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ng. After Pres. Hoar's death, his w. Bridgett m. Hezekiah Usher of Boston; this proved to be an unfortunate connection, and she sailed for England with her dau. Bridgett 12 July 1687, and probably did not return until after her husband's death in 1697; she d. in Boston 25 May 1723. Holden, Richard, came to New England 1634, a. 25, and was an early proprietor in Watertown. He m. Martha, dau. of Stephen Fosdick of Charlestown, and had Stephen, b. 19 July 1642; Justinian, b.——1644; Martha, b. streets. 2. Daniel, a mason, rem. here from Lancaster, about 1672, and res. on the south side of the river. After a few years he returned to Lancaster, where he and his w. Joanna and two daughters are said to have been killed by the Indians in 1697. His chil., as gathered from his will and the division of his estate, were John (dec.), Nathaniel, Daniel, William, Thomas, Mary, w. of Thomas Waters, Sarah, w. of, Jacob Waters, and Abigail, w. of James Atherton. Hunt, Edmund, was one of the
tford. 2. Benjamin, sometimes styled of Malden and sometimes of Rumney Marsh, m. Alice, dau. of Richard Dexter of Maiden, where he had Benjamin, b. 16 Ap. 1657; Joseph, b. 1 Mar. 1658-9. He had also Richard; and Sarah, who m. John Waite before 1697. In 1678 he bought 15 acres in Chs. which he sold in 1682; in 1680 he bought 250 acres in Billerica; at both these periods he was of Rumney Marsh. He d. before 26 Jan. 1696-7. 3. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (2), was of Rumney Marsh in 1675, when7. 3. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (2), was of Rumney Marsh in 1675, when he was impressed as a trooper in an expedition against the Indians. He removed to Camb. before 1681, and in 1693 he bought 206 acres at the Farms, where he subsequently resided, and where his posterity remain to this day. He m. Sarah——, who d. 28 Jan. 1710, and he m. Jane——. His chil. were Mary, b. 13 July 1683; John, b. about 1686; Benjamin, b. 20 Feb. 1689-90; Richard, b.——, d. unm. 1719; Amos, b. 6 Jan. 1699-1700; Bethia, b. 15 Ap. 1701; Thomas, bap. 1 Sept. 1706, d. 26 Nov. 1740.
st inhabitants of Groton, by w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 29 May 1663; Ebenezer, b. 23 Oct. 1666; Jonathan, b. 17 Oct. 1668. 2. Ebenezer, S. of John (1), was probably the same who res. in Medf. and by w. Lydia, had Lydia, b. 5 Nov. 1692; Jonathan, b. 31 Jan. 1694-5; Sarah, b. 11 Aug 1698; Ebenezer, b. 9 Aug. 1700; James, b. 31 Jan. 1703-4; Josiah, b. about 1706; John, b. 23 Mar. 1708-9; Benjamin, b. 7 Sept. 1711; Mary. Ebenezer the f. was a blacksmith, and was described in a deed, as of Camb. 1697. His estate was settled 6 July 1733. 3. Jonathan, s. of John (1), by Elizabeth had Hannah, m. John Gross of Boston, 17 Ap. 1710, and——Shepard of Boston, and was living in 1746; Sarah, m. John Gay, and d. 1772; John, b. 1695, grad. H. C. 1712, Master of the Grammar School at Salem 1719-1749, Ruling Elder of a new church at Salem 1736, Notary Public 1755, Collector of Customs at Salem and Marblehead 1768, and d. 20 May 1790; Jonathan; these four were bap. here, 18 July 1697; Elizabeth, bap
Goddard 30 May 1689; Thomas, b. 7 May 1672, d. 21 Nov. 1677; Ruth, b. 1 Nov. 1677, d. until. at Medf. 29 Dec. 1737; John, b. Jan. or Feb. 1688-9, a shoemaker, d. unm. 1 Dec. 1759. There were at least two more daughters, one of whom was prob. Mary, who m. Ebenezer Williams 1 Dec. 1700. John the f. was a carpenter, resided on the easterly side of North Avenue, near the Common, and d. in 1689. The name, in this family, became extinct. Palmer, Stephen, by w.——, had Stephen, bap. 18 Ap. 1697. His former residence not ascertained. He d. 21 May 1697. 2. Stephen, s. of Stephen (1), by w. Sarah, had Sarah, bap. 6 Nov. 1717, m. Jacob Hill, Jr., 14 Sept. 1732; Stephen, bap. 12 Oct. 1718; Mary, bap. 20 Feb. 1720-21, m. William Fessenden; Elizabeth, bap. 21 Ap. 1723, m. Joseph Gibbs 11 Sept. 1749; Bethia, bap. 12 Sept. 1725, m. John Ellis, Jr., 24 Oct. 1750; John, bap. 26 Nov. 1727 (perhaps the same who d. at an advanced age, in Newton, between 22 Aug. 1808 and 29 Aug. 1809, naming
ton; Sarah, b. 22 Dec. 1790, m. Abel Baker, Boston, 1807. Joseph the f. d. 23 Feb. 1816; his w. Eunice d. 1 Oct. 1825, a. 76. Mercy, dau. of Samuel, bap. 5 Dec 1697. John, s. of Timothy, bap. 15 Ap. 1722. Hannah, m. Downing Champney, Jr., 4 July 1765. Redding, Joseph (or Reading, and Readinge), here in 1633, owned house aomas, m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Munroe, and had Thomas, b. 6 Dec. 1690, d. 10 Ap. 1709; William, b. 16 Nov. 1693; Elizabeth, b. 20 Jan. 1695; Hannah, b. 16 Ap. 1697; Abigail, b. 15 Mar. 1699; Sarah, b. 12 Feb. 1701-2; Mary, b. 30 May 1703; Ruth, b. 25 Sept. 1706; Tabitha, b. 10 Sept. 1708, d.—Ap. 1713; Millicent, b. 11 Nov. 1, b. Feb. 1695, d. 21 Jan. 1695-6; Edward, bap. 10 Oct. 1697; and probably others. William the f. was engaged in the Narraganset War, Selectman nine years between 1697 and 1714, res. at Menot., and d. 17 May 1744, a. 89; his w. Abigail d. 31 July 1727, a. 71. 8. Jason, s. of William (2), m. Mary, dau. of James Hobart (or Hubba
2 Ap. 1708. Samuel the f. was Selectman 6 years, 1701-1710, and d. 2 Nov. 1713, a. about 49; his w. Sarah d. 8 Dec. 1752, a. 84. 4. Nathaniel, s. of Nathaniel (2), m. Abigail, dau. of Simon Gates, and had Nathaniel (b. about 1694), bap. 11 Ap. 1697; Noah (b. about Feb. 1696-7), bap. 11 Ap. 1697; Simon, b. 30 Nov. 1704; Abigail, b. 21 Jan. 1710-11, m. Thomas Williams 30 Aug. 1733. Nathaniel the f. was Selectman 12 years between 1716 and 1730, was elected Deacon 5 Aug. 1724, and d. 8 Nov. 1731697; Simon, b. 30 Nov. 1704; Abigail, b. 21 Jan. 1710-11, m. Thomas Williams 30 Aug. 1733. Nathaniel the f. was Selectman 12 years between 1716 and 1730, was elected Deacon 5 Aug. 1724, and d. 8 Nov. 1734, a. 67 years and 10 days; his w. Abigail was pub. to Joseph Mayo of Roxbury 16 Oct. 1735, and after his death returned to Camb., and attained extreme old age. In his century sermon, 1801, Dr. Holmes says, about the year 1770, Mrs. Mayo of Cambridge died in the CVI year of her age. This date of death is too early; the Boston News Letter, March 19, 1772, contains this paragraph: Died at Cambridge the present year 1772, Mrs. Thwing aged 101 in Jan., Mrs. Williams 102 in Feb., Mr. Holden 96 Mar.
of John Shepard 18 Sept. 1681. He was Constable in 1697. In 1705 he and his w. Hannah conveyed the westerly. 1754, a. 62; John, b. prob. 1694, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7; Abraham,b. prob. 1696, bap. 21 Feb. 1696-7; William,7; William, bap. 8 May 1698; Mary, bap. 14 Ap. 1700; Jonathan, bap. 18 Oct. 1702; Jacob, bap. 7 May 1704. Abraham the f. . 12 May 1772, leaving posterity; Susanna, b. 11 Ap. 1697; Huldah, b. about 1699, m. Ebenezer Kent 25 Dec. 172Feb. 1689-90; William, b. about 1691; John, b. about 1697; Jason, bap. 29 Oct. 1699. Edward the f. res. at M), m. Lydia Fiske 6 Sept. 1681; she d. s. p. 10 Mar, 1697-8, and he m. Deborah Parker 30 June 1698, by whom he. 3 Mar. 1689—90; Hannah, b. about 1693, bap. 18 Ap. 1697, m. Nathaniel Prentice about 1712; he d. 24 Oct. 172c. 1756, a. 63; Thankful, b. about 1696, bap. 18 Ap. 1697, m. William Winship 6 Dec. 1716; Ebenezer, bap. 24 Jb.——, m. Joshua Gamage 22 June 1710; Martha, bap. 1696-7, m. William Fessenden 12 Oct. 1716. The last two appe<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.18 (search)
rvations of some astronomical phenomena, and jotted on the same sheet are the observations of Page himself of the same manifestations. The society of propitious title, whose offices were suspended by the American Revolution, has left a tangible memorial. In the cabinet of the Virginia Historical Society is an engraved gold medal awarded John Hobday in 1774 for the model of a machine for threshing wheat. I would not have you forget John Banister, the eminent naturalist, who lost his life in 1697 by a fall in endeavoring to secure a coveted plant. The motto adopted by a lamented friend, the late Thomas Hicks Wynne, as that of his valuable serial Documents Relating to the Old Dominion—Gather up the fragments that remain—I would, young gentlemen, earnestly commend to you. In the Smithsonian Institution there is an invaluable collection of documents illustrating the history of prices in England from 1650 to 1750, bound in fifty-four large volumes, which were presented, in 1852, by J
Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904, Charlestown School in the 17th century. (search)
y the schoolmaster. It being all the land belonging to the Towne from the lower end of the schoolhouse on a straight line to Timothy Cutler's barn, containing 30 rod, more or less, for a term of seven years, 5 shilling for the first year, and 10 shilling per yeare thereafter.’ January 6, 1698-9. ‘Xtopher Goodwin, for work at schoolhouse (4-6) four and sixpence.’ January 23, 1698. Treasurer's account:— Mr. John Emerson, Dr. To Rent of Lovell's Is., £ 10. To Money pd being for year 1697, £ 8. To Rent for the Island, £ 10. To money being rent for school land, £ 8. Total, £ 36. From the Emerson Genealogy we learn that Rev. John Emerson, of the class of 1675 (Harvard), was the son of Nathaniel 2 (Thomas 1) Emerson. He was born in Ipswich, 1654, and died in Salem February 24, 1712. His grave is in the Charter street burying ground. He served as a chaplain in the Indian Wars, and taught school at Newbury, Charlestown, and Salem. August 25, 1699, the selectmen of
Historic leaves, volume 2, April, 1903 - January, 1904, Charlestown Schools in the 18th century. (search)
ting Mr. Phipps was voted eleven pounds, four shillings for his services as town representative in 1705.) March 31, 1707. ‘It was agreed with Mr. Burr to keep the school one year, as last year, for £ 40. Also it was ordered that there be another table & two forms provided for the schoolhouse.’ May 21, 1707, and May 17, 1708, the usual annual amount was appropriated for the schoolmaster. The vote was the same May 11, 1709, May 22, 1710, and May 23, 1711. Samuel Burr, A. M. (class of 1697, Harvard), was the son of Major John Burr, of Fairfield, Ct. His mother's maiden name was Sarah Fitch. According to the printed family record, the date of his birth was April 2, 1679; that of his marriage to Elizabeth Jennor (Jenner), June 19, 1707. A daughter, Sarah, born in Cambridge, married Thomas Edwards, of Boston. She received as legacy from her father, a silver tankard, that was her great-grandfather, John Stedman's. Other children of Samuel Burr were John, Samuel, Jr., and Rebecca