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John6 (John5, John4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Mary Woodbury. Jan. 1, 1840. Ch .- 1, John W., b. Nov. 30, 1840; 2, Mary W., b. July 26, 1844; m. Charles J. Dudley, Mar. 20, 1878.
Leonard6 (John5, John4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Elizabeth Fisher. Ch .- 1, Leonard F., b. Jan. 13, 1837; 2, Abby G., b. Mar. 1, 1841.
James6 (John5, John4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Dolly Towne. Ch .- 1, Jane Lomira, b. Dec. 25, 1835; 2, John Leonard, b. Aug. 20, 1837; 3, James Marius, b. Mar. 6, 1841; 4, Ann Eliza Towne, b. Mar. 10, 1843.
Edward M.6 (John5, John4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Betsey S. Bartlett, Mar. 27, 1839. Ch .- 1, Mary Elizabeth, b. Nov. 16, 1839; 2, Edward Bartlett, b. Oct. 17, 1842.
Peter4 (Jonathan3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Sarah P. Chase, Dec. 12, 1781 ; she d. Feb. 24, 1836. Ch .- 1, Caleb, b. Sept. 14, 1782; 2, Phebe, b. Mar. 21, 1784; m. David Dudley, Feb. 22, 1804; d. Mar. 7, 1851.
Rogers8 (Samuel2, Francis1), m. Mary Sibley, May 31, 1743. Ch .- 1, Marcy, b. Apr. 20, 1746; 2, David, b. Jan. 14, 1750; 3, Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1751.
David4 (Rogers3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Lois Whitney, Dec. 16, 1773. Ch .- 1, John; 2, David, b. June 5, 1781; d. Nov. 3, 1836; 3, Luther; 4, Sally; 5, Betsey, b. Feb. 9, 1787; m. John March, Aug. 18, 1811; 6, Joseph, b. Mar. 14, 1790; 7, Amasa, b. Oct. 17, 1792; 8, Polly.
David5 (David4, Rogers8, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Phebe Dudley, Feb. 22, 1804. Ch .- 1, Caleb, b. 1804; d. Oct. 22, 1830; 2, Peter, b. 1807; d. July 31,
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1840; 3, Elbridge Gerry, b. 1810; d. Apr. 12, 1834; 4, Betsey E., b. 1815; d. Apr. 19, 1834; 5, David T., b. Sept. 24, 1817.
Peter6 (David5, David4, Rogers3, Samuel2 Francis1), m. Juliette Robinson, Dec. 2, 1829. Ch .- 1, Caleb Fisher, b. Nov. 27, 1830; 2, Charles Henry, b. Mar. 10, 1833; 3, Sarah Prince, b. Nov. 30, 1834; 4, Mary Carlisle, b. Apr. 13, 1837; m. H. L. Ainsworth.
David T.6 (David5, David4, Rogers3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. 1st, Lucy L. Wilder, Nov. 29, 1838; m. 2d, Ann E. Leland, June 1, 1869. Ch .- 1, Henry T., b. Apr. 27, 1841; 2, Augusta L., b, Aug. 21, 1847; 3, Frederick C., b. Aug. 24, 1851; m. Angie A. Anderson, Oct. 22, 1872; 4, Sumner A., b. Mar. 15, 1854; 5, Charles F., b. Apr. 3, 1856; 6, Nettie P., b. Feb. 13, 1859.
Henry 'T.6 (David T.5, David4, Rogers3, Samuel2, Francis1), m. Lucina H. Chase. Ch .- 1, Beulah C., b. Dec. 9, 1867; 2, Lucy Gertrude, b. Aug. 14, 1869.
DWIGHT.
Samuel Dwight, m. Dec. 23, 1731, Jane, dau. of Joseph Bulkley, son of Peter, son of Rev. Peter Bulkley, minister of Concord. Ch .- 1, Jane, b. Nov. 24, 1733; m. Nathaniel Carriel, Oct. 11, 1752; 2, Silence, b. Apr. 4, 1736; m. William King, Mar. 29, 1759; 3, Rachel, b. Sept. 8, 1738; m. Geo. Gould Dec. 27, 1769; 4, Timothy, b. May 27, 1741; m. Sarah Alden; d. in Ashburnham; 5, Anne, b. July 21, 1743; m. Joseph Elliot, Oct. 28, 1772; 6, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 14, 1751; m. Joseph Waters, Feb. 28, 1776; 7, Rebeckah, b. May 19, 1754; m. Abraham Batcheller, jr., Dec. 28, 1774.
DWINNEL.
Jonathan Dwinnel and his wife, Mehitable (Kenney) Dwinnel, came to Sutton from Topsfield. He settled near Dorothy Pond, where he kept a tavern for several years. He died there at the age of eighty.
Ch .- 1, Jonathan, b. Oct. 30, 1729: 2, Archelaus, b. June 16, 1731; 3, Henry, b. Nov. 14, 1732; 4, Amos, b. Mar. 20, 1734; 5, Mehitable, b. Sept. 10, 1737; m. Isaac Gale, jr., Aug. 11, 1756; 6, Moses, b. Sept. 23, 1739; 7, Mary, b. May 30, 1741; m. Isaac Bolster, July 24, 1761; 8, David, b. Dec. 17, 1742; 9, Ruth, b. Apr. 19, 1744; d. Aug. 1, 1744; 10, Susanna, b. July 18, 1745; m. Jonathan Kidder, Nov. 30, 1769; 11, Jacob, b. July 18, 1747; m. - Brooks of Grafton.
Jonathan2 (Jonathan1), m. Mehitable Waite, Feb. 13, 1751. Ch .- 1, Anne, b. Feb. 12, 1754; 2, Hannah, b. Jan. 30, 1756; d. Aug. 30, 1758; 3, Jonathan, b. Feb. 19, 1758; d. May 16, 1759.
Archelaus2 (Jonathan1), m. -. Ch .- 1, Archelaus; 2, Jonathan; 3, Amos. The family removed to Vermont.
Henry2 (Jonathan1), m. Hannah Dagget, Apr. 26, 1757; she d. Sept. 30, 1788; m. second, Mehetable Dagget, May 5, 1789. Ch .- 1, Solomon, b. Oct. 1, 1757; 2, Moses, b. Jan. 22, 1760; 3, Henry, b. Feb. 22, 1762; d. Oct. 17, 1805; 4, Jonathan, b. Mar. 5, 1764; d. unmarried, aged twenty-four; 5, John, b. July 5, 1766; d. unmarried, aged fifty-three; 6, Hannah, b. May 16, 1768; d. Sept. 10, 1778; 7, Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1770; 8, Abraham, b. Feb. 13, 1773; 9, Isaac, b. Mar. 5, 1782; m. Roxa Marble, May 7, 1817.
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Solomon3 (Henry2, Jonathan1), m. Mrs. Hannah Gould, dau. of Amos Singletary, Apr. 1, 1783. Ch .- 1, Solomon, b. Nov. 24, 1783; d. Oct. 27, 1803; 2, Remark, b. Dec. 10, 1785; m. Abigail Miller, Jan. 28, 1810; 3, Sal- mon, b. Apr. 18, 1788, d. young; 4, Simeon, b. Apr. 25, 1790; d. unmarried; 5, Luther, b. Jan. 28, 1792; d. young; 6, Abijah Legg, b. Jan. 16, 1795; m. Rebeckah Bullard.
Solomon4, (Solomon3, Henry2, Jonathan1), m. Mary Ashley of Springfield. Ch .- 1, Origen, b. July 21, 1798; 2, Luther, b. July 14, 1803; 3, Sally, b. July 3, 1806.
Moses3 (Henry2, Jonathan1), m. Sally Paine, Apr. 17, 1799. Ch .- 1, Leonard, b. Apr. 23, 1800; 2, Sally, b. Aug. 10, 1802; d. Sept. 12, 1803; 3, Sally, b. Apr. 20, 1804; 4, Hannah D., b. Aug. 18, 1808.
Henry3 (Henry2, Jonathan1), m. Tamar Gale, June 17, 1790. Ch .- 1, Elbridge Gerry, b. July 25, 1791; 2, Hannah, b. Nov. 23, 1793; 3, Harriet, b. May 27, 1795; 4, Nancy, b. Dec. 7, 1796; 5, Henry Gale.
Samuel3 (Henry2, Jonathan1), m. Polly Dudley, July 15, 1793. Ch .- 1, Fanny, b. Sept. 5, 1793; 2, Harvey, b. Aug. 4, 1796; 3, Origen, b. July 21, 1798. Family removed to Whitingham, Vt.
Abraham3 (Henry2, Jonathan1), m. Mehitable (Hitty) Rich, Apr. 18, 1797. Ch .- 1, Cyrus, b. Aug. 2, 1797; 2, Polly, b. Nov. 17, 1799; 3, Lucy, b. May 8, 1802; 4, Liram, b. Feb. 28, 1808; 5, Salem, b. Mar. 3, 1810.
Amos2 (Jonathan1), m. Lydia Jennison, Dec. 7, 1756. Ch .- 1, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 30, 1757; 2, Ruth, b. Dec. 30, 1759. Removed with family to Shep- herdsfield, Me. One dau. d. in Sutton.
David2 (Jonathan1), m. Deliverance Maynard of Grafton. Ch .- 1, Elijah, b. June 22, 1772; 2, Mehitabel, b. June 13, 1774; 3, Humanity, b. Nov. 24, 1777; 4, David, b. Aug. 10, 1780. David Dwinnel and his wife became Shakers, and finally removed to Harvard. His children did not embrace the error of their parents.
EATON.
Reuben Eaton, m. first, Abigail Lovell, Dec. 6, 1770; m. second, Ruth Badger, Nov. 27, 1787; d. Nov. 17, 1813. Ch .- 1, Jonathan, b. Nov. 22, 1773; m. Anna Sibley, June 18, 1799; 2, Sarah, b. Jan. 9, 1777; m. Ayres Fuller, Sept. 21, 1796; 3, Polly, b. Jan. 11, 1779; m. David Gaskill, jr., Feb. 20, 1807; 4, Reuben, b. Oct. 27, 1780; 5, Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1782; 6, Ruth, b. Feb. 1, 1790; m. John Smith, June 26, 1811; 7, Samuel, b. Oct. 11, 1792; m. Alice Hathaway, Sept. 25, 1820; 8, Ziba, b. Apr. 16, 1795; m. Sally Hathaway, Dec. 4, 1817.
Reuben2 (Reuben1), m. Lucy Dudley, Sept. 15, 1808; she d. May 28, 1817. Ch .- 1, Sumner, b. Oct. 17, 1810; 2, Reuben, b. Apr. 26, 1813.
Samuel Eaton, m. Joanna Waite, Apr. 11, 1776. Ch .- 1, Bethiah, b. Feb. 18, 1778; m. Joseph Hall, 3d, Apr. 27, 1805; 2, Lucy, b. June 1, 1780.
ELLIOT.
The names of Daniel, sen., Daniel and James Elliot appear upon the proprietors' records. That of Daniel, September 14, 1722, as the purchaser of fifty acres of the third division, on both sides the great brook, near Coffin's
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farm. That of Daniel, sen., June 28, 1728, as the pur- chaser of twenty-five acres in the fifth division, adjoining the land of Daniel Elliot, jr. That of James Elliot, July 15, 1734, as purchaser of twelve and one-half acres of land in the sixth division, " adjoining to his other land, where he now lives." We also find the names of Joseph and Jonathan at early date on the records of the town. The relationship of these Elliots we are unable to trace.
Daniel m. Sarah -. Ch .- 1, Lydia, b. Feb. 27, 1719; m. John Stock- well, Dec. 12, 1737.
Joseph Elliot, m. Jerusha Fuller. Ch .- 1, Joseph, b. Nov. 1731; 2, David, b. Oct. 11, 1734; 3, John, b. Feb. 21, 1739; m. Hannah Dudley, Jan. 19, 1764; 4, Andrew, b. Dec. 9, 1743; 5, Aaron, b. July 22, 1747.
Joseph2 (Joseph1), m. first, Susanna -; m. second, (probably) Anna Dwight, Oct. 28, 1772. Ch .- 1, Molly, b. Feb. 11, 1756; 2, Abigail, b. July 22, 1758; 3, John, b. Jan. 15, 1761; 4, Jerusha, b. Dec. 9, 1763; m. Asahel Kimball, Feb. 13, 1786; 5, David, b. Feb. 19, 1766; 6, Samuel Dwight, b. Nov. 6, 1773; 7, Joseph, b. Aug. 19, 1775; 8, Anna, b. Jan. 14, 1779; m. Leonard Kimball, Apr. 19, 1799; 9, Susanna, b. Feb. 14, 1781; 10, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 14, 1783; 11, Katherine, b. Sept. 19, 1785; 12, Charles Buckley, b. Dec. 24, 1788.
Andrew2 (Joseph1), m. Anna Carter, May 7, 1767. Ch .- 1, Anna, b. Feb. 26. 1768; 2, Timothy, b. May 17, 1770; 3, Lucy, b. Mar. 4, 1772.
Aaron2 (Joseph1), m. Lydia Taylor, Oct. 13, 1767. Ch .- 1, Aaron, b. Dec. 1, 1768; 2, Lydia, b. Oct. 28, 1770; 3, Fuller, b. July 10, 1772; 4, Lucy, b. Aug. 27, 1774; d. Nov. 4, 1788; 5, Simeon, b. May 6, 1779; 6, Polly, b. Jan. 16, 1784; 7, James Taylor, b. Oct. 3, 1786.
Aaron3 (Aaron2, Joseph1), m. Betty Putnam, Mar. 30, 1791; she d. Feb. 2, 1815. Ch .- 1, John, b. Apr. 20, 1791; 2, Lucy, b. Mar. 14, 1794; 3, Betsey, b. Oct. 2, 1796; 4, Jerusha, b. Jan. 1, 1799; 5, Aaron, b. Mar. 5, 1801; 6, Lydia, b. May 25, 1803; m. John Dodge, second, May 11, 1820; 7, Betsey, b. Sept. 22, 1805; m. Silvanus Putnam, 1826; 8, Jerusha, b. Jan. 9, 1808; 9, Mary, b. July 29, 1810; m. Rufus A. Lackey, Aug. 4, 1833; 10, Lucy Ann, 11, Julia Ann, twins, b. Jan. 17, 1815.
Simeon3 (Aaron2, Joseph1), m. Lucy Putnam, June 1, 1805. Ch .- 1, Nancy Gibbs, b. Dec. 5, 1805; 2, Lucy Putnam, b. Mar. 2, 1808; 3, Sula Maria, b. June 14, 1810; 4, Madison, b. Aug. 3, 1812; 5, Laura Ann, b. Nov. 12, 1814.
James T.8 (Aaron,2, Joseph1), m. Submit Baylis. Ch .- 1, Gustavus, b. May 22, 1811; 2, Submit Baylis, b. Mar. 6, 1813; 3, Eleanor Maria, b. Sept. 11, 1814; 4, Harriet, b. Mar. 28, 1816; 5, James Baylis, b. Apr. 13, 1818; 6, Joseph Fuller, b. Oct. 25, 1819; 7, Susan, b. Nov. 21, 1821.
Joseph F.4 (James T.8, Aaron2, Joseph1), m. Elmira Jaques, Apr. 7, 1847. Ch .- 1, Clarence Henry, b. Aug. 9, 1850; 2, Eugene Clayton, b. Oct. 8, 1858; 3, Nellie Anna, b. July 8, 1862.
Jonathan Elliot m. Hannah Wheeler, Apr. 25, 1749. Ch .- 1, Jonathan, b. Feb. 28, 1750; 2, James, b. July 17, 1751; 3, Elizabeth, b. June 1, 1753; 4, Hannah, b. Sept. 10, 1755; m. John Shepard Dalrymple, Dec. 16, 1778; 5, John, b. Jan. 17, 1758; m. Mehetable Sibley, May 15, 1781; 6, Mehetable, b.
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Jan. 17, 1761; m. John Weston, jr., Jan. 17, 1785; 7, Thaddeus, b. Jan. 22, 1763; m. Thankful Goldthwait, June 16, 1784; 8, Rebeckah, b. Apr. 7, 1765; m. James Hills, jr., Oct. 4, 1786; 9, Nathaniel, b. May 18, 1769; 10, Patience, b. Feb. 2, 1772; 11, Huldah, b. Feb. 2, 1775; 12, Peleg, b. Feb. 15, 1777.
Jonathan2 (Jonathan1), m. Sarah Chase, Oct. 17, 1771. Ch .- 1, Daniel, b. Mar. 3, 1774; m. Polly Morse, May 10, 1797; 2, Lucy, b. Aug. 10, 1776; 3, Prudence, b. Oct. 31, 1779; 4, David, b. July 22, 1781; 5, Jonathan, b. Dec. 7, 1782; 6, Sarah, b. Apr. 6, 1785; 7, Aaron, b. Oct. 25, 1786; 8, Levi, b. Apr. 13, 1788; 9, Simeon, b. Sept. 7, 1790; 10, Polly, b. May 26, 1793; m. George W. Briggs, Apr. 2, 1820.
David3 (Jonathan2, Jonathan1), m. Ruth -. Ch .- 1, Roxa, b. Oct. 13, 1804; 2, Rena, b. July 4, 1807.
Levi3 (Jonathan2, Jonathan1), m. Philanda Briggs, Jan. 20, 1822. Ch .- 1, Joel, b. Nov. 22, 1822; 2, Sumner, b. June 18, 1825; 3, Lucy Ann, b. Nov. 7, 1827; 4, Philanda Maria, b. Jan. 2, 1829; 5, Andrew Levi, b. Mar. 8, 1831 ; 6, Eliza Ann, b. Mar. 1, 1836; 7, John Augustus, b. Mar. 9, 1839.
FITTS.
Robert Fitts and his wife Hannah came from Ipswich to Sutton and settled near the Stephen Marsh place. He died there at an advanced age. She died in Dudley. They had, among others, these children :
1, Robert; 2, Jonathan; 3, Benjamin; 4, Ebenezer; 5, Marcy; 6, Mehitabel, b. Mar. 11, 1732; 7, Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1734; 8, Abraham, b. Sept. 5, 1739.
Robert2 (Robert1), m. Kezia Towne of Topsfield, Nov. 9, 1739. Ch .- 1, Kezia, b. Jan. 25, 1741; m. William Nichols, Aug. 18, 1760; 2, Robert, b. Apr. 21, 1742; m. Lydia Towne, June 2, 1767; 3, Samuel, 4, Hannah, twins, b. Dec. 12, 1743; 5, Margaret, b. Apr. 10, 1745; 6, John, b. June 16, 1747; m. Rebeckah Stockwell, Jan. 15, 1771; 7, Ruth, b. Apr. 27, 1749; d. at Dudley, unmarried; 8, Lucy, b. Apr. 26, 1751; m. Benj. Nichols, Feb. 28, 1772; 9, Phebe, b. Aug. 9, 1753.
Samuel3 (Robert2, Robert1), m. Martha Stearns, May 14, 1772. Ch .- 1, Clark, b. Mar. 12, 1773; 2, Martha, b. July 11, 1776; 3, Artemas, b. Mar. 30, 1778. Removed to Vermont.
Jonathan2 (Robert1), m. Mary Hutchinson, Nov. 27, 1745. Ch .- 1, Sarah, b. Sept. 12, 1747; m. Benajah Putnam, Dec. 13, 1770; 2, Tamar, b. Dec. 15, 1748; m. Gideon Sibley, Apr. 28, 1772; 3, Mary, b. Jan. 27, 1750; m. Jesse Cummings, Aug. 29, 1771; 4, Anne, b. Mar. 10, 1753; 5, Deborah, b. July 19, ' 1756; 6, Jonathan, b. May 30, 1758; d. Mar. 23, 1759; 7, Eunice, b. Mar. 10, 1761; 8, Peter, b. Sept. 30, 1762; 9, Paul, b. Nov. 31, 1764.
Benjamin2 (Robert1), m. Sarah Rich, Oct. 31, 1749; m. 2d, Mary Cook, Oct. 19, 1762. Ch .- 1, Sarah, b. Aug. 3, 1750; 2, Daniel, b. Apr. 14, 1753; m. Chloe White, Apr. 9, 1778; 3, Walter, b. Apr. 4, 1755; 4, Robert, b. Mar. 27, 1757; 5, Edward, b. Feb. 10, 1759; 6, Eunice, b. Dec. 22, 1763; 7, Jonathan, b. Apr. 3, 1764; 8, Molly, b. Mar. 10, 1765; 9, Huldah, b. June 13, 1766; 10, David, b. Oct. 3, 1767; 11, Benjamin, b. July 21, 1769.
Robert3 (Benjamin2, Robert1), m. Phebe Patch. Ch .- 1, Rhoda, b. May 30, 1779; 2, Edward, b. Mar. 26, 1781; 3, Rufus, b. Jan. 26, 1786; 4, Anne, b, Mar, 15, 1788.
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Ebenezer2 (Robert1), m. Bethiah Hutchinson. Ch .- 1, Caleb, b. May 25, 1756; 2, Judith, b. July 30, 1757; 3, Nathaniel, b. Aug. 5, 1759; 4, Ebenezer, b. Nov. 13, 1761; 5, Lois, b. Mar. 21, 1771. Removed to Dudley.
Abraham2 (Robert1), m. Apr. 14, 1767, Mary Holman. Ch .- 1, Abraham, b. Nov. 4, 1769; 2, Molly, b. Nov. 25, 1771.
FREELAND.
BY MRS. MARY DEW. FREELAND.
The Freeland, or McFreeland family, was of Scotch extraction, having, from political motives and their christian faith, retired from Scotland to Londonderry, Ireland, after- wards to Dublin, previously to their coming to America. In 1725, or about that period of time, James Freeland, sen., left Dublin, and was accompanied to this country by two daughters, Anna (or Jane) and Rachel, and by two sons, James, an under-graduate of "Dublin University," and Thomas, the youngest of his family, a child of some seven years of age. Joseph, the eldest son, a young barrister, remained in Dublin ; he never came to America.
James Freeland, sen., was a member of the established church of Scotland, and consulted the clergyman of his church in reference to his proposed settlement in the "New World." The Scotch clergyman was much interested in those about leaving his christian care, and, with that warm attachment for which the Scotch are so characterized, gave them a letter, in his own hand-writing, for the safety of their christian faith, and added his counsels for their secular pur- suits and worldly advancement.
Thus they left their christian guide and earthly friend, and embarked, followed by his prayers for their welfare.
James Freeland, sen., on his arrival in this country, was first located at Lexington, subsequently in Hopkinton ; his farm was situated about one-half mile north of "Hopkinton Springs."
James Freeland, jr., was married in Hopkinton, 8th Jan- uary, 1741, to Sarah Watson of Leicester. Anna (or Jane) married a Mr. Black. Rachel married in Hopkinton, Jóna- than Knox of Blanford, 28th September, 1741. Thomas
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married in Hopkinton, Mary McNutt, 27th January, 1743 .*
From the " Church Records," Hopkinton. A copy.
"Oct. 13, 1743. James Freeland, Sen. and his wife were admitted to full communion with this church, having been recommended from the Rev. Mr. Hancock, as partak- ing with ye church of X in Lexington by virtue of a certifi- cate from Ireland."
Children of Thomas and Mary :
1, James, b. in Hopkinton, Dec., 1743; 2, Elizabeth, afterward Mrs. Graves, resided in Sutton; 3, John; m. Mrs. Mary Gibbs, dau. of Col. Thos. Mellen; he settled in Claverack, near Hudson, N. Y .; 4, William; m. Lucy Claflin of Hopkinton, and resided there; 5, Joseph; m. Judith Gibson; was a merchant in Hopkinton; 6, Mary, m. John Holland, jr., of Sutton, and resided in Dix- field, Maine; 7, Anna, afterward Mrs. Hall; 8, Thomas; m. Anna Barrett; resided in Hopkinton; 9, Sarah; m. Joshua Park of Sutton, and resided in Hopkinton on the "Ancient family seat;" 10, Abraham; resided in Hopkin- ton, unmarried; 11, Asa; resided in Hopkinton, unmarried.
Thomas Freeland, sen., died at the residence of his son, Dr. James Freeland, in Sutton, 1788.
Dr. James Freeland, son of Thomas Freeland, was the first of his family who became a resident of Sutton. Previ- ously to coming to Sutton, at the early age of sixteen years, in 1759, he was in the "French and Indian war," having entered the provincial army by enlisting in one of the colonial regiments under the command of Colonel Thomas Mellen of Hopkinton, as one of his aids. He was in the expedition to capture Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and attack Quebec. The French, with their Indian allies, far outnumbered the English and colonial forces. As a ruse de guerre to cause the French to believe that large reinforcements from Eng- land were being landed under the command of the "Prince of Wales" in person (the "Prince of Wales," afterward George III., King of England, being at this time in the bloom of youth, affable and engaging in his manners), Col. Mellen and other officers appointed James Freeland to personate the young Prince, splendidly mounted, and uni- formed in his royal red regimentals. He appears, with an escort, at the scene of war, as if just arrived from England by the way of the St. Lawrence, and now holding a review
* See Hopkinton Church and Town Records.
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of English and colonial troops. The ruse itself and its exc- cution were so well planned by Colonel Mellen that the soldiers in his own regiment were in full belief they were forming in" review of the "Prince of Wales." It was well calculated to arouse the courage of soldiers, disheartened from lack of numbers and ill provided for in their long and perilous march. It is said Colonel Mellen divided his forces to make an appearance of a large number of troops.
History states the French could not hope to make a suc- cessful resistance, and deserted their fortifications to the English.
On the thirty-first of October 1770, Dr. James Freeland was united in marriage to Mehetabel, daughter of Colonel Thomas Mellen of Hopkinton, and soon came to Sutton and established himself in practice as a physician, in what was then the North Parish. His residence was upon what is now known as " Millbury Common."
Early in the commencement of the war of the revolution, he received the appointment of surgeon in the United States army, in which he served with distinction. Hc used often to refer to his practice as a surgeon in different engagements during the war. In the battle of White Plains, which occurred October 28, 1776, he amputated thirteen limbs from the wounded.
After his retirement from the army he resumed the prac- tice of his profession in Sutton, and occupied a high position as a physician and surgeon. He had, under his instruction, many medical students. He usually made his visits to his patients on horseback, and would at times be seen accompa- nied by a number of his students, also on horseback, form- ing quite a noticeable cavalcade.
Dr. Freeland was a gentleman, well educated and extremely well bred. It is said he was an agrecable and most pleasing companion, very fastidious in his dress and general appear- ance ; he would call often on his hair-dresser to arrange his toilet and adjust his queue in court style. His dress, pre- viously to the revolutionary war, consisted of a dress coat of fine broadcloth of brilliant red color, velvet small clothes, long hose with silver knee and shoe buckles, deep ruffled
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linen, and a cocked hat. A physician (Dr. Burdon of Charlton) observing Dr. Freeland bow in salutation to some friend, remarked aside, that "such a salutation was a price- less accomplishment."
The tombstones of Dr. James and Mehetabel Freeland may be found in the church-yard near their residence, " Mill- bury common." According to inscriptions, Dr. James Free- land was born in Hopkinton 1743, died in Sutton October 5,1796.
Mehetabel Freeland, born in Hopkinton 1752, died in Sut- ton March 23, 1792.
Ch .- 1, Frances, b. Sept. 4, 1771; m. Dr. Timothy Carter of Sutton, and resided in Bethel, Me .; died Nov. 1814; 2, James,* b. Nov. 23, 1773; d. Feb. 27, 1854; 3, Polla, b. Sept. 17, 1778; m. Capt. Samuel Rawson of Sutton, resided in Paris, Me .; d. Aug. 29, 1875; 4, Mehetabel, b. Sept. 10, 1780; m. first, Nathan Marble of Sutton, resided in Bethel, Me .; m. second, Elijah Burbank of Worcester, resided in Quinsigamond Village, Worcester; d. Apr. 25, 1874; 5, Sarah, b. Aug. 30, 1782; m. Roger Merrill, Esq., resided in Brunswick, Me .; d. 1859.
James4 (James3, Thomas2, James1), m. Polly Marble, Jan. 1806; b. Sept. 10, 1781; d. Feb. 6, 1860. Ch .- 1, Adeline, b. Dec. 8, 1806; 2, Freeman, b. May 15, 1808; d. Feb. 22, 1875; 3, Fanny, b. Aug. 22, 1810; d. June 14, 1813; 4, Franklin, b. Aug. 10, 1812; 5, Frederick, b. Aug. 29, 1814; d. Apr. 17, 1859; 6, Fayette, b. Sept. 17, 1816; 7, Foster, b. Feb. 2, 1819.
Freeman5 (James4, James8, Thomas2, James1), m. Mar. 5, 1862, Mary, dau. of Stearns DeWitt of Oxford.
Mr. DeWitt was a gentleman much esteemed in his public character and for his many christian virtues in private life. He was a descendant of Rev. John Campbell of Oxford, the first clergyman after the English settlement, 1721. Mr. Campbell was of the London branch of the Campbells, and known as Colonel John Campbell of Shank- stone, Scotland. Mrs. Freeland, from her mother's ancestry, is descended from Andrew Sigourney and Mary Germaine, French Huguenots from Rochelle, France, who came to Oxford in 1685 or 1686. Mr. Sigourney had charge of the French fortifications to defend the plantations from the natives.
See sketch of James Freeland in connection with the history of his home in district number three.
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FAMILIES OF THE
Franklin5 (James4, James8, Thomas2, James1), m. Caroline Adams 1853. Ch .- 1, James, b. Feb. 9, 1854; m. Mary Lilian Shaw, July 9, 1876; 2, Fanny, b. Nov. 11, 1855; 3, Mary M., b. Jan. 5, 1859; d. Oct. 4, 1875; 4, John F., b. Oct. 10, 1860; 5, Joseph E., b. Apr. 13, 1866; 6, George F., b. Nov. 28, 1868.
Foster5 (James4, James3, Thomas2, James1), m. Frances J. Woodbury, Apr. 27, 1858; she d. Feb. 15, 1859. Ch .- 1, Frances J. W., b. Feb. 8, 1859.
FULLER.
Levi and Jonathan appear to have been the first of the name in Sutton. They came from Attleboro. There is no record of the birth of Levi's children; they were probably all born before he came to town. Among them were Turner, Simeon and Reuben. The name of William Fuller also appears, whose relationship, if any, to the other families of the name is unknown. He had a son Simeon, born March 1, 1763. Levi died Sept. 28, 1814.
Turner2 (Levi1), m. first, Polly Buxton, Oct. 10, 1798; m. second, Sarah -. Ch .- 1, Willard, b. Dec. 27, 1798; d. Dec. 8, 1876; 2, Lydia, b. Aug. 16, 1800; 3, Azubah, b. Aug. 1, 1802; m. Rufus Fuller, Mar. 30, 1820; 4, Roxanna, b. Apr. 8, 1805; 5, Sullivan, b. Jan. 12, 1807; 6, Fanny, b. Jan. 15, 1809; 7, Huldah, b. Mar. 9, 1811; m. Joseph Wilcox; 8, Stephen Waters, b. Aug. 4, 1813; 9, Mary, b. Jan. 15, 1816; 10, Freeman, b. Mar. 20, 1819; 11, George Turner, b. Oct. 6, 1829.
Willard3 (Turner2, Levi1), m. Polly Robbins, May 20, 1823; she d. Aug. 14, 1846; m. second, Mrs. Matilda Waters. Ch .- 1, Asa Churchill, b. Mar. 19, 1833; 2, Mary Ellen, b. Sept. 17, 1836; 3, Freeman Loren, b. June 9, 1840.
Freeman L.4 (Willard,3, Turner2, Levi1), m. Almira Metcalf, Aug. 11, 1866. Ch .- 1, Willis Asa, b. Dec. 11, 1867; 2, George Freeman, b. Sept. 29, 1870; 3, Mary Emma, b. Apr. 16, 1872.
Sullivan3 (Turner2, Levi1), m. first, Prudence Kenney, Aug. 23, 1826; m. second, Sarah E. Graves, June 18, 1862; she d. Oct. 20, 1871; m. third, Eunice Knight, Dec. 2, 1874. Ch .- 1, Sumner P. b. Aug. 2, 1827; d. in Andersonville prison; 2, Nancy, b. Jan. 7, 1829; d. July 11, 1848; 3, Susan R., b. Feb. 28, 1831; m. Charles Bates; d. July 12, 1860; 4, Francis H., b. Aug. 11, 1835; 5, Augusta A., b. Dec. 2, 1840; d. Dec. 9, 1860; 6, Harriet M., b. Jan. 6, 1845; m. Henry C. Putnam.
Sumner P.4 (Sullivan8, Turner2, Levi1), m. Harriet Cook, Aug. 23, 1848. Ch .- 1, Samuel Jerome, b. Oct. 17, 1850; 2, Chloe E., b. Dec. 15, 1853; 3, Herbert Francis, b. Sept. 12, 1857; 4, Orrin Leroy, b. Jan. 16, 1860.
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