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[535] on the easterly side of Menotomy River, extending from North Avenue to the Winter Hill road, a portion of which remained until very recently in their possession. Mr. Dickson, by his w. Jane, had Mary, b. 10 Aug. 1644, d. 21 July 1648; Lydia, bap. here, and d. young; Abigail, b. 10 Mar. 1647-8, m.——Thwing, and d. before 1692, leaving an only son William; Mary, b. 17 Jan. 1649-50, m. prob.——Butterfield; Hannah, bap. here, m. Stephen Francis 16 Sept. 1633; John, b. 21 Mar. 1655-6. William the f. d. 5 Aug. 1692, a. 78; his wife Jane d. 4 Dec. 1689, a. 73.

2. John, s. of William (1), m. Margery (or Margaret), dau. of Edward Winship, 12 May 1687, and had Jane, b. 4 Oct. 1688, m. Joseph Robbins, 3 Aug. 1709; he d. and she m. John Green before 1737; Elizabeth, bap. 24 July 1698, m. Hubbard Russell, 9 May 1710; William, bap. 24 July 1698; John, bap. 24 July 1698; Margery, b. 11 Dec. 1698, m. Samuel Carter of Woburn, 30 June 1719; Edward, b. 16 Jan. 1701-2. John the f. d. 22 Mar. 1736-7, a. 81; his w. Margaret d. 6 Oct. 1734, a. 70.

3. William, S. of John (2), m. Ruth, dau. of Solomon Prentice, 12 June 1718, and had William, b. 26 Ap. 1719; Solomon, b. 8 June 1720, d. 3 Aug. 1720; Solomon, bap. 27 Aug. 1721, d. young; Ruth, bap. 21 July 1723, d. 19 Sept. 1723; Josiah, bap. 15 Nov. 1724; Ruth, bap. 23 Oct. 1726, m.——Teel; Margery, bap. 12 Jan. 1728-9, m. Joseph Cook, Jr., 13 May 1756; Jonas, bap. 15 Feb. 1729-30, d. young; Jonas, bap. 28 May 1732, d. young; Lydia, bap. 8 June 1735, m. Samuel Prentice (pub. 17 Oct. 1765); Jane, bap. 31 Oct. 1736, m.——Teel; Isaac, bap. 26 Mar. 1738, d. young; Hannah, bap. 29 July 1739, d. 13 Jan. 1739-40; Jonas, b. 28 May 1741, d. 5 July 1749. William, the f. d. 15 Jan. 1768, a. 74; his w. Ruth d. 12 June 1776, a. 73. After 1720, Mr. Dickson seems to have resided on the Charlestown part of the estate.

4. John, s. of John (2), m. Mary, dau. of Walter Russell 4 Aug. 1725, and had John, b. 31 Mar. 1726; Walter, b. 18 Mar. 1728-9; Mary, bap. 5 Dec. 1731, m. Patten Russell of Chs. 25 July 1749, and d. 12 Feb. 1813, a. 82. John the f. d. 26 July 1775, a. 80; his w. Mary d. 4 July 1770, a. 63.

5. Edward, s. of John (2), m. Martha, dau. of Henry Dunster, 18 Mar. 1730-31, and had Edward, bap. 2 Ap. 1732, d. 3 May 1732; Martha, b. 8 Dec. 1734, d. unm. May 1788; Edward, b. 7 June 1737, d. without issue, 30 Oct. 1820, a. 83; Elizabeth, bap. 4 Nov. 1739, m. Samuel Cook, Jr., 26 Ap. 1764; Henry, bap. 8 Nov. 1741; Gilbert, bap. 18 Nov. 1744; Isaiah, bap. 12 Ap. 1747; Abigail, named in her father's will, and prob. b. 1749, d. unm. 6 July 1817, a. 68. Edward the f. d. May 1788, a. 86.

6. William, s. of William (3), m. Elizabeth Lawrence 3 Dec. 1741, and had in Camb. William, b. 9 Aug. 1742, d. 5 Dec. 1744; Aaron, b. 10 Aug. 1744, d. 10 July 1749; William, b. 28 Feb. 1745-6, d. 2 Nov. 1746; Jonathan, b. 23 Ap. 1748. His w. d. 24 Feb. 1753, a. 32, and he m. Rachel——, and had in Chs. Rachel, b. 12 Sept. 1754; William, b. 14 Aug. 1757; Elizabeth, b. 10 June 1760, d. 13 Aug. 1761; Elizabeth, b. 27 May 1763; Aaron, b. 1 Oct. 1767. William the f. d. 28 Jan. 1801, a. 82; his w. Rachel d. 21 May 1796, a. 65.

7. Josiah, s. of William (3), had dau. Mary, b. 10 Ap. 1750.

8. John, s. of John (4), m. Sarah Whittemore 19 Jan. 1748-9, and had Sarah, b. 10 Aug. 1749, m. John Blanchard (pub. 6 Jan. 1767); John, bap. 17 Feb. 1750-51, m. Sarah Butterfield 6 Oct. 1771; a child, b. and d. 22 Ap. 1753; Susanna, bap. 28 Dec. 1755, m. Joseph Shaw, 23 Jan. 1777; David, bap. 6 Aug. 1758. John the f. d. 1762 (administration granted 28 June); his w. Sarah d. 13 May 1777, a. 51.

9. Walter, s. of John (4), m. Anna Cutter of Charlestown, 3 May 1750, and had Anna, b. 1 Oct. 1752, m. Richard Peirce 21 Oct. 1777; Mary, b. 23 Mar. 1755, m. Jonathan Butterfield 4 Aug. 1772; Esther, b. 23 Aug. 1757, m. Joseph Tufts 23 Dec. 1779; Rebecca, b. 16 Oct. 1759, d. 29 July 1765; Lucy, b. 12 May 1764, living unm. in 1798; Walter, b. 9 Dec. 1767, m. Anna Tufts 3 Jan. 1793. Walter the f. d. 1798; his w. d. at Groton, 4 Ap. 1819, a. 89.

10. Henry, S. of Edward (5), m. Elizabeth Cox 24 July 1766; she d. and he m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Cook, 15 Nov. 1774; she d. about 1785, and he

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