Records of the town of Braintree, 1640-1793 , Part 82

Author: Braintree (Mass.); Bates, Samuel A.
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: D.H. Huxford, printer
Number of Pages: 958


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Mary Adams, the Daughter of Peter Adams & Elizabeth his wife, born Janry. 5th. 1757.


Lucy Savil the Daughter of Samuel Savil & Abigail his wife born Febry. 25th. 1757.


Samuel Noyes, the son of John Noyes & Jane his wife was born, June 28th. 1757.


Mary Thayer, the Daughter of James Thayer, & Esther his wife born March 29th. 1757.


Elizabeth Peacock the Daughter of Robert Peacock, & Elizabeth his wife born June 24th. 1757.


Samuel White Thayer the son of Uriah Thayer & Deborah his wife born June 4th. 1757.


Samuel Crane the Son. of Ebenezer Crane & Elizabeth his wife born June 20th. 1757.


Asa Wild the son of Randall Wild & Jerusha his wife was born February 25th. 1757.


Timothy Field the son of John Field & Susannah his wife born Sept. 16th. 1757.


Nathaniel French the son of David French, & Mehitable his wife born July 19th. 1756.


Hannah Linsfield the Daughter of David Linsfield & Hannah his wife born Oct. 13, 1757.


Simeon Thayer son of Simeon Thayer & Martha born March 7th. 1757.


Noah Cheesman the son of Samuel Cheesman & Mary his wife born April 28th. 1757.


Ruth Hunt the daughter of Benjamin Hunt & Sarah his wife born June 22ª. 1757.


Thomas Faxon the son of Thomas Faxon & Anna his wife born Oct. 21st. 1757.


Joseph Vesey the son & Mary Vesey the Daughter of Benjamin Vesey & Mary his wife were born May the 17th. 1756.


Mary Porter the Daughter of Joseph Porter & Ruth his wife born Jan'y 7th. 1758.


Hannah Fenton, the Daughter of Thomas Fenton & Eleanar his wife born March 8th. 1754.


Joseph Fenton Son of Thomas Fenton & Eleanar his wife born December, 17th. 1756.


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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


[247] Susannah Thayer, the Daughter of Richard Thayer & Susannah his wife born June 9th. 1754.


Rhoda Thayer the Daughter of Richard Thayer, & Susannah his wife born Septr. 9th. 1755.


Richard Thayer the son of Richard Thayer, & Susannah his wife born Sept. 13th. 1757.


Caleb French, the son of Moses French & Elizabeth his wife born December 15th. 1757.


Benjamin Fenton the son of Thomas Fenton & Eleanor his wife born November 13th. 1757.


Elizabeth Quincy the Daughter of Josiah Quincy, Esqr. & Mrs Elizabeth his wife, born December 27, 1757


Abigail Allen, the Daughter of Abijah Allen & Ruth his wife born March 18th. 1757.


William Penniman the son of William Penniman & Sarah his wife born February 17th. 1756.


John Bass, the son of Benjamin Bass, & Mary his wife born Janu- ary 22ª. 1757.


Priscilla Faxon the Daughter of Thomas Faxon & Joanna his wife was born July 27th. 1750.


Sarah Ludden the Daughter of Hezekiah Ludden & Mehitibel his wife born April 19th. 1752.


Enoch Ludden, the son of Hezekiah Ludden & Mehetibel his wife born February 10th. 1754.


Mehetibel Ludden the Daughter of Hezekiah Ludden & Mehetibel his wife born June 17th. 1756.


James Penniman the son of William Penniman & Sarah his wife born December 23ª. 1757.


Bartholomew Thayer, the son of Peter Thayer & Anna his wife born July 15th. 1757.


Joseph Taft the son of the Revd. Mr. Moses Taft & Mrs. Mary his wife born Augst. 15th. 1757.


Mary Niles the Daughter of Isaac Niles & Ruth his wife born July 6th. 1757.


Timothy Thayer Son of Josiah Thayer & Mary his wife was born June 8th. 1757.


Edward Willard Baxter son of Daniel Baxter & Prudence his wife born Ap1. 17th. 1756.


Daniel Baxter son of Daniel Baxter and Prudence his wife born March 1st. 1758.


Asa French, the Son of Samuel French & Mary his wife born May 3thd. 1757.


Sarah Wild the Daughter of Silas Wild & Ruth his wife born February 23ª. 1758.


Susannah & Elizabeth Vesey Twin Daughters of Benjamin Vesey & Mary his wife born Oct. 29, 1758, both soon deceased.


Lydia Harman the Daughter of William Harman & Lydia his wife born March, 23ª. 1757.


[248] Ruth Thayer the Daughter of Atherton Thayer & Ruth his wife was born July 11th. 1758.


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BRAINTREE RECORDS.


Mary Hayden, the Daughter of Benjamin Hayden & Mary his wife born, Febry. 14th. 1757.


Susannah French, the Daughter of Thomas French & Silence his wife born Augst. 30th. 1758.


Job White the son of William White & Sarah his wife born June 23thd. 1758.


Jacob Hayden, the son of Ebenezer Hayden & Elizabeth his wife born June 16th. 1758:


Benjamin Ludden the son of Joseph Ludden & Elizabeth his wife born August 25th. 1758.


Mary Bass, the Daughter of Benjamin Bass, & Mary his wife born Sept. 19th. 1758.


Rebecca Harman the Daughter of William Harman & Lydia his wife born Novr. 18th. 1758.


Susanna Savil, Daughter of Doct". Elisha Savil & Ann his wife born May 12th. 1756.


Sarah Wild, the Daughter of Jonathan Wild & Hannah his wife was born Sept. 10th. 1757.


Deborah Thayer, the Daughter of James Thayer & Deborah his wife born March 9th. 1757.


William Thayer the son of James Thayer & Deborah his wife born March, 8th. 1759.


Thomas Bass, the son of Daniel Bass & Molley his wife born Febry. 1st. 1759.


Sarah Hayward, the Daughter of Joseph Hayward & Sarah his wife born February 3ª. 1759.


Isabella Cleverly the Daughter of Mr. Joseph Cleverly & Esther his wife born Febry. 28th. 1759.


Sarah Thomas the Daughter of John Thomas & Silence his wife born May 12th. 1755.


Hannah Jones Daughter of Ephraim Jones & Mary his wife born Febry. 19th. 1755.


Bettee Jones Daughter of Ephraim Jones & Mary his wife born June 13th. 1758.


Joseph Dyer Billings the son of Edmand Billings & Theodora his wife born March 23d. 1759.


Levi Wild, the son of Randall Wild, & Jerusha his wife born Augst. 23ª. 1758.


David Thayer, the son of Uriah Thayer & Deborah his wife born January 18th. 1759.


[249] Isaac Niles the son of Isaac Niles & Ruth his wife born May 31st 1759.


Phebe Fenton, the Daughter of Thomas Fenton & Eleanor his wife born March 22d. 1759.


Relief Thayer the daughter of Abraham Thayer & Sarah his wife Born April 18th. 1759.


Rebecca Thayer the Daughter of Capt Eben Thayer Jun". & Rebecca his wife born Augst. 6th. 1758.


Caleb Hayden the son of Enoch Hayden & Amy his wife born May 17th 1759.


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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Edward Savil the son of Doct. Elisha Savil & Ann his wife born May 30th. 1759.


Samuel Curtis the son of Samuel Curtis & Elizabeth his wife born May 18th. 1759


Nathaniel Wales, son of Nathaniel Wales & Ann his wife born February 8th. 1757.


Mary Taft the Daughter of the Revd. Mr. Moses Taft & Mrs Mary his wife was born Febry. 20, 1759.


Joseph Adams the son of Ebenezer Adams & Mehitabel his wife born August 21st. 1759.


Francis Faxon the son of Azariah Faxon & Dorcas his wife born July 3thd. 1759.


Abigail Blancher, the Daughter of Ephraim Blancher, &


his wife born July 3ª. 1759.


Moses Whitcomb the son of Noah Whitcomb, & Mary his wife born April 8th. 1759.


Moses Jones, the Son of Moses Jones & Sarah his wife born May 30th. 1759.


Moses Thayer, the son of Richard Thayer & Esther his wife born July 26th. 1758.


Ruth Faxon, the Daughter of Thomas Faxon & Joanna his wife was born Oct. 29th. 1752.


Thomas Faxon, son of Thomas Faxon & Joanna his wife was born Febry. 19, 1755.


Jacob Allen Faxon son of Thomas Faxon & Joanna his wife was born Sept. 25th. 1757.


Joanna Faxon, Daughter of Thomas Faxon & Joanna his wife born Jan'y. 22ª 1759.


[250] Daniel Ludden the son of Benja Ludden & Esther his wife born Sept. 6th. 1759.


Susannah Taft, Daughter of the Revd. Mr Moses Taft & Mary his wife born July 23ª. 1760.


Jonathan Wild the son of Silas Wild & Ruth, his wife born, De -. cember, 4th. 1759.


Isaiah Thayer the son of Richard Thayer, & Esther his wife was born Novr. 10th. 1760.


Ezra Penniman the son of William Penniman & Sarah his wife born April 27th. 1760.


John Thayer, the son of Josiah Thayer & Mary his wife born August 8th. 1759.


Joseph French, the son of Elijah French & Mary his wife born March 11th. 1760.


Mehitable Adams the Daughter of Ebenezer Adams & Mehitable his wife born Decr. 21rt. 1760.


Randel Wild the Son of Randel Wild & Jerusha his wife born June 14th. 1760.


Josiah Hayden the son of Josiah Hayden & Rahamah his wife born January 9th. 1760.


Abner Thayer, the son of Uriah Thayer & Deborah his wife born September 28th. 1760.


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BRAINTREE RECORDS.


Benjamin Hayden son of Benja Hayden & Mary his wife born Novr. 22d. 1759.


Benjamin Wales, son of Nathaniel Wales & Ann his wife born June 5th. 1759.


[251] Samuel Wales the son of Jonathan & Rachel his wife born Sept. 30th. 1760.


Hannah Bass, the Daughter of Benjamin Bass & Mary his wife born June 16th. 1760.


Jotham French the son of Thomas French & Silence his wife born Sept. 23thd 1760.


Hannah Cheesman the Daughter of Samuel Cheesman & Mary his wife was born Febry. 5th. 1760.


Molley Bass, the Daughter of Daniel Bass & Mary his wife born Jan'y 16th. 1761.


Martha French the Daughter of Dependance French & Mary his wife born Febry 14th. 1759


Olive French the Daughter of Dependance French & Mary his wife was born April 5th. 1760.


Catharine Cleverly the Daughter of Joseph Cleverly & Esther his wife born January 9th. 1761.


Samuel Miller Thayer the son of Capt Eben". Thayer & Rebecca his wife born April 19th. 1761.


Sarah Harman the Daughter of William Harman & Lydia born June 11th. 1760.


Rachel Thayer the Daughter of Atherton Thayer & Ruth his wife born Oct. 27th. 1760.


Jacob Denton, the son of James Denton & Mary his wife born Augst. 6th. 1760.


Eunice Wild the Daughter of Jonathan Wild & Hannah his wife born Febry 28th. 1760.


Susannah Lambert the Daughter of. Luke Lambert & Rachel his wife born Sept. 25th. 1759.


Benjamin Lambert the son of Luke Lambert & Rachell his wife born July 22ª. 1761


Silas French, the Son of David French & Mehitable his wife born Febry 13th. 1761.


[252] Edmund Billings the son of Edmund Billings & Theo- dora his wife born July 30th. 1761


Lucy Noyes, the Daughter of John Noyes & Jane his wife born July 17th. 1761.


Ruth Ludden, the Daughter of Benjamin Ludden & Esther his wife born July 23ª. 1761.


Esther French the Daughter of Elisha French & Mary his wife born November 3d. 1761.


Susannah Vesey, Daughter of Benjamin Vesey & Mary his wife born Augst. 4th. 1760.


Naomi & Ruth Thayer the twin Daughters of Zebulun Thayer & Abigail his wife were born July 5th. 1761.


Benjamin Allen son of Benja Allen & Deborah his wife born Sept". 2ª. & died Oct. 14, 1761


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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES 'AND DEATHS.


Lucretia Savil Daughter of Doct. Elisha Savil & Ann his wife born Aug. 21st. 1761.


Sarah Ludden, the Daughter of Joseph Ludden & Elizabeth his wife born March 21st 1761


John Niles the son of Jonathan Niles & Sarah his wife born Oct". th22d. 1761.


[Publishments. ]


[253] April 12th. 1728. Amos Stetson entered his name and of Marriage intention with Margret Thayer, who were published accordingly the Sabbath following Apr 14 & had a certificate. July 6th. Mr. Gregory Baxter with Mis Mary Wilson, entered in order to publication & were duly published & had Certificate. July 13th. Mr. Abijah Adams of Boston with ms Hannah Clev-


erly of this town. Entered, were duly published & had certifi- cate


Aug. 30th. Bliss Tolman of Stoughton, with Mary Beal of this Town entered, &c, who were published accordingly & had certi- ficate


Likewise James Penniman with Dorcas Vinton entered &c & had certificate


Septr. 7th. Joseph Ady of Bristol & Ruth Belcher of this town entered &c. were published accordingly & had certificate.


Octob : 2 Mr. Joseph Ruggles & Ms Hannah Twels, entered &c. who were published & had certificate.


Octob 12, Benjamin Thayer & Hannah Vinton, entered &c were published and had a certificate.


Nov. 23ª. Thomas Vickery of Milton & Elizabeth Heyden of this Town entered &c.


Nov. 30th William Smith of Norton and Sarah Reed of this town entered.


Decr. 21, Robert Lemont & Hannah Spear entered &c & Janu- ary 8th. had a certificate


also, John Niles Junr. of this town and Dorothy Reynolds of Middleborough entered &c & January 7th. had their certificate. Decr. 28th. John Hayward of Mendon & Hannah Baxter of this town entered &c. & Feb : 4th. had a certificate.


Likewise, Mr Edward Adams of Milton and Ms Sarah Bracket of this Town, entered &c & Jan : 22d had a Certificate.


Feb : 15th. [1729] Samuel Smith of Easton and Mary Read of this Town, entered &c. & March 17th had a Certificate.


March 7th. Ebenezer Adams of Braintree and Anne Boylston of Brookline entered &c & had a certificate.


Edward Curtiss of Stoughton and Hannah Hayward of this town, entered &c.


[256] 1755, Augst. 27th. Peter Etter & Elizabeth Vesey both of this Town, enterd. their names for marriage


September 19th. Daniel Baxter & Prudence Spear Entered &c.


Sept 26th Randell Wild & Jerusha Thayer both of this Town entered


816


BRAINTREE RECORDS.


October 18th. Mr. Ebenezer Thayer Jun'. of this Town and Mrs. Rebeccah Miller of Milton enterd. &c.


Oct. 18th. William Penniman Jun'. & Sarah Wild both of this town entered.


31st. Peter Adams & Elizabetlı Rawson both of this town entered. Nov. 1st. Doct. Cotton Tufts of Weymouth & Mrs Lucy Quincy of Braintree entered their Intention of Marriage


Novr. 8th. Atherton Thayer & Ruth Hobart both of this town, en- tered


15 Samuel Briggs of Tanton & the widow Ann Nash of this town entered, &c.


28th. Benjamin Bass & Mary Brackett both of this Town en- tered for Marriage.


22ª. John Hennerick Hardwicg & Katherina Hartman both of this town Entered


8 Ebenez" Newcomb & Jemima Allen both of this Town.


Decr. 6th. Elisha French & Mary Ludden both of this Town enterd.


8 Winter Boson, of Dorchester & Rebecca Capen of this Town Enterd.


1756, Jan'y 24, Isaac Allen & Hannah Hayward both of this Town, Enterª. for marriage.


24th. Jonathan Bass, & Susannah Belcher both of this Town entered &c.


26th. Mr. Josiah Quincy of this Town & Miss Elizabeth Waldron of Boston entered their Intention of Marriage &c.


Feb. 13th. Robert Peacock & Elizabeth Crane both of this town enterd.


14th. Moses Spear & Catherine Jones both of this town entered for marriage &.


Mar. 27th. Joseph Tower & Elizabeth Arnold born of this Town Entered.


May 21st. Moses French Jun". & Elizabeth Hobart both of this town entered &c.


May 29th. William Harman & Lydia Faxon both of this town entered.


June 19th. Josiah Hayden & Ruhamah Thayer both of this town entd.


June 19th. Caleb Hayden & Mary Dewsbury Gibson both of this town entered


20 David French of this Town & Meliitibel Pratt of Bridgwater entered for marriage.


Aug 7th. Silas Wild & Ruth Thayer both of this Town entered.


Sept 26th Benjamin Fesenden & Hannah Lash both of this town enterd.


Elisha Thatcher of Barnstable and Abigail Webb of this town en- tered their intention of marriage


Daniel Belcher & Sarah Wild, both this town.


[254] 1757 Gideon Thayer & Zipporah Curtis of this town entered their intention of marriage.


March, Hopestill Bradley of this town & Abigail Kelton of Milton entered.


817


BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Apr.11. 20 Samuel Bass & Abigail Turner entered


Augst. Thomas Witherton of Castle Wm. & Sarah Dyer of this town entered


Sept. David Horton, of Milton & Desire Smith of this town & Philip Smith of this town & Mary Horton of Milton entered.


Sept 3ª. Joseph Spear, & Bethiah Penniman both of this town en- tered their intentions of Marriage.


Daniel Hayden Jun'. & Rachel Hayden both of this town.


Nov 10th. Samuel Trask, & Abigail Pray both of this town 19 Daniel Bass & Molley Wales, both of this town.


28th Benjamin Cleverly & Ruth Mills both of this town


Feb. 25th. 1758 Sam" Prat of Bridgwater & Nabbe Hobart of this town entered &c


March 13th. Joseph Ruggles, Pain & Mehitable Gillings both of this town entered


Ap11. 4th. Nathaniel Capen, & Deborah Curtis both of this town entered.


Ap11 6th. Josiah Lincoln of Hingham, & Mary Holbrook of this town


William Hayden & Anna Spear both of this town entered.


May 6th. Bliss Tolman of Stoughton & Susannah French of this town.


Samuel Curtis of this town & Elizabeth Blancher of Weymouth. June 5th Ebenezer Vesey & Mary Miller both of this town end. 10 Samuel Nash, of this town & Kezia Orcut of Weymouth. 25 George Hunt & Lydia Stevens both of this town. John White a mariner & Hannah Copeland of this town.


3 Samuel Belcher & Sarah Wales both of this Town.


5 Samuel Bass & Alice Spear both of this Town


6 Moses Brackett of this town & Mary Jones of Hull enterd. Seth Baxter & Eleanor Allen, both of this town.


24, Ebenezer Adams & Mehitabel Spear both of this town. 28 Joseph Wild & Rachel Hollis both of this town.


5 Samuel Hayward & Lois Tolman both of this town.


3 David Smith a Resident of this Town & Sarah Downing. 2ª. Noah Hayward & Sarah Niles both of this town.


14 Nathaniel Gallop, & Hannah Savel both of this town.


15 1759 Joseph Lovell & Susanah Thayer both of this town.


15 Elijah Belcher of this Town & Mary Peirce of Milton.


23ª. John Hunt & Rebecca Pain both of this town entered their intention.


William Badcock, of Milton & Susannah Niles of this Town. 24. Jonathan Tant & Anna Brackett both of this town.


Ap 5 John Trask a Resident & Mary Merriam of this town. 21 Richard Spear & Elizabeth White both of this town.


May 9th. Toney & Lois negro servants of Joseph Crosbey Esqr. of this Town Entered by their masters order.


26 William Bowditch & Susannah Allen both of this town enterd.


June 30th Benjamin French Jun". & Judith Baxter both of this Town, end.


July 13th. Elijah French & Mary Clark both of this Town entrd.


818


BRAINTREE RECORDS.


Aug 3ª. Daniel Kingman of Bridgwater & Abigail Copeland of this town.


Sept Joseph Tower, & ye widow Hannah Jones both of this town enterd


15 Joseph Wild & Mehitable Doubledee both of this town, enterd.


28 Nathan Spear of this town & Rebecca Howard of Boston entered.


28 Silas Lovel & Rachel Tower, both of this town entered.


Joseph Steel & Carlot Hartwick both of this town.


Joseph Crane & Molley Savil both of this town.


1760 Caleb Bayley of Scituate & Phillippa Peaks.


[257] 1749, Octobr 23d. gave ye Selectmen a list of the polls for ye present year to sometime in Augt. vizt of heads to Augt. 1733.


1757, Jany. 17 James Faxon Entered his mark with which is a slit in the Right ear.


had (as .... was born the 3ª Day of may


Gideon white (so called) was born in this Town at Elkanah Wales the 26 Day of January 1714, whose mother is unknown.


William Gammon (so called) was born at said Elkanah wales of Joanna Barnat, the 26th. Day of April 1715.


John Meclew, son of Sarah Thomas was born 11th. Day of May 1725


Samson a Malatto, a servant that lives with Cornelius Thayer Junior, was born the 16th. Day of June 1721.


The following is copied from a Book in the keeping of the Town Clerk of Braintree, transcribed by S. D. Hayden agreeable to a vote of the Town


" The following births to John Nucome page 11, are taken from the copy of Hon. J. Q. Adams, the original not to be found."


Susanna Francis daughter of John & Rosa his wife, born 12 mo. 4,1658.


Dorothy Downam daughter of John & Dorothy born, 15. 1. 1657/8. Samuel Goold son of Francis & Rosa his wife born 12. 6. 1658 Martha Puffer, daughter of James & Mary born 28. 10. 1658. Hanna Harman daughter of Nathaniel & Mary born 28. 11. 1658.


Experince Thayer, daughter of Thomas & Hanna born 15. 12. 1658.


Sarah Fackson, daughter of Richard & Elizabeth, born 13. 1. 1659. Samuel Speer son of George & Mary, born 16. 11. 1658.


Mary Kingly, daughter of Samuel & Hanna, born 1 mo. 3. 1658. Abigail Elliot daughter of Francis & Mary born 12 mo. 11. 1658. Abigail Addams, daughter of Jos. & Abigail born 27. 12. 1658. Sarah George, daughter of Peter & Mary born 4 mo. 3. 1658. Sara Shed daughter of Daniel & Mary born 30. 8. 1658


Mary Marsh, daughter of Alexander & Mary, born 21. 12. 1658. John Copland daughter of Laurence & Liddia born 12 mo. 10. 1658. James & Rebecca son & daughter of James Mycall & Mary born. Samuel Arnold, son of Samuel & Rebecca


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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Ruth Brackett daughter of Peter & Priscilla born 9 mo. 23. 1660. Samuel Kingley, son of Samuel & Hanna born 11. 11. 1660.


Sarah Harbour, Daughter of John & Jael his wife born 12 mo. 8. 1660.


Hannah Haidon daughter of John & Hanna born 11. 3. 1660. David Thayer, son of Farthenando & Hulda born 4 mo 20. 1660. Samuel Newcomb, son of John & Ruth born 12. 25. 1660. Rachel Sheffield daughter of William & Mary born 3 mo. 24. 1660. Samuel Webb, son of Christopher & Hanna born 6. 6. 1660 John Payne, the son of Moses & Elizabeth born 2 mo. 6. 1660 Joseph Belcher, the son of John & Sarah, born 12 mo. 23d. Hanna Baxter, daughter of John & Anna born 3 mo. 6. 1660. Lydia Copland daughter of Laurence & Lydia born 3. 31. 1661. Isaac Thayer, the son of Thomas & Hanna born 3. 31. 1661. Abigail Woodland, daughter of John & Martha born 3 mo. 5. 1661. John Chapin, the son of Josiah & Mary born 4 mo. 11. 1661. Nathaniel Mott, the son of Nathaniel & Hanna born 6. 30. 1661 .. Joseph Holbrook, son of Thomas & Joanna born 2. mo. 10. 1660. Joanna Fackson, daughter of Thomas & Deborah, born 7. 20. 1660. Mary Roch, daughter of William & Jael, born 10. 18-1661. Sarah Neale, daughter, of Henry & Hannah, born 10. 20. 1661. John & Bethias Adams son & daughter of Joseph & Abigail born : 10 mo. 20. 1661.


Anna Quinsy daughter of Edmond & Joanna born 1 mo. 10. 1662 .. Hannah Mash, daughter of Alexander & Mary, born 1 mo. 1662 .. Richard Chapman, son of Richard & Mary, born 1 mo. 24. 1662. John Belcher, son of John & Sarah born 1 mo. 10. 1662, & died 11 same month.


Sarah Payn, daughter of Moses & Elizabeth born 3 mo.


Freelove Thayer, daughter of Shadrack & Deliverance born 4 mo. 30. 1662.


Thomas Faxon, the son of Richard & Elizabeth, born, 6. 2. 1662. Mary Chapin, daughter of Josiah & Mary, born 6 mo. 1662. Samuel Kingsly son of Samuel & Hanna born, 6. 6. 1662. Dorothy Downam, daughter of John & Dorothy born 6 mo. 15th. 1662. Sarah Heiden, daughter, of John & Hanna born 5 mo. 7. 1662. Rachel Twells, daughter of Robert & Martha born 8 mo. 3. 1662 Scant daughter of William & Sarah, born 4 mo 2. 1662. Mills, son of John & Elizabeth born 7 mo. 21. 1662. Hannah Bass, daughter of John & Ruth born 11. 28. 1662. [Naomi] Thayer daughter of [ffarthanandoe] & Hulda born 11. 23. 1662.


[255] Braintree originally was a part of Boston and before they were a Town and had ofisers of ther own it was called Mount. Wilistone and they had a Serjant or Levtenant sent from Boston to train them, since they were a Town they had ofisers of ther own. and they are as followeth as y Remember.


a levtenant colonell, one namely Edmond Quinsey.


820


BRAINTREE RECORDS.


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a major, one namely Edmond Quinsey.


Capt. were 1 Capten Jams Kene. 2 Capten Wiliam Ting. 3 Capten Richard Brackett. 4 Capten Edmond Quinsey.


Levtenants were Georg Wright, Richard Brackett, Wiliam Alis, Samuel Niles, Edmond Quinsey, Robert Twelves, John Cleverly, Samuel Tompson, Alexander Marsh.


Ensighns were Ensighn Winchester, Thomas matson, Moses Paine, Robert Tweles, Samuel Tompson, Christopher Web, Wiliam Veasey, Samuel Penniman.


Serjants were Georg wright, Thomas Matson, Richard Brackitt, John Reed, Francis Eliot, Henery Adams, Thomas Adams, John Hansitt, William Alis, Barnabas Dorifall, Robert Twels, John Sanders, Samuel Tompson, Gregory Belcher, Josiah Chapin, Henery Neale, Samuel Penniman, Nathaniel Wiliam Savill, Benjamin Savil, James John French, Peter Adams.


[258] Clarks of the band were William Chesbrough, Thomas Mekins, Martin Sanders, John French, Edmund Shefeild, Chris- topher Web, John Mills, Samuel Penniman, Joseph Parmiter, Nehemiah Hayden.


Dromers were, John Marchant, John Adams, John Hathaway, Job Hawkins, Samuel Tompson, Joseph Adams, Christopher Web, John Hayden, Jonathan Picher, John Bass, Samuel Web, Samuel Tompson juner.


Corporals Many


Troopers, were Levtenant John Baxter, Cornet Baxter before Livtenant, Corporal Crosbey.


THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE BOOK OF RECORDS


FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, &C


Bought 1762.


David Thayer Son of Urah Thayer and Deborah his wife was born Janry. 18th. 1759, and died with a mortification in one of his fingers March 27th. 1785, after a few days complaint, (viz.) at meeting one Sabbath & dead the next.


[2] Paul Wild & Silas Wild the Twin sons of Silas Wild and Ruth his wife born January 13, 1762


Luther French the son of Thomas French & Silence his wife born March 21st. 1762.


Sarah Hayden, the daughter of Josiah Hayden & Ruhamah his wife was born August 11th. 1761.


Anna Hayden the Daughter of Enoch Hayden & Amy his wife born Febry 19th. 1761.


Eliphaz Thayer, the son of Isaiah Thayer & Sarah his wife was born March 14th. 1762.


Ruth Hayden the Daughter of Benjamin Hayden & Mary his wife born March 19th. 1762.


Sarah Vinton the Daughter of John Vinton & Heplizibah his wife born Septem". 29th. 1755.


Rhoda Vinton, the daughter of John Vinton & Hephzibah his wife born February 28th. 1757.


821


BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Hephzibah Vinton the daughter of John Vinton & Hephzibah his wife born September 20th. 1758.


Elizabeth Vinton the Daughter of John Vinton & Hephzibah his wife born April 27th. 1761.


Bathsheba Faxon, Daughter of Thomas Faxon & Joanna his wife born March 3d. 1762.


Lydia Allen Daughter of Capt". Thomas Allen decd. & Mary his widow born August 22ª. 1761.


Ann Adams daughter of Bylestone Adams & Molley his wife born February 24, 1757.


Elizabeth Adams Daughter of Bylestone Adams & Molley his wife born Feby 8th. 1759.




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