Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Births and Deaths begun in 1715, Part 28

Author: Littleton (Mass. : Town); Harwood, Joseph Alfred, 1827-; Smith, Samuel
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Littleton, Mass. : [Patriot press, Concord, Mass.]
Number of Pages: 738


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Children of Samuel and Hannah (Raymond) Reed: (for more see p. 110)


Samuel Jr. d. 1835.


Daniel m. [Elizabeth] Clenning, had children: Orin, Parisina (for more see p. 182). Daniel d., his widow m. 2ª his brother Jonas.


Benjamin (m. on p. 242).


Hepsibah (m. on p. 237).


Jonas m. [Elizabeth] widow of his brother Daniel, had Parisina who m. A. Hildreth.


Nathan (m. on p. 248) d. Mar 7 1820.


Isaac Reed b. 1754, m. Mary Bridge (her 2ª m. on p. 235). Children: (for more see p. 160)


468


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


REED


Isaac Aug. b. 1783.


Edward Aug. m. dau. Jonathan Tuttle.


1st gen. William and Mabel (Kendall) Reed.


2ª gen. Israel b. 1642, m. Mary Kendall.


3ª gen. Israel m. Hannah Wyman.


4th gen. Israel Reed (m. on p. 100), m. 2ª Mercy. Children : (for more see pp. 160, 318-320)


Israel Jr. m. Park, resided in Harvard.


Jemima b. 1770.


Mary b. 1784.


Joseph Reed resided in Westford ; Children : Willard.


Joseph.


Seth resided in Littleton some years, children on pp. 178, 326. Jonathan Reed of Harvard had 3 daughters :


Esther (m. on p. 232).


Betsey (m. pub. on p. 275).


Lydia b. July 22 1755, m. Apr 19 1780 Simon Cooper.


Poulter Reed, s. John and Ruhamah, gr. s. William and Sarah of Lexington, b. Feb 18 1767, m. Sept 1 1789 Molly Hartwell, came to Littleton from Boxboro. She d. Aug. 1827. Children : (for more see pp. 167, 324, 364)


Hannah m. James Fletcher.


Mary (m. on p. 257).


Joseph P. m. Dec 30 1828 Ruth Cole.


John P. b. Dec 22 1806, m. Apr 4 1832 Nancy Whitcomb b. July 8 1808.


ROGERS


Rev. Daniel Rogers, b. Oct 17 1706, s. Daniel of Ipswich, gr. s. President John Rogers, descendant of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers of Ipswich. He m. Mary Whiting, dau. Rev. John Whiting, gr. dau. Rev. John Cotton; m. 2ª about 1738 Elizabeth Dummer, widow of Samuel Dummer of Wilmington; m 3ª 1763 Elizebeth Minot.


469


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


ROGERS


Children : (for more see pp. 46, 47, 369)


Elizabeth (m. on pp. 100, 225; no issue). Daniel (1st m. on p. 357, 2ª m. on p. 232).


RUSSELL


William Russell of Menotomy m. Martha. He d. Feb. 14 1662. She m. 2ª 1665 Humphrey Bradshaw, m. 3d Thomas Hall and d. 1694.


Children : Joseph b. 1636.


Benjamin.


Phebe.


John b. Sept 11 1645 (1648), m. Elizabeth, probably dau. David and Elizabeth (Reed) Fiske, removed to Lexington, d. Mar. 6 1733.


Martha.


Philip b. 1650, m. Apr 19 1680 Joanna Cutler, dau. James and Phebe (Page) Cutler of Lexington, m. 2ª Oct 18 1685 Sarah Brooks. He d. Feb 7 1730.


William. Jason. Joice.


Children of John and Elizabeth (Fiske) Russell : John b. Nov 0 1671. Thomas b. Sept 13 1673.


Martha d. young.


Benjamin b. Apr 2 1677.


probably David b. between 1677 and 1686, an early resident of Nashoba, where he bought land of William Powers 1715. He m. Abigail, m. 2ª Hannah, m. 3ª Apr 27 1731 Mary Clark at Groton. He probably d. before 1745.


Abigail b. 1686. Patience b. (1687) 1688. Esther b. Dec 19 1700.


Children of David, s. John and Elizabeth (Fiske) Russell: (first six b. in Lexington) David d. young.


470


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


RUSSELL


John bp. Dec 6 1702, m. Mary* who d. 1754. He d. Dec 15 1781 a. 78.


Abigail.


Hannah.


Jason b. 1710.


Elizabeth.


Esther.


Martha.


Amos.


David.


Children of John and Mercy Russell : (for more see pp. 15, 26) Lucy b. 1732.


Children of John and Abigail (Hildreth) Russell: (for more see pp. 63, 146, 147, 381)


Ephraim resided in Stow.


Thomas (m. on p. 230) d. July (12) 22 1841.


Abigail (m. on p. 357).


Mary (1st m. on p. 230, 2ª m. on p. 241) d. 1848.


John resided in Princeton.


Sarah m. Apr. 7 1792 Benjamin Dix.


Jon& Russell d. in the war 1777.


William Russell, s. Philip, gr. s. William, m. Elizabeth. Children: Joel b. Aug 2 1716, m. Huldah, resided in Littleton, removed to Rindge. Children: Hannah, Silas, Joel, Samuel, Daniel, Elizabeth, Hannah, Abigail, Nathaniel.


Nathaniel bp. Feb 23 1707, m. Marah, resided in Littleton, d. about 1763. His widow resided in Rindge with her son Nathaniel Russell Jr.


Children of Nathaniel and Marah Russell : (for more see p. 40) Abigail b. Mar 15 1727 (Mar 10 1728).


Isaac m. Mary (her d. on p. 93).


Nathaniel (1st m. on p. 86), had 3 children b. in Littleton, then removed to Rindge. His wife Abigail d. Sept 1769, he m. 2ª


* Should be "Mercy ": see pp. 15, 26, 364.


471


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


RUSSELL


Anna (Worster) Thayer, dau. Joseph Worster. She d. Sept 23 1825. He d. Jan 1 1812.


William b. Mar 4 1736 (m. on p. 84), dau. Hannah m. Samuel B. Locke, resided in Newry and Bethel, Me.


Lucy b. July 30 1740


Children of Isaac and Mary Russell : (for more see pp. 63, 64)


Jeremiah m. in New Salem 1772 Martha Barker, went to Rindge, had s. Isaac b. 1780, who m. Mary Ann Kissock and had s. John A. Russell.


SANDERSON


1st gen. Edward Sanderson m. 1645 Mary Eggleston in Watertown, had 2 children, Jonathan and Esther.


2ª gen. Jonathan Sanderson b. Sept 15 1646, m. Oct 24 1669 Abia Bartlett, b. May 28 1651, had 8 children.


3ª gen. Samuel Sanderson, 6th child, b. May 28 1681, m. April 13 1708 Mercy Gale who was b. Sept 16 1683, d. May 8 1776. He d. July 8 1772 ; had 5 children.


4th gen. Moses, 5th child m. Jan 1, 1750 Mary Flagg. (Their births and deaths on p. 117.)


Some " records say Moses m 2ª Feb 7 1766 Elizebeth Goddard (which is supposed to be an error) and that they were dismissd from the Church at Waltham to the Church in Litt Apr 13/66".


Children : (for more see pp. 75, 81, 117)


1 Sarah b. Feb 9 1752.


2 Lois (m. pub. on p. 275, m. on p. 235).


4 Sarah b. July 12 1757 (m. on pp. 81, 228).


5 Stephen m. Dudley.


7 Samuel (m. on p. 240; Lydia Whitcomb b. June 26 1762).


8 Mary m. 1782 Stephen Pingrey Jr.


10 Mercy m. Simon Chapin.


Children of Samuel and Lydia (Whitcomb) Sanderson : (for more see p. 198)


Samuel b. 1798.


472


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


SANDERSON


Lydia (m. on p. 253).


Ira m. Aug 20 1829 Aseneth Hatch.


SMITH


John Smith of Watertown (1636-7) and wife Isabella. He d. July 12 1639 a. 60. She d. Oct 12 1639 a. 60. Children :


probably John, may have d. in Lancaster July 16 1669. Mary, · probably his wife, d. 10m. 17ª. 1666. perhaps Francis.


perhaps Daniel resided in Watertown as early as 1642.


probably Thomas came to America in summer of 1635, m. Mary, dau. William and Priscilla (Akers) Knapp. She d. 1658. He d. Mar. 10 1692-3 a. 92.


Children of Thomas and Mary (Knapp) Smith :


1 James b. Sept 18 1637, m. Hannah, moved to Lancaster. His estate distributed Apr 8 1701.


2 John b. Nov 1639, d. young.


3 Thomas b. Aug 26 1640, perhaps m. 1663 Mary Hosmer and had children b. in Concord. He d. at Lexington Dec 25 1727.


4 John b. Dec 10 1641, m. April 1. 1665 Mary Beers or Reeves. 5 Joseph b. June 10 1643, d. June 1711, m. 1674 Hannah Tidd.


6 Mary m. 1667 John Stratton. She d. 1695.


7 Ephraim, blind, town charge 1707-1737.


8 Jonathan b. 1659, m. March 16 1682-3 Jane Peabody, who died Nov 5 1726. His estate administered Aug 18 1724.


9 Sarah d. before her father, leaving children.


Children of Jonathan and Jane (Peabody) Smith :


1 Jonathan b. 1684, d. 1702. One Jonª Smith m. Jan 18 1724 Sarah Jewell of Stow and had children b. in Marlborough.


2 Zechariah b. May 16 1687, m. 1710 Susanna Grout.


3 Elizebeth d. young.


4 Elizebeth bp. May 19 1691, perhaps m. 1749 Solomon Whitney.


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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


SMITH


5 Elisha b. Jan 11 1691-2, m. 1713 Patience Brown, resided in Weston.


6 Jonas b. Jan 7 1692-3, m. Nov 17 1715 Mary Barnard, resided in Waltham.


7 Dinah b. Jan 25 1694-5, m. Mar 6 1719-20 Jonas Cutting.


8 Abigail b. July 7 1697, m. Nov 29 1716 Daniel Simonds of Lexington.


9 Nathaniel b. Nov 15 1701, m. in Lexington Feb 5 1722-3 Lydia Church b. Feb 3 1706-7, dau. Isaac and Mary (Hutchin) Church. Nathaniel probably d. March 20 1782, a. 81, resided in Lexington and Marlborough.


Children of Nathaniel and Lydia (Church) Smith :


1 Nathaniel b. Oct 23 1723, resided in part of Marlborough known as Feltonville, m. June 2ª 1750 Kezia, b. Mar 9 1723, dau. Peter and Grace (Bush) Howe. Nathaniel d. about 1800 a. 77. " Histories speak of her [Lydia] as having died in the year 1823 at the great age of 103 years."


2 Lydia bp. Oct 3. 1725, m. Nov. 24. 1748 Edward Wilkins who d. Nov 27 1763, she m. 2ª Feb. 6. 1765 Abner Cranston who d. 1777 in the war. She d. 1801.


3 Abigail b. Nov 12 1727, perhaps m. May 23 1753 Stephen Stow at Marlborough. He was b. Dec. 15 1724.


4 David b. Apr 12 1730. One David of Sudbury m. 1756 Mary Hammond. One David of Weston m. pub. 1757 to Mary Hayes of Cambridge.


5 Samuel b. Oct. 22 1732, d. June 29 1781 a. 48. One Samuel Smith m. Mar 9 1772 Patience Gregory.


6 Mary b. Mar 9 1735, m. Mar 26. 1754 Peter Howe Jr. b. Dec 23 1730. She d. June 4 1806.


7 Jane b. Feb 2 1736-7.


8 Eunice b. July 22 1739, d. at Marlborough June 17 1765 « aged 21.


9 Nathan b. Feb 4 1741-2, perhaps m. Susanna.


474


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


SMITH


Children of Nathaniel and Kezia (Howe) Smith :


1 Damaris b. Aug. 1 1751, m. Jan 10 1774 David Clough, resided at Henniker, N. H.


2 Kate b. Jan 20 (2) 1753, m. 1774 Jeduthan Alexander who was b. 1751, and killed at Bunker Hill, June 17 1775.


3 Jonas b. December 30 1754, m. June 26 1777 Susanna Bruce of Bolton, b. Nov. 26 1756, dau. Samuel and Betsy (Whitney) Bruce. Susanna d. Jan 12. 1849 a. 93. Jonas d. Dec. 9 1845 a. 91.


4 Pattee b. Jan 16 1757, m. 1780 (1785) Samuel Howe b. Oct 2 1756, s. Jos and Grace (Rice). Samuel resided at Guildhall, Vt.


5 Eunice b. April 30 1762, m. 1785 William Smith b. May 20 1764, s. John and Rebecca (Bruce) Smith. Eunice and William d. at Bolton.


Children of Jonas and Susanna (Bruce) Smith, b. in Marlborough :


1 Susanna b. Nov. 22 1778, m. Apr. 12 1798 Jeduthan Bruce b. Sept 29 1775, d. about Aug. 1816, s. James and Molly (Rockwood) Bruce. Susanna d. Jan. 11 1842, a. 64.


2 Samuel b. April 9 1782 (m. on p. 245, 2ª m. pub. p. 279). He came to Littleton about 1806.


3 Betsey b. Mar. 24 1785, m. Mar. 13 1804 Ezekiel Bruce who was b. May 1 1784.


4 Sophia b. Jan. 28 1796, m. 1813 Peter Whitcomb.


5 Martin b. March 14, 1797, d. Sept. 24 1815.


6 Nabby b. June 18 (1800) 1801, d. Jan. 29 1816.


Children of Samuel and (1) Candace (Whitcomb) and (2) Eunice (Hoar) Smith : (for more see pp. 185, 301, 327, 329)


Samuel m. April 15 1832 Eveline, b. Jan. 3, 1810, dau. John and Betsey (Taylor) Walker.


William Dexter m. Nov. 28 1836 Lucy Ann, b. Feb 16 (26) 1816, dau. Joel and Hannah (Davis) White.


Candace W. m. May 17 1838 (1839) George T., b. in Pepperell Jan. 11. 1816, s. Luther and Anna (Fletcher) Bancroft.


Eunice W. m. Oct. 5 1841 George J. Smith b. March 7 1818.


475


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


SHATTUCK


1st gen. William Shattuck b. in England 1621 or 1622, d. in Watertown Aug 14 1672 a. 50. He m. about 1642 Susanna who d. Dec 11 1686. They had 10 children. Susanna m. 2ª Nov 18 1673 Richard Norcross.


2ª gen. William Shattuck, 6th child, b. 1653, d. Oct 19 1732, m. about 1678 Susanna Randall who d. May 8 1723. They had 11 children.


2ª gen. Philip Shattuck b. 1648, m. Rebecca Chamberlin. He d. 1722. 3ª gen. Rev. Benjamin Shattuck, 5th child of William and Susanna (Randall), b. July 30 1687, m. Martha Sherman who was bp. Sept 1 1689, dau. Jo8 and Elizebeth (Winship), and d. in Littleton. He d. 1763. Children : (for more see pp. 7-11, 27, 369)


1 Stephen b. 1710, m. 1734 Elizabeth Robbins who d. 1788. He d. 1801 a. 91 at Templeton.


2 Martha b. Jan 7 1712, m. 1729 Samuel Tuttle (their deaths on p. 370).


3 Dr. Benjamin Shattuck b. 1713 (m. on p. 92).


4 Timothy m. 1740 Desire Hall.


5 William b. 1718, m. 1750 Abigail Reed, probably dau. Peter. William Shattuck removed to New Ipswich 1769.


6 Sarah m. Jonathan Dix.


8 Susanna m. 1750 Caleb Taylor Jr., who d. Aug 27 1791 a. 67. She d. Sept 25 1789.


9 Elizebeth (m. on p. 98).


10 Jonathan b. 1728.


11 Moses b. 1733.


Dr. Benjamin Shattuck, s. Stephen, m. Lucy Barron, went to Templeton.


SPAULDING


Children of Isaac and Susanna (Lawrence) Spaulding : (for more see pp. 116, and 317 ?)


Fanny.


Joel the youngest b. 1781, m. 1831 B. Blunt, had children : Joel, Sarah m. I. Gale.


476


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


STEARNS


1st gen. Isaac Stearns. One Isaac m. Mary Meriam b. June 4 1664, dau. Joseph.


2ª gen. Isaac Stearns Jr.


3ª gen. Samuel Stearns, b. at Lexington, m. Phebe. Phebe Stearns came to Littleton about 1730. Samuel d. 1721 (" killed by casualty ").


4th gen. Thomas b. July 4 1710 (d. on pp. 160, 337). Children on pp. 55, 60. He m. 1st Abigail, 2ª Mary, who previously m. 1738 White. (Some notes marked "from Mrs Mumford " and pasted nd in at this point state that the "2. wife of Thomas " was "named Heald." Perhaps this was her maiden name before she married White. Mr. Smith's notes on Thomas Stearns are so abbre- viated that there is some doubt as to the correctness of these statements relating to his marriages.)


Children of Eleazer and Abigail Stearns : (for more see p. 54) William (m. on p. 87).


Mary b. 1740.


Children of Thomas Stearns : (for more see pp. 55, 60) Levi m. 1794 Elizabeth Goodrich who d. Oct 11 1810.


Children of Levi and Elizabeth (Goodrich) Stearns : Thomas resided in Leominster where he d. Feb 5 1811.


William settled in Boston.


Elizabeth m. Joslyn of Leominster.


Abel settled in California.


Levi b. 1802, resided in Townsend.


Theresa b. 1806 (m. on p. 261).


Nancy b. 1807 (m. on p. 261). Charles.


CREESY


Benjamin Scott and Sarah Creesy m. Dec 9 1714-15 Rowley. David Creesy m. Hepsibah Platts Dec. 27 1727 Rowley. John Bridges m. Martha Creesy Mar. 5 1728-9.


DRESSER


Nathan Dresser, s. Jonathan and Sarah, b. 1715-16.


477


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


SAWYER


John Sawyer m. Nov 19 1711 Mary Lighton.


John Sawyer and Elizabeth Tenney m. May 23 1710. See on above Vol. 5, Essex Institute.


Children of John Sawyer of Rowley and wife Mary :


Edward b. Mar 17, 1674.


Mary b. Oct 18 1676.


Ezekiel b. July 14 1678.


Elizabeth b. Aug 19 1680.


John b. Aug 5 1682 (d. probably on p. 364).


Hannah b. June 4 1683.


Children of John Sawyer, probably the above s. of John and Mary, and wife Hannah : (See p. 32, children of John and Mary Sawyer)


Hannah b. Apr 28, 1727 (1728), m. 1745 Samuel Hoar (see p. 98).


Sarah b. 1729, d.


Sarah b. Dec 22 1730 (m. on p. 87).


Moses b. 1712.


Mary b. July 9 1715, m. 1734 Dea. Abraham Patch.


HOAR


The ancestor of the Hoar family in this country was, according to tradition, a wealthy banker from London, who died soon after his arrival in Boston.


Mrs. Joanna Hoar, probably his widow, d. 1661 in Braintree. Her children were as follows :


1 Joanna m. Col. Edmund Quincy, whose dau. Judith m. Capt. John Hull.


2 Margery m. Rev. Henry Flint and had s. Rev. Edward Flint.


3 Daniel went to England 1653.


4 Leonard, President of Harvard College 1672, d. Nov 28 1675 a. 45.


5 John resided in Scituate 1643-1655, came to Concord about 1660, d. Apr. 2 1704. His wife Alice d. 1697 .*


* 'Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths " says " June ye 5th day 1696."


478


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


HOAR


Children of the above John Hoar :


Daniel m. 1677 Mary Stratton b. 1656, dau. Samuel Jr. and Mary (Frye).


Elizabeth m. 1675 Jonathan Prescott. She d. 1687. Mary m. Benjamin Graves.


One Thomas Hoar was a freeholder in Nashoba 1714.


Children of Daniel and Mary (Stratton) Hoar : John b. 1678.


Daniel b. (1680) 1683, 3ª s., m. Dec 20 1705 Sarah Jones. He d. Feb 8 1773 a. 93.


Leonard b. 1684. Mary b. 1689.


Samuel b. 1691.


Benjamin b. 1693, came early to Littleton, m. 1st Esther (d. on pp. 95, 368), probably m. 2ª 1746 Sarah, dau. Thomas Howe of Marlborough. Dea. Benjamin Hoar d. Mar 22 1775 a. 82.


Isaac b. 1695.


David b. 1698. Elizebeth b. 1701. Joseph. Jonathan.


Children of Benjamin and Esther Hoar : (for more see pp. 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 94)


1 Benjamin b. May 21 1717, m. Anna Brooks of Concord and was the earliest settler of New Ipswich, N. H.


2 Samuel m. 1745 Hannah Sawyer.


3 Oliver m. Silence, resided in Leominster, returned to Littleton about 1769.


4 Esther the 4th child of Dea. Benja Hoar.


6 Mary b. about 1731 (1st m. on p. 86, 2ª m. on pp. 83, 222.


Children of Oliver and Silence Hoar : (for more see p. 130)


Heber (m. on p. 235). Levi d. 1828. Joseph. Abel. Pamelia.


479


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


HOAR


Children of Samuel and Hannah (Sawyer) Hoar: (for more see p. 59) Hannah b. 1746 (m. on p. 90).


Samuel m. Rebecca Dutton.


Silas m. Martha.


Peter (m. on p. 233) had dau. Eusebia (her m. on p. 248).


Children of Samuel and Rebecca (Dutton) Hoar: (for more see p. 150) Samuel (m. on p. 244).


Susan m. Dutton.


Hannah (m. on p. 244, children on pp. 125, 351).


Joel m. Dec 3 1818 Susan Warren.


Children of Reuben and Rebecca (Baker) Hoar : (for more see pp. 191, 330, 332, 376, 388)


R. Sawyer m. May 22 1839 [Mary Ann] Stone.


Dorcas m. June 10 1846 [Isaac] Whitney.


Children of Paul and Sarah (Prentice) Hoar : (for more see p. 150; Sarah (Prentice) Hoar's d. on p. 311)


Sally m. Isaac Jennings who d. Apr 1830. Their dau. m. Shute and had s. Robert.


Martha m. 1804 William Trask, had children : Henry and others on p. 201, also on p. 328 (?).


Harry (1st m. on p. 248, 2ª m. pub. p. 283; Anna Whitcomb was dau. Dea. Moses),


.


John m. 1815 Harriet Hartwell, m. 2ª Jerusha Barker of Acton (see 2ª m. pub. p. 281).


Children of Harry and Anna (Whitcomb) Hoar : (for more see pp. 199, 329)


Anna W. m. Maloy.


Wm Prentice m. Dunham.


Silas P. m. Wetherbee.


Moses W. m. Martin.


Children of John and (1) Harriet (Hartwell) and (2) Jerusha [or Betsy] (Barker) Hoar : (for more see p. 198)


Harriet m. Jerome Whitney.


Simon Hartwell m. Feb 21 1851 Lydia P. Tuttle dau. N. H. T. Cephas m. Caroline Bigelow.


one dau. m. Granville Whitcomb.


480


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


HOAR


Children of Daniel and Sarah (Jones) Hoar :


John b. Jan. 6 1707, m. 1st 1734 Esther Pierce at Lexington and 2ª Aug 21 1740 Elizebeth Cooledge of Watertown b. Jan. 5 1720, dau. Joseph and Elizebeth. She d. Mar. 20 1791. He d. at Lincoln May 16, 1786.


Daniel.


Jonathan. :


Timothy b. 1716.


probably Dorothy m. 173- Hezekiah Stratton.


Children of John and (1) Esther (Pierce) and (2) Elizabeth (Coolidge) Hoar :


1 Rebecca b. 1735.


2 Esther b. 1739.


3 John.


4 Samuel b. 1743, had s. Hon. Samuel Hoar, and gr. s. Hon. E. R. Hoar of Concord.


5 Elizebeth b. 1746.


6 Mary d. young.


7 Sarah.


8 Leonard b. June 29 1758, m. Nov. 10 1785 Eunice, b. Mar. 12 1764, dau. Edmund and Eunice (Munroe) Wheeler of Lincoln. She d. May 16 1820. Leonard d. Dec. 12 1842. He m. 2ª Widow Pamelia Hodgman.


9 Rebecca b. 1761, m. Joseph White, had s. Rev. William H. White of Littleton.


10 Mary b. 1764, m. Mar 27 1788 Thomas Wheeler, s. Edmund and Eunice (Munroe), of Lincoln.


11 Joseph b. 1767, ancestor of the Groton branch.


Children of Leonard and Eunice (Wheeler) Hoar :


1 Mary b. May 22 1787, m. Thomas Hurd b. June 28 1784.


2 Eunice b. Aug. 13 1789, m. Feb 3 1814 Samuel Smith b. Apr 9 1782.


3 Eliza b. June 2 1791, mn. Jonas Colburn.


4 Leonard b. July 6 1793, d. Sept. 21 1814 in the army.


5 John H. Wheeler b. Mar. 5 1796, m. Lucy. He d. Aug. 26 1848.


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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


HOAR


6 Edmund b. July 21 1778, m. Eliza Wright. He resided in Bedford.


7 Leonard (formerly Joseph) b. Dec 10 1800, m. Myra Ann Wellington b. May 30 1809.


8 Franklin b. Apr 3 1807, m. Eliza Pomroy.


PARKER


James A., b. June 19 1826, s. Augustus and Jemima (Blanchard) Parker, m. May 22 1851 Sarah b. Jan 24 1826, dau. Ezekiel and Susan (Stevens) Wright, gr. dau. Stephen and Sarah (Prescott) Wright, a descendant of Peter and Ellen (Chase) Wright.


TAYLOR


Richard Taylor of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, was called "Farmer Rock" to distinguish him from another of the same name. He m. probably Ruth Burgess 1746 (intended for 1646 ?) or Ruth Weldding (?). He d. Aug 1 1703 a. 57. Children :


Ruth b. July 29 1647, d. young.


Anna b. Dec. 2. 1648. One Anna m. June 25 1679 Josiah Davis. Ruth b. 1650.


Richard b. Jan 9 1652 ..


Mehitable b. 1654. One Mehitable m. July 10 1712 Josiah Davis Jr.


Kezia b. 1656.


Joshua b. May 9 1659.


Hannah b. 1661, m. July 19 1680 Dea. Job Crocker.


Elisha b. Feb 10 1664. One Elisha m. Oct 24 1718 Sarah Davis. Mary b. 1667.


Richard Taylor, probably Jr., b. Jan. 9 1652, of Sudbury, m. in Sudbury Oct. 17 1677 Hannah (Rice) Ward, b. about 1650, dau. Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice of Sudbury, and widow of Eleazer Ward who d. (killed by Indians) Apr 20 1676 a. 27. Richard Taylor d. July 9 1694 a. 42. Children : 1 Hannah (Ward), b. 1676, dau. Eleazer and Hannah (Rice) Ward, m. John Cobleigh Jr. of Littleton (see p. 430).


482


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


TAYLOR


2 Richard b. Aug 15 1678, probably m. Sarah and m. 2ª July 23 1741 Widow Submit Brintnall.


3 John b. Apr 27 1680.


4 Elizebeth b. 18-12 1681, perhaps m. Gardner.


5 Anna b. May 1 1684.


6 Lydia b. June 11 1686, probably m. Moses Whitney Jr. and d. Sept 17 1744 a. 58.


7 Caleb b. Feb. 27 1689-90, m. Mary Witt, b. Aug. 14 1681 (see records of Marlborough), probably dau. John and Elizebeth (Baker) Witt. Caleb purchased land in Nashoba of Daniel Powers (deed dated Oct 13 1708) and is supposed to have resided on the Taylor homestead as early as the incorporation of Littleton. His deed from the Committee of the Proprietors, dated Jan. 30 1716-17, conveyed the estate on which he was then located and on which the Taylor family has resided to the present date (1874).


Jonathan m. May 29 1717 Rebecca Powers. They were dismissed to the church in Lunenburg from Littleton July 2 1749.


Children of Caleb and Mary Taylor : (for more see pp. 5, 8, 9, 14, 28) Oliver b. Mar 17 1714, m. Jan 12 1736-7 Isabel, dau. Dea. Wood (his death on p. 93, her 2ª m. pub. on p. 91.)


Samuel resided in Templeton.


Thomas lived in Goshen.


Richard m. in Marlborough June 15 (16) 1745 Hannah Baker, b. May 15 1725, dau. Jos, resided in Lunenburg, dismissed to church in Wilton, N. H., Oct 9 1768.


Caleb b. Mar 24 1724 resided in Lunenburg. Susanna (Shattuck) d. 1789 a. 65. He d. Aug 1791.


Children of Dea. Elias and Elizabeth (Shattuck) Taylor : (for more see pp. 64, 72)


Elizabeth b. May 10 1753, m. pub. June 4 1774 to Solomon Rogers of Pepperell, m. 2ª 1796 Gen. Henry Woods of Pepperell.


William b. Sept 30 1760, d. young.


483


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


TAYLOR


Children of Jedediah and Mary (Russell) Taylor : (for more see pp. 317-319)


William b. Jan. 21 1783, m. Nov. 19 1807 Lydia Whitcomb (her b. on p. 152).


Elizabeth b. 1785-6, d. Jan. 1 1808 a. 22, thrown from a carriage. Children of William and Lydia (Whitcomb) Taylor: (for more see pp. 197, 328, 329, 379, 384)


William m. July 5 1838 Martha Brown who was b. Apr 3 1815. Henry T. m. Apr 28 1841 Martha Wilder b. Apr 21 1817 (see p. 406).


Mary m. Apr 29 1845 Avery Nelson.


Children of Jonathan and Rebeckah (Powers) Taylor : (for more see pp. 7, 9, 10, 12, 28, 95-97, 421)


Rebecca m. 1752 Benja Steward.


Aaron m. Dec 21 1752 Mercy b. Mar. 4 1732, d. Oct. 1818 or 1820, dau. Jacob and Dorothy (Goodrich) Gould of Lunenburg. Aaron d. in June about the year 1805. He moved to Rindge 1760-4, thence to Peterborough about 1770, where he died in June about the year 1805. His widow afterwards resided and died Oct. 1820 in Jaffrey with her daughter Mercy Robbins. Elizebeth m. 1765 Sol. Steward.


Children of Aaron and Mercy (Gould) Taylor :


Jonathan b. July 22 1753, m. Lacy, lived in Haverhill.


Aaron b. July 19 (22) 1755, m. Dunlap.


Sarah b. July 24 1757, m. Jona or David Martin who d. 1826. She d. about 1845. Lived in Gardner.


Mercy b. Sept. 6 1760, m. at Leominster Joseph Robbins, removed to Peterboro, thence (1829) to East Jaffrey.


Rebecca b. June 11 1763, m. Danforth, lived at or near Bennington, Vt.


David b. Apr 25 1765.


perhaps Jacob, unmarried.


Dolly bp. 1769, m. Joslyn, lived at or near Bennington, Vt.


Betsy b. in Rindge Oct. 26 1769, m. June 1 1794 John, b. March 10 1770, s. Samuel and (probably) Joanna (Rice) Walker of New Ipswich, N. H., Fryeburg, Me., and Leominster. He d. Oct 17 1831 a. 61, she d. March 16 1844 a. 74.


Martha b. in Rindge, unm., d. at Bennington.


484


LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.


TENNEY


1st gen. Tho® Tenny b. 1614 & Ann m. 1638, m. 2ª Elizth Parrott, 6 children.


2ª gen. John Tenny b. 1640, m. Feb 21 1661 Mercy Parrott.


3ª gen. Samuel Tenny b. 1667, m. Dec 18 1690 at Bradford Hannah Jewett. Child :


Samuel b. Nov 20 1697, m. Jan. 25 * 1719-20 Sarah, dau. Wm Worster and Martha Cheney, who was dau. Peter Cheney of Newbury. Wm Worster was s. Samuel and Elizebeth, who was b. May 1 1640, dau. Francis Parrott of Rowley. Samuel Tenney was in Littleton in 1721-2. He died 1776.


Children of Samuel and Sarah (Worster) Tenney : (for more see pp. 37, 38)


William b. 1721 (m. on p. 98, d. on pp. 120, 348).


Parrott b. 1723 (m. on p. 98).


Samuel b. 1725.


Oliver m. June 15 1763 Sarah, dau. John and Abiel (Butterfield) Reed. (Oliver's d. on pp. 121, 339, 365.) Sarah d. 1783.


Cheney (1st m. on pp. 90, 224) m. 2ª Dec 2 1806 Mary Heywood in Acton (see p. 278).


Children of Samuel (b. 1725) and Sarah Tenney : (for more see pp. 66, 105, 106)


Amos b. 1761, m. Chafin 1782, m. Gilbert and had Amos Jr. whose s. John m. Susan Priest, dau. Wm, Oct 24 1843.


Children of Parrott and Rebecca (Trull) Tenney : (for more see pp. 60, 61)


Dorothy m, Jo8 Raymond.


Peter was ancestor of Peter and Peter Jr. of Acton.


Susanna b. July 12 1769.


Children of William and Sarah (Proctor) Tenney : (for more see pp. 61, 62, 120, 316)




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