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DEXTER, younger brother of Bela, bought 1820 the farm next south of Lyman, now Joseph Stevens, H. 176, which he occupied one or two years and selling in 1822 returned to Boston, where he was a successful merchant.
LAURA, and James Brown of Sutton, m. intentions 6 Jan., 1827.
DEMOSTHENES, and Almira Twiss, m. 25 Sept., 1828.
LEMUEL, of Douglas, and Bathsheba Hall, m. intentions 1 Sept., 1845. He d. aged 71, 21 Sept., 1867.
TILLOTSON, JONATHAN, probably son of Jonathan of Lyme, b. 26 Oct., 1684, one of the original proprietors, his home lot embracing the " old mill" at the south end of the Plain, H. 37, which he sold 1719 with "all his rights in the village," but remained here at least two years later, and we lose trace of him. He m. Rebekah . Children : JAMES, b. 18 July, 1717; MARY, b. 1 June, 1721.
TIRRELL, EDWARD (Canadian), m. Maria -, family removed to Worcester. . . Children : EDWARD, b. 1 Feb., 1846; JOSEPH, b. 1 Nov., 1847; JULIA, b. Sept., 1849; ALICE L., b. 16 March, 1852; CHARLES, b. 21 April, 1854; FRANKLIN, b. 20 Feb., 1856.
STEPHEN (Canadian), aged 40, d. 2 April, 1855.
TISDALE, Ruth, w. of Ephraim, " an absentee." . . . Children : EPHRAIM, JOHN, HANNAH, ELIZABETH, RUTH, WILKS, JOSEPH, resided in Ox. March, 1780.
TITUS, JOSEPH, of Douglas, and Mrs. Abigail Bunn, m. 20 March, 1788.
TODD, JOHN, of Ward, and Esther Stone, m. intentions 2 Sept., 1780. ARCHIBALD, Revolutionary soldier.
TOLLEY, JEMIMA, many years a dependent on the town.
TOLMAN, JONAS, b. 9 July, 1810, at Walpole, N. H., son of Rev. Benjamin, later of Fitchburg, tailor, resided at the Cyrus Lamb homestead, H. 121, m. 17 March, 1835, Selaney, dau. of Lamb, she d. 30 Nov., 1870. . . . Children : CYRUS L., b. 8 Sept., 1836, unm., d. 20 Nov., 1874; ELIZABETH, b. 2 April, 1839; ELLEN M., b. 1 Feb., 1852.
BENJAMIN, brother of Jonas, lived at North Ox. mills, m. (1) Cordelia Merritt of Templeton, who d. 21 Sept., 1835, m. (2) 14 Feb., 1836, Eunice Leach of Ox., removed to New Hampshire and later to Winchendon, where he d. Child by first m. : MARY JANE, b. 1832, d. 1834. He, being then of Fitchburg, m. (3) intentions 4 Dec., 1852, Mrs. Eliza Bruce, m. n. Leach, b. at Thompson, Conn.
DANIEL, of Sterling, and Almira Davis, m. intentions 12 May, 1839.
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TONAR, DENNIS, aged 108, d. 23 Dec., 1874.
TOOMEY, MARGARET, dau. of Michael, aged 23, d. 4 June, 1878. DANIEL, aged 46, soldier, d. 4 Jan., 1882.
TORREY, SAMUEL, b. 19 Feb., 1762, son of Daniel, of Sutton, m. Hannah Sprague of Douglas; had at Sutton : LEWIS, b. 27 Sept., 1788, m. 10 May, 1812, Betsey Titus, settled in Douglas; BELINDA, b. 21 May, 1791; ROXANA, b. 27 Dec., 1795, m. Josiah Gleason; ALFRED, b. 25 March, 1802; WILLARD, b. 5 Dec., 1805, all came with their parents to Ox. and lived in the old tavern house in the rear of the present Israel Sibley house, H. 205, where was b. DANIEL, 11 Nov., 1808; several years later the family removed to Dixfield, Me.
JOHN, came to Ox. from Franklin 1807, m. Sally Richardson of Franklin, farmer, owned the place adjoining the common, now Benjamin F. White, H. 244, where he resided 10 years and d. 4 Nov., 1817, aged 42. . . . Children, first four b. at Franklin : HARRIET B., b. 28 Sept., 1799, m. Lewis, son of Amos Shumway; EBENEZER, b. 16 Aug., 1801, was graduated at Harvard College 1822, studied law with and succeeded to the business of Hon. John Shepley of Fitchburg, where he m. and settled and was a leading business man as well as lawyer, 26 years treasurer of the Savings Bank, 1832 became cashier of the Fitchburg Bank, which position he filled honorably for 27 years when he was elected president and continued till his death, 3 Sept., 1888; his son, George A., b. 14 May, 1838, was graduated at Harvard College 1859, prominent lawyer at Boston and Fitchburg; SALLY, b. 5 June, 1804, m. 6 June, 1825, Jonathan Dudley, Jr., of Sutton, where they settled, he d. 8 Dec., 1847, she d. 17 May, 1876, at Webster; they had Edwin A., b. 22 June, 1827, m. Elizabeth P., dau. of Jonathan Howard, resided at Norwich, Conn., had ch. ; Anne E., b. 2 Jan., 1831, m. 25 May, 1853, Rufus C., son of Oliver Hall of Sutton, resided at Webster; they had Florence D., b. 5 April, 1863; JOHN, b. 2 Aug., 1806, m. a dau. of Lewis Fisher, Esq., of Franklin, resided at Sutton, removed to Franklin, he d. 18 July. 1841; ELI R., b. 25 Jan., 1809, at Ox., went young to New York State, d. Nov., 1880, no ch .; WILLIAM, b. 2 May, 1811, settled at Fitchburg and d. 13 June, 1835, a person of rare endow- ments ; RUFUS C., b. 19 Feb., 1813, at Ox., was graduated 1833 at Harvard College, went to Fitchburg, where he was a number of years teacher, editing a newspaper and writing a history of the town, removed 1838 to Mobile, Ala., where he taught in Pinney's College, removed to St. Stephens, studied law with Judge Ptolemy T. Harris. In 1841 began practice at Grove Hill, Clark Co., removed in 1843 to Claiborne, where he spent his subsequent years. In 1844 elected judge of Monroe Co. Court, resigned in 1848, in 1875 chosen - delegate to the State convention for the revision of the constitution, and in 1876 State Senator for four years. His health gradually gave way and he d. 13 Sept., 1882, at Claiborne. He was a very able man and highly esteemed. His w. d. 1856. He m. 1846, Elizabeth, dau. of Andrew Henshaw of Clark Co .; their surviving ch. are Charles J., lawyer at Mobile; Elizabeth, m. Harry Pillans, lawyer at Mobile; Andrew H., merchant near Claiborne; CHARLES W., b. 1815, d. 1816.
DANIEL S., and Matilda R. -, had GEORGE H., b. 25 Aug., 1842; JOHN T., b. 2 Sept., 1844; NANCY F., b. 26 Feb., 1847.
JOSEPH W., and Isabella - -, had CAROLINE A., b. 5 July, 1844.
SALLY, and Henry Davis, m. intentions 15 July, 1815.
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TOURTELLOTTE, JAMES J., aged 27, d. 3 Oct., 1860.
PARIS, of Sutton, aged 70, d. 13 Oct., 1867.
CATHERINE, dau. of Paris, aged 31, d. 22 Feb., 1874.
TOWN, TOWNE, WILLIAM. Upon the east coast of England, 120 miles northeast from London is the old town of Yarmouth. Among its venerable buildings is St. Nicholas Church (founded A. D. 1123), in which on 25 March, 1620, William Town and Joanna Blessing were m. They were the grand- parents of John, the leading man in the English settlement at Ox. Twenty years after this m. six of their ch. had been baptized in that Church and the family had joined the emigrants to America. They resided first at "North fields," Salem, removed 1652 to Topsfield, where they settled. JACOB, a son, was baptized at Yarmouth, 11 March, 1632, resided with his father at Salem 12 years, m. 26 June, 1657, Catherine, dau. of John Symonds, and d. aged about 73 years. His sisters, REBECCA and MARY, were victims of the witch- craft delusion, and SARAH barely escaped with her life. JOHN, son of Jacob, b. 2 April, 1658, at Topsfield, m. 2 Feb., 1680, Mary Smith, was active in public affairs at Topsfield and administrator of his father's estate 1704, removed to Framingham where at the first town meeting, 5 Aug., 1700, he was chosen selectman. In 1708 he resided at Charlestown, came in 1713 at 55 years of age among the 30 settlers from Framingham to Ox., and at the first town meeting was chosen town clerk and selectman, and continued to occupy prominent public positions and to have the confidence of the com- munity during his life. He was a leader in the formation of the Church, one of four who met at his house for this purpose, and was its first deacon. His abilities, character and experience fitted him to be what he in fact was, the Nestor of the new settlement. His house lot, H. 176, which adjoined the North Common he sold nearly ten years before his decease to his son Jonathan. He d. aged 82, 1740, at Topsfield.1 . . . Children : MARY, b. 23 June, 1681; JOHN, b. 25 Nov., 1682, d. young; ISRAEL, b. 18 Nov., 1684; ESTHER, b. 13 Dec., 1686, m. 23 April, 1711, Simon Mellen of Framingham ; EPHRAIM, b. 1688; JONATHAN, b. 11 March, 1691; DAVID, b. 1693; SAMUEL, b. 25 Jan., 1696; EDMUND, b. 7 May, 1699; JOHN, b. 31 May, 1702. [Barry. ]
2. ISRAEL, son of John (1), m. Susanna Haven of Framingham, one of the 30 original proprietors, his home lot, H. 141, adjoining that of his father on the north. He d. aged 86, 29 Oct., 1771, at Ox., she d. aged 96, in 1787, at Belchertown. . . . Children : MARY, b. 16 Nov., 1709, at Framingham, m. Theodore Kingsbury; SUSANNA, b. 1711, d. young; JOSEPH, b. 1714, d. 1733; SUSANNA, b. 17 Feb. 1717 [Towne Gen.], m. 25 Oct., 1739, John Haven of Framingham (or Sutton) ; they had Mary, b. 1750; Lydia, b. 1755; Azubah, b. 1758, m. Ezra Mixer; John, b. 1762; she d. 1806, aged 89, at Sutton; ELIJAH, b. 16 Feb., 1719; MOSES, b. 14 Aug., 1721; ESTHER, b. 14 March, 1724, m. 17 Dec., 1742, Jacob Willson(?) ; ISRAEL, b. 12 Feb., 1727, removed 1749 to Belchertown, m. 17 Oct., 1754, Naomi Stebbins, he d. Dec., 1805, at Belchertown, she d. 12 Feb., 1827; they had Amasa, b. 1755, d. 1820, at Bel- chertown; Jonathan, b. 1756, d. 1824, at Belchertown; William, b. 1759, d. 1842, in New York; Joseph, b. 1761, d. 1825, in Pennsylvania; Lucretia, b. 1763; Benjamin, b. 1765; Abner, b. 1767, d. 1828, at Belchertown; Naomi, b. 1770, m. Nathaniel Talmadge of Ludlow, and d. 1835; Rebecca, b. 1772, m. Wilson White, and d. 1800, at Granville, N. Y .; Susanna, b. 1774, m.
1 Letter of Sidney Perley, Esq.
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Joab Holbrook of Moscow, N. Y .; Salem, b. 1779, m. 1807, Abigail King, resided at Granville and Aurora, N. Y., was graduated 1805 from Middlebury College (Vt.), was a clergyman, doctor of laws, an able writer on educational subjects, author of "Towne's Speller " and "Towne's Analysis," two fa- vorite text-books, a prominent Freemason; he d. 24 Feb., 1864, at Green- castle, Ind. ; LoIs, b. 18 May, 1729, m.7 Sept., 1749, John Willson ; MEHETABLE, b. 23 Dec., 1731, m. 12 June, 1760, Samuel, son of Josiah Larned.
3. ELIJAH, son of Israel (2), soldier in French war, sergeant, m. 23 June, 1743, Lydia, dau. of Ebenezer Locke, settled in North Gore east of the river at the Livermore place, H. 110, removed 1766 to Warwick, where she d. 9 April, 1771. . . . Children, all except the last b. at Ox. : EBENEZER, b. 22 Sept., 1744, m. at Warwick, and had Azubah; Lydia; LYDIA, b. 1746, d. 1753; MIRIAM, b. 1748, d. 1753; ELIAS, b. 1750, d. 1753; EZEKIEL, b. and d. 1753; ELIJAH, b. 8 July, 1754 ; MARY, b. 2 Aug., 1756, d. 22 June, 1767; TIMOTHY, b. 1758, d. 1767; LoIs, b. 2 Sept., 1760; LYDIA, b. 26 Feb., 1763; MIRIAM, b. 1765, d. 1767; MARY, b. 12 Jan., 1768.
4. MOSES, son of Israel (2), soldier in French war, m. (1) 19 Feb., 1747, Bethiah Reed, she d. 21 Aug., 1761; m. (2) intentions 4 June, 1763, Mrs. Abi- gail Childs of Grafton; resided on the homestead until his second marriage, then removed to the north part of the town, near the river at the southern point of Prospect Hill, where he d. 16 Sept., 1808,; she d. 15 Sept., 1821, aged about 90. . . . Children : JOSEPH, b. 24 July, 1747, m. 28 April, 1772, Anna Cragin of Acton. [In March, 1805, Joseph Town of Fairfield, Me., was sued by the town of Ox. for the support of his father Moses. The town gained the suit. In June, 1806, Joseph, being in ill health, appealed to the court for relief. Court Rec.] ESTHER, b. 1 March, 1750, m. 30 Dec., 1770, Abraham Merrifield(?) ; 1 ELIAS, b. 8 Oct., 1754; 2 SARAH, b. 2 May, 1757, d. 28 May, 1769.
5. EPHRAIM, son of John (1), m. 31 Dec., 1719, at Woodstock, Conn., Sarah Kenney of Ox., and settled at Ox .; was one of the 30 English settlers, his home lot which he held in partnership with his brother Jonathan until his father's removal, was west of the road, opposite the old common, H. 178. . . Children : PAUL and SILAS, b. 14 March, 1722, Paul d. 1722; EDMUND, b. 19 Aug., 1724, m. 16 Jan., 1755, Abigail, dau. of Jonathan Brewer of Framingham [Barry 191], said to have removed to Vermont [Barry says Hoosack Fort]; Towne Gen. gives his children thus : Abigail, Edmund, Cath- erine, David, Martha, Jonathan, Prudence, Silas; he d. 1779, she d. 1772; THOMAS, b. and d. 1727.
6. SILAS, son of Ephraim (5), m. 17 Jan., 1745, Susanna (probably dau. of Ebenezer) Locke of Ox., removed about 1757, to Warwick .. . . Children, all except youngest three b. at Ox. : SUSANNA, b. 6 March, 1746, m. Moore, and removed to Grand Isle, Vt .; EPHRAIM, b. 1748, d. 1753; ASA, b. 13 April, 1749; SARAH, b. 23 Aug., 1751; EPHRAIM, b. 14 Aug., 1753, m. 18 Dec., 1777, Huldah Gale, settled at Warwick, where he resided 1798, removed to Vermont, d. at Stow, 8 ch .; SILAS, b. 7 Aug., 1755, Lieut. in the Revolutionary war; LYDIA, b. 15 July, 1757, m. - Cook, lived at Conway and Buckland; THOMAS, b. 25 Dec., 1759, at Warwick, m. (1)
1 In Capt. Hartwell's account book Dec., 1775, is a charge against Moses Town for goods deliv- ered to his " dafter Merrifield."
2 Moses and Elias Town, father and son(?),
were both in Capt. Curtis' Co. in Revolutionary war and the campaign of 1775 near Boston. La- ter, Moses had been 35 months in Capt. Moore's Co. Elias was in the Saratoga battles.
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Ruth Burton, 5 ch .; m. (2) Mary Coleman, 5 ch .; he d. 1819, at Rowe; RUTH, b. 20 May, 1762; EDMUND, b. 6 Aug., 1764, m. 1782, Anna Fisher.
7. JONATHAN, son of John (1), m. Katherine -, one of the 30 Eng- lish settlers, and had land in partnership with his brother Ephraim, H. 178, opposite the North Common. In 1731 his father, being then over 70 years of age, deeded to him his home lot, 176, which Jonathan probably soon after occupied. Katherine d. 8 June, 1757; m. (2) 28 April, 1761, Martha, widow of Richard Rogers, the first schoolmaster. He was a substantial citizen, but seems not to have been particularly active in public affairs, was chosen 29 June, 1739, deacon of the Church which office he filled until his death. His will was approved 29 July, 1771. . . . Children : JACOB, b. 30 Oct., 1720; TAMAR, b. 19 Feb., 1722, m. Daniel Davis; SIMON, b. 26 March, 1724, d. unm.(?); JONATHAN, b. and d. 1727; JOHN, b. 15 Dec., 1728, m. 9 April, 1761, Dorothy Pratt, resided at the homestead, 176, sold in 1788, and removed to Ward, having exchanged estates with William Phips, Esq .; in 1797, he sold his place in Ward and removed to Otsego Co., N. Y .; was Captain of the Ox- ford minute men in the Revolutionary war, and marched at their head on the Lexington alarm; later he was the efficient recruiting officer of the town, and advanced considerable sums to secure soldiers, for which he was reimbursed only at the end of a lawsuit; as Captain, in Sept., 1777, he issued orders from the court for the recruiting service; ch. : Catherine, b. 23 Feb., 1762 ; Tamar, m. Joseph Putnam of Sutton, and had Tamar, b. 1786 ; John Town, b. 1787; Daniel, b. 1789; John, m. Dolly Gould, settled at Phillips- ton(?); Daniel ; MARY, b. 4 June, 1731 , m. 19 Sept., 1751, Samuel Curtis, Jr., of North Gore; JOSIAH, b. 10 Aug., 1734, m. 13 Aug., 1756, Susanna Rich of Charlton, where they settled; he was in both the French and Revolutionary wars and d. 14 Feb., 1821, she d. 25 Nov., 1788; they had Catherine, b. 1757, m. Capt. John Fitts of Charlton; Susanna, b. 1759; Josiah, b. 1761, m. 1780, Dorothy Hill of Killingly, Conn., and had Aaron, b. 1781; Leonard, b. 1783, harness maker at Charlton; Ruth, b. 1788; Susanna, b. 1790, m. Moses Dres- ser; Richard Rogers, b. 1764, m. 5 Aug., 1782, Mrs. Polly Coburn, and had Catherine, b. 1792, m. Col. John Fitts, second wife ; Harvelin, b. 1795, thriv- ing farmer of Charlton; Sally E., b. 1811; Richard R., d. 1 Oct., 1843; Polly, his wife, d. 14 Jan., 1842; HULDAH, b. 2 Nov., 1737, m. 18 Sept., 1760, Israel Phillips.
8. JACOB, son of Jonathan (7), m. 16 June, 1743, Mary, dau. of Rev. John Campbell, settled on Rocky Hill, north of the old Charlton road, H. 87, soldier in French war, and d. at Fort Edward 18 Oct., 1755, " was buried in the woods by his brother Josiah."1 [His widow m. 23 Nov., 1758, Joseph Twiss of Charlton, who d. 13 Jan., 1793; they had Samuel, b. 1760; Prudence, b. 1765, m. Francis Blandin; Lucretia, b. 1769, m. Sibley Barton]. . .
. Children : ESTHER, b. 7 Nov., 1743, m. 20 Oct., 1763, David Twiss of Charlton ; JONATHAN, b. 19 Jan., 1745, m. Lucy Lamb of Charlton, and had Mary, b. 1772; SALEM, b. 21 Oct., 1746. [There is a tradition which comes on the authority of George W. Hartwell, who received it from his father, that on the day of his birth the new Meeting-house at the North Common was raised, and that Mr. Campbell, the grandfather, in commemoration of the event named the child SALEM-peace. The name which was specially an honored one in Charlton, was later adopted in several instances in the family, and ex- tensively in other families of the region.] JOHN, b. 5 Dec., 1748, d. young ;
1 Family memorandum.
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SYLVANUS, b. 15 Feb., 1750; ISABEL, b. 12 Feb., 1752, m. (1) 23 July, 1776, Israel Holten of Charlton, and had Isabel, m. Henry B. Morgan; she m. (2) 24 July, 1785, Ebenezer Rich of Sutton, where they settled and had Molly, b. 1777; Mehetable, b. 1778; Lucy, b. 1781; Elizabeth, b. 1783; Ebenezer, b. 17 June, 1786, settled at Ox .; Jacob, b. 1787; Elisha, b. 1788;1 WILLIAM, b. 2 Feb., 1754, m. Mary Reynolds, removed from town soon; JACOB, b. 20 Oct., 1755, resided in 1827 near New York city.
9. SALEM, son of Jacob (8), m. (1) 11 July, 1771, Elizabeth, dau. of John Mayo, she d. 15 March, 1772, m. (2) 11 April, 1774, Ruth, dau. of Richard Moore, she d. 25 Sept., 1790; he d. 22 July, 1825; prominent man at Charlton, soldier, quartermaster in the Revolutionary war, later Maj .- Gen. of militia, representative in the State constitutional convention and the legis- lature. . . . Children, all by second m. : POLLY, b. 18 Nov., 1774, m. William Weld; RUTH, b. 28 March, 1777, m. (1) Aaron Wheelock, m. (2) Dr. Ebenezer H. Phillips ; ELIZABETH, b. 20 Sept., 1778, m. William P. Rider, she d. Nov., 1828; SALEM, b. 26 March, 1780, m. Sally Spurr of Charlton, resided on the homestead at Charlton, of sterling character, good mental abilities and very influential. A teacher in young manhood, later considerably in public life, several years State Senator, Gen. of militia. Hon. William L. Marcy, who was under his instruction in his youth, is said to have declared that for whatever of distinction or merit he had attained to, he was indebted more to Salem Town than any other living person. He d. 17 Feb., 1872; ch. : Elijah D .; William M., m. Frances A. Robinson; Mary D., b. 1810; Sarah S., b. 1813; Mary L., b. 1815; Margaret L., b. 1819; Amelia M., b. 1821; Salem, b. 1823; Alice B., b. 1826, d. 11 Nov., 1843; Edward W., b. 1829; PAMELA, b. 29 Aug., 1781, m. Isaiah Rider, brother of William, she d. 29 May, 1844; AUGUSTA, b. 13 Jan., 1784, m. Dr. Dan Lamb, leading physician at Charl- ton, she d. 14 April, 1865; LUCY M., b. 2 Nov., 1787, m. Col. John Fitts.
10. SYLVANUS, son of Jacob (8), Revolutionary soldier, marched in Crafts' Cav. Co. on Lexington alarm, in Saratoga battles, m. (1) 29 March, 1775, Margaret, dau. of William Watson, m. (2) intentions 2 July, 1785, Ruth, only child of Daniel and Elizabeth (Green) Hovey of Leicester, b. June, 1763. [Daniel Hovey d. before July, 1785, his widow m. (2) Rev. Benjamin Foster, Baptist pastor at Greenville. ] He had good abilities, was many years justice of the peace, auctioneer, an efficient business man and held important pub- lic offices, a constant Church goer and much respected. Col. of militia, and a Gov't officer in " Shays Rebellion." He d. 8 April, 1818. His widow d. 1837. . . . Children : WILLIAM, b. 28 Feb., 1777, m. 10 June, 1799, Sally Barber of Worcester, physician, of good abilities, resided at Thompson, Conn., and Westminster, Vt., d. in middle life at Worcester, having long been an invalid; ch. : Ruth E., b. 9 March, 1801, at Thompson ; Sylvanus, b. 25 Jan., 1804, at Westminster; Sarah, b. 5 Aug., 1805, at Westminster; SYLVANUS, b. 27 Dec., 1778, unm., enlisted early in the U. S. army, continued nearly or quite 20 years, returned home about two years before his decease, 4 Sept., 1823; JACOB, b. 22 July, 1781, tanner, m. 30 Oct., 1808, Catherine, dau. of Oliver Smith, removed to Greenbush, N. Y., d. in young manhood, she d. aged 25, 18 Feb., 1810, at Ox. ; they had Caroline, b. 1809, d. young ; CHARLES, b. 24 April, 1786; ELIZABETH, b. 1 Feb., 1788, m. Samuel Harris; BENJAMIN F., b. 13 Nov., 1791; RUTH, b. 7 July, 1794, d. young.
1 The will of Mrs. John Campbell gave to Esther Town, her granddaughter, her wearing apparel, to Isabel her gold necklace and all moneys due
the testator. Capt. James Griffin was named Executor, but a letter of Administration was issued to Isabel Holten.
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11. CHARLES, son of Sylvanns (10), m. 30 March, 1806, Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Harris. He d. 19 Aug., 1828, she d. 1 June, 1846, both at Ox. . . . Children : RUTH, b. 31 July, 1806, m. Artemas G. Metcalf ; DANIEL HOVEY, b. 13 Oct., 1810, m. Sarah Hersey, settled at Southbridge, baker, removed about 1867, to Springfield; they had Charles, d. unm. at Southbridge; Helen, resided at Springfield; Everett, m. and settled at Warehouse Point, physician, had a son 1888 in Williams College; Anne, resided at Springfield; CHARLES HARRIS, b. 6 April, 1817, m. 2 May, 1838, Lavinia Chase of Sutton, settled in Grafton, removed to New York city, where he was a wholesale flour mer- chant, very expert, removed to Rockville, Conn., he d. at a hospital in Hart- ford, 19 Sept., 1888; ch .: Mary S., b. 2 Aug., 1840; Albert H., b. 9 April, 1844, soldier in the late war, killed at Fredericksburg; Sarah L., b. 21 Dec., 1847; Arthur L., b. 11 Feb., 1858, organist and music teacher at Rockville; Charles S., b. 15 Dec., 1861.
12. BENJAMIN F., son of Sylvanus (10), saddler, in business from about 1814 to 1820 at the shop on Charlton street corner, opposite the old tavern, previously occupied by Maj. Archibald Campbell, later for two years with Seth Daniels and Sylvanus Harris at H. 218, afterward with his brother-in- law, Andrew Sigourney, Jr., in the tavern and store at the centre. He m. intentions 13 Dec., 1821, Mary, dau. of Andrew Sigourney. He d. 3 Nov., 1833, she d. 8 June, 1860. . . . Children : MARY S., b. 5 June, 1823, m. 25 Oct., 1856, William Wallace of Marysville, Tenn., no ch., he d. 26 April, 1864; BENJAMIN F., b. and d. 1831.
13. DAVID, son of John (1), m. (1) 31 Dec., 1716, at Woodstock, Conn., Mercy, dau. of Samuel and Hannah Barton of Ox., settled at H. 27. She d. 3 Dec., 1730, aged 37, m. (2) Sarah -, she d. 24 June, 1737, m. (3) 28 Dec., 1737, Priscilla, dau. of Dea. Daniel Hovey, she d. 2 Nov., 1741, m. (4) Margaret Manning of Woodstock, Conn., she d. 6 Feb., 1778, aged 78. He d. aged 87, 20 Sept., 1781, at Belchertown. . . . Children : FRANCIS, b. 7 March, 1719, d. 1729; HANNAH, b. 1 Sept., 1720, d. 1743; DELIVERANCE, b. July, 1726; DAVID, b. 15 July, 1734; SUSANNAH, b. 1736, d. 1737; PRISCILLA, b. 7 March, 1740, m. intentions 21 May, 1768, Jacob Thompson.
14. DAVID, son of David (13), m. 26 Aug., 1755, Keziah, dau. of Oliver Shumway. Soldier in the French war. [Small in stature. On a time he became exhausted in marching and was about to lie down by the way as he thought to die, when a comrade near him, observing his condition, said to him, "Jump on my back !" He was very ready to obey and having been car- ried a long distance was so revived as to be able to march with his company. He was wont in his old age to relate with tears the incident and declared he owed his life to his friend the stalwart Irishman. ] . . . Children : FRANCIS, b. and d. 1757; WILLIAM, b. 8 Nov., 1760; OLIVER, b. 19 Feb., 1763; KEZIAH, b. 29 Jan., 1765 ; SARAH, b. 30 Nov., 1767.
15. SAMUEL, son of John (1), m. (1) 16 April, 1722, Sarah, dau. of Abial Lamb, she d. 19 July, 1727, m. (2) 11 Aug., 1743, Bathsheba, widow of Collins Moore. He d. 1760, at Ox. [She m. 10 Dec., 1760, Joseph Phillips.] We find no record of his estate but there are indications that he lived on Prospect Hill. In his will, approved 22 April, 1760, he names the heirs of his son James, deceased, his dau. Zeruiah Cloise [Cloyes?] and granddau. Elizabeth Cloise, Sarah Moore, Lucy Town and Samuel Town. . . . Children : JAMES, b. 11 Oct., 1722, m. 10 Dec., 1747, Ann Blood, and had Sarah, b. 25 May, 1748, m. intentions 1 June, 1771, Ebenezer Collier; Keziah, James; James, the
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father, removed to Belchertown, where he d. before 2 July, 1759 (date of his father's will), she m. (2) John Wyman(?) ; ZERUIAH, b. 1 Feb., 1725, m. John Cloyes of Framingham(?) ; SARAH, b. 12 March, 1727, m. Nathan Moore; ch. by second m. : LUCY, b. 2 Nov., 1744, m. intentions 7 June, 1766, Peter Delvee; SAMUEL, b. 12 March, 1747, m. 9 March, 1769, Tabitha Eddy, resided at Warwick; TABITHA, b. 8 Dec., 1749, d. young.
16. EDMUND, son of John (1), cordwainer, m. (1) 29 March, 1733, Elizabeth, dau. of Zaccheus Gould of Topsfield, resided on Prospect Hill, she d. 17 Sept., 1742, m. (2) intentions April, 1744, Patience, dau. of Samuel Gould, cousin of his first w. He d. 27 May, 1745, she m. (2) John Eddy, second w. Town's inventory, £524, indicates a style of house furnishing above the ordinary for the times. . . . Children : EDMUND, b. 10 Sept., 1733; ZACCHEUS, b. 1736, d. 1740; ELIZABETH, b. 14 Feb., 1738, m. 10 Jan., 1758, John King of Sutton, who was Lieut. in a company in Col. Ebenezer Learned's Regt., and later commissary and deputy sheriff; BATHSHEBA, b. 1740, d. 1741; MARY, b. and d. 1742.
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