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13. v. HORATIO G., b. 1823. He was a lawyer in Boston.
14. vi. CHARLES EDWARD, b. 1826. He was an architect in Boston.
PERRY.
JOHN PERRY, b. London, England, 1613; m. Joanna, dau. of Joseph Holland. Came to America about 1665 and settled at Watertown.
JOHN2 (John1), b. England; d. before 1725; m. Dec. 13, 1667, Sarah, dau. of John and Mary (Cassell) Clary [b. Oct. 4, 1647; d. Oct. 11, 1730]. JOHN3 (John2, John1), b. Mar. 3, 1670; d. before 1730; m. July 9, 1693, Sarah, dau. of William and Mary (Marblehead) Price of Water- town. Res. Cambridge.
JAMES4 (John3, John2, John1), b. Cambridge, Feb. 27, 1711/12; m. Lydia - -. Res. Cambridge.
JOHN5 (James4, John3, John2, John1), bapt. Jan. 19, 1755; d. Rindge, Aug. 7, 1834; m. (1) Feb. 28, 1775, Persis, dau. of Josiah and Sarah (Mead) Mizer of Watertown; (2) Nov. 22, 1781, Abigail, dau. of Jason and Abigail (Whit) Bigelow of Marlboro, Mass. [d. Sept. 11, 1818] ; (3) Feb. 17, 1820, Lucy, dau. of Isaac Weston [d. Jan. 15, 1857, ae. 98].
1. CHAUNCEY6 (John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. Feb. 8, 1788; d. Mar. 2, 1875 ; m. June 4, 1818, Abigail Stearns (10). They removed from Rindge to New Ipswich in 1823. Chil- dren :
3. i. JOHN PHILANDER, b. Feb. 23, 1819.+
4. ii. ALBERT, b. Dec. 17, 1820.+
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5. iii. ISAAC STEARNS, b. Sept. 19, 1822.++
6. iv. MARIA, b. Aug. 31, 1824; d. Apr. 20, 1902.
7. v. CHAUNCEY, b. June 4, 1826.++
8. vi. TIMOTHY, b. Nov. 7, 1829.+
9. vii. HERVEY, b. Apr. 23, 1831; d. May 19, 1831.
10. viii. ORPHA FIDELIA, b. Nov. 6, 1832; d. Mar. 8, 1856.
2. JASON BIGELOW6 (John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. Sept. 27, 1801; d. Feb., 1883; m. Nov. 11, 1828, Sally, dau. of Supply and Sally (Scripture) Wilson. Children :
11. i. MARY, b. Mar. 18, 1830; m. Dana S. Walker (18).
12. ii. ELIZA, b. Aug. 3, 1831; m. Julius A. Hale.
13. iii. SUSAN, b. Apr. 11, 1833; m. Washington Whittemore.
14. iv. JOHN WILSON, b. Apr. 17, 1835; m. Mary V. Cutter.
15. v. JAMES BIGELOW, b. Aug. 13, 1837; m. Arlette Tuttle.
16. vi. HARRIET, b. Sept. 22, 1839; m. Walter M. Flanders.
17. vii. SARAH, b. Sept. 12, 1842; m. Walter M. Flanders.
18. viii. JASON STANLEY, b. Jan. 8, 1847; d. Sept. 4, 1909; m. Elsie A. Page.
19. ix. JANE SOPHRONIA, b. Jan. 8, 1847.
3. JOHN PHILANDER? (Chauncey6, John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. Feb. 23, 1819; d. July 30, 1886; m. (1) Caro- line Thacher of Yarmouthport, Mass .; (2) 1869, Emma Rusch [b. at Elsinore, Denmark; d. Jan. 12, 1911]. Although ham- pered by very imperfect sight, Mr. Perry graduated at Dart- mouth College, 1842; some years afterward he was settled as pastor of the Swedenborgian church in Yarmouthport, Mass., remaining there eighteen years. The later years of his life were passed in New Ipswich, "the place most dear to him." Children :
20. i. JOHN CROMWELL, b. Dec. 29, 1870; m. Feb. 21, 1899, Esther C. Skinner. Res. Los Angeles, Cal. Children: i. Alice Winslow, b. Dec. 13, 1899. ii. Emilie Rusch, b. Mar. 18, 1901. iii. Esther Parsons, b. Apr. 26, 1903. iv. John Wor- cester, b. July 28, 1909; d. Apr. 25, 1910.
21. ii. CHAUNCEY RUSCH, b. May 6, 1872; m. June 21, 1896, Helen Mabel Tuttle. He is a structural engineer. Children: i. John Tuttle, b. Aug. 6, 1897. ii. Helen Margaret, b. Nov. 4, 1898. iii. Chauncey Valentine, b. Aug. 26, 1900. iv. George Nelson, b. June 21, 1905.
22. iii. EMILIE STEARNS, b. Dec. 18, 1873. Graduated from the Boston Normal Art School, 1900. At the present time residing as artist at Los Angeles, Cal.
4. ALBERT7 (Chauncey6, John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. Dec. 17, 1820; d. at New Ipswich, June 17, 1862; nı. May 12, 1853, Sarah B. Mills. He was pastor of the Con- gregational church in Stoughton, Mass., 1850-56, then failing
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health compelled him to relinquish his pastorate and he spent the remainder of his life in New Ipswich. Children :
23. i. MARY ALICE, b. Apr. 27, 1854; d. Apr. 12, 1883.
24. ii. HERBERT MILLS, b. Nov. 7, 1855; d. May 8, 1898. Graduate of Harvard College, 1880.
5. ISAAC STEARNS7 (Chauncey6, John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. Sept. 19, 1822; d. May 2, 1865; m. 1851, Fidelia Taft, dau. of Clark Raymond of Winchendon, Mass. [d. Sept., 1898]. A Congregational minister. Children :
25. i. ARTHUR CECIL, b. Apr. 10, 1852; m. May 2, 1872, Anna Marga-
26. ii.
ret Owen. Two children : Raymond Lee, Arthur Cecil, Jr. ELLA EVANGELINE, d. 1875.
27. iii. FLORA ADELINE, b. Oct. 1, 1855; m. H. S. Sawin. Two daugh- ters.
28. iv. HATTIE FIDELIA, b. Aug. 15, 1857; d. July, 1906; m. D. W. Bennett.
29. v. CARRIE MARIA, d. in infancy.
30. vi. ALBERT JOSEPH, b. July 16, 1861; m. Jessie Moore.
31. vii. ALICE JOSEPHINE, b. July 16, 1861; d. in infancy.
32. viii. JAMES RAYMOND, b. Apr. 20, 1863; m. Cora Wood.
7. CHAUNCEY7 (Chauncey6, John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. June 4, 1826; d. Oct. 10, 1912; m. June 4, 1857, Martha Frances Loring [d. Sept. 7, 1889]. Mr. Perry was admitted to the bar in the state of New York in 1853, and located in Brooklyn, where he ever afterward resided. In 1857 with his younger brother Timothy he formed the law firm of C. & T. Perry. He was for many years a member of the city board of education, and judge of the city police court. Chil- dren :
33. i. ALBERT LORING, member of the firm of C. & T. Perry.
34. ii. FREDERIC THATCHER, engaged in gold mining in Oregon.
35. iii. EDWARD MILLS, connected with the law department of the Title Guarantee and Trust Co. of New York.
36. iv. ANNIE PERRY, d. in infancy.
37. v. ELIZABETH HARRINGTON, has been one of the city board of education.
8. TIMOTHY7 (Chauncey6, John5, James4, John3, John2, John1), b. Nov. 7, 1829; d. Apr. 18, 1909; m. Jan. 15, 1861, Charlotte Thorne, dau. of William and Permelia (Thorne) Horton. For some years Mr. Perry taught in the public schools and later in the Academy of New Ipswich and won the lasting allegiance of his pupils. In 1857 he was admitted to the bar in Brooklyn, N. Y., and entered into partnership with his brother under the firm name of C. & T. Perry, making
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a specialty of the examination of titles to real estate. Since the death of the two brothers the firm is continued by their sons, but under the old firm name. Mr. Perry took a promi- nent part in the progressive movements of the city, and was valued as a counsellor and advisor. Children :
38. i. GEORGE HENRY, b. Aug. 9, 1862; m. June 28, 1901, Sarah E., dau. of Jonas P. Davis.
39. ii. CARRIE MARIA, b. Apr. 28, 1864; m. Feb. 22, 1893, Frank E. Fountain.
40. iii. CHARLES ELIHU, b. Aug. 24, 1866; d. Dec. 31, 1908; m. Oct. 24, 1895, Lillie V. Wilson. One daughter.
41. iv. MAY, b. Sept. 2, 1868.
42. v. JENNIE, b. Sept. 2, 1870.
43. vi. NELLIE, b. Oct. 28, 1872.
44. vii. FRANK JASON, b. Jan. 9, 1875; m. Sept. 12, 1903, Mabel Burke. Two children.
45. viii. LOUISE, b. Mar. 14, 1877; m. Feb. 21, 1899, James B. Crane. Two sons.
46. ix. FLORENCE, b. Aug. 28, 1879.
47. x. BELLE HORTON, b. Jan. 19, 1882.
PHELPS.
GEORGE1 PHELPS, b. Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England, about 1606; d. May 8, 1687; m. (1) 1637, Phillury, dau. of Philip Randall [d. Apr. 29, 1648]; (2) Widow Frances Dewey [d. Sept. 27, 1690]. He came to New England in 1630 and settled at Dorchester, Mass. He removed to Windsor, Conn., in 1635, and remained there until about 1670.
ABRAHAM2 (George1), b. Jan. 22, 1642; d. Jan. 25, 1728; m. July 6, 1663, Mary, dau. of Humphry and Mary (Hull) Pinney [b. June, 1644; d. July 25, 1725]. He res. at Windsor, Conn., where he held the office of captain.
ABRAHAM3 (Abraham2, George1), b. Mar. 6, 1665/6; d. Aug., 1733. Res. at Windsor and Canton, Conn.
ABRAHAM4 (Abraham3, Abraham2, George1), b. Canton, Conn., 1690. HENRY5 (Abraham4, Abraham3, Abraham2, George1), b. probably at Canton, Conn .; m. Sarah - -. Res. at Sutton, Mass.
HENRY6 (Henry5, Abraham4, Abraham3, Abraham2, George1), b. Aug. 13, 1752; m. Aug. 19, 1777, Lucy, dau. of Edward and Ruth Putnam [b. June 2, 1760; d. Apr. 25, 1848]. Res. at Sutton, Mass.
SIMEON' (Henry®, Henry", Abraham4, Abraham3, Abraham2, George1), b. Sept. 11, 1791; d. Aug. 6, 1842; m. (1) Mar. 4, 1820, Lavina, dau. of Caleb and Judah Putnam [b. about 1799; d. Jan. 15, 1827]; (2) Maria He res. at Sutton, Mass.
1. LORENZO CORYDON BEMAN8 (Simeon7, Henry6, Henry5, Abraham4, Abraham3, Abraham2, George1), b. Apr. 21, 1826; d. July 27, 1898; m. (1) Mary J. Miller of Peterboro [b. about 1832; d. Jan. 13, 1852]; (2) Oct. 17, 1854, Helen Maria, dau.
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of Joel and Sylvia (Leete) (Thomas) Judkins [b. June 23, 1835]. The early years of his manhood were passed in Peter- boro, whence about 1850 he came to New Ipswich, the home of his remaining life. For several years he was express mes- senger from New Ipswich to Boston, driving the passenger stage to Greenville. Afterward he had a livery stable, and later a stage route between Greenville and Peterboro, and also between New Ipswich and Wilton. Children :
2. i. LUCY J. M., b. Aug. 8, 1851; d. Feb. 24, 1852.
3. ii. HARRIE A., b. May 31, 1858; d. Aug. 20, 1862.
4. iii. WILBUR LEETE, b. Aug. 28, 1867; m. Apr. 26, 1892, Abbie Louise Balch (4). He is proprietor of a store in the build- ing at the corner of the Turnpike and the street past the Baptist church, for many years known as the site of the corner store. He has represented the town in the Legisla- ture, and for nearly twenty years has been town clerk and town treasurer.
PIERCE.
1. STEPHEN1 PIERCE, b. in New Ipswich about 1738 (?) ; d. 1819, ae. 81; m. Jan. 1, 1765, Lydia Whitney of Mason [b. 1743; d. 1806]. Children :
2. i. LYDIA, b. Jan. 24, 1768.
3. ii. STEPHEN, b. Jan. 4, 1770.
4. iii. OLIVE, b. Sept. 11, 1771; d. Sept. 29, 1775.
5. iv. DAVID, b. Oct. 22, 1773.
6. v. OLIVE, b. Oct. 15, 1775.
7. vi. LUCY, b. Sept. 26, 1777.
8. vii. ABIJAH, b. Aug. 27, 1779.
9. viii. REBECCA, b. July 12, 1782.
10. ix. NATHAN, b. Sept. 5, 1784.
11. x. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 24, 1787.+
11. JOSEPH2 (Stephen1), b. Apr. 24, 1787 ; d. Apr. 22, 1872; 111. 1811, Eleanor Gordon, dau. of Francis and Margaret (Watts) Mitchell [b. Nov. 25, 1792; d. Mar. 28, 1872]. He was constant in attendance at church on the Sabbath and also at the weekly prayer meeting. It was said of him that he had walked to religious service a distance that would have en- circled the earth nearly three times. Children :
12. i. ELEANOR A., b. Apr. 25, 1812; m. Apr. 10, 1844, Nathan Wetherbee.
13. ii. MARY ANN H., b. Aug. 3, 1813; m. Jan. 23, 1839, Aaron S. Bucknam (12).
14. iii. LYDIA ELMIRA, b. June 6, 1815; m. Mar. 1, 1843, Charles M. Smiley.
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15. iv. MARGARET A., b. May 21, 1817; d. Dec. 3, 1828.
16. v. OLIVE R., b. Mar. 22, 1819; m. William J. Winch.
17. vi. ELIZABETH S., b. Oct. 11, 1821; d. Nov. 11, 1828.
18. vii. STEPHEN J., b. Feb. 11, 1824; m. Maria Spaulding.
19. viii. EMILY P., b. Jan. 27, 1826; m. May 6, 1846, Lysander E. Russell.
20. ix. RICHMOND B., b. May 3, 1828; m. Mary J. Morse.
21. x. MARGARET M., b. Aug. 12, 1830; d. Nov. 7, 1877.
22. xi. LUCY MARIA, b. Aug. 23, 1832; m. W. B. Frizzell.
23. xii. CHARLES M., b. Apr. 5, 1835; d. Mar. 1, 1868; m. June 30, 1860, Sarah E. Howe (2).
PILLSBURY.
WILLIAM1 PILLSBURY, b. June 19, 1586; m. June or July, 1641, Dorothy Crosby. He came to New England about 1640, and settled at Dorchester, but removed to Newbury, Mass., in 1651.
MOSES2 (William1), b. 1645; d. 1701; m. (1) Mar., 1668, Susannah, dau. of Lionel Worth; (2) Priscilla
MOSES3 (Moses2, William1), b. of 1st m., July 4, 1672; d. Mar. 24, 1738; m. [pub. Feb. 5, 1698] Abigail Rolf.
EZRA4 (Moses3, Moses2, William1), b. Apr. 16, 1703; d. 1797; m. Nov. 10, 1727, Hannah, dau. of Henry Hale [b. May 8, 1709].
EZRA5 (Ezra4, Moses3, Moses?, William1), b. Apr. 18, 1740; d. Sept. 15, 1820; m. Nov. 29, 1759, Martha Bayley of Roxbury, Mass. He was one of the first settlers at Weare, N. H., where he lived and died. He was a selectman, and he gave Revolutionary service.
JOSEPH® (Ezra5, Ezra4, Moses3, Moses?, William1), b. Newbury, July 11, 1762; d. Jan. 26, 1841; m. Elizabeth Perkins of Weare [b. about 1768; d. Sept. 21, 1855]. He was a farmer at Wendell, where he died. He also served in the Revolution.
1. BENJAMIN C.7 (Joseph6, Ezra5, Ezra4, Moses3, Moses2, William1), b. New London, Dec. 29, 1804; d. Mar. 10, 1888; m. Sept. 27, 1832, Tamar Marble of Ashburnham, Mass. [b. about 1803; d. Mar. 29, 1889]. He was a farmer in Fitchburg, Mass., and Ashby, Mass., until 1840, when he came to New Ipswich and purchased the last farm in the town upon the road from Dr. Stillman Gibson's southerly to Ashby, (78, A. D.,) on which he wrought successfully for fifteen years. He was a leading citizen of that neighborhood and was a selectman, although on account of the location of his home arrangements were made by which his children attended school in Ashby, to which town he removed about 1856. Children :
2. i. MARY W., b. Oct. 4, 1834; m. May 18, 1854, J. Cushing Whit- ney, who succeeded to the occupancy of her father's farm.
3. ii. ELIZA C., b. Feb. 4, 1836; m. Jan. 4, 1858, Robert G. Bartlett.
4. iii. CHARLES WHITNEY, b. July 28, 1839; m. Dec. 31, 1861, Lucy J. Booth of Ashby, Mass., in which town he is a farmer.
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Children : i. Levi Burr, b. Dec. 24, 1862; d. Dec. 24, 1866. ii. Maria A., b. Aug. 22, 1864; m. Apr. 1, 1884, George R. Jaquith (4). iii. Merrick D., b. Sept. 21, 1866; m. Oct. 19, 1887, Lulu E. Alden; child, Blanche Louise, b. Nov. 27, 1891. iv. Martha U., b. Dec. 31, 1867; m. Nov. 29, 1888, W. R. Burnap of Ashby. v. Laura F., b. June 30, 1869; d. Nov. 22, 1886. vi. Frank R., b. Feb. 19, 1871. vii. Carl C., b. Aug. 2, 1880; d. July 2, 1882.
POLLARD.
THOMAS1 POLLARD, d. Apr. 4, 1724; m. Nov., 1692, his cousin, Mary Farmer [d. May 3, 1725]. He was son of William and Mary (Farmer) Pollard of Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He came to New England about the time of his marriage, and passed his life as a farmer in Billerica, Mass. He had fifteen children.
JOSEPH2 (Thomas1), b. May 3, 1702; d. about 1780; m. Abigail, dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah (Walker) Hill of Billerica [b. Apr. 9, 1714]. Res. in Nottingham West, (now Hudson, N. H.,) and Westford, Mass., whence he is said to have come to New Ipswich; but probably this was not the case; at least the town records give no indication of his residence, unless possibly for a short time in 1771-72.
1. JOSEPH3 (Joseph2, Thomas1), b. May 4, 1737; m. 1754, Ruth, dau. of Josiah and Susanna (Jaquith) Burge of Westford, Mass. [b. 1739]. He came to New Ipswich in 1764 and settled on the farm at the end of the road long owned by James Barr and later by William Wheeler, (64, N. L. O.) He removed to Keene about 1786, and thence to Plymouth, Vt. Children :
3. i. JOSEPH, b. about 1760. He left town a few years after at- taining his majority.
4. ii. RUTH, b. Dec. 4, 1767; d. June 22, 1801; m. Mar. 8, 1787, Timothy Fox, Jr. (2).
5. iii. JAMES, b. Oct. 9, 1769.
6. iv. MOSES, b. Feb. 29, 1772; d. Sept. 7, 1849; m. Jan. 4, 1796, Abigail Boynton (21). He removed to Plymouth, Vt., and there made his home. One of his children was Hon. James A., of Windsor, Vt., for many years superintendent of the State Prison.
7. v. SUSANNA, b. Sept. 15, 1774; d. Aug. 15, 1847; m. Feb. 5, 1798, David, son of Aaron4 and Tabitha (Upton) Felt of Tem- ple [b. Oct. 31, 1777; d. Ludlow, Vt., Oct. 7, 1852].
8. vi. SARAH, b. Jan. 1, 1777.
2. BENJAMIN3 (Joseph2, Thomas1), b. about 1742; d. about 1776; m. Apr. 2, 1768, Mercy, dau. of Joseph4 (Thomas3) and Dorothy Adams of Concord, Mass. [b. Jan. 25, 1746]. He came to New Ipswich with his brother or a little later, and erected a house midway between the site of the present Baptist
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church and the Dix tavern upon the spot now occupied by the Lee house. Its location, a little east from the brook, can still be determined. His widow married Jonas Whiting and their daughter, Mercy Whiting, occupied the house for many years. Children :
9. i. MILLY, b. June 15, 1774; d. 1777.
10. ii. THOMAS MIFFLIN, b. Dec. 2, 1776; m. 1804, Fanny, dau. of Aranah and Hannah (Leffingwell) Waterman. He lived in Enosburg, Vt., until 1833, when he removed to Missouri.
PORTER.
1. CHARLES1 PORTER, b. 1797 in Bradford, Mass .; d. New Ipswich, Dec., 1857; m. Susan Rogers of Newburyport [d. New Ipswich, about 1893]. He lived on Meeting-house Hill just above John Bucknam's. He was a shoemaker. Children :
2. i. HANNAH MERRILL, b. 1826; m. E. Chase Brooks.
3. ii. CHARLES CARROLL, b. 1828; removed to Westford 1849. Was a cigar maker.
4. iii. GEORGE HENRY, b. 1838; lived in various places, in Greenville in later years; was a painter ; m. Anna M. Babcock [b. 1839].
5. iv. ALBERT L., b. 1844; d. ae. two and one-half yrs.
PRATT (JOHN).
JOHN1 PRATT was of Malden, Essex County, England.
RICHARD2 (John1), bapt. in Malden, Parish of All Saints, June 29, 1615; left Gravesend Nov. 20, 1635; d. 1691; m. Mary
JOHN3 (Richard2, John1), b. Charlestown, Mass., 1655; d. June 3, 1708. THOMAS4 (John3, Richard2, John1), m. June 24, 1724, Lydia Lynde.
PHINEAS5 (Thomas4, John3, Richard2, John1), b. Aug. 29, 1740; m. (1) Mar. 8, 1764, Elizabeth Sargent; (2) Apr. 28, 1782, Phebe Upham.
1. PHINEAS6 (Phineas5, Thomas4, John3, Richard2, John1), b. June 16, 1766; d. Jan. 19, 1848; m. Feb. 6, 1788, Joanna6 Bucknam [b. Sept. 11, 1769; d. July 26, 1843]. Children :
2. i. PHINEAS, b. May 23, 1789; d. Dec. 9, 1865; m. Nancy Batchel- ler (26). Graduated at Bowdoin College; was a clergyman.
3. ii. ELIZABETH or BETSY, b. Apr. 17, 1791; d. Sept. 2, 1867; m. Sept. 29, 1811, Rev. Thomas Fletcher (85).
4. iii. JOANNA, b. Apr. 21, 1793; d. Apr. 23, 1878; m. - Breed.
5. iv. HANNAH, b. Nov. 12, 1795; d. June 1, 1847.
6. v. LUCINDA, b. Apr. 15, 1798; d. Apr. 19, 1879.
7. vi. NARCISSA TWEED, b. Oct. 15, 1800; d. July 20, 1885; m. May 22, 1823, Stephen Brooks (5).
8. vii. REBECCA, b. Nov. 16, 1803; d. Aug. 12, 1829.
9. viii. JOHN OTIS, b. June 21, 1805; d. May 20, 1808.
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10. ix. LOUISA, b. Oct. 21, 1807 ; d. Jan. 23, 1892.
11. x. MEHITABLE, b. Oct. 11, 1810; d. July 20, 1844; m. July 17, 1838, James Bucknam (13).
12. xi. APPHA MARIA, b. Dec. 21, 1812; d. Sept. 14, 1872; m. Almond Packard.
PRATT (JOSHUA).
JOSHUA1 PRATT came over in the third ship "Ann" in 1623, and was among the forefathers at Plymouth; m. Bathsheba Fay.
THOMAS2 (Joshua1), settled early at Watertown. Took the Freeman's oath, May 22, 1747.
EPHRAIM3 (Thomas2, Joshua1), b. at Sudbury, Nov. 1, 1687; m. 1708, Martha Wheelock. "He d. in Shutesbury May, 1804, ae 116. At the time of his death he could count 1500 descendants."
EPHRAIM4 (Ephraim3, Thomas2, Joshua1), m. Abiel Leonard.
MOSES5 (Ephraim4, Ephraim3, Thomas2, Joshua1), b. Aug. 12, 1765; d. June 4, 1855; m. Patty Banks.
1. WILLARD6 (Moses5, Ephraim4, Ephraim3, Thomas2, Joshua1), b. Nov. 8, 1803; d. Jan. 3, 1859; m. Feb. 16, 1828, Sophronia Goodspeed [d. Dec. 4, 1894]. Removed to New Ipswich, 1850. Children :
2. i. MARY A., b. Sept. 16, 1830; m. Slocum Colman.
3. ii. LAURA E., b. July 26, 1832; m. Joel Colman.
4. iii. SOPHRONIA C., b. Sept. 18, 1833; m. Stephen Brooks.
5. iv. CATHARINE W., b. Nov. 20, 1835; m. Philander Colman.
6. v. CHARLES H., b. July 14, 1838; m. Abbie W. C. Simonds (6).
7. vi. DAVID F., b. June 30, 1840; m. Helen Weston.
8. vii. OTIS P., b. May 12, 1842; m. Emma C. Ball.
9. viii. LOUISA L., b. May 27, 1844; m. William Hawkins.
10. ix. EDWARD W. C., b. Sept. 15, 1853.
PRATT (REUBEN).
REUBEN1 PRATT came from Westboro, Mass., to Fitzwilliam in 1768; d. Jan. 21, 1807, ae. 62; m. Ruth Williams.
JOSEPH2 (Reuben1), b. Aug. 19, 1769; d. July 5, 1857 ; m. Dec. 3, 1792; Sarah Hunt of Sudbury, Mass.
REUBEN3 (Joseph2, Reuben1), b. Sept. 22, 1793; d. Sept. 18, 1852; m. Nov. 9, 1815, Ruth Howe Stone [b. June 25, 1793; d. Nov. 10, 1860].
1. WARREN4 (Reuben3, Joseph2, Reuben1), b. Nov. 17, 1820; d. Apr. 1, 1909; m. (1) Susan C., dau. of Artemas and Mary (Chaplin) Beard [b. Nov. 9, 1822; d. Aug. 16, 1853] ; (2) Aug. 17, 1854, Seraph A., dau. of Noah and Sophia (Nichols) Miles [b. Apr. 20, 1833; d. Aug. 10, 1887]. He came from Fitzwil- liam to New Ipswich in 1854, but on account of failing eye-
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sight worked for a time as a carpenter, and then for thirty years was a manufacturer of cigar boxes at the mill on Starch Factory Brook. He was representative in 1885-87. Children :
2. i. FRANCIS WARREN, b. June 10, 1846; d. May 13, 1847.
3. ii. SUSAN MARIA, b. Oct. 30, 1848; d. Aug. 12, 1875; m. Fred Rideout. One son.
4. iii. ABBIE FRANCES, b. Dec. 3, 1850; d. May 12, 1886; m. Thomas G. Hudson. Two children.
5. iv. WILLIAM HENRY, b. June 27, 1853.
PRENTICE.
HENRY1 PRENTICE, prob. b. in England; d. June 9, 1654; m. (1) Eliza- beth -; (2) Joane - He was in Cambridge before 1640, and was also one of the Proprietors of Sudbury.
HENRY2 (Henry1), b. about 1651; m. Apr. 7, 1682, Mary Gove. He lived in Cambridge.
NATHANIEL3 (Henry2, Henry1), bapt. Dec. 11, 1698; d. Dunstable, Mass., Feb. 27, 1737; m. 1724, Mary, dau. of Judge William Tyng of Nashua, N. H. He was ordained in 1718 as minister of Dunstable, where he seems to have passed the remainder of his life.
WILLIAM HENRY4 (Nathaniel8, Henry2, Henry1), b. Dec. 2, 1728; d. Littleton, Mass., 1797; m. Sarah, dau. of Edward Edes of Boston. He was an "engineer."
1. NATHANIEL5 (William H.4, Nathaniel3, Henry2, Henry1), b. Boston, Dec. 15, 1755; d. Peterboro, N. H., Mar. 22, 1825 ; m. Anna Hoar (7). He learned the trade of a clothier in Westford, Mass., and came to New Ipswich, where his name first appears in 1777, and very soon he became a partner of John Warner in the "Clothier's Works and Fulling Mills" then recently erected on the site of the later "Waterloom" and "Mountain Mills" factories. Before many years he became sole proprietor and carried on the business until about 1800. He removed to Peterboro, where he passed the remainder of his life. Children-all probably b. in New Ipswich :
3. i. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Jan. 22, 1781.+
4. ii. NANCY, b. Feb. 22, 1783; m. Isaac Packard of Stoughton, Mass.
5. iii. POLLY, b. May 12, 1785; d. 1826; m. -.
6. iv. NATHANIEL, b. Apr. 2, 1787.
7. v. ALFRED, b. Sept. 2, 1789; d. Jan. 18, 1790.
8. vi. JOHN, b. Feb. 18, 1791; d. Nov. 21, 1802.
9. vii. ALFRED, b. May 5, 1793.
10. viii. PATTY, b. Sept. 27, 1795; d. Apr. 15, 1838; m. - Holbrook.
11. ix. SUMNER, b. Apr. 28, 1798; d. Sept. 18, 1843.
12. x. LONA, b. Sept. 18, 1800; d. June 18, 1846; m. Perham.
13. xi. LUCY, b. June 20, 1803; d. Aug., 1806.
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2. HENRY5 (William H.4, Nathaniel3, Henry2, Henry1), b. 1763; d. Feb., 1835; m. (1) - [d. soon]; (2) Mary Read of Littleton, Mass .; (3) Hannah Johnson of Andover, Mass. He came from Littleton to New Ipswich about 1790, but remained only a few years before removing to Hancock, where he was a clothier. In 1825 he removed to Jasper, N. Y., where he was a farmer, although to some extent continuing his former busi- ness. He had eight children, of whom only one was born in New Ipswich. Children :
14. i. POLLY, b. New Ipswich, July 27, 1792; m. 1831, Judge L. Ham- mond of Hammondsport, N. Y.
15. ii. JONATHAN REED, b. Sept. 18, 1795; d. Feb. 23, 1880; m. Sept., 1828, Maria J. Clark, of Bath, N. Y., d. Jan. 6, 1863. He was a clothier and a farmer at Jasper, N. Y. He was a deacon. Three children.
16. iii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. June 7, 1798; m. 1829, Mrs. Pamelia Six Whittemore of Hancock. He also was a deacon. children.
17. iv. SARAH, m. 1834, Dea. Jacob Manning. One daughter.
18. v. HANNAH ASENATH, m. Aug. 29, 1830, Earl Stone of Ashby, Mass. Res. at Jasper, N. Y., where he was a mason. Three children.
19. vi. LUCY EMILY.
20. vii. LYDIA, m. B. Franklin Hadley of Lyndeboro. Eleven children.
3. WILLIAM HENRY6 (Nathaniel5, William H.4, Nathaniel3, Henry2, Henry1), b. Jan. 22, 1781; m. in Boston, 1804, Sally Whipple [b. Nov. 24, 1784]. He left his native town soon after attaining his majority, and entered upon a business life, in which he in due time won a good success. He with two of his sons long constituted a firm doing an extensive business as coal dealers. Children-all born at Boston :
21. i. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Apr. 13, 1806; m. Feb. 29, 1828, Cynthia Kenna [b. at Boothbay, Me., Feb. 8, 1807]. He was a farmer at Bristol, Me. Ten children.
22. ii. GEORGE W., b. Feb. 22, 1808; m. Aug. 5, 1845, Lydia Brownell of Lowell [b. Oct. 22, 1825]. He was a partner in his father's business. Two children or more.
23. iii. JANE WHIPPLE, b. Aug. 19, 1809.
24. iv. LUCY YOUNG, b. Dec. 25, 1810; d. Mar. 25, 1845.
25. v. JOHN TYNG, b. June 8, 1812; d. July 18, 1819.
26. vi. SARAH ANN, b. Apr. 6, 1814.
27. vii. ADALINE, b. Jan. 22, 1816.
28. viii. THEODORE, b. Sept. 8, 1817; m. Nov. 12, 1844, Maria O. C. Wiley of Lynn [b. Apr. 9, 1824]. He was a partner in his father's business. One child or more.
29. ix. SUSAN TUTTLE, b. June 8, 1819.
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30. x. MARY YOUNG, b. Mar. 11, 1821.
31. xi. ANN SOPHIA, b. Nov. 23, 1823.
32. xii. LAURA WRIGHT, b. June 2, 1826.
PRESTON.
ROGER1 PRESTON, b. about 1614; d. Jan. 20, 1666; m. Martha -
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