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The children were : JASON, b. Sept. 12, ISI4, d. Sept. 12, ISI4. MARY A., b. March 5, IS16, d. July 22, IS37. MOSES [23], b. July 25, IS19. BETSEY, b. Aug. 9, 1822, m. Dec. 10, 1845, Elial B. Blake, res. in New York City, d. April 23, IS52. ABI- GAIL, b. Sept. 24, 1825, d. Dec. 4, IS33.
[17] LEWIS& RICHARDSON (ASA PARTRIDGE5, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Asa Partridge [12] and Hannah (Hill) Richardson, was born Nov. 23, 1785, in East Medway. He married, March 29, 1829, Abigail Mann Tyler, daughter of David and Abigail (Mann) Tyler. She was born Dec. 5, 1793. They resided in Medway. Mr. Richardson died May 19, IS72. Mrs. Richardson died Feb. 13, 1SS2.
The children were : ABIGAIL MARIA, b. Feb. 17, 1S22, m. April 19, 1S40, Addison? Richardson, vid. HANNAH AMELIA. b. June 5, 1824, m. Joseph C. Plimpton. LEWIS FITZLAND [24], b. Dec. 30, IS26. ELMIRA FRANCES, b. Jan. 29, 1S31, res. in Grafton, Mass. ELMEDA LUCRETIA, b. March, IS34, m. November, 1855, Hartwell J. Chick- cring, res. in Grafton, Mass., d. Oct. 5, ISS3.
[IS] JOSEPH& RICHARDSON (ABIJAHS, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Dr. Abijah [13] and Mercy (Daniels) Richardson, was born April 24, 1775, in East Medway. He married, 1795, Ama Adams, daughter of Olivers and Elizabeth (Adams) Adams. She was born 1777, in East Medway, where they resided.
The children were : HORACE [25], b. Sept. 23, 1795. CHARLOTTE, b. February, 1797, m. Eleazar Daniels, vid .; d. Nov. 17, IS40. AMY, b. 1799, m. June 25, IS40, Elisha Adams Jones, vid. MARIA, m. Seneca Hills, res. in Franklin, Mass. RICHARD [26], b. September, ISO2. MERCY, m. Horace Underwood. JOSEPH. OLIVER ADAMS, m. Mary Bingham, res. in Boston, Mass.
[19] ABIJAH& RICHARDSON (ABIJAHS, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN", JOHN1), son of Dr. Abijah [13] and Mercy (Daniels) Richardson, was born Nov. 21, 17SI, in East Medway. He married Olive Pond, daughter of Dr. Elisha and Olive (Dean) Pond. She was born Feb. 1, 17S2, in Franklin. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Richard- son died March 5, 1873.
The children were : FANNY, m. Joel Brooks. BETSEY, b. Sept. 13, 18IS, m. March 27, IS3S, Lewis Fisher, vid. ASA, who died young. TRYPHENA, who died in early life. OLIVE, who died young. ABIJAH [27], b. Aug. 12, IS25.
[20] JEREMIAH DANIELS& RICHARDSON (ABIJAH5, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Dr. Abijah [13] and Mercy (Daniels) Richardson, was born April 13, 1796, in East Medway. He married, Lorana Beals, daughter of Asa and Olive (Cheney) Beals. She was born May 24, 1So1, in Milford, Mass. They resided in East Medway, Mr. Richardson died March 17, IS75.
The children were : FRANCIS DANIELS [ES], b. May 1, 1821. CLARISSA HAWES, b. July 13, 1824. m. June 28, 1847, William Wallace Leland, res. in Sherborn, Mass. CHARLES LEWIS, b. May 14, IS38, res. in Boston, Mass.
[21] JOSEPH LOVELL" RICHARDSON ( EZRAS, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1). son of Ezra [14] and Jemima (Lovell) Richardson, was born March 29, 1787, in East Medway. He married. June 20, ISIt. Pearlee Richardson, daughter of Simeons and Elizabeth ( Jones) Richardson. She was born June 22, 1790, in East Medway, where
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they resided. Mrs. Richardson died Dec. 5, 1865. The Hon. Joseph L. Richardson died Nov. S, ISSO.
The children were : ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 14, IS12, m. June 11, 1832, Adams Dan- iels, d. Oct. 15, 1833. JEMIMA, b. March 20. 1814, m. April 3, 1838, Lyman Beecher Larkin, d. June 21, IS50. JOSEPH LOVELL [29], b. July 11, IS15. STEPHEN BAXTER [30], b. July 15, ISIS. JOHN PERLEY, b. March IS, IS24, d. Jan. 12, 1827.
[22] SILAS RICHARDSON (ELISHAS, DANIEL+, DANIEL3, JOHN?, JOHN1), son of Elisha [15] and Sarah ( Ellis) Richardson, was born May 9, 1792, in East Med- way. He married, Dec. 22, 18H1, Mary Carlton. She was born April, 1792, in Sutton, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Richardson died March 11, IS73.
The children were: AMA, b. Nov. 20, 1812, m. the Rev. John S. White, res. in Everett, Mass., d. April 5, 1885. ADDISON [31], b. Oct. 27, 1816.
[23] MOSES' RICHARDSON (HENRY®, SIMEONS, MOSES+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Henry [16] and Rebecca (Adams) Richardson, was born July 25, IS19, in East Medway. He married, Oct. 30, 1842, 1Kezia A. Fairbanks, daughter of Leonard and Abigail ( Harding) Fairbanks. She was born March 29, IS24, in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Kezia A. Richardson died Dec. 6, IS5S. Mr. Richardson married, April S, 1863, 2Martha M. Fussell, daughter of Jonathan F. and Martha (Roberts) Fussell. She was born Nov. 30, IS30, in Old Street, London, England.
The children were : HENRY SIMEON, b. Dec. 25, 1843, m. Dec. 8, 1867, Emma Howard, res. in Dedham, Mass. MARY ABIGAIL, b. Dec. IS, IS45, m. April 23, 1868, Henry Augustus Roberts, res. in Newton, Mass. JOHN ADAMS [32], b. Oct. 1, 184S. HESTER JENKYN, b. June 16, IS65. EVAN FUSSELL, b. March 9, 1867. EDITH MARIA, b. Sept. 26, 1870.
[24] LEWIS FITZLAND RICHARDSON (LEWIS6, ASA PARTRIDGE5, ASA+, JOHN3, JOIIN2, JOHN1), son of Lewis [17] and Abigail M. (Tyler) Richardson, was born Dec. 30, 1826, in East Medway, Mass. He married, April 14, 1854, Hester Roberts, daughter of Jonathan and Judith (Hall) Roberts. She was born Oct. 16, IS31, in Rome, Me.
The children were : ELMER, b. April 7, 1855. ANNIE FRANCES, b. April 14, IS57, m. Aug. 4, 1879, Arthur C. Mundon, res. in Boston, Mass. HESTER AMELIA, b. Dec. IS. 1863, m. June 7, ISS5, Frederic R. Chadwick, res. in Attleboro, Mass.
[25] HORACE? RICHARDSON ( JOSEPH6, ABIJAHS, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN ?. JOHN1), son of Joseph [18] and Ama (Adams) Richardson, was born Sept. 23, 1795: in East Medway. He married Catharine Draper. She was born in ISoo, in Dedham, Mass. They resided in Medway. Mr. Richardson died Dec. 25, 1856. Mrs. Richard- son died June 1, 1861.
The children were : GEORGE. JOSEPH. HORACE ROBBINS [33]. EMMA, m. - Prentice, res. in Chicago, Ill.
[26] RICHARD RICHARDSON ( JOSEPH6, ABIJAHS, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Joseph [IS] and Ama (Adams) Richardson, was born September, 1802, in East Medway. He married ' Eliza Bullard, daughter of John Bullard. She was born in Sherborn, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Eliza Richardson died Dec. 5, 1844. Mr. Richardson married 2 Elizabeth Baker, daughter of John and Mary E. (Holbrook) Baker. She was born in Boston, Mass. Mr. Richardson died June 2, I SS4.
The children were : ELIZA B. MARY B., d. Sept. 15, ISSI.
[27] ABIJAH RICHARDSON (ABIJAHR, ABIJAH3, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Abijah [19] and Olive (Pond) Richardson, was born Aug. 12, IS25, in East Medway. He married, Nov. 20, 1844, Frances Maria Manning, daughter of Jonas and Mary Wright Manning. They resided in East Medway and in Lawrence, Mass.
The children were : ABIJAH FRANCIS, b. Nov. 12, 1845, m. 1869, Margaret Fitz- patrick, res. in Boston, Mass., d. Dec. 16, IS72. ALVAN MANNING, b. April 23, 1848, in. October, 1876, Clara M. Bullard. MARY ALICE, b. Jan. 28, 1850, m. Nov. 15, 1875, Arthur D. Marble, res. in Lawrence, Mass. BENJAMIN COOLIDGE, b. March 13, IS52, d. Aug. 31, 1873.
[28] FRANCIS DANIELS: RICHARDSON ( JEREMIAH DANIELS®, ABIJAH5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN", JOHN1), son of Jeremiah D. [20] and Lorana (Beals) Richardson. was born May 1, IS21, in East Medway. He married, Nov. 21, 1842, 1 Betsey Fisher
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Bullard, daughter of Elijah Bullard. She was born Dec. 10, ISzo, in Medfield, Mass. Mrs. Betsey F. Richardson died May 4, 1854, in Oakland, Cal. Mr. Richardson mar- ried, June 7, 1856, 2Mrs. Laura Ann Abbott, nee Bullard. They reside in Woodside, Long Island, N. Y.
The children were : EDWARD FRANCIS, b. Oct. 17, 1843, m. Maggie Lawrence, res. in Corona, L. I. JEREMIAH DANIELS, b. Dec. 4, 1845, m. Wilhelmina Augusta Ward, res. in Corona, L. I. ABBOTT, b. June 3, 1852, d. Jan. 16, 1853.
[29] JOSEPH LOVELL? RICHARDSON ( JOSEPH LOVELL®, EZRAS, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Joseph Lovell [21] and Pearlee (Richardson) Richard- son, was born July 11, 1815. He married Sylvia Pond Partridge, daughter of Eleazar and Mary (Fisher) Partridge. She was born in Franklin, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Richardson died Feb. 13, ISS5.
The children were : GEORGE LOVELL [34], b. March 9, 183S. JOSEPH HENRY [35], b. June 7, 1840. ELLEN MARIA, b. May 3, 1842, m. Casper Lavater Russell, d. March 5, 1873.
[30] STEPHEN BAXTER' RICHARDSON (JOSEPH LOVELL6, EZRA3, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Joseph Lovell [21] and Pearlee (Richardson) Richard- son was born July 15, ISIS, in East Medway. He married, June 21, 1842, Laurette New- ton Howe, daughter of George and Lydia (Perry) Howe. They resided in Nashua, N. H.
The children were : JANE ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 27, 1847, m. Jan. 15, 18So, James E. Muir. INFANT SON, b. Nov. 2, 1851, d. Nov. 3, IS51. CHARLES ADDISON, b. Nov. 21. 1856, d. Sept. 9, IS57. LAURA ALICE, b. Feb. 19, 1859, m. July 17, ISS3, George H. Moulton, res. in Dorchester, Mass.
Memoranda. Mrs. Laura Alice Moulton furnished the engraving of her grandfather, the Hon. Joseph Lowell Richardson. Vid. p. 424.
[31] ADDISON' RICHARDSON (SILAS", ELISHA5, DANIEL 4, DANIEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Silas [22] and Mary (Carlton) Richardson, was born Oct. 27, 1816, in East Medway. He married, April 19, 1840, Abigail Maria Richardson, daughter of Lewis6 and Abigail (Tyler) Richardson. She was born Feb. 17, IS22, in East Med- way, Mass. Mr. Richardson died March 28, ISS3.
The children were : ABIGAIL MARIA, b. July 30, 1841. m. Dec. 25, 1859, Joseph S. 8 Adams, vid. ADDISON WARREN, b. June 14, IS43, m. Harriet A. Brown, res. in Bos- ton, Mass. ALBERT EDGAR, b. Dec. 13, 1844, m. Josephine A. Brown, res. in Boston, Mass. AMA FRANCES, b. June 5, 1846, m. April 14, 1866, Albert Robbins Daniels, vid. ALIDA LILLIAN, b. July 9, IS50. ARTHUR CARLTON, b. Dec. 28, IS58, d. Sept. 20, IS62. ARTHUR CLARENCE, b. Oct. 19, 1861, d. Sept. 23, IS62.
[32] JOHN ADAMS& RICHARDSON (MOSES", HENRY6, SIMEONS, MOSES+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Moses [23] and Kezia A. (Fairbanks) Richardson, was born Oct. 1, IS48, in East Medway. He married, May 23, 1871, Francisca De Witt Boyd, daughter of Amos Hawes and Rachel P. (Butler) Boyd. She was born May 17, 1844, in East Medway. They reside in West Medway.
The children were : ALICE K., b. Aug. 19, 1873. LOUIS B., b. April 30, 1876. ISABEL B., b. June S, 1877. IRVING L., b. Dec. 10, 1SS2. JENNIE M., b. June 5, ISS4, d. March 25, ISS5.
[33] HORACE ROBBINS& RICHARDSON (HORACE7, JOSEPH6, ABIJAH', ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Horace [25] and Catherine (Draper) Richardson, was born in Medway. He married, Jan. S. 1852. Hannah Daniels, daughter of Cyrus and Louisa (Whitney) Daniels. She was born March 23. 1829. in Medway, now Mil- lis. They resided in Cambridge, Mass.
The children were : HORACE, b. May 16, 1856. LouisA, b. Sept. 17, 1862.
[34] GEORGE LOVELL& RICHARDSON ( JOSEPH LOVELL", JOSEPH LOV- ELL6, EZRA5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN?, JOHN!), son of Joseph Lovell [29] and Sylvia Pond (Partridge) Richardson, was born March 9, 1838, in East Medway. He married, Dec. 6, 1864, 1Amelia Butler Boyd, daughter of Gen. Amos Hawes and Rachel (Butler) Boyd. She was born Sept. 26, 1839, in Franklin, Mass. They resided in Abington, Mass. Mrs. Amelia B. Richardson died July 19, 1879. Mr. Richardson married, Dec. 21, 1881, 2 Alice Amelia Giles. daughter of Jesse Howard and Louisa (Ford) Giles. She was born in Abington, Mass.
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The children were : JOSEPH LOVELL, b. Nov. 5, 1865. FRED BOYD, b. Sept. 1, IS70. [35] JOSEPH HENRY' RICHARDSON (JOSEPH LOVELL", JOSEPH LOVELL". EZRA5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN?, JOHN1), son of Joseph Lovell [29] and Sylvia Pond (Partridge) Richardson, was born June 7, 1840, in East Medway. He married, Dec. 6, 1866, Annie Eliza Tucker, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Joshua Thomas and Mary Oland (Stibbs) Tucker. She was born July 7, 1839. in Rushville, Ill. They resided. in Chicago, Ill., and in East Medway. Mrs. Richardson died Oct. 11, ISS2.
The children were : MARY LOUISE, b. May 23, IS6S, d. May 23, IS6S. EDITH Ross, b. Nov. 16, 1869. d. Feb. 22, IS71. HARRY TUCKER, b. Dec. 26, 1871.
JACOB ROBERTS (EVAN, LEWIS), son of Evan and Hester (Fussell) Roberts, was born in London, England. He married, May, 1844, Mary Augusta Church, daughter of Nathan Church. She was born in Fairhaven, Mass. They resided in Fairhaven, East Medway, and Auburndale, Mass.
The children were : HENRY AUGUSTUS, b. IS45, m. April 23, IS6S, Mary Abigail Richardson, res. in Newton, Mass. WILLIAM BROWN, b. IS47; m. IS72, Isabella Walker Boyd. MARY AGNES, b. 1851, d. 1853. GEORGE HERBERT, b. IS54, m. Sept. 16, ISSO, Mrs. Elmira M. Harding, nee Harding, res. in Auburndale, Mass. HELEN OLIVIA, b. 1856. JOSEPH ARTHUR, b. IS60.
RICHARD ROCKWOOD was a planter in 1636, in Dorchester, Mass. The exact date of his arrival in America is unknown. He probably came from Wey- mouth, Dorsetshire, England. He was twice married. Mrs. Agnes Rockwood, his first wife, died May 9, 1643, in Braintree, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died in 1660, and his second wife, Mrs. Ann Rockwood, died in 1664.
[1] NICHOLAS? ROCKWOOD, son of Richard and Agnes Rockwood, was born as early as 162S. He married Jane Adams. They settled in Braintree, Mass. Mrs. Jane Rockwood died Dec. 15, 1654. Mr. Rockwood married, July 16, 1656, 2Margaret Holbrook. They removed to Medfield prior to 1666, and settled in that part which became Medway. Mrs. Margaret Rockwood died April 23. 16;0. Mr. Rockwood married 3 Silence -- , who died Nov. 9, 1677. Mr. Rockwood died Jan. 26, 16So.
The children were : SAMUEL, m. Dec. 15, 1671, 1Hannah Ellis; m. 2Sarah - d. Dec. 172S. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. S, 1651, d. Dec. 5, 1747, in Wrentham. JOSIAH, m. May 9, 1677, Mary Twitchell. res. in Mendon, Mass. ELIZABETH, b. April 3, 1657, m. 1678, 2John Partridge, vid. JOSEPH, b. 1659, m. April 2, 1679. Hannah Partridge res. in Swansea, Mass .. d. July 21, 1693. JOHN [2], b. Feb. 12, 1662. NATHANIEL, b. Feb. 23, 1665, res. in Wrentham, Mass., d. Sept. 24, 1721. ISAAC, b. July 22, 1667, d. Oct. 11, 1677.
[2] JOHN3 ROCKWOOD (NICHOLAS?, RICHARD1), son of Nicholas [1] and Margaret (Holbrook) Rockwood, was born Feb. 12, 1662, in Medfield, Mass. He married, July 19, 16SS, Bethia Twitchell, daughter of Benjamin Twitchell. She was born in Dorchester, Mass. They resided in Medfield, afterward Medway. Mrs. Bethia Rockwood died Jan. 1, 1706-7, Mr. Rockwood married ?Sarah Adams, daughter of Jonathan2 and Elizabeth (Fussell) Adams. The Rev. John Rockwood died Dec. 16, 1746. Mrs. Sarah Rockwood died May 17, 1758.
The children were : BETHIA, b. Aug. 26, 1689, m. Aug. 25, 1712. William Burgess. JOHN, b. October, 1690, d. April 16, 1703. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 15, 1692, m. Hannah -, res. in Oxford, Mass. : d. October, 1774. SAMUEL [3], b. April 15, 1695. BENJAMIN [4], b. Nov. 19, 1697. DEBORAH, b. April 7, 1700. HEZEKIAH [5], b. March 1, 1702. JOHN, b. Dec. 26. 1706, m. Hannah Fisher, res. in Hopkinton, Mass.
[3] SAMUEL4 ROCKWOOD ( JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, RICHARD1), son of John [2] and Bethia (Twitchell) Rockwood, was born April 15, 1695, in East Medway. He married Mary White. She was born in Mendon, Mass. They resided in West Medway, on land assigned to George Barber in 1659, a half mile southeast of Winthrop Pond. Mr. Rockwood died Jan. IS, 1754.
The children were : SAMUEL, b. May 3, 1724, m. Nov. 7, 1750. Sarah Pierce; she was esteemed a witch. TIMOTHY. b. May 23, 1727, m. Elizabeth Perry, res. in Hollis- ton, Mass. AsA, b. Dec. 28, 1734, m. Sybil Littlefield, res. in Holliston, Mass. MOSES [6], b. May 19, 1737. NATHAN, b. Nov. 15, 1739. AARON, b. March S, 1743, d. in the Revolutionary Army, near Ticonderoga.
[4] BENJAMIN+ ROCKLAND (JOHN', NICHOLAS?, RICHARD1), son of John
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[2] and Bethia (Twitchell) Rockwood, was born Nov. 19, 1697, in Medfield, Mass. He married Rachel Morse, daughter of Benoni and Rachel (Bullard) Morse. She was born May 30, 1702, in Medfield, Mass. They resided in Medway and removed to Grafton, Mass.
The children were : BENJAMIN, b. Nov. IS, 1723, m. May, 1750, Ruth Adams. RACHEL, b. July 5, 1737:
[5] HEZEKIAH+ ROCKWOOD ( JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, RICHARD1), son of John [2] and Bethia (Twitchell) Rockwood, was born March 1, 1702, in Medfield, after- ward Medway. He married Esther They resided in Medway, on what is now known as the Oak Grove Farm, Millis, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died. Mrs. Esther Rockwood married, May 7. 1767, John Wilson, res. in Dedham, Mass.
The children were : JOSIAH. b. April 7, 1733. d. Oct. 20, 1762. SETII, b. April Io, 1737, d. Sept. 15, 1761. AMos, b. May 22, 1739. d. Feb. 26, 1747.
[6] MOSES' .ROCKWOOD (SAMUEL+, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, RICHARD1), son of Samuel [3] and Mary (White) Rockwood, was born May 19, 1737, in West Medway. He married 1Lydia Ellis, daughter of Timothy and Harriet (Adams) Ellis. She was born Nov. 29, 1736, in Medway. They resided in West Medway. Mrs. Lydia Rock- wood died. Mr. Rockwood married 2Hannah Ellis, a sister of his first wife.
There was a son : MOSES [7].
[7] MOSES ROCKWOOD (MOSES5, SAMUEL4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, RICHARD1), son of Moses [6] and Hannah (Ellis) Rockwood, was born in West Medway. He married, July 1, 179S, Lois Johnson, daughter of Joseph and Mercy (Cozzens) Johnson. She was born June 3, 1767, in Holliston, Mass. Mr. Rockwood died Feb. 4, IS25.
The children were: SIMEON, b. Sept. 21, 1799. m. Melatiah Clark. JOHNSON, d. young. HANNAH ELLIS, b. Dec. 11, 1802, m. George Blake. CALVIN, m. Elizabeth Marsh, res. in Holliston, Mass. ELIZA, m. Newell Lovering. MosEs, b. March 24, ISog, m. Adeline Johnson, res. in Holliston, Mass.
DANIEL ROCKWOOD (PETER6, ELISHA5, BENJAMIN4, NATHANIEL3, NICH- OLAS2, RICHARD1), son of Dea. Peter and Sabra Parnell, was born in Medfield. Mass. He married, Nov. S, 1854, Eliza Daniels, daughter of Dea. Paul and Eliza (Breck) Daniell. She was born Feb. 2, 1831, in East Medway. They resided in Medway.
THOMAS SANFORD, son of AAnthony and Jane Sanford, of Stowe, Gloucester- shire, England, came to America, and arrived in Boston between 1631 and 1633, be- ing of the "John Winthrop Colony." He received lands in Dorchester, Mass., both in 1634 and 1635, and became freeman March 9. 1637. In 1639 he removed to Milford, Conn., where his name appears in the earliest records as prominent among the founders of that town. He was associated with Governors Treat, Lute, Buckingham, and other leading men of those times. His second wife, Mrs. Sarah Sanford, died May, 16SI, and a few months later, October, 16St, Mr. Sanford also died.
EPHRAIM SANFORD, the youngest son of Thomas and Dorothy (Meadows) San- ford, was the progenitor of the Sanfords in Medway. Ephraim Sanford married, Nov. 16, 1669, Mary Powell, daughter of Thomas Powell. E.g., of New Haven, Conn. They had a son, Samuel Sanford, who married, 1695, Hannah Baldwin, daughter of Nathan- iel Baldwin, of Milford, Conn. Samuel Sanford was very wealthy. David Sanford, son of Samuel and Hannah (Baldwin) Sanford, married, in 1730, Rachel Strong, daughter of Elnathan Strong. David and Rachel (Strong) Sanford were the parents of the Rev. David Sanford, pastor of the Second Church of Christ, in Medway.
[1] DAVID SANFORD (DAVID', SAMUEL", EPHRAIM2, THOMAS1), son of David and Rachel (Strong) Sanford, was born Dec. 11, 1737, in New Milford, Conn. He married, Aug. 14, 1757, Bathsheba Ingersol, daughter of Moses and Catherine Ingersol. She was born June 5, 1738, in Great Barrington, Mass. The Rev. Mr. Sanford died April 7, 1810. Mrs. Sanford died.
The children were : DAVID, b. Jan. 6, 1760, res. in Great Barrington, Mass., d. July 19, IS41. PHILO [2], b. Sept. 7, 1761. CLARISSA, b. Nov. 20, 1763, m. Feb. 4, 1793, the Rev. John Morse, res. in Green River, N. Y. : d. March 15, IS50. in Pompey Hill, N. Y. ELINIU, b. Jan. 28, 1766. m. 1 Hannah Metcalf ; m. 2Betsey Fisher, res. in Oxford, Mass. ICHABOD, b. Oct. IS, 1768, res. in Belchertown, Mass. BATHSHEBA, b. Feb. 14, 1770, m. Feb. 4, 1793, the Rev. Ethan Smith, res. in Haverhill, N. II. ; d.
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Memoranda. Mrs. Bathsheba Sanford was a sister of Mrs. Hopkins, the wife of the Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D. D.
The Rev. Ethan and Bathsheba (Sanford) Smith had several children who died in infancy. Those who lived to maturity were: Myron, b. 1794, d. ISIS. Lyndon Arnold, b. Nov. 11, 1795, in. Nov. 20, 1823, Frances L. Griffin, res. in Newark, N. J. ; d. Dec. 15, 1865. He graduated from Dartmouth College in IS17, and was a physician. Stephen Sanford, b. 1797, res. in Westminster and Warren, Mass. ; d. Oct. 2S, IS; 1. He was a minister. Carlos, b. 1799, graduated IS22, from Union College, N. Y. ; pastor for many years in Ohio. Grace Fletcher, b. IS03, in. J. H. Martyn ; d. IS40. Sarah Towne, m. IS41, the Rev. J. H. Martyn. She was an authoress of much repute, d. IS79. Harriet, b. 1807, in. IS30, the Rev. William H. Sanford, pastor of the Congregational Church in Boylston, Mass. Ellen Chase, b. IS12, m. IS37, the Hon. Charles B. Sedgwick, res. in Syracuse, N. Y. ; d. 1846.
[2] PHILO SANFORD (DAVIDS, DAVID4, SAMUEL3, EPHRAIM2, THOMAS1), son of the Rev. David [1] and Bathsheba (Ingersol) Sanford, was born Sept. 7, 1761,. in West Medway. He married Lydia Whiting, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Partridge) Whiting. She was born Aug. 22, 1764, in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Sanford died IS35. Mrs. Sanford died.
The children were : NATHANIEL WHITING, m. Hannah -, res. in New York City. PHILO, m. Martha Druce, res. in Newark, N. J. DAVID [3], b. Aug. 28, ISO1. CLARISSA, m. Aug. 16, 1826, the Rev. Levi Packard, res. in Spencer, Mass. SEWALL [4], b. 1791. JOANNA, m. Nov. 16, 1820, Joel Partridge, vid. LYDIA, m. the Rev. Mr. Eaton. BATHSHEBA, In. Horace Holden, Esq., res. in New York City. STEPHEN, m. Maria Fisher. EDMUND.
[3] DAVID" SANFORD (PHILO6, DAVID5, DANIEL4, SAMUEL3, EPHRAIM2, THOMAS1), son of Philo [2] and Lydia (Whiting) Sanford, was born Aug. 28, 1801, in Medway. He married, July 22, 1S2S, 1 Sarah Parkhurst Daniels, daughter of Obed and Sarah (Parkhurst) Daniels. She was born in Holliston, Mass. They resided in New Market, N. H., Dorchester, Mass., and Medway. Mrs. Sarah P. Sanford died Jan. 6, 1860. The Rev. Mr. Sanford married, March 19, 1861, 2Mrs. Adeline P. Patrick, née Davis, daughter of Isaac and Polly (Rice) Davis, and widow of John Patrick, of War- ren, Mass. The Rev. Mr. Sanford died Dec. 17, IS75. Mrs. Adeline P. Sanford re- moved to Northboro, Mass.
The children were : HARRIET NEWELL, m. July 11, IS56, Eleazar Thompson. DAVID BRAINARD, m. Dec. 10, 1855, Nancy J. Allen. HENRY MARTYN, d. May 14, 1836. HARLAN PAGE. SARAH DANIELL, m. Sept. 9, 1862. the Rev. Calvin Cutler. res. in Auburndale, Mass., d. May 11, 1873. MARY CODMAN, m. Sept. 7, IS70, the Rev. Richard Winsor. EDMUND INGERSOLL. MARTHA ELIZABETH, m. Aug .. IS, IS75, the Rev. Calvin Cutler, res. in Auburndale, Mass. NATHANIEL EMMONS.
[4] SEWALL' SANFORD (PHILO6, DAVID5, DAVID+, SAMUEL3, EPHRAIM2, THOMAS1), son of Philo [2] and Lydia (Whiting) Sanford, was born 1791, in Medway. He married, 1812, Edena Holbrook, daughter of Joseph and Amelia (Fisher) Hol- brook. She was born Dec. 25, 1786, in Bellingham, Mass. They resided in Medway. Mr. Sanford died April, IS31. Mrs. Sanford died Jan. 7, 1876.
The children were : MILTON HOLBROOK, b. Aug. 29, IS13, m. IS36, 1Anna T. Dav- enport; m. 2Cordelia Riddle, res. in New York City, d. Aug. 3, ISS3, in Newport. R. I. EDWARD SEWALL, b. March 17, 1817, m. Mary Downing, res. in New York City, d. Sept. 9, 1SS2, in Glenolden, Penn. GEORGE FRANCIS, d. IS52. EDENA JANE, m. 1842, Richard M. Le Favor, res. in Medway.
PETER SHUMWAY was the earliest of the family in this country. The tradi- tion current in the family from early date is that the first immigrant in America, of the name of Shumway, was a Huguenot exile from France. His name appears in the earliest records of Essex County, Mass., and is spelled Shamway, which corresponds so nearly in sound with the French name " Chamois," pronounced Shamwah, that support is given to the traditional nationality of the name. Peter Shumway settled about 1660, in Topsfield, Mass. Mention is made of him in the ancient records as doing service in the Narragansett war. He was at the taking of the Indian fort, Dec.
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19, 1675, in Rhode Island. His son, Peter? Shumway, removed in 1713, to Oxford, Mass. Amos3 Shumway, the youngest son of Peter2 Shumway, was born in 1722, and Jabez4 Shumway, the eldest son of Amos3 Shumway, was the first of the name to settle in Medway.
[1] JABEZ+ SHUMWAY (AMOS3, PETER2, PETER1), son of Amos and Ruth (Parker) Shumway, was born Aug. 15, 1746, in Oxford, Mass. He married, March 29, 1775, Olive Penniman, daughter of James and Abigail (Clark) Penniman. She was born Feb. 24, 1751, in East Medway. They resided in West Medway. Mr. Shumway died June 30, 1821. Mrs. Shumway died Sept. 17, IS23.
The children were : OLIVE, b. Nov. 22, 1777, d. March 4, 1778. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 20, 17So. OLIVE, b. Feb. 28, 1783, m. Sept. 29, 1803, Thomas Adams, d. Sept. 25, 1881. AMOS [2], b. March 27, 1787. RUTH, b. Feb. 4, 1793, m. Nov. 29, 1815, William Adams.
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