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Genealogies of the Families  and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass. by Henry Bond, M.D.  Boston, 1860.

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Joshua Whitney, went early to Groton, Mass., where the births of three
children are recorded. He afterwards lived some time in Watertown, whither he probably returned upon 
the outbreak of King Philip's War.
He m. (1) Lydia ____.  He m. (2) Mary ____.  She died at Watertown
Mar. 17, 1671-2 and he m. (3) at Watertown Sept 30, 1672, Abigail
Tarball.  His Will dated April 17, 1713 (note - Torrey has his death
1719 - p. 810-811), mentions several children, whose births are not
recorded and the order of their births has not been ascertained.
Children: 

1. Joshua Whitney b. at Groton June 14, 1666.

2. Sarah Whitney b. at Groton Oct 10, 1668.

3. Mary Whitney b. at Groton July 1, 1675.

4. William Whitney b. at Watertown Feb 28, 1677-8; m. (1) Lydia ____
(Torrey p.811 has William Whitney b. 1678 m. (1) Lydia Perham (1673-
1716 Chelmsford/Watertown) Lydia died Jan 20, 1716 and he m. (2) Margaret
___? (not listed with Torrey)  Children:
         1. William Whitney b. May 5, 1701.
         2. Lydia Whitney b. Dec. 26, 1710.
         3. Joshua Whitney b. Nov 1, 1714.
         4. John Whitney b. Jan 30, 1717-18.
         5. Elizabeth Whitney b. Aug 12, 1719.

5. Cornelius Whitney, mentioned in his father's Will; was of Groton
(see Caleb Butler, p.30* p.99 & p.444) m. Sarah ____

    Insert - p.30 - Butler's Groton 
    "Groton, Mar 23, 1721-2
    "Then we, the subscribers laid out a fifteen acre right, originally
    Ralph Read's, now claimed by Cornelius Whitney. Signed by Zachariah
    Sawtell, Phinehas Parker & Nathaniel Woods, - Committee of the
    Proprietors of Groton"
Children of Cornelius Whitney and his wife, Sarah ____:
    1. Sarah Whitney b. April 17, 1715.
    2. Abigail Whitney b. Dec 9, 1717.
    3. Matthias Whitney b. May 26, 1720.
    4. Mary Whitney b. Aug 20, 1722.
    5. Joshua Whitney b. Dec 1, 1724.
    6. Lydia Whitney b. April 23, 1729.
    7. Sarah Whitney b. Jan 8, 1731-2.

6. David Whitney.

7. Martha Whitney.

8. Elizabeth Whitney.

each mentioned in their fathe's Will.

9. a dau. ____ (Whitney) Hutchins mentioned in her father's Will; prob.
was Abigial Whitney b. about 1673, wife of John Hutchins of Groton -
five children, not listed*.

   *Butler in his History of Groton gives the names of John Hutchins and     Abigail Farnsworth's children:

    John Hutchins and wife, Abigail Farnsworth had issue:

    1. John Hutchins, Jr. b. Oct 13, 1693 [m. Abigail Whitney,               Framingham: Torrey - p.406].
    2. Joshua Hutchins b. Nov 5, 1697; m. July 12, 1722, Sarah Shedd
    3. Abigail Hutchins b. Sept. 14, 1698. 
    4. Elizabeth Hutchins b. Sept. 6, 1700.
    5. Benjamin Hutchins b. Aug 17, 1705.

10. a dau. ____Woods mentioned in her father's Will was perhaps Alice
Whitney the wife of Nathaniel Woods of Groton. 12 children.

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Benjamin Whitney. It appears by the Registry of Deeds, Vol. III, p. 451-2
that Benjamin Whitney first settled at York, Maine and in 1668, his father (Joshua Whitney) desired 
him to leave York and settle with him
on the homestead during his lifetime, at Watertown promising him his house and barn and all his land 
about the home (about 17 acres, bounded north by John Sherman, east and south by William Bond; west by Martin
Underwood. Which promise he confirmed by a deed, dated April 5, 1670.

On March 9, 1670-1, Benjamin Whitney and his wife, Jane ____, with the
consent of his father, sold to his brother, Joshua Whitney for £40., his
right to his father's homestead, obtained as above stated.  He probably
moved to Sherburne soon after the above sale.  He m. (probably) in York,
Maine, Jane ____ who died at Sherburne on Nov 4, 1690. Only the births
of two children are recorded, oneof whom was born at Watertown.  It is
probable that he had other children born at York, Maine or Sherburne and
perhaps Benjamin Whitney of Framingham was his eldest child.  Children
besides Benjamin of Framingham - born at Watertown were:

1. Jane Whitney b. at Watertown Sept 29, 1669; m. at Sherburne, Mass.,
Jan 4, 1693-4, Jonathan Morse b. July 11, 1667, the eldest son of Lieut.
Jonathan Morse and his wife, Mary (Barbour) Morse of Sherburne.

2. Joshua Whitney b. at Sherburne Sept 21, 1687.

(Torrey has Benjamin Whitney (1643-1723) & 1st wife Jane ___ m. Nov 14, 1690  p.810)


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Nathaniel Whitney of Watertown who m. Mar. 12, 1673-4, Sarah Hagar, who
died at Weston, Mass., May 7, 1746, "aged about 88 years."  He died at
Weston, Jan 7, 1732, "aged about 90 yrs."  Children:

1. Nathaniel Whitney b. Mar 5, 1675-6; died Sept 23, 1730.
2. Sarah Whitney b. Feb 12, 1678-9; m. Jan 5, 1709-10, Jonathan Ball.
3. William Whitney b. May 6, 1683.
4. Samuel Whitney bap. July 17, 1687.
5. Hannah Whitney bap. March, 1688-9.
6. Elizabeth Whitney b. Dec 15, 1692.
7. Grace Whitney bap. at Weston, Mass., Dec 3, 1710 aged 10 yrs; died
March 23, 1719-20.

                          
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Joseph Whitney, m. Jan 24, 1674-5, Martha Beach. Children:

1. Joseph Whitney b. Aug 15, 1675; m. April 10, 1701, Hepzibah Flagg.
2. Martha Whitney b. Dec 20, 1677; d. 1702.
3. John Whitney b. July 29, 1680.
4. Isaac Whitney b. on the 10th and died March 20, 1681-2.
5. Isaac Whitney (again) b. Feb 4, 1682-3; died 1702.
6. Benjamin Whitney b. Jan 31, 1684-5 (Isaac Beach of Newton, his guard-
ian).
7. Mary Whitney b. April 21, 1694; m. June 7, 1711, John Fiske, Jr.
   p.211 - Bond's Watertown
   John Fiske of the west precinct (Waltham) m. June 7, 1711, Mary
   Whitney. She died Feb 27, 1726-7 and he m. (2) Dec 14, 1727, Eliza-
   beth Chinery.  He died at Worcester, Nov 1756 aged 75 and Elizabeth
   died the same year.  Children:
             1. Mary Fiske b. Dec 28, 1711; m. Nov 25, 1735, Samuel
             Hagar.
             2. Abigail Fiske b. Nov 11, 1714; m. June 5, 1734, Stephen
             Sawin.
             3. John Fiske b. June 10, 1716.
             4. Sarah Fiske b. May 14, 1718.
             5. Jonathan Fiske b. June 27, 1729; d. at Worcester, Jan.
                8, 1781.
             6. David Fiske b. June 16, 1734; d. at Worcester, Nov 23,
             1777.
8. Sarah Whitney bap. June 20, 1697.

Benjamin Whitney who married Mar 30, 1687, Abigail Hagar. (Barry says 
he had a 2nd wife, Elizabeth; that his Will proved 1736 mentions four
children, viz.: Benjamin Whitney, Samuel Whitney, Joseph Whitney and
Elizabeth (wife) Children:
  1. Abigail Whitney b. May 3, 1688; m. Mar 18, 1717, Richard Sawtel.
  2. Benjamin Whitney bap. July 10, 1698.
  3. Ruth Whitney bap. July 10, 1698; m. July 7, 1715, John Bond.
  4. John Whitney b. June 15, 1694.
  5. David Whitney b. June 16, 1697.
  6. Daniel Whitney b. July 17, 1700.

Eleazer Whitney, a wheelwright, m. April 11, 1687, Dorothy Ross, dau. of
James Ross of Sudbury. She died at Watertown, June 22, 1731. He resided
at Sudbury in 1692.  His children baptized in the 2nd church of Water-
town by Mr. Angier.  Children:

  1. Sarah Whitney b. at Sudbury, 1688.
  2. James Whitney who died at Watertown, Feb 12, 1697-8.
  3. Thomas Whitney bap. at Watertown Jan 28, 1699-1700.
  4. James Whitney (again) bap. Jan 28, 1699-1700; died young.
  5. Mary Whitney bap. Jan 28, 1699-1700.
  6. Dorothy Whitney bap. June 16, 1700.

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  7. Eleazer Whitney bap. April 15, 1702; at town charge 1737 & 1738.
  8. Elnathan Whitney bap. May 5, 1705.
  9. James Whitney (again) bap. June 1, 1708.
 10. Jonas Whitney bap. June 14, 1723. (?)

Jonathan Whitney Jr. who m. Sarah ____ (prob. a dau. of Shadrach Hapgood
late of Sherburne) He had a lot and built a house near Chestnut Brook in
Sherburne about 1691 or 1692 (Barry)  He, however, did not remain long in
Sherburne, for his eldest seven children were born at Watertown. The 8th
was born in Sherburne. He afterwards went to Concord where he died, 
leaving widow, Sarah. His Will was proved 1735.  Children:

  1. Sarah Whitney b. Mar 2, 1692-3; m. Nov. 1712, Jonathan Warren.
  2. Jonathan Whitney b. Sept 27, 1694; died young.
  3. Tabitha Whitney b. Aug 22, 1696; m. (1) Feb 28, 1715-16, Jacob
  Fulman of Weston, who d. (killed in Lovewell's Fight") May 8, 1725.
  (four children) she m. (2) April 19, 1726, George Parkhurst & had 5
  children.
  4. Shadrach Whitney b. Oct 12, 1698.
  5. Jonathan Whitney b. Nov 25, 1700. (it is supposed that he was the
  Jonathan Whitney who died in Mendon, Mass., in 1755 (administration
  granted to Isaac Whitney, leaving widow Lydia and six children, viz:
     1. Jesse 2. Jonathan 3. Sarah  4. David  5. Susanna Whitney who m.
     Isaac Tenney. 6. Lydia Whitney who m. Samuel Bowker.
  6. Anne Whitney b. May 22, 1702; m. Mar 3, 1723-4, Ebenezer Cutler of
  Weston.
  7. Amos Whitney b. May 1, 1705.
  8. Zaccheus Whitney b. at Sudbury Nov 16, 1707.
  9. Isaac Whitney mentioned in his father's Will; (? of Mendon)
 10. Timothy Whitney, mentioned in his father's Will (? of Groton 1739)

John Whitney of Framingham m. at Watertown April 10, 1688, Mary Hapgood
dau. of Shadrach Hapgood of Sherburne.  About 1694, he m. (2) Sarah
____ who died April 23, 1718; and he m. (3) Nov 10, 1718, Martha Walker
who died Nov 14, 1721.  Children:

  1. Mary Whitney b. at Sherburne Mar 27, 1689; m. Feb 1, 1709, Daniel
  Moore.
  2. Elizabeth Whitney b. at Framingham, Jan 29, 1690-1; m. Jonathan
  Willard.
  3. James Whitney b. Dec 28, 1692.
  4. Lydia Whitney b. April 18, 1695; m. Feb 4, 1713-14, Richard Haven.
  5. Hannah Whitney b. Sept 27, 1697; m. Jan 23, 1722-3, Ezekiel Rice.

Nathaniel Whitney, Jr., of Weston m. Nov 7, 1695, Mary Robinson who died
Dec 31, 1740.  Children:
   1. Nathaniel Whitney b. Jan 23, 1695-6; d. Sept 23, 1730; m. June 22,
   1722, Mary Child of Watertown (? dau of Joseph Child)  Children:
           1. Ephraim Whitney b. at Groton (birth recorded at Weston) 
           June 2, 1723.
           2. David Whitney bap. at Weston, Nov 6, 1726.
    2. Sarah Whitney b. Mar 3, 1698-9; m. (published Aug 3, 1726) 
    Ephraim Rice of Worcester.
    3. Amos Whitney b. April 19, 1701.
    4. Elizabeth Whitney b. July 23, 1702; adm. to church 1727; m. Daniel
    Bigelow and moved to Worcester.
    5. Jonas Whitney b. Dec. 1703.
    6. James Whitney b. Mar 2, 1704-5.
    7. Susanna Whitney bap. June 17, 1711, aged 4 yrs. Had a dau. Mary
    b. Dec 29, 1732; m. May 31, 1736, Abraham Gregory.
    8. Solomon Whitney bap. June 17, 1711, aged 3 yrs.
    9. Samuel Whitney bap. June 17, 1711, aged 6 mos.
   10. Ebenezer Whitney bap. April 25, 1714, aged ____ yrs.
   11. Joshua Whitney bap.  April 25, 1714, aged one month.

William Whitney of Weston, Mass., who m. May 17, 1706, Martha Peirce.
Children:

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  1. William Whitney b. Jan 11, 1706-7
  2. Judith Whitney b. Nov 15, 1708.
  3. Amity Whitney b. Oct 6, 1712.
  4. Martha Whitney b. April 4, 1716; m. (published Jan 6, 1734) Timothy
  Mossman of Sudbury.
  5. Samuel Whitney b. May 23, 1719; (?) m. Oct 20, 1741, Abigail  
  Fletcher.


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John Whitney of Weston, who m. Feb 22, 1703-4, Sarah Cutting, prob. the
dau. of John Cutting.   Children:

1. Isaac Whitney b. Sept 2, 1710; m. Feb. 3, 1729-30, Elizabeth Gale and
had one child:
    1. Elizabeth Whitney bap. July 19, 1741.

2. Zechariah Whitney b. Dec. 28, 1711.

3. John Whitney b. June 22, 1714; m. (published Jan 30, 1736-7) Bethia
Cutter and he m. (2) Nov 28, 1754, Beria Peirce of Waltham.

4. Abraham Whitney b. Aug 8, 1716; (published June 17, 1741); m. Jan.
20, 1742-3, Tabitha Allen.  Children:
    1. Elisha Whitney b. Mar 2, 1743-4.
    2. Simon Whitney b. Nov 21, 1745; died April 25, 1751.
    3. Abigail Whitney b. April 23, 1751.
    4. Levi Whitney b. May 16, 1750.
    5. Sarah Whitney b. May 18, 1752.
(Abraham Whitney of Sudbury and Sarah Adams, published at Weston Sept 2,
1771.)

5. Joseph Whitney b. Oct 2, 1719; m. (published Mar 11, 1743) Mary Child
of Waltham. (Child, 44)

Benjamin Whitney who m. Mar 1, 1709-10, Elizabeth Fiske.  Children:

   1. Joseph Whitney b. Dec 3, 1710; m. April 19, 1737, Mary Child
   (Child, 87.)   Children:
          1. Joseph Whitney b. Mar 13, 1737-8.
          2. Joseph Whitney (again) b. Mar 13, 1738-9; (?) m. July 3,
          1760, Elizabeth Goddard.
          3. David Whitney b. Jan 21, 1740-1.
          4. Jonathan Whitney b. April 12, 1743; m. Oct 10, 1765,
          Susanna Norcross. Children:
             1. Susanna Whitney b. May 23, 1766.
             2. Mary Whitney b. Jan 10, 1768.
             3. Jonathan Whitney b. Dec 15, 1769.
             4. Joseph Whitney b. June 16, 1774.
             5. Samuel Whitney b. May 6, 1776.
          5. Abijah Whitney b. Sept. 6, 1744; m. June 12, 1783, Lydia
          Stearns of Waltham.
          6. a daughter bap. Nov 23, 1746.

2. Benjamin Whitney b. Sept 14, 1712; died Nov 13, 1713.

3. Samuel Whitney b. Nov 22, 1715; m. Mar 1, 1742-3, Mary Clark.

4. Elizabeth Whitney b. Mar 9, 1718-19; m. Nov 26, 1747, William McCune
of Weston and had:
      1. Lydia McCune b. Oct. 1748.
      2. Isaac McCune b. May 31, 1750.

Benjamin Whitney of Watertown who m. Rebecca ____.  Children:
    1. Mary Whitney b. July 12, 1733.
    2. Benjamin Whitney b. Aug 25, 1736.
    3. Rebecca Whitney b. Feb 4, 1738-9.
    4. Samuel Whitney b. April 7, 1742.
    5. Josiah Whitney b. June 17, 1746 (?4).
    6. Henry Whitney bap. Jan 12, 1745-6
    7. Lydia Whitney bap. Oct 18, 1747.
    8. Sarah Whitney bap.Sept 10, 1749.

John Whitney of Watertown, m. (1) Susan ____ and he m. (2) Bethia, the
widow of Joseph Peirce. He moved to Westford, Mass.  Children:

1. Susanna Whitney bap. May 31, 1730.
2. John Whitney bap. Mar 17, 1731-2; m. July 4, 1753, Mary Benjamin and had
       1. Samuel Whitney, bap. June 6, 1756.
3. Jonathan Whitney bap. April 20, 1732.
4. Amos Whitney bap. Nov 10, 1734.
5. Abraham Whitney bap. Dec 7, 1735; m. July 10, 1766, Elizabeth Whitney.
6. Moses Whitney bap. Sept 3, 1738.
7. Ezekiel Whitney bap. April 12, 1741.
8. Stephen Whitney bap. Aug 14, 1743.
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9. Aaron Whitney bap. April 12, 1746.
10. Ruth Whitney bap. July 6, 1748.

Ensign David Whitney of Waltham who m. Rebecca ____. His estate was
devided April 30, 1745.  Children:

1. Rebecca Whitney b. Nov 2, 1721; m. July 18, 1745, Thomas Stowell.

2. David Whitney b. Sept 25, 1723; died June 25, 1769; m. Mary (?Merriam)
Children:
    1. Mary Whitney b. Dec 22, 1751; m. April 19, 1769 William Wellington.
    2. David Whitney b. July 9, 1753; died Mar 1, 1776.
    3. Sarah Whitney b. Feb 8, 1756; m. Aug 28, 1776, Bezaleel Wright
    of "Murrayfield."
    4. Ruth Whitney b. Jan 2, 1760; m. Dec 7, 1780, Roland Blackman of
    Weston.
   
3. Anna (Hannah) Whitney b. Aug 8, 1725.

4. Nathan Whitney b. Mar 12, 1726-7.

5. Ruth Whitney b. Feb 23, 1728-9; d. April 23, 1757.

6. Josiah Whitney b. Nov 22, 1730; d. Dec 3, 1800; of Waltham; m. June
15, 1762, Sarah Lawrence. She d. Sept 14, 1794 aged 59 yrs.  Children:
   1. Sarah Whitney b. April 18, 1763.
   2. Josiah Whitney b. June 23, 1765; m. (published Jan 10, 1790) Mary
   Barrett of Ashby. After the birth of four children they were dismissed
   to the church of Ashby, Nov. 24, 1799.  Children:
        1. Josiah Whitney b. Mar 20, 1791.
        2. Sally Whitney b. Mar 19, 1792.
        3. Jonas Prescott Whitney b. Sept 22, 1793.
        4. Mary Whitney b. Sept 14, 1796.
   3. Rhoda Whitney b. Aug 22, 1768; m. May 8, 1794, Amos Smith.
   4. Jonathan Whitney b. May 8, 1772. By his wife Sarah___ had:
        1. Joseph Quincy Whitney b. 1805.
   5. Anna Whitney bap. April 2, 1775.
   6. Lucy Whitney bap. July 28, 1776.

7. Jonas Whitney b. June 25, 1733.

8. Jonathan Whitney b. Feb 10, 1735; died April 9, 1757.

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Daniel Whitney of Watertown, m. Dorothy ____ who died Aug 7, 1788 aged
82 yrs.  Children:

1. Benjamin Whitney b. April 12, 1723; by his wife, Deliverance had:
     1. Henry Whitney b. Jan 8, 1745-6.
     2. Sarah Whitney b. Sept 1, 1749.
     3. Benjamin Whitney b. Feb 2, 1751-2.
     3. Deliverance Whitney b. Nov. 20, 1757.

2. Abigail Whitney b. June 5, 1725; m. Mar 17, 1745, Edmund Fowle of
Watertown.

3. Simon Whitney b. May 20, 1727; died Oct 16, 1797; m. May 26, 1757,
Mary Ruggles who died Mar 12, 1773. Children:

    1. Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney b. Mar 19, 1759; Justice of the Peace,
    Town Clerk and Schoolmaster; m. Abigail, dau. of James & Abigail
    (Bradish) Frothingham b. May 24, 1760; d. Dec 17, 1833. Children:
          1. Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney b. May 27, 1782; of East
          Cambridge; m. Dec 1, 1806, Sally Stone.  Children:
               1. Nathaniel R. Whitney
               2. Jonathan Stone Whitney
               3. Alexander Whitney
          2. Polly Whitney b. Feb 10, 1784.
          3. James Bradish Whitney b. Mar 23,1786.
          4. Francis Whitney b. june 29, 1788.
          5. Hannah Whitney b. July 5, 1791.
          6. George Call Whitney b. Aug 18, 1793.
          7. William Whitney b. oct 20, 1795.
          8. Simon Whitney b. oct 30, 1797.
          9. John Whitney b. Oct 10, 1800.

     2. Dorothy Whitney b. July 22, 1760; died 1761.

     3. Mary Whitney b. Jan 10, 1762; died 1765.

     4. Grace Whitney b. July and died Sept. 1763.

     5. Lucy Whitney bap. Oct 25, 1767. *not birth date.

     6. Anna Whitney bap. July 23, 1769. *not birth date.

     7. Sarah Whitney b. Jan 25, 1773; m. Aug 29, 1792, Phinehas
     Jennison.
 
     8. Simon Whitney b. April 12, 1778.

     9. Richard Whitney b. Jan 12, 1782.

4. Joanna Whitney b. Sept 20, 1729; m. Sept 20, 1750 John Cooke.

5. Mary Whitney b. Sept 10, 1731.

6. Dorothy Whitney b. May 31, 1733; m. Sept 19, 1751, Nathaniel
Coolidge.

7. Daniel Whitney b. Dec 7, 1735; of Waltham; m. Mary ____. Children:

   1. Mary Kimball Whitney b. April 2, 1775.

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   2. Katherine Whitney b. Feb 21, 1777; m. Feb. 17, 1803, Francis S.
   Hooker of Rutland.

   3. Daniel Whitney b. Nov 8, 1778.

   4. Charles Whitney b. Nov 16, 1780; m. ____ and had children:
       1. Charles Whitney bap. July 15, 1810.
       2. Ann Aspinwall Whitney bap. Oct 4, 1812.
       3. James Frothingham Whitney bap. July 4, 1813.
       4. Sarah Watson Whitney bap. Sept 7, 1818.
       5. Martha Whitney.
       6. Bradshaw Whitney bap. May 25, 1817.
 
   5. Israel Whitney b. Aug 14, 1782. Married ____ Children:
       1. Sarah Barnard Whitney bap. Feb 19, 1814.
       2. Mary Ann Whitney bap. Feb 19, 1814.

   6. Dorothy Whitney b. Aug 4, 1784; m. May 9, 1805, Nathaniel Bright.

   7. Grace Whitney b. Jan 6, 1789.

   8. Elisha Whitney b. July 21, 1792.
  
8. Joshua Whitney b. April 3, 1737; m. Jan 26, 1759, Mary Clarke of
Newton.

9. Henry Whitney b. Dec 3, 1738; m. Jan 5, 1769, Hannah Tombs of Newton.
Children:
    1. Benjamin Whitney b. Mar 10, 1769 or 1770.
    2. Lydia Whitney who died Dec 28, 1776 age 3 years.
    3. Anna Whitney who died Dec 27, 1776 aged 3 years.
    4. Hannah Whitney who died Dec 24, 1776 aged 17 months.

10. Israel Whitney b. Aug 6, 1741; m. Jemima ____. His estate was divided
1792. It adjoined the dower of widow Abigail Fowle.  Children:
     1. Anna Whitney born and died 1767.
     2. Jemima Whitney b.July 23, 1768.
     3. Mary Whitney b. Feb 22, 1770.
     4. Dorothy Whitney b. Nov 10, 1771.
     5. Israel Whitney b. Mar 7, 1774; died Sept. 1775.

11. Lydia Whitney bap. 1743.

12. Grace Whitney b. Oct 22, 1744; m. Sept 30, 1765, Josiah Biscoe.

13. Elisha Whitney b. Feb. 27, 1747; grad. Harvard Coll. 1766; was a
physician of Hamilton and Beverly; M.M.S.S.; died 1807.

14. Lucy Whitney b. June 30, 1749; m. May 22, 1766, Benjamin Dana of
Cambridge.

Elnathan Whitney of Waltham m. Sarah ____ who died Oct 22, 1756 aged
54 yrs; he died April 18, 1759.  Children:

   1. Elnathan Whitney who died Mar 8, 1729-30.
   2. John Whitney b. Mar 3, 1730-1; m. May 31, 1753, Mary Benjamin.
   3. Aaron Whitney b. July 15, 1734.
   4. Samuel Whitney b. June 16, 1736; died young.
   5. Ebenezer Whitney b. Mar 9, 1738-9. [? the "Ebenezer of Sutton" who
   m. Oct 4, 1762, Abigail Brown of Weston ]
   6. Elnathan Whitney (again) b. Mar 28, 1741.
   7. Sarah Whitney b. Feb 13, 1745-6.
   8. Samuel Whitney b. Dec 28, 1751.

James Whitney who m. Nov 8, 1722, Mercy Flagg.  Children:

   1. Mercy Whitney b. Sept 5, 1723.
   2. Abigail Whitney b. Mar 17, 1725-6.
   3. Lydia Whitney bap. Mar 30, 1729.
   4. Allen Whitney b. Oct. 19, 1731; died 1736.
   5. Eunice Whitney b. May 3, 1734; died 1736.
   6. Eunice Whitney (again) b. Jan. 9, 1737-8; died 1740.
   7. Allen Whitney b. May; died Dec. 1740.
   8. James Whitney b. Oct 26, 1743.

James Whitney of Framingham who m. (1) Feb 2, 1714-15, Martha Rice.
They were dismissed to Sherburn Church Mar 28, 1728, where he was
chosen Deacon and where he m. (2) 1732, Elizabeth Twitchell. She died
Mar 31, 1782 aged 85 yrs and he d. April 10, 1770 aged 77 yrs. Children:

  1. John Whitney b. April 10, 1716; m. Feb 8, 1738-9, Abigail Perry of
  Sherburn and he died in Framingham 1741. Will dated Oct 31; prob. s.p.
  2. James Whitney b. June 4, 1718; m. Mar 18, 1741-2, Patience Leland
  and had, at Framingham:
      1. John Whitney b. Mar 10, 1742-3.
      2. Joseph Whitney b. at Sherburn, Mar 7, 1745.
      3. Martha Whitney b. Aug 16, 1747.
  3. Mary Whitney b. May 12, 1720.
  4. Martha Whitney b. Nov 9, 1721.
  5. Micah Whitney b. June 4, 1725.
  6. Ezra Whitney b. Feb 22, 1730.
  7. Daniel Whitney b. Dec 13, 1733.


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Solomon Whitney of Weston, m. March 5, 1731-2, Martha Fletcher 

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of Concord. He probably resided in that part of Weston which became a
part of Lincoln, Mass.  Children:

1. Solomon Whitney bap. Dec 14, 1735; m. at Lincoln, June 14, 1761, Mary
Fay.

2. Sarah Whitney bap. Aug 28, 1737.

3. Sarah Whitney (again) bap. Nov 5, 1738.

4. Lois Whitney bap. Jan 1, 1743-4; m. at Lincoln, Nov 19, 1771, Richard
Davis.

5. Abigail Whitney bap. Mar. 1, 1740-1.

6. Martha Whitney b. at Lincoln, May 14, 1754.

Samuel Whitney of Weston who m. April 8, 1735, Elizabeth Hastings and
moved to Shrewsbury about 1743.  Children:

1. Elizabeth Whitney b. Nov 30, 1735; died young.

2. Elizabeth Whitney (again) b. Feb 26, 1738; m. April 24, 1754, Joseph
Mixer, Jr.

3. Samuel Whitney b. Sept 23, 1739; m. 1762, Phebe Harrington, dau. of
Isaac Harrington of Grafton.  He moved to New Marlboro, Vermont. Children:

    1. Catherine Whitney b. May 5, 1763.
    2. Elizabeth Whitney b. Aug 26, 1764.
    3. Moses Whitney b. Oct 20, 1765; died in infancy.
    4. Moses Whitney (again) b. Jan 26, 1767.
    5. Guilford Whitney b. Jan 2, 1769.

4. Lydia Whitney bap. Mar 22, 1740-1; died Oct 3, 1745.

5. Nathaniel Whitney bap. Dec 5, 1742; d. Nov 19, 1744.

6. Lucy Whitney b. at Shrewsbury Aug 27, 1744 m. July 14, 1762,
Asaph Sherman of Grafton.

7. Lydia Whitney b. June 1, 1746; m. Nov 3, 1767, William Britton of
Rutland.

8. Susanna Whitney b. Feb 26, 1748; m. Oct. 4, 1768 John Bellows Jr. of
Southboro, Mass. and afterwards of Shrewsbury.

9. Nathaniel Whitney b. May 30, 1749; m. Jan. 21, 1771, Mary Houghton of
Lancaster, and settled at New Marlboro, VT.

10. Jonas Whitney b. June 14, 1751; m. Jan 11, 1773, Tamar Houghton, sister 
of his brother Nathaniel's wife, and settled at New Marlboro, Vt.

11. Sarah Whitney b. July 15, 1753; m. 1777, John Fisher of Lynn, Mass.

12. Eliphalet Whitney bap. May 4, 1757; m. Aug 12, 1776, Lois Houghton of
Lancaster & settled at New Marlboro, VT.

13. Martha Whitney bap. Aug 5, 1759.

William Whitney of Weston who m. (1) at Sudbury, Sept 10, 1735, Hannah
Harrington. She died in childbed, April 30, 1740 and he m. (2) Mar 30,
1742, Mary Peirce.  She died Feb 23, 1756, and he m. (3) Aug 12, 1756,
Margaret Spring.  He m. (4) (published Jan 14, 1763) Mrs. Sarah Davis of
Brookline.  Children:

1. William Whitney b. April 10, 1736; m. June 4, 1762, Mary Mansfield.
Children:
   1. William Whitney b. June 26, 1764.

2. Hannah Whitney b. Feb 16, 1737-8; m. April 25, 1757, Henry Spring of
Weston.

3. Phinehas Whitney b. April 23, 1740; grad. Harvard Coll. 1759; was
ordained at Shirley, Mass., June 23, 1762; the first settled minister,
and continued in that office more than fifty years 

(see Caleb Butler - p.367-369 and p. 497. - see insert below) 

He m. (1) at Weston, April 28, 1762, Miriam Willard of Harvard, Mass.  
She d. Mar 20, 1769 and he m. (2) 1770, Lydia Bowes. She d. Oct 11, 1805 
and he m. (3) the widow Jane Garfield who d. Mar 4, 1824.  He died 1819.  
Children:
   1. Thomas Whitney b. Mar 18, 1771; died Jan 18, 1844; m. Henrietta Parker
   2. Nicholas Bowes Whitney b. Mar 21, 1772; d. Nov 6, 1835; m. Nancy Adams
   3. Lydia Whitney b. Sept 8, 1773; m. John Watson.
   4. Elizabeth Whitney b. Nov 8, 1775; m. Dr. Amos Parker.
   5. William Whitney b. Oct 30, 1778; d. Jan 30, 1837; m. (1) Betsey Fiske
   and m. (2) Martha Simonds.
   6. Rebecca Cook Whitney b. Sept 2, 1781; m. William B. Meriam.
   7. Phinehas Sullivan Whitney b. July 6, 1785; m. (1) Lucy Cobb. He m. (2)
   Julia Ann Robinson.
   8. Sarah Whitney b. Dec 19, 1787.
   9. Clarissa Whitney b. Dec 2, 1790; m. Henry Isaacs.

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p.651 [Whitney]

   10. Charles Whitney b. Jan 2, 1794; d. Oct 6, 1824; m. Dolly Davenport.

4. Mary Whitney bap. Dec 17, 1742.

5. Mary Whitney (again) b. Dec 11, 1744; m. May 29, 1777, Amos Fiske of Waltham.

6. Sarah Whitney b. Sep 6, 1736.

7. Nathaniel Whitney b. May 1, 1748; died Oct 10, 1751.

8. Joel Whitney b. Dec 22, 1749; died the next February.

9. Susanna Whitney b. Dec 23, 1751; m. May 14, 1778, Isaac Mead.

10. Abigail Whitney b. Dec 30, 1753; m. May 14, 1778, Samuel Custis of Marlborough.



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Insert:
Subject: Phinehas Whitney, Minister of Shirley, MA
Source: History of Groton by Caleb Butler 1848
Chapter XX
p.367


Mr. Whitney's ministry exceeded half a century. It was peaceful, 
harmonious, prosperous. 

The only controversy he had with his people, and that seems to have been conducted 
with friendly feelings on both sides, 
was respecting the competency of his support. His salary at his ordination was fixed 
at 66 pounds, 13 shillings, 4 d.    This, at the time, Mr. Whitney 
acknowledged to be liberal. But as the Revolutionary War soon after  commenced, 
deranging the currency, and enhancing the price of the necessaries of life, that 
sum paid  in paper currency was evidently inadequate to his support. Several 
communications passed on the subject between the pastor and the people, and the 
matter was finally adjusted to the  satisfaction of the  parties by some temporary 
grants and a method of equalizing the salary by the price of grain.

During his ministry, one hundred and thirty-seven persons were admitted to the 
church in full communion; one hundred and ten acknowledged the baptismal covenant; 
eight hundred and forty-one persons were baptized. 
No record of marriages is found.

Having suffered several years from a paralytic affection, and arrived at the age 
of almost 80 years, he expired, December 13, 1819. His family are named in the list of 
families in the Appendix. (see p. 497, below)

Mr. Whitney was a prudent manager of his temporal affairs; so that, 
notwithstanding the smallness of salary, he provided well for the education of 
his children and left  them some property.

He was one of the trustees of Groton Academy from its foundation till his 
death, and patronized science and literature. His standing among the clergymen
 of his time and vicinity was respectable, and he was often called to take part in 
ecclesiastical councils, and to deliver occasional
discourses, some of which were published. In his religious sentiments, he 
was liberal, as were most of the clergy with whom he associated. He was a kind 
parent, affectionate husband andfaithful friend.

p.497 - Hist. of Groton - Caleb Butler, 1848
 
Reverend Phinehas Whitney m. Meriam Willard.
He m. (2) Lydia Bowes and m. (3) Jane Garfield, widow. He died December 13, 1819 Meriam 
Willard died March 20, 1769 Rev. Whitney m. (2) in 1770 Lydia Bowes d. Oct 11, 1805.
 Rev. Whitney  m. (3) Jane Garfield who died March 4, 
1824.

     1. Thomas Whitney b. Mar 19, 1771 m. Henrietta Parker; died Jan 14, 1844.

     2. Nicholas Bowes Whitney b. March 21, 1772, m. Nancy Adams; died Nov 6, 1835.

     3. Lydia Whitney b. Sept 8, 1773, m. John Watson.

     4. Elizabeth Whitney b. Nov 8, 1775, m. Dr. Amos Parker.

     5. William Whitney b. Oct 30, 1778, m. Betsey Fisk and Martha Simonds; died 
     Jan 30, 1837.

     6. Rebecca Cook Whitney b. Sept 2, 1781, m. William B. Meriam.

     7. Phineas Sullivan Whitney b. July 6, 1785, m. Lucy Cobb and Julia Ann 
     Robinson.

     8. Sarah Whitney b. Dec 19, 1787.

     9. Clarissa Whitney b. Dec 2, 1790, m. Henry Isaacs.

    10. Charles Whitney b. Jan 2, 1794 m. Dolly Davenport; died Oct 6, 1832.
    End, insert - Hist. of Groton - Caleb Butler, 1848
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p.651 [Whitney]

Ezekiel Whitney m. Dec 6, 1763, Catherine Draper of Roxbury. Children:

  1. Ezekiel Whitney b. April 13, 1768, married _____and had at   Watertown:
   1. Frank Whitney bap. June 2, 1793.
   2. Leonard Whitney bap. June 2, 1793.
   3. Abigail Whitney bap. Sept 14, 1794.
   4. Otis Whitney bap. Aug 12, 1798.
   He married (2) May 19, 1769 - Catherine Anson.

  2. Francis Whitney b. Sept 23,1771.

  3. Amasa Whitney b. May 4, 1774.

  4. Catherine Whitney b. Mar. 4, 1777; m. Feb 17, 1803, Francis S.
  Hooker of Rutland.

  5. Aaron Whitney b. June 20, 1780.

Stephen Whitney who m. May 10, 1770 Relief Stearns. They moved from
Watertown to Lunenburg, Mass., about 1783, to live with her uncle,
Col. Abijah Stearns who had no children.  Their children:

1. Stephen Whitney b. at Watertown Jan 25, 1771; m. Sally, the dau. of
Dr. Dexter, of Marlboro.  Children:

  1. William B. Whitney b. 1803, m. Harriet Hawks of Lancaster. Children:
        1. William Stephen Whitney.
        2. Maria Whitney.
        3. William Whitney.
        4. Sarah E. Whitney.
        5. John H. Whitney.
        6. Edmund C. Whitney
        7. William Whitney (again)
        8. Frances H. Whitney
        9. Georgiana Whitney.
       10. Marietta Whitney.

   2. Eliza Dexter Whitney b. June, 1805; m. 1824, Augustus Peirce, a
   cabinet maker of Leominster.  Children:
         1. Theodore Peirce b. 1825.
         2. Fidelia Peirce b. 1828.

   3. Sally Whitney b. Feb. 1807.

   4. Susan Whitney b. Aug 10, 1810; m. 1829, Emerson Hills, a cabinet-
   maker of Leominster. Children:
         1. Juliette Hills b. June 4, 1831.


2. Relief Whitney b. at Watertown, Nov. 11, 1773; m. June 19, 1803,
Asa Tarball, a miller, of Groton, Mass., born 1772.  Children:

     1. Edmund Tarball b. April 26, 1804, a jeweller; m. Feb. 1831, 
     Sophia, dau. of Silas Smith of Westminster.  Children:
             1. Anna S. Tarball.
             2. Edmund Tarball.
             3. Josephine B. Tarball.
     Sophia (Smith) Tarball died March, 1844 and he m. (2) Hannah Smith.

     2. Nancy Tarball b. Jan 6, 1806; m. June 5, 1830, J. J. Bigelow, a
     goldsmith of Boston.

     3. Charles Tarball b. Dec 3, 1807; m. May 20, 1834, Sarah B. Jewett
     and settled in Gardner, Maine.  Children:
           1. Helen Tarball.
           2. Henrietta Tarball.
           3. Charles Tarball.

3. Lucy Whitney b. at Watertown Oct 17, 1774; m. Mar 5, 1797, Solomon Day
a harness-maker of Fitchburg, b. Oct 23, 1769; d. Mar 3, 1837. Children:
     1. Abigail B. Day b. Mar 12, 1799; died Nov. 1818.
     2. Stephen Whitney Day b. Feb 28, 1801; married and had one child  
     who died.
     3. Lucretia Day b. April 19, 1803; a teacher in Boston.
     4. Mary Ann Day b. May 25, 1805; m. Levi Dawn, a surveyor of Fitch-
     burg, b. Aug 7, 1804.  Children:
            1. Leonard Dawn
            2. Elizabeth A. Dawn
            3. Rufus S. Dawn
            4. Edward P. Dawn
            5. Julia M. Dawn.
     5. Lucy Whitney Day b. Sept 10, 1807; m. Jan. 1832, Alvan Simonds,
     b. Dec 10, 1807; a cashier of the Mechanic Bank, South Boston.
     Children:
            1. Thomas C. Simonds b. Jan 20, 1833.
            2. Edward A. Simonds b. Dec 4, 1834.
            3. Alvan A. Simonds b. Oct 19, 1836.
            4. Joseph H. Simonds b. June 3, 1839.
            5. Lucy A. C. Simonds b. Dec 15, 1843; died 1844.
            6. Lucy E. Simonds b. Mar 3, 1845.
     6. Relief E. Day b. Aug 16, 1813; died June 1835.

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p.652

4. Abijah Whitney b. at Watertown, Aug. 10, 1776; m. Feb 6, 1812; Betsey
Whitney b. April 1, 1788, dau. of Jonas Whitney, Esq., of Westminster,
Mass.  Children:
     1. Benjamin Hurd Whitney b. Oct 15, 1813; m. May, 1836, Mary, the
     dau. of Abel Butters of Lunenburg, Mass.  She died Oct 3, 1840 and
     he m. (2) Nov. 1844, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Phelps of Lunenburg.
     2. Charles Stearns Whitney b. Oct 16, 1816; died April 18, 1833.
     3. Susan Whitney b. Dec. 23, 1820; died.
     4. Joseph Whitney b. Feb 21, 1823; died Sept. 1825.
     5. Francis Wolf Whitney b. July 15, 1825.
     6. Mary Elizabeth Whitney b. July 19, 1828.
     7. Martha Cunningham Whitney b. Feb 6, 1831.

5. Lois Whitney b. Jan 26, 1779; m. Francis Wolf of Boston.  Children:
     1. Louisa Wolf who m. Joseph Hunting of Boston. Children:
              1. Louisa Hunting.
              2. Joseph Hunting.
              3. George Hunting.
              4. Lucretia Hunting.
              5. Henry Hunting.
    2. Francis W. Wolf, a bookbinder of New York; married and had 
    children.
    3. Susan Wolf who m. Isaac Tole, a carpenter of Boston.

6. Nancy Whitney b. at Watertown, Oct 15, 1782; res. with her brother,
Prentiss Whitney; unmarried.

7. Polly Whitney b. Nov. 1783; m. 1814, Joseph Burns of Milford, N.H.
three children who died.

8. Lucretia Whitney b. Oct 14, 1785; m. Robert Cunningham, a carpenter
of Boston, who soon after died.

9. Prentiss Whitney b. Nov 2, 1787; formerly an auctioneer, of Boston,
removed to Gardner, Maine. He m. 1814, Sylvia, dau. of Joseph Bicknel,
formerly of Abington, Mass.  Children:

  1. Sylvia Whitney who m. ___ Townsend of Buffalo.
  2. Mary Whitney.
  3. Edward Whitney

10. Sukey Whitney (Susanna) b. Aug 16, 1789; died 1807.

Also:

John Whitney of Stow & Elizabeth Barnard, married at Watertown, Mar 2,
1709-10.

Mary Whitney who m. at Watertown, Oct 26, 1716, Abraham Chamberlin of
Roxbury.

Uriah Whitney of Natick and Lydia Mason married at Watertown Nov 11, 1747.

Abraham Whitney & Mary Mead m. at Watertown Dec 3, 1772.

Mary Whitney & John Woodbridge of So. Hadley, Mass. m. at Watertown,
June 10, 1762.

Polly Whitney & John Dudley of Lincoln, m. at Watertown Aug 29, 1793.

Moses Whitney and Jane Polly m. at Watertown, Sept 11, 1796.

Sukey Whitney & Jeremiah Knowlton, m. at Watertown April 13, 1800.

Susanna Whitney & John Warren, m. at Watertown, July 27, 1749.

Samuel Whitney & Mary Clarke, m. at Watertown, Mar 1, 1742-3.

Jonathan Whitney of Framingham & Eunice Marshall, m. at Waltham
June 15, 1758.

Mary Whitney & Abraham Bemis who m. at Waltham, Mar 7, 1768.

Amos Whitney of Watertown who m. Jan 17, 1811, Martha Priest of
Waltham.

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p.656 [Page]

Edward Winn of Woburn m. for his 2nd wife, Anna, relict of  Nicholas Wood of 
Boggestow
(Sherburne) and previously widow of William Page,  Jr. of Watertown where was 
his wife's
estate. The Will of his widow, Anna  dated Sept 9, 1685, proved Nov 1, 1686 
gave John
Coolidge £5; deacon Henry  Bright, £5; brother-in-law, Gleason 40 shillings; 
kinsman,
Thomas Gleason, 20  shillings; wife of Thomas Pratt, 20 shillings and 
bequests to her 
kinsmen,  Joseph, John, Philip, Isaac, William, Mary and Anne Gleason.
 
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p.656  [Winn]
Edward Winn of Woburn, m. (for his 2nd wife) Anna,  
the relict of Nicholas Wood of Boggestow*  (Sherburne)
and previously the widow of William Page Jr* of  Water-
town and moved to Watertown where was his  wife's
estate.  His Will dated Watertown, May 6, proved  Oct.
6, 1682 mentions son Increase; Sarah, dau. of his  son,
Joseph; 3 youngest children of "my son Moses  Cleave-
land;" 3 youngest children of "my son George  Polly."
Inventory Sept 11, 1682 by Deacon Josiah Convers  &
Ensign James Convers of Woburn, where his estate  was)
£160. 4. 6.   The Will of his widow, Anna, dated  Sept
9, 1685, proved Nov 1, 1686, gave John Coolidge  £5;
Deacon Henry Bright, £5.; brother-in-law, Gleason  40
shillings; kinsman Thomas Gleason 20 shillings;  wife
of Thomas Pratt, 20 shillings; and bequests to  kins-
men, Joseph, John, Philip, Isaac, William, Mary  &
Anne Gleason.

Edwin Winn of Woburn m. Jan. 3, 1697/8, Mary Stratton of Watertown.
 
2. Phebe Page m. about 1662, then past her prime, James
Cutler.  Her youth had not been unblemished.
 
3. Daniel Page buried August 10, 1634.
 
4. John Page Jr. b. 1630, adm. freeman 1652; m. at 
Groton,  Mass., Faith Dunster.  She died April 3, 1699
and he signed  a marriage contract with the widow of
Emory Lamb of Boston,  Sept. 5, 1699, to be married
that day.  On June 6, 1702,  they executed an indenture
with Samuel Phipps of Charlestown and  John Hammond of
Watertown "for use of his wife."  He went  to Groton
about 1662; in that year sold land in Watertown  which
he had bought of his father, John Sr., and the  next
year he, then of Groton, sold 40 acres of land  in
Watertown to Deacon Thomas Hastings.  In 1700 to  1703
he sold 8 lots of land in Groton to his son,  Jonathan
Page and in 1708 sold land in Groton to John Page.  He
did not continue to reside in Groton.  His son  Jona-
than was born at Watertown and he was probably  the
son who respresented Watertown in 1700.
 
        Children:
1. John Page b. in Groton Dec  10, 1669.
2. Samuel Page b. in Groton  June 4, 1672.
3. Mary Page b. in Groton  Jan 9, 1674/5; (m.
?  ____Boardman).
4. Jonathan Page b. in  Watertown June 24,  1677;
by wife Mary had  8 children in Groton,  where
he died Oct 10,  1751 aged 74 (see Butler,  p.
420).


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p.682 [Bigelow]

John Bigelow, Senr. was born in 1617, according to his age, given as a witness in Court. His
Will, dated January 4, 1702, 3, mentions his wife (not named); sons John ("the eldest"),
Jonathan, Daniel, Samuel, Joshua; daughters Mary Flagg, Elizabeth Sternes; children of
dau. Sarah Larned, daughters Abigail Harrington and Martha Woods.  Son Joshua and son-in-law
Isaac Larned, executors. Capt. Benjamin Garfield, overseer.

The Inventory of his real estate, dated July 16, 1703.  House and about 13 acres of land,
160 pounds; 20 acre Dividend land 15 pounds; 6 acres of meadow, east of Beaver Brook, 20
pounds; 5 acres at Four Mile Brook, 10 pounds; part of estate left by the widow's father,
Bemis, to his daughter Sarah, relict of the deceased, not really known.

The administrator's account mentions payment of legacies to children of John Stearns and
children of Obadiah Wood.  Also a charge of two shillings for a man and horse to notify
John Stearns at Billerica, to attend the funeral.  Also 3 shillings for a man and horse to
Sherburne to notify Isaac Larned and wife to attend the funeral.

As there is no reference to a son James, or his family in the father's Will, it might raise
a doubt whether John had such a son; but the record of his marriage, by Reverand Mr. Bailey,
must remove all doubt.  "Upon the 25 March, 1687, at my own house in Watertown, I married
James Begalow, the son of John Begalow, and Patience Brown, the daughter of Jona. Brown,
with their parents full consent, being legally published." etc.

For information concerning Major John Bigelow, see note in Hinman, p.211.  He did not belong
to the expedition to Canada in 1775, under Arnold.  It was Major Timothy Bigelow who belonged
to that expedition.

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p.687 [Sparhawk]

Bethia Bond b. 1693 m. Nathaniel Oliver of Cambridge, b. Feb. 1,  1685, son 
of Deacon Thomas
Oliver, Esq & Mary (Wilson) Oliver of  Cambridge; grandson of Rev. John & 
Elizabeth (Newgate)
Oliver of Rumney  Marsh and great grandson of Elder Thomas Oliver of Boston, 
who came to
New  England in 1631.  She died a widow December 1784 aged 81 yrs.  The  
Boston News Letter
of December 22, announcing her death, says "her only child  Mary is the 
amiable consort of
Thomas Sparhawk, Esq."  Thomas & Mary  (Oliver) Sparhawk had son Thomas 
Sparhawk b. Mar 16, 
1736-7 who grad.  Harvard Coll. 1755. Jonathan Fuller of Newton, uncle of 
Bethia Bond  be-
queathed £2 to the wife of Nathaniel Oliver. (see also Jackson's History  of 
Newton, pp. 279,
331, 373 and 374)


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p.673 [Abbott]

John Abbott b. Aug 26, 1662, son of George and Sarah (Farnum) Abbott of Andover, m.
Jemima ____and settled at Sudbury about 1696.  Children, born at Sudbury:

1. Jemima Abbott b. Oct 10, 1699 m. at Watertown, Dec 12, 1717, Nathaniel
Norcross.
2. John Abbott, b. Oct 3, 1701, m. at Lexington Oct 18, 1721, Elizabeth Phipps,
of Lexington & settled in Conn.
3. Sarah Abbott b. Sept 10, 1704, m. at Watertown Mar 19, 1723-4, Nathaniel Williams
of Cambridge.
4. Mary Abbott who m. ____ Wheeler.
5. Hannah Abbott b. 1710 m. at Watertown, John Cady of Tolland, CT.   It was probable
that their dau. Hannah Cady  m. at Tolland, William Shurtleff 

John Abbott, millwright of Watertown was apptd. to a committee for building a bridge
over the Charles River.  He died at Watertown Mar. 24, 1717-18 aged 57 years, and his
widow m. prior to 1721, John Beeks.  The Will of Jemima Beeks dated May 28, 1747
witnessed by John Coolridge, Sarah Briant and Sarah Cotting, and presented for proof
March 18, 1754 by Daniel Livermore), mentions dau. Jemima Norcross; dau. Hannah
Cadee (Cady) and children of her daughter, Mary Wheeler, dau. Mrs. Beeks died Mar 4,
1754.  

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p.677 [Barsham]

	Barsham is a Yorkshire name. Coat of arms. Per pale gu. and 
     ar. a chief or. Crest.--A garb in fesse. William Barsham was one of a jury of 
     inquest, Sept. 28, 1630, and member of a trial jury, "of life and death," Sept. 19, 
     1637. He was a selectman in 1653, and was some time sealer of weights and measures. 
     His son JOHN, probably of Exeter, by wife MEHITABEL had the following 
     children. 
       1. Annable, b. May 31, 1670. 2. Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1671-2. 
       3. Dorothy, b. Feb. 2, 1673-4. 4. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 167-. 
       5. William, b. Ap. 25, 1678. [Record in the State Archives, Concord, N. H.] 
   Capt. Nathaniel Barsham, was a lieutenant in the forces raised in 1690 for an expedition 
     against Canada. He was town-clerk 1686 and 98; selectman, 1686, 88, 89, 
     and 90. 

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p.679
The Inventory of Thomas Bartlett, dated January 9, 1644-5, £191. 16s.   In May, 1631, Thomas Bartlett was
a servant of Mr. Pelham.


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p.679

Beeks. John Beeks, a cordwainer of Watertown m. previous to 1721, Jemima, widow
of John Abbott.  Mr. John Beeks died June 22, 1746. Mrs. Beeks died Mar 4, 1754.
Mary Beeks, dau. of John Beeks, bap. Oct 30, 1743, Margaret bap. April 7, 1745.
Mr. Beek's (or Beath), eldest dau. died Feb 28, 1747. In 1722, there was a suit in
Court, John Beeks of Watertown, cordwainer vs. Nutt.

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p.679 [Beers]
Correction - Captain Beers was not the first one  authorized "to keep an 
ordinary."
 
Jabez Beers m. Elizabeth dau of Jasper Rush of Dorchester.
 
May 17, 1698, Jabez and Richard Beers of Watertown sold to Samuel How 300  
acres
of land in Marlboro, granted to Captain Richard Beers, Oct 14,  1664.  In 
1714,
Jabez Beers of Watertown sold land to Joseph Shattuck of  Watertown, 
barber-chirurgeon,
and his wife Mary.
 
It is probable that Anthony Beers moved from Watertown to Roxbury and there  
had a son
Barnabas b. Sept 6, 1658.  In 1667, lands in Fairfield,  Conn., wer granted 
to 
Anthony
Beers, which he sold in 1669.
 
This name, *Eleazer by inadvertence was misplaced.  He was a son,  probably 
of 
the eldest
of Captain Richard Beers and one of his executors.  [Elnathan was the eldest 
son]

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Volume II.

p.702 [Boylston]

It is evident from the County Records that Thomas Boylston of Watertown, was not a very exemplary husband or Christian and that his friends in 
England had not full confidence in his prudence and discretion; as an agent
was employed to purchase an estate for him in Watertown.  It is not improb-
able that he had been a gay young gentleman of London, whose habits were not formed after the Puritanical model, and, not being a member of the
church, he was never admitted freeman.

April 1650 - Suit. Thomas Boylston vs. Thomas Pratt, for withholding money
sent him by his uncle.  John Sawin testified that in 1648, he spoke with
the old man (the uncle), and he said he had assigned his house and lands
in New England to him, Thomas Pratt, (in trust) for young Boylston ("Boidson") and his children. Nonsuited.

Capt. Thomas Smith, a butcher of Charlestown, Mass., m. Sarah Boylston,
the 2nd daughter of Thomas Boylston of Watertown. She was admitted full
communion at Charlestown Aug 26, 1668.  She died Aug 18, 1711 aged 70 yrs.
(gravestone).  Mar 27, 1671, Thomas Smith, butcher, of Charlestown, for
good cause, conveys by deed to "John Chinery, my father-in-law, and Thomas
Boylston, my brother-in-law," the house in Charlestown, "where I now dwell"
the land and out-hourses and furniture, and all my lands, rights, and interest in Watertown; In trust, for behoof of Sarah Boylston, my wife and
children, that I have by her.  In consideration, they agree to pay his wife
£20 and to discharge a debt he (Thomas Smith) owes John Richards, a mer-
chant of Boston.  July 1, 1679, Thomas Smith and wife Sarah for £29 sold 10
acres of land in Watertown to Samuel & Joseph Allen.   Children:

1. Sarah Smith b. July 22; d. Aug 17, 1664.
2. Thomas Smith b. July 1, 1665.
3. William Smith b. Mar 24, 1666-7; m. Abigail Fowle.
4. Sarah Smith bap. May 3, 1668.
5. John Smith b. Feb 11, 1670.
6. a son, bap. Feb 12, 1681-2.
7. John Smith bap. Feb 12, 1688-9.

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p.703

For the information respecting the family and descendants of Dr. Thomas
Boylston Jr. of Muddy River on p. 91, we were indebted almost exclusively
to the researches of Mr. Thomas B. Wyman Jr.  Since the printing of that
page, he has made some corrections and added greatly to the amount of the
information, which he has published in the Geneal. Reg. vii. pp 145-150.
The Genealogy, is still far from being complete, and the compiler desires
those who are interested in the subject, and are critical of such matters
to communicate corrections and additions to Mr. John Hunt of Boston. To aid
in this undertaking, and to give a more full and satisfactory view of that
luxuriant branch of the old Watertown stock, we here insert in a condensed
form, so much of that article in the Register, as seem to be clearly
ascertained:

Thomas Boylston born in Watertown, Jan. 26, 1644-5, chirugeon of Muddy
River (Brookline) m. at Charlestown Dec 13, 1665, Mary Gardner, born at
Muddy River, April 9, 1648.  She died July 8, 1722 aged 74 yrs. He was en-
gaged in the Narragansett War.  His estate at £570. 14s. 10d.  Children:

1. Edward Boylston, a tailor, of Boston, m. Mary, dau. of John & Mary (Fowle) Dasset of Boston. He is said to have been lost at sea (vessel
foundered) in going to London.  His widow, Mary m. Josiah Flint.  Children:
   1. Hannah Boylston b. 1696; d. 1697.
   2. Edward Boylston bap. Nov 27, 1698.
   3. Thomas Boylston bap. Jan 2, 1701.

2. Richard Boylston b. abt 1670; a cordwainer, of Charlestown, m. Mary Smith b. Feb 18, 1677-8, the only child of James and Mary (Foster) Smith
and the grandaughter of John Smith, ship-builder of Charlestown.  She died
April 16, 1764 aged 86.  He died April 25, 1752 aged 82 yrs.  Children:
    1. Mary Boylston b. Feb 23, 1698-9 m. at Charlestown Oct 27, 1719,
    John Earle of Boston.
    2. Ann Boylston, b. Jan 12, 1700-1; m. June 18, 1719, Stephen Hall. She
    died in Charlestown, July 3, 1734 (gravestone).
    3. Elizabeth Boylston bap. Oct 3, 1702; m. April 26, 1724, Capt.
    Nathaniel Wyer. She was a widow in 1753.
    4. Sarah Boylston b. June 11, 1706; m. Aug 26, 1724, Jonathan Call. She
    died Oct 1796 aged 91 yrs. 15 children.
    5. Dudley Boylston b. July 22, 1708; died in infancy.
    6. Anna Boylston, bap. 1710; m. Jan 19, 1734-5, Benjamin Brown of
    Boston, boat-builder; of Shirley, Mass., in 1782.
    7. Lydia Boylston, bap. May 24, 1713; died Oct 9, 1713 (gravestone).
    8. Abigail Boylston bap. June 25, 1715; d. May 16, 1788; m. Dr. Francis
    Moore.
    9. Lydia Boylston bap. Jan 31, 1719; d. Mar., 1791.
   10. Richard Boylston b. July 7, 1722; a brazier of Charlestown; m. (1)
   April 16, 1747, Mary, dau. of William Abrahams. He m. (2) Oct 13, 1763,
   Parnel Foster, bap. Aug 24, 1729, dau of Richard Jr. & Mary Foster.
   He d. June 30, 1807 aged 85 yrs.  Children:
          1. Mary Boylston who m. Ezra Beamen. She died at West Boylston,
          June 9, 1813, aged 62 yrs.
          2. Richard Boylston bap Sept 17, 1752; a brazier of Charlestown,
          m. Eunice Stetson.
          3. William Boylston bap. Mar 19, 1755; a brazier of Charlestown &
          Boston; d. Sept 1836; m. (1) Mary B. Miles; m. (2) in Boston,
          Oct. 25, 1792 Hannah Gotte. One son, Nicholas Boylston.
          4. Martha Boylston bap. June 20, 1756; m. at Boston, June 3, 1794
          Deacon Ephraim Frost.
          5. Ann Boylston bap. April 23, 1758; m. April 15, 1788, Ebenezer
          Jones of Princeton.
          6. Thomas Boylston bap. April April 13, 1760, a brazier of
          Charlestown; m. Oct 27, 1808, the widow, Mercy (Hay) Farnsworth
          dau. of John & Mercy Hay. (Insert: Source - Farnsworth Memorial
          p.424 - Line of Jonathan Farnsworth & Ruth Shattuck of Groton, MA
          Jacob Farnsworth bap. July 1, 1764 son of Abel Farnsworth & wife,
          Elizabeth McFarling of Harvard, Mass.  Jacob Farnsworth m. (1)
          1789, Sally Carey who died Nov 8, 1794; he m. (2) June 21, 1795,
          Mercy Hay bap. May 11, 1766 dau of John & Mercy Hay of Charles-
          town, Mass. She died Jan 2, 1849 aged 83 and he died Mar 4, 1798.
          She m. (2) Oct 27, 1808, Thomas Boylston of Charlestown, Mass.
          Some of his descendants are said to live at or near Fort Scott,
          Kansas. Jacob Farnsworth's children by Mercy Hay were: John H.
          Farnsworth b. 1797; m. 1845, Sarah E. Wise of Boston; res. at
          Dana, Mass., and died there. 3 children.  Mercy Farnsworth b.
          November 1798.
          7. Parnel Boylston bap. Dec 23, 1764; m. Thomas Brooks.
          8. Hannah Boylston bap. April 20, 1766; d. July 7, 1807.

3. Abigail Boylston b. 1674; m. Ebenezer Brooks of Medford, a grandson of
Joshua & Hannah (Mason) Brooks and the grandfather of Governor John Brooks.
She died May 26, 1756 aged 82 yrs.

4. Peter Boylston a shop-keeper of Brookline, m. Ann White. He died Sept 10
1743. The Will of his widow, Ann, dated Mar 13, 1754. May 2, 1713, his
brother and other heirs conveyed to him their shares in the homestead of 96
acres.  Children:


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4. Peter Boylston a shop-keeper of Brookline, m. Ann White. He died Sept 10
1743. The Will of his widow, Ann, dated Mar 13, 1754. May 2, 1713, his
brother and other heirs conveyed to him their shares in the homestead of 96
acres.  Children:

  1. Benjamin Boylston b. April 29, 1705; m. Nov 30, 1727, Elizabeth Sumner
  b. April 7, 1708, dau of Edward & Elizabeth (Clap) Sumner. of Brookline -
  1729; of Mendon, 1733.

  2. Ann Boylston, b. Nov 1, 1706; m. Mar 21, 1729, Ebenezer Adams b. Dec 30,
  1704, youngest son of Joseph & Hannah Adams of Braintree. 6 children of   whom
  the 5th child was Zabdiel Boylston b. Nov 5, 1739; grad. Harvard Coll.   1759;
  minister of Lunenburg, Mass.

  3. Susanna Boylston b. 1708-9; m. Nov 23, 1734, Deacon John Adams of Brain-
  tree. They were the parents of John Adams, President of the United States.

  4. Mary Boylston b. Sept 15, 1714; m. at Boston, Sept 5, 1740, Nathan   Simpson
  a blacksmith.

  5. Elizabeth Boylston b. June 29, 1717, m. at Boston, June 4, 1742, James
  Cunningham.

  6. Jerusha Boylston, bap. Feb 8, 1719; m. Sept 23, 1743, Joseph Veasie.

5. Sarah Boylston b. 1680; m. Samuel Brooks of Medford. She d. Oct 16, 1736
aged 56 yrs.

6. Lucy Boylston who m. Mar 10, 1702-3, Benjamin Phillips of Charlestown.

7. Zabdiel Boylston, b. abt 1679; an eminent physician, of Brookline, m. at
Boston, Jan 18, 1706, Jerusha Minot b. Jan 28, 1679, dau of John & Elizabeth
(Brick) Minot of Dorchester. She d. april 15, 1764 aged 85 and he died
Mar 1766 aged 87.  Children:
    1. Zabdiel Boylston b. Feb 10, 1706-7 grad Harvard Coll. 1724 & died in
    England, unm.
    2. John Boylston b. Mar 23, 1708-9 settled at Bath, England and died    
    there Jan 17, 1795 aged 86; unm. He was very liberal in his gifts to
    benevolent objects.
    3. Elizabeth Boylston b. June 29, 1710; died young.
    4. Jerusha Boylston b. Nov 5, 1711; m. Oct 28, 1731, Benjamin Fitch.
    5. Mary Boylston who d. May 1802 aged 89, unm. Will dated June 3, 1796.
    6. Thomas Boylston b. July 30, 1715; a physician of Boston; m. Nov 15,
    1745, Mary Coales s.p. His Will dated July 26, 1749 proved May 29, 1750
    and his wife survived him.
    7. Elizabeth Boylston b. Jan 4, 1716-17 m. Oct 22, 1747, Dr. Gillum
    Taylor of Boston.
    8. Joseph Boylston b. July 11, 1710; died early.

8. Mary Boylston who m. (1) ___Lane; m. (2) ____Hubbard & m. (3) ___Dwight.

9. Rebecca Boylston b. Sept 15, 1685; m. May 25, 1708, William Abbot. She d.
in Roxbury, Sept 7, 1762; aged 76 (gravestone)

10. Dudley Boyston b. abt 1688; of Brookline m. Elizabeth Gardner. He died
april 18, 1748 aged 60 yrs.  Estate, £2410. 13s.  Her Will dated March 2,
1772, proved Oct 31, 1776.  Children:

   1. Ann who m. Robert Williams of Boston.
   2. Mary b. Dec 25, 1719; d. Jan 3, 1727.
   3. Elizabeth who m. at Roxbury Mar 9, 1756, Benjamin Williams. four
   children. She died before 1772.
   4. Dudley b. about 1723; d. Aug 29, 1749.
   5. Joshua of Brookline m. Mar 22, 1783 Abigail Baker who died Oct
   1814, aged 70  yrs. He d. abt Nov 1, 1804 aged 79 yrs. Children:
      1. Abigail Boylston b. Jan 28, 1784; m. May 31, 1810, Deacon
      Joshua Clark. She d. Dec 14, 1825, aet 42 yrs.
      2. Rebecca Boylston who died Oct 3, 1817.
   6. Mary Boylston who d. Oct., 1815 aged 88 yrs. unm.
   7. Richard Boylston a cordwainer, of Brookline; estate (£27) admin.
   May 8, 1750.
   8. Caleb Boylston b. Mar 19, 1730; lived in the South, 1796.
   9. Sarah Boylston bap. Aug 6, 1732; m. Dec. 22, 1761, Samuel Davis.
  10. Susannah Boylston b. Dec. 5, 1734; m. at Roxbury, Aug 18, 1757,
  Deacon Samuel Sumner. 4 children.
  11. Edward Boylston b. Jan 2, 1737-8; of Springfield; wife, Lydia. He d.
  Dec 21, 1814 aged 77 yrs.
  12. Hannah Boylston who m. Beza Cushing.

11. Joanna Boylston who m. July 5, 1714, James Landman.

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12. Thomas Boylston, a saddler and shopkeeper of Boston, m. May 14, 1715,
Sarah, dau of Nicholas Morecock. His Will dated Mar 28, proved April 6, 1739.
His widow died Feb. 1774. Children:

   1. Nicholas Boylston b. Mar 13, 1716; lived on School St., Boston, owner
of a pew in Brattle Street Church. His Will dated Aug 1, proved Aug 30, 1771.
He endowed a professorship at Harvard Coll. He directed his executors to
purchase the ancient homestead in Brookline which had beloged to his grand-
father Dr. Thomas Boynton, and to convey the same to Brookline Church.

   2. Saray Boylston b. Jan 7, 1717, m. at Boston Sept 23, 1743, Edward
Robinson.

   3. Anna Boylston b. Jan 8, 1719.

   4. Thomas Boylston b. Oct 7, 1721; a merchant of the Parish of St.
Martin's Vintry, London, where he died Dec 30, 1798, unm. He made bequests
to the city of Boston.

   5. Mary Boylston b. Feb 19, 1722; m. June 13, 1746, Benjamin Hallowell.
fourteen children. One of whom assumed the name of Ward Nicholas Boylston.
Another was Sir Benjamin Hallowell, an Admiral in the British Navy. Another,
Mary, m. Judge Elmesley of Montreal, Canada.  Children:
     1. Ward Nicholas (assumed) Boylston, a merchant of London, of Roxbury,
     and Princeton, Mass., m. (1) Mary. He m. (2) Alicia Darrow of England.
     His Will dated Feb 5, 1828.  As a trustee and in his own right, he held
     much wealth and was a very liberal benefactor.  Children:
             1. Nicholas who died in London, of the East India service.
             2. Thomas.
             3. John Lane of Princeton, who m. Sarah Brooks b. abt 1791, now
             (1853) a widow.  Children:
                   1. Ward Nicholas who grad Harvard Coll. 1835, M.D. 1839,
                   M.M.S.S. of Princeton.
                   2. Thomas of Roxbury m. Caroline A. Fowle.
                   3. Alicia b. 1822.
                   4. Mary Hallowell b. 1825.
                   5. Louisa Catharine Adams b 1828.
    6. Nathaniel Boylston b. Mar 21, 1724; of St. Christopher's in 1771.
    7. Lucy Boylston b. Sept 28, 1725; m. at Boston, Timothy Rogers.
    8. Rebecca Boylston b. Dec 7, 1727; m. Aug 13, 1773, Lieut. Governor
    Moses Gill of Massachusetts.

 7. Sarah Boylston bap. Mar 17, 1723; m. John Potter, brazier.

     
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Since the Bright pedigree was printed (September, 1852) Mr. Somerby has been prosecuting his antiquarian and gen-
ealogical researches in England and has obtained much additional information respecting the early history of this
family.  The additions are so great, that it is deemed advisable to reprint the pedigree, corrected and enlarged,
and to append to it, in the form of notes, most of the information recently obtained. For the materials of this in-
formation we are chiefly indebted to the personal researches of Mr. Somerby, and for the condensation and arrange-
ment of them in the following pages, we are much indebted to Mr. Jonathan B. Bright of Waltham, whose enlightened
liberality has furnished the means for prosecuting these elaborate investigations.

That the Bright family of Suffolk, England, was one of high respectability among the gentry of that county, is
evident from their many alliances by marriage, with persons of honourable houses. Although their lineage has been
traced back no farther than Walter Bright of Bury St. Edmunds, yet there are reasons for believing the family to
have related to the Brights who flourished in the County of Kent, England, at a much earlier period. 

Catherine Bright of Royton, in that county, who married Robert Waters, a gentleman of large estates, was the mother
of Mary Waters who after became the celebrated Mrs. Honeywood of Mark's Hall, in Essex, England. In 1709, her por-
trait was bequeathed to Thomas Bright of Bury St. Edmonds, to his cousin, Fisher; who, he says, was related to the
Honeywoods.  Some families of the name of Bright flourished in Essex and Norfolk, England, from a very early period,
and as these counties adjoin Suffolk, it is quite probable that they were of the same original stock. That Suffolk
family of Bright, in the male line, is believed to be extinct in England.

Henry Bright, the Anglo-American ancestor of the family embraced in this volume, was evidently the only one of the
Suffolk, England family, that came to New England. It has already been shown (p.96) that he must have come over as
early as 1630, as in that year he became a member of the first church of Boston, Mass., which was organized in
Charlestown. As his name does not afterwards occur in the Boston Records, nor among those who remained  in Charles-
town, after the great removal thence to Boston, it is presumed that he went very early to Watertown, perhaps in 1630,
although not with the very first settlers.  His descendants, in the male line, have continued to reside in Watertown,
and vicinity to the present (1854) time. They have never been numerous; but the pages of this volume show that those
in the female branches who trace their lineage to him, are very numerous.

Others of the name Bright came early to New England, but there are no reasons, derived from American records or
traditions, for supporting that any of them were related to Deacon Henry Bright of Watertown; and the result of
extensive investigations in England, seems to clearly prove that they are not.  Two of these were of Watertown viz.: Henry Bright, Sen. (see p.96) and Thomas Bright, who purchased the house
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and homestall lot of Lieut. Robert Feake (famous for marrying "The Winthrop Woman") and sold it Dec 17, 1640 for
£60, to Col. William Rainborow. It is probable that this Thomas Bright went to Hampton about the time he sold his
house and land in Watertown. Nothing is known of the origin or the date of the arrival of either of them. Author's
note: May not this Thomas Bright be the Thomas Brighton who embarked on the ship Truelove, for New England in Sept.
1635, then aged 31 yrs?  Rev. Francis Bright son of Edward Bright of London, England, came over in 1629, in company
with Rev. Mr. Higginson, settled in Charlestown and returned to England the next year.  (see also Frothingham's
History of Charlestown, Mass., p.25.)  Samuel Bright, servant of John Sweat, was admitted full communion in the first
church of Boston, Sept. 1644 and was admitted freeman May, 1645. The name Bright appears in Salem, Mass. in 1636 and
in Hampton in 1640, but it is not known what became of those bearing it.  The name occurs frequently in Boston in the
last century, as early as 1724, in church records, and also in Dedham, Mass.  Most of those in the United States,
out of New England, are supposed to be descended from the early settlers of this name in Pennsylvania.

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p.723 [Brooks]

Capt. Caleb Brooks or Medford m. (1) Mary Wyer. She died Jan 11, 1745 aged
54 yrs.  He m. (2) Mar 1, 1749, Ruth Albree.  He died Nov. 21, 1766 aged 73
and his widow, Ruth died May 6, 1793.  His Will, dated May 2, 1766 mentions
wife, Ruth, son Caleb Jr., son John (who was provided for as wishing to be
a physician) daughters, Mary Pratt, Abigail Hall, Ruth Secomb, Sarah, 
Increase, Elizabeth, Hannah and Ebenezer. 
Children:

1. Mary Brooks bap. Dec 26, 1731 m. ____Pratt.
2. Abigail Brooks bap. July 22, 1733, m. Oct 24, 1757, Joseph Hall.
3. Ebenezer Brooks bap. May 4, 1735. He d. Sept 18, 1775.
4. Caleb Brooks, Jun'r., bap. Sept 5, 1736, died.
5. Caleb Brooks, (again) bap. Oct 5, 1737, died.
6. Rebecca Brooks, bap July 7, 1739; m. Nov 6, 1765, Samuel Hall.
7. Ruth Brooks bap. Aug 12, 1741; m. Oct 23, 1760, Joseph Secomb.
8. Sarah Brooks bap. Nov 28, 1742.
9. Caleb Brooks (again bap. Sept 29, 1745; m. January, 1767, Mary Kidder.
10. Increase Brooks bap. Dec 26, 1746.

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p.724

11. Theodore Brooks b. Jan 6, 1751.
12. John Brooks bap. May 31, 1752; m. Lucy Smith.(see p. 725)
13. Joseph Brooks bap. Feb. 24, 1754;d. May 11, 1756.
14. Elizabeth Brooks bap June 26, 1757; m. Dec 31, 1776 Rev. Jacob Burnap of
Merrimack, father of Rev. George W. Burnap of Baltimore.
15. Hannah Brooks bap. Feb 12, 1760; m. Oct 21, 1794, Francis Burns.

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p.725

Gov. John Brooks, son of Caleb Brooks b. May 31, 1752, studied medicine
with Dr. Simon Tuft of Medford, Mass. and commenced medical practice in
Reading, Mass. where he married in 1774, Lucy Smith and was there commander
of a company of Minute-Men at the commencement of the Revolution. when he
went to Boston to procure medicine for his practice, he engaged an English
officer to teach him the military excercise, in this manner, preparing him-
self for the important military duties that devolved upon him.

In military life, he rose to the rank of Major-General and his military
character and services are too well known to require a recital here.  In
civil life he sustained successively the office of Representative, Senator,
Councilman, U.S. Marshal for Massachusetts, Elector of President, which last
office he held seven times successively and Governor of Massachusetts. He
received his education at the common schools, but in 1787, he received the
honorary degree of A.M. at Harvard and Yale; M.D. at Harvard, 1810 and LL.D.
in 1817. He was President M.M.S. He died March 1, 1825 aged 73 yrs.  His 
wife Lucy died Sept 28, 1791 aged 38 years.  In the Medford graveyard there
is a monument erected to his memory by his friends and fellow citizens.
Children:

1. Lucy Brooks b. June 16, 1776 m. George O'Kill Stuart and died 1813.
2. Alexander Scammell Brooks b. oct 19, 1781; m. Sarah Turner. He d. Dec.
17, 1836. His children:
      1. Lucy Brooks who m. May 30, 1843, Edward L. Keys.
      2. John Brooks a midshipman, U.S.Navy died June 4, 1843.
3. John Brooks, Jun'r. b. May 20, 1783; graduated Harvard 1803; of the
U.S. Navy; killed Sept. 10, 1813 on board Commodore Perry's flag ship in
the battle of Lake Erie.

Note: Gov. John Brooks descended from Thomas Brooks of London, England to
Watertown, Mass., admitted freeman Dec. 7, 1636.  It is evident he is not the
Thomas Brooks aged 20 who in 1635 arrived with Rev. Peter Bulkley.  

This Thomas Brooks was known as Capt. Thomas Brooks who first settled at
Watertown. There are numerous alliances between his descendants and other
families of Watertown but it cannot properly be called a Watertown family. I am
indebted to Mr. Wm. G. Brooks of Boston, who is still prosecuting his researches.
We hope that what is here presented will awaken attention and an increased interest
in the subject. (Dr. Bond) 

The children of Capt. Thomas Brooks and his wife, Grace Brooks:
1. Joshua Brooks.
2. Caleb Brooks b. 1632
3. Gershom Brooks.
4. Mary Brooks (prob. the oldest child) who m. Capt. Timothy Wheeler
5. Hannah Brooks who m. Dec 13, 1647, Thomas Fox.



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p.729-730

Ephraim Hartwell Farrar b. Dec 8, 1783, 13th child of Rev. Stephen Farrar & his wife,
Eunice Brown of Waltham, Mass.  Rev. Stephen Farrar born at Lincoln removed to New 
Ipswich, N.H. & began to preach there in the winter of 1758/9; was ordained Oct. 22, 1760.
[see also Farrar Family, History of New Ipswich pp. 358 etc]

Ephraim Hartwell Farrar was a teacher several years in Boston, a trader, town clerk and
magistrate of New Ipswich, N.H. occupying his father's homestead; m. 1826, Phebe (Parker)
Champney the widow of Jonas C. Champney and sister of his brother Caleb Farrar's wife,
Sarah Parker.  He died Jan 8, 1851, leaving a daughter Sarah Eunice Farrar b. 1827. [see
History of New Ipswich, pp. 319-320]

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p.731 [Page]

March 16, 1698-9, Esther Brown sold to her son, Joseph Brown a  house and six 
acres of land
bounded northeast and west by John Barnard; south  by highway. Jan 4, 1708-9 
Joseph Brown
cordwainer of Watertown, bought of  John Mixer and wife Abigail a house and 
72 acres bounded
east by Daniel  Harrington; west by  Thomas Woolson; north by Samuel Whitney 
and John  Warren;
south by Thomas Harrington and the heirs of William Page.
 
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p.733 [Cady]

Nicholas Cady of Watertown as early as 1645, married Judith, dau. of William Knapp, Sen.,
of Wattertown [Knapp,5).  About 1668 he moved to Groton [Mass.]  They were both living there
in 1680.  

Nar 6, 1650/1, Nicholas Cady sold to John Knapp of Watertown, his right to a home and land,
granted to them

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p.734

jointly, by deed dated Dec. 8, 1645. This shows that he was in Watertown as early as 1645.
Sept. 11, 1668, "John " [Nicholas] Cady of Groton and wife Judith sold to George Lawrence
6 acres of upland and 5 acres of meadow, in Watertown.  April 29, 1680, Nicholas Cady
planter of Groton, and wife Judith, sold to Simon Coolidge, of Watertown, 25 acres dividend
land, also 6 acres near West Meadow.   Children:

1. John Cady b. Jan 15, 1650/1; m. (1) Joanna ___.  He m. (2) Elizabeth ___.  About 1701
   he moved to Canterbury, Conn.  Children:
           1. Jonathan Cady b. in Groton, Mass., Jan 22, 1693, of Canterbury, by wife
              Hannah had several children.
           2. Joanna Cady b. in Groton Oct 14, 1695.
 By his second wife John Cady had:
           3. John Cady b. in Groton Aug 7, 1699 (?), of Tolland; m. in Watertown, June 14,
              Hannah Abbott
           4. Elizabeth Cady b. in Groton Mar 5, 1701.
           5. William Cady b. in Canterbury 1704.
           6. Eleazer Cady b. in Conn. 1708.
           7. Ebenezer Cady b. in Conn., 1714.

2. Judith Cady b. Sept 2, 1653.

3. James Cady b. Aug 28, 1655; d. Dec 2, 1690; m. in Watertown June 14, 1678, Hannah 
   Barron. Child:
          1. Elizabeth Cady b. in Groton, Mass., April 10, 1686.

4. Nicholas Cady b. Aug 2, 1657; died next Jan. 21st.

5. Daniel Cady b. Nov 27, 1659. [author's note: This is probably the David Cady mentioned
   by Hinman, p. 467, who was the owner of a large tract of land, now within the limits of
   Brooklyn, Conn.; who purchased land in Canterbury, Conn in 1714 and died there in 1736,
   where his wife Mary also died.]  He m. (1) Mary ____.  He m. (2) Abigail _____.  Children
   born in Groton, Mass:
           1. Mary Cady b. Aug 10, 1684.
           2. Ezekiel Cady b. Sept 29, 1686.
           3. Rachel Cady b. July 18, 1689.
           4. Daniel Cady b. Mar 26, 1692 (?); of Canterbury; m. in 1712 Joanna Leach.
           5. Jane Cady b. April 1, 1696
           6. Ezra Cady b. Aug 11, 1699 (?); m. Hannah Winter.
           7. Josiah Cady b. Feb 7, 1702.
           8. Eunice Cady b. Oct 20, 1704 (? 3).
           9. Ephraim Cady b. Feb 19, 1704/5.

6.  Ezekiel Cady, b. June 14, 1662.

7.  Nicholas Cady b. Feb. 20, 1683/4 (?); of Wethersfield, Conn.

8.  Joseph Cady, b. May 28, 166_. of Groton, Mass., m. Sarah ___.  In 1714 after the
    birth of his 5th child he purchased land in Canterbury.  Children:
           1. Joseph Cady b. in Groton Oct 3, 1690.
           2. James Cady b. Nov 22, 1694.
           3. Isaac Cady b. Jan 17, 1697/7.
           4. Abigail Cady b. June 22, 1699.
           5. Stephen Cady b. June 16, 1701.

9. Aaron Cady, supposed to be a son, birth not recorded; m. Mercy Fuller, dau of Joshua
   Fuller.  Children
           1. James Cady b. in Watertown Nov. 15, 1692.  James Cady belonged to Isaac
              How's garrison in Marlboro in December 1711.
           2. Aaron Cady b. in Canterbury, Conn. 1781

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p.734 [Carter]

Rev. Thomas Carter first of Watertown, afterwards of Woburn, is said   to be 
the ancestor of the families of that name in Lancaster.

p.734 [Chadwick]

Chadwick. Feb. 27, 1689-90, inquest on the body of  Samuel Chadwick of 
Reading, killed by the fall of a
tree.  Was he a son  of John Chadwick of Malden? (Dr. Bond).

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p.735

The Will of John Chadwick, dated Jan. 31, proved March 15,  1710-11, mentions 
wife Sarah, sons Charles,
John, Ebenezer, Joseph and  Benjamin; dau., Hannah Hayward; dau., Elizabeth 
Woolson, Sarah and Mary,  two
youngest daughters. Inventory, house and seven acres - ?60; seven acre  marsh 
?50; 4 acres waste land,
?12; 26 acres of pasture land.
 
Besides Charles, Elizabeth and Abigail, Charles Chadwick of Watertown  Farms, 
had daughter, Submit Chadwick
and probably others.  September 9,  1706, for ?15, 8s. per ounce, he 
mortgaged to his brother "Ebenezer
Chadwick  of Boston, waterman," 35 acres near John Sawin; condition, to pay 
Joanna Everton  of Charlestown.
Mortgage not discharged.  June 9, 1709, he and wife  Sarah, sold to Edward 
Harrington, 1-1/2 acres of 
meadow, and 4 acres of  meadow; July 9, 1711, he sold to Ebenezer Chadwick, 
18 acres at Watertown  (Weston)
About 1709, he became indigent and he and his family became  unsettled, 
changing their residence several
times.
 
In Court C.C.P., suit in 1723 v. Charles Chadwick, Jr., formerly of Weston,  
now of Killingley.
 
John Pillsbury, moved from Lexington to Watertown in March, 1722. Suit in  
Court, 1726, John Pillsbury,
now of Watertown, laborer, vs. Elizabeth Parks,  executrix of her husband, 
Richard of Concord for 10 mos.
service in 1707 at  40 shillings per month.
 
John, Jr., had a dau. Lydia, who m. Thomas Adams of Worcester. (see Locke  
family, p.48).
 
In 1706, Ebenezer Chadwick, was a "waterman" of Boston. He died before  March 
31, 1727.  April 6, 1710, he
(of Watertown Farms) sold to David  Stone and Edward Goddard of Boston, 3 
lots at Watertown amounting to
30  acres.
 
Benjamin Chadwick married in Cambridge, May 10, 1711, Hannah  Welch.
 

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Volume II.  

p.735 [Chester]

Leonard Chester from Brady or Blaby, Leicestershire, England, of a very respectable
lineage, came to New England in 1633, then aged 23 or 24 years, and settled in Water-
town, Mass.

Two years afterwards, he left Watertown with the colony that first planned Pyquag, which
they named Watertown, Conn.; and soon after, by the Court, name Wethersfield.  He left
Watertown, Mass., previous to the making out of the earliest to making out of the earliest 
list of possessions, and his name, therefore, is not found in any list of the earliest of
proprietors; but it is recorded that one of the lots of Mr. William Paine of Watertown, Mass.
was bought of Mr. Chester.

Several circumstances in conformation of tradition, evince his respectable social position,
and that he was comparatively wealthy.  His name occurs only once in Massachusetts Colonial
Records, in April 1634, and then although a young man, he was designated as "Mr. Chester."

Although he remained in Watertown, Mass., only about two years, a considerable water-course
(the outlet of Sherman's Pond, sometimes of late, called the West Branch of Beaver Brook),
was named for him, Chester Brook.  A tract of land was also named Chester Meadow, and these
names were long retained.

In laying out the Nawbuc Farms, on the east side of the Connecticut River (now in Glaston-
bury, Conn.) previous to 1640, which was "the first tract of land in the Colony regularly
surveyed and laid out into farms," Mr. Chester's allotment was the largest except four, viz:
1. To Elder Clement Chaplin 1200 acres.
2. To Matthew Mitchell (? father of Rev. Jonathan Mitchell of Cambridge), 900 acres.
3. To Governor George Wyllis, 480 acres.
4. To Governor Thomas Welles, 435 acres.
5. To Mr. Leonard Chester, 432 acres.
The next largest was to Mr. Thurston Raynor, 330 acres.

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p.736      
               PEDIGREE OF CHESTER, OF BLABY
        From Nichol's History of Leicestershire, England
    Arms: ermine on a clief sable, a griffin peasant, Argent

William Chester of London and of Barnet Co., Hertford -
     ________________________________________________I
     I             dau of Leonard Chester=Bridget, dau & co-heir of John Sharpe of Blaby,
Robert Chester            I               I          Super Wreke; 2nd wife.
_____________             I               I
             I            I               I
     _________            I               I
Robert Chester            I               I
             I            I               I
     ________I            I               I
A dau and heir.           I               I
__________________________I        ______ I______________________________________________       I   
Augustus Chester=Phebe, dau          John Chester= Dorothy,   Wm. Chester    Anne Chester,
                I of John Mitchell,   dau of T. Hoker of       lived beyond   m. R. Sharpe.
                I m. 1598             Leicestershire.          the sea.       Alice Chester,
                I                                                             m. Richard
                I 	                                                              Sharpe
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I  
Charles      Clement  = Alice Brickwood,   John b.1608   Leonard   Leonard   Rachel   Amy
Chester      Chester    m. 1624                          b. 1611   b. 1617   b.1624  b.1614
b. 1599.     b. 1602                                     d. infant d. 1628           d.1626
          I   d. 1626 
__________I_______   __I______
John       Amy    I   Charles
b. 1632    b.1634     b. 1635.    
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His eldest son, John, by wife Mary (Nevill) was born in Watertown, where she was left, on
account of her health, until he could go and prepare accommodations for her.  We have not
found this birth upon the town records of births, which did not begin to be kept until after
Mr. Chester's removal.  He was a jurer in 1643, 1644 and 1645, and a grand juror in 1643/44.
He died Dec. 11, 1648 aged 38 or 39, and his widow Mary, married the Hon. Richard Russell of
Charlestown, s.p.    She was probably the Mary Russell admitted to the Charletown Church,
Feb. 21, 1655/6.  She died in Charlestown, Mass., Nov 30th (Will dated Nov. 20th) 1688.
                                   Children:
1. John Chester, b. in Watertown, Mass., Aug 3, 1635; a captain, of Wethersfield.

2. Dorcas Chester, b. in Wethersfield, Conn., Nov 1, 1637; m. Rev. Samuel Whiting.

3. Stephen Chester, b. Mar 3, 1639; d. April 23, 1705; unm.  His brother, Capt. John,
   administrator. Inventory, 200 pounds, 1 shilling, 6 pence; his estate distributed
   to the children of Thomas Russell of Charlestown, d, who had m. his sister Prudence, viz:
   Thomas Jr. and Prudence.

4. Mary Chester b. Jan 15, 1641; d. in Charlestown, Sept 15, 1669, unm.

5. Prudence Chester b. Feb 16, 1643; m. in Charlestown, Dec 30, 1669, Capt. Thomas Russell,
   Esq., of Charlestown.  He died Oct 20, 1676 [monument].  She died Oct 21 and her invent-
   ory proved Dec 5, 1678.   Children:
      1. Mary b. Sept 27, 1670; m. John Watkin 
         Mary, wife of John Watkin appeared Aug 1, 1693 as one of the heirs of Thomas and
         Prudence Russell.  She probably died early. s.p. 
      2. Thomas b. Mar 30, 1672; was living in 1705.
      3. Prudence bap. Mar 28, 1675; living in 1705.

6. Eunice Chester b. June 15, 1645, m. Feb. 25, 1672, Capt. Richard Sprague of Charlestown
   son of Ralph Sprague.  She died May 27, 1676, probably s. p.

7. Mercy Chester, b. Feb 14, 1647; died in Charlestown, Mass., in 1669.  Her will, dated
   Aug 5, (Inventory, Dec 18) 1669, mentions brother John and her three sisters, Dorcas
   Whiting, and Prudence and Eunice Chester.

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p.737

Capt. John Chester of Wethersfield, m. in Feb. 1653/4, Sarah Welles, dau of the Hon.
Thomas Welles of Wethersfield, sucessively Treasurer, Secretary, Lieut. Governor and
Governor of Conn., and a deputy in May 1676 and several times afterwards.  He was very
useful and influential in the colony.  He died Feb. 23, 1697/8 and his widow Sarah
died Dec 12, 1698.  His Will dated Feb 21, 1697/8, and proved May 6, 1698. Inventory,
1,103 pounds.    Children:

1. Mary Chester b. Dec 23, 1654; m. Feb 14, 1676/7,  John Wolcott.  She died July 10,
   1689.
2. John Chester b. June 10, 1656; a Major of Wethersfield.
3. Sarah Chester, b. Nov 11, 1657; m. Dec 5, 1689 Simon Wolcott of Windsor, Conn.
4. Stephen Chester, b. May 26, 1659 of Wethersfield, m. Dec 17, 1691, Jemima Treat,
   b. 1668, dau of James and Rebecca Treat of Wethersfield.  He d. Feb 9, 1697/8.
   Inventory 1,140 pounds; distributed April 5, 1714; to Widow Jemima, 210 pounds,
   11 shillings & 10 pence; to son Stephen John Chester, 500 pounds 11 shillings &
   2 pence; to his daughters, Dorothy, Sarah & Mercy, each 250 pounds, 5 shillings &
   7 pence.   Children:
          1. Dorothy Chester b. Sept 5, 1692; m. Martin Kellogg.
          2. Sarah Chester b. 1693/4 m. _____ Lamb.
          3. Mercy Chester b. Oct 26, 1696; of Wethersfield; d. unm and her estate
             was distributed Feb 6, 1749, to her two sisters viz,: to Dorothy, wife of
             Martin Kellogg 794 pounds, 8 shillings & 10-1/2 pence; and the same sum to
             Sarah Lamb.
          4. Stephen John Chester b.Feb 1697/8; grad. Yale College 1724; died 1725.
5. Thomas Chester b.Mar 23, 1661/2, of Wethersfield; m. Dec 10, 1684 Mary Treat b. 1666,
   dau of Richard and Sarah Treat of Wethersfield (Glastonbury).  He died Dec 5, 1712,
   aged 50 and his widow died in 1748 aged 81.  To his widow he bequeathed movables and
   152 pounds, no shillings & 7 pence, and to each of his two daughters, 746 pounds, 11
   shillings & 6 pence.  Children:

          1. Eunice Chester b. Nov 22, 1685; m. about 1717, Elisha Williams b. Aug 26,
             1694, son of Rev. William Williams of Deerfield; grad Harvard College 1711,
             ordained at Newington in Wethersfield, Oct 22, 1722.  He afterwards 
             studied law, engaged in civil and military life, and attained to the rank
             of Colonel and Judge.  In 1726 he was elected Rector of Yale College and
             held the office 13 years.  His wife, Eunice died May 3, 1750.  He m. (2)
             a wife in England, returned and died July 25, 1755.
          2. Samuel Chester b. Sept 29, 1696; died Dec 14, 1700.
          3. John Chester b. Dec 17, 1699; died Dec 14, 1700.
          4. Mary Chester b. Jan 6, 1706.

6. Samuel Chester b. May 23, 1664; died 1689.  

7. Prudence Chester b. Dec 10, 1666.

8. Eunice Chester b. May 17, 1668; m. Timothy Stevens. [? Rev. T. Stevens, grad. Harvard
   College 1687; d. 1725).  She died June 16, 1698.
 

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p.741 [Clarke]

It appears by Dr. John Clarke's  own statement, in his "Ill News from New England," that he arrived at 
Boston  in November, 1637, and Mr. Savage supposes that the "Mr. Clarke" 
who was by the  Court chosen
Constable of Watertown in May, 1632, was the "Mr. William  Clarke" was was admitted freeman May 18, 1631.
This is very probable, and if  so, he soon after left Watertown, as his name is not on the earliest list of  
proprietors, nor in the town records. [Winthrop, I. p.74.]  As there is not  evidence that he remained long 
at Watertown, it is very probable that he was  the William Clarke who accompanied John Winthrop, Jun'r.
in March, 1633, when  he, with others, went to begin the plantation of Ipswich.  What became of  him is not
 shown in Felt's History of Ipswich. It is probable that he was the  William Clarke "dwelling between Lynn 
and Ipswich," licensed by the General  Court, June 2, 1641, "to entertain passengers and cattle."  The evidence  
is not conclusive, yet there is good reason to believe that Dr. 
John Clarke, the  physician,
preacher and civilian of Rhode Island, first settled at Watertown,  and that it is his name, which is found
 on the list of proprietors in 1642;  for it is not unusual for a name to remain on that list, after the proprietor  
had moved from the town.  In the first place, Dr. John Clarke, of Rhode  Island

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p.742
had made bequests to his neices, the daughters of John Fiske,  Sen'r. of Watertown. In the next place, there seems 
to have been a particular  intimacy and congeniality of sentiments between him and Nathaniel Brisco, 
 
Sen'r., of Watertown.  They were appointed joint executors of the Will  of John Hazell, dated Nov. 19, 1651, about 
the time he (Dr. Clarke) was  released from prison at Boston, and a short time before he and Mr.
Briscoe  sailed for England. They were, however, to depart so soon, that they gave a  letter of attorney to Thomas 
Broughton, lately removed from Watertown to  Boston, son-in-law of Mr. Briscoe, for the settlement of Hazell's  
estate.  The Will was witnessed by John Warren and Thomas Arnold of  Watertown, who wer also Baptists. About
 this date, (i.e. in October, 1651),  both these witnesses wer fined by the Court "for an offence against the laws 
 concerning baptism." [See Warren, I., and see Arnold.]  Nathaniel Brisco,  Jr.
was one of the witnesses to the said letter of attorney. [See Geneal.  Reg. 
IV., p.319.]  For the intimacy
and co-operation of Clarke and  Briscoe in England, the next year (1652), see Briscoe's letter, in  Mass.
Hist. Coll., vol I., 3d series. For further information concerning Dr.  John Clarke, see Allen's Biog.
Dict.; Drake's History of Boston, pp. 325-326;  Winthrop, I. 271; Mass. Hist. 
Coll. 3d series, vol. viii, p.
292.
 
For a genealogy of the multitudinous descendants of Deacon William and Mary
(Clarke) Locke, see "Book of
the Lockes," per totum.
 
Hugh Clarke was witness in Court in 1681, then aged about 68, showing that he was born about 1613.
 
Uriah Clarke died at Watertown July 26, 1721 ated 77 yrs., 1 mo. & 21  days.
 
The Inventory of John Clarke of Newton was dated Jan 31, 1694-5. His Will mentions wife (not named), sons John, 
William and other younger children.  Witness Hugh Clarke, etc.
 
Mary Clarke m. in 1730, John Ball as  his 2nd wife.
 
Ann b. Jan 12, 1702 m. 1736, Ebenezer Bartlett of Newton.
 
For Brown, read Bowen.
 
Children of William Clarke of Newton:
1. Elizabeth Clarke b. Aug 23,  1709.
2. Norman Clarke b. Feb 13, 1711.
3. Sarah Clarke b. Mar 26,  1714.
4. William Clarke b. Sept 10, 1716.
5. Caleb Clarke b. Oct 3,  1717.
6. Hannah Clarke b. Dec 3, 1719.
7. Joanna  Clarke.

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p.749 [Corey]

Isaac Corey of Weston, m. April 12, 1739, Abigail Priest of Waltham. Children:

1. Isaac Corey b. Jan 9, 1739/40; a soldier at Lake George in 1758 in Capt.
   Jonathan Brown's Company.  He m. Ruhamah ____ and moved to Sudbury after the
   birth of two children, viz.,
            1. Abigail Corey bap. in Waltham, May 20, 1764.
            2. Leonard Corey bap. April 30, 1769.

2. Timothy Corey b. Oct 27, 1741; m. (published Sept.) 1766, Elizabeth Griggs of
   Brookline where he settled. Children:
           1. Elizabeth Corey b. Dec 19, 1767; m. (1) Nov 26, 1788, John Corey, a
              distant relative of Marlboro who settled and died in Brookline. She
              m. (2) John Welch who died in Boston. She died in Newton, Oct. 1846.
                     1. Harriet
                     2. Elizabeth
                     3. Ann
                     4. Caroline.
          2. Amelia Corey, b.Nov 12, 1769; m. (1) Moses Robbins of Brighton. She m.
             (2) Ebenezer Brown of Brighton. She died in Cambridgeport, March, 1840.
             Children:
                     1. Polly Robbins
                     2. Eliza Robbins
                     3. Ebenezer Brown
                     4. Amelia Brown who m. Aaron Corey.
          3. Elijah Corey, b. Nov 7, 1773; in 1855 a Deacon of the Baptist church in
             Brookline and a trustee of Newton Theological Seminary; m. (1) Nov 17,
             1797, Polly Leeds of Dorchester b. July 14, 1779. She d. Oct. 21, 1827
             and he m. (2) Jan 19, 1829, the widow Lucy (Stearns) Davis. Children:
                     1. Aaron Corey b. oct 23, 1798; of Cambridgeport and Alton,
                        Illinois; m. his cousin, Amelia Brown.
                     2. Elijah Corey b. Aug 14, 1800, died June 28, 1843; of Brook-
                        line; m. May 5, 1821, Mary Richards b. Mar 10, 1800; died
                        Sept. 15, 1848. Children:
                             1. Charles R. Corey b. Nov 4, 1822, m. April 25, 1844,
                                Eliza Wetherill of Worcester where he died July 21, 1851.
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p.750

                             2. Amanda Maria Corey, b. Oct 28, 1824; m. May 8, 1844,
                                James Emond of Portland; and they resided in Brooline,
                                Philadelphia and again in Brookline. She had published
                                a small volume of poems and several tracts for youth,
                                which have had an extensive circulation.
                             3. Francis Henry Corey, b. Jan 27, 1827; of Brookline; m.
                                Sept. 2, 1847, Lucy Stearns.
                             4. Mary Cornelia Corey, b. Jan 15, 1831.
                             5. Frederick Adolphus Corey, b. June 20, 1833.
                             6. Theodore Franklin Corey b. Oct 17, 1836.
                    3. Timothy Corey b. June 21, 1803; died Feb 21, 1807.
                    4. Mary Glover Corey b.Mar 20, 1806; m. May 18, 1830, Rev. John
                       Pratt b. at Thompson, Conn.; grad. Brown Univ. 1827; a professor
                       at Granville College, Ohio.
                    5. Elizabeth Griggs Corey, b. Nov 21, 1809; m. Feb 1830, Rev. Barnas
                       Sears, grad. Brown Univ. 1825; D.D. Harvard Univ. 1841; some time
                       professor and president of Newton Theol. Seminary; and in 1852,
                       superintendent of the public schools of Mass.  Among his literary
                       productions is the Life of Martin Luther.
                    6. Timothy Corey b. April 21, 1811; died Oct 22, 1816.

             4. Julia Corey b. Feb. 4, 1776; d. July 15, 1852; m. Jan 25, 1801, William
                Cheever of Chelsea.  Children:
                    1. Charles Cheever.
                    2. George Cheever.
                    3. William Cheever.
                    4. Abby Cheever.
                    5. Susan Cheever.
                    6. Harriet Cheever.
             5. Anna Corey b.Mar 19, 1778; m. Oct 27, 1803, James Leeds of Dorchester.
                    1. James Leeds
                    2. Timothy Leeds
                    3. Elizabeth Leeds.
             6. John Corey b. Mar 18, 1780; d. July, 1831, unm.
             7. Timothy Corey, b. April 2, 1782; a deacon of the Baptist Church in
                Brookline; died Aug 10, 1844; he m. Nov 16, 1806, Mary Gardner of
                Brookline, b. Sept 2, 1782. Children:
                    1. Caleb G. Corey b. Feb 10, 1809; d. Mar 3, 1837 in Brookline.
                    2. Mary Ann Corey b. Nov 30, 1810.
                    3. Sarah Corey b. July 29, 1812.
                    4. Timothy Corey b. June 11, died Sept 18, 1814.
                    5. Susan G. Corey b. Mar 20, 1816; m. May 19, 1840, Gilbert G.
                       Pullen of Augusta, Maine.
                    6. Lucy Maria Corey b.Dec 29, 1819; m. May 7, 1849, Rev. Joseph
                       Ricker of Belfast, Maine.
                    7. Timothy Corey (again) b. Mar 2, 1822.
                    8. Eliza Corey b. July 26, 1824; m. Jan 1, 1851, George Brooks of
                       Roxbury.
             8. Sally Corey b. April 8, 1786, m. Dec 26, 1815, William Graves of
                Washington, N.H.  Children:
                    1. William Graves
                    2. Thomas Graves
                    3. Howard Graves.
             9. Susan Corey b. May 4, 1788; m. May 26, 1813, John Dean of Cambridge-
                port.  Children:
                    1. Mary Dean
                    2. Catherine Dean
                    3. Susan Dean
                    4. Sarah Dean
                    5. William Dean


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p.751 [Crisp]

Benjamin Crisp returned from Groton to Watertown as early as 1681.  The 
selectmen of
Watertown on May 24, 1681, chose Benjamin Crispe, in room of Goodman Bloise, 
to take care
of the meeting house, salary 4 pounds, 10 shillings, also to be pound-keeper. 
 He married
for his 2d wife, Joanna, widow of William Longley, Sr., of Groton.  In her 
Will, she is said
to be "of Groton," but she died at Charlestown [gravestone] April 18, 1698 
aged 79.

[William Longley Sen., of Groton, died November 29, 1680.  His Will dated 
November 23, 1680,
proved April 1681, mentions sons John and William and 4 daughters, viz.,

1. Mary Lemond (by husband Samuel, had Samuel b. April 29, 1667).
2. Hannah Tarball (married about 1666, Thomas Tarball, Jr. [2.] 4 children)
3. Lydia Nutting (wife of James Nutting of Groton, 6 children)
4. Sarah Rand (born at Lynn Oct 15, 1660; m. (1) June 17, 1679, Thomas Rand, 
Jr. (? of
   Charlestown).  She m. (2) before 1710, ____ Watt.)

His widow Joanna, in her Will, mentions two granddaughters, Mary and 
Elizabeth Shaddock.
Their parentage not ascertained.  Is this name Shattuck or Chadwick? - Bond.

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p.751 [Cutter]

In 1696 the house-lot of Ephraim Cutter was bounded east by William Knapp and the
meeting house lot; north and west by highway; south by Nicholas Guy's farmland. His wife, Bethia died in Watertown Sept 18, 1731 aged 72.

Mary "Cutler" bap. in Weston Jan 1721/2, dau of Jonathan and Abigail, who had
o.c. in Lexington.  Jonathan Cutter died in Watertown Nov 25, 1703 aged 17 yrs. 7
mos. The parentage of that Jonathan Cutter who married Abigail Bigelow has not been ascertained.  

It is not clearly ascertained that his is the Hannah Cutter who m. Ebenezer Chinery

Sarah Cutter m. Dec 5, 1700 James Locke.



Subject: CUTTER, William R.
Source:  Biographical Review, Middlesex County, Mass.
             Boston - Biographical Review Publishing Company
             1898

"Who among men art thou, and thy years how many, good
friend? - Xenophanes.

pp.168 to170

William R. Cutter, librarian of the Woburn Public Library was born in this city, Aug.
17, 1847 son of Dr. Benjamin Cutter and Mary (Whittemore) Cutter.

He was descended from Richard Cutter who with his mother, Elizabeth Cutter, a
widow, came to this country in 1640 and was enrolled as a member of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company in 1643.  The stone that marks the grave of
Richard Cutter in the old burial ground in Cambridge bears the date, "ye 16 June,
1693."

His son William born at Cambridge February 22, 1649/50 married Rebecca, dau.
of John Rolfe; and their son, Deacon John Cutter born Oct 15, 1690 married Lydia
daughter of John Harrington and wife, Hannah (Winter) Harrington of Waltham.

Ammi Cutter son of the last named couple, and the next in this line, was born Oct.
27, 1733.  An active patriot he participated in the capture of a convoy of provisions
for Lord Percy's re-enforcements on April 19, 1775, the day of the battle of Lexing-
ton.  He was three times married.   In 1751 he m. Esther Pierce dau of James
Pierce and wife, Phebe (Reed) Pierce of Woburn.   She d. Jan 8, 1772.  He m. (2)
Abigail Holden dau of Simon and Abigail Holden of Charlestown who died June 29,
1773.  He m. (3) the sister of Abigail, Hannah Holden.   

Mr. Ammi Cutter was the father of twenty-one children.  His son Ephraim Cutter,
grandfather of the Woburn librarian, was born Oct. 31, 1767.  He married on
March 13, 1791, Deborah Locke, daughter of Captain Samuel Locke and his wife,
Margaret (Adams) Locke of Menotomy, now Arlington, Mass.    Her father was an
officer in the Revolutionary War and an extensive farmer.

Benjamin Cutter for a long period the well known and much respected Dr. Cutter
of Woburn, where he practiced medicine for forty years, was born in what is now
Arlington, Mass., June 4, 1803.  He was fitted for college in the academies
at Westford and Andover, Mass., and Pelham and New Market, N.H. and was 
graduated at Harvard in the class of 1824.  In the meantime he taught school in
winter in different places and in 1823-24 was teaching in Medford and Wellfleet,
Mass.  He took his degree from the Harvard Medical School in 1827 and in 1857
he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Philadelphia Medical College.
He studied also with Dr. Francis Kittridge, of Woburn, Mass., and on the death
of that celebrated physician succeeded to his practice.

Dr. Cutter was the founder and first president of the Middlesex East District Medical
Society which was organized at his residence in Woburn, October 22, 1850.
In 1826 he was commissioned surgeon's mate and in 1829 was appointed surgeon
of a regiment of militia.  He resigned this position in 1834.  Dr. Cutter was a
leading spirit in the Woburn Young Men's Society and the organizer of the Woburn's Young Men's Library, which contained nearly seven hundred volumes,
mainly of his selection, comprising history, biography, books of travel and of science, but no novels or religious works.  Dr. Cutter was a member of the School
Committee in Woburn from 1845 to 1849 and he was secretary of the Board of
Trustees of Warren Academy for thirty successive years.  Possessed of 
antiquarian taste and skill, and enjoying an extensive acquaintance in this part of
the county, he succeeded in collecting a rich fund of historical, genealogical 
topographical lore.  About sixty years ago (speaking in 1889) he commenced 
researches which culminated in the History of the Cutter Family of New England,
published by his son, William R. Cutter.   Dr. Cutter worked earnestly in the
temperance cause, side by side with Jewett, Edwards, and Lyman Beecher.  He
died in Woburn, Mass., March 9, 1864.

On September 26, 1824 he was united in marriage with Mary Whittemore, dau of
Amos and Rebecca (Russell) Whittemore, of West Cambridge, Mass.  She died
June 6, 1871.  Dr. and Mrs. Cutter had six children: Benjamin Austin Cutter b.
Feb. 15, 1825 died at West Cambridge 1825; Benjamin Lincoln Cutter b. at Woburn
Sept 26, 1828; Mary Ann Eliza Cutter b. Sept. 16, 1830 d. 1832;   
Ephraim Cutter, born Sept. 1, 1832;Mary W. Cutter b. November 18, 1834;
 and William R. Cutter the librarian.

Benjamin Lincoln Cutter a grad. of Amherst in the class of 1844 made a number
of voyages to the Pacific, to Calcutta and to California.  He d. in Mauch Chunk, PA
March 23, 1852.    Mary W. Cutter who married Samuel A. Fowle, died 1865.
Ephraim Cutter grad. at Yale in 1852.  He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine
from Harvard in 1856 and from the Philadelphia Medical College in 1857.  In 1861
he gained the Boylston Medical Prize and in 1862 he made a tour of hospitals
and medical schools in Europe.  He was the lst physician in this country to construct the laryngoscope and he had published a work on the principles and
practice of laryngoscopy and rhinoscopy.  He m. Rebecca Sullivan dau of Capt.
Thomas V. Sullivan and wife, Elizabeth (Dunning) Sullivan.

William R. Cutter was educated in the Woburn public schools, Warren Academy,
the Norwich Military Univ. (VT), by private teachers at his home, and in the
Scientific School at Yale Univ. where he was a special student, taking a two year's
course.  At the age of twenty-one he published the History of the Cutter Family
which is now out of print.  For a number of years he was engaged in literary
composition and compilation and for ten years of this time he lived in Lexington.
His works consisted of a History of the Town of Arlington, Mass., and articles
on various subjects, mostly local history.  He was engaged also in tracing titles
and managing similar business for others.  In 1882 he was appointed librarian
of the Woburn Public Library.

He m. 1871 Mary Kimball dau of Daniel and Mary Ann (Ames) Kimball of Woburn
and grand-daughter of the Rev. David Tenney Kimball who was for fifty years
pastor of the First Congregational Church of Ipswich, Mass.

One daughter, Sarah Hamlen, who was born to Mr. & Mrs. Cutter in 1873 died in
1890.  While living in Lexington, Mass., Mr. Cutter was secretary of the school
commitee for seven years; and he was clerk of the committee, and had charge
of the funds of the Cary Library.

He was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars, of the NEHGS and of the
American Library Assoc.  He was ex-vice-presidentof the MA Library Club.
He was a member of Norwich Univ. Alumni.  During the war Mr.Cutter
was Captain and Major of a juvenile military company connected with Warren
Academy, the lst organization of a military character under the auspices of a
school outside of Boston and Worcester.

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p.752

Henry Dengayne (Dingham) a "townsman then inhabiting" (1636) to whom a lot of Beaver Brook
Plowland was granted, was prob. the "Doctor Dingham" mentioned as a grantee of land in
Watertown, in a deed, Dr. Philip Shattuck to Jonathan Smith [Middlesex Deeds, Vol X, p.52]
He was an early proprietor of Dedham and was probably the "Mr. Henry Dingham" who m. in
Roxbury, April 1641, Elizabeth Alcock, widow of the doctor and deacon, George Alcock, who
died Dec 30, 1640.  

He died in Roxbury of apoplexy Dec 8, 1645.  Nov 4, 1646, the petition of Mrs. Dingham
and John Alcock for division of the houses and land (two-thirds to John, eldest son, and
one-third to Samuel, b. April 16, 1637), was granted by the General Court. (Colony Rec.
II. p. 165)  This was a few months after John had graduated from Harvard College and
about 13 years before Samuel graduated.  See Will of George Alcock (Geneal. Reg. II. p.
104.) wherein is mentioned only two children, John and Samuel, and wife, not named.
Also see p.627 note.