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RAND, DANIEL (s. of Daniel) whose wife was Abigail, had John, b. April 2, 1782, and Levinah, Feb. 13, 1784. He removed from town, perhaps to Worcester.
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RAND, DANIEL (s. of Solomon) m. Susanna, D. of Dan- iel Hemenway, in 1767, and removed to Ringe, N. H., of which town he was an early settler, rose to the rank of Col., and d. there, in 1811, aged 69, and his wid. Susanna, Oct. 4, 1817, aged 71. His mother, Deborah, was the sister, and not the D. of the Rev. Ezekiel Dodge of Abington, Mass., as some have supposed. *
RAND, JASPER (s. of Solomon) m. Rachel, D. of Joseph Knowlton, April 30, 1783, and lived on the homestead. They were ad. to this chh. in 1784. She d. March 7, 1802, aged 37. Chil. Anna, b. Feb. 14, 1784, and m. Squire Convers of Brid- port, Vt., Feb. 20, 1810; Hitty, (Mehitable) Jan. 28, 1787, and m. Luke Knowlton, Sept. 23, 1804; Candace, Aug. 5, 1788, and m. Jonathan Rice of Oxford, April 26, 1815 ; Eliz- abeth, Oct. 21, 1789, and m. Abisha Learned of Oxford, Feb. 27, 1816 ; Mary, June 24, 1791, and d. infant ; Mary, Oct. 18, 1794 ; Wareham Dodge, June 22, 1796, and m. Hannah, D. of Timothy Underwood of Northboro' ; she d. Aug. 22, 1836, aged 37 ; and in 1839, he removed to Galena, Illinois ; Jasper Raymond, June 6, 1801, and settled in Westfield.
The second wife of Jasper Rand, was Sarah, D. of Jonathan Adams, whom he m. May 15, 1803. She was ad. to this chh. in 1804. He survived her, (there is no record of her death) and
* Daniel and Susanna Rand had nine or more chil. b. in Ringe. Asa, their youngest s. is the only one of whom I have any information. He was b. in 1783; grad. D. C., 1806 ; 13 years the settled minister of Gorham, Me., and in 1822 re- signed his charge on account of ill health. In 1812, he m. Grata, D. of Rev. Seth Payson, D. D., of Ringe ; shed. in 1818; and, in 1820, he m. Clarissa, D. of Nicholas Thorndike, Esq. of Beverly, and she dying in 1825, he m., in 1826, Mary, wid. of Elisha Coolidge of Boston, and D. of the Rev. John Cushing, D. D. of Ashburn- ham, (who was the s. of the Rev. Job Cushing of this town,) and was recently preaching to the l'resbyterian chh. in Peterboro', Madison Co., N. Y.
Further particulars respecting Asa Rand, may be seen in page 184, No. 2, Vol. 1, of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Rev. William Cogswell, D. D., Editor ; published by Samuel G. Drake, Boston ; an interesting and valuable publication, issued in quarterly numbers, and receiving, as it should, a liberal, extensive and increasing patronage, and to which I am indebted for most of the facts contained in this note.
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d. in April 1838, aged 78. Child, Artemas Tyler, b. March 2, 1804, and d. unm., at Worcester, about 1836.
RICE, LUKE (s. of Daniel * of Marlboro') b. in 1689, m. Rachel Stow of and in Marlboro', Dec. 14, 1715. When he removed to this town is not known ; his chil. were all b. in Marl- boro', and most of them, probably of adult age when they and their parents came here. He settled on the farm where his g. s., the late Col. Asa Rice, lived, and was one of the town assessors in 1742; he had probably been living here some years prior to that period. He d. July 4, 1754, his age (not on record) was about 65. His wid., Rachel, was living in 1760, and, for several years after ; her death is not recorded. The births of their chil. as recorded in Marlboro', were, Azubah, b. in 1716 ; Hezekiah, Feb. 18, 1718; Dinah, in 1719, and m. Abraham Eager, in 1739; Rachel, in 1723, and m. Deac. Jonas Stone, in 1747; Abigail, in 1725, and m. Deac. Benjamin Maynard, in 1746; Lydia, in 1728, and d. here June 10, 1740 ; Priscilla, in 1731, and m. Jotham Howe, in 1753; and Sarah, in 1734, and m. Nathaniel Whittemore, in 1753.
RICE, DANIEL (sup. bro. of Luke) m. Elizabeth Taylor in Marlboro', Feb. 12, 1712. His chil. were all b. in Marlboro'; Hannah, in 1714; William, in 1715; David, in 1717; Stephen, in 1720 ; Bezaleel, in 1723; Abner, in 1726 ; Jabez, in 1723,
* Daniel Rice, whose wife was Bethiah, had Bethiah, b. in 1682; Daniel, in 1684; Luke, in 1689 ; Priscilla, in 1692; Eleazer, in 1695; Deborah, in 1697, and Hopestill, in 1702, all in Marlboro', where his wife, Bethiah d. Dec. 8, 1721, aged 63, and he, July 14, 1737, aged 82. 'T'he parents of Daniel were Edward and Aune Ricc. Edward was a Deac. of Marlboro' chh .. and removed there from Sudbury, where Daniel was b. Nov. 8, 1655. His father, Edward, was the s. of Richard Rice, who came from England and settled in Concord, in 1635, and d. in 1709, " account- ed," say the records, " more than a 100 years old." He left 8 sons, each of whom, tradition says, lived to be over 90 years of age-four of them probably settled in Sudbury ; of whom Edward was one, and d. in Marlboro', Aug. 15, 1712, aged 93.
The late Dr. Stearns of Sudbury, in a written memoranda left by him, says, " Rice is a name of Welsh origin, and was anciently written with the prefix, Ap, ApRice, as the late Deac. Rice of this town, informed me." In its transition from ApRice to Rice, it was often called Price. Hence that name.
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and perhaps others. The town records contain no evidence, that he removed to this town ; but, it may be supposed he did, inas- much as the chh. record contains the following : " Elizabeth Rice, wife of Daniel Rice, admitted to full chh. privilege, Nov. 28, 1731." " Hannah Rice, being adult, was bap. at her own re- quest, April 16, 1732 ; she was the D. of Daniel Rice and Eliz- beth, his wife." His sons, William and David, were bap. here, in 1735. It is probable he returned to Marlboro', upon the death of his father, in 1737, and that his brother, Luke, took his place here, and that his wife, Elizabeth, survived him, and was the wid. Elizabeth Rice, who m. Capt. Gershom Wheelock, in 1764; she was then called of Marlboro', but m. here. Her D., Han- nah, before mentioned, m. Ephraim Smith, in 1733.
RICE, HEZEKIAH (s. of Luke) m. Mary, D. of William Taylor, Jan. 9, 1740, and d. here, Sept. 13, 1759, aged 41} ; his wid. Mary, ad. to this chh. in 1774, and d. April 25, 1796, aged 74. Chil. Lemuel, b. May 11, 1740; Asa, March 12, 1742; Luke, Oct. 23, 1744, settled in Worcester, and d. there ; Jonah, June 11, 1747, and d. infant ; Lydia, July 9, 1752, and m. Jonas Stone, in 1772; Mary, April 30, 1755, and m. Ste- phen Earle, in 1780.
RICE, LEMUEL (s. of Hezekiah) m. Abigail Lynde, (call- ed of this town) Sept. 15, 1763, and removed to Worcester ; where he was, many years, deputy jailor. His wid., Abigail, m. Daniel Noyes, in 1816.
RICE, Col. ASA (s. of Hezekiah) m. Miriam, D. of Ephraim Wheeler, July 25, 1763, lived on the homestead, and sustained many important trusts. His father d., not having com- pleted the settlement of his father's estate; the closing of that, and the settlement and distribution of that of his father, suddenly and early in life, devolved upon him ; which, with the care and support of his mother and g. mother, for a long period, in addi- tion to a growing, and soon numerous family of his own, required great exertion and fortitude of mind. His wife, Miriam, d. Jan.
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1, 1797, aged 55, and he, Aug. 4, 1823, aged 81}. Chil. Abi- gail, b. March 6, 1764, and m. Thaddeus Baldwin, in 1784 ; Hezekiah, Oct. 10, 1765, and d. July 10, 1787 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 26, 1767, and d. unm. Feb. 9, 1834 ; Abner, June 29, 1769, removed to Canada, and d. there ; Sarah, April 18, 1771, and m. Job Cushing, Jun., in 1790 ; Ashbel, April 14, 1773, and removed from town ; Asa, July 24, 1775, and d. in 1777 ; Asa, Oct. 1, 1777 ; Dolly, Sept. 17, 1779, and m. Moses Ha- ven, in 1801, and Daniel Newton, in 1825 ; Martha, Aug. 26, 1781, and m. Simeon Dwight of Belchertown, March 3, 1802 ; Mury, Feb. 23, 1784, and m. Col. Jones of Templeton.
RICE, ASA, Jun. (s. of Col. Asa) m. Mary, D. of Stephen Flagg of Boylston, in 1807. He removed to Oxford with his family about 1829, and d. there in June, 1845, aged 68. Chil. whose births are on record here ; Martha Dwight, b. Sept. 3, 1807; Joseph Flint, Dec. 5, 1808 ; James Tilden, July 22, 1810; Mary Lorain, Jan. 26, 1812; Abner, Nov. 2, 1813 ; George Handell, Aug. 25, 1815 ; Asa Wheeler, Feb. 17, 1817; Francis Haydn, Jan. 22, 1818; Stephen Flagg, Sept. 14, 1820; and Loammi Baldwin, March 8, 1823.
RICE, ELEAZER was living on house lot, No. 24, in 1829, and No. 31, in 1730. It does not appear of record, that he had any chil., nor is the name of his wife on record here. He was one of the highway surveyors in 1760, and lived in the South part of the town. " Eleazer Rice's saw mill meadow was about being divided," in 1760. Nothing further is known of him ; perhaps he lived on the place of the late Elijah Rice.
RICE, SAMUEL, whose wife was Mary, had Lucretia, b. here, Oct. 7, 1754 ; and Luther, March 5, 1757.
RICE, LUTHER (s. sup. of Samuel) m. Elizabeth, D. of Josiah Bennet, in 1780; and had Dorcas, b. here, Jan. 16, 1781, and removed from town.
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RICE, ELIJAH (s. of Charles,* whose wife was Rachel Wheeler) b. in Westboro', in 1719, m. Huldah, D. of Ebenezer Keyes, about 1748, and had Elijah, b. Sept. 11, 1749 ; Lois, Sept. 19, 1751, and m. Edward Goodenow of Westminster, Jan. 17, 1770 ; Joseph and Tryphena, who d. infants ; Ebenezer, March 12, 1756, and m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Taintor, and settled in Hubbardston ; Zeruiah, Aug 6, 1760, and m. Si- mon Stickney of Holden, next Thaddeus Colburn, and removed to Athens, Vt.
He removed from the N. P. to Holden, with his family, where he had Lettis, (perhaps Letitia) who m. Thomas Davis of Hol- den ; and Huldah, who m. Asa Raymond, and settled in Shutes- bury. His wife, Huldah, d. in Holden, March, 1799, aged 67 ; and he, in 1815, aged 96.
RICE, ELIJAH, b. 1749 (s. of Elijah) m. Relief Wil- liams of Lancaster, Jan. 27, 1772, and removed to Holden. They returned here with several of their children, in Jan. 1799, and were both ad. to this chh., from that in Holden, in 1801. He d. Jan. 3, 1827, in his 78th year ; his wid. Relief, d. in Newton, in 1834, aged 84. Chil. (all b. in Holden) Joseph, who m. Mary Eldridge of Ct., and d. there, leaving a family ; Tryphena, who m. Rufus Holman of Sterling ; Nahum, who m. Nancy Young of Duxbury, and d. in N. Y., July 25, 1832 ;
* Charles Ricc was a bro. of Adonijah, b. 1694, and of Ashur, b. 1696, who were taken by the Indians, who suddenly rushed from the woods upon a party of the in- habitants of what is now Westboro', while haying in the meadows, Aug. 8, 1704, and carried into captivity in Canada. They were sons of Thomas (and Anna) Rice, who was the son of Thomas (and Mary) Rice, who was the son of Richard of Concord. At the same time, they killed Nahor, b. 1699, son of Edmund, (whose wife was Ruth Parker of Roxbury,) and' carried into captivity Silas, b. 1695, and Timothy, b. 1697, brothers of Nahor. Ashur, after some years, was redeemed by his father, m. in Westboro', settled in Spencer, and d. there, in 1773, aged 78. His brother, Adonijah, and his captive cousins, (their fathers were brothers) remained in Canada, m. Indian wives, and lived and d. Indians.
Timothy visited his relations in Westboro', thirty-six years after his captivity, and pointed out the place where he was taken, and related many of the circum- stances, that occurred at that time, but could not be persuaded to remain there. He was afterwards a Chief of the Cognawaga tribe.
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Lucy, who m. Stephen Woods of Boston, Feb. 19, 1805; David, who m. Hannah Bangs of Boston, and resided there, but d. in Baltimore, 1830; Martin, who m. Lucy Wheeler of Holden, and removed from Leicester to Canada ; Azubah, who m. Rufus Pratt of Newton, in 1818, and, in 1845, removed to Fitchburg ; Elijah ; Alexander, who m. Sarah, D. of Abijah Drury, in 1811, and, she dying April 2, 1814, aged 21, he next m. Lottee Morse of Sutton ; Olive, who m. Billings Briggs of Boston ; Abner, who m. Lucy Wheeler of Kingston, and removed to Thomaston, Me .; Lois, residing in Boston, unm., 1847.
RICE, ELIJAH (s. of Elijah and Relief) m. Martha, D. of Luther Goddard, Nov. 26, 1807. Chil. Luther Goddard, b. Sept. 18, 1808 ; Charles Williams, March 21, 1810; Par- ley, April 5, 1812 ; Emerson Keyes, April 29, 1813 ; Elizabeth Goddard, May 12, 1815. He removed to Worcester, and had a 2d wife.
RICE, JOHN b. Sept. 22, 1736 (s. of Jacob, b. 1707, and (Hannah) who was s. of Jacob (and Mary) of Marlboro', who was s. of Deac. Edward, s. of Richard of Concord) m. Re- becca, D. of Timothy Fay of Westboro', in 1763, and removed to this town, about 1767 from Northboro' ; they were ad. from the chh. there, to this, in 1771. He d. here, July 17, 1800, aged 64 ; and his wid., Rebecca, April 19, 1811, aged 65. Chil. Hannah, b. in Westboro', June 26, 1765, and m. Ithamar Par- ker, in 1790; Timothy, here, March 3, 1768, and d. April 4, 1780 ; John, Oct. 9, 1771 ; Lydia, Jan. 21, 1776, and m. Eb- enezer Paine, then called of Sterling, in 1801; Jacob, April 21,1784.
RICE, Capt. JOHN (s. of John) .m. Elizabeth, D. of Ger- shom Wheelock, Nov. 16, 1790. Chil. Luke Knowlton, b. March 4, 1791, and m. Thankful, D. of Nathan Pratt, Jan. 6, 1811; Lucy, Nov. 21, 1797, and m., so said, Dr. Warren of Wardsboro', Vt. ; Martha, who m. Calvin Newton, in 1812; John and Henry, June 26, 1801, both said to have settled in
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Wardsboro', and had families there ; Eliza, bap. Jan. 6, 1805 ; and Gershom, perhaps after his parents removed to Vt., who d. at the South, in 1840.
RICE, Col. JACOB (s. of John) m. Nancy Barber, June 5, 1805, and lived on the homestead. Chil. Charles, b. July 2, 1806 ; Lysander Barber, April 11, 1808; Jacob, Aug. 27, 1809, and d. of a wound in the head, May 7, 1818 ; Rebecca Fay, June 9, 1811, and m. Caleb Maynard of Northboro', about 1830; Sophia, Oct. 12, 1816, and m. James Hall, in 1840 ; Nancy Maria, April 27, 1823, and m. - Lewis of R. I.
Col. Jacob Rice removed to Sudbury about 1828, and d. there, Feb. 25, 1833, aged 49, but buried here ; his wid. Nancy, d. at Northboro', Feb. 16, 1841, aged 573.
RICE, CHARLES (s. of Col. Jacob) settled in Boston, and m. Martha, D. of Benjamin Potter of Bodoinham, Me., May 22, 1842. Chil. Charles Carroll, b. June 25, 1844; and Amelia Clementine, Feb. 3, 1846.
RICE, JOHN, whose wife was Esther, lived in New Brain- tree, " whence, (say the records of this town) their chil. came to Shrewsbury to be brought up, viz : Mehitable, b. Feb. 20, 1806 ; and Henry, Nov. 15, 1811."
RANDALL, JOSHUA m. Martha Wright of Rutland, April 17, 1767. Child, Greenfield, bap. April 24, 1768.
RANDALL, JOSIAH, called of Newfane, m. Thankful, D. of Ephraim Holland, in 1774. Chil. Ruth, b. Sept. 16, 1775 ; Benjamin, Feb. 3, 1778.
RICHARDSON, JONAS whose wife was Mary, had Azu- bah, b. Sept. 5, 1772 ; Abel, Feb. 26, 1774; Mary, July 27, 1775; Elizabeth, July 12, 1777 ; Persis, Oct. 31, 1778 ; and Catharine, Feb. 11, 1780.
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RICHARDSON, THOMAS m. Relief, D. of Joseph Bige- low, Jun., in 1775, and had Lucy, b. Sept. 2, 1779.
RICHARDSON, PETER, m. Mary Rice of Worcester, in 1771, and resided on the Grafton road, where the late Lewis Sinith lived. They were ad. to this ch. in 1772, and had Na- than, b. here, Sept. 5, 1772, who d. infant ; Arethusa, Aug. 5, 1773; Mary, March 31, 1775 ; and Nathan, March 21, 1777. The parents were dis. to the chh. in Grafton, in 1778.
Samuel Richardson m. wid. Sarah Holland, Feb. 6, 1774. Ebenezer Richardson m. Sarah Richardson, March 21, 1776. Sarah Richardson m. Nahum Goddard of Petersham, in 1801. Mary Richardson m. Arunah Allen, in 1788.
RICHARDSON, JOHN and his wife, Abigail, (sister of Samuel Haven, Esq.) came here from Grafton, about 1793. He d. here, July 21, 1842, aged 76. Chil. John, b. at Grafton, March 12, 1791, went to Ohio, and d. there, unm. about 1820 ; Appleton, here, March 2, 1794, and d. unm. Aug. 15, 1818 ; Harriet, Oct. 7, 1796, and m. Aaron Howe, in 1816; Amelia, April 15, 1799, and m. Ebenezer H. Bowen of Worcester, his 2d wife, Dec., 15, 1829; Adeline, March 10, 1802, and m. Rufus Stow of Grafton ; William Haven, Oct. 6, 1805, and d. Jan. 19, 1844 ; Jane, Oct. 20, 1808 ; and Henry.
RIDER, GIDEON (of Framingham) m. Anna Rider of Hopkinton, in 1782 ; when he removed to this town is unknown. His wife, Anna, d. April 2, 1813, aged 49. Chil. perhaps not in this order, (no record of their births here) Anna, who m. Jonah Whitney of Westboro', in 1797 ; John ; Hannah, who m. Prescott Brigham, in 1814 ; Susan, who m. Dennis Sawyer, in 1820 ; Asa, who m. Hepzibah W. Daniels, D. of his father's 2d wife, July 16, 1826 ; and perhaps others.
His 2d wife was Abigail Daniels, a wid. of Hopkinton, whom he m. May 25, 1817, and d. Oct. 9, 1825, aged 74.
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RIDER, SAMUEL (probably a bro. of Gideon) whose wife was Margaret, had Mary, bap. here, June 2, 1782; Gideon, bap. July 25, 1784 ; Achsa, bap. July 23, 1786 ; John, bap. June 10, 1792.
RIDER, JOHN (s. of Gideon) m. Mercy, D. of David Brigham, April 20, 1806. She was ad. to this chh. in 1817. Chil. Anna, b. July 4, 1806; Martha Brigham, June 5, 1808 ; Mary Ann, Sept. 27, 1810; John, Feb. 28, 1813 ; Otis, Aug. 12, 1815. The parents removed from town before or about 1820. Two of the above named daughters of John Rider m. Rev. Charles Hudson of Westminster, and now a Representa- tive in Congress from this State.
RAWSON,* ELIJAH was living on the place, now of Capt. Silas Allen, about 1794 ; when he came to town, and where from, is unknown. His chil. were then of adult age, and he re- moved from here soon after. David, Elijah, Elisha, James, Samuel, and Edward, are said to have been sons of Elijah Raw- son ; and perhaps, Anna Rawson, who m. Dennis Smith, the school master ; Mary Rawson, who m. Thomas Stone, in 1781 ; and Nancy Rawson, who m. Amasa Freeman of Lancaster, in 1786, were his daughters.
Samuel Rawson m. Lois Thurston, a wid., May 10, 1781. Elijah Rawson, Jun., m. Elizabeth Brinley of Ward, in 1785.
RAWSON, ABNER (from Grafton) m. Martha, D. of Daniel Johnson, April 3, 1820, and had Daniel Johnson, b. here, Nov. 5, 1820.
* He was probably a descendant of Edward Rawson, who came from England, and settled in Newbury, in 1637, and was Secretary of this Colony from 1650 to 1680. His sons settled in Roxbury and Dorchester. Grindall, s. of Edward, and g. s. of the Secretary, was ord. minister of Mendon, in 1680, and d. in 1715, leaving sons-one of whom may have been the more immediate ancestor of Elijah, above- mentioned, the name of whose wife is unknown ; nor is there any record here of a birth, baptism, or death, in his family.
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"Charles Robards (Roberts) of Sutton, and Martha Grout, resident in Shrewsbury, were m. Nov. 27, 1744; and the said Charles called witness before marriage, that he took the said Martha without any estate belonging to her husband, deceased, or expectation of any."-Marriage record, by Rev. Mr. Cushing.
STONE,* Lt. ISAAC (of Framingham) m. Elizabeth Brown of Sudbury, July 24, 1722, and was here in 1727. He was a member of the first board of Selectmen chosen in this town, and was ad. to this chh. in 1728; and his wife to the chh. in Fra- mingham, in 1726, and to this, in 1771, without a certificate from the chh. there ; that was in consequence of her husband saying she was admitted there in 1726, and the Rev. Mr. Bridge saying in a letter from there, that there were no records belong- ing to the Framingham chl. so ancient as 1726 ; and she, hav- ing lived with us upwards of 40 years, whose life has been blame- less, was ad. a member of this chh. in full communion .- Chh. records.
He is sup. to have lived on the place, now of Ephraim A. Hapgood. He d. April 22, 1776, aged 78, 8 mos., and his wid., Elizabeth, in 1794, aged 96. Chil. as on record here, Eunice,
* He was a descendant of Gregory Stone, who, with his 2d wife, wid. Lydia Cooper, came from England, and settled in Cambridge previous to 1634 ; one of the first Deacons there, and d. in 1672, aged 80. His sons were, John, Daniel, Da- vid, and Samuel.
John, whose wife was Anna, settled in Sudbury, Deac. there, and had Hannah b. there, in 1640; Daniel, in 1644, and Nathaniel, in 1660.
Daniel, (of Gregory) whose wife was Mary, had Mary, b. in 1644; Sarah, in '45; Daniel, in '46 ; Elizabeth, in '46; and Abigail, in '52; all in Cambridge.
David, (of Gregory) whose wife was Dorcas, had sons, David, Daniel, John, Sam- uel, and Nathaniel, born in Cambridge.
Samuel (of Gregory) m. Sarah Sternes, in 1655, and had sons, Samuel, b. in 1656 ; Isaac and John, b. in Cambridge ; the latter, bap. there, in 1663.
Daniel, (of John of Sudbury) m. Mary Ward in Sudbury, 1667, and had Daniel, in 1668; five daughters, and John, in 1664, all in Sudbury.
Nathaniel (of John of Sudbury) m. Sarah Wayt in Malden, in 1634, and had Ebenezer, b. in Sudbury, in 1688.
Samuel, (probably of Samuel and Sarah) settled in Marlboro', his wife was Elizabeth, and had Thankful, b. there, in 1687; and perhaps others, among whom might have been Isaac, who settled in Shrewsbury ; he was b. about 1693, but his immediate ancestor is unknown.
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b. Nov. 21, 1722, and m. Charles Bouker, in 1748 ; (Isaac, I do not find any record of his birth ;) Jonas, Aug. 12, 1725; Jasper, April 30, 1728; Nathaniel, April 11, 1732; Abigail, Dec. 9, 1735.
STONE, ISAAC, Jun. (s. sup. of Isaac) was nı. to Rachel Fiske, in the N. P., by the Rev. Mr. Morse, May 3, 1765. Chil. recorded here, Esther, b. May 30, 1766, and m. Wickmer; (perhaps this orthography is not right) she was living, it is said, in 1846, in Boylston. Their D., Laura, m. Jonathan Stratton ; Elizabeth, Oct. 21, 1767, and was recently living in Boylston, unm. ; ( Isaac, ) Jacob, Aug. 4, 1770 ; Annis, March 4, 1772, m. - Robinson, and d. soon after.
He removed to Lancaster, and d. there, or in Boylston, in 1816, aged 93.
STONE, ISAAC (s. of the preceding) m. Abigail Moor of Berlin, and next, her sister, Sarah Moor, and d. in Northboro', in 1819, aged 58, leaving Silas and Abigail. Silas m. Sarah W. Smith of Newton, D. of Enoch, in 1841 ; Abigail m. Abel Faw- cett, s. of Jonathan, and g. s. of Deac. Jonathan Fawcett of Boylston. The father of Abel m. Tamar Davenport.
STONE, JACOB (bro. of the preceding) m. Martha Barns of Boylston ; and next, her sister, Anna. Their chil. were, Jo- seph, James, Martha, Jacob, Anna, Achsa, Oliver, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Tamar, and Maria. His 3d wife was Isabella, D. of Asa Bennet.
What is contained under the three foregoing family heads, ex- cept the marriage of Isaac Stone, Jun .; the names of his chil., and when b., and the time of his death, and his age, all of which are matters of record, is from information obtained of Mr. Silas Stone above mentioned, one of the descendants of Isaac Stone, Jr.
STONE, Deac. JONAS (s. of Lt. Isaac) m. Rachel, D. of Luke Rice, Feb. 25, 1747. They were both ad. to this chh. in 1742. He was an ardent friend of his country in her revolu-
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tionary struggle ; represented the town in General Court, when held at Watertown, May 19, 1775, and rendered long and im- portant services in town and parish affairs. His wife, Rachel, d. April 19, 1787, aged 64. Chil. Isaac, b. March 6, 1748; Lydia, March 11, 1750, and d. Jan. 1, 1760 ; Rachel, Oct. 24, 1754, and m. Ward Nye of Douglass, in 1784; Lydia, March 12, 1761, and m. Asa Parker, in 1783.
Deac. Stone m. Anna, D. of Amos Parker, Feb. 28, 1788, and d. March 22, 1809, aged 83 and 7 mos. His wid. Anna, m. Deac. Ebenezer Reed of Worcester, Jan. 18, 1810.
STONE, Rev. ISAAC (s. of Jonas) grad. H. U. 1770 ; ord. minister of Douglass, Oct. 31, 1771; m. Susanna, D. of Benjamin Goddard, Oct. 27, 1773 ; dis. from his pastoral charge Oct. 28, 1805, and d. in 1837, aged 89.
STONE, JASPER (s. of Lt. Isaac) m. Grace, D. of Bene jamin Goddard, April 17, 1755. They were ad. to this chh. in 1761 ; he d. in 1802, aged 75; and his wid. Grace, Oct. 31, 1815, aged 80. Chil. Benjamin, b. Aug. 11, 1756 ; Asa, Jan. 23, 1758, and d. while in the continental service, at Fishkill Hos- pital, Dec. 20, 1777; Josiah, Sept. 10, 1759 ; Nathan, May 6, 1761; Zenas, May 24, 1763; Elizabeth, Dec. 22, 1765, and m. Caleb Haskell of Hampton Falls, N. H., Sept. 26, 1793; Sarah, Oct. 16, 1767, and m. Lemuel Ide, Nov. 24, 1793 ; Grace, March 18, 1770, and m. Philip Crosby, in 1804 ; Su- sanna, June 2, 1772, and d. unm. Nov. 28, 1840 ; Eunice, April 3, 1774, and m. Jonathan Nelson, in 1798; Isaac, Oct. 10, 1777; Hannah, Feb. 10, 1782.
STONE, NATHANIEL (s. of Lt. Isaac) m. Thankful, D. of Jonathan Morse, Dec. 17, 1760. Child, Abijah, b. Oct. 26, 1761. The father is sup. to have removed from town. He next m. Rhoda, wid. of Rev. William Goddard of Westmore- land, N. H., Feb. 11, 1793. They removed to Pittsfield, Vt., where she d. Dec. 7, 1820, aged 80.
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STONE, BENJAMIN (s. of Jasper) grad. H. U. 1776, first Preceptor of Leicester Academy, and subsequently Preceptor in Westford Academy, ad. to this chh. in 1779, and m. Deborah Fairbank, a wid. of Northboro', Dec. 3, 1799. He d. here, May 4, 1832, aged 76. Chil. (no births on record here) Mary E., who m. Samuel B. Manning of Worcester, April 11, 1822 ; and a son, non compos, who d. young.
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