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412
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
HARTWELL
Children of Nathan and Sarah (Wheeler) Hartwell : (for others see p. 189) Sarah b. Apr. 15 1811.
N. Hayward m. E. J. Lawrence. Rachel m. Crosby.
Children of John and Elizabeth (Moore) Hartwell: (see pp. 169, 321, 322, 347, 362, 388) .
Elizebeth m. 1823 Lowell Sprague.
three children d. Nov 24 26, Dec 8 1800. viz. Elijah a. 7, Lydia a. 5 & a son a. 1 yr. 10 mo.
Children of John M. and Susanna (Hayward) Hartwell : (see also pp. 191, 296, 313, 327, 328, 330-332, 375, 388, 389)
Anna m. Oct. 19 1841 Geo Peirce.
Susanna b. Nov. 13 1816, m. June 1 1837 Jefts.
Eunice Willard m. Elbridge Kendall (see pp. 285, 388).
Sarah m. Nov. 1 1854 C. Gragg.
Dea John S. b. Apr. 27 1827 (see pp. 296, 389).
Children of Jonathan and Sarah (Wheeler) Hartwell :
Sarah b. Sept. 22 1723, m. 1741 Capt. Daniel Fletcher of Acton, grandfather of Mrs. Piper, ancestor of Amos Baker.
Peter b. Mar. 5 1724, d. 1763.
Thomas b. Mar. 6 1726, m. Apr 26 1757 Mary Hoar. He d. 1757, had dau. Sarah b. Feb 10 1758, m. June 27 1782 Daniel Hartwell of Littleton, ancestors of S. F. Whitney. Mary (Hoar) m. 2ª 1759 Jona Wheeler, s. Edward and Elizabeth (Hartwell) Wheeler.
Oliver b. Mar. 9 1728, m. Mar. 1st 1758 Lois Dudley, had dau. Lois m. 1779 Sam1 Hartwell.
Charles b. Feb. 22 1730.
Elizebeth b. Feb. 13 1732, probably m. 1751 Peter Reed Jr. b. Feb. 1729.
Mary b. 1738.
Jonathan b. Sept. 19 1741.
Mary (Hoar), widow of Capt. Thomas Hartwell who d. 1757, m. 2ª 1759 Jonathan Wheeler. She d. Apr 17 1795 a. 62. He d. July 23 1795 a. 66.
Children: (for others see pp. 75, 119)
Thomas, f. Mrs. John and Mrs. Nathan Hartwell.
413
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BARRETT
The tradition that "3 Brothers came early to America from England"
is supposed to be a verity in the Barrett family. They were : John of Taunton who is supposed to have left no issue.
Thomas who settled first at Braintree and removed to Chelmsford. Humphrey who settled in Concord.
Thomas Barrett and wife Margaret removed from Braintree to Chelmsford where he d. Oct. 6, 1668. She d. July 6 1681. Had the following children and probably others :
Thomas m. Sept 14 1655 Frances Woolderson, removed from Braintree to Chelmsford about 1660, where he d. Dec 8 1702. She d. 1694.
John m. Sarah, he d. Sept 5 1694.
Joseph m. Sept. 17 1672 Martha, dau. Francis and Rose Gould of Chelmsford. She d. May 15 1698, he m. 2ª Abigail who d. Dec. 30 1729. He d. Dec. 17 1711.
Children of Joseph and (1) Martha (Gould) and (2) Abigail Barrett : Rebecca b. July 4 1673, m. Dec. 16 1696 Walter Powers Jr.
Martha d. 1678.
Margaret b. Apr. 28 1683, m. 1703 Ebenezer Robbins.
Mirriam b. Apr. 29 1686, m. probably Josiah Whitney and removed to Hardwick.
Abigail b. Oct. 11 1697.
Esther b. Apr. 17 1699.
Ephraim b. Sept. 15 1700, m. Oct. 8 1735 Rachel Shed of Billerica.
Eleazer d. 1708.
Ebenezer b. 1706 d. Dec. 22 1729.
Children of John and Sarah Barrett :
John b. in Braintree, m. 1679 Dorothy Proctor or Parker of Chelmsford.
Lydia b, 1659, m. Apr 11 1678 James Harwood, removed to Littleton.
Samuel b. June 16 1661, m. 1683 Sarah, dau. William Buttrick. Children : Samuel, Sarah and perhaps others. He may have resided in Nashoba and had children before the incorporation of Littleton.
Mary b. 1662-3, Mar. 16.
Margaret b. 1667 d. 1681.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BARRETT
One John Barrett and wife Margaret were in Littleton and probably had these children before the incorporation of the town (she d. 1760, he d. 1766 or 7) :
John m. May 24 1738 Martha Heald of Acton. 8 children, of whom Jonathan, the 5th, b. in Chelmsford Oct 27 1746, m. Mar. 28 1771 Abigail Raymond, removed to Ashby.
Hannah.
Sarah m. 1735 John Bridges, who was b. in Rowley June 10 1715. Both d. 1790.
Afterwards they had others, for which see pp. 6, 8, 11, 13, 19. One Benja Barrett m. Sept 23 1746 Thankful Proctor of Chelmsford. One Benja Barrett m. June 18 1705 Hannah Foster of Chelmsford or Elizebeth Gould (same day).
One Sam1 Barrett m. pub. in Acton to Sarah Holden about 1750. Moses Barrett m. Nov 11 1742 Hannah Proctor of Chelmsford.
Sarah Barrett m. Dec 17 1700 Geº Glazer of Lancaster.
One Wm Barrett and Sarah (probably Buttrick) had children b. in Littleton : (for others see pp. 6, 9, 14, 19)
Nathaniel m. Abigail, resided in Groton, had Reuben b. 1750, Isaac b. 1752.
One Josiah Barrett d. Jan. 27 1712.
One Josiah Barrett m. Dill, and 1737 went to Lambstown.
SHEPARD
Ralph Shepard of Malden came to America 1635. aged 29 with wife Thankslord a. 23 and dau. Sarah a. 2. He d. Aug 20 1693 a.
90. Children :
Sept 11 Sarah b. 1633.
Abraham m. Jan 2 1673 Judith Sill or Till or Philbrook.
Isaac b. 20-4, 1639, m. 1667 Mary Smeadley, who was b. 1-4 1648, dau. Sam1 & Hannah (Wheeler) Smeadley and granddau. of Baptist and Katherine (Shorthose) Smeadley. He d. 1676. Triall b. 19-10-1641 in Weymouth, m. 11-1 1660 Walter Powers.
Thankful b. Feb 10 1650-1, m. at Chelmsford 13-10 1669 Peter Dill. He d. Aug 13 1692.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
SHEPARD
Jacob b. June 1653, d. 1676.
perhaps Ralph d. Jan 26 1711-12 a. 56 at Dedham.
Daniel m. 1701 Mary, dau. John Smeadley.
Mary b. about 1662, m. Sept. 17, 1688 Thos Harris at Concord, was resident at Stow Mar. 5 1695.
Children of Isaac and Mary (Smeadley) Shepard :
1. Isaac.
2. Mary probably d. young.
3. Samuel.
4. Jacob probably d. young.
Mary (Smeadley) Shepard m. 2ª Nathaniel Jewell, who probably has descendants in the vicinity of Nashoba. Children .
Hannah b. Nov 29 1677.
Nath1 b. 10. 11. 1778 (intended for 1678 ?)
Children of Abraham and Judith Shepard : Sarah b. 1674-7m. 10d.
Abraham b. 1677 1mo. 25.
Judith b. 1679 24. 8. 78.
Hepsibeth b. 1682.
Thankful b. 1685.
Mary b. 1687.
Hannah b. 1689.
perhaps Daniel m. 1701 Mary dau. John Smeadley, Jr.
Children of Peter and Thankful (Shepard) Dill :
Peter b. Apr 29 1670.
Samuel. Anna b. Feb 21 1673.
Thomas m. Mary, had Mary b. Jan 16 1714, Rebecca Oct 18 1716 (see p. 7).
David m. Mercy, had Mercy b. Sept 7 1717 (see p. 6). He removed from Nashoba to Concord.
Thanks m. Dec. 6 1698 Philip Reed Jr. who was b. Mar 13 1671. Mary m. Mar 27 1697 Robert Robbins Jr.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
SHEPARD
One Abraham Shepard m. 1701-2 Feb 11 Abigail La -* John Shepard m. March 19 1690 Elizebeth Cragin.
TABLES OF DESCENDANTS.
(The number on the left indicates the generation beginning with Ralph Shepard.)
3 Philip Reed Jr. m. Thanks Dill.
4 Peter Reed m. Abigail.
5 Thomas Reed m. Lucy Farrar.
6 Martha Reed b. 1770, m. John Tenney (she d. 1872).
7 Oliver Tenney (d. 1881) m. Betsy Cragin.
3 Philip Reed Jr. m. Thanks Dill.
4 John Reed m. Abial Butterfield.
5 Sarah Reed m. Oliver Tenney.
6 Lydia Tenney m. Samuel Whitcomb.
- John Reed Whitcomb m. Mary Ann Tuttle.
7 Oliver Whitcomb m. Ann Gates.
7 Samuel Whitcomb Jr. m. Mary Reed b. 1802, dau. Poulter.
7 Ephraim Whitcomb m. Sally Wetherbee.
8 Children : George m. Priest.
Samuel Edwin
3 Walter Powers Jr. m. Rebecca Barrett.
4 Rebecca Powers m. Jona Taylor of Littleton.
5 Aaron Taylor m. Mercy Gould of Lunenburg.
6 Betsy Taylor m. John Walker.
7 Children : Eveline Walker m. Samuel Smith.
Ira
Alma
Aaron
Jacob Martha Mary Eliza
* Name partly blotted ont.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
3 Robert Robbins Jr. m. Mary Dill.
4 John Robbins m. Hannah.
5 Jacob Robbins m. Anna Whitcomb.
6 Ephraim Robbins m. Sally Bachelor.
7 Nehemiah B. Robbins.
5 Jacob Robbins m. Anna Whitcomb.
6 Daniel Robbins m. Elizabeth Townsend.
7 Asenath Robbins m. Cephas Hartwell.
8 Children : (for others see p. 213) Daniel m. Adaline Britton.
Edwin m. Mary Butterfield.
Julia m. H. Sprague.
Ephraim m.
Russell. Rockwell.
Elizabeth m. Sam1 W. Ramsdell.
1 John Whitcomb m. Frances.
2 Jonathan Whitcomb m. Hannah.
3 Jonathan Whitcomb m. Mary.
4 Ephraim Whitcomb m. Parthias Wheeier.
5 Ephraim Whitcomb m. Hannah Hoar.
6 Samuel Whitcomb m. Lydia Tenney.
3 Thanks Dill m. Philip Reed, Jr.
4 John Reed m. Abial Butterfield.
5 Joseph Reed.
6 Seth Reed (for children see pp. 178, 326).
1st gen. Thos Tenney, 2ª John Tenney, 3ª Samuel Tenney.
4 Parrott Tenney m. Rebecca Trull, gr. dau. Walter Powers, Jr.
5 Dorothy, dau. Parrott Tenney, m. Joseph Raymond.
6 Joseph Raymond Jr. m. Betsey Lamson.
7 Olvin Raymond m. Lucy T. Fletcher.
POWERS
Children of William, s. William and Mary (Banks) Powers, and Lydia (Perham) : (see p. 6)
William m. Nov 14 1739 Remembrance, dau. Stephen Pierce of Chelmsford.
Lemuel m. Thankful Leland, resided in Northbridge. Stephen.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
POWERS
Lemuel Powers of Uxbridge Cooper adm" on Estate of Wm Powers late of Grafton cordwainer.
Apr 1763 Lemuel Powers of Uxbridge Gent sold-& wife Thankful. June 1754 Lemuel Powers of Uxbridge Cooper is appointed Guardian
of his mother Lydia (Perham) Powers of Grafton (wife of Wm cordwainer of Grafton).
Jan 21 1775 Acct. of Lemuel Powers adm. on the Estate of Wm Powers deceased late of Sutton.
ROBBINS
Ebenezer Robbins m. 1703 Margaret, dau. Joseph and Martha (Gould) Barrett of Chelmsford.
Children : (for more see pp. 6, 8, 11) Joseph.
POWERS
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Powers) Farr m. at Groton Mar. 16 1713-14: (for others see pp. 5, 11, 15, 20, 21) Kezia b. June 12 1730.
Children of Gideon and Lydia (Russell) Powers: (for others see pp. 38, 39)
Gideon b. July 28 1731-2, m. 1759 Ruth Hosmer, Acton.
Elliot b. Feb 12 1732-3, m. 1769 Mary Barker of Acton, m. Mar 20 1770 Mary Parker-Concord Rec.
Jonas m. Lydia, resided in Framingham. Child : Mary. Had dau. baptized 1763.
William m. Elizabeth Gates of Stow.
One Lydia Powers m. pub. in Concord Feb 8 1797 to Reuben Hosmer.
Children of Simon Davis Jr. and Mary, dau. Isaac Powers : (for others see pp. 29, 61, 316, 360)
Abigail b. Oct 17 1746.
Eleazer b. July 17 1748.
Dea. Jonathan, s. Eleazer Lawrence b. Oct 4 1703, m. 1ª Tryphena Powers, m. 2ª Lydia Fletcher who d. 1803. Children : (for others see p. 67 ?)
Jonathan b. Aug 27 1728, m. Martha Leighton.
Isaac b. May 19 1731.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
POWERS
Abel b. July 16 1733.
Tryphena b. Sept 26 1735.
Betty b. Feb 24 1737, m. 1754 Wm Stearns.
Olive b. May 19 1740.
Peter b. Oct 17 1742. Abigail b. July 26 1745.
Timothy b. Mar 31 1748, m. Sarah dau. Col. Jonª Reed.
One Jonas Powers & wife Lydia lived in North part of Framingham O. C. 1763 May 1 & had Mary baptized May 1 1763.
Tryphena, dau. Ephraim and Lucy Powers, m. Dec 8 1743 Sam1 Flood of Andover. She d. in Shirley Aug 3 1758.
Children :
Mary b. Oct 15 1744.
Martha b. Feb 18, 1746.
Samuel b. Apr 27 1749.
Timothy b. July 21 1751.
Phillip b. in Shirley Oct 14 1753.
Daniel b.
Jan 1756.
William b. " Aug 2 1758.
Children of Lieut. Joseph Wheeler probably d. young, except Rebecca m. Apr 16 1667 Hon. P. Bulkeley who d. May 24, 1688 a. 44, m. 2ª Jona Prescott.
Sarah w. Lieut. Joseph Wheeler d. Mar. 12. 1670-1. Frances one of the wives of Joseph Wheeler.
Joseph Wheeler, s. Thomas and Sarah, b. June 18 1651.
Augustus W., s. Augustus and Esther (Wheeler) Walker, m. Lucy Whitney. Both d. in Littleton.
Children of Ephraim, s. Joseph and Mary (Powers) Wheeler, and Maria (Glazier) :
Glazier probably m. 1746 Elizabeth or Betty, dau. Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Trull) Powers (Stow Rec.).
Glazier Wheeler 1762 went with son Charles to Coos County. prob. Mary m. 1758 Abijah s. David and Martha (Glazier) Powers.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
POWERS
Children of John and Elizebeth (Robbins) Powers :
1. Robert b. Aug 27 1711.
2. John b. Apr 1 1713 at Shutesbury, m. June 27 1774 Ruth Fletcher of Littleton.
3.
One John Powers of Shutesbury m. Mary Stearns b. June 27 1699. Reuben b. Oct 28 1714 at Shutesbury, m. 1741 Arrabel Wheeler, res. Shutesbury.
4. Mary b. July 4 1716.
5. Elizebeth b. Dec 22 1717 d. Nov 7 1763-a. 46.
6. Phebe b. May 18 1719.
7. Joanna b. Dec 6 1720.
8. Kezia b. Jan 17 1722-3, prob. m. 1744 David Powers Jr.
9. Merriam (dau.) b. Jan 20 1724.
Robert, s. John and Elizebeth (Robbins) Powers, m. Mary who d. Mar. 14 1748, m. 2ª May 26 1752 Anna Wetherby. He d. about 1766.
Children : (for others see p. 66)
Robert b. May (27) 29, 1736, m. Mary, m. May 9 1765 Rebecca Farrer, who died at Petersham.
Maria b. May (22) 24, 1739.
Mary d. young.
Mary b. Mar 18 1744, m. Hosmer.
Hepsibah b. 1751, m. Jonas Powers.
Henry b. Apr 13 1753 at Harvard.
John b. Jan 10 1755 at Harvard.
Merriam b. May 26 1756 at Littleton, m. May 4 1775 Hezekiah Gibbs, Bolton.
Reuben ?
Edward ?
Anna ?
Children of Robert and Rebecca (Farrar) Powers: (for others see pp. 122, 123)
Mary or Molly d. agd 20 unm.
Hepsibah m. 1790 (1792) Jonas, dau. Edward and Mary (Nourse) Powers, of Petersham.
Maria m. July 19 1795 Joseph Rich of Gerry or Athol.
Rhoda m. Lot Fitch res. in Temple N. H.
Lydia m. pub. Feb 8 1797 to Reuben Hosmer of Concord.
421
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
POWERS
1771 John and Reuben Powers of Shutesbury sold to Robert Powers Jr. one half of the Estate of their father deceasd of Littleton bounded on one side by land of Capt. Josiah Powers.
Bk. 55 p. 447 July 1760 or 1766 Robert Powers of Harvard sold land in Harvard to Henry & John Powers.
Robert and Anna his wife and John Witherbee of Harvard sold land in Harvard-Powers was then of Littleton about 1750 to 1760.
Jan. 9 1767 Robert Powers of Littleton, cooper, appointed adm' of his father's Estate.
June 1736 Robert Powers of Lancaster bought land of Isaac & Mary.
Jonathan, s. Robert and Rebecca (Farrar) Powers, m. Betsy Jennings, who d. July 1839. He d. Dec. 1839. Children : (for others see p. 139)
Cyrus b. May 10 1808.
No issue. This family became extinct on the death of Hannibal at Lowell in 1873.
Lucy Farrer, sister of Rebecca, m. 1764 Thomas Reed (for children see p. 109).
John Farr m. 1703 Hannah, dau. John and Sarah Aplin.
Children of Jonathan and Rebecca (Powers) Taylor : (for others see pp. 7, 9, 10, 12, 28, 95-97)
David b. Apr 8 1721, m. 1750 Betty Houghton.
Susanna d. Nov 9 1745 a. 20.
Rebecca m. 1752 B. Stuart.
Aaron m. Dec 21 1752 Mercy Gould.
Elizebeth m. 1765 Sol Stuart.
They were b. in Littleton-the family removed to Lunenburg.
Children of Ezekiel and (1) Elizabeth (Trull) and (2) Lydia (Whitcomb) Powers: (for others see p. 20)
Elizebeth (called Betty) b. Dec 22 1720.
Sarah b. Apr 21 1723.
Children of David and Martha (Glazer) Powers: (for others see pp. 15, 43)
David b. Apr. (1) 18 1725, m. 1744 Kezia Powers.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
POWERS
Abijah m. 1752 Mary Wheeler. Child : Benjamin b. June 4 1753.
David and family probably went to Greenwich, Hampshire County.
Martha Powers m. 1752 Sam1 Upham of Lancaster.
Elizebeth Powers dau. Jona d. Nov 7 1763 a. 46.
Children of Thomas and Mary (Cole) Powers :
Catherine. '
Martin.
Cate.
Anne.
Children of Edward and Mary (Nourse) Powers :
Edward b. Dec 2 1748, d. 1749 (b. Dec. 2 1744).
Mary b. Jan 1 1749-50 (b. Dec. 21 1749), m. Jotham Bigelow of Phillipston.
Sarah b. Oct 16.1752, m. Freeborn Raymond of Lexington, rem. to Athol.
Edward b. Sept 10 1754, m. Priscilla Curtis Dec 1778, m. Lydia Knapp Dec 28 1808.
Oliver b. Dec 16 1756.
Jacob b. June 9 1759, m. Oct 1780 Eunice Curtis b. 1761, d. 1814. Jonathan b. July 10 1761.
Benja b. May 10 1764.
Infant twins b. May 2ª 1766, d.
Jonas b. Aug 26 1768, m. Hepsibah Powers.
They removed from Harvard to Petersham 1758.
Children of John and Sarah (Powers) Trull : (for others see pp. 32, 33)
Ruth m. Dec 11 1746 Jacob Fletcher, who was b. Apr. 1725.
Children of Walter and (1) Sarah (Fassett) and (2) Mary (Hartwell) Powers :
Jonathan b. 1734. Calvin. Ruth. Walter. Stephen. John.
423
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
POWERS
Children of Phineas, s. Thomas and Mary, and Martha Powers :
Phineas.
William.
Stephen b. 1736, m. Lydia Drew of Hallifax, Mass.
Isaac.
Abraham b. 1738.
Martha m. Joseph Safford Oct 26 1753.
Sarah b. 1744, m. Nov. 4 1762 Moses Whitcomb.
Mary b. 1747, m. Wm Fullam Dec 3 1767.
The above Phineas Powers, Senior, made his will in Hardwick in 1775.
WHEELER
Tho8 Wheeler sen., sergeant 1662, m. Sarah.
Tho8 Wheeler Jr m. Hannah Harwood, children from 1658 to 1673. Capt. Thos Wheeler of Horse Co. 1669 d. Dec 10 1676. son Thos Wheeler d. Jan. 1676-7, s. Ruth Wood Wheeler. Thomas of Lincoln a grandson b. Aug 14 1696. .
ADAMS
One Jonª Adams appears to have been located in Littleton as early as July 28 1717.
Jonª and Pelatiah, twin s. of Thomas Adams, b. Mar 6. 1646.
CHAMBERLIN
Tho" Chamberlin m. 1713 Abigail, widow of Ephraim Hildreth. Children :
Thomas b. 1714. John b. 1718.
Thomas Chamberlin bought house and land of James Wheeler near Reedy M-in 1716. .
424
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BAKER
William Baker m. 5-3 1681 Elizebeth Dutton, resided at Concord, d. June 8 1702. She d. Apr 7 1798. Children :
Elizabeth b. Sept. 3 1684.
Susanna b. Aug 25 1686.
Thomas b. June 25 1689 d. young.
John b. May 6 1692, d. young.
Sarah b. Aug. 13 1698.
Joseph b. Jan 8 1695-6, m. Dec 11 1716 Alice Jefts of Billerica, came to Littleton from Concord. He d. Sept 13 1761. She m. 2ª Dec. 12 1764 Sam1 Lewis of Reading.
Children of Joseph and Alice (Jefts) Baker : (for more see pp. 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19)
Alice m. 1739 Rev. Aaron Whitney of Nichawaug afterwards Petersham, s. Moses of Littleton.
William m. Apr 14 1743 Rebecca Conant, both then of Concord. He was published 1769 to Jemima Blanchard; they did not marry.
Joseph m. 1742 Sarah Wheeler b. Feb 4 1724.
1
John m. Elizebeth, had children : Alice, John.
Charles m. Mary King, resided in Templeton and Phillipston. He died about 1813, she died about 1803.
Thomas m. Jan 15 1755 Bulah Dakin b. Mar 22 1735. They seem to have removed to Groton.
Children of William and Rebecca (Conant) Baker : (for more see pp. 57, 78)
William m. 1769 Sarah Fletcher b. Mar. 4 1748, dau. Capt. Daniel Fletcher of Acton, resided in Templeton, later in Acton (taxed from 1777 to 1784), probably removed to Concord about 1783. After death of wife, 1792, he probably removed and died in Vermont at Rutland or at Charlotte. Silas of Phillipston.
Ezra m. Dorcas dau. Isaiah and Dorcas (Whitman) Whitney of Harvard. He d. Dec 17 1826, she d. June 28 1832.
Lydia b. 1750, m. Aug. 18 1768 Col. John Porter b. 1742.
Children of Joseph and Sarah (Wheeler) Baker : (for more see pp. 53, 54, 93)
Mary d. Sept 25 1794 unm. (see p. 343).
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BAKER
Joseph m. Nov 7 1779 Anna Dix, had 2 daughters, one m. Allen,
one m. Goodwin, whose dau. m. John Adams and died. John Adams m. 2ª Dec 25 1835 M. A. Kimball.
Edward m. 2ª Betsy Reed, dau. Jona Reed of Harvard.
Elizabeth m. Saml Tuttle 3ª b. 1758.
Sarah m. July 8 1779 Jonª Whitcomb.
Children of Charles and Mary (King) Baker: (for more see p. 67) Charles m. Anna Jackson.
Levi.
Joseph.
John.
Jonas m. 1802 Sally Whitcomb of Littleton and resided in Lancaster, N. H.
Lucinda m. Elijah Gould Esq. and had children : Addison, Artemas, Pliny, James, Sophia m. Waite.
Elizebeth b. 1760, m. June 8 1814 Jona Whitcomb.
Children of Timothy and Mary (Dakin) Baker ; (for more see pp. 77, . 129, 130)
Abel m. Sarah Reed.
Children of Thomas and Beulah (Dakin) Baker : (for more see p. 72) Mary b. Aug 22 1769.
Thomas b. Sept 28 1771.
Beulah b. Aug 29 1774, m. Feb 20 1794 John Adams of Lincoln (2ª wife).
Children of William and Sarah (Fletcher) Baker : Rebecca bp. 1770.
Jonª Hartwell bp. 1772.
Daniel F. bp. 1775, m. June 6 1797 Elizebeth b. Nov 21 1776, dau. James and Molly (Law) Marsh. All were residing in Acton. They later resided and had children in Concord. He d. in Utica, N. Y., 1817.
probably Amos m. in Concord Nov 9 1800 Eunice Dudley. After his death his family came to Littleton about 1810. His widow is believed to have married Jeremiah Robbins and resided in Ashburnham.
probably William. probably Sarah.
426
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BAKER
Children of Ezra and Dorcas (Whitney) Baker: (for more see pp. 174, 318, 323, 349, 354, 377)
Susanna m. Oct. 19 1809 Wm Hill.
Lydia m. 1821 Nathan H. Tuttle, had N. Emroy b. Jan 12 1822. She d. Sept 3 1823. He m. 2ª Apr 22 1824 Nancy, dau. Jedadiah.
Children of Dr. Edward and (1) Patty (Proctor) and (2) Betsey (Reed) Baker : (for more see pp. 154, 318-320, 322, 323, 337)
Edward resided in Walpole.
Lydia b. Aug 30 1783, m. March 1808 Joshua Blodgett.
Patty m. 1797 Moses Whitney. They d. about 1817.
Jonathan m. Mary Wait, who d. Jan 25 1824. He resided in Danvers.
Betsey b. Feb 1792, unm.
Sally b. 1799, m. James Tower, resided in Lowell.
Lucy b. 1802, unm.
Susanna m. Turner, resided in Norwich, Vt.
Children of Moses and Patty (Baker) Whitney :
Lucy b. 1800, m. Aug. W. Walker.
Eliza b. 1806, m. Apr 14 1824 Eri Parker.
Harriet b. 1811, m. Marshall, she d. 1845.
Elbridge b. probably 1804, d. Sept 26 1837.
John W. Parker b. June 28 1826, m. 1850 Susan Hunt, who d. 1866,
m. 2ª Priscilla Jane Williams of Shirley. He was grandson of Ebenezer Parker.
One Abigail Baker m. 1703 Tho& Whitney in Concord. Aaron Baker buried Mar 8 1823.
BULKELEY
Rev. Sir Peter Bulkeley of Concord m. 1st Jane Goldington, had 9 sons 2 daughters ; m. 2d Grace Chitwood, had 3 sons 1 daughter.
Peter, 14th child, b. Aug 12 1643, m. Apr 16 1667 Rebecca Wheeler, dau. Lt. Joseph Wheeler. Rebecca m. 2ª Jona Prescott. Children : Edward d. young.
. Joseph b. Sept 7 1670, m. Rebecca Minot dau. John Jones. She d. July 12 1712. He probably m. 2ª Silence Jaffrey. He d. in Littleton 1748.
427
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BULKELEY
John d. young.
Rebecca m. Jonª Prescott Jr.
Children of Joseph and Rebecca (Minot) Bulkeley : Rebecca m. Joseph Hubbard.
Dorothy m. S. Hunt.
Children of Joseph and Silence (Jaffrey) Bulkeley : John of Groton.
Joseph.
Peter b. about 1721, m. Nabby Grimes, had children Peter, John, Abigail m. A. Priest.
Charles (whose descendants reside in Littleton).
BARKER
Joseph Barker b. 1721, m. Apr 26 1742 Anna White, who d. July 6 1804 a. 80. He d. Apr 12 1821 aged 99-6 mo.
Joseph Barker Jr. b. May 20 1744, m. 1768 Ruth Fletcher b. Jan. 25 1749-50, dau. Capt Dan1 Fletcher and Sarah (Hartwell) who was dau. L' Jonathan Hartwell, and b. Sept 22 1723.
Children :
Mehitable b. Jan 24 1771, m. 1791 Silas Piper, s. Joseph and Esther (Wright).
Jonathan b. Aug 6 1777, perhaps m. June 18 1798 Nancy Swan, was m. or pub. Sept 14 1800 to Rebecca Hosmer. He d. in Acton Oct 21 1855.
Ruth b. 1780, m. Apr. 15 1806 Lemuel Dole who d. Dec 2 1835 a. 56.
Abel m. 1st Nancy Dodge, 2ª Mary Brown.
Cyrus.
Rebecca.
Reuben.
Jerusha.
Sally Barker m. pub. to Joseph Cole Jan 21 1797, m. 2ª Jos. Fletcher.
BROWN
Thomas Brown was at Concord 1640, had Boaz b. about 1640, d. Apr 7 1724, m. 1664 Mary Winship.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BROWN
Boaz Brown Jr. b. July 31 1663-4 [Concord Records say Aug. 23, 1665].
Boaz Brown b. about 1704, d. Sept 24. 1772 a. 67-7 m. 24 d. He came early to Littleton, probably from Stow, and settled on land afterwards included in the formation of Boxboro. Children : Boaz d. 1758, killed in the Northern Expedition.
Aaron.
Edward m. and had 4 or more children. His house was destroyed by fire and 3 children burned to death.
Tryphena m. Boston Draper, had child Samuel b. 2 years before their marriage and others given on p. 140. He resided on one half of the homestead, Edward Brown on the other.
Children of Edward : (for more see p. 139)
Catherine m. Ephraim Whitcomb, who resided and d. on the homestead.
Children of Ephraim and Catherine (Brown) Whitcomb :
dau. m. Houghton.
dau. m. O. Russell.
dau. m. Daniel Whitcomb.
Edward m. Rebecca Tuttle, had 2 sons Joel and Joab, who d unmarried, dau. m. Dan1 Cobleigh.
BLODGETT
Joshua Blodgett b. 1785, m. Mar. 1808 Lydia Baker. He d. May 6 1842. Children : (for more see p. 166)
Lydia b. in Harvard June 24 1800, m. Geo. Pushee.
Jonas b. in Littleton Oct 28 1810, m. 1st Ann Piper.
BLANCHARD
Children of Thomas Blanchard and Sarah (Munroe ? b. 1685 ?) : (for more see pp. 6, 12, 18, 360) probably dau. b. 1709.
probably dau. b. 1711 see Hutchinsons Hist. p. 20. John b. Dec 3 1718. Benja m. Kezia Hastings.
Children of Joseph and Elizabeth Blanchard : (for more see pp. 9, 18) Simon b. Oct 6 1723.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BLANCHARD
Capt. Aaron Brown with his wife Sarah (Blanchard) and children Rachel, Boaz, Elizabeth and Mary Blanchard warned out of town 1775.
Jemima, dau. Calvin and Hannah (Hoar) Blanchard, m. Apr 13 1825 Augustus Parker.
BRIDGES
Children of John and Huldah Bridges : (for more see pp. 38, 94) Jane b. 1711. Abigail b. 1713.
John b. June 10 1715 at Rowley.
Did Abigail, dau. John and Sarah (Barrett) Bridges, m. Jude Gilbert? John and Sarah (Barrett) Bridges and family are said to have left Littleton for Dunstable.
John Bridges of Littleton m. Mar. 5 1728-9 Martha Creasie of Rowley.
CHASE
Three brothers Chase, William, Thomas, and Aquilla, came to America. Their mother is said to have been Mary Townly.
1 Aquilla Chase m. Anna Wheeler, resided in Newbury. He d. Aug. 14 1670 a. 52, she d. 1688.
2 Aquilla Chase Jr. b. Sept 26 1652, m. about 1673 Esther Bond, had 8 children.
3 Joseph Chase b. Mar 25 1677, m. Nov 8 1699 Abigail Thurston. Children :
Nathan b. 1700, m. Ruth. Children on pp. 13, 34, 35.
George m. Elizabeth, m. 2ª 1737 Lucy Wood. Children on pp. 41, 42-Abraham b. June 24 1756.
Stephen. Anna. Abigail.
Hannah.
Rebecca.
Benjamin.
Joseph m. 1743 Sarah Wood. Children on pp. 60, 68, 69.
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