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ICHABOD, bap. Dec. 6, O. S., 1752; m. Marcy Harvey, 1772; no further traced. JOSHUA, bap. May 17, N. S., 1755; m. Anna Hiscock, Hop., Nov. 11, 1777; set. in Hop.
SIMEON, bap. May 15, N. S., 1757; untraced.
When did Oliver, the hus. and fr., die? or what became of him? I have found it difficult to trace the outgoings and local abodes of this family. The mr. and her son Oliver, jun., became poor, and had to be cared for by the town. The wid. Sarah d. June 18, 1810, a. 92. Oliver d. Feb. 9, 1812. Of Elizabeth, Lydia, Ichabod, and Simeon, I have no information.
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Joshua, who m. Anna Hiscock, and set. in Hop., as above, hal, I learn, 7 or 8 chn. b. in that town, but all of whom scattered in various directions as they came to maturity. He had a son Levi, who studied medicine, and practised his profession many yrs. in Edmeston, Otsego County, N.Y., where at length he d. He had another son, Isaac, who also studied medicine, with his bro. Levi, and practised some 10 or 12 yrs. in Sherburn and Columbia, N.Y. Later he entered the Universalist ministry, preached 3 or 4 yrs., was ordained and set. at Burlington, N. Y., where he d. Jan. 15, 1839. It so happens that I am fur- nished with Rev. Isaac Hayward's family record, by Mrs. Mary Ann (Hayward) Soule, one of his surviving drs. Her widowed inr. and most of her chn. became residents of Hopedale more than 20 yrs. ago. Several of them and she herself d. here. The following is the family record : -
HAYWARD, Rev. ISAAC5 (Joshua,4 Oliver," Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great- meadow Jonathan 1), b. in Hop., Dec. 1, 1798; m. Polly alias Mary Fisher,
dr. of Nathan and Polly (Ball) Fisher, b. Westboro', Sept. 11, 1799; cer. April 4, 1821. Their chn. :-
JULIA ANN, b. March 4, 1822; d. unm. Hopedale, May 4, 1863.
NANCY EVELINE, b. Oct. 20, 1824; d. unm. Hopedale, May 30, 1860.
CYNTHIA ALMIRA, b. April 31, 1827; m. William H. Stone, Vienna, N.Y., June, 1855,
MARY ANN, b. Nov. 11, 1830; m. Justns Sonle of Duxbury, Nov. 25, 1855.
Mrs. Polly alias Mary (Fisher) Hayward, wid. of Rev. Isaac, d. at Hopedale, Oct. 5, 1876, in her 78th yr.
HAYWARD, MARY ANN,6 dr. of Rev. Isaac and Mary (Fisher) Hayward; m. Justus Soule, son of James and Mary (Bradford) Soule, b. in Duxbury, Feb. 22, 1825; der. in Ashland, Nov. 25, 1855, by Rev. William M. Thayer. No chn. Justus Soule d. at Hopedale, Feb. 12, 1859, a. 34 yrs. Mrs. Mary Ann, his wid., still survives, and dwells on her little homestead in the northerly section of Hopedale Village. Lately sold ont and rem.
HAYWARD, JAMES $ (Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great-meadow Jonathan1), b.
Feb. 18, 1724; m. Lois Parmenter of Hop., April 17, 1746. Issue : - DAVID, b. Oct. 17, 1747; untraced.
JONATHAN, b. May 18, 1749; m. Lydia Wood, Jan. 23, 1772, and set. in Up. JAMES, b. June 2, 1751; nntraced.
ELIAS, b. Jan. 17, 1753; d. Morristown, N.J., in the Revolutionary war, Jan. 30, 1777.
Mrs. Lois having d., date not found, the hus. m., 2d, Hannah Parmenter of Hop., perhaps his 1st wf.'s sister, Feb. 26, 1754. They had, -
MARTHA, b. Aug. 4, 1754; untraced.
SOLOMON, b. Dec. 6, 1756; untraced.
REBECCA, b. July 23, 1758; untraced.
JOSEPH, b. Ang. 25, 1760; untraced.
URIEL, b. March 1, 1763; untraced.
James Hayward & inherited his fr.'s homestead at the junction of Beaver and Mt. Pleasant Sts., which he sold to our first Elias Whitney, June 12, 1764. After this I seem to lose track of him, and suspect he must have emigrated with his family to some other locality. It has been suggested, hy some one, that he moved to Northbridge; but this I have not verified. I think the whole family must have left town. Jonathan, who set. in Upton, is the only one I have the means of tracing; and I may as well give his record here, as some of his descendants have become our citizens.
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HAYWARD, JONATHAN4 (James,8 Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great-meadow Jona-
than 1), b. here May 18, 1749; m. Lydia Wood of Upton; cer. Jan. 23, 1772, by Rev. Elisha Fish. Their chn., b. in Upton : -
EZRA, b. May 19, 1772; presumed to have d. young.
LYDIA, b. June 7, 1774; m., 1st, - Holbrook; 2d, - Warren.
JONATHAN, b. Oct. 4, 1776; no further traced.
EZRA, b. March 15, 1779; no further traced.
POLLY, b. July 8, 1783; no further traced.
ANNA, b. June 7, 1785; m. Daniel Fisher.
ELIAS, b. -; named in the fr.'s will; m. Lydia Chapin, May 3, 1809.
LEVI F., b. -; named in the fr.'s will.
JAMES, b. -; nained in the fr.'s will.
Jonathan4 d. in Upton in 1815; and his son, as executor, set. his estate. Mrs. Lydia, his wid., made her will Dec. 9, 1823, and, I presume, d. soon after. HAYWARD, ELIAS 5 (Jonathan, 4 James,8 Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great-meadow Jonathan1), hirth-date not found; m. Lydia Chapin, dr. of David and Martha (Bates) Chapin, b. in Upton, Feb. 17, 1791; cer. in Up., May 3, 1809, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Their chn. :-
ELIZA ANN, b. -; m. - Ward.
BAINBRIDGE, b. Up., Aug. 2, 1813; m. Martha Fales, May 8, 1838.
GORDON NEWELL, b. Up., March 18, 1819; m. Laura Ann Perham, June 24, 1841.
WILLIAM AUSTIN, b. Up., July 26, 1823; m. Betsey Thomas Newcomb, April 17, 1844.
Elias 5 d. in Upton, June 26, 1824. Mrs. Lydia d. Feb. 14, 1857.
His three sons have been among our most enterprising citizens for many yrs. The two elder ones remain among us. William A., who was a conspicu- ous merchant here for some yrs., left us, and moved to New-York City, where he still res. in active business.
HAYWARD, BAINBRIDGE 6 (Elias,5 Jonathan,4 James,8 Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. Upton, Aug. 2, 1813; boot-manufacturer; m. Martha Fales, dr. of James and Susan (Davis) Fales, h. in Hubbardston, July 28, 1815; cer. Up., May 8, 1838, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Issue : - HENRY JAMES, b. Mil., Feb. 28, 1842; m. Hattie King, Richmond, Ind., Feb., 1867.
WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE, b. Mil., June 4, 1853; m. Ida Brown, New York, April 28, 1874.
Henry James and wf. have 3 chn .; viz., Bainbridge, Martha, and Selina, birth-dates not given. William Bainbridge and wf. have 3 chn; viz., Gordon B., b. June 21, 1875 ; Daisy B., b. Feb. 28, 1877; and Ida L., b. April 25, 1880. Bainbridge Hayward and wf. have res. in town 41 yrs. They are of respectable social standing. He was sent representative to Gen. Court in 1869 and 1870. He is a diligent and prudent business man, and a worthy citizen. His estab- lishment is on Bragg Slip, and his house at 35 Congress St.
HAYWARD, GORDON NEWELL 5 (Elias,5 Jonathan,4 James,8 Beaver-st. Jona- than,2 Great-meadow Jonathan1), b. Upton, March 18, 1819; m. Laura Ann Perham, dr. of Aaron and Chilone C. (Lesure) Perham, b. Up., Jan. 31, 1821; cer. in Woonsocket, R.I., Jan. 24, 1841, by Rev. John Boyden, Issue : -
LAURETTA, b. Up., March 31, 1846; d. Mil., Sept. 5, 1849.
JENNIE AGNES, b. Barre, March 9, 1851; m. Austin Ballou, Aug. 2, 1871.
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There are 2 gd. chn .; viz., Cora Sadie Ballon, b. Mil., Sept. 20, 1872, and William Austin Ballon, b. Mil., Feb. 12, 1876.
Mr. Hayward and family are too well and reputably known in business and social circles to need characterization. He is a very enterprising, active, and trustworthy citizen. He is also an influential and devoted member of the Masonic Fraternity.
HAYWARD, WILLIAM A.6 (Elias," Jonathan,4 James,8 Beaver-st. Jonathan,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. Upton, July 26, 1823; m. Betsey (Thomas) Newcomb, dr. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Lincoln) Newcomb, b. in Norton, April 5, 1823; cer. Norton, April 17, 1844, by Rev. Richard Sweet. Issue :- HATTIE B., b. Mil., June 26, 1846; m. Dr. Pratt of Harlem, N.Y., 1881.
Mr. H. came into Mil. perhaps in 1842, at first as a school-teacher, then as store-keeper with Dea. Nathaniel Torrey for a short time, and then went into mercantile business on a larger scale under his own sole management. He was eminently enterprising, and made things lively in whatever direction he turned his ambition. Inside and ontside of his special sphere he was conspicuously active, promoting public improvements as well as his own personal success. He took a leading part in getting "The Milford Journal" started, publishing first one or two transient advertising sheets in several numbers. He also pub- lished in 1846 and 1847 our two earliest primer-like directories. Milford is more indebted to him for his useful activities than I have space, time, or accu- rate information to tell.
I now return to the next oldest branch of Great-meadow Jonathan Hay- ward's posterity that seems to be within my reach, for I cannot track several of the branches.
HAYWARD, SAMUEL 2 (Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. March 11, 1716, being the third son of Grace, the 2d wf. He m. Ruth -; further particulars not at my command. Issue : -
MOSES, b. Nov. 2, 1743; m. Lois Wood, May 27, 1767, and set. in Upton.
AARON, b. Dec. 22, 1745; m. Hannah Tenney, and set. in Up.
LYDIA, b. Feb. 13, 1747; untraced
JACOB, b. March 27, 1749; m. 4 successive wives; lived and d. in Mil. See further on.
SAMUEL, b. July 23, 1752; m. Rachel Rawson, Ux., Oct. 12, 1772.
The father, Samuel,2 was accidentally drowned in West River, Ux., July 7, 1752, only a few days before the birth of his youngest son, to the great afflic- tion of his family.
HAYWARD, JACOB 8 (Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. March 27, 1749; m., 1st, Elizabeth Gibbs, dr. of Lient. Joseph and Elizabeth (Palmer) Gibbs,
b. in Framingham, July 14, 1752; cer. in Mil., Oct. 29, 1772, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
FRANCIS, b. Oct. 6, 1773; d. 1776.
MARTHA, b. 1775; m. Stephen Wing of Livermore, Me., April 12, 1795.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Gibbs) d., date not found. The hus. m., 2d, Elizabeth Albee, dr. of Thomas and Jemima (Thompson) Albee, b. about 1756; cer. July 23, 1778, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
ELIZABETH, b. date not found; m. Ebenezer Gore, Upton, April 18, 1799.
AMARIAH, b. Oct. 25, 1780; m., Ist, Sally Wood; 2d, Hannah Bedell. See further on.
LEWIS, b. date not found; m., 1st, Nabby Bathrick; 2d, Roxalana Putnam.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Albee) d., date not found. The hus. m., 3d, Mrs. Elizabeth
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(Thayer) Heath, dr. of Seth and Judith (Bullard) Thayer, b. Dec. 31, 1752, and wid. of Samuel Wilbour Heath; cer. Jan. 12, 1786, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue :- ABIGAIL, b. date not found; m. Otis Chapin, Jan. 2, 1805.
JUDITH, b. date not found; m. Abijah Clark, 1808, and set. in Becket. HOPESTILL, b. date not found; m. Martin Claflin, Dec. 4, 1808.
EXPERIENCE, or PEDEE, b. date not found; m. Jonathan Bathrick, 1810. SAMUEL, b. date not found ; d. young, July 28, 1798.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Thayer) Heath Hayward, d. Dec. 20, 1815. The hus. m., 4th, Abigail Thayer, dr. of Seth and Judith (Bullard) Thayer, b. Sept. 8, 1767, - a younger sister of his 3d wf .; cer. Dec. 19, 1816, by Rev. D. Long. No chn.
Jacob Hayward was a cooper by trade, and a farmer. I have been told that he dwelt in early manhood on now Mt. Pleasant St., at what became known as the Ephraim Daniels place, a little east of the junction of Central St. with Mt. Pleasant. I have designated the ruins of the old dwelling-house there as No. 6 in my list of Abandoned Home-sites. Later in life he set. on a homestead in the valley, which, in our times, has been designated as the Lewis Hayward place, a little east of where Medway St. crosses Beaver. His old house is still stand- ing. This is on the very verge of the famous "Great Meadow," where his gd. fr. Jonathan first set., or certainly in the near vicinity; and this is why I have called him Great-meadow Jonathan, to distinguish him from the other Jonathans. Jacob seems to have been of considerable account among his fellow-townsmen. He was for several yrs. constable, and held at different times various offices in his vicinage. Any wise, he seems to have been a very marriageable man. He d. Feb. 15, 1822. Mrs. Abigail, his 4th wf. and wid., d. June 26, 1839, in her 71st yr.
HAYWARD, AMARIAH4 (Jacob,8 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. Oct. 25, 1780; m., 1st, Sarah Wood of Upton, ptge., etc., not given; cer. April 1, 1806. Issue: -
LYDIA ROWINA, b. Mil., March 9, 1808; m. Clark Aldrich, Upton, Aug. 25, 1833; she d. Oct. 22, 1880.
LOIS ELMINA, b. Mil., Nov. 28, 1809; m., and set. in the State of Me.
Mrs. Sarah d. July 27, 1812. The hus. m., 2d, Hannah Bedell, dr. of Rich- ard and Margaret (Whitton) Bedell, b. Limerick, Me., April 19, 1790; cer. in Farmington, Me., Jan. 1, 1815, hy Esq. Dillingham. Their chn. : -
ELBRIDGE G., b. Dec. 12, 1815; our well-known builder; thrice m. See below. SAMUEL W., b. Jan. 15, 1817; our popular dep. sheriff; thrice m. See below. SARAH W., b. Aug. 29, 1818; m. George Gregory, Oct. 22, 1843.
LEWIS, b. May 14, 1820; unm. ; res. Mil; carriage-trimmer, etc.
NAMELESS, b. 1823; d. an infant.
ISAAC, b. Feb. 25, 1825; d. Sept. 5, 1842.
LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 20, 1828; unm .; res. Mil.
Amariah Hayward had good natural abilities, and a bright mechanical genius. At 17 yrs. of age he went into Col. Benj. Godfrey's store as clerk, boarding with Dr. Scammell. The Dr. gave him free access to his books, and tried to persuade him to study medicine. This he declined; but he gained use- ful surgical knowledge meantime, which, in after-life, enabled him in several instances to render timely and valuable assistance for the preservation of life and limb. He became a skilful joiner and wheelwright, and in these occu- pations spent most of his manhood life. He is said to have invented the first swivel bitstock used in these parts; also the first grooved washboard; also all improved power water-wheel. But for none of his inventions did he take out
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patents; freely sharing all their benefits with the public. He spent several yrs. in the State of Me., but returned to his native town, and d. here, Sept. 8, 1836. Mrs. Hannah, his wid., d. here, Feb. 3, 1880, a. almost 88 yrs.
HAYWARD, ELBRIDGE GERRY 5 (Amariah,4 Jacob,3 Samnel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), b. Farmington, Me., Dec. 12, 1815; m., 1st, Eliza Farnum Legg, dr. of Caleb and Lydia (Batchelder) Legg, b. in Millville, 1823; cer. in Mil., 1849, by Rev. Andrew Reed of Mendon. Issue :-
ARTHUR FORREST, b. Mil., May 24, 1850.
EDGAR ADELBERT, b. Mil., Jan. 27, 1852.
FRANK MORTON, b. Mil., July 16, 1854; d. Oct. 11, 1855.
Mrs. Eliza d. March 21, 1855. The hus. m., 2d, Mary Ann Wight, dr. of Haskey and Lucy A. (Noyes) Wight, b. Wirt, N. Y., Ang. 3, 1831; cer. in Mil., 1858, by Rev. Mr. Bailey. Issue: -
NELLIE MAY, b. Nov. 6, 1859.
Mrs. Mary Ann d. April 21, 1860. The hus. m., 3d, Eleanor C. Hardy, dr. of Eliphalet D. and Eunice Mann (Tyler) Hardy, b. Medway ; cer. in Medway, Sept. 18, 1860, by Rev. David Sanford. Issue : -
FRANK CUTTER, b. Jan. 26, 1863; d. Dec. 16, 1864.
WILLIE, b. Nov. 26, 1865.
LILLA FRANCES, b. May 18, 1869.
ELBRIDGE LEVERETT, b. March 31, 1874.
Mr. Hayward is a competent carpenter, and successful builder of public as well as private edifices. Family standing reputable. He has always had his home in town. He has one very remarkable son, now between 28 and 30 yrs. of age, who is known as the " blind lather." From some cause, of which I am not informed, he became blind in childhood, and seemed likely to be a burden to himself and others for life. Not so. He had sterling natural capabilities, understood his situation, and resolved to become a man on his own account. The result is, that, by continuous hard struggles, he has surmounted his loss of sight and consequent disadvantages, to a most wonderful extent. He learned gradually to move about from place to place with facility, and to use his hands dexterously in various kinds of business. At length he became a great expert in lathing buildings, and now distinguishes himself as a large, judicious, and executive contractor of jobs in his favorite occupation. He is a phenomenon and a master in his own line, presenting a most beneficent and encouraging example to the young who are so unfortunate as to be blind.
HAYWARD, SAMUEL W.5 (Amariah,4 Jacob,8 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jona- than 1), b. Jan. 15, 1817; m., 1st, Ann Janette Bullard, b. Medway, March
30, 1818; cer. in Medway, Nov. 16, 1841, by Rev. Dr. Jacob Ide. Issue: - CLARA AMELIA, b. Mil., Dec. 17, 1844; in. Henry E. Fales, Nov. 5, 1867. ANNA LOUISA, b. Mil., Dec. 16, 1846; m. Dr. Herbert Cutler Bullard, 1871. SAMUEL WILBER, Jun., b. Mil., Feb. 11, 1850.
Mrs. Ann Janette d. Aug. 17, 1869. The hus. m., 2d, Eliza J. ( Walford) Thompson, wid. of Luthier Thompson, b. May 1, 1836, in Wrentham; cer. June 3, 1871. Issue : -
LESLIE, b. Mil., March 1, 1872.
GRACIE JOSEPHINE, b. Mil., Oct. 30, 1873.
Mrs. Eliza J. d. May 19, 1876. The hus. m., 3d, Huldah Jane Chilsan, dr. of Willard and Huldah (Thayer) Chilson, b. Mendon, Aug. 5, 1840; cer. in Hopedale, Nov. 7, 1877, bv the writer. No chn.
It is, however, proper to state that Mrs. Huldah, the present wf., has 2 chn. by a former hus., who, by judicial decree, bear the names of -
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ELLA THAYER CHILSON, b. Mil., Aug. 21, 1865.
HENRY GOODWIN CHILSON, b. Mil., March 10, 1867.
Mr. Hayward served as selectman in 1855, as assessor in '50, '51, and '55, and has been one of our most efficient deputy sheriffs in this part of the county for over 30 yrs. He has uncommon tact and executiveness in the management of prisoners. He is enterprising in business generally; was agent of the Chero- kee Colony that emigrated from this vicinity several yrs. ago to Cherokee Co., Ia., and now owns large tracts of land in that locality. He has an intelligent and respectable family.
HAYWARD, LEWIS4 (Jacob,3 Samuel,2 Great-meadow Jonathan 1), birth-date not found; m., 1st, Nabby Bathrick of Upton; cer. 1813, by (prob.) Rev. Benjamin Wood. Their chn. : -
SUSANNA, b. May 28, 1815.
BETSEY ALBEE, b. June 29, 1817.
JACOB, b. July 16, 1819; d. Aug. 12, 1840.
Mrs. Nabby d. Jan. 3, 1823. The hus. m., 2d, Roxalina Putnam of Upton ; cer. in 1824, by Rev. Benjamin Wood. Issue : -
LEWIS PUTNAM, h. Dec. 30, 1825.
JOHN ALONZO, h. July 17, 1830.
Lewis Hayward dwelt on his father Jacob's last-owned homestead, in the near vicinity of "Great Meadow," on Beaver St., just south of where it is crossed by Medway St. He was an orderly citizen, a kind neighbor, and well- disposed man in all the relations of life. His two wives and family were of cor- responding character, to the best of my knowledge. He d. Aug. 5, 1835, a. 49 yrs. Mrs. Roxalina, his wid., d. May 25, 1839.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM HAYWARD.
This William was eldest son of Samuel, the Mendon proprietor. Howard- town Jonathan was his brother, and Benjamin was his youngest brother. Of these and their descendants I have treated. Their eldest bro. William inher- ited land on our territory, but never dwelt here. He lived and d. in old Men- don. I know of but one or two families now within our limits who I am sure are his descendants. In former times we had a William Hayward here who was prob. a gd. son of his, though I have found my data so tangled and imper- fect as to leave me in some uncertainty concerning the links of this lineage. Middlesex records make this William, eldest son of Samnel, to have been b. Oct. 6, 1667, the autumn after Mendon was incorporated. His cousin William of "The Farms" would appear, from the same records, to have been b. some 2 yrs. later. Of these cousins on "The Farms" I do not undertake to treat. The oldest mge. of a William Hayward found on Mendon records is, I suppose, that of this William, eldest son of Samuel. He is said to have m. Priscilla Marsh, May 6, 1708. If he lived unm. to that date, he was a bachelor over 40 yrs. of age. This was uncommon in those days, and is rendered quite improb- able by two deeds in Suffolk Registry. One of these, dated 1706 or 7, - B. 33, p. 138, - purports to convey a certain est. to William Hayward of Mendon, "who m. Esther, the dr. of John Harbor." The other, dated May 2, 1712, - B. 31, p. 194, etc., - purports to be a gift-deed from William Hayward of Men- don to his son Samuel, in which his wf. Priscilla joins as relinquishing her right of dower. Hence I presume that William was in, to Esther Harbor, per- laps about 1688, and so had a son Samuel over 21 yrs. of age in 1712. The birth of that son is not on Mendon records. That son is the lineal progenitor
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of our present Samuel P. Hayward at So. Milford. The first Mendon William had a son William, born of the same mother, Esther Harbor, also a son John and two or three daughters. These last-mentioned are named on the birth- records of Mendon, but I found no chn. of Priscilla Marsh. The son William appears to have dwelt on our borders in 1741; for he is mentioned, along with several others, in the act incorporating the Easterly Precinct, as privileged to belong to it for all religious purposes. He is afterwards designated in deeds of land to his chn. as of Upton. He owned lands within our limits, prob. inherited from his fr. and gd. fr. He had sons Joseph, Elijah, and William. The latter certainly owned considerable parcels of land in now Milford, and he or his son William, jun., or both, must have dwelt here at one period. The land which constituted the farm on Congress St., long owned by Caleb Cheney, sen., and Caleb, jun., with perhaps still larger tracts, once belonged to William Hay- ward, sen., or William, jun., or both; but I have not traced the titles thor- oughly enough to give any statement of successive ownership and times of occupancy, nor can I say what became of the last William and his family. I therefore leave that matter, and turn to the lineage of our Samuel P. Hayward. HAYWARD, SAMUEL 8 (William,2 Samuel1), b. Nov. 22, 1696; m. Hannah Thompson ; cer. in Boston, Sept. 25, 1717, by Samuel Checkley, Esq. He seems to have left but 2 sons, Hezekiah and Samuel, and 1 dr., Comfort. He d. in middle age, and his will is recorded in Suffolk Registry, B. 23, p. 86. That will shows careful provision made for his wf. Hannah and his 3 chn. Of him I learn little, save what is set forth in that will.
HAYWARD, HEZEKIAH4 (Samuel,3 William,2 Samuel1), b. Oct. 25, 1719; m., 1st, Esther Green, dr. of John and Lydia Green, b. Mendon, Jan. 22, 1720- 21; cer. 1744. Their chn. :-
COMFORT, b. Feb. 5, 1745; m. Nicholas Trask, jun., 1763.
JOHN, b. Oct. 9, 1750; known as Dea. John; m. Mary Penniman, Nov. 2, 1775.
SARAH, b. Sept. 2, 1753; m. Lovell Partridge, 1773.
Mrs. Esther d. March 2, 1758. The hus. m., 2d, Dorothy Harding of Med- way; cer. Sept. 13, 1759, by Rev. Mr. Thurston. No chn. recorded. I con- jecture, but do not know, that Hezekiah Hayward dwelt on the homestead known in our times as the Nathan Hayward place, half a mile south of So. Milford post-office. Mrs. Dorothy d. April 14, 1799, in her 79th yr. Hezekiah himself d. March 21, 1802, in his 84th yr.
HAYWARD, Dea. JOHN5 (Hezekiah,4 Samuel, William,2 Samuel1), b. Oct. 9, 1750; m. Mary Penniman, dr. of Lieut. Samuel (alias " Landlord ") and Huldah (White) Penniman, b. where Samuel P. Hayward now lives, Jan. 9, 1758; cer. Nov. 2, 1775. Issue :-
JOTHAM, b. June 18, 1777; m. Levier Gould; no chn.
SAMUEL, b. no date; presumed to have d. in early infancy.
ESTHER, b. 1783; m. Dexter Thayer.
NATHAN, b. 1789; m., 1st, Lavina Thayer; 2d, Ruth Newell; 3d, Love Burr.
Dea. John and wf. were exemplary members of the ancient First ch. in Mendon. They lived and d. on the place above described, which I suppose he* inherited from his fr., Hezekiah. He d. Feb. 17, 1830, in his 80th yr. Mrs. Mary, his wid., d. Jan. 12, 1837, a. 79 yrs.
HAYWARD, JOTHAM6 (Dea. John," Hezekiah,4 Samuel,8 William,2 Samuel 1), b. June 18, 1777; m. Levier Gould. They had no chn.
They dwelt on a part of the paternal homestead which came by deed from
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his fr., Dea. John, as I presume to think. His wf. was a very kind-hearted, neighborly woman, and he a well-disposed man and citizen. Much to his credit, he abandoned the habit of using intoxicating liquors in his old age, and became a stanchi total-abstinence man during all his latter yrs. He d. Feb. 26, 1854, a. 77 yrs. Mrs. Levier, his wid., d. the same yr., Aug. 19, a. 72 yrs.
HAYWARD, Capt. NATHAN6 (Dea. John,6 Hezekiah,4 Samuel,3 William,2
Samuel1), b. 1789; m., 1st, Lavina Thayer, ptge., etc., not given, March 21, 1809, who d. childless; 2d, Ruth Newell, dr. of Elisha and Phebe (Ballou)
Newell, b. Cumberland, R.I., 1783; date of cer., etc., not given. Issue :- LAVINA, b. Jan. 31, 1812; m. Daniel J. Pickering, Dec. 6, 1840.
ESTHER, b. June 14, 1814; d. Oct. 4, same yr.
SAMUEL PENNIMAN, b. March 15, 1816; m. Rachel Rhodes, March 19, 1845. JOHN ROBINSON, b. Dec. 8, 1819; m., 1st, Olive Cook, Jan. 25, 1844; 2d, Sally Cook, Oct. 24, 1847.
MARY PENNIMAN, b. Jan. 27, 1823; m. William Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 1853.
Capt. Nathan commanded, in his prime, the Mendon Light Infantry Com- pany, famous in its day. He was an energetic man, a thrifty farmer on the paternal homestead, and a stanch citizen of the old Democratic school. Mrs. Ruth d. March 23, 1850; and the hus. m., 3d, Love Burr, May 8, 1851; no par- ticulars of ptge., birth-date, or cer. given. Issue : -
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