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8, Lazarus, b. December 4, 1795; m. Rachel French; lived and d. at Chester.
9, Stephen, b. June 12, 1798; m. Ruth Thayer.
10, Betsey, b. January 29, 1800; m. March 30, 1822, Otis Heath of Randolph.
11, Ephraim, b. February 17, 1802; d. unmarried July 24, 1866.
RISING.
ABIAL RISING, b. in Warren, October 20, 1820; m. May 18, 1842, Nancy A. Flint; moved to Braintree in the spring of 1848, and to West Randolph in the spring of 1870; children:
1, Edwin Nichols, b. September 3, 1843; m. May 10, 1868, Louisa M. Bruce; lives at West Randolph.
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2, Daniel Heman, b. October 16, 1845; d. October 5, 1847.
3, Hattie A., b. November 29, 1847.
4, Mary E., b. December 9, 1852; d. November 16, 1861.
5, Ida L., b. May 11, 1856; m. September 4, 1877, George W. Batchelder, and lives at West Randolph.
6, Lawrence D., b. October 9, 1860; d. July 15, 1873.
7, George A., b. March 9, 1864 ; m. 1883, Emma Huntington of W. Randolph.
. 8, Emma Elizabeth, b. October 6, 1865.
9, Lulu M., b. February 27, 1867.
ROGERS.
JEREMIAH ROGERS, b. in Chittenden, October 10, 1812; m. December 31, 1833, Lucy Goodno of Brandon, who was b. February 22, 1813; settled in Braintree in June, 1870. Only one of his children lives in Braintree; Frank Howard, b. May 19, 1856.
RUGGLES.
SAMUEL RUGGLES, b. in East Roxbury, July 20, 1814; m. March, 1839, Mary C. Boyce of Bridgewater, who was b. May 30, 1814; moved to Braintree in 1859.
RUMRILL.
OLIVER HARTWELL RUMRILL, b. in Cavendish, June 20, 1821; settled in Braintree about 1840; m. August 25, 1845, Harriet M. Harwood; children:
1, Son, b. August 15, and d. November 10, 1847.
2, Ella Adeline, b. July 24, 1848; m. January 1, 1866, James H. Bement of Warren, and lived there; d. August 13, 1866.
3, Ellen Mary, twin to Ella, m. March 28, 1865, Edwin F. Lamb; lives at Mt. Morris, Mich.
4, Alma Harriet, b. March 17, 1850; m. January 31, 1871, John B. Fisk of Northfield; d. November 25, 1876.
5, Adella Minora, b. January 29, 1855; m. July 17, 1880, Frank Palmer of Randolph, and lives at Bethel.
6, Effie Virginia, b. June 5, 1858; m. July, 1879, Henry M. Boyce of Brook- field, and lives there.
7, Lilla Belle, b. April 26, 1862.
CLARISSA, a sister to Oliver, lived in Braintree; d. unmarried.
ROXANA, another sister, b. in Ringe, N. H., May 15, 1811; m. Orange Davis, who was b. in Reading, March 18,;1802, and d. May 26, 1874; she d. January 2, 1874.
STILLMAN, a brother, lived in Braintree awhile; m. in Plattsburgh, N. Y., and d. there.
MARTIN BENJAMIN RUMRILL, nephew to preceding, b. in Peru, N. Y., November 28, 1844; m. December 31, 1867, Irene C. Martin of Hancock, who was b. at Allenstown, N. H., May 17, 1850; children:
1, Stella Evangeline, b. October 8, 1868.
2, Jennie Wright, b. June 24, 1870.
3, Freddie Hilton, b. August 15, 1872.
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4, Perley Fernando, b. April 23,[1878.
5, Rene M., b. August 26, and d. September 1, 1880.
6, Martin Roy, b. May 29, 1882.
SARGENT.
WALLACE SARGENT, b. in Royalton, July 9, 1831; m. November 23, 1855, Mary Gonyon of Montreal, P. Q .; moved into Braintree about 1854; children:
1, Delia Flora, b. September 24, 1856.
2, George, b. November 20, 1858.
3, James, b. March 25, 1860.
4, Fred, b. May 7, 1862.
5, Laura, b. March 26, 1864.
6, Herbert, b. June 13, 1868.
7, Louisa, b. December 4, 1870.
8, Wales, b. September 5, 1874.
9, John, b. November 26, 1877.
10, Frank, b. March 4, 1879.
SCOTT.
WILLIAM SCOTT was among the earliest settlers, came from Connecticut and settled on lot 6-1, which he sold to Daniel Waite, July 22, 1791; m. Olive Harvey of Conn .; removed to the State of New York in 1809; d. January 2, 1815, aged 60 years; children:
1, William, Jr., b. April 20, 1787; lived and d. out of town.
2, Charles, b. July 22, 1789; lived and d. out of town.
3, Lewis Harvey, b. September 15, 1791; m. December 14, 1820, Betsey Wakefield; d. April 12, 1867; one child: Horatio Nelson. b. June 9, 1823; m. (1) Clara Maxham of Hancock, who d. June 21, 1862; m. (2) August 7, 1879, Lucinda C. Bass; children: (1), Walter C., b. November 24, 1853; m. February 12, 1876, Abbie F. Leonard of Middlesex. (2), Ellen, b. November 23, 1855. (3), Clara E., b. October 16, 1857; d. August 10, 1859. (4), Jessie, b. May 6, 1858; m. Allen H. Flint, Jr. (5), Jennie, twin to Jessie. (6), Winfield, b. August 6, 1360.
4, Lemuel 5, David. 6, Milly ; all dead.
7, Mary, b. February 24, 1804; m. - Fox; resides at Lyons, Mich.
SEYMOUR.
JOHN SEYMOUR, b. in Canada, March 18, 1821; m. Matilda Fourkey; chil- dren:
1, John, Jr., b. November 25, 1846; m. June 2, 1869, Sarah J. Fitts; children: (1), Albert Amos, b. January 30, 1871. (2), Jennie Jerusha, b. May 11, 1877.
2, Julius, b. April 30, 1848; m. July 3, 1869, Fanny Tredo, and lives at Worcester, Mass.
3, Mary, b. March 5, 1850; m. September 22, 1867, Mahalan M. Drake; d. in 1878.
4, Nelson, b. October 6, 1851.
5, Henry, b. October 8, 1852.
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6, Martha, b. October 20, 1854; m. Fred Dickerman; d. May 26, 1877.
7, George, b. March 18, 1856; d. April 11, 1879.
8, Josephine, b. March 20, 1858; d. August 24, 1878.
9, Margaret, b. March 15, 1861; m. George Walker.
10, Lucy, b. August 10, 1865.
SHARP.
APOLLOS SHARP, b. in Barnard, April 19, 1803; m. (1) January 1, 1826, Caroline N. Richmond of Barnard, who was b. July 31, 1801, and d. June 7, 1869; m. (2) July 4, 1872, Mrs. Dolly W. (Collins) Waterman; lived in Barnard till 1839, moved to Braintree in 1853; children:
1, Apollos Gustavus, b. August 13, 1826; d. January 1, 1827.
2, Don Alphonso, b. August 20, 1828; d. July 26, 1829.
3, Simeon William, b. August 1, 1829; m. April 4, 1845, Eleanor A. Sargent; lives at West Randolph.
4, Edmund Hayden, [b. January 1, 1833; m. January 27, 1864, Sarah M. Mann of West Randolph, and resides there.
5, Ellen Caroline, b. February 7, 1835; d. June 28, 1836.
6, Lucian Rodolphus, b. January 6, 1838; d. July 8, 1841.
7, Abby Augusta, b. November 20, 1839; d. September 8, 1849.
8, Lucia Emma, b. August 15, 1843; d. December 7, 1880.
SMITH.
DAVID SMITH, b. in Connecticut, May 23, 1758; m. Mary Sebra, who was b. April 4, 1759, and d. October 23, 1843; he d. March 23, 1841; children:
1, Henry, b. May 14, 1792; m. June 3, 1819, Betsey Mann; d. in Roxbury, March 2, 1838; children: 1, Nancy, b. October 26, 1821; d. November 25, 1862. 2, Seabury, b. in 1823; d. May 24, 1826. 3, Henry, Jr., b. in 1828; d. December 12, 1845. 4, Mary, b. in 1830; d. May 4, 1846. 5, Jabez, b. January 25, 1834; d. May 9, 1855. 6, Nelson, b. August, 1835; d. June 23, 1846.
2, Jabez, b. February 23, 1794; m. February 1, 1821, Maria Lyon; d. September 9, 1843; children: 1, Philena, b. September 6, 1822; m. October 3, 1842, William S. Wood of Westford; settled and still living in Wataga, Ill. 2, Juliett, b. May 7, 1825; m. October 18, 1840, Leander Chadwick; lives at West Randolph. 3, Lucretia, b. February 8, 1827; m. January 9, 1845, Elhanan Amidon of Brookfield. 4, Edward David, b. October 4, 1830; m. December 25, 1870, Elizabeth L. Packard. 5, Julius Oscar, b. June 5, 1838; d. in Wisconsin.
GEORGE FRANCIS SMITH, b. in Randolph, April 28, 1824; m. April 11, 1854, Augusta A. Abbott; moved from Brookfield to Braintree in March, 1866; children:
1, Charles Fremont, b. July 28, 1856; m. October 6, 1881, Francis Noble of Hyde Park, Mass.
2, George Sidney, b. April 2, 1858.
3, Flora Sarah, b. October 12, 1861; d. September 1, 1864.
4, Flora Sarah, b. October 14, 1867.
5, Edna Augusta, b. July 23, 1874.
6, Eddie Pope, b. November 23, 1876.
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NELSON SMITH, b. in Randolph, March 27, 1831; m. February 5, 1861, Eve- lina E. Gibson of Roxbury; since 1864 has lived in Braintree most of the time; children:
1, George Clayton, b. July 19, 1863.
2, Carson Abijah, b. November 24, 1865.
3, Hubert Eustace, b. July 16, 1869.
JOHN PERLEY SMITH, b. in Duxbury, May 27, 1845; m. October 9, 1870, Lizzie M. Comstock of Strafford; settle in Braintree in 1872; children:
1, Myron Chauncey, b. in Thetford, July 31, 1871; d. November 14, 1878.
2, Johnny Josiah, b. May 16, 1873.
3, Son, b. September 15, 1878; lived eight days.
4, Myron Colburn, b. May 28, 1881.
SPEAR.
George Speer or Spere, the first of that name to come to this country, was made freeman in Boston, May 29, 1644. He settled in Braintree, now Quincy, Mass. He was the progenitor of a numerous race that settled in various parts of Massachusetts, principally in Braintree, from which place several Spears came to this town and were some of its earliest residents. These were Nathaniel, Jacob, Samuel, and three sisters, of whom all except Nathaniel, it appears by early records, were children of Samuel, Jr., and Mary Spear of Braintree, Mass., also Elias, Joseph, and very likely others.
NATHANIEL SPEAR, b. in Brookfield, Mass., April 6, 1750; m. Keziah Stephens, b. November 24, 1752, and d. April 16, 1845; came to Braintree in 1790; owned the farm where Daniel V. Page lives; had a saw mill, a grist mill, a cider mill, and a potash on Bass's brook; did more or less teaming to Boston; was industrious and frugal; left a larger estate than any before him in town; d. January 13, 1826; children:
1, Samuel, b. in Braintree, Mass., March 26, 1783; d. aged about 19 years.
2, Nathaniel, Jr., b. in Braintree, Mass., August 11, 1784; d. unmarried November 29, 1865.
3, Jacob, b. in Braintree, Mass, June 5, 1786; m. (1) February 25, 1808, Clarissa Foster, who was b. October 24, 1788, and d. March 6, 1855; m. (2) May 12, 1856, Susan (Kittridge) Norton; lived where Amasa W. Ferry does; owned mills, was industrious, and had good business ability; d. while attending a saw mill at West Brookfield, February 27, 1866; children: 1, Julia, b. February 17, 1809; m. April 13, 1831, George Williams, formerly of Northfield; resided in Brookfield; d. May 1, 1876. 2, Jacob Almon, b. September 1, 1811; m. Septem- ber 24, 1835, Caroline Flint; a successful farmer; served as selectman during the war and represented the town in 1864-5; children: (1), Salmon Edwin, b. March 20, 1841; d. May 10, 1851. (2), Emily Ann, b. April 26, 1846; d. November 22, 1861. (3), Victor Ira, b. September 20, 1852. 3, Clarissa Merenda, b. Novem- ber 25, 1814; m. January 5, 1836, Benj. W. Dyer; lived in Randolph some time then removed to Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and established the Vermont House; she survives Mr. Dyer as proprietor of the same. 4, Abigail, b. September 24, 1816; m. November 7, 1843, Ephraim Thayer; after 1855, resided
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at West Randolph; d. July, 1882. 5, Zebina Salmon, b. July 7, 1818; d. unmar- ried, June 30, 1867. 6, Harriet Keziah, b. September 10, 1820; m. (1) July 4, 1839, Silas H. Thayer; m. (2) November 8, 1851, Ira Mann. 7, Lewis Hobart, b. August 16, 1822; m. June, 1882, Cornelia Sampson of Hyde Park, Ill. 8, Milo, b. April 19, 1824; m. March 30, 1853, Elvira M. Battles: resided in Braintree, Brookfield and Randolph till March, 1880, when he returned to Nashua, Iowa; killed June, 1881, by the falling of timbers while raising the basement of a barn; children: (1), Edwin Milo, b. March 19, 1854; d. July 15, 1863. (2), Dana. Salmon, b. October 8, 1856; m. Carrie Sherman of Boston, Mass .; resides at Nashua, Iowa. (3), Willis Jacob, b. August 11, 1858; d. June 24, 1863. (4), Walter. (5), Jennie; both in Nashua, Iowa. 9, Waldo Marquis, b. February 29, 1828; d. March 3, 1852. 10, Jude, b. August 8, 1834; d. February 17, 1835.
4, Zebina, b. October 25, 1787; d. about 1817 of lockjaw at Francistown, N. H., while on the way to Boston.
5, Aseneth, b. June 2, 1790; m. (1) March 26, 1807, Washington Lothrop, who d. November 20, 1807, in his 26th year; m. (2) July 9, 1809, Elisha Ford, Jr .; d. March 1, 1863.
6, Stephen, b. February 11, 1793; m. (1) Betsey Burnham; m. (2) Delia. Marsh; no children; d. February 21, 1875.
7, Arunah, b. April 2, 1796; m. March 10, 1819, Charlotte M. Battles; d. May 30, 1874; children: 1, Fanny F., b. 1820; d. November 25, 1824. 2, Samuel, b. in Bethel, October 23, 1821; m. September 5, 1847, Lucy S. Hescock of Car- thage, Me., who was b. January 27, 1827; children: (1), Columbus L., b. in Newton, Mass., July 10, 1848; m. August 3, 1871, Ida Wyatt of West Randolph; resides at Brattleboro. (2), Sophrona Estella, b. in West Randolph, Novem- ber 30, 1850; m. August 14, 1874, Frank J. Herrick of Randolph. (3), Kogsta Samuel, b. June 20, 1853; m. April 12, 1879, Eva Perkins of Madison, Me .; resides in Boston, Mass. 3, John G. A., b. at Ticonderoga, N. Y., September 22, 1823; m. September 4, 1851, H. Jane Craig; resides in St. Paul, Minn. 4, Nancy Battles, b. in Bethel, October 8, 1825; m. June 10, 1851, Isaac Treat. 5, Andrew Jackson, b. November 21, 1827; m. (1) February 20, 1858, Kate McGram; m. (2) November 5, 1884, Amelia Smith; resides at Plymoutlı, Wis. 6, Charles, b. September 22, 1829; m. March 15, 1857, Mary E. Chadwick; resides in Ran- dolph. 7, Fanny F., b. June 20, 1831; m. (1) June, 1849, J. M. Wells; m. (2) 1854, Daniel Manley; resided in Iowa; d. October 3, 1872.
SAMUEL SPEAR, b. Braintree, Mass., November 16, 1753; m. March 22, 1777, Jane Spear; had a family of children, but we have no record of them. Of the three sisters, Mary, b. July 27, 1760, m. December 9, 1799, John Bur- ridge. Hannah, m. September 7, 1786, Eleazer Parmly; went to Ohio. The third m. a Vesey, probably Benjamin; went to Ohio about 1815.
JOSEPH SPEAR, the son of Josepli, b. in Randolphi, Mass., .April 28, 1777; m. (1) in Braintree, March 22, 1798, Rhoda Spear, and went to Randolph, Mass .; removed to this town, May 5, 1799; m. (2) February 25, 1830, Mary Woodbury, who d. October 24, 1838; m. (3) December 23, 1838, Abigail Darling, who d. March 5, 1847; m. (4) July 25, 1847, Lucy A. Cram, who d. November 27, 1873; he d. September 25, 1848; children:
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1, Lors, b. in Randolph, Mass., February 9, 1799; m. April 13, 1815, Alanson Payson; resided in Michigan; d. May, 1877; he d. June, 1876.
2, Rhoda, b. November 2, 1800; m. December 5, 1816, Samuel Lamb; d. Jan- uary 14, 1824.
3, Betsey, b. August 29, 1802; m. September 16, 1824, Joseph L. Wait of Granville; d. April 13, 1837; he d. in Mass.
4, Sally, b. March 29, 1804; m. September 2, 1819, Jacob Burridge; d. June 24, 1876.
5, Zeba, b. December 24, 1805; d. April 3, 1813.
6, Polly, b. March 17, 1808; m. September 16, 1824, Samuel Lamb, whom she survives.
7, Hannah, b. January 24, 1810; m. December 1, 1831, James B. Battles; d. November 7, 1848.
8, Joseph, Jr., b. November 13, 1812; m. July 1, 1840, Matilda Pierce, who d. January 21, 1883; he settled and still lives in Granville.
9, Sanborn, b. February 18, and d. February 19, 1815.
10, Moses, b. December 9, 1816; d. December 4, 1839.
11, William F., b. March 4, 1819; d. October 6, 1846.
12, Isaac, b. May 13, 1821; d. August 30, 1823.
13, Daniel, b. July 19, 1824; went to Michigan in 1848, where he m. and has since lived.
ELIAS SPEAR, son of Daniel and Elizabeth, and Mary, his wife, came to this town probably in 1790, for he sold his farm in Braintree, Mass., March 5, 1790, and his oldest child, Polly, was probably born in this town, as her birth was recorded in the town records for that year; he m. (2) a Mrs. Martin; children:
1, Polly, b. May 15, 1790; m. - Clark; d. February 4, 1876.
2, Charlotte, b. October 7, 1792.
3, Elias, Jr., b. January 28, 1795; m. March 6, 1817, Orilla Clark, who was b. May 16, 1799, and d. in Stowe about 1880; he d. September 1, 1854; children: 1, Simeon, b. January 22, 1818. 2, Fielder Clark, b. December 12, 1819; d. November 5, 1821. 3, Apolona, b. February 21, 1822; d. September 1, 1841. 4, Charlotte, b. January 8, 1824; m. March 11, 1847, Duran Snow; d. December 17, 1847. 5, Belinda, b. July 13, 1826; m. February 23, 1847, Lyman Kenney of Randolph; d. April 18, 1854. 6, Ezra, b. April 20, 1830; d. July 3, 1859. 7, Lavina, b. September 22, 1832; m. Duran Snow; d. April 13, 1861. 8, Augustus C., b. November 1, 1834; m. and lives in Rhode Island. 9, Edwin, b. January 17, 1837; d. in the U. S. Service at Memphis, Tenn., June 15, 1863. 10, Betsey, b. November 23, 1838; d. August 12, 1854.
4, Relief, b. April 30, 1800.
5, Esther, b. November 2, 1802.
6, Betsey, b. March 24, 1805; m. Joel Pratt, Jr .; d. February 9, 1836.
7, Sabra, b. December 10, 1807; m. January 9, 1823, Jeremiah Pratt.
8, Sophrona, b. July 22, 1809; m. September 17, 1825, Mervin H. Hall of Brookfield.
9, Phineas, b. April 10, 1810.
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10, George Washington, b. July 27, 1811; d. October 11, 1831. Children by 2d marriage:
11, Lucius, b. April 5, 1815.
12, Julia, b. September 9, 1818.
13, Arena, m. Otis Kenney.
BENJAMIN SPEAR, b. May 9, 1791; m. Mary Thayer; d. May 15, 1860; children:
1, Chauncey Langdon, b. May 24, 1819; m. Mary Campbell of Waitsfield; residence, Somerville, Mass.
2, George Nelson, b. January 6, 1823; d. August 30, 1844.
3, Ira Allen, b. September 10, 1825; unmarried.
4, Benjamin .B., b. March 31, 1828; m. Lucy - of Greenfield, Mass .; lived at Sherburne Falls, Mass .; d. February 25, 1860.
5, Mary Maria, b. June 16, 1830; m. January 1, 1849, Russell A. Flint; d. September 2, 1854.
6, Ellen Marinda, b. August 11, 1834; m. June 9, 1859, Russell A. Flint; d. October 2, 1878.
LEVI SPEAR, b. in Braintree, Mass., December 17, 1791; m. (1) September 12, 1809, Sarah Hunt; m. (2) December 5, 1816, Charlotte Hunt; d. June 2, 1834; children:
1, Sarah, b. April 22, 1811; m. March 21, 1833, Hovey Flint; d. November 11, 1875.
2, Hannah, b. November 15, 1813; d. November 26, 1831.
3, Leon, Jr., b. December 9, 1817; m. Mary L. Rano, formerly of Hancock, who was b. November 18, 1814, and d. June 21, 1872; farmer and lumber man- ufacturer; d. May 22, 1880; children: 1, Charlotte Ellen, b. December 13, 1840; m. March 21, 1858, George A. Wells. 2, George Levi, b. April 22, 1842; m. Sep- tember 1, 1870, Mina M. Parish of Brookfield; lumber manufacturer.
4, Mary Charlotte, b. December 15, 1819; m. Lyman Craig; d. December 9, 1839.
5, Joshua Avery, b. December 21, 1822; m. (1) about 1851, Julia Luce; m. (2) in 1864, Minerva Powell; m. (3) September 5, 1867, Mrs. Florinda (Silver) Spaulding, formerly of Norwich; grocer; children: 1, Martha Charlotte, b. August 19, 1853; m. about 1875, Frank Pierce of White River Junction; d. there, July 24, 1881. 2, Franklin Joshua, b. February 2, 1855; d. August 3, 1880. 3, Hiram, b. April 16, 1857; in Arizona. 4, Jennie M., b. September 4, 1858 ; m. (1) August 2, 1871, Bergwin A. Drake; m. (2) November 17, 1877, Stew- art Ryan, formerly of Bethel. 5, Ai Harris, b. April 10, 1865.
6, Hiram, b. April 22, 1827; m. Hannah Maria Clapp, daughter of Judge Kelly of Meredith, N. H., and settled there; subsequently went to California; lawyer; d. March 4, 1858.
7, Charlotte, b. November 14, 1830; fell into the fire-place, burnt her scalp and caught cold; d. February 2, 1832.
STEARNS.
WARREN STEARNS, b. Grafton, February 6, 1815; m. (1) September 12, 1837, Sarah Chamberlain of Barnard; moved to Braintree in 1854; n. (2)
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October 23, 1845, Mrs. Charlotte (Narcross) Wiswell of Townsend, who d. October 20, 1871; m. (3) 1872, Mrs. Harriet P. White ; he d. November 10, 1881; children:
1, Sarah Maria, b. in Grafton, July 14, 1838; postmistress at West Braintree.
2, Warren Everett, b. March 10, 1841; d. January 12, 1868.
3, Mary Adelaide, b. January 26, 1844; d. August 3, 1851.
STEDMAN.
HENRY STEDMAN, m. March 10, 1799, Jerusha Fadden, who d. December 17, 1825, aged 44; d. June 10, 1818, aged 62 ; children:
1, Jerusha, b. January 4, 1799; m. November 15, 1818, Isaac Pratt; d. December 7, 1828.
2, Harriet, b. October, 1801; m. December 18, 1842, Jehiel Ford; d. January 9,1864.
3, Polly, b. 1803; m. April 4, 1830, Jesse K. Cram; d. 1841.
4, Henry, Jr., m. December 3, 1829, Eunice Tilson; lived and d. in Randolph.
SUMNER.
SAMUEL COIT SUMMER, b. Norwich, Conn., January 27, 1799; m. Septem- ber 23, 1819, Polly Flint; settled in Braintree in --; d. February 23, 1873; children:
1, Samuel Wilson, b. July 27, 1820; m. Lucy A. Martin; d. August 5, 1864, in U. S. service in hospital at Frederick City, Md .: children: 1, Seryl Wilson, b. May 22, 1850; m. May 22, 1878, Ida Parish of Brookfield. 2, Ada Abigail, b. July 23, 1854; d. August 11, 1861. 3, Ira Mann, b. July 11, 1857. 4, Eva Jane, b. July 31, 1859; m. September 15, 1881, William La Vanway of Warren; d. at East Duxbury, March 24, 1882. 5, Abby Ada, b. September 26, 1861; m. June 8, 1882, Asa P. Cleverly of West Randolph, and lives there. 6, Martin Coit, b. February 2, 1865.
2, Jonathan Flint, b. April 5, 1822; m. December 2, 1847, Hannah E. Linfield; children: 1, Sarah Emeline, b. November 19, 1848; m. November 18, 1868, Vilas C. Flint. 2, Newton Jonathan, b. April 13, 1850. 3, Abbie Orinda, b. November 8, 1851; m. July 4, 1870, Avery E. Richardson of Roxbury. 4, Emma Elmira, b. February 1, 1855; m. February 28, 1882, Hamlet Barrows of Iras- burgh, and resides there. 5, Judson Martin, b. May 20, 1858; d. September 1, 1º68. 6, Jennie Mary, twin to Judson. 7, Charles Ellsworth, b. September 14, 1863. 8, Nettie Marion, b. February 25, 1866. 9, George Herbert, b. Sep- tember 5, 1870.
3, Benjamin Linfield, b. May 26, 1826; m. January 1, 1849, Emeline Martin; lived in Warren till 1866, then moved to Braintree; children: 1, Rockwell Tilden, b. October 22, 1849; d. November 9, 1851. 2, Elma Amelia, b. March 7, 1852; m. October 9, 1872, Rev. William Brunton of Boston; residence, Brigh- ton, Mass .; one child: Herbert Rogers, b. in Braintree, March 18, 1876. 3, Charlie Rockwell, b. February 9, 1855; d. July 4, 1861. 4, Francis Randall, b. May 22, 1861; m. July 5, 1879. Abbie M. Abbott; lives at Parker's Prairie,
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Otter Tail Co., Minn .; one child: Bertha, b. in Braintree, April 24, and d. May 21, 1880.
4, William, b. October 16, 1829; m. April 22, 1849, Mary M. Battles; went. West; whereabouts unknown.
5, Godfrey Richardson, b. December 29, 1832; d.
6, Hannah, b. December 28, 1834; m. December 7, 1848, John Albin; d. December 13, 1853.
7, Godfrey, b. March 31, 1836; m. Emma Sterling of Warren, and lives there.
8, Huldah Jane, b. October 17, 1837; m. April 29, 1865, Martin V. B. Richardson.
9, Mary, b. April 17, 1839; m. John Albin; d. April 6, 1858.
TARBELL.
LUKE TARLELL, b. in Tunbridge; m. March, 1863, Sarah Bell of Crown Point, N. Y .; has lived in Braintree since -; children:
1, Charles Philo, b. in Crown Point, N. Y .; d.
2, Effie Rebecca, b. in Braintree.
3, Myrtie.
GEORGE TARBELL, brother to Luke, b. in Tunbridge, August 3, 1840; m. January 12, 1863, Sarah M. Pratt; children:
1, Bertha Lester, b. January 3, 1868.
2, Jessie Louise, b. July 4, 1872.
THAYER.
The Thayers that have resided in Braintree trace their ancestry in this country back to two different progenitors, RICHARD and THOMAS, whose relationship, if any, is not known. It appears that both emigrated from England and settled in Braintree, Mass., about the same time. Richard was admitted freeman in 1640, and d. August 27, 1695.
RICHARD, Jr., b. probably in England; m. January 4, 1652, Dorotha Pray; d. December 4, 1705.
NATHANIEL, son of Richard, Jr., b. January 1, 1658; m. May 27, 1679, Hannah Heydon; d. March 28, 1729.
ZACHARIAH, son of Nathaniel, b. March 16, 1687; m. February 4, 1718, Elizabeth Curtis.
ZACHARIAHI, Jr., b. December 26, 1719; m. 1738, Lydia Pray; d. January, 1812.
ISAAC, son of Zachariah, Jr., b. November 23, 1741; m. November 28, 1793, Abigail Samson; settled in West Randolph: d. September 5, 1850. Two of his children have lived in Braintree:
1, Joel B., b. in Randolph, December 2, 1796; m. July 4, 1820, Susannah R. Sargent, who was b. in Chester, N. H., January 29, 1801, and d. December 1, 1863; settled in Braintree in 1822; d. March 21, 1866; children: 1, Morgiann Polly, b. June 20, 1821; m. February 13, 1845, Edward Barnes of West Ran-
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dolph, and lives there. 2, Harriet N., b. April 27, 1825; m. November 25, 1849; Almon Morse of Randolph, and lived there; d. August 13, 1872. 3, Susan P., b. January 18, 1828; m. November 27, 1849, Granville W. Barnes of West Ran- dolph, and resided there; d. November 21, 1852. 4, Lucinda S., b. December 3, 1830; m. December 1, 1853, Granville W. Barnes; lives in West Randolph.
2, Zeba G., b. January 18, 1799; m. October 17, 1826, Hannah G. Smitlı, formerly of Royalton ; settled in Braintree in 1823; children: 1, Eliza Elvira, b. June 2, 1827; m. August 1, 1850, Samuel C. Spiller ; lives in Springfield, Mass. 2, Abigail L., b. July 27, 1830; m. July 12, 1853, John P. Spiller, whom she survives in Randolph. 3, Isaac S., b. October 11, 1832; m. (1) September, 1853, Eliza L. Moore of Moretown; no children; m. (2) March 8, 1868, Maria Harris; lives in East Bethel. 4, Royal G., b. September 20 1835; m. Novem- ber, 1857, Sophia Godfrey, and lived in Rutland ; d. in 1874. 5, Vernon A., b. March 4, 1840; m. December 31, 1863, Helen Briggs ; resides in Brandon.
CORNELIUS, son of Richard, Jr., b. September 29, 1670; m. 1694, Abigail Copeland.
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