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THOMAS TARBELL AND SOME OF fflS DESCENDANTS. 
 
 1. Thomas^ Tarbell, the ancester of all the early Tarbell families of 
 New England, settled in Watertown as early as 1647, at which time he is 
 mentioned on the town recoi'ds as owning laud. Mar, 30, 1663, he and 
 wife, Mary, sold his house and land there, and removed to Groton, where 
 she died Apr. 29, 1674, aged 54 years. The family retired from Groton 
 to Charlestown at the destruction of the former town during King Philip's 
 war, and there he married second, Aug. 15, 1676, Susanna, widow of 
 John Lawrence, and died of the small pox, June 11, 1678. Administra- 
 tion upon his estate was granted to his son, John, Aug. 17, 1678. The 
 settlement of his estate, as contained in two papers in tlie Middlesex Co. 
 Court Files, bearing dates of May 31, 1680, and Mar. 18, 1680-1, shows 
 the following 
 
 Children : 
 2. i. Thomas.'* 
 
 ii. Mary, d. Apr. 26, 1676; m. July 3, 1665, Jonathan Sawtell of 
 Groton. 
 
 iii. Sarah, aged 33 in Oct., 1681; m. before May 31, 1680, Cornelius 
 Church of Groton and Charlestown. The Groton records state 
 
 that he m. June 4, 1670, Mary , which may be an error for 
 
 Sarah. She d. a widow, at Salem, 1715. In her will, dated July 
 1, 1698, proved July 18, 1715, she bequeathed two-thirds of her 
 lands at Grotou to James Bennett, "my fisters Son", and the 
 other one-third to Samuel Cutler, Jr., of Salem, ''who married 
 my Sisters daughter ". The latter was Sarah Sawtell. 
 
 iv. Abigail, was living 1719; m. iu Watertown, " laft of September", 
 1672, Joshua Whituey of Watertown and Groton. 
 8. V. John. 
 
 vi. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 5, 1656-7; d. July 25, 1684; m. Feb. 4, 1680-1, 
 James Beuuett of Charlestown. 
 
 vii. William, b. Feb. 26, 1658-9 ; was a soldier in King Philip's War. 
 Apr. 5, 1681, he made oath to the settlement of his father's estate. 
 June 5, 1683, he and Thomas Mitchell and twelve others signed 
 articles of agreement to proceed on a voyage iu the sloop Swan 
 of Charlestown to the Bahama Islands to work upon the Spanish 
 Wrecks, and thence to return to Charlestown or forfeit .£"100. 
 The fourteen named persons deserted the said sloop in her voyage 
 before her return, whereupon, on June 25, 1684, Thomas Waflfe, 
 commander of said sloop, took steps to recover damages from 
 them or their estates.* The above William may be that " William 
 Terbell or Tarbill" who appeared at Bridgehampton, L. I., in 
 in 1694, and had descendants. 
 
 viii. Martha, was unmarried Mar. 2, 1682-3, when she disposed of a 
 part of her share in her father's estate. She was undoubtedly 
 the Martha Tarbell who m. in Salem, May 18, 1685, Thomas 
 Mitchell. 
 
 2. Thomas^ Tarbell ( Thomas^) was, with his father, an original pro- 
 
 prietor of Groton. He married there, June 30, 1666, Hannah or 
 Anna, daughter of William^ and -Joanna Longley of Groton. After 
 the destruction of that town during King Philip's war, he and his 
 family removed to Charlestown, where they lived in the family of 
 Samuel Leman, whose wife was a sister of Hannah. Oct. 28, 
 
 « Suffolk Deeds, vol. xiv, fol. 25. 
 
1677, Anna, wife of Thomas Tarbell, Jr., was admitted to the 
 church in Charlestown. Thomas died there of the small pox, Apr. 
 
 27, 1678, and administration upon his estate was granted to his 
 widow, Dec. 18, 1G78. She did not long survive him, but died 
 at Groton, Dec. 29, 1680, a month after the death of her father, 
 William Longley. Her mother, Joanna Longley, and brother, 
 William Longley, were appointed administrators of her estate, Apr. 
 5, 1681, but no settlement of either estate has been found. 
 
 Children, recorded at Groton : 
 4. i. Thomas,3 ij. July 6, 1667. 
 
 ii. Anna, b. June 10, 1670; d. Dec. 19. 1732; m. Nov. 9, 1G87, John 
 Lawrence of Lexingtou. She is named in the will of her grand- 
 mother, Joanna (^risp formerly Longley, who d. 1698. 
 
 ill. William, b. Oct. 1, 1672; d. June, 1693, a " souldier at the East- 
 ward" (Dauvers Church records). 
 
 iv. Maky, b. Apr. 2, 1675. Perhaps the Mary Tarbell who m. in Salem, 
 Dec. 7, 1705, James Smith, and who is mentioned in the will of 
 John* Tarbell, but no relationship is expressed. 
 
 , JoHN^ Tarbell ( Thomas^) was probably born at Watertown about 
 1654, although there is no record of his birth. He married at 
 Salem, Oct. 25, 1678, Mary Nurse, daughter of Francis and that 
 unfortunate Rebecca Nurse who was hanged for witchcraft in 1692. 
 They lived at Salem Village, now Danvers, in which parish the 
 Salem Witchcraft delusion first appeared. As a result of the per- 
 secutions, John Tarbell and his wife and a few others, mostly rela- 
 tives of the accused, withdrew from communion and attendance at 
 the Sal6m Village church. This was the beginning of the remon- 
 strance of the people against Rev. Samuel Parris as their minister, 
 which resulted in his dismissal from that church in 1697. In this 
 movement, John Tarbell bore a prominent part. 
 
 Before his marriage, and while living in Charlestown, John en- 
 listed as a soldier in King Philip's war. For his services his 
 heirs, represented by his son Cornelius, received in 1728 a grant 
 of land in Narragansett No. 3, now Amherst, N. H. John^ was 
 styled /' Ensign." He died at Salem Village, Mar. 25, 1715, in 
 his 62d year. His will, made two days before his death, names his 
 wife Mary and all of his children, his three daughters being then 
 unmarried ; also he left a small sum to Mary, wife of James Smith. 
 Her maiden name being Tarbell, she may have been his niece, daugh- 
 ter of Thomas'^ Tarbell, although no relationship is expressed in the 
 will. INIary, widow of John, lived to a good old age, and died June 
 
 28, 1749, in her 90th year. 
 
 Children, recorded at Salem, and baptized at Salem Village : 
 
 5. i, John, 3 b. Aug. 9, 1680; bapt. Apr. 27, 16^0. 
 
 ii. Mahy, b. Apr. 3, 1G88; bapt. Apr. 27, 1690; m. as his second wife, 
 June 23, 1725, Abraham Goodale of Salem. 
 
 6. iii. Cornelius, b. Mar. 25, 169Q; bapt. Apr. 27, 1690. 
 
 iv. Jonathan, b. Feb. 21, 1G91; bapt. Oct. 30, 1692; d. unmarried, be- 
 tween May 18, 1715, and June 18, 1718. He gave one half of his 
 e.state to hi.s mother, thence to revert to his brothers and sisters, 
 the other linlf to Elizabeth Mitchell, provided she remained un- 
 married. 
 
 V. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 22, 1693-4; d. at Bedford, May 29, 1752; m. 
 Feb. 1, (prob. 1721-2), Obed Abbott of Bedford. 
 
 vi. Sakah, b. Oct. 2, 1696; d. Apr. 12, 1767, at Bedford; m. Feb. 7, 1715- 
 16, Benjamin Hutchinson of Bedford. 
 
4. Thomas' Tarbell ( Thomas,- Thomas^) married at Grotou, Dec. 1, 
 
 1686, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Alice (Rushton) Woods, 
 who was born Sept. 17, 1665. They lived at Groton, where he 
 was town clerk, 1704-1705. Thomas was chosen Deacon of the 
 church at Groton, Apr. 22, 1715, and died at Lexington, where his 
 sister Anna was living, Oct. 8 of the same year, being buried in 
 that town. His will, dated Sept. 26 before his death, names his 
 wife and all of his children, provision being made for his three 
 children, John, Zachary and Sarah, in the event of their return 
 from captivity. Elizabeth, his widow, died before Mar. 11, 1717- 
 18, as shown by papers relating to the estate. 
 Children, born at Grotou : 
 
 7. i. Thomas,* b. Sept. 15, 1687. 
 
 8. ii. William, b. Jane 10, 1689. 
 
 lii. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 19, 1691; d. Dec. 23, 1763; m. Joseph "Willard 
 
 of Lancaster, 
 iv. Sarah, b. Sept. 29, 1693 ; taken captive by the Indians, June 20, 1707 ; 
 
 d. unmarried hi Canada.* 
 V. John, b. July 6, 1695 ; taken captive by the Indians, June 20, 1707 ; 
 
 m. in Canada and had Indian descendants.* 
 
 9. vi. Samuel, b. Oct. 14, 1697. 
 
 vii. Zachariah, b. Jan. 25, 1699-1700; taken captive by the Indians, 
 June 20, 1707; m. in Canada and had Indian descendants. * 
 
 viii. Anna, b. May 28, 1702; d. Nov. 27, 1753; m. Mar. 8, 1721-2, Eleazer 
 Green, Jr. 
 
 ix. James, b. Feb. 13, 1704-5; was alive at his father's decease, but had 
 d. prior to May 16, 1729, when his brother, Eleazer Tarbell, sold 
 with other property his interest in James's estate. 
 
 10. X. Eleazer, b. Apr. 28, 1707. 
 
 5. JoHN^ Tarbell {John^ Thomas^) married at Salem, Aug. 21, 1705, 
 
 Hannah, daughter of John Flint. He lived at Salem Village until 
 about 1727, when he removed with his family to Billerica. On 
 Sept. 6, 1754, John made his will, " Being in about the Seventy 
 fifth year of my age," naming his wife Hannah, eldest son William, 
 sons John, Thomas, David, Jonathan, daughters Anna Parker, 
 Elizabeth Horsley and Mary Marshall. According to the Billerica 
 town records, " M'' John Tarbell Departed this Life February the 
 5. 1757 : about 77 years «& a half old ", and " Mr^ Hannah Tarbell 
 wid° of M-" John Tarbell Departed this life Dec"^ 14. 1779. Aged 
 94 years and eight months." 
 Children, recorded at Salem : 
 
 11. i. William,* b. Sept. 3, ;t bapt. at Salem Village church, Oct. 5, 
 
 1707. 
 
 12. ii. John, b. July 28, .f 
 
 iii. Thomas, b. Aug. 5, ;t bapt. Salem Village, Oct. 12, 1712; was 
 
 living at Billerica, 1733, but was not there in 1755, according to 
 tax lists. H-e was alive when his father made his will in 1754, but 
 no further trace of him has been found. 
 
 iv. Hannah, stillborn, June 19, 1714. 
 
 V. Anna, b. Apr. 20, ;t bapt. at South Danvers church, July 17, 
 
 1717; m. (1) Samuel Parker of Billerica, who d. Nov. 21, 1752; 
 m. (2) July 14, 1767, Nathan Crosby. 
 
 vi. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 27, ;t bapt. at. South Danvers, Oct. 4, 1719 ; 
 
 d. Mar. 31, 1779; m. (1) in Billerica, Feb. 1, 1749-50, John Horsly, 
 who d. Jan. 2, 1754; ra. (2) Dec. 10, 1754, Samuel Baldwin. 
 
 * An interesting account of these children and their life in Canada may be found in 
 Groton Historical Series, vol. 3, pp. 128-134. 
 t Record missing. 
 
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 vii. Mahy, b. Feb. 2, 17 — ;* bapt. at Lynuflekl church, Ma.y, 1722; d. 
 Jiilj' 7, 1770; m. Thomas Marshall of IJillcrica. 
 
 13. viii. Jonathan, b. Sept. 15, 172G; bapt. at Lynnlleld, Sept. 25, 1726. 
 
 14. ix. David, b. Sept. 15, 172(5; bapt. at Lynuflekl, Sept. 25, 172G. 
 
 6. Cornelius* Tarbell (John,^ TJiomas^) married at Salem, Mar. 5, 
 
 1712-13, Mary Sharp. Her father's uame was probably Robert 
 Sharp, and her mother was Mary, daughter of Lieut. William French 
 of Billerica. As the heir of his father, he received a grant of 
 laud in Souhegan West, now Amherst, N. H., and apparently lived 
 there some years, for his name is found there in connection with 
 town affairs during the years 1735, '38, '41, '44, and '47. While 
 there, he appears as " Deacon." He returned to Mass. before 1750, 
 and died at Danvers, Aug. 2, 1765. No will or settlement of his 
 estate has been found. 
 
 Children, recorded at Salem : 
 
 i. Sarah,* b. Aug. 31, 1718 ; d. at Amherst, N. H., Sept., 1809, aged 91 ; 
 m. at Salem, Jan. 6, 1747-8, Samuel Stewart of Souhegan West, 
 now Amherst, N. H. 
 
 15. ii. Jonathan, b. Feb. 14, 1719-20. 
 1(). iii. Cornelius, b. Mar. 29, 1721-2. • 
 
 iv. David, b. Dec. G, 1723. Admiuistration upon the estate of David 
 Tarbell, late of Salem, now Danvers, was granted to his father, 
 Dea. Cornelius Tarbell, June 7, 1754. No further probate record, 
 and no record of any family at Salem or Danvers has been found. 
 
 V. Mary, b. May 81, 1726; d. May, 1730. 
 
 17. vi. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 15, 1728-9. 
 vii. William, b. Jan. 24, 1730. 
 viii. Mary, b. Apr. 20, 1733. 
 
 ix. Ruth, b. Mar. 27, 1739. 
 
 7. Thomas* Tarbell {Thomas,^ Thomas,"^ Thomas^) married in his na- 
 
 tive town, Jan. 1, 1716-17, Abigail, daughter of Samuel and Abi- 
 gail (Lakin) Parker, who was born Aug. 22, 1696, and who was 
 living at the death of her husband. They lived at Groton, where 
 Thomas was town clerk, 1731-1733, 1745-1756. He was also a 
 Captain. He died at Groton, May 30, 1757, leaving a will, dated 
 the 4th of May before his death, wherein he named his wife Abigail, 
 eldest son Thomas, sons Jonathan and David, and daughters Abi- 
 gail Fairbank, Sarah Farusworth and Esther Tarbell. 
 Children,'!' born at Groton : 
 
 18. i. Thomas,* b. Feb. 2, 1719, 
 
 ii. Abigail, b. June 6, 1722; d. Apr. 12, 1798; m. as his second wife, 
 
 Oft. 4, 1749, Joseph Fairbank of Harvard, 
 iii. Sarah, b. Apr. 14, 1726; m. Dec. 14, 1749, Oliver Farnsworth. 
 
 19. iv. Jonathan, b. Feb. 27, 1727-8. 
 
 v. Eunice, b. Mar. 7, 1730-1 ; d. Nov. 10, 1751. 
 
 20. vi. David, b. Aug. 21, 1732. 
 
 vii. Emma, b. June 16, 1734; d. Nov. 3, 1751. 
 viii. Solomon, b. Mar. 11, 1736-7; d. y. 
 
 ix. EsTiiEK, b. May 4, 1788; m. Mar. 11, 1760, John Houghton of 
 Harvard. 
 
 * Record missing. 
 
 t Butler's History of Grotou and Bond's History of Watertown assign to this 
 Thomas a first wife Hannah, and three cliildren, viz. : Hannah, b. July 1, 1702 ; Rachel, 
 b. liec. 8, 1704; and Sarah, b. Nov. 20, 1707. At the time of these Ijirths, there were 
 but two Thomas Tarljells living at Groton: Thomas^ al)ove, and his father, Tliomas.^ 
 No mention is made of these children in the wills of either Thomas. If the above 
 family belongs to Thomas," he would have been less than 15 years of age at the birth 
 of the first child, the wife Hannah must have died before 1717, while there is no fur- 
 ther record of the children. 
 

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 8. William* Tarbell {Thomas,^ TJiomas,^ Thomas^), of Groton, 
 
 married before Nov. 11, 1716, at which time they owned the cove- 
 nant, Mary, born Jan. 5, 1696, daughter of Benjamin and Mary 
 (Prescott) Farusworth, and sister of the wife of Samuel* Tarbell, 
 William's brother. William was a Lieutenant. He died Dec. 26, 
 1757, and she died Feb. 29, 1784, each leaving a will. 
 Children, born at Groton : 
 
 Sarah,* bapt. Aug. 18, 1717; d. young. 
 
 William, b. June 26, 1719. 
 
 Mary, b. Sept. 14, 1721; m. Oct. 6, 1741, Daniel Shed. 
 
 John, b. Aug. 19, 1723. 
 
 James, b. Oct. 11, 1725. 
 
 Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1728 ; was liviug when her father in his will, 
 1754, calls her " my poore Dater Elifebath Tarbell who is in a 
 grate mefuer bereft of her Reff on ". She is not named in the will 
 of her mother, 1772, and evidently had d. before that time. 
 vii. Alice, b. Mar. 4, 1729-30; d. Nov. 29, 1781; m. Oct. 18, 1749, Ben- 
 jamin Bancroft, Jr. 
 viii. Susanna, b. Mar. 18, 1731-2; m. Apr. 16, 1755, John Stevens of 
 
 Townsend. 
 ix. H.VNNAH, b. Mar. 13, 1733-4 ; m. Jan. 10, 1759, Solomon Stevens of 
 Townsend. 
 
 24. X. Benjamln, b. Sept. 30, 1736. 
 
 25. xi. Oliver, b. July 11, 1739. 
 
 9. Samuel* Tarbell {Thomas,^ lliomas,^ Thomas^) married, Dec. 29, 
 
 1725, Lydia, born Sept. 26, 1706, sister of his brother William's 
 wife, and daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Prescott) Farnsworth. 
 Samuel was a Captain. He passed his life in Groton, and, accord- 
 ing to his gravestone, " departed this Life May, 23'' : at 3 a clock 
 after noon 1776 Aged 78 Years 4 months and 14 days". His 
 widow, Lydia, died Nov. 11, 1778. Her will, dated Dec". 26, 1777, 
 mentions her son Samuel, grandson William Farwell, the children 
 of her daughters, Sybil Moors and JMartha Phelps, both deceased, 
 and her four daughters, Anna Edes, Deborah Pierce, Sarah Boyn- 
 ton and Mary Reed. 
 
 Children, born at Groton : 
 
 i. LYr>iA,M5. Oct. 9, 1727; d. before 1761; m. Dec. 6, 1749, Henry 
 Farwell. 
 
 ii. Anna, b. Nov. 12, 1729 ; d. Mar. 10, 1805; m. (1-) Sept. 4, 1751, 
 Moses Haskell of Harvard ; m. (2) Nov. 26, 1761, Peter Edes of 
 ■ Charlestown. 
 
 iii. Sybil, b. Jan. 16, 1732-3 ; d. June 18, 1763 ; m. Apr. 10, 1754, Jona- 
 than Moors of Shirley. She left three children, Jonathan, JosejyJi, 
 and Sybil. 
 
 Iv. Deborah, b. Nov. 18, 1734; m. at Harvard, Jan. 17, 1757, George 
 Pierce of Lincoln. 
 
 V. Martha, b. Oct. 2, 1736 ; m. at Leominster, Apr. 6. 1757, Edward 
 Phelps; d. before 1777, leaving three children, viz. : Peter, Levi, 
 and Edward. 
 
 Yi. Sarah, b. May 15, 1740; d. Aug. 17, 1787; m. Oct. 7, 1762, Lieut. 
 Joseph Boynton of Westford and Pepperell. 
 
 vii. Mary, b. July 25, 1742 ; m. Dec. 3, 1765, Samuel Reed, Jr,, of Lu- 
 nenburg. 
 26. viii. Samuel, b. Apr. 4, 1746. 
 
 ix. Eunice, b. July 6, 1753 ; d. before 1777. 
 
 10. Eleazer* Tarbell (Thomas,^ Thomas,"^ Thomas^) married, Dec. 20, 
 
 1727, Elizabeth, probably daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Bowers, 
 
8 
 
 born at Groton, Sept. 2, 1710. About 1740 they removerl from 
 Groton to Lunenburg, where Eleazer died in 1756. The division of 
 his estate was made Apr. 15, 1758, between his widow and the 
 children named below, with the exception of Jonas, who, according 
 to papers relating to the estate, survived his father, but must have 
 died very soon after. 
 
 Children, the first four born at Groton, and the last two at Lu- 
 nenburg : 
 
 i. ELizABETn,* b. Apr. 13, 1729; m. Dec. 3, 1745, Jonathan Hartwell. 
 
 27. ii. Zaciiahiah, b. Dec. 27, 1730. 
 
 iii. Eleazeh, b. Aug. 26, 1735 ; was living wbeu his father's estate was 
 divided, Apr. 15, 1758, but had d. before Nov. 3 of that year, 
 when the inventory of his own estate was taken. He was a soldier 
 in the Fi-euch and Indian war, and d. unmarried. 
 
 iv. Jonas, b. Mar., 1738; was killed in the French and Indian war, on 
 the expeditiou against Crown Point in the summer of 1756. He 
 was unmarried. 
 
 V. Sakah, b. Sept. 19, 1741 ; m. at Leominster, Oct. 20, 1763, Jonathan 
 Joslin. 
 
 28. ri. Samuel, b. Sept. 18, 1744. 
 
 11. William^ Tarbell {John,^ John,'^ Thomas^) married (1) at Bil- 
 
 lerica, Feb. 19, 1735-6, Ruth, daughter of Thomas and Abigail 
 Eichardsou, born Feb. 9, 1712-13, who died Oct. 14, 1764; marr 
 ried (2) Oct. 31, 1765, p:iizabeth (Walker) Walker, widow of Joseph 
 Walker of Billerica, and daughter of Isaac and Margery (Bruce) 
 Walker of Woburn. She was living in 1790. He resided at Bil- 
 lerica. His will, dated Apr. 17, 1790, presented for probate Feb. 
 7, 1800, between which dates he died, names his wife, Elizabeth, 
 daughters Abigail Walker and Hannah Tarbell, and son William. 
 Children of first wife, recorded at Billerica : 
 
 i. William,* b. May 26, 1736; d. Mar. 22, 1748. 
 
 ii. John, b. Nov. 19, 1738; not named in his father's will. 
 
 iii. Ruth, b. June 25, 1739; d. Mar. 16, 1748. 
 
 iv. Abigail, b. Apr. 23, 1741 ; m. Feb. 4, 1774, Samuel Walker. 
 
 V. Hannah, b. May 23, 1743; was living unra. 1790. 
 
 vi. Sauah, b. Feb. 15, 1744-5; d. Mar. 21, 1748. 
 
 vii. Thomas, b. Oct. 1, 1746; d. Mar. 8, 1748. 
 
 29. viii. William, b. Oct. 3, 1752. 
 
 12, John* Tarbell (Jo/m,^ John,^ Thomas^) was taxed in Billerica in 
 
 1733. He is next found in Woodstock, Conn., and about 1745 he 
 removed to Sturbridge, Mass. He married Esther, daughter of 
 Capt. Leicester and Mary (Hubbard) Grosvenor of Pomfret, Conn., 
 who was born in that town, Oct. 27, 1712. She died at Sturbridge, 
 Apr. 10, 1795, aged 82. John was a Sergeant and Lieutenant in 
 the French and Indian wars. He died at Sturbridge in Nov., 1804, 
 various records giving his death as follows : Nov. 28, in his 95th 
 year, Nov. 27, aged 95, and Nov. 28, aged 94. No will or settle- 
 ment of his estate has been found. 
 
 Children, the first three baptized at Woodstock, Conn., others 
 born at Sturbridge, Mass. : 
 
 i. Jeuusha,* bapt. May 4, 1740 ; m. May 9, 1765, Abel Allen. 
 
 30. ii. John, bapt. July 4, 1742. 
 
 iii. Sarah, bapt. Feb. 17, 1745; d. at Sturbridge, Mar. 17, 1745-6. 
 iv. Fkances, b. Mar. 15, 1747; d. Oct. 16, 1770; m. Apr. 13, 1769, Silas 
 Hooker. 
 
 31. V. Elijah, b. Apr. 23, 1751. . 
 vi. Estheu (probably) ; m. at Sturbridge, June 7, 1781, Malachi Ewell. 
 
13. Jonathan^ Tarbell {John,^ John,^ Thomas^) was living in Billerica 
 in 1755, but prior to Apr. 25, 1757, had removed to Dunstable, 
 N. H., now Nashua. Beyond this, his movements are uncertain. 
 In 1761, he had a child baptized at Groton, the home of his second 
 wife ; in 1765, he was living at Westminster, Vt., as shown by deeds ; 
 in 1769, he was of Rockingham, Vt. ; and in 1772, he appears as a 
 road commissioner in Chester, Vt., where he passed the remainder 
 of Ms days. Jonathan was twice married. His first wife, Mary, 
 whose surname is unknown, was the mother of two children. His 
 second wife was Anna, widow of Thomas Patch of Hollis, N. H. 
 (who died 1754), and daughter of Joseph Gilson of Groton, born 
 there, July 25, 1722. In 1775, Jonathan was chosen Lieutenant of 
 a company in Chester, Vt., which served in the Revolutionary war. 
 He died Apr. 9, 1788, " In the 65"' Year of his Age ", according to 
 his gravestone at Chester, Vt. The settlement of his estate names 
 wife Anna, sous Jonathan, Reuben, Peter and Isaac, and daughters 
 Mary and Sarah. 
 
 Children of first wife, baptized at Billerica : 
 
 i. JoHN,^ bapt. Dec. 2, 1753 ; not named in bis father's estate. 
 
 32. ii. Reuben, bapt. Jan. 17, 1755. 
 
 Children of second wife : 
 
 33. ill. Jonathan, b. at Dunstable, N. H. (now Nashua), Nov. 13, 1757. 
 iv. Mary, m. June 22, 1777, Uriah Morris. 
 
 V. Benjamin, bapt. at Groton, Aug. 16, 1761 ;* not named in his father's 
 estate. 
 
 34. vi. Peter.* 
 
 35. vii. Isaac, b. Oct. 9, 1763. 
 
 viii. Sarah, m. Jan. 25, 1787, Artemas Earle. 
 
 14. David* Tarbell { John, ^ John, "^ Thomas^) married (1) at Bedford, 
 Aug. 1, 1751, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Gray) 
 Fitch of that town, born there .June 10, 1733. He was living in 
 Billerica in 1755. Like his twin brother, .Jonathan,* David's move- 
 ments after leaving Billerica cannot be traced with certainty. Ac- 
 cording to a deed, he was living at Dunstable (now Nashua), N. H., 
 in 1759. He seems also to have been in Hollis, N. IL, for a while, and 
 in 1767 and after, he is found in Nottingham West, now Hudson, 
 N. H. Hannah, his wife, living in 1767, had died before Dec. 1, 
 1769, the date of her father's will. David married (2) Esther 
 
 , and died at Nottingham West, 1805. His will, dated Oct. 
 
 14, proved Dec. 17, 1805, names wife Esther, sons David, John and 
 
 Samuel, and daughters Hannah Spaulding, Betsey Woods, Lydia 
 
 Shipley, Mary McGilvarey, Esther Tarbell and Rhoda Roby. 
 
 Children of first wife, the first three baptized at Billerica, and all 
 
 but the first, named in the will of their grandfather Fitch, 1769 : 
 
 i. Hannah,* bapt. Jan. 19, 1752; d. young. 
 
 ii. Hannah, bapt. Sept. 29, 1754; m. Spaulding. 
 
 iii. Betty, bapt. Jan. 30, 1757; m. Woods. 
 
 iv. John, d. before 1785. 
 
 * The entry following this baptism of Benjamin, on the Groton church records, 
 records the baptism, the same day, of Peter, son of Isaac and Mary Lawrence. Ac- 
 cording to the town records, Isaac and Mary had no son Peter, but did have a son 
 Benjamin, born July 15, 1761. Query, did not the person recording these baptisms 
 confuse the names of these two children, and therefore is not this the baptism of 
 Peter Tarbell ? 
 
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 V. Lydia, m. Shipley. 
 
 36. vi. David, b. Nottingham Vvest, Oct. 14, 1707. 
 vii. Bkxjamin, not named in his father's will. 
 
 Children of second wife, recorded at Nottingham West, now Hud- 
 son, N. H. : 
 
 viii. Molly, b. Apr. 18. 1771; m. McGilvarey (or McGilvany). 
 
 ix. EsTiiKR, b. Apr. 12, 1773; was living unm., 1805. 
 
 X. Khoda, b. May 14. 1775; m. Mar. 14, 1700, Silas Roby, Jr. 
 
 37. xi. Jesse, b. Nov. 16, 1778. 
 xii. WxLLiA.M, b. Mar. 4, 1782. 
 xiii. John, b. July 19, 1785. 
 xiv. Samuel, b. July 21, 1788. 
 
 15. Jonathan* Tarbell {Cornelius,^ John,^ Thomas^) married at Salem, 
 
 Nov. 19, 1741, Mary, daughter of Jonathan Feltou, who was bap- 
 tized at So. Danvers (now Peabody), July 29, 1721. A Jonathan 
 Tarbell, probably the above, was living at Souhegan West (now 
 Amherst, N. II.), in 1744, but if the same, he did not long remain, 
 but returned to Danvers. In 177G, he bought a farm in Lynn, in 
 that part now included in Lyunfield, and the house in which he 
 lived was still standing in 1888. He and his wife lived to be very 
 aged, their married life extending over 74 years. Jonathan died 
 Mar. 2, 1816, aged 97, and Mary died May 5, 1817, aged 97. 
 Children, all named in their father's will, 1796 : 
 
 38. i. Jonathan.* 
 
 ii. Sarah, bapt. at So. Danvers, Jan. 12, 1745; d. Nov. 3, 1843, aged 
 97 yrs. 9 mos. 20 dys. ; m. Nov. 21, 1769, Asa Newhall. 
 
 iii. Maky, m. (1) Nov. 17, 1771. Stephen Twist, wiio d. 1773; m. (2) 
 Feb. 3, 1780, Natlian Walton of Reading. 
 
 iv. Rebecca, bapt. at So. Danvers, Feb. 15, 1761; m. Feb. 14, 1781, 
 Oliver Walton of Reading. 
 
 16. Cornelius* Tarbell {Cornelius,^ John,- Thomas^) married (pub- 
 
 lished at Salem, Oct. 19, 1745) Elizabeth Giles. They lived at 
 Danvers until 1779, when they removed to Andover, and shortly 
 after to Merrimack, N. H. 
 
 Children, recorded at Danvers : 
 
 i. Elizabeth,* b. Oct. 24, 1753; m. at Newburyport, Aug. 19, 1778, 
 Dr. David Norwood. 
 
 11. Mary, b. Aug. 1, 1755; d. at Merrimack, N. H., Jan. 6, 1826; m. 
 (1) May 5, 1774, Daniel Tapley, who d. Aug. 10, 1775; m. (2) 
 Daniel Ingalls. 
 
 iii. Ruth, b. May 18, 1758; (pub. at Danvers, Sept. 8, 1781, her resi- 
 dence being given as Merrimack) Benjamin Nurse, afterwards of 
 Merrimack, N. H. 
 
 iv. Cornelius, b. June 7, 1762. 
 
 17. Nathaniel* Tarbell ( Cornelius,^ John,- Thomas^) was published in 
 
 Salem, Nov. 7, 1750, to Rachel Osborn. They lived at Danvers, 
 where he died, administration upon his estate being granted to his 
 father, Cornelius Tarbell, Jan. 24, 1755. His widow, Rachel, mar- 
 ried (2) Apr. 6, 1763, John Waters. 
 Children, baptized at Danvers : 
 
 i. Rachel,* bapt. Mar. 18, 1753; m. Apr. 26, 1774, David Foster, Jr. 
 
 39. il. William, bapt. Mar. 31, 1754. 
 
 18. Thomas^ Tarbell {Thomas,'^ Thomas,^ T/wmas,^ Thomas^) married, 
 
 Jan. 19, 1741-2, Esther, daughter of Nathaniel and Esther Smith 
 
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 of Groton, who was born May 20, 1719. About 1754, they re- 
 moved from Groton to Mason, N. H., where Esther died Jan. 26, 
 1796, and Thomas, Feb. 9, 1796, aged 77. His will, dated Feb. 8, 
 1796, speaks of a negro girl, Sukey, whom he brought up. She 
 died 1808, aged 34. 
 
 Children : 
 i. Sarah,*^ b. Jau. 19, 1742; her father's will names his dau. Spaukl- 
 
 iug. She probably m. Lemuel Spaulding of Mason, N. H. 
 ii. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 4, 1744; m. Ruth Eliot, 
 iii. Edmund, b. Apr. 4, 1747 ; m. (1) at Townsend, Mass., May 30, 1771, 
 
 Mary Hildreth, who d. at Mason, N. H., Feb. 9, 1785, aged 36 ; m. 
 
 (2) Mary . He d. at Cavendish, Vt., about 1800, his will 
 
 being dated Mar. 21, 1800. ^ „ ^ , ^ 
 
 iv. John, b. June 4, 1749 ; m. Feb. 1, 1774, Sarah Eliot. He fell dead at 
 
 the door of the meeting house in Mason, N. H., Sunday, Aug. 20, 
 
 1797 
 V. ThomIs, b. Oct. 8, 1751 ; d. at Mason, N. H., Jan. 10, 1827 ; m. July 
 
 8, 1778, Sarah Barrett, who d. Oct. 14, 1842, aged 86. 
 vi. Jekusha, b. Sept. 25, 1753 ; probably the daughter Gordon named 
 
 in her father's will, 
 vii. Whitcomb, m. Feb. 10, 1780, Ruth Dodge, 
 viii. Samuel, d. Mar. 24, 1824, aged 65 ; m. (1) Anna , who d. Aug. 
 
 1813; m. (2) Dec. 1, 1814, Rhoda (Heald) Atherton of Shirley, 
 
 Mass., who d. Jan. 17, 1854, aged 86. 
 ix. Edward, m. in Townsend, Mass., Dec. 14, 1786, Rachel Hildreth. 
 
 19. Jonathan^ Tarbell {Thomas* Thomas,^ Thomas,' Thomas^) mar- 
 ried at Gxoton, Dec. 12, 1754, Lydia, daughter of Ebenezer and • 
 Elizabeth (Whitney) Farnsworth, born Dec. 20, 1729. Jonathan 
 was in the French and Indian wars from Groton. He died prior to 
 Mar. 11, 1788, when administration upon his estate was requested. 
 The settlement of his estate, dated Apr. 8, 1789, was made between 
 wife Lydia, and the four children named below. Lydia died prior 
 to Sept. 10, 1806, according to deeds. 
 Children, born at Groton : 
 
 i. Jonathan,^ b. Oct. 23, 1755. ,. ' 
 
 ii Thomas, b. Oct. 17, 1758; m. July 21, 1789, Molly Farusworth. 
 iii. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 10, 1762 ; m. Jan. 14, 1783, Sarah Warren, 
 iv. Solomon, b. Sept. 10, 1762; d. at Lunenburg, Mar. 17, 1856, aged 
 93 yrs. 6 raos. 7 ds. ; ra. Feb. 17, 1785, Molly Bennett, who d. at 
 Lunenburg, June 7, 1852, aged 91. Each at the time of death was 
 " the oldest inhabitant" of that town. 
 
 20. David* Tarbell {Thomas,' Thomas,^ Thomas;^ Thomas^) lived at 
 Pepperell. He married at Groton, Nov. 17, 1757, Bathsheba, per- 
 haps daughter of Moses and Esther (Houghton) Woods, born in that 
 town, Nov. 3, 1739. No record of her death has been found, but 
 perhaps this is the David who married, July 2, 1772, Esther Kemp 
 of Groton. No record of his death and no will or settlement of his 
 estate has been found. 
 
 Children, recorded at Pepperell : 
 i David,« b. Feb. 2, 1759; d. Mar. 17, 1833; m. May 19, 1789, Han- 
 nah Wright, who d. July 24, 1846, aged 76. He, and afterwards 
 his widow, were Revolutionary pensioners, 
 ii. Hannah, b. Feb. 5, 1761 ; m. Dec. 11, 1781, Ebenezer Lakin Shat- 
 
 tuck. „, ^^ , 
 
 iii. Sybil, b. Apr. 4, 1763; m. Sept. 8, 1784, James Shattuck. 
 iv. Asa, b. May 30, 1765. 
 
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 V. Eunice, b. June 6, 1767; m. Oct. 17, 1795, Moody Shattucb. 
 vi. Bathsheba, b. Sept. 18, 1775. 
 vii. Betsey, b. May 19, 1785. 
 
 According to the Shattuck genealogy, there were also 
 
 viil. Nancy, b. Sept. 9, 1773; m. Nov. 24, 1794, Josiah Shattuck, 
 ix. Amy, m. as second wife, Dec. 1, 1804, James Shattuck. 
 Perhaps others. 
 
 21. William^ Takbkll {William* Thomas,^ Thomas,'^ Thomas^) proba- 
 
 bly lived in that part of Groton that was set oif as the district of 
 Pepperell in 1753. He married, May 22, 1745, Sarah, daughter of 
 John and Sarah (Longley) Woods, born in Groton, May 6, 1726. 
 William died at Pepperell, Aug. 11, 1757, in his 39th year, and 
 Sarah married (2) Jan. 4, 1759, Charles Witherell. She died at 
 Pepperell, Nov. 11, 1790, in her 64th year, and is buried beside her 
 first husband, her gravestone being " Erected by y^ Tarbell heirs." 
 Children : 
 
 i. William,* b. Apr. 6, 1746; m. Dolly Brooks. 
 
 ii. Nehemiah, b. Oct. 3, 1747; m. at Townseud, Dec. 19, 177G, Martha 
 
 Dodge, 
 iii. Sarah, b. Mar. 26, 1750; probably the Sarah who m. Mar. 20, 1772, 
 
 Josiah Warren, 
 iv. Susanna, b. Mar. 24, 1752 ; d. Dec. 31, 1766, in her 15th year. 
 v. Jonas, b. Dec. 7, 1754. 
 vi. Joseph, b. Aug. 8, 1757; settled in Norridgewock, Me. He was a 
 
 Revolutionary pensioner. 
 
 22. JoHN^ Tarbell ( William,* Thomas,* Thomas,^ Thomas^) lived in 
 
 Groton. He married (1), Oct. 29, 1753, Sarah, perhaps daughter of 
 John and Mary (Bradstreet) Parker, who died, s. p., Apr. 19, 1754, 
 in her 29th year. He married (2) Hannah, daughter of David and 
 Hannah (Hastings) Farnsworth. He died Sept. 9, 1802, leaving a 
 will dated Dec. 28, 1797, in which he names wife Hannah, sons 
 John, Asa, Peter and Abel, and daughters, Sarah Longley, Alice 
 Woods, Elizabeth Moors and Hannah Tarbell, daughter-in-law 
 Sarah Tarbell, widow, and her child. His widow survived him many 
 years, and died Aug. 6, 1829, aged 93 years, 8 months. In her 
 will, dated May 27, 1823, she mentions sons Asa, Abel and Peter, 
 three daughters, Sarah Shipley, Betsey Moors and Hannah Cham- 
 berlain, and five grandchildren, children of her son, Asa. 
 
 Children of second wife : 
 i. Sarah, ^ b. Jan. 20, 1759; ra. (1) June 23, 1784, John Longley; m. 
 
 (2) Jan. 12, 1802, James Shipley, 
 ii. John, b. Jan. 23, 1761 ; m. Lydia Sawtell of Shirley and removed 
 
 to N. Y. 
 iii. Alice, b. Dec. 23, 1768 ; m. Samson Woods of Pepperell. 
 iv. Edmund, b. June 7, 1766; d. June 20, 1797; m. Jan. 1, 1795, Sally 
 
 Sawtell, who m. (2) June 4, 1799, Israel Longley of Shirley. 
 V. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 9, 1769; m. Sept. 18, 1796, David Moors, after- 
 ward of Farraiugtou, Me. 
 vi. Asa, b. Mar. 18, 1772: d. June 9, 1861; m. June 19, 1803, Relief 
 Whitney.* 
 
 • Edmund C.^ Tarbell, the celebrated artist of Boston, is a descendant of Asa* Tar- 
 bell through his eldest sou, Edmund' Tarbell, whose son Edmund Whitney" Tarbell 
 was father of the artist. 
 
 Professor Frank Bigelow' Tarbell of the University of Chicago is a grandson of Asa« 
 Tarbell through his son John' Tarbell. 
 
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 vii. Abel, b. Aug. 26, 1773 ; d. Oct. 19, 1860 ; was several times married, 
 but left uo children. He was a Colonel. 
 
 viil. Hannah, b. May 17, 1777; m. June i, 1804, Henry Vassall Chamber- 
 lain of Farmington, Me. 
 
 ix. Peter, b. Sept. 21, 1780; d. at Shirley, Aug. 19, 1844; m. Feb. 16, 
 1809, Belief Hartwell. 
 
 23. James^ Tarbell ( William,'^ Thomas^ Thomas^ Thomas^) was pub- 
 
 lished Oct. 25, 1755, to Esther, daughter of Gershom aud Lydia 
 (Townsend) Fletcher of Westford, who was born m that town, Dec. 
 13, 1735. They lived at Pepperell. He died June 17, 1805, in his 
 80th year. She was living in 1798, according to a deed. 
 Children : 
 
 i. James,^ b. Sept. 28, 1756 ; d. young. 
 
 ii. Esther, b. June 29, 1758. 
 
 iii. William, b. Apr. 5, 1760; d. Mar. 14, 1762. 
 
 iv. Sarah, b. Oct. 9, 1763. 
 
 v. Abel, b. July 16, 1765. 
 
 vi. Edmund, b. June 12, 1767. 
 
 vii. Asa, b. Sept. 15, 1768. 
 
 viii. Sewall, b. Apr. 5, 1770; m. Nov. 8, 1798, Ruth Kemp of Groton. 
 
 ix. Lucy, b. Nov. 16, 1771. 
 
 X. Lydia, b. Feb. 22, 1775. 
 
 xi. James, b. Jan. 5, 1777. 
 
 xii. Daniel, b. Apr. 7, 1780. 
 
 xiii. ZiBA. 
 
 Perhaps Abijah. 
 
 24. Benjamin^ Tarbell ( William,'^ Thomas,^ Thomas,"^ Thomas^) married, 
 
 Jan. 20, 1761, Azubah, daughter of Jonas and Thankful (Ward) 
 Farnsworth of Groton, born June 3, 1740. They lived to see the 
 64th anniversary of their marriage, he dying a few days after, Jan. 
 25, 1825. Azubah died Mar. 14, 1838, being the oldest person in 
 Groton at the time of her death. 
 Children : 
 
 i. Benjamin,* b. Feb. 19, 1762 ; was a Revolutionary pensioner ; living 
 
 in Cheshire Co., N. H., in 1835. 
 ii. "William, b. Oct. 13 (Oct. 19, family Bible), 1764; was three times 
 
 m. ; a Revolutionary pensioner; d. Aug. 3, 1851. 
 iii. Jonas, b. Feb. 17, 1767. 
 iv. Daniel, b. Mar. 9, 1769. 
 V. Sybil, b. May 28, 1771 ; probably the one who m. June 16, 1795, 
 
 Joseph Wheelock of Annapolis, N. S. 
 vi. Joseph, bapt. Sept. 19, 1773. 
 vii. Azubah, b. Oct. 20, 1775. 
 viii. Amos, b. Jan. 31, 1778. 
 ix. Alice, b. June 26, 1782; d. unm. May 31, 1836. 
 
 25. Oliver^ Tarbell ( William,'^ Thomas,^ Thomas,'^ Tfiomas^) lived at 
 
 Groton and Pepperell. He served in the Revolutionary War. His 
 wife, Lucy, surname not ascertained, was appointed administratrix 
 of his estate, June 9, 1783. An account of the estate, rendered by 
 her Sept. 22, 1784, includes allowance for supporting three children, 
 under seven years of age, eighteen months. 
 Children, aU baptized at Groton : 
 
 i. Oliver,^ b. Apr. 15, 1766; d. May, 1766. 
 
 ii. Lucy, b. June 6, 1767; d. Jan. 14, 1770. 
 
 iii. Oliver, b. Apr. 26, 1769. 
 
 iv. Lucy, b. June 2, 1771. 
 
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 V. Anna, bapt. June 2G, 1774. 
 vi. Sarah, l)apt. July 13, 1777. 
 vii. Silas, bapt. Aug. 1, 1779. 
 Perhaps others. 
 
 26. Samuel^ Tarbell {Samuel,* Thomas,^ Thomas,"^ Thomas^), \n contrast 
 to all other contemporary members of this family, was a Tory. 
 He was no doubt influenced in some degree by Rev. Samuel Dana, 
 then minister at Groton, whose Tory principles were so objectionable 
 to his people as to cause his dismissal from that church, Samuel 
 Tarbell was at one time confined in the " goal " at Concord, Mass., 
 "for being concerned in couuterfiting Hampshire State notes," and 
 giving support to the enemies of his country. His property at Groton 
 was confiscated by the Commonwealth, in common with that of 
 other Tories. He held a position in the British army, as shown by 
 the notice of his death in a Boston paper of that time, which reads : 
 [died] " At Groton, the 4th inst. Capt. Samuel Tarbell, late an 
 officer in his Britannic Majesty's American Dragoons." * His 
 wife, whose name was Mary, was living in 1813, according to 
 a deed. Four children survived him. 
 Children : 
 
 i. Rebecca.* Administration upon the estate of Eebecca Tarbell, late 
 of Boston, singlewoman, was granted to Joseph Newhall of Bos- 
 ton, Sept. 11, 1798. 
 1 ii. William George. 
 
 iii. Charlotte, m. Oct. 1812, Thomas T. Cunningham. 
 
 iv. Sally. 
 
 V. Chlld, buried July 5, 1795. f 
 
 I 
 
 4?. 
 
 Zachaeiah^ Tarbell {Eleazer,* Thomas^ Thomas^ Thomas^) mar- 
 ried at Lunenburg, Mar. 27, 1753, Mary, daughter of Moses and 
 Mary (Bellows) Gould, who was baptized Oct. 2, 1737. In 1755, 
 he served in the expedition sent out against Nova Scotia to carry 
 the French families into exile. In 1762, according to a pay roll 
 of military service, and in 1766, as shown by a deed, he was of 
 Shirley ; and he also lived at Westminster, from which place he en- 
 listed in the Revolutionary War in 1775. In 1782, a Zachariah 
 Tarbell appears in Athens, Vt., in transactions of land, and it is 
 probable that the family removed to that region. 
 Children, the first six recorded at Lunenburg : 
 
 " i. Molly,* b. May 1, 1753; d. young, 
 ii. Zachariah, b. Nov. 9, 1754 ; served in the Revolutionary War from 
 
 Westminister. 
 Iii. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 5, 1755. 
 iv. Molly, b. Mar. 19, 1757. 
 V. Sybil, b. Mar. 9, 1758. 
 vi. Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1760. 
 vii. Bethia, bapt. Sept. 30, 1764. 
 Perhaps others. 
 
 28. Samuel^ Tarbell {Eleazer* Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Thomas^) was living 
 in Groton in 1766, according to a deed. He married at Lunenburg, 
 Feb. 25, 1773, Beatrice, daughter of Thomas and Betty (Sawyer) 
 Carter, born in that town, Nov. 18, 1753. They settled at Rindge, 
 N. H., where he served in the Lexington Alarm, Apr. 19, 1775, 
 
 * Columbian Centinal, Mar. 12, 1796. 
 
 t Wm. Nutting's Diary, Groton Hist. Series, iii. 389. 
 
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 and later became a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary service. He 
 died Apr. 6, 1828 ; and she died Aug. 20, 1839. 
 Children, born at Rindge, N. H. : 
 
 i. Thomas," b. Nov. 22, 1773; m. (1) Feb. 19, 1797, Achsah Fay, who 
 
 d. Aug. 18, 1821; in. (2) July 10, 1823, Polly Towue. 
 ii. Parmason, b. Mar. 25, 1777; d. unm. Feb. 28, 1801. 
 
 29. William^ Tarbell ( William,^ Jolm,^ John,^ Thomas^) married at 
 
 Billerica, Mar. 21, 1776, Elizabeth, born Mar. 5, 1747-8, daughter 
 of Samuel and Elizabeth (Barron) French. They lived at Billerica 
 until about 1805, v^dien they removed to Temple, N. H. 
 Children, recorded at Billerica : 
 
 i. William," b. Feb. 3, 1777; m. Dec. 12, 1802, Abigail Alleu. 
 
 ii. Benjamin, b. Oct. 2, 1778. 
 
 iii. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 9, 1780. 
 
 iv. Samuel, b. Oct. 31, 1782. 
 
 v. Ruth, b. Apr. 12, 1786; d. May 16, 1787. 
 
 vi. Sarah, b. Jan. 27, 1790. 
 
 vii. Ira, b. Aug. 9, 1799. 
 
 30. JoHN^ Tarbell {John,* John,^ John,^ Thomas^) lived at Sturbridge. 
 
 He married (1) at Thompson, Conn., Apr. 30, 17G6, Huklah Lee 
 of Sturbridge, whose death is variously given on Sturbridge printed 
 records as Oct. 4, 1773, aged 23 ; Oct. 4, 1773, in her 33d year ; 
 •and Oct. 7, 1778, aged 30. He married (2) Dec. 9, 1779, Susanna 
 Hobbs who survived him, and died May 1, 1839, aged 86. John 
 was in the Revolutionary War from Sturbridge. Conflicting records 
 of his death, also, are found on Sturbridge records, viz., July 26, 
 1820, aged 77 ; July 6, aged 78_; and July 25, aged 76. His will, 
 made July 1, 1812, directs that his executor shall erect decent 
 monuments at the graves of himself and wife Susanna, and also 
 " at the grave of my former wife Huldah Tarbell many years since 
 deceased." 
 
 Children of first wife, recorded at Sturbridge : 
 
 i. Grosvenor," b. Feb. 3, 1768; m. Thankful Hoar. He was a phy- 
 sician at Lincoln. 
 
 ii. Sarah, b. Sept. 24, 1769; m. Nov. 27, 1791, Jabez Harding. 
 
 iii. Frances, b. June 30, 1772 ; m. Mar. (or May) 7, 1792, Timothy 
 Johnson. 
 
 Children of second wife, recorded at Sturbridge : 
 iv. Adolphus, b. Jan. 1, 1781. 
 V. Huldah, b. Aug. 23, 1783; m. Apr. 15, 1802, Penuel Cheney. 
 
 31. Elijah^ Tarbell {John,* John^ John^ Thomas^) married, Sept. 27, 
 
 1775, Hannah, daughter of Ezekiel and Rebecca Upham of Stur- 
 bridge, who was born Apr. 3, 1757, and died June 6, 1851. He 
 died Feb. 24, 1841. They lived at Brimfield. 
 Children : 
 
 i. Elijah," b. July 23, 1776; was pnb. Sept. 30, 1797, to Sally Rich- 
 ardson of Sturbridge, who died before their marriage; ra. (1) 
 Apr. 11, 1799, her sister, Submit Richardson: m. (2) Nov., 1850, 
 Clarissa Kibbe. 
 
 ii. Hanxah, b. July 13, 1778 ; m. Jan. 27, 1803, Samuel Grigss. 
 
 iii. Elias, b. Apr. 8, 1781; m. (pub. Feb. 2, 1806) Hannah Weeks. 
 
 iv. Samuel, b. Sept. 10, 1784; m. Apr. 27, 1809, Alice Oaks. 
 
 V. William, b. Aug. 12, 1786; m. Dec. 12, 1811, Betsey Smith. 
 
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 vi. John Gkosvekor, b. Dec. 26, 1793; m. Sept. 13, 1802, Louisa 
 
 Gregory, 
 vii. David Mouse, b. Oct. 25, 1795. 
 viii. Caroline, b. Feb. 1, 1802. 
 
 32. Reuben^ Tarbell {Jonathan,'^ John^ Johi^ Thomas^) is probably 
 
 the Reuben who served in the Revolutionary War from West- 
 moreland, N. H. He settled in Chester, Vt., where he died Feb. 17, 
 1829, aged 73 years. His wife Elizabeth, surname not known, died 
 Oct. 10th of the same year. The following children are named in 
 his will, dated Feb. 14, 1820, and also appear in the settlement of 
 Elizabeth's estate, which was made Nov. 29, 1830. 
 Children, order not known : 
 
 1. William.^ 
 
 ii. Samuel, d. before 1820, leavhig heirs. 
 
 iii. Keuben, was living at Andover, Vt., in 1820. 
 
 Iv. Heber. 
 
 V. Horace. 
 
 vi. Polly, m. Wilson. 
 
 vii. Betsey, m. Aldridge. 
 
 viii. AzuBAH, m. Hiram Barney. 
 
 ix. Henrietta, m. Daniel Palmer of Grafton, Vt. 
 
 X. Melinda, m. Dale. 
 
 33. Jonathan^ Tarbell {Jonathan* John^ John^ Tliomas^) settled in 
 
 Chester, Vt., where he married. Mar. 11, 1783, Jane Gleason. 
 Children, born at Chester, Vt. : 
 
 1. LucENA,'8 b. Aug. 10, 1784. 
 
 ii. Hannah, b. Aug. 7, 1786; m. July 7, 1807, Augustus Wheelock of 
 
 Eockingham, Vt. 
 iii. Jonathan, b. July 26, 1788 ; d. July 8, 1791. 
 iv. Daniel, b. Nov. 2, 1790; m. Apr. 10, 1815, Harriet Earle. 
 V. Jane, b. Aug. 10, 1792; probably the Jane who m., in 1815, John 
 
 Stearus of Rockingham, Vt. 
 vi. LuciNDA, b. Oct. 5, 1796. 
 vii. Theoda, b. Nov. 23, 1798. 
 viii. Arathusa, b. June 17, 1801. 
 
 34. Peter* Tarbell {Jonathan,^ John^ John^ Thomas^) had a wife 
 
 whose name ajjpears as " Frethel " * on the Rockingham, Vt., 
 church records. She was a member of the church at Claremont. 
 (N. II.?) They had the following 
 
 Child, baptized at Rockingham, Vt. : 
 i. Joseph, « bapt. July 21, 1785. 
 Probably others. 
 
 35. Isaac* Tarbell {Jonathan,'^ John,^ John,'^ Thomas^) married (1) 
 
 Joanna Gleason, who died at Chester, Vt., Apr. 22, 1808, aged 37 ; 
 and married (2), at Chester, Vt., Feb. 8, 1809, Mrs. Lydia Wilson, 
 who died Jan. 3, 1832. He died in March, 1841, and his will, 
 which styles him of Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and is dated 
 Oct. 21, 1837, names his daughters Joanna and Sarah, and sons 
 Eli, Jonathan, Willard, Thomas, Henry and John. 
 Children of first wife : 
 
 i. Isaac,* b. at Grafton, Vt., Mar. 29, 1788; d. at Smithville, N. Y., 
 May 6, 1832; m. 1818, at Albany, N. Y., Melinda Lvon, who was 
 b. at Canaan, Conn., Feb. 29, 1791. Children: 1. 'Cornelia.'' 2. 
 
 *Begi8TER, vol. 56, p. 249. 
 
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 Willard C. 3. Morgan. 4. Elizabeth. 5. Daniel. 6. Eleanor. 
 All but Morgan are mentioned as heirs of their father, in connec- 
 tion with their grandfather's estate. 
 
 ii. Eli, b. Sept. 25, 1790; d. Oct. 4, 1845; m. Sybil Parker, who was 
 b. Mar. 7, 1798, and d. Sept. 22, 1879 ; resided in Smithville, N. Y. 
 Children: 1. Sewell.^ 2. Laura. 3. John Seymour. 4. Mary. 
 5. Charles P.* 6. George L. 7. Francis. 8. James Henry. 
 
 iii. Jonathan, b. at Chester, Vt., Feb. 16, 1793; m. Betsey Lamb. At 
 the time of his father's death, he was living in Mich., and he d. in 
 111. Children: 1. Abigail.'' 2. Eliza. 3. Jane. 4. Charlotte. 
 5. Horace. 6. Leiois. 1. Isaac. 8. Boyal. 
 
 iv. John, b. Feb. 22, 1795; d. in Va., near Portsmouth, Oct. 16» 1838; 
 m. at Norfolk, Va., Frances ; at one time lived near Har- 
 per's Ferry. His children, named at the time of the probate of 
 their grandfather's will, were : I.Jane.'' 2. Mary. 3. Harriet. 
 4. John. All living in Virginia. 
 
 V. Willard, b. May 25, 1799 ; m. Aurelia Ransom, who was living at 
 AUerton, la., in 1898. At the time his father's will was probated, 
 he was living at Orleans, N. Y. He d. at Lafargeville, N. Y. 
 Children: 1. Edwin Elting.'' 2. Sarah Bansom. 
 
 vi. Henry, b. Feb. 29, 1808; d. young. 
 
 Children of second wife : 
 
 vii. Thomas, b. July 6, 1809; d. at Three Mile Bay, N. Y., July, 1877; 
 
 m. Oct. 25, 1832, Harriet Earle Bunce, a granddaughter of Artemas 
 
 and Sally (Tarbell) Earle, who d, June 2, 1875. In 1841, he lived 
 
 at Lyme, N. Y. Children: I. Laura Exisebia.'' 2. Lydia Sophia.. 
 
 3. Horace Edioard. 4. Charles Bunce. 
 viii. Henry, b. Dec. 1, 1810; d. unmarried, 1870. In 1841, he lived at 
 
 Lyme, N. Y. 
 is. Joanna Gleason, b. Feb. 23, 1814; d. Dec. 12, 1870; m. Dr. Rufus 
 
 Thayer, and in 1841 was living at Smithville, N. Y. 
 X. Sarah, b. Dec. 27, 1817; d. May 8, 1892; m. William Thayer of 
 
 Dimmock, Pa., a brother of Dr. Rufus alDove. 
 
 36. Dayid^ Tarbell (David,* John,^ John,^ Thomas^) in 1797 purchased 
 
 the farm of his father in Nottingham West, N. H He had wife 
 Anna, and the following 
 
 Children, recorded at Nottingham West, now Hudson, N. H. : 
 
 i. LuciNDA,« b. Jan. 31, 1805. 
 ii. Anna, b. May 26, 1810. 
 Perhaps others. 
 
 37. Jesse^ Tarbell (David,* John,^ John,''' Thomas^) married at Middle- 
 
 ton, Mass., Mai". 11, 1800, Avis Bancroft, who was born at Canton, 
 Mar. 10, 1781. She married (2), at Nottingham West, N. H., 
 Feb. 25, 1812, Parker Richardson. 
 
 Children, recorded at Nottingham West, now Hudson, N. H. : 
 
 i. Betsey,^ b. Jan. 29, 1801. 
 
 ii. Sally Talbot, b. July 9, 1803; ra. at Danvers, Mass., May 15, 
 1828, John L. Mason of Charlestown. 
 
 38. Jonathan* Tarbell (Jonathan,* Cornelius,^ John,^ Thomas^) was 
 
 published at Danvers, Mar. 25, 1767, to Elizabeth Cook. He was 
 in the Revolutionary war, from that town. In 1778, his father 
 
 •Charles P.' Tarbell, b. Dec. 4, 1824, m. Mabel M., dau. of Abraham Tillotson, 
 b. Smithville, N. Y., July 7, 1824. He is living at Smithville Flats, N. Y. They are 
 parents of Gage Eli^ Tarbell, b. Sept. 20, 1856, who m. Ella, dau. of George L. Swift 
 of Marathon, N. Y., and has the following children: Swift,' b. Nov. 30, 1882; Louise, 
 b. Feb. 18, 1886. Mr. Tarbell is Vice-President of the Equitable Life Assurance So- 
 ciety of New York. 
 
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 deeded him one-lialf of his farm in Lynn, now Lynnfield, to which 
 place Jonathan removed, and where he died Nov. 3, 1795, aged 53 
 years. His will, dated Oct, 30, 1795, names his wife, sons Jona- 
 than and Nathaniel, and daughters Polly Putnam, Elizabeth and 
 Sarah. 
 
 Children, the first four baptized at Dan vers, the others at Lynn- 
 field : 
 
 i. Jonathan,* bapt. Julj' 19, 1772; d. July 14, 1847, aged 80 yrs. 
 ii. Elizabeth, bapt. July 19, 1772; d. young. 
 
 iii. Maky, bapt. July 19, 1772; d. young. A child of Jonathan, Jr., 
 d. at Dauvers, Oct., 1773, and was probably one of these two 
 daughters, 
 iv. Mary, bapt. Nov. 13, 1774; m. July 3, 1794, Samuel Putnam. 
 V. Natiianikl, bapt. Oct. 2, 1781. 
 vi. Elizabeth, bapt. June 8, 1783; ra. Jan. 22, 1805, Nathan Hawks, 
 
 Jr., of Lynn, 
 vii. Sarah, bapt. May 14, 1786. 
 
 39. William^ Tarbell {Nathaniel,'^ Cornelius,^ John^ Thomas^') married 
 (1 ), at Danvers, Nov. 26, 1778, Anna Venne, and settled in Beverly ; 
 
 and married (2) Abigail . The settlement of his estate was 
 
 made July 2, 1816, between his widow Abigail, and the following 
 Children of first wife, recorded at Beverly : 
 
 i. Nancy,6 b, Oct. 26, 1786. 
 ii. William, b. Nov. 22, 1793. 
 
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