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Peter4 (Jonathan3, Solomon2, Solomon1), m. Lydia Greenwood, Jan. 25, 1797. Ch .- 1, Harvey, b. Nov. 9, 1797; d. Oct. 7, 1801; 2, Lucy, b. June 3, 1799; 3, Harvey, b. June 26, 1802; d. July 3, 1803; 4, Peter, b. Jan. 30, 1804; 5, Lydia K., b. Nov. 10, 1805.
Elisha3 (Solomon2, Solomon1), m. Jerusha Snow, May 21, 1767. Ch .- 1, Sarah, b. Mar. 9, 1768; m. Francis Kidder, Jan. 30, 1788; 2, Molly (Polly) b. Dec. 23, 1769; m. Samuel Park, Apr. 28, 1791; 3, Nathan, b. Oct. 26, 1771; 4, Aaron, b. Aug. 1, 1773; d. Sept. 24, 1775; 5, Amos, b. June 26, 1775; d. Oct. 24, 1777; 6, Elisha, b. Nov. 6, 1777; 7, Rachel, b. Sept. 5, 1779; m. first, - Barrows; m. second, - Cook; 8, Daniel, b. May 18, 1782; 9, Silence, b. July 18, 1784.
Edward2 (Solomon1), m. (probably in Newbury) Hannah -. Ch .- 1, Han- nah, b. Feb. 4, 1727; m. John Severy, Mar. 8, 1750; 2, Mary, b. Oct. 28, 1728; 3, Edward, b. Oct. 13, 1730; 4, John, b. July 21, 1732; 5, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1734; 6, David, b. Feb. 19, 1737; 7, Solomon, 8, Sarah, twins, b. Apr. 12, 1738; 9, Joshua, b. May 13, 1741.
Edward8 (Edward2, Solomon1), m. first, Rebecca Gale, May 7, 1754; m. second, Sarah Kenney, Mar. 22, 1763. Ch .- 1, Lucy, b. Feb. 3, 1761; 2, Lydia, b. Oct. 21, 1763; 3, John, b. Feb. 17, 1765; 4, Edward, b. Sept. 11, 1766; 5, Joshua, b. Apr. 30, 1768; 6, Smith, b. Jan. 20, 1770; 7, Noah, b. Nov. 14, 1771; 8, Stephen, b. Mar. 11, 1774; 9, Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1776.
John3 (Edward2, Solomon1) m. Hannah Cheney, Nov. 25, 1755. Ch .- 1, John, b. Sept. 30, 1756.
David3, (Edward2, Solomon1), m. Lucy Thurston. Ch .- 1, John, b. Dec. 26, 1761; 2, David, b. Mar. 26, 1764; 3, Abigail, b. Sept. 6, 1766; d. young; 4, Nathan, b. May 17, 1769; m. Lettice Morey; 5, Peter, b. June 28, 1772; 6, Thurston, b. Apr. 27, 1775; 7, David, b. Dec. 13, 1777; m. first, Clarissa Packard; she d. Nov. 14, 1823; m. second, Lois Adams; she d. Sept. 9, 1831; m. third, Sarah Cannon; 8, Aaron, b. Sept. 7, 1780; 9, Amrey, b. Sept. 28, 1783; 10, Pearley, b. Sept. 5, 1786.
Nathan Holman graduated at Brown University 1797, and A. M. with distinguished honors; studied theology with Rev. Edmund Mills of Sutton, and Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Emmons of Franklin, and was ordained pastor of the Con- gregational church in East Attleboro, October 15, 1800; dismissed May 22, 1821. He was not again settled, but preached as he was able as supply. He died October 8, 1844.
David Holman graduated at Brown University 1803, and A. M. ; studied theology with his brother, Rev. N. Holman,
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and with Rev. Dr. Emmons; ordained pastor of the Con- gregational church in Douglas, October 19, 1808 ; dismissed August 17, 1842. After an absence of six years, he was recalled and engaged as stated supply, in which service he continued for quite a number of years.
Aaron+, (David3, Edward2, Solomon1), m. first, Judith Chase, Nov. 29, 1804; m. second, Mary (Polly) Stockwell, Jan. 9, 1809. Ch .- 1, David, b. Sept. 1, 1805; 2, Presson, b. July 6, 1807; 3, Aaron; 4, Luther ; 5, Judith; 6, Mary Anna.
Thomas2 (Solomon1), m. first, Lydia -; m. second, Sarah Cooper, Apr. 30, 1759. Ch .- 1, Abigail, b. Sept. 14, 1740; 2, Thomas, b. Jan. 13, 1743; 3, Mary, b. June 31, 1745; 4, William, b. Feb. 5, 1747; 5, Judith, b. Sept. 1749; 6, William, b. Apr. 12, 1751; 7, Sarah, b. June 19, 1754; 8, Deborah, b. Aug. 21, 1757; 9, John, b. Feb. 16, 1760; 10, Huldah, b. May 10, 1763; 11, Anne, b. Jan. 25, 1765; 12, Abram, b. Nov. 25, 1774.
Thomas8 (Thomas2, Solomon1), m. Lydia Bates, Oct. 17, 1771. Ch .- 1, Zilpah, b. Oct. 16, 1772; 2, Thomas, b. May 19, 1774; 3, Abraham, b. July 30, 1776; 4, Jeremiah, b. Feb. 27, 1789.
Stephen Holman (ancestry unknown), m. Ruth Putnam, Nov. 5, 1751; d. Nov. 15, 1800. Ch .- 1, Ruth, b. Sept. 13, 1754; 2, Stephen, b. Dec. 7, 1756; 3, Judith, b. Feb. 21. 1759.
Abel Holman (ancestry unknown), married Hannah -. Ch .- 1, Francis, b. Nov. 3, 1765; 2, Abigail, b. Feb. 28, 1767; 3, Abel, b. Oct. 8, 1768; 4, Moses, b. Aug. 1, 1770; 5, Huse, b. Feb. 11, 1772.
Francis2 (Abel1), m. Sarah -. Ch .- 1, Nabby, b. July 22, 1789; 2, Abel, b. Sept. 9, 1791; 3, Solomon, b. Nov. 12, 1794; 4, Francis Hardy, b. Jan. 26, 1799.
HOLTON.
Timothy Holton came to town, probably, in 1727, as he received a deed of land, April 12, 1727. We can learn nothing of his ancestry. He seems to have been a man of ability and prominence ; was chosen town clerk in 1730, and held the office seven years.
He m. first, Keziah -; she d. June 14, 1724; m. second, Mary -. Ch .- 1, John, b. Sept. 19, 1717; d. May 13, 1760; 2, Timothy, b. Sept. 5, 1719; 3, Nathan, b. Mar. 21, 1732; 4, Keziah, b. July 4, 1734; 5, Ebenezer, b. Oct. 7, 1736.
John2 (Timothy1), m. Mrs. Ann Rawson, Oct. 1, 1747. Ch .- 1, Anne, b. July 13, 1749; 2, Sarah, b. May 20, 1752; 3, Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1754; 4, Abigail, b. Nov. 1757.
Timothy2 (Timothy1), m. Susanna Putnam, Feb. 24, 1742. Ch .- 1, Kezia, b. Nov. 16, 1743; m. Solomon Cook, Nov. 29, 1768; 2, Timothy, b. May 1, 1745; 3, Elisha, b. Feb. 17, 1752; 4, Susanna, b. Nov. 1755; m. Benjamin Cogswell, Aug. 29, 1779; 5, Sarah, b. May 20, 1758.
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HOVEY.
Daniel Hovey is the first of the name that appears upon the records. Ancestry unknown.
He m. Ruth -. Ch .- 1, Moses, b. Oct. 28, 1748; 2, Mary, b. Sept. 16, 1755; m. Stephen Humes, July 15, 1779; 3, Benjamin, b. Mar. 12, 1758.
Moses2 (Daniel1), m. Aug. 14, 1777, Phebe Tenney, b. Apr. 20, 1759; d. Apr. 25, 1813; he d. Oct. 29, 1813. Ch .- 1, Daniel, b. Oct. 29, 1778; d. Jan. 10, 1839; 2, Polly, b. Aug. 19, 1780; 3, Rebekah, b. Dec. 9, 1783; 4, John Tyler, b. Nov. 16, 1785; d. Nov. 26, 1813; 5, Ebenezer B., b. July 15, 1789; d. Sept. 1826; 6, Benjamin, b. June 20, 1793; 7, Simon, b. July 19, 1795; 8, William, b. July 26, 1798; d. Aug. 1838; 9, Ruth, b. Dec. 18, 1800; d. Feb. 8, 1878.
Daniel3 (Moses2, Daniel1), m. 1st, Susanna Sibley, July 3, 1808; she d. Aug. 25, 1811; m. 2d, Susan Jacobs, Nov. 10, 1813; she d. Mar. 25, 1850; he d. Jan. 10, 1839. Ch .- 1, Jonas Augustus, b. Sept. 16, 1809; d. Jan. 22, 1875; 2, John Jacobs, b. Aug. 31, 1814; 3, Daniel Tyler, b. Oct. 19, 1815; d. Jan. 31, 1851; 4, Susan Sibley, b. Apr. 12, 1817; d. Aug. 12, 1847; 5, Marius Mil- ner, b. Aug. 17, 1818; 6, William Henry, b. June 29, 1822; d. May 11, 1871; 7, Erastus Franklin, b. July 8, 1824; 8, Charles Harrison, b. July 17, 1826; d. Sept. 1828; 9, Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17, 1829; m. Col. Asa. H. Waters, June 27, 1849.
Marius M.4 (Daniel8, Moses2, Daniel1), m. 1st, Louisa Sabin, June 18, 1851; she d. Sept. 24, 1860; m. 2d, Ellen D. Pierce, Nov. 16, 1864. Ch .- 1, John William, b. Aug. 24, 1865; 2, Marius Milner, b. June 15, 1875.
William8 (Moses2, Daniel1), m. Mary W. -. Ch .- 1, Sally Adelia, b. Nov. 19, 1828.
Benjamin Hovey (ancestry unknown), m. Julia Walker, Feb. 16, 1813. Ch .- 1, Moses Edwin, b. Aug. 29, 1813; 2, Mary Tyler, b. Nov. 24, 1814; 3, Julia Emeline, b. May 23, 1816; 4, Eliza Jane, b. June 21, 1817.
HOWARD.
The names of James and Stephen Howard appear on our records, whose ancestry is unknown ..
James Howard m. Rebekah -; she d. Jan. 2, 1814. Ch .- 1, Joel, b. Aug. 29, 1774; d. May 4, 1795; 2, Lois, b. Aug. 8, 1776; d. Apr. 26, 1795; 3, Prusha, b. 1779; m. Jonas Batcheller, Sept. 12, 1799; 4, Rebekah, b. Oct. 16, 1781; 5, James, b. June 22, 1784; d. May 29, 1795; 6, Fanny, b. May 15, 1788; 7, Rachel, b. Aug. 10, 1790; d. June 15, 1813; 8, Jonathan, b. Jan. 22, 1793; 9, Clarissa, b. Nov. 20, 1797; m. Alpheus Williams, Jan. 12, 1814.
Stephen Howard m. Betsey Cummings, Dec. 23, 1790. Ch .- 1, Pearley, b. June 27, 1794; 2, Jonathan, b. Mar. 6, 1796; d. July 23, 1872; 3, Stephen, b. Mar. 13, 1798; 4, Betsey, b. Feb. 27, 1800; 5, Sily, b. Aug. 20, 1803.
Jonathan2 (Stephen1), m. Lorinda Woodbury, Oct. 9, 1821; she d. Feb. 10, 1863. Ch .- 1, Lewis W., b. July 10, 1822; 2, Loren C., b. Aug. 10, 1825; m. Emeline A. Anthony, Sept. 12, 1851; 3, Elizabeth P., b. Jan. 10, 1829; m. Edwin A. Dudley; 4, Sarah A., b. July 31, 1832; m. J. M. Wilcox; 5, William H., b. Oct. 13, 1837; d. Sept. 6, 1864; 6, George S., b. Oct. 31, 1842; m. Laura L. Barney, Sept. 23, 1866; d. Feb. 18, 1868; 7, Charles A., b. Feb. 13, 1845,
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Lewis W.8 (Jonathan2, Stephen1), m. Laura M. Rugg, Sept. 14, 1843. Ch .- 1, Frank A., b. May 31, 1845; 2, Louisa E., b. Mar. 4, 1849; m. Robert V. Pierce, Dec. 25, 1872; 3, Walter C., b. May 29, 1852; 4, Nellie M., b. Mar. 2, 1858.
William H.8 (Jonathan2, Stephen1), m. Isabella V. Walker. Ch .- 1, Alice May, b. May 9, 1857; 2, Herbert William, b. May 6, 1859; 3, Charles, b. July 10, 1861.
Charles A.8 (Jonathan2, Stephen1), m. Annie S. Hill, Apr. 25, 1866; she d. Oct. 20, 1869. Ch .- 1, Carrie L., b. Feb. 5, 1867; 2, Annie Louisa, b. July 12, 1869.
HUTCHINSON.
Richard, the ancestor of the Hutchinsons of New Eng- land, born in 1602, came to America in 1634, with his wife Alice and four children, Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph and John.
Joseph2 (Richard1), m. 1st, probably a dau. of John Gedney; m. 2d, Feb. 28, 1678, Mrs. Lydia Small, dau. of Anthony and Elizabeth Buxton. By the first marriage he had five children: Abigail, Bethia, Joseph, John and Ben- jamin ; by second marriage, six children : Abigail, Richard, Samuel, Ambrose, Lydia and Robert.
Benjamin8 (Joseph2, Richard1), m. 1st, Nov. 14, 16-, Jane, dau. of Walter and Margaret Philips; she d. in 1711; m. 2d, Jan. 26, 1715, Abigail Foster. He had by the first marriage eleven children; a son, d. in infancy, Benjamin, Hannah, Benjamin, Bethia, Nathaniel, Sarah, Bartholomew, Jane, Israel, John; and Jonathan by Abigail.
Nathaniel4 (Benjamin3, Joseph2, Richard1), m. 1st, Mary -; date of m. not given. He and his wife Mary united with the church at Salem Village, Mar. 15, 1724. Children by first marriage were, Mary, bapt. Mar. 15, 1724; m. Jona. Fitts, Nov. 27, 1745; Susanna, bapt. Nov. 28, 1725; m. Daniel Day, May 14, 1752; Bethia, bapt. July 14, 1730; m. Ebenezer Fitts; he m. 2d, Joanna, dau. of Lot and Elizabeth Conant. He came to Sutton with his family in 1733. Children by second wife: 1, Bartholomew, b. June 28, 1734; d. Feb. 18, 1820; 2, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1, 1736; m. Israel Richardson, Aug. 13, 1762; 3, Lot, b. Aug. 1, 1741; 4, Benjamin, b. Jan. 30, 1744; m. Judith Lilley, Nov. 2, 1769; 5, Jonathan, b. Sept. 2, 1746; 6, Sarah, b. Aug. 1752.
Bartholomew5 (Nathaniel+, Benjamin8, Joseph2, Richard1), m. 1st, Ruth Haven, Aug. 4, 1763; she d. 1796; m. 2d, Rebekah Monroe, she d. Sept. 26, 1826. Ch .- 1, Nathaniel, b. Apr. 13, 1764; d. Aug. 3, 1794; 2, John, b. Jan. 18, 1766; m. Lucy Kenney, Jan. 4, 1793; 3, Asa, b. Dec. 24, 1767; 4, Barthol- omew, b. Jan. 7, 1770; m. Olive Kenney, Jan. 23, 1797; 5, Lois, b. Jan. 18, 1772; m. Simeon Holbrook, May 15, 1798; d. Aug. 7, 1799; 6, Timothy, b. July 31, 1774; 7, Ruth, b. June 7, 1776; d. Sept. 3, 1776; 8, Simon, b. Apr. 26, 1779; d. Sept. 11, 1865; 9, Betsey, b. Apr. 22, 1781; m. Jonas Cummings, Oct. 7, 1804; 10, Lucy, b. Apr. 24, 1784; m. Sylvester Morse, Nov. 28, 1808.
Timothy6 (Bartholomew5, Nathaniel4, Benjamin8, Joseph2, Richard1), m. Nizaula Rawson, Mar. 24, 1797. Ch .- 1, Louis, b. Oct. 3, 1797; 2, James Sullivan, b. Nov. 22, 1804.
Simon6 (Bartholomew5, Nathaniel4, Benjamin8, Joseph2, Richard1), m. 1st, Vandalinda Morse, Nov. 27, 1806; she d. Aug. 18, 1839; m. 2d, Mrs. Sophia Batcheller, Jan. 13, 1841. Ch .- 1, Alaxa Ann, b. Sept. 7, 1808; m.
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A. A. Lombard, Nov. 1, 1830; 2, Sylvander, b. Mar. 7, 1809; grad. at Am. Col., class 1836; d. June 15, 1838; 3, Dexter, b. Mar. 14, 1811; d. July 24, 1813; 4, Lucy Morse, b. Sept. 24, 1812; m. Jona. D. Holbrook, May 4, 1853; 5, Charles Dexter; 6, Horace; 7, Hannah Gibbs, b. July 23, 1818; d. July 16, 1845; 8, Bartholomew, b. Sept. 3, 1820; d. Sept. 14, 1820; 9, Edwin Haven, b. Aug. 22, 1821; 10, Emeline Bemis, b. July 23, 1823; m. Amos Brown, Aug. 30, 1853; 11, Mary Lee, b. Sept. 23, 1828; d. July 28, 1844; 12, Margaret, b. Oct. 12, 1830; d. June 3, 1831.
Edwin H.7 (Simon6, Bartholomew5, Nathaniel4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Rich - ard1), m. Mary Ann F. Waters, Dec. 12, 1844. Ch .- 1, William Horace, b. Feb. 28, 1846; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; 2, Mary E., b. Aug. 30, 1848; m. Samuel W. Penniman, Nov. 24, 1870; 3, Charles E., b. Feb. 3, 1851; 4, Martha Ann, b. Mar. 30, 1854.
Lot5 (Nathaniel4, Benjamin3, Joseph2, Richard1), m. Hannah Morse, Sept. 25, 1764; she d. Jan. 17, 1815. Ch .- 1, Hannah, b. Oct. 2, 1765; m. Timothy Jones, Jan. 7, 1790; 2, Joanna, b. June 7, 1768; 3, Aaron; 4, Asa; 5, Polly.
Stephen Hutchinson (ancestry unknown), m. Eveline -. Ch .- 1, Stephen, b. Aug. 8, 1825; 2, Sarah, b. Nov. 10, 1826; 3, William G., b. June 22, 1827; 4, Mary E., b. July 6, 1829; 5, Emily M., b. Feb. 19, 1831; 6, Jesse, b. Jan. 22, 1833; 7, Daniel, b. Nov. 14, 1834.
JENNISON.
Robert Jennison came from Watertown and settled in Sutton about 1727.
He m. Mrs. Dorothy Whittemore. Ch .- 1, Joseph, b. in Framingham about 1719; 2, Elias, b. in Framingham; 3, Molly, m. 1st, Zaccheus Hall; m. 2d, Ephraim Woods; 4, Samuel, b. Jan. 16, 1729; 5, Lydia, b. June 9, 1731; m. Amos Dwinnel.
Joseph2 (Robert1), m. Martha Twist of Salem. Ch .- 1, Sarah, b. Apr. 21, 1746; m. John Singletary; 2, Anne, b. Sept. 15, 1747; m. Anthony Dike, Jan. 16, 1775; 3, Peter, b. Jan. 6, 1750; m. Mehitable Singletary; 4, Daniel, b. Sept. 1, 1757; m. Molly Putnam, Jan. 29, 1778.
Elias2 (Robert1), m. Hannah Twist, June 16, 1748. Ch .- 1, Abigail, b. Jan. 20, 1749; m. William Dike; 2, Olive, b. Aug. 20, 1751; m. Reuben Barton ; 3, Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1754; m. Ezra Lovell; 4, Elias, b. July 4, 1756; m. Betsey Gage; 5, Robert, b. May 18, 1758; m. Hannah Howe; 6, William, b. Jan. 18, 1760.
Samuel2 (Robert1), m. Hannah Perkins, Oct. 30, 1757; he d. Oct. 29, 1824; she d. July 23, 1823. Ch .- 1, Lydia, b. Sept. 19, 1758; m. Jonathan Gould ; 2, Hannah, b. June 10, 1762; m. Isaac Lincoln.
KENNEY.
We find the names of Daniel, Theophilus and Jonathan, whose ancestry can not be traced. The family probably came from Danvers.
Daniel m. Elizabeth Stockwell, Aug. 28, 1727. Ch .- 1, Daniel, b. July 15, 1728; 2, William, b. July 16, 1730; 3, Archelaus, b. May 25, 1732; 4, Eliza- beth. b. Jan. 9, 1734; 5, Jethro, b. Jan. 10, 1736; 6, Israel, b. Oct. 23, 1739;
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7, Lois, b. Nov. 16, 1741; 8, Asa, b. Oct. 14, 1743; 9, Eunice, b. Aug. 3, 1745; 10, Hannah, b. Feb. 8, 1748; 11, Reuben, b. Jan. 9, 1750.
Daniel2 (Daniel1), m. Abigail Davis, Apr. 29, 1751. Ch .- 1, Daniel, b. Apr. 21, 1752; 2, Richard,“b. Oct. 4, 1753; 3, Jethro, b. May 7, 1756; 4, [Rose Anne, b. Dec. 11, 1757.
William2 (Daniel1), m. Sarah Stockwell, Aug. 13, 1752. Ch .- 1, William, b. Nov. 4, 1755; m. Mary Snow, Aug. 31, 1780.
Asa2 (Daniel1), m. Mehetable Stockwell, July 24, 1762. Ch .- 1, John, b. June 12, 1763; 2, Mehetable, b. Apr. 13, 1766; 3, Asa, b. Nov. 7, 1768; 4, Lucy, b. Sept. 23, 1771; m. John Hutchinson, Jan. 4, 1793; 5, Simeon, b. May 17, 1774; d. Oct. 21, 1777; 6, Simeon, b. Apr. 17, 1779; 7, Jesse, b. Dec. 31, 1783.
John3 (Asa2, Daniel1), m. Mary Marsh, July 27, 1786. Ch .- 1, Joel, b. Nov. 9, 1786; d. Apr. 6, 1792; 2, John, b. Aug. 29, 1788; 3, Polly, b. Aug. 27, 1790; d. Apr. 25, 1792; 4, Sally, b. Feb. 15, 1793; 5, Polly, b. July 20, 1795; d. Aug. 27, 1796; 6, Silas, b. June 12, 1797; 7, Cyrus, b. Apr. 26, 1799; 8, Nancy, b. June 19, 1801; 9, Lucy, b. Sept. 8, 1803; 10, Mary, b. Sept. 8, 1805; 11, Joel, b. Dec. 22, 1807.
Reuben2 (Daniel1), m. Hannah -. Ch .- 1, Sally, b. Sept. 18, 1776; 2, Reuben, b. Feb. 1, 1779.
Theophilus Kenney m. Jemima Pond, Mar. 1, 1732; m. 2d, Mrs. Abigail Gibbs, Oct. 13, 1763. Ch .- 1, Henry, b. Nov. 2, 1733; m. Abigail Truesdell, Oct. 24, 1745; 2, Huldah, b. Dec. 29, 1735; m. William Sibley, jr., May 1, 1755; 3, Asa, b. Mar. 14, 1738; 4, Stephen, b. Jan. 24, 1743; d. Nov. 8, 1806; 5, Tabitha, „b. July 8, 1744; 6, Anne, b. July 18, 1749; 7, Jesse, b. Sept. 3, 1752.
Stephen2 (Theophilus1), m. Mary -. Ch .- 1, Stephen, b. Aug. 30, 1769; m. Sally Stockwell, May 23, 1796; 2, Thomas, b. Feb. 1, 1773; 3. Barnabas, b. Nov. 27, 1774; m. Ruby Holman, Feb. 13, 1801; 4, Olive, b. Mar. 20, 1777; m. Bartholomew Hutchinson, jr., Jan. 23, 1797; 5, Pearley; b. Dec. 30, 1778; 6, Anne, b. Nov. 16, 1780; 7, John, b. June 26, 1782; 8, Harvey, b. June 25, 1787; perished in a snow storm, Feb. 24, 1804.
Pearley3 (Stephen2, Theophilus1), m. Ruth -. Ch .- 1, Willard, b. Aug. 30, 1803; 2, Sila, b. Dec. 31, 1805; 3, Harvey, b. Mar. 9, 1807; 4, Prudence, Apr. 17, 1809; 5, Alford, b. Nov. 17, 1810.
Willard4 (Pearley3, Stephen2, Theophilus1), m. Fanny Fuller. Ch .- 1, Dennis, b. May 21, 1847.
Sumner Kenney (ancestry unknown), m. Nancy -. Ch .- 1, Austin Sumner, b. Aug. 1, 1843.
KIDDER.
We find the names of Joseph and Francis Kidder on the records, the ancestry of whom is unknown.
Joseph m. Hannah -. Ch .- 1, Job, b. July 14, 1725; 2, John, b. June 3, 1727; 3, Noah, b. Feb. 19, 1730; 4, Benjamin, b. Feb. 8, 1735.
Francis, m. Elizabeth -. Ch .- 1, Elizabeth, b. Mar. 27, 1732; 2, Mary, b. Apr. 31, 1734; 3, Enoch, b. Mar. 22, 1736; 4, Francis, b. Mar. 22, 1738; 5, Francis, b. Feb. 6, 1743; 6, Jonathan, b. July 6, 1744; 7, Mary, b. Apr. 30, 1746; 8, John, b. July 5, 1749.
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Francis2 (Francis1), m. Mary Chase, Apr. 21, 1763. \Ch .- 1, Francis, b. Feb. 6, 1764; m. Sally Holman, Jan. 30, 1788; 2, Abel, b. Apr. 29, 1766; m. Mary Chase, Jan. 23, 1793.
Jonathan2, (Francis1), m. Susanna Dwinnel, Nov. 30, 1769. "Ch .- 1, Jona- than, b. Nov. 21, 1770; m. Polly Severy, Apr. 12, 1795; 2, Francis, b. Aug. 13, 1773; 3, Susanna, b. Mar. 21, 1774; 4, Jacob, b. Jan. 29, 1776; 5, Hitty, b. Mar. 18, 1778; 6, Nahum, b. Apr. 20, 1779; 7, Peter, b. Sept. 18, 1781; 8, Ruth, b. Oct. 13, 1783; 9, Solomon, b. Jan. 11, 1786; 10, Daniel, b. May 31, 178S.
John2 (Francis1), m. Sarah Dodge, Feb. 25, 1771. Ch .- 1, John, b. June 10, 1772; 2, Lyman, b. May 29, 1774; 3, Sally, b. Mar. 1, 1776; 4, Nabby, b. Feb. 6, 1778; 5, Polly, b. Mar. 28, 1780; 6, Betty, b. June 19, 1781; 7, Chloe, b. Oct. 6, 1783; 8, Rufus, b. Oct. 14, 1786; 9, William, b. May 14, 1787; 10, Tyler, b. May 25, 1790.
KING-JONATHAN KING BRANCH.
BY S. D. KING.
I. William King with his wife Dorithy and two children came from Stepney Parish, London, England, to Salem, Massachusetts. The following [appears in the early history of that town : " William King came from London in the Abi- gail in 1635, aged twenty-eight ; had a grant of land in 1637 ; was freeman after it. Had there baptized Mehitable, on 25th December 1636; John, 1st November 1638; and Deliver- ance, 31st October, 1641. In his case we find not the wife in the valuable list of church members, as was commonly the much more natural occurrence ; but he seems to have been the superior polemic, if not devotee, as in the antino- mian perversity of 1637, he was one of the five men in Salem who required to be disarmed for the public safety, and in the more violent ragings of spiritual insubordination in 1659, his Christian kindness to the Quakers exposed him to whipping and banishment. From the latter he was restored in 1661, on repentance."
His children were as follows: William, jr., m. Catharine Stone; d. about the year 1690, leaving no children; Samuel, b. 1633; m., and his descendants are supposed to live in New Salem; Mehitable, bapt. Dec. 25, 1636; John, bapt. Nov. 1, 1638; Deliverance, bapt. Oct. 31, 1641.
The above is supposed to have been obtained originally from the church records ; as the names, except John, do not appear upon the town records.
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II. John King m. Elizabeth Goldthwait in Sept. 1660; by whom he had eight children, five sons and three daughters, as follows, viz .: John, jr., b. Oct. 1662; nothing further is known concerning him; Samuel, b. May 1664; m. and had one daughter, Elizabeth; William, b. June 1669; m. Hannah Cook and settled in Sutton in 1717; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1671; m. probably, Nathaniel Waters, Dec. 12, 1699; Jonathan, b. Feb. 1674; m. Alice Verry, Feb. 2, 1726; settled in Sutton 1717; Thomas, b. Feb. 1677, d. Oct. 1680; Hannah, b. Apr. 1681; m. probably, Benjamin Marsh, June 24, 1709, and settled in Sutton about the year 1717; Mary, b. Mar. 1687; nothing further is known concerning her.
III. Jonathan King came to Sutton in 1717. He was not one of the proprietors, but bought of his brother, William, and Benj. Marsh (probably brother-in-law) one-fifteenth part of 3,000 acres which they at one time owned, paying for the same 16£. 13s. 4d. The date of his deed was Aug. 14, 1715, a copy of which may be found in the registry of deeds office for the County of Suffolk.
Whether this purchase included the place on which he afterward settled, is not known to the writer. The place on which he lived was the east or first of the eight lots.
The house he first built stood a few rods east of the one now owned by Solomon Severy. Subsequently he built another upon the spot where Mr. Severy's now stands.
From some minutes which appear upon the proprietors' records it would seem that his mother came to live with him, and as he was not married until some years later, it is prob- able she kept his house.
He was married in Salem to Alice Verry, Feb. 2, 1726, by whom he had four children, as follows, viz: Desire, b. June 22, 1729; m. Amos Gould, Oct. 31, 1749; Sarah, b. Mar. 11, 1731; m. Eliphalet Rowell, Dec. 26, 1755; Jona- than, b. Sept. 3, 1734; m. Elizabeth McKnight, Apr. 10, 1755; John, b. Jan. 19, 1737; m. Elizabeth Town, Jan. 10, 1758.
In regard to his death nothing is definitely known, but as all his children, when first married, settled on different parts of the farm, it is probable that the estate was divided " between them when they were young. Subsequently John bought all of the old homestead, and the others left the place.
Desire and her husband moved to Charlton, where their children married, and he died. She afterwards went with her son Amos to -, N. Y., where she died at an advanced age.
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Sarah had four children, two sons and two daughters; afterwards they removed to Great Barrington, in this State. Nothing further is known in relation to them.
Jonathan, jr., lived on the road leading from the Eight Lots school-house to Millbury, nearly opposite the place known as the Harwood place, on the west side of the road. He had three or more children. One or more of his sons were in the army of the revolution. Immediately after the close of the war his sons removed to New York, somewhere in the vicinity of Plattsburg, where, after the death of his second wife, he went to reside with them. He married for his second wife Rachel Stockwell, May 15, 1781, by whom he had no children, and with whom, I think, he lived but a few years. The name of one of his sons was Stephen; at the age of sixteen he ran away and enlisted in the army. The following anecdote the writer has often heard related of him : He used, in speaking of his experience while there, to refer to the first time he was brought into an engagement. As they were being marched into position, the enemy fired upon them, and as he heard the balls whistling through the air, every hair upon his head seemed to stand upright, taking with it his basin-crowned hat; to save it, he brought up his hand and pushed it to its place, but it would still persist in going up, and he was obliged to keep driving it back till they were actually engaged, when the basin-crown settled to its place and never after troubled him in that way again.
He had one daughter, named Mary or Molly, who married Benjamin David - son, Dec. 14, 1780. They lived for a number of years in the vicinity of her father; afterwards they removed to Spencer, where he died. He must have been at some time in the service of the United States, as before his death he drew a pension, which was continued to his widow, who was living as late as 1850, at the advanced age of ninety years or more, very active both in mind and body, as she was said to have been through all her life. She has one daughter unmarried, still living in Spencer, and several grand-children, among t hem William G. Davidson of West Millbury, and John C. Davidson of Worcester.
IV. John married Elizabeth Town of Oxford, Jan. 10, 1758, and settled on the place now owned by Daniel Bugbee. He at one time owned all the estate that belonged to his father. It would seem he was a man better educated than most men of his time.
He was a subscriber to the Massachusetts Spy when that paper was first published in Worcester, going himself or sending his children to the office after it every week, when his neighbors, or at least several of them, would meet at his house to hear the paper read. He early espoused the patriot cause, being orderly-sergeant of the first company enlisted in Sutton, of which Arthur Daggett was captain. Whether or not he marched to the seat of war with that company I am not informed, but at the time the army was stationed at Dorchester Heights and Roxbury, he held a commission as
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