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RICHARD, b. May 31, 1797.
ELIAS
b. Oct. 18, 1799.
LYMAN (twins), b. Oct. 18, 1799.
I cannot locate or give the history of this family. Probably emigrated mostly to some other locality.
HAYWARD [changed to] HOWARD, SAMUEL 5 (Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jona- than,2 Samuel 1), b. Sept. 3, 1769; m. Sally Nelson, dr. of Capt. Gershom
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and Mercy (Puffer) Nelson, b. May 25, 1773; cer. Aug. 24, 1794, by Amariah Frost, jun., Esq. Their chn. :-
OLIVE, b. Oct. 28, 1796; d. April 26, 1797.
ABIGAIL, b. July 5, 1798; m. Martin Hayward, July 6, 1817.
JESSE, b. 1799; m., 1st, Mary Wheelock; 2d, Esther Smith.
MEHETABEL FAY, b. June 9, 1805; d. April 26, 1808.
JOTHAM, b. Jan. 29, 1808; m. Mary Ann White, Oct. 1, 1828.
MARY ANN, b. May 11, 1810; m. William P. Bartlett, Smithfield, R.I., 1834.
LUCINDA, b. Dec. 3, 1813; lived to do good, and d. unm., Nov. 16, 1880, 67th yr.
Samuel Howard and family had their home in So. Mil. district. He d. Nov. 26, 1842, a. 73; and his wf. only 2 ds. later, Nov. 28, 1842, a. 69 yrs. Mrs. Mary Ann (Howard) Bartlett d. March 28, 1854, a. 43 yrs. Miss Lucinda was a maiden lady eminently benevolent and useful in her sphere. She d. as above.
HAYWARD [changed to] HOWARD, Major ZURIEL 5 (Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,3 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. July 12, 1771; m., 1st, Olive Parkhurst, dr. of Jonas Parkhurst, jun., and Mary (Nelson), his wf., b. March 8, 1775; cer. 1795. Mrs. Olive soon d., date not found. The hus. n., 2d, Olive Twitchell, dr. of Ephraim and Lydia (Parkhurst) Twitchell, b. March 14, 1781; cer. Jan. 11, 1801, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn. :-
SEMIRA, b. March 4, 1802; m. Leonard Chapin, Dec. 6, 1821.
OLIVE PARKHURST, b. Aug. 27, 1805; m., 1st, Hastings Daniels; 2d, Newton Daniels.
MARY ANN, b. Dec. 8, 1806; m. George Chapin, April 30, 1829.
HANNAH JONES, b. Dec. 14, 1808; d. unm., Dec. 19, 1874.
WILLIAM, b. Sept. 13, 1810; m. Susanna C. Ellis, April 9, 1835.
CHARLOTTE, b. July 21, 1813; still survives unm .; a faithful mantna-maker. AMANDA MARIA, b. Jan. 6, 1816; m. Washington Ellis, April 26, 1838.
SAMUEL JONES, b. Jan. 16, 1820; m. Sarah Brown Ward, July 2, 1824.
Zuriel Howard dwelt long and d. on the homestead afterwards owned by Sylvanus Adams. Howard bought the place of Ephraim Chapin in 1801. He was a worthy and trusted citizen. He rose from the ranks in the Mil. Artillery Co. to be its captain; and thence to be commander of the battalion to which that co. belonged. His family had a reputable social standing, as I might justly have said of the other kindred families. There is an anecdote afloat, for the truth of which I will not vouch, that, while serving as juryman at a Worcester court, the clerk so disgusted him by calling his name with a protracted emphasis, H-a-y-w-a-r-d, as to resolve him ever afterwards to write it Howard. Be this as it may, for some reason he made the change; and his chn. followed suit. Maj. Howard d. Aug. 24, 1851. Miss Olive, his wid., d. Jan. 20, 1871.
HAYWARD [changed to] HOWARD, AMos+ (John,3 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b.
Oct. 2, 1769; farmer in Bear-hill dist .; m. Ist, Lucy Hayward, dr. of War- field and Lydia (Thayer) Hayward, b. Oct. 12, 1769; cer. July 5, 1792, by Amariah Frost, jun., Esq. Issue :-
EMERY, b. April 5, 1793; d. July 25, 1799.
Mrs Lucy d. date not found, and the hus. m., 2d, Rebecca Whitney, dr. of Elias and Lucy (Barnes) Whitney, b. Dec. 14, 1776; cer. June 22, 1797, by Sam- uel Jones, Esq. Their chn. :-
SIBBIA, b. May 22, 1798.
LUCY, b. Dec. 22, 1799; d. June 30, 1822.
JOHN, b. June 10, 1802; m. Chloe A. Gould, Holl., 1831.
MARGARET, b. Feb. 9, 1805; d. March 3, 1832, a. 27 yrs.
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AMos, b. April 2, 1807; m. Elvira Gould, Nov. 28, 1833.
EMERY, b. April 11, 1809; d. Jan. 9, 1829.
REBECCA, b. Aug. 4, 1812; m. Sewall H. Gould, Holl., Nov., 1832.
ANDREW JACKSON, b. Dec. 7, 1818; m. Laurinda Howard, date not found; res. Sutton.
Plain, laborious, respectable people. Mrs. Rebecca d. Nov. 25, 1827; and her hus. followed her, Sept. 1, 1829, a. 57 yrs.
I have not been able to obtain the full family records of Amos and Rebecca Howard's descendants, and may as well give all the data I possess concerning them in this place.
JOHN m. Chloe Gould of Holl., 1831. Family no further traced.
AMos m. Elvira Gould, Nov. 28, 1833. Issue :-
Sylvester, b. Dec. 18, 1835; m. and res. in Medway Village. Chn., if any, unknown.
Viana, b. June 27, 1838; m. Moses Force. They res. on the old A. Howard homestead.
Amos K., b. June 28, 1845; m. Elvira Lane, dr. of John and Eliza (Dickey)
Lane, b. Monroe, Me., April 14, 1838; cer. Bell., Sept. 26, 1869, by Rev. J. T. Massey. No chn.
Edwin F., b. 1847; d. in Charlestown, Nov. 22, 1873.
Whether Amos and Elvira (Gould) Howard had any other than the fore- mentioned chn., I am uninformed. He d. Nov. 27, 1870; and his wid., Mrs. Elvira, d. Oct. 5, 1871.
HOWARD, ANDREW JACKSON, youngest son of Amos and Rebecca (Whitney)
Howard, b. Mil., Dec. 7, 1818; m. Laurinda Howard; res. in Sutton. Prob. they have had several chn., but I have had no report from or cor- respondence with them.
HOWARD, ABIJAH6 (Joel,5 Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Sept. 16, 1788; farmer, etc. ; m. Margery Wiswall Gould, dr. of Paul and Christian (Hill) Gould; cer. Dec., 1808. Their chn .:-
ALBERT, b. Sept. 21, 1810; m. Hannah D. Howe of Paxton, Dec., 1838. HOLLIS, b. Jan. 5, 1812; m. Emily Parker, 1836.
RUTH MORSE, b. Jan. 17, 1814; d. Sept. 25, 1822.
OLIVE THAYER, b. Jan. 24, 1816; m. Francis D. Montague, April 6, 1843. MARY BRUNSON, b. Dec. 2, 1817; m. Ralph W. Bowker, Nov. 26, 1840.
SARAH SADLER, b. June 17, 1821; m. Ethan L. Bowker, May 9, 1842.
I find indications that all these chn. were preceded by a son named WAR- FIELD. He d. in early infancy, and no birtli-date appears.
Abijah Howard dwelt on a portion of the ancient Hayward patrimony, on now So. Main St., in the heart of Howardtown ; and his family enjoyed a respecta- ble social standing. He d. Dec. 24, 1865. Mrs. Margery d. July 4, 1870.
HOWARD, JOEL, Jun.6 (Joel, sen.,6 Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Aug. 1, 1803; farmer ; m. Mary Flagg of Worcester, March, 1830; further particulars not ascertained. Issue : -
ALONZO JAMES F., b. Mil., Aug. 14, 1831; m. Saloma Bullard, Jan. 1, 1854.
The hus. and fr. inherited a portion of the ancient Hayward patrimony on Howard St., - a section lying along the banks of Charles River, - where his son now dwells. He d. in middle age, March 16, 1858, in his 54th yr. Mrs. Mary, his wf., had preceded him, having d. Dec. 6, 1856.
HOWARD, ALONZO JAMES FREDERICK 7 (Joel, jun.,6 Joel, sen.,6 Warfield, 4
Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. Aug. 14, 1831; boot-crimper; m.
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Saloma Bullard, dr. of Daniel and Abigail (Mills) Bullard, Hyde Park, Vt., b. May 27, 1835; cer. Jan. 1, 1854, by Rev. Mr. Smalley. Issue :- ELLA M., b. Mil., July 21, 1857; m. Alfred L. Hixon, Oct. 2, 1878.
FRANKLIN H., b. Worcester, Sept. 8, 1860; d. Nov. 6, 1865.
WILFRED D., b. Mil., April 27, 1865.
A worthy and respected family.
HOWARD, JESSE 6 (Samuel,5 Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. 1799; m., 1st, Mary Wheelock, dr. of Nahum and Betsey Wheelock, b. Mendon, Feb. 10, 1804; cer. Oct., 1824, by whom not found. Their chn. : -
JESSE, Jun., b. Jan. 26, 1826; m. Sabrina H. Albee, Oct. 16, 1851.
ARCHIBALD K., b. Aug., 1827; d. July 16, 1829, a. 1 yr. 11 mos.
LUCRETIA E., b. Aug. 21, 1829; m. Joseph Newton. She d. June 8, 1863. ALCESTA, b. Nov. 11, 1831; d. Oct. 10, 1843, a. 11 yrs. 11 mos.
MARY ELIZA, b. July 19, 1834.
WILLIAM, b. Sept. 23, 1836.
CHARLOTTE B., b. June 1, 1839; m. John Waterman, Nov. 20, 1861.
SYLVESTER BATCHELDER, b. Aug. 25, 1842; m. Mary Sophia Nichols, Nov. 29, 1866. He d. May 1, 1868.
This family dwelt, at least for many yrs., in So. Mil., near the old school- house common, adjacent to the junction of Plain and Mellen Sts. Worthy people. Mrs. Mary d. Nov. 10, 1843. The hus. m., 2d, Esther Smith of Woon- socket, R.I., 1844, who d. June 5, 1859. Mr. Jesse d. Dec. 8, 1865, in his 66th yr.
HOWARD, JESSE, Jun.7 (Jesse,6 Samuel,5 Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Jan. 26, 1826; grocer; m. Sabrina Holbrook Albee, dr. of Nathan and Keziah (Holbrook) Albee, b. Sept. 14, 1828; cer. Oct. 16, 1851, by Rev. Henry A. Eaton. Their chn .: -
ARCHIBALD KENNEDY, b. Aug. 1, 1854; d. same day.
SAMUEL WHEELOCK, b. June 29, 1857; d.
ALCESTA, b. Oct. 1, 1865.
Mr. Howard is a respectable grocer, firm Howard & Pierce, 73 Main St. Worthy family ; small, and thinned by death.
HOWARD, JOTHAM 6 (Samuel,5 Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. Jan. 29, 1808; bootmaker; m. Mary Ann White, dr. of Peter and Sarah (Stoddard) White, b. in Mendon, May 7, 1808; cer. Bell., Oct. 1, 1828, by Rev. Mr. Newton. Their chn .: -
MARTIN STODDARD, Rev., b. Aug. 29, 1829; grad. Amherst Coll., 1855; Cong. clergyman, Wilbraham.
SARAH W., b. March 22, 1832; m. Lovett Chapin, June, 1854.
ABBIE N., b. June 10, 1835; m. Rev. Henry W. Rugg, Dec., 1851; res. Providence, R.I.
Mrs. Sarah suffered several yrs. from feeble health and mental depression: she d. April 26, 1878. Her hus. still survives, with the infirmities of age creep- ing upon him. His worthy maiden sister Lucinda dwelt with him many yrs., and was a helpful sustainer and comforter in his home. He has been blessed in his chn., who are all well settled in life. His son Martin is a highly respected Congregational clergyman in Wilbraham. Our citizens will remember with pleasure his very acceptable performances at our recent municipal centenary celebration. His eldest dr. is happily m. to a worthy layman in a responsible position at Sing Sing, N.Y .; and his youngest dr. is the wf. of a talented
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Universalist clergyman in Providence, R.I. Grandchn. : Mary Elizabeth How- ard, Edwin Carlton Howard, and Samuel Francis Howard in Wilbraham; Freddie Chapin in Sing Sing, N. Y. ; Fannie E. Rugg and Gertrude H. Rugg in Providence, R.I.
HOWARD, Rev. MARTIN STODDARD 7 (Jotham,6 Samuel,5 Jesse, 4 Capt. Samu- el,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. Mil., Aug. 29, 1829; grad. Amherst Coll., 1855; ordained to the Christian ministry at West Yarmouth, Nov. 20, 1856; in- stalled over the Cong. ch., So. Dartmouth, May 19, 1859; installed over the ch. in Groveland, Dec. 29, 1864; installed over the ch. in Wilbraham, Oct. 29, 1868, where he has remained now nearly 13 yrs. in successful pastor- ship. He m. Mary Adeline Carlton, dr. of Horatio N. and Lucinda (John- son) Carlton, b. Hop., Nov. 10, 1827; cer. in West Medway, Sept. 26, 1855, by Rev. Jacob Ide, D.D. Issue : -
HENRY CARLTON, b. W. Yarmouth, April 11, 1857; d. So. Dartmouth, July 22, 1859.
CHARLES EDWIN, b. So. Dartmouth, Sept. 14, 1861; d. Nov. 26, 1861.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. W. Medway, Aug. 31, 1867.
EDWIN CARLTON, b. Wilbraham, Nov. 11, 1869.
SAMUEL FRANCIS, b. Wilbraham, June 14, 1872.
HOWARD, WILLIAM6 (Major Zuriel,5 Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Sept. 13, 1810; grocer; m. Susanna Chapin Ellis, dr. of Clark, Esq., and Mary (Morse) Ellis, b. March 10, 1815; cer. April 9, 1835, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. : -
JOSEPHINE M., b. March 22, 1837; m., 1st, H. W. Houghton, June 8, 1855; m., 2d., J. L. Ainsworth, June 8, 1867; d.
CLARA M., b. Sept. 2, 1842; m. E. E. Shelton, April 14, 1880.
ABBY A., b. Sept. 30, 1844; m. D. Edwin Spencer, Oct. 20, 1868.
ALTA M., b. Oct. 6, 1847; m. Lawrence P. Goodspeed, March 13, 1878.
An intelligent and worthy family. Mrs. Susanna, the wf. and mr., d. July 3, 1879. Josephine M.'s 1st hus. d. Oct. 14, 1859; and Mr. Ainsworth, her 2d, d. April 9, 1877.
HOWARD, SAMUEL JONES 6 (Major Zuriel,5 Jesse,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan, 2 Samuel1), b. June 16, 1820; m. Sarah Brown Ward, dr. of Aaron and Sally (Brown) Ward, b. in Charlton, July 2, 1824; cer. in Thompson, Ct., July 31, 1842, by Rev. E. Branch. Their chn. :-
FRANK DEARBORN, b. Nov. 4, 1843; m. Anna Augusta Mathewson, Sept. 23, 1863; res. Mil.
EDGAR E., b. Sept. 15, 1845; m. Sarah J. Bowen, Oct. 1, 1866; res. Joliet, III. DELIA A., b. Dec. 6, 1846; d. Sept. 18, 1848.
EMMA F., b. June 3, 1853; d. April 29, 1859.
Mr. Howard d. Feb. 28, 1863. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., m., 2d, James D. Hubbard, 1863. He d. Aug. 5, 1870; and she remains his wid., residing corner Pine and Congress Sts.
HOWARD, FRANK DEARBORN7 (Samuel Jones,6 Major Zuriel,5 Jesse, 4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. in Mil., Nov. 4, 1843; bread-pedler; m. Anna Augusta Malhewson, dr. of Stephen and Harriet Walker (Day) Mathewson, b. Woonsocket, R.I., March 27, 1845; cer. Mil., Sept. 23, 1863, by Rev. A. A. Ellsworth. Their chn. : -
EMMA EUGENIA, b. Mil., April 9, 1864.
FRED MATHEWSON, b. July 6, 1866.
MABEL FLORENCE, b. Aug. 13, 1870.
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A promising family. Mr. Howard minds his own business, and prosecutes it with satisfactory fidelity.
HOWARD, ORA6 (Joel,6 Warfield,4 Cap. Samnel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Dec. 15, 1795; trader in Charleston, S.C., for some yrs .; m. Mary Ann Frances Groves of that city; ptge., birth-date, particulars of cer., etc., not ascertained. Their chn. : -
CHARLES M., b. March 7, 1832; Presbyterian clergyman; res. Oldtown, Va. No chn.
LAURETTE RUTH, b. May 1, 1835; m. James W. Allen, St. Augustine, Fla. ; res. Denver, Col.
Laurette and James W. Allen have, living, 3 chn. ; birth-dates not given.
Ora Howard had his homestead on So. Main St., which is now owned by William S. Wilkinson. He spent many winters as a merchant at the South, and his summers here at home. He d. in Mil., Feb. 11, 1872, a. 77 yrs.
Mrs. Mary Ann, his wid., still survives, and res. in Boston.
HOWARD, ALBERT7 (Abijah, Joel,5 Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,3 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. Sept. 21, 1810; teacher of singing, etc. ; m. Hannah D. Howe ; ptge. not ascertained; b. Paxton, Jan. 27, 1819; cer. 1839. Their chn .: - AUSTIN, b. Oct. 10, 1839; medicine manuf. ; m. Alice Maria Arnold, June 25, 1863.
ALBERT, Jun., b. March 24, 1842; d. Sept. 3, 1849, a. 7 yrs. 5 mos. and 10 ds. ORA, b. Feb. 12, 1844; m. Charlotte Maria Critcherson, June 14, 1872; res. New York.
ROXA A., b. Feb. 18, 1847; survives, as yet unm.
Mr. Howard was well endowed with the gifts of nature, had an admirable musical genius, and for several yrs. was a successful teacher in that professional line. But he was sadly unfortunate in some of his habits and domestic expe- riences. Under these he finally broke down, and at length d. Sept. 28, 1874, in bis 65th yr. Appreciative angels bemoaned him. Mrs. Hannah m., 2d, a Mr. Bigelow. They res. in Paxton. Further particulars not given.
HOWARD, AUSTIN8 (Albert,7 Abijah,6 Joel,5 Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jona- than,2 Samuel 1), b. Oct. 10, 1839; manufacturer of medicines; m. Alice Maria Arnold, dr. of Collins M. and Abigail (Aldrich) Arnold, b. Woon- socket, R.I., March 2, 1845; cer. Bernon, Woonsocket, June 25, 1863, by the rector of the Episcopal ch. there. No chn. reported. Res. in Mil. See Austin Howard in Chap. VIII .: "War-Record of the Rebellion."
HOWARD, ORA & (Albert,7 Abijah,6 Joel,5 Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,3 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Feb. 12, 1844; financial clerk and agent in New York; m. Charlotte Maria Critcherson, dr. of John and Elizabeth H. (Pitman) Critch- erson, b. Boston, April 28, 1844; cer. June 14, 1870, by whom not given. Issue : -
PAUL SWIFT, b. New-York City, Oct. 21, 1872; d. March 15, 1873.
FLORENCE GERTRUDE, b. Astoria, L.I., March 26, 1875.
MABION CRITCHERSON, b. New-York City, March 13, 1877.
Mrs. Charlotte is of Scotch descent, and her fr. is reported to be an ingenious mechanical inventor. Mr. Howard is a trusted financial clerk and agent in the employ of E. Oelberman & Co., Green St., New-York City.
HOWARD, HOLLIS 7 (Abijah,6 Joel,5 Warfield, + Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. Jan. 5, 1812; farmer : m. Emily Parker, dr. of Nathaniel and Polly (Walker) Parker, b. Hop., Feb. 21, 1818; cer. in Thompson, Ct., 1836 by G. Larned, Esq. Their chn .: -
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HANSON, b. March 5, 1837; d. July 18, 1849.
ANN ESTELLA, b. Nov. 4, 1839; d. July 22, 1858.
EUGENE, b. Aug. 8, 1841; m. Susan Ella Nash, Dec. 25, 1865.
SARAH SADLER, b. Dec. 4, 1843; res. at home with parents.
EMILY ARDELIA, b. Nov. 2, 1846; d. July 23, 1848.
WHITMAN, b. Sept. 19, 1849; m. Mary H. Burnham, Oct. 27, 1877.
MEHETABEL, b. May 10, 1852; d. Jan. 23, 1854.
A worthy and respected family, dwelling in the heart of Howardtown, on a portion of the ancient Hayward heritage, which has come down in possession of the lineage for over 180 yrs. Grandchn., 3 living, Eugene's offspring.
HOWARD, NEWELL W.5 (Ephraim,4 David,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel 1), b. Sept. 25,
1800; m. Sarah Warfield, dr. of Capt. Samuel and Margery (Gay) Warfield, b. March 13, 1792; cer. Dec. 25, 1820, by Rev. D. Long. Issue :- PEDEE (EXPERIENCE) WaaD, b. Aug. 28, 1821; d. Jan. 24, 1876; unm.
HANNAH WARFIELD, b. April 12, 1823; m. Putman W. Taft, Aug. 3, 1845; res. Mendon.
JOANNA WEDGE, b. March 7, 1825; m. Otis Whitney, Aug., 1843. She d. some yrs. ago.
DAVID WILSON, b. date not found; d. Oct. 15, 1826.
MARY CHITTENDEN, b. Feb. 6, 1828; m. George H. Bennett of Northbridge, 1857.
The hus. and fr. d. in Leverett, Jan. 10, 1830, in the 29th yr. of his age. Mrs. Sarah struggled bravely to bring up worthily her 4 orphans, and did so. At length she came to a tragical death, by means of her clothes taking fire on . her person. She lived 17 hours after the casualty, in bitter distress, expiring Jan. 5, 1866, in her 74th yr.
HOWARD, JOEL," putative son of Joel 6 by Cynthia, dr. of Ephraim Howard (Joel,5 Warfield,4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. June 12, 1823; m. Maria Day, dr. of Jonathan and Charlotte (Everett) Day, b. Attleboro', Nov. 26, 1824; cer. in Woonsocket, R.I., April 21, 1851, by Rev. Benjamin Talbot. Issue :-
JAMES ELWIN, b. Bell., Feb. 26, 1852; m. Kate Elizabeth Gillman, Jan. 9, 1872.
ELLA MARIA, b. Bell., Feb. 21, 1853; m. Herbert Alley Greeley, Nov. 20, 1877.
Worthy family. Mr. Howard was an industrious bootmaker. He d. Oct. 1, 1876. Mrs. Maria, his wid., still survives, dwelling on the family home- stead, 27 Fruit St., having with her Mrs. Greeley, her dr., and her hus. Her son, J. Elwin, is a heelmaker. He has had 2 chn., 1 d. and 1 surviving.
HOWARD, Dr. EUGENE 8 (Hollis,7 Abijah,6 Joel,5 Warfield,+ Capt. Samuel,8 Jonathan,2 Samuel1), b. Aug. 8, 1841; m. Susan Ella Nash, dr. of William and Susan (Barker) Nash, b. May 30, 1848; cer. in Mil., Dec. 25, 1865, by Rev. Joseph Scott. Issue :-
PHILIP EUGENE, b. April 1, 1870.
FRANK WILLIAM, b. Dec. 10, 1871; d. 1872.
ROBERT GARRISON, b. June 18, 1874.
FREDERICK HOLLIS, b. 1877.
Mr. Howard studied medicine, received the degree of M D., and res. with his family in Burlington, Vt., where he practises his profession acceptably among the people.
HOWARD, WHITMAN 8 (Hollis,7 Abijah,6 Joel," Warfield, 4 Capt. Samuel,8 Jona- than,2 Samuel 1), b. Sept. 19, 1849; m. Mary Hannah Burnham, dr. of Eben-
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ezer and Sarah Ann (Brown) Burnham, b. June 13, 1849; cer. Oct. 27, 1877, by Rev. W. W. Newell. No chn. reported. A fish-dealer in town, 67 Main St., house 9 Pine St.
Having presented the best exposition I could of Samuel Hayward's descend- ants on our territory, I shall waive the lineage of his next younger brother, Wil- liam, who set. about the year 1700, or a little later, on "The Farms," so called. I do so because-although that part of Bellingham was under the municipal control of Mendon till 1719, and had its marriages, births, and deaths recorded in common with ours, until set off with Bell. - I find it almost impossible to decide whether any of his progeny dwelt within our present limits. It is not improbable that some of them did; but, if so, I cannot discover who of them did, so as to distinguish them from their cousins on our side of the line. They abounded in Samuels, Jonathans, Williams, etc. ; and I must leave the whole lineage to be ascertained and described by some smarter genealogist than myself. The labor is too perplexing for me, and would cost the town too much, were I disposed to perform it. I therefore take up the
LINEAGE OF JONATHAN HAYWARD, YOUNGEST BROTHER OF SAMUEL.
He was from Swanzey, and came into these parts, as already told, while he was yet a minor, as far back as 1692. He soon began to take up common lands, and before 1710 located himself north-east of Bear Hill, in the near vicinity of the "Great Meadow." He there became quite a large landholder, prob. to the extent of several hundred acres; stretching, in greater or less width, from Sher- born Road southerly, along Beaver St., to a considerable distance beyond the junction of Mt. Pleasant St. He m., 1st, Trial Rockwood, dr. of the first John Rockwood of Mendon, b. 1676 or 1677. They had 3 chn. recorded in Men- don, -
WILLIAM, b. Jan. 30, 1696-97; no further traced.
JONATHAN, Jun., b. April 8, 1699; m. Lydia Albee, Jan. 22, 1717.
DAVID, b. July 8, 1701; no further traced.
Mrs. Trial d., date not found; and the hus. m., 2d, Grace -; no recorded particulars respecting her ptge., birth-date, or the cer. found. Their chn. : -
JOSEPH, b. May 15, 1706.
JOHN, b. Feb. 4, 1709; m., prob., Hannah Baxter, March 6, 1728-29.
SAMUEL, b. March 11, 1716.
SARAH, b. April 25, 1718.
I suspect there may have been other chn. ; but I have found myself unable to trace the family further, except as seen below. Nor have I found the death- dates of the parents. So I leave much to be done by the explorer who may undertake to master this Hayward genealogy. It is too complicated for me.
HAYWARD, JONATHAN 3d 2 (sometimes called jun., perhaps; Jonathan from Swanzey 1), b. April 8, 1699; m., young, Lydia Albee, dr. of James and Hannah (Cook) Albee, birth-date not found; cer. Jan. 22, 1716-17. Their chn .:-
TRIAL, b. April 25, 1717-18; m. John Hayward, April 3, 1740.
OLIVER, b. Aug. 21, 1719; m. Sarah Braddock, Nov. 3, 1746.
SUSANNA, b. Oct. 13, 1721; d. in infancy.
JAMES, b. Feb. 18, 1724; m., 1st, Lois Parmenter, Hop .; 2d, Hannah Par- menter.
PATIENCE, b. July 24, 1728; m. Japheth Chapin, Nov. 5, 1749.
REBECCA, b. March 5, 1731; d. young.
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MARY, b. Sept. 22, 1733.
SUSANNA, b. April 4, 1736.
REBECCA, b. June 9, 1739; m. Boyce Kimball, Hop., Dec. 4, 1755.
ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 30, 1741.
This Jonathan Hayward 3d, alias jun., dwelt where our Elias Whitney owns an estate that came down to him from liis gt. gd. fr., the first Elias Whit- ney. It lay adjacent to the junction of Mt. Pleasant and Beaver Sts., and prob- ably consisted mostly of lands that had belonged to his father. There were at that time certainly three, if not four, Jonathan Haywards on our territory, all . men of considerable influence, and whom I have been greatly puzzled to dis- tinguish from each other. I have found one instance in which this Beaver-st. Jonathan, jun., was called Jonathan 2d; but it was some time after the death of his fr., whom I will call "Great-meadow" Jonathan. When treating of the Howardtown Jonathan, jun., I supposed he must be the Jonathan Hayward, jun., that was so influential during the first seven yrs. of our Precinct, pre- siding often as moderator, and serving on the executive committee; but, after more examination, I think it possible I have mistaken the man, and that the Beaver-st. Jonathan may have been the moderator and committeeman. Let those decide more positively who are more competent. This Beaver-st. Jona- than appears to have d. Nov. 24, 1750; and his wid., Mrs. Lydia, administered on his est. He left considerable real and personal property. In the inventory of his est. I noted an item which some of my readers may deem memorable; viz., "One old negro fellow, with his bed and bedding, £1. 6s. 8d." See B. 4, p. 10, Worcester Registry of Probate. This may remind the present and coming generations that we once had a speck of chattel slavery on our territory. In fact, there were several such specks hereabouts. It seems that Mrs. Lydia (Albee) Hayward, the wid. of this Jonathan, d. in Douglas, Oct. 3, 1776. Prob- ably she spent her last days with some child or chn. who had emigrated to that town. She was a gd. dr. of Benjamin Albee, the old surveyor and corn-miller. HAYWARD, OLIVER 3 (Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great-meadow Jonathan1), b.
Aug. 21, 1719; m. Sarah Braddock, ptge., birth-date, etc., not ascertained; cer. Nov. 3, 1746. His father disliked the match, and forbade the banns. But Oliver brought the matter before Daniel Taft and John Harwood, two Mendon justices of the peace; and they summoned the parties before them. The father would not appear in person, but sent his reasons in writing. The court sat Nov. 3, 1746, tried the case, and decided that the fr. offered no sufficient reasons against the marriage; whereupon Justice Taft married Oliver and Sarah on the spot. I find the following names on record as the issue of this mge. : -
ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 3, 1747.
OLIVER, Jun., b. July 8, 1749.
LYDIA, bap. Feb. 10, 1750-51.
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