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(The Lincoln Line.)
Hingham, Massachusetts, is distinguished as the home of all the first set- tlers of the surname Lincoln. From these pioneers are descended all the co- lonial families of the name, including President Lincoln and more than one governor and man of note in all walks of life. The surname was variously spelled Linkhorn, Linkoln, Lincon, and was common in old Hingham, in Eng- land, for more than a century before immigrant ancestors made their home in Massachusetts. The origin or meaning of the name has been a theme of dis- cussion. Some have maintained that it is a relic of the Anglo-Saxon-Norman Conquest period, when, near some waterfall (Anglo-Saxon "lin"), a colony (Roman "colonia") was founded, thus giving Lincolonia or finally Lincoln-
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shire. Eight of the name were among the first settlers of Hingham, coming thither from Wymondham, County Norfolk, England. Three brothers, Dan- iel, Samuel and Thomas, came with their mother, Joan. There were no less than four named Thomas Lincoln, adults and heads of families, all doubt- less related. They were distinguished on the records and in local speech by their trades. They were known as Thomas, the miller; Thomas, the cooper; Thomas, the husbandman, and Thomas, the weaver. There was also Stephen Lincoln who came with his wife and son, Stephen, from Wymond, England, in 1638. This name is spelled also Windham and Wymondham.
(1) Thomas Lincoln, the miller, was born 1603, in Norfolk county, England. He came to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1635, was one of the proprietors the same year, drew a house lot of five acres at Hingham, July 3, 1636, on what is now South street, near Main, and later drew lots for planting. Before 1650, he had removed to Taunton, Massachusetts, and had built a grist mill there on Mill River at a point in the very heart of the pres- ent city, near the street leading from the railroad station to City Square. It is said that King Philip and his chiefs once met the colonists in conference in this mill. He served in Taunton on the jury in 1650; was highway sur- veyor there in 1650 and the largest land owner. He became one of the stock- holders in the famous Taunton iron works, established October, 1652, as a stock company. Among other stockholders were Richard Williams, Richard Stacy and George Watson. These works were operated until 1883, and the dam and foundation still mark one of the most interesting sites in the his- tory of American industry. Thomas Lincoln gave land in Hingham to his son, Thomas, who sold it October 11, 1662, specifying the history of the transactions. His will was dated August 23, 1683, when he stated his age as about eighty years. The will was proved March 5, 1684. He married (first) in England, and (second) December 10, 1665, Elizabeth (Harvey) Street, widow of Francis Street. Children: John, baptized February, 1639, married Edith Macomber; Samuel, mentioned below; Thomas, February, 1638, at Hingham; Mary, at Hingham, October 6, 1642, married William Hack and Richard Stevens; Sarah, December, 1645, married Joseph Wills, of Taunton, and settled in Scituate.
(II) Samuel, second son of Thomas Lincoln, the miller, was born at Hingham, England, or vicinity, and baptized in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1637. He settled in Taunton, Massachusetts, had a wife, Jane, and the fol- lowing children: Samuel, Hannah, Tamson, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Rachel, John, Thomas and Daniel.
(III) Samuel (2), eldest child of Samuel (1) and Catherine Lincoln, was born June 1, 1664, in Taunton, and resided in that town, reaching the age of seventy-five years. He married Experience, daughter of Jonathan and Ex- perience Briggs, of Taunton, and had children: Ambrose, Samuel, Ebene- zer, Experience, Elizabeth, Nathaniel and Benjamin.
(IV) Ambrose, son of Samuel (2) and Experience (Briggs) Lincoln,
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resided in Taunton, Massachusetts, and married, January 7, 1744, Hannah Clapp, born March 4, 1719, in Dedham, daughter of Thomas (4) and Han- nah (Felch) Clapp, of Walpole, Massachusetts (see Clapp V). Children: Hepsibah, married Solomon Witherell; Rachel; Ezekiel; Ambrose; Thomas, mentioned below; and, perhaps, Hannah and Mary.
(V) General Thomas Lincoln, third son of Ambrose and Hannah (Clapp) Lincoln, was born September 4, 1759, in Taunton, and died August 10, 1836, in Norton. He was much occupied in civil affairs and won his military title by service in the War of 1812, in which he was very active and efficient. Most of his life was spent on the farm in Taunton on which he was born, and he was long a justice of the peace. From 1812 to 1821, inclusive, he was a member of the board of selectmen, was representative to the Gen- eral Court in 1815 and 1816 and often a delegate to State conventions. At the age of eighteen years he was a private soldier in Captain Snow's com- pany of the Revolutionary army. In 1791 he was captain of a militia com- pany, and was commissioned major of the State militia September 3, 1795. From 1805 to May 18, 1809, he was successively lieutenant-colonel and colo- nel, and on the latter date was commissioned brigadier-general of the Bristol county brigade. During the embargo in 1807 he was in command of the Third Regiment of the Bristol county brigade, with rank of lieutenant-colo- nel. Having passed through every grade from captain to commander of a bri- gade, he resigned in 1814, receiving his discharge May 19th of that year. A capable and efficient officer, he retired with honor, and in the enjoyment of the esteem and regard of officers and men. He married October 24, 1784, Esther Newland, born May 23, 1766, in Norton, daughter of Amos and Es- ther (Briggs) Newland, of that town ( see Newland IV). Children: Thomas, born July 10, 1785, died at Sackets Harbor, September 16, 1813; Esther, April 9, 1787; Amos, May 3, 1789; Hepzibah, April 5, 1791 ; Rachel, Febru- ary 20, 1793; Betsey, mentioned below; Charlotte, March 13, 1797; Timo- thy, March 7, 1799; Theodore Leonard, March 13, 1801 ; George Morey, Sep- tember 8, 1803; Hannah Clapp, March 1, 1807; Mary, March 14, 1812.
(VI) Betsey, fourth daughter of Thomas and Esther (Newland) Lin- coln, was born February 10, 1795, in Taunton, and became the wife of Na- thaniel Newcomb, of that town (see Newcomb VI).
Thomas Allen
T 'HIS is an old family name that as Alleyne, Allyn, Allan and Allen existed in England as far back as the thirteenth cen- tury. The earliest known ancestor is Alanus De Buchenal, 1272- 1307, who held the Lordship of Buchenal in Staffordshire. The Allen or Allyn families were very numerous in New England, even in the first years of the settlement of the colo- nies. They were of English blood for the most part. There were three Allen families in ancient Windsor, Connecticut, one of Scotch an- cestry and two of English, both spellings Allen and Allyn being in use. Thomas, Samuel and Matthew Allyn, all brothers, came to this country at the same time. They were sons of Samuel Allyn, of Branton, Devonshire, and of Chelmsford, Essex county, England. Their parents seem to have come over also, but little is known of them. "Ould Mr. Allyn" died at Windsor, September 12, 1675. "Old Mrs. Allyn" died there, August 5, 1649. One or both of these records doubtless pertain to the parents of the Allyns. The descendants of Deacon Thomas and Matthew spelled the name Allyn, while those of Samuel herein traced used the form Allen.
(II) Samuel (2) Allen, son of Samuel (I) Allyn, was baptized in Chelmsford, County of Essex, England, in 1586. He came to America with the original Braintree Company in 1632, as did doubtless the other brothers, and perhaps the parents. Prior to 1644 Samuel Allen removed to Windsor, Connecticut, where he was buried April 28, 1648, aged sixty years. He lived for a time in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and after his removal to Windsor held many public positions of trust. His widow removed to Northampton, Massachusetts, where she married (second) William Hurlburt, and died No- vember 13, 1687. Samuel (2) Allen left a small estate consisting of house and home lot in East Windsor, meadow and farm land, personal property, including a musket and sword, which would indicate military service. Chil- dren: Samuel, mentioned below; Nehemiah, married, 1664, Sarah Wood- ford, sister of Hannah, wife of his brother Samuel, and was the great- grandfather of General Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame, through his son Samuel; John, married Mary Hannum; Rebecca; Mary; Obadiah.
(III) Samuel (3) Allen, eldest child of Samuel (2) Allen, was born 1634, probably in Braintree, and in 1657 settled at Northampton, Massachu- setts, where he was assigned a home lot on King street, at the corner of Back lane, now Edwards street. This continued in the possession of his descend- ants to 1805. He was made a freeman in 1683, and died in Northampton, October 18, 1719. He married, November 29, 1659, Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Blott) Woodford, of Northampton. Children: Hannah,
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born February 12, 1661, married Nathan Alexander; Thankful, March 3, 1664, died unmarried; child, died March 22, 1665; Sarah, born July 28, 1668; son, February, 1671; Joseph, September II, 1672, died in Northampton, De- cember 27, 1703; Chloe, 1674; Samuel, mentioned below; Ebenezer, July 31, 1678; Thomas, February, 1681; Mindwell, February II, 1683, married (first) Thomas Holton, of Northampton, (second) Daniel Chapin, and died October 21, 1758.
(IV) Deacon Samuel (4) Allen, son of Samuel (3) and Hannah (Woodford) Allen, was born July 6, 1675, in Northampton, resided next door to Jonathan Edwards, the noted divine, was long a deacon in the church, and died March 29, 1739. He married, February 20, 1699, Sarah, daughter of Isaac and Rebecca (Clark) Rust, born May 29, 1675, died September 8, 1746. Children: Jonathan, born 1700, died 1780 in Middletown; Sarah, December 5, 1701, married, January 2, 1727, Jonathan Miller; Samuel, died young; Sam- uel, August 4, 1706, settled in Marlboro, died 1755; Joseph, mentioned below; Hannah, December 1, 1714, married Elias Lymon, a Revolutionary soldier ; Experience, married Daniel Clark, died before 1754.
(V) Joseph Allen, third son of Deacon Samuel (4) and Sarah (Rust) Allen, was born April 5, 1712, was a friend of Jonathan Edwards, and one of the nineteen who stood by him in the contest with his parishioners. He settled on King street in the homestead of his grandfather, and died there, December 30, 1779. This was long occupied by his widow, and became known as the Betty Allen House. It was several times enlarged and torn down about 1900. He married, November 22, 1733, Elizabeth Parsons, born March 25, 1716, daughter of Noah and Mindwell ( Edwards) Parsons. She survived him more than twenty years, and died June 10, 1800. Children: Joseph, born October 12, 1735, settled in Pittsfield and was a soldier of the Revo- lution; Jonathan, December 15, 1737, a major in the Revolution; Sarah, bap- tized May II, 1740; Elizabeth, September 7, 1741, died 1742; Thomas, men- tioned below; unnamed, born 1745; Phineas, February 23, 1746, died July 30, 1765; Moses, September 14, 1748; Solomon, February 16, 1751, major in the Revolution; Elisha, November 12, 1752; Elijah, December 1, 1754; Elizabeth, March 6, 1757, married May 17, 1779, Thomas Craig; Eunice, November 5, 1758, married, October 23, 1777, Samuel Breck, a merchant of Northampton.
(VI) Rev. Thomas Allen, third son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Parsons) Allen, was born January 18, 1743, in Northampton, and became noted as "the fighting parson" of the Revolution. He received a legacy from his great- uncle, Thomas Allen, which enabled him to pursue a college course, and grad- uated from Harvard College in 1762. He studied theology with Rev. Dr. Hooker, of Northampton, and was ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Pittsfield, April 18, 1764. He was the first clergyman stationed there, was pastor forty-six years, during which time three hundred and forty- one persons were admitted to the church. He was chaplain of the Revolu- tionary forces at Ticonderoga in 1776, and in Westchester county, New York,
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in 1777. After a prayer at the battle of Bennington he fired the first shot in that memorable battle. Preceding the engagement he advanced in front of the American forces and exhorted the Tories, who were opposed to them, to lay down their arms, and was fired upon. Returning to the ranks he opened the battle and did valiant service, his brother, Joseph, loading the gun so that there would be no delay in his firing. He believed the cause of the Continentals to be just, and entered into the struggle for independence with all the ardor and energy which characterized the leaders in that con- flict. He is described as a man of "middle height, slender and energetic, and elastic movements." He was simple and courteous, zealous, warm in his at- tachments, and frank in reproof. In 1774 he was chairman of the committee of correspondence of Pittsfield, and his example and inspiration were of great influence among his fellow citizens. He was opposed to aristocracy and mon- archy, and thus readily joined in the cause of the patriots. A true Congrega- tionalist, he was an earnest and powerful preacher, and enjoyed the love and esteem of the parish and town, and his memory is still venerated by the citi- zens of Berkshire. He died February 11, 1810, in Pittsfield. He married, February 18, 1768, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Met- calf) Lee, of Salisbury, Connecticut, a descendant of Governor Bradford, of the Plymouth Colony, born September 4, 1747, died March 31, 1830. Chil- dren: I. Thomas, born March 16, 1769; graduated at Harvard, 1789; was admitted to the bar, 1792; a prominent lawyer; representative in 1805, and died during his second term in that office, May 22, 1806. 2. Jonathan, born January 29, 1771, died in second year. 3. Jonathan, mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth, born February 8, 1775, married William P. White, a merchant of Boston, and died in 1798, in London, England. 5. George Washington, born April 22, 1777, died 1781. 6. Clarissa, born July 12, 1779, married, March 4, 1805, as his second wife, John Breck, and died December 6, 1831. 7. George Washington, born August 9, 1781, died November 5, 1820, in Georgia. 8. Captain Samuel, born January 2, 1784; participated in many battles, and died August 10, 1811, at Ogeechee, Georgia. 9. Rev. William Allen, D. D., born January 2, 1784; graduated from Harvard, 1802; was ordained to suc- ceed his father as pastor of the church in Pittsfield, October 10, 1810; was dismissed at his own request, February 25, 1817; was a professor in Dart- mouth College from 1820 to 1839; he was one of the compilers of the "Amer- ican Biographical Dictionary"; removed to Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1839, and engaged in literary work until his death, July 16, 1868. 10. Love, born July 8, 1786, married, in 1811, General Eleazer W. Ripley, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, brigadier-general of the United States army, 1814; representative in Congress, 1836, died 1839; she died Sep- tember II, 1820, at St. Louis, Missouri. II. Solomon Metcalf, born Febru- ary 18, 1789; graduated at Middlebury College, 1813, Andover Theological Seminary, 1814, was professor of ancient languages there, and died Septem- ber 23, 1817, unmarried. 12. Dr. Elisha Lee, born December 8, 1792; was
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associate surgeon of the United States army, and died September 5, 1817, at Pass Christian, Louisiana, unmarried.
(VII) Jonathan Allen, third son of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth (Lee) Allen, was born March 23, 1773, and died in May, 1845. He was educated in the public schools under the tutorship of his father, and engaged in mer- cantile business in 1795. He served in both houses of the State Legislature, was one of the founders of the Berkshire Agricultural Society, and one of its early presidents. He married (first ) (published August 4, 1800) Elizabeth Marsh, born September 9, 1776, in Dalton, Massachusetts, daughter of Pe- rez and Sarah (Williams) Marsh, died 1805. He married (second) Novem- ber 26, 1807, Eunice Williams Larned, born August 9, 1791, died March 17, 1868, daughter of Darius and Eunice ( Marsh) Larned. Children: I. George Washington, born about 1801 ; was a colonel in the United States army, and died at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1848. 2. Charles James Fox, born about 1803, baptized September 23, 1826, died in 1861, while United States appraiser at the port of Boston. 3. Eliza, died two years old. 4. Frank Williams, died twenty-nine years old. 5. Thomas, mentioned below. 6. Francis Sedgwick, born July 15, 1815, died November 17, 1842, in Pitts- field. 7. Robert, died one year old. 8. Catherine, died six days old. 9. Mary Larned, born July 3, 1822, married Thomas S. O. Sullivan. 10. Wil- liam, born August 24, 1824, was chief paymaster of volunteers in the United States army, in the Civil War, with the rank of colonel. II. Elizabeth Love, born October 9, 1826, married, in 1851, Henry Gurdon Marquand, a wealthy merchant of New York City. 12. Maria Melville, born March 16, 1831, married, in 1863, Benjamin R. Curtis, of Boston, judge of the Superior Court of the United States, author of law reports. 13. Robert, born February 8, 1834, unmarried.
(VIII) Thomas (2) Allen, fourth son of Jonathan Allen, and child of his second wife, Eunice (Williams) Allen, was born August 29, 1813, in Pitts- field, and died April 8, 1882, at the national capital. He graduated at Union College in 1832, and located in New York City, where, in 1833, he became edi- tor of the "Family Magazine." He aided in the compilation of a digest of New York court decisions, and in 1837 established at Washington a periodi- cal known as the "Madisonian." In 1842 he removed to St. Louis, Missouri, and in 1858 founded the banking firm of Allen, Copp & Nesbit. He was the leader in the construction of the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad, which was sold in 1881 to Jay Gould for two million dollars. For four years Mr. Allen served as a member of the Missouri State Senate, and was representa- tive in Congress in 1880. Mr. Allen remembered his native place in a gift of the Atheneum Building, the construction of which cost fifty thousand dollars. He was one of the original trustees of this institution under its charter of in- corporation, March 24, 1871, and was elected president on the formal organ- ization, May 13, 1872. On that day he joined with Mr. Plunkett in deeding to the institution the Agricultural Bank Building of Pittsfield. In December,
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1873, Mr. Allen addressed a letter to his associates offering to erect a suit- able building at his own personal cost, not exceeding $50,000, and make a free gift of it, if satisfactory assurance was given within a reasonable time that a sufficient sum would be raised to free the site from encumbrance and main- tain the Athenaeum in perpetuity. At the town meeting of 1874 a vote was passed to pay off the mortgage upon the Athenaeum ground and to provide for the maintenance of a free library and the care of the building. There- upon the trustees enlarged the grounds to a frontage of 144 feet and a depth of over 99 feet, and the Athenaeum remains to-day a lasting monument to the generosity and public spirit of Mr. Allen. He married, July 12, 1842, Ann Clementine Russell, of St. Louis, who survived him, and died January 27, 1897, in Pittsfield. Children : I. Elizabeth Larned, born August 12, 1843, married, about 1869, William Rhind Donaldson. 2. Frances Mary, died in first year. 3. William Russell, born January 19, 1849, resides in Pittsfield. 4. Thomas, born October 19, 1849, in St. Louis; graduated at the Royal Academy of Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1877, established a studio in Boston in 1880, and has produced many valuable paintings. 5. George Washington, born March 31, 1852; is vice-president and treasurer of the East St. Louis Locomotive & Machine Shops. 6. Bradford, born August 27, 1854, died thirty years old in St. Louis. 7. Annie Lee, born October 6, 1857, mar- ried, August 29, 1893, Louis Chauvenet. 8. Grace, born June 27, 1860, died in fourth year. 9. Alice Maud, born June 2, 1864, married (first) Charles Atwater, (second) Louis Lombard.
Francis Bangs Knowles
T THIS old English and New England name seems to have been represented by three early immigrants in America. One fam- ily was located in Rhode Island, one in Southeastern New Hampshire, and the other on Cape Cod. Descendants of all have proven themselves worthy representatives of an honored name.
(I) Richard Knowles was in Eastham, Barnstable county, Massachusetts, as early as 1653, according to Freeman, the historian. Previous to his moving there, he was at Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he married, August 15, 1639, Ruth Bower, and at least three of his children were born in Plymouth. Children: Mercy, married Ephriam Doane, February 5, 1668; John, mentioned below; Samuel, born September 17, 1651 ; born in East- ham: Mehitable, 1655; Barbara, September 28, 1656.
(II) John Knowles, son of Richard and Ruth (Bower) Knowles, was one of the nineteen men from Eastham who served in King Philip's War, during which he was killed, probably at Taunton, June 3, 1675; "and provi- sion was especially made for Apphia, widow of John Knowles, of Eastham, lately slain in the service." He married, December 28, 1670, Apphia, daugh- ter of Edward Bangs, who was an early settler and a prominent man. Ap- phia and her twin sister, Mercy, were married the same day, Mercy marry- ing Stephen Herrick; they were born October 15, 1651. Apphia Knowles . married (second) Joseph Atwood, by whom she doubtless had children, as there is a Bangs Atwood in the next generation. Children of John and Ap- phia (Bangs) Knowles: Edward, born November 7, 1671; John, mentioned be- low; Deborah, March 2, 1675.
(III) Colonel John (2) Knowles, second son of John (I) and Apphia (Bangs) Knowles, was born July 10, 1673, and had wife Mary. He and his wife were buried in an old burial ground of Eastham near the shores of the town cove. The inscription on the stone of his wife is as follows: "Here Lyes Buried the Body of Mrs. Mary Knowles, wife of Colnl John Knowles. Died Nov. ye 7th, 1745, in the 73d Year of Her age." His gravestone is in- scribed: "Here lies buried the body of Colnl John Knowles who departed this life Nov. 3d, 1757, in the 85th Year of His Age." He served as a mem- ber of the General Court, and doubtless was a member of the militia. Chil- dren: Joshua, mentioned below; John, born 1698; Seth, 1700; Paul, 1702; James, 1704; Jesse, 1707; Mary, 1709.
(IV) Joshua Knowles, eldest child of Colonel John (2) and Mary Knowles, born 1696, was evidently a farmer, as was his father, and also en- gaged in fishing, perhaps. The family seems to have lived near the center of
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the town of Eastham. He died May 27, 1786. He was married, March 13, 1718, by Nathaniel Freeman, Esq., to Sarah Paine, born April 14, 1699, died July 12, 1772, daughter of John and Bennet Paine. The Paine family is one of the oldest familes in the township, and one of this line was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Children: Jesse, born April 13, 1723; Rebecca, May 23, 1726; Sarah, March 10, 1728; Joshua, April 27, 1730; Jo- siah, May 24, 1735; Simeon, mentioned below; Susannah, March 9, 1740.
(V) Simeon Knowles, fourth son of Joshua and Sarah (Paine) Knowles, was born August 11, 1737, and may have died in Eastham be- fore the family moved to Hardwick. He served in the Revolution as a pri- vate in Captain Israel Higgins' company, Major Zenas Winslow's regiment. He married Eunice Mayo, intentions dated August 12, 1758, of "Simeon Knowles and Eunis Mayo, both of Eastham to proseed in marriage." She was descended from John Mayo, the first minister of Eastham, and died in Hardwick, Massachusetts, April 5, 1819, aged seventy-nine years. Children, probably all born in Eastham: Simeon mentioned below; Elisha, about 1769; Phebe, died unmarried, April 7, 1824; there were other children also.
(VI) Simeon (2) Knowles, eldest child of Simeon (I) and Eunice (Mayo) Knowles, born August 17, 1766, died August 22, 1823, seems to have been the leader of the family in moving to Hardwick, and his mother and rel- atives evidently accompanied him. He married (intentions published Novem- ber 10, 1787, in Eastham) Priscilla Doane, who died February 5, 1839, aged seventy-five years. Children: Bangs, born March 9, 1789, in Eastham, died September 17, 1806; Simeon, mentioned below; Leonard; Edward; Harriet; perhaps other children.
(VII) Simeon (3) Knowles, second son of Simeon (2) and Priscilla (Doane) Knowles, was born June 22, 1791, in Eastham, and died in Warren, Massachusetts, April 9, 1860. He was the first of the family to marry out- side of the old colony in Eastham in nearly two centuries, and lived about three miles northerly from the common in Hardwick. He married, March 14, 1814, Lucetia Newton, of Hardwick, born January 2, 1792, died in War- ren, August 23, 1868, aged seventy-six years, daughter of Silas and Naomi (Washburn) Newton. Silas Newton was born February II, 1766, and was a farmer in Hardwick; he was a son of Timothy Newton, born February 28, 1728, soldier in the French and Indian War, married Sarah Merrick, and died July 10, 1811; Timothy Newton was son of Josiah Newton, son of Moses Newton, of Marlborough, son of Richard Newton, of Sudbury. Children of Simeon and Lucetia (Newton) Knowles; Laura Loraine, born October IO, 1816, married, February 21, 1837, Rufus Washburn, Jr., of Johnstown, New York; Lucius James, July 2, 1819; Harriet Evaline, July 24, 1821, married, October 1, 1844, Loring Brown, of Fitchburg; Francis Bangs, mentioned be- low.
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