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Samuel b. Mar. 24 1691, m. Elizebeth.
Abijah b. Nov 27 1693, m. 1719 Mary Woods.
Elisha b. Sept 14 1695, m. 1718 Silence Newton, went to Worcester.
Rebecca b. Feb 22 1698.
Sarah b. May 2 1700.
Daniel b. Feb 22 1701, m. Bathsheba Bowker.
Thomas b. Jan. 5 1704, m. Sarah. He d. in Bolton 1743 a. 39. Hannah b. Feb 18 1706.
Deliverance b. Sept 9 1709.
David b. June 9 1711.
Children of Samuel and Elizebeth Bruce:
Jerusha b. Oct 20 1721, m. Sept 25 '44 Gersham Newton.
Sarah b. Aug 13 1723.
Joseph b. Dec 23 1726.
Samuel b. 1729 in Southboro; went to Bolton. Perhaps he m. Betsey Whitney, b. Jan. 3 1734, dau. Isaiah and Elizebeth. Samuel d. 1809, Betsey d. 1823.
Roger b. 1731 (1734) in Southboro; went to Bolton.
perhaps Rebecca b. May 8 1732.
perhaps James m. Rockwood.
519
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BRUCE
5th gen. Isaiah, s. Samuel Bruce, b. Jan. 18 1752, m. April 12 1780 Mary Barnard b. June 1 1763, dau. Solomon and Mary (Priest).
6th gen. Dexter Bruce b. Aug 11 1791, m. Harriet Gates b. Nov 4 1796 and d. Sept 19 aged nearly 77. He d. at West Boylston Dec 28 1880. Children :
Dexter Jr.
Marshall Ney b. July 29 1818 at Stow, m. Jan 25 1844 Mary Ann Chaplin b. at Shirley Dec 27 1817.
ADAMS
John Adams b. in Sherborn Feb 14 1794, merchant in Boston, also farmer in Littleton. He m. 1828 Mary Ann Goodwin who d. 1835, and m. 2ª 1836 Marianna Kimball of Littleton. Children : Mary Ann b. 1828, m. 1848 Dexter Rice of Hopkinton, Mass. Sarah D. b. 1829, m. 1851 Zenas B. Bird of Brighton.
John Ware b. 1837 (b. Oct. 31, 1836*).
(One John Adams b. Feb. 22, 1792}).
The above which is not in parenthesis is in handwriting recognized by his family as that of John Ware Adams.
DIX
Ben, renamed Benja Perkins, s. Benjamin and Sarah (Russell) Dix (see p. 434), m. Ward.
Jonathan Dix Jr. settled at New Ipswich 1764.
Timothy Dix m. Aug 13 1769 Rachel Burbank.
BAKER
1 Wm Baker of Charlestown 1634 d. 1658. His widow Joan d. 1669. He was one of the Selectmen 1646.
Tradition says one William Baker came to America about 1660 with a son William aged 3 years and he (probably the son) d. June 8 1702. One record says W™ Baker, s. Wm and Mary, b. Oct 19 1655.
* From his own record in a birthday book in possession of Mrs. Emily K. Adams.
t From birthday book in possession of Mrs. Emily K. Adams.
520
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BAKER
2 Wm Baker d. 8-2-1679 in Concord. His wife Mary (French) and son William settled his estate. (Mary m. 2ª May 5th 1681 Henry Jefts as his 4th wife). Children :
probably William b. 1657 or Oct. 19 1655, m. 1st Elizth Dutton (p. 424) at Concord, b. Jan. 28 1659, probably dau. Thomas. She d. Apr. 7 1698 .* William m. 2ª Abigail Waite who m. 2ª Samuel Wheat.
Jo8 settled in Marlborough.
A John Eddy was in Watertown 1634, had dau. Pilgrim who m. 1st Apr 22 1656 Wm Baker, m. 2ª before 1678 Steadman. See N. E. H.
G. Register p. 244-1848.
Children of William and Elizabeth (Dutton) Baker : (for more see p. 424)
Mary b. 28-1-1682, m. July 26 1704 Tho& Whitney.
Elizebeth m. John Wooley who d. about 1718.
Susanna m. Oct. 23 1705 Sam1 Spaulding.
John d. Aug. 3 1692.
Sarah b. Aug. 13 1693,1 m. May 3 1711 Nath1 Ball.
Children of Joseph and Alice (Jefts b. 1691) Baker: (for more see p. 424)
Alice b. at Concord, d. Aug 26 1767 a. 50, m. Jan. 9, 1739-40 Rev. Aaron Whitney.
Joseph d. July 8 1776 a. 55 (Feb 20 1776 a. 55). Sarah (Wheeler) Baker d. in Acton Sept 22 1803 a. 79.
Lydia m. March 15 1745 Simon Howe of Marlborough.
John m. Elizebeth Gleason of Framingham, removed to Peters- ham.
Charles m. May 30 1751 Mary King b. 1727, dau. Ezra King of Brimfield, gr. dau. Samuel King (alias Rice). Charles d. Apr. 3ª 1813, Mary d. May 8. 1803 a. 76.
Thomas m. pub. Jan. 15 1755, m. Mar. 6 1755 Bulah Dakin. He d. 31 May 1786, she m. 2ª Feb. 20 1794 Adams of Lin- coln. She d. Apr. 1 1807 a. 72.
* The date 1798 on p. 424 is an error in copying.
t "Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths " says "August ye 15th 1693."
521
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BAKER
Children of William and Rebecca (Conant) Baker; (for more see p. 424)
William m. Dec 8 1769 (Dec 3 1768) in Stow Sarah Fletcher, dau. Daniel and Sarah (Hartwell) Fletcher, was taxed in Templeton 1769-1774. A Wm Baker and Wm Baker Jr. resided or had land recorded in Rutland, Vt. David b. 1758.
Children of Elijah and Lucinda (Baker) Gould: (for more see p. 425) Pliney P.
John.
Children of Joseph and Sarah (Wheeler) Baker : (for more see pp. 424, 425)
Joseph probably d. about 1794. Anna (Dix) Baker d. 1803. They had dau. who m. Allen and had dau. Sarah Allen m. John S. Walton of Pepperell.
Elizebeth m. Mar 30. 1780 Sam1 Tuttle 3d who d. Feb. 25 1829. They had children b. in Littleton and Acton and removed to Antrim, N. H.
Children of William and Sarah (Fletcher) Baker : (for more see p. 425)
Rebecca b. July 27 1769.
Wm b. Nov 27 1770.
Jonathan Hartwell b. Aug 9 1772.
Daniel Fletcher b. Dec 1 1774, bp. at Templeton Feb 19 1775.
The above children were born at Templeton.
Sarah b. Jan 9 1776 at Acton, d. Dec 22 1785 at Acton (burial on p. 337).
The following were born at Concord.
Joel b. Oct 2 1778.
Amos b. July 25 1780.
Moses b. May 18 1782.
Susanna b. May 2 1784.
Aaron b. Apr 15 1786.
Moses b. July 31 1791, d. in the army 1817.
.522
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
BAKER
Daniel F. Baker (p. 425) was taxed in Acton 1798 & '99. He left Concord about 1810 and resided in New York State. His family came to Littleton. Children: (for more see p. 325) Daniel F. Jr. b. Dec. 30, 1797, d. Feb 1 1798.
Amos b. [in Concord] Nov 20 1798, m. Aug. 12 (22) 1838 Matilda Eaton b. Nov 20 1806, Boston.
Anthony V. S. (Fletcher) b. [in Concord] Apr 16 1801, d. 1848, m. Oct 12 1823 Martha Bailey b. about 1795 or 6 of Tewksbury. Eliza Ann b. Apr 21 1803, d. 1830, m Jos B. Pierce.
Mary W. b. Apr 21 1803, d. [at Concord] June 8 1804.
James Sullivan b. Feb 8 1807, d. 1848, m. Esther Dunham. No issue.
Children of Timothy and Mary (Dakin) Baker: (for more see pp. 77, 129, 130)
Mary d. 1828.
Hannah d. 1825.
Nancy d. 1827.
Bulah d. 1827.
Lydia d. 1844.
Sam1 Dakin d. 1844.
Abel b. June 10 1778 in Littleton, d. in Boston May 26 1867, m. Dec 3 1807 Sarah Reed, b. in Cambridge Dec 22 1790, dau. Joseph of Woburn. They had 8 children.
Children of Amos and Eunice (Dudley) Baker (p. 425):
Amos b. 1800 .*
Henry b. 1802 .*
Eliza b. 1804.
Augusta (b .? ) Mar. 9 1815.
Catherine .* One Catherine Baker was supported by the town at Jeremiah Robbins's at Ashburnham in the year 1821 at $1.50 per week.
Eunice.
* Birth given in "Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths."
523
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
CHASE
Stephen Chase (p. 429) resided in Leominster.
George Chase (p. 429) had 5 children b. in Groton.
3d gen. (see p. 429) Thomas Chase b. July 25 1654, m. Nov 22 1677 Rebecca Follansbee, m. 2ª Aug 2d 1713 Elizth Moores, had 11 children.
4th gen. Nathan, 11th child of Thomas, b. 1702, m. 1st 1723 Judith Sawyer, m. 2ª Dec 20 1740 Joanna Cheney, m. 3ª June 9 1763 Ruth Davis.
"This Nathan Chase has been supposed by many to be the Nathan Chase of Littleton. But I find that Nathan Chase of Littleton m. Ruth - who seems to have been the mother of all his children and who outlived her husband .... I have therefore concluded that Nathan was the oldest son of Joseph (son of Aquilla Jr) and Abigail Thurston Chase who came early to Littleton with other children . ... "
From copy of letter from Samuel Smith to John B. Chace, M. D., of Taunton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1874.
Children of Joseph and Abigail (Thurston) Chase: (for more see p. 429)
Anna m. Joseph Worster (p. 430).
Abigail m. Simon Tuttle Jr. (p. 430).
Rebecca m. March 6 1734 Thomas Warren (p. 430).
Benja m. Rachel Hartwell, resided in Groton.
JEWETT
Gen. 1ª Maximilion and Joseph Jewett came early to America (p. 446).
Gen. 2d Joseph Jewett and wife Rebecca had :
Gen. 3ª Aquilla m. Oct 23 1704 Ann Tenny, had 14 children, among whom were three who came to Littleton and two sons who went to Pepperell.
Gen. 4th Ezra m. Mar 4 1734 Mary Herrick.
524
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
JEWETT
Gen. 6th Moses b. 1776 m. Lydia Shattuck. He settled in Fitchburg, removed to Jeffrey in 1800 and to Littleton in 1815. He d. in Natick Sept. 8 1840, buried in Littleton. Children: (for more see p. 446)
1 Lucy b. Mar. 25 1802, m. Dec. 3 1835 Geo. W. Ramsdell of Littleton.
2 Stillman m. Apr. 29 1834 Sarah Maria Wright.
3 Shadrach S. b. July 11 1805, d. in Leominster a. 2} years.
4 Lydia b. May 20 1807, m. Thos Richardson. She d. 1831.
5 Sarah L. b. May 10 1809.
6 Rebecca M. b. Feb 1 1811 d. Jeffrey July following.
7 Shadrach S. m. July 1842 Harriet M. Parkhurst.
8 Henry P. m. Jan. 27 1839 Mary Damon.
Harriet Jewett m. Coolidge Gates (p. 447), resided in Concord. ..
A dau. of Stillman Jewett m. Battles. .
Benjamin Jewett (p. 446) d. Jan 30 1823.
Simeon, b. Sept 12 1738, s. David Shattuck, m. Dec 31 1767 Lydia Jewett. Children :
Obil b. 1770.
Micah b. 1772.
Lydia b. in Pepperell Nov. 13 1774 (m. on p. 446).
Sewell.
BEARD
Ithamar A. Beard m. Apr 12 1814 Mary Warren b. Apr 13 1794. Children: (for more see pp. 189, 190, 329, 330?)
Ithamar W. b. Sept 3 1815.
SHEPARD
Isaac Shepard b. 20-4 1639 (p. 414) in Boston or Weymouth, was killed by Indians Feb 12 1676. He left 3 children : Samuel, Isaac and Ralph or Jacob (see p. 415).
Ralph Shepard may have had a s. John who was in Concord about 1648.
525
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
SHEPARD
Peter Dill (p. 414) d. Aug 13 1692 at Chelmsford. His "descendants"
Thomas and David Dill and Thanks Reed resided in Littleton.
One Mary Dill m. Josiah Barrett.
Children of Baptiste and Katharine (Shorthose) Smeadly (see p. 414) : Samuel b. 27. 1 1646, m. July 11 1667 Hannah Wheeler.
Mary b. 1 4 1648,* probably m. 1st 1667 Isaac Shepard. She m. 2ª Nath1 Jewell.
John Shepherd s. Thos b. 2 1646.
SMITH
Children of John and Isabella Smith: (for more see p. 472) probably John. Will dated Apr 12 1654. £ Mary his wife d. 27-3-1654,t he m. 2ª Mary who d. 27 10 1659. probably Francis, removed to Reading and d. Mar. 20 1650.
Susanna Grout (p. 472) b. Aug 1664, dau. Jnº and Sarah of Sudbury (see Sudbury record).
MERIAM
From notes of Mr. George Tolman of Concord, Jan. 9, 1881, which are sewed into one of Mr. Smith's note-books. The small figure after a name indicates the generation beginning with Joseph Meriam. Matter which is not Mr. Tolman's, but comes direct from Mr. Smith, is bracketed.
Joseph Meriam1 was among the earliest settlers of Concord. He d. Jan 1 1640-1. He m. Sarah. Children: William.2
Sarah2 m. [Oct. 14 1658] Wm Hall.
Joseph2 b. 1630, m. July 12 1653 Sarah Stone who d. 5 april 1704 aged 71. He d. at Concord 20 April 1677.
" Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths" says p. 6: "the (7) (4) mo: 1648".
t This date appears to have been first written 17-10-1666 and changed.
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LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MERIAM
John2 b. at Concord July 9 1641, m. Oct. 21 1663 Mary Cooper [of Cambridge b. Sept. 11 1645.] She d. March 5 1731 a. 85. He d. at Concord Feb 2 1703-4 .*
The three older children were most probably b. in England.
Children of Joseph2 and Sarah (Stone) Meriam, b. at Concord : Sarah3 b. 2 Aug 1654, m. Sam! Fletcher.
Lydia3 b. 3 aug 1656, d. 29 Dec 1690.
Joseph3 b. 25 May 1658, m. Charity, d. at Lexington 31 May 1727.
Elizabeth 3 b. 20 May 1660, m. Isaac Wood.
John3 b. 30 May 1662, m. Mary Wheeler, d. at Lexington 21 May 1727. Was Deacon at Lexington.
Mary8 b. 4 June 1664. m. Isaac Stearns.
Robert3 b. 17 Dec 1667, m. Abigail, d. at Lexington 11 Feb 1717.
Thomas3 b. 1672, m. Mary Heywood.
Ruth3 m. Nathaniel Stow.
David3 d. at Townsend 1744.
Children of John3 and Mary (Wheeler) Meriam:
Mary4 b. 1689.
Sarah4 b. 1692, m. Philip Russell.
Lydia4 b. 1694.
John4 b. in Lexington 26 July 1696, m. Hannah and went to Littleton (d. on pp. 95, 363). His father, Deacon John3, was granted land in Littleton, which Deacon John3 gave to his son John4 July 18. 1722, at which time the younger probably married, his first child being b. Sept. 6, 1723. See p. 453. Ruth 4 b. 1698.
Benjamin4 b. 6 Jan 1700.
Jonas 4 b. 13 Feb 1703.
Ebenezer4 b. 2 March 1706.
Joshua4 b. 27 Feb 1708.
William4 b. 24 Sept 1712. Amos4 bp. 25 July 1715.
* " Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths" says p. 104: "John Meriam Husband to Mary his wife died february 2: 1723/4".
527
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MERIAM
Children of John4 and Hannah Meriam; (for more see pp. 11, 13, 15, 24, 95, 363, 453)
Willard 5 [m. Apr 11 1749 Sarah Hartwell of Concord].
John 5 (m. on p. 87).
Daniel5 d. May 3. 1740.
1
Children of John2 and Mary (Cooper) Meriam :
John3 b. 3 Sep 1666, m. 22 July 1691 Sarah Wheeler who d. 2 August 1692. He m. 2ª 16 Feb 1692-3 Sarah Spaulding of Chelmsford. [He bought land of Tho Powers in Nashoba 1714,] and on 24 Feb. 1736-7, then being an inhabitant of Littleton, he sold his real estate in Concord. He d. in Little- ton [30 Nov.] 1748. He had but one child.
Anna3 b. 7 Sep 1669, m. Daniel Brooks [1692. She d. Oct 18 1733.]
Ebenezer3 m. [Nov. 8 1711*] Elizabeth Brooks.
Joseph3 b. [Aug. 20 1677 }] m. Dorothy Brooks [b. Oct 18 } 1685]. [He d. Dec 10 1750.]
Nathaniel3 b. 16 Dec § 1672, m. Mary Taylor.
Samuel3 b. 25 July 1681, | m. Sarah Wheeler.
John Meriam 4 b. at Concord 16 Dec 1693,T only child of John3, m. 15 Nov 1714 Abigail Norcross of Sudbury. She d. between June 30. 1729 and Apl 7 1732, at which date John4 sold his mill, and his wife's name does not appear in the deed. John 4 removed at that time to Concord, where he d. 1736. He was a miller at Nashoba. Children: (in Concord birth records) Sarah5 b. 22 Nov 1715.
* "Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths " says p. 64 : " Ebenezer Miriam & Elizebeth Brookes both of Concord were marryed .... Decembr ye 6th, 1705."
t So also says Concord B. M. D .; Mr. Tolman says : "15 Aug ".
# Concord B. M. D. says p. 34: "Dorothy Brookes ye daughter of Noah Brookes & Dorothy his wife was Borne octobr ye 15th 1685."
§ Concord B. M. D. says p. 16 : "10. desemr".
| Concord B. M. D. says p. 24 : "Saml. son of Jno. Mirriam born 23. 5. 81".
T Concord B. M. D. says p. 36 : "John Miriam the son of John Miriam & Sarah his wife was Borne July ye 26th 1692 ".
528
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MERIAM
Abigail5 b. 19 Sep 1717.
John5 b. 1 Jan 1719-20, d. 1722.
Jerusha5 b. 22 Feb 1721-2. Mary5 b. 4 May 1724.
(then in Littleton records; for more see pp. 11, 24) John 5 lived in Concord, m. 11 Sep 1755 Sarah Jones.
POWERS
Of the children of Daniel and (1) Elizabeth (Whitcomb) and (2) Martha Powers on p. 403, all, or nearly all, of the first five are recorded in Groton, the remainder in Littleton.
Mary Powers m. Apr 12 1687 Sam1 Winship, Lexington, b. 1658, s. Edward.
John Powers of Shutesbury m. in Lexington Mary Stearns, b. June 27 1699, sister of Tho® Stearns who came to Littleton. Another item states that he "m. June 27 1699 Mary Stearns.
Children of David and Kezia Powers: (see p. 56) Stephen b. Nov 6 1744, Aaron b. Apr/46.
Reuben, s. John and Elizebeth (Robbins) Powers (p. 420), probably went to New Salem 1743.
One Edward Powers b. in Littleton May 2 1725.
Betty Powers m. Glazer Wheeler, Stow, 1746.
The family of Daniel Powers (p. 403) appears to be found in Lancas- ter about 1730 to 1740. Jonathan, Increase, Hannah, Timothy and Jerahmael appear to have been in Lancaster 1740. a
Jon .. Hosmer of Acton m. Dinah or Mary Powers, probably dau. Jos and Hannah.
John Powers of Charlestown was the probable ancestor of the Powers family.
Peter Power, s. John and Sarah, b. 4-9 1643 in Charlestown.
Probably John Trull (p. 402) who m. Sarah Powers was brother of Elizabeth Trull (p. 402) who m. Ezekiel Powers.
529
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
PROUTY
Richard Prouty, Scituate, had children :
1 Edward m. Eliz. Howe.
2 Isaac m. Eliz. Merritt.
3 Richard, Scituate 1670.
4 Wm who left descendants.
5 Margaret d. unm. at great age.
Children of Edward and Elizabeth (Howe) Prouty :
James. John.
Richard.
Edwd.
Elisha, grandfather of Gardner of Littleton.
The above were b. 1711 to 1732. Deane says there were also Jacob, David, Adam, Isaac. The older removed to Spencer.
REED
William Reade (same as William Reed p. 466) arrived in Boston Oct 6 1635, m. 1635 Mabel Kendall. He d. in England 1656, she m. 2ª Henry Summers and d. June 5 1690 a. 85. Children : George m. Aug 4 1651 Elizabeth Jennison who d. Feb 26 1664-5 a. 28. He d. 1706 a. 77.
Ralph b. 1630, m. Mary Pierce, dau. Anthony. He d. Jan 4 1711, she d. Feb 18 1700.
Israel m. his cousin Mary Kendall. He d. June 25 1711, she d. Jan 17 1721.
Children of Israel and Mary (Kendall) Reed : Mary b. 1670.
Rebecca. Elizabeth.
Ruth.
Israel b. Mar 17 1687, m. June 1 1717 Hannah Wyman.
Jemima probably m. Temple. Patience.
Children of Israel and Hannah (Wyman) Reed : Elizth d. young.
530
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
REED
Israel b. Nov 25 1718.
Sarah.
Abig1.
Lucy.
Israel b. June 16 1747 (m. on pp. 100, 231, 468), removed to Walpole, N. H. Jemima Temple was dau. of C. Temple. Children : (for more see pp. 160, 318-320, 468)
Benja. Gideon.
Simeon.
Col. Jona Reed b. 1729 (p. 467) came from Lexington.
RUSSELL
Martha, widow of William Russell (p. 469), m. 3ª 1683 Thos Hall.
Dea. David Russell and Mary Clark (p. 469) were both of Littleton.
Children of John and Elizabeth (Fiske) Russell : (for more see p. 469) Martha b. Sept 1 1675, d. young.
Abigail b. Apr 18 1686.
Patience b. May 27 1688.
Abigail Hildreth (p. 381), wife of John Russell Jr., was dau. Ephraim.
MISCELLANEOUS
Mary Hildreth, wife of Samuel Lawrence (p. 451) was of Westford.
The 2ª wife of John Lawrence, Sr., (p. 451) was Susanna Bachelor. She d. July 8 1668. Elizebeth, his 1st wife, d. Aug 29 1663.
The wife of Peleg Lawrence (p. 451) was Elizabeth Morse b. Sept 1 1647.
Elizabeth (Robbins) Gilbert (p. 442) was dau. Benja Robbins of Westford.
John Davis, s. John and Lydia (Davis) Brooks, d. 1810.
Children of Stephen and Mary Harris: (for more see p. 35) Samuel b. 1731.
Lydia (Sanderson), wife of John Sprague, b. 1800.
531
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
William Davis, s. William and Rebecca (Tuttle) (p. 433), was b. 1790, m. May 22 1817 Eunice Chaffin, m. 2ª Hannah J. Maynard. Joseph Davis, s. Eben" Bennet Davis, m. Huldah Lawrence.
Lt. Ebenezer Davis, s. Simon of Littleton, m. Nov 26 1777 Maria Whitney of Littleton, went to Rindge.
Eleazer Fletcher, s. Samuel (p. 440), settled in Littleton about 1750- 1755.
'Tho& Chamberlin m. 1737 Lois Waters. (His father's death on pp. 16, 93, 367).
Jude Gilbert d. Dec 7 1823.
Anna Durant, widow, formerly of Littleton, d. Feb 11 1809 a. 74.
Daniel Fletcher and Miss Ruth Dole m. at Acton Mar 3 1833.
Cha® A. Green of Littleton m. at Boxborough Apr 18 1837 Miss Martha Maria Williston.
Lemuel Dole (p. 435) d. Dec 2 1835 a. 56.
1749 Enoch Dole and wife dismissed from church in Rowley to Littleton.
1765 Jona Dix dismissed from church in Reading to Littleton.
Joseph Kidder (p. 448) m. Eliza Prentice and resided in Wethers- field, Vt.
John Russell Kidder (p. 448) m. Delano of Charlestown.
George F. Kidder (p. 448) m. Feb 15 1829 Clarisa N. Chandler of Waitsfield, Vt.
Margaret Barrett, wife of John (p. 414) d. 1760-1.
Moody Chase, s. Daniel (p. 34) probably resided in Groton.
Amos Dole (p. 435) b. in Littleton Sept. 19, 1759. (From letter from Seth Chandler of Shirley to Samuel Smith, March 7, 1882.)
"febeary the 19 1807 Jene Procter departed this Life the Nineteen day of febeary 1807". From a very old paper of Littleton records and town accounts stated to have been "found among Ezra Bakers record ".
532
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE OF DESCENDANTS.
1. John Whitney and Eleanor.
2. Thomas Whitney and Mary Kedall.
3. Thomas Whitney Jr. and Elizabeth Lawrence.
4. Nathan Whitney and Mary Holman.
5. John Priest and Mary Whitney (they lived in Marlborough).
6. Jacob Priest and Sarah Longley.
Cephas Hartwell (p. 411) lived on the Daniel Robbins place in Boxborough from 1818 to 1828, when he moved to Littleton. In 1841 he moved to a house on Liberty Square in Boxborough, and remained an inhabitant of Boxborough until his death. From letter-press copy in another's handwriting in Mr. Smith's possession.
Reuben Hunt m. 1st Jan 18 1770 Rebecca Barret b. Feb 13 1746, dau. Capt Humphrey.
James, oldest s. of Samuel Parker (p. 455), was b. Apr 28 1686.
Eleazer Parker b. Feb. 5 1770 (p. 456) m. Abigail Lawrence b. Sept 6th 1786. Their dau. Mary b. Feb 10 1805.
The intention of marriage of Deliverance Parsons of Stow and Mary Farr of Littleton was published (probably in Stow) Feb 5 1726.
TABLE OF DESCENDANTS.
Thos Fox b. 1607, m. Eleanor, m. 2ª Hannah Brooks.
Mary Wheeler m. Eliphalet Fox.
Peter Harwood m. Mary Fox. Jo8 Harwood m. Lydia Brooks.
Jo8 Harwood Jr. m. Thankful Stone.
Eunice (Patch) Gould (p. 457) d. 1799 at Lunenburg.
Samuel Preston (p. 462), a descendant of John of Andover, settled in Littleton about 1728. His son John went to New Ipswich and d. 1803. Lucy, dau. John, b. 1771, m. 1794 Tho8 Bancroft of Pepperell who d. 1846.
533
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
Robert, s. Robert and Elizabeth (Cummings) Robbins (p. 399), b. 1723.
Thos and Fanny (Spaulding) Stoddard (p. 147) probably removed to Templeton.
Martha Phipps (p. 453), b. June 25 1733, dau. Solomon.
1738 James Hartwell, Littleton, m. Jemima Frost.
James Hartwell m. 1737 Jemima Frost.
Josiah Brown of Littleton m. 1741 Anna Farwell.
Barnabas Davis Jr. m. 1758 Olive Farwell.
"EARLY MARRIAGES IN LITTLETON AS COPIED FROM CHURCH RECORDS":
(Some, at any rate, are not from the church records of Littleton)
1734 James Arvein (Irvine), Groton, m. Mary Perkins. She probably m. 2ª in 1742 Jos Dodge in Groton.
Sept 11 1735 John Cobleigh m. Mary Whitcomb.
Jan 2 1735 John Cummings m. at Groton Sarah Lawrence of Littleton.
1742 Jo8 Stanley, Haverhill, m. Mary Corey.
Jona Lawrence b. 1728, m. 1751 Martha Leighton. He was s. Dea. Jona and resided in Ashby. He d. 1775.
One Jona Davis m. about 1820 Olive Abbot.
The daughter of Abel and Betsey (Dadmun) Davis m. Zopher Taylor.
Amos Dole m. may 29 1755 Molly Page at Groton. Barnabas Davis Jr. m. Nov 16 1756 Ruth Gilson at Groton.
Jerh Cogswell (1st m. on p. 84) m. 2ª Sarah, dau. Capt. Sam1 Fletcher. 1761 John Gilbert of Andover m. Sarah Cummings.
Capt. Saml Gilbert m. Robbins, removed to Templeton.
Jonathan Dix m. Nov 20 1767 Anna Kimball of Fitchburg.
Isaac Durant, s. Henry and Susanna (Preston) (p. 435), resided in Westford.
534
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
MISCELLANEOUS
1
The dates given below are presumed to be deaths, when it is not indicated for what they stand.
Joseph Baker Jr. 1776.
Jona Whitcomb 1770.
Nat. Russell Esqr 1764.
Joseph Powers d. Dec. 18 1746.
Dr. Jeremiah Robinson d. 1801 aged 81, says Mrs. Harriet Robinson of Malden in 1885.
May 27 1800 d. or buried Sally Wheeler, 34, wife Thomas.
Sarah Aplin, wife John, d. Jan 28 1717-18 aged 25.
Mary Fletcher, dau. Eleazer and Elizth (Robbins), d. Jan 16 1727.
Dorothy Hunt (Bulkley), wife Samuel, d. Nov 11 1730* a. 33.
Abigail Tuttle, dau. Simon and Abg1, d. Nov 1 1736.
Nancy Worster, dau. Jos and Ann, and cousin of the above Abigail Tuttle, d. Nov 22 1736.
Susanna Taylor, dau. Jona and Rebecca, d. Nov 9| 1745 a. 20.
Anna Hastings wife of Jo8 d. 1787 a. 79.
FROM NOTE-BOOK IN THE POSSESSION OF FRANK A. PATCH.
(This book shows use for various purposes at various times. It includes some accounts for the years 1811 to 1813. The information from it, given below, is condensed. Names, dates, and matter in quotation marks are copied exactly.)
"A copy of the Record of Benjamin Patch and his Family as taken from his own hand writing "
Benjamin Patch b. april 9th 1673, d. Feby 11th 1763 Aged 90 year My wife [Sara#] b. June 26th 1673, d. Jany 3d 1725
We were married October 20th 1697. Children: Benjamin b. Augt 23- 1698 John b. December 20th 1699
* Mr. Smith may have made an error in copying this from the town record, p. 95.
t See p. 96.
# Inserted in lead pencil, evidently at a later period.
535
LITTLETON TOWN RECORDS.
Abraham b. May 7th 1701, d. may 7th 1763 Sarah b. October 3- 1705, d. Oct 19th 1728 Jonathan b. June 19th 1707 Eunice b. Dec. 17th 1709, died August - 1724 Elizabeth b. Aug 16th 1711
Mary b. March 5th 1713, d. Jany 22d 1722
Ebenezer b. May 24th 1716, d. Augt 4th 1719 Samuel b. March 1st 1719, d. July 13th 1729
"A Copy of a Record of Abraham Patch and his wife and Children" (For more see p. 457. Where the records of the town and of Samuel Smith differ, this record will be seen to confirm the Smith record in three cases, the town record in two cases, and once to differ from both.)
Hannah Herrick, dau. Jonathan & Elizabeth, b. October 26th 1700, d. June 11th 1732
Children of first wife: Jonathan b. May 16th 1726
Children of second wife:
Benjamin d. March 4th 1740
Abraham d. Jany 16th 1804
Eunice b. March 3ª 1741 '
Benjamin b. Feby 16th 1743, d. Jany 27th 1758
Bulah d. December 29th 1763
Samuel d. December 31st 1763 Moses d. August 31is 1825
"A Record of the ages of Jonathan Patch & wife" (for more see pp. 65, 457)
Jonathan Patch b. may 16, 1726
Hannah Patch b. June 24, 1728
Children :
Mary d. December 27 1833
Benjamin d. Decm' 4- 1762
Lucy b. may 2- 1759, d. "the same night" as Isabel below. Isabel d. Nover 24, 1762
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