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served for two years in the army with the Black Hawk expe- dition in the Northwest; then in 1833 he came to New Ipswich and made it the place of his life's activities, which, if not as extensive as those of his older brother, were hardly less di- versified, as for a time the products of his bakery were all known in a considerable circuit of towns, his brickyard fur- nished bricks of superior quality, and he was also engaged in blacksmithing, tailoring, tin work and basket-making. Child :
13. i. ALBERT SUMNER, b. Apr. 23, 1842.++
8. STEPHEN HENRY8 (Stephen7, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. Dec. 16, 1839; m. Nov. 25, 1863, Emma Frances, dau. of James A. and Mary (Falk) Halsted of New York city [b. Nov. 11, 1845 ; d. Dec. 31, 1906]. He was a broker until 1899, and has since been engaged in literary pursuits. Res. at Tarrytown and later at Yonkers, N. Y. Children :
14. i. MARION ADELAIDE, b. Mar. 19, 1865; m. Nov. 11, 1886, William T., son of Noah W. and Permelia H. (Thayer) (4) Farley. 15. ii. ALICE EMMA, b. Nov. 19, 1869; m. (1) Dec. 12, 1891, Frank Secor, son of Amos and Mary Elizabeth Abbott of An- dover, Mass. [b. Feb. 27, 1856; d. May 27, 1898]; (2) 1909, Richard Harold Waldo. Res. New York city. One son.
16. iii. HOWARD STEPHEN, b. Aug. 25, 1874; m. Oct. 8, 1898, Bertha, dau. of Dr. George and - - (Holman) Cook of Tarry- town, N. Y. [b. May, 1877]. Res. Cleveland, Ohio.
17. iv. EVERETT HENRY, b. July 19, 1875; d. Mar. 31, 1905.
9. SAMUEL ALLEN8 (Stephen?, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. Apr. 1, 1842; m. Dec. 25, 1863, Mary Hannah Adams (W. 110). He is a traveling sales- man living at New Ipswich. Children :
18. i. WILLIAM ADAMS, b. July 30, 1865.+
19. ii. MABEL LOUISE, b. Aug. 23, 1870; m. Feb. 5, 1900, Frank Her- bert Preston (104). Res. Springfield, Mass. One son.
20. iii. GRACE JOANNA, b. Feb. 21, 1872; m. Oct. 29, 1894, Albert Ed- ward Brown (J. 2).
21. iv. WALTER STEPHEN, b. Dec. 30, 1873.+
10. EDWARD ARTHUR8 (Stephen7, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. Feb. 24, 1844; d. Jan. 18, 1891; m. Aug. 31, 1865, Margaret Jane, dau. of Levi and Elizabeth M. (Brickett) Palmer of Charlestown, Mass. [b. Mar. 21, 1845]. He served for two years during the Civil War, enlisting in the 2d Massachusetts Cavalry, and afterward serv- ing as captain in the 1st Louisiana Cavalry. During the greater
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part of his business life he was engaged in the publication of books for subscription sale. Children :
22. i. EDITH ELLA, b. July 3, 1868; m. June 9, 1896, Robert Lewis, son of Robert Lewis and Kate (Yeager) Bodine of Phila- delphia, Pa. [b. Jan. 21, 1866]. Res. East Orange, N. J. One son.
23. ii. HARRY EDWARD, b. Apr. 3, 1877; d. Feb. 25, 1907.
24. iii. FRANK PALMER, b. Aug. 3, 1878.
25. iv. GERTRUDE, b. May 12, 1880; d. July 17, 1881.
26. v. EVERETT SANFORD, b. June 21, 1882.
12. FREDERICK ALBERT8 (Stephen7, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. June 10, 1848; d. Mar. 25, 1883; m. Sept. 14, 1876, Martha Jane, dau. of Rev. Jona- than and Martha Rhoda (Richardson) Herrick [b. Warner, N. H., Feb. 11, 1850; d. Sept. 8, 1901]. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1873, and was engaged in journalistic work upon the New York Tribune and New York Times for two years, after which he entered upon preparation for the ministry at Bangor and Andover Seminaries. He was a pastor at Westboro, Mass., for two years, and afterward at Quincy, Ill., where he died. Children :
27. i. MIRIAM AGNES, b. July 16, 1877.
28. ii. BERTHA JEAN, b. Jan. 23, 1879; m. Apr. 18, 1896, Albert Eli- son, son of Charles H. and Olive M. (Snow) Flint of Wor- cester, Mass. [b. July 4, 1863]. Res. Worcester, Mass. Two children.
13. ALBERT SUMNER8 (Albert Gallatin7, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. Apr. 23, 1842; d. Mar. 9, 1907; m. May 25, 1863, Sophronia Esther, dau. of Bradley and Mary A. (Pierce) Simonds of Ashby, Mass. [b. Jan. 13, 1844]. He had a bakery in New Ipswich for some years, and afterward lived at West Townsend, Mass. Chil- dren :
29. i. HATTIE FLORENCE, b. Oct. 14, 1864; m. May 15, 1889, James Henry, son of Thomas B. and Catherine (Ames) Martin. Res. Cambridge, Mass.
30. ii. NETTIE AGNES, b. Nov. 30, 1866; d. Arlington, Mass., Sept. 8, 1904; m. Sept. 24, 1892, Daniel F. Hession.
31. iii. HENRY ALBERT, b. Mar. 10, 1878; m. Aug. 18, 1897, Olive Gertrude, dau. of Ivory and - (Bryant) Stanchfield. Res. Henderson, Me.
18. WILLIAM ADAMS9 (Samuel Allen8, Stephen7, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. July 30, 1865 ; m. Aug. 28, 1888, Frances Amelia, dau. of Henry Adams
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and Frances (Payson) Harrington of Westboro, Mass. Is a journalist in New York city. Children :
32. i. BEATRICE, b. July 14, 1891.
33. ii. FRANCES HARRINGTON, b. Dec. 29, 1898.
21. WALTER STEPHEN9 (Samuel Allen8, Stephen7, Smith6, Palatia5, John4, Thomas3, Ferdinando2, Thomas1), b. Dec. 30, 1873; m. Annie Frances Chandler (R. 154). He is a farmer on IX : 2, S. R., his home being just across the road from the site of the third house built by Abijah Foster. He has been selectman. Children :
34. i. ARTHUR STEPHEN, b. July 24, 1894.
35. ii. GRACE DEBORAH, b. June 17, 1905.
36. iii. PHILIP CHANDLER, b. June 25, 1909.
TIDDER.
JAMES TIDDER was a resident of New Ipswich from 1764 to 1786, his home being upon the Giles farm, afterward owned by Levi Blanchard and later by his son Gilman, XV : 2, S. R. Tradition gives nothing concerning him, and the town records hardly name him except on the tax-lists. But he was a loyal citizen, responding to the Concord alarm in 1775, and serving in the companies of Capts. Brown and Briant in 1777 and Cap- tain Fletcher in 1778. Despite the fact that his family name cannot be found in the standard genealogical works and is probably an unrecognized corruption of some other name, it rightly has a place in the story of the early days of the town. The name of his wife is unknown, and no family record has been found, but it may be inferred that Solomon and Molly Tidder, who united with the church in the last year of his residence here, were his children, and there can be little doubt that James Tidder of "Andover, Vt.," who according to the records of Temple married Jan. 2, 1794, Polly Patten of that town, was his son, as the records of Andover bear the names of James Tidder and James Tidder, Jr., from 1787, the year of the disappearance of the name from New Ipswich, until 1799.
TOWNE.
WILLIAM1 TOWNE, b. 1600; m. Joanna Blessing. He came from either Yarmouth or Bristol, England, with his wife and several children, and set- tled at Salem, Mass.
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EDMUND2 (William1), bapt. June 28, 1628; d. before May 3, 1668; m Mary, dau. of Thomas Browning [bapt. Jan. 7, 1638; d. before Dec. 16, 1717]. Res. at Topsfield, Mass.
WILLIAM3 (Edmund2, William1), b. Mar. 13, 1659; d. Jan. 30, 1750; m. (1) Eliza -; (2) Aug. 22, 1694, Margaret, widow of John Willard, who had been executed for witchcraft.
JOSEPH3 (Edmund2, William1), b. Sept. 2, 1661; d. 1717; m. Mar. 13, 1687, Amy, dau. of Robert Smith [b. Aug. 16, 1668; d. Feb. 22, 1756]. Res. at Topsfield, Mass.
JEREMIAH4 (William3, Edmund2, William1), b. May 27, 1705; m. Elizabeth Towne, prob. dau. of John3 (Joseph?, William1) [b. Nov. 22, 1711].
BENJAMIN4 (Joseph3, Edmund2, William1), b. May 10, 1691; m. (1) Catherine, dau. of Jacob Towne, Jr .; (2) Apr. 12, 1722, Susannah Wildes [d. July 5, 1736] ; (3) May 2, 1738, Mary Perkins [d. Nov. 6, 1760]; (4) Apr. 15, 1761, Mrs. Mary Clark [d. Dec. 11, 1782]. He was a wealthy and prominent citizen of Topsfield, being town clerk, selectman, and assessor. He had triplet sons, Ezra, Edmund and Elijah.
NATHANIEL4 (Joseph3, Edmund2, William1), b. Topsfield, June 1, 1700; m. Jemima
JEREMIAH5 (Jeremiah4, William3, Edmund2, William1), b. Sept. 6, 1743; d. June 10, 1830; m. (1) Sept. 26, 1765, Sarah Cree [d. June 13, 1767]; (2) int. Oct. 31, 1769, Mrs. Martha Balch [b. about 1743; d. Apr. 6, 1822]. He removed from Marblehead, Mass., to Rindge in early manhood.
1. EZRA5 (Benjamin4, Joseph3, Edmund2, William1), b. Apr. 30, 1736; d. Dec. 24, 1795; m. (1) Elizabeth [d. June 19, 1767]; (2) Elizabeth (Cutter) (3), widow of Elijah Dutton ; (3) Mar. 20, 1788, Keziah (Bullard) (G. 4), widow of William Start (3). He came from Topsfield, Mass., to New Ipswich about 1759, and settled in the northeastern corner of the town, (23, N. D.,) making that place his home until his death, which was caused by a wound inflicted by a hayhook unseen by him, while sliding down a haymow in his barn. His name has been especially perpetuated in town tradition, however, by his service in the Revolution. He was among those respond- ing to the call of Apr. 19, 1775, and on his arrival at Cam- bridge he enlisted a company of sixty-five men, more than half of whom were his fellow townsmen, which under his command bore its part at Bunker Hill, and in large degree remained in service until the following December. His later service is stated on a previous page of this book in the history of Revolutionary activity. After the close of his active service his military efficiency was recognized by his promotion to the rank of colonel in the state militia. Children :
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3. i. EZRA, b. Mar. 29, 1759.+
4. ii. REBECCA, b. July 25, 1763.
5. iii. BETTY, b. May 21, 1765.
6. iv. ELIJAH, b. Feb. 11, 1767.+
7. v. NEHEMIAH, b. Aug. 11, 1769.
8. vi. LUTHER, b. May 5, 1772; d. Sept. 9, 1775.
9. vii. RHODA, b. Feb. 29, 1774; d. Sept. 9, 1775.
10. viii. RHODA, b. June 2, 1776; m. Nov. 13, 1794, Ebenezer Crain.
11. ix. MERCY, b. May 5, 1778.
12. x. RACHEL, b. June 18, 1780; d. Nov. 2, 1780.
13. xi. WILDER, b. 1781.
14. xii. JEREMIAH, b. Feb. 11, 1792.
2. EDMUND5 (Benjamin4, Joseph8, Edmund2, William1), b. Apr. 30, 1736; d. Feb. 12, 1813; m. 1765, Sarah Cummings. He came to New Ipswich, probably a little later than his brother Ezra, and settled still nearer the northeastern corner of the town upon the lots 15 and 16, N. D., reduced in size by the relocation of the eastern line of the town at the time of the Masonian grant. If his home was on the only spot now bear- ing traces of a dwelling, it was about a quarter-mile directly south from the northeast corner. His name appears upon the tax-lists 1765 to 1795. He enlisted four times during the Rev- olution. Children :
15. i. EDMUND, b. 1765.+
16. ii. SUSANNAH, b. Feb. 1, 1767; m. Samuel G. Sumner.
17. iii. ANNA, b. May 28, 1769; m. and removed to the West.
18. iv. BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 8, 1771.+
19. v. SARAH, b. July 27, 1773; m. Stone.
20. vi. STEPHEN, b. Feb. 10, 1775; m. Susan Gates.
FRANCIS5 (Nathaniel4, Joseph3, Edmund, William1), b. Topsfield, Mass., July 28, 1737; d. Aug. 11, 1811; m. Feb. 26, 1760, Phebe5 (Gideon+, Jacobª, Jacob2, William1) Towne. He removed to Rindge in 1771. He was a soldier in both the French and the Revolutionary wars. He was deacon at Topsfield and at Rindge.
CORNELIUS6 (Jeremiah5, Jeremiah4, William3, Edmund?, William1), b. Feb. 13, 1772; m. 1791, Hannah, dau. of Micah and Betsey (Philbrick) Chaplin of Rindge. He removed to Dublin in 1804.
3. EZRA® (Ezra5, Benjamin4, Joseph8, Edmund2, William1), b. Mar. 29, 1759; d. 1831 ; is said to have m. at New Ipswich, June 6, 1775, Rebecca Jenks. But no official record of the marriage appears, and his youth makes the date rather doubt- ful, although at that time he was sufficiently mature to serve in his father's company at Bunker Hill. The company roll makes him only fourteen years of age at that time, but the birth record giving him the age of sixteen seems much more
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worthy of credence. He became a sea captain and sailed to foreign parts for many years. Children :
22. i. ELIZA, b. Apr. 26, 1796; m. Joseph Morton.
23. ii. DIANA, b. Mar. 1, 1797; m. Isaac Williams of Boston.
6. ELIJAH6 (Ezra5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, Edmund2, Wil- liam1), b. Feb. 11, 1767 ; d. Mason, Dec. 28, 1828; m. Elizabeth Flagg [b. Jan. 29, 1780; d. Feb. 17, 1868]. He was an inn keeper in New Ipswich, near the Village Green of the early days, at first in the house near the present Baptist church which has long been known as the home of the Preston family and second in the Dix tavern stand which burned in 1825, and was replaced by the home of Rev. Samuel Lee. He was a shoemaker as well as host at the inn. The following state- ment, copied from the former town history, seems to indicate that he was a man having the "courage of his convictions."
"During the early part of the century, there was very great political harmony in the town. In choosing governor and other state officers, the vote was sometimes unanimous. The citizens were mostly Federalists, coinciding in opinion with Judge Farrar, who exercised such a leading influence in both the town and the state. When a difference of opinion on any measure arose in town meeting, it was customary to appeal to him for his views; and rarely, if ever, did they fail to be adopted, without further debate. When war again threatened and the embargo was laid in 1807, a Democratic party (Jacobin as it was then called) arose, and gradually gained in strength. Elijah Towne is said to have been the first who avowed him- self to the party." Child :
24. i. EZRA, b. Jan. 22, 1805.
15. EDMUND6 (Edmund5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, Edmund2, William1), b. 1765 ; d. Mar. 6, 1815; m. (1) Eunice Spencer of Springfield, Vt .; (2) Nov. 6, 1800, Polly Fitch. Children :
25. i. ABIGAIL, b. July 11, 1790; d. Dec., 1790.
26. ii. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 8, 1791.
27. iii. BETSEY, b. July 20, 1793; d. Mar. 2, 1833.
28. iv. STEPHEN, b. Feb. 14, 1795.
29. v. PLINY C., b. May 15, 1806; d. Dec. 3, 1806.
30. vi. ALMOND S., b. Mar. 31, 1813; d. San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 17, 1850.
18. BENJAMIN® (Edmund5, Benjamin4, Joseph8, Edmund2, William1), b. Oct. 8, 1771; d. May 15, 1845; m. 1802, Sarah Burt [b. Oct. 2, 1775; d. Jan. 19, 1849]. Res. in Windsor, Vt. Children :
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31. i. ORINDA, b. Jan. 20, 1803; d. Jackson, Mich., Mar. 15, 1875; m. June 12, 1823, Dr. Oliver Rust. Seven children.
32. ii. SARAH, b. Nov. 26, 1804; d. Aug. 29, 1860; m. Mar. 28, 1826, Leonard Quimby of Thetford, Vt. Ten children.
33. iii. MARY, b. Apr. 7, 1807; d. Montpelier, Vt., June 26, 1851; m. Dec. 8, 1824, Dr. Buckley O. Tyler. Six children.
34. iv. NAHUM, b. Jan. 9, 1808; d. Mar. 7, 1809.
35. v. DEAN, b. Feb. 7, 1810.
36. vi. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 12, 1812.
37. vii. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 9, 1815.
38. viii. EMILY MELISSA, b. Feb. 5, 1829; d. Worcester, Mass., July 6, 1899; m. Feb. 19, 1839, Samuel S. Ellis.
GREENE6 (Francis5, Nathaniel4, Joseph3, Edmund2, William1), b. May 25, 1782; d. Apr. 23, 1857 ; m. Feb. 13, 1810, Lucy, dau. of Solomon Rand of Rindge [b. July 24, 1784]. He was a farmer in Rindge.
21. CORNELIUS7 (Cornelius6, Jeremiah5, Jeremiah4, Wil- liam3, Edmund2, William1), b. Rindge, Apr. 18, 1803; d. June 10, 1887; m. (1) May, 1824, Mary, dau. of Dea. John and Martha (Jennings) Knowlton [b. July 2, 1804; d. May 19, 1836] ; (2) Mar. 16, 1837, Hannah, dau. of Joshua and Polly (Berden) Farnum [b. Nov. 22, 1798; d. Oct. 13, 1869]; (3) Aug. 30, 1879, Mary, widow of Ezra Carr. He spent most of his life in Dublin, but after his last marriage he lived upon the Carr place, (152, A. D.) Children :
40. i. CORNELIUS K., b. Jan. 30, 1826; m. Lucy A. Seaver. Two chil- dren.
41. ii. JOHN P., b. Sept. 11, 1828; m. Althea Merrill.
42. iii. HANNAH C., b. Oct. 23, 1831; d. Dec. 25, 1900; m. George W. Chandler (R. 68).
43. iv. MARY C., b. Aug. 11, 1833; m. John Fairman.
44. v. ALBERT C., b. Jan. 27, 1836; m. (1) Lucilla A. Corey of Stod- dard; (2) Sylvia A. Rice. Seven children.
45. vi. GEORGE M., b. Jan. 18, 1838; m. Delina C. Stoddard.
46. vii. CLARA F., b. Mar. 8, 1839; m. Benjamin A. Sherwin.
39. PLINY F.7 (Greene6, Francis5, Nathaniel4, Joseph3, Ed- mund2, William1), b. 1828; d. 1895; m. Calista A. Brooks (21). He came to New Ipswich about 1853, and was employed for several years in the chairshop of Charles Taylor at Smith Village, later in Ashburnham.
TUCKER.
MORRIS1 TUCKER is first found on record at Salisbury, Mass., where he m. (1) Oct. 14, 1661, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Elizabeth Stevens, of the first settlers of that town in 1639 [b. Nov. 2, 1639; d. Oct. 16, 1662]; (2) 1663, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Phebe (Buswell) Gill [b.
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Jan. 8, 1646]. He was a cooper and also a "Planter" and a brickmaker. He was made a freeman in 1690. He removed to Tiverton, R. I., where it is said that he died.
JOSEPH2 (Morris1), b. Salisbury, Feb. 20, 1671/2; d. June 30, 1743; m. (pub. Oct. 14, 1695) Phebe, dau. of Joseph and Martha (Dow) Page [b. Nov. 16, 1674; d. Dec. 29, 1736]. He lived in Salisbury and in 1735 deeded his home there to his son Moses, receiving in consideration of the same an obligation to provide for his maintenance.
1. MOSES3 (Joseph2, Morris1), b. Mar. 28, 1704/5; d. Jan. 6, 1769; m. Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 18, 1727, Johannah, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Hutchins) Dow [b. Haverhill, Sept. 26, 1709]. He is mentioned as a "saddler ;" but like all his fellow pioneers he must have been largely occupied in the clearing and cultivation of his land, and in documents relative to the division of his property, made soon after his death, he is styled "gentleman." He is said to have removed to Kingston, N. H., in 1738, but the places of birth of his children suggest that for some years it may have been uncertain in which of the two neighboring settlements, Salisbury and Kingston, he was a resident. And even after his removal to New Ipswich, which reliable and well-supported tradition locates at least as early as 1745, a deed given him by his near neighbor, Benjamin Hoar, names him as being of Kingston. But it seems certain that he was the third, possibly the fourth settler in New Ips- wich, his first home being at the southern end of VI: 1, S. R., on the short piece of the old country road extending downward from the road connecting Bank Village with the Congrega- tional church to the road along the river. Perhaps the vestiges of a cellar still visible there mark the place of that early abode. He later removed to II: 1, S. R., where the probable position of his well on the north side of the abandoned road is still dis- cernible. He is supposed to have won his title of captain by service in the French and Indian wars, and he seems to have commanded the first military company formed in New Ips- wich. He was the only inhabitant remaining unmoved during the general withdrawal to Townsend in 1748. He was elected town clerk and also first selectman at the first town meeting after the incorporation of the town. Although only in his sixty-fifth year at the time of his death he is said to have been the oldest person in the town. Children :
2. i. MARY, b. Jan. 3, 1728/9.
3. ii. PARKER, b. Jan. 11, 1730; d. May 7, 1736.
4. iii. PHEBE, b. Mar. 6, 1735.
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5. iv. MOSES, b. Mar. 6, 1736.+
6. v. SARAH, b. Mar. 13, 1739.
7. vi. ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 8, 1741.
8. vii. HANNAH, b. Sept. 22, 1743.
9. viii. REUBEN, b. June 19, 1747.+
10. ix. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 22, 1748.+
11. x. MARY, b. Oct. 5, 1751; d. 1812; m. George Start (4).
5. MOSES4 (Moses8, Joseph2, Morris1), b. Mar. 6, 1735/6; d. 1792; m. Susanna He was a farmer, his home, (III : 3, S. R.,) being south from the old country road on a road for- merly extending from the Chandler mills to the old Ashby road east from Whittemore Hill. He did worthy service in the Revolution, beginning with the first alarm on April 19, 1775, and rising to the rank of lieutenant in the companies of Capts. Briant and Fletcher, his final service being at the Royal- ton alarm in 1780, in which he held that rank under Capt. Parker. Children :
12. i. MOSES, b. June 9, 1764.
13. ii. SUKEY, m. Jan. 14, 1790, Ithamar Wheelock (7).
There were probably other children not found on record.
9. REUBEN4 (Moses3, Joseph2, Morris1), b. June 19, 1747; d. June 12, 1803; m. June 4, 1771, Relief, dau. of Lieut. David3 (Samuel2, Matthias1) and Hannah (Hastings) Farnsworth of Groton, Mass. [b. 1749; d. Feb. 11, 1825]. He remained in New Ipswich only two or three years after reaching his ma- jority, but removed to Townsend, Mass., where he kept a tavern. He held loyalist views during the Revolution, and at the close of the contest he removed to Nova Scotia, where he passed the final twenty years of his life. He was made a justice of the peace a short time before his death. Children :
14. i. RELIEF, b. May 3, 1772; d. Sandy Cove, N. S., Feb. 1, 1825; m. (1) George Start; (2) John Morehouse. Children: i. Moses Start. ii. Charles Morehouse. iii. Reuben More- house.
15. ii. MARY, b. Mar. 29, 1774; d. Digby, N. S., Apr. 5, 1858; m. Nov. 13, 1794, James Titus. Children: i. Charles Titus. ii. James Titus. iii. Relief Titus. iv. Maria Titus. v. Lucy Titus. vi. Reuben Titus.
16. iii. HANNAH, b. Mar. 23, 1776; d. Gulliver's Cove, N. S., about 1846; m. (1) William Smith; (2) Jacob Burns. Children : i. William Smith. ii. Lucy Smith. iii. Mary Burns. iv. Edward Burns. v. Clarissa Burns. vi. Charles Burns. vii. James W. Burns. viii. Robert Burns. ix. Sarah Burns.
17. iv. REUBEN, b. Jan. 6, 1778.
18. v. DAVID, b. Aug. 28, 1779; d. Sept. 19, 1779.
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19. vi. DAVID, b. Oct. 20, 1780; m. but no children.
20. vii. CHARLES, b. Oct. 14, 1782; d. Marshfield, Mass., Apr. 10, 1864.
10. JOSEPH4 (Moses3, Joseph2, Morris1), b. Oct. 22, 1748; m. Mar. 26, 1772, Martha Woolson (4). Apparently he re- mained in New Ipswich only ten years after attaining his majority. Child :
21. i. STEPHEN, b. Jan. 16, 1773.
UNDERWOOD.
The bearers of this name in New Ipswich are believed to have be- longed to the Underwood family of Lexington, Mass., concerning which the Lexington historian says: "There is great difficulty in tracing the genealogy of this family, both before and after they came to Lexington. They have left a very incomplete record, and it seems they were rather migratory in their habits." An error of assumed identity is possible be- low, but the ancestry as given seems most probable.
JOSEPH1 UNDERWOOD, b. about 1615; d. Feb. 16, 1677; m. (1) Mary [d. Feb. 13, 1659]; (2) Apr. 29, 1665, Mary How. He is supposed to have embarked at London for Virginia in 1635. He came to Hingham, Mass., in 1637, and removed thence to Watertown, Mass.
JOSEPH2 (Joseph1), b. about 1650; d. 1691; m. Elizabeth -. He lived at Watertown.
JOSEPH3 (Joseph2, Joseph1), b. May 28, 1681; m. Susan Parker. He was at Lexington from 1719 to 1745.
JOSHUA4 (Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1), bapt. June 6, 1725; m. June 6, 1765, Abigail Stone. He lived in Lexington.
1. DANIEL5 (Joshua4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1), bapt. Apr. 24, 1774; m. Aug. 1, 1798, Mary Mason. He came to New Ipswich at about the time of his marriage, and was a farmer upon the southern Rindge road, his dwelling being on the sec- tion of the road now discontinued a little south of the house long owned by James L. Chandler, (10, N. L. O.) He left the town in 1837 or soon after.
2. JOSHUA6 (Daniel5, Joshua4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Joseph1), b. about 1800. In early manhood he built his house a short dis- tance to the east of his father's and there lived until his de- parture from the town a little before his father.
WALKER.
Two families bearing this name are found among the residents in New Ipswich. They are believed to have descended from Capt. Richard Walker of Lynn, Mass., but the lines of descent are not established, and the two families are here presented separately.
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WALKER (JOHN).
1. JOHN1 WALKER, b. about 1724; d. Apr. 25, 1800; m. Sud- bury, Mass., June 24, 1758, Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph and Anna (Allen) Goodnow [b. 1730]. He came to New Ipswich in 1760, it is said from Lincoln, Mass., but it seems uncertain upon which side of the line dividing that town from Sudbury was his former home. He settled upon the summit of Binney Hill, as yet an unbroken wilderness, on lot 100, N. L. O., and there made his home until his death. No record of his children has been found, and only two are known. Children :
2. i. JESSE, b. about Feb., 1760.+
3. ii. ANNA, b. Apr. 5, 1767; d. Aug. 11, 1814; m. June 6, 1793, John Binney (6).
2. JESSE2 (John1), b. about Feb., 1760; d. June 3, 1832; m. (1) Sarah, dau. of Isaac Hawel [b. about 1760; d. Aug. 18, 1786]; (2) Oct. 10, 1787, Sarah (Emerson) Spear [b. Dec., 1762; d. Nov. 6, 1846]. He lived west of the mountain, on the old Rindge road, (152, A. D.) He did good service in the Revolution, enlisting at least five times, but as he does not appear to have held commission at any of these periods of ser- vice, it must be inferred that the title of captain which he bore in later years and which appears on his gravestone was based upon militia service. Children :
4. i. REBECCA, b. Jan. 29, 1785; m. George Murphy.
5. ii. SARAH, b. Aug. 11, 1786; m. Nov. 27, 1806, Asa Emerson, probably brother of her step-mother.
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