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Mehitable b. 1657.
Benjamin b. Dec 13 1659 in Wenham.
Joseph b. Jan 20 1662.
Martha b. Aug 18 1664.
Deborah b. 1668.
Richard Kimball was in Ipswich 1637, Richard Jr. was there in 1648, and Henry in 1638.
Daniel Kimball came from Haverhill, m. July 1, 1779 Lucy, dau. James and Rebecca (Hildreth) Dutton. Children : (for more see pp. 156, 321, 322, 338, 362, 384)
James m. Rachel Hartwell who d. Sept 8 1845.
Lucy m. Nov 18 1813 A. Mead.
Children of Daniel and Mary (Whitcomb) Kimball :
Mary. Daniel.
John.
Martha.
Augustus.
Children of James and Rachel (Hartwell) Kimball: (for more see pp. 196, 329, 382)
Martha m. Perkins. Elizabeth m. Stevens.
Children of Benjamin and Mary (Brown) Kimball: (for more see p. 193)
D. Aug. b. Dec 18, m. 1st June 26 1838 Martha Hartwell.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MANNING
1st gen. Wm Manning came from England, purchased house and lot in Cambridge. His wife Susanna d. Oct 16 1650.
2ª William b. 1614, d. Mar 14 1690-1 a. 76.
Timºy d. 8ª-9m-1653.
(William Manning, s. Jona and Sarah, b. May 21 1700. Cambridge Record.)
3ª Samuel, 2ª child of William Manning Jr., b. July 21 1644, m. Apr 13 1664 Elizabeth Stearns, settled in Billerica, m. 2ª Abiah Wright.
4th William Manning b. 1677, settled in Billerica 1733-4, m. Elizebeth. He d. Mar 25 1764 a. 87, she d. Sept 19 1736 a. 57.
5th William Manning b. May 1717, m. Nov. 10 1742 Elizabeth Danforth. He d. Aug 11 1776 a. 69, she d. Mar 23 1790 a. 73, in Billerica. Children :
Elizebeth b. July 12 1745, m. Carlton, d. Sept 5 1825 a. 80 in Fitchburg.
William b. Mar 31 1747, d. Oct 21 1816 a. 69.
Jonathan b. July 16 1740, d. in Chelmsford Apr. 8 1828 a. 78-8m. Timothy b. 1751, d. 1836.
Solomon b. May 15 1753, d. Sept 2 1833 in Ashburnham a. 80.
6th Jonathan Manning b. in Billerica July 16 1749, m. Mar 17 1774 Martha Howard b. June 18 1750 in Chelmsford. She d. Nov 10 1809 a. 59-4m. Children :
Jonathan.
Martha b. 1776.
Benjamin b. 1778. Salathiel b. 1780.
Lydia b. 1782. (son) d.
Elizebeth b. 1788.
Mehitable b. 1789.
Asenith b. 1791.
Joseph b. Apr. 21 1795.
7th Jonathan Manning b. Dec 31 1774, m. Feb 23 1802 Lydia Howard of Chelmsford, resided in Littleton. She d. Aug 12 1849 a. 74-2m-19. Children : (for more see p. 157)
Otis m. Dec 10 1833 Ann C. Carter of Westfordb. July 17, 1807.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
LAWRENCE
John Lawrence, Sr., m. Elizebeth, m. 2ª Susanna, had 14 children, most of whom were b. at Watertown, the youngest at Groton, where he d. July 11 1667.
Peleg, 6th child, b. 10ª 11m 1647, m. Elizebeth, had 7 or more children recorded in Groton, and d. 1692 a. 45.
Eleazer, 3ª child of Peleg and Elizabeth Lawrence, b. Feb. 28 1674, m. about 1797* Mary, who was b. Feb 7 1680, d. July 29 1761, had 6 children recorded in Groton and probably others b. in Groton and Littleton, his residence probably being in the Nashoba territory purchased by his father Peleg Lawrence and Robert Robbins. Children : (for more see pp. 9, 24)
Eleazer Jr. m. June 25 1731 Lucy Tuttle, probably dau. Simon Tuttle, Sr. (Children on pp. 39, 40).
Peleg b. June 1 1701, m. Ruth, had 6 children recorded in Groton.
Jonathan b. Oct. 4 1703, m. 1727 Tryphena Powers, d. Dec 8 1789 a. 86. She d. 1752 a. 42. He m. 2ª 1754 Lydia Fletcher who d. 1803.
David b. Dec 26 1705, m. Hannah Sawtell of Groton who d. 1791 a. 62.
probably Sarah m. Jan. 2 1735-6 John Cummings.
Samuel b. May 22 1714, m. 1737 Mary Hildreth who d. in Littleton 1788 a. 70. He afterwards resided in Ashby, where he died. Children on p. 45.
Experiance b. June 22 1719, m. Feb 3 1740 Jabez Keep of Westford.
probably Mary b. 1710, m. Sept 17 1729 Sam1 Fletcher Jr.
probably Prudence b. Apr. 7 1722, m. Mar. 4 1742 Peter Parker.
Children of Jonathan and Tryphena (Powers) Lawrence :
Betty b. Feb 24 1737, m. 1754 Wm Stearns.
Abigail b. 1745, m. Parker Dole.
* Impossible; may be intended for 1697.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
LAWRENCE
Timothy b. Mar 31 1748, m. Sarah Reed, dau. Col. Jona Reed who m. 1752 Sarah (b. 1731), dau. Jona Lawrence of Lexington. Mrs. Sarah (Reed) Lawrence d. Feb 9 1792 a. 39. Timothy m. or was published to Rhoda, a sister of his first wife. He m. 1793 Molly Boyden who d. at Hollis 1842 a. 84. He d. at Hollis Nov 3 1815 a. 67.
Children of Timothy and (1) Sarah (Reed) and (2) Molly (Boyden) Lawrence : (for more see pp. 135, 136, 317, 320)
Elizabeth m. Carshena Wood.
Tryphena m. Carshena Wood.
Child of David and Hannah (Sawtell) Lawrence ;
David b. 1762, m. Dec 23 1790 Martha Adams of Lincoln, b. July 15 1763, dau. Capt. John and Mary (Eveleth) Adams. Mary (Eveleth) Adams came from Stow.
Children of David and Martha (Adams) Lawrence : (for more see pp. 180, 312)
Lovey A. m. 1824 Moses Clark.
LONGLEY
William Longley, Sr., d. Nov 29 1680.
William Longley, Jr. m. May 15 1672 Lydia, m. 2ª Deliverance Pease. John Longley b. 1683, m. 1705 Sarah Prescott who d. 1716, m. 2ª 1718 Deborah Houghton.
Jonathan b. Nov. 18 1726, s. John and Deborah (Houghton) Longley, m. Jan 30 1751 Anna Bancroft b. Dec 20 1728, dau. Capt. Benjamin and Anna (Lawrence) Bancroft. He came to Littleton about 1754, d. 1768 a. 42. She d. Nov 1816. Children : (for more see pp. 70, 71, 101, 102) Jonathan m. 1783 Polly Osburn of Bolton.
Sarah m. Oct 25 1780 John Longley, had s. John b. about 1781, d. in Littleton by suicide Apr 4 1824 a. 43. Sarah Longley m. 2ª May 30 1787 Capt. Jacob Priest who was b. Nov 17 1754 and d. at Lexington Jan. 28 1824. His first wife was Ann Jones.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PRIEST
Children of Jacob and (1) Ann (Jones) and (2) Sarah (Longley) Priest : (for more see pp. 184, 323)
Frank m. [Mary] dau. Dea. John and Lucy (Martin) Wood of Littleton.
Asa m. 1814 Nabby Bulkley who d. Apr 14 1850.
Jacob Jr. m. Nov 5 1817 Eliza Porter (children on p. 215).
William m. Feb 5 1818 Susan Davis. He d. Feb 5 1837. Child :
Susan m. John Tenny, s. Amos, grandson Amos, gt. gr. s. Samuel.
Nathan m. Apr 28 1831 Mercy Robbins.
Sarah m. Oct 27 1829 Asa Fletcher.
John Priest b. 1818, m. Davis of Acton.
Elizebeth Priest m. Hosmer.
Lucien Priest m. dau. Peter Reed of Sterling.
MERRIAM
Joseph Merriam d. Jan 1641. His son John m. 1663 Mary Cooper who d. 1731 a. 85. He d. Feb 27 1725 a. 86.
John b. 1666, s. John and Mary (Cooper) Merriam, m. Abigail, came to Nashoba. Child :
John b. about 1695, m. Hannah, he d. 1737 a. 42.
Children of John and Hannah Merriam: (for more see pp. 11, 13, 15, 24, 95, 363)
Willard m. Apr 11 1749 Sarah Hartwell b. Nov 23 1725, dau. John. She d. Apr 23 1785. He m. 2ª Sept 29 1785 Martha Phipps b. June 24 1733. She d. Oct 24 1793. He m. 3ª May 29 1794 Elizabeth Phipps b. Apr 3 1730. Elizabeth and Martha were daughters of Sol" Phipps of Charlestown and sisters of Chas who was in the army 3 years from 1777. Willard Merriam d. Dec 12 1811 a. 89.
Children of Willard and Sarah (Hartwell) Merriam : (for more see pp. 62, 363) Sarah b. 1750.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
. MEAD
1 gen. Gabriel Mead of Dorchester d. 1666 a. 79, had s. Israel b. 1639 and several daughters.
2 gen. Israel Mead of Cambridge m. Feb 26 1669 Mary Hall who d. Sept 1 1692. He d. Sept 6 1714. Children :
Thomas b. 1670, m. Hassaniah.
John b. 1672.
Hannah b. 1674 d. 1702.
Margaret b. 1676.
Stephen b. 1679.
Mary.
Ruth.
Ebenezer.
Children of Thomas and Hassaniah Mead :
Hannah.
Sarah.
Thomas of Littleton.
Jonathan.
Israel.
Samuel baptized May 3 1706, went to Harvard about 1744, m. Nov 12 1748 Hannah Willard who was bp. 1724.
Mary.
Cornelius.
One Sam1 Mead m. Dinah, had children in Harvard :
Sam1 b. June 18 1732, Beulah b. Mar. 24 1733-4.
Children of Samuel and Hannah (Willard) Mead :
Oliver of Boxboro m. Anna Whitney, dau. Abraham Whitney of Harvard. ' Dea. Oliver Mead d. Mar 20 1836 a. 85, Mrs. Anna d. May 26 1836 a. 76.
Samuel.
John.
Hepsibeth b. July 1 1783 (see p. 153).
Emillous (son) b. Sept 21 1784 (see p. 153.)
Rev. Samuel Mead Jr. ordained minister at Alstead, N. H., 1791, d. 1822, had son William O. Mead of Belmont.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MEAD
Children of Oliver and Anna (Whitney) Mead : Z Oliver d. Nov 1869.
Abraham b. July 9 1787, m. Nov 18 1813 Lucy Kimball dau. Daniel and Lucy (Dutton) Kimball, resided in Littleton, m. 2ª Aug 22 1822 Sally Sherwin who was b. Nov 20 1787. Children on pp. 190, 330.
Samuel d. Nov 16 1856 a. 62.
Nathaniel.
Children of Abraham and Lucy (Kimball) Mead : (for more see p. 190)
Abraham m. Mary Battles of Stoughton, had children: Frank, Charles.
Franklin m. Oct 2 1844 Mehitable R. Moore b. Sept 15 1819, had child : Ivo b. Dec 12 1847.
PARKER
James Parker m. Mar 23 1643 Elizebeth Long of Woburn, m. 2ª Eunice. Children :
Elizebeth b. Apr 12 1645.
Hannah b. 1647.
John b. 1649. Joseph.
James m. Mary dau. Abraham Parker of Chelmsford.
Josiah m. Elizabeth Saxon.
Samuel m. Abigail Lakin who was b. Mar 13 1667, had 8 children.
Joshua b. Mar 18 1658, m. Abigail (Shattuck) Morse. Zachariah b. Jan 14 1659.
Eleazer b. Nov 9 1660.
Sarah b. Dec 12 1697 (by 2ª wife when the father was over 80 years of age), m. July 7 1723 Jeremiah Shattuck who was a great grandson of James Parker.
3ª generation from James Parker: James, oldest child of Samuel and Abigail (Lakin) Parker, m. Abigail Prescott, had 8 children, of whom the 5th was :
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. PARKER
4th gen. Peter b. Aug 6 1719, m. Mar 4, 1742 Prudence Lawrence, b. Apr 7 1722, dau. Maj. Eleazar and Mary Lawrence of Littleton. (The Prescott Genealogy gives the above Prudence Lawrence as dau. of Thos. and Prudence and b. Sept 14 1715.) Peter and Prudence (Lawrence) Parker had 4 sons, the oldest of whom was :
5th gen. Eleazer b. Apr 4 1743, m. Jan 22 1767 Abigail Lawrence of Pepperell and had 4 sons, of whom the 2ª was :
6th gen. Eleazer b. Feb 5 1770, m. Sept 6 1786 Abigail, dau. John and Abigail (Nutting) Lawrence. He d. May 20 1825. Children : (see p. 159)
Ralph m. 1842.
Mary b. Feb 5 1805, m. Apr 11 1837 V. E. Whitcomb.
Amelia.
Richard.
Sarah.
The following, being in some respects doubtful as to its meaning, is given exactly as in Mr. Smith's notes :
James Parker m Elizth Long James
2 Sam1 m Abig1 Lakin James Jr
3 Sam1 m Deborah Prescott Phineas
or Sarah
4 Lemuel m Betty Nichols
Leonard
5 Lemuelb 1762 had Lem. Sam. Aug. &c James & Sarah
6 Augustus m Jemima Blanchard
David. Leonard
Mrs T. Whitney & Edgarton
7 James A. m 1851 Sarah Wright
Col Tho& Whitney Thos Edwin Whitney
b June 19 1826 a decendant of Nathan Chase & Ruth Peter Wright & Ellen Chase
Stephen* Wright & Sarah Prescott Ezekiel - Jr & Susan Stevens
* " Ezekiel " seems to have been written first and " Stephen " written over it.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PATCH
Dea. Abraham Patch, s. Benjamin and Sarah, b. May 7. 1701, m. 1st Hannah Herrick who was b. 1700 and d. June 13 1732, m. 2ª 1734 Mary Sawyer who was b. July 8 1715, dau. John and Mary, and d. May 30 1796. He d. May 18 1763. Children : (for more see pp. 13, 15, 25, 26, 42, 43, 95)
Mary b. July 27 (1721) 1723, (for m. see p. 08) d. Oct. 21 1800.
Jonathan b. May 26 1726, m. Hannah (for their deaths see pp. 163, 343, 348, 363).
Sarah (for m. see p. 99) d. Oct 30 1817.
Following are children of the second wife :
Benjamin d. 1739.
Abraham d. Jan 16 1804, m. Fletcher.
Eunice b. Mar 3 1741, d. May 6 1799, m. Feb 26 1767 Elijah Gould, b. Aug 8 1743, s. Jacob and Dorothy (Goodrich) Gould of Lunenburg.
Benjamin b. Feb 16 1743, d. 1753.
John m. May 15 1777 Bethia, dau. Dea. Josiah Hartwell.
Elizebeth m. Davis and d. Nov 1 1810.
Elias d. Nov 12 1805.
Beulah d. 1763.
Samuel d. 1763.
Moses m. Mary Hoar (her d. on p. 374). He d. Feb 12 1825 (see p. 374).
Ruth (m. on p. 229) d. Feb 12 1825.
Jona Patch Jr. m. 1762 Dorcas, dau. Ephraim Whitcomb.
Children of Jonathan, s. Abraham and Hannah (Herrick) Patch, and Hannah : (for more see p. 65).
Isaac (for 1st m. see p. 232) m. 2ª 1813 widow Hannah (Wetherbee) Cobleigh. He d. Oct 3 1847.
Children of Isaac and (1) Jenny (Butler) and (2) Hannah (Cobleigh) Patch : (for more see pp. 163, 319, 328) Nathan (for m. see p. 248). Hannah m. Abbot Jewett. Cynthia (for m. see p. 262).
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PATCH
Children of John and Bethia (Hartwell) Patch : (for more see p. 148) Benjamin d. June 20 1831.
John m. Dec. 12 1811 Abigail Trowbridge b. May 4 1791.
Sarah m. Edward Wheeler. She d. Apr 20 1840.
Children of John and Abigail (Trowbridge) Patch: (for more see p. 188)
Adeline (for 1st m. see p. 261, 2ª m. p. 265).
Abigail (m. on p. 264) d. 1850.
Andrew m. Apr 20 1848 Mead.
George m. Mary Brown.
Children of Moses and Mary (Hoar) Patch : (for more see pp. 137, 340)
Hannah m. 1823 Ozias Hartwell, resided in Shirley.
One Abraham Patch m. Sarah dau. William Tenny. Children : Sarah m. Davenport
perhaps Asa m. mulatto woman.
MELVIN
Eleazer Melvin m. 1764 Sarah Hartwell (b. on p. 55), m. 2ª 1783 Anna Brown of Lincoln. Children : (for more see p. 107)
Sarah (1st m. on p. 233, 2ª m. on pp. 234, 358).
PRENTICE
William H. Prentice b. Dec. 2 1726, s. Rev. Nath1 and Mary (Tyng) of Dunstable, m. 1753 Sarah, dau. Edward and Sarah (Mills) Edes. Wm H. Prentice d. Apr 16 1798 a. 71. Children : Sarah (m. on p. 356)
Martha m. Silas Hoar.
EDES
John Edes m. Mary, b. 1658, dau. Peter Tufts.
PROCTOR
Robert Proctor came to Concord and m. 31ª-10m 1645 Jane Hildreth and d. April 8 1697. Children : Sarah.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PROCTOR
Gershom.
Mary b. Feb* 8 1650.
Peter m. Jan. 30 1688 Mary Patterson b. Aug 22 1667 dau. James and Rebecca S.
Elizebeth. James b. 1658.
Lydia b. 1660.
Thomas b. 1671.
John b. 1663.
Samuel b. 1665.
Israel b. 1668.
The first four were born in Concord, the remainder in Chelmsford. Robert Jr. b. 1660. Robert Proctor d. Apr. 28 1695.
Children of Peter and Mary (Patterson) Proctor :
Robert b. Jan 3 1689, m. Mary Brooks. He came early to Littleton.
probably Peter and Sarah (twins) b. 1694.
Mary b. Mar 10 1697 Ezekiel b. Nov 19 1709.
Children of Robert and Mary (Brooks) Proctor : (for more see pp. 9-11, 24, 94)
Nathaniel (1st m. on p. 99) m. 2ª 1762 Mary Warren b. Dec 12 1734. He d. 1808.
Children of Nathaniel and Mary (Warren) Proctor : (for more see pp. 79, 132)
Nathaniel (m. on pp. 233, 382).
one dau. [Elizabeth] m. Stephen Tenny.
Lucy (m. on p. 246).
Simeon Proctor's d. on p. 364. Rebecca Proctor d. Feb 27 1812 a. 79. Children : (for more see p. 134) Simeon (m. on p. 235). Rebecca m. Jewett of Pepperell.
* " Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths " p. 6 says: "the (8) of the (2) mo: 1650" which means April 8, 1650.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PROCTOR
William Proctor m. 1799 Mary Bryant who d. Dec 15 1840. Child- ren : (for more see p. 326)
Joel b. 1800.
Lavoni b. Aug 31 1805, m. Sept 14 1828 Jacob Walker.
Maria m. Apr 12 1827 Billings.
Caroline m. May 18 1828 Dresser.
One Betsey Proctor had Jerry b. about 1803 and perhaps Reuben Bathrick.
Jenny Proctor d. Feb. 19, 1807 at the house of Stephen Pingrey probably dau. of Betsey.
PORTER
John Porter, s. Samuel Porter who d. about 1660, came to Littleton from Wenham. Children : (for more see .p. 316)
John Jr. b. 1742, m. Aug 18 1768 Lydia, dau. William Baker. Jacob. Samuel.
3 daughters.
Children of John and Lydia (Baker) Porter: (for more see pp. 134, 336, 337)
John resided in Sterling, m. May 17 1793 Mary Kendall, who d. Feb 25 1836 a. 64.
Children of John and Mary (Kendall) Porter :
John M. b. Apr 26 1794, m. July 2 1818 Harriet Whitcomb. Eliza b. July 21 1795, m. Nov 5 1817 Jacob Priest. Lydia b. July 11 1800, m. 1827 Joel Pratt. Mary b. Aug 2 1804, m. Thomas Davis. Almeda b. Sept 9 1802 (m. on p. 388).
Augusta b. July 31 1809, m. Rev. Mr. Crafts.
Emily b. Mar 29 1807, m. May 9 1839 Samuel Kendall. Harriet b. Aug 14 1814, m. Brown. James b. June 12 1812, m. Apr 22 1835 Lydia Taylor. Augustus b. Aug 4 1798, d. young.
Israel Porter m. Sept 20 1672 Elizebeth Howlton : Children : Elizebeth b. Aug 2 1673.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PORTER
Sarah b. Aug 24 1675. John b. July 24 1677. Ginger b. Oct 8 1679. Mary b. Sept 22 1681.
Israel b. Apr. 4 1683.
Benja b. Sept 4 1685.
Anna b. June 17 1687
William b. Feb 12 1688-9. Boy b. May 17 1693.
PINGREY
Moses and Aaron Pingrey were in Ipswich 1642-5. Moses d. at Ipswich Jan. 2 1696 a. 86. His wife Lydia d. Jan 16 1676. Lydia Pingrey m. Feb. 13 1666 Thomas Burnham Jr. s. Lt. Thomas and Mary (dau. John Tuttle) Burnham.
Aaron Pingrey (s. Moses) m. Elizabeth. Children :
Stephen b. Jan. 11 1711-12, m. Mar 3 1737 Jane Jewett at Rowley.
Mary m. Jan 24 1739-40 Abel Jewett, removed to Littleton.
Children of Stephen and Jane (Jewett) Pingrey :
Nathaniel, who had s. Nathaniel, a resident of Ludlow, Vt., and f. Mrs. B. Raymond and Mrs. Fest Davis.
John Pengrey came to Littleton from Rowley (m. on p. 99).
Stephen Pengrey came to Littleton from Rowley and m. 1756 Anna Jewett.
Stephen Pengrey Jr. m. Mary dau. Moses Sanderson. She d. Oct 1838. Children : (for more see pp. 121, 336) Stephen m. dau. Nathan Kelley.
Moses m. dau. Nathan Kelley. John (m. on p. 386).
SANDERSON
Moses Sanderson m. 2ª widow Anna Pingrey.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PERHAM
Children of John and Experience Perham : (see pp. 6, 25) Experience b. Nov 30 1714. Samuel b. Mar 15 1716.
PRESTON
Samuel Preston b. 1708 came early to Littleton, m. Hannah. Children : (for more see p. 38)
Samuel.
James (m. on p. 99).
Hannah (m. on p. 99).
Children of John, s. Samuel and Hannah Preston :
John.
Lucy m. Bancroft.
Lydia m. Caleb Bellows, N. H.
Hannah unmarried.
Nancy m. King.
Stephen. Timothy.
Children of Samuel Preston Jr. and Elizabeth (Whitcomb) are on p. 62.
John, s. Stephen Preston, m. Hannah, dau. Moses Whitcomb. She m. 2ª Simon Blanchard who d. 1867, she m. 3ª Levi Conant.
PRESCOTT
John Prescott and Mary (Platts) came to Watertown 1640 and were the earliest settlers in Lancaster. They had 3 or 4 sons and 5 daughters. Children :
3 John bp. Apr 1 1635.
7 Jonathan m. 1st Aug 3 1660 Dorothy, m. 2ª Dec 23 1675 Elizebeth dau. John Hoar of Concord. She d. Sept 25 1687. He m. 3ª Dec 18 1689 Rebecca, widow of Hon. Peter Bulkley Jr. and dau. Lt. Joseph Wheeler ; he m. 4th Aug 18 1718 Ruth Brown who d. Feb 9 1740. He d. Dec 5 1721; had 9 children.
9 Jonas b. at Lancaster June 1648, m. Dec 14 1672 Mary Loker b. 1653, he resided at Groton and Forge Village, d. 1723. She d. 1735. They had 12 children.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PRESCOTT
3ª gen. from John Prescott. Dr. Jonathan Prescott, s. Capt. Jona and Elizebeth (Hoar) Prescott, b. Apr 5 1677, m. July 91701 Rebecca, only dau. Hon. Peter Bulkley Esq. He d. Oct 28 1729 a. 52. 4th gen. Jonathan, oldest child of Dr. Jonathan and Rebecca (Bulkeley) Prescott, b. June 3 1702, m. Mary, settled in Littleton.
5th gen. Dr. Jonathan, s. Jonathan and Mary Prescott, b. in Littleton May 24 1725, m. 1st Mary Vassal of Cambridge, m. 2ª Oct 11 1759 Ann Blackden; he resided in Nova Scotia, d. in Chester, N. S., 1806 a. 81-7m. They had 12 children.
3ª gen. Jonas, 3ª child of Jonas and Mary (Loker) Prescott, b. Oct 26 1678, m. Oct 15 1699 Thankful Wheeler of Concord, and resided at Forge Village. She d. Nov 1 1716. He m. 2ª 1718 Mary Page who was b. 1687 and d. 1781. He d. Sept 12 1750. They had 2 sons and 4 daughters.
4th gen. Ebenezer, s. Jonas and Thankful (Wheeler) Prescott, b. July 19 1700, m. May 24 1721 Hannah Farnsworth. Hed. Dec 1 1771. They had 8 children.
5th gen. Ebenezer, 1st child of Ebenezer and Hannah (Farnsworth) Prescott, b. Apr 12 1723, m. Feb 19 1746 Elizabeth Sprague. She d. 1770. They had three children.
5th gen. Eunice, 8th child of Ebenezer and Hannah (Farnsworth) Prescott, m. Warren of Littleton.
6th gen. Ebenezer, s. Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Sprague) Prescott, b. Aug 15 1747, m. 1774 Lydia, dau. Ebenezer Wood of Littleton. He d. 1811; had 7 children :
1 Eben m. 1800 Hannah and had Asa b. Oct 15 1800.
2 Asa b. Jan. 2ª 1778, m. Sophia Derby.
4 Jonathan m. 1809 Huldah Robbins and had Luther b. 1809.
One Asa Prescott had Julia Ann b. May 9 1822, m. Dec 29 1842 Olvin F. Raymond.
6th gen. Joseph Prescott, s. Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Sprague), b. May 9 1749, m. Dec 22 1774 Abigail Dalrymple, b. May 2 1755, dau. William and Elizabeth (Blood) Dalrymple. He m. 2ª 1802 widow Rachel (Cobleigh) Cutter who d. Sept 18 1846. He d. 1813. They had 5 children.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PRESCOTT
7th gen. Avery, s. Joseph and Abigail (Dalrymple) Prescott, b. June 3 1781, m. May 5 Lucy Lawrence who was b. 1783 and d. 1814; he m. 2ª Dec 1 1815 Betsey, b. Apr. 28 1778, dau. James and Elizebeth Capen of Lancaster. He d. Nov 13 1843. Children :
Avery, b. June 3 1807, d. Sept 23 1830.
Lucy L. b. Nov 2 1809, d. 1833.
Charles H. b. Mar 8 1824.
Isaiah Prescott d. Apr 14 1827.
The following is in another's handwriting and pasted into Mr. Smith's notes:
Ebeneazer Prescott m. 1st Hannah Waite, had Asa, Susan, Elnoria; m. 2ª Charlotte Jones, had Nathan, Charlotte; m. 3ª Sally Fletcher, had Samuel, Joseph, Simeon.
Asa Prescott b. 1800, first child of Ebeneazer and Hannah, married Sophia Derby, had children: Julia Ann, Augustus A., Charles A., George Albert, Melvin, Elias, Martha.
RAYMOND
Richard Raymond was in Salem 1634 and the name was rather common in Beverly at an early day. Samuel and Jonathan Raymond probably removed to Lexington.
Jonathan had children :
Jonathan Jr. b. Feb 27 1702, m. Hepsibah and d. Aug 9 1760. She m. 2ª Tho® Munroe of Concord.
Samuel.
Thomas.
William.
Bartholomew.
Josiah.
Children of Jonathan, Jr., and Hepsibah Raymond :
5 Hannah m. Feb 16 1762 Samuel Reed.
9 Joseph b. May 31 1747, m. pub. Feb 4 1769 Dorothy Tenny. Children on pp. 149, 150.
Joseph Raymond Jr., s. Joseph and Dorothy (Tenny), m. 1st Betsey Lamson (2ª m. on p. 238).
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
RAYMOND
Olvin, s. Joseph and Betsey (Lamson) Raymond, m. Apr 21 1820 Nancy Fletcher. Children : (for more see pp. 217, 297, 330, 332, 333).
O. Fletcher b. June 10 1821, m. Dec 29 1842 Julia A. Prescott, dau. Asa, gr. dau. Ebenezer.
Nancy b. May 31 1825, m. Feb 17 1846 Joseph Estabrook.
Frank m. Oct 9 1849 S. Laura Smith of Hadley.
Lucy m. Dec 15 1842 William Grimes.
B. Henry b. Sept 3 1831.
George A. b. July 21 1848.
Rebeckah b. 1838, d. unmarried.
Sarah b. Apr 2 1838, d. June 15 1848.
Susan Raymond of Boxboro m. William Adams and had 8 children. Elizebeth Raymond, probably dau. Paul, m. Nov 20 1761 Dea. Joshua Fletcher of Westford and had 9 children, of whom Sally, the last one, was b. 1773.
REED
This branch of the Reed family probably first settled in Weymouth.
1st gen. Elias Reed b. 1595, s. William of Maidstone, Kent, Eng., m. Lucy, resided in Woburn.
2ª gen. Philip b. 1623, s. Elias and Lucy Reed, m. Abigail, had 4 children. He was an M. D., resided in Lynn and Concord, d. in Concord May 10 1696. She d. Apr 16 1709.
3ª gen. Philip b. in Concord May 13 1671, m. Dec 6 1698 Thanks Dill, dau. Peter and Thanks (Shepherd) Dill.
4th gen. Peter Reed, b. 1700-2, s. Philip and Thanks (Dill), gr. s. Philip of Lexington, came early to Littleton, m. Abigail. Children :
Abigail b. 1733, m. Nov 20 1750 William Shattuck. She d. Feb 1820 at Bethlehem, N. H.
Peter b. Feb 16 1729 m. Betty, children on p. 67. Mary b. 1733. Sarah b. 1736.
466
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
REED
Thomas b. at Lexington (for b. see p. 47) m. May 11 (16) 1764 Lucy Farrer.
Rebecca b. 1743.
4th gen. John Reed, s. Philip and Thanks (Dill), m. Abiel Butterfield, resided in Westford and was annexed to Littleton parish 1717, had 5 children.
5th gen. Willard, the 4th child, b. Aug 15 1746, m. 1774 Olive Minot. Children of Willard and Olive (Minot) Reed:
Willard b. 1777 m. White, had children : J. Minot and Joseph.
Joseph b. 1779.
Seth b. 1781.
Olive.
Sally.
Anna.
Children of Thomas and Lucy (Farrar) Reed : (for more see p. 109) Lucy (m. on p. 236).
Asa F. b. Sept 2 1772.
Theodore b. Sept 1788.
1st gen. William Reed of Woburn, supposed son of Thomas, was b. 1587, came to America 1635, ancestor of Woburn, Lexington and Bedford Reeds. He m. Mabel Kendall, b. 1605, and had children :
George b. in England 1629.
Ralph b. 1636. Israel.
2ª gen. George Reed b. in England 1629, m. 1651 Elizabeth dau. Robert Jennison. She d. Feb 26 1664, he m. 2ª Nov 9 1665 Hannah Rockwell.
3ª gen. Elizebeth b. July 26 1653, m. Dec 15 1675 David Fiske.
4th gen. Elizebeth Fiske m. John Russell b. Sept 11 1645.
5th gen. David Russell m. Abigail.
The following, being doubtful as to its meaning, is set down exactly as in Mr. Smith's notes :
Wm Reed b 1587
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
REED
Geo Reed 1605
Timothy Reed m Persis Kendall
Jacob Reed m Eliz. French
Joseph Reed Eunice Cook Abel Baker m Sarah Reed
Wm E Baker m Charlotte Farnsworth
A line of descent from William and Mabel (Kendall) Reed. (The figure indicates the generation)
2 George.
3 William m. Abigail Kendall.
4 Benjamin.
5 Isaac, Jonathan, Samuel.
Children of Benjamin and Rebecca (Stone) Reed :
Jonathan b. 1729 (d. on pp. 105, 341, 364), m. Sarah, dau. Jonathan Lawrence of Lexington.
Isaac b. 1727.
Samuel b. 1737, m. 1762 Hannah Raymond (his d. on pp. 110, 349, hers on p. 110).
Children of Jonathan and Sarah (Lawrence) Reed: (for more see pp. 68, 104, 105)
€ Sarah (m. on p. 225).
Rhoda (d. on p. 116).
One Thadeus Reed had Abigail who m. William Grimes.
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