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PALMER, HARRIS, of Dudley, and Amelia A. Stall, m. 14 March, 1830. HANNAH, of Dudley, and Daniel Larned, m. intentions 20 July, 1807.
PARISH, CHARLES T., b. 1802, at Griswold, Conn., son of Roswell, came to Ox. before May, 1825, blacksmith, m. 5 March, 1826, Mary Wood of Charl- ton, settled in the west part, removed to the Plain to the north side of Sutton road, H. 193, thence to Mendon and Cumberland, R. I., returned to Ox., d. 3 Oct., 1833, she m. (2) Rice Barton. MARGARET, only ch., b. at Cumberland, m. 1849, Schuyler Corbin, d. same year, no ch.
PARKER, WILLIAM, sergt. in Capt. Samuel Davis' Co. which marched to Sheffield in the French war. In 1745 bought 27 acres in the east part of Ox., south end of Long Hill, and 1759 land at North Ox. In Dec., 1775, was one of five heads of families dismissed from Ox. Church to form a new Church at Ward; m. Elizabeth Children : ELIZABETH, b. 27 Feb., 1745; ZEDEKIAH, b. 1747, d. 1756; REUBEN, b. 1750, d. 1756; HANNAH, b. 1752, d 1756; WILLIAM, b. 1754, d. 1756; HANNAH, b. 31 March, 1757; WILLIAM, b. 9 Sept., 1761.
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AARON, m. intentions June, 1752, Abigail Covel, bought 1788 H. 129, north, now Wellington's, he d. July, 1801. . . . Children : THOMAS, b. 18 Nov., 1753; SARAH, b. 4 Dec., 1755, m. intentions 16 Dec., 1775, Ephraim Cady of Athol; ABIGAIL, b. 7 Feb., 1758, m. 5 July, 1781, Amos Parsons of Ward; AARON, b. 7 April, 1760, Revolutionary soldier, m. 9 Nov., 1782, Judith Chase of Sutton, resided 1784 at Charlton, where he d. 1822, son Silas, only heir; AMITY, b. 12 June, 1762, m. Parley Eddy ; PHINEHAS, b. 4 April, 1766; EZRA, b. 11 Aug., 1768, m. 1 April, 1790, Ruhamah, dau. of Levi Lamb, resided 15 years at Livermore, Me., removed to Thompson, Conn., she d. 6 Jan., 1845, at Montrose, Pa. ; they had Lucy, Ruhamah, and others; JOHN, b. 1 July, 1771; HANNAH, b. 16 Sept., 1774.
2. THOMAS, son of Aaron (1), Revolutionary soldier, m. intentions 1 Feb., 1777, Abigail, dau. of John Shumway, owned the saw-mill at the brick store village, North Ox., lived in the Phillips house, removed about 1810 to Calais, Vt. ... Children b. at Ox .: THOMAS, b. 16 Aug., 1778, m. intentions 12 Sept., 1805, Anna Cutler of Spencer, removed to Montpelier, Vt., or vicini- ty; ABIGAIL, b. 3 April, 1781; JOHN, b. 25 Sept., 1784, d. young; SAMUEL, b. 26 Nov., 1785, was a Baptist preacher, changed to Restorationist; SARAH, b. 17 Jan., 1789; PETER, b. 7 March, 1791; JOHN, b. 11 Aug., 1793; JOSIAH, b. 3 Feb., 1796; POLLY, b. 21 Oct., 1799; all removed to Vt.
3. PHINEHAS, son of Aaron (1), m. 20 Nov., 1788, Abigail Cutler of Ward, settled on the homestead, sold in 1823 to Wellington. . . . Children : MOLLY, b. 10 Sept., 1789, m. Joseph, son of Joseph Brown; BETSEY, b. 1791, d. 1793; BETSEY and HANNAH, b. 16 Sept., 1793, Betsey m. Maj. Jonas Eddy, Hannah m. 4 July, 1819, Jacob Holman of Ward; PHINEHAS, b. 19 April, 1796; ALICE, b. 24 July, 1799; JESSE, b. 7 May, 1804, preacher, uneducated, resided in New York State, returned to Ox., d. 30 Jan., 1863; JOEL, b. 4 Dec., 1807, resided at Charlestown, N. H., toll-gatherer on Conn. river bridge.
4. PHINEHAS, son of Phinehas (3), m. 15 Oct., 1816, Lydia, dau. of Ezra Sparhawk, removed about 1830 to Charlton, thence to Worcester and other towns near. He d. 24 Jan., 1854, she d. 3 Aug., 1888, at East Princeton. . Children b. at Ox. : ABIGAIL C., b. 1 Nov., 1817, m. - Stratton, d. 17
July, 1852; LUCIAN, b. 1820, d. 1823; BETSEY, b. 9 July, 1822, m. ยท Con- verse, d. 1 Dec., 1846; MARY, b. 20 June, 1824, d. 1 April, 1844; LUCIAN, b. 28 Oct., 1826, d. 12 Sept., 1845; RAWSON, b. 19 Feb., 1829, m. and had ch., he d. June, 1877; LORING W., b. 25 June, 1831, at Charlton, resided at Utica, N. Y. ; ELIZA, b. 10 Aug., 1833, at Charlton, m. George W. Houghton, resided at Princeton; LYDIA, b. 20 Dec., 1835, at Worcester, m. - - Sturtevant, d. 4 Nov., 1865; WILLIAM, b. 1838, at Leicester, d. 1843; IRA, b. 1840, at Ox., d. 1849; EMERY, b. 3 July, 1843, at Auburn, m. and settled at Princeton, soldier in the late war in the 42d Mass. Regt.
THOMAS, of North Gore, and Susanna Thompson of Malden, m. 2 Dec., 1756.
THANKFUL, and Jonah Titus, both of Douglas, m. 29 Oct., 1765.
HANNAH, of Douglas, and Jacob Kingsbury, m. 10 March, 1766.
JAMES H., Revolutionary soldier.
PHINEHAS, clothier, was of Claremont, N. H., 1801.
AARON, and Mrs. Elizabeth Lilley, m. 15 Jan., 1804.
HANNAH, and Isaac Eddy of Ward, m. intentions 26 Jan., 1805.
BETSEY, and Brigham Converse, m. intentions 6 Nov., 1841.
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CHARLOTTE, m. n. Wiswall, aged 22, d. 10 Oct., 1863.
HENRIETTA, m. n. Bolster, aged 72, d. 2 Dec., 1868.
PARKS, LUCIUS F., aged 36, d. 22 Jan., 1855.
PARMENTER, JOEL, aged 41, d. 25 July, 1842; his child, aged 8, d. 19 July, 1840.
ABRAHAM, and Martha K. Cummings, m. intentions 28 March, 1846.
PARSONS, AMOS, cattle mark recorded May, 1775, Revolutionary soldier 1776. [See marriage under Aaron Parker. ]
ANDREW, of Vernon, Vt., and Phebe Meriam, m. 20 Feb., 1785. ELIZABETH, and Daniel Dodge of Ward, m. intentions 21 Feb., 1785. DAVID C., of Montpelier, Vt., and Lucretia Eddy, m. 29 Jan., 1793. ORRIS, of Worcester, and Mrs. Abigail Corbin, m. intentions 8 Sept., 1847. PHEBE, widow, aged 77, d. 1 Oct., 1849.
PARTRIDGE, MARY B., aged 61, d. 22 Feb., 1859.
PATCH, ANDREW, bought, 1773, the farm previously of William Brown, in the north part of Ox., between the Worcester and Millbury roads, east of Wellington's, H. 149, not now a homestead; constable in 1781; sold in 1781, removed to the John Kidder farm in the border of Sutton, where he d. 1782, will approved 7 May. He m. Anne ---- -, had LoIs, m. intentions 27 Sept., 1781, Esek Chase of Charlton; PHEBE, m .. -
- Fitts ; RACHEL, m. 24 Aug., 1780, Caleb Fitts of Dudley ; ANNE, unm. in 1782.
SYLVIA A., aged 24, widow of Leander, d. 13 Aug., 1848.
PATRICK, ROBERT, w. Margaret, had HANNAH, b. 27 Jan., 1725. JOHN, of Kingstown, and Rebekah Wiley, m. 24 Jan., 1739. WILLIAM, of Hopkinton, and Polly Phipps, m. 6 May, 1812.
PATTEN, NATHANIEL, of Cambridge, living in Ox. Jan., 1727, bought land 1727 at Killingly, Conn., owned several years the old mill at the south end of the Plain, sold 1729; cooper; was of Ox. Sept., 1729; removed to Killingly; one of this name resided at Billerica in 1731, when he had business transactions with Ox. He m. (1) Mary - -, and had in Ox., MARY, b. 9 April, 1728. He m. (2) at Killingly, Anna Hutchins; they had DEBORAH, b. 7 Sept., 1732; JONATHAN, b. 18 Nov., 1733; ANNA, b. 1 Nov., 1735; PHEBE, b. 31 Aug., 1737; DANIEL, b. 10 Aug., 1739; MARY, b. 19 March, 1742; SILAS, b. 24 Dec., 1747; SUSIE, b. 19 June, 1751; NATHANIEL, b. 27 Feb., 1754.
PATTERSON, MARY (Irish), widow, aged 78, d. 21 May, 1886.
PAUL, MARIETTA, m. n. Smith, Pascoag, R. I., aged 71, d. 29 May, 1877. ADONIRAM, son of Benjamin, of Taunton, aged 74, d. 7 April, 1880.
PEARSON, DANIEL, one of the original English settlers, removed before Jan., 1717, to Mansfield, Conn.
PEASE, WILLIAM, son of William, b. 11 April, 1805, in London, m. 1827, Frances, dau. of Elihu Sanford, resided at Boston, Albany, N. Y., and New York city, where he was organist, teacher of music, dealer in musical mer- chandise. She d. 8 March, 1836, at Boston; m. (2) Cornelia O. Francisco; had 8 ch. He d. 6 May, 1865, at New York. . .. Children by first m. : WILLIAM E., b. 20 April, 1828, at Albany, m. 17 Oct., 1855, Mary A., dau. of Paris
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Tourtellotte of Sutton, b. 22 April, 1831; trader at Ox., and from Jan., 1850, to 1885, postmaster, many years selectman and justice of the peace, removed 1888 to Worcester; they had Mary E., b. 7 May, 1857, was graduated at Mt. Holyoke, successful teacher at the West, m. 10 July, 1889, Rev. Winfield S. Hawkes, Utah; Annie, b. 22 Aug., 1858, m. Charles E., son of Nathaniel Eddy ; Elizabeth S., b. 25 Sept., 1861; Kate F., b. 21 Dec., 1865, m. Rev. Arthur Proffit, Episcopalian; had ch .; Emory S., b. 15 Jan., 1870; EDWARD S., b. 11 July, 1830, m. 1 Aug., 1859, Theda A. Field, many years partner with his brother William E., deacon of Cong. Church, town clerk; they had Nellie F., b. 7 May, 1861, d. 24 Nov., 1891, unm. ; Ida E., b. 29 July, 1866; Edward E., b. 27 March, 1869; ELIZABETH F., b. 1 Feb., 1834, m. 22 Oct., 1855, Francis S. Hickok of New York, where they settled, he d. 19 March, 1869, 4 ch. ; FRANCES S., b. 27 Feb., 1836, residence, New York city.
PECK, JOEL S., m. Jerusha -, had CAROLINE, b. 21 Oct., 1825; JOHN M., b. 29 July, 1827.
PELTON, JOSEPH, b. 11 March, 1814, came to Ox. from Middlefield be- fore May, 1835; cloth finisher at Ox. Woolen Co.'s mill, later merchant and shoe manufacturer at Ox., removed 1856; resided at Uxbridge, Hinsdale, Pawtuxet, R I., Ludlow, Vt., Pittsfield and North Brookfield, where he d. 30 Jan., 1879; his widow d. 17 Oct., 1881, at Denver, Colo. He m. 6 May, 1840, Martha K., dau. of Leavens Shumway. . .. Children : ELLEN E., b. 28 Jan., 1842, m. 24 Nov., 1873, Samuel H. Emery, Baptist clergyman, had Frank B., b. 16 April, 1876, at New Canaan, N. H .; J. OSCAR, b. 14 May, 1845, wool buyer, residence, Peru, Ind. ; CHARLES E., b. 19 June, 1850, m. 25 Sept., 1871, d. March, 1872, at Ludlow, Vt., had Charles E., b. 12 Oct., 1872; FRANK E., b. 9 March, 1853, residence, Peru, Ind.
PENNIMAN, DANIEL T., b. 1807, at Mendon, son of Baruch, baker, came to Ox. 1832, bought the Justin Root bakery, remained about a year; re-sold to Root, and engaged in trade at the old tavern, and soon went into partnership at the Witt and Dowse stand with Samuel Dowse, continuing until his leav- ing town in 1840; removed to Providence, R. I., and was in wholesale gro- cery, flour and grain, and coal trade, successively, retired in 1861, in ill health, settled on a farm at Worcester, where he d. 1 Nov., 1867. He m. April, 1830, Mary A. Freeman of Mendon, she d. 13 May, 1885, at Worcester. ... Children : SARAH S., b. 31 Dec., 1830, at N. Ipswich, N. H., d. 11 Oct., 1849, at Provi- dence, R. I .; MARY A., b. 16 April, 1832, at Brooklyn, Conn., d. 23 May, 1850; CHLOE, b. 1834, at Ox., d. 1835; ESTHER, b. and d. 1851.
HANNAH, of Providence, and John Corbin, m. int. 10 April, 1841.
PERKINS, PAUL, b. 13 March, 1810, at Exeter, R. I., son of Newman, came to Ox. in boyhood to learn the trade of a carpenter, m. 31 Jan., 1833, Persis Ware of Franklin; removed 1837 to Detroit, Mich., returned to Ox. 1841, remained until 1850; removed to Binghamton, N. Y., where he d. 21 Dec., 1866. He was a worthy, exemplary man, representative in 1849; at Binghamton he was an architect and builder. . . : Children : MARY JANE, b. 31 Dec., 1835, at Ox., m. 8 May, 1860, James New, she d. 22 Aug., 1862, at Binghamton; MARTHA A., b. 1839, d. 1840, at Detroit; HENRY C., b. 7 May, 1842, at Ox., m. 14 Sept., 1864, Mary E. Lloyd, residence, Binghamton ; CHARLES A., b. 28 May, 1844, m. Lucy A. Hall, dentist at Binghamton ; HELEN
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E., b. 23 Nov., 1846, m. 3 April, 1867, William H. Mosher, merchant at Bing- hamton; FRANK, b. 1853, d. 1856.
PERRIN, HARRISON, b. 25 Feb., 1811, son of Joseph of New Haven, Conn., came as an apprentice to Daniels & Harris as carriage painter, resided here about 10 years; removed. He m. 2 May, 1833, Elvira Ware of Franklin, she d. 6 March, 1848, at New Brunswick, N. J., he d. 21 Feb., 1881, at Lee. . Children : MARY D. W., b. 1834, d. 1836; WILLIAM H., b. and d. 1837 ; SARAH J., b. 24 Jan., 1839, m. 28 Nov., 1860, Edward A. Phelps of Lenox; ch. William A., b., 8 Jan., 1864.
LEWIS K., b. 9 July, 1814, at Woodstock, Conn., came to Ox. before May, 1837, m. 24 May, 1838, Maria L., dau. of Leavens Shumway, settled at Ox., re- moved about 1846 to Putnam, Conn., where he was a merchant, and 1860 to Denver, Col., where he became wealthy at farming and stock raising. She d. 24 March, 1885, at Denver. . . . Children b. at Ox. : L. WILSON, b. 22 Oct., 1839, m. Mary E. Haley, 3 sons and 1 dau .; WARREN C., b. 1843, d. 1844; ELIZABETH, b. 26 March, 1845, m. William Graves, had ch .; and b. at Put- nam : CHARLES, b. 7 Oct., 1847, m. Emma L. Frame, had ch .; EDWARD, b. 7 Nov., 1849, d. 15 March, 1867, at Denver; OTIS, b. 19 Jan., 1851, m. Emma L. Johnson, had ch .; IDA MAY, b. 14 Nov., 1854, at Ox. (?), m. 8 Oct., 1873, William A. L. Cooper, furniture dealer, had ch .; all resided at Denver.
PERRY, CALVIN, b. 1 April, 1774, son of Moses and Susanna of Sher- born, blacksmith, m. (1) 1 Oct., 1795, Sally Learned, b. 5 July, 1776, d. 1800, at Sturbridge; m. (2) 28 Aug., 1808, Nancy, widow of Dr. Simeon Kingsbury ; resided 1809 at Dudley, soon came to Ox., settled at Israel Sibley place, H. 205, built the present house about 1815, removing the old tavern house about 1820, sold 1825, resided in other places near Ox .; d. Jan., 1843, at West Boylston, his widow d. Sept., 1852, at Shrewsbury. . . . Children by first m., b. at Sturbridge : SYLVIA, b. 14 Sept., 1796, m. 12 Nov., 1826, John Chamber- lain, resided at Swanzey, N. H.,; he d. 19 Aug., 1849, she d. 28 Oct., 1852 ; they had Olive H., b. 1827; John E., b. 1830; Sylvia, b. 1832, d. young; Will- iam P., b. 1833; Sylvia A., b. 1835; Sarah J., b. 1837; Edmund H., b. 1840; SALLY, b. 21 Sept., 1798, m. 6 June, 1822, Isaac Hixon, Jr., of Medway; they had Marianne H., b. 1823; Calvin P., b. 1825; William, b. 1827, d. 1850; Gil- bert, b. 1829; Edward, b. 1832; Andrew J., b. 1834; Sarah J., b. 1837; Eugene F., b. 1844, d. 1845; by second m. : ADALINE, b. 27 July, 1811, unm. ; CALVIN, b. 9 Oct., 1815, m. (1) 1837, Lucy, dau. of James Hapgood of Northboro', set- tled at Grafton, removed to Bolton and thence to Boylston; m. (2) 1849, Har- riet Conant of Monson, settled at Shrewsbury, resided 1882 at Northampton; ch. by first m. : Fred L., b. 1844, at Boylston, m., residence, Springfield, was a soldier in the late war in 36th Mass. Regt .; by second m. : Ella F., b. 1851, at Shrewsbury; Edward A., b. 1854, at Southbridge; Samuel L., b. 1862, at Monson; Charles S., b. 1866, at Springfield; LUCIAN, b. 1 Feb., 1818, d. 1834, at Grafton; OLIVER H., b. 10 April, 1820, m. (1) April, 1856, Sarah E., dau. of Stephen Flagg of Boylston, settled at Southbridge, she d. 1857; m. (2) Oct., 1870, Laura S. Frost of Marlboro', N. H., she d. Feb., 1872, no ch.
ADAMS, and Mrs. Martha Rich of Sutton, m. int. 17 Oct., 1830. She d. aged 25, 7 April, 1831.
PETERS, THEOBALD (German), aged 38, d. 18 Feb., 1861.
PETTIS, MARGARET M., m. n. Bacon, d. 1866, aged 28.
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PHELAN, JOHN, and Eliza Rierly, m. int. 10 Oct., 1844.
PHETTEPLACE, SYLVIA, w. of Zebedee, d. 25 Dec., 1846; he m. (2) 20 April, 1847, Mrs. Lucy Everden; he d. 6 March, 1862, aged 71.
JOEL M., son of Zebedee, and Jane Stevens, m. int. 15 July, 1848. He d. aged 32, 24 June, 1853.
PHILLIPS, REV. GEORGE (son of Christopher of Rainham, St. Martin, Norfolk, Eng.), first minister of Watertown, came to Salem 1630, d. 1644, at Watertown, 9 ch .; one, THEOPHILUS, b. 28 May, 1636, m. (1) 3 Nov., 1666, Bethia Kedall, m. (2) 21 Nov., 1677, Mary Bennett; Theophilus and Mary had Elizabeth, m. Benjamin Eddy; Lydia, b. 20 June, 1695, m. Jonathan Pratt, and Joseph, b. 4 Dec., 1702, all resided at Ox.
2. JOSEPH, son of Theophilus (1), m. (1) 14 Sept., 1731, Ruth Town, she d. 4 July, 1760, m. (2) 10 Dec., 1760, Mrs. Bathsheba Town, he d. aged 68, 23 April, 1771. The records indicate that she d. at the home of her dau. Alice, who m. Jonathan Ballard and resided at the John H. Rich place in Charlton. Her will, approved 26 April, 1773, names her ch. by her first husband, Collins Moore, as follows : Nathan [of Vassalboro', Me. ], Richard [of Irvingshire], Abigail [m. Abial Lamb], Susanna [m. Silas Robinson], Mary [m. Daniel Fairfield], Alice [m. Jonathan Ballard], Jerusha [m. John Nichols], Bathsheba [m. Benjamin Wilson], Phebe [m. Ebenezer Locke]; and ch. by second hus- band, Samuel Town : Lucy [m. Peter Delvee], Samuel [residence, Warwick] ; Jonathan Ballard, executor. . . . Children by first m. : JONATHAN, b. 12 Aug., 1732, m. 4 Oct., 1753, Rachel, dau. of Ebenezer Humphrey, settled at Stur- bridge, deacon; ch. : Mary, b. 23 May, 1754, at Sturbridge; Ebenezer H., b. 17 July, 1756, studied medicine with Dr. Babbitt of Sturbridge, settled in Charl- ton and was prosperous. At 50 years of age he had paralysis, which almost destroyed his faculties, in three years he began to improve but had no mem- ory, began again the study of medicine, after studying some months suddenly his memory returned, he threw aside his books, took up his old practice and long afterward was a successful practitioner. He had a second attack of the disease of which he d. 1 Dec., 1838. His second w. and widow, Ruth, d. 3 June, 1848, at Ox .; Rachel, b. 25 June, 1758; John, b. 29 June, 1760, was chosen deacon of the Baptist Church at Sturbridge in 1799, and d. in 1864, aged 104 years. He voted at the election of Washington as President and for Abraham Lincoln in 1864, and by vote of the town of Sturbridge the facts were entered on the town records "as a lasting memorial of his undying patriotism and devotion to country." President Lincoln wrote him thanking him for his vote, subscribing himself "Your friend and servant, A. Lincoln." Jonathan, b. 1762, d. 1767; Hannah, b. 1764, d. 1767; Lois, b. 14 Feb., 1766; Jonathan, b. 30 March, 1768; Daniel, b. 1771, d. 1775; Hannah, b. 1 July, 1773, m. Phineas Jones of Spencer; Dea. Jonathan Phillips d. 25 June, 1798, at Sturbridge, " Widow" Phillips d. 18 Aug., 1801, at Sturbridge; JOSEPH, b. 11 April, 1734; ISRAEL, b. 17 Aug., 1737;1 DANIEL, b. 6 July, 1740; RUTH, b. 17 Oct., 1744, m. 28 April, 1763, Ebenezer Lamson.
3. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (2), m. 11 Nov., 1756, Lydia, dau. of Deacon John Willson, resided at the homestead on Prospect Hill, sold in 1777 and perhaps removed from town. In 1791 Joseph Phillips of Greenfield sold a
1 Jonathan, Joseph and Israel were in a de- tachment of 34 soldiers from Capt. Edward Davis' Company which marched 18 Aug., 1757,
for the relief of Fort William Henry as far as Sheffield and returned. A Joseph Phillips was in the Revolutionary war, identity uncertain.
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pew in the Ox. Meeting-house. . . . Children : LYDIA, b. 15 April, 1757, m. 28 May, 1776, Thomas, son of Jonas Pratt; JOHN, b. 21 Aug., 1759, d. 11 Jan., 1767; JOSEPH, b. 23 Nov., 1761; SAMUEL, b. 4 Oct., 1764; DEBORAH, b. 25 April, 1767; RACHEL, b. 8 April, 1770; JOHN, b. 15 Nov., 1772; SARAH and JONATHAN, both d. 1 Dec., 1768.
4. ISRAEL, son of Joseph (2), m. 18 Sept., 1760, Huldah, dau. of Jonathan Town, settled on Prospect Hill on the south part of his father's farm, sold him in 1774 by his brother Joseph, he d. 28 Feb., 1800. . . . Children : RUTH, b. 25 Sept., 1761, d. 1783; MARTHA, b. 24 Sept., 1763, m. Ebenezer Pray ; SIMON, b. 6 Jan., 1766, farmer at Ward; JOHN, b. 2 May, 1768, resided at Ward in 1800; ISRAEL, b. 7 April, 1771, resided at Greenfield, and recorded at Ward; RUFUS, b. 31 Aug., 1773, m. 5 May, 1796, Dilla Pitts, resided at Worcester; DANIEL, b. 1 March, 1776, m. intentions 3 March, 1798, Hannah Small of Sutton, removed 1800 to Charlton, was four times m., had 7 ch. ; of them, Clarissa, m. Josiah Upham of Dudley, mother of Daniel P. Upham of Little Rock, Ark. ; Daniel, prominent business man at Hartford, Conn. ; Moses D., bookseller at Worcester, later of Phillips, Sampson & Co., Boston; Austin T., farmer at Charlton, resided 1890 at Auburn, father of Albert M., genealogist of the Phillips Family.
5. DANIEL, son of Joseph (2), m. intentions 2 April, 1763, Rachel, dau. of Alexander Nichols, blacksmith at North Ox., Lieut. of militia, d. 17 March, 1787, she m. (2) 27 Dec., 1791, Matthew Patrick of Weston. . . . Child : JAMES, b. 25 April, 1764, m. 22 Jan., 1789, Tamma Tucker of Charlton, he d. aged 72, 5 Oct., 1837, at Ox.
SAMUEL, son of Samuel, of Weston, who was brother of Joseph (2), b. 14 Sept., 1713, m. 25 July, 1735, Abigail Gale of Watertown [Bond], settled at Framingham, bought land and house in the north part of Ox. 1739, uni- dentified. . . . Children : ABIGAIL, b. 7 March, 1737, at Framingham; HEPHSI- BAH, b. 31 Jan., 1740, at Ox.
JONATHAN, b. about 1734, soldier in the French and Indian war, m. 6 March, 1760, Sarah Parker of Worcester. . . . Children : ASA, b. 3 April, 1761; REUBEN, b, 5 July, 1763; JOSEPH; SARAH, b. 1765, d. 1768; JONATHAN, b. and d. 1768; SARAH, b. 1769, d. 1771.
PETER, perhaps the same chose 8 May, 1748, Benjamin Newell his guardian, then 14 years of age, son of John of Roxbury, m. intentions 23 Aug., 1766, Hannah, dau. of John Nichols, resided at Charlton. . . . Children b. at Ox. : HANNAH, b. 18 Sept., 1767, m. intentions 21 May, 1784, Joseph B. Jones; EDWARD, b. 10 June, 1772, m. 21 May, 1795, Ruth Atwood, he d. before 6 July, 1819, she d. 26 June, 1824, 4 ch.
ANDREW, of Killingly, Conn., bought land in Ox. 1738, m. 6 Nov., 1733, Elizabeth Lamb; they had at Killingly : JONATHAN, b. 14 Aug., 1734; REUBEN, b. 1737, d. 1740; and at Ox. : ELIZABETH, b. 1739, d. 1740. 4 Oct., 1752, John Willson of Ox. was appointed guardian of Jonathan, son of Andrew Phillips. [Probate Records. ]
LAVINIA, of Gloucester, R. I., and Elias Kingsbury, m. int. 18 June, 1791. HANNAH, and William Perry, both of Charlton, m. 18 July, 1819.
MELINDA, of Ward, and Junia Metcalf of Appleton, Me., m. 5 Sept., 1821.
HIRAM H., of Sutton, and Nancy Freeman, m. 6 May, 1830.
LEONARD, and Melinda A. Rice of Auburn, m. intentions 2 April, 1849.
POLLY, m. n. Baker, aged 67, d. 17 Sept., 1861.
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PHIPS, PHIPPS, JOHN, nephew and adopted son of Sir William, settled before 1700 at Wrentham, had a son JOHN, b. 1696, settled 1720 at Sherborn, in 1730 drew 183 acres at Douglas, his son WILLIAM, b. 17 April, 1720, at Sherborn, was of superior intellect, a remarkable scholar and linguist, was graduated 1746 at Harvard College, and 16 Dec., 1747, ordained pastor at Douglas, where he had insufficient support and " was starved into toil and trade." On 10 July, 1765, he retired to Ox., north part, now Auburn, bought land there April, 1768. In Nov. with w. Rachel joined Ox. Church. In Dec., 1775, with others was dismissed to form a new Church at Ward. He was an active patriot in the Revolution and stood fearlessly for freedom of conscience and opinion, was influential, a leader in the formation of the Church at Ward and a magistrate. In May, 1778, at first town meeting, chosen as one of a committee of correspondence, inspection and safety, acted as moderator of county conventions, "wrote thrilling addresses which did much to arouse and guide the spirit of resistance which achieved our independence." [Morse Genealogy.] He trained pupils for college, in which he was aided by his dau. who inherited his linguistic talent. In 1788 he removed to Ox., resided at H. 176, adjoining the north common, bought 1794 the Russell place, H. 185, and soon after removed to the house west in the fields, H. 183, resided there till his death, which occurred suddenly in the store of James Butler. Authentic tradition says his brilliant talents became much obscured in his later days. He m. (1) Rachel -, she d. 29 Jan., 1786, aged 72, at Ward, m. (2) intentions 3 July, 1786, Mrs. Abigail Walker. He d. aged 78, 4 Dec., 1798, she d. 31 July, 1820, aged 92. . . . Children by first m. : SUSANNA, m. 28 Aug., 1786, Abijah Craig; CHARLES, d. 27 April, 1804, at Ox., unm .; at his burial his sister, Mrs. Craig, made an able and appropriate address.
MOSES, b. 24 Aug., 1767, son of Dea. Aaron, of Holliston, came to Ox. 1810 from Leicester, settled at the site of the present stone house, west of the river, now Webster, m. 1787, at Holliston, Hopestill Day. He d. 9 Feb., 1813, aged 46, she m. (2) Asa Harris, and d. 17 Sept., 1840. . . . Children : CALVIN, b. about 1790; JOSEPH DAY, b. about 1794, unm., drowned 18 Sept., 1825, in the river near home; DENNY, m., resided at Holliston; HOLLIS, m. and settled at Holliston, removed to Milford, where he d .; SYLVESTER; MOSES ; POLLY, m. - Partridge, settled and d. at Pelham; DEBORAH, m. 30 Aug., 1812, Ezra Wallis of Douglas, who later bought the homestead, where she d .; JOANNA R., m. 24 July, 1831, Cyrus S. Tourtellotte of Thomp- son, Conn., where they d.
2. CALVIN, son of Moses (1), m. Rachel Prince of Charlton. He d. 6 Nov., 1822, she d. 23 June, 1822, aged 31. . . . Children : GEORGE W., b. 22 Feb., 1816, m., resided at Holliston; MARY, b. 21 Dec., 1819, m. 17. March, 1870, Prince Brackett of Webster, he d. 8 Feb., 1881.
3. SYLVESTER, son of Moses (1), m. (1) Harriet Loring of Hopkinton, she d. June, 1844, m. (2) intentions 7 Sept., 1844, Abigail, widow of George Moore of Stafford, Conn., m. n. Davis, dau. of Abel of Ox., lived in his later years at Ox., d. aged 77, 13 Sept., 1879. . . . Children by first m. : CALVIN, b. 4 May, 1823, m. (1) Sarah Holmes of Medway, where they settled, m. (2) Mrs. Marston, resided at Chester, Vt .; FANNY L., b. 8 Aug., 1825, m. (1) George Sherman, had ch., m. (2) and resided at Upton; ELIZABETH A., b. Sept., 1828, m. Edward Howard of Milford, where she d. about 1861, 1 dau. ; MARY A., b. 10 June, 1831, m. Abel Bagley of Milford, where she d. about
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