently removed to W. Wrentham, where, at length, if I rightly remember, he d. I believe Mrs. Miranda, his wid., still survives, perhaps in Franklin. Some of their chn. have d., and the surviving ones are set. in various localities. The parents had recorded here the following-named chn .:-
CHARLES ALEXANDER, b. May 8, 1826; m. Evelina L. Spooner, Wrentham, 1849.
ELIZA MARION, b. Feb. 26, 1828; m. Clarendon Taft of Mendon.
WILLIAM WALLACE, b. April 18, 1829; untraced.
THOMAS GREEN, b. May 6, 1831; untraced.
GILBERT MORTIMER, b. April 3, 1833; untraced.
MARCUS MORTON, b. April 8, 1835; d. Oct. 10, 1843.
SAMUEL, b. May 2, 1838; untraced.
EUGENE, b. Oct. 15, 1839; untraced.
ELLEN, b. March 23, 1842; untraced.
I might have communicated with some member of this family, and posted myself in its genealogical data; but, in the multiplicity of similar researches, omitted to do so. It was worthy of more attention, and I could not do less than give the above from the town records.
THAYER. The Thayers take honorable rank among our old, substantial, and influential families. They were early on our soil, and have been a prolific stock, both for home inhabitancy and emigration. They have been mostly, if
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not wholly, descendants of Ferdinando, the Mendon patriarch. Fortunately in this, as in a few other cases, I have the guidance and assistance of published genealogies. There are two of these: one by Elisha Thayer of Dedham, and the other by Gen. Bezaleel Thayer of Mexico, N.Y. Elisha Thayer's is a small volume, including, with the Thayers, thirteen other families, and was pub. in 1835. Gen. Bezaleel's is a large and elaborate work of over 700 pp. It was pub. in 1874, and contains a vast multitude of names. Both vols. have been kindly lent me by friends, and have afforded me much help. According to these authors, all the Thayers in the United States have descended from Richard and Thomas Thayer, early settlers in Braintree. They are believed to have emigrated from Braintree, Eng., not far from 1630. Richard was made a freeman in 1640; and Thomas, as early as 1636. They appear to have come from the same neighborhood in Eng., and prob. were family relatives. But how near their kinship was, is unknown. It is not claimed that they were bros., though there is no proof of the contrary. The name is said by some to be of German origin, and to signify, in English, bullock, or a strong animal of the cow kind. Like most of our surnames, it originated in some peculiar fact or cir- cumstance important enough to distinguish the man who first received it from his neighbors: possibly from his being famous as a cattle-raiser, or a drover of fattened bullocks. The name was formerly written, like most others, in many different ways, - Thear, Their, Thare, Thayer, etc. The last orthography finally became universal. Our Thayers are descendants from Thomas of Braintree, through Ferdinando of Mendon. If I find any exceptions, they will be denoted as such.
THAYER, THOMAS,1 and wf. Margery, brought with them from Eng., -
THOMAS, date of birth not given; m., and had 1 son b. in Eng .; set. in Braintree.
FERDINANDO, date of birth not given; one of the original proprietors of Mendon.
SHADRACH, date of birth not given; m. and set. in Braintree.
The fr. made his will June 21, 1664; and it was proved Sept. 13, 1665. His wf. and son Ferdinando were appointed executors. It provided, that, if any of his legatees murmured against it, such should be cut off with barely 5 shillings, and the rest inherit equally all thus forfeited. He d. June 2, 1665. Wid. Margery d. Feb. 11, 1672-73.
THAYER, FERDINANDO 2 (Thomas 1), m. Huldah Hayward of Braintree, Jan. 14, 1652. He continued with his fr. in Braintree until his death, and then removed his family to Mendon, having previously joined the colony from Weymouth and Braintree that constituted the Quinshipaug Plantation. He was one of the richest plantationists, and took a prominent part in the affairs of the settlement. After King Philip's war he was an early re-settler. His homestead is said to have been a short distance down the Providence road south of the town-seat. The chn. of Ferdinando and Huldah Thayer were, -
SARAH, b. Braintree, May 12, 1654; m. Joseph Stevens, 1676; d. 1677.
HULDAH, b. Brain., June 16, 1657; m. Jacob Aldrich, Mendon.
JONATHAN, b. Brain., March 18, 1658; m. and set. Mendon.
DAVID, b. Brain., June 20, 1660; d. Aug. 1, 1674.
NAOMI, b. Brain., Feb. 28, 1662-3; m. John Cook, Mendon.
The birth-dates of the others supposed to have been lost with the records burned by the Indians. They were THOMAS, SAMUEL, ISAAC, JOSIAH, EBEN-
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EZER, BENJAMIN, and DAVID 2d. These latter-named chn. were all b. in Mendon. David 2d was bap. there Aug. 29, 1678. According to all accounts, Ferdinando Thayer must have been a very talented, enterprising, and influ- ential man. He held numerous offices, accumulated a large property, especially in lands, and became the venerated patriarch of a numerous posterity. He d. in Mendon, March 28, 1713. His wf. Huldah preceded him, Sept. 1, 1690. As the published Thayer genealogies can be consulted hy interested inquirers, I may properly confine my tabulations chiefly to the Thayers of our own territory. THAYER, JONATHAN 3 (Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. in Braintree, March 18,
1658; m. Elizabeth French, June 22, 1679. Their chn. :-
HEZEKIAH, b. Feb. 8, 1681; d. young.
HULDAH, b. March 11, 1682; m. Benjamin Wheelock, Mend., Dec. 9, 1700.
GRACE, b. Dec. 20, 1684; m. James Wood, Oct. 8, 1723.
DEBORAH, b. Nov. 4, 1687; m. John Albee, Mend., June 6, 1705.
JONATHAN, Jun., b. Dec. 8, 1690; lived and d. on our territory.
ELIZABETH, b. Jau. 10, 1695; m. William White, Mend., Aug. 13, 1721.
The fr. was a farmer, and prob. dwelt several yrs. in old Mendon, but is believed to have set. in the south-east corner of our ter. before the yr. 1707. For the following record stands on the ancient proprietor's book: "Feb. 11, 1707, there was laid out to Jonathan Thayer 20 acres belonging to Ferdinand Thayer's lot, on the west side of Second-bridge River, above Medfield road, bounded southerly on said Thayer's 42 rods, easterly on common 78 rods, northerly on common 42 rods to James Albee's land, westerly upon said Albee's land 78 rods." Just where his domicile stood, I have not ascertained; but it must have been located in the easterly part of So. Mil. district. His wf. Elizabeth d. Oct. 3, 1703. I have sought but found no record of the husband's death. The Suf- folk Reg. of Probate ought to indicate it, but proh. I overlooked the settlement of his est,
THAYER, JONATHAN, Jun.4 (Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. Dec. 8, 1690; m., 1st, Sarah Bailey, 1710. They had one dr. ; viz., SARAH, b. Jan. 9, 1711; m. Richard Rockwood, Feb. 12, 1730. Mrs. Sarah (Bailey) Thayer d. 1712. The hus. m., 2d, Bethiah Chapin, Oct. 1, 1714. Their chn. were, - GRACE, b. Aug. 31, 1715; m. Joseph Holbrook,
JONATHAN, b. Feb. 27, 1717; m. Mary Warfield, July 12, 1738. No further traced.
BETHIAH, b. March 5, 1719; d. Sept. 26, 1726.
DEBORAH, b. Aug. 11, 1720; d. 1730.
PATIENCE, b. Sept. 10, 1723; m. John Legg, Mend., May 10, 1747.
SETH, b. July 27, 1725; set., lived, and d. on our ter. See forward.
CALEB, b. Jan. 29, 1726; m. Elizabeth Daniels, Oct. 13, 1756; emigrated.
HULDAH, b. March 26, 1729; m. Job Warfield, Mend., June 12, 1751.
DEPENDENCE, b. Feb. 1, 1731; m. Hannah Thompson; set. Bell .; moved to Charlemont, 1763.
DEBORAH, b. April 15, 1732; m., 1st, John Rockwood, Mend., March 21, 1750; 2d, - Gates.
EXPERIENCE, b. Oct. 22, 1733; m. Israel Brown, Mend., Feb. 15, 1753.
Mrs. Bethiah d. 1734. The hus. m., 3d, Rachel Holbrook, Sept. 4, 1735. Their chn. were, -
ASAHEL, b. Oct. 17, 1737; m. Esther Daniels, April 25, 1759; moved to Heath 1763.
BETHIAH, 2d, b. June 28, 1742; m. Nathaniel Perry, May 26, 1763.
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I am not certain where this Jonathan Thayer had his homestead, but think it must have been in the south-easterly part of our then Precinct. He d. April 27, 1747. I undertook to digest the record of the settlement of his est. in Worcester Reg. of Probate, but could not do so to my satisfaction. Death-date of his last wife not found.
THAYER, SETH 5 (Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. July 27, 1725; m. Judith Thayer of Braintree, 1751. She was a dr. of John Thayer, jun., and Lydia (Wales) Thayer, b. Dec. 25, 1734. They were 3d cousins, and their children were, -
ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 31, 1752; m., 1st, Samuel Wilbur Heath, 1772; 2d, Jacob Hayward, 1786.
HANNAH, b. April 10, 1754; m. Abner Leland, Holl., Jan. 10, 1774.
JUDITH, b. July 4, 1756; m. David Chapin, 1777.
JOSHUA, b. Feb. 12, 1759; m. Sarah Curtis of Holl., Jan. 15, 1780.
JOTHAM, b. Feb. 1, 1761; m. Bathsheba Wheelock, Aug. 29, 1784.
EXPERIENCE, b. March 5, 1763; m. Nathan Wood, Mil., April 22, 1784. SETH, b. July 27, 1765; m. and set. in Mil., Bear-hill district.
ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 8, 1767; m. Jacob Hayward, Dec. 19, 1816.
UEL, b. May 7, 1770; m. Lydia Wiswall, Oct. 4, 1798; moved to N. Y. State, 1816.
These parents, if I am not misinformed, had their homestead in the Bear- hill district, and raised their large family there. They became members of the Cong. ch. in 1753, and led an exemplary life, as I shall presume to say, in all their relations. He d. of apoplexy quite suddenly, May 24, 1803. He was known as Lient. Seth. Death-record of his wife not found.
THAYER, Joshua 6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b.
Feb. 12, 1759; m. Sarah Curtiss, Holl., June 15, 1780; cer. by Rev. A. Frost.
Parentage and birth-date not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
BETHIAH, b. Ang. 8, 1781; m. Elihn Hemingway, Holl., Jan. 2, 1803.
CHAPIN, b. Nov. 14, 1783; m. Tryphena Montague, 1813, and set. Hadley, etc .; d. 1832.
JACOB H., b. Aug. 9, 1786; d. 1816.
SARAH, b. May 10, 1789; m. John Brown.
ACHSA, b. April 6, 1792; d. Dec., 1812.
JUDITH, b. May 15, 1794; m. Elam Carter; d. Dec. 13, 1817.
MARTHA, b. Dec. 17, 1797; d. young.
JOSHUA, b. April 6, 1799; set. in Barnstable; woollen manufacturer. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 5, 1803; m. Almond Hemingway, May 12, 1825.
Situation of homestead not definitely ascertained; prob. in south,easterly section of Bear-hill district. The fr. d. Dec. 2, 1811; the mr. April 20, 1822.
THAYER, JOTHAM6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b.
Feb. 1, 1761; m. Bathsheba Wheelock, Aug. 29, 1784; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Josiah and Experience (Clark) Wheelock, b. Dec. 14, 1760. Their chn. were, -
ALEXANDER, b. Oct. 7, 1785; grad. H. U., 1812, M.D .; set. Natick; d. 1825; m. a Bigelow.
LUCRETIA, b. July 29, 1787; m. John Ellsworth; set. Hardwick on a farm. EXPERIENCE, birth-date unrecorded; m. Benjamin Gibbs, Mil., June 3, 1821. DENCY, birth-date unrecorded; m. Darius D. Farnum, July 6, 1820; woollen manufacturer.
Homestead supposed to have been in the easterly section of the town. Death-dates of the parents not found.
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THAYER, SETH, Jun.6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1),
b. July 27, 1765; m., 1st, Elizabeth Daniels, Holl., April 27, 1786; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. Her married life must have been brief. He m., 2d, Sarah Holbrook, Bell., April 19, 1790; particulars of cer., etc., not found. Their chn. were, -
LUCINDA, b. Jan. 13, 1791; m. Luke Aldrich, Mendon, Nov. 23, 1820.
ZEBINA, b. Oct. 31, 1792; grad. Yale Col., 1817; drowned soon, bathing in Mississippi River.
RUFUS, b. Feb. 22, 1795; m. Pedee Albee, and d. on the old homestead.
SARAH, b. Jan. 28, 1797; m. Isaac Crosby, Nov. 15, 1818.
BETSEY, b. Jan. 8, 1799; m. Schuyler Reading, March 31, 1822; both soon d. STEPHEN HOLBROOK, b. Dec. 23, 1800; merchant, Cincinnati, O .; twice m .; still living.
SETH, b. March 5, 1803; merchant, Holl .; m. Clarissa Whitney; he still survives.
The family homestead north of Bear Hill, last inherited by the late Rufus Thayer, was occupied by two or three successive generations, who all sustained a reputable standing in society. Seth, jun., as I have called him, is sometimes designated on the records as "Ensign" and "Lieut." He was a well-to-do farmer of the old school. Both he and his wf. were steadfast members of the Cong. ch. He d. April 17, 1819; and she Jan. 1, 1823.
THAYER, RUFUS7 (Seth,6 Seth,6 Jonathan, 4 Jonathan,3 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1),
b. Feb. 22, 1795; m. Experience (Pedee) Albee, Mil., Dec. 7, 1820; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Abel and Annah (Wood) Albee, b. April 11, 1792. They had 2 chn .: a nameless infant, d. from the womb; CATH- ERINE, b. May 27, 1827; d. Aug., 1866.
Worthy people. He d. 1872. His wid. d. Aug., 1877.
THAYER, UEL6 (Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. May 7, 1770; m. Lydia Wiswall, Oct. 4, 1798; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was the eldest dr. of Timothy and Diadama (Daniels) Wiswall, b. June 3, 1774. Their chn. were, -
AUGUSTA, b. March 2, 1801; m. Otis Hews, 1821; and set. Springfield, N.Y.
THOMAS, b. 1802; d. March 6, 1803.
ELBRIDGE, b. Oct. 22, 1805; set. in Lee, N.Y.
NATHAN, b. Nov. 11, 1808; set. in Lee, N.Y.
ELIZABETH, b. July 23, 1816; m. Ralph Hews, 1836, and set. Leroy, N.Y.
I am not informed just where this family dwelt. The parents moved in the fall of 1816 to Lee, Oneida Co., N.Y., and thence soon after to Yates, Orleans Co. He died in Linden, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1849; and his wf. in the same place Feb. 28, 1863.
THAYER, STEPHEN H.7 (Seth,6 Seth,5 Jonathan,4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 23, 1800; m., 1st, Harriet Aldrich, dr. of Luke Aldrich, b. in Mendon; cer. Dec. 16, 1827. They had, -
FLORA, birth-date not given; d. in Cincinnati, O., July 7, 1844.
Stephen H. was for several years a cloth-manufacturer in Millville, and then removed his family to Cincinnati, O., where he went into business as a merchant. He came East on a visit two or three years ago, and made me a brief call. I think he informed me that Mrs. Harriet, his wf., d. a few yrs. since, that he had no child left by her living, and that he had m. a 2d wife. I ought to have made accurate memoranda of his family record, but neglected to do so. I must therefore leave this general statement as it is. I always esteemed him a
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worthy man, and my personal friend. He was still surviving in tolerable vigor at last reports.
THAYER, SETH7 (Seth, 6 Seth,5 Jonathan, 4 Jonathan,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas 1), b. March 5, 1803; was initiated into trade in his youth; set. in Holl .; m. Clarissa Whitney, ptge. and birth-date not ascertained; cer. April 20, 1831, further particulars not given. Their chn. :-
MARY WHITNEY, b. Jan. 15, 1832; d. Sept. 18, 1833.
CHARLES HENRY, b. Oct. 23, 1833; d. Oct. 20, 1834.
I have followed the Thayer "Memorial" in this record. I think Mr. Thayer informed me at one of our recent interviews, that he had been bereaved of his wife, and was in the loneliness of age, wifeless and childless. Of this last, however, I am not quite certain; as I neglected to take memoranda. He has always stood well in society.
THAYER, ICHABOD 5 (Isaac,4 Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1), b. in Mendon, March 31, 1721; mr.'s maiden name Miriam Thayer; m. Hannah Cheney, wid. of Ebenezer Cheney, whose maiden name was Hannah Bigelow, b. in Weston, 1704; cer. 1742; other particulars not ascertained. There comes down a bit of traditional romance concerning the courtship that led to this marriage. Ichabod had become of age, and was looking around for a sweet- heart. He had become slightly acquainted with a prepossessing lass, who dwelt in the extreme northerly part of what is now Milford, and resolved to offer her his hand, should she be willing to accept it. So he started from old Mendon in the early winter, near the close of the week, on his connu- bial mission. But a driving snow-storm opened upon him; and, when he arrived at what is now the homestead of Justin H. Eames, he was glad to take shelter from the tempest. There dwelt the wid. Hannah (Bigelow) Cheney on the premises of her late husband, with her orphan dr. Silence, who, when grown up, m. Seth Nelson. The storm continued with unabated severity for two or three days. Meantime there sprang up a mutual attrac- tion between the widow and her gallant guest. She was twenty yrs. the oldest, but still ruddy and agreeable; and as Cupid is not easily thwarted, he planted his arrows in their hearts so effectually that a match was ere long consummated. The snow-storm gave Mrs. Hannah an acceptable and willing prisoner. He went no farther in pursuit of a wife. Their chn .:- HANNAH, b. March 10, 1743; d. in infancy.
ICHABOD, b. March 6, 1745; m., 1st, Mary Marsh, 1765; Col. Ichabod.
ELIJAH, b. June 4, 1747; m. Sarah Robinson, Oct. 6, 1768.
Soon after marriage Mr. Thayer purchased what had been the Ebenezer Cheney place, and dwelt there during the rest of his life. Mrs. Hannah d. in March, 1791, a. 95 yrs. The hus. afterwards m. Dorcas Burnett; cer. Jan. 16, 1794, by Amariah Frost, Esq. He d. March 10, 1796, a. 75 yrs. No death-date found of his last wf.
THAYER, Col. ICHABOD6 (Ichabod,5 Isaac,4 Isaac,8 Ferdinando,2 Thomas1),
b. March 6, 1745; m., 1st, Mary Marsh ; cer. April 25, 1765, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. :-
HANNAH, b. Dec. 12, 1765; m. Jonathan Stearns, May 1, 1783.
AsA, b. Oct. 3, 1767; m. Lydia Chapin, Jan. 23, 1791.
CHARLOTTE, b. Ang. 20, 1769; d. Nov. 19, 1776.
ALEXANDER, b. March 15, 1771; m. Elizabeth Spaulding, June 28, 1798; set. Paris, Me.
ARBA, b. July 9, 1773; m. Polly White, Nov. 5, 1795; set. Hop.
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THAYER FAMILIES.
ZIBA, b. April 23, 1775; d. unm., Oct. 13, 1798.
RUFUS, b. June 11, 1777; m. Hannah Parkhurst, Jan. 18, 1804.
ARZUBA (twins), b. Nov. 18, 1779; d. Aug. 13, 1813.
CHARLOTTE, 2d b. Nov. 18, 1779; m. Abner Prentice of Hop., April 26, 1802.
OTIS, b. July 25, 1783; m. Hopestill Scammell, March 17, 1807; he d. 1810. POLLY, or MARY, b. May 1, 1785; m. Alexander Parkhurst, April 20, 1806; she d. 1822.
ICHABOD, b. Oct. 18, 1787; d. Charleston, S.C., Jan. 1, 1811.
Mrs. Mary d. Jan. 28, 1791; having been the mr. of 12 chn. Col. Thayer m., 2d, Miriam Jones or Johnson. There is some confusion as to whether her name was Jones or Johnson. The record of "Intentions" says Johnson, but the record of "Marriage Returns " says Jones. I do not find her ptge. under either name indicated. So the family descendants must settle it. Cer., Nov. 11, 1792, by Amariah Frost, Esq. No chn. Mrs. Miriam d. Sept. 22, 1804, in her 63d yr. Col. Thayer m., 3d, Matilda Gould of Mendon, March 29, 1806; ptge., birth-date, and particulars of cer. not ascertained. Issue : -
MATILDA, b. Feb. 19, 1808; m. Moreton Newhall, Dec. 20, 1827.
Col. Thayer was one of Milford's most conspicuous citizens in his day. In social standing, the militia, municipal affairs, and as a landholder, he took the foremost rank. The town honored him with several of its most responsible offices. He dwelt on a large farm on Silver Hill, the same (in part) which now constitutes the country-seat of Aaron Claflin, whose deceased wife was one of his gd. drs. The colonel d. March 22, 1820, a. 75 yrs. Mrs. Matilda, his 3d wf., d. in 1842, a. 85 yrs.
As the published "Genealogical Memorial" of the Thayers is full and com- prehensive, I shall treat only in a general way of those who emigrated from this town. Hannah, eldest dr. of Col. Ichabod, m. Jonathan Stearns, set. in Hop., had 10 or 11 chn .; m., 2d, Major Burnap, and by him had two more. Asa m. Lydia Chapin of Mil., dr. of Moses and Lydia (Atwood) Chapin; set. in Paris, Me., raised up a considerable family, and d. there Nov. 30, 1848; his wf. in 1843. Alexander m. and set. in Paris, Me .; he had 2 chn., and d. there March 9, 1809. Arba m. as above, and set. in Hop. Of Capt. Rufus, who lived and d. in Mil., I will give the family record in its place. The others are suffi- ciently mentioned in the parental record, except, perhaps, Ichabod, the young- est, who d. in Charleston, S.C., Jan. 1, 1811. If I rightly understand, he d. unm. But he had a son born out of wedlock by Lucretia Madden, afterwards the wf. of Robert Corbett. His name was Ichabod, and his step-father seems to have made him one of his own family. He removed with the family to Western New York in 1825 or thereabouts. There he m., became an extensive farmer and butter merchant, raised up a goodly family, and in 1873 had retired from a prosperous business; res. at Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y. I men- tion his case, because the Thayer "Memorial" mixes it confusingly with that of his fr. and gd. fr.
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