Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass. by Henry Bond, M.D. Boston, 1860. ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth [All pages are not yet complete-more to come] _____________________________________________ p.107 2. Capt. John Odlin, a proprietor and one of the earliest settlers of Gilmanton, N.H. 3. Dudley Odlin, a physician. 4. Woodbridge Odlin b. Apr 28, 1718; died Mar 10, 1776; grad. Harvard Coll. 1738; ordained as colleague of his father Sept 28, 1743; m. Oct 23, 1755, Abigail the widow of Rev. Job Strong of Portsmouth and the dau. of Col. Peter Gilman. Children: 1. Dudley Odlin. 2. Woodbridge Odlin. 3. Peter Odlin. 4. Elizabeth Odlin. 5. Abigail Odlin the first wife of Col. Nathaniel Gilman of Exeter. 6. John Odlin of Concord, N.H. 7. Mary Odlin the wife of Thomas Stickney of Concord, N.H. 8. Charlotte Odlin, wife of Jeremiah Stickney of Dover, N.H. To be continued Part 5 - p.107 - Ann Bright who m. May 26, 1670, Capt. Samuel Ruggles of Roxbury, born 1629 at Nasing, Essex Co., England. whose 1st wife Hannah Fowle was only dau. of George Fowle. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Subject: Henry Bright Source: Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Includes Waltham and Weston - by Henry Bond, M.D., Boston, 1860. Volume I. Part 5. p.107 Ann Bright m. May 26, 1670, Capt. Samuel Ruggles of Roxbury. [author's note: Capt. Samuel Ruggles b. 1629 at Nasing, Essex County, England; died at Roxbury, Aug. 15, 1692; m. (1) Hannah Fowle the only dau. of George Fowle, by whom he had 8 children: 1. Hannah Ruggles b. Jan 21, 1655-6. Died. 2. Mary Ruggles b. Jan 10, 1656-7. Died. 3. Samuel Ruggles b. June 1, 1658. 4. Joseph Ruggles b. Feb 12, 1659-60. 5. Hannah Ruggles, (again), b. Dec 11, 1661. 6. Sarah Ruggles, b. Nov 18, 1663. Died. 7. Mary Ruggles (again) b. Dec 8, 1666. 8. Sarah Ruggles (again) b. Aug 30, 1669. Ann Bright was his 2nd wife by whom he had the following children: 1. Thomas Ruggles b. Mar 10, 1670-1; grad. Harvard Coll. 1690; minister of Guilford, CT where he died June 1, 1728. He m. (1) Sarah ____; and he m. (2) June 1, 1708, Mary Hubbard of Boston who died Dec. 17, 1742. Children: 1. Sarah Ruggles b. Mar 27, 1699; died Mar 23, 1722, unmarried. 2. Anna Ruggles b. May 3, 1701; d. May 19, 1760; m. Nov 3, 1724, Charles Caldwell. 3. Mary Ruggles b. Oct 8, 1702; died young. 4. Thomas Ruggles b. Nov 27, 1704; grad. Yale Coll. 1723; died Dec. 16, 1794; a clergyman; m. Sept. 25th, 1734, Rebecca, dau. of Rev. John Hart of East Guilford who d. Feb 17, 1760. Children: 1. Sarah Ruggles b. July 23, 1735; d. Dec 3, 1807; m. July 12, 1759, Hon. Joseph Pynchon. 2. Mary Ruggles b. Dec 22, 1737; died Aug 10, 1756. 5. Rebecca Ruggles b. May 23, 1712; d. June 11, 1713. 6. Nathaniel Ruggles b. May 16, 1713; grad. Yale Coll. 1732; d. Dec 16, 1794; was a physician; m. Dec 8, 1736, Anna Bartlett who died May 15, 1773. Children: 1. Nathaniel Ruggles b. Oct. 7, 1737; grad. Yale Coll. 1758; died Oct 16, 1793; m. Mar 14, 1765, Elizabeth Dudley of Guilford who d. Nov 10, 1819. Children: 1. Sarah Ruggles b. Mar 18, 1766; m. ____ Belden and died June 22, 1802. 2. *Elizabeth Ruggles b. June 11, 1768; died Aug 5, 1840; unmarried. 3. *Nathaniel Ruggles b. Aug 27, 1770; d. Nov 16, 1840, unmarried. *Elizabeth Ruggles and Nathaniel Ruggles are said to have "lived despised and died unlamented." 4. Lucretia Ruggles b. Oct 12, 1772; d. Nov 7, 1809; m. Deacon Peter Spencer. 5. Thomas Ruggles b. Aug 17, 1777; grad. Yale Coll. 1805; ordained at Derby, Conn. 1817, dismissed and silenced 1825. He moved to Wallingford, Connn where he died 1838 of intemperance and licentiousness. He m. (1) Hannah Sanford of Huntington, Conn. who d. October 1813 and he m. (2) the widow Lucretia Hull of Wallingford. He had one child, Sarah Ruggles b. August, 1820; died 1837. He was wealthy, chiefly by marriage and left no legitimate children. 2. John Ruggles b. July 24, 1739; d. Feb 10, 1749. 3. Anne Ruggles b. Aug 11, 1741; d. June 16, 1795; m. Oct 18, 1763, James Stone. 4. Rebecca Ruggles b. August 1743; m. Oct 18, 1763, David Sanderson. 5. Thomas Ruggles b. 3rd day of Sept.; died Sept 20th, 1745. 6. Huldah Ruggles b. Oct 2; died Dec 11, 1746. 7. Huldah Ruggles (again) b. Oct 5, 1747; d. Aug 6, 1827; m. Roswell Woodward. 8. Mary Ruggles b. 1749; died. 9. Mary Ruggles (again) b. 1752; m. May 20, 1783, Timothy Rosseter. 10. Sarah Ruggles b. Feb 16, 1755; died young. 11. Sarah Ruggles (again) b. Mar, 1760; died young. 7. Elizabeth Ruggles b. 1715; d. Sept 9, 1769; m. Nov 1, 1734, Jehoshaphat Starr. 2. Anna Ruggles b. Setp 30, 1672. _____________________________________________ p.108 3. Nathaniel Ruggles b. Nov 22, 1674. 4. Elizabeth Ruggles b. May 1, 1677; m. James Bailey. 5. Henry Ruggles b. July 7, 1681. 6. Huldah Ruggles b. July 4, 1684; m. June 9, 1707, Samuel Hill, born at Guilford, CT Feb 21, 1678, by trade, a hatter. "He was one of the most distinguished men in our town (Guilford) ever produced. He represented the town in 43 sessions of the Legislature, was several times Speaker, was Judge of our County and Probate Courts, was Town Clerk and all the business of the church society and a large share of the County and of the Colony for thirty years seems to have centred in him." FOWLE. Beriah Bright m. at Charlestown, Mass., Nov. 30, 1671, Isaac Fowle, a joiner, b. 1648. He was admitted freeman, May 3, 1676, the son of George Fowle, a tanner of Charlestown and the brother of Hannah Fowle, the first wife of Capt. Samuel Ruggles, of Roxbury. He died October 15, 1718. His Will dated Dec. 4, 1717, mentions wife Beriah (Bright) Fowle, son Henry Fowle and grand- children - Isaac Fowle, Nathaniel Fowle, Henry Fowle, Rebecca Fowle and daughter, Abigail Smith. His son Henry Fowle and his wife, Beriah, executors. His widow Beriah (Bright) Fowle, in her Will dated Aug 16, 1734, gives to each of her grandchildren, the children of her daughter, Abigail Smith, a silver spoon and the remainder of her estate to said daughter. She appointed her grandson, William Smith sole executor. Children of Isaac Fowle and his wife, Beriah (Bright) Fowle: 1. Abigail Fowle. 2. Isaac Fowle, Jr., b. Aug 31, 1676; by his wife, Rebecca (Torrey, p.279 has his wife as Rebecca Burroughs) Children: 1. Isaac Fowle 3rd, bap. Aug. 6, 1692. 2. Nathaniel Fowle b. Mar. 1701-2. 3. Henry Fowle b. Feb 15, 1703-4. Died. 4. Henry Fowle (again) b. Sept. 7, 1707. 5. Rebecca Fowle bap. Sept. 10, 1709. _____________________________________________ p.109 3. Abigial Fowle b. Aug 7, 1679; m. Capt. William Smith of Charlestown b. 1677; died 1730, the son of Thomas & Sarah (Boylston) Smith of Charlestown. Children. (a portrait of Mrs. Abigail (Fowle) Smith - from the book, p.108, sent on request, email) Children: 1. Abigail Smith b. 1700; d. 1788; m. Dr. Simon Tufts of Medford; died Sept. 17, 1783, left children. 2. Sarah Smith b. 1703; d. 1775; m. Samuel Edwards of Boston. 3. William Smith b. 1706; grad. Harvard Coll. 1725. Was minister of Weymouth; d. Sept. 17, 1783, aged 77 yrs. He m. Elizabeth Quincy b. 1722; d. 1775, dau. of Colonel John Quincy of Mount Walliston. Children: 1. Mary Smith b. Sept. 1741; d. Oct 17, 1811; m. Nov 25, 1762, Richard Cranch of Boston, b. Nov., 1726, at Kingsbridge, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; died Oct. 16, 1811; A.M. Harvard Coll., 1780 and A.A.S. Children: 1. Elizabeth Cranch who m. Rev. Jacob Norton of Weymouth; grad. Harvard Coll. 1786; A.M., Brun. 1803. 2. Lucy Cranch who m. John Greanleaf of Quincy and d. Feb 18, 1846. 3. William Cranch, b. July 17, 1769; grad. Harvard Coll. 1787, LL.D. 1829, A.A.S. In April, 1795, he m. Nancy Greenleaf, dau. of William Greenleaf of Boston. In May 1796, settled in Washington City. In 1801 he was apptd. a Judge, and then or afterwards Chief Justice of the U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. 13 Children [See also, Geneal. Register, Vol. I., p.77] John Adams, President of the U.S. 2. Abigail Smith b. 1744; d. 1818; m. Feb 24, 1764, John Adams, President of the United States, b. Oct. 19, 1735; died July 4, 1826, son of Deacon John Adams & his wife Susanna (Boylston) Adams. She was a great honour to her sex and to her country. [read David McCullough's John Adams: ISBN 0684-81363-7. Simon & Schuster.] Children: 1. Abigail Adams b. July 14, 1765; m. the Honorable William Smith of of New York. 2. John Quincy Adams, b. July 11, 1767; died 1849; President of the United States; m. Catherine Louisa Johnson, dau. of Joshua Johnson of Maryland. She died 1852. 3. Susanna Adams, b. Dec. 28, 1768. 4. Charles Adams who grad. Harvard Coll. 1789; a lawyer of New York; m. Sarah Smith, dau. of John Smith, Esq., of New York; where he died, aged 30 years. 5. Thomas Boylston Adams b. Sept 15, 1772; d. Mar. 12, 1832; grad. Harvard Coll. 1790; was Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas, in Mass. He m. Ann, the dau. of Joseph Harrod of Haverhill, Mass. [see also Thayer's Family Memorial, p.41. 3. Elizabeth Smith who m. Rev. John Shaw of Haverhill, Mass. He grad. Harvard Coll. 1772. Children: 1. William Smith Shaw b. Aug 12, 1778; grad Harvard Coll. 1798; d. 1826, unmarried. He was the principal founder of the Boston Athenaeum. 2. Elizabeth Quincy Shaw b. May 26, 1780; d. Dec 8, 1795. 3. Abigail Adams Shaw who m. Rev. Jospeh Barlow Felt of Boston; grad. Dartmouth Coll. 1813; Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society; deservedly distinguished for his antiquarian and historical researches. Rev. John Shaw died 1794 and his widow, Elizabeth (Smith) Shaw m. (2) Rev. Stephen Peabody of Atkinson, New Hampshire. She died April 9, 1815. 4. William Smith who m. Catherine Louisa Salmon b. 1749; d. 1824. 4. Anna Smith b. 1708; died 1781; m. Ebenezer Kent of Charlestown. He died 1776 aged 76 yrs. The Kent family of Concord, New Hampshire were their descendants. 5. Mary Smith b. 1710; died 1800; m. Ebenezer Austin of Charlestown; had children, not listed. 6. Isaac Smith b. 1719; d. 1787; a merchant of Boston who m. Elizabeth Storer b. 1725; d. 1786. Children: 1. Isaac Smith Jr. b. 1749; grad. Harvard Coll, 1767; a clergyman at Sidmorth, England. He returned to the United States and died at Boston, Mass., 1829. 2. Elizabeth Smith b. Dec. 1750; d. June, 1752. 3. Elizabeth Smith (again) b. July 9, died Sept 3, 1753. 4. William Smith b. 1755; grad. Harvard Coll. 1775; d. 1816; a merchant of Boston; m. Hannah Carter of Newburyport, Mass. Children: 1. William Smith who grad. Harvard Coll, 1807; d. 1811. _____________________________________________ p.110 2. Isaac Smith b. 1792; d. 1813. 3. Elizabeth Smith who m. Edward Craft of Boston - they had sons Samuel Craft and Isaac S. Craft and daughters, Anna P. Craft and Harriet O. Craft. 4. Hannah Smith who m. Benjamin Pickman of Boston, who died 1834. 5. Thomas Carter Smith who m. Frances Barnard of Boston. Children: 1. Frances Barnard Smith. 2. Hannah Smith. 3. Thomas Carter Smith Jr. 4. William Vincent Smith. 5. Elizabeth Hall Smith. 5. Mary Smith b. Feb 28, 1757; d. 1839; m. Samuel Alline Otis. Had daughter Mary Otis. 6. Elizabeth Smith (again) b. Jan 30, 1760 m. John P. Hale of Boston. 4. Henry Fowle b. April 3, 1686; was of Charlestown; m. Sept 3, 1715, Bethia Stimson and had a daughter, Bethia Fowle b. Feb 1, 1730-1. He died prior to 1727 and his widow m. (2) May 10, 1732, Henry Davis. She d. Aug 20, 1744, aged 55 yrs. 5. Bright Fowle, bap. Feb 16, 1689-90. Died September 11, 1690. Nathaniel Bright, a tanner and farmer, m. July 26, 1681, Mary Coolidge, b. Dec 11, 1660, dau. of Simon and Hannah Coolidge. She died Dec 1, 1717. His Will, dated Sept. 22, 1725, mentions his sons, Henry Bright, Nathaniel Bright, John Bright and Joseph Bright and daughters, Mary Livermore, Hannah Bond, Abigail and Mercy. He appointed his four sons executors, but John and Nathaniel Bright declined to serve. Children: 1. Mary Bright b. Oct 7, 1682, m. Dec 14, 1704, Deacon Thomas Livermore and have numerous descendants. 2. Henry Bright b. August 16, 1684; died Oct 24, 1756, aged 73 years. 3. Nathaniel Bright b. Dec 28, 1686; died Dec 28, 1737. 4. John Bright b. April 5, 1689, m. Dec. 17, 1726, Rebecca Traine b. Dec 7, 1701, dau. of Thomas and Rebecca (Stearns) Traine, who died 1736 and he died 1764. 5. Joseph Bright b. July 11, 1692; died 1757. 6. Hannah Bright, b. Aug 7, 1694; died 1786, aged 92 yrs.; m. Feb. 4, 1718-19, Jonas Bond, Esq., and had 9 children. 7. Abigail Bright, who m. July 20, 1732, Capt. John Brown and died soon, leaving one child, Abigail Brown b. April 27, 1733, who m. 1755, Israel Whittemore, of Weston. (see p.653) p.653 - Israel Whittemore b. July 10, 1732, 4th child of Jeremiah Whittemore, of Concord, son of John & Ruth Whittemore of Malden, & his 1st wife, Patience Reed dau. of Israel & Mary (Kendall) Reed of Woburn. Israel Whittemore m. May 1, 1755, Abigail Brown. Children: 1. Abigail Whittemore b. Mar. 22, 1756. 2. Lois Whittemore b. Sept 11, 1758. 3. Patience Whittemore b. Aug 27, 1760. 4. Aaron Whittemore b. July 13, 1762. 5. John Whittemore b. Apr. 18, 1764; m. April 17, 1788, Anna Steadman. 6. Anna Whittemore b. Aug 24, 1767. 7. Sally Whittemore b. Oct 4, 1770. 8. Benjamin Bright b. July 19, 1698; not mentioned in his father's Will. 9. Mercy Bright who m. Feb 10, 1725-6, m. John Coolidge b. Oct 22, 1697, son of Richard and Mary (Bond) Coolidge and had nine children. Cornet Henry Bright m. Margaret Jackson, dau. of Abraham & Elizabeth (Biscoe) Jackson. She died April 16, 1758 aged 73 yrs. In her Will dated 1757, she mentions her son Silas Bright, her dau., Jemima Trowbridge; dau. Kezia Sanderson; dau., Mellicent, grandson, Henry Bright the only son of her son, Henry Bright; son Benjamin Bright and appoints John Kimball executor. Children: 1. Jemima Bright b. July 19, 1712, m. 1734, Jonathan Trowbridge b. July 23, 1711, son of John & Sarah (Wilson) Trowbridge. 2. Elizabeth Bright b. July 19, 1714; prob. died young. 3. Henry Bright born and died December, 1715. 4. Kezia Bright b. July 27, 1717; m. Isaac Sanderson and lived on the old homestead of Deacon Henry Bright. 5. Henry Bright b. Sept 25, 1719, by his wife, Sarah, had an only child, Henry Bright b. Oct. 2, 1744; grad. Harvard Coll. 1770; died in Spencer, 1774, unmarried. Said to have been possessed of very estimable and endearing qualities. The father died early, and his widow m. (2) Sept. 1748, Benjamin Bemis and moved to Spencer. 6. Benjamin Bright b. Sept. 25, 1721; died February, 1766, unmarried. _____________________________________________ p.111 7. Silas Bright b. Sept. 30, 1724; died Feb 21, 1766, unmarried. 8. Mellicent Bright b. Mar 12, 1727; died, unmarried. Nathaniel Bright m. Ann Bowman, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Bowman and his wife, Anne (Barnard) Bowman. He died Dec 28, 1737, and his widow m. (2) Oct 6, 1741, Richard Clarke of Watertown as his 2nd wife. Children: 1. Ann Bright b. Feb 27, 1715-16; m. July 16, 1736, Daniel Brown of Lexington b. Dec. 21, 1703, son of Deacon Joseph Brown, first of Watertown, afterwards of Lexington and had ten children. 2. Nathaniel Bright b. June 22, 1718; died Oct. 18, 1754. 3. Hannah Bright b. April 26, 1720; died the next April. 4. Hannah Bright (again) b. Jan 15, 1722; m. Oct 4, 1744, Amos Bond. 5. Sarah Bright b. Dec 23, 1726; m. Thomas Clarke. 6. Mary Bright b. Apr. 6, 1731 m. Nov 29, 1753, David Bemis by whom she had 9 children. Joseph Bright m. Elizabeth ____. Children: 1. Josiah Bright b. Oct 19, 1731. 2. Elizabeth Bright b. Aug 11, 1734; d. Sept 18, 1812; m. Oct 15, 1760, Capt. Ebenezer Mason. p.363 Ebenezer Mason who m. Oct 15, 1760, Elizabeth Bright and moved to Spencer in the autumn of 1764. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and was often employed in civil offices of responsibility. p.364 He died Mar 26, 1798 and his widow died Sept. 18, 1812. (see also Draper's Hist. of Spencer, pp.37 and 142). Children: 1. Ebenezer Mason b. at Watertown Feb 18, 1761; m. at Spencer, Dec 22, 1785, Judith White. He m. (2) Sept 2, 1794, Sally Beers. 2. William Mason b. at Watertown, Nov 30, 1762; m. July 7, 1791, Nancy White. 3. Enoch Mason b. at Watertown, July 22, 1764; m. July 15, 1790, Elizabeth Biscoe. 4. Elliot Mason b. at Spencer, Mar. 23, 1766. 5. Elizabeth Mason b. Aug 18, 1772; m. Feb. 23, 1809, Moses Hall. 6. Joseph Mason b. Dec 15, 1774; m. Mar 11, 1802, Elizabeth White. 7. Susanna Mason b. Sept 9, 1777. 8. Isaac Mason b. Feb 5, 1782; m. Feb 19, 1805, Asenath Prouty. 3. Abigail Bright b. Feb 25, 1738 m. William Soden of Cambridge. Nathaniel Bright, a tanner, m. Sybil Stone b. Sept 29, 1727, dau. of Capt. Samuel & Abigail (Reed) Stone of Sudbury, grandaughter of Deacon Samuel & Dorcas (Jones) Stone and gr.gr.dr. of Deacon Samuel & Sarah (Stearns) Stone of Cambridge and gr. gr. gr. dr. of Deacon Gregory Stone of Cambridge. He died Oct 21, 1754 and his widow m. (2) June 2, 1757, Samuel White. She died at Watertown May 12, 1809 aged 82 years. Children: 1. Hannah Bright b. Feb 18, 1749; died Sept 15, 1807; m. April 22, 1772, Josiah Sanderson, of Waltham by whom she had four children. 2. Ann Bright b. Nov 24, 1750; d. Mar 14, 1784; m. June 17, 1773, Colonel Amos Bond of Watertown by whom she had six children. 3. Nathaniel Bright b. Aug 19, 1752; died July 16, 1785. 4. John Bright b. Feb 5, 1754; died Dec 31, 1840. There is a tradition in the family that his grand-uncle, John Bright for whom he was named, intended to bequeath to him, his estate, but that he sickened and died before the Will could be executed, and that then the estate was divided according to law, among his numerous legal heirs. Josiah Bright m. July 21, 1757, Rachel Livermore b. Aug 12, 1733, dau. of Oliver and Ruth (Bowman) Livermore. Children: 1. Jonathan Bright b. Sept 7, 1758; d. Dec 14, 1779. 2. Josiah Bright, twin to Jonathan, b. Sept 7, 1758; died in a few days. 3. Joseph Bright b. Aug 23, 1760; d. Sept 12, 1816. 4. Josiah Bright (again) b. Apr. 28, 1762; died May, 1821; m. ____ Rice of Ashby. Children: 1. Josiah Bright married but no children. 2. Mary Bright. 3. Nancy Bright, who died unmarried. 4. Hepzibah Bright who m. ____ and had children. 5. Almira Bright who m. ____ and had one child. 6. Eliza Bright who m. ____ and had three children. 5. Moses Bright b. Aug 22, 1764; died May 5, 1843; m. Dec 30, 1790, Lucy Wellington. Children: 1. Lucy Bright who m. Joshua Coolidge, Jr. of Watertown; 3 sons and 2 dau's. 2. Henry Bright who m. Abigail Wellington of Watertown. 3. Relief Bright who m. George Coolidge, brother of Joshua Coolidge. 4. George Bright who m. ____Debroh of Maine. 5. Eliza Bright, unmarried. 6. William Bright, unmarried. 6. Francis Bright b. Sept 3, 1766; d. Jan 15, 1828; m. Dec 27, 1797, Susanna Bright. Children: 1. Susanna Bright b. June 20, 1798; died Feb 23, 1823, unmarried. 2. Sarah Bright b. Jan 10, 1801. 3. Nathaniel Bright b. Jan 10, 1803; died April 1, 1818. _____________________________________________ p.112 4. Marshall Bright b. July 30, 1805; died Aug 20, 1808. 5. Lucretia Bright b. Aug 30, 1807; died Aug 1, 1828, umnarried. 6. Jane Bright b. Apr 27, 1810; m. Dec 1, 1842, John Albert Holden of Boston, b. July 21, 1811, son of Josiah Holden of Washington, VT and had children: 1. Louisa Jane Holden b. May 12, 1844. 2. Susanna Frances Holden b. Aug 6, 1845. 7. Elizabeth Bright b. Nov 27, 1812; m. Mar 30, 1841, Samuel Bright of Waterwon. 7. Nancy Bright b. Feb 8, 1768; died April 7, 1828; m. 1796, Ebenezer Seaver of Boston and had: 1. Ebenezer Seaver. 2. Nancy Seaver. 3. Louisa Seaver. 4. Abigail Seaver. 5. William Seaver. 8. Lucretia Bright b. May 5, 1769; died Dec., 1833, unmarried. 9. Sarah Bright b. Nov 20, 1770; d. Dec 2, 1800, unmarried. 10. Abigail Bright b. Apr 25, 1772; m. Oct 31, 1793, Major Adam Brown of Watertown and had four children. (see p. 186) p.136 Major Adam Brown of Watertown who m. Oct 31, 1793, Abigail Bright b. April 25, 1772, dau. of Josiah and Rachel (Livermore) Bright. His widow was still living in 1852 on the home- stead. Children: 1. Susanna Brown b. Oct. 20, 1794; died March, 1795. 2. Francis Brown b. Feb 19, 1796; m. April, 1815, Ann Barnard of Watertown. Children: 1. Susanna Bright Brown, b. Oct 20, 1794; died March, 1795. 2. Francis Brown b. Feb 19, 1796 m. Ann Barnard of Watertown. Children: 1. Susanna Bright Brown b. Aug 11, 1818; d. July 12, 1835. 2. Francis Jonathan Brown b. Apr 14, 1820; m. Aug 6, 1843, Elizabeth Bent of Wayland, dau. of George & Esther (Marshall) Bent and had children: 1. Susanna Ann Brown b. Oct 3, 1844. 2. Marietta Frances Brown b. June 27, 1849. 3. Morton Winthrop Brown b. Dec 9, 1839?. 3. Mary Brown b. Nov. 5, 1800; died June, 1801. 4. Mary Brown (again) b. Feb 25, 1805; m. July 1, 1828, Samuel Learned of Watertown. Children: 1. Charles Horace Learned b. at Millbury, June 10, 1829. 2. Mary Elizabeth Learned b. May 10, 1832. p.112, cont'd 11. Elizabeth Bright b. 1774; died Aug. 1815; m. David Baker b. June 25, 1785 and had: 1. Hannah Baker b. Dec 26, 1809; died April 25, 1844; m. April 13, 1843, Ebenezer Seger Spear. 2. Eliza Baker b. Mar 25, 1811; d. Oct 28, 1845. 3. Abigail Baker b. Aug 23, 1812; d. Feb 26, 1813. Nathaniel Bright, a tanner, m. May 26, 1776, Susanna Brown, b. April 27, 1754 (see p.127) p.127 Susanna Brown b. April 27, 1754 was the 2nd child of Capt. Jonathan Brown, Esq., of Water- town who m. Jan 25, 1749-50, Esther Mason who died July 14, 1802). Children of Nathaniel Bright and his wife, Susanna Brown: 1. Nathaniel Bright Jr. b. Mar 4, 1777; m. May 9, 1805, Dorothy Whitney (see p.648-649) p.649 Dorothy Whitney, b. Aug 4, 1784, dau. of Daniel Whitney b. Dec. 7, 1735 & wife Mary ___. Daniel was the son of Daniel Whitney (p.648) and his wife Dorothy ____. Dorothy (Whitney) Bright died Dec 7, 1840. Children: 1. Nathaniel Bright b. Mar 13, 1806; d. July 17, 1828, unmarried. 2. Samuel Bright b. Jan 7, 1808; d. April 26, 1846; m. Mar. 30, 1841, Elizabeth Bright. 1. Ellen Elizabeth Bright b. Jan 22, 1842. 2. Nathaniel Francis Bright b. July 22, 1844. 3. William Bright b. Dec 29, 1810; d. Dec 7, 1840, unmarried. 4. Jonathan Brown Bright b. Feb 21, 1816; d. Feb 21, 1837; m. Oct 27, 1833, Maria G. Harding, b. Aug 1, 1815, dau. of Phinehas and Sally (Adams) Harding of Boston and had: 1. Mary Elizabeth Bright b. at Charlestown Nov 23, 1834. 2. Sarah Jane Bright b. at Cambridgeport, June 29, 1837. 2. Susanna Bright b. July 21, 1778; m. Dec 27, 1797, Francis Bright. 3. Samuel Bright b. Aug 25, 1779; was lost at sea, March, 1807; m. Hannah, dau. of Charles & Tabitha Derby of Danvers. Children: 1. Hannah Bright b. at Boston; m. James Eves, son of Abraham Eves of Wilington, Delaware, the Master of the schooner "China", lost on a voyage from Para to New York. Children: 1. William Eves. 2. Abraham Eves. 3. Anna Eves. 4. Susanna Eves. 5. Samuel Bright Eves 2. Jonathan Brown Bright. 4. Hannah Bright b. June 24, 1781; m. June 12, 1812, Thomas Baker born at Dorchester Feb. 23, 1779. Children: 1. Jeremiah Smith Baker b. at Hoosick, N.Y. May 3, 1813; m. at Hoosick, N.Y., Oct 8, 1839, Adeline Sturtevant of Verona, Oneida Co., N.Y. b. July 13, 1812. Children: 1. Emma Bright Baker b. June 27, 1841. 2. Frances Adeline Baker b. Aug. 22, 1843. 3. Mary Eliza Baker b. at Perinton, N.Y. Oct 16, 1849. 2. Catherine Frances Baker b. at Peterboro, N.H. Jan 16, 1815. John Bright, a tanner and farmer was a Magistrate; m. Sept 24, 1778, Elizabeth Brown and settled at Waltham, immediately east of the crossing of Beaver Brook, by the country road and by the Fitchburg R.R. He received numerous appointments of trust from the town, as - Selectman, Moderator, Assessor, etc., and was placed on important committees, relating to church and Revolutionary matters. She died Jan 30, 1821 and he d. Dec 31, 1840, aged almost 87 yrs. Children: 1. John Bright b. Sept 8, 1779; a tanner & farmer; lived on the homestead, unmarried. p.114 2. Charles Bright b. Aug 31, 1781; a cabinet maker; died Aug. 7, 1823, at Loanga, West Africa, unmarried. 3. Mary Bright b. June 19, 1783; died May 22, 1788. 4. Francis Bright b. Oct 31, 1784; d. June 6, 1804; was a merchant's clerk. 5. Anna Bright b. July 18, 1786; d. May 23, 1788. 6. Josiah Bright b. Mar 26, 1789; died at St. Louis, July 31, 1822. 7. Anna Bright b. April 4, 1791; d. April 16, 1818, unmarried. 8. Henry Bright b. Aug 31, 1793. 9. Mary Bright b. Sept 20, 1796; residing on the homestead, unmarried. 10. Jonathan Brown Bright, b. April 23, 1800. Capt. Joseph Bright m. Hannah Smith, dau. of William Smith of Needham. He died Feb 12, 1816; she died Nov. 7, 1841, aged 84 yrs. Children: 1. Hannah Bright b. Aug 29, 1783; m. Nov. 25, 1802, Elisha Livermore. 2. Joseph Bright b. Feb 26, 1785; m. July, 1811, Hannah Wellington b. 1784, dau. of Juduthan Wellington of West Cambridge. Children: 1. Winslow Bright b. Jan 10, 1812; m. Nov 10, 1841, Martha Elizabeth Noyes of Brunswick, Maine. 2. Henry Bright b. Sept 27, 1813; m. 1847, Elizabeth Judkins of Monmouth, Maine. 3. Joseph Bright b. Dec 5, 1815; m. Caroline Marble, of Mount Vernon, N.H. 4. Jerome Bonapart Bright, b. Aug 25, 1817. 5. Louisa A. Bright, b. Nov 2, 1820; m. Nov. 15, 1849, Leonard Williams. 6. Caroline Bright, b. Feb 7, 1823; m. John Currier of Eaton, L.C. 7. Alfred Bright, b. June 5, 1825. 8. Samuel Bright b. Sept. 17, 1827. 9. John E. Bright b. July 11, 1829. 3. John Bright, b. Nov 19, 1786; died May 12, 1850, in New York City, unmarried. 4. Samuel Bright b. May 20, 1788; d. Nov 21, 1824, m. Hannah Ames. No children. 5. Mary Bright b. May 21, 1790; d. Oct 12, 1823; m. James Barnard by whom she had: 1. Catherine Barnard who m. Spencer Johnson Vinal. 2. Hannah Barnard who m. Francis Augustus Lemon. 6. Elisha Bright bap. Feb 19, 1792; died Feb 20, 1820, unmarried. 7. Catherine Bright bap. Feb 19, 1792, twin of Elisha, died Jan 5, 182_. Married James Barnard as his 2nd wife. Children: 1. Mary Catharine Barnard b. Sept 29, 1828. 8. Josiah Bright, b. Apr 3, 1794; m. Aug. 20, 1817, Almira Spring, dau. of John Spring & wife Catherine Spring of Standish, Maine. Children: 1. Frederick William Bright b. Dec 4, 1819. 2. Horace Orlando Bright b. June 9, 1823. 3. Ann Maria Bright b. July 9, 1825. 4. John Josiah Bright b. Jan 24, 1832. 5. Charles Dolbier Bright b. Sept 4, 1834. 9. Ann Bright b. Mar 30, 1799; m. James Barnard as his 3rd wife. Children: 1. James Barnard. 2. Elisha Barnard. 10. William Smith Bright, b. Nov 14, 1801; was of Watertown; m. May 6, 1831, Hannah, the widow of his brother, Samuel Bright and had: 1. Harriet Louisa Bright b. July 7, 1832. p.114 Josiah Bright, a merchant of St. Louis; m. Nov 29, 1814, Eulalie Angelique Sanguinet, born at St. Louis, Feb 27, 1796; dau. of Charles and Marie Anne (Conde') Sanguinet. (see below for more on that family) She died in childbed, Feb. 14, 1817, and he m. (2) May, 1819, the widow, Mrs. Eliza (LeBlanc) Tesson, widow of Pierre Tesson, and dau. of John Le Blanc and his wife ____ McCrea, born in Belfast, Ireland, June 24, 1794. She resided in Baltimore in 1850. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Insert - book: Slavery & Crime in Missouri, 1773-1865 (a google book online) p.53 Charles Sanguinet, son of a French physician, posted to Canada was born in Montreal and moved to St. Louis District during the Spanish regime. He owned property near St. Louis and engaged in the fur trade. His wife, Marie, was the daughter of Dr. Andrew August Conde, a Frenchman and the first physician to arrive in St. Louis Post in 1776. She and her husband reared many children. In 1810 one of their daughters, Constance, married the oldest son of August Chouteau. In 1818 their youngest daughter, 18 year old Caroline Anne married Horatio Cozens a defense attorney. Sanguinet, a businessman died in 1818 at St. Louis, at an advanced age. Source: Slavery and Crime in Missouri, 1773-1865 By Harriet C. Frazier - p.53. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Children of Josiah Bright by his first wife, Eulalie Angelique Sanguinet: 1. Charles John Sanguinet Bright, b. Sept. 16, 1815 and was in 1849, a clerk, in Mobile, where he m. Mar. 5, 1841, Caroline Matilda Thayer Woodcock, b. Aug 31, 1821, dau. of John & Rebecca (Ballard) Woodcock, then of Huntsville, and in 1854 of Mobile. Children: 1. John Woodcock Bright, b. July 12, 1842. 2. Henry Bright b. Dec 25, 1843. 3. Eulalie Bright b. Oct. 15, 1845. 4. Augustus Conde' Bright, b. June 2, 1847. 5. Charles Bright b. Oct 29, 1848. 2. Eulalie Mary Anne Bright b. Feb 14, 1817; m. Aug. 4, 1836, Thomas Page, b. at Gloucester, Mass., Mar. 31, 1813, son of Thomas & Sarah (Cogswell) Page and grandson of Edward Page. He resided in Waltham, engaged in trade in St. Louis & Boston. Children: 1. Thomas Page b. at Waltham Dec 10, 1840; d. February, 1846. 2. William Pettes Page b. at St. Louis, August 24, 1845. 3. John Bright Page b. at Waltham April 10, 1848. 4. Charles Page. 3. Mary Jane Bright b. the 20th; died April 22, 1820. 4. Mary Henrietta Frances Bright b. Mar 26, 1821; d. May, 1824. _____________________________________________ p.115 Henry Bright, who m. at Waltham, Aug 14, 1817, Abigail Fiske. (p.212 - Abigail Fiske b. Nov 3, 1794 m. Aug 14, 1817, Henry Bright. She died at Mobile, Nov 26, 1833. She was the daughter of Jacob Fiske and his wife, Sarah Flagg who m. after his death, in 1801, Stephen Mead of Waltham) p.115 cont'd Abigail (Fiske) Bright died in Mobile, Nov. 26, 1833 and he m. (2) at Mobile, Feb 10, 1835, Emeline MInerva Pinney, b. at Simsbury, CT April 21, 1808, dau. of Butler Pinney and his wife, Eunice (Griswold) Pinney, grandaughter of Jonathan Pinney, descended from one of the first settlers of Dorchester, Mass. Henry Bright began a course of study, preparatory to a college education but ill-health compelled him to relinquish it. In 1815, he went into business in New Orleans. The next year he moved to St. Stephens, Alabama where his partner, Elias Coolidge, son of General Jonathan Coolidge of Waltham, Mass., died in 1819. In 1824, he moved to Mobile and was in trade there until 1837, when he relinquished business and settled at Cambridge, Mass. In 1842 he moved to Northampton, Mass. where he was residing in 1854. Children: 1. Abby Ann Bright, b. at St. Stephens on the 4th and died on the 6th of July, 1818. 2. Henry Bright born and died Mar 27, 1820. 3. John Henry Bright born on the 6th & died on the 10th of May, 1821. 4. Elizabeth Anne Bright b. at Waltham, Mass., Nov 9, 1822 & died at Mobile, July 26, 1825. 5. Sarah Emily Bright b. at Mobile Jan 8, 1826, m. Dec 18, 1852, Rev. Henry N. Hudson of New York, the lecturor on Shakespeare and the Editor of the Churchman. 6. Henry Bright (again) b. Feb. 19; died July 22, 1828. 7. Henry John Bright b. at Waltham Aug 9, 1829, changed his name to Henry Bright by legal enactment, 1851. He entered Yale Coll. 1846 but an accident, affecting his sight compelled him to relinquish study. In 1855 he was a merchant of Boston, Mass. He m. in Woodstock, VT Sept 27, 1853, Louisa Mower, a native of Montreal. 8. William Ellery Bright b. at Mobile, April 26, 1831. 9. Julia Sanford Bright b. at Cambridge, Mass., Mar. 12, 1839. Jonathan Brown Bright - in 1817, moved to St. Louis; in 1821 commenced trade in St. Stephens, Alabama; the next year moved to Selma, Alabama and in 1824, moved to New York, where he continued to reside as a broker until 1849, when he relinguished business and now (1854) resides at Waltham, Mass. He m. in New York, Nov 2, 1827, Mary Huginin Garbrance, born in Albany, N.Y. Sept 6, 1805, dau. of Peter & Jane (Vanbuskirk) Garbrance, grand daughter of Peter and Catherine (Turk) Garbrantz of Belleville, New Jersey and of Lawrence and Jane (Vanbuskirk) Vanbuskirk of Hackensack, New Jersey. She died at Redhook, Duchess Co., NY May 2, 1830, leaving one child - Elizabeth Garbrance Bright b. in New York, Sept. 27, 1828. _____________________________________________ p.118 [Page] Eulalie Mary Anne Bright b. Feb 14, 1817, dau of Charles John Sanquinet Bright & Caroline Matilda Thayer Woodcock of Mobile, m. Aug 4, 1836, Thomas Page b. at Gloucester, Mass. Mar. 31, 1813, son of Thomas & Sarah (Cogswell) Page. Thomas Page was grandson of Edward Page. They res. at Waltham, he engaged in trade with St. Louis & Boston Children: 1. Thomas Page b. at Waltham Dec 10, 1840; d. Feb., 1846. 2. William Pettes Page b. at St. Louis, Aug 24, 1845. 3. John Bright Page b. at Waltham Apr 10, 1848. 4. Charles Page. _____________________________________________ p.119 [Browne] Abraham Browne's widow, Lydia m. (2) November, 1659 Andrew Hodges of Ipswich, a proprietor of Ipswich in 1639 where his first wife Ann died Nov 15, 1658. He died Dec 1665 and his widow returned to Watertown where she died Sept 27, 1686. Abrham Browne by his wife Lydia had six children of whom at least one and probably two were born in England. The earliest record of a birth at Watertown was that of his dau. Lydia. Children: 1. Sarah Browne b. in England; m. Dec. 16, 1643, George Parkhurst, Jr. 2. Mary Browne probably born in England m. April 10, 1650, John Lewis of Charlestown, after- wards of Malden. His first wife, Margaret by whom he had six children, died April 10, 1649. He d. Sept 16, 1657. In 1667 she was wife or widow of ____Cutler. Children: 1. Abraham Lewis b. Dec 10, 1650; of Rumney Marsh (Chelsea) 2. Jonathan Lewis b. Jan 4; died Feb. 10, 1651-2. 3. Mary Lewis b. Jan 1652-3; m. Samuel Penfield. 4. Hannah Lewis who m. John Melvin. 5. Isaac Lewis who m. Mar 25, 1680 Mary Davis. He d. April 16, 1691 aged 34. His gravestone is in Malden. His widow soon after m. Thomas Pratt. Children: 1. Mary Lewis who m. William Sargent. 2. Isaac Lewis, of Rumney Marsh. 3. Joseph Lewis of Charlestown. 4. John Lewis of Charlestown. 5. Elizabeth Lewis. 6. Abraham Lewis b. June 9, 1691. 6. Trial Lewis b. Jan 1657-8; unmarried 1695. 3. Lydia Browne b. at Watertown Mar 22, 1632-3; m. Lieut. William Lakin Jr. of Groton. Insert: Source: Farnsworth Memorial. p.33. Elizabeth Robertson b. Oct 3, 1668 dau of Elizabeth Farnsworth and James Robertson of Groton. Elizabeth Robertson m. Jan 4, 1685 William Lakin of Groton b. May 6, 1665 son of William and Lydia (Browne) Lakin. Lydia Browne and Lieut. William Lakin, Jr. of Groton had issue: 1. Jonathan Lakin b. at Reading June 28, 1661. 2. Abraham Lakin b. Jan 10, 1663-4. 3. William Lakin b. May, 1666. 4. Abraham Lakin (again) b. Sept 11, 1667 by his wife, Abigail had: 1. Abraham Lakin b. Dec. 15, 1701. 2. Abigail Lakin b. April 9, 1704. 3. Ebenezer Lakin b July 19, 1707; m. Jan 13, 1731-2, Lydia _____Children: 1. Lydia Lakin 2. Abigail Lakin 3. Phebe Lakin. 5. Eliab Lakin b. Oct 10, 1669; died young. This branch of the Lakin family - of William Lakin, Jr. in the male line, became extinct. 4. Jonathan Browne b. Oct 15, 1635. 5. Hannah Browne born and was buried Mar 15, 1638-9 died aged 14 days. 6. Abraham Browne b. Mar 6, 1639-40; d. 1667. Inventory dated Sept 28, 1667. He purchased land in Groton, Mass., where he proposed to settle near his sister, Lydia. But, Mary Dix to whom he was engaged to be married was unwilling to go to Groton and she "desired Thomas Parks to go to Ipswich to treat with Mrs. Hodges to see what she would do for her son, Abraham Browne upon his marriage." He went and "Mrs. Hodges her son A. full power to settle upon her land in Watertown." etc. He m. Feb 5, 1662-3, Mary Dix. Children: 1. Lydia Browne b. Nov 11, 1663; m. George Woodward, Jr. and had son Abraham Woodward born at Watertown Feb 1, 1687-8 and then settled in Brookline. Her uncle, Thomas Flagg, Jr. was her guardian with whom she lived several years prior to her marriage. 2. Abraham Browne b. 1665; died in Marlboro, May, 1678. The widow, Mary Browne m. in August or September, 1668, Samuel Rice of Sudbury by whom she had: 1. Mary Rice b. 1669. 2. Edward Rice b. 1672. 3. Abigail Rice b. 1674. 4. Joseph Rice. She died June 18, 1678 and he died (Will proved April 7) 1685. _____________________________________________ p.120 [Browne] The Will of Thomas Browne, of Hawkedon is dated Dec 22, 1590; proved Jan. 26, 1591. He had inherited the Deans and Swans and bequeathed them as follows: "To Johan my wife, my house wherein I dwell, with all the outhouses thereto belonginge, called and known by the name of the Deanes & Swaines, with all the lands, meadowe and pasture thereto belonginge, during her naturall life, upon this condicion following, viz., that she shall bringe up my children and paye all my debts and kepe my houses in good and sufficient reparac'ons and make no stripe or waste upon the grounde or of any Wood or Timber growinge in and uppon the same, and after the decease of the saide Johan my wife, I give all the saide howse and howses, lands meadowe and pasture with the app'tences to my five sonnes, viz., to John, Richard, Thomas, Ambrose and Abraham, and their heirs.,to be equally divided between and amongst them, or so many of them as shall be then livinge, by and at the discression of discrete and wise men to be chosen by the parsons of Hawedon & Som'ton then beinge," and bequest in money to his daughter Sarah. Witnesses, Robert Raye, minister of Hawedon; John Rayner, Richard Gippes, "and me Peter Cooke, Clarke the writer thereof." _____________________________________________ p.121 Mr. Somerby says, "Hawkedon is a scattered village on a pleasant acclivity, near a rivulet,9 miles S.S.W. of Bury St. Edmunds. The church is a fine specimen of ancient architecture with a tower and five bells. The Parish contains 339 souls, and 1210 acres of land It is in two manors, viz., Hawkedon Hall, the seat and property of J. Trask, Esq., and Thurston Hall, of which H. J. Oakes, Esq., is lord. Swan Hall another mansion, now a farm-house, with a large estate, belongs to G. W. Poley, Esq. This was formerly a seat of the Browne family. It is probable that the estate was sold in order to be divided among the five sons of ThomasBrowne, and thus passed out of the possession of that family. "Swan Hall is about a mile from Hawkedon, and is now in 1852, occupied by a farmer, Simon Moore. It is probably one of the oldest residences in the County of Suffolk, England, being several hundred years old. It is built of oak and covered with plaster, excepting some of the principal beams, which are elaborately carved. The principal part of the building was taken down about forty years ago and the beautiful panelling, carving, etc., of the interior, distributed among individuals in the neighboring parishes. The part of the building which remains, does not give one any idea of its former extent. I succeeded nevertheless in producing a sketch which will afford an almost perfect idea of the building as it was originally. I found an old lady at Hawkedon who resided at the Hall at the time when the principal portion of it was demolished and she remembers particularly that it was precisely like Thurston Hall, which is in the neighborhood and retains all its original features. From this Hall I finished my sketch. The old lady spoke of the elegant stained glass window in the Grand Hall, a small portion of which, when the Hall was demolished, was tranferred to the chancel window of the church, and also of the elaborate carved work, both within and without, not a vestige of which remains except the beams of the front end. She did not know what became of it, but believed a portion was taken to Charity Hall, some miles distant." _____________________________________________ p.122 Richard Browne, son of Thomas & Joan Browne of Swan Hall, Hawkedon, County Suffolk, ENG b. about 1575 or 6; settled first in London, where he was a ruler in a church of Separatists and there rendered important services to some of the persecuted Non-conformists. He was one of the first settlers of Watertown, and the first Ruling Elder of the church. He was one of the first that applied in October, 1630 to be admitted freeman, and was admitted May 18, 1631. Towards the end of 1632, he was removed from the office of Ruling Elder, on account of his sentiments, which were too liberal for the ecclesiastical notions then prevalent. There was, however, entire accordance between him and his very worthy pastor, Rev. George Phillips; and such was Mr. Browne's influence, that Hubbard says, he "was thought sometimes to overrule the Church." _____________________________________________ p.123 Hubbard had imbibed the prejudices of Governor Winthrop; yet he says Mr. Browne was a man of good understanding and well versed in the discipline of Separation [i.e., of Congregationalism], having been a Ruler in one of their churches in London. And what he says of Mr.Phillips, throws a clear light upon the cause of Mr. Browne's removal from office. "It is said that Mr. Phillips of Watertown, was at the first more acquainted with the way of church discipline, since owned by the Congreational churches; but being then without any magistrate or minister to stand by him (for woe to him that is alone), he met with much opposition from some of the magistrates [Winthrop, Dudley, Noel] till the time that Mr. Cotton came into the country, who, by his preaching and practice, did by degrees mould all their church admistrations into the same form, which Mr. Phillips and Mr. Browne labored to have introduced into the churches before." What Winthrop and Hubbard characterize as a "violent spirit" and passion, in Mr. Browne, was doubtless his bold and unyielding advocacy of his more liberal and just views; his unflinching confronting of the magistrates in their "much opposition" to Mr. Phillips; and the early and earnest resistance he and Mr. Phillips presented to the insidious encroachment of arbitrary power. The magistrates formented a disturbance in Watertown Church, and continued to agitate, until their bigoted, officious intermeddling had effected the removal of the elder from office. Mr. Browne's views, says the ecclesiastical historian of Massachusetts, were "much to his honor in an age of bigotry, though censured by worthy men, influenced by the spirit of the age." Mr. Browne, nevertheless, retained the unabated confidence of his fellow-townsmen,both as a Christian and a citizen. As an evidence of their regard for his discretion and Christian character, they sent him, as one of their commissioners to Wethersfield, in order to heal the distractions in that Watertown colony. The most important civil trusts were,for a long time, almost constantly placed in his hands. He was a member of several of the earlier boards of Selectmen, and was a Representative of Watertown from the first (1634),most of the time, until 1657. Notwithstanding the disparaging tone of Winthrop, "one Richard Browne" and of Hubbard, who took his tone from Winthrop, the Colonial records furnish ample proof that Mr. Browne was not less respected and confided in by the Court, than his neighbors and townsmen. He was a member of the first three Juries of Inquest empanelled in the colony and of the 2nd and 3rd of these juries, he was the foreman. Previous to March 22, 1630/1, Sir Richard Saltonstall appointed him a referee in a case, where he was a party. August 1, 1637, he was the agent on the part of Watertown, for agreeing upon a rate of 400 pounds to be levied upon the several (thirteen) towns in the Bay. May 17, 1637, he was chosen by the General Court to assist at the Courts of New Town. September 6, 1638, the Court granted him 200 acres of land which was not located until October 17, 1649, when the Court granted it to be "laid out next the village granted to Dedham." In September 1638, when the General Court ordered that, in those towns where no magistrate resided, commissioners should be appointed "to end small causes," and Mr. Browne was one of those appointed for Watertown, and he continued to be reappointed until the making of those appointments was tranferred to the County Courts. He continued to receive the same appointment from Middlesex County Court until 1656, about the time he moved to Charlestown. May 22, 1639, he was fined 5 pounds for going to Connecticut without leave, neither acquainting the Court nor the Council, he being, at the time, a deputy. But the next September 4 pounds, 15 shillings of the fine was remitted, and the freemen of Watertown were fined 3 pounds, "for sending Mr. Browne away." He was probably on this occasion one of the two commissioners sent to Wethersfield to reconcile church difficulties among those, who were then, or had been, members of Watertown Church. November 4, 1646, the Court empowered him to officiate at marriages in Watertown. This was the first such appointment for Watertown. Previous to this, it was necessary, on such occasions, to resort to magistrates in other towns. Nov. 5, 1633, he was allowed by the Court to keep a ferry over Charles River, against his house; to receive 2d for one person, and 1d for each person if more than two. December 2, 1657, he purchased of Humphrey and Rebecca Booth, a house in Charlestown, whither he moved about that time, then aged 81 or 82. His Will, dated Charlestown August 6, 1659, proved March 20, 1660/1, mentions wife Elizabeth, sole executrix; bequeaths small sums to his son Thomas Browne, and his grand sons, Richard and George Browne, "if they come and personally appear in this land to demand the same and not otherwise." [It has not been ascertained that either of them ever came to this country.] To Jonathan Simpson 20 shillings, if he faithfully serve the time for which he is engaged; to Phenis Pratt, one suit of clothes; the rest of his estate to his wife during her natural life, and after her decease, to be equally divided between his son and grandsons." _____________________________________________ p.124 He also wills that all those goods which were brought to him by his wife, "whose properties are not altered," be left "to her discretion, to dispose of them as she pleaseth." And in a postscript, adds to his wife, "the sum of twenty pounds, as well as her owne goods, on the other side expressed." It is supposed that his son Thomas was by a former marriage, not by Elizabeth, mentioned in his Will. This supposition is favored by the terms of his own Will, but more strongly by that of his widow. Inventory dated October 6, 1660, real estate 40 pounds, personal 209 pounds, 13 shillings;total 249 pounds 13 shillings. His widow married May 12, 1662, Richard Jackson of Cambridge who died June 22, 1672 aged 90, s.p. Robert Jackson's Will dated June 22, 1672, gave his whole estate to his widow, except a legacy to his kinswoman, Sarah Child. The Will of his widow, Elizabeth, dated June 4, 1676 gives the 20 pounds left her by Richard Browne to her daughter Wakefield, and Sarah, wife of John Jackson. Her Inventory 265 pounds 18 shillings 6 pence. For an account of the bold, liberal and independent spirit, and important servicesof Elder Richard Browne, see Francis, pp 17-21, Winthrop, Vol I., with Savage's notes; Neal's 142, 166, 187, etc, etc. _____________________________________________ p.124 [Browne] Abraham Browne was a younger brother, or a nephew of the Elder, Richard Browne. He was a very early settler, perhaps one of the first of Watertown and was admitted freeman March 6, 1631-2. He was a land surveyor and, as is manifest from the records, in the early municipal transactions of the town, he received important appointments and trust more numerous than were conferred upon any other person. No two men were more respected and confided in that he has his relative, Richard Browne. The records of the town do not embrace the transactions of the first four years after the settlement. They commence in 1634, extend to Nov 28, 1643, when there occurs a hiatus of four years and recommence Nov 8, 1647. He was Selectman from 1636 to 1643 inclusive. In 1634, he was apptd. in conjunction with Robert Seeley, to survey all the lots that are granted; and they were also apptd conservators of timber trees - none to be cut down without their assent. In 1635, he was one of the seven freemen appointed to divide very man "his property" or meadow and upland, that is ploughable and the rest to lie common. In the same year he was apptd. with John Warren to lay out all highways, and to see that they are repaired. Also, to survey the lots granted by the Selectmen. In 1638, ordered that all lots both of freemen and foreigners shall be measured and bounded by Abraham Browne, who shall give a note of each survey to be enrolled in the town books. In the same year, he and Thomas Bartlett were apptd. to measure and lay out the remote meadows, according to their best judgments. He was also apptd. with four others, to lay out the farms as they are ordered, and they were authorized to include any rock or swamp in any survey, not counting it in the number of acres. In 1639, the highway from Dorchester Field to the Flats, as Abraham Browne laid it out, was confirmed forever. Also the highway leading from Robert Jennison's to the river, betwixt the lands of John Barnard and Jeremiah Norcross together with about half an acre of land on the river, for the landing of goods was ordered to remain forever, as laid out by Abraham Browne, April 30, 1639. Also that when Abraham Browne shall lay out any whole squadron of the great lots they to whom the land belongs shall make him present pay. In 1640, Abraham Browne "Surveyor of the Town" was directed to survey the subdivisions of the higher and further plaines and the next year (1641) he was directed to do the same. Also it was ordered that he had 4d. the acre for surveying the two plaines and the remote meadows. Also he was empowered 1643, to warn trespassers on public timber and to have one- fourth of the fines. Oct 7, 1641, the General Court apptd. him one of the committee for laying out the 1000 acres of land granted to the Artillery Company at its first organi- zation. The Court Records of Middlesex County show that Oct 1, 1650 his Will and Inventory were "accepted at Court." And an order of the Court made October 6, 1691 respecting the final settlement of his estate, recites of him as "deceased in the year 1650." _____________________________________________ p.125 These dates indicate, it is thought, satisfactorily, the year of his decease; though there are some circumstances that favor the belief that he died between the close of 1643 and 1648. The latest mention of his name in the Town Records is November 28, 1643, which is the latest date previous to the before-mentioned hiatus of four years. It is, therefore, unkown when his public services terminated. As his name does not occur in the Records between November 8, 1647 when they recommence, and 1650, the supposed date of his decease, it is probable that ill health or bodily infirmity had compelled him to withdraw from his very large participation in public business. No original Will of Abraham Browne has been discovered, but in the files of the County Court for 1670, is found the following, which by the concluding certificate, purports to be a copy of it. "The last Will and Testament of Abraham Browne of Watertown, deceased; being of good and perfect memory but weake, as is witnessed by us whose names are here under written. Impr: after the decease of his wife, he gave and bequeathed unto his two sonnes, Jonathan and Abraham Browne, his house and lands; but giving liberty to his wife, that if shee had need shee might sell some parcells of it. Also he gave and bequeathed unto his two daughters, Sarah Browne and Mary Browne each of them one ewe sheep, having each of them one before as was testified. The rest of his goods and estate he gave unto Lydea, his wife, making her his sole executrix to perform this, his Will and Testament. Witnesses, Richard Browne, John Whitney. Entered out of the original on file with the Register, at Cambridge in the County of Middlesex, in New England, and is a true coppie, being compared and examined by Thomas Danforth, Recorder." This instrument resembles a synopsis, more than a literal copy of an original Will. It is not improbable that it was a nuncupative Will and the above a copy of the declara- tion by the witnesses of its provisions. There was much delay and probably some difficulty in settling his estate, and the settlement seems to have been made finally, in entire disregard of the provisions of the Will. On the 6th of October, 1691, the Court ordered the parties concerned in the estate of Abraham Browne of Watertown, deceased in 1650, be sent for, to attend the adjournment of the court in order to a settlement of the estate; and they appointing a committee consisting of: John Ward Jonathan Remington Thomas Greenwood to make proposals for said settlement. The claimants were: 1. The heirs of Jonathan Browne, deceased, the eldest son. 2. George Woodward, in right of his wife, only daughter of Abraham Browne, Jr., deceased. 3. John Parkhurst son of one of the daughters of said Abraham Browne, Sr., deceased. 4. The heirs of (?) Isaac Lewis, deceased, who were children of another daughter of the said Abraham Browne. 5. William Lakin, in right of his wife, youngest daughter of said Abraham Browne. Owing, as they said, to a change in the government of the Colony, by the coming over of a new Charter, the committee did not report until January 22, 1693-4. They assigned a double portion of the estate to the heirs of Jonathan Browne and the other 4/6 to the other four claimants. At the same time they recommended that these four claimants should sell their shares to Abraham Browne, eldest son of Jonathan Browne, deceased, who was then ready to purchase; and in that manner the estate was settled. It appears from the schedules of possessions that, besides a pond of one acre, 11 lots of land were granted to Abraham Browne, the town surveyor, and that previous to 1642, he had purchased 4 other lots, amounting to 39 acres, one of which, a 30 acre lot, in the Great Dividends, had been granted to his kinsman, John Browne. Tow of the lots granted to him were homestalls. The first, upon which he probably settled at first, contained 10 acres and was at the east of Mount Auburn. His second homestall of 28 acres to which he is supposed to have, removed very early, was bounded on the east by the way to the Little Plain (now Howard Street); north by Sudbury Road (now Main Street); south by the way to Beaver Plains, sometimes called the way betwixt lots (now Pleasant Street); west by his own land. Tow other lots granted to him, one of 10 acres and the other of six acres were contiguous to this homestall on the west and in the schedule of 1642, they were deemed parts of the homestalll, which was then enrolled as 40 acres. He must have purchased other adjoining lands not long afterwards, as in the final settlement of his estate in 1694, his homestall contained 60 acres. The Committee appointed by the Court to settle the estate, made an Inventory in 1694 of lands only, amounting to £187; viz: homestall 60 acres - £100; _____________________________________________ p.126 remote meadow, 10 acres, £12; salt marsh, 4 acres, £20; farm land, 107 acres, £15; lot on Charles River, 10 acres, £10. This is probably the only instance (unless the grant to Deacon Simon Willard be an exception) where an original grant has remained in the possession of the direct descendants of a grantee to the present time. As above stated, this property passed by inheritance and purchase, to his grandson, Captain Abraham Browne. Although it is stated in the report of the committee for settling the estate that Abraham "was ready to purchase," the shares of the other claimants, subsequent transactions render it probable that he acted in behalf of the widow and other heirs of his father and that he never became the proprietor of the whole homestead of 60 acres. From Capt. Abraham Browne, a part of the land belonging to him passed by Will to his son Samuel Browne who occupied a part of his house. After his death his son Samuel Browne about 1739, moved to Leicester and not long after this, the property was mortgaged to Capt. John Homans, who probably occupied it only a few years, when the mortgage ws cancelled by Jonathan, eldest son of Capt. Abraham Browne. From Jonathan Browne it passed to his son, Jonathan Browne, Jr., Esq. From him it passed to his son Major Adam Browne and it is now at least a part of it in the occupancy of his heirs. This dwelling-house, now standing, on this ancient homestall is probably, with the exception of the ancient Nathaniel Bright house, considerably older than any other in the town. The "new part" next the road, was built and occupied by Capt. Abraham Browne when he relinquished the old or south part to the use of his son, Samuel Browne. The accompanying cut is a view of this house, as at present seen from the northeast. Etching of the Mansion of Captain Abraham Browne. _____________________________________________ p.134 [Farnsworth] Deacon Amos Brown of Waltham, Mass., m. Jan 31, 1762, Anna Sanderson b. Aug 30, 1740, dau. of Thomas and Anna (Dix) Sanderson, who died Sept 19, 1823. He was a Selectman of Waltham. Children: 1. Ebenezer Brown b. Nov 3, 1762; d. Mar. 26, 1776. 2. Amos Brown b. July 26, 1764; d. Aug 2, 1834; of Waltham; m. May 3. 1795, Esthe Cutler who d. July 9, 1846 aged 82. Children: 1. Aaron Brown b. April 8, 1796 m. Susan Peirce. Children: 1. William Brown 2. Ellen Brown. 2. William Brown b. Aug 4, 1797. 3. Susan Brown b. Mar 11, 1800. 4. Louisa Brown b. Nov 13, 1802. 5. Clarissa Brown b. July 16, 1816. _____________________________________________ p.135 3. Thomas Brown b. Nov 5, 1766 m. Susan Kendall. Children: 1. Marshall Brown b. Dec 18, 1793; m. Louisa Lawrence. Children: 1. Leonard Brown. 2. Louisa Brown. 4. Lydia Brown b. Sept 12, 1768, d. unm. July 30, 1841. 5. Nathaniel Brown b. Mar 6, 1771; Selectman of Waltham, 1812 & 1813; d. Jan 14, 1849. m. Jan 1, 1809 Sarah Stearns. She d. Mar 11, 1822 and he m. (2) 1823, Miriam, Widow of Eliphalet Hastings. Children: 1. Charlotte Brown b. Feb 1, 1800; d. May 31, 1806. 2. Charles Brown, b. Dec 24, 1801; a trader of the firm of J. & C. Brown, of Boston; m. Nov. 20, 1836, Mary Hastings, dau of Daniel Hastings Carpenter. Children: 1. Mary Elizabeth Brown b. Jan 9, 1838. 2. Charles Augustus Brown b. Feb 15, 1840. 3. Almira Frances Brown b.Feb 13, 1842. 4. Frederick Brown b. Sept 23, 1846. 5. John Harrison Brown b. Nov 25, 1847. 3. Sally Brown b. Dec 15, 1803; d. in Bsoton April 13, 1844, disease of the heart, unm. 4. Abigail Hastings Brown b. Nov. 13, 1805; m. April 1832, Francis Gregory of Weston, now Waltham. Children: 1. Catherine B. Gregory b. Feb. 1834; d. 1848. 5. Catharine Brown b. June 5, 1807; d. Nov 5, 1833; m. April 1832, Jesse Edson Farnsworth of Lawrence, Mass. Child: 1. Edson Farnsworth b. May 1833. 6. Nathaniel Brown b. Mar 29, 1809; d. Nov 15, 1826. 7. John Brown b. Feb 18, 1811; a trader of Boston, of the firm of J. & C. Brown & Co., m. Feb 12, 1834, Isabell Brown, dau of William & Amelia Brown of Boston. Children: 1. Isabella Brown b. Mar 31, 1835 2. John Edward Brown b. Sept 19, 1836. 8. Anna Brown, b. Nov 12, 1814; m. Oct 1834, Jesse Edson Farnsworth, wid. of her sister, Catherine. Children: 1. Letitia Ann Farnsworth b. Dec 1836. 2. Abby Jane Farnsworth b.May 15, 1838. 3. Caroline Louisa Farnsworth b. Feb 15, 1841. 4. Henry Albert Farnsworth b. July 3, 1844. 5. Martha Josephine Farnsworth b. June 3, 1847. 6. Eunice Brown b. Jan 1, 1773; d. Mar 30, 1840; m. Mar 23, 1797, Jonas Peirce. 7. Daniel Brown b. May 29, 1775; m. Sally Flagg, dau of Gershom Flagg of L___, and had 1. Isaac Brown b. about 1828. 8. Anna Brown b. May 19, 1777; d. Dec 3, 1781. 9. Ebenezer Brown b. Jan 5, 1780; d. Aug 3, 1799. 10. Anna Brown b. July 31, 1784; d. Jan 6, 1843; m. Dec 14, 1815, Amos Harrington of Waltham. _____________________________________________ p.149 [Cady] Nicholas Cady of Watertown, m. Judith, dau of William Knapp, Sen. [Knapp,5.] Children: 1 John Cady b. Jan 15, 1650/1 2. Judith Cady b. Sept 2, 1653. 3. James Cady b. Aug 28, 1655; m. June 14, 1678 Hannah Barron. [Barron,4.] 4. Nicholas Cady b. Aug 2, 1657; died the next Jan 21. 5. Daniel Cady b. Nov 27, 1659. 6. Ezekiel Cady b. June 14, 1662 7. Nicholas Cady b. Feb 20, 1663/4. 8. Joseph Cady b. May 28, 166_. [author's notes] About Aaron and Mercy Cady born in Watertown Nov 15, 1699. John Cady of Tolland Conn., m. in Watertown May 6, 1729 Hannah Abbott. Richard Cady of Watertown took oath of fidelity 1652. (? Nicholas). _____________________________________________ p.150 [Carter] Thomas Carter, mentioned in Dedham Church records as one of the elders of Watertown, came to New England as early as 1635; admitted freeman Mar 9, 1636-7; was proprietor of a homestall of 10 acres; and a farm of 92 acres in Watertown in 1642. Ordained the first minister of Woburn, Nov. 22, 1642; died Sept 5, 1684 aged 74 years. p.150 [Chadwick] Charles Chadwick of Watertown was one of the first applicants (Oct 19, 1630) to be admitted freeman and was adm. next May 18th; was Selectman 1637; and many other times until 1672 and was Representative 1657 and 1658. He died April 10, 1682, aged 86. His Will dated June 30, 1681 mentions wife Elizabeth who died Feb 22, 1684; kinsmen Thomas Chadwick and John Chadwick and Charles Chadwick the eldest son of John Chadwick. Inventory May 5, 1682 ?209. By a deed of gift, dated Jan 5, 1679, he gave lands to his kinsmen Thomas Chadwick and John Chadwick. Jeremiah Norcross in his Will mentions "my brother, Charles Chadwick". _____________________________________________ p.151 John Chadwick of Malden, admitted freeman, May 14, 1656; was witness in Court, 1680, then aged 79 yrs. [Was he brother of Charles and father of Thomas & John?] - Dr. Bond. Thomas Chadwick, b. 1655, probably a nephew of Charles, mentioned in his Will; m. April 6, 1675, Sarah Woolcott of Newbury, where he first settled but soon returned to Watertown. Children: 1. Sarah Chadwick b. at Newbury, Oct 3, 1675. 2. Thomas Chadwick b. 1677. 3. John Chadwick b. at Watertown, Nov. 20, 1680. 4. Elizabeth Chadwick b. Oct 31, 1682; died Sept 13, 1694. 5. Lydia Chadwick b. Mar 22, 1684-5; died Aug 28, 1694. 6. Richard Chadwick b. April 20, 1687. 7. Daniel Chadwick, b. Jan 20, 1688-9. 8. Jonathan Chadwick b. April 4, 1691. 9. Elizabeth Chadwick (again) b. Oct 14, 1695. John Chadwick, probably nephew of Charles Chadwick, mentioned in his Will; m. Sarah ____. His Will, dated Jan. 31, 1710-11; mentions wife Sarah, sons, Charles, John, Ebenezer and Joseph and daughters, Hannah Haywood, Elizabeth Woolson, Sarah Chadwick and Mary Chadwick. Inventory ?178. He kept a tavern, 1693-1695. He probably married at Plymouth, town or county. Children: 1. Hannah Chadwick who married ____Haywood. 2. Elizabeth Chadwick b. May 8, 1673; m. about 1693, Thomas Woolson, Jr. 3. Charles Chadwick b. Nov 19, 1674; m. April 11, 1699, Sarah Whitney. Children: 1. Charles Chadwick b. May 21, 1700; had son Abijah Chadwick b. May 12, 1725. 2. Elizabeth Chadwick b. May 3, 1702. 3. Abigail Chadwick, admitted full communion 1728; m. May 17, 1732, Henry Spring of Weston. 4. Sarah Chadwick b. Nov 28, 1676; adm. f.c. June 15, 1699; m. April 22, 1712, John Pillsbury. 5. Mary Chadwick, mentioned in her father's Will. 6. John Chadwick, b. April 9, 1681; a housewright; m. Mar. 19, 1701-2, Hannah Barstow. He died at Worcester, Sept. 1768, aged 86 yrs. Children: 1. Rebecca Chadwick b. Dec 21, 1702. 2. Michael Chadwick b. May 29, 1705. 3. Hannah Chadwick b. Aug 15, 1707. 4. John Chadwick b. April 16, 1710. 5. Mary Chadwick b. Oct 16, 1713; m. June 19, 1735, Jacob Peirce. 7. Ebenezer Chadwick b. May 3, 1683; a weaver; m. Mar 20, 1707, Abigail Grant, b. Jan 2, 1683-4; dau. of Caleb and Mary Grant. Children: 1. Mary Chadwick b. Jan 19, 1707-8; m. Feb 15, 1727-8, John Jackson of Sudbury. 2. Ebenezer Chadwick b. April 1, 1709. 3. Lydia Chadwick b. Feb 10, 1710-11; m. Nov 13, 1732, Joshua Green of Concord. Children: 1. John Green bap. at Weston Jan 27, 1733-4. 2. Lydia Green b. Sept 11, 1737. 4. Abigail Chadwick who m. June 7, 1728, Ebenezer Boynton. 5. Beulah Chadwick b. at Weston, Oct 14, 1719; m. Feb. 27, 1736-7, Jonathan Stearns. Settled at Milford and had 12 children. 6. Elizabeth Chadwick b. at Weston, July 14, 1723. 8. Joseph Chadwick, b. Nov. 28, 1685; a housewright; m. Sept 13, 1716, Ruth Maddock. 9. Benjamin Chadwick, b. Mar 6, 1688-9; m. Hannah ____, and had: 1. Nathaniel Chadwick, b. June 16, 1711. 2. Grace Chadwick b. Jan 17, 1713-14. 3. Hannah Chadwick b. Jan 25, 1715-16. 4. Martha Chadwick b. Jan 21, 1717-18. 5. William Chadwick b. Jan 18, 1719-20. 6. Hezekiah Chadwick b. April 28, 1722. 7. Noah Chadwick b. Feb 27, 1724-5. 8. Aaron Chadwick b. Dec 1, 1727. John Chadwick of Watertown, lineage not ascertained - perhaps son of Thomas Chadwick. By his wife Hannah had: 1. Hannah Chadwick b. April 13, 1722. 2. Lydia Chadwick b. Nov 13, 1723. 3. Abigail Chadwick b. Nov 24, 1725. 4. John Chadwick b. Jan 11, 1728. 5. Elizabeth Chadwick b. Jan 11, 1728 twin of John. 6. Lois Chadwick b. Mar 7, 1729-30. 7. Eunice Chadwick b. Nov 21, 1731. _____________________________________________ p.152 8. Susanna Chadwick b. Feb. 1733-4. 9. David Chadwick b. May 4, 1736. 10. Jonathan Chadwick, twin of David, b. May 4, 1736. He was assessor of Waltham, 1738. Hannah, wife of John Chadwick, died at Worcester, May, 1732, aged (?) 53 yrs. Kezia Chadwick and James Grimes married at Watertown, Nov. 23, 1739. Elizabeth Chadwick m. April 24, 1683, Thomas Fox (? his 2nd wife). ___________________________________________________ Clarke families of Watertown. Volume I. p.159 (Part 1) Among the early settlers of Watertown, there were three of the name of Clarke - John, William & Hugh. John Clarke, supposed to be the "Mr. Clarke," appointed Constable by the Court, 1632, was admitted freeman 1635 and a proprietor of Watertown, 1642. He is supposed to the the John Clarke, physician, who went to Rhode Island and was one of the proprietors of Canonicut and of Providence; and that he was the companion of Nathaniel Briscoe, in England in 1652. [See Briscoe's letter, Massachusetts Historical Collection, 3d series. Vol. I. Fiske, 1; and Winthrop, I. 74.] William Clarke, a weaver, aged 27, and his wife, Margaret, aged 21, came over in the spring of 1635, in the ship, "Plaine Joan," and settled at Watertown. On April 1, 1651, he sold to Timothy Hawkins 35 acres of upland, which he had bought of Thomas Arnold. In 1650, he bought 60 acres of land of Thomas Boydon, and within a few years afterwards moved to Woburn. [see Hist. and Gen. Reg., Vol. V., pp.248 and 249.] Children: 1. Mary Clarke b. at Watertown, Dec 10, 1640; m. Dec. 27, 1655, William Locke of Woburn. 2. Elizabeth Clarke b. at Watertown Nov 26, 1642; m. 1659, George Brush of Woburn. 3. Hannah Clarke b. at Watertown Feb. 13, 1645-6; m. 1667, William Frissell, of Concord who died 1684. 4. Lydia Clarke who m. and was left a widow with two daughters. Hugh Clarke who settled first at Watertown, where he had three children born.. Afterwards he moved to Roxbury; was admitted freeman May 30, 1660, a member of the Artillery Co., 1666, and died at Roxbury, July 20, 1693. His wife, Elizabeth, died 1692. Whether he had other children born after his removal to Roxbury, not ascertained. Children: 1. John Clarke b. at Watertown, October, 1641. 2. Uriah Clarke b. at Watertown, June 5, 1644; admitted freeman May 5, 1685; died in Framingham, Feb 24, 1725. 3. Elizabeth Clarke b. at Watertown, Jan 31, 1647-8; m. Joseph Buckminster of Roxbury, who died 1668 and his widow was buried at Framingham. Children: 1. Joseph Buckminster b. July 31, 1666. [for his family & descendants see Barry, p.200] 2. Elizabeth Buckminster, born posthumously and bap. at Roxbury, Jan 10, 1668-9. John Clarke of Roxbury, afterwards of New Cambridge (Newton). His own age, and the date of the marriaged of his eldest son, render it very probable that he had three wives - that by the first wife he had his son John, and that he m. (2) 1680, Lydia Buckminster. The next year, 1681, his father conveyed to him 67 acres of land at New Cambridge, where he m. (3) 1684, Elizabeth Norman. His Will was proved March 25, 1695. His Inventory was ?660. Children: 1. John Clarke b. about 1684, of Newton who m. 1697, Anne Pierce of Dorchester. Children: 1. Mary Clarke b. 1698. 2. John Clarke b. Sept. 22, 1700; died at Waltham May 31, 1773. 3. Thomas Clarke b. 1704; m. 1728, Mary Brown and died at Hop. June 30, 1775. Children: 1. Peter Clarke b. 1729. 2. Jonas Clarke b. 1730; grad. Harvard Coll. 1752; was ordained in Lexington. He d. 1805. He m. at Lexington, Sept 21, 1757, Lucy Bowes and had: 1. Thomas Clarke b. July 6, died Nov 19, 1758. 2. Jonas Clarke b. Nov 27, 1759. 3. Mary Clarke b. May 4, 1762. 4. Elizabeth Clarke b. June 2, 1763. 5. William Clarke b. June 20, 1764. 6. Peter Clarke b. Nov 25, 1765. 7. Lydia Clarke b. Mar 2, 1767; died. 8. Lydia Clarke (again) b. Mar 20, 1768. 9. Martha Clarke b. Oct 28, 1770. 10. Sarah Clarke b. Nov 10, 1774. 11. Isaac Clarke b. June 29, 1779. 12. Henry Clarke b. Nov 29, 1780. 3. Thomas Clarke. 4. Penuel Clarke. (etc., etc.) 4. Isaac Clarke b. 1707; m. (1) Experience Wilson and moved to Hop. He m. (2) ____; had numerous children. 5. Atherton Clarke b. 1711; m. Patience ____; settled at Hop., and had children. 2. William Clarke b. June 20, 1686; of Newton; died 1737; by his wife, Hannah, had: 1. Caleb Clarke 2. William Clarke 3. Sarah Clarke 4. Joanna Clarke. 3. Ann Clarke b. 1688; (?) m. at Watertown, April 24, 1712, John Billings of Concord. p.160 4. Martha Clarke b. 1690. 5. Esther Clarke b. 1692. 6. Hannah Clarke b. 1693. 7. Moses Clarke b. 1695. To be continued - Vol. I. - Part 2 - p.160 - Uriah Clarke & wives Mary & Martha Pease. _____________________________________________ p.160 (Part 2) Uriah Clarke, moved from Roxbury to Watertown about 1693. He, then of Muddy River, bought, March 20, 1692-3, of John Nevinson, for ?260, a house and 100 acres of land in Watertown. He probably married his 1st wife, Mary, in Roxbury, and had several children there. He m. (2) at Watertown, Nov 21, 1700, Martha Pease, of Cambridge. His Will, dated Watertown, May 7, 1721, (son Richard, executor, and Colonel Jonas Bond and Thomas Strait, overseers), mentions wife Martha, son Peter, son John, who died and left a widow and one child; to Elizabeth; to Elizabeth Hastings, a pair of gloves, in remembrance of son Thomas (whose estate was admin- istered, April 27, 1722; by his brothers Richard and Benjamin); sons Richard, Benjamin, Uriah, Nathaniel, and Samuel, and daughters, Mary Kimball and Hannah Clarke. Children: 1. John Clarke who died previous to 1721, leaving widow and one child. 2. Thomas Clarke, who died about 1721, unmarried. 3. Mary Clarke, m. June 14, 1717, John Kimball, Jr. She died Sept 15, 1726. 4. Hannah Clarke, was living in 1721. 5. Richard Clarke, who died Nov 6, 1760. 6. Uriah Clarke, (perhaps his eldest son) bap. at Roxbury, Aug 26, 1683. 7. Peter Clarke, b. at Watertown, Mar 12, 1693-4; died 1768; grad. Harvard Coll., 1712; the learned minister of Danvers, the father of Peter Clarke who grad. Harvard Coll, 1739; died 1747; and of William Clarke who grad. Harvard Coll. 1759; died 1815; the Episcopal minister of Dedham. 8. Benjamin Clarke, b. Nov 6, 1696; m. at Cambridge May 8, 1721, Lydia Holden. 9. Nathaniel Clarke b. June 20, 1698; a cordwainer; m. June 13, 1726, Mary Wyman of Woburn. (see Gen. Reg. III., 37]; and had: 1. Nathaniel Clarke b. Oct 10, 1727. 2. Mary Clarke bap. Sept 14, 1729. 3. Benjamin Clarke b. Oct 22, 1731. 10. Samuel Clarke b. July 15, 1700; a tailor; m. Dec 2, 1736, Mary Corbit, and died at Waltham, May 10, 1766. 11. Susanna Clarke, b. Nov 13, 1701; died young. 12. Pease Clarke bap. Aug 2, 1703; had a son Uriah Clarke b. at Framingham, Oct 9, 1728; a posthumous child. Capt. John Clarke of Newton, m. Nov 7, 1734, Hannah Cutting, of Waltham. About 1755, he, with his large family moved to Waltham. He m. (2) Nov 9, 1769, Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield (? relict of Samuel Mansfield). He died May 31, 1773. Children: 1. Sarah Clarke b. Mar 9, 1736. 2. John Clarke b. Jan 12, 1738; a Deacon, and many times a Selectman and Assessor, of Waltham; m. 1762, Alice Greenwood of Newton, who died Oct 28, 1792 aged 53 yrs. He was dismissed from the Newton Church to Waltham, Feb 28, 1779, and died July 23, 1799. Children: 1. Hannah Clarke, b. Mar 8, 1763; died Aug 26, 1804; m. Dec 18, 1783, General Jonathan Coolidge. 2. John Clarke, a Captain of Waltham, m. May 14, 1793, Lydia Sanderson. Children: 1. Alice Clarke b. Mar 17, 1794; m. Rev. Thomas Worcester. 2. John Clarke b. Mar 14, 1796; grad. Harvard Univ. 1816; was of Salem; died 1851. 3. Catherine Clarke b. Oct 15, 1797; died Oct 18, 1798. 4. Mary Clarke b. Aug 26, 1799; died Sept 6, 1810. 5. Calvin Clarke b. April 16, 1801; m. ____ Perkins. 6. Lydia Clarke b. April 29, 1803; m. Nathaniel Hobart. 7. Catherine Clarke (again) b. May 25, 1805; m. ____ Reed of Boston. 8. Martha Clarke b. June 17, 1808; m. ____ Carter of Boston. 9. Cuther Clarke, b. July 30, 1810; grad. Harvard Univ. 1833; M.D. 1825; M.M.S.S.; of Boston. 3. Sarah Clarke b. July 14, 1770; m. April 25, 1799, Jonas White of Lincoln. 4. Daniel Clarke b. Jan 19, 1775; m. April 19, 1804, Susanna Smith. 5. Jonas Clarke b. Mar 14, 1777; m. Mar 3, 1803, Alice Wellington. Children: Notes: p.160 - for May 7th, read May 27th. Uriah Clarke was Selectman of Watertown 1699 and 1700; Martha Pease is said to have been his 3rd wife. Was this John Clark, who married at Roxbury Jan 29, 1712-13, Mary Tucker? Thomas Clarke died Feb 1, 1719 aged about 40. Mary Clarke was baptized at Roxbury Aug 26, 1683. Uriah Clarke died at Framingham Feb 24, 1725; only son Pease, administrator, widow refusing to serve. Benjamin Clarke of Watertown, surety. Benjamin Clarke died Jan 17, 1730-31 aged 35 yrs. Sarah Clarke m. in 1760, Samuel Phipps, Jr. of Cambridge and had an only son, Danforth Phipps who grad. Harvard Coll., 1781; died 1783. She died about 1829 aged 95 yrs. John Clarke who married ____ Hodges of Salem. Martha Clarke who m. Timothy Carter Harrington of Boston (See Harrington 145, Part II) For Cuther, read Luther. ___________________________________ p.161 1. Eliza Clarke b. Nov 21, 1803; m. Nathaniel Maynard. 2. Charles Clarke b. Sept 30, 1805. 3. Jonas Clarke b. Oct 31, 1807. 4. Maria Clarke b. Mar 2, 1810; unmarried. 5. Mary Ann Clark b. Feb 5, 1812; unmarried. 6. William Wellington Clarke b. July 30, 1814. 7. Alden Clarke; grad. Harvard Univ. 1843 and died the same year. 8. Edward Clarke; died. 9. Alice Clarke. 6. Mary Clarke b. Mar 10, 1779. 7. Edward Clarke b. May 26, 1782. 3. Hannah Clarke b. Jan 15, 1740; m. April 6, 1762, Deacon Elijah Livermore. She died at Livermore, Maine, March 17, 1827. 4. Daniel Clarke born and died 1742. 5. Margaret Clarke b. July 7, 1743; m. Feb 14, 1764, George Dana, of Cambridge (Brighton). 6. Esther Clarke born and died 1744. 7. Lydia Clarke b. Feb. 24, 1746; m. April 16, 1769, Abijah Felch of Weston. 8. Elizabeth Clarke b. June 3, 1747; m. July 4, 1771, Capt. Isaac Gleason. 9. Nathaniel Clarke b. Mar 1, 1749. 10. Robert Clarke b. May 28, 1750; died 1751. 11. Susanna Clarke b. Apr 24, 1752; died 1795; m. Jan 2, 1777, Josiah Brown. 12. Cutting Clarke b. Feb 24, 1754; settled at Livermore, Maine; married & had a family and lived to advance age. To be continued - Part 3 - p.161 ________________________________________________________ p.161 (part 3) Richard Clarke of Watertown, m. (1) Mary ____. She died August, 1728, aged 30 yrs., and he m. (2) Oct. 6, 1741, Anna, widow of Nathaniel Bright, Jr. and the dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Bowman. Children: 1. Joanna Clarke b. Aug 31, 1715; m. Nov 16, 1746, James Lawton of Leicester. 2. Rebecca Clarke b. Aug 15, 1717; m. Mar. 29, 1762, Master Nathaniel Harrington. 3. Uriah Clarke b. May 26, 1721; "of Leicester," m. at Watertown, Sept 16, 1743, Ruth Hastings. Children, all born at Watertown: 1. Mary Clarke b. Aug 23, 1744; m. 1763, Thomas Johnson of Charlestown. 2. Uriah Clarke b. Aug 10, 1746. Died. 3. Ruth Clarke b. Apr 23, 1748. 4. Thomas Clarke, a twin b. July 7, 1750 - died young. 5. Richard Clarke, twin of Thomas, b. July 7, 1750 - died young. 6. Uriah Clarke (again) b. Aug 29, 1752. 7. Rebecca Clarke, b. Oct 12, 1754. 8. David Clarke, b. Dec 31, 1756. 4. Thomas Clarke b. Oct 3, 1722; m. Sarah Bright. Children: 1. Thomas Clarke b. Feb 26, 1762; of Waltham; m. April 13, 1784, Sarah Sanderson. Children: 1. Sarah Clarke b. Aug 30, 1785. 2. Thomas Clarke b. Sept 12, 1786. 3. John Clarke b. Nov 5, 1788. 4. Hannah Bond Clarke b. Jan 10, 1790. 5. Lydia Clarke b. July 14, 1793. 6. Mary Clarke b. Mar 9, 1796. 7. Josiah Clarke b. May 31, 1798; died March, 1800. 8. Josiah Sanderson Clarke b. July 5, 1801. 9. William Clarke b. June 10, 1804. 2. Sarah Clarke b. July 9, 1764. 3. Hannah Bond Clarke b. July 14, 1766. 4. Peter Clarke b. Jan 4, 1769; m. (1) Jan 28, 1796, Sally Grant. He m. (2) May 29, 1803, Rebecca Parker. Children: 1. Sarah Grant Clarke, bap. August 26, 1798; died young. 2. Peter Bright Clarke, b. May 2, 1804. 3. Isaac Grant Clarke b. Jan 18, 1806. 4. Harriet Rebecca Clarke b. Nov. 22, 1807. 5. Sarah Grant Clarke b. Mar 10, 1810. 5. Martha Clarke b. Feb 4, 1724-5. 6. Ruth Clarke b. July 5, 1726; m. June 1, 1749, Samuel Coolidge. 7. Richard Clarke bap. July 16, 1732; by his wife, Elizabeth had: 1. Elizabeth Clarke b. Aug 4, 1762; m. June 20, 1782, Hugh Mason. 2. Rebecca Clarke b. Apr 28, 1768; m. Dec 20, 1787, Benjamin Hastings. 8. Benjamin Clarke bap. Feb 24, 1733-4. James Clark and Sarah Kent, both of Weston m. Sept. 9, 1762. Children: 1. Nathan Clark b. July 9, 1763. 2. Sarah Clark b. Jan 1, 1765. 3. Rusha (Jerusha) Clark b. June 23, 1766. Isaac Clarke of Weston and Elizabeth Hill of Cambridge (published April 18, 1764). William Clarke of Waltham m. Oct 7, 1789, Sarah Ryand (Rand?). He died Oct 18, 1793 leaving son William Clarke Jr. b. July 29, 1790; died young. Notes: p.161 - Wife Mary died Aug 10, 1728 aged 39 yrs. For 1st, read 2nd and for 2nd, read 3rd. Richard Clarke died Nov 6, 1760 aged 70 yrs. He is said to have had 3 wives. Dr. Bond found no notice of the first wife. Uriah Clarke died May 7, 1747. Martha who m. Nehemiah Mason. Richard Clarke who died Feb 24, 1809 aged 79 yrs. His wife, Elizabeth died May 8, 1777 aged 42 yrs. He was Selectman 1778, 1781, 1786 and 1787. End. ________________________________________________________ p.162 Capt. William Clarke of Gageborough (? Gainsborough) died at Waltham, Sept. 22, 1775. Dr. William Clarke of Boston, died at Waltham July 29, 1788, aged 35 yrs. Mary Clarke who died May 27, 1796, aged 33 yrs. Abigail Clarke and Jason Rice, both of Sudbury married at Watertown, May 31, 1722. Lydia Clarke who m. at Watertown, Aug 16, 1735, Augustus Hale of Boston. Mary Clarke who m. Mar. 1, 1742-3, Samuel Whitney. To be continued - Volume II - Part 4 - p. 741. ________________________________________________________ p.176 [Sparhawk] Rev. Edward Wigglesworth Jr. m. (1) 1765, Margaret Hill & m. (2) June 6, 1778, Dorothy Sparhawk bap. July 15, 1739, dau. of Deacon Samuel Sparhawk of Cambridge. Henry Bond, author of this book notes that the following pedigree was received too late to be inserted in its proper place in this book. The Cooledge Pedigrees are: ________________________________________________________ p.186 Pedigrees of Cooledges in Cambridgshire, England William Cooledge = Margaret. I--------------------------------I---------------------------------------------I----------- John Cooledge = Alice Robert Cooledge=Jane Austin Agnes Jane m. Ames. m. Lancaster _____________________ I________________________________I Roger. Robert. Thomas = Robert Cooledge= Margaret Cooledge. m. of Arrington, Will m. Wm. Hames of __________________ dated 1553. Hastingfield. I I John Robert __________________________________________I William Robert Katherine Margaret m. Malden. __________________________________________________________________ Simon Cooledge = Agnes Kingston of Cottingham Will dated 1591 _________________________________________________________________ I William Cooledge* = Margaret John Cooledge of Thomas Cooledge of Cottenham; Will - buried 1620 Cottenham buried dated 1618 1622 _______________________________ I I I Helenor Anne Margaret bap. 1605 bap. 1608 bap. 1612. ______________________________________________________________________ Richard Cooledge Wm. Cooledge Simon *John Elizabeth Margaret I m. Elizabeth bap. 1600 bap. Sept Essex 16, 1604 *supposed to be the John Cooledge who came to America and settled at Watertown. _______________________________________________________ William Alice Richard Sarah Simon Elizabeth bap. 1615 bap 1617 bap.1619 bap.1624 bap.1627 bap. 1629 Buried buried 1634. 1634_________________________________________________________ *William Cooledge was Churchwarden of Cottenham in 1612 p.187 Thomas Corey of Weston, Mass., m. Hannah Page. He had seven children baptized at Weston on December 29, 1723. One of the, Hannah Corey was an adult. He had a son Joseph, probably his eldest child. Thomas Corey d. March 22, 1738/9. Children: 1. Joseph Corey, who died unm., his estate admin. by his father. 2. Hannah Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723; m. June 27, 1734, Joshua Johnson of Lancaster, Mass. (she was an adult when baptized) 3. Thomas Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723. 4. Samuel Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723. 5. Ebenezer Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723. 6. Jonathan Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723; m. (published Sept 30, 1726), Mary Chute of Rowley. 7. Abigail Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723; m. (published Nov 13, 1737) Benjamin Binney. 8. Isaac Corey, bap. Dec 29, 1723. 9. William Corey - whether a son of Thomas is not ascertained) who m. Aug 1, 1744, Esther Frost of Natick. Isaac Corey of Weston, m. April 12, 1739, Abigail Priest of Waltham. Children: 1. Isaac Corey b. Jan 9, 1739/40; a soldier at Lake George, 1758; by wife Rhuma he had: 1. Abigail Corey bap. at Waltham, May 20, 1764. 2. Leonard Corey bap. April 30, 1769. 2. Timothy Corey, b. Oct 27, 1741, m. (published Sept) 1766, Elizaeth Griggs of Brookline, where he settled. Children: 1. Elizabeth Corey b. Dec 19, 1767. 2. Amelia Corey b. Nov 12, 1769. 3. Elijah Corey b. Nov 7, 1773; a deacon in the Baptist church of Brookline, and a trustee of Newton Theological Seminary; m. Nov 17, 1797, Polly Leeds of Dor- chester, b. July 14, 1779; she d. Oct 21, 1827 and he m. (2), Jan 19, 1829, the widow Lucy (Stearns) Davis. Children: 1. Aaron Corey b. Oct 23, 1798; m. and had children. 2. Elijah Corey b. Aug 14, 1800; d. June 28, 1843; was m. & had children. 3. Timothy Corey b. June 21, 1803; d. Feb 21, 1807. 4. Mary Glover Corey, b. Mar 20, 1806; m. Rev. Pratt a professor of Granville College, Ohio. 5. Elizabeth Griggs Corey, b. Nov 21, 1809; m. Barnas Seers, grad. of Brown Univ. 1825; D.D. Harvard Univ., 1841; sometime professor and President of Newton Theological Seminary; in 1852 was superintendent of the public schools of Mass. 6. Timothy Corey b. April 21, 1811; d. oct 22, 1816. 4. Julia Corey b. Feb 4, 1776. 5. Anna Corey b. Mar 19, 1778. 6. John Corey b. Mar 18, 1780. 7. Timothy Corey b. April 2, 1782; d. Aug 20, 1844; a deacon of the Baptist church in Brookline. 8. Sally Corey b. April 8, 1786. 9. Susan Corey b. May 4, 1788. 3. Eunice Corey b. June 27, 1744 4. Nathan Corey b. May 18, 1747. 5. Elisha Corey b. May 21, 1751. ________________________________________________________ p.187 Samuel Corey of Lexington, afterwards of Weston, b. Feb. 2, 1699/1700, son of Samuel & Beltheca Corey of Lexington; m. Bethshua, b. April 1, 1704. Children: 1. Mary Corey born in Lexington, Feb 19, 1724; m. (published April 1, 1749) Adonijah Flagg. 2. Samuel Corey b. Aug. 29, 1725, died soon. ________________________________________________________ p.188 3. Samuel Corey (again) b. April 13, 1728; m. April 2, 1750, Elizabeth Perry of Natick, Children: 1. Chambers Corey b. Oct 3, 1751. 2. Lois Corey b. April 22, 1754. 3. Samuel Corey b. Aug 25, 1757. 4. Joseph Corey, b. May 14, 1730; died young. 5. Benjamin Corey, b. Mar 28, 1732. 6. Hannah Corey, b. Jan 26th; died in April, 1735. 7. Ephraim Corey b. Mar 13, 1736/7. 8. Lois Corey b. Feb 16, 1738/9. 9. William Corey b. Sept 28, 1741; m. April 30, 1778, Mary Bemis. 10. Joseph Corey b. Aug 15, 1744. 11. Lucy Corey b. May 11, 1746, died July, 1773. Josiah Corey and Beulah Warren, published in Weston, Nov. 7, 1765. Thomas Corey and Abigail Hinds, married in Weston, June 6, 1774. Widow Mary Corey and Daniel Medup, published July 17, 1730. ________________________________________________________ p.188 [Crispe] Benjamin Crispe born about 1611, servant of Major Gibbons, 1630 or 1631, and probably came over with him, 1629. [Great Migrations Begins says Major Gibbons migrated 1623 - see sources below.] A proprietor of Watertown 1636-7; admitted freeman May 6, 1646; by wife Bridget had: 1. Elizabeth Crispe b. January 8, 1636/7; m. Sept. 27, 1657, George Lawrence. 2. Mary Crispe b. May 20, 1638. 3. Jonathan Crispe b. Jan 29, 1639/40, an early proprietor of Groton; his estate admin. by his father, Benjamin, Oct 25, 1680. 4. Eleazer Crispe b. Jan 14, 1641/2. 5. Mehitable Crispe b. Jan 21, 1645/6. 6. Zachariah, impressed as a soldier by Capt. Mosely of Boston abt 1673 [see Court file 1674.] ________________________________________________________ p.189 Sept 21, 1666, Benjamin Crispe of Watertown, a mason, and wife Bridget, sold to Thomas Boyden, of Groton, a dwelling house etc with 7 acres and several other parcels of land, amounting to 92 acres. He probably moved to Groton about this time. The Will of Joanna Crispe of Groton (? widow of Jonathan), mentions her daughters Mary Lemon, Sarah Rand, and Lydia Nutting, grand daughter Sarah Nutting, grand children Lydia, Elizabeth and William Longley, grand daughter Anna Lawrence, grand daughters Mary and Elizabeth Shaddock and three grand children in captivity. ________________________________________________________ p.190 [Page/Paige] Mary Cutler b. Apr 12, 1738 dau of David Cutler & wife Mary (son of Thomas Cutler & wife Sarah Stone of Cambridge-Lexington. Mary Cutler m. Sept 15, 1758 John Page (or Paige) of Hardwick, Mass., where she died May 3, 1812. Their son David Page now (1851) is living, aged 80 yrs. and his son Cutler Page is aged 59 (1851). ________________________________________________________ p.192 [Cutter] Richard Cutter of Cambridge, admitted freeman June 2, 1641; member of the Artillery Co., 1643. He m. (1) Elizabeth _____[Torrey, p.201 has 1st wife as Elizabeth Williams and 2nd wife as Frances (Perriman) Amsden)]. Elizabeth d. Mar. 5, 1661/2 and he m. (2) Feb 14, 1662/3, Frances the widow of Isaac Amsden. He died June 16, 1693 aged about 72. Wife Frances survived him. Children: 1. Elizabeth Cutter b. July 15, 1645; died Jan. 1663/4. 2. Samuel Cutter b. Jan. 3, 1646/7; living unm. at his father's and died. 3. Thomas Cutter b. July, 1648; not named in his father's will, 1693; prob. died young. 4. William Cutter b. Feb 22, 1649/50; d. April 1, 1723; m. Rebecca Rolfe. Children: 1. Elizabeth Cutter b. Mar 5, 1680/1; m. April 12, 1705, John Harrington. 2. Richard Cutter b. Nov 13,1682; moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey; was living in 1725 3. Mary Cutter b. Jan 26, 1684/5; died April 6, 1685. 4. Hannah Cutter b. May 20, 1688; m. June 17, 1708, Ephraim Winship. 5. John Cutter b. Oct 15, 1690; a deacon of Minot; d. Jan 21, 1776. G.S. says he had 8 children, 68 gr. chil, and 3 gr. gr. gr. chil. 6. Rebecca Cutter b. Jan 18, 1693; m. Jan 18, 1710/11, Joseph Adams. 7. William Cutter b. abt 1697; d. Nov 1756; had son Jonathan Cutter b. June 2, 1726. 8. Samuel Cutter b.June 14, 1700; d. abt 1737; m. Nov 10, 1720 Anne Harring- ton. 9. Sarah Cutter bap. Oct 18, 1702; m. July 19, 1722 Ebenezer Cutter. 10. Ammi Ruhamah Cutter bap. May 6, 1705; grad. Harvard Coll. 1725; minister of North Yarmouth; died at Louisburg, 1746. 5. Ephraim Cutter bap. in Cambridge (Mitchell's Church Records); a glazier, m. Feb. 11, 1678/9, Bethia Wood. He res. in Charlestown, Cambridge and Watertown Farms (Weston). Children: 1. Ephraim Cutter, Jr., prob. b. in Charlestown; bap. in Watertown Aug. 18, 1689; m. June 9, 1703, Deborah Stone who d. Jan 15, 1737/8. 1. Deborah Cutter b. Jan 11, 1704/5 m. Nov 26, 1728, Jonathan Stratton. 2. Abigail Cutter b May 15, 1705/6 3. Sarah Cutter b. May 23, 1709; m. (pub. Jan 30) 1736/7, James Stimson. 4. Bethia Cutter b. July 9, 1713; m. (pub. Jan 30) 1736/7, John Whitney. 5. Elizabeth Cutter b. May 8, 1715. 6. Ephraim Cutter b. July 24, 1716. 7. Isaac Cutter b. oct 9, 1719. 2. Jonathan Cutter b. in Cambridge, May 5, 1685; bap. in Watertown Aug 18, 1689; prob. the Jonathan Cutter "of Killinsley," who m. Aug. 17, 1710, Abigail Bigelow. 3. Bethia Cutter b. in Cambridge Dec 2, 1686; bap. in Wat., Aug 18, 1689. 4. Mary Cutter bap. in Wat., March 29, 1689; died 1698. ________________________________________________________ p.193 5. Hannah Cutter b. July 22, 1690; m. Ebenezer Chinery; had one child, and died soon. 6. John Cutter b. July 23, 1700. 6. Gershom Cutter bap. in Cambridge (Mitchell's Church Records); d. 1738; m. 1677/8, Lydia Hall. Children: 1. Gershom Cutter, Jr. b. June 1, 1679; m. June 11, 1701, Mehitable Abbott. had eleven children. 2. Lydia Cutter b. Sept 14, 1682. 3. Hannah Cutter b. Nov 26, 1684; m. Thomas Hall of Medford 4. Isabel Cutter b. May 9, 1687; m. Dec 9, 1713, Thomas Fillebrown, Jr. 7. Marah Cutter bap. in Cambridge, m. _____ Sanger; prob. was the first wife of Nathaniel. 8. Nathaniel Cutter b. Dec. 11, 1663; m. Oct 8, 1688, Mary Fillebrown. She d. May 14, 1713/14 and he m. (2) Elizabeth ____. Children: 1. Nathaniel Cutter, Jr. who m. Dec 11, 1712, Sarah Winship and m. (2) Eliza- beth ___ had four children. 2. Jacob Cutter bap July 24, 1698 3. Mary Cutter, twin to Jacob, bap. July 24, 1698. 4. Ebenezer Cutter bap. July 2, 1699; d. 1750; m. July 19, 1722 Sarah Cutter. 8 children. 5. John Cutter, bap. April 23, 1704; d. 1747; m. Rachel ____ and in Lexington, had Benjamin Cutter b. Jan 27, 1743 and 3 other children. 6. Richard Cutter bap. Oct 21, 1716; d. Aug 6, 1717. 7. Elizabeth Cutter bap. Jan 26, 1717/18. 9. Rebecca Cutter b. Sept 5, 1665; m. Dec 19, 1688, Thomas Fillebrown. 10. Hepzibah Cutter b. Nov 11, 1667; died Feb 27, 1667/8. 11. Elizabeth Cutter b. Mar 1, 1668/9; m. ____ Hall. 12. Hepzibah Cutter (again) b. Aug 15, 1671 - named in father's will as unm. dau. 13. Sarah Cutter b. Aug 31, 1673 - named in father's will as unm. dau. 14. Ruhamah Cutter - named in father's will as unm. dau. ________________________________________________________ p.197 [Danforth] Thomas Danforth b. 1622 son of Nicholas Danforth who came from Framingham, Suffolk Co., England in 1634 & settled in Cambridge, Mass. His wife Elizabeth d. in England, 1629. He d. in Cambridge, April 1637. Thomas Danforth d. Nov 5, 1699 aged 77. He had 11 children but left no descendants bear- ing his name. He was President of Maine and Lieutenant Governor of Mass. See also Hutchinson's History of Mass. & Sullivan's History of Maine; also N.H. History Coll. II; p.269 & American Biog. Dictionary. His dau., Mary Danforth m. (1) Solomon Phipps (?), of Charlestown, who died July 25, 1671 and afterwrds she m. ____Brown of Cambridge, Oct 6, 1710; she gave by deed, to her dau's Sarah & Abiel, "each the wife of Caleb Gardner of Brookline," all her right in the corn mills on Charles River, in Watertown, they paying to my dau., Bethia Champney, 5 pounds and to dau., Elizabeth Foster, one third of profits of what said estate shall be sold for. October 11, 1710, Elizabeth Foster received 21 pounds, 11 shillings, 8 pence for one-third purchase money. ________________________________________________________ p.198 Henry Dengayne, a proprietor of Watertown, 1636/7, but not in 1642; had land assigned to him very early in Dedham, Mass. He was probably the "Doctor Dengham," mentioned in Reg. Deeds, X., p. 52. ________________________________________________________ p.202 [Eaton] John Eaton, a very early settler of Watertown, was adm. freeman May 25, 1636. He with his wife [Torrey says Abigail Bachelor] Abigail were admitted to full communion at Dedham Church, July 5, 1642. He sold land in Watertown to Edward How. His Will dated Nov 2nd and proved Dec 7, 1658, mentions wife Abigail, son John, daughters Mary & Abigail; gives £5 to John Damant of Reading; £5 to John Plympton of Medfield, and 40 shillings to his kinsman, Edmund (?) Hodgeman. Torre, New England Marriages Prior ot 1700 p.240 Eaton, John died 1658, (he called Edward Hodsman "kins- man".) John Eaton m. Abigail (Bachelor) Damon, widow of of Henry Damon; John Eaton m. Abigail April 5, 1630 at Staple, England - to Dedman, Mass. & Watertown, Mass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.202 Watertown by Bond William Eaton of Staple, England, husbandman & wife, Martha (Torrey says Martha Jenkins) had three children, and one servant, embarked from Sandwich for New England June 9, 1637; settled in Watertown, of which he was a proprietor in 1642. In Watertown he had son Daniel b. Jan 20, 1638/9; dau. Mary Eaton b. April 8, 1663. Richard Oldham of Cambridge, Mass., died 1656 leaving his widow, Martha who was a dau of William Eaton and who m. (2) Thomas Brown of Cambridge. Torrey: William Eaton p.241 William Eaton who died 1673, & Martha (Jenkins) were married in England Jan 28, 1627/8; migrated to Water- town, Mass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.202 Bond's Watertown Thomas Eaton of Reading, Mass., m. in Watertown, July 22, 1708, Lydia Peirce. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ________________________________________________________ p.203 Joshua Eaton m. Lydia Livermore. Children: 1. Lydia Eaton b. in Watertown Mar 9, 1710/11. 2. Rebecca Eaton bap. Feb 8, 1712/13. 3. Joshua Eaton Jr. b. Dec 15, 1714; grad. Harvard Coll. 1735; the 1st lawyer who settled in Worcester. [see also Lincoln's History of Worcester, p.224.] 4. Samuel Eaton bap Dec 16, 1716; died March 30, 1720. Lydia (Livermore) Eaton the mother was a member of the Church of Weston, Mass. in 1718. This family moved to Worcester, Mass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p.203 Bond's Watertown David & Mary Eaton and Dorothy Langdon - marriage published in Weston, Mass., Sept 8, 1788. David S. & Mary Eaton of Waltham, Mass., had a son Robert Hamilton b. Mar 14, 1814. ________________________________________________________ p.204 Rev. Joseph Estabrook of Concord, born in Enfield, England about 1640, where he obtained his preparatory education, then came to this country and graduated Harvard Coll. 1664; admitted freeman, May 3, 1665, then of Cambridge, Mass. He m. at Watertown May 20, 1668, Mary Mason, dau. of Capt. Hugh Mason of Watertown. He died Sept. 16; buried Sept 18, 1711. Children: 1. Joseph Estabrook b. 1669; said by Lemuel Shattuck (History of Concord - see excerpt below) to have lived several years in Hingham before marriage. 2. Benjamin Estabrook b. Feb 24, 1671; grad. Harvard Coll. 1690; preached in Lexington 1692 and was ordained the first minister there Oct 21, 1696. He died July 22, 1697 aged 26 yrs. He m. Abigail the dau. of Rev. Samuel Willard and the grand daughter of Rev. John Sherman. 3. Mary Estabrook who m. Jonathan Green of Newton. 4. Samuel Estabrook b. Jan 7, 1674; grad. Harvard Coll. 1696; some time assistant of his father in the ministry; teacher of the grammar school 1706 to 1710; ordained in Canterbury, Conn., June 13, 1711 where he died June 26, 1727. 5. Daniel Estabrook b. 1676; m. Abigail Flint of Concord; settled first in Cambridge (Lexington) and both admitted full communion in Weston, Mass. Aug 21, 1715; dismissed August, 1722 to Sudbury where he died 1735. (see also History of Rutland, p. 159). 6. Ann Estabrook who m. Joshua Haynes of Sudbury, Mass. ________________________________________________________ p.205 Joseph Estabrook, a deacon of Lexington where he died Sept 23, 1733. He m. (1) Dec 31, 1689, Mellicent Wooddis (Woodhouse) dau of Henry Woodhouse of Concord (Shattuck p. 389) She died Mar 20, 1692-3 and he m. (2) Aug 25, 1693, the widow, Hannah Loring* of Lexington. footnote p.205 LORING *Joseph Loring of Lexington m. Oct 25, 1683, Hannah Leavitt. He d. Feb 19, 1690-1 and his widow m. Aug 25, 1693, Deacon Joseph Esta- brook. Children: 1. Joseph Loring b. Sept 29, 1684; d. July 4, 1746. Was a deacon of Lexington; by his wife Lydia had: 1. Joseph Loring b. Aug 21, 1713; m. Jan 1, 1735-6, Kezia Gove. Children: 1. John Loring b. Jan 28, 1742; m. Jan 8, 1764 or 1768, Elizabeth How of Concord. 2. Lydia Loring b. Aug 27, 1745. 3. Joseph Loring b. Dec 27, 1747 m. Nov 26, 1772, Betty Pollard of Bedford. 4. Jonathan Loring b. Feb 7, 1749. 2. Nehemiah Loring b. June 17, 1686. 3. Joshua Loring b. Sept 21, 1688. 4. Submit Loring (born posthumously) Aug 11, 1717 m. July 8, 1717, Deacon Joseph Estabrook Jr. Joseph Estabrook and his 1st wife, Mellicent (Woodhouse) had issue: 1. Joseph Estabrook b. Oct 10, 1690; a deacon of Lexington, m. (1) July 8, 1717 Submit Loring, his step-sister. She d. Mar 31, 1718 in childbed and he m. (2) Mar 26, 1719, Hannah Bowman. He died Aug 19, 1740 and his widow m. July 19, 1753 Capt. Benjamin Reed of Lexington. Children: 1. Joseph Estabrook b. and died March 1717-18. 2. Joseph Estabrook (again) b. April 9, 1720. 3. Hannah Estabrook b. Sept 22, 1725; died October, 1728. 4. Benjamin Estabrook b. Oct 9, 1727; died Sept. 1728. 5. Benjamin Estabrook (again) b. Dec 20, 1729; m. Hannah _____. 1. Joseph Estabrook b. Mar 4, 1758. 2. Hannah Estabrook b. Jan 20, 1760. 3. Benjamin Estabrook b. Mar 23, 1762. 4. Samuel Estabrook b. Nov 15, 1764. 5. Martha Estabrook b. June 22, 1767. 6. Attai (?) Estabrook b. Nov 2, 1769. 6. a daughter b. Oct 6, 1731. 7. Solomon Estabrook b. June 10th and died Oct 1, 1733. 8. Samuel Estabrook b. June 16, 1735. 9. Mellicent Estabrook b. July 25, 1738 m. July 4, 1758, James Barrett of Concord. 10. Ebenezer Estabrook b. Sept 21, 1740 born posthumously; m. Dec. 13th, 1759, Ruth Reed b. Nov 7, 1741, dau of Capt. Isaac and Rebecca Reed of Lexington. Joseph Estabrook by his 2nd wife, Hannah Loring had: 2. John Estabrook b. July 28, 1694; was of Lexington; m. Oct 27, 1720, Purdence Harrington. Children: 1. Grace Estabrook b. Aug 13, 1721. 2. Prudence Estabrook b. Mar 28, 1724; m. 1748, Benjamin Munroe of Weston, Mass. 3. Mellicent Estabrook b. July 11, 1727. 4. John Estabrook b. Oct 20, 1729. 5. Abigail Estabrook b. Mar 11, 1731-2. 6. Elizabeth Estabrook b. Nov 21, 1734. 7. Nehemiah Estabrook b. Mar 2, 1737-8; m. Mar 1, 1759, Elizabeth Winship (?) b. May 23, 1740, dau of Samuel & Hannah Winship. Children 1. Samuel Estabrook b. Aug 31, 1760. 2. Nehemiah Estabrook b. May 3, 1762. 3. Bette Estabrook b. April 9, 1764. 8. Anna Estabrook b. Feb 11, 1739-40. 3. Solomon Estabrook b. Dec 22, 1696; died aged 15 days. 4. Hannah Estabrook b. Aug 2, 1698; m. May 23, 1717, Joseph Frost. 5. Mellicent Estabrook b. Mar 21, 1699-1700. 6. Elijah Estabrook b. Aug 25, 1703. ________________________________________________________ p.208 John Firman came over in 1630 and settled in Watertown where his wigwam was burnt November 10, 1630. He was admitted freeman May 18, 1631. He returned to England. and [then] embarked at Ipswich, England for New England in April 1634, then aged 46. He was a Deacon and was Selectman 1638. His heirs sold his lands in Watertown to Barnabas Farr of Boston who with his wife Grace sold them to Richard Beers, Feb 25, 1652/3. ________________________________________________________ p.219 [Flagg] Thomas Flagg settled in Watertown as early as 1643 and was prob. the ancestor of all families bearing that name in this country. He was a Selectman, 1671, 74, 75, 76 and 78. He lost his eye by a gunshot accid- ent, provious to 1659. He d. Feb 6, 1697/8. His Will dated Mar 5, 1696/7. His wife, Mary was b. 1619 and her Will dated Dec. 30, 1702 was proved April 21, 1703. Torrey has his birth date as 1615. ________________________________________________________ p.220 Children of Thomas & Mary Flagg: 1. John Flagg b. June 14, 1643; admitted freeman Oct 11, 1682; d. Feb 6, 1697/7. 2.Bartholomew Flagg b. Feb 23, 1644/5. 3.Thomas Flagg b. April 28, 1646. 4.Gershom Flagg, birth not recorded; not any evidence that he was a son; but the probability thereof approaches certainty. 5. Michael Flagg b. Mar 23, 1650/1; d. Oct 16, 1711. 6. Eleazer Flagg b. May 14, 1653. 7. Elizabeth Flagg b. Mar 22, 1654/5; d. Aug 9, 1729; m. Oct 20, 1676, Joshua Bigelow. Children: p.31 Joshua Bigelow of Watertown m. Oct 20, 1676, Elizabeth Flagg who died Aug 9, 1729. He was wounded in King Philip's War and rec'd therfor a grant of land in Worcester. He moved to Westminster, Mass., in June, 1742 where he died Feb 21, aged 90 yrs. Children: 1. Joshua Bigelow b. Nov. 25, 1677. 2. Jonathan Bigelow b. Mar 22, 1679/80. 3. John Bigelow b. Dec 20, 1681; m. Nov 4, 1709, Anna Bate. She d. Sept 22, 1737 and he m. (2) Feb 2, 1738, Sarah Bate. Children: 1. John Bigelow b. Sept 2, 1737 son of Anna Bate. He m. July 10, 1759, Hannah Douglas. Children: 1. Oliver Bigelow b. Dec 23, 1759. 2. Elihu Bigelow b. Feb 4, 1761. 3. Dimmis Bigelow b. July 16, 1762. 4. Ithmar Bigelow b. Jan 18, 1764. d. Oct 5, 1775. 5. Lydia Bigelow b. Mar 22, 1766 d. Sept 16, 1775. 6. Samuel Bigelow b. Oct 16, 1769; d. Sept 9, 1775. 7. Hannah Bigelow b. Oct 22, 1771. 8. Asa Bigelow b. Feb 2, died Sept 17, 1775. 2. Anna Bigelow b. Nov 13, 1738. 3. Ephraim Bigelow b. Aug 21, 1741. 4. Lydia Bigelow b. Aug 31, 1743. 5. Hannah Bigelow b. Oct 31, 1747. 6. Sarah Bigelow b. Oct 10, 1750. 4. Benjamin Bigelow b. Jan 20, 1683/4; was wounded in the public service previous to 1708 and he d. Oct 27, 1709 of a fall from a horse. 5. Mercy Bigelow b. 1686; m. Jan 25, 1706 Lieut. Thomas Garfield. 6. Elizabeth Bigelow b. Aut 3, 1687; m. Feb 28, 1723/4, Jonathan Harrington by whom she had one child, Elizabeth Harrington. 7. David Bigelow b. April 30, 1694; died in Spain. 8. Joseph Bigelow b. Dec 29, 1695. 9. Daniel Bigelow b. Aug 29, 1697. p.32 10. Ebenezer Bigelow b. Sept 4, 1698 of Worcester 1722; was a carpenter and d. in Cuba; by his wife, Hannah he had 1. Josiah b. 1722; 2. Hannah b. 1724. 11. Gershom Bigelow b. 1701. 12. Eliezer Bigelow b. 1704/5. p.220 cont'd. 8. Mary Flagg b. June 14, 1657; d. Sept 7, 1720; m. June 3, 1674, Samuel Bigelow. 9. Rebecca Flagg b. Sept 5, 1660; m. Nov 19, 1679, Deacon Stephen Cook. 10. Benjamin Flagg b. June 25, 1662; admitted freeman April 18, 1690, died at Worcester, May 3, 1741. 11. Allen Flagg b. May 16, 1665; d. November 1711. John Flagg who m. March 30, 1670, Mary Gale. He was Constable (tax collector) 1685. He died Feb 6, 1696/7. Inventory £ 112.6. The probate records show that he left an only son, John Flagg and an only dau., Mary Flagg. Children: 1. Mary Flagg who m. Ebenezer Pratt of Sherbourne. 2. Sarah Flagg b. June 5, d. Dec 2, 1675. 3. John Flagg b. Nov 6, 1677. Thomas Flagg who m. Feb 18, 1667/8 Rebecca Dix. He was the guardian of Lydia, dau of Abraham Browne Jr. and he lived some time on land belonging to the estate of Abraham Brown, Sen'r, which had been occupied by Abraham Browne, Jr. after his marrige. Children: 1. Mary Flagg b. Dec 10, 1668; m. Dec 30, 1686, Richard Child. p.153. Richard Child b. Mar 30, 1663, son of Richard Child & his 1st wife, Mehitable Dimmick. Admitted full communion Aug 19, 1688; admtd freeman April 18, 1690; m. Dec. 30, 1686, Mary Flagg. He mentions aunt Underwood in his Will. Inventory: £52.6. 2. Hannah Flagg b. April 24, 1671. 3. Rebecca Flagg b. Jan 31, 1673/4. 4. Jemima Flagg admitted full communion at Weston, 1720; died unm., May 5, 1747 aged 66 yrs. 5. Hepzibah Flagg who m. April 10, 1701; Joseph Whitney. 6. Thomas Flagg who m. Sept 11, 1711, Rebecca Sanger. He d. 1719; and his widow Rebecca m. (2) May 20, 1728, Daniel Ransford of Newton. Children: 1. Thomas Flagg bap at Weston Oct 4, 1713; d. Mar 18, 1770; by his wife Martha he had: 1. Margaret Flagg b. Feb 24, 1736. 2. Elisha Flagg bap. at Weston Oct 4, 1713; m. Feb 24, 1736/7, Mary Jones. 3. Mary Flagg bap. July 15, 1716 aged 6 weeks, m. 1739, James Richards of Newton. 4. Benoni Flagg bap. June 14, 1719, m. at Weston, Aug 19, 1742, Mary Morse and had one child, Mary Flagg bap. April 3, 1743. To be continued Part 2 - p.220 - Lieut. Gershom Flagg of Woburn & wife, Hannah Leppingwell. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth Flagg Families of Watertown. Source: Genealogies and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass., by Henry Bond, M.D., Boston, 1860. Part 2. p.220 Lieut. Gershom Flagg, adm. freeman, May 27, 1674; went to Woburn about 1668 was a tanner and lived in the centre of the village. He m. in Woburn April 15, 1668, Hannah Leppingwell. He d. July 6, 1690, prob. in he expedition to Port Royal. Children: 1. Gershom Flagg, Jr. b. Mar 10, 1668/9 by his wife, Hannah had: [Torrey has his death date: 1755. p.270] 1. Elizabeth. 2. Gershom. 3. Zechariah. 4. Gershom (again). 5. Joseph. 6. Benjamin. 2. Eleazer Flagg b. Aug 1, 1670; was a Colonel and Magistrate; m. Jan 17, 1694/5, Esther Green and had: 1. Esther b. Oct 17, 1695. He died July 12, 1726 and his widow, Esther d. Sept 18, 1744 aged 70 yrs. 3. John Flagg b. May 25, 1673. 4. Hannah Flagg b. Mar 12, 1675. 5. Thomas Flagg b. 22nd, died 23rd, June 1677. 6. Ebenezer Flagg b. Dec 21, 1678; d. July 10, 1746; m. Dec. 25, 1700, Elizabeth Carter. Children ________________________________________________________ p.221 1. Elizabeth. 2. Mary. 3.Ebenezer Flagg grad. Harvard Coll. 1735; kept school some time in Woburn was ordained at Chester, N.H. Sept 22, 1736 and d. ther 1796 aged 92 yrs. He had a son John Flagg grad Harvard Coll. 1761; d. 1793; a physician prob. first of Hampstead, N.H. and afterwards of Lynn; M.M. S.S. He, Dr. John Flagg, m. at Woburn, about 1768, Susanna Fowle and had an only child, Susanna Flagg who m. Dr. James Gardner of Lynn, father of Dr. James Flagg Gardner who grad. Harvard Coll. 1813; M.D., 1817; M.M. S.S.; d. 1829. 4. John Flagg. 5. Gershom Flagg. 6. Thomas Flagg. 7. Ruth Flagg. 8. Hannah Flagg. 9. Abigail Flagg b.July 20, 1718. 10. Abigail Flagg (again) b. June 7, 1722. 7. Abigail Flagg b. Jan 3, 1680/1. 8. Mary Flagg b. Feb 2, 1682/3. 9. Thomas Flagg b. April 19, 1685. 10. Benoni Flagg b. and d. Aug 19, 1687. Michael Flagg who m. June 3, 1674, Mary Bigelow. She d. Sept 3, 1704 and he m. (2) Dec 27, 1704, Mary Erle. He was an early proprietor of Worcester. His Will dated 1711 proved Nov 6, 1711. Inventory: £188.1.6. Children: 1. Abigail Flagg b. Dec 17, 1685; unm. in 1711. 2. Michael Flagg b. Mar 25, 1689. 3. Mary Flagg b. Dec 7, 1690; m. Dec 13, 1711, William Hagar. 4. Earle Flagg b. Mar 29, 1706; m. April 6, 1727, Elizabeth Smith and settled in Framingham. He moved to Petersham 1736. Children: 1. Elisha Flagg b. May 12, 1728; m. (1) ___ Wilson and he m. (2) a dau. of Rev. Mr. Mann of Paxton. In Petersham (where he d. 1805), he had: 1. Earl Flagg. 2. Elijah Flagg. 3. Col. Silas Flagg. 4. Rufus Flagg; and others. 2. Elizabeth Flagg b. April 7, 1734; m. James Sibley of Hardwick (now Dana, Mass.) 3. Polly Flagg (half sister of Elisha) m. Moses Lawrence of Hardwick. 5. Prudence Flagg b. Aug 9, 1708; m. Feb 1, 1726/7, Samuel Frizzel of Framingham. 6. Bezaleel Flagg b. Mar 23, 1710/11; d. Jan 21, 1749. Benjamin Flagg who m. Sept 26, 1690, Experience Child. His children were born at Watertown; but he moved to Worcester, of which he was an early proprietor, and he died there May 3, 1741 and his widow, Experience, d. 1747. Children: 1. Benjamin Flagg, Jr. b. Aug 25, 1691; d. in Worcester, June 12, 1751. 2. Experience Flagg b. May 5, 1693; m. Oct 26, 1713, Caleb Ball of Concord. Insert: History of Concord by Lemuel Shattuck 1835. p. 362: John Ball who d. Oct 1, 1655; said to have been from Wiltshire, Eng. His son, Nathaniel Ball settled within the present limits of Bedford, and had Ebenezer, Eleazer, John & Nathaniel. The last, Nathaniel Ball, was the father of Caleb Ball (grandfather to Reuben) who m. Experience Flagg, 1713, and had eight children, three of whom lived to be over 90 years old. Other sons of the first John Ball settled in Watertown and Lancaster, Mass. 3. Abigail Flagg b. April 16, 1694. (or 5?) 4. Bartholomew Flagg b. Nov 16, 1699; a mariner of Bristol; died prior to 1744; he m. ____ had two children: 1. Bartholomew Flagg, Jr. a tanner, of Chelsea, Mass. 2. Mary Flagg who m. Jotham Stearns. 5. Elizabeth Flagg b. Dec 28, 1699; m. at Weston, Feb 15, 1719/20, Peter King "alias Rice." 6. Gershom Flagg b. July 11, 1702. 7. Mary Flagg bap. April 9, 1704. 8. Ebenezer Flagg b. Jan 21, 1705/6. 9. Richard Flagg b. May 30, 1708; a Lieutenant; he d. at Holden, Nov. 12, 1799 aged 92 yrs. and his wife, Grace d. there Dec. 4, 1808 aged 100 years. Their eldest son, Samuel Flagg, Esq., died in Worcester Sept. 24, 1819; aged 83 yrs and his wife, Dolly died Mar 10, 1824 aged 85 yrs. ________________________________________________________ p.227 [Fulham] Major Francis Fulham, Justice of the Peace of Watertown Farms (Weston), married (1) Sarah Livermore. She died March 10, 1723-4 and he m. (2) Oct. 1, 1724, Mary Jones, the widow of Samuel Jones. Major Francis Fulham came to Watertown from Marlboro. Children: 1. Jacob Fulham, son of Sarah Livermore, born Nov. 19, 1693. He was a Sergeant in Captain Lovewell's Company and was killed in "Lovewell's Fight" with the Indians at Pigwacket (Fryesburg) May 8, 1725. "A Sergeant named Fulham and an Indian, distinguished by his dress and activity, singled out each other and both fell, mutually slain by their antagonist's weapon." (Worcester, Mag., I., 23.) He married Feb. 28, 1715-16, Tabitha Whitney. (p.646 - Tabitha Whitney b. Aug 22, 1696, dau. of Jonathan Whitney, Jr. & his wife Sarah, dau. of Shadrach Hapgood of Sherburne who removed to Watertown).After his death, his widow m. (2) April 19, 1726, George Parkhurst. Children: 1. Francis Fulham, b. Mar 20, 1716-17, by his wife, Susanna had: 1. Timothy Fulham b. Dec 3, 1741. 2. Francis Fulham b. Oct 15, 1744. [Dorothy Fulham who m. Ap. 9, 1761, David Stearns was probably his daughter. 2. Jacob Fulham b. Dec 22, 1718; m. (published Aug 27, 1743) Hannah Ware of Needham. 3. Tabitha Fulham b. May 12, 1722; m. Mar. 31, 1742, Ebenezer Allen, Jr. 4. Elisha Fulham b. June 26, 1725 (posthumous); m. Jan 21, 1744-5 Sarah Hagar. Children: 1. Tabitha Fulham b. Mar 10, 1745-6; m. (published June 23, 1764) Josiah Coolidge Jr. 2. Sarah Fulham b. Jan 9, 1747-8; died at Lancaster, Mass., June 7, 1765. 3. Lucy Fulham b. Sept 26, 1754. 4. Mary Fulham, twin. 5. Martha Fulham (twins) b. February 4, 1757. 2. Sarah Fulham, b. Mar 2, 1694-5; m. March 30, 1721, Deacon William Trowbridge of Newton. 3. Hannah Fulham, b. June 10, 1697; m. Jan. 30, 1717, Nathaniel Harris, Esq., of Needham, afterwards of Watertown. 4. Mary Fulham, b. April 4, 1702; m. Mar 30, 1721, Jonathan Moore of Worcester. March 11, 1733-4; she was the wife of ____ Dana and was dismissed from Weston to the church in Pomfret. ________________________________________________________ p.231 [Garfield (Gearfield, Gerfil)] In the early records this name is generally written Gearfield, sometimes Gardfield, and Gerfeld. It rarely occurs in the Watertown records subsequent to the incorporation of Waltham. Samuel Garfield was a proprietor in 1642, and had a son, Samuel, who was apprenticed to John Flemming, November 1, 1653. He was probably a son of the first Edward Garfield, but there is no further record of him. Edward Garfield died in Watertown June 14, 1672, aged 97. He was probably the father of Samuel above mentioned and of Edward, next following. ________________________________________________________ p.232 Edward Garfield Jr. admitted freeman May 6, 1635, Selectman 1638, 1655 and 1662, one of the earliest proprietors. Will dated Dec. 30, 1668, proved July 6, 1672, mentions sons Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin (executor), daughters Rebecca Mixer, Abigail Garfield, grandchildren: Sarah Parkhurst, Sarah Garfield and Ephraim Garfied and maid, Ann. He died June 14, 1672; Inventory July 11, 1672 (real estate) £457. 3s. 6p. He m. (1) Rebecca ____, the mother of all his children. She died April 16, 1661, aged 55 and he m. (2) Sept 1, 1661, Johanna, the widow of Thomas Buckmaster (Buckminster), of Muddy River (Brookline). Her Will dated Aug. 6, proved Aug 17, 1676, mentions daughters Mercy, Dorcas and Sarah; daughter Elizabeth Spowell, and grandchild, Joanna Lawrence; son Jacob, executor, Deacon Robert Sanderson and Henry Allen, overseers. Children of Edward Garfield Jr. and his wife, Rebecca: 1. Samuel Garfield m. (1) Susanna ___. She died May 2, 1652 and he m. (2) Sept 28, 1652, Mary Benfield. His numerous family all left Watertown early, and some of them settled at Lancaster. His Will dated Sept. 15, proved Dec 16, 1684, mentions wife Mary, sons Samuel and Ephraim, brother Benjamin and friend Richard Child, overseers. He died Nov 20, 1684, Inventory £75. 10s. The Will of his widow, Mary, of Lancaster, dated Jan. 1708/9, mentions her son-in-law, (stepson), Ephraim Garfield; grandchildren Daniel & Elizabeth Garfield; daughter Rachel Priest of Lancaster, daughter Deborah Brook, dau. Ann Jackson, dau. Mercy Bury, grandchildren John & Mary Noble, Sarah Parkhurst, and Sarah and Ephraim Garfield. Benjamin Garfield, her husband's brother, executor. Children: 1. John Garfield b. Feb 8, 1645/6; died 1649. 2. Ephraim Garfield b. Nov 20, 1649. 3. Mary Garfield b. June 30, 1653. 4. Sarah Garfield b. Jan 17, 1654/5; m. ____ Guile. 5. Rachel Garfield b. Nov 23, 1656; m. ____ Priest of Lancaster. 6. Elizabeth Garfield b. Dec 8, 1659. 7. Deborah Garfield m. 1683, ____ Brook. 8. John Garfield b. July 7, 1664. 9. Ruth Garfield b. April 25, 1666. 10. Lydia Garfield b. Aug. 31, 1668. 11. Daniel Garfield b. Nov 5, 1670. 12. Mercy Garfield b. Feb 18, 1673/4 m. ____ Bury. 13. Elizabeth Garfield b. Sept 16, 1676. 14. Anna Garfield m. ____ Jackson. 15. Daniel Garfield b. Feb 13, 1683/4. The numerous families of this name in Shrewsbury, are, without doubt descended from this family of Samuel. [See Ward, 289-292]. 2. Joseph Garfield b. Sept. 11, 1637; admitted freeman April 18, 1690; died Aug 14, 1691. 3. Rebecca Garfield b. Mar 10, 1640/1; m. Jan 10, 1661/2, Isaac Mixer, Jr. 4. Benjamin Garfield b. 1643; admitted freeman April 18, 1690; died Nov. 28, 1717, aged 74. 5. Abigail Garfield b. June 29, 1646; m. abt 1670 John Parkhurst. Joseph Garfield m. April 3, 1663, Sarah Gale who survived him. Children: 1. Edward Garfield b. June 22, 1664. 2. Abigail Garfield m. Dec 22, 1686, Joseph Gleason of Sudbury. [See Barry, p. 256]. 3. Benjamin Garfield b. Nov 18, 1669. 4. Jonathan Garfield b. Feb 17, 1671/2; a weaver of Sudbury. 5. Sarah Garfield b. Feb 18, 1673/4; unm in 1699. 6. Jerusha Garfield b. June 6, 1677; m. Jan 12, 1695/6 John Bigelow. 7. John Garfield b. June 8, 1680. 8. Rebecca Garfield b. Sept 24, 1683; m. Feb 26, 1711/12, Daniel Warren. 9. Grace Garfield b. July 6, 1688. Capt. Benjamin Garfield was a Representative of Watertown nine times, between 1689 and 1717, and he held numerous municipal appointments. His house and barn were burnt in the night of March 29, 168_, by his negro servant, Joshua, and on April 24, said Joshua was found with his throat cut, with a knife in his hand. In 1704 his fence was burnt by Christopher Tompson who was ordered to be sold into neighboring colonies. He m. (1) Mehitabel Hawkins. She died in childbed Dec 9, 1675 and he m. (2) Jan 17, 1677/8 Elizabeth Bridge. He died November 28, 1717 and his widow m. Oct. 25, 1720 Daniel Harrington. Children: 1. Benjamin Garfield, Jr. b. May 8, 1674; (?) m. Bethia Howe. 2. Benoni Garfield b. Dec 4, 1675; m. Jan 10, 1706/7, Abigail Stearns. She died July 11, 1710 and he m. (2) Mary ____. Children: 1. Abigail Garfield b. Mar 5, 1707/8; m. Dec 6, 1728, James Jones of Weston. ________________________________________________________ p.233 2. Mary Garfield b. in Weston, Oct 19, 1717; m. April 22, 1738, Ebenezer Hammond, Westboro. 3. Elizabeth Garfield b. June 30, 1679. 4. Thomas Garfield b. Dec 12, 1680; died in Weston, Feb 4, 1752. 5. Anna Garfield b. June 2, 1683; m. 1702/3 Deacon Benjamin Brown of Weston. 6. Abigail Garfield b. July 13, 1685. 7. Mehitabel Garfield b. Dec 7, 1687; m. Dec. 8, 1714, John Jones. 8. Samuel Garfield b. Sept 3, 1690. 9. Mary Garfield b. Oct 2, 1695. Edward Garfield, a cooper, m. July 8, 1691, Mehitable Child. Children: 1. Mehitable Garfield b. July 29, 1692; m. Nov 15, 1717, Daniel Warren. 2. Joseph Garfield b. Jan 18, 1694; died Mar 6, 1775; Selectman of Waltham 1743, 1745; m. Dec 3, 1718 Abigail Fuller [?8] of Newton who died April 23, 1774 aged 76. Children: 1. Lydia Garfield bap. in Waltham May 17, 1730. 2. Edward Garfield bap. Aug 20, 1732. 3. Archibald Garfield bap. Aug 18, 1734. 4. Rebecca Garfield bap. Oct 17, 1736. 5. Sarah Garfield bap. Jan 21, 1739. 6. Jerusha Garfield bap. Feb 28, 1742; m. Jan 1, 1767 Isaac Walker. 3. Hannah Garfield b. Aug 11, 1696; d. Feb 25, 1775; unm. 4. Sarah Garfield b. Jan 1, 1698/9; d. in Weston, Mar. 17, 1723, unm. 5. Lydia Garfield b. Mar. 18, 1700/1; d. June 10, 1720. 6. Elizabeth Garfield b. July 19, 1703. 7. Edward Garfield b. Oct 20, 170_; m. March 9, 1734/5 Sarah Brooks of Concord (Lincoln) and settled in Weston. Children: 1. Daniel Garfield b. Sept 4, 1736. 2. Mary Garfield b. Jan 24, 1737/8. 3. Jonathan Garfield b. July 29, 1739. 4. Sarah Garfield b. Aug 22, 1741; m. July 28, 1762, James Mills of Concord. 5. Jonathan Garfield b. June 13, 1743. 6. Thaddeus Garfield b. Feb 13, 1745. 7. Anna Garfield b. May 19, 1748; m. Nov. 21, 1771, Timothy Billings of Lincoln. 8. Abigail Garfield b. April 22, 1750; m. Sept 1, 1774, Silas Jewell of Marlboro. 9. Thaddeus Garfield b. Feb 28, 1754; m. (published April 14) 1774, Mary Bond of Westboro. 10. Rebecca Garfield, probably their daughter, m. May 1, 1782, John Allen Jr. There was an Edward Garfield of Waltham who m. (1) April 27, 1768, Lydia Mills of Weston, and he m. (2) May 23, 1771, Martha Nevers of Cambridge. His lineage has not been ascertained. Perhaps he was the son of Edward and Sarah (Brooks) Garfield, but it is more probable that he was a son of someone settled in another town. Children: 1. Martha (Patty) Garfield b. April 18, 1773. 2. William Garfield b. June 12, 1774. 3. Lydia Garfield b. Mar 9, 1777. 4. Samuel Garfield b. Oct 6, 1780. 5. William Garfield b. Feb 6, 1784. 6. Hannah Garfield b. June 9, 1788. 8. Daniel Garfield b. May 14, 1709. 9. Abigail Garfield b. Aug 27, 1711; m. April 10, 1735, William Brewer. ________________________________________________________ p.233 Lieut. Thomas Garfield, of Weston, m. Jan 2, 1706/7, Mercy Bigelow b. 1686, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth (Flagg) Bigelow. She died Feb 28, 1744/5 and he d. Feb 4, 1752. Children: 1. Elizabeth Garfield b. Aug 10, 1708; m. Sept 1, 1738, Samuel Brooks of Concord. 2. Eunice Garfield b. Aug 23, 1710; m. Dec. 12, 1734, Ebenezer Hobbs of Weston and had at least 11 children. 3. Thomas Garfield bap. April 5, 1713, aged 5 weeks, of Lincoln, where he died Jan. 3, 1774; m. Oct 21, 1742, Rebecca Johnson of Lunenburg, dau of Samuel and Rebecca Johnson of L. She d. Feb 3, 1763 aged 43. Children: 1. Solomon Garfield b. July 18, 1743 m. May 20, 1766, Sarah Stimson of Sudbury. 2. Rebecca Garfield b. Sept 23, 1745; m. Oct 31, 1765, David Fiske. 3. Abraham Garfield b. April 3, 1748; d. Aug 15, 1775. 4. Hannah Garfield b. Aug 15, 1750. 5. Lucy Garfield b. Mar 3, 1754. 4. Thankful Garfield b. Feb 15, 1714/15; m. Nov 28, 1751, John Walker of Weston, his 2nd wife. Two children, Thankful Walker and Lydia Walker. 5. Isaac Garfield b. Feb 19, 1716/17. 6. John Garfield, b. Dec 3, 1718; died May 1767, of Weston, m. (published Mar 15, 1744/5) Thankful Stowell. Children: ________________________________________ p.234 1. Sarah Garfield b. June 19, 1749; m. Oct 7, 1771, Benjamin Peirce. 2. John Garfield b. Oct 11, 1751; of Lincoln; m. July 6, 1775, Lucy Smith of Weston. Children: 1. Sarah Garfield b. April 11, 1776. 2. John Garfield b. Oct, 1777. 3. Abraham Garfield b. June 12, 1779. 4. Lucy Garfield b. FEb 19, 1781. 5. Samuel Garfield b. April 8, 1782. 6. James Garfield b. April 18, 1784. 7. Thomas Garfield b. Sept 29, 1785. 8. Isaac Garfield b. July 7, 1787. 9. Thankful Garfield b. May 1, 1790. 10. Abel Garfield b. April 20, 1792. 7. Samuel Garfield b. April 11, 1720; m. April 17, 1751 Hannah Garfield of Waltham, and settled in Spencer. She died and he m. (2), May 27, 1756, Abigail Peirce. of Holden, who died Jan 23, 1816. He died June 12, 1792. Children: 1. Hannah Garfield b. July 18, 1755. 2. Samuel Garfield b. Mar 5, 1757. 3. Joseph Garfield b. Sept 19, 1758. 4. Daniel Garfield b. Sept 29, 1760. 5. Josiah Garfield b. Oct 12, 1762. 6. Abigail Garfield b. Aug 28, 1764. 7. Enoch Garfield b. Sept 28, 1766. 8. Elisha Garfield b. April 25, 1769. 9. John Garfield b. July 26, 1771. 10. Elizabeth Garfield b. Sept 15, 1773. 11. Silas Garfield b. Jan 19, 1776. 8. Mercy Garfield b. June 17, 1722; m. 1756, Ebenezer Hammond. 9. Anna Garfield b. June 1, 1724; m. (published April 29), 1749, Josiah Livermore of Leicester. 10. Lucy Garfield b. Oct 5, 1725. 11. Elisha Garfield b. Nov 11, 1728; of Lincoln; m. Nov 15, 1753, Susanna Bemis.. Children: 1. Elisha Garfield b. Oct 8, 1755; died Sept. 1756. 2. Anna Garfield b. Dec 2, 1757; m. April 30, 1780, Jonas Peirce. 3. Susanna Garfield b. Nov 9, 1759; m. Dec 30, 1784, Edward Brown. 4. Mary Garfield b. April 29, 1761. 5. Lucy Garfield b. Aug 6, 1763. 6. Elisha Garfield b. Feb 9, 1766; died Aug 28, 1803. 7. Lydia Garfield b. Feb 16, 1768. 8. Enoch Garfield b. Mar 14, 1770; d. Sept 16, 1775. 9. Abijah Garfield b. April 19, 1772; of Lincoln; m. Mar 1, 1802, Hannah Stearns who died Nov 27, 1805 aged 25; he m. (2) Mar 29, 1807, Seraph Colburn. Children: 1. Abijah Garfield b. and died in Waltham, November 1803. 2. Hannah Garfield b. in Waltham Jan 1, 1805. 3. Abijah Garfield b. in Lincoln, July 4, 1807. 4. Jonas Garfield b. Sept. 22, 1808. 5. John Colburn Garfield b. Sept 20, 1810. 6. Lydia Garfield b. Nov 19, 1812. 7. Lucy Ann Garfield b. Feb 13, 1818. 10. Rebecca Garfield b. Nov 11, 1774. 11. Enoch Garfield b. Nov 16, 1777; m. (1) Mary who died Oct 29, 1802; and he m. (2) Nov. 7, 1805, Nancy Jones. Children: 1. Mary Garfield b. Mar 11, 1800. 2. George Garfield b. Dec 31, 1801. 3. Eliza Ann Garfield b. June 24, 1806. 4. Elisha Garfield b. April 1808. 5. Susan Garfield b. Sept 23, 1810. 6. Sarah Garfield b. June 20, 1813. 7. Eli Garfield b. June 8, 1816. 12. Enoch Garfield b. Jan 23, 1729/30; died June 19, 1759. p.234 cont'd Samuel Garfield of Watertown m. about 1714, Mary Bowman. Children: 1. Benjamin Garfield b. Mar 6, 1715/16. 2. Mary Garfield b. Sept. 23, 1718; m. Aug 2, 1740, Josiah Mixer. 3. Elizabeth Garfield b. April 6, 1721. 4. Sarah Garfield b. July 15, 1723. 5. Lucia Garfield bap. Oct 10, 1725. 6. Samuel Garfield b. Nov. 1727; m. in Spencer, Aug 9, 1750, Phebe Worster and died 1766. 7. Nathaniel Garfield b. July 5, 1730. 8. Eliakim Garfield b. Oct 3, 1732. 9. Anna Garfield bap. Nov 9, 1735. ________________________________________________________ p.235 Joseph Garfield of Weston (?son of Joseph), m. May 19, 1748, Jemima Stratton of Waltham. He m. (2) (published Feb. 17) 1763, Mrs. Sarah Cooper, and he m. (3) (pub. March 20) 1773, Damaris Whitney of Stow. [N.B. It is not improbale that this last marriage was that of another person.] Children: 1. Jesse Garfield b. April 22, 1749. 2. Jemima Garfield b. Feb 1, 1750/1. 3. Eunice Garfield b. March, 1753; m. July 8, 1785, Benjamin Harrington. 4. Cooper Garfield b. June 9, 1775; m. Sept 16, 1810, Elizabeth Wanan (Warren?), of Lincoln. 5. Damaris Garfield b. May, 1780. Joshua Garfield of Waltham (?son of Joseph), m. May 23, 1754, Ruth Hammond. He died Sept. 28, 1795, aged 69. Children: 1. Aaron Garfield b. Mar. 27, 1755; d. Jan. 1757. 2. Mary Garfield b. Jan 19, 1757; d. Dec 22, 1794. 3. Ruth Garfield b. Mar 13, 1759; m. April 9, 1788, David Rice of Sudbury. 4. Anna Garfield b. April 8, 1761; m. Oct 21, 1783, Jonathan Wellington. 5. Moses Garfield b. July 19, 1763. 6. Elizabeth Garfield b. Aug 4, 1765. 7. Lois Garfield b. Mar 13, 1768; m. Feb 5, 1789 Bradyl Smith b. Jan 16, 1766, son of Nathan & Sarah (Ball) Smith of Weston. 8. Lucy Garfield b. May 9, 1770. 9. Esther Garfield b. July 5, 1773. Joseph Garfield of Waltham (lineage not ascertained); m. April 4, 1787, Susanna Hagar. Children: 1. Charles Garfield b. April 16, 1788. 2. Alvis Garfield b. June 29, 1789. 3. Francis Garfield b. Oct 26, 1790. 4. Leonard Garfield b. Oct 23, 1793. 5. Susanna Garfield b. June 14, 1795; d. Oct 8, 1810. 6. Polly Garfield b. Jan 30, 1797. 7. Sally Garfield b. Jan 30, 1799. 8. Josiah Garfield b. Feb 11, 1801. 9. Maria Garfield b. Mar 7, 1802. 10. Roxana Garfield b. Dec 12, 1807. 11. Susanna Garfield b. Dec 18, 1811. Benjamin Garfield & Abigail Garfield of Waltham Children: 1. Mary Garfield bap. Jan 14, 1739. 2. Benjamin Garfield bap. April 23, 1740. 3. Elijah Garfield bap. July 5, 1741. Marriages in Waltham Abigail Garfield m. April 12, 1749, Stephen Parks of Concord. Lydia Garfield [?31-1], m. April 17, 1755, Joseph Parks, Jr. of Lincoln. Sarah Garfield [?31-1], m. July 19, 1759, John Brown of Lincoln. Mary Garfield m. Aug 18, 1774, Samuel Roberts. Eunice Garfield m. July 18, 1785, Benjamin Harrington. Jerusha Garfield m. Nov. 1l, 1790, Lemuel Park. Deborah Garfield m. April 28, 1791, Capt. Abraham Peirce. Rebecca Garfield m. in Weston, Aug 1, 1782, John Allen, Jr.