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The children were : ABIGAIL, b. July 24, 1774, d. Sept. 17, 1778. ELIZABETH, b. July 22, 1776, d. Sept. 18, 1778. MATILDA, b. Nov. 18, 1778, d. Jan. 29, 1785. KEZIA, b. Jan. 17, 1781. SOLOMON, b. March 8, 1783, m. Olive Morse, res. in Brookfield, Mass. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 12, 1785, m. 1Lowell Coolidge; m. 2Samuel Sanger, res. in Sherborn, Mass. HENRY [16], b. March 30, 1788. PEARLEE, b. June 22, 1790, m. June 20, 1811, Joseph Lovell® Richardson, vid. RHODA, b. Jan. 12, 1793, m. June 28, 1815, James" Daniels, vid. ORINDA, b. April 14, 1796. IRENE, b. April 14, 1796, m. Jan. 23, 1817, 1Obed Turner; m. March 10, 1835, 2Lewis Hawes ; m. 3Oliver Phillips ; d. March 1, 1875. SIMEON, b. March 16, 1799, m. Abigail Richardson.
[11] OLIVER& RICHARDSON (MOSES+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Moses [5] and Abigail (Allen) Richardson, was born Sept. 10, 1754. He married Vashti Ramsdell. She was born in Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Richardson died May 3, 1833. Mr. Richardson died July 4, 1845.
The children were : PRISCILLA, b. Dec. 2, 1775, m. 1Daniel Allen; m. 2- Manning, res. in Lexington, Mass. OLIVER, b. March 16, 1778, m. Matilda Partridge. CHARLES, b. May 26, 1780. IRA, b. Dec. 27, 1782. ABIGAIL, b. May 30, 1786, m. Joel Brown, res. in Brookfield, Mass.
[12] ASA PARTRIDGE5 RICHARDSON (ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Asa [6] and Abigail (Barber) Richardson, was born about 1746. He married Hannah Hill, daughter of John and Ruth Hill. She was born Oct. 16, 1741, in Sher- born, Mass. Mrs. Richardson died Sept. 8, 1813. Mr. Richardson died July 2, 1837.
The children were : AsA, b. July 12, 1768, m. 1 Catharine Adams; m. 2 Betsey Dexter; d. July 30, 1813. PERSIS, b. Nov. 27, 1769, m. 1790, Paul Metcalf, res. in Franklin, Mass. CHARLES, b. March 22, 1777. HANNAH, b. March 1, 1780, m. Feb. 1I, 1810, Elisha Adams Jones, vid .; d. Jan. 19, 1838. SILENCE, b. March 1, 1780. LEWIS [17], b. Nov. 23, 1785. WARREN, res. in Andover, Mass.
[13] ABIJAH& RICHARDSON (ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Asa [6] and Abigail (Barber) Richardson, was born Aug. 30, 1752, in East Medway. He married Mercy Daniels, daughter of Jeremiah and Mercy (Clark) Daniels. She was born Dec. 16, 1755, in East Medway, where they resided. Dr. Richardson died May 10, 1822. Mrs. Richardson died March 2, 1854.
The children were: BETSEY, b. April 2, 1773, m. 1793, Lewis Wheeler, vid. JOSEPH [18], b. April 24, 1775. ABIJAH [19], b. Nov. 21, 1781. MERCY, b. May 2, 1783, m. John Stedman, res. in Holliston, Mass. CHARLOTTE, b. July 28. 1785, d. Oct. 5, 1795. ABIGAIL, b. July 31, 1787. m. 1Asa Thayer; m. Jan. 1, 1829, 2 Zachariah Lovell, vid. MARY, b. March 29, 1789. ELIZA, b. July 2, 1791, m. April 30, 1823, Sylvanus® Adams, vid. TRYPHENA, b. June 9, 1794, m. Joseph Perry Leland, res. in Sherborn, Mass. ; d. July 5, 1837. JEREMIAH DANIELS [20], b. April 13, 1796.
Memoranda. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thayer had two sons, viz. : Abijah Richardson, b. Jan. 3, 1811, entered Amherst College in 1826, d. Oct. 24, 1830. Asa Clark, d. the following day, Oct. 25, 1830.
[14] EZRA& RICHARDSON (ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Asa [6] and Abigail (Barber) Richardson, was born March 17, 1760, in Medway. He married, 1786, 1Jemima Lovell, daughter of Joseph and Jemima (Adams) Lovell. She was born June 5, 1767, in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Jemima Richardson died Oct. 31, 1826. Mr. Richardson married, Nov. 15, 1827, 2Mrs. Lavinia Daniels, née Daniels, daughter of Moses and Abigail (Adams) Daniels, and widow of Israel Daniels. She was born Jan. 16, 1777, in East Medway. Mrs. Lavinia Richardson died Sept. 7, 1838. Mr. Richardson died Feb. 2, 1843.
The children were : JOSEPH LOVELL [21], b. March 29, 1787. JEMIMA, b. Nov. 30, 1788, m. April 21, 1808, Nathan Jones, vid. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1790, m. Aaron Wight. EZRA, b. Feb. 16, 1793, m. Mary Goodell, res. in Natick, Mass. AsA, b. Jan.
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2, 1795. SARAII, b. Sept. 24, 1796, m. April 25, 1821, the Rev. Alvan Bond, vid. ELI, b. March 20, 1800, d. 1800.
[15] ELISHA& RICHARDSON (DANIEL4, DANIELS, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Daniel [8] and Judith Richardson, was born Jan. 25, 1745, in East Medway. He mar- ried, 1773, Sarah Ellis, daughter of John and Sarah (Harding) Ellis. She was born in Medway, where they resided. Mr. Richardson died Aug. 17, 1810. Mrs. Richard- son died Jan. 31, 1843.
The children were : ELISHA, b. Feb. 4, 1779, d. March 16, 1779. MARCUS, b. Oct. 30, 1,80, m. Prudence Hill, res. in Bangor, Me., d. Jan. 13, ISSI. SARAII, b. March 19, 1785. HANNAH, b. Nov. 23, 1787, m. Dec. 1, 1808, Oliver Phillips, vid. AMA, b. Oct. 7, 1789. AARON, d. Nov. 3, 1803. SILAS [22], b. May 9, 1792.
[16] HENRY RICHARDSON (SIMEON5, MOSES4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Simeon [10] and Elizabeth (Jones) Richardson, was born March 30, 1788, in East Medway. He married, Jan. 6, 1814, Rebecca Adams, daughter of Micah6 and Mercy (Penniman) Adams. She was born May 15, 1792, in East Medway, where they resided. Mr. Richardson died Oct. 20, 1870. Mrs. Richardson died Dec. 26, 1871.
The children were : JASON, b. Sept. 12, 1814, d. Sept. 12, 1814. MARY A., b. March 5, 1816, d. July 22, 1837. MOSES [23], b. July 25, 1819. BETSEY, b. Aug. 9, 1822, m. Dec. 10, 1845, Elial B. Blake, res. in New York City, d. April 23, 1852. ABI- GAIL, b. Sept. 24, 1825, d. Dec. 4, 1833.
[17] LEWIS& RICHARDSON (ASA PARTRIDGES, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHNI), 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, 1872. Mrs. Richardson died Feb. 13, 1882.
The children were : ABIGAIL MARIA, b. Feb. 17, 1822, m. April 19, 1840, Addison" Richardson, vid. HANNAH AMELIA, b. June 5, 1824, m. Joseph C. Plimpton. LEWIS FITZLAND [24], b. Dec. 30, 1826. ELMIRA FRANCES, b. Jan. 29, 1831, res. in Grafton, Mass. ELMEDA LUCRETIA, b. March, 1834, m. November, 1855, Hartwell J. Chick- ering, res. in Grafton, Mass., d. Oct. 5, 1883.
[18] JOSEPH& RICHARDSON (ABIJAHIS, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOIIN1), 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, 1840. AMY, b. 1799, m. June 25, 1840, Elisha Adams Jones, vid. MARIA, m. Seneca Hills, res. in Franklin, Mass. RICHARD [26], b. September, 1802. MERCY, m. Horace Underwood. JOSEPH. OLIVER ADAMS, m. Mary Bingham, res. in Boston, Mass.
[19] ABIJAH& RICHARDSON (ABIJAH5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Dr. Abijah [13] and Mercy (Daniels) Richardson, was born Nov. 21, 1781, in East Medway. He married Olive Pond, daughter of Dr. Elisha and Olive (Dean) Pond. She was born Feb. 1, 1782, 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, 1818, m. March 27, 1838, Lewis Fisher, vid. ASA, who died young. TRYPHIENA, who died in early life. OLIVE, who died young. ABIJAH [27], b. Aug. 12, 1825.
[20] JEREMIAH DANIELS RICHARDSON (ABIJAHS, ASA4, 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, 1801, in Milford, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mr. Richardson died March 17, 1875.
The children were : FRANCIS DANIELS [28], 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, 1838, res. in Boston, Mass.
[21] JOSEPH LOVELL& RICHARDSON (EZRA5, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOIN1), son of Ezra [14] and Jemima (Lovell) Richardson, was born March 29, 1787, in East Medway. He married, June 20, 1811, Pearlee Richardson, daughter of Simeon® 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. 8, 1880.
The children were : ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 14, 1812, 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, 1850. JOSEPH LOVELL [29], b. July 11, 1815. STEPHEN BAXTER [30], b. July 15, 1818. JOHN PERLEY, b. March 18, 1824, d. Jan. 12, 1827.
[22] SILAS& RICHARDSON (ELISHA5, DANIEL4, DANIEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Elisha [15] and Sarah (Ellis) Richardson, was born May 9, 1792, in East Med- way. He married, Dec. 22, 1811, Mary Carlton. She was born April, 1792, in Sutton, Mass. They resided in East Medway. Mrs. Richardson died March 11, 1873.
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 (HENRY6, SIMEONS, MOSES4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Henry [16] and Rebecca (Adams) Richardson, was born July 25, 1819, in East Medway. He married, Oct. 30, 1842, 1 Kezia A. Fairbanks, daughter of Leonard and Abigail (Harding) Fairbanks. She was born March 29, 1824, in East Medway, where they resided. Mrs. Kezia A. Richardson died Dec. 6, 1858. Mr. Richardson married, April 8, 1863, 2Martha M. Fussell, daughter of Jonathan F. and Martha (Roberts ) Fussell. She was born Nov. 30, 1830, in Old Street, London, England.
The children were : HENRY SIMEON, b. Dec. 25, 1843, in. Dec. 8, 1867, Emma Howard, res. in Dedham, Mass. MARY ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 18, 1845, m. April 23, 1868, Henry Augustus Roberts, res. in Newton, Mass. JOHN ADAMS [32], b. Oct. 1, 1848. HESTER JENKYN, b. June 16, 1865. EVAN FUSSELL, b. March 9, 1867. EDITH MARIA, b. Sept. 26, 1870.
[24] LEWIS FITZLAND' RICHARDSON (LEWIS8, ASA PARTRIDGE5, ASA+, JOHN3, JOHN2, 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, 1831, in Rome, Me.
The children were : ELMER, b. April 7, 1855. ANNIE FRANCES, b. April 14, 1857, m. Aug. 4, 1879, Arthur C. Mundon, res. in Boston, Mass. HESTER AMELIA, b. Dec. 18, 1863, m. June 7, 1885, Frederic R. Chadwick, res. in Attleboro, Mass.
[25] HORACE" RICHARDSON ( JOSEPH6, ABIJAH5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, 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 1800, 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, ABIJAH5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Joseph [18] and Ama (Adams) Richardson, was born September, 1802, in East Medway. He married 1Eliza 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 2Elizabeth Baker, daughter of John and Mary E. (Holbrook) Baker. She was born in Boston, Mass. Mr. Richardson died June 2, 1884
The children were : ELIZA B. MARY B., d. Sept. 15, 1881.
[27] ABIJAH7 RICHARDSON (ABIJAH6, ABIJAHS, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Abijah [19] and Olive (Pond) Richardson, was born Aug. 12, 1825, 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, 1872. ALVAN MANNING, b. April 23, 1848, m. 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, 1852, d. Aug. 31, 1873.
[28] FRANCIS DANIELS' RICHARDSON ( JEREMIAH DANIELS6, ABIJAH5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Jeremiah D. [20] and Lorana (Beals) Richardson, was born May 1, 1821, in East Medway. He married, Nov. 21, 1842, 1Betsey Fisher
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Bullard, daughter of Elijah Bullard. She was born Dec. 10, 1820, 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 LOVELL6, EZRA5, 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, 1885.
The children were : GEORGE LOVELL [34], b. March 9, 1838. 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, EZRA5, ASA+, JOHN', JOHN?, JOHN1), son of Joseph Lovell [21] and Pearlee (Richardson) Richard- son was born July 15, 1818, 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, 1880, James E. Muir. INFANT SON, b. Nov. 2, 1851, d. Nov. 3, 1851. CHARLES ADDISON, b. Nov. 21, 1856, d. Sept. 9, 1857. LAURA ALICE, b. Feb. 19, 1859, m. July 17, 1883, 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 (SILAS6, ELISHAS, DANIEL 4, DANIELS, 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 Lewis8 and Abigail (Tyler) Richardson. She was born Feb. 17, 1822, in East Med- way, Mass. Mr. Richardson died March 28, 1883.
The children were : ABIGAIL MARIA, b. July 30, 1841, m. Dec. 25, 1859, Joseph S.8 Adams, vid. ADDISON WARREN, b. June 14, 1843, 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, 1850. ARTHUR CARLTON, b. Dec. 28, 1858, d. Sept. 20, 1862. ARTHUR CLARENCE, b. Oct. 19, 1861, d. Sept. 23, 1862.
[32] JOHN ADAMS& RICHARDSON (MOSES7, HENRY6, SIMEONE, MOSES+, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Moses [23] and Kezia A. (Fairbanks) Richardson, was born Oct. 1, 1848, 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 8, 1877. IRVING L., b. Dec. 10, 1882. JENNIE M., b. June 5, 1884, d. March 25, 1885.
[33] HORACE ROBBINS RICHARDSON (HORACE7, JOSEPHIS, ABIJAH5, ASA4, JOHN8, JOHN2, JOHN1), son of Horace [25] and Catherine (Draper) Richardson, was born in Medway. He married, Jan. 8, 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 LOVELL7, JOSEPH LOV- ELL6, EZRA5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1), 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, 1870. [35] JOSEPH HENRY& RICHARDSON (JOSEPH LOVELL", JOSEPH LOVELL6, EZRA5, ASA4, JOHN3, JOHN2, 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, 1882.
The children were : MARY LOUISE, b. May 23, 1868, d. May 23, 1868. EDITH Ross, b. Nov. 16, 1869. d. Feb. 22, 1871. 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 Angusta 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. 1845, m. April 23, 1868, Mary Abigail Richardson, res. in Newton, Mass. WILLIAM BROWN, b. 1847, m. 1872, Isabella Walker Boyd. MARY AGNES, b. 1851, d. 1853. GEORGE HERBERT, b. 1854, m. Sept. 16, 1880, Mrs. Elmira M. Harding, née Harding, res. in Auburndale, Mass. HELEN OLIVIA, b. 1856. JOSEPH ARTHUR, b. 1860.
RICHARD1 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] NICHOLAS2 ROCKWOOD, son of Richard and Agnes Rockwood, was born as early as 1628. He married 1Jane Adams. They settled in Braintree, Mass. Mrs. Jane Rockwood died Dec. 15, 1654. Mr. Rockwood married, July 16, 1656, 2 Margaret Holbrook. They removed to Medfield prior to 1666, and settled in that part which became Medway. Mrs. Margaret Rockwood died April 23, 1670. Mr. Rockwood married 3Silence -, who died Nov. 9, 1677. Mr. Rockwood died Jan. 26, 1680.
The children were : SAMUEL, m. Dec. 15, 1671, 1 Hannah Ellis; m. 2Sarah -; d. Dec. 1728. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 8, 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 (NICHOLAS2, RICHARD1), son of Nicholas [1] and Margaret (Holbrook) Rockwood, was born Feb. 12, 1662, in Medfield, Mass. He married, July 19, 1688, 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 2Sarah 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. 18, 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 8, 1743, d. in the Revolutionary Army, near Ticonderoga.
[4] BENJAMIN4 ROCKLAND (JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, 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, h. Nov. 18, 1723, m. May, 1750, Ruth Adams. RACHEL, b. July 5. 1737.
[5] HEZEKIAH ROCKWOOD ( JOHN', 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. SETH, b. April Io, 1737, d. Sept. 15, 1761. AMos, b. May 22, 1739. d. Feb. 26, 1747.
[6] MOSESS ROCK.WOOD (SAMUEL4, JOIN3, 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, NICHOLAS?, RICHARD1), son of Moses [6] and Hannah (Ellis) Rockwood, was born in West Medway. He married, July 1, 1798, 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, ISO2, 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, ELISIIA5, 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, IS31, in East Medway. They resided in Medway.
THOMAS SANFORD, son of Anthony 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. Ilis second wife, Mrs. Sarah Sanford, died May, 16SI, and a few months later, October, 1681, 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, Esq., 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, 1841. 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, 1850, in Pompey Hill, N. Y. ELIHU, 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. H .; d.
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April 5, 1835. STEPHEN, b. March, 1773. MOSES, b. Nov. 7, 1775. ELECTA, b. March 13, 1778. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 29, 1780, m. Betsey Wight.
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