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A goodly number in this country have been a God-fearing people, distinguished for their energy and perseverance in troublesome times in defending their new settlement, and in later days, many others occupying high and honorary positions in society. The family became allied with the Scotts from Springfield, that became our first settlers, and also Deacon Joshua Shaw, a name familiar in our church records.
James was b. in Somers, Ct., 1736, and m. Lillis Bryant, 1758. After residing in Palmer some six years, he removed to Conway where he d., 1830, aged ninety-four years ; Lillis, 1828. The farm he occupied so many years has been known as the Dickinson homestead.
Ch. 1, James, Jun., b. Nov. 13, 1761, Palmer.
Ch. 2, Ruth, b. March 12, 1764, Palmer.
Ch. 3, Noah, b. 1766, Conway, m. Tabitha Newhall.
Ch. 4, David, b. 1769, Conway, m. Sally Watson. There were others.
CAPT. A. N. DEWEY.
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Rev. David, s. of James, m. Sally Watson, Feb. 23, 1796; he d. Jan. 1, 1857, Sally d. Sept. 4, 1851.
Ch. 1, Lillis, b. 1801, Ashfield, m. Capt. Freeman Smith, Sept. 22, 1824, d. Dec. 24, 1877.
Ch. 2, Louisa, b. Palmer, 1802, m. Dr. Earl Loomis, Connecticut, Sept. 22, 1824, d. 1879.
Ch. 3, Watson, b. 1804, d. 1830, unm.
Ch. 4, Bryant, b. 1810, m. Laura Williams.
Ch. 5, Austin, b. 1812, m. Antonette Gay, Lebanon, Ct., 1835, d. 1852.
Ch. 6, Western, b. 1813, m. Parnell Huntington, 1836, d. 1885; she d. 1884.
Ch. 7, Harriett N., b. 1821, d. 1846, unm.
THE DORCHESTER FAMILY.
James and Lydia Dorchester, James, Jun., and Rachel his wife, and John, his second son, came from Springfield, 172-, and settled in the south part of the district ; James, Sen., bought his lot of the Gent. Claimers, but it was granted to Ebenezar Myrick, 1732, and known, in 1800, as the Rev. Moses Baldwin's farm. James, Jun., had seventy acres northeast of his father's claim, but it was granted to John King, his assignee, by the General Court. John had one hundred acres farther north, as a part now known as the Sherman farm. He perished on the road going from Kingsfield to Springfield, Feb. 15, 1732. aged about 24 years. The General Court granted this lot to David and Robert Nevins. James, Sen., and Lydia, had a daughter Mary, born June 18, 1729 ; and James, Jun., had three daughters and no son.
James and Rachel Dorchester.
Ch. 1, Rachel, b. July 4, 1730. Ch. 2, Tamer, b. Dec. 18, 1732. Ch. 3, Phebe, b. Apr. 4, 1736.
This ends the family name of this branch.
THE DURANT FAMILY.
John and Nathaniel Durant came from Newburyport. Nathan- iel m. widow Mary Gates, 1808. John was a merchant in Palmer Center in 1790, and was in trade several years ; he d. 1810.
Dennis2, s. of John, m. Bathsheba Ward, 1801.
Ch. 1, Cornelius L., b. Dec. 19, 1801.
Ch. 2, James, b. June 10, 1803,
Ch. 3, Harriett, b. Aug. 13, 1804, m. Moses E. Eager, March, 1827.
Ch. 4, Maria, b. Apr. 14, 1806.
Ch. 5, Thomas D., b. May 22, 1808.
Ch. 6, Abner W., b. Nov. 25, 1809.
Ch. 7, Thaddeus B., b. March 1, 1812.
Ch. 8, John, b. Oct. 9, 1814, m. Lucy P. Haynes, Dec. 20, 1844.
Ch. 9, Bersheba, b. Nov. 16, 1817, m. -.
Ch. 10, Sophia, b. Sept. 12, 1820, m.
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THE DARLING FAMILY.
David Darling bought the mill privilege on Swift river (now Bondsville) in 17- ; he had twelve children.
David, Jun., m. Miss Washburn.
Ch. Willard, Elijah, Benjamin, Olive, Ruth and Speedy.
Elijah, b. 1792, m. Eunice Spear.
Ch. David, Peggy, Sarah.
THE DUNBAR FAMILY.
John Dunbar, Sen., of Foxbury m. Esther Boynton. They re- moved with their family of seven children to Palmer 178-, and lo- cated east of Pottoquatuck Mountain on the farm originally set- tled by William Brown, it being a part of the Rev. Peter Hobert grant. Ch. Samuel2, m. Lucy Cummings. Joseph m. and settled in Enfield. Susannah m. Joseph Ripley Dec. 15, 1796. Esther m. Timothy P. Marsh Nov. 28, 1799, and one daughter m. William Coney.
John, Jun., m. Sarah Breakenridge May 14, 1801, and located on the north of the mountain, and had a family of children-Anne, John3; Sarah, Lucy C., Daniel and Electa.
John3, son of John, Jun., was a graduate of Williams College and was a missionary among the Pawnee Indians. He m. Esther Smith of Hadley, and left his field of labor and settled in Kansas, where he died, leaving a family of seven children. Sarah 1st m. John E. Lamberton, 2d m. Solomon B. Davis of Ware. Electa m. Lucas Gibbs of Ware; had daughters Sarah A., Lucy, Maria, Electa, Ella and Augusta ; sons, J. Wilbur, William, Charles T. and Samuel L.
Daniel, s. of John, Jun., m. Susannah Cummings; they had four children-John, Mary E., Susan C. and Julia. John was killed in the battle of the Wilderness May 6, 1863.
Daniel2, s. of John, Sen., m. Clarissa Brown.
Seth2, s. of John, Sen., m. Cynthia Cummings 1807.
Ch. 1, Amos B., b. Jan. 31, 1808.
Ch. 2, Susannah, b. Feb. 22, 1810.
Ch. 3, Samuel, b. Feb. 10, 1812.
Ch. 4, Simeon C., b. March 17, 1814, m. Amanda M. Colton, Pub. Sept. 21, 1839.
Ch. 5, Sally, b. May 15, 1816, m. Ambrose Blair April 16, 1835.
Ch. 6, Cyntha, b. Feb. 10, 1819, m. Olney Goff.
Ch. 7, Seth, Jun., b. March 28, 1821.
Ch. 8, William Coney, b. Dec. 17, 1823.
Ch. 9, Betsey, b. Sept. 26, 1826.
Ch. 10, John D., b. Sept. 2, 1829.
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THE DUTTON FAMILY.
Jeremiah, s. of Loren of Ludlow, settled in Palmer in 1868. They were descendants of Jeremiah of East Haddam, Ct. The family settled in Ludlow in 1776. They were of the family line of John Dutton, who was one of the first settlers of Massachu- setts Colony and removed to Connecticut in 1630. Jeremiah was probably one of the third generation that located in Ludlow .-- Damarus Beebe, Jan. 24, 1758, had six children. He was fa- miliarly known as Master Dutton, as his early life was occupied as a teacher.
Dea. Oliver, s. of Jeremiah, b. 1760, d. 1843, m. Judith Hubbard.
Ch. 1, Lois, b. 1784, d. 1844.
Ch. 2, Lorin, b. 1792.
Ch. 3, Dennis, b. 1799, d. 1850.
Ch. 4, Aseneth, b. 1802, d. 1803.
Ch. 5, Hubbard, b. 1806.
Lorin, s. of Dea. Oliver, m. Susan Thomson 1812, d. 1886.
Ch. 1, Austin, b. 1812, m. Sarah Burt 1842.
Ch. 2, Aseneth, b. 1814, m. William Wait 1840, d. Aug. 1884.
Ch. 3, Almarin, b. 1816, m. Louvisa Hall Nov. 29, 183-, d. 1864.
Ch. 4, Lucius, b. 1818, unm.
Ch. 5, Jeremiah, b. Aug. 21, 1823.
Ch. 6, Rufus E., b. Jan. 1825, m. Mary Anderson.
Ch. 7, Elisabeth, b. 1827, d. 1884, m. Col. Eliot Bridgman.
Ch. 8, Elisha H., b. 1829, m.
Ch. 9, Dimaris, b. 1836, d. Nov. 2, 1855.
Jeremiah, s. of Loren, m. Julia A. Fish 1849, d. Oct. 23, 1866; 2d m. Martha A., dau. of Waterman and Sally (Abercrombe) Fuller, Feb. 20, 1868; she was b. Jan. 30, 1825.
Ch. 1, Wilbur F., b. May 5, 1853, m. Adelaide R. Kirchner, Nov. 27, 1884.
Ch. 2, Ora C., b. Nov. 11, 1855, m. George A. Murdock Sept. 22, 1873.
A genealogy of the Dutton family is now being printed.
THE ENGLISH FAMILY.
James and Mary English.
Ch. 1, David, b. Apr. 26, 1743.
Ch. 2, Andrew, b. May 6, 1745.
Ch. 3, James, b. April 6, 1747.
Mary, his wife, d. Apr. 16, 1747.
THE FARRAN FAMILY.
Thomas, Thomas, Jun., and Andrew Farran came here to settle about 1720. Thomas, Jun., and his brother-in-law, Elisha Hall, located at the junction of Ware and Swift rivers, and in 1736 Andrew and Robert Ferrell built the first grist mill in the district for the consideration of 100 acres of land-the same as was
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granted to Steward Southgate for the first mill. A committee was chosen to examine the mill and they reported it to be a good and sufficient mill for the benefit of the settlement. The inhabitants voted to accept the mill, and ordered it to be recorded.
Andrew2 and Sarah Farran, his second wife.
Ch. 1, Mary, b. May 20, 1731.
Ch. 2, Jane, b. Apr. 22, 1733.
Ch. 3, Barnard, b. Jan. 9, 1736.
Ch. 4, Sarah, b. March 29, 1738.
Ch. 5, Margaret, b. March 12, 1739.
Ch. 6, Ann, b. May 5, 1743.
Ch. 7, William, b. Oct. 12, 1744.
Ch. 8, Susannah, b. Aug. 18, 1747.
Ch. 9, John, a son by his first wife, d. 1736, aged 16 years.
Thomas2 Jun., and Mary Farran.
Ch. 1, Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1732.
Ch. 2, Jean, b. June 21, 1735.
Ch. 3, Thomas, b. March 21, 1738.
Ch. 4, Ruth, b. Aug. 12, 1741.
Ch. 5, Elisabeth, b. Apr. 13, 1750.
Ch. 6, Sarah, b. Aug. 21, 1752.
Ch. 7, Andrew, b. Apr. 29, 1755.
THE FENTON FAMILY.
John, Sen., b. and m. in Ireland.
They first settled in Rutland, from whence they removed to Wales. They afterward located on the farm in the west part of Brimfield known at the present time as the Ephraim Fenton place, and several of the children settled near the old homestead.
John, Jun., bought the farm on the west side of the river in Palmer. Some of the different branches of the family have an al- liance with the families of Palmer, Converses, Robinsons, Brain- ards, and Cooleys.
Ch. 1, James, b. July 27, 1780.
Ch. 2, Ziba, b. May 12, 1784, m. Esther King Oct. 3, 1811.
Ch. 3, Ephraim, b. Oct. 15. 178-, d. . -, 1804.
Ch. 4, Harvey, d. young.
Ch. 5, Marcia, b. - -, m. Ruel Merrick May 10, 1816.
Ch. 6, Harvey, b. Feb. 8, 1789, m. Lydia Robinson Sept. 29, 1818.
Ch. 7, John, Jun. b. Apr. 13, 1793.
Ch. 8, Mehitable, b. -, m. Elisha Converse May 8, 1820.
Ch. 9, Laura, b. - -, m. William Cooley Dec. 26, 1822.
Ch. 10, Ephraim, b. -- , 179-, m. Lovina W. Nichols; 2d m. Amelia Goff May 9, 1869.
1, James2, s. of John, Sen., m. Hannah Chandler May 3, 1810; she d. May 2, 1816; 2d m. Achsah Blodgett May 28, 1817, she d. Sept. 18, 1871; he d. Sept. 16, 1868.
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11, ch. 1, Mary, b. Jan. 17, 1811, m. George Chandler Apr. 25, 1843.
12, ch. 2, Marsha, b. Apr. 9, 1812, m. Augustus Alexander.
13, ch. 3, William E., b. Nov. 9, 1815, d. March 22, 1816.
14, ch. 4, Edwin B., b. March 30, 1818, d. Nov. 26, 1867; m. Tirzah Warner of Ware Jan. 5, 1846, she b. Nov. 16, 1828; ch., James Franklin, b. Apr 13, 1849.
15, ch. 5, Chandler, b. Sept. 23, 1819.
16, ch. 6, Eleanor, b. Sept. 3, 1821, d. May 7, 1825.
17, ch. 7, William B., b. June 29, 1823.
18, ch. 8, Achsah B., b. March 15, 1825, d. Sept. 24, 1826.
19, ch. 9, James D., b. May 29, 1827.
20, ch. 10, Benjamin B., b. Jan 25, 1830, m. Arabella Farrell, Nov. 7, 1865. 21, ch. 11, Minor G., b. Jan. 22, 1832, d. Sept. 24, 1862.
17, William3 B., s. of James2, m. Lucy Jane Nelson of Southbridge May 21, 1851.
22, ch. 1, Ella Jane, b. May 24, 1852, m. Fred M. Webber, Brimfield, Oct. 28,1874.
23, ch. 2, Mary A., b. Jan. 27, 1854, m. William H. Brainard Oct. 24, 1878.
24, ch. 3, Martha A., b. Sept. 14, 1858, m. John Wilson Brainard Dec. 15, 1880.
25, ch. 4, Willie D., b. Apr. 11, 1862, d. March 13, 1886.
7, Col. John2, Jun., s. of John1, m. Roxania Byles, Jan. 25, 1820; 2d m. Mrs. Susan Rogers; he d. Sept. 12, 1878.
26, ch. 1, Angenette, b. Feb. 11, 1824, m. Sullivan Converse Feb. 26, 1850. 27, ch. 2, Matthew C., b. Sept. 4, 1825.
28, ch. 3, Mary Jane, b. Dec. 25, 1827, m. John W. Robinson Feb. 6, 1849. 29, ch. 4, Justin M., b. March 17, 1829, d. Apr. 14, 1840.
27, Matthew3 C., s. of Col. John2, Jun., m. Lucy S. Grant Nov. 9, 1863, d. Apr. 1, 1878; 2d. m. Ellen Simmons, Springfield.
30, ch. 1, Billings Grant, b. July 15, 1862, d. Feb. 13, 1878.
31, ch. 2, Marion, d. young.
32, ch. 3, Marrion, b.
THE FISKE FAMILY.
1, John Fiske or Fisk, who was b. in England in 1619, settled in Watertown, Mass., 1648, took oath of fidelity 1652, d. Oct. 28, 1684; he m. Dec. 11, 1651, Sarah Wyeth, dau. of Nicholas of Cam- bridge.
Ch. Sarah, b. Feb. 1, 1653.
John, d. young.
John2, b. Nov. 20, 1655.
Margaret, b. Nov. 28, 1658.
Mary, b. July 5, 1661, m. Joseph Mason.
William, b. Feb. 23, 1664, m. Hannah Smith.
Martha, b. Dec. 15, 1666, m. George Adams, Jun.
Elizabeth, b. May 11, 1669, m. Simon Mellen, Jun., of Framingham. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 11, 1672.
Abigail, b. Oct. 8, 1675, m. Dea. Jonathan Sanderson.
2, John, s. of John1, lived in Watertown, d. June, 1718; he m. (1) Abigail Park, (2) Hannah Richards.
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Ch. Abigail, b. June 12, 1684, m. John Stearns.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1686, m. Benjamin Whitney. John; Jonathan; Jonathan, b. Dec., 1689, m. Lydia Bemis. Hepzibah, b. Jan. 13, 1694, m. George Harrington and had 12 ch. Dau., d. young. David3, b. Apr. 13, 1697. Hannah, b. Oct., 1704.
3, David, s. of John2, settled in Windham, Ct., where he d. March 25, 1748; he m. Dec. 25, 1723, Elizabeth Durkee.
Ch. David, b. Nov. 3, 1724, d. Nov. 24, 1724. David, b. Dec. 17, 1726, m. Sarah Fernam March 26, 1747.
John, b. Aug. 27, 1729, d. March 3, 1735. Jonathan, b. July 4, 1731, m. Elisabeth Scott Aug. 9, 1750. Asa4, b. May 26, 1733.
Elizabeth, b. March 6, 1736. John, b. Apr. 17, 1738, d. May 31, 1742. Amaziah, b. Feb. 15, 1742, d. Aug. 19, 1745.
4, Asa, s. of David8, m. Elisabeth - March 19, 1755.
Ch. Hezekiah5, b. June 2, 1756. Asa, b. Dec. 21, 1757.
Hannah, b. Aug. 17, 1759.
Stephen, b. Apr. 28, 1763, d. Aug. 23, 1785.
Elisabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1765.
Eunice, b. Oct. 24, 1768. Olive, b. June 5, 1770.
Asa, b. Feb. 26, 1772.
Sally, b. July 26, 1774.
Lucy, b. March 24, 1776. Persy, b. March 6, 1778.
5, Hezekiah, s. of Asa4, m. Elenor
Ch. David, b. Apr. 18, 1776. Elenor, b. June 25, 1777.
Eli, b. Apr. 9, 1781. Sena, b. June 25, 1783.
Clina, b. June 6, 1785.
Stephen, b. Apr. 8, 1787.
William H.6, b. March 4, 1792.
Asa, b. March 18, 1794. James, b. Apr. 2, 1797. Chancey, b. June 22, 1799.
6, William H., s. of Hezekiah5, m. Lois Wales Nov. 25, 1810.
Ch. Emeline, b. Nov. 4, 1811, d. Oct. 5, 1834.
Orin W., b. March 28, 1814, m. Marilla Tucker Nov. 22, 1835.
Elisabeth W., b. Nov. 25, 1815, m. Elijah Dudley, Millbury, Apr. 11, 1837. Loren W., b. Oct. 25, 1817, m. Eunis Burns Nov. 20, 1844. William Warner, b. Sept. 6, 1819, unm.
David H., b. Dec. 23, 1821, m. Lucy Hastings Dec. 29, 1841, d. March 11, 1873. Gordon M.7, b. May 9, 1824. Danforth W., b. Sept. 15, 1827, m. Elizabeth Hindman July 9, 1850, d. Sept. - , 1867.
GORDON M. FISK.
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Lyman E., b. Jan. 1, 1830, m. Jane M. Durfee, New York, Dec. 10, 1851, d. -
Eliza, b. Dec. 25, 1831, d. Feb. 16, 1832.
Maria, b. June 21, 1833, d. Sept. 11, 1833.
7, Gordon M., s. of William H. 6, was b. in Ludlow. His father, who first settled in Wales, removed, about 1822, to Ludlow, where he established the business of wool carding and cloth dressing. The schools of Ludlow afforded very scanty advantages, but the boy was ambitious and improved his chances and acquired a fair education. He was gifted with a large share of good sense, and this often makes a little learning go a great ways in building up character and securing success in life. He learned the printer's trade, and soon after his majority purchased a printing press of John Howe of Enfield, where he carried on business for a short time. In 1847 he established the Village Gazette in Ware, but at the end of a year sold and removed to Palmer, which was after- wards his home. He started the Palmer Journal in 1850, as nar- rated in the historical part of this book [see ante, p. 281]. He d. July 25, 1879, leaving the record of an honorable and successful life. He m. Sarah A. Putnam.
Ch. Charles B.8, b. Feb. 13, 1845.
8, Charles B., s. of Gordon M.7, continued the printing and publishing business established by his father, and has been cashier of the Palmer National Bank since Aug. 17, 1883. He m. (1) Oct. 9, 1866, Frances M. Calkins, d. June 5, 1877; (2) Oct. 14, 1878, Esther M. Chandler.
Ch. Mary, b. Sept. 29, 1880.
Ruth, b. Nov. 24, 1883.
THE FROST FAMILY.
Samuel and Deliverance Frost.
Ch. 1, Sarah, b. Feb. 1, 1725.
Ch. 2, Reabel, b. Apr. 14, 1727.
Ch. 3, Samuel, b. Oct. 31, 1729, d. Dec. 17, 1755.
Ch. 4, Easter, b. Apr. 11, 1731.
THE FLEMING FAMILY.
1, Joseph Fleming, b. 1673, d. Oct. 15, 1757.
He m. and came from Connecticut, 1721, after the birth of his eldest son.
2, ch. 1, David, b. 1719, m. Sarah Loyd.
3, ch. 2, William, b. -, m. Sarah Shaw.
4, ch. 3, Jane, b. . -, m. Nathan Mann Apr. 6, 1763.
5, ch. 4, Hannah, b. , m. William Wood Sept. 25, 1772.
6, ch. 5, Joseph, Jun., b.
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3, William2 s. of Joseph1, m. Sarah Shaw Oct. 27, 1768.
7, ch. 1, James, b. Apr. 19, 1770.
8, ch. 2, Mary, b. Jan. 29, 1772.
9, ch. 3, Sarah, b. May 26, 1774.
2, David2, s. of Joseph1, m. Sarah Loyd; he d. Feb. 26, 1814, aged 95 years. 10, ch. 1, David, b. Apr. 5, 1756, m. Elisabeth Knox Apr., 1785.
11, ch. 2, Mary, b. March 5, 1758.
12, ch. 3, Sarah, b. Dec. 25, 1760.
13, ch. 4, Jane, b. Apr. 5, 1763, m, James Freeland Aug. 1, 1785.
14, ch. 5, Margaret, b. May 29, 1766, m. Dr. Jabesh Lamb, 1798.
15, ch. 6, Elisabeth, b. May 29, 1766, m. Luke Hitchcock.
16, ch. 7, Joseph, b. -, m. Flava Hitchcock.
17, ch. 8, John, b. -, d. - , aged 20 yrs.
18, ch. 9, Samuel, b. -, m. Mrs. Abigail Sherbrooks.
9, Samuel3, s. of David2, m. Mrs. Abigail Sherbrooks; maiden name, Collins. 19, ch. 1, John, m. Lucy Monroe.
20, ch. 2, Sylvanus C.
21, ch. 3, Samuel L., m. Martha Ireson.
22, ch. 4, Henry, d. young.
23, ch. 5, George, m. Melissa Keith.
19, John4, s. of Samuel3, m. Lucy Munroe May 7, 1840.
24, ch. 1, Livonia F .; 2, John M .; 3, Jane L .; 4, Henry.
21, Samuel L.4, s. of Joseph3, m. Martha Ireson; he d. Nov. 12, 1868, at Pon- tiac, Ill.
He was a graduate of Cambridge College, and was a lawyer in practice some time in Palmer.
28, ch. 1, Willie T .; 2, Mary; 3, Harry; 4, Samuel; 5, Minny.
23, George4, s. of Samuel3, m. Melissa Keith Oct. 24, 1845.
32, ch. 1, Georgianna, b. Aug. 17, 1846, m. Edwin E. Writhers Oct. 17, 1866. 33, ch. 2, Clara M., b. Feb. 15, 1850, m. Lewis Holmes Nov. 25, 1867. 34, ch. 3, Ida, b. March 1, 1861, m. William Holbridge July 15, 1882. 35, ch. 4, Lewis G., b. Oct. 7, 1867.
THE FOSTER FAMILY.
For the early records of this family we are under obligations to the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, from which a brief notice will be given of Reginald Foster of Ipswitch. He came from Exeter, England, and brought with him his wife Judith and children, and settled in Ipswitch, about the year 1638. His name stands on the records in Plymouth in payment of his pro- portion in bearing the expenses to pay Major Dennison, 1645, in command of the military forces of Essex and Norfolk Counties. He was employed, 1652, to cut a channel between the river and Chebacco river, ten feet wide and "soe deepe as a lighter may pass through laden, and to make a ford and foote bridge over, that the town may give unto him £10 towards said damage." Reginald
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Foster was m. to Judith when he came to the colony ; she d. Oct. 1664, his 2d m., Sarah, a widow of John Martin.
1,. Reginald and Judith Foster.
Ch. 2, Mary; 3, Sarah; 4, Abraham; 5, Isaac; 6, William2, b. 1633 in Eng- land; 7, Jacob; S, Reginald, Jun.
Reginald, Sen., d. about 1680, as his will was proved June 9, 1681.
*William appears as living at one time or owner of real estate in Watertown, as he and others petitioned the General Court in 1685, setting forth grievances in land grants as claimed by others.
The branch of Jacob Foster was the descendant of Archibald Foster, Esq., former cashier of the Granite Bank. Portugese Consul.
6, William2, s. of Reginald, b. in England, 1633.
He first lived in Ipswitch. In 1661 he was received as an inhabi- tant of Rowley, and living in that part of the town known as Row- ley village. He was one of the petitioners for the town of Boxford, granted June 5, 1685. He m. Mary, daughter of William and Joanna Jackson.
9. Their ch. were: 1, Mary; 2, Judith; 3, Hannah; 4, Jonathan; 5, Will- iam3, b. 1670; 6, Timothy; 7, David; 8, Samuel; 9, Joseph.
William3, William2, Reginald1 removed to Andover, 1698, and d. there 1755 ; he married Sarah Kimball, July 6, 1690, 2d m. Margaret Gould, Nov. 13, 1744.
18, ch. 1, Sarah; 2, Mary; 3, John4, b. Sept. 27, 1701, in Andover; other ch .: 5, Lydia; 6, Asa.
20, John4, s. of William3, William2, Reginald1.
He was a yeoman and possessed considerable real estate. He was styled on the records as Captain. He was appointed with his brother Asa, to instruct the representatives of the General Court to enter a protest against the Stamp Act. In 1768 the two broth- ers were on a committee to frame resolutions to induce the inhabi- tants to ignore extravagance, idleness and vice, and promote indus- try, economy and good morals ; and discountenance importation and foreign superfluities. He m. Mary Osgood Jan. 13, 1724.
23, ch. 1, William5; 2, John5; 3, Mary5; 4, Isaac5; 5, Gideon5; 6, Obadiah5; 7, Solomon5; 8, Osgood5; 9, John5.
NOTE .- John Winthrop, by Savage, gives an account of a John Foster as a printer in Boston, 1678.
There is but little doubt that some of the descendants of Regi- nald Foster were early settlers of Brookfield. Ebenezar came from Concord after the new organization of the town. Lieut. Ebenezar
* Colony Records Vol. 5, p. 480.
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m. Hannah Parlin of Concord; their family of ten children were b. in Oakham, and many of them settled there and in adjoining towns.
29 Solomon5 and Rebecca, his wife, once lived in Sandwich and located in N. Brookfield, after other settlers of the same name (Foster.) His s. Bryant was m. by Eli Forbes, Esq., Nov. 1, 1771, to Thankful Blackwell. In 1790, Bryant and family, with his aged father, came to Palmer and were worthy citizens of the town and useful members of the church.
30, Bryant6, s. of Solomon5, b. 1741, m. Thankful Blackwell Nov. 1, 1771, d. May 22, 1813.
31, ch. 1, William, b. Aug. 6, 1772, m. Polly Pottle.
32, ch. 2, Rebecca, b. Dec. 7, 1774, m. Solomon Shaw.
33, ch. 3, Abel Wilson, b. July 11, 1776, m. Prudence Brown.
34, ch. 4, Ellis, b. Apr. 23, 1784.
31, William7, s. of Bryant6, m. Polly Pottle Dec. 10, 1795.
35, ch. 1, Nabby, b. Sept. 1, 1796.
36, ch. 2, Laura, b. May 21, 1799.
37, ch. 3, Tarzy, b. Aug. 12, 1802.
38, ch. 4, Alden, b. Feb. 14, 1809.
33 Dea. Abel Wilson7, s. of Bryant, b. July 11, 1776, m. Prudence Brown Oct. 19, 1797 ; she b. July 19, 1775, d. March 18, 1863 ; 2d m. Phebe Bates, 1837.
39, ch. 1, Rebecca, b. March 14, 1798, m. Luke Hitchcock, April 20, 1820. 40, ch. 2, Keyes, b. Feb. 13, 1800, m. Philena Shaw, Feb. 19, 1824. 41, ch. 3, Sally, b. July 5, 1802, m. James Dean, Sept. 28, 1825.
42, ch. 4, Dwight, b. Dec. 22, 1804, m. Louise Penniman, 1834. 43, ch. 5, Selina, b. July 21, 1807, m. Shepard Blair, Feb. 1, 1832. 44, ch. 6, John, b. July 5, 1810, m. Mary Sedgwick, Sept. 4, 1838. 45, ch. 7, Betsey, b. Feb. 21,1813, m. David P. Billings, 1837.
46, ch. 8, Freeman, b. Apr. 26, 1816, m. Sarah D. Tolman, 1842. 40, Keyes8, s. of Deacon Abel Wilson3, m. Philena Shaw, Feb. 19, 1824. 47, ch. 1, Charles D., b. July 28, 1826, m. Jane E. Burgess. 48. ch. 2, Harriett, b. - , m. Wilson Lawrence.
47, Charles9 D., s. of Keyes8, m. Jane E. Burgess, Nov. 28, 1850; she d. June 2, 1882.
49, ch. 1, Charles D., Jun., b. July 22, 1853, d. Sept. 13, 1853.
50, ch. 2, Frank R., b. Dec. 19, 1854, m. Ella Ladd.
50, Frank10 K., s. of Charles9 D., m. Ella Ladd, May 22, 1880. 51, ch. 1, Charles H., b. Dec. 10, 1880.
52, ch. 2, Hattie V., b. Sept. 22, 1882.
53, ch. 3, Ella C., b. Oct. 3, 1884.
54, ch. 4, Frank, b. Dec. 26, 1885.
46, Dea. Freeman8 S., s. of Dea. Abel Wilson7, m. Sarah D. Tolman, Dec. 7, 1842, 2d m. Mrs. Harriett White, Feb. 7, 1854.
55, ch. 1, Wilson T., b. June 4, 1844, d. Aug. 4, 1847. 56, ch. 2, John H., b. July 2, 1846, d. Feb. 1, 1858.
57, ch. 3, Ellen E., b. June 15, 1849, d. Aug. 23, 1851.
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FRINK .- FOSKET.
58, ch. 4, Henry D., b. Jan 6, 1852, d. March 4, 1885.
59, ch. 5, Helen S., b. Apr. 29, 1858.
THE FRINK FAMILY.
John Frink and family settled in Palmer, and bought the hotel that was built by William King and afterwards occupied by his son, and known as landerd John. His dau. Roxania m. Moses Baldwin, Apr. 6, 1817 ; Maria m. Major Franklin Morgan, Dec. 22, 1827.
John, Jun., m. Martha Ruggles.
Ch. 1, John Sumner, b. Jan. 29, 1820.
Ch. 2, Harvey Bicknell, b. Dec. 17, 1821.
Ch. 3, Hellen, b.
The family settled in Illinois.
THE FOSKET FAMILY.
The earliest preserved records I have found of the Fosket family are of Jonathan and Phebe of Connecticut. A farther knowledge of their parents would probably connect their arrival in this country with our ancestors that settled in Massachusetts, 1720-27.
His s. Daniel? and Joshua? settled in Brimfield ; Daniel m. Esther Winslow and had a family of twelve children. Asa3, his eldest s., was father to the late Daniel F. of Monson. Joshua's? ch. were Dwight, Zenas and others. Dwight d. in Warren ; Zenas settled in Palmer, about 1800, in the west part of the village.
Jonathan and Phebe Fosket, m. May 10, 1749.
2, ch. 1, Joshua, b. Oct. 5, 1751.
3, ch. 2, Mary, b. Oct. 5, 1753, d. -.
4, ch. 3, Susannah, b. Sept. 22, 1755, d. 1755.
5, ch. 4, Esther, b. Nov. 1756.
6, ch. 5, Daniel, b. Aug. 4, 1759.
7, ch. 6, Elijah, b. July 17, 1760.
8, ch. 7, Sarah, b. March 9, 1762, d. July, 1762.
9, ch. 8, Elisabeth, b. Aug. 25, 1763. 10, ch. 9, Jonathan, b. June 3, 1765.
11, ch. 10, Hannah, b. May 31, 1767.
12, ch. 11, William, b. March 14, 1769.
13, ch. 12, Asa, b. Nov. 18, 1771, d. Sept. 1773.
14, ch. 13, Phebe, b. Apr. 29, 1774, d. 1795.
15, ch. 14, Elisha, b. Dec. 19, 1776. Phebe, 1st wife, d. July 21, 1779, 2d m. Mary Glasier, May 18, 1780. 16, ch. 15, Phebe, b. Nov. 28, 1781.
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