n( isoo ip Glass JLX^ Book ^ OJk"5-W_8_ [OS £iiltu..U Luh. MAJ CtEN. AUTEMAS ward. ,Sful(i uf Ma :i6nc tins cits Bav. Cumicii Chumbrr Jvlv 'J,'l. ITil. %^//2/ mm^yyA. HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHREWSBURY, MASSACEUSETTS, . FROM ITS SETTLEMENT IN 1717 TO 1829, WITH OTHER MATTER RELATING THERETO NOT DEFORE PUBLrSHED,. INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE FAMILY REGISTER. BY ANDREW H. WARD, Member of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society. '• He, who forgets not the place of his birth, and the trees whose fruit he plucked, and under whose shade he gamboled in the days of his youth, is not a stranger to the sweetest impressions of the human heart." \ BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL G. DRAKE, 56 CORNHILL. J. HOWE, PRINTER, :«) MERCHANTS ROW. 1817. CORRECTION OF ERRORS, ^age 13, llth line from top, for Southard, read Southsosfi '■ H, 6th line from bottom, for in June, read is June. " 23, in the hist line, for Abial, read Abiel. " 57, I'ith line from bottom, for 1824, read 1821.' " 231, 5th line from bottom, for Deering, read Dewing. " 254, 6th line from bottom, for 1802, read 1824. " 302, 13th line from bottom, for David Fay, read Adam Fay. " 306, in the note, 6th line from top, for his childien saw, read his children's children saw. " 436, 8th line from top, for sister of the Rev. Job Gushing, read sister of the wife of the Rev. Job Cushing. " 463, inth line from bottom, for July 2, 1814, read July 22. 1314. " 468, 10th line from top, for Whcrilocr, read Wheelock. The reader is desired to make the above corrections with his pen on the pages aesig^nated. Alexander VV. Bellows is not the son of John Bellows, Jan., as stated on p. 245. The number of copies of this work ordered from the press was so limited, that before it was finished, it was thought the demand for them would exceed the supply. A few copies, consisting only of the Family Register, have therefore been stricken bff to supply those, who naturally would feel more interested in that portion of the Worki INTRODUCTION. This work is entitled a History of the Town, but is rather a History of its People, with some particulars relating to its set- tlement and progress, to 1S29, and other mattei-s from sundry re- cords, desirable to be known in connection with the families and individuals of whom some account will be found in the Family Register. Very little, if any thing contained in a sketch of the town, which I furnished and was published in the Worcester Magazine in 1826, will be found here; that sketch was hastily prepared, and was imperfect, if nothing more, inasmuch as it was destitute of genealogical information. To furnish a Family Register of the inhabitants of the town, from its settlement to a recent period, was the chief, if not the sole, cause of this undertaking; in preparing which it became de- sirable to learn the ancestry of the early settlers ; that I have been enabled to do (of many Aimilies, and to an early period in tlie settlement of the country, and more diffusely than will appear here) by means of copies of records of the towns embraced in Middlesex County ; some of these records extend back to IG30, and others, to remote periods as the settlements progressed. They are voluminous, and have been procurred at great expense ; in addition to them some were obtained of other towns, whereby the field for research was enlarged, and the labor of searching out ancestry not a little increased ; for that labor 1 have been com- pensated in obtaining to a considerable extent, the information desired, and in acquiring a knowledge of the fact, that much can be gathered from them to gratify those, who are seeking a knowl- edge of their ancestry, whether in the line through which they descended, or of the collateral branches of the respective genera- tions. Some information of the ancestry of the early settlers will 4 INTRODUCTION. be found In notes under the respective family heads, and in which all will feel an interest, more particularly their descendants, and those, who have become connected with them. In tracing them before their settlement here, I have, for the most part, confined my account of them to their line direct to the remotest ancestor in this country of whom I could obtain a knowledge in the little time devoted to it, without speaking of the collateral branches of the ■different generations to the extent I could have done, as the object of this work did not require it, and its limits would not ad- rait of so wide a range. In pursuing the inquiry, my information has been extended, and my curiosity gratified. By the records of olden time, I have been introduced not only to the ancient dead, whose works live in hijitory, a^id whose deeds are related in story, but made acquainted wiih numerous family lines of subsequent generations and their wide spread connections. In this compiiattoii I introduce them to the reader, with an ac- count of some of their descendants, their families, &.C., and of others, whose remote ancestry I could not, or had not time to trace. What reflections have not arisen in my mind, while pre- paring it ! What will not be produced in his, who reads it ! The aged will meditate upon it, and recall to mind many things they had forgotten, if they over knew them ; while the young, with more buoyant feelings, perusing it for information, will find it an instructive compendium of genealogy, and some of the historical matter entertaining, when drawn around the evening fireside, where more frequently occur an interchange of thoughts and a participation in feelings, that give a zest to amusement. Such is the subject matter of it, and drawn from records to minuteness of detail, that as time passes the interest taken in it will increase and extend to distant parts, where relatives and de- scendants, having left the place of their birth, have taken up their abode with litde knowledge of their ancestry, and destitute of the means of acquiring it ; to such particularly, and their children, and their children's children, the Family Register will be a valu- able source of information, while all will find in it some things they never knew before. INTRODUCTION. 5 Who has not a desire to know something of the ]}coplc of a town, as well as of its location, its ponds, hills and natural advan- tages? Who they were, and who their ancestors, ihtit were here before us, and have long since dcpai-ted ? Who they were, that laid the foundations, religious, political and social, on which we are raising superstructures ? Who they were, that coninrrenced, under great privations and dangers, what we are now enjoying in abundance and without molestation ? Is there not a spirit in man that yearns, as the babe for the mother's breast, to know who, and what his family, that lived of okl on the place he himself now oc- cupies ? who subdued the forests, ploughed the fields and sowed where he himself now reaps? whence he came, with whom he was connected in the tenderest ties of family relation, when he died, and whom he left to uphold his name ? perhaps his ancestor'! There is such a spirit in man, and we rejoice in the belief, that it is wakiBg out of sleep and seeking a knowledge of them that liave passed away. Under the influence of feelings, that natur- ally give rise to such inquiries, 1 copied from the records of the tovv^n before \ removed, but merely for my own curiosity, without expecting or intending to make the use of them 1 now have, ati tlie marriages, births and deaths, from its settlement to 1829, that could be found thereon, including some other matter, and a list of the town officers as exhibited herein, from 1727 to 1 829, both years inclusive. Since which time, and recently, to aid in mak- ing the Register more full and complete, I have copied the records of the church from its organization in 1723 to 1S24, which con- tain the admissions to, and dismissions from it, and the baptisms in it during that period, with other ecclesiastical matter on record. There I found the names a«d a record of the baptisms of many chiklren, whose births had not been put on the town record ; hence I have been able to preserve the names and give an account of some children, that otherwise must have been omitted in the Reg- ister, and of whom, in little time, all knowledge would be lost, and consequently their origin unknown. They will be found under the parental head, with the time of baptism, which in early times was the next Sabbath after birth — and in several instances, as ap- pears of record, both happened on the same day. More children g INTRODUCTION, were baptized formerly than of late years, and earlier in life. Herein will be found an account of all the families that have lived in town previous to 1S29, so far as a knowledge of them can be had by a record of a birth or death in any one of them, including those whose children were baj)liz,('(l, but had not their births re- corded. While omitling voiic, 1 have gone into a detail with a//, so (ar as records would enable me to ilo ; nothing short of a detail o( particulars will or ous^ht to satisfy the I'eader In tracing his an- cestry and fnnily connection. Where dales are given, they are taken lioni the records, but the records themselves are not always correct. Errors nmst be cx|)ectcd in a work like this ; some have been discovered and noied in an errata ; others no doubt will be found, some of them arising on my part, and some from erroneous information. The belief that such would be the case, and that errors innumerable would c;rccp in, came near discouraging mc, and more than once, when this work was half completed, I thought to abandon it allogclher; but considering that, if every one should fold up his arms and attempt nothing, because he might make mis- takes, not any thing would be done, and that he who labors for good, and aims to be coirect, will, even If he fails in it, have t!ie credit of trying, I persevered, and the result Is before the public. Two years have elapsed since it was commenced ; other avo- cations have occupied most of my time by day, and prevented its earlier appearance ; it has been prepared at intervals, and much of it when others were asleep. Of the Family Register, it is not known, that one on this plan, so full and minute, in family detail, has before be(;n attempted. In some instances it is brought down later than to ISJI) of those who were there before that lime ; of those who have moved into town since that period, 1 know so lit- tle, I could say nothing that would be satisfactory to them or my- self In most of what I have read of genealogy I have found the females to have been neglected ; they have not received that attention to which they were and are entitled, they have often been not so much as named ; it will not be found so here. What are the lords of creation without the beauty of it ! hci( JSewioii, >st. isn. PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, kc We have been told, that lliis town was settled by people mostly from Marlboro' — that the tract of land, vvliich afterwards comprised the township, was granted by the General ('ourt to sundry persons, who had petitioned th(j Comt therefor. To most of those now on the staf^c but litde more is known of the incipient steps towards its settlement, than the above brief and traditionary account. From a desire to know more particularly how that was, and to learn who were the petitioners, their names, &,c., and to learn their reasons and motives, as expressed in their own language for requesting the grant, I examined the records in tlie Secretary's ofTice, hoping to find tlie original petition or a copy of it, but could find neidicr of them — It was probably destroyed in 17G0> when the State House with numerous files of valuable papers were burnt, whereby much interesting information relating to the early settlements in Massachusetts has been lost. Nothing more appears on the records there, than the proceed- ings of the General Court upon their petition — there is some evidence to show the petition bore date of 171 G. Upon the re- ception and hearing of the petition, the Court ordered a viewing Committee — their report (noted on the margin of the record, "Report on the petition of Marlboro' men,") was as follows 4 *' Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly at their session in May last, we, the subscribers, have been upon the land petitioned to be a tovvnshij) by John lirigham and thirty others; have viewed the situation and the quality of the same, and informed ourselves of the circumstances of the petitioners, that S PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. desire the grant of the land for a township, and are of opinion, that they, and such as join with them, are a competent number, and such as are hkely by themselves or their Dependants to make a good and speedy settlement thereon. And that, if this Hon- ourable Court allow to the Westerly part of Marlboro' a line fo be continued from the Westerly line of Lt. Rice's farm, until it meets with Fay's farm, and then to bound by said Fay's farm according to the line thereof, until it meet with Sutton line on the Southward and from the North West corner of said Rice's land to run upon a strait line to a heap of stones, called Warner's corner, which is the most Easterly corner of Haynes' farm by the Country Road, and from thence by a line running North 20 degrees East by the needle, till it meet with Lancaster line on the North, it will not so disadvantage the land petitioned for a township, but that it may be very accommodable and entertain a suitable number of persons to make a good town. Samuel Thaxter, John Chandler, Jonathan Remington. Marlboro', June 19, 1717." It also appears from the Records of the Court appointing the viewing Conmiittec on the petition of John Brigham and thirty others, that the petitioners prayed for a grant of the land to be given or sold to them lying between IMarlboro' and Worcester, Lancaster, Sutton and Hassanamisco, now Grafton. Westboro' and Northboro' were then a part of Marlboro' ; and in 1717 the inhabitants living in the Westerly part of Marlboro' petitioned to be set off from Marlboro' and mads a township by themselves, this petition and that of John Brigham and others were both pending at the same time, after both were re))orted upon by viewing Committees, the Westerly part of Marlboro' was set off and incorporated as a town, by the name of Westboro' and ex- tending farther West than the original Westerly line of Marlboro', included a strip of that tract prayed for by John Brigham and others. In both cases before the grants were made, surveys and plans of each township were ordered to be made and returned for the IN SHREWSBURY. 9 better understanding of the Court ; the persons composing the viewing Committee were, if I mistake not, the same in both cases. Tlie foregoing report having been made to the Court, it was .It their session on the 31st of October and 2d November. 1717, " Ordered, that the tract of land protracted and described, with lh§ farms heretofore granted to particular persons contained in the plot be made a township, excepting so much thereof, as the report of Samuel Thaxter, John Chandler and Jonathan Reming- ton, Esqrs., dated 19di of June 1717, doth propose to be taken off and added to the Westerly part of Marlboro'; and that Jonathan Remington, Samuel Thaxter and Francis FuUam, Esqrs. be a committee fully empowered to grant and lay out the whole of said lands (except what has been heretofore granted) to such persons as they in their wisdom shall think most likely to advance the settlement of the place; they paying the said Committee for the use of the Province, not exceeding twelve pence per acre for said lands, and the charge of the Committee for laying out the same, which is to be done in as convenient and defensible a manner as the circumstances of the plan will admit of. provided they have there at least forty families settled there with an Orthodox minister within the space of three years, and that a lot and other accommodations, as large and convenient as may be to the place will admit of in the judgment of said Committee, be laid out to the first settled minister, also a lot for the ministry, and another for the use of tlie school. Sent up for concurrence. Read and concurred. Consented to, Samuel Snrxi:." Proceedings of the Laying Out Committee. We the Subscribers, whose names are under written, a Com- mittee appointed and fully empowered by the Great and General Court or Assembly of his iMajesties Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, held at Boston, Oct. 23, 1717, to grant and lay out the whole of the lands described in a plot exhibited and prayed for by John Brigham and thirty others, agreeable to the order of said Court, passed thereon upon the report of 10 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. Samuel Thaxter, John Chandler and Jonathan Remington, Esqrs. Oct. 31 and Nov. 2d, 1717, lying Eastward of and contiguous to the town of Worcester, made a township by said Court. Pursuant to the power and directions to us given in and by the order of the General Court, having due regard to the savings and exceptions therein njade. Have granted to the several petitioners and farmers, whose names are underwritten, and on the other side, and to their heirs forever, the several House Lots in said lands, in number and quantity, as set down against each Grantees' name, respectively, upon and with the following conditions and provisos, and not. otherwise. 1. That each and every person, to whom a Lot is, or shall be granted, shall by himself or other meet person, such as the Committee shall accept and approve of, effectually settle such Lot to the acceptance and satisfaction of the Committee, as to manner and time, and so as to conform to the order of said General Court, dated as above said ; and 2. Shall also pay to the Committee for the use of this Province the sum of £3,12,0, each person in current money or Bills of Public Credit, at or before the first day of June, Anno 1735, and do also satisfy the Committee for their time, &:c. 3. That each and every petitioner named and distinguished as farmers, as set down on the other side of this leaf, to whom a House Lot is granted, shall (over and above the fulfilling all the conditions above mentioned,) effectually, and to the satisfiction of the Committee, within the space of six years from the dale of the above said order of Court, settle at least one family upon each of their farms respectively, lying within said town, distinct from the settlement on the new Lot granted them, or else shall forfeit to the Country the Lots granted them. Lot No. 3, to Joseph Buckminster, Esq., sixty-three acres, 63 No. 2, to Lt. John Houghton, seventy acres, .. a . - . 70 No. 25, to George Brown, for his son Josiah Brown, seventy acres, 70 No, 42, to John Keycs, Sen., sixty-six acres, , . 66 IN SHREWSBURY. 1 1 No. 23, to Jotham Brigham, admitted in the room of Asa Bowker, ''^O No. 28, to John Wheeler, sixty acres, 60 No. 31, to James Keyes, seventy acres, '^'0 No. 16, to John Keyes, Jr. fifty-three acres, 53 No. 45, to Thomas Keyes, seventy acres, 70 No. 43, to Eleazer Taylor, sixty-nine acres, C9 No. 24, to Thomas Hall, seventy acres, 70 No. 33, to Jacob Hinds ^ sixty acres, 60 No. 26, to Samuel Crosby admitted in the room of Jer. Holman, 73 No. 29, to John Gates, seventy acres, 70 No. 6, to John Upham, seventy-two acres, 72 No. 11, to Daniel Rand, sixty -two acres, , . . . 62 No. 37, to Richard Temple, seventy acres, 70 No. 18, to John Shattuck, fifty-eight acres, 53 No. 4, to Joseph Baker, sixty-seven acres, 67 No. 39, to John Wheeler, sixty acres. 60 No. 36, to Samuel Brigham, admitted in the room of Gershom Wheelock, , 70 No. 10, to John Sherman, seventy-two acres and three quarters, 72^ No. 44, to William Johnson, sixty -seven acres, 67 No. 27, to Thomas Gleazon, admitted in room of Ephraim Curtice, « , , 70 No. 21, to Peter Smith, sixty-nine acres and an half, GOi No. 38, to Abiah Bush, sixty-one acres, 61 No. 7, to William V^rd . admitted in room of Benj. Bellows, _ o . 69 The farmers to whom House Lots are granted by the Com- mittee upon the conditions written on the other side. Lot No. 14, to John Brigham, seventy acres, 70 No. 1, to Peter Hains, sixty-eight acres, 68 No. 40, to Capt Joshua Hains, sixty-six acres, 66 No. 34, to Lt. David Haines, seventy acres, 70 No. 17, to Moses Newton, fifty-one acres and an half, 5l|- No. 13, to John Crosby, admitted in room of Daniel How, , , 62 12 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. Lot No. 5, to Jonathan Witt, sixty-one acres, CI I\o. 15, to Thomas Ha])goo(], sixty-two and an halfacres, G2J No. 32, to James Gleazon, in room of William Taylor, 70 No. 41, to Caleb Rice, in room of Samuel VVheelock, Sen., sixty acres, 60 No. 19, to Elias Keyes, sixty-five acres, 65 No. 12, to Jonathan Loring, sixty-seven acres, G7 No. S, to Nahum Ward, fifty-eigiit acres, 63 No. 9, to Capt. Edward Goddard, sixty-nine acres, . 69 No. 35, to Gershom Keyes, admitted in room of Capt. Brown, 52 And the true intent and meaning of the Committee is, that every Grantee before mentioned, (as also the Public Lots,) that shall fulfill the conditions before expressed, shall be entitled to all after divisions of land in said township, and that all the land now lying in common and undivided be shared among them, part and part alike, or otherwise remain in common, as they shall agree, and the Grantees have liberty to divide the same in whole or in part, when they see good. And that every of the before named Grantees shall be and is hereby obliged to pay the said sum of three pounds and twelve shillings before mentioned, at six equal payments — twelve shillings each for the use of the Province, the first at or before the first day of June, 1720, and so yearly and every year, until each particular Grantee have fully paid to the Committee or such other as the Court appoints to receive the same, the full sum of £3,12,0 each, which will amount in the whole to the sum of one hundred fifty-one pounds and four shillings. Jonathan Remington, ^ Samuel Thaxtek, > Committee. Francis Fullam. ) Dec. IS, 1718." Some years after, the Proprietors, with a view to know to whom the several house lots were granted, Dec. 30, 1718, and the quantity of meadow ground alloted to each and where situated, and how bounded, &ic., and the respective names of the persons in possession of the several lots, required an account IN SHREWSBURY. 13 of die same to be made out and entered on their Book, of wliicli the following is a copy. The "rants, so far as the Courts' Committee were concerned, \vere made on tlie IStli Dec. 1718 — perhaps the i^rants on the 30th were made merely to show the Proprietors' acceptance of the doinj^s of the Committee. " Lot No. 1, Granted to Peter Haines, Dec. 30, 1718, This first Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 68 acres, and is situate at the South East corner of said town, and is bounded Easterly and Southerly by the town line — Westerly by the 2d Lot, and otherways by common land — the Southard angle is a white oak, &c. It hath, for a division of meadow in said town, the 2d Lot in Wild Cat meadow, six acres ; and is bounded Southerly by the meadow lot of Col. Joseph Buckminster, which is No. 1 ; and partly by the great Island in said meadow — Westerly by upland. Northerly by the meadow Lot of John Houghton, which is No. 3. This Lot (68 acres) hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, in the common or undivided land, and is, 24 Dec. 1728, in the possession of Eleazer Pratt. Lot No. 2, Granted to John Houghton, Dec. 30, 1718. This second Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it seventy acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, in the undivided land in Shrewsbury, and lyeth near the South East angle of the town, bounded Southerly by the town line, I^astcrly by the first Lot, Westerly by the third Lot, Northerly by common land — and hath for a division of meadow six acres, the 3d Lot in Wild Cat meadow, bounded Southerly by the meadow Lot of Peter Hains which is No. 29, Northerly by the meadow Lot of William Ward, which is No. 4, Easterly partly by the meadow of John Sherman; this Lot (70 acres,) is, Jan. 1 1, 1728, in the possession of David Goodnow. Lot No. 3 was Granted to Col. Joseph Buckminster, Dec. 30, 1718. This third Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 63|- acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it in the common and undivid- ed land in Shrewsbury, and is situated near the South East corner 14 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. of the town, bounded Easterly by the 2d Lot, Southerly by the town line, Westerly by the 4th Lot, Noiherly by common land, and hath for a division of meadow the first Lot in Wild Cat meadow, and lyetli fur six acres on both sides of an Island, bounded Southerly on the town line, Northerly by Peter Haines' meadow Lot No. 2, and is divided into two pieces by the [sland ; this Lot (C3J acres) is in the possession of Wm. Nurse and Ebenezer Nurse, Jan. 13, 17-29. Lot No. 4, Granted to Joseph Baker, Dec. 30, 1718. This fourth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains sixty-seven acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, in the undivided land in Shrewsbury, bounded Easterly by the 3d House Lot, Southerly by the town line, otherways by common land — hath for a division of meadow, 5 acres adjoining the West side of his Lot, called Great Pisket ; this Lot (67 acres) is in the posses- sion of Reuben Maynard, Jan. 13, 1729. Lot No. 5, Granted to Jonathan Witt, Dec. 20, 1718. This fifth House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it sixty-one acres, and a 50 acre right, &.c. The swamp land within tlie bounds of it is esteemed as six acres of meadow, lyeth joining to the Westerly end of Fay's farm, and is bounded Easterly, partly by said farm, every way else by common land, the length of lines and degrees as they wore set forth by William Ward, in the town platt, he. This Lot is Jan. 23, 1729, in the pos- session of William Croutch. Lot No. 6, Granted to John Upham, Dec. 30, 1718. This sixth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 7r2 acres and hath a 50 acre right, he, and lyeth near the South line of the town, and Easterly from Great Bummit. The meadow and swamp land within it, is esteemed for his six acres of valuable meadow, bounded every way by undivided land ; this Lot (72 acres) in June 2, 1730, in the possession of Ebenezer Cutler. Lot No. 7, Granted to William Ward, admitted in room of Benj. Bellows, Dec. 30, 171S. This seventh House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 69 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, Stc, and lyeth at the South East part of Bobbins' farm, bounded Notherly by said IN SHREWSBURY. 15 flirm, and by part of the Sth Lot, Easterly by tlie 9th Lot, and otberuays by undivided land, length of lines and degrees, as they were set forth by VVm. Ward, in tlie platt of the town of Shrews- bury, he hath for a division of meadow, the fourth Lot in Wild Cat meadow, and lies for six acres, be it more or less; this 7th Lot is now Jan. 24, 1729, in the possession of Samuel Miles. Lot No. 8, Granted to Nahum-Ward, Dec. 30, I7I8. This Eighth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 58^ acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, he, and lyeth joining to the end of Robbins' farm, and is bounded Westerly by said farm, and Southerly by part of the 7th and part of the 9th Lots, and Easterly by the 10th Lot, Northerly by undivided land, the length of lines and degrees as they are set forth by William W"ard, in the platt of the town of Siirewsbury, he hath for a division of meadow, six acres of meadow and swamp, and lyes in several pieces, one piece lyes joining to the North end of Golding meadow — measured for 4 acres and 100 rods, bounded South by the town line, oiherways by common land, except where it joins to the 6th House Lot, another piece of swamp lying four rods East from the meadow, and lyeth for 60 rods, bounded South by the town line, otherways by undivided land ; another piece esteemed as one acre higher up the hill (!) East from the former, and bounded South by the line ; this Lot (58^ acres,) is now Jan. 27, 1729, in possession of Samuel Crosby. Lot No. 0, Granted to Capt. Edward Goddard, Dec. 30, 1718. This ninth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 69 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, Etc., and is bounded Northerly by the Sth and 10th Lots, Southerly by Fay's farm. Westerly partly by the 7th Lot, and partly by common land, Easterly by common land, it hath for a division of meadow, the fifth Lot in Wild Cat meadow; this Lot (No. 9) is now, Jan. 27, 1729, in possession of Jacob Green. Lot No. 10, Granted to John Sherman, Dec. 30, 1718. This tenth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 72| acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to il, &-c., ; the meadow within it esteemed as 2J acres of valuable meadow, and is situated 16 PR(Ji'RIET()RS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. on Boston Hill, and bounded Southerly by the 9th Lot, Westerly Iiy the Sth Lot, otherways l)v comiuoii hind, for the remainder of his meadow, two pieces, one j)ieee of 3 acres called Httle Pisket meadow, which lyeth joininj^ to part of Wild Cat meadow, and a little piece of swamp at the IN'orth corner of the meadow, to qualify the meadow ; also h acre more at the North end of his House Lot, also one acre esteemed ^ an acre of meadow, at the North West corner. This Lot (No. 10,) is now in the possession of Daniel Garfield, Jan. 27, 1729. Lot No. 11, Granted to Daniel Rand, Dec. 30, 1718. Tiiis eleventh House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 62 acres and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, 8ic., and is situated on the West of Great Bummit meadow, bounded Northerly on Robbins' farm, otherways by common land, except where it touches said Bummit ; he hath for a division of meadow six acres called Nipnap meadow, bounded Westerly by South Brook, allowance given to the value of one acre and 120 rods, to qualify the meadow. This Lot, No. 11 is now, Jan. 28, 1729, in the possession of Daniel Rand. Lot No. 12, Granted to Jonathan Loring, Dec. .30, 17 IS. This twelfth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 67 acres, and has a 50 acre right belonging to it, Sic, and is situated near to where Warner formerly improved, bounded Northerly by Hains' old farm. Easterly by the 16ih House Lot, otherways by undivided land, he hath for a division of meadow, the 4th Lot of meadow in South Brook meadow, in 2 pieces. This (12th) Lot is now Jan. 2S, 1729, in the possession of the heirs of Wm. Blair. Lot No. 13, Granted to John Crosby, admitted in the room of Daniel How, Dec. 30, 1718. This thirteenth House Lot in Shrewsbury, contains in it 62 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &.C., and is situat- ed on the North end of Boston Hill, bounded Easterly by the town line ; he hath for a division of meadow, swamp land and meadow land, esteemed equal to 6 acres of good meadow, and lyeth joining to his House Lot at the Southerly end in two parts, one part lies on both sides of the brook that runs out of Little IN SHREWSBURY. 17 Huiiimit, bounded Southerly by said Bummit meadow, Easterly by his House Lot, the other part bounded Northerly by said liOt and every way else by upland and stakes in a little pondy Swamp, at the South end. This (13) Lot is now, Jan. 29, 1729, in the possession of John Crosby. J.ot No. 14, Granted to John Brigham, Dec. 30, 1718. This 1 1th House Lot in Slirewsbury, contains in it 70 acres, and hath a fifty acre right belonging to it, he, and lyeih North- erly from the 13th House Lot, and is bounded Northerly by the loth House Lot, Westerly by Hains' old farm, otherways by un- divided land. It halh for a division of meadow, the first Lot in Southbrook meadow, and lies for 5 acres 133 rods, bounded Northerly partly by Hains' old farm, Southerly in part by an isl- and. The other 27 rods is swamp land joining to the South side of his House Lot, which makes up 6 acres of valuable meadow. Tliis lot (M) is now, Jan. 30, 1729, in the possession of Simon Maynard. Lot No. 15, Granted to Thomas Hapgood, Dec. 30, 1713. This fifteenth House l^ot in Shrewsbury contains in it 62i acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &lc., and is lx)und- ed Westerly by Hains' old farm. Easterly by the town lino. Southerly partly by the 14th Lot and partly by common land, Northerly by common land. It hath for a division ol" meadow the 2d Lot in Southbrook meadow. 5 acres, 55 rods, bounded in part on a little island, and in |)art on a long island. Also, 105 rods of swamp land on the North side the House Lot on both sides the brook, that runs out of said lot, to make up six acres. This Lot (1 5) is now in the possession of Gershom Keyes, Jan. 30, 1729. Lot No. 16, Granted to John Keyes, Jr., Dec. 30, 1718. This 16th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 53 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, Ashans hill, and is bounded Easterly by the town line, Westerly by the 18th House Lot, Southerly and Northerly by undivided land. The swamp within the Lot is esteemed as 2J acres of valuable meadow. He hath to make up his division of meadow, 3^ acres of meadow and swamp near the South East part of Rocky Pond. This Lot (17) is now, Jan. 31, 1729, in the possession of Aaron Newton. Lot No. 18, Granted to John Shattuck, Dec. 30, 1718. This 18th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 58 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, and is situate at tiie East side of Ashans Hill, bounded Easterly by the 17th lot, every other way by undivided land. The swamp land within the Lot esteemed sufficient for his division of meadow, six acres. This Lot (18) is now, Feb. 3, 1729, in possession of Joseph Biglow. Lot No. 19, Granted to James Keyes, Sen., admitted in the room of Elias Keycs, Dec. 31, 1718. This 19th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 65 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, he, and is bounded every way by undivided land, and lies East of Mr. Rawson's farm on both sides of the brook, that runs out of said farm. He hath for a division of meadow six acres, as it lyeth in three pieces ; one piece betwixt said Lot and Rawson's farm, 3 acres 154 rods, another piece on the East side the gulf, 1 acre; the other piece, i acre and 6 rods, lyeth near South brook meadow, at the upper end of a swamp, that runs down to some part of said brook mead- ow. This [jOt (19) is now, Feb. 3, 1730, in the possession of James Keyes, Jr. Lot No. 20, Granted for a School Lot in Shrewsbury, Dec. SO, 1718. IN SHREWSBURY. 19 This 20th Lot, at first laying out, was numbered forty-three, but by order of the Courts Committee is No. 20, which contains n it 69^ acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &c. This 20th Lot lyeth at Rockie Pond, and is every way bounded by undivided latid ; its division of meadow is, within the Lot, G acres. Lot 21, Granted to Peter Smith, Dec, 30, 1718. This 21st House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 69^- acres, and hath a 60 acre right belonging to it, &c., bounded IN'ortherly by Mr. Rawson's farm, Westerly by the IMinister's Lot, (No. 22,) othervvays by undivided land. The swamp within the Lot is es- teemed sufficient for his meadow, 6 acres. This (21) Lot is now, Feb. 4, 1729, in the possession of Peter Smith. Lot No. 22, Granted to the first settled minister in Shrewsbury, Dec. 30, 1718. This 22d Lot has a 50 acre right belonging to it, Sic. ; this Lot was ordered to be made up to the full of 90 acres, and it is be- twixt Haynes' old farm and Rawson's farm, bounded Southerly by Haynes' farm, Easterly partly by the common and partly by the 21st House Lot, Northerly by or near said Rawson's farm? Westerly by the 23d House Lot. The whole of this Lot con- tains S3 acres, as was surveyed, Sept. IS, 1729, by order of the Proprietors. Mr. Gushing had for a division of meadow, so much as was deemed equivalent to 6 acres of valuable meadow ; it lyeth in 2 pieces, one piece at the West end of Pine Swamp, bounded Southerly by meadow or Rawson's farm, every other way by common land, 5 acres ; the other piece lyeth near the North West corner of Rawson's farm, and is called Boe meadow, bounded every way by common land, except at the Northerly end, where the water runs out of said meadow. This 22d Lot is now, April 17, 1730, in the possession of the Rev. Mr. Job Gushing, the first settled minister in Shrewsbury. Lot No. 23, Granted to Jotham Brigham, admitted in the room of Asa Bowker, Dec. 30, 1718. This 23d House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70^ acres, and hath a 53 acre right belonging to it,, Sec, bounded Easterly by the Minister's Lot, (No. 22.) otherways by undivided land. 20 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. Thelites begin c.t Rawson's farm line, then Soutli 158 rods, thence South 73° W. SO rods, then N. 10° W. 71 rods, thence N. 39° E. 142 rods to Rawson's faim, where it began, at a lieap of stones. He hath for a division of meadow, 6 acres at the South end of the Pine Swamp, called Mallagasco Swamp.* This ^3d Lot is (4th Feb. 1729) in the possession of Thomas Hall. Lot No. 24, Granted to Thomas Hall, Dec. 30, 1718. Tiiis 24th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and a 50 acre right belongs to it, he, bounded Westerly by Judge SewelTs farm, otherways by undivided land. The swamp within the Lot esteemed suflicient for his division of meadow, 6 r.cres. This 24th Lot is now, Feb. S, 1729, in the possession of Eleazer Rice. fjOt No. 25, Granted to George Brown, for his son Josiah Hrown, Dec. 30, 1718. This 25th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and a 50 acre right belongs to it, &c., and lyeth on both sides of the West point of Brigham's farm, bounded Southerly by the 3Sth House Lot, and otherways by said farm and common land. For division of meadow he hath one acre allowed him in his House Lot, 2 acres more in a little swamp, a little distance from the South side of his House Lot, 3 acres toward the Southerly end of the meadow, known by the name of Muddy Meadow. This 25th Lot is, Feb. 13, 1729, in the possession of Elisha Mainard. tiOt No. 26, Granted to Samuel Crosby, in room of Jeremiah Holeman, Dec. 30, 1718. This 26th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 73 acres, and a 50 acre right belongs to it, &c., and lyeth near the West bounds of Hains' old farm, bounded every way by undivided land, except where it joins to the 44th House Lot. The meadow and swamj) NS'ithin the Lot is sufficient for his division of meadow, G acres. This 26th Lot is now, Feb. 10, 1729, in tlie possession of Samuel Wheelock, Sen. ' Lies Easterly o. Boylston meeting house. IN SHREWSBURY. 21 Lot No. 27, Gnuited to Thomas Glcason, adinkted iu the room of Ephraim Curtice, Dec. 3 ), 1718. This 27ih House Lot in Slirewsbury contains in it 70 acre?, and has a 50 aci'e right belonging lo it, and lyeth at the South end ol' the Hill, known by the name of Smith Hill, bounded Westerly by the town line, otherways by undivided land. This Lot (27) is, Feb. 1 1, 1729, in the possession of Isaac Millar. Lot No. 28, Granted to John Wheeler, Sen. Dec. 30, 1718. This 28th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 60 acres, and hath a 50 acre Lot belonging to it, &.C., and is the Southerly Lot at Spring Garden,* and bounded North Easterly by the 35lh House Lot, otherways by undivided land. He hath for division of meadow three pieces; one piece, 3 acres, 57 rods, lyeth East from his Lot ; another piece, joining to the East side of his Lot, and is a long strip of swamp, bounded Westerly by said Lot, every way else by rocks and upland; another lyeth at the South West corner of his Lot, and is bounded mostly by rocks. This Lot, No. 28, is now in the possession of Thomas Keyes, Feb. 11, 1729. Lot No. 29, Granted to John Gates, Dec. 30, 1718. This 29th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &c., and lyeth joining to Mr. Davenport's 50 acres, bounded Northerly partly by said 50 acres and partly by undivided land, Westerly by Worcester line. Southerly byconmion land, Easterly by the 30th House Lot. This Lot, No. 29, is now, Dec. 2, 1731, in the possession of Hezckiah Gates. Lot No. 30, Granted to the ministry in Shrewsbury, Dec. 30, 1718. This 30th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, and is one of the most Northerly Lots; bounded Westerly by the 29th House Lot, Northerly by part of Davenport's 50 acres, every way else by undivided land. There is set out for this 30th Lot entervale and swamp land equivalent to 6 acres of meadow. It lyeth near the North end of Davenport's farm. * In Boylston, near the brook that crosses the road leading from Shrewsbury to Boylslon, soniclimes called Spring (Jarden lirook. 22 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. This Lot was entered on the record, Feb. 2, 1730, J. Keyes, P. Clerk. Lot No. 31, Granted to Eieazer Rice, admitted in the room of James Keyes, Dec. 30, 1718. This 31st House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and hath a 53 acre right belonging thereto, and lyeth on the North side of Rutland first road, bounded Northerly by the 32d House Lot, otherways by undivided land, and the pretended Maiden farm.* In his Lot are 4 acres of valuable meadow. For the remainder of his division of meadow, he hath 2 acres in the meadow, known by the name of Muddy Meadow, and bounded by George Brown's meadow Lot, and by the meadow Lot of Richard Temple. This Lot, No. 31, is now, Feb. 2, 1730, in the possession of Eieazer Rice. Lot No. 32, Granted to James Gleazen, admitted in the room of Wm. Taylor, Dec. 30, 1718. This 32d House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &c., and lyeth at the North West angle of the pretended Maiden farm, bounded East- erly partly by said pretended farm, and partly by common land, Southerly by the 31st House Lot, partly, and otherways by un- divided land. He hath, for his division of meadow, the 7th and last Lot in Muddy Meadow, and lies for G acres, be it more or less. This 32d Lot is now, Feb. 12, 1729, in the possession of the heirs of Daniel Child. Lot No. 33, Granted to Jacob Hinds, Dec. 30, 1718. This 33d House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 60 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, he, and lyeth near the South East angle of the ministerial Lot, and is bounded every way by undivided land. He hath for his division of meadow the sixth Lot in Muddy Meadow. This Lot, No. 33, is now, Feb. 12, 1729, in the possession of Jacob Hinds. * The Maiden farm consisted of 900 acres, granted by the General Court, in 16fi5, to the Church in Maiden, and was situated in the North West part of Shrews- bury, and the South West part of Boylston. The Proprietors disputed the Maiden title for many years, it IS believed unsuccessfully, but how it was settled is not known. IN SHREWSBURY. 23 Lot No. 34, Granted to David Hains, Dec. 30, 1718. This 34th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &.C., and lyeth at the North East corner of the pretended Maiden farm, and bounded Westerly by said farm, otherways by undivided land. For a di- vision of meadow, he hath 3 acres allowed within said Lot. The other 3 acres lie joining the North West angle of said Lot. This Lot, No. 34, is now, Feb. 17, 1729, in the possession of Isaac Temple. Lot No. 35, Granted to Gcrshom Keyes, in the room of Capi. Hopestill Brown, Dec. 30, 17 IS. The 35th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 52 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &ic., and is the 2d Lot at Spring Garden, bounded South Westerly by the 28th House Lot, North Easterly by the 45th House Lot, otherways by un- divided land. He hath for a division of meadow the Southerly part of a little pine swamp, esteemed equivalent to 6 acres of meadow. This Lot, No. 35, is now, Feb. 17, 1729, in the possession of Thomas Keyes. Lot No, 36, Granted to Sani'l Brigham, admitted in the room of Gershom Wheelock, Dec. 30, 1718. This 36th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, 2 acres whereof is allowed for so much for his division of mead- ow, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, 6lc., and lyeih on both sides of Mallagasco brook, bounded every way by undivided land. He hath for the remainder of his division of meadow, 4 acres of meadow lying in the South West corner of Mallagasco swamp, by meadow Lot of Jotham Brigham. This Lot, No. 36, is now, Feb. 19, 1729, in the possession of Gershom Flagg. Lot No. 37, Granted to Richard Temple, Dec. 30, 1718. This 37th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 70 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &c., and lyeth on the East of Muddy Meadow, and bounded every way by undivided land. His division of meadow is the 5ih Lot in Muddy Meadow, 6 acres. This Lot, No. 37, is now, Feb. 19, 1729, in the pos- session of Richard Temple. Lot No. 38, Granted to Abial BusJi, Dec. SO, 17 IS. 24 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. This 38ih House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 60 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to ic, and is bounded West- erly by the 43d Lot, Northerly partly by the 25th Lot,, every way else by undivided land. He hath for a division of meadow, acres, one acre thereof lies within his House Lot, the other five is the 2d Lot in Muddy Meadow. This Lot, No. 38, is now, Feb. 19, 1729, in the possession of John Bush, the son of the said Abiul. Lot No. 39, Granted to John Wheeler, Jr., Dec. 30, 171 S. This 39th House Lot in Shre\vsbury contains in it 60 acres, with a division meadow, 6 aci'es, within said I^ot, and hath a 5-0 acre right belonging to it, Sec, and lyeth adjoining to the South line of Mr, Davenport's farm, bounded Northerly by said farm and Lancaster town line. This Lot, No. 39, is now, Feb. 20, 1729, in the possession of Simon Stone. Lot No. 40, Granted to Capt. Joshua Hains, Dec. 30, 171 S. This 40th House I^ot in Shrewsbury contains in it 66 acres, and hath a 50 acre riglit belonging to it, &c., six acres within said Lot. He hath for a division of meadow, 6 acres. This Lot lyes North Westerly from Brigham's farm, and bounded every way by undivided land. This Lot, No. 40, is in posses- sion, Feb 20, 1729, of Sarah Taylor. Lot No. 41 , Granted to Caleb Rice, admitted in room of Sam'l Wheelock, Sen., Dec. 30, 1718. This 4 1st House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 60 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, Sec, and is bounded every way by undivided land. He hath for his division of meadow swamp, some part of it in his House Lot, to the value of an acre and a half, another piece joining to the South end of his Lot, valued at 3i acres, which piece runs Southerly betwixt the ledges of rocks, another piece of 2 acres, a little distance West- erly from his House Lot, is to make up his division, G acres. This Lot, No. 41, is now, Feb. 21, 1729, in the possession of Dai.iel Hastings. Lot No. 42, Granted to John Keyes, Sen. Dec. 30, 171S. This 42d House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 66 acres, and liath a 50 acre right belonging to it, and lyeth joining to the IN SHREWSBURY. 25 Soulli lino of Brighain's farm, and bounded every other way by undivided land. He liatb for a division of meadow, swamp and meadow to the value of six acres, lying North Easterly from his House Lot, and is a croolred piece, bounded mostly by upland, as may be seen where the brook runs out of the meadow. This Lot, No. 42, is now, Feb. 28, 1729, in the possession of John Keyes, Sen. Lot No. 43, Granted to Eleazer Taylor, Dec. 30, 1713. This 43d House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 53 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, Stc, and joins to the Westerly end of the 38ih House Lot, bounded every way by common land. He hath for a division of meadow ten acres of swamp land in the North part of Mallagasco Swamp, esteemed equal to 6 acres of meadow. This Lot, No. 43, is now, 28 Feb., 1729, in the possession of Eleazer Taylor. Lot No. 44, Granted to William Johnson, Dec. 30, 1718. This 44th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in it 67 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, and lyeth in two pieces, the greater part lyeth joining lo the West side of the 26th House Lot, and is bounded Easterly by said Lot, and by common land every way else. This 44th Lot is now in possession of Jonathan Foster and Ephr. Pratt. Lot No. 45, Granted to Thomas Keyes, Dec. 30, 1718. This 45th House Lot in Shrewsbury contains in k 70 acres, and hath a 50 acre right belonging to it, &;c., the swamp land and meadow within the Lot, and about half an acre without the Let, joining to said Lot at the North corner, is esteemed sufficient for his division of meadow. This 45th Lot lyeth adjoining to the North line of the 35th House Lot, bounded all otiier ways by common land. This Lot, No. 45, is now in possession of Henry Keyes, Feb. 28, 1729. " The Committee's Farm," so called, was a grant made by the Proprietors, as a compensation to the Committee, viz: Jona- than Remington, Samuel Thaxter, and Francis Fullam, appoint- ed by the General Court, "to settle the town of Shrewsbury." The grant was made at a Proprietor's meeting, holden on the 28th of March, 1722, and contained in it 1500 acres, described 4 26 PROPRIETORS, HOUSE LOTS, &c. and bounded, as appears of record, as follows, beginning at the Northern most end of the township of said Shrewsbury, at a heap of stones laid by the edge of the river, thence running by marks 34° West, 30" South, to a heap of stones on Worcester town line, from thence turning and running upon North and by West line upon Worcester line, to a white oak tree marked, which is the bound corner to [of] Worcester, to [of] Rutland, and to [of] Shrewsbury ; from thence running upon North point, 5G° East, by a line of marked trees to Nashua river, to an ash tree, 380 rods; thence, turning and running Southerly, and bounding on said river, to the heap of stones first mentioned. The undivided lands w-ere disposed of at subsequent periods by the Proprietors, and called second, third, fourth, and fifth division lands, with the exception of some small parcels taken up by in- dividuals, and afterwards confirmed to them. Lands were laid out at divers times, to sundry persons, in right of the several House Lots, &c. 1 extract the following, relating thereto, omitting, in most instances, for want of room, the quan- tity, description, and bounds of the land. LANDS LAID OUT, &c. &c. 1721 . " To William Taylor, 5 acres, 24 rods of land in Shrews- bury, on the Pine Plain, W^esterly of the farm, called Haines, and begins Southerly of and adjoining the County road. This was granted to William Taylor for satisfaction for 15 acres of land which the said Taylor has alienated to the Proprietors of Shrewsbury, for to build a meeting house upon." 1723. To Solomon Johnson, in right of 34th House Lot. 1724. To Dea. Caleb Rice, " " 41st " 1725. Granted to Thomas Hall, seven acres of land lying North- westerly from his house, for money due him for sweep- ing the meeting house in Shrewsbury, for a year and a IN SHREWSBURY. 27 half last past, being the sum of one pound eight shillings. [It is said his house was where the late Henry Snow, Esq. lived.] 172S. To. Elnathan Allen, in right of 9th House Lot. There was a saw mill below the 40th House Lot, then in the possession of widow Sarah Taylor. Isaac Temple and Elcazer Taylor claimed each of them a piece of land laid out between the House Lot and the Mill. The Pro- prietors adjudged it to Isaac Temple. Joseph Bigelow on petition had the road by his house altered, so to go outside of his fence. The clay ground, laid out for the use of the Proprie- tors, was a little Southerly of the saw mill, at the North part of the town. 1729. Eleazer Rice's saiv mill meadow was about being divided. Also, common land, on Smith hill. Law suit about Maiden farm, so called. 1730. To John Sherman, in right of 10th House Lot, 3 acres South of his own land. " To Reuben Maynard, in right of 4th Lot, land by Croutch's. " To John Fay, Jr., in right of 2d Lot, land by William Nurse. " To Asa Bouker, in right of 28th Lot. " To Gershom Brigham, in right of 26tli Lot. " To Ephraim Pratt, in right of 44th Lot. 1732. To Peter Smith, in right of 2 1st Lot. " To John Crosby, in right of 44th Lot. 1736. To Cyprian Keyes, in right of 14th and 6th Lots. " To Zebadiah Johnson, in right of 36th Lot. " Thomas Hapgood and Solo. Johnson both pitch on one platt, at Goose pond. " Voted, May 24ih, 25 shillings tax on each House Lot, to defray Court charges, in defending the Proprietors against Maiden men. Voted, 35 shillings to Isaac Temple, 25 do. to John Bush, for services done in attending the Inferior Court, about Maiden farm. 1737. To Eli Keyes, in right of 41Ui House Lot. 28 LANDS LAID OUT, &c. 1743. To Daniel Garfield, in right of 10th House Lot. 1744. To Aaron Newton, in ri^ht of 17th House Lot. " To John Boukcr, in right of 32d House Lot. 1744. To Cyprian Keyes, in right of 45th House Lot. 1745. To Ephraim Smith, in right of 19th House Lot. 1747. To Elijah Rice, in right of 14th House Lot. " To Dea. Samuel Miles, in right of 7th Lot. He was of Concord, 174G. " To Daniel Howe, in right of 13th House Lot. J 748. To the heirs of Simeon Stone, in right of 39th House Lot- " John Crawford, saying he is an inhabitant of the town, and living near Rocky pond, petitions to have the boggy land, at the Southerly end of the pond, granted to him > whereupon the Proprietors grant him, his heirs, he, all the bogs and quagglings round the pond, called Rocky pond, in the 2d precinct, which have not been laid out to any other person, with all the bottom they can gain by draining said pond without damnifying owners of the lands joining to said pond. 1748. I\Ioses Hastings asks for half an acre of land where his barn stands, (afterwards Rev. Dr. Sumners, and stood South side the County road.) 1749. Daniel Howe, chosen to manage in the law against Maiden. 1750. To Timothy Whitney, in right of 20th House Lot. 1754. To Elijah Rice, in right of 44th House Lot. 1763. To Bezaleet Maynard, in right of 25th House Lot. 1764. To Josiah Rice, in right of 41st House Lot. 1765. To Dea. Cyprian Keyes, in right of 45th House Lot. " To Dea. Jona. Keyes, in right of 45th House Lot. " To Eli Keyes, Jr., in right of 17th and 42d do. "- To Elisha Newton, in right of 17th House Lot, next his own land. T7f)6. To David Taylor, in right of 9th House Lot. " Dea. Jona. Livermore assisted, as Surveyor, in looking, up the bounds of the meeting house lands. 1168. To Jonathan Green, in right of 20th House Lot. IN SHREWSBURY. 29 1765. Oct. 25. Jonas Holland writes from Pelcrsliam to the Proprietors, saying he had land laid out to him in right of the 32d Lot, years ago ; that the right belonged to 1765. Elcazer Taylor, of which he was to have had a deed, but before he got it, Taylor died, and as he had not paid any thing for the right or land laid out, it rem:/ined the property of Taylor's heirs. 1769. To Jona. Green, in right of 20th House Lot. " To John Hastings, in right of 14th House Lot. 1770, David Child disclaims on lOlh and 15th Lots. 1772. Reuben Maynard, in right of 4th Lot. 1789. Capt. Jos. Bigelow, Moderator, and many years follow- ing — the last time, 1801. 1792. To Jonathan Child, in right of 3d Lot. 1795. To Oliver Glazeir, in right of 17th Lot. " To Daniel and Moses Nurse, in right of 3d Lot, and to same, 1793, 3d Lot. 1796. Voted, To procure a new book, that the old one niay be drafted. 1797. Voted, 44 dollars, for to defray the charges of the new book and drafting. But little business seems to have been transacted at the Pro- prietors' meetings, for many years prior to 1797. They held iheir last meeting on the 27th of May, 181 1. Agreeably to an early vote, that, when they should cease to hold meetings, their book of records should be deposited with the Town Clerk, the original book has been recently obtained and deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Shrewsbury. The copy, if there is one, is in other hands. John Keyes, Sen., who had for a long series of years (I be- lieve from the beginning) been Proprietors' Clerk, ceased to be such, after the 17th May, 1749, probably, by death, of which there is no mention on the town records. Cyprian Keyes was chosen Clerk, 17th May, 1749, and died in 1753. Artemas Ward chosen, 1753. Job Cushing, in 1779, and thanks voted to Artemas Ward, for services as Clerk. Col. 80 REMARKS. Cusliing died in 1803, and Col. Jotham Bush, of Boylston, suc- ceeded him in that office. He was the last Clerk, and the Rev. Dr. Sumner the last Moderator. To many, the foiegoing details may not be interesting, but not so to all. They call to mind the names of the founders of the town, of whom, and of many incidents of that period, our fatliers have so often told us. They exliibit particulars (few and brief, to be sure, and neces- sarily so here) of their public transactions, at different periods, for nearly one hundred years. It is on these that the town was built, and it is on them the foundation of its history in all coming time must rest. We see what is around us, and naturally desire to see both ends of what we look at. Thus should we mentally look upon a village or a town. Each of them had a beginning, and that be- ginniyig is one of the ends, the other end is with us, day by day, while we live. If we reflect upon the circumstances of beginning a new set- tlement, the hardships and privations of its founders, we shall better appreciate the fruits of their labor, while we enjoy them, and feel a stronger inducement to increase their number and value, and pass them on to generations yet to come. HI8T0EI0AL EXTRACTS AND MISCELLANEOUS MEMORANDA. The Township was incorporaled by the name of Shrewsbury, with all the powers, privileges and immunities of other towns, on the 15th of December, 1727 ; ten years after it was granted as a township. The inhabitants, in their petition for incorporation, did not ask for a name, and on what account, and under what circumstances, it tooic its name, does not appear of record. Probably it was so called by the Proprietors, soon after the grant, from a town of that name in England, whence some of their ancestors came, when they left their native land. In their petition to the General Court for corporate powers and privileges, they call themselves "inhabitants of Shrewsbury ; " as such they were recognized by the General Court, and their petition granted. Clippings and parings from the original town, have been made at sundry times. In 1741, Ebenczer Cutler, Obadiah Newton, Noah Brooks, and David Reed, were set off, with their farms, and annexed to Grafton. In 1768, William Whitney, Zachariah Eager, Jona- than Foster, Zachariah Harvey, Edward Newton, Samuel New- ton, Ezekiel Newton, and Daniel Wheelock, with others, and all the lands in the North part of the town, lying on the North side of Quinepoxit river, and between the towns of Lancaster and Holden, were set ofi' from this town, and annexed to Lancaster : 32 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. that tract was then known by the name of '•' ihe Leg,^' and has since become a part of Sterling. In 17G2, William Nurse, and others,* living in the South East corner of the town, known as " the »SVioe." and " Nurse's corner," were set off, with their estates, and annexed to VVesiboro'. Where the foot was, does not now appear, nor liow the shoe came to be so far from the leg. In 1786, the North part of the town, then the Second Parish. or Precinct, was set off, and incorporated, by the name of Boylston. In 1793, Elijah Whitney, and his farm, were set off and an- nexed to Westboro' ; and in 1826, Tarrant Merriam, with his farm, was set off to Grafton. Daniel Wheelock, of this town, of whose family, if he had any, there is no account of birth or death, nor of his own, on the town record, appears to have died previous to 1759, as in that year Ebenezer Keyes was acting as his administrator. Land near the school house, in the " Leg,'' was, prior to 1760, devoted to a burying place. Daniel Bixby, Ephraim Boyenton, and Jonathan Foster lived in that neighborhood. In 1760 a road was laid out from the county road by Ephraim Wheeler's house to George Bush's house, through land of widow Sarah Eager, and widow Sarah Maynard. Sarah Eager was the widow of Capt. Benjamin Eager, who lived and died, where Mr. Joseph Nurse now lives, and whose remains, it is said, were removed from the house through a window, taken out for that purpose. So great was his corpulency, his coffin could not be passed through the door-way. He died June 21, 1759, aged 44. Sarah Maynard was the widow of Samuel, who was the father of the late Daniel Maynard. He died May 23, 1755, aged 28. Highway Surveyors, 17G0. — "Isaac Miller above the pond," (North of the road leading to W^orcester, and above the pond, might be seen, a few years since, the vestiges of his cellar,) "Simon Maynard, Nathaniel Balk for Nurse's corner, Eleazer * Eleazer Pratt, widow Sarah Smith, Daniel JNurse, and the heirs ofReuben May- nard, deceased. Also, the land of Benjamin Faj and Moses Nurse, (of Westboro',) lying in the Slwe in Shrewsbury. HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 33 Rice, John Drury, Edward Newton, Aaron Newton, Samuel Holland, and Daniel Whitney." Eleazer Rice, to repair the road leading from Samuel Whitney's, by Capt. Mixer's and Enos Goodale's, to Samuel Bigelow's ; and the road from said Bige- low's to Grafton line, and the road leading from his own house to Mr. Potter's. John Drury to repair the road from his own house to the old Meeting House, and the road from the 2d Parish by Capt. Whee- lock's to said Meeting House, and all the roads East of the road leading from the 2d Parish, and North of the county road in the First Parish. Aaron Newton was to repair roads by Nathaniel Davenport's, Daniel Child's, Lt. Bigelow's and Amariah Bigelow's. Samuel Holland to repair roads by Jotham Bush's, Jonathan Cutting's and Jonas Ward's." Daniel Whitney's District was in the 2d Parish, towards Lancaster. I have extracted the above relating to the highway surveyors for two reasons : first, it shows in what part of the town some of them and other inhabitants then lived ; and secondly, because the record shows, that all those, named as highway surveyors, were living in 1760 — yet the death of no one of them is to be found on the town record. Extraordinary, as this may seem, it is but a specimen of the neglect, that prevailed more or less from the first settlement of the town to a late period, to cause deaths to be entered on the town record. In 1828 my attention was drawn to the fact, that, in the early records, the deaths of several people were to be found intermixed with the record of town proceedings, and no where else ; and that the record itself was very deficient, as regarded deaths, many of which were within my recollection ; I went to the Burying place and, with the record by me, examined every monument there erected to the memory of the dead on which there was an inscription, and took an account of all not on record ; but many of the dead having no monuments then erected, and, knowing of some, of whom I could find no account there, I was induced to make inquiry in several families on that subject, whereby I ob- 5 34 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY, tained an account of the deaths and ages of many others, and having first copied them all, including those on record, entered them in alphabetical order in a book provided for that purpose, together with all the publishments, marriages and births, that were pre- viously on record, some of them scattered through many books, and the record so mutilated that some of the names could not be made out — while some others were ascertained with much diffi- culty. The whole number of deaths thus added to the record was 188, that occurred previous to 1321 — the whole number previously on record was only 475, and of these 8 are recorded as having taken place before the incorporation of the town in 1727 ; leaving 467 as having occurred in the 93 succeeding years, averaging but 5 per year — which in all probability, was double that number during that period — nor was the duty of having births entered upon the town record better regarded. How many have come into the world, raised up families, and performed the part allotted them, and then departed without there being a record made of their having gone, or even come ! less than that is not done for the beasts of the field, so far as it regards the time of their coming and going — instances have occurred, where more has been done for them in this respect, than for the family of the owner, as has appeared by the interleaved almanacks of some, who have kept a record of the one, while the records of the town furnish no evidence of the other. So prevalent has become die neglect of procuring births and deaths to be recorded, that it seems to have given birth to another. Many Clergymen have neglected for years, and still neglect to make a return of the marriages ihey have solenmized ! thus strik- ing at the foundation of society and exposing innocent persons to severe punishment — the record is evidence of the marriage — but the clergyman, solemnizing the marriage, makes no return, though by law, required to do it — he is dismissed, and perhaps removes no one knows where ; taking with him his records, if he keeps any, or dies, and then they pass into other hands and are lost. Some one, to gratify a malevolent disposition complains to the public authorities, that A. B. and C. D. are living as man and wife, without having been married — the accused are arrested, HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 35 no evidence of marriage can be found, for the officiating clergy- man is sometimes the only witness — what are they to do ? what can they do? if nothing worse, they must at least endure suffer- ing and shame for Ins neglect ; what might be the consequences to their children, needs not be stated here — this is not altogether an imaginary case — perhaps some magistrates have been equally culpable of neglect in this particular. [f heavy penalties aie necessary to enforce obedience in the discharge of a public duty, let them be applied, and the commu- nity will say, Amen. 1761, Bezalael Eager and Jacob Rice, Selectmen of West- borough, and Cyprian Keyes and Daniel Hastings, Selectmen of Shrewsbury, renewed town bounds. Capt. Nathaniel Allen was refunded in 1761 what he paid for, his Poll Tax in 1757. Also in 1761, the town refunded what the following persons were taxed too much for their money at interest, in 1758 and 9. Capt. Nathaniel Allen, Samuel Bigelow, Jr., Jabez Dodge, Moses Garfield, Joseph Knowlton, Jr., Abraham Knowlton, William Brewer, Jr., Thomas Baker, Jotham Howe, John Keyes, Esq., Daniel Rand, Isaac Stone, William Taylor, Paul Wheelock, Jotham Flag-g, Aaron Newton, Abial Stone, Ezra Beaman, Jotham Bush, Sarah Goodale, Cyprian Keyes, Jr. Micah Hathan, Edward Raymond, Jonathan Wheelock, Lemuel Kendrick, Joel Whittemore, Taxed in 1758. Refunded. Taxed in 1759. Refunded 13 1 1() 2 7 7 18 4 2 17 16 11 10 11 4 8 5 8 7 14 8 3 7 4 6 1 4 5 6 3 8 3 4 5 10 4 2 2 10 11 7 3 7 £. s. d. £ 10 2 17 11 9 4 9 8 10 5 2 11 10 11 1 2 1 2 9 5 11 10 14 8 18 4 5 9 2 6 8 19 6 1 9 4 10 1 1 6 2 3 2 2 6 2 3 4 7 4 7 2 1 4 7 3 1 1 2 G 36 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. To the Selectmen, I took into my house, Oct. 1, 1761, Sally Howe, 1 6 years of age — last from Princeton — her mother is dead — I think her father will take good care of her — she is lame, and cannot walk without crutches — what her portion of dower will be, I am unable to determine at [)resent. Cyprian Keyes. He must have been a wizzard, if he could, inasmuch as she had never been married. 1 762, laid out a road by land in possession of Silas Witherbee, on the North line of the 45th House Lot, now in possession of Joshua Townsend, and runs by the Rev. Mr. Morse's and John Keyes' land. 1764. John Crawford, Antipass Bowker, Asa Harris, Phillip Munroe, Joseph Bigelow, Stephen Hastings, Levi Goodenow, Charles Bigelow, William Crawford, Jonathan VVheelock and Elijah Rice petition to draw the money they pay for a school, to provide one for themselves. They lived in and near " the Ltgy 1766. This year the 2d Meeting House in the First Parish was built, and at a town meeting to make preparations for raising it, " Voted, To send to Boston for a barrel of rum !" 1774. At a town meeting in September, Voted, To purchase an iron field piece and ammunition for the same at the expense, and for the use of the town — it was speedily procured, and if never used against an enemy, it served by its thunders to rouse the people and rally them for the coming conflict. That being over and ended, it was brought out occasionally to announce festivities and give a zest to public rejoicings. At length, on a public occasion, it was required to speak the enthusiasm of the bystanders in a more audible voice than it was wont to do. To produce so gratifying a result, it was generously crammed with powder, and wadded with green grass, most thor- oughly rammed in, until it could take no more ; and thus, with an overloaded stomach, required to speak. It manifested no dispo- HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 37 position to disappoint its audience, already impatient for bellowing oratory, but rather to gratify them again, as it oft had done of old, for the honor conferred by being made their speaker — it ac- cordingly made an effort and went off at the other end I I have met vvidi an e|)itaph, said to have been written on the occasion, of which the following is a copy. " Alas ! poor Gun ! That all for fun, Wc bid thee speak, When loaded to the muzzle. Obedient, but weak. Thou did'st tliy best, And for the rest, Left us witliout a puzzle ! " Meaning, we suppose, tiiat they were at no loss to account for what had happened. 1774, at the town meeting last above mentioned, " Voted, To have two companies of militia, or training soldiers in the South Parish — accordingly the inhabitants present, having divided into two parts, chose the following persons as officers to each company. First company, Mr. Job Gushing, Captain, Nathan Howe and Jasper Stone, Lieutenants, Isaac Drury, Ensign — for the second company were chosen Mr. Asa Brigham, Captain, Isaac Harring- ton and Nathaniel Munroe, Lieutenants, and Samuel Noyes, En- sign. The 2d Parish had previously chosen their officers — viz. Ezra Beaman, Captain, Ephraim Beatnan and Jonathan Fassett, Lieutenants, and Solomon Bigelow, Ensign." This was the commencement of there being two companies of militia in the tenitory now comprising the town. There con- tinued to be two companies for about 50 years, when the South company was disbanded for the reason, that a Rifle company, or- ganized in the town, had by enlistments so diminished the stand- ing companies as to make it expedient, there should be but one. The officers of the two companies were chosen by the people in conformity to a recommendation of the Provincial Congress — previously all military officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor, and their commissions revoked at his pleasure. 38 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. But the day of Freedom had began to dawn. The people took the appointing power into their own hands. The Provincial Con- gress recommended the formation of companies, and the division of extensive Regiments, whose officers were to be chosen by company officers, as has ever since been the practice regulated by law. 1774, Dec. 27, " Voted unanimously to adopt the association (relative to non-importation and non-consumption of British goods) recommended by the Continental Congress, and the recommenda- tions of the Provincial Congress of the 5lh of Dec, 1774 ; and in order to see the same carried into vigorous execution, the fol- lowing persons are chosen a Committee of inspection : viz. Phin- eas Heywood, Job Cushing, Isaac Temple, Ross Wyman, Cyp- rian Keyes, Ezra Beaman, 'Daniel Hemenway, Asa Brigham, Isaac Harrington, Amariah Bigelow, Samuel Crosby, Thomas Symms, John Hastings, David Taylor, and Jonas Stone — five to make a quorum." " Voted, That the Collectors of taxes be prohibited from pay- ing the outstanding monies in their hands to Harrison Gray, Esq., Treasurer, but that they pay the same to Henry Gardner, Esq. of Stow — then, " Voted, To indemnify the Collectors for so doing." Voted, To indemnify the assessors of this town for not asses- sing the Province tax, and for neglecting to return a certificate thereof to Harrison Gray, as by law required." Granted to the Hon. Artemas Ward £ll 10 0, to pay him for his services in attending the Provincial Congress at Concord and Cambridge in 1774. At a town meeting May 23, 1775, Phineas Heywood was chosen a Delegate to the Provincial Congress, to be holden at Watertown Meeting House the 31st inst. He was excused at his own request, and Daniel Hemenway chosen in his stead. Voted, That each Parish raise as many men as they can, to hold themselves in readiness to reinforce our army near Boston, if needed, with such officers as the companies shall think proper. Voted, That Phineas Heywood, Isaac Temple, Edward Flint, Ross Wyman, and Isaac Harrington, be a committee to examine HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. gg the Rev. Ebenezer Morse, William Crawford, Jotham Bush, Benjamin Fiske, and Timothy Ross, as being suspected of Toryism. Adjourned one week. Then met, and tl)e said Com- mittee brought in the following report, viz : To us, the subscribers, by the best inquiries and the testi- mony of what we have had, it appears, that the Rev. Ebenezer Morse has in sundry instances, appeared not to be so friendly to the common cause, as we could wish ; but rather, in some instan- ces, unfriendly. That William Crawford appears to be wholly unfriendly to the present opposition of the people to Parliamen- tary power, and inclines rather to take up arms in defence of the King and Parliament than of the people. In regard to Jotham Bush, Benjamin Fiske, and Timothy Ross, we have admitted them to sign the association, and recom- mend to the town to receive them, upon their faithfully promis- ing to do their full and complete proportion of duty to resist and repel the King's troops, &,c. The town then Voted, That the Committee of correspondence forthwith take from said Morse, his arms, ammunition and warlike implements of all kinds, to remain in said Committee's hands for the present ; and that the said Morse do not pass over the lines of the 2d Par- ish in Shrewsbury, on any occasion whatever, without a permit from two or more of the Committee of said precinct. Voted, That the Committee of correspondence do forthwith take from William Crawford, his arms, ammunition and warlike implements of all kinds, to be lodged in the hands of said Com- mittee for the present ; and further, Voted, That said Crawford shall remain within the bounds of his own land, except on Sabbath days, and then not go out of the Parish in which he lives, unless on those and other days, the Committee give him a permit ; this to continue until the town shall further liberate him. Voted, To accept the acknowledgment of Jotham Bush, Ben- jamin Fiske, and Timothy Ross, and receive them again into favor. Soon after the peace of 1763, coming events began to cast their shadows over the land, causing anxiety and alarm, while 40 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. through the gloom was seen naught, but impending strife. Our fathers, from their pohtical watch lowers, ere its approach, saw the coming tempest, and at once, manfully resolved to seize and guide the elements, rather than shelter themselves from iheir fury. The crisis soon found them assembled in Provincial Congress, deliberating on the state of the Province, and adopting measures for its defence and safety. There they laid the foundation of those future measures, that led to the downfall of arbitrary power, and resulted in the freedom of the States. Yet but little \s pub- licly known, especially by the younger portion of the community, of the preliminary transactions, how they were brought about, the time and place, when and where they were matured, with the attendant circumstances, that led to tbe emancipation of our country; all of which are yet, and always will be, interesting ; and were better known through the community in the lifetime of those, who participated in the work ; for with them it was a pleas- ing and prevailing theme of fireside discourse to their listening children. But, our Fathers ! where are they ? Gone. And with them, much of the knowledge, which they, and only they pos- sessed. Even they outlived much of the record of their proceed- ings. A portion of their journal kept at the time, has been pre- served, which, with copies of some of their proceedings, that afterwards found their way into the public prints, with gleanings from old manuscript documents, and other interesting historical matter, relating to the early period of the Revolution, was collated into one volume, and in 1838, 1500 copies printed by order of the Legislature, and distributed among the members of the Court, the Executive and Council, to each of the numerous public offices several copies, and one to each town. So far, well. But it is, to the great body of the people, a sealed book — not within their reach, and, its existence, in all probability, not within the knowl- edge of one in fifty of the voters. Hence, I have thought a brief account of the three Provincial Congresses, and of some of their proceedings, with some notice of the County Conventions would be interesting to many, and have subjoined the following. HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 4 1 On the first day of September, 1774, Gov. Gage issued precepts to the several towns, requiring them to choose, and return Representatives to the General Court, to be convened at Salem, on the fifth day of October then next ; but on the 28th of Sep- tember, issued a proclamation, declaring his intention not to meet the Legislature at Salem on the fifth of October, on account of the tumults and disorders thai had recently taken place, and the extraordinary resolves, that had been passed in several of the County Conventions, and the instructions given to their Represen- tatives by many of the towns ; and therein excused and discharged all persons that had been, or might be elected Representatives to serve at that Court from giving their attendance. Nevertheless, 90 of the Representatives, who did not choose to be thus discharged, assembled at Salem Court House at the time appointed. Having waited through the day for the Gover- nor to attend and administer the customary oaths (n)ore from courtesy than any expectation of iiis appearance,) they, on the next, formed themselves into a Convention, of which John Han- cock was made Chairman, and Benjamin Lincoln, Clerk. A Committee was then raised to consider the proclamation, and consult on the measures proper to be adopted. The Committee reported on Friday, the 7th, and resolutions with a preamble were adopted, in which the Governor's proclamation and conduct were reviewed, and severely censured. They then resolved them- selves into a Provincial Congress, fo be joined by such other per- sons as had been, or might be chosen for that purpose ; and adjourned to meet at the Court House in Concord, on the Tues- day following at 10 of the clock in the forenoon. Previous to this the County Conventions had appointed the 2d Tuesday of October, as the time, and Concord, as the place, for holding a Provincial Congress, and delegates thereto had already been chosen in several of the towns, and the election of a full delega- tion speedily followed. At the time and place appointed, those who had been elected Representatives, and those elected Delegates, assembled to the number of 293, or rather that was the number deputed, as ap- pears from the roll of their names end the towns they represented. 6 42 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY, Those from this town, were Artemas Ward, Representative to the Court, to have been holden at Salem, and Phineas Hey wood cho- sen Delegate to act in conjunction with the Representative. The next day they adjourned to the Meeting House in Con- cord, and reconsidered the vote passed at Salem, appointing a Chairman, and voted to choose a President by written votes. Whereupon, John Hancock was thus chosen President, unani- mously. And Benjamin Lincoln appointed Secretary. On Thursday, the 13th, a Committee on the state of the Prov- ince, reported an address to the Governor, which was read, ac- cepted and signed by the President, and a Committee of 21 appointed to wait upon the Governor early the next morning, and present the same. On the 14th they adjourned to meet at the Court House in Cambridge, on Monday next, (17th) at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Where having met according to adjournment, an answer was re- ceived from the Governor to the message to him of the 13th. On the 1 8th, " Ordered, that the galleries be now cleared, and the doors of the house be kept shut, during the debates of Congress, until the further order thereof" On the 20th, Committees were appointed on various subjects, one consisting of 13 members, " to consider what is necessary to be now done for the defence and safety of the Province." A resolve was reported, and accepted on the 14th, " advising the Constables and Collectors of taxes throughout the Province, as to any monies in their hands collected on Pj-ovince assessment, or any County monies then in their hands, or that might come to them, not to pay the same or any part thereof, to Harrison Gray, Esq., (Treasurer,) but that they take and observe such orders re- specting the same as shall be given them by their several towns." Friday, 2lst of October. A preamble, reciting the names of several Counsellors and others, who had acted in obedience to the late act of Parliament, for altering the civil constitution of the Province, was, with several accompanying resolves, read and accepted, and ordered to be printed in all the Boston Newspapers. The first of which reads thus, HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 43 ''Resolved, That the persons aforesaid, who shall not give sat- isfaction to this injured Province and Continent, within ten days from the publication of this resolve, by causing to be published in all the Boston newspapers, acknowledgements of their former misconduct and renunciations of the commissions and authority mentioned, ought to be considered as infamous betrayers of their country ; and that a Committee of Congress be ordered to cause their names to be published repeatedly, that the inhabitants of this Province, by having them entered on the records of each town, as rebels against the state, may send them down to poster- ity with the infamy they deserve ; and that other parts of Amer- ica may have an opportunity of stigmatizing them in such way, as shall effectually answer a similar purpose." By another resolve those who complied with the forgoing re- quisitions were recommended to favor. A non-consumption agreement relative to British and India goods, was reported, and accepted — Recommending the total disuse of India teas in this Province ; and to the several towns to choose Committees to post up in some public place, the names of all such in their respective towns, who shall sell or consume so extravagant and unnecessary an article of luxury. 23d. A Committee was appointed "to consider and repoit the most proper lime for this Province to provide a stock of pow- der, ordnance, and ordnance stores, and that they sit forthwith." The Committee quickly reported, " that, in their opinion, now is the proper time for the Province to procure a stock of powder, ordnance, and ordnance stores." The next day, a schedule was reported of what they consid- ered necessary to be procured, with an estimate of the expenses. To which was added 5000 arms and bayonets. The estimated cost of the whole was nearly twenty-one thousand pounds. All matters coming under the consideration of Congress, were to be kept secret, and not be disclosed to any but the members thereof, until further order. The most important Committee m regard to matters to be con- sidered and reported upon, was that appointed relative to the de- fence and safety of the Province ; and which consisted of 1 3 44 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. members. A number made memorable then for the fearlessness and ability displayed in their report, and subsequently more so, as being tlie number of the States that achieved our national Independence. The Report of that Committee, consisting of a lengthy pream- ble, which contains a recital of the grievances under which the Province was suffering, and the dangers to which the liberties and lives of the people were exposed, was accompanied with several resolves, too lengthy for insertion here. Their " report was read, and accepted almost unanimously." As therein recommended, a Committee of safety was cho- sen, consisting of nine, three from Boston and six from the Country, by ballot, " Whose business it shall be, most care- fully and diligently to inspect and observe all and every such per- son and persons as shall at any time attempt or enterprise the destruction, invasion, detriment or annoyance of this Province," &ic. "The said Committee shall have power, and they are here- by directed, any five of them (only one of the five to be fiom Boston,) whenever they shall judge it necessary, for the safety and defence of the inhabitants of this Province, or their property, against such person or persons, to alarm, muster, and cause to be assembled with the utmost expedition, and completely armed, accoutred and supplied with provisions sufiicient for their sup[)ort in their march to the place of rendezvous, such and so many of the militia of this Province as they shall judge necessary for the ends aforesaid ; and at such place or places, as they shall judge proper, and them to discharge as soon as the safety of the Prov- ince shall permit." " And this body do most earnestly recommend to all the offi- cers and soldiers of the militia in this Province, who shall, from time to time, during the commission of the said Committee of , Safety, receive any and all orders from the said Committee, to pay tlie strictest obedience thereto, as they regard the liberties and lives of themselves and the people of this Province." A Committee of supplies was also raised, " whose duty it was, upon the assembling of the militia as aforesaid, to procure and furnish provisions for their support, and without delay, from the HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 45 monies in the Province Treasury ; provide so many cannon and carriasjes for the same, small arms, and such quantities of ammu- nition and ordnance stores as they shall judge necessary, not exceeding the value of twenty thousand, eight hundred and thirty seven pounds, and to he deposited in such secure places as the said Committee of Safety shall direct. And that [ ] be, and they hereby are appointed officers to command, lead he, such of the militia as shall be mustered, &,c., by order of the said Committee of Safety, so long as they shall be retained by said Committee ; and no longer. Who shall while in the service command in the order they are named." The above blank was filled the next day, with the names of Jedediah Preble, Artemas Ward, and Seth Pomroy, severally elected by ballot. The for- mer did not accept the appointment, or if he did, never appeared to take upon himself the command. Provision was likewise made for paying the militia, if called out. It was "recommended to the several companies of militia, who have not chosen and appointed officers, that they meet forth- with, and elect officers to command their respective companies, and that the officers so chosen, assemble as soon as may be, and where they shall judge the limits of the present regiments too extensive, that they divide them, determine their limits, and pro- ceed to elect Seld officers to command the respective regiments, and that the field officers forthwith endeavor to enlist one quarter at least, of the respective companies, who shall equip, and hold themselves in readiness, on the shortest notice from the said Com- mittee of Safety, to march &.c. Each and every company to choose a Ca{)tain and two Lieutenants, to command them," &.c. Henry Gardner of Stow, was elected Receiver General, — whose duty it was, "to receive all such monies, as shoidd be of- fered to be paid into his hands, to the use of the Province, by the several Constables and Collectors, or other persons, by order of the several towns, and give his receipt for the same." On the 29th of October, the Congress adjourned to the 23d of November, then to meet at the same place, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon ; when they again assembled, and continued in ses- sion until the 10th day of December following. When the Con- gress w'as dissolved by a vote of their own body. 46 HISTORY OP SHREWSBURY. The second Congress was chosen, as recommended by the first, and assembled at Cambridge, Feb. 1st, 1775. They recom- mended to the Committees of correspondence of the several towns, to inquire into the principles and conduct of suspected persons, and cause to be disarmed all such as did not give full and ample assurances of their readiness to join their countrymen on all occasions in defence of the rights and liberties of America. A commission was prepared, read and accepted, on the 19th of May ; and on the 20th, presented by the President to General Artemas Ward, constituting him " Commander in chief of all the forces raised by the Congress aforesaid, for the defence of this and the other American Colonies." This Congress continued in session until May 29, 1775, when it was dissolved. Two days after, viz, on the 31st of May, 1775, the third Provincial Congress convened at the Meeting House in Water- town, and continued in session until the 19th day of July, 1775, when it was dissolved. A standing Committee of Safety, with whom was lodged cer- tain powers in the absence of any Congress, co-operated with, and held their meetings, as did also a Committee of Supplies, near the several Congresses, and kept up a constant communica- tion with them, and from time to time received their instructions. Their powers and duties were strictly defined ; their duties were arduous in the extreme, and in their fulfilment, required a vigi- lance, that admitted of no rest day or night. Possessing little or nothing to do with, but stout hearts, they were suddenly called to provide ways and means to raise, clothe, feed, and equip an army of 13,000 men, and prepare them for immediate action. Town meetings led to County Conventions, and these to the formation of Provincial Congresses. The first County Convention was that held at Stockbridge on the 6th day of July, 1774. The others in the following order. Worcester, at Worcester, August 9th, and continued by adjourn- ment, to the 31st of that month. Middlesex, at Concord, August 30th. Suffolk, at Dedham, September 6th. Essex, at Ipswich, HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 47 September 6th. Cumberland, at Falmouth, September 21st. Hampshire, at Northampton, September 22d. ; and Plymouth, at Plympton, September 26tH. The Convention at Worcester, among other things, " recom- mended to the several towns to give it in charge to their Consta- bles and Collectors, on their ]}cril, not to pay any public monies to Harrison Gray, Esq., Treasurer of the Province ; and that they indemnify them for paying, where the towns should order them to pay." " And that the assessors do not return any lists of assessment to said Gray ;" and required the field officers to resign their commissions, and publish iheir resignations in the Bos- ton iiewspapers. And, At an adjournment, chose a Committee to go to the field offi- cers of the County, to know the reason, why they had not resigned their commissions to the Governor, and published their resignations in the Boston newspapers agreeably to a vote of the Convention at a former meeting, and demand a categorical an- swer, whether they would comj)ly or not, and make report." " Recommended to the towns to choose Committees of Inspec- tion, to carry into effect the resolves of the Continental Congress," (that convened at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774,) saying, " we are determined, firmly and religiously, to support and maintain our rights, even to the loss of our lives and fortunes, before we will dastardly and impiously give up and submit to an arbitrary power." The Convention divided the County Into 7 Regiments, speci- fying the towns, that should compose each, and which underwent but little alterations for 50 years. Sonthboro',Westboro', North- boro', Shrewsbury, and Grafton, composed the 6th Regiment. They recommended to the towns to choose as many military officers as were necessary for each town, and those officers then to convene and choose field officers. They also recommended to the towns to indemnify their Constables for neglecting to return to the Court, lists of persons for Jurors. Under an expectation, that Governor Gage would send troops to Worcester to compel obedience to the Justices of the Supreme Court, then about to hold a session there, and protect them in the 48 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. discharge of their duiies, the Convention invited the people of the County to be present, to resist them. The troops did not make their appearance, yet the people assembled to the number of six thousand; and the Convention, being in session, "Voted, That the body of the people of this County, now in town, assemble on the common." The companies of the several towns were under officers of their own choosing, and marched in military order. They formed in two lines on the common ; and the Royal- ist Justices, and officers were made to attend, and compelled to pass through the ranks, halting occasionally, to read their declara- tions of submission to the public will. On the 21st of September, 1774, a Convention of the Black- smiths of the County was held at Worcester, and their patriotic proceedings, signed by forty three members, were printed, and dis- tributed through the County. Ross Wyman of Shrewsbury, Chairman. They resolved, that they would not, nor either of them do any blacksmith work for the tories, nor for any one in their employ, nor for any one, who had not signed the non-con- sumption agreement agreed upon, and signed by the Congress at Philadelphia ; and requested all denominations of artificers to call meetings of their craftsmen, and adopt like measures. The pro- ceedings of the several conventions were communicated to, and read in the Provincial Congress, which gave free utterance to the combined will of the people, so consonant to their own. Their ?• ecommendations nnd resolves were received as laws duly enacted, and were enforced with a promptitude and zeal, that nothing could withstand. This brief and imperfect account shows the then state of pub- lic opinion, and with what diligence and energy the master spiritg labored to put the Province in a condition to repel aggression ; nor was the great body of the people a whit behind them. They seconded their efforts with a zeal and unanimity never known be- fore nor since. In this Province, legislation under the Crown had ceased, and, as subsequent events proved, had ceased ybrever. All power, civil and military, was assumed by the people, and by them entrusted to a Provincial Congress, composed, to be sure HISTORY OF SHREVVSBLllV. 49 of cautious, foreseeing men, distinguished for their intelligence and inflexible patriotism, yet composing a single body, without a co-ordinate branch to check imprudent measures, which as a bal- ance wheel, if ever necessary, seemed to be the more so then, as under the influence of feelings highly incensed at their country's wrongs, and impelled to action by an exasperated constituency, they were in eminent danger of being hurried into the adoption of rash and ill judged proceedings. This they foresaw. In the meantime, tiieir enemies predicted, that whatever they might do, the mass of the people would desert them on the first shock, and leave them to take care of themselves. But, under the smiles of a benignant Providence, they weighed well the matters committed to their charge, and, in all their pro- ceedings, exercised that cautious prudence, that was equalled only by their determination, neither to surrender their chartered rights, nor suffer them to be wrested out of their hands. The Provincial Congress deemed it expedient to invite the Stockbridge Indians to take part with them in the contest; and applied to their chief, Solomon Uhhaunnouwaumet, for his and their services. They sent him a talk, which they dressed up in Indian style. His reply was truly indicative of a son of the for- est, and shews that nature, and not art, held the precedence in clothing ideas with words. It was as follows : " Brothers ! we have heard you speak by your letter. We thank you for it. We now make answer." " Brothers ! you remember, when you first came over the great waters, I was great, and you was little, very small. I then took you in for a friend, and kept you under my arms, so that no one might injure you. Since that time, we have ever been true friends ; there has never been any quarrel between us. But now our conditions are changed. You have become great and tall. You reach to the clouds. You are seen all round the world ; and I am become small, very little. I am not so high as your heel. Now you take care of me and I look to you for protection." " Brothers 1 I am sorry to hear of this great quarrel between you and Old England. It appears that blood must soon be shed 7 50 mSTORY OF SHREWSBURY. to end this quarrel. We never till this day understood the foun- dation of this quarrel between you and the country you came from." "Brothers ! whenever I see your blood running, you will find me about you- to revenge my brother's blood. Although I am low and very small, I will gripe hold of your enemy's heel^ that he cannot run so fast and so li2;ht, as if he had nothing at his heels." " Brothers I you know I am not so wise as you are, therefore I ask your advice in what I am now guing to say. I have beent thinking, before you coine to action,, to take a run to the west- ward, and feel the mind of my Indian brethren, the Six Nations, and know how they stand ; whether they are on your side, or for your enemies. If I find they are against you, I will try to turn their minds. I think they will listen to me, for they have always looked this way for advice concerning all important news that comes from the rising of the sun. If they hearken to me, you' will not be afraid of any danger from behind you. However their minds are affected, you shall know by me.- Now I think, I can do you more service in this way, than by marching off immediately to Boston, and staying there ; it may be -a great while before blood runs. Now, as 1 said, you are wiser than I, 1 leave this for your consideration, whether I come dowii' immediately or wait till I hear some blood is spilled." '' Brothers ! I would not have you think by this, that we are falling back from our engagements. We are ready to do any thing for your rehef, and shall be guided by your counsel.'' " Brothers ! one thing I ask of you, if you send for me tO' fight, that you will let me fight in my own Indian way. I am^ not used to fight English fashion. Therefore you must not expect 1 can train like your men. Only pointout to me where your en- emies keep, and that is all I shall want to know." When the troops assembled at Cambridge, their number far ex- ceeded the means of arming and equi-pping them. Manv of them were volimteers in various dresses, without arnis^ ammunition, clcihing or provisions. The Selectmen of the sev- eral towns were exhorted to purchase, and all, who had them to lell, such arms, ^^.3 as could be spared. The number of atma HISTORY OF SIIREWSiJURY. 5^ apportioned to the Gounty of Worcester to be thus furnished, was 514. Of which Slirewsbury, by its Selectmen, was required to furnish 22. Persons were specially appointed to receive them of the Selectmen of the towns ; and wagons and teams em- ployed to convey them, with powder and other warlike imple- ments, drawn from the several towns' stock of military stores, to the camp at Cambridge, with the utmost despatch. Every thina; that would pass for a gun, was put in requisition, ^lany of ihem of course, were without bayonets. So speedy was the formation of the army, so various the materiel of which it was composed, that, in a military view, their discipline and dress were on a par with each other. Not even the General officers had so much as a badire to distinguish them from the privates in the ranks. Hence, they were often stopped by the Sentinels, when going the rounds to make discoveries, and see whether those on duty were vigilant and at their posts. This led to an order from the commanding General, that for the prevention of the like in future, officers of the highest grade should wear a red ribbon over the right shoulder and under the left arm. The next in rank, a red ribbon over the left shoulder and under the right arm. The next a 6/ueribbcn over the right shoulder and under the left arm. And so on in this manner, the different grades of officers were distinguished and known by the color of their ribbon and the manner of wearing it. Behold, several thousand men, with their officers, all thus ac- coutred and dressed in garments of every cut, and of as many colors as were contained in Joseph's coat, drawn up for review ! I speak not this by way of ridicule. Far from it. But rather to shew the necessities of the times, and the disadvantages in which, on their part, our fathers began the contest. These were temporary privations ; they possessed what more than counterbalanced them. Resolute hearts and unyielding pa- triotism. One spirit animated the whole army, and by degrees improvements followed, that rendered their appearance more in unison with their valor. Many of the field officers, though serving, were not commis- sioned at the time of the battle on Bunker Hill. Gen. Ward 52 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. received Ills comniisslon in less than one month previous to that event. The detachment, sent, the evening before that battle, to fortify Bunker Hill, mistook their orders, or, from some other cause, were induced to proceed to Breed's Hill, another eminence, nearer the enemy's works and heavy shipping. Thus, while more in danger of an immediate attempt by the British tci dislodge them, they were more remote from head quarters ; and, what of itself alone was of no small consequence, they were at an increased distance from Charlestown necTt, over which they must return in their retreat, if repulsed, ex[)0sed to the near and raking fire of the British shipping on either side, and which would naturally take their position there for that pur- pose, as speedily as possible, to cut them off, as well as to pre- vent reinforcements coming to their aid. Nevertheless their ardor and resolution impelled them onward ; they sought to beard the British lion in his den, and they did it* leaving chances to what might follow. They took possession of Breed's Hill, and in the course of the night threw up a fortification. The morning light disclosed to the British this near and bold approach, so suddenly and unexpectedly made within the reach not only of their shipping in the back bay, adjoining Charlestown, but of their batteries erected on Copps' Hill, Boston, all of which soon opened their fire upon them, and in the mean time a portion of the troops in Boston were put under marching orders to the water side, to be passed in boats to Charlestown, to drive them from tlie hill. In a few hours after succeeded that eventful batde, the partic- ulars of which have so often been written in late years, as to make it unnecessary to give the details here. Yet I may say, had it been done at an earlier period, much interesting, and, in a historical point of view, important informa- tion, now lost, might have been preserved, and not a little of that ink-shed and controversy, whether Col. Putnam was or was not in that batde, have been prevented, and justice done to all in their life time. If there had been any, at an earlier period, disposed to ques- tion facts, or cast imputations upon those concerned there at that HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 53 time, the living would have defeiided themselves, and the means to do it would have been at hand. Insinuations and partial statements reflecting upon the honorable dead, which no man lisped in their life time, can proceed only from such as seek t^ obtain notoriety for the discovery of what nobody ever knew be- fore ; and it is worse than ingratitude in those, who, in subsequent times and while enjoying the fruits for which they never toiled, to detract from the merits and well earned fame of their bene- factor after the earth has closed over him. Although the battle was fought on Breed's Hill, it ever has been and no doubt always will be called Bunker Hill battle. This may have happened from the fact that the detachment was ordered to proceed to Bunker Hill and fortify it. Some things connected with that event I well remember to have heard my grandfather. General Ward, then commanding at Cambridge, relate, in conversation with his neighbors and others, in the latter part of his life. On such occasions, revolutionary events were often brought up to view and talked over with an absorbing interest ; and many interesting details related, iheji seemingly well understood. Of one particular, 1 feel it no less an act of justice than of duty to give some account, inasmuch as at this day some appear to be at a loss to account for the reason, that General Ward did not, when repeatedly pressed for that purpose, and while the battle was raging, send reinforcements from Cambridge to their relief, and which they think, or seem to think, had he promptly done, might have, and for ought we know, would have enabled the Provincials to retain possession of the field. Had he done so, what might have been the consequence can never be told. But one thing is certain, could they have done it, no permanent advantage would have resulted from it. At the conversations alluded to, there was no occasion for ex- planations. The recitals were not to satisfy doubts, but merely historical of the circumstances connected with what took place on that day, and the precautions that were adopted to guard against being circumvented by the enemy. He said, " the detachment ordered to Bunker Hill had impru- dently (I do not recollect, that in disobedience of orders) exposed 54 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. themselves in proceeding so far." As some of the Committee of Safety accompanied the detachment, they might have ordered it to Breed's Hill, before or after arriving at Bunker's, for reasons good and sufficient in their opinion. Tiie commanding General and all military movements were, by the Provincial Congress, made subject to the orders of that Committee. " That when he learnt they were attacked by a detachment of British troops, who had passed over in boats from Boston, he considered it 2i feint on the part of the British to draw the main army from head quarters at Cambridge to the battle ground, and then, the larger portion of their troops being still in Boston, to push them across the river, land them at Leechmere's Point, and proceed directly to Cam- bridge, destroy the magazines there and close the avenue at Charlestown Neck, whereby the Provincials would be inclosed within the Peninsula of Charlestown, where, by reason of small supplies of amunition and subsistence, they could not long hold out ; that by proceeding to Breed's Hill, the attack upon them was sooner than he expected, and before they could be provided for as was intended ; that a vigilant look out was kept up towards Boston and opposite Leechmere's Point, from an expectation that a sudden embarkation would take place there for head quarters at Cambridge, and the main battle be fought there ; that he always considered the attack on the hill intended as a/cin^,and the principal reason, why an embarkation for Cambridge did not take place, arose from the repeated repulses of the first body of troops sent over to Charlestown, and which being seen from Boston, occa- sioned so large a reinforcement to be sent to their relief, that the main object was thereby defeated." Tiiose brave men fighting on the hill stood in need of succor, and no doubt would have received it could it have been given without risking too mnch. The first shock had come ; caution was as necessary as valor ; stratagem is the well known concomitant of war. Had the greater portion of the army been drawn within the Peninsula of Charlestown, there is reason to think the second detachment of the British troops, instead of going to the relief of the first, would have been sent in another direction, and have accomplished their object before the Provincials, by that time at the Eastern ex- HISTORY OF SHREWSBURV. 55 tremity of Cliarlestown, could have returned to prevent it ; their attempt to do so vvoald have heen checked by pursuers, and, in all probability, before they could have recrossed the neck, they would have met ihe other detachment Bushed with success ; liius hemmed in, their situation would have been depforable, but what was of greater consequence, with the overthrow of the army, and that too in the outset and first encounter, hope rtself would have fled, the country would have been paralyzed, the peat struggle for freedom would have ended, when it began, while the gibbet for some, and slavery for the rest, would have closed the scene. When it was ascertained that a reinforcement of British troops had been sent over to Cliarlestown, and their disposable force int Boston thereby so reduced as to make an attack upon' head quarters improbable, reinforcements were ordered from Cam- bridge. Col. Jonathan Ward, then stationed at No. 4, was di- rected, as appears by the GeneraFs Orderly Book, to march his regiment VTith the utmost despatch, by the way of Leechmere's Point* to Chartestown, keeping a strict look out towards Boston, while on his march. It is. known tbtU this regiment did not reach its place of destination. Col. Ward, with his regiment, havirhg nearly reached Chailes- town Neck, there met a gentleman (said to have been Dr. Ben- jamin Church, one of the Committee of Safety, and who after- wards proved himself a traitor) coming from Charlcstown on horseback, who inquired of Col. Ward to what point he was marching his regiment. To the hill, was the answer. " Have you not had counter orders?" "I have not." ''You will have soon. Halt here." The regiment advanced no further. Some few found means to leave it and cross the neck, but soon met the Provincials retreating. Capt. Aaron Smith, of this town, who was in that battle, and died at the age of 89, in 1S25, related the foregoing to me, about a year before his deatb, and which he said was told him by one who said he was an eye and ear witness to what passed and took place between Col. Ward and the persoit on horseback. Smith was in the service most of the revolutionary • It was here the detachment of British troops, sent to destroy the Provinclai Aiilitary storea at Concord, l.inded in the niyhttime from the Boston side. 56 HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. war, and had been a soldier in the. French war. Those times) furnished themes on which it was his deliglu to dwell. Being intelligent, and a close observer of men and things, his relation of the buttles in which he had been engaged, where and under what circumstances fought, and the exciting scenes through which he passed while in the service, never failed to interest the listening ear. On one occasion, when relating the manner in which he jiassed the sentry on Charlestown Neck, and reached the en- campment early in the morning; how he fought at the rail fence behind a breast work of fresh mown grass, and of a man at his side, a negro, so crippled by a shot in the leg that he could not rise up to discharge his gtm, but could load and re-load, which he continued to do, both Smith's and his own, and then hand them to Smith to fire, until their ammunition was expended, when he undertook to carry the negro ofl'the field on his back, but wag obliged to leave him to his fate, and in the retreat had his gun- slock, while in his hands shattered by a ball. Having related this much and more, I inquired of him, with a view to ascertain his understanding of the matter, why reinforcements were not sent from Cambridge? He replied, " It was expected the enemy would come over from Boston, and landing at the point, make an attack upon head quarters." That was the first and among the most sanguinary battles fought during the Revolution. Every thing relating to it, however trifling, is matter of interest. All entrusted with public duties relating to the field were held responsible for the fulfilment of their duty, and though great al- lowances were probably made on account of existing circum- stances, yet officers of high rank were cashiered for misconduct on that day. VVliat public policy seemed to require, public opinion was sure to enforce, and such as failed in their duty were called to an account regardless of rank, favor or affection. The Continental Congress, having been applied to by the Provincial Congress for advice on account of the embarrassments attending the want of an established government in this province;/ recommended to the Provincial Congress to request the several towns to choose Repi'esentatives to a General Court, and the rcprescntaiivcs, when assembled to choose counsellors as unde? HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 57 tiie charter — the Assembly and Counsellors to exercise the powers of Government. Tliis was immediately complied with, and representatives from the several towns assembled at Water- town, on the 19th day of July, 1775, and organized a Govern- ment, as recommended, by choosing Counsellors, who exercised the Executive power — they made appointments, civil and mili- tary, and issued commissions, signed by a majority of their Board — the Provincial Congress was dissolved on the same day. A House of Representatives was thereafter chosen annually, and annually chose a Council, until the year 1779, when a Con- vention, chosen for that purpose, framed the present Constitution of this State. Tiiose who care to know something of the debt of gratitude they owe to a superintending Providence, and to the memory of the Patriots of the Revolution, for the privileges tlicy now enjoy, should think on these things. ' ' DELEGATES. T-. • • 1 i-i 1, ^ Flon. Artemas Ward, T.0 the first Provincial Conjrress, i ' i4, ^ ^. . ,, , *= ' ' ( Phuieas liaywaid. To the second " '•' 1775, Hon. Artemas V/ard. To the third " *' 1775, Daniel Hcmenway. To Convention to frame Constitution of ? p. • 1 1 1 /• Daniel Heinenway. Massachusetts, 1779, 3 To Convention 1739, at adoption of Con- > Capt. Isaac liarring- stitution of United States, S ton. To do. 1824, to revise do. of Mass., Nathan Pratt. A direct tax of two millions of dollars was laid by an act of Congress, in 1798, and apportioned as follows, viz : Dolls. Cts. M. I Dolls. Cts. M. New Hampshire, 77,705 36 2 Delaware, 30,430 79 2 Massachusetts, 260,435 31 2 Maryland, 152,599 95 4 Rhode Island, 37,502 08 Virginia, 315,488 66 5 Connecticutt, 129,707 00 2 Kentucky, 37,643 99 7 Vermont, 46,364 18 7 North Carolina, 193,697 96 5 New York, 181,630 70 7 Tennesee, 18,806 S3 3 New Jersey, 9S,3S7 25 3 South Carolina, 112,997 73 9 Pennsylvania, 237,177 72 7 | Georgia, 38,314 87 5 58 HISTORY OP SHREWSBURY. For the valuation, assessment and collection of her part of the tax, Massachusetts was hy that Act allotted into nine divisions, of which the County of Worcester comprised the seventh. A Commissioner for each division was appointed by the Presi- dent — the nine Conmiissioners constituted a Board for tlie transaction of business, and were empowered to divide the Slate into a suitable and convenient number of asscssmait Districts, and within each District to appoint one Principal Assessor and such number of Assistant Assessors as in their opinion necessary. Of the number of assessment Districts in the seventh Division, the towns of Shrewsbury, Norlhboro' and Boylston, constituted the seventeenth assessment District, of which Thomas W. Ward was appointed Principal Assessor; Jonah Howe, Antipass Brigham, of Northboro', and Aaron Sawyer, of Boylston, Assistant Asses- sors. The act required them to value and enumerate the dwelling houses, lands, &c., in their respective Districts ; authoiized them to require lists of the same, to be furnished to them by the per- sons ov/ning or possessing them, and the names of such persons, [the lists to specify, in respect to dwelling houses, their situation, their dimensions or area, their number of stories, the number and dimensions of their iciiidoivs, the materials of wliich they were built, &.C.,] and on failure of the owners and occupants to furnish such lists, the Assessors themselves were to make them out, or in other words to doom the delinquents — all to be taken as on the first day of October, 1798. So much as is included in brackets was repealed soon after the passage of the act. They were then to assess the same, and transmit their proceed- in[i;s to the Commissioners — property exempted by the law of the State from taxation, not to be assessed, nor dwelling houses, the valuation of which did not exceed one hundred dollars. Clergymen and their property being exempted from taxation by the laws of Massachusetts, were not assessed for their dwelling houses or lands — nevertheless, their houses and lands were enu- merated and valued as those of others. From the Assessors' return to the Commissioners of their pro- ceedings under the aullioiity and b}' \''n-[ue of lire above mentioned HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. 59 acl, I extract the follow ing, wiiich relates to tliis town, and, as showing; the number of houses and the names of the owners and occu[)ants at that time, will be interesting to inany, and affords matter for reflection to all. Names of Occupants of Houses IN SHREWSBURT, Oct. ], 1798, Jonathan Adams, Silas Allen, EInalhan Allen, John Bragg, lleuben I3akcr, John Baker, David Bri2;ham, Samuel Brighani, George Brown, John Bellows, IJumphrey Bigclow, Phillip Crosby, Col. Job Cushing, Jonathan Cutler, Daniel Cook, Jonathan Dean, Caleb Drury and Joel Drury, Abijah Drury, Benjamin Eddy, Lewis Eager, Edward Flint, Charles Fay, Benjamin Goddard, Daniel Goddard and Lutlie Goddard, Uriah Hunt, Abel Goulding, John Green, Nathaniel Green, Joshua Henshaw, Esq., Martin Smith, ' Namf.s of Reputed Owners of \ Houses, Oct. 1,1798. I Jonathan Adams, ; Silas Allen, I Elnathan Allen, ; John Bragg, Reuben Baker, John Baker, David Brighani, Samuel Brighani, George Brown, John Bellows, Humphrey Bigelow, Beriah Brastor, Col. Job Cushing, Jonathan Cutler, — Daniel Cook, Jonathan Dean, Caleb Drury and Joel Drury, Abijah Drury, Benjamin Eddy, Lewis Eager, Edward Flint, Charles Fay, Benjamin Goddard, Daniel Goddard and Luther Goddard, Luther Goddard, Abel Goulding, John Green, Nathaniel Green, Joshua Henshaw, Esq., Joshua Henshaw, Esq., GO HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. Ainasa Hoklen, Daniel Holdcii, Timothy llovvaixl, Nathan iJowe, Gideon Howe, Jonah Howe, Joab Hapgood, Silas Hemenvvay, Jonas Herr.envvay, Thomas Harrington and Daniel Harrington, Isaac Harrington, Elijah Harrington, Joseph Hastings, Jonas Hastings, Nathaniel Hey wood, Thomas Harlow, Sarah Henshaw, Dennis Howe, Daniel Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Phillip Johnson and David John son, Joseph B. Jennison and Samue Jennison, Joseph Knowlton, Paul Knowlton, Abraham Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, William Knowlton, Ebenezer Kingsbury, Isaac Drury, Thomas Miles, Nathaniel Munroe, Aaron Munroe, Asa Mixer, Daniel Maynard, Seth Maynard, Amasa Holden, Daniel Holden, Timothy Howard, Nathan Howe, Gideon Howe, Jonah Howe, Joab Hapgood, Silas Hemenway, Jonas Hemenway, Thomas Harrington and Daniel Harrington, Isaac Harrington, Elijah Harrington, Joseph Hastings, Jonas Hastings, Nathaniel Hcywood, Thomas Harlow, Sarah Henshaw, Dennis Howe, Daniel Johnson, Stephen Johnson, Phillip Johnson and David John- son, Joseph B. Jennison and Samuel Jennison, Joseph Knowlton, Paul Knowlton, Abraham Knowlton, Thomas Knowlton, William Knowlton, Ebenezer Kingsbury, Elisha Keyes, Thomas Miles, Nathaniel Munroe, Aaron Munroe, Asa Mixer, Daniel Maynard, Seth Maynard, HISTORY OP SHREWSBURY. 61 Benjamin Mayiiard, Simon INIayiiard, John iNIason, Al)raiiarii IMunroe, Daniel Noyes, Samuel Noyes, David Nelson, IMaj. Calvin Newton, Solomon Newton, Asa Newton, Seth Pratt, Elnatlian Pratt, John Peirks, John Peirks, Jr., Hollis Parker, / Ithamar Parker, ^ Jonathan Plympton, Elzaphan Plympton, Levi Pease, Jonathan Bruce, John Rice, John Rice, Jr., Col. Asa Rice, Elisha Keyes Solomon Rand and Jasper Rand, Gideon Ridei-, Aaron Smith and Ashbcl Smith, Samuel Smith, Lewis Smith, Dea. Jonas Stone, Jonathan Stone and Jonas Stone, Jr., Daniel Stone, Josiah Stone, Joseph Stone, Daniel Smith, Benjamin Maynard, Simon Maynard, John Mason, Abraham Munroe, Daniel Noyes, Samuel Noyes, David Nelson, Joseph Nurse, \ Solomon Newton, Asa Newton, Seth Pratt, EInathan Pratt, John Peirks, John Peirks, Jr., HoUis Parker, Ithamar Parker, , Jonathan Plympton, Elzaphan Plympton, Levi Pease, Seth Pratt, John Rice, John Rice, Col. Asa Rice, \ Elijah Rice, Solomon Rand and Jasper Rand, Gideon Rider, Aaron Smith and Ashbel Smith, Samuel Smith, Lewis Smith, Dea. Jonas Stone, Jonathan Stone and Jonas Stone, Jr., Daniel Stone, . Josiah Stone, Joseph Stone, Daniel Smith, 62 HISTORY OF SIIREWSliURY. Daniel Sniitlij Jr., Jasper Stone, George Slocoinb, Rev. Josejili Sumner, William Jennison, Harvey Maynard, Jedediah Tucker, Joseph S. Temple, James Alexander, Timothy Underwood, Hon. Artemas Ward and Thomas W. Ward, George Parker, Gershom Wheelock, Timothy Wheelock, Thomas Whitney, Jason Ware, Artemas Wheeler, Aaron Wheeler, Ross Wyman, Seth Wyman, \ Daniel Siuiili, Jr., \ Jasper Stone, I George Sloconib, / Rev. Joseph Sumner, Samuel Sumner, \ Joseph Slonc Jedediah Tucker, J Joseph S. Temple, \ William Thompson, Boston, 5 Timothy Underwood, ,' Hon. Artemas Ward, 'i Hon. Artemas Ward, Gershom Wheelock, Timothy Wheelock, \ Thomas Whitney, Jason Ware, Artemas Wheeler, Aaron Wheeler, Ross Wyman, Ross Wyman. 120 Names of repdted Owners of Houses of value less than one hundred dollars, oct. 1, 1798. $'60 > Ephraim Lyon, |40 50 j Ebenezer iMann, 40 20 I Daniel Mixer, 70 GO J Jonathan Newton, 60 75 I Shephard Pratt, 70 75 Silas Wheelock, 60 50 Ezra Wheelock, 20 40 Joshua Wheelock, 20 77 \ Ross Wyman, 40 All slaves were assessed 50 cents each, who were above 12, and under 50 years of age, except such, as from fixed infirmity or bodily disability, were incapable of labor. The effect of this upon the slave-holding States was greatly to enhance the amount of their proportion of the two million tax. 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Although distinct in their ofScia! capacity, the latter were composed in part, not unfrequently, of the former; as Commit- tees of Correspondence, they, under the direction of the town, entered the dwellings of their townsmen, if Tories, (and who were Tories each town was sole judge for itself,) and took from them their arms, ammunition and other warlike stores, confined them to their farms, parish or town limits, and even in jail, as di- rected by the town, and from its decision there was no appeal. Hence the duties devolving on the town authorities, at this period, were arduous and complicated, requiring of them in their per- formance constant service and unyielding firmness. As Select- men, they were required, in behalf of the town, to provide and equip, from time to time, the town's quota of men, and furnish supplies of clothing and provisions for the army, and also for the support of the families of those who had gone to fight the bat- tles of their country. And nobly, and to the extent of their power, did they perform that duty. At length, as demands for men and means increased, supplies decreased, until they were in a condition not unlike the Israelites of old, when required to make brick without straw, yet like them, they and their constituents persevered, trusting in God, and the righteousness of their cause, and triumphed at last ; unlike them, however, in this, that in- stead of leaving the Egyptians behind them, they drove them, out of the country. The office of Selectman then was one of great labor, and, while the knowledge of the extent of that labor is fast passing away, a recurring thought to those trying times may serve to keep in remembrance the names and services of those to whom pos- terity is so much indebted. With the exception of two years, the number of Selectmen in this town has been five: in 1776 there were seven, but as re- 8g HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. sponsibility thereby became weakened, and a quorum for the transaction of business less easily obtained in an emergency, five were thought to be better than more. The North Parish, having been incorporated into a town, by the name of Boylston, on the first day of March, 1786, only thret Selectmen were chosen that year. For many years, and until the division of the town, three of the Selectmen were of the South and two of the North Parish ; the first, and generally the ttiird and fifth belonging to the former, and the second and fourth to the latter ; of the three Assessors, the second was of the North Parish. At the March meeting in 1787, a violent contest came on, and great was the strife exhibited in the choice of town officers. One day was spent in choosing a Moderator, Clerk, and Select- men. At the adjourned meeting, the town voted to reconsider choosing those for Selectmen, and proceeded to choose another Board, which having done, they again adjourned, and at the next adjourned meeting all the Selectmen last chosen and the Clerk resigned their offices, and another Board, with all the usual town cfiicers, was then chosen. The probable cause of this difficulty was, that votes had been cast by some, who had been, by a then recent act of the Legis- lature, disqualified from voting, on account of their participauon in the rebellion, which broke out in August, 1786, headed by Daniel Shays. A large majority of the towns in this county and a majority of the voters in this town favored his views and not a few of them took up arms to compel the Government to redress their grievances. This town was appointed the place of rendezvous for the in- surgents, and here they assembled in large bodies, under arms, from various parts of the county. The town wore the appear- ance of a military camp ; drilling of men, marching and coun- termarching up and down the principal streets in the town, ac- companied by martial music and the rattling of arms, produced an alarm for the safety of our infant institutions. HISTORY OP SHREWSBURY. §7 The town magazine was broken open, and a portion of the town's stock of ammunition carried away ; a massive body of lead belonging to the town, and in the custody oi Col. Job Gushing, and by him used as a weight in drawing water from a well, was stolen and secreted for a short time in Daniel Holden's barn, when he, with another person, fearful of a discovery if it remained there, took it in a sleigh, in the night time, to Long Pond, and sunk it through a hole cut in the ice. This circum- stance, known then to but few, has not probably been generally known to this day. No discovery was made of the offenders, notwithstanding the town otiered a reward for that purpose. Sonie years after, Holden, from being a partizan in that cause, exerted himself against his old friends, and was said to have put more than one vote into the ballot box for the choice of Repre- sentative at the May meeting, in J 792, whereby the result of the election was conformable to his endeavors and wishes ; of this al- leged fraud he was accused on the spot in town meeting, by some of those against whom he acted. They afterwards com- plained of him to the Grand Jury, and procured him to be in- dited therefor. He was acquitted on trial, but whether guilty or not has been matter of doubt, for he had been strongly suspected of having done the like when acting in concert with his accusers. From that period animosity gradually subsided in town; the fire, that once blazed so fearfully, was in a short time nearly extin- guished, and at length, by common consent, the brands being raked together and the ashes carefully drawn over them, peace and quietness returned. By the lapse of time the events of that period have become so remote as to be generally known only as matter of historv ; as such, though a delicate subject, they should not be passed over in silence, in giving a faithful, though brief, account of the rise and growth of the town, and the events in which it has shared its part in common with others. Of the twenty-three citizens of this county, who were indicted for treason, only one was from this town. He immediately left the State, and did not return until an act of amnesty was granted to all who had been concerned in the rebellion. Eighty were gg HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. indicted for treasonable practices, of whom there were none be- longing here. The hite WilHam Lincohi, Esquire, of Worcester, in his his- tory of that town, lias furnished an authentic and interesting ac- count of the origin, progress and termination of that rebellion ; the particulars of which should be known to all. They consti- tute an interesting, though painful, portion of Massachusetts his- tory. A knowledge of the past is essential to the well being of the future. I therefore trust I shall be pardoned by the reader for intro- ducing him shordy to that collection of facts embodied by Mr. Lincoln, relating to the rebellion, and which he will find on the following pages. In that way, while I hope to extend information important to be known, I shall relieve myself of the unenviable task of treat- ing at length on a matter of great delicacy. The Constitution of the United States was adopted in 1789, on the part of this State, by Delegates assembled in Convention. The majority for adopting it was fourteen. This town, by its Delegate, voted in the negative on that question. A large majority of the Delegates from the towns in Worces- ter, Hampshire and Berkshire County voted against its adoption, but the question being carried in the afiirmative, and ceriain amendments having been agreed upon to be recommended to be made a part of that instrument, a good degree of harmony pre- vailed to give it a fair trial. Nevertheless, so great was the disagreement on this question, both in and out of the Convention, that two political parties soon grew out of it. Those in flavor of the Constitution were denom- inated Federalists, and those opposed to it. Anti-federalists. Hence the origin of political parlies in this country, and which, whatever phases they have undergone, and by whatever names they have been designated, now, as then, differ in their construc- tion of the extent of power granted in that instrument. Vary- ing constructions have produced varying measures, as the differ- ent parties ha\e had the ascendancy. And such, in all proba- bility, will ever be the case. That the basis of disagreemeajt HISTORY OF SHREWSBURY. §9 will rest on the construction that should and ought to be given to the Constitution. Parties, merely as such, are not injurious to the pubh'c weal ; they are, in the calm exercise of their rights, a public benefit — a blessing to any country. By gentle agitation they as much pre- serve the body politic from stagnation, as do the gentle breezes of the heavens prevent our ponds, by agitating their surfaces, from becoming living masses of putrefaction and corruption. Parties serve to purify the political atmosphere, as the winds do the air we breathe. Without winds the trees would be short lived and of stinted growth ; exercise is essential to their existence ; nor without them would vessels be wafted to their destined ports. Would it be wise in us then to dispense with them, if in our power, merely because they sometimes, in their fury, endanger our property, and even our lives? The elements will have their freaks, and who shall say to party spirit, thus far thou may go, but no farther? Without parties, no human government could long endure. It is only when party spirit is lashed into a frenzy, that it becomes dangerous by reason of its ungovernable fury. 12 INSURRECTION. FROM LINCOLN'S HISTORY OF WORCESTER. The struggles of the Revolution had scarce terminated, before disturbances arose among the people, which, in their progress, brought the Commonwealth to the very verge of ruin. Could the existence of insurrection and rebellion be effaced from memory, it would be wanton outrage to recall from oblivion the tale of misfortune and dishonor. But those events cannot be forgotten: they have floated down in tradition; ihey are recount- ed by the winter fire-side, in the homes of New England : they are inscribed on roll and record in the archives and annals of the State. History, the mirror of the past, reflects, with painful fidelity, the dark as well as the bright objects from departed years, and although we may wish to contemplate only the glowing pic- ture of patriotism and prosperity, the gloomy image of civil commotion is still full in our sight, shadowing the back ground with its solemn admonition. The investigation of the causes of the unhappy tumults of J 786, does not belong to the narrative of their local effects on one of the principal scenes of action. But it would be great in- justice to omit the statement, that circumstances existed, which palliate, though they do not justify, the conduct of those who took up arms against the government of their own establishment. After eight years of war, Massachusetts stood, with the splendor of triumph, in republican poverty, bankrupt in resources, with no revenue but of an expiring currency, and no metal in her treas- ury more precious than the continental copper, bearing the de- vices of union and freedom. The country had been drained by laxation for the support of the army of independence, to the ut- INSURRECTION, 9I most iimit of its means; public credit \\ as extinct, manners had become relaxed, trade decayed, manufactures lauguisliing, paper money depreciated to uortlilessness, claims on the nation accu- mulated by the commutation of the pay of officers for securities, and a heavy and increasing pressure of debt rest-ed on Common- wealth, corporations, and citizens. The first reviving efforts of commerce overstocked the markets with foreign luxuries and su- perfluities, sold to those who trusted to the future to supply the ability of payment. The temporary act of 17S2, making prop- erty a tender in discharge of pecuniary contracts, instead of the designed remedial effect, enhanced the evils of general insolven- cy, by postponing collections. The outstanding demands of the royalist refugees, who had been driven from large estates and extensive business, enforced with no lenient forbearance, came in to increase the embarrassments of the deferred pay day. At length, a flood of suits broke out. In 1784, more than 2000 actions were entered in the County of Worcester, then having a population less than 50,000, and in 1785, about 1700. Lands and goods were seized and sacrificed on sale, when the general difficulties drove away purchasers. Amid the universal distress, artiul and designing persons discerned prospect for advancement, and fomented the discontent by inflammatory publications and se- ditious appeals to every excitable passion and prejudice. The Constitution was misrepresented as defective, the administratioa as corrupt, the laws as unequal and unjust. The celebrated pa- pers of Honestus directed jealousy towards the judicial tribunals, and thundered anathemas against the lawyers, unfortunately for them, the Immediate agents and ministers of creditors. Driven to despair by the actual evil of enormous debt, and irritated to madness by the increasing clamor about supposed grievances, it is scarcely surprising that a suffering and deluded people should have attempted relief, without considering that the misery they endured, was the necessary result from the confusion of years of warfare.* * Could we roll back the tide of time, till its retiring wave left bare tlie rocks on which the Commonwealth was so nearly wrecked, it is not improbable, we should discover, that a loftier and more dangerous ambition, and wider, deeper, and inose 92 INSURRECTION. Before the close of the revolutionary contest, whose pressure had united all by the tie of coiniuon danger, indications of dis- content had been manifested. The acts of the legislature had excited temporary and local uneasiness in former years, as the operation of laws conflicted with the views of expediency or in- terest entertained by the village politicians. But in 1782, com- plaints arose of grievances, springing from the policy and admin- istration of government, of more general character. On the 14th of April, of that year, the delegates of twenty-six towns of the county assembled in convention, and attributing the prevailing dissatisfaction of the people to want of confidence in the dis- bursement of the great sums of money annually assessed, re- commended instructions to the representatives, to require imme- diate settlement with all public officers entrusted with the funds of the Commonwealth; and if the adjustment was delayed or refused, to withdraw from the General Court, and return to their constituents ; to reduce the compensation of the members of the House, and the fees of lawyers; to procure sessions of the Court of Probate in different places in the county; the revival of con- fessions of debt ; enlargement of the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to £20 : contribution to the support of the continental army in specific articles instead of money : and the settlement of ac- counts between the Commonwealth and Congress. At an ad- journed session. May 14, they further recommended, that ac- count of the public expenditures should be annually rendered to the towns ; the removal of the General Court from Boston ; sep- aration of the business of the Common Pleas and Sessions, and inquiry into the grants of lands in Maine, in favor of Alexander Shepherd and others. Worcester was represented In these as- semblies, and in the instructions to Samuel Curtis, Esq., framed unhallowed purposes, urged on and sustained tho men who were pushed into the front rnnk of rebellion, than came from the limited capacity of their own minds. We might find that the accredited leaders of 1786, were only humble instruments of stronger sjjirits, waiting, in concealment, the results of the tempest they had roused. Fortunately, the energy of government, gave to rising revolution the harmless character of crushed insurrection, saved to after years the inquiry for the Catalines of the young republic, and left to us the happy privilege of receiving the coin, impressed with the mark of patriotism, at its stamped value, without testing it» deficiency of weight, or assaying the metal to determine the mi.xture of alloy. INSURRECTION. 93 in accordance uiih their resolutions, on the 8th of June, the town represented as additional grievances, that the Treasurer held the ofTice of Justice of the Common Pleas in Middlesex, interfering with the discharge of his general duties ; and the proposition for the allowance of half pay for life to the officers deranged on the new organization of the army, and not in ser- vice. Some of the complaints were quieted by legal provisions, and when the convention was appointed to be again held by ad- journment, in August, the few discontented persons in attendance dispersed without transacting business.* The murmurs of the coming storm were first heard here, early in 1784. On the invitation of Sutton to each town of the coun- ty, the capital sent delegates to a convention, held in March, of that year, of which Ebenezer Davis, Esq. was President. Al- though assembled for the professed purpose of considering the expediency of an excise duty alone, the inquiries of this body were more extensive in pursuit of existing evils. When the re- sult of its deliberations was communicated to the inhabitants of Worcester, they adopted for themselves the petition prepared for general acceptance, representing as grievances, the grant to Con- gress of an impost for twenty-five years to discharge the interest accruing on State securities ; the payment from the treasury of the expenses of festive days of rejoicing; large compensation to officers of the continental army ; neglect to redeem the paper currency; the want of a circulating medium; and the impaired state of credit. The representative of the town was instructed to endeavor to procure the removal of the General Court from Boston to some country town, where it would be secure from im- proper influences; and to cause an account of the debts, reve- nues and charges of government to be published annually. These complaints, unnoticed by the Legislature, seemed to be hushed and quieted by the very neglect they experienced. **" While the great body of the people desired only escnpe from impending Buits, without premeditated malice against the Commonwealth or its institutions, every trivial cause was magnified and perverted to increase the existing irritation, till, under the influence of delusion, a deadly blow was struck at both." MSS. Centennial Address of Hon. John Davis. 94 INSURRECTION. But the spirit of discontent, thou2;li stilled, was not extinct. It spread wider and deeper, and grew stronger in the minds of men, and its voice was again heard. In May, 1786, another in- vitation from Sutton, for a general meeting, was circulated, and passed over liere without attention. The delegates of 17 towns, however, formed a convention at Leicester, and elected Willis Hall, of Sutton, its President. As the attendance was thin, letters were addressed to Worcester, and the other towns of the county, unrepresented, requesting their participation, and an ad- journment took place to the 15th of August following. Our in- habitants, at a meeting held on this application, determined, by a great majority, not to comply ; on the grounds, that the body from which it emanated was not recognized by the Constitution, and that its session was unnecessary and illegal. Thirty-seven towns appeared, by their representatives, when the convention was reorganized at Leicester. It is not uninteresting to notice the gradual increase of alleged evils in its doings. In 1784 the list was brief. In 1786, without essential change in policy or condition, it had swelled to voluminous extent. In addition to the grievances already stated, they enumerated among the sources of uneasiness, abuses in the practice of the law; exorbitance of the items in the fee bill ; the existence and administration of the Courts of Common Pleas and Sessions ; the number and salaries of public ofFicers ; grants to the Attorney General ; and to Con- gress, while the State accounts remained unliquidated. A com- mittee was ir.structed to report a memorial, at another session, to be had, by adjournment, in Paxton, on the last Tuesday of Sep- tember. Thus far, redress had been sought by the constitutional appeal of the citizen to the Legislature. The recorded proceedings of the convention are of a pacific character, expressing disapproba- tion of combinations, mobs and riots : yet it is probable, that during the period of its consultations, the bold design was origi- nated, by the most violent of its members, of resisting the exe- cution of the laws and suspending the operation of courts. Soon after the first meeting, it was stated, in the paper of the town, printed by Mr. Thomas, that apprehensions existed of obstruc- INSURRECTION. 95 tion to the Common Pleas, in June. The first open act of in- surrection followed close upon the adjournment of the conven- tion, in August. Although warning of danger had been given, confiding in the loyalty of the people, their love of order, and respect for the laws, the officers of ri;overnment had made no preparations to support the court, to be held in Worcester, in September, 1786. On Monday night, of the first week in that month, a body of eighty armed men, under Capt. Adam Wheeler, of Hubbards- ton, entered the town and took possession of the Court House. Early the next morning, their numbers were augmented to nearly one hundred, and as many more collected without fire arms. The Judges of the Common Pleas had assembled at the house of the Hon. Joseph Allen. At the usual hour, with the Justices of the Sessions, and the members of the bar, attended by the clerk and sherifT, they moved towards the Court House. Chief Justice Artemas Ward, a general of the Revolution, united in- trepid firmness with prudent moderation. His resolute and manly- bearing, on that day of difficulty and embarrassment, sustained the dignity of the office he bore, and commanded the respect even of his opponents. On him devolved the responsibility of an occasion affecting deeply the future peace of the community, and it was supported well and ably. On the verge of the crowd thronging the hill, a sentinel was pacing on his round, whochallenged the procession as it approached his post. Gen. Ward sternly ordered the soldier, formerly a sub- altern of his own particular regiment, to recover his levelled musket. The man, awed by the voice he had been accustomed to obey, instantly complied, and presented his piece, in military- salute, to his old commander. The Court, having received the honors of war, from him who was planted to oppose their ad- vance, went on. The multitude, receding to the right and left, made way in sullen silence, till the judicial officers reached the Court House. On the steps was stationed a file of men with fixed bayonets: on the front, stood Captain Wheeler, with his drawn sword. The crier was directed to open the doors, and permitted to throw them back, displaying a party of infantry. 96 INSURRECTION. with their guns levelled, as if ready to fire. Judge Ward then advanced, and the bayonets were turned against his breast. He demanded, repeatedly, who commanded the people there ; by what authority, and for what purpose, they had met in hostile ar- ray. Wheeler at length replied : after disclaiming the rank of leader, he stated, that they had come to relieve the distresses of the country, by preventing the sittings of courts until they could obtain redress of grievances. The Chief Justice answered, that he would satisfy them their complaints were without just founda- tion. He was told by Capt. Smith, of Barre, that any commu- nication he had to make must be reduced to writing. Judge Ward indignantly refused to do this: he said, he "did not value their bayonets : they might plunge them to his heart: but while that heart beat he would do his duty : when opposed to it, his life was of little consequence : if ihey would take away their bayonets and give him some position where he could be heard by his fellow citizens, and not by the leaders alone, who had de- ceived and deluded them, he would speak, but not otherwise." The insurgent officers, fearful of the eftect of his determined manner on the minds of their followers, interrupted. They did not come there, they said, to listen to long speeches, but to resist oppression : they had the power to compel submission : and they demanded, an adjournment without day. Judge Ward perem- torily refused to answer any proposition, unless it was accompanied by the name of him by whom it was made. They then desired him to fall back : the drum was beat, and the guard ordered to charge. The soldiers advanced, until the points of their bay- onets pressed hard upon the breast of the Chief Justice, who stood as immoveable as a statue, without stirring a limb, or yield- ing an inch, although the steel, in the hands of desperate men, penetrated his dress. Struck with admiration by his intrepidity, and shrinking from the sacrifice of life, the guns were removed, and Judge Ward, ascending the steps, addressed the assembly. In a stylo of clear and forcible argument, he examined their supposed grievances; exposed their fallacy ; explained the dan- gerous tendency of their rash measures ; admonished them that they were placing in peril the liberty acquired by the efforts and INSURRECTION. igff sufferings of years, plunging the country in civil war, and involving themselves and their families in misery : that the measures they had taken must defeat their own wishes ; for the government would never yield that to force, which would be readily accorded to respectful representations: and wtmed them that the majesty of the laws would be vindicated, and their resistance of its power avenged. He spoke nearly two hours, not without frequent in- terruption. But admonition and argument were unavailing: the insurgents declared they would maintain their ground until satis- faction was obtained. Judge Ward, addressing himself to Wheeler, advised him to suffer the troops to disperse : •' they were waging war, which was treason, and its end would be," he added, after a momentary pause, " the gallows." The judges then retired, un- molested, through armed files. Soon after, the Court was opened at the United States Arms Tavern,* and immediately adjourned to the next day. Orders were despatched to the colonels in the brigade to call out their regiments, and march, without a mo- ment's delay, to sustain the judicial tribunals : but that right arm on which the government rests for defence was paralyzed : in this hour of its utmost need, the militia shared in the disaffection, and the officers reported, that it was out of their power to muster their companies, because they generally favored those movements of the people directed against the highest civil institutions of the State, and tending to the subversion of social order. In the afternoon of Tuesday, a petition was presented from Athol, requesting that no judgments should be rendered in civil actions, except where debts would be lost by delay, and no trials had unless with the consent of the parties; a course correspond- ing with the views entertained by the Court. Soon after, Capt. Smith, of Barre, unceremoniously introduced himself to the judges, with his sword drawn, and offered a paper purporting to be the petition of ** the body of people now collected for their own good and that of the Commonwealth," requiring an adjourn- ment of the Courts without day. He demanded, in a threaten- ing manner, an answer in half an hour. Judge Ward, with great *0n the site of the Exchange Coffee llousef, 1E36. 13 98 INSURRECTION. dignity, replied, that no answer would be given, and the Intruder retired. An iniei view was solicited, during the evening, by a eoriiiniitee, who were informed that the officers of governmenS would miike no promises to men in hostile array : an intimation was given that the request of the people of Athol was consid- ered reasonable: and the conference terminated. A report of the result was made to the insurgents, who voted it was unsatis- factory, and resolved to remain umil the following day. During the nij^ht, the Court House was guarded in martial form : seiiiinels were |)Osied along the front of the building, and along Main Street : the men not on duty, bivouaced in the iiall of justice, or sought shelter will) their friends. In the first light of morning, the whole force paraded on the hill, and was har- rangued by the leaders. In the forenoon, a new deputation waited on the Court, with a repetiiiou of the former demand, and re- ceived a simikr reply. The justices assured the committee, if the body dispersed, the people of the county would have no just cause of complaint with the course the Court would adopt. The insurgents, reinforced wiih about two hundred from Holden and Ward, now n^.usteied four hundred strong, half with fire arms, and the remainder furnished with sticks. They formed in col- umn, and marched through Main Street, with their music, inviting all who sought relief from oppression to join their ranks, but re- ceiving no accessions of reciuits from our citizens, they returned to the Court House. Sprigs of evergreen had beeu distributed, and mounted as the distinctive badge of rebellion, and a young pine tree was elevated at their post as tl)e standard of revolt. The Court, at length, finding that no reliance could be placed on military support, and no hope entertained of being [)ermitte(J to proceed with business, adjourned, continuing all causes to the Fjext term. Proclamation was made by the sheriff to the people, and a copy of the record communicated. After this, about twa hundred men, with slicks only, paraded before the house of Mr. Allen, where the justices had retired, and halted nearly an hour, as if n^editating some act of violence. The main body then Buarched down, and passing through the other party, whose open ranks closed after them, the whole moved to the commofl, where INSURRECTION. 99 they displayed into line, and sent another committee to the Court. The sessions, considering their deliberations controlled by the mob, deemed it expedient to follow the exairi[)le of the supe- rior tribunal, by an adjournment to the 2 1 si of November. When the insurgent adjutant presented a paper, requiring it should be without fixed day, Judge Ward replied, the business was fiii- islied an shed, and rousing passion to vengeance. The wounded insur- gent was exhibited and bewailed as the martyr of their cause. As the Light Horse retired, it was discovered they did not ex- ceed twenty. About a hundred of Sliays*s men rallied, and re- turned to Shrewsbury, following a foe whose celerity of move- ment left no cause to fear they could be brought to an encounter. Search was made for the town stock of powder, removed by the vigilance of one of the selectmen. Col. Cushing, whose house they surrounded, and whose person they endeavored to seize, bus 1Q4 INSURRECTION. be escaped. Consultation was held on the expediency of marching directly to Worcester, and encamping before ihe Court House. Without clothing to protect them from cold, without money, or food to supply the wants of hunger, it was considered impracticable to maintain themselves there, and on Saturday, they marched to Grafton, and went into quarters with their friends. The party left at Holden, found one object of their meeting, the junction with the insurgents at Concord, frustrated. Those who belonged to the neighboring towns were therefore dismissed, with orders to assemble in Worcester on Monday following. Shays retired to the barracks in Rutland, and sent messengers to hasten on the parties from Berkshire and Hampshire, in anticipa- tion of meeting the militia of government at Worcester. On Sunday evening, the detachment from Grafton entered the town, under the command of Abraham Gale, of Princeton, Ad- am Wheeler, of Hubbardston, Simeon Hazeltine, of Hardwick, and John Williams, reputed to be a deserter from the British army, and once a serjeant of the continental line. They halted before the Court House, and having obtained the keys, placed a strong guard around the building, and posted sentinels on all the streets and avenues of the town to prevent surprise. Those who were off duty, roiling themselves in their blankets, rested on their arms, on the floor of the Court room. However the fidelity of Worcester might have wavered, its citizens had now become aware of the peril of their rights, when the mustering power of rebellion was attempting to upheave the foundations of government. The whole military strength of the town rallied to its support. Two full companies of our militia, enrolling one hundred and seventy, rank and file, paraded on Monday, at the South Meeting House, under the senior captain, Joel Howe. In the afternoon, they formed in column, and marched down Main Street. On approaching the United States Arms tavern, the head quarters of the insurgents, the drums beat to arms, and their lines were formed across the road. Capt. Howe, advancing in slow time, sent forward an adjutant to de- mand by what authority the highways were obstructed. A con- temptuous answer was returned, that he might come and see. INSURRECTION. 105 Another officer was detached, to order them to remove, as the mihtia intended to pass over the groimd they occupied : the re- ply was, they might pass if they could. Capt. Howe then hahed, and addressed his men in an animating tone, expressing his de- termination to proceed, and his rehance on their intrepidity. The bayonets were fixed and the company then advanced : in a few paces they came to the position for a cliarge. The front rank of tl)e insurgents stood in readiness to use their muskets, while the band of Captain Howe moved steadily down upon their line. For a moment, civil war seemed about to drench our streets in blood. Veterans of the revolution were arrayed on both sides, who had been too often amid the shot of battle, to shrink from danger in any form. Fortunately, the insurgents were not prepared to stain their cause by the slaughter of their brethren. Their line wavered, and breaking, by a rapid wheel, gained a new position on the hill. The militia went by their post, to the Hancock Arms,* beyond the North Square. It is doing no injustice to their gallantry to believe, their congratula- tions were sincere on the innocent result of appearances so men- acing. After brief rest, they returned, and were dismissed, until the next morning, with merited commendations. Their spirited conduct was productive of salutary effects. It ascertained, that their opponents were too apprehensive of consequences to sup- port their demands by force, and the dread their formidable array might have inspired, was changed to contempt and derision of their pretensions. As the evening closed in, one of the most furious snow storms of a severe winter commenced. One division of the insurgents occupied the Court House : another sought shelter at the Hancock Arms. The sentinels, chilled by the tempest, and im- agining themselves secured by its violence from attack, joined their comrades around the fire of the guard room. The young men of the town, in the spirit of sportive mischief, contrived to carry away their muskets, incautiously stacked in the entry-way, and having secreted them at a distance, raised the alarm that the * This building was aftcrwarde the Brown &, Buttnan Tavern, and destroyed by fire, Dec. 24, 1821. 14 IQQ INSURRECTION. Light Horse were upon them. The party sallied out in confu- sion, and panic struck at the silent disappearance of their arms, fled through the fast falling snow to the Court House, where their associates had paraded. The guns were discovered, at length, and the whole force remained, ready for action, several hours, frequently disturbed by the fresh outcries of theii vexatious persecutors. The increasing fury of the storm, and the almost impassable condition of the roads, did not prevent the arrival of many from Holden and the vicinity, on Tuesday, swelling the numerical force of malcontents to five hundred. The Court was opened at the Sun Tavern,* and in conformity with the instructions of the Governor, adjourned to the 23d of January, without attempting lo transact business. Petitions from committees of Sutton and Douglass, that the next session might be postponed to March, were disregarded. Worcester assumed the appearance of a garrisoned town. The citizens answered to the frequent challenges of military guards : the traveller was admonished to stay his steps by the voice and bayonet of the soldier. Sentries paced before the house of Mr. Allen, the clerk, where Judge Ward resided, and the former gentleman was thieatened with violence on his own threshold. Mr. Justice W^ashburn, of Leicester, was opposed on his way, and two of his friends, who seized the gun presented to his breast, were arrested and detained in custody. Justice Baker, on his return homeward, was apprehended in the road, and some of his captors suggested the propriety of sending him to prison, to ex- perience the corrective discipline, to which, as a magistrate, he had subjected others. On Tuesday evening, a council of war was convened, and it was seriously determined to march to Boston, and effect the lib- eration of the Slate prisoners, as soon as sufficient strength could be collected. In anticipation of attack, the Governor gathered the means of defence around the metropolis. Guards were mounted at the prison, and at the entrances of the city : alarm * United States HoJci, 1836. INSURRECTION. 107 posts were assigned ; and Major General Brooks held the militia of Middlesex contiguous to the road, in readiness for action, and watched the force at Worcester. During the evening of Tuesday, an alarm broke out, more ter- rific to the party quartered at the Hancock Arms, than that which had disturbed the repose of the preceding night. Soon after par- taking the refreshment which was sometimes used by the military, before the institution of temperance societies, several of the men were seized with violent sickness, and a rumor spread, that poi- son had been mingled with the fountain which supplied their water. Dr. Samuel Stearns of Paxton, astrologer, almanac man- ufacturer, and quack by profession, detected in the sediment of the cups they had drained, a substance, which he unhesitatingly pronounced to be a compound of arsenic and antimony, so dele- terious, that a single grain would extinguish the lives of a thous- and. The numbers of the afflicted increased with frightful rapidity, and the symptoms grew more fearful. It was suddenly recollected that the sugar used in their beverage had been pur- chased from a respectable merchant of the town,* whose at- tachment to government was well known, and the sickness around was deemed proof conclusive that it had been adulterated for their destruction. A file of soldiers seized the seller, and brought him to answer for the supposed attempt to murder the levies of rebellion. As he entered the house, the cry of indig- nation rose strong. Fortunately for his safety. Dr. Green, of Ward, an intelligent practitionei' of medicine, arrived, and the ex- ecution of vengeance was deferred until his opinion of its pro- priety could be obtained. After careful inspection of the sus- pected substance, and subjecting it to the test of different senses, he declared, that to the best of his knowledge, it was genuine, yellow, Scotch snuff. The reputed dying raised their heads from the floor: the slightly affected recovered: the gloom which had settled heavily on the supposed victims of mortal disease was dispelled, and the illness soon vanished. Strict inquiry fur- nished a reasonable explanation ; a clerk in the store of the " The late Daniel Waldo, (Sen.) Esq. 108 INSURRECTION. merchant had opened a package of the fragrant commodity, in the vicinity of the sugar barrel, and a poriion of the odoriferous leaf, had, inadvertently, been scattered from the counter into its uncovered head. A keg of spirit was accepted in full satisfac- tion for the panic occasioned by the decoction of tobacco so in- nocently administered. Bodies of militia, anxious to testify their reviving zeal, were toiling through the deep snow drifts. Gen. Warner, finding that no benefit could be derived from their presence, sent orders for their return to their homes, and the insurgents enjoyed the tri- umph of holding undisputed possession of the town. On Wednesday, December 6, they went out to meet Shays, who arrived from Rutland, with 350 men. As they re-entered the street, the appearance of the column of 800 was highly im- posing. The companies included many who had learned their tactics from Steuben, and served an apprenticeship of discipline in the ranks of the revolution : war worn veterans, who in a good cause, would have been invincible. The pine tuft suppHed the place of plume in their hats. Shays, with his aid, mounted on white horses, led on the van. They displayed into line before the Court House, where they were reviewed and inspected. The men were then billeted on the inhabitants. No compulsion was used: where admittance was peremptorily relused, they quietly retired, and sought food and shelter elsewhere. Provision having been made for the soldiers. Shays joined the other leaders in council. At night, he was attended to his quarters, at the house of the late Col. Samuel Flagg, by a strong guard, preceded by the music of the army, with something of the state assumed by a general officer. Precautions against surprise were redoubled. Chains of sentinels were stretched along the streets, planted in every avenue of approach, and on the neighboring hills, exam- ining all who passed. The cry of " all's well," rose on the watches of the night, from those whose presence brought danger to the Commonwealth. Committees from some of the neighboring towns, and many of the prominent members of the conventions, assembled with the military leaders, on Thursday, the 6th of December. Their de- INSURRECTION. 109 liberations were perplexed and discordant. The inclemency of the weather had prevented the arrival of the large force expect- ed. The iinpossibihty of retaining the men who had assembled, without munitions, subsistence, or stores, compelled thetn to abandon the meditated attack on Boston, then put in a posture of defence, and more pacific measures were finally adopted. A pe- tition was prepared for circulation, remonstrating against the sus- pension of the habeas corpus writ ; asking for the pardon and release of the prisoners ; a new act of amnesty ; the adjourn- ment of courts until the session of the new Legislature in May ; and expressing their readiness to lay down their arms on compli- ance with these demands. In the afternoon, Shays's men and part of Wheeler's, to the number of 500, began their march for Paxton, on their way to the barracks in Rutland. About a hundred more retired to the north part of the town. Friday was spent in consultation. Aware that public senti- ment was setting against them with strong reaction, the mercy which had been rejected was now supplicated. Letters were ad- dressed to each town of the county, inviting the inhabitants to unite in their petitions. Shays himself, in a private conference with an acquaintance, made use of these expressions: "For God's sake, have matters settled peaceably ; it was against my inclinations I undertook this business ; importunity was used which I could not withstand ; but I heartily wish it was well over." In the evening, the Court House was abandoned, but sentries were posted at almost every door of the outside and interior of the public house, where the leaders remained in consultation. Another snow storm commenced on Saturday morning. Luke Day, with 150 men from Hampshire, reached Leicester, but was unable to proceed in the tempest. About noon, all the insur- gents in Worcester paraded before their head quarters, and were dismissed. The companies of Ward, Holden, Spencer, Rut- land, Barre, and Petersham, after moving Slowly through Main Street, in distinct bodies, took up the line of march for their re- spective homes, through roads choked with drifts. 110 INSURRECTION. The condition of these dchidod men during their stay here, was such as to excite compassion rather than fear. Destitute of ahnost (ivory necessary of hie, in an inclement season, without money to purchase the food which their friends could not supplyi unwelcome ;^uests in the quarters they occupied, pride restrained the exposure of their wants. Many must have endured the gnawings of hunger in our streets : yet, standing with arms in their hands, enduring privations in the midst of plenty, they took nothing by force, and trespassed on no man's rights by violence: some declared they had not tastcnl broad for twenty-four hours ; all who made known their situation, were relieved by our citizens with liberal charity. The forlorn condition of the insiu'gents was deepened by the distresses of their retreat. 'J'hcir course was amid the wildest revelry of storm and wind, in a night of intense cold. Some were frozen to death by the way : others, exhausted with strug- gling through the deep and drifted snow, sunk down, and would have perished but for the aid of their stouter comrades : when relief was sought among the farm liouses, every door was opened at the call of misery, and the wrongs done by the rebel were for- gotten in the sullerings of him who claimed hospitality as a stranger. The whole number assembled at Worcester never exceeded a thousand. The spirit animating the first movements bad grown cold, and Shays expressed to an ac(]uaintance here, the impres- sion that the cause iiad become gloomy and hopeless. In con- versation with an oflicer of government, he disclaimed being at the head of the rebellion ; declared he had come to the resolu- tion to have nothing more to do with stopping courts : that if he could not obtain pardon, he would gather the w hole force i)e could command, and fight to the last extremity, rather than be hanged. Wlien asked if he would accept pardon were it offered, and abandon the insurgents, he replied, " Yes, in a moment." * * The retreat of Shays not only aiVordoil the frioiuls of order occasion for tri- umph, but sport for wit. An E[)igran>, fioni one of the prints, aflords a specimen of the poetry and jest of the time. The name of the common carriage, the chaise, and that of the insurgent leader, hud then tlic same spelling as well as sound. INSURRECTION. HI The d(>lay of {!;ovenHn(.'iit, v.hile it iifTordcd time to circuhite cone(;l iiiforinaiion ainoiit; the people, led the iiisuit^eiits at lib- erty to pursue their measures. The Court at S[)ring(jelcl, on the 2Gth of December, was resisted, and intelligence was received of active exertions to prevent the session of the Common Pleas, at Worcester, on the 23d of January. Longer forbearance would have been weakness, and vigorous measures were adopted for sustaining the Judiciary. An army of 4 100 men was raised from the Counties of Suffolk, Ji^ssex, Middlesex, Hampshire and Worcester, for thirty days service. General IJenjamin fjincoln, whoso |)rudence, and military skill peculiarly ipialilied liim for the important trust, received the counuand. Voluntary loans were made by individuals for the armament, pay, and subsistence of tlio troops. On the 21st of January, the army took up the line of march from Koxbury. The inclemency of the weather, and the con- dition of the roads rendered a halt necessary at Marlborough. The next day the troops reached Worcester, notwithstanding the eOects of sudden thaw on the deep snow, and were (pjartered on the inhabitants, the houses being thrown open for their shelter and comfort. Here they were joined by the regiments of the county. The town contributed its (juota liberally. In the com- pany under Capt. Joel Howe, were twenty-seven non-connnis- sioncd officers and |)ri\ales. In the artillery, under (Japl. Wil- liam Treadwell, were enrolled Ibrty-three of our citizens. Nine- teen served under Capt. IMiinehas Jones. Seven drajoons were embodied in a legionary corps. Lt. Daniel Goulding was at the head of a troop of cavalry. The hite Judge Edward I3anu;s, Timothy Digelow, afterwards S|)caker of the House of Repre- sentatives of Massachusetts, and Theophilus Wheeler, Es(|., served as volunteers. Detachments of insurgents collected at Rutland, New Rrain- "Says sober Will, vvcll Sliuyx has i]ftil, And peace returns to bloss our d.iys. Indeed ! erics iN'ed, 1 always said, He'd prove at last aJ'uU back Shai/s ; And those tinned over and undone, Call him u worthless tSliuya to run." 112 INSURRECTION. tree, Princeton, Sterling and Sutton, but, intimidated by the mili- tary, hovered at a distance, while the Courts proceeded. On the 25th of January, Gen. Lincoln hastened westward for the relief of Shepard, and of the arsenal at Springfield, invested by Shays and Day. Major General Warner was left in command at Worcester, with a regiment of infantry, a corps of artillery, including Capt. Treadwell's company, two field pieces, and a party from the legionary battalion of volunteer cavalry. Information having been given that a body of about two hundred insurgents had assembled at New Braintree, intercepting travellers and insulting the friends of government, twenty horsemen, supported by about 150 in- fantry in sleighs, were sent out on the night of the 2d of Febru- ary, to capture or disperse the disaffected. Upon approaching the place of their destination, the cavalry were ordered to ad- vance at full speed to surprise the enemy. The insurgents, ap- prised of the expedition, had abandoned their quarters at the house of Moses Hamilton, and taken post behind the walls of the road side, and having fired a volley of musketry upon the de- tachment, fled to the woods : Mr. Jonathan Rice of Worcester, a deputy sheriff, was shot through the arm and hand : Doct. D;!vid Young was severely wounded in the knee :* the bridle rein of Theophilus Wheeler, Esq., was cut by a ball. Without halt- ing, the soldiers rapidly pursued their way to the deserted head quarters, where they liberated Messrs. Samuel Flagg and John Stanton of Worcester, who had been seized the day previous, while transacting private business at Leicester. Havin"- dis- persed those who occupied the barracks at Rutland, tha next day, the companies returned with four prisoners. The career of Shays was fast drawing to its close. Driven from post to post, he suddenly retired from Pelham to Peters- ham, where he expected to concentrate the forces of expiring rebellion, and make his final stand. Intelligence of this change of position reached Gen. Lincoln at Hadley, February 3d, and * Dr. Young afterwards recovered £1000, in a civil action, against those by whoRS he was wounded. INSURRECTION. Il3 Im determined, by prompt and decisive action, to terminate the ivarfare. When the troops took up the line of march, at 8 o'clock, the evening was bright and mild. Before morning the cold be- came intense : the dry and light snow, whirled before a violent north wind, filled the paths and rendered them almost impassable. The severity of the cold prevented any halt for rest or refresh- ment. At a distance from shelter, without defence against the inclemency of the weather, it became necessary to press on, without pausing, to the camp occupied by men possessing all martial advantages, except courage and a good cause. The heavy sufferings of the night were terminated by the arrival of the troops in the very centre of Petersham. The followers of Shays, trusting to the violence of the storm and the obstruction of the highways, rested in careless security. The first warning of danger was from the appearance of the advanced guard of the forces of government, after a journey of thirty miles, in the midst of their cantonment. Had an army dropped from the clouds upon the hill, the consternation could not have been greater. Panic struck, the insurgents fled, without firing a gun, or offering resistance to soldiers exhausted by fatigue, with frozen limbs, and almost sinking under the privations and hardships of the severe service. Thirty of the citizens of Worcester were in this expedition, and shared in the movement, called by Minot "one of the most indefatigable marches that ever was performed in America.'' Gen. Lincoln writes from Petersham, Feb. 4, " We arrived here about nine o'clock, exceedingly fatigued by a march of thirty miles, part of it in a deep snow, and in a most violent storm. When this abated, the cold increased, and a great part of our men were frozen in some part or other; but I hope none of them dangerously so, and that most of them will be able to march again in a short time." The insurgents never again collected in force : independent parties appeared in different parts of the western counties : but they were soon compelled to seek safety by submission, or flight into the neighboring States. Two or three only, of our townsmen, bore arms with Shays. 15 114 INSURRECTION, The rebellion being terminated, the infliction of some punish- ment for the highest political crime was deemed expedient. Some of those who had been in arms against the laws, were brought to trial, convicted of treason, and sentenced to death. Henry Gale, of Princeton, was the only insurgent found guilty of capital offence, in this county.* On the 23d day of June, at the hour fixed for his execution, by the warrant, he was led out to the gallows, erected on the common, with all the solemn cere- mony of such exhibitions. A reprieve was there read to him, and afterwards full pardon was given.f Proceedings for seditious practices, pending against several prisoners, were suspended. The mercy of government was finally extended to all who had been involved in the difficulties and disorders of the lime, upon taking the oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth, after some temporary civil disqualifications.."}: * The Court assigned as his counsel, Levi Lincoln, Sen., and James Sullivan. The warm support of government by the former had rendered him obnoxious to the insurgents. During their occupation of the town, they sent parties to seize hi.s person, who surrounded and searched his house. Seasonably informed of their in- tentions, he was able to disappoint them. t Sis were convicted of treason in the county of Berkshire, six in Hampshire, one in Worcester, and one in Middlesex, all of whom received sentence of death, but were subsequently pardoned. The only public punishment actually inflicted, except limited disqualification from civil or military office, was on a member of the House of Representatives, guilty of seditious words and practices, who was sentenced to sit on the gallows with a rope about his neck, pay a fine of £50, and to be bound to keep tlie peace and be of good behavior for five years. I The facts stated in the foregoing chapter have been derived from the Worcester Magazine, published by Isaiah Thomas, 1786, 1787, Independent Chronicle, Co- lumbian Centincl, Minot's History of the Insurrection, Files in the office of the Secretary of State, Correspondence of Levi Lincoln, Sen., American Antiquarian Society's MSS. NOTICE OF DANIEL SHAYS. FROM THE SAME. This individual acquired an unenviable notariety, which im- parts some degree of interest to the incidents of his life. He was born in Hopkinton, in 1747 ; the son of parents not in af- fluent circumstances, he worked with Mr. Brinley, a respectable farmer of Framingham. The activity and energy of his youth promised at maturity more desirable elevation than he attained. That his education was neglected, is apparent from his ofllcial letters, bidding defiance alike to government, grammar and good spelling. Just before the revolution, he removed to one of the towns beyond Connecticut River, and afterwards resided in Pel- ham. When the war commenced, he entered the army, at the age of twenty-eight, with the rank of Ensign, in Capt. Dickin- son's company, in Col. Benjamin Ruggles VVoodbridge's regi- ment. His ambition, activity, and the plausible manners covering the want of acquirements, joined with personal intrepidity, ob- tained promotion, and in 1776, he was appointed lieutenant in Col. VarnunVs regiment. At a time when the line peculiarly needed reinforcement, he was detached on the recruiting service, with the promise of some suitable reward for the enlistment of twenty men. For this purpose he visited his native state, and his unwearied exertions were crowned with ample success. When the complement assigned to him was filled, a plan suggested itself for grasping honor and pay at once. Finding the pulse of patri- otism beat high, and the young men of New England were ready IIQ DANIEL SHAYS. to devote themselves for their country, he continued his enlist- ments. Insinuating address and bold representations, produced impressions of his ability and influence, easily turned to his own advantage, and by holding out expectations cf indulgence to those who should serve under his command, a company was raised, on the condition that he should be their captain. With these men he returned to the camp, where they were mustered. When the inspector was about to distribute them to diflerent corps. Shays produced the enlistment papers ; pointed to the condition which held them to serve under himself alone ; and requested the ap- pointment of Captain. The necessity of the times prevented the sacriOce of so many recruits, and after indignant remon- strances, it was deemed expedient to yield to his demands. The commission was promised, and issued after long delay, in Sept. 1779, to relate back to Jan. 1, 1777. Such is the account tra- dition gives of his military rank. The honors, ill won, were not long worn. He was discharged Oct. 14, 1780, at Newark, in New Jersey, from Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment. The deficiency of honorable sentiment in his mental constitu- tion, may be inferred from a characteristic incident. Lafayette had presented, in 1780, to each of the American officers under his immediate command, an elegant sword. Such pledge of re- gard from the patriot chief, a soldier with a spark of generous feeling, would have cherished as his dearest possession, and trans- mitted to his posterity as an heirloom of inestimable value. Shays sold the gift of his commander for a few jlollars. After being disbanded, he retired to Pelham, and lived in ob- scurity. Bankrupt in fortune and in fame. Shays was ready to embark on the flood of any desperate adventure. Without the energetic decision or enlarged conceptions, the strong spirit or the bold daring, which befit a leader, by some accident, he was ele- vated to the command of the insurgents. Of capacity too hum- ble to direct the movements of an army in those moments when the force of talent makes itself felt by triumphant results, and turns even obstructions into encouragements, he was weak, vacil- lating and irresolute. It was providential that the physical power of the arm of rebellion had so feeble a head to direct its blow. DANIEL SHAYS. 117 With the first shade of adversity, 1)6 made indirect overtures to the agents of government, to abandon his comrades to their ' fate, on assurance of personal safely : and when his base propo- sitions were rejected, and promises of indemnity and pardon were offered to his followers, his persuasions induced them to re- ject the jjroffercd mercy and retain the arms of hopeless contio- versy, to j)urchase by tiieir sacrifice security for himself. When the insurrection was crushed, he retired to Vermont. After the lapse of a few years, the general of the rebellion passed through the streets of Worcester, which he once entered at the head of an army, and received assistance from those whose homes he had threatened with desolation. At length he removed to Sparta, in New York. As a pen- sioner of the United States, he derived his daily bread from the government whose forces he had encountered in arms. Declara- tions filed in the department of war, by himself, show that his family consisted of an aged wife, and that he lived in extreme poverty. He died, Sept. 29, 1825, aged 84.* However much the honor and integrity of Daniel Shays were questioned, his courage was never disputed. He was in the bat- tle of Bunker's Hill, at the capture of Burgoyne, and at the storming of Stony Point : was under liafayeite, and did good service in many bloody encounters. A severe wound, received during the revolution, was honorary testimonial of intrepidity. "He married Waiicy Itaven, a widow. The schedule of his property in 1820, filed in the pension office, exhibits a condition of almost utter destitution. It is as follows : 1 mare, g25 : 1 old saddle, ^2,50 : 1 bridle, 50 cts. : 1 old cutter, ^5 ; 1 old axe, C2i cts. : Ihoe, 62i cts.: 1 table, .^3 : 3 chairs, $\,\t\. 1 old scythe and snath, 51,12i: 1 old pail, 12J cts. : 1 large Bible, *?1 : amounting to ^40,62^. ECCLESIASTICAL IIISTORT. The Proprietors, having erected a meeting house "on Rocky Plain, near the Pines," proceeded, in the month of April, 1723, lo select a person to be their minister. Of the 38 votes cast, Mr. Job Gushing, of Hinghaui, (a graduate of Harvard University, 1714,) had 18. At an adjourned meeting, holden on the 15th May, Mr. Gush- ing was chosen, "by a full vote." His ordination took place on the 4th of December, 1723. The church records give no par- ticulars respecting this interesting event. They do not inform us what churches were represented by their pastors and delegates on that occasion, or by whom the ordination sermon was preached. They begin with " the names of the persons embodied into a church state at Shrewsbury, at the time of their ordination, Dec. 4, 1723." They adopted a covenant, a copy of which follows, and sev- erally signed it in the order their names here appear. "a copy of the church covenant." We, whose names are subscribed, inhabitants of the Town of Shrev.'sbury, being sensible of the inconstancy of our hearts with the Lord, and proneness of spirit to go astray from him, for which we desire to be unfeignedly humbled in the sight of God — and now, desiring to be joined forever unto the Lord Jesus, as members of him, our blessed Head, and to cleave unto him in spiritual love and communion, accordinj,^ to his blessed institutions, that so we might enjoy more of himself, in his own holy and blessed appointments, and might walk more close with the Lord, and not give way to the sinful liberty of our own hearts, We do, therefore, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the help of his all-sufficient grace, before all his people here assem- bled, enter into covenant with tlie Lord. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. HQ ]?t. To take and choose the Lord to be our Cod ; and therefore to love, fear and serve him with all our hearts and might and strength, and also to give up ourselves unto the Lord to be his people, to be at his disposal, lo be guided and directed by his own good Spirit, in all the ways of his revealed will through Jesus Christ — [whom we believe to be God, equal with the Father and the Holy Ghost.] 2d. VV^e also bind ourselves, by his gracious assistance, to bring up our children and servants in tljc knowledge and fear of the Lord, by catechism and holy instruction, according to our best abilities ; that so the true religion and knowledge of God may be maintained in our families, and a seed may serve him of such who do survive when we are dead and gone. 3d. And we do further promise, by his help, to keep close to the truth of Christ, which he revealeth to us by his holy word, and therefore to endeavor the keeping of it alive in our hearts, and to defend it against all opposers of it, when God calls us so to do by his providence at any time, and that we may so do, we resolve to make the blessed Scriptures our platform, whereby we may discern the blessed mind of Christ, and not the new framed inventions of men — [and yet we are of the judg- ment, that the whole of the well known Westminster Catechism, as explained by Calvinistic divines, contains a just summary of Christian doctrines, as revealed in God's holy Word.] 4thly. \Ve engage ourselves, through his blessed presence with us, to have a careful inspection over our own hearts, viz., to endeavor the mortification of all our sinful passions and cor- rupt distempers, by the virtue of the blood and death of Christ, together with all worldly frames and disorderly affections, whereby our hearts may be withdrawn from the living God. 5thly. We are resolved, through his grace, to observe the Lord in all his blessed institutions, which he hath appointed in his church; as to give reverent attention unto the word of God ; to pray with God's saints; to sing his praise; to attend the blessed seals with submission to the holy discipline God hath appointed for offenders, according to what he hath revealed in his word. 120 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Lastly. We promise to obey such who rule over us in the Lord, and to walk in love one to another, and unto mutual edifi- cation ; visiting, comforting, exhorting and warning any brother or sister that oftendeih, with much love and tenderness ; not di- vulging private offences irregularly, but first going to the party ourselves alone, and if he will not hear, to take one or two more, and then to bring it to the church, if need be, according to the rules of Christ, willingly forgiving all such who give satifaction. And now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. ''JOB CUSHING, SAMUEL BENNETT, JOHN KEYES, Sen., SAMUEL WHEELOCK, JOHN KEYES, THOMAS HALL, NAHUM WARD, PETER SMITH, EDWARD GODDARD, SIMON MAYNARD, DANIEL RAND, SAMUEL CROSBY, JOSEPH SHERMAN, JOHN CROSBY, WILLIAM TAYLOR, ELIAS KEYES." [16] Note. — -After the decease of the Rev. Mr. Gushing, and be- fore the settlement of his successor, viz: "on the 13th day of April, 1761, the church voted an addition to the first and third articles of the foregoing covenant, which additions are now in- cluded in brackets, at the end of those articles. "All the ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 121 brethren,"' say the records, " that were present, voted for the ad- ditions aforesaid, save Daniel Hemenvvay, Joseph Sherman and Job Gushing." The next year, 1724, were admitted to the church,— Mercy, the wife of Peter Smith, ^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^j^ Sarah, the wife of Simon Waynard, > . .,t , , , -r r r^ t > ir C '" vYeStborO . Mary, the wile ol Capt. John Keyes, ) In 1725, Abigail, wife of Thomas Hall, Bathsheba, wifa of John Crosby. In 1727, Maky, wife of Rev. Job Gushing, Martha, wife of Nahum Ward, Mary, wife of Daniel Rand. In 1728, Hepzibah, wife of Edward Goddard. In 1733, Dorothy, wife of Samuel Crosby. These ten were wives of the first founders of the church. In 1731, a question arose respecting the expediency in church government of having Ruling Elders in the church. This question, and matters growing out of it, engaged the at- tention of the church ten years or more. Church meetings were frequent, many Committees chosen, and a voluminous correspondence carried on between this church and that of Framingham, of which the Rev. John Swift was Pastor, and which disclosed a controversy with the latter church and that of Hopkinton, of which the Rev. Samuel Barrett was Pastor. The Rev. Mr. Cushing's records, in relation to this matter, occupy at least fifty pages — in which he says, under date of 1734, " The church of Shrewsbury enjoyed great peace and unanimity, as to outward appearances, from its first gathering and founding of it, till about this time, some things were controverted, at least among some of diem, as the following narrative will show," — yet it appears by his records that the difficulty began in 1731 — probably it was not until 1734, that the consequences of it assumed a serious aspect. This "narrative" of more than fifty manuscript pages, consists of copies of letters, church proceeding?, reports of Committees, 16 122 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. results of Councils, &,c., and, although interesting, is too lengthy for insertion here — a summary of it is this. 'Mn or near the year 1731, Simon Goddard removed his habitation from Framingham to Shrewsbury, and, after some time, he delivered me a letter superscribed after this manner." '' To the Rev. Mr. Gushing, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Shrewsbury — to be communicated to said Church; and this is the form of the letter." "Rev. and Beloved, I am, by reading and considering the Platform of church Government composed by the Synod in this country, and com- paring the same with the Scriptures, persuaded the form of Government therein prescribed is very agreeable therewith, and am accordingly desirous of a dismission from the church of Framingham, to a church, who acknowledge the said Platform as the ruleof their discipline — And whereas the Divine Providence has now fixed my habitation in this place, I am also desirous of an admission into this (rather than to any other) church in case I may therein be subject to that (Platform) and no other discipline, or at least no furtlier or otherwise subject to any other discipline, than my judgment shall be enlightened from the holy scriptures. I apprehend, that much of the benefit and comfort of church fellowship and communion depends on harmony in judgment among those of the same communion ; and that in order to such harmony, the principles of Government must be known and mutually consented to ; and that I may act with the greater clearness and certainty in this allair, I humbly desire to be plainly informed, whether I may join myself with this church under the condition above expressed. If you shall please to condesend to afibrd me such information it will greatly oblige, Rev. and beloved, Your brother and humble servant, SIMON GODDARD." This letter is dated Shrewsbury, Dec. 15, 1731. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 123 I have thought it proper to insert Mr. Goddard's letter entire ; since, as it was the origin of all the subsequent proceedings, his views ought to appear as he stated them, and at full length in his own words. "Upon receiving this letter (snys Mr. Gushing,) I asked said Goddard, whether he was free, that I should privately show it to some of the church, observing to him, that if they were apprized of it beforehand, they might be the better prepared to make answer; and he said he was. I then desired as he had opportunity, he himself would also speak of it to others — when I showed the letter to some of the church, they said they had nothing against my offering it to the church. But yet I found, that when I showed it to some judicious persons out of town, they observed it was very odd for this person to set up an inquisi- tion upon the church of Shrewsbury, and although, when I put it to them, whether they thought I had best offer it, although some dissuaded, yet others did not care to do that — but as things appeared to me, I thought 1 had best offer it to the church." He did so — "whereupon some of the brethren observed there was a passage in it unintelligible, and desired that it might be explained by him, that offered it — but one, if not more pleaded, that they apprehended said Goddard n)eant no nK)re, than to be subject to the Platform ; but were answered, that it was our busi- ness to consider well what we did ; for we knew not, but that long after, this business might be examined by us, or others — one or more signified their esteem for the Platform, and that they thought it proper or necessary, that the church should be subject to some human composure, and manifested their desire, that the church should either accept of the Platform as the rule of their discipline, or say howfarthey would conform to it; others observ- ing it was probable some had not read the Platform, or were not acquainted with it, and thought it might be proper for the brethren of the church to read it — whereupon I observed, that it would take some considerable time for such a number to read the book referred to, and that, if the meeting were adjourned for a long space of time, it was likely it would be forgotten — 1 therefore dissolved the meeting. But in the run of a little time, the said 124 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Gotldard brought me another letter — and this is a copy of his letter : — April 8, 1732. Rev. and Beloved, Having had no answer to my request of Dec. 15, last, and understanding that some seem to he at a loss about the meaning of those words therein, wherein my desire to be subject to no other government, than that of the Platform is expressed, or least no fur they- or otherwise than my judgment shall he enlightened from the holy scriptures — these are to signify, that my intention was, and is, only this, that if there be any particular point or par- agraph in the Platform, that yourselves judge not to be right? [upon conviction from the scriptures I would readily fall in with the others of the church] — thus humbly praying answer from, Kev. and Beloved, Your Brother and humble servant, SIMON GODDARD. Upon receiving this, I warned the church to come together — but the morning before they met, said Goddard was at my house and 1 informed him, that his explanatory letter was so worded, that I questioned, whether it would be agreeable to the brethren. Then said Goddard desired, that I would be assisting in answer- ing what was objected against his first letter; but I told him it was not proper for me to meddle with it — and as I was going to the meeting, I had another letter delivered to me, to be offered instead of the last mentioned — thus : — "April 8, 1732. Rev. and Beloved, Having had no answer to my request of December 15, last," (Sic, word for word as his last previous letter, except what I have there included in brackets and in this omitted,) he then adds, " that if, 1 knew what they were and could from the scriptures be of the same opinion with yourselves, 1 should gladly get a dismission to this church. Thus praying an answer, &c. &,c. SIMON GODDARD." Mr. Goddard underscored in his last letter, but not in the former, what there appears in italics. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 125 May 4, 1732, the church met to consider the explanatory let- ter from Mr. Goddard " — adjourned to the 25th inst. — then met "and It was put to the church, whether tliey were ready to give Simon Goddard an answer to the writings he had laid before them — they answered in the affirmative. 1 offered the meeting present to propose the form of a vote and none attem{)ting it, I proposed this, and submitted it to their cosideration — viz* If it be your minds to accept of the writings our brother Simon God- dard hath offered to us, or to admit him a member of this church by virtue of his writings presented to us, it is desired you would manifest your minds by your usual vote of lifting up your hands — one brother apprehended the vote not properly worded — I then observed, I knew not how to word a vote without referring to his writings, and desired him to, if he pleased, to propose the form of a vote ; but he not attempting it, it was desired the form of the vote, I had offered, might be read again, which was done, and, upon due consideration, was urged by a brother, to be put to a vote — and it clearly passed in the negative. I think only the brethren of Simon Goddard voted in the affirmative. After this, for reasons rendered, I thus applied myself to the church — I humbly conceive it is your mind, that our brother Goddard should be treated with due respect on all accounts, and that you are desirous, that he should be sensible of it — therefore proposed this as the form of another vote, viz : If it be your minds, that our brother Simon Goddard should be admitted to full church fellowship and privileges upon the same terms and condi- tion that others have, at all times, been admitted, you will mani- fest it by the usual sign of voting. And when it was offered to trial, the vote very fully passed in the affirmative," and the meet- ing was dissolved. The narative then proceeds to state, " Simon Goddard not obtaining admission into the church of Shrewsbury by virtue of his writings before mentioned, he, in conjunction with four others, all membei-s of Framingham church, removed their relation from Framingham church without their leave, and were admitted into the church of Hopkinton in January, 1732 — and soon after this he informed me what he had done, and manifested his desire to 126 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. enjoy occasional communion with the church in Shrewsbury, and desired 1 would lay his desire before the church — I soon told some brethren of his desire, who answered, they were not at present satisfied about his leaving Framingham church in the manner he did. Whereupon I delayed mnking his request public, but, he continuing in his motion of having his case brought before the church, I again spoke to those, that 1 had privately talked with, and one or more answered, for their part they were not free the church should come together on that business, for they feared it would make division and trouble. r3ut the said Goddard con- tinuing unwearied in his request, and faulted me, as Pastor, for not laying his case before the church. — I told him that some had manifested their mind to the contrary, which kept me from making his request public —but at length, at his importunity, I signified to him, that if as many, or more, should move for a meeting, than had on the other side shown unwillingness, I knew not but that I might call a meeting ; but withal gave him to understand, that if any desired the church to meet on that affair, I chose their desire should be offered in writing. Soon after this I received a letter, thus — "March 14, 1735. Whereas we understand by our neighbor and brother Simon Goddard, who is an inhabitant in town, and is, so far as we have seen or heard, a man of sober and religious conversation, that the reason why he doth not hold occasional and transient com- munion with us at the Lord's table, though a member in full communion of a neighboring church, is not want of charity on his part towards this or any other churches of Christ in the vicinity, who hold the Head, though they may differ from the form of government formerly agreed upon by the synod in the land, and to which he professes his adherence, but that he has manifested to yourself long ago his desire to commune with us, but has been delayed to know, first what is the mind of the church, these are, therefore, humbly to request that there may be a church meeting called as soon as may be, and therein due consideration had on this matter, and that, unless his principles or practices appear to the church to be such as justly to exclude him from the catholic ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 127 communion professed in these churches, or expose him to public censure, he may be encouraged to sit down with us at the Lord's table. In hope that our request thus offered will not be denied nor delayed, we rest, Rev. sir, your brethren and humble servants. SAMUEL CROSBY, JOHN CROSBY, ISAAC STONE, EBENEZER BRAGG, JOHN PARKER, AMOS PRATT, EDWARD GODDARD, ^ Brethren of said BENJAMIN GODDARD, ^ Simon Goddard." "This letter was laid before the church, April 24, 1735, and after some debate the churcii was pleased to appoint a commit- tee, viz., Ebenezer Bragg, Samuel Crosby and Jonathan Keyes, to carry a letter from the church to the churches of Framingham and Hopkinton, to see what light they could gain and offer to the church relating to the matter before us." "June 28, 1735. The church met. A number of writings were read, that were directed to the church from the church in Hopkinton, and iro:n the Rev. Mr. Swift, of Framingham, and they are here transcribed, but before they were read, the letter sent from the church of Shrewsbury to the churches of Fra- mingham and Hopkinton was read. It was directed and sent to be communicated to both of those churches," thus " Shrewsbury, May 16, 1735. Rev. and Beloved in our Lord Jesus Christ, An important affair (as we thought) was brought before our church on the 24th day of April last, signed by eigl)t of the brethren, and after some debate on the matter, the church was pleased to appoint a committee, viz., Bragg, Crosby and Keyes, to go to Framingham and Hopkinton, to see what light they could gain and offer to the church relative to the matter lying before us ; and being desired to send something in writing, I 228 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, thought it most proper to send the whole of what was brought before our church, for you to judge and report upon, which is as follows " — (then follows a copy of tlie letter signed by eight members of the Shrewsbury church to Rev. Mr. Gushing, with this addition by Mr. Gushing) — " the request is very reasonable, if no reason can be alleged against it; and apprehending the churches, to whom we send, to know the said Goddard's character and circumstances better than we do, we desire that you would favor us with an answer in writing, and that you would please to answer the committee to any reasonable questions relating to the said affair. JOB GUSHING, Pastor of and at the desire of the church of Shrewsbury." "The church of Ghrist in Hopkinton to the church of Ghrist in Shrewsbury wisheth grace, mercy and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ. Rev. and Beloved, We hereby signify to you that we received your letter and messengers very friendly, by which, and by whom, we under- stand that you desire to be acquainted with the grounds upon which our brother Simon Goddard was received into full com- munion with this church, he being before a member of the church of Ghrist in Framingham, and not dismissed from them to us — Be it known unto you, therefore, beloved brethren, that upon the Gongregational principles, as we apprehend, we received him into our communion, as may appear by the impartial consideration of the letter directed to us by him, together with several others of the brethren of Framingham church, wherein in the grounds of their desire of entering into this special relation to us are ex- pressed, as also our letter directed to the church of Ghrist in Framingham, and Mr. Swift's letter, directed to the pastor of this church, a copy of all which we herein enclose. As for the character of our well beloved brother, Simon Goddard, we sub- scribe to your description of it, and can heartily recommend him to your holy communion, and for our verbal answer to your com- ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 129 miltee's questions, we refer you to the committee themselves for satisfaction in this matter. Brethren pray for us, your brethren in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel. Hopkinton, June 18, 1735. In the name and consent of the church. SAMUEL BARRETT, Pastor. JOSEPH HAVEN, ^iJuZi/j^ JOSEPH BIXBEE, \ Elders:' "Copy of a letter inclosed in the above written letter." Framingham, Aug. 29, 1732. Rev. and Beloved, Whereas you have asserted the Congregational cause, and set- tled a presbytery of Elders in your church, according to the Platform composed by a Synod of Churches in this country in our primitive times, we the subscribers, menibers of the church in Framingham^ being very desirous of a relation to a church of tliose principles, humbly offer our desire to be received into your church fellowship and communion, and though we have not ob- tained a dismission from the church in Framingham, yet we are persuaded you will not judge the want thereof a bar to our re- ception, when the reasons inducing us to lay this, our desire, be- fore you, have been duly considered, which reasons are as fol- lows, viz : 1st. Having, according to our abilities, searched the holy Scriptures and consulted not only our own reason, but also the judgments of many great and learned divines of divers persua- sions, with respect to church government, we are fully persuaded, that the form of church government specified in said Platform, and which you have embodied, is a very safe and regular sov- ernment, and is consonant to and warranted by both scripture and sound reason, and that the kingly office of Christ and our own peace, comfort and edification are greatly concerned in our bearing testimony to, and searching an interest in the benefits of such a wise and good constitution. 2dly. The Rev. pastor of tiie church of Framingham, bein"- of the opinion, if we understood him, that neither that, nor any Other Platform of hunian composure, but the Scriptures only, 17 130 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. ought to be received as the rule of government, and those gifts or quahfications for rule and government in the churches, are so connected with gifts and qualifications for public teaching, that the former cannot be without the latter, we cannot but be of a differ- ent opinion, and are wholly at a loss as to what form of govern- ment we must be subject to, whilst we remain members of that church, since all Christian Protestants allow the Scriptures to be the only standard, and yet do vastly differ as to the meaning of them with respect to church order and government, and though we would not willingly grieve or offend, much less judge or cen- sure, such as differ in opinion from us, yet we do and must say, that we cannot be easy under a government, wherein a single elder has the whole power as to the proper acts of rule and gov- ernment, and is under no restriction in the exercise of that power by any Platforms. Sdly. We labor under the grievous inconvenience, in the church of Framingham, that whereas, though sense of duty sometimes obliges us to speak and act in church affairs, yet we cannot do it without being exceeding liable to be accounted offenders, and represented as disturbers of the peace of the church. This inconvenience, together with all the occasions, or jars and contentions, in the management of church discipline, which naturally arise from diversity of opinions in the church, about the mode of government, would cease, if such of us, as are of Con- gragetional principles were admitted into a church of our own persuasion, and this may be done, as we humbly conceive, with- out any great prejudice to the church of Framingham, or die Rev. pastor, for we shall be no less obliged to the support of the ministry in Framingham, by virtue of the Province Laws, nor will it prevent our still remaining auditors in the congregation there, except on some (e\v Sabbaths in the year, nor can we see any reason, why it should break Christian charity, or hinder our occasional communion with them at the Lord's table, or mutual watchfulness over each other for edification. 4i{)ly. It has been our earnest desire to have had the consent of the church of Framingham to our admission into your com- ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 131 munion, and we have requested of the Rev. pastor to lay our desires before the church, that either we might enjoy a Congrega- tional discipline in Framingham, according to the Platform, or be dismissed to your church ; but are left, after long waiting, to des- pair of ever prevailing to have a meeting of the church for either of these ends ; and have, therefore, no other remedy but this, of asserting our right to liberty of conscience, and offering our pleas, without the consent of the church of Framingham, to your com- munion, which we now do, begging an interest in your prayers to God for us, that, by his grace enabling us, we may so order our conversation as to give no offence to the godly, but on all occa- sions manifest our hearty love and esteem for all such, especially our brethren of the church of Framingham, notwithstanding dif- ferent persuasions concerning church government; and that we express meekness and patience under the censures of the rash and uncharitable, and enjoy peace with God and peace with all men, especially with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sin- cerity, of what denomination soever. And heartily wishing to yourselves an increase of temporal and spiritual blessings, we rest and subscribe, Rev. and beloved, Your brethren and humble servants, THOMAS MELLEN, EDWARD GODDARD, BENJAMIN WHITNEY, SIMON MELLEN, SIMON GODDARD. To the Rev. Mr. Samuel Barrett, Pastor, and Mr. Joseph Bixbee and Mr. Joseph Haven, Ruling Elders in the church of Hopkinton, to be communicated to the said church." " Copy of another letter inclosed in the above-said letter.'' "The church of Christ in Hopkinton, to the church of Christ in Framingham, wisheth grace, mercy and peace in our Lord Jesus Christ. Rev. and Beloved, Whereas several of the brethren of your communion, viz., Thomas Mellen, Edward Goddard,* Benjamin Whitney, Simon ' Father of yimon Goddard. 132 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Mellen and Simon Goddard, have offered their desires to be re- ceived into this church, solemnly declaring, that the reason in- ducing thsm hereto, is their belief, that the Congregational prin- ciples respecting church government, as they are set forth in the Platform, composed by the Synod of churches in this country, are agreeable to the holy Scriptures, which principles, we, the church of Christ in Hopkinton have embodied, and having met together to consider of the motion made to us by your above named brethren, have thought it consistent with Christian pru- dence and charity to acquaint you with the same, that we might have your approbation and consent in the matter ; or otherwise, that you will offer such objections to us, that may justify our de- nying them admission with us, wishing an increase of all grace and good to you, and begging an interest in your prayers for us, your brethren in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel. lu the name and at the desire of the church, SAMUEL BARRETT, Pastor. JOSEPH BIXBEE, > Ruling JOSEPH HAVEN, > Elders. P. S. The church of Christ in Hopkinton have appointed th^ second Wednesday in January next, to consider what may be offered by the church of Christ in Framingham respecting the admission of the above named members of that church. Hopkinton, Dec. 8, 1732." "Copy of the Rev. Mr. Swift's letter to the pastor of the church in Hopkinton." " Framingham, Jan. 5, 1733. Rev. Sir, Respecting the dismission of church members to remote churches, where they do not cohabit, we never had any such custom in our church, nor yet in the churches of Christ in New England, that 1 can learn ; and I wonder that you should lead in such an affair, seeing that, at our last association at your house, you declared that you could not take Capt. Goddard under your pastoral watch and care, and that you saw no reason for it, while he lived at Framingham. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 133 However, if you, or the chinch of Christ in Ilopkinton, or our brethren that you mention, sliall obtain tiie result of a proper council of churches or elders, 1 shall, I hope, show all due re- gard to any light that they shall offer. In the mean time, I shall be glad, if you, or some other Iiaud, would reply to the inclosed,* which hath not bedh answered by any argument in any pamphlet before or since, in the judgment of the learned and judicious, that I have had opportunity to converse with. 1 fear, lest you bring to pass, what I formerly told you was my fear. Wishing you divine conduct in all your affairs, I am, sir, your brother in Christ and humble servant, JOHN SWIFT." " P. S. Rev. Sir, — I desire you to communicate my mind, and that if 1 may have the result of a proper council, 1 shall then communicate it to our church. But I decline any motion towards bringing in any way such innovation (as that you write about) among our churches without proper advice. Idem, JOHN SWIFT." Jan. 9, 1733. ''At the same meeting, immediately upon reading of the aforesaid letters, many were read, sent from the Rev. Mr. Swift. The first, thus supei^cribed," — "To the Rev. Mr. Job Cushing, Pastor of Shrewsbury." "Framingham, June 9, 1735. Rev. Sir, According to my promise to your brother Brags:, cum aliis, when they were at my house, I send you the inclosed, which are copies taken from their originals, and I think are without any material difference, if my records fail me not. As for my own part, I was always very loth to bring any thing before our church, which I knew had a direct tendency to break the peace thereof, especially if what is moved for is contrary to the practice of the churches of Christ in New England in general. As to Capt. Goddard, and the rest of our deserting brethren, who are joined to Hopkinton church, I never was satisfied that * Whit that was. does not appear. 134 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. their motion proceeded from a good conscience, but I think I am able to prove the impossibihty of it. If your neighbor, Simon Goddard, had moved for a dismission to your church, I should have promoted it. But, if I am rightly informed, a council is, in a little time, to sit at Hopkinton, from whom perhaps we may gain some light ; and I wonder that transient communion should be desired by or granted to fugitive brethren, especially if such communion en- dangered the peace of the church. I pray God to direct you and maintain peace among you. Desiring your prayers for my distressed family, I am your afflicted and humble servant, JOHN SWIFT." " Copy of another letter from Mr. Swift." "Framingham, May 10, 1735. The awful circumstances of my family at present, I think may well excuse me from acting, or doing any thing about what you propose or desire, in your epislle dated April 29, 1735. But, if you, or your church, or any of the brethren, that you write about, shall call a proper, unexceptionable council of churches, in a proper time and season, I shall, as I have always stood ready to do, yield all due regard to what light they shall afford me. I have much to object against the motion of our brethren to join your church, which, in a proper time, may be brought forth ; and I wonder that you can countenance any thing so disorderly and schismatical, the sad effects whereof, if I am not misinformed, or mistaken, you may have discovered in your own church by what hath formerly been done among you. You may remember what I wrote to you, when Capt. Goddard, with others, acted as they did. Said letter bears date, Jan. 8, 1733. I pray that wisdom and judgment may be the stability of the pastor and church of Christ in Hopkinton, and that their zeal may be according to knowledge, and do earnestly call upon and advise you to study to be quiet, and to pursue those things which make for peace, and whereby we may edify one another, and am ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 135 not without some hopes of your hearing my advice, because in your beirinning or founding you were ready to hear the counsel of Your humble servant, for Christ's sake, JOHN SWIFT." "P. S. If I am not mistaken, my administrations in time past have been justified by as many Councils, as the Platform you wrote of hath been by Synods, and I am not afraid of that case wherein I have always sought for, depended upon, and I hope, that I have had divine direction. As to my sorrowful circumstances, I presume the bearer is enough to Inform you. I have sent to seven of my Rev. breth- ren to be at my house on the next Wednesday, to seek God by prayer for us, and we have great need of the prayers of all who have any interest at the throne of grace. Idem, JOHN SWIFT. To the Rev. Mr. Samuel Barrett, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Hopkinton, to be communicated to said church." " All these writings were offered (to the church in Shrewsbury) on the 26th of June, 1735, but "about half the church being together, and with a view to hear the result of a council sitting, or soon to sit at Hopkinton, the meeting was adjourned." " Be- fore we left the meeting house, Benjamin Goddard said he was of the same principles with his brother, Simon Goddard, and de- sired that he might be dismissed to Hopkinton Church," and de- sired an answer at the next meeting. "Aug. 27, 1735, at the adjournment, all the preceding letters were again read, and as the council did not sit at Hopkinton at the first time appointed, the meeting was again adjourned to and met on the 6th of October, 1735, when all the foregoing papers, (fcc, relating to Simon and Benjamin Goddard's cases, were read, also the result of Hopkinton, which (says Mr. Cushing) I shall not transcribe, by reason of the exceeding length, and it being in print. Deacon John Keyes then offered a paper of objections, relating to persons withdrawing from the church, he. Adjourned to 20tli October, at 9 of the clock in the morning, precisely." 136 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. '' Benjainin Goddarfl first asked a dismission by word of mouthj" — liaving given no reasons therefor, they were requested of liim ; whereupon he offered to Kev. Mr. Gushing a letter to be com- municated to the ciiurch, from which 1 extract the following: "1 am informed, that several of the brethren did not under- stand that I gave any reasons, why I desired a dismission from this church to the church of Hopkinton" — he then, after some other things, goes on to say, " I offer my reasons, which are, that I was fully persuaded the government contained in the Platform is very agreeable to the holy Scriptures, and, particularly, that Ruling Elders are of divine institution, and that the church of Hopkinton do acknowledge the Platform for their rule of disci- pline, and are furnished with Ruling Elders — for these reasons, and your supposition, that the Rev. pastor, as well as most of the brethren of this church, are not of tny persuasion in point of dis- cipline, though I am in charity with this church, 1 still continue my desires, that I may, with your free consent, be received into a church who are of the same principles with me as to church order, &c. BENJAMIN GODDARD." Here follows '•' Deacon Keyes objections against persons sepa- rating from the church whereof they are members, by their own covenanting, pleading, they are fully persuaded, that Ruling Elders are of divine institution." "First. It appears to me to be contrary to the holy Scrip- tures, especially to 1 Corinthians, 11 ; 40, particularly applied by the apostle lo good order in the church, says. Let all things be done decently and in order. Now it appears to me an inde- cent and disorderly thing for any to separate fiom their own church, if the covenant has not been broken on their part. And the 33d verse of that chapter, God is not the author of confu- sion, but of peace; and it seems manifestly to (end to confusion that should be avoided, and subversive of peace, that should be maintamed, for any to separate, without the church has broke in u])on that good order that was adhered to when they covenanted torrether. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 137 2dly. It appears to me to be abundantly contrary to the Platform, which establishes Rulinji; Elders in the churches. The 13lh chapter, treating particularly of church members, their re- moval from one church to another, says, that church members may not remove or depart from the church, and so one from another, as they please, nor without just and weighty cause, al- lowing withal, the good reason in the world, that with just and weighty cause, they may ; but is there such cause ? when no de- fect is charged upon or proved against the church, or upon sup- position of such an office in the church, which, allowed or disal- lowed, was never made a term of communion, as I know of, even in discipline ; and in the 2d section of that chapter, they who are joined with consent should not depart without consent, until forced thereto. Now if any person's voluntary and irregular withdrawal be a force, it must be a force upon a good conscience, as far as I can see. Again, I see not how such a withdrawal can be fortified by any of the just reasons laid down in that chapter ; for a member's removalof himself from the church seems to be such a withdrawal as is there styled unlawful and sinful, if it be from public com- munion, in word, or seats, or censures. Sec. 5th. Nay, this excellent composure don't allow any members to be incorporated with the church where they don't cohabit, if there be a church where they dwell, and renders weighty reasons for it. Sec. 6. 3dly. It is contrary to the church covenant, most solemnly and formally entered into, wherein they give up themselves unto the Lord, and to the observing the ordinances and institutions of Christ together in the same church; particularly the discipline of it, so that such as withdraw, (without just and weighty cause, proved to be so,) violate their covenant, if they don't withdraw from public communion, in words or seats, but only in censures. 4thly. It is contrary to the custom of Congregational churches, if not all the churches of Christendom, to withdraw without greater reason. Objections against :he church's dismissing any members to re- mote churches, upon the plea mentioned. 18 IS8 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. First. It seems they incapacitate themselves, who withdraw, for the benefit of church relation, both on the cliurches and their own part. 30ih chapter of Platform, sec. 6. Secondly. Not meetint^ together, destroys the notion of a Congregational church. Thirdly. How can they that withdraw from their own church, enjoy communion therewith? Fourthly. Discipline is thereby rendered too difficult, if not impracticable. See the 62d, 70th and 80th page of that sitting of the Synod. All will grant it to be most orderly and regular, that every Christian be a member in some particular church, and in that particular church where his regular habitation is. These reasons, though not all that might be offered, are suffi- cient with me to restrain me from aciing in any thing that appears to me to be so disorderly; but yet, if they are not sufficient to satisfy any other person or persons that desire to leave their church upon the abovesaid plea, or any thing that is not greater, I stand ready to consult with any proper judges, for light in this article. JOHN KEYES." "The foregoing was offered to the church Oct. 6, 1735." Then follows, in Mr. Cushing's journal, a letter of earlier date, from Simon Goddard, to the church committee, and by them, at his request, given to Mr. Cushing to be read to the church, and which, it appears of record, " was read to the church, immediately after the writings from the Rev. Mr. Swift, and the church of Hopkinton, on the 26th day of June, 1735." "The letter thus superscribed." "To Mr. Samuel Crosby, Ebenezer Bragg, Jonathan Keyes, Committee of the Church in Shrewsbury." "Shrewsbury, May 16, 1735. Gentlemen, Whereas yourselves are, as I understand, desired and appoint- ed by the church of Christ in Shrewsbury to obtain the clearest account you can relating to the ground of my proceeding, to join myself to the church of Hopkinton, without a dismission from the church of Framingham, and also without calling in a council of ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 139 churches; I think it my duty, for your satisfaction, and more especially for the satisfaction of the church in Shrewsbury, to whom you are to make report, to offer the following account, viz : That about six years ago. a very grievous controversy arose in the churchof Framingham, which occasioned me, more than ever J had done, to consider the nature and ends of church govern- ment and discipline, and in the long series of troubles, wherein that church was involved, I had opportunity to discover, as I thought, a great inconveniency in having all the power of rule and government in a single breast ; some instances whereof, I am obliged, in my own vindication, to mention ; as first, an exception was taken against some words said to be spoken by my father at a church meeting, (in Framingham,) which were very wrongly represented. My father desired, that, if what he had spoken were accounted an offence, the words should be made certain, and that he might have a co[)y of what was alledged agamst him, and a time set him to make answer. The Rev. pastor dismissed the church, nothing of this being done. About six months after, when my father was serving at the General Court, at Salem, and had no knowledge of the meeting of the church, that matter was brought forward, and, after many aggravating circumstances alledged by the pastor, I perceived the matter was coming forward for a vote ; and thereupon desired that nothing might be acted respecting my father, when he was not present. Several others of the brethren also backed what I had said. Notwithstanding which, the vote was put, viz: whether those ex- pressions were not censurable evils; and though the vote passed very clear in the negative, yet I could not but think, that such an attempt was a plain discovery of the necessity of some remedy against such proceedings ; and, by perusing the Platform, and comparing it with the Scriptures, and weighing, as well as I could, the ari^uments for and against the same, I was persuaded, that it contained a very scri[)tural and rational form of church govern- ment ; and it is very probable, that had there been a plurality of 140 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. elders, as provided for in the Platform, they would not have agreed to have brought forward such a vote in such a manner. I was and am fully persuaded, that the office of a ruling elder, distinct from the teaching elder, is of divine iustitution, and ap- pointed, by the wisdom of Christ, for the comfort, safety and ed- ification of his church. Secondly. I did, in conjunction with many others, members of the church of Framingham, use my utmost endeavors to ob- tain a reformation of what we thought wrong in the discipline of that church. After sundry of the church had divers times de- sired a meeting of the church, to try to accommodate the differ- ences that had arisen, but were denied a meeting, twelve of the brethren, of which I was one, manifested our desires, that the church might meet to choose ruling elders, and some months after, renewed our requests, but were denied a meeting ; and. the proposal appearing to be very disagreeable to the pastor, in Feb- ruary 16, 1731, sixteen of the brethren drew up sundry propo- sals for accommodation, desiring that they might be considered in a church meeting, but could not obtain it ; and I, being removed to this place, and perceiving that the Platform was not acknowl- edged as a rule of government in this church, I desired the Rev. pastor of the church of Framingham to propose to that church that I might be dismissed to the church in Hopkinton ; not be- cause 1 was out of charity with the church of Framingham, or the church of Shrewsbury, but because I thought it my duty to join to a church, whose government and discipline was, in my opinion, most agreeable to the holy Scriptures; and that I might obtain an orderly dismission into Hopkinton church, I attended to the only rule, which I send, contained in the Platform, viz : by endeavoring to consult with the church whereof I was a member, about the removal of my relation, as aforesaid, according to chapter 13, section 21, but found the door of the church shut against any consultation ; the pastor refusing to call a church meeting for that end. I could find no direction in the Platform nor Scripture for call- ing a council of churches ; on the other hand, I found that the Synod have given their judgment in the case. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 141 They iustify the gathering of churches out of churches. They hold it not necessary that the tnenibers o( a church be all of the same town or parish, but declare, on the contrary, that civil cohabitation is neither a formal cause nor a proper adjunct of church relation. They approve the judgment of Dr. Ames, viz : that if any, wronged with unjust vexation, or providing for his own edification, or in testimony against sin, depart from a church, where some evils are tolerated, and join himself to another, more pure, yet without condemning the church he leaveth, he is not, therefore, to be held as a schismatic, or as guihy of any other sin. And though they say, (Platform, chapter 13, section 21,) that church members may not remove, or depart from the church, as they please, &.c., and (sec. 2) they that are joined with consent, should not depart without, yet the limitations there used, plainly imply, that if there be just and weighty cause, and they are forced to go without consent, they are at liberty to depart, though the consent of the church be not obtained. I conceive, that difference in opinion about the modes of church government ought not to be made a term of communion, and accordingly I never designed to withdraw from the com- munion, but only from the government of churches who arc not of my opinion with respect to the Platform. I apprehend, that I had just right to place myself under such a church government as appears to me to be most regular, and con- ducive to my comfort and satisfaction of mind ; and that no pre- ceding act of my own does forfeit the right, or forbid the exercise of it, and this I take to be the right and privilege of every Chris- tian, and an essential principle of the Reformation. And, accordingly, on August 29, 1732, several of the mem- bers, of whom I was one, made application to the church of Hopkinton, to be received into that church. The church of Hopkinton thereupon wrote to the church of Framingham on that head, but the pastor did not communicate it to the church ; whereupon, January 20th, I was, with others, received into that church. 142 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. To conclude, if the cliurch of Shrewsbury, or any others, are of a contrary persuasion, and think me to be in an error, I shall account myself greatly obliged, if they will endeavor to enlii^diten me, and do sincerely promise, whatever arguments they shall lay before me for my conviction, shall have, so far as 1 am capable, a due consideration. So I remain yours to serve, SIMON GODDARU." It appears, by the record, that when the foregoing letter was laid before the church, they expressed their willingness to hear it read ; after it was communicated, " many declared it to be beside the business befoie us." This letter was not without efi'ect, as will appear by church proceedings after Mr. Cushing's decease, and before the settle- ment of his successor. " At a meeting of the church, October 20, at 9 in the morn- ing, all the papers that had been lodged with us relating to Simon and Benjamin Goddard, were read again ; and, after reading the result of Hopkinton, and some debates, it was observed, by Col. Ward, that Simon Goddard's case was first to be considered, and seeing he had asked for privilege only by the mouth of others, he was sent for to hear his request from himself; and he person- ally before the church declared, that he desired occasional or transient communion. And, after he was withdrawn, the church, at my motion, declared, that they were ready for a vote ; there- fore this vote was propounded to them, viz: If it be your minds, or the minds of any of you, to admit Simon Goddard to occa- sional or transient communion, under his present circumstances, having removed his relation from the church of Framingham, where he was a member, without their leave, and joined himself to the church of Hopkinton, you are requested to manifest it by moving into the seats on the other side of the meeting house. And the vote passed in the negative, three to one, or more. After disposing of that, Benjamin Goddard's case was called. It was proposed to him, to see if he and others could gain fur- ther light and satisfaction ; and both parties agreeing in it, the ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 143 meeting was adjourned to the 15ih December, at 9 in the morning." " October 24, 1735. Ebcnezer Bragg came to me, and de- sired to hear read the proceedings of the church at the meeting on the 20th, as abovesaid. After reading it, he desired a copy of the vote. I gave him one. He then desired 1 would enter his dissent to that vote. I requested him to tarry till the church meeting, and offer his dissatisfaction to the church, but he still pressed to have it entered now, forthwith." " December 15th. The church met upon their adjournment, when I observed to the church, that we were met on the case of Benjamin Gaddard, that for some time had been before us. Then Benjamin Goddard desired, that a writing signed by him, his brother, Edward Goddard, and John Parker, might be read. Whereupon I observed to the church, that, some time before, the said pcisons had delivered a paper to me, in which they de- clared their dissatisfaction with the church vote relating to their brother, Simon Goddard ; but one of the brethren said, that the business of the meeting ought to be auended to, but Benjamin Goddard urged thiit the said paper might be read first. It ac- cordingly was. A true copy of it now follows." "To the Rev. Job Gushing, Pastor of the Church in Shrews- bury, to be communicated to the said church." "Shrewsbury, Nov. 1735. Rev. and Beloved, Whereas this church, by their vote of October last, have de- nied communion unto our brother, Simon Goddard, a member in full communion with the church of Christ in Hopkinton, merely, as we conceive, because of his opinion in point of church order and government, and his asserting and practising upon such prin- ciples relating thereto, which he verily believes, as other good men also do, to be agreeable to the principles of the Reforma- tion, the common rights of mankind, and to the holy Scriptures themselves. We, therefore, think it a duty lying upon us, before we par- take any more with this church at the Lord's table, publicly to 144 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. declare our dissatisfaction with that vote, and our dissent there- from ; which, accordingly, we now ofier for the following reasons^ viz : 1. Because we esteem it an unwarrantable imposition upon conscience to require of any person, in order to his enjoying Christian communion, subjection to a form of government under which his conscience cannot rest satisfied ; and hereto, as we think, agrees that of the apostle, 1 Cor. 10 : 29, 30, Why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience ; and why am I evil spoken of for that which I give thanks? 2. Because denying communion with our said brother upon such grounds, on which, as we conceive, that vote must be founded, does, in our opinion, include in it a too uncharitable and unchristian reflection upon the church of Hopkintcn. For, upon supposition that his offering to join himself with that church was criminal, their act in receiving him must be no less so, and yet, though almost three years are passed since their so do- ing, no means have been used, as we have ever heard of, to con- vince him or them of any blame, by this or any other church ; but, on the contrary, their proceedings have been justified by a late venerable council of churches upon the spot.* 3. Because if this church apprehend that our said brother's translation from Framingham to Hopkinton church was disorderly, which we think is all the pretence on which that vote was found- ed, yet, since the end of all ecclesiastical censures is the reforma- tion of offenders, and even a man that is a heretic is not to be rejected till after the first and second admonition, communion ought not to be denied to a church, or any of its members, till suitably reproved and admonished in an ecclesiastical way. We conclude, earnestly desiring, that this church will recon- sider the said vote, not doubting, but that, upon a due and im- partial review of the matter, they will see abundant reason to re- tract the same, and express that catholic spirit so ornamental to the Christian profession, which, where it prevails, disposes to maintain communion with all, where there is grounds of hope, * The result of the council at Hopkinton does not appear of record. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 245 there is the truth of grace, though not of this or that particular sect or party. Referring the whole to your serious consideration, we rest your brethren in the faith. EDWARD GODDARD, BENJAMIN GODDARD, JOHiN PARKER." "This writing being read, Ebenezer Bragg offered a paper to be read, showing dissatisfaction with the church vote." It is dated Dec. 15, 1735. It is of considerable length, and for the most part, of like tenor with the last preceding letter. The following extract from it contains one of the reasons, among many others, for his dissent from that vote. " If I remember right, the church of Hopkinton inform us, by their letter, that they received him (Simon Goddard) upon the Congregational principles; and, except ;he contrary were made to appear, I cannot see, but that, in denying communion with him, we deny the Congregational principles themselves." The narrative proceeds : " After reading this, all the writings, that we had lying before us, relating to said Goddard's case, were read ; then Edward and Benjamin Goddard pleaded the strangeness and irregularity of the vole the church had passed, relating to their brother, Simon Goddard ; others answered, that they had acted their judgment in the case. IMajor Keyes mani- fested, that, for his part, he was free to call a council to advise with under these difficulties, if the dissatisfied desired it. Then 1 moved it to Benjiimin Goddard to know, whether the motion suited him, but he, not accepting the motion, signified he chose the church should give him an answer. They readily answered, that they were ready. Then it was proposed to the church, after what manner they chose to vote. They signified it suited them to vote by separa- tion. Accordingly, when they were ail drawn to the west side of the meeting house, this form of a vote was offered to them, and read two or three times : If it be your mind, or the mind of any of you, to dismiss our brother, Benjamin Goddard, to the church in Hopkinton, while his habitation is in Shrewsbury, upon 19 146 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. this plea, that he is persuaded Ruling Elders are of divine insti- tution, and that churches ought to be furnished with them, or by virtue of his writing he laid before us, in which he asks a dismission, you are desired to manifest it by moving into the seats in the other end of the meeting house. The vote passed in the negative ; only Ebenezer Bragg and Edward Goddard voted in the affirmative." "The vote being passed, Benjamin Goddard desired a reason for their voting as they did. He was answered by several, that they acted their judgment, and they thought they ought to do so." The answers did not satisfy him, but he vehemently requested, if not demanded, the church would give an answer in writing. Whereupon I observed to him, 1 supposed that Deacon Keyes' objections, that liad been offered, were answer enough. Then Edward Goddard asked, whether these objections were acknowl- edged or swayed with any, but the deacon himself, and, as I re- member, all present but four or five, answered, yes." "I then wrote the answer for the church, that the objections that had been offered by Deacon Keyes, in their opinion, were of weight, and had not been answered." At the close of this meeting, there appeared a willingness to seek light and direction of a CDimril. " Adjourned to the 25th Deceniber, immediately after lecture — the lecture to begin at ten of the clock." " Dec. 25, 1735. The church met upon adjournment. I observed upon what account we were met. Samuel Crosby then desired the church might know, whether Edward and Benjamin Goddard desired a council, and they answered, they desired one, if the church did." " One or more attending this meeting, butnot present at the previous one, desired that what was offered in writing at that time might be read. Some objected, that it was improper by reason it was not what we met upon ; but upon the importunity of B. Goddard, if not some others, the paper read at the last meeting, signed by Edward and Benjamin Goddard, and John Parker, and one offered by E. Bragg, at his importunity, was read " — "then the discourse of calling a council was brought forward — The form of a vote was offered," — "If it be ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. I47 your minds to join will] several of the brethren of the church, who are uneasy with some late churcli votes and managements^ in calHng an ecclesiastical council, lo advise us in our present dif- ficulties, please to manifest it. " But Edward Goddard, and especially Benjamin Goddard, objected against the method of the vote, asserting that, if the church did not desire a council on their own account, then they should not desire one ; but if the church would call one, then they would join with them. The brethren observed to them, that it was on the account of their uneasiness at the church votes that they offered lo join with them in calling a council, but the said Goddard would by no means agree to the calling of a council in this manner ; and the church left it to them to form a vote, which they worded thus, — If it be your minds to call an ecclesiastical council, to consider of and advise us upon two votes passed by the church, the one on the 20th of October, the other on the 15th of December, 1735, at which sundry persons are uneasy, you are desired to manifest it. After two or three readings, it was tried, and passed in the negative." "The aggrieved still manifested great uneasiness at the vote, whereby Simon Goddard was denied occasional communion, and desired it might be mended thus, that they denied him till they received further light, but they refused to do any thing by way of amendment ; assuring the aggrieved that they did not deny their brother on account of principles, but on the account of what ihey specified in the vote relating to him. I then observed we had done what we met upon, and if they were ready, I should put an end to the meeting. One or more moved for it, but the aggrieved remaining so very uneasy, it was proposed to the church, whether it suited them to choose a committee out of the churcli : and ihey determined by vote that they would choose one, to consider what method they thought it advisable for the church to pursue with respect to their difficulties ; and also to treat with the said Goddards, and see if they could any ways remove their uneasi- ness, and to make return to the church, on the first IMotulay in February, at one of the clock, to which time the meeting was adjourned. The committee chosen singly, by vote, were Isaac 148 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Stone, Samuel Crosby, Simon Maynard, Ebenezer Keyes and Joseph Knovvlton." Feb. 2, 1735. Mr. Cusbina; beino- desired to attend the funeral of Madam Parkman, at Westboro', this day, the meeting of the church was further adjourned to the 9th inst. When, the church having met, *'I observed to them, that the occasion of the meeting was to receive the report and return of the committee we had chosen at a former meeting. Then read, over and over again, tiieir return." It was as follows: " Pursuant to a vote of the church of Christ in Shrewsbury, at a meeting on the 25th of December, 1735, we have discoursed with the aggrieved brethren ; and having duly considered the grounds of their uneasiness, viz : the vote of the church by which Simon Goddard was excluded from communion with this church, and that by which Benjamin Goddard was denied a dismission : We apprehend that it may induce to the peace and safety of this church, in the first place, for the church to retract their vote, by which Simon Goddard was excluded from communion, and pass such a vote as follows, viz : That they will not debar the said Goddard from occasional and transient communion with them until some censurable evil be made to appear against him ; or, secondly, that the church retract the aforesaid vote, and vote as follows, viz : That they desire Simon Goddard not to offer him- self to communion with them in holy ordinances until a clearer light and satisfaction, in the proper use of means, may be gained, referring to his translation of his membership from Framingham to Hopkinton church. Thirdly. As to the vote by which Benjamin Goddard was denied a dismission, we refer you to the consideration of our church Platform, chapter 13, section 3. ISAAC STONE, SAMUEL CROSBY, EBENEZER KEYES."* " Only three out of five of the Committee sign this report. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 149 *'Thls being read, Col. Ward observed, be tboiiglit it proper to examine the return of the Committee in tlie several parts and paragraphs distinctly. Accordingly that part of it was first read," "That it might induce," (&,c., to retract their vote excluding Simon Goddard from communion. See the report.) " And when tbey had chosen to vote by separation, it wns pro[)osed to them, that if it were their minds to accept that part of the Committee's return, they would manifest it by removing into tlie east end of the house, and the vote passed in the negative. Then that part was read, "and pass such a vote, Sic, that will not debar said Goddard from occasional communion," he, and passed in the negative. Then that part was read, that the church retract the aforesaid vote relating to Simon Goddard. This also passed in the negative. Then some brethren showed uneasiness at the last vote, and said it never was intended that should be votcnl without an- nexing to it what followed. This the Committee observed. Then it was put to vote thus ; Or, secondly, that the church re- tract the aforesaid vote, and vote as follows, viz : That they de- sire said Goddard not to offer himself to communion with tliein in holy ordinances until a clearer light and satisfaction in the use of proper means may be gained, referring to the translation of his membership from Framingham to Hopkinton church. This be- ing tried, it passed in the affirmative, very fully. Then tried by vote the last article, (in Committee's report,) as to the vote by whirl) Benjamin Goddard was denied dismission, we refer you to the consideration of our church Platform, chap- ter 13, section 3. And this passed in the affirmative, viz: That we would consider the iTiatter. Then it was observed, we were bound to be in the use of proper means. Then it was proposed, whether they would send a Committee to the church of Fra- mingham, again to report to them what we had heard from them, and to desire them to send us an account, how, or on what ac- count, said Goddard left them, and send an answer to some of his accusations we should lay before them. But when we came to vote for a Committee, one, and I think, Edward Goddard, pleaded it was the best and fairest way to choose by written votes. Accordingly, in this method, they chose, singly, Major Keyes, 150 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Col. Ward and Daniel Garfield ; and the direction given them by the church, was to take Simon Goddard's complaint against Mr. Swift and Framingham church ; and also to request that they would make return to us. Then it was thought proper to send in writing to the church of Framingliam, and I was desired to write to ihe(n ; but 1 observed these troubles fell heavily upon me, and 1 desired that the Committee might prepare something; if they would, I would sign it. However, the meeting was ad- journed to February 26, 1736, that the church might see what was prepared to send to Fiamingham church." "February '26. The church met upon their adjournment, and I read what was prepared to send to Framingham. I observed, that if Simon Goddard had prepared any thing to send to that church, I thought it was proper that what we sent should refer to it. The reason of this was, at the former meeting it uas pro- posed that Simon Goddard should send his grievance himself. His brother answered, he did not doubt but that he would do it; but it was observed by some, that Simon Goddard had said, that what he had before delivered to the church was sufficient, and that he would not send any thing now. I proposed to the church, that myself, m conjunction with the Committee chosen to carry the message to Framingham, might take what we thought meet out of what 1 had prepared, and insert in it what of change was foimd in the letter Simon Goddard had before delivered to the church ; and nobody objecting, a vote was called for, and passed in the affirmative. Adjourned to April 29, 1736." " Then the church met on their adjournment ; 1 read to them a letter I had received from John Green, of Brookfield, whose house and two of his children had been consumed by fire, request- ing a contribution from them. I then desired them, some special reason moving me thereunto, to let me know their minds relating to the offering of confessions by persons that have offended, wliether they should be before the church only, or before the whole congregation ; and by what was said, I took it that it suited them that they should be offered before the congregation. I then observed on what account the adjournment of our meet- ing was, viz : to receive the return from Framingham, and that I ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 151 had received no return — Major Keyes, one of the Committee, having been hindered by sickness in his family. John Crosby observed to the church, that he was dissatisfied with a paper of objections, that had been offered by Edward Goddard, Benjamin Goddard and John Parker, very much faulting a church vote of October last, saying, that, in his opinion, it greatly reflected on the church, and on himself in particular, not being at the meeting when that vote passed. Col. Ward said, that in his opinion nothing should be brought before the church but what was in writing. Crosby said he only mentioned it now, and would give his objections in writing at the next meeting. Some asked, why something had not been done before this time, and said Crosby answered, he had talked with Benjamin Goddard once and again, but had received no satisfaction. Upon agitating these things, Edward Goddard said he was offended with said Crosby. Then his brother spoke to the same purpose, and said they thought the sacrament had best be delayed. [This meeting was holden after lecture preparatory to communion.] Others answered, they saw no reason for it. Then the Committee chosen to treat with said Goddards, and see if they could in any measure remove their difficulty, said, they had promised, or given them encouragement, that they would do something with respect to an alteration in their paper of objections. Others replied, the Committee had told them this before. Then it was proposed to try a vote, and see what number could not come to the communion on the ensuing Sabbath, and upon trying, by separation, there was only Edward and Benjamin Goddard, and Ebenezer Bragg that declined coming. Then Col. Ward inquired, who they were offended with ? The Goddards said they were offended with John Crosby. Bragg answered, he was not out of charity with any, but uneasy and dissatisfied because of the difference between the others. Then they were advised to see if they could not remove the dif- ficulty among them so far, as that it might not be a bar to com- municating together. Adjourned to Sabbath day ; and the church desired, that if the distance between these brethren were removed, I would let them know it before the communion. Immediately upon this, the said 152 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Goddards and Crosby repaired to my house, and soon rennoved their dillicuhy so far as it related to a sej3aration, and informed me i might tell the church. Accordingly, before the communion, I observed to the church, that the difficulty that had been among these brethren was removed, so as not to hinder their communion. At the church meeting, Edward Goddard said he was out of charity with Peter Smith ; but Smith repaired to my house, with those other brethren, and 1 took it that what of uneasiness had arose between them was removed. Then adjourned to 14th June, at 9 of the clock, in the morning." "June I4th. The church met, upon adjournment, and I ob- served, that we adjourned to receive an answer from Framingham church, and that nothing had been delivered to me to communi- cate. Then the Committee, chosen to carry our message to Framingham church, was requested to give an account; and they declared, that INIr. Swift told them, that in order to his bringing that matter before the church, he needed some writings, that had been brought before a council, that sat at Framingham some years past ; and the writings were lodged, as he apprehended, with Mr. Stoddard, of Chelmsford, who was clerk to the said council; and seeing the time, that he had been applied to before our meeting, was so short, desired that the meeting might be adjourned; but Benjamin Goddard opposed ; but it was thought proper to try a vote as to adjournment, and it clearly passed in the affirmative to adjourn to the last Monday in August. Then one of the breth- ren observed, that at the hist meeting there was objection offered against a paper of objections, that three of the brethren had of- fered to the chuich, after some debate, and a discovery made, that about fourteen of the brethren had signed a paper that they had ready to offer, it was proposed to them [the fourteen] to say, what they would accept of, in a general way, and not offer their paper." The matter was briefly this — the fourteen thought, that the three had, " in their paper " of objections, charged the church with false and unfair dealing; and when it was offered to the fourteen to know, whether if the three "could say, they had not thus charged the church, they would accept it and be easy ; they an- ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 153 swered in ibe afTirmative. I llien asked the other party, whether they could comply to offer this ? They readily answered in the affirmative ; and Edward and Benjamin Goddard and John Par- ker declared, in open church meeting;, that they had no intent, in their paper of objections against the church vote, relating to their brother Simon Goddard, to charge the church with falsehood, or intimate that they had been guilty of false or deceitful dealing." [This was freely offered on the one part, and as freely accepted on the other, as satisfactory.] *' This matter being finished, B. Goddard, by word of mouth, renewed his request for a dismis- sion. Some observed, that he had done that before, and that the chuich had given him an answer ; therefore we had best dismiss it." " At length, it was voted to give him an answer at the next meeting.'' " Then I advised those that had been objecting against the paper above referred unto, and those that had signed it, to be very careful and watchful ; that they might lay aside debates about that matter, that no more difficulty might arise about it." "Aug. 30, 1736. The church met, &c. I opened the meet- ing, observing to the brethren, that our meeting was adjourned to receive an answer from Framingham church, and it was desired that I should read our letter to the church of Framingliam before the answer sent to it. Accordingly it was read." Thus — "To tlie Rev. Mr. John Swift, Pastor, &.C., Framingham, to be communicated to said church — sent by delegates." "Shrewsbury, May 21, 1736. Rev. and Beloved, We address you at this time for light and satisfaction with re- spect to that good order and government, that ought to be ob- served in all the churches of our Lord Jesus Christ, and which we desire might flourish with us. The particular occasion of our needing it at this time is tiie request of Simon Goddard, and sun- dry of our brethren on bis behalf, that he might enjoy occasional or transient communion with us in special ordinances. We need not tell you, for information, that he is now an inhabitant with us, and not long since was with you, and a brother of your church, 20 154 ECCLESIASTICAL IIISTOllV. But would observe to you, that he has laid before us two reasons for his removing his church relation from you to the church of llopkinton. The one is, that he chose to stand related to a church of the Congregational principles. As to this plea or reason, we need not trouble you to inform us in order to our passing judgment. The other reason is, abusive and unbecoming treatment. That is what we desire light in^, especially. We shall refer you to his own words and sayings, particularly in two letters ; the one directed to Hopkinton church, wherein they desire to be received into their fellov/ship and communion. As for his complaint against you, or the grounds of his uneasiness with the pastor, or church of Framingham, or both, we shall refer you to his other letter, under his own hand, directed to the church of Shrews- bury. We desire a return from your church relating to these things ; that so we might know what the accused, as well as accusing party, has to say ; and be clear of that just imputation that all are chargeable with, that answer a matter before they hear it. Thus having represented our case, we earnestly desire you would please seasonably to return us an answer, 8ic. JOB GUSHING, Pasior, In the name, at the desire, and by the assistance of the church in Shrewsbury." Copy of Rev. iMr. Swift's re|>ly. "Framingham, June 29, 1736. Rev. Sir, My domestic troubles being so great and heavy, I hope you will excuse my not writing to you sooner, as I think they might from my not writing at all. Respecting my not being Congregational, according to the Platform, 1 must say, that the Congregational principles, rightly understood, were the first that I imbibed, and have, I think, always professed, adhered to, and practised. 1 suppose both my- self and church [to practise themj as much as any Congregational pastore and churches hath in New England, even according to the Platfo^fm, as it a;::rees '..vith our confession of faith- ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 155 Respecting the Hopkintonian scheme about lay or ruling elders, (if I have heard right about it,) I look upon it to be as dissouimt from the Platform, as darkness is contrary to light ; and am afraid that it will prove the procuring cause of the ruin and over- throw of that once flourishing church. 1 do not remember that there hath ever been any process against Squire Goddard, (as he is commonly called, I mean the father of Simon,) in the church of Christ in Frami^igham — only I remember that some of the brethren of the church took offence at some reflections, which the said Squire Goddard had cast upon me at a certain cluiich meeting; and that was laid be- fore the church at two or three church meetings. At length — whether the said Squire was absent or present 1 do not remem- ber — I asked the brethren whether they thought, that those re- flections were censui-able evils, and it passed in the negative, and so the matter dropped. If they had voted in the afllrmative, the said Squire should have been cited and heard fairly. But if 1 remember, and 1 think I do, that, and many other things, were under the cogni- zance of a venerable council of churclies, that were on the spot, I think. Anno 1730. And for a single church afterward to haul that matter over, the council being satisfied, looks to me to retro- grade a motion, and I cannot account for it. What I now send you, is according to the best of ray remembrance ; my papers, which are many, being lodged with the Rev. Mr. Stoddard, pas- tor of the Chelmsford church, who was clerk of the said council. If any of you will be at the cost and pains to bring me authentic copies of those papers attested by the said clerk, I shall be able to give you a more full account of those things. As to the admission of fugitive or separating brethren to tran- sient communion, when they have left a stated [church] of their own choosing, I think cannot with wisdom be granted, especially if it tend to any disturbance in the ciiurch where it is desired, and 1 wonder why such transient communion should be desired by them, unless the same spirit moves thetn as caused their sep- aration ; and, if I remember right, there was no discipline in mo- tion in the church at FrarningHam, wherein the separatists were 156 ECCLEvSIASTICAL HISTORY. any ways endangered, when they began tlieir first motion about Ruling Elders, &c. 1 do not think, and I have been justified in It, that any pastor is obliged to lay before his church every ad- dress, or paper, that is directed accordingly to be communicated. I wish and pray, that wisdom and sound judgment, peace and good order may be the stability of the church of Christ in Shrewsbury, and of all the churches ; and that no root of bitter- ness may ever arise among them, whereby any shall be offended. Asking your prayers for me and mine, I am, according to my ability, in all Gospel services, he. JOHN SWIFT. "^I'o the Rev. Job Gushing, conmiunicandum." " 1 observed to them, before the above was read, that the re- turn we had was only from the Rev. Mr. Swift, and not from Framingham church ; the Goddards, and some others, pleaded that it might not be read ; others chose it should be read ; I tried a vote, and it passed in the affirmative." " This letter being read over and over, and after much debate, I signified, tliat, in my opinion, our present managements de- pended on a former vote of the church, viz : Or, secondly, that the church retract the aforesaid vote, and vote that they desire Simon Goddard not to offer himself to communion, &lc., until a clearer light, Sic, may be obtained ; referring to the translation of his membership from Framingham to Hopkinton church." ''I then tried the vote, thus, If you have gained such light and sat- isfaction with respect to Simon Goddard's removing his member- ship from Framingham to Hopkinton church, as to admit him to communion with you, you will manifest it ? This was done by separation, and the vote passed in the negative." '•'I observed to the brethren, that Benjamin Goddard renewed his request at the last meeting, and read to them the record of it, and their reply to him." " B. Goddard admitted there was weight in some of the objec- tions offered by Deacon Keyes, but contended, that Ruling El- ders, as well as Teaching Elders, are of divine appointment. That the whole power of rule and government of a church ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 157 ought not to be placed in a single elder." " That, as there is a bench of judges in a court, there ought to he a hencli of elders in a churcl), in order that justice be impartially administered be- tween brother and brother, in causes coming before the church." " He entreated they would consider his case, and remember what a bard thing it was to retain his relation, where he could not be easy; pleaded how he was conscience-bound, and was censtired by one of the brethren — that they ought to l)e as tender of their own consciences as of his." " Deacon Keyes said he durst not do it, by reason, he thought, it would tend to destroy the church." Some were disposed to have the meeting adjourned, inasnmch as "some thought it not only impioper to grant his request, hut especially to Hopkinton church. Some discourse was moved of granting him a dismission to another church of the same princi- ples, as his phrase was, particularly to Mr. Webb's church, in Boston." " But it was observed, we could not adjourn on any such account, considering our answer to him at the last meeting, we had best give him an answer now. I tried it by a vote, and it passed in the affirmative." Then "1 proposed this form of a vote: If it be your minds to dismiss Benjamin Goddard to Hop- kinton church, while his habitation is in SIn-ewsbury, upon re- newing of his request to you, and his reasons before offered to you, you are desired to manifest it? This being read over and over again, and approved, the bretliren were desired to gather themselves into the seats at the west end of the meeting house ; then the vote was read again with this addition, by moving into the seats in the east end of the meeting house ; and the vote abundantly passed in the negative. It was allowed, we had fin- ished the business we met upon, and I declared the meeting dis- solved." "Nov. 3, 1736. Edward Goddard and Ebenezer Braj^g pre- sented, at a church meeting, a paper, desiring a dismission to Hopkinton church ; some desired it might be read ; others de- sired it might not be read." " I thought it the clearest way to try their minds by a vote, and it passed in the negative." "Nov. II, 1736. After the annual thanksgiving service, I observed, that Edward Goddard and Eber.ezer Bragg desired a 158 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. copy of what was done at the jorevioiis meeting. But at this time, their request for a dismission was read." '• Adfh'essed to the pastor, with a request that it may be com- municated to the church." Thus, "Shrewsbury, Oct. 29, 1736. Rev. and Beloved, We think it is evident, botli from Scripture and experience, that two cannot walk together, except they be agreed ; and inas- much as there are at least two points, referring to the discipline appointed by Christ in his church, wherein we are constrained to difler from the opinion and judgment of this church ; and those points so essential in the practice of church order and discipline, that we cannot act in faith in the discharge of the duties, nor ex- pect to share in the privileges of a church relation with this church respecting its discipline ; we desire, that you grant us a dismission to a church of the same principles with ourselves, and where we may, notwithstanding its remoteness, at some times and on some occasions, bear a part in the duties, and share in the privileges of church discipline. We, therefore, desire your charitable dismission of us to the church of Christ in Hopkinton ; first, because that church is furnished with a presbytery, which we account necessary. Secondly, because we esteem it a decent and Christian respect to be paid to a church, to desire and en- deavor to obtain its consent in the removal of a church relation. EDWARD GODDARD, EBENEZER BRAGG." No action was had at this time on their request. Jan. 20, 1737. A letter from the church in Hopkinton, to the church in Shrewsbury, was read to the brethren by the Rev. Mr. Gushing. Thus, "Rev. and Beloved, These are to inform you, that one of your brethren, Benjamin Goddard, hath offered his desire to join in full communion with this church. The ground of his desire is," &c. [This I omit. It being the same on which he asked a dismission from the church in Shrewsbury.] " It is our earnest desire, therefore, that you would testify your charity to us, either by giving your said brother ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 159 letters of dismission and recommendalion to us, or by laying iie- fore us such objections as may be a sufficient bar to our recep- tion of him into full communion with us. We also acquaint you, that the wife of Benjamin Goddard stands publicly propounded for full communion with us — that, if there be any objections against her being received, this church may have seasonable notice thereof, whicli we desire may be by the first of February next; at whicli time this chmch is to meet and act what we think proper, respecting the admission or non- admission of the said Benjamin Goddard into our fellowship and communion. Thus commending you to the grace of God, &.c. SAMUEL BARRETT, Pastor, JOSEPH HAVENoi?M/f;/o- JOSEPH BIXBEE, \ Elders. In the name and with the consent of the church. Hopkinton, Dec. 17, 1736. We have appointed our brother, Simon Goddard, to wait upon you for an answer." Answer sent to the church of Hopkinton. "To the Rev. JNlr. Samuel Barrett, Pastor of, S>ic., to be communicated. Shrewsbury, Jan. 26, 1737. Rev. and Beloved, You have, in your writing, directed to us, informed us, that you earnestly desire," &c., Sec. [Same as in the letter from Hopkinton.] '■Now these may certify you, that he asked a dismission from us to you, and that his request was under consideration more than a year, and at a great number of church meetings. And what was transacted in them relating to this affair, would be very costly, as to time and other ways, to relate. But we would ob- serve to you, that soon after his request was laid before the church, with respect to dismissing him in the manner he re- quested, and although he attempted to answer those objections, [raised against his dismission,] yet, when the church came to give him a full answer to his request, he insisted on their telling him 160 " ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. why they voted as they did — they agreed in giving of him this answer, that, in their judgment, the objections that had been of- fered, were of weight, and had not been answered ; and some of these ohjections, we have, since the first offering of them, found to be great and weighty, by what hatti occurred among us — the |)rinci|)al heads of those objections are these — as 1 . |i seems to be contrary to the holy Scriptures. 2. To be abundantly contrary to tlie Platform. 3. To the cliiircli covenant, 4. To be contrary to the practice of Congregational churches, if not to the practice of all the churches in Christendom, to with- draw without greater reason. A copy of thsee objections, witii what was offered under them, the said Goddard soon had. So that our answer to him, we apprehend, is as full for you as for him — and what weight there is in the objections, we leave you to judge of. As for what you request, with respect to the wife of Benjamin Goddard, viz; if we have any objections to make against her being received into full corimunion with you, we would do it. Now, if by your sending to us with respect to her, you desired, that she should be propounded with u.s according to our usual manner, the time you gave us was so short, that it could not be done, if the bearer of your letter did his verbal message accord- ing to order. Thus we have, after our manner, answered your requests, and wishing you the best of blessings, &c. JOB GUSHING, Pastor. In the name, at the desire, and by vote of the church." Then follows, in the narrative, a note by Mr. Gushing, thus ; "The reason of my saying, if the bearer of their letter did his message according to order, was, that he told me, by word of mouth, and desired ine to tell the church, that said Goddard's wife was to be admitted the next Sabbath, sevennight, so that, as 1 said, there was not time for her being propounded with us, if that was what they aimed at." ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 161 "June '26, 1737. After Sabbath exercise, I read to the church a letter from Hopkinton, which I received tliree or four days before." It was addressed to the pastor, to be comrijunicated. '' Rev. and Beloved, Whereas Edward Goddard, Jr. and Ebenezer Bragg, both members in full communion with you, have offered their desires to be received into full communion with us." [Dismission was desired in their behalf. If there were objections, they requested they might be offered.] " Brother Simon Goddard is appointed to convey these liucs to you, and wait upon you for ansu er. SAMUEL BARRETT, Pastor. JOSEPH HAVEN, ■)llulwg JOSEPH BIXBEE. 5 Elderl'' Hopkinton^ June 13, 1737. "After reading this letter,! observed to the brethren, that there was one or two things respecting the writing, thai the) could not know, but by my means — as that the letter was not signed by the elders in the name and with the consent of the church, as the other letter we had from them was. I also ob- served, that the Ruling Elders' names, in both their letters they had directed to us, were not written by the same persons; and, that, if they apprehended it a material thing for them to sign in their office, then it was not sufficient for another to supply their names. One of the brethren said, that, if the letter did not come in the church's name, he apprehended it improper for us to answer it ; for, says he, in times past, letters have been rejected or ob- jected against for not being sent from the church. Another re- plied, if the matter were so, he did not like it any better than he did. No one moving any thing, the matter rested and we de- parted." "Oct. 2, 1737, viz: Sabbath day, I informed the church, that Ebenezer Bragg informed me, that the churcli of Hopkinton had admitted him a member of their church ; and that he desired oc- caGional communion with the church in Shrewsbury, and I referred 21 I(j2 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. it to the church, to give him an answer on tlie next Thursday after lecture." " Oct. G. After lecture, 1 told the brethren, if it suited them, Ebenezer Bragg might deliver his message himself." He did so, and, " by word of mouth, told them the church of Hopkinton had received him under their government ; and, that notwithstanding, he desired occasional communion with them. After some de- bate, and for some reasons — it being reported, he had said, we had not used means with him, — the church deferred giving him an answer until next lecture day ; and chose Ebenezer Keyes, John Crosby and Dea. Cyprian Keyes, to treat with said Bragg." " Dec. 5, 1737. The church met. The Committee chosen to treat with Ebenezer Bragg, reported, that he manifested a dis- like of a vote passed on the 3d of JNovember, 1736, by which they denied reading a writing preferred unto them by Edward Goddard and Ebenezer Bragg, to dismiss them to Hopkinton church — whereupon it was moved to retract that vote." "After some debate, a vote was tried, whether they would nul- lify the vote passed on the 3d of November, though not at a for- mal church meeting, and that their request may be read at this meeting, and passed in the affirmative." "Then proceeded to read the abovesaid request. Then tried a' vote, whether they would dismiss said Bragg and Goddard to Hopkinton church, upon what they had offered, and it passed in the negative." " The church agreed, for some reasons, to defer Ebenezer Bragg's request until next lecture day." " Feb. 2, 1738, the church met, and what was done at the previous meeting was read. After considerable time, it was urged to adjourn the meeting for a considerable time, that we might well consider the affairs before us. At length, tried a vote to ad- journ to the first Thursday in September next, at 3 of the clock, and that the case of our brother, Ebenezer Bragg, and the case of our brother, Benja. Goddard, be referred to that meeting, for further consideration, and that each of them be desired to refrain offerino- themselves to communion with this church, until this O church has determined on their cases, and that the pastor should give each of them a copy of this vote, and it passed in the affirm- ative." ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 163 '' Sept. 7, 1 738. The church met — more than half the breth- ren being absent, they agreed to adjotu'n. Mr. Stone [Isaac] pleaded abundantly, that the church would send in writing to Mr. Bragg, what divine rule he had broken, or what they objected against him. I observed, I was free and desirous, that the dissat- isfied would make it their business, in a private way, to see if they could satisfy themselves, or Mr, Bragg, by a friendly conference. But I declared, that I could not, and should not, be promoting the church's sending ; for the reason, he had already been treated with in this way by the church. Also, I had been blamed by some, in time past, in promoting an adjournment, when the ag- grieved had been borne with as long as was thought reasonable, and it made way for many meetings ; and that such a message, sent by the church, would make way for another meeting, if not many. A vote was offered and passed, after they had nnended it as long as they pleased, to adjourn to the 31st of October, in order to the church's being better agreed, and to their using further means with E. Bragg, and to adjourn B.Goddard'scase, for want of time to determine now. This meeting held a pretty while by candle-light." "Oct. 31, 1733. Met and tried a vote, whether they were ready to give E. Bragg an answer. Passed in the affirmative. After much debate about wording it, it was tried in this way, If you are so dissatisfied with our brother E. Bragg's leaving this church and joining himself to the church of Hopkinton, in the manner he has done, as to withdraw communion from him, please to signify it? The vote clearly passed in the affirmative. Immediately upon passing this vote, Isaac Stone, Samuel Crosby, Ebenezer Bragg, and Ebenezer Keyes desired to have their dissent to this vote entered. They and one more [had] voted in the negative ; and the reason Isaac Stone rendered was, that he apprehended, it was the privilege every one should enjoy to be under the discipline of a church, which he, in his conscience, thought most scriptural. Then proceeded to consider B. Goddard's case, and the an- swer he had sent to the church in writing, which was now read, and worded thus:" J (34 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. •'Jan. 26, 1738. Rev. and Beloved,. I received a message^ with a copy of a vote of the church ol December last, acqualming me, that the said church is dissatisfied with my long neglecting the corumunion of said church, and not informing them why, or on what account I did so. Therefore, although I thought the said church had been sufficiently apprised of the reasons thereof, by the requests I had divers times offered for a dismission to the chuich of Hopkinton, and the letter of the church of Hopkinton acquainting the cliurch of Slirevvsbury with my desire of admission into the said church of Hopkinton, and also by the particular information that was given to the Rev. i\lr. Gushing, by my brother Simon, of my being admitted into that church — yet, to remove all uneasiness, as far as 1 may, out of (he mind of the Rev. pastor, or any of the brethren of this church, I now further add, that agreeably to the Christian liberty, which I firmly believe to be allowed, not only by our Platform, but also by the holy Scriptures, and pursuant also to the advice, in like case, of a venerable council, convened at Hopkinton, Sept. 19, 1735, 1 was orderly and regularly admitted into the chuich of Hopkinton, where I have constantly attended the com- munion. And though I am obliged to dissent from yourselves in point of church order, yet I am far from allowing in myself such a schismatic or uncharitable spirit, as to deny or absent myself from communion with this or any other of the faithful churches of Christ, in any special ordinances, though differing from my opinion respecting church government, and therefore have not on any such account absented myself from your communion, but, understanding that yourselves have not the same apprehensions that I have of tlie nature of the case, and knowing that you have denied communion to one of Hopkinton church, on account of his going off" from the church of Framingham to the church of Hopkinton, I have not cffjied to commune here since I laid my desire before the church of Hopkinton, to be admitted into that church. So wishing for yourselves, and desiring your prayers for me, that we may all be enriched with more abundant measures of ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 165 wisdom and spiritual understanding, and every grace of the Holy Spirit, I rest yours in the ronmion Ihith. BEiXJAxMIN GODDARD." ■• After some debate, and reasoning on this answer, this form of a vote was offered, If you are satisfied wiih the answer our brother H. Goddard sent us, respecting the church's message to him, for l)is neglecting the communion of this church, please to manifest it. It clearly passed in the negative." Edward Goddard, lo a like message, sent a similar answer; and a vote in the same form as the preceding, tried and passed in the negative. •' Mr. Stone jileaded tiiai he could not be easy, until die church proceeded to admonish the brethren to whom they had denied communion. Some replied to him, if they should pro- ceed to an admonition, they would not regard it." Then ad- journed to 6th February next, " to do something furiher respect- ing E. Goddard, B. Goddard and E. Bragg's leaving this church in the manner they did." Mr. Gushing, in a note, observes that -'at the opening of the last meeting, I signified to the brethren, it was probable it might be the last meeting we should liave on such account. This I did to quicken the brethren to attend the meeting, yet i was no ways resolved they should not have as many meetings as appeared necessary — and as there were not half the brethren at the for- mer meeting, so neither at this. IMoreover, I observed to the brethren, that it was upwards of (wenty meetings I had attended on these accounts ; and that it evidently appeared the church was more divided in opinion about the occasions of the meetings, than they were some years past ; and that things had so borne upon me, that I had frequently of late thought of asking a dismission." Feb. 6, 1739. The church met. " I read to the brethren the whole of what was done at the last meeting, and, several limes, how the adjournment was worded ; and after some debate, whether we should look forward or backu'ard in the affair before us — at length agreed to try the .n:)rm of a vote, \\2 : 166 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. To retract llie vole that passed at our last church ineetinj^, wheieby the church dechired, they were so dissatisfied with E. Bragg's leaving this church and joining himself to the church of Hopkintoi) in the manner hj liath done it, as to withdraw com- munion from him — and it passed in the afFinnative." "This being done, it was observed, that we were obliged, by a former vote, to give said Bragg^ an answer to his request, that had been some time lying before them." '• Some thought something should be done by way of admonition." "Then the form of a vote was proposed, viz: To send an admonition in writing to our brethien, E. Bragg, E. Goddard, and B. Goddard, for their with- drawing from the discipline of this church in the manner they all did. Passed in the affirmative." "Deacon Cyprian Keyes and Daniel Garfield were deputed to read the following letter of admonition to the persons above- named : " "To Ebenezer Brat^j;, Edward Goddard, and Benjamin God- dard, who have inforuied us, that they iiave withdrawn them- selves from th(! discipline of the church of Christ in Shrewsbury, wliich tliey voluntarily subjected themselves unto in time past, and joined themselves to the church in Hopkinton, vviiile your cohabitation is in Shrewsbury — therefore we think it proper to signify to you, that we now think of your case as we did before, viz: That this action of yours was not grounded on a well regu- lated conscience. This, wo apprehend, was sufficiently signified to you, in those seasonable objections, that were offered against persons taking the course you did. We further apprehend, that you are not to be justified in this action of yours, seeing this church otiered to join with you in calling an ecclesiastical council, to advise and direct us under our difficulties, after you had greatly blamed the church for some votes they had passed respecting this affair. We also signify to you, that, in our apprehension, you have violated the church covenant, most solemnly and formally entered into, and not walked agreeable to the solemn obligations you laid yourselves under amongst us, in time past, and although one of you is pleased to ask for occasional communion with this ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 107 •"hurcli, and we know not but that the other two may request tlie same thing, we let you understand, that the very request seems to us improper, seeing you have left the stated communion of this church in such a manner as we find many Cinistians, as well as ourselves, cannot account for ; and considerinir what has person- ally been done and is now offered by this church, we hope you will receive it as our Christian monitor, [admonition,] and that it may influence you to rectify what we have declared to be offen- sive unto us, and to return to us, and subject yourselves to our church covenant again. Moreover we would put you in mind, that plead so much for conscience, to consider how incumbent it is on you to be very careful of grieving the consciences of others, seeing so many among us have declared that they cannot act in faith in commu- ning with you under your present circumstances; or, at least, to refrain offering yourselves, until you are certain this church is well agreed in such a tiling. And wishing; that you and we may have divine guidance in this day of trouble, thai so reinaikably calls for it, we subscribe ourselves your aggrieved brethren. 30B GUSHING, Pastor. In the name and at the desire of the church. Shrewsbury, Feb. 6, 1739." " At the desire of the church, I have read the widiin written to the persons to whom it was directed. CYPRIAN KEYES." Feb. 9, 1739. " I signified to the brethren," says I\lr. Gushing, " before the last meeting was dissolved, iliat if there should be dissatisfaction with any, at what the church had done, and division be like to increase, I advised they would seasonably call a council." April 24, 1740. Mr. Gushing informed the brethren of the church, that he had received a reply to what was read to those that had withdrawn. Also a writing from E. Goddard's wife, requesting a dismis- sion to Hopkinton church. A church meeting was then appointed to be holden on the 19th of May, to consider the same. J(J8 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. " May l^ih, the church met, an(] chose a Committee, consist- ing of the Pastor, Dea. Cyprian Keyes, Ebenezer Keyes, Isaac Stone, and Samuel Crosby, to offer something to the church at their next meeting, relating to the affliir before us." "June 16, 1740. The church met, and after many debates on matters before us," [nothing is said of n report being made,] " V. vole was tried * to adjourn this meeting to the 25th of Aug- ust,' [then] to choose a council to advise, &,c., respecting all votes and managements relating to K. Bragg, E. Goddard, and B. Goddard's removing their church relation to Hopkinton church, and all other matters relating thereunto, and that these persons, mentioned by name, be served with a copy of this vote, by the hands of William Taylor and Ebenezer Keyes, and desired to meet us at our •.djournmcnl, to join with us in calling an ecclesi- astical council on the affairs mentioned ; unless the church, at their adjournn)ent, should so far remove their difficulties as to render the calling of a council needless.'' " Passed in the affirmative." '•' Aug. 25, 1740. The church met, and after reading a writing directed to us, by E. Goddard, E. Bragg, and B. Goddard, and some writings tlie committee before mentioned had drawn up. that were read at the last meeting, and manifold debates, this form of a vote was tried ; To retract and make void your votes, by which you have debarred those brethren the communion of this church, who have deserted from this church on account of differ- ent principles relating to church government in such a manner as to withdraw from the discipline of this church, and allow them communion in all the ordinances of the Gospel."* "Passed in the affirmative. Nine voted in the affirmative, and eight on the other side. Daniel Garfield and Abraham Knowlton desired their dissent to be entered to said vote." '• Voted, That Dea. C. Keyes serve those that are separated from us, viz., in church discipline, with a copy of the church vote, and inform E. Goddard's wife that her plea for leaving this church, * It was voted, aulisequently, that tliis was not to extend to them the right of R'oting in ihisjchurch. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Igg is so much taken off, that the church think it not proper to vote upon it, until they hear further from her." Meeting dissolved. " Oct. 27, 1740. The church met to consider the desire of sundry of the brethren, that means might be used with them to satisfy them respecting what had been done relating to the ad- mission of those that had separated from the discipline of the church, and in case they could not, to join with them in calling a council. After sundry debates, voted to adjourn to Dec. l,to know whether the means proposed to be used have removed the cmeasiness of the dissatisfied ; and if they have not, to join with them in calling a council to advise," &.c. " Dec. 1, 1740, the church met, and after some excuse made for not using means to satisfy the dissatisfied brethren so season- ably as was proposed, and after long debating things with the dis- satisfied brethren, and trying their minds by separation, it ap- peared three or four could not come to the communion, if those that had separated frotn the discipline of this church should not come. Night coming on, and it being very stormy, adjourned to the 8th December, to complete the business before us." Dec. 8, 1740, the church met, and some papers, together with the records of past meetings were read. '•' After this, it appeared, by conference, some were dissatisfied that the brethren should come to the communion of the church, that had deserted from the communion of the church in discipline, until they had oppor- tunity to speak with them, and I discovered that I was of this mind. Then adjourned for half an hour to discourse the persons mentioned. After which, I made return, that my uneasiness was in some measure removed. Two others made return that they were satisfied ; two, that some dissatisfaction remained with them. By reason the uneasiness among them was in a great measure removed, the meeting was dissolved." June 7, 1742, the church "retracted their vote whereby they prevented Simon Goddard enjoying occasional communion with them in special ordinances, and admitted him to them as fully as he had enjoyed them at any time before." Although the question of having Ruling Elders in the church, and the uneasiness that had so long agitated the church on the 22 170 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. subject of church discipline, had now so fur subsided, as to ba spoken of in the " narrative," no more, yet the heart burningu that had arisen from the votes of the church and the speeches ol individual members, in their discussions, in this long protracted controversy, induced several of the members in the latter period of it to withdraw from the communion ; and although unwearied pains seems to have been taken to reconcile them to return, they were, in most instances, unavailing. Zebediah Johnson, who had been admitted to full church privilege, in 1743, sent to the church a letter, of which this is a copy : — Shrewsbury, April 25, 1744. To the first church in said town.* Whereas you have been pleased to send to me, by sundry o! the brethren, to know for what reason I withdraw from the public worship here, on Sabbath day, and also from comnmnion with you in the ordinance of the supper ; to which requests I an- swer ; for this reason, because i look upon it, thai the word ol God is not preached in truth as it is in Jesns, and because the most of those belonging to this church, that 1 have talked with, profess to receive it as the word of God in truth. ZEBEDIAH JOHINSON. The church merely voted, that his answers were not satisfac- tory ; probably " by reason the said Johnson had discovered great concern about religion of late." Other messages were subse- quently sent to him of which he took no notice. His wife Esther, for the like cause, received notice to send, in writing, the reason of her absenting herself, &c. She readily complied, thus — '•'Shrewsbury, June 27, 1*49. To the First Church of Shrewsbury, greeting. Whereas you are pleased to send some to know my reason for not attending with you on the word preached, he, they are as fnlloweth : 1. I was, as 1 believe, called out from you by God's • The Second Church, now Boylston, was gathered in 1743, of vfhich heresRer. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 171 words — especially by those words, having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, from such turn away. As I conceive, by the word of God, neither the doctrine tirdt has been preached, nor yet the church, is built upon a livint^ Christ by a living faith; but I rather look upon it to [as] a dead faiih upon which it is built. And so remain your hearty well wisher, and would entreat every one of you seasonably to exani* ine the foundation on which you are built. ESTHER JOHNSON." I believe these are the only instances recorded in the "narra- tive," wherein ill temper is manifested on the part of those who withdrew. Certain it is, the church, in their written communi- cations to them, were studious to avoid giving offence, and de- sirous to know the reason of their non-attendance merely that, if possible, they might remove it. I have copied more copiously from the " narrative " than I contemplated when I began, but not more so, I think, than I ought, in justice to the parties concerned in those transactions, as well as to the reader. For to have given only a few extracts from it would have been unsatisfactory to all ; and to have passed it over in silence would have been unpardonable. I have con- sidered it a duty to state things truly as I find them, leaving the reader to make his own comments. Yet I may be permitted to say, the question of having Ruling Elders in the church, and that of church discipline, was, while under consideration here, agi- tating the churches around us, and although it was, in this place, a novel question, when started by Simon Goddard, it soon be- came one of great importance, and occupied much of our fore- fathers' lime. The Goddards were men of good education for that day, of strong minds, independent, and given to investigation. The cor- respondence, as carried on, was ably conducted on their part, and the " retractions," afterwards made by the church, conclusively prove, that liberty of conscience, and the religious rights of man> were beginning to be better understood. 172 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. The quaintness of the style, the proceedings of the then infant church — the parent stock and fathers of the present brotherhood, and of all such as shall unite with them in conaing time — to- gether with the deep and mighty working of the human mind, in search of light and truth, so important to its future welfare, and the tenacity with which it holds on to favorite opinions, will all, as herein illustrated, serve to interest tlie reader, and cause no one, 1 trust, to regret that so much space has been devoted to this subject. A kw more extracts liom Mr. Cushing's records will bring us to the close of his ministry. On account of differences among several of the brethren, mostly growing out of the proceedings related in the narrative, as is inferred ; for the records do not specify what they were, the church voted to call a council of churches. Col. Ward to en- tertain the council. Eight churches were sent to, as follows: Church of Catnbridge, whereof Rev. Mr. Appleton was Pastor. " " Weston, " " Williams '' *' *' Boston, '* " Sevvell and Prince " " " Bradford, " " Balch " " Hingham, " " Gay " " " Westboro', " " Eben'r Parkman " " Southboro', " " " " " Sudbury, " " Loring " "Six of the churches [the record does not name them] met on the 11th of October, 1749, and on the evening of the 13th gave a result and read it to the brethren. It was left with them, and, on the 30th of October, the church, by a vote, accepted it." Nothing further respecting the proceedings of this council can be gleaned from the record. 1750. " A committee of ministers was chosen by the church, viz : Dorr, of Mendon, Martyn, of Westboro', and Harrington, of Lancaster, to discourse with Dr. (Joshua] Smith, on the con- troversy subsisting between Isaac Stone and said Smith, and to discourse with all the dissatisfied in the church, in order to restore peace, and to examine the conduct of the church in said affair." ECCLESIASTICAL lUSTORY. [73 The case was this: "Isaac Stone [had] coni|)lained to the brethren, that one of them was defective in a fundamental arti- cle." It afterwards appeared that he meant Dr. Smith. Con- siderable correspondence had passed between them, some of which Mr. Stone read to the church in support of l)is cotn plaint. None of it, though lodged with the pastor, appears on record. It may yet be in existence. Some portion of it wassincc the year 1800. The ground of controversy was doctrindl. It related to original sin, Mr. Stone contending for, and Dr. Smith against the doctrine. " The committee of ministers met on the 1 1th of October, 1750, and left with the pastor the advice they had pre- pared to be read to the church." What that was, does not ap- pear. " It was accepted by the church." "Sept. 17, 1759. The church, after liearing some writings read from Jasper Stone and his wife, and debate on them, voted, to request the Rev. Mr. Parkman and Maityn, both of West- boro', and Mr. Stone, of Southboro', to give their opinion, whether there should be any alteration in the church covenant of Shrews- bury, which was desired by the said Stone and wife. Col. Ar- temas Ward, and Dr. Samuel Crosby were chosen to notify these ministers, and report the views requested of them, and then I promised to lay before them the advice that might be given." This is the last record made by Mr. Cushing relative to church proceedings. He died Aug. 6, 1760. Extracts from the church records, kept after his decease, show the views of the church on the subject with which his record closes. It no where appears what " advice tiiese ministers " gave, if any, in this case. The church having chosen Artemas Ward, modeiator in the church meetings, until they had a pastor settled over them, their records are in his hand writing to the time of the settlement of Dr. Sumner, in June, 1762. " Oct. 12, 1760. The church voted, aiKl kept Wednesday, 29th, current, a day of fasting and prayer, to implore Almighty God to give them a pastor after his own heart, and, in the mean time, to keep his church and congregation in this place from all discord." The Rev. Mr. Parkman and Martyn, of Westboro'. 174 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. die Rev. Mr. Stone, of Southboro', and the Rev. Mr. Morse, of Shrewsbury, by invitation, carried on the services. After which, " their advice was asked relative to a candidate for settlement with thein." ".Jan. 12, 1761. The church proceeded to the choice of a person to settle with theni in the work of the ministry, notwith- standing the objection made in the writing aforesaid." At the opening of this meeting, "a writing, signed by about twenty, four of whom are members of this church, was presented, purporting that they never had above one person preaching with them on probation." Then, " voted, the moderator should set down the names of Peter Thacher Smith and Joshua Paine, which persons had been preaching with us on probation ; and that each member should tell the moderator, which of the two person's names he would have his name set under; which being done, on counting up the names of the brethren of the church, that voted, it appeared there were 18 for Mr. Joshua Paine; being the whole number that voted, out of 23 members present." The parish having concurred, "a committee waited on Mr. Paine, with the call, and reported, that he was constrained to give them an answer in the negative." April 13, 1761. The church voted alterations in their cove- nant, as mentioned at the close of page 120. March 2, 1762. The church held a meeting to give a person a call, to settle in this place, in the work of the Gospel ministry. " After some discourse upon the head of church government, the following question was put, viz : whether this church was willing to settle any person as a minister, and give him power to negative the votes of the church, unless he would previously produce scripture sufficient to bottom so great a power as that upon ? And it passed in the negative unanimously."* "Then the church made choice of Mr. Joseph Sumner, to settle in this place, as aforesaid." " Ezekiel Knowlton, Isaac Stone, and Eb- * Thus was laid the foundation of that peace, which so eminently prevailed during the long period of Dr. Sumner'a ministry'. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 175 ciiezer Keyes were chosen a committee to inform Mr. Sumner of the votes the church hath this day passed." '•.Marcli 16, 17G-2. Tiie church met upon adjournment, and the committee chosen to inform Mr. Surnuer of the votes of the church, reported, that as to the vote relative to the pastor's nega- tivintr the votes of the church, the committee informed the church that Mr. Sumner was not at^ainst being settled, taking the Cam- bridge Platform for a rule of clmrch discipline; and, that he was willing, that those articles in said Platform, that admit of dispute, should be settled by him and the church where he should settle as pastor." This being satisfactory to the church, " Isaac Stone, Ezekiel Knowlton and Artemas Ward were chosen to present a call to Mr. Sumner, and pray his acceptance of the same." Having performed that service, " they reported, that said Sumner having taken said call into serious and deliberate consideration, and it appearing to be his duty to accept it, he gave his answer in the affirmative, on the 19th day of April, 1762." *' May 19, 1762. The church having met, by appointment, voted, an acceptance of the following articles; and all the church that were present, with the pastor elect, signed said articles, ex- cept Dea. Miles, John Brigham, and the moderator." " Some articles of agreement concerning church discipline, agreed upon by and between the First Church of Christ in Shrewsbury, and Mr. Joseph Sumner, the elect pastor of said church, on the I9ih day of May, 1762. 1st. The pastor is not to proceed to any act of discipline, without the voice of the church — nor to negative the vote or votes of the church — but is obliged to own and record all votes of the church, as votes of that particular body and church of Christ, to which he is obliged to consent as (ar as he can see tlie mind of Christ in them, and no frirther. But if he sees not the mind of Christ in them, and so is bound in judgment and conscience to enter his dissent against them, witli his reasons for the same, this he has a full right to do ; by which the adminis- tration or execution of such sentence is suspended from immediate execution, for want of light ; which they, viz : the pastor and brethren, are to seek, either among themselves or by the assistance of others, as the matter may require. 176 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. We, tlioielbre, conclude, from the premises, that no church act can be consummated, or nulhfied, without the consent of both church and pastor. 2dly. Tiie pastor is not to refuse a church meeting, when the major part of the church sliall desire it. 3d1y. The pastor is not to withhold the letters missive from the church, nor refuse to act in the affair therein contained, if the major part of the brethren desire him to act. And these ar- ticles, or any matter or clause in them contained, are not to be understood as to divest this church of, or to seclude any of that power or privilege given them in the sixth section of the tenth chapter of our church Platform; and we judge, that those words contained in the parenthesis, in said section, ought to be account- ed as part of said section. The foregoing articles of agreement are considered by us, whose names are hereunto subscribed, as a preventive of any misunderstanding that might hereafter arise on these points, in the regular exercise of church discipline, according to God's word. JOSEPH SUMNER, Pastor elect. WILLIAM TAYLOR, SLMON MAYNARD, DANIEL RAND, EBENEZER KEYES, ABRAHAM KNOWLTON, SAMUEL BIGELOW, ISAAC STONE, DANIEL DRURY, SAMUEL WHITNEY, BENJAMIN MAYNARD, .JONAS STONE, SAMUEL CROSBY, GERSHOM WHEELOCK, JASPER STONE, JONATHAN WHEELOCK, EZEKIEL KNOWLTON, ASA BRIGHAM, DANIEL HOWE." ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 177 " Voted, To have the ordination on Wednesday, the 23d day of June next. Voted, To have the day observed as a fast, rather than a feast. Voted, To have the ordaining council consist of seven pastors and their delegates. The church inatle choice of the Rev. Aaroi Puinam and Da- vid Ripley, of Pomfret, the Rev. Ebenezcr Parkinan and John JNlartyn, of VVestboro', the Rev. David Mall, of Sutton, the Rev. Thaddeus Maccarty, of Worcester, and the Rev. Elisha Fisk, of Upton. At a subsequent meeting, voted, to add two pastors more, with delegates, to the council. Then chose the Rev. Jacob Gushing, of Waltham, and the Rev. Aaron Hutchinson, of Grafton." The ordination took place on the day appointed. The meet- ing house being old, and considered unsafe, as well as too small, to accommodate a large assemblage, the exercises were conducted in the open air, on a platform erected by the side of the meeting house. The record gives no account of the performances, or who took part in them. The present meeting house was erected in 176G. The alterations it has undergone within and without, and its change of location, need not be related here. "Aug. IS, 1762. Joseph Sherman and Job Gushing, in a writing, by inn sisned and presented, des re the church to de- clare, by a vote, whether they and others, who have not signed the late church covenant, that has been signed by a number, are esteemed proper members of the ciniic'i, and entitled to the privileges of the same." Whereupon the following preamble and vote was passed unanimously by the church. " Whereas, it has been suggested, that the design of this church, in making the alteration in our covenant, was to exclude some of its members, viz: those that did not choose to sign said covenant; and some of those brethren that did not sign, appre- hending, that the church did not look upon them as members — therefore Voted, That we dii! look, and still look upon them as mem- bers, although they did not sign the covenant." "Whereas, it has been reported, by some evil-minded person, 23 178 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. as though the First Church in Shrewsbury designed to injure and withdraw communion fiom the second church in said town, and their pastor, in passing by them at our late ordination ; We hereby declare said report to be Jiroundless, and very in- jurious to said cliurch and pastor, and also to this church — for we passed by said church only in the exercise of Christian liberty and privilege ; for we are and were in charity with them." "Dec. 1765. The church chose Jonathan VVheelock and Jedediah Tucker to set the psalm, in the public worship." "Sept. 1770. The church of Christ, in this place, voted, to set apart Tuesday, the llth instant, for a day of humiliation and prayer, on account of the throat distemper prevailing in this place. Out of eleven that have had it, nine have died." " 177L After some conversation, the church jiassed the fol- lowing vote, viz : That those may not be admitted to the priv- ilege of baptism for their children, concerning whom it is evident, that they do not ))ractise praying in their families. This vote was unanimous." " 1777. The church chose two more to assist in setting the psalm, viz : T'lomas Knowlton and Nathan Eager." "Oct. 1777. Voted the sum of sixty pounds, to furnish the communion table the ensuing year, to be proportioned upon the several members." * " May 15, 1785. This being fast day, I desired the brethren to tarry after divine service; and 1 then informed them that there was a clause in the third article of our church covenant, that was excepted against by some, and offered as an objection against joining with this church ; and that some others objected against relations being recpiired at the time of admission. These things 1 desired the brethren to take into their serious consideration." "May 19, 17S3. Voted, To discontinue the practice of re- quiring relations of candidates for church membership at the time of admission," " Vottd, That the last clause in the third article, viz : " And yet we are of the judgment, that the whole of the well known * CoDtinenlal money had become almost worthless ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. I79 Westminster Catechism, as explained by Calvinistic divines, con- tarns a just summary of Chrisiian doctrine, as revealed in God's holy word," should be erased from the church covenant." " The church voted to have the psalm read hne by line at the communion table." " 1790. The church chose Mr. John Stow and Mr. Vashni Hemenway to assist in leading the singers in performing that part of divine service in the congregation." Feb. 1791. After some conversation on the subject, " Voted, To begin to sing Dr. Watts' version of the Psalms, with his Hymns, the first Sabbaih in March next, provided there be no objections lodged with the pastor, from the congregation, before that time," and " some conversation had about the expe- diency of having a bass viol in the congregation." *' July 31, 1795. Being lecture-day, the church were desired to tarry, when this question was proposed to them by the pastor, viz: whether any clause could be added to the covenant, that might supersede the necessity of reading public confessions for crimes committed before the persons come into covenant with the church ? " Conversation had, and a committee chosen, to consider the matter, and report. At a subsequent meeting, " the committee reported, that the following words be prefixed to the covenant, viz: " Conscious of our offences, and asking forgiveness of God, of this church, and of all whom we have offended." "To give all an opportunity to attend unto the matter, they voted not to act upon the report at that time." At a meeting in October following, '* Voted, To accept said report, and that this should supersede the necessity of reading public confessions," &c., as above. " Dec. 1796. Being lecture-day, the brethren were desired to tarry after divine service ; when the pastor presented them two pieces of plate, as a donation from the Hon. Artemas Ward." " Voted their acceptance of the same, and that the thanks of the church be presented," &,c.* * Peter Smith, who died in 1748, bequeathed " £50, old tenor." to the church in tiie South Piirish ; equiv;ileiit to ^21 federal currency. It was mostly expended in procuring a silver cup (or the use of the church, with bis name engraved upou it. IgO ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 1793. " Capt. Thomas Knowlton, who had served for many years as chorister, desired some others might be chosen to lead in the singing." "The church voted to proceed to choose some for that pur- pose, on the 21st of June, at a special lecture ; and appointed a committee from their body, to confer wilh the singers upon the subject ; and voted, that the conoregation and the singers, in par- ticular, be invited lo aiend, and join in the choice of some suit- j able persons to lead in singing." At the time appointed, " Dr. Paul Dean, Messrs. Shepard Pratt, and Ebenezer Drury were severally chosen by the church and congregation." * So harmonious was the church during Dr. Sumner's ministry, that his records contain but little to interest the general reader. "At a church meeting, Jan. 11, 1820, vote;l, to adjourn to the ISth. Then to proceed to the choice of another pastor, if the church appear to he ready." Dr. Sumner had, previous to this time, repeatedly sugL':ested, in public, to the church and con";regatlon, the expediency of choosing another pastor, on account of his advanced age, and from a belief that the ser\ ices of a younger man would be more efficient in promoting their spiritual vvelfiire. "On the 18th, church made choice of Samuel B. Ingersoll, for a colleague pastor of this church, he having every vote." "April 9, 1820. At a church meeting, voted. Whereas, the church of Christ in Shrewsbury have been in the practice of admitting some to the privilege of baptism, that did not come to the other sacrament ; but finding, that in some instances, a wrong use is made of such indulgence, it has of late years been going out of use, and we are willing it should be At this late day, when oiir currency, as estal)lished by law, is reckoned in dollars and cents, it sounds «))Y//7«a/crf to lipar articles priced in shillings and pence, a.nd conveys the idea that the articles may be as stale as that currency. The practice should be discontinued. * This appears to be the first instance, wherein the congregation were invited to participate with the church in the choice of choristers. It was an act worthy of praise ; inasmuch as it was a voluntary and virtual acknowledgment of the right of tiie congregation to have a roice in what so nearly concerned thcni. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 181 wholly laid aside, but shall continue to keep our covenant en- gagements with those who have been admitted upon that cove- nant, and to consider ihem under the care and watch of this church." This was called the half-way covenant. The parish having concurred in the choice of Mr. Ingersoll, as colleague pastor, he was ordained June 14, 1820. "The fol- lowing churches were applied unto for assistance on the occasion, viz: the two churches in Beverly, the first and third church in Salem, the church in Marblehcad, of which the Rev. Samuel Dana is pastor, the church in Framingham, the church in Yale College, and the first church in New Haven, the first and second church in Worcester, the church in Grafton, in Wesiboro', in Northboro', in Hoylston and West Boylston." The record is silent as to the officiating clergymen. " The Rev. S. B. Inger- soll preached to this people, of which he had becoine colleague pastor, the next Sabbath after his ordination, but was never able to preach afterward. He remained here about four weeks, then went to Beverly, and there languished and died, of a painful disorder, Nov. 14, 1820.* His funeral was the ICth. The iravellin']!: wns such I could not attend, but we assembled the same day and the same hour. The Rev. I\Ir. Bancroft and the Rev. Mr. Cotton attended. Other neighboring ministers were sent to, but could not attend. Dr. B. and Mr. C. prayed. I preached from these words, 'Our friend Lazarus sleepeth.' John 11 : 11." <' Attest. JOS. SUMNER, Surviving Pastor." Thus far since the year 1786, when the North Parish was made a town, by the name of Boylston, the parochial business liad been conducted in the name of the town. The parish was re-organized March 26, 1821, and the necessary parish officers chosen, since which it has transacted its concerns as a distinct body, and in its own name. " At a church meeting, June 25, 1821, after some conversa- tion, this question was proposed, ' Are you now ready to proceed to the choice of another pastor? ' And it was answered unani- mously in the affirmative." "At th« age of thirty-three years. IQ2 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. " Tliey were then desired to bring in their votes for a pastor, when it appeared the Re\r. Edwards Whipple was unanimously ciiosen colleague pastor of this church." The parish concurred, and he was installed Sept. 20, 1821. "The following churches were applied to, viz: the church in New Braintree, in North Brookfield, in the South Parish in Brookfield, in Leicester, first and second in Worcester, in Graf- ton, in Westboro', in Northboro', in Boylston and West Boyl- ston." The record gives no account of the performances. "Sept. 17, 1822. This day, after a short sickness of seven days, of a putrid fever, the Rev. Edwards Whipple departed this life, much lamented," at the age of 44 years. The Rev. John Nelson, of Leicester, preached his funeral sermon. Text, John xiii. 7 — "What 1 do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." In this sermon, which was printed by request, the talented preacher did justice to the memory of him who had long been his intimate friend and co-laborer in the vineyard of Christ. " A church meeting being agreed upon the day preceding, they met on the 1 1th day of August, 1823 — when, after looking to God for direction — first. Voted, That they were ready to proceed to the choice of a colleague pastor. 2dly. Made choice of Mr. George Allen for their pastor." The parish having concurred, " the following churches were ap- plied to, viz : the church in Holden, in Leicester, in Rudand, the first and second in Worcester, in Grafton, in Westborough, in Northborough, in Boylston and in West Boylston." This is probably the last record made by Dr. Sumner. He died Dec. 9, 1824, in the 63d year ol his ministry, and S5th of his age.* Here ends the book from which all the |)receding extracts )-e- latins: to ecclesiastical affairs have been taken, and all of which, * Mr. Inirersol preached but one Sabbath, and Mr. \^'hipple failed one of com- pleting a year. Thus, while the united labors of Dr. Sumner's two first colleagues completed just one year, his, with Mr. (,'usliing's, completed almost a ccntnry. Mr. Cushing's ministry, 3G years, 8 months, Dr. Sumner's, 62 years 5.^ months — ti9 years, li months. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. 183 with the exception of a few pages, in the interval between the decease of the Rev. IMr. dishing and the ordination of Dr. Sumner, is in their hand writing. Mr. Allen's ordination took place on the 19th November, 1S23. What further records have been kept has not come to my knowledge. And, as it is not sctft to speak without book, nor always pruc^ewY, with it in hand, the ecclesiastical history of this parish is here brought to a close. SUCCESSION OF DEACONS. When Chosen. Died. Age. John Keyes, Sen. 1723 Samuel Wheelock, 1723 1756 (1) Isaac Stone, 1735 1776 79 (2) Cyprian Keyes, 1735 1S02 96 (3) Samuel Miles, 1743 (3) Ezekiel Knowlton, 1743 1774 67 (4) Jonas Stone, 1 765 1809 84 (4) Benjamin Maynard, 1765 between 1781 and 1787 abou t68 (5) William Knowlton, 1784 1820 79 (5) Benjamin Goddard, 1784 1834 93 (6) John Bragg, 1789 1819 74 (') Gershom Wheelock 1818 1811 80 (7)* Thomas Harlow, ISIS Jonas M. Miles, ^ Since 1829, and arc the present offici- Samuel De Witt, > ating Deacons. (1) In the room of Deacon VVheelock, " distracted." (2) In the room of Isaac Stone, who declined serving. (3) In the room of Deacons John and Cyprian Keyes, set oft" with, and living in the JNorth Parish. {i) On account of the age and infirmities of their predecessors. (5) In addition to those in office. (6) His predecessors requested aid in their office. (7) Their predecessors also requested aid. * Living. All before him have gone to their long home. Having, in my history of the town, published in 1826, spoken of the deceased clernymen in terms of de- served commendation, it is unnecessary to repeat what is there said of them, and want of room compels me to omit additional notice of their merits in these pages. Although dead, they yet epeak. They rest from their labors, but the fruits thereof remain, and entitle their memories to a long and respectful remembrance. MISCELLA]!fEOUS. EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE- SENTATIVES. "Dec. 19, 173S. David Crosby, of Shrewsbury, says he had been sued, &c., by the Rev. Joseph Emerson, of Maiden, for trespass, breaking into his close, house, &:c., in Shrewsbury, and judgment rendered against him, prays for a new trial, that he may, as he can, shov/ that it is not Emerson's land. Petition dismissed." " 1740. June 12. John Keyes and sundry other inhabitants of Shrewsbury showing that the church of Maiden hath laid claim to nine hundred acres of land in Shrewsbury, part of a farm granted to said church by the Great and General Court — the plan of which describes no monuments at the southeast and southwest cor ii^i- thereof; points of compass and number of rods, as by the records of this court mny more fully appear; that the siid church refus ■ U) seiile the bounds with the proprie- tors, according to tlie |)lan ; praying this court would give speedy order that said bounds may be stated according to the said plan, and monuments set up at those coriiers where there are none. Read. Question — Shall tl)e petition be sustained? Passed in the negative. Ordered that the petition be dismissed." " 1740. June 20. A petition of David Crosby in behalf of the town of Shrewsbury, praying a petition of several of the inhabitants of said Shrewsbury, concerning the monuments be- tween their lands and a farm belonging to the chui'ch of Maiden may be revived — read and ordered that the petition be revived; that the petitioners serve the adverse party, the Rev. Mr. Joseph Emerson, of Maiden, with a copy of this petition ; that he show cause, if any he have, on Friday, the 27th inst., why the prayer should not be granted. Sent up for concurrence." MISCELLANEOUS. 185 *• June 27, 1740, concurred. Read again, together with Rev. Mr. Emerson's answer, and the matter being fully considered — Question, whether the petition be granted ? Passed in the neg- ative and the petition dismissed. Sent down for concurrence. July 3, 1740. In the House, read, and the parlies being in the House, were fully heard by counsel learned in the law, both for and against the prayer of the petition, when they withdrew. The vote of council read again, and non-concurred. Ordered, That William Pynchon, Jr. and Ebenezer Pomroy, Esqrs., with such as may be joined by the Honorable Board, be a Committee to ascertain the southern bounds of said farm, agreeable to the plan thereof returned to the General Court, by Mr. Noycs, Sur- veyor, Anno 16G5. Sent up for concurrence. July 9, 1740. Came down, non-concurred. Ordered, That the petition and papers accompanying the same, be referred till the next sitting of this Court." " 1740. Dec. 5. Daniel Howe and five others, of Shre\vs- bury, pray the Court to set a valuation on a tract of upland and meadow, in said township, and that they may be admitted to pur- chase the same. Read in both branches, and ordered, that the petitioners serve the towns of Worcester and jNIalden with copies of this petition. Jan. 5, 1741. The aforesaid petition, and Rev. Mr. Emer- son's answer, read and considered. Petition dismissed." A portion of this farm was within the limits of the grant of the town of Worcester, in that part now Holden. Indians. — They once resided among our fathers, and around them on all our then colony border. The horrid barbarities they committed upon defenceless women and children, constitute a portion of the history of many towns in thic Commonwealth. Treacherous by nature, implaca- ble in their resentments, they were cruel in their treatment of captive foes. As new settlements sprung up, the older ones were less ex- posed to their incursions. But the former experienced in their t-urn the same unsparing ferocity. Prowling bands of savages were on their confines, and in their midnight assaults made the 24 18(5 MISCELLANEOUS. hills and the valleys to echo with their terrific yells; and, un- heeding the cries of innocent, helpless children, and the shrieks of frantic mothers, wielded the tomahawk and scalping knife in the work of destruction, lighting up the heavens with the blaze of their dwellings, and that often in the severity of winter, and carrying into captivity such as their glutted vengeance had spared in the onset, for future suffering and torture. It is natural that sympathy for them, once the lords of the land, should increase as the danger from their proximity to us decreases — but those who are in safety will remember there are those who are not ; and what may seem to them as harsh treat- ment towards the Indians, although less so than they received from our fathers, has never been more so than self-preservation required. The race, humbled to be sin'e, is now what it was at the be- ginning, so far as it regards their nature and disposition. Once an Indian always an Indian. He cannot be civilized. The at- tempt has been repeatedly made and as often failed. He is sure to die in the operation. The white man can (the cases are nu- merous where he has) become an Indian, not only in habit and conduct, but even in nature. On the other hand, civilization is death to the Indian. If he could be civilized, he would, when it were done, be an Indian no longer, and when he ceases to be an Indian, he ceases to live. As late as June, 1755, the Legislature of Massachusetts " granted a bounty of three dollars to be given to each soldier that may enlist and find his own gun ; and, that the following bounty, over and above the encouragement aforesaid, be allowed and paid out of the public treasury, for every male Indian scalp, above the age of twelve years, brought in as evidence of their being killed, forty pounds ; and for every male or female, under twelve years of age, brought in as evidence of- their being killed, twenty pounds ! " And in 1756, " Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the public treasury to any, who shall be disposed to go in quest of the Indian enemy, and not in the pay of the govern- ment, and before they go, signify their intentions in writing to the MISCELLANEOUS. 187 chief military officers of that part of the province, with their names, the following, viz; for every Indian enemy they shall kill, and produce the scalp to the governor and council, in evidence, the sum of three hundred pounds ! " In the earlier settlement of the country, an order was passed, forbidding any one to fire off a gun, unless it was at a wild beast or an Indian ! 1756. " A petition of Nathan Howe, of Shrewsbury, Ensign, also of William Howe and Ephraim Smith, of said town, on ac- count of his son, Aaron, soldiers in the late Crown Point expe- dition, who returned from the army sick, praying an allowance of their accounts exhibited ; also Sarah Smith, Executrix of Joshua Smith, physician, who administered to sundry sick soldiers on their return home. Granted to Nathan Howe, £5, 16s. 9jd.; William Howe, £6, Os. 6d. ; Ephraim Smith, £3, 4s. 4d. ; Sarah Smith, Executrix, £l, 14s. 8d." Same year, " Zebediah Johnson, of Shrewsbury, represents, that he had a gun impressed for the use of a soldier, valued at 30 shillings, of which he had received two dollars ; that the soldier had run away, and he was like to lose the balance, and prays relief. Granted to him twenty shillings, in full, for his gun." 1758. "Asa Hill, of Shrewsbury, represents, that some time ago he had the misfortune to lose his house and most of his fur- niture by fire, twice in the space of two years, thereby is reduced to great difficulties ; and the last year, being in the service at the westward, he had all his clothes stolen from him, except what he had on — so lost nearly all his substance, and has no way to maintain himself and large family ; therefore prays for a grant of some land in the Green Woods, so called." Neither his name nor any of his family, known to be such, appears on the town records. 1765. The House of Representatives " grant Watchuset Hill, in Princeton, to Robert Keyes and Eliphalet Howe, in equal halves, the easterly half to Keycs, and the westerly half to Howe, they to return a plan thereof to the Court, within one year, for acceptance, and to pay their respective proportions 188 MISCELLANEOUS. of a tax of two pence per acre, for three years, laid by the Gen- eral Court in January, 1762, upon the unimproved lands in th© District of Princeton. Sent up for concurrence." "In Council, unanimously no?i-concurred." A Resolve passed the House of Representatives, in 17G2, stating that " there are sundry tracts of land belonging to the Province, lying in the County of Worcester, viz : about 1430 acres, lying partly in Princeton, commonly called the Potash Farm ; also about 500 acres, lying in Princeton, commonly called Great Waichuset Hill; also about 80 acres, lying west of said Potash Farm, — therefore, voted, that John Miu'ray and Timothy Paine, Esquires, with such as the Honorable Board may join, be a Committee, in the name and behalf of this Pro- vince, to make sale of said lands, and execute a good deed or deeds thereof to such person or persons as shall give most for the same ; the sale to be in the town of Boston, at the next session of the General Court, after due publication made, by inserting the same in the Boston newspapers. The Potash Farm to be set up at £500, the purchaser to pay £10 earnest; Watchuset at £50, the purchaser to pay £5 earnest; the SO acres at £]0, the purchaser to pay £3 earnest. The purchaser of any of said lands shall have one year to pay the same into the treasury, upon good security, without interest." We may suppose there was no sale of " Watchuset Hill," as contemplated, inasmuch as three years afterwards, the House, on their part, granted that lofty eminence to Robert Keyes and Eliphalet Howe, in equal halves, for a trifling consideration. I have noticed this, because of the little value at which the " Hill " was estimated, and more especially because Robert Keyes, above named, with his wife, Martha Bouker, and a large family of children, removed from this town iu 1751, and setded '• at Watchuset, but not in any township." He resided on the east side of that hill, and was the first, or one of the first settlers in Princeton. Soon after he settled there, a young daughter of his lost her way in the woods, and notwithstanding unwearied search was MISCELLANEOUS. 189 made for several days and nigliis by a great number of persons from the suriounding towns, no trace of her could be found. This aiiliction laid heavily upon the parents to the close of life. Years after this bereavement, and more than once, their aching hearts were nearly broken by rumors, probably unfound- ed, that their daughter had been seen in Canada with the Indians. It was the practice in many towns, and in some to a recent \ period, " to seat the meeting house." This was usually done , once a year by a Committee chosen for that purpose. Individuals were not pew or seat owners ; the house belonged to the town ; the Committee adopted rules for their government, ' and in performance of their duty, directed in what seats or pews certain persons should sit when attending public worship, and, in some instances, affixed penalties if any sat in other seats than those allotted to them. It does not appear of record that that practice ever existed here. Cliildren did not generally sit with their parents in church, but on low side seats in the isles as near them as convenience would admit. Some staid and vigilant person was also chosen to have inspec- tion of the audience during the public exercises. His frequent rounds kept the little urchins in order ; the badge of his office was a pole with a knob on the one end, and a tuft of feathers at the other; with the one he rapped the men's heads, and with the other he brushed the ladies' faces, when he caught them napping. It is said an officer of this kind was once rebuked for rapping the head of a nodding man, whose face he did not see, under a belief, that he was drowsing, when, in fact, he was only nodding ^ asse7it to the preacher's doctrine ! All towns were by law required to be provided with stocks and ' a whipping-post. These were so lately appendages of a meet- ing-house, as to be within the recollection of many now living. The stocks were a wooden frame of small timber, that could be opened and shut, wherein persons, disorderly in Sabbath or town meetings, were wont to be confined during meeting, as a punishment for m.isbehavior. Tradition says, the person who made the stocks for this town, was the^r^^ one required to occupy them, and received payment 190 MISCELLANEOUS. for them in the remittance of a fine, that accrued to the town for his offence. From the same source is the following : A person addicted to profane swearing, an offence more frequently followed by punish- ment formerly, than at the present day, was guilty of that offence in the presence of a magistrate, who caused the offender to be arrested and brought before him without delay, and sentenced him to pay a fine for that offence ; which he as promptly paid down ; at the same time asking the magistrate, " to whom is the fine to go? " The reply was "one-half to the complainant and the other half to the poor of the town ; " whereupon he ex- claimed, uttering another oath, " Then you will get the whole of it ! " For this second offence, he was sentenced to pay another fine. Finding it a money loosing business, he paid it in silence, and departed, muttering, no doubt, inaudible oaths not cogniza- ble by civil authority. By an ancient colonial law, a penalty of forty shillings, at- tached to every town, by way of fine, that was two months at one time not provided with a drum. Drums were employed before bells came into use for the purpose of drumming people out to meeting on the Sabbath, no less than to alarm and rally them at all times on the appearance of the savage foe. Careful manage- ment on the part of him, who beat it, was necessary on the Sab- bath, that the people might not mistake the drum ecclesiastic for the drum military. Tobacco was early cultivated by our ancestors, and considered bv them essential to their health and comfort. Many can yet remember, when every farmer had his tobacco yard, as well as his cornfield ; die former received quite as much of his attention as the latter. It was to him physic in sickness, and food and comfort at all times. Tobacco, no less than other, rations, were drawn by soldiers in the public service. Nevertheless, it seems the use of it was early abused ; for in 1640, it was enacted, "that if any persons take tobacco, wiiilst they are empannelled upon a jury, to forfeit five shillings for every default, except they have given their verdict, or are not to give it until the next day." And, in 1646, that, " whereas there is MISCELLANEOUS. 191 great abuse in taking of tobacco, in very uncivil manner, in the streets, if any person or persons shall be found or seen hereafter taking tobacco publicly in the open streets of any town, unless it be soldiers in time of their training, every such person or per- sons so offending, shall forfeit and pay to the town's use, for the first default, twelve pence ; for the second, two shillings ; and for every such default afterwards, two shillings. And it shall be lawful for the constable of every township, without further warrant, upon sight or information thereof, to distrain his or their goods for it, as do refuse to pay it upon his demand." This law, like all others of a sumptuary kind, it would seem, was but little regarded; for in 1669, it was "enacted by the Court, that any person or persons who shall be found smoking tobacco, on the Lord's day, going to or coming from the meet- ings, within two miles of the meeting-house, shall pay twelve pence for such default, to the colony's use." " Soldiers, while in arms, are dispensed with to smoke in the field." That our forefathers were great chewers and smokers of to- bacco is beyond dispute. 1 do not find any act prohibiting smoking in meeting on the Sabbath. That they did smoke in time of meeting has been stated publicly in print. That the loud snapping of their tobacco boxes, after loading their pipes, and the clinking of the flint and steel was soon followed by curl- ing wreaths of the delicious comforter, which, rising from difTer- cnt quarters, soon pervaded the house. All enjoyed the per- fume, although all did not join in making it. So far as regarded damage to the meeting-house, in case of fire, caused by smoking in it, the following enactment would reach them. The danger, however, was small, and the number of smokers large, the amount of damage in such a case would, therefore, be individually but a trifle. It is this — "If damage did accrue unto any by careless smoking of tobacco in places of danger, it should be repaired by him wiio was the occasion of it, or he shall be made to serve it out." 192 MISCELLANEOUS. INTOLERANCE. Religious intolerance is said to have induced our ancestors to leave the old world for the new^, that they might here worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience. That they were hard pressed and cruelly persecuted for opinion sake, and for boldly asserting the truth of their favorite doctrine, is matter of history. They were in a minority, and a small mi- nority too, when there ; on arriving here, the case was reversed ; they became the majority, in fact, no less than all in all, inasmuch as, for a time, there was no minority. When more emigrants arrived, a minority sprung up. It claimed the same privileges for itself, as the majority had contended for at home. The boon was denied, and as the now majority did then, so now the minority insisted upon having their rights. For this the majority perse- cuted them as they themselves had been persecuted for the like cause. There they suffered death by fire and faggots; here they in- flicted death by public executions on the gallows; banishing some, and imprisoning, whipping, and selling others out of the country. It is worthy of note, that, before persecution and bloodshed here had extended far and wide, the persecutors were stopped in their career by a royal mandate from home, that merciless coun- try they had just left, because they sufiered persecution there. They had their virtues as well as their faults. They were men, and have left to posterity a striking illustration of what is in man ; of his nature, and of his disposition to lord it over his fellow man, in matters purely spiritual and religious, to say nothing in regard to other things. Hence large majorities of any one sect or denomination in re- ligion endanger the public peace. There is more danger when there is but one denomination, than when there are many, so long as each keeps within its own sphere and intermeddles not with others. Should any one of them depart from duty in this re- spect, and become restive and overbearing, the others will com- bine against it, and thus secure their own safety. MISCELLANEOUS. 193 Our free schools and civil institutions arc a sure guarantee for the preservation of that religious freedom we so highly value, and which no other nation enjoys. Some extracts from the colony laws are here introduced, in confirmation of the truth of the foregoing remarks in relation to persecutions by our forefathers. 1G57. "In reference to the coming or bringing into this ju- risdiction, any of that cursed sect of the Quakers, it is ordered, that whoever shall, from henceforth, bring or cause to be brought, directly or indirectly, any known Quaker or Quakers, or other blasphemous hereiics into this jurisdiction, every such person shall forfeit one hundred pounds ; and he that shall entertain a Quaker, knowing him so to be, shall forfeit forty shillings for every hour's entertainment " ! And if any Quaker shall presume, after he has suffered what the law requireth, [whipping and banishment,] to come into this jurisdiction, every such male Quaker shall, for the first offence, have one of his ears cut off, and for the second, shall have the other ear cut off; and for every Quaker, he or she, [the females in the preceding cases saved their ears but were severely whipt,] that shall a third time herein offend, shall have their tongues bored through with a hot iron, and every Quaker arising from amongst ourselves, shall suffer the same punishment." 1658. " That Quakers and such accursed heretics maybe dealt wilhall according to their deserts, and that their pestilent errors and practices may speedily be prevented, it is ordered, in addition to the former law against Quakers, every such person professing any of their pernicious ways, by speaking or writing, [perhaps thee and thou,] or by meeting on the Lord's days, or at any other time, to strengthen themselves or to seduce others to their diabolical doctrine, shall incur the penalty ensuing ; every person so meeting shall pay for every lime, ten shillings, and every one speaking in such meeting shall pay five pounds apiece, and, if they had previously been scourged or whipt, to be kept at work in the house of correction," he. " No Quaker, flanter, or any such corrupt person, shall be admitted a freeman of this corporation." 25 194 MISCELLANEOUS. "Ordeied, That the Quakers in prison at Ipswich be forlh- ivith sent for. Having been brought in, the Court, after much endeavoi- to convince and reform them, ordered, that Samuel Shattuck, Lawrence South wick, Cassandra, his wife, Nicholas Phelps, Josliua BufFam, and Josiah Southvvick be enjoined, at their peril, to depart out of this jurisdiction, before the first day of the Court election next, under the pain of rfeo/A" .' " Whereas Daniel and Provided Southvvick, son and daughter of Lawrence Southwick, have been fined by the County Courts at Salem and Ipswicii, and pretending that they have no estates ; in answering the question, what course should be taken for the satisfaction of the fines ? tiie Court resolve, that as many such cases were likely to arise, the treasurers of the several counties are hereby empowered to sell said persons to any of the English nation at Virginia and Barbadoes " ! " Whereas there is a pernicious sect called Quakers, lately arisen, who, by word and writing, have published and maintained many dangerous and horrid tenets, and do take upon them to alter the received laudable customs of our nation, in giving civil re- spect to equals or reverence to superiors, [in not taking ofT their hats, &c.,] this Court doth order, that every person of the cursed sect of the Quakers, not an inhabitant of, but found within this jurisdiction, shall, by constable or selectman, be apprehended and imprisoned without bail, &c., and that every inhabitant of this jurisdiction, being convicted of being of the aforesaid sect, denying civil respect and reverence to equals and superiors, with- drawing from church assemblies, and frequenting private meet- ings of their own, in opposition to church order, and to the ortho- dox received opinions of the godly, he, shall suffer imprison- ment one month, and then to depart this jurisdiction, or give bond for appearance at the next Court ; when, if refusing to re- tract and reform, he shall be sentenced to banishment on pain of 1759. " William Robinson, Marmaduke Stevenson and Mary Dyer, banished by the last Court, on pain of death, being com- mitted by order of the General Court, were brought to the bar^ and acknowledged themselves to be the persons banished. After MISCELLANEOUS. 195 a full hearing of what the prisoners could say for ihennselves, it was put to the quesiion, whether William Robinson, Marmaduke Stevenson and Mary Dyer, who have been convicted for Qua- kers, and banished on pain of death, should be put to death, as the law provided in that case ? The Court resolve in the affirmative. And the governor, in open Court, declared the sentence, viz: William Robinson, you shall go from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, and there hang till you be dead. And the like sentence upon the others, one after the other, in the same words." Mary Dyer was respited upon the petition of her son, William, and leave given her to depart after forty-eight hours ; but, if found in this jurisdiction again, to be executed forthwith. Con- nected with her respite, was an order, that " she shall be carried to the place of execution, and there stand on the gallows, with a rope about her neck, till the rest be executed." "The Marshall General, with tlie aid of Capt. James Oliver and one hundred soldiers taken by his order proportionably out of each company in Boston, completely armed with pike and musketeers, with powder and ball, was directed to execute the sentence passed upon the prisoners ; " and Robinson and Ste- venson were hanged accordingly. 1661. "Peter Peirson and Judah Brown, Quakers, being indicted, stood mute." The Court ordered, "that they shall by the Constable of Boston be forthwith taken out of prison, and stripped from the girdle upwards, by the executioner, and tied to the cart's tail, and whipped through the town with twenty stripes ; and then carried to Roxbury and delivered to the constable there, who is also to tie them to the cart's tail and again whip them through the town with ten stripes ; and then carried to Dedham, and delivered to the constable there, who is again in like manner to cause them to be tied to the cart's tail and whipt with ten stripes through that town ; and from thence they are im- mediately to depart this jurisdiction at their peril." — Hazard's Historical CoUeciionsu 196 MISCELLANEOUS. Much more of a like nature could be added, if more were needed. Tiie majority, considering themselves the only true worshippers, caused the Baptists also to feel the weight of their indignation, as manifest opposers of the true worship of God.'* Other denominations were then unknown here, or did not choose to make themselves known under existing circumstances. 1668. "It is enacted, by the Court, that all the King's high- ways within this government shall be forty foot, at the least, in breadth." The old post road from Boston through this town towards Springfield was the King's highway, and was laid out without bounds or points of compass, while the greater part of the terri- tory, now the County of Worcester, belonged to the County of Middlesex. The records concerning it, are in the latter county. The former was incorj^orated in 1731. 1675. " Whoever shall shoot off any gun, on any unneces- sary occasion, or at any game whatsoever, except at an Indian or a wolf, shall forfeit five shillings for every such shot, till further liberty shall be given." " The public officers' wages shall be paid in corn ; and that Indian corn, for defraying public charge, and paying all public officers, be at two shillings and sixpence per bushel." "Whosoever of the freemen do not appear at election in per- son or by proxy, shall be, for such neglect, amerced to the treas- ury, ten shillings." For several years, the elections were held in Boston. Hartford, Windsor and Weathersfield were the first places set- tled in Connecticut. The first was, at the beginning, called Newtown, the second, Dorchester, and the third, Watertown, from the towns in Massachusetts whence the first settlers principally emigrated. Their early laws and orders were of the ]Massaclm- setts stamp. Passing over those, for the breach of which the penalty was death, I select a few of another class, which the reader will find to be curious, and, in almanac language, " useful and entertain- ing ; " useful, so far as a knowledge of the past will better enable him to appreciate the times in which he lives. MISCELLANEOUS. I97 *' No one shall liold any office, who is not sound in the faith ; and whoever gives a vole to such a person shall pay a fine of one pound." " No one shall run on the Sabbath-day, or walk in his garden, or elsewhere, except reverently to and from meeting." " No one shall travel, cook victuals, uKike beds, sweep house, cut hair, or shave, on the Sabbath-day." "The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on Saturday." "No woman shall kiss her child, wife her husband, or husband his wife, on the Sabbath or fasting day." " No minister shall keep a school." " A debtor in prison, swearing he has no estate, shall be let out and sold to make satisfaction." *' No one shall read common prayer, keep Christmas or saints' days, make mince pies, dance, play cards, or play on any instru- ment of music, except the drum, trumpet and jewsharj)." " No gospel minister shall join people in marriage. The mag- istrates only shall join in marriage, as they may do it with less scandal to Christ's church." [Prohibition taken ofri694.J "A wife shall be deemed good evidence against her husband." "Married persons must live together or be imprisoned." " Every male shall have his hair cut round according to a cap." * "All capital causes, concerning life or banishment, if there is no express law, shall be judged, according to the word and law of God, by the General Court." Such were some of the blue laws of Connecticut. They are taken from Peters' and also Barber's compilation of them, and re-published at Hartford in 1838. Another was this, but not vouched for by any known authority — " Beer is forbidden to be made on Saturday, because it will ivork on Sunday." *" A cap to go round the head was used, drawn close to the head, and the hair then cut by the cap. A pumpkin, severed in the middle, and placed on the head, was used as a substitute for the cap, in the season of them." 198 MISCELLANEOUS. As an offset to ihese, that compilation, consisting of more than 300 pages, contains some of the "blue laws" of the other colonies. The following are from the Virginia code. 1662. "Every person who refuses to have his child baptized by a lawful minister, shall be amerced 2000 lbs. of tobacco, half to the parish, and half to the informer. Tobacco was the cur- rency of Virginia, and corn of Massachusetts. " He that brings home a hog or hogs without their ears, shall be adjudged a hog-stealer." " In actions of slander, occasioned by a man's wife, after judg- ment for past damages, then the woman to have a ducking ; if they are above 500 lbs. of tobacco, then the woman to have a ducking for every 500 Ujs., if the husband refuse to pay." " It has been reported as true, that in the early settlement of Virginia, squirrels were so numerous, they injured and often des- troyed the fields of corn, and the outside rows were often entirely destroyed ; to prevent which the General Court soberly set them- selves to work to remedy the evil, and ordered, that thereafter no planter should have or plant any outside row in his cornfield ! " "There was an ancient law of Massachusetts, directing that ladies' dresses should be made so long as to hide their shoe- buckles, prohibiting short sleeves — and, in 1G53, I. Fairbanks was tried for wearing great boots, and acquitted." Previous to the Revolution, it was customary to give rings and •gloves at funerals, to the clergyman, pall holders and bearers. In the interior, however, rings were rarely given. The num- ber of pairs of gloves bestowed on such occasions depended in some degree upon the circumstances of the deceased and his family. They were of leather, and white, in the earlier period ; afterwards of a dark purple color. The Probate offices in the older counties of the Common- wealth contain abundant evidence of the customs and practices on such occasions. The funeral expenses of Samuel Blanchard, of Andover, who died in 1707, were in part as follows : MISCELLANEOUS. 199 6 galls, wine, £0 1 Os. Or]. 20 prs. gloves, 110 Rum, sugar and allspice, 9 3 Half bbl. cider, 5 Robert Ward, a cooper b}' trade, died in Cliarlestown, 1736. The inventory of his personal estate was £71 17s. 3d. Real estate, " 170 Funeral expenses, in part, 17 prs. of gloves, £5 10s. 6d. Wine, 18 1 pint stomach water, I 8 Paid the porters, 1 10 Use of the pall, 10 Tolling the bell, 3 Mourning scarfs for 3 heirs, 30 Funeral expenses of Rev. Thomas Cobbett, some time minis- ter of Lynn, afterwards of Ipswicli, who died in 1685. 1 barrel wine, £6 Ss. Od. 2 do. cider, Oil 82 lbs. sugar, 2 1 J cord wood, 4 4 dcz. prs. gloves for men and women, 5 4 And some spice and ginger for the cider. Until the time of the Revolution, burial service was regulated by law, so far, that it could not be performed on the Sabbath without a permit from a magistrate, and tiien only after sunset. Copy of a permit granted in Boston, 1771. " Whereas it has been represented to me, by the relatives of William Lowder, who died on Thursday last, that he cannot be conveniently kept at this season, and have desired leave that he may be buried this evening, liberty is hereby granted for his be- ing buried, notwithstanding it is Lord's day, they conforming to the law, in that case, as to the time ; and to take care, that the corpse be not carried to the grave, until one hour after sunset. Given under my hand, this 22d day of September, 1771. BELCHER i\OYES, Justice Peaces 200 MISCELLANEOUS. Neighbors returned from the grave with the mourners, and were provided widi a supper. Such was the practice until the time of the Revolution, when, all the resources of the country l)eing required for its defence, it was voted, in pubhc assemblies, " to encourage economy and frugality, and, on the death of near relatives, to wear no other mourning dress than a black ribbon or crape on the arm or hat for men, and a black ribbon around the neck for women." This was carried into practice, wliereby unnecessary expenses were diminished, and the poorer classes relieved from spending their all to avoid the appearance of not mourning the loss of their friends. The heart, and that alone, knows its own sorrows. Grief is invisible, and when its possessor seeks to soothe it by extravagance in external things, it is no longer grief, but pride. As if mounting were not enough, we not unfrequently hear of half and fall mourning. How this, on first hearing it, strikes the mind, may be judged by the question of a child, whose mother, having lost an aunt, remaiked to some friends, that she should put on Acf//" mourning ; whereupon the child, in the simplicity of her heart, asked her mother if only /*«//" of her were her aunt? Although admonished to bring these details to a close,! cannot refrain from copying the following " beautiful picture of the en- during aficctions of a mother," by the Rev. Thomas Cobbett, in a discourse on the duties of children, which, with his funeral ex- penses, before mentioned, is taken from the History of Lijnn, by Alonzo Lcivis. " Despise not thy mother when she is old. When she was young, yea, when she was middle-aged, thou prizedst and re- spectedst and didst reverence and obey her; do it as well when she is old ; hold on doing of it to the last. Age may wear and waste a mother's beauty, strength, parts, limbs, senses and estate; but her relation of a mother is, as the sun when he goeth forth in his might, for the ever of this life, that is always in its meridian and knoweth no evening. The person may be grey-headed, but her motherly relation is ever in its flourish ; it may be autumn, yea, winter, with the woman, bu* with the mother, as a mother, it is always spring." MISCELLANEOUS. 201 The following is a list of Revolutionary Pensioners belonging to the town, including those who went into the service from it, but afterwards settled in other places, and drew their pensions there. Furnished by Nathan Howe, Esq. Calvin Sawyer, Peter Gary, George Filmore, lihamar Newton, Marshall Newton, Jonathan Harrington, Ebenezer Mann, Ashur Smith, Benjamin Pratt, Nathan Pratt, Jonah Howe, Nathan Howe, John Peirks, Jasper Rand, Lewis Smith, Elijah Southgate, Jonas Hastings, Ephraim Holland, Jonah Holland, Asa Wheelock, John Bragg, Daniel Holden, Humphrey I>igelow, Thomas Harrington, Daniel Harrington, Samuel Smith, Lewis Smith, 2d, Nathaniel Hapgood, Joseph S. Temple, Benjamin Maynard, Jonas Stone, Austin Flint, Solomon Howe, Gardner Howe, Stephen Smith, Stephen Pratt, Calvin Newton, Daniel Williams, William Dexter, Jos. B. Jennison. NORT H PARISH. What here follows, relating to the North Parish, was omitted to be inserted at the close of the Ecclesiastical History of the First Parish, where it properly belongs. Some extracts in relation to it, from a historical sketch of the town of Roylston, by Matthew Davenport, Esquire, published in 1831, will precede what 1 have to say of it — viz: '•'The church was gathered the 6th day of December, 1743." '• On the 2()th day of the same month, Rev. Ebenezer Morse was ordained the first pastor." 26 202 MISCELLANEOUS. *' The same year, ihey piircliased the burying ground of Eleazer Triylor, and built a meeting-house." "The connection betwixt tl)e Rev. Mr. Morse and his people appears to have been harmonious, and the parish at peace among, themselves, till about the year 1770." "Soon after this, it was discovered by tfie parisi), that iheir minister was a Loyalist. From this time (ill his dismission the connection between them was any thing but harmonious. Mr. Morse, with a little policy, might probably not have been particularly obnoxious on this ac- count; but his independent and unyielding spirit disdained any prevarication or concealuient. And in his public addresses to the throne of mercy, he would pray for the " king, queen, and royal family, the lords spiritual and temporal," with more fervor than his rebellions parishioners could bear. In the beginning of the year 177 J, things appear to have been approaching a crisis, and in Jime, a meeting was called, "to take ii.to consideration the difilculties subsisting betwixt Rev. Eben- ezer Morse and the church and people of this place ; and more especially what tlie church had drawn up as reasons for their dis- missing Mr. Morse, which are as follows, viz: Rev. Mr. iMorse appearing so unfriendly to the common cause of liberty, wjiich America so much contends for at the present, gave occasion for the town of Shrewsbury to call" him to an ac- count by a Committee of Inquiry ; and the said Mr. Morse, when upon examination before said Committee and before the town, after the said Committee gave in their report, did so con- duct and word hin)S(!lf, that the town, as well as tlie Committee, did view him as unfriendly to the common cause, and in conse- cjvuence thereof did vole, that the said Morse be disarmed and laid under other disadvantag(.>s, in consequence of which, together with other ilijficultics subsisting, we cannot see how we can, '\n conscience, be contented with him as our pastor, and are of opin- ion, that we shall expose ourselves to the displeasure of the Congresses, and all others that are friends and well wishers lo the rights and liberties of America, if we should suffer him to- conlinuG any longer as our pastor." MISCELLANEOUS. 203 The vote was then put whether Rev. Ebenezer Morse's pas- toral office should be dissolved, and passed in the afilriiialive, by a division of tliirty-seven yeas to twelve nays. A Conunittee was tlien chosen, consisting of Daniel Whitney, INathanitl Da- venport, Jonas Temple, Frederic Albert, and Silas Ilowe, " to inform Mr. Morse that lie is dismissed, and diat it is expected he do not attempt to enter the desk any more, as a minister in this place, and that the Committee see that he ilo not,''^ uhich latter part of their duty, it is said, they literally performed. The 25th day of September following, a precinct meeting was called, upon the petition of Dea. Cyprian Keyes and others, " to see if tlw3 parish will join with the church, in inviting some sister churches to assist in a day of fasting and prayer, Sic; and agreed to send letters missive to Holden, Shrewsbury and Wor- cester churches. These churches failed to attend, as stated Ir the records, and another day was appointed ; and voted to send to the churches in Shrewsbury, second in Mcndon, second in Medway, second in Wrentham and in Holden. These churches met by their pastors and delegates, and advised to make an ad- dition to the council, by sending to the church in Dcdham, and to the church in Abington, which was agreed to, and adjourned to November 8tb. The council met at that time, and "after prayer by Rev. Samuel Niles, and vote put, after proceedings read, whether the precinct would rescind the vote passed on the 15ih day of June last, dismissing Mr. Morse, and passed in the afhrmaiive. Ques- tion then put, to dismiss Mr. Morse, agreeably to the advice of the council, and passed in the afHrmative." Thus ended this un- pleasant altercation betwixt Mr. Morse and the precinct. Jan. 22, 1776, A meeting was called to see if the precinct would concur in the choice the church had made of Mr. Jesse Read to settle with them in the pastoral oflice, and passed in the affirmative, and voted him £66, 135. 4d. anmnl salary, and £133, 6s, 8d. settlement." To the above votes was a written protest, for reasons assigned. " We, the subscribers, inhabitants of Shrewsbury, do protest against the proceedings of this day, far the following reasons, viz : 204 MISCELLANEOUS. The proceedings are founded upon the result of an ex parte council, against which J\Ir. IVlorse has taken sufficient excep- tions, and supporjed them undeniably in the public prints. 2d. Because it is exiravagant to vote large sums of money to candidates while they know not that [whether] they are dis- charged from paying Mr. Morse's salary, especially considering the amazing expenses of the public at the present time. 3d. Because said money is to be paid in part by those, who cannot consistently with gospel rule, hear said candidate. Signed, John Crawford, Benjamin Fiske, Joseph Biglo, Charles Biglo, Joiliani Bush, Solomon Houghton, and William Craw- ford. These, it will be recollected, were all political friends of Mr. Morse, except Joseph and Charles Biglo. It is remarkable, that there is no further account of Mr. Read on record. On the 18th November, 1776, the precinct voted to invite Mr. Eleazer Fairbank to settle with them in the minis- try, and voted him the same salary and settlement which they had voted to Mr. Read. Mr. Fairbank was ordained 26ih March, 1777, and dismissed, at his own request, April 23, 1793. March 12, 1794, Hezekiah Hooper, of Bridgewater, was or- dained over the church and society in this place, and died in December, 1795.* Ward Cotton of Plymouth, Grad. H. U., 1793, succeeded Mr. Head, and was ordained June 7, 1797, and at his request dismissed in 1S25." Thus much from Mr. Davenport's sketch, with the exception of the subjoined note. To the foregoing, I add some things of an early date, relating to the founding of that church, and some of its subsequent tran- sactions touched upon in the foregoing account, and in which there are some errors as to dates. These I shall point out, as it is important they should be given correcdy. " Mistakes will hajipen in the best of families," and the press, especiidly in the use of hiiiir(;s, but adds to the number. ^ ii *Grad. H. U.. 1789, son of Hezekinh Hooper, w'uo married E^lizabeth Leonard, 1753, who was son of John Hooper, who married Elizabeth Packard, 1722, who was son of Jolin Hooper, who married Sarah Harden, and settled, then having a (amilj, in Bridgewater, before 170,'J. MISCELLANEOUS. 205 The north part of the town was made a parish 17ih Decem- ber, 1742, and called the North Precinct, until March 1, 1786, when it became a town, by the name of Boylston. INciiher the parisii nor the town obtained incorporating acts, until after long and repeated trials, especially the town. To 1780, as a compo- nent part of Shrewsbury, its history belongs to the latter town. It was one in territory. Its inhabitants assembled in one jjlace for the transaction of business. Their intermarriages were fre- quent, and the church in the North was gathered out of that in the South Parish. They were of us, and, althoiiuh gone from us, there remain ties of a local, social, and ecclesiastical nature, common to both, and cherished by each. Here, in common with the rest, are recorded, but less perfectly than they should have been, the marriages, births and deaths, to 17S6, that occurred in that part of the town. Tiiey will appear in the geneological table, &.C. I shall speak only of its ecclesiastical history, and that mostly in extracts from the records of Rev. Mr. Gushing and Rev. Dr. Sumner. "The Second Church in Shrewsbury (says I\lr. Gushing in his records) was gathered October 6, 1743. The two deacons chosen to accompany me when this church was embodied." Mr. Davenport has it December 6, 1743. " Copy of a letter directed to me, (Gushing,) to be communi- cated to tiie church in Shrewsbury." " To the church in Shrewsbury. A number of the members of the same, and dwelling in the North Precinct, in said town, wisheth grace, mercy and peace. Reverend, Honored and Beloved, Whereas we, the subscribers, together with others of said pre- cinct, and covenanting with us, are, as we trust, in God's provi- dence, called to incorporate into a particular church unity of our Lord — these are, therefore, humbly to request your leave there- for ; and, that you grant us a dismission from you, and an interest 206 MISCELLANEOUS. in your prayers, that God would not only settle the gospel ordi- nances and institutions among us, but also grant, that pure religion might in this place flourish and abound, we subscribe your breth- ren in faith and fellowship. JOHN KEYES, Deacon. ELEAZER TAYLOR, OLIVER KEYES,-- JONATHAN KEYES, CYPRIAN KEYES, Veacon. EBENEZER TAYLOR, JOSIAH HENNET, ELISHA MAYNARD, PHINEAS HOWE, JONATHAN BENNET, JOHN KEYES, Jk. DANIEL BIXBY, NATHANIEL BIXBY." North Precinct in Shreivshury, SejJt. 7, 1743.^ " Sept. 11, 1743. This request was offered to the church to which it was directed, and they voted, the persons here signing, iheir request. Attest, JOB GUSHING, Pastor." "Deacon Miles and Deacon Knowlton, chosen at the request of the brethren in the north end of the town, to accompany me in assisting to gather a church among them, October [not Dec] 6 1743, and on the 26ih, the Rev. Ebenczer Morse was or- dained their pastor." Mr. Gushing and the deacons assisting on the occasion. On the 12th of August, next following, 16 females were dis- missed from Mr. Gushing's church, at their request, and recom- mended to the North Ghurch, most of them the wives of the brethren there. Their request bears date July 16, 1744, and was signed by them in the order following. MISCELLANEOUS. 207 To their names I have appended their husbands, as explanatory of their families. SARAH KEYES, wife of Dea. John. MARTHA BENiNET, " Jonathan. REI3ECCA KEYES, '' Oliver. SARAH HASTINGS, " David. RUTH KEYES, " Henry. PATIENCE KEYES, " Jonathan. HEPZIBAH KEYES, " Dea. Cyprian. HANNAH TAYLOR, " Eleazer. ABIGAIL HOWE, " Phineas. SARAH SMITH, " Bezaleel. SARAH GOOD ALE, '' Edward. HANNAH BENNET, " Josiah. HULDAH MAYNARD, " Elisha. PHE13E KEYES, D. of Dea. John, ABIGAIL KEYES, wife of John, Jr. BULAH TAYLOR, " Ebenezer. "Oct. 15, 1775. (Rev. Dr. Sumner's records.) I commu- nicated a letter from the Second Church and Precinct in this town, desiring us to join V\ith them in a fast, and to join with other churches in a council to advise, in their present broken state." The pastor and two delegates attended. " March 25, 1777. Tlie former council convened again at the North Precinct. 2Gth. The council for the ordination of Mr. Fail bank convened. The day was spent in hearing Mr. Morse's objections, &,c. The 27th, Mr. Fairbank was ordained." Mr. Davenport says his ordination took place March 2Gih. Tbe church records furnish nothing more on this subject. Mr. Davenport says, "in the beginning of the year 1771 things appear to have been approaching a crisis, and in June a meeting was called," &,c., reasons submitied to it for dismissing Mr. Morse, as drawn up by the church; one of them was, that he was unfriendly to the common cause, &c. ; that the town of Shrewsbury had to call hira to an account ; that when so doing, 208 MISCELLANEOUS. " he did so conduct and word liimseir, that the town did vote the said Morse be disarmed," &c. Now Mr. Morse's people did not proceed against him, certainly the ioivn did not, until May, 1775. It was then the town voted to disarm Mr. Morse. (See page 39.) His conduct and speech, when under examina- tion, and before the assembled town, and, that too, after the Committee had reported so leniently respecting him, as not to recommend any measures to be taken against him, as conclusively show his temper and disposition, as " his independent and un- yielding sj)irit." And although his church did not specify what that conduct and speech were, yet their declaration respecting him in that particular is important in forming an opinion of the proceedings of the church and town against him. The sentence passed upon him by the town seemed uncalled for, inasmuch as the Commit- tee did not recommend any thing of the kind, but merely ex- pressed their opinion of his political sentiments. The fact is now disclosed. He was offensive in town meeting, and his independ- ent spirit procured for him on the spot a sentence from which there was no appeal, and privations, which he was compelled to undergo, with ihe bare consolation, that he was serving his royal master, and little good in the end did that do him. Independent and unyielding spirits, lacking prudence, are sure to involve themselves in trouble. Mr. Morse was a combatant, and with the temper but not the skill of one, he took sides against the land of his birih. His country was invaded, her chartered rights assailed, and her citizens slaughtered for asserting their rights to what God and Mr. Morse's king had given them. The fate of his parishioners, his townsmen, his countrymen, all were involved in the momentous struggle. It was a contest for liberty at the risk of life. His townsmen had long hung out their ban- ner, " fVc ivill die freemen. We ivill maintain our rights or fall ivith themy Such too was the voice of the whole land. All tliis and more was well known by Mr. Morse. Yet having more zeal than knowledge, his independent and unyielding spirit rose in opposition to public sentiment in the same ratio that grew higher and stronger. MISCELLANEOUS. 209 He could not brook the idea, that otliers should manifest an independent spirit, no nialter their number or the cause, if tliey were not for submission to king and i)arliament; he could not, or would not be politically quiet, consequently he raised tl;e town and |)arish storm in which he perished. " lie sowed to the wind, and reaped the whirlwind," and, in his fall, added one more to the number of those, who were, in that day, crushed by the om- nipotence of the public will. Before his settlement, he read law in Worcester, a year or more, in the office of John Chandler, a Gamaliel Roycdht of the straitest sect, and with whom we may suppose an intimacy, a strengthening of hands and encouraging of hearts, existed at this period. Congenial spirits, alike inde|)endent and unyielding, and alike destitute of foresight, to say nothing of their want of pa- triotism. But yield they did; yield they had to; diere was no alternative. Both teacher and pupil lived to see their error, and each other's downfall ; and the latter to know the former was compelled to relinquish his office, and with uncovered head to walk between fdes of armed freemen, and read aloud his recan- tation and regret for opposing the people, while contending for their rights. That Mr. Morse had a perfect right to enjoy his opinions, no one will deny ; but it was the use he made of them that gave offence. He did not consider himself unsettled by the parish proceedings against him, although they were backed up by advice of an ecclesiastical council, and the settlement of another pastor in his stead — for in a certificate of his having solemnized a marriage some year's after his dismission, he signed his name, Sec, thus : " Ebenezer Morse, SETTLED minister of God's word in Boylston." He was a man of more than ordinary talents, and a skilful physician ; in which calling he practised until near the close of his life. He was published for marriage .Jan. 1, 1790, to Rebecca Symms, of Shrewsbury, widow of Thomas Symms, an ( fficer in the Commissary Department, who died in Shrewsbury during the war of the Revolution. The match was broken ofT by her- 27 210 MISCELLANEOUS. self or lier friends, of whom she had many. For the widow of a patriot to be yoked with Mr. Morse was iDore than revolution- ary blood could bear. It had not then cooled sufficiently for such an event to be looked upon with indifference. Of the other religious societies in Shrewsbury, the Baptist and Restoration, I am not possessed of later or other information than what appeared in the history published in J 826. The '• Platform," spoken of in the Ecclesiastical History of the South Parish, was a publication of 40 pages, entitled, "A PLATFORM of Church Discipline; Gathered out of the WORD of GOD, and agreed upon by the ELDERS and M'ESSEiXGERS of the Churches, assembled in the Synod at Cauibridge, in JN. E. Anno, 164S." "That Synod was com- posed of many Great, Learned and Pious Persons from the Four famous Colonies in ISnv England. " At a Synod, at Boston, New England, Sept. 10, 1679," " It was put to vote, whether the Assembly did approve of tlie Platform of Church Discipline ? And both Elders and Brethren did unanimously i'ift up their hands in the affimative, not one appearing, when the vote was propounded, in the negative; but it jointly passed in these words:" "A Synod of the Churches, in the Colony of Massachusetts, being called by \he Honored Gen. Court, to convene at Boston, the 10th of Sept., 1679. Having read and considered the Platform of Church Discipline, agreed upon by the Synod assembled at Cambridge, 1648, do unanimously ap- prove of the said Platform, for the substance of it, desiring that the churches may continue stedfast in the order of the Gospel, according to what is therein declared from the Word of GOD." " The Gen. Court, May 19, 1680, having taken into serious consideration the request, that had been presented by several of the Reverend Elders, in the name of the late Synod, do approve thereof, and order the Confes- sion of Faith, agreed upon at their second session, and the Platform of Discipline, consented unto by the Synod at Cambridge, Anno, 1648, to be printed, for the benefit of these churches ia present and after times." That work, reprinted in Boston, 1717, has become very scarce. It was recommendatory only. Many churches adopted it in whole, in faith and in practice ; others but in part, especially the Platform of Church Disci- pline was not, in some of its details, recognized in all the churches; some of which had, and others never had, Ruling Elders distinct from the Pastor and Deacons. FAMILY REGISTER AND GENEALOGICAL TABLE. The people of New England, for many years after its first settlement, called the days of the week by numbers, and not by the names we have for ihem; beginning with the Sabbath, which they called the first, the next day the second, and Saturday the seventh. They used no names for the months. These also were called by numbers, beginning with JVlarch, which was the first month, and February, the twelfth and last in the year; "because (^ays Lechford) they would avoid all memory of heathenish and idol's names." The manner of computing time by the Julian Calendar was in use from the year 325 to 1751. By that Calendar, every fourth year was a leap year of 366 days, and, at length, was found to be erroneous ; as the spring equinox, which happened on the twenty-first of March, 325, happened on the ninth of March, in 1751 ; when, by Stat. Geo. II., for regulating the commence- ment of the year, &.c., the style was changed, the year to begin on the first day of January, 1752, and the tldrd day in Septem- ber, 1752, to be called ihe fourteenth ; and every fourth year to be leap year of 366 days, excepting each hundredth year. Eleven days were thus omitted, and a leap year being omitted in 1800, one day is to be added, making 12 days, the dilFerence now between old and new style. Pope Gregory XIII. corrected the Julian Calendar in 1582. The Catholic countries immediately adopted the correction ; and, to conform to it, England and her colonies adopted double dating, until 1752. 212 FAMILY REGISTER. Previous lo that Stat., the year was considered as beginninji on the 25ih of March, and, according lo ancient reckoning, March was the first and February the last month in the year. Thus, for instance, what we write 22d Feb. ] 732, was then written, 22, 12, 1731-2. In this compilation, where the dates occur be- tween Jan. 1, and March 25, the 7/crrr conforms to the new style, while the days of the months remain unaltered. ABBREVIATIONS. D. for daughter, b. born, m. married, d. died, s. son, w. wife, grad. graduate, H. U. Harvard University, D. C. Dartmouth Col- lege, B. U. Brown University, bap. baptized, chh. church, sup. supposed, chil. children, pub. published for marriage, and others which will be understood by the reader. Names of children are in italic. ADAMS, JONATHAN, sup. from Dracut, m. Hepzibah Ba- ker, of Wesiboro', 1755, lived near Northboro' town line, on the old post road, d. April 22, 1 802, aged SO, his wid. Hepzibah, May 19, 1802, aged 79. Chil. Mary, b. March 9, 1756, and d. June 9, 1759; Jonathan, Feb. 13, 1758; Mar^, Sept. 12, 1761, and m. Timothy Underwood, 1791 ; Sarah, May 23, 1763, and m. Jasper Rand, May 15, 1803, his second w. ; Hepzibah, April 7, 1768. Daniel Adams, brother of Jonathan, Sen. m. Abigail Hardy, of Westboro', May 21, 1752, and settled there. ADAMS, JONATHAN, Jr. (s. of Jona.) m. Dorothy, D. ofDr. Edward Flint, Feb. 16, 1700. Child, ^nrfrew, b. Jan. 24, 1791 and d. 7 days old. They removed to Barre, where she was recently living at the age of 85 years. Mary Adams, called of Worcester, sister of Jona. Sen. m. Lewis Allen, 1770. ALEXANDER, JAMES,* m. Deborah Thompson, of Bos- ton ; she d. March 7, 1786. Chil. William Thompson, b. Sept. • Scotchman, naturalized by Mass. Legislature, March 5, 1786, a private soldier in Burgoyne'a array, from which, while on their march through this town to Boston, FAMILY REGISTER. 213 5, 1780; Ruth Thompson, Dec. 21, 1782, and m. in Boston. He next m. Hannah Ha-er, of S. Sejn. 12, 1786. (Her D. Lovisa Howe, b. previous to lier mother's marriage, m. Benjatnin Morse, of Boylston, March 30, 1807.) Chil. James, b. June 19, 1787; David, July 28, 1788; Warren, Feb. 20, 1790, and d. unmarried, May 9, 183G ; Abraham, Jan. 5, 1792 ; Elisha, May 3, 1793; John, who d. June 2, 1794, 6 mo.; Hannah, Nov. 4, 1797, and m. Cyrus Drake, Sept. 22, 1819. His wid. Hannah, d. Dec. 19, 1818, aged 62. He m. wid. Elizabeth Floyd, of Southboro', Sept. 14, 1819. She d. May 25, 1334, aged 76. He d. May 13, 1811, a-ed 87. ALEXANDER, WILLIAM THOMPSON, (s. of James,) went to Worcester, there m. Anna, lived there some years and then returned ; their D.Eliza, b.June 30, 1807, and Charlotte, who d. Oct. 21, 1821, aged 16. He m. Lucy, D. of Asa Par- ker, April 2, 1822, and removed from town. ALEXANDER, JAMES, Jr. (s. of James,) went to Graf- ton, there m. Sarah Leland, and had a family of children, lived some years in Southboro', returned and d. here Sept. 29, 1838, aged 51. ALEXANDER, DAVID, (s. of James,) m. Harriet, D. of Fortunatus Nichols, of Westboro'. Chil. David Hartley Phipps, b. Nov. 8, 1814; Clncinnatus Nichols, May 20, 1817; Harriet Kembh, Sept. 18, 1820, and d. Oct. 14, 1821 ; Mary Sophia, Jan. 9, 1810; Harriet Kemble, Nov. 29, 1822. His w., Har- riet, d. Oct. 4, 1830, aged 38. as prisoners, he strolled away, and was found by the Rev. Mr. Sumner, early in the morning, in his barn, on the haymow. Mr. Sumner took him into his house, where, being relieved of his hunger, and appearing intelligent, and desirous of employ- ment, a cordwainer by trade, he remained (or some time, working at his trade. Before the close of the war, to so low an ebb had paper money fallen, Mr. Sumner, having a large family, proposed to give him the amount of his salary in continental money, if he would keep his family well shod. He was a great reader ; well versed ia ancient history, and a member of the church 55 years. 214 FAMILY REGISTER. ALEXANDER, ABRAHAM, (s. of James,) m. , lived here a short lime, and removed. Their D. Nancy, d. here in 1822, aged 18 months. ARNOLD, REBECCA, m. Unity Brown, of Dorchester, Canada, now Ashburnham, Aug. 16, 1759. ABBOT. Families of this name had arrived and settled in Massachusetts, as early as 1G30 ; some of them from Yorkshire, England. ABBOT, EBENEZER, from Andover, whose w. was Mar- tha, lived on the road leading from the post road towards Simon Maynard's. His house stood on the hill, northerly of the brook ; he was a miller. The remains of his mill-dam, &,c., on the brook, are yet visible. Chil. Susanna, b. Oct. 13, 1759, and d. Aug. 31, 1770; Sarah, Sept. 10, 1763, and d. Sept. 3, 1770; Moody, June 29, 1765, and d. Sept. 4, 1770; John, Sept. 22, 1767, and d. Nov. 22, 1770; JLeim, Sept. 26, 1769; John Moody, March 2, 1771 ; Isaac, who d. Nov. 5, 1773; Isaac, Dec. 9, 1773. Their chil. d. of the dysentery, which prevailed in the town to an alarming degree in 1770. The father survived these repeated shocks but a short time. He d. July 21, 1775, aged 54. His wid. Martha, m. Henry Baldwin, Sen. 1778. ABBOT, SAMUEL. What connection of Ebenezer, if any, is unknown. He m. Bathsheba Dustin, of Andover, 1758. Chil. Olive, b. March 30, 1760; Ebenezer, Feb. 8, 1762; Molly, June 3, 1764; Lucinda and Eusehia, i\v\v\s, April 20, 1766; Asa, Nov. 20, 1768; Ward, April 15, 1771. ABBOT MARTHA, m. Nymphas Stacy, 1781. ALLEN, SILAS,* (s. of Noah,) came from Medfield with a family, and lived on the Elijah Rawson farm, so called. His * Ancient records have the namC; Allyne, Allyn, AUine and Allen; probably all one, originally. FAMILY REGISTER. 215 wife was Priscilla Plympton. She d. Feb. 26, 1824, aged 71 ; and he, A|)ril 6, 1834, aged 84. Chil. who came to S.Asnhel, Noah, Silas and Elizabeth Cunningham, who m. Ephraiin Hap- good, 1796. ALLEN, ASA H EL, (s. of Sihis,) m. Lucy, D. of Jonas Hemenway, May 8, 1800. She d. Feb. 24, 1801, aged 23. He next ni. Mary Jennison Harrington, wid. of Josiah, and D. of Hollis Parker, April 9, 18C5. Chil. by hsl \v., Asahcl, Pli/mpton,h. 1806; Lucy Hemenway, Feb. 15, 1809; Daniel IValdo, May 17, 181 1 ; Elizabeth Waldo, Aug. 17, 1813. He with his family removed to JNew Hampshire. ALLE.\, Capt. NOAH, (s. of Silas,) m. Irene, D. of Jonas Hemenway, Jan. 1, 1804, and d. Jan. 4, 1845, aged C5J. C\\\\. Lucy,h. Oct. 23, 1804, and m. Uriah Bartlett; Jonas Hemenway, Jan. 14, 1807; Hannah Almira, July, 1811, and m. John fJaxter Plympton, Sept. 4, 1732 ; Asa Henry, Nov. 22, 1815, and m. Catharine Black, of Holden. Chil. Eliza Lamb, Marion E. and Cyrui Bullard. ALLEN, JONAS H. (s. of Capt. Noah,) m. Clarinda, D. of Lyman Howe, Dec. 4, 1831. Chil. Charles L. b. March 1-2, 1834; Jonas H. Aug. 21, 1836. ALLEN, Capt. SILAS, Jr. (s. of Silas,) m. Elizabeth Lamb, of Spencer, and lives on the homestead. Chil. on record, Cyrus Bullard, b. Jan. 31, 1807, and d. unmarried in Philadelphia, some years since, of small pox ; Arnold Lamb, March 25, 1808 ; Simon Hapgood, Nov. 8, 1811. ALLEN, ARNOLD L. (s. of Silas, Jr.) m. Caroline Maria, D. of Erastus Sumner, Feb. 26, 1833, and removed to St. Louis, Missouri. ALLEN, SIMON H. (s. of Silas, Jr.) m. Abigail, D. of Nymphas Pratt, Esq. July 7, 1835. Their D. Mtry E. b. Nov. 10, 1833, d. Feb. 27, 1840. Tiiey removed to St. Louis. 216 FAMILY REGISTER. ALLEN, Capt. NATHANIEL, of sea-faring life, from Bos- ton, settled here as early as 1757, on the place where Col. Jos. Henshavv afterwards lived and died. He d. Nov. 1, 1770, aged 71. His wid. (her name does not appear on the town records,) removed soon alter his decease, to Leicester, and d. there. He left sons, but none of their names are on record. Lewis is the only one whose name has come to my kno\\ ledge. ALLEN, LEWIS, (s. of Nathaniel,) m. Mary Adams, of Worcester, sister of Jonathan, Sen. of S. 1770. He was a rank lory in the early part of the Revolution, but, the place growing too hot for him, he removed to Leicester, and d. there. ALLEN, EPHRAIM, from Rutland, m. Huldah Chesnut, July 12, 1757. Chil. Ephraim, b. April 9, 1763; Elisha, March 7, 1765. Huldah was probably the wid. of William Chesnut, and D. of Elisha IMaynard. ALLEN, SIMEON, m.Candace,D. of Capt. Nathan Howe, Sen. 1772, and had John b. July 20, 1772. Removed to Princeton, and there had Candace and others. Candace m. Jo- nab Howe, Esq. ALLEN, ELNATHAN,* admitted to the church here from that in Ho|)kinton, Oct. 11, 1730, and d. in 1734, as mentioned * In a letter, of which 1 have had the perusal, from Madam Allen, widow of the late Rev. Wilkes Allen, deceased, it is said, " Matthew Allen came with Hookcr'a company, 1G32, and settled at Mount VVollaston — thence to JNewtown, now Cam- bridge " — that " EInathan Allen, with his brother, Obadiah, removed from Hopkin- ton tu Shrewsbury. That they were admitted to the chh. in S. from that in H., 1730, and that EInathan died, ITSi, by falling from a load of hay," "and that El- natlian had one son, Israel, and five daughters," &c. Hence, it may be inferred, that Matthew Allen was considered by the Rev. Wilkes Allen, (for what of geneal- ogy is in the letter, purports to have been taken from /iis papers,) the ancestor of the family that came from Hopkinton to Shrewsbury, After a long and e.xtensive search, I have come to the conclusion, and I think correctly, that EInathan was the frrandson of Matthew, and son of Daniel and Mary Allen, who had David b. July 1, 1G59, and Rebecca, Jan. 15, NJGl.in t'harlestown ; Samuel, April 17, 1CG4, and Elnalhan, Feb. II, 16GG, in Lancaster, and Ebenezer, Dec. 2G, 1G74, in Watertown, whither they may have retired for safety , as did many families, to that and other towns, from Lancaster, before and at the time of its destruction by the Indians, FAMILY REGISTER. 217 irt note below. Hrs wife's name was Mary, but, as it does not appear on church or (own record, she had probably deceased before he came to Shrewsbury. His children appear, all of ihem, to have been of adult age at that time ; although not on the town" record, I have the births of some of them. They were, Obediah, Israel, b. Dec. 20, 1705; Elizabeth, who m. Edward Newton ; Anna, who m. Amos Pratt, 1722, grandfather of "Master" Nathan Pratt; Mary, b. July 14, 1711, and d. unmarried; Thankful, Dec. 9, 1713, and m. Daniel Whitney, whose D. Sarah, m. Nathan Bannister. ALLEN, OBEDIAH, (s. of Elnathan,) and his wife, Su- sanna, came here with a family of children, chh. 1730. His wife, Susanna, d. Feb. 16, 1740. Chil. as on town and church rec. ; perhaps not all of them b.here ; Daniel, b. April 8, 1721 ; Obediah, iVlay 6, 1723; Jonathan, June 10, 17£5; Lucy, Aug. 4, 1728; Miriam, Nov. 4, 1730; Fersis, Aug. 4, 1735. He What was Elnathan's age, who d. in 1734, doea not appear ; if he was the son of Daniel, as 1 suppose, his age was 68. There is a record in Boston, of George and Susannah Allen having a son, Elna- than, b. Dec. 2G, 1653, and, had he died in 1734, would then have been 81 ; an age, that renders it trnprobable, that he would be on a load of hay at that time of life. These two are the only Aliens, born out of this town, that I have found in all the records 1 have seen and examined, running through a period of 173 years, who were cMed Elnathan. That the Elnnthan who came to Shrewsbury, was the son of Daniel, and he, of Matthew, does not militate with any known opinion enter- tained by any of their descendants, real or supposed. That I'.lnathan was the fathir, and not the brother, of Obediah, can hardly admit of a doubt. The church record, without designatiHg the relation they stood in to each other, says," F.lni- than and Obediah Allen were admitted, &,c., to full church privilege, Oct. 1 1 , 1730, by virtue of a letter of recommendation from the church of Christ in Hopkinton." Elnathan had sons, Ol)eiii;ili and Israel, and Obediah, in 1736, after the death of their father, makes a conveyance, in which he calls himself of Shrewsbury, and says, " I acquit and discharge my brother, Israel Allen, of the same town, of all dues, legacies," (Sec, "or land, which was formerly my Hon. father's, Elnathan .^Uen, late of Shrewsbury, deceased, and now in the possession of the said Israel." That farm has been in the possession of Israel's deceiidant's to this day. Obediah lived on the farm now owned by Henry Gary. On the first organization of the town militia, he was one of the four iirst appointed sergeants. The others were William Taylor, Simon Maynard, and Gershoni Wheelock. Their first names gave place to their military title, and they were afterwards known and called through life. Sergeant Allen, Sergeant Taylor, Sergeant Maynard and Sergeant Wheelock ; a title of more regard in that period, than that of Colonel at the present day. 28 218 FAMILY REGISTER. rn, Jemima, D. of Isaac Tomlin, of VVeslboro', May 19, 174L She was admitted from the clih. in Marlboro', 1746. Chil. Silas, March 11, 1742; Israel, April 21, 1745; Susanna, May 20, 1747, and d. April 25, 1752. It is said, he d. here at an advanced age. ALLEN, DANIEL, (s. of Obediah,) ra. Lydia Cutting, Feb. 4, 1747. Chil. Henry, b. March 30, 1748; Lydia, Aug. 23, 1749; Daniel, April 20, 1753, and m. Martha Maynard, of Northboro', 1775, and removed to New Marlboro'. (Their child, " Vicey, bap, here, Feb. 8, 1778, while the parents were here on a visit.") Solomon, or Salmon, .June 9, 1757, am], perha2)s, Simeon, who m. Candace Howe, 1772. ALLEN, ISRAEL, (s. of Obediah,) called Jun. on the record, instead of 2d, (his uncle Israel then living,) m. Thankful Greenwood, of Framingham, 1768. He was a soldier of the Revolution, and fought bravely in the battle of Bunker Hill. He removed to Spencer, 1783, where his wife, Thankful, d. Oct. .5, 1S0.3, aged 60. He m. wid. Sarah Bennet, 1807. She d. 1818, and he, July 17, 1833, aged 88. The births of his chil- dren, recorded here, are, Silas, b. Dec. 24, 1768; Ivory, Dec. 25, 1770; Jemima, May 22, 1773; Junius, Aug. 24, 1775; Ashhel, July 30, 1778, and m. Nelly Mixer, 179^; Oshea, so called in the town, but Otis, in the chh. record, b. Jan. 21, 1781, and bap. May 25, 1781. ALLEN, ISRAEL, (s. of EInathan,) m. Elizabeth, D. of Dea. Samuel Wheelock, Feb. 14, 1728. Chil. EInathan, b. Nov. 18, 1728; Lois, Nov. 21, 1732, and m. Isaac Tomlin, of Westboro', June 7, 1757, and went to Spencer. He m. Catha- rine Joslin, of Westboro', May 3, 1764. She was living in 1771 ; admitted to die chh. in that year. Neither his own, nor the death of either of his wives is on record. ALLEN, ELNATHAN, (s. of Israel,) m. Thankful Has- jings, of Waltham, May 31, 1753, and d. Oct. 2, 1805, aged 77 ; FAMILY REGISTER. 219 his wid. Thankful, March 29, 1807, aged 71. Chil. Elnothan, b. May 13, 1754; Israel, Aug. C, 1756; Rhoda, Feb. 22, 1759, and m. Jonathan Peirks,* 1780, and d. 1789 ; Silas, Jan. 24, 1762; Elizabeth, March 13, 1765, and m. Russell Under- wood, Jan. 1, 1789, and went to Vt. ; Arunah, Aug. IS, 17G7 ; Luther, Dec. 2(5, 1770; 2(1 Luther, Sept. 18, 1772; Mikes, July 10, 1775 ; Liberty, Nov. 30, n77.t ALLEN, ELNATHAN, Jr. (s. of Elnathan) m. Lydia, D. of Alpheus Pratt, Nov. 24, 1773. Chil. Sarah, bap. Jan. 22, 1775 ; Phcbe, bap. Oct. 20, 1776. His wife, Lydia, d., and he m. Lydia Roberts, Nov. 19, 1778. He lived a short time oq the farm, now of Joseph Nurse, and removed to Brattleboro', Vt. and d. June, 1830, aged 76. ALLEN, ISRAEL, (s. of Elnathan,) never m. He was a physician; settled in Sterling, 1786, where he d. 1817, aged 6L On his grave stone is represented a tree, prostrate, with this in- scription underneath, " As the tree falleth, so it lieih." ALLEN, SILAS, (s. of Elnathan,) a physician, m. Susan Thurston, and settled in Leominster, where she d. Sept. 13, 1824, aged 55. He d. there Aug. 13, 1840, aged 78. Chil. Julia, Henry, Susan, who d. 1799; Mira, Silas and William T., who d. in 1842. ALLEN, ARUNAH, (s. of Elnathan,) m. Mary Richard- son, Dec. 16, 1788, and has been a Baptist clergyman more than 50 years in Vt. Chil. rec. iiere, Jo/m Jarre^, b. Oct. 24, 1789; il/iO(/fl, April 14, 1791; Jubal Eldridge, March 20, 1793; Levinah Johnson, July 15, 1797. * Some of the younger branches of this family now spell the name, Parka. Park is the correct spelling, but every man has a right to spell his own name aslie pleases. t The names of " Wilkeg and Liberty " are eminently significant of the father's patriotism. 220 FAMILY REGISTER. ALLEN, LUTHER, (s. of EInatban,) a [)bysician, succeed=- ed his brother, Israel, in that profession, in Sterling, and ibere m. Sarah Brown, 1S04, and d. 1837, aged 65. Cbil. Charles, Caroline and James. ALLEN, Rev. WILKES, (s. of EInatban,) grad. H. U, ISO! ; ordained min. of Chelmsford, Nov. 16, 1803, and dis. at bis own request, Oct. 21, 1832; d. in Andover, Dec. 2, 1845, aged 70. His wife was Mary, D. of Dea. Jarnes Morrill, of Boston, m. Nov. 13, 1805. Cbil. James Morrill, b. Oct. 5, 1806; Charles Hastings, March 11,1809; Wilkes, Dec. 20, ISIO ; John Clarke, Nov. 15, 1812, grad. H. U. 1833, and d. June 24, 1834 ; Nathaniel Glover, Jan. 22, 1816 j grad. H. U, 1842; and three others, who d. infants. ALLEN, LIBERTY, (s. of EInatban,) m. Mary Amniidon, of Fitzwilliam, N. H. ISOI ; lives on the homestead of bis first ancestor here. Cbil. Owen fVarland, b. Sept. 2, 1801 ; Lucius Shnrmvoy, Aug. 29, 1802; Augustus Ammidon, Auz,. 15, 1804; Thankful Hortentia, Dec. 6, 1805, and m. Artemas Perrin, of Millbury, 1831, and removed to Stockton, N. Y. Cbil. Henry and Horace; Eunice Sophronia, b. March 21, 1807, and m. Leander Sawyer. Cbil. Everet Leander, Marion Sophronia, Appleton Lokrstan, Caroline Paulina, and Henry Adolphus. Mary Eliza, b. Aug. 8, 1809, rn. John W. Barton. Cbil. Mary- Eliza, d. ; William, d. ; and Ann Maria Eliza. Keziah Chora, b. Jan. 9, 181 1, m. Timothy Ellis, reside in Fitzwilliam, N. H. Cbil. 3. Flora Rosline, b. Jan. 22, 1813, m. Augustus F. May- nard. Cbil. Ellen Maria, d. ; Caroline Allen, and Mary Eliza- beth, d. Caroline Cynthia, b. July 31, 1815, and ni. Thomas Rice, of Northboro' ; Liberty Gilman, Nov. 24, 1817; James Appleton, June 12, 1819; Henry Edwards JVliipple,Se^L 12^ 1822, and m. Cynthia Whitney. ALLEN, OWEN WARLAND, (s. of Liberty,) m. Susan W., D. of Humphrey Bigelow. Cbil. Charles Owen, b. Dec. 25, 1827; Caroline Susan, Sept. 9, 1833; Henry Lucius, MErch 9, 1839; Samuel Bigelow, d.. FAMILY REGISTER. 221 ALLEN, LUCIUS S. (s. of Liberty.) m. Persis, D. of Ab- rier Harlow. Child, George Lucius, b. March 28, I80O. ALLEN, AUGUSTUS A. (s. of Liberty,) m. Paulina Dean, of Sutton, 1831. Chil. James Edward, b. Sept. 22, 1830, d. ; Henry Augustus, July 20, 1853, d.; Harriet Au- gusta, July 25, 1835 ; Lucius Franklin, Aug. 9, 1837, d. ALLEN, ROBERT, and his wife, SEDINAH, had chil. b. as follows : David, May 11, 1724, bap. here, Sept. U, 172G; Mary and Ann, twins, bap. Oct. 29, 1727. ALLEN, Rev. GEORGE, (s. of Hon. Joseph, of Worces. ter,) grad. Y. C. was ordained here, colleague pastx^r of Rev, Dr. Sumner, Nov. 19, 1823; his wife, Eliza Pitkin, was from Ct. (Her mother, wid. Elizabeth Alden, d. here, March 19, 1816, aged GS.) Chil. George, who rn. Elizabeth Denny^ D, of Rev. John Miles; Charles, who d. Nov. 16, 1838, aged 17; Ann J\Iaria, who d. July 16, 1839, aged 16. No births of any chil. on the town rec, ANGIER, BENJAMIN, from Ashburnham, m. Anna, D. of Daniel Baker, Jan. 27, 1801, and d. April 1, 1839, aged 64. Azubah, their only child, d. July 21, 1826, aged 20. ANDREWS, ROBERT,* from Boxford, (where his parents resided,) m. Lucy Bradstreet, of Topsfield, a descendant of Gov, Bradstreet, and removed to Brookfield, and soon after to this town, and settled in the North Parish ; captain., selectman, &,c., and d. Nov. 11, 1789, aged 67. His wid. Lucy, b. Oct. 24, 1724, d. Dec. 22, 1815, aged 91. Chil. Robert, b. Jan. 8, * liobert Andrews was in Ipswich, 1G35, John, in IG.'JO, and Richard, in 1G43, and said to have been brothers ; and that another brother went to Hinghani, perhaps, Thomas, who was in Hingham, 163.5, and d. there. Of these, Robert, whose wife was Grace, had John, whose wife was Sarah ; their son, Robert, whose wife was Deborah, had James, Nathan and Robert, first above mentioned, and who was born Nov. 3, 1722. 222 FAMILY REGISTER. 1748; Sainuel, Sept. 14, 1750; Uaniel, July 22, 1752; Eliz- abeth, Feb. 17, 1755, and cl. Sept. 29, 1757; JoAn, March 29, 1757 ; Lucy, who m. Jonathan Bond, Jr. ; Asa, May 1 1, 1762; Jotham, Dec. 18, 1766, and d. infant. ANDREWS, ROBERT, (s. of Robert,) m. Dorothy Goodenow, of Princeton, 1770, and d. July 13, 1835, aged 87. His wife, Dorothy, b. 1751, d. Oct. 2, 1822, aged 71. Chil. Jotham, b. July 25, 1771 ; Rohert, Sept. 15, 1776; Dolly, Oct. 1, 1778, and m. Emery Temple; * Asa, March 1, 1782; Dudley, July 29, 1734 ; Dennis, April 11, 1787 ; John, March 3, 1793, a physician. ANDREWS, SAMUEL, (s, of Robert, Sen.) m. Judith, D. of Stephen Flagg, July 10, 1777. Chil. Lucy Ann, b. May 2, 1778, d. Sept. 1797 ; Elizabeth, Sept. 20, 1781 ; Judith, May 8, 1783, d. His second wife was Annis, D. of Rev. Ebenezer Morse. Chil. Samuel, b. July 11, 1801; Mary Morse, April 22, 1803, and both d. ANDREWS, Dea. DANIEL, (s. of Robert, Sen.) m. Di- nah, D. of Joseph Bigelow, Jr. 1781, and d. March 12, 1826, aged 74; killed by an unruly bull, his wid. Dinah, Nov. 15, 1834, aged 79. Chil. Mary, b. Aug. 15, 1782, m. Silas Has- tings, Jr. 1800 ;f Sarah, Dec. 1, 1785, m. James Davenport, May 27, 1803; J Asaph, April 22, 1788; Edmund, Aug. 13, 1791, and d. July 24, 1844 ; Eunice, Oct. 16, 1793, and m. Seih White, and d. Dec. 1S4G; Daniel, June 22, 1*97, and d. 1821. •Chil. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 31, 1798, d. Sept. 5, 1800; Dorothy, JNov. 21, 1800 ; Thayer, May 14., 1802; Elizabeth, May 10, 1803; Lydia, Jan. 7, 1807. The mother of these chil. d. Oct. 15, 1815, aged 37. t Chil. George and Mary, the former d. t Chil. James Henderson Elliot, b. Oct. 29, 1804, d. April 16, 1833 ; Sarah, Kov. 9, 180G, and d. Dec. 27, 1825; Amelia Ann, June 7, 1809; Edward Andrews, Dec. 9, 18U, and d. June 3, 1822; Charlotte Bigelow, March 29, 1814; John Addington, Sept. 12, 181G; George Matthew, Jan. 1, 1819; Nancy Judson, Dec. 24, 1819; Car- oline Searl, March 12, 1822; Augusta, Dec. 2, 1824, and d. infant 3 Edward A. April 8, 1327 ; Richard Bush, Dec. 21, 1830. FAMILY REGISTER. 223 ANDREWS, JOHN, (s. of Hubert, Sen.) m. INlargaret Parker, of Holden, Dec. 4, 1794, and d. Feb. 13, 1822, aged 6.5. Chil. Mary ForJcer, h. June 2G, 1795, m. Jonaihan Flagg, March 27, 1617;"* lioOert, March 22, 1797, and d. 1798; fVillard, Oct. 6, 1798; Lucy Bradstreet, March 6, 1800, d. 1801 ; John, March 2, 1802; Robert, Jan. 2, 1S05; Thomas Denny, Sept. 29, 1806, and d. Oct. 1, 1633. ANDREWS, ASA, Esq. (s. of Robert, Sen.) grad. H. U. 1783; removed to Ipswich; in 1796, appointed, by President Washington, Collecior of the Pert and District of Ipswich, which office he held more than 30 years; m. Oct. 12, 1788, Joanna, D. of Hon. Jolin Heard, of Ipswich. She d. July 12, 1797. Chil. Elizabeth Ann, who m. Hon. Sidney Willard, Professor in H. U. and d. July, 1817 ; John Dudley, grad. H. U. 1810, commenced the practice of law, and d. 1817; Edward, also a grad. H. U. 1810, Episcopal clergyman, Binghampton, N. Y. and D. D. by the college of Geneva. His second wife was Hannah Farley, m. Oct. 25, 1793. She d. Jan. 9, 1807, aged 30. Chil. Theodore and Charlotte. His third wife is Sarah Farley, m. July 3, 1807. They are both living in Ips- wich, and from him is this account of his family. ANDREWS, JOTHAM, (s. of Robert and Dorothy,) m. Nancy Chil. Jotham, who d. inflint; Nancy, May 1.5, 1801, and d. ; Charles, xMarch 30, 1803, d. ANDREWS, ROBERT, (s. of R. and D.) m. Lucy Holt. Chil. Justin, b. Dec. 20, 1797, d. ; Lucy, April 13, 1800; Clarissa, Oci. 20, 1802; Thaddeus C^enery, May 21 , 1805; Mary Williams, April 25, 1809; Dolly Goodenoiv, March 2, 1811; Robert, April 26, 1813; James, Aug. 21, 1815; Lucy Ann, Dec. 1, 1SI7. •Chil. Mary M. b. Jan. 21., 1818, d. 1823; Caroline, Sept. 12, 1820 j JohnT, Aug. 6, 1823; William. Aug. 13, 1826; Solon G. May 10,1829; Mary M. July 22, 183}.; Charles A. Dec. 13, 1833. 224 FAMILY REGISTER. ANDREWS^ ASA, (s. of R. and D.) m. Mary Chil. Eliza, b. Aug. 10, 1S02, d. ; Li/?nan, March 19, 1803; Isabella, May 13, 1805; Dudli/ Bradstreet, Aug. 8, 1809; Catharine, April 13, 1813; Dolly Temple and Mary Seaver^ Jan. 1, 1816; Sabra, Sept. 5, 1818. His second wife was Elizabeth Chil. Frederic W. b. Sept. 6, 1839, d. Edward. The father of these cliiidren d. Aug. 16, 1844, aged 62. ANDREWS, DUDLY, (s. of R. and D.) m. Hepzibah and d. May, 1832, aged 48. Chil. Dudly, Rob- ert Henry, Wright Smith, William, Hepza Dana, and Mary. ANDREWS, DENNIS, (s. of R. and D.) m. Tamar ChiL Stephen, Abigail, Caroline, and Henry, all d. young. Their father d. June 11, 1820, aged 33. ANDREWS, JOHN, (s. of R. and D.) m. Cynthia Chil. Edwin, h. July 25, 1821, d. ; Laura Ann, Oct. 21, 1823; John Dudly, Dec. 2, 1825; Mary Russell, Feb. 27, 1823; Nahum Houghton, Jan. 14, 1830; Cynthia, Jan. 3, 1832; Alfred, March 15, 1834. ANDREWS, ASAPH, (s. of Dea. Daniel,) m. Mary Fair- bank, of Harvard, Dec. 22, 1831, removed to this town from Boylston soon after.* Chil. Mary E. b. Dec. 22, 1832; Amph E. Sept. 4, 1333; Daniel Miller, Nov. 26, 1836; Hannah Maria, Dec. 18, 1838 ; Ellen Loisa, Nov. 7, 1841 ; Henry F. May 1845, and d. Sept. 19, 1846. ANDREWS, WILLARD, (s. of John and Margaret,) m. Dolly Houghton, June 18, 1829. Chil. Albert, h. July 13, 1831; Theodore, Jan. 11, 1833; Julia A. May 30, 1835; Ferdinand, Dec. 13, 1838; William., Nov. 20, 1840, and d, 1841 ; Emma E. March 13, 1846. * From him is much of the foregoing account of the Andrews' family. FAMILY REGISTER. 225 ANDREWS, JOHN (brother of Willard) m. Mary E. Dustin, Nov. 3, 1831. Cliil. Marij M.,h. PVov. 10, 1832; John T., Jan. 14, 1835, and d. Nov. 1636 ; Elizabeth A., Sept. 29, I63(j ; John T., March 4, 1838 j Margaret, Aug. 1, 1842 ; Charles 7'., Sept. 16, 1844. ANDREWS, ROBERT (bro. of preceding) m. Carohne Wilder, 1834. Chi!. Charles, b. July, 1835 ; Caroline Z/., Aug. 1833. ANDREWS, THOMAS (cousin of the first Robert that came liere) m. Margaret Bradstreet, sister of Robert's wife, Lucy, and removed lo this town from Boxford, and d. in Boyls- ton. His vvid. Margaret, survived him, and d. in Newfane, Vt. Ch\\. David ; Jonathan, who (.]. unm., and Elizabeth, who m. John Morse, 1769, and removed to Newfane. ANDREWS, DAVID (s. of Thomas) m. Abigail Nixon, of Sudbury, 1764. Chil. Mary, b. March 29, 1768 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 14, 1770. One of these daughters, it is said, m. ■ Cook, of Lancaster, and d. leaving no childien. BOUKER, JOHN* and his wife, who was Freedom,! D. of John l.^igeiow, of Marlboro', came iiere from Wesiboro', 1741. Chil. Silas, b. May 29, 1733; Elizabeth, Feb. 9, 1735, and m. Nathan Eager, of Lancaster, 1754; John, Oct. 26, 1736 ; Sarah, Au^^ 5, 1738, and d. Aug. 6, 1742; Benjamin, Dec. 26, 1740, and d. 1742; all b. in Westboro'; the two last d. here; Solomon, b. March 25, 1743. There is no further record of the family on the town books. * Asa, lizekiel and Kdniund were probably his brothers, and sons of John and Mary Howe, who were m. tliere, Feb. 8, 1G78. This name, anciently, had various spellings — Boucher, Bnwker, &c. ; Swedish origin. t Her father, who had been taken and carried into captivity by the Indians, Oct. 1705, returned after long detention in Canada, and, says the Rev. Mr. Allen, in his history of Korthboro', " in token of his gratitude for his remarkable deliverance from captivity, called his daughter, born soon after his return. Freedom} and a second, born some time afterwards, Comfort, as expressive of his happiness," Sac. According to the Marlboro' records, his chil. were JerOsha, b. 16% ; Thankful, 1G99; Joseph, 1703; John, 1704; Comfort, 1707; Freedom, 1710; Anna, 1712; Gershom, 1714; Jotham, 1717; Benjamin, 1720, and Sarah, 1724. 29 226 FAMILY REGISTER. BOUKER, ASA (sujo. bro. of preceding John) ra. Martha Eager in Marlboro', Feb. 28, 1718, and settled here as early as 1729. He lived in the east part of the town, a few rods north- erly of the house of Elisha Davis. His wife, Martha, d. March 6, 1747, aged 54 J. Chil. Hazadiah, h. Jan. 25, 1719; Mar- tha, Jan. 21, 1722, and m. Robert Keyes, 1740; 31ary, Feb. 27, 1723, and m. Simon Parker, 1742; Charles, Aug. 17, 1725 ; all b. in Marlboro'; S'lbbillah, bap. here Sept. 28, 1729, and m. Ebenezer Bragg, Jr. 1751 ; Lucy, b. Dec. 30, 1731 ; Lydia, Dec. 6, 1733, and m. Seth Hapgood, 1757 ; Thankful, June 25, 1736, and ni. Solomon Goddard of Marlboro', Oct. 30, 1758. He next m. Hannah, D, of David Crosby, Oct. 3, 1752. She d. Feb. 23, 1762. He d. Nov. 2, 1763, aged 73. A Mary Bouker m. George Earle, of Leicester, April 26, 1757, and a Mary Bouker d. here March 29, 1766, aged 20. Her parents not named on the record. BOUKER, Lt. CHARLES (s. of Asa) m. Eunice, D. of Isaac Stone, May 2, 1748. Lived near where his father did. No house now marks the spot where either of them resided. Rep. in 1778, and d. of a cancer, March 11, 1781, aged 56. His wid. Eunice, Oct. 31, 1782, aged 59. ChW. Ezra, b. Sept. 9, 1748, and d. unm. Jan. 4, 1782 ; Noyes, Feb. 18, 1750, and d. Oct. 26, 1764 ; Prudence, Sept. 25, 1751, and m. Jonah Howe, 1771 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 21, 1753, and m. Dr. Wm. Dexter of Marlboro', 1775, and next, Edward Lowe of Leominster, 1795, where she was recently living, in her 93d year ; Jajie, May 26, 1761. BOUKER, ANTIPASS b. Oct. 3, 1733, (s. of Josiah Bou- ker, and his wife, Hassadiah Eager, m. March 29, 1733) came here from Westboro', with his wife, Esther Rice, of Marlboro', m. Oct. 6, 1757. Chil. Antipass, b. Oct. 28, 1758 ; Gideon, March 9, 1760, both in Westboro'; Esther, Nov. 3, 1761 ; .SV phronia, Oct. 24, 1763; Lucena and Sejina, June 15, 1766. FAMILY REGISTER. 227 BRAGG, EBENEZER, a native of Ipswicli, (where was Edward Bra[rg in 1648) but came here from Marlboro'; admit- ted to chh. here, Feb. 6. 1726, from chli. there. He was work- inec. 15, 1748, d. June 7, 1751; Tmo%, June 20, 1751; Sarah, April 3, 1753, and d. unm. April 23, 1832; Martha, Jan. 15, 1758, and m. Daniel Johnson, 1778. BRAGG, ABIEL (s. of Ebenezer) m. Abigail Wilson, Jan. 29, 1753. Chil. Lovisa, bap. July 7, 1754; Elizabeth^ bap. March 14, 1756. * He was then 24 years of age, a carpenter by trade ; and, in August, of that year, was building a house for Capt. John Keycs, on the ground where the house of Lucius S. Allen now stands. In the night of the 7th of that month, the house, be- ing nearly finished, was burnt, as was another, standing ncMt it. Of the six f>ersone sleeping in the new house, Mr. Bragg was the only one who escaped from the de- vouring element. He threw himself out of the chamber window, and luckily came to the ground on his feet. Of those who perished, were his brother, Abiel, aged 17 years, and William Oakes, 16, his apprentices ; Solomon, of 20, John of 13, and Stephen, of G years of age, sons of Capt. Keyes. It is remarkable that the town records do not contain any notice of this event, nor the death of any one of those who perished in that terrible conflagration. 228 FAMILY REGISTER. BRAGG, NATHANIEL (s. of Ebenezei) m. Sarah Wil- son of Norihboro', 1770. Chil. Benjamin, h. March 27, 1772; Sarah, Feb. 27, 1774. BRAGG, TIMOTHY (s. of Ebenezer) m. Mary Taylor of Worcester, 1792. Chil. Sarah, March 24, 1793; Mari/, May 25, 1795 ; Lois, Oct. 7, 1796. He removed to Worcester^ and d. Feb. 19, 1797, aged 46. P>RAGG, Dea. JOHN (s. cf Ebenezer) ni. Lydia An-ier of SoLithboro', Dec. 19, 1782, and lived on the place, now of the Rev. John Miles. He was ad. to chh. 17S4. She d. Jan. 24, 1803. He, a revo. pen. Sept. 24, 1819, aged 74. Chil. John, b. Dec. 16, 1733; Ebenezer, April 26, 1735; Anna, May 26, 17S7, and m. Joseph Maynard, 1807; Jiory, March 15, 1789, d. Dec. after; Nahum, June 2, 1793; Lydia and J^Hzab^th, May 16, 1795, and both d. 1796. BRAGG, Capt. JOHN, Jr. (s. of Dea. John) m. Eunice Cooper of ^e\v Haven, Ct. Chil. John Cooper, b. Feb. 1, 1808, and d. 1309; John Cooper, Jan. 31, 1809, and lived 3 months; Harriet Clark, April 9, 1310; LytJia A7igier, Nov. 16, 1811; John, May 5, 1313; Timothy Dwight, Jan. 7, 1817; Abigail, Nov. 21, 1818, and d. Sept. 25, 1821 ; Hora. iio, July 12, 1820, and d. Sept. 28, 1821. He removed with his family to Lancaster, 1825, afterwards to New Haven. BRAGG, EBENEZER (s. of Dea. John) m. Martha Wilder, of Lancaster, 1810. Chil. William Wilder, b. Sept. 20, 1811. He removed to Lancaster, where he had Ebenezer, 1815; Charles, 1818; Martha, 1820, m. William Carter, and d. J 844; William Wilder, his son, m. Ann Ayres. Child, William, b. 1837. BRAGG, NAHUM (s. of Dea. John) m. wid. Hannah B. Hall, of Boston, and removed to Dorchester, and d. there, 1837> aged 46 1 no issue. FAMILY REGISTER. 229 BARBER, MATHEVV, from Weston, m. Mary Blair, Jan. 31, 1727. Chil. 3'lari/, b. March 9, 17-28 ; Robert, hap. Sept. 21, 1729; Snrah, bap. June G, 1731 ; Lydia, bap. March 4, J 733. BENNET, SAMUEL (probably from Lancaster) lived in N. Parish, (perhaps s. of Samuel, who signed the chh. covenant next after Rev. Mr. Gushing.) His wife's name does not ap- pear on the lown or chh. records. Me d. Dec. 5, 1762, aged 72. Chil. 3Iari/, bap. July 27, 1729 ; Abigail, Aug. 20, 1732 ; J/lAawar, bap. Feb. 23,1735; Thankful, bap. July 8, 1739. Josiah and Jonathan may have been brothers of Samuel. James Bennet, of Concord, had Thomas, b. 1642. George and Lydia Bennet had Samuel, in Lancaster, 1665, whom I sup. to be the one who was here in 1723, and \\ho, out of regard to age, then 68, took precedence of all but Mr. Gushing, in signing the chh. covenant. Josiah and Jonathan may have been his sons. BENNET, JOSL\H (sup. s. of Samuel) m. Hannah Ross, of Lancaster, Nov. 27, 1728, chh. 1731, and d. before 1751. Chil. Jnsiah, b. Dec. 18, 1730 ; Miriam, Dec. 23, 1732, and m. Ebenezer Cutler, Jr. of Grafton, Nov. 28, 1764; Asa, April 26, 1735, and m. Sybil Barnes of Marlboro'. June, 1784; Ex- perience, March 26, 1739; Jonas, March 11, 1741, and d. in- fant; Lydia, Oct. 9, 1747; Jonas, Feb. 11, 1749, and m. Mary Williams, July 10, 1773. BENNET, JONATHAN (sup. s. of Samuel) m. Martha Harris of Lancaster, April 14, 1736. She d. 1808, aged 91. Chil. Dinah, b. July 15, 1737, and m. Oliver Barns of North- boro', Dec. 24, 1770; llclitf, March 26, 1739, and m. Jacob Eills, Feb. 10, 1769; Lucy, bap. Nov. 19, 1741, and m. Charles Bigelow, Dec. 23, 1760; Pcrsis, May 21, 1744; Jon- athan, Dec, 10, 1746, and m. Catharine Willis, of Sudbury, 1770; David, Oc\. 21, 1749. 230 FAMILY registi:r. BENNET, JOSIAH (s. of Josiah) m. Abial Graves of Sudbury, Aug. 13, 1751. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1753, sup. m. Luther Rice, of Lancaster, 1780 ; John, June 23, 1755 ; Dorcas, April 2, 1758, and m. Oliver Hale of Marlboro', 1778. BENA^ET,D AVID (s. of Jonathan) m. Persis, D. of Jo- siah Cutting, Feb. 14, 1773. Cliil. Fcrsis, b. July 4, 1774; Ephraim, Nov. 7, 1776, and d. next mo. The father probably d. before 1779,33 in that year the wiJ. Persis Bennet, m. Phillip Branscom. BENNET, JOHN (s. of Josiah and Abial) m. Lucretia Rice of Lancaster, 1778. Chil. Judah Alden, b. Nov. 9, 1778, and d. infant; Nancy, Jan. 7, 1780; Liicy Curtis, Dec. 13, 1731. BENNET, PHINEAS m. Mary French, Jan. 9, 1741. Chil. Phineas, bap. Aug. 2, 1741. BENNET, BEZALEEL m. Rachel Barns of Hingham, 1774. Chil. i?«c/tf/, b. Feb. 26, 1775; Bezaleel, Sept. 11, 1776; Hannah, Ji\\y 6, 1778; David, Aug. 1, 1780; Briggs, July 29, 1782. The two last at Jaftrey, N. H. whither he had probably removed. BENNET, EPHRAIM m, Priscilla Willington, Jan. 1785. It is believed all the Bennet families lived in the N. Parish. Samuel Bennet, a carpenter, was in Lynn, 1637. Samuel Ben- net, (s. of George Bennet and Lydia Kibbey, his wife, m. 3, 4, 1658) b. in Lancaster, 22, 5, 1665. BIGELOW, Capt. JOSEPH * from Marlboro', (s. of John, of Marlboro') where he m. Martha, D. of Gershom Brigham, Feb. 22, 1725, and was here, on house lot, No. IS, in 1729, * This name is written Biggely, Bigulah and Bigloh, in the ancient records of Watertown; also, in the early records of Middlesex County; afterwards, Biglo, then Biglow, and, generally, of late, Bigelow. The name of Flagg was once fleg, flax v/z3flex, and chair was elder, and so written and pronounced. Samuel Bigulah and Mary _/?fg were married in Watertown, June 3, 1671, and had John, b. 1675; FAMILY REGISTER. 231 selectman in 1748, nnd probably d. tliat year. Chil. Joseph, b. Nov. 9, 1726 ; Martha, May 3, 17-28, d. infant ; C/tar/es, April 22, 1729 ; Martha, March 10, 1733, d. July 13, 1742 ; Stcphui, Jan. 10, 1735, and d. 1756; Anna, Jan. 14, 1737, and m. Samuel Hastings, Oct. 2G, 1757; Mchitable. Se\)L 14, 1739, and d. 1746 ; Solomon, Oct. 13, 1746, m. Mary Demmon, April 6, 1769 ; Mary, Sept. 18, 174S, and m. I^aac Moor of Bollon, June 2, 1763. Wid. Martha Bigelow (probably of Capt. Jo- seph) m. Ezekiel Brii,diam, of Marlboro', Dec. 14, 1749. She was admitted to the chh. here in 1727. BIGELOW, Capt. JOSEPH, Jr. (s. of Capt. Joseph) m. Olive Chil. Relief, b. June 10, 1751. and m. Thomas Richardson, 1775; Martha, May 14, 1753; sup. m. Abel Big- elow, 1778; Dinah, July 28, 1755, and m. Daniel Andrews, 1731; Olive. Oct. 30, 1757; Stephen, .iiwe 1, 1760; Ascah, Sept. 8,1762; Abigail, Nov. 21, 1764; Eunice, Feb. 14, 1772; Miriam, Aug. 12, 1774. BIGELOW, CHARLES (s. of Joseph, Sen.) m. Lucy, D. of Jonathan Bennet, Dec. 23, 1760. Chil. Lucretia, b. April 3, 1762, and m. Josiah Peirce, 1780; Andrew, April 24, 1764, and n^. Sarah, D. of Jonathan Fassett, (Favvcet) 1785; Joseph, April 15, 1766; Charles, Jan. 1, 1768; Asahel, Nov. 27, 1769; Lucij, Jan. 13, 1772; Solomon, Sept. 16, 1774 j Mary, July 15, 1779; John, Aug. 24, 1731. BIGELOW, ABEL m. Martha, D. of Joseph Bigelow, Jr., 1778. Chil. Dennis, b. July 15, 1779; Artemas, Jan. 21, 1781, and d. Nov. 25, 17S1 ; Martha, May 27, 1784; Abel, July 19, 1735. Samuel, 1679, and Thomas, 1633. These three brothers settled in Marlboro', and each of them had a large family of children. Of the children of John, Joseph, (afterwards Capt. Joseph,) b. 1703, and Benja- min, b. 1720, settled in Shrewsbury. Freedom, the wife of John Bouker, was their sister. Of the children of Samuel, Samuel, b. 1707, and Amariah (afterwards Dea. Am- ariah) b. 1722, of a second wife, settled in this town. The former in the South, the latter in the ISorth Parish. 232 FAMILY REGISTER. BIGELOW, SAMUEL, from Westboro', (s. of Samuel, of Marlboro') m. Jedidah Hatborn, of Marlboro', Nov. 28, 1729 ; lived in S. part of tbe town, on tbe Grafton road. Sbe was tben a mem. of Marlboro' ebb. Tbey were bolb admitted bere in 1731. Cbil. Samuel, b. June 24, 1731 ; Jedidah, March 21, 1733, and m. John VVbeeler, Jr. 1760 ; Dorcas, July 6, 1735, and m. Setli Swan of Paxton, 1768; Solomon, July 25, 1737, and d. Oct. 1742 ; Silas, Oct. 10, 1739, H. U. 17j65, ord. min- ister of Paxton, Oct. 21, 1767, and d. JN'ov. 10, 17G9, leaving a family ;'^»S'o/omon, Nov. 3, 1742; Jthamar, July 30, 1745 J Sarah, Sept. 10, 1747, and m. Epbraim Smith of Grafton, June 8, 1767. He next m. Abigail, wid. of Moses Hastings, and D. of Wm. Taylor, May 7, 1770. There is no record of his death, nor of tbe death of either of bis w'ives, on tbe town book . BIGELOW, SAMUEL, Jr. (s. of Samuel) m. Phebe, D. of Daniel Rand, July 1, 1755 ; she d. June 10, 1770, aged 37. Cbil. Lcvinah, Feb. 1, 1756, and m. James Wheeler, of Graf- ton ; Mary. April 13, 1757; Vashti, May 19, 1758; Lucreiia^ June 1, 1760, and m. Adam Harrington, Aug. 1781, and Capt. Martin Newton, 1794; Hnmphrcij, Sept. 4, 1761; Serena, March 16, 1765, and m. Benjamin Jennings, Jr. of Brookfield, 17S6. He ra. Anna Wincbestei-, of Grafton, 1770, and bad John b. Dec. 11, 177 L BIGELOW, SOLOMON (s. of Samuel, Sen.) m. Sarah, D. of Ehsha Newton, March 4, 1761. Cbil. Barna, b. Sept. 11, 1762; (said to have d. in Brookfield, Vt. aged 78. HisD. Lydia m. Noyes Tucker, 1805) Silas, Dec. 1, 1764, and d. infant; Silas, Dec. 24, 1763. This family settled in Fitz- william. BIGELOW, HUMPHREY (s. of Samuel, Jr.) m. Mary, D. of Pbineas Underwood of Wesiford, Dec. 20, 1786. She d. Oct. 6, 1789, aged 22, leaving John, b. Aug. 12, 1787, and d. in Sutton, aged 23. He next m. Hannah Whipple, of Graf- FAMILY REGISTER. 233 ton, 1791. Chil. Samuel, b. July 2, 1793, and m. D. of Jon- athan Forbush, of Grafton, and removed to Ohio; Catharine, Aug. 12, 1795 ; Hannah, Oct. 2, 1797, and m. Richard- son, of Sutton, next, Pardon Aldrich, of Grafton ; Mary, Aug. 4, 1799, and d. unm. ; Silas, Ang. 10, 1801 ; Moses, July 23, 1803. He removed to Sutton with his family, (where he had Susan TV., wlio m. Owen W. Allen; and John, who m. Mary, D. of John W. Slocomb of Sutton,) and d. there, 1842, aged 80. BIGELOW, Dea. AMARIAH (s. of Samuel of xMarlboro') and his wife, Lydia, D. of Thomas Brigham, were both from Marlboro', and m. there April 14, 1747 ; settled in the N. P. — deacon there, selectman, &.c. She d. March 17, 1748. Leav- ing Lydia, b. on the first of that mo. His second wife was Sa- rah Eveleth of Stow, m. 1752. Chil. Francis, b. Aug. 20, 1753, and m. Levinah, D. of Ezra Beaman, Esq., Oct. 29, 1778 ; Abel, Jan. 27, 1755, and m. Martha, D. of Joseph Bigelow, Jr., 1778 ; Amarioh, March 23, 1757 ; Sarah, Aug. 13, 1759, and sup. ni. Rev. Eleazer Fairbank of the N. Parish, Oct. 3, 1781 ; Levi, March 31, 1762, and d. 1764; Levi, Aug. 27, 1765;. Elnathan, Sept. 9, 1767. Dea. B. d. March 8, 1780, aged 58. BIGELOW, Dr. AMARIAH, Jr. (s. of Dea.) m. Persis, D. of Ezra Beaman, Esq., 1781. Chil. Elizabeth, h. Sept. 22, 1781, and d. infant; Ezra, Nov. 27, 1782; Persis, My 11, 1785. BIGELOW, BENJAMllN (s. of John of Marlboro') and his wife, Levinah, D. of William Thomas, of Marlboro', had chW. Levinah, b. April 24,1747; William Thomas, April 4, 1749 ; Edmund, Feb. 27, 1751. Jabez Bigelow m. Deborah Knowlton, Oct. 5, 1761. Miriam Bigelow m. Archelaus Anderson of Chester, May 30, 1765. Mary Bigelow pub. to John Bixbee of Princeton, Feb. 3, 1769. Sophia Bigelow m. Joseph Morse, May 4, 1780. Amelia Bigelow m. George Witherby, New Braintree, 1783. A wid. Mary Bigelow d. here May 14, 1752. 30 234 FAMILY REGISTER. BRIARD, NICHOLAS and his wife, Lydia had chil. Mi- rahjhnp. (also, Nicholas, the father,) Oct. 31, 173G ; A]osci> and Miriam, twins, bap. Aug. 13, 1738; 2d Moses, bap. March 22, 1741 ; Aaron, h. 1743. BALL, PHINEAS and his wife Martha had a child, DaiiuJ, bap. June 6, 1742; the father was bap. at the same lime. BALL, DANIEL m.' Lucy Newton, Oct. 25, 1749, lived in N. Parish, and d. 1813, aged 93. Chil. lihamar, b. Sept. 10, 1750, and d. infant ; Moses, Oct. 7, 1751 ; Lucy, Feb. 4' 175S; Sarah, May 1, 1760; Nathan, Aug. 5, 1762; Thank- ful, March 9, 1765. Daniel Ball, perhaps the above, m. Lydia Smith, Sept. 18, 1773. BALL, ELIJAH, from Boylston, m. Olive, D. of Elzaphan Plympton, Dec. 1, 181S. She d. May 28, 1821, aged 25. Chil. George Whitneij, b. July 8, 1819. He next m. Nancy, sis. of his late wife, Feb. 12, 1824. She d. Nov. 19, 1835, aged 35. He next m. Elizabeth, wid. of Lyman Plympton, bro. of his former wives, Jan. 16, 1836. He removed to North- boro', and there had a fourth wife. BALL, NAHUM m. Clarinda, D. of David Dudly, Jan. 16, 1822. JOHN BRIGHAM* (s. of John of Marlboro') and his wife, Susanna, were both admitted to the chh. here in 1737. ■* Thomas Brigham and his wiCe, said to have been .Mercie Hurd, were from England, and settled in Cambridge, then having a son, Thomas. There they had John, b. 1G44, and Samuel in 1G52. The father d. there Jan. 8, 1653. The widow, with her children next appear in Sudbury, where she m. Edmund Rice, March J, 1G55. He d. in Marlboro', May, 1GG3. She there next m. William Hunt, in 16C4. He d. there, Oct. 1CG7, and she d. his widow, Dec. 23, 1G93. John, whose wife was Sarah, had John, b. in Marlboro', 1G80, who probably was the head petitioner for this township, and the same to whom was granted house lot, Wo. 14, in 1718. The records furnish no evidence of his residing here. Samuel m. Elizabeth Howe in Marlboro', Nov. 1G84. FMUUi RECISTEn. ^ O35 She d. Feb. 12. 1761, aged 53. His death dno? not appear on record. Chil. Deborah, b. Dec. 1 i, 1737, and d. unm. Oct. £•2, 1816, aged 7G ; JoJnu July 25, 1739; Samuel, July «, 1741 ; Susanna, July 15, 1745, and m. David Nelson, Sen,, 17S5. BllIGHAM, JOniV, Jr. (s. of John and Susanna,) m. Ze- ruiah, D. of Eleazer Rice of Westboro', 1762. Chil. Miriam, Dec. 1762; Eunice, March 20, 1766; JoJm, Dec. 26, 1767. This family is said to have remoi'ed to Gerry, now Phillipston. BRIGHAM, SAMUEL (c. of John, Sen.) ni. Rachel, D. of Phineas Underwood, of Westford, 1774, and d. Feb. 23, 1836, in his 95th year; his wife, Rachel, d. Dec. 21, 1810, aged 64. Child, /oA:-, b. I larch 22, , . C\u\. Lucretia, h. April 27, 1738 ; Lyrlia, Jan. 20, 1740, and w. Matthew Nobles of Westfield, May 21, 1759; Dorothy, Jan. 24, 1742: Winsor, March 15,1744; Ashbel, May 25, 1746. He next m. Sarah * Perhaps Forbes. FAMILY REGISTER. 273 ' of VVeslfield, 1749, and d. June 21, 1759, aged 44. His wid., Sarah, sup. ni. Capt. John Houston, or Huston, of Nova Scotia, in 1761. EAGER, Capt. LEWIS (s. of Abraham) m. Sarah Siacey of Framingham, Sept. 2i2, 1779, and d. Jan. 5, 1822, aged 70- His wid. Sarah, ad. to chh. here, 1802, d. Feb. 21, 1841, aged 84. Chil. Abraham, b. July 6, 1780, lived in Troy, N. Y. some years, where he m., and returned here, and d. June 27, 1817, aged 37: Hannah, Feb. 15, 1782, and d. unm. about 1803; John, Sept. 30, 1783; Luaj, I\iarch 13, 1785, and m- Jonathan Dudley of Sutton, ]\Iay 4, 1829; Welcome, (now Wil- liam) Nov. 1, 1786, and m. Bruce of Grafton ; Sarahy March 28, 1788, and d. 1793; Austin, Dec. 1, 1789, and d. 1795; Lewis, Sept. 5, 1791 ; Sarah, Jan. IS, 1794, and m. George Slocumb, Jr., in 1317 ; Cleora, July 5, 1795, and d. July 81, 1819; Charles, Sept. 13, 1798, and d. Aug. 14, 1814. EAGER, JOHN (s. of Capt. Lewis) m. Martha, D. of Na- than Howe, Esq., Feb. 13, 1808, and removed to CamdenjMe., Dep. Sheriff and Post Master there, and d. Sept. 11, 1837, aged 50. Chil. Fidelia, who d., say, 1827; Mary S., who m. Codman ; William, who d. in Texas, 1847; John; Charles Austin; Martha Ann, who m. Woodbury ; Sarah Eliza-' heth, who m. IMorse; Lucy and George. EAGER, ZACHARL\H, b. 1716 (s. of Zacbariah, of Marlboro') m. wid. Abigail Moor, April 12, 1760, and lived in the "Z/eg-." Chil. Lou 150, b. Nov. 11, 1760; Benjamin, Oct. 7, 1762; and Jonathan, Jan. 1765. This flimily and others, with their lands, were set off to Lancaster^ in 1763. EAGER NATHAN, b. 1731, (s. of Uriah, and g. s. of Zerubbabel, of Marlboro', who was brother of Abraham, first mentioned) m. Sarah Goodenow in Marlboro', Feb. 5, 1755, and had JVathan, whom I sup. to have been the following, and, thai he, with his wife, came here from Lancaster. 35 274 FAMILY REGISTER. EAGER, NATHAN and his wife, Dinah, were ad, Jo thv rhli, here, in 17*7, but not fiom any other. He was one of those chosen by the clih. in that year, " to assist in setting the psahii." Chil. Ephronaud Alvarij bap. June 1, 1777, Ephron^ 1 SI) p., settled in Northboro', EAGER, NAHUM (from Providence, s. of Epiiron, of Northboro') m. Elizabeth, D. of Capt. Jonathan Nelson, Aug. 27, 1820, and kept a public house in this town, a short time, orj the Worcester turnpike. Child, Edwards IVhipplc, b. Oct. 22,. 1822. He removed to Leicester soon after and d.j his wid., Elizabeth, in. Parker. One or more families of the name of Eager, not before men- tioned, were living in the North Parish before it became a town^ but there is nothing to show that fact on the records here. EAGER, JOSEPH and his wife, Elizabeth Green, both from Northboro', lived in the North Parish, and had, besides other chil., Miriam, who m. Dea. Gershom Wheelock, in 1811. EDDY, Capt. BENJAMIN,* whose wife was Martha Brond- son of Boston, came here with a family, as mentioned in the ** Samuel and John Eddy, sons of Rev. William Eddy of Crainbrook, in the County of Kent, in England, came to America in the ship Handmaid, Capt. Grani, master, and arrived at Plymouth, Oct. 29, 1630, where Samuel settled and had Caleb, b. in 1643, who d. at the age of 70. His son, Caleb, b. in 1672 m. Hannah Brown and d. in Boston, 1747. His son Caleb, b. in 1721, m. Martha Marks, and d. 5-n Boston, 1752. His son, Benjamin, b. Feb. 19, 1743, is the above mentioned. Capt. Benjamin Eddy was early inured to the hardships of a sea-faring life. At the commencement of the Revolution, he was taken prisoner by a British man of war, and, with his vessel, carried into Halifa.\> whence, after some months, ha escaped from prison, and travelled through the wilderness to Boston. His wife and children had left Boston and retired to Worcester, for a season, where he joined them a short time before he came to Shrewsbury. He removed to this town, with his family, in 1776, having, in Nov. of that year, purchased of Dennis Smith, the place on which he afterwards settled, and now belonging to Capt. Nathan Baldwin. After the war had closed, he was, for several years, in command of vessels out of Boston, in the London trade, which afforded him facilities for furnishing hie store here wifch a greater variety of fancy articles than were usually to be found in i' country town at that period. FAMILY REGISTER. 275 note below. Chll. Martha, b. July 24, 1764, and m. Dr. Zephaniah Jennings of Hardwick, Nov. 28, 1799; Mary, July 26, 1766, and m. Eliakim Morse, Sept. 22, 1786, and d. in Boston, April 26, 1800; Hannah, July 11, 1768, and m. Luke Bemis of Watertown, July 9, 1797, and d. March 31,1837; Sarah, Aug. 11, 1770, and d. here, Sept. 11, 1778; Robert Rand, March 18, 1774, and d. here, Sept. 13, 1778. All the above named chil. v.'cre b. in Boston. Eiuiice, b. Oct. II, 1776, in Worcester, and d. here, July 20, 1796; Sarah, May 17, 1779, and m, William Cotiing of West Cambridge, Jan. 21, 1810; Robert Rand, Aug. 25, 17S1, and d. June 17, 1796; Caleb, May 27, 1784. Capt. Eddy removed to Waltham in 1804, and, in 1813, to West Cambridge, where he d. Aug. 11, 1817, aged 74. EDDY, CALEB (s. of Benjamin) m. and resides in Boston. Chil. Robert Henry; Mary Caroline; Benjamin; Thomas Melville ; Benjamin ; and Albert Melville, The first and two last are living. EARL STEPHEN, from Boxford, m. Mary, D. of Heze- kiah Rice, May 11, 1780. Chil. Henry, bap. Aug. 28, 1780; John, bap. March 31, 1782. The parents removed to Gerry, now Phillipston ; where they had Hezekiah; Lydia ; Sophia; Mary; Lucy and Stephen. The father d. in Boston, June, 1825, aged 72. His wife, Mary, d. ten or twelve years previous. EARL RALPH and his wife, Phebe, had Ralph, b. May 11, 1751. FLINT, Dr. EDWARD * (from Concord) m. Mary, D. of *Hon. Thomas Flint came from Matlock, in Derbyshire, (England) to Concord, in 1638, possessed of wealth, talents and a Christian character. He d. Oct. 8, 1653. His son, John, m. Mary, D. of Urian Oaks, President of H. U., in 1C67, and d. in 1687. Their son, Thomas, m. Mary Brown. They were the parents of Dr. Edward, above mentioned, and of Thomas, who settled in Rutland, father of Dea. Tiliy Flint of that town. I am indebted for much of this information to Mr. Shattuck's History of Con- cord. Dr. Flint was a fellow student in Medford with the late Gov. Brooks, and 276 FAMILY REGISTER. Daniel Howe, Jan. S, 1758. They were admitted to the chh. here, in 1801. He d. Nov. 13, 1818, aged 85. His wife, Mary, d. Feb. 11, 1817, aged 78. Chil. Eleanor, b, Feb. 22, 1758, and m. Joseph Curtis of Worcester, in 1774 ; Austin, Jan. 4, 17G0; Josiah, Dec. 12, 1761, and d. Jan. 1, 1770; Dorothy, March 30, 1764, and m. Jonathan Adams, Jr., in 1790; Edimrd, Feb. 7, 17C6, and d, June 8, 1788; Mary, Jan. 3, 1768, and m. Zenas Stone, in 1790; Z/i^ci/, Nov. 22, 1769, and m. Ebenezer Drury, Jr., in 1793; Lydia, Oct. 29, 1771, and m. OHver Munroe of Northboro', in 1794; Sarah, Aug. 30, 1773, and m. John Jennison, in 1799; Josiah, Dec. 15, 1775; John, Jan. 18, 1779. FLINT, Dr. AUSTIN (s. of Dr. Edward) removed to Leicester, and there m. Elizabeth, D. of Col. William Henshaw, June 7, 1785. She d. Aug. 1, 1827, aged 63. He (in 1847) still lives in ripe old age. Chil. Joseph Henshaiv, who was a practising physician in this town a few years, and, about 1811, removed to Petersham, thence to Northampton, thence to Spring- field, and d. in Leicester, in 1846. Sarah; Edward; Eliza- beth; Waldo; and Laura. FLINT, Dr. JOHN (s. of Dr. Edward) m. Abigail, D. of Capt. Abraham Munroe of Northboro', in 1801, and, soon after, removed to Petersham, where he d. of spotted fever, in 1809, leaving a son, John, now (1847) a skilful physician in Boston. His wid. Abigail, m. Col. William Eager of Northboro'. FLINT, Maj. JOSIAH (s. of Dr. Edward) m. Nancy, D. of Luther Stone of Southboro', in 1801, and lives on the home- settled here soon after the decease of Dr. Joshua Smith, in 1756. He was chief chirurgeon in Col. Ruggles' regiment, in 1758, in an expedition against Canada. He was not long in that service. Having just previously taken to himself a wife, he soon returned. He was many years Town Clerk, one of the Selectmen, a staunch Whig in the time of the Revolution, and Surgeon in the Army at Cambridge, in 1775. His practice was extensive and abundant. Cheerful and humorous, he gave efficacy to his medicine by administering it with anecdotes and queer stories, thai rarely failed to revive desponding patients. FAMILY REGISTER. 277 stead. She d. Aug. 16, 1816, aged 34. Chil. Mary Eleanor, b. Oct. 16, 1802, the only one on the town record, and d. Sept. 6, 1803; Mary, bap. Aug. 10, 1806, and m. Eli Walcutt of Worcester, Dec. 26, 182S; Charles, bap. and d. in 1S09; Nancy, bap. July 7, 1812, and m. Joseph W. Mason ; Edward, bap. March 31, 1816, and killed by a cart wheel passing over him, Oct. 13, 1820. His second wife, Mary, was sister of his first wife, and m. in 1817. She d. Jan. 13, 1844, aged 58. CbW. Lydia Marin, hap. Sept. 27, 1818; jLai/ra, bap. Sept. 10, 1820, and Jane, bap. Dec. 15, 1822. FRISSOL, (FRIZZOL) SA:MUEL, both ways on the records, m. Prudence Flagg of Watertown, Feb. 1, 1727. He was then called of Framingham. Their chil. here were Samuel, b. April 5, 1729; John, Sept. 20, 1730; Prudence, May 20, 1732; Abigail, Jan. 21, 1734, and m. Jason Parmcnter of Nashua, March 7, 1753; Mary, Jan. 29, 1736; Susanna,Sept. 29, 1739. His wife, Prudence, was undoubtedly a relative, perhaps sister, of Gershom Flagg, of whom hereafter. FRENCH, JONATHAN and his wife, whose name does not appear on record, had James, bap. May II, 1735; William, bap. June 26, 1737. FRENCH, JOSEPH m. Mary Bixbee, Jan. 2, 1746, and had Desire, b. Aug. 31, 1746, on the town record called a son, probably a mistake. Martha French m. Jonathan Ball of West- boro', April 4, 1739. Families of this name (French) were in Cambridge, in 1637. FOSTER, JONATHAN, on house lot, No. 44, in 1729; ad. to chh. here in 1727; wife's name, Mary, and ad. to chh., 1735. Their chil., as recorded here, were Jonathan, b. June 6, 1719, and ad. to chh. here in 1743 ; Mary, Nov. 24, 1721 ; Benjamin, March 1, 1724, bap. at his fiither's house in 1727, and d. same year, say the church records; Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1726; Hezekiah, Aug. 28, 1728; Bulah, Feb. 13, 1731 ; Jc- 978 FAMILY REGISTER. mima, bap. July 8, 1733 ; Kezia, bap. June 4, 1736. There is no death on the town record of the name of Foster. Jonathan Foster, probably the first above mentioned, m. Bath- sheba, the wid., I sup., of John Crosby, in 1741. FOSTER, HEZEKIAH and his wife, Hannah, were from Haverliill, where they had, say the town records, Hannah, b. May 6, 1747. FLAGG, GERSHOM * (sup. from Watertown) m. Hannah, D. sup. of Capt. John Keyes, Jan. 6, 1725 ; and was on house lot. No. 36, in 1729. She was ad. to chh. here in 1727, and he, in 1732. Chil. Persis, b. June 8, 1726 ; Stephen, July 22, 1728; Jotham, July 25, 1730; Solomon, March 6, 1733; Gershom, Jan. 1, 1735 ; Thankful, Jan. 21, 1739. His wid., Hannah, is sup. to have m. Eleazer Taylor in 1744. FLAGG, STEPHEN (s. of Gershom) m. Judith, D. of Eleazer Taylor, Dec. 6, 1750. Chil. Johi, b. Oct. 4, 1751, and d. 1756; Solomon, Aug. 13, 1753, and d. 1756; Stephen, March 23, 1755, and d. 1758; Judith, March 6, 1757, and m. Samuel Andrews in 1777 ; Stephen, June 8, 1759; John, Dec. 21, 1760, and d. Jan. 30, 1785; Solomon, April 1, 1764, and m. Rebecca Dakin, Oct. 1789 ; Benjamin, May 25, 1766 ; Jotham, Jan. 8, 1767 ; Lucretia, June 2, 1768; Gershom,Sept.21, 1770. FLAGG, JOTHAM (s. of Gershom) m. Rebecca Kendall, Aug. 15, 1765. Chil. Jotham, b. Jan. 8, 1767; Rebecca, Oct. 22, 1768; 5bZomon, Oct. 21, 1770; Samuel, Sept. 8, 1772; Thankful, Feb. 28, 1774 ; Plimj, April 8, 1776. FLAGG, JOEL and his wife, Mary, from Boylston, had Mary Elizabeth, b. here, Jan. 4, 1821. * Gershom "fleg." Mass., freeman, 1C74., was probably the Gershom fleg, who, with his wife, Hannah, was in Woburn in 1C83, and had a son, Benoni, b. there in that year. Lt. Gershom y^cg, d. in Woburn, 1690. Thomas "/eg-," whose wife wi\s Mary , was in Watertown, 1G43, when and where he had John, and, in 1(562, Benjamin. John^Zeg-, and his wife, Mary, had Sarah, b. there in 1675, and John, in 1677. "fleg; " see note page 2;'0. FAMILY REGISTER. 270 FARR, DANIEL, (perhaps a descendant of George, who, with his wife, Elizabeth, was in Lynn in 1630, and d. 1G61, leaving sons, John; Lazarus; Benjamin; and Joseph;) whose wife was Mary, had Fatience, b. March 29, 1760 ; Sarah, March 28, 1762; Samuel, March 3, 1764; Mary, Aug. 23, 1766, and m. John Bailey of Hollis, N. H., in 1734. FISKE, JACOB and his wife, whose name is not on the records here, were from Wenham ; being a mem. of the chh. there, had liis son, Jonathan, bap. here, May 22, 1748. Daniel Fiske m. Elizabeth Goddard, Nov. 2, 1743. Rachel Fiske m. Isaac Stone, Jr., of Lancaster, 1765. Moses Fiske m. Lucy Bush, 1781. FURNIS, BENJAIVIIN (Fumess, Irish extraction) m. Abi- gail Taylor of Sturbridge, in 1766; it does not appear that he had any more family while here, which was as iate as 1774, when he was licensed to keep a public house, where Joseph Nurse now lives.* FARRAR, Maj. JOHN f and his wife, who was Hannah Brown, came here, settled on the place, and kept a public house, where the late Capt. Levi Pease afterwards lived. He d. there, * It was there the late Aaron Smith, as he informed me, first saw a pofaioe. He, a lad, and his brother, Moses, being there in planting time, saw Furness placing some small things in a row upon the grass land and covering them with sods; they inquired of him what they were; P'urness TepVied, paraiocs, and asked the boys if they never saw any before ? They said, No; what are they good for? He told them, and gave them a few to carry home, with directions how to cook them, roast or boil. They roasted and ate them in the evening. Soon after, Moses was taken sick, and attributing the cause to the paratoes, did not eat another until several' years afterwards. t John and Jacob Farrar were Proprietors of Lancaster in 1653. Jacob, son of John or Jacob, m. Hannah, D. of John Houghton, Esq. in 1C68, and was killed by the Indians, Aug, 2i, 1675. His sons, Jacob, George, Joseph, and John, removed to Concord. George m. Mary How, in 1692, settled in Concord, and d. 1760, aged 39. His youngest son, Samuel, m. Lydia Barrett in 1732, and d, 1783, aged 75. — Shattuck. They were the parents, as I suppose, of Maj. John, who was b. about, 1741. A John Farrar m. Martha Swift of Framingham,Oct. 13, 1740. — Mid. Co. Records. 280 FAMILY REGISTER. Jan. 15, 1793, aged 52. Chll. Ephraim, b. Oct. 22, 1765, at Cambridge ; Martha, March 10, 1767, and d. in 2 mos. ; she was bap. here, in 1767, " the parents being in covenant with the chh. in Concord ; " Martha, Aug. 26, 1769, and m. Brons- don of Milton ; Joh7i, May 10, 176S, and d. in 1770; Lucy^ Dec. 13, 1770, and d. in 1771 ; Lucy, Feb. 2, 1773, and d. in 2 mos. ; Mary, April 3, 1774, and d. in 2 mos. ; Hannah, Aug. 25, 1775, and d. in 1773; Relief, Oct. 20, 1777, and d. in 6 mos. ; Hannah, Nov. 26, 1779, and m. Read, and next, Eastabrook of Royalston. Epliraim (whose name was, in his adult age, ahered to John) lived a few years in Worcester ; went to the West, m. and d. there. Hannah, the wid. of Maj. Farrar, m. Rev. Joseph Lee of Royalston, May 21, 1795. FASSETT, JONATHAN {Fassctt on early and late records ; it is probably a corruption from Fawcett) came to this town with his wife, Sarah, from Bedford, (sup. Sarah Davis, and m. there, Oct. 27, 1761) and settled in the N. P. He was one of the Selectmen, in 1781. Chil., whose births are recorded here, Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1767 ; Amittia, (perhaps Amelia) b. March 2, 1771, and m. Abel Moore Goodenow, April 15, 1790; Eliz- abeth, Nov. 26, 1773 ; Rebecca, Feb. 17, 1777 ; Lucy, Sept. 12, 1779, and m. Ephraim Lyon, Jr., in 1799; Abigail, Dec. 27, 1731, and m. Asaliel Noyes, in 1802; Joseph, May 11, 1734. Probably it was his D. Sarah, (b. before the family re- moved here,) that m. Andrew Bigelow, in 1785. FORBES, ELISHA and hisAvife, Hannah, had a D. Eliza^ beth, bap. here, Nov. 10, 1771 ; the mother was then a mem. of the chh. in Upton. FAIRBANK, Rev. ELEAZER, (from Preston, Ct.) ord, to the ministry in the N. P., March 27, 1777, m. Sarah, D. of Dea. Amariah Bigelow, Oct. 3, 1731, and was dismissed, at his own request, April 23, 1793. Chil. Alelthina, h. June 26, 1182} Perky, Feb. 29, 1784. He was installed over the chh. in Wil- mington, Vt., in Sept. 1793, disimissed soon after, and d., it is said, at Palmyra, N. Y.,in 1821. FAMILY REGISTER. 281 FAIRBANK, ISAIAH, Jr. (sup. from Grafton) m. Martha Symms Brocas, Nov. 11, 1S02. Child, John, b. Aug. 28, 1803. Tliey removed from town soon after. FAY, Capt. CHARLES, (s., and 12th of 13 children of Capt. Benjamin Fay of VVestboro', who m. Martha Miles of Concord, Dec. 27, 1739. They had U chil.; Martha, d. July 9, 1761. His second wife was Elizabeth Stow of Grafton, whom he m. Oct. 28, 17G5) b. July 12, 1766, and m. Deborah, D. of Capt. Ephraim Lyon, Sen., then of Grafton, afterwards of tliis town. She d. Nov. 15, 1815, aged 49. He d. Sept. 7, 1818, aged 52. Chil. Charles Taylor, b. June 2, 1789 ; Joel, May 24, 1791, and m. Catharine Bigelow ; Deborah, Aug. 3, 1794, and ra. Lewis Witherby, in 1818; David, August 4, 1799 j Jonathan Prescott, Nov. 29, 1801 ; the two last went to Oiiio, unm.; Elizabeth Lyon, April 1, 1807. FAY, CHARLES TAYLOR (s. of Capt. Charles) m. Re- hef, D. of Abel Goulding, March 22, 1812. Chil. No births on record. Their s., Charles Henry, d. May 18, 1818, aged 6 years. FAY, JOHN, (s. sup. of John and Mehitable, of Westboro',) b. April 19, 1784, m. Elizabeth, D. of Daniel Noyes, March 13, 1808. Both are said to have d. young, of consumption. FAY, SOLOMON T., (s. of Capt. Solomon and Susanna, of Westboro') b. Aug. 21, 1803, came here from Westboro', say in 1826, with his wife, Ascah, and lived a kw years on the Jen- nison Place, a short distance west of where Joseph Nurse lives, and then returned. Chil., whose births are recorded here, Henry Clinton, b. March 4, 1827; George Ellis, Jan. 13, 1829; Abbe Ann, Nov. 28, 1830, and Solomon Dexter, Jan. 1 5, 1834. FALES, Capt. DANIEL, originally from Wrentham, came here from Newton,' with his wife, Sarah Pratt, about 1802, ard settled on the place previously owned by Joseph Hastings. ChiL 36 282 FAMILY REGISTER. Leander,h.Dec. 15, 1798; Mary Ann, Dec. 21, 1800, and m. John Parker, Jr., of Templeton, Sept. 4, 1823 ; Almirn Lu- cretia, Jan. 4, 1803, and m. Calvin Lincoln of Holliston, Jan. 1, 1 2; John Mann, Aug. 25, 1805; Charles, June 2, 1807; Martha Southgate, March 5, 1809; Sarah Eliza, May 17, 1811 ; Baniel Henry, June 30, 1813. FALES, Capt. LEANDER (s. of Capt. Daniel) in. Han- nab, D. of Bethuel Boyd, May 19, 1829. She d. Dec, 28, 1843, aged 41. Chil. Susan Caroline, h. July 25, 18.30; John Boyd, Aug. 19, 1832; Edward Leander, Feb. 28, 1S35; John Edward, Nov. 24, 1837; Charles Henry, Oct. 27, 1839. His second wife was Cherry Maria, wid. of Almon Allen of Princeton, and D. of Nathaniel Green. FITCH, CHARLES H. and his wife, who was Susan Orne, came here from Salem, about 1803, and lived on the farm north- erly from the meeting house, known as the Goddard Place. They had two daughters, whose births are not on record here, viz : Susan, who m. Calvin R. Stone, in 1812, and Mariann B.i who m. Hiram A. Morse, Nov. 7, 1827. FESSENDEN, WYMAN, (s. of John, who m. Elizabeth, D. of Ross Wyman, in 1769) b. in 1772, came here, with a family, about 1827, and lived some years on the Pease Place. Of his children were two sons, Scth Wyman and John Stillman. FESSENDEN, SETH WYMAN (s. of Wyman) m. Mary Ann, D. of Simon Maynard, Jan. 1, 1829. She d. Sept. 2, 1836, aged 37. Chil. Charles Otis, b. Sept. 16, 1830; Julia Ann, Dec. 20, 1731 ; Elizabeth Dean, March 4, 1833. FESSENDEN, JOHN STILLMAN (s. of Wyman) m. Lucy Shaw of Palmer, in 1831, and d. Aug. 29, 1843, aged 44. Child, Henry Gardner, b. Oct. 14, 1832. FAMILY REGISTER. 283 FILMORE, GEORGE, said to have been an Englishman born, came here from Worcester, in 1774. He enlisted into the Continental Army for three years, and served as private soldier during most of the war. He was honorably discharged, and, in his old age, enjoyed a pension from the government. He m. Sarah, D. of William Norcross, Dec. 9, 1779, and d. Sept. 29, 1832, aged 90; his wid., Sarah, d. Sept. 17, 1S40, aged 94. A filial daughter has caused handsome monuments to be erected to their memory. Chil., whose births are recorded here, Mary^ b. Nov. 20, 1785 ; Jod, March 4, 1790; William, April 29, 1792; John, Feb. 10, 1795; Pcrsis, Dec. 15, 1796; Francis, June 7, 1799 J Samuel Smith, Jan. 7, 1605. GODDARD, EDWARD (s. of Edward * of Framingham) m. Hepzibah Hapgood, and was among the first settlers of this town, and one of the founders of the chh. She was ad. in 1728, and d. July 19, 1763, aged 60. He lived on the place of the late Charles H, Fitch. Chil. Hepzibah, b. Feb. 11, 1723, and d. unm. Oct. 7, 1781 ; Nathan, Jan. 18, 1725 ; Elizabeth, Sept. 4, 1726 ; Robert, Aug. 13, 1728 ; David, Sept. 26, 1730 ; HezeJciah, Aug. 13, 1732, and d. in 1734; Daniel, Fe\). 1, 1734; Ehenezer, Nov. 25, 1735, and d. infant; Ebtntzer, Dec. 28, 1736, and d. Sept. 39, 1738; Rhoda, Feb. 25, 1740, and m., Aug. 14, 1765, Rev. William Goddard, (s. of Rev. David Goddard f of Leicester) grad. H. U., 1761, first min. of Westmoreland, N. H., ordained Nov. 14, 1765. Her second husband was Nathaniel Stone, of this town, m. 1793, removed to Vt., and d. there, in Pittsfield, Dec. 7, 1820, aged 80; Mir- iam, k^vW 30, 1742, and d. Nov, 8, 1755; Edward , lAd^Tch. * Edward Goddard, b. in Watertown, March 24, 1675, m. Susanna Stone of Newton, and d. in Framingham, in 17M. He was one of several sons of Kdward Goddard and his wife, Elizabeth Miles, who came from England, and settled in Watertown before 1667. Of the children of Edward and Susanna, Edward, Simon and Benjamin were early settlers here, and all born in Watertown; Edward in 1697, Simon in 1702, and Benjamin in 1704; as appears by their several ages, when they deceased. t He m. Mary Stone of Watertown, July 16, 1736; ord. minister of Leicester, June 30, 1736, and d. Jan. 19, 1754, aged 48. He was a son of Edward, of Framing- haei, and brother of Edward, Simon and Benjamin. 284 FAMILY REGISTER. 12, 1745. He next m. Eunice Walker, in 1764 ; she was then called of Sutton, and admitted to the chh. here from that in Ux- bridge, in 1771. He d. Oct. 13, 1777, aged 80. ■ GODDARD, NATHAN (s. of Edward) m. Dorothy Ste- vens of Petersham, and settled in Orange. He d. Feb. 12, 1806, aged 81, and his wid., Dorothy, March 30, 1808, aged 88. Cliil. Hepzibah, Nathan, Ebenezer, Dolly, Asa, Eunice and Lois. GODDARD, ROBERT (s. of Edward) m. Hannah Stone of Watertown, Jan. 8, 1752, and setded in Petersham. Chil. Hannah and Sarah. His second wife was Elizabeth, D. of Benjamin and Mary Goddard of Grafton. He d.in June, 1807, aged 79; and his wid., Elizabeth, in April, 1820. Nahum God- dard of Petersham, son of Robert, m. Sarah Richardson of Shrewsbury, Feb. 1, 1801. GODDARD, DAVID (s. of Edward) m. Margaret Stone of Watertown, Oct. 9, 1753, and removed to Orange. GODDARD, DANIEL (s. of Edward) m. Mary Willard of Grafton, Nov. 17, 1756, and lived on the homestead; his wife, Mary, d. Jan. 13, 1796, aged 65. Chil. Miriam, b. Sept. 8, 1757, and d. unm. Dec. 8, 1792; Daniel, Jan. 15, 1759, and d. infant; Martha, March 4, 1760, and d. infant ; Luther, Feb. 28, 1762; Hepzibah, Feb. 2, 1764, and d. infant; Daniel, Aug. 23, 1765; Calvin, bap. May 27, 1767, and d. infant; Calvin, July 17, 176S; Martha, Sept. 1, 1770, and d. young; HezeMah, Aug. 29, 1771 . He next m., in 1790, (pub. in Oct.) Huldah Harvvood, a widow, of Windsor, Ct., and d. in 1807, aged 74. GODDARD, Rev. EDWARD, Jr., (s. of Edward) grad. H. U., 1764, m. Lois, D. of Nathan Howe, Sen., Nov. 1, 1769; ord. to the ministry in Swanzey, N. H., Sept. 27, 1769; honor- ably dismissed, July 5, 1798, and d. Oct. 13, 1811, aged 66. Chil. Edward, Hepzibah, Nathan Howe, Hapgood, Eunice, Lois, and others. FAMILY REGISTER. 285 GODDARD, SIMON (brother of Edward) m. Susanna Cloyes of Framingham, Nov. 2, 1727. He was a mem. of Hopkinton clili. when he settled here, and it does not appear that he changed that relationship. He settled iiere about 1731, and lived S. VV. from the meeting house, and near where the Baptist meeting house once stood. An old cellar and a grape vine were all that remained, some years since, to mark the spot. He d. here, Nov. 3, 175S, aged 5G. Chil. Edward, who d. Sept. 19, 1742, aged 13; Susanna, b. July 28, 1731, (bap. here in Aug. next following ; there is no record of any other of his chil. being bap. here) and d. Aug. 8, 1740 j Simon, March II, 1734, and d. in 1735; Martha, Dec. 29, 1735; and d. 1740; Simon, June 4, 1738, and d. 1740; Elizabeth, May 27, 1740, and m. James Goddard of Aihol, June 24, 1767, and d. May 30, 1807 ; Simon, March 29, 1742 ; Edward, March 15, 1744 ; Josiah, Dec. 25, 1745; Susanna, Jan. 18, 1748, and d., unm., in Athol. GODDARD, SIMON (s. of Simon) m. Mary Eaton of Framingham, settled in Gerry, now Phiilipston, and was a magis- trate there. He had eight children, all of whom d. of con- sumption ; some of them in early life, the others on arriving at adult age ; he followed them all, and three wives, to the grave. GODDARD, EDWARD (s. of Simon, Sen.) m. Margaret Howe of Hopkinton, May 23, 1771, and d. here, May 20, 1782, aged 38; his wife, Margaret, d. Oct. 27, 1781. Chil. Martha, b. June 13, 1772 ; Abigail, May 10, 1774 ; Mary, March 17, 1776; Sarah, Jan. 20, 1778, and d. infant; iS'ara/t, April 1, 1779. GODDARD, JOSIAH (s. of Simon, Sen.) m. Ruth Ray- mond, Nov. 8, 1774, and settled in Athol, Rep. and Magistrate, d. Oct. 23, ISO I, aged 56. GODDARD, BENJAMIN (bro. of Simon, Sen.) m. Grace, D. of Dea. Nathan Fiske of Watertown, Sept. 25, 1733. He 286 FAMILY REGISTER. lived on the farm, a part of which is where his grandson, Samuel Goddard, now lives. He was admitted to this chh. in 1730, and d. Jan. 28, 1754, aged 50; his wid., Grace, ad. to this chh. in 1772, from that in Hopkinton, d. here, Oct. 28, 1803, aged 90. It was soon after he came to town, that the chh. began to be agitated on the subject of chh. government. Ruling Elders, &,c., as may be seen in extracts from the Rev. Mr. Cushing's ^^ Nar- rative,^^ under ihe Ecclesiastical head. Chil. Grace, h. Jan. 1, 1736, and m. Jasper Stone, in 1755 ; Benjamin, Feb. 19, 1738, and d. 1740 ; Sarah, Jan. 8, 1740, and m. Joseph Nichols, Jan. 1762; Benjamin, March 29, 1742; Susanna, Aug. 4, 1744, and m. Rev. Isaac Stone of Douglass, in 1773 ; Nathan, Aug. 4, 1746; Lydia, Aug. 2, 1748, and d., unm., Feb. 26, 1825, aged 77 ; Hannah, Oct, 10, 1750, and m. Silas Heyvvood of Royalston, Nov. 11, 1779; Submit, Aug. 4, 1754, and m. James Puffer of Sudbury, Feb. 14, 1792. GODDARD, Dea. BENJAMIN (s. of Benjamin) m. Han- nah Williams of Pomfret, Ct., in 1769 ; she was then called of Charlton ; both ad, to chh. here in 1771 ; she d. Oct. 8, 1797, aged 47. His dwelling house, large and commodious, was burnt on the Sabbath, Feb. 24, 1799, with most of its contents, while nearly all the family were absent, attending public worship, Q\-{\\. SamiLel, b. Aug. 2, 1772; Benjamin, Oct. 11, 1778; Sarah, k^xW 13, 1781, and d., unm., April 3, 1842; Grace, Feb, 14, 1784, and m. Mansfield Bruce of Marlboro', Vt., Sept. 24, 1805; Elizabeth, Sept. 16, 1786; sup. m. David Hill of Marlboro', Vt., Oct. 12, 1809 ; Geerge Sumner, April 8, 1789; Lydia, June 26, 1791, and m. Levi Howe, Jan. 3, 1815 ; Na- than Fiske, June 30, 1793; Artemas, Oct. 18, 1795. He next m., in 1 799, Lucy Chase of Sutton. She d. March 2, 1822, aged 81. His third wife was Elizabeth Russell, a widow, of Marlboro', m. in 1823. He d. Dec. 27, 1831, aged 92; and his wid., Elizabeth, April 18, 1845, aged 80. GODDARD, NATHAN, Esq. (s. of Benjamin, Sen.) grad. H. U., 1770, m. Martha Nichols of Framingham, Dec. 15, 1772. FAMILY REGISTER. 287 He was ad. to the chh. here in 1771, and his wife, in 1773. Chil. Nichols, b. Oct. 4, 1773 ; Grace, April 12, 1775; Nathan, Dec. 15, 1777. The parents were "dismissed from the chh. here to that in Newbury, Vt., in 1781 ; altered to Framingham in 1789;" where he d. July 24, 1795, aged 49. His wid., Martha, was the second wife of Simon Goddard, Esq. of Phil- lipston. GODDARD, Capt. LUTHER (s. of Daniel) m. Elizabeth Dakin, in 1784, and both ad. to the chh. here in 17SG ; he withdrew himself from it in 1808, joined the Baptists, and be- came a preacher and elder in that denomination of Christians. Chil. Elizabeth, b. March 28, 1785, and d. infant; Perly, Jan. 3, 1787 ; Martha, July 1, 1789, and in. Elijah Rice, Jr., Nov. 26, 1807; Mary, Feb. 20, 1792, and m. Henry Baldwin, Oct. 11, 1812; Elizabeth, April 3, 1794, and d. May 18, 1805; Daniel, Feb. 11, 1796 ; Levinah, June 28, 1798, and m. Leo- nard W. Stowell of Worcester; Clarissa, May 1, 1800, and d. April 13, 1826, at Worcester, where also his wife, Elizabeth, d. Jan. 19, 1828, aged 61. He had, a few years previous, removed with his family to Worcester. His second wife was Lucretia Story of Norwich, Ct. GODDARD, DANIEL, Jr. (s. of Daniel) m. Mercy Puffer of Sudbury, in 1790; both ad. to the chh. here in 1791. He d. Oct. 3, 1795, aged 31. Chil. James Puffer, b. Feb. 2, 1791, and d. infant; Mary Willard, March 26, 1792; Harriet Mir- iam, Aug. 23, 1794. His wid., Mercy, m. Conant of Sterling. GODDARD, Hon. CALVIN, (s. of Daniel, Sen.) grad. D. C, 1786, settled in Plainfield, Ct., and removed thence to Norwich; Mem. Con. several years, and resigned in 1805; Judge of the Supreme Court, he, m. Alice Hart of Plainfield, Ct. Chil. Charles, George, James, Hart, Alice, and Julia. GODDARD, HEZEKIAH (s. of Daniel, Sen.) settled in New London, and m. Phebe Halsey, Feb. 8, 1795. Chil. Jer- 288 FAMILY REGISTER. emiah Halsey, Paulina, and George. His wife, Phebe, d. in 1803. He m. Sarah Ay res Halsey in 1805. Child, HezeJciah W. — His wife, Sarah, d. in 1808; and, in 1310, he m. Eunice Rathbone. Chil. Eunice R., John Calvin, James Edward, Julia, George W., and Sarah Wells. GODDARD, PERLY (s. of Lutlier) m. Sarah Crosby of Brookfield, Sept. 3, 1815. Chil. Charles Crosby, h. Aug. I, 1816, and d. April 30, 1824; Maria E., Nov. 20, 1818, and d. Oct. 6, 1821 ; Sanmel B. Ingersoll, Sept. .5, 1821 ; George Otis, April 8, 1823, and d. Feb. 17, 1824; Maria E., May 13, 1825, and d. in 1831 ; Sarah Clarissa, Oct. 11, 1826, and d. in 1827; Sarah Crosby, Aug. 4, 1829; Charles Or^'s, and Eliza Jane. Removed to Worcester about 1825. GODDARD, DANIEL (s. of Luther) settled in Worcester, and m. Sarah Whitney in 1820. Cliil. Caroline E., Sarah M., Luther D., Lucy A., and Charles A. GODDARD, SAMUEL (s. of Dea. Benjamin) m. Rebecca Davis of Holden, in 1804. Chil. Joh7i Davis, b. March 6, 1805; Rebecca Hubbard, Aug. 6, 1807, and d. Sept. 8, 1810; Rebecca Brigham, March 3, 1812, and d. Nov. 12, 1829; Grace Fiske. GODDARD, BENJAMIN, Jr. (s. of Dea. Benjamin) m. Martha, D. of Reuben Holland, Jan. 6, 1805. Chil. Hannah Williams, b. Nov. 26, 1805; Asa Holland, Feb. 9, 1807; Esther, Aprils, 1809; L^icy Chase, Oct. 26, 1811; George, Aug. 24, 1814 ; Sarah, Nov. 27, 1816. He removed, with his family, to Holden. GODDARD, GEORGE SUMNER (s. of Dea. Benjamin) settled in Boston; m. Sarah Pond, and d. Dec. 21, 1831, aged 42. Chil. Benjamin, Frances Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, Harriet S., George S., Henry Augustus, Lucy Maria, and Edward. FAMILY REGISTER. 289 GODDARD, ARTEMAS (s. of Dea. Benjamin) m. Cyn- thia R Newton, June 17, 1827. Chil. Catharine Larmira, b. Oct. 19, 1 8-27; Caroline Maria, April 19, 18-29; Benjamin Fiske, July 26, 1831 ; :Sarah Elizabeth, Aug. 29, 1836. GODDARD, JOHN D. (s. of Samuel) m. Sarah Johnson of Westboro', in 18.30. She d. March 14, 1833, aged 25. ChM, Ztruiah Johnson, b. May 18, 1831. His second wife was Zeruiah, sister of his first wife, Hud d. Jan. 20, 1842, aged 33. Chil. Luther Maijnanl b. Feb. 26, 1835 ; Sarah Rebecca, Nov. 17, i83(); Mary Farkcr, May 8, 1838; Henry Lyman, June 9, 1840. His third wife was Louisa Ballard, a widow, of Westboro'. Child, Caroline Grace, b. Aug. 29, 1843. GODDARD, WILLIAM (s. of Edward, of Framingham) appears to have resided here before any of his brothers except Edward ; he and his wife, Keziah, made a profession of religion here, and had Mary, b. Jan. 2, 1728, and bap. here in March of that year, who, while living with her uncle Edward, m., March 15, 17*4, Benjamin Kimball of Brookfield ; and, in a few years afterwards, Daniel Gilbert of Brookfield. Nothing more is known, of this family. GODDARD, JOHN and iiis wife, Lucy, had Olive, b. Feb, 18, 1778. GODDARD, GARDNER m. Sarah, D. of Joshua Wheel- ock.in 1809. Chil. Samuel Warren, b. Oct. 15, 1810 ; Charles, .May 30, 1812; Sophia, Nov. 1, 1813; Asenalh, k^n\ A, 1816; Sarah, May 4, 18IS; Samuel Gardner, Sept. 29, 1S20; Abi- gail Williams, Feb. 17, 1824; Lucretia, Sept. 18, 1825; Frederick Oscar and Francis Orrison, Dec. 23, 1827. GARFIELD, JOHN m. Ruth Pratt of Westboro', Sept. 21, 1738 ; whether she was his first wife, and when he settled here, does not appear ; her age was 37, when married ; he d., it is said, April 30, 1780, and had no children. His wid., Ruth, d. 37 290 FAMILY REGISTER, May 1, 1806, aged 105 years and 2 months, being the oldest person that has d. in this town. Her age was about 80 at the time of her husband's death, which makes it probable he was past that age when he d. GARFIELD, DANIEL (perhaps a bro. of John) whose wife was Mary, was ad. to chh. here in 172S, and was living on house lot, No. 10, in 1729. He probably came here with a family. Chil. Elizabeth, who was admitted to this chh. in 173S, and d. Feb. 5, 1740; her birth not on record here; the follow- ing are, viz: Daniel, b. April 16, 1722; £6t??e^(;r, June 23, 1724; Mnry, April 13, 1727, ad. to chh. 1742; Moses, April 4, 1729 J Aaron, Oct. 22, 1736. Daniel Garfield, d. July 15, 1757, aged 69; and his wid.j Mary, Jan. 10, 1767, aged 76. Hence it appears he was b. about 1688, and his wife, 1691. GARFIELD, DANIEL (s. sup. of Daniel) m. Anna New- ton, called then of this town, Dec. 25, 1743. Daniel Garfield, Jr., ad. to chh. here in 1742. Chil. Arkmas, b. Feb. 7, 1746, and d. infant; Elizabeth, Feb. 27, 1747, d. the next year; Elizabeth, April 7, 1749, d, 1750 ; Arma, (her birth not on record here, but at VVestboro') Dec. 15, 1751. GARFIELD, EBENEZER (s. of Daniel, Sen.) m. Mary Graves, Sept. 17, 1745, and d. May 12, 1799, aged 77; and his wid., Mary, Sept. 26, 1799, aged 73. Chil. Miriam, (not recorded here, but at Wesiborn') b. April 13, 1747, and d. here, Nov. 23, 1750; Mart/, here, Nov. 23, 1748, bap. here in Jan. 1749, and d., unm., June 20, 1825, aged 77; Debfrroh, Oct. 16, 1750; Phcbe, Sept. 25, 1751 ; Ebenezer, bap. Nov. 26, 1752; Abrjah,h. May 1, 1754; Daniel, May 2, 1756; /?a- cAe?, July -20, 1758, and m. Ezra Hastings, April 29, 1779; Esther, Sept. 28, 1760, and ni. Isaac Peirce of Sutton, June 17, 1779. FAMILY REGISTER. 291 GARFIELD, MOSES (s. of Daniel, Sen.) m. Sarah Wiit- ford, Jan. 19, 1749. Cliil. Joshua, b. Dec. 23, 175 J ; Eliza- beth, Feb. 10, 1754 ; Joseph, June 10, 1756; went to Warwick, and, in 1778, was pub. to Elizabeth Brewer, of this town; JoJin, Aug. 14, 1759. GARFIELD, AARON, (s. of Daniel, Sen.) whose wife was Mary, had Deborah, b. March 16, 1761 ; Ruth, March 10, 176-. GARFIELD, ABIJAH, (s. of Ebenezer) m. Lydia Carruth of N<)rt[)boro' in 1779; he d. April 24, 1843, aged 87; his wife, Lydia, Jan 1-2, 18^51, aged 73. Chil. Ebeneztr, b. March 29, 17S0, and d. Jtdy IG, 1833; Abijnh, Nov. 16, 1781, and d., unm., Oct. 6, 1806; William, Nov. 27, 1783; Joe/, June 19, 1786; Russell, Oct. 19, 1788; Mary, (so called on the town, but Sarah, on the chh. records, the latter probably an error) April 3, 1791 ; Lydia, Aug. 25, 1793, and m. John BHss in 1816; E-ither, Dec. 20, 1795, and d. Nov. 6, 1843; Nathan^ Oct. 11, 1797; Jonas, Dec. 18, 1799. GARFIELD, DANIEL, (s. of Ebenezer) whose wife was Elizabeth, (said to have been Elizabeth Brewer ; it may have been so; there may liave been two of this name ; the record is> that Joseph Garfield was pub. to Elizabeth B.ewer, in 1778) had Daniel, b. March 4, 1780; and Elizabeth, Feb. 3, 1782. It is said he went to Charleston, and entered the service of the U. S. as surgeon's mate. GARFIELD, WILLIAM (s. of Alnjah) m. Mary, D. of John Gary, Nov. 30, 1815, and d. Oct. 1,1842, aged 59. Chil. Caroline Esther, b. Nov. 24, 1816, and m. Henry Slade ; Wil- liam Henry, h\]y 23, 1821. GARFIELD, JOEL (s. of Abijah) m. Louisa Stimson. €hil. Lydia O., b. Nov. 14, 1815, and m. Anson Bangs ; Eb- enezer Manning, March 1, 1818; Fanny Sophia, Aug. 24, 292 FAMILY REGISTER. 18-20; Sarah Maria, 1822, and d. in 1825; James William, July 22, 1826; Frederick Henry, Nov. 8, 18^8. GARFIELD, RUSSELL (s. of Abijah) m. Abigail, D. of Elzaphan Plympton, Jan. 14, 1814 ; she d. June 7, 1835, aged 46. Chil. Elvira, b. Jan. 6, 1815; Abigail Plympton, Feb. 5, 1819; Nancy A., June 5, 1821 ; Susan M., Aug. 10, 1823. GARFIELD, NATHAN (s. of Abijah) m. Emilv, D. of Caleb Chase of Sutton, and d. June 28, 1831, aged 34. Chil. Emily Arclelia, b. Dec. 3, 1826, and m. Addison Eaton of Sut- ton ; Salina Ann, Aug, 2, 1827. His wid., Emily, m. Nahum Roland Hapgood. GARFIELD, JONAS, (s. of Abijah) whose wife was Rhoda, had Lydia Orilia, b. Feb. 12, 1834, and Nathan Baldivin, Jan. 12, 1836. This name is sometimes written Gaffield. It seems to be understood by some, but whether from records or tradition 1 do not learn, that John and Ebenezer Garfield were brothers and sons of Ebenezer, from fc^.ngland. JVeiiher the town nor chh. records here furnish any evidence of an EOenezer Garfield having been here prior to Ebenezer, son of Daniel. It is said, those of that name, who first settled here, came from Wateitown. I cannot find one of the name of Ebenezer. in the records of any town in Middlesex Co., and [ have copies of them, from 1630 to a late period, in 41 towns. It appears certain that Ebenezer, who d. here in 1799, aged 77, was son of Daniel, who was here as soon, at least, as 1728, and b. in 1688, probably in Watertown. Daniel may ha.ve been the son of Benjamin, by his second wife, Elizabeth Bridge, whom he there m. Jan 17, 1677. Their chil. were, Elizabeth, b. in 1679; Thomas, in 16S0; Anna, in 1683, and Mehiiable, in 1687. This does not reach Daniel, but it comes near to the period of his birth. He may have been their next child, but 1 do not find his birth. At that time, Samuel and Joseph Garfield were in Watertown, having fam- ilies; probably brothers of Benjamin. Samuel, whose wife was Mary, had Eliza- beth, b. in 1658; John, in 1664; Ruth, in 1666; Lydia, in 1668; Daniel, in 1670, who d. in I6S3; Mary, in 1673. and Elizabeth, in 1676. The father of these chil- dren d. in 1684. Joseph, (brother of Samuel) whose wife was Sarah, had Edward, b. in 1664; Sarah, in 1673; Jerusha, in 1677; Rebecca, in 1683; and Grace, in 1688 Benjamin, Samuel and Joseph were probably sons of Edward, of Water- town, who was made freeman in 1635, and whose wife was Rebecca. She d. in 1G61, aged 65. They were from England. Their D., Rebecca, b. March 18, 1640, «n. Isaac Mixer, in Watertown, Jan. 10, 16C0, some of whose descendants settled here. FAMILY REGISTER. 293 GOODENOW, DAVID was living on house lot, No. 2, in 1728. Chil. Timothy, b. Aug. 7, 1728; Sarah, May 11, 1730, and Dinah, March 14, 1732. The name of his wife is not on the records of births, but beheved to have been Dorothy, a second wife,* GOODENOW, THOMAS, (sup. came from Westboro', and to have been b. in 1738, and s. of Tliomas, whose wife was Persis Rice. The latter Thomas was son of Samuel and Sarah, and b. in Marlboro', in 1709) whose wife was Abigail, had Thomas, b. Oct, 21, 1770; Perly, bap. April 28, 1776, and d. infant; Ferly, bap. April 12, 1778. GOODENOW, LEVI (sup. from Westboro', and to have been b. in 1737, and s. of Jonathan and Lydia) m. Meliscent, D. of James Keyes, June 8, 1762. Chil. Elmer, b. Jan. 27, 1761. It appears by the record of his baptism, that the parents were, in 1765, in covenant relation with the chh. in Marlboro'; James Keyes, bap. April 19, 1767; Jonas, bap. Oct. 2.5, 1768. GOODENOW, JONAS, afterwards Deacon, and s. of Peter, m. Mary, D. of Nathaniel Davenport, Jan. 29, 1767. Chil. Elijah, who d. in N. H. ; Mel Moore, U. May 28, 1769, and m. Amelia (Anjitia, on the record) Fassett, April 5, 1790 ; J\a- thaniel, Nov. 20, 1771 ; Mary, Oct. 9, 1773, and d. in N. H. ; Jonas, Jan. 6, 1776, and d. Jan. 27, 1783; Dorothy, Feb. 24, 1773; Jedediah, May 6, 1780, and d. in Pennsylvania; Lucy, Jan. 3, 1783, and d. in Ohio; Jonas. Feb. 11, 1785 ; Tamar, who was recently living in Ohio, and Joseph, sup. murdered in Illinois. * His first wife is sup. to have been Din.ih Fny of Westboro', whom he m. IVov. 8, 1722, and had Samuel b. in Marlboro', in 1723; if so, he was the son of Samuel, and b. in 1G78. His father (b. in Sudbury in 164^5, of Thomas and Jane) d. Aug. 2, 1723, aged 79. There were several families of this name, who were early settlers ia iMarlboro', from Sudbury. 294 FAMILY REGISTER. GOODENOW, RUFUS E. (from Boylston) m. Mary Al- mira, D of Eddy Tucker. Chil. Martha Missouri, b. June 30, 1838; Marcus Morton, Feb. 5, 1840. James Goodenovv m. Elizabeth Ciossett, July 4, 1763. Jonathan Goodenow m. Eunice Hastings of Lancaster, May 6, 1761. Mitte Goodenow m. King Howe, in 1785. GOODALE, EDWARD (s. of Benjamin, of Marlboro') b. 1715, and whose wife was Sarah, d. in 1760. Chil. Moses, b. Sept. 9, 1739; Elizabeth, March 13, 1741, and m. Robert Smith of Worcester, Dec. 16, 1767; Peter, Feb. 1, 1745, and d. infant; Pmil, March 9, 1747 ; Feter, Dec. 12, 1751. The name of Goodale, many years since, was written Good- all, and, sometimes, Goodell. GOODALE, ENOS m. Mnry Angier, in Marlboro', Nov. 16, 1736, and came here from Marlboro', where the births of his three first children are recorded, viz : Sarah, b. in 1737; Ebenezer, in 1739, and Mary, in 1741, and m. William Brewer, Jr., Nov. 22, 1764. The following are recorded here, viz : E^reHfc?, b. Sept. 8, 1743; Enos, March 28, 1746; Miriam, March 3, 1748, and m. Ebenezer Drury, Jr. of Temple, N. H , in 1768; Persis, June 19, 1750; Elijah, Oct. 20, 1753, and who, it is said, with some others of the family, removed with their fother to N. H. GOODALE, AARON m. Eunice Marshall of HoJden, in 1767. Chil. Eunice, b. Jan. 20, 1769; Lois, Nov. 8, 1770; Echvard, June 22, 1772; Sarah, Dec. 30, 1773; Elizabeth, Aug. 18, 1775; Lucy, June 11, 1777 ; Aaron, May 8, 1781 ; Hannah, Oct. 18, 1782; Abel, Jan. 1, 1785. GOODALE, DAVID, (sup. s. of Nathan, and g. s. of John, of Marlboro') b. 1749, and whose wife was Dorothy, had David, b. Sept. 10, 1775; Dorothy, Sept. 10, 1777; Ezekiel, Sept„ 24, 1780; Azubah Newton, Oct. 16, 1782. FAMILY REGISTER. 295 GOODALE, PETER (s. of Edward) m. Abigail, D. of Benjamin Hnids, March 9, 1775. Child, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 23, 1775. GREEN, THOMAS, (perhaps from Maiden) whose wife was Mary, was an early settler in this township ; she was ad. to the chh. here in 1 728. In what part of the town he lived is unknown. Chil,, whose births are on record here, William, b. Feb. 16, 1722; Thomas, March 10, 1724, and bap. here in 1725; John, March 2, 1726; Hannah, July 8, 1728; Sarah, Jan. 31, 1731. He probably removed to Hardvvick, as, in 1753, his wife, Mary, was dismissed from here to the chh. there. GREEN, JACOB (probably a bro. of Thomas) was also among the first settlers here, and living on house lot. No. 9, in 1729; his wife was Elizabeih ; he came here, no doubt, with a family. Chil. William, b. May 11, 1716; Elizabeth, Sept. 6, 1718; Mary, July 26, 1720; Samuel, March 1, 1723; David, March 2, 1725, and bap. 1726; Abigail, b. July 11, 1727; Benjamin, July 6, 1729; Jonathan, Dec. 25, 1730. Abigail Green, perhaps sister of Jacob, was ad. to this chh. in 1727. GREEN, JONATHAN, whose wife was Sybil, had Nathan, b. Feb. 15, 1745, and Elizabeth, July 16, 1747. GREEN, JONATHAN, (whether the same as above, having a second wife, is not known) whose wife was Dorcas, had Dor- cas, b. May 15, 1768. Perhaps he was the s. of Jacob. GREEN. JOHN m. Abigail Barns, (called of this town) April 29, 1798; she was ad. to the chh. here in 1798. Chil. John A'Jams, b;ip. July 7, 1799; William, bap. April 5. 1801. He probably removed to Wrentham, as his wife was dismissed from this chh. to the chh. there, in 1803. 296 FAMILY REGISTER. GREEN, NATHANIEL (from Pepperell) m. Lucy, D. of Jonathan Stone, in 179^. Chil. Nathaniel, the only one, whose birth was on the town record in 1846, b. Aug. 31, 1792, went to IMaine, and m. there; Emerson, who was killed in Wisconsin, by the Indians, in the Black Hawk war ; Luther Dexter _ who m. Susan Goddard of Worcester, in ]S-.^1; Lucy, who m. Jo- seph H. Whitney, Jan. 5, 1817; Hannah; Levi; William Adams, who m. Adaline Whipple of Boylston ; she d. Nov. 23, 1840, aged 32 ; his second wife was Goodenow of Boyls- ton ; Cherry Maria, who m. Almon Allen of Princeton, and next, Capt. Leander Fales; Charles Otis. Perhaps all are not named here, and, it may be, these are not in their order. GREEN, LEVI (s. of Nathaniel) m. Mary, D. of Shepard Pratt, May 11, 1825. Chil. (only one on record in 1840) Em- erson v., b. Feb. 9, 1826. GREEN, CHARLES OTIS (s. of Nathaniel) m. Caroline Knowlton of Holden. Chil. Charles Otis, b. May 18, 1841; Maria Allen, b. Sept. 24, 1842. GREEN, SAMUEL (s. of Dr. Green of Concord, N. H.) m. Fanny Harwood, D. of the second wife of Daniel Goddard, Sen., in 1S03. Chil. Mary Ehly, b. Dec. 4, 1803; Samuel Ayres, Nov. 21, 1805; William Henry, Aug. 31, 1808; Charles Thomas, bap. Sept. 15, ISll. Removed to N. Y. about 1813. GLAZIER, JOSEPH m. Eunice Newton, in the N. P., Oct. 15, 1744. Chil. Eunice, b. Aug. 18, 1745, and d. in 1746; Persis, April 7, 1747 ; Aaron, Nov. 3, 1748, and d. in 1749; Eunice, March 13, 1750; Levinah, May 9, 1152; Olive, Oct. 18, 1754; Aaron, Aug. 4, 1756; Calvin, March 18, 1759; Sophia, Sept. 25, 1761 ; Candace, May 29, 1764; Eli- akim, Dec, 1766. FAMILY REGISTER. 297 GLAZIER, JOHN, whose wife was Sarah, D. of Isaac Temple, and m. Oct. 21, 1765, had Smyrna, b. March 5, 1767. GLAZIER, CALVIN (s. of Joseph) m. Lydla Peirce of Worcester, in 1780. Chil. &U'e//, b. July 1, 1732, and Emtry, April 28, 1783. Jacob Glazier m. Mary Whitcomb of Sterling, in 1782. Oliver Glazier was pub. to Kacliel. D. of Stephen Hastings, March 11, 1785. The Glazier families lived in the N. P. GALE, JONATHAN m. Margaret, D. of William Craw- ford, March 10, 1757. Chil. Ahigail, b. Feb. 9, 1753. and m. Joshua Siiles of Princeton, in 1781 ; jE/i, June 3, 1760; Jonas, Sept. 26, 1762; Rhoda^ Nov. 26, 1764 ; John and Elizabeth, July 31, 1767. GALE, ABRAHAM m. Abigail Rice of Worcester, in 1769. C\\\\. Mnry, Feb. 7, 1773, and JoAn, April 6,1774. Removed, probably, to Princeton. GOULDING, ABEL, probably from Worcester,* m. Kezia Johnson of Southboro*, May 9, 1769. Such is the Middlesex Co. record. Perhaps an error in transcribing, and should be 1767. He lived on the south side of the old post road, near the entrance of the road to Holden. When he came here is un- certain, but probably with a family, as the birtlis of his children, except the last, appear to have been entered on the record here, at one and the same time, and are as follows, viz: Abigail, b. Jan. 9, 1769; Falmcr, April 10, 1770; Lydia, April 10, 1772, and m. John Baker, in 1793; L cy, Jan. 13, 1774, and m. John Miller of Wcsttninsier, June 12, 1799; Martha, March 11, 1777, and m. William Rice of Worcester, in 1799; Zilpah, * Whrre was Ppter Gouldingr in 1C84, and Pnlmer Goulding in 1718 William Golding wns in Boston in IG46. l'erha|)R Goulding was originall}' Golding 3 ii' so, how u came there is matter for coojecture. 38 298 FAMILY REGISTElt March n, 17S0; Palmer, Oct. 26, 1784; Vlclaty, June 1 Ij- 1787; Bdief, Jax). 16, 1789, and in. Charles Taylor Fay, in I8l2 ; John, Dec. 22, 1791. His wife, KeziH, it is said, d. m 1805, aged abnutoG. In 1806, he ni. Elizabeth Foster, a widow, of Berlin, and d. Dec. 6, 1817, aged 79. His is the only death in the family that is found on record. His wid., Elizabeth, m. Jed. Tucker, March 9, 1824. GATES, HEZEKIAH, who was on house lot, No. 29, in 17-34, probably removed to Lancaster. There is nothing on re- cord here relating to a single individual of his family. GOSS, REUBEN, from Westboro', m, Martha Drury, here, Sept. 10, 1 704, and lived, probably, in the N. P. Chil. Calvin, b. Dec. 31, 1764; Mnry, Oct 3, 1766; William, Oct. 21, 1768 ; Lois. O -t. 30, 1770 ; Ohio, Jan. 22, 1774 ; John, Jair. 29, 1779; Lucy, Oct. 4, 1781 ; Anna, May 9, 1784. William Goss m. Elizabeth Pike, Nov. 8, 1759, both called of this town. GLEASON, THOMAS, the name of his wife not on record, had Susanna and haachap. here, April 18, 1725. Tie parents owned the covenant at that time. Nothing more is known cf him, GLEASON, ISAAC, whose wife was Mary, had Elizaheth, b. at Cambiidge, Oct. 20, 1757 ; Eliab, here, Nov. 19, 1759 J Winsor, Feb. 18, 1 762. Removed, suj)., to Worcester. GRIMES, ANDREW, who wa? of Lancaster, m. Elizabeth Hagar, Oct. 26, 1775. Chil. Josc.yh, b. IMarcli I, 1776; An- dreiv, Oc[. 1, 1777; James, Feb. 12, 1779; John, May 5, 1780; ^sa, Sept. 26, 1781. GRAVES, CRISPUS m. Sarah. D. of Joseph Muzzy, Dec. 8, 1790. Child, Zachariah, bap. June 30, 1793. FAMILY REGISTER. 299 Sarah Grnves m. Amos Rice of ISorihboro', May 8, 1766. He was father of Asaj)li Rice, of that town. CathariHe Graves was pub. to Daniel Tombs, both called of this town, Aug. 21, 1773 ; n. g. ; she fcrbade the banns, saying, what had been done was witiiout her consent or knowledge. GODFREY, DANIEL (Goodfrey on the record, natne of iiis wife unknown) had Daniel, bap. Jan. G, 178:2; Anna, bap. May 25, 1783. GRAY, SAMUEL, who m. Lnry, D. of Stephen Johnson, April I:}, 1815; came here from Westboro', about 1821. She d. Feb 20, 1S2-2, aged 26. His second wife was Mary M. Da- venport, a widow, o(" West Boylsion, whom he m, Feb 9, 1824. She d. July % 1825, aged 38. His third wife was Martha R. Erwin, a vvid., whom he m. Oct. 16, 1826. flEYWOOD, PHINEAS* (s. of Deacon John) was b. in Concord, July 18, 1707, and came here with a family about 1739; his wife was Elizabeth. He lived in the N. VV. part of the town, where liis descendants yet reside. He d. Marcli 20, 1776, a!i;ed 69, and his wid., Elizabeth, June 2, 1797, aged 86. Ciiil. Mary, who m. Samuel Jennison in 1755; Seth ; Timothy, tlie first recorded here, b. Feb. 12, 1740; Keziah, k^xW 30, * He was Selectman. Rep.. &c., and one of fifteen Grand Jurors, who, in April, 1774, refused, and, in a writing by them signed and presented to the Atsociate Jus- tices of the .S. J. Court at Worcester, protested against being empani lied, if Chief Justice Oliver should be present on the bench ; " because (said they) we ap- prehend it would be hij;;hly injurious to subject a fellow countrj man to a tiial al a bar, where one of the Judges is convicted, in the minds of the people, of a crime, more heinous, in all probability, than any that might come before him." The (.ro- test was publicly read by the Clerk ; the Court (four Judges then on the bench) deliberated, and, at length, informed the jury, that it was not prol);ible that the Chief Justice would attend to take his scat. They retired and consulted, and. after some delay, returned and were empannelled. The Chief Justice did not appear at Court. His " cri;ne" was political-, he carried matters with a high hand, and for a short lime, buttetted the tempest he had helped to raise. The other Judges, in the meantime, were conciliatory. Ho was also one of the town's Committee of Correspondence in 1774 and 1773, but lived only to enter upon that perilous couteat that soon after followed. 300 FAMILY REGISTER. 1742, and m. Bezaleel Howe of Marlboro', in 1774 ; PhineaSf July 29, 1744; Benjamin, Oct. 25, 1746; Nathaniel^ bap. Nov. 13. 1748; JoA/j, bap. May 5, 1751, and d. in 1756; Ltvi, b. M ly 12, 1753, and settled in Gardner, where he liad Levi, afterwards Counsellor at Law in Worcester, who there m. Nancy Healey. HEYWOOD, SETH (s. sup. of Phineas) m. Martha, D. of Isaac Temple, Aug. 24, 1762. ChW. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1762; John, Dec. 8, 1764. Deborah Heywood in. David Bigelow of Worcester in 1763. HEYWOOD, PHINEAS, Jr, (s. of Phineas) m. Kezia, D. of Jabez Snow of Westboro', May 19, 1772. She d. Feb. 20, 1775. Child, Kezia, h. Sept. 21, 1773. He next m. Persis, D. of Bezaleel Eager of Northboro', and G. D. of Col. Nahum Ward. March 18, 1777. HEYWOOD, Hon. BENJAMIN (s. of Phineas, Sen.) H. U., 1775; in 1776, appointed Captain, and served through the war ; was at the capture of Burgoyne, he. ; settled in Wor- cester, and, from 1802 to 181 1, a Judge of the Court of Com- mon Pleas. He m. Mehitable, D. of Elisha Goddard of Sulton, and d. in Worcester, Dec. 6, 1816, aged 70. Chil. Mehitable; Nathaniel Moore, b. in 1788, m. Caroline Sumner of Bosion, in 1816, and d. at Richmond, Va. ; Elizabeth; Benjamin Frank- lin, who m. Nancy, D. of Dr. John Green of Worcester; Jb- sej)h, Lucy, and Nancy. HEYWOOD, NATHANIEL (s. of Phineas, Sen.) m. Hannah Curtis of Worcester, and lived on the homestead, where his wife, H mnah d. March 25, 1792, aged 35. Chil. L^vi, b. Sept. 22, 1777, and d, Sept. 17, 1804; Nathaid, L Fth. 6, 1780, and d. Oct. 7, 1833; Benjamin, March 29, 1782 ; John, Aug. 24, 17S4; Phineas, May 4, 1788; Daniel, Nov. 17, 1790, and d. Dec. 20, 1802. His second wife was Mary FAMILY REGISTER. 301 Chamberlain of Worcester, whom he m. July 1, 1793 ; she d. Nov. 21, 1802, aged 39, and he, INov. 18, 1834, aged 86. Chil. Hannah, b. Feb. 9, 1794; Daniel, xMarch 9, 1796; Ma- rietta, March 9, 1802, and m. Ehjah Stow of Grafton, Jan. 1, 1828. HEYWOOD, PHINEAS (s. of Nathaniel) m. Alice, D. of Capt. Seth Pratt; she d. in 1812, aged 21. HEYWOOD, DANIEL (s. of Nathaniel) m. Maria Brooks of Princeton, in 1824. Chil. John Brooks, b. Aug. S, 1825; George Chamberlain, June 18, 1827, and d. young ; Charles Leland, Oct. 21, 1828; George C, June 17, \ 832 ; Edwin C, Sept. 27, 1836 ; Henry Adams, June 23, 1842. HASTINGS, DANIEL,* from Watertown, where he m. Sarah Ball, Aug. 5, 1724', was on house lot No. 41, in 1729; she was ad. to chh. here in 1736. He d. July 4, 1777 ; age unknown. Chil. Hannah, b. July 26, 1729, and d. Nov. 15, * "John Hastings (says Farmer) from England, with two sons, Walter and Samuel, b. there, was in Braintree, freeman, 1645; where two others, John and Seaborn, were bap., and removed to Cambridge in 1636." Probably he is the one who d. in Cam. in 1637, and may have been bro. of Thomas, of Watertown — Waiter m. Sarah Meen in 1635, and had John in 1660, and Jonathan in 1672. and others, who d. young. Samuel m. Mary Meen in 1661, and had Mary, b. in 1662 ; John, 1664 ; Samuel, 1668; Stephen, 1669; Nathaniel, 1673; Daniel, 1675, and d. 1676; Caleb, 1677. Stephen, above named, d. in Cam. Sept. 24, 1726, aged 59. John, 3d son, m. Hannah Moore in Cam, in 1666, and had John, b. 1667; the mother d. that year ; his 2d wife was Lydia Champney, whom he m. there in 1668, and had Joseph, b. in 1669, and Daniel, in 1677; the mother d. in 1691, aged 48; John, his son, d. in 1691, aged 25. "Thomas Hastings, (says Farmer) freeman, 1635, was Deacon of the chh. in Watertown." The first I find of the name in Mid. Co. Rec. as being in Water- town, is Thomas, whose wife was .Margaret; they had Joseph b. therein 1637; Benjamin, in 1639; Nathaniel, 1661; Samuel, in 1665; and perhaps others. Ruth, the first wife of his son Joseph, d. there in 1682, who there m. Martha Shepard, in 1634. The following were no doubt descendants of John or Thomas ; the ancestors of those, who settled in Shrewsbury. John, who m, Abigail Hammond in Newton, in 1679. Thomas, who m. Abigail Tarbell, in Watertown, in 1693. John, who m. Mercy or Mary Ward in Wewton, in 1723. Benjamin, who m. Abigail Sawtel in Watertown, in 1743. 302 FAMILY REGISTER, 1736 ; Daniel, July 5, 1732 ; Elizabeth, bap. in 1734, and d. in 1736; John, Nov. 3, 1735, and d. Oct. 11, 1736; Eliza- beth, Nov. 11, 1736; JoA/i, Aug. 27, 1737 ; DaiiJ, Jan. 19 1740; Hannah, A\n\\ 14, 1742, and ai. Solouion Newton, in 1762 ; and probably Stepheji and Sarah, b. before the parents came here ; the latter m. Samuel Holland, May 9, 1745. HASTINGS, STEPHEN (s. sup. of Daniel) m. Martha Walker, June 16, 1757. Chil. Rachel, b. Aug. 21, 1764, and m. Olver Glazier, in 1785 ; Thnothy, May 1, 1773, and d. in- fant ; Sarah, Sept. — , 1775; Martha, April 9, i"478. HASTINGS, DANIEL, Jr. (s. of Daniel) m. Priscilla, D. of Henry Keyes, Aug. 16, 1753. Child, Ruth, b. Jan. 2, 1754 ; removed, sup. to Petersham. HASTINGS, JOHN (s. of Daniel) m. Elizabeth Howe of Lancaster, May 25, 1762 ; lived in the N. P. and d., it is said, in Boylston. Chil. Eliakim, b. Feb. 7, 1763 ; Elizabeth, April 19, 1765, and m. David Fay ; John, May 3, 1768; Stephen, Sept. 21, 1771 ; Alice, July 29, 1776 ; Reuben, Jan. 15, 1784, HASTINGS, DAVID (s. of Daniel) m. Dinah Williams in 1765, and d. in Boylston. Chil. Abigail, b. May 20, 1766; Benjamin, May 9, 1768 ; David, July 9, 1770, and m. Eliza- beth, D. of Joseph Eager ; Susanna, Nov. 3, 1772 ; Nathan, May 1, 1776, and d. infant; Nathan, March 24, 1778; Lucy, Feb. 21, 1783. HASTINGS, ELIAKIM (s. of John) m. Patience Moore, or Morse, in 1782. Chil. Patience, b. Oct. 31, 1782; Elia- kim, Sept. 21, 1784. Of the six next following heads of families of this name I know not whose sons they were. HASTINGS, NATHANIEL, the name of whose wife is not on record, had Jonathan, bap. here, Oct. 28, 1744. FAMILY REGISTER. S03 HASTINGS, SAMUEL, m. Anna, D. of Capt. Jos. Bige- low, Oct. '2G, 1757. Child, Stephen, b. Jan. 5, 17.58. HASTINGS, NATHAN, m. Lois Rice of Worcester, in 1767. Chil. Mary, b. Dec. 12, 1768 ; Benjamin, bap. Sept. 1, 1770. HASTINGS, NATHANIEL, whose wife's name is not on record, had Mary, bap. Jan. 29, 1769 ; the parents at that time owned the covenant. HASTINGS, iMOSES, said to have been of Brookfield, m. Abigail, D. of VVilham Taylor, April 25, 1739 ; she was ad. to the clih. in 1742. He sold his farm to Col. Nahum Ward about 1745, who, in 17.51, conveyed it to his son, Artemas, who sold it to the Rev. Mr. Sumner, who resided there through life. Chil. Rebecca, b. Dec. 20, 1739; Catharine, Jan. 10, 1741 ; Bulah, Jan. 17, 1747 ; Neverson, April 19, 1749. The father d. June 10, 1767, aged 62; his wid. Abigail, m. Samuel Bigelow, May 7, 1770. HASTINGS, JOSEPH, of W^altham, m. Hannah Hastings of Watertown, July 10, 1744; when he settled here does not appear. She was ad. to the chh. here, from that in Watertown, in 1772 ; and he from tlie chh. in Waltham, in 1775. Some of their first chil. have not their births recorded here, viz. Hannah, who m. William Knowlton in 1764; and Joseph. The follow- ing are on record here: Isaac, b. April 5, 1751, and sup. went to Gerry, now Pliillip^ton ; Martha, April 10, 1753, and m. Elij;il) Southgate of Leicester, Jan. 19, 1774 ; Jonas, Sept. 23, 1755; Ezra, bap. Dec. 1759, and m. Rachel Garfield, April 29, 1779 ; Ruth, bap. March 20, 1763, and m. John Brocas, in 1784 ; Lydia, bap. March 20, 1763. and m. Elmer Gushing, in 1783. This family resided where Capt. Daniel Fales now lives. Joseph Hastings, the father, in the latter part of his life, was very deaf; when at meeting, on the Sabbath, he sat in the pulpit, 304 FAMILY REGISTEE. using an ear trumpet, that extended near to the preacher's mouth. He d. Feb. 1, 1805, aged 83, and his wid. Hannah, March 26, 1808, aged 84. HASTINGS, JONATHAN, (s. of Nathaniel) m. Mary Fay of Northboro', lived in Boylston, and had chil., Fay, Jon- athan, Luther, John and Mary. HASTINGS, JOSEPH, Jr. (s. of Joseph) m. Catharine Joslin of Westboro', Nov. 15, 1770 ; both ad. to the chh. here 1783. No names of children on record. He d. July 13, 1796, aged 47 ; his wid. Catharine, m. Joseph Whipple of Grafton, Oct. 15, 1797, survived him, and d. here Dec. 29, 1840, aged 91. HASTINGS, JONAS (s. of Joseph) m. Lucy, D. of Daniel Johnson, May 24, 1781, and d. Sept. 1846, aged 91 ; his wife, Lucy, d. May 4, 1826, aged 72. Chil. Riifus, b, March 8, 1782, and d. unm. in Charlton ; John Holland, May 11, 1784, and d. May 5, 1799; Lyman, May 1, 1786, and d. unm. Nov. 20, 1822 ; Jonas, Aug. 11, 1788, and d. unm. Dec. 28, 1828 ; Lucy, April 11, 1791 ; Ruth, Nov. 17, 1793, and d. Sept. 2, 1796 ; Joseph Southgaie, June 8, 1796, and m. Joanna New- ton, of Westboro' ; John Holland, May 5, 1799, and d. young. HALL, THOMAS, whose wife was Abigail, came here from Marlboro' ; he had previously lived in Concord. It appears by the records in Marlboro', that he had a family of children when he left there, viz : Abigail, b. in 1711, at Concord ; John, in 1714 ; Thomas, in 1716, and David, in 1718, in Marlboro'. He was one of the founders of the chh. here, and was living on house lot No. 23, in 1729. His chil. b. here were Jonathan, May 12, 1721 ; Benajah, March 10, 1724, and Elizabeth, Nov. 12, 1727. The parents were dismissed to the chh. in Dudley, in 1735. HALL, JAMES, m. Silence, D. of Hollis Parker, Oct. 11, 181 1 J she d. April 20, 1832, aged 45. About the year 1828, FAMILY REGISTER. g05 lie fell from near the top of the spire upon the roof of a lueet- ing house he was building in Sutton, and so indented it, by break- ing one of the rafters, as to obtain a lodgment there, until relieved ; he was not sensibly injured, but soon went about his work. It is said he fell some years after from another building and broke his neck. Chil. Sai-ah Z., b. Oct. 2, 1313; Louisa Amrustu, June 2S, I8I5 ; Jomes Munroe, July 22, 1817 ; Anna Parker, Nov. 13, 1819; Met rt/ Jane, Dec. 8, 1821 ; William Eustis, April 2G, 1824; Silence Maria, April IG, 1S32, HALL, JOSLVIl, whose wife's name is not on record, had Isaac, bap. May 14, 1730. HINDS, JACOB, with a family, was from Marlboro', where he m. Grace Morse, Dec. 6, 1716. This name is written Ilins in the records there ; he was living on house lot No. 33, in 1729 ; his wife was ad. to the chh. here in 1723. Their chil. in Marl- boro' were Tabitha, b. in 1718, and d. infant; Sarah, in 1719; Abigail, in 1720, and pub. to Josiah Broad, of Holden, Dec. 9, 1743 ; Daniel, in Shrewsbury, in 1723, and d. here, June 2, 1740 ; Joseph, in 1724. Those on record here, were Benja- min, h. 3 u\y 1, \1 -20 ; Mart/, Aug. 13,1726; Tabitha, Nov. 14, 1727; Jason, Dec. 8, 1728, and d. before 1751; David Child was his Administrator. Elizabeth, Jan. 22, 1730, and m. Ephraim Temple, May 25, 1752; Jacob, Jan. 22, 1731. HLNDS, BENJAMIN (s. of Jacob) m, Ehzabeth, D. of Isaac Temple, Oct. IS, 1747. Chil. Elizabeth, b. March 9, 174S ; Daniel, April 27, 1749; Abner, Oct. 14, 1750; Abi- gail, July 14, 1752, and m. Peter Goodiile, in 1774 ; Benjamin, Aug. 29, 1754 ; Jason, Feb. 14, 1756 ; Nimrod, Jan. 22, 1753 ; Ashur, Sept. 11, 1759; Martha, Sept. 29, 17G0; and, sup. m. Oliver Sawyer, in 1785 ; Tabitha, March 2, 1762. HINDS, BENJAMIN, m. Tabitha, D. of Ephrain» Holland, July 1,176G; probably the preceding Benjamin, and Tabitha, his 2d wife. Clill. Jacob, b. July 21, 1767 ; Justin, March 28, 1770; Joi-e^^A, July 4, 1772; Tabitha, Apnl 14, 177G. 39 306 FAMILY REGISTER. HAPGOOD, Capt. THOMAS (s. of Thomas,* of Marl- boro') m. Damaris Hutchins, in Marlboro', Aug. 12, 1724 ; he was then called of Shrevvsbmy. She was ad. to the chh. here in 172S ; her death is not on record. He d. Oct. 5, 1745, aged 43. Chil. Ephraim, b. April 28, 1725, and d. Sept. 1, 1739 ; Solomon, Sept. 20, 1726, and d. July 20, 1740 ; Asa, Dec. 6, 1728 ; Elijah, Jan. 16, 1731, and d. Oct. 5, 1745 ; Seth, Oct. 20, 1732; Joab, Jan. 21, 1735; Damaris, March 12, 1737, and m. Gideon Howe, in 1756; John, Sept. 12, 1739; David, Feb. 2, 1742, and d. Oct. 20, 1745; Eunice, Aug. 17, 1744, and m. Ebenezer Hartshorne, of Athol, April 20, 1767. HAPGOOD, ASA (s. of Thomas) m. Anna, D. of Asa Bouker, Dec. 6, 1750. Chil. Lcvinah, b. Feb. 5, 1752; Thomas, March 22, 1753 ; Elizabeth, May 6, 1754. He re- moved to Reading, Vt., thence to Halifax, in that State. HAPGOOD, SETH (s. of Thomas) m. Lydia, D. of Asa Bouker, in 1757, and settled in Petersham. He was the father of the late Hutchins Hapgood, Esq., of that town, who was sev- eral years its Representative in the General Court. HAPGOOD, JOAB (s. of Thomas) m. Abigail, D. of Isaac Stone, June 20, 1765, and d. March 21, 1803, aged 68. His * He was b. Feb. 1, 1669 ; and, according to Marlboro' records, d. Oct. 4, 1764, having past his 95th year. Extract from an English publication of that period — "Died at Marlboro', in New England, in the 94-th year of his age, fllr. Thomas Hapgood. His posterity were very numerous ; viz. 9 children ; 92 grand children 5 208 great grand children, and 4 great great grand children; in all, 313. His children saw their grandchil- dren, and Iheir grandfather, at the same time." His wife was Judith, who d. Aug. 15, 1759 ; their " 9 children" were Mary, b. in 1G94; Sarih, in 1G95; Elizabeth, in 1697; Thomas, 1702; Hepzibah, 1704; John, 1707; Huidah, 1709; and Joseph, in 1714. His brother, Nathaniel, m. Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Ward, of Marlboro', 14, 6,1695, and lived in Stow. They were the sons of Shydrack Hapgood, who came from England, and m. Elizabeth Tread- way, of Sudi)ury, Oct. 21, 1664. He, and four others of a troop of about 20 men, from Concord and its vicinity, accompanying Capt. Hutchinson to treat with th« Indians at Quaboag, (Brookfield) were there suddenly shot down by the treacherous essemy, lurking in ambush, and killed on the spot, Aug. 2, 1675. FAMILY REGISTER. SQ7 wid. Abigail, d. Nov. 28, 1804, aged 69. Chil. Lucy, b. June 25, 176G, living (1847) and unm.; Ephraim, March 1, 1768; David, Nov. 25, 1769, and d. unm. Sept. 18, 1829; Nahum, Dec. 7, 1771, and d. Oct. 9, 1789; Elijah, Nov. 10, 1773; Stephen, Dec. 14, 1775, and d. Aug. 19, 1778; iViar^Aa, March Ij 1778, and d. infant. HAPGOOD, EPHRAIM (s. of Capt. Joab) m. Elizabeth Cunningham, D. of Silas Allen, Feb. 28, 1796, and d. Dec. 17, 1843, aged 76, Chil. Martha, b. May 15, 1798, and m. Ben- jamin Flagg of Boylston ; they live on a portion of the farm on which her great grandfather, Thomas, first settled ; Simon Allen, Aug. 5, 1802, and d. Oct. 5, 1803 ; Lucy, April 27, 1805, and m. Washington Hill of Spencer, Jan. 23, 1834. HAPGOOD, ELIJAH (s. of Joab) m, Eunice, D. of Reu- ben Baker, Sept. 26, 1802. She d. Nov. 14, 1841, aged 60. Chil. Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1803, and m. John Roper, Jr. of Princeton, Dec. 14, 1824, and d. there; Joab, Sept. 6, 1804; Lemuel Bemis, Oct. 12, 1805 ; Charlotte, Aug. 30, 1807 ; iVa- hum Roland, March 6, 1809, and m. Emily C, wid. of Nathan Garfield ; David Thomas, Jan. 19, 1813, and d, Aug. 9, 1843 ; Lorenzo, Nov. 9, 1815; Reuben Leander, July 10, 1817; Ephraim Augustine, Nov. 22, 1823, and m. Nancy Holmes of Grafton. HAPGOOD, JOAB (s. of Elijah) m. Elizabeth Eager of Northboro', in 1828. Chil. Abigail Marion, b. Aug. 27, 1829 Charles Edward, Dec. 11, 1830; Susan Maria, Oct. 24, 1832 Lucy Elizabeth, July 22, 1335; PValter Joab, June 25, 1839 Mary Susan, July 15, 1841. HAPGOOD, LEMUEL BEMIS (s. of Elijah) m. Ama- zonia, D. of George Flagg of Holden. Chil. Martha Amanda, b. May 22, 1836 ; George Elijah, Jaa. 22, 1838. 308 FAMILY REGISTER. HEM EN WAY, DANIEL,* sup. originally from Framing- liam, ra. Ruth Bigelow, (sister of SamtJei Bigelow, Sen.) June 7, 1743. Boll) ad. to the chh. here from that in Mailhoro', in 1750. She d. May 4, 1768, aged 49. Chil. Silas, b. April G, 1744, not recorded here, but in Marlboro'; the following are on the town record here, viz: Daniel, June 24, 174-2, (so is the record, perhaps it should be 1748) m. Mary Carryl, Aug. 1, 1770, and settled in liarre; Susanna, AprW 16, 1746, and m. Daniel Rand, Jr. in 1767; Asa, Sept, 8, 1750, and settled in Bridport, Vt. ; Jacob, March 5, 1753, m. Chloe Barrett, in 1780, and, probably, Sarah Saddler of Grafton, Jan. 2.9, 1789, and removed to Shoreham, Vt. ; Samncl, Feb. 23, 1756 ; Jonas, Dec. 13, 1758; Vashni, Oct. 13, 1761. He next m. Elizabeth, D. of Zebediah Johnson, Dec. 1, 1768; she d. Oct. 23, 1782, aged 39*. Child, Philip, b. June 9, 1776. He next m. in 1783, Abigail, wid. of Nahor Wlieelock, and d. Nov. 15, 1794, aged 75. HEMENWAY, SILAS (s. of Daniel) m. Mary, D. of Zachariah Smith, in 1766, and d. Aug. 12, 1830, aged 86 ; and bis wife, Mary, April 17, 1819, aged 70. Chil. Susanna, b. May 10, 17G7, and m. Joseph Stratlon Temple, in 1786; Ruthy Dec. 10, 1769, and m. Levi Jennison, in 1780; Mary, April * He framed the present meeting liouse in tliis town, the south one in Worces- ter, and that in iNortliboro', in which the Rev. Mr. VVIiitney long officiated, and many other public buildings; a warm patriot in the time ol' the Revolution ; one of the strong men of the town, and its Delegate in the Convention, that framed the Constitution of tliis Commonwealth. Ralph Hemenway, Ro.^burj-, freeman, ICil, d. in IGDD; had sons, John, b. 1C4I ; Jo:~hua, in IG-i3. Farmer. The next i find of the name, is Ralph, in Framingham, who there m. Sarah Ha- ven, Feb. 2, 1727. From Ralph, in Rn.xbury, no doubt, descended Daniel, who set- tled in Shrewsbury. Some of the following may have been his brothers. Samuel and Hannah Hemenway were m. March 24, 173G. Kbenczer Hemenway and Tamasin Wurse were m. Feb. 22, 1737. Jonathan Hemenway and Mary Foster were m. April 24, 1744. Joseph Hemenway and Mary Adams were m. July 4, 1743. Sylvanus Hemenway and Hepzibah Frost were m. March 22, 1750. John Hemenway and Mary Ran were m. J\ov. 2G, 1751. Isaac Hemenway and Elizabeth Haven were m. Nov. 28, 1754. All, with their wives, were of Framingham. FAMILY REGISTER. 309 7, 1772, and m. Benjamin Miner of Bridport, Vt., Feb. 27, 1793; Virtue, Jan. 23, 1775, and ni. Jonathan Wiiheiby, in 1796; *SeM, March 8, 1779; Ethan, JNov. 19, 17S3, and d. Nov. 16, 1785. HEMENWAY, SAMUEL (s. of Dnniel) m. Maiil)a Sal- mon of Boston, in 1779. Chih Thomas Si/mms, b. Nov. 14, 1779; Rebecca, Nov. 2G, 1781; Francis Salmon, Jan. 23, 1784; Hannah Salter, June 4, 1786 ; Vashni, Nov. 28, 1788 ; Sarah, Jan. 23, 1791. He, wiili his family, removed lo Shoreham, Vt. HEMENWAY, JONAS (s. of Daniel) m. Sarnh, D. of Thomas Whitney, Feb. 28, 17S0, and d. March 12, J 627, aged 68; his wid. Sarah, Sept. 8, 1827, aged 71. ChW. Lucy, b. May 8, 1780, and m. Asahel Allen, May 8, 1800; Ireiic, July 23, 1784, and m. Noah Allen, Jan. J, 1804. HEMENWAY, VASHNI, Esq. (s. of Daniel) m. Sarah Heard, Feb. 4, 1792 ; she was then called of Lancaster, and ad. to the chh. here in 1797. He was much employed in town af- fairs, several years Rep., &.c., and d. Jan. 19, 1821, in his 60lh year. His wid. Sarah, d. at Worcester, Feb. 14, 1847, aged 81. (Her father was Edmund, whom. Sarah Willington of Waltham ; who was the son of Edmund, of Ipswich, who ni. Priscilla Has- kell, and was afterwards, 1762, settled in Holden.) Chil. Rob- ert Eddy, b. Aug. 15, 1796; Edivard Haidey, March 13, 1798 ; Sarah Paine, Oct. 14, 1805, and m. Dr. William Work- man, Sept. 16, 1828, and removed to Worcester. HEMENWAY, ROBERT EDDY (s. of Vashni, Esq.) went to Providence, R. I., and there m. Eliza Jackson; they both deceased soon after, leaving one child, Elizabeth. HEMENWAY, PHILIP (s. of Daniel) m. Eunice, D. of Joseph Stone, June 22, 1802. Chil. Lewis Stone, bap. Dec. 7, 1804; Eunice, bap, July 21, 1S05; Henry Hulbcrt, bap. Jan. 31, 1808. He removed with his family to Orwell, Vt. 310 FAMILY REGISTER. HEMENWAY, Capt. SETH (s. of Silas) m. Martha, D. of Nathan Pratt, May )>!, 1800; she d. Sept. 24, 1831, aged b\. Chil. Silas, b. Aug. 2, ISOO; Lucy, June 19, 1803, and d. in- fant ; Levi Jciimson, July 1, 1805 ; Lucy, May 22, 1807, and m. Stillman Smith, in 1826 ; Anna, Oct. 2, 1809, and m. John Fessenden of Rutland, in IS31 ; Adaline, Dec. 15, 1813, and m. Silas Smith ; Levi Jennison, 1815. His second wife was Sarah Packard of Oakham. Child, Dexter. HEMENWAY, SILAS, (s. of Seth) whose wife was Susan of Framingham, had Susan Adaline Augusta, b. June 21, 1828; and Silas Alonzo Augustus, Sept. 6, 1829; removed to Providence, R. I. HEMENWAY, LEVI J. (s. of Seth) m. Maria, D. of Capt. Thomas Harrington, Jr. Child, Frederick Augustus, b. Dec. 13, 1840. HEMENWAY, JOSIAH, from Framingham, whose wife was Nancy, had Adaline Keyes, b. Dec. 16, 1815; Julia Au- gusta, Oct. 18, 1817; and Eliza Ann, Sept. 29, 1820. HOWE, PHINEAS,* b. 1707, (s. of Josiah, and g. s. of John, first settler of Marlboro') m. Abigail Bennett, both then * The c final, in this name, is not found in the old records, but as it is in general use now, I shall supply it to all of the name in the text of whom 1 have occasion to speak. There were several persons of the name of How, in different parts of the colony, very soon after its settlement commenced. Who of them was the ancestor of Phineas and Daniel, who settled in Shrewsbury, I sup. to have been John ; who was in Sudbury as early as 1638. Fanner sa.y a, " John (How) Watertown, free- man, 1640. John, Sudbury, freeman, 1G40, and had sons, John, b. 1640; Samuel, b. 1642. When John first went, and where from, to Sudbury, is unknown ; he was one of 47, who shared in the division of Sudbury Meadows in 1638. His wife was Mary; other sous, Isaac, Josiah, Thomas, b. 1656, Daniel in 1658, and d. in Marl- boro', in 1661 ; all b. in Sudbury, as appears of record ; he had others in Marlboro'; for the grant of which township, he was, in 1656, one of the petitioners, to which place he removed from Sudbury, where he had been one of the Selectmen for sev- eral years, and d. 28, 3, 1C80 ; in the record of his death, he is called, " John How, Sen." It has been said, that John, of Marlboro', came there from Watertown. If he ever was of Watertown, he appears, at least, to have made a stop at Sudbury for FAMILY REGISTER. 311 called of Shrewsbury, March 22, 1732, and both ad. to chh. here in that year; he lived in the N. P. Chil., not one on the town record ; Fhineas, bap. March 17, 1733; Bczaleel,hap. Feb. 24, 1735, and sup. m. Sarah Bigelow of Marlboro', Oct. 8, 1759; Silas, bap. Feb. 13, 1737; Alngail,b^i. March 4, 1739; Elizabeth, bap. April 13, 1740. HOWE, SILAS, perhaps s. of Gershom, and his wife, Han- nah Bouker of Marlboro'; if so, he was b. in 1727. He m. Bulah Leland of Marlboro', Nov. 22, 1749, and lived in t!ie N. P. Chil. Hannah, b. Dec. 10, 1750 ; and Isaac, Feb. 28, 1753. Hannah Howe m. Eli Keyes in 1762. King How^e m. Mitte Goodenow in 1785. Abigail Howe m. Manassah Fairbank of Berlin in 1785. Elizabeth Howe m. Aaron Goddard of Bridport, Vt. in 1795, son of Rev. William Goddard of Westmoreland, N. H. HOWE, SILAS, (perhaps s. of Silas) whose wife was Abi- gail, lived in the N. P., and had Abraham, b. Jan. 12, 1782 ; the only one on record here; others said to be, Silas, Ephraim, 8ome years. I have not yet been able to find a John How of or ever belonging to Waterlown; and therefore infer, that John, who, according to Farmer, was in Watertown, freeman, 1040, is the same, who was in Sudbury, freeman, 1G40. 1 leave it, however, for others to settle ; this is not the place, if I had the time, to investigate the subject. Edward How was in W'ateriown, in 1C34, and n)ay have been a brother of John. John How, Jr., whose wife was Elizabeth, m. Jan. 22, 1662, was killed by the Indians at Sudbury, 20, 2, 1675. Josiah, in. Mary Haynes of Sudbury, JNIay 18, 1671. Marlboro' soon became the hive of the Hows; their chil. were numerous, and, as many of them had the same Christian name, and were b. about the same time, it is not an easy matter at this period to trace them with accuracy through their several generations. 1 have the names and births of the children of 25 families of that name in Marlboro', averaging nine in a family. Phineas, above mentioned, I sup. was son of Josiah, who m. Sarah Biglo, 14, 10, 1706, who was son of Josiah, who m. Mary Haynes in 1671; if so, he was b. in 1707. Capt. Daniel How, who settled in Shrewsbury, I sup. to have been the son of Josiah How and Mary Haynes ; if so, lie was b. 5, 3, 1681 ; and this corresponds very nearly with his age at the time of his death. Having thus laid the foundation, [ proceed with the superstructure contained in the te^t. 312 FAMILY REGISTER. John, Levi, Abigail, Persis and Tamar. Simeon, or Simon Howe, pub. ID Sarah Rice of Sterling, Sept. 6, 1784. As the above Howe families lived in the N. P., there is no record of them here after 1786, when that parish was incorpo- rated into a town, by the name of Boylston. HOWE, Capt. Daniel, (sup. son of Josiah) b. in 1681, m. Esther Cloyes, June 17, 17-25. They were then both called of this town ; she was probably from Framingham. She d. July 27, 1759, aged 58; he was ad. to the chh. July 16, 1758, be- ing (say the records) " more than 70 years old ;" he d. Nov. 22, 1768, aged, 87j. Chil. Daniel, bap. April 16, 1727 ; Jotham, b. Oct. 29, 1728; Nathan, June, 17, 1730; Gideon, March 15, 1732 ; Lucy, May 6, 1736, and m. Daniel Smith, in 1758; Mary, Dec. 11, 17:38, and m. Dr. Edward Flint, in 1758; H'illiam, Feb. 14, 1734, a soldier in the revolu. and d. unm. March 23, 1813, aged 79. HOWE, DANIEL, Jr. (s. of Capt. Daniel,) m. Eunice, D. of WiHiain Taylor, June 10, 1748, and d. July 5, 1750, aged 23 ; child, Jonah, b. Jan. 2, 1749. His wid., Eunice, m. Mar- shall Newton, in 1751. HOWE, JOTHAM (s. of Capt. Daniel) m. Priscilla, D. of Luke Rice, Jan. 3, 1753. She was ad. to chh. in 1759. Their deaths are not on record here; perhaps they removed from town. Chil. Alcan, b. Nov. 4, 1753; Lucy, Sept. 8, 1757, m. Lewis Smith in 17S2, and settled in Wardsboro', Vt.; Gardner, Nov. 20, Mod, and m. Abigail, D. of Joseph Sherman, Jr., in 1789; Francis, June 15, 1762; Priscilla, Aug. 25, 1764, and m. Jo- seph Knowlton, Jr., in 1784; fValter, April 9, 1767; Jenney^ Nov. 11, 1769, and m. Aaron Smith, Jr., in 1794. HOWE, ALVAN (s. of Jotham) m. Mary Willington of Worcester, in 1779. ChW. Luciiid a, b. Dec. 7, 1779; Luke Rice, Dec. 12, 1781 ; Martin, March 23, 1784; Laiah, Feb. 3, 1786; Leonard, Oct. 21, 1788; Ralph, bap. Nov. 29, 1789; Elizabeth, bap. June 26, 1791. He removed to Spea- cer, with his familv. FAMILY REGISTEK. 313 HOWE, Capt. NATHAN (s. of Capt. Daniel) m. Hepzi- bah, D. of William Taylor, Nov. 10, 1748. He was an officer in the service at Lake George, in the French war, and aided in building fort William Henry; in 1776, he commanded a com- pany in throwing up works on Dorchester heights, during the night ; from an illness taken there he never recovered. His wife, Hepzibah, d. June, 1770, aged 36. Chil. Lois, h. March 2, 1749, and m. Rev. Edward Goddard of Swansey, N. II., Nov. 4, 1709; Daniel, Feb. 6, 1752; Candoce, Dec. 8, 1754, and m. Simeon Allen of Princeton, July 20, 1772 ; Vashti, Jan. 13, 1757, and m. Jonathan Hubbard, in 1775; Nathan, Oct. 12, 1762; Amasa, Nov. 24, 1760, and m. Sarah Peirce, Sept. 4, 1786. The second wife of Capt. Nathan Howe was Zillah, D. of Eleazer Taylor, whom he m. in 1771, and d. March 21, 1781, aged 59, 9 mos. Chil. Hiram, b. July 16, 1775, m. a Z). of David Hathan, of Boylston, and d. about 1830; Joel, Jan. 19, 1779, and m, Peirce of Boylston, and d. in 1843, aged 63. Zillah, the wid. of Capt. Nathan, m. Jonas Temple of Boylston, March 1, 1789. HOWE, GIDEON (s. of Capt. Daniel) m. Damaris, D. of Capt. Thomas Hapgood, Feb. 12, 1756, and lived on the place, now improved for the support of the town's poor. He d. Feb. 8, 1815, aged 83 ; his wife's death is not on record. Chil. Lu" cretia, b. June 10, 1756, and m. Artemas Wheeler, in 1777 ; Solomon, Oct. 21, 1758, and m. Rebecca Jennison, in 1784; Esther, Sept. 1, 1760, and m. Reuben Holland, in 1784; Charlotte, May 6, 1762, and m. Reuben Baker, in 178 1 ; John Hapgood, Oct. 8, 1764; Damaris, Nov. 1, 1765, and m. Jo- seph B. Jennison, in 1792; Daniel, March 13, 1769; Alvan, May 12, 1772 ; Eunice, Nov. 15, 1774, and m. Joseph Cloyes, Sept, 24, 1797; Lyman, June 1, 1777; Relief, April 14, 1734, and m. Dr. Seth Knowlton, in 1802. HOWE, JONAH, Esq. (s. of Daniel, Jr.) m. Prudence. D. of Asa Bouker, July 4, 1771. He probably did more town business, and was employed a greater number of years in the 40 314 FAMILY REGISTER. town's service, than any other individual, to the present day. He was Representative 17 years, 16 of them in succession, and a magistrate. In early life, he lived in the E. part of the town, between the houses of Elisha Davis and Silas Maynard, where most, if not all, of his chil. were b. ; the house has been re- moved many years since. He purchased, of Ebenezer Kings- bury, a place, a short distance west of the meeting house, and resided there until death. His wife, Prudence, d. May 14, 1795, aged 44. Chil. Eunice, b. Oct. 4, 1771, and m. Lewis Hartshorne, May 27, 1790 ; Dennis, July 15, 1773; Charles, Aug. 14, 1774; Daniel, Oct. 15, 1775, and d. infant; William, Jan. 13, 1777, and d. at Demarara, before the year 1800; James, April 23, 1779, and d. at Staten Island, N. Y., in 1800; Eleanor, a twin with James, d. May 4, 1796; Daniel JSeivton, March 21, 1781, and d. Feb. 1795; Suhmit,hap. Oct. 6, 1782, and m, Edward Kingsbury of Brookfiekl, April 14, 1801; Asa Boukcr, b. 1784 ; and Benjamin Lincoln, April, 1787. He next m. Candace, D. of Simeon Allen of Princeton, June 24, 1819, (her mother was D. of Nathan and Hepzibah Howe) and d. July 2, 1826, aged 77i. His wid. Candace, m. Ezra Newton of Princeton, Dec. 20, 1826. HOWE, NATHAN, Esq. (s. of Capt. Nathan) m. Mary, D. of Simon Parker, Feb. 13, 1783. Rep. and many years one of the Selectmen. His wife, Mary, d. Aug. 24, 1843, aged 80 ; he survives, Chil. Lucy, b. Dec. 12, 1783, and m. John Bannister of Boylston ; Martha, Sept. 15, 1785, and m. John Eager, Feb. 28, 1808; William Taylor, Aug. 24, 1787, went to Ohio and m. there; Calvin, May 14, 1789 ; Mary, Sept. 29, 1791, and m. March 17, 1816, Col. Joseph Hall of Camden, Me., Member of Congress, and now. Navy Agent for the District of Boston and Charlestown. She d. at Camden, July 23, 1825, a-ed 34. (Their chil. were Mary Amelia H., who m. Jonathan Huse, Jr. in 1839 ; Frederick F. ; Harriet M. A., who m. Joshua G. Norwood, in 1839; William H.; Eugene A. M., who m. Nathaniel G. Parker, in 1842 ; Stephen A.) Amasa, Feb. 6, 1794; Henry, March 12, 1796; Samuel Parl-er, Feb. 13, FAMILY REGISTER. S15 1798, and d. inlant ; Harriet, Aug. 18, 1799, and m. Gideon Harlow, Jan. 1, 18-28 ; Samuel Parker, Feb. 5, 1802, and d. infant; Sophronia, Nov. 20, 1805. HOWE, DANIEL (s. of Gideon) m. Hannah Hall, in New- fane, Vt., and d. here, Jan. 10, 1806, aged 37 ; his vvid. Hannah^ d. March 15, 1840, aged 73. Chil. Edward Flint, b. Dec. 25, 1789, and d. unm. in 1827 ; Levi, Jan. 21, 1792 ; Jubal, Dec. 27, 1793 ; Clark, April 26, 1796 ; Damaris, July 8, 1798, and rn. Asa Knowlton, Jr. ; Lyman, Nov. 21, 1800, and m. Catha- rine Johnson of Worcester; Joseph Ilall, Sept. 5, 1802, and settled in Lockport, N. Y. ; Haniiah, Se'pt. 11, 1805, and m. John B. Simmons of Dighton. HOWE, LEVI (s. of Daniel) m. Lydia, D. of Dea. Ben- jamin Goddard, Jan. 3, 1815; she d. April 10, 1841, aged 50. Chil. Daniel, b. July 3, 1816, and d. infant. He removed to Worcester, and had Eliza, b. in 1818, who m. Timothy L. Stearns of Framingham, in 1838 ; Eunice, Jan. 1820, who m. Simeon N. Story of Norwich, Ct., in 1838; Harriet, b. in 1822, who m. George S. Howe of Worcester, in 1842; Frances Ann, b. 1824, who m. William S. Walker of Oakham, in IS46; Daniel, b. in 1826, and George, in 1829. His second wife was Harriet Fales, a wid. of Oakham, whom he m. in 1845. HOWE, CLARK (s. of Daniel) m. and setded at Fort Ann, Wash. Co., N. Y. Chil. Appleton, Emibj, Elizabeth, Clark, Damaris, Ann, Celestia, Daniel fV., Jubal and Soprana. HOWE, JOHN HAPGOOD (s. of Gideon) m. Sarah, D. of Aaron Smith, Sept. 3, 1787; she d. March 12, 1814, aged 50 ; he d. Jan. 3, 1839, aged 74. Chil. Charlotte, b. May 13, 1788, and m. Asa B. Howe, in 1807; Miriam, May 6, 1790, and m. Dr. Benjamin \j. Howe, in 1810; Dolly, Aug. 6, 1792, and m. Leonard Wheeler, Jan. 29, 182L ^aron,. Oct. \4, 1794, and m. Harriet, D. of John Richardson, in 1816, and had Appleton, who d. July 9, 1823, aged 4 years; Sarah, May 9, 1807. 316 JAMILY REGISTER. HOWE, LYiMAN (s. of Gideon) m. Sylvia, D. of George Slocumb, March 25, 1802. Cliil. Joseph Cloyes, h. July 17, 1802; Hammond, Se\)L 14, 1804; Lcivis, Oct. 8, 1S0&, and d. at New Orleans, unm.; Louisa, Nov. 20, IS08, m. William Lewis of Bolton ; Almira, Jan. 3!, 1811, and ni. — Morse of Medfield ; Clarinda, Feb. 5, 1813, and m. Jonas H. Allen,, Dec. 9, 1331; Sylvester, March 22, 1815; Ji:rub Slocumb, Dec. 16, 1817; and m. Howe of Haverhill; Harries Maria, July 24, 1620, and m. Henry H. Mason, HOWE, DENNIS (s. of Jonah) rn. Elisabeth Bigelow of Worcester, (D. of the second wife of Ezekiel Howe) Jan. 7,, 1795, and d. June 4, 1807, aged 34. Chil. Prudence 3oulc&r, b. May 16, 1795, and m. Oliver K. Freeman^ rn Alakima ; (Child, Georoe Oliver, b. Aug. 29, 1836) William, Nov. 33, 1796; Jo?iflA, Jan. 25, 1798, practising physician in Rullajid, and drowned there, July 5, 1825, unm. ; Sarak, b. Feb, 12^ 1800; Eleanor, Oct. 27, 1801, and d. March 20, 1805; Elizii, March 24, 1803, and d. March 22, iS05; Seraphim, who m. Joel W. Uphain, and d. in Millbury, Oct. 29, 1839 j Elizabeth^ Aug. 29, 1807, and d. unm. Aug. 8, 1832. HOWE, CHARLES (s. of Jonah) m. Sarah, D. of Dr. Stephen Ball, Sen. of Northboro'. Child, Sarah. His wid.> Sarah, m. Gershom Fay. HOWE, ASA BOUKER (s. of Jonah) m. Charlotte, D. of John H. Howe, Sept. 28, 1807, and d. Aug. 27, 1816, aged 31. Chil. Joh7i, b. Oct. 8, 1808; Laura, Sept. 28, 1810, m. William Maynard, and d. Oct. 1843. Miriam, April 10, 181.3, and m. John Rice of Northboro'. HOWE, Dr. BENJAMIN L. (s. of Jonah) m. Miriam, D. of John H. Howe, in 1810. She d. Oct. 4, 1821, aged 31. Chil. Caroline Augusta, James Aaron, Benjamin Lincoln, and Edward Kingsbury. He next m. Mary Hitchcock, a widov? of Brookfield, in 1822, and d. in Aug. 1825, aged 38. FAMILY REGISTER. 317 HOWE, CALVIN (s. of Nathan, Esq.) m. Mary, D. of Col. Seth Wyman, Nov. 26, 1815. ChW. William Henry, h. Feb. 4, 1816; Benjamin Edward, Aug. 24, 1817; Seth fVy- man, Apnl 7, 1819; Samuel JngersoU, Feb. 8, 1822; Mary Eliza, May 11, 18i4 ; John Calvin, Feb. 10, 1828. HOWE, AMASA (s. of Nathan, Esq.) m. Elizabeth Allen of Princeton. Chil. Lorenzo, b. Aug. 12, 1819; Harriet Em- c/inc, May 19, 1821 ; Abigail Augusta, Oct. 17, 1826; JSa- ihan, Jan. 20, 1829 ; Artemas, March 5, 1831 ; Sarah Eliza- beth, Dec. 30, 1837. HOWE, EZEKIEL and his wife, Sarah, previously wid. Sarah Bigelovv of Worcester, came from there to this town, ad- vanced in life, with two of her chil., viz : Elizabeth Bigelow, who m. Dennis Howe, in 1795 ; and Sarah Bigelow, who m. John Ward. He was brother of Hepzibah, wife of Dea. Cy|)rian Keyes, and originally from Sudbury ; lived on the place, now of Mr. Nathan Pratt, and d. Oct. 7, 1800, aged 81. His wid. Sa- rah, April 5, 1806, aged 74. HOWE, WJNSOR, whose wife was Abigail, had Richard Baxter, b. here, Aug. 15, 1811, and soon moved away. HOWE, LEWIS (from Marlboro') m. Ruth, D. of Ephraiin Sever, in 1826. Chil. George Lewis, b. Feb. 5, 1826; Julia Ann, Dec. 11, 1827. HATHAN, MICAH, (sup. from Marlboro') in some instances written Ilathorn, and lived probably in the N. P., rn. Sarah Jones of Marlboro', Nov. 26, 1761. ?^o further record of him or his, nor is there here any record of any family of that name. HARRINGTON, ISAAC * (s. of Daniel, of Marlboro') m. Miriam, D. of Zerubbabel Eager and Hannah Kerley, of Marl- • Robert and Susanna Harrington had Daniel, b. in VVatertown, 1, 9, 1657; who there m. Saraii Whitney, Oct. 18, 1681 ; and had Daniel, b. Feb. 24, 1683, who set- 318 FAMILY REGISTER. boro', Feb. 16, 1730, and settled in Grafton ; in advanced life, they came to this town, and resided with their son, Isaac. He d. here, June 1, 1782, aged 73, and his wid., Miriam, Feb. 12, 1801, aged 88. She was a twin child with Moses, her brother, and b. in 1712. Her parents were m, March 23, 1698. Her father, the s. of William Agnr, and her mother, the D. of Henry Kei-jey. HARRINGTON, Capt. ISAAC (s. of Isaac) m. Hannah, D. of Jacob Whipple of Grafton. He lived on the farm, after- wards, of his grandson, the late Isaac Harrington. Selectman and Rep. many years; also a member of the State Convention, that adopted the Constitution of the United States. He d. July 8, 1805, aged 70, and his wife, Hannah, Jan. 25, 1804, aged 66. Chil. Adam, b. in 1759; Fortunatus, April 22, 1764; Jubah Oct. 28, 1769, and d. in Boston, unm., Oct. 20, 1802, aged 33. HARRINGTON, ADAM (s. of Capt. Isaac) m. Lucretia, D. of Samuel Blgelow, Jr., Aug. 14, 1781, and d. of small pox, Nov. 12, 1792, aged 33. Chil. Hannah, b. April 26, 1782, and m. Dr. Silas WMieelock, in 1800; ZUlah, Aug. 23, 1784, and m. Col. Daniel Harrington, in 1808 ; Isaac, May ,18, 1790; Lucretia, March 13, 1793, and m. Henry Cary, in 1811. His wid. Lucretia, m. Capt. Martin Newton, in 1794. tied in Marlboro', and whose wife was F.lizalieth; they there had Daniel, b. in 1707 and Isaac, above mentioned, b. May G, 1709. Samuel, brother of Isaac, and b. in 1714, settled in Crafton, and may have been the Samuel Harrington who m. Lydia Ball, in VVatertown, May 2S, 1737. liobert and Susanna Harrington had Thomas, b. April 10, 16G5, who m. Rebecca White in Watertown, April 1, 1G8G ; and had Ebenezer, b. there, June 27, 1687, and, probably, Thomas, whose wife, Abigail, d. in Cambridge, March, 1717, aged 30 and whose son, Thomas, b. in 1713, settled in this town. AH the Harrington families in this town, who are noticed in the text, with the exception of the four last, are descendants of isaac and Thomas; and ail of them, probably, have the same common ancestor in this country. Robert may have been a son of Richard and Elizabeth Harrington, (Richard is the first 1 find of the name) who had Elizabeth, b. in Charlestown, 15, 3, 1G43; if BO he was older than Elizabeth, and, probably, b. before his parents came to America. FAMILY REGISTER. 3I9 HARRINGTON, FORTUNATUS, Esq. (s. of Capt. Isaac) tn. Anna, D. of Samuel Ilanington and Anna Brigliam of Graf- ton, and d. Jan. 24, 1841, aged 77 ; his wife, Anna, Jan. 23) 1832, aged 63. Chil. Anna, who ni. Gardner Wheelock of Worcester, Dec. 31, 1S18; Adam, b. Jan. 13, 1799; Mary, Jan. 7, JSOI, and m. Lewis Thayer of Norilibridge, April 29, 1823, and d. in Worcester, Oct. 14, 1S40, aged 39; Jubal, Feb. 7, 1803, grad. B. U., 1825, m. Lucretia Keyes, of Prince- ton, and rennoved to Worcester ; Oliver, June 30, 1805, and m. Eliza, D. of Dr. Silas Wheelock, April 4, 1828, and settled in Worcester. HARRINGTON, ADAM, Esq. (s. of the preceding) m. Emily, D. of Nathaniel Lakin, Esq. of Paxton, in 1829. Child, Ellen Tryphosa, b. Feb. 14, 1830. HARRINGTON, ISAAC (s. of Adam) m. Rhoda, D. of Samuel Smith, in 1809, and d. Feb. 23, 1843, aged 53. Chil. Somnel Smith, h. April 25, 1810; Elbridge Gerry, Jan. 3, 1812, and m. Susan, D, of Martin Harrington; Isaac Sylvester, Dec. 17, 1813; Nancy Eliza, Dec. 18, 1815, and m. Daniel Harrington; Charlotte Lucretia, ]\lay 22, 1818, and m. William Bartlett ; Adam Lorenzo, Dec. 20, 1820 ; Clarendon Augustus, May 8, 1822. HARRINGTON, THOMAS and his wife, Grace Warren, both of Watertown, were m. there, Aug. 27, 1737, (see note) and soon after settled here, where he d. April 15, 1791, aged 78. No record of her death. Chil. Thomas, b. Dec. 23, 1737, and d. Sept. 10, 1745; Jonathan, Jan. 16, 1741, and d. infant; Jonathan, Feb. 11, 1742, and d. Sept. 11, 1745 ; Elijah, Jan, 27, 1745; Grace, April 11, 1747, and m. Moses Newton, in 1780; Abigail, Dec. 16, 1749; Esther, Jan. 1, 1753, and m. Simeon Bruce, in 1776; Thomas, ^larch 23, 1756; Jonathan, May 18, 1759; Daniel, Sept. 3, 1761. 320 FAMILY REGISTER. HARRINGTON, ELIJAH (s. of Thomas) m. Mary War- ren of Upton, in 1780, and d. March 8, 1818, aged 73; his wid. Mary, sup. in 1828, aged 80. Chil. Lydia, b. Nov. 8, 1781, and d. unm. June 12,1810; Warren, Oct. 15, 1783; Elijah, April 7, 1786 ; Mary, Jan. 4, 1789 ; Susanna, Jan. 18, 1791 ; Timothy, April 15, 1794, and d. infant; Henrietta, h^^. Jan. 22, 1797. HARRINGTON, WARREN (s. of Elijah) m. Martha, D. of Lewis Smith, Aug. 14, 1808, and d. April 25, 1832, aged 49. C\\\\.Mary, b. Aug. 4, 1809; Eunice, April 16, 1812 j JSathan Smith, Jan. 29, 1815. HARRINGTON, ELIJAH (s. of Elijah) m. Elizabeth, D. of Silas Wheelock, Jan. 17, 1810. Chil. Samuel, b. April 30, 1810 ; Lucy, March 7, 1812 ; Jane, March 30, 1816. HARRINGTON, Capt. THOMAS (s. of Thomas) m. Hannah, D. of Dea. Williatn Knovvlton, Oct. 14, 1784, and d. Dec. 20, 1834, aged 78; his wife, Hannah, d. March 8, 1793, aged 26. Chil. Thomas, b. March 13, 1785 ; Hannah, May 2, 1786, and m. Lewis Pratt, in 1802; G'mce, Sept. 18,1789, and m, Asa Mixer, Jr. in 1804. HARRINGTON, Capt. THOMAS (s. of the preceding) m. Relief, D. of Asa Mixer, in 1805. She d. Feb. 3, 1816, aged 27. Chil. Thomas, b. June I, 1805, and d. Oct. 7, 1817; «Sara/i iVe/son, March 11, 1807, and m. Darwin Knovvlton, in 1828; Charles, Dec. 11, 1808; Hannah, Aug. II, 1811, and m. WiUiani S. Knowlton, Feb. 23, 1832; Daiiiel, Dec. 21, 1813, and m. Nancy Eliza, D. of Isaac Harrington. He next m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan Harrington, in 1317. Chil. Eli, b. May4, 1817, and m. Sarah, D. of Abner Stow of Grafton; Maria, Jan. 2, 1820, and m. Levi Jennison Hemenway. HARRINGTON, CHARLES (s. of the above) m. Selena, D. of Abel Wesson of Grafton, Aug. 19, 1829. Chil. Charles FAMILY REGISTER. 821 Atbcrl, b. Mav 21, 1830; Thomas FrcdericTc. Oct. .'^0, 1833, and d. in 1834; Danid Fndiric, March 5, 1835, and d. in- fant; Sarah Amelia, March 15, 1836; Thomas, Feb. 6, 1839. HARRINGTON, JONATHAN (s. of Thomas) m. Sarah, D. of Ehiathan Pratt, in 1 7S3 ; she d. Feb. 16, ISI3, at^ed 49. Chil. Martin, b. Jan. 3, 1784; Daniel, Nov. 2, 1785; Lvke, Feb. 17, 1788 ; Ahigail, Dec. 7, 1789, and ni. Capt. Thomas Harrington, Jr. in 1S17; Emerij, Oct. 18, 17C1 ; Adam, Oci. 20, 1793, and d. Nov, 12, 1811 ; Srhiiy'er, April 17, 1796 J Jesse, Jan. 16. 1801, and went to PIttsfield : Relief, Feb. 8, 1803, and m. Dexter Hariington, in 1827; Co/t'/n, Oct. 24, 1808, m. Anna, D. of Abraham Munroe, Dec. 9, 1830, and d. at St. Lewis, in 1842. He next m. Susanna Penniman, a wid. of CharUon, in 1814 ; she d. Nov. 17, 1825, aged 51; he, April 6, 1812, aged 63. Clill. Snhm.h. Aug. 19, 1815, and m. Parker; Jackson, Dec. 10, 1816, and m. Carpenter. HARRINGTON, MARTIN (s. of Jonathan) m. Lucinda, D. of Joseph .S. Temple, in 1808. Chil. Harriet Rebecca, b. Sept. i 1, 1809; James Henry, April 19, 1812; Susan, who m. Elbridge Gerry Harrington; fValter, Jul) 16, 1816; Lucinda, March 2, 1819. Removed, with his family, to Grafton. HARRINGTON, Col. DANIEL (s. of Jonathan) m. Zil- lah, D. of Adam Harrington, in 1808, and d. in Illinois, in 1844. Chil. Adam, b. Jan. I, 1809; Henry Henderson, Oct. 24, 181 1, m. Cornelia, D. of Rnfns Wesson of Worcester ; Miriam, Jan. 24, 1319, and m. Rufus Wesson, Jr. of Worcester; Han- nah Rozan, May 9, 1822, and m. Luther H. Temple. HARRINGTON, LUKE (s. of Jonathan) m. Sarah, D. of Dimiel Smith, May 6, 1815. Child, Caroline, b. Sept. 15, 181 5. HARRINGTON, EMERY (s. of Jonathan) m. Fanny, D. of Timothy Townsend, in IS13; she d. April 18, 1819, aged 41 322 FAMILY REGISTER. 26. Chil. A'anson Townsend, b. Oct. 13, 1813; William Harrison, Dec. '26, 1814 ; Nalhanid iVi., July 21, 1816; John, J;in. 4, 1818. He next m. Lucy Bartlett, D. of Abraham Miuiroe, Nov. 24, 18*25; she d. in Grafton, to which place he had removed, where he next m. Elizabeth Robinson, April G, 1830. Child, Andreiv Jackson. HARRINGTON, SCHUYLER (s. of Jonathan) m. Sophia, D of Ste[)hen Johnson, Nov. 22, 1818. Chil. Catharine So- phia, b. Feb. 15, 1819; the only one on record; Stephen Johnson, who d. Oct. 9, 1821, aged one year. HARRINGTON, ADAM, 2d (s. of Col. Daniel) m. Nancy, D. of Abel Wesson of Grafton, May 16, 1830. Chil. Nancy Rosillah, b. Oct. 17, 1831 ; Harriet Maria, April 24, 1835; Georgianna Amelia, Feb. 16, 1837. HARRINGTON, DANIEL (s. of Thomas) m. Relief, D. of Aaron Smith, Dec. 22, 178S. and d. here, Feb. 2, 1823, aged 61^ ; his wid. Relief, d. Feb. 15, 1844, aged 77. Chil, Hollou-ay, b. May 8, 1789; Henry, April 18, 1791, and d. in- fant ; Elizabeth, Nov. 16, 1793; Henry, Sept. 10, 1796; Re- lit f, Oct. 4, 1798; Danitl, Feb. 23, 1802; and Dexttr, prob- ably b. in Charlton, (where his father lived a few years and re- turned) who m. Relief, D. of Jonathan Harrington, in 1827, and d. March 18, 1828, aged 22. HARRINGTON, HOLLOWAY (s. of the above) m. Charlotte Merrilt of Charlton. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Nov, 17, 1818; Barnard M., Dec. 14, 1820; Hollowayjvwe 10, 1823; Prentiss PV., April 29, 1826; Charlotte, March 5, 1831; Francena, Sept. 9, 1835; Pamelia, Oct. 21, 1839. HARRINGTON, DANIEL (bro. of the above) m. Mercy, D. of Daniel Smith, April 21, 1825. Chil. Angeline A., b. March 13, 1827; Daniel S., Jan. 3, 1831; Aaron G., May 23, 1836. FAMILY REGISTER. S2S HARRINGTON, JONATHAN, of Watertown, m. Grace Hagar of VValtliam, Dec. 20, 1764, and setiled here; shed. Oct. 1, 1778. Chil. Susanna, b. Jan. 22, 1769; Anna, Sept. 1770; JSarah, Aug. 28, 1772, and d. Aug. 1, 1775. He next m. Catharine, L). of Ross VVyman, March 10, 1779. Chil. Jonathan, b, March 10, 1780; Sarah, Feb. 15, 1782; fVymanj Feb. 11, 1784. He returned with his family to Waiertown, and d. soon after by reason of working in Charles River in the cold season. HARRINGTON, NOAH (from Worcester) m. Lois, D. of Enoci) Kingsley, July 27, 1784. ChW. Li/dia, bap. March 6, 1785; H^illiam, bap. Oct. 28, 1787; JZann«A, bap. Sept. 23, 1792. HARRINGTON, ELIJAH (s. of Elijah, of Worcester) m, Hannah, D. of Benjamin Baker. Chil. Draper, who d. Jan. 15, 1833, aged 34 ; Rebecca H., Oct. 3, 1808 ; John B , Nov. 21, 1812; Leonard, Jan. 3, 1816; Samuel P., April 9, iSlS; George A., July 5, 1824; Lydia M., Oct'. 19, 1826. HARRINGTON, JOSIAH (the same, probably, who was taken, when a lad, by John Rice, Sen. into his family, of which he gave the Selectmen written notice, ?aying, he was last from Worcester) m. Mary Jennison, D. of Hollis Parker, Jan. 26, 1803, and d. soon after. Child, Josiah, b. Sept. 15, 1803. His vvid. m. Asahel Allen, Jan. 9, 1805. HOLLAND, JONAS* m. Sarah Bannister, in Marlboro', Nov. 23, 1733 ; she was ad. to the chh. here in , and d, here, March 25, 1738. Child, Jonas, bap. here. May 4, 1735, and d. here, Feb. 28, 1756. As they were then destitute of a minister in Marlboro', the parents may not have been settled here * Jonas, Ephraim and Samuel Holland were, probably, brothers, and from Marl- boro', where Samuel was b. in 1721 ; his parents were Jnhn and F.lizabeth. John m., in 1726, a second wife, Elizabeth Angier of Watertown. He was the sod of Samuel, who ra. Mary Coller, 9, 11, 1696, in Marlboro', and settled there. 324 FAMILY REGISTER. at that time. He next m. Bathslieba , and had Ivory, b. in Marlboro', in 1739; Park, b. here, Aug. 7, 1742, and d. Sept. 13, 1745; Esther, March 7, 1745; Park, April 15, 174S, and d. Jiin. 20, 1750; Ltither, May 29, 1750; Park, Nov, 19, 1752. He removed to Petersham, wiih his family, before 1765, having lived in the N. P. HOLLAND, EPHRAIM m. Thankful Howe of Worcester, Dec. 1 1, 1739. Cliil. Sarah, b. March 5, 1740, and m. Luke Knowlion, in 1760; Tabiiha, April 23, 1742, and m. Benjiimin Hind?, in 1766; ^/tnice, Sept. 24, 1744, and, sup., rn. Abel Osgood of Rutland, Feb. 13, 1766; Joseph, Ov\. 19, 1746, and, sup., m. Eliznbeth Gleason of Worcester, in 1772; Thankful, Oct. 24, 1743, and m. Josiah Randall of Newfane, Vt., in 1774; A/jraham, who m. Abit^^ail, D. of Henry Baldwin, June 2, 1784, and removed to Walpole, N. H. He was long a disiinguished physician there, and d. March, 1847, aged 96. htvinah, 14, 1753, and m. Joshua Morse, in 1773; Ephraim, Oct. 22, 1755, and m. Eunice, D. of Marshall Newton, Feb. 1782. and removed to Newfane; Jawes, June 5, 1758; Nathaniel, May 11, 1761, and d. July 27, 1784. HOLLAND, SAMUEL m. Sarah (D., sup., of Daniel) Hastings, May 9, 1745. Chil. E'lzabeth, b. Feb. 7, 1746, and m. Francis Temple, Dec. 18, 1766 ; John, Oct. 5, 1747; Al>i- ^aiV, March 13, 1750, and m. Nathan Pike, May 10, 1769; Jonah, April 9, 1752, d. Sept. 6, 1759 ; Sarah, Jan. 16, 1754, and perhaps m. Hugh Moore, of Lancaster, "n 1775; Reuben, Nov. 29, 1755; Joab, Jnn. 9, 1753; Jonah, D.^g. 17, 1759; Paul, April 13, 1761 ; Mary, Oct. 6, 1764, and, sup. m. John White, in 1785. Samuel, the faiher of these children, d. April 24, 1764, aged (age not on record,) sup. about 43. His wid. Sarah, m. Samuel Richardson, of Newfane, Feb. 6, 1774. HOLLAND, REUBEN (s. of Ephraim) m. Esther, D. of Gideon Howe, April 12, 1784. Child, Martha, bap. Dec. 31, 1786, and m. Benjamin Goddard, Jr. in 1S05. FAMILY REGISTER. 325 HARRIS, DANIEL, whose wife was Jerusba, had Abigail, b. July 1, 1756 ; Daniel July 7, 1758 ; Martha, Oct. 5, 1760 ; John, April 9, 1763 ; Sarah, April 8, 1766. HARRIS, ASA, whose wife was Abigail, lived in the Leg., and had Abijah, b. June 3, 1759, and d. infant ; Mart/, Aug. 7, 1760 ; Luke, Feb. 6, 1763 ; Paul, Nov. 23, 1765 ; Asa, Oct 1, 1767. HARRIS, DANIEL (s. of Daniel) m. Abigail, D. of Ger- shom Wheelock, Jr., Feb. 14, 1788. Child, Alice, bap. Sept. 27, 1789. He removed to Wardsboro', \ t., where he d. Jan. 1846, a pensioner, aged 88. HARRIS, WILLIAM, the name of whose wife is not on re cord here, had Oliver, bap. Jan. 4, 1730. He may have been the father of Daniel and Asa, and also of Noah, who m. Phebe Butler, Feb. 22, 1757. HOYT, BENJAMIN, whose wife was Joanna, had Joanna, b. July 5, 1743; John, Feb. 16, 1744; ffyman, April 26, 1745 Sarah, Jan. 25, 1751. His 2d wife was Susannah . Chil. Robert, b. May 6, 1753 ; Reuben, Sept. 15, 1755. Jemiuia Hoyt ni. Samuel Stearns, of Grafton, Aug. 19, 1752. HEDGE, ELISHA, m. Martha, D. of Daniel Johnson, of Marlboro', Dec. 30, 1728, ad. to the chh. here in 1736, from the New North chh. in Boston. (Dorothy, the mother of his wife, long and strenuously, but unsuccessfully, opposed his adrnis'- sion to this chh. ; she was then a widow ; the records of the chh. here, show her hostility to him, but not the cause of it ; she was the mother, also, of Daniel and Zebediah, who s?tiled here.) Chil. Josiah, bap. July 12, 1730, and d. in 1733; Samuel, bap. May 14, 1732 ; Lemuel, bap. July 7, 1734. He was, at his request, dismissed to the rhh. in Worcester, in 1740. Heap- pears from a very interesting address by Lucius R. Paig.e, at a 326 FAMILY REGISTER. centenial celebration in Hardvvick, in 1833, to have been one of tl e " ContiiientHi soldiers" from that town. Supposing him lo have been, but twenty-one years of age, when he m. he was at least 68 years old, in 1775. He probably had a 2d wile, wid. Ehzabeth Stratton, of Marlboro', whom he m. Dec. 3, 1766 j he may have been a descendant of John Hedge, who was in Lynn, in 1634. HEDGE, LEMUEL (s. of Elisha) grad. H U., 1759, m. Sarah, D. of Rev. David White, of Hardwick,and settled in the ministry in Warwick, where he d, in Oct. 1777, aged 43. Chil. Lemuel, grad. H. U., 1784 ; Abraham, a Physician, and Sam- uel, both of whom settled in Wmdsor, Vt. ; Levi, grad. H. U., 1792, and d. in Cambridge, in 1844 ; having been tutor 15, and professor, 17 years in the University there. HARVEY, Dr. ZACHARIAH,* whose wife was Ann, had Daniel, who d. Jan. 13, 1748; Rachel, b. May 31 , 1750 ; Daniel, Sept. 24, 175-2, and d. in 1756 ; Darius, Dec. 9, 1754 ; Isaiah, May 8, 1753, " near Wachusett, but not in any town- ship." HOLDEN, DANIEL m. Jemima, D. of Jedediah Tucker, Aug. 20, 1766 ; he was then called of Worcester ; settled here and lived on the place afterwards purchased and occupied by John Mason, Jr. His wife, Jemima, ad. to the chh. in 1780, d. Jan. 23, 1786. Chil. Daniel, b. July 4, 1769, and d. in 1770; * He was one of those, who, living in the le^, were, with their lands, voted off by the town in 1752, to be annexed to Lancaster; the annexation did not take place until 1768. He gave by deed a lot of land to '' the inhabitants of Shrewsbu- ry leg," for a burying place and school house lot ; as his son, Isaiah, was born " near Wachusett," in 1758, he hnd probably removed there before that time. He was among the first settlers of Princeton, and the first practising physician there. It was called the District of Princeton, not having been incorporated, as a town, until 1771. In 1761, he appears to have been made all things to all men ; besides being their physician, he was, at their District meeting, in March of that year, chosen Moderator, Clerk, Selectman, Assessor, and Agent to the General Court. The Harvey apple, so higlily esteemed, and of which there were, years ago, a few trees in this town, is said to have been introduced into this vicinity by him. FAMILY REGISTER. 327 Jonah, Nov. 16, 1770; Daniel, who in. Margaret, D. of Capt. Sell) Prait, and settled in N. Y. ; Amasa, who m. Abiu,nil Pratt, sister of Margaret, July 13, 1797, aiul removed to Johnstown, N. Y. ; Life, June 23, 1783, went to sea, and sup. d. at, say, Baltimore, in 1844 ; probably he had been master of a vessel ; in the paper announcing his death, he was called " Capt. Life Holden.". The second wife of Daniel Holden was Dorothy, D. of Daniel Johnson, whom he m. Dec. 25, 1783. Child, Riifiis Johnson, b. June 23, 1789. The father removed to Charlton, and d. there about 1835; his wid. Dorothy, is yet living here, March 1847, at the age of 95 years. HUBBARD, DANIEL, whose wife was Dorothy, had Per- sis, b May 13, 1735, Lucretia, April 28, 1737; Jonas, bap. May 27, 1739. Dorothy Hubbard m. Ebenezer Harvvood, of Littleton, Nov. 27, 1737. Jonathan Hubbard m. Vashti, D. of Nathan Howe, Oct. 25, 1775. HOLT, ABEL, m. Eunice Keyes, D., probably, of Henry, Oct. 21, 1765, and lived in the N. P. Chil. Lois, b. May 11, 1767; Amasa, April 24, 1772; Asa, Jan. 11, 1775; Abel, June 26, 1776 ; Jonas, Oct. 22, 1779. Jonas Holt, the name of whose wife is not on record, had Ivory, bap. here, May 25, 1740. Barzillai Holt, pub. to Lucy Williams, Nov. 1770. HILL, NATHAN, m. Mary Wliipple, of Westboro', July 11, 1772 ; he lived, it is said, on the place, afterwards, of Gid- eon Rider. Chil. Oliver, b. May 21, 1780; Mari/, Aug. 21, 1781 ; CA/oe, Jan. 13, 1733. HAGAR, ABRAHAM (from VValtham, s. of Benjamin) m. Dolly, D. of Charles Newton, in 1781 ; she d. Feb. 11, 1786, 328 FAMILY REGISTER. Bged ^0, an early marriage and an early death ; she was b. iri 176G. Chil. William, b. Dec. 2S, 1782, and d. in 1783 ; Azu- bah, March 22, 1784 ; DjIIij, Feb. 3, and d. on the 4th, 1786. He next m. Thinkful, D. of Elisha Newton, Dec. 26, 1786, so is the town record 5 the chh. record is "Abraham Hager and Thankful, his wife, were admitted members," &,c., " Oct. 7, 17S6." Child, Sarah, bap. Oct. 7, 1787. Removed to Princeton. Hannah Ha2;ar m. James Alexander, Sept. 12, 1786. Elizabeth Hagar m. Andrew Grimes, of Lancaster, Oct. 26, 1775. Abigail Hagar m. Silas Rice, of Hubbardsion, INov. 7, 1775. Sarah Hagar m. Timotliy Fay, Jr., of JNorthboro', July 27, 1777. Eunice Hagar m. Zachariah Sawtle, of NofUiboro', in 1781, and removed to Gerry. Mary Hagar m. Moses Fay, of Bennington, Vt., in 1785. HENSHAVV, Col. JOSEPH,* grad. H. U. 1748, m. his cousin Sarah, D. of Joshua Henshaw, Esq., of Boston, May 25, * Thomas Henshaw, of Derby, in the County Palatine, of Lancaster, died in Toxter Park, near Liverpool. Riigland, about IGOL His son William was killed at the taking of Liverpool, during the civil wars, Jn 16(4. Joslitfa, son of William, was about H months old at the time of his father's death, and, when eight years old, v/as sent to i\ew Eingland, and lived in Dorchester; where lie m. Klizabeth, D. of William Sumnrr. Thtir son Joshua, b in 1G72. m. Mary Webster, of Biiston, in 1700, and had Daniel, b. in 1701, who m. t^lizabelh Bass, off Boston, in 17i24, aTid was one of the proprietors of Leicester, to which town he removed, and d. there in 1781, aged SO. Col. Joseph, above mentioned, b. in 1727; William, afterwards Col., b. in 1735, and David, b. in HW. were sons of Daniel. The two last settled 'in Leicester, and d. there ; Col. William, in 1820, aged 84, and David, in 1808, aged 64. Their brother, Joseph, resided there a short time ; being engaged in naviga- tion, he was, duiing most of early life, in foreign parts. They were all of them in military commission in the Revolutionary war. and distinguished for theii p.itriot- isin and love of country. All of them were afterwards, and through life, officiating magistrates. Joshua, b. in 1703, brother of Daniel, was several years, »nd in the early part of the Revolution, one of the Selectmen of Boston, and, in 1768, chosen a member of the ITiXecutive Council; the Royal Governor, already scorched in his seat by the flame of liberty, negatived, or in the language of the present day, vetoed, the choice. His son, Joshua, several years Register of Deeds for the County of Suf- folk, was burnt out at the " great fire" in Boston, in 1787, and removed to Shrews- bury, about 1792, and is the oiic niontioned in the text. FAMILY REGISTER. 929 1758, and, after some years, removed to Leicester, and thence to this town, about the year 1781, and lived on the hill, a short distance West of where Thomas VV. Ward, Esq., now lives. He d. there March 19, 1794, aged 67 ; his wid. Sarah, died Jan. 4, 1822, aged 86. They had no children. HENSHAW, JOSHUA, Esq., grad. H. U. 1763, and bro. of the wife of Col. Jdseph, m. Catharine, D. of Col. Henry Hill, of Boston, INlarch 16, 17G9, and after being burnt out as men- tioned in note preceding, removed to this town, and lived in the house next West of where Nymphas Pratt, Esq., now lives ; he d. May 27, 1823, aged 78 ; liis wife, Catharine, d. Sept. 7, 1822, aged 76. They had no children. They were, and also Col. Joseph Henshaw's wife, members of the New South chh. in Boston, when they came here, but did not remove their relation- ship from that chh. Margaret Fife, a maiden lady, who came here with them, and resided in the family, d. here April 10, 1810, aged 91. HARLOW, ARUNAH (from Duxbury, s. of Gideon, and g. s. of Dr. Eleazer, of Duxbury,) m. Sarah, D, of Nathan Bannister, of Boylston, in 1799 ; she d. Sept. 14, 1841, aged 63. Chil. Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1800, and m. Nathan Pratt, Jr., in 1824 ; Eliza, March 26, 1802, and m. Samuel A. Knox, May 4, 1826 ; Patience, March 1 1, 1804, and m. John Barns, March 18, 1834 ; Nancy, Aug. 7, 1806 ; Nathan Bannister, Sept. 2, 1808, and m. Louisa D. Kendall ; Clarissa, May 2, 1811, and m. Christopher C. Doty ; Arunah, April 17, 1813 ; Chora Ea- ger, Aug. 15, 1815; John Thomas, May 29, 1818; George Henry, June 18, 1820. HARLOW, Dea. THOMAS (bro. of Arunah) m. Thank- ful, D. of Nathan Bannister, of Boylston, in 1798 ; they were ad. to the chh. in 1807. Chil. Gideon, b. Feb. 17, 1799; Nancy, bap. Aug. 1,1802, and deceased; Almira, k\iy\\ 22, 1805 ; Abigail, bap. June 17, 1810, and m. Micah T. Reed, of North Brookfield, Sept. 16, 1834, 42 330 FAMILY REGISTER. HARLOW, ABNER (bro. of the preceding) m. Persis B. Oakman, of Marshfield, and came here with a family ; his wife, Persis B., d. March 14, 1814, a^ed 36. He was ad. to the chh. in 1818. Chil. (no record liere of any births,) Abner, who d. Aug. 21, 1842, aged 33 j Persis, who m, Lucius S. Allen, in 1828 ; Harriet, who m. Noah K. Merriam, of Grafton, Nov. 11, 1834 ; Patience Ford, who m. Levi Houghton, of Berlin, in Oct, 1835 ; and Amos Rogers. His 2d wife was Sarah McFar- land, of Worcester, whom he m. in 1819; she was ad. to the chh., from the chh. there, in 1824, and d. Dec. 9, 1845, aged 67. Child, Sarah Elizabeth, bap. July 29, 1821, and d. March 4, 1823. HARLOW, GIDEON (s. of Dea. Thomas) m. Harriet, D. of Nathan Howe, Esq., Jan. 1, 1828. Chil. William Taylor, b. Oct. 3,1828; Thomas, Aug. 18, 1830; Hennj, Oct. 1^, 1833; Hiram, Nov. 27, 1839 ; Harriet Ann, Dec. 4, 1841. HARLOW, ARUNAH, Jr. (s. of Arunah) m. Maria C. Adams. ChW. Hdtn Maria, h. ?it Brookfield, Oct. 5, 1840; Manilla Eliza, Dec. 1, 1842. HAVEN, SAMUEL, Esq.* m. Hannah Wood, of Grafton, Oct. 11, 1770 ; having purchased the farm and tavern stand pre- viously owned by Col. Job Cushing, removed here, about 1800, from Hopkinton, with most of his children, all of whom were b. there. The parents were ad. to the chh. here in 1802. His wife, Hannah, d. in 1807. Chil. (for an account of their births and his ancestry, as in note below, I am indebted to a compila- tion of the Haven genealogy, by Josiah Adams, Esq., of Fra- mingham, a veteran in digging out geneological roots.) Samuel, * He was b. Dec. 9, 1751, s. of Dea. Moses, of Hopkinton, who was b. in 1732, and m. in 1730; who was 3. of Joseph, b. in 1G89, and was ruling Elder in Hopkin- ton, in 1731, and afterwards; whose father was Moses, a Deac. in Hopkinton, but b. in Lynn, in 1667, whose father was Richard, who came from England and settled in Lynn, in 1645, where, in 1692, he then living, it was " voted, that Sergeant Haven should sit in the Pulpit." FAMILY REGISTER. 331 b. May 20, 1773 ; Lawson, May 14, 1775, and d. here unin. soon after liis parents came to town ; his death is not on record, nor his mother's ; Joseph, Dec. 27, 1776 ; Mary, Sept. 19, 1778, and here m. Harvey Nolen, of Boston, Feb. 12, 1804 ; Fanny, Sept. 1730, and m. Col. Joseph Valentine, of Hopkin- ton, in 1799, and d. in 1841 ; she never resided here ; Moses, July 7, 1782 ; Nancy, bap. May 2, 1786, and here m. Caleb Leland, (originally from Sherburne,) Nov. 9, 1805, and removed to Templeton, where he soon after d. ; slie returned, and d. here in 1810, aged 24, leaving no issue ; Hannah, bap. Jan. 18, 1789, and here m. James Hamilton, of Brookfield, Oct. 27, 1805 ; Gilbert Wood, bap. Nov. 29, 1795; Thomas Bucklin, bap. here in 1803. His 2d wife was Sarah Brigham, a wid., of North- boro', originally Sarah Martyn, whom he m. in 1809, and d. April 8, 1830, aged 78 ; his wid. Sarah, d. Feb. 22, 1835, aged 69 ; she was ad. to the chh. in 1809. HAVEN, SAMUEL, Jr. (s. of Samuel) m. Pamelia, D. of Col. Gilbert Dench, of Hopkinton, and settled liere about the time his father did. She was added to the chh. here in 1807. He d. July 17, 1815, aged 42, and his wid. Pamelia, Sept. 6, 1816, aged 46. Chil. (some of them b. in Hop., but all recorded here) Montgomery, b. Oct. 24, 1797, m. Sophia Parker, of Hopkinton, Dec. 4, 1817, and d. Feb. 5, 1827, aged 29 ; Lorenzo Gilbert, July 4, 1801, and d. April 14, 1828 ; Caroline Pamelia, July 10, 1802, and m. George M. Merriam, and next George J. Webb, of Boston ; Samuel Augustus, Jan. 28, 1806, and d. April 2, 1829. " Mary Haven, of Boston, wife of Joseph Haven, (bro. of the preceding,) was admitted to the church of Christ, Sept. 20, 1805, in the presence of some of the brethren of this church. She died the next day, and the church was informed the next Lord's day of what was done." — Chh. Records. HAVEN, MOSES (s. of Samuel, Sen.) m. Dolly, D. of Col. Asa Rice, June 14, 1801, and d. May 20, 1818, aged 36. Chil. Miriam Rice, b. Nov. 3, 1801, and m. John L. Valentine ; 332 FAMILY REGISTER. Theodore Sedgwick, Aug. 2, 1803, went to South Hadley, and has a family ; Mary Wells, April 9, 1806, and d. in 1809 ; Han- nah Wood, Jan 4, 1808; Jane, March 22, 1810; Hiram Or- lando, Nov. 5j 1812. His wid. Dolly, rn. Daniel Newton, April 17, 1825. HAVEN, GILBERT WOOD (s. of Samuel, Sen.) m. Laura Brigham, D. of his father's 2d wife, in 1813. Chil. Nan- cy, b. July 30, 1813, and d. Sept. 22, 1821 ; George Henry, March 14, 1815, who, having a wife and one child, was killed at Westboro', Feb. 22, 1847, while employed on the rail road, by the snow plow overturning upon him. HAVEN, THOMAS BUCKLIN (s. of Samuel, Sen.) m. Clarissa Cloyes, of Framingham, in 1815, and d. April 21, 1823, aged 28. Chil. Maria Antoinette, who m. James Brewer, of Boston ; and Caroline Augusta, who m. Albert C. Cole, of Worcester. His wid. Clarissa, m. Rufus Porter, ol Worcester, Feb. 25, 1825. HAMILTON, JAMES, afterwards Col., m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Haven, Oct. 27, 1805. Chil. no record of them, Alex- ander James, and Samuel. He removed to Concord, thence to Framingham, thence to Boston, thence to New York, where his wife, Hannah, d. about 1842. HOWARD, TIMOTHY m. Anna, D. of Maj. Joseph Mixer, Jan. 24, 1759 ; she was ad. to chh. here in 1756. He lived near the present dwelling house of Nathan Howe, Esq. Chil. (no record of their births,) Lucy, bap. Sept. 16, 1759; Mary, bap. July 11, 17G2, and m. Lewis Smith, in 1783 ; Elizabeth, bap. Feb. 10, 1765 ; Timothy, bap. Oct. 25, 1768, m. Abigail Temple, of Boylston, and removed to Northboro' ; Abigail, bap. May 1, 1774 ; and Ezra, who d. Dec. 6, 1842, aged 65. His 2d wife was Dorcas Green, of Berlin, whom he m. in 1795; she d. in 1809, and he, March 20, 1819, aged 85; his house and fennel garden, soon after, passed away. FAMILY REGISTER. 833 HAMLIN, NATHANIEL, whose wife was Sarah, had Z/fizm, bap. here July 4, 1773; Sarah, bap. Oct. 29, 1775; and Perez, bap. Nov. 16, 1777 ; "the parents being in a cove- nant relation to the church in Wellfleet." — Chh. Records."^ HAD LEY, SAMUEL, whose wife was Elizabeth, came here about 1825, and had Samuel Dexter, b. Aug. 27, 1826 ; Sarah Ann, April 29, 1827, and d, infant ; Thomas Richard, Aug. 4, 1828. IDE, SAMUEL, from Rehoboth, m. Sarah, D. of Dea. Jas- per Stone, Nov. 24, 1793 ; they were ad. to the chh. here in 1795. Child, Simeon, bap. April 5, 1795. The parents left town soon after. His s. fVilliam B. Me, of Windsor, Vt., m. here, in 1820, Susan G., D. of Caleb Haskell, of Bellows Falls, N. H. Their mothers were daughters of Dea. Jasper Stone. IDE, SIMEON, from Rehoboth, had probably m. before he came here; the name of his wife was Hannah. She d. April 18, 1792, aged 22 ; he d. before 1795, leaving a child, Abigail, b. April 10, 1789, in the care of his bro. Simeon ; who adopted and presented it for baptism on the same day with his own son, Simeon. Daniel, b, Dec. 19, 1791. INGALSBY, EBENEZER, whose wife was Susanna, lived in the N. P. Chil. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 25, 1752, and m. Phebe Estabrook, Nov. 20, 1779; John, May 15, 1753; Joseph, March 22, 1755. and d. infant ; Joseph, Feb, 9, 1757 ; Anna, Feb. 14, 1758, and m. Nathan Lovell, of Holden, in 1781 ; Mary, Dec. 28, 1759 ; Eunice, Jan. 1 1, 1762 ; Susannah, Oct. 1, 1763 ; Aaron Neivton, June 10, 1765 ; Eber, IMay 14, 1767 Lydia, April 29, 1769, and d. Oct. 1, 1775 ; Levi, July 23, 1771, and d. infant; Levi, Aug. 22, 1773; ^sa, March 19, 1775. * In the record of the baptism of the first child, his name is written Hamlit, and jn that of the otiicrs, Hamlin. Jacob Hamlett was early in Billerica; he there m. Hannah I'arker, in 1G68 ; she d. 26. 4. 1GG9; he next m. Mary Button, 21. 10. 1669, who d. of small pox, in 1678. JMathaniel may have been a descendant of Jacob. 334 FAMILY REGISTER. INGERSOLL, Rev. SAMUEL B., from Beverly, grad. Y. C, ord. here, June 14, 1820, colleague Pastor of Rev. Dr. Sum- ner, preached the first Sabbath after his ordination for the last time; he d. at Beverly, Nov. 15, 1S20, aged33 — see page 181. His wife was Hannah Whittlesey, of New Haven, Ct., and now the wife of William T. Eustis, of Boston. JOHNSON, ZEBEDIAH* (s. of Daniel,) b. in Marlboro', in 1706, m. Esther Richardson, of Leicester, Nov. 18, 1731, and lived on the place afterwards belonging to his s. Philip, and now in the possession of Levi Howe ; he d. there Sept. 6, 1793, aged 87, and his wid. Esther, May 5, 1796, aged 82, and were both buried on the farm, as were some of his chil., on the S. side of the road, nearly opposite his dwelling house. The parents were ad. to chh. here in 1743. Chil. Zebediah, bap. April 1, 1733 ; Esther, b. June 23, 1734, and d. in 1736 ; Seth, Feb. 15, 1736; Israel, Sept. 11,1737; Solomon, Oct. 13, 1739 ; Esther, July 30, 1741 , and d. unm. March 18, 1809, aged 68 ; Elizabeth, April 11, 1743, and m. Daniel Hemenway, in 1768 ; Phebe, Oct. 2, 1744, and d. unm. Oct. 14, 1835, aged 91 ; Thomas, July 2, 1746, m. Elizabeth, D. of Ephraim Smith, Sept. 21, 1771, and removed to Barre ; John, March 19, 1748, and d. in West Indies ; Philip, Oct. 19, 1749, and d. unm. Feb. 27, 1823, aged 73 ; Isachar, Jan. 7, 1751, m. Dolly Barrett, of Killingsley, Ct., in 1777, and removed to Alstead, N. H. ; Lem- uel, April 7, 1752; Jonah, Dec. 22, 1754, and d. in 1760; David, Feb. 16, 1756, and d. unm. March 25, 1820, aged 64. ■* Solomon Johnson, whose wife was iJiinor. shared in a division of Sudbury meadows, in 1G3S ; where, according to Boston Records, he had Joseph (Farmer says, Joshua,) and JNatiianiel, b. 3. 12. 1G39 ; Solomon, in 1645, and Caleb, in 1646. He probably came to this country with a family of children, of whom John may have been one, and went to Sudbury with his father. Through John came Zebe- diah and Daniel, who settled in Shrewsbury. John Johnson m. Deborah, D. of Wil- liam Ward, in Sudbury, Nov. 19, 1657, and removed to Marlboro', where they had (besides children b. in Sudbury,) Daniel, b. in 1675, who m. Dorothy Lamb, of Fra- mingham, in 1697— Daniel and Dorothy had Martha, b. in 1702, who m. Elisha Hedge ; Zebediah, b. in 1706, and Daniel, b. in 1709. It appears by the chh. re- cords, that Dorothy was residing here in 1736, and was then a widoro. I find no record here or in Marlboro', of her death, or of her liusband's. Their son, Daniel, appears to have been their youngest child. FAMILY REGISTER. 335 JOHNSON, DANIEL (bro. of Zeb.) b. in 1709, rn. Sarah Holland, March 24, 1736. He d. here, June 2, 1763, aged 5(3, 9 mos., according to the town record. This does not. correspond with his birth ; the error may be in mistaking the figure 7 for 9, in the Marl, records as the year of his birth. His wid. survived him a number of years, and was ad. to the chh. in 1767 ; her death is not on record. Chil. Zeruiah, b. May 19, 1737, and m. James Maynard, of Westboro', in 1755 ; Levinah, Feb. 20, 1739, and d. infant ; Rufus, JMay 16, 1741, and d. infant ; Levi- nah, Dec. 11, 1743, and m. James Richardson, of Spencer, June 19, 1764 ; Rufus, Jan. 25, 1746, and d. infant ; Danid, March 2, 174S ; Stejihen, March 7, 1750; Dorothy, March 12, 1752, and m. Daniel Holden, in 1788; Lucy, Aug. 25, 1754, and m. Jonas Hastings, in 1781 ; Sophia, bap. April 26, 1756 ; Lucre- tia, bap. Oct. 21, 1759. JOHNSON, DANIEL, Jr. (s. of the preceding) m. Martha, D. of Ebenezer Bragg, Feb. 3, 1778, and d. Jan. 1, 1812, aged 64 ; and his wid. Martha, March 20, 1829, aged 71. Chil. Sarah, b. May 9, 1778, and m. William Smith, Jan. 15, 1799 ; Abner, Oct. 25, 1779, and d. May 3, 1800; his skull was frac- tured in being thrown from a horse ; Lucretia, Feb. 17, 1781, and d. unm. Oct. 23, 1816; Daniel, Oct. 31, 1782, and d. unm. May 23, 1823 ; Newell, March 20, 1784, and d. in 1786 ; Relief, Dec. 31, 1785, and d. unm.; Martha, Nov. 30, 1787, and m. Elijah Rawson, in 1820; Timothy, Dec. 16, 1789, and d. unm. March 3, 1815; Elizabeth, Jan. 13, 1792, and m. John Sherman, of Grafton, April 12, 1815; Neivell, Aug. 14, 1795. JOHNSON, STEPHEN (bro. of Daniel, Jr.) m. Catha- rine, D. of Daniel Smith, Nov. 28, 1793, and d. Oct. 3, 1807, aged 57; his wid. Catharine, Jan. 30, 1838, aged 73. Chil. John, b. Jan. 24, 1794; Lucy, May 21, 1796, and m. Samuel Gray, of Westboro', in 1815; Catharine, twin with Lucy, m. Ethan Temple, in 1821 ; Sophia, March 20, 1799, and m. Schuyler Harrington, in 1818. 336 FAMILY REGISTER. JOHNSON, JOHN (s. of Stoplien) m. Jemima, D. of Abel Wesson, of Grafton, in I BIG, lived on the homestead, and d. \w^. 25, 1S3I, ai^'ed 37|. Cliil. Uarrici Maria, b. Oct. 23, 181 G ; Sarah Eiizabtth, Nov. 2G, 1818; Kndly Jjucretia, Sept. 13, 1820; John Wesson, Juno 21, 1822 ; Lucy Augusta, March 1, 1825; Samuel If cnry, Dec. 14, 182G. JOHNSON, (,"AlilOli, whose wife was Dorothy, appears to have been liere in 1741. In thai year his wife and tiiree sons d. here ; the record does not contain the age of any of them, nor is there a record here of a birth or baptismi of any of his chil. He was Rep. in 1741 and '43, and, in June of the latter year, was pub. to Eli/abeth iiriant, of Sudbury. His wife, Dorothy, (]. Jan. 25, 1741 ; his sons d. Jod, Feb. 7, 1741 ; Ashhel, Feb. 22, 1741 ;'uti(l Calch, March IG, 1741. He may have been the ('ale/j b. in ^Judbiiry, Sept. 18, 1687, whose parents were Caleb and Dorothy, having a wife of the same Christian name, that his father had ; !)ul of this there is much uncertainty. (>aleb Johnson, perhaps the foregoing, was ad. to the clili. here in 17G3. JONES, JONAS, from Weston, m. Abigail Hartweil, of Lin- coln, in 17G3 ; she was ad. to chh. here 1779. Chil. Lucy, b. Oct. 14, 17G4 ; Jonas and Ephraiia, Nov. 29, 1765; Richard lla/l, Ocl. 1, 1767 ; Slcyhcn, Sept. II, 1769, and d. infant; Hepzihah, YJec. 22, niO ; Stephen, Nov. 2G, 1775 ; Uenry, July 5, 1777 ; Isaac, March 25, 1780. He purchased of Holland, and resided on the farm, &,c. where Col. J. Henshaw afterwards lived, and sold to Lewis Al- len, whose heirs sold to Henshaw. Jon'3s and his family remov- ed from town. JONES, SOEOMON, from Charlton, m. Joanna Drury, in 1782. Chil. Leonard and Caroline, b. June 3, 1783. JONES, r.EMUEE, from Waliham, with a family, resided here several years, and d. Miuch 8, 1823, aged 43, leaving a wife and chil., none of whoso names are on record. FAMILY REGISTER. 337 JOYSLYN, PETKK, whose wife was Elizabeth, probably from Wc'slboro', was s. of Joseph and Catharine. This name is written Jo-ihn, Josselyn in tlie records of some towns, but in those of this town, Joysliii. Chil. Manj, b. June 5, 1755, and m. John Peirks, Jr., in 1738; yl/ice, Oct. 27, 1757; Feter, Oct. l>, 1759; Penis, Feb. 26, 1762; Dorothy and Anna, Feb. 12, 1764: Samuel, Aug. 2, 1760. A Peter Joslyn, son of Nathaniel and Sarah, was b. in Lancas- ter, in 1665. Joseph, sup. a descendant of Peter, settled in Westboro' before 1726, whose wife was Catharine. JENNISON, SAMUELj=* m. Mary, D. of Phineas Hey- vvood, April 10, 1755, and lived in the house, and on the farm next W.of the house of Joseph Nurse, where he d. May 18, 1904, aged 81 ; and his wid., Mary, .Sept. 8, 1820, aged 87. Chil. Joseph Brooks, b. Jan. 5, 1756 ; Catharine, July 20, 1757, and d. Sept. 5, 1760; Mftri/, April 30, 1759, and d. April 17, 1775; John, July 21, 1761 ; Levi, July 20, I7G.'3 ; Samuel, Aiv^. 7, 1765, and in. Sarah Drury, of Crafion, Dec. 10, 1789 ; Catha- rine, Aug. 2, 1767, and m. Newton, in 1784 ; and per- haps Rebecca, who m. Solomon Howe, in 1784. JENNISON, JOSEPH BROOKS (s. of Samuel) m. Da- mans, D. of Gideon Howe, June 24. 1792, and lived on the homestead. Chil. Mary, b. March 2, 1793 ; Oliver, July 5, 1794 ; Henry, March 25, 1790 ; James, Jan. 21 , 1798, and sup. m. Mary Lamb, Feb. 22, 18:^0, and went to Souilibiidge ; Levi, Si;pt. 20, 1799, and sup. m. Lucy Smith, of Holden, in 1830; Eunice, Aug. 15, 1801, and m. Stephen Keyes, of * Robert Jennison, and hia wife Grace, were in Watertown, in 1G38, and had Samuel (I find no oilier son,) b. in 1G42, whose wife was Judith ; they Imd three eons, and six daufrhters b. in Watertown, betwen IGGG and IG89 Tlie sons were Samuel, b. in 1673. (his name in the record of birth* is written Jennings, as was Jennison, in other instancea, about that period,) Peter, in 1G81, and Robert, in 1684, Samuel, who settled in Shrewsbury, b. about 172.3, was probably the son of one of these three brothers. Jane Jennison, of Sudbury, m. Joseph Hrooks, of Weston, in 1725, and undoubtedly was a relative of Samuel, who settled here j hence the name of his oldest son. 43 338 FAMILY REGISTER. Princeton, Nov. 26, 18-21 ; Relief, Feb 16, 1804; Samuel, Jan. 25, 1806 ; Andreiv, Aug. 22, 1808. After 1818, he re- ceived a pension for revolutionary services, and removed to before 1830. JENNTSON, JOHN (s. of Samuel) m. Sarah, D. of Dr. Edward Flint, Feb. 26, 1799, and removed to Petersham. JENNISON, LEVI (s of Samuel) m. Ruth, D. of Silas Hemenway, March 28, 1789. Chil. Etha7i, b. here July 6, 17S9 ; the parents removed to Vt., where they had Levi Hem- enway, who was, several years, Governor of that State. JENNISON, WILLIAM (from Worcester) m. Sarah, D. of Rev. Joseph Sumner, Oct. 30, 1788. Chil. Elizahcth Stoivell ; Joseph Sumner ; Nahum Eager ; Charles Horrace, b. at Southboro', March 2, 1796; William Danielson, Sept. 10, 1798; Israel; Sarah Sumner; Erastus Sumiier. The three last were, probably, b. at Swanton, Vt., to which place he had removed, and where his wid. Sarah, d. in 1831, aged about 67. JESEPH, JOSEPH (from. Worcester) m. Jemima Bosworth, July 10, 1770. Chil. 3Iary, b. Dec. 21, 1770; Elizabeth, Oct. 15, 1772. JEFFREY, WILLIAM and his wife Hannah Reynolds, of VVenham, came from Salem, but last from Northboro' to this town, about ISOl ; and were both ad. to the chh. here in 1806. She d. Jan. 27, 1816, aged 42. Chil. Rebecca, b. May 29, 1801, and m. Dr. Joseph Whipple, of Boylston, July 4, 1819, and re- moved to Ohio; George Cleaveland, Sept. 2, 1803; Nancy Toumsend, Sept. 25, 1805, and d. in Ohio; Stephen Williams, Dec. 5, 1807, and m. Sophia Bartlett, of Northboro', in 1832, and d. Aug 27, 1845, aged 33 ; his wife, Sophia, d. March 23, 1835, aged 29 ; William Arthur, Feb. 15, 1811. FAMILY REGISTER. 339 KEYES, Dea. JOHiV,* whose wife was Sarah, was one of the founders of this chh., a strong pillar therein, and its first dea- con. He lived in the N. P., at "Spring Garden," and in 1729 was living on house lot, No. 4:2 ; where from unknown. 1 do not find his name, nor any thing of an individual of his family in all the records I have seen, other than those of this town and chh., and very liltle is to be found here relative to his family. Not any of his children appear to have been b. here. Phebe Keyes was ad. to this chh. in 17-23, and then called the D. of Dea. John Keyes ; she d. Sept. 16, 1718 ; "Huldah, D. of Dea. John Keyes and Sarah, his wife," d. Dec. 19, 17-26, in her 13lh year ; " Sarah Keyes, neice of Dea. John," was ad. to this chh, from that in Lancaster, in 1724 ; perhaps a D. of James, who was Rep. there in 1733 ; he also had John, who, with his fam- ily, will be noticed towards the close of this family name. Sarah, who m. Peter Buder, may have been his " neice," and not his D. Neither his, nor his wife's death is on record here ; he is sup|)osed to have been b. in 1664, and to have d. about 1748 or 9 ; if so, his age was not far from 84. KEYES, Maj. JOHN (sup. s. of Elias, of Sud.) m. in Marlboro', March 11, 1<396, Mary, D. of Gershom Eames, (who * Probably g. s. of Robert Keyes, who was in VVatertown in IC33, and whose wife was Sarah ; he d. there July IG, ]Gi7; they had Sarah, b. there, 2G, 3 1633 ; Rebecca, 17. 1 . IG38 ; Mary, 17. 4. 1C39 ; Elias, 20. 3. 1G43 ; and perhaps other sons, one or more of whom probably went to Chelmsford and vicinity. Klias settled in Sudbury, where he m. Sarah Blanford, Sept. 11, 1GG3, and had Elias, b. Nov. 15, 1666; James, Sept. 13, 1670; Sarah, April 11, 1G73 ; and Thomas, Feb. 8, 1674; and perhaps John, afterwards, Major John. Peter Keyes and his wife, FJizabeth, were also in Sudbury, and had Esther, b. theie Feb. 12, 1667; Deacon John, may have been his son. In a record there, but not an official one, I saw, among the names and births of sundry early settlers, the name, &c., of John Keyes; it was simply this, "John Keyes, b. 1661-." He may have been the Dea. John, who set- tled in Shrewsbary, yet, and if so, it furnishes no clue to his parentage ; and that of Maj. John is unknown, yet not resting in so much uncertainty ; he was not far from ten years younger than Dea. John, and, according to his age. at the time of his dea'h, b. about 1G7.5. It is not improbable he was the son of Elias, whose sons, Elias, James and Thomas, b. in Sudbury, next appear in Marlboro', and also Maj. John, all of them having families there between 1696 and 1702. Thomas, and 51aj. John, with their families, came here, and were among the first settlers ; sons 'of the other two brothers accompanied them, or followed soon after. 340 FAMILY REGISTER. d. early in life, and in Watertovvn, Nov. 25, 1676 ; she was b. four months after her father's decease ; her mother, originally Hannah Johnson, was then under twenty years of age, and, by a 2d marriage, was the mother of Col. Nahum Ward.) It may ■• ,-/ f be, that it was to him, house lot No. 16 was granted, in 1718, ^ ^ in the record of which he is called Jim. ; he was Junior of the *| other John, afterwards Deacon, 07ili/ in years. Neither of them ,;*."' had, probably, at that time, a title, whereby to be distinguished, p one from the other. The elder John, in the early records made by him as Clerk, styled himself John Keyes, Sen., and the other John, John Keyes, Jun. ; a mode of discrimination, not uncom- mon in that day, and since, as appears by the town records, when there were two of the same name in town, although not father and son. JOHN KEYES, afterwards Major, was living here in Aug. 1723, and was one of the founders of the chh. It was in Aug. of that year, that his new and old house were burnt, and three of his sons perished in the flames ; (see Bragg, Ebenezer,) tiiey were sleeping in the new house ; their names and ages were given by Rev. Mr. Breck, of Marlboro', in his published account of that grievous and awful dispensation, in which, among other things, he remarked, that " Capt. Keyes and his wife, and four daugh- ters, lodged in the old one, which was also burnt, but the people were saved." The names of his four daughters, who were sav- ed, were, probably, not until recently known to any one, now liv- ing. Here the leader will find them, and, perhaps, have his sympathies awakened, even now, in behalf of those, who have long sinc^ gone to their rest. His children were Gershom, b. in 169S ; Mary, in 1700, and m. Daniel Rand, in 1720 ; Solomon, in 1703 ; Hannah, in 1706, and m. Gershom Flagg, in 1725 ; Thankfitl, in 1709, and m. Jonas Keyes, in 172S; John, \n 1712 ; Sarah, in 1715, and m. Joshua Wilder, Dec. 21, 1731, and removed to Princeton, of which they were the first settlers ; Stephen, in 1718. They were all born in Marlboro', and their births recorded there. The three last named sons were those who perished in the burning of the new house. FAMILY REGISTER. 341 Maj. Keyes was hii;hly esteemed, and extensively known ; a man of note in his day ; and wlien spoken of after his death, was called " the famous iMaj. John Keyes." He d. here, March 31, 1768, aged 93 years and 7 mos. ; his wid. Mary, April 6, 1772, ai^ed 95 years and 1 mo. ; they lived to a remarkable age, and with each other in the marriage state, upwards of 72 years } tlie longest period of the like tliat is to be found on record. KEYES, GERSHOM (s. of Maj. John) whose wife was Sarah, was living on house lot No. 15, in 17-29 ; his wife was ad. to the chh. here in I7i^7. Chil. none on record here. The fol- lowini^ are at Marlboro', viz : Francis, b. in 1719 ; Humphrey^ in 17-21 ; Lucretia, in 172-3 ; Levinah, in 1726 j Elizabeth, in 1728. He removed to Boston and became a wealthy and dis- tinguished merchant. KEYES, THOMAS, b. in 1674 (s. of Elias, of Sud.) whose wife was Elizabeth, came here with a family from Marlboro', and was living on house lot No. 28, in 1729. Chil. Jonathan, b. in 1702; Cyprian, in 1706; Dinah, in 1710; and Thomas, in 1713, all in Marlboro'. KEYES, JONATHAN, Deacon in the N. P. (s. of Thomas) m. Patience Morse, of Marlboro', Nov. 11, 1727 ; they were ad. to this chh. in 1728; he d. June 25, 1778, aged 76, and his wife, Patience, May 1, 1776, aged 71. Cliil. Jonathan, b. Jan. 21, 1728 ; Miriam, Oct. 7, 1729, and d. young ; Dinah, Aug* 22, 1731, and d. in 1733 ; Timothy, bap. Nov. 4, 17-33, and m. Prudence Wilder, May 1, 1755, and removed to the Northerly part of Rutland ; Miriam, Dec. 14, 1735, and sup. m. Artemas Maynard, of Princeton, May 27, 1762 ; Thomas, Dec. 24, 1737, perhaps the Thomas Keyes who m. Mary Temple, April 25, 1765, and then called of Westminster ; Benjamin, Jan. 29, 1740; Asa, bap. July 4, 1742, and d. in 1745 ; Catharine and Dinah, Aug. 15, 1744 ; the former d. infant, the latter, in 1752 ^ Catharine, Oct. 9, 1747, and sup. m. Jonathan Warren Smith, in 1774. 343 * FAMILY REGISTER. KEYES, CYPRIAN, Deacon in both parishes (s. of Thom- as,) m. Hepzibah Howe, in Sudbury, Dec. 15, 1729; (she was sis. of Ezekiel Howe, who d. here in 1800, and of Eliphalet, who settled in the IV. part of Rutland,) he was ad. to this chh. in I7-28, and his wife, in 173(t, from Sud.chh. He d. in Boyls- ton, June 18, 1802, aged 95, 9 mos., and his wife, Hepzibah, April 15, 1792, aged 66. Chil. on record here, Hepzibah, b. Nov. 9, 1730, and rn. Jotham Bush, in 1750 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 17, 1732, and sup. m. Oliver Dakin, of Sud. Nov. 16, 1749; Cyprian, Jan. 9, 1735 ; Levinah, Feb. 2, 1737, and d. in 1756 ; Fersis, Jan. 22, 1739, and m. Ezra Beaman, in 1758 ; David, bap. Aug. 30, 1741, and d. in 1745. KEYES, HENRY (perhaps a bro. of Dea. Cyprian) was here no doubt before 1728, as his wife, whose name was Ruth, was ad. to this chh. in 1728 ; he was living on house lot No. 45, in 1729 ; and d. before Jan. 1757, soon after his return from camp. Isaac Temple and Cyprian Keyes, his Executors, receiv- ed from the public Treasury, £0.16.6, to reimburse his expenses borne by himself in returning from camp. Chil. Ruth, b. July 24, 1728 ; Reuben, Feb. 19, 1730 ; Priscilla, Aug. 25, 1731, and m. Daniel Hast'ngs, Jr., in 1753; Mary, Feb. 12, 1734 ; Elizabeth, March 27, 1736, and sup. m. Bezaleel Maynard, in 1754 ; Olive, Mav 17, 1738, and m. Jonas Temple, in 1756 ; Simeon, bap. March 30, 1740 ; a so7i (record torn) b. Nov. 16, 1743 ; Eunice, April 19, 1745, and sup. m. Abel Holt, Oct. 21, 1765. KEYES, OLIVER (son of unknown) m. here, Re- becca Patterson, Nov. 13, 1727 ; both ad. to chh. in 1728, and lived in the N. P. Chil. Lydia, b. Feb. 25, 1729 ; Titus, Jan. 24, 1731; Joanna, April, 16, 1733; Oren, Sept. 14, 1735, and d. infant ; Stephen, Feb. 8, 1738 ; Sarah, April 6, 1740, and d. in 1745; Elizabeth, May 16, 1742, and d. in 1745; Esther, March 29, 1745, and d. infant; Abijah, Sept. 17, 1746. FAMILY REGISTER. ^43 KEYES, ELI as, b. 1694 (s. of James and Hannah, of Marlboro', and g. s. of Elias, of Sud.) m. Kezia Brigliam, in IMarlboro', Dec. 13, 17 IS, and was one of the IG founders of the chh. here ; his wife was ad. to it in 1721. Chil. Klias, b. July 22, 1719 ; Mary, April 13, 1721, and d. in 1724 ; David, Sept. 20, 1722; Robert, April 18, 1725; Mary, Dec. 12, 1726; Charles, April 29, 1728; Keziah, Feb. 13, 1730; Paul, Sept. 16, 1731 ; Ztnas, March 9, 1733, and d. in 1740 ; Martha, June 27, 1730 ; Thnddcus, June 17, 173S ; and Deliv- erance, March 14, 1740. " Tiie parents were dismissed from this chh. in 1744, to the chh. in a new town, at Housatonic, call- ed No. 2 ;" now JNew Marlboro'. KEYES, ELIAS, Jr. (s. of Elias) whose wife was Sarah, was ad. to this chh. in 1742, and dismissed at the same time and to the same chh. his father was. Child, Zenas, b. May 20, 1742. KEYES, EBENEZER (s. of unknown) m. Tamar^ D. of Dea. Samuel Wheelock, July 31, 1726, lived in the N.' P., and was ad. to this chh. in 1735. Chil. Huldah, b. April 19, 1727, and m. Elijah Rice, about 1748; Elisha, Feb. 15, 1729; Tamar and IVyphena, Jan. 5, 1731 ; the former m. Jonathan Knight, of Worcester, Oct. 20, 1756; the latter m. Jacob Hinds, in 1756; Ebenezcr, Nov. 4, 1733; Hepzibah, June 2, 1736, and m. Bezaleel Gleason, of Worcester, Dec. 6, 1758; Hannah, April 17, 1742, and m. Ebenezer Drury, Oct. 29, 1761. /J- ^ KEYES, ELI (s. of ^fU-.) m. Mary, D. of Dea. Samuel Wheelock, Oct. 28, 1734, and lived in the N. P. Chil. Eli, b. March 24, 1738; Nathaniel, Sept. 6, 1739; Ebenezcr, July 25, 1741 ; Mary, Oct. 24, 1743, and sup. m. David Cutting, in 1767 ; Ezra, Jan. 24, 1750. KEYES, ROBERT (s. of -) m. Martha, D. of Asa Bouker, Dec. 24, 1740, and was ad. to the chh. here in 1742, 344 FAMILY REGISTER. and his wife in 1745. Chil. as recorded here, Stephen, b. Jan. 19, 1742, and d. in 1748; Jonas, Dec. 24, 1743; Martha, Dec. 6, 1745 ; Anna, June 21, 1748 ; Lucy, Aug. 15, 1750 ; Phebe, July 31, 1752; Abraham, March 10, 1755 ; Mary, " at Wachusett, but not in any township," July 19, 1757; Solomon, June 28, 1762. " The parents were dismissed from this chh. in 1764, to one about to be at Princeton." it is said Robert Keyes d. in Princeton, March 1, 1795, aged 84 — if so, he was b. about 1711, and was 1 1 years older than Martha at the time of her marriage. It could hardly be Robert of Elias, who m. Martha Bouker, and I can find no other Rob- ert ; he was not 16 years old in 1740, when she was m., and she, herself, was then 21. KEYES, JAMES, b. in 1696 (s. of James and Hannah, of Marl.) was living on house lot No. 19, in 1730. His s. Jonas, d. in 1735 ; his wife, whose name is not on record here, d. be- fore 1739, as on the 4th of Jan, in that year, he m. Abigail Rugg, of Sudbury. She was ad. to this chh. in 1742, from that in Sud- bury. Chil. Jonas, b. Oct, 2, 1739; Meliscent, June 2, 1741, and m. Levi Goodnow, of Marlboro', June 8, 1762; Submit, bap. April 24, 1743. KEYES, JONAS (s. of ) m. Thankful, D. of Maj. John Keyes, Aug. 20, 1731. Chil. Olive or Alice, bap. May 27, 1733 J Rachel, April 17, 1735, and sup. m. Thomas Miles, in 1767. A Rachel Keyes was pub. to Jonathan Barnard, of Sutton, April 3, 1756. The above Jonas is sup. to have m. Olive Tem- ple, Nov. 22, 1 756. KEYES, JONATHAN, Jun. (son of Dea. Jonathan) m. Sarah Taylor, Jan. 23, 1752, perhaps D. of Ebenezer, and lived in the N. P Chil. Solomon, b. June 25, 1753 ; Dinah, Jan. 23, 1755, and d. in 1756 ; Sarah, Dec. 21, 1756 ; Ebenezer, Oct. 24, 1760 ; Salma, Sept. 6, 1762 ; Francis, Oct. 13, 1765. FAMILY REGISTER. 345 KEYES, THOMAS (s. sup. of Dea, Jonathan) m. Mary, D. of Isaac Temple, April 15, 1765; lie was then called of Westminster ; he lived in the N. 1\ Chil. Lucy, who d. here, April 4, 1776, aged 10 and 8 mos. ; Asa, b. Sept. 21, 1768 ; Francis, April 15, 1771; Luther, Sept. 20, 1772, and d. in- fant ; Lucy, July 27, 1778 ; Luther, May 8, 1781. KEYES, CYPRIAN, Jr. (s. of Dea. Cyprian) m. Martha, D. of John Bush, May 27, 1756, and lived in the N. P. Chil. David, b. July 13, 1757, and d. Nov. 23, 1775 ; his parents are called of Princeton, in the record of his death ; Cyprian, Jan. 31, 1759 ; Israel, July 20, 1760, and m. Dolly or Dorothy Tem- ple, in 1782 ; Patty, according to one record, another says Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1762 ; Peabody, Nov. 1, 1763 ; Levinah, March 25, 1765; Persis, April 5, 1767; Hizabcth, Jan. 1763; Lucy, May 13, 1770. KEYES, TITUS (s. of Oliver) m. Esther Perham, of Up- ton, in 1757. Child, Oren, b. IMarch 23, 1758. KEYES, ELISHA (s. of Ebenezer) m. Catharine Baker, D. sup. of Thomas Baker, July 19, 1757, and lived in the S. W. part of the town; he d. here Feb. 18, 1811, aged 82, and his wife, Catharine, Nov. 9, 1797, aged 60. Chil. Eber, b. Aug. 29, 1753 ; Azubah, May 13, 176 s, and m. Henry Bald- win, Jr., in 1786 ; Ashley, May 3, 1762, and d. in 1763 ; Eliz- abeth, Oct. 31, 1763, and m. Calvin Newton, in 1787 ; Ashley, Nov. 29, 1765, and m. Anna Willard, Oct. 20, 1738 ; Leivis, July 31, 1768 ; Mary, June 16, 1773, and d. Oct. 26, 1784 ; Nahum, Dec. 15, 1776. KEYES, YAA, Jr. (s. of Eli) m. Hannah Howe, April 1, 1762. Chil. Ezra, b. Jan. 27, 1763 ; Daniel, Nov. 17, 1764 ; Azubah, June 5, 1767. KEYES, SIMEON, (son of Henry) m. Lucy, D. of Isaac Temple, Dec. 5, 1765, and lived in the N. P., and d. Jan. 21, 44 346 FAMILY REGISTER. 1782, aged 42, and his wife, Lucy, Oct. 9, 1779, aged 35. Chil. Reuben, b. Sept. 15, 1766 ; Henry, Aug. '22, 1768 ; Ruth, July 12, 1770; Elizabeth, March 21,1773; Ta bitha, Ma\ch \b, 1775 ; Isaac, May 13, 1777 ; Simeon, Aug. 26, 1779. Sim- eon Keyes, perhaps ihe father of the above chil. was pub. to Abigail Ward, of Sutton, Nov. 9, 1781. KEYES, BENJAMIN (s. of Dea. Jonathan,) m. Lucy Mer- riain, of Oxford, in 1767, and lived in the N. P. Chil. Bc7i' jamin, b. Feb. 23, 1768 ; Joel, July 9, 1770 ; Amasa, Dec. 16, 1773. KEYES, SOLOMON, b. 1727 (s. of Solomon, of Marlbo- ro',) whose wife was Sarah, had Sarah, b. Dec. 21, 1756. KEYES, STEPHEN, (s. of Oliver,) whose wife was Eliza- beth, had Levinah, b. July 6, 1760; Elizabtih, Oct. 3, 1762; Gerrish, July 2, 1767. KEYES, JOHN (s. of Dea. John, and the only one of all the foregoing, that appears to be so of record,) m. Abigail, D. of Dea. Jonathan Livennore, Nov. 26, 1741 ; she was then called of VVesiboro' ; they lived in the N. P., and were both ad. to this chh. in 1742. The chh. record is thus : " John Keyes admitted to full chli. privilege, Dec. 5, 1742 — the son of Dea. John Keyes." "Abignil, the wife of John Keyes, ad. &,c., Dec. 5, 1742," It seems remarkable that Dea. John, then probably 76 years old, should have a son, entering into family state, appa- rentlv for the first time, so late as 1741. Huldah, D. of Dea. John, according to her a%e at the lime of her decease, was b. in 1713. His son John, is said to have d. in Boylston ; his age un- known. Chil. Simon, h. Oct. 6, 1742, and settled in Wilton, N. H. ; Ahigail, Dec. 20, 1743, and m. William Hawkins, of Norihboro', in 1766; Elizabeth, A|iril 6, 1746, and m, Joshua Blanchard, of Wilton, N. H., Feb. 6, 1770; John,Au-.l, 1753, and m. Lucy Hale, ol Wmchendon, Sept. 4, 1777, and went to Wilton, thence to Princeton, and d. there ; Thomas, FAMILY REGISTER. 347 July 8, 1755, m. Atlierton, and lived in Noitliboro' ; his 2d wife was Eunice Knight, of Bolton ; Silas, Aug. 7, 1757 ; Hhoda, March 31, 17.59, and m. William Bales, of Wilton; Ephraim, March 14, 1761, and m. Sarah Gerry; Phebe, who rn. Stephen Buss, of Wihon, in 1771 ; Lydia, who m. Uriah Smith, of Wilton, in 1771 ; Sarah, who m. Hall, and next, Jewett ; Submit, who m. Israel Howe, of Princeton. KEYES, SILAS (s. of the preceding) m. Sarah Lovejoy, of Methuen, and d. Aug. 18, 1810, aged 83, and his wife, Sarah, June 19, 1830, aged 71. Chil. Sarah, b. at Wilton, N. H., May 1, 1782, and d. unm. ; Jemima, at Princeton, Feb. 16, 1784, and m. Nathaniel Howard, of Wilton, July 4, 1820 ; Si- las, Dec. 29, 1783, and m. Rebecca Pratt, of Temple, l\'. H., Sept. IS, 1832; Phebe, Aug. 17, 1787, and m. Moses Tyler, of Boston ; Ephraim, March — , 1789, and went to N. Y. ; Jonathan, JMarch 6, 1791, and m. Miriam Tyler, of Wilton, Sept. 30, IS19 ; Joanna, at Northboro', Nov. 7, 1793, and m. Hubbard C. Currier, of Bow, N. H., Jan. 13, 1828; Persis, Feb. 13, 1795, and m. Azor IMaynard, of Northboro' ; Abigail, May 7, 1797, and m. William Rand Stacy ; Warren, June 23, 1799, and m. Lucy Wheeler Cummings, of Temj)le, Nov. 6, 1823. KEYES, LEWIS (s. of Elisha) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph Stone, Oct. 30, 1793, and d. March 25, 1798, aged 29, and his wid. Sarah, June 16, 1799, aged 26. Chil. Emerson, b. Oct. 5, 1794, and d. Dec. 2, 1816; Lewis, March 6, 1796, and d. young. Most of the Keyes families lived in the North Parish, and were no longer of this town, after it became Boylston. In the death of Emerson Keyes, s. of Lewis, the name of Keyes became ex- tinct here, and so remains. It is said, that for many years past, there has not been a family of that name in Boylston. 348 FAMILY REGISTER. KNOWLTON, JOSEPH* (s. of Thomas and Margery) and his wife, Abigail, were ad. to tiiis chh.. from that in Ipswich, in March, 1733; she d. July 3, 1748; his death not on record. Chil. b. before the parents came, and not on record here, Mar- gery, who 6. heve Feb. 5, 1740; Joseph; Thomas, who was killed by the Frencli and Indians at Hoosac Fort, Aug. 17, 1745 ; and perhaps odiers. Nathan, h. here, Jan. 28, 1733 ; Samuel and Nathaniel, Jan, 21, 1737 ; Israel, Jan. 28, 1740. KNOWLTOx^, JOSEPH, Jun. (s. of Joseph) m. Mary, D. of Deac. Ezeziel Knovvlton, Sept. 21, 1749 ; he was ad. to this chh. in 1774, at which time his wife, Mary was, probably, not living ; he was dismissed to the chh. in Ward, in 1790. Chil. on record here; Abigail, b. June 29, 1750; -^sa, Sept. 21, 1752; Anna, Oct. 7, 1754; (r/'ace, July 23, 1756, and m. Jonah Goulding, of Grafton, in 1777 ; Nathan, May 16, 17G0 ; Joseph, May 4, 1761 ; Mary, Aug. 23, 1763, and m. Joseph Boyden, of Ward, Dec. 15, 1785; iiac/te/, March 15, 1765, and m. Jasper Rand, in 1783 ; Samuel, July 6, 1769 ; Asahel, Nov. 23, 1773. KNOWLTON, NATHAN (bro. of the preceding) the name of whose wife is not on record, had James, bap. July, 1774, and Samuel, b. Nov. 13, 1778. KNOWLTON, NATHAN (s. sup. of Joseph, Jun.) m. Abigail, D. of Deac. Benjamin Maynard, Jan. 8, 1782. Chil. * William, John and Thomas Knowlton were in Ipswich, in 1G42. John d. in 1G.51, leaving John, Abraham and Elizabeth. Thomas, bro. of John, was a Deac. there in 1648, and d. April 3, 1692. — Farmer. Felt's History of Ipstvich. He may have been the Thomas, or father of the Thomas Knowlton, who m. Han- nah Green, 24. 9. 1668, I think, in Ro.xbury. Thomas Knowlton and Margery Goodhue, ■' both of Ipswich," were m. in Watertown, Dec. 2, 1692. She was the D. of Deac. William Goodhue, who was in Ipswich in 1633, and whose wife was Alargery Watson. They were probably from England. Joseph and Ezekiel Knowlton, said by the descendants of the latter, who was b. about 1707, to have been brothers, both of whom settled here, were sons of Thomas and Margery. In some old records, this name is NoUon. FAMILY REGISTER. 349 Benjamin, bap. Oct. G, 1782 ; and Saroh, bap. July 20, 1783. The parents removed to Nevvfane, Vt. Benjamin may have been the Benjamin Knowlton, who d. here Oct. 21, 1S38, aged 57. KNOVVLTOiV, JOSEPH (s. of Joseph, Jun.) m. Priscilla, D. of Jotham Howe, March 11, 1784, and resided where Abner Harlow now lives, and owned the mills there. Chil. Relief, b. March 17, 1785 ; Mart/, June 11, 1787 ; Samuel, May 1, 1791, and d. infant ; Hollis, June 18, 1793 ; Sarah, Aug. 26, 1795 ; Samuel, Jan. 14, 1798 ; fValter Howe, Aug. 10, 1800 ; Caro- line, April 20, 1303 ; William, July 1, 1805. This family re- moved to Ohio. KNOWLTON, Deac. EZEKIEL. (bro. of Joseph first mentioned) m. Susanna, D. of Capt. Morgan and his wife, Susanna Pitts, from England. (Capt. Morgan d.on the voyage hither, and his vvid. Susanna, m. Clark.) They probably came here from Manchester, as they were dis. from the chh. there, and ad. to this in 1731. He d. March 14, 1774, in his 67th year, and his wid. Susanna, March 17, 1794, aged 86. Chil. Mary, b. May 16, 1731, and m. her cousin, Joseph Knowl- ton, Jun., in 1749; Susanna, April 19, 1733, and in. Gershom Wheelock, Jun., in 1757 ; Deborah, Dec. 23, 1734, ad. to chh. in 1757, and m. Jabez Bigelow, of Westminster, Oct. 5, 1761 ; Ezckiel, May 1, 1736, and m. Anna, D. of Joseph Miles, Oct. 4, 1759, and settled in Westminster; LuJce, Oct. 24, 1738; William, April 29, 1741 ; Sarah, Jan. 28, 1745, and m. James Symonds, of Templeton, May 19, 1766; Margery, June 1, 1747, and m. Joshua Bigelow, of Westminster, April 11, 1764; Thomas, April 27, 1750. K.NOWLTON, LUKE, (s. of Deac. Ezekiel) m. Sarah, D, sup. of Ephraim Holland, July 29, 1760, and both ad. to this chh. in 1765. Chil. Calvin, b. Jan. 22, 1761, and m. Sophia Willard, of Petersham, Feb. 3, 1793 ; he was then of Newfane ; Martha, Dec. 5, 1762; Silas, Dec. 19, 1764; Sarah, May 2, 1767 ; Alice, July 22, 1769 ; Lucinda, Aug. 8, 1771, and m. 350 FAMILY REGISTER. Samuel Willard, of Petersham, in 1791 ; she was then of Newfane. These children's births are all recorded here, probably they were not all b. here. " The father was in covenant relation with the chh. at New Rutland," in 1762, when his D. Martha was bap. here. " The parents were dis. from this chh. to the covenanting brethren in Newfane, in 1774, in order to be formed into a chh. state there," of which Hezekiah Taylor, dis. from here at the same time, was Pastor elect. KNOWLTON, Deac. WILLIAM (s. of Deac. Ezekiel) m. Hannah, D. of Joseph Hastings, Oct. 22, 1764, and is sup. to have lived some years in Templeton, where several of his first chil. were b., and whose births are not recorded here, viz: Han- nah, who m. Capt. Thomas Harrington, in 17S4 ; Asa ; Susan- 7ia, who m. John Smith Whitney, of Westboro', May 4, 1799; Artemas ; and perhaps others. The parents were ad. to this chh. from that in Templeton, in June, 1778; chil. on record here, WiUiam,h. June 20, 1777; Scth, May 11, 1781; and Joseph Hastings, March 22, 1785. Deac. W. Knowlton d. here Sept. 13, 1820, aged 79, and his wid. Hannah, Oct. 25, 1832, aged 87. KNOWLTON, Capt. THOMAS (s. of Deac. Ezekiel) m. Elizabeth Bacheller, of Grafton, in April, 1771. His two story dwelling house was burnt in 1776. Chil. Susa7ina, b. March 22, 1772, and d. in 1776 ; Cynthia, July 9, 1773, and d. in 1776 ; Elizabeth, Sept. 26, 1775 ; Ezeldel, April 28, 1777 ; Susanna, May 2, 1779, and m. Thomas Witherby, Jun., in 1800 ; Luke^ July 30, 1782; Thomas, Nov. 17, 1784; Amasa, March 10, 1787; Cynthia, March 19, 1789; Mark Bacheller, Oct. 9, 1791 ; Hannah Ward, Feb. 10, 1795, and m. Daniel Gilbert Noyes, in 1817. The parents were ad. to chh, in 1809. Capt. Knowlton d. Aug. 22, 1829, aged 79 ; and his wid. Elizabeth, Jan. 7, 1833, aged 83. KNOWLTON, ASA (s. of Deac. W^illiam) m. Olive Waite, Feb. 2, 1789. Chil. (no births recorded here) William, who FAMILY REGISTER. 851 went to Illinois ; and Asa. The father's death not on record here ; liis vvid. Olive, m. Lewis Smith, in 1826. KNOWLTON, WILLIAM (s. of Deac. William) m. Clara, D. of Samuel Smith, May 4, 1799, and settled in Holden. Chil. Martha, who m. Seth Follet, of Grafton, April 2, 1826, and Julia, who m. Jesse Peirks, in 182L KNOWLTON, ARTEMAS (s. of Deac. William) m. Hul- dah Lyon, in 1798. Chil. Seth, b. Aug. 29, 1799, and Debo- rah, Feb. 25, 1804. He removed to Charlton, but d. here, May 16, 1834, aged 63. KNOW^LTON, Dr. SETH (s. of Deac. William) m. Relief, D. of Gideon Howe, in 1802, and d. April 12, 1832. aged 51. Chil. Darwin, h. Aug. 8, 1802 ; Charles, at Lancaster, Nov. 4, 1803, and drowned in Quinsigamond pond, Dec. 26, 1822; Eu- nice, in Boylston, April 7, 1806, and d. in 1803; Artemas,*'m do., Feb. 19, 1809; William Seth, b. here, Sept. 28, 1810 ; Eunice, J^n. 6; 1813, and m. Elbridge G. Putnam, in April, 1831; (their chil. Anna Elizabeth ; William Henry, deceased; William Henry, and Francis.) Nancy, Nov. 23, 1814, and ni. Horrace Stow, and next Edward B. Rice, Jan, 3, 1843 ; Calvin, Jan. 2, 1817 ; Dolly, Dec. 2, 1818, and m. Joseph P. Leland, in April, 1837, and had Nancy Hellen. KNOWLTON, JOSEPH H. (s. of Deac. William) m. Chloe Forbush, of Westboro', in 180G. A Deacon in the Re- storation Society, and lives on the homestead. Chil. William Hastings, b. March 8, 1807; Hannah Ward, Sept, 16, 1808; Mary Ann Bachellcr, IMay 12, 1810, and m. Jabez Newton, of Westboro', in 1832; Joseph Forbush, Aug. 20, 1811 ; Susan Witherhy, Feb. 20, 1814 ; Relief Maria, Feb. 7, 1816 ; Loren- zo Clark, April 23, 1818; Caroline Elizabeth Amelia, Sept. 3, 1820; Frances Augusta, June 26, 1823, 352 FAMILY REGISTER. KNOWLTON, ASA, Jun. (s. of Asa) m. Damaris, D. of Daniel Howe. Ohil, Adaline, b. June 2, 1820, and m. Simeon INevvton, of Westboro', and d. in 1846; Charles, July 4, 1822. KNOWLTON, DARWIN (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Sarah Nel- son, D. of Capt. T. Harrington, Jun., April 30, 1828. Chil. Charles Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1829 ; Relief Mixer, Jan. 21, 1831 ; Hannah Hastings, Oct. 11, 1832 j Daniel Harrington, June 25, 1835. KNOWLTON, ARTEMAS (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Eveline Smith, in Nov. 1835. She d. Nov. 2, 1837, aged 21 ; and, in May, 1841, he m. Mary Hill. KNOWLTON, WILLIAM S. (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. T. Harrington, Jun., Feb. 23, 1832. She d. Nov. 10, 1833, aged 22 ; and, in Aug. 1837, he m. Miriam Dresser. Child, Julius, b. Nov. 28, 1838. KNOWLTON, CALVIN (s. of Dr. Seth) m. Mary C. Warren, in Jan. 1838. Chil. Henry C. and Edward B. KNOWLTON, WILLIAM H. (s. of Deac. Joseph H.) m. Susan Lee, D. of Benjamin Brigham, March 31, 1828. Chil. Susan Ellen, b. Dec. 26, 1828 ; Adelaide Mary and Manj Adelaide, May 19, 1831 ; Everett miliarn, Sept. 26, 1832; Lucy Maria, May 21, 1835 ; William Everett, Sept. 26, 1836. KNOWLTON, JOSEPH F. (s. of Deac. Joseph H.) m. Huldah Newton, of Westboro', June 2, 1833. She d. May 2, 1839, aged 27. Chil. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1835 ; Su- san Maria, March 27, 1837 ; Joseph Henry, April 25, 1839. KNOWLTON, EZEKIEL (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Nelly Brown, of Fitchburg, and d. here, Nov. 29, 1828, aged 52. Chil. Lincoln Brown, b. Dec. 15, 1805; William Albert, April, 1809. FAMILY REGISTER. 353 KNOWLTON, LUKE (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Hitty, D. of Jasper Rand, Sept, 3, 1804, removed to Bridport, Vt., and d. Sept. 20, 1809, aged 27. Child, C/iarhs Luke, b. Feb. 1809, and in. Alony Ann, D. of Samuel Daman, Esq. of Holden. KNOWLTON, THOMAS, Jun. (s. of Capt. Thomas,) m. Rebecca, D. of Fisher Whiting, of Dedham, Nov. 1, 1809. She d. May 17, 1SI2, aged 22; and he, in Detroit, in August, 183:2, aged 48. Chil. Rebecca IVhiiing, b. Oct. 9, 1810, and m. Dr. Adolphus Brigham, in 1832; Nancy Fisher, April 13, 1812, and m. Asa Davis, Nov. 11, 1836, who d. at Chaumont, Jef. Co., N. Y., May 1, 1839, aged 30. KNOWLTON, AM ASA (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Sarah Peirks, a widow, originally Bacheller, of Royalston, in 1816. Chil. Sarah Elizabeth, b. INlay 19, 1817; Catharine AngelinCy March 18, 1819; Asa Bacheller, April 7, 1825. KNOWLTON, MARK B. (s. of Capt. Thomas) m. Eliz- abeth, D. of Jonathan R. Smith, June 5, 1823, and lives on the homestead. Chil. Sarah An7i Janeite, and Caroline Antoinette, b. Feb. 15, 1824 ; Thomas Henry, Aug. 28, 1833, and Naiicy Maria, Oct. 29, 1836. KNOWLTON, ABRAHAM (said by the descendants of Ezekiel to have been s. of Thomas, and half bro. of Joseph and Ezekiel, first mentioned) m. Martha Lamson, jirobably of Ips- wich. They were ad. to this chh. in 1735 ; he, from the chh. in Marlboro', she, from the chh. in Ipswich. He. d. liere, Nov. 3, 1768, aged 65, 5 mos. and 22 days ; * her death is not on record. Chil. Paul, b. April, 17, 1736 ; Silas, Sept. 9, 1737 ; Sarah, March 6, 1740, and d. in 1742; Abraham, bap. Sept. 19, 1742, and d. in 1743 ; Robert, b. March 16, 1741, and d. in 1743 ; Robert, bap. March 18, 1744, and d. infant; Sarah, * Hence it appears he was b. in 1703. As Thomas and Margery (see last note,) were ni. in 1G92, he may liave been their son; but Ezekiel, b. about 1707, if a half bro. of Abraham, was the s. of Tliomas, by a 2d icife. 45 354 FAMILY REGISTER. b, June 24, 1746, and m. Daniel Drury, Jun. in 1765 ; Martha^ July 24, 1748, and m, Thomas Drury, of Temple, N. H., in 1769 ; Abraham, Nov. 25, 1750. KNOWLTOx\, PAUL (s. of Abraham) m. Lucy Forbush, of Hardwick, in 17G9, and d. here, June 27, 1799, in his 64th year. His \vid. Lucy, ad. to this chh. in 1800, d. May 8, 1837, aged 85. Chil. Paul, b. Oct. 23, 1770, and settled in Hoosic, now Florida ; Lucy, Feb. 28, 1772, and m. Elijah Hall, of Graf- ton, Feb. 14, 1799 ; Robert, Dec. 7, 1773, and m. Lydia Thurs- ton, of Westboro', in 1807 ; Daniel, Dec. 9, 1775 ; Sarah, Nov. 11, 1777, and sup. m. Samuel Thurston, Jun., of Westboro', June 24, 1802 ; John, Jan. 5, 1780 ; Margery, Oct. 25, 1781, and sup. m. Zavan Perkins, of Weihersfield, Vt., Feb, 18, 1810 ; Joel, Nov. 1, 1783^ Bulah, Sept. 25, 1785, and m. Jonas Baker, of Boylston ; Ruth, Jan. 15, 1788, and m. Isaac Cutler, in 1823 ; Anna, Sept. 9, 1789, and m. Jonathan Newton, Feb. 22, 1815 ; Jacob, May 17, 1791 ; Levi, June 9, 1797, and sup. m. Louisa Divoll, ol Leominster, in 1823. KNOWLTON, ABRAHAM (s. of Abraham) m. Lydia Bacheller, of Upton, in 1772; his wife, Lydia, d. Sept. 28, 1803, aged 55i. Chil. Silas, b, June 3, 1773 ; Martha, June 1, 1775, and m. Nathan Munroe, in 1805; Sarah, July 24, 1777, and m. John White, of Northboro', in 1798, and d. June 20, 1818, leaving Asa, John, and Moses Adams ; David, b. at Upton, Nov. 14, 1779; Lydia, at do., Oct. 21, 1781, and d. unm. June 26, 1808 ; Abraham, Aug. 4, 1784; Thankful, Oct. 25, 1789. He next m. Lucy Whitney, of Upton, in 1805, and d. here April 12, 1807, aged 50.}. KNOWLTON, DANIEL, (s. of Paul) m. Mary Hemen- way, of Grafton, in 1804. Chil. on rec. here ; Mary, b. July 5, 1604 ; Pamelia, Nov. 9, 1805 ; perhaps he removed to West- boro', where Daniel and Mary Knowlton had Adalinc, b. Sept. 22, 1809; Daniel, Sept. 2, 1811, and Hepzlbah, Sept. 27, 1813. He is said to have removed to Batavia, N, Y. FAMILY REGISTER. 355 KNOVVLTON, JOEL (s. of Paul) m. Mary Brooks, of Crafton. Chil. Hud Farrar and Laura Brooks, b. Jan. 10, 1810 ; John Chandler, Dec 26, 1812 j Elijah Brooh:s, Jan. 31, £315 j Daniel Harris, July 31, 1817. Removed to Grafton. KNOWLTON, SILAS (s. of Abraham and Lydia) m. Mer- cy Wakefield, of Sutton. Chil. Irene, b. June 20, 1799 ; Per- rin, Aug. 22, 1501 ; Newell, April 27, 1803 ; Dexter, Feb. 22, iS05; Lydia Bachellcr and Mary Davenport, May 7, 1807; Cabin Fletcher, Feb. 11, 1810. This family removed to Ohio, KNOWLTON, DAVID (bro. of Silas) m. Lucy Brigham, of Northboro', in 1800. Chil. Julia Ann, b. Dec. 4, 1800; Eli, Oct. 23, 1802; Artcmas Brigham, Sept. 15, 1804; El- bridge Gerry, Oct. 4, 1806 ; Abraham, Dec. 8, 1808 ; Lucy Caroline, Sept. 3, 181 1. He removed to N. Y., where he had David Bacheller, Marietta and Harriet, and d. Sept. 6, 1823, aged 44. KNOWLTON, ABRAHAM (bro. of the preceding) ra. Lucy Faulkner, of Upton, and had Mary Eleanor, b. Dec. 18, 1808, and m. Lewis Brown, of Worcester, April 29, 1829; James Franklin, Nov. 1, 1810; Nancy Faulkner, Aug. 19, 1812; Sarah White, March 15, 1815; and Thankful Emily, Jan. 9, 1817. He removed with his family to Brownsville, Ind,, in 1838, and d. in Oct. 1843, aged 59. KINGSLEY, ENOCK (from Windsor, Ct.) m. Sarah, wid, of Samuel Maynard, in 1760. No record here of the death of either of them ; it is said she d. Dec. 15, 1812, aged 84. Chil. Sarah, b. May 21, 1761, and m. Amos Smith, of Worcester, July 26, 1785 ; Mary, Dec. G, 1762, and m. Daniel Raymond, of Worcester, IVIarch 17, 1785 ; and perhaps Lois, who m. Noah Harrington, of Worcester Gore, July 27, 1784. KENDALL, CALEB m. Piiscilla, D. of Joshua Townsend^ Dec. 8, 1773. Chil. Priscilla, b. Jan. 20, 1777 ; and Caleb, Jan. 25, 1779. 356 FAMILY REGISTER. KIMBALL, EPHRALM of Shrewsbury, and Mrs. Sarah Tuttle, of Littleton, were m. Nov. 28, 1765. So say Mid. Co. Records. His name does not appear on the town records ; per- haps went to Grafton. KINGSBURY, EBENEZER m. Sarah, D. of Jeremiah Whitiemore, of Spencer, May 9, 1797. They were ad. to this chh. in 1798, and dis. to that in Spencer, in 1801. He built and resided where Jonah Howe last lived. Child, Jeremiah fVhittemorc, b. July 1, 1798. KEMBLE, THOMAS HENRY (from Boston) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Levi Pease, Feb. 9, 1796, and d. here March 4, 1800, aged 28 ; his wid. Hannah, May 26, 1800, aged 36. Chil. Thomas, who d. April 4, 1799; Abigail, whod. Feb. 18, 1821, aged 23 ; all of consumption at the residence of Capt. Pease. KNIGHT, JOSIAH m. Sarah, wid. of Jonas Stone, Sept. 24, 1805 ; and d. July 25, 1819, aged 47 and 8 mos. Child, Edwin Wallace, b. April 1, 181 1. KNEELAND, SOLOMON (from Boston) d. here Dec. 23, 1775, aged SO. KITTREDGE, JUSTUS (s. of Dr. Jacob, and g. s. of John Bellows) m. Maranda E. Taylor, of West Boylston, in 1830. Chil. Austin Whitney, b. May 15, 1833; Lucius Wright, Dec, 9, 1834; Francis Ellenj, Aug. 23, 1836; Albert Taylor, March 21, 1838 ; and Lucy Ann, Aug. 3, 1841. KITTREDGE, OTIS (bro. of the preceding) m. Prudence M. Hathern, of West Boylston, in 1831. No births of chil. on record, in 1841. LEATHE, ROBERT and his wife, Eunice, came here, sup. from Reading. They were ad. to this chh. from the first chh. there, in 1741. The name is Leathe on the record here, but has FAMILY REGISTER. 357 probably been modernized to Lathe. They were dis. to the chh. in Grafton, in 1745. Cliil. on record here ; Asa, b. March 23, 1733 ; there may be an error in the record ; if not, that son, Asa, deceased before June 9, 1741, when they had a son b. called Asa, and who was bap. the 14th of that mo. j Rhoda, bap. June 26, 1743. LYON, JOSIAH, and his wife, Deborah, bad John, h. Oct. 30, 1751 J perliaps it should be John Fisher; and others, of whom, Ephraim is sup. to have been one. He is sup. to have removed to Grafton soon after 1751. LYON, JOHN FISHER, (s. sup. of Josiah) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Whitney, in 1777 ; lie was then of Grafton, and, after living here a iew years, removed to Harvard and d. there. Chil. b. here, Lydia, April 9, 1778; and John, Oct. 17, 1780. LYON, Capt. EPHRAIM (s. sup. of Josiah) came here about 1800, with his wife and s. Ephraim, and lived near North- boro' line, on the post road ; where he d. Feb. 24, 1820, aged 84, and his wife, whose name is not on record here, Nov. 15, 1815, aged 76. Of their chil., all probably b. in Grafton, were Deborah, who m. Capt. Charles Fay ; Mary, who m. Ebenezer Leland of Grafton ; Ephraim ; and, perhaps, Lydia, who m. Daniel Gregory, in 1790. Huldah Lyon m. Artemas Knowlton, in 1798. LYON, Capt. EPHRAIM, Jun. (s. of Ephraim) m. Lucy, D. of Deac. Jonathan Fassett, (Faivcett) of Boylston, Nov. 17, 1799 ; and d. Nov. 14, 1835, aged 56. Chil. Hannah, b. April 20, 1800, and m. Ebenezer H. Bowen, Sept. 9, 1822 ; they re- moved to Worcester, and she d. there ; Chandler, Aug. 9 1801 ; Louisa, March 14, 1803, and d. Jan. 5, 1806 ; Harriet, Jan. 2, 1808, and m. Haliburton Lane, of Fitchburg, July, 1828 ; Lucy, June 2, 1809, and m. Beaman, of Fitchburg; Abigail Faivcett, Feb. 27, 1811, and m. Warren C. Sturtevant, of Bath, N. H.jOct. 8, 1833; Ephraim Fishcr,Feh. 9, 1S13, and d. 358 FAMILY REGISTER. Sept. 2, 1829; George Sherman, Feb. 11, 1815; Elizabeth Louisa, March 30, 1817, and m. Goodenovv, of Boylston. LIVERMORE, ELTSHA m. Lucy Maynard, of Westboro', in 1780, and lived on the place recently of Henry Snow, Esq. Chil. Levi, b. Dec. 15, 1781 ; Emery, Oct. 10, 1783 ; Z>Mcy and Anna, bap. Nov. 6, 1785 ; Martha, bap. Aug. 3, 1788, and d. young ; Solomon, bap. May 5, 1790 ; Harvey, bap. Oct. 7, 1792 ; Jubal, bap. June 14, 1795 ; and Martha, bap. Feb. 4, 1798. LIVERMORE, JASON, whose wife was Mary, had Mar- tha, bap. here Sept. 8, 1782. Moses Livemiore and Lydia Har- rington, " both of Walihain," were m. here Sept. 17, 1783. The three may have been brothers. LOTHROP, OR VILE m. Sarah Fitch, of Leominster ; she d. Aug. 30, 1823, the year of her marriage, aged 23. He next m. Lucy Johnson, of Hardvvick, Jan. 30, 1825, a g. d. of Zebediah, an early settler in this town. Chil. Philip, b. Oct. 23, 1825. MAYNARD, SIMON,* known as Sergeant "M^yrnxdi, (s. of Simon,) of Marlboro', b. in 1693, m. Sarah Church, there, Nov. 18, 1718, and was living on house lot No. 14, in 1729, He was * John Maynard (the first I find of the name,) was one of the 47, who shared in the division of Sudbury meadows, in 1G38, where he was Selectman, and one of the petitioners for the grant of Marlboro', in 1G5G ; he removed there, and d. in nil ; his wife was Mary ; they had John, b. in 1661 ; Simon, in 1G6G 5 and Zacha- riah, in 1672, all in Marlboro'. Simon, whose wife was Hannah, had 8 chil.; among them were Simon, b. in 1695; Elisha, in 1703, both of whom settled in Shrewsbury. John, (bro. of Simon and Elisha) whose wife was Lydia Ward, of Sudbury, was the father of James Maynard, b. in 1694, whose s. James settled here, and of Reu- ben, b. in 1G98, who also settled here. "Ensign John Maynard d. (in Marlboro',) May 15, 1731." Lydia, hia wid. d. there, Jan. 10, 1740 ; she was the D. of Richard Ward, and b. March 3. 1665. Simon Maynard d. in Marlboro', Jan. 19, 1747, and his wid., Hannah, April 5, 1748. FAMILY REGISTER. 359 one of the founders of this chh. to which his wife, Sarah, was ad. in 1724, from the chh. in Marlboro'. It is said he d. in 1786, aged 90, which is probably correct, as that was about his age in 1786, but when b. was not known to my informant ; his wife, Sarah, is said to have d. in 17&1, aged 91. Chil. Mary, b. at Marlboro', in 1719, recorded there, and m. Williimi Parker, in 1739 ; Benjamin, here, Sept. 15, 1721 ; Simon, Jan. 26, 1723 ; Abner, Aug. 25, 1726; ^^A, April 21,1731; Sarah,hap. Sept. 25, 1733. I find no further aecount of these chil., ex- cepting the two first. MAYNARD, Deac. BENJAMIN (3. of Simon) m. Submit Lee, ^larch 7, 1744. They were ad. to this chh., he in March, and she in May, 1742. Child, Mercy, b. Jan. 15, 1745, and m. David Brigham, in 1765. The mother d. at the birth of this child, but of whose death there is no record. He next m. Abi- gail, D. of Luke Rice, Dec. 29, 1746. She was ad. to this chh. in April previous to her marriage. Tliere is no record of the death of either of them. It is said he d. about 17S9 ; if so, his age was not far from 63. Ciiil. Seth, b. Oct. 29, 1747, m. Sarah Morse, of Westboro', June 1, 1785, and d. here without issue, Jan. S, ISOS, aged GO; Submit , Mzy S , 11 49 , and rn. Thaddeus Pollard, March 24, 17G7, who settled in Harvard ; Sarah, Sept, 9, 1751, and m. Capl. Philip Rutter, of JNewfane, Vt., June 10, 1787 ; Jlbner, Nov. 27, 1753, in the army ia 1775, returned sick, and d. unm. ; Jonah, Dec. 27, 1755, and d. infant ; Jonah, July \, 1757, went to Bolton, m. and d. there, young ; Benjamin, Jan. 18, 17G0 ; Abigail, June 7, 1762, and m. Nathan Knovvlton, in 1782 ; Lucy, June 14, 1764, and m. Asa Wheelock, of Wardsboro', Vt., in 1788 ; Simon, Aug. 25, 1767. MAYNARD, BENJAMIN (s. of Deac. Benjamin) m. Mar- tha Earle, of Boxford, in 1783. They were ad. to this chh. in 1813 ; he d. here, Jan. 18, 1834, aged 74, and his wid. Mar- tha, in Aug. 1846, aged 84. Chil. Jose2)h and Benjamin, b. 360 FAMILY REGISTER. Jan. 4, 1785 ; Oliver, July 14, 1787 ; Abner, Feb. 11, 1790 ; and Martha, (a twin with Abner,) who m. Dr. Joseph Stone; in 1816. MAYNARD, SIMON (s. of Deac. Benjamin) m. Abigail WiUiams, of New Ipswich, in 1792. He was ad. to this chh. in 1810, and his wife, in 1822, from that of New Ipswich. She d. Feb. 1, 1847, aged 77 ; he survives. Chil. Julia, b. June 15, 1794, and d. in 1S09; Marij Ann, Aug. 1, 1799, and m. Seth Wyman Fessenden, in 1S29 ; Nancy, Oct. 10, 1806, and d. in Sept. 1808 ; Harrison Otis, July 11, 1809, and m. Sarah M. Davis, of Grafton, in 1832, and had Harrison, b. Oct. 19, 1833. MAYNyVRD, JOSEPH (s. of Benjamin) m. Anna, D. of Deac. John Bragg, Oct. 28, 1807, and removed to Lancaster, where he had Charles Angicr, b. July 31, 1808, wiio m. Sarah A. Hall of Dorchester; Joseph, April, 1810, who m. in Box- ford ; Lydia, in 1812, who m. Josephus Wilder, of Lancaster, and d. in 1835 ; Abigail, who d. in 1826 ; Martha, in 1816 ; *S'({s«,'i, in 1818, and in. Josiah Wilder, of Sterling ; Caroline, who d. in 1826 ; John Bragg, in 1823, and George, in 1826. MAYNARD, BENJAMIN, (bro. of Joseph) m. Maria, D. of Joseph Curtis, Nov. .3, 1808. Shed. Feb. 6, 1827, aged 41. Chil. Henry, b. April 22, 1809; Eleanor, Oct. 17, 1810, and m. Benjamin Kilburn ; they, with her bro., Henry, removed to Illinois. Leander, Dec. 3, 1812, and m. Harriet M. Hastings, of Boylston ; Nancy Maria, May 17, 1815, and d. Dec. 1, 1842; Louisa, May 18, 1817; Mary Scott, March 1, 1819, and d. Nov. 27, 1838; Benjamin Austin, Dec. 2, 1822; Aus- tin, June 16, 1824. He next m. Mary, D. of Bctluiel Boyd, April 4, 1828. Chil. Sarah Boyd, b. Jan. 12, 1829; Emily Dwight, Dec. 16, 1833; Alden fVhipjJle, May 11, 1834. MAYNARD, OLIVER (bro. of preceding) m. Phebe, D. of Joseph Stone, May 14, 1815, and d. Feb. 21, 1 835, aged 47^. FAMILY REGISTER- 361 Chil. William Brewster, b. Oct. 26, 1815, and m. Mary C. Mann, of Holden ; Eliza Field, May 28, 1819 ; Joseph Stone, Oct. 26, 1822 ; Phebe Maria, Aug. 27, 1827 ; Hciiry Oliver, Nov. 28, 1833. His wid. Phebe, m. John Baird. MAYNARD, ABNER (bro. of preceding) m. Hannah Hall, of Sutton, and d. in Northboro', about 1836. Chil. Augustus Ferdiriand, b. Dec. 20, 1815 ; Lorenzo, June 16, 1819, and d. in 1821 ; Harriet, Sept. 13, 1820, and d. in 1821 ; Harriet Ward, Dec. 26, 1821, and m. Daniel C. Cliamberlain ; Fayette, Feb. 29, 1824 ; Lorenzo Abner, Dec. 25, 1825. MAYNARD, AUGUSTUS F. (s. of Abner) m. Flora Ros- line, D. of Liberty Allen, and had Ellen Maria, b. July 28, 1839; Carolijie Allen, May 14, 1841 ; and Mary Elizabeth. MAYNARD, ELISHA (bro. of Simon, first mentioned) m. Huldah Bannister, of ^Marlboro', July 18, 1727 ; he was then called of Shrewsbury, and in 1829, was living on house lot, No. 25, She was ad. to this chh. in Jan., and he in July, 1728. There is no record here, of his or her death. Chil. Huldah, b. April 27, 1728, and d. young ; Artemas, July 7, 1729, and d. in 1731; Bezaleel, Ju]y 23, 1731 ; Huldah, July 21, 1733, and m. William Chesnut, in Oct., 1754; Artemas, Oct. 31, 1734 ; Francis, Feb. 20, 1738, sup. settled in Rutland, and m. Ruth, D. of Ephraim Hubbard, in 1767 ; John, Feb. 28, 1740 ; Tabitha, June 5, 1742, and m. Simon Phelps of Rutland, June 24, 1767; Gardner, May 3, 1744, and d. in 1745 ; Gardner, (Garner, in both instances on the record,) Feb. 14, 1746 ; Eli- sha, April 14, 1748. Huldah Maynard, perhaps, wid. of Elisha, m. Jacob Wheeler, of Petersham, March 5, 1778. MAYNARD, BEZALEEL (s. of Elisha) m. Elizabeth Keyes, D. sup. of Henry Keyes, Feb. 28, 1754 ; and sup. lived in the N. P. There are no deaths of any of this family record-- 46 302 FAMILY REGISTER. ed here. Cliil. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 9, 17.54 ; Ruth, Sept. 5, 17565 Louisa, April 19, 1758; Levinah, March 23,1760; Bannister, April 5, 1761 ; Francis, I\ov. 7, 1763; hucy, Oct. 25, 1765 ; and perliaps is tlie Lucy Maynard, who in. Elisha Livermore, in 17bO ; she was then called of Worcester. MAYiVARD, ATITEMAS (s. of Elisha) m. Miriam, D. of Deac. Jonathan Kt^yes, May 27, 1762, and was then called of Princeton. Chil. on record here; Thomas, b. Dec. 18, 1764, and d. infant ; Asa, Nov. 23, 1763; Thomas, May 13, 1773; Levi and Lewis, Jan. 21, 1775. MAYNARD, REUBEN m. Dorothy Williams, of W^est- boro', May 22, 1745, and was probably the s. of Reuben, who was living on house lot No. 4, in 1729, of whom 1 find nothing on record after that period, nor any thing of his laniily. Reuben, who was here in 1729, was s. of John and Lydia, of Marlboro', and born in 1698. Chil. of Reuben and Dorothy, viz : Reuben, b. July 16, 1746; Doroihij, Oct. 3, 1748 ; Abigail, Sept. 16, 1750 ; Bethiath, July 25, 1753, and d. in 1756 ; Sarah, Dec. 14, 1755, and d. in 1756 ; Timothy, Nov. 20, 1757. Reuben Maynard had deceased before 1762, as his ^^ heirs " and his farm were set off in that year lo Westboro. MAYNARD, JOTH AM, b. in 1714, (s. of David, of W^est- boro', who was bro. of Simon and Elisha) whose wife was Abiah, had Jotham, b. March 14, 1741 ; and Antipass, April 12, 1743. MAYNARD, JAMES, b. in 1723, (s. of James, of West- bero', and g. ?, of John, of Marlboro') m. Zeruiah, D. of Daniel Johnson, Nov. 6, 1755. Chil. Spencer, b. April 8, 1756; Wimlow, Sept. 23, 1757, and d. infant; John, Jan. 18, 1759; Winslow, July 2'^, 1761 ; Ashley, July 29, 1763, and d. April 7, 1826, an idiot, and town charge from his infancy ; Trobridgc, June 30j 1767, also an idiot, and d. young. FAMILY REGISTER. 36S In 177-2, the town voted to buihl a house, 14 by 16, near the wid. Sarah Johnson's as may be, for the ancommodation of the wife and children of James Maynard, Jtin., and granted £13.6.8, for that purpose. Hence it appears that Sarali, the wid. of Daniel Johnson, was living in 177-2; his house, &ic., was where the late Jonas Hast- ings lived. Whether James Maynard, Jun. was then living, does not appear. His s., Ashley, for nearly, or quiie sixty years, was a town charge ; the amount of which, so (ar as it could be ascer- tained, was calculated at the time of his death, and, with com- pound interest, found to exceed ten thousand dollars. MAYNARD, Capt. JOHN b. in 1743 (s. of Stephen, of Westboro', and g. s. of Capl. John, and g. g. s. of John and Lydia, of Marlboro') m. Martha Brigham, of, and in Westboro', Jan. 19, 1763, and settled here, in 1771, on the place now of Balch Dean, Esq. She was ad. to this chh. in 1775. He was Rep., &,c., in 1781 ; after which, his name does not appear agaia on the town records. Chil. Martha, b. in Westboro', Nov. '23, 1769, and m. Frederick Crosby, in 1 7S5 ; Josiah, Sept. 18, 1771, and d. in Barnard,, Vt., about 1793 ; John, Oct. 5, 1773, went to Bakersfield, Vt., m. and d. there in 1816 ; Edwsrd, April 25, 1775, and settled in Bakersfield, Vt. ; Antipass, April 6, 1777, settled and is living in Waltham ; Hepzibah, March 12, 1779, and m. Elijah Hardy, of Westboro', and d. in Waltham, in 1823 ; fVilliam, Sept. 20, 1781. MAYNARD, SAMUEl., b. in 1726 (s. of Moses, of Sud- bury, who m. Lois Stone, of Framingham, March 18, 17-24, and was probably a descendant of John Maynard, who was in Sudbu- ry, in 1633) m. Sarah Noyes, of Sudb.uy, Feb. 22, 1750, re- moved to this town, settled on the place where his son, the late Daniel Maynard lived, and d. May 29, 1755, aged 28. Chil. Daniel, b. Oct. 25, bap. 28, 1750 ; previous to which the pa- rents "owned the covenant." Samuel, March 8, 1752 ; Sarah, April 29, 1754, and d. Oct. 12, 1756. His wid. Sarah, m. Enock Kingsley, of Windsor, Ct. in 1760. 364 FAMILY REGISTER. MAYNARD, SAMUEL (s. of Samuel) m. Sarah Noyes, of Sudbury, in 1775, and d. of small pox, at Ticonderoga, dur- ing the revolutionary war, and before May 5, 1776, as on that day, " Samuel, son of Samuel Maynard, deceased, and Sarah, his relict, was bap." here. MAYNARD, DANIEL (s. of Samuel, and g. s. of Moses) m. Hannah, D. of Samuel Harrington, of Worcester, in 1776, and perhaps lived there a kw years. They were here in 1779 ; on the 5th of Sept. in that year, they owned the covenant, and his wife, Hannah, was bap. here at that time, as were their two oldest chil,, of whose births there is no record here. He lived and d. on the homestead, Feb. 7, 1834, aged 83 J, and his wid. Hannah, April 1, 1838, aged 81. Chil. Lucy, who m. Daniel Newton, in 1803; Nathaniel; Relief, bap. Sept. 14, 1783, and d. infant ; Relief, bap. Oct. 2, 1785, and m. Philo Slocomb, in 1806; Samuel, b. May 29, 1787; Dajiiel, May 29,1789; Joh7i, April 10, 1791 ; Josiah, July 18, 1794 ; Luther, June 11, 1798, d. April 23, 1832 ; and Hannah, (of whose birth or baptism, I find no record,) who m. Matthias Rice, of Grafton, April 6, 1S25, and d. Nov. 28, 1834, aged 34. MAYNARD, NATHANIEL (s. of Daniel) m. Martha Davis, of Grafton, March 22, 1801. Chil. Mary Harrington, b. April 22, 1802 ; Hannah Joslin, Feb. 21, 1803. The pa- rents removed to Heath, but both d., it is said, in Fitchburg ; he, June 20, 1833, aged 54, and his wid. Martha, in 1838. Other chil. are said to have been, Joseph ; Daniel; Luther ; Henry; Harriet, and Charles. MAYNARD, SAMUEL (s. of Daniel) m. Clarissa, D. of Joseph Stone, Aug. 17, 1812. She d. Nov. 29, 1819, aged 25. Chil. Clarissa, who m. Alexander Kissam, of N. Y., and d. in 1843 ; Louisa Maria, b. Oct. 3, 1813, and m. Kissam, the hus- band of her deceased sister. The 2d wife of Samuel Maynard was Frances Jackson, of Plymouth. He removed to N. Y. FAMILY REGISTER. 365 MAYNARD, DANIEL, Jun. (s, of Daniel) m. Zelinda, D. of Samuel Allen, of Northboro', Nov., 1809. Chil. Leivis Allen, b. Dec. 24, 1810 ; Henry, May 6, 1813, and d. infant ; Harriet Newell, Dec. 24, 1810, and m. Chester Vernon New- ton ; Caroline Elizabeth, Sept. 4, 1817 ; Edward Flint, Nov. 1, 1820, and m. Maria M. Russell, of Boston ; Susan Maria, Sept. 16, 1823, and m. Charles C. Coleman, of Worcester; Heyiry Noyes, May 11, 1826 ; Sarah Abigail, Jan. 26, 1829 ; Charles Franklin, Feb. 27, 1S30 ; Charlotte Ann, Nov. 1, 1833 J Daniel Wallace, April 7, 1837. MAYNARD, JOHN (s. of Daniel) m. Lois, D. of George Brown, Dec. 7, 1813. No chil. on record. He removed to New York. MAYNARD, JOSIAH (s. of Daniel) m. Lydia, D. of Sam- uel Allen, of Northboro', in 1823. Child, Wilbur, b. May 31, 1S34. MAYNARD, ETHAN, b. in 1783, (s. of Nathan, Jun., of Westboro', whose father, Nathan, was s. of David, who d. there, Oct. 2, 1757,) whose wife was Sarah, had Sarah Melinda, h. here, Dec. 7, 1806. Alvan IMaynard, b. 1781, (bro of Ethan) m. Elizabeth, D. sup. of Thomas Miles, Nov. 20, 1803. MAYNARD, EBER, (bro. of Ethan) from Westboro', b. 1789, m. Dorothy Gleason, of Worcester, and had Caroline Au- gusta, b. July 20, 1824 ; Fanny Maria, Sept. 21, 1826 ; Mi- nerva Lucinda, May 25, 1832. MAYNARD, SILAS, who m. Hannah Forbes, in Westboro', May 24, 1819, he was then called of Grafton, may be the Silas Maynard, who was from Westboro', and settled in the East part of the town, near to Northboro', about 1827. No record here of births in this family. QQQ FAMILY REGISTER. MIXER, Maj. JOSEPH,* m. Mary Ball, in Watertown, May 4, 172G. He was here himself—" Dec. 3, 1727, and own- ed the covenant in order to have his child baptized at Water- town."' His wife, INlary, was ad. to this chh. in 1732; no record here of the death of either of them. Chil. Mary, b. ]\ov. 21, n27, probably at Watertown, but recorded here, and m. Daniel Sinionds, of Westboro', Nov. 2, 1749, and removed to Chelsea; Ahigail, April 28, 1730, and m. Ehialhan Pratt, in 1748 ; Jo- seph, ha\-i. Y^h. '^1, 1732; Lijdia, b. Oct. 16, 1734, and m. Alpheus Pratt, in 1753 ; Anna, April 27, 1737, and m. Timothy Howard, in 1759; Luci/, Oct, 26, 1739, and m. Jedediah Tucker, Jun., in 1763 ; Daniel, bap. March 18, 1742 ; Asa, b. April 5, 1746; Timothy, July 17, 1748, m. Mary Eames, of Framingham, in 1769, and removed to N. H., where she proba- bly deceased before 1782, as in that year Timothy Mixer, called of I|)swich, N. H., m. Abigail, wid. of Joseph Sherman, Jun., of this town. MIXER, JOSEPH (s. of Maj. Joseph,)' m. Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Whitney, April 24, 1754. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 21, 1754, and d. in 1756 ; Joseph, Feb. 22, 1756 ; Samuel, Jan. 13,1758; Moses, Sept. 10,1760; Daniel, Aug. 25, 1763 ; Elizabeth, Feb. 27, 1766. He removed with his family to j\tho], and d. there. * Isaac Mixer, Watertown, was admitted freeman, in 1638. — Farmer. Isaac Mixer, whose wife was Sarah, had Sarah, b. in Watertown, 29. 9. 1657. This is the first I find of his family ; probably he had chil. older than Sarah ; his wife Sarah, d. there, March 2, 1660, and, on the lOth of January following, he m. Rebecca, D. of Edward Garfield, by whom he had 11 chil. Of whom were sons, John, b. in 1G68; George, in 1670; Joseph, in 1674; Daniel, in 1675; and Benja- min, in 1679. Isaac Mixer, of Watertown, and Mary French, of Billerica, were m. June 29, 1687. From Isaac, no doubt, descended Joseph, who settled in Shrewsbury. It has been said, that the wife of Maj. Joseph Miser, was Abigail Hardy, of VValtham ; if so, she was his 2d wife, and not the moiher of his children. The nine chil. above named, are called, on the town and chh. records, the children of Joseph Mixer, (sometimes giving him a military title,) and Mary, his wife. Maj. Joseph Mixer was pub. to Elizabeth Ball, a widow, of Northboro', in Aug. ,1777, and probably m. her; as it is said he removed to that town, and d. there. FAMILY REGISTER. 357 MIXER, ASA (s. of Maj. Joseph) m. Mercy, D. of Elisha Newton, iNov. 26, 1765. Cliil. Daniel, b. May 20, 1766; Sarah, May 14, 1769, and in. Abijali Nelson, in 1790 ; Mercy and Mary, Oct. 5, 1771 ; the former rn. Daniel Smith, Jun., in 179.3; the latter, Lemuel Harris, of Worcester, in 1791 ; Eliz- abeth, May 18, 1771, and m. Daniel Baird, Jun., of Worcester, April 25, 1793; Nelly and Alice, iNov. 25, 1776; the former, m. Ashhel Allen, in 1799; the latter, Daniel Smith, of Worces- ter, in 1797 ; Joseph, Nov. 13, 1779; Dana,h^\ Feb. 16, 1783; Asa, bap. Sept. 4, 1785 ; and Relief, who rn. Thomas Harrington, Jun., in 1805. There is no record of the death of his wife, Mercy. His 2(1 wife was Ruth Murray, of Worcester, whom he m. Dec. 24, 1793. He removed from town after 1798, and was recently living in 0.\ford, or vicinity, having passed his hundredth year. MIXER, DANIEL, (s. of Asa) m. Lydia, D. of Samuel Wesson, of tlie Gore, in 1783. Chil. Levinah, July 1, 1784, and m. Amasa Nelson, in 1805 ; Sainuel, Nov. 6, 1786; Re- becca, June S, 1790, and d. March 30, I8I0; Julia, June 6, 1799, and m. Harvey Ruggles, of Upton, June 30, 1819; Dan- id, April 16, 1805. and settled in Auburn. There is no record here of their father's death. His wid. Lydia, m. Samuel Smith, in 1818. MIXER, DANA (^. of Asa) m. Rut!i , and d. here, Sept. 27, 1835, acred 54, and his wife, Ruth, Feb. IG, 1822, aged 33. Chil. Elizabeth Wilder, b. April 26, 1803 ; Mahala Angeline, July 8, 1804; Roxia Eleanor, Nov. 6, 1806. MIXER, ASA, Jun. (s. of Asa) m. Grace, D. of Capt, Thomas Harrintrton, Sen., Oct. 21, 1804. Child, Nancy. He removed to Charlton, and d. there. MIXER, BENJAMIN, whose wife was Sarah, had Benja- min, bap. Feb. 19, 1741. •' The parents in covenant relation with the chh. in Southboro." 368 FAMILY REGISTER, MIXER, DAVID * and his wife, Hannah, had Ezra, b. here, Aug. 11, 1754. MILES, Deac. SAMUEL, f whose wife was Keziah, was Hving on house lot, No. 7, in 1729, and came here from Con- cord, or that vicinity. They were ad. to this chh. in 1732. There is no record here of his death, or of that of his wife. ChiL Mary, b. May 31, 1730, and perhaps m. Phineas Byam, of Templeton, Oct. 7, 1765; Sarah, Jan. 29, 1732; Elizabeth, July 25, 1734, and d. in 1739 ; Samuel, May 10, 1737, and d. Oct. 11, 1756 ; Keziah, May 23, 1739, and d. in 1740 ; Thom- as, Jan. 1, 1743 ; Elizabeth, Dec. 6, 1746 j Job, May 7, 1749, and d. in 1756. MILES, THOMAS (s. of Deac. , Samuel) m. Rachel, D. of Jonas Keyes, Oct. 22, 1767. They were ad. to this chh. in 1769. His wife, Rachel, d. Sept. 5, 1803, aged 69. Chil. Jonas Keyes, b. Jan. 3, 1769 ; Virtue, April 13, 1770, and m. Joseph Hunt, of Sudbury, Feb. 5, 1802; Alfred, May 24, 1772; Elizabeth, Jan. 31, 1774, and m. Alvan Maynard, of VVestboro', Nov. 30, 1S03 ; Sophia, Sept. 28, 1776. He m. Damaris Upham, of Spencer, in 1808, and d. Jan. 27, 1820, aged 77. * Benjamin and David Mixer, sup. to have been brothers, and sons of Benjamin and Rebecca, of Marlboro', who had Phineas, b. in 1712; Benjamin, in 1715 3 Isaac, in 171G ; David, in 1719 5 and Joseph, in 1724. Their mother was Rebecca JNewton, and m. 27. 9. 1711. t John Miles, (in old records 7J7i/2cs,J was in Concord, in 1637; and, by a 2d wife, Susannah Rediat, whom he m. in Marlboro', in 1679, had John, b. in 1680, and Samuel, in 1682. Samuel m. Sarah Foster, of Littleton, in 1706, and had Sam- uel, b. March 20, 1707 ; and Joseph, Aug. 8, 1709 ; both of whom settled in this town. John, b. in 1680, m. Mary Prescott, of Concord, in 1702, and had John, b. in 1704., who m. Elizabeth Brooks, of Concord, say, in 1726. Their son, John, b. in 1727, m. Martha Warren, a wid., and D. of Deac. Russell, of Littleton, and set- tled in Westminster, and were the parents of the Rev. John Miles, b, in 1763, who removed to this town from Grafton, in 1826. — Alilea' Genealogy, by Rev. Henry Adolphus Miles, of Lowell. FAMILY REGISTER. 369 MILES, JONAS KEYES, (s. of Thomas) m. Mary, D. of Nathan Maynard, of Wcstboro', in 1798. They were ad. to the chh. in 1801. He d. May 11, 1S43, aged 74. CKiL Jonas Maynard, b. June 7, 1799 ; Mary Williams, April 29, 1807, and m. Samuel Austin Newton, of Millbury ; Lucy Keyes, June I, 1810, and d. unm., Jan. 10, 1834. MILES, ALFRED (s. of Thomas) m. Anna Grout, of Worcester, in 1807, and d. Nov. 1, 1845, aged 73. No issue. MILES, Deac. JONAS M. (s. of Jonas K.) m. Anstiss Kendall, of Royalston, Nov. 2, 1823. Chil. Loivell Milton, b. June 8, 1824; Eugene Temple, Aug. 26, 1826. MILES, JOSEPH (bro. of Deac. Samuel) whose wife was Jemima, was ad. to this chh. in 1734, and his wife, in 1747. He d. March 31, 1766, aged 58. Chil. Joseph, b. Oct. 26, 1738, and d. in 1746 j Anna, Sept. 4, 1740, and m. Ezekiel Knowlton, in 1759 ; Esther, March 2, 1743 ; Abner, Jan. 12, 1745 ; Henry, Oct. 1 1, 1746 ; Jemima, Oct. 30, 1748, and m. Jonathan Peirce, in 1768; Mcliscent, Nov. 15, 1750, and mo Abijah Kendall of Terapleton, March 26, 1771 ; Kezia, Nov. 9, 1753. MILES, ABNER (s. of Joseph) m. Deborah, D. of Phin- eas Underwood, of Westford, June 24, 1773. Chil. Joel, b. July 3, 1774; Sarah, Nov. 5, 1775; Rachel, April 17, 1777; Jemima, April 5, 1779; Deborah, Aug. 3, 1781 ; the two last, at Putney, Vt., to which place their parents had re- moved. MILES, HENRY (s. of Joseph) m. Susannah Wilson, of Rutland, in 1770. Chil. Joseph, b. May 13, 1770; Susan- nah, March 10, 1772. He removed with his family to N, H. 47 :g^ FAMILY REGISTER. MILES, Rev. JOHN, grad. B. U., 1794, ord. minister of Grafton, Oct. 12, 1796, m. Mary, D. of Col. Samuel Denny,* of Leicester, May 1, 1798. Havino been honorably, and by mutual consent, dismissed from his pastoral charge, he removed to this town, in 1826, and settled on the place formerly belong- ing to Deac. John Bragg. Chil. Marp Denny, b. June 25, 1799, m. Rev. Seth Alden of Marlboro', June 4, 1S22, and d. July 31, 1825 ; John Russell, Sept. 23, 1801, and d. Dec. 17, 1819 ; Samuel Denny, Sept. 5, 1803, and d. 1804; Samuel Dexter, June 19, 1805, and d. infant ; Martha Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1808, and d. infant; Henry Adolphus, May 30, 1809, grad. B. LT., 1829, m. Augusta H. Moore of Cambridge, May 28, 1833, and is settled in the ministry, in Lowell ; Sarah Ilenshaiv, April 27, 181 1, andrn. John C. Mason, in 1833; Charles Edward, June 11, 1813; Elizabeth Denny, April 30, 1815, m. George Allen, and d. in 1841 ; Augusta Sophia, Feb. 12, 1819, MILES, CHARLES EDWARD (s. of Rev. John) m. Catharine, D. of William Denny of Leicester, May I, 1633. Chil. Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 15, 1834 ; Catharine Augusta ; Charles Denny, b. Oct. 26, 1839. MILLER, ISAAC, whose wTfe was Sarah, had Vespasian, b. June, 1740. '' Isaac Miller, above the pond," was highway surveyor, in 1760, and living on house lot, No. 27, in 1728. MILLER, ALEXANDER, probably from Grafton, m. Mary, D. of Daniel Smith, Nov. 28, 1797. ChU. Clarissa, b. Feb. * He was b. in 1731^ and m. Elizabeth, D. of Daniel Henshaw, and sister of Col, Joseph, of this town, and of VVilliam and David, of Leicester, and d. Dec. 11, 1817, aged 8(). His father was Daniel, one of the earliest settlers in Leicester, (s. of Thomas,) and came from Coombs, Suffolk Co., England, and m. " Rebecca Jones, of Worcester," in Watertovvn, Feb. 14, 1722; in the record of their mar- riage, he is called •' Daniel Dinny, of Leicester." His sister, Deborah, was the wife of the Rev. Thomas Prince, of Boston, the distinguished Chronologist ; their D., Sarah Prince, m. Moses Gill, afterwards Lt. Governor. Her mother opposed her union with Prince, when he was in England — they therefore parted there, but i>y concert to meet and be united here. — " Love laughs at Locksmiths." FAMILY REGISTER. 371 { 1, 1798 ; Anson, June 14, ISOO. lie, with his famiiy, remov- ed to Barre. MILLER, DAVID from Westboro', whose wife was Lucy, and d, here, Oct. 1!, 1838, aged 48. Chil. Lucy Liicinda, b. Feb. 18, 1825; Clarinda Maria, Nov. 12, 1827. xMORSE, JONATHAN, from Grafton, (perhaps originally from Medfield, once a part of Dcdham ; where his ancestry and that of Rev. Ebenezer Morse, can be .traced back to 1635,) m. Phebe Keyes, Dec. 5, 1739. She was ad. to this chh. in 1743. His dwelling house, standing near where the late Elijah South- gate lived, was burnt in 1750. There is no record here of his or her death. Chil. Mary, b. Jan. 13, 1740, and sup. ra. Stephen Parker, Jun., in 17G0 ; Hczckiah, June 27, 1741, and d. April 2S, 1757; Thankful, Sept. 22, 1742, and m. Nathaniel Stone, in 1760 ; Louisa, April 22, 1743; Jonathan, Feb. 16, 1745, and d. in 1752 ; Lucrctia, July 29, 1746, and d. in 1753 ; Sa- rah, Aug. 16, 1749, and d. in 1753; Elijah, July 8, 1751 ; Lucretia, April 8, 1753 ; the two last, perhaps, d. very young; there is a record of the baptism of the others, but not of these 7 Sarah, Nov. 25, 1754. MORSE, Rev. EBENEZER, a native of McdSeld, grad. H. U., 1737, ord. minister of the N. P., in this town, Dec. 26, 1743, m. Persis, D. of John Bush, Nov. 27, 1745, dismissed in a summary manner by his parishioners in June, 1775, and ex- cluded from the pulpit on account of his toryism, and that with- out the intervention of an ecclesiastical council, confined to and witliin the limits of his parish by a vote of the town, and re- dismissed by advice of an ecclesiastical council, in Nov. next following, practised foi* several years afterwards, as physician, and was pub. for marriage, Jan. 1, 1790, to Rebecca, wid. of Thomas Symmes of this town, a patriot, who d. in the revolu- tionary war. It is now said that was done without her consent — he took nothing by his motion, and d. in 1802, in his 84th year. Chil. John, b. July 15, 1746 ; Mary, Dec. 24, 1747; Eliakim, 372 ■ FAMILY REGISTER. April 7, 1750, and d. in 1758 ; Joshua, March 8, 1752 ; Eben- ezer, June 11, 1754, and d. infant; Ehenczer, July 10, 1755 ; Joseph, Jan. — , 1757, and m. Sophia Bigelovv, May 4, 1780 ; Eliakim, Feb. 10, 1759; Amherst, Nov. 11,1760; Annis, May 19, 1764, and m. Samuel Andrews ; Mary, Aug. 12, 1767, and sup. m. Jason Abbott. MORSE, JOHN (s. of Rev. Ebenezer) m. Elizabeth, D. of Thomas Andrews, May 11, 1769. Child, Jo^?i, b. Jan. 15, 1773. Removed to Newfane, Vt. MORSE, JOSHUA (s. of Rev. Ebenezer) m. Levinah, D. of Ephraim Holland, April 29, 1773. Child, Tabitha, b. Sept. 8, 1773. MORSE, Dr. ELIAKIM, (s. of Rev. Ebenezer) m. Mary, D. of Capt. Benjamin Eddy, Sept. 22, 1786 ; she d. April 26, 1800. Chil. Benjamin, John, and perhaps others. Benjamin and John entered H. U., in 1808, and left on account of ill health before they had finished their collegiate course, and d. soon after. His 2d wife was Mary, D. of William Hunt of Water- town, whom he m. in 1801. He yet lives, (May 1, 1847.) MORSE, Lt. JOSEPH, (where from, unknown,) whose wife was Mary, had Alphcns, b. Oct. 27, 1751 ; Sophia, May 6, 1754 ; Joseph, Oct. 3, 1756, and sup. to have d. in West Boylston, in 1825, aged 68; William, Sept. 28, 1767. Lt. Joseph Morse d. here, May 27, 1814, aged 80 ; probably not the above Lt. Joseph, as, according to his age at death, he was but about 17, when Alpheus was born. Hannah Morse was pub. to Odoardo Thomas, in April, 1757. Rachel Morse m. James Saddler, (both called of this town,) April 24, 1764. Mary Morse m. Rev. Asaph Rice, of Westminster, Dec. 26,1765. FAMILY REGISTER. 873 MUZZY, BENJAMIN * sup. from Sudbury, and his wife, Hannah, were ad. to this chh. in July, 1753. Chil. (no births recorded,) Benjamin and Hannah, " a pair of twin children," bap. Aug. 15, 1753 ; James, bap. Jan. 2, 1757 ; Seth, bap. Oct. 8, 1758 ; Benoni, bap. April 26, 1760 ; before which time the fatiier had d. ; probably in the army. His vvid., Hannah, was Administratrix of his estate, in 1760, and sup. to have m. Ebenezer Perry of Worcester, in 1761. MUZZY, JOSEPH, Jun. (sup. from Sud. and s. of Joseph) m. Hannah Merriam of Grafton, in 1763. Chil. Jonathan, b. Nov. 2, 1764 ; Nathan, Sept. 15, 1766; Miriam, April 1, 1768 ; Hannah, Jan. 18, 1770 ; Sarah, Dec. 29, 1771, and m. Crispus Graves, in 1790 ; Annis, May 16, 1774, and m. Samuel Peirks, in 1793; Joseph, Jan. 28, 1776; the chh. records say " he was b. after the decease of his father, Joseph Muzzy," No record here of the father's death. MUZZY, JONATHAN (s. of Joseph, Jun.) m. Miletiah Clark of Medfield, in 1788. Chil. Jacob, b. April 14, 1788 ; Hannah, Feb. 12, 1790. MUZZY, NATHAN (bro. of preceding) m. Mary, D. of John Peirks, March 30, 1790, and d. Oct. 6, 1809, aged 43. Chil. Robert, b. May 4, 1791, and d. unm. May 24, 1817 ; Thomas Hammond, Jan. 14, 1793 ; Abigail Peirks, Feb. 4, 1795, and m. Stephen Bellows in IS 17 ; Joseph Hastings, Jan. 21, 1797 ; also the following, whose births are not on record ; * Robert Muzzy, who was in Ipswich in 1G35, had Joseph, who m. Esther Jack- man, Feb. 9, 1671, and d. in 1680. Joseph and Esther had Joseph b. Dec. 21, 1677 and Benjamin, Aug. 17, 1680. Joseph m. Joanna Pettingill in 1700, and had Joseph, b. in 1703. A Joseph Muzzy m. Patience Rice, both of Sudbury, March 24, 1721. His son, Joseph, is probably the Joseph who settled here and is called Jun., on the chh. and town records. Whether Benjamin who settled here was his brother, is unknown. A Benjamin Muzzy in Sudbury, m. Elisather Witherbee of Stow, July 30, 17G1, and Hannah Bennet, perhaps a 2d wife, Dec. 25, 1765. A Benjamin Muz^ zy, whose wife was Sarah, perhaps he was a son of Robert, had Benjamin, b, ij) Cambridge, Feb. 20, 1689. 374 FAMILY REGISTER. they were all bap. on the 2-2d day of May, 1S07, viz : Jona- than, Nathan, Charles, and John Pcirks. MUZZY, JOSEPH H. (s. of Nathan) went from town, perhaps to Grafton, m., and after some years returned with a family. No births recorded here. He d. Nov. 21, 1843, aged 47, and his wife, Abigail, Jan. 23, 1836, aged 32. Lois iMuzzy m. Isaac Drury, in 1754. Abigail Muzzy m. Joseph Sherman, Jun., Feb. 4, 17G6. MUNROE, PHILIP (perhaps a s. of Nathan of Lexington, who m. Mercy Benjamin of Watertown, Nov. 23, 1738) had chil. Abraham, bap., also Abigail, Sept. 4, 1763 ; " the parents being in covenant relation with the chh. in Lexington." Sarah, bap. Oct. 14, 1764. Tlieir births are not on record, nor the name of their mother. MUNROE, Capt. NATHANIEL, from Carlisle, or vicinity, (perhaps a bro. of Philip) ra. Lucy, D. of Jotham Bartlett of Northboro', and d. here, Aug. 28, 1814, aged 73 ; and his vvid. Lucy, Aug. 5, 1828, aged 82. Chil. Abraham, b. Oct. 4, 1765 ; Jonas, Jan. 1, 1768, and d. unm. Dec. 14, 1794 ; Lucy, bap. March 25, 1770, and d. young; iVfl/Aff?z, bap. June 30, 1771, m. Martha, D. of Abraham Knowlton, March 31, 1803, and settled in Spencer; Reuben, bap. July 18, 1773, and d. young; Solomon^ b. Oct. 31, 1778; Reuben, June 24, 1781, m. and settled in Worcester ; a ievi years before his death, he re- turned here with a family, none of whose names are on record here, and d. Sept. 21, 1841, aged 60 ; Dana, b. Nov. 30, 1783 ; Isaiah^ Dec. 20, 1786, m. Mary, D. of Joseph S. Temple, Jan. 1, 1811, and lives on the homestead ; Edmund., Aug. 22, 1790, and d. unm. Aug. 24, 1833. MUNROE, ABRAHAM (s. of Capt. Nathaniel,) m. Sarah Knight of Worcester, in 1797, and d. liere, June 24, 1831, aged ^Q, and his wid. Sarah, Nov. 6, 1834, aged 65. Chil. Jotham, FAMILY REGISTER. 375 b. Aug. 31, 1797, and d. in 179S ; Mary Jeffs, May 24, 1799 ; Sarah, Aug. 8, ISOO, and m. John Bintlcit of Northboro', April 9, 1S28; Jonas, Aug. 9, 1802, went to VVrentham and in. there j Lucy Bartlctt, April 12, 1S04, and m. Emery Harrington, in 1S25 ; Anna, Oct. 23, 1807, and m. C^alvin Harrington, in 1830; Dennis, Oct. 13, 1809. MUNROE, SOLOMON (s. ofCapt Nathaniel) m. Thank- ful, D. of Benjamin Newton of Worcester, Jan. 1, 1810. Child, jFiome/", b. Oct. 5, 1810. He removed to Grafton, and died there. MUNROE, DANA, (s. of Capt. Nathaniel) m. Pamelia, D. of Timothy Townsend, June 26, 1814. She d. May 24, 1824, aged 35. Chil. Hannah, b. Oct. 31, 1814, and m. Abel Blake of Keene, N. H.; Maria, Dec. 23, 1815 ; Pamelia Jane, April 15, 1817 ; James Edmund, Dec. 8, 1818, and m. Emeline, D. of Philo Slocomb ; John Henry, April 15, 1820; Edwards Whipple, in 1821. The two last d. infants. MUNROE, AARON (bro. of Capt. Nathaniel, who had a bro. Jonathan, that settled in Spencer) m. Lydia Munroe, a wid. of Woburn, originally Campbell, and lived several years, in this town, on the place now of Eber Maynard. They had no chil. They removed to Fitchburg or vicinity, where it is said he d. His wid. returned and d. here, in Feb. 1846. Her D., Eliz- abeth Wilson Munroe, m. Jason Prouty, Feb. 12, 1812, and went to Lancaster. MUNROE, OLIVER (s. of Capt. Abraham of Northboro') m. Lydia, D. of Dr. Edward Flint, Feb. 2, 1794. She d. March 9, 1800, aged 23. Chil. on rec. here, Charles, b. July 17, 1795; Leivis, March 19, 1796; Oliver, Feb. 27, 1798. He returned to Northboro', m. a D. of John Wyman, and d. there. 376 FAMILY REGISTER. MAYHEW JOHN m. Hannah Rugg of Framinghara, Feb. 21, 1744 ; he was then called of Shrewsbury. Child, Hannah, b. Oct. 14, 1745. MAHONY, JAMES (probably, Mahan now) m. Jemima, D. of Benjamin Temple, Feb. 10, 1766. Child, Hannah, b. March 17, 1766. MAHAN, SOLOMON (s. of David of Northboro', whose wife was Mary Bixby) m. Mary, D. of Dr. Samuel Brigham of Boylston, and settled in the Northeasterly part of this town. Chil. George Bennj, b. Dec. 19, 1824; Mary Ann, July 22, 1826 ; Harriet Elizabeth, May 1, 1830 ; John Davis, Feb. 8, 1835; Sarah Jane, Sept. 10, 1836. MACK WATER, JOHN and his wife Jane, were from Lynn, and had chil. bap. here, " by virtue of their enjoying such priv- ilege with the chh. at Lynn ;" viz. Mary, bap. Oct. 28, 1739 ; Martha, bap. July 11, 1742; Jaines, bap. March 24, 1745, and d. infant ; James, bap. June 5, 1748. MANSFIELD, DANIEL, the name of whose wife is not on record here, had Elizabeth, bap. Jan. 16, 1763, " by virtue of the parents being in covenant, &,c., with the chh. in Waltham." McDowell, Alexander and Levlnah Oak, both called of this town, were m. Nov. 1, 1764, and had John, bap. July 15, 1765. MASON, JONAS and his wife, Submit, had Ruhamah, b. here, Jan. 7, 1763. MASON, JOHN and his wife, Mercy Penniman, came here about 1796, from Medfield ; he d. Sept. 15, 1829, aged 91, and his wife, Mercy, Jan. 31, 1829, aged 88. Three chil., of adult age, Gregory, John, and Sarah, who m. Nathaniel Brigham, Nov. 21, 1799, came with their parents. FAMILY REGISTER. 377 MASON, GREGORY (s. of John) m. Susanna, D. of George Slocomb, Nov. 16, 1797, lived on the homestead, and d. May 21, 1846, aged 72. Chil. Charles, b. March 7, 1798, m. Nancy, D. of Samuel Harrington of Grafton, and went to Mich- igan ; Vesty, Feb. 5, 1800, and m. Christopher Wright of North- ampton, April 20, 1831; Margaret, July 15, 1802; Horrace, Dec. 16, 1804 ; James Penniman, June 7, 1807, and killed, by the accidental discharge of his gun, May 31 , 1821 ; Henry Hard- ing, Jan. 11, 1815, and m. Harriet IM., D. of Lyman Howe ; Albert Augustus, July 29, 1S20, altered to James Penniman, after the decease of his bro., and d. Nov. 16, 1825. MASON, JOHN, Jun. (s. of John) m. Elizabeth Ware of Sherburne, in 1797, and lived on the place formerly of Daniel Holden, and in the latter part of life, where Dr. Williams had previously lived. He d. Aug. 21, 1843, aged 63. Chil. Hen- ry Harding, b, April 29, 1801, and d. April 10, 1812 ; Joseph Ware, April 21, 1803, and d. April 24, 1806 ; Martha Ware, May 30, 1805, and m. William W. Pratt; Emeline, Sept. 7, 1807, and m. Joel Nurse, Jun., in 1828; John Coolidge and Joseph Ware, May 27, 1810. The former m. Sarah Henshaw, D. of Rev. John Miles, in 1833 ; the latter, Nancy, D. of Maj. Josiah Flint, in 1838. MANN, EBENEZER was ad. to this chh., from that in Wrentham, in 1813 — '.le had then been here many years, and lived in the extreme North part of the town adjoining Boylston. " Wid. Mary Mann," (probably his mother) was ad. to this chh. from that in Wrentham, in 1783. His sisters were ad., Lucretia,. in 1779, and Martha, in 1785. They composed his family, and are sup. all to have d. here, but of their deaths there is no re- cord. He m. Mary Foster, a wid. of Boylston, in 1828, and d. May 18, 1840, aged 87, and his wid. Mary, Aug. 14, 1843, aged 64. There is no birth of that family name on the town records. " Mrs. Sarah Mann, sister of Capt. Nathaniel Allen, deceased,. Sept. 10, 1766, aged 70." 48 378 FAMILY REGISTER. MARSHALT., WILLIAM B. and his wife, Abigail Smhh, came here from Providence, R. i., about 1804. Chil. Elmira b. Feb. 20, ISOl, ai Providence ; Sarah, Sept. 9, 1S03 ; WiU Ham, Dec. 27, 1805 ; Elizabeth Smith, Feb. 24, 1808 ; Ethel- hurt Augustus, May 15, 1810; Caroline Maria, July 3, 1S12 j Caleb Strong, Oct. 4, 1814; Catharine Henshaw, Jan. 3, IS 17. He removed to Providence, about 1826. M ELLEN, ABNER, from Oxford, m. Asenath, D. of Mo- ses Sever, Aug. 24, 1800. Chil. Henry Bainbricfge ; Amos fVillard ; Relief Fedelia ; Isaac Merritt ; Samuel Stillman ; Otis Sever ; and Charlotte iSbp/tm. MERRIAM, TARRANT (s. of Deac. Joseph, of Grafton) m. Anna, D. of Noah Kimball of Grafton, came here with a family and settled on the farm previously belonging to Jasper Rand, where he resided a few years prior to his farm being set off to Grafton, whicli occurred in 1826. Chil. Noah Kimball, who m. Ha.riet, D. of Abner Harlow, in 1834 ; Mary Ann, who m. John Leiand of Grafton ; Elizabeth, who m. Samuel Flagg of Worcester ; Sarah, who m. Morton of R. I. ; Caroline, who m. Sibley of Grafton ; Hannah Maria, b, June 5, 1822, and m. W. H. Thompson of Vt. ; Joseph Augustus, b, Dec. 23, 1823 ; and John Qidncy Adams, McGLAUTHLIN, Capt. JOHN and his wife, Pamelia,wers from Duxbury. He lived here but a few years, and d. Nov. 17, 1831, aged 42. Chil. John, b. here, April 5, 1827, and d. in- fant ; Cornelia Ann, March 31, 1829. MIRICK, EDMUND m. Pamella, D. of William Smith, May 24, 182L Child, Sarah Lucretia, b. Oct. 31, 1822. McGREGORY, Rev. ELI AS, Bap. clergyman, m. Lev^- nah Nolen of Sutton, in 1820, lived in town a short period. Child, Lucy Hapgood, b. March 1, 1821. FAMILY REGISTEIt 379 NURSE, WILLIAM * m. Rebecca Fay of Westboro', Dec. 12, 1723, and was living on house lot No. 3, in 1729, and in 1741, was set off with his farm to Westboro', where he d. April 15, 1779, and his wife, Rebecca, June 22, 1776 ; ages unknown. Chil. on record here, Manj, b. Sept. 14, 1724, and perhaps in. Eleazer Williams in Westboro', in 1742 ; Samuel, May 30, 1725, and d. infant; Lydia, June 23, 1727 ; Daniel, May 11, 1729, and m. Sarah Ball of Grafton, in 1758 ; Benjamin, July 1 , 1731, and m. Lucy Ball of Grafton, in 1759 ; Abraham, March 23, 1733; Rebecca, July 2, 1734 ; Priscilla, Oct. 18, 1736 ; Ze- ruiah, Oct. 11, 1739, and d. Sept. 29, 1775. Daniel Nurse and Sarah Ball were ilie parents of eleven chii. h. in Westboro; two of whom, Joseph, b. May 9, 1766, and Joel, b. April 13, 1774, settled here. Their father d. May 24, i805. NURSE, JOSEPH (s. of Daniel of Westboro') m. Hannah Davis of Grafton, in 1790, and came here about 1800, and set- tled on the place where he now lives. His wife Hannah, was ad. to this chh. in 1800, and d. Nov. 5, 1820, aged 52 ; he was ad. in J 811. Chil. Abijah, b. July 3, 1791, and m. Mindwell Grout of Westboro', Dec. 6, 1821 ; Nahum, Aug. 25, 1794,; Joseph, Jan. 9, 1797, and m. Elizabeth Fiske of Worcester, in 1823 ; Hannah, Oct. 7, 1799 ; all in Westboro'. Hannah m. John Carter of Leominster, April 25, 1824 ; Elizabeth, Jan. 4, 1801, and m. Edward Knight of Dover, N. H., Feb. 5, 1823; Sarah, Oct. 14, 1804, and m. John Fiske of Worcester, April 11, 1827 ; Harriet, Feb. 16, 1807, andd. Feb. 4, 1833 ; Mary, March 19, 1809, and d. infant. *Francig]Nurse,Salem Village, had chil. John, Sarah, Rebecca, Samuel, Francis, IVlary, Elizabeth and Benjamin. Their mother was hung in the witchcraft delusion, July 19, 1692.— Farmer. Francis JNurse, whether the son of Francis of Salem Village, is unknown, was in Sherburne, whose wife was Sarah, and had Benjamin b. there, Jan. 28, 1689, and was, as sup. the father of William, who settled here. The marriage of William and Rebecca was the first that was solemnized in this township, Ebenezer Nurse, bro. sup. of William, had a son, Moses, bap. here, July 25, i723. This name, originally Nourse, is still so written by many families. 380 FAMILY REGISTER. His 2d wife was Lucy Fay of VVestboro', whom he m. Jan. 1, 1822. She was ad. to this chh. from that in Westboro', in Oct. followins;. NURSE, NAHUM (s. of Joseph) m. Elizabeth, D. of John Baker, Jan. 1, 1818. Chil. Lydia Baker, b. Nov. 8, 1818; Laura Maria, Aug. 12, 1820, and d. in 1821 ; Laura Maria, Aug. 22, 1822. NURSE, JOEL (s. of Daniel of Westboro') m. Anna, D. of Hananiah Parker of Southboro', (whose wife was Abigail, D. of Hezekiah Ward) in 1796, lived in Royalston a few years, came here, in 1803, with his family, and d. Nov, 16, 1830, aged 56, and his wid. Anna, May 6, 1831, aged 62. Chil. Gilbert, b. July 31, 1798; FranMin, Dec. 3, ISOO; Joel, Jan. 19, 1803 ; all in Royalston, but recorded here ; Mary Ann Parker, Oct. 13, 1805, and d. July 15, 1825. NURSE, GILBERT (s. of Joel) m. Maria S., D. of Ed- ward Hall of Boston, Oct. 31, 1824. Chil. Mary Ann Parker, b. Jan. 16, 1826; Gilbert Davis, Sept. 22, 1828; Sarah. Gore, Aug. 15, 1833; Maria Elizabeth, Jan. 10, 1836, all in Boston. The latter d. in St. Liouis, in 1839; fVnlter FVillcy, March 17, 1840, at St. Louis. NURSE, FRANKLIN (s. of Joel) m. Sylvia, D. of Gil- bert Taylor of Southboro', May 3, 1826, and removed to Phil- adelphia. NURSE, JOEL (s. of Joel) m, Emeline, D. of John Ma- son, Jun., in June, 1828. Shed, in Aug. 1342, aged 35. Child, Henry Mason, b. Sept. 21, 1831. His 2d wife was Elizabeth, D. of Lewis Bullard of Boston, whom he m. in 1844. Child, Harriet. FAMILY REGISTER. 381 NEWTON, EDWARD * (s. of Edward of Marlboro') b. 1701, m. Elizabeth, D. of Elnathan and Mary Allen, they were ad. to this chh. in 173G, lived in the N. P,, and were dis. in 1744, *' to lay the foundation of a chh. in the West part of Lan- caster." Chil. Samuel, b. Nov. 5, 1727, and d. Sept. 28, 1756; 31anj, bap. Oct. 26, 1729; Martha, bap. June 11,1732; Esther, b. Sept. 8, 1734, and m. John Britton, of Northboro', April 14, 1762 ; Edward, Jan. 18, 1738. NEWTON, SAiMUEL, (perhaps s. of Edward, whose s. Samuel d. in 1756, and in the record of his death called son of Samuel and Elizabeth Newton,) m. Sarah . Chil. Sam- uel, b. Aug. 2, 1752; and Elijah, (perhaps Elisha,) March 13, 1754. NEWTON, EDWARD, Jan. (s. of Edward,) m. Sarah Winch, Feb. 7, 1759, and had Kezia, b. Feb. 25, 1759; Itha- mar, Sept. 25, 1760 ; Naomi, May 13, 1761 ; Elizabeth, Feb. 21, 1764; ./2sa, Aug.21, 1765. NEWTON, AARON (s. of Moses, and g. s. of Moses and Joanna of Marlboro'} m. Eunice Newton, of Marlboro', Jan. 28, 1729, and was living here, on house lot No. 17, in that year. Chil. Eunice, b. Feb. 25, 1730 ; Lucy, May 23, 1731, and m. Daniel Ball, Oct. 25, 1749 ; Persis, July 1, 1733. He was living in the N. P. in 1760, and d. before 17G9. * Richard Newton, whose wife vras Anna, d. in Marlboro', Aug. 24, 1701, " al- most a hundred years old." He had John, b. in Sudbury, 20. 8. 1641 5 Moses, 26. 1. 161G, and Daniel, Dec. 21, IG32, besides daughters. John, m. Elizabeth , in Marlboro', in 1G66, and d. in 1723. Thomas, s. of John, b. in 1G74, m. Record Ward of Marlboro', in 1G98 5 they both d. in West- boro', in 1746. Thomas, s. of Thomas and Record, b. in 1700, and his bro. Obediah, b. in 1702, settled in this town. Moses, s. of Richard, m. Joanna Larkin, June 5, 1GG7, and had Edward, b. in 167G, who m. Mary Lennardson, in 1700, whose s. Edward, b. 1701, settled here. Daniel, s. of Richard, m. Susanna Moss, (Morse) in 1679, and had Ephraim, b. in 1691, who m. Christian Ripley, in 1711, and were the parents of Wahum, b. in 1715, who settled in Shrewsbury. 382 FAMILY REGISTER. The three previously mentioned families, and, perhaps, that of Aaron, were set off to Lancaster, in 1768. NEWTON, ELISHA (s. of Moses, Jun. of Marlboro') b. 1701, m. Sarah Tomlin of Westboro', Dec. 26, 1728 ; he was then called of Shrewsbury. She was ad. to this chh. in 1734. Their deaths are not on record, but each are said to have lived to be about 90 ; if so, he d. not far from 1791 . Chil. Elisha, b. Feb. 7, 1730 ; Ezekiel, May 9, 1733 ; Sarah, Aug. 25, 1734 ; Mercy, Nov. 6, 1735, and m. Asa Mixer, in 1765; Timothy, May 17, 1737 ; Ithamar, April 14, 1739, and d. at Cape Bre- ton, Aug. 22, 1758 ; Solomon, June 25, 1741 ; Charles, Aug. 28, 1742; Sarah, May 7, 1744, and sup. m. Solomon Bigelow, in 1761 ; Persis, July 5, 1746, and d. in 1751 ; Mary, Sept. 24, 1747, and m. Thomas Baker, Feb. 22, 1768 ; Moses, March 8, 1751. NEWTON, ELISHA, Jun. (s. of Elisha) m. Sarah Miles of Concord, sister of Deac. Samuel, who settled here. She d. July 27, 1766. Chil. Sarah, b. May 15, 1751 ; Fcrsis, Oct. 5, 1752; perhaps she, and not Ezekiel's D. Persis, m. Jonas Cook ; Keziah, Nov. 2, 1754, and d. in 1756 ; Lucreiia, Feb. 4, 1756, and sup. m. Stephen Wheelock, in 1774; Samuel Miles, Sept. 14, 1757; Thankful, Oct. 13, 1762, and m. Abraham Hager, in 1786 ; Asa, Feb. 24, 1764 ; Edward, Feb. 16, 1767, NEWTON, EZEKIEL (s. sup of Elisha) m. Persis, D. of Samuel Wheelock, Nov. 24, 1755. Chil. Azubah, b. Jan. 10, 1758; Persis, March 22, 1759, and sup. m. Jonas Cook of Newfane, in 1775 ; Ezekiel, May 22, 1757 ; Edward, Feb. 18, 1764. NEWTON, TLMOTHY (s. of Elisha) m. Huldah, D. of Samuel Wheelock, Jun., in 1762, and had Relief, b. Feb. 14, 1764, and removed to Vt. or N. H. NEWTON, SOLOMON (s. of Elisha,) m. Hannah, D. of Daniel Hastings, May 18, 1762; they were ad. to this chh. in FAMILY REGISTER. ggg 1783, She d. Nov. 9, 1781 , according to the record ; if so, her age was about 39. Chil. Lydia, b. Aug. 5, 1765, and m. Mar- shall Newton, in 1786; Solomon, March 12, 1768, and d. in- fant ; Danie/ and Sarah, April 13, 1776, she m. Luther Gould- ingof Worcester, April 13, 1800; Abigail, Oct. 5, 1779, and m, Rufus Newell of Holden, Sept, 25, 1799. He next m. Lydia Hemenway, a wid. of Worcester, in 1782, and d. May 28, 1822, aged 82, and bis wid. Lydia, March 3, 1826, aged 79. Chil. Solomon, b. Aug. 2, 1783; Calvin and Dennis, Aug. 14, 1792. NEWTON, CHARLES (s. of Elisha) m. Tabitha, D. of Ephraim Bouker of Westboro', in 1765, and had Dolly, h. Aug. 7, 1766, and m. Abraham Hager, in 1781 ; Azubah, April 27, 1767, and sup. m. John Davis of Northboro', in 1802 ; Ezra, Nov. 22, 1774, and probably settled in Princeton ; Mary, bap. March 31, 1777; Tabitha, July 25, 1781. NEWTON, MOSES (s. of Elisha) m. Grace, D. of Thom- as Harrington, May 25, 1780; they were ad. to chh. here, in 1792. He d. Dec. 5, 1799, aged 48 ; and his wid. Grace, Dec. 13, 1817, aged 70. Chil. Dana, b. June 14, 1782, and Grace, July 28, 1787, m. Thomas B. Eaton of Worcester, Sept. 17, 1812, and d. here, Jan. 14, 1813. NEWTON, ASA (s. of Elisha, Jun,) m. Catharine, D. of Samuel Jennison, in 1784. She d. Aug. 5, 1628, aged 61. Chil. Mary, b. July 7, 1785, and d. infant; Mary Jennison, Jan. 18, 1787, and m. Shepley Caswell, Dec. 2, 1819; Edward, Nov. 4, 1789, m. Sarah Doubt, D. of Gershom Brown, Sept. 23, 1830, and d. Aug. 3, 1839; Elizabeth, May 19, 1792; Sarah, Aug. 17, 1794, and m. Daniel McClnre of Mendon, in 1827 ; Eunice, March 31, 1797, and d, in 1807 ; Levi, July 1, 1799, and m. Thankful S., D. of William Newton, in 1830; Samuel, April 7, 1801 ; Charles, April 14, 1805; Joseph, June 10, 1818. 384 FAMILY REGISTER. He next m. Lydia Cooper, a wid. of Northbridge, Jan. 12, 1832, and d. Oct. 19, 1836, aged 73. NEWTON, DANIEL (s. of Solomon) m. Lucy, D. of Daniel Maynard, Jan. 31, 1803, and removed from town. She d. Oct. 19, 1818, and he returned with his chil., Daniel, Eunice, Philo Slocomb, John, Lucy Maynard, and Harmah, and m. Dolly, wid. of Moses Haven, April 17, 1825, and d. March 6, 1827, aged 51. NEWTON, SOLOMON, Jun. (s. of Solomon) m. Patience, D. of Eliakim Hastings of Boylston, in 1805. She was ad. to chh. here, in 1806. Chil. Emery, b. May 5, 1805; Elizabeth Hastings, June 17, 1808 ; Louisa, July 3, 1810; Ruth, Oct. 22, 1812 ; Henry, June 5, 1816, and d. infant; Dennis, July 21,1817. This family removed to Ohio. NEWTON, DENNIS (s. of Solomon) m. Sarah Hey wood of Worcester, in 1820, and had Leonard, b. Dec. 7, 1821 ; Sa- rah Elizabeth, June 20, 1828 ; Louisa, Jan. 9, 1831 ; Lydia Maria, March 22, 1834. NEWTON, CALVIN (s. of Solomon) m. Martha, D. of Capt. John Rice, March 24, 1812, and had William BucJclin, b. Dec. 6, 1812; Joseph, Dec. 2, 1816; iliar^/m, Nov. 27, 1818; Abigail, Feb. 8, 1820 ; John Calvin, Jan. 13, 1823 ; Susan, Jan. 31, 1825 ; Charles Henry, Sept. 13, 1827 ; George Albert, Jan. 8, 1833. NEWTON, THOMAS (s. of Thomas and Record of Marl- boro') b. in 1703, ra. Anna Wilson of Lancaster, March 29, 1727. He was then called of Shrewsbury ; she was ad. to this chh. in 1742. He lived in N. P., near to Lancaster, and had Levi, b. Feb. 17, 1728; ^/naria/i, April 24, 1729; ^nno. May 13, 1730; Solomon, Feb. 3, 1732; Mary, Oct. 18,1735; Sarah, May 4, 1738. FAMILY REGISTER. 385 NEWTON, OBEDIAH (bro. of the preceding) b. in 1702, whose wife was Abigail, had Fhincas, h. Feb. 5, 1726, and Abi- gail, June 20, 1727, both in Mailboio', and recorded there > Marshall, here, Aug. 23, 1729 ; Ruth, April 5, 1733, and m. Phineas Park of Sutton, Oct. 25, 1750; Jonas, Aug. 5, 1737; John,Ju\y 11, 1739. NEWTON, MARSHALL (s. of Obediah) m. Eunice, vvid. of Daniel Howe, and D. of William Taylor, Aug. 13, 1761. He was a Lieutenant in Col. Williams' Reg., in the French war of 1756. Chil. Daniel, b. March 13, 1752; Eunice, March 13, 1751, and m. Ephraim Holland, Jun., Feb. 17, 17S3 ; Mav" shall, Jan. 13, 1757, m. Lydia, D. of Solomon Newton, Dec. 23, 1786, and settled in Vt. Eunice, wife of Marshall Newton, d. July 1, 1759, aged 30. He next m. Hannah Roberts of Marlboro', July 30, 17GI, and d. May 5, 1783, aged 54, and his wid. Hannah, May 26, 1791. Chil. Calvin, b. March 8, 1762, and Liberty, May 8, 1766. NEWTON, Maj. CALVLN (s. of Marshall) m. Elizabeth, D. of Elisha Keyes-, Jan. 16, 1787; both ad. to chh. in 1790. Chil. Moses Roberts, b. Oct. 29, 1787 ; Azubah, Feb. 9, 1789 ; Calvin, July 6, 1791; Elizabeth, Oct. 18, 1793, and d. in 1796 ; Eunice, June 9, 1795 ; Leivis Keyes, Nov. M, 1797. He removed with his family to Shoreham, Vt., about 1799, and d. at the Falls of Lake George, in 1830, aged 63. NEWTON, DANA, (s. of Moses) m. Hannah Cheney of Ward, now Auburn, in 1808; she d. April 15, 1833, aged 46. Chil. Charles Harrington, h. Aug. 23, 1808; Simeon Bruce, Oct. 24, 1810 ; Moses Dana, April 29, 1813, and killed by fall- ing from t!ie bean)s upon a cart stake, which pierced his body July 30, 1827; Asa Cheney, Jan. 4, 1816; Leonard W,, Feb. 10, 1318; Grace, Oct. 28, 1320, and d. in 1828; Har^ riet N, 49 386 FAMILY REGISTER. His 2d wife was Elizabeth, vvid. of , and D. of Jacob Hinds, sup. of West Boylston. NEWTON, NAHUM (s. of Ephraim, and g. s. of Daniel of Marlboro") b. in 1715, m. Thankful Stow, in Marlboro', Jan. 23, 1736, and ha.d Jonathan, b. there, in 1738; probably his only child. No record here of any chil., nor of his death. Thankful survived him, and d. his wid. March 18, 1769, aged 60. He lived in quite the South \)n\:i of the town. NEWTON, JONATHAN (s. of Nahum) m. Sibbillah, D. of Isaac Harrington of Grafton, and sister of Capt. Isaac of this town, Sept. 25, 1765, lived on the homestead, and d. June 24, I80S, aged 70, and his wid. Sibbillah, March 14, 18-27, aged 81. Chil. Nahum, b. June 14, 1766; Relief, April 25, 176S, and d.. infant ; Jllartin, Dec. 21, 1770; Antipass, Feb. 1.9, 1773, and d. in 1790 ; Relief, April 25, 1775, and m. Moses Bellows, in 1804 ; Ihonlcful, Jan. 4, 1773, and m. Joel Wesson, Jun. of Grafton Gore, in 1796 ; Isaac, April 6, 1780 ; Dana, Aug. — , 1782 ; Adam, May 26, 1787 ; Jonathan, Feb. 20, 1789. NEWTON, NAHUM (s. of Jonathan) m. Martha, D. of John Bellows, in 1792, and d. Feb. 27, 1829, aged 63, and his wid. xMartha, Dec. 23, 1839, aged 69. Chil. (no births on re- cord,) John Lcland, Antipass, who settled in Ct. ; Martha, who m. Loring Brigham of Southboro' ; Nahum, who m. Ada- line Johnson of Worcester, and removed to Ohio; Samuel W., who ni. a D. of Jonas Baker of Boylston; and next, Abigail, vvid. of Stillman Smith ; and Laura, who m. in Boylston. NEWTON, Capt. MARTIN (s. of Jonathan) m. Lucretia, wid. of Adam Harrington in 1794. Chil. Mclinda, b. Aug. 5, 1796, and m. William Bates of Millbury, in 1828 ; Nancij, in 1800, and m. James Buswell, June 24, 1819, and went to N. Y., and Miriam, in 1802, and d. young. FAMILY REGISTER. 387 NEWTON, ISAAC (s. of Jonathan) m. Sarah, D. of Da- vid Nelson, Dec. 25, 1806, lived on the homestead, and d. in Aug. 1846, aged 66, and his wife, Sarah, Sept. IS, 1831, aged 48. Chil. Charles Austin, b. Nov. 24, 1807; Melissa, April 29, 1809; Chester Vernon, April 2, 1812; Susanna, Mavch 5, 1814; Adam Henry, March 13, 1S16; David Nelson, Aug. 25, 1823, NEWTON, DANA (s. of Jonathan) m. IMiriam, D. of Mo- ses Smith of Barre, in 1802, and d. Oct. 31, 1835, aged 53. Chil. (no births on record) Harrison, who went to Barre; Court- land, who m. Pamelia B. Hinds of Millbury, in 1832 ; Moses Smith, Lysander, Oliver, and Miriam. NEWTON, JONATHAN (s, of Jonathan) m. Anna, D. of Paul Ivnowlton, Feb. 22, 1815, lived on the homestead and d., say, 1830 : if so, aged 41. Chil. Andrew Jackson, b. Oct. 9, 1815; Alexander Jacob, July 21,1819; Ann Jerusha, Nov. 12, 1821, NEWTON, CHARLES A. (s. of Isaac) m. Mary Ann, D. of Stephen Stearns, in 1823, and had Sarah Elizabeth, b. May 10, 1834, and Susan Elvira, Dec. 26, 1841. NEWTON, CHESTER V. (s. of Isaac) m. Harriet New- ell, D. of Daniel Maynard, and lives on the homestead of his first ancester, here. NEWTON, EZEKIEL (sup. s. of Daniel, or Moses, Jun., of Marlboro') whose wife was Dorothy, had Dorothy, b. March 23, 1750; Ephraim, Nov. 10, 1752; and Elizabeth, Jan. 20, 1761. NEWTON, WILLIAM (from Framingham) whose wife was Abigail, D. of Benjamin Newton of Worcester, had Thank- ful S., who m. Levi Newton, in 1830 ; TVilliam, George Hoi- 388 FAMILY REGISTER. brook, Elizabeth, who m. in Lancaster ; Melinda, Benjamin, Daniel, Charles M., Martin, Luther, and Sarah C, NORCROSS, WILLIAM m. Lydia Wheeler, Nov. 6, 1741. Chil. William, b. March 18, 1742, and d. infant; Daniel, May 9, 1745; Sarah, Oct. 1, 1746, and d. infant; William, Sept. 20, 174S ; Sarah, June 3, 1759, and m. George Fihnorej in 1779. NORCROSS, JOSIAH had John, who m. Mary Bigelowof Boylston, in 1818 ; Josiah, who m. Sarah Wakefield, in 1820 ; Fayiny, who m. Simon Allen of Princeton ; Sarah, who m. Jarvis Smith, in 1826, and perhaps others, who came here with him ; the name of their mother unknown ; she had probably de- ceased before he removed here. He in. Sarah Rand of Prince- ton, in 1809. She d. March 25, 1825, aged 34. Chil. (no births on record) Elvira, who d. Jan. 6, 1821, aged 11 years ; Abigail, Thomas R. Edwin, and altered to Henry William, who m. Eunice, D. of Abner Stow of Grafton. He next m. Elizabeth, D. of Zenas Stone. NO YES, SAMUEL* (from Sudbury) m. Rachel, D. sup. of Hezekiah Pratt of Westboro', June 7, 1757. He was then called of Shrewsbury. Child, Rachel, b. March 22, 1758, and m. Daniel Tucker, in 1777. *' The mother d. suddenly, in a fit, when the child was about a fortnight old." — Chh. record. * Peter and Thomas Noyes, (on old records, A%ce, iVo/cc J shared in the di- vision of Sudbury meadows, in 1638, and may have been brothers. Deac. Peter Nojea d. there in 1657, and Thomas Noyes, in 1666. Peter JNo^es, probably a son of Peter or Thomas, m. Elizabeth Darrell there, Nov. 30, 1654, and had Elizabeth, b. in 1655, and Peter in 1656. A Joseph Noyes and Mary Barrel! were m. there, in 1662, and had 8 chil. b. there, between 1662 and 1676; of them were Joseph, b. in 1663; James, 1664; Mo- ses, 1667 ; and John, 1674. Their mother d. in 1677, and their father m. Mary, wid. of Maj. Simon Willard, in 1680. His s. Joseph, m. Ruth Haynes of Sudbury, Dec. go, 1693. Joseph, of Sudbury, sup. s. of Joseph and Ruth, m. Elizabeth Gilbert, Nov. 18, 1734, and were the parents of Daniel, who settled here. Samuel, abovementioned, was a relative of Daniel, and s. (it is iaid) of Peter, sf Sudbury. I cannot now trace his immediate ancestry. FAMILY REGISTER. 389 He next m. Anna, D. of Amos Pratt of Westboro', April 9, 1759 ; both ad. to chh. in 1810. He d. Nov. 25, 1826, aged 94, and his wife, Anna, without issue, Nov. 2, 1826, aged 89. Their lamps went out for want of oil. NOYES, DANIEL (s. of Joseph of Sudbury) ra. Ruth Reed there, Nov. 1, 1764. She d. here Dec. 2, 1812, aged 68. Chil. Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1766, and d. Sept. 14, 1787 ; Rdief, Oct. 19, 1769, and d. Nov. 12, 1778; Sarah, April 2, 1774, and ra. Jonathan R. Smith, in 1793 ; Luther, May 22, 1776, m. Azubah, D. of Samuel Smith, April 14, 1799, and settled in Oakham ; Asahel, July 8, 1780 ; Daniel Gilbert, June 22, 17S4, and d. in 1786; Daniel Gilbert, Dec. 5, 1786; Eliza- beth, Feb. 5, 1789, and m. John Fay of Westboro', March 13, 1808. He next m. Abigail, (Lynde) wid. of Lemuel Rice of Worces- ter, in 1816. They were ad. to this chh. in 1817, she, from that in Worcester. He d. Feb. 3, 1824, aged 83, and his wid. Abigail, April 6, 1837, aged 90. NOYES, ASAHEL (s. of Daniel) m. Abigail, D. of Deac. Jonathan Fasset of Boylston, in 1802. She was ad. to chh. March, 1811, and d. the 29th of May following, aged 30 ; and he, Oct. 7, 1812, aged 32 ; both of consumption. Chil. Isaac Reed, h. Jan. 29, 1803, m. Sarah Flint, D. of Ebenezer Drury, Sept. 16, 1828, and removed to N. Y. ; Benjamin, Aug. 4, 1805, and went to the South ; Asahel, bap. May 17, 1811, and d. infant. NOYES, DANIEL G. (s. of Daniel) m. Hannah W., D. of Cape. Thomas Knowlton, May 27, 1817. Chil. Cynthia Elizabeth, b. April 21, 1818; Sarah Maria, My 12, 1820; Calvin Witherby, Nov. 13, 1827. NOYES, RICHARD PRATT (from Sudbury) and his wife, Elizabeth Brown, had Samuel, b. March 14, 1815; Mary Anuj 390 FAMILY REGISTER. Feb. 18, 1S17; Elizabeth, Dec. 5, 1819; Sarah Broion, Ur\. 29, 1S22; Samuel Brown, Dec. 29, 1823; James Richard, July 12, 1826. NOYES, DANIEL (bro. of the preceding) and bis wife, Martha, from Sudbury, about 1829, purchased and settled upon what was once the Brewer farm, and had chil., not all b. here, but on record, as follows, Mary Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1826 ; George Franklin, Oct. 4, 1828; William Addison, July 23, 1S30; JVeltha Maria, April 29, 1833 ; ElknLouisa, Jan. 13, 1836; Martha Ann, July 23, 1838. NELSON, DAVID* (s. of Deac. Jonathan of Upton, a native of Rowley) m. Susanna Bacheller, and came here from Upton, in 1760, with a family of children, viz : Abijah, who m. Sarah, D. of Asa Mixer, in 1790, lived in Leicester some years, and d. here, March 15, 1734, aged 72 ; no issue ; David ; Sol- omon, who m. Elizabeth Dunn of Northbridge, and removed to Ohio ; Daniel, who m. Sarah Smith of Orange, Vt., and with a family of chil. (no births on record here,) removed to Ohio ; Susanna, who m. Capt. Peter Salter, in 1784, removed to the Western part of N. Y., and had Isaac Harrington, Susanna Nel- son, Thankful Newton, Adam Harrington, and David Nelson ; * Thomas Nelson and his wife, Joan, with sons, Philip and Thomas, b. in Eng- land, were in Rowley, in 1033, where he was made freeman, the 23d of May, in that year, and d. in England, in 1G13, His s. Thomas, m. Ann Lambert, and had Thomas, b. in 1661 ; Jonathan, in IGG?} Gershom, in 1G72; and Francis, in 1676. Francis m. Mary Ray, and had Solomon, b. in 1703 ; David, in 1707 ; and Jonathan, in 1713. — Gage's History of Rowley. It has been supposed by the descendants of David, that Solomon Nelson came from England, settled in Rowley, and was the father of Jonathan, afterwards of Upton, and g. father of David, who came with his family to this town. It may have been so ; but, it no where appears of record, that a Solomon Nelson from England, settled in Rowley, or that a Solomon Nelson in Rowley had a s. Jonathan. Thomas, who m. Lambert, was from England, and was father of Francis, and g- father of Jonathan, b. in 1713, who was probably the Jonathan, who settled in Up- ton ; if so, David, b. about 1737, was a g. s. of Francis. Solomon, b. in 1703, (and he was the only Solomon there, until a later period) besides not having come from England, could hardly have bad a g. s. born so early as 1737. FAMILY REGISTER. 391 Jonathan ; Josiali ; Amasa, h. Oct. 2, 1780 ; and Sarah, who ra. Isaac Newton, in 1S06. His wife, Susanna, d. Jan. 3, 1785, The 2d wife of David Nelson was Susanna, D. of John, and sister of Samuel Brigham, whom he m. Nov. 24, 1785, and d. May 12, 1827, aged 90, and his wid. Susanna, March 12, 1830, aged 85. NELSON, DAVID, Jun. (s. of David) m. Lucy Adams, of Northbridge. Chil. (no births on record here) Sarah, Lucy, Elizabeth, Melissa, Louisa, Mary, llarriet, liinda, and Cla- rinda. NELSON, Capt. JONATHAN (s. of David) m. Eunice, D. of Jasper Stone, March 8, 1798, and d. here, June 1, 1827, aged 51. Chil. Elizabeth, b. IMarch 12, 1799, and m. Nahum Eager, in 1820 ; and next William W. Parker, and removed to Albany, N. Y. ; Jasper Stone, March 27, 1800, and d. Dec, 7, 1821 ; David, June 6, 1801, and went to Illinois ; Sarah, June 8, 1803, and sup. m. John Putnam, Jun., of Grafton, May 5, 1829 ; Charles Lewis, Nov. 2G, 1805, ni. it is said, and remov- ed to Princeton ; Hannah Stone, Oct. 22, 1809, and went to Princeton ; Jonathan 11., April 26, 1812, and m. Adaline Keyes, D. of Josiah Hemenway. NELSON, JOSIAH (s. of David) m. Sophia Goddard of Worcester, June 28, 1812, and had Henry Harrisov, h. Jan. 23, 1813, and d. Feb. 10, 1815; Luther, March 31, ISIG; Henry, Feb. 20, 1819; Jasper Stone, June 2, 1S22. NELSON, AMASA (s. of David) m. Levinah, D.of Dan- iel Mixer, Oct. 27, 1805. Chil. Louisa, b. April 20, 180G, and d. Jan. 26, 181 1 ; Amasa, Nov. 16, 1807 ; Samuel Free- man, Oct. 9, 1809; Louisa Rebecca, March 31, 1811 ; Cyn- thia Levinah, Jan. 3, 1813, and d. ; Marietta, Leonard, Jubal, Adam Harrington, Julia Ann, Lucy, and Eliza. 392 FAMILY REGISTER. NICHOLS, Capt. JOSEPH (sup. from Westboro') came here about 1S04, built and lived on ihe place now of Silas May- nard. and removed iVoiii town about 1812. There is no record of a birth or a death in his family while here. The births of some of his younger chil., but not those of the older, are record- ed in Westboro' — whence it may be inferred he lived there but a few years, before he came here. By the record there it appears that "Joseph Nichols d. Sept. 15, 1796, and his wife, Judith, Aug, 21, 1796." Probably they were the parents of Capt. Jo- sepb, the name of whose wife is sup. to have been Thankful, Miri-Ann, b. Aug. 24, 1796 ; Joseph, Dec. 8, 1798; Caroline, June 3, 1801 ; and Louisa, April 25, 1803, are there called the chil. of Capt. Joseph and Thankful Nichols. His D. Pamelia, m. John Meacham, Jun. of Watertown, May 7, 1809, and his s. James, m. Abigail Cloyes of Framingham, in 1811, and removed to Westboro', where he had Abigail, who d. here unra. March 28, 1839, aged 26, and Maria, June 24, 1839, aged 16. OLIVER, STEPHEN (a native of Roxbury) m. Mary, D. of Jedediah Tucker, Jun., Dec. 2, 1798. She d. here, Nov. 26, 1342, aged 65. Chil, (no births on record here ;) the fol- lowing are, at Westboro', where he lived a few years, and came here about 1818; William, b. March 13, 1810; Marshall, June 16, 1812; Stephen, April 26, 1814; and perhaps Mary Ann, who m. Dexter Pratt. PRATT, ELEAZER m. Ruhamah Tomlin of Westboro', Jan. 15, 1729, and was living on house lot. No. 1, in 1728. Chil. Hannah, b. May 1730; Ruhamah, April 16, 1732, and sup. m. Thomas Frost of Westboro' in 1760; Mart/, Dec. 11, 1734, and sup. m. Silas Frost of Westboro', in 1761 ; Sarah, Oct. 11, 1736, and m. Jacob Knowlton of Hardwick, in 1759 ; Rufus, Oct. 2, 1738, m. Hannah Ball of Westboro', May 11, 1763, and settled in Hardwick; Reuben, Sept. 7, 1741, and sup. m. Ruth Williams of Westboro', in 1768 ; Eleazer, Oct, 20, 1743, and m. Mary Druce of Grafton, Sept. 26, 1776. Eleazer Pratt was set off to Westboro', in 1762, FAMILY REGISTER, 393 PRATT, AMOS (from Westboro', sup. bro. of the preced- ing, and, of Hezekiah, Jolin and Isaac of VVeslboro',) m. Anna, D. of Elnathan and Mary Allen, Dec. 1-2, 1722. Slie was ad. to this chh. in 1727 and he, in 1734. There is no record here of the death of either of them. Chil. Elnathan, b. Dec. 8, 1723 ; Amos, Oct. 18, 1725 ; Isaac, July 27, 1727 ; Alpheus, Sept. 7, 1731 ; Mercy, Aug. 31, 1733, and sup, m. Joiham Death, March 5, 1751 ; Anna, May 14, 173S, and m. Samuel Noyes, in 1759; Mary, Oct. 19, 1742, and may have been the Mary Pratt, who was pub. to Solomon Fay, July 24, 1761, both then called of Shrewsbury. PRATT, JOSIAH m. Sarah Wilson, Oct. 8, 1724, and had Joseph, b. here, Aug. 16, 1725. Thomas Pratt, and Sarah, his wife, of Hassanamisco, were ad. to this chh. in 1724, and he dis. Dec. 12, 1731, in order to lay- ing the foundation of a chh. there ; his wife, Sarah, was dis. to that chh. in March of the next year. — Chh. Records. PRATT, ELNATHAN (s. of Amos) m. Abigail, D. of Maj. Joseph Mixer, April 26, 1748. She d. Sept. 10, 1808, aged 73, and he. Jan. 20, 1813, aged 89. Chil. Abigail, b. June 10, 1749, and d. infant; Scih, March 24, 1751 ; Joseph and Benjamin, Marc 1 • 2, 17 3; the latter d, infant ; Benja- min, Aui;. 1, 1755; Abigail, in 175S, and m. Samuel Smith, in 1778; Nathan, Nov. 11, 1759 ; Thankful, Oct. 6, 1761, and m. Caleb Parker, in 1781 ; Bulah, On. 1 1, 17G3, and m. Peter Cary ; Zilpah, ; Sarah, Ocl. 22, 1765, and m. Jona- than Harrington, in 1783 j Shepard, July 28, 1773. PRATT, ISAAC (s. of Amos) m. Hepzibah Brown, Sept. 21, 1749. They were ad. to this chh. in 1763. Chil. Amos,h. Sept. 23, 1750; Samuel,Nov. ^, 1752; ^/i;art,Sept. 23, 1754;. Sene, (Asenath) March 28, 1757, and d. infant; Stne, Oct. 1, 1759; Vienna, Feb. 17, 1762; Emerson, April 19, 1764;. Vashni, July 26, 1768, m. Joanna, D. of Daniel Tucker, Sept. 3J, 171,8, and settled in Marlboro', Vi. ; Annis, Oct. 8, 1771. 60 S94 FAMILY REGISTER. PRATT, ALPHEUS (s. of Amos) m. Lydia, D. of Maj. Joseph iMixer, Jan. 23, 1753. Chil. Lydia, b. July 4, l75o, and m. Elnatl)an Allen, Jon., in 1773; Slephen, April 30, 1755, and m. Lucy, D. of Jed. Tucki^'. Jun., .-'ept. 8, 1783 ; Ebene- ezer, Feb. 27, 1757; Anna Saphira, Match '23, 1759; 31ory, June 24, 17G1 ; Am, bnp. May 24, 1764; Orlin, bap. March 30, 1766; Levi, bap. July 5, 1772 ; Nathaniel, bap. Dec. 19, 1773. The parents removed to Marlboro', Vt., and d. there. PRATT, Capt. SETH (s. of EInathan) m. Margaret Stacey of Hopkinton, in 1772. Chil. Joseph, b. Ufay 26, 1774; Han- nah, Nov. 30, 1775, and m. Schuyler Fisher. March 8, 179S ; they went to liichfield, N. Y. ; Abigail, May 3, 1777, and m. Amasa Holden, in 1797 ; they went to Penn Yan, N. Y. ; EIna- than, Nov. 1 G, 1778, m. Cornelia, D. of I^evi Bush of Worces- ter, and settled there, and d. in Alton, 111., in 1833 ; Nymphas, Dec. 24, 1780; Margaret, Aug. 20, 1782, and m. Daniel Hol- den ; Relief, June 20, 1784, and m. Moses H. Felton of Barre ; Seth, April 5, 1786; Alice, Aug. 6, 1791, m. Phineas Hay- wood, and d. in 1812, aged 21. Capt. Pratt removed to Barre, about 1806, and d. there, April 5, 1829, aged 78; and his wid. Margaret, in Sept. following, aged ij'3, PRATT, BENJAMIN (s. of EInathan) m. Sarah, D. of Joseph 'remple, Aug. 15. 1776, and had Zilpah, bap. March 22,1778; Reahen, hnp. OcA. 22, 1780; iMary, bap. Feb. 5, 17S2 ; John Gilbert, bap. May 15, 1785, and removed from town. PRATT, NATHAN (s, of EInathan) m. Dolly, D. of Ste- phen Parkrr, Feb. 10, 178fi. They were ad. to this chh. in 1788. She '1. Nov. 16, 1834, a-ed 72. He, extensively known as " master Pratt," and a long succession of years, an efficient and prni-eworih)' school-master, d. May 11, 1847, aged 87 .J. Chil. Martha, b. July 22, 1780, and m. Seth Hemenway, FAMILY REGISTER. 395 in 1830; Lewis, Oct. 19, 17S3 ; Caleb, July 19, 1786, maie and supercargo of a vessel, taken piisoncr on the high seas by the Spaniards, and carried to St. Domingo, where he d. of yellow fever, Oct. 22, 1809 ; Thankful, May 15, 1783, and d. inlani; Thankful, April 15, 1791, and m. Luke Knowlton Rice, in 181 1 ; Samuel Austin, Aug. 9, 1794; Phebe, Jan. 18, 1797, and d. unin. Ont. .30, 1830; Nathan, July 5, 1800; Dexter, Aug. 10, 1803, and ni. M;iry Ann Oliver ; and she dying, he tii. again in N. Y., went to Mexico, and d. there, at Valadolid. some years since; Otis, Mny 15, 18013, m. Elizabeth Putnam of Sutton, and settled there. PRATT, SHEPARD (s.ofElnathnn) m. Catharine Walker of Worcester, in 1801, and ad. to this chh. in 1822. Chil. Wil- liam Walker, b. Jan. 13, 180:3 ; Mary, Feb. 9, 1801. and m. Levi Green, in 1825; Joseph Harvey and Henry Benjamin^ Sept. 16, 1807 ; the former m. E.nily, D. of Ephraim Gould- ing of Grafton, and the latter, Mary P., D. of Benjamin Brig- ham, April 6, 1830 ; Leander Shepard, May 19, 1812, and m. Martha, D. of Deac. Albert Stone of Grafton ; Catharine^ March 19, 1814. PRATT, JOSEPH (s. of Seth,) m. Martha Goulding of Grafton, D. of the 2d wife of Col. Job Cushing, Oct. 3, 1796. She was ad. to this chh. in 1801. He d. Sept. 20, 1813, aged 69. Cliil. Charles Leland, h. Jan. 2, 1797; John Goidding and Sarah Brigham, Aug. 21, 1793; Joshua Goulding, Jan. 24, 1801, and sup. m. Martha Arms of Deerfield, in 1825; Ed- ward Ayers, Oct. 29, 1802, and sup. m. Miry Aim Stratton of Princeton, in 1827 ; Catharine Hill, bap. Dec. 7, 1804, and m. Abraham VVheelock, in 1830. And perhaps others, but not on record here. PRATT, NYMPHAS, Esq. (s. of Seth) m. Submit, wid. of Edward Kingsbury of Brookfield, and D. of Jonah Howe, Esq., May 22, 1805. Chil. William, b. Jan. 30, 1806; Caro- line, Feb. 8, 1808, and m. Dr. Lavvson Myrick of Brookfield, 396 FAMILY REGISTER. Jan. 29, 1829 ; AligaU, July 7, 1811, and ra. Simon H. Allen, in 1S35 ; Allice, July 13, 1813, and d. infant ; Charlotte Maria, Nov. 23, 1814, and ni. Dr. William Curtis of Brookfield, Jan. 1, 1840; Frances Submit, April 4, 1S21. PRATT, WILLIAM (s. of the preceding) grad. B. U., 18-25, m. Elizabeth S. Sikes of Worcester, May 27, 1830, and settled here in the practice of the law. Chil. Henry Sikes, b. March 2, 1S3 1, and d. March 10, 1837; Clara Caroline, March 2, 1833 ; Mary B., Feb. 26, 1835, and d. in 1836. He removed to Worcester, in 1835, and d. there, Feb. 2, 1839, aged 33. PRATT, LEWIS (s. of Nathan) m. Hannah, D. of Capt. Thon)as Harrington, Feb. 21, 1802, removed to Bridport, Vt., and d. leaving a numerous family, Nov. 1844, aged 61 ; and his wid. Hannah, in April, 1845, aged 59. PRATT, SAMUEL AUSTIN (s. of Nathan) ni. Harriet, D. of Joshua Cornish of Boston, Aug. 16, 1815. Chil. Caleb, b. Dec. 25, 1815; Maria, June 4, 1817; Charles Henry, Jan. 2, 1819 ; Sainud Austin, Jan. 16, 1822; Dolly, July 30, 1825; George Dexter, Dec. 28, 1829. PRATT, NATHAN, Jun. (s. of INathan) m. Sarah, D. of Arunah Harlow, Sept. 9, 1824. Chil. Sarah Ellen, b. June 5, 1824; Edward Henry, Nov. 4, 1S2G ; Emeline, Dec. 19, 1828; Abigail, Oct. 8, 1831 ; Clarissa, Aug. 3, 1835 ; Harriet Mar- tineau, Jane 24, 1837; George Harlow, March 12, 1839; and Alvan Stewart, Aug. 10, 1841. PRATT, WILLIAM W. (s. of Shepard) m. Mary, D. of William Adams of Watertown, in 1825. She d. Feb, 2, 1845, aged 41. Chil. Lowell Adams, b. Nov. 24, 1828; Eveline Hannah, May 12, 1831; Eliot miliam, July 6, \83S -, Em- mons Walker, June 6, 1841. His 2d wife was Martha Ware, D. of John Mason, Jun. FAMILY REGISTER. 397 PRATT, EPHRAIM, * b. in 1GS7, (s. sup. of Ephraim and Elizabeth of Sudbury,) m. Martha, D. of Deac. Samuel Wheelock, July 9, 17-24, and was living on house lot, No. 44, in 1729. They made a public profession of religion in 1726, and had 8 chil. b. and bap. here, viz: Tynis,h. Oct. 1, 1725; Silas, on the town, and Cyrus, on the chh. record, Dec. 28, 1726 ; Ephraim, Feb. 7, 1728; Noah, Jan. 19, 1729; Micah, April 25, 1731, and said to have d. at the age of 103, where, unknown; Abel, July 10, 1732; Rachel, April 24, 1735; Olive, April 15, 1739, and bap. in 1742. He removed to Shutesbury, but when unknown, and d. there, in May, 1804, aged 116. * Joshua and Phineas Pratt came to Plymouth in 1G28 — the former was 30 years of age, when he left Englaud ; the latter m. Ciuhbert ('uthbertson in Plymouth, and removed perhaps to Weymouth, but at last to Charlestown. The records there contain the following : " Phineas Pratt, Sen., one of the first planters in New Eng- land, joiner, d. April 19, 1G80." Joshua Pratt, Plymouth, 1G28. His grandson, Ephraim Pratt, b. in East Sudbury, Nov. 1687, lived to be 116 years of years, and d. in Shutesbury, Mass., in May 1804. Michael, (this (irobably should be Micah,) a son of Ephraim, d. in lo2G, aged 103. — Farmer. The late Dr. Stearns of Sudbury, in a genealogical manuscript, says Ephraim Pratt, b. in 1687, was s. of Ephraim and Elizabeth Pratt. Thus it appears, Joshua of Plymouth, had a son, Ephraim, who settled in Sudbury. Eleazer, Amos, Josiah, Isaac, Thomas, and Henry Pratt, were probably relatives, perhaps some of them brothers, of Ephraim of 1687. Some of them may have been sons of Thomas and Lydia Pratt, who had Daniel, b. in Sherburne, Jan. 1, 168G; Thomas of Sherburne, I suppose to have been a ses Ha- ven, in 1801, and Daniel JNewtnn, in 18-25; Martha, Xc^z,. 56, 1781, and m. Simeon Dwight of Gelcliertown, March 3, 1802 ; Mary, Feb. i23, 17S4, and m. Col. Jones of Templeton. RICE, ASA, Jun. (s. of Col. Asa) m. Mary, D. of Stephen Flagir of Boylston, in 1307. lie removed to Oxford wiili hia family about 1829, and d. there in June, 1345, ao;ed 63. Cliil. whose births are on record here ; Martha Dwight, b. Sept. 3, 1807; Joseph Flint, Dec. 5, 1808; James Tifdeii, July 2.1^ 1810; Mary Lorain, Jan. 26, 1312; Ab)ur, Nov. 2, 1813; George Handell, Aug. 25, 1815 ; Asa Wheeler, Feb. 17, IS 17; Francis Haydn, Jan. 22, 1818; Stephen Flagg, Sent. 1 4, 1 820 ; and Loammi Baldwin, Maich 8, 182.'34 , RICE, ELEAZER was liv^n": on house lot, I\o. 21, in 1829, and No. 31, in 1730. It does not appear of record, that he had any chil., nor is the name of his wife on record 'lere, He was one of the highway surveyors in 1760, and lived in the South part of the town. " Eleazer Hire's saw mill meadow was about being divided," in 1760. Nothing further is known of him ; perhaps he lived on the place of the laic Elijah iiice. RICE, SAMUEL, whose wife was Mary, bad Lucret/a,h. here, Oct. 7, 1754 ; and Luther, March 5, 1757. RICE, LUTHER (s. sup. of Sam -1) m. Elizabeth, D. of Josiah Rennet, in 17S0; and had Dorcas, b. here, Jan. 16, 1781, and removed from town. 53 418 FAMILY REGISTER. RICE, ELIJAH (s. of Charles,^* whose wife was Rachel Wheeler) b. iii VVessboro', in 1719, rn. Hiildah, D. of Ebenezer Keyes, about 1748, and had Elijah, b. Sept. 11, 1749; Lois, Sept. 19, 1751, and ni. Edward Goodenow of Westminster, Jan. 17, 1770; Joseph and IVyphena, who d. infants; Ebenezer, March 12, I75G, and m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Taintor, and sealed in Hubbardston ; Zentiah, Aug G, 1760, and m. Si- mon Stickney of Holden, next Thaddeus Colburn, and removed to Athens, Vt. He removed from the N. P. to Holden, with his family, where he iiad Lctlis, (perhaps Letiiia) vviio m. Thomas Davis of Hol- den ; and Huldah, who m. Asa Raymond, and settled in Shiites- bury. His wife, Huldah, d. in Holden, March, 1799, aged 67 ; and he, in IS 15, aged 9G. RICE, ELIJAH, b. 1749 (s. of Elijah) m. Relief Wil- liams of Lancaster, Jan. 27, 1772, and reinoved to Holden. They returned here with several of their children, in Jan. 1799, and were boih ad. to this chh., from that in Holden, in 1801. He d. Jan. 3, 1827, in his 78ih year; his wid. Relief, d. in Newton, in 1834, aged 84. Chil. (all b. in Holden) Joseph, who m. Mary Eldndge of Ct., and d. there, leaving a family ; Tri/phena, wlio m. Rufus Holman of Sterling ; Nahum, who m. Nancy Young of Duxbury, and d. in N. Y., July 25, 1832; *■ Charles Rice was a bro. of Adonijah, b. ]6"94, nnd of Asliur, b. 1C96, who were tnkeii by the Indians, who suddenly rushed from the woods upon a party of tlie in- hal)itants of what is now Westboro', while haying in the meadows, Aug. 8, 1704, and carried into captivity in Canada. They were sons of Thomas (and Anna) Rice, who was the son of Thomas (and Mary) Rice, who was the son ol Richard of Coticord. At the same time, ihey len chosen in this town, and was ad. to this cbh. in 1728 ; and his wife to the chh. 'n Fra- minahim, in 1726, and to this, m 1771, without a certificate from the chh. there ; thai was in consequence of her hnshand saying she was admitted thene in 1726^ and the Rev. Mr. Bridge saying in a letter from there, that there were no records belong- ing to the Framinghani chh. so ancient as 1726 ; and she, hav- ing lived with us upwards of 40 years, whose life has been blame- less, was ad. a tnember of this chh. in full communion. — Chh. records. He is sup. to have lived on the place, now of fclphrain> A. Hapgood. He d. April 2-2, 1776, aged 78, 8 mos., and his wrd., Elizabetii, in 1794, aged 96. Chil. as on record here, Eunice^ * He was a descerxlnnt of Gregory StMie, who, with Fii's 2d wiTe, wid. Lydfa Cooper, came from Ertgland, and soltled in CainbtiHge previoiK to 1634 ; one of the Htst Deacons there, and d. in 1G72, aged CO. His sobs were, John, Daniel, Da- vid, and Samuel. Joh», vrhose wife was Anna, settled in Sadburj, Deac. Jhere, and had Hannah b. there, in 1040} Daniel, in IGU, and Nathaniel, in 16f.O. Daniel, (of Gregory), whose wife was Mary, had Mary, b. in 164t; Sarah, in '45; Daninl, in '4G ; Klizabeih, in '43 > and Abigail, in 'oS.; all in Cambridge. David, (of Greg^ory) whose wife was Dorcas, had sons, David, Daniel, John, Sam- uel, and Nathaniel, born in C: m'lridge. Samuel (of Gregojy) m. S irali Sternes, in 165a. and hadson.*, Samuel, b. in 165C ; Isaac and John, b. in Cambridge ; the litter, bap. there, in 1C63. Daniel, (of John of Sudliury) m. Mary Watd in Sudbury, 1667, and had Daniel in 1668; five daughters, and John, in 1634, all in Sudl:nry. Mathaniel (of John of Sudbury ) m. Sarah Wayt in Maiden, in 1684, and had Ebenezer, b. in Sudbury, in 1688. Samuel, (probably of Samuel and Sarah) settled in Marlboro', his wife was Elizabeth, and had Thankful, b. there, in J687 ; and perhaps others, among whom might have been haae, who settled in Shrewsbury ; he was b. about 1698, but hia immediate ancestor it unknown. 424 FAMILY REGISTER. b. Nov. 21, 1722, and m. Charles Boiiker, in 174S ; (Isactc, 1 do not find any record of his bird);) Jonas, Aug. \:i, ll-25f; Jasper, April 30, 17'-28; J\aihaiiiel, ApiW 11, 1732; Abigail, Dec. 9, 1735. STONE, ISAAC, Jan. (s. sup. of Isaac) was m. to Rachel Fiske, in the N. P., by the Rev. Mr. Morse, May 3, 1765, Chil. recorded here, Esther, b. May 30, 176G, and in. — -= — — Wickiner; (|)3rha|>s this oit!iogra)>hy is not rij^ht) she was living, it is said, in 1846, in Boyision. Their D., Laura, m. Jonathan Straiton ; Elizabeth, Oct. 21, 1767, and was recently living in Boylsion, unni. ; (hanc,) Jacob, Aul;. 4, 1770; Annis, March 4, 1772, m. Robinson, and d. soon after. He removed to Lancaslei', and d. there, or in Boylston, in 1816, aged 93. STONE, ISAAC (s. of the preceding) m. Al)igail Moor of Berlin, and next, her sister, Saraii Moor, and d. in Northboro', in 1S19, agefl 58, leaving Silas and Abigail. Silas m. Sarah W. Snnth of Newton, D. of Enoch, in 1841 ; Abigail in. Abel Faw-^ cett, s. of Jonathan, and g. s. of Deac. Jonathan Favvceit c^ Boylston. The father of Abel m. Tamar Davenport. STONE, JACOB (bro. of the preceding) m. Martha Barns of Boylston ; and next, her sister, Anna. Their chil. were, Jo- seph, James, Martha, Jacob, Anna, Achsa, Oliver, Elizabeth^ E'iztbeth, Tamar, and Maria. His 3d wife was Isabella, D. of Asa Oennet. What is contained under the tliree foregoing lainiry heads, ex- cept the marriage of Isaac Stone, Jun., the names of his chil., and when b., and the tinio of his death, and his age, all of which are matters of record, is from information obtained of Mr. Silas Stone above mentioned, one of the descendants of Isaac Stone, Jr- STONE, Deac. JONAS (s. of Lt. Isaac) m. Rachel, D. of Luke Rice, Feb. 25, 1747. They were both ad. to this chh, in 1742. He was an ardent friend of his country in her revolu- FAMILY REGISTER. 425 tionary struggle ; represented the town in General Court, when held at Watertown, May 19, 1775, and rendered long and im- portant services in town and parisli affairs. His wife, Rachel, d. April 19, 1787, aged 61. Chil. Isaac, b. March 0, 1748; Lydin, March 11, 1750, and d. Jan. 1, 1760; llachel, Oct. 24, 1754, and m. Ward Nye of Douglass, in 1734 ; Lydia, March 12, 1761, and m. Asa Parker, in 1783. Deac. Stone m. Anna, D. of Amos Parker, Feb. 28, 1788, and d. March 22, 1809, aged 83 and 7 mos. His wid. Anna, rn. Deac. Ebenezer Reed ol Worcester, Jan. 18, 1810. STONE, Rev. ISAAC (s. of Jonas) grad. H. U. 1770 ; ord. minister of Douglass, Oct. 31, 1771 ; m. Susanna, D. of Benjamin Goddard, Oct. 27, 1773 ; dis. from his pastoral charge Oct. 28, 1805, and d. in 1337, aged 89. STONE, JASPER (s. of Lt. Isaac) m. Grace, D. of Ben- jamin Goddard, April 17, 1755. They were ad. to this chh. in 1761; he d. in 1802, aged 75; and his wid. Grace, Oct. 31, 1815, aged 80, Ciiil. Benjamin, b. Aug. 1 1, 1756 ; Asa, Jan, 23, 1758, and d. while in the continental service, at Fishkill Hos- pital, Dec. 20, 1777; Josiah, Sept. 10, 1759 ; Nathan, May 6, 1761 ; Zmas, May 24, 17G3 ; Elizabeth, Dec. 22, 1765, and m. Caleb Haskell of Hampton Falls, N. H., Sept. 26, 1793; Sarah, Oct. 16, 1767, and m. Lemuel Ide, Nov. 24, 1793; Grace, March 18, 1770, and m. Philip Crosby, in 1804 ; Su- sanna, June 2, 1772, and d. unm. Nov. 28, 1840 ; Eunice, April 3, 1774, and m. Jonathan Nelson, in 1798; Isaac, Oct. 10, 1777; Hannah, Feb. 10, 1782. STONE, NATHANIEL (s. of Lt. Isaac) m. Thankful, D. of Jonathan Morse, Dec. 17, 1760. Child, Abijah, b. Oct. 26, 1761. The father is sup, to have removed from town. He next m. Rhoda, wid. of Rev, William Goddard of Westmore- land, N. H., Feb. II, 1793. They removed to Pittsfield, Vt., where she d. Dec. 7, 1820, aged 80. 54 420 FAMILY REGISTER. STONE, BENJAMIN (s. of Jasper) grad. H. U. 1776, first Preceptor of Leicester Academy, and subsequently Preceptor in Westford Academy, ad. to this clih. in 1779, and m. Deborah Fairbank, a wid. of Northboro', Dec. 3, 1799. He d. here, May 4, 1S32, aged 76. Chil. (no births on record here) Marij E., who m. Samuel B. Manning of Worcester, April 11, 1822 ; and a son, non compos, who d. young. STONE, JOSIAH (s. of Jasper) m. Bridget, D. of Col. Job Gushing, Nov. 13, 179J,and lived on house lot No. 22, that belonged to her grandfadier; where he d. June 1, 1820, aged 61 ; his wid. Bridget, still survives. Chil. Mary Prentice, b. Sept. 1, 1794, and d. unm. Aug. 18, 1839; Grace Fiske, Oct. 23, 1796, and d. Feb. 28, 1817; Job Cashing, Jan. 18, 1800; Josiah Goddard, April 15, 1808, and m. Hannah Har- rington, D. of Philo Slocomb, STONE, ZENAS (s. of Jasper) m. Mary, D. of Dr. Ed- ward Flint, May 26, 1790. They were ad. to this chh. in 1808, and had Elizabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1791, and sup. m. Josiah Nor- cross ; Zenas Flint and Sarah Flint, who were bap. here, in 1808. The parents removed from town. STONE, ISAAC (s. of Jasper) m. Sarah Johnson of South- boro', July 20, 1816 ; they were ad. to this chh. in 1823. Chil. Laac, b. Jan. 25, 1817, and was drovv'ned in Jordan Pond, Sept. 18, 1S46, leaving a young family, aged 29, 8 mos. ; Nathan, May, 17, 1819, and has a family. These brothers m. sisters. STONE, JONATHAN (s. of Jonathan, * Jun. of Water- town) and his wife Martha, were from Watertown, and ad. from the chh. there, to this, in 1769 ; when they removed to this town, is not known. He d. here, Oct. 3, 1805, in his 81st year, and * He m. Hannah Jennison of Watertown, Feb. 20, 1725, and was the s. of Jona- than, who was b. Dec. 26, 1G77, who was the s. of Simon and Mary ; Simon was a Deac. in Watertown, and appeared there as early as 1636 ; was living, and Rep., in 1673 and 9. FAMILY REGISTER. 427 lits wld. Martha, Oct. 25, 1S07, aged 7G, 7 mos. Cliil. as on record here, Jonathan, b. July 5, 1748; Martha, Aug. 11, 1750, and ra. Thomas Adams of Cambridge, IMay 28, 1780; ■Seth, Dec, 26, 1752, and settled in Bridport, Vt. ; Johi, March 7, 1755, and settled in Charlestown, and d. there ; Thomas, March 27, 1757 5 Lydia, May 2, 1759, and d. here, unm. Oct. U, 1821 ; Hannah, April 2, 1761, and m. William Adams af Cambridge, June 26, 1781 ; Cherry, Nov. 19, 1764, and said to have m. in Cambridge ; Daniel, Jan. 27, 1766 ; Jonat, Oct. 25, 1767 ; Dorcas, May 20, 1770, and m. Joseph Smith of Bol- ton, Nov. 11, 1785; Lucy, Oct. 11, 1772, and ni. Natlianiel Green, in 1792. STONE, JONATHAN, Jnn. (s. of Jonathan,) m. Han^na'h Gates of Worcester, June 7, 1769. Chil. Sibbill, bap. March 25, 1770 ; Samuel, bap. June 4, 1775, and m. [vezia Fostei* of Tevvksbury, in 179S. Jonathan, Jun., the father, vi^ent into the Continental service and was killed, during the retreat out of New York, in l776o STONE, THOMAS (s. of Jonathan) m.Mary,D. of Elijah Rawson, June 21, 1781. Chil. Mary, b. March 9, 1782 ; Joti- etkatL, Jan. 21, 1785. Removed to DeerQeld, or vicinity. STONE, DANIEL (s. of Jonathan) m. Anna Gibson of Hopkinton, June 9, 1790, and d. here, Sept. 27, 1829, aged 63, 8 mos. Chil. Daniel, b. May 15, 1791, and d. March 8, 1792.; Darnel, April 5, 1793, and d. May 24, 1796; Jonathan, June 17, 1795; Anna Bruce, April 30, 1797, and m. Jonathan H. Drake, in 1824; John, May 27, 1799; ElizabGth, May 3, 1801 ; Jonas, March 10, 1803 ; Lydia, Dec. 23, 1804 ; Thom- as, April 17, 1807 ; Independence, April 6, 1809; George Zeig- ler. May 20, 1811 ; Liberty, May 15, 1813; Hannah Adams, March 14, 1816. STONE, JONATHAN (s. of Daniel) m. Abigail Foster, Dec. 3, 1818. Child, 31ary Elizabcih Forbush, b. Oct. 9, 1819, Removed to Westboro'. 428 FAMILY REGISTER. STONE, JOHN (s. of Daniel) rn. Lucinda, sister of Jona- than H. Drake, March 19, 1823; she d. May 17, 1830, aged 27. Chil. Lucy Ann, b. July 12, 1823; and John, May S, 1826. His 2d wife was Charity Hastings, a wid,, from Boyls- ton, whom he m. in Dec. 1830. STONE, JONAS, (bro. of Daniel) m. Sarah Toothaker of Tewksbnry, in 1792; they were ad. to this chh. in 1793. Chil. Jonns Adams, b. Dec. 30, 1792; Timothy Allen, Aug. 18, 1794; DjJiiel, March 30, 1797 ; Sarah, Dec. 15, 1799, and m, Jason Bullard, in 1823. The father's death is not on record here J his wid., Sarah, m. Josiah Knia,ht, in 1S05. STONE, JONAS A, (s. of the preceding) m. Susan Fay of Westboro', April 11, 1821, and had Jonas A.,h. Aug. 27, 1821. STONE, ZEDEKIAH, whose wife was Martha, had l>amW, b. Aug. 26, 1736, and bap. here, Sept. 19, next following, " by virtue of his being admitted to that privilege in Framingham." — Church Records. A wid. Sarah Stone m. Ebenezer Kent of Leicester, Sept. 19, 1772. STONE, JOSEPH (s. of Joseph* of Brookfield) m. Lydia, D. of Hezekiah Rice, Nov. 18, 1772;, they were ad. to this chh. in 1774. She d. May 10, 17S6, aged 34. Chil. Sarah, b. Jan. 7, 1774, and m. Lewis Keyes, in 1793 ; Liike, April 25, 1776; Lewis, June 16, 1778, went to Fairhaven, Vt., m. * He wds b. in Lexington ; m. Sarah Potter of and in Marlboro', Feb. 9, 1744, and settled in Brookfield ; probably she was a D. of John i-'otter, afterwards of this town. See John I'utter. Their chil. were, Elizabeth, who m. Wyman of Wells, Vt. ; Silas, who m. Mary Welsh of Boston, and settled in Brookfield ; Arte- mas, who m. Theodosia Parsons of Goshen; Sarah, who m. John Hamilton of Brookfield, and settled in Chainplain, Clin. Co. N. Y.j Joseph; Olive, who m. -. Bigelow of Tinmouth, Vt. ; Jonas ; and Silvanus, who m. — — • Lynda of 'Goshen, and settled in Williarastown. FAMILY REGISTER. 429 there, and removed to Ohio ; Eunice, Jan. 19, 1780, and m. Philip Hemeiiway, in 1802 ; Belief, July 25, 1781, and m. Seth White of Goshen, June 4, 1800 ; Lucy, Jan. 31, 1783, and m, Silas Burgess of Goshen, Dec. 21, 1803 ; Joseph, who was b., and d. infant at the time of the mother's death. His 2d wife was Mary Field, a wid. of Western, now Warren, whom he m. in 1788. She was ad. from the chh. there, to this, in 1789, and d. here, l\Iay 3, 1838, aged 80 ; and he, Nov. 19, 1825, aged 75. Chil. Joseph, b. Nov. 12, 1789 ; Phebe, July 14, 1792, and m. Oliver Maynard, in 1815, and next, John Baird ; Calvin Reed, Feb. 3, 1793 ; Clarissa, July 24, 1794, and m. Samuel Maynard, in 1312 ; Artemas, Nov. 8, 179G, and d. March 14, 1797 ; Artemas, Jan. 26, 1798. Hers. Ebenezer Field, d. here, Jan. 2, 1831, aged 50, and her D., Mary Field, July 3, 1841, a<^ed 63 ; both unm. STONE, LUKE (s. of Joseph) m. the wid. of Josiah Fair- bank of Enfield, and settled in Rochester, Vt. She d, in 1842. Chil. Louisa, Fraticis, Nancy, Caroline, John and Joseph, twin brothers. STONE, Hon. JOSEPH (bro. of the preceding) m. xMar- tha, D. of Benjamin Maynard, in 1816, and settled in Hardwick, physician. Rep. and Sen. Chil. Harriet, b. Jan. 22, 1817, and m. John Paige, Oct. 23, 1845 ; 31ary Field, Sept. 24, 1819, and d. Sept. 29, 1838; Joseph, Sept. 29, 1821, and d. in 1822; Martha, June 25, 1823 ; Lucrciia, March 15, 1825 ; Louisa, April 16, 1827. STONE, CALVIN R.* (bro. of the above) m. Susan, D. • He was killed at Cincinnati, by the explosion of the boiler of the steamboat Mozelle, April 25, 1838. This catastrophe happened about 6, V. !\1., whereby more than 100 persons instantly lost their lives. Me was standing upon the deck of the boat, and thrown the distance of "20 rods, and, in an elevation of more tiian 100 feet, upon the top of a house, the roof of which was partially broken in by his fall, where his lifeless body laid several hours before it was discovered ; his watch not atppt, but the crystal broken. 430 FAMILY REGISTER. of Charles H. Fitch, Aug. 18, 1822, Chil. George C„ b. Nov. 11, 1822; Charles, Feb. 10, 1825; William, Aug. 12, 1827; Ellen, March 21, 1830; Mary Williams, Nov. 5, 1833. STONE, ARTEMAS (bro. of the above) m. Eliza, D. of Edward Kingsbury of Brookfield, and g. D. of Jonah Howe, Esq., Dec. 2, 1824. Chil. Clarissa, b. Jan. 5, 1826 ; and Elizabeth. Removed to Boston. STONE, JONAS (s. of Joseph of Brookfield) m. Lucy, D. of Col. Job Gushing, July 4, 1781 ; he was then called of Charl- ton. He next m. Lucretia, D.of Henry Baldwin, June I, 1784, and settled in Leicester, Steward of the Academy there, for sev- eral years ; removed to Boston, kept the Lion Tavern, Sl,c., and removed to this town about 1821. His wife, Lucretia, d. here, Feb. 21, 1847, aged 84, 3 mos.; he survives. Chil. Lucy Cash- ing, who m. Paul Whitney of Boston ; Henry Baldwin, who m. Elizabeth Clapp; Lucretia; -4r«!emo5, whom. Hannah Washburn; Mary, who d. infant ; Jonas Emery, who m. Anna Stocker ; Wil- liam Ward, who d. when 3 years old ; Mary Louisa, who d. ac the age of 14 ; and William Ward, who m. Helen M. Scott. SMITH, PETER, one of the founders of this chh., m. Mer- cy Weight (Waite) in Marlboro', Dec. 18, 1718. They were then called of Marlboro'. He was living on house lot, No. 21, in 1729. She was ad. to this chh., from that in Westboro', in 1724. He bequeathed £50, old tenor, to this chh., with which one or more communion cups, with his name inscribed thereon, were procured by vote of the chh., and are still in use. He d. here, Sept. 23, 1748, aged 59. Chil. (only three births are on record here,) Peter, b. Nov. 19, 1722, and lived 25 days ; Elizabeth, Dec. 22, 1724, and lived 19 days; Peter, Aug. 28, 1727, and lived 25 days. It does not appear that he had other chil. SMITH, THOMAS m. Elizabeth Tayntor in Marlboro', in 1745, and soon after removed to this town, and lived on what has FAMILY REGISTER. 431 since been known as the " Tomlin Place," a short distance East of where the late Asa Rice lived ; the house in which he hved was taken down nearly 30 years ago. Chil. Elizabeth, b. July 8, 1746, and m. Aarort Temple, in 1765; iViary, Feb. 2, 1748, and m. Joseph Ballard of Andover, Sept. 10, 1771 ; Sarah, April 29, 1750 ; Hannah, March 11, 1753, and m. Jonas Wy- man of Lancaster, May 27, 1772 ; Lydia, Dec. 23, 1755, and d. March 19, 1764 ; Luce^fl, July 31, 1759, and m. David Hos- ley, or Hasley, of Lancaster, Dec. 11, 1777; Dolly, May 13, 1762 ; and Lucrctia, Feb. 8, 176S. They were all bap. here, in a few days after their respective births. Their mother was ad. to this chh., from that in Marlboro', in 1771. There is no re- cord here of the death of either of the parents ; they probably removed to live with some one of their married daughters. SMITH, EPFfKAIM came from Boxford,* and here m. Hannah, D. of Daniel Rice, Aug. 16, 1733; both then called of Shrewsbury. He probably d. here, but bis death is not on' record. Chil. Daniel, who was b. in 1733, as appears by his age at death, was bap,, here, alsoj his mother. May 10, 1736 ; at which lime the parents owned the chh. covenant ; Ephraim and Aaron, b. June 22, 1736 ; and Aaron bap. on the 27th j pre- vious to which time, Ephraim had probably deceased ; J\loses, * Boxford wat once a psrt of Rowley. In a history of the latter town, from its settlement, to a recent period, by Thomas Gage, 1 find what in all probability re- lates to the ancestry of Ephraim Smith. " Hugh Smith was settled there in 1G42, and d. in 1656 ; his wife was Mary." They had, says Mr. Gage, Edward, b. in 1654, and probably John ; Samuel, and four daughters. John, whose wife was Faith Parrot, had John and Jonathan, twins, b. in 1659, and probably Benjamin. Benjamin, whose wife was Martha Kilbom, had Moses, in 1711 ; Benjamin, in 1719 ; Jacob, in 1720, and Joseph, in 1724. These names indicate a family relation between the Smiths there, and those who first settled here. Ephraim may have been a son of Benjamin, and bro. of Jacob and Joseph above mentioned, who, it is sup. also came to this town. Families of this name were early settlers in several of the most ancient towns in New England. The name is now the most common, probably, of any in this country, and the pedigrees of the families, therefore, the most difhcult to be traced with accuracy. 432 FAMILY REGISTER. Jan. 25, 1739; William, Jan. 30, 1742; Asa, Oct. 5, 1744; Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1748, and ni. Thomas Johnson, Sept. 24, 1771. The death of Ephraim Smith is not on record ; his tvifc was ad. to this chh. in 1775, and, in 1790, was a wid. of 77, and m. Jedediah Tucker, whose age was 78. SMITH, DANIEL (s. of Ephraim) m. Lucy, D. of Capt. Daniel Howe, Jan. 19, 1758. His wife, Lucy, d. July 31, 1802, aged 66. Chil. Lewis, b. March 2, 1758 ; Ashur, Oct„ 4, 1759 ; Stephen, Aug 24, 1761, selded in N. Y., andd. there, about 1842 ; Thaddcus, Sept. 30, 1763, and d. here, Dec. 24, / 1822; Catharine, Feb. 1, 1765, and ni. Steplien Johnson, m 1793 ; Daniel, Dec. 28, 1766 ; Mary, Nov. 23, 1763, and m. Alexander Miller, in 1797 ; Luctj, Nov. 14, 1770, and m. Nath- aniel Elethorpe of Bridport, Vt., Sept. 7, 1795 ; and, probably, Bridget, who m. Abijah Sliutnvvay, perhaps of Oxford, Sept. 21, 1800 ; he was then called of Shrewsbury ; and IVilliain. Daniel Smith m. Abigail Putnam, a vvid. of Sutton, in 1 BOo, '•' and d. Dec. 12, 1811, aged 78. SMITH, AARON* (bro. of the preceding) m. Dinah, D. of Ephraim Wheeler^ Aug. 4, 1757, and lived on the place af- * He was one of the immortals, who fought on Bunker Iiill ; and was in the ser- vice during most of the war. He commanded a company in aid of Shay's rebel- lion, and, when it was nearly suppressed, withdrew from the Comnionv.'ealth, and returned after the passage of an act of amnesty. Even in his latterdays, he spolte of that period of his life with much pride and self-satisfaction. He avowed good mo- tives, and admii/etZ ill-judged proceedings on his part, and those, who acted with him, in seeking relief from the pressure of the times, adding, emphatically, " there waa cause for complaint." What he said was undoubtedly true. When Laliiyette visited this country, in 1824, and was at Worcester, on the 2d of Sept., in that year, Mr. Smith, then in his 89th year, walked there, a distance of four miles, to meet his old commander, under whom he served in the Jerseys, in the most trying period of the Revolutionary war. He presented Lafayette with a cane , informing him he had wrought it from a stick he brought home with him from that campaign. Immediately Lafayette recognized him, and greeted him with such fra- ternal salutations, as excited great sensibility among a crowd of spectators. He anticipated the high satisfaction he should enjoy in being present at the laying of the corner stone of Bunker Hill Monument, on the 17th of June follov/ing ; butt- it was not pcrniiltcd him to sec that day. FAMILY REGISTER. 433 tervvards of John Mason, Sen., next on the Baldwin Place, and lastly in the S. W. part of the town, wJiere his g. s. Holloway Harrington now lives. He d. May 9, 18:25, aged 89 ; the death of his wife, Dinah, is not on record ; she is sup. to have d. pre- vious to the year 1800. Chil. Martin, b. Jan. 1758; Aaron; Miriam, Jan. 8, 1761, and m. Reuben Baker, in 1778 ; Ashbel, Jan. 12, 1763, m. Azubah, wid. of Capt. Henry Baldwin, April 23, 1S05, and d. without issue, May 17, 1816, aged 65, and his wid., Azubah, June 3, 1825, aged 65 ; Sarah, March 21, 1765, and m. John H. Howe, in 1787 ; Relief, Feb. 2, 1763, and m. Daniel Harrington, in 1788 ; Eunice, who m. John Taft, in 1795. SMITH, MOSES (bro. of Aaron) m. Lydia, D. of Zacha- riah Smith, April 30, 1760, removed to Templeton, and d. there. SMITH, ASA (s. of Ephralm) m. Elizabeth, D. of Ephraim Wheeler, July 3, 1764. Chil. William, b. Dec. 17, 1764, and d. infant; Dolly, Sept. 17, 17G6; Alice, Feb. 15, 1769, and m. Winsor Drury of Brookfield, in 1791 ; Azubah, April 28, 1771, and sup. m. Jabez Knight of Leicester, in 1791 ; Levi- nah, May 23, 1776 ; Elizabeth, April 23, 1778. Removed from town. SAHTH, LEWIS (s. of Daniel) m. Lucy, D. of Jotham Howe, Dec. 22, 1782. Chil. Benjamin Jones, b. March 9, 1783; Hannah, Jan. 17, 1785; Gardner,Feb. 17, 1737 ; Em- ery, March 18, 1789, and d. in 1790 ; Moses and Aaron, April 2, 1793. The parents removed to Wardsboro', Vt., and d. there. SMITH, ASHUR (s. of Daniel) m. Anna, D. of Jedediah Tucker, Jun., in 1791. Chil. Nahim, h. Dec. 5, 1791 ; Joan- na, May 17. 1794, and d. in 1797; Gilbert, Feb. 18, 1796, and d. in 1798; Mary, April 18,1798; Gilbert, Dec. 18, 1799 ; Lyman, April 14, 1801 ; Jubal, April 17, 1803 ; Amos, IMay 1 , 1805. The parents removed to New Salem, and d. there. 55 434 FAMILY REGISTER. SMITH, DAMEL, Jun. (s. of Daniel) m. Mercy, D. of Asa Mixer, Oct. 11, 1793. She d. Nov, 13, 1816, aoed 45. Chii. Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1793; Jnrvis, Jan, 19, 1796, and m. Sarali, D. of Jcsiali Norcross, April 12, 1826. His chil. not on record, Relief, Nov. 30, 1797, and m. Samuel Wesson of Prov- idence, R. F., Nov. 5, 1820; Eliza, Nov. 15, 1799; Lucy, July 26, 1302, and m. Phineas Wesson of Providence, Jan. 14, 1824; JoA/i, July 15, 1804, and d. Sept. 30, 1808; AJercy, April 13, 1805, and m. Daniel Harrington, 2d, in 1825 ; Ange- line Augusta, March 31, 1508. He next m. Olive Collier, a wid. of Sutton, in 1822, SMITH, WILLIAM (s. of Daniel) m. Sarah, D. of Daniel Johnson, Jan. 15, 1799. Chil. Olive, b. Sept. 9, 1799, and m. Jeremiah Pease, in 1830 ; Pamclia, Jan. 22, ISOl, and m. Edmund Myrick, in 1821 ; Abner Johnson, May 11, 1802. SMITH, MARTIN (s. of Aaron) m. Mary Harrington of Grafton, in 1794, and d. Sept. 10, 18.')8, aged 50, and his wife, Marv, July 20, 1800, aged 34. Chil. Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1795, and m. Philip Wing, j)erhaps of JNorthbridge, afterwards of Grafton ; Martin, July 29, 1798, ni. and settled in Green- field ; Anna, May 7, 1800, and d. Feb. 13, 1313. SMITH, AARON, Jun. (s, of Aaron) m. Jenny, D. of Jotha.n Howe, May 22, 1794. Chil. John,h. Sept. 21,1794; Eunice, July 11, 1796. The parents removed to the Western part of New York. SMITH, Lt. ZACHARIAH, b. 1717 (s. of Zachariah of Watertovvn, who was s. of Jonathan and Jane, and b. in 16S7) ni. Lydia Hastings of and in Waltham, Oct. 19, 1738. He was called Jun., in the record of his marriage. When they came to this town, is unknown. He d. Jan. 28, 1793, aged 76, and his wid., Lydia, July 18, 1796, aged 76. Chil. Joshua, b. June 14, 1739 ; Lijdia, Oci. IS, 1710, and m. Moses Smith, in 1760 ; FAMILY REGISTER. > 43^ Susannah, March 28, 1742 — (the first whose baptism is on re- cord here,) and d. March 22, 1759; Mary, Aug. 4, 1743, and m. Silas Hemenvvay, in 1766; Uriah, Aug. 11, 1745, m. Lydia, D. of John'Keyes of the N. P., in 1771, and removed to Wil- ton, N, H. ; Jonas, bap. Jan. 1 1, 1747, n»,, Ehzabeth Browning ■of Rutland, in 1771, settled and d. there; Phiacas, bap. Feb. 12, 1749, and settled in Newfane, Vt. ; Martha, bap. Feb. 3, 1751, m. Artemas Bruce, and removed to Ct. ; Samuel, b, Sept. 24, 1752, and d. in 1756 ; Thankful, Oct. 21, 1754, and d. in 1756 ; Samuel, July 25, 1757, and Lewis, Feb. 22, 1760. SMITH, SAMUEL (s. of Zachariah,) m. Abigail, D. of Einathan Pratt, Jan. 1, 1778. She d. July 1, 1817, aged 59. Chil. Dana, b. April 12, 1778; Azubah, April 14, 1780, and nu Luther Noyes, in 1799; Clara, April 19, 1782, and m, Wil- liam Knovvlton, in 1799; Franklin, Sept. 8, 1784; Sarah^ April H, 1789, and m. Thaddeus Gary, in 1803 ; Rhoda, Oct. 14, 1791, and m. Isaac Harrington, in 1809 ; Charlotte, Feb. 5, 1796, and m. John S. Peirks, in 1814. Samuel Smith next m. Lyd'a, wid. of Daniel Mixer, April 20, 1818, and d. June 9, 1841, aged 84 ; and his wife, Lydia, April 19, 1841, aged 73. SMITH, LEWIS (bro. of Samuel,) m. Mary, D. of Timo- thy Howard, Oct. 6, 1783 ; she was ad. to ihis chh. in 1786, and d. in Dec. 1824, aged 59. Chil. Salmon, b. May 9, 1784; Martha, March 11, I'788, and m. Warren Harrington, in 1808 ; Mary, Oct. 22, 1790, and «n. Silas Wheelock, Jun., in 1803. The 2d wife of Lewis Smith w'as Olive, wid. of Asa Knowl- ton, whom he m. Feb. 3, 1826, and d. Feb. 21, 1838, aged 78, and his wife, Olive, June 4, 1837, aged 74. SMITH, SALMON" (s. of Lewis and Mary) m. Mehitable Stearns, in 1806. Chil. A'ancy, b. June 21, 1807, and m. Israel Arnold of Paxton ; John, April 22, 1809; Lewis, Aug. 27, 181 1 ; Laura, April 1, 1814, and m. Moray of Vt. ; 436 ' FAMILY REGISTER. Mehitabic, Aug. '27, 1816, and m. Adam H. Cary ; Leander, June 4, 1818; Harriet, iNov. 15, 1820. SMITH, MOSES (s. of, and where from, unknown) whose wife was Phebe, had Moses, b. April 6, 1750 ; Joab, Aug. 25, 1751, who d. Sept. 16, 1757 ; Jacob, March 23, 1753 ; John, June 14, 1756, and d. in 1757 ; Joab, March 25, 1759. SMITH, Dr. JOSHUA (whose wife was Sarah, D. of die Rev. John Prentice of Lancaster, and sister of the Rev. Job Gushing, was here in 1742, and ad. to this chh. in May of that ye r. He was a good penman, and employed in various town offices, from 1745, until his death, which occurred Jan. 20, 1756, at the age of 37. Chil. Benjamin, b. May 23, 1742 ; Sarah, June 1, 1743 ; Joshua, March 21, 1745 ; Lciuis, May 4, 1747, and lived 5 days ; John Prentice, Oct. 3, 1748 ; and Benjamin, Jan. 22, 1752. His wid. Sarah, m. Col. Timothy Brigham of Southboro', April 12, 1759. SMITH, BEZALEEL (of Sudbury) m. Sarah Miles of Concord, Dec. 8, 1731. They were ad. to this chh. in 1734 ; he d. here Oct. 20, 1756, his age not recorded. Chil. Thomas, bap. July 4, 1734 ; Sarah, b. May 13, 1736 ; Eunice, April 13, 1738 ; EzeTciel, Sept. 17, 1740; Moses, i^n. 6, 1745; Samuel, June 6, 1743 ; Hcpzibah, March 11, 1754; and Martha, Nov. 20, 1755. SMITH, JACOB and his wife Kezia, were probably both from Weston. " He owned the chh. covenant here, in 1739 ; she had owned it at Weston, when she dwelt ihere." — Chh. rcc. Chil., as on record here, Ruth, b. Sept. 16, 1739 ; Jacob, bap. March i^', 1741 ; Joel, Ai g. 19, 1743; Keziah, iNov. 10, 1745; Jonathan Warren, Feb. 26, 1748; Solomon, March 18, 1750 ; Joseph, June 0, . Their D, Keziah, was bap. here May 25, 1746, " the parents ihen living in Worcester, destitute of a settled minister." — Chh. records. FAMILY REGISTER. 437 SMITH, NATHAN, whose wife was Susannah, had John, b. April 19, 1763. SMITH,* DENNIS, known as "master Smith,'' a school teacher, and distinguished for his penmanship, was from the West of England, and reputed to be of Scotch descent ; he m. Anna, D. of Elijah Rawson, perhaps before he or her father removed to this town ; there is no record here of their marriage, or publish- ment. Chil. Jonathan Rawson, b. April 7, 1771 ; Michael, June 27, 1773 ; William Dennis, June 9, 1775 ; Samuel, Sept. 7, 1777; Mary, Feb. 15, 1780; Ann, July 21, 1782. Removed to the Western part of N. Y. SMITH, JONATHAN R. (s. of Dennis) m. Sarah, D. of Daniel Noyes, Feb. 10, 1793, and had Elizabeth, who m. Mark B. Knovvlton, in 1823, and perhaps others. SMITH, DANA (s. of Samuel) went to Charlton, m. and settled there. Chil. Stillman ; Silas ; and perhaps others. SMITH, STILLMAN (s. of Dana) m. Lucy, D. of Capt. Seth Hemenway, in 1S2G. She d. Sept. 23, 1832, aged 27. Chil. Velina Ann, b. Feb. 5, 1827 ; and Lorenzo Gilbert, Oct. 31, 1829. He next m. Abigail H., D. of Jotham Bartlett, Dec. 15, 1833, and d. May 14, 1839. Child, Lorana Ann, b. April 23, 1835. His bro. Silas, m. Adaline, D. of Capt. Seth Hemenway. * While teaching a school, a Scotchman, travelling by, and desirous to make ac- quaintance with his countrymen, wherever he could find them, called, and wag invitpd by master Smith to take a seat by his side. A class was called out in line, fronting the master and his friend, to read and spell. It somewhat excited his sur- prise, to see all of them clad in leather aprons. When the class was through, and had taken their seats, he inquired of master Smith, with much earnestness, and a very broad brogue, " My good sir, are all those Ivds the sons o' blocksviiths ?" This excited the mirllioC the lads, as much as their leather aprons had h\s tconder. He was told it was customary for all lads to wear leather aprons. A class of older lads was next called out, and when he saw they had on not only leather aprons, but leather breeches too, he took leave without uttering a word! 438 FAMILY REGISTER, SHERMAN,* JOSEPH m. Sarah Pemim, (perhaps Per^ ham) of Sutton, Dec. 25, 1728 ; he was then called of Shrews- bury. She d. March 2, 1772, aged 69; his death is not record- ed here. Their s. Joseph, was bap. here, Feb. 8, 1736, and probably d. young ; John, b. April 8, 1737; Sarah, i\xne 27, 1739, and m. Thomas Grover of Grafton, in 1759 ; Joseph, bap. Aug. 15, 1742 ; Lyclia, Aug, 29, 1744, and m. Israel Rice of Grafton, Nov. 22, 1764 ; and perhaps others. SHERMAN, JOHN (s.of Joseph) m. Cloe Thayer of Bel- lingham, in 1761 ; she d. May 26, 1766, aged 25. His death is not on record here, Chil. Caleb, b. May 14, 1762 ; John^ March 27, 1764 ; Cloe, Aug. 4, 1765. SHERMAN, JOSEPH, Jun. (s. of Joseph) m. Abigail Muzzy, Feb. 4, 1766 ; she was then called of Shrewsbury, per- haj)S came iiere from Sudbury. Chil. JSathan, b. Dec. 6, 1767, an:I m. Mary Stearns, in 1790 ; Mary, Oct. 22, 1769, and sup. m. Joel Drury,in 1788; Abigail, Oct. 22, 1771, and m. Gard- ner Howe, in 178;) ; Lyclia, bap. March 2), 1775. The father was a soldier in the Continental service, and d. at Morristown, N. J., in the winter of 1777, aged 35. His wid. Abigail, m. Timo- thy Wheelock of New Ipswich, N. H., in 1782. SHERMAN,! CALEB (s. of John) went to Conway, m. Bacon, settled there, and had sons, Joseph, John, Orra, William ; and a D. Cloe, and perhaps others. * ?i'e was the s. of John and Mary Sherman, and b. in Marlboro', in 1703 ; liis brothers were Ephraim, b. in 1710, sup. settled in Grafton ; John, 1713; and Sam- •tiel, 1718. His father is sup. to have been a native of Watertown, and probably a descendant of John, who was settled there in 1G37, and had sons, John and Joseph. t He was formerly, and for many years, extensively known as a drover from the fiver towns to Brighton market; and about the year 1812, while passing with a ■drove of cattle over the bridge, that crosses Connecticut river, at Montague, was precipitated with most of his drove, into the river, and upon the rocks, a distance ■of 30 feet or more, by the breaking down of the bridge; whereby his leg was bro- 4t.en, and many of his cattle killed. After amputation of his limb, he, with a wooden leg, long continued in that employnient, and is yet living, at the age of 85. FAMILY REGISTER. 439 SHERMAN, JOHN (from Grafton) m. Elizabeth, D. of Daniel Johnson, April 2, 1815, and had Benjamin, h. Oct. 8, 1815, who d. May 12, 1816. Returned to Grafton. SUMNER, Rev. JOSEPH, D. D. (s. of Deac. Samuel of Pomfret, Ct., b. in 1710 j whose father was George of Roxbury, s. of George, 1st. Deac. of Milton chh. and b. in 1634,) was ord. to the ministry here, June 23, 1762, and m. Lucy Williams of Pomfret, in 1763 ; D. D. H. U. in 1814, and about the same time the like honorary degree was conferred upon him by Colum- bia College, S. C. He d. Dec, 9, 1824, aged 85, and bis wife, Lucy, Feb. 13, 1810, aged 71. Chil. Sarah, b. May 6, 1764, and m. VVilliam Jennison of Worcester, Oct. 30, 1788 ; Samuel, Sept. 24, 1765 ; Joseph, July 31, 1767 ; Joanna, Sept. 5, 1769, and m. Edward Sumner of Roxbury, June 10, 1806; Lucy, Dec. 24, 1771, and m. Joseph Wheeler, Jun., of Worcester, Jan. 13, 1793 ; Elizabeth, Dec. 15, 1773; Dorothy, Dec. 31, 1777, and m. George Merriam of Worcester, Dec. 22, 1796, and d. here, his wid., March, 1841 j he d. in Worcester, in 1602 ; tlieir s. George M., m. Caroline Pamelia, D. of Samuel Haven, Jun. ; Erastus, Feb, 10, 1783. SUMNER, Rev. SAMUEL (s. of Rev. Joseph) grad. D. C, 1786, was ord. to the ministry in Soulhboro', June I, 1791, and dis. Dec. 1, 1797. He m. a wid. W^illiams, originally Tay- lor of Southboro', and removed to Bakersfield, Vt., where he set- tled in the ministry, and d. in 1836, aged 71. SUMNER, JOSEPH, Jun. (s. of Rev. Joseph) m. Rebec- ca Jeffrey of Salem, in 1797, and d. Oct. 4, 1825, aged 58, and his wife, Rebecca, March 31, 1824, aged 56. Chil. Ann Jeffrey, b. May 20, 1799, and m. Jubal Howe of Boston, Nov. 17, 1830- James Jeffrey, Oct. 10, 1801, and d. unm. Jan. 1, 1827. SUMNER, ERASTUS (bro. of the preceding) m. Lavinia Boyd of Marlboro', Jan. 12, 1805, and lives on the homestead. 440 FAMILY REGISTER. Chil. Caroline Maria, b. Jan. 7, 1807, and m. Arnold L. Allen^ in 1833 ; Lucy Williams, Aug. 14, 1809, and d. Jan. 1, 1827 ; Lydia Morse, June 18, 1812; Sarah Ann, Nov. S, 1814; Jane Augusta, Nov. 18, 1817 ; George, March 12, 1819, and d. Sept. 19, 1821 ; Catharine IVhiyple, July 8, 1822 ; George, July 25, 1824. STRATTON, DAVID, called of this town, (perhaps s. of David of Watertovvn, who m. Hannah Smith of Lexington, Jan. 30, 1728) was pub. to Dinah Wheeler of Marlboro', Nov. 8, 1761. There is no further record of him here. Eunice Stratton was dis. from this chh. to that in Hardwick, in 1742; having been ad. here in 1731, by the name of Eunice Kerley. She was probably from Marlboro', SELFRIDGE, WILLIAM and his wife Agnes, were from Ireland. Their s. Edward, was b. Nov. 30, 1701, in Ardstraw, in the County of Tyron, in Ireland. SELFRIDGE, EDWARD (s. of William) whose wife was Elizabeth, had Martha, bap. here, June 20, 1731 ; Oliver, bap. Dec. 24, 1732 ; Rebecca, b. Sept. 8, 1736. This family, and perhaps the parents of Edward, removed to Rutland. Edward Selfridge, (says Jonas Reed, in his History of Rutland,) m. Han- nah Miles of Concord, lived a ^ew years in Rutland, then sold, and setded in Hubbardston. He was probably the s. of Edward who removed from this town to Rutland. From this family de- scended Thomas Oliver Selfridge, who killed Charles Austin, by a pistol shot, in State Street, Boston, in the month of Aug. 1807. SKIDMORE, RICHARD (Skidmore in the town, and Sed^ more, in the chh. records) whose wife was Jemima, had Rebecca, b. June 26, 1734, and bap. here in July following. SYMMES, THOMAS (s. of John of Boston) forage master, d. here, during the Revolutionary war, leaving a wid., Rebeccaj, who d. May 28, 1816, aged 96. No issue. FAMILY REGISTER. 441 SEAVER, NORMAN, whose wife was Sarah, probably liv- ed in the N. P., and had Joseph, b. May 13, 1761 ; Isaac, Feb. 18, 1763; Ethan, Sept. 24, 1765; Daniel, June 28, 1767; Hermon, May 6, 1769, and sup. m. Elizabeth Weeks of Marl- boro', Jan. 15, 1794; Luther, April 13, 1771. SEVER, MOSES of Westboro', m. Lucy Johnson of Hop- kinton, Feb. 25, 1758, and lived in this town several years, near the head of Quinsigatnonci pond ; his chil. all sup. b. in West- boro', were Abigail, b. March 8, 1761, and m. Taylor, and next, George Parker, in 1794 ; Ephraim, Sept. 16, 1767 ; Nathan, March 3, 1769 ; Edward, Dec. 16, 1770, and Asenath, who m. Abner Mellen, in 1800. He returned to Westboro', be- fore the year 1800, and d. there, in 1810. His wid. Lucy, d. here, July 19, 1316, aged 84. SEVER, EPHRAIM (s.of Moses) m. Jan. 17, 1803, Sarah Pike of Westboro', wid. sup. of Moses Pike ; (she was originally Sarah Bigelow,) and d. here, Sept. 11, 1834, aged 67. Chil. Sarah Miller, b. Jan. 11, 1805, and m. Ziniri Wheelock of Northboro', in 1826; and Ruth Knowlton, May 11, 1806, who m. Lewis Howe of Marlboro', in 1826. STACY, NYMPH AS from Hopkinton, (bro. of the wife of Capt. Seth Pratt, also of the wife of Capt. Lewis Eager) m. Martha Abbott, April 12, 1781 ; she was then called of tliis town, and ad. to ih"s chh. in 1734. Chil. Martha, b. Oct. 8, 1781 j and John, Sept. 5, 1783. Removed to Winchester, N. H. Keziah Stacy, m. Jothara Glazier of New Braintree, in 1773; and Anna Stacy, John Powers of Lancaster, in 1774. SPOFFORD, JOB probably from Rowby, m. Esther, D. of David Taylor, Nov, 26, 1776, and had David, b. Aug.. 8, 1777, who d. infant. STILES, EDMUND, whose wife was Elizabeth, had Phin- eas, b. March 20, 1764, and Elizabeth, Sept. 4, 1765. 56 442 FAMILY REGISTER. STILES, JOSHUA from Princeton, (perhaps s. of the pre- ceding) m. Abigail, D. of Jonathan Gale, in 1781, and had Abi- gail, b. Feb. 14, 1782, and Fersis, Jan. 3, 1784. SOUTHGATE, ELIJAH (from Leicester) m. Martha, D. of Joseph Hastings, Jan. 19, 1774, and d. here, Nov. 6, 1837, aged 87 ; and his wife, Martha, May 26, 1837, aged 84. No issue. STOW, JOHN m. Sarah Healy of Worcester, April 2, 1794, and lived in the house, long since taken down, where prob- ably Luke Rice lived, a short distance West of the house of the late Asa Rice. He was a tailor by trade, and removed from town after a few years. No record of chil. here. STOW, ABNER (sup. from Grafton) whose wife was Sarah, lived near the house of Samuel Smith, and had Jlbner Miles, b. Oct. 5, 1826, and Mary Hall, July 10, 1828. SLOCOMB, GEORGE whose wife was Tabitha, came here about 1796, with a family of chil., from Medfield, or vicinity, and purchased the farm and tavern stand previously belonging to Jotham Howe, where he d. Oct. 8, 1826, aged 74, and his wid. Tabitha, Jan. 3, 1829, aged 73. Chil. perhaps not in this or- der, (the six first named have not their births recorded here,) Susannah, who m. Gregory Mason, in 1797 ; Sylvia, who m. Lyman Howe, in 1802; George; Jerub, who settled in N. Y., but d. here, July 27, 1834, aged 50 ; Vcsty, who d. here, Sept. 25, 1796, aged 10 years ; Harding, who m. Maria Morgan of Brimfield, in 1818, and removed to Homer, N. Y. ; Elizabeth, b. May 14, 1796, and m. Samuel Wright of Northampton, March 7, 1823; Calvin Neivton, Feb. 10, 1799; Harriet, July 19, 1802, and d. infant ; Harriet, Dec. 22, 1804, and m. Thomas Bond of Boylston. John Slocomb, bro. of George, d. here, Oct. 2, 1817, aged 96. FAMILY REGISTER. 443 SLOCOMB, GEORGE, Juii. (s. of George) m. Lucy Bond of Boylston, in 1805. He kept a public house a few years at Cambridgeporl, then returned and settled here. His wife, Lucy, d. here, May 26, 1815. Chil. (not on record here) George Bond, and Lucy Ann, who m. Jonas Wilson of Spencer. He next m. Sarah, D. of Capt. Lewis Eager, Oct. 13, 1817, and d. Dec. 13, 1827, aged 47. Chil. CharUs Eager, b. Aug. 10, 1818; Sarah Cleora, Oct. 10, 1820. SLOCOMB, CALVIN N. (bro. of the preceding) m. Per- sis C. Warner of Holden, in 1827, and had Caroline Warner, b. Jan. 23, 1828, and Harriet Gcorgiana, March 18, 1829. Removed to Homer, N. Y. SLOCOMB, PHILO, from Sutton, (s. of William, bro. of John and George) m. Relief, D. of Daniel Maynard, Jan. 12, 1806. They were ad. to this chh. in 1811 . Chil. Caroline Jle- Hef, b. Oct. 27, 1806, and d. in 1807 ; Caroline, Aug. 10, 1808, and d. March 25, 1812 ; John Maynard, Dec. 22, 1810, and settled in Ohio ; Mary, April 6, 1813, and d. Aug. 5, 1828 ; Hannah Harrington, Jan. 15, 1816, and m. Josiah G. Stone ; Emeline, Nov. 20, 1822 ; George Philo, Dec. 28, 1827 ; Har- riet Ellen, Sept. 26, 1829. SAWYER, AARON (probably from Lancaster*) whose wife was Keziah, lived in the N. P. Chil. as on record here, Dolly, b. July 11, 1732; Elizabeth, Jan. 17, 1784 ; Aaron, Oct. 1, 1785. Sarah Sawyer m. Benjamin Wilson of a place called " Gard- 7ier^s Farms," July 4, 1754 ; perhaps now Gardner. * Where was Thomas in 1G47, whose wife was Mary. His sons were, Thomaa^ Ephraim, Joshua, James, Caleb and Nathaniel. — Farmer. From this stock may have been the Marlboro' Sawyers ; of whom, Thomas and Hannah had Hannah, b. in 1673, and William, in 1679. James and Mary had Ephraim, b. in 1G78, James, in 1686, and Benjamin, in 1693. Eohraim Sawyer, who m. Elizabeth George, in 1700, had James, b. in I70J, Joshua, in 1702, and Jacob, in 1706. 444 FAMILY REGISTER. Oliver Sawyer was pub. to Martha Hinds, Feb. 23, 1785. There is no other record here concerning any of this faniily name, except what follows. SAWYER, CALVIN, and his wife Relief, had Relief, b. Feb. 20, 1783; Cahin, March 28, 1784; Sophia, Jan. 6, 1786 ; and Susannah, Feb. 3, 1788, and m. Abijah Knight, here, in 1803; Lucy, Dec. 10, 1789; and Henry, Oct. 19, 1791, all in Sterling. His wife. Relief, probably d. there. He next m. here, Mary, D. of Samuel Britton, Sept. 19, 1793, and was then called of Lancaster, where he had Dennis, b. April 6, 1794, who m. Susan, D. of Gideon Rider, June 25, 1820, and settled in Providence; shed, here Sept. 25, 1832, aged 37; Austin, June 4, 1796; Relief, July 15, 1798, who m. Jonas Temple, in 1817. He settled here, with his wife, Mary, and family, about 1804 ; the parents were ad. to this chh. in 1806. Chil. b. here, Eliza, Aug. 17, 1804 ; Ruth Parker, Nov. 6, 1806, and m. Joseph Temple, in 1828; Franklin Adams, July 11, 1809; Caroline, bap. May 24, 1812, and m. Samuel Houghton, Sept. 11, 1832. The father, Calvin Sawyer, d. here, Oct. 4, 1837, aged 74. SAWYER, AUSTIN (s. of Calvin) m. Susannah, D. of Joseph S. Temple, Aug. 29, 1816, and had Clarissa Relief b. Jan. 15, 1817. Removed to Providence. SAWYER, WILLIAM (bro. of Calvin) with a family, re- moved to this town, lived here a short time and d. Sept. 19, 1824, aied 56. ' /: , : Abigail Sawyer, a wid. sup. the wid. of William, d. here, Feb. 22, 1839, aged 57. Abigail Sawyer, who m. Joseph P. Cary, in 1817, and Har- riet, his 2d wife, were daughters of William ; and perhaps, also, Lucretia M. Sawyer, who d. here, April 12, 1839, and 18 years. STEARNS, Deac. STEPHEN, of the Baptist Socie y, m, Martha Stratton of Holden. Chil, as on record here ; Elvira, FAMILY REGISTER. 445 b. July 29, 1807, and m. Philip Crosby of Westminster, in 1825; Mary Ann, Dec. 31, 1S08, and m. Charles A. Newton, in 1833 ; Martha L., March 22, 1810 ; Elizabeth, Nov. 21, 1812; Stephen, Nov. 4, 1814, and d. Sept. 8, 1821. His 2d wife was Elizabeth Holmes, a vvid. ; she d. Sept. 30, 1837, aged 51. SNOW, HENRY, Esq. (from Dublin, N. H.,) m. Harriet, D. of Dr. Silas Wheelock, June 6, 1824, and d. May 23, 1844, aged 49. Chil. Harriet Emily, b, March 26, 1825, and Marian Parker, June 28, 1827. SWAIN, JAMES B. (from Concord, or vicinity) m. Eu- nice Brigham, and had Lucy Rebecca, b. Feb. 13, 1729, and James Prescott, Sept. 18, 1832. TAYLOR,* WILLIAM, known as Sergeant Taylor, b. 1692, m. Elizabeth, D. of Thomas Hapgood of Marlboro', Nov. 28, 1717, (she was b. in 1697, and was sister of Capt. Thomas Hapgood, * Henry Axdell (Axtell) and Hannah, his wife, were m. June 14, 1G65. Eleazer Ward and Hannah Rice, were m. 10. 6. 1675. Henry Axtel and Eleazer Ward, both slain by Indians, between Marlboro' and Sudbury, upon the road, April, 1676. — Marlboro' Records. William Taylor m. the wid. of the former, 16. 5. 1677, and Richard Taylor of Sudbury, in the same year, m, the wid. of the latter ; she was the D. of Deac. Ca- leb Rice of Marlboro'. A William Taylor was in Concord, where he and his wife, Mary, had Mary, b. in 1649, Samuel, in 1655, Abraham, in 1656, and Jacob, in 1662, and, probably, Wil- liam. He is sup. to have removed to Marlboro', where Mary, the wife of a William Taylor, d. in 1672, and to have been the William Taylor, who there m. Hannah, wid. of Henry Axtel, 16. 5. 1677, and Sarah Larkin, in 1699, and d. there, in 1706; then called William Taylor, Sen., his age not stated. William Taylor, s. sup. of William, m. Mary Johnson in Marlboro', Nov. 25, 1671 ; according to the Marlboro' records, they had eleven chil. ; the two youngest, Ebenezer, b. in 1702, and Elisha, in 1704. Yet the record there, says Mary, the wife of William Taylor, d. in 1697 j they may have been chil. by Mary, a 2d wife ; and William, who d. in 1706, ma!/ have been the William Taylor, who m. Mary Johnson, and called Seii., in contradistinction to his s. William, who, b. in 1692, settled in Shrewsbury, as did also Ebenezer, who was b. in 1702. Eleazer, the old- est s. of William Taylor, and Mary Johnson, b. in 1678, m. Lydia Barret of Marl- boro', in 1699, and had Eleazer, b. there, in that year, who also settled in this town. 446 FAMILY REGISTER. who early settled here,) they probably removed from Marlboro' to this town before the year 1720. He lived, as sup. where Capt. Amasa Howe now does, and was one of the founders of this chh., to which his wife, Elizabeth, was ad. in 1724. He d. Aug. 14, 1775, aged 84, and his wife, Elizabeth, March 17, 1763, aged 66. Chil. Jonah, whose birth is ilot on record here, but, in Marlboro', b. in 1718, and d. at Cape Breton, Sept. 8, 1745, aged 28 ; Abigail, here, March 5, 1720, and m. Moses Hastings, in 1742, and Samuel Bigelow, in 1770; Mary, Aug. 15, 1722, and m. Hezekiah Rice, in 1740, Elizabeth, Jone 3, 1725, and m. Solomon Stow of Marlboro', Nov. 19, 1741, and probably, Capt. Benjamin Fay of Westboro', in 1765 ; she was then called of Grafton; Dinah, March 12, 1727, and m. Ross Wyman, his 2d wife, April 10, 1751 ; Eunice, March 28, 1729, and m. Daniel Howe, June 10, 1748, and Marshall Newton, in 1751 ; Lois, xMay 10, 1731, and d. Oct. 15, 1745 ; Hepzibah, March 6, 1733, and m. Nathan Howe, Sept. 10, 1748; Bulah, Oct. 20, 1736, and d. Oct. 28, 1745 ; Mercy, Nov. 22, 1741, bap. the same day, and probably d. infant. TAYLOR, EBENEZER (bro. of William) b. 1702, m. Mary Bannister of Marlboro', Jan. 1, 1723, he was then called of Shrewsbury. She was ad. to this chh. in 1728, and he, in 1741. He lived in the N. P. His wife, Mary, d. Aug. 14, 1736, aged 36. Chil. Sarah, b. Oct. 1, 1724, and sup. m. Jon- athan Keyes, Jun., in 1752; Elisha, Dec. 3, 1726, and d. May 26, 1730 ; Fortimatus, Feb. 18, 1729 ; Mary, June 20, 1731 ; Asa, Nov. 12, 1733; Andreiv, Aug. 16, 1736, and d. March 2, 1739. His 2d wife was Bulah, and their chil. Lucy, b. June 10, 1738 ; Charles, June 19, 1740 ; Bulah, bap. Oct. 17, 1742. TAYLOR, Lt. ELEAZER (s. of Eleazerand Lydia Tay- lor of Marlboro') b. in 1699, m. Judith Hapgood, sister of the wile of William Taylor, July 5, 1721. They were ad. to this chh. in 1723, and in 1729, he was living on house lot. No. 43. His wife, Judith, d. Nov. 8, 1742, aged about 44. Chil. Nathan, b. Feb. 24, 1722 ; David, Sept. 17, 1723 ; Micah, June 15, FAMILY REGISTER. 447 1726, and d. Aug. 9, 1735 ; Eleazer, Aug. 26, 1728 ; Judith, Feb. 13, 1729, and m. Stephen Flagg, in 1750 ; Hannah, Nov. 17, 1731, and d. Feb. 6, 175G ; Huldah, Sept. 8, 1733, and m. Thomas Drury, in 1755; Submit, Nov. 26, 1735; Zillah, March 15, 1738, and m. Nathan Howe, his 2d wife, in 1771, and Jonas Temple of Boylston, in 1789 ; Rvfus, Aug. 15, 1740; Elizabeth, Oct. 27, 1742. He next m, Hannah, wid. of Gershorn Flagg, March 26, 1744, and d. Sept. 20, 1753, aged 54. Chil. Micah and Thankful, b. Aug. 1, 1745; Jonah, May 17, 1747; Anthony, June 5, 1749 ; Mary, Aug. 7, 1752. TAYLOR, NATHAN (s. of Eleazer) m. Sarah Hale of Harvard, April 10, 1744, and d. March 30, 1746, aged 24. Chil. Isaac, b, Jan. 27, 1745, and Nathan, July 18, 1746. TAYLOR, DAVID (s. of Eleazer,) m. Hezediah, D. of John Wheeler, April 8, 1746. She d. Dec. 15, 1754, aged 30. No births by this marriage on record. He next m. Esther Jones of Marlboro', Oct- 28, 1756, and had Esther, b. Jan. 28, 1759, who m. Job SpofFord, Nov. 26, 1776; Hannah, Sept. 15, 1760; Lucy^ Oct. 9, 1762. David Taylor removed to Berlin, and d. there. TAYLOR, MICAH (?. of Eleazer) whose wife was Tabitha, had Jonah, b. Aug. 27, 1771, and Joel, Nov. 2, 1772. TAYLOR, JOHN (s. sup. of John and IMartha of Marl- boro', if so, b. in 1736) m. Jeiiiima, b. 1737, youngest D. of William Holloway of Westboro', in 1758, and settled here, in the N. P. Chil. on record here, Holloway, b. Feb. 7, 1757, and Mary, Feb. 12, 1761, and m. Jolham Bush, June 8, 1781. He removed to Northboro', and settled upon the place of Wm. Holloway, her father, (who, b. in 1689, was the s. of Adam Hol- loway, and d, in 1760,) and there had John, who was afterwards of Northampton. 448 FAMILY REGISTER. Hollovvay Taylor, afterwards Col., m. Dinah Houghton of Sterling, and lived on the homestead, in INorthboro', several years, and removed to St. Albans, Vt., about the year 1800. TAYLOR, DANIEL whose wife was Sarah, had Leander, h. Oct. 4, 1808. TEMPLE, RICHARD whose wife was Mary, was living on house lot. No. 37, in 1729; his wife Mary, d. here, Dec. 10, 1733, aged 57. His D. Mary, was ad. to this chh. in 17*28, m. Newton of Southboro', and was dis. to the chh. there, in 1743. Nothing further appears on record here concerning him, or his. Thomas Temple and Joseph Temple were ad. to this chh. in 1728 ; the former was dis. to that in '■'■ Roadtoivn,''^ in 1742, and the latter to the chh. in Worcester, in 1741 ; neither of them appear to have had any family while here.* TEMPLE, ISAAC (s. sup. of Isaac of Marlboro') b. in 1703, m. Elizabeth Holland of Marlboro', June 4, 1725, and was living on house lot. No. 34, in 1729. His wife, Elizabeth, was ad. to this chh. in 1728. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 22, 1722; Ephraim, bap. June 15, 1727; Abigail, h. March 13, 1729, and d. Aug. 31, 1733; Jonas, July 1, 1733; Francis, Nov. 5, 1735; Aaron, Aug. 18, 1739; Martha and Mary, Feb. 26, 1741 ; the former m. Seth Heywood, in 1762; the latter, probably, Thomas Keyes of Westminster, in 1765 ; Lucy, * They were probably from Concord, and grand sons of Richard and Joanna, who had Abigail, b. in Charlestown, 15. 5. 1G47, (she m. Thomas Brabrook, in 1669,) and Isaac, in Concord, in 1G37, also, as is said by Farmer, Abraham and Richard ; Richard m. Sarah I'arling in Concord, April 24, 1688. Abraham, whose wife was Martha, had Richard, b. in Concord, in 1674, Isaac, in 1678, John, in 1680, Joseph, in 1688, and Benjamin, in 1690, besides daughters3 their mother was Deborah Had- lock, m. in 1673, and d. in 1743, aged 94. Isaac, s. of Abraham, is sup. to have settled in Marlboro'; his wife was Martha; they had ten chil. between 1700 and 1718, both years inclusive ; four of them,BQns, viz : Isaac, b. 1703, and sup. settled here, in the N. P., Abraham, in 1708, John, in 1712, and Jonas, in 1716. FAMILY REGISTER. 449 Feb. 21, 1744, and m. Simeon Keyes, in 1765 ; Sarah, July I, 1747, and m. John Glazier, in 1765. The death of Isaac Temple is not on record ; he was Rep., and many years one of the Selectmen — the last time, in 1765. When his wife Elizabeth, d. is unknown. TEMPLE, EPHRAIM (s. of Isaac) m. Elizabeth, D. of Jacob Hinds, May 25, 1752, and Mary Farrar, perhaps of Lan- caster, in 1757. Chil. Francis, b. Fe'). 9, I7'8 ; Lnac, March II, 1759, and sup. m. Elizabeth Houghton of Lancaster, in 1785; Ephraim, May 18, 1760, and m. Sybil Ray of West- minster, and d. in Gardner ; Ezra, May 24, 176-2 ; Oho, Nov. 6, 1764, m. Hey wood, setded and d. in Gardner; Lo- ammi, March 18, 1767. TEMPLE, Lt. JONAS (s. of Isaac) m. Olive, D. of Henry Keyes, in 1756 ; she d. Dec. 31, 1781, aged 45. Chil. Olive, b. Aug. 31, 1757, and m. John Parker, iMay 4, 17S0 ; Damaris, Nov. 30, 1758, and m. Asa Cummings of Sutton, in 1784 ; Dolly, July 20, 1760, and m. Israel Keyes, in 1782 ; John, Ji ly 21, 1762 ; Jonas, May 12, 1764, and d. Oct. 21, 1779 ; LycHn, Feb. 25, 1766 JI Ruth, Oct. 16, 1772, and d. Nov. 19, 1779; Abigail, Sept. 24, 1776; Jonas, Aug. 5, 1780. His 2d wife was Keziah Hove a wid., whom he m. in 1782, and had Isaac, b. Jan. 1, 1784. His 3d wife was Zillah, wid. of Nathan Howe, whom he m. March 10, 1789. TEMPLE, FRANCIS (s. of Isaac) m. Anna Mai-sh o( Suttm, in 1763; she d. April 4, 1765. He next m. Elizabeth, D. of Samuel Holland, Dec. 18, 1766, and d. March 9, 1767, aged 32. His wid., Elizabeth, m. Ephraim Wheeler, in 1769. TEMPLE, AARON (s. of Isaac) m. Elizabeth, D. of Thomas Smith, June 4, 1765. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1766 ; Francis, March 4, 1767 ; Joshua, Jan. 30, 1769 ; Mary, 450 FAMILY REGISTER. July 28, 1772 ; Lydia, Feb. C, 1775 ; Emery, April 16, 1777 ] Jonas, Nov. 3, 1779; Lucy, Sept. 18, 17S2; Zcbina, Dec. 6, I7S4. TEMPLE, BENJAMIN (s. sup. of Abraham, of Concord; if so, he was b. in 1690) whose wife was Hannah, probably a 2(1 wife, had Richard, b. July 6, 1736, and bap. here, also his wife, Hannah, June 26, 1737 ; Jemima, b. May 25, 1738, and m. James Mahony, (Mahan) in 1766 ; Timothy, March 31, 1742 ; Abigail, Jan. 29, 1745 ; Solomon, July 23, 1746; Amos, May 12, 1748, and, perhaps others, before he came here. Benjamin Temple, the father of these chil. was probably the Benjamin Temple of Concord, who m. Abigail Waite of Wes- ton, Sept. 18, 17 IS. TEMPLE, TIMOTHY (s. of the preceding) whose wife was Deborah, had Parny, b. Dec. 21, 1769; Benjamin, March 21, 1772; J^/^•-aie/A, March 24, 1774; Lucy, Sept. 18, 177G ; Abigail, April 25, 1778 ; Am,os, Sept. 17, 1734, and d. infant ; Mary, June 17, 1780. Most, if not all of the Temple families before mentioned, lived in the N. P., and in that part of it, now West Boylston. TEMPLE, JOSEPH (s. of Abraham* and Elizabeth) m. Mary Wliiitemore, and came here from Grafton, but when un- known. He d. here about 1796 ; neither his death, nor that of his wife is on record hero ; his age then would have been about 64 ; his wife, Mary, survived him several years. Chil., as on record here, Sarah, b. Aug. 27, 1757, and m. Benjamin Pratt, in 1776; iliary, Sept. 10, 1760, and m. Benjamin Lyman of Halifax, Vt., Aug. 22, 1782 ; Joseph Straiton, June 27, 1762 ; Aaron, Sept. 17, 1764 ; Anna, Oct. 19, 1766, and m. Joshua * He was bro. of Isaac, who settled in the N. I'., and b. in 1708. His wife was Elizabeth. They had three chil. b. in Marlboro', Joseph, in 1732; Jonathan, in 1735 ; and Sarah, in 1737. The parents removed to Graftou; where thej' had Ab- !a«r, and perhaps other chil. b, to them. FAMILY REGISTER. 45 i Winchester of Marlboro', Vi., Fqb. 24, 1793; Kosivell, Aug. 15, 1769, and m. Elizabeth, D. of Benjamin Baker, Jan. 20, 1792, and settled in New York. TEMPLE, JOSEPH S. (s. of Joseph) m. Susannah, D. of Silas Henienway, Oct. 16, 1786, and lived on the homestead. She d. Jan. 16, 1815, aged 44. Chil. Lucinda, b. May 6, 1787, and m. Martin Harrington, in 1808; Mary, Sept. 29, 1789, and m. Isaiah Munroe, in ISII ; Ethan, July 13, 1792 •, Jonas, Dec. 15, 1794 ; Susanna, June IS, 1797, and m. Aus- tin Sawyer, in 1816 ; Clarissa, April 21, 1800, and d. Jan. 26, i8l5 ; Joseph, May 28, 1803 ; Lucy Hcmenivay, Aug. 15, 1807, and ni. America Wheeler of Bollon, Oct. 12, 1826. The 2d wife of Joseph S. Temple was Submit Goodenow, a wid. of Grafton, whom he m. May 3, 1817, and d. Nov. 13, 1 833, aged 76. Cliild, Dennis Goodenow, b. June 15, 1819, and rn. Caroline, D. of Luke Harrington. TEMPLE, ETHAN (?. cf the preceding) m. Catharine, D. of Stephen Johnson, in 18-21. Chil. Nancy Maria, b. Nov. 26, 1822 ; and Otis Albert, June 12, 1826. TEMPLE, JONAS (bro. of Edian) m. Relief, D. of Calvin Sawyer, Dec. 4, 1317. Chil. Luther, and Eliza Ellcry. TEMPLE, JOSEPH (bro. of Ethan) m. Ruth Parker, D. of Calvin Sawyer, April 29, 1828, and lives on the homestead. Chil. Lucy Maria, b. June 14, 1829 ; Franklin Sawyer, June 13, 1834; Elizabeth Submit, May 31, 1833. TEMPLE, AARON (s. of Joseph) m. Lydia Gleason of Holden ; where he lived a few years, and then removed to Gard- ner, and d. there. Chil. Lydia, who m. Maj. Cutler Pond of Franklin ; Mary, who m. Josiah Bartlett of Southboro'; Judith, who rn. John Haven of Hollif-ton ; Jason, who m. Haimah Ba- con of Framingham ; Alice, who m. Dr. Levi Rawson of Graf- 452 FAMILY REGISTER. ton, in 1S2G ; Rebecca, who m. E ihu Cutler of Holllston ; Anna, who m. Alden Leland of Holliston. TAINTOR, (Tayntor,) JOHN, b. 1716, (s. of Joseph and Thankful of Marlboro', and sup. g. s. of Benjamin and Mary, who were livino in Sudbury, in 1691, a descendant of Joseph of Watertown, who shared in the division of Sudbury meadows in 163S) m. Sarah Newton, of and in Marlboro', May 20, 1741. They were ad. to this chh. in 1742, and dis. to the'chh. in Wood- stock, Ct., in 1751. Chil. as on record here, Miriam, b. March 11, 174-2; Allbovin, on the toum, and Allovin, on the chh. re- cord, a son, b. July 29, 1743 ; Joseph, Jan. 17, 1745 ; Wil- liam, Sept. 17, 1740; Jedediah, July 14, 1748. TAYNTOR, BENJAMIN (bro. of John) b. 1733, m. Sa- rah Brigliam of and in Marlboro', June 4, 1755, and had Sarah, b. March 12, 1756, who m. Ebenezer Rice, bro. of the late Elijah Rice of this town ; Miriam, April 28, 1758 ; Anna So- phia, June 19, 1760, who in. Cyrus Kingsbury of Worcester, in 1786 ; the two first were bap. here, in 1759. TOWNSEND, JOSHUA wliose wife was Mary, was prob- ably from Northboro'. He wns living in the N. P., on house lot No. 43, in 1762. Chil. Reuben, b. Aug. 23, 1758; Mary, April 14, 1762; Zipporah, June 24, 1764; Lucij, Feb. 19, 1769; Achsah, July 27, 1772; Ruth, Oct. 28, 1774. Priscilla Townsend m. Caleb Kendall, Dec. 8, 1773. Hannah Townsend m. Richard Murphy of Rutland, in 1774. Zilpah Townsend was pub. to Jonas Rice of Ashburnham, May 10, 1779. TOWNSEND, TIMOTHY and his wife, her name is not on record here, were from Hopkinton, and came here about 1812, and, a few years after, returned there. Their D. Pamelia, m. Dana Munroe, in 1814 ; ^xxdFanny, Emery Harrington, in 1813. FAMILY REGISTER. 453 THOMAS, ODOARDO (s. of William Thomas and Lydia Eager of Marlboro', m. June 19, 1721) b. in 1731, rn. Hannah Morse, July 21, 1757. They were both then called of this town. Their s. John, was bap. here, July 9, 1758 ; Lydia, bap. Feb. 24, 1760; Eber, bap. Dec. 13, 1761; Joseph, bap. March 20, 1763. TOMLIN,* ISAAC (s. of Isaac, Jun. of Westboro') b. in 1732, m. Lois, D. of Israel Allen, June 7, 1757, and had John, b. in Westboro', March Ki, 1758, and bap. here May 21 of that year. The parents resided here a short time, and then removed to Spencer. Their s. John, as sup. m. Abigail Eames, Jan. 31, 1782. TUCKER, JEDEDIAH, and his wife, Joanna, were proba- bly from Dedham, and came here with a family of chil. about 1755. The following are sup. to have been liis chil., and to have come here with their [)arents : The six first named, have not their births recorded here, and perhaps they were not in this order. Jedediah ; Joanna, who m. Nathan Wait of Leicester, April 25, 1765; Cloe, who m. Joel Green of Leicester, Sept. 24, 1761 ; Jemima, who m. Daniel Holden, Aug. 20, 1766; Mary, who m. Jacob Kent of Leicester, May 23, 1773 ; Olive, who m. Samuel VV^akefield, Feb. 8, 1776 ; Daniel, b. Nov. 9, and bap. here, Nov. 21, 1756. Their mother d. here, Jan. 14, 1759, aged 44. * Isaac Tomlin of Brookfield, and Mary Wait of Marlboro', were m. in Marl- boro', Dec. 10, 1696, and had Isaac, b. there, in 1697, and Hezckiah, in 1700, who lived on Tomlin hill, since so called, then within the limits of Westboro', and ad- joining Shrewsbury, and d. in 1749. Their father, Deac. Isaac d. in Westboro', June 24. 1745; he lived on the farm of the late Deac. Isaac Davis ; his wife Mary, is sup. to have d. Nov. 16, 1723. Isaac Tomlin, Jun., m. Martha JNewton in Marlboro', Sept. 29, 1721 ; she was then called of Shrewsbury; she d. in Westboro', Jan. 21, 1722, aged 24. He m. Jemima Weeks in and of Marlboro', May 19, 1730, and d. in Westboro', in 1739, leaving sons, Isaac, b. in 1732, and John, in 1734. This name is written variously— Tomlin, Tomblin, and Tombolin. 454 FAMILY REGISTER. He m. Elizabeth Lynde, a vvid. of Worcester, in 1761 ; and in 1767, he was ad. to this chh. from that in Dedham, and his wife, Elizabeth, at the same time from the chh. in Worcester.* She d. Aug. 5, 1790. He next m. Hannah, vvid. of Ephraim Smith, Nov. 16, 1790; '^ his age, 78, her age 77." — Marriage Rec. She d. Feb. 13, 1796, aged 82. He was published to Elizabeth Cooiidge of Northboro', in Sept. 1796, and m. her there. " Strange, that desire should so long outlive perfoi'mance.'^ He removed lo Boylston, and lived with his g. s., Jedediah, and d. there, at the age of nearly one hundred years. Elizabeth Tucker, who d. here, Nov. 6, 1823, aged 82, was probably his wid. TUCKER, JEDEDIAH, Jun. (s. of the preceding) m. Lucy, D. of Maj. Joseph Mixer, Oct. 4, 1763, and lived on the homestead adjoining the place of the late Ephraim Hapgood. Chil. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 18, 1763, and sup. m. Solomon Fes- senden of Halifax, Vt., Jan. 17, 1786; Luci/, Oct. 13, 1765, and m. Stephen Pratt, Sept. 8, 1783; Joanna, Oct. 27, 1767, and sup. m. Ashur Smith, in 1791 ; in the marriage record she is called Anna; there is no record of an Anna Tucker, among the births here; Jedediah, Dec. 17, 1769; Daiiiel, May 18, 1772, and pub. to Sarah Harris, of this town, Dec. 9, 1791 ; Caleb, Oct. 15, 1774, and m. Catharine, D. sup. of Silvanus Billings of Northboro', in 1797; 31ary, March 13, 1776, and m. Stephen Oliver, in 1798 ; Sarah, June 16, 1779, and m. Oliver Chickering, in 1799; Lydia, h?ip. May 19, 1782, and m. John Tenny of Northboro', in 1803. The death of his wife, Lucy, is not on record here. "In 1765, " Jedfidiah Tucker and Jonathan Wheelock were chosen by the chh. to set the psalm in public worship. First Sabbath in March, 1791, began to sing Dr. W^atts' version of Fsalms and Hymns.'' — Clth. Record. Tate and Brady's was reluctantly given up. FAMILY REGISTER. 455 He m. Elizabeth Goulding, wid. of Abel, March 9, 1824. She d. Aug. 24, 1S25, aged 76, and he, Dec. 3, 1827, aged 83. TUCKER, DAlMEL (s. of Jedediah, Sen.) m. Rachel, D. of Samuel Noyes, March 11, 1777. She d. Sept. 28, 1834, aged 77^. J\o record here of his death. Chil. Joanna, b. June 20, 1778, and m. Vashni Pratt, in 1793 ; Noyes, Feb. 27, 1781 ; Silence, April 9, 1785, and m. Siniei Whitney of New Marl- boro', Vt. ; E'idy, Sept. 27, 1787 ; Erastiis, Oct. 13, 1793, and in. Mary Gates of Worcester, in 1819. TUCKER, JEDEDIAH, (s. of Jedediah, Jun.) m. Sarah, D. of Benjamin Baker, Feb. 19, 1797. Child, Benjamin Ba- ker, b. July 18, 1797. Removed to Boylston. TTJCKER, NOYES (s. of Daniel and Rachel) m. here, Lydia, D. of Barna Bigelow of Brookfield, Vt., May 26, 1805. Child, Hannah, b. Jan. 10, 1806. He removed to Bridport, Vt., where he was killed by the fall of a tree. TUCKER, EDDY (bro. of the preceding) m. Elizabeth Carpenter of Bratileboro', Vt., in 1813. They were ad. to this chh. in 1823; he soon after withdrew from it, and joined the Baptists. Chil. Mary Elmira, b. April 3, 1817, and m. Rufus E. Goodenow ; Dexter Mills, Aug. 24, 1819; fVilliam Otis, Jan. 20, 1822; Benjamin Eddy, May 13, 1826. TUCKER, BENJAMIN B. (s. of Jededfaii, who settled in Boylston) whose wife was Eliza M., had Eliza Ann, b. May 15,' 1821 ; Charles S. Oct. 12, 1823 ; Alfred, May 29, 1825; Smith, March 8, 1828; Martin T., April 15, 1830; all proba- bly in Boylston ; Laura^ here, Feb. 6, 1835 ; Joseph, March 8, 1837 ; Jane, Nov. 23, 1839 ; and John, June 9, 1841. TOWER, JOSEPH, whose wife was Hepzibah, had Lau- rana, b. June 24, 1763. THURSTON, JONATHAN m.Lois, D. of Cyrus Wheeler, Blay 5, 1773, and had Luther, b. Oct. 13, 1775. 456 FAMILY REGISTER. TOMBS, DANIEL, whose wife was Lydia, had Lewis, b. Sept. I, 1775 ; no record here of publishment or marriage. He was pub. to Catharine Graves, in 1773. See Crispus Graves, TAFT, JOHiN m. Eunice, D. of Aaron Smith, Au§. 27, 1795 ; he was then called of Northboro'. He d. here, Aug. 6, 1822, aged 51, Chil. (births not on record here) Elizabeth, who m. a Barber, and next, a Wilson, and d. a wid. at Lech- mere's Point, Cambridge, about 1834 ; Henry, who went to Long Island, N. Y., m. and settled there. Eunice, the wid. of John Taft, soon after his death, removed to Lechmere's Point, where a s. of her's d. a few years before her death, which occurred in 1S30. TEAD, NATHANIEL, whose wife was Sarah, hved a few years on the place, that was formerly Daniel Holden's, and where John Mason, Jun., afterwards lived. Chil. Georgiana, b. Oct, 20, 1826; Mary Henrietta, June 29, 1829. Removed to Worcester. UNDERWOOD,* TIMOTHY m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Adams, in 1791, and lived a iew years on the homestead with her Hitiier, and afterwards where Samuel Whitney now lives, and from there he removed to Northboro', where he d. about I8285 his aH;e not far from 70. Chil. as on record here, Elizabeth Noyes, b. June 1, 1792, and m. Maynard of Northboro' ; Persis Baker, Oct 27,1793; Mary Buckiy, Dec. 6, 1795; Hannah, April 30, 1797, and d. infant; Hannah, Feb. 20, 1799, and m. VVareham D. Rand. * He was probably a descendant of William Underwood, who was in Concord in 1639, and had a D. Rereiembrance, b. there in that year, who m. Josiah Richardson, in 1G59. He removed to Chelmsford, probably that part now W^estford, where he had Samuel, b. in 1655, and others, and where some of his descendants were living at a late period. The immediate ancestor of Timothy Underwood is unknown. He may have been the s. of Timothy Underwood, who m. Susannah Bond in Sud- bury, in 1753. In 1787, he was pnying his addresses to Elizabeth Noyes, D. of Daniel; they were expecting soon to be married, when her health declined, and consumption FAMILY REGISTER. 457 marked her for ita own. He watched at her bed side day and night, without inter* mission ; all importunities to have him seek some rest, were unavailing. She died. A kind of lethargy, produced by long lost .sleep, came upon him, and continued through liTe. He followed teaming many years to Providence, Boston, thence into JN. H., as far as Hanover — much of the time asleep, sometimes, on his load, at others, on the pole of his wagon, behind his horses, and at other times, while walking by the side of his team j yet it is not known, that, under these circumstances, he ever received any injury. He would fall asleep while counting money, and in a few moments rouse up and proceed from where he had seemingly left off; the larger the amount, the oftener this would happen ; yet he made no mistakes. His memory was remark- ably good. He will long be remembered on his teaming route, and here, as "sleepy Underwood ;" a designation first given him by those, who knew him least, and least of all, the cause of his lethargy*. He was a worthy and industrious man, of extensive dealing, and good bodily health. His case was a singular one. He called his first child, Elizabeth Noycs, and by that name it was baptized here. VILAS, SAMUEF^ VV., a Bap. clergyman, was here a short time, and while residing here, in 18:22, m. Almira Fitch of Leominster. WARD, Col. NAHUM (s. of William=^ and Hannah 01" * William Ward, b. in Sudbury, in 1640, d. in Marlboro*, in 1697. His wife was Hannah, wid. of Gershom Games, and D. sup. of Solomon Johnson of Sudbury, and b. in 1656. Eames d. in 1676, leaving Hannah, a wid., then 20 years of age, and two daughters, Hannah and Mary. The latter became the wife of the "famous^' Maj. John Keycs. The chil. of William and Hannah Ward were, William, b. in 1680, afterwards of Southboro'; Nahum, in 1684>, and settled in Shrewsbury ; Elisha, in 1686, and was killed or carried into captivity by the Indians, Aug. 1708, while riding express from Marlboro' to Hadley ; Gershom. who was Rep. in 1733, and d. in Marlboro', unm., in 1739 ; and Belhiah, who m. F^.lnathan, s. of Thomas Brigham of Marlboro', prior to 1706. They removed to Mansfield, Ct., before 17,33. William Ward (father of William, b. in 16 W) with a 2d wife, Elizabeth, and sot- eral chil. that came with him from Yorkshire, or Derbyshire, England, settled in Sudbury, and had lands assigned to him there, on the 18. 9. 1610 ; made freeman in 161.3, and was Kep. in leW. He, with 12 others belonging to Sudbury, petitioned the General Court, in 1656, for a grant of the township of Marlboro'. Sudbury then embraced within its limits, what is now Wayland, and probably that pariof I'ramingham, now Saxonville, and although its population in 1656 ia not known, it may safely be presumed the number of families did not exceed 75. In that petition they say, " whereas your petitioners have lived divers years in Sud- bury, and God hath been pleased to increase our children, which are now, divers of them grown to man's estato, and we, many of us, grown into years, so thdt we should be glad to 9cr them settled, before the Lord take us nway from hence; also, Cod 58 458 FAMILY REGISTER. having given us some considerable cattle, so that, we arc so straightened, that we cannot so comfortably subsist as could be desired ; and some of us having taken some pains lo view the country, we have found a place, which lyeth to the West- ward about eight miles from Sudbury, which we conceive might be comfortable for our subsistence," &c. To us, now on the stage, it would seem they were "straightened" for want of neighbors, more than for want of room. Their request was granted, " provided it hinders no former grant, and there be a town settled there with twenty or more families within three years," &c. In 1G60, it was incorporated by the name of Marlboro', and in that year William Ward re- moved there, from Sudbury, and was one of the first Deacons of the chh. in that place; the Rev. William Brimsniead from Dorchester, being settled there in the ministry, having not long before arrived from England. Dea. William Ward d. in Marlboro', Aug. 10, lGo7, his age, as near as now can be ascertained, was 87. His wid. Elizabeth, d. there, Dec. 9, 1700, in her 87th year. His will is dated April 26, 1686. Chil. (no record of the births of those, that came from England, is known to exist in this country,) John, b. about 1626, settled in Newton, and m. Hannah, D. of Edward Jackson, about 1G50, and d. there, in 1708, aged 82; Joanna, b. about 1628, m. Abraham Williams, one of the first set- tlers of Marlboro', and d. there, his wid., Dec. 8, 1718, aged 00; Hannah, who m. Abraham Howe, of VVaterlown, in 1657 ; Deborah, who m. John Johnson of Sudbu- ry, in 1657, and d. in 1697 ; Mary, who m. Daniel Stone of Sudbury, in 1667, and d. in 170.3; Obediah, who settled in Marlboro', and d. there, in 1718 ; Richard, who m. *1Vlary Moore, in 1661, and was drowned in Sudbury river, in 1666, his wid. Mary, m. Daniel Howe of Sudbury, in 1677; William, h. in Sudbury, in 1640, and m. Han- nah Eames, as before mentioned; Samuel, b. in 1641, settled in Marlboro'; his wife, Sarah, d. in 1707; his 2d wife, Elizabeth, whom he m. in 1711, survived him, he d. in 1729, aged 88 ; Elizabeth, h. in 1615 ; Increase, b. in 1644, settled in Marl- boro' and d. there, in 1690; his wife was Record , his s., Thomas, lived on the place, since belonging to Asaph Rice of and in JNorthboro'; another s., Oliver, whose wife was Hannah Brigham, lived JNorth of Cold Harbor meadows, in JNorlh- boro' ; Hopestill, b. in 1646 ; and Eleuzer, who m. Hannah, D. of Deac. Caleb Rice of Marlboro', in 1675, and was killed by the Indians upon the road between Marl- boro' and Sudbury, in April, 1676 ; his wid., Hannah, m. Richard Taylor of Sudbu- ry, in 1677. Of the descendants of the first William Ward, their marriages, when, and with whom, their places of residence, deaths, children's names, &,c., I have a very full account, and, at some future day, may put it to the press ; not that it will interest the public in general, however much its perusal may those, who have descended from him, and are now scattered abroad throughout the land. Marlboro') b. 1684, m. Marlbs, D. of Daniel Howe and Eliza- beth Kerly of Marlboro', July 6, 1714, in Boston ; the record of their marriage is in the latter place, and may not be correct as to the year of their marriage. He is sup. to have lived in Boston a short time before he settled here. He was one of the proprie- tors of this township, and had .house lot No. 8, granted to him in FAMILY REGISTER. 459 1718, but was living here, as sup., before that period, and near where Jonas Stone now lives. He was one of the IG founders of this chh, to which his wife Martha, was ad. in 17:27. He was the first Rep, to the General Court from this town. When he removed to what has since been known as the Baldwin Place, is unknown. In 1745, he was appointed a Justice of the C. C. Pleas, for the Co. of Worcester, in which office he d. May 7, 1754, aged 70; his wid. Martha, d. July 1, 1755, aged 68, Chil. Nahiim, b. according to the record here, INI arch 29, 1713, probably in Boston, or Marlboro' ; Benjamin, in IMarlboro', April 19, 1716, so recorded there and here, and d. here, April 22, 1717; his is the earliest death on the town records ; Perns, April H, 1718, and m. Bezaleel Eager of Westboro', that pare since Northboro', Feb. 22, 1735 ; he lived on the farm after- wards belonging to his g. s. the late Col. William Eager of INorth- faoro' ; they had Francis, b. 173S ; Nahum, 1739 ; Eber, 1742; Persis, 1744, d. 1746; Persis, 1747 ; Ward, 1750; Oliver, 1753, d. 1756; Martha, 1756, d. infant; Oliver, 1758. As several of their first chil. were bap. in this chh., the parents prob- ably attended public worship here. Ithamar, Dec. 28, 1721, and returning from sea, d. unm. on Governor's Island, Boston Harbor, of small pox, previous to the death of his father ; Mar- tha, Dec. 19, 1724, and lived many years with her nephew, Francis Eager of Northboro', where she d. unm. July 2, 1794, but buried here ; Artemas, Nov, 27, 1727 ; Elisha, Aug. 30, 1733. WARD, NAHUM (s. of Col. Nahum) m. Lydia Stearns, in Boston, according to the record there, July 29, 1731. His age was but 18 at that time, if b. in 1713; where the error is, if any, is past finding out. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits, went to the Island of Jamaica, and d. there, in Nov. 1738, as appears of record in the Probate oflice, in Boston, leaving in Boston, besides his wife, Lydia, two daughters, Lydia and Lucre- tia, Lydia m. John Chandler of Petersham, April 11, 1766, father of John, late of Petersham, and of Nathaniel, of Lancas- ter; Lucretia m. Dr. Joshua Willard of Petersham, Jan. 1, 1757 ; they were the parents of 1 1 chil., of whom, Samuel m. 460 FAMILY REGISTER. Lucinda Knowlton, in 1791, and Sophia, Calvin Knowlton, Esq. of Newfane, Vt., in 1792, cliil. of Luke, s. of Deac. Ezekiel Knowlton of this town; Elizabeth, sister of Sophia, ni. Reuben Atwater of Westminster, Vt., in 1792, and her sister, Lucy, Maj. Samuel B. Sheldon of Vt., in 1794. WARD, ELISHz\ (s. of Col. Nahum) although younger than Artemas, is placed here, rather than break the long descending line of Artemas, or postpone Elisha to the end of it. He m. Mary, D. of Henry Baldwin, April 7, 1763, and removed to Petersham, in 17G4, where he d. Dec. 9, 1S02, in his 70ih year, and his wid., Mary, Feb. 23, 1811, in her 6Sth year. Chil. Nnhiim, b. June 4, 1764, m. Deborah Gleason of Petersham, June 3, 1792, and d. Oct, 5, 1812; William, June 8, 1767; Henry, May 12, 1770. WARD, WILLIAM (s. of Elisha,) m. Susannah Sander- son of Petersham, and d. Dec. 10, 1827, aged 60. Chil. 31ary J., b. March 30, 1797 ; Elisha, Jan. 30, 1501 ; Lucretia, Jan. 1 8 If 04; Harriet, Dec. 13, 1805, and d. March 9, 1836 ; Jonathan, May 5, 1S07. WARD, HENRY, Esq. (s. of Elisha) m. Mary Sanderson of Petersham, in 1807. Chil. Henry Baldwin, b. May 23, 1808; John Sanderson, March 29,1810; Eliza, March 8, 1812; Susan, Jan. 15, 1814, and d. infant; SusaJi, William, and Mary. Removed from PetersJiam to JNIontague. WARD, ARTEMAS, Major General* (s. of Col. Nahum) grad. H. U., 1748, m. Sarah, D. of Rev. Caleb Trobridge f * A brief biography of him may be found in the appendix, letter (A.) t Caleb, b. 1692, was the s. and youngest of 14 chil.. by two wives, of Deac. James Trobridge of Newton, who removed there from Dorchester, where he first m. in 1659. Caleb m. Sarah Oliver, in 1715, and Hannah, the mother of his children, in 1717, D. of the Rev. Nehemiah Walter of Roxbury ; whose wife was Sarah, D. of the Rev. Increase Mather, D. D. of Boston, whose wife was Maria, D. of the Rev. John Cotton of Boston, s. of Roland Cotton, aad b. in 1585, and came from Eng- Jaad to Boston, in 1633, and d. in 1652. FAMILY REGISTER. 461 of Groton, July 31, 1750. They were ad. to thischh. in 1751 ; he studied no profession ; lived and kept a store in the house, the first in which the Rev. Mr. Sumner lived after his settlement here, and where most of his children were b. ; about 1763, he removed to the place now of Thomas VV. Ward, Esq., where he d, Oct. 27, 1800, aged 73 ; and his wife, Sarah, Dec. 13, 1788, aged 63. Chil. Ithamar, b. April 24, 1752; Nahum, Aug. 12, 1754, and d. a Captain in the Continental service, in Boston, iinm. March 7, 1778; Sarah, July 28, 1756, and m. Hon. Ehjah Brigham of Westboro', Dec, 16 1792, and d. there, Feb. 3, 1838, aged 81 ; Judge Brigham d. at Washington, Mem. Con., Feb. 2-2,1816, aged 64; [they had Ann Maria, b. July 14, 1794, and m.EbenezerM. E^hiliipsof Westboro', Oct. 12, 1S18; Sarali Sophronia, Dec. 22, 1795, and d. Dec. 3, 1810; Dana Ward, xMarch 9, 1797, and d. Nov. 23, 1830 ; Susanna Wal- ter, May 4, 1798, and d. Dec. 24, 1S25; Catharine Martha, Jan. 21, 1801, and m. George H.Lowe;] Tliomas Walter, Aug. 10, 1758 ; Martha, March 28, 1764, and d. nnm. July 25, 1781 ; Artemas, Jan. 9, 1762 ; Maria, Dec. 12, 1764, and m. Dr. Ebenezer Tracy of Middietown, Ct., Jan. 14, 1790, where she d. Oct. 6, 1833; [their chil. were Maria Ward, Sarah, Jane, JMartlia, Eliza, Henry Dana, Samuel Franklin, Julia, and Emily;] Henry Dana, Feb. 6, 1768. WARD, ITHAMAR, Esq. (s. of Gen. Artemas) m. Phebe, D. of Stephen Parker, Dec. 7, 1773, and removed to Gerry, now Phillipston, where his wife, Phebe, d. June 6, 1789, aged 34. Chil. Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1779, and m. Nathaniel White, in 1800 ; Nahum, April 27, 1781, m. Dinah Rich, in 1807, and d. in 1838; Walter, April 10, 1783, m. Mary Stratlon, in 1810, and removed about 1835, to Marietta, Ohio. Ithamar Ward m. Anna Powers, in 1790; she d. Dec. 21, 1794. Chil. Phebe, b. June 27, 1791, and m. Thacher Rich, in 1817 ; and Benjamin, Jan. 25, 1793, who settled in Rindge, N. H., in the practice of the law, m. and d. there, Feb. 1828. The 3d wife of Ithamar Ward was Sarah Parker, whom he m. Jan. 27, 1796 ; he was Rep. in 1806, and d, July 2, 1828, aged 462 FAMILY REGISTER. 76, and his vvid., Sarah, Aug. 31, 1841, aged 77. Chil. Anna, b. Sept. 1, 1797; Artemas, Aug. 7, 1800; ^Sara/t, Jan. 16, 1802 ; and Trobridge, Sept. 4, 1806. WARD, THOMAS W., Esq. (bro. of the preceding) m. Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1760, D. of Col. Samuel Denny of Leicester, Nov. 28, 1782 ; appointed Sheriff of the County of Worcester, in 1805, resigned in 1824, and d. Aug. 20, 1835, aged 77 ; he often expressed his great satisfaction, that in all that time, he never had occasion to take the life of a fellow being in execution of the laws of this Commonwealth ; a duty, that de volved upon his successor immediately after his appointment His wid., Elizabeth, d. Nov. IS, 1846, in her 87th year. Chil Andrew Henshaiv, b. May 26, 1784 ; Nahum, Oct. 25, 1785 : Harriet, Oct. 6, 1787, and m. William Williams of Pomfret, Ct in 1817 ; Joseph, Aug. 18, 1789, and d. unm. Oct. 2, 1821 Artemas, March 21, 1791, and d. unm. Dec. 31, 1816 ; Eliza beth Denny, Sept. 25, 1793, and m. Nathan Baldwin, in 1817 Henry Dana, Jan. 13, 1797 ; Thomas Walter, Nov. 27, 1798 Sarah Henshaiv, Nov. 3, 1 800, and m. Benjamin Perkins Put nam, Esq. of Marietta, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1824, where he d. Jan. 2, 1825, aged 25 ; Caroline, Jan. 28, 1802, and m. Benjamin Per- kins Dix of Groton, Dec. 30, 1830; their chil. are Benjamin Ward, Sarah Elizabeth, Henry Dana, and Alfred Perkins. WARD, Hon. ARTEMAS (bro. of the preceding) grad. H. U., 1783, m. Catharine Maria, D. of Hon. Samuel Dexter,* and settled in Weston, in the practice of the law, which town he represented in the General Court. After some years, he remov- ed to Charlestown, and was several years a member of the Ex- ecutive Council ; thence to Boston, where he was elected and re- elected a member of Congress, and subsequently appointed Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, throughout the State. His wife, Catharine Maria, d. in Boston, March II, * He was the s. of the Rev. Samuel Dexter of Dedham. who was a grad. H. U., 1720, and ordained to the ministry there, in May, 1724, and d. Jan. 29, 1765. FAMILY REGISTER. 463 1818, aged 57. He yet survives. ChW. Samuel Dexter ; Cath- arine Maria, who m. Samuel B. Barrell, INov. 10, 1824 ; Fraji- ces Fidelia, who m. the Rev. Alvan Lamson, D. D., of Ded- ham, July 25, 1825; Henry Artemas ; John and Charles Trobridge. WARD, Hon. HENRY D. (bro. of the preceding) grad. H. U., 1791, settled in the practice of the law at Columbia, S. C, and m. Maria Eliza Smith of Camden, July 17, 1798. He survived a 2d wife, and d. at Middletown, Ct., Aug. 20, JS17, aged 49, leaving one child, Henry Dana Artemas, who, a grad. of Y. C, m. his cousin, Eliza Tracy of Middletown, and d. in S. C, leaving one child, Henry Dana Artemas, recently a grad, of Y. C. WARD, ANDREW H., Esq. (5. of Thomas W.) grad. H. U., 1808, m. Sarah, D. of David Henshaw, Esq. of Leicester^ in 1809, settled here, in the practice of the law, in ISll ; they were ad. to this chh. in 1812, and in May, 1829, removed to Boston, and thence, in April, 1842, to Newton. Chil. Sarah- Ann Henshaw, b. Sept. 28, 1809, and m. Francis Sumner Car- ruth of Boston, July 7, 1831 ; [their chil. were, Francis Ward,, b. Aug. 4, 1832, and d. Aug. 6, 1833 ; Francis Ward, July 2,. 1834, and d. Oct. 1835 ; Sarah Henshaw, Nov. 12, 183G ; An- drew, Oct. 30, 1838, and d. Feb. 11, 1839; William Ward,. April 8, 1840; Antoinette Hale, Nov. 4, 1842 ; Emily Frances and Frances Emily, Feb. 23, 1845 ;] William, July 16, 1812 ; Joseph Walter, July 2, 1814 ; John Tucker, June 4, 1816, and d. in Boston, Nov. 2, 1840; Eliza Maria Antoinette, Feb. 8, 1818, d. Oct. 16, 1821; Frances Caroline Augusta, Feb. 2, 1820, and d. Oct. 23, 1821; Frances Antoinette Elizabeth, April 19, 1822, and m. Joseph Lewis Danforth of Louisville, Kentucky, [grad. H. U., 1839,] May 12, 1845. Child, Flor- ence Ward, b. April 26, 184G; Andrew Henshaw, Jan. 28, 1824 ; David Henshaw, June 23, 1830. WARD, NAHUM, Esq. (bro. of the preceding) removed to Marietta, Ohio, in 1811, since IMayor of that city, and there 464 FAMILY REGISTER. m. Sarah Catharine, D. of William Skinner, Esq., Dec. 3, 1817. She d. there, Aug. 4, 1844. Chii. Sarah Catharine, b. March 18, 1819; Ann Maria Skinner, Sept. 30, 1820, and d. Aug^ 11, 1839, aged 19; William Skinner, Feb. 12, 1822 ; Marr/ Elizabeth, Jan. 12, 1824 ; George Washington Lafayette, Sept. 29, 1825. and d. Aug. 27, 1826; Harriet Caroline, Nov. 6, 1826; and Henrietta Dana, March 31, 1830. WARD, Rev. Hfc:NRY DANA (bro, of the preceding) grad. H. U., 1816, m. in New York, Abigail Porter, D. of Samuel Jones, Esq. of Lebanon Springs. She d. in New York, Dec. 23, 1837; no issue. In June, 1842, he m. in Virginia, Charlotte, D. of Richard Golbraith, Esq. of Dublin, in Ireland, and settled, an Episcopal clergyman, in Portsmouth, Kenhavva Co. Va. in 1845. Cbil. Henry Dana Artemas, b. March 9, 1843; and Charlotte Elizabeth, Dec. 6, 1845. WARD, THOMAS W. Esq. (bro. of the preceding) m. Harriet P. Grosvenor of Pomfret, Ct., April 6, 1825, and lives on the homestead. Chil. Samuel Denny, b. April 3, 1826; Arte- mas, July 16, 1828, and d. Oct. 29, 1833 ; Charles Grosvenor, Dec. 30, 1829; Ellen Grosvenor, Jan. 18,1832; Thomas Walter, July 6, 1834; Elizabeth, Dec. 18, 1840; Harriet^ June 27, 1843. WARD, WILLIAM (s. of Andrew H.) m. Mary Leffing- well, D. of Joshua, and g. D. of David Henshaw, Esq., of Leicester, Sept. 10, 1838. Chil. Elizabeth, b. July 15, 1839, and d. infant ; William Lejfingwell, June 28, 1841 ; Flor- ence, Aug. 11, 1843, and d. Dec. 20, 1844; i^/ore;zce, March 8, 1847. WARD, JOSEPH W. (bro. of the preceding) m. Catha- rine Mary, D. of Benjamin B. Appleton, Esq. of Boston, June 22, 1841. Chil. John Tucker, b. July 29, 1842 ; Ca'harine Ap- pleton, May 12, 1844 ; Josej)h Walter, May 2(5, 1817, FAMILY REGISTER. 465 WARD, JONAS from Worcester, (s. sup. of Richard Ward and Lydia Wlieelock, who were m. in Sudbury, Jan. 1, 1719, and settled in Worcester. Richard was s. of Obediah, of Sud- bury, who m. Joanna Harrington of Watertown, Dec. 20, 1G93, and g. s. of Richard Ward, who was drowned in Sud. river, in 1666,) b. Jan. 1, 1720, m. Abigail, D. of John Child of New- ton, and came here with a family before 17.38, and settled in the I\. P. Chil. as recorded in Worcester, John, b. July 13, 1744, and d. infant; John, June 10, 1746; Abigail, June iO, 1743. In 1751, he appears to have had a 2d wife, Elizabeth, and chil. b. there as follows : Elizabeth and Catharine, July 9, 1751 ; the former d. infant, the latter, and called of this town, m. Thomas Clark of Worcester, in 1774 ; Dolly, Aug. 1, 1755. His first appearance on the records here, was in 1759, with a wife, Abigail, sup. his 3d wife. Their chil., as on record here, were Rufus, b. Jan. 6, 1759; Thadclcus, Sept. 22, 1761 ; Lu~ cretia, Aug. 16, 17G4. There is no record here of the death of his wife, Abigail. He next m. Sarah Draper of Worcester, in 1768. Their chil. as recorded here were, Daniel, b. Sept. 14, 1769; Sarah, June 19, 1771, and d. infant; Sarah, March 21, 1774. WARD, JONAS, Jun. (perhaps s. of the preceding) m* Levinah, D. of Joseph Glazier, in 1770, and lived in the N. P. Chil. Annis, b. Aug. 13, 1770; and Eunice Glazier, Sept. 8, 1772. A John Ward, called of this town, perhaps s. of Jonas, Sen. was pub. to Mind well Harrington of Worcester, in 1774. WHEELOCK, Deac. SAMUEL, whose wife was Lydia, came iiere from Marlboro', before 1720; most of his chil. also came here with him. He was one of the founders, and one of the first Deacons of this chh., to which his wife, Lydia, was ad. in 1724. He was living on house lot, No. 26, in 1729. His chil. as recorded in Marlboro', were *SWwj? 7 7 7 Whitney, V Lolonels.\ ^^j r> jL,t, Colonels. < ., VVm. Frescott, \ Mansfield, BULLARD, / WhEELOCK, Barrett. ^ Mann. Notwithstanding the Camp was crowded, volunteers continued !o come to the aid of their brethren already assembled there to avenge their country's wrongs, and battle in its service. To organize such a body of men, troops they could hardly then be cal!ed, was a work of labor and time. They were un- accustomed to military service in large masses, unused to camp duty, and impatient under restraint ; most of them came direct from their plough-fields and work-shops, unprovided with subsist- ence or suitable clothing, a scarcity of both was soon experienced in the camp ; while of arms and ammunition, there was but a scanty supply, and that of an inferior quality. Conflicting claims of officers respecting rank, but added to the perplexities attend- ing the command. Yet improvements were made, supplies procurred, and, in a short time, the camp wore the appearance of order and regulari- ty. Picquet* and main guards were established and instructed hi their duty, sentinels traversed their rounds, paroles and coun- lersigns were given out daily, and all orders obeyed with alacrity. * Now written Picket. APPENDIX. 495 Even at this late period, whatever relates to the Revolution, is sought for with avidity and read with interest. Many interesting particulars of that wonderful event are lost beyond recovery ; of tho^e that remain, many never found their way to the public ; they, too, in little time, unless preserved by the aid of the press, will pass into the receptacle of things lost upon earth. To gather them up and thus preserve them, should not be neglected. The call is for particulars, for details, no matter how minute ; a desire to know them increases as the time recedes that gave them birth. From this consideration, I am in- duced to add something further from Gen. Ward's orderly book. " Head Qiiarters, Cambridge, April 21, 1775. The Gen- eral orders, that guards (one Captain, two Subalterns, and forty rank-and-file from each regiment,) be stationed as follows : Two companies in Charlestown road, with advance parlies on the heights — one party towards Pliipps' farm — one at the bridge — one towards Menotomy, (now West Cambridge) — and one at Winterhill ; to keep a vigilant look out, and if the enemy make any movement, or any discoveries arc made, to give immediate notice to the General." ''April 22, 1775. The General orders, that Col. Stark march to Chelsea with 300 men, to defend the inhabitants of that town." *'April 24, 1775. The General orders, that each Adjutant, Sergeant Major and Orderly Sergeant be provided with orderly books, and regularly enter the orders for the army." The following are selected from the Paroles and Countersigns ^ May 9, 1775. Parole, Shrewsbury. Countersign, Liberty. " 10, '' Parole, Leicester. Countersign, Order. '' II, *' Parole, Lancaster. Countersign, Peace. " 19, " Parole, Ethan. Countersign, Allen. On the 19th of May next following. Gen. Ward was appoint- ed, by the second Provincial Congress, and on the 20th, coimnis- 496 APPENDIX. sioned, Commander In Chief of all the forces raised by the Pro- vincial Congress, for the defence of this and the other American Colonies. " In Provincial Congress, May 19, 1775. The form of a Commission for Gen. Ward was read, amended and accepted, and is as follows." THE CONGRESS OF THE COLONY OF THE MAS- SACHUSETTS BAY. To THE Hon. ARTEMAS WARD, Esqcire.— Grceiing. We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your courage and good conduct, do, by these presents, constitute and appoint you, the said ARTEMAS WARD, to be Genebal and Com- mander IN Chief of all the forces raised by the Congress afore- said for the defence of this and the other American Colonies. You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a General, in leading, ordering and exercising the said forces in arms, both inferior ofHcers and soldiers, and keep them in good order and discipline ; and they arc hereby commanded to obey you as their General ; and you are yourself to observe and fol- low such orders and instructions as you, from time to time, re- ceive from this or any future Congress, or House of Representa- tives of this Colony, or the Committee of Safety, so far as the said Committee is empowered by their commission to order and instruct, for the defence of this and the other Colonies, and to demean yourself according to the military rules and discipline es- tablished by Congress in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. , the of A. D. 1775. By order of Congress,* President, pro tempore. Secretary, yro tempore. *Of this Congress, consisting of liSi members, John Hancock was President, and Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary^ APPENDIX. 497 " May 20th. The Hon. Mr. [Samuel] Dexter * having, by order of Congress, administered the oath to Gen. Ward, his Com- mission was delivered to him by the President." This was an honor and a trust, that such a Con2,ress, a Con- gress composed of the purest Patriots, delegated for their wis- dom, prudence and well known fidelity to their country, would tiever have conferred upon one of doubtful courage, or untried patriotism. He accepted the trust, and with it a fearful responsibility, even^ if sustained by the energies of the people. That a failure of success in the mighty efforts then being made, and against great odds, would bring his and other heads to the block, \vas a moral certainty. His position as Commander in Chief of an armed force resist- ing the authority of, and warring against, the sovereign powerj could not fail of subjecting him, as a traitor, to an ignominious death. Although to him this was apparent in the oiitsetj hd did not hesitate ; the justice of the cause in which he had engaged^ and an implicit confidence in the abiding patriotism of the peo- ple, led him at once to obey the call as a matter of duty, although then laboring under bodily infirmity .f ^'June 14. The General orders, that each Colotiel of a Regi- ment take and keep a roll of his men, their names, when enlist- ed, place of residence, age, stature and complexion ; and order the roll to be called every morning and evening. All officers to see that all tumults and disorders in Camp be suppressed ; that all soldiers repair to their barracks and tents immediately after beating the tattoo, on penalty of being confined ; and that there be no noise in the Camp after 9 o'clock at night ; that Field Officers of the day take special care to suppress all grog-shops, * His election to the ('ouncil tJoard was negatived by the Governor at the same time he negatived that of Col. Ward. t Calculus — \ painful and distressing complaint, that made active duly, and es- pecially in his case on horseback and in the field, not only inconsistent with per- sonal comfort, but aggravated the malady. Although at times in some degree re- lieved^ he suffered with it to the close of life. 63 498 APPENDIX, and if the owners of them continue to sell liquors to the soldiers, Ae is ordered to stave their liquors ; that all officers see that their men attend upon prayers morning and evening, also divine service on the Lord's-day, with their arms and accoutrements, ready to march in case of alarm ; that there be no drumming after the Chaplain is upon the stage, and that the soldiers attend immediately ; that the comnianding officer of each Regiment see that the arms and ammunition be viewed daily, and that none be wasted ; that every Regiment keep a Quarter Guard, and that the arms and ammunition of the Picquet Guard be strictly exam- ined, before they go upon duty, by the commanding officer of the Picquet." " June 15. The General orders, that Samuel Murray be re- moved from the Goal in Worcester to his father's homestead farm in Rutland ; the limits of which he is not to pass until fur- ther orders ; and all persons are hereby forbidden to offer any violence to said Murray, while be continues in the peace of God within those limits." "Officer of the day for to-morrow, Col. Nixon. Officer of the Picquet to-night, Maj. Buttrlck. Officer of the Main Guard to-morrow, Lt. Col. Hutchinson. Adjutant of the day, Holden." ^'Jiine Mih. The battle at Charlestown was fought this day." The record contains no more relating to that event. Although a detachment proceeded to Charlestown and threw up intrenchments there in the night of the 16th, there is no record of an order having been issued for that purpose, yet no doubt one was issued, and, perhaps for reasons of a confidential nature, not put on record. It ivas a secret expedition; its destination and purpose may have been known only to him who ordered, and him who conducted it. The event that immediately followed, and the greater vigilance required to guard against surprise, may, in some degree, account Ibr the barrenness of the record \ it was of more importance to pro- APPENDIX. 499 tect and defend rights, than to record the orders adopted to secure them. The record, besides being of secondary importance, could be made up afterwards; it is matter of regret that it was not done. The safety of the military stores collected at Cambridge would not admit of early reinforcements to the aid of those on the bat- tle field in Charlestown. The attack upon the Provincials there was considered by Gen. Ward as a mere feint to draw the remain- ing troops from Head Quarters to their relief, and then to push over from the Boston side to Cambridge a fresh body of troops, break up Head Quarters, destroy the stores, and by proceeding to Charlestown neck, enclose the Provincials on the peninsida. If such was the design, and it had succeeded, it would probably have proved fatal to the American cause ; that design, if con- templated, was frustrated by the valorous conduct of the Provin- cials engaged in battle. Troops, perhaps destined for another purpose, were ordered from Boston by Gen. Gage, to die relief of his discomfitted battalions in Charlestown ; this was soon known at Head Quarters, and reinforcements were immediately ordered there, and to march by the way of Lechmere's Point, keeping a sharp look out. They did not reach the place of their destina- tion J the ammunition there was expended and the troops on the retreat before they could arrive. In the mean time an order had been despatched to Gen. Thomas at Roxbury, to send immedi- ately to the Camp at Cambridge, one 18 and one 24 pounder, with proper ordnance stores, and conductors for the same, from Camp at Roxbury. A Continental Congress had assembled at Philadelphia, on tho 10th of May, 1775, and, on the J 5th of June following, being then in session, among other proceedings, " Resolved, That a General be appointed to command ail the Continental Forces raised, or to be raised, for the defence of American Liberty." "The Congress then proceeded to the choice of a General, by ballot, and GEORGE WASHINGTON was unanimously elected," 500 APPENDIX On the 16th, the Congress "Resolved, That two Major Generals be appointed for the American Army." And on the 17th, ''Congress proceeded to the choice of officers in the Army, by ballot. Artemas Ward, Esq., was chosen first Major General. Charles Lee, Esq., was chosen second Major General. Congressional Journal. Generals Washington and Lee arrived at Cambridge on the first day of July, 1775, when the former took the command, a command judiciously bestowed by Congress in the exercise of a sound judgment, no less fortunate for the country, than honorable to him, who received it. All have admitted, and all will continue to admit, that he was the only man, who could have united all hearts ; the only man, who could have successfully carried the country through that desperate struggle, and have gained for it an independent rank among nations. General Ward, to the close of his life was known to have said thus much, and, although never lavish of praise, no man held in higher esteem than he, those remark- able qualifications possessed by that extraordinary man, or a higher opinion of the value of the services he rendered to his country. Gen, Washington's head quarters being established at Cam- bridge, Gen. Ward took post on the right, at Roxbury, and Gen. Lee, on the left, on Winter Hill. Councils of War were repeatedly held to devise means, and adopt measures for driving the British troops out of Boston ; and such were effected, that, on the 17th of March, they were compelled to evacuate the town, when the American troops, led on by Gen. Washington, immediately took possession. Gen. Ward was left shortly after in command in the Eastern Department, Gen, Washington with a large portion of the army, having proceeded so New York, APPENDIX. 501 In April following, his infirmity increasing, Gen. Ward repre- sented to Congress the feeble state of his health, and his unwill- ingness to continue in office and receive its emoluments, when prevented by ill health from rendering an equivalent in the ser- vice, and respectfully requested of Congress to accept his resig- nation of the office of Major General. Upon a repeated application, his request was granted ; yet, as it would seem from the following extract from the Congressional Journal, not without a hope that his health would be restored, and his services retained. "Nov. 7,1776. Whereas the late Major General Ward, since his resignation of his trust, has continued in command in the Eastern Department, at the request of the Commander in Chief, and still continues therein at the request of Congress, it is, therefore, " Ordered, That he receive the pay of a Major General, commanding in a separate Department, from the 26th day of April last, being the time of his resignation, and until a suitable person shall be appointed to take the command in his stead, or it shall be otherwise ordered by Congress." He continued in the service until the close of that year. In 1777, he was elected by the House of Representatives, a member of the Executive Council of the Colony, and by the Council, President of that Board. In 1779, appointed a mem- ber of the Continental Congress, but prevented by ill health from taking a seat in that body. What follows renders it unnecessary to extend this notice further. On one of the four sides of a Family Monument, of hewn granite, recently erected in the burying ground in Shrewsbury, is the following inscription to his memory, containing a condens- ed account of the principal stations in which he acted his part, in an eventful period of our country's history. 502 APPENDIX. MAJOR GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD. (Son of Col. Nahum Ward,) H. U. 1748. 176-2, a Justice, and, 1776, Chief Justice of the C. C. Pleas for the Co. of Worcester. 1758, a Major in the expedition against Canada. 1759, appointed Col. ; 1766, his commission, as Col., revoked, for his inflexible opposition to arbitrary power, whereupon he informed the Royal Governor, that he had been TWICE honored. 1768, chosen one of the Executive Council, and by the Royal Governor, and for the same reason, negatived and deprived of a seat at that Board. 1775, appointed to the command of the army at Cambridge, and, by the Continental Congress, First Major General in the army of the Revolution. 1779, appointed a member of the Continental Congress, and, under the Federal Government, repeatedly elected a member. 16 years a Representative from this town in the Legislature, and, in 1786, Speaker of the House of Reps. Firmness of mind and integrity of purpose were characteristic of his whole life, so that he was never swayed by the applause or censure of man, but ever acted under a deep sense of duty to his country, and accountability to his God. Long will his memory be precious among the friends of Liberty and Religion. Oct. 27, 1800, M. 73. CO o S w w o X Oi o 2 ^^ 'm cc ca "i c u c CL, ^- — ' c cu < CO _c O 1/5 cv •- .—1 CU o o O .2? C o H Ph •1 e H eJ a -a Ch cu S >. >> ^ ^ c" - n §o o "^ o faD ra bfl B£o «-' a = e C ►^'-» larri May larri larri isa I ratt, (j-j _ i^-i . Sf^ jj ^ ^ w ra rt O) rt ocao odZ 5 ic rt ccdls .5 B- tn - . '/^ - - • S r°^ ri • ■? ni O o-n. S on: Q, • u O ■" 03 a »'w K ^ o ■£ — I o ^ 1 rf ti ^ ^• ^ r* r^_ CD ir^ ^-- a-n WC-; o tq w 9 § o is" o 2^: " e-bS' P^'^' 2" < I K w ?? I '5. c OJ o X ft w Oh < ■< H in w to ^ to O 0) c o cJ o 1-5 a, u Wm. W. Pratt. Capt. Job C. Stone. : 00 a u a: < H a o < d tn 3 Lucius S. Allen, Charles 0. Green. O 6 m o O Benjamin Maynard, Capt. 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