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JOSHUA NORCROSS Ind. Dec. 4, 1844, Calista K. Cooper, dau. of Horatio and Betsey (Gale) Cooper, of Alstead, N. H. He is a farmer, and cultivates the farm formerly of his father and grandfather, which has been in posses- sion of the family above one hundred years.
I. Darwin J., b. Oct. 24, 1846; d. July 3, 1869.
II. Herbert H., b. July 25, 1848.
III. Helen M., b. Nov. 11, 1849; d. July 23, 1851.
IV. Otis H., b. May 8, 1851.
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VI. Anna C., S b. March 9, 1853.
VII. Abby Jane, b. Oct. 6, 1856.
HON. AMASA NORCROSS, a lawyer in Fitchburg. ( Vide p. 350.) He md. June 1, 1852, S. Augusta Wallis, dau. of Benjamin and Rebecca Wallis, of Ashby, Mass., who d. March 4, 1869.
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I. Ella A., b. June 24, 1854.
II. Nelson H., b. Aug. 9, 1859; d. May 18, 1863.
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The Page families in Rindge have been very numerous, and nearly all have belonged to the same general family. The following registers will indicate in what manner they were related. They were descendants of John Page, who with wife Phebe came from Dedham, England, in 1630, and settled in Watertown. He was the first constable of that town, being appointed by the court in 1630, and was admitted freeman May 18, 1631. He d. Dec. 18, 1676, aged about 90 ; his widow d. Sept. 25, 1677, aged 87. John Page, his son, was b. 1630, and admitted freeman 1652. About 1662 he removed to Groton, Mass., where he md. May 12, 1664, Faith Dunster, who d. April 3, 1699. About 1676 he returned to Watertown, and is supposed to be the John Page who represented the town in the General Court in 1700. Samuel Page, the second son of John and Faith (Dunster) Page, was b. in Groton June 4, 1672, and became the first settler of Lunenburg, Mass. For several years his family were the only inhabitants of that township, and he received the title of "Governor," since he was presumed to control the whole town. Among his children were Nathaniel and Joseph, who subsequently settled in this town, and are numbered 1 and 15. Another son of John and Faith (Dunster) Page was Jonathan Page, b. in Watertown June 24, 1677. He removed to Groton, and there by wife Mary had eight children. He d. Oct. 10, 1751. Faith Page, his dau., b. Nov. 6, 1707, was the wife of Jeremiah Norcross, of Lunenburg, and the mother of three sons and two daus., who came to Rindge. Joseph, their third son, b. Oct. 22, 1714, also removed to Rindge, and is numbered 45. Faith Dunster, the wife of John Page, was named in the will of President Dunster, of Harvard University, and is styled his " cousin Faith Dunster." At that time cousin had the meaning of relative, as that word is now used. She may have been a cousin german, or perhaps a more distant relative.
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LIEUT. NATHANIEL PAGE, son of Gov. Samuel and Martha Page, md. in Lunenburg, Dec. 25, 1733, Mercy Gould, b. in Topsfield, Jan. 17, 1712, dau. of Thomas and Mercy (Sumner) Gould, and an aunt of Jacob and Benjamin Gould, who settled in Rindge. He was one of the original proprietors under the Masonian Charter. In the distribution of the lots, he drew 21 and 22 in the tenth, and 11 in the eighth range. He settled about 1760 upon the two lots first named, in the extreme north- west corner of the town. He was a man of character and influence, and was frequently named in the choice of important committees. He d. 1779. His will is dated Aug. 26, 1779, and was entered in probate soon after. His wife survived him, but the date of her death is unknown. His children were b. in Lunenburg.
I. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 7, 1734; d. Aug. 12, 1756.
II. Mercy, b, June 26, 1736; md. John Simonds, q. v.
III. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 15, 1738; d. young.
IV. Abner, b. March 30, 1740; d. young.
v. John, b. July 16, 1741. ++
VI. Moses, b. April 5, 1743.
VII. . Aaron, b. July 13, 1744; d. May 28, 1746. VIII. Samuel, b. July 26, 1747.
Ix. Sibyl, b. April 19, 1749; md. Samuel Stanley, q. v. x. Rachel, b. Jan. 21, 1751.
XI. Prudence, b. March 29, 1752; md. John Dean, son of Rev. Seth Dean, q. v.
XII. Reuben, b. Feb. 3, 1754. He was five times in the Revolutionary army. ( Vide pp. 108, 110, 126, 140, 164.) After the war he settled in Corinth, Vt., where his descendants are numerous.
XIII. Caleb, b. May 11, 1756. For a record of his pro- tracted service in the Revolution, vide pp. 126, 136, 141, 167. He was md. in 1780, or previous, but no record of the marriage has been discov- ered.
JOHN PAGE removed with his father to this town, and was proprietor of a lot of land. In the autumn of 1762 he removed to Coos Meadows, now Haverhill, N. H., and there md. Hannah Greene, by whom he had four sons, John, William, Samuel, and Stephen. John, the eldest, b. in Haverhill, May 21, 1787, was Governor of New Hampshire 1839, 1840, and 1841. Among his children is the Hon. John A. Page, at present and for several years Treasurer of the State of Vermont.
JOSEPH PAGE, a brother of Lieut. Nathaniel, and prob- ably his senior, was employed as chainman when the town of Lunenburg was first surveyed, and became proprietor :
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of a lot of land in that town, which was purchased for him by his father. Torrey's "History of Fitchburg" errone- ously states that he "resided all his days in Lunenburg." He removed to Rindge in 1767. He md. Dec. 3, 1730, Deborah Gould, b. in Topsfield Sept. 23, 1707, a sister of the wife of his brother Nathaniel. She d. 1767, the year of his removal to this town. His ten children were b. in Lunenburg; I., III., and Iv. d. young.
II. Deborah, b. April 11, 1733; md. Joseph Platts, of Rindge, q. v.
v. Hannah, b. March 22, 1739.
VI. Elizabeth, b. April 24, 1741; md. Thomas Wright, of Lunenburg; md. (2d) Joseph Platts, q. v.
VII. Amos, b. June 2, 1743; lived in Lunenburg, and left a large number of children.
VIII. Joseph, b. June 22, 1745; resided a few years in Rindge.
IX. Susannah, b. April 24, 1747; md. John Wether- bee, of Rindge, q. v.
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ABIJAH PAGE, youngest son of Joseph, md. April 21, 1784, Mary Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan and Mary (Holden) Sawtell, g. v. He resided between the residence of Gil- man P. Wellington and Converseville. He d. July 19, 1836, aged 87.
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II. Joseph, b. Nov. 2, 1786. +
III. Polly, b. June 15, 1788; d. young.
IV. Lucinda, b. Jan. 26, 1790; md. Capt. Leonard Wellington, g. v.
v. Betsey, b. Oct. 20, 1792; d. young. VI. Maria, b. Dec. 1, 1794; d. unmd. Oct. 7, 1827. VII. Phinehas, b. -; md., 1822, Mary Spaulding, of Townsend, Mass. A few years after his mar- riage he removed to Pennsylvania, where he d., about 1866, leaving several children.
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LEVI PAGE md. July 21, 1811, Betsey (Johnson) Stearns, widow of Bartholomew Stearns, of Winchendon, and dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Sanderson) Johnson, of Winchendon. Her father was a brother of Nathan Johnson, Senior, of Rindge. By her former marriage she had one dau., Eliza, b. about 1810. A few years after marriage they removed to Winchendon.
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I. Charles, b. Sept. 25, 1812.
II. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 7, 1814.
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III. Samuel, b. -; md. Sept. 19, 1842, Mary Ann Woodbury, dau. of Nathan Woodbury, g. v. For several years they resided in Rindge. He was the first who employed machinery in the manufacture of nest-boxes in this town. He now lives in Winchendon.
JOSEPH PAGE, a farmer, and at this date, Dec. 31, 1874, the oldest man living in Rindge; md. March 11, 1810, Mary Wilder, of Sterling; she d. May 31, 1870, aged 87. I. Edward Wilder, b. March 20, 1811; d. unmd. June 14, 1835.
II. Susan, b. Nov. 12, 1812; md. May 8, 1838, Abel Stratton, of Athol, Mass. He d. about 1852, and she resides in Brighton, Mass.
1. Edward P., b. 1839; enlisted in 6th N. H. Vols., Nov. 28, 1861; d. at Annapolis, Md., Jan. 14, 1862.
III. Sarah Whiting, b. Oct. 12, 1816; md. Dec. 6, 1844, Willard Howard, of Windham, Vt. He d. leaving three sons and two daus., and, with her children, she continues to reside upon the farm.
IV. Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1818; md. - Brown, and was divorced ; md. (2d) - Miller, and resides in Canton, Ill.
v. Mary, b. Aug. 24, 1820; md. Dec. 30, 1847, Sam- uel W. Robbins, son of Samuel Robbins, q. v. They reside in Peoria, Ill.
VI. Abigail D., b. Sept. 29, 1822; md. May 21, 1845, Gardner T. Rand, son of Gates Rand, g. v.
VII. Murtha, b. Aug. 17, 1824; md. Milton W. Arm- strong. Resides in Jaffrey.
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Ezra, b. Jan. 30, 1827; a farmer; resides upon the farm with his father, near the New Ipswich line. He md. May 9, 1850, Lucy Ann Wetherbee, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah Wetherbee, of West Townsend, Mass.
1. Herbert Arthur, b. Feb. 6, 1853.
2. Infant, b. and d. Nov. 13, 1859.
3. Harlow Elbridge, b. July 14, 1861; d. Oct. 10, 1864.
LIEUT. JOSEPH PAGE, son of Jonathan and Mary Page, was b. in Groton' Oct. 22, 1714; md. Nov. 21, 1739, Abi- gail Shedd, dau. of Daniel and Abigail Shedd, of Groton. Late in life they removed from Groton to Rindge, and resided with their children. The following dates of their decease are copied from grave-stones in the cemetery. He d. March, 20, 1799; she d. April 26, 1812.
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1. Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1740.
HI. Jonathan, b. July 22, 1742.
III. Abigail, b. Feb. 23, 1743.
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v. Susannah, b. June 29, 1747; md. Capt. Salmon Stone, q. v.
VI. Eunice, b. July 1, 1749; d. July 13, 1749.
VII. Silas, b. Aug. 26, 1750, and wife Eunice removed to this town in 1776. He was a member of Capt. Stone's company 1777. His name is not found on the tax list of 1793, or at a later period.
1. Silas, b. May 4, 1774.
2. Richard, b. Jan. 21, 1776.
3. Solomon, b. in Rindge May 21, 1778.
4. David, bap. in Rindge Oct. 22, 1780.
VIII. Rebecca, b. Jan. 22, 1753; md. John Earl, q. v.
IX. Maria, b. May 17, 1755.
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XI. Prudence, b. March 9, 1760; md. Enos Lake, q. v.
DANIEL PAGE md. Feb. 9, 1768, Abigail Johnson, and removed to this town previous to 1780, where he d. Sept. 14, 1831, aged 86. His wife d. Aug. 26, 1819. The three eldest children were b. in Groton.
I. Abigail, b. July 11, 1768.
II. Sarah, b. Feb. 26, 1770; d., unmd., Oct., 1857.
III. Ephraim, b. March 4, 1772; md., 1824, Sarah Henderson.
IV. Nathan, -; md. Dec. 27, 1808, Betsey Towne. v. Elias, b. Aug. 14, 1781. +
LEMUEL PAGE enlisted into the army six times, which made nearly a continuous service during the Revolution. ( Vide pp. 108, 110, 126, 136, 141, 164.) He was a fifer, and became a major musician. He md. Dec. 10, 1778, Sarah Demary, dau. of John Demary, g. v. She d. Oct. 7, 1797, and he md. (2d) June 26, 1798, Polly Paige, of Hardwick, Mass., b. July 26, 1766, a descendant of Nathaniel Paige, of Roxbury, and later of Bedford, Mass., where he d. April 12, 1692. In 1816 Major Page removed to Surry, N. H., where he d. Sept. 30, 1822. His widow d. Nov. 26, 1853, aged 87. Their children were b. in Rindge.
I. Lemuel, b. Jan. 20, 1780; md. Jan. 27, 1812, Clar- issa Whitney, dau. of Dr. Isaiah Whitney, q. v. He was a captain in the war of 1812, and a colonel of militia, and resided in Burlington, Vt., where he d. May 8, 1825, and his widow md. Joseph Jones, Esq., of Troy, N. H .; she d.
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Feb. 16, 1844. Four of their seven children d. in infancy. (1) Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 28, 1815; md. John Duncklee, of Philadelphia, Pa .; (2) Harriet F., b. 1817; md. Leonard Johonnett, of Burlington ; (3) Lemuel W., b. April 30, 1821; md., 1842, Susan Sanders, b. Feb. 18, 1820, dau. of John Sanders, now of Rindge; md. (2d), 1873, Carrie E. Hemenway. They reside in Burlington.
II. Luther, b. Jan. 17, 1782; md. Aug. 25, 1803, Mary Carlton, dau. of James Carlton, q. v .; settled in Westfield, Vt., and subsequently removed to Derby, Vt., where he d., leaving no children.
III. Ira, b. March 3, 1790; d. May 10, 1790.
IV. Ira, b. March 23, 1792; removed to Westfield, Vt.
v. Infant, b. Oct. 7, 1797 ; d. same day.
Children of second wife (VIII. and Ix. d. young) : -
VI. Gilman, b. June 20, 1799; md. Louisa Robinson, who was b. Sept. 28, 1800; she d. Nov. 2, 1869. In 1821 he removed to Boston, where he con- tinues to reside.
1. Calvin Robinson, b. March 16, 1829.
2. James Henry, b. March 17, 1831.
3. Charles Gilman, b. Dec. 6, 1833; d. 1835.
4. Charles Jewett, b. Aug. 6, 1837.
5. Mary Louisa, b. July 24, 1841.
VII. Joseph Warner, b. Jan. 31, 1803; md. in Surry, Jan. 29, 1829, Caroline Joslin, b. in Walpole, N. H., Dec. 8, 1806; she d. in Boston, Nov. 22, 1865. Mr. Page has resided in Boston since 1823, and there his three children were b.
1. George Washington, b. Nov. 5, 1829.
2. Luke Joslin, b. June 25, 1834.
3. Albert Kidder, b. July 3, 1839; d. July 3, 1863.
ELIAS PAGE md. July 9, 1803, Olive Smith, and resided in the north-west part of the town. He d. May 16, 1843; his wife d. April 30, 1842.
I. Olive, b. Nov. 2, 1803; md. James L. Demary, q. v. II. Sewell, b. July 16, 1805; resides unmd. in Leomin- ster, Mass.
III. Esther, b. Aug. 4, 1807 ; md. James L. Demary, q.v. IV. Seba, b. Nov. 19, 1811; md. William W. Graves.
v. Prudence, b. Jan. 14, 1814; resides unmd. in Lunenburg, Mass.
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v1. Jonathan, b. March 6, 1816; ind. March 28, 1839, Lorinda HI. Porter; resides in Jaffrey.
VII. Abigail, b. Oct. 18, 1818; md. June 20, 1843, David G. Graves.
VIII. Elias, b. June 14, 1822; md. April 30, 1845, Sarah MeIntire; resided in Rindge until 1873.
Ix. Betsey, b. Jan. 17, 1826; mnd. Dec. 31, 1854, John Fairbanks, of Lunenburg.
x. Cynthia, b. Nov. 3, 1827 ; md. Jonas P. Bartlett, and d. in Lexington, Mass., May 14, 1864.
JOHN PAGE, parentage not known, perhaps the son of John and Mary (Parker) Page, who was b. June 9, 1743. If so, he was a nephew of Lieut. Joseph Page, No. 45 of this register. He md. in Groton, Oct. 29, 1767, Esther Lawrence, dau. of Jonathan and Esther Lawrence. Re- sided a short time in Groton and in Shirley, and removed to Rindge in 1775. In 1776 he served in Col. Baldwin's regiment. ( Vide p. 126.) Dec. 21, 1788, they were dis- missed from the church in Rindge, and recommended to the church in Reading. The State is not named in the records.
I. Molley, b. in Groton June 15, 1768; md. Josiah Sawtell, q. v.
II. Esther, b. in Shirley Oct. 15, 1769; md. Jesse Davis, g. v.
III. Thomas, b. in Shirley, Nov. 21, 1771.
IV. Prudence, b. in Shirley June 12, 1774. v. John, b. in Rindge Sept. 9, 1776.
VI. Edmund, b. in Rindge Nov. 9, 1778.
VII. Jonathan, b. in Rindge May 3, 1781; md. June 11, 1807, Rebecca Sawtell, dau. of Jonathan, q. v ..
SAMUEL PAGE is said to have descended from Samuel, another son of John, the emigrant, but it is possible that he was the son of Lieut. Nathaniel, No. 9 of this register, who returned to Rindge after a brief residence in Tops- field. Whatever may have been his parentage, it is cer- tain that he md. in Topsfield, Mass., Oct. 1, 1771, Molley Towne, and removed to the farm now of Willard C. Brig- ham in that or the following year, where he continued to reside until 1798, when his name disappears from the tax lists and other records.
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I. Samuel, b. in Topsfield Nov. 11, 1771; d. Sept. 15, 1776.
II. Dorcas, b. in Rindge April 23, 1773; d. Aug. 24, 1776. III. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 22, 1774; d. Sept. 15, 1776. ( Vide p. 147.)
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SERGEANT, Or SARGENT, PAGE (his Christian name was spelled in many ways) was in Rindge and taxed every year from 1793 to 1819. Perhaps he was here at an earlier date. The tax list of 1793 is the oldest list preserved. He came from Jaffrey, and settled in the north-west part of the town. It is presumed that he had other children than those named.
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I. Amos B., b. previous to 1786.
II. Reuben, b. previous to 1788; md. Sept. 7, 1807, Polly Wheeler, of Jaffrey. Child of Reuben Page d. in Rindge 1817, and he was taxed in this town until 1818.
SAMUEL PAIGE was not related to the foregoing fami- lies. He was a brother of the wife of Capt. Solomon Cutler, and was descended from Nathaniel, of Bedford, Mass., a son of Nathaniel, the emigrant. He came to Rindge previous to his marriage, and remained several years, when he removed to Plymouth, Vt. In the few original signatures which I have discovered he spelled his name as here written, but the clerks have generally trans- cribed the name to correspond with the more numerous families of Page. He md. Nov. 23, 1775, Molley Hutch- inson, of Bedford, by whom he had three or more children.
I. Rebecca, b. in Rindge, Jan. 4, 1778.
II. Benjamin, b. in Rindge, June 7, 1780; settled in Ludlow, Vt .; was a captain.
III. Samuel, bap. in Rindge, July 25, 1784; settled in Plymouth, Vt .; was a colonel.
DR. ASHER PALMER (vide Chapter XVII.) md. April 7, 1774, Esther Dean, dau. of Rev. Seth Dean. After a residence of a few years in Rindge he d., at an early age, in Stonington, Ct., from whence he came. It is not certain whether at the time of his death he had removed, or was temporarily absent, from this town. His widow md. (2d) Capt. David Main, a goldsmith, of North Ston- ington, Ct., by whom she had five children.
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IV. John, b. Dec. 2, 1776. v. Francis, b. Oct. 4, 1778. VI. Molley, b. Oct. 15, 1780. VII. Jacob, b. March 27, 1783. VIII. Abel, b. Jan. 30, 1785. IX. Samuel, b. Feb. 23, 1788.
x. Betty, b. May 13, 1794.
XI. Phinehas, b. Feb. 16, 1798.
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1. Rial, md. Eunice Palmer, dau. of Moses Palmer. They resided in North Stonington. They had six children.
1. Chester.
2. Ann, b. about 1815; md. B. A. Atwell ; resides in Madison, Wis.
3. Robert P., resides in Wisconsin.
4. William.
5. Edwin C., b. July 26, 1821; an intelligent gentleman ; a physician in Portage City, Wis.
6. Louisa.
II. Chandler.
III. Fenner, was md. and had seven children.
IV. Saxton, had sons, Stanton B. and other children. v. Rhoda.
JONATHAN PARKER, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Peirce) Parker, of Groton, Mass., grandson of Samuel and Abigail (Lakin) Parker, and great-grandson of James and Eliza- beth (Long) Parker, of Woburn, Chelmsford, and Groton, was b. in Groton Jan. 1, 1722. His father and mother both d. Sept. 21, 1723. He md. July 12, 1743, Eleanor, or Ellen, Hunt, dau. of Samuel and Dorothy (Bulkley) Hunt, of Littleton, Mass., and a sister of Peter Hunt (No. 21 in Hunt Register). They removed to Rindge in 1760. It was stated upon page 70 that they had one son. There was also a son Benjamin, and perhaps Samuel, who were b. before that date. It is possible that for a year or more, about 1770, the family resided elsewhere. If so, they soon returned, and he had the care of the meeting-house for several years. Soon after 1780, however, their names disappear from the records, and their residence was prob- ably in Jaffrey.
I. Jonathan, Jr., b. April 19, 1744. ( Vide p. '373). He md. July 6, 1769, Hannah Stanley, dau. of Capt. Jonathan and Abigail (Gould) Stanley, of Rindge, q. v. Four children b. in Rindge.
1. Abigail, b: May 16, 1770; d. Sept. 13, 1770.
2. Daughter, b. June 14, 1771; d. same day.
3. Ellen, b. May 15, 1781.
4. Sarah, b. June 2, 1783.
II. Benjamin, b. - -; was a member of Capt. Thomas' Company in 1776, and was credited by the town for ten months' service.
III. Samuel, b. -; he was also in the service (vide pp. 108, 110, 126) ; md. April 9, 1777, Hannah Platts, dau. of Ens. Joseph Platts. It is sup-
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posed that he was a son of Jonathan. Two children were b. in Rindge.
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2. Jonathan, b. Jan. 9, 1781.
JOSEPH PARKER, parentage unknown, md. July 3, 1792, Rezinah Rand, dau. of Col. Daniel Rand, and resided in Rindge until 1819, when he removed to Fitch- burg.
I. Susan H., b. Sept. 29, 1792; md. Isaac Bartlett, and resided in Worcester, Mass., where she d. June 12, 1852.
II. Hitty L., b. July 24, 1794; md. Simeon Smith, and lived in Fitchburg.
1. William P., resides in Winchendon.
QUINCY PARKER resided on the old road to Ashburn- ham, upon land now owned by Cephas A. Bush. They removed 1821 from Princeton, Mass. They had several children, and perhaps all are not named. He d. Sept. 27, 1828, aged 55, and the widow returned to Princeton.
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PAYSON.
EDWARD PAYSON, probably the common ancestor of all bearing the name in New England, was received to the church in Roxbury, Mass., previous to 1637; was an owner of land in 1639; and admitted to free- man's oath May 13, 1640. He md. Aug. 20, 1640, Ann Park, dau. of William and Martha (Holgrave) Park; she d. Sept. 10, 1641, and he md. (2d) Jan. 1, 1641-2, Mary Eliot, dau. of Philip, and a niece of the Apostle Eliot; she d., his widow, March 24, 1697, aged 76. Samuel Payson, the tenth or the eleventh child of the emigrant, Edward, and Mary (Eliot) Payson, was bap. Sept. 21, 1662; md. June 14, 1688, Mary Phillips, dau. of Rev. Samuel Phillips, of Rowley, and sister of Rev. George Phillips, of Brook Haven, L. I. He lived in Dorchester, where he was constable 1699, selectman 1700, '6, "7, '9. He d. Nov. 24, 1721; his widow d. April 20, 1725. His will, dated three days previous to his death, gives to his son Phillips, then "seeking a liberal education, his silver cup and great Bible and £80, of which £20 should be paid when he had taken his second degree, and £60 five years afterwards." The son, Phillips Payson, thus provided for, was b. in Dorchester, Feb. 29; bap. March 12, 1704-5; graduated at Harvard 1724, and, after teach- ing a short time, was ordained at Walpole, Mass., Sept. 16, 1730. He md. Dec. 5, 1733, Anne Swift, b. July 5, 1706, dau. of Rev. John and Sarah (Tileston) Swift, of Framingham, and a sister of Rev. John
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II. William.
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Swift, Jr., of Acton. She was the mother of seven children, and d. Dec. 30, 1756. He md. (2d) 1757, published Oct. 9, Kezia (Bullen) Morse, b. Sept. 5, 1720, widow of Dea. Seth Morse, of Medfield, and dau. of John and Mehitabel (Fisher) Bullen. He d. in Walpole, Jan. 22, 1778, after a successful ministry of nearly fifty years, and about eight years after the death of his second wife. His children were: Mary, b. Nov. 22, 1734 ; d. Feb. 10, 1735; Phillips, b. Jan. 18, 1736, the distin- guished minister of Chelsea; Swift, b. Nov. 27, 1737 ; Samuel, b. April 26, 1739, a minister in Lunenburg; George, b. Sept, 27, 1741; d. Jan. 31, 1742; George, b. May 24, 1744; John, b. Jan. 6, 1746, the first set- tled minister of Fitchburg. (Vide p. 210.) By his second wife he had only one child : Seth, b. Sept. 30, 1758, for many years the able minister of Rindge. The date of the birth of the above are transcribed from the Walpole records, which give the date of the birth of Rev. Samuel Payson 1739, instead of 1738, which has generally been accepted as correct. This record has been mainly compiled from manuscript registers in the possession of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, and is undoubtedly correct. It also suggests a few inaccuracies in Gage's " Rowley," p. 77, and in other published accounts of the generations of this family. From other sources of information it appears that Rev. Edward Payson, of Rowley, who md. Elizabeth Phillips, was a brother of Samuel Payson, of Dorchester, who md. her sister, Mary Phillips. The mother of Rev. Seth Payson was a dau. of John Bullen, a granddau. of Ephraim and Grace Bullen, a great-granddau. of Dea. Samuel and Mary (Morse) Bullen, and a great-great-granddau. of Samuel Morse, the Puritan of Dedham and Medfield. She was a woman of great affliction. Her husband and two sons were drowned in fording Charles River, May 25, 1753 ; her only remaining son d. July 31 of the same year, leaving her only Judith, who d. unmd. about 1769. At her death, Seth, her only child by her second marriage, inherited the property left by Dea. Morse ; and his father, Rev. Phillips, was appointed guardian, April 27, 1770.
1 REV. SETH PAYSON, D. D., (vide pp. 205-215) md. Sept. 19, 1782, Grata Payson, a distant relative, not a cousin, as has been stated. She was a dau. and fifth child of Dea. John and Thankful (Howe) Payson, of Pomfret, Conn., b. May 15, 1757; d. March 3, 1827, aged 70. She was a lady of very superior abilities and attainments, which are revealed in a most striking manner in the memoirs of her son, Rev. Edward Payson, D.D.
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I. Edward, b. July 25, 1783; d. Oct. 22, 1827 (vide p. 331). He md., 1811, Ann Louisa Shipman.
1. Louisa Shipman, b. Feb. 24, 1812; md. Aug. 25, 1841, Rev. Albert Hopkins, pro- fessor at Williams College. She d. 1862. Their only son was killed in the war of the Rebellion.
2. Edward, b. Sept. 14, 1813; md. Oct. 3, 1848, Penelope Ann Martin ; she d. Nov. 16, 1867, leaving two sons: Edward P., b. July 16, 1849, a student-at-law; and William M., b. Aug. 18, 1852.
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