Volume 1 — GENEALOGIES.

GENEALOGIES.

THE WOLCOTT FAMILY.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

Henry Wolcott was the first of the Wolcott Family who settled in New England. He owned a considerable landed property in his native country, which he held in capite, part of which he sold about the time he left England; the rest of the estate was sold at sundry times by himself and his descendants; the last remains were sold since the Declaration of Independence, by Henry Allen, Esq., of Windsor, who claimed it by female descent. From circumstances it seems probable that the family are of Saxon origin. Mr. Wolcott, to avoid the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the English Church, was induced to come into this country. He first settled at Dorchester, where he continued till 1636, when he came with the first settlers to the town of Windsor, and with four other gentlemen, namely, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Newberry, Mr. Stoughton, and Major Mason, undertook the settlement of that town, to which they gave the name Dorchester. The towns of Hartford and Wethersfield were settled the same year, though the town which is now called Windsor was, upon the first emigration, by far the most considerable. Previous to this settlement on Connecticut River, one had been made at Springfield, under the patronage of Mr. Pynchon; and an earlier settlement, with commercial views, had been made at Saybrook, by Mr. Fenwick, agent to Lords Say and Seal and Brook. Those who settled on Connecticut River, in the year 1636, were united with the people of Massachusetts in religious and civil polity, and seem to have been much under their influence till 1638, when they adopted a civil constitution for themselves, and Mr. Ludlow was chosen their first Governor, and Mr. Wolcott a magistrate, then called an Assistant, to which office he was annually chosen till his death, in 1655. His eldest son Henry was one of the Patentees, whose name is inserted in the Charter granted by Charles II. Mr. Ludlow went to the West Indies, and left no posterity in this country. Major Mason, it is said, had no male posterity. The descendants of the others are well known in Windsor.

GENEALOGY.

Henry Wolcott, Esq., was born A. D. 1578; and on or about the year 1607, married Elisabeth Sanders, who was born in 1589. He lived in Tolland, near Taunton in Somersetshire, England, till the year 1630, and then to avoid persecution, came with his family into New England, and settled at Dorchester. In the year 1636, he went with his family to Windsor in Connecticut. Mr. Wolcott, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Newberry, Mr. Stoughton, and Major Mason, were the five gentlemen that undertook the settling of the town. Mr. Wolcott was one of the first magistrates in the Colony of Connecticut; he lived in that post in Windsor, till he died, May 30, 1655. His wife died July 7, 1655, and she and her husband lie buried in one tomb in Windsor. Their children were

1. Anna, who m. Matthew Griswold and d. at Lyme. 2. Henry Wolcott, Esq., b. 1610, d. at Windsor, July 12, 1680. 3. George, who d. at Wethersfield, Feb. 12, 1663. 4. Christopher, who d. in Windsor, Sept. 7, 1662. 5. Mary, m. Job Drake, and d. in Windsor, Sept. 6, 1689. 6. Simon, b. 1625, d. in Windsor, Sept. 11, 1687; his wife d. Oct. 13, 1719.

The children of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife, Sarah Newberry, were

1. Henry, b. Jan. 6, 1643, d. in Windsor. 2. John, b. Feb. 28, 1646, d. in Windsor, Jan. 11, 1712. 3. Samuel, b. Oct. 8, 1647, d. June 14, 1695. 4. Sarah, b. July 5, 1649, m. Walter Price and d. at Salem. 5. Mary, b. Dec. 8, 1651, m. James Russell, Esq., and d. at Charlestown. 6. Hannah, b. March 8, 1654, d. Sept. 4, 1683. 7. Josiah, b. July 22, 1658, d. at Salem, Feb. 9, 1729.

The children of Henry, son of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife Abigail Goss, were

1. Elisabeth, m. Matthew Allyn, Esq., Windsor. 2. Abiah. 3. Henry. 4. Sarah, m. Charles Chancey, d. at Stratfield. 5. Samuel, d. 1707.

The children of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife, Mary Chester, were

1. John, d. 1750. 2. Charles. 3. George. 4. Benjamin. 5. Mary, m. John Elliot, Esq.

The children of John, son of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, by his wife, Hannah Newberry, were

1. Mary, b. Sept., 1704. 2. Hannah, m. Uriah Loomis of Windsor. 3. John, m. Mary Hawley. 4. Anne, b. Dec. 10, 1711. 5. Abigail, b. Sept., 1717. 6. Jerusha, b. Jan. 18, 1719, m. Erastus Wolcott, Esq.

The children of John, son of John, son of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, by Mary Hawley, were

1. Mary, b. Dec. 9, 1736, m. Abiel Grant. 2. Lorana, b. June 5, 1739, m. Jonathan Bement. 3. Hope, b. Dec. 29, 1742, m. Nathaniel Drake. 4. Benjamin, b. Oct. 26, 1744. 5. Anne, b. March 6, 1747, m. —— Vansant.

The children of Benjamin, the son of John, son of John, son of John, the son of Henry, the son of Henry, by Abigail Pinney, were

1. Miriam, b. Aug. 26, 1766, d. May 29, 1773. 2. Caroline, b. Aug. 29, 1769. 3. Eleanor, b. Dec. 18, 1770, d. Oct. 18, 1776. 4. Talcot, b. Oct. 1, 1772. 5. Chester, b. Jan. 23, 1775. 6. Eleanor, b. Nov. 2, 1776. 7. Benjamin, b. Dec. 15, 1778. 8. Clarissa, b. June 16, 1781. 9. James, b. June 23, 1784. 10. John, b. July 23, 1786, d. May 21, 1787.

The children of Charles, the son of John, son of Henry, son of Henry, were

1. Sarah. 2. Elisabeth. 3. George. 4. Mary, m. Jonathan North. 5. Eunice, m. Benoni Olcott.

The children of Samuel, son of Henry, son of Henry, were

1. Samuel, b. 1679, d. at Wethersfield, Sept., 1734. 2. Josiah, b. Feb., 1682, d. Oct. 8, 1712. 3. Hannah, b. March 19. 1684. m. William Burnham. 4. Sarah, b. Aug. 14, 1686. 5. Lucy, b. Oct. 16, 1688. 6. Abigail, b. Sept. 23, 1690, d. Sept. 9, 1714. 7. Elisabeth, b. May 31, 1692. 8. Mary, b. May 14, 1694.

The children of Samuel, son of Samuel, son of Henry, son of Henry, were

1. Abigail, b. June 3, 1707. 2. Oliver, b. Oct. 2, 1709, d. 1734. 3. Samuel, b. April 13, 1713. 4. Mehetabel, Aug. 12, 1715. 5. Elisha, b. Sept. 26, 1717. 6. Josiah, b. March 26, 1720.

The children of Josiah, son of Henry, son of Henry, were, by Penelope Curwin, his wife,

1. Elisabeth, b. March 30, 1688, d. July 12, 1702;

by Mrs. Mary Treat,

2. Josiah, b. Dec. 21, 1690, d. Jan. 4, 1691. 3. Treat, b. March 26, 1696, d. July 7, 1696. 4. Thomas, b. June 23, 1697, d. Sept. 13, 1697. 5. Mehetabel, b. Aug. 3, 1698, d. July 6, 1721. 6. Josiah, b. July 11, 1700, d. July 31, 1700. 7. John, b. Sept. 12, 1702. 8. Elisabeth, b. April 1, 1705, d. June 24, 1716. 9. Mary, b. July 13, 1706, d. July 29, 1706. 10. Treat, b. Oct. 9, 1712.

The children of John, son of Josiah, son of Henry, son of Henry, were

1. John, b. Nov. 2, 1721, d. Nov. 27, 1731.

The children of George, son of Henry, were

1. George. 2. Elisabeth. 3. John. 4. Mercy.

The children of Simon, son of Henry, by Martha Pitkin, his wife, were

1. Elisabeth, b. Aug. 19, 1662, m. Daniel Cooley, d. Jan. 30, 1707. 2. Martha, b. May 17, 1664, m. Thomas Allyn, d. Sept. 7, 1687. 3. Simon, b. June 24, 1666, d. Oct. 30, 1732. 4. Joanna, b. June 30, 1668, m. John Cotton. 5. Henry, b. May 20, 1670, d. Nov., 1746. 6. Christopher, b. July 4, 1672, d. April 3, 1693. 7. Mary, b. 1674, d. 1676. 8. William, b. Nov. 6, 1676, d. Jan. 6, 1749. 9. Roger, b. Jan. 4, 1679, Governor of Connecticut, d. May 17, 1767.

The children of Simon, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Sarah Chester, were

1. Sarah, m. Samuel Treat. 2. Martha, m. William Stoughton. 3. Simon. 4. Christopher. 5. Eunice. 6. James, b. 1700, d. in 1748.

The children of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, were

1. Henry. 2. Thomas. 3. Peter, d. Dec. 1735. 4. Rachel, m. Joseph Hunt. 5. Gideon.

Henry, son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, had

1. Henry.—Peter, son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, had Giles.

The children of Gideon, the son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, were, by Abigail Mather,

1. Abigail, b. April 15, 1741, m. Charles Rockwell;

by Naomi Olmsted,

2. Samuel, b. April 4, 1751. 3. Naomi, b. Sept. 28, 1754, m. Rev. William Robison. 4. Gideon, b. Nov. 28, 1756. 5. Elizur, b. April 12, 1760.

The children of Samuel, son of Gideon, son of Henry, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Jerusha Wolcott his wife, were

1. Jerusha, b. Oct. 8, 1775. 2. Naomi, b. Oct. 10, 1777. 3. Samuel, b. Dec. 12, 1781. 4. Elihu, b. Feb. 12, 1784. 5. Sophia, b. March 29, 1786. 6. Ursula, b. Nov. 17, 1788.

The children of William, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Abiah Hawley, his wife, were

1. Abiah, m. Samuel Stoughton, Windsor. 2. Lucia, m. Stephen Olmsted, Hartford. 3. William, b. July 21, 1711. 4. Martha, m. —— Chapin, Springfield. 5. Ephraim.

The children of William, son of William, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Abigail Abbot, his wife, were

1. Eunice, b. Dec. 11, 1747. 2. Eunice, b. March 1, 1750. 3. Abigail, b. Dec. 25, 1751. 4. William, b. Feb. 10, 1753, m. Esther Stevens at Castleton. 5. Abigail, b. Feb. 8, 1755, m. Oliver Ellsworth, Esq. of Windsor. 6. Martha, b. April 23, 1757. 7. Abiel, b. Aug. 10, 1761.

The children of Ephraim, son of William, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Kellogg, his wife, were

1. Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1760, m. Josiah Bissell, Windsor. 2. Ephraim, b. Feb. 25, 1762.

The children of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Sarah Drake, his wife, were

1. Roger, b. Sept. 14, 1704, d. Oct. 19, 1756. 2. Elisabeth, b. April 10, 1706, m. Roger Newberry, Windsor. 3. Alexander, b. Jan. 20, 1708, d. Oct. 18, 1711. 4. Samuel, b. Jan. 9, 1709, d. Dec. 27, 1717. 5. Alexander, b. Jan. 7, 1712. 6. —— (still-born,) b. Dec. 10, 1712. 7. Sarah, b. Jan. 31, 1715, d. Jan. 5, 1735. 8. Hepsibah, b. June 23, 1717, m. John Strong, E. Windsor. 9. Josiah, b. Feb. 6, 1719. 10. Erastus,[A] b. Feb. 8, 1721, d. May 12, 1722. 11. Epaphras,[20] b. Feb. 8, 1721, d. April 3, 1733. 12. Erastus, b. Sept. 21, 1722. 13. Ursula, b. Oct. 30, 1724, m. Matthew Griswold, Esq., Lyme. 14. Oliver, b. Nov. 20, 1726, Governor of Connecticut, d. at Litchfield, Dec. 1, 1797. 15. Maryanna, b. Jan. 1, 1730, m. Thomas Williams, Esq., Brookline.

The children of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Newberry, his wife, were

1. Roger, b. Sept. 18, 1729, d. Dec. 15, 1729. 2. Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1730, d. Aug. 15, 1737. 3. Roger, b. June 16, 1733, d. Nov. 1, 1736. 4. Sarah, b. June 7, 1735, m. Elisha Steel, Esq., of Tolland. 5. Roger, b. Nov. 10, 1737. 6. Epaphras, b. May 2, 1740. 7. Mary, b. April 4, 1742, m. John Goodale. 8. Emelia, b. Oct. 20, 1744, d. Feb. 25, 1745. 9. Parmenio, b. April 17, 1746. 10. Emelia, b. Oct. 27, 1750, m. Marvin Lord of Lyme. 11. Martha, b. April 23, 1753, d. May 9, 1753.

The children of Roger, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Dorcas Burnham, his wife, were

1. Martha, b. Oct. 29, 1777, (?) m. Samuel Treat, Windsor, d. April 27, 1781. 2. Roger, b. May 25, 1760. 3. Abner, b. March 12, 1762, d. May 11, 1762. 4. Jemima, b. May 14, 1763, m. James Steel. 5. Cornelius, b. July 12, 1765. 6. Hannah, b. Aug. 1, 1769, d. Dec. 31, 1769. 7. Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1770. 8. Seth, b. Oct. 11, 1773. 9. Emelia, b. July 17, 1776, d. July 29, 1776. 10. Emelia, b. Feb. 2, 1779. 11. Oliver, b. March 6, 1780, d. April 24, 1781. 12. Rhoda, b. April 13, 1785.

The children of Roger, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Steel, his wife, were

1. Maryann, b. Nov. 11, 1784. 2. Mehetabel, b. May 19, 1786, d. July 13, 1787. 3. Mehitable, b. March 20, 1788, d. April 30, 1788. 4. Oliver, b. May 25, 1789.

The children of Epaphras, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mabel Burnham, his wife, were

1. Sarah, b. July 10, 1765. 2. James, b. April 19, 1767. 3. Mabel, b. March 17, 1771. 4. Mary, b. July 26, 1773.

The children of Parmenio, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Mary Ballard, his wife, were

1. Alfred, b. April 14, 1769. 2. Parmenio, b. Dec. 17, 1770. 3. Prudence, b. Aug. 21, 1772, d. Aug. 2, 1776. 4. Josiah, b. April 20, 1776. 5. Mary, b. Oct. 27, 1778. 6. Pruda, b. May 10, 1789.

The children of James, son of Epaphras, son of Roger, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Miriam Munsell were

1. Anson, b. April 9, 1787. 2. Epaphras, b. April 7, 1789.

The children of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, were, by Lydia Atwater, his wife,

1. Jeremiah, b. Nov. 14, 1733. 2. Alexander, b. 1735, d. 1756. 3. Lydia, b. 1737, m. Samuel Austin of New Haven;

by Mary Richards,

4. Esther, b. Sept. 16, 1746, d. Oct. 9, 1746. 5. Simon, b. Aug. 9, 1747. 6. Esther, b. July 17, 1749, m. Samuel Treat of E. Windsor. 7. George, b. May 23, 1751, d. Oct. 17, 1751. 8. George, b. Oct. 17, 1752. 9. Christopher, b. Oct. 1, 1754. 10. Mary, b. Aug. 7, 1756, m. Elihu Griswold of Windsor. 11. Alexander, b. Sept. 15, 1758. 12. Guy, b. Aug. 7, 1760. 13. Elisabeth, b. Jan. 13, 1763, m. Elizur Wolcott of E. Windsor.

The children of Jeremiah, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Sarah Goodsale, his wife, were

1. Martha, b. Aug. 18, 1762. 2. Thomas, b. Aug. 17, 1764. 3. Sarah, b. May 7, 1767.

The children of Simon, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Lucy Rogers, his wife, were

1. Emelia. 2. ——. 3. ——. 4. Alexander. 5. Lucy. 6. Mary. 7. Lucy. 8. Martha. 9. Sophia. 10. Catharine. 11. Elisabeth.

The children of George, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by T—— Rowland were

1. Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1777. 2. Lucy, b. Jan. 31, 1780. 3. Henry Rowland, b. March 22, 1783. 4. William Frederick, b. June 9, 1787. 5. Elisabeth, b. Nov. 14, 1790.

The children of Christopher, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Lucy Parsons, his wife, were

1. Laura, b. May 7, 1783. 2. Elisabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1784. 3. Christopher, b. June 20, 1786. 4. Laura, b. Oct. 3, 1789.

The children of Alexander, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Frances Burbanks, his wife, were

1. Frances, b. Aug. 9, 1786. 2. Henry, b. March 16, 1788. 3. Alexander, b. Feb. 14, 1790.

The children of Guy, son of Alexander, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Abigail Allyn, his wife, were

1. Abigail. 2. Abigail, b. Oct., 1786. 3. Guy, b. Oct., 1788. 4. James, b. Nov., 1790.

The children of Erastus, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Jerusha Wolcott, his wife, were

1. Erastus, b. Dec. 24, 1747, d. Aug. 16, 1751. 2. Fluvia, b. May 27, 1750, d. Aug. 23, 1751. 3. Erastus, b. July 6, 1752. 4. Fluvia, b. Jan. 5, 1754, m. Roswell Grant of E. Windsor. 5. Jerusha, b. Nov. 29, 1755, m. Samuel Wolcott of E. Windsor. 6. Aiodi, b. Sept. 29, 1759. 7. Albert, b. Dec. 19, 1761.

The children of Erastus, son of Erastus, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Chloe Bissell, his wife, were

1. Erastus, b. Oct. 7, 1784. 2. Chloe, b. April 19, 1786. 3. Edward, b. Oct. 12, 1788.

The children of Albert, son of Erastus, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Hannah Loomis, his wife, were

1. Hannah, b. May 19, 1786. 2. Albert, b. Nov. 20, 1787. 3. Cynthia, b. Sept. 15, 1789.

The children of Oliver, son of Roger, son of Simon, son of Henry, by Lorana Collins, his wife, were

1. Oliver, b. Aug. 31, 1757, d. Sept. 13, 1787. 2. Oliver, b. Jan. 11, 1760, m. Elisabeth Stoughton, was Governor of Connecticut, died in New York City, June 1, 1833, and was interred in Litchfield, Ct., his native place. 3. Lorana, (or Laura,) b. Dec. 15, 1761, m. William Moseley, Esq. of Hartford. 4. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 15, 1766, m. Chancey Goodrich, Esq., of Hartford. 5. Frederick, b. Nov. 2, 1767, m. 1. Betsey Huntington of Norwich, b. Nov. 8, 1774, d. April 2, 1812; 2. Mrs. Sally W. Cook, b. Aug. 7, 1785, d. Sept. 14, 1842. By his first wife, he had six children; namely, 1. Mary Ann Goodrich, b. Aug. 9, 1801. 2. Hannah Huntington, b. Jan. 14, 1803. 3. Joshua Huntington, b. Aug. 29, 1804. 4. Elisabeth, b. March 6, 1806. 5. Frederick Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1808. 6. Laura Maria, b. Aug 14, 1811. By his second wife, he had four children; namely, 7. Charles Moseley, b. Nov. 20, 1816. 8. Chauncey Goodrich, b. March 15, 1819. 9. Henry Griswold, b. Nov. 24, 1820. 10. Mary Frances, b. July 9, 1823.—He d. May 28, 1837.

[The above Family Genealogy was found among the papers of the late Hon. Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, Ct., and was transmitted to us for publication, by George C. Woodruff, Esq. We purpose to publish at some future time, a brief Memoir of the Wolcott Family, accompanied with an engraving of one of the Governor Wolcotts.]

THE MINOT FAMILY.

BY LEMUEL SHATTUCK, ESQ.

(Concluded from page 178.)

FIFTH GENERATION.

(23) V. George Minot [57—3] d. in Dorchester, Nov. 10, 1744, a. 41. He m. Abigail Fenno, Dec. 24, 1729. After his death she m. William Tucker of Milton. They had

133—1 John,bapt.Dec.6, 1730,m. Martha Wild of Milton. (51)

134—2 Jerusha,Jan.13, 1733,m. Col. Lemuel Robinson of Dorchester.

135—3 Abigail.

136—4 Samuel,1742.

(24) V. Dea. George Farrar m. Mary Barrett [61—1] and lived in Lincoln. He d. of the small-pox, May 28, 1777, a. 73. She d. Sept. 25, 1778, in her 73d year. The children were

137—1 George,b. Nov.23, 1730,gr. H. C., 1751, d. Sept. 17, 1756. See notice of him in History of Concord, p. 247.

138—2 Mary,b. July6, 1732,m. Nathan Brown of Lincoln.

139—3 Sarah,b. Aug.11, 1733,d. July 28, 1736.

140—4 Sarah,b. Oct.4, 1736.

141—5 Elisabeth,b. Feb.2, 1739,m. Stephen Hosmer, Jr., May 3, 1743.

142—6 Humphrey,b. Feb.28, 1740,m. Lucy Farrar, April 26, 1770. [195—6]

143—7 Joseph,b. Jan.20, 1744,gr. H. C., 1767. See History of Concord, p. 314.

144—8 Love,b. June13, 1749,d. young.

(25) V. Oliver Barrett [64—4] lived in Bolton, where he d. April 4, 1788, a. 76. He m. Hannah Hunt of Concord, Dec. 8, 1738, who d. April 7, 1774, a. 57. They had

145—1 Rebecca, b. Jan. 1, 1739, m. David Nurse, June 3, 1762, a farmer who settled in Bolton, had 9 children, d. March 26, 1823.

146—2 Hannah, b. Feb. 19, 1742, m. William Sawyer, Jan. 18, 1764, a farmer of Berlin, had a family, d. Feb., 1830.

147—3 Bathsheba, April 2, 1744, m. Aholiab Sawyer, June 5, 1769, a farmer of Templeton, and had a family.

148—4 Oliver, b. July 22, 1746, m. Sarah Whitcomb. Settled on his father's farm. Had 5 children. He d. May 11, 1817, a. 70. She d. Feb. 5, 1834, a. 80.

149—5 Ruth, b. Dec. 24, 1749, m. Jonathan Nurse, Oct. 20, 1772, a farmer of Bolton, had 10 children, d. Dec. 16, 1841.

150—6 Abigail, b. Aug. 8, 1752, m. Calvin Sawyer, a farmer of Bolton. She had 8 sons and 2 daughters, d. Nov. 24, 1839, a. 87.

(26) V. Capt. Humphrey Barrett [65—5] lived in Concord, where he d. March 24, 1783, in his 68th year. He m. his cousin, Elisabeth Adams, [86—2] Dec. 9, 1742. She d. June 5, 1791, in her 70th year. The children were

151—1 Elisabeth,b. April10, 1745,m. Dea. Geo. Minot. (111—5.)

152—2 Rebecca,b. Feb.13, 1746,m. Reuben Hunt, Jan. 18, 1770.

153—3 Mary,b. Nov.18, 1748,m. Jonas Lee.

154—4 Sarah,b. Sept.8, 1750,d. Aug. 14, 1751.

155—5 Humphrey,b. May23, 1752,m. Rebecca Heywood, July 6, 1780. He d. without issue, March 18, 1827, a. 74.

156—6 Sarah,b. Feb.16, 1754,m. Stephen Barrett, June 22, 1775. [187—7]

157—7 Martha,b. May21, 1756,m. Dea. Joshua Brooks, Feb. 27, 1780.

158—8 Ruth,b. Dec.25, 1760,m. Jonas Haywood, Esq., Feb. 3, 1786.

159—9 Abel,b. Oct.28, 1764,m. Lucy Minot, Dec. 1, 1796. (21—3) He was a merchant; d. in England. She d. Sept. 25, 1798, a. 28, leaving one son, b. Sept. 18, 1797, who d. Jan. 2, 1818, a. 20.

(27) V. Col. Charles Prescott m. Elisabeth Barrett, [66—6] and lived in Concord. He represented the town nine years, was Justice of the Peace and intrusted with many important offices. He d. Feb. 2, 1779, a. 68. She d. April 23, 1799, aged 82. They had 7 children;

160—1 Elisabeth,b. Aug.31, 1737,m. 1. Jesse Hosmer. 2. Aaron Jones.

161—2 Lucy,b. Dec.21, 1738,d. single, Dec. 22, 1819, a. 81.

162—3 Mary,b. Aug.9, 1742,d. single, May 4, 1797, a. 55.

163—4 Charles,b. Sept.24, 1744,d. single, May 10, 1810, a. 65.

164—5 Rebecca,b. Sept.19, 1746,m. Joseph Hayward.

165—6 John,b. Oct.18, 1748,d. Sept. 12, 1753.

166—7 Anne,b. June7, 1760,m. Amos Baker of Lincoln.

(28) V. John Barrett [67—7] lived in the north part of Concord as a farmer. He m. Lois Brooks, Nov. 15, 1744, and had

167—1 Joseph,b. Jan.5, 1745, lived in Mason, N. H.

168—2 John,b. Aug.2, 1748, lived on his father's farm. He m. Experience Ball, Nov. 29, 1780, and was father to Rev. Joshua Barrett, who graduated at Dart. Coll. in 1810, and to Rev. John Barrett, who graduated at Williams Coll. in 1810.

169—3 Lydia,b.m. 1. Silas Mann. 2. Dea. George Minot. [111—5]

170—4 Rebecca,b.m. Samuel White.

Another daughter m. a Chamberlain, another m. a Boynton, and another d. single.

(29) V. Benjamin Barrett [61—1] lived in Concord, where he d. Oct. 23, 1738, having had three children, names given below. He m. Rebecca Jones, who, after Mr. Barrett's death, m. Jonas Prescott of Westford, Dec. 25, 1740.

171—1 Rebecca,b. Feb.19, 1731,m. Nathaniel Boynton of Westford.

172—2 Benjamin,b. Jan.9, 1735,m. Sarah Miriam of Lexington.

173—3 Jonas,b. Sept.24, 1737,m.

The last two settled in Ashby.

(30) V. Dea. Thomas Barrett [70—2] d. in Concord, June 20, 1779, a. 72, on the place where his father lived. He and his brother Col. James, did a large business and left a large estate. He m. Mary Jones. They had 7 children, as follows;

174—1 Thomas,b. Nov.17, 1731,m. Dorcas Minot, [110—4] Jan. 15, 1761.

175—2 Ruth,b. Oct.19, 1734,m. Capt. Charles Miles.

176—3 Charles,b. Jan.13, 1740,m. Rebecca Minot, [112—6] and lived in New Ipswich, N. H.; had 2 sons and 2 daughters.

177—4 Samuel,b.m. Sarah and lived at the mill east of the old place. He had one son, Samuel, b. Dec. 24, 1773, d. Aug. 1, 1825; and 2 daughters.

178—5b.m. David Hubbard of Hanover, N. H.

179—6 Amos,b. April23, 1752,m. and lived where his father did, and had 2 sons and 4 daughters.

180—7 Mary,b. Nov.21, 1756.

(31) V. Col. James Barrett [71—3] was the distinguished commander of the Provincial troops in the battle of Concord, when the first forcible resistance was made to the British, at the commencement of hostilities in the American Revolution, on the 19th April, 1775. He died April 11, 1779, a. 68. The following epitaph is on his gravestone in Concord.

Here rests in hope the body of Col. James Barrett who departed this life April 11th, 1779, in the 69th year of his age. Sudden the summons came and quick the flight; We trust to be with Christ in relms of light. In public and private life he was courteous, benevolent, and charitable. His fidelity, uprightness and ability in various offices and employments, justly procured him esteem. For many years he represented this Town in General Court. He early stepped forward in the contest with Britain and distinguished himself in the cause of America. His warm attachment to and careful practice of the religion of Christ compleated his worth as a Christian and with his other virtues preserve his memory and keep it with that of the just which is blest.

He m. Rebecca Hubbard, Dec. 21, 1732. Her mother was Rebecca Bulkeley, a daughter of Capt. Joseph, granddaughter of Hon. Peter, and great-granddaughter of Rev. Peter Bulkeley the first minister of Concord. She d. Oct. 18, 1806, a. 90. They had the following children; namely,

181—1 James,b. Jan.4, 1734,m. Melicent Estabrook, July 4, 1758.

182—2 Nathan,b. Dec.30, 1735,m. Miriam Hunt, May 22, 1761.

183—3 Lydia,b. Jan.6, 1738,m. Josiah Melvin.

184—4 Rebecca,b. Nov.19, 1741,m. Dea. George Minot. (111—5)

185—5 Ephraim,b. March3, 1744,d. single, March 3, 1761, a. 26.

186—6 Perses,b. Sept.25, 1747,m. Jonas Patten. She d. Sept. 5, 1781, a. 34, leaving one son and 4 daughters.

187—7 Stephen,b. Jan.29, 1750,m. Sarah Barrett. [156—6]

188—8 Peter,b. April16, 1754,m. Mary Prescott, July 8, 1779. [219—8]

189—9 Lucy,b. July20, 1761,m. Noah Ripley, April 8, 1783. He was brother of Rev. Dr. Ripley of Concord. She d. Dec. 19, 1787, a. 26, leaving 2 sons and one daughter.

(32) V. Dea. Samuel Farrar of Lincoln m. Lydia Barrett, [72—4] Jan. 12, 1732. He d. April 17, 1783, a. 75. She d. Children,

190—1 Lydia,b. Sept.2, 1736,m. William Bond, March 6, 1755.

191—2 Samuel,b. Feb.14, 1737,m. Mary Hoar, Feb. 10, 1772.

192—3 Stephen,b. Sept.8, 1738,m. Eunice Brown.

193—4 James,b. July21, 1741,d. in 1767, single, in New Ipswich.

194—5 Rebecca,b. Aug.13, 1743,m. Dr. John Preston, Nov. 29, 1764.

195—6 Lucy,b. April27, 1745,m. Humphrey Farrar, April 26, 1770. [142—6]

196—7 Timothy,b. June28, 1747,m. Nancy Bancroft.

197—8 Mary,b. July5, 1754,d. Sept. 2, 1756.

(33) V. Dr. Timothy Minot [77—1] gr. H. C., 1747. He was a physician in Concord, where he d. July 25, 1804, a. 78. He m. Mary Martin, daughter of Rev. John Martin of Northborough. She d. Dec. 23, 1801. Children,

198—1 Timothy Martin,b. Aug. 16, 1757,m. Hannah Austin, Jan. 27, 1804. Lived in Boston. He d. Nov. 18, 1837. She d. March 17, 1820, aged 59.

199—2 Mary,b. May20, 1759,m. Ammi White, Aug. 12, 1788.

200—3 Abigail,b. Aug.20, 1761,d. Aug., 1830, unmarried.

201—4 Stephen,b. Jan.30, 1763,d. single, in Concord, April, 1821.

202—5 Susannah, b. Aug.4, 1765,m. Col. John Parker of Billerica.

203—6 James,b. Jan.28, 1767,d. single in Ohio.

204—7 Sarah,b. Sept.2, 1769,m. Tilly Merrick, Esq.

205—8 John,b. Sept.26, 1771,m. Thomasine Elisabeth Bond.

206—9 Beulah,b. June28, 1773,m. May 17, 1807, Professor Ebenezer Adams of Dartmouth College.

(34) V. Tilly Merrick m. Mary Minot, [78—2] and settled in Concord. They had

207—1 Tilly,b. Jan.29, 1755,m. Sarah Minot, his cousin.

208—2 John,b. Feb.7, 1761,d. single, Aug. 15, 1797, a. 36.

209—3 Stephen,b. Aug.8, 1767.

210—4 Augustus, b. July5, 1759.

(35) V. Maj. John Minot [80—1] m. Sarah Stow of Marlborough, Jan. 26, 1744, lived in Concord, where he d. July 31, 1802, a. 85. She d. Feb. 11, 1796, a. 75. They had

211—1 John,b.m. Hannah Hubbard.

(36) V. Benjamin Prescott, Esq., of Salem, who gr. H. C., 1736, m. Rebecca Minot, [81—2] Nov. 26, 1741. He d. Aug. 18, 1778, a. 61. She d. Oct. 8, 1761, a. 41. They had the following children;

212—1 Rebecca,b. May20, 1742,m. Hon. Roger Sherman, May 12, 1763.

213—2 Martha,b. Nov.23, 1744,m. Stephen Goodhue, Esq., of New Haven.

214—3 Benjamin,b. March14, 1747,d. May 15, 1751.

215—4 James,b. March16, 1749,m. Rebecca Barrett, Oct. 28, 1783, daughter of James Barrett, Jr. [181—1]

216—5 Elisabeth,b. Dec.1, 1752,m. Henry Daggett, Esq., Nov. 26, 1771.

217—6 Mercy,b. Feb.5, 1755,m. Henry Gibbs, Oct. 29, 1781.

218—7 Benjamin,b. Oct.22, 1757,m. Hannah Blakely of New Haven.

219—8 Mary,b. May9, 1760,m. Peter Barrett, July 8, 1779. [188—8]

(37) V. Capt. James Minot [82—3] m. for his 1st wife Rebecca Stow of Merrimac, and for his 2nd wife, a daughter of Col. Blanchard of Tyngsborough. He d. Aug. 2, 1773, a. 47. She d. Feb. 9, 1767, a. 37. They had the following children, of whom I have not been able to obtain many particulars.

220—1 Rebecca,m. Isaac Newton;

221—2 Rachel,m. —— Anger and d. without issue;

222—3 Joseph,d. about 1776, a. 20;

223—4 James,d. about 1776, a. 18;

224—5 Sarah,m. —— Upton;

225—6 Hannah,m. Darly;

226—7 Elisabeth,m. Smith;

227—8 Martha,m. —— Squiers.

(38) V. Rev. Josiah Sherman, minister of Woburn, m. Martha Minot, [83—4] Jan. 24, 1757. A biographical notice of Mr. Sherman is in the American Quarterly Register, Vol. XI., p. 188. They had the following children, born in Woburn, and perhaps others.

228—1 Roger Minot Sherman,b. Dec.9, 1757,settled in Fairfield, Ct.

229—2 Martha,b. Dec.8, 1758.

230—3 Elisabeth,b. March26, 1761.

231—4 Mary,b. Feb.3, 1763.

232—5 Susanna,b. April7, 1765.

(39) V. Lt. Ephraim Minot, [84—5] d. in Concord, Sept. 30, 1794, a. 53. He was an officer, and was wounded in the battle of Princeton. He m. Abigail Prescott, who d. Feb. 27, 1825, a. 78. Their children were

233—1 Abel,b. July10, 1765,m. Lydia Shed. He d. in Lincoln, Aug. 6, 1809, having had 6 children.

234—2 Abigail,b. Jan.30, 1778,m. William Bowers, May 12, 1797.

235—3 Mary,b. Jan.10, 1781.

236—4 George,b. Jan.31, 1783.

237—5 Louisa,b. Feb.10, 1787.

(40) V. Capt. Daniel Adams [85—1] removed from Lincoln, the place of his birth, to Townsend, where he d. Oct. 10, 1795, in his 75th year. He represented the town in General Court, and held many important civil and military offices. He was thrice married. 1. To Kesia Brooks, daughter of Benjamin Brooks of Townsend, previously of Concord, March 1, 1744. She d. in childbirth, Aug. 21, 1754, having had 6 children, 5 of whom survived her. 2. To Mehitable Crosby of Townsend, by whom he had 10 children. She d. April 4, 1783, a. 49. 3. Widow Sarah Phelps of Lancaster, Jan. 30, 1784. His children were as follows;

238—1d. in infancy.

239—2 Daniel,b. July29, 1746,m. Lucy Taylor. May 21, 1772. He d. June 10, 1827, a. 80. She d. Sept. 12, 1836. He was father to Dr. Daniel Adams of Mont Vernon, author of several valuable school books.

240—3 Abner,b. Oct.22, 1748,m. 1. Mary Sawtell. 2. Sarah Sawtell.

241—4 Rebecca,b. July6, 1750,m. James Campbell, Dec. 21, 1769. He lived in Brookline, N. H. She d. at an advanced age, leaving several children.

242—5 Benjamin,b. Oct.15, 1752,m. Mary Stone of Ashly, July 16, 1778. He d. in Cavendish, Vt.; had 7 children, 4 sons and 3 daughters.

243—6 Ephraim,b. Aug.14, 1754,m. Lydia Knowlton, lived in Jaffrey, N. H. Had one child, who died without issue.

244—7 Kesia,b.m. John Sherwin. She d. May 25, 1782, a. 23, a few days after her marriage.

245—8 Elisabeth,b.d. unmarried, Jan. 9, 1782, a. 19.

246—9 Mehetabel,b.m. John Smith; lived in Brookline and had 4 sons and 2 daughters.

247—10 Mary,b.m. Dea. John Giles, May 6, 1789. He had been previously m.; and his first wife d. Oct. 17, 1788, a. 24, by whom he had 5 children. By his 2nd wife he had also 5 children. He d. Aug. 14, 1825, a. 62.

248—11 James,d. young.

249—12 Phebe,b. Dec.18, 1770,m. Solomon Jewett, lived in Townsend and had 4 children: Solomon, Phebe, Kesia, and Rozella.

250—13 James,b. April15, 1773,m. Sybel Gasset, lived in Townsend, and had 3 daughters.

251—14 Joseph,b.m. Polly Brooks. Two other children d. in infancy.

(41) V. Capt. Joseph Adams [87—3] d. in Lincoln, March 28, 1807, a. 83. He m. 1. Mary Eveleth of Stow, 1746. She d. July 10, 1791, a. 66, having had 11 children. He m. 2. Mrs. Priscilla Reed Martin, July 23, 1795. Children,

252—1 Mary,b. April29, 1747,d. Jun. 4, 1748, a. 1 y., 1 m., 6 d.

253—2 Joseph,b. Jan.4, 1749,m. Love Lawrence, Sept. 4. 1770. He was a physician; d. in England, Feb. 2, 1807, a. 58. He had 12 children. [303—2]

254—3 Charles,b. Nov.8, 1750,was a physician, and loyalist, d. at Annapolis in Nova Scotia.

255—4 Nathan,b. Nov.11, 1752,d. Aug. 11, 1756, a. 3 y., 9 m.

256—5 Mary,b. Oct.11, 1754,d. Aug. 17, 1756, a. 1 y., 10 m., 6 d.

257—6 Sarah,b. Sept.13, 1756,m. Robert Eames, Sudbury, Aug. 14, 1783.

258—7 Mary,b. July14, 1758,m. Elisha Wheeler, Sudbury, May 4, 1779.

259—8 Nathan,b, March1, 1760,m. Hannah McCarty, d. in Charlestown without issue, Sept. 25, 1830, a. 70.

260—9 Martha,b. July15, 1763,m. Dea. David Lawrence of Littleton, Dec. 23, 1790.

261—10 Daniel,b. April14, 1766,m. Sarah Goldthwait of Boston.

262—11 Love,b. March21, 1749,m. Henry Willard of Keene.

(42) V. Capt. Nathan Brown m. Rebecca Adams, [88—1] March 10, 1749. He d. in Lincoln, Oct. 13, 1781. She afterwards m. Solomon Foster, Nov. 15, 1790. She d. Dec. 24, 1811, a. 84. Children,

263—1 Mary,b.m. Benjamin Allen.

264—2 Rebecca,b. April8, 1751,d. unmarried, April 27, 1773.

265—3 Elisabeth,b. Oct.1, 1752,m. Dr. Richard Russell, Jan. 28, 1777.

266—4 Nathan,b. April16, 1755,m. Lucy Garfield, 1775. He was killed in Concord, by a load of wood passing over him, Dec. 12, 1814, a. 60.

267—5 Daniel,b. Sept.13, 1757,d. in the West Indies.

268—6 Eunice,b. Feb.13, 1761,m. William Lawrence of Lincoln, Nov., 1780.

269—7 Lydia,b. Nov.12, 1763,m. Daniel Weston of Lincoln, 1793.

270—8 Kezia,b. Feb.28, 1769,m. Solomon Foster of Lincoln.

(43) V. James Adams [89—5] m. 1. Kezia Conant, Jan. 15, 1756, by whom he had 3 children. She d. Aug. 22, 1765, in her 37th year. He m. 2. Delia Adams, daughter of Edward Adams of Sudbury, June 5, 1766, by whom he had 12 children. She d. in Boston, Dec. 9, 1813, a. 70, and was buried in Lincoln. He d. in Lincoln, March 10, 1805, a. 71. His children were

271—1 Betsey,b. Jan.22, 1757,m. Benjamin Adams of Sudbury, Nov.20, 1777.

272—2 James,b. Jan.14, 1759,m. Nancy Tarbell of Lincoln, Nov. 15, 1796.

273—3 Kezia,b. Nov.6, 1762,d. March 30, 1769, a. 6 y., 4 m., 24 d.

274—4 Delia,b. May26, 1767,m. Ebenezer Woodward of Hanover, N. H., Feb. 26, 1795.

275—5 Andrew,b. Oct.9, 1768,m. Polly Hartwell of Lincoln, Sept. 10, 1795.

276—6 Eli,b. March14, 1770,m. Sarah Swift of Boston.

277—7 Samuel,b. June7, 1771,m. Margaret Austin of Charlestown, Sept. 15, 1797.

278—8 Kezia,b. Feb.19, 1773,m. Ephraim Jones of Boston, Dec. 6, 1827.

279—9 Joseph,b. Nov.7, 1774,d. July 7, 1775, a. 8 m.

280—10 Rebecca,b. April4, 1776,d. Sept. 23, 1780, a. 4 y., 3 m., 19 d.

281—11 Joseph,b. June17, 1778,d. Sept. 13, 1780, a. 2 y, 2 m., 26 d.

282—12 John,b. Nov.13, 1780,d. in Havana, Oct. 15, 1809, a. 29.

283—13 Mary,b. July9, 1782,m. Silas P. Tarbell of Boston, March 10, 1808.

284—14 Joseph,b. May6, 1784,m. 1. Betsey Archibald of Maine.

285—15 Daniel,b. Feb.20, 1789,d. Nov. 20, 1789.

(44) V. Abel Miles m. Lydia Adams, [90—6] Feb. 26, 1756. He removed from Concord to New Ipswich, N. H., where he d. Dec. 6, 1814, a. 81. She d. March 20, 1804, a. 68. He had the following children, all born in Concord;

286—1 Lydia,bapt.Feb.20, 1757,m. David Rumrell, Feb. 20, 1800.

287—2 Elisabeth,b.Dec.4, 1758,m. John Shattuck, Dec. 11, 1783.

288—3 Polly,b.July8, 1760,d. unmarried in N. Ipswich, Nov. 14, 1804.

289—4 Rebecca,b.Jan.3, 1762,m. Levi Mansfield, Jan. 21, 1781.

290—5 Abel,b.Oct.17, 1768,m. Betsey Shipley, Nov. 10, 1794.

(45) V. John Adams [91—1] lived in Lincoln. He m. 1. Lucy Hubbard, Dec. 12, 1749, who d. Dec. 24, 1791, and 2. Beulah Baker, Feb. 20, 1794. He had the following children,

291—1 John,b. April15, 1751;

292—2 Edward,b. March27, 1753;

293—3 Abel,b. March8, 1755,d. July 9, 1756;

294—4 Abel,b. Feb.20, 1757;

295—5 Thomas,b. March22, 1761;

296—6 Bulkeley,b. March14, 1759,m. Persis Stone of Framingham, 1785;

297—7 Lucy,b. June2, 1763;

298—8 Ephraim,b. Feb.24, 1765,d. Dec. 24, 1765;

299—9 Rebecca,b. Feb.28, 1767;

300—10 Ephraim,b. Aug.16, 1769,m. Susanna Flagg, 1789;

301—11 James,b. June8, 1772.

(46) Rev. William Lawrence, minister of Lincoln, m. Love Adams, [94—2.] He d. April 11, 1780, a. 56. She d. Jan. 3, 1820, a. 95. (See Hist. Concord, p. 304.) They had children,

302—1 William,b. April10, 1752,m. Eunice Brown, Nov., 1780.

303—2 Love,b. April18, 1754,m. Dr. Joseph Adams, Sept. 4, 1770. [253—2]

304—3 John Prescott,b. Dec.24, 1755,m. Abby Kaine, d. Jan. 28, 1808.

305—4 Susanna,b. Jan.4, 1758,d. March 12, 1836, unmarried.

306—5 Sarah,b. May12, 1760,m. Samuel Bass, Esq., of Randolph, Oct. 29, 1783. She d. Oct. 12, 1822. He gr. H. C. 1782, d. Feb. 1, 1842.

307—6 Phebe,b. Jan.2, 1762,m. Rev. Edmund Foster of Littleton, Oct. 29, 1783.

308—7 Anna,b. March15, 1764,m. James De Wolf, d. Dec. 8, 1807.

Mary,b. Nov.1, 1767,m. Asa Brooks, d. Sept., 1812.

309—8 Abel,b. Aug.23, 1771,m. Mary Hodge, d. Sept. 1, 1800.

(47) Capt. Jonas Minot [108—2] m. 1. Mary Hall, daughter of Rev. Willard Hall of Westford. She was b. July 30, 1738, and d. Nov. 3, 1792, in her 49th year. He m. 2. Mrs. Mary Dunbar, widow of Rev. Asa Dunbar of Salem. She d. in Boston, Aug. 2, 1830, a. 82. He d. in Concord, March 20, 1813, a. 78. A great part of Wilmot, N. H., was granted to him.

310—1 Mary,b. Feb.21, 1761,m. Rev. Laban Ainsworth of Jaffrey, Dec. 4, 1787.

311—2 Sarah,b. Jan.14, 1763,m. Josiah Melvin, Jan. 28, 1790.

312—3 Jonas,b. Feb.13, 1765,m. Miriam Barrett, Nov. 18, 1790. She was the dau. of Col. Nathan Barrett. [182—2]

313—4 Elisabeth,b. Aug.22, 1767,m. Daniel Page, Jan. 25, 1791.

314—5 Abigail,b. Sept.3, 1769,m. John Stanyan, Oct., 1818.

315—6 Martha,b. Oct.17, 1771,m. Charles Barrett, Jr., of New Ipswich, Oct. 15, 1799. He was the son of Charles Barrett. [176—3]

316—7 Samuel,b. April1, 1774,m. Hannah Stow of Concord.

317—8 Stephen,b. Sept.28, 1776,m. Rebecca Trask, Nov. 9, 1809.

318—9 James,b. July4, 1779,m. Sally Wilson of Nelson, Feb. 8, 1809.

(48) Dea. George Minot [111—5] settled in the eastern part of Concord. He commanded a company in the Revolution, at Saratoga, (the taking of Burgoyne,) and in several other places; and was a highly meritorious officer. He was chosen deacon of the church, Aug. 3, 1779, and continued in office until his death, which took place April 13, 1808, a. 65. He m. 3 wives, all by the name of Barrett. His 1st wife was Rebecca, daughter of Col. James Barrett, [184—4] whom he m. Jan. 17, 1765, and who d. March 3, 1775, a. 33. His 2nd wife was Elisabeth, daughter of Humphrey Barrett, [151—1] whom he m. Dec. 12, 1776, and who d. April 10, 1789, a. 45; and his 3d wife was Lydia, daughter of John Barrett and widow of Silas Mann. [169—3] He had the following children all by his first wife;

319—1 Rebecca,b. Feb.4, 1768,m. William Heywood.

320—2 Dorcas,b. April19, 1769,m. James Barrett, a grandson of Col. James B. [181—1]

321—3 Lucy,b. April27, 1770,m. Abel Barrett [159—9].

(49) V. Stephen Minot [115—1] m. Sarah Clark, only daughter of Jonas Clark, Esq., of Boston, June 10, 1736. He d. Sunday, Jan. 14, 1787, a. 75. He graduated H. C. 1730, and was a merchant of Boston. His wife d. June 10, 1783, in her 64th year. They had the following children;

322—1 Jonas Clark,b. Aug.20, 1738,m. Hannah Speakman.

323—2 Stephen,b. Feb.14, 1740,merchant in Jamaica, d. single.

324—3 William,b. Feb.7, 1743,m. Mary Collson, July 1, 1773, one of the first settlers in Camden, Me., d. in Boston, Nov., 1773.

325—4 John,b. Oct.21, 1744,m. Mary De Rue of Boston; was master of a vessel in the West India and Surinam trade, d. of fever at sea, leaving one child, Stephen.

326—5 Francis,b. Aug.9, 1746,d. single in Marlborough, where he had been for his health. He was a merchant in Boston.

327—6 Sarah,b. Nov.7, 1749,m. Gilbert Warner Speakman, by whom she had 6 children. She d. Aug. 29, 1786.

328—7 James,b. Dec.5, 1751,m. Mary Deming of Boston.

329—8 Christopher,b. March8, 1754,m. Elisabeth Mayhew of Plymouth.

330—9 George,b. Sept.6, 1756,d. March 2, 1758.

331—10 George Richards,b. Dec.22, 1758,He grad. H. C. 1778, and was the historian of Massachusetts. He d. Jan. 2, 1802. He m. Mary Speakman.

(50) V. Jonathan Minot [130—4] lived in Westford, where he d. Feb. 7, 1806, a. 83. He married Esther Proctor of Chelmsford, who d. March 30, 1808, a. 83. They had

332—1 Esther,b. May23, 1747,m. Samuel Wright of Westford.

333—2 Jonathan,b. Aug.23, 1749,m. Hannah Eastman, Sept. 3, 1771. He d. in Westminster, Ms.

334—3 Joseph,b. Jan.13, 1751.He was killed in the battle of Bunker Hill.

335—4 Olive,b. Jan.14, 1753,m. William Reed of Westford.

336—5 Elisabeth,b. Jan.13, 1755.

337—6 John Marston,grad. H. C. 1767, lived in Castine, Me.

338—7 Jesse,b. Nov.5, 1759,m. Betsey Adams.

339—8 Joash,b.m. —— Hildreth of Westford.

340—9 Patty,b.m. John Clark.

THE PARSONS FAMILY.[21]

As it respects the origin of the name of Parsons, some have supposed that it was derived from the word parson, a clerical title, given from the fact that a clergyman is the principal person in the church. Hence in law he is termed ecclesiæ persona, and has full possession of all the rights of a parochial church. The s is added for euphony's sake, or from the fact that the individual was the parson's son.

Others have derived it from the word parish, as parish-son, meaning the son of some parish, one supported or educated by the parish.

And others again have supposed that the name is the same with Person, Peerson, Pierson, and Pearson, modified in the spelling.

Peirson or Peerson is derived, according to Camden, from son of Peter or Peterson, the former coming originally from the French word, Pierre.

It does not appear that there has ever been any attempt to collect even the materials for a history of the English family of Parsons, so far as has come to our knowledge, notwithstanding there have been many individuals among them of great distinction; as knights, baronets, and noblemen. Those of the name are, and have been for a long period, found in several counties; as Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, &c.

Prior to 1672, Andrew Parsons, gent., was of Somersetshire, and Philip Parsons, gent., of Worcestershire. But the earliest record we have noticed is in

1290. Walter was then a resident of Mulso in Ireland. How long before this he or his ancestors went there we know not. The name is still extant there, and something above one hundred years ago, Bishop Gibson remarked, (in his edition of Camden's Britannia,) "The honorable family of Parsons have been advanced to the dignity of Viscounts, and more lately, Earls of Ross."

1481. Sir John was Mayor of Hereford, who had for his armorial bearings, Gules, a leopard's head between three crosses patee, fitched in the foot ar.—Crest, a halberd headed az. embued gules.

1546. Robert, afterwards the noted Jesuit, was born this year, and died April 18, 1610, a. 64. He appears to have been the first of note of his family. His father lived near Bridgewater, Eng., at a place called Netherstoway. Robert was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and was early distinguished for his abilities, but being accused of some irregularities he forsook his country and resided for a time at Antwerp, Louvain, Padua, Rome, Paris and Valladolid. Becoming a convert to the Romish faith, he propagated that doctrine with all his ability, and was no small instrument in stirring up the benighted vassals of Philip II. to attempt the conquest of his native country. The event of that attempt will always be viewed with an intensity of interest.

How much Father Parsons had to do in circulating the Pope's bulls and inflammatory tracts in England at the period of the Armada can never be known, but from his knowledge of the country, the people, and their language, it is not unlikely that his agency was by no means inconsiderable. Fuller, in speaking of the fierceness of the battle between the fleets observes, that "bullets did not fly about so much at sea, as bastardly libels did by land; so fitly called, because none durst father them."

He established an English college at Rome and another at Valladolid, for such of his countrymen as might follow him, or come otherwise into exile. He published several works, but that by which he is best known is entitled "Leicester's Commonwealth," which, though abounding with misstatements, vague rumors, and base insinuations, was nevertheless a work of great ability. And although the pen of Sir Philip Sidney was exercised in its refutation, he is not considered to have completely effected his object. This most singular book of Father Robert was first printed in 1641, and in less than 70 years had become so rare that an edition of it was published, purporting to have been printed from a newly discovered manuscript, and passed current as such without detection, it is believed. To the original edition is appended a poem, entitled "Leycester's Ghost," a great literary curiosity. An extract from the poem is as follows:

1556. Francis was vicar of Rothwell in Nottinghamshire. There is a wood called Parsons' wood, in the hundred of Nassaburgh, in the same county.

1618. Bartholomew appears as the author of three sermons—"First Fruits of the Gentiles," 4to. In 1616, "Assize Sermon," 4to. 1631, "Dorcas, or a Perfect Patterne of a True Disciple," Sermon, 4to. Oxford.

1634. About this year Thomas Parsons was knighted by Charles I. The foregoing engraving represents his arms, still retained in the family in the United States, and by his descendants in London, among whom were Sir John and Sir Humphrey; the former, Lord Mayor of that city in 1704, the latter, in 1731 and 1740. The same coat of arms is also retained by the branch of the Parsons family now long resident in Barbadoes.

Langley in Buckinghamshire was long a seat of a family of the name, but they seem to have abandoned it about the end of the 17th century for a residence in Nottinghamshire. The first of this family whose descendants we can trace appears to have been

Ralph, of Northampton, who had a son

John, who lived at Boveney, Co. Bucks, who had by his wife, dau. of —— Cutler, Esq.,

John of Boveney and Langley, who m. Elisabeth, the sole heiress of Sir John Kidderminster, and had,

1. Charles, b. 1625, d. without issue. 2. William, and three daughters.

This William, the only surviving son, m. Elisabeth, dau. and heiress of Sir Lawrence Parsons, by whom he had two sons; one a Colonel, d. without issue, and John, his successor. William Parsons (the father) was made a baronet by Charles II. for his adherence to the cause of his father, Charles I. He was somewhat conspicuous during the interregnum, as may be inferred from his granting a pass to one of the gentlemen of the privy chamber, to proceed to Ireland. The gentleman, however, having been taken by the parliament officers, was, Carte says, put to the rack, "to make him confess." This circumstance is supposed to have given Butler the ground he has taken in these lines in his Hudibras:

Sir Thomas Parsons of Great Milton in Oxfordshire, (before mentioned,) m. in 1614, Catharine, a dau. of Edward Radcliff of London, son of Alderman Radcliff, by whom he had Robert, Thomas, Richard, Anthony, and six daughters. He was the son of Thomas of the same place, by his first wife, Judith Garbrand of the city of Oxford, who also had a daughter Amy, m. to Richard Alworth of Turford, Buckinghamshire. His second wife was Sarah, dau. of Edmund Waller of Costell, by whom he had three sons, John, Edmund, Francis, and two daughters, Elisabeth, m. Anthony Radcliff of Chalford, Co. Bucks, and Ann, wife of Richard Baldwin of Beaconsfield, in the same county.

The grandfather of Sir Thomas was Thomas of Great Milton, who m. Catharine, dau. of Hester Sydenham, by whom he had Thomas, Hugh, and Richard.

Richard m. Miss —— Pierpont, and had a son John of London, who m. 1. a dau. of Joshua Whistler, by whom he had a daughter Catharine; he m. 2. Mary Gualter of London. Some of this family were among the early emigrants to America.

The first of the name we find in New England is Joseph, Springfield, 1636, where he appears as a witness to the deed from the Indians of the lands of that place and vicinity to William Pynchon and others, on the fifteenth of July. There appear, however, soon after, at the same place, Hugh and Benjamin. And family tradition relates that Joseph and Benjamin were brothers, that they were born in Great Torrington, near Exeter, Devonshire, England, who, with other children, accompanied their father to New England, about the year 1630. It is probable that they came over with Mr. Pynchon.

(1)Joseph Parsons,¹ as has been mentioned, was at Springfield in 1636, where he probably remained until 1655, in which year he removed to Northampton. On the records of the latter town is this entry: "Joseph Parsons did at a Court in Northampton, holden March, 1662, testifie that he was a witness to a deed of the lands at Springfield, and a bargain betweene the Indians and Mr. Pynchon, dated July 15, 1636, for 18 fathoms of wampom, 18 coates, 18 hatchets, 18 hoes, 18 knives." As soon as the town was incorporated he was elected "Townsman," (or selectman,) though he subsequently paid the town 20 shillings not to elect him to any office during the second year of its incorporation. After that we find him serving the town as "Townsman" for seven years. He was a principal founder of Northampton, was extensively engaged in the fur trade, and acquired a large estate. He m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Bliss of Hartford, (afterwards of Northampton,) Nov. 26, 1646. They resided in Northampton till 1679, in which year they returned to Springfield, where they both died. Among the records of deaths of that town we find, "Cornet Joseph Parsons was sick and died, Oct. 9, 1683." She outlived him near 19 years, dying Jan. 29, 1712. Their children were,

(2) (11)I.Joseph,² b. 1647, m. Elisabeth, dau. of Elder John Strong, whose father was ancestor of the late Caleb Strong, Governor of Massachusetts. He d. Nov. 29, 1729. She was b. at Windsor, Ct., Feb. 24, 1648, d. at Northampton, May 11, 1736, a. 88.

(3)II.John,² b. 1649, m. Sarah, dau. of Lieut. —— Clarke, at Northampton, Dec. 23, 1675.

(4) (21)III.Samuel,² b. 1652, settled at Durham, Ct., 1706.

(5)IV.Ebenezer,² b. 1655, served against the Indians in Philip's war, and was killed fighting under Capt. Beers at Northfield, Sept. 8, 1675, with his commander and many more. He was the first white child born in Northampton.

(6)V.Jonathan,² b. June 6, 1657, d. Oct. 19, 1684.

(7)VI.David,² b. April 30, 1659.

(8)VII.Mary,² b. June 27, 1661, m. 1. Joseph Ashley of Springfield, Oct. 15, 1685; 2. Joseph Williston, March 2, 1699.

(9)VIII.Hannah,² b. 1663, m. Rev. Pelatiah Glover of Springfield, Jan. 6, 1687.

(10)IX.Abigail,² b. Sept. 3, 1666, m. John Colton, Feb. 19, 1689, d. soon after, leaving a dau. who m. Francis Griswold of Windsor, Ct.

(11)X.Hester,2 b. 1672, m. Joseph Smith of Greenwich, Ct.

Joseph,³ (2) who m. Elisabeth Strong, had,

(12) (26)I.Joseph,³ b. June 28, 1671, graduated at H. C. 1697, being the first of the name who had graduated there. He m. Elisabeth, dau. of Dr. Benjamin Thompson of Roxbury, Ms., (who was son of Rev. William Thompson of Braintree, Ms.,) in 1701. He settled in the ministry, 1st, at Lebanon, Ct., 2nd, at Salisbury, Ms., in 1718, where he d. March 13, 1739, a. 69. His wife d. at Kensington, N. H.

(13)II.John,³ b. Jan. 11, 1674.

(14)III.Ebenezer,³ b. Dec. 11, 1675, m. Mercy Stebbins, Dec. 15, 1703, d. 1744.

(15)IV.Elisabeth,³ b. Feb. 3, 1678.

(16)V.David,³ b. Feb. 1, 1680, at Northampton, grad. H. C. 1705, minister of Malden, 1708, of Leicester, 1721, where he d. 1737, having been dismissed two years before. His son David⁴ graduated at Harvard College in 1729, and was ordained as the first pastor of the church in Amherst, Nov. 6, 1739. He m. Eunice Wells of Wethersfield, Ct., had 9 children, and d. 1781, a. 69. He was the father of the Rev. David⁵ Parsons, D. D., of Amherst, who was b. Jan. 28, 1749, H. C. 1771, settled Oct. 2, 1782, d. 1823, a. 74. Dr. Parsons had eleven children; namely, Ezekiel Williams,⁶ a physician in Colchester, Ct.; David⁶ of Amherst, an artisan; Prudence Stoddard,⁶ m. Rev. Marcus Smith,⁶ Rensselaerville, N. Y.; Thomas,⁶ a merchant, New York city, d. a. 41; Harriet,⁶ m. 1. Rev. Royal Washburn, and 2. Hon. David Mack of Amherst; Francis,⁶ an attorney at Hartford, Ct., and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; Mary,⁶ m. Rev. William Williams, formerly a clergyman, but now a practising physician at Salem; Caroline,⁶ d. a. 22; Sophia,⁶ m. Rev. Silas Aiken of Boston; William,⁶ a physician of Canaan, Ct., d. a. 27; and James,⁶ a graduate and an instructor of youth at Savannah, Ga., d. a. 29.

(17)VI.Josiah,³ b. Jan. 2, 1682, m. Sarah Sheldon, June 22, 1710, d. April 12, 1768, a. 86.

(18)VII.Daniel,³ b. Aug., 1685, at Northampton, m. Abigail Cooley of Springfield, June 17, 1709, resided in Springfield.

(19)VIII.Moses,³ b. Jan. 15, 1687, at Northampton, m. Abigail Ball of Springfield, Jan. 20, 1710, about which time he removed to Durham, Ct.

(20)IX.Abigail,³ b. Jan. 1, 1690.

(21)X.Noah,3 b. Aug. 15, 1692, left descendants.

Samuel,² (4) who settled in Durham, Ct, had,

(22) I.Timothy,³ b. 1694, d. Jan. 28, 1772.

(23)II.Simeon,³ b. 1701, d. Jan. 6, 1784.

(24)III.Phinehas,³ b. 1703, d. May 6, 1724.

(25)IV.Aaron.³

(26)V.Ithamar,³ b. 1707, d. Jan. 21, 1786. He and probably all his brothers left male posterity. David⁴ and Nathan,⁴ sons of Ithamar, removed to Granville, Ms., about 1760. David⁴ of Granville, Ms., had a son Joel,⁵ who was father to the Hon. Judge Anson V.⁶ Parsons of Philadelphia.

Joseph,³ (12) who m. Elisabeth Thompson, had,

(27) I.Joseph,⁴ b. in Salisbury, 1702, grad. H. C. 1720, ordained at Bradford, Ms., June 8, 1726, d. there May 4, 1765, a. 63. His wife was Frances, dau. of John Usher, Lieut. Gov. of New Hampshire, who was son of Hezekiah Usher, by Elisabeth, dau. of the Rev. Zachariah Symmes of Charlestown, Ms. His publications were an Election Sermon, an Ordination, and an Artillery Election Sermon, 1744. Their children were, 1. Frances,⁵ b. 1730, d. at Epping, N. H., Oct. 7, 1808, unmarried, a. 78. 2. Elisabeth,⁵ b. 1731, d. 1733. 3. Joseph,⁵ b. Oct. 5, 1733, minister of Brookfield, Ms., d. Jan. 17, 1771, a. 38. His wife was Sarah, dau. of Rev. Warham Williams of Waltham, Ms., by Abigail, dau. of Col. George Leonard of Norton. Rev. Warham Williams was son of Rev. John Williams of Deerfield, the "Redeemed Captive," and grandson of Deacon Samuel Williams of Roxbury and Rev. Eleazer Mather of Northampton, great-grandson of Robert Williams and Deacon William Park of Roxbury. 4. Thomas,⁵ b. 1735, who went to Parsonsfield, Me. 5. Samuel,⁵ b. 1737, of Cornville, Me., d. 1807. 6. Dr. John,⁵ b. 1740, of S. Berwick, Me., d. 1775. 7. William,⁵ b. 1741, d. 1742. 8. William,⁵ of Alfred, Me., b. 1743, d. Aug. 4, 1826, a. 83. 9. Sarah,⁵ b. 1745, d. at Parsonsfield, 1800. 10. Edward,⁵ b. 1747, went in the Revolutionary army, as Adjutant in Col. Poor's regiment, and d. 1776. Rev. Joseph Parsons⁵ of Brookfield left an only dau., who m. Samuel Pitkin, Esq., of E. Hartford, Ct. William,⁵ who d. at Alfred, Me., had nine children, among whom was Usher,⁶ M. D., of Providence, R. I., a professor in Brown University, a surgeon in the war of 1812, and in Perry's fleet at the battle of Lake Erie. He m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Abiel Holmes, D. D., author of "American Annals." Dr. Parsons is himself author of several medical treatises of great merit. Thomas⁵ was the proprietor of Parsonsfield, Me., and left a numerous posterity—19 children, by two wives. His first wife was Mary Poor.

(28)II.Samuel,⁴ b. at Salisbury, Ms., 1707, grad. H. C. 1730, ordained at Rye, N. H., Nov. 3, 1736, m. Mary, only child of Samuel Jones, Esq., of Boston, Oct. 9, 1739, d. Jan. 4, 1789, a. 82, in the 53rd year of his ministry. The grandfather of Mary Jones was Capt. John Adams of Boston, grandson of Henry of Braintree, who was among the first settlers of Massachusetts, and from whom a numerous race of the name are descended, including two Presidents of the United States. Gov. Samuel Adams (the patriot) was cousin to Mary who m. Samuel Jones. Rev. Samuel Parsons⁵ had four children; namely, 1. Mary, m. Rev. John Tucke of Epsom, whose dau. Love M. m. Simeon Drake, late of Concord, N. H. 2. Joseph, M. D., a captain in the Revolutionary army, who d. in Rye, N. H., in 1832, a. 86. 3. Hannah, d. unmarried. 4. Betsey, m. Lieut. Samuel Wallace of Rye, whose dau. m. the late Isaac Waldron, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H.

(29)III.William,⁴ b. at Salisbury, April 21, 1716, grad. H. C. 1735, settled over the church in South Hampton, N. H., 1743, from which he was dismissed after a ministry of about twenty years. He m. Sarah Burnham of Durham, N. H., May 16, 1743. In 1763, he removed to Gilmanton with his family, that town being then a wilderness, though by the end of the year about twenty families had arrived and commenced settlements.[22] Mr. Parsons was employed by the proprietors to preach to the inhabitants. He also instructed the youth of the place, and continued these services after his labors as a minister ceased. He d. Jan. 31, 1796, and his wife followed him to the grave, Feb. 28, 1797. His children were Sarah, William, Elisabeth, John, Joseph, and Ebenezer. Elisabeth m. Gen. Joseph Badger, Jr., who was the father of Hon. William Badger of Gilmanton, late Governor of New Hampshire.

(30)IV.Elisabeth,⁴ b. 1718, m. Rev Jeremiah Fogg of Kensington, N. H. She d. March 5, 1779, a. 61. He d. Dec. 1, 1789, in the 78th year of his age, and the 52nd of his ministry. A descendant of Rev. Mr. Fogg is the consort of Rev. James Farnsworth of Boxboro', Ms.

(31)V.John,⁴ b. Oct. 15, 1725, d. Sophomore in H. C., Oct. 28, 1740.

(1)Benjamin Parsons,¹ younger brother of Cornet Joseph, whose descendants are above traced, was like him among the first settlers of Springfield, and a prominent citizen, a gentleman of exemplary moral character, of great worth and respectability. He was Deacon of the church, and a chief instrument in its formation in Springfield, as appears from his correspondence with the Rev. Dr. Increase Mather. In the civil affairs of the town, no one held more responsible offices, or discharged them with greater fidelity. Mr. Parsons m. 1st, Sarah, dau. of Richard Vore of Windsor, who was a member of the Rev. John Warham's church in Dorchester, and accompanied him to Windsor in 1635. She d. at Springfield, Jan. 1, 1676. He m. 2nd, Sarah, relict of John Leonard, Feb. 21, 1677. Her father having settled in Springfield in 1639. Deacon Parsons d. August 24, 1689, and his wife in 1690.

His children by his first marriage were,

(2)I.Sarah,² b. at Springfield, (as were probably all his children,) Aug. 18, 1656, m. James Dorchester.

(3) (10)II.Benjamin,² b. Sept. 15, 1658, m. Sarah, dau. of John Keep of Springfield, Jan. 17, 1683. He d. at Enfield, Ct., Dec. 28, 1728, a. 60. She d. July 8, 1729. Her mother was Sarah, dau. of John Leonard of Springfield, and her father was killed by the Indians at Long Meadow, 1676; probably on the 26th of March; as on that day, six men were killed at Springfield, three of them near Pecowsick brook, as they were passing from Long Meadow to the town, with an escort under Capt. Nixon. The circumstance was long perpetuated by the following distich, but with how much truth we pretend not to say. It is this: "Seven Indians, and one without a gun, Caused Captain Nixon and forty men to run."

(4)III.Mary,² b. Dec. 10, 1660, at Springfield, Jan. 27, 1662.

(5)IV.Abigail,² b. Jan. 6, 1662, m. 1. John Mun, Dec. 23, 1680; 2. John Richards, Oct. 7, 1686.

(6) (14)V.Samuel,² b. Oct. 10, 1666, m. Hannah Hitchcock, March 18, 1683, d. in Enfield, Feb., 1736, a. 70.

(7) (24)VI.Ebenezer,² b. Nov. 17, 1668, m. Margaret, dau. of Samuel and Katherine Marshfield of Springfield, and granddaughter of Thomas Marshfield, who came from Exeter, England, with Rev. Mr. Warham, and settled in Windsor, Ct. Mr. Parsons d. at Springfield, Sept. 23, 1752, a. 84. His wife d. June 12, 1758, a. 87, as is to be seen on her tombstone in West Springfield, together with these lines: The hope of life immortal bloom, Dispel y^e grave's most hideous gloom Christ on y^e Resurection day his Saints with glory shall array. Mr. Parsons was highly respected, was Deacon of the Congregational church in West Springfield fifty-two years, which terminated at his decease.

(8)VII.Mary,² b. Dec. 17, 1670, m. Thomas Richards, Oct. 21, 1691.

(9)VIII.Hezekiah,² b. Nov. 24, 1673, m. Hannah, dau. of Eliakim Cooley of Springfield, Feb. 20, 1701. [There is a curious entry on the Springfield records concerning this match.] They resided in Enfield and Suffield, Ct. He d. July 11, 1748.

(10)IX.Joseph,² b. Dec., 1675, m. Abigail Phelps, Sept. 15, 1697. He resided in West Springfield.

Benjamin,² (3) of Enfield, who m. Sarah Keep, had,

(11) I.John,³ b. in Enfield, Nov. 19, 1684, d. there May 9, 1717, a. 33.

(12)II.Benjamin,³ b. March 1, 1688, was of Enfield, Ct., where he d. unmarried, July 4, 1734, a. 46.

(13)III.Christopher,³ b. Jan. 28, 1691, m. Mary Pease of Enfield, April 22, 1714, d. Sept. 10, 1747, a. 56. They had twelve children, born between March 1, 1715, and Dec. 23, 1740; eight sons and four daughters. The sons were John,⁴ Christopher,⁴ Benjamin,⁴ Joseph,⁴ Ebenezer,⁴ Benjamin,⁴ Jabez,⁴ Noah,⁴ John,⁴ m. Ann Colton at Enfield and had John,⁵ Ebenezer,⁵ Jabez,⁵ and Oliver,⁵ who d. at Peekskill in 1777, in the Revolutionary war. Christopher,⁴ m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Pease, and had among other children, Asahel⁵ and Christopher.⁵ Benjamin,⁴ m. Sophia Pease, and had Simeon,⁵ Mary,⁵ and John.⁵ He lived at Enfield. Joseph,⁴ m. Rebecca Allen of Enfield, Ct., and had Joseph,⁵ and Jabez,⁵ and three daughters. Joseph⁵ had a large family in Enfield.

(14)V. Sarah,³ of whom we have no account but of her death, July 8, 1729.

Samuel,² (6) of Enfield, who m. Hannah, dau. of Luke Hitchcock of Springfield, had,

(15) I.John,³ b. July 23, 1693, m. Thankful Root of Enfield, June 20, 1716. They had seven children, among whom were John,⁴ Moses,⁴ and Thomas.⁴

(16)II.Luke,³ b. Jan. 4, 1696, m. Sarah Osborn, Sept. 13, 1716, at Enfield. They had seven children, one of whom was a son, Luke,⁴ b. April 17, 1724.

(17)III.Hezekiah,³ b. April 13, 1698, m. Rebecca Burt, Nov. 15, 1723, d. 1751. He had, besides other children, Hezekiah,⁴ David,⁴ Eldad,⁴ and Charles.⁴

(18)IV.Hannah,³ b. Aug. 2, 1700, m. Nath'l Horton, March 3, 1720.

(19)V.Nathaniel,³ b. Dec. 28, 1702, m. Mary Pease, Dec. 18, 1725. He had Nathaniel,⁴ Chadwell,⁴ who m. Ruth, dau. of Josiah Ward of Enfield, and Stephen.⁴

(20)VI.Moses,³ b. June 10, 1707, m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Stebbins of Springfield, Jan. 13, 1736, d. at Enfield, 1786. He had 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters. Warham⁴ m. Mary Pease, and had, besides other children, Martin,⁵ Warham,⁵ and Moses.⁵

(21)VII.Miriam,³ b. April 9, 1710, m. Caleb Jones, Nov. 10, 1730.

(22)VIII.Samuel,³ b. Nov. 23, 1690, (at Springfield) m. Abigail Randall, Dec. 4, 1713, and had sons, Samuel⁴ and Aaron.⁴

(23)IX.Sarah,³ b. Nov. 10, 1704, m. Thomas Jones, June 10, 1742.

(24)X.Daniel, of whom, as yet, nothing appears.

Ebenezer,² (7) of West Springfield, who m. Margaret Marshfield, had,

(25)I.Ebenezer,³ b. at Springfield, Jan. 12, 1691, m. Martha Ely, 1714, d. 1742, leaving 10 children; namely, Martha,⁴ m. John Taylor; Eunice,⁴ m. Daniel H. Phelps of Upper Housatonick; Margaret,⁴ m. Daniel Foot of Colchester; Mary,⁴ m. William Clark of Colchester; Diana4; Ebenezer4; Naomi,⁴ m. Asaph Leonard; Stephen4; Abigail4; and Seth.4

(26)II.Margaret,³ b. Sept. 19, 1693, m. Rev. Daniel Elmer of Newark, N. J.

(27)III.Jonathan,³ b. July 15, 1695. Drowned, July 1, 1703.

(28)IV.Benjamin,³ b. Dec. 15, 1696, m. Martha Bliss, Aug. 15, 1723; went to Kingston, thence to Palmer, Ms., d. at Swansey, in the house of his son, Aaron.4 His wife d. at Palmer, Ms., July 17, 1760, a. 56. They had 12 children. Eleanor,⁴ m. Elizur Fitch of Monson; David4 of Palmer, Ms.; Tabitha,⁴ m. Robert McMaster of Palmer, 1766; Moses,⁴ d. at the Havanna in the French war; Israel,⁴ d. in the same war, at Fort Harmer; Aaron4 of Swansey; Jonathan,⁴ m. Mary, dau. Deacon Joseph Merrick of Springfield, d. at W. Springfield, May 2, 1810, a. 75. She d. March 15, 1817, a. 84. Joshua,⁴ m. Eleanor Allen, lived in Palmer, Ms. Abigail,⁴ m. Ebenezer Bliss of Belchertown. Martha,⁴ m. Daniel Worthington, Vt.; Benjamin,⁴ d. in the French war.

(29)V.Caleb,³ b. Dec. 27, 1699, m. Miriam Williston, Oct. 4, 1749. She d. at W. Springfield, July 24, 1760, a. 53, leaving one son, Caleb,⁴ b. 1755, d. 1760.

(30)VI.Sarah,³ b. Feb. 4, 1703, m. Pelatiah Hitchcock of Brookfield, Ms.

(31) (33)VII.Jonathan,³ b. at Springfield, Nov. 30, 1705, grad. at Y. C. 1729, studied theology with Rev. Elisha Williams, President of Y. C., and Rev. Jonathan Edwards of Northampton, ordained at Lyme, March 17, 1730, m. Phebe, dau. of John Griswold of Lyme, and sister of Gov. Matthew Griswold. In March, 1746, Rev. Mr. Parsons removed to Newburyport, Ms., where he preached until his decease. He d. July 19, 1776, a. 71, and was interred in a tomb under his pulpit, by the side of Rev. George Whitefield, who had died at his house not long before. His wife d. at Newburyport also, Dec. 26, 1770. He m. 2. Mrs. Lydia Clarkson, widow of Andrew Clarkson, Esq., of Portsmonth, N. H. She survived him, and d. April 30, 1778. Mr. Parsons was author of several occasional and other sermons in pamphlet form, and two volumes of sixty sermons in 8vo., advertised as in press at Newburyport, in 1781, by J. Mycall. As extended memoirs have been published of him in several works, it is unnecessary to be more particular at this time.

(32)VIII.Abigail,³ b. Oct. 21, 1708, m. Thomas Day of Springfield, March 19, 1735.

(33)IX.Katherine,³ b. Oct. 16, 1715, m. Aaron Taylor of Upper Housatonick.

Rev. Jonathan Parsons³ (31) of Newburyport had 13 children, 6 of whom d. in infancy. Those who married were,

(34) I.Marshfield,⁴ b. Feb. 7, 1733, lived at Lyme, Ct., d. there Jan. 13, 1813, a. 80. He m. 1. Lois, dau. of Richard Wait, Sen., of Lyme. He m. 2. Abigail Marvin, Nov. 20, 1766. She d. Aug. 22, 1782, a. 35. He m. 3. Abigail Waterman of Norwich, Jan. 15, 1783. She d. March 14, 1793, a. 53. He m. 4. Phebe Griffin, Oct. 10, 1793, widow, and dau. of Pardon Taber of Lyme. He had children only by his first wife. His son John5 m. Joanna, dau. of Joseph Mather of Lyme. By a second wife, Lois, dau. of Richard Wait, Jr., he had 12 children.

(35)II.Jonathan,⁴ b. April 25, 1735, m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Gyles of Salisbury, Aug. 26, 1756. They had 10 children, 4 of whom were sons, and all d. unmarried. Elisabeth5 m. 1. Samuel Chandler. 2. John Mycall. Hannah5 m. Abraham Jackson, and had Ellen6 and Isaac Rand6; the latter d. July 27, 1842, at Copenhagen, while U. S. Chargé d'Affaires, a. 37. He m. Louisa C. Carroll of Philadelphia, granddaughter of Charles Carroll of Carrolton, Md., one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

(36)III.Samuel Holden,⁴ b. May 14, 1737, at Lyme, Ct., grad. H. C. 1756; in 1781 he received an honorary degree from Y. C., studied law at Lyme in the office of his uncle, Gov. Matthew Griswold, admitted to the bar in New London county, 1759, settled at Lyme, was elected Representative to the General Assembly in 1762, and successively for eighteen sessions, which brought him to the year 1774, when he received the appointment of King's Attorney, and removed to New London. In 1775 he was appointed Colonel of the sixth Connecticut regiment, and a Brigadier-General by Congress in 1776, Major-General in 1780. In 1779 he succeeded Gen. Putnam in the command of the Connecticut line of the Continental army, and served in the Revolutionary army as Major-General until the close of the war. He was an active member of the Convention of Connecticut in January, 1788, which ratified the Constitution of the United States, and was elected President of the "Society of Cincinnati" of Connecticut. In 1785 he was appointed by Congress a Commissioner to treat with the Indians at Miami. In 1788 he was appointed and commissioned by President Washington, first Judge of the North West Territory, which included the present States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan; and while holding that office, was, in 1789, appointed by the State of Connecticut a Commissioner to hold a treaty with the Wyandots and other tribes of Indians on Lake Erie, for extinguishing the aboriginal title to the "Connecticut Western Reserve." While returning to his residence at Marietta from this service, he was drowned by the overturning of his boat in descending the rapids of the Big Beaver river, Nov. 17, 1789, a. 52. Gen. Parsons m. Mehetabel, dau. of Richard Mather of Lyme, (a lineal descendant of Rev. Richard Mather of Dorchester,) Sept. 10, 1761. She was b. in Lyme, March 7, 1743, d. Aug. 7, 1802, and was buried at Middletown, Ct. The children of Gen. Parsons were, 1. William Walter,⁵ b. July 5, 1762, m. Esther, dau. of Thompson Phillips of Middletown, d. Jan. 24, 1801, leaving children, Esther Phillips,⁶ m. to William Hammet of Bangor, and Thomas,⁶ who d. young. 2. Lucia,⁵ b. Nov. 8, 1761, m. Hon. Stephen Titus Hosmer, Chief-Justice of Connecticut. They had 4 sons and 6 daughters. All the sons d. young, except Oliver Ellsworth,⁶ who m. Ann P. Hawes of N. York. 3. Thomas,⁵ who d. young. 4. Enoch,⁵ whose biography was given in the April number of this work. He was b. Nov. 5, 1769, m. 1. Mary Wyley Sullivan, May 19, 1795. She was dau. of John Sullivan of London, and b. in Philadelphia, Nov. 9, 1772, d. at Middletown, July 2, 1807. He m. 2. Mrs. Sarah Rosecrants, dau. of Nehemiah Hubbard of Middletown, by whom he had one son, Henry Ethelbert,⁶ who m. Abby C, dau. of John Welles of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and a dau., Mary Sullivan,⁶ m. James, son of Robert Dickson of London, Eng., d. at Philadelphia, Dec. 15, 1841. The next of the children of Gen. Parsons was, 5. Mehetabel,⁵ b. Dec. 21, 1772. m. William B. Hall, M. D., of Middletown, d. Nov. 1, 1823, a. 51, leaving, 1. William Brenton6; 2. Samuel Holden Parsons6 of Binghampton, N. Y. 6. Phebe,⁵ b. Jan. 25, 1775. at N. London, m. Samuel Tiffen, had a dau.,⁶ m. to L. T. Clark of Philadelphia. 7. Samuel Holden,⁵ b. Dec. 31, 1777, m. Esther, dau. of Giles Page of Middletown, d. in the West Indies, leaving a dau., Mary Ann,⁶ m. to William C. Hammet of Howland, Me. 8. Margaret Ann.5 9. Margaret,⁵ b. 1785, m. 1. Stephen Hubbard of Middletown, who settled at Champion, N. Y., where he d. 1812. 2. Alfred Lathrop6 of Champion and W. Carthage, N. Y.

(37)IV.Thomas,⁴ b. April 28, 1739, m. 1. Mary Gibson, and had one son, Jonathan G.,⁵ who d. without issue. He m. 2. Sarah Sawyer of Newbury, and had, 1. Sarah,⁵ m. to Gorham Parsons, late a merchant of Boston, whose father was brother to the late Judge Theophilus Parsons of Boston, descended from that branch of the family settled at Gloucester, Ms., the ancestor of which was Jeffrey Parsons, whose pedigree we propose to trace hereafter; 2. Ann,⁵ m. Fitz-William Sargent of Gloucester, Ms.; 3. Mary,⁵ m. Ignatins Sargent; 4. ——,⁵ m. Samuel Torrey of Boston.

(38)V.Phebe,⁴ b. at Newburyport, March 6, 1748, m. Capt. Ebenezer Lane of Boston, had no children, d. 1781.

(39)VI.Lucia,⁴ b. at Newburyport, Dec. 23, 1752, m. Capt. Joseph Tappan of that place, d. there in 1815, a. 63, leaving 7 children; 1. Thomas P.⁵; 2. Phebe Griswold⁵; 3. Sarah⁵; 4, John Pike⁵; 5. Richard⁵; 6. Joseph⁵; and 7. Thomas Parsons.⁵

(40)VII.Lydia, 4 b. April 3, 1755, m. Moses, son of Hon. Jonathan Greenleaf of Newburyport, Sept. 17, 1776, and had children. 1. Moses,⁵ 2. Clarina Parsons,⁵ 3. Ebenezer,⁵ 4. Simon,⁵ b. Dec. 5, 1783, the distinguished attorney and professor of law in II. C., 5. Jonathan,⁵ a clergyman of Brooklyn, N. Y, and author of a memoir of Rev. Jonathan Parsons in the American Quarterly Register, also of Ecclesiastical Sketches of Maine.

Hugh Parsons appears on the town records of Springfield, 27. 8, (27 Oct.) 1645. How long before that he was resident there does not appear, though it is quite probable he was among the first inhabitants. Whether Hugh were a brother of Benjamin and Joseph, or what relationship he may have borne to them, nothing has yet come to our knowledge to enable us to determine; yet he was probably the older brother of those, and so we shall consider him until we are otherwise assured. Mr. Parsons married Mary Lewis on the date above mentioned, by whom he had,

I. Samuel, b. Oct. 4, 1648, d. Oct. 4, 1649.

II. Joshua, b. Oct. 26, 1650, d. June 4, 1651.

About this point of time began the troubles and trials of this devoted family, and here, on the Springfield town records stands the following sad entry:

"Joshua Parsons, son of Hugh was killed by Mary Parsons his wife, 4. 1. 1651."

Singular as it may now seem, and notwithstanding the above entry, fair and legible at this day upon the records, an attempt was soon after made to throw the cause of the death of the son upon the father, and that he had effected it by witchcraft! We will not now enlarge on this subject, as we propose to publish at some future time an article on witchcraft in our country, and its unhappy effects.

P. S. We originally intended to have given in this number the genealogy of the branch of the family of Parsons settled at Gloucester, but for want of room, and some materials, are obliged to defer it to a future one; meanwhile we hope the descendants of Jeffrey Parsons, (the progenitor of this branch,) will forward us all the facts they possess concerning it, that it may be rendered as complete as possible. For the information of those concerned, it may be proper to state, that we have a copy of the pedigree which was in the possession of the late William Parsons, Esq., of Boston, which, though extensive as it respects the names of the descendants, is very defective in dates and names of places. In these particulars we especially want information.